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THE FITTEST PLACE MAN CAN DIE IS WHERE BE DIES

The Record of the English

Grand Lodge. W

possibility of a water femine, 38 FOR MAN.-M. J. Barry. the rotara just issued by the Water Authority clearly shows. Though the Kowloon reservoir

To-morrow's Anniversary To-morrow is the third anniver had, prior to the past month, got sary of France's declaration of fairly low in its contents, there is war on Austris and of the German rarely, if ever, a fear of scarcity of entry into Liege. waler sorosa the harbour. It is on this side that the danger

The Dollar.

bas BlWAYS been most! The opening rate of the dollar Apparent. However, oren the ou demand to day Borgkong reservoirs are now well 25 8.3/18d. The closing rate

Soldiers and Politics.

Field Glass Fund.

A Clan Feud.

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The Grand Lodge of English Freemasons recently celebrated

POLICE RESERVE

CONCERT.

Enjoyable "Function Last Ecolog.

from "The

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

at

The idea of a "constitutional convention" is quite familiar one in Amerios. Not only was - the Federal Constitution drawn. op by such sa assembly, but the the 200th anniversary of its the Police Reserve Fores last method. The Constitutions of several State Copstitutions bare At the Headquarters Club of bean framed and amended by this foundation. On June 24. 1717, right, a very enjoyable.concert the revolutionary period," anys the members of for London was given, the proceeds going to Lord Bryce, "were in a few in- Lodges, three of which are still assist the fiasness of the Club. stances ensoted by the State in existence, met at an alehouse The concert took place in the Legislature, acting as a body with in St. Paul's Charob-yard, known reading room and every seat was plenary powers, bat more aguslly filled, the total storage in millions will be found on Page 1.

Sa "The Gooss and Gridiron," hoked. The orchestra of the by the people acting through a of gallons being 1,279, as against The Council Meeting.

which has long since disappeared, Force, under Professor Gonz.ler, convention-ie, a tody specially 414 a month ago. Taking the! The meeting of the Legislative for the purpose of conatitating cpened the programme with the chosen by the voters at large for monthly consumption at the rate Council which was due to be held Grand Lodge and choosing selection "Maritans by Wallace, the purpose, and invested with for July, this means that the to-day, and at which the Military Grand Master to be at their head. this being followed by Mr. A. C. fall powers not only of drafting Hongkong reservoirs have water Service Bill would have come

The anniversary of the founds Leith singing "A1 Dawning," for but of adopting the instrument of enough to last for seven months, up for second reading, has beention of Freemasonry in England which he was teartily applauded. governmen." In later days, when even if no farther main falls, postponed natil Thursday next.

can never be celebrated, because Mies Eater Xavier displayed woolerritory" has been raised to whereas a month sgo there

the date of its birth is unknown. derfal technique in ber pisno the dignity and responsibility of was barely a three months Two binoculars and two teles-There are documente in existense forte solo, Rabenstein's Erade and a State, its Constitution has apply available. Insidentally copes from "Anonymous are which prove that Freemasonry later in the programme con- generally been drawn cp by the it may be mentioned that the now to be added to the list of was practised in this country attributed

Bo qually difficult latter method, with the exception Colony is at ler gth getting the glasses received for forwarding to least four centuries earlier than piece. Miss Elfreda Osmund that the result of the labours of benefit of the Tytam Tak reser. the Manager of the Lady Roberts the cccasion now being celebrated. (piano) Professor voir, now partially complete. Last Field Glass Fund. The total now There is still preserved the origi (violin) and Mr. P. A. Rosario ted to the elciorate for stoption Go zales the convention has been submit- which year this reservoir only contained stands-One stand telescope, nal record of the initiation into the (cello) rendered the instrumental or rejection.

with 92 million gallone; at present it twenty band telescopes, fifty-nine craft of Sir Robert "Morag, one of trio Andante, Op.

