THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY
The New Year. Honours.
It must be midj wa think, that the New Year Honours are this year more than usually interest- ing, even though, as appears to be the case, thers does not seem
WATSON'S to be any directed especially to
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the Far East. However “Hope springs sternal." etc., and perhaps
DAY BY DAY.
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Some of the Recipients.
December Rainfall.
· Â' Kowloon Concert.
Plano Recital.
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Telegram Restrictions. The Eastern Extension Tele-
1918.
THE GREAT UNKNOWN. fighting in France; but that all TO-DAY'S MISCELLANT, the news I had' of him so far wod good-news, and that I waïy much hoped the alleged apparition was
In Touch with Dead Friends.
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not an omen. It is tras that a The telephone is, now quite s dear nephew of mine fell at Lane, respectable age, as one is remind- but he was not twenty-sight years ed by the unveiling of a monu- of age, and his hair was dark- ment to ite inventor at Brantforil. circumstances which forbade me Ontario, where De Bell schiared Home journal se followe:—
"Convince me,"
"I said to Mr. to claim knowledge of the literary his first macesafal experiment. Vango, that I am bearing or soldier who, in Mr. Vango's vision, Fat the English language_still Boeing supernormal, and I will appeared so eager to have con- lacks say generally accepted word
Weverse with me..
for defining message sent by most faithfally record it."
Fortunately it was a morning telephone, in the way that ** telem began upon that in his consulting room in the Talbe-troad, Bays of many spirita. Hardly had the gram" stands for a telegraphic. water, and upon it we terminated soldier left us when a beautiful message. None of the anggestions the sitting.
little boy came apon the scene made with a view to filling the It is a small room with a wide and displayed a warm desire to gapg telepheme, phogram, He was phonomit, mittophon has found bow window, some comfortable sit upon my kses. armchairs, and a high-legged described sa between three sad favours with telephone users. conch of a kind I have never seen four years of age and very fair. Williams Bunen published his before. The latter suggests the I saw my mind back through the "Outlines of English Spasoh- operating table in a surgery, and yeare as well as I could, but no craft" (where telegraph is ured, I imagine, when child which answered to such sizures 38. * spell-wire" and than a bironslay or even · OMG. Still, we all like to scan
s prolonged state of trance description came upon the vision telegrame as wire-apell") A Splendid Film.
is desired..
of We contemplated my memory.
too soon for the inclusion of "Damon and Fythis," the nothing of the sort, and eat face the list of honours, if for no other
Hr. Vango, apon his part, was "telephone." One of Barnes'a reason than to see if by some much talked of film, is being to face by the fire place. I was in no way diecouraged. Does followers in the crusade against happy chance one's own name sorsened, to night at the Peak
the name William suggest any foreign derivation has, however, should at last be included, or, if Olub. A portion of the proceeda that should unhappily not occur, will be given to St Daustan's thoughts upon any particular thing to you?" be asked. I had supplied the deficiency. He then to see if the name of at least Home for Blinded Soldiers.
place or person-cor did I make to reply that it did not. "The rendere telephone" sa one of our friends has not been
Lany effort of a negativs order. It child died of diphtheria, or some wire, and "telephonio mes was just as though two friends section of the throat," he per-se tongue wire-spel}," omitted. It is indeed sweet to
had met to talk about spiritualism sisted. At that I was pulled up far-speaker" and " bave our merite recognised, The Fantastic Stars are giving the one an expert, the ether a suddenly. It was the most re-se alternatives. if for no other reason then a special concert in the St. And
markable moment of our inter- that it is most satisfactory to rew's Church Hall, Kowloon,
mere inquirer.
I am told, says a correspondent "Give me something that you view quite carions and feel that we have come under the to-morrow night, at 9'16. A new axalted notice of His Majesty the and varied programme has been are carrying," said Mr. Vango, memorable coincidence, if nothing to a Home paper, that there are increasing signs of a revival of King and his Prime Minister. arranged. Seats may be reserved "anything will doma watch, a more.
