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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1917.

AT SEA.

A MUNICIPAL SCHEME.

THE TIGRIS THRUST.

Communal Feeding In Edlaburgh

Peace on an Eastern-Boat.

The following interacting arti- ola oa a trip to Rangoon was

recently published in the Man chester Guardian. it is by the pen of Mr. S. Bentley Crain]

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

Report of the S, C. A. for 1916.

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL. HONGKONG LITIGATION.

Year's Cases at the

Supreme Court.

the attitude of passengers to one present has a communal kitchen ing with it benefits for civilisation central plains, and in ancientĮ with the os scale of licence fees, completed before Christmas. The Jurisdiation daring the year

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The smounla involved were $1,400,607.67 and £1,495 1Rs. 6. against $1,123,712, 1987 4. · 4d. and 8673 U S. Carreocy...

The debts and damages re- covered smonated to $873,628 50, £149 6 6 and $873. 0.8. Currency, as agaicat $427,589 in 1915.

The fies collected amrunted to $11,625,45, un againes:$12,502.15

in 1915.

Three sctions were instituted In Prize in connection with cargo consigned to alien eaem firma on board the following vessels:- Yangise, Nagoya, and Glengyle... During the year no ship was con- demned.

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Summary Jurisdiction.-One thousand Six bandred and ninety-eight actions were in Bitated during the year, sa against. 1,601

in 1915. The were disposed of as followe:- Settled or withdrawn 791, Jadg ment for the Pisintiff 549, Judg meut for the Defendant 33, Non- euted 12, Strack out, Dismissed or Lapsed 28, and pending 284, 28 against 828,555, 38, 12, 30 and 338 respectively in 1915. The olaima amounted to $303,924,61 asgainst $290,080.95 and £25 10. 6. in 1915, and the amouate recatered were $99,705.64 and $8 as against $107,090.38 ia 1915. The fees collected amount. ed to $6,102.40, 38 against $6,339.65 in 1915.

bere baremarked upon. The Gerineo Emperor sent skilled engineers to study irrigation in America, because the terms of the (By C. Mansford.)

Railway concession andoubtedly

In his report for 1916, the Hon. Subscriptions to the Organ Fund. gave the Danteche Bank control Mr. E. R. Hallilar, Searetary for The British Expeditionary of the rich environs of the pro. Chinese Affairs, suyer- Faroe, marebing to vistory along posed railway.

The revenue derived from all. The amount sabcribed, up to The Edinburgh Corporation the banks of that Tigris, is not

sources daring the year was date to the St. John's Cathedral That ingenious and “ has now definitely decided to set only making, but repeating anthropic institution and its $9,236; more than that for 1915 organ Fand is $3,940. The work Supreme Court in 1918, the

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Reporting on the work of the up machinery for a scheme of history. It is traversings and patron knew that cotton could be mainly das to the issue of more menced on July 32. and its re says Two hundred and fifteen communal feeding. Glasgow at of absorbing interest, and carry as successful grown in these Chinese Boarding House Licences construction is expected to be actions were instituted in Original

by $4,164. The increase

was of taking down the organ com- Rgeistrar (Mr. H. A. Nisbet) On the longer Eltern voyages snother usually passes throngi mittee of the Women's Legion, thousands of years ago, spread sufficient proof of this, because in Passage Brokers Licences (the the recommended expenditure were disposed of during the year,

-run as an experiment by com. 18 great 88 those several phares. The first is one but the Edinburgh venture will so widely from ancient Babylonia, the places where it is cultivated issue of which was undertaken by $7,000; as it is hoped to reach 40 being setiled or withdrawn which, Babylonia, as in Egypt. There is Marriage Licencse, Emigration necessary expenditure is $4,500, 1918, as against 231 in 1915; 108 of doubt. Taie, siter a day or be the frat aming Scottish cities He who strongly held the land in this district, is proved remark this Department after the pass the latter sum, intending sub- before trisl, as against 140 and 80, assisted by no farther evid-to be mazicipally controlled. The between Euphrates and Tigria ably successial. At Nesibining of the Asirtie Emigration ecribers are requested to send 45 respectively in 1915 Thirteen enca, merges into criticism Edinburgh scheme is to be under was master of Aais Miner and again, rice is grown and all the Ordinance, 1915), Certificates to their names to the acting Char case, which had been set down drift, after a farther lape, into the direction of 8 Municipal of more; by the rivers and trapt between the Belik and Chinese going to the United lain (Bev. E. G. Griffith) or the for trial, remained untried at the later if not the last phase is the first occupent of the new post but the true culture of civilis- portion is extremely fertile. The of Scistice, and Forfeitures. Bowley) as soon as possible.

