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NOTES ON THE "GRIJIS:
GIRL GUIDES,
A SHIPS OFFICER'S AGREEMENT.
Readers of Panch the word over will have tead of the signs sion of Sir Henry Lacy from its
THE WYING PRESENT, { staff with very real foolings of re-
ONTAR 19 CHRS *LIKE PAST IS zret. But it cannot be said that whoLLY BEYOND RECALL, AND the news is altogether unexpected, HIS FUTURE ABSOLUTELY OUT OF
-Persian Proved." for Taby, M. P." has passed bin
UNSPEAKABLE FOLLY IT IS TO IN COMMONS AND LORDS. wHE OUTS LIFEWICHT - PASTY REGRETSOR YUTURE CARES. THE
-An Apology.
The Western Front.
The Movement Progres
In Hongkong-
A propagands meeting in con- neation with the Girl Guides
In the Bummary Court this Before we decide to waste time movement, which has lately been morning an interesting agreement. three mcore Jests and
in lamenting over the fact that the introduced into Hongkong was cass came before The Justice ten. He has had a wonderful
Germans have contrived to break bald at St. Andrew's Hall, Kow-Gomperts, in which the Indo- career, has been a most prodigions worker, and has well sarned the
into one of our front trenches, it loon, last evening. It is some China Steam Navigating Co. ship? rest which we all hope will
The Telegraph offers apologies is better to read carefully all other little time now since Mim Day, aned Allan Camerces, long be his to enjoy. Although he to the writer for not publishing wires relating to the position on the keen believer and active worker oficer, Astor Hours Hotal, a has always been associated with his Open Letter to Mr. Robert Western front. From those it will in the movement, arrived in the the sum of $456.80 payable by the Liberal Party, Sir Henry is Shewan, its reason being that appear that whatever temporary Colony from Home, and it was defendant to planning under an able to count his friends in all the letter was returned to the advantage they may have achiev- upon bar initiative that a start was agreement made in October, 1915, political quartare. That is so be- Telegraph by the Censor with ed near Ipres is considerably made to get together a Company and the sum of $39.78 for maner cause he is essentially a man of Please eliminate" written upon discounted by French successes at of Guides similar to those in last to defendant by plainti
Plaintiffs bald that defendant great breadth of outlook and one it.
every other point. Beater gives England, and the success so far an encouraging picture of the achieved is in every respect agreed to work under the agree fitness and plentifulness of our praiseworthy. Miss Day has un-ment for three years. The defend- men in Flanders, who are waiting dertakenthe Captainship, and two ant, however, raiused to ostry out We wonder Companies the Hongkong Com- the agreement and had refused to to fill up the gape.
whom to know is to love. He is a
self-made man, it must be rememe bered, starting life quite humbly ws a merchant's apprentice. Ea soon drifted into newspaper work, however, and, realizing the neosity for developing his
The Weather.
clear. (1915, 51 slight rain.) Lower level & am. Temp.
At the Peak Sam Temp. 52; what the Germans think of our pany and the Kowloon Y.W.C.A. sien articles on any of plainting"
new army's being enabled to find Company bare been formed, and ships. He had now gone on 62;relaxation in sport. These are already doing quite a fal Hai Hong, belonging to the same Germans, we notice, have work. It was with the object of Douglas Steamship Co., is Third once more been attempting to gall dispelling some of the erroneous Offic
Mr. Davidson appeared" for their people with stories of ideas people have on the subject
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd. talents, bulater went to Paris to clear. (1915, 59 ovarnast)
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The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1916.
THAT CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR.
learn languages and generally to -improve his education. Of course,
The Malls.
he had great natural abilities, Siberian Mail-Closed per a fabulous victories in the West, and to enlist further sid, thes imat plaintiffs, and defendant N
which he cultivated with much
to
Shantung at 3 p.m. to-day. Siberian Mail. Das per as. An
dre Lebon on Saturday,
The Dollar...
The French have analysed same night's gathering took place. of the stories, and their report
represented · · by May Grist.
