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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 4 1818.

Half-time Education.

DAY BY DAY.

TAINOS DONE IN HATE HAVE TO BE DONE ALL OVER AGAIN.

The Dollar.

The opening rate of the dollar on demand to-day was 3a. 244.

Sir Charles Ellot.

The legislation which is being inisiated in the House of Com mans to abolish, through the medium of the Education Bill, the pernicions half-time system in

To-morrow's Anniversary. elementary schools, will commend

Tomorrow in the second anni.. Litau]E to avery right-thinking per-1 son. If this legislation is sacoses-reary of the death of Lord Kit

chener. ful, and there is every appearance that it will be, another link with the old daye, when child labour was disgracefully exploited, wilt have been snapped, and not be- fore, it is time. Indeed, one marvels that steps have not

abolish the -system. But it hsa taken this terrible war to bring whatever ideas there may bsys been on the subject to fruition. That young children. neither physically nor mentally developed, should", have been allowed to balra, their days be- tween work and school is nothing short of a national disgrace.

THE PREMIER been taken long sit ce to

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The system has been especially prevalentin the North of England, where those of tender years have been employed for a certain num- her of hours per day in close and ahsaliby factories doing their pitiful little joba for about three which shillings a week, and then, on with the top of this, have had for to put in the balance of their time at school. Their case, na regards their advancement in learning, has not always been sympathetically taken into con

deration by those who have taught them. Too much has been expected of them, das considera- tion not having been paid to the fact that they cannot learu'much while physically exhausted. While the system may have been advan- tageons to the industrial employer, it has been a distinct handicap to the children. concerned. employer has been in the position of procuring labour at a oheaper rate than he would otherwise have bean able to do, but that factor is Do jaatification for the perpetus. sion of a system which is morally, physically and educationally

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MARRIAGE.

SLEIGH YEARDYE-At the Peak Church, Hongkong, on Saturday, June, 1st 1918, Edward Mason Sleigh to Muriel Yeardye.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

·HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1918.

THE BRUTAL HUN.

indefensible.

The Russian Chaos.

the

Soviets

The

Sir Charles Elit was among the passengers who left for the North by the Korea Maru.

Bullards.

The final in the Palace Totel billiards handicap is to be played to-morrow night at 8.30 o'clock. The finalista are Hr. O. Bond (awes 130) and Mr. Foulds towes

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COMPANY MEETING,

TENNIS LEAGUE,

William Powell, Ltd.

St. Stephan's College

Chinum Y.M.C.A

(VERBATIM).

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

On the suslogy of “Jerusalem artioboke it done not follow that "Go to Jariobo" has anything to do with the place to which the

The Berentsenth- ordinary

The following are the results of British have now goon. general meeting of the share the match, in the Junior Tennis phrase "Gone to JeriebaTM (Gez holders of Messrs. Wm. Powell, Longus, between St. Brephen's knows where") has been associat Ltd., was held at the Cem College and Obinese YM.C.A., ed with the manor of Blackmore pany's Offices to-day at noon, played on the Y.M.O.&. courts on neat. Chelmsford, which bore the name. It was one of the palasse Mr. H. J. Gedge presided and Saturday :-

there were also present Mesere, Lob Ching and T. H. Liu lost of Henry the Eighth's where he J. W. Taylor (director), H. O to H. P. Yaw and 8. N. Nx 47,ould often be lost to the world. Holt (Secretary) and G. Martin best H. H. Tai sud X. P. Lia for a season in that pursuit of sad E. Mauricio (Phareholders): 9-2, Beat Britton and M. K. Yas doubtful pleasures which is hir chief title to oblivion. Orthe The Obsirman (to Mr. Holt): 8-3.

other hand, in deye when the Esst Hoodsen and McPherson beats remote and vigne enough, Will you read the notice cons sing the meeting, please?

