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THE MONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1918.

The Pronunciation of English.

Sims very plain speaking" appears to have been the order of t the day at the meeting. last month, of the English Association, in London. Mr. H. Caldwell Cook, a wall known schoolmaster, "dealt with the careless and slipshed pronunciation which is now 10 usual, only to be told by Professor Wyld that our restorerd of "Eng. lish could not restore as moob as they would like, thronga ignor ance of the language. (We quote from the Globa) Then Prufessor Rippmanu seems to have made matters a little more aucomfort able for everybody, by stating

GERMICIDE, that recent article on pronons-

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The Weather.

Lower level 8 a.m. Temp..62; plear.

A1 the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 50; hanvy fog, v

Count the Columns, Yesterday the Telegraph iation by Mr. Ook "contained published 32 columns of solid more clotted nonsense to the reasing matter. To-day there quare inch than was to be found will be 33 published. ou the subject anywhere else;" in view of which romark K Cik may have folt a little more. The matter is cae of interest to Hongkong Britishere, many of whom are constantly wixing with

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CHEMISTS, BY APPOINTMENT TO H. E. THE GOVERNOR. the pronunciation of their adopted

BIRTHS.

THOMPSON.-On Friday, February 12, 1915, at 40 Range Road, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mr. James Thompson, a daughter.

SHELLIM-On February 14, 1915, at the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, the wife f A. J. Shellim, 5, Kungping Road, of a

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MARRIAGE.

MOчRISON-MURLEY-On February 7, 1915, at St. Andrew's, Singapore, by the Revd. F. G. Swindell, Victor Robert Morrison, I.M.S., 5th Light Infantry, to Kalio Murley, of Reading, Ber: shire.

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HENRY-On February 12, 1915, at the Shanghai Nanking Railway. Hospital, Stephen Henry, of Pros, et, Lano. shire, aged 42:

jlanguage.

Custom er Rule..

There is an indefinite number

of words in our language which all persons with uny pretensions to education bave

avily agreed

to pronounce

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The Hongkong Telegraph. quotesthe word "apparent." Is the

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1915.

THE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT AND THE WAR.

"to

Siberian

The Malls.

MailClosed to-day st 3.p.m. per su Anhui,

Up to the Minute--Sharo

Market Nows.

Closing price:

Obina Bugara.- $110, sales. Luzon. 818, buyers. Raabe,—dž, nība, Lisa Kang Mows. Tle. 75,

buyera, China Providente.-$8, bayers.

The Dollar.

The rate of the dollar op demand to-day is la 0.3.16d.

Tailor's Loss.

Colony's Healtli.

NOTES ON THE CRISIS CORRESPONDENCE.

GERMANY'S BARGAINING

PROPOSAL.

Why it Will be Studiously Ignored.

(The opinions expressed by the correspondents are not necesaTM

arily those of the "Hongkong.

Telograph."

A NUISANCE.

TRAINING NOTES.

Majority of Ponies on Short Spina

A dull," miserable morning, though many spectators were pre- (To the Editor of the Hongkong rent but low ponies galloped, and those pulling in an appearance Telegraph.) ANG Sir,-Dan evening as I was doing condition work for the most sitting vataide the portal of one 31.4/5, Flame Dahlia in 30 3/5, part. The Bird did a quarter in

Radium II (Pope) lim. 43; 1-24, 2-04, 2-41.1/5,3 21,3-58.8/5, 4-30.2/5.

Blawbottle (Sedgwick) 114m,.........

of the leading hotela observing The Geriban representation the little eccentricities of Hong White Bay 29.2/5 Grayling (two) made to Britain, through the kong life and wondering at the 29.2/5, and 30.2/5, with others mediom of the United States, procession of pride and poverty doing spurts with clothing on.

ihe other timea recorded worO that she in ready to consider the ever passing in front of me, my

Amuars (Gerg) 36m. 35.2/5. abandonment of the proposed soliloquies were interrupted by

Rosario (Boy) Im. 32. 1/5, 1-13, attacks on british merchantmen bearing some-one calling me so 1-09.1/5, 1-42.1/5.

