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CONSCRIPTION AT HOME?
What the Russian Advance Means to Hungary.
JOTTINGS BY THE WAY. CIGARETTE & TOBACCO
FUND.
A telegram to Manila informa us that the United States Ambae- eador has conferred with Eul Gray." Unfortunately it neglects to mention if Lord John Russell, Lord Palmerston and Dieraeli were also prasant,
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Lord Rosebery has sounded a
"He noticed amoke issuing from The Mails..
timely note at Dalkeith on the the chain locker and at once sur- Dae per ais. question of conscription, and, at mised that the ship was on fire." Hirano Mara to-day. Canadian and U.K. Mail.-Closes; rather a different light than any Now when we notice smoke feaning the same time, has placed it in Another of these hasty judgments. per s.. Tombs Mara. to-in which it has, up to the present, from store places on our premicas, been viewed. His interpretation we reject the idea of a confiagra- of the views of many sn English- tion in favour of the view that man is just about accurate, for the Number Two office boy (an even before the war, and certainly other local graduate, by the way) was a growing feeling in favour on the quiet, since it has commenced, there is having a whiff of a cigarette of some sort of national service.
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Rhode Island, disquieting himself JUST A GENTLE SMILE WILL in vain in objecting to the Ameri- OBEER US7 can sailors under his command JUST A KINDLY WORD WILL HELP WHEN LIFE'S HILL IS VERY STEEP: singing that popular bat somewhat meaningless ditty "It's a long way to Tipperary"? According to oor General News column in Saturday's issue, this gentleman fine. contends that the song "comes At the Poak 8.a.m. Temp. 59; within the scopa of President fine. Wilson's neatrality order," and therefore must not be chanted. English Mail The positions not wanting in its humorous side, for the song was written by an American! At this rate, in view of the immense popularity of rag-time musi among our forces, we may look to see "Everybody's doing it." and its many fellows, put on the Index-which would be no bad thing for the world at large. Not of "Tipperary" bo a breach of neutrality, so, surely, is the sing ing of many songs in the United States that are absolutely British Among other things, the Ameri forces have fitted words of their own to our National Anthem, How will that stand now, 05 regarda neutrality?
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1915.
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Auction.
To-morrow at 11a.m. Mr. G. P. Lammert is selling woollen suit lengths by anotion.
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List 28 G.A.0.4
Campbell, Queenie Davies, James Scott, Sam Stewart, John Prentice, E. Dores,
Dinna Forget" 81 asch: W. Smith, H. Obristeffen, 50 cente each; B. Libbey 10 Liste Nos. 4 and 4:D. WOrad-
Anon,"
$20 T. W from Friend" Hornby, EO
H. P. Thomas, P.D.Sutherland, H.T.Richardson, 85 each
E. Greave
G. J. O. Linghen E.
It must not be forgotten that only As there seems now to be a man had to know the use of wea- range of their guns, the Germans a few centuries ago every English shortage of cathedrals within pons of war, archery was practis have arrested Cardinal Mercier. ed on Sunday afternoons, and We are, however, in a position to contests in this form of shooting atate, on gcod authority, that the were events of no little importance hospital-shelling branches of the throughout the countryside. German Service sra still actively. gunpowder and the cost of fire- Indeed, it was only the advent of employed. arms that drove a good custom
The Hanoi Hotel might do into desnatade, and there is no worse than modify its advertise- reason why it should not be ment in a French contemporary. revived.
"English spoken," is all very well; but Man spricht Deutsch The person who tries it in Hanoi must be looking for a thick ear.
