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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 12 1918.

WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED

A FRESH CONSIGNMENT

OF

VIROL

A Public Service:

DAY BY DAYS

Dr. Smalley, when he erased s Chinese compradore to be taken

BA GOOD CONSCIENCE BAN BEAR before the Magistrate yesterdBY VERY MUCH AND IS VERY JOYFUL on a charge of selling ment which IN THE MIDST OF ADVERSITY. was bad, performed a public Pervice, and if only many other Europeans who are continually experiencing the mme kind of thing would take similar stapa, it might be found in a little while that Chinese provision dealera

Tomorrow's “Anniversary, To-morrow is the 53rd birth day of General Sir W. R. Bird wood.

The Dollar.

LETTERS FROM

CHINESE POLITICS:

- ROBBIE - II.

Another ithern Manifesta.

To his Naphew in France.

Dear Álick..

Hongkong, 12th Sept, 1918.

Aye, there's no doubt

TO-DAY'S

Amid the

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perils that thres throne the new Salten oso find consolation for

lam disasters by contempisti

as:* Shining Stone"-- Morque of St. Sophine

The Canton Intelligence Barssu writes as follows:-

Cham Chur-heuse and Lak slab of translucent but that it's the hard times you's Wing-ting, two of the seven brought from Perna been through of late but the bins Administrative Drro ors of the been fixed to the Werter would wake up to the fact that | The opening rate of the dollar ved Bosche didn't get along the Military Government, did not the gallary. It emits rays of they cannot foist their bad on demand to-day was 3. Bois de Boulounge after. How congratulate the election of Han dassling brilliancy during goods on to Europesus. The 11.7/16d.

d'ye like ma French-that's only Shib-chang, as the militarists and periods of Turkish defendant in this case admitted For House-breaking or Work? 13 poss's the Censor-no that their organe bays reported: They of religicus triumpha that be bad purchased the goods Police Cours this morning with ontside, at least with Hen Shih-chang or Feng opeque, however cloudlors the A Chinese was charged at the he would let on to any body are not negotiating Reparately for Islam, but becomes black and second-hand from another com pradore, but apparently he had being in possession of house supposed to. No, he darena, Kuo-chang, sa the Constitution skies, whenever some calamity is not taken the trouble to examine breaking implements: Inspector for I'm led to believe that alists are fighting for the sbout to befall the Ottoman Em what he had bought to see if

P. O'Sullivan prosecuted. Athey're sworn in store they get publican principle and the pireorthe faith. It has not hitherto Chinees detestive said that at the job, but at the same time; and not for the selfish war though the Sultan's armies observados of law and order, been darkend during the preesat they were fit for consumption

a.m, he was on duty at Queen's mind ye, that donaza prevent That would be altogether against Road when he saw the defendant them being sworn as when they interests of a clique and a few hare so frequently been defeated VANS. WATSON & CO., LTD., to boy up old goode as chesp fendant and questioned him, and ly. That's by the way however, the terms of peace will have to oder eclipre. Thus the mystio bis creed. What these gentry dooming. He suspected the dedo their work ower conscientious. persons, like the North. Moreover: and the power of Islam seemed to

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HONGKONG ANDĮSIBERIA.

s they can and then sell them also searched him, when he found and just shows ye the effect of be approved by the National tone, ever shining, proves to A fresh commodities to their

European patrons. As happens the pick in his pocket. He was this swfn' war. Bat da I was Asembly now in session in believing Moslems that, however very often, these goods are found pught up to the Station and on sayin' the Huns are now fair dissy Canton. It is also wrong to infer fate may frown, the real victory to be bad, but endless trouble being searched the chisel was trying to keep facing west that the present strugle is wholly remains with them. cocure when the vendor is asked found in his socke, tied by a word, and walking back at the one between the North and the

| Other Tricks,

I

ques

hour

obyway-

Remanded.

even

to exchange them. Is is not garter. He (defendant) said they same time. Your Uncle Jim Sauth. The majority of the Most public men contrive to sufficient to send the "boy" hack were instruments which he used once did the same thing trying to members of the National As bear in silence the annoyance with them; the retailer must see in his work. His Worship reget into a footbs match, but it ambly now in Canton, the first inflicted by anonymous corres the European. Of course, a manded defendant în police didna' work. But, sye set a stoot one properly slected by a united Spondents,

and Mr. Lloyd European is unlikely be walk custody so se to enable him heart to a stay bras and mind, China, are Northern; and both George's recent outburst on the dows the street carrying a tin of

to find his employer.

that once ower the brow o the the Speaker of the House of Es-anbject is a striking exception to bad meat, and the wily com

A Chinese Girl Charged. hill the thorns ara fower..

presentatives and the President of the general rule. The late Dr. A Chinese girl was charged at] pradore knows it, and that's the Magistracy this morning, don't know Darwin from a, cas the co-operation of all leaders and that he never read anonymous There's plenty o folks that the Senate are Northamers. Since Joseph Parker invariably alleged where be scares.

