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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 31. 1918,

The Shanghai Germans.

DAY BY DAY.

AND

FO-ONE BUT PAUPERS PARASITES OAN AFFORD TO BE

EXTRAVAGANT.

The Dollar.

Hongkong is, fortunately, free of the enemy taint, but in Shang- hsi, where Germans are allowed to roam about at their own will and pleasure, the authorities have constantly to be on their guard

To-morrow's Anniversary. to keep them within bounds. We

To-morrow is the first anniver- notice that the Captain Superin- tendent of Police there, in comsary of Lord Devonports'a regna menting on the recent arrest of stion sa Food Controller. German subject, speaks of the frustration of plots and intriguee

The opening rate of the dollar toa. the part of German and Austro-Hungarian exbjects, and, on demand to-day was 38, 2id. in the absence of the adoption of

Kailan Output. The total baspas of the Kailan the necessity for constant watchfulness of their activitice. Mining Administration's mines The German, wherever he sets for the week ending May 18, foot, is never happy unless he is amounted to 86 417 tops snd the indulging in intrigue of some sales daring the period to 59,181 kind or another, and itere can be tous. no doubting the point that enemy

Sentence of fourteen days' hard aubjects have been at the bottom of much of the recent unrest in labour was pamed by Mr. J. B the Northern Settlement. At the Wood, at the Police Court this present time, enemy subjects morning, on a Chinese, who was there are required to report them-charged with stealing a chair

of stricter messures, emphasises

All communications intended for publication should be addressed | Parker, owing to to the Editor.

Business correspondence should be seat to the Manager.

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A Ruse that Felled.

To Mariners.

EMPIRE DAY..

Speech by British Consul at Shanghai

tachment and it was apparent

CLAIM AGAINST GERMANS.

Hongkong Company's Action Falls,

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

Even in Rart Africa good music is to be heard. A chaplain with our forces there falls na that the men will listen to nothing less- | thin the best at the concerts given. Among the celebrations of

by the Church Army Hutz and ÷ At the Mixed Court in Shang- the Carlile Clubs Ragtime has Empire Day at Shanghai was a military review in the British bai judgement has been given by in the course of the long-drawn- Coneular grounds. The stande e. Grant Jeres, British Assessor, cut campaign exhausted its allotted for the accommodation of and Hagistrata Kuan is the case charms, and now tropical Sains the guests and the seata round the in which the Hongkong Central day for Sandsy), evenings are enclosure in the grounds of the Estate, Ld. sued O. Strnokmeyer, spent, on cossion, with Bach, Consulate General were crowded E. Sieber and H. A. Sie be claim Chopin, and the rest. Some little when the B. V. C. beaded by ing the payment of rent alleged instruction in the methods of olas British naval detachment and the to be due on a portion of Casen'e sical musicians was needed, but town band, marched into the Buildings, Hongkong, coupled the man took to it kindly and grounds in fine style. The lengthy by the German, firm of Siemseen tolerantly. And so it is that even procession which the troops made & Co. at the date of the outbreak at Lindi they have their Wagner 'nights. And it is nice to know was brought up by the Sikh of the war. Police and the Sikh mounted de- In the course of his judgment, that a piano captured from the when the men had taken up their Mr. Grant Jones said: The Germans is contributing a share- position on the ground that the plaintiffs are not resident in this to the general enjoyment. I h demonstration bad grown almost country; defendants are not sub correspondent says, but an jects of this country, though instrument of doubtful pitch, beyond the limits of the space amenable to the jurisdiction, and "not very responsive, but wa available.

Panctually at noon Sir Everard the claim relates to immoveable doubt not that it will be played A S. WATSON & CO, LTD. selves twice weekly to the Police from the Catholic Union. Olab

a very necesary precaution-It appeared that the man went to Fraser appeared on the grounds property situate outside this with conviction, and render dae--- but until they are either all the Club last evening and took and sccompanied by Major Tras-country. In Buenos Arres Bail- homage to the "Ride of the interned, or unceremoniously away a chair, saying a member man and Major Pilcher and the way Co. v. Northern Railway Co. Valkyries.'

