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The Coming Races.

DAY BY DAY.

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DECEMBER 22, 1914.

OTES ON THE CRISIS:

ITALY WARMING UP.

Will She Jola the Warring

Nations?

INSTITUTION OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS

Interesting Lecture on Military Use of Electricity,

For reconnoitring and for com munication with cavalry, these services were supplemented by wireless. The design of a suitable It is satisfactory to know that after the times of stress and

type for easy conveyance had given anxiety through which the Colony has passed, but which happily are DID YOU EVER TRY THE GOSPEL

come scope for ingenuity. One always associated wireless with AGMILE IS A SUN- now over, the customary Race OF SMILES!

large cumbersome masse and antense that would be im Meeting is to be held in the early BEAM OF THE SOUL IT LIGHTS part of the New Year. And, after UP THE EYE AND TRANBFIGURES THE COUNTENANCE & FROWN 18 NO LIGHT

The first meeting of the Hong-ponsible in the field. An efficient all, if racing is going on at Home, EASIER, BUT IT GIVES

OPEN THE BO

BOUL-WINDOWS AND Burely Hongkong should not be

It would appear from the latest kong Local Coaire of the Institu- apparatus was, however, in use. THOSE THOS deprived of the pleasures of a LET IN THE LIGHT, AND

LIGHT SMILES. vide appeal to OUT INDOWS OPEN THENT sport which ma'

nts. When SMILE GAN SCATTER GLOOM AND telegrame to hand that Italy is tion of Electrical Engineers was The mast was telescopio and the so many of its

SILVER-LINE A CLOUD. IT COSTS determined to let no incident held at the R. A. Theatre, Vio antenna of the umbrella type. at 9.15 p.m. The audience in power was driven by a small oa arrived,ATTLE, BUT COUNTS FOR MUCH. the first batch o. the prospects did not appear too TEARS AND SMILES LIE NEAR TO: pass for having a knook at berold oris Barracks, on Wednesday last The dynamo for supplying the rosy for the coming Meeting, bus GETHER DRY YOUR TEARS AND enemies, the Tum claded most of the local members petrol engine. There were light in fact, slowly drifting into the SCATTER SMILES-ADOR.

war. No sooner has the Hodeidah of the Institution, H.E. the Go and heavy types of installation. affair been settled than a fresh vernor, H.E Major General F. H. which could be conveyed to the

Anstruther, U.M.G., and others. animals or by waggon. ground for complaint is found Kelly, C.B., Commodore R.H. scene of operations by paok

since then a farther lot has arrived and on the whole a very promis.

The Weather.

LET

Lower level 8 s.m.. Temp: 70; mist...

At the Peak & a.m. Temp 64;

ing lot of animals appears to have been secured. We may look for the serions work of training the raw material to begin at any mist. time now, and soon some idea

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The Chairman, Mr. W. L. Car | The leotarer then explained the ter, with a fav introductory re-system of using all the above marke, called on Osl. W. Baker with an army in the Asid.

of these munications involved a consider Brown, R.E, member, to deliver The establishment be lectore 02 "Some Military maintenance Uses of Electricity."--

Col. Baker Brown commenced able number of skilled men and

and

DOM

Col. Baker Brown thon dealt

against the Ottoman Government, and, incidentally, against the Germans. Some 4,000 Arabe, aader Turkish and Garman of Xucers, have apparently been mak, ing a move against Tripoli, the old vilayet of Turkey which came some three years ago. under the sovereignty of Italy his lecture with the consideration operators. Thas the telegraph Tarco-German: Alliance is evid of telephonis communications for office at general headquarters re- ently contemplating come dirty military purposes. For perman- quired the services of seven officers work, and, after the success of her ent services, the military author and 80 to 90 men, while seventy- recent demand on Turkey, one in ities, he said, made all the five officers and 2,300 men, w not surprised to find Italy seeking possible use, consistent with with the expeditionary force for 9 an explanation and going so far efficiency, of civil lines and ap- the telegraph and lighting service.

as to threaten a rupture of reparatus At Home, the military lations if the answer is not of a telephones were need in close with the application of electricity conjunction with those of the to the firing of mines. The de- satisfactory nature.

