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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,- SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1918,

What is Happening ?

DAY BY DAY.”

HAD BEEN PAID BY MEN TO UN- IP HALT 18 MUCH ATTENTION DERSTANDING THIS WORLD AS TO MAKING PEOPLE ACCEPTABLE BE INFINITELY BETTER OFF. FOR ANOTHER, THE RICE WOULD

There is a considerable degree of speculation at prosent in the Colony concerning the ultimate destination of the men who have been called up for Army servios under the Conscription Ordin Have. At first it was stated that they would be sent to Kirkee, in Indis, but sicos that time there

To-morrow's "Analversary. bave been many rumours sa to

To-morrow is the fourth anni changes of plans necessitated by sitered circumstances. His Ex-Versary of Austria's declaration of

war on Serbia cellepey the Governor incidental- ly touched on the matter at the Appeal Tribunal's pitting on Thursday, when, in referring to

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The Dolar.

The opening rate of the dollar

the men ocasoripted, he said on demand to-day was 34. 4d. "there will" probibly be a can- siderable interval before they | leave this place, if they do leavS it." That etatement, following on a deal of current gossip, has caused all kinds of theories to be expressed by the men concerned and by others as well. If there are any radical changes con templated, especially if they follow the possibility suggested by His Excellency, we think it would be in the public interest for a little more information to be divulged on the subject. reasons for silence, bat, if these do not exist, a clearer exposition

Motor Car Stand. The P.W.D. is inviting tendere for forming a motor car stand at Deep Water Bay.

New Doctor. The name of Dr. Gag Hock chye, Government Civil Hospital, has been added to the Register of Medical Practitioners entitled to practise medicins in this Colony.

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"HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVË

YBARS AGO.

(Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" files for the week

ending August 3, 1893.) The Dollar,

Police Medals,

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

We have as much land under ealtivation this year na in the seventies, the Board of Agricul tare tells us. So we revert to the conditions of Plantagenet Eng. land. In the 13th and 14th centuries we cultivated as mach land, especially for wheat, as in the 20th. The yield was only about eight bushels to the acre; there were from 13 to 2 million

„A PRESSING NEED.

To the Editor of the * Hongkong Talograph"} Sir,-Steamers opgaved in the paille trade between British and Irish ports are subject to certain sanitary regulations. After Isud- July 27. The rate of the dollar ing the livestock, the ship is on demand to day is 2/611! thoroughly cleansed, limewashed after which and disinfected, then re-washed, Jaly 28-At the Central mouths to feed and each max a sanitary officer Station this afternoon, the police needed bis quarter of corn a year; inspects the ship and, if not force, exclusive of the men-on so the area differed little in cleaned to his satisfaction, the duty, paraded under orders of the aggregate from that of the present. Temel is faed.

Captain buperintendent for the Bat then everybody took a band, Begulations similar to the presentation of medale. Among and at harvest time the Bar and above exist in the ports of all the spectators

were Major the Universities grasped sickles, civilised countries where castle General Barker, Capt. Thomas, and the Loog Vacation remains are bandled.

Mr. Mitabell Innes, Mr. G. to attest the practice. Every ship arriving at the port Sharp, Mrs. May, and Miss Barker. of Ringoon hae, including the The Captain-Superintendent pre- Amongst the many good legal personnel, to undergo a through sensed the medals as follows, stories relating to Mr. J. B.. faroigation and disinfection. The adding a few exceedingly weil-Balfour Browne is the following: practice in the Phillippine parts chosen remarks in each case:--It appears that at the conclusion is too well known to require Inspector Stanton, Chief of the of the assises at a northern town, quoting..

Detective Department, firet olsse the legal laminaries indulged in Probably the porte of China medal ; Inspectors Sennessy and cricket match. A certain well- and the Crown Oolonies Hong Corcoran, second-class medela; known judge presently occupied Kong and Singapore are the only Inspectors Markle and Gaal, the wicket, and so persistently remaining civilised places that do third class medels; Inspectors did he display the stonewalling not trouble about sanitation on Mann, Bremner and Kemp, one tactics that his opponents despair- shipboard. Kailan Output.

