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OUR LONDON LETTER,

(Continud from pajs 1.) half millions available for each front, east and west. The Russian resources of men are inochaast ible, and we shall see that they

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

point of the Spring.campaign. Military men are agreed that the German position might easily. develop into an exceedingly awk.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1915,

HOUSE COLLAPSE.

ward one. If the French contriva Several People Reported Burled to force their way towards Mets,

the German threatening munications and the rear of the

com

The British Territorials. 2

in

people are supposed to be buried

in the debris.

The premises were occupied by

CONTEMPORARY"" OPINION.

The Fruits of False Teaching.

* BADEN POWELL BOY SCOUTS' BUILDING FUND. Subscriptions Recetved. The following leading article. E. Sir Henry May $200.00 appeared in The Times of March Commodore Anasrother

B.N., O.M.G. 24.95

No information is yet forth-Hon. Sie Paul Chater

find less difficulty with the second. Kr. Ho Kom Tong

50.00

THE RUSSIAN MUSICIANS.

Last Night's Fine Recital.

50.00 vices.

ACID THROWING CASE.

Prisoner Discharged.

This morning in the Supreme Court, Mr. Justice Haseland. sitting in Criminal Session, bad before him the case in which throwing a corrcaive flaid over a Chit Cheung was charged with

woman named Ip Laik.

The jury was composed

of the following Mesare. A. L. Shielde, E. M. Raymond, CW. Bismarot, J. Osborne and J. H. Rattonjes.

na he knew nothing at all about, obstacle in their laborious task St. Joseph's College (Bɔy! we learnt that a house collapsed the task of preventing who are A Regular Artillery officer, who

in Macao, yesterday, and several profiting by the war from cutting Hon. E. Shellim, Esq. 50.00 Miles. Liebert, and a considerable da Silva, J. J. Robson, E. R. has been acting as Observing Officer for his battery in Flanders, and was located for sometime a trench beld by our Territoriale, gives a rousing description of our civilian Tommies. He says "They haven't been out long, and this is about their first spell in the firing. trenches. If you want to know in a word what I think of them

Chinese.

200.00 It speaks well for Hongkong's Belgian army of occupation, the While trying to get partionlars coming about the conference with Hop. Mr. David Landele... 100.00 appreciative faculty where 100.00 music is concerned that so large 100.00 an audience appeared at the City get the supplies for the war, tsek of withdrawing from Bel of the reported death of an officer mannfacturers on the new scheme Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak.... Against the two and a half mil-giam, in face of a strong and in the Chinees Maritime Castome for reorganising the production N. J. Stabb, Eag

100.00 by MM. Pintro and Miroviicb. lion Germans in the west, the alert enemy at every point, is one named Martin, who is alleged to of munitions of war; but no doubt. Shawan. Tomes. & Co... 10000 Hall for the second concert given French have an equal number that the German commanders, have been shot while searching a the Government will loss no time 8. D. Dodwell, Esq. 100.00 Among those present were H.E. now available, plus a million and able and well skilled though most junk outside Maeso, and, which in holding it. Baving last week B. P. White, Esq.

100.00 the Governor and Lady May with quarter in reserve The Ger- of them are, may find very hazai the Deputy at Hongkong informed successfully surmounted the first A Soares & Co

party from Government House, man two and shalf million includes dous and difficult.

Scouta)... 100.00 the French Consul General and reserves, and this gives the Trench three and three quarter

50.00 number of officers of both Ser millions against two and a half millions. Allow only a million

each other's and everyone else's A. Friend throat the Government should Mr. Ho Fook men for the British and the Bel- gians together, which leaves as at the least a million and a half in reserve, and the Allies in the west have four and three quarter millions against a possible two and a bali. This is very nearly two to one. The average German lomes are officially estimated at 260,000 a month. This average, which includes both froats, is certainly not likely to be decress than to be turned loose to The andermentioned baring ed. But call it 250,000 a month, take the trenches across the joined the Corps, are allotted They listen to the Corps numbers and posted as or a million every four months. way.

head" and

the follows If the Germana lose no more than shells "over

No. 1845 I'rivate P. Tangap to man for man with the Allies, they zipp of ballets smoking into the will, since fighting on two fronte parapet with a most unmoved Right Section M. G. Oo. No. 1840 double their losses, lose two to calm, and their attitude to the Private J. Lima to Right Section one compared with the Allies on whole business is one of ill-con-M. G. 00. the western front. In other words, cealed satisfaction at being actual-

VOLUNTEER ORDERS.

Corpa Orders issued to-day by they're good goods. They are Lient-Col. A. Chapman V. D.

and apparently state :- razor keen, wouldn't sel anything better

Joined.