Let me recite the occasion interest in the farthing as a coïn The present het of Honoure may st Ogilvie's Music Store. A por the cigarette-case which has which this anexpected intimation of realm among the working pencil, anything." I gave him attingly be deraribed as quite a tion of the receipts will be devat travelled about with me for recalled. Some ten years ago the classess, particularly in the big good assortment. There are ed to war funde...
twenty years, and he held it firmly innkeeper of the village of industrial centres of the North bonours for Peers and perhaps,
in his right hand and closed his Trosion, in Suffolk, was &-good The desire for itą wider circula- also for Princer, though in our list they are not mentioned, and Mr. Damsa Failer will give eyes as though he would sleep. fellow named William Catton. tion can easily be traced to the there is at least one honour for the laat of his informal recitals For a little spell there was silence Both he and his wife are resentment caused by the indirect Labor (with a ospital L) for it at the Helens May Institute on in the room. Then he spoke, and, dead now-they died amid a profiteering of shopkeepers who will be noted that in the new Monday, January 14, at 5.30 ptwo words had a German or a still remembered in the vicinity, prices by selling, asy, only quarter to my utter astonishment, his first scene of a tragic nature which is defeat the object of the controlled Privy Councillorships, myA collection will be made which Scandinavian ring about them. the woman throwing herself out quantities at 2id. of an article Lord Robert Ceoil rubs should goes intact to the Prisoners of "Gatesmorgen," I thought that of the window in a fit of alcoholic priced at 91. It is a simple Sex ств with plain. Mr. Tom War Fand. The programme will Richards, whose distinction seems include a number of modern he said while he shook me warmly frenzy and the man, who then pedient for raising the legst by the hand. It was just an lay in bed, dying shortly after charge from 1 to 10d. The to be that he is Labour Member works in addition to other items. though he had staggered me by wards of shock. Their little son trink works well from the traden- of Parliament for Monmouth Weat.
saying, "Here is the Kaiser.” William was always a favourite man's point of view in the case of Happily the alarm was brief, of mine and frequently had a lift matches. You ask for a dosen THE WAR SITUATION OF TO-DAY.”
A mere glimpse at the names graph Co. is advised that all and the "all clear" whistles were in an old Spyker I used to drive boxes at the scheduled price of of the new Barens is quite registered addresses throughout soon blowing. My vis-a-vis was about the Suffolk lanes at that 9id., and are told that, owing to
the United States have been can- and his packered brow declared.
evidently thinking profoundly, time. Rightly or wrongly, there seems to be a feeling abroad that the sufficient, for it is surely much called with the exception of one the mind to be working keenly. October Catton came up to the which you are expected to pay 5d.. the scarcity, you may only have A - One morning in the month of "ration" of half a dozen, for year upon which we have just entered will be one of momentous more plessing to pass on to the consequence. Vaguely, it is generally felt that the year will see the names of the really great-the single address, usable for each I noticed that he now grasped Hall at about one o'clock and Is there any reason why in thete war brought to a conclusion and with it an end put to the handred novelists, the artists, the journalists Car && general address, the cigarette-case almost con- told me they were all in a state hard times farthinge should not and one anxieties which the hideous catastrophe has brought about who have not been forgotten, but selected from the addresses hith valsively with one hand while of great distress. The boy Willy be in more general use ? and which have hung sround us with more or less depressing effect, who might have been had they
with the other be strcked his had been taken suddenly ill with No matter how soon the conflict may end now, it can never be said not been singled out for special
Of all the formost leadeza in that it did not bring times of poignant anxiety; times when the mention. Among the new Knights to the Government Civil Hospital that part of the forehead which immediate presence of a doctor the war General Fetsin in the one ever changing barometer of car hopes dropped from a haloyon calm we have Mr. Anthony Hope, who suffering from injuries to the He did not speak forms obviously but one thing to do, told us the least. He it said to be
A Chinese has been conveyed forehead ceaselessly and especially diphtheria and nothing but the
immediately over the eyebrows. could save his life. There was about whom the newspapers hive to one bordering on severe depression. And events have justified writes entertaining little novels head. He was found throwing these changes of feeling, for it must be admitted that if we have full of good dialogue and we also crackers over the Naval Hard minutes, but at last he said, "A and having dressed myself I got a brilliant talker until he is asked bad-as undoubtedly we have had, and still have good grounds have the name of Mr. John wall. Ал Indian Dockyard spirit has come to you. It is that out the old Spyker and art off lot to say something for publication, for-feeling that we must ultimately defeat our formidable foes, we Galsworthy, who, however, seems St. Edmunds, which is bave likewise been compelled to recognise the fact that a nation to have fought shy of the honour, and the Ubarese attacked bones, a straight cose, a firm some seven miles from Troston. A French writer tells of him that anch sa Germany, with at least twenty years preparation for a as a later telegram tells us that with a chopper. P. 8. Bacon mouth, and grey hair which ones The doctor returned with me, bat on one ocession he saawered s zigantic struggle behind her, cannot be compelled to acknowledge he has declined it. Then we
These are simple truths. What material in the sentence: Petsin, request for "autobiographical defest until she has waged a terrific struggle. In each s stragale have two knights of the brash went to render assistance and was dark. Does this description unhappily the child died. it is inevitable that the fortunes of the antagonists should frequent Mr. Leslie, Ward and Mr. Job received a severe wound on the suggest anything to you?"
