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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1918,
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In the pershes delivered at] the dinner given by the Pacif LETTER WIND DO YOUR SIGHING Mail Company at the Hongkong AND THE CLOUDS WEEP YOUR Hotel on Friday evening there TEARS LIFE IS SHORT AND SMILES was much of interest to local shippere and merchants and it was fally demonstrated that the commercial men of Hongkong are fully alive to all the problems of the moment and those that will face them when the palmy days of pesce are with us again. The commercial ideale which should
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Tomorrow is the anniversiy of the death of Benjamin Frank lin, died in 1790; born 1706.
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The Colony's Health, Mail Steamship Company in For the week ending April 13, admirable manner, and the Hon. one non-fatal care of diptberis Mr. Landals referred to the fame (Chinese) was notified, poe pan- suljct asking if universal fatal esse of small pox (Chinese) free trade would not go a long and four osses of enteris fever,
$200 was also transferred to way towards the realisation of two British, one Japanese and those ideals of harmony and so the rest Chinese). There sous British Red Cross L'esl Workers. | operation which should waits the death. During the week 74 cases Copies of the circular issued by A.S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., All in common united in the bee from the City of Vicaris War Contributions can be obtain Allies in commeros just se mack of spotted fever were notified, 47 the Committee with regard to force of arms. There has cater") and 27 from other districts. Thereed from the undersigned to whom been any two opinions as to the were 67 deaths. All the sufferers further donations & subscriptions
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DEATH.
LAMMERT Killed in action on March 23, Second Lieutenant, B. D. Lammert, Gloucester Regiment, second son of Mr. and Mrs, Geo. P. Lammert, Hongkong. Aged 20 years.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1918.
SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S APPEAL.
ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE.
The Annual Athletic Sports.
the Weld
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY,
A further sum of 8540, sub-
· The soldiers'in the train ware playing game they callié Faribed by. British Residente in, Onion, has been remitted to
"pontoon" writes a corresponds. Landon daring February, Harch
ent to a Hame paper,. I hara not Thare" was „quila za large] and April as undernoted Binded Soldiers'..... and attendstos at the Folo Ground, played as is for yours and I da Sailors Bestel (9. Dan- Causeway Bay, yesterday after not recognise it, but looked on in Svaly- tans)
4100 nooo, when the sapual athletic anticipation of a new game
ed during the war. Then there 10 sports of 8 Pani's College were seemed somethining familiar Blas Cons Fand
weather proved
about the way the men drew the British Red Cross Society... 40 held. The The opening rate of the dollar Lord Roberts Memorial Fund 50 exceedingly fine, and the proceed the cards from the pick. They 60 inga ware or livened by the band would draw two or three in succes Officers' Families Fand Prisoners of War Fard... 200 of the 18th, Löfantry,
At the conclusion of the eventssion, sometimes gaining by the Royal Flying Corne Rospital, 40 84ilors' Widows & 0:phans Mrs. S. . Teo presented the transaction and at others going too farandoollapsing. Eighteen, nine- Food
50 pr's-
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teen, or twenty pipe in a hand appeared to be a csuis of satisfie £540 reente
Senior Long Jamp:-1, Chia tion, attempts to get more ending nsually in regret.: At Isal" ons Kwong Tan, 6 ft. 11 ina; 2. Woo and totalled 21, when another Tish Chi; 3. Ng Hong Tai.
Small Born 100 vda:-1,Chan player exclaimed, "You've got cleared up."Pontoon" is our old Lan Yan Leang Map Wa; 2, Lan Ping Leung: pontoon," and the mystery was Senior 100 de-1. Tsoi Wa friend vingt-un" in a new quise. now, the principles underlying the Fig; 2 Ng Hang Tai; 3, Chin Though this particular instance is Kwrong Yan
Junior 100 yds:-1, He Wongchange from "" to "p" are as old as the hills. The modification of Oban, 10 secs; 2, Ko Wan Hop:
a non-understood word into one 3. In Pa San.
