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NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

THE PEACE TALK.

A Matter for the Future.

HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

The authorities in China who, 5 year or so ago, talked of abolish ing their big national festival and following the Western Calend- ar where the observance of New Year is concerned, must have realised by this time that such radiesi ohanges are, more easily clear. planned than accomplished. It may be that, since the Revolution, clear. fewer orsokere and fewer "emart" costumes bave been in evid-

It is early in the day yet to talk↑ ence at this season, but the

of peace. None the loss, the jrott idea that of general

matter has been raised in the Yesterday the Telegraph | House of Commone by Mr. Jowett, rejoicing and of settling accounts published 32 columns of solid one of the Labourites. A will. -rem sios practically untouched.

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Count the Columns.

In places like Hongkong and teuing matter. To-day there be seen by a telegram elsewhere, Singapore, mere propinquity has will be 37 published. naturally more or les forced the

Ohinese, with the exception of

The Malls.

the colie class, to take some The English Mail-Arrived notice of general British holidays,

like Obristmas and New Year,

as. Melts to-day.

and so the importance of their English Msil-Closed per own feast may have diminished

Oriental to-day at 0a.m.

Chenan to-day at 4 p.m.

A S. WATSON & Co, Ltd. by imperceptible degrees; but Siberian Mail. Closes per

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this 1 cal falling off is not going 140 affect Chins "B.N a

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT TO H. E. THE GOVERNOR. whole. Nor do we see why it

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.

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

Office address: 11, Ice House St,

Western Union

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1915.

GERMANY, ENGLAND AND CULTURE.

ehold, Nor-if it come to that do we see what right the Chinese Government has, to seek to make the people bow wholesale to foreigners' custome. How would Britishers like to be told that, in future, they must keep their Christmas at the same time the Russian-? We may well take this opportunity of wishing to our large circle of Chinese readers, and their friends, all lack and health for the New Year.

Lord Charles to the Fore.

Lord Charlos Beresford'a re-

The Dollar.

per

8.8.

"Compiled from the "Hongkong L'elegraph" files for the wesk

ending Feb. 13, 1890,) %-

DETAINED OR CAPTURED.

Further Lists of Vessels and Cargoes.

The Gazette contains the fol lowing additional lista regarding vesela captured and cargoes detained :-

Vessela Detained, or Captured at Sea by His Majesty's.

"Armed Forces.

The Dollar. February 13- The rate of the dollar on demand to day is 3/1," A Trifling Sum, February 7.-The senentional He was carious to know whether libel suit, in which Mr. Oscar the Government were prepared to Brandt seeks to recover the trifling state on what terme Britain and sum of 850,000 from the Editer the Allies would discuss peace of the Telegraph for alleged in "with a view to ending the terr-iaries to his battered reputation ible loss of life." From the tone will be heard before the acting Exford of the question, one imagines that Chief Justice and a special jury this gentleman is of the

on Thorsday next.'

peace.

saat-ans-price" persuasion. If so,

demand to-day is 1 9.1-16d.

The rate or the dollar on

St. Valentine's Day. Tomorrow is St. Valentine's Day.

Eclipse. of the sun to-morrow; it will not There will be ao sonnal eclipse. be visible in Hongkong.

Civil Service List. From Mesare, Noronha and Co. we have received a copy of the Civil service List for 1015.

Christian Union. The Rev. H. R. Weils will con duct the mesting of the Hongkong Curistian Union at Ying Wan College, on Monday next at 5.30

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war.

Contraband.

he got small encouragement from the reply of Sir Edward Grey a reply which evidently repres ented the general feeling of the House, since it was received with load obeers.

trace.

German Quilt.

Hongkong and Shanghai

Name

and Nationality. Where Tonnage.

Detained.

(45-2), „British, Singapore, Jungshoved

(3835),... Danish, Falmouth.

