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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1917.

The Unsettled Fatherland.

In one of our notes yesterday we pointed out that the demand made at the meeting at Mannheim by six thousand Scoisliste, who were being ad- dressed by Herr Scheidemann, was "* the frat striking note of opposition" to the recent Govern ment changes. Quickly on the

heels of that meeting comes the

javnouncement of musther vast meeting of discontented Germana. We read that no fewer than eight| thousand miners, met at Essen,

catensibly to discuss the food and

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DAY BY DAY.

WAR SAVINGS.

FOND PRIDE OF DRESS IS SURE, The Eighth List of Subscribers.

A VERY CURSE;

ERE FANCY YOU CONSULT, CONSULT YOUR PURSE

To-morrow's Anniversary,

To-morrow in the anniversary of the death of Cardinal Newman (1890)..

The Dollar, y

The opening rate of the doliar 2.

demand

to-day

8.7/18d. The closing

wages questions, but that the will be found on Page !. meeting developed into a demoa- stration in favour of pesos by greement, followed by a resolo-

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD., time

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

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North Polat Concert, We hear that another pro-

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European Lad Missing. Hr. C. W. Hurlow, of the Mili- Road; ary Hospital, Bowen

jorts to the police that his fourteen year old son has been missing sicre August 3.

tion demanding the Reichetag to menade concert will take place at sot vigorously to this effect. These North Point on or about Septem-

ber 1. are indications of a strong feeling of discontent, which may at any

lead

powerful upheaval. If Germans were not 80 mach costomed to being domineered by coildom, we should say that such an upheaval was inevitable in Germany, for unquestionably the myses are as they have been for miny Sorrespondents ara requested to observe the rule which

them to requires

forward their

with month of ring seriously on. names and addresse£. communications" addressed «to the Editor, not accessarily for account of the blockade. Most Volunteer Corps is celebrating sablization, but as an evidence of their bona fides.

of all, they are suffering from the the third anniversary of its certainty that the glorias future sogaration, so an elaborata hold up to them in Germany scale, on the 25th instant. going to war has long since bec m3 an exploded illosion. bey see themselves to day in s position compared with

All communications intended for publication should be addressed

to the Editor.

Basiness correspondence should be sent to the Manager.

The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will

be as follows:-Daily issue-$36 per sauum. Weekly issue $13 per annum.

Macho Volunteers. We understand that the Micso

M. F. C. Jenkio. Telegraphic intimation baa worse been received stating that Mr. F. any C. Jenkin, D S P. of the Police nation in Europe. They know Reserve Force, expects to return The rates per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Sabecriptions the cause of i', and naturally to the Colosy on the 13th instant.

for any period, less than one month will be charged as for a there is a growing feeling of Coming Marriage. full month.

discontent against the claaa Among the forthcoming mar The daily issue is delivered free when the addressee is accessible to which bas brought them into riagee anacunced is that of Mr.. mattenger. Peak aubscribers can have their copies delivered at such deplorable maddie. If James Douglas Logan, of the their residences without any extra charge. U copies sent by the Germans are the able people Kowloon, Docks, and Mixe post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage.

they are generally reputed to be Campbell, also of the The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00-particularly by themselves Quarters, Kowloon..

they will strike at the root of

Drowned in the Harbour. Single Cupies, Daily, ten cents. Weekly, twenty-five cents (for their misfortunes and cleanse A labour contractor, of Tai

cash only).

their Fatherland of the foal Yaen Street, reports to the Police advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fized pestilence of militariem to which that a coal coolie was climbing

period will be continued until couplermanded.

Pruneian Junkerdom and the shoard a Japanese mal boat at (Payable in Advance.)]

crazy Hczenbollerne have brought Wanchai when he fell into the them.

the harbour and was drowned. The body has not been recovered. Free Water.

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The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1917.

THE NEW TERRITORIES.

Germany's Futile Submarlqism.

