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THE, HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1917.

BATHING CAPS.

We have just received an exceptionally fine assortment

of

BATHING CAPS.

In all the latest Styles and Colours.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

TELEPHONE 16.

The Foresbora Nuisance,

DAY BY DAY.

A PAGE FROM THE PAST.

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

· MAN'S INHUMANITY TO MAK MAKES COUNTLESS THOUSANDS

It is crum for estisfaction that the Box M. Pollock once again Į'raised the matter of the dieġmRDS-

fal condition of the Pays EuOURN-Buros foreshora at Thursday's meeting of the Legislative Council, though.

| the answers - which he received

Monday's Anniversary. President Poinoare will be 57 from the Government were in no years of age on Monday. sense" melisfactory. We should say that this stretch of foreshore

The Dollar,

is one of the Althiest and most. The opening rate of the dollar | foul-smelling »pots to be found, on demünd to-day

in the Far East. We are justified EH.1/84.

WLS

Why Chang Ming-chi 'LeR Canton.

New Features for 1918 Show."

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

The diarist will probably ar parianos some difficulty in fring the date when khaki breschać and

We have received a copy of the puttees became part of the uni- The following record of a can- obedule for the 1918 Frower and form of the British infantryman vareation with Chang Ming-ohi, Vegetable Show. This shows that but there is no possible doubi the last Victory of Canton under 197eral new features hewa bean{(nayn a correspondent to a Home the Moobu regime (and lately introduced with the objets of paper) regarding the date apon Civil Governor of Rwangiang) increasing interest in, and enlarg-which the British soldier of the which took place shortly altor, the ing the scope of the show, sad of line first made his apperance in rate

outbreak of the Revolution in 1911, economising apaos which is trousers instead of knee breeches, It was on June 18, 1825, on which will no doubt he read with interest neošurarily limited.

ocossion the reform or change. Challenge Cups, * the present jatcture îa Ohisess

Two now challenge" cups for (according to the point of view affairs:-

"Vegetables, Open" and "Veget- from which it in-regarded) was The Viceroy opened the con- versation by referring to the Rely (excluding groups) have been order by the Duke of York, the ables, Peak Gardens" respective-announced in a Horse Guards Yo'sliɔosryTM partyTM and ho. re- marked that, given a good and kindly promised by Mr. SG just Government, there is no Newail and snother resident at that the Government of China ia

ed for revolution. He admits the Peak

The cloning in paying so much, even on will be found oë. Page 1. the Government's own showing,

New Road, for the Colonial Secretary him Tenders are bung invited for self wrated on Thursday that, constructing a 20 foot road from OVER if the outfall the low-level dam at, Tṛtem Tak which discharge the sewerage to Tytam Gap. from olors on three hundred water closets on to the foreshore were

U. S. Watch Officers. The Gazzite contains particulars

extended to below low water level, of regalations spending the it is extremely doubtful whether rale this watch officers of U. S say appreciable improvement chipe shall be American citizens.

To the Flying Corpå.

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then Commander Chief, as follows;:

His Majesty has been pleased

to approve of the discontinuanos of breecher leggings, and shoes the past has been such that, he Dahlias (Open:'and Posk) ji

118, 101, 1023 and 114. Peony as part of the clothing of the in- fantry soldier, and of blas-grey osonot “blame the revolutionary

15a-3 pots of farna (distinct cloth trousera and half-boots- be. ing substitated." The changes Open.

in military uniform had been vary 29, 30, 31 and 55-Canacionais, gradual. In 1888 the 7th Foot Know Royal Fusiliers) and the 5th Liperis, Clarkia.

58—Carostions srid/ r Piootes Foot (Northumberland susiliers) (Park).

are shown to have worn green ation and Picôtes (Peak):

57-Disuthus, excluding Cara- beseobos, white stockings, and (high shoes; in 1692 the lat Royals 92-Potatoes (Peak).

and 10th Foot (Lincolnshire Re- 126-Display of Cat Flowers giment) wore red breechen and

stockings; and in 1742 many re grown by Exhibitor.

127 and 128-Daffodile, divided | giments wore uniform comprising icto single ant double.

