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Belgians in the Hopfields.
DAY BY DAY.
NOTES ON THE CRISIS. JOTTINGS BY THE WAY.
- ORDER IS HEAVEN'S FIRST LAW
THE NAVAL OPERATIONS.
A letter that arrived in the Colony from Home this morning says: "Some of the Belgiana are at work in the hop fields." (N.B. It's very obvious that the writer doesn't hail from Hemp-[" shire or hop gardens would have: been the expression employed.) fine, We are glad that at least some ofAt the Peak 8 sm. Temp. 71; the refugees have found work fine. which, though it only lasts two,
The Weather Lower level 8, am. Temp. 78;
The Malls.
three or four weeks, according to Amarionn Mail-Dao today. what sort of hop year it is. Siberian Mail-Due to-morrow. is beal by and comparatively Siberian Mail-Closes to-morrow lucrative. Moreover the Belgians
at 3 p.m.
Count the Columas,
The Dollar.
are the very people for such work Canadian Mail-Closes to morrow -plodding, painstaking, and neat
at 3 p.m. in all that they do. (Is it generally known, by the way, that the finest church embroidery etc., ordered On Saturday the Telegraph pub- of English firme is usually done liabed 48 columns in Belgium-by men? Life in reading matter. Today there of solid a hop garden is rough, but no will be 37 published. rougher than that which many of the refugees had to endure before The rate of the dollar on they escaped to England. Sleep demand to-day is 1s. 8.15-18d. ing accommodation is usually found in abeda and barns, work begins at daylight and ends at dark-for those who want to earp ne much as possible, for it is all piece work, or used to be and most of the pickers continue working even while they are takin ing their meals.
Auction Sale.
To-morrow Mr. G. P. Lammert is selling by auction, at 110, The Peak, the whole of Colonel Irwin's furniture..
of
A Comparison Which
Favours Britain.
Wo read, the other day, that when the Admiral Sampson came into collision "seventeen livors" wero lost." There "it is again. We never have any look. Why weren't we on board? We've had a liver on us, this many a day, which we'd give a good deal to lose.
S
CRICKET
Interesting Match
Kowloon.
Teams captained by Mr. A. 0. Brawn and Mr. W. L. Weaser met The week-end has brought us
on the K.0.0. ground on Saturday, and an interesting match resulted. a mixed record of good and bad
Mr. Brawn's team comprised 13 balance is distinctly in our favour. tidings, but, on the whole, the
A certain telephone company players, while the opposing side For once in a way we have news reported, not long since, that was made up of the regulation Anglo-German naval operations someone bad stolen part of an number. The result was a victory there has been "a certain live-instrument from its premises. If for Mr. Wesser's XI, who had a liness in the North Sea." Satur- only the instrument in question surplas of 75 runa, two men not day saw us somewhat depressed had been the piano of a friend of batting and two others retiring by the telegram telling of the aure, and the part stolen an with honours. The victory was sinking of another of our cruisers essential one, we wouldn't have mainly due to the fine bowling of the gloomy intelligence was charity. by the enemy's submarines, but minded giving a few dollars to de Rome, who took eight wickets for 42 rane, and the steady batt- counterbalanced yesterday by the
|ing of Major Robertson and the
which resulted in four German story of the successful operations A Peking paper remarks: captain of the victorious side.
The essential part of the The scores were :-
Mr. Brawn's Team. destroyers heing sent to the bot civilisation of Chins, during the tom. The loss of the Hawke-a past several thousand years, has A. A. Claxton Else bot known to the China Station, been the cultivation of virtues." N. L. Railton e Robertson b
Blackburn we believe is regrettable, to be Then perhaps the individual who
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Rome The monthly spoon competition
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W. Kay oEdwardab de Rome 0 connection with the Wigwam exposed to attack than is the
coset, and thus being far more wasn't a Chinese boy after all.