Post Office, the civil exchanges tonator consisted of a fine wire being supplemented by military .0014 inch diameter and a inch Strong Feeling.

exchanges when close secracy had long embedded in gun cotton and The tone of Italian feeling may to be observed. All possible ad- placed in a cap of fulminate of be ganged from the bitter ontvantage was therefore taken of mercury. This detonator was burst against Austria and Cor- the skill and experience of civil placed in a primer of dry gap cotton many which another telegram

in all other branches, a ekilled of wes gun cotton. The instant The rate of the dollar on reveale. Old grievances are be operators. In telephonic work, as which exploded the main charge

inge held in commemoration of demand to-day is la 9.3-163ing raked up, witness the gather-military staff was employed to of explosion was determined by Oberdant, who in 1882 was hang-consider all inventions brought the fusing of the wire by a our

their adoption, and adaption operated generator. E ed for conspiracy against the life to their notice with a view to rent supplied, from a small band- of the Emperor Francis Joseph to the needs of the service, should Barrack lighting was dealt Bat an eye is also they be of sufficient merit. Field with briefly. The chief as is shown by the attack made of all apparitus. All the details electrical engineer was the uni- ang kept on current developments, work necessitated special features from the point of view feature by a Senator on Austria and Ger of a telephons, or telegraph formity of the load curve, during many "for their crimes against civilisation. A point of some system had to be capable of being the period of darknees, until the of being dumped into a minimum power was applied from oom- significance, too, ie that there is conveyed with advacoing troops; light was switched off. The a gtrengthening of the sympathies number of caits, perhaps in a pound wound dynamos driven by between Italy and Roumani. If graat hurry by quite inexperiene oil engines. A battery supplied these two nations were to enter ad men, and of being erected any small demand for power Dense fog prevailed last nigot the war, there would be a totally quickly in soy kind of weather during the day. and hard lashing will shake the and this morning about the new complexion pat on the with no chance of mishap or]

mouth of the Canton River, with situation, for the pressure on mistake. All apparatus bad there

apon the use of searchlights in the resalt that the local bate Austria would then be more scute fors to comply with the appar defence and attack. The source were held up! for a considerable than it in even now. The way ently ccnficting conditions to be would be opened up for Russia while.

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the same brand have received similar attentions when the police have the luck to get hold of them. Light sentences, in the past, have undoubtedly anoouraged the robbary-with violence fraternity, and the "aa wantede" from Canton have gradually got it into their heads that they can come into this Colony and rob and assault their law-abiding compatriote here, and, ugen, occasion, can extend their operations as for aethe European's belongings and per- son. Nothing hat bad labour

eccentricities and delusions out of these fellowa. Cheek,

From the evidence reported in our columns yesterday, we notice that the prisonera in question were

The Dollar.

Winter Solstice.

To-morrow, according to the Chinese slender, is the festival of Tung chih-the Winter Solstice

Clothing and Money Missing. Lorian Singh, a watchman, re-

pirts the loss of clothing, valued Japanese Loss, $15.50, and $10 in money.

at

Mr. Sataka, of Lun Fat Street, reports that he has had stolon est thenware and glassware valued at $400.

Canton Boats Held Up.

The Missing Junk.

of

A jank owner who left his boat at Taem ti in the enstory a

Ta conclusion, the lecturer spoke

the type of lamp employed, fool proof. Col. Biker Brown to attack the Austrians on their light, strong, weather proof and of light was the electric arc and eastern frontier, while Italy old showed how there conditions had nominally of 50,000 candle power, be counted upon to make a dash been fulfilled iu toe types of Was ahowu. Tue light from the positive crater was collected and for recovery of territory, the loss ful commodity which is known to that it is missing and that he has of which she has always keenletelophone used in the field and by

none of them deficient in that use-

frisad now reports to the police

the vulgar as "cheek." One aug bis suspicions of the friend. The felt. However all this may be "ghting troopa. For instance, the proj-oted in a practically parallel.

paid

beam by means of a parabolio onductora employed were of gested that the doctor in the boat was valued at $300.

one cannot help feeling that Italy stranded steel and copper, the steel mirror, and could be directed by traversing or clerating the pro- witness-box should speak to the

Received a Gunshot Wound. bas left it rather late in the day to give strength, the copper to

jeator. 14 The finite size of the judge in their joint behalf; au- Captain Whitefield, A.0.0., reintervene, if that be hor intention. give conductivity; they were

source caused a slight dispersion other questioned his Lordship'e

on the 21st. inst, be ports that

out from drums as required. right to inflict "auch a heavy sent to the Military Hospital, She seems to have waited to see penalty," and all three laid serious Corporal Lalor, A.0.0., who was how things would pan out before For distancos greater than those allegations against the police. As suffering from a gunshot wound, displaying any marked sympath over which offcient telephonic communication could be main regards the last point, if they got The injury is not serious and is ica one way or the other.

tained, the telegraph was employ a little rough handling when they were arrested, they have them- selves to thank, and it probably

supposed to be self-inflicted. The Kaiser at the Front Agained. Three types of telegraph

Adjourned.

