1918-08-21 — Page 8

OPIUM POSSESSION.

Two Chinese Heavily Fined.

Two Chinese were

charged

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1918.

THE FART-TIME SCHOOL.

A Trial in the Cotton Trade.

ROBBERS IN ANHUI.

{THE WASHINGTON INN.

American Hostel in St. James's- Square.

WAR. CHATTER.

A Home Letter to Soldiers Overseas.

of having been made in Germany, tailor's bill with when you hadn't The front of altaos was rather got any money in the bank, but I- daasually long stretching from will resist the pace I might make the river Adige to the month of on the subject.)

Some Typical Incidents. The part-time continuation friends seem to be having things has been hailt round the stamme Poohow, Aug. 8.-Our tufei,

The "Washington loo," which school is a prominent feature in about their own way, writer &

the Piave, north east of Venice, One of my readera has sent me a distance of over 90 miles. the annexed set of Tere-or the per Education Bill, but some correspondent of the North Thing of William II. in St. James's-

What slight gains they made worse. He calls it "The Rhyme before Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe this al eystem of such schools comes several ying of Ohiang Kuei-ti's for the use of offers of the Tears must elapse before a nation. Daily News. I understand that square by the American Y.M.O.A.

on the first day had been of the One-eyed Sergeant" but it morning with being in unlawful into existence. During

London. June 18th-In facs of completely restored within twenty-might just as well be named possession of 22 and 20 tale of interval there is nothing to Jehol here. Report esse that be Armies on leave in London, says fidance of France's Grand Old counter-attacked with snob rapid enie." I give it you here without troopa have been moved from American and all the Allied the magnificent conlaess and con- four boare, while the Italiana The Nightmare of a Neurasth- prepared nou-Government opium prevent employers or education petitioned the President for per the Times, was formally opened Mas, M. Clemencesa, the 77-year ity and vigour that they captured apology or exeuse and chor no respectively. Hr. H. L. Agost al authorities, if they have the mission to send them and the 23. The inn is, however, already comparitive security of England The main result of the tremendous what son can make of it, because who represented defendants, said mesna, from establishing experi President

by the Duke of Connaught on June old Premier,

We in the 3.000 prisoners on the first day.prise for the best solution. See he was instructed to plead guilty mental schools, and the first saying that the safei did not available for the nee of officers, are watching the operations on Austrian efforts up to now is that I can's :-

unfavourable,

́on his clients' behalf.”

Police Court.

first defendant was a married

M

a

His Worship fined each defend ant $1,000, or, in default, three months hard labour.

the

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month

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The

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have eclipɛed

very

his

Command to cook their com

But it

*Twas night in the Transport

dag-out,

And the ballets barst in the

Bir,

And a lorry stack in No Man's

Land,

Was hit by a German fare. The sentry was cleaning his

waistocal

With a piece of ona-by-three. And he scraped the water off

his spate

With a pall-through dipped

in tes,

A bot cross nurse passed by him With a traverse in her hand, With some rosia for the

stretcher poles

And some iodine for the band. The officer entfed hia"gaajat,

And boled his pattees in ten, And the whole platoon went

over the top

At ten past by Big Bao. When they raiched the German

trenches

And captored a heavy gan, They found the Germane had

gone to les,

And so the poor dog had

∙DODP.

8 степ

The facts of the case, se related with the cotton indgetry, will be matter, but these soldiers bare bad it is hoped that the fact may the Western Front with anxious certain of their foreas succeeded by Berenue Officer, were that opened befon in fee will become anyway, both horse and become as widely known as attention but with a serene trust in croesing the slmost dry bed

the 16th inst. at about barst Les Company, Limited, at are here and some of them report

foot, I-heer. And now that they possible.

in the Allied Armies and the of the Piave and are being The Washington Inn is without Allied Leaders. 11.30a.m. two searchers were on their Sunnyside Hille, Bolton, ated to be former hanghuise in question, the

With the held by the Italian. One of the daty at Connaught Road West the end of this month, Accommo- Manchuria, the city people are hostel of its kind which has so Paris, the veteran upon whose whole affair is the Austrian official most luxuricas Germans only 40 miles from most astounding features of the between the China Merchanle dation has been found in a build-reported not to want them in the far been built and equipped for shoulders Wharf and Jardine's Wharfing apart from the mills where city and they are therefore placed the use of officers. In general burden of government might well apologetic document. After men- falls the whole version of ita modest and most They saw a camps alongside the firm carried on an elementary in the surrounding market towns radiating from the statse in the take care of itself.

