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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER

TO THE JUSTICES OF THE INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

PEACE FOR HONGKONG.

GENTLEMEN,

Having been nominated by Mesans ANDREW FORBES and C. D. WILKINSON for the vacancy on the Licensing Board caused by the retirement of Mr. E SHELLIN, I beg to solicit the bonour of your suffrages in the event of a contested alection.

Voting (by ballot) will take place at the Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court on MONDAY nots, NOVEMBER (TH) between the hours of 4 and 5.30 Par.

Your obedient servant,

AR LOWE Hongkong, October 30th, 1918,

NOTICE

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(S'gued) H. HIFTOOLA & Co.

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Hongkong, October 30th, 1918.

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WILLIAM GILBERT WORCESTER n the Firm of WORCESTER, LAMMERT & SILVA has This Day Ccased and the Business will be carried on in future by the "anderaignes under the same style as

heretofore.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

P. M. NOLASCO DA SILVA. Hongkong, October 24th, 1918. [2012

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THE THIRTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company, adjourned on such Jane Inar, will be held at the Office of the General Managers, Mowers, JARDINE, MATHEos & Co. Lin. Den Vanz Road, Hongkong, TO-MORROW (FRIDAY) NOVEMBER 1 st Noox, for the purpose the Report of the Directors, passing the Accounts, and sleeting Directors and Auditors

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from October 25th, to November 15th, both lays iuclusive.

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General Managers. Hongkong, October 22nd, 1918.

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TWO IDEALS.

The Rafe on behalf of "Our Day" Fund for the silver tea service and care- basket-presented by the members of the Jewish Recreation Club, took place yesterday evening at the Hongkong Stock

Kamming, won the cake basket, and Exchange Ticket. No. 954, held by

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PETINO, October 29th.

The Secretariat of the Cabinet of ficially denies that Japan has made pro- posals regarding the remission of the Boxer indemnity based on China's accept- ance of Japanese tutelage at the Peace Conference.

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THE ALLIES AND CHINA'S INTERNAL DISSENSIONS.

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because one king coveted the possessions of another. The present war is the clash of two ideals which were incompatible, and, though they were long kept apart by diplomacy, the time has come in the world's history when one or the other must go. One is the ideal of our enemy, We may call it the pyramid-ideal which enslaved a whole generation of Egyptians to build something colossal. Cheops shut all the temples while they built it, so that they should not waste their time in prayer. There was a king who never had his name inscribed on a temple wall without the addition "beloved of Ptah." We hear these words to-day; they show the pyramid-ideal. For the pyramid. towards the "Allied Powers has always ideal is the abnormal development of one baneful egoiam; it must grow unheeding. been a puzzle." At one time it was said of sacrifice, regardless of

man; ita that the Southern leaders were in the

shadow must darken the earth, and fall pay of Germany; at another that they

far as the shadow of the pyramid when were in the pay, of Japan. There is no

the low sun blazes on the Mokattan bills. Beneath it men may suffer, men may die, but the pyramid-ideal site impassive like

HONGKONG, OCTOBER 31ST, 1918.

CHINA AND THE WAR. Tar attitude of the South of China

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in league either with the one or the other.

THE TUCHUNS' CONFERENCE.

Meanwhile, the Northern Tuchups are preparing to assemble at Peking. It is expected that their decisions, unlike those of previous conferences, will prove to be, pacifist. So. far there has been no definite proposal for a settlement, from either side-simply peace abstractions. [BY COURTESY OF THE T CHUNG NGÔI

PEKING NEWS.

...

PAKING, October 30th. It is stated that Feng Kuachang, in wiew of Tuan Chi-jui's decision to con- tinue the war with the South, is energe tically striving to bring about peace. Feng and his supporters, it is said, will join the Southerners and declare war on Tuan Chi-jui, if the peace movement

Mails.

CANTON NEWS.

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CANTON, October 30th, THE TUCHUN AND THE CIVIL GOVERNOR.

The Tuchun has requested the new Civil Governor Chak Wong, to take over the command of all the Shiu Hing troops.

