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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

NOTES & COMMENTS.

TIRPITZ TRAVESZES,

DAY BY DAY.

GOOD ADVICE IS · MARET FOLLOWED IF IT FITS QUE SELF- HENTS AND INCLINATIONS.

The tenour of the recent tale grams giving extracts from What may be termed the post war memoirs of Admiral von Tirpin The following weddings will may be taken as a fair indication take place shortly: Mr Robert of the present frame of mind of Grey (Taikoo Docks) to Mise the German. In the latest con-Bigrid Linde: Mr S. J. C. da tribution forwarded by Reuter, Silva to Miss Clara B. dos Passos. von Tirpitz claims that the Battle of Jutland proved the superiority

By the kindness and courtesy of the German in personnel and in material, and, in support of of Admiral W. L. Rodgers, U.S. the Gerutan losses were only Cruiser "Brookyn" will play on this argument he points out that Navy, the Band of the U.S. one-third of those of the British. the Hongkong Cricket Club 25 YEARS IN WOOD. in Brant He says that the German Fleet ground from 5 to 6.39 p.m. on

returned to ite barbours "elated Thursday, the 18th instant. and surprised at its success.”

a Chinese The official account, of the A constable saw battle, received at the time, loafing round the Astor House showed that the Germans were Hotel this morning. The loafer, lucky enough to get into contact when he saw he was observed, ran with only a small advanced port- | away. He was chased and. ion of the British Fleet and caught. This morning Mr, N, Le undoubtedly some damage was Smith fined him $10.00 or 14 days' sustained, but when the main hard labour. portion of dur Fleer.was able to

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SMUGGLERS FIRE ON CUSTOMS, OFFICERS.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY

What is to be done with: A battle royal was fough stained glass window presented

to Dovercourt Parish Church George Biot writes in Middle recently in Chinese water the ex-Kaiser 20 years ago - march of the beneficient close to Macao. It appears that question which has been perpics harness of restine which enables the Customs officials got winding the Vicar the Rev. T. Grey silly man to live respectably and that certain vessel would pass Collier, and churchwardens. unhappy men to live calmly." within the vicinity of Macao They have decided, says "Dianst Its exact influence on me would containing smuggled rice and in the Westminster Gazette, that be a merry speculation of an idle that the smugglers had employed it is "to remain until another as hour. I have for bearly a year some Chinese soldiers to escort good, or better is presented to the church," which been contributing to this column, them. The two Customs launches,

as if I have the Leung Tsing and the Tak is, perhaps, the bost Way exhausted my resources. If the Tau, were manned and sent out to of stimulating local generosity. and I feel not Diary at times fails to come up patrol the vicinity. The reported The body of Captain Fryatt Hes to the level of the previous smugglers ware sighted and

is called, which was erected by editions, I trust my readers will two gigs were launched, manned near the Kaiser window," as it overlook the deficiency. The by. Customs officials. On nearing the ex-Emperor in memory of silly season is now in full swing the smugglers' boats the gigs the German Legion" who died in Hongkong; hence the pancity were fired upon and over 200 from disease during the Wal- of material to make an interest-shots are reported to have been cheron Expedition in 1810, and- ing budget.

fired. Fortunately no injury was were buried with British soldiers' sustained by the Customs officers, in the adjoining churchyard. It although one had A narrow forms the large west window of The Government must expect escape, a bullet passing through the church; and the subject of the some plain speaking on the pro his coat sleeve. The gigs were design is the healing of the cen- sent constitution of the Legis-riddled with bullets. The smugurion's servant. lative Council. Most men think!

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STONECUTTERS.

MILITARY AUTHORITIES' STUPID OMISSION.

get into touch with the Germans During the 48 hours ended is a piece of gratuitous folly to glers are reported to have got they ran, and it was only due to saotember 15, six cases of cholera give J.P.'s a seat on the Council / away. Flow visibility that the whole of the

enemy vessels were not either (all fatal), three cases of enteric sank or captured. The German fever (one fatal), one fatal case Admiral proceeds to state that of cerebro spinal fever, and 13 proof of the value cases of gastroenteritis which re- of the German Navy was that sulted in str deaths, were notified. the British

avoided All the sufferers were Chinese. Fleet Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which requires meeting it. Since the Jutland

The Hongkong Tramway Com- them to forward their names and addresses with communications Battle was the only naval engage

ment of importance that took pany's receipts for the week ended addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, but as an

place in European waters, during 13th September totalled $15,050, evidence of their bona fides.