plan it consists of series of wings be excused if he left the Front to tioning that a certain prince rash- steamer and later it sailed toward Bohool for over twenty years. The where the people do not count for the shore. The two passegera primary aim of the school will be much. I bear that these bands centre like the spokes of a wheel, not the way of the old warrior line that he was actually wounded But that fly penetrated so near to the battle on the sampen, on landing, the training of the young persons of robbers go and come pretty abserved the searchera

the wings being connected by a they call the "Tiger." Every few by a piece of shell, it proceeds to on in the firm's employment in good well at will two and three hundred covered way, which raus in days we read in the newspapers admit that "The advantages we the Praya and extracted two citizenship. The firm believe parcels

from their persons that incidentally this will have

together.

circle around, the grass plot upon that this marvellous septuagen- gained' we were able to maintain and dropped them on the sampan, the result of making them better ported wounded nearly a month satrance is on the eastern side of sector of the front line, encourag

The two old people whem I re- which the status stands.

The arian has been visiting an active only partially' which 19 The searchers stopped defendante

a remarkable exemple truly workers. and boarded the asmpan, where

ing the poilue by bis

of approximation to the Eventually the school will be so are practically recovered, but the square sad leads immediate- they discovered the two parcels open to the employees between 14 yet returned, and I hear that no fortably furnished with sestees, heartening reporte to the Acme needed a Ladendorff on the High their kidnapped children are notly into a spacious lounge, com

presence and bringing back truth. It looks in though ther These parcels were opened and and 18, but at the beginning only word can be obtained as to Mr. saddlebag armchairs, Tarkey car. Front. found to contain 22 and 20 taels those from 14 to 18 will attend. Li, brother-in-law of Chisng Kuei-pets, and tables, with all the recent atirring speeches he pro- muniques for them. of opium respectively. Defendants Attendance is valantery, batti, who ia over 70 years old. It would lateat American papers and per- claimed:-"We will never yield certainly appears as though the were taken to the Import and Export Office and then to the number of 200, has spplied for These soldiers from the north, I where cigaretter, and tobacco may to complete the work of the dead." help, leur out vendu un tout petit

every one of those eligible, to the seem probable that he is dead, sodicale. There is also a counter

It remains for the living Italians, with Ferach and British admission. The session will ex understand, are waiting for the be bought. There is a very large That is the spirit of Clemenceau chien, as the French would say. Mr. Agaveis seked his Worship tend over forty-six weeks, and each farmers to clear the ground of the brick open fireplace, right across and it is the spirit of France- to view his clients' position. The student is to be present each week kasliang that they may have the which runs the legend, in gold with the enemy within sound of front se

Events on the Austro-Italian well worth wetch- man with seven children entirely 45 to 12.15 and on the afternoon the meantime I hear that the ourselves, but to help others. Let short of each an ideal, if ebe were affairs of the Ramshackle Empire on the morning of one day from 8. better chance at the tobbers. In lettering, "We were born, not for Paris! How could England fall ing. because the internal dependent upon him. If bis of another day from 1.45 to 5.15 latter are almost daily carrying as imitate the virtues of our pre minded to, which she isn't! Worship inflicted

are in a remarkably dyspeptio heavy The total of the school hours will âne or a long term of imprison be 320 a year. When at morning or near there. This is one of our Captain John Smith, who, in the Allies, every week the Germene te, tether and can only hold oat

people away from Sosyangching

decessors to be worthily their Every week that passes bringe condition. I am not going to tell ment, the consequences on bis school the employee will be ex out-stations 85 li eastwards.

ao accession of strength to the you that Austrian is at the end of family would be very serious cased attendance at the mill before

Bot, A trace to sach siry The second defendant was only breakfast. The total number of would seem to show that she found the colony of Virginis.

An incidens is reported which year 1607, left this country to are getting weaker. Our income another ten minutes. We have pereifige. Denist, boy of 18 and as unemployed hours lost from work will be ten robbers are pretty well organised lounge are wings containing the power. Doring the past few days by it. Bat there is no doubt that very different sesson from those Over here we are in the height increases, while the Germans are beard that tale. 1oo often in the at present. He had in all pro each week, but the employees will and working with something of

