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WATSON'S

OLD

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, JANUARY

BROWN BRANDY

25 YEARS IN WOOD.

The Ferry Fares

DAY BY DAY.

1918.

NEW GERMAN OUTRAGE.

DILIGENCE 18 THE MOTHER OP Tray for Red Cross Workers, GOOD LUCK.

To-morrow's Annivesay...... To-morrow is the Brat anniver

Since the Star Ferry Company auconnced its intention of rating the price of season tickata as from the beginning of next month, * deal of adveres comment has been. voiced by those most affected.

Mr. H. Ferry Robinson writes We were not surprised, therefore, wary of the resignation from the to the Daily News from Frenos to receive the very pointed letter Oabinet of Mr. A. Henderson. Mr. under date of November 4 ss on the subject which appeared W. Brace and Mr. G. H. Bcbaris follows- in our issue of geeserday. The in consequence of a decision of observations of our correspon the Labour Congress on the gass dent most certainly reflect } tion of compulsion. populae opinion on the matter, for there andcubtedly exista a strong feeling against the propos ed increases. This is not the Ërst occasion on which the ferry fares | have been raised, and, da residenta } of the peninsula have no other means of crossing the harbour than by using the Company's exempted from registration under

The Dollar.

demand.

The opening rate of the dollar 33. 3/8d.

to-day

Exempted.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. boat, the public has in the past the Societies Ordinises.

"WINE & SIRIT MERCHANTS,

TELEPHONE No. 616.

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-DEATHS.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1918.

THE RUSSO-GERMAN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS RUPTURE,

make it clear that the Company

is still flourishing. Whether the cet of running the boste can be reduced by an alteration of the

correspondent, or not, we do think the public which keeps the Company alive ia entitled to consideration and that itsobjection to a further incresse in fares is deserving of notice in the proper quartare.

T

-Labour and the War.

話

18.93

HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

(Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" files for the week ending January 13, 1893.)

The Dollar.

comparative" quiet bas prevailed Since the fighting on Oct. 30 31

Jon the main battle-front. When

the enemy's immediate counter- January 5-The rate of the estacks failed to make any im-dollar on demand-to-day is 2/8 pression on our new line-heavier

was attacks seem not to have been

The Tamar. attempted. During the day and

January 6, M. S. Tamar, night following cur advance the with avval reliefs in the Far East, The Moslem Olab has been Canadians had to repel five arrived at Singapore this morn

counter-attacks in rapid enoosas- innon the north side of Paasch and will leave to-morrow for andasle.

Hongkong. She mast have made These, though promptly defeat fear days ahead of time. livered and with considerable she bringe "new crews for the splendid passage cut, being at strength in proportion to their Alacrity, Caroline Mercury frontage, were evidently made by Pigmy, Plover, Redpole, and local support troops, and large Victor Emanuel over 900 men

Public Latrines.

The Dental Board.

to be

only increase their losses.

been

masserd, and other gas shells.

Orcas flag, and can go up to the:

DEATH OF ME. UN

Succumbs. Suddenly at Canton,

It is with regret that we havS": ta record the death of Mr. Ur K-m-we; one of the best-known members of the Chinese come manity which

ch took place suddenly at Cinton, yesterday, Mr. Un was paying a visit to the southern metrópolis, and was, apparently, in good health when he left. The body is being. brought to Hongkong K-morrow.

Queen's College, and, after being The deceased in a educated at

some time, sated an interpreter at a teacher at his clichool for the Supreme Court for two years.. been identified with com From that time onwards he has

his death, one of the most success

ercial matters and was, at the time of

ful men in the Colony. He was sole proprietor of the Wah Hing: Yong firm of exporters, Director of the Fok Wa Banking and Insurance Company, Chairman of the Ying Lee Do., Ltd, Director of the Star Manufzetur.

the leading piece goods Arms and was at one time in partner- hip with the late Sir Chentang Liang-cheng

The Late Mr.

dan

The deceased had prominently identified himself with public. institutions and was ■ generous member of the Committee of the :

had no option bat to pay the enhanced demands. It is, how. The Government proposes to ever, now being pertinently asked erret public latrines at Staunton whether there is to be no limit to the Street and at Whitfield. Company's powers in the matter. We do not doubt that the Com.

