THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1917.
WINES AND SPIRITS
ASSORTED GASES FOR XMAS.
Case No. L-122.
1.Bot. Superior Old Cognac Very Old Liqueur
War Lotteries.
DAY BY DAY.
Thore interested in war lottarien for charitable abjects will have natioed recently that some in-
WHEN THE SEBMON IS GOOD WE teresting particulars have been NEED NOT MUCH CONCERN OUR published "concerning the draw-SELVES ABOUT THE FORM OF THE
PULPIT.-Raskin, inge in the Straite Settlements and the F.M.S. In one case it was stated that a coolie had won the first priss, while the namde
To-morrow's Anniverary. To-morrow is the third annis
Protectorate over Egypt.
CAMP SERVICE.
Address By Bishop Lander to De feace Corps Members,"
NO LICENCE":
To Get a Free One from the Poor Box.
TO-DAY'S NECELLANY.
We are interested, remake the
| of other winners have also been Tarsary of the declaration of a fence Corps Camp at Lown was Inspector O'Enilivan stated that frat bukseen" to "shatter the-
pablished. So far as the Hong-
is kong lottery concerned, however, no oficial intimation |ban~gona forth as to the samEN
The Dollar.
Whan an aged Chinese was Spectator, to observa. sharged before Lr. J. R. Wood, much-landed "business ma at the Police Court this morning, when called in to help On Sunday morning, the De- with hawking without a licence, mere politician, make it b visited by the Bishop of Victoria it was the same man who, three popular delusions fostered by (Dr. Lander) who held a drum- or four months ago, told bis bend service, which was largely Worship that he was formerly a
those who eulogized he The opening rate of the dollar attended by thoen in Camp stank master but bad lost his junk becoming Food Controllar, mode coming. Lord Rhoadda, on he time. There were several a typhoon. He (Inspectori clear of the holders of lacky-numbered 2 1.7/8d. The closing rate other well known visitors present O'Sullivas) was asked to make against "profiteering" had ver
to day
that the alamer tickets. In regard to the first will be found on Page 1.
among them being the Hor, Mr. erquirice, bat the old mas bad little betance. Similarly, r prise, an idea was at firat
Claud Severo, O.M.G. (the Officer Sotchircalated that an old Portuguese
Religious Meetlög.
not been found since. His Wor Alokland Geddes has disposed Administering the Government), ship bad stated that the man the foolish talk about the Onil The weekly religious meeting H.E. the General Officer Com might be given a free licensberta" of Whitehall, by showiD lady had secured i'; then it was of the Helens May Institute on manding(Mejor-General Ventris), I think the old man is telling that in any owne we mues retain said the ticket was brught by a Chinese in Canton; and among the Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock the Hon. Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.O the tratb. When I knew that he for national work many young will be conducted by List. Capt. Cassel, Major Morgan had been arrested I let him on men of military age. Every right other rumours is that the winning
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3 B 11St Extepbë Claret
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Port Superior Light Invalid
1 Bot. St. Marosan ChamEEDS
1 Bot. Superior O'd Liqawr Cornac
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1 B Kilty Liqueur Whisky (Guar- ticket has been lost. Which of Sylvester Lee. The meeting is Commandant), Mr. F. U. Jenkin, without bail and he has turned | minded young Engliskman would
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O'd Brown Sherry. EE Quality
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1 Bot. Vare Finest Old Brown Brandy
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Very Old Liqueur Scotch Whirly "I" Quality
SPECIAL CASES PUT UP TO ORDER.
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., the whole of the prizes have been
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
Tel. 616.
gahlzation, but as an evidence of their boas fides.
rule
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Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.
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The
BIRTH.
Hongkong Telegraph.
"HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1917.
A CALL TO ACTION.
ing peace." it is true,
Peace Offer."
com-
Stolen Sheet Iron.
A Begger Floed.
The estrice was reed by the P here this morning," added the be glad to join the coloure, but it
these stories is true, we do not open to all women... know. To set all doubts at rest, The Misses Woods. however, it would be well if some Our readers are reminded of the Rev. W. T. Featherstone (Bishop's
Inspector.
