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BY APPOINTMENT.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1917.

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War Bond Drawing,

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GRIEF COUNTS THE SECONDS HAPPINESS FORGETS, THE HOURS. De Fined.

To-morrow's Anniversary. *

In connection with the sale of} tickets for the War Bond Draw- ing, a reader has mggested to us that these might with advantage be sold at other plases besides the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. We think his idea is a good one, and we hope the Committee which To-morrow is the anniversary Lascharge of "Our Day" arrange of the birth of General Botha ments will give heed to it. From (1862). the pro-protas issued it will bareS been noticed that the Committee bopes to raise a sum of $50,000) in'this way, but if rha tickets are on more widely distributed we do not 33. see why this figure should will not be very

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PEKING GERMAN BANK CASE.

Examination of 'Cordes.

In a farewell openok to his con- With a patriotio auterprise stituente at Epping, Lord Lam- The sirest of Cordes, Manager which is greatly to be commended, bourne-better known as Colonak of the Dentache Asiatische Bank, Hewere. Lane, Crawford and Com-Lockwood-said that he would not and the warrant for the arrest of pany annouces a scheme which mind making a speech with only": Eggeling, Assistant Maneger, we are sure will appeal to the one man and a child present, for (eaya the Peking Davy News) general public, for it is one by he saw bis very good friends, the were carried out by the local which everyone has an opportunity Press, near him, and he knew Procuratorste st the request of the of recoring eubstantial benefits, that his words would be faithfully Governor of the Bank of Chins. The scheme has been arranged and honestly reported. In the 25 The opening rate of the dollar The Procuratorata bas now issued in connection with the drawing rears he had represented the demand to-day Was a notifortion with regard to this of War Bonda on "Our Day," division, he could safely say that 21d. The closing rats case. The following is a traan and by it be found on Page 1.

every porchaser he had never been misreported or lation of the document

of $20 worth of goods at unfairly treated by the Press. Ein "This Procuratorate received a this old-established and well-experience was that whenever a exceeded. In, Singapore, for A little Chinese girl, aged letter from the Governor of the known house will be entitled to politician made an unguarded xample, where they make no three years, who lived with her Bank of China on the 8th August one $5 ticket in this drawing, statement, and it got reported, he bones about describing the experiment aan War Lottery, a Ferenta at Sas Po, Kowloon City, stating that in accordance with Tais means that customers are, put the blame on the Près, la socidentally fell into a well, sad instructions received from the given the very liberal discount of nine-and-a-half cases out of fan, sum of $250,000 is aimed at was drowned. Her body has been Ministry of Finance be had taken 25 per cent. on their purchases however, the Press was right and That amount, or even very much taken to the Kowloon Mortpary.over possession of the German and, in addition, that they will the politician was wrong. more, could well be raised here if

Bank, and its employees, Cordes stand a chance of securing one Picked it up. the tickets were placed in various

A Chinese was arrested by and Eggeling, both of whom are of the big War Bond prizes whiol Clabs, Chinese banke, etc. The Chioses especially may be counted ship'e guard on board be es German subjects, had refused to are to be drawn for on "Out Day." apon to bay liberally, and if the Kwoogsang yesterday with four surrender the socoant books which The scheme comes into operation Times writes that there WAS AN General bad the mobilised Madras A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,ilities were placed more direct-bake going. When charged before ankowe place whilst falasily to-day and will continue until anusual scene when an Inspector

ly in their way in the manner posgainn. October 16.

A point to be remembered in Guards under his directions. As suggested, we are sure that a huge Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Magistracy pretending that they had been sum wonld be obtained from this to-day, bie excuse was that he destroyed by fire, eta, and re-connection with this very happy course in physical drill, the section of the exmmatity alone-picked up the opium on the hill- questing this couratorats to idea is that it applies only to men were ordered to "take off (money, too, which would probab.Bide at West Point. His Warehip deal with the matter in accordance cash puzobssee, bat there is no their boots," and were set rauning

with law.

limit to the number of free round the damp and muddy ly not otherwise be accured for remanded the case.

Now this Procuratorate main-tickets which will be issued. Island in stocking feet. When war parpores. Now that we have

A Chinese woman who tried to tains that if the statements of the Those taking advantage of the the parade was over, they had to accepted the idea of a "drawing," All communications intended for publication should be addressed let na go into it with enthusiasm commit suicide by jumping iste Bank of Canada accurate the scheme may do their shopping get their sodden feet into shete the Water Polios Basin et l'an-aaid Cordes and Eggeling bare in any of the firm's depart boots again and march away as and thoroughness.

mati was brought before Mr. J.R. acted in detriment to public ments-ladies', outfitting, sports, best they could. A barefoot drill Vital Points. "

