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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1914.

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We published in our General Newscolumo, a few days ago, ania! timation that the French Govern ment, acting on a suggestion THOUGHTS TO COME. WE MUST made by M. Gaston Thomson, the KEEP EM AWAY LIKE I KEEP THE Minister of Posts and Telegraphr, WEEDS OUT O MY BIT OF GARDEN. has authorised the issue of aspecial! FILL THE BEDS SO FULL OF FLOWERS THAT THERE ISN'T-ANY 15 centimes postage stamp, bar-ROOM FOR WEEDS.--D. Quorm.

The Weather. ing an actual postal value of 10 cantimes, the balance of 5 centimes being for the benefit of the funds fios., of the Red Cross Association. It

is expected that enormous num-fine. bera of these stumps will be sold

'The Malls.

morrow.

and a large sum will be realised. American Mail-Arrived to-day The stampe, which are also being Siberian Mail.-Dua to airive to prepared for issue in Iudc-Obina, boar as a surcharge a red droes Canadian and U. K. Maile.--

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NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

PORTUGAL'S DECISION,

The Probable Scheme of the Allies.

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BANKRUPTCY COURT. BRITISH CASUALTIES AT

TSINGTAU.

A Small List Disposed of.

An order in these terms was granted.

Daring Euterprise of Major Knox,

The N. C Daily News corres pondent, writing from Welhaiwei on November 11, states:-

We are all thankful that the

have been very few,

The Obial Justice, Sir William Rees Davies, rat in Bankruptcy If, as seems oert in from yee- Jurisdiction this morning, at the Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 67; terday's wires, Portugal should Supreme Court, and had a light At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 00;ctively intervene in the war, the list before him.

number of nations in the great In the case of the Wing Cheong hostilities at Tsingtan have come cinct will then total eleven. Shing, in which there was at an end, and that the casualties Portugal'e sympathies have all application for ad judication before along lain with the Allies, and his Lordship, the Official Receiv-have been so much less than was the woader is, after the incident er, Mr. E. V. Carpmael, said that expected. The British casualties on the Argola frontier some time the receiving order was made on back, that she has not come in October 22, a meeting of creditors. We have heard of a feat per- before. She is now ready, we had been held on November 4. formed by Major Enor, attached to the Sikh contingent, who is are informed, to intervene at and adjourned until November aby suitable moment, in accord-18, when it was unanimously injured. One night he crawled ance with the torms of the British agreed to ask for adjudication quite a distance on the ground Alliance,"

What that Alliance and the appointment of Moi Hok- und aucceeded in catting some contact mine wires. He attempted pub-is, is not very widely known, sive wan as traatge.

to do some more of this work Another night when a shrapnel solid that it is of an ffensive and there defensive character, and that it

springs from long years of friend- la re the Hang Mow, bering of burst over him and wounded him, ship with England, dating as far petition, Mr, Agassiz, of Messrs. or seriously. back as the Peninsula War, when Harding and Agassiz, appearing Wellington espoused the cause of for the petitioning crediter, asked pital here will probably number

less than eighty.. the Portuguese in faca of the that the matter be allowed to regard to Portugal and Spain. rupty day. A scheme of com-

Much regret is expressed at the One Result. ambitions of Napoleon, both in stand over until the next bank- The Loss of the Good Hope and position had been arranged and sinking of H.M.S. Good Hope Neither the Portagueso Army had been signed by all the credit and the atranding of .M.S. of sufficient cra except air, who wers living Monmouth. The latter ship wзe to aftot the in Canton, and he wanted a well known here. On the former or Navy.ie situation materially in Europe, adjournment to enable their we hear, there was Commander. strength

H.M.S. bat cae result of Portuguese inter- signatures to be obtained.

Darley, who was on "An adjournment until the next Minctaer under Vice Admiral ravention. would be to facilitate the

Winslos. Much sympathy goes On the application of Mont to Mrs. Darley in her great Africa, the biggest of the Kaiser's invasion of German South-West bankruptcy day was granted. colonial possessions. That ter- Needham, of Messrs. Ewens and loss, also to Mrs. Crawley of this ritory is contiguous to Angola, Needham, for the petitioning port, wife of Inspector Crawley, where the Portuguese must have oreditor, a receiving order was who had an only brother on a very considerable body of men granted against the Kwong Shing H.M.S. Good Hops. under arms. Apart from the belp Lang. which Portugal could give.

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Count the Columns. and it appears to us that a scheme

Yesterday the Telegraph framed on similar lines would be well worth the consideration of lished, 30 columns. of our own Home and Colonial Gov-reading matter. To-day eramente. We have very little will bo 30 published. doubt that, here in Hongkong, &

The rate of the dollar eubstantial sum could be obtained

Thanksgiving Day. by this means. For instance, a demand to-day is le 8.13-103. with turobarge of two cents for even

would not be felt by the great in the United States.

