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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1914.

War Loan Scrip

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We have before taken notice of the faot that many German traders had the audacity, when their national war loan raised, to tell oreditors abroad- in neatral courtrics as well sa in England that instead of remit- ting the amounts due they were investing them in the loan and would forward the sorip in satis-

observe that the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce has called the attention of the Lords Com- missioners of the Treasury to the matter, and that the latter have sent an intimation that, in their opinion, acceptance of the scrip

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MARRIAGE. MILLAR-HENDERSON.-At the Union Church on Saturday 12th Dec., by the Rev. C.H. Hickling "John Malcolm Millar O.M.S.N. Co., to Isabella Henderson, Dumbarton, Scotland.

BURNETT-DRAPER-BENTLEY. On December 8, 1914 at H.B.M.'s Consulate, Shanghai (before Sir E.D.H. Fraser K.C.M.G.. Consul General, B. Carr Glyn, eldest son of William Edward Burnett, Chefoo, to Florenco Mary, only daughter of John Draper Bentley, of Shanghai.

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HENING-At Shanghai Esther Lyell Hening, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs, S.E. Hening, four and a half months.

DEANE. On December 7, 1914. at the Shanghai General Hospital Frederick S, Deano, aged 46 years.

The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve the truth and print the news without fear or favour.

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Cable Address: Telegraph,, Hongkong.

Western Union

Telephone: No. 1 A.B.C., 5th edition.

Office address: 11, Ice House St.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

„HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1914.

MISSIONARIES OF PROGRESS,

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DAY BY DAY.

JUST A CHEERY WORD OR TWO AB YOU PASS ALONG:

AUCH AN EABY THING TO DO JUST A SMILE OR SONG; YOU MAY COMFORT SOOTHE OR

REST

SOME

FOOR, WEARY, ACHING BREAST THOUGH THE WORLD FORGET

IT, DEAR,

HE'LL REMEMBER. - NEVER

FEAR.

The Weather.

Lower level 8 am, Temp. 58; clear.

At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 47;

The Malls

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in settlement of debts payable by clear. traders in Germany to merchants in the United Kingdom would be contrary to law and could not be permitted. We should have French Mail.-Expected to arrive thought that this was so obvious to-day. that it hardly required an Siberian Mail.-Closed to-day at authoritative declaration, but may

4 p.m. be it is better, on the whole, that it should have been made, as some people might have thought that they were powerless to do any- thing but accept the scrip. One day the ordinary rules of law will again come into force, and then the debts will have to be paid."

Macao Shows the Way.

A piece of news, which wo published on Saturday showed

Siberian Mail.-Cluses to-morrow

at 11 a.m.

Count the Columns.

NOTES ON THE CRISIS. JOTTINGS BY THE WAY. SMOKIN SOLDIER MEN.

THE SOUTH AFRICAN FIASCO. There is nothing now to report

derman Dreams Which Came

to Naught,

It ain't no bloomin' 'oliday,

A' standin' in a trenob, With water risin' round your

as to the situation in Hongkong. knees, True, the fat coolie who loafs at 'Nd all the air a stenoh. the corner of Duddell Street, It ain't just what the foemen does neither toiling nor spinning, That makes us blighters grouch; attempted to do a little work It's just because we haven't got yesterday; but, according to the Some baccer in our pouch. latest bulletine, he is once more resting on his laurels, his hurdies I ain't no learned scholar, and the Queen's Road kerbstone. I haven't got the knack;

But, when a German 'its me,

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I promptly 'its 'im back. Yet it's sometimes weary waitin' 'Nd chilly waters gripe;" Tis then I bless the 'appy

thought

That made me bring my pipe.

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As all who knew the heart of the majority of the South African people foresaw, the rebellion there bas soon fizzled out. In the words of the official announcement from "This will be no joke for the the seat of government, it has now British Islet " is what oar ednoat- become an offair rather for the ed compositor set up, the other police than the military to deal day. We had thought that at with. When this gets to the eare least geography was taught in of the Kaiser and his hopefuls we the collegiate establishments of wonder what they will think of the Hongkong; and that the graduates Sometimes I sit right through falling to pieces of their cherished thereof would know that Britain

the night dreams. There is no doubt that ranks as rather more than an Thinkin' 'nd a' dreamin' the German War Lord hoped islet. great things from the sowing of the seeds of discord in South Africa more probably from this three hours to trying to put a Upon my pipe I set my teeth;

A local "boy" recently devoted | Hell busts out a' screamin.' part of the British Empire than polish on bis master's regimental The time to act is ripe. from anywhere else. Ho vainly badges-which had been careful- I either have to charge the foe, imagined that Britain's foes of ly oxydised only the day before. Cr stop to charge my pipe. yesterday would be stalwart pro As his efforts seem to have met

