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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1918,

| Business and Drills,

DAY BY DAY.

The surprising news comes from Singapore that there is one prominent gentleman, at least, Who considers that there are more MOBE INTREESTING AND MORE STALKATIVEFAUTSABE ALWAYS important things to be done with TMPORTANT THAN SILENT ONES - men's time than attending drills, Busin and there is not the "aligblest doubt that if a sensus of opinion was taken on the same question in Hongkong, it would be found that quite a large majority would agree with him. The remark that' "There are things of more

- To-morrow's Anniversary......

To-morrow is the anniversary. of the signing of the Edict of Nantes in 1508.

The Dollar.

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TENNIS LEAGUE,

·POETS IN CAMP

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

Annual Meeting Hold Last

Evazlog

A Book of Local Verso..

Birtiment, in the Daily Chronicle describes how a Briti submarine followed a2 GermLKIN It is with plesore shat we armed trawler is through the net The annual meeting of the have perused a copy of "The of a defended port, nawË IN LOW Hongkong Lawn Tennis League Poste in

and Other battle-araisen lying alonguide

¡ was held at the Oricket Clab Vermes,”: by: “ EW. H on quay and did not return

Pavilion last evening, Dr. Forsyth artistically compiled book of the German festivities sproisted The opening rate of the dollar presiding over a good attendance. verse, which will be on asis to take place when the asw.cre contegasnoe thân drill.” was on demand to-day was Sali. The report and accounts (which locally on Monday next, Mr. ran her trials did not take plans. have been publiebed,) were Hamilton will soon qualify It is noted in this connection, made by Mr. Jussion Ebdan

Spotted Fever.

adopted on the motion of the Hongkong's Poet Laureate, and that the Graf von Spes, was launs when adjuring the Jury, sifting There were eight oss of spotted Presidect, seconded by Mr. his later collection of verse ched arme few months back, and, osse, to take plenty fever notified yesterday, thres of A. W. Bli, In moving their will undoubtedly serre to enhance after that, there were certain of time over their decision. Of these being from the City of adoption the President aid a repolation that is already high, rumours course, we all realise the import Victoria and five from other die that the League competition had Following so amusing pre- anorof drill in these days and fully tries. The total number of deaths again proved very exccessful, and recognise that if a man is to be was three. All the sufferers were he was sure it was very enjoyable, affisent he should put in a certain Chinese.

especially to the younger geners number of drill, and though the

tion who were able to play in the known poete, dealing with the referring to the death of General

Hende mys asse referred

The following telegram was hot westber. The competitions experiences of comrades at the

"O the day, of the fusers. exceptional, many people will received from the Manils Obeer- again went through very well en Defence Corps Camp in D, cem there was an enemy - seronline agree that cocasions do arise when vary by the American Concepting that in B. Division some bar last, and no member over Bigdad, and the Bri

to

is rather

Typhoon Warning.

face, in which the sathor "jost A Member of the Mesopota tifien" the public lion, is a series Expeditionary Fords, in Letter of verese, in the style of well

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., the interesta of busineen it is sulate General at 9, a.m., to-day of the Olabe did not fish their of the Corps, sho eri jired the anti airerate quas formed an

HONGKONG.

TEL. 16.

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Ricksha Coolle Assaulted.

most inconvenient to attend at the Oyolans or typhoon E, of the Axtures. This (WA+ a great at Lo Wo, can fail to read these

| appropriate reg ziem for the dead parada ground, especially when, southern Visayss or northern pity because any tendency to cleverly written lines without soldier. Whether the Turky won as has often happened in the cass Mindanao, moring WN. Welackness tended to grow wores masement and appreciation. Mr. then aware of General Mande's of target practise, men have left Another telegram received at instead of better and he would Hamilton has caught the spirit of death is unknown, but two days Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which their offices at an earlier hour 11 s.. stated Orologe or urge on Secretaries to try and the Camp in happy style, and later an enemy soroplane, again. Jequires them to forward their names and addressss, with than is their wont, and typhoon E. of the Visayan Islands, keep their teams up to date and found a food of bamour in what appeared over the city and, Communications - addressed" to the Editor, not necessarily for after

making tedious inclining northward.

