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THE WAR.

THE HONGKUNG DAILY PRES

PROBABLE DESPATCH OF GERMAN TROOPS TO ASIA MINOR.

ADMIRAL JELLICOE'S SUCCESSOR.

STRUGGLE ON THE ASIAGO PLATEAU.

RUSSO-GERMAN, PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

Franco Belgian Bront.

LATEST CABLES;

LATEST CABLES.

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

GERMAN COMMISSION AT

FETROGRAD,

AMSTERDAM, December 28th.

THE EUSSO-GERMAN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

**** LONDON, December 28th, The Time states that after the enemy Delegates have consulted their own Gus craments, and suspended negotiations at Brestlitovsk they will split up into three Commissions, one sitting at Petrograd under the Presidency of M. Trotzky, the

FRIDAY DECEMBER 28TH

CHRISTMAS IN HONGKONG. ST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL There was a large congregation in St. John's Cathedral at the forenoon service on Christmas Day, emongst those pre

being H.E. the Governor and Mice

May, Hon. Mr. Cland Severn, CMC The Only Alternative to Ramilies should set themselves to dis

IDE

mild

Becond, will be concerned with purely beautifully decorated with pot palmatate For a world filled with m Surely people might find Christ-

military matters and sitting at Odessa,

of Peace but would not accept him as fire at midwinter, and our decoration the Wonderful Counsellor, they did not with evergreens dated back to the accept His tenets or His deity or rely Druide. It might be so, but so much upon His protection as the Everlasting the better if it were for it only reminded Father, so we have not yes come to the us how the coming of Jesus Christ had time when we can claim that He is the been transforming

life

all along, and

Band have read some remarkable papers for the sanctity of the season and see that Prince of Peace. I do not know if you gave point to every appeal to preserve war time published two or three years it did not revert to type. Christian ngo. One of the best is by Herbert

COUTRE the senseless and injurious drink. colonial Secretary) and Sir William speaks of the horrors of war, and yet, ing customg which prevailed at the year Rece-Davies. Rees-Davies (Chief Justice) and Lady was bo mere price we senrly all saw it advertised was not a very

goes on to say, if the only alternative end. The Christinas hampers

ns we The sacred edifice was

d creditable affair, particularly in war ferns and other foliage and flowers, violence we have no taste - For a

Blameless youths phurch mas

of a cheer in les exestionable ways the chancel in particular being taste that would wish to people the world with which only lowered the tone of social

work that type of humanity of Mrs. Stedman, Mrs.

we have no intercourse. band of willing lady

The big, virile, and reckless

remember A point pleasing to remem of soc The men, of whom God has made a great the service was fully choral, Mr. Deaman many, are quite clear about it. Unless Christian people of every type, being

provided common ground for (the Cathedral organist)

presid

they can live cangerously they have no

Bacrifice for the scattered at the orga conducted the

Bishop Lander special wish to live at all. Unless great Catholic and Greck Communions had

botechold of the faith." Protestant: ice, and he was affairs keep them on the stretch assisted by

they find Move and Gee Copley life unendurable for dullness common faith and hope around the

Griffiths, "while

Merely to desire pence does not at

cradle of the Christ, transending all al·li Hark!

* Noble pesce is a result right their differences, and we were encour- were a by-product of social health. We these diverging elements when God's aged to anticipate the final re-union of make no progress simply by longing for great year shall have run its circle." peace in the senses of negation of wor The preacher closed with words The life which shall seem to all healthy and in saddened one from the thought of wholesome souls more desirable than on car the guin, and whose pinces cha

It conveys the Rev. G. FH. Grig war.

and the third will prepare material for fully treated: This hard and patience.

prospective European Pesce Congress.

METHOD OF REDUCING NATIONAL DEBT.

LONDON, December 96th

The full report of the recent spooch by Mr. Bonar Law, in replying to the Trede Urtion Congress Parliamentary Commit

the Rev Mr. Rodgera acted as of thinking and living. It is

While

Chaplain the hymnon

Sing, was sung as a proces Shepherds Watch their flocks by the other hymns beang O Come all ye faithful.