"Water power in Scotland,"
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Give the Soldier His Due. It would seem that, first of all, there is a need for the education of public opinion with regard to
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Coming Reception. "A reception and oncert are to Fortune Tellers and the Wer,
be given at Government House "All fortune-tellers have been
on Thursday next. banished from Paris and Berlin,
Thick Fog. their prognostications having into port to-day from Shanghai, The ss. Chopsang, which came caused undue elation or depres-raporta having encountered thick sion," says a Blome paper. obvious query is, we should think, tog on the ran from Swatow to "Why ware they not banished
Hongkong. before?" It is not often that
Bijou Theatre. steady going old England is ahead Hotel Thieves," and "The Corner things military. The soldier will says a Shanghai paper's headline;
Two sensational pictures, "The of the Continent, but she is cer- House Burglary," were the main need to be raised in public esti- but we observe that the article tune-telling fraude is concerned, on Saturday night, and were well in war; for it is perfectly water as a beverage. tainly this where handling the for- attraction at the Bijou Theatre mation in times of pesce as well cautiously omits any reference to ly to tell fortunes" has been a cornis film "Animals at War" of peace and yet be placed upon rare decoration the Iron Croes on For many years, to profess open appreciated, as were also the sickening to notice how a soldier
ead be looked down upon in times The Kaiser has bestowed that punishable offence and, in mʊrə
at Home, and a remarkably good repre a pedestal in time of war and his son Oscar, for his great dis
years, sentation of the "Tohin Fou La" fawned upon by a mulitude that play of gallantry-in fainting on B, de Sousa $5 each 10.00 the law has waked up still more acrobats at work. On Wednes realises its dependence upon him the battlefield. the charlatans who formerly the 7th-of war pictures will be ran to extremes in this matter, and has brought itself to apply today night another new series for ita ease. Did England not established themselves in elabor exhibited.
V.F. V. Ribeiro, B. J. That educated compositor of J. M. E. Machado, L. E.
Botelho, $3 each ate quarters in Bond Strest, and,
did she always accord the military oara is one of your hard-shell, un- Basto, A. O. Cordeiro, 43, casters
of horoscopes, paychometrists," elo, made a very
man his fair quota of respect, did compromising, anti-Episcopalian A. McDougall, $2 each. our young men but learn to face sort. Bishop of Victoria," an- M. A. Figueiredo, James fat living out of the credulity of
life with, first of all, the discipline der his prejudicad bandling. D. Osmund, J. Barradas, persons of some hat feeble in into force, this brigade found it tellect. When the new Act came
Debut of Henry and May.
of a military training, ecmething becomes British of Victoris." P. M. N. de Silva, S. E. stringer than a mere military Even that's some admission on his de Luz, A. M. Baptiste, The Victoria Theatre was fashion would arise. convenient to migrate to Paris and crowded last night, when the two would prolong its manhood, and, dom ought to have quite all its mund, L.A. G. Lsite, A.,
England part. He doesn't feel that coolie J. de Craca, E. E. O Berlin, and it is with great trick-cyclists, Berry and May, put for a very long time, postpone own way here. satisfaction that we now hear of on what originally was to be a the inertia and obesity of an
A.Alves, H.H, Remedios, their banishment therefrom one night turn only. From the over-luxurious middle age. Perhaps they will now take up first moment of their performance, some honest trade.
recant
Showing Hongkong the Way,
VICTORIA THEATRE.
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A Manila paper comes out with
vares, J. C. Barretto, O. B. M. Castro, F. A. AL-
photograph of H.M.S. Bulwark M. Alves, J. Rocha, J.M. "which was salmarined"!! Bosario, D. P. T. Lopes, But maskes; that's not as bad as
of
F. E. Carvalho, J. M.
gasira, G. Yvanovich,
Ribeiro, B. M.C. de Oun
ha, N. N.Sequeira, G. S
Sequeira, D. M. Vioirs, F.
A. K. Sequeira, D. M.
however, it was clear that Hong- Hungary Threatened. kong wanted the new articles to There was one passage in It may interest Hongkong to trick was greeted with increased which ought not to be allowed to tions, as well as photographs,
prolong their stay, for each fresh Petrograd communique which the States papers that are publish know that the wireless coat
come to hand over the week ending miles of e-witness descrip. stations ercoted at Canton and at applause, and at the close of the Wooung are now in full working recalls from all parts of the house, spoke of the Russians having ad- which was never sunk at all.
