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WAR, WAR IS STILL THE ORY. WAR EVEN TO THE KNIFE.
Canton's Governmental Change. It is understood that the new Civil Governor of Canton will arrive in the city to-day to take over the office held for the past. year by Li Kwok-kwap. Wawon Byron. der how he will like it and how ha and Lang Chai-kwong will agree. The new official, Chan Ming-chi, bas had plenty of ex perience in governing, for, in [addition to having been, for some time past, Civil Governor of Kwangei Province, he was, it will be remembered, the last Vio.ray
Yesterday. the Telegraph of Kwangtung ander the Manchas. There is an impression abroad published 343 columns of solid
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"more plague than "profit" but in view of floods, piracies and gang robberies one is kometimes inclined to ask if the handling of matters by the present semi- military administration is a great improvement * on the old arrangement. We shall watch with the greatest interest for
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A YEAR OF WAR.
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NOTES ON THE CRISIS. THE STRANDING OF THE PROGRAMME OF MUSIC.
P. & O. S. NUBIA.
NAVAL ACTIVITY.
Decision of the Court of Inquiry,
The Gentle German.
To be Played at North Point
to-night,"
The following Programme of Music will be played at North
The District Court inquiry into Point to-night by the Band of the the circumstances connected with 74th Panjabio. the stranding of the P. & 0. S. 4th August, 1915 at 9 p.m.
German raianism is well to Nabis, on June 20 last, was 1.March................. "The Advance the fore in this morning's wires. opened at Colombo on July 2,
Guard ****..Hume, ye Brief mention was made in one of and is reported in the Times of 2.-Overture................“William Tell”!
Rosini. Sir John French's despatches, Ceplan as follows:- the other day, of the projating After the evidence given by 3.-Romance......(a) "Revie! of firing liquide by our respect- Lisat. Comdr. O. E. Stainer, R.N., D'Amour" Robertson. able friend the enemy at the Master Attendant, Mr. Fisher, (b) Romanza: Sonza Parole Hooge battle; and to day's wire pilot, Capt. Lyndos, of the Nubia, Notti Dinoanto ".....Gerrie. gives us further details. All this and Mr. Veley, Chiel Officer, 4-Selection.....“ Reminiscences
of Ireland"... Godfrey. there is comfort to be extracted Additions! District Judge, M. LA makes sickening reading, though counsel addressed his honour the
Бупорів. from it: in the first place, taken M. Maartensa, who was associated **The Minstrel Boy! # "44
Molly by surprise though they were, with Capt. J. S. Maria, of the Bawn" "The Legacy Teddy our men were undaunted and City of Colombo, and Capt. C. H. O Bouke" "The pretty girl wasted no time in making useful Dis, of the Bavarian, se assessore, milking her com” “Savourneen counter-attack; in the second, Orown Counsel, Mr. 8. Obeye Deelish"The Irish Washer- Germany's action is yet one more cekere, emphasized the following women" "Thady you" Gander" sign of how nearly played out, pointa: Firstly, that there was a "Let Erin remember My how desperate, she is. Of course, rough sea; secondly, on his own Lodging in oa the cold, ground from the beginning, as this morn-admission the captain was not "Peggy Bawn" "St. Patrick was ing's resume of the French Foreign able to lo ste his roution owing a gentleman" (With variations) Office Report shows, she was to the searchlights; thirdly, the "Garry Owen ""The last one of ready for any beastliness and con captain was navigating a vessel Sammer "Paddy Flaherty sidered nothing too abominable which was, on his own admission, "The Rocky road to Dablin" to be indulged in by her refined difficult to navigate; and, fourth-The harp that once through troppe.. But fire-spraying, like Is, that there were various can Tara's Hall." submarining and poisoning, are tions to be observed in approach-5-Severade......" By the Water flagrant matters which she knows ing or entering the examination Melan Vine". Allen. cannot be bushed up; whereas anchorage. In view of there, B.-Selection.......... Patience her treatment of prisoners and counsel contended, from the Sullivan. wounded in the early stages of the evidence recorded, that the con-7-Vales.............." To o'o Mio " war could always be explained dust of the officer in obarge of Beaucoi.
