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KRIDAY, JANUARY, 10, 1919.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. FIRE AS WAR WEAPON.
FREVENTION SOCIETY REVIVING AT HONGKONG.
No one can be surprised that at last a movement is on foot to revive the Hong Long branch of the Society for the Pre vention of Cruelty to Animals. Mr. P. Camerun deserves chief credit for the observation and impulso which led to an informal meeting on Wednesday, at the Carltan Hotel, At which it was decided cape for help toward the revival this much needed work: The Hon. Capt. Sapt of Police, Mr. E.D.C. Wolle has promised the fall sympathy and support of the Police.
Mr. H. H. Manchester, writing in the American Machialet, notes that the use of Are in war in represented in a barrelief found at Nineveh and believed to have been made in 800 mg. It showed besieged soldiere harfing are brands. The ancient Greeks, as fre queatly recorded by their historians were familiar with this method of warfare, The Romans used "liquid are doubtless burning bituman of naphths and a Chinese war-book of the fifth century u. gives recipes for certain inflammable mixtures to be used as weapona Saya Mr. Manchester
PROFESSOR MURRAY.
THE CHINA MAHA
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE OHIOKET SEAQUE,
(To the Editar of the China MaxG).
HONGRÙNG DEFENCE CORPO.
"The distribution of the Corps Ride Meeting prizes by H.I. The Officer Administering the Government (the Hon Mr. Chand Sever, C.G.) and a Smoking Concert, are to be held at the, Theatre Hoyet tonight at
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PART 13
1 Mars
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Pro Patris, Clark, of the 18th Infantry..
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Miss Eileen Boyd, Miss w" Shirley Cooke and
Miss Madge Crithith
9. Mr. George Graystone will sing
from the depths.
Professor Gilbert Murray said recently that the present generation would have seen two extraordinary events come to pass-two, dreams come true. We had
S-Your correspondent Crisket already soon in the war the realisation of a nightmare which had surpassed our worst lears, and he believed we were toemaan unfriendly sortof person tointerfere- Bow going to see another dream come in the sffairs of the R. G. cricket team. I trus--the dream of universal pesce, or thought everybody was aware that the the stablishment of public right be services all round experience groaŰ tween nations. The meeting held on dificulty in getting teams for both the preceding evening and addressed by riskst and football, and to keep Lord Grey seemed to mark one stage of the flag flying in sport, try and so the journey. It showed that the desire arrange matters that they can take part in 2. Trio A Nice Soft Job for a League of Nations was widespread A pictare by a Chinese artist, dated and real. Everybody with &iorap of both games, to the benefit of both, but ap- perbapa 1000 A.D., shows that such imagination desired some rule of in-parently to the injury of some, toam inflammable materials were frequently ternational order and public rightCricket is interested in. Having now Mr Cameron has recorded many made up in tubes of bamboo, which It was the prayer of the world, obtained such a good position in the league. cases of recent cruelty that have come to were cast at the foe. Tubes of this and it was a necessity. For Great table, the to, it is up to the R.G.. to try ber knowledge. Ons bad case was that sort ware at times thrown by engines Britain it was a diplomatic neces and keep there, never mind what ""Cricket" of a cat in On Lam Street, which she of war having bows or spring boards after ity. The first principle of our foreign and his like say,
the fashions of the artillery employed policy for centuries back had alway beard crying for a long time before shoby Roman armies in ancient times. The bean that we would not have Europa found it. It was found, eventually beneath the vuruadah from which it had greatest development of liquid firs took united against us. If we did not as place in the Middle Ages. The Emceed in establishing a League of Nations been flang, with a cord still round its peror Constantine Vil in his directions we should have Europe federated veck. Its eyes had been cut out, and for the administration of the empire, galast um apeaking noh with "Its nose cut open, and it did not live written for his son, bas the following out authority there," Professor Murray more than a few days after being found, account of its introduction: Know that continued. "I have been warned of during the reign of Constantinn this by cur own agents in the Courts of The suggestion is that the eyes had per-Pogonatus (888-685 A.D.)one Kallimikos, the small nestrals, and by soma of the haps been cut out for "medicine." That who Red from Heliopolis to the Romans diplomatists of the neutral countries sort of thing must be punished, and pre (at Constantinople) made a wet fire to themselves, Germany originally meant vented if possible...
The "China Mail" will gladly hand -over to Mr. Cameron the names of such of its readers as may care to notily their willingness to support the movement.
COLLAPSE OF TWO OSAKA COMPANIES!
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be discharged from siphons (probably a to form a sort of hogemony in which form of syringe-Editor) by means the should hold lordship over Europe.
of which the Romans burned the float. She has given up that. What she is of the Saracens no Kozikos and gained trying for now is a Federation of Euro- the victory. This battle took place pean States to which we should not. during the first siege of Constan- belong." Mare ordinary diplomatic tipople by the Moslems. The records prudence compelled as in the direction state that Saracens came down upon of a League of Nations.
