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LAWN TENNIS.

Hongkong Cricket Club

Tournament.

The annual tennis tournament (open to members of the Hong- kong Cricket Club) will be held on the Cricket Ground, commenc ing Monday the 20th day of March,

A SCOURGE OR JUDGMENT ?

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1915.

CORRESPONDENCE.

The opinions expressed by the Correspondents are not neces6- arily those of the "Hongkong

Telegraph.

The Moral Discipline of War. (To the Editor of the Hongkong

The Right Hon. G. W. E Russell writes in the Daily News

a.follows:

The Scourge of God" is too

Telegraph),

COMPLAINT.

1915, (if there'oro, in the opinion tremendous a title for an indiv is a trifle petulant. If it really Sir, I think that “Verandah” of the truttee, iufficient en- lies. Teevoots armas lollowedal tyrant. It has been so

pensive jcokeye and gardeners, 1. Championship Sugies.pplied by bistoriana and posts, pleases people to hire the most ex-

but rightly it belongs rather to Open to any player resident things than to perecne. It befits and to buy the most expensive the Colony. Coullesgo Cup kindly those gigantic calamities of pesti-ponies and eeeds, and then to presented by Sir Paul Chater, K.,lence, famine, and war which imagine that they are cleverer value £50, to be held for one year from time to time, have been than the rest of the community, and won cu right if won three years in succession.

permitted to alter the aspect of why should we object to their Entrance

the world, and to affect the pro- doing so? Indeed, when we consider the many pitfalls Fee, $3.00.

greka of human society. Of course, which beset the footsteps of I do not deny individual respon the rich, I do not sibility. "Who bath despised the bow we can fail to place the above day of small things? certainly high up in our list of Praise- no wien historian. The ground worthy Pastimes for Parvenus, landlord who neglects sanitary Could anything be more innocent, science may fr voke an outbreak childish or inaconous ? Eroep:- of fever. The speculator in iug, of course, whoat may create un artificial

2. Handicap Singler, HA,” Entrance Fee, $250.

3. Handica. Singlee. "B"- Entrance Fe, $250.

The committee reserve the right to make one class of Events 2 and 3, and to put any player in

either event.

Eu-

4. Handicap Duables. tranve Fee, $200, each players 5. Professional Pair. - trance Fee, $2.00, euch player.

Ex-

carcity. The king who threatene,

Your sincera little friend,

HERETIC.

for the statesman who intrigues, Hongkong. March 9, 1015.

608

may precipitate a war, Heavy P.S.-Perhaps after all they Hai undeniable ie the responsibil- are right. I have often wondered

6. Mixed Handicap Daubles.ty in each case; but the scourge what dogs constitute cleverness is Entrance Fee, $200, each player of God is not the individual Hongkong.

Estries close on Saturday, March 20, to Mr. Paul M.wrong-deer-it is the evil, greater or smaller,hich the wrong-door

Hodgson, Sscretary. No entry is permitted, for purposes to drawn if fees ure upaid,

uurevealed, to inflist on his and the Prayer Book, for their fellow-men.

particular witness seems all in favour of the

The

FOOTBALL MATTERS 'securgo" under which just idea of a judgment,

Resignation of Association's "

Hon. Secretary.

A meeting of the Hongke Football Aver ciation was held a evening at the Loyal Artillery Theatre, when Mr. R. Hancock presided over a full attendance,

in the Manchester Guardian resignation of the tion, Secretary under the title of Artifex," and Mr. F. W. Eger, who is proceedio I agree with him.. Home on promotion at the end-of

the very fact that our prescut the season, The Chairman said that the Association generally felt cause is just has helped to con- Borrow at the doparture of safe the issue. People seem to

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Behaviour.

This morning, at the Police Court, before Mr. Hazeland, Young Chow, bookseller on the Kowloon Ferry Wharf, was charged with Miss Robertson, assaulting daughter of Major Robertron.

News from Holland, obtained from notive ocmrades who have been in communication with Ger

Mise Robertson said that on the man Social-Demcorat, convinces first day of the Races she went us that the views expressed by into the defondant's shop to par the anti-militarist minority have chase Race Book, the cost of gained ground, the truth is be which was one dollar. She tender- gissing to dawn on the German ed a silver dollar in payment, Socialists, and that in certain but the defendant refused to take quartera a revulsion of feeling is

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DOUBLE DISC RECORDS.

