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"Our Day
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Reflections,
DAY BY DAY.
A DAY, AN HOUR, OF VIRTUOUS LIBERTY IS WORTH A WHOLE ETERNITY IN BONDAGE – Addison.
To-morrow's Anniversary. To-morrow is the anniversary
The Dollar.
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While we have no wish to be anduly critical, and while we appreciate se much as anyone the immense smount of really hard work which was pat into the "Our Day" effort by the Com-. mittee and other officials, we can, not help thinking, on n flection, that there are several re-pects in of the Battle of Trafalgar. which a little better organisation would bave been generally heus- ficial. As a newspaper, we are naturally vitally concerned with on the question of facilities for the 2. Prees, and it is bere that a deal will more might have been done to belp in giving pobliety to the
"The Fantastics."* day'e celebrations. It will at once The public is reminded that be realised that it means hard The Fantastica" alone their work for an evening newspaper season at the Theatre Royal to to come out on the day of the night.
a fall page of events with "Our Day" matter, even under
- Defence Corps Appolatment, the most helpful circumstances, His Excellency the Governor but when the utmost difficulty is has appointed Major D. Heedon experienced in obtaining all the ald, V.D., to be Major in the requisite information (se was the CABG on Thursday) the tank is Infantry Battalion." made doably hard. As a general rule, we found that there was a ready willingness to supply what was wanted; that
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the chief trouble. The whole which point was that there was no one with person to whom Pressmen cald for go with the certainty of being able to obtain the necessary in- formation. It was a case of being switched off from this choisi to that in an almost endless circle, and se most of them were natural ly basy and pre-occupied, the poor journalist had to make the best of mattere. ** Common Justice Expected.
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1917.
WILL THE GERMAN FLEET VENTURE OUT?
Embargo Against Dogs.
THEATRICALS.
The Cameos In an Our
-Day" Programme.
$4
189.2
HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE
YEARS AGO.
(Compiled from the Hongkong Telegraph" files for the week ending October 27, 1892.)
-TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
́Extrsot from a letter of Flor- ence Nightingale's which a cor- respondent has sent to the Daily NewsI remember a cergant who, on picket-the rest of the picket killed and himself battered about the bead-stumbled back Oct. 20-Tos rate of the to camp, and on-bie way picked doller on demand fr-day is 2/10." up a wounded man and brought him in on his shoulder to the The "Bokhara”. Disaster,.
The Dollar.
The audience was not nearly so large sa it ought to have been at the Victoria Theatre last night, 13 Cameos when the popular made a welcome re-appearance and submitted a programme on Oct. 22-"A very large num-lines, where he fell insensible. behalf of the "Our Day" Fand, her of residents, fucluding hin When, after meny hours, he re However, what the audience lack Excellency the Governor and covered his senses--after tropan- ed in numbere it made up in Lady Robinson, the General Comming-bis first words were to mak sppreciation, as from beginn mazding the forces and Staff, after bie "comrade" "I be ing to end the excellent pro Commodore Church, a number of alive "Comrade, indeed ! Yes, mamme submitted was warmly naval and military efficere and all he's alive... It is the General! received and encoren were fre- the foreign Consule, were present At that moment the General
requested. quently
at the Bokhara memorial service, though badly wounded, appeared Cemece," just returned from held in the Cathedral this after at the bedside." "Oh, General. their tour in North China and noon. The Right Rev. Bishop it's you, is it, I brought in ? Jepan, are as merry and bright" Burdon, the Rev. R. F. Cobbold I'm so glad. I didn't know your as ever, and they present an en- and the Rer. A. G. Goldemith honour bat-if I had known it tertainment which can truly be conducted the service, which was was you, I'd have saved you all esid to be one of the most enjoy very impressive. The European the same!" This is the true able of its kind ever witnessed in survivors, including the ship's 'soldier's
spirit. Hongkong. In their concerted officers, Dr. Lowson and Lieut. item, as in their individual Markham, were presen selections, this company of dine
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Until farther notice no dogs brought from Shanghai or from
Secretarial Appointment. will be permitted to lead in thien prove themselves to be Sproston hea been appointed porta in Chins north of Shanghai
-four ladies and five gentlemen Oct. 24-"We note Mr. John Colony.
talented vocal and instrumental peoretary of the Hongkong aud artistes. Few comedians either Chins Gas Company, in the place
Died at Sex.
The Medical Board,
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fashion in our art galleries (writes
Now that war pictures are the
a correspondent to the Manchester Guardian) the fame of the most
may reach a larger public
at Home or abroad of the Iste Mr. O. E Waldaok." remarkable of all battle paintera The body of the Chief Eugin-are so genuinely droll se Mr.
