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We hear little of the doings of the Servians in the war and pract- ically all that we know definitely is that they are continuing to keep the enemy out of their own country. Those who are disposed to grumble and to suggest that the people for whose sake, to some rain. extent at least, Europe is at mar At the Peak 8 am. Temp. 75; might be giving a bigger and 700. better account of themselves would do well to recall the fact Yesterday the Telegraph that Servia is a nation that has published 35 columne of solid never yet had a full chance to reading master. To-day there right itself. Twelve

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Read in the light of this morn- ing's list of casualties, the statistics which we published yesterday from the Registrar General's report are of peculiar intereat. According to the extract the population of England (Eagles alone, presumably) in 1913 was which eighteen millions were males; Even if we limit the proportion of persons of military and marriageable age. to one- sixth, it gives us three million men answering to this description. Taking this morning's figures and allowing a considerable margin for those not included in the list (men lost at sea, in Africa, in the Bulwark and the Princesa Irene et) we find that

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NOTES ON THE CRISIS. CONTEMPORARY OPINION

MR. BRYAN'S " REASONS,"

Germany's Peace Proposals,

British Casualties.

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SEREMBAN RUBBER ESTATE.

The report of the Seremban The following leading art'ole Rubber Estate Company, Limited, However bitter the core, Bris taken from the Sydney Daily states that the orop of rubber secured amounted to 516,084 lbe, tishers would rather the Govern. Telegraph of April 19.

which shows" a reduction of A remarkable proof of the 17,922 lbs. from the yield obtain ment spoke out plainly-a3 Mr. Asquith has jost done on the change that has come over ed in 1913. This is fully accounted subject of the casualties among opinion in Germany as to the for by the temporary dislocation their brethren than that it should outcome of the war can be seen of the labour force at three periods hash up mattore. It is but right in the official statement from of the year, when the wages of that all of us should know what the Washington that Count Brn the Chingge were reduced by campaign is costing the Empire storff, the German Ambassador to concerted action of the estates in The more the Gorerament takes the terms of penos that Germany yield for the time in the fields, in men, money and monitions. the United S atos, has intimated the district, by the falling off in te nation into its confidence, the is willing to offer. At from aggregating over 1,000 acres, in more seriously will the nation that evidence that Germany is which the trees were thinned out regard the position, and the more now prepared to org"Bold, for the future welfare of those ready will it be to make snorifices, enough!" alter eight months of remaining, and finally to the very Doubtless there will be plenty of the conflict that abe, let loose nefavourable weather during the kind friends among the people of upon Europe her terme are ac- closing months, which are usually what Britain has to show as a set-factory to learn that the British neutral countries to ask jeeringly acceptable, and it is very eatia the best producing months of the off to over a quarter of a million Government has promptly as

year. The younger fiolda showed a satisfactory improvement in dead, wounded or prisoners. The sared President Wilson that it yield of 110 lbs per acre, and the best answer to give them is would be waste of time even to average yield obtained for the "Never show children or foola cozaider the proposals which 1,744 acres in bearing was 298 anfinished work." This is to the Count Bernet has placed before Ibs. per acre, moment at which to ask Was it him as a prospective mediator.proceeds of 70 tons sold for de Including the worth. while?" We know what After outraging the public law of livery in the Federated Malay we are fighting for and whit we Europe by the method in which States under the contract advised mean to accomplish; and the time abe set about the invasion of in the last report, the average for drawing up our balance sheet Franca thruagh a Sate of which price realised for the quantity will be when the war is over and she had herself guaranteed the sold was 2. 11. nat per lb, ex- Germeny subdued,

neutrality, and after violating the folading insurance against war laws and conventions of civilised isk. The expenditure incurred

Submarine Prisoners.

