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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1918,
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The Wave of Socialism.
The wave of extreme Socialiam which is passing over Europe at
DAY BY DAY.
To-morrow's Anniversary.
PRIDER THE NEVER-FAILING the present time looks like involy-VICE OF FOOLS. ing quite a number of countries. Eren peaceful Switserland, Re- To morrow is the first anniver public though it is, has become sery of the capture of Joppa in
acted, while in Holland and in Palestine. |Spain the movement appears to THE PREMIER SCOTCH be directed against the Monarchy.
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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
Important War Office
"The British way is to Ist Announcement.
rolitical institutions grow up, meking our arrangements ad hoe The War Office announcement as circumstances suggest. That that persone proceeding from is how we have soquired the. abroad to the United Kingdom political mystery called the British The Dollar,
on their own initiative for pur- Constitution," says Trail, “and pose of joining the British Army if we want an Imperial Constitu The opening rate of the dollar
are not entitled to seabeequent tion it is the only way we shall The unrest in Holland seems to 94 demand to-day was 34.
rafaad of their passage money. ever get one that will wear, It have come to a head very quickly 2. 15/16d.
November 16th-The rats of The caly exception at present is seems worth while to observa and from the telegrame arriving
the dollar on demand to day is in the case of candidates for that it is also the only way in it will be seen that the men si A Ladies Boger Competition 2/47.
commissions in teebnical corpo, for which we shall get that sort of the head of the new movement will be played at Fasling on, the
* The Great Unpaid. sxample, RE, RA.M.O, A.VO, loose infernational federation have mapped cat a definite and last two Tuesdaye in November,
November 18-The following 4.8.0, 4.0.0, and Worshop after which the world is no olearly defined scheme. To-day
sppears in an article on the Officers, whose cars will be groping, dimly conscious that it and to-morrow a Congress is being
Kallan Output.
Jashoes of the Peace These brought now in line with those is the suprems need of the times.” held for the specific purpose of
The total output of the Kailan ample minded Justices would be for other branches of the service. establiabing Seriets all over the Mining Administration's mines in a pretty pickle if they found No refunds will be granted to country, while it is openly declar for the week ending November 2 themselves called on to do any of any who embark on their own ed that the Supreme Soviet in-mounted to 63,726 tens and the the other work dually attaching initiative after December 1st next,
Lieut-Gen. Sir G. F. Milne; daring the period to to their title. How many of the nor in any case will refunds be who hrs bren gisstted to the tends taking ontrol of the slen administration of the country. 48,894.
gentlemen whose names are on given to those whoes services are temporary rank of full general That such proposals should be
the Rosier know what s warrant mot accepted, so that it is most des- while commander-in-chief of the « pablicly declared shows The W.O. NOO.'s and men is like, or how it to be signed, irable that any candidate should British Army in Macedonia, is in depth of the movement, and the of the Manchester Regiment have or for what purpose, or on what ascertain before starting whether his fifty-second year and for hir fact that the Socialists are not izened invitations for a cerfor grounde, or in fact anything required. After the above age may be considered a highly afraid to sesert their opposition matce of "The Arcadiass" to be about it? Perbage one in mentioned date any candidate fortunate officer. He started his which to the Monarchy is further evid-given in the Mount Austin Theatre hundred, or perhape less. Yet desirous of obtaining a career in the present war 14, they are specially honoured with commission in such technical CRA, of the Fourth Division, with snoe that they are in a position on the 19th inet.
for of very considerable strength.
mase of legielation empowering corps should apply to the General and in that capacity fought, in Indeed, M. Troelestra says that Bie Excellency the Offiser them to issue warrants, and to do Officer Commending at Head-the early battles of the war. All communications intended for publication should be addressed they do not fear violenes as the Administering the Government great deal of important and quarters of Osmmands who will "Early in 1916," says an English Government cannot rely on the hise been pleased, ander instruct delicate work for which they are forward to War Office their ap-military writer, he was promot Army or on the majority of the ions from the Secretary of State woefully incompetent. Fortun-plicatione, by telegram if necesity, ed major-general on the staff, and polise. Whether that is so or for the Colonite, to recognise Mr.ately, the stipendiare Magistrates but confirming and giving faller did so well that when General not we have no means of knowing, Jose Miguel Alves as Consul for are able sns willing to do all particulars by letter. Applications shon went to Ireland he stepped The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will but we should not be at all sur Bresil in Hongkong.
there is to be done, and probably should state age, technical and into his shoes at Balonios, where be as follows:- Daily issus-$30 per annum. Weekly issue-prised if it is found that Socialist New Sanitary Board Member. there amateure never will be other qualifications, technical re- he has filled e diffoalt position $13 per annum.