All communications intended for publication should be address-the war, some people in this part which is an increase of $504 over of the world might be deluded the same week last year. For the into believing that there is some 3 weeks of the year, the takings Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.

truth in this statement. But for-total $544,520 which represents tunately, in Hongkong, some an increase of $35,597 over the

same week in 1918. months ago we were afforded an explanation of the British tactics, in a speech delivered by Admiral Sir Tudor Tudor, at a dinner at the Hongkong Hotel. Up to time cf that speech, the many of us had wondered why

certain periods. German warships were able ta Carry out bombardments of coast towns such as at Yarmouth,

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without interference on the part of our Navy, and some sympathy

Wer was felt for those who prompted to write letters to the Press asking the question: What is our Navy doing?" Admiral Tudor's explanation, as we com mented at the time, was so simple Fet so convincing and efficient, that it made many of us wonder why we did not think of the so- lution before.

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A member of Parliament is reported to be so embarrassed previously denounced the pri- THE

financially that he cannot afford enough to eat, and is actually ruining his health by semi-starva- rilege of returning amateur in-

tion. The reason given is the spectors of gaols and lunatic

insufficiency of the salary allowed. asylums and local busybodies to the Legislative Council. Beneath

It may be asked why only one all the outer movements of our politics, one feels the sharp under-

member is in this extreme state The Military authorities have a of distress, seeing that the £400 tow of the people's representative question. It is high time that we curious habit of disregarding the salary is common to all. The kicked against this pernicious ordinary requirements of a well-explanation may be that he bas system of having a J.P.Member on governed community in their the almost impossible task of our Legislative Council. Why, doings in connection with civil keeping a house in the provinces bless my heart, every member on life and an instance of this was for his wife and family and JP. given last night, at about 7.45. At lodging for himself in London. the Council is to-day

time a big blaze

and has nothing to draw upon To have another special Member about that

to spring up and but his Parliamentary salary. to represent their interests on the was seen Council is incongruous. What burn with exceptional ferocity And what is true of one known short time, and all case may be true of others Mr. H. J. Gedge has asked us to interests have J. P.'s that require for a

381 the conflagration which have not too who intimate that he will feel obliged each to expect that the Colony imagined that a big fire had

jealous guarding? It is

come to light. When members voted them- if all who have in their possession will be silent over the silly started somewhere in thevicinity selves salaries the prophecy was subscription sheets of the ProTM posed Public Memorial to Sir F. system now prevailing for filling of Lai Chi Kok. The fire float made that before long they would seats on the Legislative Council? was turned out and a call given be voting themselves an increase. H. May, will kindly return same we have had a swarm of hand to the Fire Brigade and all was, That time seems to be at hand. to him by the end of the present week, together with such sub-grenades hurtled through the as usual, speedily made ready for The worst aspect of the case is scriptions as have been collected. air labelled "Unofficial Major- coping with a fairly big blaze. that though only certain men ity. "Cheap Houses for All," When the float got within obser- need the increase all will get it, "Hospitals in every Street,vation it was found the terrible thus adding more to superfluity

of Hongkong catastrophe was taking place on

and 21 the expense of the through the Constitutional Re-Stonecutters, but closer inspection groaning taxpayer. form Society." The axe-grinders and enquiry disclosed the fact who launched these petards are that it was only some deteriorated spent as a political force. The gunpowder being destroyed. It is Yellow Peril of the sort Kaiser official dominance of the Council a fact, however, that the Military Wilhelm used to speak about, but is quite assured, nor will the authorities gave absolutely no second attempt to get the C.RA warning or intimation to the Fire there is a yellow peril of another reforms sanctioned do any better Brigade or any other of the Civil kind and about the existence of than the first. There are a very officials as to what they were which there can scarcely be any large body of citizens who are to about to do. Therefore the Brigade question. The peril is not military who know the East.remind us that day very hostile to the CRA's was turned out unnecessarily, and but industrial. Commercial men there is a population of eight scheme. Now that the truth of the had genuine fire occurred at that the State Banking Departs more or less known, one sees and loss of life might have There should be no the Constitutional Reform wave occurred.. men had approved and it has in- creased its capital from G$2,000,- retiring to contemplative eddies, possible chance of a recurrence of 000, surplus G$500,000, to G$1, and its leaders by no means such oversight.

anxious to appear on its crest. 000,000, surplus G$1,100,000.

The following telegram has "Government been received from the London office of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. "The Directors of the Chartered Bank of L A. and China have declared ab Interim Dividend for the past half-year at the rate of 14% per annum free of Income Tax."

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We are advised by the Asia Banking Corporation that it is in receipt of information from its

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The Admiral said that these Head Office, New York, advising/real motives actuating the C.R.A. the time, considerable damage hundred millions who have just

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got started in the industrial race. Formerly they were regard- ed 85 of no consequence, but wbo will say that since Japan burst upon an as-

CONSU-tonished world and showed what

AMERICAN

LAR CHANGES.

