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NOTES ON THE CRISIS. JOTTINGS BY THE WAY.
YOUR FRIENDS WILL SMILE IF YOU LET YOUR MONEY TALK,
The Weather. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 53;
At the Peak 8 a.. Temp. 40;
The Chinese, when placed in a position of trust, has no medium between being bighly satisfactory and being worse than a dead failure. Hongkong's experience with its lukongs should have taught it that. There are lukonge who are a credit to their service and who would not be overpaid if their wages were doubled, and clear. there are others who wish to be. ornamental rather than useful, clear. and who hunt in couples-the one keeping an 850 opon for any inspector who may be on the prowl while the other sleepa blissfully on a convenient seat cr kerbstone. The same sort of classification would seem to apply to our postmen. It is nothing now for the Telegraph
to
be made the recipient cf letters plainly directed o other addresses. This may pos- sibly be attributed to the limited understanding of the letter- carriers. But surely these gentle- men are not instructed to leave an armful of letters on a doorstep while they deliver others in the vicinity. This we have seen, on three or four occasions lately. Only this morning the official whose duty it is to deliver along the cast side of Pedder Street thought well to drop a bundle of correspondence on the doorstep of a shop, where any possing thief could have made cff with it, while he himself entered the shop with a light heart and as light a load L'Entente Cordiale.
The Mails.
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The Dollar.
The rate of the dollar on demand to-day in 1a 0.3-16d.
The Coal Case,
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Returned.
M. F. Howell returned from Home by thee.. Nubia yesterday, President Poincare's Election
To-day is the anniversary of the election of President Poincare, which took place in 1913.
To Consignees.
Reader Harris, the well-known We are informed that Mr. Bongkong lawyer, who was con- accted with the firm of Meaere Kitchener's Army, and gone to Wilkinson and Grist, has joined the front.
Colony's Health,
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THE ALLIES' COUNTER- STROKE.
The Dissolution of the German
· Empire.
The Russian Drive.
"Notorioas rebel arrested," says a Peking paper. But as the Peking papers have called close upon every man in China that, at one time or other, the name is not much guide to us as to the gentleman's identity.
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MISSIONARY WORK.
The Hongkong Church Missionary Association's
Activities.
Churches, e.g., the Alme Houses
chists and a Biblewoman, is at Kowloon (over 100 inmates), and the support of three Cate not carried on independently of
A Chinese report says:-"Oop per cents have suddenly risen in price, 101 being given for one dollar." "Some" rise, that.
Other results of the activities
None of the educational in- stitutions receive any support from the missionary society for. their maintenance.
Canton.
The Hongkong Church Mission- ary Association has issued a leaflet containing the following facts The news contained in the
A Canton wire states that a about the missionary work in the week-end wires bas nmply justi- man who was found guilty of Diocese of Victoria during the find the observation that the little stealing seris scap (by the way, year 10141– check experienced at Soissons in we wish our Number One com The Hongkong Church Mission- no wise affects the general situa-positor would steal some and ary Association helps the mission- tion. That partial access of the use it) received a number of ary work of the Church in South Germana was the first break in lashes, "and in addition, one of China. Hach of the work, as will series of uninterrupted advances his ears was nailed to ́s board for be seen from the facts given over a period of very many weeke, five hours." Unfortunately we below, is entirely self-supporting, jand the enemy may therefore be are not quite clear as to whether but important branches need our
pardoned if he is inclined to the man was with the ear at the financial help every year.. make the most of it. The Allies time or not.
Hongkong. have, however, again resumed
The expansion of missionary their efforts and at practically "Blasting by Wholesale was work is illustrated locally by the every point along the front they one of the Telegraph's headlines ou fact that the five Ohineso are once more soen creeping for January 12" writes a correspond. Churches in Hongkong and Kow ward. The latest successes record-ent.Thank you; we know all loon are self-supporting self- ed include a very good stroke about it. No; nothing to do with governing and self-propagating. enemy was given to understand and eo for yourself. north-chat of Soissons, where the golf reports at all; read the paper The missionary work of these
gether his own way. His forces that he cannot have things alto- succeeded in entering the village "a scarcity of living Buddhas." *The N. G, Daily News reports of St. Paul, but the occupation Our contemporary need was of short duration, since the worry; Kaiser Wilhelm will be on missionary fands. Allies immediately re-tock the the look-out for a new borth by place. Seeing that the partial Ger- and by, and is eafe to make ap- of the O. M. S. locally are St. Consignees, tf cargo by the man success in this locality was plication for anything in the deity John's Hall for university stud- steamers Keshima Mara and performed "under the eyes of the line of business that happens to ents, St. Stephen's College and Manchuria are reminded that goode his
Kaiser," maybe the kenness of be going."
