1918-08-28 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1918,

MOSQUITO PESTS:

AMERICA TELEGRAMS.

The following telegrams are from the Yanila Dals

COTTON REELS.

TAI O TRAGEDY.

GUARDING A DUTCH CONVOY.

80%. A WERK GIRLS.

More Short Measure.

Local Sikhs Express Abborrence.

A Day With The Fleet.

Mrs. Aloc Twoodie in the Seat New Method of Destroying Them. Ballstis

of Judgment.

“A eslerman of the Kwon Hang Tick Firm, 335, Queen's Road Central, was summoned before Mr. E.D. O. Wolfe, at the Magistracy this morning, to answer a charge of being in anlawful possession of option reels to which a false trade description had been applied

criptions.

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Mr. F. X. d'Almada appeared to represent the defendant firm and Mr. G. H. Wakeman (Crown Solicitor) was for the prosecution. Mr. d'Almada pleaded not guilty on behalf of his client and Mr. Wakeman said that, if the defendant wisted it, he could be tried at the Supreme Court.

Mr. Wakeman, in opening the case, said that a large amount of cotton. reels of short measure seemed to be in the Colony lately.

·Mr. d'Almada seserted that the defendant had acted innocently and had no reason to believe that the reels of cotton contained other than the amount specified.

At the General Meeting of the Khales, Diwan on Sunday, the

Writing in the Times & oor 17th instant, the following respondent asya :---The other day resolutions were unanimously the Admiralty permitted a nu passed

ber of journalists to be distribut-

also of taking his own life.

The Queen's Thanks to Hongkong.

Hongkong:-

with

way the ress ara hald."

"Who altars the fashions about

as three weeks in war-time?

STATY

Why, the 30s. #wook girls, so

form ด

At a recent persion of the

French Academy of Sciences an

interesting method of handling

in a note by Mesare, Edm, and the mosquito plague was cet forth

.

..

Garman: Casualtios. Washington, August 18-The German

since the

Komunities

beginning of the war to July

the Parisia prese 1918, were six million, according

to

[tha

[community, in, the

186396.

Cuba to Establish Coas Sky In Japan.

A Pacifin Pork, August 20- Picardo, of the Oubay Diaper ment of Foreign. Als Washington, August 18-Gan-tablish in- the principal 'nition arrived here en route to Japan to

Success of Liberty Motors

losses.

Austrian Measures.

to

Contract for: 43 Wooden

"1. That the local Sikh Com-ed in the destroyer escorting a to inveigle now hats and blouse Et. Sergent, who have conducted munity beg to express their deep Dutch convoy, and though this out of the sol ****Thus Mrs, an anti-malaria campaign in regret at the Tai O tragedy in particular “beef trip," as the

Algeria for the last 15 years, ask aral Peraking has advised the and ports consulate the which a Sikh was not only con- Navy cells it, made unchallenged Ale redis, in her book, ing use of all the approved anti-War Department that early in Bepublic of Osbe. His

Augusts complets squadron of 18 the outcome of new policy of cotton with the false trade debing his senior officer, and fusily job, it gave one an idea of the Leas, 2a 6d. net.) Mrs. Also-ling,' Illing, bricking and cement built in the United States and Consular carpe, Is in mid that and also for selling the reels of cerned but was guilty of murder- and in fine weather, was an easy Women and Soldiers" (John Jaraval" mesanres, "auch as drain"De Haviland four airplane, Gaba to extend and increase the -

Tweedie in extremely proud ing, mowing down grase and 2. That the local Sikhs express The main force of the secort of what women have done treating stagnant water with "quipped with Liberty motors, Caban interests in trade with the anocessfully carried out the first Pacific orient will be largely their deep regret at the cowardly slipped out of harbour in war-time, and still desires to kerosens.

reconnaissance fight of American increased... conduct of the remaining Indians early in

the morning to

During the past few years, built machines behind the Ger stationed there who escaped to catch up

Women's Fighting however, they bars experimented the slow-steaming Battalion. But her observation with the following method, which man lines. They returned without save their own liver, leaving Mrs. merchant ships, which had gone is often prejudiced and her think though somewhat limited in sp

