· HUNDRED YEARS' PEACE. TO-MORROW'S BALLET
Between the United Kingdom and the United States.
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speech at Malvern, referred to the German designs on Australia and New Zealand. "We munt," said Sir William, "send 100,000 or 160,000 men, to join shoniders
CONSUL SUED.
and
Before Mr. Justice Gompertz, in the Summary Court this morning, M. Gaston Liebert, the French Consal-General in. Hongkong, was sued for the sum of $1,000 by Lang Ping-woon,"
Mr. P.W. Goldring appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Lewis, of Mesare. Johnson, Stokes and Mas-
Mr. Lewis asked for an adjourn.
The request was granted.
ANGTHEN ARMED
It is to be noted with much
Indian Ardour, pleasure that a second evening
Delhi, November 27. performance of "Snow White and War news continues to absorb December 24t marked the the Frog Prince" is to be given the entire interest of all com- close of a complits Century of at the Theatre Royal to-morrow munities in India, while the whole Peace between what were then night. Apart from the sumptuous country is engaged in furthering the entirely kindred-nations on manner in which the Ballet is the ultimate viotory of the the opposite sides of the Atlantic, mounted many visitors have Empire. Practically every Eng- the United Kingdom of Great expressed their surprise on hear. lish women in India is working Britain and Ireland, and the ing that the production is an for the comfort of the troops.
Mr. George Faimer, the well- "For many years past, Mr. United States of America. With amateur one-it must not be for Recruiting for the native army known ham and bacon ourer of George Farmer, of Ballarat, has the vast influx of races from the gotten that the proceeds are to in continuing in an extraordinary Eureka Street, Ballarat East, been a prominent prize-taker at various emigrating European be devoted to very excellent manner, the fighting races having followed up his previoue numer the leading shows of the Com- nationalities, this helping to fill cause, in the Belgian Relief bad their martial instincts con-ous and record breaking successes monwealth, and his list of suc up the United States with a pop Fund. It is not so very long siderably whetted by accounts of at former shows in Melbourno desses is now a very lengthy and alation whose movement weet- ago that refugees from the feats sobieved by the Indian and Sydney by gaining first and maritorions one. At the Royal champion prizes for bacon and Show which was opened in Mel-i ward has only paused on the country of our gallant Allies troops at the front. shores of the Pacifio, it might no were arriving in England at the In consequence of the oumber first and champion prizes for bourne to-day he was again to longer be exact to term the two rate of 7,000 per day, many of of applications received at head-hame, thus pronouncing him the fore, securing firat nations kindred in the old sense them landing with nothing more quarters for permission to proceed without doubt Champion of the champion prizes for bacon and
Commonwealth." of pure common blood-atook. than the clothes they were wear- to the front, the Commander-in- But still we have to take into ing. The work of providing food Chief of the Indian Army has Bccount the inbering of the com- and housing accommodation for been obliged to forbid officers to: mon language and a common the por distressed people was forward such requests.—Reater. basis of law, a common tradition thus one of no little magnitude, of the principles of justice, liberty A Committee was raised under and constitutional government, the presidency of Lord Gladstone and the inheritance of a common to raise funds with which to history and a common literature render assistance. The Hon. The draconess of a Liverpool And all that is no email thing. Secretary of this Committee is home for incurables telle a for it ensures that, whatever Lady Lugard, of 51, Rutland delightful story showing the trust with those fighting for the old cause of friction may arise as an Gate, and it is very apt that the and affection which the British land." incident of commercial and politi amount realised by the produo. soldier has inspired in the hearts cal relations, we shall at least be tion of "Snow-White and the of the people of Belgium. A better able to comprehend esob Frog Prince" should be contribut neighbour had adopted two Bel-
"Baemy Trapped on Const. other, and understand the other's ed to the Belgian Relief Fund gian children, a boy and a girl. point of view. All that, however, through the medium of the wife The little girl oried all through Daring the recent coast battle does not guarantee unbroken of a former Governor of Hong- the first night and all the next the Germans near the coast notic-ter, appeared for the defendant. peace, but it goes a wonderfully kong.
