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War and Chess.
DAY BY DAY.
WHILE THE HOLLOW OAK OUR
PALACE IS, OUR HERITAGE THE SEA.
A war can be likened to very many things. The other day we spoke of the resemblance of some! of the strategical operations con- nected with the fighting in France to football tactics; but probably the chess-player would. look upon things from quite another viewpoint, comparing fine. the struggle with his own much- loved game. That is what an fine. Australian chess champion has] been doing-he pictures Europe
The Weather.
Lower level 8 s.m. Temp. 76;
At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 67,
The Mails.
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NOTES ON THE CRISIS WIGWAM TENNIS CLUB. THE NEXT GYMKHANA,
LGENERAL SITUATION
SATISFACTORY."
'Italy's Hint to Austria, Satisfactory Is the word which those in authority continue to use in decoribing the position
Entries for the Various Events.
Arranging the Winter Tournaments.
Arrangements are being made.
Below are the entries for the Gymkhana to be held on October. F10:-
Tent Pegging-Mr. W. B.
the Allies in the prolonged to commence the Wigwam Tennis Elwes and Mr. C. C. Clarke, Capt, battle of the Ainoe. It would be Club's Winter Tennis Turna: Coe audi Capt. Hattersley Smith, a strange couliot wherein the mant. The entries close on Lieut. McGillewie and Lieut. Pope, situation was astisfactory to each October 31 for the gentlemen's Mr. C. E. Blason and Mr. J. K. ne a huge chese-board en whigh Siberian Mail-Ulases to-morrow of the oprusing forces, no it is events and oa December 31 for Saire, Sub: Sher Mohamed Khan and Jem. Jeban Dad, and Maj, C Lawder and Mr. F. W. Thicknesgo. Gymkhana Stakes.Soi Kisi, Brown Bay, Vadeem, Sir Galahad Lorenzo, Joss Mighty Mcorish Chief."
kings, castles, knights and the bumble pawos are fighing. Incidentally he contende that
Count the Columns, both von Molike on Bismarck, Yesterday the Telegraph pub. who rete high class chess lished 38. columna of solid players, in the Fa300 Prussian reading matter. To-day there struggle organised tl eir war will be 30 published. game on the lines of an perieroad player of chess. And
ex
The Dollar.
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The Probabilities.
Hotel Meeting.
Kowloon Piers.
What has he to say of the An extraordinary meeting of present war? As he sees the shareholde's of the Hongkong A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd. situation, Germany has forgotten Hotel Co., Ltd., takes place at
the chesa axiom that premature acon to-morrow. attacks recol on the aggressor. "Belgiam," he says, "was lightly regarded as a pawn in the game The old Star Ferry pier at which could be shifted if the Kowloon is to be closed till farther board at will. The result was an notice from to-morrow, and the unexpected check, which retarded Polics pier is to be opened to the the German attack, and gavo publio. France at her allies all im- portant time for perfecting.
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safe to assume that the Emperor the others. The competitions William has nothing more are se follow- s batantial than hopes wherewith Gentlemen's Singles Cham- to comfort his soul. Nor do his pionship. Best of 5 sels. Pre- troops appear to be meeting with vious Champion to start with any better success in their bom- other players from the 1st round. bardment of the Antwerp forta.. Ladies Singles Cham ionship. Kvoi. Somerset, Inrer23, Wires despatched, respectively, Beat of 3 este right through. on Wednesday and Thursday both Previous Champion to start with Matchlock, Pegasus, Fickle Bird,
the same tale; Germana re other players from the 1st round. pulsed with beaty losses; and the Gentlemen's Duebles Cham-Chief, Finke, Dunin
Mascorte, Buttercup, Moorish question paturally arices: How pionship. Eich pair to play the Joy. Shanghai, Wincanton, Polo Pony Scurry-Liebesang, long can the enemy atand such other pair 17 games. The pair losses? What means have they winning the meat games to be Radium, Sniff. of replacing dead or wounded or adjudged the winners. tired men, quickly enough to be
Mixed Doubles Championship. of any real service? And on the Beat of 3 sete right through. Est Prussian frontier affairs are Gentlemen's Singles Handicap. just as little satisfactory" for Clave "A" best of 3 sete; Gaal Germany a elsewhere, for her best of 5 troops attempt to cross the Nie- man has been foiled, and the usaians have followed up this rebuff by the capture of various important posle.
H.M.S Cumberland at Work.
