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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1915.
Tooting and the Trams.
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"DON'T SLAM THE DOOR. OF
YOUR SYMPATHIES ON ANYONE- YOU CAN'T AFFORD IT."
Very reluctantly we bave had to draw attention, in past years, to the upchivalrous conduct of. certain young Chinese, in com- mandeering the seats on the local tram cars and sitting at their]
The Weather. case while European women were Lower level 8 a.m. 'Temp. 83 ; obliged to stand. Of lata there fine. has been a very marked improve- At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp.:75; ment in this respect, and we have Clear. every rosson to believe that our
Count the Columns. Yesterday young Chinese friends are learn
the Telegraph ing that the traditional courtesy pablished 444 columns of solid of their fathers is a more admir-reading matter. To-day there able example to follow than the will be 36 published. boorishneas which
many of
believe that the improvement was
dae to the former offendere' baving patterned their conduct on that of some of the younger
Britishers of the Colony; but how would that idea tally with the following? On Sunday, when orowded cara were returning from the bathing place at North Point, an English lady found her- self without a seat-while some balf dozen young Europeans, eat at their ease, not one of them thinking it worth while to offer to give up his place. It was left to a little Portuguese boy to teach these gentlemen the rudiments of decent maunere. No sooner, how- |ever, had the little chap given up bis seat than some of these experts
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NOTES ON THE CRISIS.
RUSSIAN SEA FIGHTING REPORTED.
Will Roumania come in ?
FROM THE PULPIT.
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"God save the King." A Sermon preached by the Bis shop of Victoria on June 6 at the Cathedral. Samual X 24. “ All the people'st oated and said" God
"IF THE KING MAKES WAR"
Flas Sentiment from former H. K. Governor's Colony,
"If the King makes war, we
follow him. We are Moham-
save the King." This is the first bistorical occasion when thet medane, and we pray that God phrane was used. Since then al may overthrow the enemies of the We wonder how much import-most all Christian nations have Native Council of Lakoja, in With these words, the King." anos is to be attached to the used it as their national cry. somewhat enthusiastio pro-Alliga
It means two things, Patriotism Nigeria, forwarded a gift of £300 demonstration in Bucharest. Thore and Religion. Every one is born to Sir Frederick Lugard as a con- Was talk of Roumania's" coming into tone zation: some nation of tribution towards the expenses of them have adopted since the Siberian Mul.-Dae per s.s. Lu-in" months ago, and so far, things which we are asubject that has the the campaign in the Cameroons. Revolution. We wish we could
| have not got beyond the talk stage. Even before Turkey joined the right to demand our services. We This joint of the Empire doer enemy, Roumania's addinghor re-tog uation that it is so easy to place, but it speaks the voice of may be thankful that we belong "creak." Lokoja is a little sources to 1 boss of the Allies would
all the tribes and tongues over have constitated an immense love. Lord Avebury says in "The which the British flag flies. The gain: euch gain as would have lain use of Life" "The love of one's in her geographical position. At country elevates the conception of Native Council has done its share in disappointing German hopes present the advantagea would be citizenship, ralees it above the
of rousing, disaffection" in the petty circle of personal and even many times multiplied, as may bo
family interests to the true width Empire or fomenting a Holy War seen from a glance at the map and splendour of National life.
of Islam.-Pall Mall Gazelle, Even as matters stand, the moral The Toal imperial spirit is not on effect of ber sympathy isnot to be of vain-glory, but is just pride in George has told us that this may despised. The greater the number the extension of our language and be the main factor in deciding the of neutral pations that openly literature: of cur people and our war. Our nation now asks for express their detestation of Ger- many's plans and orbit on, the commerce on land and sea: and our money, we should regulate deep sense of the great re- our expenditure with the neede better it is for us and the words sponsibility thas imposed on u." of our nation in our minds. At The throne is the symbol of the this point the Bishop made s pation's unity, the centre of its quotation from "Papers for war How are the Russians faring? life and rallying point of its time," No.3 by Mre. Paget, "Two It is most difficult to get aus force. Loyalty to the Sovereign things mnace peice, one exter thing like a clear grasp of what is a Christian duty which the Now nally, the other internally. They is happening in Galicia and on Testamenet pate before us. Our are militarism and luxury. While the Baltic. We have plenty of Lord said, Render auto Ceaser our men go forth to fight the one stories of mix or successes scored the things that te Ceasar's'. and woman at home must finally by our ally, but nothing seems St. Peter said 'Honour the King.' crush the other. Extravagance eales conclusive. Perhaps one of the
To day it is fitting that I should in dress and food have become as sareet signe that she is not by bring this subject before you competitive as our armaments, Kung Yiks. Tle. 13.90, sales. any means getting the worst of because as you know in all the and if the budget for armaments $4.90, the deal is to be found in the Churches in the Homeland an has been in the hands of men, statement that Germany is using appeal is being made, either by women have teen chiefly on will have been noticed that it is York to the people of England to luxury.
