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The Hongkong Telegraph.
BONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18; 1912.
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The Unknown Aggressor.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1912.
GENERAL SIR IAN HAMILTON.
VIEWS ON MATTERS IN THE NEAR AND FAR EAST.
HION PRAISE FOR HONGKONG TROOPS.
There are some army man in whom the soldier prédominates at all times, who, on even the
COMMENTS.
You out very close to a man when NOTES AND ou ask him to decide between | loyalty to his Emperor and loy-
ally to his Faith England and A Wonderful Story. the other Powers have a curious From Lisbon, via · London, problem before them, and the comes the latest and mostwo" fer- next few months have doubtless fal account of the abortive attempt some interesting disclosures in on the part of the Government of store for us."
Macao to rout out the pirates of Colowan. After relating how Chinese piratea junke “ have åt-“
Hongkong Troops.
Coming back to the question of tacked foreign shipping, especi- Hongkong's troops, Sir Ian Holly British, killing the drowe, milton spoke in high praise of pillaging boats, and generally their conduct at the manoeuvres sinking them the Lisbon on Saturday." Everything was correspondent of the "Daily News fine, he said enthusiastically and Leader" proceeds to-tell-how "and the Indian troops weren't the Portuguese Government "Is China likely to take an ex- they great? Yes, I've been pretty decided to exterminate them once ample from Japan?"
busy running over those hills, and and for all." "Who knows? The man who have managed to lose a few The Pirates Last Stand" ---
Therefore, he proceeds, a force most informal domestic and social could see through even the next pounds weight in doing so."
In conclusion, Sir Ian spoke of 600 Portuguese with a gun- occasions, cannot forget their pro-year or so, where China is fession. There are others who can concerned, would be something with extreme kindliness on lighter boat and about 1,000 Chinese throw off their soldiering with more than human."
subjects-journalism, literature, troops completely surrounded the islands. All the outlets were their uniform and, until they resume it, might readily be is taken for members of any of the thousand and one branches of civiliandom. Finally, there is third and all foosendall group, in whom the man is always lappar ent in the soldier and, conversely, whose bearing when in mufti yet suggests, rather than proclaims, the military man.
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the theatre etc. But you cannot help seeing My sympathies are very blockaded and a force of 350
the position with a soldier's eye."
"A soldier's eye, yes; but not strong," he said, "with people Portuguese and 500 Chinese necessarily with an expert's," said who write. By the way, I'may tell penetrated into the interior: the General modestly. "Astan you," he added, laughing, "I've They met the pirate forces, and individual soldier I may have just scored a literary success my-slowly drove them back to the formed an opinion; but it is no self. I perpetrated a sonnet the main fort, After four and a half more an authoritative one than any other day, on Chinaman days' siego, the pirates made a other military man might acquire whom I saw inscribing his name nat desperate resistance, and in passing through the country on the gate of the Temple of finally surrendered. There were Shanghai 300 killed and about 500 wound- Any soldier, or any civilian, mast Heaven;" and To this last class belonge feal that China has a good deal paper very kindly printed ed. The remainder were seized. General Sir Ian Hamilton, In- to go through yet; perhaps it. Coming down from Shanghai The Portuguese losses were small spector of the Overseas Forces, good deal to learn."
I had quite a good time. The incomparison. A quantity of booty A man has been removed to who terminates his official visit to
On European affairs, General Ferris Hartman Company were on was found in the stronghold," the hospital from the Yaumeti Hongkong to-day. In discussing Hamilton spoke more freely.
board; they were awfully good It is a thousand pities that so district, suffering from injuries matters that have no bearing ou
"I really do feel," he said, in in entertaining me, and I passed stirring a story should be contra alleged to have been caused by a the army, General Bamilton reference to the Fremier's speech some very happy evenings among dicted; but the simple truth is that there was never a pirate man who had assaulted him and can forget that he is a soldier, on the Balkan War, that the them."
albeit is interlocutor cannot Radicals mean to play the game
General Hamilton was to leave about when the expedition arriv- whom he could not identify.
altogether. This, at any rate, by England over this affair: that Hongkong to-day by the s.8. ed. Some of the robbers, indood, was: the idea formed
by they mean to strike out a definite Nyanza for Port Said, being ac-stood on the wharf at Micao and troops leavingi line for themselves and stick to it. companied by Brigadier General watched the
think that Mr. Asquith's speech Ellison, and Major W. R. N. heartily wished them luck, no the other day is quite suficient Madocks. By the same boat, doubt. That is a much less heroio evidence of the Government's Brigadier General White leaves version, but it is true; also it is readiness to take a dignified stand, for London. and not to back out should awk- ward situations arise."
