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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1918.

it would be the merest affectation for us to sesame indifferenca when

Poor Russia.

It is a strange "peace" which Russia has secured at the hands of the enemy, for every day bringe fresh evidence of the brutality and harshness of hær taskmasters, One of to-day's measgas, how. ever, tells a tale of horror which is almosticconceivable. We read of the rescsful inhabitants of White Bassis being tortured, executed, plundered, their home- alende barnt and many of them slaughtered by machine gun fire by Germen and Polish troope More then that, Russian officera and men have been mowed down

wholesale exsections of s mcat

DAY BY DAY.

DS. ORDER TO TEACH MEN HOW TO BE SATISFIED, IT IS NECESSARY FULLY TO UNDERSTAND TRE ART AND JOY OF BUMBLE LIFE--- Bustin,

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To-morrow's Anniversary,

Tomorrow is the 32ad day of the King of Spain.

The Dollar.

The opening rate of the dollar ca demand to day was 3a. lid.

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The Colony's Health.

TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP. THE SERVICE DOLLAR. TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

Chinese Pair Retain the Doubles.

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Details of the Admiralty's Decisios.

"Until recently the War Omne did not recogãies any financial responsibility in relation to the

For the second year. Megara. The following appears in the funeral of a discharged soldier. If be were insured the" relativel Ng Saekwong and Wong Po- February imos of the Navy, the keung are the tennis cables organ of the Navy League, ander did not receive any financial aid; champions of the Colony, for Inst the heading of "Chinese Bates of if he were uninsured a grant, with e limit of #4, could be obtained evening, on the Oricket Ground, Exchange":

Following upon representations from the Local Pensions Cons.. birththey met and defeated Mosern. E.

A. Nisbet and B. Hancock, this made by branches of the Navy mittee. Now a grant of #5 is made discharged year's winners in the competition. League in the Far East relating in the case of soy The latter pair have played some to the foot of the Chinese rate of soldier, insured or onicsured, extremely fine tennis in getting exchange apon the pay of provided that death was dus, through the ocmpetition, and it public ofhoils, the Executive directly or indirectly, to service ww generally expected that Committee of the League his in the Army, and military hom high class match would been pressing the subject procure are accorded. 4 Curiously, For the twenty-four hours and be witnessed yesterday, His Majesty' Government. As the are monetary concession is thst was folly the subject is one of considerable not yet made in the case of ed yesterday there were three expectation

But in groups by machine gun fatal cases of epotted fever and realised. The large accommode public interest, the decision of the discharged sailor. terrible character. And in itae fatal occurrence of babonis tion which was provided at the the Admiralty as embodied in the sniformity of policy is sought. all, all that the Russians can plague. All the sufferers were War Charities Court was taxed to following communication to the

Obinese.

overflowing, a record crowd for Commander in-Chief on the China do is to make B pathetic

the season assembling Among Station is wrondated to the Prees complaint to Be:lin and sek

those present were His Excellency for an investigation of the

Exporting Dollars. conditione. What a picture is

Befors Mr. Dyer Ball, at the the Governor and Lady May, Mine May, Major General. Ventrie thus conveyed of the German Magistracy this morning, cor caption of peaceful penetrs Chinese was charged with at and Mica Ventris and many other tion," and what a festfal price the tempting to export thirty silver well-known residents of the Russians have had to pay for a dollar, Inspector Kent said the Colony. Enthusiasm was high, desention of hostilities! Indeed, man was arrested on beard s etes-and roundsofapplause frequently what with these incidente and the mer bound for Canton. Defendant; greeted some brilliant point. continued Sghting among groups who said he was only a visitor of Russians, the lot of the country and did not know the regulations, is influitely worse now that when was fined $5 and advised to st war. It is a sad plight for a change his money. nation to be in, and Rassis to-day has the sympathy of all her former Allies,

The Unionists and ireland.

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4th December, 1917. The Commander-in-Chief

Hak. Shipe and Teard

-China..

Two revolutions are now linked with the name of Odeep. But for the French upheaval the Duc de Richelien would not have sought a post from the Boarian" | Emperor, and the new city, then Their Lordships having bad rising from Catherine's mad under their consideration the village, weald not have had the conversion into local currency of benefit of the French genins that the pay and allowances of Naval converted it into a vast" grein “ So generally high wat the officers and men and of civilian emporium. This enterprising atandard of play teen that it personnel in the China Station in dake-the real maker of Odeess would be hard to give a critical connection with the existing high-lived to serve under the reator- resume of it, for practically all exchange value of the dollar, Ied monarchy in France. He was that can be said in that both pairs am to acquaint you that they grandson of a grand-nephew of Big Opium Haul

displayed a brilliance that fally have been pleased to approve of the great Richelieu. Early on Monday morning * party of revenue officers boarded justified their presence in this the following arrangements, to allimate contest. At the opening take effect from the 1st November, a trading jank in the harbour and of play there was much careless- 1917 :- executed a search, which resulted

ness shown, and more points werD in no less than 709 tsels of pre-given away than made. Ng Ex

(A) Personnel on Shore.

