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must have lost face," as the Chinese say. Nemesis is now very close on the beals of the villain of the world-tragedy,
dominate the air, and their mastery of the seas has never been mariously chal- langed. Beyond all else, the Angle- With every month that passes, the Sazon race has become one in reality, tell which the war is claiming becomes despite the autonomy of Australia, heavier and beavier,” wrote Lord Laws New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, DOWNL only a few weeks ago. Many or the United States. That is the baddreds of thousands of people have greatest of all gain consummation
CHRISTMAS CARDS. learn the truth of that by bitter experi- that no statesman would have dared to
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ence. Few, if any, among the combat,predict four years ago. Our own kin
men from across the Bevan 'Seas are ants in the Allied armies are disposed to go on fighting for the sake of fighting. Even those who dreamed of the romance of war have awakened to its horrors, and the relatives and friends left at home long for the end of the weary struggle as for nothing else." The British Registrar General tells us that while the war has filled the graves it has emptied the
marching in our armies; stop by step wa can, in imagination, see them swinging along the road which leads to victory. We are thankful that we have earned their admiration for the efforts which Great Britain has made, not only for itself but for humanity. In Mesope- tamia we have shown, by beneficent
| PHOTO GREETING CARDS, ads, and that every day the war con- administration, the true meaning of a
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tinues means a loss of 7,000 “potential liven" in Europe. He has figures to show that, on the basis of the birth-rate for 1913, the United Kingdom, alone has lost already 850,000 "potential lives." Kobody doubts that the prolongation of the war for a single day, for any but the highest motives, is a crime beyond computation. After more than four years we have read and beard enough to realise something of the horrors of this bloody business. Yet we find an overwhelming opinion in favour of its continuation, and we all know the reason. We do not, however, sufficiently emphasize the fact that, tremendons as have been the losses, terrible the sufferings, and loathsome the details, there are substantial gains to set against them
1914
history.
"Often in
triumph of British arms. the old days other nations · misunder- stood the motives of the British people. Our greatest gain is that, after terrible sufferings and great temptations, we can stand before the whole world with a perfectly clear conscience as to the origin and conduct of the war." Our statesmen may be trusted not to allow the enemy to rob ue of the wonderful traits of our sacrifices just as they are ready to be garnered
We are informed that a cable has been received from H.E. the Governor stating that, Miss Dione May is progressing slow- 17, but her condition is still serious.
...
The B.. China salled from San Frau- cisco on Monday, October 14th.
R. A. Brand, Lieutenant in the Boot's Guards, has been promoted Captain and awarded the Military Cross. Capt. R. A Brand is a member of the Hongkong Staff of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd.
The marriage of Owen 8. Little, of Messrs. Brunner, Mond & Co., Ltd., Harbin, Manchuria, at present attached H.M. Forces, to Hylda Stokes, of Highams Park, took place very quietly at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, on August 22nd.
Gladstone coce told his followers that "the great social forces which roll on- ward in their majesty and might are on our side," and we can say the same of the Allied cause. This war has given the word "freedom * a medning to millions who had never thought about it before. Never again will some of the things be possible on this earth that were a blot upon certain parts of it before August, The unspeakable Turk and the brutal German will never be permitted to tyrannise, as formerly, over those under their control. The past four years have opened a new chapter of the world's
"Nature and animals are: A marriage has been arranged and will to-day essentially an ten thousand years shortly, take place (says the L. and U. ago,” said Dr. SKATTER MATTHEWS, “ Man | Expres of August 28th), between Alfred has changed. The beast is as he was Ernest Wileman, late British Consul historyless Man has made a growing General for the Philippine Islands, and civilisation." Humanity is making the Mabel, widow of Frank Barnes-Grundy, FRISCHLING-Killed in action, on August latest and greatest struggle to free itself of Richmond, Surrey, and daughter of the
Second Lieutenant G. from its brutal instincts, and it in late John Gaskell, of Heswall, Cheshire. Frischling, East Burrey Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs F. C. FRISCHLING, emerging into a life of co-operation. The The following cases of communicable Shanghai, aged 19 years!
old Crusades and War of Religion may diseases were reported in the Colony HINNINGS-At No. 1386, Woosung Road,
Shanghai, on October 4th, Axit seem to us romantic, but the purpose during the week which ended on Satur WILSON, aged 32.
behind them cannot compare with that day--Cerebro-spinal fever, one (one Loorta. On October 15th, suddenly
the Yokohama General Hospital which has animated the peoples fighting pneumonia, Muriel Jessie Lloyd against naked militarism. This war has Looker the deeply beloved and it given us ideals for humanity, and the gretted wife of HERBERT WILLIAM Loog
(2535 essential power in all social changes is Mouza-At Damerham Vicarage, on the ideal set before the people. Indeed,
August 28th, the YES,"ARTHUR Evans MOULE, D.D., Missionary the Mr. BERJAMIN KIDD, in a recently
to" Chinese since 1861, formerly Arch published thoughtful: work on.. social deacon in Mid-China, and afterwards
14th,
TEZ 16.