Sovint Bigh Jamp:-1, Ho Ks which is understood, and which Lau, 4 ft 9 in.; 2. Woo Yick Chileo resembles it in mound, is a | process which is slways gaing on.. Janior High Jimo:-1. K2 The mutation of a consonant is, as a rule, a much slower thing. 3, Chin Kong Y. Wan Hop. 4ft. 81% in; 2, Me Wing and ally it goes by enphany Oban; 3, Fung Po Hoo.
or by lisiness lang regalar lines. Baf Race:-1, Rowen; In this case both infiences hire been at work, "Batoon would have been a slightly essier mula- tion, but no such word is known to us, and “Pontoon" comes near enough.
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Caulon. the Allies decided upon the
art for a very attractively
The following is a list of the abolition of their tarix walls dressed doll and chair is being
....$.3 regards each other. The free held by Madame Fairall, at her subscribers for the past 3 months. trade policy of the United King: shop in Pedder Street. Toe Bander S M.
Borka.F.G. dom has been justly criticised large doll is most handsomely when it on-existed with precti- drested in the style of the Early BallEN. cally every other country Victorian Period the design of Barras G
Barker G.H. protected, but if the tariffs of
the chair being of "the same other countries were removed
period. The price of the tickets Bray Rev. A.E.... and trade no longer impeded by are only $1 each, but it is hoped Danton Club / Hong-
kong Derby... ench false barriers the fresnature that gaite large sam will be
Oharrington of British parts would greatly realised as a result of this firs
0. Basist their prosperity. Mr. Lan-
Who Owned the Plg?
Coaroy J. E. B. de Before Mr. Wood, at the Police Craig A. H. dale, to our mind, put forward the right ides, but it needs the additional assertion that so far Coat this morning, a Chinese Crocker J. H. sa Gərman goods are concerned woman was charged with being in Dareb 0 W. there certainly will be reetrial unlawful possesion of the caroase Dast H.-F. tions, and beavy one too. To of a pig, valued at $18. An Ellia E.... allow the Garmaz trader to again Indian constable said he saw the Foord H. T. swamp the markets of the world defendant and a man carrying a Forbes D. with the aid of a perniciona basket containing the carcare in Football Matob... credit system would be to play Pokfulam Road early this morn-Friederichsen EA.O.
When he called out to Gif Rev. 0. into the hands of the nation that ing. has proved itself unscrupulons them to stop, they can away. He Harri‹ H. P.. and not fit to be associated with. chased and managed to arrest the Herb F. C.
defendant. The man escaped. Herb F O Exchang 8/0. A Thoroughly Merited Tribute.
Difendant asid abe was merely Hogg A. V. The tribute that the Hon. Mr. engaged in currying the carcase Hooker Dr. A. W. Landale paid to the bravery of for the man who ran away. Mr. Heton A In the special order which Field Marshal Bir Douglas Haig our merchant seamen, when speak Wood discharged her. addressed to his troops in France, there is no attempt to hide his ing at the dinner. held in the
A Serious Charge. anxiety regarding the position on the Western Front. Better than Hongkong Hotel on Friday, oven-
Two Chinese, Harry Shing and meet Sir Douglas knows what the enemy's terrific and sustained ing, was one that was not only onelsught mess. He knows that above all it is the mastering of deserved but also heartily echoed William King, members of the Chinese Y.M.Ö.A., were charged The weekly Germany's supreme power for a complete and decisive blow; and by all. presszi.
