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ACALENDAR OF

CELESTIAL

WATERWAYS

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Illustrated by six Photogravures and containing twelve Quotations from the SAYINGS OF CONFUCIUS with six verses on river and lake written by famous CHINESE POETS. Packed ready for posting,

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$13 per annum.

full month.

for

at

coolies in Kowloon have decided

DAY BY DAY.

THE INTEREST ON BORROWED TROUBLE IS ALWAYS HIGH.

The Dollar.

The opening rate of the dollar

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MBER

HONGKONG TYPHOON

SIGNALS.

Instructions to Craft In Harbour.

Should the local typhoon Savignala be hoisted either by day|

or- night all vessels may reing staam or make other preparatione for shifting barth.

To-morrow's Anniversary, To-morrow is the second anni, versary of the proclamation by Venizelos of a Provisional Ministry in Greece.

A Lady Sanitary Inspector,

1893

HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE

YEARS AGO..

(Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" filer for the week

endang Datober 2, 1893.)

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

It has been pointed out that if Mr. Asquith joins the Government Mr. Lloyd George "will have two ex-Prime Ministers Among bie subordinater. There is no former instance of this state of things in modern history, and it is a long

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ty-three, and at that age to be Prime Minister again.

Grasping Rickaba Coolies.

In view of the fact that greedy ricksha coolies at Kowloon are being. Fummoned before the Magistrates in increasing nam "bers, it strikes us that per: bape the time is ripe when those bo offand by demanding more than they are legally entitled to should be punished more heavily than seems to be permitted by the

The Dollar, law at present. On Thursday's

September 28.The rate of the time now sicce an coolie was eammoned by a Earo-

Steamers are recommended to dollar on demand to-dan, is 2/8vernment contained in a second- paan lady for demanding more

Pity the Editor try place OTOD ODG ex-Prime than the legal fare, but only the

shift to Kowloon Bay as soon as possible

September 29Observer" is Minister. The classical, case co asual $10 fae wasïcfiioted. Now,

On the approsch of a typhron, a joker who sends us a sneering ourred about the middle of last One can easily ses the point of

Land Sale. Kowloon Island Lot No. 1364 vele who have cleared for ses eference to something of other, entory, and is furnished by the the Magistrate, aben inflicting sbiu penalty, that 310 in a large is to be sold at the P. W. D. do not wish to return to through the Post Office, unpaid; game of see iw which was playe Harbour when the weather mod- and we, thinking it might be, wned by Lord John Erwell and sam to a rick hs coolte, but the Offices on October 14. The lotarates may take shelter in Jankovårdne subscription or Lord Palmerston: In the Go- fact is that, rotwithstanding comprises an ares of 2,520 square quite a number of coolies have fest and the upset price is under the direction of the Gship, readily stumped up four vernment of 1846 52 Lord John Chief Examination Officer Esst. cente-we have now only one left Bassell was Prime Minister and brea before the Court recently,

$10,080.

Bivar steamers lying at their for luck, Mr. "Oberver" iss type Lord Palmerston Forsign Seors- charged with similar offences, the

whatyre may prooed to Cheung of Hongkong life. Lately we have a and in the Government of fos of $10 in which they have His Excellency the Officer Sha Wan Erst of Stonecutters noticed, as the toils of retribution 1859 65 their two positions were been muleted has not acted in Administering the Government Island. If the Examination Ves close around one svi'd-doer after *xactly reversed. It was, indeed, any way as a deterrent to other has appointed Mr. Jans Giraldssels are withdrawn on account of another, everybody begins enlogis Lord John Russell's very excep. WATSON & CO., LTD. final fate, to be Prime Minister to be drawn from this is that the Sanitary Inspector, "with effecting at the Western entrance and joppressed” and so on, and every" of sixty, to be in and out of sub- from the age of fifty four till that from the 1st October.

