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NOTES AND COMMENTS:

VIVE, LA FRANCE)

DAY BY DAY-

THE “INDIVIDUAL WHOW TALKS. KBOUT. HIMSELF. INCITES OOM- PLAINTS MORE OFTEN THAN ENVY.

To-day we think in particular of our friends the French, who are celebrating their National Holiday. "The Fourteenth" is

The ss. Protesilaus arrived always a time of rejoicing with here, to-day from Pacific Ports the people of France, but never and Manila with a general cargo has the national festival been

observed with such feelings of The sa. Atreus arrived here on gratitude and thankfulness as it the 13th instant from Singapore will be to-day. The anniversary with a general cargo." of the taking of the

CURRENT-COIN.

[BY “MERGARTOR:"}

HONGKONG PEACE CELEBRATIONS:

TO-DAY'S 1

It is declared that Ashford, the nine-yea

MOTOR CAR PROCESSION list who has been

sensation" recently.

The most interesting item of nawa during the week was the reported intention of the Hong-made Russia".

The following entries have been personage, now over Long Government to alleviate

"Portugal”, 450, and not Sir James Barria “Ecuador”. “ Bolivia”, “ Jeanne some people not‘unnai the serious rice position by im- d'Are":

The

Allies","The declare. Such precocity. porting the cereal from Siam on Navy", "Happiness of Peace course, is not unique, and its own account and distributing The Heavenly Lady Messenger extraordinary list could be can it amongst the dealers who will conveying Peace and Blessing to piled. But perhaps the most be required to sell it at fixed rates. Mankind""The Batter Ole, striking parallel to Miss Ashford This is a wise step, and the Hong-"Peace", "Britannia", "Britains is Anna Maris Porter, "the Bastille calls to mind the Macao is celebrating peace to kong Government must be con-never shall be slaves." "Chant younger of two talented sisters, liberation of the French people day, in accordance with the gratulated on its decision, Iicler," "The Greatest Mother an

who was born in 1780 in Durbani from internal oppression: to-day's request of the Portuguese Gov-hear that the Government has Earth," "Ceylon"

and died in 1833. She wrote celebrations synchronise with the

been watching the situation for happy relief from

There are four other entries, Artless Tales" at the age of 13. & greater

sir months

and

has just for Peace. menace which threatened the

The Committee She also had the good fortune to A. Chinese was sentenced to awakened to the crisis that liberty won so many years ago four weeks hard labour to-day, is facing the Colony in the matter cars entering with this title, as generous in praise Sir Walter are not limiting the number of have a Scottish writer as a friend We Britishers can but slightly for the theft of three bolts from of a serious rice shortage. There the opportunities of carrying out Scott himself. realisa bow deep was France's the Docks at Hunghom.

will be no appreciable relief until the subject are so very numerous. dread of German aggression.

the coming of the new crop next There are also several other The war has shown us that it

still unable to supply any rice for the subject chosen have not beer December-January. Japan is entries for which particulars of export and it is claimed she will

given. have none available for export With a total of over 30 entries, humour, but when he depicts the during this season, owing to the the procession is likely to prove uniform, or an apology for it, the Alsatian youngster in French demand in, that country for all

Popularity Maintained by its Excellent Quality Not by

was no mere imagining, for Ger- Expensive World-Wide Advertising.many's first blow was undoubted

ly directed at the liberty of the French. To-day France is filled with an overwhelming joy that

been laid low, their power of

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WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

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to-day from Haiphong and Hoi- The as Loksang arrived here how with 3 saloon and steerage Passengers and a general cargo.

rice that can be obtained. Mesurst Mackinnon, Mackenzie

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD..as the designing tyrants have and Co. have received a telegram doing further mischief taken stating that the e. Neuralia away, and the future guaranteed arrived at London on the evening by the new Anglo-Franco-Ameri- of the 8th instant can understanding. In the war The total output of the Kailan we have learned to appreciate Mining Administration's mines the courage, the determination Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which require, sad the undying love of liberty for the week ending June 28th, amounted to 72,309 tons and them to forward their names and addresses with communications of the French people. They addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, by as an have suffered heavily in the sales during the period, to

85,173 tons. evidence of their bona fides..

defence of their freedom, but they All communications intended for publication should be address-have emerged from the struggle ed to the Editor.

Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.

a great and a victorious nation. To-day we pay homage to our gallant Allies for the wonderful The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is $36 part they played in the war.

Friends before, we per annum. (Payable in Advance.)"

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Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telepocne No. L A.B.C.. 5th edition. Western Union. Office address: 11. Tre House Street.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, "MONDAY, JULY 14, 1919.

SHEER MOONSHINE.

are even In war, we to love ard

It is

Hansi, who shows at the

ietic work, has the real spirit of exhibition at the Goupil Gallery some of his

moat character-

very successful.

