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We have just

received

a fresh consignment of

JEFFREYS BEER

(BREWED IN SCOTLAND.)

SOLE AGENTS

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1917.

Thasa Jugglers.

DAY BY DAY.

GRAIN FOR BELGIUM. JOTTINGS BY THE WAY. TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

BEWARE OF THE MAN WHO Dutch Boats Permitted to Sall DOES NOT LIKE CHILDREN, DOGS. MUSID AND LAUGHTER.›

To-morrow's Anniversary. To-morrow is the 18th anniver

War.

The Dollar.

“The Kainer's "Bast", saya * A French journalist, falling Telegraph headline.That's all catch right of the redonbia right, but the Allies one Lenin, gives hin render a endeavour just at present is to piatare of the man,

The Hague, Monday, August bust the Kaiser,

The news from Washington that thirty or more Dutch vessels i (will be permitted to sail from the

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authority of one of his intimates. "Picture to yourself a hagy fragile, shabby little man; a little

Tas other day we drew atten- tion to the ́ annoyanos cinsed in the streets by a number of youth--| fal Chinees jugglers, but as yet we have seen na, signs of sur | actian being taken to cope with thiaTM decided" pablic auimnos. For a combination of persistence," chenk and insolence, these youngy of the beginning of the Boer sters take a lot of beating, and we do not know what the polios are doing to permit them to annoy passers-by to their heart's The other day, in content. Queen's Road, we saw one of these, 9.5/3d. The closing rals| prevails as to the nature of the little urchins in the midst of a will be found on Page 1. small crowd which had con. gregated on the pavement and to ||

Invitations have been issued whom sa Indian constable ap- peared to be laring down the for an Officist Investiture" at law. Imagine our astonishment Government Haces on November a few moments later when the, at 9.20 p.m. The orchestra of |javeníle jaggler began giving af the 25th Middlesex Battalion will permission to export these cargoes | Thất doesn't affect as very much more pozzled than ever.

demand

to-day

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Policemen's War professor of a provincial 'collaga, United States with grain owned Bonus” anya another. —Who said who has had conjugal misfortunes. The opening rate of the dollar by the Netherlands Government policeman's lot was not a happy He expresses the most violent and

has been received with satisfaction one?

anbversive ideas cing a piping, bere, although uncertainty still

colourlen voice. When ons haarz him ta'k like that one cannot ex»- arrangements. It is learned antho

Hongkong Censore Criticised" plain, the secret of his influence, ritatively that the cargoes of all pays contemporary-Just as and when he speaks to a small the Datch ships in question though that were anything adv.

gathering of the elect he apparent amount, to some 190,000 tone.

ly produces as little effect," I The first proposal of the

this is said by an adherent, the American authorities was that

outsider may be forgiven for being

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD., display for the special delectation be present.

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WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

TELEPHONE NO. 616.

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DEATH." ORCHARD-Killed in action Capt E. F.G. Orchard of the 8th King's Liverpool (Royal Irish) Reg. Late of H. K. Volunteer Artillery.

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Invertiture.

Alice Memorial Hospital. The Hon. Trepaurer of the Alice

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* Penny Railways" we read.—

be granted on condition that two hare in Hongkong. But we do thirds of them be turned over to sigh for a penny ferry,

the Belgian Relief Commission,

but it was found that the amount

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of the constable, who appeared to enjoy the performanos more than anybody eles among the crowd. I must be a welcome relief for Memorial and Afiliated Expitals Relief Commission would be dering whether the drop in the of fodder was so large that the Hongkong Tammies are won weary constable on point duty to begs to acknowledge with thanks unable to take its share. Hol-dollar will also mean a drop in wol to count on little diver the following donation to the land therefore offered to give their chances of getting more pay. tions like these, but what about! Funds, of the Hospitalë:-8. J. the Commission .. #cob

| the footpath abstraction bye-laws? David and Co. $25.".

