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الريد
1918.
VICTORIA BRITISH SCHOOL.
The Annual Prize Distribution,
HONGKONG "BISLEY.” TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
Details of this Year's Competition.
9.- K Defence Corps
(Lafantry.) Team A. 10.8. K. Defence Corps
fantry,) Team B.
In his newest pen pisture of thel Kaiser Mr. Gerard, depiots's sort
"Sometimes (be wrotu), owing to his sots of thoughtlessness and want of consideration, I come to the conclusion that he purposely svoide me, and that it cannot go (In-on." In regard to international policy be noted, "It is not to be 11.-H. K Defence Corps denied that the Emperor disturbe (Artillery and Engineers) things by bis impaleive nature.” 12.-Hongkong Police and War-Hear aleo Caprivi, recorded by
diere, Team G.
the man destined to follow him:
Emperor was continually talking 13-Dickyard Defence Corpe and He (Caprivi) observed that the 14-Taikoo Dockyard Armed to all kinds of people. On theee
Guard.
ocassione be often contradicted
Naval Yard Police.
The Naval, Military, and Po ics of Imperial Iago, with the whole has been appointed to
To-morrow's Anniversary.
Foron regular and suxiliary team neutral world for Othalle, H. sider in all its many detaile the #
and individual shoot fer E. E showe's consummately “fficient” housing problem in England. To-morrow's snuiversary is
There was a good attendance the Governor's Cup will take villain. Now, German Chercallora This problem has needed atten- that of Joseph Whitaker, F.S.A., tion for's very long time, but it the first compiler of Whitaker's of parents and friends at the place under the auspices of the would not agres as to the Viotaria British School yesterday Police Reserva, at King's Park, ficiency. Van Balow has bad to call the Kaiter's "words his OWA afternoon, the cocasion being the on Empire Day, May 24th... Berms that the war has shown as Almansa; born 3rd-May, 1820. how really bad the matter is, and
annual presentation of prizen, One team of four men, in which and eat them. à famous jurist great things are expected of the Committee which has been en-
Lady May attended to perform Officers and N. G. Officers may be told Prince Hohenlohe that the the fanction.
included, is invited to represent Kaiser's folly in insisting on trusted with the work of am-on aidering it. One thing the war
The proceedings opened with the following branches of the unpopular measures was respons sible for the great increase of lese-- has taught the working classes is' A Japanese, who resided at 80, the singing by the pupils of "The Barrior, î 6 :-
mejaste of the time. The Prince,” that their lot could be made a Faiphong Road, Kowloon, some Song of the Bow", following 1-Royal Navy. much better one. They are rapid-time during the night or early which the Headmaster, M. L 2-Royal Marine Light Infantry, as Char cellar, complained of what smounted to waladroit treachery ly learning that the conditions this morning accidentally fell Forster, read the annual rerort 3-Royal Garrison Artillery.
in his Emperor. by which they are surrounded over the verandah and was killed. this being as follows:-"The 4-Rovel Eogines.
murimam enrolment was 51 (60)
5-Staff and Departments Fever Cases.· could be very much improved, sod
(Army.) they desire that these improve- For the twenty-four hours. in 1916); the minimum enrol. ments should start in their home ended May 2nd, one case of ment, 45 (47 in 1916); and the 8-25: Middlesex, life. If they do not get them enterio fazer (Chinese) and four average attendance, 45 (47 in 7-74th Panjabis, 8-18th Infantry, there will be discontent. Heppily, cases of cerebro spinal fever (one 1918). The cost of each usit in the Ministry of Reconstruction from the City of Victoris and avarage attendance was $11751 wisely recognised that their three from other districts of the ($118 63 in 1916).
There
As last year, all pupils in the mote pleasant. The work will was one death (Chinees) from upper classes (1 and 2) were re- quired to enter for the Hongkong be no easy one bat those re spotted fever.
University Local Examinations. 7 ponsible are to be congratulated A Deserved Sentence. in tackling it now. Workingmen'e A man, who was charged on The results were very satisfactory, Correspondents are requested to observe the rule
names and addresses with house, it is proposed, should be remand, before Mr. Dyer Ball asjandehow that the children attend: faquires them to forward their tomanications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for more substantially built, more the Police Court this morning, ing this school are receiving artistic, have gardens, and, above with cutting a man's pocket on as food and sa advanced an Publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides.
all, should have a bath room. the Taiping Launch and stealing education as they would in the Something like this has been very mach required, and everyone tenced to six months' hard labour the studies being up
Firing will take pizes with misunderstandinge srore in 200- will hope that it will receive a fall and foar hours' stocke. The standard required for entrance
stocks will be placed outside the to the University. In these ex-Service Bife. Competitors must sequence." Efficiency? messure of success.