wishing to enter the port shall body wants to be defended by us, to take a stand by consistently Chairman of Tribunal halet the internetional signal or avenged, or vindicated, or ordinate office, first under Lord demanding more than the legal His Excellency the Officer P.. D." permission is urgently goodness knows what. But late Aberdeen and then under Lord fare and that they find it still Administaring the Government requested to enter harbour" of these snivelling beggara ho Palmeraton, from sixty to seven- which pays them to keep up this cffence has appointed His Honour Bir This signal will be scknowledged |spproach as in their own

with in spite of the $10 fines. Only William Bees Davies to be Chair by the Examination Battery at terests have omitted to prepay

one solution to the problem pre- man of the General Military Stonecutters hoisting the inter not merely in the matter of posts ge sents itself and that is the Bervios Tribunal, doring the cational snewer-pendant. Upon stampe, bat in the principle of All communications intended for publication should be addressed Hegistrates when dealing with absence from the Colony of the the Examination Battery mutual support and fair give-and will receive a new ruler, is a mis The "Sablime Porte," which to the Editor.

cases of this description should Honourable Mr. Ernest Hamilton at Stonecutters hoisting inter take as between man sad na anglated French naine for the Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.

be empowered to increase the fins: Sharp, KC., O.BE

nattional signal T., Proceed If one thief robs another, it is no Babi-Hamsyub, -Motor Vessels for Fiji. into harbour", the incoming use appealing to us for help Gate. The existing structure, or Imperial The rates of Subecription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will Kowloon ricksha coolies have of

be as follows:-Daily issue-36 per annum..Weekly issue-late had plenty of warninge that Tenders are being invited for vessel eball proceed West of especially if the aggrieved this! which has become the symbol of they cannot go on like this, and if the construction and delivery in Sonecutters and shall anchor has previously robbed us. We Saltanism for Western Europe, is The rates per quarter and per mensem, proportional Subscriptions they pereist in it, then they must Hongkong and/ar Suvs, Fiji, of North of that island to the East-could name one or two saç mainly a modern restoration. Ita

for any period less than one month will be charged as for a shown that the law cannot be two motor vessels for the Fijian ward of a lius joining the West cases of recent cecurrence

Acuted. They have been allowed Government. Specifications and point of Stonecu ters and the

high-sounding title is not justi Candid Commeat. September 30.-The following

fied by the present unimposing The daily fsane is delivered free when the addressee is accessible to far too much rein and the time rough draft plans shewing gener Torpedo Pier at Lai Chi Kok.

messenger. Peak subscribers cau bave their copies delivered he pulled up with a jerk. It $10 may be seen at the Hongkong mentioned position no such vessel Commission of Equiry: "That this was the entrance by which has now arrived when they must al arrangemente, &o., of vessels While anchored in the above appears regarding the Observatory appearance, and has probably survived from the period when their residences without any extra charge.. Os copice sent by fner will not teach them to Harbour Office.

shall hold sny communication this Commission will be held and the Sultans publicly entered or poet an additional $180 astter is charged for postage.

For Wounded Sikhs. behave properly, then perhaps The postage on the weekly isene to any part of the world is $1.00 fines of $25 will. Sacald this

whatsoever with the shore or with that Professor Debrck shall ap left the Old Baraglio. On either The Hon. Secretary of the Sikh sny other vessel. – Upon the pear in the position of a witness Single Copies, Daily, isa cents. Weekly, twenty-five cents (for stresors fail, then perhapa gaol Temple, Hongkong, seks as to westher moderating every each and not as President the talk of side of the gateway are niches in without the option of a fine will inform the generous subscribers vessel which ie Fo anobored shall the town to-day would indicate and other luckless oficials who which the heade of Grand Viziera to the Sikh Wounded Soldiers' precand West of Stoneesiters to an unmistakable fact, but un had, incurred the Saltan's dis- Fand that the amount collected the Examination Anchorage, and fortunately we have had such s -682 50, rquivalent to Rs. eball remain there until it bas lengthened and screwhat bitter pleasure were formerly exposed There are very many most. ad-1,681/14/2-has been remitted to been examined and passed in'o experience of the abject rotten to public view on silver pistes