Parades.

Betall.

There is every reason to balisva ▲ Friend that the manufacturers are ready Mr. Chan Kai Ming to support the Government scheme Mr. Bo Tung and to help in every way, 10 Montague Ele Esq. that is the case no seriona obstacle Billie Kadoorie Eeg. should rise, though there are 0. 8. Gabbay Esq. and complicated details to T. Edkins Esq. many be arranged. In regard to labour W. Dickson Ezq. troubles, which are the most R. David Eng... anxious and critical points in A. Skelton Esq. the situation, it is hoped that Mesure. Pentreath. limitat.cn of profits will prove a Mr. & Mrs. Pentreath sufficient and satisfactory remedy, Messrs. Moutrie

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· 50,00 As at Saturday night's concert

The Attorney General, the Hon. 50.00 the two artistes chose their pro Mr. J. H. Kemp prosecuted. The 60.00 gramme with an eye to variety, 50.00 as selections ranging from Liszt Prisoner who was unrepresented

pleaded not guilty..... 50.00 to Grieg and from Cohubert to The case for the Crown wan 50,00 | Weiniawsky. Each item met that the defondant had hired s 50.00 with applause so hearty sud pro-room from the woman but she 25.00 longed that there could be no later gave him notice to quit. On 25.00 doubs of its proceeding from the day that the prisoner and his 25.00 people who realised that the two 25.00 Russian musicians were giving apprentices were moving out the 25.00 Hongkong umething that it has Prosecutrix was passing down the |stairs when the defendant was alleged to have come out of his 25.00 M. Mischsel Piastro was more room and to have made a swoop- 2500 seldom had before.

The article which we published W. G. Humphreys Esq... 25.00 | at home with his audience than on ing movement with his hand as France et Madmoiselle the previous occasion, and, hardly though he was throwing some

Profite suggests both that its yesterday on Patriotism and La Consul General de adoption presents no real difficulty

Liebert...

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had he embarked on Nicolaeff's 25.00 Sonate G. moll, with which the 25 00 programme opened, than one felt 25.00 that complete sympathy was esla 20.00 blished between him and those K.O.20.00 whose privilege it was to listen to

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.." 20.00 him. In theviolin concerto of Wei-

10,00 feeling waseven more apparent. 10.00 There is something alive in 10.00 Weiniawsky's music, and M.

10.00 Piastro knows how to interpret

from a business point of view and Hon. O. Severn the two to one preponderancely in it. I say 'ill concealed Parades for Wednesday, 13th that it will effectually allag the Hr. Ho Wing

suspiciors of the workmen about S. W. Bacon Eq... available to the Allies in the west because they do try to conceal it, instant. 6.40 a.m. Right Section the supposed enormous profits B. H. Sharp Esq, would be increased by half a being convinced apparently that M. G. Co. Aiming Instruction million mon every four months. the correct Regular attitude to at Headquarters. 7.00 a.m. Sign. made by their employere. Oa W. Hodge Esq. This is what Lord Kitchener wards trench work is one of dis-alling Section-Signalling Instrac- the former point we have received Messrs. W. Powell Ltd... 15.00 niawsky's which followed, this was thinking of, in addition to gust and dissatisfaction. And tion at Headquarters. Remainder corroborative opiniors from manu- A. Friend...

facturers and other sources, and 0. D. Melbourne Esq. the fact that Germany's supply although these Terriers are-im-nil.

it may be said, broadly speaking, E. Gibb Esq. of war materiala is shrinking mensely proud of the fact that Note, N.O.Os, and men on day that the principle has been accept Charlton Thorne Esq... while ours increases by leaps they are Terriera, at the same at Kowloon on Monday and ed, though the details cosy Charles Beswick Esq. and bounds, when he spoke of time they are clearly suxious to Wednesday nights will not be re-require adjatment to partionlar Dr. and Mrs. Marriott a war of exhaustion. Those follow in the footsteps of the quired to attend parades on Tues cases. At any rate it will be im Monsieur Verstraeten. who know Gormany best be- Regulara as close as may be, days and Thursdays.

