THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
[Renter's Service to the Telegraph."]
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
BRITISH OCCUPY NEW POINTS.
February 7, 105 a.m.
EXTRA
HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1916
FROM THE PULPIT.
Reservations,
Note of a sermon preached by the BAT, J. Kik Maoonachie at the Union Church yesterday morning ---
Text: Frodna 8/28. And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, General Sir Douglas Haig reporta that the British last night pccupied the western edge of three mine craters in the vicinity of that ye may sacrifice to the your God in the wilder the Vermelles-La-Bassee road.
The enemy in the morning exploded a mise to the north of Loans only ye shall not go
bat inflicted na camalties. We occapied one edge of the orster.
Renewed artillery activity on both sides is reported at Frise,
- north of the La Basse Canal, at Wytechsste and at Ipres.
Twenty-eight serial combats contred on the 5th inst., sir German machines being driven down into the enemy's lines.
FURTHER SCORES FOR ANGLO-FRENCH GUNNERS.
February 7, 1,50
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A Faris communique states that -Anglo-Freach artillery have smashed German trenches in Bossingha. Yesterday's bombard ment was most effective; treaches were levelled, several monition depots exploded and reservoirs for asphyxiating gas demolished. Quantities of gas ware carried towards the German trenches.
THE RUSSIANS.
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY CONTINUES.
February 7, 1.50 am
A Petrograd communique saysThere has been continued aircraft activity and our aviatora have b mbed Mitsu
Russian scould explored the enemy's mine-fields which they connected by wires, and then exploded forty mines.
THE NEAR EAST.
TURKS STILL DRIVEN BACK,
February 7,1.50 a.m.
A Petrograd communique states that the Russians continue to drive back the Turks in the Caucasus región.
THE VILLE DE LA CIO TAT-ide. When the Ville de la Ciotat sank she carried with her the
How She Was Torpedoed.
British
ever
"Whitbar thon goes: I will go, and where thou lodgest I wil lodge." The sorrow of souls is that they will not let go the bonds that bold them when the Lord is anremoning them to freedom. What an enfranobisement it is which they refuse. "Delivered into the glorious liberty of the children of God." That is the prospect when God calls His sons out of Egypt: "glorious liberty.” And behind standa Pharaoh ur all he represents in or around as Lard
with his reluctant permission and his petty-reservation: "Go, but not too far. Keep within hail very far crag.” This is a man
that the road to glory F to whom the Spanish proverb well Do nothing rash, nothing fasl. applies, "That which the fool Is
schiered, does in the end the wise man does Was liberty at the beginning." Only on ex- treme compulsion did he finally let his bandmen go, so he stands for all time as the symbol of re- luctance to do right. At the text he has stage of the
consent brought himself to with a characteristic reservation, “Go," he says, "only you shall not go very far," the air of free dom is not good for alaves, from the tyrant's point of view. There Dover is anything large abou: kin. The devil is the prince of pettineas. The world traffica in small wATER. If they can impose their limitations on you serve their purpose. it will The devil is a great preacher, and hig favourite
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ADMIRAL SIR HEDWORTH
MEUX.
A Unique Distinction.
HONGKONG A.D.C.
Coming Production of “The Angel in the House."
The critic of the Sunday Tonce wrote: The little play is hilarious; Hastings at his best with the Phillpotta touch of imagination. Joy reigned in the house."
It is hoped to produce the play her early in March and it will be given in aid of the Bins Crose Fund (the original Fund for sup plying Horse comforts for Home and Expeditionary Forces) The satual dates will be announced
The Hongkong A.D.O. has in Commenting on abanges in the active preparation H. B. Irving'e en The Con.mands, the Times naval cor- resant great Savoy sucoses,
Angel in the House," & deliciously respondant #yx==
The present Commander-in-witty comedy by that brilliant Chief at Portsmouth, Admiral of young playwright, B. Macdonald the Fleet Sir. Hedworth Ment, Hastings, in collaboration with
Eden Pritipotts. who, it is understood, will vacate his command of the Empire's principal naval arsenal on "com- pleting a year in his present rank, to which be was promoted on suything else worth
March 5, 1915. Sir Hedworth was while, in such a spirit in the his-
appointed to Portsmouth ss an tory of the world? It was the
Admiral on July 30, 1912, anj in normal times would have Apostle Paul who wrote that about glorious liberty, the man who
relinquished the post on his was the embodiment of magnani-
advancement to the rank of mity, who never wrote a little
Admiral of the Fleet in March last. In view of the special wurd nor did a little thing, He
conditions created by the war, made a big break in his time from the bondage of Pharisasiam,
however, the authorities evidently the due course, and the book- and he took the gospel with him,
deemed it inadvisable to makeing for two performances only
wali open Carave
aborily. on from the restrictions of
change at that date. quently, Sir Hadworth Meux has Judaism to the wide world around. which was waiting for it. At every
bad the distinction of flying the step somebody told him he 25
Union flag as an Admiral of the going too far. Difficulties rose at
Fleet on active service for a year, which is believed to be unique în every stage. "Satan hindered us," once summed them up pregnantly.
