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THE HONGKONG TELEURAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1911.
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Britain and Belgium.
DAY BY DAY.
A FAITHFUL FRIEND IS THE
NOTES ON THE CRISIS.
ANOTHER EMDEN".
MEDICINE OF LIFE. THERE IS NO THE FLUCTUATING BATTLE:
The war has made one thing very clear. It is that it hos cemented the friendship of Bri- tain and Belgium in a way that
MAN THAT IMPARTETH HIS JOYB only à grest criais like the present TO HIS FRIEND. BUT HE JOYETH could do. When the latter coun- THE MORE AND NO MAN THAT try resisted the "invitation" of IMPARTETH HIS GRIEFS TO HIS the Kaiser to open up the land LESS. Anon.
FRIEND, BUT HE GRIEVETH THE for the passage through of Ger-
The Weather. man troops, the people of Belgium Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 70; knew that they had the whole fine.. might and power of Britain At the Peak 8 s.m. Temp. 61; behind them, and they now know line. that if the integrity of their land
The Mails,
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Auction.
What the Present Operations Mean,
Run to Earth on the Peak!
THE KAIFONG ASHORE.
Her Position Not Considered Serious.
News Teached the
Colony
The chase aud capture of an Emden, on the Peak, led to the appearance of Mr. R. N. Ander- son, of the Peak, before Mr. J. It. Jesterday that the China Naviga Wood, in answer to a summons tion Company's steamer Kaifong" for allowing a dog of that name had gone ashore at Holbow. abroad without having its muzzlefield and Swire inform us that the
On enquiry, Mesere Batter
J.
The fighting in Belgium and France has now been going on for some few weeks without any on. marked change in the situation Mr. F. O. Jenkin appeared for vessel is not in any danger. She by which we mean that neither the defendant.
ran ashore on Saturday, but the the attackere nor the defenders Chinese Constable O. 10 said skipper telegraphed to the have suffered to the point of that on November 4 he was on Company that there is no danger. extreme seriquiness. Tas battle daty outside the tip Peak and that it was unnecessary to extends over a huge froat, and, Tramway station, when he saw send a tug so far, it has been largely of a three dogs without their muzzles The ordinary salvaga gear has– give and take oharacter, though on. He gave chase and captured been sent to her, and it is expect when we come to strike a balance one, which he took to the Goughed that she will shortly be out of it is seen that what advantages, Hill Police Station, !
hor predicament. The Kaifong
onations have conferred have been station, asid that when the dog time of the mishap.
strategical or otherwise, the oper- Sergt. Baker, in charge of the was on the Haiphong ran at the
Mr. G. P. Lammert is selling at his sales romto-morrow morning, fait longthe, gents' boots, etc.
Clothing Stolen.
distinolly in favour of the Anglo- was brought to bim it bad neither get bare statemente as to what steps to find out to whom it be- THE "YELLOW DRAG ON." French armies. Day by day we collar nor muzzle on. He took points have been held, where the longed and telephoned to Mr. enemy has been defeated, and Pembarton's house, No. 3, the
until it
on one of Mr. Ander on's cards
OT words to that effect. In
axo
"A.W.G." begins a serial ac
Practical Sympathy,
Even a month ago no fewer communications: addressed to the Editor, not essarily for placed in private British homes, bad stolen a leather box aratain-help the average layman in form ant that he would have to pay College magazine. It is always
than 6,000 Belgians had been
Mr. Abbas, of the Prays, has But these reports do not greatly defendant. He told the defend Yellow Dragon, the
where we bare made progress. Peak, and was answered by the We have received a copy of the while many others had been
Queen's placed in lodging and boarding ing clothing valued at $85. houses, for whose keep the
Shanghal Ellis Kadourle
ing an idea of the general scheme. $3 for the dog's licence before a bright little paper and, this School Sports
of operations.
he could bave it back. The next month, seems better and fuller The rates of Subscription to the “Hongkong Telegraph" will Government has assumed restos The second annual sports meet- sibility. Up to that time offereing of the Shanghai Ellie
morning the defendant sent his than usual. The nonsense verses, The Allies' Scheme, Judging, however, from the witness made out the licence in remarkably well done:
coolie with three dollars and "Hongkong to - Sydney," the refugees had been received.sdcorie Public School for Chin- observations of military experts his name. The, request was sent from 100,000 persons to care for
ese took place last Saturday.. contained in the latest Home
An emu and a wallaby played and no less than seventy tons of Stolon Jewellery, papers to hand, the plan of the and raid "Piesse let me Lave
poker on the sand, clothing and supplies had been
To the police a Ubinese woman Allied commanders has been to the dog as arranged last night"
And soon a duck-billed platy contributed for the unfortunates, living in Wanchai Road has re- hold the The issue is delivered free when the address is accessible to hit of hoor little ported that jewellery to the and Left and to bring as large as the telephone conversation, Mr.
