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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1917.

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Soldiers and Politics.

DAY BY DAY.

TREASON DOTH NEVER PROAPER WHATS THE RRASON? CALL IT TREASON-Sir. Harrington.

WHY.IF IT PROSPER, NONE DARE

To-morrow's Anniversary.

versary of Britain's declaration of To-morrow is the third anni war on Austria-Hungary.

A correspondent made `use of our columna yesterday to take exception to our observations of the previous day concerning the participation by soldiere in politica. But he appears to harS sadly misread both the telegram announcing the War Cabinet's decision and the nature of our comments. First of all, we would dispel an erraneous impression.

OG demand to day which the writer circulates when 28. $.11/16d. Toe closing rate be refers to newspaper men as will be found on Page 1. being among the few that are at the present time outside the Army. That is an abaclate mis

The Dollar.

The opening rate of the dollar

For the Troops.

Whe

We acknowledge with thanks

1892.

HONGKONⱭ TWENTY-FIVE

YEARS AGO.

Telegraph files for the week (Compiled from the "Hongkong

ending August 18, 1892.5

The Dollar.

MILITARY REGISTERRACE

TION.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY."

The employment of young girls What is Happening in America, sellers was beartily con

demned recently by the Hood Mistress Conference at Ham-

More than 1850,000 of the 2800,000 people in Newsmith. The member who should register for the State ham, and said she had on Tork city, who. it is estimated, introduced the matter lives at

innumerable Docasions oharmingyang girls, fëshionably dressed, waiting outside barracks

military conspe, had done so on June 29, according to

a state-

ПРОП

Angust 11-The rate of the meat made by Capt. George Gart and camps, speaking to strange

dollar on demand to-day is 2/91.

The Kaiser."

August 12-"The Emperor of Germany has had a stormy inter view with his dentist, William

Henry, the director. More than 66 per cent of the estimated 2,800,000 who ought to register in the remainder of the State [he complied.

One last word of instructio

officers, and striking up acquaintances which might lead where. The difficulty was that the modest girl who undertook the taak of Rig selling from mont patriotic matives soon found that

statement, for Pressmen at Romes parcel of periodicals for the artist would have had his iroa Mr. E P. Goodriob, director of exercise her powera of fsecination,

Salvationists in Kowloon.

evidently thought that the incitor and warning was given out

to get good, custom she musi Ar as much subject to the troops from Mr. J. A. Ballin...... mongery

awathed in parple the census in New York city, sad the more fascinating the conscription law sa are men from

valvet." Reral Sanitary Inspeector,

which Baye ay other calling, and to-day His Excellency the Governor

made herself the more money she they are serving in thousands. But that is rather phant to be a Rural Sanitary In-necessity for General Both deldav. "All employers will avoid saab regulations regarding the

their has appointed Mr. Thomas Oli-

Augans 13.That there is no the State census cotil the last that other districts should adopt Don't pat off registering for earned. The Conference agreed beside the point. It is trus, of spector.

spatching a detachment of bie trouble and inconvenience if they the age of street collector s coures, that practically everybody

laerier to Hongkong no one who find out whether their employees London has found emential, but

DOW to

Insurance Report.

University Court.

op to

the

checked up the

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is with the colours at the present The accounts of L'Union In-bas taken a stroll around the or servants have done so, require Misa Faithfall, of Cheltenham, time, and it is only right and earance Compact, Ltd., of which streets of Kowloon as night can them to comply with the law st thought it would have been betur proper that our manhood should the Credit Foncier d'Extreme have mach doubt Passing from orce. The penalty for not com to prohibit women taking any have an opportunity of making Orient are the local agents, show the wharf and weading your plying with the Census law is their wiebea known. The that after meeting all outgoing,way

