KEUTERS TELEGRAMS.
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A GREAT WAR SPEECH.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, OCTOBRI 5, 1917.
REUTERS TELEGRAMS,
-A GREAT WAR SPEECH.
Germany and buoying up the people with the false hope that zuida are undermining the national moral, that London has the jumps and is being converted into a hasp of rulos. All will be well if all do thei: duty, Our sir policy has been entirely different from that of the enemy. Our main sad constant object has been to maintain military predominance în the air on various fremts "ând bomb, only military objectives.
CORRESPONDENCE.
pondants are not-naosemarily those
of the "Hongkong Telegraph
THE WAR LOTTERY.
To the Editor of the "Hongrong
[Telegraph."] General, Smuts on the Outlook.
Sir, "The fever in beginning London, October 4.
to rise and already to my know- General Smutà, speaking at a luncheon given in the Omnaught Booms by the Presidents of the Chamber of Commerce of the
Continning, General Smuts said that since July 31 we have ledge young fellows are plunging United Kingdoas, was enthusiastically received. In the been fighting a great bustle in Flanders which bas meant to a dagree which will be raisons -course of sa important pronouncement, he said:-The people of a great simultaneous struggle in the air. On the to them if they fail to win this country sad of the whole Empire deserve to be taken into the Somme, we completely mastered the enemy in the air pris Sach is the most alarm canadence of their political leaders. They have cheerfully Consequently be made the greatest efforts to preventing statement made by the Bay. shouldered immeasurable burdens and their spirit after three years repetition and concentrated a gross many, seroplanes against J. Kirk Macouschis in his letter of the grestont mirain romaine anconquerable. The magnitude of us from other fronts." We started bombing with heavier-than-air which appeared in the Honghong their performance incresses with fims, and when the last blows in machines and the enemy followed us but had no caught as up. Telegraph yesterday evening. this great war dome to be struck against the enemy be may be The enemy, bombs French towns and troops behind the lines, doing & respect the reverend gentle sure that the hardest and heaviest, will be those coming from this far more more demage and inflicting heavier losses than woman's views on the matter and I mocisty of nations which we call, or mis-call, the British Empire. safer in England. Proceeding, General Smate said he felt sure that the present war situation was clearing up end that the ienne was no longer in doubt. He exprewed the opinion recally to a Franch newspaper "that the Utermans were already beston and that their rolers knew it. That was bis conviction, and it lay upon us as a clear duty, relaxing no effort and sparing no efort, to continue to make good and reach our goal. The terrible odds which we have been fighting against daring the early part of the war were being rever sed, and it is not for us to become weary now when the great goal was looming in sight. The most important of the war situation to day is the soonamo situation, but I must leave this over- for mome ahar occasion. He proposed to take the Germans on the ground on which they were strongest, and on which they had challenged tha world and calculated that success would be certain-he mount their parely military fighting power. That is a wrong ground, and in showing it they made the greatest mistake in their history, for this is far more than a military war and its decision will depend more and more on political, economic, psychological and other non- military factors. But let us look at the master from the Germans
THE FORMER RUSSIAN IMPERIAL FAMILY,
Landos, October 4, former Imperial Family has been alloted a residence in a monastery Beuter's correspondent at Patrograd says it is reported that the
mour Tobolsk
is
OUR SUCCESS-IN EÄST AFRICA.
London, October 4. Beater's special correspondent at Mumindys says, the situation in East Afrios is se interesting as it is hopeful. The theatre of war now confined to a single corner of the Colony, and the difficulty of feeding the troope, which was so grest in the early campaign, has been obriated by the establishment of sen bases at Kilaws and Lindi, in close proximity to the fighting front. Mahenge, Liwale With one or two and the net is daily being drawn closer around them.
am sure it will be a great comfort to him if it can be proved that he is mistaken. I honestly think that he has been misinformed by | over-x `alons · Eriends, as it seem- incredible that anybody should be so lacking in common-sense. 1. Supposing a young man We have the consolation of :---
were rained, it would be a serious costier, butthe Inson might cause him to pull himself together and perhaps have more fact on bim |than the Rev. Maconaohis'a
sermon on gambling.
2. Even if he were ruinad, what glorious consolation to think that his fortune went to a good cause i
HONGKONG DEFENCE.
CORPS.
