1918-04-03 — Page 4

BY APPOINTMENT.

WATSON'S

REGISTERED

PYERIS

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL

An exact reproduction of a well-known Spa at half the price. Blends perfectly with Spirits, especially. Whisky.

"A little learning is a dancerous thing, Drink deep or touch not the Pyerisa Spring, There shallow drafts intoxicate the Brain

And drinking deeply sobers us again."--Pope.

+

Pints 90 Cts. Per Doz.

Splits 60

"

The German Takes a Hilst.“

In more ways this one it has been noticeable that the Prussian War Lord's hars not, with "all their arrogance, been above tak- inga hint from the contemtpible” little Army of Brituis, especially from those responsible for its equipment, which is universally admitted as being at lesat equal

DAY BY DAY

THE PERFECT TRUTH WILL AT LAST VINTICATE ITSELF AGAINST THE PARTIAL TRUTE.-Ruskin.

To-morrow'a Anniversary.

1919

WAR CHARITIES.

How Hongkong's Ulfts have

bren Allocated.

Mr. N.J. Subb, Hon. Treasurer Tomorrow is Lord Derby's of the War Charities Committee, 53rd birthday.

Belgian Prisoners of -War in Germany

| Montenegrin - Red

Crner

Polish Volima' Be-

lief Food Syrian and Palestine

Belief Fand Marylebɔns Hospital

Sapply Depot Paddington V. A. D. Bling Rallel Fond

Hospital,

Peterbend Mine-

sweeperand Patrol... --Flotilla Fand

writen wata follows:-

With reference to the latter dated 19th March from the Hon. geretary, War Charities. Com- mites, I beg to apolose a state- ment showing the distribution of the amounts that her passed through the hands of the Com-Lord Mayor Trel ar mittes from January 1916, when Cripples' Hospital the fund was opened, up to the ChildrenAid Com

and College

Sale Postponed.

15th March, 1918. This state- Tha esla of the F. American,ment will be laid under

Merch Rainfall.

The rainfall regiered at the Botanical Gardens daring April was 1.35-inob.

The Dollar." The opening rate of the dollar to that of any of the other belliger-on demand to-day was 3a. 1763. ent armies. The latest instance in this direction is amply demon- sisted in a long telegram from Beater's correspondent at ihe French Headquarters. In this message it will be seen that the Germans, who knew nothing of the weapons known as "tarks" notil they were suddenly intro daced with such deadly iff.ot by the British troops, have very faithfully and very tally copied

which was to have taken place at Mr. G. P Lammert's sale, rooms this morning, has been postponed until the 10th instant.

Marathon Race.

In connection with the Naval

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., this respect. Tanks sppear and Dookverd aparis yesterday, a

AERATED WATER

to

MANUFACTURERS.

to have been used, and probably Marathon Rice was held. There are still being used, in their were eight starters and the offensive; but it is clear that they winner was A.B. Blower, of the have not wrought the same havoc Rosario.

Thief Dista bed. Wormspondents are requested to observe the rule which that accompanied their initial

It has been reported to the police bequires thém

'namos and addresses with performance. At any rate, the forward their Bmmunications addressed to the Editor, not necesarily for familiarity of car troope that on March 29 the premises of Jabllastion, but as æri evidence of their bona fides.

with this groterque-looking Messrs: Clark and Company, were weapon should enable them to broken "into. Apparently the cope with it much more effectual-thief was disturbed, for nothing ly than did the German troope ws: etolea. The rate of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will when it fiat made its appearance. be as follows:-Daily imus-$36 per saDum. Weekly issue In taking this little bint, the German pase the "Contemptible" $18 per annum. The rates per quarter and per meneem, proportional. Subscriptions Army a compliment as to the

•for any period leu than one month will be charged as for a efficacy of a truly remarkable full month.

All communications intended for publication should be addressed Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.

to the Editor.

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Bingle Copies, Daily, ten cents. Weekly, twenty-five cents (for

cash only).

Advertisments and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fixed

period will be continued until countermanded.

(Payable to Advance,)

weapon. -

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Iron Rods Stolen.