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H. 8. Ronze b de Rome Tennis Club was resumed during German Navy safely ensconcad
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The number one compositor of W. T. Elson e Else b de Rome B the week-end. On the comin its own barbours. Occasion-a Manila contemporary has got a A. O. Brown o Shroff b de
Rome The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will No Allen Question this Time. mencement of play Mr. O... A. the enemy will make a code id bid dode agade-or elth
It may not be generally known Hansen's team led by 38 games, that the peasantry of Kent and but Mr. le Breton's side wiped off desperate raid, and when that is hath cultivated a lithp. Elis B. E. Hollands b Robertson done, as la this case, by the latest achievement in the way H. Overy o and b de Rome... Hampshire bear an undying ten of the arrears, there being elusive submarine, we have to of headlines is: The Britith A. W. Davidson not out... Capt. Wheeler b Robertson... hatred towards all imported hop still one match to play:
run the risk of suffering. But Press." pore. They even go the length
P.-R. Wolff & and b de Rome 4 two can play at the submarine of calling
Extras them foreigners. St. Joseph'a Boy Scouts, under game, as future events will most
And speaking of headlines, In Hampshire the alleged the charge of Mr. Blake, of the likely show.
what about our own the other foreigners are merely wander Victoria Theatre, are arranging
day: "England buys Chineso ing gypsies who arrive by grand concert to be given at their
Comparing the two incidents egge?" The only advantage of the hundred in a hop neighbour headquarters on Saturday, Novem under notice, it must be conceded this is that it gives us at last a hood at the beginning of the ber 14, when the whole proceeds that our naval men have done the chance to drag in "Ichabod"--for Blackburn season and hire themselves cut as will be for the Prince of Wales better work. The German sub- of a truth the glory is departed Wenser pickers, greatly to the resentment Fund. A feature of the evening marines attacked two of our from Israel England we mean, de Rome. of the locals who regard this as will be displays at d Secutoruisers the Hawke and the if the eggs in question are to be se taking the bread out of their sketches by the
Theseus but only managed to of the same brend as some we Robertson... 4 0 10 2 account for one. We engaged have tasted in China.
E. J. Edwarda o Hollands b four of the enemy's destroyers
Claxton
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The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1914.
CALCULATIONS UPSET.
down in fearful numbers.
children all working, from thres
to six pounds a week may be
FOOTBALL.
Hongkong F.C. v. Police.
a
It turned out to be a bright
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Good Work,
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"That's
Total Bowllog.
..118
Ö. M. R. W;
5 0 30 1
40 10-0
9 042 8
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51 13 1
Mr. Weaser's XI.
A. F. F. Raven retired Major Robertson retired FJ. de Rime b Kay.... J. H. Mead run out
and sunk every one.. Our own Troops sleep in churches all" and the German vessels evidently over France," saya a Home paper came to" grips, and evidence of with the utmost gravity; never the superiority of British gunnery pansing to reflect that civilians in is to be found in the fact that England will say: while we despatched the whole nothing new; we do just the same. O. Elec Munn b Kay...
W. L. Weaser did not bat four German destroyers, pure in our country."
A. B. Silkstone not out suffered only slight damage and
Wolf
learned in a good year, This year and eänny afternoon on Saturday our casualties did not include a
Another refreshing war report L. J. Blackbara o Rouse b single life lost. It would appear comes from our old friend the as if the German naval forces have Daily Afail, and is to the following A. C. Pile not out.
effect: "The Germans lost F. P. Shroff did not bat
Extras at length resolved to come out. Whether, if that be the heavily, a field kitchen being case, the decision is connected taken from them." Isn't that Hongkong F.C.-Cope; Ham with the occupation of Belgium playing it rather low on the ilton and McCubbin Long, Bond remains to be seen. But it is Germans? After all they're not and Robinson; Larkins, Grace, worth noticing that the engagehands with a knife and fork, We the only people who are good Edgecumbe, Stalker and Hedley.ment reported graterday took
the villagers have a different olass of alien to deal with, and we when the Hongkong F. C. enter- think well enough of the good tained the Hongkong Police: The old South Country yokel to be- teams lined up under Mr. W. V. lieve that, for once, he will put Pernell as follow:- his objections and bis insularity in his pocket and he ready to go abates, without grumbling, with those who have lost their all.
A 'Chinese Museum.
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50
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27
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13
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Bowling.
Kay Brawn
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Claxton
Overy
Mann
McLannan
100
8 0 46 4:0 22
20 2 "0
0 11 0
4 0 15 1
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Police Swan; J. Clark and place of the coast of Holland. know a man in Hongkong" Cave; Gardiner; Kelly and That would seem to point to the In these days when there is so Drury; Grimmett, A. Clark, Reid, probability that an attempt is be-
The Peking Jih Pao is informed much danger of the past being Booker and Wilson.
