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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1079
TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT
EDCAR WARWICK
presents
the
THIRD EDITION
of
VANITY FAIR
KING AND QUEEN IN EDINBURGH. SCOTLAND'S PART IN WAR
{FROM **THE DALLY TELEGRAPH'S CORRESPONDENT.)
HERR BALLIN'S SUICIDE. RESULT OF A HEATED DISCUSSION
WITH THE KAISER.
War
1919.
THE LATE HERR BALLIN. "THE WORLD IS MY FIELD."
Herr Albert Ballin taught Germany to swim," or, at least, he thought he had suceceded in doing so when bis Hamburg- America linor Deutschland won the "blùc ribbon
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The Amsterdam correspondent of the Thaily Express wiring on November 9th
of the Atlantic eighteen years In bright, crisp weather the King and says-Herr Ballin's suicide, which was
at first denied but afterwards confirmed "go-the frat great advertisement of Ger- many's naval ambitions. He was not Queen, with the Prince of Wales, this
by many of his friends, is now proved only virtually the creator of Germany's the close morning (November 21st) entered the
to have been the direct consequence of a merchant feet, but he was
personal friend of the ex-Emperor Wil. Scottish capital, and spent a memorable
heated discussion he had in October with fiam 11., who listened to his advice o day among the citizens of Edinburgh. The
the Kaiser and Kaiserit at Headquarters. maritime and commercial affairs as he Royal visitors came from Barnton, where'
Herr Ballin had been summoned thereistened to the advice of no other man in the German Empire Ballin was a small. never becu they had passed the night after seeing by Ludendorff, who lectured him at length made Jew, and Jews have
But nevertheless the Grand Fleet, and at the Caledonian for offering opposition to the dictatus of popular in Germany.
with his Station the time-honoured ceremony was the army leaders regarding the work of the word of this little man,
auave attitude, his shy manners, Iris keen intellect, his bright, piercing eyes, and | MONDAY, JAN. 2011- performed of presenting the keys of the national reconstruction after the city. There was an entire absence of Herr Ballin Batly told the German dicta bis untractable will carried weight from tor that reconstruction was not the busi- the palace of the Emperor to his office at military ceremony, thus emphasising the
ness of a general who was plunging Gor. Hamburg and through all the hundred peaceful nature of the vocasion which had
many into the abyss of defeat, and said agencies which he controlled as though it On one occasion when the before the was law
Emperor wanted to honour him by tack- brought about the visit, but among the he would bring the matter
Kaiser
to his name, the uncrowned vast crowd of people who cheered tundly
The latter received him the same day ng "von and heartily the carriages emerged on in the presence of the Kaiserin, who King of Hamburg politely refused and Prine's street were many representatives bated Her Ballin owing to his Jewish in the end he received the Kaiser's photo- origin. The Kaiser uoflinchingly up graph inscribed in the Imperial hand To the farseeing and aad pioneer of our commerce of the fighting services, drawn from a ported Ludendorff's views, and hinted with the words: [138
purts of the Empire, and from the Allies, that Herr Ballin would either have to fireless
The tribute was well WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22ND:-- for Edinburgh, besides being a martist
accept Ludendorff's orders or retire from export trade."
morited, for Ballia was one of the archi-
"THE QLAD EYE." town in itself, is a Mecen of Dominion public life.
testa, if not the chief architect, of the and American visitors. The grey metro-
Germany we knew before the opening of polis of the North looked it best. Aero- church bells
the war, with preferential railway rates planes circled overhead, chimed merrily as the drive continued
for goods carried in German ships, with
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It is said that Herr Ballin then made lengthy answer, in which he foretold
-PEG O' MY HEART."
TUESDAY, JAN. 21NT:-
" WITHIN THE LAW," AN AMERICAN CROOK PLAY
net Sir Walter Scott's monument and much that has since happened. He urged station for rigidly shepherdink Euro Prices : $3, $2 and $1.
paet
over the North Bridge into the ancient High-street, the highway of Kings.
