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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1918.

A gift that will be remembered Hongkong University and

all the Year Round.

OUR CALENDER OF CATHAY

FOR 1916.

CONTAINING 8 ARTISTIC STUDIES OF CHINESE LIFE.

Commercial Education,

DAY BY DAY.

NOTES ON THE CRISIS A YEAR AGO TO-DAY.

The Weather.

At the Peak 8 am. Temp. 67;

The Malls,

It is interesting to know that the lopal University is about to

WORDS ARE MEN'S DAUGHTERS, handle the question of commercial BUT GOD'S SONS ARE THINGS,— education. Judging from the Johnson syllabus, it would seem that lad who are anxious to gain a good theoretical foundation' whereon to lay a gradually acquired dall. practical knowledge of business Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 75; matters,

it by dull. bave attending the forthcoming courses at the University. The idea is a splendid one and it shows that Siberian Mail Closes to-day at the Banate is well alive to the 4 p.m. per v.8. Polynesian. backwardness of British commer-English Mail.-Closes to-morrow cial education in the past. While at 11 a.m. per a.e. Novara, the Germans, the Americans, the Swedes and the Japanese have, for many years, been prepar ing young men systematically for 8 business career-£8 systematically, in fact, an a medical student at Home is pre-} pared for his own sabsequent profession-Britishere have per- aisted in thinking that book-keep- |ing, shorthand, and a smattering of French and German reached the top note of commercial education. The University means to do its Correspondendents are requested to observe the rule which share towards putting this little names and addresses with mattor right. by offering to sommunications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for studentas good grounding in polit

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IN PARLIAMENT.

The Situation.

LEADING EVENTS IN THE

GREAT WAR.

Extracts from the war news con- tained in the "Hongkong Telegraph" of Noromber 4,

014.

TERRAIN OF FRENCH SUCCESSES.

Contrast Between Arras and Champagne,

Paris, Sept. 26.—Beausejour Perthes-les-Hurlas, "and Mesnil- le-Hurlas are places in the pre Bant battlefield which have al ready been rendered historic by

Needless to say the rush of

Martial Law in Egypt, parliamentary talk yesterday hos General Maxwell, in a Proclama. squeezed any possibility of de- tion, says the British Government the desperate French assaults of faite war news as far as possible has ordered him to take military known as the Balcony I recently the spring. From a position into the background. All that control of Egypt to ensure the

wo are allowed to know to-day is protection of the country, which surveyed a large atretch of the thas the Italiane, have forced ie ander martial law from: tc-day, front upon which the French are

Loan for Australia,

now pushing forward.

Greyish white chalk plateaux:

a fourth line of the enemy's entrenchments on the Podgora Heights, that the French are It is announced that the stretch sway to the northwards, "plastering" (we should love Imperial Government is assist capped here and there along the German lines by dirty white. Reuter none the leat if he would ing Australia with a Joan of find some other word) the German 20,000,000.

blockboases, fortrennen construct- trenches near the Somme, and Russian Troops to Attack Turks, ed out of sandbags and chalk that the Bulgarians are not hav-

The Imperial Viceroy of the boulders. The whole country is ing everything their own way in Caucasus, in an Army order, states absolutely desolate. The firwoods Serbia and may look forward, in that in view of the Turkish attack which were planted in the hope of utilising the otherwise sterilg the reasonably near future, to be on the Russian coast and on ing pulled up with a round turn. vessels of the Black Sea Fleet, the ground have disappeared an Apart from this sad a few minor Emperor has ordered the Army der the ravages of shell fire,

remain only

beard details everything is "speech," in the Caucasus to cross the r

ed stabble. Away to the left. The Premier has certainly gone frontier and attick the Turks, olosely into things, and has made

the fighting is taking place upon s bid for increased popularity by his readiness to take all blame where blame may be considered by the public to be due.

Mr. Asquith.

He has, as far as possible, gone into every phase and field of the

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Another Admiralty Warning,

AN

In consequence of the in richly-wooded slopes over which discriminate laying of German rage the old Roman road to mines in trade routes under Reims. On the right, like s neatral flage, the whole of the thunder cloud on the borison, lise North Sea must be considered a the misty balk of the Argonne military ares, and all shipping ridge, which limite the scene of henceforth will pass a line drawn the present triumphant French from the Hebrides through the operations. Faroee to Iceland at its own peril

The region north of Arras has unless it follows Admiralty in perhaps been more formidably for

fiffed than any other portion of the German front. It in an extremely

struntions.