torn, there were loud and lengthy eroapa notice. It was that which the sinking of the Audacious order and that similar stations The performance of Mr. Henry vanced 80 miles in a week, amid are shortly to be completed at and Miss May is remarkably clever the monatain chain separating decline to aid Germany against C, Botelho, J. Graca Foochow and Hankow. It is
continuous fighting, and resched The Swedea hove decided to Barretto, J. Baptista, A. V. Eos da Silva, F. F.. notified, so we ses from Northern and is full of enrprises; and there Bukovina from Hungary, That Rustis "in exchange for the pro Ozorio, Max A. dos Re- papera, that the two first-named is not an old " gag" in it. It is stations opened for general publio but, throughout, every action of dinary interest, in view of the the Protectorate of Finland." W. G. $4, Hellberg $2
carried on entirely without words is a bit of news of more than er mise of the Baltic Islands and of medios $1 each correspondenes with ships at fes Mr. Henry's is marked by the in the Austro-Hungarian Empire has now promised these territor GS, R. Johns $1 each on the first day of the New Years best of" fun without volgarity
fact that the state of feeling with We understand that the Kaiser W, Sinclair, Clemente, and that, as soon as the necessary and that of his partner by ex For weeks past evidence has been as make weight, to the King of Z. K. 62.73.............. arrangements have been com tremes of gracefulness and in-
is to-day profoundly disturbed. ies, with Great Britain thrown in 8. T. O. Firegrates $2 pleted, a typhoon-warning service
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and eventually a Press service are genuity, Theatre-goers will be the Emperor that the subjects of the Tonga Islanda in retain for Taikoo Sugar Rafinery to be inaugurated. The new glad to learn that the two artistes the Emperor Francis Joseph bis undertaking to annex Hong- and Dackyard stations have a range of 700 have now accepted a week's on-
and especially his Hungarian kong. nautical miles by day and at gagement at the Victoria.
subjects are extremely dissatis
Mr. Johnson's List According to the Northern newspapers, President Yuan Shib-least 1,300 miles at night, "and
The war pictures are still fed with the situation. In fact,
"The Glenogle," saya a con- $5,50, M. H. $1..... No. 18 List-Agreeable
messages with one another and thern contemporary, "to exchange pected by the management in the they are already of a mind that less, and carries an operator." E. D. Wolfe, A. T. Rood, with all ships in Chinese waters.*
their interests would be best This latter provision is most H.Dixon, T. Hynes, R.O. served by a speedy peace. But, unusual, and showe great fore Wait, N. O. Smith $2 This, for Chins, ie progress indeed,
unfortunately for them, they thought on the part of the captain. each. way our near neighbours have and we may add that once in a
cannot readily act on their own ANALYS inclinations, for Germany con This morning we saw a small $1 sach...
C. J. Poole and Another. trols everything in both the pol-sampan girlie annex a couple of Sandry Amounts. itical and military spheres. new bricks. The adjacent mor-
k'ai has put a veto on the borrowing of foreign money by the thus they are able," says a Nor. going etrong and more are exit has been whispered about that temporary "is fitted with wire Post Office Listin
immediate future.
THE FAIRY BALLET.
Provincial authorities: He is stated to have sent out to all the Provinces à circular telegram to this effect, adding that, with proper and efficient management, each Province can possess a sound finan- cial system, and, possessing this, there will be no need to have re course to foreign losus. The ban does not appear to be of a tempor. got one ahead of Hongkong, Still, A Splendid Concluding ary character, either, inasmuch as it winds up with the observation it is some consolation to know that "from now on, no more foreign losne shall be contracted by the that active atops are now being Provinces, and all negotiations now going on in this connection shall taken to provide the Colony besse at once.".
Performance.
The last performance of "Snow-
The Widening Rift.
