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HONGKONG, SATURDAY. APRIL 28, 1917.

GERMANY'S “WAR AIMS.

Keeping the Ball Rolling.♬

The public generally will agree that those who are concerning themselves with the establishment

DAY BY DAY.

PAUL DUFAULTS FAREWELL.

WHERE LAW ENDE, TYRANNY

Two Concerts Next Week.

The Dollar.

of the Constitutional Reform ABEGINS-William Pitt sociation of Hongkong have played their cards well in taking advantage of the prevailing spirit in the Colony by arranging Bon public meeting for Thursday next | 2ä. 4.11/168. for the purpose of formsily com stituting the body. We have long been wondering what had become

The opening rate of the dollar

demand to-day Wi

To-morrow's Anniversary.

of the movement to launch the pro-versary of the birth of Anthony To-morrow is the 102nd anni ject, and, in common with a large Trollope. number of resident, we had feared that the whole thing was to be per mitted to fizzle out. There was

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Cable Delays.

Struck off.

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It is announced that there is distinct possibility that it heavy delay on code telegrams to would have done so had it not Europe. been for the great mass meeting: which was held in connection with the enemy szolusion question Insurance and Godown Co., Ltd., The Hang On Marine and Fire two nights ago. That gathering has been stinok off the Register. proved, as nothing else could have done, that Hingkong residente

The French Consul. are by no mauner of meaua Batik-

The King's Exequatur “em- fied with things as they are that powering Monsieur U. R. Reso they are willing and anxious to to act as Coneal for France in band together when the time calle Hongkong has received His With that much | Majesty's signature.

for action.

| established, the lesson WES obvious, and we are intensely glad to see that it has been so quickly

taken to heart.

The Public's Duty.

Last Thursday's meeting was the success that it was because it was called at a moment when feeling was running high on the

another fall house" at next

Acting Consul for Ecuador. The King's Exequatur em- powering Mr. E V. M. Ricsi de Sours to act as Consal for Ecuador in Hongkong has received His Majesty's sigästare.

Gazette "Notifications. The Gazette contains a fall list which it was called. Its con- to practise in medicine and subject for the consideration of of J. P.s, a list of persons qualified veners saw the wisdom of striking surgery, and also a list of ex- ia by following a similar policy while the iron was hot. And it empted and registered Societies. în regard to the Constitutional

Alice Memorial Hospital. Reform Association that

The Hon.. Treasurer of the the Alice Memorial and Affiliated in its creation have already assar with thanks a donation to the gentlemen interesting themselves Hospitals bega to acknowledge | ed the success of the ventare funds of the Bospitale from in advance. We look to seeing Messrs. How Fung and Co. Thasday's gathering. It is the Fassports for Malta. daty of every Britisher who is similar to those obtaining in the Specis passport regulations,

order to make a special point of ed in respect of persons desiring interested in local reforms of any case of Egypt, have been prescrib attending. Constitutional reform to land in Malta. Such persona is a necessity if the public which should apply at the Colonial pays the piper is ever to have the right of calling the tune. But we sincerely hope that, the new Association will not merely con fine its efforts to achieving that end.. That, after all, is only the preliminary step. Once baving made the start, other things will follow. It is up to the ratepayers to see to it that a good beginning is made.

A Word in Season.

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an appeal, did he make. M. TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY. Dufault has evidently z grains

for preparing concert prograuds mer, and his new ones here will

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be looked forward to with For the first time in any official great interest. A noticeable document, says the Chronicle, the feature of the Default program-Army is put before the Navy

the simplicity of the Royal Warrant for Toe announcement that the his selections, which

pansions of soldiers and sailors disabled, and of the families and French-Can-lia tenor Pant member of his audience can un Dalanit, will give two farewell derstand and appreciste. Singing dependants of soldiers and sailors concerts here on his return from principally in English, with per-decasasd in consequence of the be received with great pleasure, voice, it is small wonder that in might reasonably be regarded as Manila, en rate to Shanghai, will feat sourciation and a beautiful present war." Alfred the Great for, during his recent en every English-speaking com- the founder of the English Navy, her, be won a great place for munity be has visited be has won but it was not until the reign of himself in the salesm of the femarkable popularity. The Beary VIII. that the Admiralty public, both musical and other booking for these two farewell and Navy Office were constituted, wise, for the casual entertainment concerts is now open at Maurie's and the dockyards of Deptford, Woolwich and Portsmouth built. seeker seemed to delight in the The concerte will take place The British standing army datos Dafault concerts, as conch as the at the Theatre Royal on Wednesno farther back than 1645. cultured musician, anivores day and Thursday.

