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SIX MONTHS', WORK.

The Prime Minister's Achievement.

power, money-power, munition- power, and. maritima-power she has played a'more generonE and more vital part. It is equally tras that the spirit and language of inextinguishable hope and inflexible resolution” of the British Premier have nerved } *

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1917.

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS.

the 'Breaking-up” at Salyingpaa

School

The Government District:

A political correspondent of the and impelled the Allies and all Schools closed on Thursday for Observer writes as follows:-1 is classes within the Empire to the summer vacation, and the not yet time to pass judgment on uushaken determination, anatain occasion was marked by selebra- Mr. Lloyd George as War Preed sacrifice, and steady faith. tions at the various schools. miar. His task is by no meara uc We do not know the “story compliated, and all the present of the numeroas Allied con of the Ranual reports was follow A Saiyingpun, the distribution aigns indicate that the burden of ferences in Rome and Paris anded by an address by the Head- national leadership will be borne London, their cause, their discus-master, after which the school by him for many months to come. sions, and their results; but wei He retains, unimpaired, the con- do know that British artillery was dismissed for the morning. Through the kindness and fidence slike of the nation, the "Lloyd George` guns and Lloyd i

courtesy of Mr. Tam Ho. Navy, the Army, and the Allies; George aballe"-has. palverised Į the scholars and masters were and there are few single erent the unbreakable" defences of entertained at noon to a free cine- that would weaken their faith Germany in the West, and is at matograph performanos which more than his withdrawal from this present moment blasting a

was both instructive and smasing, the post of aupreme direction pathway slong which the Italian the programme including seversi This is, indeed, the most splendid armies are gearing Trieste, and reels of the Iron, Claw" film. vindication of his Premiership. shat the Kaiser is calling high In the afternoon, at the school, heaven to witness to the "crime" the members of the Senior Claas, of the Britiek saperiority in man the majority of whom will enter tions.

Queen's College after the vaCS- : tion, were entertained to a fare- well tes, the school band discours. ing elections meanwhile,

Bat after six months of office, months into which the taska and toils of years have been crowded, it may well be saked-in fact, it is being saked-whether the ex pectations cherished at the outset of that period are in the sure process of being fulfilled.

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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

· PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

THE Undersigned has received "instructions to sell by Public Auction on FRIDAY, the 27th. July, 1917,

commencing at II a.m.

at No. 1 Ashley Road (ground floor), Kowloon

A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture Also

1 American Ice Chest On view from Thursday, the 26th. Inst.

We do not yet know how wear the shortage of food and of ton: noge-sad the lack of foresight and decision in dealing with these matters f life and death a year: The British people cominated ago—had brought us to starvs- "Mr. Lloyd George se their leader tion and disaster, bat we do because they were confident that know how tremendous has been he would and that be ooald rally the effort of reorganisation, and,

Above all things which atrike and mobilise the national and despite some grievous blanders

awe into Chang Ta-shai's" heart imperial resources, and so fashion and failures, how

been the resulta Before Mr. Justice Gompertz, is the seroplane of Nanyuan, says and control them as to bring bare

within a few brief at the Summary Court this morn- the Peking Daily News. Evident our just cause to victory. They also achieved believed that he could and that months:-the War Loan, the ing, the case was mentioned in le before he set up the Baby he would vindicate not, indeed, greatest financial effort of any which Yong Yat is suing the Emperor on the Theone, be forgot, the party letter but the vital nation is history, the Empire Hongkong and Macao Steamboat in a hurry, to obtain control of spirit of British Democracy. These War Cabinet, pooling not only Company for the sum of $90, thess" flying foreign devils” as Are the supreme things--all else the material resources of Great dar, he alleges, on a number of hs pat it is bat dust in the balance-by Britain, the Dominions, andľudia, shares he bolds. which Premiership will be tried but the wisdom and genins of Mr. W. B. Hind, appearing for and tested. Are these two things their statesmanship; the reform plaint, said that his client being done? Have the last six of the Admiralty; the work owned a number of shares in this months, under his leadership, of the Air Board and of the Company, but the Company re- brought ue nesrer to victory, Ministries of Shipping, of Food faced to pay him the dividend given as an increased confidence Control, of Labour; the restriction due on them.

