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WATSON'S

OLD

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1918.

BROWN BRANDY

25 YEARS IN WOOD.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

TELEPHONE No. 616.

Teanis "Suggestions.";

DAY BY

-WE TREAD UPON LIFE'S BROKEN

LAWS AND MURMUR AT OURSELF- INFLICTED PAIN.-Whỉ tier,

The Fuggestion put forward by « correspondent in our imas of Friday, that, in connection with the coming tennis tournaments, “To«marrow's Anniversary.

Hong Doubles Championship To-morio in the »noiversary should be arranged, certainly of the birth of David Livingstone bas much to commend it. At the (1815) same time, it abould be pointed

The Dollar.

#OF BUILDING IN "COUNTRIES SUBJECT TO

EARTHQUAKES,

The value of ferro conorste. quality of the material employed.

(Concluded from Sa'urday)

the

floor.

other

Mount Palee, resisted. This house sheltered during the cataclysm the observers who saw everything fall around them, notwithstanding that. it was built under disadvantageous, City Hall Work Party conditions of bad labour and

Mr. Stabb writes us as - A secood example will show the lows:-Daring, the powers of resistence of weeks the City Hall reinforced concrete building. In packed the following out that one of the events which The opening rats of the dollar

In 1909 Monsieur G. Flament-Hen. Tunis, on the 22nd April, 1906 a 10 surgical shirts,

flour mill, central building almost, abirta, 260 pairs of figures in the Hongkong Cricket on demand to-day was 3+ (j).

nebique, engineer, a paper

of square and two wings, one 170 35: had jokets, 160 vesta:: Club tournament is practically on j......... Stolen Clothes

read before the Society

40′′"— ing-zowau, 1 quilt, 15 reversible all fours therewith. We refer to A Chinere was charged before

Civil Engineers of France, indicated and the the Professional Fairs Competi-Mr. E. D. C. Wolle, at the Pulios tion, which is played of on a Court this morning. with the that the material required to resist were affected by a general depres- bdjickets: dö, kde sang thunder- of slippers, 37 scratch basis and is eligible to larcent of several pieces of cloth earthquake shocks was Ferro Con- sion of the ground in such a very chiefs, 189 milk or

tion which would recall the tower of abroads, 7 pairs of bed boots," paire participating in the same ing. The defendant aid that he crete Other materials such as unequal form as to show an inclina- 68 paira

wood, masonry, or metal, only gaxo Pisa. On one side the buildings 131 theatre squares, 12 face aloths, business calling. If any amend picked the clothes up in the street, bad resulte, as much by their low tank 5 feet deep, giving thereby an 4 pairs of socks, 13 small pillows, ments were to be made and we bat, after heating the evidence, sistance to seismic shocks as by are afraid it is a little late in his Worship sentenced the man then being easily destroyed by fire incline of 16 feet with the 25 large moquito nets, bé scrub.- the day now, sesing that the to fourteen days' hard labar..

which usually follows a severe earth perpendicular line without any bers, & pillow cases, 13 many- damage to the flour mill which was tailed bandages, 25 osps, 30 paira t Embezzlement Charge. entries have clowd we should A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. like to see this particular event. The case in which Albert J. Tusko

replaced by a Doables Champion-Edwards, the late sccountant of From the Raport on the State of later on redressed in its former of operation stockings. These storey, the original ground foort to the Bed - Crom sion open to the Colony, irrespec- the Government Civil Hospital, Buildings in Ferro Concrete after shape by the addition of another were packed in five cases and tive of the players' business is charged with embe sa ing $500, the disaster of Messina 1905, the fal being turned into an underground Dapot im Bombay for distribution to Apapitala in India and Mano sphere, which latter, after all, the money of the Gowrament, lowing particulars gleaned on the

But there is another danger which polamia. The quilt in the bringe

inquire an outside factor. was-again before Mr.J. R. Wood spot by a French Engineer proye We are glad to see that the at the Police Conti chis morning perfect resistances of ferro concrete general tendency is to make the His Worship fired the case to buildings, even those most disturbed. wo referred to above, viz. fire, list is made, from small squares 1.-Covering of the Torrent Ports for example the case of Son of flannelette left in cutting out principal tenuis events more com- come on again on Wednesday legni remained intact notwithstand. Francisco where 85% of the damage garments; it in warm and lig

the very thing for India, and the prebensive, for that is a step in next at 2 15 p.m.

ing the enormous quantity of materi- resulted from that cause.