1-45, 2-17. if we in our turn will allow the come for a stroll along the shores passage of foodstuffe for civilians, of this picturesque harbour. constitates in itself au important Feeling very weary after hav- admission of the for which ing had to wait all day in the our new policy is having on the Summary Court, which seemed to enemy. It shows that Germany have been taken up by two law- i already beginning to feel the era who osob. seemed very 57, 1-14, 1-48.4/5, 2-23. pinch. But that the proposed anxious to make a discovery, 1 Kukri (Knoll) Im. 34.4/6, bargain is likely to be truck, it is acceded to my fair friend's ra-1·04.2/5; 1 q., 29.3/5.

Fijian Cuint Muller) 11ƒ4m) absurd to think There are quent; and as we were walking many reasons why it should be along by the light of the waning 30 3/6, 1-11.1/5, 1-48.1/5, 2-23.416, quietly ignored by Britain, as no and sthereal moon, gesing into 2-54.3/5.

Bornea, Chist, joined above doubt it will be. It Germany the pellucid waters, our minda ever thought for a moment that wrapped in mystery and reverie, in last three quarters. we would take kindly to the he, a lover of all things beautiful, proposal, she is sadly out in her asked me whether I could de 1-49.1/5, 2-21.3/5.

(&Gilliwie) 39, estimate of the present wood of anything to ventilate what to his the iritish Navy and the British Lighly cultured mind he om-1-15 3/5, 1-49 1/5, 2-21.3/5.

sidered to be a most objectionable Jed (Johnstons) Im. --, 36,1/5, people.

practice which took place during | 1-12,2/6, 1-45 1/$,

Ploughby (Johnstons) im. 38, thesarly morning tours of each day

Lre 20 (Pue) 39, 1-15.3/5,

Ta zum

of the weak, when the dew lightly | L-08, --- aprenda itself is peatly drops on

Australien Chief (Mollër) 14m.

Jose Mighty (Gegg) Im, 33 215, 1-15.2/5, 1-38.

Thurlston (Ezra) Im. 33.9/5

1-05.3/5, 1-38.1/5.

Japore bief (Boy) In. 33.3/5, 1-05 1/5.

Gwalior Chief (Mollar) im. 33.3/5, 1-05.1/6.

Corporation . 32.3/5. 1-8. Aurola (Boy) m, 32.3/5, 1-09. Standard Dahlia (Burkill) m. 34 2/5, 1-04.1/5.

Arguments" Against the in a cortin manner. Sometimes,

Proposal." from an etymologioni standpoint,

the ever-green lawas. I s›ked 37, 1-14 1/5, 1-51 2/5, 2-26, 2-56, all these people may be right, and sometimes they may be wrong.

In the fro

place, we know my egregiona friend what it was 1.g., 30. Répatriated Chinese.

scough of the value of German that was troubling his mind, and ROMENY On December 31, at Wassenaar, Holland, Jacob Then come (1), a more limited and Everhard Romeny, formerly of W. Mansfield and Co. Ltd, Singa mira definite number, upon whose

Yesterday, twenty-one coolies promises to place no stock on an he told me. He complained in "consider" the sorrowful tones that every morn undertaking to pore, aged 52. Shanghai, John Edward Dudney, the beloved son of Mrs. un 1 (2) another number wherein were brought back to Hongkong abandonment of the raids on our his slumbers were disturbed by

SANDBACH. On February 11, 1915, at No. 73 Avenue Road, pronunci- tion we cannot all agree.

certain professions or sections of by the a. Hingsang from Sanda marchant craft. Then, it is mers the incessant and voluminous

kan, having been repatriated. Sandbach nou 9 months.

bluff on the part of Germany to cries and noites procanding from society claim the right

talk about foodstuffs for civilians. vehicles containing market pro- pronounce in a manner different from that in common rogus.

What guarantee baro me, if we duce, which porambulats the Under the head of (1), we might|

Tang Sam, a tailor, of Saiwan.allow the passage of foodstuffs, principal thoroughfares at these that they will get into the hands hours and that he mostly com- seconda abortor long? In the Latinho, reports that yesterday someone of the civil population? None plained of the carts containing derivative it is certainly long stole from his shop the top part whatever. We can even go so vegetable maiter.