B

the

Chairmanship of Bit Econo the Governor at the City Hall on Monday, 8th April, at 530 pm.

which the attendance of the “British communitý j› invited :-

Hongkong War Charities. Amount remitted up to 15 b March, 1918. These figures re present all subscriptions from January, 1916, to 15th Marob, 1918, including the results of "Oat Diy" (1918 and 1917). "St. George's Day" (1917). and Kow- toon "Oar Day" (1918) -

British Red Cross

Society and the Oder of St. John

8. d.

of Jerneslem ...24,552 3 6 Central Prisolera of

WarCommittee... 5817 12 5 Blinded Soldiers and Bailors Care Com. >mittee

Before Mr. J. R. Wood to the Magistracy this morning, Chinese was charged with the unlawful possession of a quantity: of iron rods. He was arrested in Fat Hing Street by a lakong, whowal Flying Corps found the rods ander the man'e Hospital... jacket. & fine of $10, on 14 days, was imposed.

Arrested While Pawning.

Officers

5,558 5 1

5,000 0 0

Families

P

+

4,197 15 7

Fasd MCA. Hat Fund 3,804 97

British Women's Hospital (Star and Garter Building Fond)

2,501 7:10

The daily inane in delivered free when the addresses is accessible to

metenger. Peak subscribers cac have their copies delivered at The Man-Power Question. their residences without any extra charge. O copies rent by

An extremely gratifying step post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. The postage on the weekly jesus to any part of the world ie 1,00 with regard to the all-important

For the nolintal passion of question as to how best to cope per quarter.

faed 810, or 14 days' hard with the min-power question has a pair of earings, a Chinese Wa bren taken by the ready acqui-bour, by Mr. R. Wood, at the

cerce of the mericana to fill up Magistrsey this morning. It was French Red Orcs 2,330 0.0 the gaps as coca lan requires stated that the man and indeed to participate in any deavouring to pawn the rings Dreadnought Hoo

pital way in the great battle. obvious reasons, the defence was when he was arrested by Sergeant Lord Boberts' Mem

Ingham.

orial Workshops 1,525 0.0 wholly in the bands of British and French troops, but, as would

British and Foreign

Sailors Society 1500 00 Dr.Brando's Homes 1,400 00 Belief in Northern

France

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The "Hongkong Telegraph” is now on sale at, and will be delivered E to abscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd., Shameen,

Easton, who have been appointed our agents there.

By Order, "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.**

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1918.

AN ACCURSED NATION.

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CANTON, NEWS. ·

Minesweepere Fand National Committee

Blue Cross Fand ...

for relief ia Belgium... Hoapial Auxilisire

113 Honfleur

Shipwrecked Fisher-

men and Mariners Royal Benevolat Fand,

Soldiers and Sailors Families Associa- tion

2,000 0 0

1,000 0 0 614 3 0

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mittal me Pipe Fond...

Lady Victoria Her

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bert's Fund for asaisting friendless. prisoners of War in Germany Sold on' Club ́ƒ

sociation

Newspapers for the

Fleet Committee. Boral Soldiers

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Daughters Home Lady Biberia Field

Glam Fand Lady Lazard Hoe pit-

ality Fund Invalid Ohildren

Association Earl of Lonsdale Charing Orces Bospital.

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100 0 0

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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

Now that we are all talking 100 0 0 about queues, and one lady has

|originated a new ailment callee. {"quens sold,” it is interesting to. lock at the early usa of the word, 100 0 0 says the Daily Chronicle. Carlyle wrote in his "French RevolutionTM 100-0 a 80 years ago about, “thst talent.. 88 4 4 of #pontaneously standing in quena” which “' distinguishes the the French people." Later, Thac 5200 kery alluded to "a half mile queue of carriagen.” The word bas affinity to "enade,” the Latin 50.00 for tail, and is French. Of course, queas used to be applied to the 50 0 0 pig-tail of hair worn in olden 40.14 0 times,

Not many, we imagine, could traca the origin of the word- "Aspdoodle," used by Mr.Sexton, the Liverpool Dockers' delegate,

recent Trade Union Com 25 0 0 grea. It is a relic of the bad old.

