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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1918.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

where we can sppreciate the fact that

THE CONSUL FOR JAPAN,

means

in

and

to those

who

people by

wage war for wilful and wicked ambition. (Applause). As regards the development of the British Empire. here again I think we have an important Programme to attend to in the future. Empire has been gnited in war,

than it ever. Poly more

We meat see that that

attempts hereafter to

Prem censorship which has been arms and her Ally Frames took up the must bring ourselves to the point is an unmistakable as the san apposta 1 [mar be allowed in a shipping so rigid that, even our own people asuse This was the beginning of the have known little actually of whas struggle. Belgium by her herciam central authority must control all for the solution of the problem of the of praise of the indomitable courage of when the loads are dispersed, and that port like this, to put in a word has gone on; and only the lifting of topped for a time the march of the the good of all. It means the giving present war has reply rested with thode the officers and men of the marcantile the veil from time to time has told Huns. England, from the fr, under up of many traditions it means the who deserved it."(Applame). of the vast forces which have been stood her day, and gave us the support giving up of a great many

marine (Load cheera Their courage of her invincible feet and of her over rights and privileges, it transported to France, and, later, old increasing army. Japan was faithful to that peoples must be brought closer

has been abeclutely superb.. the millions of men being taken her Ally. Then came the wonderful together. We must understand that General for Portugal, also received a prond of them. (Applane). On this THE CONSEL FOR PORTUGAL gone about ordinary avocations yas rb.They have nerose: the Atlantic, with a

Mr. E. M. de Souza, Contulumarines or dicating mines and we though there were no such thing as evants of the Marne, the Yaer, the democracy faess su issue it cannot hearty reception. He said: Your day there has dawned in ars of liberty loss of 5,000 for the entire war Somme, Champagne, Verdun-(cheers) avoid. The logo of this situation Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I for the small nations of Europe. It is and little things of this which give little glimpses of what the soul of Italy was awakened hy the world of ours in the way of governing to say a few words on behalf of mir Burg shall be handal back, that we and sort-and many other places. And, when means that either we must put this old fast it a great honour to be privileged one of the terms of the Armistice that has been going on behind. Mistakes souvenir of her brother peoples the itself, the governing of nations by in-country on this ceassion, an occasion

Belgium Alsace Lorraine and Lexem have been made, but the part nation of Caesar and

Augustus ternational government, applying to the which I thoroughly believe ill become Faltin and that all the occupied parts that Great Britain he played in this, espoused our -cared..

Our enemies government of cations those principles historical in the annals of this Club and of Bussis and Romanis should bo whats been feelingly referred to wars powerful and dishayal. Their of democracy which we apply to our of the Colony of Hongkong. Ladies evacuated. (Cheerak. And as regards our Allies shall have free access to the by, the President of France when it using doubled the work of the salves either we must establish an sed Gentlemen, you see before you the Husais I should like to say this, that became known that the armistice was

Allies whose furce and courage organisation of this sort which sball about to be signed. It revealed how could scarcely maintain ground against govern us and prevent wars of the presentative of a small but medcat although lately that country has been deeply the sacred tie between France anch a parfidious aggressor. Thou, it alternative is that immediately upon she has not been able to emulate the which at one time we bad bapedi

nation, whose only regret has beep that in the brock of a revolution and has not was land of freedom; the signing of these pesce early been able to give us the assistance Britain, has been bound-(applause)desirous to protect the liberty of the start preparing for the next, war. The 1.trust it will remain so fmly bound Peoples for which we were so liberally free peoples of the earth cao, never de /powerful Allies in this war, which has months of the war this rendera that it will develop into League of hedding our best blood, threw in her unprepared to protect their rights in victory for the Allied Powers. If invaluable service to our causam (4p- Nations which will maka it impossible lot with the Allies, and furnished them the future. It we can protect them by have not been able to do much we by the little nations of Belgium Poland. 1

