BROTHER TO A GREAT NOVELIST.
Mr. Dick Hewlett in Hongkong.
CORRESPONDENCE.
[The opinions expressed by the correspondents are not neces arlly those of the "Hongkong Telegraph."]
PEAK KOTICE-BOARDS.
residen's who dwell therein and who for the most part constitute the inner oirols of the community living in this small British pos session.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, 1UESDAY, MARCA 2, 1915,
HONGKONG GIFTS
-Expressions of Appreciation.
The following correspondence was forwarder un by Lady May at 4.40 p.m. yesterday, too late for insertion on that day, with a request for publication.
Queen Mary's Needlework Guild.
Friary Court,
'St. James' Palace, 8.W. 28th January, 1915. Dear Madam,-Your splendid contribution of garments has just arrived and been unpacked, and
Close relationship to a great (To the Editor of the Hongkong man bse ila trials and drawbacks;
Telegraph.) indeed the position is ons which Bir,-For a very long time paat, can only be satisfactorily sustain-¡if I am not mistaken, it has been ed by those who, like Mr. Dickovatomary for a notice board to be "Hewlett, are ble-red at once with kept at the summit of the Peak, & becoming amount of modesty indicating not only the names and with sufficiently good parts of and numbers of the houses their owo to enable them to re-lin this salubrious locality, fuse to profit by anything in but also the names of the am desired by Her Majesty to "the shape of second-hand great
thank you and the women of nees. It was with some diffidence
Hongkong for your kindness in that we approached Mr. Bowlett,
helping her guild in so practical | who is staying in Hongkong, for
manner. I will see that all your even a newspaper man'a effront
instructions with regard to the ery has its limit, and it is DO Now it appears that the lagoode are carried out. light matter to hint to one who inder has been substituted by a Her Majesty is much touched! happens to be a brother of new board pointing out the names by the ready response her appeal Maurice Hewlett'e that one's and numbers of the houses only. ban met with from every corner excuse for iroabling him is one's Why this change and innovation? of the globe, and highly appre interest in the work of his The former ides was a most exciates the feeling of sympathy celebrated relative..
cellent way of showing where and love for the mother country Mr. Hawlett, when the novel-residents lived to thore wishing which prompted the gift, it's name was mentioned, said: to conform to the conventional "Yes; I am his brother, but it ruler of society by leaving cards happens that I know very little of etiquette. about him, The surprise at this statement fell away when one learned that Mr. Dowlett is the youngest of a large family and his distinguished brother the ́eldsat.
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E. M.TOZER. Hongkong, March 2, 1915.
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ANNIE LAWLEY.
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The above letter is in answer to a box of 299'garmente (including 24 blankote rent
by Mrs. Anstruther) despatched from Hongkong in the beginning of December last,
*The time when I saw most of him," he continues,
Wan when I Peace' with Russia Only Hope. worked under him for a while in
Paris, January 14. " the Record Office. H» wan K›er- The real reason for the adaper- er of the Crown Records for sign of the Vossische Zeitung last fourteen years post which our month has now come to light, father and grandfather had in according to the Humanite's cor- been received in answer to a parcel The following letter has also turn held. It may interest your respondent on the Swiss frontier.ceptining 270 garments sent to readers to know that my brother The journal was Buspended for the "Jaokanapes Work Solety bas suffered by the war in quite printing the substance of a cou-in November Inst:-- proaliar maquer, fie was under Edential interview between the contract to go to the States to Chancellor and the delegates of read his work in public, when the different parties, in the course of cutbreak of war knocked the which Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg business on the head-st. any said: "Gentlemen, the situation rate for the time being. Sis precarions."
94, Marlborough Mansions,
West Hampstead, N. W.
Dear Lady May, Your second
14th January 1915.
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for s I am awere, he would have Many men of the highest in-grently delighted to receive them. been the first English novelist of fence in Germany, continues The veste bave come maat op standing to undertake a task like the corespondent, regard the portonely, as we wanted some for this, since Dickens' time. He future with deep anxiety, and was to have been paid at the rate their only hope is in a separate sorry to say, there are a great a hospital at Bedford whero, I am of £280 a week for bia readings. peace with Russia. Herr Heineken, many cases of acute measlee
In discussing his brother's the director of work Mr. Hewlett spoke entirely German Lloyd, said recently: Infantry and other Sontoh regi- the North amongst the Highland Light from the outside reader's point Economically Germany can hold of view, incidentally showing by out until October, 1915, and that
meuta quartered there.
easy to blockade. - Too piratical || CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA many of his remarks, that he bime why we must do everything to wist coaat seem to bave escaped The young recruits from the
Three cases of garments have pressure which England to-day self is a keen and a just critic, beat the Russians and again give measles in childhood and so he kindly been sent. Home (through brings to bear upon the neatral a well-read man and one in whom the Dowager Empress, who is an it in a bad form now.
the courtesy of Messrs. Shewan, Scandinavian States and Holland a lively interest in literary adversary of the Francophile.
