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Lloyd George, Iconoclast.
·DAY BY DAY.-
The new Prime Minister han already got bany, with a sledge- hammer among our oberished
I HAD RATHER HAVE A FOOL idole, and Britain will yet havs TO MAKE ME MERRY. cause to be thankful for nords of1 THAN EXPERIENCE TO MAKE ME
SAD.--SkakaapeRIO. the smashing for which he is making himself responsible. Even newspaper men could hardly Siberian Mail. Amid per have the temerity to 1rophesy, just yet, as to the results likely
be achieved by the new Cabinet; most people would doubtless prefer the auto and easy course of abserving that it cannot make a bigger
The Malls.
Cyclops to-day. American, Canadian and Siberian Mails-Clows per ■.a. Siberis
Maru at 11 am, to-morrow.
The Dollar,
The opening rate of the dollar muddle of shinge than its pre-on iemand so-day wala. 4 3/16d.
decessor. Probably few would
OLTO
to see such * Cabinet
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Tomorrow's Anniversary.
Fell Overboard. "
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A Chinese cook was coming oli the ss. Waishing yesterday when he missed his footing and fell into the barbour and was drowned He had about $400 in silver his pocket at the time.
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HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.
Dinner at St. John's Hall.
The frat eunusi dinner for past and present undergraduates and their friends was held at John's Hall, the University, last night.
LEATHER EXPORT,
FOOTBALL GOSSIP.
Notes on Saturday's
A Polat for Shipping Companies- å leather merchant was before Police Court this morning, on two Mr. 0. D. Malbourne, at the
Of the games played on Satur- barges of giving fales informa dey, that between the B.G.A. and tion when securing a permit to EE, was easily the best, and those export issther from the Colony,
who were present witnessed foot- Defendant was represented by ball of good quality. That a good The Aoting Warden (Rev. E.
Mr. J. H. Gardiner, who pleaded Martis, M. A.) was in the chair, guilty. La explaining how the game was expected was evident and the guest of the evening was
from the large crowd of spectatory the Colonial Secretary (Hon. Mr: matter arose, Mr. Gardiner midwho lined the "open" (?), and,
it was that
the Qustom Claud Severa), mupported by the Bishop of Victoria, Hon. Mr. We leather in rulls and that it was found the apperi on top, bak their expectations were fully juri- for merchants to exportfied. The play from the start Yak, O.N.G., Mr. J B. Wood, Mr. SW. To, Dr. F.Y. Jeme, PhB, not properly weighed but only sheir efforts in front of goal were Professors Smith, Hinton, Mat- guessed at. He knew that in one nullified by the gunners”. the bree, Faculties of Medicine, was only three-and-a-half picule.de from a severe dafest. Turt thewman and Earle (representing the discrepanty was a mesh backs, who were always on the ss 30 picule, but in the other itlert and certainly eaved their Engineering and Arts), and the Wardas of other Hostela. About Toere was no object in under before half time Boot and Tal- atating the amount, for a permit fourd cams into collision, with the Efty were present. ·
result that the latter had to be the toast of "St John's Hall," and
The Hon. Mr. Severn, proposed would have been granted if the
amount had been luger.
There
transferred to the outside right mentioned that it was the fret was very possible means of position in the forward line. This hostel of the University to be checking the weight, for return naturally affected the strength of opened is 1912. He looked upon Shanghai, where the leather was both goals intact. The second half was made by the Consul at their attack, but half time found its position as similar to that held by Keble College at Oxford, at his taken, and so they were bound to was a repetition of the first, exopt own Onllege, Belwyn, at Cam-be found out. He asked for that the sappers were 87en more
lenient penalty. was not the junior, but the senior of porta and Exports, said that on the super goal, only to t | bridge, only that St. John's Hall
Mr. J. Lloyd, Saperintendent "ggresive and shots were rained
tioned further the access of.
