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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1914.

NOTES ON THE CRIS S.

DAY BY DAY.

WE OUGHT TO ACQUAINT OUR-

WE MUST KEEP OUR-

SELVES WITH THE BEAUTIFUL WE OUGHT TO CONTEMPLATE IT WITH RAPTURE AND ATTEMPT TO RAISE OURSELVES UP TO ITS HEIGHT. AND IN ORDER TO GAIN STRENGTH SELVES THOROUGHLY UNSELFISH

THAT WE MUST NOT MAKE IT OUR OWN, BUT RATHER BEEK TO COMMUNI CATE IT. INDEED, TO MAKE A SACRIFICE OF IT TO THOSE WHO ARE DEAR AND PRECIOUS TO US Goothe.

Tuo Obinesa during the past few months have been very good, according to the police returas. The police have been very vigilant, too, and the public has en joyed a remarkable freedom from nocturna! visits of an unwelcome nature. But it would appear that this state of affairs is not to last for very long, if what we saw in astroll round Kowlcon last night Counta for anything. In the course of a mile walk we saw HO Lless than seven ladders left on the footpaths by some enterprising public department of the Colony. The ladders were left close by the gardens of European residences, and removed any, difficulty G burglar might otherwise have experienced in gaining access to fine.

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Daily issac-$30 per annum. Weekly isAne-$13 per annum.

a house,

Not Playing the Game.”

It is obvionely anfair to the

The Weather.

Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 80 fine.

At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 52;

The Malls.

bea to-day at 3 p.m.

JUST ANOTHER GERMAN

FAILURE.

Zeppelins Scurry away from

British Ouns.

GERMAN ARMS FOR HONGKONG,

Chinese fined $1,000"

account of the War.

We have heard of many trades

OBITUARY.

Mr. J. J. Keswick.

We regret to record the death of Mr. James Johnstone Kee wick, which took place in Soot land on December 28, The deceased gentleman was being reported by cable.

in his

that have been affected by the well known in Hongkong, being, war, but it was not until this for some years prior to 1901, Another dream of William's morning that we were informed taipan of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe- has been disistrously shattered that it had an effect on gun-on his pet destroyers of lifa and pro- rauning. Not only are we con, went Honte

and Co. Ltd. Ho port-Zappelina-have proved vinced on this score, batthe ran During

that year. thing more worthy than dropping the attempt cost him one thou- connected with the life of the a failure when engaged on spy ner himself is convinced, since Hongkong he was prominently

etay bombs on harmless villages. On sand dollars or three months' Colony and after the retirement Obristmas Day, when the British imprisonment. Lai Tong was a of Mr. Bell Irving he sat on the airmen thought to while sway a ship's cook who undertook to Legislative Council, taking the few hours damaging Garman bring arms from Germany oath of allegiance on June 27, men-of-war at Cuxhaven and up- Hongkong, although he professed 1899. In 1803 and 1894 he was ating the orderliness of Ger to have arranged to take them Chairman of the Hongkong an offire along the coast, the to Tsingtao, A revenue officer General Chamber of Commerce, "terrible Zeppelins" came out on the 28th inst. found the and was Vice-Chairman during to show their master how little he runner in Connaught Road the years 1891 and 1892. need worry about the safety of Central, in possession of a Mauser the Fatherland while he had arch pistol, two revolvers and no teas

corps. Bat what a sorry show than 910 rounds of ammunition. THE POLICEMAN LOST, Not only did they not do any. He was taken to the police station thing to either the British and brought before Mr. Wood at Siberia to-day at 11's,m. airmen or the fleet, but they the Police Court, this morning. Siberian Mail-Closes per 8.sware helpless to prevent the Un-

Dumbea to-morrow at 9 a.m. daunted, and the redoutable. A "I was given the arms and am-

His story to the Bench was: ethusa, of Heligoland fame, from munition in Hongkong to take to Count the Columns,

making trips along the Germanic Tsingtao. When we arrived at morning, before Mr. Justice In the Summary Court, this coast and doing almost whatever Teington the place was at war Gomperts, Kisher Chand sued they pleased. Even the German with Japan and I was not allowed. K shen Singh, a police constable, battleships did not think it wise there. The ship was obliged to for the sum of $30, under an come out on such an oppor go back to Turkey, where she re- Indian borrowing note. Mr. J. H. une occasion. The ory of For mained three months. I then came Gardiner appeared for plaintiff. Germany's sake do something

in another steamer to Hongkong. I still falls on deaf ears, and the did not know it was illegal to

