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THE - HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1916,

| The Late Mr. Kefr Hardis.

DAY BY DAY,

TENDER-HANDED SIROKE

NETTLE

NOTES ON THE CRISIS THE MOTOR AMBULANCE A YEAR AGO TO DAY

A

THE GERMAN RETREAT IN THE EAST.

Gift by the Women of Hongkong.

LEADING EVENTS IN THE GREAT WAR:

AND IT STINGS YOU FOR YOUR

GRASP IT LIKE A MAN OF METTLE

AND IT SOFT-AS BILK REMAINS. ~Antop HUL

One of Benter's announcementa this morning is that Mr. James Keir Hardie is dead. Since be entered Parliament twenty-three fyears ago, as a Labour Member,

he had bren a prominent figure PAINS: in politice; and though, if we know anything about our readers, his viawa were such as they have but little time to listen to, one bas always felt that he was pincero. Hie inflaence with a certain section of the werking olasses was immenee up till the beginning of the war. Many of his eccentricities were probably due less to personal vanity than to a mistaken conre of independeros. On Saturday the. Telegraph Be honestly believed that e.g. his published 41 columns of solid appearance at the House in a reading maiter. To-day there workmen's cap and with a wrap-will be 38 published. per round his neck would stamp him as not being "above" his clase. It was a pardonable weak- nere, and one which only a saob

would condemn in him. At Home

he did but little harms, for

andenisble though bis popularity was, it was of a more or leag circumscribed or local order. One will always feel, however, that bis visit to India wan re-

A. S. WATSON & CO. LTD.,sponsible for some disastrous

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results; but it is only fair to gay

The object of this paper is to publish correct information, serve to was genuinely under the impres

the truth and print the news without fear or favour.

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DEATH.

PLAY-FAIR-August 18, at Edinburgh, Frank William Walter Playfair, H.B.M. Consular Service, Japan (retired), eldest son. of the late General Elliot Playfair, R. A., of Bt. Andrews, aged 56.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1915.

WONDERFUL, RUSSIA,

that he was 'unable to foresee these. Like many other misguid. ed people who visit the East, he

sion that a few days, weeks or months amply suffice to teach the stranger all that there is to know about the conditions of life. and the requirements of B part of the world that has next to nothing in otmmon with the life to which he has been accustomed. His journey through India and Australis was merked by bad taste rather then by de- liberate disloyalty; and in com- min oharity we are bound to attribute all that he Baid and did during that time to social ignorance instead to want of fundamental patriotism,

The Alleged Armenian

Massacres.

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The Weather. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 74; clear.

At the Peak 8.a m. Tomp. 63; clear.

Count the Columns,

The Malls.

American, Canadian and U,

Mails. Close per a.a. Nippon Australian Mail-Closes per .. Taiyuan to-morrow at 11 s.m. Canadian and U. K. Mails.

Mara fc-morrow at 9 a.m.

Close per s.a. Ixion to-morrow at 11a.m.

Siberian Mail.Closes per

Yiagobow to-morrow at p.m.

Share Market News-Opening Official Quotations, Hongkong Banks, $345,

sales.

Douglas's -$86 buyere $87,

Bellera. Steamboats, $20, bayers. China Sugare.-8131, bayera. Kailans-30/- sellers. Hongkong and K. W. and G.

Oo, Ld. 8781, sellers. Hongkong Dooke. $81,

sales.

Ewo's Tie. 176, bayers. Ropes 334, buyers. Low Level Trams.

buyers. Langkats.-Tls, 38, nom.

The Dollar.

demand to-day in le 9 11/163. The rate of the dollar

To-morrow's Anniversary

851

It seems difficult to get at the truth of the Washington story of the Armenian suasores. In- formation has reached America to the effect that 450,000

To-morrow is the 45th anniver- Armenians have been slaughter eary of the capitulation of Stras- ed by the Turks and that bu 600,000 more are homeless or Fourth Anniversary of the Chin- exiled. As the Washington palate has a somewhat keen appetite for

ese Republic. The local Chinese are making horrore and for large figures, we holiday to-day in honour of the must needs hesitate to accept the fourth anniversary of the founding atory. At the same time there of the repablio. is, of course, no limit to Turkish brutality where the Armenians are concerned, and it will always.

