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What's In a Name? According to the Mercantile Guardian, Alfred, William Sulz- berger, an export merchant, of 37, Cecil Road, Ilford, E., becomes Alfred William Saville,and Messrs. Benjamin Elkin Schloss, com- monly known as. Etkin Schloss, and Elkin Stewart Schloss, both of Bridgewater House, Manchester," become respectively Elkin Mac- kenzie Stewart and Elkin Stowait Mackenzie Stewart,
Chinese in Dairan. « The Manchuria Daily News aays: There is a scheme afoot among a number of local Chinese, mostly hailing from Shanghai, to organiss an association under the name of the Dairon-Shanghai Produos Dealers' Association with the object of bringing North and South Chins in oloser touch financially and commercially. Mr. Yeh-huichun, a Shanghai Civil merchant, called Administrator Obuchi and Mr. Murateu (Saperintendent of the local Staple Produce Exchange)| to lay the promoters' view before them.
A
The Kowtow.
on
censor surnamed Chen
recently submitted a petition io
THE
NOTICE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1915.
MOUTRIE'S PIANOS
Are BACKED by
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EASY TERMS
GAN BE
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which he asked for the restoration LIBERTY OF THE PRESS.
of the custom of "Kowtow" in
order to ehow respect for superiora,
He suggested also that instead of Result of the Recent Discussion.
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The Saturday Review says:- Mr. McKenna was severely criticised in the London Press for Mr. Oscar Straus, of New York, his failure to deal firmly an contradicts a widely published competently with the control of report to the effect that he aliens. The Government at once recently resigned from the Japan Socisty because he is sought to suppress, or at least, to discourage the criticism. Then a pro-German. Mr. Straus
came a clerkly assurance from Mr.
Wonndel: Lat Manchester Be declares that his sympathies are McKenna that all was well-an
giment2ud-Li-utenant G, S. strongly on the side of the Allies assurance which, deservedly, was Henderson, 18th Tiwana Langers: who are upholding the sanctity of shown to be too gpa fideat. Critiaptain Brocko; Oh Jat Light Co, Ltd. international obligations. He cism in the Press was followed by Infantry -Major P. H. Dundas, resigned from the Japan Society a fresh Lotivity of the Govern Liectenant E. 0. Liptrott aud and a dozen other societies in ment in dealing withe aliens an Captain F. G. Moore; 9th Bhopal order to be able to inoreses his activity which fast find its critics Infantry-Captain EV. Vill assistance to sufferers by the war. Finally Mr. MoKenus now talke 32nd Sikh Pioneers:-Major E. Mr. Jacob. E. Schiff, one of the fouliahly of the very wicked" H. S Culien, M. V. O., U. S. U most important members of the conduct of the Globe newspaper. Captain A H P. Cruickshank; firm of Kuhn, Loeb, and Co., The Globe has played a useful 34th S.kb Pioneers: Lieutenant who bave very close affiliations
pert indeed, and Mr. McKenna's P. Armstrong; 55th Cuke's with the German Government, charge against it ie grotesque and Rifles:-Captain 11. H. Acworth; has also resigned his membership highly improper. Mr. MoKenna's 90th Panjabis- ptein E. B. in the Japan Sciety because record is not good; and it does F. Apthorpe; let Battalion, 200 Japan is fighting with the Allies
not stand well as compared with againet Germany Mr. Shiff also the very loose enpervision of the
Gurkha Rif-Captain W. B.
2nd Biley;
Btt lion 9t objects to Japan being on the side Presa in Ireland."
Gurkha Rifles:-Lieutenant B. 0. of Russia. During the Russo-
Lgeltimate Criticism. Japanese War, Mr. Schiff's firm Apated a large Japanese loan in Bureau existe first of all to prevent
Pointing out that the Press : Murray; 1st Battalion 39th Garwal Hill:-Captain S. 3. England, and after the Treaty the publication of news which
Orton (unofficially reported of Portsmouth he denounced ite might forestall or damage the
wounded.) terms, considering the unjust to plans of our commandera by land: Missing: 9th Bhopal Infantry:
-Captain R. W. Gaskell; 10:
(1
Japan and entirely too favourable and sen, the Saturday Review pro- Jat: Captain A. H. W. Mortimer: to Russia.
ceods:-
12th Pioneers-Lieutenant A K. 'It would be digastrous for this
4
Won the D. S. 0.
