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The Growth of Insanity."

DAY BY DAY.

HONOUR AND SHAME FROM, NO CONDITION RISE

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The Weather. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp 81; rain.

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lished 40 columns of solid On Saturday the Telegraph pub. reading matter. To-day there will be 35 published..

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

AT THE END OF A MONTH.

BOY SCOUTS.“

THE ENEMY BECOMING DEMORALISED.

Wondertu! Work of the Allies and

Russians,""

AN ENQUIRY INTO WAR RESULTS.

Il The Readiness of the Navy.

Attend Wedding of Scoutmaster Roylance.

We published on Saturday the last Report of the Lunacy Com- missionera. It will be seen that, on January 1 of the present year, the number of insane persona under care was 140,237, Lo., 1,860 more than for the previous year. But Agures which follow

Qa Baturday the Boy Scouts of on show that this increase is not

The enemy "surrender at sight, It was remarked bere on Satur fall force, for a new feature in St. Joseph's Troop mustered in quite so alarming as it might be,

This and the rifling of villages day that the war, so far as it has their parades. It was this occasion inasmuch as that of the year

and evidences of drunkennes gone, has definitely established of the marriage of the Boout. before was 2,716, and the average

point to demora isation.” for the previous ten years, 2,304.

That the superiority of the British fleet master of the Junior troop, Mr. statement regarding drunkenness over that of Germany. The fact, however, still remains that, since 1859, the ratio of

been that whether it had referred engagement, no complete and Emily Roohs. The bride, who is a painful one; it would have has been no great and memorable Tramway Company, to Mies There G. E. Roylance, of the Peak insane persons to the total popula tion has risen from 18.07 to

to the esemy or to our own troope. overwhelming overthrow of our carried a lovely bouquet of white It is never good to read of soldiers enemies' flest; but the result in flowers, was given away by 37.58. An increase such as this is

fallowing the dangerous path of the exchanges that have taken Scoutmaster A.J. Edwards, while the price that society has to pay

drunkenness, for Heaven knows place have been so decisively in Mr. E. A. Bell Boted as best man. for "progress." The world wont

what outrages on unoffending favour of the British fleet as to The Bay, Father Augustin along very slowly fifty-five years

people may follow. There need satisfy everyone the German officiated. ago. There were ΠΟ board

be no doubt whatever of the fleet included, it is clear that in schools, halfpenny, newspapers, Property Recovered.

At the conclusion of the cere LTD, lightning tours, motor-cars, ela.;

Part of the property stolen from absolute truth of the statement.

every respect the British fleet is many the Junior troop, in charge women were content to occupy the Cheung Hing store has been These accounts of the battle are superior. The seeming ease and of Assistant Scoutmaster J. their proper place in the scheme recovered, and a man has been coming not from untrained or the rapidity with which Britain's Braga, and the Senior troop, unreliable men, bat from men naval supremacy has been estab ander the command of the Wild who weigh every word before it lahed shows that the foot was Boar Patrol Leader, F. Murray, is set down and who, it may safely thoroughly ready to face any lined the path from the Church in be said, will prefer, when in emergency and is a triumph for Door to the Road. The troop doubt, to underetats, rather than the Admiralty. It is only fair to thon marched, in charge of the to risk overstating, a fact. No, say, too, that it is a personal Chief Scout, Major Bowen, to the thst drunkennees is beyond ques- triumph for Mr. Churchill. The Military Hospital, where a tion an will be heard of every- Telegraph has more than one cinematograph film of the Scouts where with regret.."

remarked that, while it had little at work at stretcher drill, to say in favour of his platform

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1914.

A WITHERING DEFEAT

plied it, unless the whole thing was manufactured, or assumed, by the Post Office people them

selves.

Anyhow, the mail did not arrive. In ordinary circum- stances this would be annoying to the public; at the procent it is

doubly Bo.. War Prices.

Absconded.

Woman Worker's Death.

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of

Rickshin Coolla's Loss," A rickaha driver, of 103, Hollywood Road, has reported

Theft at Night.

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taken.

It seems to a civilian, indeed, politics, it saw in him first a hard-signalling exercises, etc., was is demoralisad because it has had afterwards a harder working a training along to stereotyped First Lord of the Admiralty. lines. If men are persuaded that the machine of which they form

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GERMANY'S SUBMARINES.

tion Reftised.