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Dr. Lyttelton, late head master and Education.'" of Eton, speaking on Baligion

at the Hamp stead Garden Suburb, recently

id relative of, to d confessed to him that after eight

of is M it WEB able

years careful study of that? to use, and to bring to this youn- try for the Commission enough Company has been spending tell the difference between an

We notice that the Dairy Farm discredited author Euclid,

was at the age of 20 unable to other grain to make up the huge sum of money on preparing stipulated quantity. This offer pig-rane. Are the Germans com-Bugle and a triangle. He hiramall, was not accepted. The American ing back after all, then ? se a boy, wàs compelled to attend authorities finally intimated their

a class where a learned gentleman willingness to release something

The New York Reening Pest 13 weeks he had to listen to it discoursed on trigonometry. For more than 100,000 tons of cargoBI | on condition that the larger partAnd the beat place for 'em too. what it was all about. Ha aya: Women Bebind the Gaus." without having the slightest idos should go to Belgium, and this is'

It would be pretty rough lock occupied the time by carving his believed to be the arrangement alter all they have done in this name on a deak in wide and deep which has now been agreed upon war to put 'em in front. latters. That was no TOSHOO however, why trigonometry

MARSHALL October 8th. &t Pak-hin-hok, Canton. The Espionage On The Grand Scale. wife of G. N. Marshall of a daughter.

It will readily be believed that

Mr. B. Mori, Manager of the when a man has versatility enough Nippon Tasen Kaishs, Hongkong LANG-BEVAN --On July 28, at the parish church, Nantwich, to be just as he pleases branch, he left for a short trip by the Rev. F. O. Poole, M. A. rector, Ernest P. H. Lang, Lieutenant ladies' hairdresser, a stock-to Japan and during his absence 1st Reserve Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment, son of the ate broker's agent, a bogas company Mc. K. Akiyama, Sub-Manager, Mr. W.8. Lang, of Shiremewton, Mon., and Mrs. Lang, Brent promoter and simultansonaly will take charge of the Company' Knoll, Somerest. to Lily, only daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. and time to pass successfully a business at this port. Bevan, Cly the Park, Newport, Mon.

a millionaire with an entres into

Op'um Case: Fretch acciety, he is very likely to prove useful sa s apy. Such asema

Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared to be the case regarding a certain before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Pasage of the released ships Frenchman referred to in one Police Court this morning, to through the North Son in now of the latest telegrams to hand, | delend a Ühiness woman who was regarded as comparatively safe.

*A Bad Awakening" we read. should be condemoed. Much against whom it is alleged that arrested yesterday whilst board-Eailings of freighters to Amories Presumably this refers to the same reenit was brought he bad illicis dealings with no ing the s.s: Heungshan for Canton, will be resumed only if facilities General von Hindenburg on his about by the manner in which less exalted an individual than having in her possession 30 tatis for obtaining cargora are assured. birthday morn, when he received some teachers of religion intro the ex-Khedive, who seems to of prepared opium. The drag This whole sal ject is in suspen- nothing more substantial then a duced their pupils to the subject. have been so pleased with him was concealed in her clothing. Asion pending the outcome of the best of the "All-Higher." The pity of it was that the pupils that he made him a Parbs. All remand was ordered, bail being) negotiations of the Datch Mission

were not allowed to carve their the time this notorions individas! | Sxed at $2,000.

to America.

"Taxi Whistling to Cease" says names on the deak. If they were has been conducting his many

The Belgien Belief Commis The Times.-Those "war measures it might be claimed sa an and various activities beis alleged

Bion's portion of the or do see a bit burdensome › at advance. to bare boso acting on behalf of

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1917.