I told him that I would sndez- of a sewing machine, valued at

Savington (Gegg) tm. 35.3/5, novertbalans the short o, in Eag-

far as to reckon it a certainty that' $40. lish, is more common and, as

they will be commandeered by the your to find eat if the Hongkong 1-10.2/5, 1-43. we think, more pleasing to

military, since it is now common Telegraph could do anything to Under (2). may be the "sar.

knowledge that the authorities are leasen his safferinga by making cited such words as "lientenant,”

Last week there were notified appropriating all imports of this publio the grievance" be comparsait, can have any valus as an -

Hepco this com indication of the result sohiavad, "abdomen,"

""confessor,

kind. Bat, apart from these con-plained of,

"Inquirer'a "'"very concrete A civilisn talks of a “liviensät," "mix cases of enterie fever (thressiderations, it would be the munication. And it does appear

example seems to be an unwise. He takes an example If there be any Britishers in this Colony who dot "the power an army man uf a "left'nant," and fatal), two, of diphtheria. (one height of folly on our part 10 take somewhat pacemly that one's

* sailor of a loctenant." The falal) and one fatal cccurrence of

wo know that our policy is now should be broken into and die from the realm of philosophy, they will do well to nonlyse carefully the telegrams contained in our the first syllable in abdomen," one of enteric fever were im beginning to take serious affect. turbed by the shoutings and a branch of knowledge which gesticulations of these Chinese even in University circles in by issue of resterday evening. What, perhaps, will give such prople where the doctors out of three ported.

ma:ket gardeners. Caunota by no means commonly studied. If (if they exist, which is improbable) more confi serce iban anything else could give, in the fact hat the speeches contained in the wires, cut the second; and, similarly,

There is yet another aspect of law be passed so that the coming he believes, the philosophies while they are perfectly frank and quite optimistic-cor Litant, prieda uut of three emphasis

the first avilable of conifassor

the muter which must not be manity be emancipated from this of Hume, Kant and Descartes are indeed-lack the spirit of boastfulness, From bitter experience while the laity, as a whole, para

If not, I suppose, as I better known to the average The Yokohama ffice of the overlooked, and that is that we evil? mast man of the world, have learned, long ago, to appriach the emphasis on the second. To T.K. K. is in racerpt of a wireless can rely on our naval forces to told my friend, what cannot be German then to the averago with distrust every staruut or argument tlust amicka of

regret. Philosophy, in the opinion bragging: bat conversely, such persons will usus ly find material for us who are Britisher these points communication to the effect that take counter-measurea against the cured roust be endured. Mais Englishman, I see no cause for

of many philosophers, is not hop fulness in any utterance by a public man thay is marked by do not pressat great difficulties; the silk despatched beaca per a piratical methods of the Germans, nous allons cha ger lust cela !·

we have grown up to acrept Chiyo Maru on January 5 and thas largely to secure our

subja: that should be taken up a becoming amount of modesty. The apesahce of "the Chancellor

by all men, for the important and the First Lord are not those of party lenders, Fixons to secure them as all in the day's work was delivered in New York on purpose without making any Hongkong, Fab. 16, 1915.

sacrílico such as Germany desires

reason that it in generally only overy advantage for their own following, but be in actorancen

we should by refraining from in- of miristers of the King whom their abilities have raised to two of non-Britisher who is straggling

with calloquial English?

tercepting the wherewithal by (To the Editor of the Hongkong partly studied. The partial study the highest positions in the Empire, and who, forgetting all question

of philosophy will one day be which the enemy can hold out of clique or faction, are prep rid to stand by that En ire and to do

Sir, I have read with interest,jshown to have been one of the their large are towards extricating it from its difficulties.

Inquirer's "loster dealing with causes of Germany's rain; it is German culture. The letter is already manifested in England characteristic of the British by the half-empty churches

Apart from the question of

of the Empire and her &flies to crush the enemies of pivilisation, in most pafos, accanis plague. The plague case and any compromise whatever when sleep, after an hard day's toil,fond.-

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Slik Delivery.

But what about the unfortunate the 7th instauf..

Opera in English.

Lent Lectures.

Woman Hanes Herself,

Counter-Measures."

A a new submarine baso,

Good Results.

Youre, etc.

