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OUR ALBUMS OF

THE - HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1917.

CHINA Child Cruelty.

„DAY BY DAY.

1892.

VIEWS ARE APPRECIATED

IN THE NAVY."

Now and again, camen di ornel-

ty by Chinese mistresss to their

girl servants are brought before

WE CANNOT HAVE AN EXPAN- the Coort, but, from the very sIVE STRETCH OF HEALTHY LIFE astare of the system of employ-ov THE MIND. LITTLE OF MIND, WITHOUT AN EXPANSIVE SWEEP ment under which the latter are ENVY AND THE TENDENCY” M

STULTIFYING. DWARFING IN GOSSIP ALL HAVE THEIR ADVERSE. FLUENCES. Trine.

··"Ta-morrow's Anniversary."

To-morrow in the 48th birthday of the King of Italy.

THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXTRACT FROM engaged, only a very few of thees, comparatively speaking, come to LETTER THE

OF A BRITISH NAVAL the knowledge of the public. There was one such case during OFFICER NOW SERVING WITH THE GRAND the past week, and we were glad to see that the wretobed woman FLEET.

concerned was smartly fined by the magistrate. We should have

The Dollar. been much more pleased, how-

The opening rate of the dollar. ever, had it been possible to givS

00 demand to-day WAB ber a taste of the physical suffer- 2. 11.1/8d. The closing rate ing which abe icoted on the will be found oo Page 1. little-giri. The evidence showed Corinthian Yacht Club. that the child was tied to a atoo! The orening cruise of the and severely bastes with a bam-Corinthian Yacht Club takes place boo cane, her injuries being ro on Sunday, the 18th inetant. severe that she had to be admit

** I really don't know how to thank you enough for the book of the Chinese views, They are an abiding joy to me for they are truly beautiful and they bring China right home to me."

CHINA by LAND and WATER,

Price

$5.00.

Alice Memorial Hospital.

ون

The Alice Memorial and Affiliated

WAR SAVINGS,

HONGKONG. TWENTY-FIVE .YEARS AGO.

The Latest Subscription List

(Compiled from the

Hongkong Telegraph" files for the week ending November 17, 1892.)

The Dollar. Nor. 10-The rate of the dullar on demand to-day is 2/91

08 the

TO-DAY'S MISCELD NY.

In his recent published-olume of literary reoslilections, ¡harles The Union Isenrsons Society McFarlane gives one extiple of of Canton, L., Hon. Secretaries the pun which deserves o rank and Treasurer of the Bongkongmong the masterpieces n that and South China War Savings No ons after bearing it on agres mush-maligned branchefhmont, Association, forward eleventh subscription list of with Lamb that the worst pan is monere invested in Straits 8 Per the best one. The story covera

Horace Smith (co-author with him Cant, War Loan. From it we take the following figures in local, brother of the inimitable imita- tians called "Rejected Ad- Correper***** *

and the dramatist Total

$49,715 dresses) 14 List

39,100 Kenney. The two were dinig out 2nd List 3rd Lat 4th Dist 6th List 6th Link ... 7th List 8th List 9th List

*

Postal Compaint. Nov. 12.-We are exceedingly sorry to have so frequently lo | dimes attention to the groas mia- management of our local postal effaire, bat really this has of Iste become a sabatantial grievance which requires apeing into. Here is the latest complaint. The ted to the Government Civil The Hon. Treasurer of the China Navigation Co'a. steamer Hospital for treatment. matter was first of all referred by Hospitals begs to acknowledge Chingtan arrived here with the 10th List

Auralian maila yesterday after. the magistrate to the Secretary with thanks the following for Chinese Affaire-though why donation from the Ministerion 2000 at about half past five Total amount receir-

brought sabore until ten o'clock Dot ree, as it was a plain case of

thie morning and even then cruelty which could easily have been dealt with on the evidenca

they came in a campsa although the Post Office has a steam-launch. and the latter, "after hearing both sides of the case, thought the punishment "somewhat ex- ceesive." We should say it was, To be quite frank on the point, we think it was abominably so. A Defenceless System.

A. S. WATSON & Co. Ltd. that should be necessary we do Children's Laagne for the Child. O'clock; but the maila were noted to date.