wherf where the launch arrives. aminations, the bov osndidates at provide their own ammunition. this school take English, arith Apertare sighta may be used for An old woman was charged metio, bistory, geography, al-the deliberate preotices only- It is difficult for the rising. If freeh evidence were needed before Mr. Dyer Ball, at the gebra, geometry, trigometry and penalty 4 per cent, to be deducted generation to realise the of the Germans disbalioal attitude Magistracy this morning, with Scripture; the girls take the same from the aggregate deliberate enthusiasm evoked by the San toward the Belgians, who bave attempting to export twenty-six subjects, with the difference that score.
beam's return in 1877, recalled unfortunately fallen into their silver dollars, of varying kind. hygiene and needlework are sub- Firing will take place at the by the death of Lord Bramey.. olatches, it is well eapplied in Amongst the collection were some stituted for algebra and geometry following ranges and targetes The Hastings people had been the telegram pablished in our very old Spanish dollsre. Defend Farther, if any pupil in the 200-Deliberate, Bialey Fig expecting the little craft all day columns last night, which shows ant stated that she brought sillupper classes shows any special ure 7, and sighter.
Saturday, but it did not arrive that farther rate of fiendish the dollars down from the country aptitude for mathematice, French 200-Soap Shooting, (Targetl 1,30 na Sanday morning.
going back when or Latin, he is encouraged to take exposed 5 seca) Bisley Figure 5. How can I describle the warm cruelty are being perpetrated on and we
200-Rapid. Bisley Figure 10 greetings that metus every- the 25,000 Belgien deportees, arrested. His Worship believed up these subjecte. In addition, whom the Hana have command this story and only imposed a the boys bave the opportunity of (Magezines charged) Time where," wrote Mrs. Brassey, "or esred to work for them in fine of $5, ordering the money to learning Chinese, written and allowed: 45 recr).
the crowd ibat surrounded us, not military occupations behind be changed into notes.
calle quial (Cantonese,) upder s 300-Deliberate Bisley Figure only when we landed, but as we their lines.. That they should be
-Discharged.".
native tacher and bave made 7 and eighter.
came out of church; -how, along grossly ill-treated-made to work Before Mr. J. 11. Wood, at the satisfactory progress during the 603.-Deliberate, Bisley 18," the whole ten miles from Eset- under the whip of German Police Court this morning, a Chin-year.
Ball, 7 and ighter.
inge to Battle, people were stand- sentrica is an outrage against ese was charged with breaking For girls, cookery has bern A tie in the individual shooting by the roadside and the civilisation, and Germany will ap a lighter on the foreshore near added to the patricalam daring will be decided in accordance
day find that her Bowrington Canal without a per- the year and is a popular, as well with N. B. &. rules. A tie in the cottage doors to welcome ns; how the Battle bellringers never barbarous cruelty will recoil mit. It was stated by Mr. Dillon as a very useful, subject. team sboot will be decided by stopped ringing except during ber own head. Germany of the PWD), that a permit The University Local results fi ing 3 rounda per man (without) | service time, or how the warmest at the present may be able always had to be obtained for were:Matriculation.-1 ex-aighters) at the 600 yards range of welcomes ended our delightful to successfully` play the such work. One would have been amined, 1 pareed; Senior Local. — The time allowed to a competi-year of travel, and made us feel role of tack master-a role, it granted if applied for. Defendant 2 examined, 2 pasted; Jacior tor within which to fires shot we were at home at leat might be added, for which she is explained that he bought the Local --4 examined, 3 passed. (except at snap booting and very admirably fitted-but the lighter from the Government, and The detailed examination reports rap d) is 30 seconds from the time is coming when the will took it to near the Bowrington from the University show that the time the signalling disc or flag is Mark Antory, who gave the regret she ever sanctioned such Canal, because it was near to his candidates' sent in for these ex lowered.
groves and gardens of Jericho to Favsgery. The messige telle de godown. Bis Worship discharged aminations were very well pre The names of the members of Oleopatra, cesped the vigilance that the mortality among the the man with a caution.
pared, the "English" section nach team must be sent on or of Dante, who, however, marked anfortunate people, who are little Arrested by Hawker, being particularly satisfactory. before Friday, May 18th, at noon, | down " Cleopatra, lustful queso.” better than bonded slaver, is At the Police Court this morn- Af the songal examination of to Mr. F.C. Jonkin, C. B. E, But he hardened not his heart over- Commanding Bongkong Police mach against the wanton beauty.
$1, was found guilty, and sen- ordinary course obtain at Home,
to the 15-Hongkong Police Reserve his official announcements, and
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The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1918.
