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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1917.
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DAY BY DAY:
THE LATE REV, N.C. POPE.
IRISH IN AMERICA.
WE CAN TELL THE QUALITY AND TYPE OF ANYONES LIFE BY THE THINGS HE ALLOWS TO AB- BORB HIM.
·To-morrow's Anniversary, Tomorrow is the second anni. versary of the wreeking of the orniser Arethoss by striking mins,
The Dollar.
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd, longest and most picturesque to prison for sine months.
A Stiff Sentence.
A Tribute by the Biship of
Victoria.
Mr. O'Conner's Warulag, of Two Dangerous Tendencies.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY
In his appant to the Abnerio an One has only to make s motor
publia to sanomise in eos), Dr. trip from Kowloon to Castle Park
H. A. Gürfeld, the Fast AR to realise to what a marked
ministrator, strikes ona nots' that degree the Government is im-
will be heartily applauded by- mat English" visitors” to the proving the roada in the New
Mr. Franker Diloot, the Daily United Buten. “If every family” Territories. When the straighten
There was a large congregation ing of the road from Santin to
st8 Andrew's Church, Kowloon, Chronicle correspondent, writes he says, will reduos the wes Taipo ia consluded, and when the
on Sunday morning, when from New York under date of perature of its house at least five degrees it will mean that millions memorial servios was bald to the November 8, as follows widening of the section from An
ints Chaplain, the Rav. Norman Mr. T. P. O'Connor is a of tons of cost will be saved-and Tan to Castle Peak is finished,
O. Pope. The Rev. O. B. Shsan popular figure et Chicago, where the health of the nation will be there will exist stretch of nearly The opening rate of the dollar conducted the service, the sermon his speeches are effectively improved. This not a bardship, forty miles of fios motor road, on demand to-day was 29. 11.5/8d. * preached by the Bight Rev. stimulating Amariosa patriotism it is a health measure, for moet Irish-Americana and Americans live in superheäsed! Bishop of Victoria (Dz. Lander), among The completion of the work in
while at the close the organist, others, and there is a proposal to houses," Dr. Garfeld's criticisa Snatcher Sentenced diested will not be very long
A Obiner ho was charged Me, W. J. Dexter, played the secure his services for an extend- is well justified. In New York ed propagands, Mr. O'Connorst this moment—for it is usual to delayed. One can confidently before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Dand March in "Banl"
In the course of his sermon; the reserves his decision till the stars the furnaces on the art of predict that by the end of the Police Court this morning, with summer Hongkong will be able snatching a couple of gold and Bishop spoke of the deep personal completion of his primary purpose October not only the private rattan bangles from a child's bereavement which he had suffer- of obtaining dnancial support for houses, but offices, shops, street cara, libraries, chorobes, schools, of the wrist in Graham Street, was sented through Mr. Pope's death, and the Irish party.
referred to the brilliant carour This part of the programme and public buildings of every which the decessed had at Oam-progresses. Two leading Trish kind are most of them being tops roads ja the For East,
bridge, where he gained the Americana in Chicago, ax-Mayor at a temperature of 18 degrees for the scheme to link up Castle
A Chinese was charged before Hebrew Scholarship and won bigh Bapkins Mr. and Roger Bullivan, and upwards. Few experienced Are- Peak with Tein Wan and thence Mr. J. E. Wool, at the Police bonours in elsasies and theology. Democratic Chief, are heading more trying to the stranger who is subscription committee, not yet soolimatised, The on to Lai Chi Kok, Sham Shui Court this morning, with sna'ch. He was a man, said Dr. Lander, the
sqal Englishman who contemplates Po and Kowloon, is expected then ing two bangles from the arm of who had an exceptionally socurate Americans to be a socomplished fact, & child being carried on its knowledge of the originale of the desire to strengthen the band of spending some time in Americ
mother's back. Dependant plead Holy Scripture, he had great the pro Ally party of Ireland by daring the winter is apt lo pro-- vide himself with plenty of thick which Contracts, so we understand, haveed guilty. His Worship gent him gilts as a teacher and he was a handsome subscriptions.
He soon finds it Sorrespondents are requested; to observe the rule Higutres them to forward their names and addresses with been accepted for the making of to prison for twelve monthe hard preacher of grest power, who one If in a few weeks the Parlia underwear.
not necessarily
that he felt, ought to have been occupying mentary fand is sufficiently large, quite nouemble, for the excessive monications addressed to the Editor,
for these portione, and, if they are labour, and ordered salisation, but as an evidence of their bona fides.
church. He was a man of broad of his friends at home to place only the lightest clothing possible. completed within the time stated, receive twelve stroken of the birch, the pulpit of a crowded London Hr. O'Connor will sek the secent artificial host everywhere in a circalar trip of about eighty
svipsthy to all who loved Jesus himself at the disposal of the together, of course, with the miles will be possible, and this. Harmston's Circus Coming.
