REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
BRITISH DESTROYER TORPEDOED.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1917.
Filty Survivors.
London, September 23. The Admiralty announces that a German submarine torpedoed and sanka British destroyer at the approach of the Channel.
·There were fifty survivara.
THE BALKANS.
Fighting Near Seres.
London, September 23.
▲ British officia! message from Salonics states: Wexpelled
■ detachment at Kumli to the north-west of Serps.
FRENCH RAID ON EASTERN FRONT.
London, September 23. A French Eastern communique states:-A French detsahment, co-operating with Easad Albanians, successfully raided Skumbi Valley and took prisoner 442 Austrians, who lost heavily.
BRITISH NAVAL AIR RAID. -
London, September 23.
An Admiralty announcement states:-Naval aircraft on Friday night bombed Thourout and Cortemarck railway stations, essing Ares. They also, bombed Ostend Dooks on Saturday. All the machines returned.
BELGIAN DEPORTATIONS RESUMED.
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HONGKONG'S WAR CHARITIES.
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OBITUARY.
[ many years was now working, tea par
The fand for the relief of the charmed by the best bands in the inhabitants of the liberated, Colony, and where there wou'd be Well-Known Scottish Lawyer. Our Day." districts of France had been the drawing for the war bonds, supported to the extent of A Red Cross competition would
ESENTATION TO DR
PEARCE
Impending Departure for War Sirvice.
An interesting – pragm
$1,000 and the St. Dunstan's proceed's simultaneously, Ho The death cocormed at Rigin at His Excellency the Governor, Hospital for soldiers blinded in the wanted everybody, so remember the age of 64 of Mr. James Crabb (Sir Henry May, K.Q.M.G), pre-
war had been given over $4,000. that every dollar subscribed to Watt, K. C. (father of Mr. Crabb sided over a meeting of the Gen-Dr. Harston, during his visit the war bonds wah going to Watt who was recently in practice aral Committee, held in the Council Home went to the institution, and war purposes. Sixty per cent. here) Sheriff baitute of Invey took place in; the offcestof the
this morning. The hoard some very pleasing things of the subscriptions would nese, Elgin, and daira, a position. Danitary Department onde meeting had been called to reosire about Hongkong and was impress be divided in prises, which to which he was appointed in when Dr. Pemroope a report of the work of the Bred by the practical lines on which would take the form of war February last, Mr. Orabb: Watt Officer of Health, who ecutive Committee and to farther things were run. Lord Roberts bonds, and the remaining farty was in the truest sense of the leaving Hongkong! the arrangements for the celebra-Memorial Workshope, which were per cent, would go to the Red term a self made man. He rose medical cervicamay tion of "Our Day".
assisting disabled men to esen Cross Food. Hot on cent, would from humble circumstances to the recipient of tabsible The Hon, Secretary, (the Hon. their own living again, had been no for any other purpose and dignity of a King's 'Counsel at the son of the esteeusin Mr. B. R. Hallifax), first read the given £1,500, and to the Y.M.C.A. nobody would profit. Therefore Scottish Bar and resident Sherif he is held by the members of the minutes of the previons meeting, Hate $1,500 had been, allocated, the drawing of those bonds oculd in a northern county. In early staff. Mr. E. V. Carpmsel, head of Hongkong had given five buts, the be differentiated from the per life he was a compositor and Sanitary Department presided, these being confirmed.