It is good to know that another warfare by maaring non- on crop account amounted to of the enemy's submarines has combatants with every method of $27,758, or Is. 1d. per 1b, f.o.b., $3.10, been sank, for the destruction of "frightfulness" that calculating showing a redaction of 44 per lb., every one of these pests diminishes brutality could devine, Germany when compared with the cost in Wateone. $61, bayere, the danger to shipping. We becomes forward in the person of 1913, tu1 81. per lb. when com- Shell Transporta 93/-sales.

lieve that this is the first time her Ambassador to the Uailed pared with that in 1912. This Langkots.Tia, 41, buyers. that a member of the Government States and suggests that the Allies reduction is mainly attributable W. Powells' Lt $6. buyers. has openly stated that the original should condone everything, and to the lowering of wages of the Ewo's.-Tls. 161, bayers. idea of severely marking off sub-that there should be a gritoral Chinese labour force. In addition Luzons. $31, buyers, marine prisoners from others has return to the "status quo ants to crop expenditure, a sum of not been strictly adhered to. "For bellum," Germany evacuating £344 was spent on the clearing of The rate of the dollar on some weeks," says Mr. Balfour, Belgium and throwing open the swamps and the apkeep of the "there has been no sabatantial Dardanelles to Russia, while, in anti-malarial areas. The profit demand to-day is le gì.

difference between the treatment addition, she would be willing to and loss account for the year shows accorded to submarine prisonere purchase the Belgian Congo from a credit balance of £24,198, to and that meted out to other." He Belgium. It is a great come which fallet headded the balance adds that "the treatment is now down, certainly, from Gar-brought forward, £3,050, making identical" One hates to see the many's programme at the outset a total of £27,248. The directors of Government following a vacillat- of the war-which included now propose: To write off for the R.A.M C. stationed in Hong-ing course; ono feels, too, that it the occupation of Pa-is within depreciation of buildings and koug, has been granted a comis but right that the three weeks, the dismemberment machinery, "£1,000; to transfer to thorities should have marked of France, the invasion of Great development account the sum of as strongly as possible their dis Britain, and occupation of Lo £10,000; to transfer to income our actual Icases (killed), will still morning, Moola Singh sued Malling themselves gentlemen sea dominions and to sessions of £1,000; to pay 4. dividend of 6 gast at the behaviour of men who, doo, and the seizure of the over-tax reserve account the cum of be well under a bundred thousand J. de Costa for the sum of $90. cald stop to a lower level than both Great Britain, and Fracce per cent. (less income tax), pay- even when we have assumed the The defendant admitted the debt that of West River pirates. a terribly, large number of Fris and the case was referred to the same time, we trust that the Eight months ago she set out tax, will absorb £12,000; and to At Germany has changed her tane. able on May 3, which, with the onera, missing" and wounded

orities will pat a carb on their avowedly to enslave all the con- carry foward the balance of may be written off a dead, or

Boller Scraper Gassed: permanent physical wrecks. The

tongues and pens in this matter, German European States, and her 3,218. The expenditure on casualty figures, one taito bear in of age, has been removed to the the Government was prompted at Liege William II; Emperor mounted t: £8,543, covering the A boiler scraper, nineteen years for it is but just to assume that eoldiers chalked upon their gons capital account during the year mind, include Indians and Coloni- Government Civil Hospital auffer- to change its SHAKESPEARE AND THE GERMANS,

als, while those of the Registrar ing from the inhalation of fumes, relax its severity by considera-crawl back to the status quo ing, the completion of the factory mind and of Europe" Tc-day she seeks to upkeep of 731 acres not in bear- From Home papers we learn that a meeting of the German Gural are restricted to England while at work on a boiler on the relax

It requires but arithmetio to

men ante bellam." Bat Britain thun-and the erection of a smoke house "Shakespeare Society" las recently been held at Weimar. Accord-

who are now imprisoned in Gerders, "No,"

of Sungei Gadut division, and ing to the Globe," Daly a handful of members wero present, but it how us, from the above, that the

many. There will be plenty of Il Count Berasto ff had not the necessary provision of maobi- was agreed that the war need not affect the commemoration of the people who are deploring the poet's birth and death. Is not there something almost pathetic the other wise-heads who are sented A. P. Jennon, of the rent is lest the Government should the ordinary ideas of decency and and it is hoped that a still farther In the Summary Court, this time for dealing with these pirates already proved himself to be hope nery. The estimated crop for falling eff in our population, and morning Mr. C. F. Mason repre-when the war is over. "Our only lessly incapable of apprebenting the current year is 804 000 lbs, about the Germans' claiming to have as close an interest in the advocating polygamy and exeus- French Sloe who claimed the not remain in the same mind justice that are held by the non-reduction in cost of production great world post as other folk? We Love no sympathy with those ing "promiscuity," would be who would nationalise or parochialise Shakespeare, and we have

sum of $175.70 from Look Man when things come to a finish. The German nations of Europe he may be effected. to admit that the Germans are in the right to speak of him as the better occupied in discussing Chat. The case was referred to Britisher is opt to carry forgive might be suspected of a lack of world's property; for he wrote, not just for the English people of something sensible and practical. Chambers. Elizabeth's and James l'e time, but for the people of the universe, and for all time. But there is cuch a thing as "casting pearle before awice," and tos sober-minded British or French or Russian or Chinese reader of William Shakespeare may well be forgiven should