Hs thickest of overdosts to wear in. Mr. B. Alton, the well-known Christ, and welcomed them all American propagandista,
the open air. Even American- through scenery that will be very
"Irish situation here enor ingenuity has not yet invented ■- hard to beat. On the island advange agent for Harmaton's as brethren. No one took s telegraphed me last night:
monsly improved. Faced with plan for superheating the outdoor itself, the road round Hongkong Cirone, is now in the Colony keener interest in the Hongkong is expected to be concluded this making arrangements for the Christian Union or the Week of
the issue of pro-Gatmaniem, atmosphere. or pro-Americanism, Irish year, only the sections between forthocming visit of the Circa Prager than he did. He was Bay and Tyism to Hongkong. At the present witbal a man of manly pisty and
Amerios gives only one answer, Bain, which has recently been Repulse Tak, and Tytam Tak ́and time the Circos is at Hanoi, frack geniality and had a keen
and that unanimous for Ameri- so "aotive" on the Flandere front, most succsealäl esase of humont; he was a man
ca. It is possible a common was a source of trouble to our Shankiwen being left to be having had a
For this tendere have tour through Coobin-China. It of indomitable plack sad for
platform may be made on the PPPponents on the eve of Water- cut.
basis of Dominion Home Rale, loo. The British soldiers waze, in been invited and work will is hoped to open here on or about itude. soon be commenced.
the 24th ́instant.
Clan N. Galera of extremist lighter marching order than the Possession of a Candon.
Viewe now declare themselves French, who were greatly distene A Chinese was charged before Hr. J. R. Wood at the Police years. I ask you did you spopealy thoroughly patriotic ad by the state of the ground. Wellington wrote concerning the Americana," To
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CHINA AND THE NEW YEAR.
ness of the Colony. The increaBO
the past two years has been
P.oceeding, the Bishop said:- "Such a man was the minister of the congregation for the part eix
Court this morning, with being preciate him at his fall value? Irish Sino" Feiners I maat weather"-"It rained 'in such a
aizid cannon.
•
There is evident wisdom in the in unlawful possession of a fair You came in considerable nom
Defendant said bare to the Intercessory Service gives solema warning that they way as I never saw either before policy adopted by the Pablic be bad bought it from two men when he was very ill. You sent will by lulluwing & pro-German r since; it seemed as if the water Works Department of completing all these roade before time and hou met in the street. Detective beautiful were to his faneral, polier dig an impassable gulf wars fambled out of tube...
horsea sank money is spent in perfecting the Sergeant Murphy said he saw but did you show you appreciated between them and Irish-Ameri- The ground was so soft that at
defendant and another man in a bim during his lifetims by er case, with disastrous results to every step our existing sections, for the roada sa at present constracted are quite coal yard at Taumati carrying tending to his ministration? I eland, both immediate and per- half-way to the knees, and in On the other hand, I several places, where we passed agable and their extension will the cannon. When they saw him fear he was depressed by the minent.
they ran away. He chased them apparent apathy on the part of maskadd even a stronger warning over fallow land, it had the only conduce to more motoring and arrested defendant on the members of the Courch of that every enemy of England and appearance of a lake, the rain - and that sa increase in the busi- Prass. Defendant was sent to England. The Saancing of the Allies will be encouraged, falling upon it faster than it
öf." he. felt deye bird the charch
wae and very friend of England, euld be absorbed or ran of motor traffic, in the Colony in prison for seven
labour.
left too much to one or two Amer.oan as well as Iriab, will be
There were some interesting The New Year.
members, and the fact that the driven almost to despair if the almost phenomenal, and, with the The Chinese New Year Fair recent annual meeting for the Convention does not agree to an points in the evidence presented realisation of the schemes which drew the customary large crowds election officers wae so sparsely immediate and generous Home by Lord Fairlas, the American are now being put through of bargain-hunters" to Q seen'e attended seriously depressed him. Rale messure. A settlement born business man who will next Hongkong will doubtless become Road Weat and the sojacent Perhaps God saw that apthing Ireland on the right lines will be wiek take his seat as a Scottish When China adopted the Republican form of government, one possessed of an infinitely larger thoroughfares on Saturday and less than his removal would as valcable to England in americs representative peer, when he made million additional out his claim to the title be now of the any innovations which was resolved upon was the substita- number of motoring enthorisate, Sonday nights. There was the arouse the people of Komlose to se half s
bears. The faols were not really tion of the Gregorian for the Chinese calendar. Bat, as in the case fact that will materially add to asual array of native stalle, brage per spirit. Laas Wednesday American soldiers."
in dispate, bat some of the of the sdoption of European dress, the idea, though taken ao most the already great attractions and cario dealers predominating, night many of us prayed very
documents that would normally most purchasera earnestly that his life would be
be presented to support them enthusiastically at first, has gradually lost its popularity. Despite bas for the tourist and holiday and whils
seeker..
