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NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

IN THE WAke of war.

ALLIES DOING MUCH DAMAGE

HI GONE HIGHER.”

Can the Germans Keep it up?

LAWN TENNIS.

Wigwam Club Tournament.

The French Naval Commander.

The other day in this column we noted the fact that the Commander-in-Chief of the German High Seas Flest had, in the coarse of his career, soon

An interesting tournament has service in the Far East. By an

been arranged by the Wigwam |interesting_coincidence the enme may be said. of the Commander-

Lawn Tennis Club, and is to I do not know what made old John Manro tell me of his BOD, tournament is a monthly one for

commence On in-Chief of the French Battlo

Sunday. The Fleet, Admiral Boas de Lapeyrore. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp 82;

for there was a considerable

gents doubles, and has been so When a young commander in rain.

disparity in our years and we' Presumably there will be a were little more than acquaint participants will all change their arranged that each Sunday the China, he had the opportunity, At the Peak 8 am. Temp 74; fresh crop of alarmist reporta at ances at best. (I have not given partners. Each player will be somewhat rare for French naval raiu.

Home because of the fact that his real name, for it is known out credited with the games which officers, of seeing active service, He was in charge of a. stills of Canadian Mail.-Closed per 8.a. but there is no real need for imposition, whether on land or sea and the one having the highest the Germans are nearing Paris, in the Far East. He holde a fine he and his partner have won, hastily armed steamers in the Seattle Mara to-day at 11 mediate alarm. That decisive does not matter.). It may have number to his credit at the

Fooohow. operations at distinguished himself by his Canadian Mail. Closed per as. and until it is decided the war quietness of the evening inspired prize which has been specially battle has not yet been fought, been that something in the end of the month will secure a courage and initiative. One of

Talthybius to-day at 1 p.m.will not take a turn one way or a confidenco; we have all seen the Chinese gunboats he took by Australian Mail.-Closes por as other. But one or two things that happen. It may have been Pat up. The matches down for boarding, himself leading the Inaba Marn to-morrow at 10 emerge quite clearly from the some obance remark of my own

next Sanday are :- attacking party. Tho_Admiral|| a.m,

present situation, has held the command of the Siberian Mail-Oloses per 8.8. that the Allies are not being me.

The first ia which tempted him into telling play Humphreys and Corter Habsen and Landstrom (scr.) French Navy since September, Chenas to-morrow at 4 p.m.driven back by a. succession of 1912, and during his career bo has seen service in many

defeats. On the contrary, they parts of the world, including

Bre retiring steadily and "I did not know you had one." doing a deal of damage to the Iceland, the Atlantic, the Baltic

He smiled at that. and the Mediterranean.

enemy all the way. Only yester day came the news that in an people out here know. He's a sol-11 games.

"I do not suppose that many engagement at Compiegne the dior, and I am proud of him. Bat I British captured ten guns. "In was not always that. Partly it was

Follows British Traditious.

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1914.

FOREIGN STUDENTS IN GERMANY.

he at least has one now.

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a.m.

Count the Columns. Yesterday the Telegraph pub lished 30 columns of solid reading matter. Today there will be 35 published.

The rale

The Dollar.

of the dollar ho is ouergetic, popular with his demand to-day is 18. 0.1-16d: subordinates, and a close student of the lessons of modern warfare.

No Damage.

"Spirits' Festival."

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Two Days' Sale.

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"You never met my sun," he said suddenly

plus 1:0); Oapell and Jorgensen (plas 2.8) play Ludin and Jensen (Plus 2:0); Hicks and Dray er (plas 2.6) play Marray and Poulson (plus 3.6). Each pair plays opposing pair' best of

Solicitor's Way of Getting

the capture of so many guns my fault; partly it was his. When AN AMUSING PASSAGE. there must furo been a number he was young he was wild-not of men lost, and it is safe to bad, mind you, but wild-and I assume that the side which loot wasn't no wise as I might have the guns also lost more men than been. It often happens, I

out of a Difficulty. A strong advocate of the systera No damage in connection with the other, otherwise it would not suppose. of personal control of a usval the typhoon has been reported to have let these gone go.

An amusing passage-at-arme ommander over his fleet, exer- the police.