happily soma to an end in complete their woah into East. avte sgain for the world to bave' to / with immense resources and with redust lave lot us do it, if we must protect desired to do much, and no sacrifet, † Servia, Montenegro and the oppressed | plause) As I have id just now ber). I cannot sit down without a teased.” We already had the presenti-The idea I wish to present to you today we refused to make. (Applaus) free from unjust domination whilst, in | Hongkong bas played. We have been was acessity to wait another year. Nations, any su cerations Canisation known to need repetition and without their own. (Applause) But that

meat that Victory" was near hand. is simply this, that any League is clicked from time to time in the but a year is a mere nothing in the life that works for the protection of these going any further we have evidence of what we must work for unless we take Fress, usually by unsigned ettors were ready for the decisiva stroke and must rest upon international pubs that we have even is a small messure future, and I think it is the duty of peoples. In July, 1918, the Allies rights, that works for free govorenent it in our very midat. Tre take pride care these small nations will not be shie which no doubt good deal of feeling. It has been my He led the attack and in 20 combate in Hongkong has just as much part as any cause and we also take prids that the in the future peace of Europe to worked up Marshall Fech was master of the day sentiment. In that public sentiment contributed to the access of the Allied of everyong of us who is interested to fully maintain their liberty in the privilege during the last few years to all sectors on the Western front extend other of the world with the same blood of our soldiers has been shed study the problem which is streting so 200 a good deal of the coast ports and a small part of what America was doinger distance of 700 kilometara, population. It is incumbent on us in common with that of the soldiers of our much attention now at home, namely, the few months ago and I have no hesitation Flumer, Petain, Persbing; Gouraud so occupy our thoughts that we see our been fighting for this day. The day bound by a solemn covenant to use for! in saying from positive conviction that Mangin and Deborey, (with Castrinau responsibilities in that connection fairly has arrived, Ladies and Goutiomen, and pookamis presenroll againgt any in the beginning, and as recently as a with Generals Haig, Byng, Rawlinson the Colony to so expreas ourselves, to valiant Allies (Applause). We have formation of a solid and suitable League: of Nations (car hear),-who shall be -throughout the war, is a part of which raine) be annihilated the German army. thought your host earnest, patriotic an My own countrymen ali rejoice with follow the part which this Colony has played maintaining the" front of Alence Lorand fully. I appeal to you to give this it has been a day of great rejoicing nationwimple of Germany and she has us reason to be sahamed and at the same time, General Franchet generous consideration, that free govern our Allies, the British, who have been will not be when the full history of it is d'Esperey attacked the Bulgarians, ment may live, that it may be safe and our oldest and most faithini Aflies since write(Hear bear). We have given in and Generals Allenby and Marshall that liberty of these free peoples which 1273 (Cheers)-and we are thoroughly men as far as lay in our power; we have exterminated the Turks in Palestina has been won on the battlefields of in heart with your rejoicing as it ought given of our wealth as freely as any other and Mesopotamis. The

downin 1 France and Belgium shall not perish. to be remembered that we have fought was, sudden and complete. Ferdin (Applause), the band playing the also in unison with you (Cheers, dur- part of the Empire and if on an oers- sion like this it sounds like blowing aid of Bulgaria abdicated, Apstra Spangled Banner." Our own trumpet within our own collapsed, and Turkey sent in to the Club balls well think the occasion Alhes her supplication for pardon and

Anthem was played.) ing, which the Portuguese National justifies it. (Applause.) I will aske Germany received her death-Mr. Suzuki, the Japanese Consul,

unity is continuedio pesco and His Excellency to give you the toast She struggled again for a short time shouts of Banzai !" said: Ladies and for Italy, said: Conacions of having coosary raw materials and metals within

blow and remained alone, imperitent.ha was received with applause and

THE CONSUL FOR ITALY.