But, by whatever name we call now we, in common with the

war, we mean the same thing; greater past of Eirops, are suffer and, if we are to profit by the die iug is the ecourge of war. To

vadle it is, impossible. To grow cipline, we must enquire into the arder and more dissolute under causes which brought it on us. it is fatally easy. To profit by it they are now, I think, very far to to emerge from the discipline-eek. Some are national offences, morally better is difficult; and such as gambling, drunkenness, the official guides of the national commercial immorality, disregard taking place. A conference of of the shop, when the defendant conscience have not, sa far, given of Sunday, interference with the Socialist journalists, recently con- geized her by the arm and said The most important business if much help. So says the die divine law of population; and vened in Switzerland, decided to "No can," and subsequently bar-l the meeting was to consider the guished clergyman who write these are too obvious to need more start a press campaign against the red her way ont.

than mention. To them I should aanexation of Belgium in the add, the neglect of a great oppor-event of Germany being success tunity. Ope "judgment," rightly ful, but this decision has not yet If we been translated into action, swing

Witness: He said he wanted used, may avert another,

paper money.". bad profited as we might by our to the influence of the trade un- last experience of the ** fooürge ions, which have had generally s

The defendant, asked what he acapable and invaluable verre tart forget that the sufferinge which of war, perhaps we should now be reactionary attitude on later had to say, said that he had to events. This information comes take paper money, as those were "I have to day, received a letter from authorised Dutch reports. his master's instructions, and il same to she Colony the Asociat.ou righteous war; may be the penalty from a well-known and excellent Bernstein and Kautsky, who de he had taken the silver dollar

due to national wrong-doing is

Perhaps the Methodist, who writes in an alclared in favour of the war credits, he would have lost money was in moribund coauit os. other directions. resuscitated it and it was duo tò penalty has been incurred by most jubilant strain, Oat of this are now striving to stem the tide when he came to hand over to his Dow in such an excellent position, wrong doing in which individual-end war will come forth a higher of discrdered jingoism which master. He asked the complain- CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA He thought that the shanke of ally we have had no part; but this, ype of manbood. It is, a' terrible | continues to surge in the greatant to leave the Kace Book

to go through, but great wonderful. It is a commonplace bleasings are going to come to us particularly is said to have stated and went away. He denied that Eager for the energy be had put of experience in the physical all, as a result of this awful trial that the unhappiest day of his he took hold of her arm at all. world that the sins of the fathers through which we are passing."life was that of a few years ago, Alas! We have heard that when he proclaimed that Germany language before, and bitterly has must arm herself to defend her it been falsified by the event. I kultur" against Slavism. am thinking, of course, of the South African war, which Obrist- in ministers, of all confessions, welcomed with effasion, and on "IN FEAR OF HIS LIFE.” which even such pacifista as Bish-

as Mr. Eager bud been. When be we are called to endure, even in a at peace with God and man."

his work that the Association whe

forward in fostering the game in Hongkong and for his work in all

are visited on the children; and, mattete connected with Associ...- tion football in the Ccleuy. The is the world of polity, it often happens that the individual citizen Chairman expressed the hope that

bas to bear the chastisement dae at their next meeting they would to offences which he never com- be able to express in a tangible quitted-ndy, against which be form their appreciation of the has protested to the limits of his work be bad done.

Mr. F. Browae supperied the Brugth.

I cannot pretend to regard war op Westgoti poored "an oil of unclean consecration." I began Chairman, and Mr Eager, in even righteous war-as, any-

reply, thaLked them for what theything but a "scourge, of God" with drunkenness-who that was had said and claimed that hie For war is death on the largest present on the platforms can ever efforts had been ably backed up scale and in the most bideous forget the departure of the troope? by other members who; he hoped, aspect; and, though painters and It ended with druckenness do would extend the same belp to his sagcessor: As far as football preachers have depicted death as we not remember, the nights of a" friend, St. Paul tells us that

Austrian Emperor and His Murmuring Subjects,

mafficking"? Then, as DOW, Paris, January 19,--The Matin

The magistrate told the defend- ful scandalous; and fined him ant that his conduct was disgrace- $25, or, in default, a month's im- prisonment.

THE FRENCH CONSUL CASE.