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1915.

that is likely to appeal to the modern German mind.

Prevalence of Suicide.

Chambere.

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In Chambers.

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ness of injuries to a length that seriousness,in formulating these

Accountant Robbed of Money. A Chinese accountant of Pogie positively pernicions. It is proposals. But in view of his session S reet baa reported to the contrary to our national tempera- record for utterances betokening Police, the theft from his ante of ment that we should bear malice; extraordinary obtuseness

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he decide that there is but little in the work of the poet-philosopher like to see in the Report alluded The key of the safe had been to be the case. But this is rota irritated the nation that be tried realisation of Germany's unholy Ons item which no one will bank notes to the value of $200 and long may this continue machinations that have merely battle to save the world from the to above is that, during 1913, no taken from the pocket of his question of porconal ill feeling; so hard to placate, it seems pos- ambitions. Regarded in the cold who valued literature for its own sake goes without saying; but of land met with violent deaths. Of on a wall in his room

That before the war there were many thousands of Cermin less than 11,042 persons in Eng-jacket, which had been hanging it is a case of sentiment verens eible that he really imagined that light of a mere territorial bargain, justice, and we most fervently the terms which he offered on the proporal to restore the "status what use was their appreciation if it went no deeper than the skin?

would involve the Europeans at Law,

hope that it will be justice which behalf of the German Govern quo n'e We all know now that German culture was, like German religion, a course the majority of each deatha thing felt sentimentally instead of practically; a force that touched unfortunately includes 193 mar-morning, the action in which B, bill comes to be paid.

were accidental, but the number In the Summary Court, this will sotuate our rulers when the ment might be scoepted. But in retrocession to Germany of all her the emotions and sometimes the intellect, but rarely the soul-the real ders aad 3,514 suicides. For a Mace sued A. O. Bower for the

the first place, since Germany colonial possessions that have #Americans in the War Zone. has openly avowed, through the already been taken from her or being. If it were otherwise their soldiers and sailors and rulera

We doubt if Mr. Bryan will mouth of her Imperial Chancellor are in process of being taken. must have followed a different plan throughout the war. All that large population, made up of sum of $73.41, was fixed for hear we see t-day of the trained brain of their nation ia ita ability to every race under Heaven, the ing on Thursday afternoon next. find many sympathisers with his in the Reichstag, that she broke Japan is no more likely to hand distort truth, to coin specious lies and to invent devices for killing murder figures may be called Mr. Dixon, of Messra. Wilkinson idea that "an American had no her treaty with Belgium because Kiao-chau back to Germany than trifling, but the same would and Grist appeared for the plain-right to imperil his country by it paid her to do so, it is not at is Great Britain to retrocede the as many enemies by unfair means as possible. If, then, we even hardly apply to the suicides. It tiff and Mr. Gardiner for the detravelling in the war zous after all likely that the Allies will former possessions of Germany in wert so far an to suspect them of having tried to acquire learning is in this direction that we confid-fendant.

the German warning." Who are accept the word of the present the Pacific or in Africa. Germany's that it might serve base ends, just as the Chinese house-boy may study

Theft from a Ship. the Germans that they should German Government on any sab-offer to throw the Dardanellos to write to $8 to be able to forge his master's name, there might be ently look for a big improvement

when the war is over. The pre- This morning at the Police be listened to when-most ject whatever. In the second open to Rassis would convey a come excuse for the suspicion.

