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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, “NOVEMBER, 15, 1917.

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The Political Sensation,

It was only to be expected that

the plain speaking which Mr. Lloyd George indulged in st

DAY BY DAY.

THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, OF! Paris would be abarply oriticised THE TWO ABSTRACT THINGS, in some qusrtere, and we are not LIBERTY AND RESTRAINT, RES therefore surprised that bis at TRAINT IS ALWAYS THE MORE

HONOURABLE.-Ruekin. terance has catired som-what of

·The Dollar.

The opening rate of the dollar demand. to-day Was 11.3/8d. The closing rate be found on Page 1.

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A Fatal Fail.

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LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

"THE MAGPIES."

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY,

83rd Co. R. G. A. k. R. E. Reserves.

An Enjoyable Military' Entertainmeat.

What becomes of all the old railway corringos?”urku a reppondent to a Home paper.

COZ.

This Second Division match was played lost evening on the Club Ground. The following The programme submitted at Some of them, he continues, be- were the teams:-

sbs R. E. Theatre lut evening by come hanrosets, others seaside R. G. A.-Attwood; French, "The Magpier," clever troupe bungalows; but a writer discovered Bailer, Gretton, Green, Hastings, one of the Garner: Long, Townsend, Lord; of military arietes, constituted a more dignified and fitting fate mai enjoyable for specially favoured ones, which Cope..

entertainmenta protided in Hong- are permitted to continue their R. E. Reserves; — Clarke; Long for a considerable time. work in a clearer'stmosphere and Simonde. Cruickshanke; Cackor, There was a large attendance, at a more lesturely gait on the Toad, Smith; Johns, Mfilled, including the Officer Administer- railwaye in the Isle of Wight. Ar Waller, Baker, Restos.

ing the Government (the Hon. GOOD as he took his ment

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A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., we beliei, military co-operation, der Treasure of tapitals Bader to us the ball through, were immensely enjoyed, while the window-strape, which will

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THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXTRACT FROM│* flatter in the politics? dovecoter To-morrow's Anniversary, THE LETTER. OF A BRITISH NAVAL at Home. We are told that it has

created "A tremendona repastion" of the opening of the Suez Canal To-moriów In the snuvaraary and that the House of Commone in 1889, in dispard to be critical. The fear, apparently, is that the Premier is desirous of riding rongh »bod over our military lendera that, in fact, be wishes to 28.

Referee --Mr. Black. -

| Mr, Claud S-vero,0. M. G ) and in the train at Ryde Pier set himself up sea Military will

The R. E, kicked off, but the large number of military strange memories of tunnels D'ctator. We cannot, however.

Gunners obtained possessica sad officers; and the Piranera of War and salpburons foues came think that Mr. Lloyd George has

made tracks for the Sappers gal Fand, in sid of which the event back to bit; the pattern of the any each intentions. His speech,

The body of a Chiveer has been Clark was called upon very early was held, should handsomely cushions was oddly familiar, and though strong in tone, does act conveyed to the Public Mortuary. to save from Greep, The But benefit from the proceeds. once again he saw the notice on give any such impression, at least the man having accidentally met quarter of an hour found the Variety and all-round excellence the rack begging him to refrain so far se we can judge from the bis death by falling into the hold Ganners in the Sappera territory were the chief obracteristics of from putting his feet on the summary which bas come overbe of the e. Antilocus, which is and try sa they would they could the programme, which wa cacbions. The carriage was duly cables. It reveals him as being now in the course of construction not defeat Clark, who was really crammed full of most interesting inscribed “Isle of Wight Railway possessed with a consuming de at the Taikoo Dekyard.

hat after keeping a fine goal. From a brak items. The humorous element Compray," termination to sasure k Ärale? 'Alice Memorial Hospital. away, the Sappera scored firit Mil-was well to the for. The dusts moments he found a clue: the degree of actual, se distinct from

The Hoo. the Alice lard centreing very accurately for of Meegre. Macgregor and Charters thrifty company had not changed and if he se poioted to thel mistakes of the past it is the following donations to the

bege to acknowledge with thanks Half-time B. E, 1; R.G.A.,0. Mr. Marchesi was imply great in bore the imprint M. R."-- The second half.resolved sifall his work, especially" Padden, Metropolitan Railway. After a ooly in order ibst me.

