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Ferry "Nuisance.

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DAY BY DAY.

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

FRESH GERMAN ACTIVITY,

making the trip from Kowloon to LITTLE TIME TO WASTE THEY WHEN SOME PEOPLE HAVE A Hongkong on the ferry scamera ARNOY OTHERS WHO HAVEN'T. leaving just after the arrival of the Canton train. We do so again in the hope that some better arrangement than at present exists will scon be put into force. Chinese passengers who come down by train, being entitled to clear.

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The Weather.

Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 46;

The Call for Men Meets with Good Response.

The wires of the past few days have shown that the Germana in France are a force still to, bo

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

Last Night's Reception,

BE BRITISHI

Appeal to Hongkong to Help Wounded Soldiers.

The grounds of Government House were chvicely decorated last evening, the oooreion being a

Five men of the South Wales reception by H.E. the Governor Borderers who were wounded at and Lady May. About two Tsingtan are now in hospital in | hundred guests were received in thongkong. Their injuries, wo the drawing room and afterwards understand, will render them most enjoyable musical pro- unfit for further service, and in

a free ride across the barbour, At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 40; reckoned with. Desperate attacke gramme was rendered in the ball that event they will, of course, be

swarm the first-class section of the clear. |ferry-boate, carrying all manner

of luggage; they loll about the sesta, indulge in all manner of objectionable habits, of which the

The Mails.

art of expectorating is not the Australian MailClosed today per se. Nikko Maru at 3 p.m.

English Mail.-Closes per as Arcadia to-morrow at 11a.m. Siberian Mall-Close per 8.5. ang, Chenan-to-morrow at 4 p.m.

lesat. Is it ressonable to expec! regular patrons of the ferry to put up with this spit of thing? Last evening we had cccasion to. boud one of the boats after a motley crowd of this type, had come off, and never bave we seen a ferry steamer in such a filthy,

ious, for the Allies, whose ability songs, (a) In the Great Unknown, money may be raised to providen Count the Columns... disordered condition.." Ordinarily

to prevent further encrcachments (Guy d'ffardelot, (b) Jean, (H.T. civilian outfit for each. The the Ferry Company takes a

is not to be doubted. Looking at Scott), Mr. A. G. Macdonald; and already a good sum has been Burleigh), (0) My Captain (Cyril amount required is about $1,000, Yesterday peculiar pride in keeping its

the Telegraph the matter broadly, there seems

|condition; in fact, there is pro-reading matter. To-day there temporary gains will be of any (c) Nocturne (Chopin), Mra.be leaving for Home, the time is boats in a cleanly and orderly published: 39 colamas of solid no reason to believe that these cello solos, (H) Barcarolle (Huff subsoribed, as will be seen by the mann), (b) Scherzo (Van Gcens), list below. As the man will soon bably no local public service will be 39 pablished. which is better looked after in

hve enabled them to establish room, which was decorate with given a pension. It is felt, bow- themselves in a trench inside the chrysanthemums, pot plants and ever, that, in addition, some form

palms. The musical programme of presentation from the people redoubt at Beanrejour, while ther

of Hongkong would not be inap. have also taken ground from the was as follows:- Allies in the fighting around (a) Malto Allex10 Agitato, (b) operations at Tsingtan went far Trio fer violin, cello and piano, | propriate, since the apocess of the Soissons. This spirited tactical offensive of theirs has, however, Andante con Moto Tranquillo towards averting the possibility (Mendelssohn, Opus 40,), Mrs. of a hostile attack on this Colony. been met with alera resistance by Aubrey, Mr. Sasman, P. The Telegraph has been asked the Allies trope, and we are Austin; song, (a) Unseen, Mary to undertake a collection on behalf ceeds. At the moment, therefore. G. Lensabel), Mr. Cromie; hoped that a sufficient sum of told that the struggle still pro S. Turner), (b) M raing Hymn of the wounded soldiers, and it is the situation is in no sense ser-

thia respect. All the more pity: that some plan cannot be hit upon which will obviate the quisance to which we have

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The Dollar.

