1918-09-02 — Page 8

CORRESPONDENCE.

Inkas, opinions mersund. by oOESSE

ponderis are not necessarily thom of the if Hongkong Talagraph."}

DEFENCE CORPS AND POLICE RESERVE..

To the Editor of the "Hongsong Adana Aulagraph.”]

Our

CANTON NEWS.

Usnton: corresponsant writes as follows:

DAY BY DAY

HONGKONG

Award of Scholarships and

Cash Prizes.

WAR

A Home Letter Soldiers

A Stolen Basket. Being ged with stalling a A Naval Mutlay...

basket from a lady"passenger on A mutiny, kia coenzred on the board the

a metter Heung Eban this

proved his transport cruiser Krongtang, morning, a Chinese appeared

though Barlin has age When the reel was passing the before Mr. J. B. Wood, at the

The Matriculation Board bas London, July 3rd.—Beal sam- again glibly lied about Sam Nean part, near Shai Hing, Police? Court: Evidence was

comusended the award of the ther weather at last. The wettest denied that it was erực held.: the bostawain, along with a more given by complainent, who stated Prises on the rosulla of the recent in a glory of sunshine, bine akies but wa jazt make a note of it in

wing Scholarships and Cash, Jana I oso remember fuished up do not selebrate this Sir-With reference to Mr of sailors, fired into the saloon, that she remained on board the Matronistion kamination and cotton wool loads. The our calendars for fature refer- F. C. Jenkin's speech at a pre- where the Commsader - and ship after she had arrived in sentation to O. §. X. Wilka, I

unumber of officersport. She observed the socused

King Edward Scholarships, meadows and trees of old Eng. 2000. think it only fair to all ranks of were chatting. Eight were killed, steal her basket and saw him 5 years; open do British subjects, and most soothing greens, and most heartily celebrate the silver

Annual value 240, tarabia for land are dressed in their very best And finally on July 6th we dolor the Infantry Battalion of the including the Commander, while serested. Defendant denied the Don Khya Hon, Penang Free coming through Barrey yesterday wedding day of the "King" and Defence Corpe to make the follow many sailors who had not joined accusations and said the constable School Ng Ak Hoe, Penang I saw that most wonderful of Queen. I'm straid I am ald ing statement:All men of the the matineers were thrown over-strenuously urged him to take the Free School. Infantry Battalion are perfectly board. The mutineers then took basket. willing to do patrol or other work the craiser to a lonely place, and, sentence of three months hard His Worship passed

sights, a cornfield blushing blood-snough to remember quits clearly red with a thousand poppies. I the wedding of the Duke of York reli for the Police in addition to any after they had plandated all the labour. “

like to think you are interested and Princesa May, na thay than mw in drills they may be ordered to ammunition and valuable that

in English weather and that a wore. I can recall the carriagee coueme of a single perform provided they are allow they could carry, they sunk the ed to do so under their own boat.

picture of home before your eyes, paper handkerchiefs "and" penny hint of English scenery bring a passing along Pall Mall and the was taken prisone

Belgian womaLE officers and Non-Commissioned Officers and under the direct

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More Money Needed.

President's Scholarships. Annual" "vaine $400 (Paking "Pay the Piper.

currency), tenable for 5 years; One of the most striking Wai Ying, Queen's College; Yoe open to Chiners anbjecta-Tam posters which we have seen for a Man Kwong, Staphen's Collegs. long time has been issued in con- Cash Prizes of $100. orders of the Captain Sap In reply to a request made by Andrew Society War Bond in the Matriculation examintion.

nection with the Hongkong St the Military Government, La Drawing. It depicta

Awarded to the top candidates erintendent of Police.

Ia bon, the Civil Governor, has Sooleman in national garb, sitting Sahool; Ng Ah Hos, Panang Free a doar old Oon Khye Hong, Penang Free agreed to borrow a ram of $400 in a glen, with a loch sway in School; Yeol Cheang Hos Penang 000, to meet the administrative the distance below him, piping Free Bahool; James Young Law axpences of the new Government with all the sect of which he is rence Baye, Diocesan Boys School

"Opposition to Railway.

capable, while a Dishshund sheds

Yours. etc.

E. A MORGAN, »

..Major.

Administrative Commandant, H. K. D. O. Hongkong, Ang. 31 1918

18.

Ia building a branch of the copious tears and mournfully Ning Yang Bailway (in San Hai yelpe this passage from "Tas

wife

I know that people coming home medals with execrable portraits Garman N.0.0.