Leading off the farther end of the drawing on their capital of man- last three years to be impressed of the cricket esseo-but it is, a bability heen misled by bis not suffer any lo's of wages. The friends. Defendants admitted

a parpoes which would seem to writing room and library, sump the srrivals of troops frankly being in

from thinge are very touch-and-go of pre-war days. No newsboye subjecteof instraction will include be mainly against the more well-ously faraished, the dining America unlawful

drawing and handicraft, physical to-de and official classes. In the room, and the bedroom corridors previous recorde. (Tell that to membered fust Austria-Hungary Test Match, Centary by Jess eli indeed this time. It must be re-greet our ears with Yorks v possession and did not make exercises and singing. Domestic raid

Lance Besalt, Spesb-al," or ang false statement or commit subjects will be taught to the

north-east of as about At the present time there are 100 the Booke who FB8 eured 13 a ustion containing se many.

bedrooms, but provision has been perjary in Court se prisoners in girle, and industrial history, reported to have osme upon a made for the extension of the keep the Americans from ever Germana, Magyars,

they ago,

tust big submarines πουλά breeds as the bo'sun's mongrel. "P." Khaki bas replaced flannels such cases frequently would do. geography, science, and mathe-wheelbarrowman who has 50,000 bedroom wings should it be getting across the herring-pond) Poles, Rathener, Slovenes, Serbe, are dinging bombs instead of and all the giante of those daya Czeche, He understood that the pro-matics to the boys. Occasional cash on his barrow going to or comfortably furnished, with good training and equipping millions others make np its population or revolvers instead of bats. Kany... secation was not pressing for lectures on practical matters con- from market, that they beat him

necessary. The bedrooms are And the Americans can go on roste, Bamsnes, Italiane and cricket balls, and wielding rifles heavy penalties.

giveo. The school will be ander his barrow, that they left him, cupboards, and are decorated in need be which it won't) without majority. nected with the trade will also be so that he was unable to push beds, chests of drawers, and upon millions for years to come (if the three first named forming the famous figures there are whom medical and dental supervision, tock

The Germans and we abill never see again on the charge of and have a recreative side.

the money green, blue, and red.

ever feeling the draught. For the Magyare run the country in a field, Colin Blythe and Kenneth The school will make necessary When the beaten man was able spacious, and provided with endurance for a few weeks. Creche (who mainly inhabit of Sarrey (who we

and barrow and carried it off. lavatories, tiled throughout are present it is merely a question of sort of unholy allisuse, and the Hutchings of Kent, John Bepsel some rearrangements in the mille to move, he went the village head-pumerous hot and cold showers. Against the methodical, eledge- Bohemis) are the ablest and greater Bagger player than GERMAN AGRICULTTRE, la the spinning mill, in oarding, man and complained that he There is also a large linen reom, hammer blows of an unimaging-brainiest of the races. The Czechs ticketer and carried off several combing, drawing, and at the ay was only a pour man. The head where officers' linen can be aired. tive Hindenburg we have the have always been anti-German Blue at Oxford in the early years frames probably no additional man called in the people who he corridors are all tiled, and inspired defensive genins of Foch, sad most of the rest are at one

of the century), H. G, Garnett labour will be required. The were on that particular raid and the walle painted white and who knows exactly A Gloomy Picture of the Future. arrangements in ring spinning asked if they had robbed the green. The colour scheme of the he wants to do and exactly Government though till now they are bais few of the famous cricket- what with them in beting the Vienna and W.K. Tyldesley of Lancashire easily allow of release. In male poor man. The robbere admitted lange te red, of the dining-room how to do it. Nobody who have never gone to the length of are who have made the supreme spinning "big piecere" will be it and three were, according to blue, and of the library green and has come into contact With rising against it. Wer-wearinees sacrifice in the Greater Game. About the middle of May engaged as improvere" and to report, lad oat of the village and hits. From the latter French General Foch leaves him without sad hunger, however, have gra. There is no first-class cricket 10- remarkable speech wae made by relieve the "little piecers" in sete shot, the leader first saying to windows lead into the gardens, being deeply impressed by his dually brought matters to a head. day, but school, and regimental the Bavarian Privy Councillor, daring school hours. In the them, "You in this way spoil my which are provided with an calm cheerfulness and bis air of To-day Hungary alone isn't cricket figurishes, and there wate Dr. Helm at the 12th general war winding department of the wear business."!

merous gesta and chairs. Io the absolute certainty. He is a master

I mean, is fairly well two school games on Saturday meeting of the Christian Farmers ing mill probably no sa betitates Another case is that one of the lounge there is a grand piano.