for holds no less than 532 million binoculars and donations of $150. the founders and the first Presi-Mendelssohn, all the performers 49 by

it present moet satisfacory, and gallons. The whole situst on fa

deat of the Roval Sciety, at doing extremely well. This sala every State it is the usual Mr. Mattingley appeared on Newca-tle-upon-Tyne, May 20, one of the beat things of the recent raion must have relieved behalf of two men out of three 1641, sad Elise Ashmole recorded the evening and the audience was action to be summoned

practice for a constitutional con-- the minds of the hathorities of u ease of ausalt, before Mr. in bie Diary on October 18, 1816, gratified that later the trio gave intervals of a few years either for very consideralls messure of . R. Wood, at the Police Curt his own initiation at Warringtco The Barcarole"

this morning. Mr. Mattingley bat the continuous historical Tales of Bcfimapo." The Lutetion as a whole or for the smead- anxiety.

the revision of the State Constitu- siid he would have to go into the narrative of Freemasonry in Eng Player" was very excellently suDgment of certain clauses in it. This m tter as the trouble bad been land may be said to date from that by Mr. C. B. P Hay who infused body is constituted by a special going on for some time. He meeting in the alebouse in Sa fond of dramatic effect into this The stament made in the thought it wase clan feud. Ose Paul's Churchyard. House of Commons, to the effect man who was wanted 18 a witness

The number of Lodges owning rendering

expressive little song. Hi Popular election, and its members that the War Cabinet has decided was in hcepital. A day was fired direct allegiance to the Grand

of "Soa

are ordinarily of a much higher o'Nite" that the King's Regulation for the beating of the case..

quality then those of the Legisla also characterised màs Lodge of England has grown vigour, and the listeners were to the very best men in the State,

by

ture. The position is attractive forbidding soldiers to participate

Coolie's Excuse.

during these 200 years from foar justifiably ia politics shall be strictly and "These things were lying near to 3,250. van hundred and their appreciations. Asa pianist, enthusiastic 'in

and especially to its most eminent impartially enforced, and that a boiler in which I was work fifty are known as London Lodgee, Miss Elfreda Osmund is well- a Idiera shall not be permitted to ing, and the watchman picked meeting regularly within & 10 known to Hongkong andinces fonctions. The sessione of the lawyers, Од account of ta jin Soldiers and Workmen'e them up and scrated me of miles radio of Freemason Hall and last evening her playing of convention sometimes extend over exceptional importance of its Cancils, will meet with very stealing them," was, the excuse in Great Queer-street. Nearly Liszt's Eungarian Rhapsody Nseveral months, and when it bas general approval. The mis- put forward by a man charged 1,800 are Povincial Lodges under 13 was marked by delicacy of chief that is likely to arise before Mr. J. R. Wood, tt the the nbjariediction of 45 Provin-expression and mastery of execu wben soldiers take part, even Police Court this morning, with cial Grand Mastere. The remain- tion. The same performer assisted and in the prees in preparation risen its recommendations are indirectly, in politice, was un-stealing a namber of tools from der are for the most part overees, in acting as accompanist to the in-for the "vore which is either to keenly discussed on the platform plesssaily exemplified daring the Taikoo Dock. A watchman maid ander the abjurisdiction of 29 stramental items of the program ratify or reject them. A majority. It would appear from a report that is to hand, and which we Ulster crisis shortly before the he saw defendant beat some District Grand Masters. pablieb in another part of this iesne, that it may not be long before outbreak of the war. Such a state copper piping and eat it into But apart from the Grand Lod- his ability as a violinist. his sufficient to make the necessary. Professor GoLziles proved of the ballots cast is Bruslly we find ourselves in the midst of a controversy which, previons to of affairs es. then arose was one small pieces. The CASE was ges of Scotland and ireland, there rendition of Massenet's Thais constitutional change. the war, caused very considerable and general interest. We refer that did not ref of much credit adjourned.

