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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WELNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1914,

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The Prophets busy.

It was not to be expected that the war would be many days old before some of the oranka at Home busied themselves with discover ing that the whole thing had bean foreseen and provided for in one or other of the Prophetic books of the Scriptures. Que gentleman, we notice from the Times book column, has gone so far as to publish a pamphlet describing the end of the war 44 as shown in the Bible Prophecies of the Final War, known as the Battle of Armageddon." The Book of Daniel and the Apocalypse have had a lot to answer for in the past, but we quite thought that all the

DAY BY DAY.

MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT THEY FEW PEOPLE, RICH OR 'FOOR.' POSSESS. IN THEIR ANXIETY TO FOR FUTURE ENJOYMENT. THEY ARE TOO APT TO LOSE SIGHT OF THE CAPABILITY OF THEM FOR THE PRESENT.-Hunt.

The Weather.

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Lower level 8 a.m. Tomp. 70 At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 65; fine.

The Malls.

Siberian Mail-Due to arrive to

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European Mail-Olozed to-day

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NOTES ON THE CRISIS LATE MR. J. L. CHALMERS. DEATH OF MRS. READER

GOOD NEWS ALL ROUND.

Some Hard Blows for the Enemy.

Funeral at Happy Valley.

HARRIS:

It is "with extreme regret that we have to chronicle the death of At the Protestant Cemet ry, Mr Reader Harris, wife of Mr. Since yesterday's moto wore yesterday evening, the burial M. Reader Harris, rad daughter penned a regular sheaf of cowatok place of the late Mr J. L. of Sir William Wilkinson, bas come through from the Chalmers. Notwithstanding the H.B.M.'s Consul Generalat out exception the tale that is told number of people present at the land on Monday. coveral centres of war, and with- very bad weather, there was a fair Hankow, which occurred in Eng- is cf a nature to inspire us in the interment, including many Ühi balief of the eventual overthrow nese, The Rev. T. W. Pearce received in the Colony, stating A few weeks ago a cable was of the "forces operating against performed the lait rites, and that the voyage here of Mr. and the Allies. The incidents covered amongst the mourners wera Mrs. Mrs. Reader Harris and their deal with activities in the field, Darideon aad Mr. Davidet, Mr. children was postponed because turning ont advantageously to pf Customs; Mr. A. H. F. El was not then thought that her overhead, and at sea-all efforts E. Gordon Lowder, Commissioner Mra. Reader Harris was ill; but it crazy individuals who were wont, Canaditu Mail. Closes tc-moment the land fighting, Brit- Byworth, Chief Tide-surveyor; Lattevoning, however, a telegram the Allies. Leaving aside for the wardes, Assistant; Mr.. L A. illness was of a serious nature. in former times, to follow up the row at 2 p.m. latter-day-prophet line of basinese Siberian Mail.-Clcses to-morrow the success of our naval and and Mr. W.G. Pitoain, coast staff. died on the 23rd inst., the cause ishers have cause for elation at Mr. D. MacLeapar,Tide-aurveyor; was received stating that the ware either dead or else gather-

at 4 p.m. ed in to Bedlam, Colney Hatch

aril forces, which resulted in etc.. But, slack, there are some

There were numerous feral of death not being mentioned. It Yesterday the Telegraph pub- one of the enemy's eubmarines tributes, quite a number coming is a pathetic circumstance that elill at large, for, judging from lished 38 columns of solid being sent to the bottom and con- from Shanghai, where deceased the deceased lady's father, who the Home papers, the Armageddon reading matter. To-day, there siderable destruction being succumbed.

hid recently arrived in Hongkong gentleman mentioned above is not will be 36 published.

wrought in the Zeppelin factory

from the North, had arranged to by any means the only gening whe

at Friedrichshafen. Submarine has been occupied in twisting the

stay here with bia brother, Mr. U18 paid the penalty of the over- Scriptures to fit a meaning that

0. D. Wilkinson, for the expresS carious in her risky venture to only exists in his own troubled

purpose of seeing his daughter wards the cast of Scotland, brain,

and grandobildran, whose arrival where she found one of our patrol

in the Colony, very shortly, he boats efficiently vigilant to bati

had been ex, ecting. He is, of into her with such unhappy effects

course, atill here, and for him, that she soon gave up the ghost..

the bereaved husband and other A few ventures of this sort may put an end to the German policy of naval pin-pricks.

The Schools, When the War is

Over.

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DEATH.

READER HARRIS. On the 23rd inst., Mabel, the dearly loved:

William Wilkinson, H.B.M. Consul General, Hankow.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1914.

MISTAKEN" PROPHECIES.

will be changes in half the depart ments of daily life, and these, in all likelihood, will extend as faz

"Count the Columns.

The Dollar.

The rate of the dollar on demand to-day is la 8.11-168.