The Western Lias Penetrated. 18th LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS,

The following has been not to

Germans who can. digest this

Enemy's Heav morning's newe must needs have un-for publication

There has beer strong stomach their own Mr. A. A. Abdoolrahim, Mrs, phown by the end showing, and evan Itmugh from L. A., Mian Abrkljam, lis. E, 15e line. Some force of habit they lead off with Abraham, Anonymous,

attacke have been

infoten upon the

Centre Unchanged On our left the battle

s manifest lie, the Allies artillery Mrs. A. D. Ball, Mrs. Rodney Duplorable, lasten has been all too active for, their Bourohier, Mrs. Daisy Bracketons, liking, both in Flanders and also Miss Anus Brawn, Mies Anna on the Vosges front. Sir John Brei'safeldt, Miss Ellen Brookett, French supplies the gap in the Miss Maggie Brockett, Mie. Bry. House to be most violent, Prussian story. **The British son.

the Dice and Soisruns

..... capturad German trenches Miss Violet Oben, Mrs. Charl-entre remaine enchanged. on front of over, five miles, pene- ton, Miss Lena Choi, Miar Eaid. Luderitzbay Occupied by

Loyal Aden, ple All the sulton's and theikbe in Mian Edwards, Mrs. W. J. Ed-offered their services to His Majes

the Aden Protectorate bare. wards, Miss Hannah Evans,

Mica Ferguson, Miss Lily For prayer for the continued succens ty the King, and are offering garan, E. Finaher, Miss May of the Allies.

Fincher.

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the Mouse. To the south of Verdan our troops have advazoid into the Beaumont region.

Premier Asks for Irish

Volunteers,

King the enemy lines in Darnell, Miss Esmee Cornell Therap

some places to a distance of four thousand yards. And, Ister, Mies Anne Dodwell, Miss Au paacefally occupied the town of form of a Freesh communique Doodba, Mrs. Robert Drude (per comes better tidings still, in the drey Dobinson, Miss Minnie Lederitsbay on the 19th inst which says that, in Champagne, Miss Moore). our splendid allies, have “ rated the German lines on a front

peño

of twenty-five kilometres, at vary. Bing depths from ens to four kilo 3

metrer," and which adds that the }

General Action Proceeding.......... number of prisonera, actually Collected by Madama Flint- counted exceeds twelve thousand Mrs. Frazier, Madame Flint, Mr. on our left wing against the A general action is in progress men. This is where the monitions H., Mr. & Mrs. L. S., Mre. enemy's carps. The Germans on- begin to talk. The message to the Wotherspoon.

W. G. Mies, Amy Garth, Miss from the centre and Lorraine. the right have been re-inforced people at Home who are respop- clear enough, and wanre confident ford, Miss Girling, Miss Daisy modifications north of the Aigne sible for the continued output is Irene Garth, Miss Florenos Gif- There have been no important that it will rot be thrown away. Gittens, Miss Mabel Gittens, Miss but we have advanced, in the to go on; they want to co Miss A. T. Gomes, Miss G. Mis nechanged; we are masters o Britishera want this sort of thing Doreen Glover, Mrs. F. A. Gomes, centre The situation in Argonne the end of the war; they want to Gomes, Mrs. Joseph Goold, seo Germany smudged off the Mr. R. D. Harvey (2ad, dons map; and they know now that an tion), Mrs. O. W. Heron, Miss ever-increasing supply of shells Doro hy Baron, Mins Kathleen will do all this.

Heron, Miss Eva Ho Tang, Miss Irene Ho Tang, R. So Tung, Mr. Arguith said he cams to Misa Mamie Howard, Mes. E. osll loyal Ireland to take her place Russian Successes Continue."

Howard, Mrs. J. Enater, Miss in the defence of the common And if the news from the West Ellen Hunter.

oante in vindication of inter front is bitter to the Germans, wa

Miss Francie Jenkins, Mrs. B. national good faith and for the can hardly hope that that from 8. Judah, Mrs. J. Jonkbeer. protection of the weak against Rassia will be any more welcome.

His Maria Kacker, Mrs. the strong. How could Ireland on In plain words and rejecting Ger Keigwin, Miss Lily Kow, Miss delay in helping in the struggle man frilla, the enemy is running Winnie Kim, Mrs. H. J. Knight for freedom for smaller nations ? away from the despised Russians, Mrs. J. Lambert, Mina Lambert, The best manhced of the nation Had he had an ounce of sports. B. Lambert, Miss Alice Lam, was flowing in and he naked the manship experience, his instinct Mim Cecilis Lam, Miss Emily National Volunteers to contributo would have taught him to Lam, Miss Mary Lam, Mr. David with promptitude and enthusiasm, beware of Russian withdrawals,Landale, Miss Peggy Landalo, large contingent of reoraits to The Britimber, the Frenchman Mise Grizel Lindale, Miss Hilda Lord Kitchener Becond Army: and the Russian being given to big Larkinson, Miss Flora Law, Mr. Redmond and Ireland game shouting wherever and Miss Grros Les Mrs. Luchung. whenever sach is procurable, have Mrs. O. MacKenzie, Misa Mas- Mr. John Redmond said the de learned to know the circumstances Kenzin, Mes Victoria Hanning, moorsor of Great Britain had under which their quarry is most Miss Edwina McKay, Misa Irens conceded to Ireland the right of We have never yet quite understood the popularity of the

dangerous. The German idea of | MoKey, Lady May (2ad donation), Butonomy, and Ireland was bound sportsmanship being more in the Miss Lona MoKenzo, Miu Mewaer; in bondur to stand with the other belief that Rassis, as a participant in the great war, was to be pitied,