BS

season

was

that

too, which urged the conseription of and FOREXXXVI were that Phat we have to discover is a way of Comfors to the many who find the season

wealth, shows that he emphasised that es als Hodgers, and the second lesoch he personally favoured a levy on capital St. Luke

of the

Mr.

by the

Buraply the

Prince

had

A message from Berlin states that a at the end of the war as the boat means fiths. The collection taken at the close the truth to call Himy little onearth rain, and whose places can Field-Marshat Bir Douglas Faig Armistice, is proceeding to Perograd to pointed out that while any such burden sermond

to $273.0S berce, but only boonuse He is first of all should ill requite their love by sufferer

German Commission, provided by the

ince never be filled. We missed these of Peace He was and is the way to should never cease to miss them, hut we of reducing the National Deht. HOR Bishop

who deliver the

of the Old Testa the way to a new greatness of life, of the shadows to shut out the light of God's

which

will Scriptures are extraordinarily ap-

be one feature. peace

ture. countenance in the living present. The merely

or we Wi certainly is the case with the section a way to safety either in this world or

to men's timidity Peace WAR of Issiah's prophecy from which our first the next. It was

abiding

ment

that God'

In the neighbourhood of Viry-Haitrin unfit prisoners of war and the restoration political situation after the war must reprinte for these times in which weli He did not come primarily to offer men war had come but it would pass."--

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

BRITISH FRONT.

SNOW ON THE WHOLE FRONT.

LONDON, December 8th.

porta:--Hostile artillery has been active

atrange the exchange of civilian and

must ultimately fall upon industry, the

wart, eastward of Ypres.

There is snow on the whole front

EARLIER CABLES.

NOTHING TO REPORT.

LONDON, December 28th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig nys there is nothing to report,

A GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, December 20th.

A German official wireless message

states that artillery fire is intense to the Bonth-east of Ypres and in the neighbour hoods of Moeuvres and Marecing.

LATEST CABLES.

FRENCH FRONT. VIOLENT ASSAULTS REPULSED:

PARTS, December 27th.:

A communiqué saya:—On the right of the Meuse, despite a very violent hom- bardment, the enemy's double attack on our positions in the Cauriceres Wood failed.

Hertal Activities,

defined limits.

for the war hence the question of whe-

and

distress.

za hundred

ACURA deeper

tharomiked

Just

of Russian and German relations within such that the wealthy will have to paying about 700 venta before Christ at a ess of life that He offered and it was File to be called" Rons of God, may lesson for today is taken. He was write that he made His appeal. It was great- outward tranquillity. We have His

of the Son time of national anxiety

greatness that involved

love, and and, having received "the ther there should be a levy upon wealth arians and the can the of the greatest characters have been at unbroken household which is gathering risks. And that is the reason why many calmly await the final reunion in the Augustine ord Gordon, Bishop Han-around the Father's throne.

EARLIER CABLES.

LONDON, December 26th.

to oubark in civil war, and furthermore, that the army is breaking up and that peace is inevitable.

GENERAL NEWB.

was

SEP

keen

have been the

and De

AT THE CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL of God must be set up Matins were sung in the Sanctuary of At 10 pm on Christmas Eve, Solema

Heng

it the Cathedral of the Immaculate Con

to unite in

summoned

en th

and you will run the risk of falling short Who Should Boys Should not a addicted His kingdom means the estab cradle was erected, S

of money.

instruction:

The for that the burden he spread over fifty ritory was invaded and they suffered distracted to Him Men like Paul,

asters and defeats, and warfare brought nington,

General years mainly concerned the wealthy it inevitable train of miseries. And Correspondeuta emphasise the growing classes. It was a question as to which you read the passage in the revised ver many of our bravest soldiers and Bailors:

verstone have been attracted to Him sion you will see how the prophet applies to day. opposition amongst all classes to the method would pay them best, and pay sarcasm to the people because they would today. The essence of His message was Bolsheviks and the widespread dis the buntry best. Ho disagreed with not turu to the true aurve of strength, Mushy but that time some of them turned to inclination of the troops from the front Mr. Sydney Webb that a legy on capital wizards and to those that could their souls and live in peace but to unite sisted by several of the clergy and

who deal with familiar spirits

to professed to

ly He charged them not merely to save ception Bishop Pozzoni officiated, an could he wade during the war, saying peep and Anutter The e prophet is

Indignant with them for turning to such in establishing the Kingdom of God. He seminariste The church was tastefully you try it you won't get the money, tourees for comfort and leaving out. Cind, challenges all evil, not only that part: decorated and draped in black and white

source of cular evil to which our enemies are and at one of the side alters a beautiful people reck unto their God On behalf lishment of the ways of brotherhood in A very large congregation was present of the living abo

should they seck unto the place of the ways of strife, the ways of at the Midnight Mase, at which, tor d? I leave it to you to decide whe- righteousness in place of the ways Bishop Pozzimi officiated.