Germans' Contre
pus shipped in and look a daily get Peak rabscribers can have their copies delivered at children. Poor little Belgium value of $235, and clothing force as possible to operate against Anderson did not say shut the dog
band; "If we were Labour Members their residences without say extra charge. On copies sent by deserves all the sympathy she is vanled at $250, has been stolen the German Right, with the was his, but stated that he would
getting; and when the war is from her house.
now," they said, "it would intention of pushing it off take out a licence for it, and that, which is quite happily Lewis
be grand." over she will have cause to . Matriculation Examination. lovingly remember how Britain
Candidates for the Bongkong seems that with this objectiu view owner of it. Ile was not certain,
its lines of communication. It witness supposed, made him the Carrollieb. came to her aid in the hour of her University matriculation examine the Seventh French Army, rein- but he believed that the dog be- count of Travel in Time of great and bitter trial, and saved tion, which takes place from De forced her from shaorption by an over-cember 14 to 19, are required to between 200,000 and 500,000 longed to a German before. Strées the diary of a journey bearing military Power.
send in their names to the Re- men, recently made a bold attempt and Mr. Pemberton are special of war, which promises to be Mr. Jenkia: Mr. Anderson out from Home at the beginning gistrar not later than to-morrow, to get on the rear of the forces Peak constables?-Yes. Tao Chinese War Office must be taking tips from some of our own
deeply interesting. "The hunting Government departments.
Before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, Wing, with the idea of forcing Pemberton? Because I was told dream which just escaped being comprising the German Right Why did you first ring up Mr. of the Shark" is an amusing. long ago it ordained that each today with trespassing in the surrender. The German General, Pemberton.
Nit three Chinese were charged von Kluck either to retreat or the dog probably belonged to Mr. a nightmare, and a description of soldier should be granted a daily servants' quarters of the French however, aw the danger, and
Port Darwin, written in a humor. allowance of four and a quarter Consul General's residence at with extraordinary rapidity and it to you that the dog had a collar ing not only by Chinese boys, but The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve what the Celestial Atkins was that he had bad some trouble transferring, large bodies of menir. Pemberton you said that it and Sport Notes are also brightly catties of rice. We don't know Peak Road. V. Liebert explained resourcefulness he succeeded in or, and when you telephoned to by European adults. The College. You were correctly told. I put ous vein, will be found entertain-
the truth and print the news without fear or favour,
going to do with it all, for olose before with this kind of thing, from Left to Right; by the round-had Mr. Becker's number on it; written, and serve to round off a upon six pounds of rice is a fair and the men were each fined $5. about way of Belgium, and thus, Mr Backer left the Colony that thoroughly good number of this amount for one man to get away 10 Trade Openings, with in the course of a day. But The latest trade enquiry list hie wing.
by strengthening his forces, saved day I went by our licence book, little periodical. that by the way. A copyist and issued by the American Consulate
Then you did know it belonged a clerk, who were responsible for General in Hongkong shows that
Germans' Perilous Position. |to Mr. Becker ?--Yes. drafting the document decreeing American exporters desire con
But the trand of events
"Did rot Mr. Auderson tele- FATHER ROBERT SUED. this allowance, appear to have nections in obomicale, ricksha since then would Beem mixed things up a little, with the wheels, postcard and
to phone to you on behalf of Mr. button warrant, the view that this fine Pemberton suggesting that the result that the unfortunate sol- photo machines, lubricating and stroko bas only meanta temporary dog might be given up that diers found themselves committed illuminating oila, leathers, warding eff of the inevitable. night ?--That was at 1,30 in the to that amount not per day but aluminium alloys, drillers, metal Toe position of the German Right morning, when Mr. Anderson per month Then-the-officiale faraiture and vehicle parts. is an extremely perilous one, and telephoned me. got buay and the Minister for War himself reprimanded the clerk and "ired" the copyist. Chinese Clergymen.
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Egypt is much
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1914.
TIAN COTTON OUTLOOK
In Servants' Quarters.
Fatal Quarrel.