The hostel is substantially bailt learning, has

of strategy and, added to hie book supplied with food; Bohemia ie which bring back something of Federation. He akatobed a gloom will be necessary, and any extra eub-leaders who had kidnapped in brick, ironwork, tiles, and brilliance which is essentially for which the Czechs blame the Playing Charterhouse for the first picture of the future, on the work can be apportioned and a nice young woman and was no wood, and might well last for a French. Nothing rattles hi 3ermans the Germans the Czeohe time in bistory dismissed their that inspired literally starving, a state of affairs the thrill of olden times. Eton ground of his knowledge of the remunerated. Mechanical reach- enamoured of her that he neglect- hundred years. It has nost, with His Star Shines brightest in while both revile Vienna. A opponents in the firet innings present agricultural situation, ere for drawers-in are not suitable ed to go at command on some its equipment, about £10,000, adversity. He handles armies as He said that the stock of cattle for a greater part of the work, other raids.

German newspaper published at for 13, of which 4 were had been decimated, faldes en- and it is anticipated that the most and his place given to another i

given to another There are large offices and retiring a chess player handles pawne, but Pregas wrote recently Noth byes. B. S. Bill Wood took tirely neglected, and agricultural serious difficulty will occur in

rooms for the administrative staff, also he handles men as only a Bohemia is starving, nay, dying for 1 and going in last for material worn out, it was a thie department. An encouraging

and for the many ladies who are born leader of men knows how to. of starvation. Weeks ago the on scored 29 not out. Eton deception to believe that peace sign is the offer of the adalt

voluntarily giving their services Perhaps that is the secret which dietress Fuch that the won in the end by an innings conditions would ever return, for weavers to work without a teater

Be attendants. It this connection, in 14 won the Battle of the Marna Emperor wept and promised and 72, Hill-Wood taking 9 reconstruction would last, not for for two balf-days a week and to

the various departments

are for the Allies and inspired the cour

(The reat was

wickets for 18 in the two innings years, but for decades.

make mutual arrangements

controlled by Lady Ward (who is superhuman resistance offered by censored). And in Crostia,

and A. C. Goze 9 for 32—not bad "What is the picture of the affecting adjacent looms, If

a member of the Executive Com- French's Old Contemptibles in Bosnia and many other provinces Performances for schoolboys. future which presents itself to us? pecessary, adult embətilates will,

mittee), Lady Essex, Lady Alastair the First Battle of Ypres. At of the Empire, not excepting Westminster

Bat even more.exciting was the We shall be obliged to restrict be engaged, and their wages paid

Innes-Ker, and Lady Evelyn any rate he is to-day managing

Vienna itself, things are hardly By 4.0 in the afternoon West- our constructive work both at by the company.

Ward, who, are asa sted by a his reserves in a manner that say better.

v. Radley match home and abroad. We shall be Two other points in the scheme

large unpaid staff of ladies. Mr. commands universal confidence.

On the very eve of the offensive Stampe were to be drawn at minister had scored 213 for 8. anable to derive any more articles are of importance. The firet ie

C. E. Dargee in the general secre The Austrians have began reporte reached the outside world 6.0, 80, at this Joxury from abroad. that a suficient supply of extra

tary, Mr. J. E. Harrison the social their long expected offensive with that grave disorders had broken Westminster captain declared his No more caviare and labour will be required right

secretary, and Mr. M. S. Baker about as much keepese se a small put in Austrisespecially in innings closed. Radley, he queurs, and fashione from through the works; the second is London and Paris. The road to that the scheme will not be limited

To mond the broken roadways charges to be made to those mak his swimming lessons.

the business secretary. The boy who hates the water begina Bohemia and the Slay proviness thought and our salvation lies midway between to the possibilities of this Bobool,

Caused by angry wind and ing use of the ins are as follows: look as though they had stood demanding

They and that the people were thought, could hope at best everybody slas commerical intercourse and combat will permit of employeee of

-Room, bath, and breakfast, 68. shivering at the edge of the bath price whatever. Manifestos different. They went in and Stone breskere e'en on Sundays 6d; luncheon, 28. 63.; dinher, 38. till the Boshe came along and have been published throughout actually started to hit out. They

any for a draw. But Radley thought - pulsory State management. Oom- marked ability going to advanced pulsory production would be fatal, echools or a university.

