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The Mark of the Beast."
“In fifty months, Germany has contracted a crushing weight of
DAY BY DAY.
de bi. This debt she shall_pay." DOM ENOUGH IN THE WORLD TO
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN WIS These etining words from the pen KNOW HOW TO HELP THE MAN of M. Olemencead, the French WHO DOES NOT TRY TO HELP Premier, occur in the course of a letter referring to the bombing
HIMSELF.
To-morrow's Anniversary.
The Dollar.
The opening rate of the dollar demand to-day wa 38.
1918.
WINTER COMFORTS FOR SIBERIA,
HONGKONG OFFICIALS AND BUSINESS.
Pointed Speech by Mr. G. Champkin.
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افوا
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY;
Those who object to the in creased price of books should seek
An Appeal from Colonel Ward. to enforce an Act of 1534 palating to this very maiter, and, ap" parently, still at
unrepented.
In speaking at yesterday's of: French hospitale, and typify, To-morrow is the fourth anni-sitting of the Tribasal, and
The following letter has been Lord Chancellor, the Lard Treas whole world. Since the first day Antwerp. we consider, the sentiments of the versary of the German entry into urging the total exemption of Mr. received by the General Officer surer, and the Justices, or any R. Kennedy (which was sub Commanding, Hajor-General F. two of these," it was ensolod, of the war, the Germana hara
shall have power and anthority s BLquently granted), Mr. O. Ventris, from Lint-Colonel John methodically and brutally carried
Ward, C.M G; M.P.;--
to reform and redress ench out & sylem of destruction and
cantile Bank of India, strongly eat that under my command books, and to limit prices so well Champkin, Manager of the Mer
"I write you privately to point enhancing of the prices of printed pillsge.on which the seat of the on
criticised the attitude of world has locked with horror | 5.1
certain
thers are Care and Cossack of the books as of the binding of Government cfficials and disgust. It began with
soldiers, all of whom are poorly them, and all offendere were The Cricket League,
towards vital business intereste clothed and without comforts.se to lose and forfeit for every Belgium when they y destroyed
"The annual meeting of the - Beferring to the proceedings at
book by them sold whereof the her cities, her churches, all the Hongkong Cricket League, which the Appeal Tribuna!, Mr. Champ-regerde warm clothing, etc. architectural glories of which
Should the ladies of Hong price shall be enhanced, three was to have taken place isetkin said :—A good deal was said abe was .stly proud. Germany evening, has been held over to about the cadate employed by the Long feel disposed to send warm shillings and fourpence." has never since then stopped in Wednesday, the 16th instant, at Hongkong Bank, but these clothing, or anything for the com ber devilish work, and through 5,30 p.m.
gentlemen, were never on the fort for these men, I would under- jout the long yeare of the war her
Too Many Boarders. Substitution List, nor was the take to see the goods distributed. work of wanton destruction bas A Ühinese boarding house fact that their services were at I feel sure there is hardly any
When the French keeper was fined $50 at the any time available made public necessity of my mentioning our they will banish milk from the entered St Quentin, they found Police Conet this morning, by by His Excellency, until after own men, as they will be thankful tes table in the avert of any that once beautiful town a chaotic Mr. J. B. Wood, with brusing 18 they had commenced their duties for anything for comfort for the farther increase in its price. No Wishing the doubt the majority of those who mass of broken buildings and persons in excess of the number in that Bank. I have always been coming winter. wreckage. All public monuments, on bis licence, which allowed quite willing and anxious to con- ladies every success in their drink tea without sugar would fouotsins and statues were only 84 persona, including fakis, form to the sound and patriotic nertaking.
find it a greater hardship to dis defaced, and the Oathedral a
Ganeral Ventris proposes to panas with milk. Yet when tes views of the leading banker here
gore" on.
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Obstructions.
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Some tea-drinkers at home say
mass of ruins. Wherever the Several Ohinese were charged in the matter of conscription of ask Lient-Colonel Ward to dis- was first drank in Europe nobody Which Boshe has been, he has left the at the Police Court this morning, Bank aseistants, but his example tribute articles received from the thought of mixing it with milk, mark of the Han, and it would before Mr. J. E. Wood, with is convenienti miequoted against Queen Merry's Needlework Guild although it was customary to be a fitting thing indeed, if the causing abstractions by placing
candy, terrible traite of his work were their warzs, such as fruit, same by His Excellency and his base sa medios Cache and westen it with sugar or sugar Hme de Savigne, left as they are now, to show to fish and dried cabbage in the ignored, as are those of every
views are just ay conveniently Cossacke at his discretion.
writing to her "
daughter the generations coming sfter the public streets, so as to cause other business man on the
in 1680, mentions, as. SII anmistakeable aud infamous inconvenieces to the public. His Appeal Tribunal. Surely this
anonatrio proceeding on the part "trail of the Besat.""