The South has not yet committed itself Moloch, calmly "regarding the sacrifice We learn that Ku Yat-kwong, the Defence

to either group. of belligerents. A pro- posal was made when Bus Yaz-sks Was in authority that the South should declare war on the Central Powers, but nothing came of it. Probably the inten- tion was merely to indicate that in this matter the attitude of the South was the same as that of the North. It cannot be said, unfortunately, that China has played a brilliant part in the great war of liberation and freedom; on the con- trary she has played but a sorry part

and has thereby, lost a great opportunity,

The need for interning all Germans in the country was urged over and over again before any action was taken, and it is suggested, with good reason, that the farcical pretence of liquidating the Deutsch-Asiatische bank amounts to a scandal. If peace came to-morrow, the

Against this ideal the other ideal goes forth whenever the time is come, as it comes in due season when men are weary of Moloch It is the ideal of chivalry, fairness and pity. It made all romances. Though it sings the oldest songs it is young for ever. If it were not immortal, Freedom would die on its grave. Once in every hundred years it goes forth against Moloch And Moloch crumbles and the world is free.

Commissioner of Shiu Hing, has been appointed Chak's assistant and that Li Yew-hon, is now to be relieved entirely

of

his duties. BAID ON OPIUM-DENS.

It is reported that many opium-dens have been raided recently. The Super- intendent of Police learned that most of these dens were under the influence of

certain police officers. It is stated that the whole of the detective staff is under Best

RAILWAY PROTECTION.

The Director of the Canton-Kowloon Railway Chinese Section, has requested the Tuchun to send troops to replace those who have recently been transferred from the duty of protecting the various stations. KING-CHOW AVTAIRS.

Two cases (2 deaths) of cerebro-spinal are informed that large numbers" of

We a lover and 1 case (1 death) of enteric fever civilians are leaving Heihow daily. Lung's leader, Wong Yanark, who is were reported in the Colony on Tuesday. wounded, has left for Hongkong for.

treatment.

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any rate, would be in a position to com

Mr. W.-G. Worcester has recently re- mence trading immediately. The Allies' object has been thwarted by German in- tired from the firm of Mesir, Worcester, trigue and solemn, engagements catered Lamitert and Bilva, The busincas, bow- into, for which, on her side, China has ever, will still be carried on under the received substantial benefit, have been old name by the two retaining partners, broken. The Northerner, however, it Mr. G. P. Lammert and Mr. P. M. must be admitted, did realise the danger Nolasso da Bilva. threatening them from a Prussisnised

Shum Hung-ying has reported that his forces entered King Chow "city yesterday and that. Unng's troops have sorrendered.

LAND-SLIDE AT WEST POINT. THREE PEOPLE INJURED

As a result of an accident, while build- ing operations were in progress, yester day morning, near St. Stephen's Col- lege, Bonham Road, three women were injured-two of them seriously.

It appears that a number of women were employed removing sand, which was Mr. A.B. Lows is once again solicit heaped up to a height of about 15 feet under a bamboo frame-work, when the | Biberia" and it is strange, and speaking the suffrages of the Justices of the whole pile suddenly moved and buried little for the sagacity of the Southerner Peace, this time as a candidate for the three of the women beneath it. The Police, who were communicated with, that this common danger did not stay Licensing Board, to fill the vacancy released the three women with the aid internal strife and serve to unite all caused by the retirement of Mr. E of shovels. One of them wed only hospital, but the other two, whose condi- Parties in a determination to save the Shellim. If there is a contested election, slightly injured and refused to go to country from a stupendous peril. The voting will take place at the office of the tion is reported to be serious, were con warning factions still, occupy the greater Registrar of the Supreme Court on veyed in an ambulance to the Govern ment Civil, Hospital, after having been 1 parts of public attention but there Monday, November 4th between 4 and attended to on the spot by Dr. Woo,

China quiescent 5.30 p.m. Mr, Lowe is cominated by but not indifferent to the great tragedy Mears. Andrew Forbes and U that is being enacted in Enrope. There Wilkinson.

A rumour was then circulated that two other bodies were buried beneath the sand, but this was subsequently found to be incorrect.