propaganda has spread into the
Hie Excellency "the Officer asked to do the work; but if so, ference in the United Kingdom with uniform tact and temper, The rates per quarter and per mensein, proportional. Subscriptions ranke of the Army and taken Administering the Government why were they appointed? And if possible, also general suite bility Learsed as well as practical, be
for any period less than one month will be charged as for a firm bold there.
bas been pleased to appoint Mr. why did they accept the appoint and degree of medical fitness. If combines in rather a rare degras full month:
Sern Wan Teo to be a Member of ment? They are, after yeare of services of the applicant are the indoor and outdoor qualities the Sanitary Board for a term of cffice, demonstrably incapable of required by the War Office which are necessary for a success three yeare with offro from the even feebly screening their vivid passage will be provided in the fal commander,"
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PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE.
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verdancythen why did they appropriate grade of accommode- ever becomes Justions? TES tion. problem is that they were fools, MISSIONS OF SEAMEN. only theory that explains the
and foole they remain.”
Of late we have seen one or 15:3 November, 1918, vics Hr. two evidenoss of growing unrest | Ng Hon-Tex resigned." among the Datch troops and the
Moslem Thanksgiving Service. people generally. That has been caused very largely by circum Friday prayer, a Thanksgiving stances arising out of the war, for Service was held in the Mosque,
Alleged Teals. it has to be remembered that at which an appropriate address
November 18. The following Holland, though not a belligerent, was delivered by Mr. A. F. comment appears on tennis bear daring the past four years, the glorious deeds of the Empire has had very heavy bardens to Arcalli. The speaker mentioned And where there are internal hard which have saved civiliestion, sad ships to be borne, the agitator expressed the loyalty and devotion always has added, scope for of Hussalmsus to the King activity. What has undoubtedly Emperor. contributed to bring matters to a
A Year's Work In Hongkong.
The collections at St Andrew's teame" His late Mjaty, Solo- to be on behalf of the Missions to match between Police and Press Church Kowloon, to-morrow are
on the let, King of Israel and semen: originator of the art of paragraph
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PATENTS,
the same amount of leisure for Political leaders have not quite
reading as the giants of the Vistorian era," and one would dearly like to know what Mr. Asquith and Mr. Lloyd George. otcial publications. We know are reading to-day outside the
from his speeches that Mr.
It is to be hoped, that the art treasures of the Hermitage
that when you want to write an during last year:-401 visite to retain most of what he has writing, is reported to have said the work of the local branch
The following is a sommary of Arqüith is a very widely read: 血 and has managed ⠀ to article or a book, you must firat ships, 89 visits The Hongkong Telegraph. head now is the overthrow of
Ordinances Approved.
to Bailors' read. Of Mr. Lloyd George there His M-jesty the King has not make up your mind what it is to Germany by the Allies and the been advised to exercice his power be about, and then you are half note, at, 93 visits to Hoe has been little in his speeches to professed conversion of that of disallowanes with respect to the through; next you muss dasiga 45 administrations of the Ho'y same amount of hard reading se pitals, 91 serviors in Church, show that he has done quite the country to Repabliossiem. These following Ordinances: An Ordi- your title, and the thing is a good Communion, 12 concerts, 3071 the leader of the Opposition. We things could not happen without parca to prohibit exhibitions, as done. Well, in the present oase men present at concerts, 12.250 are now supposed to be in the affecting Holland, whose Socialists publications, and advertisements it is exceedingly difficult to know letters written in Institute, 1,200 backwash interval awaiting the now see no reason why they of an indecent, obscene, revolting, exactly what to call the subject books, magazines, etc. put on opening of a general election abould not make a decisive bid or cffensive nstare. An Ordinance It was alleged to be tennis, but ships or sent to troops, Library smpaign, and the writer out of for power. Their leader declares to provide that with certain that is untrue; it was more like formed of over 1,000 volumes, 46 curiosity has just turned up Mr. Lloyd George's speech on coming reforme provas to us that that the influence of militariam exceptions no person shall reside skittles, only that instead of the Government is looking shead, and that already there has been which has been felt in Holland within the Peak Districs without having "men" it was all balls meetings held in Institute (ag: Morley's "Gladstone for the mapped out a week programme of reconstruction. No one can quest has emanated from the Royal the consent of the Governor in and racqueta or rather afflicted Club, etc.). The Chaplain has cuntry of 1885. There Lord Orange Lodge, Young Man's daya before the sppeal to the ion the absolutely vital necessity of marshalling all our powers of Court, which is antagonistic to Council. organisation and far-sightedness, in order to meet the colossal task the spirit of the people. There Systematic Thefts of Railings. anything to go by. Then again, at St. John's Cathedral and at reading as "miscellaneous," and with rickets, if the play was also taken or assisted 63 services Morley refers to the G, O. M.'s which is in front of us, for we meet virtually reconstruct the whole is probably some degree of truth A Chinese was obsrged at the it Waa world, politically, economically and socially. The old order of things in that assertion, and we can well Police Court this morning, before performers to be an exhibition alleged by the
other places.