Ships In a Week Glendinning and ber child in on some time befors with the rest

Washington, August 20—The shallow. danger, which might have been of the destroyers. It was a glorious

ing

plication, has the great merits Washington, August 18.-In- that for the week ending August

Shipping Board has announced " averted if they had acted manfully summer morning, hot and calm,

She contrasta the "lady" with of simplicity, sasiness od formation from Swiss cources, 10, contracte were let for 43 Therefore from the viewpoint of with a rippling, alittering aes,

the working-class girl-thus. chesposas, and is therefore highly transmitted in an official dispatob, wooden vessels. Sikh teachings, their conduct is and the shipe rated easily song, tarily, as their bit of war work for localities where it is suitablement has decided to take the moes Those ladies did it all volun-recommended by these experts state that the Austrian Govern viewed with abhorrencs.

More Money than Ever one behind the other, throwing up as they cut through the shallow Their dress lent distinction and The Sergents were struck by the severe measures in an effort

Circulating. water a high-created bow ways usefulness, and demanded respect fact that many villages were in-

Washington, August 20.- suppress the Jugo-Slav movement. There is more hotaal money, gold, Relating the facts of ROYAL SILVER WEDING. and a high, broad, How much better the little of extensive swampe or marshy re-received by the state department United States at present than at farted with mosquito, not because A belsted dispatch dated July 22, silver and paper currency in the sa a uniform invariably does. the maze, Mr. Wakeman atsted

setern. Sometimes, until we got that on the 16th inet. s Chinese

well out, we altered Co got typists and clerks would look if gions in their vicinity, but from a from American Consul Harris any time in the nation's history, detective repaired to the de-

elightly, and then as the line they all wore a naiforma, instead comparatively.” smali

number at Irkatak, reported that the and there in a bigger share for fendant'a shop and exquired

curved you could see the follow of every conceivable shape and of local breeding places, such se Ossoho-Blovake, aided by the every man The Treasury Depar for two reele of cotton "of the

ing ships at an angle hesting over misshape and colour of blouse; irrigation ditches, barse-ponde, Siberian people's army, on July ment's report about 86,653 000,- "Umbrella" brand and later. de-

s little and keeping station so as often as not soiled as the the drains from when house and captured Irkutak. American 066 in sirculation, $700,000,000 livered the reels to the custody of

beautifully that they seemed wrists.

Tawdry finery is the public wells or fountains, and Consul General Poole of Moscow, more than last year, making an laspector Terrell Inspector Ter- The following letter has been alive. Across the dark sea, alim ball-mark of the hard working sluggish atreams and slow moving has notified the State Department average of $50.44 making an rst then went and asked for received by the Manager of the and grey they came, one after class girl, while the factory hand rivers fed by small springs. that he intended remais. in person. Japanese cotton from the defend- Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in the other, with the sunlit white has been known to pull out her Krowing that the larvae of the Moscow. It is reported that the ant' shop and after it was given connection

the Silver curve at the bow and the churned the middle of a 12 hours night three weeks of aqueour life in obtaining the release of several asble to the Associated Polish

mirror, paff-box, and rouge in Anopheles require from two to Swedish consul has succeeded in

Polish Martyrs. him he asked what was the Wedding Gifs to H. M. Qusen tossing water white and green shift on a 14 consecutive nights order to develop into the winged hundred French and British Baresa says that 195 Polish Washington, Augast 20--A measure, and was told that it Mary from the

of astern, and each bad an air of women contained five hundred yards.

consciousness and pride. Sud. job.

inseat they conceived the idea of oftimens held by the Bolsheviki soldiers who led an armed "zavolt. Baskingham Palace,

"If ladies wear short skirts and alternating breeding pisose." denly from the leading ship there

as hostages for Soviet members. in Austris'e.Army.in February aro 28th June, 1918.

was a report, and then an er hates a little tilted, declared this For exemple, instead of allowing