Yow and Ng 65, best Teoi sad the phrase may have had the The Secretary baving read the Lia 74, beat Britton and Ype, loose geographical significance notice.

that "Go to Jeriobo" ("Go"

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printed report and balance sheet and Ng, 38, beat Tani and Lis out of the wor

Tas Chairman said: The Rope and Mohler lost to Yew the “Go anywhere

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of our secount for the year ending 7-4, beat Britton, and Yue 7-4. The Colony's Health.

28th February, 1618, has now Total:-Chinese Y.M.C.A., 57; | first- Daring yeaterday there were been in your hands for some days, St. Stephen's College, 42. notified five cases of spotted lever and I will, with your consent, take (one fatal), one fatal occurrence them as read. Your Directors

Wigwam v. Club de Recreio. of diphtheria and, ove non-fatel have great pleasure in presenting

The fall ecores in this match of | osse of plagur. - All the sufferers secounts showing such satis

were Chinese,

factory results for the year's work- were in follows:-- Old Residents Depart.`„ ing, and I am sure that they will Soarenand de Sousa beat Brown! After a very lengthy residence be equally satisfactory to you. & Orapnell 83, lost to Bailton & in the East, Mr. and Mra. Duncan As pointed out by your Knoth 5-6, lost to Hobbe & Hicke Clarke left for Home by the Kores Chairmen at the last general C

Rall and Hradman best Rail Maru. They were seen off by a meeting, the Company is passing large number of friends, by whom through difficult and strenuous top & Konth 8-3, beat Brown & they will be greatly missed.

times in regard to obtairing im Orapnell 7-4, lost to Hobbs & porte from Europe and Amerios, Bicks 4-7.

Hyndman and Gomez beat The proprietor of a jewellery and owing to the scarcity of wool store at 72, Queen's Road Central obtainable. Boots and shoes are Knoth 4-7, lost to Habbe & Beka un-Brown 6-5, lost to R Von & many woollen "gooda 'are has reported that thieves entered also anobiainable from England, 47. his shop on the 3rd inat, and stole and we have to rely upon obtain $10 in money and 56 pieces of

Thieves in a Jewellery Store.

Total:ab de Recreio, 51:

jewellery, to the total value of in these articles from Americs, Wigwam, 48. $559,

but ia this regard it is worthy of mention that we

Foul Play?

bave alerge stock of boota and

JUNIOR LEAGUE. TABLE.

Standing of Teams on

3.

P. W L Pts.

A Chiness has been sent to the shoes and woollen goods envient 1918-- Government Civil Hospital eo fer- for our needs for some time to ing from a severe stab wound income. The business transacted Indian Sphocle 4 4 0.8 the abdomen and leseer one in daring the year under review C. B C. (C) the left thigh. The body was bas exceeded all recorda, and H. B. K. found at the rear of a matched considering the difficulties pre- Kowloon (0) theatre is Fomati.

Royal Colonial lostitute.

vailing in shipping and the Chinese YHQ.A. shortage of merchandise in the Stephen's

3 30 6 4 3.1 6 5 82 6 5 3 2.8 3 2 1 4 4 1

At the last meating of the markets in England, this result RG. A.

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was the referee.

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Royalist papar srius „Aulieus of March 23-30-

year, there appeared

the Upper House and the Lower Honed

Wera ja a ahip together.

And all the bass CommitteËN.

They were in another - And both the ́shing is wane-

bottomlerse

And sayling on the Mayne, Let them all gon to Jericho,

And ne'er be seen again.