day; she could neither eat nored that the English warship fire long way towards sasuring ita
sleep, and utterly refused to be spared the houses on the sea front comforted. Late in the evening at Middelkerke, says the Daily Under the head ng "The Vic been forthcoming at the right the family doctor called, oled in Mail. They accordingly took up tory of Peace her an incon- moment; a happy colation has khaki. Scarcely had he entered their quarter's in these houses. graone title when we are just been found for each and every the room when he ran to bim Their plan became known to the
ROBBERY REPORTED. getting into the thick of a difficulty, Both countries have with outstretched arms, crying, British ships, and the houses were Armageddon of half the been nobly subdued, and neither Bittiah Bittish!" She nestled suddenly bombarded fiercely by
An armed robbery is reported world's peoples, and far more country the loser; the two peoples in the doctor's armr, almost im five vessels at once. The German than half of the nations of have, indeed, lost nothing, but, mediately fell asleep, and slept casualties were enormous. After as having taken place at Mongkak. Aryan stock and civilisation-the on the contrary, have gained im- the clock round,
firing had ceased stretcher parties The statement made to the police In no unworthy |
went from house to houas collect at Yaumati was that at about Daily Telegraph, this time last mensurably. year, referred to the opening "of manner they osn claim to have
Misery Painted by a Bavarlaning the dead. A scouting officer midnights Chinese widow, living the year whose alone would mark set an example to the world, for
who watched the process estimates at No. 36 Mongkok, was dis this historical contennial anniver-the conclusion of a Hundred
Amsterdam, November," 23.- the number of killed at 1,700. la turbed in her sleep by a noise. sary of the signing of the Treaty Years of Peace in an event of
The following extract from a letter consequence of certain informa- Awakening, she saw several men of Ghent, Belgian city now in world-wide significance. the hands of its Garman enemies. As a nation we are to-day on written by a young Bavariansion & portion of the Allied Fleet, autor her room. Two carried turches. She screamed The national celebration of Pisgah height of vision, from lieutenant to his mother was pub patrolling the coast, vigorously revolvers, one a knife and the The SolvayThieves!" bat one of the men, that Pence would now be an which we can survey the Contin-finned in the German Socialist bombarded buildings at Knockers snachronism in the midst of the ent of Europe. It in devoting its paper Vorwaarts to-day: "P. and Zeebrugge, present grave issues involving energies, in larger measure than pleat home who are always im Company works, on the Brages pushing a lighted toroh in her the German military traine, was her to keep quiet. Tuey then she destinies of the nations there ever before, to the drilling of patently expecting big victories Ship Canal, used as a garage by face, threatened her, and ordered in engaged. It will be noted, troops and the fashioning of in-can form no picture of the misery shelled. The naval gunnery was ransacked the building and stole however, in that portion of the etraments of naval and military of the population. What war fails
valued at $634. article referred to that is quoted warfare, Without a single exosp-to destroy, the German Army, so scourate that one train of five jewellery and other
which is simply insatiable, de carriages filled with soldiers was below the writer had a clear con- tion each country is endeavouring caption of the fact that owing to to increase its strength. Shallow yours. We spare car Fatherland et on fire and totally destroyed.
snemy's stores. military preparations on the Con- thinkers may attribute the pre-as much as possible, and take all Mach damage was done to the tinent war was in the air, and sent state of affairs abroad-if not from the enemy. When the war indeed was brooding then orer in this country to the perversity is over, all the districts in which extensive movement of troops Earops. Since then the great of Ministers and to the machine the war has been waged will be from Ghent on Wednesday. Tas
Chibojo to force the Yser. The young storm has burst, and the pious tions of armament firms. Neither utterly destitate. Once it hap enemy were making a new effort trast of the writer for the encesas explanation. We have to recog-pened to me, when requisitioning of the celebration of the Treaty nise that the temperature of the horses, that an old and feeble Germans at the front have been Manila. of Ghent, by the two nations to Continental pations is feverish, man bent his kneo before me, sent to the rear and have been whom it brought peace for a that the peoples, and not the white his wife tried to embrace replaced by troops of the Land-Batavia. hundred years, has been utterly Governments, are suffering from me and his daughter, as if mad, shattered.
