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HOUSE RENTALS.

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GOLDEN, COPPER.

Hongkong householders, who are suffering a heavy burden in

There was a clean bill of health the high prevailing rents, will have read with much gratifica-in the Colony yesterday, no cases on the news published in yester of communicable disease being day's Telegraph to the effect that the Special War Tax on rentalą is no longer being collected by the

notified.

For having 48 taels of illicit Government and that the early opium, a Chinese who was arrest- sanction of the Legislative Couped on thes's. Wah On was to-day eil is being sought to abolish this fined $400 or, in default four

THE PREMIER SCOTCH is known, this tax is months hard labour.

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During the quarter ended June 30. 27 samples of milk were analysed under the Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance.in on tong. Of theses five were found to be adulterated

1894

HONGKONG, TWENT FIVE YEARS AGO.

(Compiled from the "Hung kong Telegraph" files for week. ending July 14, 189£)

THE DOLLAR

July 9-The rate of the Dollar, on demand; to day is 2s. Id.

SHARKS

July 9-The man-eating shark

THANKS FOR PEACES

TO-MORROW'S SERVICES.

Inview,

Proclamation,

Majesty's nday, the 6

Savin

me an item

July, will be kept as a Day of is recorded that Thanksgiving.

ablished

1817, that 25

At St. John's Cathedral thers will be a Sung Eucharist at 7.50 centenaries in 1917 a.m.with special intention as a 1918, and that 10 Thank offering for Peace.

At

present year. other honourab

Trustendavings Ba

11 am a Solemn Te Deum will be sung and the Gloria in Ex- celsis. At this service seats willing record of

interest is givan be, recarred for the Judges, The Inspection Commités Members of Councils, Naval

and Consula

their Indies.

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one of seven per cent, on rentals, and as the occupier has had to

His Excellency, the Officer

been favoured by the pay it, the presumption is that Administering he Government

henceforth has appointed Mr. Cacil Grabam is said to prefer an Asiatic to an and Military Officers, Foreign County Savings Bank householders will have their rent reduced to an Perdue to be a Justice of the African and a European to either: Seatholders will be accom tract from its minute

shows, that the?] extent corresponding the Peace for the Colony of Hong-It is different, however, to the

possible land mortgage shark. All is fish modated as far

Woodrow, mater actual tax. People who have kong.

in the North and South Transepta. that comes to his net. taken houses since the tax was

Five minutes before 11 o'clock ah of the Preside

Stater tput on have in many instances

THE PLAGUE

saata whether previously reserved

member had their rent quoted to them at

July 10Deaths from the or not will be open to the public. a certain figure plus the War Tax

plague from May 9th up to July At the Cathedral of the Immanagemen whilst others have been paying an

9th total 3,397. Up to the pre-maculate Conception, a Special from com

January 4,189 Inclusive.sqm. But in the one

sent time the "strained relations Service will be held at 9.30 am. bank, which used instance and the other they trave

existing between the Governoruciated by His Lordship the all in reality been paying the

rate, and that

Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1383 and the Permanent Committee Bishop to which service the why all will expect, as is to be sold by auction at the jare in no wise improved, the head Foreign Roman Catholic Consuls reduction PW.. Offices on July 21. It has of the Government having as vet and Officerare being invited. A taken off. The amount is not a Crown rent is $299, and the upset formal protest acts to La Catholic Church there will be in rentals immediately the tax is an area of 19,280 square feet, the failed to reply to the Committee's short sermon will be preached against the re In the Service of every Roman great deal in many instances, price $19.280.

chi-kok, which His Excellency special prayers of thanksgiving but every little lightening of the i

At the Union Church & Special sanctioned a few days ago.

Service of Thanksgiving will be held at 11 am,

extra

a right, to see a

expected.

SCARCITY OF FOODSTUFFS.

