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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 1918

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COMPTON-CARISIO.-On 17th September at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Dean (The Very Her. A. J. Walker) Compton, of Andover, Hants, to Mimy Carisio, only daughter A. E. Compton, youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. T. B.

Mr. and Mrs. G. Carisio, of Shanghai and Milan.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1918.

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An Appeal

public can do to relieve the

The Super Gas Fiend.

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DAY BY DAY.

FAR EASTERN "BANKING.

WE OFTEN KNOW NOT WHAT WE COVERS WHAT WE ARE. CAN CO: BUT TEMPTATION DIS-

To-morrow's Anniversary,

The Dollar.

The Health Return.

A

Part of a Revolver.

Police Court this morning, before A Chinese was charged at the

A Big American Venture.

FOOTBALL NOTES.

▲ meeting of the Hongkong Football Association Imagua, will

be held on Monday next to elect

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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

How much money in a pound of..

without a soretob, but he caused me to be posted missing," mys the rider in question.

The appeal which we made in our news columns yesterday for s namber of tennis racquets for the use of men of the 88th Company R. G. A. is one which, we feel

Clube to the Longus, which were radium worth? The question is sure, will not fall on deaf ears.

American banking plans for not represented at the last general suggested by the fact that, after Indeed, we have already had

the Far East were crystalized re meeting; also to make arrange the recent death of Dr. Jamen (some response to the request, and|

To-morrow is the first anni-cently in the announcement of ments for the forthcoming season. Douglas, the eminent engineer and desire to express our thanks to

versary of Sir Arthur Yapp's the Asia Banking Corporation Stuce the laer meeting, the mining expert, it was stated that the donors. A point to be appointment as Director of Food that its organisation has been Manchester Regt., the Royal he gave to the General Memorial

Economy. emphasised is that any discarded

completed by the station of Engineers, and the South China Hospital, in New York city, three racquet which is good enough

offor, and that's head office Athletic bare definitely decided and three-fourths grammes of { for knocking a ball about will be The opening rate of the dollar would be opened presently at No, to ask for election in the Senior radium, to be used for medical welcome, for the men on behalf on demand to day was 366, Liberty Street, New York League and the last-named Club purposes, and that this amount of whom the appeal is made | 8 3/181.

Oity. The Company proposes to has also decided, if elected,to of radium was valued at about merely asek the means to enabis

engage in international and enter s team in the 2nd Division. $375,000. Now, if we roduse them to bava. an enjoyable

foreign bizking in Chins, in the

grammer to grains, troy, and "knock-up"-they are not aiming

dependencies and insular posses

This is good news for ireal remember that there are 5,760 st making themselves champion disease notified yesterday was altimately, in Siberis.

The only case of communicable signs of the United Statee, and, sportsmen, as the Lagas com pos- grains troy in a pound, our com- playen! We all know that a fatal occurrence of anterio, the

ed of the Hongkong Club, Royal patation would make a pound. soldier à life is not what most of victim being a Chinese.

Mr. Charles E. Babin, Presi- Navy, Royal Artillery, RE. Man worth millions of dollars. We these man häve been-accustomed

dent of the Guaranty Trustchester Begt, and South Obins will leave the exact amount to be to, while under existing conditions they are roarcely in a position to

Company of New York, is provide some rare good sport, for figured out by our readers-The President of the new Company, lovers of Soccer on every Satur- Outlook go in for luxuries of any kind.

Albert Breton, Vice-President of during the season. The matches The Vice-Presidents are Matars, day and many mid-week daya Anything, therefore that the Mfr. J. B. Wood, with being in the Guaranty Trust Company, will need to start early in Osto The War Office needs more monotony of their lives is sure to possession of a revolver chamber and Ralph Dawson, Assistant ber, owing to the extra number dogs for the front, and gives un a be appreciated, and that is Sargh W. Pitt prosecuted, and Company. Mr. Robert A. Shaw, League composed of six teams is Daily Chronic's. The bulldog is and one round of ammunition. Secretary of the Guaranty Trust of games this year. A Senior list of the types desired, says the we feel aure that those who said that yesterday at the Hau of the Overseas, Division of the very near if not quite a record not one of them. Johs Ball's. possess old racquets and, mosi Tak Wharf Chinese detective Foreign Department: of the for Hongkong. The 2nd Divisica pet pure bred is a peaceful, tennis players do will send them sud Bergt. Fallen searched the Tossearer. The Directors are will still retsin South Chins Inthargic beast. But the bull. along to us for distribution defendant and found the chamber. Moers. Charles E. Sabin, Beward team, and the play of both teams terrier, not specifically named, in imong a deserving set of men.

