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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST

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SIR EDWARD GREY.

The Man of the Moment.

so high above more brilliant and more laborious minds?" He has never been accused of epigram or convicted of wit. Nobody har Sir Edward Grey's speech makes It stated that "WAR EVEN TO THE KNIFE-Byron no mention of the fact that the

ever charged him with cleverness, atringent punishment is to be im-

Daily Mail's war leader to-day is

Mr. James Douglas contributes Bia eloquendo is bare and, austere posed in Paris on any attempt

safe to begin We are making readable sketch of the character speeches might have been spokan to the Morning Leader a very to the point of dulassa. His at profit-making by raising

history very fast these days of Sir Edward Grey, which we by any hook. His oratory is tho prices of necessaries. olear::

But perhaps Sir Edward had no That reflects a very wise and

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utterly mediocre, in fifty yearn the waste in stating the reproduce below:- commendable decision on the part fog.

obvious.

If any other statesman had historian will ransack his public of the French authorities, for it in

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turned a war dance into a dream utterances in vain for any clue to a ornal fact that there are always American Mail-Due per a..

of peace, he would have been his prestige. He will be baffled Mr. Lloyd George announced acclaimed as a master of tactios. by apparent platitudes and to be found, in every land, those

Prinz Waldemar to-morrow. yesterday that the Bank Holiday who are only all too eager to Siberian Mail-Das per 8.8. would be extended over three If any other Parliamentarian had obvious truisms. He will be snatch an opportunity, such as is

Tingchow to-morrow,

bewildered by the resoluts transformed a Dreadnoughtinto an provided in time of war, to frece Australian Mail-Closed per se. that, even had the Chancellor not bailed sa a lord of finesse. But the unbroken drabness of the daye. We are credibly informed olive branch he would have been medicority of the thought and the publio for their own private Aldenham to day at 10 am.attered that statement, quite e Sir Elward Grey is above and expression. He will strive vainly gain. The horrore of war are bad Canadisa Mail.--Closes per 9.8.number of persons were prepared beyond and outside the tests we to pluck the heart out of the enough without having added to

Tu: omu Maza to-morrow at 3 to make the extension anasked apply to ordinary politicians. lle mystery of the Grey legend. them the unnecessary enhance ment in the price of food, bus. gired and avatice are too firmly rooted in it me pecule to take any account of considerations of that

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in the Bayard and. Aristidea of But the explanation is not Westminster. Nobody imputes rooudits, after all. When Byron Mr. He has been appointed base motives to him. He is not was asked to explain why bis Count the Columns., manager of the Wuchang Model even given the, benefit of the marriage was a failure he said that Yesterday the Telegraph Fectory, and has arranged to doubt, for in his ose there is not explanation wis to simple that it published 20 colamus of solid expand," says a contemporary, a ghost of doubt. His utter could never be understood. The reading matter. Today there When this come off, Mr. Hea sincerity, his absolute single secret of Sir Edward Grey is not will be 30 published.

ought to charge gate-money; mindedness, his Crystalline Borot at all. His chaisoter is We all know that war-espa-

of people would simplicity are articles of faith. just the English character in its cially when it is widespread and

wilingly pay a good num to see The most cynical tongue is silent most characteristic form. What prolonged-always tends to high

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in his presence. The most in- is the English obaracter ?. It is cost of living. That is one of the

veterate sceptic takes his integrity simplicity. Its noblest expression bitter consequences which cannot

Agony for granted. His plain honesty is the Bible. Its homeliest ex- be avoided; it ja part of the

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The the Northern Telegraph Journalist, forced by atresa of outside polemica. We do not care more for simplicity than for borne But there is a witle Company notifies that until far oircumstances to prostitute his argue about it even in our Buything else. They distrust dfrence between high price the notion telegram cannot be talent in Barliest journalism, thoughts. It is a bedrock fact, mental subtlety and intellectual dictated by necessity and high accepted as deferrent rates,

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1914.:

THE LIKIN QUESTION.“

this matter also, and we have every confidence in ite good offices to take the question in hand in das and proper course.

