THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
EXTRA.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1916.
TELEGRAMS.
IN THE BALKANS.
Desperate Fighting Reported.
[Reater'e Service to The " Telegraph.""}
October 16, 2.15 a.m.
A Bakbarest communique states:-In the Caliman region we fell back towards the frontier.
Desperate fighting is proceeding in the entire northern region. The Kumanians are holding up the enemy.
There is day and night fighting in the Predsel region,
The Romaniane drove out the enemy from Blistock Valley and captured the summit of Mount Negru, in the Jial Valley.
There is an unbroken artillery duel on the southern front along the Danube.
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THE KING AND "OUR DAY."
October 16,3 25.8.ta.
The King is given £5,000 and the Queen £1,000 to the British Red Cross Bocisty and the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, on the occssion of “Our Day.”
The King has written an autograph letter in which he says:- I fally appreciate the splendid work done. As it is only by a United Empire that we can secure victory, so we must be equally united for the relief of the sufferers.”
IN FOREIGN HANDS.
Few Turkish Troops in Constantinople.
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
BRIGADE.
Hongkong and China District.
An interesting description of
Ordere imaed to-day by Mr. life in Constantinople is sent by E. Ralphs, District Superintend- the Balkan correspondent of the ent in charge of the District, Times. The despatch was written stats:-
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on August 6, before Roumania 1. All Men's Divisions will declared war, from Constanza. We] parade on the Cricket Ground on make the following quotations: — Tuesday the 17th lost, at 5.30 To-day Constantinople presente p.m. Uniform, as on the 15th inst, the aspect of a city in foreign oc- Stretchers will not be required. cupation. Austrian soldiers are 2. At the Parade to be held. visible everywhere, the Germans on “Qa: Day”, esch Division will are less numerous, while the present not less than 75 per cent: Tarkish troops have almost fis- of its fall strength, and for sppeared. The 120,000 men casualty work not less than 50 which Germany promised to send per cent. of the full strength may in order to reinforce the troops be presented. Any Division not ́ opposed to the Russians have not presenting the fall proportion arrived, a considerable portion of required will be penalised by loss the German troops bitherto in the of marks.
neighbourhood of the city have 3. On Thursday, the 19th inst. gone to Asia Minor, while Divisions taking part in the supplies of munitions from Ger- Parade will fall in on the Cricket many have been continuously for Ground at 2.30 p.m. Uniform, sa warded in the same direction on the 16th inst. Stretchers must since last April. The fortifications be sent to the Murray Parade of the European side of the B-Ground on the morning of the phorous are being strengthened. 19th, and stored in the Hospital **British Navy Destroyed." Teat. Wheeled Ambulances will
DAY BY DAY.
The continued arrival of refu- not be required. gees from the districts occupied by the Russians depresses the public mind. The exhilaration caused by the news of Kat-el- Amers was short-lived, the most noteworthy journalistic utterance in regard to it was that of anj
"Our Day."
Tickets for seate at the evening Anatolian newspaper, which, concert and fete sre now pro- quoting the dictum of Napo- curable st Messrs. Montrie's, loon I-that the Italiana Robinson's and Anderson's, The were born to be beaten by tickets are $2 and $1 each, in ad the Austrians-declared that thedition to entrance fee. The seats British were born to be besten by are not numbered or reserved, the Turks, Even exaggerated but the number of tickets sold will socounts of the German "victory" be strictly limited to the number. in the North Sea failed to provoke or seate in such enclosura.
Alleged Kidnapping, enthusiasm, although the city was
A Chinese woman was charged illuminated by order and the Tanin announced the complete before Mr. Melbourne, at the destruction of the British Navy Police Court this afternoon, with by our brothers, the Germans," kidnapping a little servant girl observing that "the French and at Pokfulam. The girl stated that Italian Fleets will likewise 8000
abe went out to make a pur be destroyed, and then we shall chase for her mistreen and was see the victorious nary of our met by defendant and a fat allion sailing up to Constantin-woman, who said they were going ople.".
to take her to Singapore, where she would be given plenty of food Bread Cheaper. The only favourable, symptom was taken to a house at Quarry and enough money to spend. She from the Tarkish point of view Bay, where she had her dinner in the present conjuncture is and slept there the night. Early the distinct alleviation in the state the following morning the tw of famine which has existed woman went out, leaving her in throughout the winter and the the house. She (complainant) had spring. This is due in large no parents in the Colony: they mssure to the considerable sup were in the country and her plise of cereals and four which, mistress was her guardian. She owing to German exertions, have was not willing to go with da- be received from Bamanis, fandant, but she was taken away. either directly from Constanza and Baltghik or indirectly through
and: fruis
KONTUUTE TELEGRAPH. NONBAY, OCT. 16,
FROM THE PULPH
Sympathy with the Happy. Notak rajt af, Wafic presshed by the fflaws shdź Kick, Maboisanhis at Union Church yesterday niorn- ing --"Bejoice with them that rejoice; woop with then that weep.Rom. 12/15.
DEATH.