Courses of Training. Dalance Corps orders contain the following: The following courses of training have bess
HISS
IF SEATON.
Af Athlete and′an Aviator.
Mine Billie Seston, the vivacious. approved by the 0.0.0.---* American comedienne with -Fras
Man over 50 years of age.-18 derio Shipman's drills per annum (in the cold delights în athletion and weather). Masketry Course us for panties in which there is
element of danger. She is keen Transport Workers Battalione,
“DTM Company.—12 drilla per on motoring and swimming, and unem (in the cold weather.) he had the advantage of having motorist, Barney O'dfald, ss har Musketry Course as for Transport the famous "American racing
instrantor in the art of "nur" Workers Battalions.
driving. Aviation, höwwwar, ign | her #pat aporte Inge Ban Diego, Min Santon made a number The provisional programme for of Rights with Silas Christol-on, the Gymkbams to be held on and an fascinated) was she at the --- seomtion of being 6,000 feet abbra Outober 27 is :- China Ponies that have run in contemplating baying a mono
1. Five Forlongs Handicap. For her fellow beings, that uba in now,
NEXT GYMKHANA,
y nos lust. Four Gymkhanaz, plonewhen she returns to America Winners of any Flat Bzoem at at the conclusion of her visit to Gymkhamas this season barred.` [three parta. - Min Santon will 2. Gymkhana Siskos. One mile.mke her first appearazos 3. Distance Handicap. About sex: Wednesday night, when. "The Fantastion" open their non- half a mile.
4. Ladies Nomination, Academy son at the Theatre Royal Art competition,
5. B Clam Handicap. Onos round.
6. A Clast Handicap, 17 miles,
Mr. Shipman and his Company cf twelve artists are dos here on -
Tuesday." The polior of frequens changes of programme will be adhered to during The
Fantastic's" stay in this city, and on every second night there will
he has done all along, in his be a complete change of bill, Mr.
I can amare the Rev. Macoon- sermon as well se in his letter of Shipman's vivacons, and versatile
angle and see how the parsly military situation stands at the and Masusowi are the only points of importauss left to the Germans, chie that the Lottery is being run | yesterday's data. The distinction band of artista is headed by
beginning of the fourth year of the war.
azceptions the enemy is everywhere on the defensive and every- where is slowly retiring before us. This movement is necessarily slow from the nature of the new form of warfare, which requires
SWEDISH POLITICAL CRISIS. enormous transport of heavy artillery and mechanical apparatus of all kinds. Bat even an advanos of one mile by us involves ;
London, October 4. tremendous enemy losses comparable to those saetained in great beisles in former wars. Sach losses and defeats were now continually Government is not likely, as the Bight opposes the Left's demands Beater's correspondent at Stockholm says that a Coalition inflisted on the enemy. To take the Western'` Front, where the flower of the German Army is gathered, one continuous retirement for Constitational reform.
is proceeding. From the summer of last year it was very slow but Verdun, Ohsmpagne, Vimy, Arras, Messines, Lang- vexy Bare.
and Zanebeke on * that almoet marcke, Weatbook
line German manhood is bleeding to desth immovable and there is a tragedy of slaughter being wasted which is "probably unparalleled in the world's history. You need not advanos to the Bains so defeat Germany. Ons skip of the country is as
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NEW CANADIAN MINISTER.
London, October 4.
Reuter's correspondent at Ottawa says that Colonel Ballantyne,
in a very decorous manner. In made by Chesterton is not an ex-Miss Billie Beaton, and eleven three Olubs of which I am a case or a proof for his thesis." Mr. member I have not seen any Maconachis has still to prove that humourists, and dancers, all of gifted singers, instrumentaliste, tickets on sale, but I do not know lottery is a wicked thing in whom are known, in theatrical if this in general, Being too lasy itself and that those who purchase parlance, as “Head-liners" are to go to the Bank, a friend kindly tickets in the Drawing of War also included in Mt. Skipman'a purchased one for me, and, being a Bonds are wicked men, or men
novelty company. gone for ever but to a good gambler, I consider the Eve chips doing wicked things,
Yours etc.
-“MOONRAKER.”
H
Were he persisting in his con- fasion, whatever his respect for the Hongkong and Sanghei Bank may be, that great institu- tion would remain on a level with she lostery tickets smuggler, Bir,-May I grave your indulg.when they sell War Band Lottery ence to give a few words of reply tickets!
