1917-10-04 — Page 8

CORRESPONDENCE.

The opinions expressed by corTIE- pondents are not necessarily those of the Hongkong Telegraph.

THE WAR LOTTERY.

To the Editor of the "Hangou

Telegraph."}

}:

Bir,I find it difficult to think that your correspondent who, is kind enough to sign himself ED admirer of me, has read my ser ́mon an, the above subject with mach attention.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER

A DESPERATE THIFF.

Attempt to Shoot Saaltary

Board Coolle

The cses was resumed at the Police Court this morning, in | which a Chinese" is charged with other man a sum of $60, aleo picking from the pocket of an with carrying arms without a licence, sad with attempting to shoot a Sanitary Board coolie.

The case for the prosscntion is | that that, Obineer, a native of Your readers would scarcely Yannan, was changing a $100 by interested in a discussion bill at a money-changer's shop between us of the interpretation of 120, Queen's Road Central, re: of Issiab, or I would ask him driving 467 in French notes and his authority for removing $40 in Hongkong notes, when to Egypt divinities whose names the defendant came up and are Aramoan or Syrian, also what snatched the Franch notes from he means by speaking of his hand, making off down superstition being "asarped." My Jubilee Street. The alarm was authority is Hastings' Bible raised and two Sanitary Board Dictionary, which was the latest coolies, who saw the man running, when I left England, and sinos the war the Germans have been Te chase. Ons of the coolies overtook the defendant in Loo unsy to give us a counterblast though my edition of the Bobaf Herzog also 'sevigne ■ Chaldean origin to the words,

Jubilee Street, just by the Central Market. The defendant, produo

ga revolver, told the coolie that he would ahoot him if he came

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.ing houses. The 1st, 2nd, 4th

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held in Council Chamber this afternoon, when those present were pr

and 5th clames are licensed under the Liquors Consolidation Ordin- ance, 1911, the objects of the provision under which they are licensed being (a) the control of the trade in liquor and (6) revenue considerations, The 6th class is

1917.

CANTON NEWS.

Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Counter-blast.

Our Canton correspondeat

H. E the Governor (Sir licensed ander the Asistio Emi-writes as follows nader date of Francis Haary May, K.O.M.G.)gration Ordinance, 1915, and the October 3

General F. Ventria) manding the Troops, (Major-with the law relating to emigra clamation issued for the arrest of

THE WAR TAX.

U. S. TROOPS,

Official Correspondence

the. Bill.

Being Trained to Meet Gu

American Training Camp in France, Monday, August 20

At this afternoon's meeting of Work began at the American

the Legislative Council, there Field. Headquarters to-day of

some of the devices of their They were introduced to digonte enemica on the actual battlefront. filled with tear-producing gas, chas the Germans spray the medium of thosesade of shells. behind the fighting lines through The Germans aleo bare hand- grenades filled with liquid which explode into blinding feme

ration was to prove to the:

The object of today's demons

French gas masks, for after"

H. E. the General Officer Com object is to secure complianos In consequence of the pro- laid on the table correspondence accustoming the men of the tion. The 3rd clase is licensed Ban Yat-sen and the Special relating to the Bating (Special American expeditionary foros to Colonial Secretary,

The Hon. Mr. Cland Severn, under the latter Ordinance and Parliamentary members by the War Bate) Ordinance. This also sometimes under the Liquors Peking Government, the so-called comprised a despatch from His The Hon.. Mr. J. H. Kemp, Omolidation Ordinance, 1911 Military Government in Canton Excellency the Governor to the Attorusy General.

The 7th also is licensed under has issued two orders-first, for The Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, the Merchant Shipping Ordin- the arrest of Leang Chichio, Seoretary of State, forwarding the OMG., Director of Public Works. ance, 1898, the object being to Nie Cha-chang, Toug Fe-hung Ordinance for His Majesty' The Boa, Mr. E. B. Hallifax, secure the welfare of seamen, and Chts Sam; secondly, appeal signature; a report by the At Secretary for Chinese Affairs, The 8th class is registered under ing to the whole country to start Colonial Treasurer,

The Hon. Mr. E. D, O. Wolfe, the Public Health and Buildings at once against the Peking Govtorney General explaining the

Ordinance, 1903, and the object ernment.

purposes of the Ordinance; and's The Hon. Mr. M. C. McI-Megner, is to ensure proper sanitary Captain Superintendent of Police conditions. An examination of sident, has despatched telegrama lency requesting that proceeds of Li Yasa-bong, the late Pre- further despatch by His Excel- The Hon. Mr. Wei Yak, O.M.G. the above statement of the existing to the Northern and Southern the War Bate be from time to time The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, machinery discloses at least two Provinose stating that although

The Hon. Mr. G. E. Anton, The Hon. Mr. Lea Chu Pak The Hon. Mr. S. B. Dodwell. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, Clerk of Councils.)