thing more than the usual value to the enemy. They are merely Susman; Songs, (a) I wish I were short in which to raise the balance, a Tiny B.rd (U). Lahr), (b) The but we can confidently appeal to local in their effects, and do not Soring bna Come (M. V. White), our readers to help in this deserv the general situation, Mre: Murlop; Pisno Solo,ing cause on behalf of brave The rate of the dollar on which is etili favourable to the Rhapsody, No. 12, (Liszt), Mr. Britishers who bave done fine

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We have to offer cordial thanks turned from Shanghai by the s.a to the many Telegraph readers Arcadia this morning. who have so promptly responded to the little appeal which we made for the sum of a thousand dollara

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on behalf of the five wounded. We are informed that thin ice men of the South Wales Borderers, was to be seen on pools of water The length of the injured men's in the neighbourhood of Sam stay in Hongkong is short; hence Chun, this morning. the appeal which we published on Wednesday-and which, in less than a day, brought the total up to $452. To-day five und ten

Customs Official's Visit.

affect

Allies.

Useless Efforts.

Denman Fuller; nong oyelo, A work in the Far East, and who Song of Life: 1. The Wind on the will, we are sure, ever remember Wold, 2. Grey Hills, 3. Out of the this kindly act on the part of the Night, (CA. Lidger), Mr. H. I. people of Hongkong. The sub-

scribers to date are as follow:- Already acknowledged... $452.00 Mr. W. G. Humphreys... $10.00 Mr. G. Harper

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Efforts such as theso must cost the Germans a deal in energy and Jodes. possibly also in men, and so long as they are not permitted to re- sult in any general advance their only consequence will be a waaT- is down of the enemy. The Allies' line may be bent here and alto, but that i will break is But Hils Lordship Puts Case in Mr. Holler

altogether out of the question, After all, when we are face to face |with modern-trained armies We cannot expect to enjoy an uninter- rupted run of successes. Thera but as long as they are checked by counter-moves we need have no qualms about the matter.

JUDGMENT WANTED.

List.

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Mr. Chan A Fook

Mr. W. Siegler

Mr. P. H. Holyoak

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Mr. D. M. Larkins... Capt. J. W. Evans In the Summary Court, this Mr. Geo. W. Wright morning, A. S. Ellis and another Mr. W. II. Smith. sued I. E. Chunnett for $330, Mr. Watron

dollar bills have come in thickly Commissioner of Oustoms, left will be occasional local set-backs, Mr. Faithfall appeared for the A..E. S....

Kallan Output.

Mr. Bowland Wade, Deputy and, at the moment of going to Shanghai last week on short leave, press, the total stands at $870.45. for Hongkong. We feel the more grateful in that Hongkong has been asked to put its band in ita pcoket so many times during the past few months

The total output of the Kailan for one good object or another, Miring Administration'e wines The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve and many of the givers have for the week ending Jury

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LEGAL TIT BITS.

“Knowing", Servant.

plaintiffs and Mr. Otto Kong A. E. Sing for the defendant.

[A. and F. M.... Mr. Otto Kong Siog: I ask b. M. Fig. for a week.

0. B. Mr. Faithfull:-Iam instructed Mr. C. . Biason defence at all. to ask for judgment; there is no Mr. W. B. Elwes

Mr. N. F. Blanch.. for the defendant. My friend Mr. A. V. Apear Mr. Otto Kong Singappear Mr. R. M. Dyer

faw me yesterday and consented Tod

V. to this going over for a week.

you not?

MARRIOTT-MURRAY.-On January 14th, at St. John's many cases, to model their man-fal possession of fifty rounds of for recruits. On the whole; indeed, plaintiff was in Canada and the

Cathedral, Osw ld Marriott, M. D., to Gladys E. Murray, eldest tiaughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D, Murray, of Tunbridge Wells.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

those of ammunition.

