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DNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1917.

DAY BY DAY.

A MIND NOT TO BE CHANGED EY,

PLACE OR TIME

Remembering Mongkong Men....

We were pleased to see that at the War Anniversary service in St. John's Cathedral on Sunday those Hongking men who have fallen in the service of their King and country were remembered, for it is right that on occasions of LA HELL OF HEAVEN.-Milton. this kind the memory of thaɛm who have made the supreme sacrifise should be kept in mind.

KONGMOON TROUBLES

RECALLED

THE MIND IS ITS OWN PLACE An Interesting Insurance Claim. AND IN ITSELF

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Ta-morrow's Anniversary. To-morrow is the anniversary The list, however, was unhappily of the sinking in 1914 of the U incomplete, though we are by EMS. Bamingham. ware that the fault therefor

dose not lie with the Cathed rel authorities, We do not know

what steps, if any, are being

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takea here in Hongkong. Germany and Belgium.

The Dollar.

The opening rate of the dollar

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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

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Io Captain Joba Julian Jeresy de Knoop, whose wiil was proved recently at £172,870, one almost fails in recognise the Oxford bow of 1896-7. The crew of 1896 was ons of the best over put on the. | river, as rowing men will admit when the. Dames are recalled: De Knoop., Philips, Sherwood, Barnell, Balfour. Carr, Crom, and Gold. The race was siso one of the most memorable on record. It was rowed on a very rough day. Oembridge had the beat of the station, and at Chiswick

batore Mr. Dyer Ball, at the Police length to the good and ras into A chair coolie was charged They passed Barnes Bridge a Erot led by a length and a half,

of 69, Robinson Road. His for most of the course. For a number of lemone from a garden Oxford had been battling against Court this morning, with stealing water even rougher than that

case was that they had town stroke or two they went all to down and that he picked them pieces, and Gold-it was the first

A Windfall of Lemons.

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Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fixed | Cecil, sa will be seen by to-day's/Clab, and at which many well-} defendants to plaintiffs and has up. As the gardener did not of his four years as stroke-ce

period will be continued until counteraaded.

(Payable la Advance.)'

appear, his Worship dismissed the case with a caution.

T. B. Aldrich was a delightful American wit and our anodera. will enjoy his latest to an illegible correspondent. We are quoting An echo of the serious troubles

from recently published book The report of the above Cam of reminiscences. After explain which occarred last year st Kong- moon, when troops of General Pay, for presentation to thefing that he had mastered the Lang Chai-kwong and of the dicary general meeting, to be the signature, Aldrich goeson:

abareholders at the seventh dats, which he knew, and guessed Repablican Army met ic-ooA+ flist, as the reals of which there held at the office of the GeneralThere

a singular and was much loss of life, sot only ager, en Wednesday, August perpetual charm is this letter of youre it never grows old, was among the soldiere but sies civil-15 at 11:30 am, atatea:➡ today 8.1/16d. The closing rate ians, was beard at the Summary now the pleasure to submit their One can say

The General Managers have it ever Loees is novelty. taken to keep a record of Hoog- will be found on Page 1.

Court this morning, before Mr.

10 oneself every kong men who have volunteered

A Clean Bill.

Jactics Gimperts.

socual report and statement of morning: There's that letter of shair services, but we do sincerely

There was an absolutely - elesu

The case was one in which the Company'e accounts made up to Mone's, I haven't read it yet. I hope that the matter is not being bill of health is the Colony last Yaog Fong Firm, of Kongmoon, 31 ↑ May, 1917.

think I'd take another shy at its overlooked. Au official list should week, not a single case of com

The pet profit for the year to-day, and may be I shall be able most certainly be made of these manicable disease being notified Marine Insurance Compaar. Liding for interest, Auditor's Fess make out what he means by those arm suing the Shanghai Fire and

ended 31st May, 1917, after allow in the course of a few years to men and record specially kept

for the sum of $500, being the of those who have died for Fourteen days hard is bour was loss sustained by plaintiff, under and writing cf depreciation on that look like And machinery, those that have no sye Company's plan', of Empire. The inflicted by Me J. B. Wood, at policy of fire insurance upon s Hongkong and Shanghai Bank the Police Court this morning, house belonging to the plaintif 93. This ameont, together with and brown away and forgotten, launches and stock, is 19,817.-brows. Other letters are read intende erecting a suitable monu-100 a Chinesa canlie who was and insured with defendanta

the sum of $19,548 62 endis but youre are kept for ever ment to the members of its charged with stealing a jacket onder date of March 8, 1916 staff who bave fallen, and we from a sampan.

