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The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1918.

PRESIDENT WILSON'S NOTABLE UTTERANCE.

Hospital matters

we

The Asylum.

DAY BY DAY.

TO EXPLOIT HUMANITY, I TO FAIL; AND ILLWISE, SUCCESSFUL MEN KNOW IT.

To-morrow's Anniversary. To-morrow is the 52nd birtuday

The Dollar

The opening rate of the dollar on demand today was 3. 111.

northeastward. ·

~ Damage to Trees, »

Smuggling.

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SOUTH CHINA AFFAIRS

Reorganisation of the MIHtary

· Covernment.

The

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Contracts

80

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1893.

HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE

YEARS AGO..

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

The late Lady Russell of Killowen, determined the asser of the greatest Sgare of the Bir and Bench daring the closing years of the nineteenth century, Charles Russell, at 20, left it to s girl of seventeen to decide whether he should came to Bags

(Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph files for the wee land or stay in Ireland. His

ending June 41 1893.)

The Dollar.> May 25The rate of the dollar on demand to-day is 2/81.

family were against it, but the girl said. “If you don't go I will never speak to you again.”. He osme, saw and conquered and married his sweetheart in the wide circle mourne har today, year he was called to the Bar. A

Bees wise, the "new" Brad-

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In this column on Wednesday, [we gave expresion to the view that in suggesting the early provi. six of a hospital for Europeans

Canton Intelligence Baradistes-The National in the central district and smother: for Kowloon, the Boo, Mr. of Her Majesty Qeen Mary.

Asembly in Extraordinary Session ia Cantos finally, on May 18, Holyoak was voiding a public

passed the long diseaseed Bill demand. We can only" regret,

providing for the reorganisation of the Military Government therefore, that the Government

Irs'ablished here last. August. has turned down the ides on the

Sanitary Board. Only formal business is contain-The Articles of Reorganisation, ground that these questions are ed on the agenda for Tuesday's roughly translated, "prématura." I what seose meeting of the Sanitary Board.

Hollows THE PREMIER are expected to contrae Typhoon Warning.

Article L-The Military Gor-

The V. R. G The This word we do not know was received by the American is founded upon the Confeders of members of the Victoria Es

following

May 26. The annual meeting telegram etament of the B.pablic of China is would LATO been far pulate General, Hongkong, tion of the Constitutionalist Oreation Club was held last night. | true wife and mother, more helpful if the Govern from the Manila Observatory at Provinos and shall, during the

The Hon. J. H. Stewart Lookbart mnt had bean a trifle more ex. 5 p.m. yesterday: Oyelone or incapability of the Nations and there wsa's large attendance, ford tipple now to be examined

(Chairman of the Club) presided, plicit on the point. It may be that typhoon 8. of Nahs, recu:vio Assembly and the Traded to The ballot for officers resulted as by the Ezies authorities, will no the question of expense comes

perform their faustione, and in followed-President, H. E Sir doubt turn out to be a very cold sccordance with the Articles of jin, for it would obviously DONE quien deal to erect and equip Chinses were charged before powers of the Republic of China. Lockhart; Bathhouse Sub-Com the foaming, pare, and shining

Quite a large number of this Act, exercise the executive William Bobinson, KOM.G. acquaintance, describer Chairman, Hon. J. H. Somit sixth-century poet aa—-*- two hospital-, and the 'geners! E D.C. Wolfent the Police Court

Article 11-The powers of the mittee, M.AA. Souss, J. B. liquor which the bees provide these times of this morning with breaking of Military Government shall be as Michael, and G. Meynell; Boat but do not enjoy. Before in A S. WATSON & CO, LTD.my is to avoid any heavy and atesling branches of trees follows (1) to conclude peace house Sub-Committee, F. Fried-agriculture provided these islande expend are which is not argent fom Government plantations. His and declare war, (2) to trsnesot riche, W. H. Posts, and G. C. C. with the raw material for sale ly called for. We could under. Worship it ficted fines ranging foreign affairs and make contracts Master; Gymnasium Sub Commead, also known as metheglia stand the use of puch an arga from 83 to $5.

