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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11 1911

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trengthen the party attack, not Hongkong and the ex-Viceroy view of the retirement of to weaken the party personnel Whatovor the futuro may hold

Criokot K.O.Y.L.I.meet Civil Mr. Balfour we reprint below. It is to be hoped that such for Mr. Cling Ming-chi, ex-Vice- A native was sentenced to one Service (A). at Happy Valley on a remarkable letter from "One eeting, for which the time roy of Canton, ho will always, wo month's hard labour and four Nov. 11 at 2.30 p.m. with fi.K. Who Served Under Disraeli," on delayed. Pending this, may I, as ner in his heart for Hongkong: is overripe, will be no longer live no doubt, koop a warm cor hours' stocks at the Magistracy. League; Enoot Naval Yard at this morning for stealing it quan- Happy Valley on Nov. 11 at 2 the formation, of the Halsbury tity of fire iron bars.

p.m. with H.K. Longue; 4.0.0. Club and the Jendership of the Sir Claude MacDonald, the Bri-Valley on Nov. 11at2.30p.m. within the Timca recently:

meel Craigongower U.C. at Happy Unionist Party, which appeared tisli Ambassador, accompanied Friendly; 88 Coy, R.CA. mest by Lady MacDonald and daughter, have returned to Tokyo from tour in Manohurin and Korea.

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one who have fought the Unionist and its hospitality. The ox battle longer than any of the Viceroy's future plans are un signatories of the Halsbury Club, ca:tain, but he is worn except its mucht-respected found-and ill, and to is to spend er,appeal to my brother Unionists some little time in Hongkong. F Co., K.O.Y.L.I. at Happy Sir-On Friday last, in com- to avoid committing themselves lle is at present the guest of the Valley on Nov. 13 at 2.15. p.m. mending the objects of the newly a step which on oxisting lines Hongkong and Shanghai Bankn with Friendly; 25 Coy., R.E meet formed Halsbury Club, you gave versive of confidence, and certain, the Chief Manager, Mr. Sta

is fatal to party discipline, sub-Corporation on the invitatione A.S.C. at Happy Valley on Novalutary warning na to the effect in the attempt to create a striking who has generously placed Sir Havilland and Lady do 14 at 2 p.m. with Small Units which an organization, admirable forco, to soparate the Unionist house of the sub-manager, in Squamaroz have returned to League, K.A.M.C. meet A.O.. at in itself, might have,on the polios army into two detached bodies, at John's Plave, at his dispo Shanghai from England. They Happy Valley on Nov. 14 at 2 travelled by the Siberian route, p.m. with Small Units League: May I throngli your columns press will bring upon the country in-cept of the hospitality of H

liioh it is designed to promote. a moment when divided counsels for so long as he choo-es, top 2.05 and came by the str. Saikio Maru.E. meet K.O.Y.L.I. ut Happy all who have the Unionist cause exorable punalties?

from Dalný.

Valley on Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. with

kong in general and the Ban Au ordinance for the registru moet R.CA at Happy Valley on

"One Who Served Under Dis particular. Every precautry H.K. Lengue Football.RE at lieart to pause before they

finally commit themselves to the ragli."

being taken to secure hitte tion, of Chinese partnerships, has Nov.11at4p.m.with H.K.League;ew movement? boen further amended by the" Co., K.O.Y.L.I. meet "G,

The Search for a Scapegoat.

by having a cordon of police com The political situation is one of Legislative Council, and is Co., KO.Y.Ll, at Happy Valley unparalleled danger. A majority Times" in its leading articles where he is staying..

On the above letter "Thetantly on guard at the house published for the information of on No. 13 at. 2:45

in tho House of Commons, ob-made the following comments p.in. the public, in the "Government with Rgil. League; "T" Co., tained by bribing divergent in- Gazette."

Wo admit at once that there is a The Ineffable Hardie. K.O.Y.L.I. meet "A-Co. K.O. terests, has used the Royal Frero-eartsin amount-of-discontent in YLL. At Happy Valley on No. gative to shackle the House of the Unionist ranks. The mass of seriously, except perhaps Mr. Ke Salos of Crown Land by Public 13 at 4 p.m. with Rgt. Lengue:

No one takes Mr. Koir Hardie, Tords with the avowed intention the discontented have the human Hardie himself. And his opis Auction will be held at the Co., K.O.Y.L.I. meet of carrying through during the weakness of looking for a scape-tioes not matter. He noref District Land Oflice, Tai Po, al Co., K.O.Y.LI, at Happy Valley life of the present Parliament gent, or a herd of scapegoats, and offered an opinion which really 10 an, on November 18.

