REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Puge L)
THE ITALIAN FRONT,
Landon, November 21. An Italian official message reports:-There was intense. artillery activity on the whole front yesterday, Itaban and British monitors co-operating in the coastal zone. We re- "pulsed thres violent attacks on Mount Pertica The infantry scuona were not renewed at Mount Tomba and Mount Mon- Седега,
A German wireless official message states: The Italian theatre is unchanged.
RUSSIA AND PEACE
Petrograd, November 22. Beuten's respondent wing reatorday staten zemā Maxmaust Comms-ouer with the Commander of the Gar- rion, decompanied by troops, and a band playing, marched To the late Bank and demanded ten muizon rouules. The Baux otheral conferred with the delegates of the Towa Comel and the Peasant's Union and at was unanimously douded to refuse the demand, Eventually the Commander of the Garrison withdrew with the troops and raned te Comer of Maximalist Commissioners, who decided that the demand was not according to law; whereupon. Com water apologized to' the Bank oficiais.
General Brustion has been locked down by à motor Jorry in Moscow and sustamed a broken leg.
Fighung between the Kot apd Wane Guards near In- burg as begun. The radway on "up.
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A wireite Klaid out message says that the 'All Bussi Congress of Workinen's
Soldiers' Councue has ordered the Council of the People & Commerce to asture power and offer ali beligerents an immediate, atmis- Wee for the purpose of upeшng pumparlers for a democratic "peace, thene vllers to be made when the Couna's power is firmly established in all portant districts "broughout the country. A draft alissage to the effect has already. been communicated to the Aued plenipotentaries in Hus- Ela Meanwhile the Council has ordered the Commander- in-Chief forinth to offer the enemy commanders an armia- tice for the purpose of peace pourpariers, to sep the Council informed by telegraph of the progress of the pour- parkers and to sign the preliminary act only after Council approves.
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The above communique is signed by M. Lenin; President of the Council, M. Trotzky, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and three others.
BRITISH PATROL VESSEL TORPEDOED.
London, November 22.
The Admiralty reports that a almarine torpedoed a British patrol vessel in the Mediterranean on Sunday. Four ufficers and ve men were killed,
NO CREAM FOR LUXURY PURPOSES.
London, November 22.
The Food Controller has prohibited the sale and uno of cream between the 8th December and 30 April for luxury purposes,
EDUCATION AND THE WORKING MAN.
"HEATHER DAY.”
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Lord Haldane's Argument
Scottish Women's Raffle,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1917.
ין
LORD HALDANE.
The Truth: About Him.”
HONGKONG DEFENCE
CORPS.
Administrative Orders issmed
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.
A TRUCK INCIDENT.
Jury Urges Need of. Greiter
*Supervision.
Unhappily we never viperienc- ied the full benefits of Lord } Haldano's great work of recon- struction. He was succeeded at the War Office by two Ministers who were abeolute nullilies from Sir Harry Johnston writes in the point of view of modern by Major H. A. Morgan, Admin-state:~-~~- the Daily Chronicle as follow military knowledge. His Ex-istrative Commandant, state-
Mr. Harold Bgbie sake in peditionary Foros was neglented these o lumps that somerne in and allowed to slip into appre 2nd Lieut. G.U. Maxou, Mount authority should tell the truth paredness, with the result thated Section, is granted 2 months P. about Lord Haldane, so that the although we had at least a fall leave, from 24th, November, 1917. [cation may realise the falsity of week's notion that, a vast Earo Pt. S. W. Bacon "B" Ooy, is P.. Squad and Stretcher Drillo Ohinese youths, aged 18 and the impression created by certain paan war was inevitable our E-granted 6 months extension of Sunday, December 23rd.On 18 years, were charged with the
Saturday, December 15th. to newspapers, either as to the real peditionary Force of at least leste, from 30. 11, 17,
manslaughter of a little girl: in
Leave. *
valus of Lord Haldane's services 169,000 men was reduced to Sp. B. Lillie, Engineer Coy, in thereconstruction of the British about 88,000; and instead of its in granted 4 months' leave, from Arme, or his attempts to solve leaving these shores ready for 19.11.17: Sor. W. N. Fleming, the growing discord between setion on August 5, 6, or 7, it did Engineer Coy, is granted Germany Bad Britain - se to not leave lill about August 10, month's leave, from 19.11.17. Spr. Colonial explosion and the and was dot fully (and then in D. W. Manton, Engineer Coy, in inviolability of a Frenos which numbers nolr about 88,000) on granted 6 monthe leave, from did not raise, unprovoked, the its way to Belgium till four days 25.11.17. Spr. F. C. Olemo, dormant question of Alsace-Lor-later.
