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NOTES ON THE CRISIS.
THE PEAK SCHOOL.
GERMANY'S REPLY.
A MAN MAKES HIMSELF WHAT of its members have just been HE, LET HIS STATION IN LIFE instrumental, în organising an DE HIGH OR LOW. BUT HE MUST agreement between press repreOF THOUSANDS ARE RUINED BY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, TENS sentatives of the allied countries, CIRCUMSTANCES. THERE ARE NOT whereby a strict" watch will be MANY SOLDIERS WHO KISE BEWhat Wil Neutrals Think of It? kept on the statements of so. YOND THE RANKS Baldwin, called neural jurnals. Papers of all political shades, together |with, the variona telegraphic agencies and press bureaux are represented, and some good re- Bults may be looked for. Correct. news of newe will thus be guar- 'anteed and the news it-elf will be more widespread. We shall
Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 53; clear.
At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 44 clear.
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Distribution of Prizes This Morning.
CORRESPONDENCE.
The opinions expressed by the correspondents are not nocess” arily those of the "Hongkong
Telegraph,"
The annual priza distribution in connection with the' Peak School was held this morning at the Peak Hotel, where there was
GERMAN EVOLUTION,
The Garman reply to the American Nota is by no meuner
fairly large attendance of of means apologetic character ebolars and their parents. Ludy (To the Editor of the Hongkong as it was forecasted it would be. May presented the prizes, being And we shall be very much sur supported by the Droton of prised if it does not call forth a Education. Mr. T. K Dealy, the "Telegraph spirited protest from the United Bishop of Victoria, and the hend-
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GERMICIDE, all welcome any counterb'ast. to published 33 columns of solid States. In one breath Germ407 mistress, Mrs. Mais.
DISINFECTANT & DEODORANT. with which certain neutral" will be 32 published.
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Telegraph.).
Sir, I am afraid that I must have expressed myself very badly in my letter, as “World" has
anco towards her, and in The proceedings opened with bridestly misunderstood me. My the next she speaks of measures an excellent musical programme contention really differs very little which she admits will involve rendered by the soliolars, who from his, and the attitude which ha
the bias od or imaginary reports reading natter. To-day there aske America to show toler
papers have sought to flood the world. Tao scirea and “fakes"
The Malls, regularly published by many of Siberian Mail. Due per a.s. new terrors in naval warfare. sang various items in French and
Then she arbitrarily reclares a English in a manner which bore my letter is characteristic of, Chiyuan to-day.
is one which Imyself disagree with. these are not only a reflection on
positive insult to the intelligeäce
of the public at large. If the
morrow at 10u m.
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the journali-tic profession but a American and Cana tinu Msila. -certain ares a war zove, uni kiud- eloquent testimony to the care should be the fast person in the Close per .. Sequoya to. ly reminds neutrals that if they that had been taken in teaching world to deny the value of Sport
enter it they will be solely re-them. The programme
whawh re the development of character Marie, is concerned, or that Sport is a very new association cao offer a useful Anstralian Mil-Closes por s.e. eponsible for "unfortunate ac as follows:-Soug",
cidents." Since we know that the Varie, qui contrarie. Mi zou valuable asset of the British Na- antidote to such reports, and at Taiyuan t-norrow Grmans will not besit te to sink Mitros!" "Sor florloge vere tional culture. But this does not the same time exioso Ruch solfibail-loses to-morrow. vessel flying a neutral flag, misi, La Petite Colete, La invalidate my contention to the
at 4 p.b. pera. Lungchow. king no pains to discover. her Dame de Coeur," the school; "The foot that we Britishers undoubt nationality, is is the verinst of Tardy Sokolar," Roban William; edly do lack the learning and "Hiawatha," Alice Morton; "I Tirony to speak of "Recidents.”-
come," Annie Miller; "Now we the forming of
culture which are an essential to
correct judg greet you," duos, eluga; and a duet by Annie Miller und Elven of interest as are not dealt with by ments on such occasional matters Stobbings.
styled neutral journals as are under more or less dirent German influence, it will deserve the hearty thanks of all lovers of the trutu.
A Snatcher Dealt With,
Up to the Minute-Share
Market News. Closing price*; **
Baoks. $810, buyers. Cintons. $350, buyers. Unione -$825, buyers, Steamboats.- $22. huyers. Chian Sugars.- $108. ́buyers. Luzon-819 buyers. Rib, sellere, Humphreys Estates.
wellers. Hoogkong Electric's.
buyers. Hongkong Trams,
buyers.