Alengthy report was made Daily Press raising the money for nicious method of gambling afterwards a reporter, and at the and thoes, present included in, by the Hon. Mr. E. H. Sharp, K. the fat and a part of the second. known sa lotteries (Laughter), age of 18 he became editor of Gals, Secretary, and almost all O, the Chairman of the Ex-The remainder had been made Nobody need be in the less the Fifeshire Advertiser,” He the Department'e Inspectoresve ecative Committes. He said that up out of the general fund. There afraid of being drawn within the also served on a number of Mr. Carposelɔavid, shey were since the last meeting held in were very many other useful clutches of the law. It was not newspapers in the South of met to say good-bye to De Perco January the Executive Committee objects expported. The Star and lottery but simply a drawing England, and returning to Boot and to wish him every good for had distributed a large amount Garter Hospital endowment had of War Bonds. The fact that the land, he was appointed sub-editor tone. He wished to day on behalf of money. The principle on which now been completed at a cost of Governor of the Colony had lent of the Edinburgh Courant," of all the Inspecore how much the Committee bad worked had over £3,000 that defraying the bis sanction to the soheme ought then edited by Mr. James Mure, there regretted Dr. Paros
be enough to satisfy assisted by such distinguished leaving, io view of, the faoi that been that the distribation cost of building, the equipping to
In the outside writers as Messrs. (after he bad been with them so long. should be so wide as possible and permanent endowing of a the most timid mind
the neefal ward; named after Hongkong. evening the public gardens, which werds Lorda) Robertson and Dry Pears had been working with FIL сотог
so admirably Stormonth Darling. Mr. Wait them for six cen yesta and they objects doing the most immediate The legal documente had now lent themselves
be acted for some-years" as private could not have, hed a more good. Those permanent institu- been completed giving Hongkong for illumination, would London, September 23.
As this called to the Ber in 1890. He (Applanee.). A good dusk of trying Datcb telegrams indieste the resumption of the Belgian tions, which would go ou after the the perpetual 'right to recommend illuminated, and » again - music clerk to Lord Craighill, and-wae plesnapt officer to work undar
war, had been left for the time anybody for the ward. The Dread- would be rendered. deportations, also the destruction of Belgian steelworks, including being. Since the fund was stars nought Hospital at Greenwich function would be displayed for was a stenuous worker and an work had. fallan, od Dr. - Posacen the famona Cookerill Works at Seraing-sur-Meure!
ed in January, 1916, the amount and the Belgian Belief Fund had the first time in Bangkong two earnest pleader, deliberate in shouldere. He had a greakeal distributed was over £45,000. been supported, but there was no war films, which had best scared peech, not addicted to rhetorical of work to do in the plagus tince There was a very long list of cha need to give more to the latter from Shanghai, They would nourishes, but developing, bis that many of them could reme ities, and these had been annons now for the Americans had a doubt prove a great attraction. argument by the eure method of ber, and much of the organiss ced from time to time in the news eumed all obligations with regard He felt sure that "Our Day" was sound reasoning coached in pisin of the work under, the new. O. papers. Some of the principal to thet Fond, Lady Roberts going to be a worthy attempt on language. He took silk in 1902,dinance had fallen on his shoul. objects to which allocations had Field Glass Fand did not need the part of the Colony to assist the and continued to command the ders. The Inspectora, nished him (Mr. Carpmael) to tell, Br. Parne been made this year were the money so much as glasses, and depleted funds of the Red Cross, confidence of law, agents, and IME
reminded that their clients. Be bad one of the largest how grateful to all were farkl following: The Ladies Working farther gifte of field glasses or He was Parties in Hongkong, which were telescopes would be welcomed. Obinese friends were going to oriminal praotions of the time, courtesy with which he had treat- Elis contributions tomeen in dealing with the little all organised as the local branch of course opere glasses were give a theatrical display in one including eheriff and polies courted them, and for his great hind of the Queen Mary's Needlework no use. The fand dietributed of the theatres which would last work.
discretion of their for a whole week without inter-magazines were numerous and troubles which they had had to Guild. This was the first charge tentatives, among mission, except to allow the actore he was one of the first in 1800 in put before him. O beaulf of on the fands, and was the largest item of expenditure as well as small organisations, had amounted to supply the wants of the inner the National Review to advo- them he wished to say that they probably, the foremost in general to 63,500. Tast bad been care man. That phenonenal effort cate the institution of a Court of hoped 10 ses Dr. Peares back here. interest, being war work actually falls used. The Executive Com would doubtless largely contribute Criminal Appeal. It is under- (Applause).
etood that he has left behind him
Mr. Carpmaelethem banded to London, September 23.