Tel. 16.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1917.

THE RUSSIAN PLIGHT.

rea's Ward and M,C.L, Cot in the Nethersole Hospital, $600.

U. S. Passport.

A Joint Order -of the

Something must be done to pat top to thie nonsense, and that without delay.

10,980 one evening, and Kenne, sud. 62,075 denly rose from his east coughing 210,305 violently, staggered sorce the 123,680 room, growing almost blackin the 82.125 face, and as lastexpelled frica, bis B.880 throat, by a final herculein spasm, 88,335 a piece of cork which he hid not.

noticed as he drained his wine.../ 110,595 140,345

$958,435

glase. As the company at sgbaal, Smith lifted his voice: · "That's not the road for Cork, bat its the way to kill. Kenney," he ejaculated. Yet we

In addition to the above the are told that Smith preserved. following moneys have been subsuch an air of nonchalant gravity Foribed to the Association :-

in all bis jeste and puns as largely to spoil their effect, and had no. Straits Carrer cy

6,114 98

great reputation se a parlour wit. Previozely

lodged

Department of Sate and of the Department of Labear of the Government of the United Stated, requiring passports and certain information from Alien who friends in this colony of Dr. desire to enter the United States James Caatlie, who has been Sterling, during the war, is published in

Dr. Cantlic. Nov. 12-The

numeroas

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acknow.

Total

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the Hongkong Government Gazette seriously ill for some time past, Previously scknaw.

will be pleased to learn that the ledged for information.

irrepressible Dec," thanks to

Latest in Motor Cars.

The

Chemists and Druggists. The Gazette contains a copy of

Land Sale,

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+24

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Total

the bracing breezes of fair Macso and careful nursing, is almoạt bimelf again, and hopes before Gold Dollars, many days are over to be able to Previously acknow- reeams activa pervice,

ledged

Tolel

Volunteer Scheme.

Pears in reference to the Volen- tear reorganisation scheme :—' Major General Barker got hold of the Committee's scheme, and

These cases are bound to recar so long as the existing system of bonded servitude is permitted to continue, and, sa we have.in Mr. Laureisen, the proprietor dicated, only a tithe of them are of the Dragon Motor Car, 0, The sitostion that has arisen in Russia or, rather, in Petrograd, exposed. We have heard it mid announces that he hse jost receiv is precisely what was feared by those who, observing the many that oruelty of this order is quite ed the latest thing in motor cars intrigues against the now depored Administration, predicted that common where "slave girls," are—the Super Six. This car can now chsos would come unless M. Kerensky and bis colleagues were employed. And we can well be be seen in the showroom of the Nov. 12.-The following sp allowed to have a free hand, particularly in deciding what the lieve it. These girls are barred Dragon Motor Car Co. Army and Navy should do in the present crisie. There can be so in all day and all night many of public will hear more stoat this doubt that M. Kerensky and those assisting him bad nothing but them never leave the house at all latest model in a few days' time. the trae welfare of Rawin and the Russian people at heart in the until they are sold into marriage policy they advocated, and if occasionally they may have seemed or something worse and it is to have been somewhat imperious in their demands it was because thas an easy matter for hard- the Register of Chemists and they honestly believed that the exigencies of the times demanded hearted mistresses to treat them Draggists in the Colony. It con- that they should, so act. They clearly perceived that it was foods-just as they see fit. We will tains twenty names. mental to Raceis's fature welfare that she should'atide by the allow that there are instances in Kowloon Inland Lat No. 1352 promiss embodied in the London Paot and, in common with her which the child benefits from Allies, do her atmost to continue to overthrow German militarism, better earroundings through be is to be sold at the P. W. D. which had proved as inimical to Russia as to the other European ing booght into service, bat thst officer on the 26th.inet. It god Powere, who were actively opposed to it. They also believed that fact in no wise justifies a perpe-tains 8,507quare feet, and the with the saccess of the Revelation assured and the foundation of tuation of the system, which is peet price is $8.507. the proposed Republio practically settled, in the interests of law totally un-British in character and order and good Government generally, the Soldiers' and and has no rightful place in a Workmen's Councile should no longer exist as corporate bodies, British Colony. We have had mean temperature in Hongkong neer who was ordered to torn a but that their leaders should be merged in the more nations! body occasion many times to refer to was 77. the highest point reached dilapidated eight-days click into a that would direct the activities and guide the aspirations of the this anbject, which touches the being 84 8, or the 10th, and the pair of akstes. It was a difficolt newly formed Republic.