tar she would have none of-from which we are disposed to argue
6.00
8,00
32,00
8.00
44.00
4.73
91:15
18.08
6.50
12.00
2.00
$4.50
$1,720.07
$1,073.50
Balance in hand ..$ 646.67
:-Total
There have already been sent
to the Front 300,000 cigarettes and 576 lbs, tobacco, and at the Committee Meeting held last
that
with a wireless station of its own, white and the Fairy Prince" was stances at the root of the discon-extra special P.W.D. brand,
This is just one of the circum that it must have been some of Amount expended Opinions will probably differ as to what the preciso motive is Gambling in Kwangtung,
given on Saturday evening last, tent, because the Hungarians guaranteed to go to glury on which lies at the back of this new Presidential diotum. What
when the attendance was not so Like many other well-intention- good as it might have been. especially see their interests any strain over ten pounds strikes one most, however, is that such an order should go forth at ed reformere, the energetia Dr. Mention has already been ruthlessly saorificed to those of avoirdupois. a moment when, by reason of the great war, the supplies of foreign Wa Ting-fang Reems to be made of the excellent man- Germany. We know, for in papital are altogether out off. At the moment Europe finds better beginning at the wrong end of ner in which this effective piece were taken to defend East Prus The palaes of Compiegne had Wednesday, it was decided that use for its spore cash than the placing of it at the disposal of China, the stick He and his party, ea has been staged, and the good sin and Silesia, and that some been stripped of its precious auother consignment bedes-
stance, that Hungarian troops Napoleon's Chessmen. It may be, therefore, that the order has gone forth at this juncture we learn from the Northern things that have been said weeks ago, according to the Home tapestries before the arrival of the patched by next Saturday'sP. & O. solely with the idea of encouraging Chinese capitalists to come for papers, are addressing a petition about it are more than justified. ward and fill the role which foreigners have heretofore taken up but to headquarters against the revival Special credit is due to Mrs. papere, the Hungarian Premier Germans, but some curios and steamer, er de which at the moment it is impossible for them to continue to assume of licensed gambling in Kwang Somerville Dobis and her skilful went on a special mission to ornaments were left about the As this consignment will pr.Q- We cannot for a moment think that President Yaan, shrewd man tung Province. They argue that helpers for arranging solfins s that he is, really believes that the time has come when China can do the legalising of gambling production, and also to Mr. Flease these troops so as to stay the board and set of chessmen further subscriptions will be Berlin to implore the Kalser to rooms, and amongst there was fically exhaust the funds in banu, without assistance from the outside world. That day is still a very will be more harmful to the people Grissell for the fine scenery. Mr. the oncoming Russians from that bad belonged to Napoleon, thankfully received long way , and the thinking men of Chins must be fully conscious than the disaster of flood and Denman Fuller also deserves no penetrating into Hungary itself. and with which lie had no doubt supplies can be continued during of the fact.
There is one remark in the President's order which deserves the logic of the assertion: good work he must have put into the throatened over-running of too strong to be resisted. General wo regret our inability to follow little praise for the amount of plays a complete indifference to Josephine. The temptation was
The Kaiser, however, die often played with the Empress the war more than mere recapitulation. It is his observation that with Legalised or non-legalised, the the arrangement of the music Hungary, so long as the ordeal of van Kluck took from the board proper and efficient management" of their finances the Provinces could Chinese (like his British brother, which was, indeed, good. Among be practically self-supporting. The crux of the whole question is by the way) will gamble, let the the artistes Miss Dolly Bishop had invasion can be averted from his the two carved ivory kings. En- touched there. There is no proper and efficient management," when Slate do what it may Why an arduous past which ahe main own country's sacred soil. With couraged by this example, his Washington, December 22 things are left to the Chiness themselves. That is why foreign aid and punish a coolie for risking a few tained throughout, ably seconded being made more uncomfortably queens, the castles, and they generals on the staff of Buerta,
Executed by Mexican Rebels. foreign supervision have to be sought, The Chiness themselves are copper cents while Canton mor- by Mr. R. Bronn, who, as the
every day, though, Hungary is stall helped themselves to the Three Mexicans who wore former. fully aware of that fact. They cannot and they do not trust their chants are staking hundreds of Frog, had a most difficult part to aware of the near presence of the knights, and then, seeing only the and 14 Huerta sympathisers have. own officials. It therefore the future development of the Provinces thousands of dollars on og, the play. Mrs. J. Somerville Doble enemy, and under the strain of pawas left forlorn upon the board, boen executed in Chihuahua be is to be dependent upon internal loans, it
it will be a case of painfully rise and fall of exchange As as the wicked Queen, Miss Ler new peril, we may expect to the orderlies divided them robals. Chaos again eigna low progress, or what is more likely, no progress at all. Pael ex-well prohibit the playing of that White, who epetained differentee the rift between her and her amongst themselves, and that is throughout Mexico. President periments along these lines amply warrant such a conclusion as that, vicious game, marbles, by school parts and sang exquisitely and The wonder is that Feking is so slow to learn the lesson.
Germanic ally grow wider every the end of the history of Napole-Wilson has ordered boys and ha' done with it. Mrs, J, Robertson, all did well passing week
ship Delaware to Mexican waten
ong.oles.men
the