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Brown Brandy

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1917.

WATSON'S

OLD

BROWN BRANDY E

QUALITY.

25 YEARS. IN WOOD.

A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, TELEPHONE NO. 616,

Correspondents are requested to observe the rule Pequires them to forward their names and addressus Bectonications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily

pubilation, but as an evidence of their bona fides.

All communications intended for publication should be addressed

të the Editor.

Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager."

Another "Reminder."

At the risk of being thought unduly concerned about the sub Jeat; we would like ozes again to make a brief reference to the housing problem. Te-day we pablish a letter from a correspon dent complaining of the infernal noises created by Chinese bande

DAY BY DAY.

MILITARY WEDDING.

**XPERIENCE IS THE COMPOUND

EXTRACT OF THE RESULT OF "BUTTING IN

To-morrow's Anulversary. To-morrow is the second anni-

Captald B. H: Gray-Mias P. J. M. Lammert.

JOTTINGS BY THE WAY, TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

"The Charm of Music" pays a

contemperary heading-Earo- Critics who would have u peans who have the misforinge believe that the Admiralty was to reside in the ac-called Euro-¦never_infallible says when the pean Reservation have bad their Nalaon touch wat in exi

A wedding in which mach own opinion during the last few should be reminded mys un and crackers in the locality, in versary of Italy's declaration of social interest was manifested days as to where the "charm" change of the notion of that man which he residen. That Icoality war on Bulgaris.

is in what, by an absolute misnomer, is termed the European Tresrvation, and we hope that!

The Dollar."

"Our Day" Gifts.

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Were Sir Thomas Brown aliya. to-day says the Daily Okronicle he would rub bis erer in satocink«

in the British Empire Order. As bechelor he was all for "Man; the whole World and the Breath of God; Women the Bib and arooked piece of Man.” As one of the happiest of husbanda hu did not alter his views with re- |gard to the gentle sex in the The necessity of abstract,

alone excused the creation of Eva ana helpmeet, "For ss for any other help it had been better ta have made another man," quoth- the author of The Religio Medici.

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took place this afternoon at St. comes in when a tai gat Chinese Admiralty regarding the loss of the Royal George, which occurred Johu's Cathedral, when Captain band gets going.

135 years ago to-day. Toppled Eria Hübert Gray, 74th Par jabis, The opening rate of the dollar

Indian Army, elder son of Mr. Another headline says "Work-over at ber moorings at Spithold, our correspondent's well-founded on demand to day

and Mrs. Jemes Gray, of the ing Class Houser."-Some people with her bandreds of dead and grievance will not fall on desk 28. 8.1/8d. The closing rate Manor House, Honor Osk, Bag in Hongkong would be thankful bar 110 gene, the lay there; a GBIF, This matter of the annoy- will be found on Page 1

land, was married to Miss Phyllis to be even so generously dealt deadly menace to navigation, for ance caused by Chiness is closely

Jess Mary Lammert, alder dangh with. Some of the apologies for 57 years before being blown up Ambulance Parade. wrapped op with the larger ques-

ter of Captain George P. Lam houses here are in a class to them and the waters round bar anda mfe. She went down when Nelson" tion of the difficultion falt by The hour for the St. John Ammert. V.D., and Mr. Lammert, selven.

was" it Howe's aquadron in Europeans in securing housee, balance parade at the Orioket of 153, The Peak The bride for we know of inuances in which Ground to-morrow has been being extremely well-known and

We learn there is a renewed Americs; she was destroyed 34 Europeans bare left certain dis- changed from 2 o'clock to 3 popular locally, and a member of shortage of coal in Japan, which reers after he had been interred triota purely because of the o'clock.

one of the oldest families in the means, we presume an increase in in St. Paul's impossibility of living in