Banking Corporation. the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Ships Whose Cargoes, or Part of

February 7-The Directors of

Them have been Detained.

submit their general statement of the affairs of the Bank, and balance sheet for the balf year ending December 31, 1889.

Name The net profits for that period, including

of Vessel. $307.32 balance brought forward from last recount, Addab, ...... British, Liverpool. after paying all obarges, amount Agamemnon,.British, London.

Cargo Nationality. Detained

to $1,119,310.4%, of which, after Alexandru, Danish, Leith.

Bt.

British, Liverpool.

ton.

We are all anxions, of course,sking out remuneration to Direo-Boran,... British, Liverpool. that the time should come when tora, there remains for appropria. Bulgarian, ... Britiab, Liverpool, there will be an ond of the terrible tion $1.109,310 47. From this Carnarvon- slaughter which marks the con- sum the Directors recommend the shire, tinuation of the straggle, but if payment of a Dividend of One Chateaubri- the pacificials at Home, or our Pound and Ten Shillinga per and French, London; enemies, imagine that, purely in Share, which, at 4/6, will absorb Chyebases, British, Liverpool, the interests of human ty, we are $400,000 and a Bonus of Ten Corcovado,... British, Liverpool. now prepared to sheath the sword Suillings per Share, which will Deli, Nether and largely to forget the original absorb $133,333 33. They recom- marke on the sul j-ot of piracy

deeds of the Kaiser and his men, end transferring $200,000 to den Hall,... British, Liverpool. land, Liverpool and ut how to deal with the per petratora thereof, are beautifully

they are andly mistaken. The the Credit of Ragarve Fund, which Francisco, ... British, Hull. characteristic of one of the most p.m.

Allies have suffered far too many Commander Soemson's lecture, which we reported in our issue papalar men in the Empire and

will then stand at $4,800,000, Calavale,...Brutish, Liverpool. outrages at the hands of theeremy Mr. H. L. Dalrymple has been iho, British, Hall. of yesterday, is unteworthy for its extreme fairness; its readiness to one of the most essentially British yield to the adversary every point that can honestly, and with loyal Britishers in the whole world. clamation by His Majesty the sibility rest for all this fearful Chairman. Mr. J. F. Holliday,

to adopt such an attitude. And, appointed Chairman for the year Kinfaune ty to one's own side, be yielded. The leotarer never once attempted Many of our readers have been in King, revising the lists of articles loss of life? Assuredly not on the Mr. N. A Sibi

The Güze.te contains a Pro-after all,on whom does the respon- 1800; and Mr. J. S. Moses Deputy Castle, ...British, Southamp to di-count Germany's achievements, whether military or intellectual, the Colony long enough to re-

and Mr Koningen der bat jast paid honour where honour was due, when it came to a ques-member his visit to Bangkong in to be treated as contraband of Allies. The guilt lies with Ger- E. A. Salomon having resigned tion of fair and quare a mparison between Britain and her enemy 1898, when he succeeded, asuenal,

Nederlanden, He even went the length of owning that "sa a nation, we show little in making himself well liked all

many, and she it is who must be leaving the Colony, the Netherland, Liverpool, appreciation of tun value of culture," yet generously refrained from round in a very short space of

Auditor.

punished, and punished adequate Directors invited the Hon. Mr.Kwango, Belgian, Liverpool. The name of Mr. A. E Bohulzy, too. It would no doubt snit 4. P. MucEwen. Mr. B. Hoppius Oruba,... British, London. pointing out that, taken on the same broad linens a nation time, among both British and Hongkong, it added to the list of Germany's purposes admirably to and Mr. D. it. Sassoon to fill the Pak Ling.... a similar statement might, without injustius, be made concerning Chinese..

British, Liverpool. All bi Germany.

hifa be persone qualified sa auditore Allies intend to carry the war very Mr. L Foesnecker and Mr. S. Perugia,..... British, Gibraltar,

Bocare peace just now. But the vacant Beats. Mr. B. Layton, Parobim...Russian, London. Are the Germans "as a nation" so far ahead of the British in point utspokenness: the outspokennees Ordinance.

