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PERVERTED TRANSLATIONS: V.

TO SPRING.

[Diffugere mines; redeunt jam gramina sampa Arboribusgus somas.]

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH

Winter is over, they tell me, I hadn't observed it before, But I sat and I frose in the thickest of old'es with curtains

drawn over the door.

Winter is over and done with. But what I would much like

to know

DRINK PROHIBITION.

Council,

1918.

FRENCH HOTELS.

A FRIEND OF SPIES.

To be Reserved for French

CITIZIR

"Gerald Hamilton's" Gaol Intrigues.

GEBMANY'S

BURDEN.

How Our Enemy is Restricte

Zürich. “

Switzerland. Ge

Is, why theweil wall-does'n't somebody tell the Clark of soospt and deolare total prohibi-was far-reaching, and based on se- | basis of fresh legislation for their oriminal offencs early in 1916 in immense army of officials forms.

the weather it's so ?

March came in like a lion: roaring great free in each room, While the boy brought hot toddy to warm master's body

and try and dispel master's gloom.

Thereafter the temp'rature lifted and I bought me a new

ann-bat

to time?

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of

bers left the Council Chamber/The subject has been endlessl,/conatries who giva proofs of their of the Realm Act for enemy of the universities, are neither

forward.

nataral governmental elements in

present question. He was s teetotaler. He knew that some of India's most illustrious men fell victims to the evil. Es re- Discussion In Indias Legislative|ferred to the campaign against [the "out-etill" system in Beugal.

Mr. Sarma's resolution embodied | an ideal which 'could be attained.

Urbain Gobier, writing in An order has been made by the At a meeting of the Imperial The resolution, he maintained,

Home Office for the internment- the Journal, applands the re- Legislative Council of India ** not ustalons. There should

of a well eduo. ed young man, of many han taken over in this war recently, the Hoa. Hr. B. N. be a progressive movement to

moved :--** That wards the attainment of the ideal solution which the hotelkeepers good family, who was sentenced animaense financial burdan, for

tho

the bearing of which she is not Sarma Government may be pleased to Mr. Fagan said the resolution of France have proposed so the to two years' imprisonment for a

|constitutionally organised, The tion of the use of all alocholic and sumptions of a debate ble nature. industry, with the object of the name of Gerald Hamilton, the traditional

elementa intoxicating liquors and drugs to The argument seemed to be that

Hamilton was released from officials of the German Em

́stales-power

not be the sim and object of its policy, morally indefensible, and there from being owned, managed or Brixton Grol last month having pite. All these hundred shon-

the use of sloohol and drugs was preventing any hotel in France and to so direct its administrative methods as to achieve the end is fore it was the duty of Govern financed by any except French earned by good conduct a remis

Bands of state teachers, state- ment to prohibit their use as of citizens or the citizens of allied sion of sentence. He was prompt clergy, police official, sad their view at an early date."

ly rearrested ander the Defence leaders, right up to the professor A number of the Official mem- all that was morally indefensible.

debated, and there war endless loyalty. Before the war, he says, association and returned to But a cold in the head that confined me to bed was all that when this motion was brought disagreement among moralists all over the country, in the little Briston, where he will remain paid nor controlled by the Ger man Empire. They are officials I caught out of that!

Mr. Sarme said he understood on the point of the abuse of tourist centres as well as in Paris, until the end of the war.

of Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony. The It really is very disgraceful 1. Why the deuce is'nt Spring "Pthe Government policy to be one falcohol and intoxicants, and their a number of hotels belonged to. When firat srrested in Novem'social interests of this immense:

of alcohol in moderation, and he moderate and reasonable use had German societies, or were financed ber 1915 Hamilton was occupying Though it ought to be hot, ita decidedly not, in our lovely proceeded to quote Lard Roberts, been placed on the same level, by German ospital, while even in an expensively furnished flat in Broup of people, forming the Lord Wolseley and argued that The mover had referred to the French hotela, German.managers, Dacre House, Westminster. The the society, are not Imperial, but 'sub-tropical' clime. Some people pretend that Spring's horrid. I cannot agree, the Temperance Movement in the case of Russia. Americs and maids and waiters swarmed in fat was raided by the police and along the line of the varica