The choir of ther or not there is any parallel between covetousness, and the ways of purity St. Joseph's College, assisted by several the nation of those distressed Jews and instead of the ways of pleasure. Our local amateurs, sang the special must some of our rations to day in somewhat nation is called to take a living part in for the occasion. The sideste ideles was similar circumstances. Then the prophet hastoning the Kingdom of God. Our sung while the collection was being made. turns from saram to pity and from King has called us all to a day of Prayer At 8 am on Christmas Day High Mass

to hope and hope to triumph. • The

Cathedral, assisted by a full choir. The As the phant passage.

Cathedral was crowded with worshippert brings the brightest deepest earrow

brated in St. Joseph's Church, when the unnual festival of beautiful music was rendered. The Church, which was well decurated was crowded The Orches choir, which was composed of parishion- rs of both sexes. Bishop Pozzant

LONDON, December 26th.. The Germans are massing troops on the

south-western and Roumanian: fronta

HIS MAJESTY RECEIVES SIR dead 1

ERIC GEDDES.

LONDON, December 28th. Sir Eric Geddes bad an audience of

pity

with a view to securing the rich harvests His Majesty the King at Sandringham passage, read this morning is a trium on Sunday week January 6th, when he was sung by the Reverend Director of the

in Southern Russia.

It is pointed out that this concentration

may ultimately be intended for dispatch to Asia Minor,

EARLIER CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] BRITISH AERIAL REPRISALS

PARTS, December 26th. The newspapers emphasise that the air raid on Mannheim illustrates the extra- ordinary endurance of the British pilots who carried out the work. The tempera ture was thirty degrees below zero.

The Preobrajensky Regiment has refus- The newspapers say that Field-Marshaled to discontinue guarding the Taurida

the Maximalist, have proclaimed a state of siege in Moscow " as a measure against

a counter-revolution.”

Palace on Christmas morning.

KAISER'S OPTIMISM.

begs us to pray for the clear-sightedness cloud and strength which are necessary and

in the he bids us humbly seek the blessing of At 10 am, a Special Mass was cele

the After the manner the Hebrew he speaks of that AMSTERDAM, December 28th.

which is to be 18 ing already come and so as

AMERICA'S SUGAR SUPPLY.

WASHINGTON, December 7th,

Joy.

poets

Almighty God. I hope Christian public opinion in this Colony will be so strong that places of worship may be filled and there was for Zabulum places of sport may be closed on that day, now the cine int is con

dark cares more for the Kingdom of God than and ignorance for any one nation, and if may nation is

SNM away in the

glorious

light of not prepared to seck the Kingdom of God conducted the ass.

Borrow and icon But today I say remember that Christ tra- Philharmonica accompanied The

has

had

be

CHRISTMAS CHEER FOR THE

TROOF 8.

cigarettes.

etc to

Auras; now in the fall. Whereas at one great army for God's Kingdom and taining jam, cake, bription

The Constituent Assembly is being

The Kaiser returned to Berlin, He this morning,

convoked for January 2nd. Even the ign

despatched a message to the War

norane tiasses are interested in its fate. Minister, in which he claims that all the

The troops of the Petrograd Garrison efforts of Great Britain, France and the the knowledge of God Whereas, at the then it will have to go down as other time he was writing the nation was nations have gone down before it. We showed a mutinous disposition, cheering United States have been in vain owing to decimated by the sword, their young only have a right to ask His blessing on

women were not given in the members of the Constituent Assembly.

our armas in proportion as we desire the death-defying courage of the German

cause their would-be hualande were

The troops stationed in Hongkong LONDON, December 28th, troops, and to the strong support of the and their population was sadly decreas them for the glory of God and the exten

Biom of His Kingdom. The whole nation were not forgotten during the festive ed, How he says Thou hast A message from Petrograd etates that homeland with was munitions, and con- the Before there was gloom need it Let us unitedly seek it. My Fund made a grant off

multiplied

needs God a blessing. All the Churches season The Services Entertainment cludes with an expression of confidence in joy. Before there was a starcity of time to close up your ranks, look to our allowance of the garrison and gave each now thou hast multiplied brethren, I charge you this Christmas to hugnient of fifty cents a head the slender mering fout especially of grain, as the invader Leader and catch some of the spirit of man & tin of fifty final victory.

trampled down the fields and vine-

vision Isaiah His great enthusiasm. Let us all form also sent a well-stocked hamper, com sees joy and plenty the time of writing he was in the mida be ready to submit to any discipline and married couples.