Engineer Goy., is granted, $ mouths leave, from 25.11 17. Corpl. C. Eigcumbe "Coy., is granted lears from 15.12.17 titl 28.2.18.
$
Tracifer.
raine. May I try to tell the trath If Lord Haldene had been at in these matters, or will the bare the belt when war broke out truth be unpalatable-perhaps, 1 Lord Kitchenerwasan unforeseen, should any, the whole truth-to bat bitter disappointment and the direction of this paper or fit our 160,000. had begu landed to its renders?
at Ostend or Zebrugge only a Lance Sergeant W. J. Crawford How little our leading states. low daya after August 4, we might is transferred from Signalling men tell the truth, how ready have occupied at once the whole Section to "B" Company, dated
hey are to atter falsehoods, may | Belgian coast and entirely bulk-20th. November, 1917. be seen from these revelations ed the overranning of Belgium
Musketry Notes. (perfectly well known to by the German forces. Excepti Copies of the booklet kindly many of ae) which are now being that Lord Beldane had at the presented to the Corps by Lient. pabli-bed concerning Lord strength to overcome the rotten H.B.B. Henoock and 2nd Lieut. Haldane's embssay to Berlin, codservation of the Wer Office R. Sutherland, may be obtained We are now definitely informed anent offices' education, Do Ron application at Headquarters, that as a result of Lord Haldane's favourable criticiem can in all
Presentation of Cup pourperlers our Foreign Office honesty be passed on bis work as WAS prepared (together with the War Minister between, bis a good enough to present a cap, to Sergeant 8. E. Green bes been Foreign Offices of France and eumption of office cader Sir be won by the highest scorer in Rassis, sod, in a subsidiary Henry Campbell-Bagnerman and Part 3, Anausi General Musketry degree, of Belgium and Portogal) bis traceference (perhapsst Army Coures. to conclude agreements with Ger Council wishes) to the Lord many enormously widening the Chancellorship five years later. Orders for Artillery Company sphere of her colonial action in the As to his negotiatione at Berlin by Captain Armstrong, V.D., Tarkieb dominions and in Africa. and the consequent opportunities state- There result were no secret they offered" Germany for a At Belchers Battery:- Foon after they were signed or sufficieat place in the ear without i Monday, 26th instant.-7.30 initialled they were correctly figuing for it, they were asa.m. Right Half Company, D.R F. mentioned in the Press of 1913. rational and commendable as the Class only. 5.15 p.m. Left Half 14, referred to in Parliamentary efforts of Lords Salisbury and Company, D.R.F. Ulass only.
Artillery Parades.
Orders isened by Mr. E. Ralphs
Y.M.C.A. Diviston,
The case was resumed at the Tuesday, 27th November.-8 Criminal Sessions this morning. quad and Stretcher Drill, before the Chief Ination ag Thursday, 29th November 8 William Rses Davies) in which
daty at the H.K.D.O. Camp. Queen Victoris Street,
at
Salyingpun Division.
O duty until 30th November the H. K. D O. Camp.
Queen's College Division. A. Section. Thursday, 29th November, 1.20 p.m. Bandaging Practice,
Friday, 30th November Friday, December 7th-On duty at the H. K. D. O, Oamp.
The Ber. Attorney General (Mr. J. H. Komp) conducted the case on behalf of the Crown, and the defendants were defended by Mr. C. G. Alabaster (instructed by Mr. Leo D'Almads).
The jury was composed of the to following:-Hears. W. Hard. wick, N Melatyre, A.G Bewitt, H. By aduer, J. T. Shaw; J. M. da Coetsend O. A. Rodrigues.
B. Section. Monday, 26th November-4 30 p.m. First Aid Cla
It will be remembered that on ... Wednesday the case was adjourn. ed for the attendanos of "a principal witness, this being Mr.
Tuesday, 27th November, 1.20p.m. Squad Drill.
Tharaday, 29th November,-A. K. Reiton, an American 4 30 p.m. First Aid Claes missionary; who witnessed the Friday, 30th November.-120 ocident. He stated that he was p.m. Squad Drill.
in a compredore's shop and saw the truck reoning down the slope between it and the verandah nap and saw the little girl sarght
Victoria Divisjon.
5.15 pm. Sqaad and Stretcher Thursday, 29th November.-
Drill.
at
Friday, 7th December to Satur the B K.D.O. Camp. day, 15th December-On duty
POLICE RESERVE ORDERS."
port.