The route is now under con-real trend of his mind is dis- carnible. Zislin, again, is a satirist inevitable, however, that the sideration

If it can be arranged, the cars the Prussian spirit. Among well- who lays bare the viciousness of advanced prices must be met, as the law of supply and demand will proceed at 10 miles an hours known painters we have Eall and governs the situation and there is at intervals of 50 yards, with fre insufficient rice to meet the de- quent stopping places where they the portraitist Hornecker. A mand. The Japanese dealers will pull up. This will obviate

striking feature of the ex- seem to realise the necessity of having to run the tars on a low hibition are the sketches of the carrying large stocks to take care gear at a short speed, which quaint costumes and customs of of their trade. It is these dealers leads to over-heating and fire Alsace. Many of the artists of who have practically all the good quently actual damage to mach- Alsace and Lorraine have taken rice available in Hongkong.

an active part in the war, and some have endured the greatest hardships, such as Hennequin Reveur, the sculptor, who, affer being taken prisoner in Russia, scaped across Siberia, again an-` listed on arriving in Europe, and is now crippled by wounds. The exhibition also shows numerous examples of applied art, all im- bued with the French spirit.

ir The Treasurer of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, begs most thankfully to acknowledge the reciept of $20, towards the funds of the Society, by an anonymous donor.

The s. Dilwara arrived here appreciate each other. In peace and victory, the ideals and sention the 13th instant from Bombay, ments which bind us together will straits etc. with 136 saloon and grow in power and strength.

steerage passengers and 280 tons of general cargo. She departed the same day for Shanghai.

TSINGTAGS IMPORTANCE.

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Banner, which the Zionists have accepted, as their national flag.

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military service a penst offence. One of the worst features of a conscript system is the power it places in the Kends of the military authorities Mr. Churchill, true

the bad traditions of this un-English method, WIS

Arrangements bave been con- cluded by the

Hongkong Government with the Govern ment of Siam, whereby we shall get a monthly supply of

A curious murder, suggestive from seven to eight thousand tons of rice at a price three to of revenge as the motive, is four dollars per pical less than reported to have been perpetrated the rate ruling to-day. This will by six Chinese on Saturday night be distributed through the rice &t Applichau. On that night, at dealers at a fed price, the ten o'clock, a boat returned to

The putting up of a memorial to the Clapham Sect of Evangelio- Government, of course, allowing Applichau from a picnic trip to the dealers a certain margin of Aberdeen Village, with three ala and Social Reformers bas Special stands are being erect-profit. There is consternation Chinese Un board. On brought out a few stories of Sir ed in Queen's Statue Square for already in the ranks of the pro-

arrival, the

James Stephen, one of their most It is possible that inany of our the use of Government officials to fiteers, who

indulged Ltd-readers were

dominoes prominent members. He is the very unaware of the view the firework displays on the anxious to get rid of their stocks with the boat-girl, with the only man of whom it is recorded modern character of the settle evenings of Friday and Saturday. at reduced marker rates. The exception of one man who said that he once tried a cigar and en- ment at Tsingtan until they saw Stands are also being erected on Government must be congratulat he preferred to sleep. An hour joyed it so much that he never the admirable series of illustra the verandalis of the Supreme on the very able manner it has later, whilst the game was still smoked another. He was the tions of some of the main streete Court for the use of the Court handled a very complex situation in progress, six men made their father of Sir Leslie and of Mr. and buildings thereof which officials... appeared

without in the least disturbing the appearance in a boat and asked Justice (Fitzjames)- Stephen, Pictorial OPI

trade. The first instalment of for Li Kwan Li Kwan was whose mother was as exquisite as Supplement on Saturday. When

What promises to be a very Siamese contracted rice will be the man who was sleeping. Sir James was austere.

"Did you some people think or talk of grand peace display is now under distributed in the Colony from and when he was pointed out, ever know your father do any- Tsingtau they class it with sach Chinese coast ports as, say. Amay Bank Buildings. Messrs. E. D. is reported the Government is hold

construction in the Mercantile about the 18th of this month. It the mysterious visitors seized thing just because it was pleasing of him and in the to him?" she asked the future and Swatow, whereas in fact Sassoon and Co., Ltd. are erecting prepared to lose on the commis struggle which ensued, he was judge, reprovingly, one day."Ye is 2 clean, up-to-date and splendidly laid-out place. built of the new Jewish nationhood, the freight charges.

three cross triangles, the symbol sion allowed to the dealers and deliberately thrown overboard, he retorted, when he married