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"Pessimism in the Church”:

Mr. Arthur Henderson's first gole as an elector was cast for

When a Chinens was charged goes in likely to be extremely times. One wonders if the sea- before Mr. Dyer Ball, at the Police welcome, as its provisioning is men in sailing shice will be pre- be admitted bee cuick discera Court this morning, with the un-mach behind, and 12,000 tons of vented from whistling for a wind ment for the species spy. It is lawful possession of a pearl-stud-grain was recently advanced to it next. reported that no less a sam thanded ornament, he stated that he by Hollend. The relief steam- We are gratified that our recent commenta on the housing pro-to this individual to

£1,600,000 was given by Germany was given it by a bricklayer who ship Tarbinis arrived at Better We hear that Hongkong merch John Morley, who was standing blem in Hongkong bave reialled, in fortLer attention being separate peace with Frann picked it up outside the old dam from the United States to-day) ante have decided to refrain from for Newosstle-on-Tyns in 1892...

forward baying in future, on When Mr. Morley stood for re- directed to the question in the very pointed letter from a clergyman. With such an enormous amount pawn it and the pawnbroker

Supreme Court. He was asked to with about 8,000 tone of whest,

The Minister of Agriculture grounds of high morality, and election Mr. Banderson worked which appeared in our issue of yesterday. The writer of that letter of mosey is perhaps in as good a position na say men to know the facts of the small wonder that Bolo, which bricklayer had ran away. Ser.ber 2 the bread ration will be shutting up business for the same great meeting in the town at his disposal it is brought him to the station. The to-day decreed that from Septem- that several stockbrokers in end hard for his return. He spoke at sitaation, since his work takes him among the clase most affected, is the name of the individual geant Blackman said the orne further reduced from 311 to 254 lofty reason.

ball, following Bir Henry Fowler and when be admits that we have in no sense over stated the case, in question. could swagger about ment was worth nearly $200. A grams daily. Another regulation

(afterwards Lord Wolverhampton). and that it is distressing to see the difficulties that many have to

millionaire and as

A Telegraph headline utates :-- sed preceding. Mr. Morley. At contend with in the struggle to maintain family life, there need be company promoter. Bolo, it is asid,

forbide the furnishing of bread a week's remended was ordered.

with hotel and restaurant disher,

"Bad books cost the nation

the end of the meeting Mr. no wonder that great discontent prevails among Europeans of had the andacity to attempt to

Foldier"-Surely the Hongkong Henderson overboard two men Stolen M⚫dicine. The whole basis of the trouble lies in the fact that Britishers Without knowing any of the fore Hr. J. B. Wood, at the Police SAILORS ATTACKED IN than thir. What could be more you see, heig

scare control of the French Press,

Defence Corps Authorities cannot diɛcassing it. “How did the A cago coolie was charged be- in a British Colony are being, as the writer of the letter pithily pats detaile of how the said Bolo pro- Court this morning, with stealing

need a more pointed wärning young man do? 'said one. "Oh, Methodist it," edged out" by Orientale. Here, there is no need to raise the posed to proceed with this latter 5 lbs. of Chinese medicine, valued

CORK.

terrible than that, bad bools presober," was the reply. There is colour question in any disparaging sense; it is a mere statement öf

should cost Hongkong a soldier ? no doubt his experience as a local fact to eay that Europeane are being ousted from what were former. Part of his activities, we feel on at $7, from the a.s. Ohipshing.

preacher had helped Mr. Hon. lyparely European residential crese, and the result is that the shat not all the wealth of Ger- whilst the solies were having perfectly safe ground in saying Inspector Gordon elated. that

In these hard times, we are derson on the platform. number of babitable houses' suitable for European residence is

Set Upon by Gangs of Young wondering where the young becoming lower and fewer. Thas only two alternatives present period, could bribe the great went into the bold, broke open a meny, even at her most orishing their noontide meal the defendant themselves-residence on the Peak (from which Chinese are newspapers of Parie and the case and stole the medicine.

Hongkong bloods get their money from to “plungs” in War Lattery excluded) or in one or other of the hotels, both, as a rule, too Frenob provinces to betray their After a chase he was arrested,

Lord Haldane's insistence upon tickets to an extent that promises the need for sweeping educational expensive for the class of people affected, and the latter leading to loyalty to their country and their and the stolen medicine was September 3 are reported in a firet priss,

Attacks on Ameriosa seilore on terrific rain if they don't win the reforms would please the spirit of the breaking up of family life. The same difficulty is being felt in country's glorions cause, Shanghai, for, in commenting recently upon a like slate of affairs,

found tied round his waist. dispatch from Cork to the Daily!

