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report of the fall of Li - now, stated to be premature, recalls the early days of the wat: for we believe it came into Ger man hands in September, 1914, and has been in the possession of the enemy ever since. In June last it was neatly carried by Sir Douglas Haig in [his memorable thrust in this sector, when the large village of Avion, two miles due south of Lama, was captured and when, Ister, fighting cocarred in the suburbs of the town itself. Bat the siege on the town, was not then pressed home. Lens is important industrial city and is particularly noted for its extensivA

A. S. WATSON & CO, LTD., coal mines, to say nothing of its

HONGKONG DISPENSARY:

Telephone 16.

many sugar factories. Its loen

FESTHATS WEAK IN SPIRIT 13: WASILY MOVED TO ANGER IF ANY- ONE THWARTS HIM.

To-morrow's Anniversary. Tomorrow is the anniversary of the mailing of the Mayflower from London (1820).

The Dollar.

The opening rate of the dollar demand to-day was 39, 6.11/18d.

on

The Health Return.

The only esse of communicable fatal occurrence of plague, the disesse notified yesterday was one victim being a Chinese.

Tax Correspondent. "W. G."-We do not think ia 1914 wa big blow to any useful purpose will be served the Frenob, since it deprived by publishing your letter. them of the rich coal deposite which would have been 80

Attempted Suicide.

valus ble for the purpose of the A Chinees woman, 32 years of war end of which the Germans age, has been removed to hospital have made full use. It is of by her husband, soffering from

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

The South and

CORRESPONDENCE

of the * Ho

PORTUGUESE AND POLICA

RESERVE.

To the Editor of the "Hongkong

'alegraph."]

Asquith of Common

of the case was. the Padden par Billing

Their unanimity

"It is hardly surpri week

of indirerim Hinging should hars

The Ownton Intelligence Baresa inues the following * Tha constitutionalist leaders of the South-West, who have but recently announced through the Intelligence Bateen that they would repudiate all illegal notions of the Peking Government, are not only expressing the sentiment of the several provinces they re

Sir.-I wse greatly pained to profoundly disturbed the present but also that of every es letter published in the throughout the Te self-respecting citisan of China Hongkong Telegraph yesterday, breadth of the land, when they say that the Presidency wherein the author makse certain one. He contrived to create an of the Republic of China cannot references to an intended action atmosphere of heated and vitiato be subject to the control of on my part in connection with the ing suspinion," complains another. militarists who happen to be in remarks which Mr. Jenkin is Yes hat who taught him, that for the time being; that it is an presentation to Mr. Wilks. command of large military forces reported to here made at the trick? Mr. Billing on this count issalt to the manhood of China

osa make Shylock's defence very to think that an illegitimate reter publicly to anything which

I consider it very incorrset to effectively;" President plainly chosen by I, in my official capacity, have not will execute,

"The villainy you teach me I wates bought from an assembly thought fit to make public, and I picked and purobased, be the shall feel obliged if my nationals military party will be confirmed will do me the favour of refrain- later by the people; and that saying from sending further letters person knowing the farce hy |

The case of the old gentleman which ha has been given the to the Press commenting on the who for nearly twenty years office should deserve the scorn

affair.

alimbed 11 stepa three times a and not the expected recognition Bequesting the courtesy of your | day— tiosing how the money for the purchase of the election has been raiced through traitorous mort- Igaging of the national resources and political rights by and for a few.

Telegraph. regio, importance slee, and opium poison, raid to have, been at home or abroad, not even men-columns for this letter,

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1918.

SHANGHAI SHIPPING.

that is why grest valas will be self-administered. She apparent astached to ite capture when this ly tried to commit suicide. lis Footed. The British are advancing on its western out skirta and we may soon hope to hear cfficially that it has been occupied.

Spain's Resolve.

Robbers Rald Customs Station.

A few nighta nga e baad, of robberavisited Deep Bay Customs Station, in Chinese territory, and after ranescking the station they took away with them the son of the Chinese olerk-in-charge.

Loss of Jewellery.

Snatched a Dollar.

Murder Suspected.

worth

Yours eta

EYM. R. de SOUSA, Consul for Portugal Hongkong, Sapt. 4, 1918.

but I will better the example.