Alexander's away by her as either imagined the vessel was grossly negligent, 8-Two Step
Ragtime. Band”. by the enemy or else as being and his omission to stop the boat
Cole. The National Anthems of The more isolated sots of brutality or to signal to the people at such as the soldiers of any the searchlights that the lights Allies will be played during the
God Save The King.
other nation might be guilty of were interfering with the evening. 2
when worked upon by alcohol and safety of the
At Sea.
Vessel Was
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J. W. CHRISTIAN. Bandmaster, 74th Panjabis.
HONGKONG TRAMWAY
Receipts:
Week ending 31st July 1915.
Receipts for Aggregate Receipta week for weeks.
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blood-lust. The horrible nots a default. In view of those faults, The rate of the dollar on mentioned by Ductor Sadillot were counsel remarked that it would be demand to-day is Is 9 1/16d..
not necessarily those of a nation fair point to make that the The Kaiser's' Destructive Sword.”
at its wits end because it knows officer in charge of the vessel had TO-DAY'S ANNIVERSARY," The wire which we received |
itself bestan; but the fire-spraying been negligent in navigating the
...... COMPANY LIMITED. yesterday as to ancther of the the Declaration of
To-day is the Anniversary of is quite another matter, Germany vessel. Kaiser's eccentric messages to his Germany.
war with is not afraid of losing face now,
In regard to the defence ont- |eister, the Queen of Greece, con-
for the obvious reason that she lined by Mr. Elliott, the primary Approximate Statement of Traffic tsina a line of explanation which
has none to lose,
points seemed to be that the car- rent and sesroblights had the helps to do away with" the con- olasion (formed by most of us
combined effent of bringing about the disaster. That the searchlights. concerning the former menings) pany, Kennedy Road, has com Since yesterday afternoon some had contributed to the disaster It is scarcely worth the labour of denying that, twelve months that the whole thing was plained to the Police that a ran-cheering items have come to hand was admitted, but what be main This Tear ... $11,938 $335.102 ago today, by far the majority of British subject would have influencing Balkan opinion, abede over the month end, collected activities. At the beginning of could have been entirely nullified Increase:
"For the purpose of per employed by the firm has, as to Russian and British sea tained was that the contribution Last Year ... 11,199 382,232 aconted the suggestion that a year from that date would find the a little more light on the four hundred dollare and abscond-the war they might have seemed by the due precaution being taken Decresas.. Empire still at war. None were so sanguino as to expect to see the position. Nobody supposes that ed.
27,130 too negligible to warrant by the captain of stopping his enemy orashed (as he hoped to crush the Allies) in a few weeks, these heroics of the gentle William
attention's baing drawn vessel or eles by signalling to the but equally anyone who spoke of hostilities as outlasting the winter but one feels that Reuter is well
will influence Balkan opinion; Collision in the Harbour.. to them; an old destroyer or two, searchlights. His failure to do of 1914-15 would have been locked upon as a pessimist indeed. It within the bounds of reason in boat has reported to the Police did not seem to matter much, part, while his omission to share carried the ship on to the The master of a licenced cargo or even a well-filled transport, this showed bad navigation on hislse but the current which could not safe? There was nothing was not that wo over-rated the valour and perseverance of our own bioting that the Kaiser believes that on Monday at sight p.m. Bat can Germany, afford to lose the vessel was an act of default, roof, and the pilot, had not cos forces; they are to-day what they were a hundred years ago, in that they will. As we have seen when near the Star Ferry a single war craft row? Can she The adoption of the latter course tradiated the statement of the point of plack and staying power; but that we under-rated the absolutely no limit to the vanity to the Kowloon Docks and the needlessly? The Russians have The pilot had stated that it was "This is a osse where the or
all the way through, there is steamer, which was being towed afford to lose troops or supplies was an obvious remedy.
captain that there was a current. enemy's preparations. Further, we thought that, even though he of the man, and to his poor, name of which he did not know, sunk one of ber transports while usual for him to board a vessel amination vessel was responsible disregarded a solema treaty and had ever been a mountain of addled brain, we have no doubt collided with his vessel doing the British have accounted for a near the examination buoy, where for the accident," said Mr. Elliott, arrogance and conceit, he would at least fight according to the that he has but to speak, for. No one on board was injured.