Against that danger also, we have mker has the satisfaction of Hongkong Man Wounded. the right direction. The in-

Friends of Second Lient H J. al thrown over same. clasion of mixed doubles was a happy more, while the recent White will regret to hear that the 2-Floors of the Maison de Sante the report of the geological service knowing that she has made Mention must be made of the institution of a ladies' singles following telegram has been Mandalari contributed by their ties of the United States in favour of something out of nothing championship, on the initiative of rosived locally from the War to the walls to preserve the house reinforced concrete.

based convincing because

on City Hall Work Party. With ap the LRO, was equally gratify. Office: Regret inform you in very good condition, and the pati! We now give a few instances, very Mothers' Union Branch of the ing. But isn't it time a ladies' End. B.J. White, 3rd Devonshire-Reservoir of 4,000 tons remain experimental facte, of the value of average of twelve workers era

reinforced concreto.

week, they made 1,245 articles Doubles Championship were Begiment, was wounded, March

On the 9th September 1888, at the during 1911, with a specially 12th. Details Bent if received," ed in good order and continued to established?

Mr. White was formerly on the supply water to the town.

4-Messina Museam walls cared Firemen's Congress in Belgium creditable, number of i staff of the Hongkong Hotel, and

in, the ferro concrete floors fell with tests were made on a reinforced prisma. For Januar was only recently gazetted.

same but remained in one piece. One concrete building 16" x 19" consist they made 78 garmen Concealed Opium. A correspondent wishes to air

second floor.

of 108. This all me There were two cases of opium remained perfectly intact supported ing of a ground four and a first and February resched the through our columns, in the hope

First, the floor above the ground steady attendance. Water Mill, built of ferro confoor was loaded to 300 lbs. per meetings cridag aft that it will reach the eyes of those possession before Mr. J E. Wood, only by three walls, concerned, the anesemly beat the Police Court this ming creta, intact haviour of a little group of both the defendants being cooke

6-Floors of the Railway Electric square foot and underneath a pile the Helena Lay-mutilule, and the with karoserie, and fire appeared ingtaiulated on what they have Dr. Gibson gratefully acknowledges the numerous expressions #pectators at the Victoria Theatre on board a Canton stermar. Io of sympathy and floral tributes received in his recent sad bereave-on Friday night. He states that one case the man had 274 tasis Light Station did not suffer not of wood was placed and saturated leaders and limembers, masy all be the offending persons ormpriend and in the ather 38 taals were withstanding the heavy load supThe fire remained burning for one done to help on the comfort of

ported owing to the upper parts of hour after which it was extinguished our soldiers.in Feveral who would no doubt like were found. The drug wan co the building being thrown on it, and by the fire service. After cooling gentlemen, as well as a member His Worship'passed sentence of that it was in the part of the city down it was seen that the concrete speech te-lay, the heavy, burden. themselves to be regarded as cealed in the men's clo.bing.

Bequires them

to

Serrespondents are requested to observe the rule which forward their names and addresses with Bemmnnications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for Habüration, bat as an evidence of their bona Bdes,

All communications intended for publication should be addressed

to the Editor.

Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Western Union Office address: 11, Ice House St.

Telephone: No. 1 A.B.C., 5th edition.

BIRTH.. SCOTT.-On March 18th, to Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Scott, a son.

DEATH. GIBSON.-On the 16th inst, Jeannie Mackay beloved wife of Dr. R. Maclean Gibson, of the London Missionary Society.

ment.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1918.

