1918-08-22 — Page 8

SEQUEL TO BURGLARIES.

Five Chinese before the Magistrats

relate

DECIMAL COINAGE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1918.

JAPANESE RICE RIOTS. regulate the zico market» The A WORD TO'ONE WOMAN.

and Osaka..

·s.

JAPAN AND SOUTH AMERICA,

NEW CHINESE BANK.

Interesting Hongkong Enterprise. Capturing a New Market.

Some very interesting facts have resphed as in connection Our country writer a Japaness with the establishment of the correspondent of the New York Chinese Merchants Bank, Ltd., în Esming Post, naturally considers Hongkong, which will commence

Our

13,

meeting passed a resolution to the effect that the Minister of Ag. An Example to Fallow. A Home Paper's Comment,

riculture and Commerce should Serious Disturbances in Kyoto resign; the Government should this is addressed, you will reo If you are the woman to whom abolish the import daty on foreign ognise yourself in the following O for an hour of Randolph Five Chinese, including two Churchill! Those "damned dota"

rice, refrain from interference decoription. The message and women and a small boy, appeared are an us with a vengeance! We

The disturbanore which started with the trade, and take measures the offer are for you, be you before Mr. J. E. Wood this morn-flearn that the Association of a week ago at fishing-centres in to check the inflation of currency, woman or girl. ing on different charges in Chambers of Commerce, the Toyams Palesture, owing to the while wealthy men who owe their This woman is tired. She the war from the viewpoint of basires on August 28. In the first connection with recent burglaries. Bankers Institute and the De-high price of rice, have (says the richer to the war should, before rerer bss all the abounding trade which was Inst by the place, the whole of the Bank'

Inspector Grant said the de-simal Association meditate & ro Japan Chroniels of August 13) all other wealthy men, take stepa energy fendants, all in one family, resided volution of our coinage, as if we now spread to cities like Kyoto to relieve the sufferers from the others. She has cold feat; they we have acquired. Every one in of $5,000,000-as been re which she envies in European belligerents and which capital the useful working marg for a abort period on the top floor bad not enough to rattle our and Nagoya, where there have increase in the cost of living keep her awake. In the morning knows the extant to of No. 261, Queen's Road Central. nervee

which exaited from local and overseas with the WAT and been more serious lots than consequent upon, the war, During the month of August bigh prices.

she is loth to get up. Sleep has Japanese trade with the Asiatic Chinese. The management of thin The good old elsewhere, the troops being called It is reported that certain not refreshed her. Her appetite continent, and in a large measure newest establishment in the bank- several barglaries and a larceny penny is to be transformed into out in Kyoto. It is to be noted that wealthy men of Oeaks have offer is poor; and she often suffers in with your West Cosat, expanded ing of the Colony has been invest occurred in that block of buildings 1 or 6 mile (not decided in these pisces the poorer classes ed to give some handrede of more waye than anyone realisen as the war went on. More ed in Mr. Kwok Man-fat, Chief and also a burglary was reported which); the "familiar "tanner" have not received any appreciable thousands of yen towards relier She would sometimes take a day recently, we have been witnessing Manager, while Mr. Len Hei- sa having happened in Jervois to be dignified with the title benefit from the war in the forming the poor by supplying cheap in bed if abe could occasionally expansion in etill other directions shing has been sppointed Street. The latest report made of 25 mile; and the dear, very of increased wages, unlike the rice. to the Police was on the 18th inst. dear, "bob" is to be baptized as workers in other cities, who are Ikegami, Mr. Yamaoka, Chairman debilitated, and the sexs no so obvious...

Governor Hayashi, Mayor she is obliged to. Her system is where it might not have seemed Treasurer, sad Mr. K. T. Lay On the 19th inst., the Police were half-florin or 50 mils. Of course comparatively quiet.

Chief Accountant. At present the of the Chamber of Commerce, and prospect of better health. informed that the burglare were everybody admits that the decimal At about 9 p.m. on Saturday other prominent persone are con-

For instance Japan's trade re-bank will carry on business in residing on the top floor of No. system is simpler and