Wool Stocks Sufficient now held for Austrian Coopzt plosion high in the sky, then critic from the upper circles, "the the waters of spring to Row of Dear Sir-I have laid your more shots, and a number of typewriter girl wears shorter through a single channel tw Chief of the Woollen Division of sentence them to death. They New York, August 18 The martial which will probably letter of the 27th inst, and its round white puffs of smoke were skirts and hate on edge. She is channels are dag, and by means to question Inspector Terrets, who am commanded to say that Her had opened fire with the biggest bun to buy a blouse. The word water gaica the war 18 that the government has taken them not to compromiss Mr. Wakeman then proceeded enclosures before the Queen, and drifting against the bine. She a cult of her own, and will live on of an earthen dem, or a pair of the War Industries Board has issued appeals to Polish people sunounced that despite the fact throughout the world saking said that on the 16th ines. he Majesty is deeply touched by the of her anti-aircraft gans. Then moderation' is unknown to her, ternately diverted from one. went to the defendant's shop kind thought which has prompted the blazed away with others of sha, este too little and dresses channel to the other at intervals over the entire wool stocks of the freedom of Poland, with and asked for a dozen reele the very generous gilt of $1,025 maller sizes.

(outside) too much.”

of a week. The larvae which growers and dealers for war use, the ides of securing any alleviation Presently our

One has only to deal with the have developed in the course of jobbers and cutter-ops enough The imprisoned officers and men there remains in the bands of of their prospective sentences. of Japanese

from the momen of Hongkong. cotton of the

ship the second in the line- "Umbrella" brand. After be I am rearning you the receipt brought her anti-aircraft gune saares us, to understand why when the water is cut off from material to supply civilian cloth are a part of the Polish Carpathian

lower orders, Mr. Alec-Tweedie the week are promptly destroyed had paid eighty cents for the form daly signed.

into action, too. cotton reels be seked for the

iron brigade" which marohed Soon we were in deeper water, they are poor. They waste more their breeding place, which ing neade for a year.

Plans for Vigorous Campaign, through Bukowins to Bessarabia measurement, and told defendant

and the ships formed into two good material than rich folk rapidly dries out under the sam-

Washington, August 18.-Pro- ander the command of General that he intended to mesenre it.

hines instead of one and raced utilise, and then they grumble. mer in ditches, drains, eto. Ha (läspector Terrett) messured

along at a high speed to overtake Here is a story from the book. "Tara by tarh, sach disch ist Marshal General Crowder has Haller. A part of the force was off five garde on the defendant's |

A member of the Goverment filled with water for a week and announced that plans have been captured by the Germans, but the convoy. A visit to the upper engaged a chauffense. He went then dried out during the follow000,000 additional men which, is solidated with the Cascho-Slovak made for the registration of 13, larger portion has been con- standard with the

bridge brought the first surprise messure and then measured

namely, the sbaense of all but to make a call on a fellow Minising week. The only work equix is estimated, will be brought un- army. Tas text of their appeal the reels sad cotton. The

the barest minimum of formality ser, sad, ranning into the house, ed consists of a few strokes of der the selective service law when seys Двавите was 395 yarda. Es

between the commander and his called back to the girl. Just pick once a week to demolish the Congress enacte the pending bill than invited the defendant to

He was earthen dam in one ditch and extending the age limits to in- that the real Polish strength so efficers. It was not only that all wait. I shan't be long. to the Central Police dome

were dressed "any old how "as there an hour. An envelope was build it in the other, or else the clade men from 18 to 45 years of vital for the success of one Station the

one of the younger men put it, in handed in fla took it. In s nest manipulation" at two water age. From these approximately holy cause, may be lessened by next mord-

very weather worn uniforme, but handwriting was the following: gases."

