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BRITISH ARMY OF THE
FUTURE.
Sir Ian Hamilton an War Lessons.
Sir Ian Hamilton has a pen ́as
original and vivid as the late Lord Fisher's and an imagination s dating, direct, and certainly * L'ognatio.
In his book, "The Soul and Body of an Army," he pours out without stint or hesitation his thoughts about the war and the lessons to be drawn from it.
KIDNAPPED BY EX, KAISER'S ORDER,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
His Daughter-in-Law's Chikt to be -Restored.
WEATHER REPORT.
Dec. 7d. 12h. 43m.—Pressure has decreased modarstely to sligbily in central districts and There were dramatic moments is steady
Indo-China, when, in the Potsdam Court, Borneo, the Philippines and Princess Joachim won the second Guam. It is highest arst Japan. stage of her datermined fight
The typhoon appears to be against Prince Eltel Frita for the return of her young son, Prince stationary to the N.W. of Guam
[It may be filling up. Karl Franx Joseph, writes a
Moderato monsoon may be ex- Barlin correspondent
It will be remembered that pected along the SE coast of Prince Joachim, the ex-Kaisar's China, and over the China Sea.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7. 1921
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bad terms with one another. hours ending at 10 am, to-day, and that they decided to separate, 2.00 inches. Total since January but before the legal formalities at $7.20 inches, against an were completed Prince Joachimerage of 82.20 inches. committed suicide.
ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,
We know him of old to be believer in voluntary service as against conscription, says the Danly Chronicle. Here he pleads for a future British Army, small in size, magnificently equipped as no Continental army can be, Shortly afterwards Prince Eite)) FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS with tanks, aeroplanes and every Fritz, who represents the ex- scientific engine of war, and Kaiser in Germany, took the trained physically and spiritually young prince away from his as none but a compact, voluntary, mother, basing his action on " professional army of the tradiCabinet Order of the King." tional British type can be.
amansting fram Doorn, and bestowing on Prince Eitel Fritz Mere numbers to him are nothing. All military history, the guardianship of the boy. he pleads, prove their futility The princess requested the re- against the swift, compact engine turn
once was,
of her son on several
District.
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N.E. winds, | Hongkong to Gap | moderate;
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of war. That the Roman Legion occasions, and at last appealed to Formosa Channel > N.E. wiods.
and that
Lord the Potsdam Court, which gave a Haldane's creation, the original verdict in her favour. Expeditionary Force of 1914, was
also
Princess Joachim, the decision ran, was still Prince Joachim's wife when he died. There was
ber nothing against
moral
PRAISE OF LORD HALDANE. Indeed, Lord Haldane is one of his two heroes. He dats him character.
The reverentially the Organiser..
"Cabinet Order" Was The war
won when illegal in the German Republic. Haldane stepped into the War and therefore the ordinary law of re: most miserably must we the land had force. Prince Eitel Save lost it bad he failed us. Fritz lodged a claim for revision, Τα $25 this is common and kept the child.
FR6
justice no
"England!
more. And
deserve Haldane
In all ine inck of England she never had ther strok of luck than that Szeman.” He was the philow Jabe lawyer who organised! Tictory."
1 South coast of
China between H.A. & Lamocks.) South coast of) Chins between H.K. & Hainan.)
The same
as No. 1.
The same
15 No. 1.
T. F. CLAXTON, Director.
K. Observatory, Dec. 7, 1921.
TIME SIGNALS.
SURPRISE FOR THE COURT, Yesterday's
The time ball on in arion
the
Kowloop Potsdam Court was brought by Signal Hill is dropped daily at 10 the princess, claiming the return and 4 p.m. except on Satur- of her son ending the hearing of days when it is dropped at 10] the appeal.
a. and I p.. and on Sundays) "The hearing showed how and Holidays when it is dropped bitter is the feeling between the at 10a.m. only.
on his other hero, Mr. Win-j contending parties.
■ Churchill, he becomes lerical. Prince Eitel's representative Haldane was the Organiser, but first of all surprised the Court hurchill was the Genius. His with an order from the Potsdam great lashes of genius were the Chancery Court giving him the Answerp expedition, the Dar-right to retain the child till the
les, and the Tanks.
appeal was decided.
The ball is hoisted half mas: st the 55th minute and full mast st the 57th minute. Should the ball fail to drop at the correct time, it will be lowered at five minutes past the boar and the ordinary routine repeated at the following hoar, if possible.