Matthew Arnold, who, in the six. MWard's Review says:-" The landlorde decided to let the Chinese

Defendant was sentenced to 23 Chronicle. Is ie said that ganga

ties, carried the same war into the". A Timely Service,

daya' hard labcdr.

Philistine come in, and here they are to day; many hundreds of thousands of

What Lord of young men paraded the streets we read.-There certainly is some Haldane now calla secondary

camp, them, to the great inconvenience, so far as living conditions are con- The London Daily News, in

and set upon the Americans, who cause for this in Hongkong now education Arnold styled "middle cerned, of the great body of foreigners resident here." The journal uttering a warning against the

were accompanied by their sweet that the pernicious chit-system" class" education. But with the adda that the objection is really not one against Chinese as such, tendency toward that callousneSE,

A Chinese was charged before bearts,

is to be knocked on the head-different emphasis of post and but is merely directed against the living habits of the Chinese masser, which, it rightly say, is the Mr. Dyer Ball, at the Magistracy One instapos related is of We suppose the Obarches are scientist they meant the enma The trouble in Shanghai, we are told, is that although the Treaty inevitable result of war, is per- this morning, with being found two Americans

who were wondering if their turn is to thing, Bohools for licensed vio creating it specific that it was set apart for foreign residence and forming a timely service not only on premises in New Street for an attacked

On the principal, or me APIŁ. trare," the legislation is all in favour of the landlords." Whether to the unfortunate among our unlawful purpose. His excuse street of Cork, a young woman

tasilers (said the poet scorsfally), schools for commercial travellers, that is the trouble here she is a matter for argument, but there can be, brave soldiers bot to the nation we that be thought it was so with then being insulted and "Good Food Gropa to 1917" ohols for Wesleyane, schools for little doubt that the big rentals, which are clered landlords by generally. We are, in these days, opiam divao. Four previous having her hat torn cf. The says a headlice. If the prolific Quakers-lo edcoate a middle- wealthy Chinese are a by no means unimportant factor in the situs mash too, prone to accept with convictions were proved against correspondent reports that the crop of Service complaints in class in this way is to doom it tion. The irony of the case in Hongkong is that a certain ares fatalistic composure the daily defendant. Inspector Brazil said anilora did nothing improper or Hongkong unent the dollar is to grow up on an inferior plane, (broadly speaking, stove the Caine Road level) is specifically deficed record of misery, suffering and that the man claimed to be Bong calculated to invite the attack, as good, we shall soon be hearing with the claims of intellect and by ordinance as " European Reservation," Eat yet the same ordin. death which the war has kong-born, and could not be sad se far could be learned, did of the Tommies receiving a little knowledge not satisfied, the ance plainly states that nothing contained in its provisione shall pre brought about, Together with deported, but he thought that an not retaliate. They escaped on a more of the staff of lifa.

elaim of beauty not satisded, the clade Chinese from residing in that ares ! Ln other words, it is an ever-ready sympathy, we Ordinazoe dealing with such men tram car. All the girle who

claim of manners not mati:fed," European Reservation in usme only. la regard to the Peak dis should possess a clear mind would soon be brought in. Sen- enfiered at the bands of the We have been seked by It was a bitter refl-okipo for: Mat- trict, however, no Chinese may reside there unless bo has the per- prepared to deal practically tence of six months' bard labour crowds, the dispatch says, belong correspondent if the no-chit thew Arnold that of the 22 planks mission of the Governor-in Council. What the European of average with the miseries which a little was passed.

to the respectable middle class.