so trasties, (3) to supervise mittee, O. H. Thompson, O T. and hydromel, was the Britons men: as that, but to say the The Colony's Health. suggestion raised is premature For the forty-eight hours ended disputes between provinces, Treasurer. J. Hutton; Hon. to have made it by simply mixing“ common fiasnos, (4), to decide Robinson, and A. Tarner; Hon. caly intoxicant, and they appons would appear to imply that May 24, four cases of spotted to recognise the admission of the need is not at present really fever were notified. Two were ties from Constitutional Po

Secretary, E-D. Sandera. honey with rain water and learing. which felt. That viewpoint is one to from the City of Victoria and two vinces, and (8) to defiberste on The Queen's Birthday.

with which we do zas rabecribe, for from other distriots. All the the preparation and general plan

it to germinate. Later on the Kowloon notorionely needs ferera were

May 27-Feeteroay afternoon, paient simplicity of mead was Chinese and for

in honour of the Queen's brithday, "improved" by diluting the honey hepital, while the accommoda- one death cocurred. Two fatal agreements involving a-fasacial the whole military force of the with wine, and fortifying it with

on on this side of the harbour is sees of bubonic plagar, one fats! borden on the people, the issus Colony, including the Shropshire brandy. certainly not what it might be. case of dipbiberis and two fatal of domestic or foreign bonds, and Regiment, the Henghong Ragi The proposals put forward by Mr.es of enteric fever have also the car of terms of exon shall ment, Arillery, Engineers, and Judicial ignorance of what is- Bolynek were, in our opinion, b 1 reparted.

be approved or ratified by the Volunteers, paraded on the Pray's well-known to the man in the reasonable ones, and if public

At the Pulice unurt this morn-ary Sassion.

National Assembly in Extraordin-Recreation at five o'clock, when street may soon be matabed ba. necessities are to be supplied, the

the royal salute and few de jose the magisterial bench. At the tims must come when the enggesing, before Mr. J. B. Wood, a tions will have to be put into Chinese woman wis charged with the Military Government shall be

Article 111-The powers of were fired.

Guildhall the magistrate" zekeď Our Present Governor. +fot.

having murgled six gallons of executed by an Administrative

“What is a_dad?" to the great Hay 29The appointment of diversion of the court. It is un. Chinese wine and several packets Council odsisting of seven Mr. F. H. May to be Captain Sop questionably alsug, and is perhaps of tobacco without paying the Directors elected by the National erintendent of Police, ander in the singulas cf "dad"," which duty. The excuse defendent Assembly io Extraordinary

structions from the Secretary of originally meant rage. Like One other question raised by gave was that she was stacked in Session. All meetings of the State, in gated. Mr. Holyoak as Thursday meet. Canton and rendered unconscious. Council shall be presided over by

many other slang words, however, ing bad reference to the Lunstic was stated that there was a lot, a chairman chosen by and among

The "Job Lets."

it is very probably of ancient inatilation which of this smuggling going on. A the Directores Esob of the Con- Job Lota" yesterday evening, for it may have been conne sed Asylum, an

May 30. As a mesting of the origin and honourable descent, needa radical overhauling. We fine of $20 was imposed for atitationalist Provinces and sach Mr. Jones read a paper ou Milton, with the Old English word quite accept the Government's emaggling the wine and $2 for of the recognized Constitutionalist with copious selectione from the contention that the Hongkong emaggling the tobaero.

dodden" te lop, a doddyd tree Aslam is not on all fours with

armies may send a delegate to the works of that decessed gentlemen.being one lopped of its branchée. A Loyal Brother.