Organister of Food Distribution, the roada passed sot victory alone, Ruphrates, especially its middle States of Ametics, Registrations Bion. Treasurer (Mr. F. B. L end of the year, an against 30 at one of limited friendakip. On this voyage it seemed as if the being Mr. Mallison, one of the fation at the evidence of which the land watered by the Khabar There were two items which) traditions course of evente bad Barliest Labour members of the world marvels even to-day. The system only requires

The following is a liet of sub-

the end of 1915. Two isjunctions Town Council. He has had route of the British Expeditiony cultivation, combined with a for official signatures and fees for H. E. Sir F. H. May, failed. We were a few hours from

proper showed slight decreases, viz, feca scriptions to date:-

were granted during the year. Port Said, and none of the valuable experience as the bead Force is of good men ; along that symptome had manifested itself. of the Sebcol Board route, in pass agee, the powers of really settled and progressive non-resident householder's bonds. Over the ship from how to stern partment responsible for the ignorance and disruption have that can be found in Egypt

government, to equal the best

The total expenditure was Mr. W. L Pattenden ... there brooded a quiescence which feeding of school children. The been driven and broken, just as

$54,966 Thousands of years ago, the

as compared with N. J. Stabb was disturbing. The

co-operating the Turkish force has been shrust land along the icwer Eaphrates $53,188 in 1915 and fell short of Hon. Mr. O. E. Anton... exchanged smiles and salutation is proposed that in the meantime banks of the Adbaim.

in the municipal soheme, and it from Bagdad and from the river and Tigris, which, to-day, thanks the estimate by $2,585. The Mr. D. Landale but an involnerable barrier of the ocaking shall be done in

to the gross misgovernment of the

increase was mainly due to G. K. Nuttall nareality prohibited any ripening the School E-sid centre. A plan guration of Asistio Turkey en-

A consideration of the confi- Qamaali Turks, is almost a how stipulated increments to various Messrs. Shews, Tomes" of the relationships. One fois a has been presented whereby, with sbles us to grasp its military traordinarily thickly populated under warrant and sent direct to

ing wilderness,

Oo, lack of interest in the proceed slight extension of the existing difficulties. The Plateau of Perais and the site of a world-renowned the Po Leung Kak daring the Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwell 100

The number of persons detained Hon. Mr. Cland Severo, the force of ita euggestion. Even plant, provision could be made is buttressed on the east by the civilisation. South of the neck of year was 288, as compared with Mesers. G. P. and H. A. inge which became enervating in

for over 40,000 meals per day, mighty Central Asian Platean, land below Bagdad where the 168 in 1915. The number of in the smokeroom-the cockpit of ship-bourd life-we met and and this could be still farther ex-/while that of Asia Minor, with two rivers bend in to each other's women whose detention was found Mr W. M. Humphreys" 100 sipped our " pegs" with an case tended to 100,000 mesis per asylon its western boundary, the of country, crossed and re-ied to leave after investigation, | Mr G. A. Hastings

coarse, lay sa extensive tract and satisfaction which were tod

D. Maxwell Williamson, the Arabian plateau lying to the south crossed by a marvellous net- obvious to be wholly unassumed. medical officer of Lealth for the These remarkable plateaux have work of canale irrigating the pared with 82.1 per cent. in 1915: Mr G. T. Edkins

unnecessary, and who were allow-Mr T. G. F. Fleming... Occasionally the war would be city, suggests that, first, provision certain features in common; they dark alluvial soil.

was 238 or 83.3 per cent. as com Mr F..B. L Bowley mentioned. few present, directly should be made for that third of are bounded by mountains which was that some few adventurous 5 remained awaiting marriage; 1 Mr Evan Ormiston or indirect, had not some in- the population (about 100,000 enclose in their central portions cals, entering the swamps, se married; 5 were restored to Mr H. B. L. Dowbiggin 60

Here it 31 were sent to their native places; Mr Henry Humphreys... terest of hie sug death, in the persone) who live in tenement events of Europe; bat eucam. houses of one or two rooma,

desert or apps. filled with the reck of rash and relatives; while 8 cases were still Me C. Lauritsen stance and duty, the twin factors argues

A marching army may be com- reed and rank growing grass, ander consideration on December Capt. B: R. Branch it

pelled to cross a desert, but it is, turned them bit by bit into smil- of involuntary action, had com-dienstrops Warle for these pelled them, knowing all the people to

of course, avoided if possible. bay and prepare There remain two choices, it may historian tells us, reproduced it-list of girls ander bond to report Mr. C. Thorne...

ing carnfields, where whest, the 318i.