No Muzzles

The

Total

In the Summary Court, this morning

This little burst of fresh energy will at any rale serve to sbor that there is still a deal to do before the invadere are shifted out of France, and it will furnish a farther argument for the supply

Mr. Faithfull-I bave seen of more mer. Though there has been much talk of the possibility said he could not have it go over. my client this morning and he of onecription being adopted, so In our brief ncta yesterday or

A Chinese, who arrived in the far there has been no official ette- Mr. Otto Kong Sing:-I think the kowtow, we remarked thet Colony on the e.a. Manchuris, was ment to show that the young men you are the client yourself, are the younger generation of Hong fined $50 at the Polite Court, of England are not responding kong Chinese would do well, in this morning, for being in onlaw a satisfactory manner to the call

in Mr. Faithfall said he had a stamped undertaking. Thoother vers a little mere on their fathers. Few of our rendera

if would appear that the youth of the country are fully conscious of He (Mr. Faithfull) was only the money really belonged to him. whose basinees brings them into

their responsibilities and obliga solicitor in the matter. touch with this younger gener. alion will dissent from us, we

tions at this crisis in the history At the Police Court, this morn of the Empire, and every day the

Hia LordabipYou are su think. Among the older Chinese ing. Sergeant Pist prosecuted J. fact is being made clearer to then Mr. Faithfull: Yes. He

ing? of the Colony we cannot recall H. Setb, 2, Feak Road, ir per that the straggle is one for our has leit power of attorney with meeting with a single case of die mitting his dog to go about with national existence. But not only his brother in the Colony here courtesy or rudeness; indeed out a muzzle. The fine imposed are the young men doing well; and he has instructed me this some of our European fellow was $5. For a similar offence the middle-aged are also answer- coloniale might do worse than A. Young was fined $5,

morning not to accept an adjourn take a leaf out of their book. I

ing the call of country.

ment. I was quite willing to is but fair to say that among the

**Befriending the Enemy, 72,000 Lottery Ticketÿ ̈

A New Movement.

meet my friend, and he knows I

Mr. Crowther Smith: am The definito announrement that Roumania intends to enter the youthful and young.middle-

do meet him if Loan. war on the side of the Allies again raises the question whether aged of the Chinese there Aramand, bail being fixed at

told my alient (defendant) is in We see from a recent exchange next Friday.

The case was put in the list for the Colony, but I don't know his i8

number a large Italy can long continue her policy of neutrality. War is, of course,

who $1,000, was granted in a case in that over a million men of 38 years a terribly expensive business and Italy is already a heavily bardened are everything that could be de- which a Chinese was charged and more, who are otherwise country. These are facts which have probably had much to do sired as regards politeness; but with being in possession of over debarred from enlisting, are now ith the delay of action at Rome, but at the moment it looks as if there is even a larger number of seventy two thousand lottery connected with the central asso the decisive step will soon have to be taken in other words, that them who seem to think that they tickets. Mr. Beavis, of Messreciation of the Voluntary Training the time is not far distant when Itely will be found fighting against will beat assert their equality Wilkinson and Grist, appeared Corps. This Corps was originally her erstwhile allies of Germany and Austria-Hungary. That with the white man by abrupt for the defence. opinion has been growing in strength ever since the Italian Premier, ness of speech and occasionally some month or so ago, made the significant announcement that by something dangerously near to neutrality could not be the exclusive aim of Italian policy and that insolence. In the first flash of the Revolution one expected, and "Italy must maintain her vital interests and jast aspirations.”

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1915.

ITALY AND THE WAR.

Local Engagement

Announced,

WHO DEFENDS?

Two Solicitors for the Same Client.

Mr. Shenton-1 bad to get not let us in the house. The substituted service. They would

it in our facsa-(laughter.); As on as we served the wilt, bank- servant opened the door and shut

ruptcy was put on the file--(loud laughter)

address now.

Mr. Tezer-I will do what I ean to, but it is not my place to find my friend'sclient-flaughter.)

COURT COMEDY.

Judge, Lawyer And Missing Parties.

intended for the defence of Lon- don, but it grew so rapidly that it became a central body, with local corps in all parts of Great

