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OLD BROWN BRANDY

THE

PEG O'MY HEART

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1915.

The Haltan Caso.

DAY BY DAY.

GOD HELPS THEM THAT HELP THEMSELVES-Barmin Franklin.

The Weather. At the Peak 8 am. Temp. 62;

Lower level 8 s.m. Temp. 71;

The Malls,

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.| A YEAR AGO TO-DAY.

THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA,

The Germans Desperate. More than half the wires that reach us in the course of a week nowadays have the same note ran-

LEADING EVENTS IN THE

GREAT WAR.

Extracts from the warfnews son- tained" in the "Hongkong Telegraph" of November 2,

1014.

A FIERCE BLAZE.

TIMBER SHED DEVAS-`

TATED AT KENNEDY TOWN.

NEIGHBOURING PROPERTY CAUGHT BY THB FLAMES.

We feel that the sympathies of our readers will be very decidedly with the skipper of the Haitan, in the case decided in his favour at the Marine Court yesterday. The pelica obarge against Captain Evane was that he allowed pas- zengers to go on board his ship for. after the police examination and |clearauos" had taken place. It overcast.

would seem to be tolerably plain that if the police. Siberian Mail-Dao to-day perning through them that the

Just before half past one this who are placed to watch the 8.8, Novare.

Germane are prɔwing nɔarer and.

Tsingtau's Plight,

morning, the neighbourhood of out going bonte are not aware French Mail. Dao to-day per nearer to entire lose of self control.

Most of the German forts at Kennedy Town was stirred to that unexamined passengere 8.8. Polynesian.

Loss of that valuable commodity Tsingtau are silent. Only two great excitement by fierce flames bave gone on heard, it is no part For Japan Honolulu, tad carries the same punishment in are replying persistently. One which came from a timber shed of a ship mueter's duty to know Sales, South Amerion and warfare as in the football or fort is blazing and there is also a near the slaughter house. thie either. His work and re

United cricket field, in the boxing ring or fire near the Harbour, while the few moments it grew from a fire sponsibilities are very clearly Kingdom. Will close to at the billiard table: the adversary explosion of an oil-tank bas taken of ordinary proportions to one outlined and, if he is a man who day at 11 s.m. per dosa pretty much what he likes place. A German gunboat has of alarming dimensions. Police takes his duty to his owners

with the loser, The Kaiser's also been sunk,

whistles were blown for about seriously, these responsibilities

will "October" has some and has gone,

twenty five minutes, bringing the take up all his time and leave

residents in that part of the town |bim në margin for soting as a

from their bede into the streets. obeck on the police. Beeing that

That some of the people had not he has nothing to gain by taking

bastirred themselves too early passengers who have not been

was evident in about half an hour "Famed" by the police, and

when the flames licked the dwell- that he may have everything to

ing houses (occupied) on one side lose thereby, no skipper is very

of the road and those on the other likely to be an accessory to any

(in the course of eon-truction} dodging that may take place; and

into the general configration. therefore it seems rather ridio-! ulous to hold him responsible

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD., for the said dodging.

HONGKONG."

The object of this paper is to publish correct information, serve

the truth and print the news without fear or favour.

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telephone: No. 1 A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Ualon

Office address: 11, Ice House St.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1915.

AVOIDING A MULTITUDE OF COUNSELLORS.

More Cruelty Cases.

For

Canada and the

Daireo Mara,

Earope via Siberia close to-day at 3 per c.a. Liangohow.

Share Market News-Opening

Official Quotations, Booka. *** $830, Bules. China Fires.-$162, nellars. Douglas's $884, buyers. Combd. $166, s. Indo

Chinus.

.

p.m. and each day sees Germany Reservists to be Made Prisoners. little farther from victory than The Government, in view of she was before, and a little nearer the Germans removing from to open revolution. In all pro-France to Belgium, as prisoners, bability, the one thing that has all of military age, has decided bitherto kept the revolution at that all enemy Reservists on board hay is the intensity of hatred for neatral ships shall be made the British that has been instilled

prisoners. not only into the army and navy but into every man, woman and child in Germany, "If we can only hold on long enough we can punish England!" has been the Bop laid before the rebellions ones and hitherto it has been sufficient to keep them quiet.

Tla. 80,

$9.40,

Deferred 90 . Preferred 68 b. Star Ferries.- $39, collera, China Sugare.-8128, sollers. Dooka,-888, sellers. Shanghai Dooks. -

buyora. Hongkong Cottone.

sales. Kang Yiks. Tie, 344, buyers. Electrios —$444, buyers. Tramways, $5),uom. Langkate. Tis. 391, buyers.

