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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10 1917,

ANOTTONIES TO THE GOVEÈNDIDICE.

General Auctioneers

Share, Coal and General Prodnos Brokers And Commission

Agents.

Qasrters.

TO LET

TO LET

BASILEA Lyttleton Road

Apply to-

Mesars. LOWES BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Chartered Bank Building Hongkong, August 25, 1917. 70

2007

TO LET

THE CHINA MAIL.

BOXING AS THE SPORT

GERMAN PEACE TERMS,

OF SOLDIERS:

The following ir aken from Mr. Besing is part of the training, of Gerard's narrative of his experiences, in

Germany - Ng

From the time when Chancellor

THE BRITISH 'OFFICIAL PAR

CRITICISM OF PASTERN MANAGEMENT

Hughes & Hough Named House with Sarranty soldier and is indulged in so regularly

A proprietor of theatres and pleture that it might well constitute a portion tollweg first spoke of poses had asked palaces in India, and t'eylon endorses the at the official drill. Dißsers and inen art him and others what the peace, terns of criticism which came from the Far Eas equally anxious to "pus on the gloves Germany were. Finally, in January Blush oficial war Alms. Both for India with regard to the managemant of the whenever they have any time to spare, 1917, when bo was again talking of peactant the Far East the concession for the and some of the contests that I have mi

Alme was given to Mr. Maurice E. Bend What are these peace terms to which mann and there have been general com witheaner would delight the patron of the you refer continually Will you allow plaints respecting the heavy percentages National Sporting Club or any other chime to ask a few questions as to specifs of the receipts from the shows which be where frat-class boxing is to be seen.

has demanded. The terms are alleged to have been so unreasonable that the fina have not beeh exhibited so widely or so well as they might have been, though s a valuable means of war propaganda is in important that they should be used to the best advantage. A different arrange ment should be adopted in the event of further Alms beir sent out, and if the focal Governmente in India, and the

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Hongkong, August 9, 1917..

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Six months ago I joined; the Aring and I was ander sergeant instructor. I had the idea that my job would be a difficult one. I imagined. I would have to gire, instructions to the mervas novices, but it did not take me long to realise that my idea was entirely wrong?

terms of peace First, are the Germans willing to withdraw freni Belgïsın ?^-

The Chancellor answered, "Yes, but with guarantees."

Taid, "What are these guarantees ?? He replied. "We must possibly have the forts of Lidge and Nanur. We must have other forts and garrisons through out Belguim. We mast have possession I am not by any means an orthodox of the railroad ines. We must have pos boxer myself, so will be admitted gen-ssion of the ports and other means of communication. The Belgians will not erally, but my experience bay taught me something about the game, and when I admit frankly that some of the unheard of men that I came acrows were good enough to win local championships you cas thagine I was not mixing with

'duds."

THE ABAIT FAILING,

Colonies cannot den with the business, it should be entrusted to the principai be allowed to maintain an army, but we agers in the various countries or dise must be allowed to retain a large arayists, instead of being left in the hals in Belgium. We must have commercial of one man* Tenth.** control of Belgium."

I said, “I don't see that you have left

mech for the Felgians, excepting that DUTCH EAST INDIES SHIPPING. | King Albert will have the right to reside

at Brussels,with a guard of honour."

And the Chancellor answered, We cannot allow Belgium to be an outpost (Forwerki al England."..

There is a great similarity in the style sloped in the Army, which can only be pot down to the training received in other hand wish it to become an outpost "I do not suppose the English on the HOUSES in Moreton Terrace and schools, The left is always regarded as of Germany," I returned; "especialy Wong nei-chong Road.

HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.

the padishing hand, and in my opinions Tirpitz said the coast of Flanders Apply to

too little use is made of the right. To should be retained in order to make wa keep it entirely as a weapon of defence on England and America. is altogether wreng. In nine cases out of

I then asked, "How about Northern Francel" uws make more use of their right for any purpose than they do of their left, sud many of our greatest fighters have disregarded their curly instruction and ase leth hands to any advantage they

put them to....

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Perhaps it is not policy to go away from tradition, but as I claim to be unorthodox in my methods I am anxious that way advice I many give shall prove profitable rather than "kowy." Up to now thale not been to the front, and it has never been my privilege to run up against a German in the ring, but I have heard of very many hand-to-hand contests on the battlefield when British soldiers have forgotten that they possessed euch a weapon m a rifle or bayonet, and have

· relied upon the gifts Nature and instructor provided. And in not a single case have I heard of the Doebe having, the better. of the contest. 21

LIDHT WERHTS ARE DESTI

How about the Eastern frontier?" I asked him. rectification of uur frontier."

"We must have a very substantial

According to the last annual reports of panes with services to the Netherlands the three most important navigation com

feets of the Stoomvaart Maatschappy Indies, the following details are

Nederland consist of 36 shipa, measuring given about the fleets, capital, ste: The.