*bour encourager les autres. mirable planks in the British the Ron. Sirdar Babadar Sander Part in the usual manner.

ness and untrustworthiness of This famous gate has been the All steam launches to proceed public opinion in Hongkong that, Liberal Party's "platform" which Singh, Secretary of the Chief

scene of some grim tragedies we printed in oor issue of Thurs.: Khalsa Diwan, Amritsar, who is to Chin. Wan or Mong Kok Teaire sta rather inclined to go any within recent memory. and was day. With several of the items also the Secretary of the Sikh Shelter. Stesen Iaunches wishing fodda that the whole sfisir, at the spot where Nazim Pasha was ' Wounded Soldiers' Committee. to go to Tein Wan may on obtsin- least so far as the Kowloon Any further enbecription will be ing permission from the Senior Commission is concerned, will

Naval Officer procsed there North die sustural death withinl gratefully received.

of Sonscatters' Island, and East the next few days. The scrion The gigantic experiments en- of Chang Has brough Rambler of the Government in this matter, forced on Europe by the war have Channel (0 X 0. informing however, in quite soother story, provided physiologists (and B C. S. C.) bus ca returning to as is also the reputed conduct of pathologiets too, mors's the pity). Barbour they are to pass West of Professor Doberck. Governor with a mass of new material for Cheng Has and conform to the Robinson posed as a prophet estimating the minimum gaateon- Traffic Regulations.

when he blossomed out here andamio nesde of man. But though All marive craft are to proceed the result has been disappointing it will be many years befors all- lessors of the war have not yet les defendant's way Bay Shelter..

believed in him, but generally correct deductions made, Austria's been fully learned. We refer to right to the possession of the

When thesiguals are lowered all epeaking a false prophet at food officials, it would seem, sre articles. The defendant exid he vessels may return to their res- ; the suggested continuance of es-

Government House is not nearly pointing the moral in the direction called Free Trade, with the bought the articles from a marine pective berths by day..

no expensiva a lurary as one in most convenient for the Govern hawker. He (defendant) could afeguarding of home productica, not find the hawker. Defendant fication No. 290 of 5th August, enough, but two are more than maternity hospitals of Vienas the This cancels Government Noti-the Observatory. One is bad ment. It is argued that in the the profite from which should go to the State and not to indi- pleaded not guilty. A previona 1914

Hongkong can comfortably swal-introduction of rationing has viduale," We should

conviction was recorded against) have

This canonla Government Not low.

asincided with an extraordinary him, and His Worship fined him fication No. 314 of 9 b Jaly, 1915. Hongkong Rifle Association. fall in the frequency of eclampsia Hitherto, our enemies tare alwaye had a certain amount of thought that by this time of day

This cancel Governmeal Noti- October 2-On Saturday after (convulsions) sad nephritis succese which in a messcre counter-balanced oor victories, bat now the teri controversy would have $25, one month's hard labour.

fication No. 522 of 1st Dicember, noon the cope And apoons (Bright's disease). At one hoa- that is entirely changed. For a considerable time the forces of the been forgotten, and, incidentally,

1918

presented by Mr. Bassoon were cital, the story runs, in which Allies have been taking the cffensive in all the theatres of war. We should like to know how home

This canopla Government. Noti- competed for by eleven members maternity patients were alareified Reviewing the situation to-day, we find, that, with the exception of production is to be guaranteed if GAMBLERS CAUGHT..

fication No. 5440f15.h Datember, of the Association; the ranzes scoording as they lived within or s half-bearted and wholly unsuccessful Germasa counter attack foreign products are, se hereto

Two Chinese were charged at 1916.

being 200 and 300 yards, Captain exoceded the rations, all the against the British in France, the enemy is totally on the defensive fore, to be allowed to food the