Bostmasters Fined. line of firing into a chicken roost

antonimous portions of the King's sympathised with and mourned over. To bear or to read the various be a digrate to Britain that, in with R. N., at the Marine Court that they should make their card- MF, Mrs. Portreath (2ad dons British Army and Navy, were re-

Before Commander 0. W. Beck or a loose box, it is not surprising

Mrs, J. OH: Pega, dominionu. If the barrier of the "Pedestrians," jereminds that have been uttered over what has befallen ber, one time past, she has practically this morning P. C. Hagg, charged inal mistake in the parsuit of a tion). Mina Lily Price, Mrs. moved the liberties of Ireland would think that she was a peor, ting, struggling.country that had condoned the systematic illtreat two boatmsaters, with unlawfully retiring enemy. In a sense one Phelips, Misses Brydget and would disappear in forty-eight no right to enter into the war and that was paying the prios of her ment accorded by these wretobes moving about the Harbour during feels sorry for them; they were Kathleen Phelips, Mrs. Ram, Miss hours. Ireland would bear her temerity. In theory this is all very interesting; but, put into practice, Christians.

to Cretans, Armeniane and other prohibited hours on the 28th fighters of sorts at one time, Irene Rapp, Miss Kitty Repp, share of the burden with alacrity, it becomes ridiculous presumption and a gratuitous insult to a great again, through political jealoney each. Power. Occasionally, es a sweetener to all that has been said of Russia, she hsa turned her

inat. Defendants were fined $5 bat shooting down inoffensive Miss Leila Reichmann, Miss Alda negroes in East and South-West Remedion, Mrs. D. Ritchie, against her, one hears a patronising "Russia is not finished yet;" head away while the vilest onor- and, when she does perform some feat whose value her worst enemies mities were practised on a people The managing partner of the at babies bas prastically unfitted Karthoma Ramjih

Africa, killing prisoners, tortur- Mrs. Robertson, Miss Robertson, ing dare rot deny, we hear of “Russia's recovery.'

women and potting Miss Firdos Ramjahn, Miss that, for the more part, had com- Chang Lang, tailor's shop, has them for facing serious fighting. G. R. 8. Mish Lily Boost, Since the Russians as a race are by no means wanting in sense of worshipping the same God three and seven o'clock in the their recent casualties on this Maban Singh, Mrs. de Bouss, Christening of the new Dredger

mitted no greater offence than that reported to the police that between We shall be interested to see how Miss Rosis Shea, G., Mrs. of humour, they must have read a certain class. of British journal Whom Britain, by tot of Parlia- morning his louse in Queen's Eastern front total up. And Mies Lolita de Son, Miss Aures with intenss amusement. As we have maintained all along, so far mens, is pledged to worship. Hoad from Russia's being "finished" she has barely begun, Even the While we have strong doubts at into and clothing, jewellery, and yet. Their bullying and storm. Mise Emila de Sousa, Mrr, Sloven was broken: Bassis has not done with them de Sousa, Miss Hilda de Sousa, roughest and most superficial review of the past year's fighting to the figures given, we have no money, to the value of $144.50 ing and bombarding was all very son, Miss Naomi Serenson, shows incontrovertibly that practically every step, forward or back doubt at alles to the Turkish read-was stolen,

On Saturday word, that she has made has been characterised by'sst plan and not iness: to Beiss the smallest pos

Mscan the dred by accident. Such success as Germany has met with has been hers sible opportunity for a final fling

wall so long as their superiority Mina Georgius Thom, Miss Portuguese anthe because she was prepared; because she had an inconceivable at this hapless race.

in supplien laated; any fool can Baby Tom, Hra. U T., Miss L. purchased from 8. win or appear to win under these Tregillas, Miss Letty, Tregillas, obristened by H. E. the Gov superiority in munitions. But Russia's success in all the greater

This morning the osas in which circumstances; but what the Miss Ellen Tasi, Mire Saay Teoi, (of Macst), because it has come to her through her knowing how to profit by"Treating.