Indian Sargeant and one Obinese ed of getting him out. After a tatile There is a class of ship called Sergeant, fourth-class medals, appeal of "leg before," the judge The total onipat of the KailanCoolie ship" which frequenta

said to the umpire:

"I wonder Kowloon Club, Mining Administration's mines thees porta. A smart entomologist July 29-The Kowloon Club, if I am to be imprisoned here munications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for deat raises elsewhere in this for the week ending July 13 (if he were able to stand the one of the oldest social institutions until the next sizes." alisation, but as an evidence of their bona fides.

issue regarding the desirability amounted to 62731 toas sad the stench) could collect in their of the Colony, is about to give up hardly spoken when an exizs fast of the cleansing and disinfecting sales during the period to 62,701 bolde in a couple of hours, a the breath of life; but its expiring one removed the cross-pieces. variety of vermin sufficient to effort is to be the ejaculation EsNo, my lord,” replied the um equip a little museum. The surgam From the ashes of the old pire, with a sly gris, "you are prolific rat never leaves the coolie"show" s newer and a better is to bailed out." ehip; he is never disturbed from arise and apparently not before year to year.

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of the situation would be very generally welcomed. An Evil Exposed.

The point which a correspon

The Army Act.

A Proclamation by H. E, the Governor provides that Bis

Majesty's Forces in the Colony are to be enbjot to the Army Act for a farther period of three

months.

Lease of Foreshore.

A Wanchal Fracas

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of ships in oce that deserves the tons. closest attention. If his facto U. S. Cable Censorship.

The are correot, (and we have no Hongkong Government reason to doubt them), he has Gazette contains the United States made out a strong case for action. Cable Censorship Regulations,

time, either. The object of break- A story from the Front: From his letter it would sprear issued on the 21st May, 1918, by The chief fanction of the coolie ing up the Olab is to eradicata typical Han officer had been that Hongkong is among the few the Chief Cable Censor, Navy ship, is to transport human beings, a most objectionable element that captured by one of our patrols ports which dispense with the Department, Washington. washed and unwashed, male and has of Iste made itself unpleasant and was being conducted back to enforcement of sanitary regula-|- The Health Retura.

female, diseased or otherwise.ly conspicacus there and to the "cage." At first he was sullen tions aboard ship, and in view of Dariog yesterday there were On arrival at port, one lot is formulate new rules and regal- and speechless, but after a halt the easy manner in which disesse Dotified three fatal osesë of hartled cffhile another lot of ations for carrying on the Club by the way, and coffee and sigs- is carried by vessels, we cannot plague, three cases of spotted passengers is coming on, crowd-on broader and, at the same time, rattes, he became sarcastically help thinking that it would be fever (two fatal) and two non-fatal ing every available space. A stricter lines. Mr. Darabjee, the communicative. "After, sil," he wise were the present nosatisfac occurrences of exterio. All Fava perfunctory sweep of the decks, & proprietor of the Club Buildings, said, addressing one of his captives HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1918.

tory state of affairs promptly cue Japanese cure of enteric were eprinkle of some daid. wish per deserver considerable credit for in excellent English, what are remedied. Apart from the quest Chinese.

hape the firing off of firecrackers the spirited sction he has taken you chaps fighting for?" Tommy ion of public health involved, GENERAL SMUTS ON IMPERIAL QUESTIONS,

if there has been any deatha en in this matter and, we fancy, he sorstohed his head, bat answered tbare is the comfort of the drok The Gas the publishes a der-route, ie all the preparation made will eventually be the gainer in Dever a word. "T'll tell you,"

Rangers themselves people cription and terms of the proposed for the new There are few of our Imperial statesmen more competent then who are all too often treated as lease of certain Crown land at ships carry

comera. These more ways than one.

smeered the Hun.