Hongkong, Oct 5, 1917.
to the Rev. J. K. Msoonachie ? I quite scoopt the statement
We shall not fight to know if,
CANTON NEWS.
Question of Dr. Sun's Arrest..
good as another, sa long sa they will only stand. Believe me, long the prominent Montreal Liberal who took a battalion oversean, has the text of Isaiah LXV, 11-12, Scriptures as: "Thon shall not writes under date of October 4
before the Bhine is reached Germany will have sued for peace, bean sworn in se Minister of Public Works.
Our military predominanes on the Western Front is no longer questioned. Hemember that the issue of military predominance is ine very one on which the Germans challenged the world in Angast, 1914 General Smau then touched on the listian successes and also the operations on the Tarkish Front, where, he said, the evar- victorious General Maude had just struck a stunning blow on the Euphrates, having paplared a Turkish Division. Now when the temperature pools and fighting on the Turkish Front becomes possible we may look forward interestedly to the development. There will quite possibly be a keen struggle, but in the end Turkey will find thus she is not going to be saved by her German mentare from farther humilisty ns and defeats. The enemy hu singled out ons opponent for offensive blows-namely, Bussia; but he was not sure that, from the point of view of far-sighted policy, this was not the greatest and mons Estal of all the German blanders. For, in striking at Bases, she was striking at one, who, like herself, was an autocracy but nad received new consciogansna from the afferings of this terrible waone who has rondbed soms inward orisis of soul, uks Si on the way to Damasons, and was now being led bundfold and incapable of offsuave solio“, Bassis is like a woman labouring in cnid-birth, and Germany in choosing this moment, to strike her down. Whatever the strict right of the case may be, the spirit of history will nevet forgive her. Liberty, whion is being painfully born in Bandia, will 360 Bad vindicats Bases in the coming generations and "became the
ot the future of Gormsug, most implacable enemy This is the military sunstión, The Central_Aurance is everywhere. beaten and retring, except in Russia. You must add to their emituary danger, exhausted and demoralised conditions, of which there is no manner of dumbi, and the sospire of bankruptcy in the future; and then you own see the sud is no longer uncertain: All the hopes of Germany are centred on the submarine, bat those hopes atG also illusory. Whatever the dangers of the submarine, it' bas cessed to be a decisive factor. Take shat from me as a bedcook fast. Tas published figures show that the submarine was being fought with rapidly increasing vigour and enoċess and, what with diminish. ing losses and our rapidly expandang shipbuilding programme, we confidently look forward to the time when tonnage will be on the incrosse, despite the submarine. It is neveless to conceal the fast that there was a time, when we felt moel anxious about the aubmarios.
Bal
that time. is past. The submarine has been besten by the silent heroing of the Navy and mercantile marine. Doeds have been done on the sess to astounding that the details cannot be published until the and of the war. He felt sure that the future wit appraise" this| aspoor of our naval effort at its tras vains. Defeated on the ballie- field and bealked in his submarine campaign, the enemy, now in impotent rage, is more and more striking at as through our non-com. batants. Aorial warfare againet the defenosioms is the new wespon.- Bé ventured to predics that this weapon would not only fail but would prove a terrible coomerang to the enemy. Be recalled how the Zeppelin raids, which were more dangerous ihan seroplanes, were frustrated and also the frostration of seroplane day attacks. Now the enemy bad inrned to night attacks. It is possible that these stiacki would continue and it was conceivable that they would "inoresss in the future. However, we should not be discouraged, We have set about the serial defence of London slong somewhat moral lines with a great measure of success, London," during the 2 paat week, had been visited repeatedly by at least twonly machine nightly. Yet only one or two generally succeeded in penetrating the defence. Baressured the public that nothing will be left andons to more completely protect the nerve centre of the Empire.
General Smule, in eulogistio terms, referred to the calmbos and heroism which the vast bulk of the population had displayed sminder the most trying oiroumstances, He derided the mendacione Charman Terrions of raids and pointed out that many more timas ople were killed and injured in bus scaidents than in theme sir *I think, however, there is a fistle tọc, much light-hearted
** Hothing can be wider of the mark than distortions ranching
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
GERMANY BEING DEFEATED IN THE WEST,
#
London, Üstoler 3.