All this while, his friends had you. от the lines of 2 otherwise known as David's

been looking helpessly on, and European watering-place than of

arch-militarist, when they made to rescue him an Eastern settlement A mere

The cost of labour is an import- from the water, they were in Winston Churchill, now unfor we published on Saturday is in big letters. When completed articles, and the indication is that man Li was thurs left to drown there is a limit to the com glance at the illustrations which Across these is the word "Peace ant factor in the price of all turn attacked with sticks. The tunately Secretary for War in the British Cabinet, has found that suficient to show that the Ger- the display should be very ar.there will be and can be no re-and after waiting for sometimenlaisance even of the presént mans spent much time and money

duction in labour cost. The present to ensure in making Tsingtau an attractive

attitude of Labour is such that of their munderous work, the House of Commons, says a con-

the accomplishment port, even if the style of architec-

In attempting to hide an um of industry before they would their boat. They are believed to which, if carried, would have

they would hazard the disruption six men took their departure in So far as one is able to judge from the material available, the ture favoured was heavy and brella which he had purloined in submit to any reduction from have made for Aberdeen.

temporary. He put into the Army Annual Bill & clause situation in Canton has taken on on aspect which is none toonartistic. The Japanese hare

a gutter, a Chinese was seen their present wages. Therefore, cherry and which may mean very serious interference with business, thus come into possession of a

a constable and arrested. He

When at length the victim was

made almost any comment on long. As will have been seen by our issues of Friday and Saturday, well-developed town- not a mere story-teller in a temple last night, ditions. Whatever, the future beyond all help. if it does not lead to unseemly displays of physical force before very big, modern settlement and said that he was listening to a manufacturers must adjust the hauled out of the water, he was business amongst the Chinese has been suspended. There is now tumble-dows, ramshackle Chines and when the tale was finished, holds for mankind, trade will in hospital.

trade to meet the changed coo-in an unconscious condition and

.even talk of a general strike such as was recently experienced in Port. That fact will enable us, he dazed off. Going home later never again be based upon the

He died later Shanghai The cause of the trouble in this instance is neither the perhaps, to better understand

half-past eleven, he was necessities of the working class. of the murderers have been We understand that so far none Shantung question nor the squabble with the North; it is an upshot China's chagrin

the at

met by the constable, who of the failure of the Military Government (so-called)" to appoint a victory which the new Civil Governot. In other words, it is a political agitation, delegates secured at the Fesce brought the umbrella from the demanding a larger proportion of suspected of being in collusion/bent on following the course,

They are organised and are arrested, but one Chinese who is possessing no deep significance except to those have a particular Conference. But of even greater stealing it. It turned out that the profits

of their production, with the culprits has been so beloved of the Prussian interest in the question at issue. To the disinterested observer, the importance than the retention of there was another story-teller in Hence, business for the fature tained by the Police. sequal appears altogether disproportionate to the cause of it. the territory is the fact that Japan the case, and that was the thief.ust be conducted on the basis We notice that the Cantem Tinues, which is believed to be well has had ceded to burn and who was sent to prison for 14 upon the present wage scale, and of the cost of production, based in" with the Military Government, prints a gloomy artiste in the former German rights, titles and days. course of which it refers to the people's wrath" and the outing privileges in Shantung Province,

whatever adjustment the future of "the will of the citizens. It is asserted by the writer that this which will virtually enable her to

may make will not be downward St. Paul's Church bazaar is to but suspension of business, with a possible general strike, is the last exercise an industrial monopoly be held at St. Paul's College, everywhere are moving forward upward. Manufacturers weapon which the people possess with which to secure an enforce in the Province, Next Saturday Glenealy, on July 16th and 17th. in their line of industry to the Practices.Tuesday, 15th July, ment of their demands.. One reads the article with curious feelings, we hope to print some further The proceeds will go to the accomplishment of a line of pro- for whilst in one part of it we are told that the Administrative pictures emphasising the shipping Ministering Children's League, duction and exchange of com-5pm. No exemption except on Directors either dare not settle this Civil Governorship question or and industrial importance of the Church Extension and Christian modities. We else they wish to shift the responsibility to others, elsewhere it is rights to which Japan has come education. On both afternoons beginning of an era of unexam-

are at the medical grounds. "claimed by the writer that the Military Government stands for law into possession.

It may be hoped that a few and the people's rights." And then, in another part of the paper,

montha more.. will we read an appeal to the citizens to remain calm, which includes:

milk and the by-products of Winston Churchill finally ejected these words, Don't give the militarists a loophole to step in

leather. The demand for all of from office, and recognised as a Refreshment Stall. The evening. The world's shortage of fats these articles is so great in excess discredited politician and ad- And-use military force." There seems to be some loose STILL THEY COME!