Insults and Distortions.
The concluding paragraph of the Reply is ig marked contrast to the bluff and bluster and
Headmistress' Report.
The Director of Education
the sporting papers; a contention which I consider is supported by the lack of intercet shown in, and the ignoranes of,, matters" which he outside the common round of golf and the daily task in the Olice, which is so cher cteristic the average Englishman.
by postiny which obaracterise the read tags head intress $7, cument as a whole. After repert, which was as follows:
practically telling America that The following in the report for of $41,8e must take her chances and the Peak School for the year end-World" will remember that I
herself shoulder the responsibility ing December 31, 1914.
abo referred to history, art, and for whatever happens, Germany $5.05,
The Peak School wag re-science, as well as philosophy. Faye she will be "most grateful" opened on Jacuary in temporary
Yesterday Mr. Wood marked bie appreciation of the services. ren ered to the public by a ann:cher, by awarding him twenty- four strokes of the birch, four hours ia, the stocks and twelve months' imprisonment. This, we are glad to say, is by no means the fret smart sentence beeloved on pests of this description, and the result has been as might have
The Dallar.. The rate of the dollar bren foreseen there has been & considerable diminution in the demand to-day is le 9,3-16d. number of snatching cause during
"Rain Water." To-morrow, according to the
the past two or three yea e. Grab- bia at the jewellery, hits or
on
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The "Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale at, and will be delivered handbags of passers-by is still a Chinese Calendar, "is the leant of lueutrality." The whole Reply bars have grown. In all forty-one objection urged with reference to, "
to subscribers by, the Dairy Form Company, Ltd., Shameen, favourite neca ation in Canton," Yu-shin," or Ratu Water,"
Canton, who have been appointed our agents there.
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH."
The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve the truth and print the news without fear or favour,
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Auction.
Tomorrow, at 11 a.m., Mr. therein is to add still further tophe child was removed without has very luite +Heat upen the Eng-
il the United States Gnds a way premises at the Poak H tel. Whether philosophy empties of enabling Germany to import the Eight former papils of a small another
or filla ibe
churches je MALIES. necessarion of life peccaries of
private school which had been
Perhaps if life, by the way, which will o'rried
philosophers were a little less on fur soms time inmediately be appropriated to in the house of a
agnostic in their views, and the resideat w-thin the German armies. The of the Peak formed the nucleus phical, this might not be the case; churches a little mere philoso- is Germany's conception of "real around which the present nem
moreover, I have heard this same is fullof insults and characterised children have passed through the by a wifal distortion of the factschool, and the year clorod with perhaps forgive me for preferring sport. However," World" will Tust Germany, above all natione33 pupile on the foll and torty in a philosopher to a golfer whers should rogues Binin of iubam actual attendance. Eloven pupils either living or dining together
mathods of rare in ball have left the school of these, bedavan enough, in all conscience; ut seven have left the long, two that he should openly scene have removed to Kowloon, one that learning has a great effect on Neotless to esy, I quite agres neutral nations of arquies enc lelt on account of -beal character, my complaint is that it
reasons given.“
The Sud: The staff has con- that I made in my first letter, a lish character. Toexpand the point sisted of one heart and one tale of benevolent slavery is co- as-istant mistresa, fo July M ducive to great learning, since all Skinner arrived from me outside distractions are done away mine, when M Sevenson, the forming of character." Nover ake up her duten an assistant with, but it is not conducive to
and it would not surprise a to learn that the enterprising perun
Company Meeting. The Hongkong forel share who was sentenced yesterday was taking a holiday down here, from bolors meeting takes place at the neighbouring city. Apropos, |- ia justies to Hongkong natives, it has often seemed to us that the birthplace of every convicted Chi should be stated in Cut) un pablished in the local papers It is right that all of us should kuow how many of the hundreds of criminal cases that come before the justices in the course of a year are imported ones. Those who
G. P. Lammert ia sel 10g valuable! housebold fornitore at the School
use, Kowloon.
the insult.
TAYE.-On February 5, at 213, Orchard Road, Singapore, to know the Colóny bust vanalleita are reminded tuathe Blok's which Gemny sare she has brell whhad filled the pusution tem-theless charauier without learning
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Taye, a daughter,
MARRIAGE.
MITCHELL FIRTH.-On January 2, 1915, at Emmanuel Church, Dulwich, William, elder son of Adam H. Mitchell, of Upper Norwood, to Ethol Alice, second daughter of James F. Firth, of
Dulwich...