(L) Local allowances to be con If the policy of the Unionist pared opium being discovered. kwong and bis partner took the verted into sterling at a rate of 2 Party with regard to Ireland an-The mistress of the junk was first game, the other pair took the for the dollar and added to the dergoes the change which was arrested and sleo three me, second, this being marked by an psy.

out pointed indicated in Mr. Chamberlain's whom she

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The Premier speaki but the

truth when he says, in regard to rations, we face the big things. bat growl at the small. That growl, however, may be really provoked, and could be prevented,

20ye

do not dis

whether the Unioniste should take ment opium in his possession. Opponent.

WAA sound in all-round Thus, if an officer's emoluments Savernake Forest, mentioned

is

not a question for Ireland alone it vitally concerns the Empire, if, owing to self-government, we

Was Wearing,

Twice Convicted.

cessions,

the Daily Chronicle. Maltiple firms are speech at a Unionist meeting in having hired the junk and singly fine rally of valleys. (IL) Seventy-five per cent. of for something in the possible the amount of volleying gone in maximum of £300 a year, to be tributa as they might Things London, and which is reported hy brought the drug aboard. Before The whole match was featured by the total thus strived at, up to a Some them Beater in snother part of this Mr. J.R Wood, at the Magistror for, both peirs coming up to the converted into dollars at the same which should be in all the

masse, of considerable this afternoon, the four persons importat ce in British politics wars charged, Mr. E. J. Gristet and smashing on every con rate of excbsoge, z: 24. to the shopea little everywhere, do not

ceivable opportunity. Many of dollar.

arrive at the many, but are kept will be off:cted. It will defending the woman and Mr.

the returns were little short of (III) Where the total of pay for the few. Men compisin that he generally conceded that the Leo D'Almada defending the marvellous, and the dexterity and end allowances srrived at, as in they cannot ran their brancheatin Unionist's principal rais d'are three men. The case was proceed precision seen was exceedingly (L), expeeds, £300 a year, to allow cereals alone, but are reminded lias in the feet that it was mainly ing so we went to prese.

plessing to watob: Hancock was conversion as in (IL), for $300, that soy fool can sell the wanted- to oppose Irish self-government. {..

Oplum Cases.

perhaps the strongest player in and for one-half of the exce things. "What you have to do is Before M., J. B. Wood this morn- Mr. Chamberlain says that in view

this. respect, though in over £300, and for the other half to sell what we have bough: of the altered

ing, a Chinere was charged with circumstances which have arisen, it is a question having fye teels of non Govern- Wong Po-keung he bad a clever of the excere to allow conversion well!" they are told.

Ng Sa--kwong at the current, rate of exchange. ap their former attitude. Irish Revenue Inspector Lannigan Home Bale, as is pointed out, said the drug was contained in play, and many of his endden amount to 5300 be will receive in connection with the proposed. two empty soap cartons which manoen vren left his opponents 2 250 dollars in surrency and 275 national scheme of pig-keeping defendant was carrying on land-helpless. His placing was well in starling, while if his total would be ideally adapted for the ing from Macao. Defendant said it thought out and the mine of emoluments are $100 he will parpeas. From the time of the cannot be absolutely certain that know the law. He was fined $400 was by no means below the form dollars in currency, and £75 plus seventeenth century this forest was Macao opium, and he did not gaining many points. Niebat receive 2,250 dollars, pins 500 Saron awineberde down to the in Ireland we shell have a never-

of the others, thought it has to | £50 in sterling. failing prop for the United King for whom Mr. J. H. Gardider sp-made mistakes and once or twice

was tenanted by wild boare. They or three months. Another man,

be frankly stated that he often (8) Personnel Afloat." wandered from the forest, and by BRITAIN'S PART IN THE WAR,

dom. So long as there is uncert-

1. Fitty per cent of pay and interbreeding with tame swine ainty on this point, so long will the peared, was fined $1,500, or six

eerved & "double."

But where allowances throughout to be con- tainted all the pigs of the sur The tribute which ex-President Taft paid to Great Britain, in suce in parts of the Empire of opiam. Mr. Gardiner esid the playe

matter be of the utmost import monthe, for possssing nine table

ao fast and keen, verted into dollars at 2. to the rounding country with their colour, but were exterminated for a recent speech, was not only one which it will be generally admit than Ireland, and the Unionist drag was bought in Annam. The there is nothing but praise dollar.

first ted was well-merited-for it is just in every way- but, coming from Party will therefore do well to

evidence showed that defendant to bestow.