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Hongkong, 10th January 1919.
SUICIDE?
A KOWLOON TRAGEDY.
A rather queer affair cesured at 29, Faking Ecad during the night of December 28-39 a Chiness contracter woke up in the morning to find his wife banging by the neck from the post of the
the city in 1,800 ships, most of which But it was not only diplomatic bed. It was rather mysterious that
of the Funo.
6. Humorous Song
9.
must have been small, Constantine necessity for this country. It was a in doing away with herself-it suicide removed the abain guarding the vital necessity for mankind in general it be she did not wake ber husband. BRITONS, and when the ships were If we did not establish a League of The affair was the more mysterious us During the war, before there was any crowded into a small space he sent Nations after this war the world would the other tenants of the house testified talk of peace, the munition making in-boats carrying Greek fire against them." be divided into two groups. Germany that the woman had been well treated
Regarding the exact nature of this would work its hardest to reconstitute and there was no apparent reason to 10 Greek are," which some think was a
strong group around itself,, and the account for the suicide. An inquiry is precursor and near relative of gunpow. preparation for the text war would be bbing held at the Magistracy this der, there has been murh controversy. something no civilised society could afternoon. Anna Comnens, the daughter of the stand. Even before the war we found Eastern Emperor Alexis, familiar to the burden of our expenditure difficult readers of Scotts "Count Robert of to bear, but that of preparation for the
some extent the Dext would be ten times as great.-W. TO MERCHANT SEAMEN, Puria," ravenia to method of using it. In her narrative should not stop at an income tax of 15 of a battle between the Greeks and the Pisane near Rhodes in 1130 A.D., she is quoted by Mr. Manchester as saying:
dustry and the Stock Exchange in Japan showed remarkablo netivity, but two companies representative of these two branches of economic activity are now reported to be in serious diffultics, says the "Japan Chronicle," continuing :—
Perhaps the largest company establish. ed in Japan since the war for the manu facture of munitions is the Nippon
Munitions Manufacturing Co. of Kitano,
Osaka, of which Mr. Kotishi Kiyo matsu is president. This company made enormous profits or crders from Russia in the carlier stages of the war and cut a conspicuous figure in the financial world in Osaka. The Russian orders, however, stopped on the outbreak of the revolution in Russia, and it seems that this dealt a staggering blow to the
More in Sorrow than in Anger.
Sergt. "Canavan
1. Sextettem b
Bells of St. Mary's"
Mies Eileen Boyd, Miss Dorothy May Miss Madge Griffith, Mr. George Graystone Mr. Sydney Manner- ing and Mr. Georgar Titoliener,
Yes Uncle" the 18th Infantry.
10 minutes.
PART
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.
Capt. George Ash. Exhibition of Lasso Throwing by
ties Eileen Boyd will sing
Fairy Moon. The vocal- Harmonier off the stage are by other Members of the Vanity Fair Company.
11. Deses of Humour dispensed. Eg
Mr. Leslie Holroes.
12. Two Dances by die Vera Pain
and Mr. George Titchener.
13.
14.
"Shipping and Engineering" this weak proposes an undertaking to which we are sure there will be an immediate and glad response, namely that a mopu meat should be erected at Shanghai to the gallant Allied and neutral seamen who have lost their lives by the ruthless
The number of Officers and men of 15. brutalities of German submarines, the British Merchant Service, non- combatants, who have been destroyed
Hesitation Waltz.
b. For Trot.
March The Gladiator Sousa
Bard of the 18th Infantry. Humorous Sone-
« On the State"
Sergt. Cannenn
in the pound. The anferings of the population everywhere would be so great that there would be revoluticas, not In the bow of each abip be put the ordinary political revelations, but some beads of lions and other land animals thing more terrible, of which we had made of brass god iron and painted ac seen some signs in the most suffering as to be frightful to look at, and he parts of Europe now. We began this contrived that from their months, which war with few submarines and sercplanes
Some of the Members of the were open, should pour the fire which in existence, with no tanks, no real de
Vanity Fair Company will should be delivered by the soldiers velopment of all the complicated arts of through the flexible apparatus." poisoning which the Germans had pro-
are complicated arrange He proceeds: "The Prineus Anra duced. Suppose just across the Channel
ment of a "Simple Melody, does not state what this flexible ap there were thousands of submarines has reached 14661, 1,023.