•Hr. Davidson said he regretted
is that the much-wanted a Lady May was unfortunately that he should have to ask for an tacks in Artois **took manthe tomble to be present owing to adjournmans of the case. It was Fauzange and yet only resulted indisponition, but Lady Boos a case in which an agreement was The rate of the dollar on in the Germans gaining" afoot-Darias attended in her stead. The entered into with the Indo-China ing at a few points, from which chair was occupied by Admiral Steam Navigation Company in demand to-day in 111.
they were driven out by grenaden. Anstruther, and amongst the good London, and in the terms of the Germany will indeed have to Company of ladies who attended agreement it was stated, that grind hard at the lie-mill before were the Misses May. The Girl the defendant, who was employed. she can convert this sort of thing Guides were also present... into a victory--the more so in that
patience and concentration. He can be described as a thoroughly representative type of the self- educated man of a generation gone; one whom it would be in inealt
compare to the modern half-educated individual who imagines that because he has
To-morrow's Anniversary. very imperfectly read one book he
To-morrow is the 55th anniver- has gleaned all the knowledge neccmary to a full and well-order-ary of the election of Jefferson ed life
Davis as President of the Con- federated States.
A Fine Record.
Then
Company Meeting. The raceting of shareholders in the Kowloon Land and Build- ing Co., Ltd. is to be held at noon
to-morrow,
Price of Rubber.
His Esence of Parliament has for very many years now been a feature of Panch; he has built richly and well on the founda-
Maners. Wright and Hornby tions laid by Shirley Brooks, and he will be hard to replace, Singapore
advise na that at the suction in yesterday, rubber We may be there is his work on the Daybed $20 per pieni, News, which he served for more than a quarter of a centmy s chief of the Gallery Staff and writer of the Parliamentary suZU- edited the paper, too, but he soon that the lot of exemptions from compulsory service is to be over-tired of the grind of "inside" hauled, will give satisfaction to all matter-of-fact people who have
life and had to drift wspaper
Sanitary Board Election: The election of a member of the Sanitary Board takes place at the
Mr. Asquith
one of the
The news contained in Renter's wire of Tuesday, to the affect mary. For a year and a half he Supreme Court to-morrow, paling navy affairs m the hands of law-'it was that Miss Baden-Powell set] be imposible veless a crisaMission
being between 4 and 6 pm:
At Home."
Concert Proceeds.
se ka affiner · on plaintiffs' hosts, should have his her losses are described as half of The Chairman said that he had pamage pad from. London 10. the very large number of effect- been asked to take thechair in the Hongkong mand, în, the evans of ives engaged. Let her tell her shæence of Mr. Pope, who was his not carrying out the fams of stories to the widows and orphsza unfortunately sick. He was sure the agreement, he should rabiza. and brethren of the half that fall, they would all be very interested the pasage money. It was now to hear Miss Day's explanation of for him (Mr. Davidson) to prove As was only natural with the objects of the Girl Guide move-the signing of the agreemen re-opening of Parliament în view, mens which he knew was a good the payment of the passage- a big proportion of the orezînzătution.
money in London, and also other night cables has to do with At the ontset Miss Day ex-payments made here. He gave political statements. It is notice plained how it was that the the defendant's counsel notice lass able that the Premier has been movement first came into exia-week to admit these facts, but moved to admit that thers have tases saying that when it was he regretted to say they had not bean **mistakes and miscalculates what a good thing for the done so, and he was now compell- tions.” We should have liked him, boys the Boy Scout movement ad to give procť. Although he better had he owned that nine-was proving, it was thought that might have proved the agreement tenths of these were due to the something similar would prove from other points, he did not learing of important army and beneficial to the girls, sad thas know whather that would not now. yers and professional talkers, Mr, about its establishment. The was sent to London to take srid- Asquith is inonessing in candour, whole object of the movement was ence. Thersfoow he waked Ins too, where expense is concerned; to teach girle those things which Lordship to adjourn the case sine and for this he is to be commend-ould make them good guides of dia. He would also sak that the ed. Britishers would rather hear the future generation. It aimed evidence of Captain Robertson welcome news than feel that at the moral, physical and spir-in command of one of the Cou they were being humbugged and itnal development of the girls, pany's boss, should now be soft-sosped. Another important and the training included, work taken, as he was only in this port item of his speech lies in the of the home, cookery, house-occasionally, and the evidence be allusion to the point of unammity keeping, first aid, home nursing, would give would only be to that has been reached by the dress making, care of children, identify the signature of the de Allies. And, apropos, it is physical development, Swedish fendant. It might be posible to gratifying to learn from the drill, the laws of health, life-say-prove the payment in London statement of Thomas that ing, out-of-door games, wood by other circamatance than complete understanding has carving, camping, swimming, sending a commission to London pooling of munitions. In a joint reading and discipline. Objections point which he wanted time to war against the powera of evil had been raised to the movement consider, as he find not saticipated. Servant Boy Charged.