There is nothing much to occurred this morning in the The German Task. cised from the aghting line itself,

The second point is that, with has some fire ia bie blood. It's mentioned to the Puisne Judge, grumble at though a youngster Sammary Court when a case was he takes bis place in the conning

every step aha advances, Ger- like spice in a buu.".

Mr. Justice Hazeland, in which ships clear for action in theese Calendar, is the Festival of becomes more diffused. She has enough not to know that. tower of his flagship when his To-day, according to the Chin-many's undonbted strength "Just so; only I was foot substituted service bad been re-

You sorted to. mancouvres, and never leaves his Chung Yuan Chich, or "Spirits to protect every inch of the see, I sent him Bome to be

Mr. Needham, of Messrs. post until the engagement is over, Festival."

ground she has covered, and the educated, and I expected big Ewens and Needham, appeared watching each phases of the coa

more ground she has to protect in things of him.. fliot as it develupa around him.

this way the lower men has she heard that he was well, rowdy rose and said he appeared under And when I for the plaintiff, when Mr. Russ British naval tradition in remain-indies goods, boots, shoes, gents cannot long be delayed. That and said things and and lost the man who bad been served, In this respect he follows the Mr. G. P. Lanmeri's ale of to spare for the great conflict that it came as a shock. So I wrote protest and without prejudice for ing as close as possible to the shirts, socks, etc., is being con- naide from the fact that she has eight of him. Maybe if his and he disputed the validity of operations of the Fleet. In naval tinued to-morrow from to-day. to pay heavily for every ipoh she mother had been alive-you know the service. giroles it is considered that the

does gain. Always remember, what a difference that makes.

Mr. Needham contended that leadership of the French Navy in

too, that the Allies as they fall war could not have bees, entrust

back are being strengthened by for four years. Then he wrote to the defendant, he could not be "I did not hear of him again if Mr. Russ was not representing ed to better hands,

freeb troops and it will be seen me and told me that he was a heard.: that the task of the Germans soldier. It came as a shock to me. Chinese in London.

Mr. Rass said he was going becomes more severe with every, I was a fool there again, for there to apply for a summons to mile they go forward. May not is no nobler calling. I know now have the writest aside. this, indeed, be the whole move that it was the one calling for Mr. Needham adhored to his on the part of the Allies? May the boy, and if I had spent contention that Mr. Rues was not not the greatest game of chess on my money making him that, record be in course of progress? instead of wasting it as A civilian cannot be expected to did, it would have beon bet judge of those things, but at ter for him to-day.

Mr. Russ:Will your Lordship least be may be permitted to say .. But don't mistake me, take it that I do not appear, but again that so long as tho prosent My boy is a boy who will rise. It's that I rise (laughter). Soretary for War he finest in the blood of him. That's why fighting man alive, perhaps-ie I'm so proud of him. He's a that his friend, could not be Mr. Needham again protested not downtenried there is no need. sergeant ic-day, and he'll get a heard. for the pablin to be.

commission before he is miny Mr. Rass-Will your Lordship In Good Spirits.

yeare older." He spoke so cou- take it that I have not been heard, The Press Bureau sye that in fideatly that I felt that he was but that your Lordship has beard capturing those ten gune the right. He realised his son for it privately ?-(laughter). British troops pushed back theme, a born fighter, restless in Mr. Needham:-If my friend There were in all about seventy enemy and that fighting is in youth, ambitions now that he had is not appearing, will he kindly cases down to be mentioned in the progress along almost the whole reached years of discretion, swift ait down, and then I can get on F Summary Coart, before Mr. Jua line. This may or may not be to seize an opportunity; taking His Lordship adjourned the

of non-Christiane whon, at their

Sent to Hospital. A Chinese has been sent to the hospital suffering from injuries alleged to have been inflicted by a fellow-countryman;

Bodies Found."

Lunar Eclipse.

"What an extraordinary thing it is that our dear good clergy at Six dead bodies have been Home can always had time to found in different parts of the truth interest themselves in the doings Culony. In each case death was own doore, are thousands of Brit apparently due to patural causes. ishers, who are anything but a aredit to the Christian land which

To night there will be a partial gave them buth.