He was efficers of the various detachments of Buenos Ayres (2 QB.D. 210),

The concerts, by the way, are bandled out of the Settlement, had sent him for one. we may expect to see recurring later erreeted as his story was made a tour of inspection, after which was an action on a matract

which the men marched past the for rent of premises situate given entirely by the men, with- abroad, it was held that the fact out, that is, assistance from evidence of their complicity in found to be untrue.

Balating bar the salute being that the suit relates to immoveable officers. And why should it not plets of an unsavoury kind. - the ruie which

Notice is given by the Harbour taxe by Sir Everard Fraser.

The men then being drawn up property is a foreign country be so? A correspondent tells Master of Canton that in view of ¦

story apropos of this question. forward their Dames and addresses with Sir Gilbert Parker.

in a hollow square Sir Everard is not of itself soficient to

oust the jurisdiction, unless it One of his man was recently the high water and strong car.

Fraser said: Hommunications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for

The news that Sir Gibert

rent now prevailing in the Centon Muhlisation, but as an evidence of their bona fides.

Major Truemen, rffers, non-can be proved that the Conte in travelling (in uniform) by train its ill-healtb.

Delte, steam veseele are requested commissioned efficerasnd member the foreign country have by their South Africa and reading the has resigned hir of

to take extra precaution to pro of the Shanghai Volunteer Carpa, own law rolusive jurisdiction. Nineteeth Century. A passenger the Hone of Commons, ceed st a moderate speed when will be received with much regret passing through crowded parte the beans of every Biiton in P. 67) Whether that is the effect terested in the spectacle. "My For many weary months of war (Piggott: Foreign Judgements oldish manemedin- by many Britons throughout the of the river and through those Empire, to whom the DAMS

the White Ensign, amblem of the I think, neccessary for za to really enjoy that?" "Why not of Sir Gilbert #9 Imperialist has endeared itself to suffer damage from the wash. ere ebield of the British Empire. decide, for even where the Court Tommy's reply, and it was a for many years. As Parliamen when passing dykes under repair. War Empire Day parade is disaither legal or equitable, it may soldiers were interested in such

Special precautions are recessery We rejoice therefore that our has jurisdiction to try a case, good retort. tarians go, he is comparatively

refuse to try it on the ground fifty-six. young, being.. bat

tinguished by the presence of s Ill-health alone makea suoh retire- Before Mr. E D. O. Wolfe, at detachment from His Majesty's that a foreign tribunal is the things," said the elderly gentle- ment excusable, and that slone the Magistracy this morning, a ships, officers and men who have more convenient forum (Exing would, it is certain, cause one of Chinese was charged with the borne their part in the glorious Orr-Ewing, 1886, 10 App. Sir Glbert Parker's active tem unlawful possession of seventeen work of His Majesty's Navy dur. Oss. 453). And in the present perament to withdraw from sad-a-half tsals of prepared opium. ing this great war. Parliament. For many years Sir He was arrested on the 88. Ho I have no doubt that the dearest following conclusions: that de canvassed, there is a peculiar Gilbert has been keenly interest. Nam from Canton. He was fined dream of your Offcar Command-fendants are unduly eribarrassed interest attached to the sanivers ed in verions Imperial affairs. He $1,500, or three months hard ing is to lead you on active in their defence by the venue in sry of the cocasion when a body The attack" near Britain, it was who, in 1903, initiated and labour. A fine of $200, or three service; and I have no doubt that, as pleaded, they have no of hostile troops landed in Great

knowledge of and are unable to organised the first Imperial Uni-weeks' hard labour, was imposed that, would that dream be raslis verify the correctness of the claim; Fishguard on February 22, 1797, fourteen versities Conference in London, on another Chinese who wealed, you would prove your worth and with a view to increasing bis found trying to export two lasis in battle. But duty has restrict that plaintiffs should frat exhaust was carried out by some f