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Fell Off the Car
A Chinose who was injured through falling on his head whilst endeavouring to leave a car whilst in motion, was taken into the Bay View Police Station, and there he injuries were attended to. He refused to go to the hospital.
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comic.
Whose Business ?....
On Monday we called attention to the bad condition of some of
GENERAL HAMILTON AS the thoroughfares in Kowloon,
A POET.
THE TEMPLE OF HEAVEN.
South of the golden City-the Forbidden-
I wandered through a wood of cypress trees
To where the Heavenly Temple waite, half-hidden,
a member of the "Telegraph staff to whom the distinguished soldier kindly afforded a some what lengthy interview yesterday: Mental and Physical Alertness
Sir Ian Hamilton is a compactly built, athletic-looking man, whose Raub Returns.
youthful appearance and demean-
The Balkan Crisis. Following is the result of crash-our seem to give the lie to the
"Are they bound to arise ?"
Another spot requiring atten- ing operations at Raub for the birth-date assigned to him in
The General's reply was a briof
tion is the strip above the David's four weeks ended November 2 the reference books. His bearing summing up of the Balkan The following verses, reprinted Building flats in Nathan Road, Bukit Koman stone crushed his conversation and his general crisis
. and its probable from the "North China Daily which has long masqueraded 3,900 tons, gold obtained 032 mental and physical alertnesstimate outcome, every sentence News," are those to which Siras a parenemt. Its condition is
are those of 0%, avenge per ton 3,241 dwts, and springiness
of which showed, beyond doubt, Hamilton referred in the inter- abominable, while for six months" Bukit Malacca stono crushed in man who has not yet passed how extremely well-versed he is in view which we pablish to day. "" at least a solid block of granite 2,108 tons, gold obtained 179 the half of the period of active the whole matter. He added:
bearing an Inland Lot number ozs, average per ton 1,700 dwis.life alloted to the average person. The Bulgariaas are fine
has been lying in the very centre Sir Ian Hamilton and Ceylon. "What do you want me to tell soldiers and will fight till they
of the pathway. This is right The visit of General Sir Ian you?" he asked genially. You drop. I know many of their
on the main road of Kowloon and Hamilton, Inspector-General of know I'm not supposed to say leaders personally, and I know
could. not possibly mise Overseas Forces, is being looked anything, at all-anything, that the stuff of which the rank and
being seen. Is it nobody's place forward to by all local regular is, of a self-committal nature. file are made up. The other
to see that the thoroughfares and volunteer units with much Oh, yes; I have formert a allies can fight, too, of course. And waita in vain for the Im-across the harbour are kept in a interest, says a Ceylon paper. pretty definite opinion of matters Perhaps, Roumania: is as little perial knees.
proper state of repair? The distinguished soldier is due in the Far East, as will appear luke warm. To be sure, she has Sad as a tomb by melancholy The Home Rule Bill. In Colombo on December 4. and in subsequent raport. had to balance her chances and, seas,
my will carry out a number of in-As you know,
no doubt, to ask herself whether Lay pale and luminous that This is Interport Cricket week, and it may be worth while to spections in Colombo and Kandy. member of the Imperial Defence the choice between being under marble dream;
Committee, and it has been my the thumb of Russia and that of Examination Successes. "pause for a little and consider what is the value and the purpose of excanlis of the Oxford Higher business to enquire into what our Turkey is not, after all, & choice drained to the lees,
A porcelain wine-cup, wine- the meeting of eleven men chosen to represent one port against Local Examinations, held here in forces in this command, and the between evils. Russia has had a
So empty and foraaken did it eleven men representing another on the field of play. Just at a July fast, are to hand, and three few that we have in North China, rare lot of her money, but Turkey seem
has had still more.”