"You are General Smuts to speak on the many problems that the war has mere, snimale. At the present Kwo Lo Wan, Kowloon, compris. doctor, but if either of these master sad

Soaker!

fighting for money.". Ther brought into special prominence. In the many speeches that he moment, coolis-ship owners are ing portions of the foreshore functionaries complains there is Beads as the following: Yester-you," he said, "what are you

Jaly 31-A correspondent Tommy found his voice, has delivered since his arrival in England be has given evidence resping a bandsome barvest and ses bed, comprising about a vaČBUCY. not only of a keen interest in his native South Africa bat in the through the extremely high 78,500 square feet.

day afternoon a gentleman walk. fighting for ?" "With as it is Empire generally. His obeervations theresnent have been very passage rates which are imposed,

Owing to the scarcity of ing along the road under for honour." "Ah, yes, of couras," illuminating and worthy of the most serious consideration, and bis and we cannot see that is would

tonnsge, the hire of ships is high, Morrison Hill esw a large carpet was the rejoinder, "people al As the result of a fracas in which may remarks delivered the other day in London were no exception, when be any bardship were the obser- Cross Street, Wanchai, last night, paseage-money being some three tribe, about ten feet long and got."

scount for the enake, evidently of the Python ways fight for what they haven't be referred to many matters of much weight sod did so in a manner vance of regulations somewhat a man has been conveyed to haudred per cent, higher than in nine inches in circumference. that deeply impressed his audience. In one of our notes yesterday we of, the nature suggested by Hospital. Anolber Chinese was pre-war dave; therefore the only The unwelcome intrader must be referred to what he said regarding America's splendid military car correspondent made com charged before Mr. J. B. Wood, one wloeaffire is the unfortunate one of a family, and strange to the nephew of a third are re- When a pair of editors and contribution, sad no one will cavil with the General in bis view paleory. The matter is at Bay

at the Police Court this morning, deck passenger. that the American soldier, in comparison with the soldier of Russia, rate one deserving of thorough with causing the injoriss with a

say, it was only a short distance cipients of " birthday honors" in ie indeed of "

Would it not be a wise mensure from a dwelling house, whose England to the extent of two sterner stuff," and that thongh Russia's defeation investigation.

hammer, produce in Court. to have these ships (potential occupants might at any time knighthoods and a baronetoy, we was unquestionably a blow to be deplored from many standpoints Beating the U-bokt.

Inspector Sim said the injured disease-carriers) Jet in causing the Americans to come into the conflict sooner than

Statistics are not always an man was still in Hospital. His cleansed and limewashed inside one of the family.

famigated, recaire an unexpected visit from see that even a terrible war is they might otherwise have done it was so far a blessing in disguise, interesting study, bat some which Worship reminded defendant, exy once in every three months? chance for some of our local recognition of merit, says the Here's sunable altogether to prevent for, se Geners! Smuts anys, the time is fast approaching when the were contained is a telegram to fixing bail at $50, American Army in France will be as large as the armies of Eng. hand yesterday are deserving of

This would tend to destroy the sportsmen, or for Professor New York Evening Poit. A jur- Too Zealous. land and Francs combined.

emphasis since they clearly point

vermin and disease germs. These Sperfcbly to define the species." paliet's satisfaction A foreat guard who grabbed a vasele are also food-carriers. One-We fondly hoped we had done increased by the circumstance of It is even better to hear from so well-informed a source on South to a successful coping with the woman by the neck in the Police day and the expenditure of one with enake yaras for good and all, the honor conferred upon Ball Africsa offsite how matters really stand in that great colony of the submarine menace which at one Court this morning and marched or two hundred dollars would but there is a vast quantity of Caine. Mr. Caine has been a British Empire. It is well-known that there perfect ananimity has time placed Great Britain and the her outside, was soundly repoved enffice for the cleansing. Why vile liquor being coneumed here novelist for a long time, but did Dot prevailed with regard to the conduct of the war and with some Allies generally in raber sore by Mr. E.D.C, Wolfs, who said should the eame questions relating to it. The atterances of such individuala as straits. We refer to the latest he would not have anything like that are taken for the health of for it. If our correspondeat will the King? A wer comes along, precautions just now; this probably accounts bie novale win him a prize from General Hertzog have at times sounded very like treason and were Admiralty statement of shipping that in his Coult. The woman cattle and swine, not be extended kindly inform us whether his Mr. at any rate anything bat helpful to Geners! Botha and the other losses. The most etriking of the was walking out perfectly quietly to human beings merely because tipple" is rum, brandy or bad novelist transforms himself into Caine the well-known members of the South African Union Parliament, who all figures given were those relating and there WAS DO EPBB00 to this is Obine? along have proved themselves loyal in every respect to the to the world's shipping losses collar her by the reck as though