His Worship:-Can you get for the Navy or the Army.
is not every one who can be sparac pronouncement could be made. performanoma at the Victoria Chaplain), and the hymne sung him a free licence ? If the names of the winners Theatreon Wednesday and Thure were "Thy Kingcom come, O cannot be published, at any rate day night, when the Misses Ailcer God," and "O God, our help in Worship said you would give him Inspector O'Sullivan:-Your it could be stated whether or not and Doris Woods will appear and age past.”
introduce may new songs. The
Jone out of the Poor Box. In the course of his address, claimed.
pablic are informed that the pit Biabop Lander said-May I man and told him he would be fate of "Tipperary," that mos
As his Worship disobarged the
We are all interested in the will not be available on either of speak briefly to you on three The Mysterious
these nights, as it has been bought words:Service, ascrifice and aged defendant expressed thanks the etrains of which the old army
free licence,
thetragio song in British history, to given Quite a lot of mystery seems to 20 for the soldiers and sailors. spirit? This camp suggests all by repeatedly saluting.
marched to its death. Major- Correspondents - are requested to observe the which Farround the so called peace for Tor plan of the Stalls and Dress three. Our Nation has ever in
Corbett Smith, in his new book, requires them to forward their names and addresses with from Germany, and, like most rcle can be seen at the Anderson boy honoured the idea of
thus described its position to semman'cations addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for mysteries, there is no doubt that Music Company's store.
evice. The bigbest subject of
day: It seems now almost on the most interesting part in that
the King has for his motto "I saying it is because our work is a par with the National Anthems which is not revealed. It i When charged with the thefi serve." and we have ever signed so perilous that so many want to of the Allies. For it is often perfectly clear that Mr. Balfour of a piece of sheet iron from our ficial letters "your obedient do it. Self-sacrifice of men, wives sung at the end of a Concert with received a communication from Japanese slesmer now in port, fervant," but of recent times the and mothers has become univer. God Save the King and very Germany in which it was explicit. Chinese said that he was only ides has been obscured. We sal. Now we despise a selfish man, frequently the men rise to their ly stated that "Germany would given it to carry by another man, thought the aristocracy were not not only the selfish creature who feet for the singing of it. Savers be glad to make a communication Evidence was given by sa Indian Dc ceses rily the best servants of roba s girl of her priceless jewel times I have seen it noted in the to the British Government regard-constable who found the man the State, but those who of parity to satisfy his lost or who Prees that Tipperary' in dead. Thie communication, parrying the iren along the Praya bad the biggest titlea or cheats at cards or who tempte That is incorrect. It has become. mas emmunicated Esst. The Chief Officer of the whore grandparents bad render others to drink to excese, but now canonical, if one may use the "throngh Dentral diplomatic ship identified it as the shiped the service. The popular we reslice as never before that term, by reason of its association obsane!" bat it was, nevertheless, property: Mr. J. R. Wood, the stage does not suggest the ser-none of us liveth to himself and with the men of the old army, MCMURRAY. On December 15th at 160 The Peak. Craigmin acquestionsbly from the German Magistrate who heard the case, vice rendered by a Lord but his that self-denial in the use of every and so it is eang on special cook East, to Mr. and Mrs. D. McMurray, a son.
Government. And that being sentenced the defandart to three self-indulgence. We did not say luxury and even the necessaries sions only." Little did the com the oser, Mr. Ballonr, in his months' hard labour.
an active as a Lord" but " as of life is essential to all right poser dream that his tune, written. capacity as Minister for Foreign
druck sa a Lord." The spira-thinking British people. From for an hour, would became a land- Affairs, very properly
Charged with begging intion of some was to be rich whence comes the ideal of mark in British history! municated the mater to the Queen's Road East, an elderly idle, forgetting that happiness is crifice? I believe from the House of Commcns and notified Chinese sold Mr. J. R. Wood, at only found in service. All that Fether of us all. It has been ohr Allies of the nature of the com- the Police Cenzt this morning, is now changing. We have un- finely said that "God is no manication. The German Govern- that he was a carpenter by trade iveres! service. If a man will not Bet of eternal sacrifice and How the enemy countries are. ment was also informed by Mr. sad had come to Hongkong about serve is some way he has no right Christ the Reproduction of that being drained of their population Balfour, on behalf of the British two months ago to try to find to derive bez she not in time. Tha baas, by the war is indicated from their Government, that we were "pre work, Alter Inspector Sim had defence and service of others, made in God's image, is after all own information by De Jaline pered to receive any commanica- stated that the man had been our camp here is a grand illus- God's Son and when once faced Racz, the well-known Magyar tion Germany desired to make and begging in Queen's Road for tration of the duty and joy of with realities, he begins to show statistician, in a long article ca Whatever Lord Lansdowne may have intended his recent letter in direuss it with our Allies." some time, his Worship imposed service to the State, and through marks of his parentage by saorific titled "The Depline of the Papala to the Daily Telegraph to convey, there is no doubt that it was There is no mystery about this. Its fine of $1,0
the State to the whole world. ing himself. God is no neutralation" in the Vilce. Excluding hailed by the pacifists as an endorsement of their views that the is perfectly clear, ressonable and