The Navy was Ready. New Doctor, After long weeks of waiting,

There is something fitting in Dr. C. T. Cross, of Philadel a little part is invincible, that it the oircumstance that a Marl The German Admiralty have Hongkong was much disappointed when it was discovered that the phia, arrived in the Colony yes cannot work other than without brough should play an important always made so much mystery Saleette, which arrived on Satur- terday by the Mongolia, Dr. hitoh, they are bound the more part in Britain's success at this about their submarine flotilla that day morning, brought no English Cross has come to join the staff readily to lose heart when they time, for it was in a war in the Law few details can be given of U16 discover the dismaying fact that, Countries that the greatest of all the boat which was sunk mail. Why, if there was no mail of Dr. J. W. Noble." on board, the Post Office should

right from the start, the machine Marlboroughs did his most wond- during an attack upon a British A shopkeeper of Hollywood works badly. If these soldiers erful work. The present First cruiser squadron--beyond the notify the public tanto under Road reports to the polics that he did actually believe that they Lord has been accused of being facts that she was launched in. carrying one, we cannot under entrusted a Chinees with $41, could readily smash France and, too fond, so to speak, of poking 1912 and that, according to the stand. The notification most explicit. It stated has absconded.

with which to pay a bill, and he in turn, cripple the power of his nose into this department and German newspapers, she cost This packet brings the parcel

Kussia, what wonder if they into that, but criticisme bave not $125,000. Previously to her loss mails closed ja London for des- Tug-of-war Rope Stolen. have little stomach" for fighting disturbed him, and he is tremend the German submarine flotilla patch by the all-soa route on the

Lieutenant James, D.C.L.I., when they realise, at the end analy popular in the navy to-day consisted of 27 vessels, but the 5th. ult. and for despatch overland Whitfield Barracks, reporte to the of six weeks, that they are farther If the First Lord is determined first two of these were generally on the 11th. ult." What one

police that during the week some than ever from their first objective that every ship in the navy shall regarded as failures and the next poreon stole a tug of war rope and that they have lost terribly be at its fittest all the time the six sre of less than 300 tons dis Post Office obtained that informa-

valued at $30.

in accomplishing nothing? Mean men under him are certain to do placement. The rest are said to tion? Somebody must have sap-

time it is worth noticing that the their part briskly and gladly. be excellent boats for their size, The body of Chan Fai-tai bas evacuation of Belgium is proceed-That is why the navy was at its well fitted for harbour defence, boon sent to the mortuary. She ing steadily. The army in Bel- highest point of efficiency when but smaller than contemporary was killed through a fall gium is badly wanted to assist the big moment arrived. A British and French submarines timber whilet working at those operating against the British telegram on Saturday announced and unsuited for operations on the Kowloon Docks.

and French on the one hand and thai a complete sweep had been high seas. It is a curious fact against the Russians on the other.made of the North Sea, by the that although the history of the

The Russian Victory,

British navy, without a German enbmarine war vessel goes back And what work these Russian ship being seen. To be sure, at least 300 years, there is only that on the 12th., some person troops are doing! They have another telegram stated that the one instance of its effective use, The fortnightly market report and stole clothing valued $20 against the Austro-German armies olive in the Baltic ses. But if American Civil War of the Federal entered his house by the fanlight secured another wonderful victory German fleet was reported to be namely, the destruction in the of the Chamber of Commerce

and a watch valued $5. ̧ and have taken thirty thousand the German fleet is to be of the ship Housatonic by a "David" shows just how dull trade in the Colony is at present, but even it

prisonere and several hundred lightest use to Germany it must submarine which was herself A shopkeeper, of No. 5, Len guns. With information BO is not without its hopeful note. Kwai Fong, reports that on the scrappy as has been offered, up and smash the British fleet in nine men, by the explosion of emerge into the North Sea overwhelmed, with her orow of In fancy goods, it states, there is right of the 12th, some person till now, it is impossible to state order to open trade routes for the torpedo. nothing doing, but the flour entered his house and atole ten what are the relative strengths Germen market is healthy. Stooka staza piecan of clothing valged $31.50 of the armies, but it is reasonable That

merchant shipping. Our "Notes on the Crisis," on Wednesday laat opened with the at 300,000 sacks against as well as five jadestone buttons to assume that in his respect the refused to do, for the best of all

it has consistently Private Burial Ground Applica statement that the tide had turned, and so much was clear then to 250,000 racks a fortnight ago. valued $10.