we must, so far as in us lies use every endeavour to insist that shipping be- of the King and the Allies, which but her faith in victory was lost. The Gentlemen, Let me celebrate, fit of tributed to the fullest extent in the the Empire shall be expserved for the MR. U. G. GALUZzzi, acting Consul shall be encouraged and that the neces

tween. will be replied to by the Consals man who had led her to the abyss and

all ports of the. Empire and trade

HIS ENGEL ERNCY, who was received whose name alone fills us with berror all, this auspicious occasion when the struggle against the Germanic powers use of the Empire and shall not in future with cheers, snid : Mr. Holyosk, Four and disgust abdicated and disappeared. honourable and well-deserved Armistice and their Alles, Italy to-day is prepared get into the hands of unscrupulous Excellency, (the Gederal Officer Com Germany was brought to her knees and with Germany has been signed, which to calabrate the advent of peace. It is anemics, who are seeking under the manding) Larlies and Goatlemen, I ask on the 11th of Novembor, at 5a.m.

means a complete victory to the Allies a grester Italy that celebrates to-day undermine our Empire (Applause) --not simply on behalf of the Japancae that United Italy which was the draai As regards intatcourse with Germany, treacherous guisa of naturalisation, to

have arrived at the grent day of of the nation which has, for s'namber the last century. The Fourth Italian clearly exprese "We won't have i srmistice. Ladies and Gentlemen, we

this Calogy has beet triumph and tomorrow we wait of years, been allied to Great Britain, War of Independence against the tyrant want them glorious peace with a regenerated and has fought to the end the ruthless of the double-headed cagle has just them The Germans have fallowed up humanity which has crushed German enemy for the common cause of come to a triumpaat end, and with it their initial enormous crime in plaaning militarism for ever. My pride and that humanity and freedom (Applause.) the larger issue, the world wide tacse and starting this present war by a satisfaction that France has nobly the nature and object of the Anglo- the Hohenzollerns and Hapsburgs. the we must not take any notice of of my compatriots is great in the

I need hardly dwell in detail upon of civilization against the tyranny ofharities and outrages. Some people day deliberate and organised system of bar.. accomplished her duty: but France will Japanese Alliance. Suffice it to say Gentlemen, we can truly congratulate that, that if we do that we are only not forget that it is a common Vie pivots of Japan's foreign policy, and inent, and let us rejoice, holding dear this that I hope that as long as we are a that it is one of the most important ourselves on such a glorious achieve repaying bad for hate. I can only say and Triumph Victory and Triumph won by the Allie (Applante) aims. among other things, at the main the memory of those heroes who gave to KEEMI Consul fort

antion we shall never cease to distin- Franer, on mounting the platform to General for the United States, followed that, if the peace, which it has con

Mr. GRONE E ANDERSON, Consalence of peace in the Far East. Con their lives in the struggle, Applause)

sequently it would be quite natural

guish between what is right and what is wrong (Cheers). spank was feceived with a storm of and received an oration similar to that stantly been Japan's cherished desire to appisime said it was some little time accorded the French Gores af Gentle to maintain, should be threatened and Your Excellencies, alies and Gentle disturbed by any selfish reasons; she bafors the ebearing subsided. Ho men, from the very beginning of this would resort

poke in French,

the following war words bave been pitifully inado- ensure her national honour and safety the limits of accommodation pre