Yesterday we lunar eclipse. In Hongkong the publiebed a reprint from the Daily frat contact with shadow will be News, which states that several observed at 8 17 p.m., the middle London clergymen propose to of the eclipse occurs at 0.55 establish'a hostel, including social olub and institute, with a reading-P., and the last control "with

shadow at 11.33 p.m.. room and classes in English and in certain branches of seamanship" for the benefit of the Chinese colony in Limehouse, This is all very well, but, in the first place, do the Chinese them selves want anything of the sort, and, in the second, would such a institute prove of any practical use? The Chinese, as Hongkong people are well aware, have their

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Summary Court Cases,

Woman and Oplum.

A Thief's Visit.

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P. &:0 Cargoes.

All's Well.

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The old

in order; either he appeared for the defendant,or he did not. If

he did not, he could not appear.

AUTOMATIC ADJOURN-

MENTS.

Another Protest in Court.

tice Hazeland, this morning, in- the prelude to the big battle after his father who, for all, that case to enable Mr. Russ to take cluding nine in which the which is eagerly anticipated, but we called him old, was still young out the summons he desired. maximum ariant, $1,000, was it je at least a sign that the Brit-in spirit. "He'll go higher yet claimed.

ish troops are in good spirits and Bone of my bone and flesh of my that the Allies are doing good flesh, I can feel it. And what if One of the many minor considerations attendant on the war own methods of amusing them-

work. After all, so wide and he does not? I shall still be which the average man is likely to lose sight of is the position, at selves, and ask no interference or bound for Sheklung on the railing on at present, and so meagre and he is doing a fine work. I A Chinese woman, who was sweeping are the movements go proud of him. He has made good, the outbreak of war and since, of the foreigner studying at one or should British busybodies be unlawful possession of two taela offered to the outside world, that I would be with him."

advice from outsiders. Why way, was charged with being in at beat is the information being only I were a younger man to-day other of the German universition. How many such foreigners were allowed to foist their ideas as to of Government opium with intent it is impossible to form soy de man was getting his bload up. again repeated his profeet regard in Germany at the beginning of hostilities it is impossible to say the best way

This morning, Mr. Goldring certainly some thousands, English, Amerioin, Belgian, Russian, spare time,

of passing to export the same. She was fined finite idea of what is being done. "I'll be sorry for the enemy my ing the practice of granting on people who $50 Japanese and Chinese. Many of those hailing from the countries of know, quite well how much

We can only fall back on the boy meets. I'll say this for him, adjournments automatically in the Allies have been fortunate enough to make their escape to a they can really pat up with?

diversion

reasonable belief that some great, from all I've heard: he takes certain cases in the Summary or self-improvement mara hospitable locality, but, from astatement published in Tuesday's

concerted plan is being carried exercise, and has always done, Court, before Mr. Justice Haze Telegraph, it will be seen that, as recently as August 18, there were Gaming and Oplum,

Some person has entered a out with every care and on- with proper materials and not land. at least four hundred students from Japan alone still within the

compradore's shop at 59, Confidence and that until. Earl Kit with beer glasses. Yes. The boy's The case was one in which a naught Road Central, gaining obener definitely assures us that mine and he was built to go man was being sued for goods country. To these. and to the others who were lucky enough to thing Western civilisation would water pipe from the roof, and has new one must be tried the public the old man's pride in his soldier Mr. Goldring appeared for the Having shown us what a fine admission by climbing down a that plan has failed and that a higher." It did one good to see sold and delivered, and in which get away, insults appear to have been offered; so that, if the Japan-be for the average Obinose fire-stolen a box of clothing" valued may feel assured that things are son. ese student never before bad, an opportunity of realising how truly man, the Daily News, in characat $37, and 88.50 in money. Pro- going quite we ohivalrous the Germans can be when they lay themselves out for it, teristic fashion, proceeds with a perts to the value of $10 has

plaintiff. An adjournment bad And even as we spoke a news been asked for, and Mr. Goldring That an illiterate and excited mob should make unprovoked hling among the Celestials, in

jaremiad on the facilities for gam-been recovered.