wrapped up in a piece of cloth. Prosser, President of the will be most slosely followed by a fighter and a sticker. He is to The other parts could not be Bankery Trost

their big following. Company:

by represented, but he must have found. Defendant, pleaded guilty Thatcher M. Brown of Brown

mastiff blood, too, for war par and said he was entrusted by bia Brothers and Company, who It is hoped that a few local poess. This type of hoand water..... What will the Allies do with friend to bring the things to will reperent the interest of the sportsmen will offer their services used by Sanderson, the Govern that king of gas fiende, Professor Hongkong. His friend still had Mercantile Bank of the Americss; se referees this year, as there has ment elephant catcher in India, Otto Schmeeruksse, whom the the other parts. His Worship Engene W. Stetson, and Albert always been some difficulty in as "sizer," and it would exise Americans have recently captured imposed a fine of $200, or one Breton, Vice-Presidents of the retaining the Services of anything, bear, leopard, tiger. - at Thisucourt? This eminent month's hard labour, the revolver Gaaraty Trust Company of Newfficient referees, from various Three such dogs, unaided, opos German professor was the original chamber to be confiscated. explaiter of chlorine gas for

York; F. L. Kent, Vice-President an, owing principally to captured a wild elephant for him. A Concealed Weapon. military perposes, and typifies for A Chinere was charged at the Balph Dawson, Herbert Flash Colony. The names of candidatur of the Bankers, Trust Company; duties taking them from the MOLAY-At Calcutta, on the 17th inst. the wife of R. M. Machiavelian spirit of Prue being in unlawful possession of a and London, Paris National Bank, accepted by the Referees Board The road to brigade beadquarters, humanity at large the cruel Palics Court this morning with backer, President of the Anglo for these posts will be gladly A horse story from the front. Melay, International Banking Corporation, a daughter.

isuism. He is type of the Browning revolves and 200 rounds San Francisco, Cal., M. F. Backus, of the HK F. A. and can be to which an cfficer was ordered breed which has brushed aside all of ammonition, Sergt. Fill prose President, of the National Bank forwarded to the League Secretary, immediately to report, was being the existing international lawa of ented. Revenus Officer No. 3 of Commerce, Seattle, Wash; C. Mr. F. W. Wright, or to the Han, ploughed by German shells. war, and has invented all the said he was on duty and saw the F. Adams, Vice-President of the Secretary (pro tem.) of the Meunted on a big one-eyed blood of drenched Barope in blood. When the defendant and asked him to Oregon; and George E. Smith, A

devilish devices which have defendant coming. He stopped First National Bank, Portland, Referees Board, Mr. F. W. Black. horse, the officer made a sig sag examination for official push for it, until, in the darkuses, we look back on all the means by open the box. He did so with his President of the Royal Typewriter referees of the H. E.. F. A will down into a shell-crater went which Germany has attempted to key and in a fales top he found Company and of the American be announced shortly.

horse sad rider. The charger conquer the world, but especially the revolver. In another box be Manufacturers Export Associa

catwalked up the bank, missed. the poison gas and immenwerfer found 200 rounds of ammunition, tion, New York. altecke, it is only with loathing concealed in a false bottom. The

The coming Senson "promises ita ridar, who lay on the blind that we can regard this apostle of defendent said to witness that be open branches in Chins and 38 one and a revival of the best galloped miles sorom country,

Preparations are being made to to be a particularly interesting side, and set out for its base. I` Kaltar and his minions.. The was carrying the revolver for a preliminary step a central branch class of football which has been crossed two wide, deep streams, Alliee will, of course, treat bim friend. Defendant said that he will be established at Shanghai, seen in Hoogkong in former and arrived safely. Es got there with the courtesies of war, when we think of all the fearful the weapon to Hongkong and he specist commission will be sent

was asked by a friend to bring With that object in view, -8 Fears is expected. sgosies and deaths for which this did not know the law. His Wor-into the Far East, by the Asis

HONGKONG TRADE. scientific murderer is responsible,ship fired the defendant $500, Banking Corporation. This com Report by the American Consul. it seems hardly fitting that he with an alternativa of three mission will be headed by Mr. should only be placed in a pri- months' hard labour, the revolver, William C. Lane, Vice-President La the course of a recent report, Boners' camp and treated like a and ammnsition to be confiscated. of the Guaranty Trust Company Mr. Geo. E. Anderson, the United of all the jewels of antiquity. gentleman. At lesat we have Among the Allies generally there is being felt at the moment she satisfaction of knowing that

Contradictory Stories. of New York; Mr. Dawson, Crew-States Consul Geners), points out There must have been enormous the utmost estistsction and appreciation of the American spirit in this his warped brain will not be able Police Ocart this morning, before of the Far Eastern Division of the the chief faster in shaping the Roman aristocrate, for example...