gas on the Galician front, the Arobbishop of Canterbury or responsible for the budget for We can at least
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MR. CHURCHILL'S SPEECH.-
he should " try and squeeze in somewhere as his standing up interfered with their comfort! #
More about Our Schools,
In connection with some re- marks which we made in this column yesterday on the late R.D. Blackmore, one of our readers kas since informed us that, op till a year ago, (and such may still be the case) some of the Hongkong schools were using "Lorna Doone"
as a set book for their literature
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To-day's Anniversary,
of the massacre of missionaries
To day is the 15th anniversary courte. We have seen something in the Peking district by the
things in this Colony, but we think that the idea of putting "Lorna Docne"-of all books in the world-into the bands of Chinese lads of thirteen and upwards will take a fair amount of beating,
Of " course
We
Boxere.
Full Court of Appeal. · The next sitting
of the Appeal Court of three Judges is fixed for Monday July 19.
Traffic Prosecutions,
Accountants' Clothing Gone.
for Germany,
the
only when the Prussians are drivmake sacrifices for their country. lift this burden from en to something like extremites Our patroitism does not prevent nation and the national that they seek to wipe out their na admitting our nation's faults, character. During the last ten means. We were prepared by on the pages of our history but in increase in neodlosa extravagance: enemy by this light and airy There are many blots and stains years we have seen an enormous earlier wires for something in the
the main we may say that the dress alone has encouraged the nature of a sea fight in the Balijo, British nation has endeavoured to most, wasteful competition be little before noon to-day, it would tried to stand for freedom and and class, each seeking to emulate and, from the message received a maintain an ideal of trustfulness, tween woman and woman, class Beem that the fight is now taking fairplay and even our Kings have and to surpass the ther. War, place, though no details are yet had to "Play the game." In a with all its horror, has enabled three German warships have been to hand, beyond the fact that few days time we shall reach the us to to find our oneness, and either sunk or seriously damaged, the signing of Magna Charta. ations must never again divide seven hundredth anniversary of peace, with its cndoubted tempt
0208t,
Activity of Italian Ships:
Farther
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| Apart from the anatches of Devon During the month of May there dialect that creep in here and were 204, prosecutions against there, the tone of thought of the chairs, rickabas and trucks fo: book is as incomprehensible to offences against the trailio regala- the Chinese mind as a mathematica, and fines amounting to tical treatise would be to that of a
Nor is it only the Russians who Our country to day is confronted us. We learn prudence in a hard $824-50 were imposed,
with mighty enemies, we respect school under an austere master,* baby; and to ask en English
are at work on the ees, The teacher to expound it to such
their bravery and thoroughness but if we are to fulfil our part," Italians have been parsaing the pupils is to demand the impossi-st Yee Yung Lane Las complain-Dalmation archipelago, harrying Herce hatred and a determination their necks, writing them on the A Chinese accountant residing advantages already gained in the of preparation, but we are called our women must take their lessons ble. Ludicrons as the whole posed to the police that someone their enemy by destroying more to dominate the world. Therefore tables of their hearte
apon to fight materialism and seriously, binding them about ition is, it bas ita very serious entered bia house through the observation staticae. side so far as the Chinese are door, which was open, and stole they have bombarded the Catterour patriotism is required as never them be known as the generation Those of our readers who have followed Mr. Winston Churchill's concerned. They are
paying seven suite of clothing valued at Ragusa railway, while a fotilla bafore,
of housewives who lived and suf- career since he came into prominence some fifteen years ago will money to be educated; and the $31.
Dr. Robinson, Dean of Wells, ferad through the wor, and used doubtless feel that the very composite speech which he has just made much valuable time is wasted return for their money, is that
European Robbed,. of destroyers has also tombarded put our duty in plain and for-ite o.uel lessons to win for our at Dandee is singularly pharacteristic of him. Reuter give us a while the unfortunate scholars South China Morning Post, has fruitlessly attacked by aeroplanes Good Friday last in Taunton wholesome life, of simple whole- Mr. Bishop, accountant of the Monte Falcone. This flotilla was oible language when he said, cu nation a new standard of simple, sufficiently broad outline of the speech to show as the ex-First Lord in a variety of moode: retrospective and anticipatory; soared, con- are, as it were, experimented on. complained to the Police of the-but the Austrian fleet did not
Church,
some work and simple wholesome gratulatory, hopeful even to Languineness, philosophical-and
are theft of $170 from his jacket put in an appearance. The "We see a whole nation first amusement." dictatorial. ln a word, the speech is what we should expect from tion Department's side of the over a chair at the Military Austrian fleet? The few battle-blinded by the last of dominion to sell their garments and buy a aware that there in the Eince-pocket. The jacket was hung question is, is there any longer an misled by false teachers then If our Lord told His disciples Mr. Churchill, particularly at the present moment. We have, Mrs. question as well; we know that Marrel Quarters, Queen's Road bone of it were accounted for at ionate hit. Our first and plain be willing to part with our Poyser's authority for the assertion that it is useless to atir up the choice of books must be ex-East, where he is residing.