boy passed shouting "Extra." disputed the right of the defend- Well no the British troops bave Also he carried a poster which ant to a week's adjournment. It attacks on foreignore at a time when everybody's nerves are over- East London. Our contemporary

done up till now, they should do said "Full list of Casualties," was absolutely unfair to the strung is not surprising; the same thing might happen in England, might well have saved it beath

better soon, when the troops from Wherefore I ran out into the plaintiff and kept him out of his " France or America; but that people of any other clase should give Limehouse does not "abound" Ma'ta on the 29th. alt, included troops arrive. A telegram to-day The list was long-quite ap-aaid, how the system had arison, The cargo shipped by the... the Dominions and the Indian street and came back with two. money He did not know, be their countenance to such breaches of hospitality is relatively as big with let erica and foutan tables; 200 bales of waste silk and 20 states that a patriotic meeting in pallingly long-bat no immediate His client was a poor man and a blot on Germany's bonour as the burning of Louvain, The the police son to that. We know cases of raw silk for London; Lark found all parties united in friends, of my own figured in it was kept out of his money, which Japanese student abroad is the least offensive person in existence. something about the Chinese whi's that shipped by the Nile as-isting the Government even so far as I could see at a hurried he wanted, by the system which Not infrequently he is poor in poket, and his eojsarn at a foreign quarters of London university has only been obtained by muca self-denial on Liverpool, and we know that 500 casks of preserven, 3,790 this kind comes along there are no

and included 280 bales of silk coonos, extremists. But when trouble of glance.

was prevailing in that Conrt. the part of his paronte, and, if he be a scholarship holder, the Chinese by years of painstaking, work on his own side. Unlike many Eng much too wary to encourage ache to of 109,

themselves are cases of preserves and 74 half parties and the only extremists are remarked, but old John did not he had called attention to it, for be "My God, what a toll," This was not the first time that fish, German and American undergraduates, he is out for real work, multitude of these opportuni

those who are extremely anxious reply. I glanced across at where had been making that protest for and the events that mike or mar the political world mattor very for "sport"; but exaggerations

to help. What happened in Cork he sat and was startled at the the last ten years. little to him. He keeps himself to himself, interferes with no one,f this type as to be expected

is what is happening, or will change in him. He had grown If his Lordship would fir and devotes himself to absorbing as much knowledge as is humanly from the nati gambling anti-

happen, everywhere. There is suddenly an old man in reality, certain morning every week for possible within the space of two, three or four years. He wont to opium cranks, we information "The King's Service" is to be Country at present. On land and cheeks were grown white and his there were no defaces disclosed, As already announced, the film nothing wrong with the Old Hand and lip alike trembled. His the hering of the ones in which Germany fealing sure that he would meet with at least commnu in ually obtained as tenth band. shown ash Victoria Theatre to a sbe is doing quite well. By eye stared across at me un-it would do away with a lot of courtesy, and freedom to work out his own intelectual malvation; The whole thing is a storm in a night, The popular artistes Lathe way, and speaking of the soa, sesingly. yet, as soon as bie Government obeys treaty obligations, he is, tea cap. Opium dens and fauton Balle Corant Williams will also o far the German plane have would seem, open to general incalt. Possibly the anme sort of tables are against the law, and appear in the latest version thee who professed to know of the man aime to his aid. He were made.

hardship which was caused treatment has been meted out to British students-f whom there the British police are not slow to of the Tango.

Then he pulled himself to by the pres-nt system under followed the lines prophesied by gether wonderfully. Theiron nerve which continual adjournments were by no means for Berlin, Heidelberg and Lipaic. What dieover the few proprie ons of this fine show, has,

Booking for would the world what would Germany hereell-any were German euch places. Though why foraigarn, been very risk, and, have been carried out more slowly killed. Then that hand went words of sympathy that were

before the war-except that they pointed to a name in the list of Wo students at Ecglish and Scots universities subjected to like treaters in London should it be between pictures, military band aud at terrible cost. Will the re- trembling to his white beard and adequate. Then the old man'e

Whit the Germans hope to gain by these exhibitions of folly amusements within reasonable cure of getting really gooierried out and the fleet emerge? Rain-ly.

allowed to follow their national and artistes, the public may feel minder, of the plan now be the figers knotted it uncon- voice rang out, proud once (this insulting of Japanero atudents is but one of many such limits, so long as the's are not an a'u for their money. The books exhibitions) it is difficult to see; and we shall be grateful to anyone off noe to society, is what we have ing office at the theatre is open

O will the taste of British prowend “My boy." he whispered. "My

Heligoland make it cautious boy-ikers 1") who can offer as a reasonable explanation thereof.

not yet succeeded in discovering. daily from 11 s.m.

ment ?

Victoria Theatre.

*****uvou Limorona?

more

and clear.

My tongue refused to frame

**Ele has gone higher,” he cried, gone higher," But his gile wrung one's heart.

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