Mfr. 1. G. Alabaster, instructed tribated profit broazbe forward anreed. One of them will hat a think it would be only right and

from last year, makes en svilable reasonable man a life-time- Alleged Abfaction."

by Mr. Lo D'Almada, appeared balance of $39,366 55 which it Admuingly youra, T. B. Aldrich." proper that a similar step should A feebie old

woman was for the plaints, and Mr. Eldon is resolved to appropriate us be taken by the authorities in charged before Mr. J. R. Wood, Poster, instructed by Mr. A. M. follows:--- regard to all Hoogkong men who at the Police Court this morning, Preston, of Messrs. Johnstone, Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which has died in the war, just as was with abducting a smill boy from Sicken and Haster, conducted T place to Reserve

dose by manicipalities at Home Hongkong. The woman was the defence.

Food requires 'them to forward their

after the Boer War. We noties arrested in Mecao, from whence

Thi cave was opened by Mr. To pay a dividend of

$1.00 per share $ 7,808 0 that in the F. M. S men who are she had been extradited. The case Alabaster, who said the statement. going Home to jio uparen quired was adjauroed.

of claim wa:-1.-By a policy To carry forward ta to fill in forms for the specific pre-

of insurance dated March 8, 1916,

credit of next year' pose of keeping official records. A boarding house runner was made by defendsate in consider. account

.$ 21,558 55 of the State's contribution in man-charged before Mr. Dyer Ball, station of premiums paid and to be

Auditor.The accounts and-r The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will power, and we can only hope that the Police Court this morning. paid to them by the plaintiff, the review have been audited by Mr. be sa follows:-Daily issue-$26 per sonum. Weekly issues similar line of action is being with attempting to import 4.8 defendants in-ared the plaintiff, C. Bernard Brown, A. O. A, who $13 per annum.

taels of silver syces without s against loss or damage by fire for is eligible for re-appointment, a permit. The man was arrested the sum of $500, on a dwelling It is well that Britain and the on the wharf coming off a steamer house at Kongmoon, and known world at large should keep sight from Hoihow. Mr. M. K. L. No. 3, Sheng On Fong Street, of the fact that Germany will, if appeared to defend and applied the plaintiffs being then, humanly possible, hang on to for an adjournment which and at the time of the loss and Belgian territory to the hitter granted, bail being fixed at $100. damage, interested in the house about the "o sanexation" policy, been arranged for the concert was destroyed by fire. 3. 90d. We hear a lot these days

To-night's Concert.. the smooptionred therein. 2.— A splendid programme has 01 April 20, 1916, the said house bas, judging from recent develop (for mente, Germany is most decided which is taking place to night at amount of the loss and damage is ly no exponent of it. Lord Robert the Police Reserve Headquarters due from and payable by the telegrams, haareminded the world known local artistes will appear, not been paid. The pisintifia of Germany's solemn promise The concert, which will probably therefore claim the sum of $500,

ander any pretende whatever-geata are $150 each. Tickets on July 4, 1917, was as follows: to Britain not to annex Belgium be the forerunner of others, com the insured value of the premises. mences at 9 p.m. and træerved

The statement of defence, filed We have by this time, however, learned what value to place on a can be obtained at the door or It was provided in Clause 3 of German promise, and we have reserved on application at the the policy of insurance that the not the smallest doubt that Lord. Clab.

aand policy should not under any Robert correctly ganges the situa-

circumstance cover loss or damage tion when he observes that this!" Anonymous” ́is now to be add sequence of rebellion, idearreo. As que might expect, za erquiry curiously with some of the

Oas. pair of binoculars from by fire occasioned by or in con- undertaking is likely to be repadiated if the Germans ed to the list of glances received tion, ríos, civil commotion, hostil was held by the Chamber of ever get the opportunity of for forwarding to the Manager of ities or a military or surped Commerce which reported

conflict acting in

the Lady Roberts Field Glass power whatsoever. 2. Tae de- with it.

Mr. Potter: Reports of the That much is shown by in the parcel now awaiting 1916, the plaintiffs' bonse was evidence.

Fund: Glasses to be included fendants admit that on April 20, Chamber of Commerce are not recent German communications, which bear cut the attitude deepaich should reach the Hon. destroyed by fire, bat say that the Mr. Alabaster-At least ons expressed some little time 880 10. The tots! now standa :-One cequence of rebellion, issorrecpany refused to pay. Isabmji bere, however, they seem to have Secretary not later than August fire was ccossioned by or in con- company had paid, but this com- by Count von Reventlow, who stand telescope, eighteen band tion, riot, civil in the course of an article served!