The two prisoners gave evid- ence, their story being that when they got to the top of Queen Victoria S rest they tried to put on the brake by means of the brake wheel, bat they could not turn it, owing to the rast. They then turned the truck round so as to get the long shafts first, these being allowed to rest on the ground ass brake. Thay phon Orders issued to-day by Hr. F.ed for people to get clear. The C. Jaukîn, D.S.P. (R.), siste :- bigger of the lade slipped on a
"Heather Day" Duties.
piece of garbage and fell, leaving (1) The O. 0. No. I Platoon hold of the track. The younger back by himself and let it go, caught the deceased child be
poat tween the trook sad the support
November 30. similarly warn duties for Satur The O. C. No. 2 Company will dey, December 1...
After addresses bad been given These men will be warned off and his Lordship had summed in three shifts and will report at P, he jury retired to consider Inspector McEwen. The latter verdict of not guilty. The jury Headquarters Club
its verdict sud' was only away for a few minutes, returning with a will in turn report to Inspector added a rider that grester sup
Garrod.
ta 801
questions of that period, and Lansdowne to obviate causes of Tuesday, 27th instant-7.30 will warn 40 picked men for one was not able to bold the track admitted for not denied by re quarrel over confcting ambitionss.m. Right. Half Company, Fall special daty between the hoart with the result that it ran on and
Yet Mr, between Great Britain and the parade. 5.15 p.m. Left Half of 2.45 and 11 p.m. on Friday, epoosible. Miuiatera. Balfour has the face to tell Par-other European and American Company, Fall parade, liament nos recently-bst the Powers. Do those who in this way Thursday, 29th instant.--7.30 Foreign Office in 1813 14 never fattack cor foreign policy between a.m. Right Half Company (Gan negotiated sach
easement or 1910 and 14 estimate what would sumbers other than specialists). sett menta, that there is no trace have been the effect on the United 5.15 p.m. Left Half Company (Gun in itu archives of any such States and ite enormously in-namters other than specialiste), arrangements the enlargement Baential German population if 8:18ng German sphere in Africa it could bave been shown that sm. Right Half Company, Layer's Friday, 30th instant.-7.30 or the regalation of just how far prior to July, 1914, the Powers and Setters' Class only. (Baers and Alexandretta). Ger of the Entente had driven
Engineer Orders. within the many might go in her exploitation Austria-Germany
Orders for Engineer Company
Men eo warned will not attend crvision should be exercised in of the Turkish Empire under the limits of a ring fence, denied by Captain W. Rassell state:-
the Company Parades on Taes being that the brakes of trucks concessions which Turkey war above all to Germany no officient 23rd to 30th instant-day, Nov. 27, and Nov. 29 are in order and also thought it le connection with "Heather ready to grant ber.
outlets for her colonists, her manning nightly at Belchers and
respectively.
inadvisable to let tracks out to Day"
on the 30.h instant so many: What parpons is thas served in trade, her energies in general? Lyesman, Parades as per Boatere
(2), All Staff and Company
coolies of insufficient physical really good things have been deceiving our people? Oar The United States would have posted at Headquartere.
Laspectors are required to report
strength. Engine drivers at 5.15 p.m. gt by the ladies of the Colony statesmen in the period between decided that Germany was war-
in uniform to Inspector Dairod to Mies Anton's Stall (on the Four 1909 and 1914 were only acting ranted in going to war in
Electricians at 5.30 p.m. at the Parade Ground at 10a.m. round) that it has been decided like wise men in trying to adjust Angust, 1914, and that she Officers aszi for daty Belcb-on Friday, Nov. 30, to sasiet in and would be a convenient without wariste oar Colonial deserved their sympathy and ere, 2nd Lieut. Matthewman; trafic regulation in connection
Lycamun, Captain James; Stone with the proposed proosssion. ATtEmited BURGLARY profitable way to dispose of ambitions with those of the Ger support.
cuiters, 2nd Lieut. Marley.
Exemption from this duty may be obtained from A.S.P. Hough or the D.S.P.H.
Lord Haldane, speaking in Edinburgh, said the educatio problem lay at the root of the whole social problem, sad rise of democracy depended apos it. Education could no longer be put in a compatiment by itself. It must permeate every departs of them. Acordingly when Empire, jost se we had pre- Boon after war broke out I was ay the Souttieh virusly done with France, Bussis, invited by aniversities in the
1 decoribed
ment of sodivity. There was one Women's Great Baffle for the United States, Portugal and States and Canada to lecture to
thing that the working claener must remember. They could no
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کرهم
M.P.
Hia Lordabip agreed, Prisoners were discharged.
IN SIAM.