A of the horrors of warfare, now he anys. bear any erose and make any mcrifice and was raised amongst members of the Club for the purpose of providing additional weapons of war are burned

cheer, while several residents. been burned in

posi fulfilled that the Christ will be supreme Hotel entertained the tion is entirely changed by the glorious and His government and Peace shall

have no end

Austin

What we

and look Holy Eucharist, one of then fully choral forward to in these dark days re sembles the experience of the seventh at which the collections amounted

8235. century before Christ, But what brings The latest figures are 850,000 for and about the great change from darkness to LONDON, December 28th.

ihas question four years ago many would had ask joy. If you 1,030,000 against Conscription, including the first returns of the Australian Milj. have said that the great changes were to At the Union Church the service was

by the tendency of the age,

by chie, who gave an address mainly on the of education, or by spread

of Christinas

as a household of science

discoverie sad these going to do away

He took for

On Boxing Day the General Committee So test David's words to the cleverest man, the man I Samuel, xx, verse : "If thy father Club entertained OTTAWA, December 28th.

do the

most in the way of

of inven Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Commander of inventing an engine of destruction Bethlehem, bon city, for it is the yearly tainment was

supposed

country asked leave of me that he might run to serve

Mr. Hoover states that the American arm of the oppressor is broken," abondon every prejudice and welcome ristmas Cher of the soldiers to Sir Douglas Haig is concentrating the Palace pending the opening of the Con- sugar supply for 1818 must be augmented and the garments rolled in b fire every comrade that the Kingdom of God |

British 421 furces in order sternly to reply stituent Assembly, because it distrusts the by 260,000 tons from Javn.

free. The whole ve may come, Then Isaiah's vision will be houses. The residents of the Perk to a cinem

Barracke

ther

at Mt.

to the German air raids on British towns intentions of the Maximalists in the AUSTRALIA AND CONSCRIPT harvest and plenty and There were two celebrations of thee, Heer, and cigarettes with

The Mannheim raid constitute, & magai. matter. Boent record,

The Semenovsky Guards have resolved not to arrest members of the Assembly.

Italian bront

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY ITALIAN FRONT.

GERMAN ADMISSION

LONDON, December 28th A German official wireless message states that violent Italian counter-attacks at Col del Rosso broke down with heavy Josses. THE ASIAGO STRUGGLE RENEWED.

LONDON, December 26th.

An Italian official message states: The struggle on the Asiago Plateau re- commenced at dawn

** yesterday.

The enemy concentrated between Col del Rosso and Val Frente la Maise. Ho Was unable to advance beyond Sasso,

We re-captured Col del Rosso and Monte Valbella, but were unable to retain them. Our barrage checked an attack on the left bank of the Brenta,

General.

EARLIER CABLES. [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GERMAN INSTITUTIONS AT JERUSALEM

It is reported from Jassy that General Teherbatcheff has arrested four ring- leaders of & Maximalist plot to assassin- ate him,

TION,

MELBOURNE, December 26th

of

be

usare.

from sorrow to

AT THE UNION CHURCH.

tertainment And supplied

to

of the 28th viously di

Middlesex Regiment, which had coursed reasonable selections of music during dinner at the Hotel, also played during the entertainment, which was thoroughly enjoyed by the men.

tary Forces, which are officially announced about by

the progress of civi conducted by the Rev. J. Kirk Masone CIVIL SERVICE CRICKET CLUB'S

Ins 17,000 for and 23,000 against.

all

place claiming it to be auch, quite as

CHRISTMAS TREE,

The Roumanian Minister at Paris, con EXPEDITION TO THE ARCTIC death and weakness ↑A] sorrow and much as an ecclesiastical anathan, in of the Hongkong Civil Service Cricket

firming this, states that everything goes to show that discipline will be maintain- ed on the Roumanian front

BRITISH SHIPPING,

LONDON, December 20th. The Admiralty announces that the abipping arrivals during the week were 2011 and the sailings 2,480.

The sintings were eleven vessels over and obe under 1,800 tons, and one fishing! boat.

Twelve vessels attacked.

Heater Now

who tion

PAY

the Canadian Arctic Expedition, has

arrived at Fort Yukon.

we know bet-

misme at all, then say, David earnestly members at the children of the

ag in P2008

For unto us and the government and his home at that time:

18th Panjebis

Phoe

earth

enclosure, Happy

The enter

beautiful

of the

**It," and

In the 6th verse of this beautiful chapter sacrifice for all the family. Page weather and proved a signal snares. Te Isaiah tells us that it is only by a living This was the subterfuge of a man who was served during the afternoon, and the

that person

these changes ena come knew that there was but a step between proceedings were enlivened by the band

18 born and unto him and death. He had no intention of of a son is given

visiting

There was # shoulder and his name probably it would have been unsale to little ppon shall be