done in the Colony. During the mittes wanted the General Com to the saccess of the Fand, The local authorities at Brest are proceeding with the construct-present year this work had very mittee to give them free discre The Rev. J. Kirk Moonachie the manuscript of three volumes. Dr. Pearse a invelling, 380, d
companied by a silver-mounted and Lawyers; the Becond. Ask imcribed. ion of a 250 yard mole capable of accommodating the largest much increased. Last January tion in the matter of allocatione, said he was exceedingly sorry to one, Filty Years of Scots Law
Presented to vessels afloat.
they were spending on materiala | because matters of urgency often be at a differenos about the wayThe Passing of the Sosta Kick Dr. Pearce from the staff of the
With regard to receipts they were going to celebrate "Oar about $3,000 a month, but arose.
doubled. there was little to ear. The total Day." It was with regard to the an ante anion brochure: sad Sanitary Deperiment of Hangs to-day tbat Wes Large quantities of things had receipta since the Fund opened drawing of the war bonds, for he the third, "A History of Brons
leaving the Calopy for, she front biou Bent
England, were over $500,000. This year a supposed that the prises would be haven," besides a large collection kong sa a mark of esteem, on, his
this fine
of Kincardine, its history and result | won them. Althoughthey w620 War Mesopotamia, Egypt and France little over $300,090 had been lang personally to the people who of papers ouboerning the country Do the other side, the
were four Chinese charsetorn familico. as well as elsewhere, and shipp- subscribed,
mainly dus
conveying the hope that the to bonds they would be the property ing firms and companies. had being.
the collection among the of the people lucky enough to
recipient would ever reQSİVE (ADY given them most-generone help is
blessings. the matter. They wished that commercial community which Sie wio. If that were so, he was that help could be acknowledged Paul Chater was instrumental in afraid that he could not support and which "realised it. He was very sorry to be such by name, but they were sekedarting,
BUENOS AIRES RAILWAY STRIKE.
London, September 23, Realer's correspondent at Buenos Aires sales that railwaymen have decided on a general strike on Monday,
GENERAL. ALEXIEFF'S SUCCESSOR,
London, September 23,
According to Renter's correspondent at Petrograd, General Donkhonine, Chief of Staff on the Western Front, has encceeded
General Alexieff.
NEW YARD MOLE AT BREST.
FOOD CONTROLLER FOR SPAIN.
London, September 23, - According to Renter's correspondent at Madrid the Premier has bad an audience with the King regarding the food supply, at which it was decided to appoint a Food Controller.
RUSSIANS PRESS BACK ENEMY.
London, September 23.
A Russian wireless official message states:-We pressed beck enemy advanced guards in the region of Radas, in the direction of Big. The Romaniana repelled actucks in the region of Manchel.
RELIGION IN THE TRENCHES.
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Dr. Pearce, in reply, mid ho Sir John Jordan, touched at fels sura, shay, would understand not to do so. The next item was $140,000. The present balance a disagreeable person, but he had Yokohama to-day, sayes telegram, his feelinge. He wished so the Royal Flying Corps Hospital in London was practically nil, his reasons and they were not dated September 18 to the N. O convey: his sincerest thanks in London, which was doing but they had in Hongkong over formed lightly. He did not for Daily News. He will rejoin the Their present was the sort of most excellent work. They had $55,000, which was mainly due one moment suppose that he was str. Siberis at; Kobe en route to thing which he had always envied other people having bet undertaken to subscribe for the to their baring just received the the only ona right-thinking mem Shanghai. among the older men, who bara daration of the war $200 a month very generous subscription of ber present, but he would like Bequests by. Former Shangbar to which he thought
individual like himself drank of the thin wins of certain and support a ward, called "The over $40,000, from the Chinese. to be relieved of the duty of
Mr. Alfred Carroll- Hanter; of not aspire. He would, always Bineteenth-century writers still Hongkong Ward." They were also When that was sent Home they serving on the special sab- farther diluted through popular giving, though there was no de- would be in need of more sub-committee appointed to deal with Hartington Road, Liverpool, value it and take the atmost The matter was formerly of Shanghai, retired care of it. It Was 2 VOIY magazines. The soldiers belief finite promise to continue, £1,000scriptions. Mr. Sharp went on "Our Day.