THE ALLIES AND DUTCH SHIPPING.-

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Theatre Manners. –

of the opposite sex, and that six months' and nine months'

| hard labour respectively, during the whole evening, by

A Clever Excuse. chattering, giggling and even

did leave the bospital. -

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was, undamaged.

A second trial was made on the

Av we read in our Premier à

adopting anything but a patriotin Ferreturning from benishment was completely destroyed with the was loaded to 450 lbs per aquare the burden of the heart, and

which

WA

Newspaper Seller Sentenced.

raina.

créte

foot and the maximam bend was not

The

most shaken up. The remainder of

is carried, in the heart, not on, the the building was wrecked.

7.-The Medical School hospital sath September 1898 the same floor shoulder, but women know that The work of the bands can ORDE

E. D. C. Wolfe, at the MigistrsoY

inforced concrete, the staircase bay over 1/16". The terrace was loaded PP in the who know that her time and skill go towards sending heroes were screened,' were a

200 lbs per square foot. Then two this morning, to nine montha ing resisted amid the debris

esee and comfort to the men, who continual source of annoyance to

House adjoining the Church de piles of fire wood were laid, one on Lractically everyone in the dress hard labour and four houre la Madeleine-the floors in reinforced the ground foot and one on the truly are besring the burden and circle. This is the sort of stocks. The man, who was sent

to discourage or deprees others have away for ten years in September, concrete were intact, the Church in first floor which were lighted and best of the day. We are sold not: thing of

burned for about .two hours

that the dawn is purely coming B-Waiting room in concrete re- without felt compelled to complain before, Isat, stated that he came back be.

cracks any

becoming Giuse he had heard that bie maized intact, the building adjacent apparent. The leat was so great do let us keep our eyes and minds but this pertionlar instance Certsin absurd rumours which have been circulated in the appears to have been about a disaster. He had only come too Houses in reinforced concrete from a reinforced glass sheet which may have peace in our bearta,

mother perished in the Racecourse wrecked.

that a block of wood, & distant on our work, that in the end wo Colony during the past week or so as regards the relations between tad ច 0180 as has ever been Britain and Holland have been laid at rest by the announcements brought to our notice. The cake enquiries,

remained uninjured in a quarter was closing the window tookfire with knowing that we have done what which came to hand on Saturday of the right which the Allies intend theatre manners of some in- A min who said he earned his where all other buildings were ruin- out. any cracks becoming apparent in we could. to exercire by taking over, for the daration of the war, Datoh dividuals in this Colony are about bis living by selling papers for ed, saving the lives of the ceapauts the reinforced glass sheet. shipping lying in Allied parts. It is well-known that negotiations as crude and objectionable as they the South China Morning Post, whilst their neighbours perished. fire was put down and only the next have been proceeding for some considerable time between the Allies could well be, and we can caly was charged before Mr. E. D. C. Council of Engineers and Architects No disorganization existed in the

Following these statements, the day could the results be registered. AMERICAN RED CROSS. and Holland aiming at an understanding whereby the Entene would express the hope that, one of these Wolle this morning with picking in Italy called an be able to make use of Dutch shipping in exchange for food supplies, evenings, people who offend in

extraordinary concrete, only in the plaster in direct Enthasiasm of Hongkong Branch. and that there appeared every prospect of the desired end being this respect will undergo the man's pocket in Des Vozz Road on the cassion under the sets of at lunch), but next morning The Hongkong branch of the

swatch and chain from an old meeting on the 1st. January 1909 and contact with the fre (about four- attained. Such a plan would be to the mutual advantage of both humilisting experience of being Central on Saturday. It was president, Signor Luiggi, to study no permanent deflection was ap- American Red Croes is complet parties, but it is now revealed that German threate and actions have summarily requested to leave the stated that the defendant stole and decide on regulations for build, parent. stood in the way of its being carried into effect. That being the building in which they happen the watch and chain and then

ing its organission quite succes

methods leading to the same result. In this resolve they are acting much of a nuisance to the man before the police came up. Their decisions appeared in No. 7 centigrades. case, the Allies have now deemed it expedient to resort to other to be. People of this type are passed it on to an accomplice ings to be constructed in regions The pyrometers placed inside fully and it is funderstood that subject to selematic disturbances." registered a temperature of 1200 active work along game lines in accordance with international law and can quote precedent for agement of pictare-bonses they Sentence of fourteen days' hard for the Annals of the Society, which

similar to those followed in the stand they take, while at the same time going no further than are to those who have the misfor-labour was passed.

