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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16,

"Armageddon.

DAY BY DAY,

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

MISSING DOG.

TREASON DOTE NEVÉR FROSPER.

The Weather. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp 78 dull

At the Peak, 8 a.m. Temp. dull.

The Malls. Siberian Mail-Closes to-morrow

at 4 p.m.

We have, on many occasions not only since the outbreak of war but long before it-offered meek protects against the jour nalistio, or, rather, the journalese, riding to death of the word A megeddon."We are happy to see that one of the ecclesiastical papers at Heme, the Guardian, had been kicking at this wearisome repetition of the magic word. "We wonder," says our contem porary, how many of those who are just now glibly writing about "Armageddon" realise the fall force of the allusion. A reepeot

Yesterday the Telegraph pub able minority doubtless under stands that the reference is to the lished 35 columns of. solid Book of Revelations, and some reading matter. To-day there may recall the tremendous sign will be 57 pablished. ficance of the words: The kinge The rate of the dollar on

The Dollar. of the earth and of the whole world were gathered to the

demand today is 1s9:8-168. battle of that great day of God

To Consignees. Consigncabiof cargo by the s Almighty.

Chili are reminded that goode

Siberian Mail Due to-morrow.

Count the Columns."

JAPANESE CHIVALRY,

Owner Summoned on the

Muzzling Ordere

MJ

Is Turkey. Looking for Trouble

PRINCE OF WALES' FUND

THIRD SUBSCRIPTION LIST.

Hongkong's Total up to Yesters:

_____day. $108,525.73.

This morning

Leo D'Almada Castro appeared at the Police Court for the defencesurer of the Prince of

Mr. A. G. Stephen, Hon, Trea- The frat news from Tsingtau of a Mr. Remedios, who was sum: Fand in Hongkong, sonds us the ales for several days past came to hand moned for allowing bia dog following subscription list, the yesterday in the announcement abroad without having ito muzzle third issued to date. that the Japanese are anxious to on.

aurance Ofice (4250), Hongkong $2,807.02 noh.-Canton In- fire Insurance Oo: (£250)

grant every facility for non Mr. D'Almada explained that combatan'a and neutrals to leave the defendant had not seen the the besieged city and that the dog since October 3, when it went $2,500 each-Medare. David Germans have fallen in line out with its mazzle on. That was Sassoon & Co. Ltd Mr. R. D. with the suggestion.This move the fourth muzzle that had been on the part of the invaders bought for the dog.****

Harvey's Fund, 2nd Sub Mesare. is in accordance with the express In answer to the magistrates, Mesare. E. D, Sassoon & Co. - 5

Jardine Matheson & Co. Ltd., wish of the Mikado and it reveals Mr. D'Almada eaid his client did $2,000 Sir C. P. Chater an attitude of chivalry which not know where the dog was now C.M.G most gain for the Japanese an- and bis Worship adjourned the $1,000 each. Messrs. Lane Iveraal admiration. Incidentally it case go that the police could make called in the Hebrew tongue remaining undelivered after to German allusions to our gallant lost, and were unable to ascertainman & Co., Hon. Mr. David

into a place

demonstrates how "atterly un- farther enquiries. If they were Crawford & Co, Bradley & Co worlby and uncalled for are the satisfied that the dog had been Lid, Shewan Tomes & Co., Gile Allies as the heathen Japanese." the whereabouts of the dog, they Ia point of fact, ever since their could drop the summons. entry into the war the Japanese have shown a restraint and con- aideration towards their fces

morrow will be subject to renta

Grand Hotel Dinner. The whole of the proceeds from the special dinner at the Grand Hotel tomorrow: night will go to the Prince of Wales Fund

Armageddon.