On Nov. 10 at 4 pan. with Rgil. projects which are not only ro- they not uncommonly express an mattered. He has never done League. Hockey-8th Rajputs Volutionary but irrevocable. To ardont desire that the victims they Tonders will be received at the meet 8th Rajputs at U.S.R.O. on frustats this catastrophe may be choose should be driven into the anything better than create muis Colonial Secretary's office until Nov. 16 at 4.30 p.m.

impossible by the usual parliu-wilderness. The victims are over putting his foot in it. So chief and disturbance. He is for- noon of Tuesday, November 28,

mentary methods, and Ministers sought, and, of course, found, his question in the House of Com- for the supply of labour for water-

who have engineered a revolution ing the streets in the City of

for purely party purposes must At present some of the younger diance for the regulation of clubs

among the party lenders..

mons, touching the proposed or- Victoria for one year ending

not be surprised if they are Unionists are visibly affected by and organisations in Ilongkong in February 28, 1913.

encountered with unforeseen weaths infirmity and are showing of next to no account: Mr. Hard His Majesty the King has not

disposition to impute the mis The postage on the weekly issue to my part of the world is $1.00/been advised to ekercise his power always hus an element of surprise opposition to the Clovernment the ship of Mr. Balfour and of Lordrapscallion, and he has manag

The stronger the programme of fortunes of the party to the leader is prepared at any time to tako une

the cudgelson behalf of any Lindo por quarter.

of disallowanco with respect to in it, but the-ativent of a moving more Unionists are likely to ad-Lausdowne. Is it quite. certain Single Copies, Daily, ton cents. Weekly, twenty-five cents (for Ordinance for the Establishment left, is creating much amusement.slativos, not irritants, within the the Halsbury Club do not hogard He is not worth wasting

the following OrdinancasAn staircase to avoid the wait for a hore to it, but patriotism euggests that some among the founders of fair-thinking mau against by this very trick, to turn cash only).

of Hospital for the care and Business non changing from the Unionist ranks at this juncturo, it as a potential instrument for treatment of Chinese patioats in District Railway trains into those Three successive defeats in five onrrying out changes in the pan. If he chooses to the Kowloon Peninsula and An of the "tubo" at Earl's Court years, including the greatest eadership of the party which

breath by touching a matter he Ordinanes to further amend the Station, London, wore overjoyed electoral disaster in our history, they desire? Can we feel conf does not understand that is no Opium Ordinance, 1900. on Oct. 4 to find the new moving have severely tosled the Unionist dont that this object may not and advertise his folly.

reason why we should follow hi staircase down to the Piccadilly temper. Beaten parties, like bont-weigh with them as much as any According to the monthly "tube open to the public and on armies, almost inevitably professed in the programme? meteorological report, Hongkong they took to it at once as a child attributo their defeats to defective The fact that all, or nearly all, Rity the Poor Barbersh had 211 hours of sunshine during takes to new toyin tosforship, and much has been the Peers who support it are the mouth, or two hours above One typical business man was said and written about the Union- drawn from those who voted some grit in the

Tuore is a the average for the That treaty on the poiut of passing it by, but ist chiefs which will be "de against Lord Lansdowne's advice in the razor. Allis five years. In all 5,865 inches of stopped turned back, and looked plored in calmer moments. Even in the division on the Parliament in Hongkong, eve rain fell Juring the month, and tentatively utor-the balustrade now it is possible that what has Billis sitggestive and may be bellion is programi The prevailing wind has beer from round tittaircase. Seeing only been said, and done may cause ominous. Still more significant Even the rejoicing the East by North, with an avera/inary-looking stationary losses of which the party will re- is it that, so far at all events, we night, ago velocity of 13.2 miles per store staircase--for the moving pent at leisure hour.

staireny starts at the bottom of By the formation of the Hals-leaders have been even consulted industry have not heard that the party saliness. The Bijou

iliefirat short flight-he turned bury Club the issue ia fairly raised. about the establishment of this out in the to go on, but vacillated on seeing The principles for which the club new party organisation. If they weeks. the long descending, and, is nominally formed are highly have given it their approval, the the native bar on at the Bijou fhie evening is well finally, he took the plunge and commendable, the names attached promoters have kept to secret to the honds of worth a visit, more especially as was soon lost to sight on the way to the manifesto command respect themselves. We are satisfied that When China no longe he has an excellent film depicting underground. A few minutes and will no doubt attract recruits the great majority of the Unionist pigtail, there will be Elephants at work in India. The later he appeared again at the in plenty; the promise of vigorous rank and fils will want to know the periodic visit to others of interest are entitled top, his face wreathed in initiative allies the party at a very clearly whether the club is,artist, who has made ad Toreador, an amusing burlesque smiles. It was a success. of a Spanish ball fight, and the had been down and up again. that is aime I at, the club would policy, independent of, or hostile the Olinese hedd