For an all too brief spell the flannelled fools" hold the field

raids on towns on the east coast of England were not for the purpose of causing damage to the ports but were intended purely as a "draw" to weaken and diffuse the British Fleet. But in this the Ger-

the East could do? The "Un- There is great discontent in the mans failed, and the British

A photograph and biographical'

changing East" is a misnomer in refusal to detail warships to deal sketch of the late Sergt. Harry ranks of the local garrison at the

these days. In the last twenty The American. Consul-General with these raiders is now cited Linfield, of the Naval Yard way the Demobilisation machinery has been handled. Before the by Admiral von Tirpitz in sup Police, Kowloon, who was mur-

has received information to the or thirty years the changes have been immense, and yet have every affect that Mr. C. F. Gauss, appearance of having only begun. port of his statement that the dered by an Indian constable last war the British soldier British Fleet avoided meeting year while on duty, appears in not accustomed to bless the name American Consul at Amoy, has The West has lost, one great" the Germans! Proceeding, von the August, number

Perhe of the Government of Hongkong been transferred to the Consulate advantage; it has lost the advant

and it must be confessed that the Tirpitz states that von Spee was Orange Standard, the official

at Tainanfu, Shantung Province. Government of Hongkong did left in ignorance of the general organ of the Loyal Orange very little to deserve that very Mr.A. F. Carleton, for many years wonders when he gets the chance. and that he will be succeeded by age of cheap capital; and as for skill, the man of the East can do. Mr. Robert Smilie is in wonderful form at present. Because war position when he encounter-Institution of England.

worthy and long-suffering person's the Falklands Squadron

benedictions. Six months haze Vice-Consul of the United States Do labour leaders never tur he is the Coal King, however, it does not necessarily follow be

"whose superiority he did

at Hongkong, and at present over these serious things in their rules the world. In the recent conflict with the coalmasters he

not suspect." But

A Chinese was charged before passed since a memorandum was Consul at Medan, Sumatra surely

minds? Or if they do, why do scored one or two successes which encouraged him to talk some-

voa. Tirpitz cannot complain Mr. N. L. Smith with unlawful issued, explaining to the troops

they not discuss them with the what big. A good general wins through judgment; he knows when

workers? to wait and when to strike. Mr Smillie, as will have been noticed of the British avoiding the Ger-possession of a revolver.Defendant the arrangements necessary for Fleet in that instance. stated that his younger brother, the Armies of Occupation and the from the week-end telegrams, has struck; but he has not waited.

to According

the German whowas in Peru, had sent the re-principles that would be followed Royal Fusiliers and others were long enough. His victory is premature. He has scored a somewhat

Admiral's garbled utterances, so volver to him by a sailor. He was in demobilising the great army of early talked of in this connec- flamboyant victory but he has overlooked the fact that large num-far, his idea seems to be that leaving the Colony this morning the war period. The plan then tion. It will be a happy surprise bers of people, including working men, will resent and fight any when the German Fleet at any When

arrested defendant had infolded was briefly summed to many to learn that none of in sport, but their season is broken attempt to hold up the nation to ransom. A. card vote whin subjected to

very often given point, was numerically the revolver bidden between two up as follows: To let three men these are coming to fongkong in upon at each end by King the test of 20 individal rote turns out to be a dog of an entirely different colour. Mr. Hodge superior to the British, the latter shoes. Mr. Smith fined him out of four go and pay the fourth but the 2nd Battalion of the Football, who resumes his toil in declaring last week-end that "the direct action movement was should have given battle, but, on $100, and the revolver was conman double to finish the job. Wiltshire Regiment. This Batt vities in Scotland in a fortnig s these fourth men being picked alion is not going to India as time, while in England a start the other hand, when the position fiscated. due to the fact that the electorate, was denied the opportunity of

out of those who had not joined was at first supposed, but coming will be atade at the end of was reversed, the German Supreme turning out the Coalition Government" gave the political reason as

A Chinese woman was arrested up before 1st January, 1916, had to Hongkong. It is now stationed month. It is wonderful the hald to why Mr. Smillie's recent resolution has met with such Command must be blamed for not apparent success. The results of the recent Bothwell and giving its squadron commanders and charged before Mr. N. L. not passed their 37th birthday, at Chiseldon under the command the game has on the crowd, dad

the tip to "bunk". Such reason-Smith, this morning, with receiv- and had not got three or more of Lieutenant Colonel W. E. Widnes bye-elections, when in both cases Labour Candidates were, ing is, as stated above, typical of ing the stolen brooch belonging to wound

stripes. This was Wyndham and leaves England sports promoters, realising th returned, prove this contention. Labour is sore at the present the German mind to-day, as it Miss Violet Chan.

