1918-03-02 — Page 5

1893

HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS" AGO

(Compiled from the “Hongkong Telegraph" files for the week.

anding March 6, 1893.) The Dollar.

March 1-The rate of the dollar on demsed to-day is 2/856,

SMUGGLING FOOD.

German Ruses to get Supplies.

just handed over six additional The Swiss Government has

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1918.

HARBOUR FIRE.

Japanese-Ship has to be Flooded.

DAIRY FARM NEWS:

SAUSAGES.

SAUSAGES.

Variety to suit all tastes

#

At about half past eight this

bour, and it was then discovered morning was heard the long die- tress blast of a ship in the har

motor-boata to tha Customs that fire had broken out on board officiala whose difficult su dan. the a.s. Komakita Maro, # gerous work it is to hunt down Japanese ship of about 2,000 the German smugglera apon Laka tone. The Bel was lying sta Constance.

baoy near the Kowloon side, and OXFORD SAUSAGES. Alsace and Lorraine,

Smuggling along large volumes of smeke were March 2-In the Reichstag the Saias frontier has never seen to be pouring out of the fore

| CAMBRIDGE: Count von Caprivi stated that he resched very

slarming would be willing to sabarit!

pro- part of the ship. The Naval PORK special disputes to international portions, and thanks to the sovereing "Cherab", with Commander arbitration, bat will shed the lass massares to cope with it in force Hyburg on board, the No. 2 Fire BEEF

Flost with a Lamber of regular drop of blood rather than that it is now on the decline. Just and Volunteer firemes, under Alence and Lorraine should be at the Swiss inland centres the Sergeant Cockle, Inspector Gor restored.

police regard every German sa don of the Water Polies, and the Marob 3A Coinere paper likely epy, so at the frontier the hand pump of the naval sathori- reports a case which occurred Swiss Customs authorities take was found that the two fore holde, ties were soon alongside when it recently of a man burying bia for granted the home-going Ger- fully loaded with cation and own son slive," because he had joined a band of desperate man is a muggler.

hemp were slight. The ship had already developed a severe list,

An Outrage.

characters at Chefoo. The reason

A great deal of ingenuity is given for this crime was the fear displayed in the attempts made owing to the quantities of fest the son should inin his whole to decaire the Customs offialed into the holds by the water that were being pawp. family by his misdeeds. "Neither Few German musicians returnips steamer's GRO the panther nor the tiger, wild howe, from the brilliant violinist hatobes had been first of all engines. The and savage beaats that they are,'

down to the man who plays the taken off, but it was deemed bet- says the writer of the paragraph, trombone, can resist the templater to replace these and try to "t or kill their own whsips, and tion to conceal foodstuff in their suffcoite the fire, as well as to why should a man possessed of instrumente. The case of the food the holds. So serious did knowledge and sense of right and Manich Coat Orchestra is classic the list to starboard become that wrong do that which even the in this respect. The crobestr, it was decided to move the ship beasts of the field perer de? Of which counts over 90 mem to shallow water, for there was a course, comments the Shanghai bers, jauntily presented itself danger of her capsizing. Under Mercury, son being the exclusive at the frontier after 2 her own steam, ad aeeisted by property of his progenitor the triumphsal tour through Swit authorities have taken no notice, zerland, in the belief the! of the matter, so a murder hae Onetoms examination would be bean committed and none can say mere formality. The officials the father "say,"

the "Cherub" the bost waE moved to the shallows off the ealer end of the Yeamati Typ- boon Refage, touching bottom and going firmly eground.

thought otherwise; with the result thst in the recess of the inst Fraser Smith and the Jockey

It appeared that the fire bad Club.

ruments and in the luggage 210 March S. Hobert Fraser. pounds of sausager, 96 pounda got a good hold, and there was Smith spplied for a itinnotion of lard 9 "sides" of bacon; 3 nothing. for it but to continue againet the Hon. Thomas hama, some tes, some butter, and pumping until each time as the Henderson Whitefield and others, a large quantity of eggs were When a representative of the holds were completely flooded. Stewards of the Boogkong discovered. The food, in spite of Jockey Club, to restrain them pleadinge, argumente, sad men at about ten o'clock streams Hongkong Telegraph left the vessel from interfering with hią rights scor, was promptly confiscated.

cf water were being put in. and privileges as a member of The suspicion bas reached a There was not a great that Club, Mr. E. Robinson, in-outainty that the German diplo of smoke being given cft, but it stracted by Mr. H. J. Balmer,matic agents emaggle frodetoffs will probably be some time before appeared for the plaintiff, and across the frontier to friends or the fire is definitely extinguished. Mr. J. J. Francis, QC, and Mr. families in the Fatherland; but It should be mentioned that a H. E Pollock, instructed by Mr. international custom forhide the party of Russians from a ship in G.O. C. Master (Johnson, Bickee sxamination by the Customs the barbour and men from the and Master), were for the defen officials of the dipomatic valises. Tamar rendered Basistance se'soon dante. Tas plaintiff won his case The smoggling carried on by s8 possible. with enste,

authorised German agents consti-

"Odd Volumes" Society,

seo

&c.,

&c.,

LIVER SAUSAGES.

BOLOGNE, HEAD CHEESE. BLACK PUDDING. WHITE

&c.

CHAMPAGNE JACQUESSON.