Colony, there was a large con- price of this commodity in Hong- peace and quistade, the result

course of friends present to kong This poor little Colony being that Chinese come along" The South China Morning Post witness the ceremony, while many does "get it in the desk.” and snatch up the vacant houser, has kindly presented three thong of the bridegroom's brother thas närrowing down the oppor- and shields bearing the insignia officere also attended. Hir E. "GE NYAND Alsaos-Lorraine," ment at the inclusion of women tanity for Europeans to secure of the Order of St. John of cellener the Governor (Sir Henry Not very enlightening, except reasonable accommodation. The Jerusalem sad the Red Cross May, K.O.M.G.,) and B.E. Mejor that some belliases compositor prabism is also intensified through Society, which will be sold for Gensra Ventris, accompanied has knooked big hole in the frequency with which rich the benefit of "Our Day" by V. by their A.0.0.6, were Germany. which Chiness bay

up European-A-D. ladies in the Public Gardens among the congregation.

"Love the German Balm

» bailding bad been beautifully with!

for occupied premises and then take on Thursday evening.

possession of them for residential

decorated for the occssion by Hira, says a contemporary headlice. “Fantastics " Season. Gibson, Min Wilkinson, Kistes Well we don't mind so long as, purposes. We again emphasiss these pointe because past experi

There will be no performance Gordon, Miss Hastings, Mies like Zam Bak, it is rabbed into ence has taught us that nothing to-morrow night by The Robertson and Miss Woodcock the Han-preferably with parenthood, it seemed to him, is accomplished in Hongkong Fantastics," on account of the The spans was an extremely brick. The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will without bonstant pegging away. "Our Day" celebrations. The pretty one, the bright uniforms

Judging by the delay in the be as follows:-Daily issas-$30 per annum. Weekly issue-We want to keep this question Company's season will conclade of the Berrics officers and the $13 per annum.

well to the fore, since it is one on Saturday night, and in ad- dainty dress worn by the guests delivery of the "damaged mail," The rates per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscriptions that sects a very large proportion dition to the entertainments on lending a deal of colour to the in which it was announced had for any pariad less than one mouth will be charged as for a of the European residents of the Friday and Saturday nights there terior of the sacred building. The arrived, the wonderful machinery

Colony. It any of our readers will be a special matinee on astemony was performed by the of the G. P.0. has not escaped Mr. Gerard, in his latest book, in which he exposes German in Rev. G.L. Cooper Hant, Chaplain injury. The daily issue is delivered frde when the addressee in socessible to have experiences similar to that Saturday afternoon,

trigue, tells of how the Khediva'a to the Forcer, while Mr. Denmaz messager. Pask subscribers can have their copies delivered at mentioned by our correspondent,

Faller was at the organ.

"Her refreshing American daughter, "wife of the Turkish The Absconding Accountant. their rezidenose without any extra charge. On copise eent by we hope they will avail themselves

of our oclumns to bring them to The manager of a shop at 208, The bride, who was given away Bocent was not the least striking ambasador, made the boorish post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00 public notice. In this way, the Wing Lok Street, reparts to the by her father, was charmingly feature of her appearance," says King of Saxony shake hands with seriousness of the matter will be Police that his scoonatant bas attired in a gown of ivary contemporary of Miss Billie her and laughingly calls it pre- Single Copies, Daily, ten centa, Weekly, twenty-five cents (for demonstrated, and may be action absconded with about $5,500 in obarmense and French brocade, Seaton. We further understand mence of mind. Said Pazhs, whan

cash only).

will be taken to deal with what is Hongkong bank notes and bas trimmed with legs and pearle, that her face sounds beautiful Khedive, had a pretty wit in em ergencies. His courage had been Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fixed a very regrettable state of affaire, alm taken with him $14580 in and made by Maison Lily. She when she really lets herself go.

called in question, so he caused a bank notes which had been married a beautiful sheaf of white period will be continued until countermanded.

Trouble Brewing in Germany.

