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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1918.

How Shall we Shoulder National

Debt?

The war has inflicted upon us vant National Debt: An

DAY BY DAY.

NO PLEASURE IS COMPARABLE TO THE STANDING UPON THE

Gift that will be remembered all the year round. increase of the National Debt by VANTAGE GROUND OF TRUTH.

Our Calendar of

|☎ 621,000,000 was the outcome of the Napoleonic Wars, but now we have added to it a staggering

CELESTIAL

sam. The National Debt to-day anniversary of the bene WATERWAYS

is something quite new and attractive.

PRICE $2.50

All ready for posting.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

Hongkong

Dispensary.

Telephone 16..

must be 5 7,000,000,000. It is

of

-To-morrow's Anniversary.

To morrow is the second

Fresident Wilson's Perce Note a canon of prudent finance not to the belligerente. to count too much upon the amount of losms to the Allie», eta, which are probably recoverable—

The Dollar.

..

The opening rate of the dollar

a couras that has evniter come on. demand to-day was 36 criticismeince Russia has 4, 8/163. repudiated her debt, to us, which

to: comme

The Health Return. Yesterday there was notified one fatal case of enteric lever, the vintim being a Chiassa.

New Chaplain.

is considerable. There is a good deal of controversy as to the manner in which Great Britain ia to meet, bar war bill. A portion is expected from Germany in the shape of indemnities, but what of the balance ? The strain upon British The Rav. A.-T. W. Dowding, credit has been enormous, but the new Chaplain of St. Andrew's we have succeeded in preserving Church. Kowloon, arrived to-day it, partly because we have been by the Empress of Japio. able to maintain a foreign trade, The Late Portuguese Presideat. which it necessarily diminished It is reported from Micso that in volume was still substantial, one of the flags were down at Our only prospect of shouldering half" msst yesterday. To-day. which the enormona National Debi however, minute guns are being Serrespondents are requested to observe, the rule

been names and addresses with which has

piled ar fired. requires them to forward their.

18 by the Semmunications, addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for doing the war

intelligent sad efficient organiza- publication, but is an evidence of their bona fides.

facturse. There is an overpower ing need for more intelligent and more expeditione means of assisting trade. The resources of the Empire will have to be organised and developed to enable the National D-bila be reduced. Increased production is vital,

is only There from which wealth can come and that is the soil and the labour sad sweat of men's browe, The greatest inducement should be offered to the people to devate

to

Au communications intended for publication should be addressed tion of our resources and a

Lethe Editor.

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The Hongkong Telegraph. their best energies in increased

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1918.

AERIAL TRANSPORT.

TREATMENT OF GERMANS ON THE SHAMEEN. British Conal thereupon

THE FACTS AS GLEANED FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES.

FULL ACCOUNT OF INCIDENTS leading to THEIR

EXPULSION.

("Hoogkong Telegraph's" Special Report.)

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stracted the Chint of Police » sak Leat. Commander Stagg to bring and armed, gourd ashore from E. M. R.- consisting of ten man and a patty cffio, fully equipped with aide- arms, rifles and ammunition The party then proceeded to the Netherlands Consulate and repeated the requset for the keys of the German Consulate which "request was sgain refused in the same terms, The British Vics Consul there.

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In view of the many erroneous | light. Their connection with

a nation which adopts as apon informed the Netherlands reports that have been circulated

policy the weaton and foul Conal that the Concession, Was in the Colony in connection

murders of Red Cross surres, leased to the British Government with the expulsion of the Ger helpless wounded and defence and that His Mejosty's Consal: mars from Shameen, we have less prisoners of war, places General would broak do inter- secured, and are now able to

them in the category of moral ference from any other Power sad lepers, and, as such, their unless the premises were handed pablish, an official account of

appearance in public is an eye-over forthwith, he was instructed what sotually took pisos. For sors sad sa offense to civilised to take possession of them, by the purpose of procuring the fact

human beings.

fores. The Netherlands - Consul The abhorrence f a Telegraph representative yester sinking of the Hospital Ship was, force and would hand over the over the replied that he would yield to day visited Cantou and through no doubt, sccentuated by the keys under protest. The Garmsa. the courtesy of Mr. JW. fact that the Germans were in Comalata was then taken over, Jamieson, C. M. G., the British the habit of congregating on the in a formal manner, the guard Consul Geners, and Mr. William Band and passing objectionable remaining on the premises for 24

remarks between themselves, hours. Farmer, Chief of Police, had sufficiently loud for passers-by access to all official documents to hear. in connection with the matter,

The First Step.

