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MIXED EVERYWHERE~Marvell.

The Weather.

Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 56; fine.

At the Peak 8 s.m. Temp, 48; fine.

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unpleasant through these smells. This stretch of road is practically a promenado se far as Kowloon

.p.m. residents are concerned, and on the occasions when the military

Count the Columns, band is playing it is a very

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How Russiafs Sealing Germany's

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The "Westminster" and the Censor,

LLOYD'S REGISTER.

Some Extracts from the Annual

Report.

The following extracts are from the report of Lloyd's Register of Shipping for 1913-14-

At the close of the year saded June 30, 1914, 10,621 merchant

Commenting on a recent debato vessels, registering nearly 24 on the Press Censorship, the West million tons gross, held clames. By the arrest of Cardinal Mer-minster Gazelle say It gave assigned by the Committee of cier, Archbishop of Malinsa, Ger. Mr. Boner Law the opportunity of

Lloyd's Register. many has fored a movere affront protesting against the rather an Daring the year, the Committee to Catholics all over the world. At guarded words in which the assigned clames to 713 naw she moment of writing we are Solicitor General laat week de Tassels. Their registered gross without any details of the ciroam-fined the power of the coneczabin. tonnage, amounting to 2,020,185. stances under which the arrest Sir Stanley Backmaster, we are az is the highest total for any has been made, but the statement sare, did not mean what is in one year recorded in the history in the telegram that "Papal ciroirs pated to him, but he used a phrase of the Society. Of the 713 new are astonished and can hardly which included any criticism vessels, 664 are steamers of believe that Germany would be which might destroy publio com 2,014,397 tons, and 49 are sailing guilty of such an act" is not with-fidence in the Government' vessels of 5,788 tons, all constract- out its deep siguificance and war among the things burred to the ad, in accordance with approved French Universities and the War..

We should really like to see demand to-day is 1a 9:1-16d.

The rate as the dollar on rents the view that some dirty Press. Now, Mr. Boner Law is, plans, under the special supervis work has been done in the mat- of curse, right in saying that ion of the Surveyore to Lloyd'e how the reply of the French universities, which we printed

While the Catholica of Italy there is almost no criticism of the Register. Of the total, 1,204,111 Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which yesterday, will be received by

and Germany will most assuredly Government which might not be tons, or about 60 per cent. wore Sam Cheung-abe sued Q. A. feel she insult very keenly, the bold to entail this consequence,

built for the British Empire requires them to forward their names and ad iresses with those of Germany. It scame to us da Ruzs, in the Summary Court, effect of the incident on Austria or, we may add, which, if we were (United Kingdom 1.164 519 tons necessarily for that whether one is pro-Freach or this morning, for $1,000. The will be more marked still. Eith-despotically governed, would not lonies 30.502 tons), and 816,074 publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides.

pro-German, the judgment of all case was allowed to stand over.. erto in ber anti-Catholic acts certainly be held to entail this tous, or about 40 per cant,, for thinking people will be the same;

Adjourned. namely that the answer leaves no William Suawan sued Juli vide herself with very plausible fore, to have Mr. McKenna's dis

Germany has taken care to pro-conarquence. We are glad, there other countries. The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will Surely the saber of the German in the Summary Court, this busbed up the affairs, but the rely on him and on the Solicitor Tessele, representing 1,650,000 inch of room for a counter-reply. Gaskell and another for $569.05, excuses and has, as far as possible, claimer on this subject; and weed 30th June, 1014, plans of 749 During the twelve months end-

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professors (promising, of course, morning. The case was adjourned. point is whether she can keep the General to make clear to the large tons of shipping, were passed by Weekly imao-$15 per annum.

that there is any sanity left in Germany) will have to admit

knowledge of this affront from number of temporary officials who the Committee. that the Frenchmen have made

Bishop's Engagements. her Ally, Austria, We do not exeroite the power of the Censor The certificates of classification their point, and that all the gagements for Sanday nex

The Bishop of Victoria's en-so an abe can.

shat they will not be pleasing their of Lloyd's Register are recognis What will Austria Say ? will not brush away such immer Holy Communion at the Cathedral, the Austrians will have to say persons in authority.. argument and protest in the world are: 805 am, Calebrate

superions by excising what they ed by the authorities of the The question then cames, what imagine will be disagreeable to following countries as exempting able facts as the destruction of 11 a.m., presch at St. Peter's about it, when we remember that Tae Censorship is not in practice inspections at the hands of the of vessels from undergoing certain Louvain and Rheims, or the Church, West Point.

