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If the Swedes beliere in pro- pondenta are not necals the phecies (says a Home paper) they of the "Hongkong Telegraph."]

"SQUEEZE" IN HONGKONG.

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readers, and, for that very reason, they had suspected defendant esting speech to the Trade Union le of Chinese retorning script of 1897 bad bean fabricated

of corrupt practices is in operation.

which Europesa Supervision Needed.

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The Hongkong Telegraph-

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1917.

TFE WAR OUTLOOK:

for

Heavily Flued.

Mr. Bonar Law's Views. ing the systematic "equersing" OF SINE, BUT VERY FEW SINNERS. At the recent Trade Union which is practised by the Chineas

Congress at Blackpool a resolu- To-morrow's Anniversary. the OD

river boat

To-morrow is the third anni. tion Was wharves, "we bad hoped that

proret reaffirming

will recall in the recent crisie the Pomething would be done towards reary of the capt. ecfTsingtan Labour's opinion that wealth

discovery, some years before the should be conscripted," and Mr.

split with Norway, of a document checking what can only be de by British and Japanese forces.

J. H. Thomas, M. P., in sopport earibed as a most regrettable state

which caused much aroitament at Sir, I shall consider its great the time. This purported to be of affairs. The question was raised

The opening rate of the dollaring the resolution, referred to su favour if you will kindly allow written by Carl XL, who reigned

demand during the Badget debate by on

to-day

interview which the Parliament me a short epses in your paper over Sweden for nearly 40 years the Hon. Mr. Pollock, and 28. 10.3/88. The closing rats ry Committee of the Trade Union on the following

Congrees had had some time ago

in the 17th century. It described. His Excellency, while being will be found on Page 1.

Your valuable paper occasional vision of the King, shared by with the Chancellor of the Exly comments upon the searching five members of his Court, cul- able to state that improve

An employee in charge of the chequer on this subject. Only for arms at the wharves and the minsting in a declaration that ments had been effected, said be would so what more could be / store at the Dairy Farm premisegan extract from Mr. Bonar Lee's river steamboate by Chinere con-terrible things shonid befall done. That there is scope for Pokfulam, was charged before speech on that occasion

WEB stables without the supervision Sweden in the time of the 12th the incorporated in the Parliamentary of European officers, which is a regent after Car IL That Wood, at ehown by the letter which appeara Palice Court this morning. Committee. The Central Newsdenger to the Chinese who are \regent was, of course, the present farther preventive action is amply Mr. J. B.

now enabled to give a longer travelling to and from the interior King of Sweden. ia written by one of our Chiness and lard. Mr. Stevenson said report of the Chancellor's inter- of Chins, especially the ignorant averred that the apparently faded in this issue on the subject. This with stealing & quantity of liver

is all the more worthy of con- for the Iset two years, and had members.

from abroad. I will Mr. Bopar Law said he was in a few instances for what they are

quote by a modern Chalterton. sideration. He cites numerous set traps for him, but they had examples which bave come to his been unable to catch him, until entire agreement with the thesis worth. Of course the whole truth | knowledge, and as there may be yesterday, when the watchman that there was no comparison be will never osme out unless the by the Regent was ta precede his A wholesale cutting off of heada taken as but a tithe of what is ssarobing him found he had the tween the conscription of wealth guilty parties are convicted.

coronation. The Norwegian half ̈‹ is that a very widespread" system ; ant was sent to prisen for a month. "We do not differ about that." Aclare fqaz for not having true, bat never a bead. The going on, the unpleasant inference stuff in his possession. Defend and the conscription of life.

A Chinese had to pay a few of the kingdom was out off, it in said Mr. Bonar Law, "but I do an export permit when taking out vision showed a heademan at work A Chinees was charged before think that all of you are inclined of the Colony two pieces of native with the axe; and the srrival of Mr. J. B. Wood, at the Police to overlook the enormous con made foreign style cotton cloth. a strange guillotine in Sweden; Court this morning, with being tribution that is being made by Another was subjected to We are all accustomed to the in possession of a quantity of the accumulated wealth of the squeeze of a dollar for unlawful about, wae regarded as destined a which nobody knew anything amount of bribery and "rqueez- opium. Revenue Oficer Clerk country during the war. I do possession of three American to break the spell. Whether it All communications intended for publication should be addressed in the past it has been something aboard the 8.8. Fatahan when he conversa the working classes ing from Canton in transit to bat certainly the heademan had ing" that goes on in Chins, but stated that yesterday he went not think it in a question which dollare. Another Chinese travell-was ever put to use no one says in the nature of justifiable saw defendant lying on a bed against the financial classes. Macso was squeened of $5 for nothing to do with Swedish na boast that in Hongkong, consider board covered with a blanket. He Whether it is wise to try to get being in possession of ing all the circumstances, British made him get up and then found back the money spent in this "Sao Pai lottery ticket.