Among the minor Germen industries that the war bas bilind may be mentioned lesch export. Owing to the medical ban in this country the leech bas lost favONE, but in Americs it till holds certain place, and the best leechea came from Hamborg. The trade was in the hands of German JewAN An inferine brand comes from the South of France, and some from Egypt and Algeria, while a few

very foure produced from the Norfolk Bronda and parts of Bussex and Kent. It might be worthwhile, aven now, for thoes placed fin raitable conditions to take unatha market. Lecohen, ara kapt and fattened in specially designed,

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Royal Colonial Institute Sir God- must considered highly Civil Service (B) 4 frey Lagder, K.O.M.G, in the satisfactory, and shareholders are Dockyard B. 4 obair, 159 Fellows and Associates to be congratulated on the Queen's College

elected, nolading the Company's success in obtaining following from Hongkong :- regular supplies of merchandise. James B. Chapman, Fred-rick J., Torning to the balance sheet, Gellion, 4.H.IE., the Hon. Perry you will see that our stock bas February 28, 1918, te adopted. clay-lined ponde and it takes Russia's perturbed condition is

H. Holyask, and. Francia A increased from $170.266 ta Those in favour ? Those against ? from two to five years to make They are Wells.**

$177,359, an increase over Jast Carried unanimously. The next packed in ganvas bags or zine-

them ready for very clearly manifested in one of

Football Match: . year of $7,093, which valus bariners before the meeting, geo-lined bozee for despatch. They to day's telegrams, and from the

The postponed re-play to decide tion statements made it would appear

ia for ander itatlemen, is the election of directors. Scarcely a week gone past without some further evidence being that airs there are going from the United Services League repleting valde today. Ex-As will be seen from the raport, will keep lively for yesta it kapt forthcoming of the barbarous manner in which the Hun wages war. bad to worse. It is now the turn tape? Valley yesterday beseen tangon, and we would with months' leave and I was invited oiled price for the b

in a little moss occasionally championship took place at cbange, top, bsa bearfited the Mr. Moxon arplied for CATAM

The From the time of the sinking of the Lusitania, the pillsging of

of the Soviets, just as it was the Belgian towns and villages and the air raids on defenceless open lot of Kerensky and Trotsky, the the B. E. and the E. G. A. Since customers to note that all our to be managing director for wholesale price for the befia about 8s a hoodred, or, roughly towns, down to the torpedoing of hospital ships and the deliberate bombing of hospitals, the record of the Germans in this war has Leninists, the Maximsliste and the end of the season proper, the goods are marked at the rate of ing his beence. Both of us

the day retire Recording to the Articles & peppy an inch the length of been one which will cause the name of the Boobs to be spoken of the Bolsheviks to find themselves pers have lost several of their exchange raling st

perplexed by "ra of treables." beat men, and the results win the merchandise arrive, end and offer aaveelves for re-election. be leecb. Forty years ago sach in terms of the atmoet losthing and disgust for generations to come. Russia's particular trouble at by two goale to nil fer the customers consequently obtain. He. J. W. Taylor was also invited quantity would have been worth

s sovereign. The Allies are fighting in this war, not against men who mou'd their conduct in accordance with the traditions of civilized soldiere, present seems to be something in Egineer was caly in accord the benefit of the high rate to join the Bard and his election

with expectations. Mr. F. Black of exchange. the nature of a counter-revolution

The wholesale requires confirmation. but against an armed mob which allows its worst passions to run supported, it is said, by Foreign

price of merchandise both in Mr. Martin -I beg to propose | In view of our restricted food riot and which stops at nothing in its efforts to best down the oppo capital. It appears to have been The Eyes of the Law. England and America has risen that Mr. Hozan be reelected a supply, will the frog come into ite ing forces. We have heard a lot about the "ordinary German" keeping the Executive of A Chinese was charged before enormously, and if it were not director.

awn in thiscountry ? askea Home being a decent, harmlese part of a fellow, but a tree is to be judged

Mr. Msarioio-I moood. very baay Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, at the Palice for the high rate of exobanze

paper. It is a taste that might by its fruits, and, koowing what the men of the German Army of late, and it is not improbable Court this morning, with raling for some considerable

The Chairman It has been with advantage be more widely individually and collectively, bave done in thie war, we must be that it may lead to yet another attempting to steal a pair of time pst goods would have to be proposed by Mr. Martin sad developed in England. In Norfolk excused if we do not accept the German on his own valuation.

