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( REGISTERED.)
A Befreshing, Invigorating, and Palatable Drink Particularly suited for Tennis, Shooting and
Bathing Parties.
Pints $1.20 Splits 70 Cts.
Per
"
Dozen.
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ERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS.
TELEPHONE No. 616.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 22. 1918,
which Gerrespondents are requested to observe the rule
names and addresses with forward their féquires them to lemmunications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for
Vablization, but as si evidence of their bona fides.
The Shipping Question.
The question of the fature of British shipping is one of the most vital importanos to the nation and the Empire. There fore the views expressed by the Committee of the Board of Trade which was entrusted with the taak of contemplating our abip- ping and shipbuilding industries after the war deserve the alosest consideration. A brief summary
DAY BY DAY.
WAR BOND DRAWING.
EASY JOBS ARE HARD JOBS TO Detalls of Yesterday's Event.
HOLD.
·To-morrow's"Ašniversary. To-morrow in the 24th birthday of B.R.HL the Prince of Wales.
The Dol'ar.
The opening rats of the dollar
Exempted.
There was practically only one topie spoken of in Hongkong lat evening, and that was the draw- |ing which had taken place in the City Hall of the St. George's War largest thing of its kind ever koorn in Hong
Bande-the
of some of the recommendations on demand. to-day was 3a. 3d. \ppeared in our telegraphio Jews colamor yesterday, and The Hongkong Police Regres-kong. The sale of tickels bad these, it must be agreed, appear tion Club in exempted from been extremely gratifying, only minently sound and reasonable registration under the Societies 4,000 remaining unsold of 100,000 What we have to remember in Ordinance. this connection is that British
pat out for esle, and the result is that after all the prizes hava Road Improvement. “ shipping has had to bear extreme- Tenders are invited for improv been paid, War Charities will ly heavy burdens during the war ing and widening the existing receive $117.500s very fine somat in order that the maximum effort road from Aberdeen to Little the present rats of exchange. The might be secured both in regard Hongkong.
City Hall, where the drawing actually took place, was picked to the carrying of food supplies Tennis Championship. and the transporting of troops
with people, mostly Chinese, and and war material. The Govern
great interest was evir oed in the of drawing. The ment has carried out a policy of
method almost ruthless requisitioning of
Committee responsible for the drawing arrangements hare cer- tonnage, and while this has been Toty necessary we cannot ehut our Before Mr. J. B. Wood, at the tainly to be congratulated on the eyes to the fact that it has worked Police Court this morning, an manner in which everything was hardly on British companies and Indian was summoned under the carried through and the remark at the same time given neutral Vagrancy Ordinance. His Worbly short time the drawing took concerns a big pall. That fact is ship remanded defendant. acknowledged by the Committee.
What is Needed.
The worst of it is so far as British companies are concerned that they have had their vessels
It is hoped to play off the Singles Championship match between Ng Sse-kwong and S. E. Green on Monday.
A Vagrant?
Land Sale.
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Inland Lot No. 2259, on the ridge east of Happy Valley, is to te sold by auction at the P.W.D. Offices on July S. The area is about 29,843 square feet and the
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The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1918.
to socomplish. The system was qaits simple. From one dram, otsining the figures from I to 103, a hall was dropped and this denoted the prise that was being From five other drawn for, drams-containing balls number- ed from 0 to balls were dropped, and, read in order from Lease of Crown Land. pelled to sccept Blue Book rates
The Goatte contains particulars left to right, constitated the which in many instances have been the opposite of remuner of the proposed Isase of Orown number of the ticket that bed won land at Tokwawan comprising the prize being drawn for. It was ative. Meanwhile, competing maritime astions have been in the portions of the foreshore and sea extremely fair and expeditiose, happy situation of reaping huge bed. The area is about 61,910 the drawing only taking one fortanes through the bigh freight square feet and the apeet pre- hear and twenty minute. Slips had been provided for those rates prevailing and have thus min $9,286 50.
Japanese Skipper Heavily Fined. attending, and the numbers ay
time
been able to strengthen A very heavy fioe was imposed they apeared could be copied their position for the after the war when shipping will by Commander C. W. Beckwith, dawa, There was of course, can- be in each tremendous demand N., at the Marine Court this siderable excitment when the the world over. That fact is one morning on the Master of the first prize was being drawn for, which is of the utmost signific Canada Mare, for a breach of the and soon after the wiring Hongkong Port Regulations 1917. combination of figures had SDC8, while the other point must The offence was that the defer been. exbibited Mr. B. 0. not be lost sight of that though there is a steady increase in the dant brought his ship into a Sindford, who was anring an ehipbuilding output among Allied certain channel whilst operations Master of Ceremonies, annougoed natione, when the war does come were in progrera. It was stated that the ticket had been sold in evidence that although locally, by Messrs. Moutrio and to an end British tonnage will in an sense be adequate to our coeds. signalled and siled to keep Co. Ouer qairy there we learned It is therefore essential that clear of the obannel, the ship was that the ticket was purchased by British companies should be able taken between a pair of buate Mr. A.D. Macdonald, of the to goprolidats their finsacial still with their hawwere out. His Hongkong Tramway Company. Worship severely admonished the It was also announced that the IS A LEAGUE OF NATIONS PRACTICABLE?