A Chinese was charged at the ford M Bishop, former Director that the war in Europe has been numbers in the possession of the ` war and of what it is doing and the infidence it is having on the to carry out any more fendish fr. J. R. Wood, with being in Baresa of Foreign and Domestic course of Hongkong's trade in In fact, there was never a time trend of events. We desit yesterday with the magnificent success devices. of the American Army led by its own Commander-in-Chief, in the

unlawful possession of two rain- Commerce of the United States 1917. The high exchange value in "human history when jewele St. Mikiel sector, which has brought the famous fortress town of An Unfortunate Time

water pipes valued at $10. Sergt. Dapartment of Commerce. They of silver and the diminishing were not being smassed, and the Hets under Allied gunfire and which is probably destined to lead

Pitt prosecuted. A Chinese will be accompanied by other re-service of coastwine and overses output of precious stones mast district te great developments in this particular sphere of operations. That

watchmen. deposed presentatives of the company who shipping, direct results of war, have been dearly continuous. stroke must have come as an eye-opener to the Germen High Com- There is one aspect of the that he saw two pieces of iron are to be stationed permanently in have had much influenca apen Where are they all now? Doubt mand, which has now had a concrete example furnished it of what Austrian peace move, now splying in Gilmen's Besar, and he China. The commission will visit foreign trade; bat on the less some of the ancient jewels the once-despised American Army is capable when it sets its mind on to which have not referred, his property. Defendant replied; local conditions in tbst country bad one for Hongkong industries must be large number un

parently endorsed by Germany, questioned the defendant if it was Japan and will make a survey of whole the year was

Dot are still being worn, but there given task. But its significance lies in the promise of greater and that is the inopportune time in the afirmative and asid he as well as in China. The com- and commerce, shipbuilding and accounted for. For instanos, things to come, for obviously the continuous stream of young and at which it has been made. The brought over the pipes from a mission expects to leave this anger refining, which are among virile soldiers, fresh to the war, must in the course of time have an mere fact that the military situat shop in

where is the dismond nsoklaos · effect which cannot be otherwise than disastrous to the Germans. ion at the moment is all to the then told

Yaumsti. Witness country early in September. the principal industries of the thst brought caudal upon Marie That is why we can look with so much confidence to the fatore, advantage of the Allies is suffic that he

the defendant The Anis Baking Corporation colony, did very well. The ship. Antoinette? Maybe its wbare knowing that in the matter of manpower we shall always have the tent to warrant the cool reception him to the shop sad find out York State with a capital of capacity, the only limitation have made a study of each things, was going to take was formed under the laws of New yards worked to their foll abouts is known to those who opper hand of the enemy.

Thers can be no doubt about it that America, now that she tors. But there are two other un- Defendant then said that he did, $500,000, all of which has been materials for certain purposes, historie gems that baru di which has been given to the over whether the story was true. $2.000.000 and a surp as of being the difficulty of securing but there must be scorse of other is in the war, is fired with a coasaming determination to see the fortunate circumstances the pro- not get the pipes firms shop but paid in. Among the stockholders The volume of business was for appeared. One wonders if they isena through to the bitter end. In all the speeches of U. S. spokes-posal synchronised with the das from a mass in Yaamati. The are the Gasranty Trust Company below normal, not only because have found their way to India. men we see that point emphasised, whether we take the utterances of tardly sinking of the Galway Oetle detective asked him if he could of New York, the Bankers of the shortage of shipping and San Francisco Argonaut. President Wilson or of the Labour leader, Mr. Gompers. The Ameri and the renewal of the air raids and the man and he said "No". Trust Company, the Mercantile high freight rates, bat si:0 can people hesitated, se well they might, before committing them on Paris. Surely no more unfor- The defendant told him he was. Bank of the Americas, selves to the burdens which war inevitably imposer, but, once decid tanste time could have been s

the because of closed markete Not much information about ed, they entered the conflict with heart and soul in the task, and that selected for the expression of a pleaded not guilty and said he Bank of San Francisco, the First sad because of high prices gleaned from an examination of marine hawker. Defendant Auglo and London Paris National to Chinese produce in Europe the property of the Tear can be is the spirit in which they have continued ever since. It is evident willingness to talk of peace. If brought the pipes from a man in National Bank of Portland, Ore; for foreign goode everywhere, the that pacifism is not a weekness of the Americabe.