mentions Matema d'Arblay, must of necessity diasppear for ever, and a new era in the history understand the Social Democrats Mr. J. R. Wood, wth being in of the Press, but as they only re-
Bodley's "Bemaina," Bachan of the world is even now beginning. The greatest factor to be seeking to use the present unlawful possession of two pieces presented the China Mail and
mont's "Ansodotes," and Unvier's taken into socount is the spirit of revolution which is now opportunity to come to the top of iron railing. Inspector Kent, Daily Press, the sbsurdity of any
Theory of the Earth." prevalent, and Mr Lloyd George recognises this all-important factsed to crash a policy with which prosecuted. A Ghineer constable such allegation is shown to be only and suggests that, if wisely directed, it may be for the good. We they have no sympathy. There are deposed that he was poo duty at equalled by the ass of theIt is notified in the Borgkong have seen what this revolutionary spirit, used in the wrong manner,doubtless big events pending in Robinson Road when he saw the sllegators mouths. More thao Government. Gasste that, on the has done to Russia, Bulgaria, Austria and now Germany, bat the Holland, hat whatever occurs we defendant carrying the iron. He that cannot be expressed in words application of the Standard Oil Prime Minister copriders that it caly requires national unity, co trust that anarchy and revolt will stopped him, and, not being anlees we try the German Company of New York, Bis operation and sacrifice to bring good out of evil. The tragedy of not be given fall play. Reform satisfied with his saewers when language, which have some of 96 Excellency the Officer Administer Gallery in the Winter Palace at Bassis could never be re-enacted in Britain, but we must guard on sound lines is good for every questioned, arrested him. De syllables'
ing the Government in Council Petrograd survived the fires which #gainst a certain amount of reaction and dissension, which is almost country, but it is always far fendant said that he was given
has been pleased to direct that were spread by the Bolshevista bound to occur. De
Mr. H. J. Gedge.· easier to pull down than it is to the iron railings to carry by If, as Mr. Lloyd George desires, we obtain a united Govern-build up.
November 20.—Kr. H. J.
the said Company may use and through the city. It is said that pablish in the Colony for a period months ago to the Kremlin at many of the pictures were removed ment, bioked up by the solid weight of the nation as a whole, the
another man. He could not Bad Gadge, of this Colony, was admitti greatest obstacles in the future can be overcome with ease. Of Fiscal Policies.
that man now. Inspector Kanted to practice in the Supreme November, 1918, an iovention for Mcenow, but as this building har
of one year from the 2nd day of remarked that there were a lot of Court at Shanghai by Chief course the first stepa in the great work will be taken at the peace
been bombarded too it would iron railings stolen from Bowen Justice Hannen on the 14th inst. without prejudice to the Letters a fire extinguishing apparatus table, when all the nations will know definitely on what foundationa
Feem there is little chanos of they have to start to rebuild. After that, it depends on the nation what policy the Coalition Govern the standards, were carried off. Johnson, Stekes and Master in
It will be interesting to see Road and Black'e Links and even Mr. Gedge will represent Mesars, Patent to be granted for the eside for these masterpieces. whether it makes or mare iis future, and as far as we ourselves are ment at Home, if it remaine in A systematic raid was being the Model Battlement.
News from Petrograd, indeed, invention. concerned, we can confidently look forward. Even now the initial power during the reconstruction made upon all railinge on the
It is also notified that, on the says that many works of art have steps are being taken by the Reconstruction Ministry with Dr. period, will adopt in regard to upper levels. Addison at ite head, and no work could be more essential at the the fiscal question. That con- sentenced him to three months' members turned up en Saturday Messrs. Butterfield & Brire as
His Worship November 20-A field of eleven Herbert Charles Recker and palaces and sold for a handful of application of Marian Obrem baki, been plandered from the great present time. The first and foremost thing to be done is to see to troversial subject has been drop hard labour.
roubles or less in the market the interests of labour, and this has already been arranged, for the ped during the war, though we A Factory Incident.