Miss Pauline Bindley.

(b) Witches'

* 1 001 300 200 KEE

Dance

Mac Dowell

Fluency in Frencb, which Mr. J. E. O. Badley wants us all to acquire, so as to strengthen Entente Cordiale, was regarded by Bismarck as signof duplicity, when found among natives of this country. The Iron Chancellor:" told Moritz Bosch that Lord Ampthill was the only English man he ever knew who wLS Agent French conversationalist and yet could be trusted. "Still," be added, "it should be borne in: mind that Lord Ampthill can also. express himself very well in German."

It is not common knowledge perhaps on this side of the Atlantic that the femons Horlick's Malted Milk was invented by a Welshman and is still being manufactured by his family, who are very proud of their Welsh extraction. The tradition in the family is that a" Welshiman from Harlech in Merioneth, smigrated to Wisconsin, where he bearme known among his neighbours as Will Harlech. Like many an- other early settler he dropped his orignal surname and adopted the O' Mice ............ ....... ................ Norin alise by which he was known (b) Trabiton....Ohaminade Will Harlech. As the Welsh (c) Came to the

language fell into diense in the Garden, Love... Salter family, Harlech became anglicised

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into Horlick, in manner and Song Zemi me ques

appearance tha Horlicks are typically Walsh to this day. They kindly, genial business Sunshine... Phillips people, just to their employ see

concert is as followe

The programme for the first

Piano Solo: Polonaise

O sharp Minor.........Chopia Songs

Ernest Empson

Secretary's Office for instructions. Aris: ...... Qai La Voce

(I Paritani)

..................... Ballini Miss Pauline Bindley Aris: She Ne'er Believed

It True (Mignon)....Thomas

Paul Dafault

Assistant Marine Surveyor. His Excellency the Governor has appointed Mr. John Bernard Thomson to set as Sezond Assi atant Government Marine Sarve- yor during the absence on leave

of Mr. Robert Hall or until farther Songs: (a) A Memory......... Park notice, with effect from April 20.

(b) Yesterday and To-day

Medical Appointment. His Excellency the Governor hse appointed Dr. Oswald Mar- Medical Board and of the Dental riott to be a member of the

...Sproee

Mise Pauline Bindley Dast:......I Pardon Ther

(Romeo and Jalist)...Goanad Mim Bindley & Mr. Dufault

(a) Poem Exotique....Grieg

Piano Solos:

Pas van ko

VOLUNTEER RESERVE

ORDERS.

Order No. 27, issued yesterday

Detall.

Parades,

Erneet Empson

(a) O Little Mother

(a) Mother Dent...Jefferson (r) Heigh-ho! the

(c) Poor Wandering

Oca (Pirates of Penzance) ......Sullivan Miss Pauline Bindley

Songs:..

(-) R qniem (b) Le Sri--Ta

Homer

(n) The Scrat ...Scott

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and generons to every |ce are.—The Welsh Outlock

good

Many obarch choirs are in s. ...Massenet parlous state owing to the call of young men to the Army, and all over the country incumbents are finding it necessary to requisition the veterans of the congregation.

Friday, 4th May.-"A" andIt is really surprising the large "B" Coy, on the road outside Bumber of men at from 75 to 70 the Orderly Room at 5.15 p.m. the choristers' atalla, and, in a years of sge who have returned to

wearing surplice, cassock and Kowloon and Tsikoo Sections on few instances, women choirs, purple hat of uniform pattern, hars been raised.

arrangements of the Hon. Mr. Percy Hobson P.. under Iestructor Bergt No. 589 Los /Cpl. W. H. Bell is

Military Appointments,

Germany has been, the public is given to understand, asked). by her people to declare her war sims, bat "has nothing to add." This does not surprise subjects of the Entente Powere, who know Although the warm weather is fall well that Germany's sims consist mainly in sime at getting not yet with us, and matters have Board, respectively, during the peace for herself. Whatever delusions she may have in the matter, lately been tolerably comfortable absence on leave of Dr. Frederic her enemies have none whatever, for they know the course that the in the local Police Courts, the Omand Stedman or until further war has been taking; they have not been fed with news of battles climatic conditions bave sufficient-notica. that never took place and of bogus victories, wherefore they are in ly changed within the last few

■ position to know more of the hopeless state of the Kaiser's days to prove that, unless some-

To-night's Attraction. affaire than the great majority of his own unfortunate people. Bat thing is done before the heat of "Scenes from Shakespeare ** will

