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DEWAR'S

SCOTCH WHISKY

YEAR 100 TO-DAY.

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A.S. WATSON & Co. Limited.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS-

Calle Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telephone: No. 1° A.B.C.. 5th edition. Western Union

Office address: 11, Ice House St.

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BIRTH.

wives the iden that

jshed and the-Maritimam

raised. That, of course,

bean intensely satisfactory way of

dashing with the question, and

it is one which would appeal | Siberian Hail---Copen

strongly to merchanka, inasmuch

per ss. "Ankuï 3 p.m.

The Dollar The rate of the dollar demand to-day is 1/10 7/8.

cradio zívan to indreisins the world-would- End fighting done by

the Ber

as they would be able to reckon their laxse on a fad, definite basis. This they are quite unah'e to do now, amos the extent of the Fitin charges depends entirely (on the degree of honesty observed | by particular officials. The bikin collectors as a whole, however, of Lord Burnham, principal pro-based prord and mailed fiat,

ing a negligible quanti on thing has happessed since

persuade me to change our opinion on the subject. Germany is say ing still to confuse and harry the Alp, not by means of ber Kater

Tomorrow's Annivesary. Tomorrow is the 32nd birthday

prietor of the Daily I depropis

are known to be pastmasters" at grit and peculation: they see to it that a big proportion at the

Chemists and Deugrists. payments goes into their awa

The Gazetta publishes a copy pockets. And it is largely due to of the Register of chemists and this fact that the system has been druggists; it contains 18 manes, allowed to run so long.

A. Discovery.

Exempted.

The China Coast Officers' Guild and the Pat Chi Club have been exempted from registration under the Societies Ordinamos.

Fall Court:

•Over-

The Wa

Kononces that bostile seroplane was righted as the afternoon fiying vary high east to west, over Sherzzese, Aircraft ascended in parmait sod en the enemy who, after being hit three or four times, was dziran off toward il'e most-

Thousands of Prisoners of War

de Russia::

but by making Austria, Turkey,

Is must not be Bulgaria eta, do the work for hos;

from the fact tha all of which convinces uz MDES firmly than ever that so long as

ad, chisements WES. the our successfully, hide behind that the German prisoners in the king of ramming

It is reported from Petrograd Sal” the other day, others, Ganday never will come Russia on the 23rd, inst, smorate Column. Our advented ontand fight. She prefers plotting ad to 1,140 officers and 131,737 | merely inventing yet a and edition-mongering creating men. The number of Austino system of simplised humblas in America stal No better prisonern surconted to 3,185 off- sample of how the makes was foers and 221 447 men. could be found than in the pro In the mandate referred to, ana

ceedings now daily reported from

Beater complains of H. E's Private Secretary.

Russis Exchaares Territory for fat is Germany 2 thì cannot help noticing the shazae-

His Excellency the Governor Perzis and Mesopotamia. Per-

**Quus with Japan--

positiv ly incomprehe teristic air of surprised innocence has been pleased to appoint Hr.sian rebels and irresponsible Arse It is sunned from Washinglese the Terage frerman. when the President speaks of Richard Arthwe

Braheson tribes are doing the fighting and ton that the Japanese Embassy very much altered its g F'ka object of this paper is to publish correct information, serve to officials are far from what they Secretary, with seat from the credit for it with her own Bossia has ceded to Japan ber

recently hearing that the bikin Ponsonby to be his Private Germany is seeking to get the has recorred official advices that of late the truth and print the news without fear or favour.

should be. He says "Lakin 18th December, 1915.

people. An added convenience at half of the island of Saghafen, in stations are established avery-

tached to this vicarious fighting return for heavy gune. The other from work hars