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the foe,

On Saturday the Telegraph pub- lished 42 solamas of solid Germans to-day. He regarded with some measure of success, Then, when we've finished with reading matter. To-day there the South Africans' expressions of

we would suggest enlarging his will be 35 published.

loyalty to the British Crown as sphere of usefulness by giving the We gets back to our french, so much bypocrisy-smere veneer manners of some of the aristoc. Right happy that we met the rash to cover their concealed feelings of racy of Hongkong a month or With not a man to bleach. most important, he failed to take what one can accomplish till one hatred. But of one thing, and the two'a rabbing. One never knows 'Nd then we all lights up our account-the miracle worked on tries.

The Dollar.

The rate of the dollar on that Macao is setting an example demand to-day is 18 9.11-16d. which Hongkong would do well to follow. A new reservoir is being built for the storage of ses

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"Grass Fire.

Small Fire.

Ambitious Plans.

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'Nd starts to dream again. Along the line red spots glow out From smokin' soldier men,

SANITARY BOARD.

the Afrikanders by a few years of life under British justice and fair-

Canton is reported to have distributed by specially-laid pipes caused damage to shrubs. The built upon the sand, they quickly there already, then?

play. He built his schemes on a started a factory for prisonera. water, and this water is to be A grase fire at Repulse Bay poor foundation, and, like a house Weren't there enough of them for use in extinguishing firea and police and some coolies put out the toppled to the ground. also for the flushing of sanitary flames."

The orders of the day for appliances. The latter point is

to-morrow's meeting are:-- the one which most concerns

We sometimes almost believe Sanitary Board relative to author- Minute by the President of the Hongkong, and Dr. Fitzwilliams,

Some idea of the ambitious na-pacific papers; but that Mr enter premises and inspect and statements that we see in Trans-ising Sanitary Inspectors to and those who think with him, will have in Macao's action a was called to a fire at the gained from the terms of the military oritic of Europe" is not section 83 of the Public Health On Saturday the Fire Brigade ture of the Kaiser's plans may be Hilaire Belloc is the foremost seize food in accordance with further argument for urging the Alexandra Cafe. A chimney had authorities to adopt the water caught fire. No damage was done. entered into between the Ger

which Treaty

been

one of them. carriage system here. If the

and Buildings Ordinance No. 1 man Government

of 1903. ayaleta can be worked in Macao,

traitor Maritz. This documentation ie correct, the late Admiral to consider the best means of

If a contemporary's comput- it can also be worked in Hong-

Report of Committee appointed was recently made public, and Mahan must have entered the dealing with the present inser-* kong, and it is high time our officials stopped inventing excuses wandering daring prohibited entered into between the Imper- three. But perhaps it was to the and passages which are used in An Irish terrier dog found the Treaty purports to have been U.S. navy at the tender age of itary condition of certain lanes and set seriously about making hours without either a muzzle or ial Government of German South Marine Light Infantry that be common by two or more tenants. Hongkong a thoroughly modern a collar has been shot by the West Africa, as representative of was gazetted at that age. city from the sanitary point of Police.

the German Emperor, on the one

view.

Queer Charity.

Dog Shot.

Clothes Stolen.

had

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other, the latter being, described A Charitable Golf Olab" is soting in the name and the heading that appears in one on behalf of a number of officers of the colamas. of Friday's Tele and men who were prepared graph. The most charitable thing

Report from the Government Analyst on the public water sup

plien for the month of November, 1914.

by this Department against por- List of legal proceedings taken to declare the independence of in that line that we can conceive sons for breaches of the Pablic of would be one that could olub Health and Buildinge Ordinance, the nonsense out of some of these No. 1 of 1903 for the month of Counting Unhatched Chickens. war poste."

November, 1914.

From a Home paper received this morning we raad of a dis-

Dr. McKenny, Babington Path, graceful case of profit-hunting, repcrts to the police that some under the guise of charity, which has recently come before the two counterpenes and a bath South Africa.

person has stolen from the lawn magistrate at Bow Street. A young towel, valued at $15, woman was charged with obstract- ing the footway, while offering for sale irafiets relating to the Kaiger. "Help the poor Belgians!" was

ment.

Bijou Theatre.

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THE KAISER'S ESCAPE.

Confirmation of Thielt Air Bombs Incident. Amsterdam, November 6.