London is always a most wouders court circles can properly realise alive when he appe on leave tail me that the railway of the bride and bridegroom that turn. They journey from the coast up to were sold. Only these in intimate breasts and the

it with their eyes glued to the hard work their Majesties have bound together, full experience for them and they what an amount of unobtrusiva 56 88% a Belgian fielde and village rashing past put in since the war started, bat of alcaw and them sad drink in old England I think we can all appreciate the sa s mother and fath

it is their first taste of Blighty, aeremonious way in which the family of little and in such weather as this is King and Queen have gone about in a house wh must be a delicions tarte indeed. among all cirse of war-workers alight, an armed guard being * Weather has probably a difer- work and their wallire. 1 am prevent them with bayanets from and interested themselves in their posted round the wilding to

and their shat up

was then set

District) to San Sheong, a slight Merchant of Venice" "I THE QUEEN OF HOLLAND ont significance for you. If you told that the King is especially making their scope. And finally

The Floods,

Victoria Theatre.

PORTUGUESE AND POLICE alteration of the line has been noves merry when I hear-sweet-

RESERVE.

made. As a result the line will music." The poster is entitled:

are anywhere near the front and interested in our prisoners in he saw four, soldiers ander an Sir,In the course of an ad. pase near to big villagePay the Piper: What about

A Flem Woman.

living in the open, it must make Germany and never loses an officer of N.0.0. seiss a woman dress on the ocasion of a farewell of thousands of inhabitants, Your Share ?"?" It is the work of presentation at the Police Reserve but the villagers are up in arms the South China Morning Post Netherlande, is the only woman then there is the purely military from those who have saceped from body of her newly

Wilhelmins, Queen of the your enjoyment of life. And Hest-hand news of their treatment violate her, in turn, beside 18- all the diference in the world to opportunity of hearing the latest with a baby at her breast and Olab, Mr. F. O., Jonkin DSP. and threaten to damage the line. Co, Lt (B), is reported to have committed The Civil Governor, on hearing

in the world who is a reigning point of view. So far in the war the clutches of the barbarians, husband over be abs was weepe newly murdered Bovereign in her own right, the Boche seems to have had moet Bat officers who have had anni- ing when they approached. That himself to the following state this, at once ordered the work to

There is a special attrsation position she has held ainos 1890, of the lack of the weather our ence of His Majesty and concreed was's day in the Life ode Balgian. ment:"There was another alees be stopped, pending an arrange offering at the Victoria Theatre when, at the age of 10 years, she attack of last summer, for in. with hita on all sorts of subjects. And if evar the Bache und got to of person in the Colony who ment. "during this wor had an opportun

night, in

the Pathe Gold ascended the throne at the death stance was badly let down by tell me that he is amasingly well England, there would have been Booster film, "A Woman'a of her father. She is 88 years of quite incomparably wet August, informed on every phase of our many days like is in the lives of ity to serve the Government-ha Owing to the recent beary Fight," This is the story of age. referred to the members of the rains all the branches of the Pearl charming factory girl who is The dominating female figure a bit of a facer for the Gerries, join heartily on Saturday in

But this wet Jane must have been war sotivities. I for one shall many Englishmen !! Portaguses and other races-yet River are again rising. The always ready to take up the of Europe to-day is a large, hosti- and has probably been partly the had not done 50. They were water is higher than it was last cudgele on behalf of just causes ly built woman, who is indiffer-cause of the delay in the expected singing" God Sire the King's

I have been reading Kah people who were earning their month. So far, ten districts are and it is told in a most stirring ent to the acts of her dressmakers faneives very welcome delay

mann's speech in the Reichstag living in this Colony and were reported to be submerged and all manner. The whole play is fall and finds thorough pleasure in for us. For not only does delay infented kind of specialist Bing Boys Bee, the unce The Boches seem to have I heard George Babey in "Tas last week and yesterday evening svjoying ita hospitality and pro- the crops are destroyed. Urgent e vice, and anisaid to be in the personal charge of the stairs of give us more time to strengthen typical product of German thor Lion Wall, perhaps you don tection, and yet they refrained relief is requested.

the very best ever screened in the country. But the Queen's or defences and find out the typical of thor- from giving five minutes of their time to the service of the Colony

is the star acirese, and she takes kindly eyes looking straight at every minute brings three or four know, the crime of the German Robay-a-got ■ song, called “The Colony. Miss Geraldine O' Brien face, with its strong chin and movements of the enemy, but oughness in villainy. As we well but both of them strike me a and from taking a abare with

comedians of the fret water. And the principal role in a most you in sincerity and confidence, more Americans into France, my committed bendir fact 28.2; which goes very much effective manner. There are other is that of a wise woman. fime to be shown as well, while

Very nearly a million Tankees affairs committed by a discipline like Kuhlmann speech. In fact the Manchester Orchestra will an extra fag: the po

She displayed her will on the have now crossed the Atlantic ed individuale in the best of supply the music.

she refused a number of princes & German general has been bosat-blooded Prussian system that we I daresay you have heard how it

1-hive

have condensed the apesoh

Not a Bad Record,

a

of

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The war has been a triumph

for the Germans.

