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DIARY OF LOCAL Winston Churchill's
EVENTS.
TO-DAY.
(December 1).
Rotary Club Tin, Lane, Craw ford's Restaurant.
Opening of War Memorial. Hos pital.
Auction Sale of Race Ponies, Causeway Bay 'Stables, 6.13 p.m.
Dramatic entertainment at Union Church, Kowleen, 9 p.m.
New War Book
"VAST AND MOURNFUL EPISODES" OF THE EASTERN FRONT.
"The World Crisis: The Eastern wounded, and which were decided Frakt," By the Right Bau. Winstoa | by the most remarkable strategy and China Light & Power Co., Extra S. Churchill. ordinary General Meeting, nona.
"Thorusan Butter leadership in the whole war. English Association
worth. £1 108. Meeting. Helena May Institute: 5.30 p.m. How dearly Mr. Churchill loves a
Queen's Theatre: "Du Barry battle, particularly Woman of Passion,"
4. big one. World Theatre: "Iron Here" News Chronicle. Here in the sixth writes, Mr. A. 3. Cummings in the (Chinese Alm).
Star Theatre: "So This Is Lon-volume of his sounding story of don,
the War, he has devoted immense
They are admirably described, with clarity of vision, without pre- judice, and with graphic powÊT.
dentroyed The aerount of Tannenberg, which utterly, the Russian Second Army under Samsonoy and drove the invaders off German soil,
King's Theatre: The Chance of industry, and his very real talent is the best i hava, road,
A Night Time."
Central Theatre: "The Border Legion.".
Toa Dance at Hong Kong Hotel: Dinner Dances as Hong Kong Into) and Peninsula Hotel.
WEDNESDAY.
(December 2.)
for dramatising impressive facts, to battles in Eastern Europe-those thrilling description of the
WHERE CREDIT IS DUE. For long the credit for that won-
vast and mournful episodes of jderful piece of generalship was European Mail:-Laward from human destiny" (o quote a char-given to Hindenburg and Luden: London by Helenus. Outward: Europe Siberin, Air Mailacteristic piece of
dorff. But Mr. Churchill, like all Churchillian (Helenus) 3.30 p.m.
prone) in which all Centra?
the later war historians, places the Europe tore itself to pieces and ex-credit where it is deserved. 'It was pired in agony, to rise again un. General Hoffmann, the ablest and recognisable.
most resolute strategist on the Eastern front., who planned the
It was the quick perception and the manœuvre before the famous mili- tary partners arrived on the scene,
magnificent audacity of General von Francois which, in defiance, of Ludendorff's orders, gained the most dazzling victory of the cant- paign.
Strent Sale of Roses.
The first part of the book is a Address to Sir Robert Ho-tung rather tedious recapitulation,
by Chinese Chamber of Commeres, though done with thoroughness and Sir Robert and Lady Ho-tung skill, of the diplomatic episodes "At Home," Peninsula. Hotel.
Lammert's Auction Sale of Can-which led immediately to the vari ned Goods, Salesroom, 11 am. Hockey Club . Borderers. Queen's Theatre: "The Whispors."
1J
Bat
ous declarations of war, and let loose upon mankind incompar ably its most frightful misfortune since the collapse of the Roman So This Is Lon-Empire before the Barbarians."
The Chance uf
Work Theatre; "Iron Hero" (Chinese film),
Star Theatre
don,"
King's Theatre:
A Night Time,”
Citral Theatre:
Legion."
"The Border
GIGANTIC BATTLES.
It is, however, when he reaches the battlefield itself and rejoices with
I have heard it frequently Bug- gested that, if the Russian High Command fejl not sent out itp wire- less dispositions in clear,and if the blundering Rennenkampf had marched promptly on the inferior German forces threatening Sam-
Tea Dances at King's Restaurant and Hong Kong Hotel. Dinner all the force of his intellect in the Dancos at Peninsula Hotel and mighty clash of, arms, that Mr.sonov, the German victory might Tepulse Bay Hotel.
THURSDAY,
(December 3,)
Churchill gripe the attention.
have been turned into a crushing
The vast surge of conflict in the moral and material defent which East, between Russia on the one would have reacted swiftly on the hand and the Austrian and German
critical situation on the Western
Helana May Institute Concert, forces on the other, offers a bold Miss Laba Peckor, 5.30 p.nl,
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It is an interesting speculation. on the Queen's Theatre: The
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But the chances are that the Ger- Whispers."
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