And it shall go hard with me,

Where London's column, point- ing to the skies

Like a tall bally, lifts its head and lien

(though its merdecity bas, By a matter of frot, been long curbed), raises the question which The Military Government and

COCUTE I suppose, to stery body the National Assembly of the

Siz,-I and many other

in certain moments of depres Republic of China now meeting Britishers in this Colony have sign, says Daily News corres in Canton, although having been vastly amused at the amount pondent. I remember the old Spain, who, it must be said, bas

repeatedly anacorced their con- cf ick-slinging indulgel is be ape keeper at the 200 telling me had her neutrality sorely tried on

demnation of the sets of the ille cause of a recent speech made by how many years and never that he had fed ares for I forget ́ many occasions but who has be A Chinese woman, reading af make a formal denial of the right We think that those referred to when you come to die," I said, gal Peking Government, will Mr. Jenkin, DS.P., Police Rec61e gick nur sorry nor asd.” “Bat lieved she could serve better by 626. Queen's Road West, reports of a bogus National Assembly to in the speech have made much being in a moralising mood, Though the Shanghai trade report for 1917, isened by the remaining outside the liste, hse that between the hours of 6 and Statistical Department of Chinese Custome, cannot generally be indicated to Germany in no un- 7.15. a.m. yesterday, whilst she Presidency for the Republic,

prcesed the election of about nothing and that insultend look back on your life and considered in any other light than extremely eatisfactory, there certain manner that she is going was asleep, someone stale from

have been garnered where only The dismissal of Loh Techeng eriticism was sOWD." appeare to have been a certain measure of depression in regsed to to bave no further Bun nonsenes her person jewellery

say to yourself, 'I have fad spea the port's shipping. While this to a certain extant can only be and that for every ton of Spanish $460.

as the Superintendent of Custome

for such and anch a term of expected—we have experienced the same thing in Hongkongit shipping Germany sends to the

and Commissioner for Foreign many good qualities, but they are satisfied?" "Tå ■ d-d night The local Portuguese have years, do you think you will be Ship's Officer's Loss. would appear that certain channels in chipping, concerning the bottom abe will have to pay by bar- A European ship's officer rewill not be noticed by the Cantona valger expression, "too thin he retorted. And he looked st Affaire for Kwenglong by Peking far too super-sensitive or, to use sooner feed apes than soms men," coastal trade especially, have not been developed on the lines which in sheet forfeited. It was just so the Police that but pofte sathorities. Mr. Loh will con- skinned." They are always on me steadily in the face. might ressonably have been followed. From all accounts this seems in waters torfeited. It was to the Police between the tinue to iste in the two the lock out for personal insults to have been due to lack of enterprise on the part of Chiness like Germany's cheek to protest hours of 2 p.m. on the 3rd and offices. junk-owners who neglected to reiss the opportunity cffered by the against this decision of Spain's, 9 am. increasing shortage of steam freight to enter solively into the bat she bss learned that Spain person, by means of a duplicate in the Constitutionalist Provinces strongly recent criticism but do of the military authorities which on the 4th inst., some The Barsaux for Foreign Affairs where nona are intended. They one of those extraordinary exploits

and ancored in finding them

Attention has been called to coastal trade. It was at one time anticipated that in view of the / 288 bad enough of the sinking of{key, opened - hia bar in his room are being taken over by the not hesitate to indulge in it it is difficult to explain sorpt on dearth of steam freight the junk trade would be greatly enlarged here at more of it. In taes of bank notes from $900 is Minister of Foreign Affairs of against others and made good use of, but these hopes did not materialise to say have no more face noter. extent, due, apparently, to the junk-owners' natural suspicion of now bis determination, Germany

the Military Government and

theeumption of deliberate methods, added to which were the varions official difficulties which wilted. She recognised that her A Chinese was charged at the vision

In the matter of war servicee, malignity. A man, very short- will be subject to the super: were thrown in the way of each enterprise, and the golden opportun ber. It was gratifying to read in Mr. J. B. Wood, with anatching Minister of Foreign Affairs under pany in the Police Reserve are from the north-country farm on

of Dr. ballying teation would not avail Police Court this morning, before Ting-fang, ating Premier and the fact that the strongest com useless as a soldier, was called up they seem to lay great stress on sighted and otherwise obviously Wa Ting- ity appears to have slipped by. Had the junk trade been fostered, a tremendous lot could have been done in helping to relieve the telegram yesterday that the one doller from another Chinees. President Li Yuan-hung before Portuguess and that they joined which he was an invaluable freight congestion from which Shanghai has considerably suffered. Spanish Government bas quite Inspector Kent prosecuted. P. C. Jane 12, 1917, when the Militar up although not British subjects, servant, and passed ▲ by the Notwithstanding that the total value of the trade coming within made up ita mind to carry out (B) 110 gare evidence that he ista forced General Li to submit They should bear in mind, how medical idiot who examined him. the purview of the Shanghai native customs showed a distinc: its decision to the laet letter, arrested the defendant. Defendant to their will. Dr. Wa is the last ver, that the most of them are That in itself is too common, an increase, there could have been a much wider expansion;

for, in consequence of the sinking pleaded guilty and was sentenced Foreign Minister of the Republic the result of several generations occurrence to be any longer worth In regard to shipping in general, a decline is reported, but it is of another Spanish veseel, the to three montha hard labour and regularly appointed by the Pre in this Colony and are virtually remark. He was shot into the Army not of such character as to call for any comment, it being due to Government has ordered the four hours' stocks. reasons similar to those experienced the world over. It was natur.equestration of one of the Ger-

rident with the consent of the British, however much they may and shot out again as useless ally to be expected that the most marked decline would be in Britishman vessels confined in Spanish