Defendant raid he paid the people who have been swesied for the billions of marks with bring them to Hongkong. I am a latter gave him a receipt for the money to plaintiff's brother. The

which to make Germany the fingat

cook on board ehip. The Ameri amount, but after consuming can Conaat asked the British fighting foros in the world, must Consul in Turkey to allow me to by plaintiff's brother, he dropped muay drinks which were provided indeed be very sad at heart. 'If

public, and not playing the game French Mail-Due per as. Dam by the much-maligned: Folice force, for any public body to Canadian and U.K. Mail-Olneed permit of its servants leaving lad-| per 8. Shidznoka Mera at dera out in the streets all night. 10 a.m. to-day. No doubt it is a labour-eaving device by the coolies" who have certain work in hand, as it means that they have not to carry or wheel them to a certain repository when the day's work is finished, For carry them back when the work is to recommence. At Home, when

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The rate of the dollar demand to-day is 1s 9.3-10d.

Chlef Inspector Gourlay.

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We regret to learn that Obief Inspector Gourlay is unwell and As we stated in yesterday's is-has been sent to hospital. sue, Hongkong would seem to be taking a tura for the better na regards law-abiding, if the omsli

Malden Voyage.

to

Successful Claim ca a Borrowing Note:

there is anything more heart-80 back by the Blue Funnel boat the receipt. Plaintiff's brother breaking than feeding a hores fr and I was allowed to do so."

His WorshipWhat were son month in which he (defendant) died on the thirteenth day of the task it cannot do, it is hard to going back to Tarkey for? conceive. This is just what has

a

paid the money to him. He told happened. The Army, the Navy, Defendant:-The German bost plaintiff, when the latter asked for the Taubes and the Zeppeline, to on board which I was employed the money, that he had paid the say nothing of the miserable was not allowed to go int money to his brother. It was not number of charges at the Police The new N. Y. K. 25,000 ton wretches who fight in response to Chinese waters, 50 she was true that he had offered to pay Court over Christmae be anything liner, Fushimi Mara, is at pre- the whip and threats, make the obliged to remain in Turkey. It the money when he received a to judge by On Christmas Eve sent lying at the wharf at Kow-most gigantic failure the world was only the eighth day after the draft he was expecting. it appears that there were only lon. She is on her maiden raa has ever known. three charges entered at the Cento Europe. tral Police Station, and, over the two days, the total was but seven.

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Possession of Opium,

the streets of the European quar At the Police Court, this morn- tar of the Colony this Christmasing, a Chineso was remanded in without noticing how small was bail of $3,000, on a charge of the amount of drunkenness or being in unlawful possession of riotous conduct, nor have we thirty taels of opium. heard anything of midnight visita to Peak or Kowloon residences by Chinese burglara, axious to keep Chri-tmas in their own peculiar

Remanded.

Valuation". Postponed.

steamer left Hamburg the Captain received a telegram saying there was war broken out and the steamer was afraid to go into the East and she went to Turkey and

It appears that seven British took shelter there." airmen took advantage of the fit His Worship:-Well, you are of fuak which literally winged Gned $1,000 or three months" the Zeppelins and drew the fires and there are confiscated. of the battleships, and spent a layful hour or two dropping bomba on the cherished points of

Judgment was given for the plaintiff with coste.

THE TEST CASE.

Chair Coolies Must Not Solicit Passengers.

At the Police Court, this morn ing, Mr. J. R. Wcol gave his decision in the case in which tao

military significance, Naturally THE TSINGTAU CUSTOMS. chair coolies were charged by

Six Chinese charged before Mr. way. Ever since war broke out Hazeland at the Police Court, yea- there has been a marked diminu- terday, in connection with an KESWICK. On 26th December, James phastono Koswick, tion in the number of cases" alleged armed robbery at Yauma-valuation of those points for

of Mabie, Dumfries,

DEATH.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1914.

BRITISH METTLE.