very fundamentals of the question lowest 66.9, on the 30th. There job, and not worth a tenth of the To the onlooker who invariably sees what is going on of the liberty of the subject, and were 258 hours of sunshine, 3.47 trouble, but he did all that a man

|could do.” from the best angle as well 68 to M. Kerensky and our only hope is that by segging inches of rain, while the average Frank Criticism. bie lientenente this seemed to be the most satisfactory and the away at it the time will eventual- hamidity was 73.

Nov. 14.—Amateur setore and most sensible course to take, Unfortunately," a Tary largely come when slepe will be taken

Charged on remand with steal-actresses who sometimes think numbers of the Councils thought otherwise. They had to sweep away sach & perniciousing a focnisin pen, a Chinese they are not sufficiently praised overturned the Romanoff Dynasty, and, fushed by their and defenceless'system.

appeared again before Mr. J. R. by the Press will read with inter- Euccess, they, allowing themselves to be misguided by the more.

Coal Prices..

Wood, at the Police Court this eat the following extracts from aggressive of their number, thought the time had arrived to put BOTO of their vieionary

Socialistic and impractical

Shangbai, we notice, is bitterly morning, when Inspector Sim the write up of a performance by schemes into operation. They would have DO more wer, complaining at the continued rise said he had no other evidence to the logs! A. D. C.:-"There cffer. Probably the rasa bad was a small attendance at the

City Hall on Saturday night-it.

the

The ques

rise

in

October Weather. Daring October the average

No Evidence.

Only a Coolie.

case was adjcarned,

·Probably Silly.

m

38,156 40

$44,27 138

224. 15. 7

1,182. 18. 6

"The latest gem in "bowlers" occurred a few days ago in garrison school boys' examine tion. The question naked was, How would you defna Better fifty years of Europe than & ayole. 1,407. 14. 1 of Cathay'? "A drummer boy

aged fifteen wrote:” “It meaÜS $184.88 that it is a jolly night batter to

walk about on your own blooming 481-59 feet in England for fifty your

than to go abroad and ride a G#648 13 rotten old Chinese push-bike." "

BANK RETUrns.

Banks

Avarage Amount.

Specie

Reserve.

in

Chartered Bank... 6,525,176. $5,000,000 Hongkong Shang-

bai Baok 007 $20,563,220. 17,000,000 fercantile Bank 1,142,620.

$50,000+

She was stout, middle-aged, and weary looking, and when she turned it inside out. It was put The returne of the average entered the crowded Toran to sur before him, of course, for his amount of bank notes in circals fuos.car a slender youth aprang professional opinion, and, as we tion and of specie in reserve in from his sent. For a moment she have always said, there is not sHongkong, during the month gazed disdainfully at the civilisa man in the Colony, nor probably ended 30th September, 1917, as garb, locked billigerently at the out of it either, who knows his certified by the Managers of the boyish figure-right hand stuck business beter, while personally respective Banks, are as follows in pocket and left wandering over the embryonic moustache-then he is a man of the most reliable common sense sad a true gen-

in a loud voice she told her senti tleman. So he did his best to

menta in regard to slackers. She touch up the scheme, like the engi-

talked long, and her sarcasm wa sharp and plentiful. Finally, ber brosih failing, she closed her tirade, with an emphatic refusal to accept a seat from a slacker. The young man meantime had not changed his attitude-in fact, from his easy posture, bend in " pocket, one might bare thought he was trying to show insolent dieregard. Then he spoke: "Madam, bave you any one fight- ing over there ?" She heatedly replied that she had-brother, two nephewe, and a brother-in- law. Do you write to them ?” A large audience was attracted the young man inquired. It was

Total... $28,237,072. 22.550.000

• Sterling Securities deposited with the Crown Agente valued : £150,000,

Securities with the Crown Agents £110,000.

"THE LIGHT THAT FAILED."