The body of Li Sing, aged 30 law, Dr. Wa, now one of the

National Assembly according to deny it.

in a week. Bai, now comes the tonnage no less than a million tons-owing to the diversion of ports, Germany will soon see yeare, a servant boy at Na; 12, seven Administrative Directors of guess nationality they should it has been told me. He was If they persist in claiming Fort- strange part of the story - ima tonnage into other channels, but the report points out that, taken as that if this new, and, for them, Stanley Terrace, Quarry Bay, has the Military Government, is also also bear in mind that, were they ordered back to farm work, bat whole, Japanese tonnage has held pretty much the same throughout disquieting policy is persisted in, been removed to the Public Mort Minister of Foreign Afsire. the year ander review and there is no doubt that Japanese ship-when the war is over any ships uery. The dressed was found in

living in Portugal, the able-bodied he was not allowed to return to owners have taken the major portion of the trade in Shanghai and she may have had comfortably the Servant's Qasriers of No. 5;

amongst them would now be the farm which he knew, where have reaped a rich harvest. In American and Datch tonnage, slight saved up for her in Spanish Stanley Terrace, the apparent

serving in the Portuguese Army, his work was of immenes service, increased are recorded, this being due to various liners now calling waters, will be here no longer, one of desth being a stab

prezent war the strongest com- of England, where his experience As Portugal is sharing in the but sent to s farm in the South at the port which previously did not do so. Freight rates have having changed ownership and wound in the chest. It is suspected been conspicuously high, and this, added to the fact that mach sailed under a more honourable that it is a case of murder.

pany" in the least the local Port-will be sa nexriy uzalemus merchandise has very often been lying on the wharves a considerable

Asg.

Orders izened to-day by Mr Fuguese can do in showing their possible. time owing to the shortage of tonnage to transfer it; has been a

Ho Fat, a shop, coolie aged 350. Jankin, Q.B.E., state

[loyalty to the Alliance, rather hard blow to Shanghai merahsats. An outstanding feature Pacifist Twaddle.

years, has been sent to the Gov-

Police School, 1918.

Gen. Perabisg is proving every Ons writer snimadverts on the day that he is the right man in of the report is that shipping during 1917 was singularly free from

ernment Oivil Hospital suering following as

Mr. T. H. King reports the fact that in no Portuguese Dology the right place, says the New dianater, a satisfactory state of affairs which it ia to be hoped will

from injuries received by being with credit":-

having passed would there be found Britishers York Evening Post. He has just continus. In a nutshell, having in mind the adverse conditions Mr. Bamay Maodonald and his The cocident was caused through The best that can be said for knocked down by mator cer No.10.

serving in the local forces, but taken an action which will parz under which shipping is laboaring at the present time, the report idiotic crowd of followers is that crowd ambling outside the Baabam Khan.

"Or, Borgt, 5 Chow U Ting. is favourable, but it is pointed out that had it not been for the high they ara "stickers," and if only Ping Oa Wharf, where two P.0, 808 R. M. Omer.

Portugaste Colony where there scalerly commend him to all right- price of coal, which seriously affected the emåller steamer-companies, they turned their energies in the Chinese were being cheerd for

existe a large British sub-colony thinking Americans. He has ALL- the year would have been still more a prosperous one.

right direction the prosecation stealing a pig from the Ko Chow. H. Q Office.

similiar to the Portuguese due The report contains a lament which will prove of great of the war to a successful insus The injured man alstes that he

phatically denied in a cablegram The "Passed" list is posted at in Hongkong. I think not, to the Secretary of War some of interest to Hongkong, as it is identios! in many respects to they could accomplish a large does not attach any blame to

the atrocity stories told by OBS difficulties with which we are beeet here. This is the question of smount of good. However, they anybody. ss af was his own faali, will, parade no Friday, Septem-the matter of real sacrifice. The

The local Portuguess have of the veterans of why Obies, with her big resources of iron sad coal, has not turned would rather thrust themselves

All ranks except those on daty certainly little to boast, about in who have been over beza an obvious opportunity to good socount. The writer of the report upon a long-suffering public and

Pawnshop Assistant Attacked.