Was that prayer in' persuaded themselves that they spared.
were lacking for a special reason. a seeming anxiety to progress with the times, things still more
had secured more than valus for rain? Did God not haar is.?
Tue American branch of the Fair- Plowly in Chine, and, whether in the interior or at the Treaty Porte, **olo custom" continues to be the dominating factor among the
money, the stall-holders were no It was not in vain. God dia
fax family lived in the parish of Chinese in most of their activities. Then once again we have seen Child Cruelty.
doab equally convinced that hear it sad has answered it: Chinese New Year observed by the native population of Hongkong,
they had bad the better of their by giving a new spirit to The Board of Agriculture re Fairlex, Virginia, and the records. Chinese patrons!
congregation, although cently concluded the purchase of of that parish were destroyed as no doubt it has been throughout the whole country, with as mach
Yesterday the New the
requested hia service 1,400 acres of land at Pembror, during the Civil War. One of enthusiasm, if not more, Be ever before. Young and old alike hare which infest the Colony about Year was ushered in with much He entered thoroughly into the spirit of the occasion, and it has been the time of Chinese New Year ring of crackers, and practically for a higher sphere. A new in Carmarthenshire, near Llanel- the witreres before the Com good to see the joy and happiness which so many whose lot is who badly need Police super-all classes of the Chinese com spirit-the spirit of sympathy-ly, for use se small holdings for mittee of Privileges testified that ordinarily dull and monotonens have.contrived to extrees from the vision. Among these are the manity epens the day in fenating, which I know will take a practical soldiers. The property has been he had searched a battafoldin observances of the past few days,
bands of strolling scrobate from the making of calls and general form in connection with those bought from Lord Asbaraham, the hope of finding them, bat in
An Ameriosu" - law, gr,” At a time like the present, when there is so much evidence of the North. Apart from the fact enjyment. Basinees was, of that are left➡& spirit of penit and when possession is obtained VAID, ontward goodwill and happiness ng our friends the Chinese, it that they make a great nuisance course, quîte at a standafil!. anos se we consider our ways and it will be equipped at once, appearing before the same Come draw near with humble confess. This completes the 6,000 sc este, declared shut the various ion at the approaching Lentea which the Board were empowered documents produced were valid earnestness. Of course uburch- Aot to seqairs for land settlement, law in Amerias. Among them was going isn't the sole evidence of the other, colonies being at Pa a certified copy of a monumental religion, but where there is aa trington, Yorkshire (2,200 acres), inscription over the grave of the ed. Members of the congregs acres), these two being Crown Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia. tion will recognise that they lauds lessed for the purpose; and
It is aver twenty years" since have 霜 responsibility in one in Shropshire (about 1,300
มุ
There Bre certain
is pitiable to think of the unsettled conditions #bich prevail in their of themselves to many people, own country. In this respect, the New Year opens none too bright they are often gailty of groen
:
Land for Soldiers
ly for China, for, despite all the exertions of those who have the cruelty to one or more of the country's real welfare at heart, the situation at the present time children in their service. Fre AN EXCITING CAPTURE. season, It must be a spirit of by the Small Holdings Colonies evidence scoording to commen weare Done too hopeful an, aspect. Some little time ago, a cessa- quently one sees a couple of tion of bostilities between the conflicting elements was brought bulking fellows perambulating
"about, and it was hoped that during this armistios a basis of sattle. } the streets with the usɑal para How a European Caught a Thief, eager spirit it will not be neglect Holbeach, Lincolnshire (1,000 Bev. Brian Fairfax et I Hill
sgreement.