K.Q.

Financial.

}

the absolute reliability of

Hastinge says 'God was "the god nearer, at the same time put minutes, recommended by H. E.The other is that licensing that he-strongly opposes the ment and that he (His Excellency) | men's syes, but their lives, depend

who gave good fortune, and presided over a person, house, or mountain." Of course gods of luck were worshipped in Egypt elsewhere.

+

defects in the system. One is many telegrams have invited him paid to Lieut. Col. Thursby- put through the dugoute wilhons that there is no really appropriate he will neither go to the North nor Pelham as His Majesty's Treasury the slightest inconvenience with form of licence or registration for to the South, but will go abroad Ohost Ofoer. In this latter, His their masks on, they are allowed Chinese hotels and boarding as soon as the proper Parliament

to get one whit of the gas with houses which neither sell liquore is formed and proper Pres. Excellency said that, as previously out the marke. With smarting nor supply meals to non-residents, ident is elected.

explained, $10,000 of War Iman eyes they quickly realise after a though as a matter of fact The Generalissimo has deshad, through a misunderstanding, second's exposure without protec Obinase restaurant licences have patched circalara to all Provincial been taken up by the Crowa tion how important the daily co- The following financial been issued to ench places. Authorities and important parsons Agents on behalf of this Govern make drille are; for, not only the the trigger. Fortunately, the cartridge did not explode, the Governor, were referred to under the Asistio Emigra convocation of a and the coolie then closed with the Finance

provisional proposed to pay for this stock by upon the speed" with which the the men.

Committee and tion Ordinance, 1915, is not Senate. A special meeting is to the proceeds of the new War Rate maske can be adjusted, when the The other polie, subsequently approved:-

wholly suitable for the take place to-day in the Special and thereafter to hand over the larm is given. Later the mos together with a Chinese detective, A sum of (8123) in aid of the better class of Chinese hotel, sa Parliament to pass a resolution scrip to the Imperial Government will have experience with resi My point is that they are wor bad by this time come up and rote Imports and Exports the objects of that Ordinance are denouncing the "unlawful sot" in part payment of the contribasphyxiating gas. shipped still in effect in every

the man was arrested, The Department, other charger, confined to preventing abuse of the Peking Government. tion from the tax. He had no A demonstration of the popu appeal to luck to the displacing revolver, was taken away and in factory: rent. of Providence, although no images the right hand trousers pocket of

with regard to the treatment of A sum of $7,000 in aid of the emigrante,

Negotiatione are going on objection to effer to the arrange larity the Ameriese military units. The draft rules between the Military Government ment of handing the proceeds of already beva won in France was be set up or harvest offerings the man was found the bandls of vole Public Works Extraordinary, pablished with this Bill deal with and a delegate from the head the

War Base to the given a few days ago, when the spread for them.

elolen notes, When the man Hongkong, Miscellaneous, (14) the above points and will place on bandit of Nu Tan Shan concern- Tressary Chest Officer, Bn American Bise Hospital staff Your correspondent вата STAB taken

Gool, the Central Victoria

constructing "a horrible coniu- Police

more satisfactory footing the izg the earrendering of the latter arrangement I create

was organized by the Roosevelt Bos Station, "mixing Religion Brazil examined the weapon and yard. sion" by

Inspector concrete platform over lower control of euch Chinese "board- and the conversion of his followers adopted in connection with the pital at New Yo left, after. with War Bonde Drawing, found that it was a six-chamber

ing bouses" sa fall within the into an army (No Tan Shan is a Hongkong War Loan. He pro spending a mouth in a temporary A eam of $8,300 in aid of scope of the rules. Other classes place south of San Hai district and posed therefore that after the sam French military hospital. Most of amusement with sin, charity with

American-made revolver. Four the vote Fablic Works Extra-of boarding house" may be is very noted as the lair of pirates of $10,000 has been paid for the the regular inhabitants of the imprudent and unwise gambl chambers were loaded and one of ordinary, New Territories, drain-dealt with under subsequent rules and rabbe:a. Taa head bandit above mentioned War Loan Stock, neighboring villages came to the ing." I admit that religion does the cartridges bore a distinct age, (47) miscellaneous drainage if it appears desirable to do so. says that he can collect 3,000 further proceede of the War Bate station to wave farewell, and both not mix easily with the drawing, mark of having been struck by works.

