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THE HONGKONG 4
HARMONDA
JANUARY
THE FAR EAST IN PARLIAMENT.
BEVUR COSTUMES.
THE SOUL OF ALSACE,
THE COLD SNAP.
CIVIL CONSCRIPTION.
Text and Preamble" of new-
Excess Profits Daty
(Nov, 20.) Mr. G.Tonoba neked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
· Middle
SIR W. ROBERTSON'S WAR WARNING.
Pight Thing; and Do it in Time.
The text of the new German for the past wink “National Auxiliary 8ivion Bill, Wish the Frenel. Army, Nov. 29.-Immediately south of Thaan has been experiencing (universal civil conscription, że ws b. 134.00. if his attention had been drawn The London County Council, astern lice of the Vosges is on the week-end. Though we hive between the ages of 17-60, if no war is going on, ad Sir Williams
and the valley of the Tour the inctly cold ensɔ, which he follow
[made itself espesially felt during
1. Every male German subject and
You wonder how I think the to the effect of the excess profits eitting to cousidar, the recom-tinued by the foothills of the heard of no, instances, in which called to colours, is liable to br Bobertson, Chief of the General China Sugars. b. 3 128.00. [duty upon the investment of mendations of the Theatres and | Ballon d'Alsace, and from any of freesing point ham actually been enrolled for National Sarvice dar. [St, who visited Bradfield College Government Music Balls Committee, refused these, and from one in particular recorded, resident on the Peak ing the war. K'loon Docka, en. $ 127.00, securities; wan be sware-that a „by 38 votes to 3 to renew the Lyon get a „ngerer and more in-states that bis thermometer fe- 2. Under National Barrica is wemary of the 150 Beadfald boys
for the New view of the plain of Als
Lados (Def.) Slambosts. b $
HK, Wharres, b. 8
20.00.
8600.spare funds in
Cements.
b. 8 H.K.Tramways.ɛm. $ 7,00, Wateode,
UNIVERSITY · OF HONGKONG.
6.75.
Honours Degrees to Engineering.
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to unveil aorpes, seated in.
invest $10,000 in Five per cent. Thestre, Drury laps.
than from the higher summits to roint above. At the Peak Tram the Government or in Govern Treasury bills found thɛt, as a The Amalgamated Musicians' the north..
"We have every reason to be result of doing so, its capital would | Union and the National Orahsstral
From the slopes and base of way station, the reading at eight mental institutions, especially thoroughly satisfied with what we
o'alook this morning was 38. be regarded as correspondingly Association appealed against the Hartmannsweilerkopf, far away | reduced and its samensable profiterenewal of the licence.
work in war industry, in agricul have done up to date,” he can On enquiring as the Riyal tare, in the nursing af sick and tinged, "seeing the start we kaj, on the left, the French and Ger. incressed by £1,000, making it Mr. J. B. Willisps, secret-man trenches stretch southwards Observatory this morning, wounded, in manition produc and we may look forwar |liable to so additional £600 of
were informed by the Director ing factories, of all kinds of the of the Union, said scrom the plain, et a distance of that the lowest reading registered in such piber Istorien as have ence, pijet to the multion the future, with coidale Bead duty; that as the income, derived that songs, and inc,leats of bout 80 yerde, towards. Pister during the week-end was 15, a direct or indirect bear from the Treasury bills would be questionable character had formed hauern and the Swiss frontier this being the mipimam hade ing on the prosecution of war do it in time. I cannot help bai that we do the right thing and #600, the compay would £100 part of the performanc, and be Except tr those two ugly yellow temperature. On several occasions or the supply of the population think that the whole Empire your worse off through investing alleged that, notwithstanding the lines ruled across the plain like a lower temperataca has been-re with commodities, The control and I ad referring to the women In Treasury bills than if it left the warning of the Committes certain lines in the fist page of a zote corded. In Japuary last 39.3 of the National Auxiliary Service as well as to the men, to the $10,000 on current mososat sare- incidents had been repeated with book, there is hardly a sign or touched, while in 1893 the is pat in the hands of a specially women who have worked so hard At the Degree Examinations ing no interest, and, in view of out mohication.