**the peopis 蟹祹李丼懂其盘事范要訪棵大正政言骂哉露本

Muzzling Order Repealed. where・・ and they

The Regulations made by the is the fact that, as each attack is ball was ceded to Japan at the thin exseat bas densely minated that they reeem-Governor-in-Council ander See-parried or smashed by the Bassists end of the Rumo-Japanese War.writes & Hongkong ble a spider's web. The collectors tion 6 of the Dogs Ordinance, Germany own pooh-poolt the event resort to all kinds of eruption 1893, on May 14, 1914, and Aug and can dodge responsibility by Berlin's Important Admissione. we are to and irregularities... I have mat, 12 1915, malating to the danying that the "Imperial arms” Beater's correspondent at Am- ordered the Ministries concerned muzzling of dogs, are now repeal have been beaten. They have sterdam reports that to night's majority of the peop

practicale results, to make preparations for resumed.

not been beaten entirely, for the Berlin communique makes the soything to do with the WILSON-O- December 20, 1915, at No. 59 Route de Say to increase the Customs tarif and ing the discussion of the proposal

simplest of all reasons that those important admission, Wecessed of Hongkong schools might Zoong, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. George N. Wilson, a daughter.

It is notified for general informs. Imperial arms take very good our attacks on the Baura Other the Front without doing MARRIAGE

to abolish likin. What is really tion, that the Fall Court of three care not to be about when there pages indicate that the Bas-nom to the cause of education in CHRISTENSEN-VIPAN.—On December 21, 1915. by T. Rass-masing about all this is that the Judges, as constituted by the Full real work afoot.

sians are taking ground... choa, Esq., Royal Danish Consul General, Shanghai, Ove Andereas President should refer to the Court Ordinances, 1912 and 1915,

A Huge Bluff.

the Colony, is even conceivable Christensen, to Maggie Evelyn Martyn (Daisy) Vipan, youngest corruption of the officials will bold its next sitting on Mon-

Eren on the Belgian and German Christmas Eve Attack begin straightway to benefit.

that their former papils might daughter of the late Captain F. M. Vipan and Mrs. Vipan, of though it were some new dis day, the 8th day of March, 1918,

Alsatian frente, where it is im Hankow and Shanghai.

Reper'sed by French. covery he had made. We have 2: 10.30 am.

possible to press others to do her DEATHS.

E utar's correspondent at Paris known for many a long year MORRIS-November 19, at Bournemouth, John Morris, for what a lot of rogues these collec

work, and where there is no states that a commumque cour

A Shanghai firm is In accordance with Government avoiding contact with the enemy, tains the following. There has from which we gather

Silk socks with tie merly of Shanghai, aged 59.

THOMSON November 14, suddenly, G.H Thomson, chartered known it too, of course. What 9, 1915, it is notified that the compeout and fight. What she likes to the Lys and some fog interfered to Tooting is not tors are, and President Yuan has Notification No. 415 of September heroic Germany still refuses to been canonading from the ses partial extinction of the accountant, of Shanghai.

is the remedy proposed by the Governor-in-Council is estisfied better is storming churches and with the operations. We repals profitshle to the haberde President? It is the old, old that the following Society has villages from a safe distance, or, ed, between the Lya and the Oise, rade, and that there be stary of sending round a batch ceased to exist Sport (Non-if she ventures on a sally, doing commier attacks st Neulettes, that would fain resurrect him. of paid cfficials to the various Chinese): Variety. Entertainers her work from behind a shield of Boisselles and Lahons. One ren-ch Bat we bow to the inevitable Provinces so that they may "make Socisty,

poison gas. This, really, is the was los, bat it was recaptar- an investigation" into the con-

beginning and end of Germany's ed. We learn that a very strong and in order to show that we ditions. In other words, some An Indian in the Royal Naval performances in the field, and it German attack had been repulsed don't altogther disregard the body needs a pleasant little jeans Dockyard Police was charged explains why, had it not been for at Chivy, North-eat of Soapir mandates of fashion, if that firm The question as to whether Hongkong can or should spare any at the Government's expense befors Mr. Hazelsad this morning the akilial politicians and loyal Our stillery in the region of happens to have any hat-linings more of its young men to serve with the Colours at the Front has and he's going to get it, too. The with disorderly conduct and also trade unionists at Home who Perthes silenced batteries com with bootisone to match, we don t again been raised and has called forth two valuable expressions of whole likin system wants sweeping with assaulting P. C. Andrews took good care that our masu barding the tranches we recently

mind trading opinion. The one, from His Excellency the Governor, pats forward away, we agres, for it is a terrible The assault charge was dismissed, should not have too lavish a captured. Two strong counter- the official point of view; the other, from the Chairman of the drawback so far as commerce is and a fine of 43 was imposed on supply of shells and long attacks were repulsed on Thurs Chamber of Commerce, sams up the attitude of the mercantile com- concerned. But what is requir- the other charge.