She need not endars this lations with Latin America before its temporary office, at 281. A party of police raided the sensible than our present coinage. ple

mare (10th instsat) about 400 peoidering A plan for raising misery. Thousands of women the war were not close. Japanese Queen's Road, Central, situated house,

living Tanagiwars, 1,500,000 by public sabeoription know what relief from pain and immigrants were sent in consider under the Astor House Hotel, in but found it bad But we was the authors of thess Shimokyoko, Kyoto, raided the in order to buy rice to supply to an outlook of ill-health, and what able numbers, but Japanees the premises resently vacated by been vacated. Upon enquiries, Bills to beware how they upset shop of rice-dealer named the poor at low prica. To-day new life to evaly part of the merchandise did not largely follow the American Express Company, it. W88 Bgcertained that ordinary people with their mila Nomats Tenchiro, at Takase, (13th instant) the authorities will syetem Dr. Williams pink pills them. Some staple goods were but an enterprising soheme ja on defendants had removed to No. and florins in the present excited Hichijo. Having had warning of hold a conference on this proposal, for pale people give women and sent, bat only indirectly through foot which includes the erection 36, Hillier Street. A second state of public nerves. They will danger, he had put out the street to which Baron Fujita, Baron girle. They have felt the new the medium of German, Spanish, of a permanent office building in raid was decided on by the Police, have another. "Wood's pence" lamp and closed his premisse. Sumitomo, Baron Konoike, and blood which thers pills sand or French merchants. and on reaching 38, Hillier Street affair on their hands, and a Dean The mob broke down the lamp other wealthy man will be invited. coursing through their veins, and principal imports from Latin of the Fire Brigade Station. A Chinatown, in the neighbourhood it was found that the fifth defend- Swift will not be wanting to the and fariously hammered at the At Nagaye aleo the sitastion is the new health tingling in their Americs were nitrate of soda from feature of 'ant, a woman, was standing at the cocasion.

this building window near the door and she

door until the police arrived on very serious. On the night of systems. If you recognise your Chili, while habatai to Argentina will be that it will carry (fire Within the British Empire the scene, and succeeded in dis-the 11th instant s crowd estimated self in the above description, etart formed was observed throwing a pawn several different coinages are persing them. As hour later the at 30,000 people sesembled in a

one of the principal floors, with a large basement ticket through the window. The need. In the Dominion of Canada demonstrators returned, and with Tearomai Park, and forming a pille, and join the ranks of the World.

course of Dr. Williama pink exports to that part of the New which it is intended to utilise an pawn ticket, after being recovered, the American dollar reigns. In large atones proceeded to break big procession paraded the streets, women they have helped.

a modern esfe deposit for the was found to

Since the war piece of clothing identified Hongkong and Singapore, the bat were again dispersed by the and breaking windows,

the Federaled Halay States, down the door of the rice-shop, throwing stones at varicua bonees

began, however, convenience of the public, on a A reporter has interviewed the Latin Amerios has been increas similar plan to those safe deposits se having been stolen from 233, Mexican dollar (nominally 2a) is police. Some of the demonstartore

wife of an instructor on one of ingly esger to obtain eabstitutes which are so popular in Americs. They were intercepted by the His Majesty's warships, Mr. for German or other European As Queen's Road Central on the 18th the standard coin: while in then made an attack apans polic police before they got to Komeys-Elizabeth Parking, who resides at goods from Japan. Japan haations again prevail, foreign BOOD 88 normal condi- inat. On the person of the third India and Ceylon the rapes (just box at Hichijo, while others made machi, where most of the rice-90, Glendower Rad, Pounds, pent many business commissions, exchange defendant, another woman, severnized to is 53) is the medium of visita to all the rice-shope in the dealers have their premises, and Plymouth. In the conree of con- official or anoficial. These en-

business will be oondacted. It is al pawn tickets were found and commerce. Australia, South Africa neighbourhood. Those dealers who serious conflicte occurred between verration she told a tals worth desvore bore very good fraite, to learn that a branch will be interesting one of these wea for water smok-aad, the West Indies use the pat up piscards announcing they the police force and the mob. No noting. "Several years ago,' said and the annual report of the opened at Saigon sometime this ing pipe which was identified se British colage, with a different would sell rice at 30 sen from the casualtice are reported, though Mrs. Parkine, "I suffered from a Dapartment of Agriculture and month and it is later hoped also having been stolen from 64, design on some of the Australian following day escaped attack, bat several arrests were made and severe illness. Jervow Street. In the front part coins, ring, shilling, etc.

Commerce lately gave a very

to stablish branches at other of the room, in the drawer of proposed to impose a uniform of stones thrown by the mob. handled.