Catholicism is the B atë religion of exercised by Ministers; it is oI ficialaof theseveral Governments, Dame, by a refined nation on dropping of bombs on Notre

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whoes shoulders, according to be in unlawful possession of cotton uphold the Faith. If this first who have been enlisted without Sweden, and United States of Weekly, twenty-five cents (for boast of the Leipzig professor vara. cash only).

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to rid herself of the influence of notice, and their templation will countries are saved much incon there be anything of truth in the

her new High Priest. The Kai always be to play for salety, un-venience and delay by this official remark of the gentleman from morning, the sise in which A. Sway of embroiling his orstwhile superiors who take a liberal view extended to the Society's classifi

In the Summary Court, this ser certainly has a most unhappy less they are controlled by recognition being so reasonably Leipzig.

Ellis and another coad I. E. Chan friends and his latest lapse will of the liberties of the Press."

cation and surveys, nett for $330, as money due under surely react him with

THE ROLL OF HONOUR, tiffs and Mr. Otto Kong Sing for be limited to his new-found Ally, We mentioned, yesterday, that Faithfall appeared for the plain-end, his circle of friendship will An agreement, was adjourned. Mr. disastrous consequences. In the

Sportsmen Who Have Fallen. the election of President in China the defendant.

the Sultan of Turkey, have oslled forth some amount of comment in the native Press,

Russia's Great Task. The 'life and death struggle in At the Police Coat, this morn the eastern theatre still continues inasmuch as the President himing, the licences of the Criterion

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be stroked the College boat for four years and a trial eight for three yeare.

coald ever have accomplished; nell. Venue:-The Clab ground, that defence must of necessity bay coats, I ask for the case to known Wet Bob, Lieut. B. R.

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be struck out.

Mr. Goldring said it could not bet

Cambridge, too, has lost a well Winthrop Smith, a magnificent specimen of an athlete, who He stood 6 ft. 4.1-2 in. and was rowed against Oxford in 1905.

killed is Captain J. V. Halliday, beatifully proportioned. Another ald Cambridge man who has been

cricket, football, boxing and an old Harrovian who excelled in

athletics,

The "Roll of Honour" during the last few weeks has included the names of men famous in all branches of aport. Oxford ic self alone has power to nominate Hotel was fined $5 for permitting to go in favour of the Russians.

mourning the death at the front the three candidates from among water to be thrown over his veI"

of Second Lieut. G. R. L. Ander- That struggle is peculiarly vital | whom his successor would be andah into the street. Tae defence to Germany, for, if she cannot save

son, of the Cheshire Regiment, chosen. Can the Chinese Press was that a servant, who was

her eastern front, she cannot hape

one, of the finest hurdlers evor find nothing worse in the country willing the verandah, committed to aaye Berlin. In other words, morning, Mr. P. W. Goldring has also lost one of her most pro- In the Summary Court, this turned out from Eton. Oxford. upon which to comment? We the offence. should have thought that there

if the Rassian bayonet gets intimated that in the case of Mak minent oarsmen in R. W, Fletcher would be plenty of time to de-

