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HOTEL LISTS
Hongkong Hotel
Corrected to Sad June, 1921.
C. W. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. A R. L. Albin
M. Baker
do Jacoba
S. J. Johnston
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. 1. Joseph
H. I. Banner- Hr. and Hits, G.
MAR
J. E do Beau-
champ
Klinglor and children
E. Labausat
Mrs. ER. Belilios Dr. M. C. Lasher Mr. and Mrs. CM. and Mrs. C.
.FL. Benson
Lauritsen
and Mrs Miss H. Lillia
Mr.
S. Binoy
Mrs. Blackburn Mr. and Mrs.
- E Bhakott R. G. Bovilla
R. B. Lockwood
A. Loosser
G. Lynott
J. F. Marisa P. Marks
Mr. and Mrs. G. Matzene
Bracken
Miss F. H. Mand
Dr. J. G. Lyon- Mrs F. Mooney
Brown
Miss Mooney
Miss F. L Brown S. F. Murphy
Mrs. G. E. Brown
J. F. Buckley
Miss M. Burger
R. A. Burroughs
Dr. and Mrs G.
G. Buller
A A. Claxton W. A. Cleland
C. M. Cottrell
J. R. Marrsy
Marray
Miss A. J. F.
Nally
Mr. and Mrs. P. Neeson
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1921.
Peak Hotel Corrected to 8th May, 1921. W. Andaraca Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. F. Koukoleraly
Miss Koukalovsky
Armstrong
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. H. Kring
E Anhion MB Laks KH. Aumpler H. P. Lamarche
Mr. and
Langridgn
E. C. Bell
8. B. Q. Fird
L. R Blacking Mrs. Dr. K. Blair
F. Bouliol
M. J. Brean
J. G. Bridgar
B. R. Bridger
Comdr. and Mr C. Cantlie LLC. H. Cara G. F. Cavills Mr. and
J. D. Lloyd R. ManGingar Mrs. Meainsh Mr. and Mrs
F. Miller
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A Silent Revolution.
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to recognise the independence, "gal and that on the advies of Minister who, when he was in South Africa, was regarded as History will account the last bureaucratic and illiberal in his two years important not for the attitude towards the rights of things that bava provoked most nationality. What Liberalism in Mraviolent discussion, but for its heyday did not dream of the revolution that has been going on Coalition is now prepared to do. silently and almost unconscious-Could there be a clearer indica- ly. It is a suitable occasion on tion of how deeply the war has which to take stock of certain dyed the fabrio of thought on Im Jchanges that are taking place in parial questions? The reactionary our whole conception of the now is more liberal on those. British Empire and of what it matters than Gladstone dared stands for. "These changes have to be. excited little comment at home, and abroad have passed almost unnoticed. And yet a proper appreciation of what is happen-sweeping reforms of the Coalition ing would help to dissipate Secretary for India with the Rcertain prejudices that our timid proposals which were all enemies are propagating against that a great Liberal, Lord Morley, us writes" Scrutator in the Sun-ventured to make, and one gets doy Times,
Caph and Mrs
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A. H. Penn Mr. and Mrs. T.
L Perkins
and Mr Mr.
G.A. Chadwick Mr. and Mrs. W. Church Miss S. Clarke Mr. and Mrs &
Cockburn
Miss M. Cooper Mr. Cormack
Mr. Crawford
B. Crowley
D. F. Cuthill
WJ. D. Danby
Eng. Comdr. W.
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Mrs
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We are accused of using the the same impression of a side of A Findlay Smith war for the purposes of self- Liberal thought running more interests of its people they invant- ed a trust or mandatory theory, strongly in Imperial questions aggrandisement, and for extend-than ever before. But that is not which in its main principles is ing oor Imperial dominion. The
H. Spicer
A. T. Stubbs
J. F. Swindells
and ME
EL J. Syrett
F.D. D. Dryden Mr. Thompson
C. T. Nelson
Mr. and Mrs.
D. Sorthcombe
A H. Nyland
!
Miss F Cor.
borough
X. Croucher Miss F.A. Deakin
D. G. Donald
Miss Droop Mr. and Mrs.
Montague Ede
Mr. and Mrs van Exter
A H. Fenton
H. M. O'Neill
Mr. and Mrs. X.
