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Another Hongkong Educational
Puzzle.
We wonder who the wisesores were who decreed that a novel of Jaze Austen's should be used as
DAY BY DAY.
PUT NOT YOUR TRUST' IN PRINCES.
The Weather.
rain.
At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 55; rain.
Count the Columus,
Yesterday the Telegraph published 34 columns of solid reading matter. To-day there will be 333 published.
NOTES ON THE CRISIS.
170,000 ACCOUNTED FOR AT
PRZEMYSL.
וי.
MORE LITIGATION.
Defendant Says He Has Tea Witnesses.
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OUR INCREASED TELEGRAPH SERVICE.
Our readers will hear with satisfaction that we have just con- cluded negotiations with Router's If an Indian watchman ohrrged Telegram Company which will Further German Atrocities.
with stealing a bicycle, at the suable us to provide them with The biggest success of the war, Polica Court, this morning, much more in the way of war. the fall of Przemysl, can only be carries out his three to call ten new ther has hitherto been pos- fully realised when the Sguree witnesses, Mr. Lezeiand, will be sible. By the new arrangement. given by the official Petrograd occupied for some time in bearing Renter will supply us with s communique are thoroughly the charge. The bicycle it appears considerably increased service. To-day's Anniversary,
studied. A garrison of 170,000 belongs to. Sepoy on duly at Today is the Feast of the An men have bean accounted for Lycomun. The defence is that the forty theassad dead and one bicycle was purchased from the nunciation, or "Lary Day,"
hundred and twenty thousand complainant, English Mail-Due pers.s. Orion captured. The fall of this im
portent fortified place was only a by ral to-day, "is Sitorian Mail. Due per .. question of time so long as the
Nabia to-day.
Russians ma ntained their sno Siberian Mail-Closed per se.cessful march against the Aus
Chiso Maru at Il b.m. to-day Siberian Mail. Oloses per 24. Oriental to-incrrow at 9 a.m. Up to the Minute-Share
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s reading-book for one of the Lower level 8 am. Temp. 63; forma in Queen's College. This is ao like Hongkong. About five! per cent, of British fiction roaders have read Jane Auster, and, of those, four have done so without in the least understanding them, but rather because they felt that they were fulfilling a ne Beory though irksome duty: for it is not the thing" to be totally ignorant whers Miss Austen is concerned. The Te maining one per cont, derive, or appear to derive, mooh pleasure therefrom. Looked as from the standpoint, British reader's though Jane Austen's extremely finepointed entire and perfect delineation of character are worth their weight in gold and have never been-perhaps never will be-surpassed by any English woman novelist, ber stories do not meet modern requirements. This seems a bald and brutal way of putting the matter, bat we shall which probably find many persons will- withing to bear out the remark. Her for novela form part of a Britisher's
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10 Lan; kat Output.
The Langkat output yesterday
was 232 tout.
Annual College Sports,
trians, and the master for remark is that the garrison, held out so long. Uf roure it must be admitted that the forces impris oted in the fortrees were well provided with monitions, for after a six months siege they were still able to fire three thousand sholls per day, and the great factor in bringing about a surrender at this stage would
However the case bas been. remanded and the story must keep for a little longer.
THAT FRIEND.
Another "Present"
Contraband.
THE BISHOP'S TOUR.
istianity in the Pakhol
Neighbourhood,
The Bishop of Victoria has re- torned from his recònt visit to Pakboi and neighbourhood. At Pokhoi he confirmed some sixty persons, including fourteen le Fere, in the CM. 5. Leper Hospit al." He presided over the annual conference of workeri, admitted Every Chinese caught in un ecme Ohinese Lay Readers and lawful possession of arms appears conducted special services for the to be blessed with a generous missionaries, the European com friend or he is left in the unfor-munity and the tunate position of holding them Christians.
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Chinese
eeem to be lack of food,
That the fall would create an for somebody he does not know. At Liemotor, be dedicated a immense impression throughout This morning, at the Police Court, handsome new Church that has the world is only to be expected: the generous friend "story was been erected in memory of Miss For the first time it draws universal again told, but the Beach did not attention to the distressing plight enthues over it and fined the man of Austria: The position in with the revolver and one hun mediately created is that this fall dred rounde, the sum of $150, bas liberated an immense number
of troops for service in Galicia. The moral superiority that the Russians will gain from this victory and the addition of these new men, mean that frantic efforts will have to be made, by either the Germans or the Austrians; to
"HOLY WEEK.
Lectures by Bishop Lander.