Chinese Crushed to Death,

We need not go into the clauses A Philadelphis paper has the At the Cement Works, ou Missionaries in China have their critics as well as their wares; and, naturally, people to death by a stone crushing vided that when any part of South Mercury; Will Die in a Few her cry while exhibiting her Saturday, a Chinese was crushed of the Treaty in detail, but it is following tasteful and prophetic interesting to note that they pro-headline: "Ex-Officer Swallowe partisans, but it is matter for general agreement that many of them bought.

Her employer, who machine. The body has been re-Africa became independent it Days." de work of the utmost value so far as the spread of education and of appeared as witness in her favour, moved to the mortuary. a knowledge of modern medioal methods is concerned. A deal of coolly acknowledged that the firm

should be so recognised by Ger-

A telegram from Brads to the good is done, too, in the realms of science and ethics, and to-day the had forty of these girls selling Arrested for Alleged Embezzle-whereby Germany should secure out to stiffen the Austrians," said says that the report of an attempt and a bargain was made "Germans are being brought Nieus Rotterdamsche Courant missionary is beginning to realise that if China is to be helped on the leaflets; that the girls were to a higher plane of morality and after all that is the only allowed half the proceeds, that

Walfisch Bay and the islands Reuter, one day last week; from against the German Emperor at Justification for the presence of missionaries in any country-some-five per cent, was banded to the By virtue of a warrant, Detec-opposite German South-West which we may conclude that there Thielt is confirmed by an in- thing more must be done than the mere preaching of the Gospel on Belgian Relief Fund and that the tive Henderson has arrested a Africa, as well se the Cape has been more falling out among babi ant of a village behind the dogmatic lines. China does not want to be the prey of warring firm took the rest. The magistrate man named U Hing-cheung in Province, while the inde.rogues.

battle-line in Flanders, who has denominationalists; it is to be hoped, indeed, that she will be saved thought so highly of this char connection with the alleged em- pendent States were to take

just arrived in Breda.. that experience. But a few plain, homely lessons urging the need itable arrangement that he fined bezzlement of $3,200 from 370, possession of Dolages Bay. That The imaginative gentleman who On Sunday morning last, as he of a new standrad of morality would, if received and acted upon, alternative of a week's imprison- 25th. ult.

the girl ton shillings, with the Queen's Road Central, on the was all on the basis of the revolt had no trouble in getting-just was making his way from In- bring about a needed purification of her national life,

being successful. But the pos- in a friendly way an interview gelmunster to Thielt, this man ment. It is good to bear that a

sibility of failure was also con- with Earl Kitchener, has made a was passed by five grey motor- With these thoughts in mind, we are glad to note that a house doing business on these.

sidered in the Treaty, which laid host of enemies for himself in cars, travelling hurriedly. In the campaign has recently been started by the American Y.M.O.A. haylines has been shown up.

down that, in that event, robels Hongkong by his statement that second car he saw the German ing as its object the enlightenment of the people in regard to

Despite various other attractions who entered German territory "the Germans feared the English, Emperor. Soldiers with rifles in their hands were seated on the the great industrial possibilities of the country, if only merchants The Ready Giver.

there was a good house at the would be "recognised as German particularly the Scotch,"

footboards of each car. and officials were to agree to "play the game." In the course of It is not, perhaps, too early in Bijou Theatre on Saturday night, subjects and treated as anch."

On Tuesday afternoon be wOE the campaign, meetings have been held in most of the big cities the day to say a word as to the when a new programme was en. Well, the revolt has failed. And From a story in The Smart Set: at Thielt, and learned that the from Peking to Canton, and while the religious side of the work has sucose with which the Hong tered upon, the chief features seeing that no fewer than 70,000 These he wrapped, with great Kaiser had been at Thielt on not been lost sight of, special emphasis has been laid on sobial and ong Telegraph and 8. C. Morning of which were the Wells v. Blake rebels have been captured, there care, in a copy of the Manila" Sunday afternoon for half an economic development. These new missionaries of progress have Post joint appeal for tobacco Fight, and a thoroughly good must be very few who are enjoy (Advertisement rates on applica- hour, during which period he gone to work on lines for removed from the ordinary type of religious money for the soldiers is meeting. three-part comio," A Race for sing the questionable honour of tion.) Even Manila papera world reviewed the troops. About propaganda. Especially have they concentrated their energien on Everybody is giving so willingly Buaband."

being regarded as German sub-appear to have their uses. showing the Chinese people what the nation loses through the potent that one is almost ashamed to

was,|jecta,"

twenty minutes aftor the Em- peror's departare six. aeroplanes influences of "squeeze. For example, charts were circulated "badger" them, A refusal, indeed,

Will Italy Come In? showing in a striking manner that, notwithstanding her vast re-eme to be an unknown thing,