St. Stephen's Girls' College, the The Courrier d' Haiphong has remaining undelivered after to
vision also made him
Anglo-Chinese School in St. a "Tommy" story which is de-morrow will be subject to rent.
acquainted first band with this liciously characteristic of the
Our core against the educated Paul's College, the Women's British soldiers, A dense crowd
Hongkong Lawyer Goes to
little conater-stroke.
compositor for this week-ending School at St. Stephen's Home, the Front;
is not so remarkable as usual; in the "Fairlea "Girls' School, and des Invalides for a look-926 at
of progress by the Franco-Britiel converting was flicking along the Esplanade
Coincident with the resumption fact he has done nothing beyond the Victoria Home and Orphan German flags which the President
Russians are still continuing their Germany was not ready for war
"biblical" into age; also several day schools for had brought back to the capital
forward drive. They are meeting at the beginning of 1014. Oftoria Home and some of the day forces comes the news that the biblical, and informing us that boys and girls.
Of these institutions, the Vic- prevailing excitement, some street
inasmuch as the German cavalry but German soldiers were from Bordeaux. Indifferent to the
with distinct success, too, course, she may not have bren; schools require financial help of football on the uncrowded side laddies were indulging in a game
at each year. has now been forced back to least men in those days. of the way. Suddenly, among the
Last week there were three within forty miles of Thorn, throng, appeared four English caess of diphtheris notified, of which is situated right on the soldiers in their impeccable which two wore fatal. The sufGerman frontier. Elsewhere. too stopped, looked on at the game, were also three occurrences of better of exchanges. This is all The men ferera were all Chinese. There the Czar's forces are having the hesitated for moment, and then enteric (Chinese and Japanese), very satisfying from our stand-
There are five nativo clergy in connection with the work at "temptation becomes too great. of which one ended fatally, and point and equally distressing to
Canton. Three are supported. A brief conversation takes place ore non-fatal case of small-pox the
the Germans, who once again see, "Haggis in the Trenches" says apart from missionary fands. between one honest Tommy and
onemy within striking Home paper. Another visita-Two need support every year. a small ragamuffin; the entente
distance of their territory.. The tion for the enemy, and almöst cordiale is established, - and
Mr. and Mre. A. G. Hewlett Russians have certainly been before they have got over having Pakhoi is the Society's medical, au Anglo-French football match arrived from Home yesterday on doing extremely well of late. They the Daily Mail dropped on them centre. At the General Hospital is enthusiastically entered upon." thee.. Nubia. Mr. Hewlett, who have again got into their awing, from aeroplanes.
during 1914 there were 579 in This is so like Mr. Atkins, God was formerly in the service of and if the present rate of pro-
patients, 6,890 out-patients with bless him; and it is, this very side the Hongkong Naval Yard, and gress continues Berlin will soon The inaugural dinner of the 20,596 subsequent visits to the of him that so mystifies the people who has been with the Admiralty be suffering from another acute American Bar Association took hospitals, and 493 operations were who are foolish enough to make for seventeen years, is establish- attack of the nerves. As we have placo in Shanghai last week. As performed. There is a Leper themselves his enemies. An ad- ing himself as an architect and Lefore remarked, the progress of we see the name of Sir Havilland Hospital with 120 in-patients, ditional point of interest in his surveyor in the Colony.. the Russians is one of the biggest de Saumarez in the list of guests, and a Christian Church character is that, had these Paris
Tactors in the war. It is, indeed, we are beginning to think that an exclusively for lepers. youngstera been the children of a The Chief Officer of the s.s.not too much to say that the Ozar's American Bar in Shanghai is not The Medical Mission is now. hostile or conquered nation in- Manchuria to-day charged a forces have it in their power to quite like what it is in London being extended to the south- stead of those of an ally, he would Chinese with being in illegal accelerate the termination of the and Liverpool.
western province of Yunnan.. Much has been written and said within the past few months of have played and made merry possession of a quantity of coffee stroggle much more so than the
The Church there is almost self- Germany's miscalculations and blunders in the present war. There with them just as hearily; for beans, part of the ship's cargo. rest of the Allies, since they alone We note that among those en-supporting, and there are severalTM is no doubt about it that the deep laid schemes of the Kaiser and the British soldier does not make The prosecutor said that the de. are within reach of German soil.titled to a vota in the Sanitary Preaching Halla and Schools. his advisers have all gone awry, but from the spirited fight which war on boys or women.