Up to the Minute. No change. The rate of the dollar demand to-day is 1/10 1/18.

Tbo Dollar.

Ambassadors Said to Have

Received Passports. The Allied Ambassadors at Constantinople have received their passports, and were leaving yesterday, while the French Am basador leaves to-day. Mohammedaas in India Support

Britain.

About 1.50 the motor fire esospe rushed up, followed, strange to asy, by a Chinese fireman with a hose-box and pushing the enme Two cruelty osses came before

unassisted. Later the stram en- the magistrates yesterday morn-

gines pat in an appearance and ing. One was a comparatively

When the Truth Is Known.

these, for, the most part, were simple matter: a Chinese was found

But what is going to happen

palled by Chinese until within to to have been scouring pigeons

when all Germany realises that The Viceroy, in a dignified about three hundred yards of the by tying them by the wings,

British casualtion have been recommanique, has announced fire when they were hooked up to and for this Mr. Hazeland gavs |

markably small compared with throughout India the unfriendly one of the motor engines and him a smart little reminder, in

those of the other belligerente, attitude of Turkey. He deplores drawn to an effcotive distance. the way of a ten dollar fine. The

that the British loss in life and the endeavour of the Chauvinistio Firemen were to be seen in riok- other cǝeo was far more serious,

properly occasioned by the bom elament to drive Turkey to war to shan whilst many were walking, for the cruelty, instead of arising!

barding of unprotected towns benefit Germany and Austris, the and one was struck with the im from apparent, thoughtlesances,

and by the varione air-raids is secular enemies of Turkey. The mediate need for some other mode was a deliberate sot of brutality:|

on quite trifling, and that Germany's reception of the communiqus in of transferring the brigade to consisting in the tying up of

power to hart Britain materially the outlying districts will not be what was becoming a menace to pigeons so that, when, later, they

-never very great at any time is known for some days, but already valuable property, the Standard were released, they could not To-morrow is the 75th anniver growing smaller daily? For over a the Mohammedan leaders are Oil Godown not being more than bring their wings back to the sary of the bombardment of Aure yest now, the Germans have lost no holding meetings in support of a few yards away, All through normal position; and in the by the British fleet under Bir opportunity of showing us that Britain. Prayers are being offered the night the men played upon swinging of them backwards and Robert Stopford.

they will not fail to live up to in the mosques for British success, the fire, the fire float, which bed forwards and attempting to Returned to the Colony. their record of playing as mean a while the Mallahs have been arrived meanwhile, doing very strike passers-by with them. The Mr. C. Farebrother Mason re game as is humanly possible-arging Turkey to remain neutral useful work. Bat work 68 defence was the ancient ples of turned to the Colony yesterday never having the brains to see or to side with the Allies. they did, the firemen could ignorance of the law-whereto from a short holiday in the North. that such a plan only serves to No Turkish Reply. not makeany impression for hoare. -- Mr. Lindeell smartly retorted that{ All Souls' Day Celebration. enrage their enemies and render No Turkish reply bad been re- The flimes leaped so high, that it was over the laws of humanity, To-day being All Soals' Day, them more implacable than ever, ocived to-night, although it was they showed the hill side at the and not of the Colony, that the Masses for the dead were offered Unfortunately they are still not at due last evening.

rear as plainly as if it were day, offender's knowledge failed him. At the Cathedral of the Immacu- the end of their resoaross in that Turkish Warships Ralds Said to the very roads to the summit In fining this brute fifty dollara, late Conception and at all the direction; and this is the point that be Unauthorised,

being clearly discernible and the with the option of six weeks in other Catholic churches of the the hitherto unenlisted Bri- The Turkish Minister of Fin- whole picture appearing like the 2001, the magistrate added that Colony.

tiebera have continually to atoe has informed the French setting of an Earl's Court or a Bolle the difference between a man and Alice Memorial Hospital,

Vue Gardens' Arework display.

German Nerves,

the

To-morrow's Anniversary,

Oplum.

keep before their eyes, Ambassador at Constantinople

la Russia.

,

Isch.

2.99

POLICE RESERVE

ORDERS.

Police Reserve Orders issued to-day by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, DS.P., (Reserve) sista ;--

Parades.

a beast was that the former treated The Hon. Treasurer of the If, at one end, Germany is out that the raide of the Turkish wor About five o'clock the Erigade. Persons of all shades of political opinion can usually find time the animals kindly-a lesson Alice Memorial and Affiliated for revelation couner or later-se abips in the Black Sea took place appeared to have got the upper to listen when Lord Ecsebery speaks. Since he practically withdrew which we should like to see well Hospitale begs to acknowledge undoubtedly she is the incipient without the knowledge of the band of the fire, and at six, prac from political life, some years ago, his voice has been comparatively rubbed into the rising generation with thanks the following dona-

tically nothing but smouldering little heard in publio, but it is a generally socepted idea that he is of Chinese, Are the school-tions to the funds of the Hoe- reign of terror in Belgiom should Ottoman Government.