Rate Reminder. pany is fading the service more Itia notified for the information reserves were nos drawn upon in all. cartly to maintain than was the of owners and occupiers of tene-Probably the firmness of our line csse in pre-war daye, but the Dents that rates for the first end the severity with which all

Crown Colony Federatio dividends paid by the concern quarter of 1913, including the these stacks were treated by ons

January 7.-A leading article Chambers. London Scottish, aged 18, 2nd son of Mr. and Mrs. compared with their, par value are payable in advacom on orbes. heavier operations would not for Hongkong to take the in- ing Co., was interested in one of -

CHAMBERS.-On December 20, 1917, Alfred Baldwin (Fred) and the present price of the shares Special Wax Rate of 7 per cent, artillery warned the Germans contains, the following: Isle PAH. Chambers, Shanghai. Died of wounds in France. (By

before the 31st January, 1918.

itiative in Orows Colony Federa- Telegrams to Russia,

At all events, no later attempts tion, though rather than let it GALLETLY-On December 29, 1917, at the Isolation Hospital,

The Great Northern Telegraph to recover lost ground have been drop we would do it gladly. But Shanghai, John Menzies Campbell Galletly (Messrs. Dodwell and

Co. announces that telegraphic made. Shelling on both sides, Ceylon is astarally fited to take Co., Ed.). aged 42 years.

hsa communication with Bassis and however, NRW. On December $9, 1917, at 623 East Yubang Road, S.C.time-table, as suggested by the whole of Siberia has been continuously heavy, the enemy in If not Ceylon, then Singapore as

almost the lead being bigger" and older.] Now, aged 56, Secretary of the Kiangnan Dock.

restored. Telegraphic communic- particular, besides chrapnel and being more heavily oppressed, ation with Europe via Basis has high explosives of all a 2:6, neing and more united. It both decline, slso been restered, but the truffe great qualities of ischrymatory, then it will be for Hongkong to is-subject to heavy delay.

More than cnow recently I have getting the example of forcing take up the förlora hope, first Food and Drugs, The return of samples examined referred to the difficulty of getting the Colonial Office to sanction BD under the Sale of Food and Drugs in the wounded from these dread or ficial Majority. It can be Ordinatos during 1917 show that fal battlefields, and told how the the following analy were made: Germana in various ways take ade Colonies have done before. Then, done, eseily enough, as other There hava bean endless in--Milk, 51; bread 9; brandy, 8; vantage of our humanity and the when Hongkong is free to tale dirations since war broke out whisky, 8; bear, 8; port wine, 4 respect wa show for all Red Cross itself, it will be free to talk of that the Latour and Socialist ram, 3; sherry, 2; gio, 2; and work. They have invented a new federation." elements at Home, in common four, 1. Of these, five samples trick. The men in car forward As was very apparent in the earlier telegrama to band yaster with their brethren in all the of milk, two of bread and one of positions hear an apparently

found „day,regarding the peace negotiations between Barsis and Germany, belligerent countries, intend to wbicky were

English voice crying "Stretcher January 9-At last Gap Book

-Gap Rock.