Wood at the Polien Court this interests. In accordance with the hardware, provisions, wine might be well, but the order was The speech which Lord Derby, The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will Secretary of State for War, has morning. Inspector Gordon slated regulation safticed by the and spirits, or furnishing. What merely to take off their boots,

more, that in the house where she was Ministry of Justice for dealing

purchases need and they obeyed. It is well for s be as follows: Daily issue-$36 per sanam. Weekly issos-just delivered at Thorncliffe to living a subscription was got up with enemy subjecte a warranti not bo confiand to Que soldier to be inured against con- $13 per sonum.

the Canadian Clab moskee very to celebrate a festival. She did was at once jeened for the arrest article patrons are free to make tingencies; but it is a question

We. bad, The rates per quarter and per moneom, proportional Sobecriptions refreshing reading.

for sury period less than one month will be charged as for a in regard to the war, made not subsoribe sad other inmates of the said Cordes, but in epite as wide a selection as they choose, whether it is ever advisable to

took her to tisk and chided her: of repeated efforts to Locate full month.

mistakes, he poisted

and for story completa $20 worth make young men deliberatele m The daily issue is delivered free when the addressee is accessible to bat "nothing like the German eo eeverely that she attempted Eggeling his whereabouts are

be presented. The only stipula The ssid Cordes on being tion in this connection is that the memenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies delivered at initial mistake in ignoring the suicide. His Worship thought sulla koown.

[that the woman should see the. their residences without any extra charge. Os copies sent by existence of the British Domia Secretary for Chinese Affair, and questioned by this Procuratorate goods in respect of which a ticket The Germans are so hard up post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. ipse." Nothing could be more The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00 cartsir, as bis Lordship doubt sccordingly remanded the car. stated that when on the 14th is provided must all be bought for liner and cotton, cloth that

August the Biak of. China

at one time sed not be spread there is an order for the burial of per quarter.

less had in mind, than that the

Dating the early hours of this appointed special officials to take over several days purchases, the dead in paper. We do not Single Copies, Daily, ten cents. Weekly, twenty-five cents (for Germane calculated that the ties]

over possession of the Deutsch-An' doecrupulous firm might, mean the dead soldiers; they are existing between the Dominicas wareing a Chinese woman, liring Asiatische Rank he was absent of course, easily arrange such sent for treatment by the Corpse Cash only).

and the Motherland were much session Street, was awaken from Peking, being away in s plan by putting up the prices Conversion Gesellschaft, so loves to bring about anything ed by the noise of a man leaving Peitaiho on holiday, sad farther, of its goods sufficiently high to those who die in their beds are her room with a box of clothing. that four months prior to that meat the cost of the tickets given wrapped in paper winding sheets. pproaching an united effort | asinst a common enemy. Lodu alarm was raised sud chase Darby's reference to the relative given, the man being eventually all its outstanding accounts and bona fides of Mesars. Lane, Oraw- Parliament that was passed in eway, but in sbie instance the This reminds us of an Act of positions in England of Democracy caught. Before Mr. Dyer Bail, at that by the im

War WEB ford and Company are fally 1678 (in force in the eighteenth Bad Monarchy will be endorsed by the Police Court, this mornings declared on Germany by China stablished by the fact that all century), obliging the dead to be every sensible person. All know Inspector Kent said that the man the winding up had been com- prices are to remain unaltered. buried in woollen. The law was the value of such a Monaroby as hed cat a bold in a wooden parti prevails in England and all know tion and, patting his band Pleted and a report was coste- In other words, the firm pays passed by the Tarif Reformers of likewise that it must, particularly through, elipped back the bolt.yad to the Ministry of for the tickete out of its own the Restoration in order to pro- with regard to the declaring of There had been a lot of this eort Station of the East Catr, etc. Ila pccket, sad the purchaser is teot homespun goods against for

not only getting full valge leign linen. It gave rise soms of thing lately. Defendant tried war, be reckoned as of secondary

slao ested that when he returned for money, but is also placed in celebrated lines of Pope, in which importance. His Lordship's into prove an alibi, saying he to Peking on the 19th August be the position of securing a big Mre. Oldfield, the actress, is re Bistence проп peace being in Leecar Road at the time. His

was informed by Eggeliog that prizs in War Bonde dhould he be presented as protesting against A NOTEWORTHY VICTORY,

ultimately arrived as not with Worship sentenced him to three slithe important account books facky in the draw. And here it this form of Protection: the German Monarchy or with montba hard labour.

of the Bank bad been sent to its Although there have been several bigger ffensive, movements the German Imperial Chancellor

Berlia Office and that the un- Before Mr. Der Ball, at the important ones had been destroy ou the Western Front than be latest British soccess, it is to be bat with the German nation" is doubted whether any battle which has yet been fought in that theatre another point of vital importance Police Court, this morning, aed by fire, C.