Many, again; are content to repeat the name · ་་ Armageddon" - without Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which troubling to ask what it means -requires them to forward their names and addresses, with And it means a good deal. For communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for it signifies the hill or oity publication, but as an evidence of their bona tides.

of Megiddo, the author of Peak Special Police ...

which the Germans themselves KITCHENER'S ARMY. the Apocalypse having in Members are informed that the might do woreo than copy. his mind one of the PH. Holyoak Marksman Cup The shame of it fall The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will Palestine, memorable for the the Peak Range at 3.30 pm to require the little garrison at most famous battle-grounds of Competition will take place at is that the Kaiser should victories of Barak and Gideon, as morrow.

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By Order,

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,"

Cable "Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telephona: No. 1 A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union

Office address: 11, Ice House St.

well se for the disastors that Clothing Stolen.

overtok Saul and Josiah To

whole chance of war." Jew the name connoted the

The Britisher and His Bible.

Fong Shing, of independent means; living in Pottinger Street, reports that, on the 14th inst., some person Etals from his room Beveral articles of clothing valued at 332

Former Interpreter Arrested.

Namir's Cargo

Fine Response from Drapery Trade.

Landale:

$500 each, Mesora. Johnson Stokes & Master, Wilkinson and Griet, Choi Pak Ho, Palmer and Tarner, Herbert W.Looker, China Borneo Co.Ltd., Hugees & Hough

$462.60. Hongkong Gymn khana Club (Proceeds of tickets sold at Gymkhana 10/10/14)

$250 each-Hon. Mr. H. E Pollock, K.C., Messrs. Geo. K. Hall Brution, John A, Plummer,

Teingiau to stand up against odds which he must surely know the The latest mail to hand shows defenders are impotent to repel, that the drapery and men's wear. U.S. Gubbay. thereby needlessly sacrificing trades have contributed over $200 each Mesere. EH hundreds of human lives and pos- 5,000 men to Kitchener's Army Ray, M. H. E. Elias, V. sibly bringing wreck and ruin to up to September 3. The figures T. K Dealy, Sir Cheng Tuy a Settlement which is simittedly aro one of the most beautiful and best-ordered cities in the Far East. The bisme for this, de indeed for the whole war, must be laid at the door of Wilhelm the Second.

BerlinNews.".

Wholesale Retail

Liang, Messrs. L. N. Leete 3,843, Rotalbo Brás, Gwens 1,608

Needham,

Total 5,040 One.wholesale house supplied 380 men and several othere well over 100, while one of London's big retail stores sent 257 men into the ranks.

$150 each Mr. Eldon Mr. Chas. Beswick,

$100 each.Mosera Leung Hui, Choi Wing Nam, Wa Hoi Chor, Wong Ping Saon, Subscriptions per M, Be Wing, Mesars. Kwong Wing Shing, Fing Kee Hong, Chan Kit Shun Lee Shaw, 8. W. Teo, Stephens & Willson, Naval Yard Conteen, Mr. & Mrs.

Victoria & Mre. Lander, Mr. U. The Admiralty's Clever Ruse.

Gibbs, The Tai Ping Thestre Mr, J. H.Kemp, Mr. F.A. Gomes, Truth of September 2 siya →→ A Parese Sympathiser beskre The Admiralty have, I under- $76, Mr. Lea D'Almada – o

Castro,

Berlin is still being fed with war news to suit its palate. The latest fact to leak out is that the people have been told that the soldiers of the out to INTERCEPTED MESSAGES J. Etodart Kennedy, Bishop of ceeded in wiping out two whole Divisions of French cavalry. This story is evidently intended to have reference to the recent

Britishers of a sort (of course) Abuse "New Garage it is due to their having so much The Dragon Cycle Depot is Puritan blood in their veins) are opening a new motor garage in never so happy as when quoting Kowloon at 23, Nathan Road. Scripture. Unfortunately, how Cars will be available at all hours ever, "quoting" with them often up to I am. The telephone num meana "misquoting," cr else, as baris K. 220. in the case mentioned by the Shopkeeper's Loss. Guardian, using biblical express. A Chinese shopkeeper of 311, ions of which they do not know Des Voeux Road Central, reports the meaning. It is not an altogeth that some person has stolen from er uncommon thing, indeed, to his place jewellery valued at hear a miequotation from the $100, clothing valued at $134 palpit, and we have twice heard and $14 in money. - The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve (also from the pulpit) the words

the truth and print the news without fear or favour.