their remedy in the Courts of the hundred mea, who ware trans The initial legislative step in the enforcement of conscription knowledge of Imperial affairs and of prepared epis. A woman was ed your part as units to Sitting Colony, possibly under the Lagal ported from France in three Enemies warships and an suxiliary Proceedings cainst for war service outside the Colony was taken yesterday, when the of widening bie outlook upon also charged with possessing yourselves to maintain in case cf General Military Service Ordinance was read a first time. On the thero, be travelled extensively in four-and a half teels of prepared! peril the safety of this Settlement Ordinance, 1917, and, if they boat, as it would be called first reading of Bille it is not customary for any speeches to he the East, in Europe, Egypt, the opium, and in this case the drug part lacking as a rule in ex obtain judgement there, then now. The watchful eyes of delivered, but on this occssion, no doubt because of the extreme South Seas, Northern Canada and was found very cleverly concealed ait meat but none the less of great come and sas oo that judgement the coastguard were at first

Sir Gilbert was a in a bamboo pole. This asse was, valne to car national intereste. I

here; and that we are not in a deceived by the incoming ships, impartanos of the question, the Attorney General made a elsewhere, few observations, which, though not going very far, are most Canadian by birth, and like most adjourned until tomorrow for the asy your part se asite, for any position, on the evidence before which flew the British fig, bat welcome. Farther than that, the telegrama which passed eminent Britons born away from analyst's certificate.

of your members have gone to the front and not a few have, to pase upon matters which upon realising the futility of the ard 10 peculiarly within the attempt to land, the French between His Excellency the Governor and the Secretary of State the Motherland he had a passion-

made the supreme sacrifice of province of the Colonial Court colours were hoisted and the for the Colonies were laid on the table. These contained one of late interest in the welfare of the

loyalty and have died for right on these grounde we dismiss the vessels ran sahore. Meanwhile two facta which were not previously known to the public, the first Empire as a whole. He is a

sad freedom. We strive to allay

preparation for the reception of.. being that the new measure accords with the unanimous with of distinguished literary man

Since the

our regret for the loss of these

the invaders proceeded space, and the Chamber of Commerce, and the others relating to the drafting well as s politician.

gallant lives in the full amurance

every sort of likely weapon of of the new Hongkong force after ita arrival in India. The men, we beginning of the war he has

wood lead and iron was requisi- are informed, will fret of all be attached to the Sixth Training written innumerable articles on

of the undying bonour and glory wn by their heroism, which up in our hearts any unworthy tinned. Needless to say, the Battalion in Kirkee, and then will be drafted into the 1/8th Battal one phase or other of the struggle, writes as follow

foreigners were. easily captured, ion Hampshire Regiment, where they will serve together in the the series of articles that appeared Owing to many obetuoles, the mast hearten as to bear worthily doubt of the eare saccase of our same Company, as far as possible,

a4 the result of his visit to the scheme of borrowing two months or own workaday troubles and cause. Nay, the very vicissitudes and the affair ended by the ships Scandinavian countries and to rent from the houses from the let disappointmente. Those whom of the Allies' fortunes have but refasting and returning to France.

United States attracting of Jane is postponed.

we would fain comfort are the served to intensify our devotion

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telephone: No. 1

Westera Union A.B.C., 5th edition. Office address: 11, Ice House St.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1918.

THE CONSCRIPTION BILL.

see that the Attorney General laid stress on the necessity, of "esteK-

tros/parts where the banks are liable bangbei vearned to see again of the Ordinance of 1615 it is not, young man,” he said, "do you

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CANTON NEWS.

Capton correspondent

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action.

have come

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men. But they are.