No Chits,

followers).

should be paid direct in dollars to the doctors and the aures were bat my only responsibility in the the trigger. The sction of the A sum of $900 in aid of the

the Tressary Chest Officer. This fairly deluged with flɔwars. The matter is that I have endeavoured solis who tackled the man was Tote Pablic Works Extraordinary moved the first reading of a Bill The Hon. Attorney General

suggestion was approved by the nurses, in white uniforms, with to show some of the besringe of

one worthy of every praise. Hongkong Miscellaneous, Victoria

Secretary of State in a telegram red-lined bine caps, had been the one on the other. This ap

Gaol, installation of trough intitaled An Ordinance to amend

The Bon. Treasurer of the Alise in which the Lords Commissionere etriking figures about the pears to be unwelcome.

closeta within the lower yard. the Liquors Consolidation Ordin-

Memorial & Affiliated Hospitale of the Treasury expressed their place, and bad A sum or $644 in aid of the ence, 1911.

The Hon. Colonial Secretary bega to acknowledge with thanks grateful appreciation of this the admiration of all the French vote Military Expenditure, B.-

เป war people. A distinguished French Defence Corps, personal emoln. seconded, and the Bill was read the following donations to the further contribution

Faude of the Hospitals: Woo expenditure. a first time.

general personally sent word that mente.

à sum of $80 in aid of the vote

The main object of this Bill is Chan Sze, $10; Lak Hong Sse, In his first despatch, His Ex- he had heard with the grestant cellency drew special notice to pleasure of the deep impression, Miscellaneous Services, bathing to prohibit the sale, except for $5.

Concealed Copper. the generous offer of Sir Robert the American nurses had made places, North Point and Kennedy cab, of intoxicating liquore to be

A Chinese was charged before Ho Tang to discharge himself the smong the French medical staffs, consumed on any licensed pre-

My object wan"not to confass but to diepel the confusion of mind which exists o.. the subject, of which your cortespondent's

to

TYPHOON WARNING.

The telegram quoted below letter same to me, with respect, we received by the American

■ fair.instance,

Cunsalate General, Hongkong, As for "ein," I beg it to be from the Manila Observatory at noted that I have not taken upon 11 pim. yesterday :- me to lay that to day man's Uyclone or typhoon over 8. charge. Mr. Chesterton said China Bes, filling up. recently that one of the problem

of life is to show men who are not wicked that they are doing.

wicked things. I trust I have

Town.

Alice Memorial Hospital.

which

"

seer and achievements.

win

The Roosevelt unit has now

A sum of $2,500 in sid of the mises, unless such enle is to a Mr. A. Dyer Bail, at the Palice war rate imposed upon occupiers who had taken back hom vote Public Works Extraordinary, resident at a hotel, orie of liquor Court this morning, with stealing of his property, the large majority splendid accounts of their char Kowloon, drainage, (37) mis to be consumed at a bona fides quantity of copper piping from of whom are Chinese of the poorer cellaneous drainage works. meal at an botel or restaurant. the Kowloon Docks. Inspector class, and stated that this gen- A sum of $8,820 in aid of the The opportunity is taken to MacDonald said the man was emas example has been followed his money into our pockets, or vole Sanitary Department, special make two slight changes in the caught going aboard a launch by another Chinese landlord, Mr. never forgotten the distinction.

play on his weakness to provide expenditure, new motorrefase provisions of the principal Ordin-with the pieces of copper stack in Tong Lei-ahun. Further, it is cot I who have for hospital service which is no lighter.

Anos relating to import and ex- his boote. His Worship sent him to prison for air weeks and order. mized charity with gambling, charity” at all, but an urgent A sum of 82,450 in sid of the port statements. One is to pro-ed that he should be placed in wise and prudent or otherwise. duty

vote, Pablia Works Extra ride that import and export The mixing of the two is the very As for law, I am not a lawyer, ordinary, New Territories, com statements relating to intoxicat the stocks for four hours thing I object to. As for bat I think we are skating on munications, (45) ronda : →→→ ing liquor must be on a separate The case in which ■ Chinese the wisdom, I nole that uncommonly thin ice legally as Fanling to Castle Peak Widen form from all other returns Jour correspondent refraineell as morally, and should be ing to 20 feet the existing road so that it will not be possible to chauffeur in the employ of the from breaking the very curious much interested to see the result from San Tin to Au Tan, $1,600; require the Superintendent labor- Exile Garage Company is being silence which is being maintained of a test case. I see that a ship's Fan Ling to Cassis Peak, iously to colect the necessary charged with the manslaughter of particulars from the ships' man-an eight-years-old boy on Satur-

Manslaughter Case..