Yet stay across the altar some- first glance it seems a little doubtful whether it ie good that men candidates have passod-Mok are doing Yes: I have been in
"Are you among those who thing crawla- should travel so far merely in order to satisfy themselves that, for Hing-cheong and Henry Wilnan Hongkong before, though not on
of the Diocesan Boys' School, and an official visit. As a military think that England made a mis
Behold young China modelled the time being at least, they are better or less capable cricketors Cheung Kai of St. Joseph's and naval station I suppose one take in interfering between Rus on the West! than a similar number of men 'residing in Hongkong. It seems College. This is the first time on would call it hard to beat,
sia and Turkey in '77?"
Upon the sacred stone his name Healthy Soldiers. terribly like time wasted, for there are sorious issues in life to which record that any Hongkong stud-
"The old ideo as to its being Turkey's rule in South-East Eur-
"In a sense, yes. I think that he scrawla that time might be better devoted. So, at any rate, argue many ents have passed this examination.
The vilest prayer Earth yet to an unhealthy place for troops has
· hard-headed people, and there is something to be said for their
Heaven addrest:
Thus-thue-the glories of the
•point of view.
And maggots writhe in a dead past depart
Empire's heart.
SPORT AND ITS PURPOSE.
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Refused To Go. As a Ühinese constable, was
Tronoh. Output.
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FETE CHAMPETRE.
One can easily imagine that the voting in connection with the Finance Provisions of the Home tule Bill has brought consterna
tion to the ranks of the Liberals, A point not without its sigaifie ande is that Monday Opposi- tion-vote is almost the same as it wus a few days ago, when, on another clause in the Bill, the Government scored" a majority of over a hundred. In other words, whereas 314 Liberals vot-“ ed on November 7, only 206 voted yesterday. We rather fancy that the Nationalists will have something to say to a party that can thus leave them in the lurch over the main issue of the Bill, Having failed in this particular direction, the Government may be said to have lost the Bill alto- gether. For Ireland, a prey to virulent agitators on both sides,
of course, died out. Where would ope has been quite long enough. clearing the Chinese Recreation you wish to see a healthier and But had we not intervened, who Bat there are other views of the matter equally as deserving of Ground in the central division, more trim set of men than the can say but what things might
soldiers here, both British and have been worse still? last night at nine o'clock accord-Indian?" Indeed the general Turkey's Tough Proposition. consideration. Life is many-sided, and taust not be all work and ing to custom, a man refused to seemed quite enthusiastic over
As to the present-Turkey is seriousness. There is music also and poetry, the laughter of go until he had emoked his
everything in the Colony, the up against a tough state of affairs. children and the smiles of good women, and sport-all these, and cigarette. As the constable was
scenery included.
It looks as though Bulgaria will more, must be touched if life is to be full and complete. And, threatened to strike him. At the
dragging him out the man "Of the fortifications," the walk in and seize Constantinople; provided that a man keeps sport strictly in its place in his scheme Police Court, this morning, the continued, "there can, I suppose, then, of course there, must be a
The "fate champetre" held one is bound to feel intensely be nothing new to say, Hongkong Conference of the Powers, and of life, he will work none the worse on Monday in that he scored a man was fined $1 or in default like many of our other fortresses what the outcome of that will be last night on the Hongkong Ori-sorry. Her fate has not been so "couple of goals in a football match, or hit up a century, on Saturday. three days.
is more or less labelled as such remains to be seen. The telecket ground in honour of the happy an one in bygone days, Perhaps, indeed, he will work the better. For the true sportsman
but that, of course, is unavoid gram that came through the Shanghai visiting cricketers was that she can endure with equani- The General Manager of the able. It is in that respect that the other day, as to the Triple Alliance very well attended, though there mity another disappointment. If, is a man fit of body who is at pains to keep himself fit. There is Tronoh mines supplien the foll-port differa most from those of the and. the Entente eventually was certainly not a plethora of however, when a Conservative one of the chiefest values of games as played to-day; that, while owing figures for October. Out- Japanese, In Japan yon,ocald (if taking sides, was what everybody amusement or diversion. The Government returns to power, it men are still young enough to learn, they are taught to live clean put from mine pisuls 3,991.39; they would let you) ran your ship in military and political circles ground was lined with numbers will but give her, point for point, and healthy and regular lives. A lesson of that kind learned young from tributers piculs 494.45, total into the most innocent-looking has felt pretty well convinced of of crimson Japanese lanterns, exactly the same privileges as those
4,485.84. is not readily forgotten. By the time a inan has grown beyond the
Values from mine sea-side place and then find that for long enough. Germany, re- which gave a very pretty effect, enjoyed by Scotland, and if it will $282,432.30, from tributers actually youthful stage, and stiffening muscles have put active $34,451.16, total $318,883.66. your wore in a powerful fortress," member, has been very closely while the pavilion was similarly recognise the fact that Ireland is a Asked as to Japan's place interested in Turkey's affairs for adorned and also set off with an Oatholic country and has, in the games ant of the question, the habit of salf-control and careful Estimated Profit from mine among the Powers, and her pro years past, not only through electric-light device comprising past due England living has become deep-rooted.