are in all parte of the world inde- Meditation" being very for. It to the beart burning sobirct regarding the statas of the Bosse of apon the officers who were foolish

pendent Grand Lodges, which should be mentioned that the or- Lords. Recently in the Upper Chamber, Lord Barnbau brought ecogh to allow their political A European named T. Leaob, may be claimed as the fpring chestra aleo gave "Angelus" by the matter to the notice of bia fellow-members of the "gilded Cham predilections to infixence their Chief Engineer of thes.s. On Lee, of that small assembly which met Massenett, this pretty composition ber," and several of the pointe be raised apparently met with the obvious daty And as for any wae charged befors Mr J. A. in a room 22it. long by 15ft. being well interpreted. Miss sur followers in Italy, so it is Both football and cricket have approval of his auditors. They also elicited a sisterneut from Earl British soldier allowing himself Dyer Ball, at the Police Court broad a striking contrast to the Robinson acted as accompanist of marches have been organised Carson, who, as Lord President of the Council, had the unique to be persuaded to join so called this morning, with assaulting a gathering to-day in the Royal for the vocalists.

not surprising to learn that foot- experience, for a Coneervative member, of speaking officially for Soldiers and Workmen's Councils Chinese steward aboard the ship Albert Hall, for which more than a Liberal measure, and one

between the Italian and British which at One time

was viewed the idea is so preposterous that it on August 2. Mr. G. R. Haywood 10,000 applications for admission

At the conclusion of the pro artillerymen fighting tagahar on with extreme distaste by every good Tory and Conserva- Connot be tolerated. The only appeared for the defence. Prose have been received. There inde ramme; Mr. T. F. Hongb, A S. the Austrian front. One of the tive in the land. The Marquis of Crewe likewise spoke, and very effect likely to occur as the result, cator said he wished to withdraw pendent Grand Lodges send readience to the performers, and has an entirely English name, P., expressed the thanke of the largest atblatic bodies in Italy appropriately so, as he was a member of the Asquithian Adminis. of such participation is that while the charge, as his master had presentatives to the Grand Lodge hoped that the concert would be "The Milan Football and Cricket tration when the Parliament Bill became law. The Earl of Selborne the political situation will remain said something to him about it. of England, that body being the forerunner of many others. and the Marquis of Langdon ne also expressed their views.

onaffected, the efficiency and the Mr. Haywood said there were also represented in their It will be remembered that in the preamble to the Parliament discipline of the Army is likely good reasons why the case should semblies. Africa has a Grand Aot it is mated: "It is intended to anlatitute for the House of Lorde, to be very unpleasantly impaired." be withdrawn. Defendant was Lodge at Liberia; Australia bas se it at present existe, a Second Chamber constitcted on a popular All sensible persons will readily accordingly discharged. six independent Grand Lodges; instead of an hereditary basis." Otherwise, the measure aimed at agree that the War Cabinet can

the Dominine of Canada, nive: "limiting and defining the powera of the new stcond Chamber." Dot too strongly enforce the

and the West Indies, one.

D'a The plans of Mr. Asquith's Government for carrying out the pre-regulation in question

mark, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, the Philippine Islands, Portugal Sweden, and Switzerland bare each their Grand Lodge, which send their representatives to the English Grand Lodge. In the

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1917."

THE BRITISH SECOND CHAMBER.

amble were understood to have matured, and doubtless but for the

new

Case Withdrawn.

IMPORTANT MANILA

CASE.

The last of the cases against

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FANCIFUL DREAMS.

What Germany Would Like

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When this was formed a well-known writer, Signor Luciano Zaconii, raised a cry of alarm on bebalf of his mother tongue. The moet musical of all languages ebould not be debased, be thought, by the use of barah-sounding war a great deal more would have been heard of this important and German Masses Dissatisfied.

eporting. terme imported from controversial eubject. The continuance of the war, however, bea

England. Football, be maintain- naturally caused the matter to be in abeyance, and probably the

The statement made by Herr

ed, is a direct descendent of the present Government will be equally a verse as ite immediate pre Garman Socialist leader, to the

old Roman "harpastam," and ar Scheidemann, the well-known decessora to bringing forward a quedit which even to-day is like-