Kowlora imprisonment for six mootbr, part in these street collections, overnment recognises that point including £30,000 in dividenda Hotel for a smile,' you 8000 with no alternative of a fine. The when it provides, as it recently and $3,000 to the War Belief hear the melodious strains of police have has done, the machinery by Fand, a balance of $22,304 5.a barmenium mixed up with the people living in every hou Aid originally composed to The simultaneous production All communications intended for publication should be addressed which men on war service may, 101, in carried forward to Profitqueaking of a fidd'e. Then the and a comparison of their check the order of Lamail Pasha to ia two London theatres of Verdi'ı if the occasion arises, register and Loss Acount.

fiúd a store (the man scraping it with the people who have regis celebrate the opening of the Sass their votes. It is not against

gets tired and gives it up, or tered shows that many have that Canal and inaugurate the ben these things that the Army His Excellency the Governor prefers to wash the gosple down far failed to do their duty by re-opera-house at Cairo, recalls (says Regulations are

has been pleased to nominate Mr. with tea) and anddenly a chorus gistering. All residents of New correspondent to a Home paper) enforced, neither is that the Chang Ming-Chi to be a Member of voices is heard bellowing forth York, both men and women, bet the interesting story of aspect of political participation of the Court of the University of 'Washed in the blood of the ween the ages of sixteen and libretto, which Verdi was deter that we had in mind when Hongkong for a term of three Lamb,' 'From Greenland's Ier fifty, must register sad obrain s writing as we did on Thursday years, with effect from the 5.h Monatsins,

We're going to certificate of registration. Extra than those of some of his earlier mined to make a greater spoOES# Service hardships most decidedly Jane, 1917. The following Glory, Safa, io the Arms of facilities will be provided at all require and deserve all the gentlemen have become Life Jesus, Hold the Fort for registration places for Saturday operas, and in which he himself consideration that can be given Members with effect from the am coming," the 'Appy, appy afternoon and evening."

had more hand than is generally Henry Augustus Farrell, formerly Chinese Maritime Customs, that, and have always been-Mr. Ha Kom-tong from 4chand psalms ab lib patil at questions are asked in the oenen learned arol ɔlogist, discoverer them. We have always realised dates stated against their named: Band and soul-stirring hymns

All property conctroing which own. The first sketch of "Aida"

was due to willing to find space in our April, 1917. Mr. Chan Ki-ming Iset

Maristie Bey-i the weary sojourner must be listed, whether or not it is of the tombs of the Apis balls, columns for the airing of just from 12th April, 1917.

од these shores feels that in this State. complaints in this direction. Government Appointmeats. going to glory must be quite clear by Mr. Goodrich to day. iued on some old Egyptian papyras. the tale being presumably found- His Excellency the Governornica. But the holding of the fort auswer 10 questions from many Da Locle, the French librettist, bas, under instructions from the is, of course, quite another natier people who have horses and males worked out the tale ander Verdi's Secretary of Seat for the Colonits, and is, perhaps, a lighter matter in other States and did not thick What the War Cabinet die me to be District Officer. Mr. Joon than with the good folk of resources of this Site.

appointed Mr. Ge frey Norman with the psalm-emiters of Kow is necessary to list them at the

eye in French prose, and lastly approves, however, is active David William Tretman to be the city proper, for the former

Ghislanzoni, poet and formerly participation in political con: Best of the Sanitary Department, have piloted one of their biggest tion Do you claim exemption no more, himself than the verai- "It is essential that the quan. Opera singer, turned the French troversies by military men, and Mr. Ernest Vincent Carpmael to tenta right under the encampment from military service be ane fication, though he deserves, asya prose into Italian vereer, claiming we can only regard this as a very he Chief Assistant to the Secretary of Our Very Oxo, who doubt wered, said Mr. Goodrich." proper and essential step.

Wfor Chinese Affairs, and kir loss have just as much regard for one can get his registration certi having turned out, in spite of the all know is tances in

Norman Lockhart Smith, Passed them as anyone elee. But the Gostion without having answered

Edgar Latel, no little credit for Cader, to be an Officer of Clase pealm emiters of Kowloon are by this question, and any one failing increasing prepare and conticua! I of the Ciril Service, with effect no means an ordinary gang of to do so will be summoned in emanetion of Verdi, such beauti from the 1st February, 1917.