there is (or should be) no room saying that as regarda training for that the evidence would not be A servant boy was charged at for egotism or jealousy. Had the the home that was takingsway admitted, and he would have bas the Police Court this morning Christian semies, during the the prerogative of the mother, prepared to bare gone on with it with stealing from his master at Crusades, fought together with but the movement did not do that but for that fact, de is was he 136, Wing Lok Street, $60 in as little jealousy and charlashness Where girls were trained in their had no other course than to me Hongkong ten-dent pieces. The sa, happily, have marked the pre hemes a written certificate from for the adjournment of the case. case was remanded until to sent campaign, the final result the mother was considered the
Captain Charles Albert Robert- might have been a very diferent equivalent to passing an ex- son mid he was commander of the MOLTÓW.
·whers amiwatico, and A Local Chinese Author..
there Indo-China Nurigation Company's We understand that Mr. Tas!
training in the steamship Hopang. He was months ago, when Britain may aetionaly have been in danger. That the war is very rapidly
Earl Kitchener, mo, has had his home, the movement came to the quainted with the defens tante- Having determined then not to offer myself, it is not within the wis paving the way to tariff reform Taan-tai, author of "The Cres of any Cabinet or any Government to frame a law to make me serve has been gridsat for some time tion: the Real Situation of Eden," say, in the Lords. No one would rescue. Another objection raised he had miled with hima (witzer against my own will power. Looked at in one way, the statement past, but two telegrams which will shortly publish a supplemen scouse him at any time of being was that it was not good for girls on a voyage in Decembe is too pitifully feable to be worth examination; just the mare boro came to hand yesterday served to tary book in support of that very either loquacions or over-sanguire, to go running wild over to After they reached port, defendant bastic wordiness and essential vanity of the ball-educated demagogue make the development more ap interesting work. The title of the and, read in the light of that fact, country at all hours, but that was was paid off and signed the port who is swollen with the consciousness of his five-minute-old parent than ever. The one stated new publication will be Proofs his present speech is very dis not a part of the movement and age bill. He (witness) recog
tinctly cheering. He makes no fair girls were supposed to be in at the signstaze on the bill (pro- importance. Regarded in another way, it becomes the shameless that the Manchester Chamber of of the Delags.”
promises and, like the real man respectable times. It had been duu:)) as defendant all admission of one who is dead to all sense of what is becoming; and, Commerce had rejected a proposal
Mr. Grist Did you see the in a third way, as the obstinate though entirely well-meant stand of favouring adherence to Free A Chinese was brought before that he is, he maintains an honour- sometimes said that the more- a man who has sufficient pluck boldly to state his convictions and Trade and denouncing Protection, Mr. J. R. Wood at the Police able silence concerning his many ment inspired the girls to be defendsat sign that hill Paul did
while the other spoke of no fewer Court this morning charged with dear friends in and out of the boyish and that military drill
His Lordship mit be mass to abide by them.
not suitable for them. grant gan adjouzzment, but would than fourteen recalations by other stealing two jackets, valued $2, Cabinet who have lost me opport- was It we take this third view and strain cur charity to breaking Chambers advocating recipo from a fruit stall is Bonham unity of hampering his efforts on They did not want to make reeze costs so that it be erau point, we are still prompted to ask the secretary of the Transport cal trading and tarife within Strand. Defendant's excuse was behalf of the Empire, and of them soldiers, and they used drill tually thought the facta might Workers' Union, and those who think with him, why common sense the Empire and between the Em- that he had no rice to eat. seeking to teach him his pidgin. as a means of instilling that inst-reasonably have been admitted it does not direct him to choose fairly between two evils. If all the pirs and the Allies That Man-was sentenced to one month's In fact the only touch of bitter sat obedience and discipline would form part of the com
Deas in his words seems to lie in “which was so smentis) to proper world could be got to think with Mr. Robert Wilhas, there would Chester, the home of Cobdenism, hard labour.