ments to the D. S. O, is the name,
Amongst the recent appoint-institution if it became suspected McPherson; 341h Pioneers: of Second Lieutenant Leonard of using its vague and silent Captains G. E. H. Wilson and Maurice Edward Dent, Sih power to serve the ends of the Captain A. Mastere; 97th Deccan Government, The Frees Bureau Infantry :-Lieutenant U. T. Flat-
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Dragoon Guards (Special Reserve). s been entrasted with wide Mr. Dent is the only son of Mr. discretion and great anthority by Edward Dent, Mesara. Dent Bro- the consent of all parties in thers. He was in the Volunteers Parliament and the country. It r
Globe."
at Eton, and at Cambridge no halde its power as a tranleg for Mr. McKenna has done in his joined the Officers' Training the whole nation. It would be quite unpardonable attack on the Corps, taking his degree in modern
Dangerous Power. history and military subjecte. He intolerable and discreditable if it got a commission in the 1st Itoyal used this power to silence le-
We are glad to me, saya the Dragoons, and was out in Africa gitimate criticism, or to favour the
views of any single party. It Nation, that the Government have
ened."
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with them for some months. He would in any case be intolerable: recognised that the claim to con- retired from the Army, and, after and it would be the more intoler trol criticism and discussion a fortnight & home, accompanied | Sir West Ridgway, chairman of able at the present time, owing to lately put forward by Sir Stanley the British North Borneo Com the fact that the Opposition has Buckmaster cannot be sustained in the form which has now been know and to disons the use the Everybody knows that in a time abandoned, gave the Government Government may make of those pany, as private secretary and always met the Government, aliko aide-de-camp on bis visit to Nerih in its criticism and Its suggestion of national danger the citizen the right to try by court powers. It certainly would not THE FRANCO-OERMAN WAR,
must submit to interferences with martial persone accased
by Major General Sir F of let a War Minister repeat the Borneo, Hongkong and China in with a patriotic care that it his property and his mode, of spreading reports likely to cause horrors of the Crimean winter. 1913. When the war broke out authority should not be weak life that would be intolerable disaffection or alarm, and if that Bat unless the Press is active and BRASSEY'S NAVAL ANNUAL 1914
There clause is read together with alert, gigantio wrongs may be he volunteered for service doring
The Academy, to which Sir win normal conditions, the war, and was appointed Ball, M.P., contributes an article
has
been no disposition the Solicitor-General's recent done in the dark to the army and MEMORIES OF THE KAISER'S to grudge the Government the speech it means that the Govern- to the nation. through the Special Reserve as second lieutenant in the 8th The Government must have for defence of the nation. But court-martial
on the Press Bureau, remerke falleat powers that are necessary ment seeks authority to try by persona whore Dragoon Guards. He came home, reasonably free band in taking there is always a tendency in a fence is that they are publishing having been wounded in the
measures against lying reports, Government which asks for raports likely to cause disaffection neighbourhood of Messins, in Belgium, on Oct. 31. The honour the right to prevent oriticism of forst er, and take powers to defend ber of the Government.
but their powers must not onver
powers to protect the nation to go to the Government or to a mom- conferred was for anllentry during the operations between Oct. 27 themselves. Ministera onnnot be
made Kaisers even
even in miniature.
rivalry with the false reporter, ES
Fyou have lost your appetite ne of the big variety of elf. Lord Robert Cecil pointed. The nation gives the Govern out on Monday that the Defence ment extraordinary powers, bat dainty dishes at the ALEXAN
DRA CAFE is sure to tempt ever a dificult piece of work har Nor may enter into of the Realm Consolidation Bill, it does not warrender its right to i
and Nov. 1, in volunteering when-
to be done.
You.
сонят.
by Anne Topham
40.
THE EVOLUTION OF MODERN
GERMANY, by W. Harbutt Dawson ...
FRANCO-GERMAH WAR,
4.00
4.00
by Field Marshal von Maltko 4.69 THE FIGHTING SPIRIT OF JAPAN,
by EJ. Harris
by Marie Harrison
THE SWINDLER,
by Ethel M. Ben
THE BOOMERANO-
by E. Katharine Bates......
DAILY, TELEORAFH WAR MAPAIS
8.50 BARTHOLOMEW'S WAR MAP.
LETTS'S DIARIES 1915.
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