To-day is Thanksgiving Day

Royal Birthday. m jority of Hoogkongites; but

To-day is the birthday of the would produce a vory considera- bla revenue, which could be tara- Queen of Norway (Princase Mand, willed over to one of the various daughter of the late King Edward relief funds. The sales of stamps VII), who was born in 1889. 80 surcharged would in all pro bability considerably exceed the normal figures, as they would be eagerly sought after by stamp

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"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH."

DEATH.

VERNON.-On the 29th September, in the North Sea, Henry Doone Vernon, Lieutenant Royal Navy, Flying Officer Royal Naval Flying Corps, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. V. Vernon, late of Hongkong.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG; THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1914.

THE LABOURITES AND THE WAR.

collectors all over the world.

The Nietzsche Boost.

Removing Solt.

A Chicose charged with was fined $5, by Mr. Hazeland, at moving soil from Crown Land the Police Court, this morning.

Returned.

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Tae sick ani wounded in hoa-

Monmouth.

HONGKONG CRICKET

CLUB.

The following will represent the Hongkong Cricket Club veraus

Mr. D. W. Onddock returned Measre. Foalis, and one or two from a visit to Shanghai by the other British publishers who 5.9. Liangchow yesterday. It will

In the case of the Yes On speculated, some few years ago, be remembered that Mre, and Misa in translations of the works of the Craddock arrived from Home on us in raiding German territory, Cheong, hearing of petition, the just-now-much-talked of Friedrich the Nagoya a few days after Mr. the mere fact of her participation Official Receiver asked for a Nietzsche, must be shaking bands Craddock's departure for the in the war on car eide would receiving order. The assets wore enable us to pass troops through two cases in which an indemnity Local Wedding.

Angola, and then the German had been secured agaicst any with themselves at the present North. moment. Until some while after

At the Roman Catholic Cathe-colony would be preszed from costs that might be incurred. An the war broke out, these trans-

order bad lations must have been practically dral, yesterday, there was a worth and south simultaneously, interim receiving

A receiving order was granted. Kowloon Cricket Club on the so much dead stock, for (Heaven large attendance of members of Similarly, operations would be already been made,

the Portuguese community to facilitated from Portuguese East be thanked) the Nietzsche mania

Mr. Heywood, of Mr. Leo Hongkong Cricket Club ground had had its day, English witness the marriage of Mr. Africa against the adjacent Ger-

8 Castro's office, on Saturday; play to commence reading people had intimat C.M.S. Alves, the manager of the man territory there. Every little D'Almada

time Fang Tong, to Miss Carmen helpe, and it is comforting at a appearing for the petitioning at 2 15p.m-Messrs. R. Hancock, ed that they had" до to waste on the Bedlamite bel- Remedio. After receiving the time like this to realise that our creditor in the case of the Chi Wo (Captain), R. N. Anderson, D. E. lowinge of the author of "Beyond best wishes of their friends, the circle of friendship extends rather Company, applied for adjudi- Donnelly, P. Jacks, P. S. Leigh

cation and the appointment of Another Dose.

Mr. O. A. da Roza as Trustee, Good and Evil" etc., and every happy pair left for Macao, where than diminishes. body, save G.B.S..and Mr Orage, the honeymoon is being spent.

Balled Out.

The Gorman Right Wing bas A receiving order in these terms had agreed to give him decaat Bail of $750 was granted in a once again been given a taste of was granted. burial and forget him. Un- |...

case in which a woman stands British naval guanery, as is re- In the case of the Teck On, in fortunately, as things have turned charged with the theft of $501 raled in the announcement that which a receiving order was out, he has had to be dug up worth of jewellery from a house tw of our battleships bave granted, the Official Receiver said again. Many of the Home papers in Qazon's Road West. She was severely bombarded all points of that the assets were $1,500 and contain letters and articles, some defending Nietzsche, others con- remanded this morning, until military sig ificance at the liabilities $3,300,

Wednesday next, by Mr. Hazeland. brugge, which is situated on the

demoing him, and othera atill; asking for information about his works. Therefore the hearts of the publishers will rejoice-as will also

those

of such translaters as happen Wa alluded, in last Saturday's leading article, to the healthful to be entitled to royalties. effect of the war on the people at Home. To no party has it come The Lights of Hongkong, with more bracing results than to the Labourites, who, with excep What was wrong with the gas tions too trifling to be worth mentioning, have declared, in a body, lamps in the neighbourhood of in favour of the prosecution of the war to a conclusion that will Pedders Hill, Wyndham Street Batinfy the Allies. According to recent Home papere, twenty-five and Arbuthnot Road yesterday Labour Members of Parliament, backed up ibe Trades Union evening? We don't know il Congress and the General Federation of Trades Unione, bave now things improved later on, but, at issued a manifesto, which supports, to the last letter, the attitude 6,80, when it was already gnite taken by the Imperial Government with regard to Germany.