Class "B" best of 3 sets; faul Gentlemen's Singles Handicap, beat of 5,
Ladies' Singles Handicap. Best of 3 sets right through,
Gentlemen's Dub'os Haedi- Bongkang Telegraph" will defences" As to the outlook, A Chinem boy, aged about three
Looking farther afield than cap. Best of 3 sete; Baal best the chess champion considers that paare, has been removed to the the main seat of war, we find of 5. Germany stande every chance of hospital aufering from injuries. the Germans find Mixed Doublis Handicap. Best atively early stage of the game, down stairs at 7, St. George's useful thing in seizing a gunbont being obeck-mated at a comparto the head onzert by falling things no more promising. The of 3 sets right through.
Cumberland has done a decidedly as France and England have Lane. developed their men and secured all-important strategic positions on the board. Events certainly seem to shape that way at presed';
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1914.
DUTIES OF NON-COMBATANTS.
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Ear. Alleged Absconding Adopted
Daughter.
A Chinese widow. 37 Holly.
how long a time will elapse adopted daughter abeconded yes it is now only a question of wood Road, reports that her before the check mating process terday withasilver wateb, a hair- is complete.
chain, four gold and "jadestone
sovereign.. appendages, valued $51, and half
"Nautical Language,"
A rome paper has a good atory of Sir Walter Phillimore, the well-known judge. Sir Walter ia
and nine merchant vessels. Her captain is a deal wiser in bia generation than the children of
far as we remember, the British to getting possession of her. So light who is the Emden, etc. It is a far cry from sinking a ship
Navy has not stink more than a couple of merchant vessels; and one of those was a oruiser-liner that showed fight, while the other sp.
away.. parently wasn't worth bringing
Klauchau.
Over the siege of Teingtau, on The Consular report, the too, things are quito hopeful-for
conclusion
which
We
a man of extremely sby and quiet This morning. before Mr. J. R.
Boy's Theft. disposition, and one of deep Wood, at the Police Court, a piety, whose name has been Chinese boy was charged with SERociated with church work fix the theft of 336 35 from a cup nearly half a century. On one board, which the prisoner was occasion, so our contemporary sileged to have wrenched open publish relates, he was hearing an He was caught on the train bound comes as a most interesting an in this issue, Admiralty caes in which the for Canton and this morning was plification of It-uter's wires on defaulting vessel pleaded com- sent to prison for three months the subject. For such a sharp pulsory pilotage" and the ship with four hours' stocks. per stated in evidence that he was aware that the pilot was taking a course that might land
leg.
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little
Ladies Nomination, Half-mile Sii Kwai, Somereet, Goode Hop, Distance Handicap-Liebssang, Tht, Magpie, Cromarty, Joy, Radium, Wincombe, Corban, Shanghai, Fluke. Dania, Ar. mourer, Hazara, Unity.
One and a quarter mile Handicap. -Brown Bay, Lorenzo, Vadeem, Mascotte, Sir Galahad, Sovington, Moorish Chief, Fickle Bird."
It has been suggested that the Gymkhana te held for the benefit of the Prince of Wales' Fund,
The gain on one meeting, how-
evor, would in all likelihood, be very small; the result might even be a loss. The Gymkhana Club. feel, therefore, that it will ba better to make a substantial. donation from the Funds of the
WAR AND PLAIN LIVING. Club, and the amount of this will
The Example of the Royal Family.
It is poderatood that by order of the King and Queen plain, simple living in the ordinary daily rule at the Royal table.
be announced after the last Gymkhana, when the financial position at the end of the season is known.
GARMENTSFOR SOLDIERS A Scheme by Which Hongkong
Ladies Can Help.
All was quiet at the great Lady May called a represent- etores on August 8. Instead of ative meeting at Mountain Lodge abnormally long order lists in the Mrs. Kelly and Mr. anxious crowds of customere, with Yesterday amongst those present grocery departments, there was a Anstruther to form a scheme
light if steady stream of jure
for providing additional warm encounter the Japanese chasers.
garments for car soldiers on Alleged Highway Robbery.
casualties seem, to the civilian Food is now coming into this active service, in view of the Teng i an opium seller to number of men the Germans lost southern port alone on August 0
mind, amazingly small. What country pretty freely. At one coming winter. to mishap or disaster Judge Wong Chu, residing in Catebickas, not been discovered, cut 250 tons of provisions were uned to not as President, Mrs. E. D. Lady May has kindly consent Phillimore. Interposed gently, Street, Kennedy Town, reports there is some significance, surely, tonded. One bont brought 100 tons. Wolfe as Treasurer for Hong- "But surely you might have said that at 10.45 pm. whilst walking in the fact that the Japanese of butter and another 153 tona kong, Mrs. Kemp as Treasurer for to be pilot: "You goose; you are along the Praya. Kennedy Town, took fifty prisoners. To e com of butter, bacon, and yeast. Tol Kowloon, and Miss May as Secret- steering a wrong course." The he was attacked by four men who skipper gasped as the average threw him to the ground, struck paratively small garrison like Liverpool supplies are stated to ary. All those wishing to help skipper would, at such a suggest him on the back with their fists, tore or death of every individual normal, except for butter, bacon, their names to the Hot. Seoret that of Taingiau the loss, by cap. be exceptionally heavy and prices in sy way should kindly send ion. Probably to his dying day and stole from his hand a tin con- be will never forget that be was taining $24, and 70 pets of man becomes a grave matter, and sugar.