Van Oord:
L. Pansod
Miss D. E Pep
C. perell
S. S. Perry
L Redmayne
Mr. & Mrs. John T. B. Tilley
Dancan
Miss Fairley Rev. W. T. and
Mrs. Fea- therstone
F. W. Gibbins
Maj. Harding
British Empire is spoken of as all What is in progress is some indistinguishable from the normal Mthough it were a league for the thing more than an extension of practice of British Imperial ad- liberal reforms in the government ministration. That is perhaps repression of subject races, and of India We are deliberately the best answer of all to our for the denial of the principles of attempting to raise the status of traducers. political freedom for which we Indis from an Imperial depend- A-SOUND INVESTMEET. fought the war. It would be ency to that of a Dominion, Dangers ahead there are, and nearer the truth to say that the which ultimately will be a nation two of diverse and contrasting British Empire has ceased to like Canada or Australia, and character should be mentioned. exist, and has been replaced by a free and responsible like them. Commonwealth of Nations. At no
Mr. and
Quarles You Dfford
Mrs.
Mr. J. G. Faux
A Walter
Mr. Warrall ac
Mr. and Mrs. A. Ma. and
Mias Gibson" D. Hall
T. A Worswick
G. Wordenberg
H. H. Webster
B. R. F. Roxburgh
D. Hamphreys
R. Hutchison
Mr. and irs. X.
Mr. and Mrs. C
R Karaaja
P. 3. Score
Cap Sigveland
Eng. Capt. 5. P. W. V.D. Steen
Ferguson
J. C. Finch
K. Floyd-Juar
C. K. Ford
P. N. Forum
J. Fredony
J. S. Gardiner
IL Geffers
£. Suith Mr.
and Mrs. Staurengta
F. V. Stokely
E W. Tate
Sir Eric and Lady Stuart Taylor
J. N. G. Gibbons S. C. Taylor
our zeal for
One is that in time in the whole of our history astion has ever attempted before mere current expenditure and This is something that no economy we are apt to confuse has the progress towards freedom in similar conditions, and that so capital investment (which is been so rapid as in the last two big and generous an idea should really saving). Of all the forms years among the nations who be conceised and a beginning of political investment, the mak belong to this great new Comade in its execution not only ing of new nations is commonly refutes the current slanders about the most remunerative if its
Marshall Wood
monwealth M. H. Woutman
Carlton Hotel Corrected to 23th May, 1921. Miss F. C Me-J. Anderson Dr. and Mrs. R. Laughlin
E. Beddoe
Miss L Bomar
USED CARS FOR SALE! Mr. and Mrs. L. C. P. Templeton Mrs. F. E. Cam-
SPECIAL OFFERS,
$1.600 and $2,000.
A Goldsmith G. Grenier
Capt. 7. P. Hall J. Scott Harston E. G. Hart
R. J. Tobey
Mr. and Mrs. R.
J. Weir
Dr. J. D. White F. O. Wol!
C. A. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. 0. H. H. Hochschild Wyss
Miss A Hotz Miss G. Young
King Edward Hotes. Corrected to 25th May, 1991.
Mrs. R Almond M.. nad Mrs.
Ur. M. Anger
Manus
Miss Barker A. L. Marton
M. Basker
PG. Becke
J. W. Brown
W. Badge
IMPERIALISM "* DEMODE. the spirit of the British Common, execution is wise. Without such We shall hear a great deal wealib in its Imperial politics, an investment in the case of the about the Empire this summer but it also rebukes the ridiculous the great self-governing colonies, when the Imperial. Conference self-depreciation that is common meets. But how vastly different nowadays.
we should in all probability have lost the late war, yet there was the prevailing sentiment is now
Compared with this gigantic not one of them which was not Mrs. J. from the years when Mr. Joseph experiment, the Report of the for many years a financial loss to Mason & family Chamberlain used to address the Durham Commission on Canada, the British Exchequer. The bitter Miss B. Buttrick Miss J. M. Me Imperial Conference as Secreary which is regarded as the greatest things said about Mesoptamis
Laughlin
of the Colonies. Then the country classic of liberal faith in our do not surpass in vehemence of Miss It. Puttegrew was drunk with the sense of power relations with the Colonies is a Disraeli's gibe against the
and racial pride. Now imperia timid and halting document Not colonies as Miss L. H. Cat. H. Pomerantz
Mr. and Mrs. Blism is a word that is offensive to only are we more freedom-loving round our necks."