⚫ional concerns in the time of: administration has been very the parcel. Defendant said he was war by one leg on capital river boat runner, or traveller's of the present hour serve to AOsoar II, and only the dangers elightly tainted by activities of serving as a coolie and was lock-or by taxation an income guide, was severely beaten for vive interest in the dubiour this character. The trouble in the ing after the parcel for the time over a number of years, "I do advising the squeezing searchers parchment. Cases mentioned by our corres being. For being in posseseim of not think is a question between not to be too severe on the pass pondent is that the searching of the prepared opium defendant the two classes, because one engers. "A Chinese lady return- passengers ie very largely in the was fined $1,000 and for the thing is certain, that the propored from abroad, taking four dozen in the battle of Mons, and th The old regulars who took pai bands of lakonge, the great maj- opaim dross $100.

tion of taxation borne by wealth cazer of canned salmon, was glorione stand on the Marn ority of whom are not abova

Robbers at Night.

ever since I have had an interest threatened for cok having a should prize their special medal frightening ignorent natives and A shopkeeper at Taipo ba in politics has been steadily export permit. Numerous ciber and ribanda highly, feeling gla illegally extorling sums of money reported to the Police that the growing. am also equally sure cases have been talked about, but that they serve a more generou from them. Many of the people night before last, while he and that whate-er Government is in very few of the Chinese like to country than did their ancestor who are fleeced in this way, know his family were saleer, a man, by power, whether we call ourselves take the trouble, or ere intellat the Battle of the Nile. I ing the extent to which "equer ze" olimbing up the mast of a ram Conservativer, Liberals, is practised in China, see nothing pan, climbed on to the roof of his Socialiste, the wealthy are going straight to the proper authorities. on this cocasion, the Governmen origent enough, to take their cases spite of our soldiers' heroic figh anusual in the demands, and it shop and made bis way inside, to bear a bigger proportion of Thess fellows understand their of the day declined to grant ther 18 on this fact that the cor.The robber then went and opened taxation then they did after the work wall. People taking rupt native polies freely trade. the outside door and let in some Napoleonic Wars.

Wealth ie sway

[sny reward. A private individua from the Those who do object, we sre other men, who said they were credit; and Mr. Cooper (who $30 or upwards of Canton the slight and wishing to sham Colony r. Davidson, however, feelin told, are threatened: and thus it Police constables and had come to introduced the Congress resola-sub-coins are subjected to equeeze the War Office, himself purchased is, between the ino. sets of cir-search. The shopkeeper believed tion to the Chancellor at the-it depends upon the looks of and distributed special medali CamFiances, that the guilty ones them and opened a bar. The interview) said it WSB 688y the posseseor and whether he is at a cost of $2,000, Simila eo often go unpunished. The men took over $200 out and then enough to create Buy amount font or not. better class of Chinese here readi-went away. They told him that you like of notes sad circulate ly admit that no solution will be if he made a noise they would kill them with this mortgage upra heard is that of a best campaigns in Egypt.

The letrat case which I have private action was taken after th In war, as in many other things, it is the unexpected that most found until there is a wider him, and threatened him with his property behind them. Well, that Obicese bead watchman sad two frequently happens. Who, say, six months age, would have ren-

Sir John Simon, among European supervision over the chopper. Two men have been 18-not so.

Of course that searchers being convicted for. tared to predict anything approaching the present state of affairs?searchers, and we sincerely trust arrested in connection with the ie the argument which is always squeezing. One got off Soot free He learnt it as a holiday. tas many attainments, knows Busaiar Six months ago Bassis, to all appearance, looked as though she that, whether by the utilication effair.

Deed by what you consider to be for squeezing a passenger who several years ago, and it prove would quickly recover from the effects of her overthrow of the Ro. of the Police Reserve or by other A Fool or a Rogue.

my claes against every form of was carrying two ranty knives on of great value to him when h moncf Dynasty and emerge all the stronger and more determined means, some way of effectually At the Police Court this morn-taxation of wealth, Bat there is board the steamboat Nam Hoi. to Rest in the prosecution of the war side by side with her Allies dealing with this serions evil ing, a man was charged with limit. It you really destroyed You suggested sometime ago documents were cited. Linguisti undertook work in which Russia Instead, from one caure or soother, she has drifted until to day she will soon be discovered. stealing a parse from the pocket credit while the present system that members of the Police Reserve ability is not very common amon is practically without an effective Army, and we still hear of the

of a small boy. The story of the for anything like it exists, you are would be very suitable for the barristers, but on the Bench th activities of impractical visionaries of the extreme Socialistic type, A Characteristic Enemy Atrocity. watchman who made the arrest going to do for more harm to the purpose of searching on the who, ather than oppose an enemy within their gates, are prepared. Details to band from the 68 that there was a big crowd working-class than any other, wharves or on board the river Darling are excellent Frenc Lord Chief Justice and Mr. Justic to sell their country if only their pacifist ideals are allowed to Norwegian

inside and catside a ebop ia because those who have more steamers in the absence of Eur scholars. prevail. Kerensky and those supporting him in his noble and attack made by the German people were buying packets of go and spend it, Mr. Cooper said, getion is a good one.