Router'a correspondent at Headquarters diujinasises the importance of him inch binh nhẹ ret i Lue kans of the remat public. This is the true set of try adeng Lay kor 2 alis War tbc, tuang Oi & prunition is one tutje maki the retaining it quite situer. Apropos u waach the Tullow
glikoz is conŕacteristic. comowing a grows butes of gua are the Germang suvevedea in rusuing a title outpost ut cars 2 Carpe vauty, where there was much mister ugat- nga sping 15 WRS & xInHil ultair, gachaoned by a buro bagata, but the mans made a great zuse over 11, they do over any of their rare succeeds nowadays. Their yauuluuge, however, were premature for on we following nagu our inus returned and created thusen cus of the post. 119 morat 183 What wo take wo keep nowadays, even though the easmy effects & temporary, ze-ontry. WENCES IN ALGMily losing and never rokovura lie losace in a IMENUKAZ KLUB.: The Germans are being surely desmates on the western front. Lae nem a one mgui-marê from which Fruzsika, milliationi, Koruka.' Ikin's truumia about the map; we save done dir we wanted in the way we wanted Test 25 West ZoMuy matices.
Phy
Tiba sida
A. Erencia coliaique states: There is artillery activity Born of the Alghs and on both banks of the Mense. Uthes wise it is comparatively quiet,
Mr. CHURCHILL'S CHEEKING SPEECH.
London, October 3. Continuing his speech at the Aldwych Club, Mr. Courohill said: tao seriaus became as it were, a grown-pp" aktion like the liberated and emancipated democracies of the world ma the result ut zoe hard lessons of war then there would be peace again in the world,—a real enduring peace-but if sha?war euded in an incumulusive pesos kingtand, would never restender the prevailing conditions. Everyone would way: This matter must be figisued and everyone would say *when ?* Equally the United titates would unver rest antal a definite deciKİDA one way or the other was obtained, Mr. Ünntenill pruosaded to empuasise the necessity of grimly stacking on and pointed, out that uns might cast away too prize at the moment when ous would only save to grasp it. That kad nappenau- Tačios in bis experience of war, Qace ho saw it at spon Kop and agaus in the case of the Unadaueline, when ous effurs more Would Yu second complete resulte, but all was allowed to be lost and to auf in hopeless ame abject ruut, Ha apertad that if we took the necessary viguruma offensiva mokauzoE CHOIS was zo zemkun. way the dangers and privations zaving manould not be successkully overovatie. kie was pratosadly convinced that, we still rejain power to`ssiva ovary dimoulty and to emerge trumpunatly from the perils with woon we are surrúandad. ila dæclareu thaiƐthe great tantúrs of the„Jast SIX DALALLON KAC been the check w ins German saiznatije osm= paign again Britnin. It fanal-imilaci tu ́ukmpar our economis lis un muy action or eut us off from tus great reinforces menia from Amera. In February and March most elaborate surveys were made over the whain field of our 400uumio and military, like, with a view to sáogrtaining what, would be our capacity tar continuing war um a 'basis of; carsain neary cou tinnitus salinano sulungs, it was found that, we should be able to contintis 'war if necessary'sad varry on sorona mna, food And maintain (Kirselves for a period, so long cant other decisions would certainly intervans fpotom it mxpusdi
in
that there is no such text in the Our Canton correspondent the Prophet was talking of Egyp buy a lottery ticket." And I as follows:- tian or Syrian divinition both conclude, therefore, that I can The Provincial Authority has opinions may be defended; the bay a lottery ticket. Mr. Macon- received information that the Bible is silent on their very place achie in drawing the opposite Japanese Foreign Intercourse Ins of origin. The most essential is conclusion. To a few days; or in 'ven igation commissioner, whome that we agree on this capital paint, & few weeks, besides the Com-political views are different from namely: that the practice commandments of God, I am afraid bors of the present Premier, demned by Isaiah was the exper» ve may be called on to obey the will abortly leave Japan for the stitious worship of idola.
Bev. J. K. Maconachie's Com-Chios and the first part be will"
call at will be Canton. He will maddmonte.