wretched millstones pland
everyone, and increased responsi-than our forebears, but we are
迄 difference Trus, there is bilities are undertaken reluctant bolder and more courageous in between colonies of our own Is. and only out of a sense of the application of our ideas, and people and new countries peopled W. E. Greenway Miss V. C. Shaduty to those to whom we have our Imperial legislation bas & by others in the nature of the
pledged our word.
wider and ampler sweep.
return that may be expected, but Only a generation ago Liberals sentiment is after all, the most were insisting that if Indis powerful force In politics, put 3. Customs daty on and the gratinde of a Dow
eron
L. R. de Chesne F. L. Davison [N. Espiy.
Rowland
G. A. Rah
J. R. Ryom
Miss E. F. Hem- A. R. Short
Miss A. H. Shin-
ing
C. H. Hughes ner J. Hutchson
F. Sloat
R. Jose B. Suntay ., and family
Lt. and Mrs.
S. Jell
H. Keyserling
J. McDougall
L. Legarda
afra. Milne
F. IL Mody
Mr. agd Mrs. J. HL N. Mody
LJ. Calender
J. Carrion
Mr. Choi Shing
Master ChoiShins T. B. Culhane
Dodge, 5 sealers,
Elgin, 5 seaters,..
.SI,600 and $1,700.
Overland, Model 90. 5 seater,.
$1,700:
Willys Knight, 5 seater,
$2,000.
T. A Davey
Willys Knight, 7 sealer,
$3,000.
Hudson, 7 seater,
.$3,000,
Hudson, 7 seater,
$4,000.
$3,500.
Chandler, 7 seater,
All these cars are in excellent running order, most of them have been newly painted and overhauled. Suitable for private use or garage service.
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Miss Farrell
J. C. Mognaschi
Capt. J. Thomp
300
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Station Hotel
00
LESSONS OF HISTORY.
Then the worst reproach that you could bring against B politician was that he was a "Little Englander," now the parish pamp is again in fashion, and the coton imports she must put nation to its founder is in leaders of the Conservative Party countervailing Excise duty distinguishable, and does not cotton goods manufactor-depend on whether or no it talk like the old Radicals, of the led at home. Now this Coalition remains within the same politi mid-Victorian days in their de Government says boldly that cal orbit. punciation of any expenditure India must have fiscal freedom abroad. The change is in the because this is loseparable rights main very wholesome, but it has of nationhood.
The other danger is very differ- And it is done the country one great dis characteristic of the time and ill-taught in our schools as the ent in charcter. No subject is so, service abroad. It has obscured in justice it should be added of history of our Empire, and even Caps E. H. Pear Mr. and Mrs. & Mrs. T. B. Mudie moral basis on which the Empire the man who is now on his way there are comparatively few who
a complete transform tion in the
the present Government-that of well-educated Englishmen to superintend the development could explain why we lost our of India to fall nationhood and first Empire and how nearly we monwealth is not a soldier, nor a fost our first Empire in America come to losing our second. Wa member of the aristocracy, but
E. Molino
1. Munchery Mr.
Bad Mrs. Silva Netto
dred
Corrected to 25th May, 1921. Miss E. Best L. P. Kranse Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Macdonald' W. M. Bion Mrs. P. McCal-
lum
and child
Capell
Mr. and Mrs. T. Miss Capell
Pola
Mrs. W. C.
Master Capell
P. Nelson
A. N. Reid Mr. and Mrs. B
Rial
son and child
C. H. Cole
W. A. Eustace
2. Dijkstra
"Passmore
C. J. Endert
Miss Picas
A. Harper
Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs.
Richardsou
Mr. and Mrs. M.
Mrs. J. S. Smith
A. Harrington
J. Farrell
Mr. and
Gregory
Mr. Lod Mry.
EL Harrisca
Robinson
H. Harrop
Mr. and Mrs.
Hanker
T. W. Scarbor.
ough
W. Karvel
Mrs. C. Eliene
Mr. and Mrs.
Scott
A. K. Isban
Mr. ard Mrs. Mr. & Mrs. Fan
J. Johnston
Mrs. Eelman
J. Lery
Mrs. G. Mackay
T N. Mannera
B. Schele
Mr. and Mrs.