sound of was. The tall chimmeys Observatory recorded 32. It established War Department at and who have given up so much held last June in the University this discouragement to investment of Hongkong, the Board of Ex-in Government securities, would sisted in regard to a scene in
of Malbansen on the farther should be explained that the tached to the Ministry of War. Mr. Graydon, the manager side of them. aminers of the Faculty of En he consider the de-irability of in which a lady appeared on the p thick, straight column temperature, which, under certain the neccesary instructions. It can may tell it are necessary in order
sending Obervatory does not take grün
—is fully ready to make any 3. The Bandeerst will issue further morifices that its leaders gineering awarded degrees to adopting measures to exempt stage with practically nothing on of black smoke into the still air conditione, is often lower than the panish for contraventions of the ultimately to achieve complete twelve engineering undergrad-sach securities from the operation but muff, that when the mef There the Germans are busy ordinary shade Lemperature. Mr. law by imprisonment up to one victory and to insure that the They also decided that of the excess profits duty rules as was removed it revealed the but only on suferance. It would Claxton etated that he had heard year and a fine of 10,000 marks, supreme sacrifice which has been the opinion of London examiners.egarded investment. should be accepted as to whether
to place guns in these hills which last night had been clear instead arrest. the work of three of these under My attention has been called to
could destroy those chimneys of cloudy, there might easily Bat that, for various reasons, have been hear-frost. graduates was of the standard this matter. In the case mention- necessary for an honours degree ed the balance of advantage turos
they do not choose to do...... in the University of London. apon the question whether the The awards were made by Pro-investment would constitute a fessors Stephen Dixon, M. Bo., .withdrawal of ospital from em. licensee giving in undertaking a stronger motive than the mere 20).was, this morning..convicted M.LE.E., examiners in engineer incentive to divert - funds from ensure that the performance, we material wealth' ‚which they are money from jank people st ing subjects in the London business-ure to investment free from anything of an objec confident will one day be restored Yaamati. He was sentenced to pow that rigid, homogeneous goes to those who show the great.
to them. All of them, from the four months' hard labour, Mr. condensation
and the mill-
uates.
P. & O, COMPANY.
Mr. E.V.D.. Parr Appolated Local Superintendent,
Mr. MrKerne writes in reply/Artiste drossed in the costume of be a simple muster for the French of no frost on the Peak, but if together or separately, or by made by so many of the best of
A steamer
M
cf a "principal boy."
When the case of the London Hippodrome came up Mr. Johnson moved an amendment to make the renewal conditional upon the
tionable character.
i
Their policy in Alesce it, however, inf isnood by a much
Revenue Officer Imprisoned. A.Chinese revaras officer. (No.
4. The law comes into force on the day of promulgation. The its abolition. Bundesrat will fix the time for
our manhood shall not have been made in vain." u
We are now passing through a time of some stress. It is not very great stream jet, but we must In the general preamble to the expect that it will be much greater Act it is said :-
in the fature. We must remem- "War work has lacked until nearly everything else, invariably "
ber that success in war, as in
and regulation eat.determination.and.. who can the maximum amount of work to remark that applies not merely the highest possible degree, and to the soldier sad the sailor, but of alone guaranteeing complete to the people at home, from the success. The concentration for highest to the lowest.'
not
Fertice.
been called to
People of the darkness spoke or eo difference in social status. To ready
sideration
Junior
On one ocation zur
occasion during the
The official announcement that Jeety's Government, in consults.sheeld not occur again. It was the present state of feeling in triumphal processional maron as the work of German women, Retreat, when things were parbape
University, and have now come Government, securities,veries, in
He remarked that the London Government to hand.
different cases, and the excers The examiners state that Mr. profite duty frequently operates Hippodrome, was the only show in owning staf-captain to the Lloyd gave evidence, and Mr. which alone is capable of raising best set their teeth. That is Poo Ping-sheung has reached to lessen any disadvantage attach-London which he had cared to humblees poila, in the rapka, Otto Kong Sing doleaded. the standard required at the ing to each action. I see, there-visit for a second time. He had have the, feeling that Abace University of Londen B.Sc. Ex-fore, no saficient ground for teken his own boya and their and the Alsatians are properly co amination for Firet
Olass taking measures of the character friends there for happy, innocent part and parcel of France, and periority and consit they mow this purpose of the whole They owed a great debt to the Honoure," and that Mesere. Tang nggested.
amusement, and be was rather that ons of their main duties in and despise. Que of them I met German population which has Officers Tisiting Corps. He did Ying-lam and Leang Nai-hang Transferred German Steamers. good name.