cock-fighting diya. As mand by

38 17 18

20 0.0 Mr. Sexton, it implied that there was too much trifling, and not 2000 eufficient stamina about a pertain policy. Mr. Sexton, dambtless

17 12 1 remembered the word from the

old Lanosabire cock-fighters, 4 10 0 0loertain olaes of fighting-cook, when placed in the ecek pit, 500 instead of facing its adversary

| forthwith, would strat sbout with flapping wings, crowing all the while, in the hope of frightening the other bird without coming. Sach Aipping and to blows. órawing of "cock a doodle do was termed in plain Lancashire “fl spdoodle.”

5 0 0

£69.450 811

The equivalent of the

above amount is... $558,055 01 The Sub-Commitles

have expended on materials for the

working parties... 101,762.68

Various gums have

been disbursed. locally for supple- menting pensions, entertainments,to- bacco, etc., for the "trcope-amounting

town. The expearen of the the food, includ- ing cables, adver timing, discounts and sundrien amount to

805 611 Total amount ex- pended to 15 h March, 1918 592 711 Balance of account

500 olol

500 0 0

341 8 1

300 0 0

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Ship- Sailora'

the

300 "0 0

Memorial

我

Fand

Scottish

Women's

Hospital (for Home and Foreign Ser- vics) Royal Patriotis Fund

Corporation Imperis Association for muisting dis- ablad Military and Naval Officers Han Education of Officera Children, Rugby War Memorial .....

300 0

282 8.3

200

0

Field Glass Flud. Oas pair of binoculars from the be seen from the telegrams, Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, of Reiss small body of American troops and Co., Hongkong, is now to be ssainted the French at certain added to the list of glasses 16- points. A Prese Boreso Baived for forwarding to the nouncement, which appeare in to Manager of the Lady Roberte day's telegraphic news, shows Field Glass Fand. The total now that this participation is to be

stands-One gland telescope, 21 result extended

hand telescopa, 66 binoculare, and chiefly of communications

doustions of $150.

Alice Memorial Hospital. There are people who even to-day believe, or at any rate gay between Mr. Lloyd George

The Hon. Treasurer of the they do, that the Germans are a docile, pesce-loving and kind and President Wilson. Large bearted folk to whom. barbarity of any kind is atterly and inherently forces of trained American troope Alice Memorial and Affiliated detestable. These individuals like to picture to as the German are to be sent to Europe in the Hospitals begs to acknowledge masses in bouring under an evil spell engendered by the admitted coming critical months to fght ith thanks the following dons. militarists of the nation; they are described as a people whose side by side with the British and tions to the fands of the Hus- inclinations are of the very best, but whose lives are largely moulded French troops. Thoes already in pitale-Siswa Tomes & Co., for them by those whom they cannot possibly resist. That is a verr France have been placed at the Additional donation) $50; J. K' charitable attitude to take, and it certainly makes an appeal to thous disposal of General Foch, and Alves & Co., $25; Central well-meaning pacifists who are wont to talk a deal about the brother. those in training in England and Agency, L., 825: 8 J. David Church Army Fand 300 0 0 hood of mankind. But, unhappily, it hardly accords with the facts elsewhere will be hurried forward & Co, Ld., $25; Deacon, Queen Mary Royal Naval Bospital We in the East have in days past known the German, and it cannot with despatch. With the re-seler, Desca and Harston,

kand be said that our knowledge of his ways ever gave the impression assembling of Parliament, it is $25; Gands Price & Co., 825 that he was of the meek and wild order. Indeed, for sheer foreshadowed that a far-reaching Gilman & Co., $25; Hannibal Arethara Training dominering proclivitite end for complete disregard for anyone's messure will be introduced and & Co., $25; Holland China $25; Jobson, comten but his own, we remember him se likely never to be carried into feat at once by Trading Co,

which ur"man power" problem Stokes and Master, $25; J D. eclipsed.