THE PALESTINE CAMPAIGN,
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Class VIII-Arthur Kerr, olsss be fulfilled. Bat if we ste to judge by all past experience, a Infants, Laudie Witobel, Latour will take very few votes
Very
There is one aspect of the British operations in Palestine that terrible, and those sent back asing, before Mr. Drer Ball, the remaining classes in Decem
He relegates her only to the is not, perhaps, generally recognised, and that in their bearing unfit are replaced by freeb Chinese was charged with picking ber good work was shown, the
second circle of Hell, where she apon the struggle which is being wared against the Tarks by the
has tremendous company-- Semi- Arab forces under the King of the Herjsz. Ever since the Arab world is horrified at such treat-hom Wharf and stealing $13 special mention. In the Kind revolt against Turkish rule, and the establishment of the Sherif of meat of a people who have not It appeared that a hawker saw ergarten classes the work was
Llase III-Chrissie Angue, rami, Helen Achilles, Paris, Tristan, Dido, and Francesos da Lagard Sebolership. Mecca na King of the Hedjes, the Arabe have carried on guerrilla only at fored bitterly as a result what beppered sad followed the handicapped by the difficulty of
Clas IV-Nanoy MoNeillie, Rimini. It is an incomparable warfare against the Turkish forces in Western Arabia. For many of the Han invasion, but who man to Cook Street, Yaumati, and obtaining material from Home.
The school is the fortunate free scholarship and class prize; pageant of erring lovers, and the years Turkish iz fluence in Arabin has been on the wane owice in are now driven to work for the there arrested him. The com
post shares their suffering. Wheng- the tyranny and corruption of Tarkish administration. In 1997 anspeakable fiends who have plainsut rewarded him with 85 posessor of an excellent playing- Beity Ferguson, English,
Iaid their country waste.
for his trouble. The defendant feid, which is made mas of on
Class V.-Sarah Shaw, free Francesos tells her story, it is not in a paper read before the Ceatral Asian Society, it was said that
was proved to bave been previous every possible ccossion, football ** it would seem that Arabis is practically lost to the Sultan, for the
ly convicted, and his Worship and hockey being abify played. scholarship sud olaes prixe: Betty for her sin and sorrow alone that
Biker, general.
he faints; his agony is for them excellence; Arab troops have repeatedly defeated the Imperial forces under The Mercantile Marine.
It is pleasant to read the high sentenced him to six months Swimming is very popular, and
William Gardner, srithmetic. all, the queen of Old Nile in- Feisi Pachs, with heavy losses."
It was mainly to deal with this defection that the Hedja tribute which Admiral Lord hard labour and four hours ons of the boys is the champion
Class VI. Dally Lyon, free cluded. boy swimmer of the Colony. railway, destined to connect Aleppo with Meccs, was commenced Jellicos; speaking at: Liverpool
scholarship and clasa prize: Cruelty to Pigeons.
The girls work in connection Dai y Witobell, in 1900. Ostensibly designed to deal with pilgrim traffic, it was recently, paid to our mercantile Inspector McEwen, of the with the Ministering Children's
English; Toby, M P... thinks that if in reality s strategic line of the first importance, an importanes that marine. His Lordship's remarks Palica Reserve, prosecuted segas, the proceeds of an annual Margaret Woolley arithmet Liberals and Unionists elcët ta
Claes VII-Alex McNeille, that was fully realised by the Germans, whose influence in Turkey will be endorsed in all quarters, Chinese at the Police Court this Was iben predominant. Von der Goliz himself wrote: "The great sait la undoubtedly a fact that morning for o nelly ill-treating concerned with the welfare of
b-saar being devoted to charities free scholarship and class prix, fight each other at the next General Election Mr. Henderson's Haimie Wellace, general extreem of a Lyboar tarjority may distances dividing the Southern provinces from the rest of the the part played by the men foar pigeons. Inspector McEwen children both in the Colony and Empire, besides esusing difficulties in holding them in manning our ships is worthy of stated that he found the defend at Home. The girls have aleo
cellence. control, made Tackey anable to concentrate her strength the highest possible praise. Tetent is possession of four pigeons, undertaken the sale of rose and in oase cf grest darger in the north, It must not be often too little thought is be which were tied rightly by the hadger on the various "Days" priss; Alex. Shaw, class priss. different result will ensue. forgotten that the Osmanli Empire in all former wars o stowed on the splendid work they wings with aring. The man was while the Cadets from the school clasa priz the Darobe and in the Balkans bse only been able to utilize helf its are doing. Vesele come and go, swinging them about and one of old programmes forces. Not only did the far- Asistio provinces not contribute leaving their valuable cargoes, the birds was being
Awang occasions.