In these days when the possibi..." to the lity of invasion from the ees is

In his brief speech, the Attorney General touched upon three points of considerable importance, but none more so than the quen the tion of what he described as the essential trade interests of the particular attention at the time. A report from Rainam states equally ardent patriots who long to our country and our faith that

The adoption in Russia of the Colony, which is ons of the grounds upon which exemption may be Sir Gilbert is also well known so that all the fields in the neigh. to go to the fighting line bat are the great task in which our granted. It is here that we touch upon the most vital issue of all, a prolific novelist, two of his best bourhood of Sameni are flooded held back by insurmountable American brethren are giving Gregorian Calendar as we from and one upon the interpretation of which will largely depend the books probably being "The Seats and the dykes are in a very claims. How many of these more and mare support worthy of February 14, which has been

Tam there

are among our oom their might to me and to our silise decreed by the Bolshavi Gor number of men who can be spared. Precisely how the Tribunal of the Mighty" and "The Ven- dangerous condition. will proceed in this connection we do not know, but we are glad "to i detta.”

Hok hang, the Superintendent of munity my work in connection and in which China has now ernment, will, bring into this the dredging of rivers, on receive with military service registration joined that that grand task of method of reckoning tims. the tial British trade interests in China, as a controlled from Hongkong, The Enemy's Offensive, ing many reporte from various has shown me. Not a British vindicating the right will in last of the European "estions being taken into full scoount. There is nothing laid down in the It must, we think, be admitted places in regard to the dangerous Volunteer but was eager and ready God's good time be crowned with which has held out against it. It

is barely 170 years since Eng Ordinance for the guidance of the Tribunal in classifying various that, so far, the enemy's latest condition of the dykes along the to do his bit, none but was content complete victory.

Meantime you set before every land adopted the "New Style" trades and calliage, but we presume that one the first tasks of this aggressive movement in France is West River, has sent out a nom- loyally to place duty before in- body will be to decide what businesses are "essential" and what going very much in his favour, ber of officers with money in order elination. The soundest consola Briton in Shanghai an example of ohonological reckoning. At- tion for these disappointed of willing acceptance of hard tempta wers, however, made as are not. Here the greatest care will need to be taken to avoid nothwithstanding the valiant to render immediate resistance. arring on either one side or the other, and we can only hope that efforts of the Allied troops. O Sam Hung-ying, commander in volunteers is the knowledge that work and stries discipline, in early as 1585, only three · YASIN in this regard the very fallest consideration of all the circumstances coures the initial attack in such the weat, has reported that the in your ranks is ecquired training short, of that self-sacrifice which after Pope Gregory had effected will be assured. There may be many businesses which are not in Betions is almost invariably in Laichow city is now encircled by of the atmost vatns so that they is the guiding principle of the his important change. The a was not revived until 1761, when a strictly literal sense essential the Colony might well go on with favour of the attacker, especially the Canton soldiers and will fall can make sure that, should our present noblest crusade against subject, however, dropped, and

country come to need their greed, sypranny and wrong. oat them-bat a point that should be guarded against is the if the preliminary movements in a few dayajin

And so I am more glad and the alteration was made by an abatting down of a British house merely to give an 'opportunity to have been cautiously planned. The Authority has notified the service, they will answer the call neutrals and others to step in and pick up the fruits of British Buch seems on the present occasion Electric Power Co., that if the not only eager bat thoroughly more proud than I can tell you to Aot of George IL. This measure review you again on this our effected two great reforms one labour and application. Questions of this character will aced very to have been the case, as we payment of the electric power bill efficient,