(after payment of all charges de- bable, influence on the politics of Krúpp's hold over the Porto, but the letters "H.K. & S.C.C." There the hands of England on that ac velopment and capital expendit the immediate and distant futuro, in other directions as and on other was a bar, and refreshments were count, (and therefore is deserving Yet agaiu, be
it remembered that, as sport is taken to-day, are $168,000, from tribusers Sir Ian Hamilton spoke at accounts well. Naturally Russia also served from small tables, dor of even additional consideration). man mast be native of mind. if he is to secure and retain his place $1,722, total $169,722. Total some length, and then dis his pretty strong feelings on her ted about on the ground. A esse may not find the gla in any team. He must be able to think quickly; lie must develop butput ten months, 1912, picule appointingly from a uswapaper side also, and well-what can pital cinematograph exhibition yoke so heavy to hear, after all. the quality of anticipation. Are these things not worth while? 38,889.08. And are they not worth learning young? Sport, then, for the
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individual has a valgo deeper than that on its face; and what, is ENGAGEMENT good for the individual is good for the nation. Is it not something more than a coincidence that Britain's pre-eminence in sport has
walks in life?
ills at
was given, and the films shown point of view-added, "But that, your expect?
AN EASTERN TOUR, attracted a large orowd of on you quite understand, is not for "And England?".
By the sa. Danottar-Castle publication. There is one point "England is, naturally, in a lookers..
There was also a dance given at select party of English tourists however, that you may care to very awkward position, on account notes and that, as I think, few of the religious question. If you at the Hongkong Club, at which will arrive in Hongkong on the The engagement is announced Englishman, unless they have bear in mind that a large per- there was a big attendance of evening of the 18th. They will synchronised with her pre-eminence in other, and more serious, Mr. A. R. Lowe, of the well. mixed freely with the Japanese,centage of the Indian population guests, who spent a most happy stay for one day, leaving again koown firm of Messra. Lowe, realise. Every native of Japan is, is uncompromisingly Mohamme time. The band of s.s. Korea on the evening of the 19th. After Socially, a meeting such as that taking placo this week has its Bingham and Mathews, account: consciously, a piece of the empire: dan, you will realise the Govern supplied a splendid programme uace For the time being Shanghai and Hongkong are drawn ants and auditors, to Miss Cecil In fact, his conception of patriot ment a difficulty, After all, the of dance muslo, nearer to each other and the bonds of kinship are strengthened. Evans of Shanghai.
ai film is almost beyond our West way is in many respecta, a ern grasp altogether. In hie conflict between Christianity and So, regard it how you may, there may be more in the swing of a with a very wide circle of friends, own eyes he is scarcely an indi- Islam; and the Indian Moham bat than appears to some. There is something of poetry in a per- both here and in Shanghai, and vidual at all, so closely does he medans would not be human it foot cut, something that fires the blood in a lusty drive; and there the news of his engagement will identify himself with the well- their sympathies failed to go out to their co-religionista in Turkey. is ajurpose deeper and more enduringthe making of men. be received with much interest, being of his country,
Mr. Lowe is a
gentleman
Reel Practice.
The first reel practice dance in connection with St. Andrew's Ball takes place at the City Hall
to-morrow night,
Fusan, Dalny, Teingtau, and visiting various places in Japan, Shanghai, the party will return on January 2 and will spend five days sight-seeing in Hongkong, Canton and Macao. The tour commenced on October 19 from Marseillos, and the vessel is dus
back there on March 1 next year
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