Was it an Order or a Recommendation.
which M.G. Mousaion, of Morrison Hill Road, sued Father Robert to recover the sum of $140 for work done.
Imagination.
as all efforts to break through the I put it to you, it was at 12.15,
This morning, in the Summery The alleged armed robbery at enemy's lines have failed, quite a more respectable hour; Court, before Mr. Justice Blaze- Mong Kok village has turned on the Germans will have to retire perhaps he had been on duty land, the case was mentioned in to be, according to the police oventually, whether they like it He said, "Send the dog over to We notice that Bishop Lander investigations, nothing more than or not. At the moment we on the house, and I said I would announced, at the Protestant an ordinary case of laiceny. The ford to merely hold the Centre when I received the licence the world's eye at the present moment, for day, the General Synod's proposal the men having gagged her, now flanke, thereby getting on the
Diocesan Conference the other widow who told the story about and concentrate on rolling up the money for it. it is recognised on
hands that there are large political and to form a purely Chinese Board denies that this was the case, and enemy's rear. Laoidon ally, the money would be sent in the the plaintiff, and the defendant
And he told you that the licence economic questions arising in that land, in which Britain basa of Missions, and to appoint and farther adds that the story of the Germans may before long be morning? Yes.
Mr. C. A. 8. Russ appeared for.
peculiar intert. On the political problems we do not wish to
appeared in person. amate at the present, but the economic issues arising out of the support a Chinese bishop and men being armed is nothing but sorry that they are sticking so And he also told you that The defendant explained to his position in regard to the cotton crop may well engage our attention. is not novel and is certainly a
ataff of missionaries." The idea imagination on ber part. firmly to the Centre, fer when the dog was Mr. Pemberton's? Lordship that he did not admit Egypt, as is well-known, is one of the greatest cotton-producing good one-provided a reasonable. In the course of a quarrel on it must, they will find it a heavy or was not.
the time comes for the retreat, as He did not say definitely it was the plaintiff had come to him and the claim. Like many others, countries in the world, and last year its exports in this commodity amount of discrimination is board the s.e. Tai Lee, fast night, country to traverse. Then it Mr. Anderson, in the box, said asked for employment. He to the principal foreign countries totalled a value of no less than observed. Only a few days ago on the way down from Canton, it may be that they will be caught that the dog belonged to Mr. (plaintiff) said he would do any £28,708,000. That was on a crop of 7,554,000 kantore (a kantar being about 100 lbs.) This year the crop is estimated at about we happened to be discussing is alleged that one man kicked napping.
the question of native mission-ancther in the abdomen, the re-
Becker, and when he left the thing for his country and would 3,000,000 kantárs.
aries with a western-educated salt being that the man died
A Passing Success..
Colony he left the dog, whose like to write for the Tonkin As Germany, Austria and Belgium between them have hitherto Chinese gentleman, who has shortly afterwards. The body of In the fluctuations of the battle name was Emden, with Mr. Pem- papers. He gave plaintiff in- berton. On arriving home on the formation about the war for about taken about one-sixth of the Egyptian cotton crop, and their con- been brought up a Christian. In the deceased has been taken to the Germans have managed to 4th, he learnt that the dog had two or three weeks and also
his view the Chinese preacher the hospital, and a Chinese, alleged puro Dixmude. This news been caught out without his letter of recommendation to the as to what is to become of the present crop. This matter has, he is drawn from the more edu-kick, has been arrested. ̈ ̈ note, been engaging the attention of Truth, which journal faleea thecated classes. "The average man
secretary of a paper in Tonkin, on the Allies, inasmuch as one Baker and asked for the dog to query whether the sixth mentioned will be absorbed by the increased
feels that there is little credit be sent down to the house. The doing so b because two or three manufacture of ection in England, the United States, France and who is appointed," he said, "often
attached to hammering a beaten next morning he gave his coolie of his assistante had Russia. The conclusion arrived at is that France and Russia will scarcely knows his own language,
opponent, and, by the showing Tientsin. He did not give the and is usually quite ignorant of
of the laats take less cotton, and as to whether England and the United States
month, it appears can take the surplus no definite statement is given. It is remarked, everything except what the mis-
very much as though the Ger for the dog, but the coolie came plaintiff any order to do the work, mans were a beaten force. The trouble about changing the note. The case was adjourned for a back and said there was some but merely a letter of recom- however, that the cotton magnates in Lancashire are sangaize, and that ionaries have taught him. This
mendation. This match will be played on on their way to Paris, they have dollars from Mr. Fem ton, that the defendant should see acres they gladiatorially crossed The coplis then obtained three week, his Lordship suggesting they predict a rise rather than a fall in price. They say that they means that he is helpless in
sumption for many months to come must cease,, the question arises will never be a great success till to be the man who delivered the/should have a stimulating effect muzzle. He telephoned: Sergt. But he was unable to continue
FOOTBALL
Hongkong Club v. Staff and Departments/
will get the German and Austrian trade in ost'oa manufactures torgument with any Chinese who the Club grand, to-morrow, had to cede, not slowly and sure defendant having gone to the Mr. Russ in the meantime.