slous for the Hippodrome'e the present war is to reloses them in his church in the Doller Valley, have reached the standard of
from the oppressive domination where he had arranged for our the atilisation for this high sim would have been without them, (Nov. 30) Mr. Balfour, answer-
colours, not know where the country Second Class Dancars with "very ing a
Es quoled a number of news of the German. That is also the entertainment a short recital of of the defence of the Fatherland In the early days of the war, ungar question by Mr. Ger-l good marke" and "good marke"shom Stewart, as to whether paper oritiem ia reference to feeling of the great mass of the what is one of the most wonder of the national strength, ia the of these boya from the s respectively.
ravue Alestians themselves, at all events ful organs in the world. Bat it problem to solve which the War Officers Training Corps and from wrecked the production of the lately on the Goodwin Sands was until "Flying Culoare," on September in the district west of Mulbausen, a different from any other prgan | Department has been created. the Universities accompanied the quite recently a German steamer, 18, which took exception to an
By way of a ballon d'essai, I recital that I have ever heard. The law establishes legal com first fine Army in the capacity of said-The vessel in question incident depicting tailor repeated to a French officer parti-Except for a blaze of light round few the German flag before the measuring a fat lady for a drere. cularly well ploed for feeling the altar and a faint glow high pulsion for national auxiliary dispatch riders. He would swor war. She was, however, under
Mr. Sylvani Mayer, K.O. for the the nationsi palso a statement "P in the organ-loft above the charter to s neutral firm, who Hippodrome, said the incident in which had been made to me that great west door the church was
“As in military service, in the No matter what time of the day forget the fins work they d were in possession of an option to question was withdrawn before only 20 per cent, of the Alsatians in complete darkness, And out
application of this law no con-or night, what weather, wel.or parchees her. On the outbreak of the criticisms appeared. The are French at heart.
will be given to fine, the dispatch riders Word war thie firm sought permission to management. unreservedly gave who say that,"
be answered, seemed to me--the soul of Alasco extend the same compulsical to exercise their option, and His M.- an assurance that such an inci lent "know nothing whatever shout and the soul of France, firat in a
women appears to be anneossary, Alesde. There are, of course, in the song of the captives delivered Mr. E.V.. Parr has succeeded lion with their Allies, consented en anrehearsed inci lent. the late Mr. E. A. Bewell Bbject to certain stipulatione, General Smith Durrien had my district-the whole of the out of the captivity; then in there without a special induce their worst, it was DEDISSENY LO Superintendent of the P. and O. which had the object of ensuring written a letter to the manage reconquered territory certain hymn offronod's Abe Maria-the ment, can be obtained in authoient
quantity." that she could not possibly be run ment stating that he had seen number of Germanophils, and voice of a puffering woman, crying Company in Hongkong, has given considerable ples-are, not only to
in the interest of the enemy. Five Flying Colours," and be bad even of pare Germans. But by to the Virgin Mother for help and the shipping puble but also to other enemy vetnels have been seen nothing in the least sugges- far the greater proportion of the comfort; then, on a lower stop, UNION CHURCH GUILD. his very many friends in the
transferred to neatral Bags ander live in words, or scie. After a population are with us heart and the voice of a man, the crusader- Colony. For some
Homewhat similar circumstances.statement like that from the self-soul, and hail on as their deliver. soldier of France still with that The Union Church Guild's them because they wers-not-2, he has beso is popular member of It is very improbable that at this appointed ceasor, added counsel, era from the reign of barbarism." note of prayer, and then, most syllabus for the first session the staff in Hongkong, where he period of the war their number is was unnecessary for him to say of the truth of that statement wonderful of all, the singing of of
pressat yotr has been a very familiar figure.
will be inoressed, The ship more.
I saw everywhere anmistakable wordless songs of faith and as follower- Mr. Parr joined the staff of the wrecked vessel flew the Ameri.: Mr. Mayer having given the signs. When the little gamins triumph by whole choir of January 10-Lecture by the P. and 0. Company as early as can flag. The nationality of the necessary undertaking, Mr. Jobo by the wayside, all wearing marvellous voices, basa and tenor Hon. Mr. O. Severa. Subject: 1889, as
junior in the London crew is not known to the Ad-san withdrew hie amandmant, bota de polios or Chassears and also, and treble-so faithful British Malaya." office, and after remaining there mirally, except that, in sooor- and the renewal of the licence berets, ory Vive la Erance their in its imitation of the human
January 24, A Scottish Night for a period of five yeara be was dance with the conditions of was confirmed.
org ja a ori, de coeur. voice that you could have sworn L
WE sent to the East. Since then he transfer of flag, there are no
of the shouls skat a roul floah and blood shoir arranged by Mr. G. M. Shaw.