After attending a service of thanks- giving for victory in St Giles's Cathe dral, the St. Paul's of Scotland, and visiting the Chapel of the Knights of the Thistle, their Majesties proceeded to the magnificent Usher Hall, where a civio address was banded to the King in a gold cuskrt.
THE KING'S RPEECH,
His Majesty, in reply to an address from the city, said:
We
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as to the real situation; above all, not to Atlantic, with steamers in every port of the Kaiser not to let himself be blinded pean emigrants to German liners, with luxurious floating hotele, plying across the make an understanding with England the world, with agencies in every city
As long as we are not on impossible decent terms with England, he declared, and town of any consequence, and with a Booking at MOUTRIE'S. wonderfully devised system for influenc Germany cannot live.' The Kaiser shrugged his shoulders and ing the newspaper Press of every country, so as to serve the ends of the Germans. said he believed Germany would fight For Herr Ballin was no narrow-minded way out, despite England. Herr Ballin shipowner, but a statesinan, and he de- then hinted at the possibility of a revolu-voted his time and money inviably to the tion in Germany in view of the increasin building up of German prestige, content to cast his bread up the waters in the asaurance that the harvest would some day come to him.
discontent.
Hebrow mer-
EARLY DAYS IN LONDON.
Who could have foreseen the future of
---be crossed the North Sea to learn how this Napoleon of ocean commerco, when, as an insignificant boy-he wae little more we managed our ships? He had been bora in Bamburg in 1867, when the Ger- an oroantile murine was insignibenut.
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This idea of a possible revolution brought the Kaiserin to her feet, our a heated argument ensued, in the course of feelings "I thank you, my Lord Provost, the which the Eopress gave vent magistrales, councillors, and citizens of of profound distrust of Edinburgh, for the cordial words with chants" who wanted to take the leador which you welcome us to your city. The ship of the empire from the hands of the Queen and the Prince of Wales join with empire's real master. This was too much for Herr Ballin, who declined to answer me in this expresion of gratitude.
the Kaiserin and walked out of the room. The same day he made a winate record are proud that our eldest son, who has served with the British Armies in France, of the conversation and sent it to one of
He had no advantages of birth or wealth Twin Screws may be inspected at H.M. Italy and Egypt, should be with us his journalistic friends in Berlin, Dr.
to assist him, but only the remarkable
The We are also touched by your Hahn with a covering letter, already character with which he had been endow
where the Kowloon Yard Depot from Wilson's to-day.
must take delivery Bo he passed into the office of the successful Tenderer od: generous allusions to our dear daughter, published, in which he said
Was then competing Voasele to be sold as they are with all atores Care Line, which started who yesterday
upon a visit to our answer is much more favourable than we
and Scientific with the Hamburg-America Company, a
(Armament. Ammuntion hospitals and women's work organisa had the right to expect.”
After the meeting with his Sovereigns vory insignificant concern, for the Allan instruments excluded), tions in France and Belgium.
Herr Ballin was a broken man. He often tie trade. During his apprenticeship in Only a
few weeks before the war, we were happily residing in our Scottish spoke of killing himself, and when the this country nothing of the merits or Hamburg Soviet took charge of the Hamdefects of our mercantile marine system home at Holyrood, and looking forward.
burg-Amerika Palace at Hamburg for its escaped him. His card index system was to the prospect of coming often among our headquarters he shot himself through the his mind, and when the time came for
events beart. Scottish people, whon the starcar dis
him to return home he knew as much which plunged us into the wor
about our archant navy and how it was pelled those hopes. Now we are delight-
run as any man then alive. How be cante ed that our first visit out of London
From the depths of my heart, I thank to go back to Hamburg is in itself note worthy. The German company quietly since the cessation of hostilities should be to the ancicat capital of Scotland. you for your real Besttish welcome, and swallowed its British rival. No ong i
Alties.
Eration.