The New Chinese Boy.

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Overdose of Oplum.

Antiquated Arms, At the Pulice Court, this morn-

Constable's Funeral.

on itself.

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it is there although we cannot Dess. define it. Probably the Athen

Nat Cynic.

ians could not have explained It is sometimes said in jest The body of a Chinese, age 35" Admiral Farregat was born tides the appellation of the Just. rather fish thon role. But his Saye an American paper why they conferred upon Aris-that. Sir Edward Grey would years, has been sent to the mor

on the day after the 4th During the performances of a leadiness to exchange the wrote tuary. It is stated that the men of July, 1801." Very likely: tragedy of Aeschylus an actor of power for the delights of By died through an overdose of and diplomatic relations were spoke of moral goodness, and fishing is at the very root of his War ardour seems to have the Wing On store.

opium. He was a salesman in broken cf between Germany and instinctively the eyes of the character. It is good for the attacked the soula of some of the

France on the day after the 3rd audience were all turned from community that there should be Prayers for Pencé, younger Chinese of the Colony, On Thursday, Friday and

of August, 1914.

the noter to Aristides. It is the statramen who can be as happy if a little ceremony which we Baturday, the Bih, 7th and 8th

same instinct that impels the on the shelf as off it. Cincinnatus walobed in loe House Street last instant, immediately after the

"Even the Timer and the English people to put Bir Edward is worth horde of hungry night be any criterion. About a 7.30 a.m. Maje in the Catholic Daily Mail," aid a Renter wire Grey on a pinnacle apart from "careerista." Sir Edward Grey is dozen of our newsboys, relieved Cathedral there will be Benedic on Saturday. Wall; the Times all other statesman. And the the Cincinnatus of politics. All from duty, were seeking relaxation tion of the Blessed Sacrament has brought this kind of thing instinct is the same as the in- men know that duty.in him is á after the labours of the day by preceded by the Litany of the

stinct which made all men con- more "davouring" pascion than doing a little drill. We did not Saints for the Restoration of

fide in the late Duke of ambition, and that he could turn discover who was the instructor Peace

of Groil luck the health, Devonshire. Indeed, Sir Edward without a sigh to his rod or bis because everybody appeared to

irresponsible Eaglish schoolboy Grey wears the mantle of that tennis racket. In an age of sell give orders simultaneously; but

We have just seen a letter from mysterious statesman who was

advertisement his shyness and his the little innocenta had drawn ing, before Mr. O, D, Melbourne, a kiddie at Home to his father in universally trusted without lifting uncalculated modesty are more themselves up in single file and a junk master, who was found to Hongkong which announces, with his little finger to ask for trust precious than rubies. He has no all showing in chorus: Quick bain possession of four antiquated brother broke the dining room

all becoming solemnity, that his A Second Devonshire.

love for the hurly-burly of the march; quick march," wens up muzzle-loading rifles, some rasty window the other day. We have we find curselves at a loss to find forum. He did not go to the If we try to explore the enigma platform or the plaudits of the the hill-in the direction of the swords and home-made ballete, had it mended. I am making a fine a clue to the process which built Albert Hall with the rest of the police station!

was fined for having arma and ammunition on board his craft new catapult." The outlook for up the moral power of these Cabinet. He has a horror of Credit or Disgrace"?"

without Gaving the permission of

the glaziers in that quarter would two men. What secret did they actoriety. He scarcely ever uses the Captain Superintendent of appear to be quite a bright one, possess which other men looked? the first personal pronoun. He is We cannot believe that their Police.

It is hard to say. It is easier to not afraid to strip his words of Periodically we hear of the intention of the Chinese authorities

march was dictated by any

"This beach is long enough discover the qualities which are overy vestige of bumour. In to abolish the vexatioua likin system of taxation, which has one in hostile feelings against the police, The funeral of Phee Constable for thousands to plunge into," found wanting in their equip manner he is a Wykehumies. That for much condemnation from. both Chinese and foreign observera albeit some of them, unless they Mille: took place at Happy Valley, observes a contemporary. We ment. In the first place, they is to say, he has no muuter and who are competent to judge of its baastal resalte. In all the were born superior to human yesterday evening, Mr. King, take it that sand-baths are to be are both amazingly unconscious nomannerisms. He has no gifs of of their own viclue. Grey, like invective. He never hurts. He suggestions put forward it is realised that the sweeping away of this weak esses, may well feal that they Deputy Superintendent of Police the new craze.

