THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEUNENDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1917.
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WEATHER REPORT.
October 24 11h. No refuzza from Japan and Vladivostech. Pressure has increased slightly ovar-the Philip, A pines; also as Hongkong and. Welkafwel; it has decreased slightly elsewhere. There is apparently no material change in goural distribution since yesterday,
Fresh monsoon will continue along the Disian Coust, and over the N. China Bow.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 14 hours anding at 10 am to-day, 0.00 look. Total sinos January at 77.83 inch against an avaenge of 70,95 Inschen. -
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Weather.
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Vostock 6" A muro Hakodate
Tokio
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Nagasaki
L'agina Ostima Naba
Bonin Is.
Whatwal 6 30.26 6 7 ge
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30.07 63 100 ne 29.95 73 93
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NOTICES.
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
OPENING CRUISE.
THE Opening Cruise of the stove Club will take place on SATURDAY, 27th instant, when there will be Ladies' Racos for the Handicap, One Design, Heyward Hays and "Gael Class of Yachts.
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"There will also be a race for Cruisers of Chinese and English Rig and a Scratch Four-oar Contest.
Competitors should be in attendance at the Club House not later than 2.30 P.M.
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D. K BLAIR,
Hon. Bec Sailing Committes. Hongkong, 20th October, 1917.
KEROSENE OIL,
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CANTON KOWLOON
RAILWAY.
TENDERS for the supply of
Liquors and Refreshments
at the Terminal Stations at Tat SHA TAU and Kowloon and on all trains on the above Railway.
It is hereby notified that realed Tenders which should be clearly marked "Tender for the sale of Refreshments and Liquors 01 the Canton Kowloon Kailway" will be received at the Head Office of the British Section at Kowloon, and at the Office of the Managing Director at TA SHA TAU until noon of SATURDAY November 3rd.
Forms of Tender and full parti. culars may be obtained at the Head Office at the British Soc- tion at Kowloon or of the Hosd Office of the Chinese Bection at TAI SHA TAU.
The Railway does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender.
E. P. WINSLOW,
Manager, British Section.
WEN TEH CHANG,
Managing Director, Chinese Section.
20th October, 1917.
G.
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Any European, Non-Asiatic or Indian desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station 'between the hours of 9 am to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 pm; dally. Applicants will be required to produce Passporte or identifica tion papers.
All persons with certain excep tions who remain In the Colony for more than 7 days Ars required to Register themselves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G. P. O, and at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non-com pliance is a fine not exceeding
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SIR EDWARD CARSON AND EARLY PEACE.
Peace Treaty Might not Bring
Security of Fraca.
London, September 7,--Co- incident with the announcement that Mr. Lloyd' George will de liver an important speech on the war sima of the Allien at Birkan- hand to-day,-prominence is given by the newspapers to a statement by Sir Edward Carson to a correspondent, in which Sir Ed. ward deolares
"There is a great deal of very 100 and mischievous talk about Some people seem to peace. imagine we have only to conclude a treaty with Germany, and a}{' will be well. Bu' I should like to sek, what is to happen then? Are the nations of the world to proosed with prepara»- tions for the next orni oto pursue their researches in science to the expansion and pretion of still more deadly weapons of warfare to spand their resources: in the creation of enormo caborts of airplanes and enb marines for the destruction of anforlified towas and the murder
of the innocent women and children that inhabit them; to take advantage of the experiencES | gained in this war in the improve- | ment of lethal sad poisonous gases for the destruction of bumanity ? And are we to live in daily terror that at any mo ment another conflict may arise |which might simont lead to the extinction of civilisation itself?
The truth is, a treaty of pesos does not necessarily secure peace fin the only sense wherein it can
ENTERTAINMENTS.
VICTORIA
THEATRE.
Continued Success of the
"CAMEOS"
ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. TO-NIGHT
1 Opening Chorus——
PART-1.
TO-NIGHT
The Cameos
Ensemble,We want to Sing" Athol Tier & the Company
3 Song, "A Bachelor Gay"...
4 Song,
5 Violin Solo, " Vaino Triste ” T
6 Song,
Gerald Osborne
Peggy Boss
Rhoda Windrum
"Jungle Johnnie”
Malcolm Prentice
Grumble of the Humble "
Concerted, "The Dollar goes up Higher".
9. Song,
8 Song,
"Flora Belle".
“Land of Hope and Glory"
The Cameos Lyla Jeffries
Lilian Gascoins
10. Comedy song," The Plios will get me before long"
11 Ensemble, "Jolly good Luck "
1 Sextette,
2 Song,
3 Duet,
4 Song..
PART #1
* Nuts and May ** "Pag of my Heart" "Hypnotised"
"Never do for me.
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Athol Tier
The Camecs
Some of the Company
Gerald Osborne
Athot Tier and Peggy Ross
Lyle Jeffries
5 Musical Interlude, Lilian Gascoine"& Malcolm Prentice
A FARCICAL ABSURDITY
OUR BABY
Written and produced by Chas. S.Kitts
Caste
ELSIE COURTNEY-MISS RHODA WIRORUM MABLE HOLMES-MISS LYLE' JEFFRIES HATES
BR. ATHOL TIER ONAS
S. KITTS."
BONNIE COURTNEYA.. COLONEL CHUTNEYS,
SCENE: THE COURTNEY'S NEW HOUSE.
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be of any real use to progress and By kind arrangement with Meurs. J. J. BLAKE and M. 3, COWAN
humanity. We talk platitudes about a leagus of antions tơ saforos pesce, without consider- ing conditions "essential to "ita wacom. But there was a league rf nations to protect Belgiam there were solemn treaties and conventions at The Hague, to apply the principles of humanity au far as possible in war and give
effect to international law. How
The "OUR DAY" Committes have pleasure in announcing that
THE CAMEOS
will give a special performance under the Patronage of
at
His Excellency The Govemor, Sir F. H. MAY, K Q.M.G. Hie Excellency Major General Ventrie.