the annals of this or any other The following regulations have In 1905, when been made by the Governor-in- port command. That was to be expected. dere
Says a San Francisco paper →→ wasz man always bentoa pasting Dr. Simon Flexner, chief of the Sir Edward H. Seymour attained | Connet under the Opłam. Ordin
the rank of Admiral of the Fleet, unce - "Be not righteous over much farther afield the truth which
make's hell's foundations quiver Medical
Rockefeller Foundation for
1. The qualities of prepared Something in the sentiment ap-
he flow his fag as such for a Research, and $ peals to hearers, and as the close From province to province over
Plymouth before being relieved Kamshan opium, Hongkong they say it was an excellent dis Asia Minor, thence scross to party of scientists who have month as Commander-in-Chief at opium sold shall be known as been establishing hospitale in by Sir Lewis Beaumont, but there | opium, Persian opium and Dross course. Many of Moses' following Macedonis, with longing looks China has arrived here would doubtless think Pharaoh's wards distant Rome, and the Tenyo Marn with news of the does not appear to be say other opium plan quite a good one. We vision ever, of Spain beyond it discovery of intestinal parasites Case of the kind on record, at any know what Goshen is, the Give that man another ten years hitherto unknown to the madiesltate during the last 150 years. wilderness is unexplored. Do not and he would have reached Britain ask us to burn our boats for an in the track of the legions or the made by independent research tin merchants. But Satan hinder- adventure. Leave the road open for return."
wings
A NEW INTESTINAL
་་
PARASITE.
Interesting Discovery by Americnas în China..
These dissoveries were world.
para-
DEATH.
A startling discovery was mada
Christmas Eve, have arrived at steamer Marce picked up the /clipped. Beligion is reduced earth people thought it was push-pendent physicians to the Rocke-Swatow recently.
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Malta, Dec. 27.-I have gather
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A Survivor's Account.
his assistance.
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OPIUM PRICES.
2 Kamahan opium shall be sold in tins weighing 3 taels at
the rate of $35 x tin payable în bank notes.
3. Hongkong opium shall be
payable in bank notes.
4. Persian opłam shall be sold at the rate of $9 ́ a tsel payable in bank noted.
the rate of $4 s tael payable in 5. Dross opium shall be sold at bank notes.
AUNTY POLLY.
A Lady who Astonished
Hongkong.
passed away one of the historical On Tuesday, January 4 there
figures of Sarawak in the person of “ Aunty Polly” ne she has been known for many years, says the Saratok Gazette
We meet God's ed, by various agencies, Snelle physicians who are conducting CHIEF OFFICER'S SUDDEN | sold at the rate of $11.50 a tael offer with low-thonghted reserva his near hinaman the Emperor hospitals in China. They have
fo and several INOW Of course he did, and sites and have given the local Naro. majority of those reported lost.