■milar institutions at Home, and Before Mr. J. B. Wood, as the deliberation on affairs mentioned Office Poet dead, and tara the Council for participation in the All we want now is to get our Ig eingrent and beautiful terms, President Wilrön delivered a

that it is a house of temporary

The "curfew" analogy, is an Police Court this morning, sin Sections one, two, four, and "Job Lote" love over bis corpes, obvious one in the case of the great epecan at the Metropolitan Opera Hou a, Now Yorking fall detention for the insane, pending Obloese was charged with being six of Article Tro report of which has already appeared in these columns. In the does not get away with the fact Shan. It was stated defendant erment may establish the minis-the role that "the good die not really much weaning, an their repatriation. But that waway aboard the s.s. Fat Article IV. The Military Gov-remains a striking exception to tainments in Londor, but it has Unfortunately, however, he still raggested early closing of enter course of his address he had much to say of the great world confl'ot that is still being waged, of the notable sacrifices that are reing ad by the mentally deranged, he had gone on the boat expecting communication, and justice, sli Shanghai and Hongkong have feelings remembering that the

that it is always inhabit-as found after the vessel had tries of foreign affaire, fance, Joung."

left Canton, Defendent said that war, general ate, navy, interior,

irritated theatrics! maasger might made in the great straggle for freedom and more particularly--for

Juse 1.- For some years part have invented it to expite public he was talking on behalf of the American Red Cross of the however brief or lengthy "their splendid work which that Society and similar Societies were can that in 1912's committee report defray the expenses. The friend the Administrative Courol.

stay in it may be. We are told to meet a friend who was to under the immediate direction of been abreaal se regarde. "Bas curfew arrangement was ne ducting at the various war 13088. Very properly President Wilsoned that the then existing quarters did not turn up. It was his

tedness," ""but the former plice popular. As a fact, no modern reminded bis audience of the duties that faced all in this supreme would fulfil their object, sabjot intention to visit his brother. The maless directly controlled by a that is, at least, if one of its pict wise as to try and force the crisis at least that faced those that fully appreciated what the to certain improvements.

Article V-Esch ministrs, bas now fairly won the" "ban", Government is going to be so crisia really mesat." Ia glowing terms, the President made it per-

We brother appeared in Coats and Director of the Administrativa; and poetically inclined brokers modern Londoner to go to bed st fectly clear that to him the great issue was well known and that be presume that those improvements willing to pay the money: Council, may have a minister. was desirous of having it equally well-known by all. Their firet were or not, it is still felt that

were effected, but, whether they Defendant was discharged.

can be accepted se sa sathority, 9.30 or 8.30 by God's own dety, be reminded them, was to win the war and the second duty, the institution is not all it

Article VI-All ministers shall Under date 25th alt, thie gentle time," as the Irishman who dis which west hand in hand with it, was to win it greatly and worthily might be, for it was stated

be appointed by the Administra. men imped en nousually doleful liked the Summer Time Aot It is an utterance worthy of a great leader of people, and one which

tive Council in regular comsion weekly share market report called it. All that the new pro- we doubt not will stir our American allies to even more vigorous

st Tauraday's meeting that

Basembled. Daring the inability prefaced by the following inspir- pol really amounts to is to shut of a Director to function, he may sotion than they have so far attained. That the President has son the making of other alterations Esces, the N. O. Daily News etsad.

ing sentence:-"The}] Is report is now being prepared

paat week the doors of the theatres and other In raporting on the Shangbai appoint a minister to sot ip his has best sa dall as most of thous places of entertainment-inalad- Tast conception of the obligations resting upon so mighty & Demo which would improve the existing BaysThose who attended to

that have recently preceded iting, presumably, the clube-st oracy as in the United States in the fight for freedom was made accommodation. All, therefore, witness the Champions alone Administrative Council may hold glimpse of sunshine to gladden hour. abundently plear by several of the utterancea that fell from him, is not well, even after allowing were well rewarded, for it was a other offices.