This Procuratorate has sicce bee been more fruitful of results or mere full of promise for the and one which, if adhered to, Chinese was charged with the future. It has given as possession of many points of extreme thould go for twarda bringing theft of two valuable Chices officially communicated with the tactical valde, it has revealed the British. High Command as bring the German people to their carice, from 75, Jervoise Street. Ministry of Finance nail the First

The movement is essentially a ever-ready to adapt itself to changed circumstancer, it has demon-senser. That an able nation, such aspector Kent gated that the Police Station of the East City parriot e or, for all of the 25 strated once again our all-round superiority over the enemy, sad it as the Germane undoubtedly man had formerly been employed requesting them to inform this

per cent. discount which the firm has filled car troops with fresh confidence in pltimata victory. The sre, should be slave-driven by by the occupier of the house and Procuratorate whether prior to is waiving goes to help the coun whole battle was cleverly planned, and now that sufficient time has a military bureaucracy like the that he had gained entrance to the declaration of war notification try, because the money is all con-often very evident, but rarely, as elapsed to permit of a review of its consequences we are able to see Hohenzollerne and the rest of the second fl or by climbing up of the suspension of its basiness verted into War Stock. We con- in the following "Commercial that it was carried into effect with machine-like precision and in Prussian Jankerdom is appalling an outside water-pipe. Early had been sent to them by the gratulate the originators of the Note" taken from the Bankow and the sooner the better it will this morning & street coolie was German Bank. The reply from scheme on their enterprise, and tea report is the N. G. Daily As the Timer military correspondent has taken occasion to point be for the Germane when they arrested in Queen's Road carry the Ministry of Finance was to we have no doubt that the public News Excited exchange ex- ont, this battle is really the conclusion of others and, but for had recognise thin. The best way to in the hores containing the the effect that so far.asite records will avail itself to the fall of the celled experta expectations; weather, it would have been fought out long ago. In Flanders, the assist them in coing so is an carios. He did not know what could thow no such notification opening which is placed in its rocketting riets reacted ruinously Britieb Army has been ill-fated in the matter of weather conditions. questionably to ignore absolutely the boxes contained and later had ever been sent to the Minir. W67. If we take cur memories back, it will be recalled that almost every the Hohenzollerns and Jankara painted out the man who had try, whilst that from the First time we have begun en offensive the elements have tean against af. and to state emphatically that engaged him to carry them, this Police Station of the East City Not only has this meant increasing the difficulties of advancing, with the German nation only will being defendant. The curion generally confirmed the elate bat, owing to our "coner queat inability to rosh big gass forward, the Allies consider the question were worth more than $300. mente of Corder. At the same Eggeling refused to surrender the practically paralysed pained par the enemy has been given sa advantage which, with conditions of peace.

The defendant admitted the theft time the attention of this Pro- books of the Deutsch-Asistisobe chewere, and the total tes fimidly otherwise, he would never have et jyed, More than that, with the The Latest Aerial Raid,

wea sentenced to three caratorate was drawn to the fact Bank by pretending that they taken seems somewhat short. of weather patting a halt to cur scheme before it could be anally com England be "had another montha' hard latonr.

that Eggaling had a private had been destroyed, but he should seven thousand. Desperately dull plated, the enemy was naturally in the happy position of knowing nocturnal visit from enemy serisi

residence in the West City remember that no bank, whether and drooping demand makes the our sime and was thus able to dig himself in so se to be able to morderare. On this occasion the

situated in the vicinity of Taiping its business operations have been market miserably moribund. offer greater resistance when a fresh stack come. That is precise-enemy seems to have been esger

Hu. The said premises were at suspended or not, ever wantonly

The geography lesson was ly what he has been doing, but, in spite of all the advantages being to impress as much by his formid-

once watched by policemen destroys its books and decoments. on hie side, he has had to yield ground once again to our advancing able appearance as by the nomber

epecially detailed for the purpose Therefore, it appears that in about to begin, and the subject of Army. Ia this latest baule, our troops overcame the of bombs he was able to drop.

and on the 11th inst. they were stating that the books, and it was France. Accordingly, the Germens' super-defences in a few hours and now hold their newly-The reception, however, given to Before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the entered and searched by detectives certain documents belonging to teacher started off with the quee One development in this conseation which cannot pass unnoticed is was of enohe nature that it, along were three cases of shelta from the assistance of the Inspector of had acquired positions with no fear of being ousted from them. him from our anti-aircraft guns Police Court this morning, there from the Police Headquarters with the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank tion: "Now in this present ter

been destroyed, Egge tible war, who is our principal that the enemy has been compelled to admit the superiority of our with the precautions taken for the godowns,