Many of us have seen Germans weep over portions of Shake-valence of suicide was a necessary Court, a Chinese was charged characteristically, by the place, when Germany comes for strong suspicion that Count Bern- thay order the in- ward with her hende dripping storff had his tongue in his cheek speare that had happened to touch their susceptible hearts; and the perquance of the life that with the theft of a quantity of way same paople would weep over the Beraton on the Mount or the story England was leading before the wood from the hold of the ss. habitants of neutral countries with the blood of the women eni when he made it, if he were not of the Crucifixion; but it is only the German mind that can detect war: a life from which restraint, Albania. The Chief Officer of the to keep off the high seas, to the children of the country that such an obviously humourless. to protect person. There is every prospect any worth in such yielding to emotion when the lessons convesed moderation, reasonable economy, vessel explained that the wood detriment of their business or she has sworn by what has been read glance off the reader without even penetrating temperance and good sense were was portion of a batten used to private affaire ? Of what use is against invasion, her offer to re- that the warehips of the Allies the skin. If the German Shakespearian1 possessed what no German andly missing, in all too many protect the ship's side from the it to talk of "the war zone" store the "status quo ante bel- will throw open the Dardanelles ever possessed yet sense of humour-it might also occur toes Men were growing encargo in the hold and damage had when this bas had to include lam" is merely a farcical tag shortly without asking leave from them that despite their idol's universality, many of his sect manis manly and women anwomanly: been done to the extent of $20, places as remote as the Falkland appended to a tragedy. The any German Ambassador or other both were clamouring for what The defendant was sent to prison Islands? If an American were "status quo ante bellum oan statesman. Dr. Dernburg's unive ars such as could mly have been attered by ons of the barbaric

foolish enough to attempt a busi. I never be restored for Belgium, statements to the pro Germans at ielanders whom they affect to hold in such disdain,. All sorts of was beyond their reach and were for three weeks.

being driven to desperation by

The padded and cross-gartered Alone or to pitch his test on the out the light of liberty in that convincing as practical politica wrote his sonnets and certain of his plays; bat the real soul of the they know what real bardabip and legs of a Chinese who was at top of Hill 60, one might well country, but her soldiers have than the proposals of Count man was British and consequently anti-Frassian.. If he could be real trouble are; and many of the tempting to leave by train from say that he was both trespasser put out the light of life for many Bernstorff. Germany's expressed Earcastic-brutal at times in describing people of other nations, in Heaven's name what would be bave had to say of the people who petty ambitions and desires which Kowloon Station attracted the and fol. But to cross the At-thousands of the Belgian people. desire for an "international agree destroyed Louvain and Rheime? If the Puritans of his own day brought about the'r attitude of attention of the customs officers, antic, a public highway, is quite How then can she restore the ment" by which the seas should

discontent,

and consequent who were satisfied by his state-another affair. In fairness to the status quo ante bellum" there? be neutralised for the benefit of wore obi oxious to him, what would he have felt towards the arch-readiness to make an end of ment that the heavy substance in Americats we should try to look Count Bernstorff has of

offered all, would be actually fannyit hypocrites who described the sinking of the Lusitania as "tragic things, have been knocked out of the padding was money. How at the situation with their eyes, more than Germany can perform, it were not i but nevertheless an extraordinary success for the German navy "? But unfortunately, as we said before, sense of the ridiculons does them. With the lasting lessons over, on the platform he was again If we do to we shall assuredly not only in regard to Belgium, nation will ever trust Germany a not enter into the Prussian composition, and it is more than likely of the great war in our minds we searched by a police detective arrive at the conclusion that but in regard to Great Britain, signature to an international that, when the Emperor William reads his Shakespeare, he sera may, without unjustifiable and the padding was found to Germany has no more right to France, Russia, Bervia, Monte- agreement again? Belgium was himself only in ench a type as Henry V. at Agincourt, instead of a3 30gzineness, look forward to a contain three hundred rounds of forbid them the use of the Atlantis negro and Japan, all of which neutralised by an international the rest of the world sees him a judicious mixture of Macbeth very considerable diminution in ammunition The fine imposed then to probibit their taking countries ace mourning the loa agreement of which Prussia was

the suicide lists of fature years, worked out at § 1 per round.: #!ttrip down the cones of Chile. of their sons who have died in a signatory: Caliban-and Malvolio,

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foreign or topical influences were at work in Shakespeare when he their failure to obtain it. Now Ammunition Smuggling, nesa trip along the banks of the Germany has not been able to put Portland, Maine, are even

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