DEATHS.

FARRELL-On August 3 at the General Hospital, Shanghai,

aged 68 years.

SOUZA-On August 5, at the General Hospital, Shanghai, Rozendo Carmo da Silva e Souza (for 28 years in the employ of the Yangisze Insurance Association. Ld ), aged 47 years.

KNIGHT.-On July 16, Chefao, of ptomaine poisoning, the Rev. W. Percy Knight, of the China Inland Mission, Pingyang, Shansi..

The Hongkong Telegraph-

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11. 1917.

OUR GALLANT NAVY.

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A Wise Decision.

which

and

sanctimonious hoodlume bent

This was marie,

17.

No

Over

be

the worde as well as

prominent soldiers have made fools.of themselves by muddling in politics-the Ulster affair is striking esse in point. These are the sort of things that every

Typhoon Signals.

headquarters to answer it there" and singable verses. The од *getting to glory! 01 With reference to Notification the

brains of four men were that sensible man will wish to see No. 283, published in the Gazette Far

Captain Henry spoke of the easiest terms possible. avoided, just as he would regret of June 16, 1917, the following and by the goody-goodies of Kow-list in s'me brasch of the Federal tween Verd! and Ghislaozoni Census as a means of learning the employed upon the "Aida" book, from it.

By number of men who wish to en-j

and the correspondence the association of our soldiers additional explanation is publish loan will want a special title for military forces or the National bow the io menee paine spent with any such body 18 the

ed for general information: their show or sect, or whatever it Goard, and gave figures taken at the maric by Verdi, as well as bie Soldiers and Workmen's "It is good to read the interesting account, with its large mea- Councils. This pronouncement warning to "Stand By

Signs! No. I is intended sea may be termed, and we would, random for June 18, 19, and 20. sareof generons praise, which the correspondent of LeJournal. Paris, of the War Cabinet is no new watch for the text signal. When jast, to show there's no ill feeling as an illustration. Oat of a totale for atage effect. The last Navy, sait reale, ever watching and waiting "eomewherein the North enforcement of one of the King's has been displayed it will mean Friends' or something of that sort 1,092 had expressed a desire to

scene of the opera was practically Praised Society of Faithful of twenty one and thirty yeare, Ses." In yesterday'a lerue we published the glowing account referred Regulations. to, and from it it will have been seen that the correspondent, like all prominent military mea have the track of the typhoor, or for ioma when the bose sees fit.to Federal service. These smee bart food sirgers and oze bandred in pat.bat, on account of a change in that would fill up a quarter of enlist in soms branch of the Torelli, be wrote that two or three staging. To the conductor, sensible people, bas no misgiving as to the efficiency, the power and been given too mack latitude incme other reason, & gale is no advertise a the strength of the British Nevs. Neither has be any time for those dabbling is political contro- longer expected from the direc-annual master for what Booth of the State and then to Adjatant-Aids," that the conditions in people who are more ardent for apectacular action than for the pre-versies, and the War Cabinet istion indicated by the last signal, calls Knee drill. Whether or Gen.

meeting and been sect to the ádjaint-Genersi chorus wera not enough for cision, the care and caution that must, as nearly as possible, mark only doing what is right sad and that sncteer black signal not the 9 to midsight prayer who could send recruiting officers wretched to stage s spectacle the potion of naval commandera in these daye, before rentoring to proper in strictly applying the may possibly be hoisted later.

