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WHY WORRY?

WH

So it is. THY worry? The War's over!"

We have all heard that remark more than once, but there is much to "worry about yet. We're not out of the game simply because the Huns have laid down their guns. What you gave on Heather Day and at the Fair is surely not the limit of your sacrifice! There are thousands and thousands of brave men condemned to pass the rest of their lives in misery unless we rally to the aid of the great work of healing. Thanks to the Army and Navy, we have had, and will continue to have a very comfortable time in Hongkong. It is our duty then to worry," in order that the maimed and sick, the human wreckage. of the great war of Liberty, may be restored. Every one of us here owes a great debt to the men who fought and bled in the war debt which we can' never repay. But we can show our appreciation by giving our last cent to the great work of mercy in which so many noble men and women are engaged at home. Money is urgently needed. Shall we grudge it now that the war is won? Never let it be said that our patriotism and honour petered out with the echo of the last shot. Don't say that you put every cent you had into leather Day and "St. Andrew's Fair. The War Bond Drawing is for the same cause, and its success must be written down in the annals of the Colony's giving as another endeavour to show tangible appreciation of the brilliant achieve- ments, on the battlefield and on the North Sea, of the bravest boys on earth. Make the result a Victory Offering worthy of the Colony.

PERHAPS IT'S YOUR LAST CHANCE.

HE NEEDS IT ALL TO CURE HIS ILLS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER SED,

ST. ANDREW'S WAR BOND TICKETS.

ITALY AND GREAT BRITAIN, which was now added the colossal might

OLD FRIENDSHIP REVIVED.

Viscount Northcliff, chairman of the British. War. Mision, gave a luncheon on September 25th at the Savoy Hotel in honour of Italy's Day, and to welcome the Syndic of Rome. Senator Marconi, and the Royal Carabinieri Band.

of the great Republic whose very same Vas SynonƑmous with right and justion.). (Cheers). Since the beginning of the wAT Italy had called up about 5,000,000 men. and she was the only Allied country which had had for over a year in the fighting line the 1809 class, young man of 10 years

THE STORY OF AR CHO. and finally desconded to Ah Cho's pariš

cular case.

The man listened with a OHINESE INNOQENCE ABOUT

impassive countenance; at length ho uttars fed a guttural grunt. Y

INCOME TAX. You are, of course, aware that the The interpreter wiped his brow and: maximum abatement for income-tax has beamed triumphant. Ha understands,"

I merely mention he announced. been reduced to £190.

"Will be pay" asked the collsstar, this painful subject in order to introduce

The inter-

of age, and which, more than six months the story of Ah Cho, who, with about The interpreter turned to the Chinaman The Chairman proposed "Our Ally." called up and enrolled the 1900 class three hundred of his imported fellow and spoke again. The latter became un- He said they were so accustomed to think for the army and the 1901 class for the countrymen, worked in a munition fac expectedly fluent for a minute.

Ah Cho, though he did not earn proter's brow knitted; he uttered bad of Italy only as made of romance that

enough to buy two grand piance and a language and dismissed the man.

His name is Ah Chow," o muttered cost, received over forty pounds during

it was a little difficult sometimes, unless navy, that was to say, boys of 18 and 17tory.

years of age. Only when these facts be one had visited, is he had, some of their come generally known would the world superbly organised factories, to realise that the land of the poet and painter was also the land of the practical man of the North. He doubted whether the whole

as Senator Marconi.

COHESION OF THE ALLIANCELL

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Wun

be able to realise the sacrifices which the certain quarter, and consequently gloomily.

So did A depressed trio approached the foren army and the people of Italy had been became liable to income-tax.

Look here," said the "surveyor called upon to make

number of the rest of his countrymen. man. He could assure them that Italy sincere. The local surveyor of taxes received from persuasively, "you, or somebody here. world could offer an example of one who ly wished to assist the Jugo-Slar peoples the firm a list which included a choice must be able to identify these chaps. bad lent such great service to the world to obtain their independence, and tu assortment of Oriental names of workmen Otherwise you couldn't pay them pro-

(Cheers.)

He create

·Being a conscientious purly:" for themselves free State, and their wages.

"Quite right, mister," muid the fore- doubted, indeed, whether any single Italy would consider that one of official, be assessed each man according to

man, who was in a better humour.

"We haman being had saved so many lives the necessary

his emoluments. conditions of, a just.

