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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1918,
BROWN BRANDY
Hongkong's Marathon Race,
DAY BY DAY.
NO MAN" WITH A FIERY TEMPER CAN ACCOMPLISH MUCH
Tomorrow”Anniversary.
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Victims.
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„TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY..
Lord Reading and Archbishop of within
York at Waldort.
- It must be extremely gratifying to the promoters of Saturday's
It is with something of Marathon Rees, that no less than
|to find Dean. Hemley En 58 entries have been trosivad,
within mencurable distance, and it demonstrates that there in la desi of athletic talent in the
braboprio. One had come to upon him ́sa one of those Colony, which, given organise- Tomorrow, Primrose Day, is tion, is willing to support such the anniversary of the death of}: The impression brought back
sherscters who are always over- vents as will be witnessed this Lord Beaconsfield, who died in from Russia by an Allied soldier If Britain were again to face looked when preferment is lows week-end. An will have been 1881.
who left. Russia" very recently a situation like the present, know in favour of some "site" ween by the particulars already s
after two years' warfare in arming all the rivers of blood and person who bas never published, no less than 34 of the
oceans of wealth that must be cance. Dean Henson was The opening rate of the dollar cared automobiles is that Russia sacrificed, her honour and love among the worldly wish to hav total entries are by members of the
on demand to-day was Sa. 15g.d. various Ladian military units of
is no longer capable of fighting, of liberty and fastics would again!"poiled his ohonors" with the the garrison, the remainder being To Relatives of Race Course Lenine and Trotsky will lose load ber gladly to accept the powers that be owing to his principally European military
challenge," said Earl Beading si beterodox opinione, hie sympt their lives, and Kerensky will the dinner given be the Pilgrims betic relations with Free Church men. There are only three run- We are saked to announce that BAKE representing the Polios the property covered by the again come forward and organise Society of America in the trand men, and, abors all, his fortbrig Reserve, and is is a little to be Police from the race course a powerfal Government.
Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria, way of declaring his viswa," regretted that the organisation disaster will be handed to clni- The soldier is Constants Karir, honger of the Host Bar Como many words that “caddies" were New York, on March 8-h in o'ergyman who could ssy in 10 responsible for the arranging of mants at 9 a.m. on Sunday next, the event has not more repre- at the Central Police Station. Belgian wrestling champion Gordon Lang, Archbishop of more in request than pareone, and
the golf courses of suburban Lon sentatives. Lady May han.com Property not yet claimed may be who fought more than 300 boots York. sented to distribute the prizes seen at the same time and plass. in America pravion1 to the war. "When we entered the war" dou more frequented than the A.S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., the conclusion of the race, and
Spotted Pever, t La Marin is expecting an honour he continued, Germany counted oburches, was liable to saffitient, it is fitting that her Ladyship's
on the destruction of the British aspicion, but when he declated "The number of cases of cerebro able discharge from the Belgian Empire. She bad hoped that that, as an authority for churck- first public function after her long spinal fever reported yesterday Army, bet hopes to join the every one of the provinces would going, the Decalogue was "played absence from the Colony shoulds 10, four of these being within, be in connection with so popular the City and six in other districts. French tank corps. an event. With regard to the The total number of deaths wex
Le Marin comes back covered probabilities of the candidates it eight, all the victims being Chi with scars. He has cine citations is generally conceded that the
There was also one non in the Russian Army orders and names and addresses with Indian runners include one er fatal case cf enteric fever reported, ie wearing five Crossss of St true and gallant toward the Took for the orthodox folk, who, samunications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for two men who will be hard to the gafarer being a Filipino.
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1918.
THE GREAT STRUGGLE.
beat, but earprises are not uz known in such racer, för ellos
The Wi.ness for Defence,
recall the sensational finish of Owing to the great demand for the Olympic Games' marathon at Beste it has been decided to give Home, when Dorando, an Italian repeat performances of the baker, after a magnificent end"Witness for the Defence" 0% surprising part of some miler, Tauraday, 25th inat, and Satur. staggered into the Shepherd's day, 27th inst. at 9.15 p.m. Book Bash Stadium, only to lose the ing opens at Hootris's on Friday race on the greenda that he was morning and the prices of ad- assisted by spectators.
mission will be Drets Cirols & Stalle $3.00 Pit $2 CO; Gallery $1.00. Soldier and sailors in uniform half-price to pit and gallery.
German Dominatioä.
We are getting almost used to
It
oat" he became ** impossible. be found in revolt. What must have been her surprise when she The bench will be the gainer by the leau, sallow, ascetic-looking learned that South Africa, at war dran, whose arched eyebrows and with us twelve years before, atood
glessing dark eyes had a minister empire which had given to the recollecting his "views,"regarded: people of South Africa the right his physical appearance as dis-
tinctly anoson.
to govern themselves.