There is a solidarity of the race potentate but "He loved that Auris, he says, "Hangery's time had come when the Allies might review their war aime in
For the unlawful possession of and every man is born in to it He gave His son." Yes, He Him losses alone in heroic dead, ans order to see whether some basis could not be found upon which to
s Colt revolver and 200 round not to dominate it but to serve it. self took our asture upon Him reckoned at 700,000 to the talk of pesce with the enemy. His communication left the
of ammunition, a Chinese was on the day war was declared I sad was willing to suffer even end of 1916. Nor can we aren impression that we were fighting for rather vague and nebulous
ined by Mr. Drer Ball this happened to be returning from the cross of shame. "He Emptied yet approximately count principles and that it would be well to get down to actualities cedinge gradually comes into that the weapon was found to situation with a German lady, many
The mysterious part of the pro-morning $100. It was stated Japan and was discussing the Himself." The war han in ber of incurables, cripples That his words were decidedly open to that construction is clear play from now onward. No answer have been concealed underneath who said: "Why cannot Engvindication of
proved the unit for work, and death from the manner in which the whole British Press, irrespective of was received from Germany's stove on the Kin Shan Wharf land and Germany be allies? Christ, and of His teaching number of births in Hungary, political attachmente, joined in a chorus of disapproval, while even Why? After quite a long wait (for and that the defendant had only Then we sculd dominate the Many a man has saved his life as which was 765,891 in 1912, fall the Earl of Kerry, Lord Lansdowne's eldest sop, and of the arme it should be torne in mind that arrived in the Colony yesterday whole world. I replied that the He by sacrificing k for others. If in 1916 to 335,551; in other political peranasion as bis father, took occasion to dissociate bim Germany's communication was from Canada. He told his Wor British ideal was not to dominate, we cannot go to the front we must words, the fall was more than self from the opinions set forth in the letter. Incidentally, too, received in September) the Garship that he was on his way to but to serve the world. We have at lasat sacrifice our time, our hat, while the deaths among thers has yet been no disclaimer by Lord Lansdowne himself of the man Government has now issued Kongmoon and that he had heard isken Jeruslem not for our money and our please be the the avian population in soly motives imputed to him,
But, whether the writer of this historic letter intended to com- tion regarding Me, Balfour's state beries in bis
what is termed an official explana frequent reports of armed rob selves but those who will use it cause for which others are si diminished trum 6,144 in Jork. mit himself to pacifist views or not, we do not in any way regres ment in the House of Commons. intended to are the revolver only derive this ideal of service of universal sacrifice as well as decrease in proportio
Bo best. the publication of the letter, for if it has had served no other It is to the effect that Germany in self-defence.
From whence did we ficing their all. There must be to 428,057 în 19e no real to the purpose it has at least provided an opportunity for British writers had received "through a neutral"
which the war has given us a universal service. The spirit of wholesale withdrawal temper and speakers to reveal the true feelings of the nation on this all-
To Much "Medicine 1** fresh vision? Not from those who our service and sacrifice is all from civilian Ra,, In 1914. a communication salating to Ger important question. And the result has been a complete unanimity mary's war aims; and that Magistracy this morning, an In- from the sublime carpenter of for more territory for wider elds over dastis among the civilise Before Mr. J. H. Wood, at the practically deify the state but important. We are not fighting was an exome of 240,787 birer of declaration that we cannot se yet think of talking peace with the beanse of the fact that the com-dian Watchman, employed at the Nazareth, from Him who though of trade, or for any material population, which has changed Germans, Mr. Lloyd George's speech at Gray's Lou on Friday ste munication" was so.couched as M. Y. San Biscuit Factory; equal with God took upon Him advantage. Before the war we to an excess of deaths over births forth the official British attitude and is a clear and unambiguous to warrant the belief that it was pleaded guilty to being drank the form of slave who came not were 400 materialistic. intimation that we intend going on with the war until we have made with the knowledge of and disorderly. Be stated that to be served but to serve, it pay?" was the first question, 1916.
"Will of 48, 482 in 1915, and 94,500 in defested the enemy. In other words, it means that we are not Great Britain," the German Gay he had been in poor health for who in that very Jerusalem waeb "What is he worth?". we asked going to be content with any inconclusive peace. As the Prims ernment, sa it subsequently some time and that he had beened his disciples feet sad who when we meant not his character Minister puts it, there is no halfway house between victory stated, was glad to make a state recommended to take alcohol and said "if any man would be great which is the only permanent and defeat. The cas great danger of the moment, when ment regarding the matter. Then, what he took overcome him; let him be the servant of all." set but how much money has a
The recent sale by saction of we are all feeling the effects of the war, is that WO may be diverted by Bae-sounding and attractive phrases from the of the matter is, sa Lord Robert allet. Sergeant Johnson stated of the quiverse is a Christian man thought out his desire for which lived Thomas Farr, who why does it not do so? The fact Before that he had been a teetot Universal Service for the beneft man got. If the average English-the cottage in Shrewsbury, in goal we have eat out to reach. effectively exposed that point when he observed that "League of is reported to have said, in Wanchai, and Inspector Sim us.