Team that it did not. .:
is their precise relation to Mr. General of Division, born 24th of ly vary, the changes naturally bringing about alternating feelings, Lavery, and M., Robert Brace (emple: The Chinese is evident et later on I thought it fair to Vango's vision 1 do not feel pre April, 1856, died the of, 19: of hope and depression. Of late, it must be admitted that we have gloriously historical name spoiled, a mainise.
The Misses Woods.
qualify the statement and declare pared at the moment to say, There
He confesses that bad-more cause to feel anxiety as to the result and the probability we should think, by the mere Mre. Harry Woods and her that it might. Everybody has must be many thousands of fair he was torn lasy but has of an early termination being effected than at any other period of title of "Sir" being attached to it). daughters, the Misses Afleen and known elderly women with high-haired-boy named-William in trained himself to be industrions. the struggle, the disaster to Italy (happily, now being speedily Be is the editor of the Glasgow Doris Woods, leave to-morrow for cheek bones, straight noses, and this country, and sore of them is guiding maxim in warfare in retrieved) following so soon after the lamentable collapse of Russia, Herald, a really great newspaper, Manila, Daring their stay in months which are firm; but after will die of diphtheria. Yat let me The constant growth of rapidity bringing about a very different state of affairs. Our own set-back while next to his name com189 at Cambrai and the difficulties and perplexities still menscing us in that of Mr. Emsley Carr, who in Hongkong they have given great we had seen other spirits I harked in candour admit I am much in all its forme is one of the law the enemy submarine campaign are likewise a scurce of anxiety, the editor and part proprietor of
pleasure to all, especially the back to this particular lady and impressed by this alleged visit- trcopa, who have machsppreciated
naked Mr. Vango to tell me more stion and that, apart from the of progress. The art of war should bensat thereby." It will regarding which it would be folly to feel otherwise,
the News of the World, which is their new line of entertainment. of her. She had four children, autcessary assumption of the interest students of military Bat when all this is said-and in saying it we are but attempt quite another eart of newspaper. It may be again mentioned that he said immediately, and she
"pare, gases," I am wholly literature to know that he says he ing to look upon the situation fairly and quarely-we unhesitatin the list of knighthoode, it in these artistes through all their died of cancer, after two years unable to placa it scientifically has learnt more from Colonel ingly say that in the vast resources and determination of the British plessing to note the names of
That even a memory of the in- Ardant de Picq's “Etude aur le nation, in the spirit, if nothing more, that still snimates our gallant dr. Sidney Low and Mr. Scott toor donate 10 per cent, of their illness.
The statement was true; Icident remained in my mind I do Combat Antique et Moderos entertainment receipts to War French ally, in the fortitude which abides in the Italiana, and in Keltie, both of whom have some charities and bare sent con admitted it without scraple. The believe. So far I am able to say than from any other book. It is the nowerfal support we can confidently rely upon receiving from claim to distinction. No liat, it aiderable sums to the Bins Cross lady had been the mother of four I had forgotten the very existence apparently not a very well-known the United States, we bave still good reason to believe that our would appear, would be complete and Prisoners of War Fanda, children. Yet if it were not a of Willy Catton..
book, but such (a testimoniak- united efforts
result ia the defeat of
The next spirit 1 heard of was should help to make it famous, our that did not include the name of
Alleged Rubber Theft. mere gases, it is somewhat re- powerful enemy and his allies. We thus enter upon the New Year the Right Honourable Sir F. E.. with hopes as bigh
A man and wife were charged markable that Mr. Vango should middle-aged lady who dwelt in ever they were, conscious that Smith, our brilliant and very before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the have knowledge of a fact known a fine house overlooking the sea, BOOGer or later the enemy must submit to the increased lucky" Attorney General. This Police Court this morning, with to bat three or four people in or at any rate near an estuary or Newmarket Heath, which re- pressure, foding it too powerful, and too damaging, both in itasime he is hoisted from the areas stealing a case of rubber, the London and none of these, apon large sheet of water. I did not covered some of its peace time effect upon the economic condition of his country and that of his of Knighthood into the more property, of the Hongkong and the face of it, likely to be in recognise her description, but Mr. prosperity daring Cesarewitch allies, to be successfully withstood. This, we believe, is an opinion dignified sphere of the Baronetcy. Kowloon Wharf and Godown communication with him. Vango seked me to make a note week, furnishes a significant shared by a vast majority throughout the world, particularly by It is not stated why this honour Company. Luspector Gordon said I made a note of this point for of the circumstance, as