Kipling's Well-known Novet Screened.

the

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Throughout the new Republic there would be pesce, despite in the price of easl, which is nicked it up. Defendant was could not be called a house; 687, to the Victoria Theatre last night none of his business, she retorted. the fact that in several parts of their country the invader had described as being iniquito discharged. firmly established himself; and also despite the obligatione We in Hongkong have every

a room-full, and not a very large to witness the picturial version of Then she admitted she did write that bad. been incurred in the name of Rassis. Evidently they justification for grambling too,

The case was mentioned at the room. Time was when. the Kipling's well known novel "The frequently." "Well, madam, believed that they, in seeking peace, were but acquiescing in since householders are DOW the cffer made by the enemy. and, in repadiating their being called upon to pay well Police Court this morning in Amateurs used to get crowded Light That Failed." For drama the next time you write, ask then? which a Chinese has been charged Louses every night, and, even astic purposes the cinema version if they can find my band over obligatione to the Allier, they probably thought that sa over $30 8 ton.

He drew out a dangling these had been entered into by the overthrown Dynasty, tion in whether anything can with inciting another men to recently se lest Christms, the dose not exactly follow the order of there they were now null and void, Whatever the ressona, it is certain be done to ease the situation. In perder a shopkeeper in Esetern Pantomime was so popular that the incidents sa narrated in the sleeve from the pocket. The

Street. Mr. Wood, addressing after there was not standing room book, but, nevertheless, it is made had been cut off at the wrist.. that those who since the overthrow of the Romanoffe had striven to the Northern port, there are

defendant, said that the men had to be had. Bet now well, the extremely interesting by maintain for Russia a dignified position in the eyes of the allegations that the rice is being since died and defendant wse cow Band ought to piny The Vacant admirable acting, the very fine world were sorely hampered by the fanation followers engineered by the Coal Guild, grouped under the names of Leninists and Maximalieta, both for it is pointed out that while charged with marder. That did Chair. N. B.-The Daily Presetting and the general excellence

How many lettera did Wesley of whom, it would seem, were absolutely opposed to a contingence of there is an admitted reason why dered deceased himself, but shat Boeing double would not have large cast is employed in the write? Ops expert pats it at ten

not mean that he actually marge it was crowded audience.' of the production pictorially, A the war. Worst of all, they bad the power, as they had the will, Japanese coal should go up to infidence the Army and the Navy, and that they did do so in price, no

be hired suotte: man to do i', made it half a house. Granny representation, and the many thousand. Those already traced each argament

novel are would all four or five volumes. Defeedzot said he was only a mast have been in an awfully incidents of the effectually is very apparent in what has now happened. In applies in case of the

It is in There are many more, for literary, Russia to-day there is no effective Army or Navy, and Chinese commodity; yet the coolie and could not hire anyone bad state. The evening vividly presented. the enemy, after capturing the great city sad port of Bigs latter, like garden produce in to do thing like that. Th, was begun badly, for the A. D. C. fire parts, and is well worth sales and catalogues frequently! never did seem to understand that sing. Other pictures included offer well-known and new letters and threatening to do likewise with the naval stations of Cronstadt the markets, mores upwards also,

modern sensational drama in the in last night's programme were a of his, Happily, a quite repre-f and Raval, are within marching distance from Petrograd. K. excase being found in the totally

A Chinese charged before hands of, feeble school boy orators series of views depicting Havana, rentstive colllection has lately Kerensky and his colleagues have apparently done their bat; and inapplicable reason of the lack that they have failed to cope with the ultra-Revolutiontarice cannot of tonnage and high freight Mr. J. B. Wood, at the Police is worse than temperance hymns, the capital of Cah, and another been published by Messrs. Hodder in any way be placed to their discredit.

rates raling. We bare no idea Court this morning, with stealing on a melodeon. Meledrama is all entitled "20,600 Feet Under the and Stoughton, under the title of To-day the visionsries are in the ascendant, and, with the as to whether the

a large piece of mets! from a right in a way, and, for those Sea". The former was interest The Letters of John Wesley." armed forces behind them, it would seem that their victory is almost Hongkong is wholly justfed godowa. Iospecto: Gordon raid who like it, it is just the righting and instructive, while the It is a fine volume, and room is complete. What they intend to do is known only in part. They by circamatanoes, bat we do the man was found carrying it sort of thing, but at best, it re-letter, genuinely fancy, caused and for ample explanations and” illuminating comments, by the The iron was goires very forcible acting to very hearty laughter. have announced their intention of calling for an immediate armiatice trust that the authorities are over bis aboulder.