■ rupture was imminent. In our Notes we pointed out and attem- bave a good deal to say when the adulterated.

bearer, stretcher beater, from has been supplied with detonat ted to show how it was that sack rupture waa inevitable; that soon reconstruction period sets in after

eomewhere out in the waste. The ing signals, which will be of w or later, so we bed all long been of opinion, the ideas of the declaration of peace. That is

His Excellency the Governor patrol goes ont in the direction of great value to shipping. The Autceratie Germans and Revolutionary Russians were certain to only to be expected, for, apart has been pleased to re-appoint the sound, and when a little dis- Gaste states that during fog oorflict, and that the reealt might possibly be a much more serious from the tremendous sacrifices Dr. George Ervest Aubrey, Dr.tance away from our lines is fired the following signal will be made master than a mere breaking off of the peace negotiations. The which the messes have been call- Dewald Marriott, Dr. Frederick on by German snipers or machine from Gap Book Light-house; An telegrama that caused us to dwell on the point and which, as stated, ed upon to make in this war, it Howard Kew, and Dr. Joseph guns from shell holes, were anfficient in themselves to justify the conclusion thats raptars is upon essentially democratic Whittlesey Noble to be Members

In contrast to this is letter ten minutes.” It would be an explosive report like a gan every was imminent, bave been followed by fresh telegraphic news from ideals that the Allies teke their of the Dental Board for a further found on a German prisoner dated additional favcar to the mercantile the rapture is all but complete. Russian representatives from all sider that they have a right to from the 17th July, 1917, and to stretcher bearers are now on the could be stated, or if some indics- Petrograd and elsewhere, which rolete unmistakably to the fact that stand. Hence the Labourities con- term of three years, with slect Sept. 28, which reads: "Our community if the size of the guu Fronts have been summoned to Petrograd, apparently to diadues make themselves heard when appoint Dr. E. Evans Jonce to roads, and bringing in the sion of the distance so which it is the new situation that has arisen, and particularly, it would appear, speaking on behalf of the people not dating the absence of Dr. wounded. They carry the Red audible could be to express their opinion as to the readiness and the state of prepared in regard to post-war questions. Noble or until further notion.

given. ness of the Russian Army to reenme-bostilities, if need be. The↑ Thst right no reasonably-minded Grave Digger Robbed, front line anmolested. The Eng Sir Chaloner Alabaster. representatives, it is reported, declared that the Army would defend man will contest. Libour has A grave digger vt Mount lish ever let the ambalance drive Jenasty 10-As we stated the Revolution, but that they "demanded bread and boots," certainly done magnificently dar- Caroline Cecelery has reported up without firing." which rzoves that at heart the soldiers are still more concerned ing the war. It has made big to the Police that last night s

some time since would certainly An even more unpleasant story be the case, Sir Chaloner Alabas about their country and its national ideale than in patching up an canoessions in regard to the number of men entered his house, is unfolded in a diary which we ter will not return to Canton to ill-considered peace with Germany, with whom, it must surely be suspension of Trade Union bound his wife, four wea and have captured of men of the resume his duties as British plain to them, they have nothing whatever in common. It all that practices in order that our armies himself hand and foot, gagged Landwehr Division. Less than Consul General, La fact he has is required to osuse the Russian Army to resume what they ought might be supplied with ample them with pieces of wood and two miles behind the German resigned his position in the Conani never to have left off while Germany remained an invader on shot and ebell, and it has given up-threatened them that if they made front line, in the fooded area Services and retires ou a well- Russian soil, in "bread and boots," that should not lang prove an sparingly of its manhood. But all & noise they would hit them with beyond the Tsor, nearly dua saat esined pension. obat ole towards a resumption of hostilition on the Eastern Front, the way through it bassafeguarded revolvers they were carrying. The from Pervyse, on the Belgian given as the reason for Sir Chal- The Bolshevike have now, an opportunity of proving its future rights, and, for good or robbers then rensacked the house front, is a little village called aner's retirement, but it is so themselves to be the posseseors of that good government and ill, is destined to play a prominent and took away with them money, Leke. Naturally, as it is "fer open secret that when he let efficiency with which they have been credited, and it should not be a part in the setisment of the jewellery and clothing to the within the shelled radius it has Carton he had no intention whst very dificult matter to re-organise the Army, particularly as there thousand and one pressing pro. value of $240 44.

long been evacuated by civilians, ever of returning. Alabaster was is sure to be much willing help speedily forthcoming from the blema which swait solution Alleged Junk Robbery, Now in this diary we find one of the ableat and most inde Allies. However, one or two little points have to be adjusted before after the war.,

Four men were charged before" Fifty young woman and girle pendent of British Consula in this that from our point of view-very desirable state of affaire is likely

Mr. . B. Wood, at the Police have been working on concrete part of the world, and he will be to take place. Evente certainly are ebaping themselves in this Post-War Aims.