LOS bea famed for his under the Hongkong Companies much nearer German soil ere they C. Michaelson retire in rotation, Poland, of culture? We endeavoured to show, in a couple of leadereties of an honest, sturdy, obstinate

....... British, Liverpool. even begin to think of calling a bat some few weeks ago. that the average" Britisher has a somewhat Briton who bales to see time

offer themselves for re- Quentin,..... British, Leith, Kailas Output. exaggerated idea of Germany's contributions to art, literature, wasted and who has no use for

election. The accounts have been Rindjani,... Nether science and history. It is true that our friend the enemy has pro humbug, "frills" or half-meas Mining Administration's mines The total output of the Kailan

nudited by the Hon. Mr. Phineas

land, Liverpool, Ryrie and Mr. Fallarton Hender- Renau,..... British, Leith. duced a greater number of recognised scientists, phil.sophers and ures. His auggestion in the for the week ending January 30 musicians than we. Leaving, for the moment, the science and House, mentioned in to-day's amounted to 61,742 30 tons and

Time Haough. Yet,

son W, H. Forbes, Cha rman."Su Giorgio, Italian, Gibraltar, (Our readers will be interested Teilas, ...Norwegian, Gibraltar. philosophy out of the question, and granting the music, what is there wire, as to the best treatment for the sales during the period to in the history o&Cerman literature to compare with that of Britain? those who raid unprotected coasts 55,023.91 tone.

There are good reasons to be of Accounts with that published Tunisie, French, Swansea,

to compare the above Etatement Toronto, ...... British, Hall' Can Grmady can any European nation (other, perhaps, than might indeed, "asuredly would

lieve that Germany is Dow in our sue of lest Wednesday.) France,) show such a list of literary geniuses as the unbroken line-have come from Nelson him- Volunteer Reserve Appointment. to realise the futility of continn- beginning to feel the pinch and

No Great Offence. from Wyatt, Surrey and Sir Thomas More down to the eighteenth self. The yard arm

February 8.-"Bing drunk is century posts, dramatists and essayiste; a line, by the way, that the couple of fathoms of rope is the bas been pleased to appoint Dr. case, it would be the height of long as the drunkee has got plenty and His Excellency the Governor ing the struggle. That being the no great offence in Hongkong, so German dulness introduced by the two first Georges helped to sort of Ben-justice that appeale G. Montagu Harsion to be Sar-folly for the Allies to hold out the of money. But for a man to get over bring to an end? For what encouragement did the Hanoverians give to this type; and unfortungeon Captain in the Hongkong olive branch when every day is the mark without any extenuating to letters, in comparison with what the Tadore and the Stauris had atsly given? Cromwell or William of Orange could not have afforded those who have acaght in the from the 3rd February, 1915."

cannot feel that Volunteer Reserve, with effect bringing them nearer the attain circumstances in his pooket Company-58 per cent. premium, lows. Of course it may be urged that Germany gave na printing, past, to secustom Br.tishers to Formerly Commander-in-Chief many and her Allies have to be to his cost this morning, when he

ment of the great object on which is aanther thing, as a beachcomb-sellers. start with, and that mediasra! Angaburg was far ahead, in general milder methode, have been doing

they have set their minds. Ger- er, named George Ward, found culture, of any modern city. Undoubtedly; bat the Germany of the the best thing for the country. Middle Ages, save in isolated districte, ie as dead se the Rome of Lord Charles is a Horace's days. Luiber attended to that matter, the almost immedi- and we could do with a few more troops in Chips, is now acting in future peace in Europe until that

abeolately defeated and their got fourteen dare for being found Major-General Sir A. Dorward, pretensione definitely crashed. lying on his back in Tank Labs, "hard case ate effect of bis influence being to coarsen the fibre of the people and like him.