H.M.S. Minerva Shells Akaba.

war and has not, it must be ad- On herarrival at Akaba, H.M.S. thickly populated neighbourhood, mitted, shown himself foolishly Minerva found the place occupied and the terrain is full of difficul- optimistio or unhealthily passimis- by soldiers, one of whom was ap-ties. It could not be expected The rate of the dollar on tic. If Mr. Asquith feels a little parently a German, and also armed that an advance here, from the demand to-day is 1/10 1/18, bittor towards bis critica he has natives. The Minerva shelled the outset at least, could be as rapid Among the so-called English-

very considerable amount fort and the troops. The town as that in Champagne. In the speaking Chinese, there is, so far

of right so to feel, for-88 as evacuated and a landing open country of Champague we as we have been able to accertain,

always happens in ench cases party proceeded to destray the can fight for rivers, ridges, woods; about one per cent, that takes in and the 227th of the landing in those who have been loudest fort, barracks, post-office and in the close country north of Arras The "Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale at, and will be delivered fluent in English. How does the England of William Prince of in their condemnation are those stores. There were to British it is for villages, for houIBES, OF who knew least about what was casualties, but the enemy sustain- for some particular trench that going on. The old proverb gays: ed some losses.

fighting must take place until the "Never show bairns or fools us-

French enter the great plain finished work," and, in quite a

which stretchen down to Lille, B.

Every house along the French multitude of instangas, the Gov ernment's so-called secrecy has to be satisfactory, must be accom and German lines has been turned been a perfectly justifiable acting panied by guarantees of reparation into a fortress. When the saper

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all (or even half) of what is said

University intend to deal with this matter? The schools seem to

us to be teaching anything and everything to their pupils savO English. This neglect is bad enough where boys who are in the

in their out-of-school hours are

Urange.

Appointed to General Staff.

Lieut. Col. F. J. Moberly, D. 8.0., 25th Panjabie, bas been appointed to the General Staff as a lot Grade Officer.

For the Red Cross.

port, long ago abandoned ite

North African Mussulmans Show no Sympathy for Turks. The Turkiah apology, in order

The object of this paper is to publish correct information, serve to habit of speaking the language Readers are reminded that a up to this excellent advice. for the Bots of war committed. structure had been blown to pieces

the truth and print the "news without fear or favour.

concerned; how much worse when grand benefit performance takes Whether or not the Government France bas issued an official by shell fire, pioneers burrowed the schools have to deal with place to-morrow night at the has, in some instances, sheltered statement regarding the Turkish fifty or sixty feet below the cellars youths who never by any obanca Bija Theatre on behalf of the itself behind this, seeking to hide crisis similar to Great Britain's, and thus held on to the position: its own perplexity underneath an She says the news from North In the field worke, notably in speak any English at all from the Red Cross Fund.

ansamption of superior wisdom is Africa indicates that the Massal."The Labyrinth" district south moment they leave the class room Alice Memorial Hospital.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice for war historians to say. So far mans there understand the Porte's east of Neuville-Saint-Vasst, ught till the moment of their re-enter- ing is? If the University is to Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals now fairly well satisfied that the the Tarks in their wroklessness, throwing parties in subterranean

as we can ete, the average man is error and show no sympathy with ing has taken place between bomb bara a fair chance at all, it must boga to acknowledge with thanks Government has, for the more The Maritz Affair.

tuanels constructed by the fer- be better fed by the schools than the following donations to the it has hitherto been. The local funds of the Hospitals:-J. Mvicions fondness for "hushing split up into small lands and are communications.