Wouldicelude our good H.E.. The difficulty will lie in fitting

That universal genius,

paaned them in. At any rate, judg-the country Banouncing the continued to hit out. In fact never people cat. We shall receive

ing by the conditions of Austris the Government has been in-left off hitting till they had won Metare. J. Spunt & Os,'s weekly and the results so far to hand formed of preparations for an the game with two wickets and a The goll-loving young cadet, cotton market report for August they couldn't have had much insurrection and, warning the few minutes to spare. Not bad As chauffeur is all einews,

15 states: The upward tendency Oranghielse as "Man to let reported in out previous circular stomach for the basiness. So far people of

the consequences, going that. And when you come With brokers.we'll dispense ehows no abatement and a further as the first few days are concerned in all the Slay provinces these to think of it the epirit of the rise of two cents per lb. has been its thumbs up" for the Allise: notices have been torn down. British Army is very much the recorded in New York with the We have learnt by experience And the resignation of that same. How many times in the reaalt that a further strengthen-

that the attacking aide, ander same Government is being course of the war has it set oni to In War Savings Bonds at ing of the aituation has taken modern conditione, choosing its pressed for by the political achieve the impossible and done place both in Osske "and in moment and its own points parties Altogether things are it! We of merchants have galore, India continue alarming, in apite pretty considerable distance in its way and the first results of the

Shanghai Latest reports from

of attack, may expect to go a looking pretty dall round Vienna of the fact that acme districts first rash, until the defence monster offensive csn't have. oan bring up its reserves to the cheered them up much. Look at threatened points. In France weit this way. If you were a Uxcoh Peking's Epraiga Residents. Nor of whisky, gin sad stout. discount all extreme tendencies, soured by these methods. Bat unsuccessful attack, shoulder to the Ministry of Interior and the

know what snocesses have been soldier, driven into sa Our brainy Major Morgan

According to inquiries made by Hna been never, at a loss the fact remains that a certain the Austrians seem to have come shoulder with a German whom Ministry of Foreign Affaira the

amount of damage to the new crop Through speech or other orgen has taken place there, which diamal cropper in the first you hated, for a country which following is the number of foreign To replace by Clerk & Bosa. doubtless will be reflected on the stages of their attack, in spite of you hated against an enemy residente in Peking according to A square peg in a round bole: local and Japanese markets. New reinforced by some forty divisions sympathised with well, yon merchants, 192 men of literaturs, their armies having been whom you didn't hate but rather their rarione occupations :-363 A Shipwright as a Banker-Orop.-Latest indications show,

of

uniform and standard clothing. The City Mayor of Paking after

Enemy Subjects in Peklag. Compulsion may come for sheep having secured a registration of breeding and flax growing, for all the German and Austrian eub. the cultivation of oil bearing jeets residing in the Capital has plants, and for the restriction of now addressed a communication sugar cultivation.

to the Chief of the Metropolitan

We must not hope ever again Gendarmerie giving the names. to be able to resume the ways of and occupations of these enemy living we had in pesos time. alieas for reference, People will have to est vegetarian

food mpre than before less meat,

more cheese, and more milk pro

dacte. Milk rather than mest ion of nitrogen has trebled itself production will be the task of during the war. The effect of the Agriculture, with, moreover, the centralisation caused by the way most conscientions utilisation of will be most detrimental for round and soil. In addi. agriculture for band in hand with tion there will be the secar-centralisation goes concentration ing of labour. Machinery and of ospital. Another great danger electricity must take the is the monopolisation of ground place of the human band in and soil, which alienates the agriculture. The exhausted re- peasant and presses beggar's sources of the soil must be made staff into the hand of his ponte- good. To this end the product rity."

SUBSTITUTES.

There isn't much accounting

In these days of high ex-

change, So, therefore, don't be doubling . Of our bsnkeze and like

change.

Our worthy local preacher,

Though on Sundays he'd

discourse,

Is other daya & teacher.

And of learning is & source,

....Ben.

As our spare cash we'll

invest,

[

If we have the loyal sense,

best.

And right well we'll comb

them out,

As of cargo we've no more,

role

Chinese Cotton.

hare experienced a fair amount of rain, and while we like to

督

11

Fl

st редов

ACOTA,

the

"OLD UBOOK",

What matters such a wrong apprehensions for want of rain from the East since the Autamy. wouldn't be fearfully keen, would 168 missionarica, 340 cralian

around Shanghai district and ■ There was nothing startlingly you. (By the bye you pronounce 51 employed in Government, 56 few showers would prors bene-original in the Austrian tentice, son as though it were the scrap in communications 21 docton, ficial, Tone of the market, arm, which, indeed, bore every evidence of paper you tried to pay your fishmongere and 2 botanist

If we but get a Banker?

LE&