tions. Our response to the jubilee The submarine remained off
does. Was ever anything block- trumpet in to suggest a compro-
names. The classification of these the scene until the vessel dis mise, we will go, but not quite ed and thwarted like the pro- parasites, some of which cause appeared sad then circled round beyond the sound of Egypt's sink paganda of the Cross? "Terhall intestinal disease could not be yesterday morning on board the the lifeboats, jeering at the ling cymbols. So faith is cramped be witnesses unto Me," said Christ, found in the medical books as. Linan, which is at presently Most of the passengers and crew survivors and telling them by worldly wisdom. The soul's
auto the uttermost parts of the The Flexner party considered ing on the shipway in Taikoo Doek who were saved from the Ville de "There's a British steamer be-instinct for freedom and self earth," sad when they heard Ia Ciotat, which was torpedoed by hiad; she will pick you up." Two devotion
the discoveries so important that undergoing repairs after her has its
about the uttermost parts of the it was arranged to send two inde collision with the Daijin Maru off an enemy submarine off Crete on houta afterwards the
to the humiram thing we see, ing things too far, if they thought feller Institute in this country to Malta in a British steamer, says survivors and brought them to manageable, amenable, the hand as they appear to think continue their research along went to call the Chief Omsər, One of the boys on the ressal the Times of December 29. Two Malta. The two steamers sighted maid of common sense, a depart DON
That is how people tax, these lines. It was aleo || Mr. Willis Oliver Ashworth. hundred and eight lives were just before the Ville de la Ciotatment of prudence. The devil and in the next breath they are decided to finance this Shepherd, so nanal, just Biter was torpedoed were at sean quite approves of people being acking why after 2,000 years the branch of research in China. seven o'clock when he found Further details of the sinking again after the ship sank religious up to a point. They gospel kas made so little progress! The Flexner party opened in Pe him lying dead in his cabin. of the steamer confirm the state- Among those reported lost are are the easier to manage. So Icu're going too far," said the king the first of four new anion He had apparently been dead for ments that she was torpedoed six first class passengers, includ- long as they do not go very far Baptist Churches to William hospitals to be established in the some time. The Police were at without warning and that 80 lives. ing one Englishman, 20 third away, the tether's length of re- Carey, and piously added that if Orient by the Rockefeller Found once informed of the matter and were lost. It is stated that the class, including some Cingalese, ligions sentiment, observance, re- the Lord wanted to save the ation.
the body was removed to the crew of the submarine, which was and nine fourth class, besides 22 patation, serves to keep conscience heathen He would do it without fying the Austrian, flag, jeered at Europeana and 23 Lascar mam-
The physicians were enthu«i-mortuary. Apparently death was în lesah, which is a great point
The Directors Rstic over the prospects of medical due to starsi causse, there the survivors, telling thembers of the crow.
gained in any soul's undoing. S of the East India Company, work in Chins. Dr. Batrick said: being nothing to connect the "There's a British steamer bei
careful many are in regard to re-hearing of the terrible invasion
“China offers a wonderful field deceased's death with the collie hind; she will rick you up.”
ligion not to overdo it. It is the threatened by missionaries of for research work. We found on, at the time of which he was one thing they never get excit the Cross, drew up their tramen- ed the following information
One of the British survivors ed about and keep severely in its dous protest, without the leastmen there condecting investiga- on the bridge.
The late officer seemed. in his regarding the sinking of the Ville tells me that the explosion was place. They seem to have some idea, one presumes, that their tion of high value to the hamsa de la Ciotat. She was bound terrific. Every one on board was sort of feeling about being The eyes of a fool," zealous solve many difficult medical prob- Death is thought to be das to race. The discovery of new in- usual good spirits on Saturday pena were dipped in salphur.testinal paraartes may serve to and performed his duties as usual, from Japan for Marseilles with carried off their feet. After the ried in Church, having their 135 passengers nine first class ship was torpedoed the engines children christened, being buried men were told, are in the ends lems. We have decided to aid neart failure. Deceased as 43 including one Englishman; 25 Wate still going. Many with Christian observances. Be of the earth:
there was scrip- the researches of these men in | years of age. ture for it, straight from the class, including two persons could be seen on board yond that and whatever it may Englishmen; 66 third class, and the ship when she was going indicate they take care not to go. proverbe of Solomon
What a "Our plans have been met with combination: Satan and Solomon 37 fourth class. The number of down. The sabmarie picked up. What it does really indicate is s children was 13. There were 13 two persons who were alrogging puzzle, and fortunately one is not hand in hand to counsel mode unbounded enthusiasm.”" atsted.
Dr. Flexner yesterday. The gov officers and 168 crew, Europesa in the water, gare them a raft, required to assess its exact valas. io, strain good men from go-ernment officials where we went SEQUEL TO REVOLVER and set them afloat. The survivor One does what can for ing too far. What is Satan? Just received as and heartily endorsed
In 1886 Mrs. MacDougal took When of Crete, at 10 o'clock pays the highest tribute to the sach people, and tries to hope the Adversary. The opposition,
berto Hongkong, where ahe on the morning of the 24th, the captain of the British steamer that their way of doing means whatever form it takes, to good ur plans and unsolicited garens Ville de la Ciotat first sighted a Merce, who remained over 80 more sa to religion then it would works, generous impulses, long About every tenth Chinese student every moral and financial aid.