Moreover he before Mr. J. R. Wood, with barettar, yet by the proess of the reorganization of the Military letters directed to him, even strongly resente that the article should be croseed cff" the book "obtaininge quantity of stationery, evolution are being queso tenders, but the Administrativa. A Well-wisher," "An Ardent Government, not one or two though they might be signed vailued et 880, by false pretences along a' the time. We had a at the month-end, and makes sub Inspector P. O'Sullivan prosecute sample o' this eort of thing at Council of Seven Directors, with | Admirer," or even :...” ▲ Best- a lot of trouble that he generally ed and in outlining the ones said at the V. B. O. annual meeting the approval of the National holder. He made one exception; gsins bis ead.

that the defendant posed as a last week. You would see the Assembly, may conclude peace, however, whes, after a parti- sister of a certain Mr. Wong Sin- Olub's report I sent ye. Well Mr. Sham and General Luk have onlarly venomous onslaught on wai in a Obinese firm. On various that'e-se mach ye'll ever see this again and again declared their him by a newspaper, « member The case before the Megistrate in Queen's Road and told them newspaper reporters by the pro Government is clear evidence of Temple and subsequently to send dates she went to a stationer'ashop year for it appears that when the support for constitutionalism and of the Charch of England was their sotive part in the Military induced thereby to visit the City yesterday is only one of hundreds she was the sister of a certain cess of infilteration, so to speak, their sincerity towards the the pastor an anonymous letter of of others. Almost every com- Chinese gentleman. As the shop got ineide the building they Provisional Constitution as the thanks and a Bank of England pradors in the Colony sells people knew this man very well, were tellt that it was only s articles of food which are not fit they gave her the stationery abe business meeting and that it preme law of the land."

note for £109. Dr. Parker told to eat and also sells goods which wasted. On a certain day she wasna

While it is perfectly legitimate the story to his congregation on that it necessary purport to be what they are not. went to get some more stationery, ahcald be reported. for one to have a special publicity the Sunday following, and invited It was not very long ago that we but the shop people get suspicious, never heard that this decision was "gency to promote its intersets those present to pray that the saw bie "fokia" filling bottles she was not a sister of Mr. Wong meeting, but that's by the way reading public and hurts one's England gentleman keep on were in a compradora's shop and made inquiries and found that the resnit of the open vote of the sud let its views be known to newspaper might continue its others, it is unjust to the large attacks and the Church of with pepper and putting on Sai-wai Dafendant pleaded not and like Hongkong anyway. As labels bearing the name of well-guility. His Worship remanded it happened, the members of the own case when only desperate responding. known British manufacturere. her in Policy, custody till to 0.ab that were away bathing bad attempt are made to create We presume that the bottles morrow afternoon.

One of the romanews of the war were filled with common pepper

to depend on hearsay to get the cura intended to cause dis Readers of the Telegraph on Tuesday could not fail but be sad passed cf sa the product of

A Bandle of Twine.

result of the meeting, but, as I

affection in the opposite camp and is the career of Sir John Monash. A Chinese was charged at the always deeply interested in the report of a meeting of British medical men this British manufacturer, selling Police Court this morning before faller

arouse international bad feelings, recently promoted to the rank of 887, ye in Shanghai who recently met to consider the proposals which had at 40 or 50 cents, the real value Mr. J. E. Wood, with being in source onyway and more exciting Customs forcibly and that some in France. He is both the first get The recent reports that the South-lieutenant general and placed in report from that

West would take the Canton command of a British army corps forward that a British Red Cross unit should be formed being about 10 cents. There is unlawful possession of a quantity at times. Between ourselves, this of the Constitutionalist leaders Australian and the frat Jew to for active work in Siberia. The question is one which affects very no doubt that a little investigation of twine. Inspector P. O'Sullivan sort o' thing's no good enough, largely all the Allied people in the Far East, and though we have into the tricks of the Hongkong prosecuted. A Chinees constable We caons be expected to fight all nothing but malicious acts of Monash was born in Melbourne in

are discussing aspacata peace are

hold so high a rank. General not heard of similar proposals having been made se regarde Hong-compradore would onearth many said that he was in Hollywood this spirit here so well sa in kong, we are sure that the thought must have struck many people unlawful practices. A little more Road when he say the defendant France. A wee bird whispered sence is tolerated and Gren B.A. at Melbourne University, he 1865. Alter graduating sa A that we in this Colony are in a ospital position to render help in one supervision might also be carrying a bundle, way or another to the Allied soldiers fighting on the Siberian front.exercised over