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A GREAT SCOTTISH WELCOME,
le strength of the ceremony.
with me unecasing Every theatre of war testi- fiek the valour and unconquerable spirit of the Scottish troops. The deeds of the 8th and toth Scottish, the blat Highland, and 52nd Lowland Divisions will live-for ever in the honoured pages of history (Loud chcers.)
leader, and, in due
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We have all together in your historic I pray that every blessing and prospect-thie country Buw any particular signi. to accept or refuse any Tender. cathedral rendered thanks to God for the ty may be granted to your country in ficance in this development--the unb and to our the days to come (Loud and prolonged swallowing the lion aus Ballin un- victory vouchsafed to
cheers.)
obtrusively left us, his mind well stored, On the call of the Lord Provost the to become passenger agent to the now He must at that and sang the National concern in Hamburg. tode principal object in being hero
is to record my admiration of the audience rose plendid response made by Scotsmen, not Anthem, which was rendered with genuine period have formed his plans. For a long time his restless sinbition and imperturb fervour. Three more ringing cheers were only from the Homeland, hot from our Dominions across the seas, to the nation's then given for the King, the Queeu, and able will were thorns is the sides of the tall. Their wady willingness, their zeal, the Prince of Wales, and the termination quiet, casy-going directors of the Ham- was reached of a remarkable and historic burg-America Line, who were quite con- But Ballin and determination to maintain their con
tent to jog on confortably. and
was marked out us tributions to the
ANY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Indian desiring to leave the Colony should have
course, he won his way up, stage by stage, to the position of director-general of thepply in person at the CENTRAL POLICK Thermiter, by a long detour through out entire organisation.
STATION between the hour of 9 A.M. to 1 PM. Under his inspiration it speedily went and 2 r.M to 4P.M. daily.
Applicants will lying parts of the city, the University
De roquired to produce was reached, where another address was ahead; with an eye to curg, however presented by the principal, Sir Alfred insignificant, he was not deaf to the rising Pasports or identification papers.
All persons with certain exceptions who Ewing a picturesque figure, with bie destand for luxury in oceau travel; with
a keon appreciation of the importance of reusin in the Colony for more than 7 days aondeinic garb of office worn over khaki
REGISTRATION of PERSONS The seamen of Scotland have played uniform. The Oficer Training Corps and the Atlantic route, he did not ignore other are required to Register themselves under their part
in the glorious achievements students of the university and others routes, but dovetailed this scheme into the
Forms of Registration giving the parti of the Royal Navy, while the patriotism holding commissioned ranks in the Navy that until he could boast that he presided ORDINANCE, 1916.
ence, 180 steaners making their furrowa culars required may be obtained at the and endurance of the Scottish merchant and the Army, were paraded on both sides over the greatest steamship line in exist
on the sea and ocean; My field is the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations. service and the fishermen of the cast and of the thoroughfare in front of the mas
The Pensity for non-compl nce is a fine west coasts have rendered work of the sive pile with its archways and pinar, world," was the legend which he had
and mude a brave show. The next engage engraven over bis palatial offices in Bernot exceeding $50. highest order in the protection of our
ment was at the City Chambers, where in, and the words would have have gain- shores and of our commerce.
the King and Queen and their suite tooked increased significance if this war had My serora! visits to the lyde dis
that hive of industry bave made lunch with the Lord Provost and several not come. For Ballin, relying little of
citizens, A
for ships of war or invincible armies, saw his epresentative
trict
me more than ever realise the genius of
its designers and the skill and activities which no precedent is presented in the way clearly marked out to an economic municipal annale. But, indeed, it was a After the brains and day of disregard of precedente.
• storiting those munitions of war which round the Old Tolbooth.
de
dominance, world-wide in its influence, such as no man hitherto had dreamt of As the Kaiser, to the ruin of his Empare, thought in terms of men-of-war and shining armour." so Ballin planned his world conquests with ships of commerce.
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of its workers, both men and women, ་་་་ and how much we owe muscle of Scotland.