"THE FANTASTICS."

taken over a great permanent. hospital within the Americao army zone, and while awaiting. American patients will continue to care for a large number of French soldiers, The American equipment is thorough, all the most modern surgical and medical appliances are being installed in the various wards, French re- sidents in the town near the naw hospital base had heard that the them an enthumatio gresting.

There is masa interest through- out the expeditionary force in the

about the action of the Indian guard has just been fined $200 for | Widening to 16 feet the existing festa which are farcished to him day, by running over him with Some Particulars of the PartyAmericans were coming, and gave- and Straits Governments, after smuggling lottery tickets into the road between An Tau and Shid under a different Ordinenos and his car at West Point, was resamed

OTOLA

+

Control of Hotels.

before Mr. J. B. Wood, at the

"

J;

their excursions into lottery, in Colony. There is of course a Pin, $850. lotteries are "distinctly mis-guard and the eminently respect vote Imports and Exports Depart Another change is the insertion farther evidence of the accident the Sunshine Girl, Frederic aiound rank upon the new army retracing their steps because distinction between the ship's Aeam of $380 in aid of the for an entirely different purpose. Palice Court this morning. After

"Headed by Miss Bille Senton, movement to bestow s'commis- chieroad." If I am in error in ble Hongkong and Shangosi ment, personal emoluments,

of a provision requiring the

While organized under regarding this very demaging Bank, but it will be more clear A sum of $10,000 in aid of the furnishing of "nil" returns, se, had been taken, the case was Shipman's brilliant company, of nurses,

again adjourned. admission sa fatal to the moralo the Bank than to the ship's vote Public Works Extraordinary, returns to the effect that no liquor

entertainers, "The Fantastics," direction of the Red Cross the justification claimed for our local guard.

will open their Hongkong season hospital units in France, both New Territories, communicatione, has been imported or exported on enterprise, let some one prove it, Your correspondent says that roads, widening of the Fan Ling the ship in queerios, to be used

next Wednesday night at the with the American and English We have experience, recent and as our brothers are willingly Castle Peak Road, from Shia Pin in cases where ne sach import- facilitate Legal Proceedings Theatre Royal, Miss Seaton beads armies, have been wholly taken contiguous and a nearly paral giving their blood for the country to Castle Peak:

ation or exportation has taken against Enemies in certain asses. the list on a bill of recognised over by the army, with the regular lal se may be, to the effect

we may well be allowed to give

He stated that the Bill was stare, all of whom have had a wide army, surgeons serving sa omm- A sum of (8220) in aid of the place. At present the obligation that,

expe-manding officers, and the adjut- comprehensive well-meant a few dollars in the form of a rate District Ofice, North, im-15 to furnish returns where liquor founded on the Legal Proceedings and

work. Misa anda and other doctors being public lottery is not a thing to lottery to help them and alleriste pravements to the grounds of the has been imported or exported. Against Enemies Act, 1915, of rience of stage be repeated. In the face of this their privations and enfieringe." Island House at Taipo.

These alterations will not really the Imperial Parliament, The Beaton's good looks, obser- commissioned in the Rosacea we here insist on going forward, Itrast my friend will not take

throw any fresh bärdän on ship object of the Bill was to enable fal personality, handsome Corps Orderline doing "various and now our example is being offence if this strikes me aa

ownera na it is already the general any subject to petition against frocks, and last, but not least, dation about the hospitals are urged upon Shanghai.

comic. He cannot imagine that The Hon. Attorney General practice to furnish liquor returns an enemy defendant for declar her gift of humour, invariably being regularly enlisted. The Repeated attempts have been I would dream of refusing to moved the first reading of a Bill on a separate form and to furnish stion from the Court as affecting win for her a firm place in the nurses also have signed for the made in the Home Country to get allow him to give na many dollars intituled An Ordinance to provide "ail" returns. The Bill provides the present war on a contract bearis of her audience whenever duration of the war, but they authorisation for War Fand lot as he can. The difference between for the licensing and control of special forms for these returns, entered into between the plaintiff she appears, and on her recent simply a rating as norse; terice. Every one of them has as is that I want him to give are places where persons are lodged Tas opportunity is also taken to and defendant before the outbreak starring tour of Australia she had which places them in neither the been reineed. The bankers, and he wants to give two and for hite.