The trouble began when the collector got into a frightful mess at first. he had. (Cheers.)

and durable peace. (Cheers.) The in-

Neither Al Cho Wee would come for his money, and then numerable sacrifices made in this war tried to collect the taxes. demanded that the pesce should corresnor any of his colleagues responded to we'd disbver that Wun Wee, or serie pond with the immensity of their efforts," the demand notes. Possibly this was body answering to it, had already beca and that the aims for which they were struggling-those of liberty and justice because the authorites had neglected to paid somebody who didn't carn as much, Then, if anybody was sick, should be assured to the world. (Cheers.) print R.S.V.P." in the corner (the of course.

suggestion is, offered quite gratuitously), somebody else would come up and get paid but more probably because the notious twice over. But we soon knocked all that were printed in English. The collector on the head. Each man has a nambered dise now, and we go by that. No dise, ua tried his luck at the works, and was con

pay." fronted with thres hundred bland facet and a total lack of spoken English. He reported to the surveyor.

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"People may think," said his lordship, that these verbal and spectacular mani festations amongst the Allies are just mere leaves that Butter away with the wind, but that is not so Mr. Balfour

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UNION OF BLOOD.

of

Prince Colonna, proposing the bealth said quite lately: We Allies are of the chairman, said: England's sym- coalition, and our strength individually, pathy for Italy does not. date from to and jointly depends upon the firmness, day, but from darker times; nor has it; of our cobesinn.'

That, I think, is ever boen wanting since we became a free

and independent nation.

We, too, very just statement of our position as cordially love England, because in her we Allies, and as Ailies it is essential that we see the true and living expression should know as much of each other as liberty and justice. The past proves that our souls understood and never. denied possible, and that is why I think that each other; the future will demonstrate all these rope the arrival of

and comings between the

the solidity of this union, which capitals of American visitors

sitors here and our going to strengthened by the blood shed in com men, will, both in war and in peace, draw the United States-all tend towards cohesion of that alliance and make for the two peoples together in the defence of right and of every noble and holy permanent friendship. (Cheers.) They

cause. Shankespeare said, "Let the are the slow and steady path towards the Res

Roman and British ensigns wave always true League of Nations after the war friendly together. So will it be. That tary reduce each of us to a proper state of proportion, and let each of us know great man was referring then to memories that we are not the only people engaged long friendship and staunch solidarity of ancient Rome, and this proves the age in the war. They also tend to bind us

which unite us. This solidarity of mind together so that no efforts of our enemies

our

It's a difficulty," said the surveyor "Doubtless they don't understand the notices or the tax."

'",

"Some of 'em must speak a little Eng

*The Grm fish," said the collector.

couldn't carry on without.”

"See if you can get hold of one of them," said the surveyor. "Ask him if he

notices, and also ask him to will kindly distribute a Iresh

lot of

be good

The trio wended its way home. From a corner of the workshop Ah Cho watched them go without moving a muscle of his were there; had he not overheard them ! face. He knew perfectly well why they

interviewing Ah Chow: The ghost of an. Oriental wink drifted across to Yan Ling, who had mysteriously appeared from now where in particular.

Which I wish to remark, and my language is plain. said the sur- veyor

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Perhaps they're not really liable said the collector soothingly. "Most of 'em have got ten or a dozen children, I expect,"

The surveyor of taxes reached his office, and took out one of the assessment books

nese munitioners he wrote firmly in red. ink. "Gone. Laknown.R.H. in the Manchester Guardian.

ABOUT

STALKY."

can or will divide us until that blast and action is, I think, of the happiest enough to explain to the others that it's Opposite each of the assessments on Chi- With sure faith I predict our a national tax on their wages."' augury. Continuing, peace comes" (Cheers.)

approaching and certain victory; and The collector worked marvels, and his lordship said he had been a lover of any we have here a radiant vision-that anally managed to interview one Yun Italy all his life. When he went there of the Allied banners, crowned with Ling, who could mangle the King's Eng during the war he speedily saw that he laurels, ascending the glorious Cam-lish with superlative politeness

Yes.. ideals and interests were ours that

pidaglio, surrounded by the pure light of Yun Ling would distribute fresh notices Italian

were like English Liberty which emanates from your great and explain the matter to the others it statesmen statesmen, and Italian soldiers like Eng. country, the mistros of civilisation, and his own tax were remitted. lish soldiers. He had never realised what

progress."