Is it the others were made the targets many on both sides were roughly "For seven months I was under bopeful picture of the future of coast porta, Bath Western and a small table, a quantity of pawn decimal coinage upon the Domin- Ultimately the police arrested

medical care, feeling weaker and Japan's South American trade. Chinese banking systems will be tickets were found and some lions and Colonies? Is is a fact several ringleaders and took them feature,

At Kurashiki, Okuyams pre-weaker every day. I could not eat The official report says that all adopted, and there is small room 0187 1,000 people or aleep, while my limbs sched so last year, trade with these Latin for doubt that quite a large related to part of the property that the cost of living dependa to the Hichijo police station, assembled in a temple compound fearfully that I couldn't best to American republice witnessed a business will be done by this stolen from 227, Queen's Road a good deal on the standard coin. whereupon the Central. The second defendant in all the Latin countries, France, swarmed in front of the etation stent), and made a raid upon the

demonstrators on Saturday evening (10th in move them.

farther striking gain. The gain new and enterprising Buk, "I also bad fainting fits, going in exporta from Japan came up to had been identified as having Spain, and Italy, where france, lire, and demanded the release of their riceshope, destroying fitings and off st the least exertion. taken part in pawning the stole and peestss, of the value of 10d or friends.

163 per cent., while the increase

CANTON NEWS. clothing. In a basket a varied thereabouts, are the national or

other property. The premises of "I tried everything that it was in imports from thors constriee Higashicho, Kanjo, Kyoto, one rice-dealer were set on fire, possible to try," continned Hre. amounted to 122 per cent. The writes as follows:

Oar Canton correspondent collection of new bone break ourrent coin, living is cheap, as like Yansgiwars, is inhabited bat fortunately the dimes were Parkins, "but nothing seemed any exports are mostly nations," such ing implementa

was found, it is in the rupes countries. In principally by poor people. A pat out before seeming earions good. One day I picked up ass habutai, silk handkerchiefs, these having apparently been the dollar countries, the United rice shop at Sanjo, "from which dimensions. The mob did not paper and in it read shout Dr. fans, and other articles which are the Educational Board to the made recently. A considerable States and Canside living is dear. the Higashisho people usually disperse until the small hours of Williams' pink pills. I decided to indispensable in those countries Civil Governar says that in view quantity of stolen property. There is too much reason to fear obtains their supplies, announced Sanday morning

try them and began a course.es gabetitates for Earopesa of the request made by the including umbrellas, walking that under the proposed decimal for the 11th instant that rice sticks, an opium pipe, sad a hot coinsge bill the florin (25) will would be sold at 29 sen to 103 was made to attack the residence that my breathing was better; the breakout of the war in Europe; prohibis Cainese: students from Daring the night an attempt After taking one battle I noticed articles which ceased to one with Chinese Minister in Boms 10 water bottle, wae `found, The take the place of the shilling as people to the extent of 6 go per of Mr. Ohara, s local millionaire, also I could enjoy food. block of buildings was so con- the coin in which retail prices head.

the imports are principally raw manging foreign ladies, and in The prescribed number and the residences of other "Gradually I bagan to get materials, such as nitrate of soda view of the recent repadiation in structed that from the top floor will be fixed, and the cost of of buyers was quickly reached, wealthy people. A strong force of stronger. Day by day my health from Chili, wool from Argentins, the marriage between a student entrance could be gained into the living will be raised proportion and hundreds of others angrily police arrived from the Ogayams improved, and in a short time I metals and coffee from Brasil. neighbouring houses. The doorely-Saturday Review, demanded rise at the same price, headquarters, and prevented the had recoveted sufficiently to make

and a foreign lady in Japan, the Lstaly Japanese enterprises to Board has decided to order the and windows of the houses in

Stocks at this shop were not mob from carrying out their journey to the north of England. promote this business with Latin superintendents of shades which the barglary occurred

suficient to meet

"I persevered steadily with the America have increased rapidly. foreign countries in fusare not to the whole plans. demand, so the mob visited other Similar disturbances are report pilla while away, and when I Many firme have started investiga- grant marriage certificates to rice-dealers and took what rice ed from many other parts of the returned in eix months to Devon- tioneinto the business possibilities national-expense students, and to they wanted, paying only 28 sen oountry.

port my friends did not recognise in South Americs and their agents cancel financial grants and per shot

In Kobe large crowds collected me. I was & new women, and have vistited many towne there dismiss them if they do marry. Parades, Central, 5.30 p.m.

At Nishijin 2,030 people are on the Micatogawa on Sunday better in health then I had ever recently. To back up those reported to asve gathered on the evening (11th instant), and were been since I was a girl." Iowamy people, the Yokohama Specie Monday, August 26,-No. 2

A soret representative of Obu afternoon of the 11th inaant, and addressed by several speakera on present good health if not my life, Bank has lately opened a branch Sai-cheong (who has recently attacked a number of rice-shops, the bigh prios of rios which was to Dr. Williams' pink pille.”” Friday, August 30.-No. 3

office at Buenos Aires. On the been nominated while in the evening there was a attributed to ansorapulous pract- You cannot do better, if your part of the Latin American re President af Chins) arrived a fow aa the new ight at Senbon, Sanjo, between ice by rice dealers. The crowd health is low, than to start a publips themselves, efforts to days ago. His movements are

scores of demonstrators and numbered about 1,000 at mid-course of Dr. Williame' pink pills promote trade with Japan are strictly Recret. woolies guarding a rice godown, night, and

down the for pale people without delay. more intonas.