Commodore Bandeman, E.N.
the VICTORIA THEATRE on MONDAY 29th October at 9.15 p.m.
THE WHOLE OF THE NET PROCEEDS WILL BE GIVEN TO
did them avail on the out" OUR DAY" FUND. break of the war?!
Sir Edward then quotes the Garmen Emperor as aaying there no international-law, that treaties are scraps of paper, and adde':
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C. W. JEFFRIES—Chis! Assistant, dongkong Übeartasory, Oct. 24, 1917. 1 Barometer, reduced to 32 daganas Fabrennalt on the level of these 10 10 ches, tenths and hundredths.
3 Temperature, in the shade, in degroen Faarenbolt.
» Humidity, in percentage of saturation:
"I have not yet seen a single suggestion made as to how in fatare, these calamities are to be prevented from recurring, if the lawless temper of the Germans
Booking at MOUTRIE'S opens on WEDNESDAY 24th October at 9 ..
Stalls
$3. Dress Circle............. $2.
22,000 AEROPLANES.
planes. While it is known that .
be American Bizfiset will contain some big planes, high powered and capable of carrying a number
remains anrepentant and their America's Contribution Expected of men and heavy armament, yet
power to repeat their crimes remains what it has been
in the past relatively to the rest
in the Spring.
its chief reliance will be in its speed and in numbers. Speed is
With the perfection of the admitted to be the principal con
of the world. President Wil-"Liberty motor for airplanesideration in a battle in the air,
son is right when he declares official, announcement of whiol enabling the aviator to overtake no terme signed by the
the Humidity of air saturated with mate-present rulers of Germany wouldas made by Mr. Baker, the J8 his enemy or to make a hasty Secretary of War, the work of retreat, as circumstances may offord the slightest security for carrying out the mammoth sero
require. the peace of the world, sad noth- nautic programme of this Govern Facilities for further perfecting
ture being 100.
4 Direction of Wind, sa two points.
dosie.
State of Weather, b blas sky, a de ached cloud, d arising rain, fog, gloomy, à nail, i lightzing, prerast,
passing showers, 4 SqUKLY, I TRIN, a snow, i lounder, ▼ VISINUTY, W GAW VOL.
5 Force of Wind, according to Beauforting is more certain then that just ment is being pushed with the the Liberity motor are being in proportion as the military idea of having 22,000 sirplane provided at the Bureau of Stan defeat of Germany is incomplete, completed and ready for usdards. La Washington where the the duration of peace will be before spring. Tain sir et principal tests have been con- short. Whatever terma Germany which is expected to "put out the dusted. A concrete room is might now bring herself to accept eyes of Germany" and turn the being constructed, with airtight in order to recuperate her strength side of the war for the Allies, in windows and door. A motor will for another aggression, her people now in couras of construction and be placed in this, room and the would soon forget such economic it is learned that the airors air pumped out until it resches privatione as they have had to board of the Council of Nations the degree of rarity that is found endare sad would remain coa Defence, of which Mr. Howard at great altitudes. In this man- vinced they proved themselves Coffin is chairman, osn see no per experiments can be made to invincible.” (
obstacle in the way of its success-determine how the motor will Sir Edward asserted that i!fal consummation by spring. perform at great altitudes. The Day On date on daw. this war is to pat an end to all
Some ancficial predictions sey result will be that no aviator will. war, German militarism mast be it will be carried out by Febrasty be obliged to make great sacente eufficiently crashed to mike 1...hat the most conservativijin order to find whether his freeh aggression by her impossible officials connected with the projeo carburetor" will work; he will
METEOROLOGICAL.
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E.K. Observatory, Oct. 24, 1917.
T. F. CLAXTON, Director,
TIDE TABLE.
From 22nd Oct: to 28th Oct.
High Wacor
Low Water: Hoogkong
Lon
until it is no longer sible for finished and in commission before will happen at any particular the German people themselves to the summer osmpaign is under altitude.
be deluded by the legend of their Way. invincibility in arme."
While the Government, iÎn From unofficial but reliable maintaining strict, secrecy as to In conclusion, Sir Edward said sources it is, learned that the the details of the Liberty that it was obvious that Grest Liberty motor bide fair to revole motor, and the building pro- Britzin most carry on the war tionise aeronautics and that the gramme for the alifiset that in to until such a victory is attained as statement concerning it issued by conquer Germany, it is known will remove all practical danger Mr. Baker was most conservative, that every ons is sincerely con of war in the falare, "and say With the motor standardised, fident that the big flest of air. man who triee, whatever his monofzotare in large quantities planos will be in commission motiva be, to distract the atten can proceed with speed. Power sarly next year and that it will tion of the country from this goal and minimum weight are the accomplish everything that is of deliverance, is the worst enemy qualities which are expected to expected of it. of real pence,"
Portugal's War Expenditure,
motor.
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make it superior to any foreign The Liberty, motor, while it is”
the big, socomplishment in con- Avictors of the Allies have notion with the building of the brought down German battle sis fit, is understood to be bat in a speech on the cast of the plans that were equipped with oas of several points of vantage war, the Porteguess Prime Minis-bres 830-borsepower motors, which will make the, American ter said that Portugal, during the giving total of 2,400 horsepower.airplane saperior to that of the thres years of war, had spent only This conveys some idea of the enemy. What the others are, no about £22,000,000. Although development reached by the Ger intimation is given, though there *** obliged to prepare an army, and mans in the construction of ais-lis a wide field for abeou mine,
to buy material, her present posi
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