Eh Ebr-Teb-Ni-Yi-La-Ko-Lo. arrived over the town, into which sources and possibilities, China has been beaten by Japan in the Baay men have been "held up'

Tarkey has been up to her old Ta has been appointed 4th Class they dropped fifteen bombs. Bilk trade, and by India in the ten trade, simply because the Chinese in the middle of the morning and, kong Local Centre of the Institu- games again. By daring to Noble. We don't know the Four or five of these missiles merchant has resorted to adulteration and like methods of making instead of recommending the tion of Electrical Engineers will arrest the British Consul in the gentleman, but we condole with failed to explode, but those which a little more profit. The foot has also been illustrated that China's petitioner to go where tobacco be held in the Royal Artillery Italian Consulate at Hodeidah shohim over the infliction of burat were of great destructive ooal supply is larger than that of any other country-one hundred may never be wanted, they have Theatre, Victoria Berraoke, at 9 has administered a dual insult, honours that will involve addi- power. One of them strack a times larger than that of France or Germany-but that no attempt cheerfully put down baa ever been made to utilise it as it might be atilised, and money. During the dinner hour p.m. on December 16, when Col. and at the moment it looks as if, tions to his signature.

W. Baker Brown, member, will by so doing, she is adding to the the reason given-why soh-hage quantities of mining machinery in at one of the hotels on Saturday deliver a lecture entitled "Some number of her antagonists. From A letter, thrown on the screen the country have been allowed to become idle and rusty is that night, ton dollars a dollar a Military Ugea of Electricity". The the tone of the speechee delivered as part of a cinematograph play

equeeze" again has been the predominant factor. The same lesson man-were collected inside of five members of the Local Centre has been drawn from some disastrous railway ventures; while, to minutes. A lot has been said extend a cordial invitation to all show how Chins has been missing her opportunities, it has been about the freemasonry that exists ladies and gentleman interested. explained that China, with an area 270 times greater, bas less trade among smokers, and true enough "tham Switzerland,

it is that it is hard to find a smoker whose pouch or case is

their

Électrical Engineers" Meeting.

The first meeting of the Hong-

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house close to the Hotel de l'Avenir, in which the German, Staff was quartered, and the house was severely damaged.

The officers, who were in the

in the Chamber at Rome, it at the Victoria Theatre the other staff offices at the time, were not appears very much as it Italy night, spoke of a society for the injured. Other bomba fell on were on the verge of entering prevention of lansoy among Co- houses and in the market-place, the war, and if she does enter verament Officials. We are con- causing much damage. The Town it, it will be a sorry day for poor vinced that the author of the play Hall also suffered severely. Ger- old Turkey. There is no doubt meant nothing personal at any man soldiers opened fire on the that the bulk of the Italian people rate as regards Hongkong. have long favoured intervention

on the side of the Allles, and now,

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It is well that a few wholesome facts such as these should be not at the service of the first TYPHOON WARNING. brought home to the Chinese people, and especially to the officials, omner, even though he be a

aeroplanes, and, although the in- habitante thereupon promptly be who are at the bottom of so much of the hindrance to the country's stranger. No man worth the industrial development. It may be many years before such lessons But our readers have been asked

took themselves to the cellars, name grudges a pipefulof tobacco.

that a good reason for taking the We learn from German sources begin to have any visible effect, but that is no reason why the points for more than a pipeful, and at received by the American Con- should not be surprised at any postponed. There's nobody like stredo soldiers in the The telegram quoted below was atop has presented itself, we that the invasion of England is twenty civilians were seriously should not be driven home. If missionaries can only help to form a time when they have many sulate General, Hongkong, from moment to hear that Italy is in the the Kaiser for consulting the con-

atreat were killed, and some public opinion along healthy lines in these directions, they will be calls on their purses; notwith the Manila Observatory at 12.35 lists. Sach a development would venience of others as well as for All the documents in the staff doing a far more useful work for China than by merely contenting standing which, they have p.m. to-day

officers were wounded. themselves with pleading with the common people over

serve to hasten the smash-up of tempering justice with meroy offices were immediately collected, metaphysical anbilation which they can neither understand nor smokers and non-smokers alike—-

Cyclone or Typhoon.-E. of the Powera ranged against the Evidently he wanted our people and the Staff, including the Duke appreciate, and which, if they did so, would be of no use to them given generomaly, and are conting, the Ladrone or Mariana Islands, Allies, Powers who even now at Home at least to have Christmas of Wartemburg; left in motor

appear to be on their last legs, Day free

cars, probably for Ghent

whatever.

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direction unknown.