of one of the Apostles attributed Yesterday Inspector Terrett operations of the enemy's cavalry, to Our Lord. One would not cavil arrested Chan In-shing, late in-in which, so far from having *@*#**#4AEDRAERTFA⠀*

at this sort of thing were it not forpteterras, Laumati Police Sta- accomplishe3 what they are said stand, effectually quashed the for the fact that we are so oftention. He was indicted of the to have done, the Kaiser's horse-intercepted wireless message $50 each-Messreg wong being told that the Britisher Criminal Sessions in 1010 for men have been compelled to re- news which was hawked about Tax Wing, Kwong Shing. On "knows his Bible." That's the having accepted a bribe, but treat and in the process have during the opening days of the Kwan Yik Tai, Shun Lee Wing whole point, the Britisher docent.absconded while on bail. At the suffered badly at the hands of the war. There was a very strong Ring Shing Lee, Tang Shang moment of his arrest he was fol- French aerial forces. Another suspicion that a certain big news Wo, Chan Cheuk Fan, Young lowing the employment of a little fiction which bag been paper group possessed one or Ching Shek, Team San Fung, D. school teacher,

served up for the delectation of two receiving stations in Scotland V. Steevenson, E. Davidson, 0. the Berlin public is that Verdan and recourse was hed to a raso G. Alabaster, V. E. L. Shenton, The cargo shipped from Hong- is invested, whereas it has been to put this to the test. A wireless P. M. Hodgson, Balmer Johnen, kong by the ss. Namur on the made abundantly clear that message in the low war tane, but II. K. Holmes, F. C. Jenkin, J. of public services so they might 10th inst. included 200 bales of the only two attempts which the not in secret code, was despatched H. Gardiner, Yued Hong Kit, be. We bave before now referred waste silk, 1,450, bales of hemp, Germane have made against this by a certain battleship to the O. J. Ellis, E. P. H. Lang, H. K to the lack of pressure in the 4,697 half-cheats of top, 4,330 fortified position have ended in effect that three warships which Haug, Mrs. H. W. Bird, degree water mains, which is especially cases and 145 casks of preserves complete failure. More than that, had been crippled in action were $30-Mesars. Yu Wo Tai1- felt by those who happen to for London; 150 caska and 100 they have mado futils efforts to on their way downChannel, bound We had a brief comment in our issue of yesterday on the desire membered that a goodly pro- 25 bales of bidea for Havre; and St. Mihiel and have been cleverly up message was sent in secret code occupy fats and be ́ ́it re-cases of preserves for Glasgow, Gross the Meuse in the vicinity of for Plymouth. Whether a follow- of certain women in England to help the nation if need be by taking portion of the folk sorces the 1,500 bags of sugar for Marseilles, out-flanked. With the facts thus I cannot say Bat the bait took, ap arms, and we binted that, praiseworthy as their motives were, harbour are flat-dwellers. The there were other directions in which they might at this moment be inconvenience caused by the

travestiod, it is small wonder that and the sensational story was set Hiog. more usefully engaged By a happy coincidence, there also appeared