fulfil all their engagements. took place. Te in almost impoe Labilsation, but as an evidence of their bona fides.

coming unscathed through the journey to the range, have been

Last year the League had void sible to choose where all is so gunfire and eluding two alisch All communicationsintended for publication should be addressed cooly informed that they will be An Indian was charged before money to War Charities, but this good, but the versed that Elgar in the si swooped down over is the Editor.

unable to fire that day. In epite fr. Dyer Ball, at the Police Court year he was afraid there was Allen Poe and Bodyard Kipling the British Bandancy to Business correspondence should be seat to the Manager.

of the fact that this very question this morning, with sessulting & not macb left for nach purpose. might have written had they message of condolence: Of course "Hongkong Telegraph" will we raised in the Legislative rioksha ccolte. It appeared that They had given all they had been to La We are particula ly its sok var, but it -rates of Subscription to the

inns action, and our ach be as follows: Daily issue-838 per sauum, Weekly issue Council some time ago by Mr. the defendant, while under the sad there were certain running high in merit.

Dodwell, and an undertaking influence of drink, engaged the expenses, so that there was only Among the many verses that mant of it. I understand, wIS $13 per annum. “ The rates per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscriptions / given that it would be looked ricksha late last night, and after 811 83 in hand. He suggested follow ere several that have conveyed in the same way." The" for any period less than one month will be charged as for Btions were not successful, for, to fused to pay the fare. He pushed ward sad hoped it would be pos- but gaile a number are new. I had resson to respect General into, apparently the investigs being driven for a long time, re- that this amount be carried for- appeared in local publications, Turks admire a good sold and

Inspector sible to make a contribution next moet of them Mr. Hamilton has

Maude." The daily issue is delivered free when the addresse is accessible to their disappointment and an- the driver about

messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies delivered at noyance, men found the same Brown stated that it was not a year. He proposed that again proved a clever fervider and a their residences without any extra charge. Os copies sent by thing obtaining during the range serious case, and the driver only this year the winning of the com- genuine hamorakhn

practises which have just been wanted his fare.

Among the prominent figuren His Worship petition be purely a nominal verse, too, the sathor in no less post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00 completed. We voice this com faed defendant $1 and ordered honour, that was that no money successful, for in Part of nearlier generation ho plaint in the hope that when the him to pay forty cents comprasa be spent on medals. By that 2 of the brochure there would have viewed with interent per quarter,

next firing takes place something tion.

means they would be able to give is poetry of considerable merit, the capture of Jerusalem and our will be done to prevents recur

money to the Tobacco Fand, as In "St. Brandan'e Tale," first subsequent favourable attitude to reace of these regrettable mis-

It has been reported to the they had done in the past. In pablished in the Police Reave the return of the Jews to Palestine Police, by a woman living at cocolusion be expressed thanks Gasette, ons gets a glimpse four we must include the seventh Lord 24, Clarence Street, West Point, to the Hon. Secretary, who pract post at his best, and it is a beat Shaftesbury, popularly called

of the League. »

George," is no Isus meritorious Lordship expressed the belief entered her house. Two of them

The following office bearers while the Chineas studies, which that "if the fire Powers of

full month;

Single Copies, Daily, teq cents. Weekly, twenty-five cents (for

cash only). Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fixed

period will be continued until countermanded.

(Payable la Advance.)

taken,

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Armed Burglary.

In serioas

Food Queues to be Abolished. The" Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale at, and will be delivered We in Hongkong have teard

to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd., Shameen, enough of the food quenes to feel that Iste laat night, eight men ically speaking did all the work of which to be proad. "Sr. "the good. Earl." In 1840 his

Santon, who have been appointed our agents there.

By Order, "HONGKONG telegraph.":

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1918.