Japan Red Cross Nurses.

brought before the magistrates, ti, were remanded. here as at Home-a eign, anrely that people are realising that there is a time for everything. The Boatrace-To Be or Not

to Be?

4:

Dispute Between China and Japan.

Peking, Deo. 22.

Inspector Garrod with soliciting passengers in Pedder Stroot. The Crown Solicitor, at the hearing, argued that obstruction following. the soliciting was not necessary to cause an offence-soliciting was an offence in itself.

bel hotels.

CALENDARS.

the damage cannot be estimated. because, much as they did, the airmen thought fit to leave the another visit, which may very sherily take place. Should the truth be told in the interior, This morning a large number William will have another Baemy

His Worship found that an of Japanese nurses belonging. to in his midst and that internacine

offence had been committed and Tlome papers say that there will ed through the town on a sight-sirmen returned unharmed, but reached in connection with the the defendants. He did not,

the Ambulance Department pass strife, Six of the seven British

No settlement has yet been said he proposed to convict be no boatrace during the coming seeing expedition. They were it appears that the seaplane of controversy which has arisen however, intend imposing a fine, Spring. They said, too, it will neatly attired in dark blue and Flight Commander Hewlett was between the Chinese and Japan- but to warn them. He held that be remembered, that there the medals that some of them wore seen wrecked and his fate is ese Governments regarding the it was an offence to hail passen would be no Lord Mayor'a Show, gave testimony to the number of unknown. The wrecking of this staff and control of the Maritime gers from the stand and in future but apparently those in authority campaigne they had been through. machine reads as the only eem- Castoma at Teington, writes a N. he would impose a fine for the thought better of it at the last

blance of success the Germans 0. Daily News correspondent, moment, and, as we now know,

offence. One cannot think of the present war without having in mind this year'a Show was the most

Bijou Theatre,

have had, but we must not give Japan having objected to The Crown Solicitor said the the borrors and miseries which it is bringing in its train-horrors successful all round that has been

the palm before it is won, as it China's appointment of Mr. coolies were particularly annoying and miseries which it would be impossible to exaggerate. The most seen within the memory of living over the week-end at the Bijou something other thin Germanic Customs at Tiren, to

There have been big houses might very well be found that Tachibana, Ommissioner of to ladies and persons leaving the vivid imagination can hardly realias even dimly a small pert either man. We cannot hope that like Theatre, the principal attraction marksmanship brought about its Commissioner of of the sufferings involved or the devastation inflicted by it. But good luck would attend a 1915 being a double set of remarkably end.

Customa even a war cloud has its silver lining. And no-one can be blind to Boatrace, for, as we are all aware, Food war pictures, covering many commander, his fellow country- right to nominate her own can- A9 for the gallant at Teington, demanded the the splendid lessons which the present orieis is teaching the British a large number of the men of the important events in France men earnestly pray that he may didates selected from Japanese people. For years the doctrine of human decadence, the inevitable from among whom the Ox and Belgium, and including the be spared them to make further not in the employment of the Advertising the celebrated result of over-civilisation, haa bean dinned into our ears, but anyone ford and Cambridge who surveys the story of the war so far as it has gone will find as would

crews march of Indian troops through efforts in civilisation's name. Chinese Customs. She therefore Napier, Johason whisky, we ordinarily be little justification for the charge of decadence as for the assumption are away. But England elinge so ive film is "The Captain's Mie- drawn Marseilles. Another very effect

submitted the names of eight have received from the sole All along the fighting front Japanese for appointment as agente, Megate. Lane, Crawford of over-civilisation.

tightly to tradition and custom adventure"--a scene taken from on both sides of the enemy we Commissioner, Deputy Commis- and Company, a very useful Certain it is that the war is doing much for the British Empire that probably no one will be sur- one of Alfred de Magset a superb are making progress of a surpris- sioner and Assistants, but China lenther bound calendar with as a whole, and perhaps still mare for Old England. The people prised if a couple of crews should comedies."Bird life in Spring ing nature, and particularly in refused to accept them on the sliding slips. The design is very at Home needed its tonic more than their atardy kinsman overseas, be beaten up from somewhere or time" is of a particularly interest Poland. Berlin brains are taxed grounds that Japan has no right pretty and it is altogether who have had to face more of the stern realities of life than those other at the eleventh hour. Evening and instructive character, to the limit to devise some soteme to make each appointmente or acceptable. who have nestled in security. at Home. Fate has compelled them to race rowed by men who are out and, in addition, there is one fine for breaking gently to the misled expect their acceptance become acquainted with hideous brutality, and in face of what has of training would be better than comio as well as a couple of nation the news that they have

From Messra, Shewan, Tomes been happening close at band the public has learned to steady its no race at all. There must be dramatic American pictures.