Ref 2 It is, of course, understood | woldiers' rations during the Civil had the drag concealed in a gradually went in favour of the that separation allowsuces or War. To these wild swine of 30 great a source, it is a matter for mach gratification on the part reconsider its attitude in the light of Britons. We British are not much inclined either to sound our of the circumstances that has specially-made jacket which he Chinese pair, their advantage allotments up seifically intended Savernake some trace the modern

being at one time four games to for payment to the families of excellenes of Wiltebire bacon. own praises or to be unduly elated when praise comes to us; but arisen.

one. An extremely long and dependents of men at home are an ex-President of the world's greateat Republic goes out of his way A Great Newspaper Proprietor.

At the Police Court this morn-fast rally ended in the Europeans not to be included in the sbore An expert salvor explains thet

gsme and calcalation. to make it more generally known in what one and all have been

ing, a Chinese was charged with gaining the next

[it is impossible to reclaim the impersonating indebted, and still continue to be indebted, to the British, in

a constable and making the scores 4-2, but the

3. For the present their lord-Lusitanis. She lies under a the mighty struggle which the free nations of the world are being Gordon Bennett removes one of the prosecution were that the and eventually took the set by extension of this privilege to the square inch. Every pound of The psseing sway of Mr. James demanding money. The facts of Chinese were not to be denied ships are unable to sanction the pressure of about 140 pounds to compelled to wage gainat the rapacione tyranny of the Central the moet sormopolitan figures of defendast went up to a hawker in 63, Ng Sza-kwong gaining the Wei Hai Wei, where the local pressure represents nearly two Powers at the instigation of Germany. Ex President Taft was only the world. He was an American Mosque Strest and demanded 81, final point of the set with a hard Government has not yet found it fest of water-one atmosphere for saying what was absolutely tree when he said that the effort the by birth bat by choice he was a saying he was a constable. The drive to the side-line British had been making were something we could not wholly citizen of the world. He was a man refused to give the money. Hancock in much improved form.

The second set saw Nisbet andary to propose similar con-every 33 fest. Therefore the appreciate por estimate," His fellow countrymen, Mr. Talt did not hesitate to point out, were living in comfort and luxury, New York Herald, whose policy cents. He followed the alleged both playing in

is well-known, proprietor of the hat eventually parted with filtsen

4. This authority will hold good determined for the period of the War and six had lost comparatively few men and had not been through the largely conducted by cable constable and informed a uniform-fashios. Nisbet was showing months afterwards. valley of the shadow of death as bad the British, to whom, he added, from Paris. Perhape more than ed man of what had taken place, better judgment, combined with By Command of their Lord *we are our liberty." It was a megcificent and a jast tribute, one any other newspaper owner that the defendant then being errested more accurate execution, and ships... worthy of the distinguished mas making it and of the people to ever lived he simed at making hier. J. B Wod fined the defen Hancock was up to the net play- whom it was made. Great Britain, he reminded his audience and, beyond them, bie fellow-countrymen, had rid the world of the newspaper known the wide world deat 325, or mix weeks' hard ing a really great game. It was greatest military conqueror the world had ever seen. They did it over. America, big as it is, was labour. The same defendant was with something like esas that by sacrifice and by holding on," and St. Helena fically told the much 100 small for him. Even Ister charged before Mr. Dyer they took the set by 61, though story of British pertinacity and British determination to stand up for the Barmeorth prese generally, was farther fired $25, or one excellence of the play. The set R. E. Win over Craigengower..

more than Lord Northcliffe and Bill with a similar offence, and the score belies the comparative civilisation against tyranny and world domination. Such was he believed in sensational exter- month's imprisonment.

was full of interest.

Mus Ada Crosby, who iɛ to be Britain's part in those far off dave sad such is it to-day.

As if to prove that they could Io

The Royal Engineers met and nominated for a sest on the St general Fort of way;

aLivereally prices, in the falfilment of which itie

do de well, the Chinese pair took defeated riigoogower in the Paneras Borough Council, besra known what the British effort ie, still continues to be, and will be expended enormous Four of money. Into Central Afrios he

the third set by the erme wide Second Division of the Tennials Dame 'notablé in City kanala continge to be until fins! victory is assured and the manace of German militariem is forever removed from the path of the sent Stanley to find Livingatone

margin sa they had been defeated Leagus on Tuesday, the scorea be long before her father, Sir Thomas by in the former, and this sat sawing 55 to 44 Details:-',