that it is quite evident damage to the extent of $400. torpedo-boat and s destroyer. In the vessel would slow down to adding that there was nothing recognised rules of warfare,
addition, the British have sunk pick him op; and it was entirely to prevent the vemel from going the world (the presumptuous
a three-thousand ton steamer consistent with his positions out with the pilot and bring- The wrong form of Government was in power at Home and Allies excepted). to "hearken
presumably containing supplier maater, in view of the circum- had been since the disastrous 1906 election-to make it likely that to his words. We still do not
and have bombarded the rail-sisuces,. for Captain Lyndon to
the Nubia in Having" Britain would be able to undertake a war successfully, on the spar quite understand, bowever, why of the moment. For years the Radioals had been telling us that his keepers allow him to make POLICE RESERVE ORDERS. cold, business-like announcement the accident. What the captaining sent out a signal to the Nabia. way opposite Constantinople. The have dropped anchor to obviate failed to do this, there was
also grave negligence in not hav "Germany maant nothing," and that it was positively wicked that such an exhibition of himself;
of the Admiralty concerning these really did was to take a sport Thas, having led the captain to a civilised nation like oure should devote large sums of money to unless it is that they are ro ont
matters is in refreshing contrasting chance" in the distant hope believe that they were coming the manufacture of ammunition and the training of what was then of heart that they no longer care
to the yards of official communi- of encountering the pilot or get out, they gave no signal at all
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considered a large army. It is, however, comparatively easy, at this a pfennig what he does or does Police Reserve Orders issued 9a0 which Germany would baveting to the mouth of the harbour; that they were not coming. LAK
etage, to forgive the Radical Party its past sine, because nearly all not aỹ.
its members and supporters have done pensnce, not by word but by
will
Guard.
(Central Police Station) 9.46
to
to-day by Mr. F.G. Jenkin, D. Saaned on the subject; but so many and owing to the various traps the meantime the captain was P. (Reserve) state-
m60, 80 many minds. action; and those in authority who were once foremost in telling Thought Transference.
We into which he might have fallen, Britishere prefer the news without it was obvious that he had under the belief that he was Britishers that it was wrong to build ships and to think of fighting, The osse of thought-transfer-
the trimmings.
mancavring in the same place, navigated the vessel in a negli while he was actually being drift. are now among the readient to devote brain, or body, or money, to ence which we reprinted from
gent and reckless way. the cause of the country and the continuance of the war. Indeed the Nation yesterday is a common
ed: Primarily the accident wardne Russia and Italy.
Captain Lyndon bal also refer to the default of the tidal of the the points that are most manifest of all among the events of the enough instance of what sensible
To day especially, all Britishers rad p.m. Wednesday August 4th year are that Radicals and Conservatives, Nationalists and (with a people are ceasing to regard as British 1 Sergeant and Oren can fad a very warm corner in but the Bay of Bengal pilot Mr. Elliott remarked that some westerly current, examination vessel. Concluding, few unworthy exceptions) Labourites, have forgotten politics and having any supernatural beer- have only remembered the Empire and its needs, and that the ing, and value. At one time Chinese 1 Bergeant and 8 men their sympathies for their com showed that the currente in warning might have been given Dominions have refused to let the Old Country enter into a war in such manifestations
ares of the disaster from the shore that the Nubia Portuguese 2 Sergeants and 12 rides in arme from Belgium, the **Were which they bore no abare.
spoken of almost with bated men Indian 1 Sergeants and 6 men France, Russia and Italy who are never exceeded one knot. The
was going towards the reef. Bearing in mind all the ups and downs of the war it is some of spookism and spiritiam; bat
breath as being part and parcel 0.0. Guard, Inspector D'Almada, shedding their blood freely for theory of the current was there
Flodlog. Thursday August 5th British the same principles for which fore negatived. Whenever a ship
The Additional District Judge thiog for Britishers to pride themselves upon that the dominant note modern science has taught us that Sergeant and 8 men Portuguese par own men are fighting was stranded, like the Nabis, the A98088ora made the fol
and in the meetings that will be held to day all over the Empire there is nothing unnatural in Sargeants and 12 men Indian 1 at the moment is most in the ed to an unusual current. This
be "Lat the War 80 on!" And there ja
Tae Court and the AssosBOTS more in this than may appear superficially. Britain is a peace-ink between the minds of two Bergeant and 4 men. O. C. Guard, has fought a hard alean fight, claded, should be viewed with the first question (1) that the
there being a definite connecting
foreground. For twelve months she doctrine of a current, he con are of opinion with regard to loving and a commerce-loy ng and, in late years, an ease-loving persons, particularly where these Chief Inspector Mason. coun'ry. She sees peace driven out of Earope, commerce at a stand-are blod relations or are very Friday August 6th British 2 against odds of which, at present suspicion, particularly if it was stranding of the steamer Nubis still, luxuries and ease at a high discount and yet she clamours for much in sympathy. sore of Sergeante and 10 men Chinese 1 we can have but little conception; not corroborated. With regard was not due to unavoidable war. For her to do so, directly implice two things: that her sons are times in a work one hears people Sergeant and 8 men Portuguese yet, despite everything, she is as to the captain's plea that he causes, as the onsroidable oxuse by friend or by onomy a year ago; and that they are convinced that say "You took the words out of Sergeants and 12 men. 0.0ager now as ever for the fight; feared his ship would be fired op, suggested is the trend of a strong as ready to make sacrifices and to the rule only referred to unsuthor-current eastward, and we are of they are fighting in a good cause. Right and wrong are popularly my mouth," or "Great winds Guard, D. 8. P.