A couple of days ago we made passing reference in another will go a long way towards solu. Humphreys and Co., $25; Mora- colume to the brutal manner in which the Han is wont to treat his tion. So far, we have been able ing side Congregational 8.8., fellow Europeana lodged in internment camps in the Fatherland very successfully to check the Edinburgh, £8 for cot in Nether- When we wrote that comment we had no idea that the cables would enemy offensive, and by the sin of sole Hospital, $52.75.

the projected schemes we should bring as such a terrible story of sheer devilry, rozsible only to s Germen, as was reported in our news of yesterday. The story was be able soon to " roll it back." there wld of how sight Allied seamen were driven to most awful death through German soldiers bayusting them and flinging them A Coming Marathon. back into the fsmea what s fire broke out in a dungeon in which they

Our Canton correspondent Hongkong is following the ex-writes :- were incarcerated and from which they made vain efforts to escape. The details of that horribly sickening incident deserve to be publish ample of Shanghai in arranging As to the situation in the South ed broadcast through the civilised world in order to illustrate an open Marathon Race, which, would suffer by the fall of Yoohow, the German conception of humanity. It is a tale which rivals under the aspices of the Police Cheung phu, the generali simo, in bratality all else that the Bone have done during this war and Reserve, will take place on the held an important military con which would bring the blush of shame to the verisst savage living. 13th instant. The start is to be ference in his office on the Zod There are times when to people with the smallest pretensions to made from 8:stue Square and inet. All the military persons of oivilisation the claims of coramon humanity over-ride all other the route will follow the tram the Knomintang, about 20 in feelings. British blajickets have shown that when they have, at lines right to the Shadkiwan number, were present. What great risk to themselves, rescued German sailors under gunfire terminus and thence back. This was decided is not koown, but when the latter have been in distress. But the German apparently will obvis'e the necessity of pass Chu Shin-chang, formerly Com- kowano instincter of that order. He can, in cold blood, plunge a ing through Shaakiwan villege. mander-in-Chief in Nanting bayonet through a fellow-creature seeking escape from death by The whole distance is about twelve daring the first Revolution, has County of London being roasted alive and drive back others similarly placed into the miles. Soir. there are ten entries been appointed saperintendent of lot of purging before it can claim to be included among civilised several from the Police Reserve, ment,

An official report from Sam' peoples: But, after all, there weed be very little wonder at an and a ramber are coming in incident of the character under notice. A people which has no from the B. G. A. This is the Hang Ying states that his army scruples about sending helpless women and children to the bottom first public event of its kind is going to attack Lang'a troope of theses, whose submarine crews do not hesitate to shell open in Bonglong, and it is there in Lim Kwong from three bosts and hospital ships, whose soldiers commit the most revolting fore to be hoped that it will directions. atrocities against civilian populations in Europe and in Africa, and be a complete succes. To make The big shareholders of Lord whom people indulge in the ringing of joy-belle over much a terrible the affair all that it should be, Canton-Hankow Railway are crimes the torpedoing of the Lantans, is securedly capable of there ought to be an entry gaite alarmed on hearing a ram-

of thirty or forty competitore, for our that the Military Government | British Sportmen's szy imaginable inigo

the things which we have to hy et the dog them ry for rags would be will take over the line, and have Motor Ambalkon

hecese of them that the Allies as witegood. Seeing the number of jointly petitoned the Corsinment Fund

Charing Cross i po bent to the surth the crual monster which the Garmic long-distance ranners there are în requesting an explanatain.

Hospital nation in theme daya typikon.Thera can be no prazi or solace for Hongkong, it should not be im-the number of notices Ale world kill Hunnit Kultur is reduced to nothingness, till is poemble to secure such an entry, ing to come from Lung Chai- Soldiers and Sailors om Help Society, .. exponents are placed in a position in which their abaly doctrines and we hope that athletes will see kwang'a párty have ny can-mare no further scope. And that is the lask which the freedom to it, that the innovation geta s the walls of most of the principal Union Jack Club loving, humana natims of the Extente, have sworn, accomplib, good --sand-chi, The entries, streets: They attack áll important French Wounded

oting will divert them at hit been fully may be acted, alone on the 6th officials. The pollen har been Foergezicy,

ordered to tear down the

L dies Emergency Committee of the Navy Leaguo Russim Prisoners of

War: Help Com milles...