a malady. It is a form of neuras-Aung herself on the neck of the
Sples. Posed as Doctors. These passages are fram the theaia. Fear of the consequences ore, wept over it, and, when the article, not the least impressive of war dominates huwan thought or were led away, fell to the
London, Nov. 21-A despatch portion of which is bie estimate in these countries, and finde its ground shrisking je mourrai l' of the visiele moral malaise of expression in further niesaures of The sun turned his face to the to the Standard from Paris says the great Powers of Europe:--
protection. Each and every Power door and wept bitterly. I wanted that German spies have been We are called upon as a nation pleads that it is devoted to the to leave them uns of the horses, found in the most unlikely places, to-day to prepare to celebrate cause of peace, but it doubts the but it was impossible. I had to ln Lorraine the Germans used possibly the greatest victory devotion of its neighbour. As a obey orders, Yes, dear mother, tunatic asylum as a regular apy depot. All the doctors and most recorded in the history of buman-people who live in the midst of such is war!".
of the orderlies and attendants had ity-the conclusion of a century's explosive material, and have re- unbroken peace between the sponsibility for the welfare of the Forty Thousand Australians for deserted the institution with the Maibourke, November 25.-In Their places were taken by apies. approach of the French army, two branches of the English-inbabitants of a quarter of the speaking race. This is a globe, we must take out a fal triumph, indeed. A peace is of insurance policy. It is a duty the Senate 10-day, Mr. Pearce, The fighting proceeded around the Road, Thames. the nature of conquest; for which we cannot evade, though Minister of Defence, read a state-place for several days, and by the then both parties nobly are sub we would willingly do so if we mens in regard to the Australian clever use of Red Cross flags the daed, and neither party loser" could. But while bending their forces. Speaking with reference The British and American peoples shoulders once more this year to to statements made in regard to pies were able to direct the Gar-East,
+fect. Filleen of the spies who have had many opportunities of the burden of armamente, a barthe naval and military assistance man artillery fire with deadly finding cause for war. When den lighter far than that borne rendered by Australia in the were captured were execated in the Treaty of Ghent was signed, by their neighbours, the people present war, the Minister said: In comparing it with that given a hundred years ago, a cynic of the United Kingdom, by con might have said perhaps he did tributing to the fand which is by other Dominions it has first to say that if only because blood being raised by the British Com- be remembered that Australia has is thicker then water, trouble mittes for celebrating the Han- provided a fleet unit which has
Captain W. H. Dyer, of the between the two nations was dred Years of Peace, can advertise siready played an effective part in certain to break out again. We their genuine devotion to a cause the protection of British com- Military Mounted Police, who wa are of the rame household, in which the whole fatore of the merce and shipping in these present at the funeral of Prince with widely diff ring, and even human race and its happiness are water, thereby relieving the Maurice of Battenberg, who was clashing, intereain; we both come involved. In this manner British Admiralty of the necessity of killed in action at Ypres, writing Tanhainhuatt, Kobe, of proud, virile, warlike stock democracy is able to remind all detaching warships from the to his wife at Byde, says: For 3,000 miles our frontiers ran the great nations of the world North Sea for that purpose, and was one of the four Mounted › attended the funeral side by side. We are rivals--that it arme not because it glories bas sevisted in the naval and Pelice who fierce rivale-in trade. Wespeak in armaments, has selfish sims to military operations in Samoa and of the young Prince Maurice, the same language--Ro conven- pursue, or takes pride in the New Guinea, On the military besides the escort of the King's ient for quarrelling. The British, triumphe of war, but because it side 30,416 troops have been Royal Rifles. The general and it might have been added by the cannot stand unarmed alongside raised for service in Europe; his staff were there. I have a cynic, represent the older branch a Continent in arme. Every city 1,764 Naval Heservists and in-batten from bis son, and I also TO LET.
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Funeral of Prince Maurice.
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of the race, and will certainly and town, every university and lautry have taken part in the took a piece of a yew-tres by the TO LET.--2 Spacious Godowns be overbearing in diplomacy; school can join in this peace move operations in the Pacific, making side of the grave. He was buried Nos. 108 and 108a, Praya the Americans, young in statement. Its moral effect is incal- a total of 41,180 men. In addition on October 30, at about 3.30 p.m., East, Apply Ganie, Frice and manship and inexperienced in culable. The Anglo American there are 56,288 men of the and not far away the German big Co, Ltd.
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