On Tassday, December 3, s party of blasickass, on their own The Vesting Order. isilistire, removed the German Imperial emblems from the Gar And so matter went on, until mad Consalate. The emblema For the sake of continuity, November 18, this year, when Sir camisted of fear plaster crowns

Peking, Canton Poultry Show,

and particularly to emphasis John Jordan, from

on the facade of the building. Entries for the Canton Poultry the forbearance of the British issued the following Vesting: The armed guard was later Show oldee on Saturday, the 21st suthorities, we must go back to Order, which was duly acted upon withdrawn and the doors of the inst. As already announced, the time of China's declaration of by the Custodian of Enemy building alosed and sealed. birds entered for show will be war on Germany, sad trace, Property in Shemeen, Mr. W taken to and from Canton free of his fly, the events that led up to charge,

the final act of expelling -enemy aubote from the Concession. Our illustrated fashion, festare After China's declaration of war, which appears every Wednesday the British Consul General # under the above heading ia, Shameez, Mr. J. W. JamiesOD, specially written for the Telegraph OMG., ca August 21, 1917, and is not contributed to or by lined the following notifies Madame Lily or any other local tion dressmaker.

Modera Modes.

Queen's College Canton Visit. A football game was played on predaction and the development the Shameen yesterday afternoon of the natural wealth of the between a team from the Custom British Empire. We could pay House and one from the Hong. The the interest and sinking fund of kong Queer's College our huge debt if we are deter. #ora was 1-0 in favour of the ' The Queen's mined to organise the Empire's Customs, team.

College team will reture to Hong- kong Friday morning. Drosmber 20. The visitors to Canton lost all games so far except the tennis,

ISBORTOES,

Deus ex Machina?

We have had thrust upon as The Queen's College delented the A new and wonderful field is opened to the world by the since the day the Armistice was Canton Ohristian College in phenomenal progress which has been made in the last few years signed with Germany various tanis yesterday at Honglok, the in aviation. This progress has been achieved so quickly that our suggested solutions for post-war score being 2-1 in favour of the minds are not in a position se yet to conceive the magnitude of the problems, and the Round Table visitors from Hongkong. thing, nor realise in fall the wonderfal possibilities of the future. now makes some admirable suge Crumb's from Magistrate's Table. Daring the war we could only think of the flying machine as a gestione. We discussed yesterday Mr. O. D. Malbourne is very weapon of west, and it is only now that hostilities have ceased and the possibility of making America careful not to incar the wrath of car machines are no longer required for war purposes, that we have the trustee of civilisation in the the tin gods on Olympon. He is began to regard aviation from another point of view. The advent Middle East. The Round Table cautious, indeed, for be ordered of the airship has undoubtedly brought about a new era in the urges also that Russia's recon-that the 20 cents, found on the history of the world. We have seen the vast and far reaching constraction should come from person of a man who was arrested they have made the world sdrange further in a hundred and fifty of the Bolshevika has plunged of a bundle of vegetables, be sequences which have foliowed in the train of steam and electricity: Amerios. The brainlees anarchy for being in unlawial possession year than it had done before in two thousand. They have made Bassia into the depths of Hadee forwarded to the Poor Br. The possible the advanced etaté of civilisation and progression in which The cbsoe and rapine that prevail

poor Poor Box!«All that it can the world now stands. And now a new and even greater factor has over the whole of the Taat receive are the crumbs from Mr.

.Muscovy arrived, and the mind reels at the colossal possibilities which are regions of

from 0. D. Melbourne's Court table. bound to follow. Even before the war, the science of aviation had the Uc sine to the Pacific would I! Mr. Melbourne only ordered taken great strides in the direction of perfection, but it is undoubt make America's tsak no easy the $10,000 which he inflicted adly the war which has brought it up to it present state.

one. Io Petrograd itself there is on a Chinese woman for smugg

it in

com-contractor

B

hereby notified

Farmer, the Chief of Police:-

Some Wise Precautions. The conditions under which subjsote may visit Hr. the Netherlande

Vesting Order under Ro gulation 2 of the Trading with the Enemy

Regulations 1918-Whereas by Regulation 2 of the Trading with the Enemy (Enemy Property in British Concession) Regulation 1. Appplication must have been 1918 it is provided that the previously made to the Chief of Minister in any case where it Folice stating name of firm and appears to him to be expedient time of arrival. -

Saijfbergen Consul General, who has charge of German interests, ace :-**

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to do so may by order vest in 2. The visitor must enter and the Custodian any leasehold leave the Concession between the property (including any rights hours of 10. a.m. and 5. p.m. and whether legal or equitable in only by the English bridge on the or arising out of leasehold north and must not bring in or property) belonging to or held take out or have in his possession. or managed for cr on behalf of anything except papers or account an enemy, or the right to booke transfer that leasehold pro- 3. Immediately upon his arrivaÏ. perly;

be must proosed direct to the And Whereas it appears to Municipal Police Station and the satisfaction of the Minister report himself and may there be that. the undermentioned searched, if neossary. leasehold properties should be 4. From the Police Station he vest in the Custodian. Now will proceed under escort direct therefore I, Sir John N Jordan to the Consul's office and will His Majesty's Minister in China not be allowed to visit any other do hereby order that the plans or hold conversation with undermantioned lesseho'd pro-