on behalf of the Liberty pertinently asya it is unfortunate that Chins is

ber 13th, at 8.25 pm, on the road few that have left them to join in Loan campaign, and 1 Wong Tam, sa sasialans in the outside the front entrance to the the Grest Sruggle can be counted that the sergeant in queation still try to ram their pacifist trash Ki San pawnshop, 1. Tai Ning Kowloon Railway Station. unable to produce the finished materials for shipbalding, down the throats of people who Street, Shankiwen, reports that at

on the fingers of almost ons hand. be returned to the front at once, but we would venture to add it is more, unfortunate that China are should still hold to her mistaken policy which prevents the exploits of it. This is not the kind of stuff going from his chop to the Wing 810 p for the use of the is the least they can do.

atterly sick and tired 8.30 p.m. yesterday whilst he was Star Ferry Wharf, Hongkong, at stated, the "strongest company

A Special Ferry will leave the Therefore, as I have already presumably for proper direi tion of those mineral resources which are in such great demand at people want to hear. They are too Ting pawnshop, 47, Sai Wan Ho Hongkong resident members

ing. Among the statements the present time and which are becoming more and more necessary, busy to listen to twaddle of this carrying a leather bag containing

sttributed to the sergean So far as the production of materials for shipbuilding goes, Chine kind. Whip the Kaiser and then $164.30 in cash, and jewellery trancheons, and capes folded on come in for a good deal of un-be know the Ger I think that Mr. Jenkin, what- that he had seen an has a lot to learn and it will be a very long time before she is in talk of pesce is their slogan and worth $280.04, be was attacked left arm.

Uniform, belts, esp and covers, ever the merits of his speech, has soldier with his care ont position to produce euch materiala on any large nosle, but she is do Mr. Ramsay Macdonald and bis by four Chinese in Shaakiwan ing a great wrong ja withholding from foreigners ber sanction to disciples will be well advised to Road, fifty yarde from Tai Ning

Decossary abuse. He is a man who inberculosis germa the exploitation of her minerals. They have already acquired the stop pesce talk. If they are not Street. One of the men threw

No rifles or sticks to be carried speaks his mind and also the priemers, and knowledge, and could make tremendous use of this mineral wealth, prepared to help in the war, pepper in his eyes, whilst the on page 87 of the D, O Book :-

Departmental Orders, trath, and truth always hits candy to children which would be to China's own benefit as well se to themselves. The then let them get away and others seized him, snatched the

The following is to be inserted hardest when it finds ita mark. losded handgrensdé report rightly states that had it been possible in the past to offer quietly segregate themselves. bag and ran AW17,

Yours sto,,' organieed encouragement to the metel and mining industries of At present they cometitute Typhoon Warologs.

#48, A. Ita Rezerva. In

'BRITISHER” Chins, the country could have resped a rich harvest. Is swething more than a nuisance.

spector oz Sergeant has coesion

A

Motor Accident. --

POLICE RESERVE ORDERS,

can the writer point out anY Or. Sargh, 831 Khan Sahib

Parade,

Strength

Wireless for Temple of Heaven,

will ever remain a mystery why, with all the minerals for the They are a distinct danger, and received by the American Oon-written message is to be given The following telegram was and is unable sa mocompany him,

to send a prisoner to the Station. Hongkong, Sept. 5, 1918, prodaction of ships lying at her door, Chins still refuses the tap the 8 dangerous people should be sulate General, Hongkong, from to the officer in charge of the supply and is content to import foreign materials for the building of thrown into gol. No-one who the Manila Observatory at 11 p.m. prisoner stating what charge is to the majority of the vemala constructed in China. The report regrets wis not insane would dream for yesterday Typhoon in about be preferred." that in spite of the fact, after four years of war, when abipping a moment of trying to influence 128 degrees Long E. and 19 is ät such a premium and there are four yarde in Shanghai espable public opinion in the direction of degrees Lat. N., moving. N.W." of constracting large vessels, more ships have not been turned out, pasce at a time like this. Let The following talegram was The only answer which seems to meet the case is that the high coet Germany be besten and then talk received at 1p.m. to day P. 0.112 Ng Chap Ng is in- And difcoltion of importing foreign materials for the building of of peace. The next time Mr. Typhoon in about 177 degrere valided ongebore much vessels has proved the greatest factor against rapid production. Ramsay Macdonald holds forth on Ling. E. and 37 degrees Lai. N., Headquarters Clab. Had those yards bean in a position to avail themselves of the raw his pet subject we hope that the direction unknown, Typhoon in materials in China there is no doubt their efforte would have been crowd will deal more severely about 126 degrees Long E. and redgabled, but in view of the numerous trials they have had to with him than merely giving him 19 degroom Lat. N., almost scation contend with their success in constructing what vowels they have is a cut QuES C

P. 0.880 80 is invalided

The Band will play at Head quartera Club 60 Friday ne

next" September 8th Uni- Cups and coTICS

in the Temple,

Zi je reported | telagrank-station-

the Mi ings: hayo, be submitted

play with. There is no tion whatever for such. based on any experi bad, are Gen Anything

parents of Amer

the aires