sistem will mean an increase in of Mr. Gladstone'n platform there. mesas fails to understand it why, if the Government can set aside reaction and a little imagination Alleged Conspiracy to Defraud, An attempt was made at 11 p.m. “upping.”—Bach a thing might was not one labelled "middle- the Peak for European residence, it cannot do the same in regard to bring vividly. to us. Much «bas & Chinees was charged before to break into places where happen, but it won't make mech other localities where the cost of living would be less heavy. The been done and well done to Mr. Dyer Ball, at the Police Court Americans are staying, the disd ference to the man who always well-to-do, of course, are not affected by the gradual but none she alleviate our soldiers' misfortunes, this morning, with conspiring to patch continues, but after a short bad a friend to see at the other less alarmingly serious encrosabmeats of Orientale; they still have but it will probably be the case defrauda tailor, of Jarvaise hinge the attackers departed, end of the room when the "boy" the Peak and on, after the day's work, retire thither and live in that loss will be done than ought Street. The facts of the case were Beveral parties paraded the streets, brought the chic along to digs. Women buying newspapers on." fall comfort, & privilege which is denied those who, on the middle to be done if we do not bear that two men went into the shop singing Fein songs and perform

the streets of Paris and reading lovely, are finding themselves becoming rapidly isolated in the midst in

ind the sympathetic and said they wanted to buy some ing military evolutions. Some "MP.' fight in Palace Yard" them, paga by page, an the apot, of Chinese and Japaness familion."

feeling which the Daily News other, They chose some valued windows were becken. Oom party saya a koadline ---All we have to with tense interest, is the pheno- This is a matter which demands immediate and serious atten. seeks to create in our minds for $15 and said they would raided the premises of an officers say in that they might have had mason recorded by an astonished tion on the part of the authorities. Enough has been written about those to whom we are so much go and get the money. The shop training corps sad stole a little more consideration than French Journalist. The ladier it, and spicient can be heard concerning it in general conversation, indebied. To guard against korper west with them and, when fil y-six rifles, thirty, revolvers, to scrap off-hand like shat. The he maintains, never in ante to make it plain that this is no imaginary grievance. It in the moar a compoenre, with its stultify in Ohater Road, one asked to be sud a sumser of swords, sons of Police Rs-erse could have orgia, des bothered about abe serinas problem which Europeana hore have ever been called upon ingefects, and to be alive to the given the parcel and told the which had been recovered, the ised this little es-to in ane style, now, the sittings of the Chamber to face, so far se living conditions go, and we share with our true needs of thousands of our shopman to wait. The shopman correspondent meg, at the time of Aud look how charity would have and Senate, or ocelemy correspondent the hope that it is not beyond solarica. As to ways soldiers who are so situated a refused to do this, wanting the writing his dispatch por bad soy boatud.

politics. "Bat now the presa no and mesow the Constitutional Reform Associatior, one of whose not to come under the parview of money first. Thereupon the arrests been made. He reporte

longer printu news only of man's professed objects is to keep an eye on mantera aff onag the welfare the many organisations that exist parcel was souched from him that he talked with several ameri "Air Raid Warnings" my world of politic, but throws opes of the public, might well make its long-overdue debut into active for the alleviation of their win and the men ran away, one of cao sailors yesterday, and that Another. They are badly needed a window on that great horison work by taking this question up, or, better still perhaps, the fortunes, should be the alm not them being caught. It was he they believed the affair won in Hongkong where pedestrians full of hopes and fases, of war. attention of the Government might be immediately drawn to it by only of the Government or of the who was charged this morning, organised, but were not aware of in the alrerte never know when a And Trench women bus way

of question or rasolation in the Legislaties Douncil. Whatever called charitable inutilations. After bearing some of the avid the ress D. They said they had plant pot or a bamboo washing papers because they the best procedurs may be, the time for talking is past; action most but of the nation collectivaly and ance, hi Worship adj mrned the been well treated hitherto in pole will fall on to their un food how mand the fortun be taken before ponditions become absolutely unbearable.

cand until to-morrow morning.inland,

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and of their