drink to

"Tell FO, Lord

"All right," said the surveyor. sympathy born of mutual suffering maat Northcliffs, who have so effectively assist him I'll cancel bis own assessment." The as he did when he visited the battlefeldsed in making Italy and the work she has collector stared. I asses him double of Italy and France. War might be a very terrible thing, it was a very terrible accomplished known to your countrymen. next quarter," added the surveyor, who

Lord Northcliffe briefly responded

was nothing it not ingenious, thing, but i: Ead certain good sides to it, "and" one was that it brought about a better knowledge of nations amongst themselves, and another was that it was BRITAIN'S RICHEST WOMAN the images of Buddha that he had ex-

(Cheers.)

viving the old affection and friendship between England and Italy. The Englishman in Italy during the war Yery soon karned that he bad friends... From the King, that

that simple gracious man who lived with his troops, downwards, every Englishman was made to feel that the old friendship had revived. The Italians looked to us

DIES.

The collector appreciated this as a master-stroke. After a fortnight he re ported that Yun Ling had sworn by all

plained the matter fully. By way of oath he had solemnly broken a saucer..

Two months passed, however, and tone The surveyor MISS TALBOT LEAVES ESTATE OF of the taxes were paid.

to get annoyed. began ABOUT £8,000,000,

Can you get any private addresses!" asked.

Miss Emily Charlotte Talbot, the tor, but they live in fifth-rate lodging- I got one or two," replied the collec richest woman in the country, whose houses, and they're nothing to distrain fortune is estimated

to be nearly on." £8,000,000, died 3, Cavendish-square, on September 21st. She was 78 years of age. The late Miss. Talbot was the eldest daughter and co-heir of Mr. Christopher P. Mansel Talbot, who sat in Parliament us one of the old Liberals from Glamor ganshire for an unbroken period of 60 years, and was the Father of the House

our small island as one of the great foun- tains of liberty. They remembered the sympathy we had with them before, and he dared say it was due to that that in our anxious days of 1914 they threw off their neutrality. They decided they would not enter the war against us, and that fact had a great deal to do with the freedom of the operations of France and England in the early days. (Cheers.)

Prince Borghese, in reply, said, a reof Commons. presenting the Italian Government, be wished to express his deepest gratitude and warmest thanks towards their aver friendly and Allied nation. (Cheers.)

ITALY'S ENDURANCE.

Senator Marconi said from time im- memorial there had not only never been any conflict between England and Italy, nor any cause of conflict, but Italy bad never forgotten the sympathy extended to her by Eagland at the time when anity was being forged on the battlefield.

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the horizon after

magistrates," said the collector, "if

"You might get an order from the

I might," could identify any of 'em with certainty. But how do I know who's who? Lots of names are very much alike, and as for their ugly lacs, dozens of them might be peas out of the same pod. The firm won't give any assistance'

PERSONAL DETAILS OF GENERAL DÜNSTERVILLE.

One Who Knows Him" presents in the Daily Mail -some personal details of the famous Stalky, now publicy identified as General Dunsterville, who commanded the tiny British ferce which made so gallant, if hopeless, an attempt to save Baku.

Dunsterville is a well-known figure ip India Until recently he was in com- mand of the 20th Punjabis. "His arrival in · Mesopotamia was characteristically dramatic. A secret expedition was being organized for some mysterious mission in the north. Picked officers were detached

they were going to do, only it became for the adventure. No one was supposed to know where they were going or what

known that they were always changing rupees at the Field Treasury for the Persian keran The mystic word "Cas pian was in the air. Then, to complete the mystification, who should step on to the stage as their leader, a veritable god The surveyor, as I remarked, Wie a out of the machine, but Stalky.' The property she leaves comprises the whole of the Rhondda Valley, Glamor that something must be done,

conscientious man, and be determined

Stalky," as may be gathered from ganshire, which includes rich collieries. decided that Ah Cho, who owed the most diplomatist as well as a soldier, and So be the pages of his prophetic chronicle, is & At her Father's death. Miss Talbot be tax, must be interviewed and firmly told there is as much scope for diplomacy in came the owner of real estate worth that he must pay it. Failing that, be was the environment in which he now finds 1,500,000 and the beneficiary from trust to be told the consequences and, if neces-ibimself as for the high soldierly quali- funds of several millions, the Margam tarr, made an example of to the others tice which he is known to poss estate extends to 31,500 acres, and be by a magistrate's order. sides this Mine. Talbot owned 13,000 acres. Who's to in the Gower Peninsula, Swansea, with demurred

other seat, Fenrice Castle. The family

tions seat is Margam Park, Port Talbot.