Witness to me the next morning that most the Chinese stopped him, and asked him what of the business of the secret patronised simply in the hope took op civil engineating, and True we have many patriotic ladies' working parties who are retailers of batchers mest. It is it contained. Defendant replied session

that open interoɔuize may remove WOE the labouring with commendable speed in making surgical requirment common for the Hongkong house that it wAD

was on. the

highest honours, and garments for saldiere, yet the time seems to have arrived when wife

nothing, and tione

misrepresentation...

Next be studied eight to have meat delivered afterwards witness asked him day for the Bar. Well that

law. and obtained the degree of Hongkong can take a much more active part in the war, and from which is well" on the turn" sad to open the bundle. Defendant was good business

LL B. The firm be established what we know of the great willingness of Hongkong people wat if it is sent back the vendor con- then confessed it contained twine, for the other Olabe and Hotele

became one of the leading firms assume that they will not let this opportunity slip by, provided the siders it an abeclate effront. As and when asked where it came and it ie now understood that the

of its kind in Australia, building call comes. There has, of course, been some talk in connection with we have remarked before, the from he replied that be bought it more Preris-like everybody's

many roads, bridges, railways; Hongkong sending relief in practical form to Siberia, bat nothing best way in which these people in Larcar Bow and afterwards drink looke, the better the Com- of a definite character has been proposed so far as we know, and it can be taught to sell goods fit to denied it. The defendant then mitteo will be pleased. Mird ye, remand at the Police Court this military matters and joined the early on he became interested in and water supply systems. Quite there had there is no earthly reason why it should be kept dark eat, in to summon them. If a few told the defective that he got the I never could see what recreation morning with being in anlawful Votoris State Militia, eventually When all comes to all, without infringing the censorship regala fines are inflicted they will learn twine from a man whom he could there was tions, we can safely say that there are numbers of wounded in this that it is not worth their while to not get at present. Defendant elbow too

inTM lifting ons's possession of some jewellery becoming major. In 1901, ander thestie of war who require all the succor which those close at hand try any further trickery.

often and aa valued at $27 end with receiving the Commonwealth Government, said that he was a kind of travel- you know I've no time mysel' property knowing the same to he was made lieutenant colonel osa give them......

ler and that he brought the twine for the man The suggestions which have been put forward in one form and Hoogkong Nuisances.

whose face is bave been stolen. Inspector F. in the newly created National De down from Canton. His Worship always hanging on the rim of O'Sullivan prosecated. His Wor-fence Corps. When war broke ont another in Shanghai are very acceptable and show plainly that at very short notion the Northern Settlement would be able to organise

was, however, not satisfied with a tumbler. Enough's plenty, ship remanded the case till Mon- be was appointed chief sensor, Bvery efficient staff of hospital workers. Their services could rampant in Hongkong, but among fine of $8, or one week's hard buried his second wife. Bas at with the same care, another and German in addition to hi There are many nuisancee this explanation and impored as Andra Jamison said when he day afternoon. In connection havings good knowledgeof French either be atilised in Siberis or in Shanghai itself,, where a certain the number of beds could be placed at the disposal of the medical cuthori rabhich by throwing it into the

worst is the disposing of labour.

the same time I'm surprised they Chinete was charged with steal other sequirements, but only for 's Saatching Cocoanuts. tiss on the Siberian front, who may require to send badly wounded streets from verandahs, It in

didn't go further when they were ing the jewellery. His Worship few months, as he was eager for acliders to a place where they could receive closer attention high time the Sanitary. Author Police Court this morning. before for amabe or make arrangements Monday afternoon.