Russians have the advantage. reasons. a careful observer. But probably not the most optimistic onlooker Except for the trader in fancy

Shopkeeper Robbed. Even then, they are evidently

At a meeting of the Kuala The East Coast Safe. * anticipated that the tide would ebb so rapidly, and with such goods, this report is not so bad A shopkeeper, of 87, Qasen's better led than the enemy and thundering force as it bas done. Presently the waves will be sweep after all. At a time like thie Road West, reports that during are fighting with much better a fortunate day for Britsin when fand Revenue stated that an In quite another respect it was Lumpur Sanitary Board, held on August 19th, the Collector of ing over the German Empire and not all the orders of that modern fancy goods can be done without the night of the 12th, some per-spirit. There, indeed, is where the Mr. Joynson-Hicks defeated Mr. application had been made for Canute, the German Emperor, will stop them. For the first time, none so ill, so long as there is son entered his house through an Allies at present are gaining their Churchill in North-West Man half an acre of land at Circular in this battle, assumed a vigorous offensive. Even had it not been ing the magnitude of this war, valued $28, a watob valued $1, things being equal, the troops to Dandes to fight desperately burial and cremation ground. and following a careful and well-ordered scheme, the Allies have, plenty of flour about. Consider-open door and stole clothing chief source of strength. Other chester and sent him humbled Road for the purpose of a private wholly successful, the blow to the attacking forces would not have prices might readily have gone and $183 in money.

which are fighting and who are for a seat that seemed reasonably The Board considered that pri been great. Failure would only have retarded the day of ultimate up a deal more than has proved Fatal Tràin Accident. willing and anxious to shed safe. Long after Mr. Joynson-vate burial grounds within success. Bat defeat to the Germans defeat so complete and the case: On the whole, and The body of a woman who was blood for that cause, are the troops Hicks's name is forgotten the Sanitary Board limits should not withering-means much more to them; it means, in a word, the everything considered, Hongkong knocked down by a train on the which are to emerge victorious indirect fraits of his freakiah be encouraged, and recommended beginning of a swift-approaching end.

people have not a deal to grumble railway between Taipo and from a long continued war. And victory will remain. It is in that the application be refused!! It is difficult to realise in all their fallness the victories that have at considering the distance which Shatin, has been sent to the mort- if they are, at the same time, possible to be definite on the been gained. Everywhere the Germans have been routed-in most of the essentials of life have uary. She was alive when picked batter trained and better armed paint, of course, but it is fairly Franco, in Belgium and against the Russians. After five days of to ba fetched. And, to be quite up, but died in the train on the they are certain to be victorians safe to assume that had not Mr.Finance has decided that as tha fighting in France they have been driven back everywhere along fair, we have not heard a deal of journey to Yaumati, Mr. Trat much sooner than would otherwise Churchill been sent to the Central Government is now the wide-stretching line of front, In not a single place have they grumbling, nor do we expect to man, who was a passenger on the be the case..

north-east coast of Scotland that isaning the domestic loan, the been able to secure a crumb of comfort in the shape of a trifling hear much even though prices train, had the body removed to And Nothing But the Truth."

coast would have still been se aales of the bonds of all local Buccess. Against troops better armed, better trained, and imbued rise a bit more.

It was remarked above that the unguarded as it was six years ago. loans should be suspended. with a high courage and magnificent spirit, they have crumpled up.

statements made by the Press Is was not guarded at all then; Some time ago the Anhai: pro- Everywhere they are falling back, showing littlo wish for fighting

Bureau may absolutely be relied to-day there is a great naval base vincial authorities decided to in many cases, surrendering gladly whon our troops close with

on. To say that was not to cast at Rosyth which guards Edin-float a short term local loan for a stone at the work done by war burgh and the Firth of Forth, at the liquidation of the Bank of them, abandoning guns and storee in their headlong flight, and, worst and most terrible of all, giving way to drankenness

correspondents in the past, Far Dandee and Cromarty be it from us ever to do that, eabmarine stations, and at Domestic Loan has now sent a are Anhui, and the Baraan of tha History does not afford a parallel to this pitiable spectacle north-east of France, stretching