Old British Cruiser Sank. be an indication as to what abe is The war

timber was to be seen, the pro- The British cruiser Hermes has perty to which the flames had one of the "inner ring"-the tiny handful of big-brained men who meatore and the padres doing pitala:="0" $50; Wong Po after at the other end. silently rule the Empire while others do the talking. The sugges teaching the native mind resson

all that they might do where Chan $10.

will not be won by the Allies been enak by a German submarine spread having been saved from For the Red Cross.

in the Straits of Dover. Nearly all devastat on, but not the timber tion contained in bis letter to the Timer, which was quoted in able consideration for animale is

(without some vile attempt at We are informed that the man hideous terrorism on Germany's the officers and crew have been shed. Banday's Reater message, will thus have all the more influence in

concerned ? Help from them agement of the Bijou Theatre

The abip is of amall For a time the brigade had to making people think. In his opinion "the Premier, the Secretary would be welcomed by all interest will give a grand charity perform-Part; and unless oar men hit saved.

upon some effectual punishment military significance. The Hermes work under great difficulties, of State for War and the First Lord of the Admiralty should have in this matter. The press, the once on Friday at 9.16 p.m. on to hold over her in the event of we returning from Dunkirk very serious one being an in the aupreme direction of the war, should report to the Cabinet, and

behalf of the Red Cross Fand, should summon their colleagues when necessary." This, to his police, the magistrates, and (we are Mies May Clarke will be among to resign ourselves to a butchery

her going too far, we shall have when the attack was made.

sufficient supply of water. The Italian Cabinet Resigns. way of thinking," will secure unity of direction and will also abolish glad toadd) an appreciable num-

pressure was very low and there. The Italian Cabinet has roure not so effective as one would the performers." ber of men in the street are doing friction and jealousies."

Somo of British prisoners, or Requiem for those Killod

similar all that they can to put an end to

borror. It is the signed in consequence of differ-bave wished it. When the engines in the War.

German people themselves, enes of opinion on military ex-gat to work however a high In all probability most thinking people were long ago agread the wretched indifference to the Tomorrow, at. 7 30 o.m., there

penditure.

pressure was obtained and the that the fewer the voices in the Government at a time like this, the sufferings of the lower animals will be Pontifical Requiem Mass and not their rulers, who must be

work went ahead, better for the Empire at large. Hitherto our politicians never soom Est; and with an-all round com-half of those who bave been prinals. Their rulars do not care to have understood that war is a science all to itself, and one that bination of forces this curse might killed in the War. The Bishop German prisoners, or to anyone which la so obarnoteristic of the at the Catholio Cathedral, on be frightened by the threat of re- requires a long apprenticeship. The civilian Cabinet Minister is in time he made an end of trusts that all the Catholics of the

twopence what happens to trained to deliberate, to take counsel with others, to consider, at whiles, the likes and dislikes of the humblest voter, to fear the Talking of cruelty reminds us/Colony will endeavour to attend.except their own filthy selves; RAINFALL FOR OCTOBER. influential newspapers and the utterances from the public platform, of our dear friends the Germans.

therefore it has to be impressed to yield a little here and a little there, to give ambiguous anewera It is pointed out by some of the before the Bench this morning, soldiers that the Allies will know Three Chinese were brought on the people and the common when necessary, and to reverence red tape as though it were arme papers that suicide in the energed with being in unlawful how to avenge any additional The following is the rain-fall divinity. The training of the soldier and sailor is the exact opposite enemy's army is markedly on the possession of opium. The opiam vileness that may becoatemplated, report, registered at the botani in nearly all these points; the practising and the exaoling of inereuse-due, in great measure, was found on board a junk. The obedience to orders and the carrying out of every action with decision to nerve-failure, following on first defendant was fined $5,000 speak is more marked among the

| gardens, during October, 1915. Tais desperation of which we are the beginning and end of his creed. But it happene that the como of the scenes of bratality and the others were discharged. British character is so constituted that it cannot tolerate for any which length of time either of these extremes; its inborn matter-of-fa-ineas taken part in or have wit self-alayera have