DEATHS.
death); diphtheria, 7 (e deaths); enteric fever, 5 (3 deaths); and of puerperal fever, one (one death). One case (one death) of bubonic plague, one ease (one death) of diphtheria and one case (ong death) of cerebrospinal fever were re ported on Tuesday.
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The following description of how Lieut. Rector of Burwarton-with-Cleobury problema declares: "There is no object North, aged 82.
which a people or race can set before. S. Dixon (formerly of Messrs. Wilkin- son and Grist), who left Hongkong for RENISON-At Victoria Nursing Home, itself which is not possible of attainment the Front on February, 1916, met his end
Shanghai, on October 5th, HAROLD. REIROS, a cative of Glasgow, late of through the organisation and transmis is taken from a letter addressed to his
·Dalny,
sion of an ideal in its social, heredity, father, Mr. F. P. Dizon, of Wood View, Carlisle, from the Colonel of the battalion Tarnor At the Shanghai General Ho BIRMARCH demonstrated, to the sorrow of of the Royal Sussex Regiment with which
pital, on October 7th, WILLIAM
Lieut Dixon was serving: Your EDWARD TALBOT
millions of this generation, how a nation son was killed. in the evening could be moulded to a bad ideal. We be about p.m. We were од Borakong Oryxon: 10a, Dar Vaux Boad, C. Landau Ürrier: 181, Fame Benass, E.0.lieve that the war has given the only pos-way up to take part in this success. fal push- The battalion was marching sible opportunity to men of a nobler fibre through a certain village several miles than BiaMAROK to mould humanity to a behind the line when the enemy started
shelling it with heavy shells. lofty yet practicable ideal. We want no Erst shell practically landed at the head more of the common-sense of Germany, of your son's company, killed him, wound.
ed the which is the sense cocamon only among Clayton (we are not certain yet whether company commander, Lieutenant
criminals. We want no more of the be is alive), wounded another officer, besides other rank casualties, I can't say supermen
"of their philosophers; the how sorry I feel for you in your berenve war has shown them to be brutes,
ment. I can only say that all of us who still remain feel we have lost a good friend, and I know that the battalion has lost a good officer." Lieut. P. 6. Dizon's younger brother, Lieut. L. B. Dixon, was killed in 1915.
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Her many friends will hear with pro- and guarantees for the maintenance of everything by being inveigled into a found regret that telegraphic news was the present military supremacy of the premature peace. To-day we understand received yesterday of the death, in thé Allied armies in the field, and also upon exactly what the struggle really means. General Hospital, Yokohama, on Tuesday, HHOP Nathan Road, Kowloga.
discontinuance of the "Illegal and For two years, at least, despite all the of Mrs, H. W. Lopker.” Mrs. Looker left A
inhuman practices" in which the enemy pillaging and plundering in Belgium, the Colony a little over a fortnight, ago, with her, young son, on her way to KOWLOON MARINE LOT No. 45, still persist. Moreover, he declines to France, Russia, Serbia and Roumania America, where she was to have been negotiate, peace with Germany so long as Germany has been fighting a lowing operated upon. Shortly before reaching Yokohama she developed pneumonis sad the nation is ruled by an Autocracy. It is battle. The terrific effort of defending died very anddenly, HUMPHRETB ESTATE & FINANCE doubtful whether the situation could have its extensive fronts has had its effect; Mrs. Looker, whose maiden name WAS Miss Lloyd Thomas, came of a very well. been handled in a more masterly fashion, the strain imposed by the exertions known and popular family in Yokobama. She married about 12 years ago and had As in nearly all the diplomatic moves necessary to maintain, sustain, since August, 1914, the Allies have won:
feed the enormous armies, has be two childrens girl of, deven and a boy six years of age. Mrs Looker was very and there is now no question of the ulti- come intolerable. The whole world, popular in Hongkong, where she took a mate, end of the confict The SALE which has never before had a common very keen interest in matters horticul
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