Dxk

A fine of $50 was imposed by Mr. Dyer Ball, at the Police This week'e figures regarding Court this morning, on a stall- British shipping are not so satia-holder in the Central Market who factory as we should like to see, we found to have tapped a water as they indicate an increase in m in in the market, thereby sabmarine victims of over 1,600 getting water without allowing it tons. Still, there is not the slight to pses through a meter. est reason for alarm, as the week- ly arrivals continue to be well Foar trucks, on which raw over the two-thousand, five hund-meat was being conveyed, were red figure. This figure has been found being drawn along Queen's maintained ever since the Hans Road West without carers as is initiated their piratical policy and,required by the sanitary lewe.

No Covers

The administrative work which the Government does in the so long as it is maintained, there The respective owners were sum New Territories is largely a closed book to the majority of people is, we are certain, no reason for moned before Mr. J. B Wood, at the Colony. The average resident knows that the New Territories fear. With what is being done in the Magistracy this morning, and are bars, but little thought is given to the labours which the govern the scarcity of commodities and

the United Kingdom to cope with were each fined $10. ing of the natives and the administration of justice involve. Speak- ing of the Northern District-that is the mainland on the other aide in configing the exports to what One pair of Liaccalate from Mr. of the Kowloon billes have there a very considerable Chinese are practically necessities, there is B. Aitken, Taikoo Sugar Refinery, population living in numerous villages, almost the whole of which very reason to conclude that the is now to be added to the list of

Field Glass Fund.

engages in agricultural and industrial labour, and, which comprises United Kingdom can afford to of glasere received for forwarding a practically self-contained little community having not a great deal remain indif:rens to the worst to the Manager of the Lady Ro of intercourse with the outside world. The inhabitants probably Germany proposes to do in her berts' Field Glass Fond. The know very little of what is happening in the West at present. The abmarine campaign. In the suc total no standa :-Ore stand District Officer, in his latest report, says that the only purveyors of ceea which we all bope may attend telescope, twenty band telescopes, war news are the cccssional firemen and etckers who retore to their the latest British cffensive in Beleixty binoculare, and doassions of bomes from foreign parta. He adds very truthfully that the views im we shall also strike a $150.

of these returned wanderers are probably "not very illuminating campaign, for it is certain that effective blow at the enemy's

The people there are without newspapers, while even such as may

:

Stolen Milk Bottles.

A Chinese was charged before

The eighth list of subscribera.

**** OUR DAY.”

How Hongkong WIN Celebrate it.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

For Laly, fully as much as for any of the belligeren'ts, this han been a people's war, says the Now York Brenning Post It is oppor

to the Hongkong and South China Lord Lansdowne has again War Savings Association shows a issued an appeal throughout the tune to recall the time and the total of $68,335, na below. The Empire for the eslehration of manner of Italy's entrance into moneys have all been invested in October 18, "Our Day." The Red the Entente. She did so after.. Straits Wer Loan at 6 per cent. Oross work is now oesting £8,000. Fall particnlara and Application forma may be had from all the Banks or from the undersigned

Oas subscription of $8,870, One of $5,000. To of $2,500.

Two of 82,000.

Five of $1.000.

One of $900.

One of $850.

Ose of $780.

Four of $600.

Two of $580.

One of $550. Seventeen of 500. Five of $400. Three of $380.

One of $350.

Seren of $300.

One of $260.

Ten of $250..

One of $240.

Oce cf $220.

One of $225.

One of $210. Seventeen of $200. One of $175. Ocs of $170.

Three of $160.

Eight of $150.

Three of $130. Two of $125. Two of $120. Two of $115. Thirty-eight of $100. Two of $90.. One of $85. Three of 880.

Nine of $75 Three of $70... Eight of $60. Thirty-eight of $50. Eight of $40. Three of $35. Taelre of $30. Twenty-six of 825 Twenty-five of $20. Nine of $15. Forty-two of $10. Forty-seven of $5.