You are part of an Interns-Empire Day and to impress on being the substitution of the delicate handling. In the matter of subsistence allowances to read that "the German efforts to with paper currency is again dependents of men who are conscripted, we are glad to see that the conceal their preparations for the refused, the Company will be tionel Corpe. While the war has you once more our common watch- Gregorian for the Jalian Oslen- united all Allied residents as ward "Be free men but God's dar, and the other the abolition Government expresses its willingness to act sympathetically. attack on the Aigns were unpre-severely dealt with. Married men affected by the Ordinance have special csuss for coa cedented" and that varione sub- A fight has broken out between never before and has softened bondservanta Love the brother of the practice of beginning the cerning themselves with this point, since the ordinary Armyterfoges were adopted to mislead the Send Field protecting soldiers national prejudices, it has happily bood, Fear God, Honour the legal year on March 25, separation allowance would obviously not meet the special circum the Allied forces as to the prob- formerly commanded by Yan Tai convinced us British residents King" and in earnest thereof I stances prevailing here. If married men are needed, it is the duly able point of attack. That this who resigned few days age, and that we must hold more and more at you to give three cheeta for of the Government to see that dependents are not made to suffer in strategy has enabled the enemy the new Sand Field protecting closely together and that no class the sovereign of the British age. The man in the treet be goods goes to furnish the daily consequenor, just as it did in the case of the civil servant to obtain a certain amount of soldiers, now commanded by Lam division should staad in the way: Empire, His Majesty King imagines that the bulk of the recently sent Home. The Col

Colony ought to be able and willing access at the outset is apparent King-wan. It occurred at a place just se in your unite sal, hard George, to bear that Earden.......

from the fact that both the called Sam Bop-She, midway work and militery ability are the

given for HM the King, the war 10 per cent of the total zasure, there is some disappointment expressed at the fact that have been compelled to give way the 29th inst. The janke this true public spirit, I am glad men then marched off the flon affined for the newspapers of the the Hongkong contingent is be sent to India for training. Most of at various pointe and that from Shaki and from Macso, to hear, has considerably swelled enlate grounds to the Ewo country. That amount is now. those affected would, we know, infinitely prefer to be sent to Soissons has been evacuated. when passing near the your numbers. She foreshore where they dismissed, eat down to one-sixth of pre-war England, both for reasons of climate and also out of a desire to Bo for the telegrame do not reveal place, returned on hearing the 4 your ago I was privileged to The Volunteers who were under quantities, and the price has gon renew Home and ir mily connections before going intasatual service. a state of affairs that c

t can be said thunder of the gana. Chin Shan remind you of the the virtues the command of Maju Traemin fap 400 to 600 per cent. B There is rather more fealing on the point than there would be had to be incapable of successful city (four miles from soso) is on which the British Empire to deserve every congratulation on then, you not the men recently combed out from the Government service been recovery on one part, and we now in the hands of Yan's troops sy as ever wande firm sgainst their fine appearance. The Nays up ouppli sent to Europe. However, the plans have now been mete, and we must therefore await eventualities and is strongly fortified, all massults of any formoonrage, detachment too, who looked mom of the Pablisbera presume they will not be altered. There is at any rate some little patiently and tranquilly, keep Thousands of villagers have taken petience and faith. Since that business like in their white shows that all the volum comfort in the fact that the men of the contingent will, so far we ing in mind that when the Gore refuge in Macao. It is reported occasion the course of the war trousere, jempora, bandoliere and are responsible for bat 5 per ponible, serve in the same Company. At the moment there is little mans Were STAR BONTOT Paris that over 400 soldiers of Lam's hise called for the exe more that can be onid on the subjsot; meanwhile, the Colony anxi- than they now are, they received army were killed: Hest of them three by all Britons ously awaits, the time when sa opportunity will be given of seeing the heaviest and most treativo, are thy so called nitizen soldiers, Bhooghai I am confide

formed from bandita.

haye not blenobed nor lot spring they how the scheras will be worked in sotual effect.

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There is an aonta, paper short- -

In comments which we have heard passed regarding the new British and the French armisa | between "Shaki and Macao ́on only things allowed to count; After three cheers had been Press. The fact is, before the

blow of the war,

Barthe pr

of all fla, were the, cynosure of all of the whole., Comme ferp in eyes and were grested with sons, and rednoed bat was applease at resațically awary turn responsible for.Test