The beading, "The Four-and-s kilometre of road to be atrawn a (Payable la Advance,) ́·

H by a man from Canton,

Hi Eileen Lammert and Min Half Tarde Dress," in a Home foot deep with gunpowder. The “Hongkong Telegraph!" is now on sale at, and will be delivered That the internal affairs of entrusted to him for safe keeping Lee. The bridesmaida were

to subscribers by, the Dairy Parm Company. Ltd., Shereen, Germany are to-day in much more

Hilda Batterfield, whose dresses paper caught our eye and on then walked staidly, along. it, of a ferment than German offcist. Canton, who have been appointed our agents there,

were of apricot-coloured Geor reading down a bit we discovered smoking a pipe, accompanied, by Fach-man By Order, "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.“

dom would, wish the world in

A man and a woman, were gitte crepe, and who each carried that there is a hot debate going a nemerons suita. general to know is becoming more charged before Mr. J. R. Wood, a mut of violets. The "boat man" on at Home in ladies' circles as smoked, under penalty of death apparent as time passes. The

at the Police Opart this morning, was Lieutenant H. E. Murray, of to whether this length of material if he should be found, with pips- recent "foones" in the Reichstag with the unlawful possion of the Indian Medical Service. At the will be sufficient in the coming enlighted at the end of the parade. and the revelations" with refer three isels of opium droer. They conclusion of the ceremony, the winter styler. Judging from some A momentary absence of mind. ence to mutiny in the German admitted the charge, stating as newly-wedded couple passed creations wa here seen in Hong-and a relighting of a pipe would Navy also point conclusively to their defence that they were going down the aisle under an archway kong, we should say three yards have spoilt Said and his story the anxiety felt in the Fatherland to nes it to make opium wine to formed by swords of the bride is ample.

Our soldiers on leave saya the.. regarding the position in which raisire the opium-smoking habit. groom's brother officers. Sub- the Germans now find themselves Fines of $5 and $25 were sequently a

"The Local Yarn Market" says Dašly Chronicle give a new maan Iargely attended hopeless outlook We are glad to see the fresh evidence contained in a recent sad the

imposed.

reception was held at Kingsclere, contemporary.There'll be no ing to the basman's holiday idea: They osanot telegram to hand that British sesmen have no intention of going of the future.

when the customary speeches slump in "tell stories" when they go back to their old jobs; back on their expressed determination of meting out the most help contrasting the glowing A Chinese priest charged an- were made and Captain and Mrs.wer lottery ticket holders begin on the rane of laundries, grocers, thorough-going punishment to the Germena for their inhuman sub. prospects held ont so them other Chinges prices before Mr. Gray received the congratulato sxplain how they nearly won batabere, cartiers, even singing

songs of exaltation high placed, marine warfare. The message stated that a great meeling of eramen at the beginning of the war (when 3. B. Wood, at the Police Court tions of their namerous friende. the first prix". and firemen at Cardiff passed a resolution in favour of asking their Paris was to be in their hands this morning, with the larceny of Bath bride and bridegroom

ly noticed a great improvement

full month..

per quarter.

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The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1917.

SEAMEN'S JUSTICE."

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A Tall Story.

Chloess Priest Sentenced.

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employers to refuse to employ Buns on land or sex, requesting the within a fortnight etc.) with earthenware money-bank con- ware the recipients of "It is the Woman who Payson obaricts of coal. We recent

"THE FANTASTICS."

Nearing Flash of Season.

The member of the Irish Cong vention have been photographed. Congratulations to a North And the group atowe some in- China paper for printing, and to teresting contiguities. For in our avecing contemporary for atance, Lord Midleton stande next guilelessly copying, the following to Mr. Joseph Devlin, M.P., and in regard to the sinking of M., Bedmond site between the Yangiss ferry-bost:-"So far as Primate, Dr. Crosier, and the we know, no loss of any life has Provost of Trinity, the witty and ever been found or reported in learned Dr. Mahally. At the back this accident, for which we press our deepest regret,”