Article-VIL-A director of the There is at present not the leset this, to oargeneration, very early and in nothing more than when he told his fellow countrymen for the fact that the Asylum is splendid race. Eight of the out- that while it had been said that they ought to raise an

the hearts of any holders of stock; Article VIII-All documenta and especially applicable to the For the rest if the TOCIL) army of five million he thought there was no reason why they ter of Home institutions. We competed in a fi-ld that included shall be jointly signed for prom well worn saying the "The rained without face eurely so much not intended to be of the charac-sading ponies of the meeting of the Administrative Council present look-out would be the revolution involved on be achiev- should limit themselves to that or to any other figure. The Pre- have heard some harsh things three grifioe, and five old ponies algation by the Direstora. sident further reminded them that he had purposely asked Congress said of Hongkong's Asylam, and with well earned reputations. It to name no limit" because Congress intends, as we all intend, that we can only hope that cane for was a fastly run race from the ordinate baresar of the Admini

it raineth every day

the better apart altogether from Article 1X-The internal sub-

"Kowloon,"

the obrións gain in regard to every ship that can carry supplies shall go laden upon every voyage complaint will soon be removed. start, Rewood making the pass strative Council shall be organised various Government departments saving of labour (m dose not June 1-Why should the possible raid dangers and the ➡th every man and every supply she can carry." Those that were of the opinion that America had entered the war in a different spirit

very hot indeed for the first half-by a reperate law. from ourselves and other nations should ponder over this remark,

so foolishly differ sa the spelling understand thement in mile, with Castlewood always well' } for it is unsurpassed, in our opinion, by the utterance of any other

Article X-The powers and of Obines mee? A place which regard to coal with merclow up, and, as in the Derby, olose on functions of the Governments of has been called "Kowloon" ever upon us now the ruggested ring stats aman. It breathes the spirit of determination which will

One of Reuter's telegrams to the leader's heels, when half the the Constitution. Provinces shall since white men setled in this modes be quite incomeldersble). ultimately lead to the great triumph of Democracy for which the day tell a wonderful story of distance bad been covered. Bes continge as hitherto. Bat those part of the world can surely go on Earlier social life will be merely Allies are struggling.

what Allied aircraft is doing consfield was good third at this organs which are subordinate to with same asma, without having a reversion to an older and better President Wilson again took occasion to remark on the insin. against the enemy on the West elage, with The Oriole an easy the Peking Governm at and it twisted into "Kaulang," which order. Man was not really meant cerity of the spent in bia protestations regarding peace. The facts given without realising to post Castlewood took command controlled by the Proving a may

era Front. Dan cannot read the fourth. Nearing the half-mile which cannot be President Wilson zone has a greater right t speak on this point, what a high point of fhalenoy from The Oriole and Essewood, he controlled by the Military

strangere would hardly guess to to be a nocturnal arimala Ma directly

be the same.

short life and generally a nasty for be more than any other has done more to bring about a reason the aerial arm bae attained in with Castlefield lying a good Government, abla perce

He has tried the army in that as in other respects this war.

one Bays Mr. Belloc of the night and bee found him wanting. Now, he ɛsyɑ, wo

working oraalist's carner Musk It is recorded that fourth and going in good. Ere not to be bimba are dropped by the hun-style, Baconsfield then drop shall be null and void when the Ariole X-These Articles diverted from the grim pa pose of winning the war by any insinoreldred on the German commanice piog bak.

reasonab's men would chooss both to work and play by day if they spproaches upon the subject of peace. To this a ready echo will be tione, and that railway stations, second place to Castlewood after eident ara again capable of ex- Castlefield took National Assembly and the Fre

could, other things being equal found in every allied country. Liter in the addrese the President,

The fear of darknes is childish reverting to the subject, ssid exlietly: If they aish for peacale depots, ento mats, aerodromes, the Monument was passed, and Freising their power. them come forward through scoredited representatives and lay their tered about berclo-ivee dropped straight, Ostlewood had the ad come into toroe on their promulg

of idle; but the lovenfit for itself ardare sted constan ly being bat, rounding the hand into the home terms on the table.". That is the proper and indeed the only attitude from crerhasd. The enemy, weventsge of a lead on the rails, with sino,

Article Xil-The articles shall

➡if, indeed, it exista is morbid. aw to sdogt. We have shown a willingness an a patience regard.