newspapers of the Qaern's Road Central, where money will find somewhere else to opean police officers, and the sog- ard nou florts are doing their best to aronsa the country to patriotic craisers on a North Sea convoy, medicine in the hope of secaring Why not have a mortgage? Chinese, especially the people making inquiries at a Londor endeavour, but their fight with the visionaries is still not finished. while proceeding from Norway prize which was inside some of What is the good of that? You from the Sze Yap district, and hatter," "with a large clientele of Any A Scottish antiquarian has best The corsequence is that little or no assistacce st the moment conto England on October 17: the packets. He a defendant have a mortgage now, be expected from -Russis. If not worse than the collapes of the describe a story of cold-blooded take the farse out of the amal!

the Chiness returned emigrants, men of the intellectual olsases, Russiane, certainly much more unexpected sud irritating is the murder and batchery that even boy's pocket and put it into his with property depende upon the are a great cares and a disgrace have been worn by Robert Barns "The whole power of dealing will tell you that the eesrobers as to the size of hat that mus collapse of the Italian Army that has brought about e grave a the Hans might have difficulty own. The watchman waited until decision of the House of Commone to the British administration whose skall measurement wa disseter with its somewhat depressing effect upon the Allied cause in surpassing in the many acts of defendant was coming out and It is all mortgaged. If you call here. and the correspondingly buoyant effect it must be having upon the horror they from time to time com then arrested him, the small boy it a mortgage, you do not get any enemy. Six months ago-even six weeks ago the Italians were mit. The enemy, as was stated at eaying that he had lost the purse, more power than you have now if more than the Chinese them-According to the same "intelle 22) inobae. It seems that 8 is th No-one admire and appreciategize for so considerable a girt continuing bravely on towards Trieste, against many very formidable the time, emerged from the dark which was found in defendant'e the majority of the people of this selves British rule sad justice, taal" hatter, Sir Walter Soot obstacles, The Italian crisis is almost unaccountable when con- ness into the dawn, and though pocket. He took defendant to the country went it. When I was but to leave the examination het was a full ), his head circur sidered in the light of what they had been doing. It is certain, they had the two British destroy Police Station, where Inspector Foung I wae, perhaps, more of a work entirely in the hands of ference being inches. however, that they will eventually recover and it is not improbable ers, which formed the escort, and Brazil found it in his pocket. The Bocialist than a great many of you the Chinese lukonge should not Dumfries hatter saya no Dumfri that the dienster that has overtaken them will lead to greater victor- the convoy wholly at their mercy,story of the defendant was to the here. I did think it was possible be thought of for a moment. ies than those which brought Trieste almost within their reach. they nevertheless proceeded with effect that he esw the purse on the to get some arrangement of that They have the spirit and the determination to do so, and sided by their gheally work of murder floor and picked it op. He did kind, and even now I do not say travelling parties do not care to From bats like these anld Scotia The reasons why Chinese Barus's size in bata nowaday man among his customers tak the British and the French, there Deed be no doubt but that they and destruction in the most will earmennt their present difficulties and ultimately be pitiless way. The details are that the man was either a fool or I do say that you esanct bave the paying the squerza is because

nct steal it. Inspector Brazil maid it is absolutely impossible. But report their cases

or resist grandeur sprang. triomphant.

100 Дивногор, ani " which have come over the manner There are the two "black spota '

s very clever rogue, His Worship two systems working together, these searchers in most essee use ja which the bright prospects that were with the Allies until recently, and though Germeng went about the morder oboes to believe the former, and You cannot go on the principle a threatening attitude towarde

Readers who remember a hesi they are somewhat depressing, in so far as they are certain to pro- ous basiness too heartrending, to

discharged the man.

that you are to pay no regard the passengers or their friende, eitring autobiography of a Londo long hostilities and raise fales hopes in the enemy, yet it is equally be recapitulated here. Neither certain that they will arouse the British, the French and the Ameri- women nor men ware shown the

whatever to credit, to the incen- I trust the Government will see boy, by ""Georgs Acorn,” publis. tives which men ass in creating to this grievance at once.