become a permanent institution, To-morrow is the 48th anniver: for it by no means follows eary of the that body of men who can Blois and Errens by the Prus
occupation of pilot as through a war could since. equally help
over the thousands of shoals and rooks. that lie in the path cỉ a nation at posos. Bar, whether we like it or not, Mr. Lloyd George has at least done enough to make it s moral certainty that the worst of the old features of British political life will · bot
re-appear. Tas worthy Horatio Bottomley
Prepared Oplum. has, for years past, beon_proach- A min was found carrying a ing the desirability of s Business quantity of prepared opiam in Government. He has got his wish the street yesterday, and, sa #Hall of its, University. He men; the object in alwayanador-s'ating just outside the posts or just now; and, by the way, we note consequence, he was charged with some regret that his own before Mr. J. B. Wood, at the statents in the field of study, no the amount was because the bit that the sapper castodian took name does not figure in the Police Cours this morning. Ee less than twelve out of the twenty. pars took the weight of the stone goal kick as hit share of the list. We could never quite a fined $100, or, in default, six new graduates being members therefore the merchants got ship for itself. Full time found the
Be ebown on the permit, and
game in the second half speaks Mr. Bottomley, but two months hard labour. Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which
of St. John's Hall. As the Univer. requires them
ped a larger quantity than they to forward their names and addresses with we are fain to own that he has
Įsity bas five halls, this was more
gennem still on the defensive but communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for done more than bie share towards
with their lines still unbroken,and making people see the truth in Before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, at than twice as many graduates as were paying freight for. publization, but as an evidence of their bona fides,
His Worship pointed out that yet again these old rivals shared Chinese was charged with stealing Similarly a brass gauze wire window sport, St. John's Hall held companies to sec (0.
Mr. Gardiner did not think that anere, in the United Services League, still maintain their nas zorgen, the property of Mears, the cup for tennis doubles, and Moxon and Taylor, share brokers was well represented in the the reason, but thought that beaten record and their goal ite
sa leather was sold in rolls it was It was stated that early this various "athletic clubs. Mr.
Verdun-like morning the defendant out the Severn specially named the two not properly weighed, and the other hand, the suppers kave Boroen out, this being. the third University champions, Messrs. only an approximate weight was yet to record their Arst victory given for the purpose of getting in this competition, which maken Our issue of yesterday gave a screen miered this year. The Wong Po Kie and Wei Wing
■ permit. further list of young Chinese who defendant was also found to have Lok, the latter of whom has have come successfully through returned from banishment, and already won two tennis chim-
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Telephone 616.
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"Stolen Window Screen.
uver the
· bar.
The hot
All communications Intended for publicatioa should be addressed nonnection with the wat; he has the Police Court this morning, #St. John's Hall might expect ) that was a matter for the shipping points. By this draw, 0-0, the`
to the Editor.
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been a terror to some of the old women whom Britain has allowed to control her affaite, and we wish that he had been chosen as member of the new Ministry. Chinese Students.
It is gratifying that an ever-one month's hard labour and for increasing number of Chinese returning from banishment to 12 should be going to study in month hard labour and four England, for every returned hours' stocks, the sentences to run student has it in him to convarrently. be the best kind of missionary
Cells-Thlet Gets Cells.
in the field of
virginity. (On)]
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Mr. Lloyd said it was very im. their hopes of retaining the cham-
|pionship rather remote.
of the Colony and where it was Another team which has yet to going to. In this case there we record a victory, or even a goslin 25 par cent. mars shipped than was shown on the permit. Several firms had been warned, before about the matter.
His Worship imposed a fine of
WEDDING.
Mr. W. Brown--Miss M. McMaster.
their legal examinations at Home. for the theft he was sentenced to pionships in America since leav-portant that they should know how much leather was going out ing St. John's last term.
The Rev. W. B. Hewitt, B.D., replied to the toast as the first Warden of St. John's Hall. Speaking of the, conferring of degrees on Thursday next, be to his people, if he choos A Chinese, employee of the reminded the studenta that the to make fall use of bis Telephone Company was charged Office of Chancellor, held in Hong- knowledge and opportunities, before Hr. O.D, Helbouras with kong by H.E. Sir Henry May, $25 on each pharge. His three, four or five years in stealing fire porous cells from the was originally beld in Western England should suffice to show Company. It appeared that the airersities by a Bishop whose him the Britisher at his worst and masn, who has been employed by duty it was to see that the Profes- at his best, and to give him the Company for several yet truth. The old custom had Bora taught nothing but pare tolerably thorough insight into took some cells to replace old ones western methods of sanitation, law at Taikoo Dock, and did not bring changed, and the speaker thought eluostion, industrialiam, govern- any cells back, as he should have it was a good change, leaving! ment etc., which he should be done. He was arrested some time Professors and students a greater able to put into practice on his after with the cells in his posses-liberty to seek truth along all the return to Chins. At present, sion. Defendant's excuse was patha of knowledge, wherever the however, one does not get rid of that he bad left them at Taikoo truth might lead them. But the the feeling "What are they for a week because they were connection between religion and Eich succeeding day finda Greece sinking a little more deeply among so many?" If Obins means "pates, and be was taking them the parait of knowledge remains, into the mire, and the more she sinks the more the charming dis- to westernise herself through and back when arrested. Mr. Dantan and he believed it essential to position of her Sovereign and his supportera unfolds itself. Daring through, it must be by sending Tollen, of the Company, said the put high ideala before students. the past week the follies and excesses and villanies perpetrated by not dessus but theusands of her man had no right to leave thema St. John's Hall filled that place the Royalist party are sufficient to show that no real difference in young men to Europe. She must at the Dock and should have in the University. feeling exists between ita members end the Germans: that, given take a fair number of leaves ont returned them to the store the A smoking concert concluded opportunity, at least one section of the Greeks would repeat against of Japan's book (nok, of course, same day. Defendant its enemies the horrors and bestialities which are going to make too many) and food the country sentenced to 14 days' hard labour. the name of Germany stink for all time. Fortunately the Allies with returned students who will have the whịp hand, and we farrently trust that, even at the eleventh teach patriptism in ite highest hour, they will resolve to handle these repulsive traitors as they sense. Japan to-day has a strong POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.