E. M. TOZER.........

· GERMÄN. EVOLUTION.

Telegraph)

The Bishop of Victoris will longer. We have, in fact, had gira a ajure of three Lent another proof of what can be done Mr. Lloyd George, with bis amazing grasp of figures and power

We use from ons of the Home Lectores at St. Paul's College at along these lines by the report to to enlculate probabilities, seems ant to have neglected a sing a one papers that the old sexed question 10.45 a.m, on Fridaya Feb. 19h, hand quncoming the serial of the courideratione that really count. He holds out no false hopes as to the possibility of rendering 2lith and won 5th Subject: raid on the Belgian count, which attitude towards Germany which to the counts, avoids the fatal mistake from which not even Cabinet grand ópera in English is being The Epistle to the Church of Germany is anxions should serve has parsinted for preny years. It universities, and onmparing the Ministors are invariably free-that of undervaluin the might of the subjected to a little more ventila Liodices, Rev. III, 14-22.

is a wrong attitude, not because average German, hare with the adversity, and, though ho is dealing with the ands of millions tiou. The matter has a topical

of anything inherently falso avarage Englishman, it has not sterling, shows plainly that he has left no main detail quexamined bearing for Hongkong readers

which produced it, but because been my experience that the He outlines the relative fu-metary po-iticus of Britain and her Alliejant now, inasmuch as they are.

This is the second operatien of such an attitude is due to a German is the Englishman's and makes evident, even to the dallest unter-inding, the used for just being treated to Italian opera, The body of a Chinese woman this kind within a wook at simultaneous over estimation a superior. Yet there is a super- combination of parses and other resources, M. Winston Churobili Any ume this last thirty has been sent to the public the same apot, and it is satis-under-estimation of the virtues, foil appearance of superiority, is no less clear and explicit in delinesting the position, where bis YOUTA the Cari Rs, and mortuary. She was agad twenty-factory to note that, in the worda respectively, of German culture. ie. in knowledge of languages. own particnisr department of fairs is concerned. Just as bis ableather companies, have been giving one year and resided at Johnson of the official report, good resulte Reformas in England, in all But then arises the question, colleague gives us all confidence regarn, the waden's ability to Italian (and sometimes German) 8 cast. It is reported that she had were obtained. A few visits of spheres, from National Insurance what knowledge in of most meet expenses, so the First Lord of the Aimralty rosaures os as ouera in English, at stated inter- a quarrel with her husband over this kind will probably convince to Primary Education, have been worth? and without doubt, to the continued power of the Navy to ward the coasts, to ensure val; and the results have certain bis alleged gambling babits and Germany that it is one thing to constantly pointing out wherein knowledge of English 10 the sate transport of troops and provision-and to draw the ly been encouraging to the pro-eqbsequently hanged herself. draw up a pretty schema to make Germany was shead of ue of more worth to the German teeth of the enemy. Like Mr. Lloyd George, he is not eating of motors. imparatively fewBritish-

ayetorostic attacks on merchant was not their province to mention than knowledge of German is to detailed information, and one rises from the perusal of his speechlers can follows renitive, solo or

men and quite another to put it the many and important examples she Englishman. In all points of with the armiortable assurance that, as in Nelson's daya, All's chorus any language but their

into Rotual operation. And one of Britishanperiority to Charm-ny, apparent Germen vaperiority, the ? well" with the fiset.

own, and the common dry of those The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice poiut to be observed, in this con-Thus arose thei len that Germany superiority is only of this kind, Even the cavillera and the grumblers may anrely hold their who go to Covent Garden 8: "I Memorial and Affiliated Hospitala nection is that ou: abrial energies as a nation was our sa eriar in The sound commons that prace for a while now, in face of what the two Ministers have said. wish I knew what it was all about."higa to teknowledge with thanks are not wasted on suborban villas almost all branches of culture or "Inquirer" rongnises in the Eng Britain has been at war for air and a half months; ras ber credit is Yurthere is a dent to he said the following donations to the or cabbage patches, but we civilisation, more than good, her exchequer runs woriak of being dangerously against translation The coupon fund of the Hospitals Hughes invariably directed against poists This wrong idea is now being us, workable misture of baith thinned, ant her fighting resources Bro ter than they have of pura, oratorio or ma 6. and Hough, $10; C. E. W-rrea of military significance. So carrested by the coming into pro- und Force, but it is the ever been ince she became a nation. Her Allisa, too, have gained goes without sying, has fisted and Co., 610 Kaily and Walsh, uk nz all points into consideraminence of the fart revina-ly result of British learning in confidence; perfect trust exists between them and her tra certain notes to cortain vowel $10; Donnelly and Whyte, $10; tion, Ghemany might have spared overlooked. The belief that the sbor, British calaure itself.