dost with the ques decided while he was away, and merchant, who gives 6650 among pleasant indeed on goingɛwasy- God is often expressed in a year towards the general funds The intrepidity and greatness language which, intellectually, is of the institution, making £3,400 tion of monthly subscriptions he was glad to see that the Comcertain religious charities, left to hear the appreciative Toy of soul shown by men in the fatalistic. You won't get hit a year. The third item was the saying that this the best way the mittes and not put his name down estate of the value of £2,268, says marke which had been ergras ned; and he would like in return to frenches is a familiar fact, which unless the bullet has your name Primpers of War Fund, which Committee liked the money to as having served on the Com-the "L&C. Express."
say that he did appréclaté, thé ie thrown into a higher light by it. Either your number is up was sending a large number of come in for it gave them a steady mities. He had his conviction,
in which the staff had helped Way, in the story of the British chaplain no worry yourself. If parcels of food, etc., to the pri- and assured income. He appeal and would like to withdraw from wbo avows, after witnessing so
the sub-committee. He was sorry. cent will be distributed in prizes him in the work he had to do in this be fatalism, it is so only in the soners of war in Germany, ed for more of these,
His Excellency the Governor but could not help it. notion, that he could find nothing purely intellectual sphere, and Dozing the present year they had
and the remaining forty per cent Hongkong. Without their help His Excellency said they were will be given to the Bed Cross bis tak would have been impose to preach to men gifted with that is a sphere in which the given over £3,700 to this land, then proposed a resolation to ste
ible; for the Istpectare -ware the ench qualities. They rather had ordinary soldier soon gets out of and it wee, perhaps, the most effect that the Executive Com-sorry to lose the services of Mr. Fund.
bis depth preached to him merely by wha
immediately neeful fand of any,mittee be given general powers to soonachie, who had been of no they did. Thie 'suggests the Also, there is no doubt that, They were now working entirely alloste money's received as they inconsiderable help to the War sabegriptions and prises will be
shiak bear, and this was approved. Oharition Committee. They quite as follows: frequent question of the belief of in, the hour of danger the great through the central organisation
Contioning, His Excellency appreciated his personal view First Prise ska soldier in God, especially a majority of men pray; it is not in London, which selected the said they all deeply deplored the on the matter. He understood Second Prize be revesla it in the shadow and perhaps a very high type of prayer, gimente, so se to prevent over death of Dr. Atkinson, one that Mr. Maconnchie did not Third Prize manace of denib. According 1015 19. purely individual, elf, lapping or omission. The Hong-
of their representativOJ in want to resign from the War Ten Priass of $500 each the Bay Tefrey Garden in centered and inspired by fear. kong baroale went to particular London, who had given very Charities Committee, but only Thirty
"For myself, I have no great men in a "Paper from Picardy" (Hough-
selected regiment and
valuable services. "An official from the sub-committes. Log Miflin Company, Boston), admiration for this emergency those men had sent interesting
message had been sent to Mrs. Mr. Maconachis said he would Distributed in priser. some part of belief in God religion of the trenches.
It is post-carde of saknowledgement. Atkinson expressing the. Upm- be very sorry to withdraw from Leaving for the Bed seems almost universal." But the based on fear, and, fear is a. Hallitas had drawers fall of mittee's sympathy and valued the War Obarities Committen. Orom Find...is. Ber. Mr. Gordon is not entirely rapidly shifting foundation. Sach them. In the space provided on
Killed in Action. enthusiastic over the religion that religion, strong in the front the poet cards the men almost appreciation of the work of her This was only a passing qubation
Total, the late husband. No successor had that he, "wished not to associate
Mr. D. L. Pritchard, formerly comes to a soldier ander fire, lines, is apt to grow weaker in invariably stated bat
Should the value of the tickets of Yokohams, was killed in sction as we learn from a citation in The support, almost to evaporate in things they were most in need been appointed, because Mr. with
There was no more business sold exceed $50,000, the firms in France, on July Blowf Continent (Chicago, Presby.", billets, and to vanish altogether of were cigarettes, tobacco and Marray Stewart had promised to
before the meeting, which was second and third-prinse will be richerd, before his depa do the work by himself. which speaks of the "atrangely week's leave. A generation soap. It was known
than closed.