"il gioco del calcio" has been ly to bristle with difficulties. Jadging, however, by Lord Barnet that is the interests of Percy Fertant, former secretary: United States of Americs there recently appeared in a Bome cop- the sacient partims of "palla An Amsterdam telegram which Cricket, too, is only a variant on played in Italy for centuries. ham's speech and the speeches of the other noble Lords above pesca" speedy substitution should treasurer, and auditor of the Ma- are 4 Grand Lodges, and in temporary way: The Deutsche maglio. Many other terms in referred to, the House of Lords now believes the time opportune for be made for the prevent fer that Company to Bailroad and Light South America seven, all in oom. Korrespondenz (Berlin) publishes common use some strtement to be made, as eccording to Lord Barabam, is ie shall really represent the people's, tion of large amounts of the Grand Lodges, apart from the annexation by members of the "trainer," and "pedigree," posseER

Government of & Government that Company for alleged appropris.munication with the parent of all collection of statements -long overdue.” The House of Lords, his Larobip pointedly observed, "was existing coder the black pall of the Parliament Act” will, may, we believe, be taken as Company's funds to his own use, eingle Grand Lodges of Central Boan gröno of the All-German satisfactory Italisa equivalents. "They were," he added, 'stamped with a badge of inferiority to the first striking note of opposition ended yesterday morning (says America and Merico. every other second Chamber of the world." We are of opinion at have followed the appointment of of Auszust 3)

to the Governmental obenges that the Manila Daily Bulletin of There are other Grand Lodges that of ex Privy Councillor Trant League. The must interesting i no such view is widely held regarding the House of Lorde, but, for

when Jadge with which inter-course is forbid-mann, who is a professor at Bonn all that, one can easily understand" by noble Lorda the

Chancellor. These Simplicio del Rosario diemissed dan, but which nevertheless owe University, and a friend both of ed American divine, Dr. Fort wish their House to bear at least as dignified a position 68 803 uther changes are not in accordance with the case for estafa with falaifios their birth to the parent Grond) the Kaiser and the Crown Prince. Newton, began his ministry on The City Temple, where a gift- similar seembly. In the minds of all apprijsdiced persons it promises made sabeequest to the tion of a public document made Lodge. No member of the great He demands that certainly does so, as to-day it falfite its functious as ably as might recent agitation in the Reichstag, out against him by the city fiscal's body of English Freemasons may rezeonably be expected, and with its wonted dignity. Of course, German Socialists, who are

and none know better than the office. This case involved an bald Masonic intercourse with any ed in the German Empire.

Courland sbou'd be incorporate the cathedral of English Nonconmi Whit Sanday, has developed into while the Parliament Act is still in operation and there asenia close touch with the masses, how which it was alleged the defendant not seknowledge the existence of from France in east and north, spiritual descent from two clergy-

in amount of more than P1 000 Masonic organieation which does small reason for concluding that it will be repealed the powers of hard must be a continuance of defrauded the Company of, by Supreme Being, and the present that the Moselle-Maas lins, with en who were ejected under the So much territory must be taken aays a correspondent. It derives formity from a very modest origin, the House of Lords are alrictly limited, though not to the extent the war for them and how iserit-felee representations in his nota conflict has led to a severance of Belfort, Epinal Toul, Verdan, Act of Uniformity from the stated by Lord Barnham, who remarked that "there was a mark of abis such continuance is so long tion in the Company'e books of a the Masonic relationship hich, and Aiace and Somme line, with Church of St. Katharine-by-the- futility about all their proceedings." Earl Carzin, after referring to as the German bureaucracy per- certain payment made by the until 1914 sxisted between Eog- Bi. Quentin, Amiens, sed Dieppe, Tower, and formed a congregation "the extreme importance of the matter," spoke of the unfalfiled pledge given by Mr. Aqaith at the time of the passing of the sets. That in the name of six city of Manila for street lighting land and Germany. Parliament Act, to the effect that it "ought either to be accompani would be made so

thousand people sach e demand for the manthof November, 1915.

fall to Germany. ed or followed at an early date by a measure of reconstitution of the the announcement of the com-bezent against him, icvolving ia

The record of work accomplish-

of Independents in a loft over the 2000 after

At the time the case for em led by the craft during 200 yeare those coaling stations we require. of London. The canes flourished, Eagland must deliver.op all King's Weigh-house, in the City House of Lords."