beer we will have no difficulty in Mr. Caine the not over conspics. Empire in her grest hour of struggle. While not denying the fact daring Jane: These showed a she were a desperate, criminal

defining the species" without our publicist, and prestof the that such individuals as General Hortzng exist, General Smaig drop of no less than 437,092 tons,

calling in either the scientist, or King graciously acknowledges A Fight Over Lichees.

the police.

the higber and more useful Gymkhanas.

activity. One might have thought August 1-Yesterday'e Gymk that another patriotic novelist, bana was about the feeblest Mr. Wells, would have been exhibition in the line of sport that equally honored. But the author has ever taken place in Happy of Mr. Britling" insisted upon promptly bestir themselves and his propagandizing, and besides Valley and unless the Committee adhering to the form of fiction in draw up a programme worthy is too unconventional and none the recognition of the general too religions. The latter was

Yours etc. A DECK PASSENGER. Hoogkong, July 27, 1918.

POLICE RESERVE ORDERS. Orders issued to-day by Mr. C. Jenkin. C.B.E., state

Service Board.

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ver it is

is able to convey the pleasing assurance that in South Africa, compared with the corresponding At the Police Court this mOrD- ss throughout the whole Empire, the elements that make for unity month a year ago, which means a ing, two Chinese were charged and strength are far stranger than the sporadic icflaences work weekly average saring of come with fighting. An Indian Police ing in the direction of disasion. "What our valour has 100 000 tona. The purely British Reservist spoke to separating the achieved in this war I hope our statesmanship will retain after figures reveal a dimanition of men. The story of one of the peace." This wish which General Smate so eppigramatically ex- about 70,000 tons on a weekly combatants

was that he was presses will be echoed throughout the Empire and for no part of average. Not only are the com-selling lichees in Wing Wo Street cur conquests more than those which the bravery of our troops in parisons with last year of a when the other man weat up to F. South Africa our gallant British and Boer soldiers who fought so cheering character, but when we bim and, grabbing a handful, well side by side-obtained for us. With Ganera! Smate 76 shail Contrast the figures for Jane pelted up the street. Naturally Section, Platoon and Company public these afternoon gather probably the stronger reason for all hope that South Africa's boundaries are not going to remain with the immediately preceding be followed and an altercation Commanders are required to at inge, which at the outset pro- omitting his name from the ligt. where they are but that they will be extended by the territory.now months the same good story is ensued. They came to blows. once send to Headquarters Office mised to be so enjoyable, will Nevertheless, the ascendency of no longer known as Germen South West Afrios. As the General told, the reduction in losses being The Police Revist stated that (through the Company Command- besome the laughing stock journalism over lettere is now says, such a step would be all for the good of our great African well maintained. All this has there was a big crowd of people er) all correspondence or other of the community and will cer- well established, being at lesat as possession and for the Empire generally. We might then Jonk been achieved while the volume round watching the fight. The papers in their possessión relative tainly be left for the sole delecta old as the Sir" conferred upon forward to the day, which we hope may not be so far distant, when of shipping moving about has first defendant, the liobee seller, to the granting of Leave from the tion the Committee and a few of Arthur Conan Doyle. with Rhodesis as a part of the Union, our African possesions would increased. These facte amply wee discharged sad the second Colony to members of their units their personal friends. How a extend to the Zambesi and the Cunene Rivers. It is an ideal prove that we have the strangle. was fined $2.

who have not yet returned to the body of grown men can be so worthy of a great Imperial statesman whose chief interests are hold on the U-beate, end it can

A curious outcome of Lord A Bogus Collector.