possible to convince the public Dr. Macfarlane lieve that she will not prolong Being used to the more hard and the conflict to the bitter end. fast discipline of the Regulars On duty at Headquarters and that there is any insuperable Mrs. Middleton

difficulty in the matter, and mann W. Wilkinson Esq. Her golden opportunity, coined I was bound to notice the more Kowloon. From 7 a.m. to-morrow facturers know what is expected W. Woodcook Esq. in the criminal mins of Praesisa free and easy ways between officers to 7 a.m. 20:h inst.-Loft HalfTM

of them. They are expected to Collected by Miss Wood- statecraft, is gone." Her endeav-and N.C.O's and men in this lot. Scouts Company, our will be to save as much as But although a sergeant and bis Officer on duty 2/Lieut. Murphy, sink their personal interest in the cock possible from the wreck, and not officer might strike one as being From 7 a.m, 20th to 7am. lat common weal no less fully than Mrs. Chapple to invite mere annibilation. pleasantly familiar and on egaal inst. No. 1. Seo. Art. Batty, and their colleagues abroad and Monsieur Kremer

especially those in Germany. Our O. J. Ellis Esq Berlin realises already that the terms in chaiting together, is Cantre Section M.G. Co. Teutonis hysteria, so extraordin- doesn't seem to argue that there Officer on duty Lieut. Kennett. correspondent of yesterday sug G. H. May, Esq. arily directed to War batred, may is. any lack of discipline lying Orderly Officer for week Lieut.gests that the economic strength Dr. Johnson

and resistance which Germany is A. 8. D.. suddenly turn, once the debacle around. When the same officer Preston. becomes apparent to the nation, going round the trenches had

Orderly Sergeant for week dieplaying is largely due to the Mee Cheung acquiescence of manufacturera in A Friend ... to an equally bysteries! hatred of occasion to speak to the same Corpl. Carpenter.

the State organisation of their in- Mre. Purpoint War. Wos, then, to those who sergeant on a strictly business-

dustries and to their cooperation Mr. B. Wong Tape were the authors of this war. like matter of clean rifles, the in-

in the national effort. It will be Mr. J. M. Wong terview went through with just

a point of honour with our own Wei Wong Sun as much of the clicked heels and

not to be behind them and to Un Hew Fun stiff back as a most exacting Re

enbordinate their private in- Chan Puiding gular would require. I bave

Neuve Chapelle.

Out of the ramour and gossip that has filled London over the affair of Neave Chapelle it

is now possible by careful sound-always heard it stated that one great essential of military dia

B. K. C. C TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

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thing. On going down a few more steps she upticed that her clothes were burnt and that she was suffering a barning sensation on her skin. It was afterwarde found that the burns had been caused by sulphuric said.

After hearing the evidence the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty and the prisoner was discharged.

HARBOUR OFFENCES.

Before Commander G.W Beck-

10.00 this quality; and the fact was 10.00 made even more evident in the 10.00 second part of the programme 10 00 when he played the same com- 10.00 | poser's "Carnaval" Russe Er 10.00 treme feeling, and extreme 5:00 delicacy are the main oharno-

teristica of his playing and his with R. N., at the Marine Court 5.00 technique is that of a man who this morning P. O. Wilson, 5.00 has allowed himself to forget that charged Chan Ying-fa, muster of 5.00 he is a born violinist, and has stram launch Yew Bang, with 5.00 studied just as hard as though he unlawfully carrying 16 passen- 500 were the most ordinary of mortals, gera in excess of the mumber al- lowed by uis licence, within the 5.00 M.Mirovitob; at the piano, 1.00 showed his audience exactly what harbour limite, at 6.45 a'm, on 1.00 expression should mean. His the 16th inst. Defendant was

fined $25. 2.00 style throughout was beautifully

0. Mathias, Assistant Junk la- 10.00 simple and unaffected; indeed he

5.00 is too great an artist to stop pector Harbour Department, $5.00 to mannerisms; and whatever charged Ying Kee the mistrem of 5.00 his subject matter was, he cargo boat, with unlawfully 500 completely identified himself, failing to renew the license of her

ing to discover some" solid rock of real facts. So far as it went that operation was brilliant ly successful, and there was no the rocky road of war was the despite the heavy handicap under disaster about it, but it was meant knowing of the men by the officers which he laboured. He owed 30 to have gone much farther. The and of the officer by the mes. I while his opponent received 5/6. plan was to break the German that is correct, and these Terriers Green won the first two sets lines and push forward.' It was. are a fair sample, there shouldn't with little difficulty, but Hall even hoped to rete ke Lille. Under be any doubts of the Terrier rallied in the third, and with some Dover of an unparalleled artillery army's efficiency. The officers brainy play got Green thinking on bombardment the German line know their men and their affairs, several occasions and won the was broken, fair and trus, our their families, civilian 00 set. Green went all out in the men meeting with only slight cupations, ways and means and next and though; Hall put up resistance from a paralysed enemy. i family histories into the third good fight he went down atthe asse. They are obviously them unity to which he belongs. But stay But two divisions that were to and fourth generation. And the end, and Green secured the game have thrust on were late inmen know as much of their officers and set by 6-3, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. résson.