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would be effected "in view of the existing foal condition of the fore shore,'

Sydley Dusty, the younger movement.se ~ whole: change All we can my on that point is that the place most in. Bon of the Head Master of Queen's witneeded. Up to the 30 Octo-acieties) excluling Maidenhair, deed be in a most disgraceful College, has been resently traps bar. 1911 the date of the issue of condition. No Municipality at ferred to the Australian Flying the Imperial Edict, placing the

Corp. Home would over think of per

blame for the condition of affairs mitting sach a terrible" naissoos Hongkong Man Wounded. in Chins upon the bead of the to exist, and, even if it did, the Mr. H. N. Pocorey, lata of the Tirone, promising a Constitution Local Government Posed would Scouts Co. H. K. Volunteers, and sud the removal of the Princes of Sorrespondents are requested to observe the rule which compel is to remove such who lift for the Front in Decem-the Blood from the Cabinet, he requires them to forward their names and addressss with menson to public health. Yet in ber, 1915, is reported wounded in was prepared to generally so- communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily

for Hongkong, where more, rather the hand, in June, 1917.

quiesce in the Revolutionary. publization, but as an evidence of their bona fides.

than los, aisention ought to be An Appreciated Donation. movement. From the date of that paid to sanitary matters iban, et" We have received from Mr. H. Elict, a new position was created. Home, we have a part of the sea- W. Bay the sum of fifty dollars The Eliot was bona fide. The front, which is skirted by the on behalf of Mok Tex-shaw (s Throne laid upon the National tramuray system and faced by a military official of Swatos) for the Assembly the responsibility of big residential dissziet, converted Services Entertainment Fund. fesming · Constitution and [into a regular sewage bed,

Kallan Output.

agreed to accept one framed

the British model- The total output of the Kailan upon

All communications latended for publicatios should be addressed to the Editor.

Business correspondence should be sent to the Maunger.

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

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: No. 1 A.B.C., 6th edition. Western Union

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The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1917.

THE GREATEST BATTLE IN HISTORY.

First Things First.

Classes Altered.

purple, blue, or red breeches and white leggings or gaiters. This 4, 5, 35 and 36–Nasturtiums dress occurs frequently in the and Marguerites excinded from pictures by Hogarth. In 1793 tight green pantaloons and groups of pots.

42-Vaidenhair excluded from Hessian boots were worn, by at 3 pots ferns.

lesat one corps.

trees- and hardwood shrubs ex-

*Mining Administration's mines limited monarchy in which the 96 and 113-Flowers from

for the week ending Aagast 4 practical power is held by the

Asparagus, just now furnishing amounted to 64,692 tons and the people. Having an obtained claded from 12 banchea" and wonderful obesp and sbandant sales during the period to 44,281 their desire, the Viceroy held "6 banches cut flowers.".

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Macao Parcel Service.

Honorary A.D,C.'s

Classes Omitted.

New Rule 19.

to act, yet the Edict did appear not exhibit plaute and vegetables before matters had gone beyond of the same kind in Peak Claraes, recovery Healizing the weak and více vezes. condition of Chips, and that a

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growing wild on the seashore in some few spots of East Auglis, Cornwall, Wales, and Ireland, but specimens on the Lancashire aɔant are believed to have asasped from cultivation. It has been ex- terminated from· Asparagus` Is-

The Government says that the naisance will be abated when the

war food," seems to be one of proposed reclamation scheme is tona.

that it was the duty of the revo-

Cut Flowers,

our oldest culinary vegetables be- ·| pat in hand. But when that i

|lutionary party to stay sny für- Assistant Land Officer.

