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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1918.
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ANOTHER KIRKEE
LETTER
The Question of Commissioned Rack.
ing mors competent and efficent TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY. to add our own personal mites to. the effort.
tion they mast eend their repre drives in cranection with thence to the fact that a fa■Buch a high chica. Standing in manner waA 5.
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sellers" of the past. One would ever-changing not recall the vivandiere, but one
Yesterday afternoon and evening quite a number of na zook The principles of the Simplified Allies have agreed shall to^\
occasion to visit Lord Billing Speling Sosieti which Vice impceed on Germany if she really
To-morrow's Anniversary,
don's slimmer palace, which in Admiral Sime, the latest vice wishes to enter into peace
To morrow is the first anniver-
quite close to the camp and which president, wishes to meo pushed regotiations. These conditions ry of the overthrow of
is weekly thrown open to the particularly in the schools, would have now been sent to President! Kerensky's Government by Y.
soldiers of the district. As probably have found a keen A farther letter received from Governor of the Bombay Preaid ympathiser in Rabert Lonis Wilson, who is informing Ger.Lenin. many that if she desires to know
member of the Hongkong conting, say it is only in keeping with Steventon. Sir Sidney Calvin in their character: the
Indian pomp and circumstance his preface to the Vailima should The opening rate of the dollarent at Kirkee is as follows apply to Maribal Feeb in the on
that Lord Willingdon should Letters" puts the case rather demand to-day was 35.
Kirkee, October 2. usual military form. In other 3. 11/16d.
have a palatial summer residence midly when he notes: "As all bi At the conclusion of the last in which to conduct all those friends are aware, to spell in » words, the Germans are told
Whist Drive, that if they want
few notes I penned, I made refer ceremonial duties attaching to quite accurate and grown-up an artis-
The fret of the monthly whist
thing this master" Fentatives to arrange the matter Royal Naval Qadrille Club takme
daye would probably', ses
very extensive grounds, the palace, of English letters was never able with the Allied Commander-in-
outwardly, is not particularly to learn. Chief. The fact that British place this evening at the RB. number of as writing lettere re-imposing, but it commanda a view naval representative is to be
Osateen Theatre".
garding a possibility of training of the surrounding country which | asecciated with Marshal Foch in
Bible Study,
for Commissions, and since then it would be hard to best. In the case such a conference is held
matter of equipment and furnish It is proposed to start & Bible events have moved quickly in that ings it is indeed difficult to son where an enemy submarine The appearance of oil on the points to the fact that the whole Study Circle at the Helena Hay direction. Receiving several letters describe, for one wanders through has dived has often been accepted. situation, militarily and navally Institute. A meeting to arrange from the more antious section of its many rooms in a siste of a evidence that the measures as well, has been most exhaustive-time and subjsot of stady will be ly gone into, and we may reckon held on Tuesday, 12th inet, at the emall party, our Company Off. constant admiration. The large taken for her destruction har on it that the terms are complete 5.30 p.m. All those interested cer announced on parade four days option hall, with its massive been successful. But socording sad that they cover all essential! are invited to attend...
electric chandeliers, luxurions to the American Navy Depart ago that all those desirous of carpets and black, gold and ment this is not omnclusive. It which matters. This is a wise mova
Organ Recital.
jobtaining commissions should white scheme of colour needs may merely indicate that the outer with on the part of the Allies, for
for it throws on the Germans the tiaing" columns, Mr." Denmar
As will be seen from our adver: send in applicatione, and the description in language that hall of the submarine has been necessity of directly negotiating Faller will give the first of a new!
reanlt was that the majority of us those who had seen.
would seem faleome, gave to punctured, for most U-boate are with the miliary head of the series of organ recitale in St. at once set ourselves the task of Excellency's string orchestra, the bottom space between the His constrasted with double shalla Allies and thas put the damper John's Cathedral on Monday next composing auch lettere as we composed on Germany's efforts to create at 8 pm. The programme will thought necessary. Quicker than musicians, was discoursing masic for water ballast, whilst the top- of. er Army inner and outer hull being used dissension between the associated include a re tone pictare The we expectedin fact the next in Powers by making overtures Garden of Iram," by the Ameri day-car Company O. O. sgain hundreds of Tommies, drawn merchantmen have swords mainly an adjoining ball, and space carries fuel oil. Yet some through the Usited States. Ban composer, R. S. Sisighton, taferred to the matter, telling from all the Camps around, were on the evidence of the oil on the Germany i cow fistly told that Rheinberger's" Vision," a more-a that it was alwaye usual either sitting or strolling around sea. ป if she wante to discuss peace, she ment of Guilment's and in for a men to complete his ordinary the corridore and lawns. The must follow the same road Be response to several requeste training before being recommend writer was treated to a picture Balgarie, Turkey and Austrie- Lemmen'e "The Storm." Tailed for a Commission. Os read that will never be forgotten. As Hungary have done, proceeding work of Lemmen's is the finest ing through the papers sent in one stood in the main corridor The difference between the old ARON-Killed in action on August 24, in his 31st year, step at a time.