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In the case of in re Shum Ping-

Bennett, M. M. Maas, B. S. Moore, T. E. Pesrce, G. A. Sager, R. A. Stokes and R. P. Thursfield.

VOLUNTEER RESERVES.

issued to-day

br

Orders Mr. Otto Kong-sing appeared Belgian coast north-east of Ostend. nam, in which a receiving order Major Wakeman, Commanding for the prosecution and Mr. The enemy has been making despe- was made and the Official: Re-H.K.V.R., state- Agassiz for the defence.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[The opinions expressed by the Correspondents are not necess- arily those of the "Hongkong

Telegraph."I

A CHALLENGE.

(To the Editor," Hongkong Tilegraph.)

In No Hurry.

WAR GIFTS.

Hongkong and Macao Ladies' Generosity.

This week 365 garments were

Masketry-Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th inst, at King's Park Range sa ordered.

Alarm:-All amended lists of telephone Nos, must be forwarded by Section commanders to the Adjutant without delay.

GALLANT LONDON SCOTTISH

Cost.

ata efforts to gain point further ceiver appointed Trustee, Mr. Parades: For Friday 27th down the coast, but an experience U. F. Mason applied for costs for inst, and Friday 4th December, such as that just mentioned, protecting the debtor's estate, the as ordered." which obviously must have had same being granted. damaging effects on the Germans, may well cause the German military experts in this locality to atop and consider the futility of any scheme which they may be basing on the occupation of fresh ports on the Belgian cr French osast, always assuming Sir, Through the medium of their ability to carry out the pre- dark, the lamps in this distriot your paper I desire to challenge jeot. To the ordinary observer The burden of this manifesto is that the war is one of obliga- had not been lit, and passers by Mr. C.. Chavis, Army Ordnance it looks as if the German tion, because the national honsar was at stake. It recognises, with-ware dependent on the lights Office-"the Bandow of the Far pressure on the Right must soon out any waste of argument, that Britain bad "exhausted the resources that showed from the houses, East." I shall be pleased to meet Brd in total failure. of peaceful diplomacy" before she went the length of taking up arms; Ta's was all very well in the hira at catch-weights at his own and, further, that until the Power which has pillaged and main streets; but, on the flight of special hobby, which is feats of In some quarters the view is sent in by the women of Hong- Earn Undying Fame at a Terrible

have been forwarded (through outraged Belgium and the Belgians, and plunged nearly the whole stone steps leading from Arbuth-strength, as well as any of his undoubtedly held that the Allies kong and Macao, 239 of which of Europe into the awful misery, suffering and horror of war, is not Road into Wyndham Street, trainers. Arrangements to be made are making painfully slow pro the courtesy of Messra. Shewan, Resolutions such as these leave it was another matter, for, at the at the Victoria Theatre, and all gress in driving back the Ger- Tomes and Co.) to the Countena beaten, there can be no peace.'

Correspondents from Northern of Meath, 83, Lancaster France say that the London little room for doubt, even in the minds of the most pessimistic, as best of times, the only light these earnings to be given to the Prince man, but if we may take the

view of a British officer of high Gate, London, for the Belgian Scottish have earned undying to the loyalty of the Labour party. The truth is that the John Ball steps get is from the one lamp at the of Wales' Fund.-Yourd, etc.,

J. EVANS.

rank who recently returned to spirit is as indestructible in the British workman and his Parlis- bottom. Why the occupants of

London from the front, we are in refugees, and 128 are to be fame, but at a terrible cost. For Hongkong, Nov. 28, 1014.

distributed amongst the members mentary representative as it is in the veriest old Tery landowner. the houses in the vicinity do not

no desperate hurry to force the of the Hongkong contingent who tedium of fatigue duty in various weeks the regiment endured the John Bull, no matter what social grade ha balongs to, claims, before appeal to the authorities over this

LOCAL WEDDING.

enemy back into his own territory all things, the right to grumble, as well as the right to criticise his business we cannot understand,

as yet. General Jofire, so here shortly going home to the parts of France. Then their In the presence of a large Government. Bat, as the bistory of our country and our race has For over two years the Telegraph

Boattered detachments were col Bays, bar been content to ensure A box containing sterilised lected, and sent to meet a strong taught us, there is no necessary connection between his grumbling has been complaining at intervale gathering of friende, the wedding his own Right flink, where the and bia notione. His bark is a deal worse than bie bites oircum about the condition of the steps, was solemnised at St. Andrew's German attack has been decisive bandages made by the women in Gorman force trying to force the stance which the Germans did not allow for when they drew up but the light is still wanting.