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By her declaration of war on Germany and Austria-Hang- sry, China "baving annulled her treaties with these Power and abrogated all extra terri torial rights and privilegu hitherto enjoyed by the subjecia of these two nations, such of the latter as are resident or the British Cobosasion, Sha mean, are that henceforward they are munisipally under the auper vision and control of this cffice, ' (British Consulate.) (I) Ther will therefore between the hours of 10 a.m. and noon of. Wednesday August 22 register themselves here and will report at fortnightly intervals there- after on the same day of the week between the same hour.

perties be hereby vested in the any other person than the Consul

or bie staff. Custodian of Enemy Property (2) They will not be permitted

4. The Polica scoort will re- in Chins. to go beyond the limits of the Port (3) They will close their

Here follows a list of the sin ooteide the door of the Leion of the interview will escort cffices and ceste to do business propertise held by the Garman Conial's office and at the conclu- on the island. Failure to comply subj c'ereferred to above. with the shove

prescrip A copy of this vesting order the visitor off the Concession. tions will entail expulsion was affixed sad & 298) attached from the Concession and will to the doors of the premises con-On Sundays or Bank Holidays and on Saturdays between the reader the immovable properly cerned.

hocin of 10 am and 1 p.m. only...

of the cfending party or gi British Take Possession of those whom he represents lisbis

to an enforcement of the pen-

German Hongs.

alty clauses attached to Crown On Thursday November 21, leases. An option is given to 1918, in the morning, Lieat

0D 13m6.

8. Visitors will not be allowed

No Destruction of Easmy Property.

Thus it will be seen that the

esrried out in a manner compat-

Most of the great astions in the world have been fight no security for life or property ling opium to be paid into the ing for over four years, daring which the gicateat and the Bolebevints dominear thie Poor Box, how the Sisters of the minde amongst them have given themselves up to the capital city and the whole coun. Poor would rejoice!

the present residents of enemy Commander Stagg, and the Chief official part of the affair was nationality on the Concession of Police, accompanied by a guardable with the traditions of British study of this Dow science. Every day BAW now try. The Busaian resources, from Valus of Police Whistle. developments in flying, and the vital necessity of Leeping abreast the Baltic to the Black Ses and se Nothing frightenes Chinese to state by noon on August 22 of fifteen blusjackels, made s with the other belligerents has brought it almost to perfection. Not far as Siberis, are illimitable, and thief so much so the blast from & whether or not they elect to search of the Germsa. Honge of justice and tempered with a only has huge progress been made in methods and machines, bat it is imperative that these re- Police whistle. The wonder of it remain thereon under the con- Jabsen and Co; Reater Brookel-good deal of forbearance. Strict were given, and the war has trained a great army of skilled eirmen, who will be able sourcesshould be controlled by the is that more people do not carry ditions laid down. No enemy mann, Melchers, Carlowitz and instructions

- more preferably this useful thing. B8 to turn their energies to grest things when the airship takes its new Entente

subject not resident on the Con-Co. and Biemasen and Co. The observed; that there should be no place in the world's work. However perfect the machines, they Americs in the interests of good protection. Whilst a Chinese cession will be allowed to land Germace in obarge were warned destruction of enemy property would have beeg useless without trained airmen, but the war has order, government and

was seated in his

that if they allowed any damage and, contrary to current reports, seen to this. Aviation can be put on its new footing at amor, for mercial development. The state house yesterday Dear the The names of the German to be done they would be liable no damage was done in the Ger man Consulate or elsewhere, er all is ready-factories, constructors, machines, and pilots. Just as of Bassis cannot be ignored. The Cement Works four men armed residents to whom these reto severe penalties. the firing machine was the greatest factor in the war, so it will be Bussian Empire under the with revolvers entered and anlations applied were:-Fravs On Sunday, December 1, at the cepting that ino small lithogra in peace, for it is going to have a stupendons effect on international monstrous but far from grand demanded the key of his safe. Wegmans, Georg Albers, Mro. ifquest of the Consul General, phis prints of the Kaiser and Bis interconres and commerce. In this respect it is, of course, only in rale of humanitarian anarchists. The contractor pretended to lock, Albere, K. . H. Ahrendt, the Chief of Police and Leat. marok, in the German Comeulste, its infancy, but, the great nations are all alive to the conne- sad buffocas is a pitiful sight; for it and in the meantime the Wilhelm Brockstedt, Mrs. Brock Commander Stagg, accompanied were destroyed and also the German name plates were queness, and are already taking the initial steps. The other day & and