The Allied Powers are

Absolgtely done.

So I think it's only fair our

conditions to declars :

their comrades who had been in the force all these years."

A marine hawker was charged With membera of the "other at the Police Court this morning races" I am not at all concerned; with the unlawful possession of thay are capable of taking up the piece of metal casting valued at

Playing Factao. cudgels in their own behalt But Defendant had been in the

Seven Chinese were charged at selection of a husband.

of royal blood and made her own ing in the meast vein about the are all out to suppress. We know 14 regards the reference to the Colony for ten years and six years the Police Court this morning, Portuguese, I think it is about ago, had committed

as suprise that the Baper. for instance how hate is or009 on the EQ. gramo similar before Mr. J. R. Wood, with play were the present Crown Prince of for the Allies, but I should' brutal treatment of civilians in

Among the suitors, anggested Hindenburgian Staff is preparing gaaised to infiame the men to Phone. Try it time that so emphatic protest be offence. Mr. Wolfe said that was ing fan-tan at No. 7. Watt Abrassi and others of equally and not the Allisa who get the 588 document" giring lodgad in the public press against not a bad record for a marine Strest.

12, Wing Lee Germany, the Duke of the wonder much if is was the Boches occupied territory. Recently the insinuations and sepersions hawker and taking that fact into prosecuted and all the defendante, distinguished rank.

Laspector from time to time cast against the consideration he would only be pleaded not guilty. Inspector The Queen said,asy to all of we seem to have been making organising “fraternitation with surprise of their lives. Anyhow methods to "be employed in little anderstood and muab

fined 810, with the option of Watt said that on Saturday at 8.40 these sad chose for her consort good use of the lull in the the enemy in the front line maligned section of the com three weeks' hard labour.

p.m. be went to No. 12, Wing Lee the German Daks, Henry Meck operations, and British, French trenches, and it was van provid munity of which I form part.

Street. When he wae fifteen lenburg-Sahworm, who was soon and Italians in tam have been ed that toboos abould be issued yards away from the house all his after created the Prince of the carrying ont nest little attacks, for the German soldiers to offer that one of Mr. Jenkin's profees ional avocation and holding the hospitality of the Portuguese and he heard some shouting and in spite of all stories to the con. This is Anniversary Week with with a view to obtaining informis Chinese constables, with the Netherlands by the Queen herself, which have improved our poi to enemy soldiers as a prelimin exception of one entered the hote position of prominence which he Government,

They are devoted to each other, tone at various points our pary to striking up conversation enjoys in this Colony should Portagal but in her Colonics and stampeding and saw the first defen- trazy. They have one daughter, a vengeance. July 1st is Dominion tion and spreading pacifist pro- have delivered himself of public dependencies where they are also dant running from No 12 to No. who will succeed to the throne Day the Slet anniversary of the pagands. Particulars concerning uttarances with so little sense of very well received sa they should Wing Lee Street He then unlese meantime sa heir is born. Proclamation of the Constitution 0.0. Loot: hare recently been responsibility and of the harm be, and are earning their living detailed the Chinese constable The sovereign lady of Holland of Osade, and its celebration is found on a German officer

It is difficult of explanation

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facts, or else he laid himself open

to a charge of lamentable igno-

enjoying the

not alone in

Yours eto:

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rance which it is difficult to Hongkong, Ang. 31, 1918. believe in one of Mr. Jenkin's

position and responsibility.

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've got to stick to every. king we're woŁA Our Colonias, of

be railored to ge

~ (The nadves simply long to

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And if you add to these the

freedom of the moar,

Why, then we'll be moonze

against sitsak. (Spoken: Fro

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Paltroom

have said

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To look

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which his irreflection is calculat besides providing & comfortable who did not enter the house to has s will of her own. She has so unpleasant reminder to the captured by the French. They ed to inflict on those against whom competence for the future. Can chees him, and have him arrested. the firm chin of the house of Autocratic Powers of the solidar took the form of letter from histlegations are directed. Belare you cite any example of their He went to the first floor, and the Orange, but she is, they say, to ity of the British Empire. Jely battalion orderly amoer (Ober committing himself to the damagerving in the Municipal Foros detectives were chasing some of tally lacking in the well-known in it, of course, American leatasat Mattern, Isi Bett. 442ad ing skatement now animadverted or any branch of the Defence the gamblers and he saw the 5th, characteristic which gave the file Independence Day, and nowhere Begt) seking 0.0. Lost (Ober- upon, Mr. Jenkin owed it as a Corpe of the Portuguese Govern- 6th and 7th defendants hiding of William the Silent to the most will it be observed with more leatment Dombrowski) to obtain public duty to make sure of his ment?

