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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1912.
As a general, le bolonged to a romarkable class of osp tains, captains, we mean, "whose fate it has boon to loso "almost all the battles which 44 they have fought, and yet to "be reputed stout and skilful " Soldiers. Suoh captains were "Coligai and William the "Third. We might perhaps. "add. Marahal Soult to thoj "list,"
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have been assuredly, beaten back? Suppose the Marquis of Montcalm not to quit his entrenched lines to accept that strange challenge? Sup- pose, these pointe- and nons of them depended upon Mr. ∙Wolfe at all-and what bo come of the young hero, of The great Minister who dis- "coveral him, of the voxicat "ed nation which rose up "frantis with self congratula- "tion at the victory. I say
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Tyred Ricksha (sooond-band), Again in his description of the upon in your Article, namely who graph."
The other question touched and Price to B., c/o Hongkong To's Write stating Maker's name, Condition Battle of Lendon Macaulay was the real Author of the Let-Hongkong, 5th Aug. 19 12. demonstrates precisely how defeat tors of Jonius? is dealt with by The "Rangoon Gazette," of July may compel admiration instead both Macaulay and Lord Camp 22, says among the passengers of of diegust. In this Battle the bell and both arrive at the the Duuers which left Rangoon Duke of Luxemburg who was in positivo conclusion tlint Sir Philip EXPERIENCED on Friday for Fenang, the FMS command of the French forces Francis was the man.
Stenographer and Singapore, were the Hon. inflicted defeat upon the English Campbell supports his contentating salary required to XXX, o
Lord Land Typist. Beforcaoss, Apply Mr. Sung Main. Yuen, manager
troops under William the Third. tions with a lengthy, letter from Barkong, 10th July, 1919. of the Soin Chua Bank of Shang-After narrating the story of the Sir Philip Francis' widow to
Hongkong Tolegraph." hai and special commissioner of industries deputed by tho Prosi- dent of the Chinesa Republic to visit India and Burma and other eastern placos where there are largo Chinese communities for the purpose of interesting the loading and wealthy men of these communities in the formation of companies to develop the mineral resources of China. The special commissioner, whose stay in Rangoon was short, was the guest of the Chinoso Chamber of Com-: merce while here. Bo was apcom- panied by two scorotaries.
Tuberculosis-to-be-Exținct in 30 Years.
Speaking at Camberley, Sir James Orichton-Browne said that in anothor thirty years tuberculosis would be extinot in Britain.]" Science was so rapidly advancing that he hoped year by your they would be able entirely to control 'mental and nervous diseases,
Baby in a Milk-Box, On July 30, a rikisha coolis brought to the Rikislin dopot at Singapore what purported to be a esso of milk. Ho stated that s Chinaman had hired bis rikisha and had gone to Clyde Terracó Market where he told the puller to wait. After some considerable, timo the pullor went in search of his fare, and, but being able to find him, he took the case to the Depot. On it boing opened there the body of a child was found inside. The police now have the mattor in hand.
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fight Macaulay writes "A himself, which he sets out in ex- "Landon two poor sickly tenso. Macaulay on the other ***Beluga, who in a rule state hand contente himself with a "of society, would have been series of comparisons and with the regarded as too puny to boar deductions he is enabled to any part in combats, were make therefrom and romarks." "the soils of two great armies.
"was he (Franois) the author "of the Letters of "Junius? 'Our own belief is that he was, "The evidence is we think such
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1 have before me as I write a strength of the mind. It is copy (in two Volumos) of the first probable that among the Letters, which was published in authorised Edition of the famous- hundred and twenty thousand 1772-on the title page of the soldiers who were marelailed firat Volumio whereof appears the "round Neerwinden under all the standards of Western 'Europe, the two fooblest in "body wore the hunchbacked: "dwarf who urgod forward the
fiery onset of France, and the "asthmatic skeleton whia cover- "ad the slow rotreat of Eag "land.