strength cow, wad this they cau
defendant, and said that it second winning ticket had been Ever since President Wilson brought the idea of the formation only do by securing a of a League of Nations into special prominencs a prominence that ressonable return from the State,ppeared that a heavy fice would purchased locally, and it is was greatly assisted by the welter of war in which the world hes The recommendations which the be the only way to make mastere pleasureable been during the past few years--there has been much esid Committee has made in this realise that the channel was not Hongkong drawing
done. The fine would be $250, both for and against the idea. Many people, like the President of regard are each as will be heartily to be need whilst work was being benefitted Hongkong people. the United States, are strongly of opinion that the idea, if impracti-weloomed by the long erfaring cable before, is now no longer so as the terrible carnage of the war shipowner, and it is to be hoped or one month's hard labour. has forced upon the world the fact that something has got to be that, for the sake of the mainten done to put a stop to wholesale murder by nations and that itance of our maritime supremacy, must be replaced by much more ressonable and humane methods they will most speedily be pai more consistent with the enlightened spirit of the age. It is argued into effect.
by those who believe that such a League is practicable that what
amall bodies of men of different nationalities have found to be War Bond Drawing, feasible, namely, arbitration, should be equally feasible when applied
more
The full efficis list of priss "TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.- winning tickets in ea follows:--
THE " PRIZES.
Wisning
Ticket
11820
54824 80415
:: 64269
19606-
37815
Prizes
Value
$176,250
2
$. 52 875
3
$ 35,250
$ 10,000
5.
$ 10.000
F
$ 7,500
$ 7,500
01730
885,000
19275
9
$ 5000
40948
10
2600
25592
$2,500
45094
$ 2,000
66186
13
$ 2,000
88112
14
$ 2,000.
20847
$ 2,000
40739
$ 2.000
18159
$ 1,000
14925
$ 1,080
$1,000
63730 09548
20
1,000
81494
$ 1,000
45489
$ 1000
700
-43561
24
700
700
16237 -46220
08825
$ 700 88372 700 50250 **78988 18450
62761
$ 700
700
30
700
02483
L
700
15848
$ 400
72303
400
94800
34
$ 400
46540
400
400
01864 77280
400
47403
400
400
01721
400
3,529
400
24132
400
74612
43
400
44 $ 3C0
45
46
47
48
49
50
$
69806 08380 $ 300 89536 $ 300. 04474 300 91074 $ 300 89837 3 300 40788 300 92938
300
11518
$ 300
49941
$
300
300
$ 300
22826 63335' 23090
$ 300 85755
300
200
200
$ -200
200
200
200
200
200 03801 54252 76010
200
92076-
900
200
17028 89866
200 81134" 200 42820
200
19375
200
70244
54
122722823833AKAROJAB1286889-931996*986888888888688588688ACCESERESR8-***¤¤-888-888-85888-8
60
• 19 69 69 20 19 19 16 10 69 69 69 69 69 69 69-25 -
95378 78283 58376 48482
26480 27526
21136 200 200 07574 200 07551 200 82236 200 60335
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think that ai
mainly
WAR OFFICE GIRLS.
Just before the actual work of drawing commenced, the Hon. Mr. P. E. Holyoak, the President of the St. George's Society, ad- dreesed the assembly, zaying:
70
"In declaring the drawing for the War Bonde, under the auspices
of the St. George'a. Socisty, open,
74
The Casualty Department Demands Its Bonus.
I should like st the same time to thank all those who have assisted 80 arduously in bringing the drawing to the successful con- clusion that we have arrived at.
200*
200
49319
80
200
18748
$
109
.. 40506
100
100'
84
$ 100
8." 100
100 $ 100
a draw-
That has
Yesterday was a day of hopes to nations. "Those who oppose the idea, generally do so in a san- and disappointments for many tence to the effect that an effective League of Nations will remain a Hongkong people, by reason of chimera so long as human nstare remaine as it is, and that as human the drawing of the St. George's
Girls clerks in some of the It must be perfectly obrions mature is to-day, with bat alight modification, very much what it has Day War. Bonde. Those who always been, such a League is not likely to do maob, if any, good. An held lucky numbers are no doubt Gaverament departments have to all of you that you cannot important fact seems to be overlooked by those who thus resson on the very well pleased with themselves lately been much flattered over sell 96.000 tickets in
A this without ing like subject, namely, that never before in the history of the world was there to-day, and it is a soures of some the queation of a bonaa.