commotion that the question may not arise. made up in ferocity, for theme At the next meeting of the Legislative Council, the Military up for Dach consumption, remark telescopes, fifty-seven binoculare, hostilities or a military or usurped but it may be simpler to call same twenty-one, in summoning Service Bill will come up for serious consideration, when the second ed that if Germany triumphed ebe

evidence of the origin of the fire, their masters to meet them and reading stage is reached. It will be interesting then to see whether would retain in Belgiom her the Government discloses the precise intentions of the mesenre to a victorious and requerable in Lyndhurst Terrace yenterday following were the fact that

Mr. Alabaster went on to say and reserve the question of law consider an increase of wages, A Course woman was walking that he could prove that the til after.

gave warning against the intro- faller extent than it is possible to sacertain by an examination of position." There can be only ben her small hand bag was happened. By

Mr. Potter said that the factsduction of blacklegs by declaring the Ordinance itself. There are a number of points upon which one meaning to an observation natobed cut of ber band by a

there should none such come inte the Chinees were diametrically opposed to illumination is sought, and it is to be hoped that as clear an exposi- of that kind namely, that Ger- costie, who ran away. She gave calendar, on April 18, 1915, an what Mr. Alabaster bar seid; end the roles we will have an ance of those who will be most affected by the Bill when it becomes absolute sunezstion in regard to man gave chsee, the thief being Gel Log Chai-kwong's force important matter: This plaintif, tion as is possible in the circum-tances will be made for the gaid- meat is animated by a policy of the alarm wi a District Watch Attark was made on the troops in they would have to fight this case, harms or a legge of hym."

Kongmoon. Be believed that They considered that this was on operative. This much is due to those who throughout the war-Belgium. Whet, in face of a state even ally caught by a lakong,

The use of mascota says the and msay for a long period before it brika cut-have luntarily ment of this order, becomes of with the beg found in b Republican Army waestticking; it Krogmoon, as down to Hong N. C, Daily News, has increased ini Kongmoon and the who is a person residing in writer of Church Notes in the given their services in the interests of the defence of the Colony. Germany'a lying and deceitfal pocket. When charged before

We presume that by the repealing of the Volonieer and claim to be fighting a purely M. Dyer Ball, at the Police might be that it was the other way kong to get $00, but this was very considerable since the war Volunteer Reserve Ordinances these two forcas, sa soch, will be defensive war?

Court this morning, ha

about, bat this point that was only part of clims for $28,000 began. In many cases they are disbanded on December 31 next. If that is the case, will every The Attl:ude of Greece.

sentenced to nine months' hard not very asterisl. The attackers against 14 different companies. little more than a badge or bond member of these two bodies have osós again to the the anal oath The new Greek monarch's labour and twaire strokes within the first instance gained the The sttitude the defence was tak-of ation between the members of allegiance, to which they have already subscribed ? That is a speech from the Throns will be the birch.

apper hand, but the defence were ing up was that they were assist of one company. In other vizDE amall point, it is true, but it is an interesting one, hone the leer. A read with much satisfaction by

later reinforced and they drove ing the plaintif in fighting this there is a religious element in more important matter fass to what the Government intends doing all who wish to see the true

oat the attacking hosts. The case, inasmuch as they had not their nae. In this connection it is in regard to the service of the older members who are well on feelings of the vast majority of

whole of the disturbance had sub-even seked for security for interesting to notice that in timen the way to qualifying for their Volunteer decoratione. May of the Greeks clearly and fear-

sided in the forenoon of April 20, costs. They had not lakanof great............... nervous tension these men have put in long years of voluntary service, and it would leesly expreared. Secondly,

No firing took place during any up the point that he did not people have always was ten- be a distinct bardebip on these if, brongh circumstances catride it is acceptable because of

of these disturbances, and cer- ocmply with Section 9 sad give deney towards superstition for their control, their past service is not to coast by reason of the ita frank acknowledgment of

tainly not say firing with which them written notice in time.the relief of their minds. The new Defence Corps being established on a compulsory basis. Then Greece's attitude towards Serbia Time, on his lent wings, swift they were concerned in this action. They bad not attempted to take Jews in Jerusalem at the time of there is the question of the officers and N. C. O.'s of the existing whom she now sees it to be

As one might expect, dering this up all these technical points, so the exptivity of their brethen, forces. Will these still continue to hold the same rank in the news matter of "daty and honour" Youth, which we prize so lightly trouble all the shops in the streets His Lordship must not take it and the Jews in Babylon townds force, or will there be a general reorganisation and the various ranks to recognise as her brave and Ech eager to strive at manhood's and people remained as mech as pay because they wanted to evade alike tempted to fall back on old

while 'tis care

had their doors shat and barred, that this Company bad refused to the end of the captivity, were be re-distributed'among the known efficient and competent member-7| chivalrous ally." It is not so In the existing forces there are a number of local-born British subjects, | long einoe both nations fought ротега

possible indoora, On the evening liability. It was obviously of superstitions practices. So Also with lang earvice to their credit who would prove useful men in the side by side to defeat the rapacity Would we'er against his rapil of the 20th, there had been so immense importance to these Com- in Rome, superstitions were pre- new Dalence Corps. Are these to have the option of remaining out of the Bulgarians, and, this