Former Hongkong Resident's Bungalow Batered,
Parades for Lastruction. Olsses for higher ratings et valuable prizes has been organto Iraly. Germany must wish now their staden on the causes of Belchers at 6 pm. on Tuesday.
(3). A detachment of Mounted all be equal. Nature did ed. Up to date, there are eighteen many times over that she had the war. Specially were the pro-and Thursday, under Staff Sergts. Police will be warned for duty at permit it. Some of them the prizes on the list, those including contented herself with the great fessors deeirons that I should Orenden, and Parsons, R.E., 10 m., and will report sa per alver es get and tray, miver Colonial Empire and spheres of enlarge on the evidence that prior Corporal Day and 2nd Corporal orders to be issued by the 0.0 endowed with finer brain-powe
bltater pearl interest which were planned for to` the Resication of the Norris, H.K.D.0. then their neighbours. Theres dishes,
Archdake the Powers of the
'Infantry Parades. would always be su elite, but the peadant, a band sewing machine, her as late as June, 24, 1914,
(4). The Police Band will play
· silver vase, & deagh cradle anu Bat she had conceived a cop-Eutente bad come to terms Orders for Infantry Battalion
at the Fair on the evening of Nov. Observer of October 20) burglare A few days ago. (says the Siam new aristocracy mould not be ab
Joll, sa electro saucepan, tempt for Russis and Fiance as with Germany anent the Bagded by Major B.A. Morgan slate:---
30. sristocracy founded on wealth o rank, but on spontaneous gifts of cushions (3), 8 pair of antique military Power (ehe was right in Bailway (down to Bars), re- "B" COMPANY. (Members not in Campy
The following Band Practices tried to enter the bungalow of Monday, 26th instant.-4.30 are ordered :-
Mr. Herbert Lewis, of the Patani nature aided by the power of faser, one "Junior" oleoiric Razis's care, wrong in that of garding the control of the Tarkish cocking range, a tea cloth, a doll's France), and she was misled into Army and the exploitation of Asis
p.m. No. 7 Platoon, at King's Monday, Tuesday and Wednes (Group) Mining Syndicates (and "real national system of education.
cot, electric stuns (2), a tominvas believing thst Britain was Minor; that they had waseated Park Bangs. Annual Musketry day, Nov. 26, 27 and 28. A formerly of Hongkong). They had (Applause.)
table stove, and an electric travel! negligible in a military sense and to a safeguarding of Austrian Course, Part 2, Practices 5, 6, 7 exemptions are withdrawn, and no bored boles close to the top and Bome of the Labour leaders ing elove. The drawing is to take was about-through bankruptcy interests in the Balkan peninsula and 12. Dress, Drill order with seate is to be granted except by bottom bolts of the door and objected 10 education RODE place at the Fair on the evening of statesmanship and the personal by an Austrian Protectitate over pouches.
the andersigned.
actually managed to unbolt the before reformation in tbelt of the 30th, and tickets are obtain ambition of Sir Edward Carson-Albania; and in Africe, Britain, Tuesday, 27th instant-4 30
door by inserting a finger through Inspectors and Sergeants. capitalistic system, on the ground able at ous dollar sach from Krs, to indulge in s hot and strong France, Belgiam, and Portugal p.m. No. 6 Platoon, at King's Park
the boles. Mr. Lewis WAS: that superior splitade wool Milroy, Mr. Shen, Kre. civil war in Ireland. So Germany had evinced their readiness to Range. Annual Maskery Course, (other than those on duty) will have had a chance of catching All Laspectors and Bergeants awakened, however, and might simply be exploited by the Templeton, Miss Neave, Mre. resolved to dars everything for the enlarge to considerable degree Part 2, Practices 8 and 9. Dress, stiend at Headqasrtera Olab on the thieves but that they had capitalist. That was a profound Chatham, Mrs. Black, and others. prize of the French Colonial the area over which German in Drill order with poaches. mistake. (Applause.) The one Oring to the kindness of an Empire.
Wednesday, 28th instant, 4.30 Monday, November 26. at 5.59 placed a long rattan chair ap fcence and enterprise should be way to put the working man and English lady, so additional
Traly-written history will show supreme. Ergo, Germany was
p.m. No. 7 Platoon, at King'e
against the door, thus preventing the capitalist on something like a attraction has been added, name That Lord Haldane achieved mach without any excuse in throating Park Hange. Annual Maskotey
hia getting out quickly. Lieut. footing of equality was to bridge is a valasble breakfast heater in regard to the reconstruction of war on the world.
Course, Part 2, Practices 8 and 9.