God Save The King parates was, but the term would fit in waiting, and war broke out. Could Norwegian men have likewise met
"Band of the 18th Infantry, by kind Mr. Konishi the president of the com- very well with the siphon mentioned by commerce stand it? Suppose, too, there their deaths, (sayabour "contemporary). "pany, is himself a dealer in dyes, being, the Emperor Constantine if it were a were tens of thousands of bombing The number of American and French the proprietor of the Fukuki Yoko, and, hose for the wet fire, for it will be re- seroplanes which in a few hours could sailor who have been sent to their permission. of Major H. A. Morgan as siready mentioned, has been reduced membered that the Romans had long be cropping explosives to an extent deathe has not yet been made public, and Officers.
total of Allied and ceutral sedmen iswick, the Members of the Vanity to a state of bankruptcy as the result of 11sed a siphon, and even a double siphon, infinitely greater than anything possible but there is little doubt that the grandBy the courtesy of A. Edgar War the failure of his speenlation in dyes, or forcing pumps, as a fire-engine to in this war.
Could our towns stand it. Could well over over 20,000. From the Fair Company have kindly consented and on the Rice Exchange caused by "The tremendous psychological effect any civilised community go on pursuing Chias coast, sions over a dozen man to provide the major part of the the peace slum. There have been of such fire, as well as some of the meta industry with that danger above itfhave been lost while serving on their programme.
Take. also the other development ships in the Mediterranean. Every thods of using it, is brought out in
company.
to V. 1,874,000.
throw a stream of water.
our
THE CHINESE WAY.
rumours that the munitions company is,
de Joinville's memoirs of St. Lauis poison gas; poisoned water supplies, and one of these men faced at willingly. also on the verge of bankruptcy.
Apart from these rumours, it is now in his crusade, 1249 A.D. Near the attempts made, at any rate, in as a volunteer in order that trade might Damietta in Egept the Turks Ramana to introduce epidemic dis- not be disorganized to the extent that krown that the company has suffered
brought up against the camp an eases to spread plague. Those attempte Germany boped and is in fitting that we heavy losses. According to the stat engine called in periere, from had not succeeded so far, but there were in the Far East, who depend upon ship. ment arcun's for the last business which the Turks flung euch great conscientions scientific men working in ping for everything we have, should It is interesting to nets that the term just approved by the directors of quantities of Groak fire that it was laboratories who would be sat at those subscribe to erect a tribute of our Tachus have been recruiting very the company, the total lose amounts to the most horrible sight ever withered. problems by their military masters if admiration for their gallant deeds.tensively of late. This might be taken Y. 1,694,663, or over half its capital, Sir Walter cried out, "Whenover wir was to continue in the world, and We have nothing to add to this but as an indication of intensive militarian,
would solve those the heartiest endorsement us we are From this loss a litle over Y. 50,000, they throw any of this Greek fire, cast in time they
as an expression of the coming peace, brought forward from the preceding yourself on your kness and cry to our problems. It would be seen from these sure all our readers will say. The but those who know prefer to regard it
Lord for mercy. This Greek fire in heads that the next war would be some quiet unconscious heroism of tarin, is deducted, the not loss amours appearance" was like a harga bogabead thing which would.not merely staggar merchant seamen, and their dauntless for the Tachuas, remembering the 850 and its tail was like a long spear; the civilisation, as this one had done, but performance of duty amid the ugliest per head disbursed, under the first Though for the last term the company noise which it made was thunder, would bring civilisation to an end. We peril is one of the grandest tales of the Reorganization Loan for the purposes,
war N.C.D. News
of disbandment, have been augmenting incurred such a large lose, it paid and it seemed, a great dragon of fire should have to devote all car energy
their forces in order to increase the dividend of 50 per cent. for the two flying through the air, giving great a and arts merely to keep alive, probably
amount of compensation which they will preceding business formas. It is said light with ita flames that we saw our underground. Therefore some instru
roceive whey disbandment is ordered, that this loss has no connection what- tmp as clearly na in broad day. Thrice ment of international peace and of this night did they throw the fire from retting international disputes by public
bus which need not be handed out in its ever with the failure of the president la perriere and four times from crossbows. law was a necessity to the very life of
A whole town of 2,500 inhabitants, with entirety.. of the company, bat is principally dus
Each time that our good king Saint the nations of the world. (Bear, hear). to the fact that 250,000 fuses manufac Louis heard them -ditcharge the fire be I had been objected that a League recorded liistory dating back to the time When disbandment was attempted tured to the order of Russia have not cast himself on the ground and prayed. of Nations would be contrary to buman of the Saxons and Danes-Shaftesbury, under the reorganization loan, command- been taken delivery of, owing to the Twice the Saracons with this fire burned unture. Really it was merely a naturalia Dorsetalure--has been seld. The ing officers were astonished to receive development of a process which had greater part of the municipality's acre-requests for pay rolls. At firat they said Russian revolution, these fuscs having the catles protecting the camp.