Total .. Let List

2nd Liet

3rd Dist

1124

4th List

5th List

6th List 7th Liss

+

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$68,335 -39,100 10,280 62,075 210,305 123,680 82,125 61,880

Total amount re

ceived to date $677,78)

215

224

272

461

825

679

695

696

720

acknow-

ledged

Total..

104

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day, and tends to increase rather nearly nine months of war bad how bitterly than diminish. The necessity demonstrated therefore for all sympathisers to serious was the business she make a ready response to this was embarking opon. She alli appeal is more than ever required fed the unnt dang at her

is intended to Ia Rongkong it is

during the long months- of follow the precedent which was |

hesitation, that she would rush so successful a year ago. There

of the victor,

VOLUNTEER RESERVE

ORDERS.

will be aRe Day," and the to the rescue arrangements for a fair in the by entering the war three weeks afternoon are now in progress.

after the beginning of the Bussian disen'er is Galicis, and while the Russian retreat was in full swing. Her services to the Allied cause in that osmpaign aloss were of the first order. Rasais soknow- ledged and repaid the debt a year azo when Brusiloff came to the aid of the Italians hard pressed in the Trentino. The Italian people obce its present partner ship after the most furious court- [ship on the part of the Central.

Powers

Or 'er No. 45, issued to-day by Major Wakeman, Commanding H. K. V. R. states:-

. Detali,

Os duty from the morning off Sunday, the 12th August, to the morning of Sunday, the 19th August, "B" Coy. HEV. R

Officer Lieut. Orderly Branch.

Next for duty, H. K. V. C.

Parades.

On the one band there,

Was Voo Balow capitalizing his anrivalled connections with the ir faential circles of the aristo- Boracy at Rome. On the other hand, came the Socialist emissaries, Scheidemann and. Saedekam, to sway the labour masses. Chiet-of all there was the seemingly all- Monday, 13th instant powerfal Giolitti, for yaara the oruita on the Cricket Ground at master of Parliament and mani- 5.15 p.m. under Instructor Serg, palator of public opinion, resolut- Oxberry. Drew: Drill Order. ely opposed to the war. That all Machine Gan Section at Welling these foros should havebeen over- tou Barricke at 5.15 p.m. Dres: come and lily placed on the side Clean Fatigue, Mounted Section of the Eatente is a tribute to the At Polo Ground, st 5.30 pm.apirit of the Italian nation. Dress: Drill Order. :

Tuesday, 14th_fostadt:—“A' sad "B" Coys, Recroite. Macbize

Gun Section, Mounted Section) Of the magnitude of war opers- and Signallera on the ro d outside tions, even on a single froat, we the Orderly Room at 515 pm get another illustration in the Taikoo Section Ср the Polo announcement made at Paris Ground at 5.30 ru. Kawloon some time ago that by the middle- Dock Section at Kowloon Docks of May a new railway line had at 5 15 p.m. for Tests of Element heen completed from Sati ary Training, Musketry. Dress: Qasrants on the Albanian const Drill Order except Kowloon to Monastir. The distance is not Deck Section which may parade much more than a hundred miles, in plain clothes. Officers and bat the difficulties involved make NCO will continue conduct this operation as impressive se ing the tenta laid down in the railway line which

Gen. parae, 297-299 Chap. IV.Masketry Maude bailt from the Persiaa Regulations, Part 1 1909, (Reprint Galf op the valley of the 1914) Copies of the parsa. referred Tigris, or the other line which to may be obtained on application Gen. Marray bas dragged

at the Orderly Room. Every man behind him across the desert of including exempted members Sinai to the frontier of Palestine. Apart from the above the fal- must attend this parade. Cor. The new line through Albania lowing further moneys have been, Sergi Mjus will send to the into Macedonia is not only short- anbecribed to the Association, Adjatant ca 15th August a lister than the route by way of which have all been invested in of all absentees, noting thereon Salonics, bat is very much safer. Straits War Loan 6 per cent. (all those absent from the Colony or The Germin U-boats have been in Straits currency):

on sick leave.