Kis CHINESE TELEGRAMS, shall be called Wonderful Consellor attempt it But the excuse was one antics

the Mighty God the Everlasting Father, which he expected to be held The Prince

sufficient Peace. He looks to a to of living persati, and no one else to make the from the Court of Saul for a few days, grabbed Friends 81TOMER REV

account for his absenting himasz C other i change

[BY COURIERY OF THE “ CHUNG NGOZ

SAN PO

DEMANDS FOR PEACE

SHANGHAT, December 28th,

The Government has wired to the P unsuccessfully vinces stating that internal troubles must be stopped and ordering them to cease fighting

ADMIRAL JELLICOE CREATED

PEER

LONDON, December 26th.

18

prophecy changed ages

enjoyed heartily the Parkinson and

A couple of clowns The

ΟΣ

whom

Surely the Church so important was the family annual e Tasited 1950, by many members

has differences, such an institutioner Fall were the Hon Mr W Chatham,

the sacrifice considered.

naturally C.M.G., the Hon.

festival

Bisud

the CG Director of Public Works),

of tho

of time for all reminded us of the first menters of president of the hand Mrs. Chatham

brent

Mr. Chatham distributed prize, to the

and trends for Wera of the bowling com

and

and

Here in the Fa that distance rendered Bacon

Championship Winner,

Watte

runner up,

whose name is such -reunions impossible caused hourts, Blake Cuir Winner

name of

Bacon ru

Winner

TRO Kun and Chang Hw i-tses approve Emmanuelle BThe Warmth to the lan to con P&Cast: F. Allen, d

Bayambater ner-up. R. Hudson:

old American Tournament

Unity Cup

Winner H. Sara; 3rd, B. W. Bradhu: ww of bowls) B. W. Bradbu

Championship. Tonis

to Him whose

reckoning of time to Christian point of Gur age tells and to the Hebrews the name meant the

what was to be His name home if posable, to see

households made

taxing character He gives the fourfold name for old tone Wonderful Counsellor, in whom were all re-visit old treasures of wisdom. The mighty Eset the very fact Gnd, the God Incarnate

who dared to perhaps, to turn, take the issue of the peace mandate Tio Kur

to Himself grent Am

all power was country, and we should has ordered his army to go to Shinshan, given to in the power over discese. Berve. as much possible in our circum Hunch, and Chang Hwai-tree has left wer quer devils over death and over stances the traditional customs of the

Hours the Everlasting Father Beach It was said that Christmas was 2nd Tainan for Pukow, and has appointed Kings call themselves the

fathers of their not so

so much observed now a formerly Chung Wang Chen yuan and Chen but many are unable to do so. God taking more of the character of a goner C. Polley the Government did not issue peace song at His birth was of peace. I came but sangvity to lose, as was the tree, which formed a conica Kwang ynan wired Peking paying that if the great Protector And lastly, Bial

to be spent at places d Litle the

PEACE

The Angels public

trouble declaration they would not mediate

often meant losing bring peace and to make men at peace what with God He DECLARATION OF PEACE

rld could gave a reace which the case in this matters in the enclosure, was strippe

not give Men sag, how is Wh had been fold that the Christmas burden of gifts and those wer it that after nearly 2000 years of the festival was gradually instituted to take to the children by Mrs. Cheth Yesterday at noon, the declarations to there to little peace in the world the winter solstice, that the custom of committee on

PERING: December 27 preclamation of the Gospel of Peace the place of the old pagan festival The day arrange Luk Wing-ting and Tam Homing also get accented the other attrite that the Yule log was a reminder of the PT. Lamble (hraca stop fighting was issued. Jan tell you. Became the world has not exchanging presents had the same one, Wooley C. San demand that fighting shall cease.

Christ. They wanted Him as the Prince primitive unge of kindling a Teh Miss Wood

The Admiralty announces that Vice Chang Shu-yten as Acting Tuchun, Lere they esire to protect na a time for family gathering, but wosarier's Competition--Win

Admiral Rosely Wemyss has been ap

pointed to succeed Admiral Sir John

AMSTERDAM December 26th Reporting the fate of the German in Jellicon The latter hy been elevated to stitutions in Jerusalem & Berlin semi the Peerage in recognition of the very official message says that the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria: Institution on the distinguished services he has rendered: Mount of Olives and the Paulus Hospice It is hoped that Sir John Jellicoe's ex have not been occupied by the British.

The staffs remaining have not been perience will be utilised later in another disturbed.

important appointment.

aPR Ache That 11SUE BAYB-

the close a huge befagree