Practice Match.

The Itugby match which was fired for last night appears to have resolved italf into practica game.

Alleged Embezzlement,

A Chinesa chopkeeper has reported to the police that his accountant has embezzled $3,200 and absconded.

Too Much Oplum.

Auction.

and a collection of antique ohina,

Wuchow Infected,

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Our Airmen,

R. H. K. Y. C.

Arrangements for the Cham-

plonship Races.

just as the wrecking of the air- Kathleen ...30- ebip ahed is an infinitely more Colleen......35 damaging accomplishment than Dorothea .40 the killing of a few harmless Ayesha......50 .. Parisian women and children. The skill and daring with which

Honolulu, October 16.-When half of the amount of coal that

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pational law bad been taken abcard, the German gunboat Geier, which put in here yester- day, suddenly halted operations last night. It is generally ex- pepted that the worship will be

We are informed that at a relatives the sympathy of the meeting of the Siling Committee whole Colony will be felt. The of the Royal Hongkong Yacht deceased lady was well known in Olab held on Monday evening the the scoial life of Hongkong, and That was splendid work which following Club Championship her death deprives many residents the British aviators did in race fixtures were arranged :—

of a dear and charming friend. as the schools at Home. Obviously the hospital by another Chinese. from overhead on to the Zeppelin A Chinese hashes removed to dropping a few solid arguments

Handicap Class, the old geography primers and It is alleged that he attempted to factory. The flight was made from Course No. 4. Lreman B.scoa

Starday, 28.b November, 1914 SERIOUS CHAR GE. atlases can be thrown away as useless; but will not alterations take his life by an overdose France and, as to the distance (P), Cast Rock (P), Channel Rook This morning at the Police go farther than this? What about

of opium.

flown to carry out the attack, it (P); Distance 8 miles. Prepare Court, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, German as a cloas subject ?

may be mentioned that Tried-tory Gon 2.25 p.m. Starting a Chinese was charged with un- Hitherto, paruntshave wished their

To-morrow afternoon Mr. P.richshafen is just about o- Gun 2.30 p.m. Bigh water 0.51 lawfully being in possession of boys to take up this language either Alveaton Terrace, Peel Street, frontier, as the crow flies. Hither-

Lammert is selling by austion at hundred miles from the Franch p.m.

3,400 doses of morphine in for its literary value or else be-

Saturday, 12th December, 1914, excess of the number of doses cause they would ultimately need valuable household furniture to the serial factor in the war has Course No. 8. Lyemun Beacon legally permitted, at 6, Yes Lung it in business. Of course nothing

been largely concerned in reoon (S), Kowloon Rock (S),. Byemun Lane. canlessen the worth, intellectually, by

naissance and the direction of Beacon (S). Distance 9.2 miles Mr. Preston, of Messrs. of the German language, but, in a Government Gazette Es-since established that in these ing gun 2:30 p.m. High water defended.

Proclamation contained artillery fire, and it has been long Prep: rat ry gun 2 25 p.. Start Johnson, Stokes and Master, 60 regarda more purposes, one is quite prepared Excellency the Goverace pro have shown a marked superiority

practical traordinary issued yesterday, His respects the British

sirmen 5.22 p.m.

The prisoner was remanded in to see it badly "left"

As far claims Wachow a place at which over the enemy. Now we are Course No. 24.

Saturday, 19th December;1914. $2,000 bail until to-morrow, back as tea youre ago we have an infectious disease prevails..

North Fairway}. heard Germans express surprise

beginning to show the Germans Booy (S), Kowloon Rock (S),

THE GEIER. Shanghai Stock Exchange, at English people's learning their

tst our machines have a capacity Channel Rock (8). Distance 10.1 We are informed by Mr. E. M. for destruction too. tongue. "Why do you trouble." Raymond, Secretary of the long-we

And miles. Preperatory gun 2 25 p.m

How She was Cornered at they would ask," when English is kong Stock Exchange, that a in a very practical manner, for water 6.02 r.m...

are proving that capecity Starting gun 2.30 p.m. Low

Honolulu, understood all over the world?" telegram has been received to the one blow such as that delivered Even in those daye German stood effect that the Shanghai Stock at the Zeppelin works is worth Dione.........Scratch.. Handicape. wife of Mr. Roader Harris, of Hongkong, and daughter of Sir pile change of over becom- Exobangs opened this morning for more than a thousand directed La Linda 10 seconde per mile. could be allowed her under inter-

ing a world-language, and now it cash transactions and elloutstand-against historic buildings in Paris, Rolla... 10 seems as though it would being accounts only, ignored altogether. Is it possible that the schools at Home, may

Nubia's Cargo. The cargo shipped from Hong. think it advisable to substitute kong by the e.s. Nubia included Russian, which is certainly going 595 packages of ten, 150 bales of to be of more commercial import- waste silk and 306 bales of canes

One Design Class. ance in the future than German ? for London; 125 bales of waste this raid was carried out must Course No. 38. Channel Rock war.