Colony or reported for duty, naturally those of bis native land, and with the help of such only be a matter of time before

atterly childish as to countenance French's appointment to Ireland At the Puntos surt yesterday Search Supervisors. such fooleries, sa chair racing, is the position of Captain Wil- distinguished pillars of the Empire as General Butha and the Germans realise that the the case was concluded in which On sad from Monday. Jaly tags-of-war, foot racing, eto, with liem Redmond. When. Osptain General Smats the realisation of such glorions prospects is well game is not worth the osadle. 2 young man named Noel Baker 29 h, and until farther Orders, the glass registering in the im- Redinond laat returned from Dyer, aliss N. B. Mahommed, Search Supervisors who bave mediately vicinity of 90 degrees, France Lord French, who is an It is for every true Briton, proud of bis great heritage and St Bernard Monastery's Sacrifice February, 1917, and March, 1918, 3, 7 and 8 at Jentral will not of the struggle that has had to be made to maintain it, to do bie

was charged withharing, hatween been wareed for duty for Sections is a mystery.

old friend of his father, seked utmost to further the efforte of ear layel South African fellow- the food shortage, the monks st for bogue societies sad olabe to report at the Harbour Office at Barne, Jane 10-Owing to anlawfully obtained subscriptions report at Centrel, bat will instead

him to join his staff in the Home. citizens in their legitimate desires. General Smuts, speaking on St. Bernard Monastery have the amount of 80 from the Sun. 550 p.m. and 8.50 p.m. for London, June 14-George the front sad was the last male Command, arging that as he bad those reconstruction problems that are dow engaging the most killed all of their famous St. Wo Tai Kaitling Factory at Wharf Daty,

An Earldom Rejected, already done two years' service at thoughtfal throughout the Empire, is equally stimulating and sound, Bernard doge but Fix.

Alexander Philipe Haldane Dan- of his family he ought to take 3 and in nothing does be prove himself more helpfal than in his monastery is situated in an Al obrained a sum of money from 8

The Yanmeti, and also with having Applications and Correspondence, oan of Boston, Mas, has definite term of home service. He con warning sgainst bureaucratic administration obtaining too great a pine pass between Piedment and Chinese living at Kowloon by This D. O. in to be altered to or to benefit in any way from the the appointment. When Lord Reference D. D. 68 (page 51), ly refused to accept the heitabip enlted his friends and accepted bold. It is a exotic in England, no matter how helpful it may the oanton of Valsis and is famous representing himself as a collector read: Applications, sto.All eetste of the late Earl of Cemper- French went to Ireland CaptainD have been in piloting us through some of the terrible trials we have the world over for ita dogs. Is for Wat Charitles. Alier evidence applications end correspondence down, his only brother, it is Redmond did not go with the had to face during the past few years, and it is to be hoped, as was founded by Bernard Demen- had been given, the first charge must be addressed to the D.S.P.B. General Smuts couneels, that all Britons will bear in mind that then in 362 for the amooour of was withdrawn, but on the second or his Secretary." the vart fabrio of British Commerce has been built up on private travellers and the doge were charge his Worabip Mr. E. D.0.

Strength. enterprise and resource, and that if we wish it to continue and to trained to search the trails for Wolfe, sentenced the defendant Joined-Mounted Police pise to even greater heights-as of course we all dowwe must not travellers who had become lost. to six weeks hard labour. allow that initiative to prout of car bande.

Poll Trooper 424 Prios:

within the bounds of probability,

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disclosed in the publication of sixff, and now that French is Lord the latter's will here to-day. In Lieutenant it is obviously im bequeathed to more distant be there. It is probable that ha consequence the estate has been possible for Capisie Redmond to relatives.

will now return to active service,