Flannel vests will be invaluable Comes & Co.) for disribution would have been impossible if we mattera really overiops everyGrand Dukes, a chance to convis for them to prevent chest compli. amongst the troops, by Mra. Tong had had a base for our Fleet corn-
ce the Czer that the moment has cations. Vests are wanted also and Mir. Choy, dome to conclude peace with at a large (Hotel) hospital at Le Germany." , * |!
thing else.
"Yes, 1 think big work will live," he said, in reply to a ques tion;
"at any rate "The Queen's Quair" and "Richard Yes and
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12 noon...
mensurate with its importance and the battle-spirit of our gallant
Trepons, near Dieppe, where all GERMANY'S GREAT AIM. officers and men." the infectious cases: enteric, not sach interesting" cases per measles, eto,, are being treated- haps as the wounded ones! but more to be pitied, as they miss all
"Naval Station Beyond the North Sea."
"Beyond the North Sea." Therefore we must set a naval station even beyond the region ofj the North 891, which in the future will gusinated as at least in this such as England now possesses part of the world opportunities
and ruthlessly exploite
The Channel Tunnel. ' Paris, January 12.-Tue Cau fois editorially suggests that in Mr. Hewlett did not greatly order to show our confidence in dissent from the view, recently the future, and she tien of brother advanced in the Tlegraph, that hood uniting France and England, the fighting and the fun," I heard able statement as to Germany's A fall account of the remark his brother was leas at bume is now is the time to start building from the matron yesterday. Very sim, made by Her Ballan, director his stories that have a modern the under-Channel Tonse). Betting than in bis historical The editor points out if the grateful for a bile which reached of the great Hamburg-American Herr Ballin'extraordinarily in work. "I like "Üpen Country,' tunnel existed now, the power
her Jan. 7th and wishful for more. Line, and known as an intimate timate relations with the Kaiser, however; I don't care greatly for of the Allies would be
The Cardigans and sweaters friend of the Kaiser, is given by Prince Henry of Prussia, and "The Stomping Lady," he said; times what it is, as by its these were kindly given by Mesarer. F. W. Wile, lately the corre Grand- Admiral von Tirpitzjuetify the belief (enye Mr. Wile) that he and I think that his poetry means they would have their Shows, Tumes) are very mack deserves to be more widely read. combining otion free from all appreciated. In each case I have Fondent of the Mail in Berlin.
ten
Many people do not realise that he interference, and moreover the is poet as well as novelist,"
tunnel would bring London with in four hours of Paris.
Uces he share Mrs. Hewlett's interest in aviation?"
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How Russian Treat German Wounded. Amaterdam, Jinuary 9.
told the matrone whence they
for them.
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10-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
A get naval base co the High would not have a: his name to be this amizing ponunciamiento. came. The men will like to know. Ses, sago Herr Ballin, ja to each distant friends have worked ermany's paramount war ob- unless it interpreted the views of
jective. Ia a remarkab'e "New the German Admiralty. I see that there are label on signature at the head of the Year's Greeting" published over "Ecarcely. His main interest, apari from his work, is in
sue of the ves sent this time.Frankfurter Zeitung of date. As being unconventional. I think his The Vorworts pubisher exired will of cunse forward these. Her Baggett sympathy with his wandering, from a letter from a Germa Stare alway-u-fel. Idoret German Batesmen may Bohemian bero in Open Ceum-mituary surgeon which show the 100t zy m re, but ping ry" in far kerner tvo
most in future all rumeurs about the you the pair of cur J.W S. keduty expect to formulate the ence programme such way people would imagine, Be, treatment f waned prisoner jk, which ins Wiktie an think, is the form of life that, at】at the bands of Rusxiana must be the other ma rons approve. There will result in the achievement SIXTEEN MILLION DOLLARS
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bottom, would be most a tractive carefully examined? to my brother."
He writes: In Lodz I saw on Mention of aviation natirdly wounded who on Nove ber 23 led up 10 talk about Commander and. 24 fell into the hands of the Hewlett, whose orme has been to Russians. It mas belated for much to the fcre recenly an B the sake of jus ice the they hav¤ November 19 bau rou dh intrepic ang wan. Be is nephew been extremely well treated an snow. When she woXmman to Mr. Hawlett and, ucouring to that they are prsing the they bad 400 patients-30 we oue of the war, Herr of February amounting to Dollars him, is literally a burn aviator Rassions. It would be gond brought in on Xar Eve. He is still litle more than gite this wide publicity browner a led (three and 'twenty He it would comfort many whose oleva caps better than helme learned aviation at his mother's relations are in the bands of the aort am sending you direction, school at Brooklands and ac Russians." cooded ja qualifying for his certificate after two lessons, Mrs. Maurico Hewlɛit has now started
ou its predecessors being" Uncle's
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Dick Hewlost is nephew will beat be recalled as composer a report out and will of curse wat triangle" do not afford as 19th of the late James Knowles, Editer of the incidental music to his send it. With renewed most the hcoeetary preliminary condi of the Ninetrenth Century and is brother's "Pan and the Young grateful thanke. Your truly. tions for the activity of our himself a very versatile man; but shepherd," which was produced
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