I'm afraid,

British Army had effected a great England where, Mr. Fagan main the guise of Swiss, Belgiane or military authorities. Hamilton

The public property-railways, For if you're rheumatic your words grow emphatic with forty improvement in the soldiers tained, degree of prohibition inhabitants of Luxembourg. Sach was released on bail, two suretiesty-five federated states.

had only been possible as a result a state of affairs must come to an of $1,000 each being offered, and forests, agricultural landa, cansta degrees in the shade.

health, and proceeded to quote of conditions entailed by the war end, in the interests of national allowed to go to Oxford, where he all these, with a few exceptions authorities to the effect that

had friends. He also visited sad in Alsso, do not belong to the alcohol was poison. He stated without parallel in the world's anlety.

How are French employees who stayed with that there had been an in- bistory, and was therefore no

German Empire. They belong speak French correctly and other Lancashire.

to the various federated stats0, crease in the consumption of argument for a normal time,

Sir Dineha Wacha said he had languages badly inferior to the The first part of his sentence drink, and to s house which

from which, the store, depende the great army of officials; work- at first appeared distinctly bored been agitating this matter for the Germans whose knowledge of was served at Wormwood Scrube. he proceeded to give a good many last forty years, and had often other tongues than their own is He was afterwards transferred to

garea sad statistics. He said the officials for sust. In the matter of French will be superior when entered into secret conversations of modern economy. The budget

been abused by the Government also slight, seks M. Gohier? The Brixton. At both places he, etc. of these economic in

svitations, forming the backbone. proposal would not dislocate

Ble only wanted the reranze the Government of India they have had an opportunity of with other prisoners and made of these federated states in chiefly finance. Government to declare total pro- were incorrigible and irreconeil- gaining the requisite knowledge, statements which betrayed either contributed by dirras rexation. RACECOURSE DISASTER. (The regulations were read). The hibition as the ultimate goal of abis. The Excise Act had been in The syndicate of hotel keepers an foordinate vanity and colossal

its policy. At present the operation since 1878, and the re-shows a lively sense of the fitnese imagination or an extraordinary states of Gamsay has been regulations were kept, except for Government policy was lo ditult had been maximum of revenue, of things by putting French acquaintance with a wide circle grassed during the war, and the one prohibiting smoking, which he was afraid we not kept courage excess, but provided but not minimam of consumption. owners and employers and those of German sgants and epies rang Jury Satisfied on one Point. The regulations appied to all drink for the moderate drinker. The Government policy on Excise from the allied countries on sing from Baron von Kahlmann German economists reckon that it theatrical buildings inclua. According to this policy the had failed. He concluded by similar footing. All the same, he (who was in the German Embassy farther the levy on property and minority of moderate drinkers | saying: Let us try our best to | thinks it desirable that the French in London in 1914 and is now income, on sosount of the new ing temporary ones excepting

epic tyrannised over the majority of bring about the reform ourselves, should understand the posibil Foreign Secretary) to Roger Case-debts incurred through theatres

They estimate that this incres80 The enquiry into the sad catae-Chinese

Hamilton claims many accom-will make the taxes twenty-fire, the were exempted ander Section 7 abstainers, tempting them to drink independently of the Government. ities of the hotal-keeping indus- ment,

Sir Clande Hill said the growth try, and should keep the advant trophs which occurred at

from the

the shop in

of the illicit use of alcohol did ages of it for themselves, at least plishments and much acquain marks per head of the popula Racecourse, Happy Valley, on of the Theatres Ordinance. He

locally.. He proceeded February 25, Won continued as produced a copy of the permit in

tion. disastrous effect not imply an aggregate growth of in France. After the war, he tance with cosmopolitan oriminal show the

oat, many visitors circles. He has declared that be the Police Court Shld morning, use at Chinese theatres. The form of drink on a people, and "quoted/sicohol. On the contrary, there points

Besides, the federased states, towns, and other communities being conducted by Mr. J. . of permit för temporary buildings opinione in support of his on a considerable decrease, for will come to the country; they can speak seves languages, and

the enforcement

tention. In England, he said, the instance in Guzerat, by adopting will spend large sume and has lived in Germany, Spain, imposed direct taxes on property Wood, acting as Coroner. The provided for following jarymen were also preof are precautions by witness privilege of moderate drinking methade which considerably re the country should have the Italy, Morocco and France. If and income which smounted in beneit instead of letting the pro- his statements are true he knows the year 1913 to an average of sent:-Modere. A. H. Batlow Only single-storied matsheda