"We may not always ses people
apon
"When I landed in Buses two years ago," he said, "I was our prised at the bravery of the Bussisne. The soldiers valiantly sight, but we are a jast people. The Revue de Deux Mondes, in fulfilled their duty and were led and the word of an Englishman company with certain other reviews, is, we read, exempted by capable, energetic. officers. I is his bond. than had the greatest hopes for "In saying what I think of this) from the order drafted · by M. the futors conduct of the war. country I will say of France, ever Clemental enforcing & reduction soon observed, however, in glorious France, and never more of 50 per cent. in the circulation of the Russian temperament that glorions. then at the present French periodicala. It poseesses oredulity still constituted the moment. Whatever happens, the claim to special favour, for even base even of the simple minds of English speaking people of the daring the siege of Paris it never the Bassian people. The Tsarist world will never forget the ex-conted publication. From time to regime continued to expand dar-smple that France has given of time a number sent cat by balloon.... such news se was contained in a
ing the war, but it had not true and sterling strength. told the provinces that the Bevue · · Reater's telegram yesterday,
Big Haul of Oplam.. stopped plots and conspiracies. "In England," he added, was still alive and that it had which told of bow Germany "bsei Before Mr J. B. Wood, at the Every week a new favourite came there is that some firm deter succeeded in keeping a brilliant reserved for herself the use of the Polios Coart this morning, a into promisance Political circles mination, that same & rim tenacity group of writers together. Ramanian oil wells for ninety. Chinese was charged with being and war operations felt the effect which is characteristic of the While the military elation is nine years and the right of in unlawful possession of 221 of this.
people of this country, to see the reflected in some of the articles. military occupation for several taels of prepared opium valued
“Merover, individula notor war to a successful conclusion, large majority deal with literary, pablished during this period, the years." Mr. Balfour's Istest at $2,210. Evidence -WES designation of Germany as "given by a lakong, to the iously Germanophile went about irrevelive of what it costs,"
andisturbed preparing new ways "Your entry into the war was dramatic, or historical topice, great robber alste, seeking to effect that be ea defendant bestride the world as a great carrying a basket at Wanchai with which to lead the nation to strikingly deliberate," said the such as Les Chants de Is Colossus," is more than justified yesterday. He called out to him disaster. The Tsaritsa fave ured, Archbishop of York, follow. Finlande," Joesph Jonber
noisy welcome from Un Poeme de George Eliat," What precisely is the state of affairs with regard to the great by the manner in which car to stop, but instead be dropped even provoked, German intrigues. ing a
It sirendy has been anid, but it is the 1,200 guesta. "It was ses Financiera sa Theatre, struggle that continues to be waged in France and apparently with principal enemy has treated the the basket and razsway. Witness worth repeating, that she was based
conviction"; and Les Finances de l'Angleterre equal tenacity in Flanders, it is extremely difficult to say. The unfortunate nations of Esetern gave chase and, was successfal in
We had anaiter depuis Sir Robert Peel & To many telegrams that have come to hand eince the enemy began bis Europe, and if there should be catching him. Defendent said he the chief person responsible principle.
for the present events. In able reliance in the ideals of your Reese during the mege, one covels also appeared in the terrible offensive over a fifty mile front have given copious detaile say need of farther inspiration to was merely carrying the bag for a
political and military circles President. We felt that be was of engagements at various points, and it has been quite clear that Britons in these days of stirring passager who reme ashore is his she had devoted friends who educating the American people of them by George Band. It came many of these engagements have been undertaken by the enemy news it is only necessary to reflect simpso Inspector. Sim said primarily for the purpose of leading up to something of a mach on the fate that would be fall us if he believed the opium esme from obeyed her bindly. Thanks to up to a realisation of thora idesls out on September 15, 1870-the more important character. We do know, however, for certain that Germany should ever manage to Kwong Obo-wan, The Police had this belp she was able to modify sad at the proper ment would opening day of the siege, and the enemy, no matter what bis original intention was-and there is get a controlling hand. But boen unable to get any information everything to her liking, even bring your Nation into the con- punctually on the 1st and 15th of able to alter the General Suff's lior, a determined, convinced and each of the three following considerable doubt regarding this point even yet--bay so far failed to there is another side to all from defendant. His Worship
united people
montbe, every issue containing, achieve it. The general belief is that the Germans eet out with the this talk of the Tentons for sent defendant to prison for nine strategic conceptions.