Railway speed, which is to be jog peace negotiations to which a limit be at length bean reached protees himself against these Oriol, Gadiator and Rosewood ing Articles, the National As are told, is powerless 10 Casilef-idin bot parauit, and The In accordance with the forego- It is now for the enemy to make the next move and if he intends to a statement which con. next in order.. Is the last furlong sembly in Extraordinary Session, Squid and stretcher Dril

reduced to save wear and tear on make it he had better make it in the mander soggrated by President

Thursday, Mar 30-8 pm, the track, has never greatly exceeded the records established Wilson or not make it at all. Referring particularly to the Red eye aome idea of the Fairemsby Castlewood gradually increared on May 20, 1918, elected the

in the very early days of zailway Oross the President spoke of ite noble missing în bigh terms. The serial operations. The view bas by two lengths from Castlefield, Administrative Council. Banding Clam,

to which we have attained in ble advintage, in win eventually following an Directors of the

travelling Tapaday. May 28.-1.15 p.m. Ilustrated Lon ton News of August,“ Thos from the daty of the Red Cross, he said, "in the duty of mercy, of succour long been beld in certain quarters who showed that there is life in the Tang and friendship." They were engaged in a war to save the world that the war will be won in the “old dog” left by taking Broond of the Republic of Obing; Band Praction. and the Red Cross was performing a noble part in it. It was also, that is, that so pronounced place hy a margin of 11 lengtha Gneral Tang Obi-yao, Military

Fhroyi, Ex Premier Wednesday, May 29-220 p.m. jorney from Slough to the 1844, we find that previously g he reminded them, merely a branch of a great international orgsal will the Allies atrength in air from The Oriol and B sawood: Governor sation, Dot only recognised by the statutes of the each of the sivilised aft broome that it will even. The latter put up an excellent Wo Ting-fang, Minister for Saturday, Jane 1-2.30 pm the 18 miles only cooupied Thursday, May 30.-115 pmplished in lee time then the Paddington terminus was scooner -Governments of the world, but recognised also by international

of Tannon; Dr, Recruit Dill

distaren bas avez been traversed; ugreen nt and treaty as the recognised end accepted instrument of tally be the decisive factor The Performance in dead-heating with Foreign Affairs sad Er Premier: Squad and Siratoher Drill Band 'feen infogies and tan pos mercy and succour. As President Wilson für her reminds us, it is 1nd some support to that theory, txt in setting the pace in the President of the Republic;

isteet ec'ivitice of our seroplanes The Oriole, after his strenuous Dr. Bas Ysteen, Firat Provisional Practice, -one of the despest stains on the reparation of the Garman Army that At any rate, the advantages of early stages of the race, and his Admiral Lin Pao rib. Com they have failed to respect the Bed & There can be no doubt aerial, anpremacy are immense, apart in the dust quarter atampe mander-in-chief of the Chinese First Aid Olsas that the American Red Croes movem ill be as worthily upheld and we may reet sooded that the him as a game and honest pony. Navy; General Lok Wing ting. Thursday, May 30.—120 p.m. de are its sister pocieties in other palihe world, and prove Allies will make the vary most of The time of 2.33 sec. beste laspector General of Läsng Bandaging Practing

Tõesday, May 28-1.20 p.m. worthy of the noble tribute paid to by President Wilson in his the opportunities which their Gem nie record of Spring 1900 Kwang notable address.

Teen Chuan-beau, better Air Service provide.

by four Afthe of a recond.

former Vixtoy of Liang Kwang Squad and Stretcher Drill,

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