The defendants are represented in the ultimate triumph of our of imports and of brawing; the arms and of our cause? And has auti-submarine campsign, with by Mr. Shenton, who said that full expression been given, by his its results in the steady decline of the Company were not sure that inspiration, to the living forces of loses in merchant ships; the plaintiff was the right man, and democracy within the British "miracle" of the new military they wanted a protection jodg. commonwealth of nations? railway system in France; the ment.

The case will be heard at a Six month ago the country bringing under cultivation, in less Was Buxións, uncertain, troubled. than four months, of a million later date.

On the morning of the 8th in The chill of a vague fear lay upon acres of fresh land, equivalent to

stant at 5 o'clock, Mr. Ms Yu-j- its heart. There was neither for the production of two million getfulness of nor ingratitude for tone of food; and the carrying His Pensions Ministry is demo- fang, another student, few, to Peking City, where he threw splendid services rendered by through of plans which next year cratic and efficient and is ad-

down piles of repablican meni, others. But there was a deepen will add other two million acres ministering, amid immense

featoes condemning, Chang Haun, the for the growing of food within difficulties, the most generous Another seroplane sailed ing consciousDGES saibentio voice sad the compell- these islands. It was no idle boast, aystem of pensions and of Yangtingmen and Fengtai at 6. ing "drive" of leadership were but a saber stalement of fact, methods of restoration and re

B.m. to watch the operations of the whole of lacking. There was an increas when the Prime Minister declared education in

the pigtailed soldiers. Ata.m. ing dread that in spite of all our st the Guildhall a month ago that Europe. His Education Ministry the Professor of the College sailed

"the lice has changed; our is presided over by the first great with another stadent to Chengh-lic escrifices we were drifting, if not to disaster, at least farther victory is becoming increasingly educationist who has ever held

sintien, where they concerted away

from victory. "The #seured."

that effice, and whose plans and plans of operation with General new Administration," said the' So much for the first test: what purposes are the most democratic Teso Kuo, and then asiled to Manchester Guardian in De- of the second? Was the nation that & British Government bae Peking and droped pamphlets cember last," comes into power expecting too much when it look-ever been responsible for. The containing threats and warnings. at the blackest moment of the wared to Mr. Lloyd George to vindi-Corn Production Bill establishes At 5 p.m. on the same day, Mr. since the days before the Marne." cate its democratic spirit? Is it the principle of the minimum Tesi Chuyao, a student, sailed to What of the six intervening trae, as his critics constantly aver, wage for the widest industry in Langfang to convey messages to months? To-day we look back that in casting party politics aside the land and bolde the pro- General Taan's troope. Another upon a mighty and moving obep- and steeping himself in the new raise of a great revival of our ter of effort and achievement. The problems of war, he ceased to be rural life-an, untold bleering seroplane was sent to Langfang the same evening in the midst of German retreat on the Apcre, the a democrat? It is true that he to the Democracy of to-morrow. battle of Arras, the French has allowed nothing to stand in The Representation of the

storm and lightning, but the advance in Champagne, the the way of "getting on with the People Bill-and would we have airman performed his task with breaking of the "Hindenburg"

personal WAT

attachments, had such a Bill at this time with-

On the 7th instant at 6 20 a.m. line, ..the glorions progress allegiance to old political pro-out bim ?is the greatest reform of the

an aeroplane sailed from Ninyuan heroic Italians, the grammes have been awept measure

British history,

to Tientain to convey messages to British victories in Mesopotamia saide; but for him, since the establishing all bat Manhood General Tone Chi-jai, Com- and Palestine, and, most signifi: early days of August, 1914, the Suffrage and bringing millions of mander-in Chief, and at the cant of all, she unrestricted" war has imeant une thing women into the ranks of