IRELAND AND CONSCRIPTION.

deep sympathy for the people were armed with revolvers and wrera unanímonaly re-elected, vix :) are also included, seem to us to the Weat could be induced to

Theft of an Anchor.

can

his speech in the House of Commons on Tuesday none perhape can apprecists that there are morning, with the theft of he has been elected a member or to War Charities bat because the blessing of God's paints of

to Ireland.

at home who have to wait boure the rest with daggers. They in trees circumstances for a few of

life and “POSSESSIONS to the she necessaries of life to be doled succeded in binding and President, Dr. Forsyth Vice interpret the Chinese outlook au guarantee the security af

One is tempted to

Hebrew race, they would flow back out to them like so much gold, sogging all inmates, eight in President, Mr. B. A. Nie bet, Hon. life most admirably.

quote, It in rapidly augmenting numbers.” that it is plesssut to learn, socord-ber, and broke open several Bec, Dr. Lindsay Woods.

The question of whether any but space forbids boxes, stealing clothing valued at

with trath that And when the idea ing to recent news from Home, 48 and jewellery and other seti distinction should be made bebe said that Lord Rhondda, speaking at

tween members and subscribing E.W.H" infu es life into bisbarrio of Jerusalem, und Idington, gave an Bearance The rabbers escaped and have

cles of the total raine of $218.70 members of Cluta, as regards per- his words, and there is a pleasing the joint suspices of England and Praseis (1), was suggested by that food queues most and would

mission to be included in terms, vivacity of expression in even not yet been traced.

Frederick William IV., the then be stopped. Though few of us in

wae discussed, and it was finally his smallest humorona veras, the East have practical experience

We hope that the book will King of Prussis, Lord Shaftesbury When charged before Mr. J. agreed to alter the rules Later to Among the several subjects dealt with by Mr. Lloyd George in with regard to these queues, weR. Wood, at the Police Court this provide that no person shall be bave a wide sale not merely be broke out into something ap eligible to play for any Club antil cause the proaned are to be given prosching ecatury, invoking "the not including his illuminating account of the great battle no many unpleasant festures an anchor, valged at $10, a Chinese

on him and his for en the man power question. With remarkable laoidity he does not appear that any defalte him. The complainant, who is last season many matters needed Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, and the proceeding in France was so interesting, as his observations nected with them, and while it stated that it had been given to abecribing member of each lab collection is worth the $2 saked. old, The President said that during le bas been well produced by ever." pointed out that the time bad new arrived when it was impos- steps have been taken in and as a junk meter, said that he was consideration and it was impos- cover design by Mr. H. W. Bird, ible any longer to justify the exolesion of Ireland. To very of substitution, Lord Bondda's awakened by a noies on board,

By the recently proved will of many Britons such exclusion he all alcag seemed somewhat of a remarks are reassuring that and found a small bost hoiu Bible to get a quorum to deal with gives it an attractive appearance, Kr. Henry Freeman, pussle, not in any way explained by the fact that the Irish Home mesne will be found of supplying rowed away, in which was the them. The result was that the A stated it will be on asle on Philadelphian millionaire, Pre Enle question bas long been and still remains a very thorny subject, the people with the food they sak's anchor. He gave chase, Niabes, the Secretar and Kelly, and Walsh and Moers. wives of all future Presidents are ==

points raised were decided by Monday at the store of Mesara,ident Wilson's wife and the The representatives of Ireland, sa the Prime Minister pertinently must have, with less objectional but without result. pointed out, bad at the beginning of the war voted for war and had features attached to it. It is of were informed, and tha, sohor bold fr. qsent meetings of the

The police

himself. It was impossible to Brewer and Company.-

endowed with an sandal incoma 759 supported the war, and yet now, when the critical time through which course merely a matter of organisa was recovered. It was proved

of £2.400 during their tenancy of sy we are passing rendered it imperative that we should have all the tion. The multiple shops appear that the calendant was aubre whole committee and is had been

the White House. Even before assistance we can from all in the British Empire physically fit for to be not a little to blame for the queally found to be hiding in a suggested to appoint a working

this windfell the position of Pre-⠀ Exporting Oplum.