Number of bloome specified in case the name can be traced back happy day will arrive no-one

ther proceedings and tend their variouscis os. His Excellency the Governor

to classical antiquity (says a cor- know, the Colonial Secretary hee, under, instructions from the energies in working out a Cons

respondent). But the term wa bimself stating that it is itapos Secretary of State for the Colonies, the dangerous position in which gardener classes."

titution and uplifting Chins from "Groupe of pos plants". "No applied by the Romans, not to out sible at present to way when the appointed Mr. Frank Birleye was situated. He had himself Clase" and "Chinese Market young shoots that grew on moan“ "Exchange easide lily, but so some anoɑulent scheme is even "likely to be Johnson to be Assistant Land recently urged the above pro- Gardeners" Classes. commenced." The Luisados Offic..

taina. It has found `favour with | exists; of that there is no doubṛ,

oeeding upon the Throne and

|British spicares for more than two And the Government realises the It is notified that on and after although the Throne had delayed Exhibitors in Open Classes on centuries, and was apparently fact.. Bat it is prepared to go on September 1, the Cash on Delivery

made fashionable by William III., putting up with the evil antil, in Service will be extended to

who taught Dean Swift the the dim fatare, the day dawos parcele exchanged with Maca

"Datoh way" of eating it. As when this other big work can be For particulars apply to the Pot

Damage to Exhibits.

paragas is one of our native plants, taken in hand. The exten Office.

stable Government was a neopes- It is intended to take apraial sion of the BO WOT outfalls, Assistant Grown Solicitor. isy if the intervention of Foreign steps to prevent this, although the While it is much too soon to make anything approaching we are told, would cost soms His Excellency the Governor Powers was to be averted, he officials cannot be held responsible definite statement regarding the great offensive that is at present $20,000. We have no knowledge bax, under instructions from the bent his energies to maintain it damage unfortunately occurs being conducted in Flanders, there is sufficient data to hand to enable us to form a fairly satisfactory conception of what is, and as to whether or not this is a Secretary of State for the Colonies, pesca in Canton until a Govern- (Rule 8, Part 2.) has been, taking place in this important zone-the most important could not some other temporary be Acsistant Crown Solicitor, with new Government, was in power. reasonable estimate, bat, if it is, appointed Mr. Lo Longinotto to men, either the existing or a on the Western front. Since the tine of the unexpected and access means be found of remedying the effect from the 19th August, 1917. the troops was absolutely essenti- of the party of the people, of the fisurishes in a tantalising way on

To succeed in this, the loyalty of triumph, the survival by numbers, land, near Kynance Core, but--- fal thrust in the Messines region, it has been daily becoming clearer that the British Army ass being set a task that had as its chief sauce? At any rate, it is a

duty resting on the authorities to His Excellency the Governors Osaton is one of the most Revolution. The Viceroy was neighbouring cliffa, The wild object more the overthrow of the enemy in north-east Belgium than do all in their power to cope with has appointed Mr. Francis Obarles difficult of provinces to govern, waited upon by a deputation from alant is much smaller bat of finer the continuance of the slow pressure of the German line in northera combined movement, in which our troope were aided by the French at yet convinced that that is of Police (Reserve), and Mr violent, and piracy has ever been to socept the Presidency of the and passsssse powerfal diaretio Franos. The unexpectedness, the rapidity and the success of the matter each me this, and we are Jenkin, Deputy Superintendent in people are headstrong and the People's Assembly asking him favour than the garden racists, being don. The Government Thomas Frederick Hongb, Assist-existent in a more or less acote Canton Repablic and to unite ic qualities derived from an alkaloid over the wide ares of their attack, have led to a changing of the most does not hesitate to spend large ant, experintendent of Police form, bursting out ou say sign of preserving the peace. He told principle called " asparagin.” important venues of the gigantic struggle. All eyes to-day are on same of money on for less essenti. (Reserve), to be Honorary AD. weakness at headquarters. The them that be could not be Pre- Flanders, for there arquestionably, even when every allowance is al work than thie. It should O's..

people, however. had become sident, but that he was prepared The world in poorer for the made for the picturesque language and the natural inclination of realise that, however large the

revolution mad-ao to speak; to recognize their desires apon death of Sir George Birdwood, the special correspondent to be graphic, is being fought out the most expenditure, public health im The Yara Market. terrifio battle in which men, in ancient or modern times, have ever

Mesare, Polishwalls and Kote intoxicated with the idea of in three conditions:

Firstly, that another President new sa much as 'si least tan provements should be a

the wonderful octogenarian who first wall inform as that they have not dependence, and on 29th Octo engaged.