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"In truth the ability and vi- goar with which William re- "paired his terrible defost might wollexcite admiration. Inone reapset said the Admiral Coligni I may claim superiori- ty ovor Alexander, over "Scipio. over Caesar. They won great battles it is true, I have lost four great battles; and yet I show to the onomy a more formidable i "front than ever. The blood. "of Coligui ran in the voin "of William; and with the blood "had descended, the unconquer- "alle spirit which could dorive "from" failure an much glory as happier commanders owed to succes."
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Bógus Huntley and Palmers. In the second court at Bingai. pore on July 30, a Chinese trader was sentenced to one month's, rigorous imprisonment for selling locally made biscuits in Mesars. Huntley and Palmer's tins, to which Messrs. W. and R. Jacob could arourately weigh in hie and Co.'s labols had been attached. keen discerning mind the true Dotentive Inspector Tyrall pro-respective values of Success and Booutod. Mr. G. 8. Carrer walol-Failure, ns is shown by his hand- oil the case on behalf of Messrs. ing of the subject of Wolfe's Huntley and Palmers.
victory at Quebec whereon he wrole:
Calcutta's Cotton-gambling Epidomic
Having failed to stop cotton gambling by proceeding against the offenders for gambling the Calcutta polios have decided to chargo the offenders under the publie nuisance act for obstruct ing the thoroughfares and at the police court on Friday a Marwari Kul Chond was lined Rs. 100 or two months' imprisonment and warned that if agaiu brought up on a similar charge he ran the risk of being seat to jail without option.
Sale of The Pink 'Un. The purchase of the "Sporting Times"and its amalgamation with the recently established “Looking "Glass" was announced in the Jaét 'issue of the last-named nows--
paper.
Crowded Cables, On nocount of the death of this Emperor, the cables from Japan to Shangliai have been crowded with private despatches and the press messages have been arriving fifteen hours late. Consequently there has been a dearth of news from Tokyo, and not until the wires have boon cleared will the press reports begin to come in regularly,
Singapore Horses did not like
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The realistic noise of battle which accompanied the playing of Tohaikowsky's "1812" by the Buffs band in the Gardens on July 20 was too much for the harsen yoked to carriages near the bandstand. There was a genetal restlessness among them and some of the animals had to be nnyoked, Mr Hagedora's horse managed tomash the ohrriage with bis
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If in truth Sir Philip Francis readily acquit me of any were Junias, it can at least be "view to my own profit. I said of him that under his real "undertake this troublesome name he displayed all the rancour "Lask, morely to sorve a man and biassed hatred which forme "who has deserved well of the very life blood of his letters me, and of the public; and for not only did he as one "who, on my account, has been of the Councillors of the Gover exposed to nn expensive, nor-General and Council for In- "Ayranical prosecution: Fordia fight a duel with Warren these reasons, I give to Mr. Hastings, the Governor-General, Henry Sampson Woodfall, wherein he was worsted, but he
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"and to him alone, my right, subsequently formed one of Hast- IN TENNIS, DAY, TUNIC and
interest and property in these ings' most bitter accusers in the andershi:ts, letters, as fully and compleat House of Commons, and was in, ly, to all intente and deed only excluded from becomi purposes, as an author caning one of the Managers in con- possibly convey his property nection with Hastings' Impeach- in his works to anotlier." ment after a strenuous debate the effects of the Letters upon that very subject. Maculay remarks
Yours etc.
"Ignotue "had trampled Sir William Hongkong, August 5, 1012. "Draper in the dust; had woll
"On the 14th of October following the Rodney cutter "arrived with the sad news in Of "England. The attack had failed, the Chief was sick. the army dwindling, the menaced city so strong that "assault was almost imposa- "ible; the only chance was to "fight the Marquis of Mont- "calm upon terms of loss disadvantage than attacking "hie intrenchments, and
pcssible, to draw him from "his present position.' Would French chief, whose military genius was know
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"a suare? No wonder there failed "were pale looks in the City at "the news, and doubt and gloom "wheresoever it was known.
"Three days after this first melancholy intelligence came "the famous letters announcing "that wonderful consummation "of fortune with which Mr. "Wolle's wonderful career ond- "ed.. If no man is to be styled "happy till his death, what "alall we say of this one? His "end was so glorious, that I pro- " test not even his mother nor 44 his mistress ought to have deplored it, or at any rate "have wished him álive again.
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