Devonshire, is never self-com hardly ever hits. Ever his form of revenus-collection must be preceded by the discovery of we one or two members of the (representing the Captain Super- fores a grudge. No; we prefer to intendent, Chief Inspector

A gentleman passing through sciously righteous. He le himself enemies are friendly. He takes some other source of fun 1s, sad the plan which finde met favour is believe that this is part of China's Gourly. Insprators Fenton, Wit Hongkong, who was being inter- without effort. His isolation is the sting out of antagonism. a stipulated increase in the country's import duty. Tais. of course, last word nn the old controversy hers. Kent and sixty European viewed the other day, remarked, supremely natural He does not And the odd thing is that his within certain limits, is permitted. by China's Treaties with foreign as to whether soldiering was a members of the force, being in "I talk about what I see; what I withdraw ostentationsly from the reputation is European as well as credit or a disgrace to a man. attendance. The service was smell." We advise him not to last and heat of party aurife. He insular. Foreigcers feel his Powers, bat, while that is the case, there are other diffonities in Fr centuries enough nar neigh conducted by the Rev. Copley do it here too match. That sort moves through the fray nueffect-caracter even as we do. They do the way of putting the abolition scheme into operation. Some of ours believed that they had touch. Moyle. The floral tributes were of thing is an awfully sore pointed and and flated, self not smell the sickly odour of cant schooled, self-scanned, Balf in his advocacy of arbitration, these have recently been raised in official ciroles in Peking, and ed therent at the lowest tread of numerona,

with the Sanitary Board.

bonnured, self-secure." We feel although he sande silhouetted the social ladder, when they had i To Scare the Pirates. "': may with advantage be noted,

A Chinese was" obarged with

that be simplifies life and con- against armaments, a messenger given themselves up to military It appears that the President has been giving the question hi service. Then, when revolutionary being in unlawful possession of We understand that there is no dust by soras inner energy that of peach clothed with the panoply consideration, for he is stated to have submitted to the Fin meisl ideas began to read, they were two Winchester rills and a truth in the ramour that on so not touched by circumstance of war. Nothing but his charad- Commission, for consideration and report, a series of questions deal not no sure that there might quality of ammuniting, this count of the war in Europe His power to solitude is quite ter redeems his sudden evangel ing with certain aspects of the matter which will require a ljustment net be, after all, some credit in morning, st the Police Court, pagant of shits can no longer be sponane ne. He does not feel from derision at home and the need of popularity. He for- abroad, for pharacter in fate before the abolition of likin can be taken id hind. One of the off ring one's services to one's before Mr. C. D Malbourne, The demanded in Hongkong

Country; and row, all doubt bas defendant had arrived, in the

get the machinery of polition in the good sense se, the evil poinis he ratres touches on the fact that likin in several of the di appeared, an i the Chinese as Colony on board the s.8. Empire

Yet his detachment is never taint-Bone. It prevails against ap ed with idolence. He has no parent contradictions and inoon. Provinces has been pledged to foreign Powere as security against a whole, from the student to the from Australin, and explained

Clyde Outròt.

contempt in his nature. Ha calm sistencies, working out its salva- the payment of outstanding aus, and he very pertinently asks coelie and the newelny are that ho bad purchased the rifles

The output of the Clyde ship reticence never suggeste moral ortion without fear and without what security can be offered in lieu thereof. That is a feature upon convin ed that to make war in u brcanse the part to which he was

good coure is

ritorious going was infested with piraten. | building yarda during June intellectual superiority. There is trembling. We may think him which we have already commented' in the past and the pr b'em which