:
Now, the question at iwe is this one: Is a lottery forbidden I repost that we may well be here an important consultation sa a form of recreation, amuse allowed, in the form of a lottery, with the Military G-vernment, ment or gambling? My answer to help our soldiers and alleviate epicially with regard to the is-It is certainly act forbidden their sufferings. The one who financial matters, jure divino. It is sometime for gives his five dollars is doing. On hearing that a aquadron of bidden jure humano. In the well, and the one who is choosing five oruiners diepstoked by the present case it is not forbidden to give two dollars and gamble on Peking Government has arrived at in utroque jurs,
three, în aïmply following his own 8watow, the Provincial Authority preference in a well-permitted has wired to the Defence Com- pleasure; and that is all. If I missioner thers to watch their that of the Government of the choose this last form of recreation movements, and simultaneously
wha Straite, because there was no
forward informed Luk Wing ting,request. Dome necessity to do so,
and condemn' 'me? We are
Whereing instructions. diccassing a qacetion of principle | and not a question of peculiar even if 1 gamble on 10 or 20 Sus aud others arrived at Canton application-a
of dollars, provided always I can voterday. Besides that of Dr. question morality
Ban there are more than flty and religion, and reasonably afford to do it? pos a question of sentiment. Oo Mr. Maconaobie says he has very the other hand, Mr. Maconsobie little head for figares, but it sure
I did not refse to the opinion of the Government of India or to
the
moral fauls in that Tan order for the arrest of Dri
names on the list. Is is reported
that the Government has arrang-
is misleading the public when he ly does not require much of ed with the foreign Ministers to quotes the opinion of the Indian bead for figured to demonstrate
1
communicate with the anthorities and Sunita Govermenu.” It is to Mr. Maconachie that this in- of all settlements in Chius an distinctly stated, in the direction famous gambler has ons-10,000th in all commercial porte concern- from the Hon. Sir James chance to win the big prize; and ing D. Bua's arrest, and a reward” Diboulay, KOLE, OBL I do not think that the exclusiva of 32,000,000, is mentioned. Becretary, to the Government of idea of gambling will be tha It is reported that Ching Pik Indis, to local Governments other primary motive of any parobaser Kwong, as soon as he returns than Bengal, which dirration is of War Bond Drawing tickets, from Nanning after consulting' dased Amin, 5th May, 1917, that I bare certainly read the with Lak Wing-ting, will take certain institutions have been sermon of Mr. Manonachie as his squadron to a certain port.
Bir handzed new recruits of permitted ta candnot lotteries in it appeared in the Hongkong
the aid of the War Fund, though Telegraph of the 2nd instant, Kwangei have arrived at Canton,
Thet
is
**OUR DAY."
Lady May Ross Fund.
a letter from the Home Depart My impression that no by order of the Touhun. ment, dated 31st May, 1882, de-olergyman can abuse the privilege clared that the practice of holding of addressing the public from Lotteries, for whatever object, was the pulpit to distort a text of the "distinctly mischievous". The Holy Scripture, and I do not logical conclusion is this: a lottery understand why the Ecclesiastical in aid of the War Loan is per Authority of Hongkong, if there mitted when sanctioned by the is any, to which the Rev. J. K. Babscriptions alieady Government, and in such a sce. Maconachis owes allegiance, has acknowledged/ the epithet.” mischievous does not called his attention to that Mr. M. P. Boattig mot apply to such s’lottery,
point.
|| Dr.O ·Marriott Furthermore,
The serman of last Sunday was Me Wong Bin Woon moh lotteries will not be repeated in- not the Sermon on the Mount, Mr. U, E. Rean Selangor, Pensag and Singapore," and a good many wentenom of it is the private opinion of the could be suppressed without Straits Twins, I have a great re- love of prestige for the wealous spect for the Straits Timar and proscher of the Union Church. I 'isa opinione, bas she opinion of do not question his sincerity, bat ja newspaper done not-kind sny. his doctrine and his co
body, Bull, I admit that Mr. Courage in the service of a good Moonachie, if he chooses to do one is worth our esteem, but so, may follow the opinion of the fail to find how he defends a good | Straits Times on this question." anase in the present question..
Mr. Macoonokio myu's “As for sin, I have not taken apon me to lay that to may man's charge?
ato
what
Yours sin STILL AN ADMIRER OF REV, VANILMAÇON ECHIL Hooghong, Oct. 5, 1911.
$8,070
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