ing, made to get into communica-by the German Legation which forgotten in China, it is ressɛur-
The Police certainly won the tion with the Belgian ports, pos- suffers from the same distressing Rouse It is now more than two and a half months since the Great War ing to notice that there has been match, but the element of look sibly under cover of long-range complaint as the infant Goorge Wolfs broke out. Un land and on sea successes and reverses have fallen officially established in Peking, was stronger than the element of guns mounted along the coast. Washington-that "the Prussian Davidson to the lot of the Allies, but, if a comprehensive view of the situation in close proximity to the famous good play. This is probably the In, that event the sunken des armies have cccupied Dijon is taken, it cannot but be realised that things wear quite a satisfac Temple of Heaven and Earth, a
conclusion the spectators tory aspect for as. Equally it will be seen that German anticipa- great museum. In this building animously came to after witsers more than their usual complement
an-troyers may have been carrying Marseilles, and Toulon, and has made herself (sic) tions and hopes have been sadly shattered. Six weeks ago the are to be displayed numerone ing the well-fought game. The of men and the loss of life mada mistress of the Mediterranean." BIJOU SCENIC THEATRE. enemy was almost wilbin striking distance of the French capital. ancient relics and curios of great Olub opened with a strong sun to correspondingly heavier.
But We will do, the Jih Pao the No doubt at that time panicky individuals hero and there feared value which have been gathered their disadvantage and Stalker after a few experiences of the justice to say that it abstains from that the fate of the allied troops was as good as sealed. But events ingether from Fengtien and Jehol. and Hedley made no delay in kind reported yesterday the making matters any more serious There was again & full house at have moved rapidly since then, and to-day the Kaisor's coldiers, These reminders of the past, in-
the Bijou on Saturday evening, finding themselves up against a wall of steel, are surely and certainly dicative of the nation's ancient getting the leather to the other enemy may well pause to recon- by enlarging. being forced back all along the line. We have suffered heavy civilization, bave been arranged doing particularly well and the all, Germany
end of the field. They were sider the situation. For, after
to enjoy the excellent programme: Applications are invited, so we provided. Wise and Milton, lenses, it is true, but if the facts could be known it would without and classified, and now the a doubt be seen that the German casualties have been even heavier public, by the payment of a small goal would have been in danger afford to lose ships and men than learn from a Home paper, for the the clever American artistes, con-
had Cave not made himself useful we can.
post of general museum assistant tinue to bring down the house at still. We know something of how German generals sacrifice their charge for admission, will be able for the threatened defence. The Losses Compared.
to the "Amgueddfa Genedlaethol every appearance, their staging men with prodigal hands, and official British reports reveal the fact to view them at their leisure. Shortly afterwards the Police As to the naval losses up to Cymru. Applicants must be and dancing being distinctly that in the recent fighting the Kaiser's troops have been mowed The Altar of Heaven and Earth made an incursion, but had to date, the balance is badly against handy with tools, and evidence above the average. The last will also be opened, and as it has face the formidable combination Germany. Her Navy has been of interest in any branch of na appearance of this popular pair We referred just now to the German anticipations. What been greatly adorned and re of Hamilton and McDabbin shorn of five cruisers-the Hala, tural history would be a recom- is billed for this evening, and these were is now fairly well known on broad lines, but there are novated by the Government, it The play became a little tame for Madgeburg, Mainz Cormoran mendation. Wages 25/-a week. those who have not yet seen them some aspects of Germany's intentions which are only just beginning should prove a great attraction. a to be revealed. France, of course, was to have been speedily crushed The enclosure round the Temple fairly frequent but not
while, exchanges being and another of the Kola class Doubtlessn fair number of burglare should not miss the opportunity
over the minelayer Koenigin Luise, would have presented themselves A Woman of the People -six or eight weeks was the limit fixed-and with this much has been laid out with trees and lively. Grimmett tried very submarine U15, seven destroyers, for the job, but for that saving (in 4 parts--length 7,000 feet) is accomplished it was supposed that German arma would be turned plants, and eventually will be hard to negotiste a successful three gunboats and one torpelo clause about the natural history. an intensely interesting dramatio against Russia. The military correspondent of the Times, however, come a public park. considers that this was not to be the policy of Germany, according Old and New..