A football match is to be play the French authorities should buzzing, The Admiralty had $15 each. Mr. Leung Wi in yesterday's issue constete evidence of the manner in which the shortage of water or rather its ed on Saturday on the Hongkong denounce these distortions of the learnt all they wanted to Sad out Cheung,W ladies of Hongkong have come forward at the call of Lady May, and really no shortages still felt, Valley, between the Hongkong

unavailability, because there is Football Club's ground, Happy actual happenings,

and acted accordingly $10 each, Mesare, Richard C. provided garments for the troops on service and their families; end and surely the matter should be Police and the HK.EU The After all, these pretty stories unexpected effect. The wireless Treung Cheung Tak Kee, Kong An Unfulfilled Prophecy. This experiment had one quite Faithfull, Him Phan, Sui On particulars were given of the first batch of articles despatched to a London. That is one way in which women can do their part in the investigated with a view to police team will be-Swan, J. are quite on a par with what we message was taken in by the Ming Kok. Uheung, On, Kwong prafent crisis, and it is good to know that, every week, parcels of this remedy being attained. Of late, Clark and Cave Gardiner, Kelly have learnt to become a battleship: Caesar, which just at Yee, Tad You Yong, Hip Hing kind are to be forwarded to organisations which have undertaken been anything but good, the cur- Reid, Booker and Wilson. Re-example, Home papers to hand yard hands at Devonport. In am Tau

too, the electric light service has and Drury; Grimmett, A. Clark, Customed to from Berlin. For that particular time was in dock- Hong, Pad Yan Ohio, Li Tak the work of distributing the garments where they will most be rent alternately switching on and serves:Dick and Edwards. reveal the fact that only incredibly short space of time the $5 each-Mesars, Nem Shing, We referred the other day to the part which Queen Mary is yet the lower rate of consumption This morning at the Police outbreak of war it was announced battleship spread allover the town. Cheung LongHo, Sul Yik off with irritating frequency, And Met Some Friends. three weeks after the alarming news about the crippled Mi Yuen Loong, Wa Fung Tei, taking in this work through the Needlework Guild which is now only to apply after 18 Court, before Mr. J. Wood, from the German Headquarters This leakage from within the Ho Man Cheung, Li Wing, bears her name, and now we notice from Foms papers to band that units have been consumed, instead David Smith, se loured seaman that an iron ring is being service was a hint upon which On Wo, Shun Wing, Kung

needed.

Residents of Kowloon are not

Kowloon Public Services.

so well coked after in the matter

1914.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2

WOMEN AND THE WAR

Football

$25 each-Mr. H. E. Scriven, 320 each. Kam Wo Chat Co., Mr. Crowther Smith, den Kwong Wan Cheung, Kwong

Her Majesty has been concerning herself with the task of raising ol-after 11 units, on board the P. and O. 8.6. Malts, fastened around the French, the Admiralty promptly acted, Cheong Loong, Wo Fong,

fanda to find employment for those women on whom the sufferings

of war have fallen most heavily. Realising that prevention of

distress is better than its relief and that employment is better than Traffic Regulation. charity, she bas distributed a message to the women of England men mastifonda, mandat intimating the inauguration of the "Queen's Work for Women

was charged with being drunk English and Belgian forces, Wireless in scarcely employed at Wing Nin Frng. Tai Yik, Shing and disorderly, yesterday. The extending from Cambrai for the all now, except between ship and Cheong, Wing Fung, Kwong Li, defendant, pleaded guilty and Vosges. This panouncement, ship at sea, necemary communica. Shing Fat, Chan Kwan Piu, said that he remembered nothing we lead, gave rise to euclition with the shore being made Cheong Ting Hoi Thi Hing Thet Fund." The object aimed at in to provide employment for as many be a better regalation of the rick the man was very zoisy in Hai- little concern is being paid to A novel correspondent writes Fang, In Hi Wan, Mr. A. Arculli, When, we wonder, will there about it, aspector Cordon said tremendous satisfaction that by means of despatch boats. Shing, Wing Loons & Co. Mow na possible of the women of the nation, who have been thrown out pha trafic outside the ferry pier Phong Road and had to be taken the situation in the east. Every to point out that the Flebt has not Mr. Ip Chaon Lam, Tung Yik, of work by the war, and Her Majesty makes an appeal to womankind at Kowloon ? The other day, we to the station. The defendant, confidence is felt that the task yet commenced its battle practice, Lo Fuk Tseung throughout the United Kingdom to help their less fortunate sisters drew attention to the fact that who explained that he had met a before the German troops in the which was due to begin after the 33 each Menste. Li Teo through this Fand. A strong Central Committee has the new shelter was of little, use; few friende and had a few drinks, western theatre of the war will weeks of tactical exercises follow. Ching, Tong Yik Sam Tsum