repeal certain provisions in the of the war. It also provided for the title of the "Sunshine Giri" commissioned nor the enlisted believe, oppose on the ground that gamble three. We have made. The Hon. Colonial Secretary Liquors Consolidation Ordinance, the service of a notice on the bestowed upon her by her ad grade. The nursen Bervizig at the means is out of proportion ap oar minds to have a flatter seconded, and the Bill was read 1911, requiring the publication defendant of proceedings taken mirers. Other prominent artists the British front work with British outly, and public opinion at and we do not mean to be depriza first time.

in Chinone of ali regulations to get the declaration. One in the "Fantastics" are Nellie aures who are pommissioned from second, lieutenant up, and large also demurs. Visitors to ed of it, but for heaven's sake lat The general object of the Bill relating to dealers licences, Chia-criticism levelled at the English Black, who, in addition to con our Colony from Canada and these keep the tremolo stop out of it is to provide powers for the ese restaurant licences and brow-dot was that while it enabled s dnoting the orchestra, contributes wear the regular insignis of com- State aro surprised and Meantime, whilst we are dis licensing and better control of ery licences. These provisions plaintiff so obtain a declaration, violin numbers and contralto missioned rank. There are many grieved, and Chinese Christians patang, the "distinctly mischeir-hotels, boarding houses and all are considered annecessary. The it did not sesist him in the solos, Leonard Nelson, Australia's instances where nurses have to are bewildered by our deparous respits" observed by the places where persons are lodged Bill emes into operation on enforcing of his rights against greatest comedian; Bay Traynor; so on their own responsibility in ture from Imperial practice. Ludian_Goromment are appear-for hire. These are all included December 1.

*** enemy defendants during the clever trick pienist; Farn morgencies, and on

theng **Your correspondent very easily ing. The fever is beginning to in the bill under the generic term

war. That was so, of course, but French, ■ New Zealand soprano ocions a definite raak would disposes of both the "theologi-rise, and siready to my knowledge" boarding house." The various

at the same time it was a great and classical denost; Fred Keeler be of great assistance. sal side, as he calls it, and the young fellows are plunging to a kinda of "boarding house." sa de moved the first reading of a Bill tract to know what his position brilliant dancing is a feature of The Hon. Attorney General advantage for a party to a con- and Ivy Aldous, whom quaint and lexal. There is no Bible text degree which will be rainous for fined in the Bill, over which intituled An Ordinands to con- in law was. He did not think it "The Fantastic entertainmente; Thou shalt not bay a lostery them if they fail to win a prize, certain amount of control solidate and amend the law would be advisable to carry the Elsie Black, flantist and picools-

It is with no sense of triumph, exercised at présent may be The Governor of the Colony but only a heavy heart that I see classified as follows: (1) relating to the deportation of Bill any farther than the British player Alf. Redhead Wilson,

andesirable, persons.

"Athletic Hamonrist"; Hilde The Lord Lieutenant of Ire has the power to alter the law, my prophecy coming tras. Never European hotels, (2.) European

The Hon. Colonial "Secretary The Hon. Colonial Secretary Felstead, musical monologuist: land has commated to penal he addŋ. Well, the Bible says, prophesy, they may, unless you restaurants, (3.) Chinese hotels,

Take hold and keep yourselves know; any man of Afty might (4) Chinesos restaurante, (secorded, sad the Bill was read seconded, and the second reading and Bert Wiles, ragtime xylo servilade for the penal

first time. from all corsicamese, it asks in prophesy with knowledge in such Chinees esting hoses (5) Proceedings, Against Enemies, put through the Committee stage own electrician, and its own Kawabe, Tapanes

was agreed to. Later the Bill was phonist, The Company carries its sentence passed upon Mateu dignantly if we are to do evil thats como ao this..

“Boarding "bouses whore nesisted good make come; enjoins us to liva:

emigrante may be lodged, (1) The Hon. Attorney General and read a third time and passed. soenery and stage-fittings. The found guilty at th by labour, not look, and bida na

Seamen's boarding houses for moved the second reading of the The Council then adjourned 200 opens at Moatrie's "odmar ANDENGAN love our neighbour, not try to get

nos-Chiness, (8) Common jodge Bill insitated An Ordinance to until next Thursday,

Robert Boerborou

ticket," ergo.

ཚེ་

Yours eto

Oct. 4, 19176

Deportation.

a

Aot.

Sentence on Japanese Commuted.