It will be "torm" piece that has yet been by the men, he found that the and looked across the now lighted by the contrast between the Lieut. Fred A. Aron, South Lancs Rext, younger son of Mr. and interesting to
armies and the new symbolised what the written and will folly demoretrato ordinary training would in most hall, packed with a listening W.AA., of whom we have Mrs. L. Aron, South Villa, Victoria Park, Manchester..
jenemy's next move will be the capabilities and effect of the cores have to be gone through khaki clad crowd, one could
recently rebailt
The before further recommendation view through the colonaded Isst few days, and the "wine- seen much in Manchester in these Peace by Force?
collection will be in aid of the could be made, but he wanted the verandab, D Organ Fund, to clear off the dabi following men to hold themselves: In the mantime, it looks very on which $2,000 is yet needed.
ready for s preliminary examina-oloare. The orchestra se much as though the Germana
tion, for he thought there were interpreting, Concert.
with delicate may pay bar tribute. There will have peace forced upon them A concert, arranged by Ser. orcometazoea in their cases which expression, the lighter lyrics recently died in France a very old soon even if they do not come into geant Canavan of the 1st G. B merited a test soon:--Mesere, from "Theodore and Ca", one's lady who spent nine months in line with the "Allied proposal. Manchester Regt, was held in the Matthewman, Turner, Finch, immediate front was a body of vandiere with the French artile German prison. She fought sea The big retreat on the Western Sailors and Soldiers' Home Isat Jack McDonald, Mead, Stark men, sombrely clad smides Front appears to hare begun, evening. The hall was crowded sed Hughes. while the nature of the armistice to the doors by men of both
gorgeous surroundings, whiletlery in the Fratos German ca It is generally realised by most through marble columns, thinly paige, and was captured during with Austria-Hongary must come branches of the Services, who of the men, that there must have wresthed with the tendrils of a
a forced retreat. Mme. Laurin, as a shock to Berlin, where it thoroughly enjoyed every item in been something especially strong delicate creeper, was seen a aky died in 1911, conld boast that ebe too, of the famous Zouaven, who will by this time have been the programme and who did in their papers, to merit these elashed with crimson, deep sure, killed her man twice, Serving realised that new dangers are not fail to express their eight men being chosen to have a brilliant orange, and shades of The series of stupendous battles now reging in Fiance prove threatening. Mr. Lloyd Georgeleajoyment and appreciation. chazoe first, but it is also realised colour that need a broah and not with her battalion, she was how much attention car leaders are paying to the events that are 88 the greatest value of the Tas taking place elsewhere. Marshal Foch and the rest of the Allied Austrian armistice is that it will Fund kindly provided light oar ordinary soldier's training trees stood silhouetted against rejined her regiment in time for Services Eatertainment that when we have gone through a pen to depict. A few near by captured at Beickehofen, but shot her two guards-Uhlans-and generals are, firstly and lastly, acidiare, and if the Germans ever give the Allies free use of Anatro-refreshments daring the interval. farther opportunity will be given the eky and through their racery another charge. At Sedan the believed that car military efforts would in the leset degree be Hongarian territory for the pur. In a quiet way the Fond ia doing others of us thought suitable the glories of the evening beame Plackened, they have been sadly and emphatically disillusioned. poses of the war operatione, and a giest deal to provide those for higher training What will intensified. As minste encoeeded a sgain taken prisoner and There has been no bait in the operations in France for the last three bie announcement that Marahal little extras that help things be the immediate iste monite, snd, day after day, the victorions onward march of the Foch has been given the direction slong, snd, with the Fund stand- the eight men named is yet and one was unconsciously lesat-