According to all accounts, which, so far, are necessarily of a therefore, that the importance of circular, as during the interval no of people, declared for the Inde hitherto dependent upon their the laar. Sir George was certainly

charge on its finances. We hope issued their usual fortnightly ber a meeting of the Provincial was to be elected :

Assembly, attended by all classes Soondly, that the Bannermen ordinary men and preserved a scrappy osture, this battle dwarfs all clee that has taken place, is this matter will still be pressed on business has passed and the mat pendence of Cantos with the pensions were to be guaranteed more "alive" at 80 than a great remarkably dancing mind up to the number of men opposed to one another, the immensity of the the authorities, with a view toket remains entirely at a standstill, Viceroy as President. The Via asfety and were to be provided armament in operation and the scale of plan which is being care ending what can truly be describ- owing to most is abnormal, un va rogated the folly of such for by grants of public land after morabject upon which fully worked out in the cffensive. There is abundent evidence for ed as a most revolting set of expected and sensational rise in the belief that both the British in their glorica ly sggresive

exchange. strategy and the enemy in the manner in which he is endeavouring

e cry. Chisa is boun! by Treaties, which they would be disbanded darosly a subject upon which with the Powers; these concern as soldiers and would deliver up knowledge, vivacity, and ill he was not prepared to talk with to repel the aggressors, realise that in this marement mach has to

Royal Proclamations" | China as awhole and it is impos |their arms; sud. The Gaulle coctaine a Royal sible for provinse by province to be gained or loat, according to the issue. This it is that is making

amination. Hia` intimata · friends Lastly, that General Lang was the fighting in Flanders of so terrific a character. When the first Another matter of distinct public Proclamation consolidating, with break away from the uniting to be allowed to load away his were aware, of course, that he news of the great cfensive was fished out to us, we concluded that interest was raised at Thursday's additione and amendments, the bond-a central government to corps without molestation back to slept cometiture but he was the British abjective simed at was a flanking moment on Hindes meeting of the Council by Mr. lists of articles to be treated a deal with International obliga. Tannen: to enable this to be main and four o'clock in the burg's line. Faller details, however, made it clear that the real Pollook when he asked a series of contraband of war. Another tions and Foreign Powers. The done the Viceroy said he had morning, and if he answered the door to you as ten o'clock, a object was to obtain possession of at least the Belgian cost. It is questions regarding the purchase Proclamation notifies that the im- Viceroy therefore at once probi-issued three months' pay to each certain that from the cost the enemy submarines bave been of "Lysholt. The main query portation into the United King. bited any such ery; the military man and had provided for their wrong looming Agers in a black skali esp, with twinking principally conducting their piratical attacks. In our bands, put was whether, by soting as it dom of the following goods is were at that time loyal and his travelling expenses. therefore, a heavy blow would probably be strack at this did in this asse, the Government prohibited: -Carbons for aro orders were obeyed-ratwardly. The Assembly's representatives you, he was still as completely wiɗas awake as if he had not

· pestilential weapon, were we able to oust the enemy all had to pay more for the property lampe, carbons for searchlights, Shortly afterwards, however, the agreed to these conditions. The already done a day's work at bis along the Belgian cosst north of Ypres, from territory that he had "than it would otherwise have cartridges of all kinds and parts New Army at Chienshan, near Viceroy therefore in the early writing before you came to make been allowed to occupy much too long as we had done to the south done." That question was not thereof, electric dry cells and Masse, revolted and raised the hours of the 9th left his Yamen in of this mach-beleaguered town. To aid on the attack in the enemy answered, the ‹fficial reply merely carbone therefor.»

Revolationsry fag sad the new the city with three Becretaries your early call. in France was doubtless also part of Sir Dongian Haig's great plan; expressing the Government's belief

Army at Canton was known for the river and went up to the which so far is, gradually and with deadly certainty, being carried that it did not have to pay a larger

Sir George Birdwood and no be in sympathy with British Consulate on the Canton out with very satisfactory succese. Messines and Langemarck are price than was "neosssary

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Lysholt."