Court this morning, with robbery dog-outs at Leke. It is in the greatly missed. direction, and the all-important paint is "Will they materialize ? **

on junk. The story as told by sons of fire, and was shelled o Before 8. right conclusion can be arrived at on that point, mary of the policy of post-war night of January 1; five men got a shameless deed, which cannot

Yesterday we published a sum-Inspector Sim was that on the longer ago than yesterday. It is Combined Chale and Ricksha, Reserve Company would be one must clearly grasp what has been the rock upon which reconstruction which the Labour & amps at Canal Bridge and be surpassed even in the imagine oitisen has taken out a patent far offered $3,000 towards the January 11A ingenious better, and Mr. Un then. the split has recurred; how serious er otherwise the Party has adopted, and it will be wart to the jack which was lying tion. It is all simply incredible." a combination of bill obair and ruptore is, whether it is likely to be adjaated, or seen to have teen of a most eff Kellett Island? They boarded

doet of the uniforma and nino wbatber Buch 81 event is improbable. Judging by Haweeping charseter. It advocates her and after threatening the disrist know that this "shameless a few days ago, and raised shouts further sum, was needed. For But how does the German ricksha. It appeared in the streets promised to raise" whatever, Tro aky's observations and those of the official organ of the" a new social order based not occupants took away money and deed" is being done? The diary of laughter among the coolies. Bolshevike, it would appear that az adjustment is highly improbable upon individualist and capitalist jewellery. The junk people blew tells us, "It is my duty to take Then the owners went up the hill the Sicretary of State for the Both the Bolshevika leader and the newspaper not only roundly production, bat on co-operation whistle which was heard by the gang of forty-seven women so in the chair, leaving the wheels Oplonies. Since then the deceased this he was specially thanked by abuse the Germans but declare that Germany's perfidy is un-in production and distribution Sergeant Floyd at Wanchai Police Leke every morning sad bring at the bottom and somebody stole had mide many contributions. maseked." The peace proposals made by Germany indioste, that for the benefit of all." In abort, Station and he telephoned to No. them back in the evening." "all the Aastro German promises of a democratic peace are uncoa; it declares for unadult rated 2 Police Station Datectives were Loionable lies." The Bolsheviks, we imagine, must be about the Saialism. Some of ita suggest sent out and the four defendants that orders have recently been

From another source we learn sale at a nominal price.

them, and now the patent is for and was a founder member of

tbe Headquartere Clüb. last to have so concluded. From the aproar which they ions, such as the enforcement of were arrested. The case was given to observe great economy January 11-A coalie charged

It will thus be seen that the and now creating, one thing is clear, namely, that they and the minimum wage, the working out adjourned,

"Some" English. Russians generally are strongly opposed to Germany or any other of a scheme for the employment power directing the affairs of territory recently considered sa within of soldiers and war workers, and

in the use of concrete, "owing 10 yesterday at the Police Court with the confines of Baeris. For Poland, Lithuanie, Courland, parte of the nationalisation of the larger Police Court this morning, before how far this shortage of raw following letter from his employ Two men were charged at the It is impossible not to wonder to carry cargo, produced the the shortage in raw material." having used his licensed ricksha Livonts and Esthonis they demand a state of independence in keep sources of production, will moat Mr. J. R. Wood, with being in material is due to difficulties of Br. which is a lovely specimen of