of micate the light deepened, again escaped, but was recaptured at Strasburg and imprisoned Allies cantizues. Whatever the newe from the other fronts, and of the Allied forces on all fronts ing by, it is possible to initiate and to be seen, but we know that if ing on the quickly passing vision. antil peace was proclaimed- now there are no others, the Allied armies have not swerved for an is one that will be universally assist a great many enjoyable they do not satisfy as to their The crimson had become almost inetant from the plans mapped out for them in the West. Germany acclaimed sa reflecting a very events. Hearty thanks are due to immediate fitness to undergo violet, and around all was settling has always been the chief enemy, not only because she was the wise decision. We have seen Sergeant Caravan and to others special training, they will natural into an indefinable grey that To most powerful, but because she was the instigator of the war in the what the advantages of a Single taking part for one of the bestly stay with the banoh and do preceded change on change until another daughter of the first place, and the originator of all the campaigns of frightfalnees Command have been in the main concerts held in the Home for ordinary training with us. and infamous devices One by one her Allies have dropped out of the theatre of war, and there is co some years. The trio, composed
the trees were just black shapes regiment," elonge the honour of With regard to our progression against liste and she is left standing alone. Already tottering under the doubt that Marshal Foch will of Sergesota Canavan
a faintly glowing having saved the colours-thoes ceaseless hammer blows of the Allies, it only remains to deliver the shineequally a well when it comea Jennings and Private Barton, is a little fortunate, for with such colonade was the extreme back she fought through the Crimes. snd in soldierly training, we are not irregular horison. Soon the of the 2nd Zouaves, with whom knock-out, and this, we think, is very imminent.
to handling the whole of the one of the best entertainment keen and able instructors as we ground, for night had settled with She was, with thousands of ber The Allied entire on the western front promises to become Allied Armise and dove-tailing sets in the Colony. Sergt. have, progress is continuous and that swiftness peculiar to the Est. comrades, taken prisoner by the the greetest corflict of the war, and the enemy, even at the the operations on one front into Canavan will shortly produes, rapid. Beginning the day with The orchestra had changed ite Germans at Mets. A German zenith of bis power, could not have hoped to withstand it how those on others. Besides the nao "The Arcadians" which will be physical exercises, sad proceeding piece and was crashing out a officer amused himself by burling much lega is be calculated to do en in bis present condition? Driven of Austro-Hungarian territory, given for charitable purposes. on to drills and lectures, we composition fall of verve and life insults at her while she was under- from all his ex-called invincible lines of defence, continually forced be Allies have also the men It is certain to be clever, bright, always manage to put in hard The chandeliers of almost every arrest. Her answer was a bullet so retreat, with the terrible menace of having to defend new fronts FOBERTY to embark on a new and extremely entertaining and morning's work. Tanned faces, room, were making a blaze of which silenced him for ever. She on the Sath and East; bia morale utterly shattered by daily defest stack on Germany, for millions should prove a great success. arms and knees, squared should- light, and from the now darkened was sentenced to be shot, bat the and internal disruption, battered and braised, he is driven to the have been freed through the
An Oplẩm Case. ropes, unable to defend himself from the coming coup-de-grace, recent break down of Turkey and
ere, and good carriage are char lawns was coming a chilling father of the late Duchess of A Chinese boatwoman" WAJ And it is futile for him to beg for merey--the blow will senuredly Austria. There should be great charged at the Police Quart this pronounced, and, generally, we heat of the afternoon. When, st pointing out that she acted scteristics that are becoming brerne, în strong contrast to the Connaught interceded for her, be given, and, in fact, is now being delivered on the battlefields of developments in the very near this morning, before Me. J. Bfeel far more imbued with a 7.30, the National Anthem turned in ssif defence, and she obtained Franos and Belgium. There is now no question of the Germans, fatare,"
Wood, with being in unlawful Boldierly spirit. retreating "according to plan," nor is it correct to suppose that the
Happily, our thoughts back to Osmp it was a full pardon. The first woman possession of 689 teele of opium nearly all of us have now been a very satisfied crowd of men who to receive the coveted Military Allies are only engaged against rearguarde of the enemy. On the Ratilled at Last.