Stewart and
family
F. Taylor
Mrs. J. Acock
J. Berentson
Miss I Bax
Mr J. Sinclair
W. Smith
Wm. Thom
די
St. George's House. Corrected to 1st June, 1221.
H. M. Madden Mr. R. W. Me
Nelley Mr. and Mrs. B. Naes
Benton C. Byrd Miss Byrd
W. H. Petler Mrs. J. C. Pirle Miss Potter
rests.
THE NEW EGYPT.
membership of the British Com-
THE MIDDLE MANDATE The much-debried mandates
Three examples may be taken MEL. F. Rebia of Egypt, India, and the Middle East. This Coalition Government, whose inspiration is often alleged
the ex-Lord Chief Justice. What Bot by withholding political rights to be mainly Conservative, has
an immense distance our ideas
of self-government,bot by attempt- Mrs. and Miss P. Haverkamp Mr. and Mrs. A just agreed to annul the British have travelled from the Vicerosing to tax for Imperial purposes
Protectorate and to negotiste aalsy of Lord, Curzon to that of
without conceding representation the settlement with Egypt on
a sbare in the control of and Lord Reading! basis of the Milner Report, the
policy. We nearly lost our second main principle of which is that,
Empire by taxing ourselves on its behalf... subject only to the security of
The two risks are not negligible our communications across the in the Middle-East, and notably
our right of that in Mesopotamia, show the even now, unless we want the isthmus and to preventing foreign interference same principles actively at work. British people to throw away in the country, Egypt is to be an A great many things may be mandated countries as Disraeli
said with more or less justice of was at icdependent county.
one time disposed to Modern history has no such our policy in Mesopotamia-s throw away the colonies, we ourselves must develop self-government, example to show of free voluntary that it imposes on gift to the principle of nationality. greater financial burdens than which is the only condition on It was the Liberals under Glad we can bear, is extravagant, and which they can be asked to take stone who first occupied Egypt in certain directions incompetent the responsibilities of self- in the Eighties. I was a Liberal and in certain directions in defence. Forign Minister, Lord Rose-competent and illadvised. But Again, when we ask the Do- bery, who ten
years after the one thing that cannot be said minions to take a large abare in refused to discass projects of with any show of reason is that the burdens of Imperial defence evacuation. Since then we have it is selfish or governed by (as we propose to do this sum- mer), one thing must be kept in defended Egypt against Turkish motives of naworthy ambition..
The most magnificent complimind. We have no right to ask attacks; all the time we have worked bart for the restoration ment ever paid to the spirit ani- the Dominions to do anything of the country's finances and formating the modern British Empire except as a voluntary gift except the relief of the fellaheen from is that when the Powers in Con-in so far as we are willing to excessive taxation, and at no timeference had to devise a system of concede to them a corresponding Rhave we sough any private absolutely disinterested adminis-share in the control of foreign
advantage for ourselves.
tration of a foreign country in the policy.
H. Watling
Palace Hotel
Corrected to 19th May, 1921.
Mrs. D. Brush
Mr. and Mrs. M.
Costello and
child
Mr. and Mrs. C.
Lawry
dis & A. Liley L McRae
J. S. Cramp" Mrs. C Morris
Mrs. Robinson II. E. Olsen
Mr. and Mrs. T. Mr.
Fieldbrave
R. Geofrey
J. H. Gonliner
Miss E. Es
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Storm
W. Ford
Mr. and Mrs.
Lossius
Mrs. J. R. Mac-
aulay
Miss Van Wal.
chera Miss Windust
Repulse Bay Hotel Corrected to 2nd June, 1021.
Mr. and
Major Casseil
and Mr E. W. Bird
J. H. Oxberry
B. Petheram
Mr. Causeca
Capk T.G. Parvia
Mr. and Mrs. H.
J. Sullivan
J. EU This
L. S. Holmes
8. Barley
J. W. Jenkin G. J. E. King
Mrs.
Harrington Miss Hastings Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Hastings
Montagus Ede G. L. Hastings Mr. and Mrs. 1.A. L. Gray
M. Molino B. Rootes
Mrs R. Hancock Mr. and Mrs.
Negro
E. W. Railton
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