"If an offensive was prepared
"The high idealism of Americase in Dormal times, about 180 determination of hacking their way to Paris; and it was reported it bas to be remembered monthe' hard labour and ordered
and launched and we wanted is certain to lead to the ultimate pages. Paris capitalated just in that Bindenborg had boasted that his troopa would march through that no Peace Treaty will be that the opiam be confiscation,
100,000 мед for reinforce fruits of a victory which will time to save its record of con- the French capital by April 1-lees then too weeks after his offen-signed by the Allies which does
ments we would receive only result in a concert of nations in tinuity (every fortnight without a sive was launched. On the other hand many observers are of not protect and make whole again opinion that such a statement was pure camouflege, as the real in the small nations who so pluckily TROTZKY NEEDED SOAP of man power in Russia. Con- be secure."
10,000, yet there was no shortage which the peace of the world will break for 87 years), the cffles
stock of paper having been com tention of the German General Staff, they maintain, was nothing came into the fight knowing full
tradictory orders were sent out- Ambaasder Jusserand esid pletely exhausted by the publica» more aar less than Amiens, after which a diversion would be well the riske that were ran. suddenly made and the principal cffensive removed from Frattee to is Germany's hour to boast now
no one knew or troubled to know France and England bars always tion of the Berus of March. The Flanders coset, where the eremy had planned to launch a beavy of what she is going to do with
The following impression of by who or where from which bein intimate, but that for a
Jast fifty years ago scoording often had a regrettable reperone thousand years that intimacy con- offensive with the object of foreing bis way through to the northern each call powers sa these, but Lens Trotsky was given to a region on operations especially in sisted in war. "Finally," be can to contemporary sccount, some French parts, from whieb England could be more seriously sessiled. the last word will be a very rozter at Secul by Mr. Hirsteaks, regard to the fighting methods tinned, "the two nations found boys who are playing in No doubt the temptation to rush ou, at almost any cost, with Paris different one, to what she has who was on the staff of the Jap-adopted by the Easians. that they had been fighting for Corparation Lane, Clerkenwell, "as the main objective, lay very near to the wishes of the enemy planned.
sness Embassy at Petrograd and
the same high ideals.
adjoining the Bones of Delantion, |who left-Rassis-on the train "These methoda consisted in leader, who, however, could not but realise that what they could
where two Fasian prisoners, "If we waste tims we must say not succeed in accompliebing at the beginning of the war, when a Kobe's S. P. C. A.
abard of Ambassador Uchida: launching great masses at two or to ourselves, 'I have killed a man, Barks and Casey were them far better opportunity presented itself, they were not likely to
From the snnual report which "Three weeks before I left three given pointe. As soon as Then we shall realise how velo- confined, saw a rose croma thê – accomplish now. Be that as it may, recent events clearly prove has just been issued of what hes Rasais I had a chance to ses breach was made in the enemy able it is to direct all our energies road, at about a quarter to four:. that Amiens certainly was one of the enemy's main objectives and been done during the past year Trotzky in my private capacity lines by special troops others speedily toward winning the war. in the afternoon with two paper
another his failure to reach it is, in consequence, something in the nature, by the Kobe Society for the Pre-in the famous Smolny Institute, advanced and gave
We shall go os in this conflict rolls in his hand, and approach & of a beavy defeat, The diversion that was predicted would probably vention of Cruelty to Animals, a the seat of the Bolshevik Govern smsabing blow. It was aid until we find everlasting justice black barrel covered with a white take place has taken place, for no sooner did the earmy capital work is being carried on ment. It was nothing bat sent that this method are and peace.
cloth. One of the rolls the man bestowed discover that his efforte to rasch Amiens were unlikely by foreign residents in the city. small dingy room, which was excellent results for a certain
on the boys, sady to be realised than he changed the venas of the attack and set in Having in view the great many once probably the janitor's times in a day and night we
borrowing a match from a lad who motion an equally powerful offensive on the Flanders front. La extra difficulties ander which this quarter of the girls' gchool in would advance as much as forty-
was smoking, thrust the other both offensives the stack was directed against the British, a fact Society labours as compared with in which it is bonsed. A dozen fire miles, pinning down the Ger
roll into the barrel, lighted it, and which certainly lende some probability to the belief that the our Society, (if it is still in or more old; rickety chairs were mans and Austrians in critical bat beforehand they committed ran. In a few seconds there was Channel ports and not Paris was, and perhaps in still, the enemy's existence) ons wonders why the sosttered diedely about the positions. But as soon as any big the serious crime of informing the tremendous explosion which
reaulted in the death of siz chief objective. It was the general impression that with the Flan-local Society is not me room and cu them were seated advan-e promised even better re Germans of their intentions. der'a cosat operations in full swing, we should see practically an evidence. Since
its the members of the Lenin ante the enormous number of men. At this time Kerensky was ple, the injury of many more, and complete cessation of the offensive in France, but what do we find inauguration, the Robe Society Osbicer. They were all men of and quantity of munitions and in power. He was adored by great destruction of property io is really the car? We and that the enemy, with an utter disregard has been instrumental in doing rustic appearance with unkempt food which we needed ceased to and extremely popular with all the neighbourhood. The prison of the Peorifics it is costing him, is attempting to conduct two first- much good, and, while the fande hair and dirty olothes
reach us.