As originally supplied to NAPOLEON The Great. “The fine quality of the wine will at once commend it to the most critical. SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA:

deal H. RUTTONJEE & SON, 16, QUEEN'S

tates a more sexions eftir, alike Hongkong yesterday, the agent The vessel only arrived in March 3-The fires meeting of for the Ailier, less than ever dis being Mr. H. H. H. Nemezte. the newly revived Scientific, inclined to the blockade Cargo was being worked at the Literary, and Dabating Society, weapon blasted, and for the Swiss, time of the outbreak, but the ander the name of the Honkong whose food sirastion le sufficiently cause is at present unknown." "Odd Valames," was held last critical at present. The rationiog night. Dr. Cantlie presided, and regalations and the restrictions there was a large and inAaential oorcerning the sale and accumula- Attendance; numbering over fifty tion of food bas happily led to a leading residente.

dimination in the emugglingcon- Readers Appetites.

ducted ander German official March 4.-To soy of our saspices. The lines on which the reader whose ppetites are out official contraband organisers. of gear and quire tempting, we worked before the introduction of can strongly recommend the the regulations in question were smoked sauenges, for samples of which we are indebted to Mr. O, H. Anderson, of No. 23, Lea Yuen Street East.

.

The Volunteer, Force.

extremely simple German sgent?, movialy Dommercial travellere who know Switzerland well, trev-lled through ibe

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

HONGKONG.CLUB.

NOTICE.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

FG. GR.

TECHNICAL INSTITUTE. THE Institute will re-open on Students

MONDAY, the 4th March. should attend at Queen's College at 6 P.M. on [that date, for enrolment.

Hongkong, 2nd March, 1918.

NATIONAL LOAN OF THE THIRD YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC (1914.)

G.

ROAD.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

R.

PARTICULARS AND CON- DITIONS of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 4th day of March, 1918, at 3 pm, at the Offices. of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of Crown Land above Bowen Road,' in the Colony of Hongkong for a term of 21 years,

UBSCRIBERS to the above SUBS

loon are bereby notified that redemption of the bonds drawn PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

on 20th February last will begin on 1st March, 1918.

Payment in each or its equival ent will be made at the Bank of China and Bank of Communica

country from Bacle to Lagano, THI

HE THIRTY-SECOND tions or any of the branches of

YEARLY GENERAL the above Banks and also at the

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March 6-At the meeting of from St. Gail to G Devs, baying MEETING of the Membera of Shanghai office of the Hongkong the Borgkong Legislative Council all the foodsits and an Wednesday, 8 h March. et 3 materiale possible at fancy prices, in the Club House, on MONDAY.tion.

raw the Hongkong Club, will be held and Shanghai Banking Corpora p.m, the following will be the and forwarding them, when the 18th March, 1918, at 5.30 P.M. business: Third reading of the bought, to ktorege depots at Bill entitled An Ordinance to Berne or Zarieb. 2 provide for the establishment of

Volunteer Force and to empower

By Order,

E. DES VEUX, The stocks thas accumulated Hongkong, 2nd March, 1918. the Governor to raise a special were kept at the depots until a fotoe of Coset Defence Volunteers gaits ble opportunity arose of rush- ing them scross the frontier in in the event of anticipated war.

bigh-speed motor-sara or, if the Lake of Constance were selected as the spot for the transfer, in motor-boste.

CANTON AMERICAN RED CROSS CHAPTER.

We have received the follow

+

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

From SHANGHAI KOBE, -

ini MOJI

"GREGORY APCAR,”

ber are

all

At present smuggling is practi- eally confined to Lake Constance. The Swise ehore of the lake, in parta extremely desolate, is difficult to patrol; and at an ap- THE Steamship in from the secretary of the pointed spot at an appointed hour Ontón American Red Cross the transfer of the smuggled goods Boisty: A chapter of the from motor-car to waiting motor having arrived, from the above Aerican Red Cross Society was boat may be affected without Ports. Consignees of Cargo by formed here on February 19, mach fear of detection.

notified that 160, through the efforts of Mr. The German crews who men these Goods are being landed at their and Mr. Frank N. Doubleday, boste are picked men belonging extra hazardous Godowns of the risk into the hazardous and/or who were at that time visit to the navy. Exciting night Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf ing Canton in the interesta obases frequently occur on the end Godown Co., Ltd, whence of be. Red Cross Society lake. Sometimes the puraning and/or from the wharves delivery The Officers of the chapter are: Swiss boat overtakes the sourry may be obtained. Mr. 8. Bein z'eman, American ing smugglers, when there No Claims will be admitted Gober General, Chairman; Mré. oaths muttered by gastaral Gafter the Goods have left the F. AJ, Vice Chairman, Mr man viese, struggler, captan Godowns and all Goods remain. 8. B. Blown Treasurer, and seizures of contransad; or some ing undelivered after the 8th Mr. A. Shers, Becretary, times the pursuer te ecmpletely stent will be subject to rent, Other embers of the executive, outdisfarned. When the escaped No Fire Insurance has been ato B B E. Chambers, Rev. boat makes in the direction of effected. ELO.T. Barkwall, Rev. J. W. Friedrichshaven the Swise officiale Bill of Lading will be counter- Creighto, Mrs. A. A. Falton, now the smugglers are carrying signed by MV Greens, Bev. E. B. freight for the great airship DAVID SASSOON & Co. Ltd. Lockwood Mr. H. J. Morse and factory which Count Zeppelin

Agents, MOERomeroy,

establisbed there.-Daily News. Hongkong, fat March, 1918,

Any bond of which the follow- ing are the two terminal numbers, namely, 08. 14, 23, 35, 47, 51. 53, 67, 77, 86, 00, is a drawn bond.

F. A AGLEN, Inspector General of Customs.

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