resping a barvest in the Mediter Nos. 2

$1,350 Wednesday, 15th instant.Nil.ranean, and the Allied loases 49

25 Touraday, 16th instant. have been particularly heavy in 50, Becraits on the Cricket Ground transports and hospital shipe. For 140 at 5:15 p.m. under Instructor the return of the wounded and 48 Sergt. Orberry. Dreas: Drill disabled from Macedonia, the 50 Order.

route is now fairly secure by the 100 Signalling Section:"A" and new railway and ВСТОВА the "B* Classes will parade at Straits of Otranto inta: southern 6,000 Happy Valley for Station Work. Italy, involving a journey of leas 120 Fall in at moanment 530 pm than fifty miles across heav

70 and "C" Cless at Volanteerily patrolled waters. The Paris Headquartere at 5.30 p.m. Dress: Matin just two months ago pointed $8,057.00 Cleen Fatigue. Mounted Section out the heavy ravages that might at Polo Ground at 5.30 p.m. be expected in the malaris-in- 2,950,76 Dream: Drill Order.

fested districts of Macedonia, a Friday, 17th instant. "A" & striking anticipation of the reason $11,007.76"B" Coys, Recruits, Mechias assigned the other day for the Gun Section, Mounted Section British evacuation of adrspoed Now.. 44 £8. 9. 2 and Signallers on the road out poats on the Strama,

272 3. 19. 5 side the Orderly Room 81 5.15 535 30. 0. 0p.m. Taikoo Smation on the Polo 850 29. 0. 0 Ground af 530 p.m. Kowloon 721 100. 0. 0 Dock Section at Kowloon Docks

Complaint." by the German at 5.15 pm. for Tests of Elemen £169. 8. 7 tery Training. Masketry. Dress bankers are responsible for the newspapers that wicked American Drill Order except Kowloon Dook decline in the valse of the German 494. 7.0 Section which may parade in mark in the outside world is per

plain clothes.

hapa no more surprising (says a Every man including exempt New York paper) than the die ed members must attend this position of our own newspapers parade.

to secribe any mysterious Saturday, 18th instant. Nil. Strength.

ledged

£683. 15. 7

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be brought in from outside would not be intelligible to the waste moat important bases are on Mr. Dyer Ball, at the Police Court majority, we are told. la abort, the inhabitants of the New Territo the Belgium coast. That coast in to-day, with stealing three milk ries are a simple living, industrioca fols, who have no cares beyond British hande, Germany's sub-bottles belonging to the Dairy their daily existence and who are largely unifiaerced by what is marine

policy will be very Farm Company. A coolie of the Previously occurring outside their borders.

materially affected, and our Company was delivering milk in But while all this is true, the task of governing the prospects corresponding- Oaklande Terrace and left three people and instilling into them British ideas of honest administray brightened. The figures of bottles in a side obammel, when tion is not without its problems. It is, however, faithfully reach shipping are also satis- the defendant came up and stole and conscientiously discharged, and the best tribute to the factory, the average of crer nine them. Sentence, of six weeks' suocess of the work is to be found in the fact that the peopleed. As in the case of Britieb

handred and filty being maintain-bard labour was passed. live in security and comfort, enjoying to the fall the liberty which shipping, the French lost only

A Rubbish Damper. the British flag always asures.