fendant had no right on the ship
Changing the Map in Africa. Board Election are lawyers, has been and is still being put up by the German troops it is much
Przemysl."
at all, and the latter was sent to
Looking further afield, it is schoolmasters, journalists and to be disputed whether the fault lies with the military. Germany Ward ejaculated, over the birth Chinese, for stealing a quantity of attending the working of it
"Joy to the world!" as Artemua prison for four months. Another good to read of the success which people of sound mind... certainly held the best of the cards at the start, and an analysis of of his twins. The latt Glebe sharke' fins, was sent to prison for Union forces in Africa. Qaite From the Times Agony Column: on Chrisimas Day numbered 50. what has happened since war was first declared would appear to justify the conclusion that it is the German politicians and not the
which arrived in the Colony a month.
unaided the British garrison "Englishmen! Please use "Bri
Mission Workers. German soldiers who are to be blamed-ar thanked-for the failure how to pronounce a word which, hery is reported from Wanchai, orashed the spirit of rebellion in Empire is in question at least (sionary activities referred to
brought with it instructions as to
Daring Robbery,
having been called to cther tain," "British" and "Briton" The following is a list of the of the grand coup on which the Kaiser had set his heart. In other on principle, we invariably dodge by reported the Sayingpun a manner which cannot but call during the war. We le
An unusual case of armed rob- apheres of activity-they have when the United Kingdom or the workers associated with the mis- worde, political considerations have been allowed just aufficient interference in Germany's military plen of campaign to rain the wit. Dr. Ludwig Ehrlich, whoYuen Lane, has reported to the they are taking the war into the vortiser is obviously either s
in conversation Przemysl to
"at above omelette,
rket, and residing at 13, Sai forth our admiration, and now least during the war." The ad 14 European Olergymen. orush France in a month, to knock out Russia by Christmas, and to ford, to the Globe, says:
We all know that it was the Kaiser's plan to capture Paris and writing from Exeter College, Owas alone in bis house, four men they are making is placing Ger- with a sense of humour and some seems to hail from Lemberg: Police that, on Saturday, while he enemy's camp. The progress simpleton, or else a Scoteman
4 European Doctore. 2 European Nurses. celebrate the German hegemony in the New Year. But the plan
2 European Laymen. has miserably failed. Same evil genius seems to have dogged doesn't seem a vast improvement its name and the other three left to the Kaiser-in jeopardy, public's gratitude.
acunco aa Pehemysl. Germany from the outset. Perhaps the Kaiser is right after all in on the first order of things, but sized him and threw him down they having succeeded in taking
Thattered, two others remaining on man' South-west Africa onu of little experience of the evanescence 17 Europoon Ladies (exclusive of
the staire. One of the men called the few oversca possessions now of the British-nay, English- his faith in the justice of Providence. The tearing up of the "scrap the professor goes on to explain. to the floor, one of them firing Swakopmund, one of the most
7. Chinese Clergyman. of paper" was a superb blunder, and, as events have worked cut," The P. should not be dropped, two shots with a revolver. He important stations in the Colóny, we find that the consumption of/28 Chinese Biblewomen.
18 Chinese Catechists. one which rained the whole of Germany's designa right away. Foxhe second 8 should be pro was struck on the head with the They have effected the capture that commodity per head in Hong- 8 Chinese Honorary Lay Read-" the manner in which political considerations were given precedence nounced softly-between 8 and
From the local Water Return 78 Chinese Teachers, over military ones from the very start has probably lad SH-tha L can be quite indis butt-end of the revolver, but he
to do with the German failure then any other was to force France's eastern fortresses from Lorraine, and we mw" Pahemizh" of it, but we're not away. factor. The plau most favoured by the Kaiser's military advisera tinct, and the accent should fall managed to shout and raise the
on the E." This seems to make alarm, whereupon the men know enough of the way in which the big German siege guns have
particular; we're act going to
A very successful whist drive
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1915,
GERMANY'S POLITICAL BLUNDERS.
khaki uniform,"
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(British, imported.)
From Home...
Theft of Cargo,
Whist Drive,
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with caly three casualties, too. kong is 19.1 gallons as against Soon we may hope to hear that Kowloon's 11.2. But then there the capital has also fallen, and are one or two people round Kow. then another chunk of Africa will loon who drink "it" without water, be painted British-red on the map. After that there will only be Ger
Pakhoi.