to compets at 700 and 800 yarda
place. It is interesting to note Ministry has reviewed the entire question of reinstatement in the bad en ides that opinion was & Obinere was charged at the spoons. The cap was won for the Excellency the Officer Adminis is inception to that unusually on. for the Long Range cap and agents for the Teiko Sugar Reshat the Hermitage Gallery own fioing. Company. Limited, Hi positions and trades left by soldiers and ssilors, with the result that veering round to the view that Police Court this morning, before first time by Comdr. Ashe, B. N. "basis of a revised promise. It will be a gigantic task to demobilise drastic modifiostion of our scanlawful possession of eight 85, and he sleo court the they may use and publish in the nucleus of a Beste gallery. Oth 83 per cent; of the fighters are now promised reinstatement on the there would have to be n[Mr. J. B. Wood, with being in with the respectable net total of te ing the Government in Ocuzoil {lightened monaroh Catherine II., has been pleased to direct that collections in 1771 to form the who purchased several valuabis and find work for the millions of returned men, bat s vast scheme called Free Trade after the war. pieces of overhead trolley raile, handicap spoon. Mr. Manu won Colony for a further period of erine II Hiks oar Charles L. has been drawn up which will simplify it to a large extent. In We shall be particularly carious weighing 100 lbs. and valued at the net spoon.... another column will be found a detailed socount of the scheme, and to see what attitude Mr. Lloyd about $15, the property of the
six months from the 7th day of the methods by which work is to be found for some ten millions or George takes on the matter, as he Green Island Cement Co.'s factory
November, 1918, sniperations real lover and patron of the eo of men and women,
*November 21. The nucleas of To ensure this, it is the urgent daty of the Government to see opponent of Tariff Reform. In a prasɛcate 1. The head-watchmo the Job Lots" has now arrived are of a vegetable decolorising well as other foreign ones, and was, before the war. A most bitter at Hoko Ua. Inspector P. Brazil the library, to be established by for the preparation or manufact, and bought the rich, called tion of Sir Robert Walpole, as that as much sa possible of the world's raw materials is secared relegram yesterday he was credit of the factory deposed that at from home, and consists of a very prejudice to the Letters Patent Gallery have certainly exercised carbon called Albit without the trustees of the Hermitage for Great Britain, her Dominions, and her Allier, and in the positioned with saying that he would net 4 30 s.m. to-day he was making a good selection of miscellaneous to be granted for the said inven- in which we now stand, this will surely be dons. Consider what be prepared to go as far the tour of the place when he saw the works, which may be seen at the 110a. must be done to effect this. The railways will have to be re: Paris resolutions went, but we defendant dregging along a piece room so kindly placed at the rquipped; fleets of ships will have to be built; factories will have we cannot see that those decisions of rail. He stopped him and Society's diepreal by Dr. Cantlie, 10 be converted back to the arts of peacs. There will be much need were particularly drastic, as it was questioned him, but, not being the genial President, here for irection, and there can be no substitute for central direct specifically laid down therein satisfied with his answere, ion inspired and controlled by the State; in this connection it is that the methods to be employed arrested him: Defendant and be Novembre 25 a per that lawyers are often disposed to a remarkable collection of Daten interesting to know that already groups of industrial experts in should have regard to the prin- want to the factory at 5.30 am. of British law is that litigation equades as anoh mumey as the gallery lemont pricatame 23. One pes theory encourage pliable simpletons to artists was gathered. Bat in all every Department are being linked up with the Government, and ciples which govern the Allies to find a friend to borrow some should always be avoided it goomble, and if the principles of treasuresafe the - Adoration of trade committeen are being farmed to meet the new conditions. The respective economic policies. At money, when he was sixed by possible, but as a matter of fact, legal practice ses to be so played the Magi" Botticelli, a triptych war has undoubtedly taught us the necessity of bold far-seeing any rate, it is almost time the three Indians who made him since the natural instinct of man with, what becomes of the sileged of Perugina, tares Espisel policies, and there can be no doubt that the Government has taken Entente Powera formulated their carry a piece of iron. His is to benefit himself, and the dignity of the law? And hat that
firm grasp of the situation. We have fought and won the biggest plans on this enbject, and Bri Worship remanded the case till preuniary interest of the legal should be done with lawyern'
onderfully fight in the anusia of history, but we are face to face with another tain's attitude thereon will be of Monday morning so to enable profession would not be promoted "tonte," and their employers? terrific taak-to bring order out of chaos, and there is every reason the highest significance and defendant to find his friend from by a rigid adherence to any such This is a question that will have fo believe that succem is already assured
whom he tried to borrow money, lofty ideal, one cannot but think to be answered before Long.
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