McCain in Waehipston Rome and Naples were far 100 use or to face the tremendous gunnery with which twentieth centory existing Regulations. The talk

meetings are private, or open to these men sad thus Rain re- properly (as in Milan), and that sciene has equipped modern warshije. Because the British Nary about the incapables" giving

only to a select few (the chosen) e ait. Captain Henry believes nothing would persuade him to does not make a dramatic attack opor. ligoland or rash clove to the decisions while the real

we knew not, but some of these that every State will have to produce "Aida" you are sc the German coast, many people seem to believe that such insetion men" fier all the disadvantages

nights we'll send a reporter over resort to this method if the war

customed to do all your operao." savours of over much caution. To sach we recommend a perusal of is abeer nonsense. The men who our French contemporary's glowing tribüte,

bas jast contributed to the columna of his paper zegarding the British|thing—it is merely the rightfall it is hoisted after a black signs/ggest Anti-Mormon God-be of 5,993 males between the see his own, in plan, words, and

In

the

have come to this decision are

the members of the War Cabinet

men who know their business

For a Pop-guo.

GERMANS DISPLEASE

GERMANS.

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to try bialack and get a column extende over a period of eigliteen Would he have been satisfied of copy by hook or by erook, montbe. As so evidence of the with the present productions in ander penalty of being browned' efficiency of the State method of Landon, we wonder?

An Escaped Bird.

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Of our great and glorione Navy, never before to ‹fficient as it le to-day, never eo well-equipped, so effectively manned, or

and consigned to the uttermost learning the status of men and ready to engage with the enemy, for whom it has kept so long and and men who are giving of their Arrivals la Mexico from America depths of Hell if be faile in his their desirability and fitness for

M. Charles Davent, who has so weary a vigil, the correspondent says:-"The spectacle is so vast best in brains and ability to the Coldly Received. special gospel mission. Then we military service, Captain. Henry recently taken to America rome that the eye cannot take in the whole panorams at one glance. Import the nation. No-one, least of all

will proacate the noisy crowd instanced the information given of the pictures he has been paint- sat new units are massed ready to spring on the enemy should the ourselver, wants to nee Service latter issue from its lair." The latter part of this statement is parti- grievances glossed over. But we German residente in Mexico City Mexico City, Jane 18.-The

for being a worst nuisance than by the registration of 13,893 phy. ing at the front, has been giving a Chinese wake." cularly interesting, as it reveals a foot, occasionally binted at hy do expect that our military men are not pleased at the arrival bere

sicians in the State out of a total 30 interviewer some reconat of those likely to know, bat, to far as we know, not yet clearly expresa aball in no way be mixed up with of Germane from the United

of 14.500. Of this number 5,735 an experience so unusas) for an ed, to the feet that to-day more than at any other time the British politice as each. And that view, States, and the refugees are still les Scott, one of the most indus for military service, Captain done, cot in the trenches them- August 17. Constable Char-were desirable and physically fit artist. Most of his work has been large and small craft, and of all the multifarious rquipment that have the real welfare of the Army acorded them by shers could be Mr. Wodehouse this morning and military strength of 5,735 phy- noise, confation, the actual spray Navy is very considerably stronger in fighting units, of both we feel sare, is shared by all who less pleased with the reception trious sad courteous members of Henry said.

selves, bat in screened dag-oots the Force, was brought before In arriving at the possible a few hundred metres behind the go to make up a sea fighting foros than it ever we at soy time in and the Empire at heart. ita wonderful career."The Fleet," further remarks the correspond.

men, according to stories told by

line. He asya that the frightfal some of the men who fled from charged with neglect of duty sicians with desirable medical ent,"constitutes a weapon and a foros which staua imagination." Its

the United States at the declara owing to a thi f, eentenced to six training for war service, qualiff dirt now and then from a ballet imposing appearance may thus be gauged, ne may also be the spirit

tion of war.

month 'hard' escaping from him catione other than health were or bursting shell-all this bothers of the gallant officers sod men manning it, for the correspondent

Bai few jobs were available for on the 15th instant while waiting considered. further observes:-" The soul of the British Navy harbours but one