Funda of the Hospitals:-Mok into a match between the Gunners' padden, pudder." The ballade bard life of perpetual motion Koa Saox, $100; Mok Shan forwards and their opponenis given by Mr. Yoardeley were round the Inner Circle the carriage Nam, $25; Li Kem Chean, $25. defence. The later beld ont in splendidly san, stalso were those had been released in countquence fine style until ten minutes, from by Mr. White, while Mr. Town of electrification, and was now range, made the scores one all. time, when Gretton, from close send made a big hit in bis eong spending sa honourable old age "Do You Want Us to Lose the making four or five trips a day Comments:-Coosidering the Wai?" Mr. Adams and Mr. Picker- from Ryde to Ventnor and back, Sappers were up against a teaming also contribued some greatly with four First Division players enjoyed vocal numbers, and Mr. in it, they did remarkably well. Simpson was a bizarcosa 89: 30 For the Reserves, Clark in goal elocutionist. Mr. Garden Cook, дате -A fine exhibition, with who had the assisipos of Master thirteenth of the month my friend Simonde and Cruickshanke in George Rezavet, simply bewilder was issued with uniform which god form at back. The Ganed the audience with his conjar-bed thirteen brass buttons (eleven ners bad most of the play, and ing turn, which is very cleverly on the tonio and two on the- deserved the other point. Gretton done, showing him to be extreme arvice esp). He numbered of Ir deft at the work. The concerted thirteen on that murning, and singing of "The Magpies" and within a few weeks was promoted.. the selections by the orchestra He went to France on the thir were also deeply ejoyed. Great teenth, and after being wounded credit is due to tose who arrang-was in hospital thirteen month. jed programme auḍto those who He received his discharge on the contributed to wit was s most thirteenth of the present month, delightful evening...

and as he is quite fit for civilian life considers himself very lucky and intenda to select another

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1917.

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LEARNING FROM THE PAST.

who sacrifice.

The telegram quoted below was salate General, Hongkong. from the Manila Obserwatory at 9 p.m. yesterdayWarning:-The ty phoon is grossing the Visayas Lalande in the form of a shallow depression.

Crashed to Death.

COTTON MYSTERY OF THE WAR.

How Does Germany Do Without it?

Ope of the mysteries of the war is how Germany and Austria

An Antidote: Enlisting on

30,000 MILES IN "CHINA, thirteenth for his wedding day.

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Personal Animosity.

Volley Ball League. It is quite conceivable that the The final march in the Senior emmation has largely arises Division of the Volley Ball League from Mr. Lloyd George's state is to take place to-morrow at 4 30 ment that he had made up his pm, at the Chinese Y.CA. and Green were the pick of their mind not to be responsible for courts, Bridges Street. Professor forwards, and Attwood in goal the direction of the war unless Middleton Smith is to present the bad very little to do. be had secared "approval of the shield to the winner at the close scheme for establishing a Sa of the match. preme Allied War Council. Bat.

Trade Openings. Eurely it is within the province of

A Tinde Inquiry List lesced a great elatesmen to et his mind

by the American Consulate on s conres of action and decide to stand or fall brit. And after all, American concerns are seeking Generel, Hongkong, shows that thie Bow War Conacil is the result Engkong connections in food of the deliberations of British products and general represent French and Ialian military chielsation, general import and export, and etatesmen and not exclusively chemicals nad dyes, carbon paper

Dr. Edmunds Lectures on His

borne down with a heavy weight of pessimism becaues of the recent The British Premier is no military voɔča and sutomobile seat cover' | the question of clothing, but of}

While we by no means donit ourselves among thoes who are the creation of Mr. Lloyd George, and typewriter ribbons, fabric manage to get along without caf

Mr. Winston Churchill, the Experiences.

American author, who was recent- 100. This involves not merely developments of the war, we realise that there is grost danger in man; and, be knows it. He

Under the spices of thely in Paris, was expected in Lon- under estimating the power of the enemy and blindly regarding would be the last man in the The body of a Chinese has ammonition se well. We beer of Union Church Build, a most don a few days later on what is the Allies as completely invincible. in every theatre and aspect of world to claim the right of been sent so the Public Mortuary, clothing made of paper sad of interesting lector was given in stated to be a special mission for the struggle. For that reason, we are glad to see that Mr. Lloyd domineering Over Our Army Deceased was found in the nettle fibre and of wood pulp and the Lectare Hall, Kennedy Road, his Government. Nothing, bow George has taken occasion to indulge in some plain speaking re- leaders. But he is most decided harbour by the San Yap Wharf as a substitate for cotton ia last evening. Dr. G. E. Edmunds, ever, was known of such a mission garding the mistakes of the past so far as the direction of she warly anxions that we should get terribly matilated, and it is explosives. Bat it is diffent to who is President of the Canton at the American Embaner. Like is concerned, and to lay emphasis on the absolute necessity of coapeedily on with the war, and be wormiand that when the gtermer understand how sobstitutes en Christian College and Observer his British namesake. Mr. Win- ordination and unity if the fall fruits of victory are to be garnered has no patience with these who Tai Lee was about to make fast take the place of this essential in Oberge of the Neguetic Sarvey ston Churchill is closely interested in the days that lie ahead. Nothing is to be gained by lalling would be content, with a ourasives into a false sense of security, for while we have the re-maddling through the campaign. and fell between the vessel and warfare.