Coaby, became Lord Mayor sever freedom loving nations of the world. It is well known, though mission that was sucess

completareversal. The Chinese fully accomplished. Whether or

Lieut. Baworth and Opl. Heath year ago. It was an earlier perhape occasionally over looked, that without the constant vigil not it justified the expense is is of the British Navy, the world's peace would be measced on sea hard to say, but it and many other

seemed to be able to do nothing lost to Cooney and Gross, 58; Orosby-Bir John, elected Shariff Orders for No. 1 Hongkong wrong, bard drives sad valleys beat Abban and Kharsa, 65 of London in 1471 and knighted just as it has been on land. Without its powerfol aid Americs herself could not have been able to perform ber splendid feat of remarkable ondertakings certain-VA D., by Lady Mar, Lady of coming of time after time. Wong lost to Thompson and Bass, 5.8. that same year-who built Grosby

ly bad the ff so of causing both Grace of the Order of 8. John of Po keong bass long drive of Cpl. Charters and Spr. Town Hall, of many memories. He died. landing in France so large sa army from such a long distance, and Mr. Gordon Bengelt and his great, Jerusalem, Commandant, sister great force, ind it found the court send beat Cooney and Groes, 65; in 1475-"o short a time," Ty

·withocs Britain's Navy the enemy's submarines would prove much | more disastrous to neatral shipping than they have been so far. What newspaper to become world fam- The attention of members ja every time. Many of the games lost to Abbas and Kbaras, 58; 8tow, enjoyed he his large Britsin has been able to do towards creating one the largest armies recollection of many in Hongkong issued. It is requested that any some exciting rallies, but, on Sgt. Holtreger and Spr. Cruick

It will be within, the drawn to the circular recently went to "deuse" and there were best Thompson and Basa, 7-4. and sumptuous building.” in the world ont of what was one of the smallest possessed by a first-clase Power is likewise well-known, as is also the fact that it with how much seat Mr. Bennett member who is not determined to reviewing the set, it was one shank lost to Cooney and Grase, One of the world's greates "Look up" the well-known Chi-fulfil the conditions required in which the Chinese fally deserved 47: beat Abhas and Kheras advertisers, Hr. James Munyon, was largely owing to the British Army's resistance that the enemy man-

11-0, bext Thompson Bass, he died in America, the fond so effectually thrown back on the banks of the Maras and, since Rese, Li Sum Ling, assisting him order to be retained eu" Efficient to win,

The fourth set proved to be 6-5.

wbare advertising was brought to then, effectively held at bay. And what was done at Home? Mein bis promaganda all over the will apply to the Commandant

United Sates and beck for permission i resign. the last, for Ng Saekwong and

ine art, Mr. Hanyon-spent Lloyd George's re-organisation of our munit'one' equipment wer

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about £500,000 annually in little short of marvellous, leading as it has to our Army being the g

every as the presence of a number of his partner, playing with that

advertising bia patent rasdiminas. kust_squipped in the world. Our railways, too, have been called respect seu Dios product "Inefficient members in cal confidence which a lead always apon to de marvellous work, as we read that since the outbreak they of "Young Chica." In practically calated to discourage those who gives, demonstrated an undoubted ran out winners of the set Kud and be found that they

every capital of the world the carry out their obligations faith superiority over the European match by gaining the fourth put matched the ad vertin have, according to the best available statistics, carried to and from New York Herald has established fally, and does not reflect credit players. Nisbet and Hanooeksi 6-2. There was a tremendoas regular proportion. is the different ports of emberkation and shipment, for potely military its Bureaux, and by this means, upon the Detachment as a body, took the first game and the score ovation waiting for them from American surealis; whe said that purposes, not less then 13,000,000 persone, about 2,000,000 horses which was a schemelbst emanated

was taken to one-all and then to their numerens supporters.

"religious newspapers and malce, at least 70,000 000 gallons of petrol, 1500 tons a week from the fertile brain of Mr. Babject to the approval of two-al before the Chinese took The full match scores were pille, or die," refe of mail matter, and something like 25.000,900 tons of explosives Gordon Bennett, the Herald has Major General JC. Dalton, Chief the lead. Although every effort Ng Ex -kwong and Wong Po of rn of advertis and msterisil. These but touch upon the most obvious of Britain's mights efforts, but they are sufficient, we think, to indicate that the come next to the Times, Commissioner, Mrs. H. Ballock, was made by them, Nisbet and keang best Nuber and Hancock medicine which splendid compliment paid to us ly ex-President. Tait wAJ.

probably the best-known news. Section Leader, is promoted to Henocok monred no more games by 6-3, 1-6, 6-1, 6-2; or 19 sach periodicala KTN paper in the world. wall-merited in every respéet.

Lady Superintendent.

in this set, and the Chinese pair games to 12.

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Lusitania lies deeper than mortal men can go. We are constantly being told of new inventions te

enable men to sink lower info the water, bat there is no finer diver in the world than the Admiralty män, and 2-0: fost is hie limit. Were St. Paul's flooded to the top: of the cross, descending divers could not explore the lowermost 60 feet:

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