Nawab Ali Chaudbury advocat file go to companies and proprie worthless and dissolute men and thirty-sight marks, per head of (foreman) J. H. Wallace, and W. were used for theatres. The had been abused and the demon strained their gas.

of drink roamed rampant. Even Ò. Jack,

whole point in the fire precan

of over 50,000 inhabitants, Mr. M. K. Lo appeared on besione was the provision of when the Empire was ined total prohibition, failing which sore belonging even to the ailied women in half a dozen eapitals. half a number of Uhinese who adequate exits. Except by cutting peril, he was alarmed at the he would make the shops rarer. Countries. Let them see to it that He was one of the seaciales of a population in eighty-four towa in The evil of drink was doing all the business people and young English baronet who com aggregating 15,000,000 people, iDoresse, however small,

visitore when they come to France, mitted suicide in Paris shortly be Most of the Germen towns have loss relatives in the disaster; Mr.3 gep it was almost impossible to Abkari revenue in Indis, He havoc among the labourers. F. Bowley represented the extinguish a fire in a matabed

In the Spring-o the post informs we one's thoughts should

turn lightly to love,

But to spoon when your nose is as red an a rose-ch, perishing

heavens abova 1.

The Government may take no sotion (if everything's true that

I hear), Bat I do think the Chamber of Commerce might see that

Spring'e panotasi next year!

she

matebede

988

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a friend in

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Direct taxation in the federated

will be necessary to inore se still

Electric Balb Thief.

their time. Among strange criminals the war, besides borrowing Don the matsteds; Mr. D. V. Sieaven- duty of the Fire Brigade, when t:ne to the traditions of their lanes had been raised in the not begin by encountering a which created a sensation at the the othaisle and employses during contractor, Tae Hot, who built except in the initial stage. The hoped Indian Members would be Dr. Sapra aid several false find France everywhere and do fors the war in circumstances increased salarina, and wages of

religious ordinances, and Eur debate. Certainly Mr. Sazma did different atmosphere in won appeared for the lessees of the fire had a good hold, was to opeans would realise the respon not want the Government policy hotels. It would seem se if the of whom he has spoken in terms aiders ble sums to over the assist the Unity Stand. Mr. G. H. protect the adjoining building.sibility that rested on them. of many many years to be upset French could not even develop of lose acquaintance is Oaptain snoe given to soldiers families;

their own coupuy, and Faria Richard Gorges, who, after an Wakeman, Orown Solicitor, was it was the duty of the Fre

Sir Hamilton Grantrose to speak by a stroke of the pes." exunguish Brigade to

fires for thesilent and inarticulate body

Sir John Donald said that would give them that grievous erratio esteer in South Africa and so that it may be estimated that the communal direct taxation" siso present.

The Coroner said that before and protect life and proper of moderate drinkere to which be drinking was prevalent among sense of cosmopolitanism against Ireland, was sentenced to 15 years after the war will be fifty marke

been pensi servitude for the murder the engaity commenced the jars The general rule in theatrical belonged. He spoke strongly cerisin seses, for instance, the which a struggle bad

per head of the population: in addition

Was it meant by the carried on in sic in the past, but of a policeman in London." would uks him to make a släte-

Beckoning the German popula against Mr. Sarma's perpetual Sikhs,

At the time of his arrest 1915 tion at 64,000 000 after the war, mention their behalf. This was to to hackets for a despatch box to

dissipated.

Hamilton was trying to obtain's the smonat raised by direct taxa- the effect that the evidence which be sent in charge of two Chinose habit of bringing forward coun- resolution that drinking should which ought, henceforward, to be

sels of perfection, and attempting be prohibited among them?