range artillery, the war would day night. munity. Both communications agree or the main issue, holding ed to deal with the matter is

have been over by now. Each that the civilian population is doing its duty by remaining here and direct and earnest negotiation with

day one learns a little more of helping to maintain and build up the trade of the Colony. After foreign Powers not the sending It is notified in the Gazette that the truth about Germany, realises theas authoritative declarations, it is greatly to be hoped that we out of a few schoolbors on all caicials of the Hongkong Gora little mare that, when all is shall hear no more talk of the Colony failing to do its bit. The glorified piomie.

ernment and all officers of His calculated and allowed for, she circulation of views such as thase, as the Hon. Mr. Landale put it

Majesty's Naval and Military has been, from start to finish just without much thought or real knowledge of the situation," is not

Forces stationed in the Colony are ons big "bini." merely disparaging the effints already accomplished but is bound to create a totally wrong impression of the true facts to people outside the Colony.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1915.

HONGKONG AND THE WAR.

Ceased to Exist

Unruly Indian.

To-Officials and Service

Officers,

An Alsatia for Rogues and expected to write their names in

Vagabonds."

His Excellency the Governor'= visitors book as early as possible in the month of January. Society Warned...

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CALENDARS.

While admittedly, the way of the Unoficial Member who seeks to do his duty is, like that of the transgresor, bazd, roma amount of solace may be derived from the fact that the wa Government are like Providerer part i

•

"The Most Urgent Problem,"

We believe there is no truth in One admires intensely the

the rumour that all parts of the smount of hard and practical. The approach of the New Year Bible relating Staci Cresce sad is heralded by the receipt of a Macedonia have now to be sub- work which Mr. Lloyd George umber of calendars and distes mitted to censorship before they has got through since the beginn

"What should be the habitat of Why there should have been sny doubt as to the situation we hare not the faintest idea: His Excellency surely made the position has become an Alsatia for rogues s peaceful commercial community quite clear some two months ago, when, speaking on the Badget, and vagabonds, native and for- in him by the Societies Ordin- persist in kowtowing to these

In exercise of the power vesteding of the war, but why will which come to us from local firms, can be mad in churches 'he reminded the young men of the Colony that the stronger the

Thena inclade very many distinct-17 voluntary armed forces of the Colony were, the more men could be," said a Shanghai magistrate ance, 1911, and otherwise, the trade unionists? Is it that he too ly dainty productions which We are enformed that epared from the Regular Garrisos and the Police to proceed to the passing sentence, the other Registrar of Societies, having has an eye on the elections of the would grace almost my romeritcims in the Fames Literary Frost. It was in direct connection with His Majesty's appeal for day, on the men concerned in the reason to believe that the Weng future? Or is he deliberatelyapa-y Among the art calendara are Supplement are the last words in. recruits that these remarks were made, His Excellency stating that recent arms case. So far as the Tik Club, has ceased to exist, to the strcciona Radical customs of then sent out by the Anderson git citu. Now, while, for are reason or another, few in the Colony would are rogue element in the calls upon such Society to furnish seeking to humbug the public with Music Company, which is adored Mel will at last leave off trying be able to go to the Front, he saw no reason why those who Settlement is concerned, Shang-hits with proof of its existence fair promises and soft words? Les by pretty figure of a girl's head to run a