As we have remarked, the war is doabless the chief reason for

position of the new.

not represented solely by Govern the sum of more than P100,000 growth in the number of ita mem-earried off and taken to Kirl.

The Eaglieb Fleet rust bebat dissensions srose, and two the matter being held so long in abeyance. It is probable, however, hopeful state of firs altimately on the grounds of insufficient growth has been. The second of Portsmouth. Liverpool, Glasgow, represented by the City Temple

ment, seem to point to a more

was dismissed by Judge Harvey bere, marvellous though that The Germsne must occupy after repeated migrations, are now rival chapels were erected, which, particularly as it has now been brought so prominently before the public eye, that it will occupy the Government's attention before being realised in Germany, whose vidence, the hearing of the the three Maeonic principles and other English towne until and King's Weigh-house Church, proceed with so much. promptitude si eculd, sad when its pro- England, France, the United genione, at the request of the de- Lodge by the three Royal Masonic

of years behind the people of Er this

period posals were further advanced the House would be entitled to a full States, Italy, or even Russia. face. Recently, however, the institutions for girls, boys and it ie what victorious Germany of whom was the Rev. John

of mplified in the English Grand in money, land, and goods. statement. It may or may not be wise to take this statement at Germany's enlvation depende up attorneys for the defence filed a old people, and by the recent would do, if she did not do more. Clayton, described by Robert Half Factes:io, it way he said; bat famous pastore, the most brilliant Weigh-house Chapel had esveral ita face value, but whether or not the Government, in these silical on her ability to raise a Cromwell motion daya, ie likely to devote much time to so controversial a subject as and an army of "Ironsides" to, grounds of twice in jeopardy, it eoas'

of di-missal oo the foundation of the the states of the House of Lords, the fact remains that the Imperial cope with the crazy dynasty that being claimed that the amount when happier times return will Parliament would be greatly strengthened by having its Second Chamber placed on a more satisfactory focting than it has been since a fast destroying all that is best for which he ie to be tried was be transformed into the Masonic

in her civilisation.

already included in the P100,000 Nursing Home. Similar instita- relief of the poor, dietressed, and animous with one exception which formed the basis of the com- tione have also been founded in orphan. Recently, a high official lady who fiercely olj-cted to his plsiat which had been dismissed. connection with the sister Grand of the Grand Lodge of England extreme youth. She wreaked a

Considering this ples with Lodges of Scotland and Ireland, estimated that the sum of at least feminine revenge on An unusually fine pair of Delft foundation, Judge del Rosario while every Grand Lodge outside £250,000 was raised yearly in ponents, and won waradishes realised 1,750 guiness dismissed the pending case the United Kingdom has its fond England alone in the cause of victory, for she married the new at Moara. Christie's

against the accuasă.

Masonic charity.

long. In fact, Earl Carton stated that the Gerament would people, politically, are bandrede Boni cale was postponed Detely, that of relief, ia ex England has paid her debts to us near Grosvenor Square. The old

the passing of the Parliament Bill so very greatly curtailed its powers. As time passes, there is certain to be more need than ever for such a step to be taken, and in connection with the passage of a piece of legislation that is likely to prove of more than usual im- portance to the Empire, it is certainly desirable that the House of Lards, in its original capasity au a Revising Chamber, should once sgain have power to fulfil its functions properly.

Big Price for Delft Ware.

War Hospital,

Freems.

which

or institution, or both, for the

as "the most favoured man I ever saw or heard of.” · Clayton's elec. tion to the pastorsio was un-

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