army and navy and a fine oduos-
deserve.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DEĆEMBER 12, 1916,
Greece And THE ENTENTE.
The position has become intolerable; open war would have been|tional system, simply and solely lase trying to the nerves of the Entente. At, present in Greece we because the threw prejudice to hardly know who are our friends and who our enemise; and for that, the winds and accepted the un- the mildness of method hitherto observed towards King Constantine deniable truth that foreigners had and his people is mainly to blame. Our diplomatista bave known more to teach her than she them. all along that Constantine is a abuffler, and that be could not rou A Very Dangerous Practice. straight however much he might try. They know, too, that his wife,
WES
Orders issued to day by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, D. 8. P. (Bonerve) atate:--
Commendation.
Another instance of the popular Inspectors Un How Fan and
Mounted Police.
(Inspector Gordon).
Tuesday, Dec. 19.
II
the evening.-Communicated,
THE RIFLE LEAGUE,
Volunteer Reserves v. Royal Engineers,
This match was fred of at
A. Jenkins
Reserves. ..
200 500 600
a
the US. League, is the lackless Navy. Fate has dealt them some hard knocks this sesson, but nons harder than that on Saturday, when they were defested by the Club by one goal to zil. The game excited but little interes judging by the number of spectatore, the Club being regarded sa euro win. ners, but on their play they would certainly have forfeited two points to any other team in the senior divisios. Bath their wins in thim competition have been of the lucky order, bat luck is over a fickle mistress and the Club would do well to beware of her frown.
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An interesting wedding was solemnised at St. John's Cathedral this morning, the contracting parties being Mr. Wilson Brown,
In Division II of the Hongkong aislast at the Hongkong and Whampoa Doak, son of Mr. Wilson League, 87 Cor. B. G. A. wore Brown, Clydebank, Scotland, and opposed to Kowloon, the latter Miss Mary McMaster, aldent gathering two very useful pointe daughter of the later Mr. Samuel at the expense of the guname : from Stonecutters, "Both teams”. MeMaster, Salterstown, County Derry, Irelend. The bride was occupy lowly positions in the charmingly attired in a dress of league, Kowloon having lost the two points gained in Ivory satin, with corsage of shadow laon, the embroidered the match against the Police: roses and draperies being carried Reserve by the withdrawal of ont in Georgette style. Her train that dab, and 81 Cay. having wae of satin, trimmed with gleaned but two points by messe Georgette true lover's knots and of draws. The lade from be orange blossom, and she wore peninmis moored in the inst
net veil,
half from a penalty, and. Clemo and * wreath of orange blossom. She was responsible for their other. was given away by Mr. William goal is the mesond half. This Taylor, and was attended by His win will probably not
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The latter looked exceedingly league table may be expected... pretty in a dream of pale blue utin They are also to be congratulat and ninon, with pearl trimming.ed on their sporting sction..in... The datics of "best man were changing colours with Lueitspo carried out by Mr. Samuel Gray, the colours adopted by 88 Coy.
owing to the similarity between. - and the Rev. V. H. Copley Hoyle red and blue and Lusitano-ad officiated.
yde, yde: yds. The bridgeroom presented the and green-those two teamN ZUBOI- 31 33 33 97 bride with gold and ing in the same: competition.