The Scottish were ordered to. their elaborate programme of conquest. It takes a Britisher to There must be some amazingly of Mr. Watson, of the Locomotive

mans firmly along the Centre for the front. know a Britisher; the German will never know him. John Bull able people handling the sighting Department of the Chinese sec-line, while slowly driving them

occupy a ridge crowning some will give freely; bot try and take from him by force and you will arrangements of the Colony.

The sum of nearly one hundred beet fields. They advanced in the tion of the Canton Kowloon Rail back between Lille and the coast. dollara has been collected by the open, exposed to murderous find him anything but easy-going. There are men fighting at the

way, and Miss Doris Channutt, of For it is realised that once Hon. Treasurer, War Clothing shrapnel fire from artillery, two Front now who, eix months ago, would probably have received with

Kowloon. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. N. C. the enemy is falling back on Fund, and is being sent to the miles distant, without cover, but equanimity the news that e.g. Hongkong was to be given away to the Americans, or the Portagasse. But how would they have

Mr. Hazeland has fixed Thurs- Pope. The service was fully the Rhine, the campaign will Queen's "Work for Women

they pashed forward to the received the news that any other nation proposed to take Hongkong day afternoon for the purpose choral, Ar, Ernest Hall, Chief assume an entirely new phase: Fand, Lady Roxburgh, Foley from the Empire by force?

of hearing the case in which Wong Accountant of the Railway, being Jonsiderably larger forces will The Labour party, then, is as loyal and as British as any other, Tak, a watchman oa bɔard the 3.5. at the organ. The bride, who then be required in the actual House, Portland Place, London, W. when we come to the things that really matter, Bat there is another Tai Lee, is accused of the man was charmingly attired, was fighting line and immente equip point in the manifcato under discussion which we ought not to pass slaughter of Chi Tong on the trip given away, by her brother, Mr. meat of a special nature will be

nepeaasry If Britain had zot kept her pledges 19 Belgium, and had of the boat from Canton to A. E. Chunantt, and was attend stood aside, the victory of the German army. would have been Hongkong,

ed by Miss Chunnult, Miss Hobbs Simultaneous Invasion.

Asphere lot to be lost other. It is just as necessary, The upset war ferri, probable; and the victory of Germany would mean the death of Postal Employee Charged. and Miss V. Young as brides democracy in Europe," Here is something for the American A Chinese employee of the maide, Mra, Jordan being the sight of is that it is the desire from the point of view of the Boostish were overborne by nuM- anti-British party to lay to heart (though, judging from the United General Post Office was charged matron of honour. The best man of the Allies that the invasion Allies, to compel them to divide bere and recoiled. They reformed, States press, that party would seem already to have changed its at the Police Court with obtain was Mr. H. G. Gellion, After of Germany should be, if their forces and resources on two however, and charged repeatedly. mind and declared for England). The real and recognised champion ing money by false pretences. He the ceremony a reception was held posible, almost simultaneous flanks when the time comes for an Then the Germans tarned and east and west. We know how all-round offensive movement ran. Two farm houses were fillea of democracy of the best sort proves, after all, to be Britain he was alleged to have sealed an at the residence of the bride's autions the Germans were in the We may very well leave the con- with the Scottish wounded carried Imperial, the Monarchical and the Aristocratio-Britain, with open letter bearing a two-cent mother, in Victoria View, when early days of the war to use all duet of operations to the generals on stretchers. The Germans shell whom the words representative government" mean what they stamp, and, on delivery, to have the customary toasts were force in one theatre of war in the field, who surely know what ad them, and the woun way; and, in face of such a pass as the present, the socialists at demanded an extra two cents. honoured. The honeymoon is

before turning to deal with the they are about.

removed, but only Home are among the first to realise this. In other words, they, like The case was remanded,

being spent at Shanghai. the rest of the Empire, are taking their lesson.

Manslaughter Charge.

var.

Church, Kowloon, this morningly repelled; and to hold the Ger: French doctor leaving next week

Macao has been handed over to a British lines at Ypres,

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enemy's trenches. The Germans, in overwhelming numbers, rashed out with fixed bayonets. The Extlish also fized bayonets, and did not wait for the attack, but advancing enemy. ma

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