February 7, Leature by Mr. ibs older part of which has was donosaled somewhere behind E. R. Dorey. Sabject: "Milked him, "How do you get your besa horribly matilpted by Ger- the sareen of the organ-gallery and its Adulteration."
officers for these big armies ? ?* man shells-I visited thres and yet more unearthly and
February 21, Magazine Even. He had only to point to the separate classes of children, spiritual than any singing that ing arranged by Mra, Asconachie, public school boys, who were not mostly little girls of from four so ever was,
March 7, Lecture by Rev. J.-K to be surpassed, and who he did Maconachie. Norwegian Valleys and Fjords,"
Subject: "The not think could be equalled.
March 21, Paper read by Mr. The
12 ycare
bae held responsible positions at
enemy subjects among them.
Bombay, Calcutta, Yokohama Japan's Loan to Britain.:
(December 4) Mr. McKenna, in replying to Mr. Watt, said: Iem
acd Shanghai, From the time
the
be
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1
the
get instructions.to: Headquarters. All his diepatoh riders were out, and there was no one to send. Then two boys, who had been out for hours and were hot and ed came in. He did not like to send
and he told them that he could is not send them. They said “Yes,
sir, we will go." They got through, and head” glid to say they came back.
Later the War Offics drow yery much on the O.T.C. for off bera of the armies nofiloer zak- Kitchener. A
Fanior Officers' Training Corps Wore now giving every year abons 3,000 offers. What that meant they could guess from the fact that Lefore the war the total namber of officers, entering the Army from ail ́sonross war about 700,
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he joined London office he has rapidly glad to have this opportunity to value of the goods to be im climbed the ladder in one of the inform the House that an agres-ported and the circumstances nine years of age, saat presided. It is easy to say that all this is Generally over by a sweet-food religious not war, lost is is, if you like, biggest shipping Compsnice in the Japanese Financial Com-speaking, it may be said that the in black robe and snow-white fanciful and sentimental. Bot
ment was signed last week wish of the import. world and has given valuable missioner in London on behalf of following obligations have to coif. Some months ago their only it is, for all the, the spirit of F. M. Mohlar. Subject: servicce to the Company, which has shown that it highly op have undertaken to issue British To deposit either scarities Now they all speak French, and antithesis of Kaltar. Behind and
certain vapaaeae banks which be undertaken by the importer: lange ge was the Alsatian patois. Alsace and of France; it is the American Poets." preciates the services he has ren- Exchequer bonds of the value of with the trust or a money guarang French songs, and the older underlying all the magnificanos dered by promoting him to his 100,000,000 yen to the public antes with a bank; to ship the ones are learned in French and horror and matter-of-Loot present appointment.