the duty of son who was in the adjoining stedt, Banno Greiser, E. A. A. by six bluejackets, formally took

from the doors, of British seroplane completed a journey from England to Karschi the Allies to help Bussis room blew his whistle, while his Kselmann, Georg Krager, John possession of the above mentioned removed

the Honge. Farthar, four But the letter part of its journey, from Cairo to the above named in setting her house in order mother rent the air with cries of Kallman, Mrs. Kallman, F. E. German Hongs. Three months German Oromas, in plaster, were towo, a' distance of 2,548 miles, occupied 38 hours of actual flying although the deserted and "Thief, thief!" This so terrified Lottemoser. G. H. Pieper, W. A. extension was allowed to Mr and time.

betrayed the Entente which took the robbers that they swiftly took H. Otto, E. Land, Kra. Lund, Mrs. Beccketed on account of the obipped away from the facade. With express trains and laet elesmships, we naad to think up arma in her behalf and helped to their heels.

nd Arnim Schubert. Benno former being blind, further of the Consulate, but this was that we had made, vast progress in distance covering, but her most generously against her

Greiser, John Kallman and Krs, extension of two weeks was allowed carefully done and would not be it ig

There WAS BO as nothing compared with airship transportation. Teaton fore. Rassis allowed the Boxing of August 28 reprints Kullinan were ordered to leave to Mr. and Mrs. Kinjgens, of old by a stranger unless Airships". now exist with a range of over 4,000 miles Germson to rain the Russian

s statement furnished by as to the Concession immediately Jabeen and Co, owing to their pointed out.

trouble of any kind, although at a speed of 78 miles per hour. Think what this means, army, invade her territories and Inspector Wildin of the sum wing to their refusal to comply children's sickness.

naturally precautions were taken Today Caps Town is serially only over three days from 8uthampton, exploit their interenta

rised by the Telegraph for with the Regulations, Those that

German Consulate Occupied. to protect Allied property. For pleased. The and we can is to Amerios and back without stopping. With one they

Bob Bozing's fund for gloves for sold remained observed the restijo-

instance, the Chinese authors On Monday, December 2, there were warned that the or two stops, ladis can be reached in four dave mad, Engkong in sheviks command no 18?pect:

Chief of Police called upon Mr. installations of the Asiatic six. It would require a Jalen Verns or s H. G. Wells to put in the present hope of Rusza i jere and sailors. It adds:- "Our fiona, but naturally feeling na print the overwhelming possibilities of the future, for the ordinary based on military power and die Eastern contemporary for the

hearty congratulations to our Far high.

Btwijfbergen, the Netherlands Petroleum Company imagination, in contemplating them, rans riot. It has been found cipline. Nothing else will restore sclive and kindly interest they

Consul, in charge of German Bundard Oil that, commercially, the airship offers great advantages over the ber prosperity and her interna-

sre taking to provide our fighters

interests, and "requested the handing over of the keys of the might possibly be site German Donsulste for the purpose

5 guard was consɛ que of dercally taking over the

"Boxing" Fund.

Use of Band Prohibited. The elimer came on the are the main consideration. The Civil Aerial Transport Committee prevails from Petrograd to ra three days. Elsewhere in Hospital Ship on August 8, 1918. of the Air Board point out that in the future the sizebip will soon Vladivostock should cease and the mise jeans there is a zelareone when the British Consal Graal derslop a speed of 100 miles per hour, will be fitted with suple Americs can andertake a lending to "Hangkong Great Contri-iarned the followins, orier Gumaniste er kwall of the Bait asloows and state-moms, with a bis to the roof garden, and will be part in rejavenating Russia, zadbation to the fund by means of Henceforth, DEDE for Coemil General Mz. Saiy while to remain in the air for over a week. This statement is not remove the cacker of disorganise the boring tournament as North made by any venationalist article welter, but by body of hard- tion that had esten so deeply into Point, the Telegraph, scdonnt of headed, fur-weeing Government Officials, who know that they are the soul of a people that co agen only upeaking the truth. It is

be able to

seroplane, as the comfort of passengers, ease of navigation and safety. tional status. The ars:oby that with the ans recreation thist matt-cossion of the sinking of a

barta – been

which is printed and complimen tary rafurunoss minds to Mz F, 0. Rand Lasper

piately refus

purposes of proceeding to replied - that, noting, zu and from the jetty enemy instructions of his Minister subjects are prooibited from Pating he making u of the Band and handɛarSZLI the path ranging prallel astre- Chet F with during the hans

ge bat