Saturday, 28th November, 1914. interned here until the end of the silk for Manchester; 30 bales of fill every Britisher with admir (P), Cast Rock (P), Channel Rock Straying Ponies.

The Geier came from Tsingtau, In a paragraph which we pub of raw silk for Marseilles,

Jaw silk for Lyons; and 75 balos ation at the efficiency of this new (S); Distance 0.9 miles. Pre-and reached here in company of the lished on Monday, reference was

wing of warfare of oura.

paratory gun 2.35 p.m. Etarting German steamer Locksun, which Straying Goats. made to a pony which was stray-At the Police Court, yesterday While the Russians are up

Th: Routed Austrians.

gun 2.40 p.m.

had been impressed into service ing about on the main thorough-morning, before Mr. F. A. Haze against a stiff task in coping with Course No. 37. Channel Rock (P), are no longer any open German Saturday, 12th December, 1914. [as a collier. Inasmuch as there fare in Kowloon, without any land, Norain Singh, a watohman, the Germans in Poland, where the Cast Rack (P), Kowloon Rock coaling poris in the Pacific, the "The Great War Foretold," "Striking Forecast of the War." These and a dozen other That is only one of many do damage to trees planted by minister hard blows to the poor p.m. Starting gan 2.40 p.m.

"Remarkable Prophecies," considerable obstraction to traffic, gosts to stay on Crown land, and inforced, they continue to ed-7.7 miles. Preparatory gun 2.35 300 tons of coal here, or enough attendant, and which caused was charged with allowing three enemy has been very largely re- (S), Channel Rock (S). Distance Geier would have been allowed which might be quoted are typical headlines which we see from similar cases which might be the Botanical an1 Forestry De-Austrians, who have once again time to time in newspapers from all quarters of the globe. They mentioned; for, since the appear-partment. A fine of $4 was im lost r

to take her to the nearest Ger generally bear reference to some book or pamphlet penned by this ance of the public gherris across posed, or in defa: It 14 days' im- have writer or that long before the present war, to which they are applied, the harbour, it has been

"atoh of 5,000 men, who Coures: North Fairway Buoy (S),

Saturday 18th December, 1914, man port,

The Shinyo Maro, the big broke out. In this conneotion one thinks particularly of the common sight to see ponies siray-

fairly prisonment,

ten taken prisonera to Trecas Rook (8). Distance 8.45 Japanese liner of the Toyo Kisen eweli ranks of the huge masses miles. writings of men of the B. G. Wells type, who for years past bave

Banishment of No Avall.

Preparatory gun 2.35 Kaisha, will journey from this born feeding the public with the products of their imagination in that these animale are often proved against a Chinese who the Austriane, but they have aleo and Halcyon :-All ser teh.i

ing about the peninsula. It seems

previously taker. Not only have Two previous convictions were the Russians one army in front of

p.m. Storting gun 2.40 p.m.

port to San Francisco convoyed regard to "the next great war.

Ailsa, Allanab, Bonito, Daphne by two Japanese warships, ac- tions should work out in truth is not to be wondered at, but if one plots of land, from which, in the plank from a wood yard at Rink. The Austrian Armies Sunday, 13th December, 1914 The German

cording to Japanese newspaper That some of the troed out to "gras en ren was charged to-day with stenting victorious forcea .on their were to balance the one with the other it wo

extras in this city. found that the mistaken prophan

most assuredly be absence of anyone to look after Yaumati. The man was banished are now completely shattered, Course No. 10. Lyemun Beacon from Tsingtau, China, arrived gunboat Geier, other war, far outwal-* -* ce, either in regard to this or any them, they stray on to the road-on Nov. 15, 1009, and his term of and it looks me if nothing can (P), North Fairway Buoy (9), here to-day, 24 hours in advance fact in a

g those which subsequent events justify. The ways. Nobody will begrudge banishment was only completed at a reputation for prophecy is amazingly easy to establish the poules their feed of grass, for shortly before the alleged the stop the onward advance of the Trocas Rock (S), Channel Hock of the Shinyo Mara -it has been said that a five per cent, solution of truth is more than some of the poor specimens seen Mr. Hazeland sentenced him to enough:

Occupying a leading place among military prophets is General badly enough; but the animals hours' stocks.

in the public conveyances need it one month's lard labour and four von Bernhardi, whose book "Germany and the Next War-which should be kept under control, was written some three years ago has come in for a deal of com which they csitsialy are not at

Qualifying for Banishment, ment of late. In running through the pages of this work quite present. A few pro.ecutions might recently, we were struck not so much with certain aspects of the prove effective in checking this plank of wood, before Mr. F. A. operating against the Allies' Left Oenone receives 5 secs. per mile, ed to be in a very bad condition. war which he clearly foresaw as with the number of instances in public danger. which his speculation led him sadly astray. The main argument