Possession of Galvanized Iron.his hints as to the absurdity of training. Miss Day went on to ex- be an end of war; but, while one half thinks just the opposite, there should forsake Free Trade in
Sergeant Wills, of Taumati, the exemption system in connet plain the organisation of a will be nothing aave actual Sighting that can keep the Williams party surely evidence enough of the from being invaded and robbed and slaughtered by the non-Williams determination of the country that charged a Chinese before Mrtion with recruiting. It must Company, the usefulness of the party. That war in itself is an evil zo one doubts; but it would be the Germane shall never again be Hazeland, at the Police Court this seem strange to such man, costume, and the benefits which a much greater evil to see Britain in the same position as that in permitted to food the land with morning, with having in his pos whose whole adult life has would accrue to the gids going What Mr. Hassland corset
the obeying through such a training. Bach a described as an which Belgium finds herself to day. And is there nothing egotistical their cheap and nasty products to session four sheets of galvanised been spent in and cowardly (even if unconsciously so about the man whese con- the detriment of the British iron, value £8, it being suspected or the giving of orders, to find so movement as that required sist- sscrete science for bids him to fight? The material benefits which the anti-manufacturer. From the tone of that they had been stolen. The many of his countrymen straining soce and they would be light, st fighters are enjoying in England or in Hongkong are only possible the other meeenge it is clear, too, man was fined $8, or, in default, every fibre in order to avoid doing pleased to receive offer
La hand's tuin for the Empire; and personal. because the fighting men of our navy are keeping the invader away. that Germany, when she has been 14 days hard labour.
it sayra good desk for his petienne If any 1 It, eighteen months ago, the warships of the Allies had not rendered finished with on the battlefield, an invasion of Hongkong impossible, what would be the lot of the will have to face an equally die. It has been reported to the and loyalty that he has not thrown would like to assis
Police by Mr. G. Ireland, of 2, people here to-day? But the matter is hardly worth arguing. In z astrous commercial war. For it word, it may be said that there are two classes of conscientions is only natural that the Allies, Gomes Villas, Kowloon, that be his task in dingust, but has work amongst of obstacles, the half of which the pleased for them objectars: genuine and spurious. What the former needs is the who have suffered so many out tween 10 pane, on the 15th, and 80s on seadily working in face the Colony Ase would infusion of a little common humility and modesty, and the best cure ages at her hands, should decide 6am on the 16th, some person world will probably never know would no doubt, be
of: The other noteworthy festure wanting to join for the latter would be twelve hours coolie pidgin a day in the on shatting the door as far se broke the glass panel of his frous
mans than one camps while, for both groups, there might be a considerable amount possible in her face when she door and stole from the lobby of the War Minister's po of awakening" in the sight of their brothers and father lying dead once again seeks to make a re- three felt hats, a waterproof costs and their sisters and mothers and sweethearts in the hands of the entry into the world's mazkets, and a pair of boots, of the value men who are now over-running Belgium. Such a night would pro- That is part of the price which of $40. The goods have not yet bably more all but the most incurable of them.
these (she must pay for her many sins, beau recovered
no sympathy to spare for fade and crazen. It will be remembered back to the Gallery again, from The Wigwam Lawn Tennis that one individual who loomed very large in that list was the which he has since done so much Club is bolding an "at home" "conscienticas objector being with whom one might possibly for Punch. He made the Daily day on Saturday. Tos will be be able to sympathise if Britain were not at war. It is rather un- News extremely popular even provided and the prizes won in fortunate that the word conscience" has been so disgustingly among those who could not relish the recent tournaments will be travestied in the Homeland, and wherever Britishers are to be found, its politics, and the loss of him and distributed. any time during the last three and a half centuries, that we of this others, such as Quiller Couch, real- generation have grown up to secciate it more with hypocrisy and ly marked the beginning of the selfishness than with any other quality ; and, even when this is not decline of the paper. His whole The Honorary Treasurer of the the case, we are still prone to suspect faddiem lurking in the back record is one on which he can Direcean Girls' School scknow ground of the word when we hear of the conscientious objector look back with pride and satisfac ledges with many thanks the toe g. vaccination. If, therefore, the man who tells us that his tion. He has been a man among receipt of $225.15, the proceeds a conscience forbids him to bear arms can find but little sympathy tc-day, it is not the world's fault but that of the successive geners.en; and though no man is indis of the concert given recently by Deen reached with Italy as to the cycling, natural history, mapį to take the evidence, but that was tions of impostors that have taught the world to look askant at him pensable in any sphere of life, the pupils of that School
for many people Punch, with who prates cf his conscience.
out his Toby, M.P." contribu- tions, will never again be quite the journal that it has been in the past.
We see from the Home papers that one of the ringleaders of the objectors to military service is a Mr. Robert Williams, secretary of the Transport Workers' Federation. This gentleman has recent ly committed himself to the following manifesto: “My age is 34 and I am inclined to believe that I would pass the medical test. Tariff Reform. No power on this earth will compel me to take military service against my will. My own position was determined some fourteen
A Hangry Thief,
Burglary at Kowloon,
Earl Kitchener.
no
of
help.
Abay