G. K. Chesterton

Desty

had not joined one of the three voluntary farces should not respond and this the more thoughtful of this notification. In the event latter day history of the industrial Lid, for which Messra Bradley bai has only itself to blame, within three months from the datens look back, for a moment, on the the Northern Assurance Co... to the appeal by attaching themselves to one of these useful -bodies. The tenour of His Excellency's utterance on this occasion, ngre long falt, Gaided, or rather the necessary, stapu will be taken that there should be no mora showing a pleasing view in co-England" Prin

of the inhabitants thereof of such Society failing so to do, question at Home. We were told and Co. are the local agents, published and on others, left the distinct impression that the young men of the Colony could render their best service to the Empire by section of the foreign population, be deemed to have ceased to eziet place. We were given to under-frieza Bridge; the Victoris D's- Jennings Beya misguided, by a certain foolish to declare that such Society shall strikes. Morestriks promptly took ours of 8. Paul's and Black bare thought continuing to hold their business positions and, at the same Shanghai some few years ago time, becoming attached to the Volunteers, the Volunteer decided to disperse with corporal

Christmas Vacation, stand that Government had or- Pensary, beszing a pretty repro-Agency had pre Reserves or the Police Reserva. In this way they would he serving punishment where Chinese law-Court will be open daily from 10 were under military law. And

The offices of the Supreme ganised labour, that the workers duction of a painting entitled the subject batore the double purpose of releasing trained mea for actual service at breakers were concerned; and am to 1 p. daring the Christ yet there came more strikes! Well, Ltd., showing s most strik

"Her Favourite," William Po-thought of beginning. the Front and of advancing the commercial interests of the Colony, from that fime onwards, the Set-mas Vacation, except on Fablic Then the much-vaunted National ng coloured panoramic view of and, therefore, of the Empire as well. That is the stand which the tlement has steadily become what Holidays when the offices will be Register came into being. By London, and fears Glande, Telegraph has always taken on this subject, and until such time as one of its own magistrates has entirely closed, enbject, however, means of it, the Government was rice and Co., Ltd, the subject the authorities indicate other views on the question, we can see no jhat called it. The point is to the provisions of Section 5 of to know how much of how little of which is the Argentine Tango THE COLONY'S FINANCES. reason whatever for presaming aither the desirability or necessity of naturally cas on which we in the Supreme Court (Vacations) every Tom, Dirk and Harry in being danced by two stylish part drawing further upon Hongkong's civil population for men for service in the tranches. The mere fact that there has been no of ongkong are keenly interested, Ordinance, 1898, so far as it the Kingdom was doing to help in nere ficial sonouncement varying this considered policys policy which shouts, the only one on which The Christmas Vacation com in spite of all this organisation

is, there

there relates to the Criminal Sessions, the overcoming of Germany. Yet, has the support of both the civil and military authorities of the this Colony scores over Shanghai, menced on the 241b instant and that looks so well on paper, we Colony should have sufficed to show that the young man who The law here in regard to Chinees terminates on the 1st January, now have the interesting spec fills the double role indicated his doing all that is expected of him undesirables in healthily sound 1916, (both days inclusive) tacle of a British Munster For that reason there was in reality no necessity for a further ex-so far as the flogging part of the Marriage Licences Cancelled. pression of opinion on the matter, though one which disposes of the business is doncerned, and long

ing with trade-umon “ofia matter opce and for all is now given by His Excellency:

It is officially notified that the and imploring them to Taking stock of the whole circumstances, we can fully symps produces good results is evicsno- marriages granted as below bare der

| may it remainso, That it licences for the celebration of law to take thise with the business firms of the Colony and with the membered not only from Hongkong's bee of cat voluntary forces when it is suggested that much more than is daily experience but from the Ch

elleds Eherochi done can be done by our young man. The former, as Mr. Landale, very decided movement in Shang Bo

gelizdai), Bonham 3-s are endeavouring all they know to keep trade going with the ban in favour of zaitoria

ment Notification tiderably depisted stang, while the latter, by the time

Bethesda they are giving after business hours in the interests of

for it

mmalment thers, P the only argo

the defence of the Colony dessere the lasting gratitude of the whole certain type of crimina

ify: Thare are still a few eligible men who bare hung back, b

đồabile soon realize their duty and act upon in the question in the large, bows

nht that the Colony

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the warb

pain

by Goring down

188 of trade unio spel, Tarrd woold.

have also been received from Eft chira office wall calendars

King George V Meera Gande, Price and Co La

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