Ile critical moment. If this were all or is not, designed to forward carefully pruning and "Burglars. Ransom," a farce in An eastward bound Wimbledon creato no newer phase in politics to, Mr. Balfour and Lord Lans-cut in true Eurgy It is somewhat of a coincidence that on the same day that Mr. which the inimitable Willes aptrain had just come in and a than the Primrose League or the downe, before they commit them the barber fathe Asquith was congratulating his hearers at the Guildhall banquet on Bolavale, who has been adding stairway The enthusiastic ex- The Halsbury Club, however, is stupid as well as disloyal_to_geth, yiehling

pears to advantage. Miss Kitty fresli crowd was coming to the Eighty Club did at their outset. the peaceful outlook in Europe, setting aside Italy nad Turkey, there to her laurels, during her stay perimentar, his office worries rests on a different basis. It has take any step tending to weaken Cannot something

selves to its support.

It lament at The ol should have been a particularly fierce anti-British outburst-in-the here, appears in two new songs, forgotton, soized an amazed friend been apparently formed, so far Unionism over what has now be- these une - Italelistag. *There is no mistaking the bitterness in the tone, of the "I've got it in my diary" and by the arm and dragged himus published evidence goes, become a stalo question of tactics not a pateruit gover spooches Especially pointed were the references to that stormy "I always talk with Billy. The down for another trip. Every hind the backs of and without "The Times. petrol of British politics, Mr. Lloyd George, whose speech at the Man-programine is undoubtedly good eye in the City-bound trains was exsultation with Mr. Balfour and

them as foresters to out sion House in July-ims evidently mukied in German minds ever since. that is maintained at the Bijou.

and quite up to the high standard drawn to the scene of anwonted Lord Lansdowne, the loadors of Lord Halsbury's Attitude. on the hillside? On that occasion Mr. Lloyd George said: "Ifa situation were to

excitement on the platform. A the party. Colleagues of these letter signed "One Who Served The Employers Fede

With reference to the above be forced upon us in which peace could only be preserved by the sur-

Interport Rifle Match. ferr passengers even, bound statesmen appear us promoters of Uniter Disraeli," Lord Halsbury render of the great and beneficent position Britain hue won by con-selectal to represent Hongkong were overcome by curiosity and they are excluded. The list of the editor of the "Time;"

The undermentioned have been straight through for the City, scheme of netion from whiolindressed the following letter to taries of heroism and achievement, by allowing Britain to be treated in the Interport Rifle Match at leapt out of the trains, determin-supporters of the sub is drawn,

It is possible where her interests were vitally affected as if she were of no account King's Park Range, Kowloon, oned to play with the now toy.

from English in the Cabinet of Nations, thon I say 'emphatically' that peace at that Monday, the 13th instant, com-

Sir, Will you allow

of o far as the House of Lords in

the new scheme to con- price would be a humiliation intolerable for a great country like ours ameing at 0.30 a.m..

concerned, entirely from the that the Halsbury Club, in so for strikes in the tradict in the most specific manner to which the to endure." On that occasion Mr. Lloyd George was, of course, B. Heart, A. Honderson, J. D.

number of those who voted against as I know any single, member of trade has forced sp merely the spokesman for the Government, and we recall the inby, B. Chapman, F. Brown, St. John's Cathedral, Hong-Parliament Bill. In other words, towards the leader of tlia party association ling ber

Lord Lansdowne's advice on the it, is actuated by any disloyalty principles upon, EG fact that he, the great improviser, for once read carefully from A. Osman, A. B. West, A. Calvert, kong. 12th Nov., 22nd Sunday, to use Lord Halsbury's expression, We desire to co-operate with all been unoicia

uuseript. It may have been postprandial, utterance J. A. Loadbenter and R. Stewart, after Trinity; Holy Communiona division within the party on a Unionists, whatsoever view they statement whose as it was described in the Reichstag, but it was none the leag a deliberato pronouncement whose meaning, was graspod.everywhere Mr. C. E. Tucker, who will also ponses: Ferial Venite: Burrowes; oppose the monstrous provisions last August, in fighting for the The term will be captained by 8.15 m.; Matins 11 a.m. Res-question of tactics" as to how to may have taken of the events of in Europe.