Bandits Busy.. A late report from the Japanese The gentry of Yaz Ping dis-

Beamed

to

bave been POLICE RESERVE ORDERS. forced opened by implements similar to those that were found In the defendants' residense. In the charge room,

Orderé issued to day by Mr. F. defendants. Jenkin, C.B.E., state

denied committing burglaries, and the two women alleged that the burglaried were the work of the Company. two male defendanta, Inspector Grant atsted thst there Company, ная

direoi evidence Uniform, helmets and spikes. against the small boy. The total The above Farades will bain amount of the articles atolen weespected by a Superintendent at 6 estimated at $300, Several articles p.m.. including a gold set of buttons" had not yet been recovered.

B:s Worship said he wished to commit defendanta for trist at the Oriminal Seasons.

Inspector Grant stated that is would be more convenient to deal with the 0800 10 the Police Court, as there would be

many witneSSES.

His Worship finally agreed that

before defendants be sent to the Oriminat Sessions for trial, evidence should be taken.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[The opinions expressed by corren

THE

pondents are not necessarily those

of the "Hongkong Telegraph."]

GLENDINNING FUND.

(To the Editor of the "Hongkong Telegraph"}

Sir, The Treasurer of the above Fund, Mr. A. Balean, Hong kong and Shanghai Bank, would esteem it a favour if the lista held by the various Clubs and indivi- dual collectors were returned immediately to him with cheques or cash for the amounts subaorib- ed. The Fand closed yesterday, the 21st inst.

The liste will be duly publish- ed, and a meeting convened at the Police Reserve Headquarters Club for the purpose of deciding the manner in which the Fand should be administered.

Tours etc. Y. O. JENKIN.

Hongkong, August 22, 1918,

Police School.

No. 6 Platoon. Or. Bargt. 512 J.M.S. Resario and P.C. 973 A.G. da Rechs.

Robartson.

Mounted Police.Trooper 495

Kar.

went

in which a coolie was injared. Minatogawa and gathered in front These pilla Bre stocked by

Mixed Marriages.

An official communication from

A Secret Mission,

WBI

In response to the request of of some rice-shops at Tamon dori ohemists, and are also obtainable Consul-General at Sao Paulo says tries have reported that the Mr. Mabaohi, the Governor of sad neighbourhood. The crowd, from the China Office of the Dr. that owing to the European war notorions bandit Li King Tim, Mr. T. H. King, DS.P., reports Kyoto-fu, at about li p.m. on the however, refrained from any acts Willisme' Medicine Co., 98 Sze Brazil enffers a great deal from with bandreds of robbars, carry. the following as having Passed 11th instant the military authori- of violence, and gradually dis buen Boad, Shanghai, $1.50 for the scarcity of daily necessities ing various kind of flags, is going with Credit:-

ties detailed 50 cavalry and 50 persed.

a bottle $8 for 6 bottles, past and is extremely anxious to seek round to the variona villages and infantry to reist the police. in It is believed the absence of free suppressing disturbances.

them in Japan. The Japanese demanding monthly protecting any autoward incidents was due Free. There is much ucefalconsular officials are asked quite taxes. On the evening of the 11th to the efficient precautione taken information in the little hand book, anxiously to assist in their efforte No. 1 Platoon C.S. Wilks, instant a rios-shop known as the by the police under control of Mr. "Plain Talks," offered free to lady to open accounts with Japanese

Shum's Appointment. P.C. 432 J.B. Mead, P.C. 627 Tensho Shoten, at Imamiya, near Fujimoto, Police-Inspector at the readers who send a postcard re-manufacturers. "Already goodly Government yesterday, Sham At a meeting in the Military Pearson, P.C. 661 Clark, Actg. Oska, the proprietor of which is Prefectural Office. Mr. Fujimoto quest for a copy to the above narabera of Brazilian, merchants Chun-hear Sergt. 728 Battle and P.O. 666 Chairman of the local guild, had a nasty experience early address."

have sent out their orders to elected sa president of the seven unanimously announced the selling of rice at yesterday morning. Alsbout 2

Japanese firms through the councillors. 52.5 seu as against the market o'clock he was preceding from the