a. The indifference to the turning up. The Germans had apparently. Lieut. Jones talla In the semi-final of the mixed time to dig themselves in. The you that Private Brown used Doubles Handicap Mra Moxon result was confusion, and at any to be a ledger olerk in his and R. Hancock owe 30 beat Miss rate partial failure of the father's office, that he had always Wilkinson and Maas rec, 2/8,6-4, plan. I believe it is from that been keen on the Terries and 63. two divisional commanders are turned up at business, every in hot water over it, but it would Saturday with his uniform in a

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5.00 composer's meaning. His touching to show her licence-book, terests to the public good. Wo Kwok Ying Kuen 5.00 for the time being, with the boat, and with unlawfully selos was throughout exquisite; dainty when required to do so, in the hope that the workmen will

in bis hand and that he has only to excess, yet never effeminate; barbour on the 11th inst. A fine Yesterday Green met Hall in cipline and the smooth running the Singles Handicap "Can respond no less heart had to stretch it forth to take the best and the rousing, applause which of $10 was imposed for each

cannot be sure. If it depended of everything, which is no more greeted his solos, especially of the wheels of the regiment on final, and won a good match on the trade union leaders there than his due. The Legislature Grieg's "Ballade and Liszt LANGKAT OUTPUT.

would be no doubt at all. They has set its seal on this course of Rhapsodic " was absolutely have, generally speaking, done education by setting him apart.

#pontaneous forced from the their best and are doing it now, He pays no direct taxes, although audience whether they would or Messrs. Wright and Hornby because they understand what is his income may be far higher not. If M. Mirovitch's steps should advise us that the Langkat output at stake. But it does not than that of other men who do guide him to Hongkong at some for the current month depend on them, and after the He generally paya no rates. There future time he will always be sure follows: experience of recent years no one is nothing to remind him or con of an enthusiastic reception. May can guarantee that their lead will vince him that he has a stake in The complete programmes be fallowed, their advice taken, or the general welfare of the com- given by the two artistes is an their orders obeyed in any given

1Sonate G moll: L Nicolaeff though relieved of the burdens selves uneasy and with ample of citizenship, ho in granted its

-M. Pisstro and A. Mirovitch. privileges, and others denied to 2Concerto pour violon, fis. pabilo welfare already shown by other men. He has a vote and

moll: Wainiawsky-H. Pisatio important sections of workmen, is urged to use it solely for his 3-Blade (Toma con Varia. and theuncertainty of what others own advantage. He has special cions): Grieg. Mirovitch, may do ought to excite no gar- benefits and a special place 4. (a) Praeludium and Alle- prize. They have been steadily under the law. In short he gro: Paganini Kreisler. (b.) Sici tanght for years to think only of is taught to think, first, last, and lieans: Bach-Auer. (c.) Caprios: their own welfare, to regard their all the time, of himself. Now Faganini Auer M. Piastro, intereste as something spart from he acts up to this standard of Prelade G moll : Rich- maninoff, (b.) Au convent: Boro- that point of view, General absurdly proud of his volunteer-

long and even antagonistio to it, politicians and leaders, who have dino. (c.) Rhapsodie No. 15: List Amith-Dorrien was not in coming for foreign service. And it

and to insist on rights without angled for his support are un A. Murovitohet mand at Neuve Chapelle, and no is a fairly safe surmise that there

easy. For the first time in their

6-(s) Ave Maria: Sobubert- The following has been shipped acknowledging any concomitant responsibility for what went are few intimate details of Lieut. wrong rests on the Army Corps Jones' life-the row he had with per P. & O. chartered 8.8 duties. That more men have not lives they begin to talk to him of Wilhelmis, (b.) Carnaval Runao:

Weiniawsky M. Pisatro, Commanders in any case. The the guy nor about the florist's bill Senegambis, which sailed on succumbed to the demo Ight has had an excellent moral for tributes to Lily Lightfoot, May 15, London 5,971 H. influence of this teaching de not effect in proving the convictions the century, he scored at the Oval, Chests Tea, 1, Oase Oigars, 90 the fault of their teachers. Poll of our men that they do possem the fiancee whose photo wastuok Case Bristles, 18 Cases Bamboo tioiana, labour leaders, reformers, the power to smash the Germaned, in a pigeonhole of the office Basket, 115 Bolls Mate, 200 Bales and other person who seek for line, given favourable circam desk-that Private Brown, Inte Feathers, 2 Cases Carice, 303 popularsupport havesystemation stances, and the French have ledger clerk, don't know about Marseilles10 Casca Human fawned aron him.ph/

about Packages Govt. Stores. Fly fisiered the wage demonstrated the same thing his late guy nor's son. Again

25.Cases Stsraw food, 100 pealed always to his not of hair?

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