Several thousand of these girls tremendous amount of work at hand the means of communication that now exist and, better still, gratification that the two biggest never before have people been brought to realise as they have been prizes have been won locally, at the War Office, say a corres behind the scenes.
msny pondent, expected to receive a been carried on for the most part during the war that unless all or as many as possible combine for But though there are
more losers bonus of 43, a week from Decem- part by Mr. Sandford, of the the upliftment of the human race, more particularly in its endeavours, thousand times
winners, these former ber 17 last, but instead they Hongkong Shanghai Bink (the to stamp out war, nothing tangible will resalt. The other day Mr. than
without exception have been cffered 28. a week Honorary Treasurer). Mr. Bent- George Barnes, a member of the War Cabinet, referring to the sub have fect said that the only way to a lasting and just peace was through taken the results in a thoroughly increase in salary from that ley, who has now gone home to a League of Nations, and he advocated, as we noted at the time, sporting spirit, we feel eare. After date on a ft rate of 359," a fight, his saccessor, Mr. Walls, that a beginning should he made before the war ends, "otherwise in all, while every holder of tickets week. This he intended to cover and later Mr..B.ister, in oon; the first flash of peace the world would fail, through sheer exhaus no doubt would have liked to be all over overtime, for which the nection with the War Bond tion, to make provision for the maintenance of peace." Mr. Barnes smong the wincers, we do not girls have hitherto received 93. an Drawing Committee and the also made the sensible suggestion that such a League "should bind think anyone staked his fortunes hour. In brief, the arrangement Advertising Committes and the all the Powera to submit disputes to the Tribunal, are the economic on the result of the draw or is means a loss of 4+. 91, a work in whole host of friends who in all the ports of the East have helped boycott, and as a last resource to use international force against any likely to curse his fates because their earning?..
he bae not won.. For moat The girls in the Casualty to make the drawing the success Power bresking the peace in fatare.
90.
90787
93965-
13270
39562 26752-
24718 13883
$ 100 67017 5658 :.00367 72458
$ 100
8. 100
$100
3- 89-80 69 69 49, 50 60 80-80-80 80-89-189-63° 80°
100 55898 100 92368 €9493 85577 100 58970 60404 09923
94 & 100
$ 100
8
100
100
100:
103
100 73536 100 22124
100
100
89975 31590
26 44079
Feminine Fighters.
If & soarsity of metale were to- result in a scarcity of gramophone Deedles, an excellent substitute can be found in the spines on the |bsak of a hedgehog. This dis covery is dus to an officer of the Argyll and Sutherlands, The epinss sllow one to "bear erau the words of the singer and every note of the song in the softest of renderings." Therefore if the war takes away our needles, a warrior bas auggested. an efficient. anbeitate.
Lord Loreburn, now 72 yesre old, is one of a specially brilliant group of legal "stars" who were at Cheltenham College. Included among them were the late Lord James of Hereford, Mr. O. L Eltos, sad several others who made a name si the Bur. Other: slamni of Cheltenham College. are Lord Morley, Mr. Briton Biriire, B. A., the Inte W. E. H. Lecky, Archbishop Planket, Sie' Charlee Warren, and Dean Pigon. D. Merry, the rector of Lincoln College, who died a few days ago, was educated at the College.
To be outnumbered, as have been, on the live attacked, seems the predestined fate of the British Army. The South Africsa WEY CENNOI CÓUnt, because of the wide area and scattered fighting comprehended. Bat in matters mare correspondent with present cirozamatspoes, the conditions were the same. Wellington said that Talavera was the only battle in which he had a numerical superiority, and that only by esenting the Spaniards, who, for all their fine personal gallantry, lacked leadership. At all his other battles, be said, he had the fewer men.
Many Boottiah villages, we hear, have no police-3'stions. The same is true of English hemleta. Bat gaols themselves may play Years ago that at many parte. Corfa had been so long matensated that the local ruler used it as ' storehouse for his potatoes. Then a man was arrested, and Had to be tarved in with the potatoes. Late st night all wandering Corfs was-- stambling over's mountain in the road-the potatoes, which the prisoner had; elang out of the window. He was released on condition that he collected and popped back between the bars of the call the tubers which he had distarbed.