Profiteering in Japan. ing with the principle of a nation's right to determine its own probably be "fiuslly adopted, for unlawful possession of 79 tale of importation from neutral coun- English as she is spoke to a point that would be almost Profiteering in Japan is carried destiny. This appears to be the rock upon which the split has cc we have learnt much from the prepared opium. Evidence was tries owing to recant incidente, Dear Sir, The Oally have impossible in any other country_ curred, for the Central Powers have made it clear that their hold war in eams of these respects, given by a Chinese, Bevenue upon these territories amounts practically to annexation. Happily, Bat the questions of fiscal policy Officer, who said that ben be the extraordinary statement of a day home with his riktha and satisfied with the enormons profite this is all too apparent to the Bolsheviks, who now call upon, not and a levy on papital which are asked to search the basket which recent German communique that of he has not comites any other made during the last few

I have already commented on brought my meet & & on Baturays the Japan Chronicle:" "Not only their own Army, bat upon the peoples of the Central Powers to raised are likely to lead to a confot the first defendant was carrying, in the fighting of Oot;, 30 the Crime I think you schall not pat, amounting in many prevent "the Austro Germen Imperiale making wat on Revolution in viewpoint. There are other in the man said that it did not village of Passchendaele was at him in troubis. Youre most average of 60 per cent. ary Basis for the subjection of Poland, Lituania, Courland and terests then theea of Labour to be belong to him, and that he one time lost when we had never obedient (Fined $2 or 7 days, ning mille havs agreed Armenis." They also ask the Germany soldiers specifically to fiee safeguarded, and it is well to rewas bringing it ashore for attacked], but was subsequently and the document forwarded to a policy of restrict

for the Revolutionary struggle against a prolonged war."

The appeal to the peoples of the Central Powers and to the British spirit is totally opposed to some money: Mr. F. X. D'Almada tacks. I referred to the fact that.

cognise right away that the another man who bad paid him recovered by gallant counter-at the Chicago Exhibition) German soldiers will be in vain. It orald only be made by any general adoption of ultra-ho defended, said that the some of our patrole ho pushed revolutionaries obsessed by the fallacy that peace in the Tresent idealistio or visionary political clothes, in the basket did not fit out beyond one the reported that t circumstances can be obtained by an appeal to commonsense, with theories. but taking into consideration the many other motives animeting our

the Arat defendsat, or second Pawobendiele had been evacuet- most gallantly made to go back enemies. The Bolshevike have ample cauze in their desire for the.

either. He would like the man ed, and we opined that panic again by imops which were in fartherance of their ideale and of their diatrast in the common

to be taken onteide and have them had seized, the enemy there. reserve for counter attack. Sa saemy to make one supreme effort to resist the invaders still on Captain W. H. Hardy

Kried on. This was done and the We now know from German there really was a sort of counter- their soil and thus, in siding in the Allied cause, to bring about the

clothes were found to be much sources that this was true. The attack after all, Bat it wa worest way of preventing & prolongation of the war, sa aleo of resurvivor of Commodore Perry's said that he had no reason to simply ran from it in terror, but who ran away-si

Caplain William H. Hardy, the too small, Revenue Officer Clark German garrison of the village delivered agaipat eir own men, ortablishing" themselves honourably in the i opinion of the world, expedition to Japan will leave for doubt the story of defendants, when we showe which looks to grest nation to fulfil the obligations apon which it merim carly this your.

no sign of the hated English As entered.

His Worship discharged the men. Locopying the place they were happen to be there.

Clothes Wouldn't Fit.

..

Il-health is

FoLeang Kok. Howse alegamem ber of the Permanent Committee, of the Chinese Cemetery, on the Committee of the Exportera Aa- sociation in the British Chamber of Commerce, and on the Execu tive Committee of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. He was also President of the Chinese Club. In connection with the Hong- kong Police Reserve, he had shown great generosity and when. the Chinese British subjects were- first anxious to enrol themselves. in the then Volunteer Corps the late Mr. Un offered to make him- self responsible for the equipmen of the section. It was thought, however, that a Chinese Police

Colony has lost one of the 196 public spirited benefactors.

not because there in i of over- Ination delib

spin-