sident's wife carried with it somM T the purpose, we find the Irish Nationalist members of Parliament fostering of queues, especially boat. His Wurship sentenced sub-committee is decide points loudly and disloyally demurring against conscription being applied among the poorer classes of defendant to three months bard raised during the season, B:pecial-ing, before Mr. J. B. Wood, s by the President. In the eraik At the Police Court this more finspoial privileges not enjɔyed: people, as they thereby obtain a

ly sa the League was theatening Chinese It is a preposterous state of affairs, abend from the beginning monopoly of every-day wants, and

was charged to become bigger than ever attempting to export eight taels! United States confers upon the A Distinguished Clergyman.

with of her widowhood the law of thes and sow intolerable. Ireland is part of the United kingdom jaet parchasers have no other aller- The Esva. Percy Dearmer, anticipated when it was first of prepared opium. The defend- Lady of the White House—is she.. sa mach es is say other part of it, and as such it is incumbent upon astire than to visit their shops D.D., till recently the well-known formed. Irishmen to take their share in the burden that falls upon all when and get what they can and when vicar of the charch of St. Mary It was decided to form a work-at we arrested on board thesis offically at-led a yearly pen-- "danger comes, To the honour of thousands of Lishmen, they long they can. ago volunteered to fight against the common foe, and have done in the near future a new coheme expected to arrive in Hongkong ing were appointed: Messrs. H. Aound his waist. A Aned of $250 privilegs; hot no pension is It is to be hoped that the Virgin, Primrose Hill, is ingrab-committee and the follow-On Lee, the drug being concealed sion of £1000 and the franking or three monthe hard labour allotted to ex-Presidents. Mrs. brave deeds equal to any performed by Euglishmen, Bootamen or of distribution will be discovered a boul April 25th and will make Niabs, R. Bass, Dr. Woodmer, was imposed. Welehmen. But now that it is proposed to do in Ireland what has by Lord Rhondda and bis staff.

Garfield, whose husband was shot s etsy of about a fortnight before Mr. R. E Green and the Hon. long been done in England, Scotland and Wales, namely, to extend No Room for Profiteering.

36 years ago, still draws her pen. proceding to the United Sates, Secretary (D. Lindsay Woode),

sion, and Ma. Grover Cleveland- the provisions of the Military Service Act to Ireland under exactly Adotber pleasing factor in Lad De Dearmer has been engaged on the iso divisions being thus the same grounds as in Britain, the Irish members immediately Rhondda speech was that with work in consention with the evenly repreanted,

ment this year of having no also drew one until her sencad protested. To do so at any time would be an set of shameful die- regard to profiteering the stepe Y.M.C.A., in France and Serbia, The lab de Becreio urged that courts, the ground having been marriage. loyalty," but to do so at the present time, when help is so much taken left no room for it, and and it is hoped that he may be the League seasons be started taken over. They would have to needed, is unfardonable and is an eloquent and lamentable illustra. he powers with which the able to give lectores, illaatsted earlier, to avoid the hot weather, play every match sway sad of Some people might consider. tion as to how far political prejudice will carry some people. For local committees had beso invest with lantern slides, during his Bay to ran from February to May. course would pay for the balls, £2 400 avear insdeguste- to- evidently the reason for this disgraceful exhibition of disloyalty is ed efectually prevented local visit, Further announcemente Ima pointed our that that The following new entries were compense for whit the Lady of owing entirely to the political polemice that still remain unsettled traders from profiteering. The will appear when more definite would interfere with cricket and intimated: O.RO. will have three the White Hour enduren. Ac with regard to the Emerald Isle that unhappy country that is so stop taken are se interesting se arrangements have been made. that the idea in forming the teams, one in "A" and two in cording to an authority on official eager to control her own affairs that she cannot control her temper they are adequate. All traders are Row in a Chlacze Theatre,

Leagre had been to give people "B" division; St. Stephen's will life in Washington, “she fint ruch times as theee.