such measures as would being a translation of his address:quate to express what people. bave (Hear, hear.) Four years ago, scon vented a much larger gathering of victory Your Excellency, Ladies and Gentlemen, thught sad felt during if the course after Great Britain responded to the ladies and gentlemen. It was one of by his own people. It had brought joy In the career of a Consul where Humanity has suffered more than it aggressive intention had been revealed Club. During the tifin a programme They ought to be very proud of the of these long four and more year arrogant challenge of Germany, whose the great functions ever held at the and hope again to the whole world. certain amount of ambition is allowed, can express, and now that the reaction by the advance of her troops over the bearing the autographs signatures of the great achievements of the army, Davy the greatest honour for me to-day is to the relief, the wonderful relief from tion of the Treaty ensuring the per-put up to auction and finally knocked but mankind. (Choers.) They were now bas come, what can we say? There is Belgian frontier-in avowed viola- gentlemen at the principal table was had saved not only the British Empire addren you a few words of Victory and strain. There is the feeling that wepetual neutrality of Belgium, to down to Mr. W. A. Hannibal for $2,050, once more to have the blessings of perce and mercantile marine. (Cheers.) They I Triumph, and this honour I accept with have wou-(chears) but more than which Germany herself was a party, the proceeds to go to the St. Dunstan's and they were grateful. (Cheers.) joy and gratitude. We have had 1,500 that feeling there, is the feeling that though she afterwards said that it only Home for Blind Soldiers and sailors days of terrible war Four years and to avoid conflicts of this sort (hear in full defence of the spirit in which the prices with the same object in view, and were very proud at that moment. They perhape in the future we may be able amounted to "a semp of paper Japan, A few other trifles were sold at fabulous the Indian subjets of the King Emperor Mr. Et ARCOLLs who followed said half of bloody struggles, of renewed bear) which have strained to the Alliance was originated, sent an ulti- the proceeds together with numerous decided to take up the cause of Might combats, thirty peoples waging & utmost human thought, haman 18 matum to Germany, demanding of her donations promised at the tifin resulted against Right (Cheers) The British had been very pleased when the King trigatial war. More than 40,000,000 What relief has come, who can that Tength, which Germany had ex-in's total auth of over $12,000 being nation, including the Dominions, had soldiers took part in this agonizing say what may be the thoughts of torted from China under some pretence, raised for St. Dunstan's Homes been tragedy of which we now see the end the people of Belgium, of Franco, abont and which had proved to be the biasis After the tifin there" was dancing in hart nghting for a good cause and it

to be evacuated, and Alsace Lorraine by the victory of “Eight ever Might." (hear, hear) slready under the terms of This is the signification of the norual the Armistice turned back to ce rejoicing. Victory and triumph'signify (Applause.). We can only thank God the downfall of the enemy, the disap, that we have been able to get this far

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"THE CONSUL FOR FRANCE.

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The tiffin at the Club was not the least enjoyable item of the day The dining rooms, verandahs, sad library were packed with tables, and only

TIFFIN AT THE CLUB.

in

PUBLIC MEETING.

GREAT GATHERING AT THE THEATRE.

and

the speech he delivered at the club.

The Hon. Mr. HOLYOAK seconded the

was punctuatedly applan cox of resolution in a speech on the lines

He said that the Chinese community The Hon. Mr. Ho Foox next spoke, associated itself whole-heartedly with the resolution. The great news of been received with rejoicing

sacrificed everything. He was proud that bis-countrymen had al byne a share in the war (Cheers. The flag emblear of justice and fairplay. (Cheers) British Empire was the

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Majesty on the A message which the meeting proposed to send to the King, engratulating His

Albed totory MrGANDERH0% Consal-General

never noen

should at once be surrendered. War the etrains of a naval band. of avila menacing the Far Eastern peace, the hall and in the corridors above to pro speedily taken by us, and since that naturally ensued, Taington was me to shadow of a soldier or skip of pearance of their dream of brutal in the struggle, that we can see the end But if anyone even thought that Japan's euemy origin has been seen in the East domination, and the entire posscasion and that we can commencs to appreciate task in the war ended with the capture of the "Rights of Humanity." Victory what has been done and what bas still of Tringtan he certainly made a mistake and triumph signify the end of our to be done (Hear, hear). It is just as Inspired by the sense of righteousness missries, our anguish, our sufferings, as well in this moment of exultation to and humanity, and setunted by her A Public Mesting in the Theatre Royal Iten mitigated for our soldiers by the consider what victory means. Of course, daty and responsibility, Japan decided the Legislative Conseil was appointed for the United states, said he wished to nable and devoted work of the ladies of it means that the invader, has been to extend her sphere of activity, sweep for 3 o'clock, but long before that hout ssociate himself, on behalf of the

convened by the unofficial members of our Allies. Victory and triumph signify repelled, it means that the free people of. again the glory of our heroes, the strike the earth are now in power (Applause.)ing the enemy away from the Pacific the Theatre was packed by one of the American community with the resol jog virtues of our saldiem. Viétory But, Lodies and Gentlemen, if it means the British Navy, and dusting in the tained and as the speakers were rather He represented & community