ary, Bliss recommended to speak in this opiam, the property of his cm.
when that garrison's opponent is amiable fashion, from the bridge player, valus $41.05.
The weekly marketing in the House, May, Government an immediately neighbouring working class quarters of London Subscriptions from 10 cents up the nations of Earope are engaged, there are scores of thousands of for him. The day has yet to Even in a great war like the present, in which practically all of his own ship, to a bostile pilot
country that can increses its at. on August 3 was quite normal, to $5 towards buying materials who was seeking to foul bis way men who are not called upon to take up arms for their country.
Peak Special Police,
tacking force at will. One fesle The small shops of the provision may be sent to Mrs. Wolfe, either. that the Japanese are setting to deslers, butchers, and greengro at 124, Peak or c/ The But, all the same, cach and every one of us-and this applies as come when "the bridge" will The Peak Range being closed
work in a very canny fashion, cerg appeared to be well stocked, Post Office Subscriptions from does to the people at Home--can in many other directions help the wrath. But perhaps Sir Walter Trancheon, and the commenasingly their point of view Demerara, 3d, butter, Le. 26, and auch to those of us whose lot is cast in an oversea possession as it make a practice of employing for repaire, the oonclusion of the They mean to have Tsingtau, but and also well patronized. The those in Kowloon to be sent to nation to which we are proud to balong. We can do this by re- was only pulling the skipper's ment of the competition for the is, that it is going to cost thema 4d, and Colonial obeso Bled. Turkish towelling and knitting.
the soft answer that turneth away shoot for the Championship more lives, than reed be. Seem. Castor sugar, 341., granulated and Kowloon.
they are not going to sacrifice prevailing prices were loaf andre. Kemp, 3 Gomes Villar, Gifts in kind, such as flannel, PH. Holyoak Marksman Cup, less in men and money to play a per lb. Prices in working-class wool of all kinds will be grate- will not take place until Saturday, quiet, waiting game-hitting quarters were, as a rule, below fully received and may be sent to hard whenevers good opportunity the maximum retail cash prices Government House, as soon as parade for drill as usual on Llou offers itself, yet not worrying recommended by the Government. possible. (days and Thursdays at 5.30 p.m. themselves a great deal than to The Board of Agricaltare; and His Excellency the Governor abarp.
attempt the "brilliant" and the Fisheries bave made special in-
has already given All the obligations, however, do not fall on the employed at a
"dashing" and the "historic." quiries by their own officere into material. a quantity of time like the present. Employers also have their duties to the cut-Col. A. Chapman, V.D., charged befors Ir. Wood, the By the way, is Austria going storage in the principal contres Government floureevery Wednes
A Chinese, his morning, was
Austria and Italy, the supply of meat now in cold Materiale may be fotobed from nation, and it is a most gratifying fact that at Home practically all state the big firme perceive that facs and are acting in a most generous Reports. The names of the Police Court with breaking the had defeated her at Marengo she regards chilled ... Bad
to repeat history? After Napoleon in England and Wales, As day morning from 11 to 12 and patriotic spirit. Especially is this so regarding those big men on Gaard are to be furnished conditions of his licence. It suddenly discovered that it would ment, the existing stocks are needay, October 7.
frozen o'clock, commencing next Wed- business houses from which have been drawn away on active service daily by the Orderly Sergeant on was alleged that the offence was be better to retire, altogether from sufficient to meet the ordinary large numbers of young man. Most of these are not only making separate sheet and not on the committed on October 1 and it the war and leave her ally, needs at the normal rate of ised, particulara of which will be Working parties will be organ- up the difference between the amount the men receive on service daily parade state. aad their ordinary salary, but they are going very much farther by
was pointed out that the licence Travelling Claims-0.0's, will expired on September 30. Britain, to fight it ont alone, consumption for abou is published early next worko aa we remarked the other day, where rent is ordinarily paid by St E Officer for the amount of that the man had taken out a new little of ber doing, past from and due to arrive shortly. Baapes Work Society, 13, Burgess keeping open their posts till the war is over. In some cases, even, apply as early as possible to the Wood thought it was unlikely Does she mean to treat Germany weeks, while there are three to Fortnightly parcele will be in like fashion? We hear very four weeks supply on passage despatched to Aire Eden, Jack- employed to employed it is to be waived during the time of deater panies of Sections, Signatures of could not break the conditions of blot-which is an liko to a smack which represent 60 per cent. ci Londen, who will distrib-to the licence so early as yesterday, and food and cost of living. That, is a spirit which all must admire.