formerly commenting the British There can be no guarantee of intoxicated and impecunioue," all mailers connected with the much is accomplished. Germany February 8" The local corps Hongkong Gas Company burments of Lominion trop on must be made to suffer mach of the Davil's Own received an $135 per share, sellers. Saliebury Plan, iceluding their more yet to atone for her crime other recruit into its ranks this Hongkong Hotel Company- occupation.

against civilisation, and when she morning. Mr. Fielding Clarke $200 per share, sellers. has gained farther knowledge of at for a few moments in the

Bongkong Hotel Co.'s Six per the determination of the nations Supreme Court whilst Mr. A. J. cent. Debenturca-8601. has been received from the mili-time enough to talk of peace and General, moved the honourable 123 per cent, dis., bayers.

It is notified the information ranged against her it will be Leach, the Acting Attorney

Indo-China S.N. Company tary authorities that the sab cal of terms of peace.

Stoneouiters Went Battery) is ibre practice nuufied to be carried out on the 15th instant from

postponed until the 17th instant.

to convert their gentle intellectuality into a harder and in re er lese gross and utilitarian view of the things that had formerly delighted

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Gun Practice.

Official Notices.

The Fighting.

New Solicitor Admitted.

Court to admit Mr. Herbert Johnson Gedge-a young gentle man recently placed on the Bolle of the Supreme Cart of England, and now of the firm of Johnson, Stokea and Master-to practise as a solicitor."

1.8.90

SHARE, REPORT.

them. Those who take the trouble to read some of the details of his Football in War-time. attacks ou Erasmus will not quarrel with the statement that he introduced into German disputation an atmosphere of bullying and of senseless invective, side by side with which refinement could published yesterday, dealing with

The paragraph which scarcely hope to exist.

the view held by the troops at the I may be taken, then, that English literature more than oat Front as to the continuance of weighs German music in the balance of colure. As regarde fotball at Home, is one that some painting, Ormany has produced (not including, of course, Albrecht of the talkers might do well to Dare and Hans Holbein, both of whom belong to the more refined m rk, learn and inwardly digest. periad already alluded to) as few mastere as Britain. When we A fact which seems, attil recently come to consider the rival scientific and philosophical outpats, we to have escaped the notice of get où to ground that in far more debatable, because both must yet many people at Home is the await the dictum of history. It is idle to say that Haeckel, for in-praiseworthy arrangements by stance, has done more for the scientific world than Darwin, in view msaus of which one lade at the notification on the following the latest wires to hand show that The Gazette couturas official and coming to the actual fighting, Leaving aside these questions, of the fact that some soientist may yet arise who will prove both to Front are supplied with their matters: Egypt, constituted a in both theatres of war the enemy be wrong. Leibnitz, then Kant and Hegel, and then Schopenhauer, letters and newspapers, with British Prosectural Adherence is making desperate efforts, but is have all, in turn, giver of their best to the cause of philosophy; hat next to no delay. Corresp ndence by H. M. Government to the only succeeding in further wasting hardly had Schopenhauer's influence begun to work when a more from the trenches shows that Franco- Moorish Treaty, 1912: his strength. In France the battle modern philosopher "Friedrich Nietzsche-arose to tell him owing to and his predecessors, in language as gentle and persuasive and systematic manner in which Earl Pasba to be Salan of Egypt.

the magnificantly H. H. Prince Hussein Kamel tolerant as Luther's own, that they were all wrong and that his was Kitchener has made his plana,

is raging fiercest in the Argonne the only true path. Trae, Britsin's own philosophical history Tommy gets quite a reasonable

region, where the Germans have has not been freqfrom squalle and squabbles, but we have at least amount of respite, in fast of idle

for many daye been preparing been spared a Nietz-che. Germany can "lay" three names in time, now and again. Doring auch ment are prepared to let as offices locality, but it has completely for Feb 13, 1890.