Palmer, of the OSD,, won the cases of eclampsia were found to on all the frents. We consider that the situation has never seemed markete and undersell the British the Police Court this morning, more cheerful for the Allier, and our optimism has never been greater thing a ti nebaloos, too, about keeping a common gaming bogee, manufactorer. There is some before Mr. J. B. Wood, with

cup, for the first time, with 58 belong to the second class. And, points, while Sergesate Dascanas a warning to discontented Let us try and understand fully how the Allies stand. In France,

and McLennan palled off the Austrians, the fate is instanced of during the last seven weeks, the Booke bas had no rest. We have the suggestion that the profits by managing & fastan game. from home prodaction should go Inspector P. O'Sullivan froBD-

an old lady who, after Vienna bad steadily driven him back in a series of impetaone drives and brilliant victories, fill be has been forced to give ap ground of great military of Socialism, and we imagine the

to the Stare. This smacks rather cated.

been rationed, suffered from Sergt. Fallon said that at about The following table shows the

nephritis sad other alarming vaine, and is now defending, in a life sad death struggle, the so- eslled invico ble Hindenburg Live. It it falls, and in the face of country will want to know a little 115 p.m. yesterday he went to standard time at which Official THE COLONY'S FINANCES. ymptoms because she sneaked recent erepte this probability is not unlikely, bis last hold ca France the proposal before saying "Yes" warrant which he handed to atte month of October, 1918:-

double mest sad fat supplies sud more about the precise nature of the Sai Kong Wharf. He had a Night ends and begins during

browsed luxurisntly on raw and is lost, and he will be formed to fight in his own country.

In the East, there is even more resson for a cheerful, ontlook,

cooked eggs! It is, of course, 's fine thing to make a vistas of necessity but if the Austrians will swallow this sort of bleff (on their rations) it must be brosnae there is precious little else left for them to swallow !

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of policy Isid down, many non- SILVER WEDDING.

Liberals will fally sgrer, especial. FORSYTH-MAIR-At Lennox Temperance Hotel, Dumbar-ly each items as guarantees for demobilized ton; on the 29th September, 1893. by the Rev. George Alpine. B. D., the welfare of

Possession of Brass Articles, William Forsyth, Marine Engineer, to Mary, third daughter of the soldiers, restoration in fall to the

A Chinese was charged at the late Andrew Mair, Master Builder, Dumbarton.

people of their easpended liber. Police Chart this morning, before DEATH.

ties, the betterment of industrial Mr. J. R. Wood, with having and ascial conditione and the several brass materials in hie pos establishment of a estisfactory session. Inspector P. O'Sullivan system of national education. Bet Prosecated. A Chisere constable there fe oue item in the list which said he was on duty when he saw

BANKER-At No. 11. Hankow Road: Kowloon, on Friday 27th September, Winifred Ethel, aged 23, wife of George Banker, Hongkong and Wuchow.. Shanghai papers please copy.

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sassinated.

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The Hongkong Telegraph. gives the impression that the les, die challenged the defendance to either Mong Kok Tenior Cause it not expensive to those who this material can be sifted, and

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1918.

ON THE DEFENSIVE,

to it.

OFFICIAL NIGHTS.

Chinese detective, who went there Data. Eads. Begins. three minutes before he did. Oct. 1st, 83 s.m. 6.23 p.m.! When he went to the wharf about 2ad, 6.3 3rd, 8.3

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6.22

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4th, 8.3 5th, 6.3.

6.21 8.20

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6.19

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6.13

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7th, 8.5

6.17

8th, 8.6-

6.16

9th, 8.6

8.18

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10th, 8.6

6.15

11th, 6.6

6.14

12th, 6.6

6.12

13tb, 6,7

6.12

33

14th 0.7

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15th, 6.8

6.11. 810

16th, 6.9

6,9

· 17th, 6,9

8.0

18th, 62 19th 6.9

6.7

20th, 6.9

6.7

21st, 6.10

22nd, 6.11 23rd, 6.11

6.5 6.3

24th 6.11 £62. 25th, 6.12

4.2

6.2.