Psecing that the ricksha pullers was food 15.

be speedily concluded and the ing the Spithead show, and grim- Kut Shun, Wong Tai Fan, Mo victorious armies will then turn ly expresses the hope that this Sni Lan, Mr. Ohia Tae Yeo. to the work of cloaring the training will not have to be $2 each Mezera. Chan Kwei Queen of Opium Ring."

Russians from German soil." abandoned indefinitely. This I, Chu Hing Lad, A. A. Marcal, That was written many wooks complaint obviously ought to Wong Choir Mrs. Soo Hoo Fong, known as ago. But things have bordly have been addressed to Berlin.

been formed, with numerous lool.committees

and down the land. The scheme is a most excellent one, ware kept back very many yards and it is certain that no more adequate means of deal from it. There has been no ing with the economic situation created by the war could have been change in this respect, and devised, for the primary function of the Central Committee is to during the past few days many evolve such schemes, and put them into operation, as, while avoid-folk have received a drenching ng any interference with ordinary trade, they will provide work for

women and girls whom the war has thrown into the ranks of the other matter which might be at ned $250, rccinily at Sap they?

in consequence. There is one quosa of the opium ring, was panned out as forecasted, have

Buccoas it deserves, PA

$1 each Messrs. U. A. Almario Cortillo, Chan Yau, To Ling Kwok Tecung Lan. H. E. Edward, J. M. G. Lan, Silva,

The above totale $33.132 64 Already acknowled

ed Lists No. 1 & 2)

unemployed, At this time charity is not what any self-respecting tended to. The rickshas are drawn Francisco by Federal Judge The Goeben Incident. woman desires, but employment that will keep the mind as well as the body in health. Bence we can all wish such a scheme the up on the wrong side of the road: Dooling, after pleading guilty Tarkey appears to be asking Flast and yet sims at attacking

Words trance, whereas they should be

they are opposite the ferry onto the charge of concealing for trouble, if the facts regarding Russie, presumably in the Black one tin of contraband drug. She the cruiser Gosben are as stated Sea. The whole thing looke There are frequent announcements in the Home, papers, too, of near the exit. As they are no denied extensive dealing in the This boat was, with the Breslau, very much e Torkey splendid. wolk that is being done by various other or placed, they obstruct incoming ding Special Agent John W supposed to have bressold to the bought over, and if this should isations which are in touch with the British Red Cross Society traffic. The change could be Smith testified that she had been Porte and is now described sa the prove to be the one who was ha

7hich are supplying comforts for the wounded to the hospitals easily made, as there is ample under surveillance for many years Tarkish flagship, though all her ware that the Turks will not be the Monthly Subscrip ell as for the men still in the field. These organisations meet room on the other side of the

at St. James Palace a

and compere notes, and they are able road. These are little matters

I probably handled more opiam officere and crew are Germans only other nation to join in the way to supply the particular articles which are most requir but, by their being adjusted, the Do it will be cean that the women of England are up and do- public comfort could be much and the tasks to which they are putting their hande, in a quiet better served than is the case at

tentation represent service of the utmost value to the present

759.60

one

other person in San and wear the Germen uniform, conflict. It is not without some Already soknowledg

Her husband was We have our doubts to the significance that the nowa coned (Liste No. 1&2), ed of smuggling a for sale however, especial since cerning the Goeber comsas via ntbe ago and his case is on it is now announced that the Italy, where no doubt a keen eve appeal to the United States commander of the Goebe be 18 being kept on the Ottoman Supreme Court.

comes the Head of the Turkish Empira,

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