J.
the East and South Amerios, and that the Lancashire mills will con the history and literature of his
has even a moderate knowledge of kick-off at 4 p.m. be working double tides. On the other hand, Sir Charles Machta, who is a great authority, is afraid of a glut of cotton, but he think, is a matter well worth the Railton; W. O. Bond, R. F. Long Hongkong Club Team:-0. H. own people." Tais, we should Buckenham; A. Hamilton, N. L. perceives one advantage in this. He urgea that now in the op- portunity to create a reserve of ection, which shall prevent market Synod's while to bear in mind. Young; D. N. Larkin, G. A Baotuations in the raw material for the future by maintaining some
Robinson, J. Jalker, W. V. Pen equilibrium between supply and demand. As to the practicality of
noll, P. W. A. Wilkie, Buoh a stop, Sir Charles Macara saya that cotton, unlike other agric ultural products, suffers no deterioration if properly packed and stored;
The Wool Trade. The wool brokers in England
Belgians Lay New Cruelty-
to Germans,
ly but quickly and indisputably office, and consequently secured sa far from their reach as the 1 houseboy told him that the As far as the Teutonic spiked the dog. It was not until eight heimets" are concerned, Paris is o'clock this morning that his No. hat Mighty Atom, Wilhelm, m3. poles Bre apart. Perhaps licence had been taken out in his
VICTORIA THEATRE.
being shown. These supplemented farther so
will
be
did he but get the opportunity, answer to Mr. Wood, the woaldrevise hiscalendar by which defendant said that Mr. Pemberton again present at the Victoria A good number of people were bave formed a league to prevent London, October 1. The ing to his opinion, to occur, and the dog. The magistrate dismissed popular war pictures that are the world's events ought, accord was still taking charge of the Theatre last night to witness the the purchase of wools suitable for fourth report of the Belgian com war would be shelved for many the summons. Realising the difficulties and uncertainties of the situation, the Egyptian Government has taken a step which appears an eminent behalf of Germany. There have alleged German atrocities just that our gold reserve has resched army requirements by neutrals on mission of inquiry into the more years. He must now know ly wise one. It has prohibited the towing for next year of more been heavy purchases of York-issued, says a Hordeaux Ceagatoh unprecedented figures, that we France Orders 10,000 Horses In than half the present pran of cotton, commanding that cereals shall shires on behalf of firms in to the Central News, deals cannot deal fast enough with the Missouri. Bulldog Breed, be planted in the other half. Egypt, it must not be forgotten, neatral territory who were known with the combat of the German volunteers, and that day by day an excellent wheat-growing country, and as other sources of exports have business relations with soldiers at Aarschot. The report we are sending out thousands of 29-Orders were placed with a
Warrensburg (Mo) September peace and war particularly Russia and Austris, must fail in the coming year, be Germany. This has aroused declares that the Germans pil physically fit and well-trained local horse and male fro today cause no wheat will be anwn there this winter, new fields must be suspicion and brokera now have laged Aarschot for three
Baving, etc. found. This is Egypt's okánce, And, na 7 ruch rigbtly remarks, with organized to ascertain theul- described alleged scanner, men to step into the ring ng inst¡ by agents of the Frenou: Governzuline will be shown i the high prices for foodatafle that are sure to prevail in 1915, he imate destination of the worl violence, and Anseria that the poor spiritless creatures who cavalry and artillery horses in
ment for the delivery of 10,000 and Dav Egyptian proprietors and occupiers ought not to lose by the sub- before any unusual order even is Germe barned the town to hide ight not for a cades, but respond Memphis, Tenn., as soon as they
the proofs.
stitution of wheat for cotton.
considered;
anilormed
to the menipuis
marıkına"
can be obtained.
to-night by a The Boys of the epicting life in on board, the gunnery life- Other interesing
Barry will give good a
In d'excél
hould ensure safell