to day, with that in the effort the enemy may schieve his objet. He know, announcements of the depred before Mr. Dret Ball, at the also, se he splendidly acknowledges, that if the opelsaght had not tions caused by enemy submarines Police Court been met with such stubborn sad heroic resistence by our brave spells hardships and loss of life establishing a wireless installs Marshall G. N. troops, ably assisted by their French and Portugues comrades, even for those that go down to the ass tion st Des Voeux Road without Marlin A. ̈ now the decisive blow might have been inflicted, For it cannot be in ships, and if all the stories first obtaining a permit from E. Muheson B. T. doubted that the cfi neive has been much more deadly than was at of heroism that have been the Governor. Mr. E. Davidson, Pel 0. A. first anticipated, and that the masses of troops and the reckless man-enacted on the high seas sirce defending, asked for a formal Bad G. L rer in which they have been need has opeet all reasonable calcolations the inhuman policy of unrestrict remand for a week. Mr. King, Raid O. upon which the defensive was based. Owing to the utter collapse ed submarinism was insagra-SP. aid he had no objection Remedios J. V. doa of Russia and the complete cereation of hostilities in the Balkans, ted could be told, the collection he thought the case would Reynolds Dr. W. G. of men and, more serious etill, bas thought fit to use them with such has no rival. In practically every tion for conducting experiments. Shields' Q. H.... the enemy has been able to bring to the Western Front such masses would be an epic of valcar that develop into a proof that it was 8indemann B. H. only a studente wireless installs Swimshaw 1.0. terrible prodigality that only one thing could possibly save the instance where a shipwrecked The case was remanded until Smith H. E
cre has been landed there has
Smith J T. It was the grim, brave and ably conducted defence of our been an instant desire to get a next week, bail being fixed at Smith H. Staples
The Tombola.
Smyth E. H. hoope which aayed the situation and prevented France from being fresh ship, and, aa Mr. Landale $1,000 each. wholly over-ran by the enemy, who used every device and expedi- pointed out, there has never been
The community has generously Sales W. G. ent to attain his object. No fexer than 106 enemy divisions have any necessity to apply compulsion responded to the call for gifte for Tope Rev, Geo... been bettering against our comparatively small army ever since to these men. It has been a the St George's Day Tombola, EO.T. the offensive began. Their principal objective, it was soo clear, nozced that the toll of life was to separate the British and French armies, to inflict such a heavy eming merchant commen is ze blow at the former as would enable him to obtain possession of the latively mach greater than among Channel ports and in crashing the latter first to take Amiens and, the men who are in the trenches later, the French capital. None of these goals has been attained, of Flanders and France, but and, se time paasen, the likelihood of the enemy doing so becomes tais. 8018 more and more remote.
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Hon Wing; 2 Leung Yat Chin: about the mutation of labial con sonants above all others, and they 3, Chan Man Wa.
seam to suffer in all languager, even whilst the words are alive and vigorous, and not only when they are passed into a foreign for example, is so likely to say tongue. A Portuguese peasant,
“roma binhos” as "boma vinhos"
Janior School, 220, Lia Chun Wing; 2, Lak In Kwan; 3, Lang Sik Hong.
Senior mile:-1,Chin Kwong Yan; 2, 8wi Ws Fong; 3. Cheang Man To.
Janior † zile:-18xe To Wan; 2, Cheang Si Hang: 3. Obin Wing Oo.
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71 Weltb, inital consonants being. freely mutated, with fall sanction
Small Boys 220 yds. :-), Lam of the rules of grammar, for the maks of euphony alone, apparent- You Leang; 2, Lam Ping Leongly. English does not take to thees
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Old Boya Race, 220 yd..:-1, changes quite so readily, but we are not infallible. Let anyone say Ko Yen Cheong, Time 25 3/5 b vanana" half a dozen Pecs. ; 2. Chan Man Woon; 3, Tw times in quick succession, and then immediately try to do the with the original words! Truly it is not always easy to keep one's lips from slipa!
Po Hang.
Chines Blof, 100 yda:41, N, Po Lan sad Lob Yai, Time 18 Bes; 3, Lan Chit Wing.
Yumati Jan. School, 100 yda -1, Wang Kwon; 2, Ohan Wing Kong; 3, Lak Wai Bing.
One Mile Cycle Roal, Ho Ka La, Time 4 min 24 3/5 ero.