The authors of the plan declare 2,000,000, qualified for military the sttempt of our political repes- also that there was no still "Begret Loanmoi" wait any

service are expected to be secur- sentatives in the Austrian parlia Witness meseared the second reel Interesting Statement by Lady standing in formal, attitudes of langur, but I have a diznar that the results are admirable ed. He said the registration day ment, to secure us relief or start and two reels out of the box

watchininess, as the landsman engagement, so enclose a shilling with a minimum amount of would be about September 15, the fate that awaits us. I which he had parohased. The

might expect: each man smoked for your taxi.

attention and that this technique possibly September 5. This will therefore in our name and first reel contained 442 yards,

a pipe, and all were sa easy as if

reduces the expense to not more the next 403 and the last 438 Lady Cantlie, the wife of the they were friends on a yachting

than one tenth of the cost of them sotal of 25,000,000 men that of our soldiers that we yarda,

Harley Street specialiss (formerly cruiser. But under that case you

measures usually adopted in red since the United States plead with the Polish nation entered the war. General March, which, surrounded with such Mr. d'Almada asserted that his of Hongkong), who has had an could feel the discipline, the

mosquito fighting. It is to be Chief of Staff of the Army, declar moral comfort, shall take full Cage was that this was the fires extended experience of the pays alertness, the attention to the and the seaplanes circling slowly the given conditions prevail will soldiers can defeat, the German from exercising any influence.

| hoped that "communities where jed that 4,000,000 American cognisance that our lords desist time the defendant had dealt inficst capacities of women, told a business in hand. Japanesa cotton, and it was cop Daily News representative that Ahead the smoke of the convoy, and mines. Once there was so since the advancing cost of War Department call for more mentary cinb in Austria,

overhead watching for submarines make a trail of, it this summer; army and present plans of the our case upon the Polish parlia signed through an agent in the and always thought that, and then the ships themselves, alarm, and a destroyer dropped a kerosene may be prohibitive of than that number under arme Japas. It was not until May 3 given training, a woman could could be seen, and so we made depth charge, while all hands its use so freely as heretofore for next summer with some 3,200, secure concessions for as it will ****If they make any attempt, to of this year that the defendant make her muscles just as strong after them the only diversion was want to action stations; but it killing these pesta.

the appearance of an old loose a false alarm, Later the

060, or 80 divisions in Faanos by be contrary to our wishes for we Jane 30:5

know that much conoscions" can machine gun fire. After that ruines, and one of the pilots,

Japanese to Import Foodstuffs. only be had by pledges, compro- there was no further incident aying down low in astrow circles,

Washington, August 18.-The mises, and, commitments “which until we had ought and then left biased away with his machine-

War Trade Board hau, authorised will serve to the detrime the convoy at the appointed epot gan at a mine ander, the surisce

dent of the importation of 5,000 tons of independence.". from which it was to run in antil he had dispatched it. On these mornings is most likely dne other specialties for consumption Washington, August 20. The

Japanese prepared vegetables and - U. 5. Casualties. through the minefields to its port, we went, sigsaging in pace, and

by the Japanese residents of the total caenalties in the Americanz/ United States. The food staffs in Expeditionary Foross abroad question are on the prohibited from the beginning of the war authorised the exception, upon which the Army sacounts fo import list, but the board hea to date have been 21:467 of

counter

ing to see the measurement of the other reels. He

came and

I am,

Youre faithfully, {Sgd) EDWARD WALLINGTON, Private Secretary to H. M. the Queen.

WOMEN'S PHYSICAL -POWERS.

se a man's.

Cantlic.

"

**

"

THAT TIRED FEELING

had dealt in cotton.

The defendant entered the box **La Chine," she said, "I once mine, which wa sunk by seaplanes gave us warning of and gave svidence to the effect saw a woman carry 27, bricks on that he was a saleemann of the each side of a bamboo pole. I firm and that he had no reason as no man carry a heavier load. to believe that the reels contained in the East women do as laborions less than five hundred yards. He work as men." did not messure any of the reels. Lady Canslie holds the come

Mr. Wakeman said that the what unusual view that the hard After the parting as we had some the ship's officers apologized to "liver." The remedy is defendent had not acted in work women are doing is having hours to wait for the outcom- because nothing had happen- nocently at all. He pointed out a beneficial effect on their bestthing convoy, we steamed swiftly ed." But as we drew nese the that the defendant had measured and strength, and that the next north-east just to see if there coset we realised that, apart from the little laxatives which aid all other gooda sad had not taken generation will on the account be WAS" anything doing." Present the bringing of the convoy, s the trouble to measure the cotton, a finer and healthier race. Mr. Wakeman saked Mr. Wolfe

to refer to the case in "Stone,"

in which the word "innocently

ently"