Worship imposed fines from $5 in most inconsistent and unjust. FORMER GERMAN CLUB, of Mme. de la Sabliera that she to $10.
driska milk in her tea." Coffee," {German" Bluff.
The Colony's Health
too, was then drank without milk. During last week there were
However, seven years later Mme. de Sevigne writea that a doctor much in vogue has discovered the virtues of esfe au lait. "We are well off for milk, and this, be has taught as to mix with Engar and ecflse. They make a delight- port, me through the rigours
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Procording, Mr. Obampkin said:-Now coneider His Excell
Those who foresaw the pce notified four cases of enteris (three excy's statement that he would sibility of Germany professing a fatal), three of spotted fever to pot braitate to run the risk of Sold for $61,000 in Singapore,
having bia eignature forged. conversion to democratio govern-fatal), one fatal case of puerperal Well, just after His Excellency ment and then following up with fever and one non-fatal occurrence
Hoch interest was centred in peste suggestions were not far of diphtheria. All the sufferers, propounded this astonishing
view of the responsibility of the sale by auction, at Hesera wide of the mark. This is pre zave in one British csee of
ent
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alleged to have putz to nevis recently of the Tentonia Olub in and if you read your police news Festts Road. This very handsome you will have seen that he was building, erroted on a valuabie committed for trial on Mr. Kennedy's evidence as recently freehold site, total area 123.964 ae laat week. Sarely its quare feet has been empty except
headquarters
The besutful harbour of Naples
The" Hongkong Telegraph''Is now on sale at, and will be delivered utilised in fartherance of this & voyage.from Hongkong to Hoi-ja very elementary point of law for a spell of several weeks at the
to subscribers by; the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd., Shameen, new manoeuvre of the Haze, how, some pereoze stole from bis and of business, and one that is time of the Matiny in 1915, when is to be much improved by the If we would really believe that the cabin a double-cased gold stem-well known to every lawyer and areas and billing at extension of docks and a general place broadening of its immense natural military element in Germany is winding watch, valued at $250, business man, that the risk of lin future to be an beervient to two gold chaite valued at $150 forgery is one that ordinarily for the S.V.. since the German capacity. More than one French
"owing to the straks of circum- falls not on the customer but on civilian wiches, we could whole- one gold locket valued at $6 and heartedly accept the Chancellor's another gold locket valued at the banker. I ask you if it is for resort bither for beer and genes declaration that a new epoch bas $120, as well as a jade-stone lion
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1918.
THE PEACE OVERTURES,
general
port has been raised from minor Even Bordeaux hes profited sefulless to first-rate importance. one moment conceivable to you as
conviviality, business men that sny prudent
new utilities will remain sa a been formally announced, the ssle of forged cheques with the com- started with & $40 000 bid and monument, in part at least, to American engineering efficiency Thirty-five track drivers were placency that His Excellency advanced by $5,000: bide up to and a use of American charged at the Police Court this seems to be considered quite fils $55,000, when the competition money. We shall saf fall, falas morning before Mr. J. R. Wooding! Let me remark in passing that began to decline and the sale was
bees reachedi Germany's internal chop valued at $280 and one ruby i banker esu view the prospect. After the conditions of asle bad greatly. And all these immerse
history. Bat no one in his right drop valued at $50. senees is going to credit the Kaieer
with such admirable intensions.