Bat there is this difference in the Montrose is a Government telegram there, demanding that the greatest of fighting machines, becoming thus undisciplined north-north-east from the platan, the telegram quoted below was accounts sent us to-day as aeroplane station. Britain's the grain to abord gone

of the Moan Faucilles received by American-Cond and demoralised. There must be moral dry rot at the core of an on the opposite side of the Mouse, salate General; Hongkong, from compared with those we eat in weakest point, in fact, has become should be suspended, and that army which thus loses its nerve when it is first roundly defeated, The name of Argonne Forest, or the Manila. Observatory, at 4.35 more dry and matter of fact, matters do not strictly come liquidation of the said bank.

the past, that they are altogether one of her strongest. These other means be devised for the The contrast between the temper of the victorious and the do simply Argonne, (in which sense p.m. yesterday — feated troops is striking. Fordaya the Allied troops fell back and back, it is employed in the telegram) Cyclone or Typhosa. 133 dent, who never for a moment happenings, but they are woll Even the greatest war correspon-under a review of present war fighting every inch of ground, but confident in the strategy of their is applied in a special sense to degrees Long. E., 24 degrees Lat. consciously swerved from the worth remembering at this time. loaders. Only the finest trained troops would thus have retroated the part of the west chain north N., moxing E.

truth, had yet always; in his and yet preserved throughout their morale. There are many factors of the sources of the Aiene, form-

Dreadnought Superiority. second with seventeen, and Am mind the fact that he was which go towards the success of the Allied forces superior strategy, ing a short but continuous ridge

One thing that the war has not erica and France tie for third better arme (it is said) and better training. Bat we repeat what we which constitutes an important

painting a picture. The reaalt yet done is to test the fighting place with ten each. Japan has haye said before, that the greatest of all factors is the spirit which line of defence. Some idea of

wasthat, by reason of his training, merit of Dreadnoughts. But five, Italy four, and Austria three. animates alike the officers and the rank and file. And if their morale the country in which part of the At the Annual General Meeting toned down one there and fighting instruments, or less total is shove the total of the he heightened a colour here and whether they are proved botter That is to say that Great Britain's was splendid while they retreated and (there can be little doubt) fighting is going on will be held at the Singapore Recreation sighed for the day of attack, it is not less splendid in the hour of gathered, when we remark that Club on Friday, 4th just, the Prosented his readers in the end effective than was anticipated, the Triple Alliance; and, since Italy victory. General Joffre has paid a warm tribute to the endurance this short ridge is intersected following were elected officers for with a picture in which the tints conditions in this regard romain is neutral, she is much stronger and temper of the troops under his command, and it is clear that he, only by narrow defiles, one of the year ending 30th June 1915; presents not Nature so she is does matter is the relative strength ing France cut of count altogether. were admirable. The artist the same for each country. What than Germany and Austria, loay- like the men under him, is flushed with success. But neither in which is traversed by the railway President, Mr. E. Tessonshon. his case nor in theirs has it gone to the head like strong wine, as from Paris to Vordun. This Vice-President, Mr. F.M. Chopard. But sees her, and the war in numbers. The Navy League If we remember that ship for ship has sometimes been the case in the past. There is still work to be explane why telegrams during Honorary Secretary, Mr. A.

correspondent followed the same has just issued a revised edition the month's war han proved the done, and they are strong and steady against the day of its coming. the past day or two have remarked Peralts. Chairman of Board of

difference between an artist's of its table of the Dreadnoughts of superiority of British over Cher- It is not too much to say that never before were troops more con- that no progress was being made Control of Games, GG conception of a horse galloping the world, compiled by Mr. Alan manships did not our destroyers

Germ vinced that the cause for which they fight is a right one and never there. But the enemy have now: James. Committon,

and a photograph as there is H. Burgoyne; This shows that between a odzrespondent's ploture Razarks, completed ships. Great ware troops mers determined that their behavione while) they fight begun to give way area in this Howo, B. Tommet

of a battle and that furnished by BrFall Hands fret with twenty for it shall be stoot and unquṣationable.

place peculiarly adapted for files, OH. IE 807*GER. Oehler

the Prem Baresu:

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which has been

hailed for

The Argonnes.

Mention is made, this morning,

of Argonne. This is not neces- sarily wrong, but more accurately it should be the Argonnes. These are two chains of hills in the

the mortuary.

TYPHOON WARNING.

Singapore Recreation Club.

Suspension of Loans, V The Chinese Ministry of