valued at about $8,000. Inspeo pat into the A.1. ostegory, and, wended their way home. Tent Medal was a vivandiere, Perrine contrary, the thousands of prisoners and the great booty being
tor Kent prosecuted and Mr. E J. given a few more days, there lamps seemed particularly dull Oros by name. She fought with captured, provea that they
mareballing all their Germany bee at least bad to Grist appeared for the defendant. should be an almost complete that night, but we had revelled in the famous Imperial Guard, and rescarcea. ¡a s desperate fort to maintain their Isat concede one point to the Allies in Bergt. B. Shannon deposed that contingent at work. It was only change that could scarcely be at Solferino, siter two of her foothold in France and Belgium. If they fail, and there is every regard to the War Prisoners at about 9am. on reason to believe that they will, the outcome of this great battle will Agreement, which, she has for a be went "with s
Bunday natural that the sudden transition excelled, had listened to haunting fingers had been shot sway, the party of from soft civilian duties to the music, and had viewed « brought a wounded soldier to mese the absolute collapse of their armies in the West. The Allied long time refused to ratify Police to the defendant's junk sterner life of soldiers under scene of vivid. contrasts safety. Many vivandierea lost Generalissimo i handling the sitaation in a masterly manner. because of insistence on the point which was lying at Kennedy canvas should find the weak that will remain with their lives in battle, bat of those Adhering to his right-angle front, he is maintaining a steady prea that the Hune in China shonld Town, opposite Rolland Street Points of some but all areas in memory for many days. that survived history reports that sure on the enemy from the south and west, hemming them in not be interned or deported. Now He received information that there animons as to the benefit being where there is little hope of retreat. And not only is the German she has ratified the Agreement, was opium on board the junk, derived. Work is seriously under lost there lies weeks of hard reached by their peaceful sisters, Before us the majority at they attained ages not often strategic position becoming problematical, but their strength is being having abandoned the stipulation He asked the defendant whether taken and, apart from the traicing, and to those in Hong- deeply sapped, a fatal combination of circumstances, of which defeat mentioned. What will China now ska had a licence and she said question of food, which kong whose thoughts often travel must be the only result,
do, we wonder? Whether it was No praise can be great enough for the generalsbip displayed in because of German thrests or what the licence. After a short con is being affected by special we faze and feel, one can say in ing to a sleepy little town some- and then produced throughout the whole district out here trying to picture how There is a reescourse belong our caneive. British, Frecob, Américars, Belgiene all seem to not, we do not know, but the versation they proceeded to search circumstances, there is not a thing all honesty that we are going where in England which has have been assigned a part to carry out in the great combined Peking Government has been far the ship and the opiom wse of which to complain. scheme, and all parts have dove tailed into each other and a perfect far too soft-hearted to the enemy diecavared in three bags which The exceedingly fine war news promise of happiness,
forward with every hope and large notice board designed whole has been obtained. In the American sector, the objective is subjecte in Chiceas territory, were locked with a key. He then is more than gratifying. With the Longayon-Mexieres-Firema Railway, the cutting of which bat perhaps now that Germany gapstioned the defendant and Bulgaria's unconditional capito- will constitute a terrible menace to the whole enemy system, for it has left her nationale to their own arrested her. The defendent, in lation, and with the hage will mean esvering the communications between the German fate Chins will be indeed to do in giving evidence, denied know- ancorases in Palestine, things Northern Armies based on Liege and the Southern Armies based on what she should have done long ledge of having the opium look se though the Mesopotamis Luxemborg. This is where Marshal Foch can drive his wedge in ago. There is only one regret a board the junk and front will soon be a wash-out," more deeply, and force the enemy to retrest towards Antwerp. If that we have over the ratification suggested that somebody put and who knows but that we may they attempt to divert their armies to the Mente they will find them of this War Prisoners Agreement, it there through spits, not some day bad ourselves at the H. Laster, of the Healbowline its emptiness there selves threatened by the British advance south of Valenciernes, In and that is that our own Govern- Mr. Grist said that his client was Western Front assisting in the Dockyard staff, was found dead to the Mona district the enemy have already been driven from their ment has apparently not insisted cooking and was quite inaccent. final touches that will spell in bed at his rezidence in Qazens strategic positions, and are endes vouring to prevent the British from on excluding the U best crowe It was porsible that she "Finis" fo this, the greatest of advancing on Manbenga. They have in truth no way to toro except from 138 provisions. These did not know the opiam was on all are? Bot this is more Lowards the Rhine, and in many districte even that is denied them. murderers should not be allowed board the ship. His Worship speenis ton For the moment Disregarding for a moment the far-reaching developments that are to go back to the Faiberiand discharged the defendant on the wa are con bound to take place from the surrender of Austris, there can be no nopunished. They should be grondds that the Crown could not. shadow of doubt that Germany's case is lost on the Western Front tried when pesce is solared and prove the defen ast had go alons, and in the face of events, we can only ak egam-how long will treated as criminals of the basest knowledge, the costinon the hopelem fight?
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