mere deceased attempted to board her article of household use and of of China (Carnegie Institution), in the Army and Navy. Both leaturing on "Thirty Thousand were born in a November of the sourcer essential to victory, these necessarily will be of little avail The bitterness of the Daily the wharf. being crushed to

seventies, the American author on Before the war Germany im. Miles in Obins," There was a "unless they are utilised to the fallest possible advantage and in sach News' attack

on bic raises destb.

Nov. 10, 1871, and the Right ported from the United States good attenderos. a manner as to produce the maximum of result. In the past-and a suspicion thak there

2,500,000 bales of cotton a year.

The lecturer begin by esying Hon. Winston Churchill on Nov. Lard Factory Fire, it is as well we recognised the fact-we have not awed car strength, is a deal of personal animosity in to the fall limit. Blanders have been made and big considerations the situation which has arisen, out in a lard factory at Matakok, of the war cotton was imported as he had devoted a large part of the same age, and both have three Yesterday morning a fire broke In the first riz or eight months that during the lat eleven years 30, 1874; both were married st overlooked. We osa see these things now, and, perceiving them, for that journal is notoriously das, it is supposed, to fat drop asasi, but since then the British each year in travelling threagb- we can profit by the lesson of the past.

pro-Asquith. But this is not the ping some seager which embargo has nearly shat cotton out Chins to make observations If there is one characteristic more then suother which stamps moment for sectional squabbling, were banging up to dry in the out of Germany and Austria. of the Earth's Magnetim. It was Mr. Lloyd George it is bis intense practicability and his courage Whatever Mr. Lloyd George bas drying room. Damage estimated Neither have the Central Powers of special interest to the people of in the face of untoward happenings. He is always outspoken in said about the past, the main fact at $1,000 wee done. The pre-been getting wood, silk or fisk - Hongkong to know that instru- Mr. Holman, the Premier of bis utterances, and has an intoro aspicity for getting directly at is that he seeks practical concen- mines are insured in the Lan Tai Cotton is the basis of nitrocella- mental equipment for the first New South Wales, has spent bis" the seat of the trouble, while he is ever ready with a solution at raad. tration on the taske of the present Insurance Company for $5,000, lore from which explosives are Burvey 伊高妾 provided him time in making first-hand invest We have seen all this illustrated in bis handling of big domestic and the future. And those who The fire was confined to the floor made. It is possible to gel Hongkong Observatory; when Sir and bas had little time for plet through the Courtesy of the galiona of cof war time problemi, troubles in the United Kingdow, and in mittere appertaining to the endeavour to stir up the political of the drving room.

limited supply of this from wood war the same masterly band has revealed itself. He is a man with mud in the midst of a great war

The "Court Cards.“ fibre, by an expensive process, Matthew Nathan was Governor, form tours Fach as distinguished the courage of bis convictions, and it is apparent from certain obser- would do well to ponder over Mr. The audience, though not large, and German chemiets have said Sir Mathew wass so of scientific the career of Mr. Enghen. Hi. vations made in his latest speech that he has been the principal Lloyd George's appeal in his was highly appreciative of the the supply for German gans was and engineering training, and Holman once worked at cabinet Edvocate of the pecessity of B jarger Allied War Paris speech:-"Let us not dis repest performance of the "Court coming from this scarce. Bat a specially sympathetic to the pro- making in London before be Council, which will deal with military matters na wider and hepoor greatness with pettiness." Carda" second programme at the 12 inch gun disposes of a half pasale made. The fret expedition went to Australis to make poli. less parcchial lines. Indeed, he tells us that while on his way to

Theatre Royal last night. In bale of cotton with every shot the circumnsrigation of the Lical Cabinste. He went over to Italy he had made up his mind that, without this change, be could (China's Protests.