War Memorial Priz.-R. (from Conservatives and ver
many from Liberals. The danger, Goag. men, bat they, on the contrary, necessitate strong reinforcements by which we are enabled to carry into the air and then allowed so Dr. McKenny has examined the
therefore, in the absence of the to prevent the danger of their being temited into rebellion. This on, but it is easy to forget how drop down on the footpath. This children every gOSTLAY.
Chinese Senior Prize-B. 0.
alternative vote, in that what has F. Dancas, will be quite changed when the railways to the Persian Gulf and it is done; nor do we always count
happened so often before will Chiness Junior Prize- the centre portions of the Red Sea are made. The Empire will then what it his cost our seamen to do Pigeon died before reaching the general health of the pupils has court. The whole of the birds been slightly tetter than in
[happen again, v's, that a repre- be in a way rejavenated and have renewed strength." It follows it. When we consider the great had their wing and tail feathers previous years.
Nicholas Nolan.
sentative of a reactionsry minority The trial scene from The will be returned because the votes therefore that one of the chief etrategic aima of a policy directed sacrifices that have been made it closely out, Mr. Dyer Ball fined An annual prize has been Merchant of Venice" was very}} against Turkey would be the cutting of these railways. As regards will be readily understood that the defendant $10 or one month's established to perpetrate the
of the Progressive majority wille the latter, the King of the Hedjaz, by repeated raide, bas carried no tribute can possibly be too hard labour.......
creditably given by the following. memory of those scholars who
be split. out these sims to perfection. Gradually working northwards, he high. Many are the storise who gallant seamen has out the railway at several poate, his most recent sohievement of
have fallen in the war; namely, papils The Dake," Geo. Daring the bearing of a set of Lieut. Hoskin, Lieut. Bratt, Shylock, D. Lyon: The Australian soldiers are
Portia," Hies E, Wool- Angus being to destroy a troop train upon it near Tobak, 350 miles north have
when serving on torcedord ships morning it transpired that the Morris. The prize is to be award-Baesanio," Mias N. McNeillis; addition to adopting the worl several occasions, saasalt at the Police Court this Fee. Bullock, and Lieat. Alan Antonio," Miss O Angus; inventing their own along, in "of Medina.
The original line was started as a national work by the Turkish but who have immediately signed defendant visited a shop in ed to the student showing the "Gratian, Mies R. Tollen: Americanisms which we are all Government. A railway, constructed by the French, was already on again without saying in the Squere Street yesterday and best result in the local University!" Nerissa Mies. D. Witchell using nowadays. They call their in existence between Aleppo and Damascne, and from the latter to serve on vessels trading in the claimed that one of the fokig owed
"Betract of the Doka," Mise 8. country "Ananie," and pronounce town the line must proosad on its route of nearly a thousand miles. danger gone. When the anasis him $110. This was denied by
They call their pela All Tarkish officiele were compelled to pay one mouth'e salary to of this terrible war come to be the foki and high words were
Shaw. The performance reflected it "Ozzy.
oobber"--a cobber of mine”. The following was the prize great credit on the staff and 168| wards the cost of construction, and all Mohammedans were asked to written, some of the bravest deade followed by the defendent picking
n 'a pal of mina. A man contribute, under the pretence that its object was merely to render chronicled will be those perform ap chisel and stabbing the list
very much enjoyed. Clase L.-R. O. Gegg, Matricul- At the cocclusion of the play, who has had a good time on lesve the pilgrimage eseier. Under these conditions, the line wes.com-ed by men of the mercantile other men, in the arm, which pleted as far as Medine, but it was never a very efficient link of marine, who faced death scores necessitiated the men going to stion prizs Gladys Woolley, Lady May was presented with a sport that he has had a "hosker" transport. The gauge is only 1,05 metres, it was never very wil of timer so that our ships could hospital, Before Mr. Dyer, Ball Senior Local prise: Viotor Heat, benguet by Miss Daphne Leaob, time; while those who have been and thanke of the school were in. Franco have anglicised" tons supplied with rolling stock, and the apply of feel and water bring inld port the necessaries of this morning the eccased stoutly Senior Local priso presented great difficulties in, the desert exctices. However, it life. Their work is a quiet one, denied that he stabbed the man Il-John Gardiner, expressed to Lady May by the suite into tostawest," and will customary often add "the topter the sweeter ** formed a direct menace to Egypt and even to Adep, and the services but it is nevertheless a glaztand and claimed that, he was attacked Junior Local org and free Headmaster. The rendered by the King of the Hedjes, referred to really by Beater's Taluable one, and wa Britishers by the other, who wielded a chop scholarship; David Lyon, Junior sheers were given and the pro- Wheabull need some new diction agency, are by no means the least of those that have been rendered hays every reason to be proud of per, Defendant was fined $15 Local pris: Evis Wrolley, Janior oeedings terminated with the aries in ons scheme of post WIT to the Entente esume.
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