public to refared to buy German goods, and desiring master the actual condition of affairs to-taining $210, from 6, Ta Tit large number of beautiful saye another-Well there's an in the grocer's turnout, and found marines to decline to salute the German flag, the boycott to continue day, with all their grim reality. Lane, Kowloon City. It appeared presents. The gift of the element of doubt about that. To the former driver on leave and in for least two years, an additional month to be added for every fature Activity of the Socialists. that the two priests bad been bridegroom to the bride was a our cost we know she used to charge. "Nah thep," he said on crime. There is something essentially characteristic of Britiab From one of the latest telegrams together for about ten years, pair of diamond sad aquamarine sigo quite a decent proportion of the last day to his substitute, sexmen's justice in this plan of post-war punishment, and it shows to hand, it will be seen that the living in the same house. The ear-rings and to the bridesmaids the chite. If she's wise sow, she'll you put a bit more elber grease in anmistakable manner the depth of feeling which has been arons German Socialists are again complainant went to Sam Shai pearl brooches, while the bride hold on to the purse strings like into his 'ide, and a bit more shins ed among our mariners and the intense disgust which the German neeorting themales. Properly Po, leaving his wife in the gave the bridegroom a set of grim death to prevent the fritter-on is 'arnees or you'll gits think conception of maritime warfare has provoked in them.

directed, they oculd wield bonse with the defendant. Whilet tortoise-shell and silver brushes ing away of those one-dollar notes ear when I 'ave my nexi leste,” The British seaman is no believer in half-methods. He is for tremendous power, as they are the wife had gone cat, the defend and comb. Later in the day, which are going to flood the local swift and effectual punishment where the circumstances justify it. very much in the majority of any ant stole the bank and placed a Captain and Mrs. Gray left for money market. And he has good reason for feeling as he does towards the pirates of the Boiabistag political groups. caw one in its place. The wife, their honeymoon, the bride's of Europe who have allowed no considerations of conscience (if they It is common knowledge that it became suspicious of the defend-going-away costume being of possess nay) to retard them in their garage and devilish work on the was they who were responsible for art's long absence and then grey silk. high seas. His class more than any other has suffered bitterly by whatever trouble there may have discovered that the bank bad reason of the German abuse of warfare: many a British skipper hs", been recently among the personnel been stolen. The Police were in the sinking of small craft, lost his all; others have lost wives and of the German Navy; and so week | informed and the defendant wie even children; while hundreds have undergone sach terrible expri- is the German Government re- Ister arrested at Yauma:i. Eighty ences in open boats as to wreak them both bodily and mentally.garding the matter that the dollars of the money had been And yet, in spite of all these circumstances, we find the British Socialists are now openly jibing recovered. Defendant admitted enilor to-day as ready and willing as ever to face the now dangora at it and stating that “if the Gor his dishonesty and was sentenced of the deep, many of them immediately after having been torpedoed. ernment want to catch all those to four months' herd labour. That is one thing that German submariniam can never da: it can concerned in similar incidents A Coolíes' Squabble.

We read that soap in Germany never break the spirit of the British seaman. But it can arouse they will have to prosecute three How an incident that might Only three more nights remain bis ire and his righteous indignation; and that is precisely what handred persons simultanecual have proved to be a serious fight of "The Fantastice" enccessful is being sold to the people at the rate of si per bar.It would it has done. There is no more loyal section of His Majsaty's As the Government seemed very was stopped in time by the Police season in this city-to-nigh', would be worth the Allies' while subjects than the man of our meresatile merine, and when they have reluctant to interfere with the was told by Sargeant Cockle to Friday and Saturday-with to send a few cheep consignments suffered as they have done, they naturally expect the right to have three Socialists originally im- Mr. Dyer Ball, at the Magistracy special matinee performance on some voios in the punishment which shall be meted out to those plicated, it is obvious that three this morning, when & Sanitary Saturday. To-morrow (Oat to cleanse the Hun's Quavoury who are responsible for what they have been called upon to bear. hundred is somewhat beyond Board coolie was charged with Day") there will be no perform. reputation.