It is notbed that the Govern-made an attack in force in this are from the Hongkong Telegraph

for big things. They have now science and philosophy to every one of Britain's; granted; bat when welcome spells hie instinctive to suitable tenants, Rooms Nos. failed in its object and the not Hongkong and Shanghai Bank The quotations which follow posterity amen to judge of these things it will be necessary to prove thought is naturally for Home 3, 4, 5 and 6 on the top floor of result is summed up in the words-197 per cent, premium, buyers That e.g. Kant was of more practical corrice to the thinking world newe. And what does, "nowa' than Home had been, or that Weissmann has contributed more to mean, first and foremost, to the Government Offices) in Fedder dead on the field. In Poland, too, Canton $101 per share, buyers, the scientists' stock of knowledge than Huxley. A word might be Britisher, the world over? Sport, Street for a period of three years, their efforts have met with som China Traders' Insurance Com the Post Ofion building (Now that they left a great number of Union Insurance Society of added as to the amount of appreciation which German and British almost invariably. efforts after the best in science, letters and art have met with among Tommy's her.cr when, on look-ommencing from 15th March, plete failure, and their killed are pany$72 per share, buyers.

Imagine the people at large, of both countries. Here again, there seems little ing for the football column firet, to obccae. British and American tourists become estatio when they he found nothing! It seems to us

put at the phenomenal figure of North China Insurance➡lla, find a Bavarian peasant executing a beautiful carving, and urge that that the soldier's letter, from which Chinese New Year Vacation the Preservation have compelled them

It is notified that during the Ter 40,000. Instincts of self- 350 per share, buyers. it would not be difficult to find in a Lanosaire mill or a Boats coal the last werd on the subject be open daily from 10am to 1 they have managed to repel the Tle. 85 per share, our own poorer classes are more given to pipes, beer and apat; but we published a brief extract, is offices of the Supreme Court will to rush huge forces to East Ltd.$120 per share,

Canton Insurance Company, pit, workmen who know far more of Johu Suart Mill than most Cer-"It livens them up to set the p.m. from 15th February 1915 invaders. This, however, is tho Prussis, where, for the moment, mans in the same rank of life know of any one of their own logicians results, and to hear the jokes as to 17th February, 1915 (both only bit of comfort which the

Yangiaze Insurance Association or economists; and it English and Irith elementary school education to which teara is beat, Who days inclusive), except on is inferior to that given in Germany, the average Oxford or Cam-ays: "Stop the football" after Holidays, when she oflices will be fighting of the past week hus bridge undergraduate of twenty will yet bear comparison with the thie? Heidelberg or Leipsic youth of the same age.

entirely closed.

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Government Offices To Let,

1915,

The Vacation.

Public

brought them,

$400 per share, sellers. Hongkong Fire Insurance Com

pany

China Fire I

Insurance Company -890 per share, sellers,

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock

Hongkong, Canton and Maono Steamboat Company-$38 ser abare, ex div., sellers.

China and Manila Steamship. Company $120 per share, buyers,

Dougina Steamship Company- $66 per share, buyers.

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China Sugar Refining Com pany, Ltd.-$229 per share sellors.

Lazon Sugar Refining Com pany, Limited-$70 per share, sellers.

Hongkong Ice Company $110 per share, buyers, man

Hongkong Rope Manufactur ing Company, Ltd.-#104 per share, sellers.

Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company -$99 or share, sellers.

Hongkong Dairy Farm Co. Ltd. $14 per share, sellers.

way Co., Ltd.-200 per cent. A. S. Watson and Co., Ltd.- $23 per share, sellers..

Hongkong Steam Laundry Co., Ltd.-$25 per share. prem., sellers.

Hongkong High Lavel Tram

issue)-843 per share, buyers.

Green Laland Cement Co. (old

isano)-$5 per shore, buyera

Green Island Cement Co. (new

Co, Ld.-$100 per share, ez div

Hongkong Land Investment buyers,

88 per share, nominal.

Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd. -- West Paint Buildings Co, Ltd, 845 per share, buyers,