I am glad that the louch the Royal visitors set out on another *** Lard Provost of Glasgow is with us berextended drive through the streets of
As the sons of Scotland rallied the city. to-day.
keenly
A particularly impressive scene was the to the battle-ery, so her daughters ented their efforts upon the task of gathering of the people of the Canongate This oner
And then the man who bad been his and fashionable, but now decayed, part of the principal supporter is all his schemes- have enabled our armies to motion town, with its memories of the old Beot- that was the irony of it all!-suddenly feat an enemy equipped to perfection. tish nobility and many historio happen became in or about 1912, an apostle of The Settiah medical units and nurses at tish home and abroad. by their self-sacrificingings, both grave and gay, has contributed forec, naked and unashamed, believing works of aurey, buve gained the grateful more to the fighting services of the coun- that the German army at one blow could esteem of the world Truly, all cinssce try during the war than probably any achieve what Ballin had intended to
In loyalty to the achieve in a generation by peaceful means. for the provisional issue of the
Bush in those of the peuple of Scotland, professional, other area of its size.
Throne it is unsurpassed by any region Horr Ballin realised in industrin and agricultural, have united
with her naval! iwire the honour and glory of where the
of the reception extended meant when Britain,
supremacy, sunounced her intention of Through our rejoicing to day there to their Majesties more marked. They fighting. It is no secret that ho was flows a deep undercurrent of sorrow for were obviously greatly pleased, and the itching throughout the months that fol
ire few words to the assembled lowed for Germany at almost any price. these who have sacrificed their lives or populace, studio special acknowledgment to get free from the noose she had placed it may be, both health and strength, in
round her neck, Ho wna outspoken from tho relentless
of the past four of the services of the old "Royal Mile." straggio
As their Majesties drove back to the time to time in the expression of his Four's We do not forget them.
We never
Caledonian station in the late afternoon views, but it was not until the United shall
forget them. My Government, as take their departure, the cheers of the States entered the war, and he ronlised you know, propos to dediente your an otent castle, which through the ages has old town might still have been ringing in that his advice was no longer listened to, that he at length broke out, unable to boon the symbol of the defence of Beat, their cars. Thas had come into the visible restrain the feelings with which be Ind] DAIRY
of all sections of community, In the course of their lon
long itinerary
the
died that we may live.
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was the wreat ones dwell, and nowhornearly days of August, 1914. all that it:
about afteen miles they saw parties of cases and plans. He had spoken The contaners and outspoken do-wounded soldiers, who had been scooriad privately as to the folly of the war, and natration of affection and loyalty with o
Everywhere the pointe vantage.
now
of
which
the
Quran and I have been greeted of the city, making high holiday. 7/2016 Knivor.
was, as a final effort, to beard the Ho roprenched him with tho eories of errors which had been committed
on every side and by all classes hus deeped the streets, waving hats and fings as by the military cute; and for his pains ly noved me. These manifestations have the Boyn) confirmed me in the unshaken belief that
Allied Powers and Neutral Countries.
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my people were, with me amidst the trials of the constabies, / perial presence. So far as is known, bo
was facilitated by had spoken no word with the Imperor changing
fortuges of war. It is with the same enufidener in them the orderliness of the orowds. After since this interview of somewhat less than
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to
two years ago. Surrounded by a hundred and one objects which reminded him of
their Majcation returned t strona day I look forward,
that, with Darnion, and at night left for London. Cur'a help, whatever do my cup; i
The King sent a telegram to the Lord the ruin of his own fortunes and amb SAUSAGES BRAWN. Front us will be bravely faced and succes Provost of Edinburgh thanking the indigration of the German empire, which tions, and foreseeing the coming dis- fully overcame. Our Beottish visits dur ing these past vents have noventily Uren FoLizens for their loyal and enthusiastic Disuarak had established, he uttered the restrieteti, but we look forward to tinir reception, and adding "It was delight warning, and then disappeared from the renowel, and to the yearly unppy sojourn ful to see so many children, and their Imperial entourage, at Iant to die of horft metry greetings were especially plenannt. trouble--and who ran wonder when be in our Dewaida hoino.
shall never forget the visit and the realised that he had been a true prophet welcome to your beautiful city.
ARDILIBAL, HURD in the Daily Telepres
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