Mr. A. G. Coppin Issues in the balance, to leave separately all the food they coa-

Two names were added to the Rev. H. G. H. Griffith their country for the peace of the same. His scheme is that if com- their difficulties of almost in- delved and worked in the rich

go by mountain waya, with allitasif three bandred fold. They themselves annually, half-yearly Mr. H. J. Gedge san and the soft appeal of the mansi kitchens are set up wherein accessible heights, of dangerous mad; they built simple dwellings for Chinese Affairs, a precaution Mr. A. O. Lang

At odd intervals un broth can be cocked for midday attempt would be made by some/dinner and stewed mest and passes, of wild intersecting of it; they turned poverty into taken to guard against their be- Mr. A. S. Sorensen for quarterly to the Secretary Mr. G. W. Barton valleye and ravines as the Russian wealth, till their one more during than the rest to potatoes for the evening meal that Expedition in Armenia has had prosperity attracted the Semites, ing forced into prostitution. The Mr. P. C. Potte provoke a discussion on the ware firoold diminish the consumption to do; it muy instead march by who broke ia apoa and con-off the list, of whom 5 were msc- | Mr. J. Owen Hughes. and meane sad probability of its of wheat.

names of 46 girls were etrack Mr. Henry Sykes the plain, as the British Exped-quered them. The rate of in ried, 38 sent back to their reASatholder tion in Palestine is now doing, vaders henceforward assimilated latis, and 3 returned to the Po Mr. G.S. Archbutt even if that plain has ragged the manners and the traditious Leang Kak. The number of Mr. W.L. Handyside ...

time at least is destitute of own language side by side with ber, 1916, was 26, as compared Mr. H.. Besker mountainous interludes, and for of the conquered, but used their names on the list on 31st Decem. C.E.H. Beavis " water, and of pastures.

The British Expeditionary England in later centuries.

them, as Norman and Sezon did in with 70 on January 1st, 1918. Foros marcaing north of Bagdad although tied to a plain, has the contiuned. Caltivation spread Leang Kuk as missing during the Mr. J. H. C. Good bau... Captain Murray Scott... The progress of

The number of persons reported Mrs. Marray Scots advantage of the valley of two far and wide; the mad houses year was 114, of whom 75 were Mr. M.8. Northeste

the land

by Hongkong residents to the Po Hon. Mr. J. H. Koop... great rivers, the Euphrates and gave way, slowly, to cities sad found. These figures show a Mr. A. Forbes... Armenian aplands, these rivere kit ly gods. As there is no with those for 1915: 121 and 21. Mr C. A. Hooper the Tigris. Laning, from the palaces and temples, dedicated to marked improvement compared Commander Beckwith rescue from sterility vast tracts stone, huge hewn blocks were The total number of persons re-r W. Higby of land between Syria and Paris, brought from Palestine and ported missing, including reporter J. W. Graham The stige and tweed of Europe

Just as the Nile, bordered east Syria; Lebanon seat slabaster, from China and Macao, was 173, Mr H. F. Campbell bad bocu superceded by tue

and weat by the Arabian and and the Salamam ita hard stone, of whom 81 were found, as com- Mr J. Witchell... lighter garments. of the tropics. Colombo at lael. Some of the Libyan deserts, cleaving them se the peninenia of The morning soup had become

ander, sends a green line of ferti- explored and yielded diorite;

Sinei apared with 25 out of 212 of 1915. Mr. A. Britton commenced their couling, revolutions to tiffia, to dinner, to tea atk

port, reversed to custom. Invite into the Mediterranean Sea, with seated figures out by the attendance being Il. Their die

The District Watch Committee Mr W. K. Man.field sions. The can streamed releut-

so the Tigris and Euphrates, famode Lavinis, became frequent. At the filled by mountain raine, by Timber came from many a far all kinds affecting ine Chinese lessly on protective swainge; one felt that everything haɑ beardo big hotels tile koots of feeders and melting snows, fert forest; Amanus furnished the community has, as before, proved Mr. J. M. Gordon Chaldean scalptors. interested advice on questions of Mrs. G. Robertson

Myburgh the call of transformation, Bear People from the ship stood about

T. Fisher... finding forge:fulenes in freedom. between the Persian mountain

iwe a mighty stretch of land ceder beams of delight. by hour we exiled persistently, But even there she spirit of, an boundary and the arid Syrian founded were the very core of irretrievably seemned, turdaghreat dominated. There had been

of the greatest value to the Gov- The Semitic kingdoms thus the waters of the Red Sea. Unter range happenings up country. named Mesopotamis, but this is an area of Asis that vied with re-appointed by His Excellency Staff of Hongkong &

erament, Messrs, Leang Ear- normal conditions the ship would For twelve crowded hoare, how-tosse term. Strabo bounded it them in natural and commercial the Governor for a further term

The district is

eastern civilisation. There we wong and Wong ham-fuk were Įchi, Chan Lok-chun, Ho Kom- have been alive win gaiety, the laughter of women, the deeper goin

ever, ян could Live once southwards by the Median Wall; wealth; they were hives of hams of 5 years.