Hozeland, was reported to have Wing... We are told that after Snipe of "Germany and the Next War" is that the Corman nation must

had one previous conviction, one attack in the vicinity of Queen Bas win against superior numbers by superior morale, efficiency and

Asked why the man had not been Ypres no fewer than 1,200 dead Irene andacity, If that is the only

banished, the Inspector said that Germane were counted before a Erin way Germany

The Victoria Theatre is for win, she might as well sue for peace right away. The whole trend of

the man had not had two con- trench 500 yards long. That will Tris the Bernhardi school of thought is that Germany will win by sharp,

victions within twelve months, give some idea of the terrible Scotengden,

tunate in having secured such a decisive blows; to-day she has all aho can do to ward off the blows.

which would justify his bon slaughter which our forces have Dorothy II

uniformly good set of pictures as Then in dealing with Russia this amazing prophet comes badly to South Wales Borderers to Play one month's hard labour and for No wonder if, in face of such lora

ishment. Prisoner was awarded been inflicting on the enemy. Tattan

those shown for the first time last grief. He argues that in a war against Germany and Austris,

night. The main attraction is a Russia could nevor bring her whole forces into play, for the re-

Danish film." The Black Band," sacrifices, the spirit is being Rearrangement of the Handia long three-part story of the volutionary elements in the heart of the stato, would avail themselves

knocked out of the Kaiser's men, caps will be considered after each heroism of a young groom who of every weakening of the national sources of power to effect a re-

Yesterday morning, at the Police Since their first bolt was shot, the race. volution. "The facts are that even revolutionists in Russia have We are informed that the regi-and Botanical Department,charged nothing which really helps them Court, Mr. Green, of the Torestry Germans have accomplished. rallied to the war. Later on in the book, China and Japan are seen ment that played such a proa Chinese with being in un in the object which they have in by the writer to be seizing the moment when Russia's forces are Boz-lawful posteneton of a quantity view namely to hack their way bore, ben light, by the Kingomine, and the end of the story, in folly occupied "to carry out their political intentions towards the Taingtau, the South Wales Bor- of pine and brushwood, which to victory through the ranks of Dock, Shanghai, have been com- dramatio in Empire of the Czar by force of arms," Japan as an ally of Russia derers, will put forward a team to us found in his matshed. the Allies. The bombardment pleted and two of them, the Sister's Devot cn is also of a rather upsets the Bernhardi gift of prophecy.

play a Hongkong team on Satur. It was explained that the of a few towns, such as Ypres, Markeman and Engineer, left for sensational and exciting character,

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Cruisers.

Czar's forcee,

(8); Distance 16. 38 miles. Pre- The Geier came into port aco. Turning to the western theatre Faratory gun 9.55 am. Starting companied by the North German gun, 10 am. High Water 5.56 Lloyd merchantman Locksur, of war, the recent inactivity of p.m.

which was commandeered by the the Germans is now fully ex-

La Cigale allows 2 mine. per warship and forced to give it coal on its sixty-day trip from China. Miranda, scratch.

The gunboat's engines are report-

A Chinese charged by In-plained in the terrible losses mile. spector Gerrard with the theft of which they have sustained in

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VICTORIA THEATRE.

rescues the daughter of his em ployer from a dangerous gang of The three icebreakers which played in this picture is especially

brigands. The horsemanship die

Kiangnan Dockyard.

The foregoing are only a few of the erroneous imaginings of the day afternoon next, the proceeds wod came from treea which Rheims and Soissons, does not Vladivostok, proceeding under the other filma: "Triomph Elope- great military authority in whom the German public reposes a large of the game being for the Frince had been out down by the mach aid them. The point is their own steam. The third vessel, mert," Newsy and the measure of faith: Some of the things he foresaw have come to pass of Wales' Fund. military authorities in connection that they cannot strike bard and the Meiling, which is intended for Tramp, and The Judgment of

uch, for instance, as Italy deserting the Triple Alliance and Ger This match, should it material with the defence of the colony. many marobing across Belgium to attack France. Bat these ise, is worthy of all the local sup Mr. Hazeland bound the defend swiftly, and every day the Allied service in Chinwango harbour Solomon" all being comio and probabilities were common beliefs long before Bernhardi issued his port it can obtain and it is hoped ant over in the sum of $100 to 1xops have leas and lees respuck for the Kailan Mining Adminis particularly bright in character book, and if prophetio reputations are to be built up on forecasts that the great fund will beneût come up for judgment if called for the enemy's fighting tration, will shortly be handed The present programme continues such as these, then we can well appreciate the ence of soothsaying, much by the effort.

upon.

capacities.

over.

till Friday.