Captain Welsch of the Fire Brigade at the City Hall is being: arran Holland herself proposed antil Germany stood in the way of tune to be anywhere near them.

concluded that reinforced concrete concludes that the results obtained ed for by the American wo Committed' Flye Burglaries, voluntary argeement being reached.

In the early hours of yesterday out should be adopted,

properly designed and well carried proved that a division wall of rein- concerned. If we look at the matter dispassionately, we shall see that the The German Way, “

forced concrete of 3" thick would be. There aro: "72"amen morning, Uhinese, who has Approval of rainforced con- an impenetrable screen to any fire. of the Icoal brinakatini Allies are animated by a spirit of characteristic fairness and that

succesfully emiered. No. 60, there is none of that attitude of dominance associated with the pro- Thors who believed that the Temple Street, Yaumati, sad

Buildings was,expressed Other trials took place on the 14th sent time, izsludin posal such as we should expect from Germany if in a similar posi Germans were innocent of say stolen property valued at $71, the US. after the San Francisco of the barracks of the firemen 12 contributing members and

by the Geological Service of and 20th of August 1900 in the tower members, 8 eastsining mem tion. It is no queation of seizing Darch vessels unconditionally intentione to interfere in the was disturbed, and endeavoured earthquake, Unfortunately for San Lamark Road, Paris, and such subscribing members, these vari but of utilising them for the period of the war to the mutual advant affairs of the inhabitants of the to make his escape by the back Francisco, there were very few of frials confirm the above experiences. ous grades of membership being age of Holland and the Eatente nations. The ships are to be insured, Aaland Islands when they landed door. good freights are to be paid and steps will be taken to replace any force there, will have to revise aroused and chase was given, the, the disaster, but those existing re- degrees inside whereas outside the fees. However, the work to

The householder was that type of building at the time of The temperature went up to 1,000 based upon varying membersh which happen to be sunk in the danger Lane, as soon se pesible their views, for a telegram to burglar being caught. after the declaration of peace. A point to be borne in mind is that hand on Saturday showed that searched at the Police Station, are resulting.

When sisted very well the shake and the temperature was not materially done is based upon contributin

increased.

nenally arranged for non we are not presuming to do to Holland what has not been done to us, the Han intruders have ordered number of awo tickets were Concrete, principally the reinfor- Many other proofs of the excellent monthly basis, and the organisa- for it is appropriately recalled that in 1871 Germany destroyed the people to surrender all found upon the man, establishing ced system, through its great re- quality of Ferro Concrete have been tion is arranging for monthly number of British vessels on the Seine and subsequently paid weapons and have also abolished the fact that he had committed stance and tensile strength, has given by accidental fires which contributions from members and compensation therefor. The resolve of the Allies necessarily caneca the right of meeting. That is four other batalaries during the proved that it is the most satisfac-, would otherwise have been dises friends. Membership 2 considerable dislocation of Datoh shipping activity, but a situation rather drastic way of "butting psat two months. All the property tory material. Its monolithic struc trous. has been reached in which private interests must be abordinated in" to be sure, but it is only his teen recovered. Mr. J. E. ture marvellously resists the shocks

limited to Americans only, bat In Genova an Electric plant was is is open to sil men and women' to larger claims. And if the matter is looked at in that light we what one has learned to expect Wood sentenced the man this and being tied in one piece it offers almost destroyed by fire and the interested in the work of the Kia sure that the benefits of the decision will be self-apparent. What from the Germans. When the morning to six months' hard the best security against fire. must not be forgotten is that the exercise of this right is necessitated enemy force established itself on labour and four hours Block.