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2. Leang Kui; 3, Cheung Kosimilar to one which the enemy PiDR.
himself seems to be carrying out, - Three-legged Bros-1, Wo It is reported on good authority in 292.95 Y Chi and Wo Hang Hin; the American press that în Ger- Li Chua Hang and Chue Hong many several thousand. women 190 Ning; 3, Teoi Wa Fong and Nglected for their youth,
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are learning the Russian Back Race:-1, Bong Joon language at this time. Their Kin: 2, Leong Kwok Kiegators are Russian prisoners, who 3,Lok Ping Nem 4, Cheang Shae are compelled to give them lessons, These sindents are
Kindergarten Boye Bace intended to pursue, after the war, 1, Chan In Tong; 2, Jack Lam; the occupation of travelling shine- 3, 8a Pa Wai.
women to capture the Bastian Kindergarten Girla Race:-1,
markets, and descriptive catalo Fang Kem Wa; 2, Lau Yaet
gues of German goods are £10 and $3,734.49 Ngor, 3, Lam Yust Kusi already being prepared in the 4. Yaung Year Us: 5, Chan Russian language for their Mei Lan; 6, Lau Hoy Yia.
nes in that capacity. Consolation Bioe :-1, Ho Hin Kan; 2, Cheung Wing Heung; Team Race.-, VA.; 2, VI. Team Race- Tag of War Commercial
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some very valuable gifts having Vasania F. P. been contributed. It is hoped Watson O. E. that the public will be equally While B. J. genercas in their sapportia bug. Wilson A. G. no deterrent to ing Spille. Among the presents Wood E. M.
received are the following:- the men who realise that the very Diamond dragon fly brooch, large But, an stated, Sir Douglas Haig's order makes it clear that the existence of the nation depende diamond bar brooch, tarquoise danger is by no meane over. The new development in Flanders upon ita ocean-borne supplies and pearl bracelet, thick solid which is being conducted simultaneously with an equally powerful Germany has striven hard to
What is said to be the most offensive in North France, is undoubtedly taxing the British defence weaken the morale of British gold bangle, ametheyet pendant,
For the forty-eight hours ending
valuable tree in the world from a on the Belgian coast to ite atmaral, and in France also our troops marinere. Her submarine orews gold chain baz, gold fountain pea, gold gold wristlet
productive standpoint is the and those of our gallant alliee, the French and the Portuguese, are bave performed inhuman acts, quid linn, Boilies of or plast April 15, 10 ones of spotted fever
Gantor avocado or alligator peer, likewise being bard pressed. It cannot be otherwise. The Germans not only sinking reesels on which innumerable silver articles, two were notified. Three were from
3, Up IVB. the City of Victoria and seven
near Whittier Whittier, California. have launched what can only be described as an avalanche of dea-women and children were travel- pianos, gramophone, sewing from other district1. There perate troops against which it is practically impossible, meantime, ling but firing on helpless men machine. typewriter, olcoke,
Its average revenue to the oWKER 220_yarde handicap:-1, Lam | is $3,000 a year.. At one time it to make an impression, or at least against which it seems ouly struggling in the water or tossing inaabators, dezes of pictures,ere six deaths, All the sufferers Class: 2, Class Up TV. A.
Ping Loang, Time 24 860; 2, we insured in „Lloyd's for possible to effros a temporary obeck. As Bir Douglas Haig says, in boste. The British ceaman carios and fancy grow and also
Stones on the Peak Tram Line. Bang Ohang His; 3, Lok Ping 30,000, but the company insisted is is becoming more than ever apparent that "Victory belongs to has a long secount to settle with several hundred war bonds. the side holding out the longest." Every effort, of course, is being his German enemy, but every The "Police Reserve Gazette." A "Chinese youth at the Police Nam,
that a bigh lattice fence be built Senior, mile: Chin about it to avert any damage made to stem the enemy onrash, and, on the whole, is being success fresh sot of inhumanity only The April admber of the Police Court to-day was charged with
the Peak Kwong Tan, Time 2.28 4/5 sec8;; from wind or carelessness, and it fully made, but it is no easy task which now confronts our troops save to determine him all the Reserve Gazelle is to hand, and, placing stones on
lines yesterday. in haring to cope simultaneously with two very powerful cfensives. more that the end sought will like ita predecessors, containe atram
Mr. 3, Cheung Man To.