and we thought he would make wall, which was twenty-five fest c'ass offensive simultaneously.
of the Bociety are mainly- upheld "The most conspicuous wha "I have seen Gon: Brasilof the army and people understand high, was breached, to length And the chief lesson from what has, so fer, taken place bob by foreign contributione, there the appearance of Troisky. He crying with rage at such setbacks. their terrible mistakes. I saw of sixty feet. This was the in France and Flandera daring the past week is that as in many are signs that the Japanese are wore a dark, oily euit, which Brussilof was an ardent supporter peasant go on their knees before famous (or infamous) Clerkenwall- other matters, the enemy has once again miscalculated his strength becoming more and more interest appeared to hate been worn for of a war to a figish against the Kerensky saying, “Christ bas Explosion, the inhuma cuunge and, more serious still for him, hes not made allowares for so much od in the splendid work, and in many years in some factory He Central Empires. More than once again come on earth which, socording to Mr. Gledstone f
Finally dissolute elements got "hooked and horrified" London. resistence and vigour in the British army. With great tenacity the coming year a good deal of wore no collar and his dirty sbirt once he gave in his courage a and with bravery worthy of our most brilliant traditions, our troops sesistance and co-operation in eleeves were thread bars. Un proof of devotion to the Allied the apper hand, but it was only Its object was to rescue Barke and have contested every foot of the enemy's advance, and in an in-patting down cruelty is look kempt and unshaved, he looked case. The only man equal to after a stubborn stand, when, Casey at the time of exercise in o:edibly short time have compelled hin practically to come to aed for from them. The Hong as though he had not washed his him-was-Alexie, whose military surrounded by faithful regiments, the prison yard. Th standstill. Sach indeed seems to be the state of affairs at present kong Stoiety may well take a face for a month. With his feet capabilities were most brilliant especially the Women's Death thing was but the Battalion, Kerensky had to give were warned, twenty bath in France and in Flanders. Both offensives have been skilfully leaf out of the book of the Kobe in long, big clumsy boots thrust | Both worked hard to ensure an plsaned and vigorously conducted-conducted indeed with branch by itaencing Chinese out irresponsibly under the table. Allied victory. positively awesome disregard of the consequences so far as the lives opinion against the cruelty his attitude was more like that of The Allies did much to belp As far as the war is concern method, and place of his troops was concerned. Never probably in the history of the which one sees every day of the a day labourer in a bar room Russia by sending food and ed, the present state of Bausia diested. As matte world were men massed and rashed to their inevitable doom in soch week in one form or another to after spending a hard day in the munitions. Thanks to the Allies less no room for hope. Lonin rehearsal of the
manner as we have been witnessing since the enemy tired his livestock. The Hongkong factory. The only difference was Rasis was provided with des and Trotsky have completed the had tidy he desperate cffensive less than a month ago, for in that time, it is Scoisty has not done so much, in his eyes... which shone with heavy fell artillery. But the sol collopes of the great nation. Debatires meos calculated he has sacrificed no less than half a million men. True, and there is no dimmation of in elligence and rendation. But diers appeared discontented and am convinced that their stans sime of the outre he has achieved part of bis original intentin, but the enemy, as he cases of cruelty, that it can afford bit trus-quality was apparent ware worked upon by fomenters cost them their fire and well knows, having failed in his first great onslaught, knows well to rest upon ite laurels. Unlike when he began to speak. He of trouble whose mischief the Kerensky will return to pos
Event DOW that as time passes less remote are bis hopes of success, Daily, the sister branch in Kobe, cases spoke in a crisp, impressive voice authorities were unable complete both the French and the British are becoming stronger and in a which secur, in Hongkong are and his remarks were clear, as ly to stamp out. When panic better position to cope with the enemy in his desperate adventures, burried straight into a British oryetal Taw then why he was broke out in Galicis last summer and sa the time approaches for the Americans 10 make themselves Court and dealt with by a Bridgh the Foreign Minister - of the it was not a partial but a general resily folt, so slap is it certain that the time is coming for the enemy Magistrate.
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