For financial and patriotic cousalar appointment to represent tion of the federated States and Pandit Malaviyis :—May ́I| had been offered up to the prevent firemen, by the Fire Brigade, to tims seemed to be rainer in be in continuous attendance at weeping and unnecessary re

of the lesseee.forma, He caused several laughs remind the Honourable Member reason it wae eminently desir.Siam in Rome. He had previous the communition will aggregated favour of the conclusion that fire the expense

This

sometimes.. done

by bis canetio replies at Mr.that drinking is prohibited among able to see that the hotels of ly been attached to the con4,800 milliard marks,” German the Sikhs, by the injunctions of France were really French. Anu anlate of a South American Be finapoiers and economiste declara Sarma's expecse. He made broke can subsequent to

since it is always well to extend publio si Tangier. When his under these conditions the in performances collaps, and the jury were not for theatrical

drink, and he hoped Mr. Sarms

the scope of a good method, M. conduct there gave offence to shetradaction of any direct taxation Sir George Baines replying, anzione a bear any farther io permanent buildings. The spirited defence of moderation in the Garas?

to that Fire Brigade did not attend the would see his resolution was quoted the views of Government Gobies would like to see the idea Government he went to Spain, on the part of the Empire is quite evidence confirmatory

in praaible. evidence."lf ■uyone wanted to offer Taiping Theatre. That hadits own contradictory evidence to this appliances. So bad the Oity Hall necessary. Sir Hamiltion Grant published in 1905, and 1914 on of the hotelkeepers syndicate where he claims to have meds the they could be heard. The evid.to a certain extent. The Brigade sympathied with Mr. Sarma's the subject. He wondered why made an example for all corpora acquaintance of Baron von Konig, shes would also tend to show that attended at the Charity Fairs atiewe, but said the Council the mover had not included Hons. Past and present events the principal German agens in

A worker in the emplay of the fire broke out anything from 20 Murray Parade ground,cu" Hes-was feeling tired with the Utopian tobacco in his resolution, but show that the official police are that country. He has boasted and nebalous schemes brought probably he was anticipating Mr. anequal to the immensity of their that Konig commissioned him to meconds to three minutes after ther Day," when the proceedings

Be Once he been arrested on a the, collapse, and farther the continued at night, one of up from time to time. Nobody Barma who would bring up an-task If each corporation would purchase 8,000 rifles in Morocco Electric Bureau of the Kobe City

was ignorant of the result of other resolation about tobacco, police town domain, if the and ship them to Ireland. demos woald send to show the performances being theatrical. borrible excessse, but if Mr. He thought Bir D. E. Wachs had French financier would police has always been "interested in charge of stealing from an occupi

Theatrical performances in Chin. that the fire

should have come forward with whole case, and quoted statis. would police she prem, and if geol get in touch with de Valers, electric lamp bulbs and other

Among the prisoners in Brixton electrio fittings valued at 1776. him. It all the other professiona and point in the

row of point

proposals of modification of the tips to controvert

would Gaol with whom Hamilton wus instabede somewhere in the as well as day abows. It was Excise Law, instead of trying to would not be right to prohibit workmen's syndicates

Kobe's Spring Cleaning At present the vitizens'of Kobe neighbourhood of sheds 8, 9 and only where fire precautions were interfere with individual-freedom alcohol smong certain classes, polude their respective professione anxious, during his first confine 10. Any evidence confirmatory compelled by law that he The resolution was unnecessary, who used alcohol in moderation. the great number of the scandala ment, to correspond was Alfred

who was sentenced to death on and sutama. The Public Health cleaning twice a year, in spring so this ides would not be required insisted on persons in the ab may further. If any evidence sence of other provision, making and calculated to make an already The mover of the resolation had which alarmed them would never Hago, a young Norwegian Author are called upon to make a grand

minimised the effects of illicit have occurred.

August 28 on charges of spying anthorities at the City Office have of the Fire Brigade. Pandit Malaviris epid he wish, practices, which, in his opinion, disagreed with this be and she s

for Germany, a sentence which jury would be pleased to have it. He might point out that station-

was afterwarde commuted to one that only one thorough "ožnji ja now made a proposal to the police It seemed that the question of the ing men in matchede left lees ed Sir Hamilton Grant had looked was a more important question. to the question more seriously. He pointed out in detail various

af pensi servitude for life. Hagn at the atations bad

The question was one which difficulties, Susncial and other mat fence behind sheds had been men sufficiently discussed. It was principle and, not in the beat affected the vast muses of the wise, if the resolution Ware

For the twenty-four hours end. was a member of the great Ger.necessary, very year. The pro- man spy organisation in Bergen Posal is being considered by the

authorities concerned, pashed down when the people interests of the public since is

left less men able to respond to People who contributed to the nocepted. Gonginding, he esided yesterday there were eighteen the leader of which, together↑

Excise Bereaus. The proposition The Government's Excise cases of spotted faver notified with other Germans, was arrested escaped and its constraction w

of the mover was not a wild one. policy had been pitched up all Ohinere. Shylben were in the early this year. not very important. With an alarm of fire.