Antwerp we are told that- Counsel on the other side The more this coup de main maintained that the documeat A Churchill's is consider. Wes entirely illeza), and then the Should the time ball be out of , the more vividly it stands Court was surprised again by a order the above routine will be Idemand that the public should carried out with the flag"Z", on st... Jealousy may Ave succeeded in hoodwinking excluded from the court, as the storm signal mast. the people to-day: the historia there would be evidence which il class the feat of Winston might be dangerous to public Churchill's as pas of the two moral" xcts of intuition of the war.
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night by means of three white Time signal are sisu given st
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princess, were brought forwarded, and 54th of each rainute.
, are inspired by genics andį
The hours refer to Hotzkong
worked from start with a view of attacking her finish in face of an outcry moral character. The judge com Standard Time (8 hours of east) From France. Yet so true was mented severely on this evidence. Greenwich. the aim of these strokes that. Although the
"four-years-of-
and pointed out that oce state.
-mid-lege-work," "kill-Gor- ment was not even signed by the
an school did all ther could person making it. to deflect them, each, during its i firme, did more than any of the
to-
This attempt to bring discredit. the princess led to lively! passages of arme between the judge and counsel on both sides, Prince Etel's desperate efforts failed, and the Court gave judgment for the princess, order.
siege battles set-piece wards carrying the war on tout victory,
A STORY OF FOCH,
ume of Sir Ian Hamiltoning the boy to be returned to his atlashes of illustration or com- mother, with whom he will stay mant have a permanent value Take this story of Forh, told as minarance of the French en- thusiasm for the Rhineas an → Elem of military conquests and į
When Field-Marshal Fozb arrived at Cologne and entered room filled with British officers of high rank waiting
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till the pending appeal is settled.
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The following Unclaimed Tele-
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gout bis arms, exclaimed in Shanghai. voice vibrating with emotion: *Le Rtia."
or urging the development of a proper spirit of patriotism, he worna aside, to deal thus with its evil perversion, propaganda
The devil, unfortunately, is mortal. Whenever God takes
1 step forward look out! For 14 sure a Fate, the devil is
Williams'
icated. To kill him becomes a meritorious act. See-saw: SQ we go.
PATRIOTISM DEFINED
0.04 0.00 0.00 сред air Temperature on the 6th 70 Lowest брес #ir
Temperature on the 7th €0 T. F. CLAXTON, Director. H. E. Observatory, Dec. 5,
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
Per
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Or take this de5uition of Fredk patriotism as that which "unites Coleman, Mr.
a multitude (1) in remembrance: Cranston,
3.5.
Nanking-Mr. Brown. Mr. V. J. and Mrs. Mm. Mr. Cheong Sze
(2) in danger: (3) in aspiration Cheng, Mr. J. H. Cochrane, Mr.
in the possessive mood.
Cha Ching Chow, Mr. Chong Koon
Shaenfat, from Shanghai. Waihing. From Shanghai.
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dis elbow. Like the battle be- tween big guns and armour, (4) there'sno end to it. Armies de-
As for the future, we must Yen, Mr. Chu Taangkin, Mrs. Loh Telo consciences-curse ther Adope must be invented for the drop the bears, dull ideas of Su Sze, Mr. J. C. Lathrop, Mr. and consciences! Propagande, as in-re numbers, of man-power of Mrs. Lim A Ken, Dr. Lim Yun T. &
the Nation in Arma"; ideas, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McCarthy, wed. 7m 0 32 Tested patriotism, draws DOUT- shment from the sins of the suited to our genius and our Mr. C. H. Nab, Mr. E. A. Pratt, nemy. If there are no sins, in fallacious by history.
circumstances and always proved
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Fri the enemy appear so great ai monster that be forfeits the model professional Army capable Mr. N. Meyama, Mr. M. Nakamura, rights of a human being. He of eating up The Nation in Arms Mr. T. Ogawa, Mr. P. N. Swan, Sat. camot bring a libel action, and we can do it. There is only Mr. and Mrs. O. View, Mr. E.: there's no need to stick at one real title to Empire in peace Shirai, Mrs. J. Black, Mr. and Mrs. J trides. So he boils down his or warsuperiority but not W. H. Crandall, Mr. A. L. Fitz- dead comrades for their fat:necessarily superiority, in man-putrick, Mr. E. H. S. Monder, Mr.
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