The other day a story came through of the almost unbelievable Bassis is indeed in a most un- a bamboo pole, drying. He was Your management has adopted, Mr. Moxon be re-elected a direct served up with bread crumbs, but form of government being tried. trousers which were hanging from sold retail at prohibitive prices, seconded by Mr. Mauricio that and Baffolk frogs are occasionally callousness of the German sirmen in intentionally raiding a British hospital centre where some of the worst wounded of our gallant PP condition, and the pros observed by a Chinese constable the policy of parchssing goods or. Those in favour? Those that is not the proper way. Only soldiers were undergoing treatment. That story ought to be transpeet of a more stable and brigh from one end of the street end by suitable to our requirements against? Carried unanimously.bizdquarters sra esten on the Mr. Holt: I beg to propose Continent, and they may be ter state of affairs prevailing is an Indien Sergeant from the whenever offered. The sales for lated into every language in the world and spread broadcast, a very remote one. The upheaval ober. The Chinese constable this year chow a patisfactory that Mr. Gedge be re-elected & bought in the market of many that the peoples of all countries may know the type of beast against since the overthrow of the Hon said that when defendent saw increase on last year's account, director.

Ameriosn towna, They are either which the Allies are warring. The hospitals were well marked, the Germane knew the business they were on, and they did not hesitate archy has been gradually incress the Indian Sergeant coming and the business may be consid. Mr. Mauricio:-I beg to second. grilled, accompanied with baco

The Chairman:-It has been or served in an omelette, Frog and ing in perplexities for all classes, be threw himself fist on his back, ered on a satisfactory and steady to visit freeh suffering and death not only on the poor helpires and the country seems to be al- Defendant told his Worship that basis with this one note of warn proposed by Mr. Holt and second- bacon, by theeel, who have cater patients bar on the beric curses se well. That incident alone is together incapable of being he had nothing to say in answer ing, that if this disastrous war ed by H. Manricia that Mr HJ., is declared superior to reel and chiciers to show the German conception of werfere; it is acudal brought onder a reasonable form to the charge. He was sent to continues for en indefini'e period Gedge be elected a director bacon. Frog pie, another form o turated Prussianism in it most blatent form, and it is as far removed of government, by which, as the prison for seven days' hard labour, goods will be unobtainable or at Those in favour? Those against? serving up, is sometimes mos from, the Allied ideele cf chivalry as are the poles caunder. result of a little patient experi- Į

least in any large quantities For-, Carried unanimously,

expensive. As a dinner given a Another direction in which the Germans have infringed all the ment and practical organisation,

Itunately we have a stock to o zry Mr. Holt-I beg to propose Munte Carlo to celebrate. otatomary canons of warfare is in the treatment of war prisoners. Basis's many difficulties could

me on for some time to come. The that Mr. J. W. Taylor bere phenomenal run of inck a lorg. Apart from the terrible soffarings which captured soldiers bave to be emoothed away and some hope ENGLAND'S BEAUTY. profit for the year, including the elected a director.

frog pie was 'carved which com adergo in the German prison oampe, evidence is now accumulating entertained that her vaet popu

amount of $9,93282 brought Mr. Martin-I beg to second 600 francs, as truffles were mixet to show that the enemy has no sorapisa whatever in acting in the lation and enormous natural!

forward from last account, is the motion that Mr. Taylor be re-with the froge. most barbarous way immediately after capture to those who

$57 889 33,

38. stated elected a director of the Company. resources would. be utilised for have the misfortune to fall into bie bands. It has always been the general good. Time alone

your Directors propose to The Chairman It has been customery when prisoners of war are taken to remove them to regis an answer the question 88 to