We like the basincaslike ring about these domands of our it powers. The Socialists having in his possession a danger-300e at the Theatre Royal. The fine programme that was present-

The Times says in a head-mandeered. For old mricketers sosmen and firemen. The programme will not commend” itself to also rpenly state that '" speedyjous weapon, to wit a dagger.ed by "The Fantastion" at line "Early Grouse."----Which may remember it was withio, an those who would be for shaking hands with the enemy when the conclusion of pesos is a vital Sergeant Cockle stated that

ace of being lost to the public for Eghting has ceased. But we imagine that the majority of Britiebers, nepasity to the workmen of all information reached the Police night will be again, given this reminde ne that the hotel keeper good and all sixty-six years ago. and especially those who have had practical experience of the countries," that "the policy of last night that there was going evening, and there will be another in the Colony groused early when A Bill had been prepared for enemy's barbarity, whether on land or sss, will insist on post-war the mailed fist alter the war's to bar “a fight between some complete change on Friday. To the "no-chit "eyetem was moaled, permission to build on the site, pensities as a part of the price which the Germans will have to pay fightful horrors would dis- Banitary

and night, Mr. Leonard Nel on will but their mosnings cane to and doubtless it would hava

nothing. for their unperdonable crime against civiliation in inetitating this appear" that if a ballat were coolies in Chinese tes shops. He gain sing of the man who was

obtained Parliamentary sanction wer and in carrying it on with a ruthlessness which has paid no taken nine-tenths of the German went with a number of men to "knocking at every door" and of

bat for the intervention of thi "Fixed Food Prices" says the Prince Consort. Thus we may socount to the ordinary recognised canone of warfare." If the people would approva of Tai Ping Shan sad found a crowd a married man's visit to a picture German wante one thing more then shother, it in that we shell, peace,” These are extraordia of men, evidently preparing for a bor; Miss Billie Seaton will tell Times. This dosen's effect memoralise on Germany" infinence institute no post-war mesenres against him; that he shall have ary sustements to be ixpress light. The defendant was found of her great-grand-daddy's viclis; very mach in Hongkong, but what on one of our playing aside which anrestricted freedom to enter the world's shipping and commercial ed in Germany, of all countries, to bave the dagger in his posses Mire Nellie Black will be heard in my people would like would be has yielded us sachingallant markets again when peace comes. If he could obtain that guarantee, and if they had been altered sina. For some time past there the beautiful old Bootch number, fixed dollar,

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we simost incline to think he would be willing to throw up the openly before the war, they would had been trouble between the rat Caller Herria"; Him Bilde "Obinese Labour in Birming- sponge dow. Bat Britain and the Allies generally will be fools to have led to immediate and drastic coolics and carpenters of the Sani. Fole tead will give her "Tipperary am" we sead, Bo it bas pene themselves and unjust to future generations if they allow themselves action on the part of the Govern-tary Department and the coolica Adaptations" and all of the other

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of the group stands Mr. George Russell, the Irish author, and not far from him in Colözel- Wallace, Grand Master of the Ulster Orangemen. The photograph will be of historic velas.

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A rather piquant incident iss asscoiated with Kennington Oval, which the Government have DOES.

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zouline, and it is besance they are far-seeing, hard-harded men, with internal upheaval in Germans who said he and twice been at pany will be seen in attractive bas our sympathies. to be led into any trap of that wort. That is what our seamen ment. They point to a probable in Chinese tea shope. Defendant, members of the talented Comtrated as far as that. Birmingham no time for sickly sentiment, that they want to make sure that she that, if once set properly in ecked and stabbed in the temple sets. A bill brimful of novelties We learn that Wanstead fista masio mi-tress at Bt.-- punishment shall be made to fit the crime. We cannot ever be motion, will dwarf anything and and right side, stated that he was in promised for Friday night, and truly compensated for all that the Germans have done for the everything in the way of revole carrying the dagger only for his on that evening Mike Fern have been converted into allow Bigh School for Criela, Abi innocent lives that have been taken, the valuable ships ment to the tione since the French row and awn protection The case was French will make her Bratament gardens. There are some a Alam in Hongkong, that could do and bottom of the see, the priculoso tresepron which, their semies have swept their, chote inanarchical remanded, bail being: fixed pearanco, here an a cluationl

with a deorat striiquake. apolled-but →ɔ can make the enemy realise the enormity of his inesitations to the ground.

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