Wakeman-It Be quoted statistics to show how, at very slow pace. There city of Viatoris. There were ferance to the sitting of the Court,] By Mr. it was not convenient to sit un came-

this, that to

no gradually bat steadily, the was no short out to the attsin eight dṣatha. Monday morning, but the bearing precautions regarding the Excise Revenue inoreseed from ment of the object, which would be continued at 2.15 in the racecogree sheds had beep pog-1874, till the present time. The the mover had in view. He pro afternoon when they might sit sidered. He was at the Peak at right poliny was to adopt ceeded to answer several of the stil 5 o'clock: Taesday, Wed: the time of the collapse, receiving total probibition as the sim and remarks made by various mem-

broke

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te all practical purposes arfene matabeds were, he would/Sarma wanted any reform, he taken an exaggerated view of the the Boarse, if the journalista Ireland and was anxions while in led boose in the city about 2,500

CIKLE

proposed to sit as manal, 1

ont, night

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shows

sad world sadder:

Spotted Fever,

Siam Resident's Death:

Mr. W. A. &, Tilleke, Attorney

Hamilton, while in Brixton, he was still on bail in 1916 he also wrote a letter to Graeme cisime to have received a letter Boott, who has ainos been re- from one of the pro-Germingroup moved to a lunatico sylum; Ed of M.P's in the House of Commons ward-Hodgson, who escaped with sesuring him that he would da Bott.from Islington in November all he could for him. In 1916,

nesday and Thursday it was a message from Inspector Brown. end of the British Excisa Policy, hers and quoted figures showing General for many years, the 1916; and a notorious Hindu while he was actually in goal, Mr. Wakeman :—I quite agres 2 was ingafficient for say prosticing that 25 years of moderate Sarina had too minimised the pacpeusful race horno pwner, in promoting rebellion in the Order, paranaded... Le Philip with what you have said. These able was. The flow of water from drink was not e raffoient time to danger of illicit manufacture died on March 7 at Bangkok:

interests of Germany in Indis, Baowden, M.P., to wite to the ...was which would become serious if is only one point and that I hydrants 3 and 4 was insufficient judge whether alcohol

Those "outside" with whom he authoritice pleadio have some farther photographe to enable the motor pump to work dangerous or not. He considered total prohibition were resorted

tried to communicate includ release of this highy: which would confirm that state one branch. At 3.30 pm, the the motion now before the House to He said the preventive stad

ed a Consul at the Hague and young man,” tho, itwan sheds were burnt out except for of extreme importance. The right would be very expensive, and the ment shout the fire

Mr. Sarma was glad he had notorione woman living ned, was finding his japrisonment The Hon. Mr. McL Messer, the upright posts and there was policy of the Government was to measure might cause a good desi Q.B.F. and Superintendent of the no chance of saving suy life. aim at total prohibition in India, of mistrust among the poorer received so much non-official sup. Holland who has at various times very painful and Fire Brigade, said while he had shortly after 'clock the fire and he laid much stress on the classes. The Government policy part, and he argued that he was been the intimate friend of hold these positions no pre- float arrived. There a gyer a fact that two-thirds of the Am-was, he concluded, a maximum concerned with the nations! aff. German snarebist, a German spy, what purpos cantione had been taken bird of a mile of hose to lay out. erican Skatos were now temperance vanus from a minimam con- ciency of India.

sumption, and be was unable to The resolution was put and against fire se regarded the She started pumping at 4o clook, Brita

After farther pridence, the Mr. E, N. Bannerjee said he socept the resolution on behalf of defeated on a divison by 38 votes hed There were no 18-

to 20: was a bit of a pazlisas in the Government, slation requiring precautions enquiry won adjourned.

Owing to his birth and edues. slon Hamilton has nơi boss with: out friends in this country. White

released, to