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THE HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1918.

The Tribunal.

The General Military Servios Tribunal has now began its work (in "full earnest, and, from the jmanner in which it has dealt with the cases which have so far come before it, it has already created

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good impression. It is clear that the merits of all onena are very fally considered, and the Tribunal appears to be doing its leval best to hold the balances svenly. One point which has given very general satisfaction is that there is a distinct wish os the part of the Tribunal to exercise the powers of substitu- tion provided for in the Ord. inance. Indeed, the idea is being

esrried even a little further than contemplated by the Ordinance, for the Tribunal bee made an appeal to unfit or over-age men engaged in non-essential work to offer themselves to take the places

of fit men who could not other wise be spared. That is a very eensible plan, but in many in stances there unfit or over-age men may have difficulty in decid- ing whether their calling is or is not to the essential interests of the

DAY BY DAY.

HUMAN SERVICE IN THE HIGH. EST FORM OF SELF-INTEREST FOR THE PERSON WHO SERVES WE PRESERVE OUR SANITY ONLY AS WE FORGET SELF IN SERVICE.

THE TRIBUNAL.

Some of Yesterday's Cases.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

(The opinioný expressed by corre

pondents are not necesarily those of the "Hongkong Talegraph."]

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

To the Editor of the "Hongkong

Telegraphi")

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

In the quest of parallels to the great exploit.of Zeebrugge, Nel- son'e midnight descent upon the At the General Military Service

mole of Santa Oras need not be Tribunal yesterday, the cars wan

| too strongly urged. For Nelson's To-morrow's Anniversary, considered of Mr. G. E. Gold-

effort was a gallant failure, To-morrow is the second anni-borough, steward of the Hong kong

whiff of grape shot shattered his versary of the British advance on Clab."

Replying to the Chairman, Mr. Bir,-Having to leave to-morrow arm, and his thousand men could the Bomme, when the German

Goldsborough said he was former morning at daylight and noting make no headway. A better ex line at Orillers was broken,

ly in the Royal Artillery and did that a typhoon bas been reported ample in Blake's descent, a cen- not ask for exemption. He agreed off the coast of Luzon, one would tary sud a half earlier, upor that a letter had been sent from naturally suppose that the latest the same barbour, which wa the Committee of the Club saying movements would have been supied by Spanish abipe laden that in the circumstances they pablished in the leading evening with gold and silver, and pro- paper of the Colony and signalled tected by a formidable flat. Hesty were prepared to spare him. Tenders are being invited for | Mr. Goldsborough asked about from the Observatory; instead of guns also threatened an invader widening and improving the allowances for his wife and child which one finds, after purchasing from the castle and from the abore bends and gradients of the Tai ren, and the Chairman replied this evening's issue, that the latest defence. Blake took the terrible Pe Road and for the erection of that with regard to this they now a dated 8 p.m of the 4th, risk, and won handsomely. the Tai O Market.

would come within the scheme of and this-from Manila, there

being no information from the · allowardes now under discussion,

"The Dollar.

The opening rate of the dollar on demand to-day was 38. 31d.

1918.

Goverment Tenders.

New Sanitary Inspector.

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The use of the two old enb.

to the nee to which theee craft

His Excellency the Governor but which was not yet definitely Hongkong Observatory, "fitted bag appointed Lance Sergeant fixed. With regard to another with wireless, regardless of the marines as projectiles at Zee- William Arthur Fepperill to be a dependant whom Mr. Golds fact that shipping is the mainstay brugge recalls the first ideas a Sanitary Inspector for Stanley, barongh said he was supporting of the Calons. with effect from the 3rd July, the particulars could be given to matter? Might I be permitted to under water carrying a spar Can nothing be done to improve would be put. They wers to run Mr. Fletcher and the Tribasal

3 torpedo-and Food and Drugs.