ships that constituted the back and lastly maddened by a password how much more should we kettle of sour broth, and we think that, in view of ail that has tremely difficult, inasmuch se happened, the speaker might have omitted the reference to the
Another Opium Seizure. B very early stage of the war by duty is to restrain the offender luxuries to provide the necessary Agadir affair, Doubtless everything as regards the Navy was in the use of "Lorna Doone" would of Ohinese police yesterday raid and destroyers have since been restrain a criminal or a mad of crisis. When you sing Gad many of the arguments against Dateptive Piucott with a party the French, some of its submarines we would be bound to munitions of war in such a time order; but how long would it have remained so had the Empire, apply to thousands of other pop-a visit to a cargo bost at Mongkok very satisfactorily dealt with, and man in our midst at any cost save the King remember it means five years ago, been suddenly driven into a campaign like the present alar: English stories. But the end found on board 435 lbs. of it will acon be a case of Puzzle: to ourselves. Before any other devoted patriotism. one? The fast that a burglar does not seek to enter a house is no Department cannot expect to have loose opiam in eleven sacks. The find the Austrien fleet. If things consideration, comes this duty proof that its locks are good. If there be any excuse for dragging its path entirely free from hard-drug is valued at $4,350. The 80 on se well for Italy as at pre-of
It also means Religion, The in what we are all trying to forget, it is that Mr. Churchill was ships." If it would but seek long ease was mentioned this morning sent we shall expect to be hearing less to do further harm. In the ment of God, "On Him our hopes rendering him power- National Anthem is acknowledg addressing not the general public but his own constituents.
Shaking off his embittered mood he proceeds to congratulate enough it would find that there before Mr. J. R. Wood who re- darily of her ships meking a hands of our nation God has put we fix Nations as well as his successor on his appointment, and to offer crumbs of comfort that would at least falfil more re-
are modern English semi-classics manded it until to-morrow.
definite attack along the whole the sword and we must sparo individuals need to acknowledge to his hearers on the loss of the Triumph and the Majestio; having quirements than Blookmore's POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.
neither the enemy's life ror our God. We are too prone to forget done which he assumes a schoolmasterly air and speaks of Earl
We had understood that the own until this fearful wrong is God in the recoil from a narrow Kitchener's critica as presumptrons. This strikes us also as need-masterpiece can ever hope to do. less, since Earl Kitchener has been more free from criticism than Belgian Relief.
Police Reserve Orders issued much talked-of American Note brought to an end. But this is theology and insipid institutional was there or thereabouts finished; not to hate our enemy, Thou- religion,too many also themselves. any office-holder; indeed we cannot recall seeing a word unfavour-
We trust our readers have today etato:—
but a later wire says that Dr. saade of the gentlest and ten leave Goi out of their lives. The able to bim in a single Home paper. Nor is there likely to be, so perused and considered carefully (Central Police Station). Taes- Wilson's indispositon prevents its dereat hearts of all England are nation needs to repent of this se far as his conduct of the war is concerned. He had, from the Mr. John Galsworthy's appeal day, June 8h. Indian and completion. The question is, willst this moment in the fighting God cantist use us even in a keep ita fact of which we thought Mr. Churchill must be aware, peared in our isane of Saturday.p.m. Wednesday, June 9th completed? Germany knows per- beginning, the confidence of the entire Empire, and he is certain to on behalf of Belgium which op- Chinese Recruits Platoons, 5:30 it accomplish anything when it is line. Is it vindictiveness and righteous cause unless our hearts bate that have brought them are right with Him. We must That the bulk of the people of the Empire do not agree with his The Dritish Empire and the Chinese Company, Rifle Exercises, fectly well, within a little, the there? Can you not see the have undaunted confidence in God methods of wholesale prohibition of war correspondence is, of course, United States have both been 5.30pm. Friday, June 11th-purport of it, and expresses her distinction that I would draw? and pray to him. The-National no secret; hat this hardly affects his handling of the war, and exceedingly generous in the mat-No. 1 Platoon, British Company, willingness to meet America half Indignation is not the same as Anthem is a prayer. The old does not constitute oriticism of him as a strategist.