Second Police Station of the Westling was making a deliberate jaily ?" "France," came the an- methods. As a message from the Britisù Headquarters makes clear, safety of people in the streets, A Chinese was arrested in Oity, and accompanied by the misrepresentation purposely to ewer from a chorus of voices. **Quite right," enid" the teacher, the Germans have decided to accept the inevitable and not to waste very effectively carbed the Yamati yesterday with

ten said Cordes. Six iron boxes were deceive people, and be in oon. farther infantry against positions which the British have now enemy's marderons intentions, pounds of nails in his possession found in the premises, but they arquently regarded as a suspect beaming. Now can any of you completely consolidated. That is a festure which we can contem which led to comparatively little and it was later found that the did not contain any account books under the Article quoted above. give me the name of a town in plate with deep satisfaction, for after previous hatiles the Germans loss of life or damage to property. man had stolen them from the belonging to the Bank. A state However, as the statements of Frande ? A small boy st the were wont to fling their men into counter-attacke in huge maseer, The raid was over a very wide Wharf Company's, gedowns at mant was thereby signed by Cordes were based on the verbal back of the class almost fell over and have never been content tacitly to acquiesce in our possession area in England, se reporte from Kowloop. M-. R. Packham told Oordes tealifying the information given to him by in his eagerness to tell ; of new areas of territory. This changed attitude, we may take it for Esser, Yorkshire and other scan- his Worship that the man was em search, and a similar one was Eggeling and further sa he was where," be mid, brosiblessly. granted, springs out of a recognition of the uselessners of retrieving ties teatif The great height at ployed as a temporary carpenter. submitted to this Procuratorate absent from Peking daring the inst ground, as well as out of a growing conviction in the necessity which the raiders travelled seems He should have left the nails at by Liang Shao-tang, batler to the time the German Bank was taken over by the Government of Chins, of conserving man-power.

to have prevented our aircraft the office. Sentence of one said Eggeling.

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faultless manner.

and

Stolen Curios,

GODOWN THEFTS.

dsta the Bank had saltled

tinance the fret Police

may be incidentally min1ionad Lane, Cr'ord and Company's thi, qanlity for quility, Mears.

au with those of any other slote. prices stand favourable compari

in the Colony.

***Odicas! in woollen: 'twould-

a saint provoke 1' (Were the isst words that poor

Narcissa spoke :) 'N, let a charming chintz and

Brussels lace Wrap my cold lindle and shade.

my lifeless faca.""

"Alliteration'a artful sid” is

on troubled tasmen. A wook of weary waiting, and watching silver strongly souring, has

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Prophetess's Scaled Box If this war had to be fought out under pset conditions, in attacking them in time. At such month's hard labour was passed. "Now socording to Article 135 it is as yet impossible to deter which there was ampla" opportunity for straight, open fighting, its height, it is certain the enemy Another employes of the of the Penal Code, employees of mice whether he has said the Bishop Boyd Carpenter, who would have been over long ago, and the Germans by this time would cannot possibly have any de Godown Company was charged any institution who uses violence, truth, Although Eggeling is now bass country seat in Devonshire, have been tarling the bittere of complete defest. But tranob war finite objective in bien bozabe with stealing six pounds of compulsion or fraudolent meats at large, enbauantial evidence that and other bishops have been fare and the yet even newer tactics to which it has given way provide dropping, which again proves smoked rubber from the godowns, to deceive others whilst par-Cordes actually instigated Egge requested to open the sealed box zo anoh opportanty as that for which our troops bave always yearn that his chief intention is to combat, owing to a question of inter- forming their duties are liable toting to excape is lacking. Cordes lett by the Daronshire prophetone, ed. It is, however, in ita adaptability to new conditions that the mit au mach indiscriminato dam-preting the man's dialect, the 4th class banishment or fince not ia bereby allowed to be released on Jasons Southoort, who died in British Army has revealed ita flexibility and high merit. We have age she can. Similar attacks case was remanded until Friday. exceeding $300 in amount. Any bail to await instructions from 1814, in order to see what, if any never been a military nation, but this latest battle, we are told, has over German soil constitute the The third osas was that in which employee of any institution who this Procuratorete, For the same bearing the ** revelations demonstrated the soundness of the pre-war training of car soldiers. only possible reply, and the sooner a man was found to be leaving has used either violence, com- reason the present esse is, tem- have upon, the present dri That training has stood as in good stead in our latest advanturer, the authorities at Homeralise this Holt's Godowas with two pieces pulsion or fraudulent means to porarily held over to be tried, our history, Up to the and to-day the Kaiser may with good reason look with swe on the the better will it be for all con- of soap tied to his girdle. Es was deprive others le punishable when the arrest of Eggeling has however, a favourable men whom he once dubbed su Britain's contemptible little cerned.

Eantenood to 14 days' hard labour, under that Article. The said been effepted. Artky.

has not best TERRÍÍD