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THE RECEPTION AT THE HONGKONG HOTEL

business in the. alore, had them

£31,345.* It has

sation

with deposits

apo and with £1,000,000 of funds

bracing the whole of of Cumberland, and into the adjoining Westmoreland. On 1918, there were positors in connects Trustee Savings

amount of cash dep

£75,059,000.*

due to the next-of-kin af decas papers of particulars of thes

The publication in the Home

soldiers and to those discharged after demobilisation has f understood cansed “livaliness” among the the Effects Departm

burden is welcome nowadays. In: His Excellency the Officer Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which require.point of fact, quite apart from the Administering the Government them to forward their names and addresses with communications War Tax, rentals are abominably has appointed Mr. Law Yan-pak July 11-A budding apostle It the Wesleyan Church, Wan- addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, by as an high, even where it is possible to to be a Member of the Board of of philanthropy sends us

the chai, a Special Peace Service will All communications intended for publication should be addreBe a house at all. The public Examiners, vice the Hon. Mr. following which we print without be held at 6 pm.

has long groaned inder the D. G Wolfe resigned, with

comment-Hongkong ladies-- : Services of thanksgiving for excessive amount to be paid for effect from the 30th June, 1919.

caged birds of beautiful plumage, peace will to held in St. Andrew's the minimum of comfort, and is wondering, when relief may be The Daily Press to-day under- but sickly looks-pale pets of the Church, Kowloon, to-morrow, un-fin accordance with the King's stands that it is the intention of Parlour, who vegetate in the Government shortly to repeal healthy atmosphere, like the proclamation of July Ist. The the War Tar. We wonder to cell, why do you not go into pm. will to of a special characte potato germinating in a dark services at both 11. a.m. and 6. what extent their "understand-

The special preacher at the the open air and warm sunshine, the news It is a well-known fact thating depended on

and add lustre to your eyes, evening service will be Capt. even before the war the world's contained in the Hongkong production of food was only Telegraph of the previous even-bloom to your cheeks, elasticity Rev. E. W. L Martin.

to your steps and vigour to your barely sufficient to meet require-ing.

frames? Take exercise; run up ments and with so many States

His Excellents the Officer the Peak on a wager, and down THE FOURTH OF JULY War Office Letters crippled and extensive areas

into the Imperial Instituta devasted, the problem has become Administering the Government again for fun: roam the public

every post, and if the a very acute one. The shortage has appointed Surgeon Charles gardens, climb the fences and

number of comrhumica. leap the ditches round the Race R.N., of food is being felt all over the Sharman Woodwright,

Course, wade the brooks, and,

name of thoas alread is maintained until the world, while in many parts there Senior Naval Medical Officer, to

of nearly 4,000, în con is absolute starvation. The Allies be a Member of the Medical alter a day of exhilarating exer

cise and unrestrained liberty, a have taken upon themselves to Board, rice Deputy Surgeon go home with an appetite acquired The informal reception held at estimated in the Departu provide relief measures for the General G. A. Dreaper resigned, by healthy enjoyment. The the Hongkong Hotel yesterday well over 15,000 leštera will starving population of Europe. with effect from the 1st Julybeautiful and blooming young by the American community in to be dealt with Mr. Hoover, the American 1919.

lady rosy checked and bright celebration of the Fourth of July rightful claimante Food Controller. who was appointed to control these

Fong Kum, a sub-manager of eyed-who can darn a stocking, was a most successful function The Staff have had measures. recently. submitt-the Wing On Company, charged mend her own frock, command and the complete informality time settling up, the

regiment of pots and which characterised the affair of deceased soldiers ed a report. disclosing the magni- with receiving

kettles, and be a lady when was voted by all to be ansurprise many peop tude of the charitable task that meerschaum cigarette holders required, is a girl that young excellent innovation. A special the number of ner the Allies had taken on them-stolen in the recent robbery on naval and military officers are in feature of the reception was send in claims when, selves to ameliorate the condition the Hongkong Cigar Store, was

quest of for a wife. But pining, the band and orchestra of the often the case, a soldier of those in devastated areas and yesterday discharged, at in countries where scarcity, offconclusion of the case, by Mr. screwed-up. wasp-waisted doll Columbia Park Boys, which make a military will

dressed. consumption-mort provided, the music. The guests these claims-thousands foodstuffs was acute. The good R. E Lindsell, on the ground that

gaged, music-murdering, novel were received by the American are bogus has to be sep work is still proceeding and will he had no guilty knowledge of devouring daughters of fashion Consul, Mr. G. E. Anderson, and investigated before a single shill. probably continue for a long time receiving stolen property.