ter, but, as Mr. Galaworthy shows, with Service Rifle, 5:30 p.m. But the most regrattable point of all is Mr. Churchill's defence the needs of this persecuted.
way by sinking a sugar ship and hatred, for when the enemy is Testament armies went forth to of Lord Haldene. We pass over his remarka strangely people are so wide that even the The following N. 0. Officers The delay in the States' taking and has sometimes even lost bis prayerfulness of so many men.
another seventeen trawlers! wounded the very man who their battles in prayer. The Bishop struck him down bands over him of London has told us of the tyrannical one for a Radionl to make that the large amcants already subscribed will parade under the A.S. P. on some definite action and abiding life in trying to bring him to s at the front and the Commander newspaper attacks ought not to be allowed; no
one from varicus quarters of the world Thursday, June 10th, at 5.30 p.m. by it will not increase her stand- will be any. the worse for bie little display of spleen. seem tiny by comparison. A with Martinis to be drawn from ing among the nations of the place of safety in Chief of the Naval forces kan But why the disingenuous announcement that " I ord Haldane, from strong committee with Lady Sore prior to the parade:-In-world; and, for her own repata hatred of our enemy but it does of the people at home. There is a Our patriotiem does not mean stated that he values the prayers his knowledge of the Germans, had warned us to be on our guard Lugard doing perhaps the lion's spector D'Almada, Crown Sarge- tion's sake, we would like to see better than Mr. Winston Churchill that the statement is as actually cope with the difficulty of making A. E Alves, O. M. Alves, F. F. ds with further temporising. against the dangerous side of Germany's nature."? No one knows share of the work is striving to enta F.O.Mow Fang, Silva-Netto, her do something, and dispense mean service and sacrifice for our solemn duty of intercession im false as it is literally true. Me. Haldane the literary man, the some a shilling do the work of a live-Silva, Sergeants Hynes, Lammert, time Gottingen student and the translator of Schopenhauer, telling pond note; and every trifle sont Wilkinson, Ohineben, J. M. Wong, a number of student-readers that the German nature has another will be most gratefully received. Un Her Fan, Wei Wing Sam, side to it besides the intellectual, and that the Hammer of Thor may Some useful contributions have Wong Kwong Tin, A. B. Saffiad, still be revived, is hardly the same thing as Lord Haldane the gone from Hongkong-notably Sirdar Khan, B. W. Tape. Leave politician warning the Empire that it should be on the guard against one of five hundred dollars from from this parade, should not be modern Germany. Has Lord Haldana the politician done his duty ? the Catholio Women's League applied for. And will sooh vicious attempts to defend him as Mr. Churchill has put concert fund a month ago. It Appointments. forth mend matters? Even at this moment the fact that the speaker should be possible for this Colony indulged in such quibbling is almost sufficient to destroy the hopes to keep up a regalar contribution, which the remaining portion of his remarks might have engendered; if only a small one; and it has and those who like the truth, the whole trath and nothing but the been suggested to us that boxes, trath may quite reasonably feel that if Mr. Churchill's were the sale corresponding to those placed in voice to tell ns of victory coming in the near future, we should be just the tram cars might be instrum fied in accepting the announcement with no small amount of reserve, ental in increasing the fand, goant.
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HARBOUR OFFENCES.
country. Every Britian who is posed upon all Christian people worthy of the name would rather within the British Empire at this die ten times than see the women time. In Hongkong in this Church of England suffer as some of the there is a daily service at 10, 15, women of Belgium have suffered. but the attendance is
In this day we are reminded of like what it should be nothing Before Commander C. W. our Lord's commission to his The Bishop having ended his Beckwith BN, at the Marine disciples, on a former occasion he sermon led the congregation in Court this morning, Acting Police had told them to take no purse nor special prayer for the King, the Sargeant W. Pincott charged the scrip but towards the end of His soldiers and sailors, the wounded, master of a cargo boat, with ministry we read in Luke 22, 36, the dying, the prisoners, for those unlawfully disobeying the ordera "But now he that hath a purse in special peril or in positions of of the Harbour Master, by moving let him take it and he that hath no responsibility and for the nation, about the harbour, during pro sword let him sell his garment and concluded with a special es B. W. Taps to be Store Serhibited tours. A fine of $10 was and buy one. The purne stands membrance of those who had laid
imposed."
for our money and Mr. Lloyd down their lives for their country.
The Hon. Captain Superin ond eut of Police, bas approved the following appointments: -
A. B. Bulliad to be Sergeant. Sirdar Khan to be Sergeant.
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