The case in which the owners

did them a world of good. The of the steamships Licorne and

THE RIGHT TO RESIST INVASION, › Mach has been written of late, and published in the Press, OD are doing their bat to strangle Piracy Prevention Ordinance, was

Forthcoming Wedding.

The Kaiser, we are told, has office were in use: the first was on

front. Which front, the wires do weight of about 1,600 lbs., such as

about 120 feet diameter at un

that the circle of light was distance of a thousand yards. For certain work these parabolic reflectors were replaced by the parabola ellipse refletir, Vortical sections of this mirror wera para-

still preserved. In horizontal sec-

police have no instructions to Cerf were summoned for failing/réoovered from his illness and has the duplex system and consisted bolas, ro that parallelism of the handle with kid gloves'mɔn, who to enter into a bond under the 900 more taken himself to the of an office kit having a toboam in a vertical direction was the ambjent of the right, or otherwise, of civilians in their own an inoffensive person. The rest adjourned this morning sine die not indicate, but unless bis pre-would be used at the headgnar- tions the mirror was an ellipse. country to resist invasion. By some (notably Mr. H. G. Wella) it is of the story-that they were Mr. Preston, of Messrs. Johnson, senco synchronises with cheerior tere; the second was on the simrizontal rays therefore convey from which point they diverged, month to the battlefield in the third, constituting the normal

field telegraph office, with giving a fan-shaped beam strenuously asserted that every person-man, woman, or child-it kicked, jumped on and otherwise Stokes and Master, appearing for happeninge than his visit last plox system and somewhit lighted upon the conjugate facas, possessing any courage or love of home at all, will do anything" villainously entreated, "is too the defence.

Flanders, his troops may well wish buzzer instrament, had a capable of illuminating a whatever in his or her power to harass an invading enemy, utterly silly to call for remark.

An engagement is announced him further away. In November

places were connected to head- The lecturer demonstrated the regardlea, of rules of international law. There can be little doubt that they are correct in go asserting, for the ordinary householders A Singapore University. and their families are naturally anaoquainted with these rules, and La our General News column between Captain Fitzroy A B the great War Lord was reported weight of 200 to 300 lbs. These considerable sweep of barbour. would regard invading troops on no better than thieves and robbers, yesterday, we published a sug Johnstone of the 101st Greaud-to baclose to the front in Flanders, whom they are justified in treating as they would any other criminal gestion, recently made at Ipob, iors, IA, and Mies Abda £1. making, efforts to inspire his men quarters by airline," that is by fent res of this mirror with the eirection employed in this part of male to pass through a housebreaker. This aspect of the matter was considered by the bar a university be founded at Veitch, daughter of the late to gain Oalais. The Imperial pre a telegraph wire carried over aid of an aoinal projector and

erected carri in- Hague Convention a few years ago, with the result that it was the Saraita, in memory of Sir Andrew Veitch, of the Boagkong seace, however, did not resuls head ou poles. The type of non- showed how all the rays could b provided by Art. 2 of that Convention as follows:-"The populi- 8:amford Riffles. We aball not and Singhui Bank, ond Mrs. in turning the tide in favour the world was shown. Bambios lit only 6 inches wide. Almost complete protection, against fire. over could thus be assured, The tion of a letritory which bag not been occupied, who, on the enemy'e be surprised to learn that this Veitch, of Maison Dalscour, of the Germans, and one report

to the Staff Headquarters one day. which the line was carried, approach, spontaneously take up arms to resist the invading trope suggestion is well received by Cannes. The marriage will take speaks of him as having returned salators at the

the Straits Chinese, for, up to place shortly at Bangalore.

thor sughly dissatisfied with the

amperes at 00 volts. Generators If the being bound up at olo fourth standard type of light took 120. shall be regarded as

For Christmas.. without having time to organise themselves

result of the campaign. choose between sanding their sons The Anderson Music Company Great I Am was dissatisfied then, pole to prevent slipping, the poles capable of giving 200 amperes et

themselves being stayed where belligerente if they curry arms openly, and if they observe the laws the present, they have had to

to Europe in search of a university is advertising a special selection what must his f

s feelinge be now

light, but were capable of inter

in case of breakdown,

and castoms of war.”