ed some year ago, will b cans to prosecute the war with more ardoar, greater vigour and slightest mercy,, nor

capital-yon are to pay no regard was any Civil Service v. 25th, Middlesex, to that, and yet have the present

interested to bear that the author Tours Pic. more stern determination than before. Quietly but steadily, and respect ebowa towards the white

volunteered at the call of his A SUFFERER. with a fall realisation of the gigantic nature of the task confronting ag. It was batebery pars and Service courts last evening, result the definiteness of your proposal, This match, played on the Civil system going on. Now, sa regards them, the Americans are actively engaged in furthering their plans simple from first to last, and bad ed in a somewhat easy win for obviously I cannot say anything

Hongkong, Nov. 5, 1917.

country. His name has since figured among the "mising." to enable them to give effective aid and to lead to the final blow it not been for the fact that a high the home tesus, but it should be abcat what shall be done. Bat []

Those who fallowed the moving being 'delivered to Prussianiem and all that it stands for. Mean- aeg was roaning at the time, mentioned

story of his life in the slurar up time, both the French and the British Armies ara grataally defest. which made the small hoata & moment the soldiers were aasble extent of taxation on capital altar, super tax, and excess-profit "a ragged path along which that ot the last would like you to raslice the "Then, with regard to income to the time of his emerging on to ing the cream of the German forces on the Western Front. In difficult mark for the enemy paus, to get together & representative ready. Take, for insist ce, the tax, they have never been in this bloom & few rare flowers," will Flanders our gallant troops here not be called upon to do anything there probably would not have side. A retura geme is to be subject of mining royalties, ocuntry on the scale that they are think this gallant end one of the of a spectacular nature, but what has been done is slowly and with been a single survivor to tell the played on December 1, when en They gave me in the Exchequer in this war. I do not think it is poignancies of the war. deadly certainty undermining the enemy's power and hopes, so for sale of this appalling atrocity, I interesting contest for superiority here, note of what they pay exremire, because we have to get on the retention of Belgium is concerned, and, indeed, much more is one of the most ghastly insidia anticipated. Scores :--- than that. And the retreat of the Germane from the Ohemin des ente of the war and, like many Dames is another heavy blow for which oar French comrades cennot other similar

B. O. Witchell and B. W. But, of course, if you start with it would be folly during the be too highly praised. No matter how the Germans may attempt serves to prove the savage and Dar. Coan, II-0; best Lee, Cpl. belongs to them, and that we levy on capital se capital, and

occurrencer, Bradbury best Bergk. Parkin sad the enpposition that none of it wer to attempt to make to explain away their retreat, the fact remains that here, as st.Ver- rile methods of warfare character Mc Kennis and Pie. Ross, 10-1, ought to have the whole of it, it although I do not think that can dan, they have been defeated after a streznega struggle, in which istic of the modern Hane. the French have once mors proved their superiority.

beat Loe. Opl. Watts and Lee. would not seem high enough, be done, as I said to you at the New York city has been placed Opl, Tebbett, 9-2.

Still, it is pretty high, and where beginning, it is simply a question en war ration basis by the Dr. Woodman and J. R. Wood there is no variation in the of what will be best from the authoritjes. Dealers have been brilliant suones in Egypt is likely to lead to even bigger things. It Pershing Close to Firing Line. beat Parkin and Coin, 7.4; beat royalty, if they pay super-tax, the point of view of the interests of ordered to sell no more than 10 is in France and in Belgium that the decisive blows will be fa- Washington, October 27. McKennie and Bor, 8-3; best proportion that they pay of the the country, whether you should pounds of engar to any single ficted and there the Germans know they are being beaten. The After witaming the first big Watt and Tohbett, 10-1. royalty is 71 per cent, and the make an attempt to get the explist purchaser and have been limiter

success in the French drive in

The fighting at the other Fronts calls for little comment mean-

-time, as it is'of nomparatively little importance, eżeśpi that the

.the

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LAWN TENNIS.

now, and it is pretty high, the money, and although I think

New York City.an War

Rations. Washington, October ́27,-

Russian debacle and the disaster to the Italians have been unexpeor the Aisne region, General Pereh- boat Parkin and Coan, 110; beat royalty, if he pays the highest rate spread it over a long period. I the retail market. The Law price E. Abraham and J. Deakin man who actually owns this lory and reduce the debt, or to's price of 11 cents ■ pound in ed sveša of a very deplorablé obaraoter but they will certainly not preventihe Entente from continning hammering the Germans and ing accompanied the French MaKennie and Row, 10-1: best of super lax and the excess do not say the first is impossible, set by the authorities is four cents their Allies until the victory that must come to those fighting for commander on a visit to the Waits and Tebbett, 8-8.

profita tax, pays. 951 per cent. of but I do say I think, it would be #pound less than that anked by the sacred oause of liberty, justios and the rights of free nations, big captured German second line Totals Civil Service, 84; the total of the total exoc of the rainous to attempt it while the many dealers lang thangalor og small, shall be fully realised.

defence system.

25th, Middlesex, 15.

profite

war is going on.