When Mr. Porr first joined the have a
ia Japan. The
losa will goods by a steamship company history (and the story of previous workaday industry of the war in
The Colony's Health, Daring last week 69 ossed of Company it possessed a fleet of
Qurrenay of three which has, subscribed to
the German invasions), They take those parte, there is in the whole small-pox were notified in the only 195,300 tons, but to-day its
will years, and
issued Netherlands Overseas Trast oon-to.it all like ducks to serattude of serious-minded French Colony, of which 40 terminated at par, and bear interest at the ditions; that the goodle and pro-Jafter they have been cooped up soldiers...and nearly ali, soldiers | fatally. One of the asses was im: Henny Bannister, was found fleet comprises no less than rets of 8 per cent. per annum, dacts manufactured therefrom are in a whe-feuced chicken-ran
A ship'e afhser, namel Fraugie 1,500,000 tons, including the The loan is designed to sexist destigea exclusively for use in
And it is the same with their to-day-towards the relations two Portuguese and the Point, on Saturday night, and ars necessarily serions-minded ported, and the sufferers were drunk, in Water Street, West Yessels coming under the com
in meeting liabilities in the Holland or for such re-export ss oldera. Here and there you come between France and Alssos" ais | Chinese. There was also one so under the infinanos of Pray's ownership since the United States of Amarios, by je suthorised by the trust; that across a scowling faos; the owner extraordinary spirit of religious fatal case of diphtheris (Chinese) taking over of the British Ladia Company
taking advantage of the favour the importer or bayer has a direct of which, obrionaly "Abhofs the devotion. To a young captain with and one non-fatal conrrence of cink sharlie had to be removed and the able rate of exchange in.. Tokyo interest in the goods and is not a right of khaki evan `mi New Zealand Shipping Oom-with that country. The whole pac. forwarding, agent, nor an agent rogor blog, Bat these
Then, whom I spoke he had been de enteric fever, this being an im: Blue Mr. J. R. Wood, at the pany. Mr. Parr sa been acting coeds of the loan will be at once of a belligerent Govatment; the raters of the Thurand and the Chair of the Legies of "The following exceet, is from and the case was adjourädd för k to the Government Civil Hospital, porated for his bravery and the loss ported Chiness case. as superintendent bere since Mr. remitted to New York. The generally that sil conditions im- along &
and far between, Ad of an arm with the Croix de Guerre Won the Military, Cross, or charts was pralar tad against him, Polion Court this morning, * Hewett's death, and we join with House, I am aure, will greatly posed by the trust as regards the Dollar there is no question Honour, and he was the fist and the Times of Bowerbis 15 an his many friends in congratulat- ing him on his oldest appreciate the valuable saistauds delivery and dispoest of the goods shout it that the German is de-only French soldier mayor of the the Military cross honours lies: promotion,
which our Allies, have thus are observed.
tested, and the Frenchman bereggsquared, territos be repo "Second Lieutenant Temp afforded as. (Cheers.)
Sir . Dalziel saked whether a loved. There is no mistaking bupation of the whole of Almos Lient.) John Paul Jordan, B The Netherlands Overseas Trust Arm importing did not enter into the depth, and sincerity of this was much less a question of milit. As 7.0.0. be followed, clone Lord R. Cecil, invited by Sir an obligation not to export goods feeling. The people of Alsace ser triumph, than of religious behind the infantry and establish H. Dalziel to atste the terms and to Germany. Lord R. Cocit: You, are a people who have awakened orusade, Bo it was to a famous ed At the Public Works Depart- obligations entered into by. Datch sir. Sir G. Younger (Ayr Barghs, from bad dream. They are Alrican general, and bis Chief.
telephonic communies ment, this afternoon, a sale by merchants with the Netherlands) apked what means were taken revelling in the sweet of liberty. Stall, with whom I want inter in though his OP. was blown in suction took place of Inland Lot Overeena Trust on condition of to secure that the obligation was sad are only looking for, and the evening to a sing-song of and his wire cat several times. No. 2218, Kennedy Road. The obtaining import licencas, eaid: oarried out. Lord B. Ceoil; The the day when all thair kuth and Chapours, Alpins, all grimy, with Throughout the day area of the land sold was 11,328 There are different forme of execution of the matter is left in kin will share them them the four and tear of the trenches, valuable information, Lient BOOMED. FURNISHED *he at is TOBELHE-A: Foak BEI. square feet, the sncaal reat being contract and guarantee required be, bands of the trust, but we
So are the clergy the old faith. And so it is, they both told me Jordan is the eldest son of the HOUSE Tennis court, Tegetable $78. It was parohiased at the by the Netherlands Overseas Trust have every spason to believe, after fal, quartoons bares he have and I baljpys, wish he great mase late Mr. Paul Jordan, brother of Cardens Marchio Oftoon the apset price of $2,205 by Mr. Li of Datah importers before parmis very repeated inquiries, that the pined for this day since 1871, not of the Armies on the oresis and Dr. Jordan, of Hongkong, and per month, Anglisive poly Sarg-wang, the owner of the sign to import is given. These trapt perrige out their obligations the 1994 Agbang, tested appag, the spurs of the Vosges has been somerhem in France Bey 1953 oo" Hongkong Tele sdjoining properly,
vary mocording to the nature and to the fall,
priestlings, whose German-fad
Land Sale.
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of ption with his battery,
for the last'lan mübaths.
week.
TODAY'S A ADVERTISEMENT.,
TO BE LET