"There is a curfew bell which can be seen by passers by st Et Giles, Cripplegate. For a long time after curfew was practically. discontinued in the City of Lon- don the bell lay neglected and forgotten, but some years ago it was replaced in a strong osken frame in the cupola of the ancient church. This bell is no doubt the same which rang the nightly signal when Milton lived noder its shadow, and Grey way have heard its "knell of perting day*** when as a child be lived in his father's house in Cornhill,
The discharged soldier is mak- ing his influence felt on the land, The county distipation, a cham- pionship flag, offered by the" Board of Agriculture tothom ploughing the gresient acreage has been secured in Worcester. ahire by two private soldiers who, having fought in France, ware discharged medically unft It is less than six months since they had their first lesson in tractor ploughing. To day they are the ploughing champions in the Midland osants of hops and cider.
Out of his comparative retirement Viscount Grey of Fallodon, people, if indeed, not all, the draw Department, the correspondent which it has achieved. I have the means of a little adde, bare refused to do overtime now great pleasure in declaring has, as one of the telegrams expresses it, "broken a prolonged was silence on political affairs by publishing a pamphlet written on May pleasureable excitement, with the on the new basis, and leave at the drawing open."
The drawing then proceeded, 2, expisining in corcies terms some of the essentiale of added knowledge that in any five o'clock each evening, the League of Natione." Than Viscount Grey few men are able event war obarities would benefit work in the meantime being beli sad si the conclusion Mr. Holyoak to bring a better balanced mind to the subject and what he by the sale of the tickets. And up. They have petitioned to have again came forward and said. says on this matter which, as time passes, is very likely to that in the spirit which was the new arrangement cancelled. "As far as we can tell from the
Mountaineers and travelled create more and more interest, is therefore of special importance, generally manifested throughout and it has caused a great deal of drawing without being quite osrtain about it--both the first
As a result of a collision two cientists have beep discussing the His Lordship is of opinion that the first condition of each & League As it is, war fands have very unrest.
A War Offi official, however, and second tickets were sold in is that "it must be adopted with earnestness," He also believes materially benefited by the draw, that not only will the United States and all the Allied nations enter and we do not doubt that a good told the Daily Chronicle recently Hongkong (Applauss). I want women were charged before Mr question the possibility of sirmen into such a League with alacrity but that Austria might likewise deal of money.bas found its way that it was doubifal if the girls to make su appeal through E. D. C. Wolfe, at the Police firing the Himalayas. Dr. A. H. be induced to do so; that in fact she has publicly shown to a most useful cause which worked se muck as nire hours' the Freem to those who have Court this morning with creating Kellas thinks they msy, present disposition to do so and probably welcomes it genuinely though therwise would not have been so overtime, for the work actuated won fairly substantial prives & disturbance. An old woman ly, if they avoid ibe m
very macb. Most of the girls that they will remember the accidently collided with a yung which, tre above 27,000 mecretly "a sulegaard not only against old enemies tur utilised.
were not so nated entirely by sacred osuse for which this draw one oarrying a child in Third Rear-Admiral Mark Kerran it against Prussian domination.”
money motives in taking up the ing was started, namely War Street. The old woman was will not be done for 100 years; The There will; we are of opinion, be general agreement with
An Old Man's End. work, and those in the casualty Charities, and will retura a por. socused of carelessness, and the that is, successful reconósÍRÁRUCS Viscount Gray in his view, that with regard to peace in the
Formerly a Newcastle chemist, department, where be admitted tion of their prizes to the War young one wes reproached for not flying. Dr. Kilau best of them will be of little value unless the future relations of
wastendered. When many hardscending to a hei States are based on something that will prevent a recurrence of John Obarisan Ayers, sixty, who there was dirastisfaction, bad Charities of Hongkong (Ap accepting an apology when one machines this year militarism. Only by the formation of a League of Nations, embrac met with misfortune and came volunteered to continue dring please). Ky
It was quite a talkative crowd worde had been mid the young exceeding ing as many of the belligerente as possible and including neutral down to match-selling in the what overtime was necessary, Aations, who will recognise in the League a safeguard against | London streets, was found starved: The resenh~for the change, be that trooped out of the City Hall woman: belaboured the other bidden" aggremior, will war be effectively stopped and the era of universal to death in his room in Bed added, was that girin had got into jaat belare half past five, sed defendant so that that lady told he Lanar entration, he entered upon. The gasset lesson of all to learn is Lion-paceage, Holborn. At the the pernicious habit of delaying then dispersed to various quarters His Worship the wondered obe pat the Shay militar un to the deadly enemy of mankind and that in kindly inquem. It was said he resisted 311 work till overtime hours, when of the town, there to regret or had a back at allz Bis Worship Femain
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