Japanese officials, price of 55 sea. The local people Minatogawa towards home in s Reports of similar disturbances The Brasilien Government, anfortunately misunderstood the frikisha when the puller fell to come from Shikame, Brago Pres with this business condition in car, and thought eales would the ground, and the Inspector was lecture; Kuragbiki, Okayama view, has decided to reinforce ite made at very low prices. Many thrown oat, sustaining such Prefecture: Mitenigi, Bingo pro- Consular service in the Eset. In men and women swarmed to serious injories to the bead that vince, and from Oebio-mara, Japan the Consulate in Kobe will ranks below the rank of Company the abop, and were very angry he had to be immediately taken lans-gas, Hyogo Pretecture, be made the Consulate General, Sergeant Majir. This order when they found the price to the Prefectural Hospital. where the villagers are almost all while more officials will be disTO BE LET-Furnished, for applies to Search Bapervisors. Baked was 52.5 sen. They tore The authorities in Kobe are engaged in making salt. The patched. Chili is also anxious to

dawa the signboard, and arranging to obtain donations from disturbances are not confined to promote its trade with Japan. Aber, INVERDEUTE, showed signs of making a wealthy men to give relief to the Japanese alone, for a dispatch report from Valparaien to the Road, 7 rooms, tennis court, &c. further attack on the chop, poor.

from Fosan BayB the Japanese Cotton Spinners' As Apply to W.. CHATHAM when the proprietor agreed to On Sanday night the mob Koreana there lower the price to 40 sen. This made attacks: on tram-sare in of making a

showed signs socistion in Osaka says that an Public Works Department, price was farther reduced to 20 various parts of Nagoya, and the the police-station, enraged at the Chilian raw. doiton producers to descent upon agent is being dispatched by sen, and ultimately to only 25 tramway Barvice had to be extraordinary advance in the Japan to open trade in raw cotton sen, at which figure all the stock suspended for some hours. In their price of rice. The Koreane were with this country. in this shop was sold out. The raide on rios-shops shortly before forestalled by the police, who

Belts

On and from Monday, August 2016, Belta will be worn on all Paredes and Folice Duties by all

Ambulance. Members of this Uait will draw Belta at Headquarters Offic¬ at 5.30 p.m. on Faésday, August 27th.

Forthcoming Marriage.

The marriage is to take place

at Macao on the 26th instant of Mr. George S. K. Kwok and May, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Law Yak-lin.. Dr. Lew was fomerly Chinese Minister to London.

A Merican steel works has also

mob then visited other rice deal mid-night a crowd came to blows proceeded to their rendervous sent a note to the Japanese era to buy at 25 sen, and where with a policensa. He struck one and induced them to diepersé, this demand was not acceded to, of the crowd with the ssbbard

Government Commstoiel Maceom doors and shatters were broken, of his sabre, which so enraged the the lead in giving expression to between it and Japanese stel It is usual for Tokyo to take lately asking for mediation The same evening a meeting crowd that they mobbed the public indignation by destroying users for new business. Argentina A Birthday Celebration, was held at the public Hall, policeman. Six other offers police-bores and making attacks is also saxious to sell more of its An old Chinese woman WB Tennoji Park, Osaka, under the came fed 32 at the Police Court to

to the cause of their on trameare, but curioraly aoth wool to Japan, Peru has lately: of suspices

& group

of comrade, and drew their sabres ing of the aort has so far happea modified its export tiz schedules, day for being drunk and disord

to described in order

disperse erly, Size was taken to the Police sa the Constitutional Nationalist rond. This display of force 10th instant placards were found from Lims, to encourage exporta, the ed in the capital, though on the according to a consular report Station in an ambulance. This Party. The audience numbered farther added to the indignation pasted on the wall round the which include engar, raw cotton, morning she told the Magistrate about 3,003, and a number of of the demonstrators, but at the residence of a certain wealthy wool, copper, lead, and others. that she was merely enjoying her apakara strongly denounced the time this dispatch was set, the man, expressing indignation Such is the present trend of war birthday.

Corernment for its failure to iume was still unsettled,

plutocratio despotizza.”, sime conditions in the Bust.

persona

which is

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

TO BE LET.

7 weeks from 9th Septem-

-Barker

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY. (British Section ).

DURING suspension of traffic with Canton, the following between Kowloon and SEUM additional local trains will run CHUN

Lv. Kowloon":

3.18 P.M.

Arr. Shum Chun

4.12 P.M

Lv. Shum Chun

3.04 P.M.

Arr. Kowloon

4.00 PM,

By Order, ROBERT BAKES,

Manager.

Kowloon, 22nd August, 1918,

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