When a Chinese was charged Box much that security is appre- ciated is shown by the statement in the Districs Officer's report to below the 1,600 ton figure, before Mr. J. E. Word, at the the effect that near Fang Ling a company of well-to-do Cantonese and also, like ourselves, a larger Magistracy to-day, with deposit- has icitiated a scheme for erecting upwards of a hundred houses, amber than usual demonstrating rabbish in Bowen Road, In- esch to be surrounded by a small garden or orchard, the ides being ed their ability to cope succese spector Fieber, of the Sanitary Previously acknow- to create a sort of City of Relage to which they can go in the event fully with enemy attacks. Do- Departmen", stated that there had of trouble breaking out in Canton. In fact, the only serious trouble questionably, the German en b-been a lot of complaints lately experienced in the Territories is the periodically recarring visitation warine polioy, like many other of about rubbish being deposited on of robber bands from over the border, bat prompt measures taken the Huas "invincible" schemes Kennedy Road and upwarde. A

is deemed to certain defeat. by our police soon restore confidence and suppress disorder. There was one each visitation during the past year, but the fault lies not with the British. It is doe, us is put on record, to the lack of any

or unpleasant event to "Ger- reasonable eyetem of policing on the Chinese side of the frontier.

man influences." The deprecia. An Oplum Case.

Pte. C.P. Templeton having tion of Germany's currency, Fols like these confirm us in the belief that it is to Britiebule that

Before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the

joined is allotted Corps No. 661 however, as measured in the. the people of the New Territories owe their almost complete im-

Police Court the morning, s

and posted to Coy. "A" Pist foreign exchange marketa, al- manity from serious trouble and the existence of conditions which The strikes among Parisian Chinese was charged with possss- permit them to live in quietness and peace, purezing their daily work women in the millinery and eng seven teele of opiew. The

DonD No. 3 Section 10.

though no doubt unpleasant, is The Rome Municipal Council Pie. A.E. Cheery having join certainly not mysterious. When toil without fear of molestation from any quarter.

It is satisfactory to read also that daring the past year crimea Home pager, and an addition Officer was that the man

dressmaking trades continue, says evidence of a Chinese Revenue has passed a resolution making ed is allotted Corpe No. 662 and the very sbsurd theory is ad- WBA the Government to demolish the posted to Coy. “B” Platoon No.vanced that the Morganı" have bae been very slight, the number of persons whom it was necessary to the movement of 3,000 female bardings K.ngmoon steamer by Palazzo Cafarelli on the Capitol, 7 Section 10.

been “damping German wearit to send to prison being the smallest recorded since the Territory was employees of the Electric Oables the Lee Kee Wharf, and, when hitherto the seat of the German

ies op 1 euiral markets”—ās if. taken over. There is a deal of building development going on, and Company, as well as of workere ess: obed, was found to have the Embassy, which stands on the

the fiscal agents of the Allies bad the District Officer reports that there is more money circulating than in the grocery, leather-dressing, drug concealed under bis girdle. uine of the ancient temple of there wra ten years ago. More than that, the Crown rent and dues and button-bolemaking. trades is Defendant's excaSE

been buying German honds since was that he Jove. Hopes are entertained of It has been reported to the 1914, or would have waited until are paid without a marmor, there being practically no arrests, while there is no actual want among the people. Taken all through, the reported. The Minister of the was given the opium to take recovering an enormous amount Palice by an assistant manager now to sell them, if they had Interior, M. Malvy, altimately aboard by a man who was to give rare gold, which, sccording to of the Sincere Company that a bought them it only means that report showes very healthy and promising state of affairs, and we succeeded in settling the dispate him 20 cents coolie hire. A fine Tacitus, was deposited by the shop coolis collected $132 from the German Anancial and jour think the Government can look with some amount of justifiable pride with the wholesale dressmakere, of $250 was imposed; in default, Ramans in the foundations of the other shops dealing with the firm, palietie mind is unwilling to face ca the success of its administration in what is really a little Colony! No disturbances cocurred.

temple as a votive offering. and absconded with the money, the truth. within a Colony.

Women's Strike ja Paris.

watch was kept last night, with the result that the defendant was arrested. His Worship imposed a fine of $2.

three months' hard labour.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY

OF CANTON, LTD.. Hon. Treasurers & Secretaries, Hongkong, 10th Augusi, 1917,

Hunt for Jove's Gold.

The Disappearing Coolle.