At the Police Court, this morn Brittin: Members of it wear an ing, Mr. Oito Kong Sing aud Since the beginning of the war Germany has used all she made allowance for this sort of The engagement is announced armlet only, and are entitled to Mr. Preston, the latter of Messrs. knows of diplomacy to indaes Italy to stand in with the two Kaisere. thing, but the Revolutic is three between Captain H. N. Barkoomb tank as combatants. This little Johnson, Stokes and Muster, ap- She is even said to have gone so far as to promise Italy that the years old: now, so that once no Harrison, M. V. O. 2ad Dake of fact is sufficient to show that the peared to defend Chan Kwan- shall have Tunis as a reward for her sesistance. The recent appoint longer existe. Is it that the stick Cornwall's Light Infantry, oldest right spirit is there, and, when it chan, the manager of the Kwang- In the Summary Court, this ment of Prince von Buelow, the ex-Chancellor, to take charge of the nut used with sufficient gener- son of Dr. H. Baskcomb Harri in definitely stated how many tang boarding hones, 315, morning, G. H. Williams susd German Embassy at Rome was also doubtless part and parcel of the osity in Hongkong schools, or is on. Exeter, Devon, and Agnes are required, we have no doubt Connaught Road Central, who A. R. Ellis for the sum of $800. game to either win over Italy or, at the least, to induce her to re- it merely that these foolish J. Macdonald, only daughter of will be found that mea sufficient was charged with stealing the Mr. Husa (for the plaintiff) :—I frain from joining the opposite camp. But Italy has probably by youngsters are seeking to pattern Mr. Donald Macdonald, Hong- for all needs will be forthcoming sum of $5,000 from a man and a think it had better be adjourned this time come to realise the real value of German promises, and it their manners on some of the kong. need cause no surprise that she refuses to listen to the voice of the gaite nice young men "from charmer: The policy of holding out inducements having failed, it Upper Tooting with whom they is said that the Germans and Austrians are now resorting to one of come in contact from time to threats. They say they are determined to square the account" with Italy after, the war. In view of this latest mood, it is obvious. ly a matter of vital interest to the Italians that the Kaiser must not win. Italy assuredly cannot trust the Tentons with the whip-band over Europe.

time?

"Get the Dollar.

Victoria Theatre.

The East Coast Raid-Poor

In spite of the colder weather, B Gundery.

Der for a month(lond laughter), Mr. Otto Kong, Sing explained Hia: Lordship:-Why ask for that two solicitors had been in these perpetual adjournmenta 2 stracted for the defence and he laughter did not know whether the de

Mr. Ross-Because plaintiff is in Canton and he doesn't think it worth while coming down for bin judgment → (laughter),

there was again a good house at London, Dec. 22. Naval fendant wanted him to defend him the Victorin Theatre last night, officera who cheeed the German or Mr. Presion, and the pectatore showed them- ships that raided the Yorkshire Mr. Wood mail that he would selves more than ever delighted coast state that the escape of the makes note that Mr. Fren on ap- His Lordships-suppose he The fact that Italy has remained neutral has, of course, meant

with the performance of the clever opemy was due to the mist, peared for the defence, pince he knows he is not getting any a good deal for the Allies. It has relieved them of any trouble Amsterdam, Deo. 22.—Dr. trick-oyolista, Henry and Mar. Directly the British flotilla got had appeared first when the case coste ?(laughter) { } bir about the naval position in the Mediterrandan, it has enabled France Hexamer, in a German-American Those who have not yet seen these on their track the ecomy fled. A came before Mr. Hazeland and Mr. Rass—No, I only come in to mee mil her troops against the Germans, and it has forced Austria artiole in the Cologne Gaselle, artistes should assuredly make 8 muil British craiser attacked the was formally reminded here with the papers; it doesn't to keep forces ready in the south to provide against invasion. But conses the Americans of praying point c'f doing so,

o. We understand Germane, but she was no matoh M. Ojo Kong Bing said he cost anything (load laughter); if Italy more to join in with the allies she could reader services of for peace on Sundays and sup that the management has made for her weightier opponents, and did not wind, but there was really His Lordship-13 a much more positive and useful character. If she does, she will plying the Entente Allies with att arrangement with Billy Gre the fact that the well out no reason why the defendant your client doesn's con naturally look to see ber intereata protected, and the probability in war materials on week days, ham, The Blackfaced Comedian" of the encounter was due to the could not be represented by two end of onth K djourn that some international fusucial accommodation, will be a feature Americans, he declares, abould to give a lura on Wednesday enemy'e poor gunnery. Three solicitorare lit eine of the arrangements to allow her to enter the arena, which she may substitute "Get the Dollar for nights To-night the new a

new fim German ahipe ratood wholla at the The case was remanded, bail Mr. Ross Lawill write him de at any moment now.

the motto “ E Pluribus Unum." Acquitted" will be presented flotilla, but inflicted litile damage, în $7,000 being fixed,

and see what he says