would consider the matter with a suggest that signals be abawn as tipped with For the quarter ended June 30, view to making any recommends at Shanghai and Manila at 10 am. heaven help the submarine crew. Colony, besides which, most of the there were analysed under the tion they might see proper. The and 4 p.m. giving the position at the moment of explosion. No which men soccerned are probably of Sale of Food and Druga Ordi scheme of allowances would not and direction of any disturbance one thought of the submersible with agreement. These are two pointe) usuce 26 asmples of milk, two of be an ungenerous rohease at all in the Obina Seas, even if they for anything but coast defends;

for upon which a little more light ice cream and six of bear. All

Mr. Goldsborough said hears beyond the 300-mile limit? that they would attack a ship in would be welcome, and if the

would like to know what the sl. There is a new and very elaborate the open ses, to say nothing of Tribunal cannot see its way at were genuine save two of milk.

Government Appointment. lowanoss were, but the Chairman ode of eignale, but of what avail & foreign barbour, was never any rate to issue a list of

His Excellency the Governor again informed him that he could if not need? I trust that the dreamed, from the time of Lord "essential" callings, it would has appointed Mr. Alen Eustace not be gives details sa they were Chamber of Commerce will in St. Vincent down to Nordenfelt probably be better for all con- Wood to set as Chief Assistant to not yet fixed, but they would be terest themselves in this matter. and our own Admiralty in the cerned were the men affected to the Secretary for Chinees Affairs on a very generous ecale..

Thanking you. be approached by the authorities and as Deputy Registrar of Mar- rather than that they should be riages, with effect from the 13th left in doubt se to whether they Jane, 1918. should offer themselves or not. In that way also, the other point could no doubt be satisfactorily disposed of as wail.

All communications intended for publication should be addressed

Is the Editor.

Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Talaphone Nɑ, I A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union

Office address: 11,"Ice House St.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1918.

THE LULL ON THE WESTERN FRONT,

South Chlua's Resources.

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A Stubborn Woman.

Yours etc.

SHIPMASTER.

Mr. Goldsborough esid he did not want his wife and children to starve and the Chairman informed Hongkong, July 5, 1918, him that there was not possibility [The suggestions of our our At the Palice Court this morn- of that for the provision would respondent appear quite round ing, Chinese woman was charged probably be a generous as any and reasonable. The Press relies with being in unlawful possession in the world. Details would be for ita information on each mat- of three saela of government published within a week and Mr. tere on the Observatory reporte opium in excess of the amount Goldsborough would certainly and the warnings issued by the allowed. Defendant pleaded not be going for some time after local American Consulate.-Ed. guilty but stubbornly refused to that

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June Weather. The Observatory returns show that Jane was an uzoenaily wat month. Bain fell on twenty.

A Barrister's Case.

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present century.. -

MABy influences conspire to make the submarine daily more considerable in the war problem, and the Zeebrugge adventure possibly opens a new chapter, Long Berthas" may modify views as to the war time atility of Channel Tunnel, but there remains the submarine railway scheme. This was the project of Dr. J. A. Lasomme, who wished to lay raile across the bed of the

TO AVOID DYSENTERY Channel, and run wheeled cab marines on them, In cass of

In the case of Mr. V. Findlay and Diarrhoea during the summer

at all

Mr. Smith :—1 wish to go..

PINKETTES

To those who know anything of the wonderful natural resources of South China the remarks made Bay where she had got the opium After Mr. Goldsborough had by Mr. Gordon at the annual from. His Worship inflicted sagain stated that he was quite willing to go, the Tribunal passed meeting of the Hongkong Steal fue of $250.