Indian Soldiere Fand Sub-Committee...

War Hoapital

200,00

200 0 0

A

in Indon #821 189.81... Balance of acronat

in Hongkong

Total subscriptions to 15th March, 1918

11.319.98

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Ón soms of the great inland industrial towns the war is having singular effect. Until then they

were essentially English, and without what is known san "fa

"but they are ing population; becoming more cosmopolitan, Rapidly

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more

are

colonies of friendly aliens being formed. In Birmingham the number of Chinese is greatly ad Tancing, while the ranks of the Belgians, Serbiane, and Italiane show a steady increase. A num. ber of the Chinese are said to be, Protestants, and Ingumbents and, Nonconformist ministers sz8.000* 2,08108 fronted with great difioultice from the fact that, the former speak. varying Oriental disiscia. Batired foreign missionaries are being"

shed out “to do their bit

873,218.63

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: Sir Arthur Yepp bar imued the 5,193,41 offcial formals for 1918 in the form of the injanction Sava OC 19,852.33 [Starré, and the first week of the

New Year was "8.0.8." week. It is always ́ easier to remember” things in rhyme, and these jolly $838,264.37 | little verses serve as the jam for

the powder:

N. J. STABB

Hon. Treasurer.

Hongkong, 15th Marob, 1918.

Ring out, wild bells, the Strasborg The quail on toast, the "sole

pie,

supreme,"

In addition, the following gifts The little nothings, "a la creme" in kind have been distributed by The gourmet's dying-let him die. the Committee:-Philippios Co., Ring out the old, ring in the new 40,000 cigars; Meetkemp & Co., King out, wild balls, a stern full 2 cases tobacco; Watamull stop

Assomull, 3 cherts tes; La Tofullsizerasher, temonnesche Ingalar, 1 osse cigar cuttinge; Ring out the steak, ring in the Philippine Co., 1 case tobecocy Mutam. T

Philippine Co., 2 cases tobacco; Ring out false pride in waste and- Wasim Assomal, 5 cheste food,

tes; Ls Insular, I case tobooo The civic gorge, the muffin casting; Philippine Co., 3 cases fight

(20,000 cigars, 238 csokigne Ring in the waist that's tight; -- tobacco; Custom Library, Amor, Ring in distrust of all that's 4 baɛkėta booka, Moerkamp & Co.,

good,

4 cases tobacco; La Insolar, losas Ring out old ways of well-fed cigars; Heerkamp & Co., I case.

pipe tobacco; as well as I stand Ring out the joint without a sigh, telescope, 21 hand telescopes and Ring in the wholesome shepherd's 200 0 0 66 binoculars to the Lady Ropie;

barts Field Glass Fund.

2000 0

200 00

Strange Theft of Rice..

As the Police Court this morn•

Ring in the macaroni cheese. Ring out that humbug- Nante

Olaus, Me

And sacient forms of " party”.

greed

rearing femsa.. Surely a nation whose soldiers can so act needs a from men of the 18th Infantry, dew Military Training Dapart-Martouret Hai 2000 oling, a junkmaster was charged Ring in the strictly rationed feed,

instant.

All

Fondation hueen) → Recaperative Hostel for Sailors and Soldiers Serbise Relief Fund

with the theft of two bags of rice With Rhondda edicta, Yappy from the Tong Bing Company, laws. Padangka

200 0 0 Mr. P. Goldring defended. Ring out trim boots and dainty

According to Inspector Gordon, drese;

the junk was engaged by the Cm-Ring out the far and crepe de pany to convey,zice to a alesmer chine

0 from a gedown. When it osme Ring out the fluffy things unseen 7

to upload next morning, it was Ring in the tune of 808.4

noticed that the position of the

200 è 200 0

Kitchazer

National Mensorial Fand

181 14

bage of rice had been altered and search resulted in 455 lbs, of

Famous Florist's Death,

150 18

100 100

that although

1000

Bulgin Red Crom

not to have been tamper 100 e olit was found that a tota

1m of tice was mistIDEZ 100 0 0 was adjourned, bail, bet 100 0 0