Yet we are bound to say that, however it may have been read in A. Chapman, Commandant of the Deum Wordward, Smart, Turle; into a permanent bretel. It seems

stand as first reserve. Colonel 'salmus: of the 12th morning. To af te Veto Bill is being developed Unionist cause to the utmost of mo Germany, the warning appears to us more than the expression of a Volunteer Corps. Major D. Mau-Benedictus; Langdon; Hymns: difficult to believe that mon of general principle with some application, but no really special appli- nald, H.K.V.C., and Captain J. 127, 161, 214. Evensong 5:45 the experience of Lord Selborne

lour

power.

vancos which cation, to the then existing situation. At the time, indeed, the semi-W. Snepp, R.M.LI, have kindly p.m. Responses: Ferial; Psalms: and Mr. Austen Chamberlain de official "Cologne Gazette" remarked that "Although the conclusion consented to ampiro the match.of the 12th evening; Magnificat: liberately desire to ostracise a of Mr. Lloyd George's, speech soun lod very pacific one must be prepared to count upon a section of the anti-tierman Press inter-

Coal Thieves Jump Overboard.. Nane Dimittis: Stoane in Fnumber of men who by training, proting it as a warning or threat to Germany. In our opinion there bontmen of a coal junk at the Gounod Hymns: 218 167;ble, not to say an lesirous, as they Oanka Mainichi "wires that an Soci

P.O. Reynolds charged two Anthem "Sing Praises."service, and character are as onp is no occasion to identify one-self with such in interpretation, because Marine Court this morning with Sevenfold Ames Preacher: Rey themselves are of pursuing to the other conspiracy" has been rega The Seoul correspondent of the Fond the same speech, with its enunciation of principles which apply to failing to exhibit a light and fail-II, 8. Crole-Récs, N.; Volun- extremest limit opposition to the discovered, and over ten arreste every great Power, could just as well have been delivered by, anying to stop their junk when call-tory: Overture, Smart... non-English Minister. It is perfectly obvious that the nation which ed upon to do so by the Police. St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, this is not their desito. it is diffi-tors are young Christians who could stand

Government proposals Yet, if have been made. The conspira- natural thinks ita honour or vital interests are threatened will not tolerate It was alleged by the prosecution Sunday, 12th Nov, 101 Holy cult to understand a proceedling are allogod to have been affected has seen formed to comb such a state of affairs patiently. More than this Air, Lloyd that the defendants were seen to Communion 8 a.m. Matin 11 bised on linos admirably on with the "dangerous thoughts" new doctrine. It has the fur George has not said.": That was interpretation of the words spoken by the Chancellor on Kellet Island. When chased by Russell Jones and Pyer Psalms petuate a temporary difference in They live at Sensen, where The foot that in what

a fair and reasonable leave a Japanese coal-ship off a.m. Venite, Burrows, Te Deum, oulated to accentuate and por- of Aa Meikon and his followers, object of combating intin behalf of the British Cabinet, and we cannot believe that the Police launch, they jumped LXII, Jones, JXIII Camidge, the party. the majority of the German people regard it as more than overboard and tried to reach Epedictum Langdon Hym ̈e, general warning, spoken ata moment when it seemed necessary, and some junke. Coal was found on 360 (2nd,Tung), 108; 161. Even this moment. One it two woll have been extorting money from to work is an evil in

many foreign missionaries reside, to be free country then shot Plain spooking is necessary at. It is alloged that the young men prevented by threats never intended as a point-blank threat. It was easy, of course, to board defondants junk. Dafen- song 6 pm. Hann, 236. Psalms, known journalists have forged the people on the plea of obtaining many besides exaggerate its purpose just as easy is it to make too much of the dants denied that there was any LXV Garrett LXVI Tomlinson, party to take this opportunity of support for a political flot. It is dipeor Reichstag outburst. Diplomacy in its tortuous course is apt to coal on board and said, the Police LXVIL Wesley Magnifient, finding now and moro vigorous alleged that they linned to to pres neglect or to ignore the existence of the elemental passion', but a had upset their temporary display of those must not be magnified. It is for the first count, dolenere fined Hymns, 20027 474,42 Vesper his party! togather at once, Høvl verno

On the Smart Nunc Dimmittie, Felton, leaders. If Mr. Balfour would call nasassinate Count Terauchi, Go- nood diplomists now to correct unfortunate impressions and soothe $5 each ruled bugs. We are convinced that this can be done and that labour and

oh or soven days

neral who is reported my Bunday Soliool will be lead the constry in the this lit loud on the horizon of Germany and Britain can readily Ane of 810 or 1

on the second mount held at 3pm in the Scout spirit as he loads a forl bo romayed

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