Journal of Finangal If we want proof the British and the French were Yaumati. His Worship sentenced and the National Bank of Com- Polition! troubles in China, the Statisties which the Rassian of that fact, we can find it in the absolutely outspoken astare ever in a mood to entertain the him to one month's hard labour, meres of Seattle, Wash. In New reduced buying power of the Government issued every year. of the official comment on the Istest Austrian pesce move. One of ides of a round-table conference, there ntterances is that Austria is cracking and that, instead of these two incidente would be

Possession of Silk Tork the bank will occupy the people, dua to a failure to sell The reason is that national and wasting time with atterly assless peace talk, now is the time "to

A Chinese was charged at the second floor of No: 66, Liberty their own products at an advant imperial revenues and expenses strike hardest; while another assertion reads that there can only be change their minds. There is Mr, J. B. Wood, with being in the establishment of branches in to redaos the import trade. monarch or to certain esicengine quite enough to make the Police Court this morning, before Street. Presest plans contemplate, age, and other elementa combined often overlapped, according to the oneresponse to the proposal-amely, force force to the atmost, force only one way in which to deal unlawful possession of two pieces Hankow, Peking, Tientein, Neverthelese, most impacts were of Siate to which he was pleased Declarations like these show that America with the murderers of innocent of silk. Sergt. Pitt prosecuted, Harbin and Viadivostok. When made upon a rising market, and to submit. All we can clearly is not going to be side tracked by specious suggestions conceived non-combatrate, and that is to and said that a constable saw the the Russian sitastion clears the were therefore more than ordin ascertain is that he received with the ides of evading defeat, any more than the other Allies are give them a sound thrashing, defendant in Hollywood Bosd new bank will be ready to arily profitable, while exports of annually roubles amounting to For it is seen, with refreshing common-sense, that the time to secure That is just what the Allies will carrying bendkerchief

knock-out blow is when one's adversary is weakening; not when da; that will be their sawer to stopped the defendent and found Siberis, or to affiliste itself with or less directly for war purposes, huge personal income was mainly Bestablish itself in Russia and rome lines of goods needed more many millions of pounds. This he is in an apparently favourable position. And in the present case this latest peace" feeler, the only sure way of reaping the fruits of victory is first to best the

he had two pieces of silk. Defen-old or new Bassion Binks. The and therefore demanded at almost derived from landed property enemy and then to talk of peace."

dins told the constable that he company is prepared to increase any price, coptionsd in spite covering more than a million America and the American people have no misconceptions anto

came from Macao and brought ita capital acording to require of every disadvantage. The chief aquare miles, house property in the nature of the work to which the Allies have put their hands. They

the things with him. At the Police mente.

¡ festure of trade in 1917 was several cities, sud mines in the know that, although the enemy is showing signs of distress which

Station be said that the silk are comistakable, he has still a lot of "kick" left in him and, when the Magistracy this morning, at 25, New Sireet, On being Two Chinese were charged at Felonged to his mother who lived

the predominance of American Urale sud Siberis. But we must impazza sad exports. The closing remember that in Russia maoy confronted with the certain knowledge that he cannot wriggle out before Mr. E. D. O. Wolfe with taken there, it we found that

of many Europeon ports to Chinees expenses defrayed in other coun- of the war, that he will fight hard with his back to the wall. But the larceny of a piece of sheeting nobody knew him. The constable, 31 states:-The Hongkong War strong demand for raw products the private pures of the Antooral

prouuote by the war and the tries by træstion were paid out of the case for which the Allies are fighting is one that is worth msk valued at $60, from a vacant plot in giving evidence, corroborated Charities Committes has forward-in the United States made hesry The numerous palaces with their ing great escrifices for indeed, it is one which demands of all of ground as Ostohick Street, the statement made by Sergt. Pilt eda farther sum of £209 48, 38, exports to the latter is certain personnel, including whole regi- liberty-loving peoples their maximum effort, anything abort of which Inspector Macdonald in pre- and said that he saw the defendant making, with the 25,000 ant by lines inevitable. The restricted ments of guards, or maintained would be equivalent to a refusal to put high principles before nations! Leonting anked his Warship to concealing the silk, zo be (witnean) she convenience. It is because of a recognition of the great charge discharge the stond defendant felt auspicions and qaestioned the Society, a total subscription of the interior of China and fit post jour

Hoogkong St. George a credits both in Hongkong and in by the Emperor alone. All royal which has been committed to the world's democracies that the pre-asha was suffering from acute defendant, and brought him to £5,209,431, for King George's of remittances smphries grants nations of the world are today arrayed in battle foros leprosy. His Worship sentenced the Station. His Worship re- Fund for Sailors. The Hongkong of an adequats ban against the militariss of Central Europe, Americe, as one of these the first defendant to one month's manded the case for a week, so as St. George's Socisty, per re for China. Until such great democracies, knows that she is playing her proper role. That hard labour and discharged the to enable the Police to make Murray Stewart, has sent actually is why she is animated by a deep and abiding resolution to remain second defendant, ordering him investigations, se regards the donation of 61,500 to the Mon-trade in Agbting until the Allies' aims are fully secured for generations at the same time to be weak out owner of the milk, bail being inegrin Red Cross and Belist peo

of the Colony,

allowed at $29,

without stint or limit.

ve unborn

THE RIGHT SPIRIT.

A Leprous Defendeat.

Hongkong Gifts.

The L. and U. Reprass of Jaly

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One wonders what has beocme