andera bed. He found 98 cents renowned of her shoestors, scattered about. The first defen

sincere enthusiasm than in Eng for the Staff a number of sticles, It is, however, in the East land. It will signalise the arzival including phemias, camigo dant was fined $20 or one Indies that Queen Wilhemina has of the first million troops of the lea, hiones, boots and 20 bostien month's hard labour. The other her real empire. It is larger USA, to take part, shoulder to of champagne. They härs defirdagte were fined $3 each, than the German empire. In shoulder with us, in the great strange tastes, these German or ope week's hard labour. It is a matter of common know drawn to the fact that the remarks Three Chine e pink pockets capital of the Dutch East Indies, Already the Germans have had a remove booty from

Bir,-My attention has been

1910 the population numbered struggle of the Free Peoples officers. Incidentally, they a Pickpockets Sentenced. ledge that, in one of his published made by me on the occasion of were charged on remand at the has one of the finest harbours in ware of the worth of the American private houses. Nobody

42,000,000,onla Bataxis, the get Enslaved Barbarian. employing French prisoners to despatches to the Secretary of the presentation to a Company Magistracy this morning, before the East, and the Datah colonies troope, but they are only begin-an could have thought of a French State for the Colonies, the Governor of Hongkong mentioned Sergeant Major of the Police Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe with the are among the richest, if not the ning to realise what the interva thing like that. the services offered by members Beserve would probably lead larceny of 86T, with being in richest, in the world. of the Portuguese Community Ports and elsewhere to the with assaulting a watchman em- sovereign in Europe in her own of July this year over 20 ships we should bare ragarded them

your readers in the Coset unlawful possession of $25 and

tion of America will mean for The mere regital alcatrocities, through the Portuguess Consal conclusion that in Hongkong the played by the

Her Majesty is the richest them. To celebrate the Fourth appalling thatɗ four-yeses ago in Hongkong to the Govern the Portuguese residents had inspector P. O'Sullivan proseout from the crown lands and from ship ands. This is only a symbol, arrows our feelings. Kither was b ment of the Colony. That done nothing in the nature of ed.

Sincere Co. right, her incoss bring enormous will be launched from Amerions se quite incredible, no longer affer though gracefully recognis War Service for the Colony. ed was not accepted by the

the defendants her vast solonies. That year in though a mighty important one have become hardened to them or and British Government. Regarding that well over one-third of the Arst defendant guilty on the first way of public baildings of every, she will get better idea than any say that they

had given their evidence his come is used for the benefit of When Berlin hears American else they are mo- Bendish that we ciro The tras position is, of course, Worship said that he found the her beloved Dutch subjecte la the bombe twanging through the sit, still bunot believe them. We that other section of the Prota total police duties performed by charge, and on the second charge Kind, such as hospitals,

community who OWD the Auxiliary Police in this the allegiance to his Majesty King Colony are carried out by the did not satisfy him (Mr. Wolle), nasiums, pablo bathhouse

defendant's explanation lecture halls, music hatch

ever had before of what is meant the George the vast majority-pro-Portuguese Company which is by The second and third defendante, so on, to say nothing of charg bably not less than from 80 to.90 far the strongest wait in the he found guilty of assaulting the and numerous parks that per cent belong either to the Police. Reserve Foros. There is watchman in order to prevent and poor sliks may Palice Reserve or the local Defence also a large number of Portaga- the first defendant's apprehension, you wonder Hollaod Corps of the Colony. Those not ese serving in the Delence Corps. He sentenced the first defendant Queen P serving in either, for the most There is no question, therefore, to eight months' hard labour and When her neighbour part are either under some of the undoubted loyalty and 18 strokes of the birch. On the, was invaded by the Germans she physical disability or are over age proper sense of citizenship of second charge, Mr. Wolfe fined telegraphed King

The Portuguese earn their this section of the community. him $50, whilst the other two she had room in her living and enjoy the hospitality

My remarks were addressed to defendants were caulí sentenced more than

guesa

After

Million

elothed and houBNÍ

of the Colony not on sulirane, those Portuguese, Earseisus and to six weak hard, Ishour. The They came, but by virtue of reciprocal rights others of British nationality who $25 was ordered to be put in the cared for in ever and privileges enjoyed by the still refuse, and take pride in ao Poor Box subjects of the two countries. Woing, to give any service to the Great Britain and Portugal Colony. Their number is not between whom treaties of friend inconsiderable, and many of

De commerce and navigation hip, erik, Mr. Jenkin, be charitable and bear in mind slso, that there considerably greater

them are £t and suitable,

ongkong, Sept.

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