three Chinese were charged with Allies are imploring Germany Mine Gastie Tyson, Miss. Winnie The ceremony was perform the headstrong and ill-judged movements of her enemies, and be Another interesting Homs wire perjury in connection with a to do is to stand up and fightii Tyson. cause she has achieved it in face of a generally admitted dearth of is that which speaks of the aboli- charge of embezzlement beard re out when both sides are more or

in presence of an enormous

· Mro. Warmes, Miss Iris of sightseers, Chinese and supplies due to the fact that, like her allies, abs had not anticipated tion of "treating" within the cently before Mr.. Lindsell, was less equally matched. Unless we Maraes, Mier Marjorie Warnes, guess ; à fait sprink Germany's treachery. Taking these two facts alone into considera- London ares. We would rather concluded at the Police Court are mightily mistaken, their Mine Winnie Wong, Mra. R. Winike, inhere was also noth tion we are surely justified in saying that, had she bad for an asset, have read of a movement a little before Mr. J. R. Wood, armies are soon going to take the Collected by Mears, Moutrie & Free hundred at starting, one half of Germany's preparedness, she would by this less puerile. There has never yet who committed the defendente same view as their carefully Cors Bake, Ohloris, Mre their band, time have more than inflicted on her enemy the very crippledom bean a liquor enactment passed for trial allowing bail on 85.000 locked-up feet: that hiding in Gagg, AJ, Sarah Jane, Ken, With the which the Kaiser, in a more than ordinarily lying mood, claimed to at Home but a loophole for evad-each. In doing so he remarked the better part of valour. Ophelia, Aun Sabins, G. I. S. the Gov bavo bestowed on her,

ing it was left. When publicans that the evidence seemed to sup

Total

$1,113,65 dred were forbidden to sarve children port all the allegations except the

Already acknowledged. 1008.30 On the Balkan situation the wires to day shed no more light Grand Total than they did three days ago. The Bulgarians are still repre- quate one? It was, to those who have read ten words of her his to enter licensed premises, mc- Alleged Dastardly Assault. seated as being out for nothing sory, a foregone conqlusion that no nation would ever beat her finally there stood outside the public Wong Oi lo, s widow residing but armed neutrality, and per on her own gronad. Those, top, who have studied the methods of bone doors and drank, or pabli- at III Loi Tang, hea reported in hapa there is no reason why the her generale and politicians are well aware that, in point of strategy, room on their premises that was a Chinese, whose name she gave, literally, That there is jealousy aans discovered that there was a the police that on September 25. statement should not be accepted the German, at his best, becomes little more than a alod-bopping farm lont beside her. If she were the tactless entity which her enemies not licensed and therefors that residing in the same village broke between them and G:e:ce-the have represented her, would she have been able, all these months, to could accommodate the youngsters open the door of her house and relics of the 1913 trouble-every- keep her army loyal and to preserve within it such magnificent dis- while the parental thirst was attacked her in bed with a knife. body knows, but that they can cipline ne that displayed in the recent fight related in yesterday's and quenched. So it will be with the She endeavoured to rise from her ellard to give material ventilation lo to-day a wires? All through, for those who had eyes to see, she has standing drinke" pidgin. The bed to struggle with the intruder to that same jealousy at the spier fol abown herself the patient low, though very far from unintelligent two or three or ten or twenty men when he again attacked her, atabsent momens rit is dificult to heavy weight. In conflict with auch an opponent, Germany le going because they liked, sach other both her hands. She called to a said about King Ferdinand

who formerly drank togather bed her in the shoulder and out believe. Harsh things have been to be very badly hurt before all is over. Give Bussis time, and give society will continue to hold their girl who was in the house to raise the enemy Bress as well as by her room. Already, she has done enough to show that in single sombat with Germany she would have come out maguificantly the daily or nightly symposium the alarm and this being done, that of the Allies; but if the winter, though she might have taken years to yanquish ber enemy each man paying his own soors, the miscreant made off. She has wordt that both sides, have sail completely With the Austro-German forces hampered on the one the war still has not altogether since been admitted to the Gov- of him bo anything like trus hand by the Western Allies and on the other by Italy, her triumph squashed that nonconformist ernment Civil Hospital here Bulgaris not going to, tako ni will be spything but a question of yours.

Her condition is midi to be critical. Rides with Germany Alve

Over and over

A Tailor Robbed.

West

The Perjury Cash.

And of her immediate faturs her recent victory may surely be with alcoholic drinks, the diff one against the third prisoner viz. taken nu, to some extent, an earnest. If she could conduct retreats culty was easily surmounted by the statement that he purchased in so masterly a manner as virtually to convert them into successes, at the sealed bottle business; and one thousand shares from the a time when she had next to no ammunition, what can she not accomp when Parliament decreed that second defendant, lish now that her supply of shella shows signs of becoming an ade. children under fourteen were not

!conanianos,

The Balkans.

KWANGTUNG FLOOD

RELIEF FUND.

A MACAO FESTIVITY.