I

PINKETTES

The fear that, torments as is

ly the ships drew into line good deal had been happening. digestion Care Constipation, the representations of the Japanese 18,767, the Marine corp abreast, and one after the other A ruby red sun was sinking and liverishness, dizziness, bilions Embalay that the importahan of 2,760. The caenalties are divide dropped depth charges. First under it was a long red glow, and headaches, foul smelling breath, these delicacies would contribute ed as follows: the ship on our port side dropped under that again, between the Of all chemist, and pout free greatly to the pleasure and comfors For the Army:

was quoted and meant “înadvert uropeas-firms in Hongkong didasconde later there was a muffled could ses north and south there Williams' Medicina Co., 96 Sze Fine Health Record, Paper Died of wounda-1189 Mr. Almada held that big hera-off her stern and a few red and the ses, as far as one 60 cents the phial, from Dr. of the Japanese residents. Killed in action-3,869. Mr. Wolfs interposed that "in. not take the trouble of measur-thump and a column of water was was a layer of soft black. That chasm Boad, Shanghai, advertently" meant "acoidentily" ing cotton. His client had thrown high in the air; then our was the smoke of the coastwise and Mr. Almada observed that if been selling English cotton but ship dropped here (the explosion merchant trafic which continues

that was so it was more in his had now taken Japanees cotton this time shook the ship), and the behind the protection of the shipe

favour.

as it was cheaper. This was only others all followed sait. Soon as of war.

Victoria Theatre.

San Francisco, August 18,-A Died of disesag-1,65 Pacific military training camp Died of other andised raporta think four weeks have Wounded in action---9 pased without a death from Missing in sction ind dinene Binong" the more than 22,000 troops waining share.

Russian Socialist Can't Stand for Hun Kultur,

Mr. Wakeman then cited other his first deal in cotton and so the we went on we came on a big Later the destroyers daabed on Cases and sverred that under material was good his client did: Dutch fishing feet, with its count by themselves, and when moar The Viotoris Theatre in show- Section 15 the defendant must not take the trouble, which was less little sharp-out triangles of their port formed into line ahead ing a capital film entitled "The take precautions and the accused quite natural, to measure asil on the still nes.

A Pacific Aimary for the run ful Looking back, Oulprit, adapted to the screen could not be innocent if hethe reels. His customers did Boms time after we had turned | one could see them coming on in

from Francois Copper's, ster. August 18, had not take the necessary pre- not make any

complaints, the anti-sircraft stations" was a long procession with that white piece, and, from every point naturalized Bussip cantion: The fact that he did not In fact, his client had only men given, and a few minutes later curve at their stems and their of view, it

picture here, stid" thay take any precautions was evidenc tioned to Inspector Terrett at the the nearest destroyer opened fire navigation lights twinkling faint which is well

voted sho ed by the fact that be had taken time that he believed the reels to at one of a number of seaplanes ly in the twilight. After providing so it does's sin

eager to go the trouble to mess are other artice contain five hundred yards and flying low near the homeward splendid day it was a besutilal attractive-story.

ing Be les in the shop, but not cotton, that it was imported from Japan. convoy. The seaplane which had evening. Cloudier pool-grey

that was from the statement of He added that his client had been behaving suspiciously quick overhead, and red

situations are provided whic the defendent himself

acted innocently throughout the ly gave the recognition signal, ahead, the sea dark

arreat the attention of the Mr. Almada observed that the whole transaction,

however, and we know that they ons, and no wind but the

ence and keep it thro reels were manufactured to con Mr. d'Almada anggested that were friends.

of the defendant should be Homeward we turned then, wound our

the

tain five hundred yards and in the discharged, taking into consider destroyers and minesweepers Boots ship process of manufacture they might be made to hold more oration that this was his first, shaad oth destroyers on barst into sometimes less than the amount deal in cotton reala.

the flanks and others satern,

leaves nothing to be desired and man

Bands

For the Morine Beather-837, Wounded Kimsing

Chila

for U. S