Returning to the Colony: Mr. HP. White, of Messrs. The daily issue is delivered free when the address is accessible to Chinese intellect. What can be D. uglas, Lapraik is on bis way messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies delivered at the object of instituting we for back to the Colony, having
The Bishop of Victoria will their residences without any extra charge. On copies sent by get now whether it is "Pride and left London on March 6 by the post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. Prejudice" or "Sense and Senti- P. and O. 8, Taliji.
burry reinforcements to the give a course of addresses in his A Bet book for Notice to Consignees. The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00 bility"-as
Queen's College boys? As a pic- Consignees are warned that Galicien front, and complete di-private Chapel at St. Paul's per quarter. Single Copies, Daily, ten cents. Weekly, twenty-five cents (for ture of English domentio life goods delivered by the e.. Chy Bastor will be the result, so far as College in Holy Week at 5.30 there hardly remains a line of of Corinth and the s.8. Egbert, if the two Allied Empires are coup.m.; the course is as follows:-
Monday March 29th "The cash only). dvertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fixed truth in them, As well might one not claimed by to-morrow, will, cerned, if the Lussians should
Eoore another big victory in this Tears of Christ,”- hope to study the manners and be subject to rent.
locality. It is up to Russia to Tuesday March 30th "The period will be continued until countermanded.
(Payable in Advance.)
morals of the Anglicieed Hong- kong Chinese hy reading one of The annual athletic sports push the matter a little further Loneliness of Christ.".
St. and with the liberation of at least Wednesday March 31st “The connection with their early nineteenth century in plays or romances. From a style Stephen's College will be held a quarter of a million men-it Binlessness of Christ,"
Thursday April 1st "The point of view the Austen novelsoan to-morrow, on the Jockey Club purely must bave taken that num-
ber to imprison the forces now | Courage of Christ." be battered by scores of English ground, at the Happy Valley,
surrendered they should have writers, and if Britishers find them
Kallan Output. "Blow," they must bore the Chinese The total output of the Kailan ample means at their disposal for to the verge of tears-in addition Mining Administration's mines so doing, to failing to give them the very for the week ending March, 13 least nation of what life in England amounted to 63,381.62 tone and Henry Comrie of Liverpool, late Chief Officer ss. Mexico City: itional literature, between the 54,426,34 tone.
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1915,
THE TWO IDEALS.
YACHTING.
Royal Hongkeng Yacht Club.
The last of the series of Cham pionship Races in connection with the above Club were sailed off on follows:-
Handicap Class,
Coarse..
H'cap on
Finishing
M.
Time,
Corrected
Time:
Beatrice Bakewell, The Church. which is a large one, was more. than thronged by Chinese Christ- ians and enquirere, the obief magistrate of the district being prominent among them. After the. dedication, the Bishop held a con- firmation in the new Church.
At Kotak ha also opened a new Mission Fall." He was mach impressed with the progress of the work in this part of his large Diocese. The good influence of the Medical Mission is very ap
two of the doctors from Pakhoi- parent, and it is gratifying thas are opening up new medical missionary work at Yunnan,
The Bishop was accompanied by Miss Lander and Master John Lander.
THEATRICALS.
Howitt-Phlilips Company Coming, ⠀
Hongkong will be intereated to hear that the Colony is soon to be visited by the Howitt Phillips Theatrical Company, which has been playing in India and Rangoon and which is now enter- taining the public at Singapore. The Company is dae here early next month, and, judging from the Press reporte concerning the Company's work elsewhere, some good things are in store,
Mr. Charles Howitt is the lead- ing man, and with him he is said to have a company of capable The Company's ro players,The
pertoire is certainly mosts attractive, including as does
One more revelation to civilis- ation as a development of culture is the method the Germans have now adopted to gain, if possible, some kind of success, Their men historical and the up-to-date, Rear Admiral Dampler." must be the most difficult; and, Captain Coil Frederick Dam- and their arms have failed against farthermore, the period, which pier, who has been promoted the men and the arms of the Jane Austen dealt with is, as Rear-Admiral, was appointed Allies, and now the enemy adopte Saturday last and resulted as nearly as possible, the most commander of the Aurora in incineration, as a means of secur uninteresting that could be found. 1900, which he gained a medal ing a success which they can
publish from Berlin to the people Course-Datum Rock (P) Has it never occurred to the on the Chins Station,
China Fire lasuratice Co., Ld. of their bood winked nation, there- Distance 14.8 miles. Preparatory Hongkong educational anthorities that the Ubinese would find better Shareholders in the China Fire by drawing a film of sham suc Gan 2.25 p.m. Starting Gan 2.30 English in" Robinson Crusoe" or Insurance Uo., Ld. ore re- ceas across their eyes. They have p.m. Sir Edward Gray's latest speech, like all his preceding uiter--John Bunyan; or-asenming queated to apply to the office of aprayed burning liquid onB antes on the war, is not by any means a small matter to be pushed that these have already been the Company for dividend war trench at Vauquois, which caused many rents according to an advertise the defenders to withdraw some fifteen yards. Still, it was not idly aside after superficial perusal. Every line of it may almost be audiod-that there sre Enid to contain some lesson or some striking truth; but, for, thosem dezo and quasi modern novel-ment in another columu.