31 33 33 97 jadestone necklace
and
Virtus in its own reward. Perhaps
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daughter of the unclean House of Hohenzollern, pleads her aaiable Chinese belief that human life | Wong Kwong Tinate commended King's Park on Sunday, the Mary McCubbin se bridesmaid, stimulus, and a rise in the
Reserves comfortably by brother's emae with her husband and his people. Then why have counts for little was provided in by the Captain Sept. of Palice Repsiasm stably winning the politicians allowed opportunity to go by without taking soms the police court this morning, for intelligence displayed in a action that even King Constantine could not dodge? Why have when quarryman was summon recent forged Kwangsai Bank-two of the Engineers used aper the Allies not taken prisoner the King and Queen of Greece and ed for blasting to the danger of role cave,
ture sights. Bcores:- beld them as hostages? Of course it would have been an irregular the public. It appears that ity, but not casentially more so than our occupation of Salonios, this gentlemen carried on Becrait-Troopers 663 Macdon- And so far from such an aot's lowering us in the eyes of the his operations so suocosefully aid and 751 Gardiner are passed | neutrals, they would ors and all feel that we had done a very smart that two boulders ware for Patrol duty. stroke of business. Having taken possession of these two not launched down the hillside
P. 0.103 Samy is transferred K. Molenoan... abilities, the Allies would have been in a thousand times at Quarry Bay, rolled on to the to this unit from No. 2 Platoon E. Carpmael 32 33 28 93 gold bangle, whilst the Kowloon would like to borrow better position for dealing with Germany, over such little matters as tram-lines, and eventually tum- Next Week's Police School. D. Tollan 29 31 28 88 bride's gift to the bridegroom look the same colours for their match the bombing of unfortified places and the deporting of French and bled into the sos. Mr. J. B. Wood Monday, Deo. 18.-Clam IA. Leach, Belgian women. Had it been given out that King Constantine would fined the man a hundred dollars, (Chief Inspector Kerr).
29 30 24 83 the form of a handsome pair of on December 30, with 83 Doy G.H.M. Bannerman 28 27 27 82| gold links.
the colours of both teams, being be publicly logged and his German queen handed over to the tender and obstved that it was a very mercies of the mob if those things were not stopped, we have an idea serious matter to blast rocks
B. W. Grey 24.28 29 81 After the ceremony, a reception blue and white stripes. E. W. Dawson 27 27 23 77 was held at Hongkong Hotel, the that the situation might have improved a little. At any rate the that they fell across the public Thursday, Dao, 21,—Olass III
happy couple afterwards leaving The change of colours did not, Kaiser would have paused to think.
road." Well, wo rather think it (Inspector Gerrard).
698 for 2010, Canton and the Wast howevir, appear to be no forsunsto As it is, the Entente powers are kept on thorns, wondering what is; and we are farther of the Friday, Dec. 12-Class [V]*Lens deduation of 4 per cent,
River where the honeymoon will for Lusitano, who snoonmbed to new treachery the Greek Royalists may be meditating. Trae, it opinion that it is likewise (Inspector P. O'Sullivan),
for aperture sights 21 be spent. The bride a travelling 88 Goy, RG, 3-2. The gene happens, that, for the moment, Gresce is the easiest country in the serions matter that the culprit
dress was of brown silk, with a nom predominated during the world to which to lay siege; for where it is not surrounded by water should have osoaped so lightly.
oream Irish Lace hat; trimmed whols of the game and sat half it borders on countries hostile to it-asve, of course, in the case of Evidends showed that, only day, Droember 21, should be
with gold leaves and roses, timme vare loading 2:0. In the Bulgaris, which certainly bas little opportunity of helping this pot couple of minutes later, ential ally. But the difficulty does not end there. British Posssions the road is bound to be crowded addressed to Inspector 0. Alves, ell have Greek population of sorts, while, in the case of Egypt, the with men who had just come away ranks are expected should keep QMLB, Black 29 27 30 36 which included
c/o Orderly Room Sergeant. Ali bulk of the foreign community may be said to be Greek. Who from their work. Not only so, but this date open, and give their Bets Coxon 23:30-128 984 wereine und wer and optrik katilo among all those people are our friends and who are our enemise? a tram filled with passengere Who are to be interned, and who allowed to go free as Venizelist might quite easily have been support to the meeting. The 9:16. Williams 20 25 27 82 from the European me sympathisers? It seems to us that the entire position may be struck. If the Chinews are to be prizes are exhibited at Head-LO. Allan. 26 27 24 77 the Kowloon Dook sta anmmed up in the plain statement that, having started to be irre taught that they cannot play with quarten' Club.
Opl. Crimine...09. 24 25 21 71 half set of cutlery from the golar in cur attitude towards Greece, it is a million pities that we human life in a British Colony, it Trooper 350 Arnold ham un Opt. Bamskill... 18:28 23 64 HEVO, of which Mr Brow
Lieut. Wahl 18 29 2168 Section Machine Can Dom did not long ago decide to be a little more irregular still, Eves will not be by giving them the dartaken the duket of D.8.P., Sgt Olved. 20:19 28 62}{m} vor) now, is is too late to get the King and Queen and all their friends option of a Ans for what barely, Samstary during the absence on under arrest?.
scaped being manslaughter, Aars of P. 0. Kabel..
Athletic Sports, Jan. 1. 1917.
Entries which closs on Thurs-
Appointment.
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Mr. and Mrs. Brown were the second half-
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