In order to meet Japan to some and Company, advertising the nerves and to adjust ita seuse of proportion-the war has bad in many rowing men who, though

suffered defeat in the East. But extent, China bas expressed her Hongkong Rope Manufacturing effect on some of the canting schools of politica and philosophy that down from their respective

as the people flee from the Est willingness to appoint to the Company, Ltd., we have received were springing up in their midst much the same as that of a hurri-universities, are still in England;

Victoria Theatre.

into the mid-country towns it will vacant posts eight Japanese onn calendar eimilar to the above- cane in a slum. The awful character of this great war is writ and from among these it should

The past week has been a busy hide the vastness of the defeat. the service at the bottom of the being green and gold.

become all the more difficult to the understanding that they enter mentioned one, the colour scheme" large, not only in Belgium and Poland, where it has raged the be quite possible to raise a couple one for the Victoria Theatre, and If German arms were as success- ladder. Mr. Tashibano, however, also very useful and is of co- flerceat, but also in the base hospitals now crowded with suffering of erowa. The people at Home on Saturday night the house was ful as they would have the to be jmmissioner at Teingtan venient size for a doak.

This is and dying young murhood. And yet what a splendid record of will feel none the less re-assured so crowded that there was no people believe, it would not be indomitable valour, of splendid chivalry and of heroic self-sacrifice at finding that not only business room for late comere,

This proposal has been tele the same story roventa.

but a certain amount of sport and programme begine to-night, whichcessary for the midland towns graphed to Tokyo, but Japan's That the present conflict bas called forth the real character of pleasure can be carried on as includes the long-expected Bells sold cities to be thronged with decision has not yet been received. Taken by a Shark at Singapore. the British people has again and again been demonstrated since the usual."

refugees. The Russian scythe is. of Bheime," a magnificent story-working relentlessly and Germany deavour to get outaiders into in a terrible manner in Singapore, If Japan persists in her ea- A Malay bas come by his death war broke out. Our people have shown that they can take the bad

film dealing with recent events in is yielding and must, yield to the important Customs posts, thorny aars the Straits Times. He was news with the good, and never for one moment has their belief in

the ancient city. We can safely harvestman that which she is questions concerning the status of diving for coal inside the break- eventual victory wavered a little bit. The factastions of the straggle

prophesy full houses while this powerless to prevent auccess. The have taught them many a valuable lesson, and there can be no brany Sleepers, ***

picture is on show for, in addition Teutons are being mowed down As the Customs revenues are shark. His brother oaught hold the service will be raised, g water when he was seized by s overlooking the fact that the vast majority of the nation bas, in this in the province of Chekiang for topical interest, the story is one on which fighting is taking place, foreign indemnities and loans, hauled out of the water the shark A movement is being started to the views being of such great on every border of their country pledged for the payment of of him but as the man was being rupreme test, shown a robust commonsense which cannot but call the purchase of native wood to be which will appeal to all who have and the day is fast approaching Japan's demands threaten Chins's attacked him a second time, tear- forth widespread admitation. The saner, manlier elements in the made into sleepers for the rail- followed the history of the present when William will be denounced credit and will certainly, if ing one of his legs off by the population have asserted themselves and steadied the neurotics ways. Hitherto, the bulk of the war. Perdons anxious to see the whose voices, thin but shrill, sound so blatantly when the stern sleepers have been procured from new film should book their seats realition of existence begin to be lost sight of and a false security Japan.

by own flesh and blood as a pressed, raise far-reaching inter- thigh. Death was practically breeds false doctrine,"

maniao of a most dangerous type, national complications,

instantaneons,

Chinese Wood for Rallway

early.

A new

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