something object lesson on the evils of "land those who'osonot conceive of Eight being vanquished by Might is thrust upon him, but defendant had been employed on further consideration, and went might occur later on to remind monopoly." Originally the train Happily, de present affair's stand and as they are sure to fashion perhaps it is because of the the Company's lighter No. 95, for on to a second osse. It was odd to me of it. This lady was followed ing ground was let for 5%, an themselves more in fatare, both the Might and the Right are now on interesting little part he took in many years. The stuff was taken be sitting there and to be told that by one whose description passed sere an ample smcunt for mere aboard at Holt's Wharf when it spirits were standing by my side. very well for that of my maternal rough pasture-but the rent was It is evident too that many in high places are still unwavering in their belief of the Allies' ultimate triumph, and in the New Year
was tallied but later a case was Either I am not paychic or my grandmother, except that she was persistently raised. Finally, the Messages that have been exchanged we see manifested a clear
found to be missing. A search mood was not properly attuned to dark instead of fair, and upon the late Admiral Rous, seeing the was made of defendant's quarters their presence, for. I remained question of colour alone we precarious position of the Jockey reflection of such belief. It was peculiarly atting that the President
found in a barrel; which also con- supernormal was
What further might have hap- lesse at 20s. an acre! Bub- happening. Brance if for no other reason than that at the moment tens of thon-one esse shipped December 27, tained the broken pieces of a When a young soldier was an pened as this most interesting sequently the fine stretch of sands of Chinese are labouring in France on behalf of the Allies: 1917, to Colonel Gordon Hall, case, The bearing was adjourned. zounced I did not know him. He meeting I cannot tell you, or ground called the Limekiln was The statements made by Lord Derby and Lord Robert Cecil are RAM.C., Bed Cross Headquar Highway Robbery Charge. Was asid to be of twenty-eight or suddenly there was a load boom leased for 50s, an sore, and the likewise felicitous and encouraging. Both express the hope that this tere, Delta District, Cairo, Egypt: Chinese was charged, before thirty years of age, had ng of rockets above the street Jaly Course, was bought from year may see the end of the struggle, and it is probable that they30 outing flannel shirts, 27 on Mr. J. B, Wood, at the Police moustache and fair hair, and without, and rising simultaneous Mr, Eston believe that it cannot continue much longer. The beat g'atement ing fennel suits pajamas, 9 Court thu maraing, with high, evidently had been connectedly we adjourned to Mr. Vango's
coal cellar, c of all, however, is that of the Prime Minister. Hia New Year Message outing flannel red jackets, 38 way robbery near Kowloon City, with newspaperë.
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League Cricket Match.
In their match with gower, the following wi the Civil Service/an ground at 2 pm,
to the Nation is stimulating in the extremeone worthy of a great pillow caser, 12 oz baki band Inspector Grant said two Hakka "He" points," and Mr. Vango, And so, in a sense, the inter- leader of a great Biste. Unhesitatingly be refare to these later kerchiefs, 2 mingle bandages, womit were on their way to "to piles of papers at his side; he view terminsted, after all, in trying days for the cause for which the Democracies of the world 54 many-isil "bandages, 5 T. Rother village and had passed air sitting at table and evidently darkness are now leagued together" and convincingly points out that in the bandages, 18 tray cloth 20 tea house, outside of which has been writing Either he is an great struggle "none are too old or too young to play a part. Be surgical cape, 28 milk jug defendant and another man were author or a journaliss, and he expresses full confidence in victory for freedom in the News Test" Cover, 100 small sprabe, standing. A litde time later the very mach wiaben, to speak to Alice Memorial Hospital. *** feeling that is generally shared, for it is a certain as anything can 12 shell swabe, 36 gauss arabe, two men passed them and then you. If, however, you do not know The Hon. Treasurer of the next-H
be that if we cannot defeat the enemy sa thoroughly se we might wish 8 chin bandages, 8 eye bandages, and dealy turned on them and him, it would be marless for me to Alice Memorial and Affiliated (Captain), P. E. 0, b and as he deserves, then it must surely be concluded, in the name of 1 knitted wash-clatar Iairted pointed something at them. The go on
Hospitak begs to acknowledge Goodall, W. E. Di commonsense, that the terrible stcrifice of life, the waste of wealth cleaning cloth, 22 pairs acting 2 two men then book bangles from To this I had to say that the with thanked the following Ling, W. H. Ejmo And the stultifying auxistien that are being experienosd are being dy trape, 3 caita Banna suite new The polica description might fairly apply to donation to the funds of the Hamilton, B. -Bourbs much too dearly, and that a compromise would have to khaki, 10 saite white duck, books, later arrested the defendant
my son whoswss on the Henitals Pork Guild (Western Witebell magasines, tennis bat.
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