Maritz'a rebel following have msns in order to maintain their education authorities seems to Wong $10; Cheung Kat Shing things up"; and, in epite of a wandering about aimlessly nesr When all theen difficulties are ignore the fact that a boy who can $10; Dr. M. H. Ohaan $5.

certain amount of inevitable carp- the German border. Wholesale taken into account the success of give a moderately good account of Burglary at the Peak Hospital. ing, the man in the street as a surrendera are expected. Haritz the French offensive which has himself in a "paper" rxamination Sivier James, of the Matilds whole is probably more content himself is wounded.

placed again in their possession may yet be utterly helpless when Hospital, the Peak, reported to the all round, and foole to have a The German Idea of "Playing the the cemetery of Bouches, capture.

xpected to reply promptly to a police that between 3 and 5 this clearer grip of matters, than has

Game."

ed by them on June 17 and burriedly-uttered question or morning a Chinese entered the been the case with him since the Mine-laying under a neutral recuplared by the Germans, alatament, or to listen with profit, Hospital and from a drawer in a beginning of the war.

and recoaroissance by thanks to a gen attack, on July to a speech or lecture. It is, we ream stole $20 in money, and

trawlers, hospital ships and 14, and which has forced the own, rather hard that the Uoi-janellery valued at £25. The

neutral vossels Bro ordinary enemy from the Chateau of Car It is particularly unfortuante that whatever opposition there" to clear up" after the caboola; the circumstances.

versity should have, so to speak, Police are making enquiries into

fastures of German naval war-leni west of Sonchez and from- may be in the Colony to the water-carriage system should have for batif it really means to benefit the

fare. The Admiralty indicates the last trocches east of the Lahy. its leader one whom we are all bound to respect for his unfailing average Obinese young man for

the route to be followed by trad-rinth is in its way almost as not. plack in attacking the Government in a manner quite anusual among whom these commercial. lectures Moberly, Unolicial Members of the Legislativo Council. Mr. Hewett is one are intended, it will prelude the 69th, Panjabis,

ing ships and adde that any able a success so that achieved in deviation therefrom, even by a Champagne.--Times, fatal consequences.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1915.

STILL THE WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM.

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who

WAR

Sir Edward!

flag

who has the courage of his convielione, who never fails to realise course with a year's solid tuition killed in action on September 28 patience with Sir Edward Carson's few milos, may be followed by

Ownership and not Flag,

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FOOTBALL.

Meeting of the League,

"Spontaneous Combustion." A fire which threatened to be.

bat

attended by serious cosa quenos, which, fortunately, wes quelled by the promptitude of the Fire Brigade, broke out about 5.30 last evening at the Gas works.

Lleat H. S. oberley, Lieutenant Henry Staart

It is for this reason that people 74th, attached in general will have the leas that it is a part of his duty to represent the business public, and in English and English alone.

ill-timed remarks in Parliament. who is never afraid to tell the Government some tratbs calculated

in France, was the eldest son of It is not for him to settle our £300,000,000 British War Loan, FIRE AT THE GAS WORKS. to do its soul good. Therefore it is with regret that we hear of his

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Moberly, of attitude towarda Serbia-indeed The Government will. abortly continued advoc1cy of a sanitary (!) system which ought to be

Ootacamund, India. He was has anyone ever yet understood be issuing a war loan of two edecited at Bedford Grammar what he was doing in the Cabinet deemable in ten years, at four per unthinkable and impossible in a British Colony. The applicants,

hundred millions sterling, re in the present case. for permission to erect a water closet, are the

Sobool and Sandhurst, He was at all?-and both army and navy French Mission priests; and their sense of humour will probably We are indcod glad to learn the outbreak of the war, and took off without advice from him. Sir

with his regiment at Hongkong at would be a very great deal better cant. For annum, auggest to them that while the water oзrriage system has been law from yesterday's wire that the part in transporting German pri- Edward Carson is a remarkably fal for them during the time that their house was isolated and, as Imperial Government is taking one might say, away from the city, now that they talk of coming to sensible position in regard to subsequently joining the 69th to stick to his own last but must soners from Tsingtau to Japan, clever lawyer who is not content live in the city itself, whore sanitary arrangements might be supposed the nationality of ships. The Panjabis in France. He was a needs fancy himself a soldier, to be more up to date than in Caine Road, they are told that they "flag" system has been mis-keen sportsman, and obtained his His "soldiering" in connection

The Best of the fire was dis must be content with the ancient bucket arrangement!