" Some Yacht. ner of the Japanese steamer Athol Tier, and last night he was Oct. 24- The lady who padd though there is just a doubt about Shinko Mare, who died suddenly once again a great favourite, a les our office sampan informs as it, if it be true, as your art critic at sea on the 18th inst.. hea been vocalist and centris dancer. that there is a circus in store for suggested the other day, that it is conveyed to the Public Mortuary. Miss Lyle Jeffries, in her sala items the Corinthian Sailing Olab. A the desire of Governments to and in duets with Mr. Gerard prominent member, reputed to interest the home public in this
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sleo outeland- know a thing or two. bis, direction without andaly disturb His Excellency the Governor ing, Mr. Osborne slso delighting name is Denison, is going to carry ing it. The Russian artist baa appointed Dr. Old by bin fine rendering of several off a prize-or something with Vasili Verestchagin was one of All this is so characteristic of Marriott to be a Member of the songs with "ostchy" airs. Mies his new racing yot, named the the few battle-painters who hare what transpiree when Hongkong Medical Board, vice Dr. Frederic Lilian Gascoigne's beautiful voice Sudden Gerk. It is fearfully insisted on seeing the object as in takes any big undertaking in Osmond Stedman, who he left was again heard to advantage in sad wonderfully made, as the iteelf it really is. Biewer pic- hand that we feel justified in the Jolony.
such songe as Tosti's "Parting" missionare said when he baptiset tores are at once a grisly revela- pening these lines, but it could
and "Solo Mio," singing the a crying baby. The cow craft tion and a vehement protest. “I sil Ee avoided by the very simple
Alice Memorial Hospital.
latter BA &
duet with Mr. Looks like a cross between want my paintings to be horrible," expedient, followed at Home, "of
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Malcolm Prentice, who gave great kerosene can and a pig trongb, Vereatohagia once said; "the appointing one or more Press Memoris sad Affiliated Hospitals pleasure by a fine performance with a dash of whaleback blood people must know what war real- cwards (or & Publicity Comtege to acknowledge with thanks on the violin. Miss Pegay Ross in it. It lies at V.RO, and the 1 in." Verestohagin did not take- mittee, uh nawe understand
the following donation to the was viustions as ever, her bar-boy save it is a tank-atesmer, his subjects second-hand, but the "Heather Dy" Committee Fande of the Hospitals:- St. singing and dancing being char andersized; he thinks it will be marched with armies, sharing all
to
Paul's College, $100.
Not Too Modest.
ON which she had
was very effectively done. The 80-to see in a policeman's shoe.
A Chinese (ovasion "*.
voost and instrumental contribu-
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has formed) whore vole dnty it in
acterised by an artistio finish that useful to bring dried fish from their hardships and their horrors. to eee that the newspapers are
was very pleasing. Miss Bhods Canton; or, if the red paint can Ee accompanied the Boerian ex kept informed of all that is doing and to whom the heads of the U. S. Liberty Loan. Wisdram and Kr. Kitts also be soraped Fit might do for a pedition into Turkestan; he took several branches of activities The Subscription List for the shared in the honours of the coffin. or even an ice-cbeat. It an active part in the defence of
flat-bottoned, or Bre r.quired
report. new 4 per cent. "American Liberty evening, bath being particularly in
rather Samarkand; he fought in the " Then it would be a relatively Loan closes in New York on the clever and amusing in their song carred at the ends; fist eide, war with Tarkey. It may in all easy matter for journalists to 27th inst The International entitled “Love." At the piano wider at the bottom than the truth be said that be found his collect
the information they Barking Corporation inform a Mr. Kereta was of great assist.top; sheer deck, oat cf at a inspiration at the very cannon's downward angle at each end, mouth. And is the end, by a are eerking and much needless that they will handle any applica-ance to the vocalists, irritation and worry would be tion, free of charge.
To-night "The Cameos" will like a duck pont. It has about grim touch of irony, it was the asin appear at the Victoris ten tons of lead in the basement, agency of war itself that meat this The mutiny within the German Navy, or a part of it, has caused avoided. We are afraid, however,
Thestre. Colonel Chapman. renewed interest to be taken in the enemy's ecoond line of defence that the Prees are about the last:
on top of which is a fas concrete apostle of penos" to his death akating rink. There is a hold in at the height of his artistic power. and bas once more raised the question as to the likelihood of its people to be thought of in events It is notified that loes) permis-
"The Fantastics."
the roof, about as big as a Hant. He perished in the explosion that "venturing out to encounter the British Navy. Qar naval forces have of this kind, despite the fact that sion has been granted to Lieut.