An interesting medieval picture gone on, through all history-the con-age and buildings, part of the estate of that there were none, but on further vaino of about Y.2,00,000, which has illustrates a great throwing machine stant process of grouping society in Lord Stalbridge, has been purchased by representations being made, they furn been written of the credit side of the hurling a bogshead of fire in much the larger baits and extending the area of James While, a nationally known sports-ished the required documents which Ball-yearly accounts. All the directors same way as described by de Joinville law and public right; and a situation man, for £240,000. In the terms of sale, fearioaxly enough betrayed a similarity of the company tendered their resigns In this cases the throw was accomplished had now been reached when we at Lord Stalbridge announced, was a pro- caligraphy. Anticipating a similar diren to a peneral meeting of chare by hatling down the long, light end of make a vory marked and determined vision that the town be offered to the result; the Tocbuns have been retraiting tolders held on December 25, holding the beam to which the sling was faster stop forward in the same direction stor gad Corporation at reasonable themselves responsible for the lost. ed, inserting the hogshead in the sling we could not exist in zanfety or comfort price, and if they are unable to purchase very considerably, but foreknowledge
It is said that the company will here and letting go, whereupon the the fall with neighbours who might maka war after undertake the manufacture of ing of the tremendously heavy end of upon us and who could get at the beartit, to the tenants. If neither option is suggests that the Government should machiaca for weaving silk, mosie, hemp, the beam whirled the sling up and over of the country in a few hour, and the taken, each individual tenant is to be issue a dechration to the effect that the and cast the bogshead against the case was even stronger in Continental given opportunity to Luy his house, regimental pay, rulls the time of the enemy. agar that s
countries. Moreover, we had reached such Another section of the Stalbridge aatste issue of the pesce mandate should form
and other fibres, and will gradually ex tend it operations to pesce industries.
SALD OF AN ENGLISH TOWN..
TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
In a later battle, according to despoint in the development of the means the market town bearing the family the basis of the disbandment disburse- During the war boom.oo the Stock Joinville, their infantry ran toward of locomotion that no nations were so name, also has been offered for sale mente. Exchange, the Kobe paper continues, a our men and burned them with Greek distant from one another as to be able number of concerns aiming at arbitrage fire, which they, cast from instruments to afford the luxury of war. Besides operation were established in Osaka and made for that purpose its negative value the League of Nations The use of fire, continued for some would be able to do something positive elsewhere, among the most prominent.
tims after the discovery of gunpowder, which might open up the most immense being the Nippon Shoji, Osaka Securi-Konrad Keyser, for example, va 1405 vistas for the improvement of mankind.” ties Trust and the Hitahama Securities lustrated aiman on homeback above If we could get some international Trust Co. The last named coinpany in whom floats a fiery dragoa similar authority which could both judge dis reported to have incurred a loss of over to those used by the Chinese in computes and carry out its decisions and Y1,000,000, while its capital is just paratively recent times. A rather consider difficult questions beforehand, Y. 1,000,000. Particulars of thecompany's quaint medieral out depictan cavalryman it would be able to do an extraordinary accorints are not given pablicity, but it who has in front of him a hollow statue amount to beneft the general life is reported that the loss is chirily due to from the month of which issues the fra.
In the foreground fouether men
the decline in the value of Nippon are pushing a cart upon which is
Canton exports on Jan. 8 were re... Tusen Kaisha and other shares. It was the figure of a firebreathing steed. As established just at a time when late as 1647, Nathaniel Nye, in his work, presented by one lot of old embroideries there was ▲ remarkable boom in The Art of Ganuary, included that of for Marseilles, On Jaap there: 10 NY.K and the receat peace Rre engraving, which illustrated the packages of human hair, and P88 of slump has put it in a corner.
throwing of wreaths of fire against the wolfram ore, the latter for Singapore. In addition, 1 packages Thicglee came besiegara.
down by junk
It is said that Bir. Matsui lauke, Mr. Kashima, and other gentlemen respon
ible for the management of this com- pany will make good the grester porn
CROUPEMES
At a whist drive held in the Royal Save Theatre last night, ander the
tom of the loss with their own money, TYVERY young child in susceptible to and will try to find a way out of the croup. Don's, wait until this dread-auspices of the Boyal Naval Quadrille difficulty by issuing preference. shares fal disena attacker. your little one belura Club, the prizes were won by the for Y. 2000,000, I some quarters the sou prepare for It It comes in the following Ladies at Mrs Marke opinion is expressed that these tactics Dight when chemists shops are usually and Mts Garrod Gentlemen, 1st Als will not be saccessful, and the Kilthans sed, and this alone should be war Durling and Mr. Hattleyard Mr ing Get and keep Chamberlain's Cough Becurities Trust. La may eventually medy at hand. It never fails, eta Dulling ith Mr. Dunn. The prize for combine with the Nippon Shoji Trustckly and is absolutely he mle. For the lowest score of all was annexed by Co. and other similar arbitrage, consle by all Cherpists and Storekeepers. Mr. Barlow.
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thus allowing plenty of time for them to catch-
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