registered, and if they disobey the Boven men were charged before something to do in afternoons in have a team in "B" division, sad | thing President and bi wis All right-thinking Britons will fervently hope that the House law and a conviction is abusined Mr. Dyer Ball, at the Police Court, the hot weather. The general aber new comers are Teikoo and learn is how to shake hande; that, of Commons will in no way be affected in their determination to against them, they can be struck this morning, with behaving in opinion was that the suggestion Royal Engineers. Club Escreio je to-say, to "grip firmly and in 2 pase the Man Power Bill, by this deplorable exhibition of Irish of the register, and, put out of disorderly manner at the Kai Ya was impracticable and it was and US.R.C. will have " & " and i advance every band-offered to political prejudice and ransour. Irishmen, like Englishmen, business. These measures should Fong Theatre. Only two of them decided to ndbers to the present "B" teams and Craigengoner them. If they allowed othera Scotsmen and Welshmen, in various parts of the Empire have be afficiant to ecoton the pro-appested, the bail money of the dates May-Joly. The making and Civil Service two "B" teams, grip their haude ther readily submitted to compulsory service in the great war, and, sa fiteering tendancies of those others being estreater). It was of arrangemen's was left in the Queen's College proposed to be crippled in their tight we have stated, the vast mejority of Irishmen out of Ireland-and, traders who would thus illegally stated by Sergeant Cockle that bands of the working sabam, enter bat found it impracticable, and arms. Min. Olivel happily, msty in Ireland sleo, required no spar to probe- them on take advantage of the public, and the men ward from the Nyth mistes.

The President siked wbalber hands so much

Labour.

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to do their day as defendere of the glorious heritage they hold they are not a whit more severe pusing through to the Shuth. A On behalf of Civil Servior, Dr., the available courts would bej band 2000 bra mə in common with all Britong in sharing sa co-partners in the greatest than they should be. It is hard to prowd of them went to the Theatre Woodwan mentioned that several authent

than ber left Empire the world has ever been. We find the youth of Americs follow the reasoning of Lord and took ten cent. tickets. They teame bad no, Courts and there The BE representative said ing and violin sponding to the call of the massive minded leader of their country. Rhondds when he says that as were not satisfied with the sente fore no expenses beyond the 85 they had no ground and would the disparity They recognise that all that we hold dear in the name of Democracy regards, the increased cost of and, Inter, about forty men roshe satrance fee, the opposing team have to play on their opponents" told that the Lad is now at stake, and, yes, bera is a part of the United Kingdom, food very litle of it is fed the 80 cents costs and refund having to pay for the balla hen ground, of course paying for the House must vo under the arms obligations as any other part of the Kingdom to do due to profieering, it being to go out. Some of the thea were. £boy matangpaton ball z The hoped later to have invitations, all in its power to buitrees the Empire, being advised by its Parlia mainly duck to other cause and very gasteleme, and witnes lied to The President said that was a porta a Happy Tales alone Cabing rele mentary representatives ipronili servios under the Military Service the high wages. What the latter, to draw his revolver to Inghien matter för arrangement. It should. It was decided that entries formasi Act. Sincerely it is to be hoped that Irishmen, young and old, will has to do with it is difficult to see, them. The men were all das to be understood that every team on ril 20th, the President aski hasten to fepudiate such disloyalty, and place themselves, espaielly except that traders are demand go away to day, and so the playing their homs fixtures on ing thil Clubs intimate in ealers whic the young, at the disposal of the Empire in her hour of need, thus ing more money for their goods trouble would olcer. His Wors someone else' groand must pay ing whether they have"ground", "stat shaming the political hothonda who, more sa, recalcitrant agitators Decansexmoney ie plentiful, and ship gave the men a severe marte for the balla, nadat alm that an särions-mizded fegislators, have 'dragged the fair name of that seems extremely like pro ing sad told them to get back to 17. Big táid Kowloon Dock be midran, 2 ka Troland sand of Irishmen for much too long in the mud.

Steering.

the ship.

in the unforlengt

Fno na ta'enable the fixture list lo

# This concluded the basin