Į him for service. Foundry Company regarding the wonderfully rich deposits of minerals in Kwangiang will come Not unnaturally, the protracted inactivity shown by the enemy so no sarprise. There is iron ore,

man said they noticed that Mr. be used whenever necessary to on the Western Front has been the ocossion of not a little speculs coal, limestone and wolfram in three out of the thirty days and Smith, barrister at law, the Chair-month a gentle laxative should tion, and even yet there is considerable doubt as to the true cause sbandance, and Mr. Gordon the total fall was 24 79 ire' ee. Smith was not actually practising keep the system clean. that has led to the offensive being postponed so unexpectedly. was able to say that he bad The average mean temperature and did not apply for exemption

was 79.5, the bigbest point reach- Various gusmes have been bazarded all of them plausible but none strong reasons for believing ed being 89 9. on the 29th, and some of these deposits the lowest 72.8, on the 17th. There of them holly satisfactory. By some it is believed that the heavy that

situst:d st blow inflicted upon the Austrians by the Italians and those helping sre them has had not a little to do with upsetting the plans of the Ger- distance from Hongkong and were 147.6 hours of sunshine and mans in France. The Germans, it is well known, are firm believers are close to waterways-a point the average humidity was 86. The Coolle and the Oplum. in the simultaneous offensive and in doing things socording to of supreme importance. Of wal-

Before Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, st schedule. It is equally known that such plans frequently fail to fram specially was Mr. Gordon the Police Court this morning, a matare, sad that in consequence the whole machine is thrown out able to speak, and if it is the oase, coolie was charged with being of gear with disastrous results. There can be no doubt that while as stated by ons buyer, that the

in -possession of Beve "it is very probable that the Germans were not relying to any great proper development of the South mace of opium. Defendant said. extent upon the efforts of their Allies in Italy, the terrific defeat Chins fields would increase the he bought the drug from a Hong inflicted must have had a serious effect. Others are of opinion that world's available supply of tungong opiam farmer. Inspector the lail is more likely to be due to causes of an entirely different sten by at least twenty per cent., O'Sullivan said the opiam was sort-to nothing less, in fact, than to the Germans' inability to then indeed we may be on the tonnd concealed in a hollow proceed farther meantime owing to the difficulties confronting them fringe of great possibilities in bamboo pale. A fine of $20, or in in their attempts to concentrate material on ground far in advance this part of the world. of their railways. Whatever the true cause is, it is certain that the enemy is showing an insotivity strikingly in contrast with his A Fatal Policy. former movements.

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secident the cubmersiblen ware to detach themselves from the scheme WAS considered by track and rise to the surface, the

Napoleon III.

There is a human touch in the The Chairman-Under these are laxative perfection. They report of the committee sppointed circumstances I do not think it dispel constipation, liverishnest, to inquire into the position of is necessary to ask any more sick headaches, bile. A good natural science in our educational.. for the children as for adults. Of system which is rare in official questions.

Mr. Smith:-I do not think it chemists, or post free 60 cents documents. "Too few parente is.

the vial, from Dr. Williams' of this generation can satisfy The Chairman :-Then you Medicins Co, 96 Szabien Road, their children's curiosity about will go

the wonders of the heavens, the Kr. Smith:-Thank you.

movements of the planeta, the Temporary Exemption.

growth of plants, the history of Mr. W. F. Gibbins, of Mseara,

rocks, the dawn of animal life, the causes of tide and tempest." Wilkinson, Haywood and Clark,

his doubtless tra Bat paint manufacturers, of London, applied for exemption.

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without prejudice to his position, Mr. Gibbins sisted that not only Hongkong was involved, but also default, five days' imprisonment,

the firm's interests in the north it would tax the resources of was ordered.

understood that Mr. Gibbins was trade there and he should really himself to satisfy an imaginative The Chairman said that they Shanghai. They had considerable the ghairman of the committee

Sir J. J. Thomson, P. R. 8, Typhoon Warning. To each an undertaking as the The following telegram was sub manager of the Iccal geney have been in Shanghai now. Meantime it is gratifying to note that the Allied troops are by Steel Foundry Company, a regular received by the American Con- of the firm and that he had stated