The versatility of "The Fan- been awaiting the enemy's Fleet in the North Ses ever since the Jat their columns are well filled for Gol. Arthur Chapman, V.D., to tastics" was further demonstrated ley and Palmer bisecit box, with destroyed the Russian Asgahip a rail an inch high to keep the Petropavlovek outside Port Arthur land Battle, after which the Germans, or as many of them as could, werks before-hand with matter retain his rank and to wear the last night, when another com-wind out. It has a single sbort in 1904. dashed back to their home refages and from that day to this remain-booming the impending fone prescribed uniform of the Hong: plete change of programme way ed there like so many rate in strap. The trend of speculation on tions. That is the impression kong Volunteer Corps, upon his presented at the Theatre Royal mast, and will, we believe, City a tremendças lugrail but nothing this interesting question seeme to be in the direction of the bel af created by the rather niggardly resignation of his Commission in and was greatly enjoyed by all else. The rudder will have to be that the Fleet of the Fatherland will in the near Intore make a more manner in which they are given, that corps.
present. Quite a feature of the of the fin type, as there in po determined effort than it has yet made, and, in fact, concentrate all facilities for reporting the hap-
evening'e entertainment were the place for a rudder post. With The officer was lecturing the its energies upon this effort. The adventure, it is believed, will be peningɛ-1 case in point being
classical dances by Miss Fern flat sides it should have a cew recruite on the preventive made in response to German public opinion because of the protrac - the arrangements made on Thure The Court barbed at the French, this being the first better grip than keel or venire measures for gas attacks, and the ed insotivity of their Navy, regarding whose prowess so much was day for admission to the parade, Magistracy this morning when an occasion Baid and eo mach predicted in Germany when the Germans were ground and the evening fete old woman, who was charged with sopeared in this particular role, do for a fine ram, if nothing else. ber," he said, "there are only two board, and its pointed bow will necessity for the smart adjust- ment of gas-helmets. "Remem- rappneed to be looking forward eagerly to "The Day."
Too clien a policy of teke ell and being engaged in 8 bout Her "Shepherd's Dance" It is expected to revolutionise In a telegram received only a few days ago, it was stated that give nothing is applied to the with another age female, com- beautifully done, being a triumph
classes when the gas alarm is the belief was at present being entertained that owing to the Frees in Hongkong, and we do merced to disco be, before Mr. A. of artistic skill. Miss Billie rotting. Personally we expect it scunded the quick and the will revolutionias the gatemen on dead!"-One more Anglo-French anrest in the German Navy, it was believed that, if for go belter thick it is high time thoss who Dyer Ball, to show the injuries Seaton, in several new itame, was |board-overturn them complets- resson than to divert the orew's minds from the in--inde ceased by help so materially in bringing to which she had received at the charming and viracions a ly, in fact and then retire from story. A coal merchant, with a their prolonged and cowardly inactivity, the Nive would soon public notice the claims of the bands of her antagonist. Despite ever, while Miss Hilda Felstead's
very slight knowledge of French, public life. We should sooner be ordered to see. This may or may not be the case. We may depend causes espoused are given a little the many protests of Chinese new turn, "The Lady Slavey,
"was asked one day by a lady what price his coal war, Think- upon it, however, that our naval men are, eagerly awaiting each an more consideration. We make lokongs; it was with the greatest event and will readily welcome it, to wailer in what strength it these remarks in no spirit of difficulty she was restrained. Es
Oct, 27- 'Goodness, gracious! ing it a splendid opportunity to may come. That the Germans will set forth in all their might, is reaccor or bittere: we 65 Worship bound the women over. ions of the Misses Nellie and What is this disease that is com- is carte, 254, per ion sul-de-mat,
air his French, he replied: stated to be certain. They will be cermpanied, it is believed, what we have said on the grounds
Elvis Black were splendidly re- ing upon us? Actually soother 26.; one shilling extra for pat not only by their entire submarine faet but likewise by ss many of ordinary common justice.
ceived, and the new dance and large, pea-green Chinese torpedo- aircraft as they can possibly assemble. On good authority, it is A Flae Record,
pointed patter of Miss Ivy bost cams dashing this forenoon ting in bags,' known that the Allio) fets have a sufficient number of venela As we mentioned yesterday,
Aldons and Mr. Fred Keeley pro into the waters of this important ready to deal corelasively with the German Battle Fleet should it the Han. Mr. Wei Yok, C.M.G..
vided one of the features of the outpost of a mighty Empire 2000 put to sea, whilst the balance, which would be a large one (en retires from a twenty-one years'
evening. Mr. Leonard Nelson grest has been our naval constraction during the past three years) ase ciation with the legislativa:
seems to have no end of funny po which the sun, the moon
and the stare never -801-and Archdeacon Dennis, who has could be mat aside to be employed on enterprices to carry the war body of the Colony to morrow.
songs in his repertoirs, and those anchored near Matray Wharf, died at sen on his way home from into German watora. Little, however, need be éxorated from such Thus will end a period of most
who heard him last night were dangerously near the bath-house. West Africa, achieved a difficult an attack, as it is well-known that Heligoland, Wilhelmshaven and beat foent poblic service in the
more than ever delighted with A regular Chinese invasion ! " task when he translated the whole the Elbe strongholde and the entrance to the Kiel Canal interests of the Chinese com.