Penk residenta detailed for play the game by her allies. What ized boats entering the harbour. opinion that the master should think alike." In many cases, of supposed to be but small considerations nowadays; but the fact that course, the fact that no brains Guard are permitted to fall in at might have happened on the Mr. Elliot briefly addressed the have anticipated from hir ex- in spite of everything, Britsin demande that was shall go on, should hit upon the same thought at the 959 pm.
Western front but for her pertin Court on the point as to why the perience and the state of the wind convince ns that they are not so small, after all. If we were fighting in same time may be attributed
Arrangement may be made anious holding of the enemy in the captain proceeded when he could and weather that there would be face of the national conscience sot one voice, but a million, would be to the sheerest accidente, or to with the Canteen before 7 p.m. And now, notwithstanding the was the pilot coming out to With regard to the questions
Eset one does not like to think, not see the harbour light. There
s strong north-easterly set. raised against those carrying on the war. As it is, no Britisher in the fact that the thought in quee each evening to send a supply of mad Emperor's second telegram the ship, he said, and it was 2, 3, 4, we are of opinion that the his right mind, keen though his individual losses may bare 'been
obvious conclusion to certain fore
Rabber-heeled footwear should and means to continue going. Italy, was making his way across and guilty of default in not the same storifices-nay in many cases they have made however, every man krows from be worn on Guard and Patrol has more than fulfilled her promise ly the Nubia was mazoedvr vessel between t
the Allies newest acquisition, would pick her up. Consequent and altering indnitely greater ones-and their actions and aspirations are obar his own experience that sort of duties.
and eins maintaining against ing to take up her position. With the examination the Austrians a stand that there regard to the searchlights, they time of the altan
proader pf, and more fervently loyal to, her than was believed either
through the existence of war, asks to bave it stopped. And what is tion as a very (perhaps the only non-intoxicating drinka into quar of jubilation, she is still going only reasonable to expect that he master of the Nabis wa
true of Britain is true also of her brave allies. They are making unexpressed deductions, Equally,
wireless” bratem exists between
Promotions.
noterised by exactly the same spirit: "Let the war go on!" What w
unanimous policy like, this means for the chances of the enemy, the brains of people who are we know within a little. Every day that Germany chooses to go on much in sympathy, with the re The Hon. 0.8.P. has sanct fighting means an added item of altim te punishment." She set out cult that it is no uncommon ed the promotion of the with the idea of making slaves of the rest of Europe; she will end thing for A. who is in England to men to the rank of Sergeant by pauperising her own people and making them the scorn of those whom she thought to dominate. She cannot most the inevitable faring or even the death, of Ribeiro. P. O. Boza, C. C. Moon
be conscious of the happiness or M. A Figueiredo, indemnity with money and so will have to pay in territory; and the Bhosis in France or in Hong Chow U. Ting Peter Wong result will be that her subjects will be Isamasliten for cen'dries to
konge
James Wong and A.C. Botelho
is no breaking, keeping the wat were being played for national de ODE entirely in the enemy's territory ferice, and if the captain bad kopt negli and gaining new ground, if only blowing his whistle acking them by the yard every day. More to stop there would pro
Over one feels that with her, an been an inquiry about it. The with Eussia, the worst—from the captain was expecting the pilot,
votato and @point of vi
should, he give nig which would choy
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