The Chairmen mentioned that child's moriority. Why is water no mesas emulating the enemy in this respect, but that, on the con- and plentiful supply of metal is, salate General, Hongkong, from on his papers that he ought to be with the total prohibition of we? Why is an orange round? trary, they have been carrying out a series of minor operations of course, essential, and though in the Menils Observatory at 5 pm. exempted because it was in Imaxports it could scarcely be put Why has a horse four legs? Why is grass green? Where does the which have been meeting with considerable messure of success, common with other concerns it resterday:Typhoon in about perial interests that British ex them that his staying here was wind go? These and z desen The British, French and Americans have, in fact, been very has been handicapped because of 127 degrees Long. E. and 17 parts should be maintained. Imperial interest or an essential

other powers with which most successful in what has been not insptly described in their policy the retarding conditions prevail. degrees Lat. N., almost stationary. Mr. Gibbins said that that was colonial interest. of pin-pricks, by which they have inflicted upon the enemy several ing in South Chine, it is a matter The following telegram was the view his principale took of the

Mr. Gibbins replied that he fathers are familiar would form & minor defeats that are, in the circumstances, distinotly encour-of some pride to the Colony that received a 11 am. to-day matter in a letter he had received was thinking about the stocks on good examination paper in natural aging. Better still, we read that the enemy has failed to retaliate, the Company has already topclone or typhoon E. of northern from home.

the spot, bat admitted that they science. notwithstanding the fact that he has had to give way at several firmly established itself. Mr. Luzon, less than 300 miles dia- The Chairman asked if it was were diminishing slowly. Ha

General Foch'a proud position points with fairly serious loss in men and material. That his success Gordon Bays the only draw tant, almost stationery. Oyclone not a fact that the export of paint handed a further telegram and has failed to provske s resumption of the attack seems to indicate that back is the internal strife or typhoon near or over Gaum, from England had for some correspondence for the Tribunal's 5. Commander-in-Chief of the the delay in the attack has been imposed not by choice but by amongst Chinese officialdom, moving W. or W.N.W time past been stopped and Mr. private perasal. He further asid Allied Forces has only one. Recessity. Following upon several similar successes, the British, we and we thoroughly endorse An American in Trouble. Gibbins replied that that was not the manager was in Australis parallel in history-that of Wel read, carried out another successful local operation to the north-west his view that, if matters are not A man named Thomas O'Neil exactly the case. It had been and would be there until the endlington in the Peninania when of Albert in which they captared aver fifty prisoners and nine soon bettered, pressure ought to was charged before Mr. E. D. C. curtailed for some months das of this year. He (Mr. Gibbins) the Cartes had finally placed him in command of the Spanish troops. machine guns. Field Harabel Sir Douglas Haig also reporte be brought to hear. No country Wolfe, at the Police Court this to the Government control of was the sub-manager. He the capture of Hamel. During June, it is further stated, has a right to withhold from the morning, with being in unlawful certain commodities, but he un- thought the manager's age was 42 I was this single control of the ¡ finest combined army ever the British took no fewer than 1,857 prisoners, thirty of whom use of the world natural riches possession of a revolver at Wan-derstood that substitutes had been and therefore he was not liable to were officers. Dar aircraft also had considerable success, attacking within its borders. China has chai last night. Inspector Sim discovered and that it was merely military service. It was the de- hitherto placed at the disposal of 8. British general that enabled the the enemy at various places and dropping bombs with good effect. done that for centuries. The said a rickaba coolie informed ans question of erecting a plant to sire of his firm in London that he Equally satisfactory are the "pin-pricks" which our heroic allies exploitation of her resonrose Indian sergeant that defendant, work those substitutes, when should not go. He had tried to Dake to drive the French back the French have been able to perform. Between the Oise and would be in her own interest sa who was in Spring Garden Lane, exports would again flow freely.go and ha did not wish to stay for over the Pyrenees. British, Porto- the Aisne the French executed a local operation north of Monlinson well as that of others, yet the bad a revolver in bis possession. The Chairman-You cannot himself. He gave details of his goose, Spanish, Galician, respond- St. Onvent, capturing enemy positions on a front of three kilometres greatest obstacles are placed in Defendant told his Worship be say that they are flowing freely stooka hara and in Shanghai and ed to the call of the great leader with absolute loyalty and and to a depth of 800 metres at some points, while west of Chateau- the way of those seeking to secure was so American, and farther now, but that they have been said that all the firm's goods were certitude. In six weeks he had Thierry a hostile counter attack in the region of Vaux failed ander minerals. It is a fatal policy and said he was asked by threa practically stopped.