was fared that this might inter- fere with the health of the valu- Happily, the enemy has failed to separate the British and French never be achieved. We in Hong store of excellent light reading Smirke, trem inepector, esið
able producer, and two yɛaz ago armies, and thus they are able to co-operate effeclically. Much, it kong one mach to seamen, and of the tpe which has filled its that about 330 p.m. yesterday
the lattice work was removed, would appear, depends upon the assistance which it has been found it is fitting that when opportunity pages before sad helped to make when the tram reached Macdonald
A Chinese pleaded guilty, necessary to call to our aid, and if the French, as seems probable, cfore we should express our the little jumal o deservedly Road bridge defendant and some oon eend sufficient troops in time to Fleaders the latest attempt of the gratitude.
inanrance policy. Other alligator popular. The cartoon by Liegt. other boys were seen placing at the Police Court to day, when causing a cancellation of the Demy to break through the British line, will certainly meet with a
Millington, giving the fourth ex-alanes on the tram lines. The charged with altempting to ex- iale preciesly the same as all the other-though less desperate,
plois of P. O. Paddenhead, the car went over the stones. The car port 31 tsels of Government Pear trees in Southern California attempte have to far schieved. It must be conceded that the
News has been received of the unfortunate policeman of the loclia shouted at the bova and opium without a permit. It was produce large returns, but none mobility of the German armies is truly wonderfal. It is the result, death of 2nd Lirat. Artbar Harris Force, is genpinely fanny. Acroe- they ran away. Witness jumped xisted by defendant'e sollotor: so far lise rivalled the Cantor tree. no doubt, ol years of preparation for war ons gigant e resie, and Boat, Royal Field Artillery, L'ent, tic and Trapddy by A.M., Saait of the car and chased the boys spd | Mr. Hall, that the defendant had the fraise from which sell at from thus, of course, they are at 2 great edyantage over those, nauions, Bistas 20 years of age and silon (More Eavesdropping at the eventually arrested defendent no intention whatever of export whose views on war followed purely traditional lines. The rib a Cathedral rebolar, he was Alexandra Gin Club). Recalling rear the pumping station in ring the opinm. He merely bought
Major W. R. McBain. leespeas and the brutality which has, however, all along charec-in England Geishing bis tohcol the Past, An Interview with the den Riad. Defendant pleaded the opinră fer. & commercial Lorised the conduct of the enemy has made it imperative that
ing at the outbreak of war, then Editor, by Markee, and some to be set free, but witcess took traveller on board the steamer
Nowa has been received from Ench warfare and all warfers must come to an end, and an era of]
began to study for the medical splendid lines entitled "Isafety" tim to the S'ation, Defendent where he was employed. Evidence tras civiliation, peads and harmony. prevail. That is what we are profession st Tanbridge Wells, by O. B. B. are some of the id the other boys placed the of the arrest was given by a Balonies that Capt. WB. M striving for and that is why we must be victorious in this terrible He volunteered for sctive service splendid features contained in the stone he did not. The Magie lakong who said the opium was Bein, (Shanghai) who wan itonal- atraggle. Sir Douglas Haig has once more given his brave armies two years ago. He was the son number, in addition to which trate said that defendant was a found in defendant's girdle. Ly amarded the Military Croat en inspiriting call to victory, and that they will respond no one of Captain A. H. Best of the there ere, many interesting Corps young scoundreland sentenced Defendant was feed 3200 or has been promoted to the rank of Lim 10 ten strokes cf the birdbathres months' hard kibon". Majrin Es Byal Flying Corpe. seed doubt
Licensed Pilot Co., Ld., Shanghai, matters.
Death of Lieut. A. H. Best.
la Possession of Oplam.
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