Under sixty-four him, just as anasal disorder in a "I gave it to the Indian, raslia them, end they declare they were in the Magisterial loose-box' for years, the maximum age for f

stadio would be a nuisance. But it determination, namely to meet the Germans once again face to face ing Indians have had hearte," asid given a most accordial reception & Committal Warrant. The career, it was found that there were

is nothing more. M. Davent com- in decisive battle from which the victors only will return." And a Chinese to Mr. J. B. Wood, at by Germa business men to whom stands remanded for a week, 12.537 physicians. Between the pletely forgets the risks he is run- father: The flest will not hesitate to run great risks to account the Police Court this morning, they applied for work. The up-cuing which time Scott will couscription ages of twenty one frightfully hard and fast, owing sing. At the same time he works for the enemy when the fight comes." Of this, no-one nead have the when charged with stealing & port of the jobless, it is said, he hoot bigh and low for this man and thirty-one, were 1702. slightest doubt the spicit of the Nary to-day and the glorious tra- glase tabe from the Eectric fallen on the German merchante, in vain: The thief is not going between thirty-one and thirry to the sense of being under ditions of its past cause all who know what it is and what it stands Company's Works. Defendant who have been assessed for this to have thesalt-on-the tail-of-the-lave, were 1,526, and between

tremendous pressure. fr to be absolutely sanguine.

said he picked it up from the purpose, as well as for propaganda dicky bird trick played off on thirty-five and forty-five ware maet burry, hurry, harry, for As with our great Army in France and elsewhere, so is it with aabes and when going out of the institated by the Union of Sab him if he knows, and don't you 1.094. The total under forty-five brush will be the last and the fear the next stroke of the our greater Navy, it ie "Ready, sye ready" when the time for gate handed it to the watchman. jcts of the German Empire. erget it, se lights of the force." years was 7,293, which proved to work in head will not be finished. action calle upon it. * The officer," says the correspondent in con. Be told him he was going to some of the refugees say that the

the military authorities of the It is as though some trouble- clusion, "are of opinion generally that the Germans when beaten on apply for a permit on the following German equivalents of "amps"

State that New York would have land will not allow the war to finish without staking their all and day. Mr. Colson, on behalf of and "bobos" were applied to

1002 foremen no trouble in supplying its quota

atood accepting a great naval battle." It is devoutly to be hoped that the Company, said that he was of them when they sought work.

look. such may be the case, for we know that though the time may yet be opinion that the tabe had bean The Germans without jobe are bave informed the Gizsgor batween forty-fire and fifty-five minuts, saying: Get this done The Government suthorities of medical meg. There are 3,248 ing over coe's shoulder every far distant it is nevertheless among the certainties of events that we taken from the store, as it seemed given two meals a day at a second- Corporation Tramway Department years old.

now get this done now!'" and our brave and loyal Allies will be as victorioas on the sea se we quita new. Inspector Sm said rate hotel, and assert they have that the sale of tickets on care for shall be on the land. It is good to know, and particularly from a that in his statement, defendant amali relish for the fare,

"England's mistake in stripping source that may be reasonably considered as thoroughly impartial, that he wanted the tabe to said

a prize sweep scheme in aid of her country districts of doctora that our Navy to-day is so splendidly efficient, that it eagerly awaits make a pop-gau for his child. Hie from the United States registered tramcar lottery," must stop. A for we found 423 physicians who There are fifty-two refugees the war chsrities known as “the will not be repeated in this Stat- the enemy and is soxious to engage in any sort of encounter 1hst Worship said he thought the man at the German Consulate. Bever reply is being framed by the covered such wide areas that they may happen; that the morale of both officers and men is to-day what was going to apply for a permit. el have recently departed far the tramway manager. Meanwhile the should not be withdrawo," said it has always been in the long, honourable, and glorious record of He would be discharged. the first line of our defences.

tale of tickets will continue. “ Captain Henry.

weat cosat,

"The Tramcar Lottery;"

"One-

London County Council Appointment. have appointed Mr. Philip Riviere The London Country Council az electrical engineer in the tramways depariment at a salary: of £1,200 a year, rising to £1,500.