Share Certificate Lost. totally unexpected perhaps sinca who have not leisure to regard it analytically, its message con yet liste where writings come under
Tuo hero certificate No. 6013 the Kaiser and his henchmen Name. te summed up in a very iew words: a confident defiance of Germany the head of "literature" and can and a determination to prove to the world that the honour of be relied upon to depict truthfully for twenty aliares numbered have continually played with fire: Dione
To gain a success by such La Linda Britain, France and Russia loft no course open to them but that the period with which they deal. 59162/81, in the Hongkong and which they have pursued. The war might have been prevented; Why choose the uninteresting and Kowloon Wharf and Godown means is like stealing a trophy Rolla "all might have been avoided by a European conference." "On not particularly instructive when Company, standing in the name and claiming to have won iit Kathleen Germany rests, for all time, the appalling responsibility for the war." combinations of the interesting of Mrs. Laura Mcintosh, has been is just about as honest and just Colleen
reported lost according to ear as great an achievment to be Dorothea This is what Sir Edward has to say to the world-whether allies, and instructive abound 2
have been fooled will themselves nentrals or enemies; and he supports it with a brief train of reason- The New Canton Chlef of Police. advertisement columae, in which proud of. Bat the people who Ayesha
We remarked, some while ago, warning is issued. ing against which all the lies and all the casuistry in the univeris
upon a report then current as to the
fcally decide the punishment Position for the Kaiser when the fever of (1) Ls Linda. cannot prevail.
Among other things which are very much to the point, he appointment of Mr. Fai Sheung-
war is over and they are able to (2) Rolls, swiftly outlines the contrasting ideals of the Allies and of Germany. chi as obief of Canton police.
of look into the history, of the past (3) Dione. That of the Allies is that the nations of Europe should live free The report has proved to be a true which Meesr, W. O. Bampbroys happenings without prejudice. (4) Kathleen. and independent lives, working out, in their own firm of Govern-statement for, as will be seen meat, their own national development, whether great or small states, from our Canton correspondent & Co., are the local agents, in their The artisaus of Germany through (5) Ayesha.. in full liberty." Menawhile Germany's ideal is "that the Germans yesterday, Mr. Fai bae been duly thirty fourth annual report state the socialists have indicated this are a superior people, to whom all things are lawful in securing installed. The new Chief of Police that the premiums for the year already since their papers have power, and against whom any resistance is unlawful." That these comes with a good record behind are £1,032,177 against £1,734,967 called out for a cessation of hos- words of the Secretary for Foreign Affairs are not mere talk, mere him as a worker, and the fact that for the year 1913. They have tilities. The Kaiser for years gant, can be seen when we glance, if only for a moment, at the he was formerly in the service of already paid on interim dividend was the ruler of a prosperous polioy pursued by Germany before the war, at her conduct towards the Chinese Empire should give of 5 per share, and now recom-country and an expanding nation; (S.). Kowloon Rook (8.). Channel those who opposed her since war broke out, and, further, at the him a fair view of the claims of mend a further dividend of 11/- he enjoyed the glory of that posi: Kook (3). Distance 10.1 miles. advise us that the Langkat output atterancea of her own mouthpieces. While jo are a now trite all parties. Only those who have per share (free of Income Tax), tion, and with the relfishness Preparatory gun 2.35 argument the Allies cannot, by any stretching of the imagination, seen a Canton police chief at making together a dividend of characteristic of him, he has ra- Starting gun 2.40 p.m. be accused of having brought about the trouble, inasmuch as it has work have any conception of the 16 per abare for the year. This daced his possession to wreck Name been proved beyond all doubt that not one of them wse at all difficulties of his position; for be prepared for a defensive, much less an offensive, campaign, Germany is dealing, at all hours of the day, was ready at every point; so ready that she could afford, or thought with a people that has not yet she could afford, to reject the common-sense proposal of a conference. forgotten, that it is easier to exe Of what good would a conference be to a nation that regarded itself cute a suspect first and try him as superior, and one to be kowtowed to by all others."