programme,, on July 16th, will and animal by-products has of the supply that the prices at ministrator. Who the militarists referred to The Germans are still moving include an open air cinemato-caused an advance in the prices which they are. being sold this are, we cannot tell-presumably they are the chiefs of the Military heaven and earth in their anxiety graph (Charlie Chaplain with to a point where only the wealthy season is greater than that pre- Government, which is said to be the embodiment of the popular to shield the ex-Kaiser and to other attractive features, and "on can afford such articles as a part vailing during the war. So great will and yet flouts that will! In point of fact, of course, this prevent him from being brought July 17th, a Chinese theatrical of their Military Government is no People's Government at all. Its to trial Marshal Hindenburg performance with vivid scenery, rise in price of animal fat cheese and milk that the supply daily fare. The has been the demand for butter, very name teils se so much. It is simply a Party Government follows up the appeals by Beth-etc. The bazaar will be opened by bas caused a corresponding rise is taken as quickly as produced. Three robbers last night made which depends for its existence on military support, and all this mann-Hollweg and the German Mrs. Gurner. talk about its being the People's Government is nothing more nor Princes, and in his communics-

in the price of edible oils. The The situation must not be mis- away with 3 164 from a shop at rise in the price of edible oils has understood to mean that foodstuffs No. 152, Shaukiwan West after less than sheer moonshine. And being a Party Government, tion to M. Clemenceau he talks backed up in this way, it has got at cross purposes with politicians, of "the real traditions of veritable the steamer Sui On was charged in the price of all commercial oils be ample products to meet the however, with nothing more A Chinese who was arrested on caused a corresponding advance will not be available. There will shooting a foki, who escaped, in its own camp, with the result that a deadlock has been reached honour in war" and of chivalrons before Mr. R.E. Lindsell to-day. With the advance in price of demand of the world's trade, but serious than a bullet-graze. At over this Civil Governorship question.

sentiments. We cannot think with being in possession of parts meats and oils, the people of the the prices will be on a higher, about 10 o'clock, the robbers en Frankly, so far as Canton is concerned, we are tired of the what Germaus know of these of a revolver without a permit. world have turned to other com- level than heretofore known. nonsense which is continually being uttered by the protagonists of things; certainly in the war they He pleaded ignorance of the law, modifies, such as fruits, vegetables

tered, and while one of them was the Government there about it's standing for Constitutionalism displayed neither the one nor the stating that he left the rest of the and rice, and this has caused a cor-

holding up the master and the rights of the People. It may very well be that the Parlia other. These frantic appeals for the revolver in Canada where he was consideration is given to the fact had such a chahceses now. All and stole the money. A foki of of Not for something like half-a- the shop with a revolver, the ment which meets there is a more legally-elected body than the ex-Kaiser leave us cold. Moreover, employed as

responding advance in price. If century have silver mine-owners others ransacked the place Peking Parliament, but the Government is purely a Southern party M Clemenceau is not the man to Lindsell:**

a*gardener. Mr. What organisation, and its members are indulging in hypocrisy when they be taken in by German snivel-good-

is the that the world's supply of meat-through the war, owing to the the shop showed great pluck in so loudly of safeguarding popular rights. There never has ling: Hindenburg has address these back without the rest of increased rapidly, but must take tion and the increased use of were escaping from the shop. .pf your bringing producing animals cannot be withdrawal of gold from circula- going after the robbers while they a real People's Government in China yet, and we doubted the wrong man. It is the the revolver?" At this question several years before they can silver all over the world, ailver He had actually got hot ether there will be one in our time. Governments, Provincial joint resolya of the

otherwise, are formed in China by politicians, mostly of the that Wilhelm shall be tried at summoning up his imagina-demand, it will be apparent that and to-day it is quoted at 546. but the layer first

Allies the Chinese made a visible effort again meet the increasing has been mounting up in price of the man with the revolver, type, and the people have small rights anywhere, ɔ With

mont be carried tion. He began to relate a lame reduction in values can be anti-per ounce. Before the war it point blank

reasoning here somewhere.

It will be seen how abeurd it in tổ

"any suggestion of its ifivolving)

Japanese

at

gutter and accused him of

there will be a sale of fancy work, pled business activity. Chinese enamel curios, etc., a "Dollar'' Stall, 30 cts. stall and

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military caste. Had he succeed- ed, the most law-abiding could scarcely have said a word against

POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.even

Orders issued by Mr. J. W. Franks. D. S. P. (R.), state ---

Peace Celebration, Band

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it is not there story of how he had sa inclina cipated in that line or any of the used to bend, per tango, and thor and Allied tion of bringing back to his others which are related to the tendengs as alrezy down-

know country the useless parts of the same. The great loss of W

revolver,

You tell lion, cattle in European

zed," him as he has resulted in a the payme For a 830 (dogs demand from these co

the alfermarrer three) of cattle moto

permanent conscription without running the risk of prosecution. It is bad enough say the Arbitrator, torperpetuate Kaiserism, but to have left our conscription after a victory over

a few soldiers sitting in White- priceless liberties at the mercy of

hall would have been intolerable.

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ANOTHER ARMED ROBBERY.

Mr.