How the Trouble Arose,

He believed at the

In the case in which Mr. Gaston Liebert was sued" in the Bammary Court, yesterday, for the sum of $1,000, as damages was concerned, he left the Colony the last enemy that shall be generous and inaccent blood was publishes an account of the visit for assault and batters of a Chia- with great regret.

on the day in question the Consul On the nation of the Chairman, destroyed is death." War, then, shed like water hearts were to Vinna of a special correspondese, after the lawyers had had a broken; homes were desolated, ent who wished to see the Em consultation, Mr. Lewis said that Sydney seconded by Air. Browne, Mr. Wi a gigantic enemy. V. Pennell was elected to fill the Smith, whose fame us a master of and who emerged the better for peror Francis Joseph. He says: had changed his offices, and on "Gone is the former deep this, the first day in the new vacancy caused by Mr. Eugere umoar has made people forget it all? In one sense of better- reaiguation, und also the put of that he was a moralist, saw this meat, no doubt the alien finan-adoration cf the people which offices, he went to the lavatory sutb, which clergy men sa a rale ciers in whose interests the war was displayed at every appear-attached thereto and found plsia- Hoa, Treasurer:

He affirmed as plainly se/had been undertaken were the ance of the Emperor; eaded are tiff there. At the meeting of the Hongens. kong Forth Il League, beld sal the must clamorous patriot that better" for what Great Britain the battles in the streets barn of time that the place was for the sequently, Mr. Ponzell was also England was morally bound to did and suffered; but of moral the desire to spproach him more exclusive age, of Europeans, and iefend her existence and her betterment of ethical and social closely finished are the cheers he was annoyed to see a Chinese appointed to take up the secret freedom against the anti-human improvement-there was not the and cries of joy which only a little there. He requested the plaintiff Brial dution of that organisation, anibition of Napoleon; but, when faintest sign. Rather the contrary while ago were raised on his pad to leave, but he refused, saying Mr. Caldwell, of the Tamar, once the great deliverance was There was a vehement reaction age by a delirious crowd swarm that he had as much right there was appointed to fill the position of Hop, Secretary of the United actieved, he renewed his life-long from the discipline of war, end tog round the aged Sovereign. as anybody else. There was some "If he still has an escort it is alight. bother, and the defendant, Of Services League in place of Me.rotest against what be called it expreneed itself io unbounded the greatest curse which can be self-indulgence, Varions inflo Tyler, former secretary of the League, who is leaving fr Home. entailed upon mankind." I must eccee, social and personal and composed of plain clothed police resenting the attitude of the

quote his vigorous words, which economic, combined to produce men or women and mothers in Chinose, assaulted him.

tions will soon give way to Mr. Goldring said that, ne his aught have been written with the result; and it pervaded, from mourning. The silent demonstra course, legally, there was liability. prophetic reference to the lectures the highest to the lowest, all the Holland Threatened.

of the downfail. Francie Josaph there was no objection.? Jadgment was given for the The Amaierdau correspondent of the late Professor Cramb: grades of society, except those hostile cries, the forerunnera friend had taken up that attitude, dato Jary 28 In the dis disgusts of war have never been Never, since the reign of George earth at Schoenbrunn. Formerly plaintiff for the sum of $100, by of the Morning Post writes under "The atrocities and, horrors sad which have nothing to spend.je afraid. He has gone to opssion in the Second Chamber bell enough insisted upon by the LV, had gely to felined he went thither for reasons of consent, the aum being paid into tenobers of the people; but the horse fao completely to fisshliness health. Now he lives there as a to-day of the Bill for the pro worst of evils and the greatest of and ostentation, and "a reprobate messure of precantion. Francis longation of the service fallies have been varnished over mind." The traces of this reac Teritorial Army, the Prime with specious name, and the tioa survived even into the pre-Joseph goes in fear of his life, stated that the Government was gigantic robbers and murderers ont reign. As a nation, we had "The Slats are no longer the of the world have beep holden up refused to learn the lessons which only enemy to be feared. The in possession of information which, however, it would be for imitation to the weak eyes of war was designed to teach us, and Czsche and Hungarians are mur to-day, we are learning them in a maring. The clandestine execu harder school, God grant that tions and arrests carried ou Contrary to the interests of the youth."

War, I say, is a ecourge," a country to make public even in a

obaalisement, or we may prefer this time, we may prefit by the wholesale recently in Bahamia Becret sitting. At any moment a

might arise involving more ecclesiastical language, and discipline. I close with the have but fortified in the soul of Holland with unexpected violence, may call it, with "Artifex,” -o {words of a great crator, uttered the Czech the desire for liberty College at 6p.m. on that date, for

in 1885, when public indignation The Hungariane for their part 'judgment."! It was, therefore, absolutely

Of course, the idea of divine was rising against a heinous form are beginning to grasp that they necessary to keep the whole of the Datch military force at fail judgments may be out of date, of national wrong-doing "From have been tricked. Instead of and inconsistent with the tesch England indignant I expect but the promised victory they see their little; from England repentant country invaded and condemned strength. The Bill was passed

inge of science, But in that case

to devastation and ruig." þy 61 votes against 15.

wo had better discard the Bible Lepeat much."

Minister, M. Cort van der Linden,

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