DEATH.
LESLIE W. R. Norma Leslis, of the Aitio Petroleum Company's Singapor· stiff: Klled in action. (By Cable).
The Hongkong Telegraph.
SONUKUNI FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1915.
GALLANT SERVIA.
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Bank Meeting. Shireholders in the ringkong and Suanghai Banking Corpora- meeting takes place to-morrow, at noon, at the City Hall,'
Special Police Reserve.
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maintain that the flagkong-born Chinese of every class is, ia ninety- mise per ret. of cakes, respectable and entirely law-abid-All members 1 L 1 British jog member of society. That Company will atten i at the Peak being the case,
Range (200 värde) i 2.30 p.m.. rather bard that the rullions -morrow, February 2utt, for who are allowed to swarm iate the Colony daily from China
muskotry practice. abouldnt be marked of in some
it Feeme
special way from other Chinese who are British subjects,
A Notable Clergyman,"
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ages not
of
Patient Waiting".
lille but this patient eating" And one would like to know a
exercising for six months. See prrils, was nsferred to the must say be inferior to char- ing that Britain has only within Belilius 8thol. the past few days put the "bìn Classification:With children was to the former, i.e. benevolent acier with learning. Bareanoracy
into Germany, whera d'ethes with the limited s importation of landataff of such varying the patient waiting before the sch of, the
slavery and its results, democracy in the latter, at any rats cla-siɓcation taking reprissis come in? Awet the pupils has been a somewhat
"World" will also England. remarked yestery, it is ille tilien problem. In the Lower remember that I was careful ouly talk al foodstuff for the civil Sol, the sexistant mistreglishmen on the scure of know- to compare Germans with Eng- population, when we know that ranged the pupils into thres the German Germinent has oparita" classes, while in the
ledge. The case in which Tang Ping-assumed control of all imports of adjoining ein room WOOD FUAR M. Gaston Liebert, this character." Sir Edward between the ages of seven and 12 the French Consul, for the sum Grey very defily puts the were taught by the he mistress.borator, instead of an opponent. of $1,000, was fixed at the Somposition when he says that the Work:-The work general- mary Court, this morning, for distinction between foodstully has bsea of hearing on Thursday dext.
Fixed for Hearing.
morrow the dramatic film-
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Trusting that. I have made children myself clearer, and that I may
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Yours ele.
INQUIRER.
A NUISANCE.
most! destined for the civilian papelementary character; a modified Hongkong, Feb. 19, 1915, Papers from Home announce
Bijout Theatre.
Jation and those for armed forces form of kindergarten was adopter In his great financial speech in the House of Commons, Mr. the death, at the age of ninety, of
The Bijou Theatre was well drappears when the distinction with the young children, while Lloyd George spoke of the aston which the Allies are rendering the Rer. Kishard Meur Banaon, attended last night, when some between the civil pipulation and the older classes did the work of the smaller States which have become or are likely to be involved popularly known to the High xcellent war pictures were shown. the arme i forea appeare, as it the lower resave classes of an in the war, and his reference to Serv.a serves to bring to mind the Church party as Father Benson. Another great attraction was a has dove in Germ40g.
rdin ry English school, the first to be attackel, have been battling again t a stronger and was well known to a good any Tae Pl thing of an ilour" gallant manner in which the spirited people of this nation, who were The deceased gentleman'a name new Max Linder picture. Tom'
abjects taught to the bigger obilares included Holy Scripture, more powerful enemy. he part which Servia has played is nut to generation of Oxford men, for
An Armed Nation. Loadig, writing, uumber, dicta letter with two sentences totalling Sir,-A man who commences a be lost sight of in the wider issues of the war, bat it deserves warm he was ordained, se long ago will be shown for the first time. Freaktion all theisme. The way in which Baigrade was recovered as 1840 and from that situs on Twelve Months Imprisonment are fighting for the German and brushw rk nad needlework likely to be a greater nuisanos tion and composition, written and almost 200 words "ie fit for trea To put it in another way, we oral history, geography, drawing after being occupied by the Austrian abowed that the Servian warda maintained an indirect The man charged” before. Sər
8008, Biratagems and spoils" and soldiers were no less fi-ry in attack than they were patient to endure. connection with bia old William Rees Davien, armies but an armed German Ir the girls.