10 the Iceponets of men, the

past. The Pimy extended it to the Peraian industry. The influence of Bauy-

Shanghai Bank streets with their multi-coloured Galf. of victorioas skittle captsins.

The term "with other Jon stretched to India and to the District Watchmen Fund at the The balance to the credit of the Limes could be

ricksbas, their the pots which is so well-known/shaded tributaries, pictaresque as Euphrates-Tigris country,bis River and radiating roads carried compared with $18,695 on Jan;}

Geographers, indicates all the shores of the Mediterraneen Sea. end of the year was $24,844 to those who travel the Eastern ever with the slow, lumbering torically and geographicsily, i beae, but it would sound detached, beauty of the cinnamon gardens, Balikb, the Enabar and their. It was no mere province of local The cosal expenditure, $24,340, sincere, irrelevant. In general, the kaleidoscopic changes of the connecting link, the Euphrates. interest; it was the central mart, compared with $28,667 in 1815. mesus the land drained by the embroideries and rich issuesuary let, the income thus öxceed- of Babylonia to Syria and Egypting the expenditure by $6,149. an atmosphere of meditation con-

long red rund-all made memor- tinued to permente the ship able this punctuation of suspense. desert and the mountain region Lying between the Arabian Convareations brief and sabdued

Germany's desperate straite in the capital of the world. had become the order of the day.

As we were rowed, in a swiftly of Western Asia, Mesopotamia tearat much

food nas drivun the people to the From her explorers Germany $4,000, due to the fact that no who supplies us peric dically with potatoes, decayed regetables and From the valued correspondent use of everything possible-spoils Even the children seemed to have declining light, back so the ship, has a moet varied climate. Even

cone ning thi eutered into the conspiracy of the

day already inad taken to in the undulating plain there are region. Her government realised undertaken during 100 yeas, Lions in Germany, says the Daily waste from, slaughter yards, and new constructional work we first-hand information of condi- and fruit, offal from animale, pescu.

Itsell curetning of the pebalous snow and ice in winter, a tempera galf at Koweit, the railway which incinded most of the cost of ment that babies are being born Nothing is to disgusting to be that with control of the Persian whereas in 1915 the expenditure News, we aave received the state even sawage from the scullery. Aden was left behind. We less of a dream.

sure of 14F. being known, while were steaming through the indian

After the delirium of Colombo, in summer this may rise to 122F. Kerbela, Nedief sad Samawa Watchmen's Quartela in. You./20 a most unhealthy condition, | coverted into either food for

should run from Bagdad through construction of the new District Ocean. A lew

reticence becaine final, The ex in what is known ay "ine shade,' promi.couns associations which had given pro-

clusiveness of the social Eser had Bat even this inst thermometric of the country to the sea, or, fara- would serve to bring the wealth. muse of surviving their precarious sily in the poignant regisration is a poor expression of

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more white and saimsted, op into the difficult when cas is being carried might, out into the blackness, at afteen kuors an hour to sway past the wakewatere fever We were suly towards England. A few peaceful remotenees. glad to catch sight at last of the uutes later and all again was statue of De Lesseps. Port Said still, save for the periodic footfalls for the first time nad come as auf a few men enjoying a final promenade before turning in. It was our night of real exortement.

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STARVING EPIDEMIC.

Dire Effects on German Births and Deaths.

The number of Rent Distress Warrants issued was 659; repre senting unpaid rents amounting to $47,536.21, of which $18,- 747.13 was recovered, se against 556, 894,173.07 and "$13,503.36 respesuvety in 1915.

Four hundred and eighty-four Warrants were withdrawa

on settlement between the parties se against 295 in 1915.

The fees collected amounted to $3,415.75 as against $4,263 in 1915.