his forte. In what is rightly
of the Bible into Ibo. The Arab- are all so strongly fortified that they are practically impreg-munity of the Colony-s .work}
"deacon'once told a lecture audi- nable. And we have learned the neoful lesson from our which has entailed enormens toil This morning Revenue Ing termed an athletic absurdity, The Crazy Oatlers," Mr. Rad- experiences in the Gallipoi Peninenia that an attack from and labour, which has been beset pector Wildin, diroivered on the head Wilson and Mr. Fred Kealey Mosquitoes' Flights.
ence that in this langusge--which The Dealing with the fight of moss is current among 3,000,000 Blasting platform against a bigh angle fire from a fixed with difficultier, bat which has .. Phumpenh 3,465 tale of
were wonderfully smert. platform does not pay. It is therefore highly improbable that we been diseberged with the eagle opium to the value of $36,000. whole performance went with a quitoes, Dra. J. A. A. Le Prince ribesmen in Southern Nigeris.
might and "right," should ever make a big attack on the German coast line, as is aim of smoothing the path of Two men were charpad in con- happy swing from start to finish. and T. H. D. Grifithe, în U.S. these word has 10 for
11 servant cocasionally stated to be likely to take place. Should the Allied British administration in this section with the affair before It will be repeated at's matinee Pablic Health Reporte, state c
and "alsvo."
Other obscure sarplus fleet co-operate in an attack, on a grand scale, on, say, corner of the Empire. Mr. Wei Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Palice this afternoon, while the sesson Anopheles were stained in vete Zeebrugge or Oalend, and for that purpose ass a feet of shallow is a typical representative of the Court this morning..
by spraying with a 1 per cent. synonymous, draft monitors, substantial success might probably result, It may old type of Chinese gentleman.
Mr. Mattingley defended both enda to-night."
equocne solution of eosin from an tongues present translators of the be socroted as being absolutely certain that the plan adopted by the a man of sterling qualities and men,
atomizer. Their fight extended Bible with similar or worse Allied ficel-all the more certain now that the American Navy is on great commcn-sense;
a quiet Inspector Wildin asid the first
approximately a mile from a difficulties. In the language of the soone to lend valuable assistance will be one in which the speedy worker, with little patience for defendant wae quarter mater and
Tintsin Men at the Front.! breeding place, producing very New Britain no verb can be found annibilation of German Battle Fleet will be the chief aim. It is a the superficial, load-mouthbed the second man the book. At 2
Mr. J W. Fenton informs the profusely. Beyond this distance meaning "to forgive." The only well known fact that bat for oironmstances favouring the Germens young upstarts who talk mach o'clock this morning defendanta P.&T. Times that he has received stained specimens were not found, equivalent for "festival" in one every unit of their fleet that took part in the Jatload Battle would sad do little; and one whose were actually caught in the new from his nephew, George, The distance of fight from "s of the Indian dialects in a word hava keen wiped out.
keen judgment has raised him to set of healing out baga of dated August 15, who is a captain place proinoing very freely, bat which means literally much Profiting by that experience it is certain that the German Navy a position of high esteem smoog opica from the cargo bold, in the Field Artillery. He writes less profusely, was decidedly less beer drinking" The missionary is now more heavily armoured and perhaps better equipped, but it the right-thinking portion of the with ropes. The men
belf-mile. bo translated the Gospel of St. were that whilst out at rest a few days-Approximately a is, in our opinion, extremely unlikely that they get consider them general community here. His re- caught by revenue officers. Ago he met three Bryson brothers, Stained specimens of A. qued- Lake into Bineaders for tribe solved strong enough to venture forth, particularly as the German linquishment of cfficial public sampan was alongside ready to Dr, Brgaon is still in the line and rimaculatna were taken as follows: in Papua was handicapped by the akipyards hava bean concentrating upon the building of submarines; work will mesa. distinct Defendants to enablerable time past, and are now busy with merchant ships loss to the Government, but ce ready hauled up four bags, which the other two with the Chinees. Two st 3,245 three as 3,000 fact that they regard the throat, to enable them to repair their many losses in that direction,. Con« has well won a rest and has the contained approximately 6,000 Capt. Fenton was asked to join ft., one at 2,800 ft. In ons test, pot the heart, sa the seat of emo- fident in the strength of the Allied Naval Forces, and particularly satisfaction which comes from tesis, when they were seized. In the tremendous power of our own Navy woman afford to await the knowledge of labours faithful palmly any attempt which the Germans may think ft to make, be it ly discharged, town or be it lasers
BIG OPIUM 'HAUL.
Thirty-six Thousand Dollars Worth Selzed,
The case was adjourned until Friday dert.
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