If, as Inquirer" believes, "the based on the knowledge that all are shalately at one in their main sounds, and, however carefully J. 12. Alves, and Co., $10; Hong beraslf the trouble of endeavour undergraduates of the British object. And how does the position of Germany, Austria and Turkey the re-arrangemens may be made, koog Electric Co. Ltd $250 ing to make a bargain which can universition compare unfavour main effect of the German national compare with all this? Turkish interferanon has been a pitiable there is still a risk of doing an Hongkong and Whampoa Dook never be seriously taken note of ably with those of German esta coiture is learing without fiue irm the outset, and Austria-pror hapless Austria, dragged injustics to the composer by trans Co., Ltd, $100. into the war whether she would or no, delade and hoodwinked Instag Thos of our readores From beginning to end, having everything to lose by war and do bina who bave haurd Gounod's Maine to gain has almost ceased to be mentioned, fave in terms of ams lennelle, Mozart's Twelfth, mmiseration. There remains Germany; and what of ber? She has or Gounod's "Faust" attempted Lost well on towards three million men, has been despoiled of her in English will agree with us. Coart, Mr. Wood

Allco Memorial Hospital.

Bangle-snatcher Punished.

by Great Britain.

This morning, at the Police

A Bankrupt's Affairs.

liah, is not, so he would convinOS

of learning is due to this alone character to temperit" the obvions

their

ding that is to say, in England. On vouolusion is that ́ the Continent, the same mistaken is not of the right kind, for wo ides is common, although arising, look to learning to have a gronk from another" source. Continental influence upon character, A suting was held on 14th olt. people even now do not coder. The conclusion that Englishmen colonies, has had to submit to the indignity of seeing her astly and Where * sensible programme exemplary senience on a Chinese for the public examination of stand the importance of sport as have character without learning is

Jhn Pepys Lister-Kaye, B.,

an

much-vaunted flsst "kalking in safet- or destroyed by British guns, synopsis in applied in the who was charged with surrching

comparo, the time given to arady have obarsoter without learning. in faced with the most terrible of all foes lack of provisions. In intelligencs should be able to Road. The defendant, who in amended statement of his with that given to play in British and by "loorpio I imply view of those considerations, had ever such a lond note of hosting follow the story well enough to alleged that he saw a bangle in fire whowed gross liabilities of and in Continentul universities Inquirer defines it, that whic asserted itself in the Government's message to the Empire, it would derive a great amount of pleasure the road, picked it up, and $137 367, of which 250 027 was and schools, they can only con- comes from books, and that which have been to some exient pardonable; one feels. But has art more frm Ialian opera; and when the dropped it because he an expected to rank for dividaus alude that study must suffer. Fow in the result of practical ex- than half the boast been knocked out of us, a nation? Britain, accompanying acting in what the Womeone monips, was sent to against munata valued at $7842 Englishmen are of this opinion. perience with the world.” doring the past seven months, has been forced to face the cold composer and librettist intended arison for twelve months with bi examination, which dealt Neither the excessive amount of realition of life in a manner that is withcat precedent in her history, it should be, we see no room left four hours stocks and twenty- and one cannot readily believe that so stero's lesson is going to be for grumbling

four strokes of the birch. Wasted

bas son practically the last of her immenne overgaan trade, and now. veroacular, "peraone, of average a.bangle from a woman in Quson." kojudged bankrapt Nov. 9 last we understand it, and when they fallacions. It is impossible to

large

Yours -

REVIEW WORLD.

Croatian with certain properties, WAS

time spent in the direct puranites

of culture nor the noise of it Hongkong, Feb. 17, 1916-

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