The Roman Catholic Bishop o apportion it as follows: To proposed by Mr. Holt and second- tered asmpa, but the latest German method appears to be to make whether the Basaisns are capable

pay a dividend of 50 cents and ad by Mr. Martin that Mr. OW. Limerick has refused to grant bi a of captured Britishere by employing them individually and in of putting their house in order There has been a good deal of a hands of 30 cante, absorbing Taylor be re-elected a director of Cathedral for a regiem mass to areas swept by our own shells. They have even and bringing scais sort of good tree felling throughout the enun $16800; to write total aine the Company. Those in favour? Mr. Redmond on the ground the been engaged in working on light railways, in feeding guns with Government out of the ahtoa, that ty pressitated by the war'a re of fix area and fitting, $4,364 14; Those against ? The next basi it would introdoe politic int ammunition and in various other wave, many of them being brutally still, lets their unhappy country, quirement sava a Homa paper, to transfer to Equalisation of non before the meeting, gentle the service of the Church koooked about with sticks and rifle butts in the process. Not only

A certain amount of disfigurement Dividend account, $10,000; to men, is the elration of snditora was in the neighbouring dioces here some of these British soldiers been killed and wounded by

to the FCPDery iR naturally transfer

to General Reserve, I beg to propose that Maare, of Kerry that the late Dr. Moriart eholl fire, but others have died bébind the lizen of ́sbeez weskus-6.

wrought, and some people have $15,000; and to ourry forward to Percy Smith, Beth and Fleming declared that "hell was not bo That is the sort of treatment to which the Germanssubject our men, Dr. Olibert Reid's Activities;:

broome indignant at the sacrifice next year's account, $11,72% 19. be appointed auditors of the Cam enough for the punishment c and it must make all Britishere' blood boil to know thees fate.

the benians. The English obite Dr. Gilbert Rid, deported of trees at Leith Hill, This Gentleman, the balance sheet and panyat an annual fee of $450

batches in

A Plen by Lady. Lugird.

and

In matters of this sort the soldier is not alone to blame. He has me months ago from Chine to brought a spirited reply from report are now before you and ere Mr. Taylor-1 brg to secondary notices described bim bis part in the barbariem, and he dare not appear to recent carrying the Philippines, is again in "Pro Patria," that a fe fream did open for discussion. There being The Chairman: It has been patriotia, judicious. it out. But there is undeniable proof that these things are deliber-conflict with the authorities, It not matter at this time of trial to no questions, I beg to propose proposed by myself and seconded ally, one has read stely ordered from higher up. It is the Prussien military casto appears that, with two or three of the country. Lady Lagard there that the balance sheet, report and be Mr. Taylor that Moses. Percy boasts that makes war in this fashion, and the soldier, given fall sein to German friende, be was upon pays that while all are realy accounts, es presented, be ad pored mit Beth and Fleming be ecuted. zabe his passion, makes no bones about obeying his instructiona. Toe caught red handed in the ect of to give everything that is needed and I esil on Mr. Mauricio to elected auditors at a surefo fact is that the Germans are tainted through and through with a

of $450.Ahoso in favour ? Those printing of large gasntities of for the quicker winning of the second that. philosophy of the kind which permits, and even encourages, these at-Allied pamphlets in or near war, she thinks it not expatriotic Mr. Mauricio I beg to stood against 22 Carried aanlovely, the devilish acts

And until the Huns are purged of their ingrained Wall They were all arrested to plead for order in the taking, that

Dividend warrents will be ready matt brutality and 'shown by defeat that the Mailed Fies policy has no and report rates that Dr. Reid and to endeavour to prosent as The Chairman: It is proposed to morrow morning. That pos place in modern civilisation we may exppet to so0-3-CUITSECS of deprived of his rights as far as possible the beauty of that by myself and seconded by Mr. oludes the business of the meet- these incidents. It is the Allies begins to kill this German spirit, American citizen by order of England for hote hoseer our Mauricio that the report and ing. Thank you for your stan- probibila and they will not sheathe the word until the triumph of higher.

cbslanca alasel for the year mading-dance. ideala has been securely attained-

men are so spl

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