Hongkong Club v. R. G. A. through the ribs, cothing Can Tat, in which J. J. Stabbings of the R. F. A. He rowed against In the above match the follow. prevent it from reaching the was the defendant, he had no Cambridge last year, and was vote to picking holes in the conting will represent the Hong-heart. While the supreme crisis further instructions, his client ons of the Leander Four at Henley of Yuna Shil-kai when the main tong Football Club:-R. C. Bar- cannot be indefinitely postponed, having found a more congenial oc- Regatta in 1913. A Balliol mon, abuses under which the country low, M. L. Railton, J. MoUabbin, there must be no expectation of groans have been cleared up W. O. Bord, J. Stewart, R. F. a speedy decision. The Germin cupation-(laughter). little. President Yuan has done for Long, D. Larkins, P. Tod, P. W. defonce is resting on a vast China what none of the grumblers A. Wilkie, J. Stalker, W. V. Pon-stretch of consolidated positions, fendant in the case, and I ask for Mr. Lewis:-I am for the de- then why not let well alone? kick-off 4.15 pm..

and the process of wearing down From time to time in our columns we have reprinted extracts There is not a civilised nation in from German now papers showing the bitter fealing which prevails Europe that honestly believes Tasy do things differently in calls for careful strategy and Differently in Hongkong. "a gradual one. It is a task which against Britain in particular at this moment. The articles from China to be ready for representa- Hongkong, observes the Malay tremendous fighting. We may which these have been taken have, as a rule, bean of a most virulent tive government, or to be at all ait. Tus papers there contain confidently look to the Bassiane type, but one which we have just hit upon deserves more than able to dispens with a certain full lists of all residents accepted to perform wonders, but we can. passing notica from the fact that it is, on the whole, sanely and tem-monnt of absolutism; and if for service at the front, together not expect them to work miracles costs for receiving instructions Mr. Lewis said he wanted his perately worded. It comes from the pen of the London correspond-President Yuan were to call him with the commissions obtained by say more than the Franco- eat of Vorwaerty, and the translations of it which appear in the self King Yaan

and for attending there, Home papers should enlighten a good many people both in England complaints do not matter one way Peninsula, the Censor considere France. We do not doubt, how- Mr. Lewis said that, at the last His Lordship: What do you to-morrow, the officers who accompany the British forces have been able to ask for? probably no one, save those whose contingent home. and in Germany as to the mental attitude of the British people at

In the Malay perform them in Flanders or in this juncture in the history of the nation.

or the other, would grumble. The writer, evidently a Socialist, very properly begins by

this information a military secret over, that Russia will gradually mention of the case, his Lordship attempting to disabuse the minds of his fellow-countrymen of the A Public Danger,

of the highest order."

obtain complete command of the had told his friend that if he ides that the British soldier is a mercenary," serving only for the We are wondering whether,

situation. She is shaping that wanted his costa he would have sake of money and paying no heed to the promptings of patriotism. after all, it is the intention of the

way now. The issue is one of to go on with the claim. That point scarcely needs enlarging upon to those who know the authorities to place any sort of

the biggest things in the history: facts, and the probability is that the truth has by this time also guard around the new lamp stand-

of warfare, but when the proce

His Lordship What was the dawned upon

the Prussian Guard and the much-advertised arde in Kowloon. It looks as if

ia completed the real plight of claim? Bavarians. Leaving that point on one side, and coming to the main it wore the idea to do so in the

Germany will be laid bare to the theme of the articles, we find the writer developing an argument to one of the latest lamps erected,

world at large. the affect that the trees of the English people do not yet believe ince their bases are raised some that England's position as a Great Power, to say nothing of England's distance from the ground, but is away in the country. national security and independence, are seriously, menaced. He when is the work to actually Mr. Tozer-I, don't think be says: They think that the sacrifices which England has begin? A day or two ago the ever intends to come back (laugh- hitherto made, have, in the main, been made only in the wheel-cap of a ricksha came into ter.). interests of France and Belgium." As to that, it may violent contact with one of the Lawyer (in another case); at once be said that, if this were true, our honour is pledged standards and the lady occupant There is no difference in the case, to make so.ifices not : lous great than any we should of the vehicle had a nasty shake my Lord. make in fighting for our existence. In point of fact, we are fighting up; she was, in fact, nearly thrown

His Lordship: for our existence. That we are not fighting on our own souls of kerbing were provided round the defendants are different three days, it is announced that aliens was prepared to contest i rada held in 1903. Going to

out of the rickahu. If some art difference is that the plaintiffs and The only at are the French and the Belgians, is a great point in our favour, hat it is one which does not in the least impair the trath of that the bees of the standarda this (laughter.) laat assertion. It can be proved, and it will be proved, and a litle One of these days something worse It has taken you a fortnight to here on Fridays, instead of on Port of thing would not happen.