J

?

were

justify the inhabitants of a town or village in combining together, cool their beala here in Hongkong. Christmas season. By secaring have been slowly but surely drivtion, which could be looked upon connection and parallel running This rule now one of international' Taw would therefore education, and allowing them to of 0 Jumbin grafonoles for the puraino those days the Allies necessary. This type of coastrum 80 volts were provided for each and, without providing themselves with uniform, in taking up arms As a rule, anything, that Sing-one of these instruments anjing the wedge further into 8 practically permanent, was for the purpose of defending their homes. But it does not entitle each individual, acting is dependently of his neighbours, to resist by pure undertaken in de pretty masking a judicions choice of Belgium, and if things go on 43 violence the occupation or destruction of his home by the invading thoroughly, Singapore folk are reorde, of which the firm has a they are at Trasant, the German equipment at the surprising rats Field searoblights, fot, use in Such a person would inevitably suffer death at easy-going, but, if they make up big stock, music for the Christ dash will be for Berlian of 21:2 milks per hour. Even the prevent war, but chiefly by the

troops.

of

the store.

National Rellef Fund.

THE NEW ALMY

their minds that a certain matter mas season will bɔ assured. Calais. the hands of the enemy when captured, or be shot at 8ght bus to be atten' led to the work Gramophone owners should make

will not be half-done. Lazy. The exonse which would doubtless be made on behalf of the onemy for putting thas man to death would be that they were justified in so noting, having regard in the plain meaning of Art they may be, but the appalling lako warmuess of Hongkong hai 2 of the Hages Convention, which, in eff ot, does not permit civilian never infected them. If they earew-drivere, should take upon themselves to individusle to take up erms of any kind-their own, sir gune, or getđến hoses--for the purpose of resisting invading troops. This bang so, it would seem to be most advisable that, in found a university, we may be every distriat, there should he some sort of organisation which would well assured that it will be a enable the inhabitants to speedily combine to resist invasion.

certain saco 988..

Amongst recently announced subscriptions to the National Ite lief Fund are the following: £8,437 10.; British subjects and, Legislative Connoil of Hongkong, others in North Bornes, £1,000; abscribers in Shanghai (per Si-

E Fraser, Consul General),

Age Limit for Commissions.

carried out with a field service

attack had been employed during this was not sufficiently fat to

enemy. The sex in

sin use in the maintain communication when British Army were driven by Froops were being moved rapidly, parallia engines and a osteful which case the first line esta drill bad been wo ked out by blished was of oible laid on the which the light could be brought grand. The cable was care

into position and start d running led on drums and paid out

at a very short notic faster then the troops oculd

in proposing & vots of thanks, march; occasionally the horses

Mr. W. L Cartor said that the on the cabla waggon could be feature that had been delivered allowed to gallop. Telegraphic would have been of great intarest maintainou at any time bat, at the present,

The General Officer Command, communication was t But, as it cannot now be expected that any more regard would

în armaments, it be paid by Germans to the provisions of the Hague Convention thin

it had been doubly wishes to notify that infinuation of laying. A horseman, following,

60. Electricity was by far the was raid by them to their solemn Treaty with Belgium, no such

The Swiss, like the French, British sobjects resident on the as been received from the Secret booked the cable to the side of com_astinn of t.wnsfolk or villagera ne in authorised by that Con vention is likely to be respected: Theref re it behoves every min, have used their 1914 East Coast of Sumatra, first

minimum age limit for temporary damaged by following vehicles premier of the body of handmaid- who is able to hold and use a weapon, to form with tohbours vintage after General Joffre, and donation £1,000 officers Bodary of State for War that the the road en that it should not be,

sisindire emblem, mast

As rapidly as possible, this linens, surnamed Luergy to time of their

eir lig tours are to perpetuate med of the Hongkong Gurison,

commissions in the New Arra

uperanded by air lice and Page the name Electricity was body ti kden, who, while wearing some distinctive

synonymous with all the wonder has been radt

Inged to 20 yeaLza, and

100% be rewarded as a recognised balligerent foros, even by par present the amy of Sir John French £103 18 0 London staff

o, ne permanent as tiona may now Herca for a battle of Joffre's and O. Company, third contribu

ablished: enemy. An interesting article bearing on this question uppes

Leleawliere in

will be followed by a glass of tion 42 128 11d-London and

Ching Express International Law

The Joffre and French Vintage, second instalment, £257 14a 2ating." South China Command: Blong this line during the process when all our hopes were centred

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