A fine of one hundred dollars was amounted to 75,000 tons, which no braggadooin in lia imperturb wrong, but we never think he is it implies is by no means the least with which the Government

imposed and an order mado for is the largest monthly total recordable reserve. He is undogmatic hypocritical. His Intarticulateness is faced in attempting to attain the ends aimed at.. Another image

The forfeiture of the arms and ed this year. It is stated that thelle is neither · per-ansive nor is Zaglish, and so is his oapacity ́ammunition.

total for the month of Jane has dictaterial, He is steadfaer rather for sustained kilence, He has the brought to notice by the President shows how complex the wholo problem is. Under what he term the defotive system of a leation During 1913, 171,867 pinale of

only once before been exc eded than stiff, rene rather than andaanted English eye, the self- in 1908. The figuren raise the obstinate.. His iufl-xibility.never controlled English features, all corruptive" would probably be a better adjjctive—he ruggesta "opra were exported from hora Industrial Co-përtnerships, that it is impossible to get at the correct receipts from likio, Statens compare with 136 052 Flwing meremarks aggregate for the first half of the raspa and grides into a bau hry Banity and strengib, and the hid- "especially since the hooke do not, as we are fully aware, uhr the in 1912 This amount, roughly made the other day on industrial your to 275 0 tous, or 75.000 don't care-s-damativeness. We den fire, the stored, force, of the mounts soraally paid by the merchants. And if this in the caan, 10.000 tona, is a little more than co-partnerships, a correspondent tons below that for the corres-feel that he could go into the Eglish will. His power is his

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wilderness at any moment win Character, and his character in his ps most assuredly it is, how is it possible to compute the ino a one-venth of the total quantity ends the Times a pamphlet by pred nơ nerin inf last

Greenwich Steamboat Service out burring a ranoor or cherishing Poser. And yet wing mɛn say ne to gauge the extent of the required incresa in import duties, shipped from Singapore during Mr. George Thomson, of the fi m

With Discontinued,

a resentment, let his mark of that he is a symish to di-cover what degree of compenting shall be paid to the Pro- the yer (67 944 tons). The chief of William Themen and sous,

(The City Smutant Company (quiħle equanimity is not indif- vince, whore principel income is likin Pa

market for a gra is the Continent Woolspinners, Inddersfield, This From these two points it will be seen that the problem is not one of Europe, which to k 61,100 ions firm has an ideal system of co- announces that its steamboat ser ference or lethargy. We know which is easy of solution. Yet it loudly calls for state-manlike of the total shirped from Singe partnership have on linskin's vice hitherto mainkaned between his cares.

and a balanes London and Greenwich has been A Velled Prophet.

cipal Torkish: treatment. How the present system-by which the tax is far from pore in 1913. The price, which indourial ideal.

concern shows that "bandoned. It is erolained that But what is the bore of his uniform in its incidence in the various Province--operates in ranged from 1.60 in 811 per sheet of the

tim ́sa | etablishment li restraint of trade, is well known Every likin barrier involves picul in 1912. grannally nse in it in condumet honourably and this conre has been forced upon character 7 Men speak

the company by the heavy charges ja Veiled prophet, as

Paddington the Baths delay, vexation and, of coarso, payment. In the interents of Chian 1913, and was about 813 during i-ely and that

anch Arms made by the London County map, Be iddle. Mimi

houses Committed the herself, no less than in the interents of foreign trade, the whole the last four months of the There are a number

Ouncil for the use of its pióra. Į hisz^

xplicable.

Borngh Council system should either be swept away or else placed on a sound footing, year. Of the total export froga in Great Bri

The The avermere taken on the Green-

for past mend that 18 Tatkinh. But we suppoes the o will be mach farther talk and "consideration the State, one half was shipped at gate is small retar

Included in the peb Masr.

wich nervios have been' par Jato achievements. What has he ever- are the trae and lasting remedy is applied,

the Kew service.

done or said that has lifted him estimated expenditure,

Copra Exports.

190 | megnitadasoft the vasital and labour employed in that country.

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