The Employers Liability Assur- ance Corporation Limited.
The directors of the Employee
will absorh £80,000,0
B. H.M.S. H.M.S. such well-known plays as "When: Scratch, 5.51.52 5.51,52 Knights were Bold Milestones, 3.42 5.52.49 5.49.07 Raffles," "Nobody's Daughter, 4.56 5,54 08 5.49,12 Diplomacy," Mre. Dot" and
Panners By EN 9.52 D.N.S.
"When Knights Were Bold" is 0.52 6.02.21 552.89
one of the Company's star pieces, 14.48 D.N.F. 17.26 6.22.31 6.05,05 and those who have seen it before Pte. Pte. will no doubt hail with delight to date another opportunity of witnessing for Race,
farcical this soreamingly fanny fa comedy, while others should on no account mies seeing it. Daring the season aleo, two new one-act playe: Barrie's "Der Tag" and Conan Doyle's Waterloo will also b.produced."
Colleen.
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❤ Winner of Championship.
One Design Class, Course-North Fairway Baoy
and ruin in the evening of bia Newe has just been received fitting legacy for his son, Those Allanab. Ridley Memorial Scholarship.life, a terrible though perbape a Ailes.
the elderon of the Head Master of the flames, because they barn Bonita. by cablegram, that Frank Dealy, who spread fire should be careful Daphne. of Queen's College, has just been those they were not meant for as Halcyon. afterwards, and has not yet grasp awarded the Ridley Memorial sorely as those they were. Noise, bombast," bluff," bullying, saying "Go here," or "Goed the notion that it is more Soholership of 880 pa teable there this was what Germany thought the other countries were politic to revent crime than to f 2 years at the Adelaide. Un-MAGISTERIAL LENIENCY. going to endure mildly from her. Russia was to be regarded as a spend large sums on merely de- land of favages who would be kept in check by the more word of teoting and paniching it. We iversity, Irm the State Agricul command of the Emperor William; Belgium was to be just a high- wish lir. Fai joy of his task, way through which the Prussians could pass to slash at an old enemy that had not trembled enough to suit them and Britain was
Removal Notice.
toral College at Roseworthy, near Adelaide, South Australia. Tha course at Roseworthy is one of three years, and this Scholarship
Finishing Time.
B. M. S. 5,17,0 76-18 41
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LANGKAT OUTPUT.
Mesure. Wright and Horaby
to date for the current month is as follows
March 1
Tomb 231
249
228
259
220
D. N, E.
229
D. N. 8.
217
Pia Pte.
Position.
for Race, to date.
245
(1) Ailsa,
38*
Possession of a Cut
Pocket Knife:
(2) Allanah. (3) Daphne,
31
28
268
11
234
1297%
231
235
251
232
231
$237
268
236
1282
A man charged on remand to stand by with averted head while all this was done. Had Britain The Construction Head Offices is awarded to the best 3rd year with being in possession of an thus played the sneak and the blackguard, Germany's respect for of the FM.8. Railways are being student at the lipol Diploma instrument for an unlawful pur her would have been abaanding-unul opporiquity arces for sale removed from Seremban, and on Examination. The Scholarship pose, to wita ont pocket knife.. duing her also. Because our country bae, on the contrary, chosen and after March 20 will be per- was first awarded in 1913, and as was sentenced to fourteen days to follow up the traditions of a cleto name among the natione, she manently located in Kuala Lum- it is only available every alternate without hard labour." by Mr. is branded as meretricious, scheming, hypocritical, and all else that par. All communications should year, the present is the second J. B. Wood, at the Polios Court,
bad. But it happens that just now, as Sir Edward's remarks be addressed to the Chief Resident Award. Students of the Rose bear witness, we and our allice would rather have her abuse and Engineer for Construation, F. H.8. worthy Agricultural College
red than her complimente; for such hatred, as here, is the surest Bailways, Kuala Lumpur.
alone eligible for it! sign of the presence of fear.
aid captured the defen-
Bouits. Halcyon.
Winner of Championship.
No Rum for Union Troops, "Johannesburg, Febronry 18.
The practice of serving liquor to
the Union troops as rations bas been stopped. Node is now ser- ved except medicinally.
Mill
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