A Chinese was charged at the at it and provide socommodation sito remanded this osse till fighting job. In Gallipoli be than would perbeza te possible close to the fighting lines., In Horg.rities look measures to prevent Mr. J. R. Wood, with snatching with the Police Beserve to see

commanded an Australian regi- kong we are very fortunate in baving a body of well-trained nurses in this sort of thing continuing. It ton cocosnats from another the members home at a re

ment. He was thrice the V. A. D. the activities of whom we touched upon on Tuesday, is very disgusting and disagree Chinese. Inspector P. OSalivan spectable hour: With a little

mentioned in despatches and mides 0.3. and, like Shanghai, we should find no difficulty in dealing with able, when walking along a street, prcascated and said that se she encouragement, this sort o calls which were made upon us in regard to giving assistance to unexpectedly to pet some rabbish complainant was walking along grandmotherly interference, will this week about nurses being Eventually he acmmanded in Monash Valley, in the peninsula, those soldiers wounded while fighting in Siberis. We feel sare dumped on one's head. In Connaught Road Central carrying soon see the Legislative Council wanted for Siberis sad there's Australian division se brigadier that if some definite proposals were put forward that we in Hong some cases not only ordinary two baskets of cocosnate, defend sitting in secret and cause the been a lot of cheap sneers for the general at Ypres and Hessines. kong should form a Bed Cross Unit to send to Siberia, it would rubbish, but unwholesome food ant and several others, who warel pewspapers a great inconvenience.A.D. ladies. Them that's in the For his services he was knighted. be well received by many who have long felt that they are not stand the like are barted into not arrested, came from behind, for the want of news..... playing an antive enough part. The opportunity is here presented, the streets.

know knows perfectly well that This method of and atole the ten cocoanuta. Com sad, should a propoest similar to the one suggested be put before disposal tends to keep the streets plainant and his master lodged a getting a amake sent him through for that wort

I tell ye before about the chap the lascise that's been trained here the Hoogkong public, there is small doubt that a considerable in a dirty condition, despite the complaint with the Folies. A the post. Well, it we sent just been

o work hasna resort of Hot Springs, South At the fashionable holiday nomber would avail themselves of it. For some time past the efforts of the Sanitary Authorities detective was detailed to go along ake, but the

wasting their American and Japanese Red Cross have been working at high to keep them clean. It should be with the complainant, as a result got the prize idiot that preses his collecting a wheen medale and and men of the ocean liners. 184

police time for the pressure in helping the sick and wounded in Siberia and though thoroughly impressed on the of which the defendant was tims with reptiles instead of certificates and if the Government were lying idle on the Hoboken the troops engaged are not very large as far as numbers of fighting minds of the Chinese that this arrested, Complainant, in giving studying hie correspondence had a grain of sense it would, in side of New York Harbour Lor man go to-day, yet it is unfortunately too true that there will be a sort of thing cannot be tolerated. evidence, said that he was a fok school lessons. Well I only hope, fairase to the ladies, make some nearly thras year. They are good deal of sickness, and more then that, there is the added They should be compelled to in a fruit stall at the Central that none o' mine will ever live, statement on the subject and stop described stadions lot burden in the form of the large numbers of refugees who will also have a proper dustbin in which market, and he was carrying the to have their sense of bumcar ao lot of gabbies that's running and move! require the ministrations of the Red Cross,

to keep their refore, till Cocoscute when about ten of them strongly developed. I bave never round wi' their cat-out open most There would, of course, be many difficulties in the way of the the dust cart comes along and were enstched from the basket heard tell of soy proscoation of the time. There's nothing

their time organisation of the unit suggested, but considering that we have carries it away. Another com- by several men. Defendent was

marine in the Colony 6 trained body of nurses well qualified to underiake mon cuisance is the piling among those who smatched the yet, but what I d like to know to hide about the Biberian such work immediately if required, the task is not so formidable up of heaps of rubbish and gar coocanuts. A occoscut was also Postmaster look on the affair, Northern papers have had screeds

in in what light does the business anyway, for sa it would at first glance appear. A considerable amount of hage on the verandahs by Chinese thrown at

at him, which hit his Suppose the pos money would be needed for the running of the organisation, but folk, who should be reminded that back and another was thrown into dropped the parcel on the street is that if the las

had on it for weeks past. the generosity of Hongkong people would sen that this was forth it, is in their own intates that the sea. Defendant and that he had it had brunt open 1 coming and there would thus be no lack of funds or materials, these practices should be she did notanatch, but was given There is no doubt that many people in the Colony would welcome douad, bare are other avances nomer chems by which motive help could be rendered. There would of a usture too disgusting to bend lack of volunteers to senis: La such a good work. A large SP number of hospital workere will be needed shortly, and it would be Prom Batizfectory to nes soms definita proposals laid down for organimog it is DO WORősz that the Colony's remorses 20 fans if our help is required to shall be common in the ready to take the work in hand

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which should also be sup- for by their

maisaly soutter there cocosunt by one of the snatchers the pastmin who he saw snatching

been ruaning yet and nut, and he ate it. His

whole delivery said that he WIRD KRLİY ing atoled property sed fine him $10,

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A Chinese way charged on

There's been a lot of talk here was named after him by his men.

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