We are told thst in all not purely
Traffic Prosecutions/
to think that they will also
military questions the attitude of the civilian authorities is to make with various breaches of the if there is no obligation on a our dragged on with $1,000 bide from all and it is alessant It is now clear from the new Chancellor's Note to President will rest with the Chancellor. keeping to the left side of the the largery of his signature the until the property was eventually become a lasting benefit to our Wilson that Germany ha proposed an immediate armistice. But it these days it is su esay road, with having high and long, remarkable epidemic of crimal knocked down to Hr. E. Manasse0 friends: Our own home porte," itself beard and the final decision traffic regulations, each as not tomer to take precautions against Austria-Hungary and Takey will no doubt soon follow the lasd.matter to bring any and evezy-loads and with leaving track against Banks that has broken för $61,000. Mosura. J. A. Elise both Atlantic and Pacific, hare breaking-up process among the Central Powers bas been evident military necessity." The 10 Reve evidence in six of the above! will be very difficult to cope with Chinese towkays were among the online to grow under it. Now
the
Twelve Gamblers.
sale.
greatest shipping-point of all the world without excrption, sa time .. goes on. And the enormous new American tonnage now being launched will not go into the
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for some time. On the other hand, earprise will be felt in some marke of the Chancellor implying Csser, and Inspector Garrod pro- lency could learn all the signa.
The statement that His Excel principal bidders throughout the York most inevitably be the quarters that a request for pears should have come so soon at a modification of the censorship Becated. His Worship imposed least on the part of Germany. It was only to be expected, with and the right of meeting were, fines ranging from 3 to 810,
tures in my Bank in two days will Bulgaria's surrender and the fer reashing consequences following we have no doubt whatever,
not, I think, carry any more weight in its train, bat Austria and Torkey would wish to give up the made with the express ides of Twelve Obinees were charged with you than it does with me. to understand. I take the view struggle, but Germany, we thought, would put up a bigger fight. throwing a sop to the masses in at the Police Court this morning, Apart from the questionable pro that a Bank which is engaged in There is only one explanation, and that is that Germany at 1-st sees and 450p eilses their before Mrs J. B. Wood, with priety of such a statement direct Imperial, work and is responsible orphen when pasos comes. the hopelessness of this struggle against fearful odds, and wants to grumblings. That, plas en gambling. Sergt. Wille prosecated in a British Colony at a British for the custody and management The Christian Herald. avoid at least a part of the terrible reckoning which she sees attempt to throw dust into the ed and said the defendanta Bank with a very long and hon- of public funds is doing its plain approaching. Deserted by Balgaria in her hour of need, she sees eyes of the Entente natione, is were playing Ngan Pai in sourable connection with the duty towards the country by nothing but disaster stating her in the face. Her other Allies are the underlying motive of the barber's shop in Hollywood Road. Colony, the assertion is manifest safeguarding the interests of the useless: Austris is helplege with her broken armies and her people whole speech. We shall be There was a loaded dice in the ly absurd. I represent, as you public which are the interests of I make claim to have found war-weary and torn in pieces by internal dissension. Turkey's plight deeply surprised, however, it first defendant's possesion, which know, important business inter- the country. Yet His Excellency something new under the sun, is even worse, for her troops are virtually annihilated and the whole these clames and transparens could be used for cheating. The ests that are not bounded by my says if we adopt the attitude notwithstanding a well-known, ocaatry toitering on the brink of surrender. New armies are efforts to deceive, will bave the Police also found $2 ode. Da. Jown Bark. I have given you the of proteoling public interests saw writes "3.0." in the Man- required to stem the Allied tide, but where can Germany provide effect which the simple minded fendants pleaded guilty and his figures of my turnover in foreign" where shall we be?" surely cheshe Guardean. As a matter of Worship fined them 83 each and exchange, a very large proportions most disquieting statement fact, the thing forced itself apon ordered the money found to be of which is on account of India, from s publio oficial. Any my knowledge in its desire to do Corfi:cated.
the Straits and „Americs, and is business mas, and any soldier me no bodily harm. A motor-horn- therefore directly on Government who is a strategist in the widest had sounded just at the moment Stole Railway Property.
account for the financing of war sense, can tell His Excellency I turned out of a by-road upon the
Praceians expect.
A Journalistic Change.”
the men?