SAIS time the Professor of campaign of the German U-boats and one thing only. It must be afranchised citizens. And Ire ostensibly and volubly a promise waged and it must be won, for land? Why, by the Prime the College sailed with a student of "certain vistory" at ses for the world must be safe for Minister'a adoption of the great to Fengtai where several the deladed subjects of the Kaiser, democracy." If he risked losing democratic ides of a National bombe were dropped among who were bat more truly a proof of the the old world of politics, it was Convention the battle for Home Chang Fan's men

engaged in fighting against the failure of his "invincible" hosts only that thereby he might 8370 Hale and Irish Unity is won- on land. The Alliee are still the new. This war," se he unless, indeed, Irishmen them. Republican troops of the 11th

and 12th Army Divisions. many months, may be years, from declared in hie telegram to the selves count these things as too

At 10 s.m. The mme aeroplane decisive victory, but sinoe Bassian Prime Minister on the little worth for compromise and

dropped three bambs killing more last December Germany has morrow of the Revolution," is.at comradeship. been travelling surely and bottom a struggle for popular go- And the Empire? The Imperial than 50 pigtails and a few others. with hastening steps

towards vernment as well as for liberty," War Cabinet, the calling of which As the soldiers were then retreat defest. And to-day, în spi ́e of And he has given much more was one of the first acts of Mr. 14g in a moet deplorable plight it was not thought necessary to growing burdene, increasing than lip-service to these principles Lloyd George's Premiership, has

waste any more bomba on them. sacrifices and the tightening grip of freedom. In the formation of met and laid the foundations of a Then the aeroplane tarded its of ruthless warfare on land, bis Government he gave a larger more democratio co-partnery be head towarce the Imparial Palace; ander the water and in the air, share of the great administrative tween the United Kingdom, the

With its throwing down the remaining the nation is clearly conscious of offices to the direct representatives Dominions and India. being nearer victory and more of Labour men from the forge, constitution," said Sir Robert bombe, the effect of which has firmly onvinced than ever of the the mine, and the engineering Borden, s now era has dawned already been reported.

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· A large quiauty of raw opium said on Tuesday," England wee the innermost circle of the King's cedents, but to make them. Politi never greater than she is at this Counsellors; and while his every cal thoughts inevitably would be was recently found on one of the mouent. She is the home of moment is imbued with the bure turned into new channels, and Indo-China, Steam Navigation Liberty and the terror of its dens and the anxieties of war, proceeding slong the paths of Company's boste, and, no owner enemies."

he has seized every opportunity eene development with the max coming forward, the Police are What, then, has been the con- to declare his undying devotion imam of freedom and liberty, seeking to esfacate it. This tribution of Mr. Lloyd George to the gress principles for there would ultimately be evolved morning Mr. D. McMurray, and his Ministry towards this re- which the war is being fought, the true and abiding boat which Superintendent Engineer of the demption of our and the Allies' His democratic seal is on most of would link all parts of the Empire Lado-China Company, appeared ||

before Mr. J. B. Wood, at the fortunes? Two facts stand eat the great messures which have together.”

clear and shining. Great Britain claimed the sttention of Parlia In Mr. Lloyd George se Prime Police Court, and stated that the has been to an even greater ex-ment during the last six months, Minister in the gravest, orisis of firm kase, nothing about the tent than at spy former period of His Labour Ministry is a frank our national and Imperial fortunes opium and made no claim to it. the war the strength and the hops' response to the÷twenty-yeage-old we see the 'demcorat as war and ¦ After the usual notices have heer į, posted the confiscation will be of the Grand Alliance. Ia msa- demand of the organised workers. at war for Demoorscy,

Catalogues will be issued. Terms-Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

THE Undersigned has received

Auction on

instructions to sell by Pub-

SATURDAY, the 28th July.

1917.

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commencing at Il a m.,

at No. 15 Cameron Terrace, Kowloon

A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture

Also

1 American Ice Chest. On view from Friday, the 28th inst

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