Germansin Basis than elsewhere. The second meeing to the sea-This is natural enough. It has in fretted and irritated by the shilly-shallying of politicians, while ita spirit of independence rebels against what is dictatorial sad sed. To those who are at all son of the Union Church Guild, co them millions of pounds and satocratic in the soldier or sailor ruler; and, whether in wartime there will be nothing extraord- owing to the Bed Cross Concert, to invade Russis, and now the familiar with the German mind which was postponed last week hundreds of thousands of troops or during peace, it olamours for something more direct than the inary in all this. The German, is to take plaas on Wednesday, advance of winter and the increas one and, less over riding than the other.

strictly speaking, was never in November 3rd. A lantern lecture ing strength and resolution of The medium for which the Britisher instinctively asks is at once His real instincts are towards Rev. J. Kirk Madonachie, entitled drive them out again, leaving them tended for a fighting man at all. will be given at 9 o'clock by the their opponents are combining to found in lord Rosebery's suggestion, whereby we should have the war either study or else waiting at "Scenes in Japan."

with nothing to show for all their .carried on primarily by the head of the army and the head of the

terrible expenditure. Obviously, pavy (the one a soldier and the other a civilian), with the Prime table, business, barbering, and

We are asked to say that the then, they will make oven super- Minister acting as moderator. We have seen in the number of Peaceful craftsmanship. Underly- strikes and disloyal speeches that have taken place what comes of ing all is, of course, a strong vein Bandmann Company will omit human efforts to get to Rige-a listening to sloppy talk about the liberty of the subject and the right of einelty-the legacy of Teutonio Wednesday night from their pro. city of glose on three hundred of the people to have disputes referred to Parliament etc. etc. This circumstances is the presence of will be in use on that date for the much that they need in the way ancestore; bat only andor certain gramme next week, as the theatre thousand inhabitants, where so is no time for that kind of thing. The people the talking element this suspected, even by himself. celebrations in connection with of supplies sis, will be obtain- left to themselves, would bring the Empire crumbling about our He is strongly sentimental and the coronation of H. I. M. the Em-able. But Riga ie not going ears in a few weeks. Five-sixths of the persons who have advised easily worked upon by "etory-peror of Japan. or sought to advise the King since war broke out would have done booka". He likes to think that he

to capitulate without a struggle; better to hold their tongues or else discuss some matter that they in "hard" and terror-inspiring.

The Aga Light.

the cold is in. the Russians” Last night, for the first time, favour, and a terrible enemy" to were really capable of speaking upon. Earl Kitchener has been When it comes to acting instead the famous Aga Light, for which the Germans; and, even were it ridiculously hampered by a crowd of sentimentalists and theorists, of talking, he boleters his cour the Swedish Trading Company asptured, what means would the each with his pot fad, so that, had the War Minister bron a leag strong man, he must long ago bave resigned cffice in diegast, Forge up with alcohol and, firmly Ltd. are the Hongkong agents, enemy have of holding it for any convinced, like other semi-oivilis- was introduced on board one of length of time against the Russian the Cabinet to be kept in reserve, to be referred to oa questions of ad people, that acts of uruclty will the Star Ferry boats, The extreme feet? If they get the city, they supply ato. in one thing; for it to say who shall and who shall not confer bravery on the door, he brillianoy of the light was very tave off the discontent of their troops for a brief while; but if matters in this theatre or that, in to hold the Empire up to ridicule. liquor in him will allow. Then general satisfaction. We hope to they do not there seems every It may not be practiosble at the moment for the war onuncil to become the reaction, after, thought hear that the other ferry boats chance that the discontent will ant down to the limits hinted at by Lord Rosebery, bat, f rall sakes, and nerve-collapse to we hope that something as near to those limits will be decided upon suicide is an easy sequel,

which will soon adopt this remarkable grow till it resobes proportions as soon as possible,

invention.

that are more than dangerous.

Union Church Gulid,

Theatre Royal.

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Malti, 5.30 p.m. November 2, -No. 1 Company and Recruits. November 3.-No. 2 Company, November 4-Parade of all N. C. Officers..

November 5-No. 3 Company and Recruits. Also, Recruits of No. 1 Co.

Patrols.. Central, Esatera, and Water Police. As ordered.*

Leave, Etc.

The Chief Inspector has re- ported for duty.

Inspector J. N. Wong has siz weeks' louve au from Nav. Brd.

Joined.

Mok Lai Sang, Chan Sai Fak and Lee Shui Cheong to. N. 3. Company.

Leang Kam Tong and Lis Kan Ying to the Ambalance Division, H. F. Pearson to lat Pistoon, No. 1 Company.

A. L. Panning and E. H. Banje. to 2nd Platoon, No. 1 Company, Winter Uniform,

Platoon Commanders are made responsible for weing that their Dien are measured for and proper ly fitted with winter uniforms,

0.0. Companies will resort an Total..... 12.97 inches' soon as all their men are equipped.