purely British, being manufacturocomplished bis rask, and "stood French fire. The nature of the American "pin-pricks" also is of eventually it will have to be American bine jackets to take The Chairman read certain ed in London. There was a fur.. a very satisfactory order. In one of the latest communiques it is abandoned, whether the squeex- charge of the revolver. The confidential correspondence and ther objection to another firm on the summit of the Pyrenees a recorded that in co-operation with the French the Americans storming officials relish the thought or weapon did not belong to him. added that they bad seen a copy running the agency, because car. reggised conqueror. ed the village of Yeux, Bois de la Roche and the neighbouring woods. not.

He only had it in his of the letter which Mr. Gibbins tain of the articles were unique

On her seosed night in the Thus the French were not only able to advance their line on Hill.

possession for about half had written this month to the and the firm's own invention. If 204 bat the Americane also advanced their positions no less than

an hour. He gave it to the Hongkong Government in which a man had not had training in Paris hospital there was an air 1,000 yards on a mile and a half front. On this occasion the enemy's Advised by the Doctor. sergeant right away. He had he had explained his position here. their use he could hardly do them raid alarm, the siren blow, losses in killed and wounded are stated to have been "heavy," and Before Mr. 2. D. G. Wolfe, at been asked by the mensgement of It was stated that Hr. Gibbins justice. The manager who was and all Ughts were ezhn- that one of his regiments while attempting to hold a sector was the Police Court this morning, a the Grand Hotel to help in running was the only representative of now in Australia was there super guished. From her bed in the practically annihilated. The Americans are able to record that while Chinese woman was charged with it. He took the revolver from on the firm out East and be thought vising the Australian trade. dark hospital ward she watched their own losses were relatively light, they look no fewer than 500 being in unlawful possession of American sailor who was drunk, that there would be some Mein Morgen urged non- the sky fall of seroplanes, and Fistened to the guns. The mys przoners, thus increasing the Jane prisonera taken from the vicinity two-and-a-half teele of prepared He (defendent) had, he admitted difficulty in getting another firm exemption. in which the fighting took place to searly 1,200. The material opium. Revenue Officer Wildin a little too much to drink. Bir to take over his agezay and also The cases prisply consid- thas when the all clear” an captured was also considerable and inoladed trench mortars and said defendant was arrested as Worship said the matter was a his power of attorney. He had ered and the Chatraman later sounded, greatly to my surprise, misty machine guns..

she was landing from a Macso serious one; he was liable to be applied for leave to look after the announced that the Tribunal had the hospital seemed to calm All this makes very satisfactory reading and points to the fact steamer. Defendant said she had fined $1,000. The case was more firm's business in Shanghai, but decided to give Mr. Gibbins three down, tumed peacefully on its that no matter from what canes the enemy offensive may be in shey been advised by her doctor to serions as defendant had admitted that leave had been refused. In months' exemption to enab'e him pillow, and went to sleep if for nothing bad happened, Dian, ance it is evident that the Allies are in no mood for a respite of any smoke opium and this was for he was not sober. Defendant reply to a question as to whether to make arrangements. Find, and that if the successes deserve no better name than "pin- her own consumption. A fins of would be fined $25, and the another firm could not carry on! The Tribans then adjourned o'est Ani, wus-sil they had to prinks” they are certainly preferable to the insetivity manifested by ! 350 was imposed,

revolver confieosted.

the agency. until after the war until Monday afternoon.

the enemy.

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