astonished the native by her Dutch steamer, and hardly 8 minutes on the scene, picking up be taken to mean in ordinary looks, daring plana, nerved desires to enter the colleges and ing, a Chinese was charged before Chinese as well as English and At the Police Court this morn- knowledge of two dialects of rizate later another steamer of the scattered boats, rafts, and affaira. Bat it seem a pity. To obedience to God's calls, What become a doctor. There is a fiue Hr. J. B. Wood Wat being to Kalay. How many more langu Greek nationality. Almost im stragglera in spite of the presence fight shy of everything that ever art people's various views mediately s terrific explosion of the submarine, whose wake makes it worth while 1 To make as to the personality of the Prince "pirit being shown, and I can see possession of a revolver and 25 gee she acquired in after years
don's remember; Portagnee one's spiritual world a matter of of Darkness, this world does non-nothing bat success for the rounds of ammunition.
Rockefeller plana.” little experiments, to make but tain a vast amount of opposition
A Police sergeant stated that was among them. She half-day excursions, so to speak, to the light, and one of its forms is
the man was employed at the married a Christian Chínaman in P.W.D.Some time ago suspicion 1867, sad lived in Carpenter reluctant spirit: which appears and there let down your nets for have a heavenly Moses who will His Mind à Blank.
used to teach in the day-schools, not make terms with our task and in the world. If men were not words does God correct our
Mr. Eldridge, of the P.W.D., and Mrs MacDougal talls i masters. "I will all are her." says keeping back their own hearts littleness, by what bold offers “I can't remember anything." God, of His Church in Boses
they would be keener about He summons us from our hesit he had known defendant for some About might years ago ber to lower the boats, while the par Rezeland this morning when new; and there will I speak to berrun and be glorified" as is its high above the earth, 80 are M-Ammunition to him for the Chised for some time; and:
said an Indian watchman 10 Mr.ad hring her into the wilder ziving God's word a chance to ancies! As the heavens are years and lent the revolver and | husband died, having been
second
End Lascara.
shook the ship from stem to steru, was still visible.--Beuter. and a submarine, displaying the Austrian flag, appeared on the surface în fell view of the vessel
a few yards away and began to move towards her. The torpedo struck the stern of the ship.
There was no sign of panic
on bosid. The crew set to work
one
every way?
29.
LOAN.
A. skinny little baby with yellow hair, she was brought to Mr. MacDougal after the pirate expedition of 1849. Her parents
sailor out of the long grass where were Saribas Dyaks, and she bad been picked up by an English ber mother had dropped her in ber fight Both parents wera killed in battle," according to the entry in the Baptismal Register of September 18th, 1850, when the child received the name of Mary Nelson.”
in the direction of God's land of this niggling, grudging, critical, asying, "Lannch out into the deep, on workmen there, and he Street just over the border of the promise! It is well for a weathwart God's work with souls | a draught.” Oh with what greas / had been instructed to sizest Mission Isnds. At one time she
*
defendant
weys higher than your ways, and ness New Year. But
went to Bsu to live
mengers with great coolness were gathering on deck from every charged with being drunk and near What should we think beat. Not very far away, part of the ship. Five lifeboats disorderly. A constable stated be tous win omly never cut of the shallows, My thoughts than your thoughts His Worship: You did not people. Of late years she has been
that the man was loitering in med should be reply, I never wholly commist d to the As far as the east is dietsas from intend him to keep it? Oh, not is much afflicted with rheumati
ghal Street, creating a die-will come a little way, but I will tides of the Spirit, alw-ye she week, so far hath He removed was just for the Chinese New She never had any children of bee not go very far." Ntso dare the the same demand for religion our transgressions from ne. Can Year. The man had been employ own, but leaves an adopted family He persisted in enter-Bride of Christ respond to Him which will let me mil pretty near we who have received an ungraded the P.W. D. for three years of two sons and a daughter, the
e of $5 was who his loved her and bought to the wind that blows from the ing redemption scop with a halle Bail of $50 war fred, the latter having been cried only
defendant being remanded but
faw weeks ago.
turbance, and refused to
and two rafts were released, but one bost, containing women and children, capaised and the occup ants were thrown into the water home. and all-drowned. Another bost was smashed against the ship'
ho
go
abore. And all the time. Christ in hearted consecration ?
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