The final performance of the) even the German pablic itself is daily growing a little wiser, as is summer comes, frequenters of the be given in the Theatre Royal wvidenced by the plain talk in that not altogether repressible or Courts will again have to endure this evening as 9.15. when it is suppressible publication, Forware. Someone, we fear, may have the unhealthy and insanitary state expected that there will again be to go to geol over that rude remark, mentioned yesterday by Reuter, of affairs that prevailed last year, a large and enthusiastic assembly by Major Wakeman, Command-the Polo Ground at 5.30 p.m. to the effect that the semi-official statement is "a sign of weakness", despite the frequent protests to welcome the very abis com and that the Han Government "would be glad to get peacs on any lions by ourselves and others. pany of performers who haveing H.K. V.R., txiag

Dzema: Drill Order. leeme, but does not dare to say so."

It wa DO Torwaerta needs to ask no more about Germany's sims; it has last year to find the Court packed previous presentations.

sncommon thing scored such a success in the twɑ

Saturday, 5th May.—Machine Gun Bection will carry out Field answered the question out of its own mouth, sad plenty more evid-fall of Chines of none too

On cuty from the morning of Firing at Kowloon City Range. ence gom to show that it is peace at which our foe is siming. If cleanly a type, with the ventilation. His Excellency the Governor morning of Sunday the 6th May, Drees: Drill Order.

Education Committee,

Sunday, the 29th April, to the Fall in at Marray Pier L30`p.m. this be not so, why the frantic attempts of the Bache soldiers on the facilities of the building, totally bas appointed Mr. Wilfred John H.K.V.O. Eastern front to fraternice with Russians? And not, moreover, inadequate to

Lieut., Frank Cody's death- with Roesiana who are the upholders of an absolute monarchy and consequences, and the atmos Committee to enquire into the HKV.B. Orderly Officer, 2adromoted Platoon Sergeant No. toth dying in this way, remarks

counteract the Hinton to be a member of the Next for daty, "A" Cor

Promotions.

while dying in the first came, so an "Ich und Got" programme, but with Rosis who have just pherealmost unendurable. Before teaching of Eaglich in Govern-Lieat. R. Satherlod:

No. 190 Sergt. D. Harvey is far ss is known, of father and som declared themselves free forever of the devil-fish of shaolutism, and that is repeated this year the ment schools in the place of the sresworn enemies to anything that does not savour of a straight for authorities sarely ought to try to Hon. Mr. Edward Shellim, re-

1 Platoon vice Sergt. A. Lesoh, the Daily News. He was the ward and honourable democracy. Unluckily for the Germans they do something; they

Monday, 30th April-Recruit-tched to Singapore Volunteer roungest son of the late Usl. 8. F. have the wrong men to deal with, for the men with whom they are improve

should signed, and has added the name on the Cricket Ground at 5.15 R

Cody, one of the most persistent so fiercely anxious to be on brotherly terma have known what it for fresh air; should instruct Holyoak.

pioneers of Eying in this country, was to have their country overrun by these apostles of culture, and the

Ozberry. Dress: Dill order.

promoted Corporal.

who finally met with a fatal Court constables to have you a long and terrible account to settle with them. We notice, let no

Signalling Section: "A"sad"B"

N. 302 Pie. H. E. Goldsmith sccident in the air a few years ago. more people enter too, that the bearers of the olive-leaf still persist in talking about when the seating accommodation has been pleased in appoint 2nd at 5.15 pm, Dresa: Clean fatigne. His Excellency the Governor Classes at Volunteer Headquarters

Signalling Section is promoted Lieut. Frank Cody, who was only Lenee Carpi, "an honourable pesos," regardless of the fact that they know less ie fall; sad should certainly do Lieutenante A. B. B. Hancock Machine Gan Section at Welling

21, fought five German machiner about honour than about Heaven. Is it altogether wise to talk to away with the practise of berding and O. W. Beswick to be Lient ton. Barracks at 5.15 p.m. Dress: Signalling Section is promoted ago, and was brought down. His No. 699 Pie. S. M. Mayes on the Western front a few weeka men, whose homes have been burned and whose territory has been all the defendants of the morning enante, and Dr. H. Balean to be a Clean Fatigue. overran by Germany's dirty rabble, about an honourable prace?