objerous throughout-not to say cricket, football, and swimming with the Irish question brought

govered in a heap of coale lying, If the question of water carriage or no water carriage were put which a veszel sails is to determins cap at Sandburst.

ridicaloas. If the flag under caps, at cohool. and his football nothing but ridicale on himself

in a shed on the promises, and by the time the Fire Brigade arrived to the vote among the Europeans of Hongkong, we are of opinion her nationality, what is there that Mr. Hewett would not find a dozen persons to support him into prevent the F. A. L. the

end his party, and convinced the

it had gained a fast bold. After the fervent affection which he appears to cherish towards the bucket, N. D. L. etc. from taking up their

| majority of thinking people that,

a good deal of hard work the unless he felt inclined to forswear Therefore one naturally asks: Is the preference of a negligible old rane under the ensign of, let

At a meeting of the Hongkong Brigade were successful in getting, majority to be taken into account? For the last five and twenty or as may, Kamchatka or the Osu

everything but his own proper Football League held last evening, the upper hand, and some time We are indebted to the Ameri- profession, a Home of some kind a rale that players in senior foot later it was quenched, to soul of this minority and many members of the Sanitary in the early stages of the war, was ing:The telegrama quoted below him. thirty years the Telegraph has been denouncing the system so dear nibal Islands? Our Government, can Consul General for the follow. would be the beat place for ball during the past or present It is suspected that the cause Hia wasting the time season would have to apply to the was spontaneous combustion, and with us. Indeed, that people can be found to advocate it, in view of folly that look so much like servatory: Board and practically the entire publio bare been wholeheartedly a party to one of those pieces were received from the Mauils Obof the House in the manner League for reinstatement to junior/ the damage is confined to the

mentioned in the wires comes as football was expunged and theclab coal itself. of all that it entails, ie a mystery past finding out.

wisdom, in allowing some of 9.35 8.03. Nov. 4, 1915. an illuminating contrast to Mr. reverts to the old rule by which a the Cunard boats to fly the Cyclone or typhoon W. of Redmond's brief but vary pointed player has to play in more than If Hongkong had sufficient water, said Dr. Fitzwilliams on Tocadas, is very well able to protect our tan', moving W. N. W.

Atom lima we have to bear in mind the water supply. Stars and Stripen. The Navy Luzon, less than 100 miles dis remuk. Apropos, we do not three matches in Senior football

·LANGKAT OUTPUT quitosee what Heuter is driving at bfore brooming ineligible. The Mesers. Wright and Hornby Hengkong would have water closets; and he added that, though merchant feet, and the owners of 8 pm. Nov. 3, 1915. Cyclone in suggesting that Mr. Redmond's question of referee shortage came advise us that the Langkat ont- large sums of money had been laid acide each year for bringing the ships composing that fleet or typhoon E. N. E. of Manila, observation came as a complete up and a list of applicants will be put for the current month in as water in from the new Tai Tam Tuk reservoir, those some had not have no need to be ashamed of moving W. N. W. been expended... Then what is the Government about? There is their nationality. If British-own 11 p.m. Nov. 3, 1915. Cyclone

Burprise, and that "the recruiting dealt with, amongst the names follows:- water, there is money, and yet there are next to no water closets! ed vessels are made to fly their or typhoon N. of Manila moving edmond has never been other Youngman, Bourner, Bricklay field in Ireland has been com mentioned are: Mestra, May, Bomething is wrong somewhere. If this were a semi-rainless region own flag, and if the same law is WNW,

paratively untouched." Mr. Pragnell, Phillips, Ross, Baxton, one could understand the difficulty; but a glance at the Hongkong applied to all other ships float; | 11.15 am, Nov. 4. 1975 than an ardent opponent of peace Harwood, Knapton, Bishop sad -be. This being the case, it is for Hongkong people in a body to of those that are helping Gerra Luzon, more than 100 self has been anything, but slow place at Victoria Barracks on rainfall record shows us that there is water in abundance, or should we shall soon be able to get hold | Crolone or typhoon W. of North-With Germany, and Ireland har-1 Goldwell. An examination takeu

demand that the present filthy and unwholesome arrangement manll, mas speedily give place to something sane and civilises, la

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

distant moving W

in providing recruits to fight her." - Thursday next,

Nov.

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