So

fot

He speaks Russian like a Slav. In an interpreter " 4ggrieved

collector. Feking he was the only Englishman who could converse easily with the represen→ nothing is my, official instruc There'

tatives of the different Powers in their.. about Chinese

interpreters.

said the sur It was now forty months since Italy en-

own tongue. In his command of Pushtu ngage one, anyhow, Miss Talbot was a great benefactor of tered the war, Italy had never wavered the Church in the diocese of Llandaff, go it befell fast the surveyor, collector, Frontier he is second to none

and all the patois of the North-west His blood was up:

He ha for a single instant, even in the hours and built to the memory of her father and an interpreter journeyed to the works always been a good Persian scholar, and of bitterest trial, and he could only say church at Port Talbot, which the bishop interview Ah Cho and Company. The no doubt he has mastered Kurdish and that it would go on fighting until Ger-

militarism and all the evils and said was one of the handsomest in the foreman made a comprehensive sweep of all the dialects of the tribes on the road" cruelties for which it stood had disap many, but no one ever knew how much gruffly. No, he didn't know where Yun

district. Her gifts to charities were the

Take your pick,' be said

to the Caspian long-ago. 1 peared utterly from the world. The daw she gave, for it was her custom to sub

And he can interpret, what is in the of victory waS

plainly visible on

was, and didn't care. Ling

He-the forehearts of strange peoples as well as what the long "scribe & sum in her own name and then man-was busy. His only desire was to ta on their lipa Faychology, racial and night of suffering and horror though add larger donations anonymously. see Yun Ling and brethren muspended individual, in his hobby." which the peoples of Europe had passed, he was very retiring, and was per from lamp-posts.

Another virtue that has already stood Bat even though the Allied armies were shally-nnknown to many men in public The interpreter got to work. Several him in good stead is his remarkable con advancing daily from conquest to come in Swansea To the Via Loan last Chinese volunteered their names, but by HALF A CENTURY REPUTATION. quest, Italy asked them not to forget the your it was rumoured that she subscribed a singular coincidence, none of them were trol of his temper. In the early days of FILLE FOR THE peculiar dificulties of her part in the £4,000,000.00 pe taxable. The men were constantly shift the expedition in ran into a hornet's mscovered. het wha interviewing the same explained angrily that they could not invaluable for disks of these important organs of the country in which she had been of Connaught was entertained in 1910, man twice His term per was not improved allow this, that or the other, because Gravel. Pains fur the Back; Gout, Rheumatima, &c. fighting for over three years-1 country is a magnificent place, with a park seven by this at length, however, he announced they were now the friends of the Germans Pr36. Leading Chemists, or post free. IR LE

It in, which former treaties had cunningly miles round. It contains a very fine he had found an Cho

and the Turks, and they might take it ZERG MED. CO, HAZERSTOCK BOAD, NW, ensured every strategic advantage to her

****Show him this demand note, and tell in ill part LANDON, ENGLAND.

Elepots Paris, 12 Huz enemies--but due also to the fact that the orangery, the origin of which lay in the

"Of course you would be," Stalky CANGANONE; New York, 90, EZZEMAN BERKET, Austro-Hungarians, now that Russia had wrecking of a Portuguese fruit ship on him all about it, said the surveyor Toronto, Lricans LED Audiralls, Ezzor Bace, disappeared from the scene as an effective cosice Castle was converted by Mits was a good man, and he meant to earn It would be impossible that you should

the coast there.

The interpreter got to work He said quite see your point of view.

Again, Sydney and Brisbane; NEW ZEALAND Data Con factor, had practically only the Italian Lars, Auckland, Christchurch. Dunedin, Welling man to face, whereas the Germans had Talbot into a convalescent.homs for his money. He dilated on earned Income, be anything else. And now what about a ton; India, B.-K.-Paus. & Co., Calcullis

always been held in check by the united officers, which she maintained at her own and became eloquent about abatements; little light refreshment? You [2875

"be went into the history of income tax, And Stalky gained his point. strength of Great Britain and France, to expense.

DLE CLERC'S LIVER & KIDNEYS [great conflict, due not only to the nature. Morgan Abbey, where: Prince Artharing about, and the interpreter presently nest of Bolsheviks, our late allies, who

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