Laces Corpl.

fate was in doubt antil, is re- The Boches have certainly done a deal of "climbing down"

no matter how many there may Surgeon-Lieutenant, Hongkong Tuesday. Ist May-Mounted

sponse to s note of inquiry bewithin the confines of the Volunteer Reserve, and to place Section at Jockey Clah Stablen - during the past year, but much more remains to be done. They two small docks. This last reform Captain G. K. Ball Bratton, 5.15 p.m. Dress: Drill 0:der. "A,"ched to Singapore Volunteer reply came in the same way to No. 554 Sergt. A. Lasch is st-dropped over the enemy's linen,'s have to get a tight hold of the harsh truth that the Allies do not should be instituted, if no other, Captain D. Lindale, and 2nd "B" and "D" Coys, on the R from 13th April, 1917. want pesce of them--but surrender; and the two are not quite the for it is a crime against decency Lieutenants F. Grone and J. W. Cricket Ground at 5.15 p.m. for.

asy that young Cody had been same thing. If these Germans on the East front want to approach to pack men and women together C. Booner on the Sapernumerary instruction

No. 569 Pie. W. H. Howitt is killed in action. It is odd that the the Rossians in connection with "an honourable peace," let them, as into the small dock, there to List

Mob li-ation transferred to Signalling Section. sir appears to be the only element a guarantee of their conversion to democracy, hand over their Kaiser squat shoulder to shoulder, some Volunteer Reserve, all with effect out Arms. All Recruits sadransferred to Mounted Section.maintain any sort of reputation of Officers, Hongkong Statione. Dress: Drill Order with- No. 617 Pie. A. A: Broie is in which the Germans sesk- to to the nearest Russian regiment. That will be at least a step towarde passably clean and some indes from April 25. a suitable adjustment of matters, and; until some such move is made, cribably filthy, while they await

Exempted members must atten

Strength,

for chivalry. all Allied subjects will continus to doubt the sincerity of German the hearing of the osses against

this parade.

Pie. A. Lin berd having joined socialism. There may be se Mr. Harris remarked at the City Ball them. There was formerly sa Theatre is to be congratulated incruits on the Cricket Ground a posted to Coy. "B" Platoon VIL The management of the Bijon Wednesday, 2nd May-R allotted Corps No. 855 and meeting on Thursday--German socialists who have gone to prison arrangement whereby each de-presenting before its patrons that 5.15 p.m. under Instructor Sergt. Section 9.

The dasl is obligatory in the for their convictions; bat for one of these, there are hundrede who, fendant wes brought into the extremely funny farce Are You Ozherry. Dress Drill Order.

Italian army for officers and non- whatever they may choose to term themselves, have supported the dock as his or her case was to bex Huson?", which has been

commissioned officers. And this Kaiser in all bis sats of besatliness, and so do not differ essentially, heard, and, even if this resalted filmed by the Famous Players oraits on the Oicket Ground by the Command Signalling ment between secular Italy and Thursday, 3-d MAY.-B At an examination conducted is an important point of disagree- from the Allies' point of view, from the most pronounced disciples in little waste of time, surely Company, and for the presenta 5.15 pm. under Instructor Sorgfficer on the 18th Aril the the Charsh, which bana the of militarism. They have, indeed, done more than sapport him, for it was better than the prevent tions, which take place to-night Oxberry. Dress Drill Order following qualified as Efficient deal with ex-communication. Sie at this very moment they are acting se his willing agents in the method, which amounts to sand tomorrow, there should be Signalling Section: "A" and "B" Signallers and are entitled to Obarle Grandison, the bravest of attempt to bamboesle Bassis into a separate peace. No democratic violation by officials of the most very large audiences. With Mr. Classes at Volunteer Headgar wear Signalling Badges Ptes, the brave, bad, be boasted “nster countrybe it Britain, Americs, France, China or New Bassiaradimentary ideas of sanitary John Barrymore, the papalar ters at 5.15 pm, Drass: Clean H. E. Goldsmith, 0. J. Higgin drawn his sword in a private wants any dealings with à bastard demcorser; we want the genuine conditions. Cannot something cinema star, in the principal role, Fuigue. Machine Gun Section as otham, Pie. 8. M. Mayees, LA. quarrel" so that in Richardson's thing, and we hell believe in the demoratic ideals of the German be done, or will the occupants of the laughable story of this favour- Wellington Barracks at 5 15 p.m. people when they throw down their rifles, imprison the men who the Courte this summer once ite fa:00 is well told and all Dress: Clean Fatigue, Mounted

day the highest chivalry abstain- camd the war, and boldly refuse to Aght another moment for a more have to gasp for a mouthful lovers of good, light pistares Section at Jockey Clab Stables Guarda will parade outside the with the Pointifoal army, when It is notified that in fature ed from the duel, as was the uERS system that has sought to bring damnation to the whole world. of fresh air?

should make a point of seeing it. at 5.15 p.m. Dres: Drill Order, Orderly Boom at 5.30 p.m. there was a Pointifical army.

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