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time neutral" visitors maintain that with extreme economy Germany will not starve, but the value to be attached to stories by neutrals

to conditions. in the enemy countries may

be ganged from the statement that the wife of a Norwegian Military Attache in Berlin recently in- quired of a Norwegian lady in Christiania, whose daughter is married in London, whether her English daughter was suffering mach, and whether she was abie to send her food from Norway,

Jometimes without enough skin. homan beings or fodder for The total strength of the Germany, particularly in

A new epidemic is raging in animals.

Scaronty of, sospia causing as

the

infancy bad already failed from emories of the West. From the the heat when a blinding esads.ing its stream north-warde, would District Watchmen Force at the towns; it is entirely due to the | much inconvenience as the shors- lack of nourishment. Life had moment we had los the lights of torm is blanketing, the seat with convey it through Asia ilinor to end of the your was 109, com- scarcity and poor quality of the age of food and clothing. The becue an intensely individual Vegion no one had attempted to its stifling atmosphere. It is the Empire. It was a great pisi and a Cas approved strength is 100. they improve ander good diet. Jinjarions to the skin,covering the the rest of the farplanned Central pared with 89 on January 1. food. Many are in nosqual, and staff that new passes for soap is A heroic attemps was made todours passed sluggishly ou; mesla | food in abanoance and supplies/great dream. It meant wealth for No vacancies occurred from DJ The effect on the vital statistine is ] hands with sores. Even Bojal

or, at best, family affair.

| diffuseibe corrodinglethargy. The andulating plain which produces

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The

As of the shackles of depree had become the stupendous events splendid pasturage. At Aleppo, Deutsche Bank, the people, whose vaasncy at the beginning of the

the German Empire, and for the Bion. We assembled diffidently,|

A low flying-fish, one may waich strings of camels, land it was, did not count. The

cause during the year, and the

very striking. almoet shyly, for a concert, A:|Blowing in the hot light of the sometimes handiṣue iữ a day,,,atives of Africs, when they came enlistment of a recruit.

princesses have had to write to In Leipzig, daring Maroh, the their relatives in neutral coun- firet the applause indicated &, claimed attention as a new Dringing in batter and luscions nder the harsh German control namber of convictions asoüres three months of the year the | harder, Squirrels are now being year was filled пр by the number of deaths was 1,135, and tries begging for soap; they find rescues of politeneid. The in-une another; even those who a plain, Wheat, barley, mor, mich, beien, enslaved, and murdered as compared with 167 in 1915 1,785. The average weekly birth- resution, bai eventually became epoch

We had began to avoid melons from the fat Mesopotamisare remorselessly exploited, by members of the force was 213, death were 2,980 and she births offered for aale as food.

the birth only 673. For the first hunger nara to bear, and dirt even evitable humourist succeeded as week earlier had maua gallant lentis and duar are also grOWD. in "panitive" expeditions, Tust, and 109 in 1914. a tragedy. Apparently the only attacks on the areas of reserve had

It is remarkable how Egypt too, would have been the fate of

A good barvest in the Central Mtems which pressed were those become resigned and now sought ander the fostering savice and all in Asiatic Tarkey to come

rate was 137 in the first quarter Empires is out of the question. of which we had all grown solace in their books.

The last belp of Great Britain, has im-under the iron heel of that passed the Osmanli Turk, whose 230, compared with 150.

or 1917, sa compared with 246 in | Labour in scarcer than last year, heartily tired in An

1914, whilst the deathrate was the want of manure is severely an-night on board came and passed proved and largely increased considered childhood. The end with scarcely a sign of recogni- the valua ot the

autocratic Empire, From this

felt, and seed has been short and territory his German master con- of the programme brought an tion. And so we saw the gold-crop by

great disaster the British Exspired to wrest from him, will no last food reserves remaining from irrigation. Many peditionary Force has presumably longer be allowed to turn back pre-war times are being consum now maintained that conditions quickly to our feet. For the fist cupped piánacle of the Shwetha German Empire sought to saved them, and in bringing them the hands of the clock of civilised; last year's crops will not last are batier there, incamnob se

The outlook is gloomy. The of inferior quality.

As to Austria-Hungary, it is moment since we had turned our | Dagon Pagoda

stood aflame the German to freedom is bringing a future tion in this wonderfal land, as he notil the harvees; the supplies money will purchase anything, eyes eastward from France we sgainst the exquisite clarity of Doar aistration of the Berlin which may easily repest and has done, hitherto, through long from neutral countries are steadie whilst in Germany then st y enthusiasm. The National the Eastern sky. We had reached peaceful penetration of the Berlin improve apon, the magnificent centuries of mitrals, Anthem seised and held as like Rangoon

| Bagdad Railway. One isot may

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diminishing." At the same things that no

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