“course inveigh.

eleinric light, because it had not panies, and it was just as obrious valent in the troubled times of of the Corps if they so desire, while, according to the new ensement, successfully accomplished, it was Without a care and free from all been operating, and the assistant that in the present disturbed state the early empire, and in Lan- those of pure British parentage will be compelled to join up? For, properly followed by an under- dismay

in a barber's shop lit a lamp to of China no manager would dream don the use of charme hid though His Excellency the Governor is empowered to call up all standing, creditable to both, that We pluck with vib band the give some light in the premises. of covering risks on ordinary pre-a great revival during, the British subjects, yet, in bis speech at the last Conncil meeting, Sit in the event of either being

That lamp fell down, bleed, and miums. There was the risk of plague of 1665. The explanation Heary remarked that certain British enby cts will be at liberty to attacked by Bulgaris, both That line the road of manhood's set fire to the door and surround-burning and the risks of boste, or is that at such times the unknown offer their services as in the past

should agein -take

ing furniture, The barber, who anything like that, and that was factor in life is very prominent, of their was at the back of the shop, which the reason why the action was he and those do not know God was closed, was attracted by the ing fought. The paltry $500 was rush to a benevolent mascot for

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were prepared to tell, and, if that story was beleired, it seemed to him that no question of civil com- motion would arise. The fire was caused by the dropping of slemp.

up on the inside with a wonderfal apart and won by 2-5th of a length. This was the first, il not the only oocasina, po which she bost leading at Barnes Bridge bas not led at the finiek.

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Modern striker, iff eting tens of thousands of workers, contrast earliest industrial diepates on record in this country-ae, for instance, the strike of twenty-one journeymen shoemskere at Wis-" bech in 1538. The Manchester Guardian remarks that what the

old-time strikers lacked in num-

which so-called mascots are quite anobjrotionable.

There are a few of the pointe which are being discussed among arms against the aggressor. All And revel in the joy those who are at presept serving in the Colony's auxiliary forcee, know why the Greek nation was display. and some pronouncement op the questions raised will, we know, be prevented from honourably fulfill That dower we picked soon calling of his foki, and, running nothing, but the principle was of their peace of mind. Those who welcomed. For ourselves, we should like to see service in the pre-ing its pledge, sad all now know fades away and dise, into the other compartment, be great importance, and that was believe in the good providenes of sent forces and in the new corps made continuous, so as to count for that the obstacle having been And, lost its fragrant besuty, found the lamp blazing on why they were fighting the cessa heavenly Father will feel a sense seniority and idag service recognition. This being a British Colony, removed the Greeks are agsin gone for nye:

the foor, After trying to His Lordship You remember of shame in ncing a masoos. Tes we think it would be a distinct gain, also, to take advantage of the ready and willing to fight with The joy it brought, ne'er to re- put out the conflagration, the fires during the San Francisco ma we have said there is a use in impending reorganisation if all British male subjects of eligible age Serbis against Balgarís or any

though their forts were unsoc- earthqaske? The British Com were called αρ for the duration of the war, to be given each rank of the other misguided satellites So pases by the youth of. fool cessful, the men opened the door panise there had a good defence, and placed in such branch of the Corps as the authorities deem ft, of Germany. For the Allied cause, and wise;

of the shop and ran into the street bus finally they paid up and At the same time, if possible, the new force might be placed under the dawn of a better state of things While yet we laugh and sing, it to raise an alarm. That fire spread their posision was strengthened the provisions of the Army Act for the remainder of the war, so us seems to be arising in the Balkans,

and burnt a number of houses, the theroby "to sroid the necessity of renewing the same every three months. We sad the Greeks, true to themselves, hope that the next discussion in Council will touch these issues, which | will assuredly share in the glory are of considerable importance at a time when the old armed forces that will ultimately fall to thone: of the Colony are being thrown into the melting pot.

that are so fighting.

flies away

An esteemed doster.

the Chicago Dady And leaves behind regrels, alas ! exact number of which he could

• Mr. Potter: "This is not an work at the best enj how vain!

not say just then, but at any rate, earthquake, my Lord,

Our contemporETT shey included the plaintiffs' house. The case is likely to fast for a nőt a curg Hongkong, Ang. 7, 1917. That wắn the mory his witnemen day or two.

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