and idleness, are no more fit among those who attended the ing can be legally paid unt in spite of the signature of the

for matrimony than a pullet is reception were H. E. Major Gen- the matter is further complicated Treaty. The needs of seventeen It is notified that information countries

catered for has been received from the to look after a brood of fourteeneral Ventris, Mr, Suzuki (Japan by the differences between the chickens. The truth is girls ese Consul Chev. Eles (Italian English law of intestacy - and ід May. which is suffi-Military Authorities to the effect want less fashionable restraint Consul M.Hauchecorne (French those of Scotland and the Channel. cient to prove the seriousness that Defence Electric Light and more liberty of action; more Consol), E. G. Anderson(Peruvian, Islands. of the European food problem. Practice will take place as under frankness and less false modesty. Consul), M. Ludin-1Swed- The great work is in reality a during the month of July, 1919 Let them loosen the waist strings ish Consul), Sir" William benevolent one for 168 shiploads From Belchers and Stonecutters, and breathe pure atmosphere, and Rees Davies, K.C. (Chief The chief characteris of food were distributed in that on the 7th, commencing at 7 pm become something as, good and Justice); Mr. Justice Melbourne, Austrian peace deing morith, valued at $162,875,000 from Lyemun of the 14th, con beautiful as nature designed. Hon. Mr.. AG M. Fletcher, have been lodged in the

C.B.E. Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, St Germain, sume tuek partly on credit and partly on mencing at 7p.n.: from Belchers- charity. That the task is collosal every Wednesday evening, com- BERLIN BIET AGAIN.

C.M.G., Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax. from Paris, appears is disclosed by the fact that be-mencing at 9 p.m.. }

July 14-Dr. Bolus-At.our O.B.E., Hon. Mr. ED. C. Wolfe, geniality and desire, to sides feeding seventeen countries,

hospital we are now trying a Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster. OBE.Therein they have show the Allies are now serving four That Chili is not Hongkong has liberal course of champagne upon Hon. Mc. Ho Fook, Hon. Mr. Lan selves better tas million children who bat for the been realised by a Chinese who the patients.

Chu Pák, Rev. Fr. Robert, Rev. J. Brockdorff's, band. There are some German commercial methods which we hope Allies: sympathy would have hailed from that State. He

Berlin Diet:-Ach Himmel! Kirk Maconachie, Commodore misanthropists. the British will never copy. There are others from which we can been lost to the world. The brought a revolver over, and had

Gurner, Lt.Col Chapman, Lt their stay in Fratice Col Crisp, Lt-Coles, Major Buck, sant, even though learn something. This latter fact is now realised by the Home Gov-organisation is a prodigious one it taken away from him by the Yere can I catch der plague?

one could have Police. He said that he was a ernment, which has just intimated that it is willing and anxious to and

A SQUALL.

Major Wakeman, Major Cassell, no effect on the follow the German method of utilising the services of its nationals conducted it with such sigual farm labourer in Chili and was

July 14-A few minutes past Capt. Murray, Commander Briggs, they take back with as Mr. abroad in the securing of commercial and other information. We success

Hoover allowed to carry arms without

seven this morning a terrific Commander C. W. Beckwith, Vienna. Austria is know now something about German business policy in foreign lands, whose ripe experience was most the necessity of taking out for the war, with its consequent liquidation of enemy firms, has let valuable. The claims on the at-permit. It was proved to Mr. squall from the eastward whizzed Dr. McKenny, Dr. Jordan, Dr. the lesser criminal, us into many a secret hitherto daknown. Mr. D.K. Moss, in his tention of the Entente are increas. BE Lindsell that the revolves over the usually placid surface of Aubrey, Messrs J. L. McPherson showed a willingness

to small craft C. H. Beavis, A. Dyer Bell J. to copy the worst little booklet on the subject, lifted the curtain a considerable height ing daily for not only is the valle was found carefully concealed in the Harbour, causing consider-E. F. Nightingale, J. O. Sheppard, Germany's tool and a R. E Gan. W. G. methods of warfare tha and showed the means employed by the Germans in Hongkong for the foodstuffs increasing but a clock which the man carried. able damage securing big business conhections. No-one in his sane moments e

of men, women and Afine of $100, or four weeks, was generally. One of the Chinese-Reid,

owned Yaumati ferry launches, Humphreys, H. Humphreys, H. essential there should licted on the Chinese. suggests for a moment that we should adopt German methodologchildren who need feeding.