ran, but could not do so. The boat. Against this Britain's losses The advertisement should have film, based on the world-famous honour of scoring the opening are represented by the cruisers added that any Englishman want. play by Messrs. d'Ennery and to private advices telling of the views of the average German One faot worthy of notice is goal fell to the Police through Pathfinder, Abonkir, Cressy, ing it must also give evidence of Maillan; and is a splendid com- was intended, the German plan of operations, after the defeat of ranged side by side, for adjicont there was nothing extraordinary and the old torpedo-boat Speedy language study officer concerning the war. Noffer.sive campaign against Russia that the old and the new will be the agency of Reid, and though Hogue, Hawks and Amphion, interest in some branch of bination of first class scling and good cinematography. This film France, to be limited to the overthrow of successive Russian armies to the great assemblage of Chinese about the shot, it was sufficient In this comparison we take into
will be shown for the last time as they appeared. Britain, according to these opinions, was to be relics will be a display of modern to defest the Olub custodian, who account only cetual naval craft, Talking about burglars, why to-morrow evening. In addition left till fast, and the Navy was to be purted until the moment machinery, telegraphy, railway rather "augged" matters. Hell not urmed merchantraon. The has no relief fund been started to the above, the first of a series came for decisive operations against the country which sted bo- stock, etc. These machinery time arrived with the cars point to be borne in mind also for them? This must be a most of pictures in connection with tween Germany and her place in the sun.
exhibits have been specially Police 1 goal; Hongkong. I. C. is that all the ships we have lost, distressing time for the fraternity, the War (showing various incid- What was to have been the method of procedure against secured from Europe, and it hasnil.
eave the Amphion, are old and for nobody at Home seems worth onts of the mobilization, etc.) Britain? The supposition, it seems, was that when Paris bad fallen been decided that public bodies and the French armies bad been struck down, Calais, Boulogne and may inspect and test the various In the scoond half, play resum- more or less obsolete vessels, Dunkirk would be cccupied and Holland would be "invited" to types on view. In this way much ed with the Felice making a rush whereas several of the German come within the German Federal system. Then, with all the great good should result, for when for goal, Grimmett and Clarke warships are boats completed maritime positions of the Low Countries and the best deep-water Chinese officials have the very Cubbin cleared. Edgecumbe
becoming dangerous when Me- within the past four years. ports of Western Continental Europe in their hands, the Germane beet machinery of the West
Of the land fighting there is would prepare to reduce England at their leisure. Teatures of the brought to their doors and exbib and Stalker then made matters mounted to control the Doves Straite, the coast-line was to bristle ority, it may be taken for grant Edgecum be, however, put the ball progress of the Allies. This is clash between the opposing forces days that the French fired at a
vallook for the Club was hopeful. Again we have to record the with batteries, and in the subjugation of England, dirigibles, sub ed that they will gradually come marines and mines were to play a big part. All these pretty out and round to realise that if the over when in a most desirable particularly marked on the Left in this locality, that is it the German aeroplane without sac dried schemes, however, have gone awry. Germany did not Republic is to progress as it position. Swan several times Wing, whore we know there is a Germans have the courage to cesa, Thereupon Vedrines went count on France fighting on with the desperation she has shown, should do, there must be a wide proved his ability to look after strong British force operating push matters from Belgian in pursuit, rose to a height of sa
The lighting here ie now well up territory. However, the Belgians thousand feet, an
and riddled the neither did aho take into account the raising of now armies by Eng spread adoption of western science the fort and was applauded for to the frontier, and indeed at one have again shown up on their German: This makes the twenty- land, their speedy transportation across the Channel, or the military and scientificappliences. Anyhow, his saves. There was nothing prowess of Russia. All was to end in six months, or a year at the it is a happy idea to place side by farther doing in the scoring line Poins we have a line running our soil, and have repulsed several first German aeroplane destroyed. outside. We have entered the war in a different spirit to that. We eide the best products of the East and the result, was a win for the from Ypres right to the seaboard. attacks by the enemy. Evidently and the second bagged by Police by the only goal of the Armentieres hasalso been retaken the Belgian Army is not by any Vedrines in three days.Reuter are out to fight till the Prussians are crushed once for all whether and the West.
Foon. We may look to s60:
se qaite's means finished with yet. that took takes three, ten or even twenty years.
c) With the Allies,
robbing just now. It would be and a beautiful scenic study too fad if they and their not far On the Bank of Lake Dal," sre
loafers, should lava to turn to distant cousine, the perpetual being screened. and do a day's honest work. Vedrines the Intrepid, Truly "Mineself
relates a remarkable feat b Vedrinos, the aviator. The letter
method of attack were that the new Krupp 16 inch guns were to beited at the very centre of authively for a few seconds, and the bat little that calls for comment. answer for 208 a lot to A French soldid,
match
Special Extra
by M