The Balgar roat is complete over 'front of 90 miles. From Moo- Dr. Sun Again... Betty to Lake Doiran, their defensive line in completely abattered,

The notorious Ban Yat-sen, 30 or 40 men esitered. He met the enemy is in full retreat, and there is every sign of his complete though he has disappeared from the first defendant s few yards demoralisation. We need not enlarge upon the terrible Turkish debacle: the cmois! reports are enough in themselves. How is the the scenes of bis unsuccessful away from the gamblers' place enemy to explain away these facts? It is no wonder that we find altempt to gather power into bie with about $22.51 in bis prckets. the Frankfurter Zeitung arging the Central Powers to tackle the hands, is apparently still Be was runing Away and holding the enemy has caused us serious military with the powere that be in Canton, ficet defendant to the place where his pockets: Witness took the keeping up some sort of ccurection problem of defence, as damage. The problem of defence that is the phraes which we He is said to have assumed office the gambling was in progress and wish to impress upon our readers. For years before the war as one of the seven Administrative he saw the second defendant in the Germany bad studied the question of cffence and she has proved by Directors in the Military Govern-Chiness defective's custody. this war how thoroughly verard in this kind of warfare are her ments through the medium of a There was a mat partition, so leaders, but it is a different matter now, when she is forced to con-abstitute who has szived in to prevent the Police from seeing sider how best to defend herself.

the Scuth and been given fall them from the streets. . On the It is very seldom that we get such plain talking as this in Germany; another instance is found in the speech of Donnt Hertling were to act for the absent mat he found 28.10

doctor. This looks quite nice To other Chinese detectives at the opening of the Main Committee of the Reichstag, in which on the face of things, but if who formed the raiding parly he aaya-You are aware that deep discontent prevails throughout wide circles of the population, due to the terrible war pressore and on sharing is the direction of the Defendante pleaded not guilty

Ban Yatsun is really keen gave corroborative evidenca.. the consequent suffering and deprivations, but if discontent arises Military Government why does he to keeping secmmon gaming from the military situation it far exceede justifiable limite." He not come Sath himself? Is he bones on the wharf bat admitted reiterated that it war a war of defence for Germany, in the same aleg rafering from a acre foot that they were playing fantan. breath boasting that- Hindenburg and Ludendorf, as previously, would be equal to the situation. The position in Germany in with complaint which te marvellously The firt defendant esio he had cut doubt, arities, but it must be doubly en in Austria, Bulgaria Chinees politicians? A sore and His Worship said he was satis

common amongst disappointed won $22.51 and Tarkey, Austria is a failure from every point of view: Bulgaris heavy heart is probably more like fied that defendante did take part and key have receid blows from which they cannot possible 41, for the plain facts are that be in the game, Ee ordered the

been confident of the result of this found rather a dead set against 3810 found on the mist

| him after he had been a while in counfested and fined them" $10,

never more than it

Then wo to the Allie” forward with even gre

6.1361

$146,0%

apoone.

The Hongkong Treasury icades the following financial statement for the month of Jane, 1918 :--- Balance of Asseis

and Liabilities on 3let May, 1918

Revenue from let-

to 30th Jane,

·· 1918:

8,279,330.99

*. 1,294 933.49 7,574,264.48

Expenditure from lat to 30th Jane, 1918

Balance,

1,653,253.35

$5,921,011.18

One besitates to accouse our Government departments of de- liberately allowing humour to slip through their iron-bound form. slity, saya ■ Home paper, and the- following incident could only have been perpetrated anconasi ously

- 2nd with dus effois! seriousness. One of the older men eligible for the army under the new military service regala. žions, on being passed grade Á, promptly took advantage of the provision to apply work of Dr. Sun's Delegate.

national m The Canton Intelligence Baresa imcted 68ys Dr San Yst-pean her formally and be Assumed offes se one of the SSTEK Administration Directars

* Exclusive of Crown Agenta accounts for January...

Military Government,”

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Onion has arrived in Canton and

presented his credential”.

siriye him fall power to act

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