the fact that she has rcosived: a' As regards home supplies, Park Mansions, West Hampstead, A week 07, 60 ago we quoted an interesting article from the the men are required to the sconce which he didnt have in the face as makes no odds the total consumption, the Bord garments. Manchester Guardian showing what the non-combatant bould do to duplicata receipt forms.
The mon is accordingly dis help his county. One of the tabulated list of duties read as Parades. For to-morrow charg de
from Italy on the subject of have ascertained from the recent follows: If he
is an employer he can
increase Saturday 3rd instant. ・・・ NI
mines and Bebing smaoke. This ly collected agricultural returns Armchair Strategists, the country's resisting power by keeping as many of Concert Permission is grant-
does co: look much like con- that there is a substantial increase Saya the Bangkok Daily Mail men employed 89 possible. Any losa
thus ined for the holding of a concert at The owner of a hores at Kow.firmation of the rumours of a in the numbers of live stock, as What a warm lime the arm-chair ourred by him will be a direct contribution to the most vital of war Volunteer Headquarters to-night on was summoned for allowing week or two ago as to Italy's compared with last year and stay-at-home strategists sro funds."
We should like to emphasise that paragraph. Big firms, up to 110 p.m. Lights out will at Kowloon, Hr. Wood said that the side of Germany and Austria. of London Authority in Smith some of them talk, to conduci a with large reserves behind them, should never think of dismissing be at 11.15 pm, instead of 10.30 he did not think the summons
The new cold store of the Port having these days. it to stray in King's --Park taking a hand in the game on men from their employ at a time like the present, nor even enter. þm. W
field was opened for business on campaign is about as easy as tain the idea of eating down their salaries. The hardship which Detail. On daty Group 3, was properly drawn up, and ad
August 8. It will hold 65,000 getting knocked down would result from such action just now, when the cost of living has Officers on duty Lient. Hutchison Mr. Tutobor, head of the Botani-Court, x Chinsse was charged expected that it will be filled way they have of knowing all the Police carcasea of mutton, and it is motor-car, while the pleasant everywhere goneup, is too obvious to need emphasising With 2nd. Lt. Wright and 2nd. Lt. oal and proaty Department, and with unlawfully being in possess within a few days, abous" and, as news, comes small firms who have no such reserves behind them, the situation is Swiro, Orderly Officer Lieut.
fraining from making a "rap" on the Bink, by spurning the temptation to lay in exceptionally large stores of food in case a abortage should occur, by living more simply than usual, and by keeping as calm and self-possessed as possib's, be the day's news what it may. Further, those who are employed by others should give of their best services to their employers, all of whom at this time have bigger burdens and heavier responsibilities to bbar than during times of peace.
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VOLUNTEER ORDERS.
Corps Orders issued to-day by
cr
October 10. Members
Premature.
Straying Horse, n
vised the defendant to call
will
Not Ollum. Yesterday
To hear
otherwise, but svan bere no zaan sbuld be sent into unemployment Swire. To furnish Guard to-night horse. He did not to what the man was seen coming off the es market were plentiful, but said three week
pay for the damage done by the ion: a quantity of opium. The · Supplies of moat in Smithfield Blong, jerking out just what
when the well-being of the nation and therefore of the people Sergeant to-night Sergt. the hores etraying, and dismissed unless someone complained of
ego, simply
except as the last resort. These points, we are glad to say, are fully Scouts Company to-morrow realised in most quarters, but not everywhere. This is the time Centre Section, M. G. Co. Order- defendant could be charged with, Daip Mord with a pot containing buyers were scarce. Owing to a bangs Binnarber. But, alas, the a black, alicky, substan It was diminution of the supply of fish, other day I heard one of them by the analyst that the prices rose considerably, and sak what a howitzer is do was not opium, and the there was a consequent falling of there are evidently limits to their
disobarged.
in the demand.
knowledge sometimes.
who compore it should bo Iced above ever other Sutherland, to-morrow Sergt.
Cooper.
considerationg
the defendant
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