Mr. Lloyd George very Cecil in one of today's telegrame that he found the men very drank ideal that we must keep before his old age and his children's is traditionally supposed to have Nations," "Dier rmament," "Arbitration," and "Security" were Germany's
Secondly, your camp sug. fature it was first largly a matter lived to the extraordinary age of all great and blessed phrases, but, without the vitalising force of simply untrue," It is merely troublesome. He was inclined to not here for fun,
explanation is added that the man had been grate the word macrifice. You are of being prosperous, and-152 years, has onos more reviyed victory, they were nothing but worde. What, indeed, can be the mendacious statement covering be quarrelsome and had previ-pionic, but to many of you it has national bonour.is more valuable of abnormal longevity, TheS
It is not a comfortable. Now we realise that interees in that popular instance roib'e value of an enemy undertaking to respect any or either of up a futile attempt to put for ously interfered with an Indian mesat these thing so long as he is left with the power to fɔat bis pro- [wird a" pesos feeler " which was policeman. A fine of $5 was Your business may foffer by is spiritual. We are fighting/everywhere and almost universally Considerable sacrifice, than material wealth, The war common tradition.oorded mises? We do not doubt that Germany would to-morrow sub-made for no other porfose than imposed poribe to almost any conditions fon paper) if by so dring she could to discover how strong or how secures of ssation of the hostilities which are draining her of her work was the British desire
to accomplish what he has so far been prevented from doing.
logical.
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your absence; overtime must be because Right is more important believed, about Old Parr in that pot in 'afterwards, sport than Might, Principle than Policy he was born in 1483 end died in I fe' blood. But are the Allies over going to be foola enöngh, after | regarding peace. The Germans, at Holt'a godowne, was obarged this the community owes you a Victory for say nation that an ordinary farmer and lived A Chicer, formerly employed must be suspended. For all Conscience than Convenience. 1685 at the age of 152, He was
the independence of Belgium, to pison any trust in their word been fully aware of the. impo-Wood, at the Hagistracy, with any good, it involven sacrifice, not the right spirit would be Alderbury in the county of on larger and more comprehensive issues?. That, as Mr. Lloyd sibility of their winning the war using abusive language towarda Thia also has ever been valuedores han defeat, because a Shrewsbary, but having becomes. George very pitbíly expres-ad it; would be "farce in the setting of) and they are naturally anxiona his wife of Saturday night. Is-by our nation, Who were our worse materialism might enɛna, o-lebrity on soronat of bis grest thess. We have bad one instance of German perfidy which nearly of course, wish to make the Leet that the women was an smah, who bought titles by big gifts to ant thing for any people is not him in the last year of his life to co-t the Allies their separate existence. We should be the variest of a bad job; and would like to employed at nincompoops if we ever gavo the enemy s bigger opportunity still take advantage of such events as Minden Terreos, Kowloon, and in latery and squandered or the efficiency of its Navy, but the troduced to King Charles Land Mrs, Johnson's political party and who lived even the strength of its Army or go to London where be was ins the collapse of Bassis, the tem- that there had The whole point which emerges from the Prime Minister's potary set back to the Italiane, misunderstanding between the bave losdied to them but they righteous and honour. It was buried by the King
som sved big lortance. Some may spirit of its people, the spirit of where dying in's few months ha specob, and it is one with which all level beaded men will agree, and the feeling of war weari defendant and, the woman for never admired them or really will profit nothing if a mis or in Westminster Abbey is that no mere signing of Treaties can give us security for lasting nees that aflists certain some sime past. There had been respected them. It was the men nation gain the whole world and his tomb tha peace. Beloze we nome to the stage of docum at signing, there is section of the British people, in repeated run between them, and the Bins Bridge and the lose this war die sown soul. ad Chet be more work to be done on the battlefields. We must fast remore common with those of other the man had several times been lifeboat comes who risked their man and her soil or for the enemy's power to repudiste hin pledged word then we can set countries. The Germans, how brought to the Police Station and lives. about framing condition which will make bin impotent for the ever, will find that their latest warned. On Saturday night, he were the popular heroes and when in. We must come back to the the fatate. In ons of his characteristic epigrams, Mr. Lloyd George Little trick will not deceive made such a disturbance that he the war bre ke out it was the very Obrist Himself. mya there is nothing so fatal to character as half finished tasks. anyone, and they will also find was charged. There was very best who volunteered for the Both before and after the a postmortem examinati The war is half-finished at present. The Allies have to finish it that the British will never seek had language used. His Worship Flying Corps and other most service the party was conducted in report That is the message which, through their Premier, the British set out to schiers is Broomplished that more time he would Peas exactly expressed it when great interest in all that was formed by the fally and completely; they are absolutely determined to do so to end the war until what they imposed a fine of $10 and warned perilous branches of service round the Can pind evinced o people now convey to the Kaiser and all those who stand behind ed. him:
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