1,74 tons of the Rotterdam Lloyd, 29 ships, measuring 169,782 tocs; and of the Koa Paketvaart Maatschappy, An ships, measuring 181,206 tons. There are

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We are willing to leave Northernia construction for the Sumvaart France, the Chancellor responded, as Maatschappy Nederland six ships, mea. there must be rectification of the auring 43.000 tons, and for the Rotterdans, frontier."

Lloyd four ships, measuring 31,000 tons. The capital of the Stoomvaart Mauts-

Nederland choppy

amount £.19,000,000, #lik abond-loan 40,826,000-of-the-Betterdam Floyd, 8:15,000,00; and, of the Ken. Puketvaart Maatschappy, .19,000,000 and a "houd-

Express." loan of £6,153,000.- London and China.

How about Rumania Ruman ve Buigeria to deal with

How about Serbia ?”

to exist, but that question is for Austria A very small Serbia may be allowed Austria must be left to do what she wishes to Italy, and we must have indemnities from all the countries and all our ships and colonies back."

Of course "rectification of the frontier is a polite terra for annexation.

GERMAN STEAMERS IN NETHER- LANDS INDIA.

It will be remembered that Germany offered recently to Holland seven Germ steamers lying in Dutch East Indian har I have cone seross zien of all sizes beurs, as compensation for the seven heavy weights, middles, welter, fy- Datch steamers sunk on February 32 weights and bantams, and if you ask me this year by German submarines off for an opinion I should say that the tight-Falmouth. This would appear to be wrights represent the bout goods in the rather cheapcompensation, on Geramany's Armyss Of course, many of them are part, from the following account given in the Amsterdam l'elegraaf of July 31 putting on weight every day, and I have by Dutch East Indian visitor in known welters become fully qualified for Holland. He mys the middle-weight description. in less than 1 month.

A Dutch East Indian cannot help amiling when he finds fear expressed that the German and Austrian ships which sought refuge in East Indian harbours might run out to son sa raiders –About forty steamers Bed into ourlauges In the men I refer to are all young. They the mina barbour and the Queen's Bay

Then their strength scema to alter autonistically." You must rumember that

at

ita suburbs, the Directory contains lists of have been taught, well either at school of Yorking the Yan Kicial and

EXPORT MERCEANTS with the goods they ship, and the Colonias

ad Foreign Markets they supply;

ETRAMSHIP LINES arranged under the Purts to which they and dieting the approximate dailing

PROVINCIAL TRADE. NOTICER

of leading Manufacturers Merchants of industrial centres of the United Kingdom. in the principal provincial towns and

of the North-German Lloyd, in pytansiens, and they have also picked the

of the

Hamburg-Americ many points by visits to first-class Line, and an Austrian boat from

the Orsoud The Fon

lying before of Colombo when.

abe received warning telegrams, and she ran full speed

Padang

shows.

flow point that has perhaps not improved their early education is the cultivation of too much in fighting,

deed that ides, and Britishers have There is no doubt the Americans intro

pied it to too great na extent. I would

to

Was

MISS IVY ALDOUS,

will not be lang before those ships A Solo Dancer with the Fantastica. require no more watching. The vegets- tive power of the tropical Bors

a short time covered with foliage. overwhelming that unused buildings are FANTASTICS AT THEATHE BOYAL

and corals. It is not unusual to find old Not less luxuriant is the growth of stells

TONIGHT.

A copy of the current edition wil be not for a moment rustgest that it does not crocodiles with an armour of shell be of laughter and music

forwarded, freight paid on receipt of "Suit Cases, Gent.'s Boots and Shoes, Postal Order for 208. ke, de

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The ateamors-lying idle must now. contain a great amount of science, but, crusted with a layer of coral and shell of after all, it is not exactly English and from 30 to 30 inches thick About initiated to-night at the Theatre lends itself to the possibility of liberties supervision of the harbour aathorities to Real, when Frederic Shipmen

fear ago attempts word made under being taken on the spar of the moment get some nuvement in the Yon, Klas Fantastics will make their first ap After many days work no greater apes which were really never intended.

than five knots could be got out of her, peatuce before a Hongkong audi Boxing so far di the Army is concerned although the ship originally had a

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ence. Among the many interesting of 90 knota Danger of their escape items which are to be submitted --both among officers and men-is for fast running raiders exists only in the and away the most popular form of sport imagination of the ignorant The Ger during the course of the ing are and I am satisfied that in beth amateur may be happy if the ships can be several novelty dances, among the

used again after months of cleaning in and profesional ranks there are men of dock up

being Fred Keeley's Inebriate all weights who would

Dance, an item which never faile to arouse enthusiasm Some smalt unga special correspondent in the pres

Herr Wegener, the Frankfurter Zei comedy songs will be given by The sector, reporting the arrival of Eritish Sunshine Girl Miss Billie Seaton),

soners, says Their clothing, equip who will also be heard in "a-short i ment, and food appeared to be everyEGENERE where excellent. Some refusal to adinit series of humorous- Child-pum culties at home, or any effects of the that there was any question of food difibers meluding Mississippi and

Everybod submarine rampaign. They were com-

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