Rev. George Esyra, F.R.Hist.,, who knowe bie sṇbjɛot thorough." and for peace. The present state of affairs, though disappointing giving serious head to the subjet, so hey that at took two lakonge make it attractive. In the absence to elagger into Court with it to of music, of scenery, of dreease,

there is no festara in it bat Nov. 15-The long lost and at ly. Here is tue authentic Wealey, The newspapers have pointed it out on many occasions recently, on the general cost of living. Writing from Petrograd last o.onth, the Special Correspondent of The cold weather is approaching, Gordon said he thought the man the London Daily Chronicle said, in the course of his summing up when the demand for coil will was silly but he would like the the situations are weakened by quadraped that even Inspector correspondents are here too. The

of the tickle tiokle Qincey and a posse of constables facsimile letters of the eitastion "The faults of the old regime are mingled with naturally be greater than it now the opinion of a doctor. The scting"

brand, there is nothing left to were sent to bring him, ber, or is excellent. the faults of the new regime; principles of right and wrong are is, but if the present upward case was according adjurned.

admire except the drop set....into town alive or dead, has enbordinated to the interests of parties and aliquos and the result is tendency continues much longer,

TYPHOON WARNING.

All tbrenghibe dialogue bandrede actually been eren with the eyes And the Times Weekly in a leading this very necessary commodity chaotic and demoralising."

On my way to prison (writes s of little adeuepooted points of of men to wis, Constables Camp article, stated:- Il the Germans went to advance to Petrograd they will soon become an absolute

kumont sparkle and flach in great ron and MoEwen, of Aberdeen, correspondent in the Manchester have more to fear from the autumnal rains than from Russian luxury.'

profceion-that is, if you read the

And now the tiger is at Guardian), for the purposes of Valour..

The constanty of the troops has been under-

The telegrame quoid below book; but if you sen the large, somewhere near Aberdeen visiting a conscientious objector I mined by 'commitless,' who will neither fight når aber.

A drario revision or tue mais bave been received by ile AmeriHongkong Amateurs you don't probably, and sucosssfully defy-was jyned by another nomen. We The true cance of Russia's military failure is the banefal activity of the Workmen's and Boldiers' Councils, which are largely composed staff of Government departments can Chentar General Hongkong, think so. You think it spa kissing the powers that be. Even begun to exchange for fidemon. and water-ould | the out-station Sikh constables in feply to a question," ễ maid, of soldiers who see unwilling to fight and of workmen who have (says's Home paper) is to be mede from the Manila Oservatory ;— with milk

immediately. It is understood 5 pm. Nov. 9.-Oyclins or water, very cold!... The now do their night patrol in the going to see a consciaatioss naver worked in their lives. The present condition of affairs was that no man of military age who typhoon E. of Visayas Islande other tadire had hardly anything back yard rather risk a 'mush" off.ctor. thas inevitable. What it will lead to in Russia is a matter of has been placed in any of the direction unknown.

to asy; bai at least they might with the "Great Uakdown,” with int certainty but what is certain is that it will not have the slightest ategorien required for service in 9 p.m. Nov. 9, 1917.--Warning: have dons acmething bitter than Now bat, wrong about the

eot towards altering the plans of Great Britain, France, and the Army will be allowed to re- The syphoon in rowing Sus sit still and look miserable. If Hongkong Volunteers going out Go Amation, who will continue to prosecute the war with the same main in his present civilin Visayas Talande in the form of a they had swiddied their thumbs 500 strong to annihilate that ournestuses of purpose and Eistermination that has all along

shallow depremÑOS.

dir it would have been something." Tytam tiger? Why, nuffin1***

The Tytam Tiger,.,

from the Allien" point of view, ie, se alated, by no meand unexpected," since it has a very direct bracing his Worship. Inspector strength of situation; and when one time so greatly “wanted" and his chief and most interesting

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