tournament in their programmes Inspector tantamount to prolonging the for Hongkong to-day, The Batt have dily to include a five a de Government and is bent on turning it out to again face the Country was before the war, and it shows us Watt stated that when defendant compulsory military services of alion had always had a good to ensure a bumper gate. This by using every means that lies in its power. Hence Mr. that the German has lost none of was arrested, she had already all men kept under the above plan name for sport and the champion- the game kept alive in mid- Bmillie's recent success. The Labour Party to-day with Mr. Smillie as commander-in-chief is doing too much surface his old cunning or deceptiveness. removed the 13 pearls from the until April 30, 1920, after which ship sportsman in it is Lieut-

an all-year pastime when it work. In the past it has laid too much stress on "Labour" and Either in argument or in deed be brooch. Defendant said a boy they were to be released. All enant Moore. The Battalion has mer, so that it has developed into does not know the meaning of a had come to her with the pin, sorts of suggestions have been a fine band. If will, in all pro- is essentially a winter on6- "Capital" and too little on "Mind". It is too materialistic; it

straight deal.

and asked her to dispose of it, so made as to the order in which bablity, relieve the Manchesters Club managers have been busy lacks real breadth and imagination. Political auctioneering does

she bought the pin for $20.00. men should be released from the here, and enable the men to be for some weeks now fixing up The Battalion has a teams, and the season about to be not pay. One of Mr. Smillie's mental errors is the possession of the

The case was remanded till Army and there are many hard demobbed. idea that only one party is interested in the workers. The miner's

Wednesday. Bail was fixed at cases, both pivotal and com- good sprinkling of young soldiers entered upon promises to be one president did not create the social conscience of the country. Of

passionate, which deserve, atten- and is in the process of Te of the most stirring ever ameri late it has received far more stimulus from the King himself than DINNER TO ADMIRAL]

tion. It has now been found formation. it ever did from Mr. Smillie. Whether our formost politicians, as

difficult to demo ilise A Chinese constable whilst on sécial reformers, are back numbers, remains to be seen, but if they truly resolve to reconstruct Britain on sound foundations, Mr.

uty last night, in Yan'ati, saw according to the promise which two men walking in his direction. has been made, as sufficient men Smillie will bumbly fall into the position of banding up the bricks. The fact in though Mr. Smillie is loath to recognise it-that no man

The Americans of Hongkong On catching sight of the constable, cannot be found to relieve the East. troops in : can live for himself; and no single industry can lord it over every are giving a dinner to Vice- the men started to run 'away. other in the Old Country. Exercising just-moderation, Mr. Smillie Admiral W. L. Rodgers at the The constable gave chase and

Hotel can rally hundreds of thousands of men and women to the side of Hongkong

to-morrow caught one of the men, the other

W.L. RODGERS.

$300,

men

enced. In Scotland there will be an augmented League pro- When is Hongkong going to gramme, and with a revival of the get a Rent Collector? In view Scottish Cup competition and of of the present agitation against international engagements, it can high, rents, many of which have only be with difficulty that all lately been raised by sixty to the Extures will be fulfilled. The people of Hongkong, one seventy per cent, it is imperative, Even football is not Whilst fancies, are somewhat like the in the opinion of many, that steps exempt from the pre

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the coal-getters; but to put the screw on will bring about a bitter evening, which will embrace not managing to escape.

alons war, fruitful of disaster to our land. No class in our only members of the American escaping the man threw off a people of Athens in the period of should be taken to introduce rest. A movement This is immunopoly of goodness or Patriotism but let us community but many British girdle. The man who was arrest-St. Paul, who spent their time in legislation into the Hongkong Glas the caternal credit of working men, that countless guests well. It has been edwan searched, and 800 rounds of either hearing uz spranding: falee Legislative Council on the lines

France to serve, without a thought of self, arranged that reservations of ammunition were found sewn to reports. For the Athenians He of the House Rents Acts of d

thousands worked on at Home without tables can be made at the Hong his jacket. The girdle which was not complicated by the news-Bombay and the Punjab, under be here were trades which through slack- kong Hotel between 2 and 4 was thrown off was picked up, paper, but in Hongkong most of which the Hongkong Governme cal power, could have brought the war o'clock, Wednesday afternoon, and 250 rounds of ammunition the yarns gain currency through would create the appointment.

evall the fuss of recent days there after which time those attending were found in it. The man was the medium of the newspaper. & Rent Collector

Herent sense of fair-play and in will take such seats as may be charged befor Mr. R. E. Lindsell We hava

( Ewilhe and his arch- fators, Exailable though it is pected Mr A E. Hall appeared for the names of no less than

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soon that there will be no difficulty

for the diners.

dant and applied for a song that Temands which was grain

the who will fir 4the rev batt dwellings, the

complain that the i