| Lane has republished the poem. handsomely—it is ülustrated by Mias, Stella Langdale, but only a stupendous
(could" avoid the gras such theme, wit
with
meat would be found.. Uolappily, however, North and South could phernalia of their trade, and a not adjust their differencse, and within the past fortnight or so little boy, who, it is easy to ses, both the one group of combatsate and the other have shown a is the lock, stock and barrel of
The story of an exciting joining a ohurch-Lot merely norse). Sir Richard Winfrey has Mr. Stephen Phillips published decidedly more bellicone spirit. Indeed, each seems to have resoly the whole outfit, While his two ed upon war to the knife, and we have in the present circumstances masters Fqast on their haaschee, captars of a thief by a European for what they can get, but in given special attention to thie maat ble Christ in Hades * with Mr. all the necessary ingrediente for a farther protracted period of tor and rake in the shekels, the was told to Mr. J. B. Wood at order that they may do their ser; and the Board of Agriculture Elkin Mathews, and met with a. moil sad bloodshed. The pity of it is that on a controversal diminutive lad does all the work the Police Court this morning, share of witnessing for God is now hopes that it will be able to general and generous chorus of joene of domestic politics-lor that is really the bone of cortortionist and is very when Chinese of the coolie the world. They will realise that get extended powers to soquire critical approval. Now Mr. John
often bullied ia view of class was charged with stealing the maintenanos of the church more such soloaies. of contention-party feeling should run so high as to get one part
resta not on the generosity of one of the country against the other, even to the point of active military the spectator. Yesterday a most $273.
Frad Wittam, chief Officer or two members, but on every operations. And while party wrangles with party, icosl sdminis grant case of cruelly look trative control is so atterly weak that lawlessness, brigandage and place opposite the City Hall, of the .. Sai On, stated that he member of the congregation. The worse prevail over a large part of the country's territory. All this small boy doing "taras" for was going aboard last night new spirit will be a spirit of means poverty and sufering for thousands of the people, something like a ocuple of hours when he heard a commotion asily. The church should bs while the stagnation in business which inevitably results work which a strong mau and enquiries elicited the the home of friendship. We and loyalty you can. So while introduction from must react to the serious disadvantage of a country which, even in would have obj-cted to, bat, ruled facts that a coolie had stolen
that promotes the contribute to the spirit of union thusiastic gossip about the litera times of peace, is continually confronted with big financia) probleme, I br fear, the little fellow did zaro- 8200 from a man on the whase #gree in nur worabip ́and it is this 300 are here stjanyrate you will Hind, who give Kas messure of e
Unfortunately, the trouble does not end with internal disorder, batic businees which was obvious and was hiding under the wharf power and spirit of the church's in the congregation. Lastly, this mes of the nineties. Mr.Arnold
Any inferior spirit, new spirit must be spirit of Bennett had hardly come a for we have had recent cases reparted in which even foreign men-of-ly causing him much physical Witness went aboard, secured an in Esazor. war and merchant ships have been subjected to attack by briganda suffering. When one thinks thet automatic pistol and, engaging and abdus touobines or spirit of expectancy Prey for God's the earface then, but me ter on the Yangtze River. The President has, we observe, just issued he had been doing this from ear sampan, went in search of the criticism will spoil that spirit of gaidanes in the selection of a noon he informed me that he had a mandate on this very point, recording these happening to ourly morning, and would probably thief, Defendant was asked to anity, I know many of you who new chaplain. Kowloon will neatly and utmost horror and regret." The burden of this mandate is an in- keep it up until latest night, the came out but he refused to do so worship here are not fally mom probably have a great future. As his future- straction to superior and subordinate officials to exert themselves in need for some Polica, supervision until witness threatened that he bare of the Church of England. times goes on more and more to fame, so afording the best posible protection" to the lives and property of forew his tankannatown will be ewwely would sheet him aslan he did of one you may join the the English speakin foreigners. * so so so improve our international relations There could. At Home an admirable no. Witness then got under Church of Kirland if you wish, St. Andrew's church mine, ha 30 m familiar ring shout this advios, but we fear, ibat it will make woninty books after the welfare of the wharfal and defendant but i' you may som krs only bare a geatre of more than the issuing of Presidential mandates to Breare control brow-besten youngsters of this did a lot of kicking. With the over those who recognise na laws and who have no scruples so far type, but, as no rush society andialance of two Indian watch-pitality till you retu sa injury to foreign interents is concerned. Happenings like these existe here, it is up to the Police men, defendant was dragged up place where you do not inspire hope for future peace and harmony in Chins, and to take notion in pulling a stop from under the wharf. He was miniatry of yourE OWN maless some means on he found out of the present impasas it is to to ossee of crealty of this descrip: asarabed and. $20 was found on your are welcome to on be feared that stormy days lie ahead for this perpetually distracted tion, as well as in other cases him.
whero säimals are the victims country in the yow which has now begun.
and desire our hog. From It must
to the that shall reach the Church have the other nonconformist peo
in this way hasten the ritht of our Lord Jeans Obri
thecing together unto Hi All thomb that-here- zone