increased proportionately, and from, Yokohama, weichessbo mixed character of the British go preschera used to seek to do about 80 or 90 per cent, of the "Our Day". Celebration.
the smaller prises will be increas Rising:Sam Petroleum-Catja mile Boldier." The Rev. Mr. Gordon their hearers into virine by farid parcele actually arrived, the re- As regards the forthcoming bolde that hell fire and shell. emphasis upon the terrors of mainder wat being dost, but de- celebration of Var Day," con- DRAWING OF WAR BONDS. ed in anumber and amount at the wae for one ecsson Hot, Boorstary The prospectus of the draw for discretion of the Committee, so of the Tokohama Laterary-ami fire are slike impossible as the hell. Fear
Course layed through the men being tinned Bis Exellency, Lady May's sole or chief foundation of the ometimes be the first motive transferred to different camps in Bose Fand was being continued, War Bonds, which has been that sixty per cent of the surplus mercal Society. religion of love." Still these ring a man away from vice and Germany. Hongkong had helped as had already been notified in organiand in connection with will be added to the prizes and
Shanghai, AmaĪTOLA - Unfortunately his “Our Day," statee that the price forty per cent, will be added to
We are informed angelhei emergency prayers and petition-oward God, and as such is has about 150 prisonere. As ragerie the Pread. from the trenches must be taken its value, but I cannot believe the Red Cross that was nearly would not be here for that as of tickets will be $5 each. Prizs the contribution to the Red Cross for what they are worth se evi that a religion in which fear plays confined to the " Our Day! efforts, she was not due to arrive back will be paid in Bonds of the Fund, Prises to be in multiples dence of the men's belief in God, a large part can be very so except for specially our-marked in the Colony until the close Hongkong Government 6 per of $100. Oddisonate to be and proof that they are not, si ceptable to God, whether that subscriptions, which had smogat. of the year, lie wanted to men- cent. War Loss of 1916. In order for the banest of the Red Cross communicated, to) 400 diners any rate, consistent fatalists. It far be the fear of hell or the feared this year to £2,003. Last year tion that all lettere for that fund to ensure that the scheme is pro- Fand.. in interesting to learn also from of shelle."
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The minimum amount of the eyes and care of the 16 0. £. his plaos he was perfectly certain $15,000 that the Inspectors would give 6,000 M, Gieleho same help that they 2,000 had-given him. He thanked 5,000 them yery sincerely for their pre- 3,000 seat and for the kind words expressed through Mr. Cernmis). $30,000 (Applanas,)
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The sale of tickets will close at expression-of appresiaDECE the "Our Day" effort realised chonid be plainly addressed ductive of "new" money for war year 25,000, and this year Rose Fand", for if they were purposes, Binds of the Hongkong midnight on Tuesday, 16th Opto-Wertment als they were hoping that it would not so marked suey would not be Covernment War Loan will be ber, 1917.
No ticket having drawn,a priss. be very much more. The French opened. The work was being given as prizse and an equivalent before the war has now no meAD-Į Mrs. Mooney, who was arraign. Red Cross had been added to the superintended by Mr. Steadman amonas reinvested in now British will be eligible to draw anyło ing at all for those in there deysed on a murder charge arising list, and that was specially in at Government House, and it War Loan Book by the long-prins
Tickets and BakaofTick who have gone down into the out of the bomb explosion, last need of funds, beosuse of the would greatly facilitate the work kong and Shanghai Banking Oar-
As poration to replass the Hongkong can be had on: application at tim deep waters of tragedy and suffer. July in San Francisco, has been anormous number of French sold-if letters were so`marked. ing. We read thou
soquitted. After the close of the iers who had been engaged in war. rogarde she actual programms Government War Loan Bonds Hongkong and Shanghai Banking 'Agnosticism I have met, but trial the defendant kissed the They had given ord? $2,000 to for the day there would be in si present held by them. Of the Corporation on and alte 24 not very often, and, then chiefly whole of the jury men.»', #ah that land, plus 4500 to the par- | khọ afternoons form of antiesain- total amount wakesriket, sixty por | Suplember, 1917.