Oplonel F. Steiner, Inspector of the gulf that existed between the Ms. Marrey Scott is in charge of the British Army, and that the
The campaign against Lord Dreas, Drill order with poaches,
the Southern Provinces and Patani chances of education of the man the reffe.
RECRUITS not attending
has the matter in hand. pation owes him a great measure Haldane is excessively silly, but who worked with his hands and
of gratitude for his work between it has its origin in the illogical Camp only).
A report has been made to the
Only about two weeks pre- the men who worked with brie
Monday, 26th instant,-5.15 1908 and 1910. Where he failed desire to svenge on one of the
third Tionaly Mr. Herbert Lee, Mining bead or not at all. The great:
WAN in not appreciating few capable members of Mr. p.m. All unite, except "D" Com- police by the Chines the immense importance of a Asquith's three administrations pay, at Headquarters, under engineer of the e. Barnem beet Engineer, of the same company, The local branch of the N. Y. wholly modern education in the the just snger against the in- Bergt. Ozberry and Lance Sergt. that he came ashore yesterday was anforionate enough to lose man, and so train every working K. Company is advised from the training of young officers, of the eptitade or inefficiency of certain Meade and Corporal Grimes with two firemen, after having Tos. 280 from his house up at the mon that if he had it in him bed Office that it has been do- majors, colonels and genarsis of among his colleagues, It is be- Dress, Drill order. Quarry Bayhandred silver dollars, which he gang of thieves are, keeping a canld think of improvements cited to despatch the Company's to-day. He allowed himself to be cause the Liberal Press has orted residents et Taikoo Dook. the processes in which he engaged mer Chikusan Maru to the overborne by the hateful con in the psat by wanting the
thing to get over was the mono-
tony of the task of the working
at the rate she was doing in in-
Overdue Vessel,
N
"D" COMPANY.
p.m.
A Doubtful Report.
been paid off. He had one mines. It seems evident that a
obanged into moles. When they close watch on the mining com were in Qason Victoria Street, munity who always hara and become an inventor. (AP Indian Ocean to search for the servatism of the War Office and wisdom and capacity of men who Wednesday, 28th instant.-
the fireman saked him go to one darahie amount of ouh to please.)
e.e. Hitachi Mara, which is very of the old etagers in charge of were neither wise nor capable but 5.15 p.m. New members (joined tea shop and when he refused pay coolies. Thie war bad been in one much overdos at Delagoa Bay-
Bandhurst and Woolwich; he did whom hidden influences placed in since 1.9.17), at Headquarters, they set upon him and stole the espect for as a piece of good
not remove the farce of enormous. { power, that its Conservative rivala | under O. 8. M. Cooks and such money. The polios regard ; the| fortune. If Germiny had gone on
ly over-marked Latin and Greek, now attack without discrimination other inst.actors as may be avail- repert as doabiful, Roman and Greek history and say former Liberal politician who able. Quarry Bay residents at dustrial and commercial organies- the average Briton to bestir literature in the curricula for is known to have studied the Ger. Taikoo Dook. tion and education, by 1924 the himself. Bat we would have been the most potentwakened from our alumbers, wicked neglect of geography and
were now Sandhurst and Woolwich, the man problem prior to August 1914. country in the world. Through The war bad gives us our chance, of all the practical sciences (in the more peaceful enterprises she and before as we had the prospect cluding obemistry, meteorology Death of, Noted Banker. saw her chance and was selling of a great reformation in our and entomology) which a modern The death is announced of Me it. Some of we had observed this ration training, with all its officer and strategician to Losa Seligman the well-known with concern yenia ago were derelitical consequenos, (Load sequire it he is to vie with his banker, as a carnit of a riding pressed by the indisposition of applause.)
Germán Sos.
soxidant.
Cadet Co. Orders,
K. C. C. v. University. To be played on Saturday at King's Park at 2.15 p.m. The Orderu for Cadet Company by Wednesday, 28th instant, fallowing have been selected for 2nd Lieut. J. E. W. Board 5. p.m. Nos. 3 and 4 Sections Kowloon-J. P. Robinson, E. at Yazmati Foliball Gromad: Pestonfi, A. A. Claxton, Maje Monday, 28th instant 5.18 5.30 p.m. Bagiers at Yaurati T. A. Robertson, B. 8. Linder, Lt. J. K. MoOonnell, W. T. Elades, p.m. No. 1 and 2 Gections st Football Ground. 6.30 p.o Headquarters, 5.80 p.m. Baglern Gymnasiam at St. Andrew's K. Macaskill, L. E. &. Hodgy L
J. Blackburn and EL-Overy Fat Elandgnarháza,
state:-
Church Hall.