nation, and evity nunce of fofnature of the teaching has been
A special than the one he endeavours (with Little has been heard of Iste of Servian" naivities, but it is university. He became vicar. of Criminal Sessions, yesterday which find its way into Germany, the use of the direos method of the aid of a dictionary) to ver evident that the gallaut Army, which has proved a most formidable Cowley, near Oxford, in 1850 and with outing and wounding a instrument even among the greatest armies of the world, is still able there founded the Society of St woman with intent to rob, was
in these can titions he pa our teaching French by means of to hold its own. And in still keeping an organised Army in the John the Evangelista Re sentenced to twelve mouths adversaries to keep up their soaks, recitations and simple field, with the slender ze-ources of their own Biate, the Servians are ligious Order within the Prote-t-imprisonment.. He was fraresistance. That is why we deem
conversation....". showing t the world that they are unconquerable. Mr. Lloyd George ant Uhurch, which has become guilty on the charge of cuning our day, after fair waroiup, to spoke of Ser vid as fighting with great force, courage and brilliancy, famous for its preaching and mis. and wounding only.
cat Germany off from all outside Drill :-The need of a enitable bat with no wealth, no revenue, no exporte and hardly any manu- sionary labours. He was a man Hongkong Consul and the
sources of supply. Germany well open space for physical exercise factures And he did not twist the facts when he spoke thus. There of culture and of intense devotion, Philippine Rattan Trade,
knows what jhat will mean; abe has been greatly falt. In the onse can be no doubt that the people of this little nation are suffering a and naturally attracted to himself One of the results of the Eure known that she is not self-support-of the boys this bas fortunately sence has generally the effect of grievous lack of the necessaries of life. The Servianshave been as war others like minded. Among his peau war, 8a5e the American ing hence her frenzied protesta been partially overcome by the making boys less rough. now almost continuou-ly for three years. All their economic life bes known followers were Dr.Consul-General at Hongkong, has 4 last our adoption of a very appointing of a scoutmaster to has been dialonated, their chief markets are closed to them, and winter Hall, now Auglican Bishop of Ver. been on increased demand for effective policy which one herself teach drill after school hours is adding to the enffering of the men in the field end the people mont, and the late Father Matarin, Philippine ratian. There has a deburred by circumstances from twice a week. alike, but, through it all, the indomitable soldiers of King Pater who ultimately went over" been such interference with the nullifying. keep up the fight. There is thus a debt to be paid to the Servian Many of the Cowley fathers have trade routes over which the usual people, and we are glad to see that the more powerful of the Allies been noted scholars and orators, supply of cane from South Asia -ere coming to their aid........
and their work on the Pons| travels that American manufac
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Yours,
M. E. REZOT.
Hongkong, 19th Feb, 1916,
"נ.
Congratulations. Having presented the prizes, Discipline On the whole the Lady May was presented with a discipline is now satisfactory, bouquet by little Mise Sheila although at the beginning of the Tisdall. Lady May expressed year the older boys were a good plassare at being present that dost out of hand-and were very morning to distribute the prizes fond of rough play, which ended and congratulated them upon the frequently in injury to themselves sucosas of the school, which was The number of fires in Tokyo and others. To prevent this due to the work of Mrs. Main.
Takyo Fires
It would indeed have been bitter shame if so much tras heroism mission is generally acknowledged torera seem to have found were allowed to spend itself in vain, and an Army which has done to be the most successful ever themselves short of supplies. so nobly in the cause for which we are all fighting to come short of undertaken by the Church of Inasmuch as high grade ration is full triumph for lack of the material aid necessary to successful England. Father Benson retain to be found in nearly all parts of combat. It was only the duty of the bigger States to succour in the ed his motive connection with the the Philippine Archipelago in 1st year in given as 359, the was found necessary to separate Next year she hoped to give them hour of distress a little people who have fairly earned the title of Society almost to the Isat, and his large quantities, there is ap. number of houses destroyed being the small children from the older their prizes in the big school. the bravest of the brave,” And it would not be out inficence, hie learning and his parently no reason why all 1230. Too figures for the pre boys in their playtime. It is to The proceedings ended with of place, now that the nation is to be sided by stronger friends, were unobtrusive piety will be greatly demands of the American market vions year were 312 and 3,865 be regretted that there are so for the singing of England's Battle some of the funds subscribed to help the distressed to be placed at missed,
rospectively.
ics in the school, as their pre- Hymn. the disposal of the sufferers in this war-worn country,
cannot be met,