In France the Allies are relentlessly hammering their way to wards the Bbine. At no point is the enemy allowed any respite and is being slowly but surely driver back. British, Americane, French and Belgians are advercing at all points and already the famous Considerable interest will be A Chinese was charged at the "invincible" Hindenburg Line is shattered. Our latest captures aroused in the world of journalism Couet this morning, before Mr. shipments of food and material where we should have been by highway, and the circumstance beve been so overwhelming that the Germans are now forced to over she acquisition by Siz Hasry J. B. Wood, with stealing four It rests with you to decide if this this time if the protection of struck me, for my road sense contemplate the fearful possibility of giving on the Balgisa coast, Dalziel of the United News fron belte, the property of the burines is to be the sport of a public interests had not been the I think, is well developed, and if they hope to escape the fate of the Turks in Palestine. Not only papers, Ltd, including the Day Kowloon-Canton Railway. Sergt. small minority of officials who special care of every wife had heard and seen nothing of a is Germany losing milee of important ground, thousands of men Chronicle. Sir Henry, who is a Cooper prosecuted and said that confessedly know little of what and farseeing statesman who car. Nor behind or before me on and gone and masses of material, bat she is alau toeing hope. It is Laveral. P. for a drottich don whilst the people were going for it meene, or if the well-balanced bea had to deal with the the high was there any sign of ■ indeed a fearful position in which she finds herself. The Allies stituency, has long been the their tiffin defendent stole the sad considered opinion of the economic problems of this war. motor. There are only an sacient have brought home to Germany the colosss) power which they managing director of Reynolds bolts: He was streated close to the business majority is to prevail in I ask you to consider these vistoria in sight, with an elderly wield, and although her men have been fighting during these Newspaper. It is stated that the Chips Light and Power Oo's matter that will effect every things as having an important corebman and an elderly acomp recent battles in France with a bravery and stubbornness they have Farotase of the Chronicle, for premises by arailway watchman. Bank is the Onlody, for if the bearing on the policy of thoreant, and the rationed horne never before shown, they know that the fight is a hopeless one. which a million sterling has been Defendant pleaded guilty. He business of my Bank is seriously officials see views on Imperial smbling redately along. Then so That we consider is the first step towards peec6to show our paid, has been madein order toeep said he was a marine hawker. His dislocated the interests of every affairs are soo contracted to admit the carriage drew level with enemies our terrible power, our unlimited resources and our inezor port Hr. Lloyd George. Precisely Worship sentenced the defendant Bank will suffer. Every Assessor of business considerations, and me this motores wher explained able purpose.
We are straid, however, that the German manoeuvre, is for the journal has never wavered
what that means, we do not know, to three monthe hard labour, that has sat on the Appeal Tribun who appear to regard the great A small motor barn was atischer al has recognised that and has commercial and Imperial interests to the vehicle close to the driver's forlorn hope on the enemy's part, Doen Germany seriously in its faith in the Premier. The The Oainese who was charged protested against the official atti- of this Colony as a kind of un-ship-pockes, and it was this that thick that the Allies, at the zenith of their power, with brilliant and fact, however, cannot be overlook with discharging loaded tade in this matter. I put there worthy and sordid obstacle to I had bourd. Moreover, between "accessing victories on every front, and the abeolate certainty se toed that all Liberals are not ardent revolver with intent to murder considerations strongly before the successful prosecution of the driver and the occupant was the Basl result, will be cajoled into listening to any peace proposals supporters of Mr. Lloyd George was again before Mr. E. D. O. you a business men. I am not the war. I feel sure that you will a glass wind-screen, obviously et present? Earely our enemies, after more than four years of Indeed, the Daily News has, of Walle at the Police Court this wasting, in respect for the Official have little difficulty in deciding and patently built upon the line fighting against us, can give us credit for more intelligence than this late been very bitter in its statudes to the effect that he and I would not deny them their Tribunal have every right to the motor-care. In all my
morning. Chung Kem Bai gare members of the Executive Council that the majority in the Appeal of those familiar to us through It is like the poker player, bolding a pair of tros, who thinks his towards the Premier, so keen as found the ballet in the complain- undoubted right to be facetions expect that their views shall not experienos pica comers opponent, with a royal fash, will throw in his hand. No, Germany it been in sovucating the returnate jank. After the defendant on proper and convenient cocks be arbitrarily set side by this year must pay the full price fɔr this terrible war, and the Allies, secare of the Old Clang." Maybe the bad made his statement, in which son, but I do feel it necessary, in Governor, that such a paltay at in the knowledge that they have the whip hand, are not to be bood-ider, therefore, is to more forca winked by sny pelos iuggestionis at this stage of the war unless fully offset this movement. Al be said he was first amanited by the public interest as well as in critical time like this is totally upo Germany sccepts their own peace terme. It is doubtful if any any rate, the mujority of the Immediate developments will socrna from this peace effort. The British people have no doubta se 80 in defence he went to his against the marked indifier every sense and opp Allies will probably ignore it, and continue the fight until they to their profstence for Mrtva master a bost to take the revolver enco of a small spotion of Imperial intereste bring Germany and her friends to their Kneee, and be in a ↑
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