His Lo-dship (to Mr. Rass) :- incident like the shelling of the British coast the other day serves still will ocops then, may be, get the particulars ready; how Mundays, and will sail on Satur the good purpose of bringing it home to the people. decor N

One can readily understand that it would be somewhat gail. those on wuom the charge of long will it take the other side to days at 1 p.m. ing to our Allies we were to take up an attitude of pure altruism looking after our roadwaya peruns them ?—(laughter). The fira departure in con- in this matter and be content to render aid which, though valuable, devolves will awake to the fact. Tozer (in a further game): nection with the new schedule Mr. Goldring-My client is would be far below the strength for war which we should pour forth that it is really desirable that the I have two acknowledgments. (of (as. Damben) takes place on the entitled to have the money out at On leave when the war broke out, it we were attacked in our own home. Bat, happily, there need be suggested work should be put in the debt) in writing, n no fear of that. Britain, has done, glorious work so far, and if the hand. But why wait till then? Mr. Faithfali, They may have The next outward French mail it at any time.

23rd instant. S

Any time and he may have done fature needs it, she may be relied upon to do even more still in the By the way, it is very nice to been given in an unguarded steamer (Magellan) is expected to e

he was attached to the 6th days ahead. We still keep our vigil on the zen,, fresh" ormienarai buve the lighting of the main moment before conspising me, rive here on the 18th instant. A defendant to take the money out

Drageous and was serving with being trained at Home, and, as we write, transports are plongaing thoroughfare in Kowloon im- my Lord=(laughter),

Big Lordship~

Leave for the death? Another Indian polo this fegiment when he met his their way to the Motherland from far distant corners of the Empiro, proved, but when is a little money

The sailing to Earope of the carrying their precious cargoes of young manhood eager and anxious to be expended on illuminating

cer. Cordillere, advertised for the of Court and costs.

player who has fallen is Captain to do their part in the fight against the enemy of progress and some of the side-streets, where

I want 12th instant in

HO.Chaytor of the 26th Indian lled, this Mr. Goldring No, sa part of Cavalry f civilisation,

present there are no Ismps at all?

steamer, being

Japan the conten

lle was one of the side. for repairs,

Mr. Lewis Yea

that won the Bangalore tournal ment last year

LEGAL TIT-BITS.

In the Summary Court Mr. Rass: hink my client

In another caso,

I want an

aa-adjournmen

to file counterclaim:

His Lordship:~- You leave to file a counterclaim

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Racing has suffered a severe loss through the death of Captain O. Paget O'Brien-Butler, of the B.A.M.C., one of our most accom- plished gentlemen jockeys. He Edward and took part in three role on several occasions for King

Mr. Lewis said that it was for a steeplechase in Vienna last Grand Nationals. For winning $270, wages due, which was paid spring he was presented with a into Court, and also the return of cup by the Austrian Emperor. some clothing which his client did An all-round sportsman report- not know was in the house, fed killed is Lieutenant Hawkins of the Ist Dragoon Guarde. He Mr. Goldring:That is rather was a member of the an ex parte statement,

Winchester Cricket Elevon, His Lordship-You are not sad, besides winning the bere (laughter),

steeplechase, formed one of the troop that gaiand the Heckness Shield in the School Marathon

taking part in many tournaments India with the Dragoons in 1907 ing pole players in the country, he scon became one of the lead

money out of Court and coats, winning side in the contest for and assisting his team to win. Mr. Lewis-I want to take the several trophies. He was on the the Country Life cup at Lahore.

Me, Lewis said that the claim for wages was dropped and is

less than ten dollars, he could not therefore he wanted costa. --

Mr. Goldring asid that, being