i was almost capsized near the A. Nisbet, P.P.J. Wodehouse, Cher, too, a sharp reckon bolus, but we can afford to learn from all people, evdermans,

Victoria Hotel wharf and lost all E., C. D. Wilkinson, Costello, disrupted into its her awnings; while the funnet H. J. Gedge, H. E. Green, Thorpe, parts, the ramabeckia:

Daigo. Grimble, Travers, A. Gib has vanished from the son, W. E. L. Shenton, H. E. Mat- thereby has been establis went by the board.

tingly, G. N. Orme, W. A. Dow of the conditions pre-reg ley, Ross Thompson, Kennedy, the reign of permanent pe Yaseda, T. L. Perking, E. Ralphs, Middle Europe: Hancock, G. P. Lammert bad Soares."

·HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 5. 1919.

BRITISH TRADE EXPANSI, N.

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were

vent

countries like

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Stale and used tea leaves were considered by a Chinese good enough to go to the tea pot. He collected these from a certain Chinese tea house and for the priv

ge he agreed to pay the owner on air small sum of money. The Travement underwent

DAY BY DAY.

0

Now, Germans-residing in foreign countries before the war were

A BIG PROBLEM. for the most part engaged in commerce. but, her so engaged or Dot, it was a duty which they felt they owed nation to watch The greatest and most out for trade openings and to pass on to the proper quarter what problem facing the world they learned. They were, of course, isted in other than busi- is that of food production. ness matters too, as we have learned tour sorrow. Every German old position has become entire was a spy, big or little. Now, there may be other information" reversed for besides that relating to commerce mich British subjects abroad can. Russia, Rumania, Austria-Hung- communicate to the proper organisations which we are to told are lary which before the war a bitch when he collecter of the

His Majesty the King has most likely to be established abound, and we can conceive much of were reckoned as large producers tea-leaves faing to keepito bis it being of great value to Empire. All the same, we do not of foodstuffs, no longer enjoy this agreement and was a conse approved the appointment of the want to convert our overexiles into a paid army of spies, after credit. At any rate, they cannot quence, attacked by foki of the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, O.B.E the German fashion.us chiefly concentrate on commerce, and be expected to export foodstuffs on teashop. The assailt was to to be an Unofficial Member of the we shall profit from thew scheme. A Committee is being estab- any large scale and they will per day charged before. dr. G. N. Legislative Council for the period lished to enquire into the hole question of a better utilisation of all force have to draw largely on me, and was ordered to pay during which the Hon. Mr. H. E forms of organis by British subjects abroad, and from this America and the neighbouring 1 fine and sign a bond 20. Pollock, K. C., acts as- Attomey

*General. decision consequ aces of the greatest value should arise. Since the countries. Those countries whichIt is notified in the Gazette hat

displayed in official circles an evident desire to grew countless tons of cereals owth of British trade; the Overseas Trade Depart-exporting them freely are to-day the Governor-in-Council hating begun preparing the ground for the seed, and the burden on the world. Intimate decided that the resumption Commercial Attaches in many parts of the world is connected with the problem of the property registered in the Land Office as Kowloon Inland is that of

Lot No. 107, Section F is required for a public purpose and private tions for the "purchase in the opinion of

rien in the Colonies

olely to the Imperial Governmen

It was a good wind, that blow

yesterday, for it brought to ap of a Chinese some pieces ng just when he needed ost. The typhoon was when he was Mr. G. Mc Qrma, m«morningi. ting, which

BANK RETURNS.

The returns of the average

Mr Asquith, is als Newcastle, made brie creet reference to account of ever early days of Kitchener, in

amount of bank notes in circul- the early autu ation and of specie in reserve in nos according to Hongkong, during the month attempt to super

moder ended 30th June, 1919, as certified

acting by the Managers of the respectiva

Govern Banks are as follows

AYSENO peela service of the

"Baske

Char'ored Bank vi

"India Austra'is

́and Chink 000$ 2,172692

the counti

The

whole

mentous

tho

of the