WOO LAI ·UN.—At ̈ kis residence, No. 16a, Kennedy Boad, Hongkong?,,on, 14th inst.. Woo Lai Un, aged 60 years.
turn some to bitterness, fills thera with gall, kills their faith, blighte their ̈ høartaTM altögether. “And
The first of these complement- ary injunctiam nuggets a day perhaps God fende sorrow_from which is apt to be overlooked, them till they are able to bear it; that of sympathiving with the Anyway, He knows how to dani happy. No one can fail to re-variously with all the endless cognise that the and need som! and conditions of men, so fort, but it seems to be thought when the lines are fallen to pleasut that the happy may be left, sloge, your brother in
{places do not you be din- with their for. Yet the hepp-trasting Providence for him or sonl instinctively longs to impart for yourself, do not cast a chill itself.
When anything good befall across his sausbine by withhold. you, your first impulse) is to tell ing your fall goodwill. There is someone else about it. Begis, for need to shake the head over instance, with the nursery. How the roay tìmes of life, always often have you, doncs, sober warning of the thorns that, un- derlin. The is no need to go about sided man, been summoned to.
"abara_the_transports of yonder dispelling young people's dreams, wee life at home over some new is called end reality. "Is not joy over eager to open eyes" to: what founded keen delight? And what
|real? Is not happiness u orestare
· sort of parent do you ever:expect
to make if you are so full of your of God to be received with baziness, or your troubles, or the thanks? A time will come when the happy coul will affaire of state that you can's re- lax to meet the childish hapo saddened, no doubt; when his piness on its sown (ground? If?besven will be cracked and his life laid in raine around him. the nursery is too homely Who will than be able to turn his ground, takes New Testament parable.r.-.* Rejoice, with me, aries the man who has found his the men who really grudged him aber p, calling friends and neigh-in in it severely alone. Re- his prosperity, distrusted it, left bours together for no other jaice, heartily, naturally, with
epirit to the true Consoler? Not
purposes
them that rejoics,, and you will Rejoice with me, " says the poor woman to her neighbours with them that weep, Boosuse, be an intrader when you weep witra when she-bad-succesfully'
turned the houser upside down you see, wymathy.is.alwaYA, Sym- looking for her lost little bit of pathy, and always recognisable mooey. And what sort of friends when it is genuine, that is when is m real homan- or neighbours would they be who would fail to gather at the call like sharing of other people's and fill up with their sympathy experiences.and not... an artifi- the measure of their friend's cial, self-conscious mannerism good fortuns? If we refure our in people who mean to be kind, sympatay to the happy we damp 30t never snoceed because they their joy, diminish it, go the way themselves. Sympathy, in what cannot succeed in forgetting to destroy it. We turn
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brother in upon himself, tempt ever direction it goes out, is root- him to become proad, sont, aned in the Christian rule and prin- communicative, which is to do ciple that we “look not every man **Jon his own things, but every man him great injury, Ma
It is true the sorrowin may this we need the indwelling of also on the things of others." For insed you more urgently, but you Christ
most not be so busy about the work of consolation 真期
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in our hearts; otherwise wê Bra too much
forget that there is a place wrapped up in ourselves to have sympathy of any kind to spare. The news of another's good for-
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for congratulation. friend's hand as heartily in the fullness as in his want. Do not be tune in that case meets with a afraid you will spoil bim: he is we have s grief of our own, and grudge rather than a welcome. much more certain to be injured by being left alone to feel hurt are absorbed in it, have met with and deprived, and to grow cold reverse and been soured by it, and selfcentred.
encountered opposition and been irritated by it.
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There is quite a real danger of presenting the Christian gos3-
Such a spirit is unresponsivS pel and Christian life in a way and non-conducting to the glad which gives the impression that emotions, s killer of joy rather simple human happiness is more than abarer of it. Bat if you or less outside their sweep, but it have the spirit which is of Christ is a sad misrepresentation. Jesus you will be like tinder to good was the Man of Sorrows. Trae, news. A spark of it will set you but, but when did He stifle glowing, and the glow will barn or condemn people's joys? The up mean and petty things which shadow of the cross was on tlis hide away our bearts. whole life, but He did not let it Sympathising with the happy the other and better cloud the lives of othem. It did is
old command: not unfit Him for going to the half of the
"Thou shalt not covet." I marriage feast; it did not make little children abrink away from things are not going very well Him, as they do from people of with yourself you are apt to feel gloom and austerity. He was aggrieved with your neighbour, hot moroes and melancholy in to enry him his happy circum- Himself, deep 38 was His ac-stances, his sunny temper, his quaintance with grief. There troops of friends, his ox, his were many in His day who had see, his situation, or anything * fixed ides that a prophet which is his. Sympathising with of God ought always to be of the the happy is not always: so austere type: They thought there easy as it sounds. It means some was something not right about thing for the childless to rejoios the Lord because He was to be with the joyful mother, for the found now or then taking part in invalid: to be glad of another a a feast or some harmless merry-bounding strength, for those making. There are always people whose life is difficult and cramped of that type. They pose as vary to be thankful that others have a religious, but the fact is they are lot in life which is well-found and tofandamentally unreligions that easy. The happino of others is any religion they get, taken the great revealer. Jealous, ugly form of a forged, panatural stateof instinate surge ap from the bid- fealing, and corresponding manner den depth of people'navil hearta of life. They imagine that if one in at the sight of it, and make them really serious-minded every body feel like Cap
elas' will always be kept aware of · It might be going too far to my it by outward and visible signs, that sympathy with the happy is Where what the Lord thoughts atidar test of Christian dhar Was.../* Thon, when thon prayest, anter than is feeling for Alam
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