fre stopped at the concrete floor| American Red Orow. - "Member- It must be noted that the build of the first floor. The Station was abip imposes no special obliga- by Germany's methods of bullying terrorism. It is now proved these islands itse saatented Death of Mrs. Gibson. that Germany has been using her Fæbmarines to prevent adjscent that the sole intention was to net

ings above mentioned were not built rebuilt in concrete.

tions, but is aanslly limited to neutral nations from receiving food from the Allies, with a view to up a halting place in connection that we have to record the death shocks.

It is with the deepest regret with a view to resisting earthquake. The Van Heegaarden Cotton Mill those who we sotually interested

(Belgia) took fire and the plant was in such work slarving these nations into political and economic dependence on with the despatch of assistance to from cerebrospinal meningitis, of Germany, and that all manner of threats have been held out to Finland.

This shows that without special entirely destroyed but the frame Members of the Hongkong That was the German Mrs, Gibson, wife of Dr. Maclean precautions of any kind in construc work, in concrete, was entirely Chapter are quite entbaniastic as Holland and Scandiastia in order to prevent the conclusion of declaration, We know now what Gibera, Superintendent agreements which they desire to enter into with the Allied nations. the German action has been. To Secretary of the Alice Memorial resist the most violent shocks

and tion such buildings by their nature preserved and the mill was rebuilt to the prospects of their organis With the facts thus, the action of the Entente automatically brings those who have followed Garand, Alisted Hospitals, which

without any alteration.

estion and, aspect to do very relief to an awkward situation, so far as the neutral nations are meny's record in this war, the took place on Saturday. The de-

out deformation. One

An specially remarkable example effective work. concerned, inasmuch as the Allies, and not the neatrale, must now development will not come as a cessed lady se extremely well of this extraordinary quality of rein- February 1904 which destroyed We may cite two typical examples was the fire in Baltimore on the 7th. bear the brunt of Géraian resentment over the matter, fidoy

Another reason which may be gaoted in justification for the abundant manner that the Hans she had resided for some twenty violent shocks and differences

surprise, for it has been shown in koown in the Colony, in which forced concrete to resist the most-1500-buildings in 30 hours. In the of centre of the quarter affected were. Allied viewpoint in that the taking over of these varmela in necessitate are no respectere of the rights of years, having been married here, level

three buildings in reinforced.con ed owing to the extreme shortage of tonnage which has bien caused others. They are thus carrying and she will be greatly missed by The town of Baint-Pierre (Martin- crete-The Hotel Junker, Fayetto: through the enemy' ruthless submarine campaige, in which all the cut their traditional policy. But a large circle of European and ique) almost destroyed by the yol Street, which was dynamited to pro accepted lawa of maritime warfare are studionely ignored. In this what will, the Scandinavian Chinese friends. She has left becanic eruption of the Sur May 1908, stop the progress of the fire, the connection, neutral nations know to their cost that the Germeze tions say about it, we wonder?, hind her a record ofsplendid work was visited by a cyclone on the St. building of the International Trust have not hesitated to sink, without warning, any proy, that comes

in the interests of chan. The August, 1003, which almost wiped Company, Baltimore Street, their way and that in these instances there is not the least intention

funeral, took place on Saturday out the last vestiges of buildings which the poncrete floors resiste paying compensation, When we keep a point like that in mind

evening and the large gathering which remained standin one without damago the fall of and contrast the Allied proposal therewith, no question can "atise

Alderman Sir Henry Edmund present was testimony to the de- modest house, the re

which building (Adam Express Co as to who are the friends and who the enemies of neatral opantów.

ght sensor « member of the des edya popularity, 13 TE Were OL, Concrete All through the war, we have played the game by non-bel

Aldermanic Body of the City of deep and in taking this istest course nécessitated by

London, Lord Mayor in 1882 and 1888, lets #88,720,

of

form attaching to it, adhering

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