Nanning.
At the new capital of Kwangsi the missionary work is in the initial stage. The congregation
wives).
Bere.
crampled up the strongest fortifications to realise that this plan debate the point; the more so was given last week by the R.N.man East Africa left to conquer, A Kowloon correspondent in. Are.. would have been quite feasible and might have enabled the German nine-tenths, of us will probably Dookyard Recreation Club, no/and when that task is completed vites our sympathies on the score provided for by personal dons-
80 on calling it " Pre-zemizzle.” SANITARY BJARD ELECTION.
Three Nominations for Two Seats,
ie, a total of 178 workers. Of the 139 Chinese workers, only 64 ore supported by funda coming through the Church Missionary Society. The rest colf supporting, or are fewer than 26 tables being the German Colonial Empire of his being condemned to live ions or by funds supplied occupied. The winners of prizes will no longer exist. Only the next door to a man who is learn- by the Longkong Church Mis- were-Ladies Let, Mrs. Pons-Fatherland will remain, and evening to play the fints, and makes ionary Asociation ford; 2nd, Mre. Ochran; 3rd, there the process of disintegration but little progress. That's noth-
The C. MA. has also given Mrs. Williama. Consolation: Mrs. is every day going on.
considerable, assistance to the Hawker; Booty: Mrs. Parkinson.
Diocesan Refuge, the Diocesan Gentlemen: Ist, Mr. Powcoy;
Girls School and Orphanage, and to the Diocesan Training College.
ing; we know a man whore wife has been learning to hold her tongue this last twenty years and has made no progress at all.
onalaught to catch France unaware. The history of this war might. then have been very different. But, instead of adopting the military ides, the Kaiser and his political advisors deliberately tore up the "scrap of paper," never for a moment expecting that the Belgiana would offer any serious resistance. What has been the result? Not only was the whole of the military plan thrown out of gear by the delay caused in Belgium, which checked the first surprise blow, but England and France osme shoulder to shoulder and were given time to crganise and equip and so present a much more formidable frost to the enemy than would otherwise have been the case. Viowed in
2nd, Mr. Kelgon'; 3rd, Mr. Hart. To Command the S. W that light, it may be said that Germany lost the war when she found
Nominations for candidates to Mr. McCrae. The Chairman of the Consolation: Mr. Cousins, Booby:
Borderers. herself up against resistance at Liege.
all the two vacancies on the Club, Mr. E. R. Bate, Chief Con- mon, who has taken over the Lieutenant-Colonel E. S. Gil- The blundering did not, however, end here. There was the Sanitary Board caused by the atractor, presented the prizes and command of the new 9th Service fatal recall of German forces from the west, just at the crucial expiration of the periods of ap took the opportunity, as several Battalion South Wales Borderers, ment of the battle of the Marne, because the politicians in Berlin Pointment of Dr. Filzwilliams military friends were present passed his regimental service in statistics for a work on temper were nervous about East Frussis, and the dash for Calais also a and Mr. F. B. L. Bowley have now passing through Hongkong on the South Wales Burderere. He ance)" And how many glasses political movement. The result of there cote was to paralyse any closed a Buccessful military offensive, on a large scale, which might have
their way to the front, of wishing received his first commission in of bear would orusked the allied forces before they had time to consolidate their the seats the retiring members return to their friends from the and subsequently transferred to I can't say, guy'sor. Some days There are three candidates for them the best of health, and a safe the Esat Surrey Regiment in 1878, in a day?" The Drayman "Well, positions. Had the original military plans been headed and Belgium and Mr. P. W. Goldring. The dangers and perils of the war, the South Wales Borderers, retiras about twenty or thirty, an left alone, we do know how near the Cermons might have been to election takes place on Friday All, pressat joined in "Auld Lang ing with the rank of major in then again, another day, Perl succeeding. But political considerations, were allowed the upper next at the Supreme Court from Syne," and gave them three 1905, and to which he had been I might ave quite a lot. Good hand, and unscrupulous, crafty conduct has brought its own reward,
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Health
you-er-conɛume.
Among the efforts that need special help from the O. M. A. at the present time are:-
3 Boys' High School, Oanion. 2-Catechist at Nanning Fu. 1. The Special Pastorate Fund.
4-Boys' School at Kowloon City. Gardens, is Hop, Treasurer of 5-Rent of Preaching Halle,
Weatherstone, St. Paul's College,
Major Wenborn, Queen's the Association, and Rev. W. T. Hon. Secretary.