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for ST, JOHN AMBULANCE their comrades. The old Army Betilement of Shameen. At & sympathy with those superior

BRIGADE.

in the hands of the British,-elcquent testimony as to which side is diff went matter. In point of fact,

was knowa to be unwill-a.. he embarked on board Persons who shudder at the gaining most in the great struggle. Langemarck is five miles to we should say that the price paid

ing to fight against the HMS. Bandy for Hongkong. thought of dwelling in a London the north-east of Ypres, and this captare in itself, which is the cal-' was more than whe necessary.

Rvolutionary forces. There re The Viceroy is much worn and sabarb. Three years ago he wrote: mination of a series of well-planned and brillisatly executed- moves, The bidding at the anosion" was

mined two other forces, the thin: he feels deeply the disgrace the greatest, the noblest, the most "I have found the environs of this shows clearly that the British are advancing most anti-foo-o-ily, largely between the Government Orders issued to-day by Mr. E (Naval Defence Corps including be considers he has incurred

The latest nowe to hand points to the combined offensive having nominee and Mr. Ho Kom-toog, Ripbe state-

the men-of-war and the gas-boats, by "being unable to maintain inspiring city of the world, where- been resumed " opposite the famous Polyzɔne de Zonnebeke in the the latter of whom was quite as

soever I have dwelt in them, at Y.M.C.A. Division.

all ander the command of law and order at his post and Norwood and Acton and Eling, sou b, to the left of the French positions in the north" from which it aware that. Mr. Humphreye was Tresd 7, Aagast 21f-8 p.m., Admiral Li Ohun.. and the Yan be feels still more seately the fall of active and wholesome life, will be seen that the front traversed in, în this, as in the last big moves { present in the interests of the Squad and Stretcher Drill, ass Brigade under General Lang, danger that a prolongation of ment, one of very possiderable extent. The abjeolīvas were apparen!. Ġovernment. If he had been Thursday, August 23rd-8 About the 6th or 7th, the Viceory the present situation is to the municipal and socis, intellectual, ly ell captured, but not, it must be admitted, without meeting with made acquainted with the fact. p.m., Squad and Stretober Drill. Learned that the Navy, headed by fatura integrity of his country, philanthropic, and religions.

* God's in his heaven, mtrennons resistance on the part of the enemy. Full details are not, we have no doubt that he would | - Salyingpun Division. Admiral La bad given their The above is hie apology 10 All's right wish the world, yat to hand; but from what we know Canadian regiments have been have stood aside, in which event Tuesday, August Els.pm, allegiance to the Revolutionary, the Throne and to the world for especially distinguishing themeslyes and our French comrades show the property could have been Squad and Brosaber Onll, party. He was left with General his action: his justigestion lies was said, not playfully, but in ed particularly striking clan in the splendid work they did. The secured at a mach cheaper price Friday, August 24th. p.m., Lang's force of some 2,000 men. In the soos of his action philosophie good earnest by one Pros ian Guards, one of Germany's" crack" regiments, endeavoured then it satnally was. The whole

To have gaited those with the bloodshed having been averted who always faced the facts of to stem the advancing sorash, but without ancosas, and to all appear thing was badly muddled from Queen's College Division, Manoka forces, have prolonged at Canton. It is for this be human life uz flinchingly, and his noce this great offensive action, making for a gigantio combin=' the start, and, looked at. dia. Monday, August 20th-4p.m., fighting with, the revolutionary has striven; for this he has aging is particularly, trum ed murement of Anglo-French troops, is indeed developing into, if passionately, the Government has goad and Stretober Drill.

anbarban Landon,, which liks forces, and to have involved the suffered; for this he is now in it has not already attained, the proportions of "the greatest battle not come out of it with' any very

Thursday, Angad 23rd.-3 whole city in destraction, would exile. He thinks histori London Oity throughout t En history.

* Jadging by what has taken place, we can afford to great credit to its business in. p.m., Bandaging Practice; have been easy; but the climate justify him; and few, who know langth and breadth, swait the ions with calmness and with hope,

p.m., Squad and Blestobes Drill, resalt would have bow. The local conditions will bien kies nester heaven than in shi

atineta.

Squad and Svetober Drill