Indian Oceans in co-operation with most jubilant crowds it has ever contion of congratulation to Bis and triumph are also the reward of no more than that we are in a very enduring work in the Mediterranean, late in arriving the audience Alled up desired most sinceraly to thank the Misjesty

which those of whom our young poet (a victiza dangerous parition. There dis in addition to her latest efforts in the time by singing, patriotic songs and British for all that the bas do e in the of the war) has anid :-..

ponition among the people of free Siberin (Applsued). *Happy those who din in just cause countries, I know it is true of my Remote as Japan is geographically given great the world

manifesting their enjoyment wa(Cheers,) In

farther "Happy the ear of wheat which is found on country and I think it is true situated in the Far Eastwhere, thanks they appeared. Your

where so much power was placed into hs.speakers were Mr. Anderson said there ha Jemarks: ripe for the harvest.

of Great Britain, France and other or combined eforts no hostile The Hon. Mr. I.E. POLLOCK, K.C., the hands of free peoples as there was They have given their lives for the countries as well that no long as intense has been allowed to exist precided and proposed the following today and they must ise it rightly. acat noble cause which we have de are in power we can feel that every it has never made any difference solution

(Cheers), 27 fended under their glorious shadows, thing is all right. Well, if you will to be unswerving determination to 1hat the following telegram be sent bich all Frischmes lelt towards Great and we sing with them today our just consider for a moment, during the stand by the Alliance and to render His Most Gracious Majesty the King Britain America and all the other

LEGABLE, expredh

the grstitute hymns of gratitude to Heaven. last 25 years and until within the last. From the first day of the combat, Sve years the dominant force in the all possible assistance to the common That this public meeting of the citizenk who could doubt the victory world was all these free people; but for liberation against oppression, which cause, because this has been a struggle

of the Colung of alongkong desires Allina They were grateful to the most respectfully to congratulate Your soldiers who had been fighting for four The Germans were morally defeated through our own carelessness and lack has now desti defeated. Dons which Majesty upon the victorious proseen rare and they must never forget those from the Arst moment they set their of thought and lack of provision for the is from the centre of the horrible abones by Great Britain and her Alles in the must remember always the accrifices of the war which has been waged who had been killed in the war her foot on the soil of, Belgium (hear, hear) future (beat, hear) we have been of the war, it has only served to interests of freedom and right and which had been made by Fancel Bel- this great martyr of oppressed Right; forced to undergo more suffering and increase her sympathy wite those brave sasure you of their loyalty and develgiam, America and Great Britain der," from that moment, the German more trouble than humanity bas ever people became an object of horror to undergone in the same period in the men from every part of the Allied tion to Your Majesty (Cheers) The resolution the pat the whole of manland. The German history of the world Want are we to countries, because it was a war to renat Mr Postook said the Armistice terme

meeting had carried with g

grost ch "Superman" is synonymous to-day of do about the future! If victory means russian militarism, to prevent world represented the complete collapsed m people resembling horrible bird of our opportualty, aw is the time demo have been striving for centuries and hear, beathackfulness that thir ter- blood, enme, cruelty and injustice. This anything, to me it means that now is domination, and to preserve the inter Bartender of the erman nation

national freedom and peace for which we platiso "Our first feeling," he went ou prey cannot be compared to any other racy mit show that it can control the which is now being attained. Indead, it sible deluge 05 blood

aymust be que p

people on earth; and hell itself would world and control the world for its | even blush with shame at the frightful; good. (Applause)

will not be simply my own personal view, prevalent throughout It is not easy that the Allies have been fighting in the last four years has accounts that we have heard for four to approach an abstract subject like a heliet tot twist, once Ensheatheden(hear hear

Let them bear the whole weight that of a League of Nations which to defend the majority of nations of the

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