followed France, where he was present ats dividally and collectively, the fred. A mechine gun in opers Island of Hainn, no longer be responsible for s policy of war direction which was The Agreement entered into Company gave a very good lion asee a bale of cotton every by the establishment of a train review of Australian troops by doomed to disanter. Bat he has had his way, and the arrangements the other day by the United States sccount of themselves, and the three minutes. In a naval batile, of stations along the Chins King George. New South Wales, made should go far towards securing that real unity without which and Japan with regard to their evening was enjoyably spent. A like the one cu Jatland, from fire cast from longing to New. the largest State in the Australion Mr. Lloyd George quite frankly says success is impossible. The respective policies in China has complete change of programme is to six thousand pounds of colles chwenk. A further expedition Commonwealth, bas sent 120,000- Premier has been almost brutally outspoken in this latest utterance, been quickly followed by what announced for to-nigh'.

* minute are consumed by the was made overland from Peking men to the war. bat, in car opinion, the time calls for straight talk of this sort. He appears to be a decidedly pointed | An Amateur at the Game... one of each active ship. to Caaton by way of Taiyuenfo, front Mr. tells us that he desires to awaken public opinion lest old prejudices protest by China's Minister at At the Police Court this morn. In addition the Allies are using in Shansi, Hanker, Cbaagaba, escaped death. and narrow vision should re-establish their supremacy. And he has Washington. ile has lodged a ing, a Chinese youth was charged 20,000 balss of cotten a year for and Kweilin. On that journey he burat near him, and be suffered not hesit ved to point out the respects in which we bara militarily protest, it is reported, to the effect before Mr. J. R. Wood with absorbent cotton to stanch and was accompanied by the than severe shock. General Holmes, failed to make the best of our opportunities. He speaks that China objects to any agree. stealing a quantity of clothing, bind woande of the injured; 100,- American Coned General

who was in his company, WAS of "izconceivable blundera" and of its having been "nobody'e meat affecting her being entered false hair and other sriicica from 000 balea will be required to Hongkong, Dr. Wilder, and by killed, Mre, Holman is well business to think cat war probleme in terms of whole battle-feld." into without reference being ade a honed in Shanghai Street. Ser equip America's sirplane ist the Hon. Mr. Edward Osborne, known as a writer." And be shown how the enemy's efforts, which might have be to the wishes of the Chinese peo geant Marpby asid defendant was with wings; one change of cloth who was Secretary of the Hong- countered if there had been this larger measure of control, have been ple. It seems to us, se no doubt to only 16 years of age and seemed ing for all the troopa now in the kung and Kowloon Wharf and repeated more than once since the war broke out. These are on others, that this is a very proper quite an amateur at the game, war would ass on more than Godown Company. Up to the comfortable facte, but they ought to be faced; and it is only right and prudent step for China to take, He seemed quite respectable. His 1,000,000 baler. The United present time he and his assistants at The Hague to discuss the quer that our leading statesmen should let us know exactly where we go, to a people of any epitit, diaces Worship ordered that defendant States is turning 1,000,000 bales had covered in the Magnetic tion of exchange of prisoners the sland and why we have not yet won the struggle. We all know- sione and agreements by other should receive sen strokes of the of easton a year into explosiver, Barrey of China something like Germans entered the conference and the Premier is the first to admit it-that it is not for lack of nations regarding a matter that rod. ***

and recently gave one order for 65,300 miles; wisblished 457 room from s door on one side of bravery or tenacity on the part of our soldiers or asilara. The trouble alonely sets them cannot por

'40,000,000 yds. of cotton cloth stations, at su avenge interval of the room and the English from s has been higher up, and it is only by realising that fact and acting sibly be ignored. The proteat may A. Obinese was charged before for the army.

60 miles, at which astronomical door on the opposite side. TE upon it that we can hope to secure a speedy and satisfactory peace. not have much effect with regard Mr. J.B. Wood, st Police Court) How is Germany going to observations, obarvations for Dutch were always already orated As to the immediate and more pressing issue on the Italian to the Agreement is question, but this morning, with stesting dress for the cold this winter, to elevation above selevel; and the at the table in the middle of the front, Mr. Lloyd George 87 the extent to which we can pevent at any rate it suggests that Ubins plant pot. Inspector Gordon say nothing of supplying nitro-three elemente which determine room. No conversation took place the defeat from developing into a catastrophe depeids on the is not prepared to teks ev rything stated that a man was remove cellulose to keep the guns going? the earth's magnetic field-ar, in except upon the business of the promptitude and completeness of our break with the past. That lying down." The auxsnosing from Ashley Road to Hart This is one of the mysteries of the other words, which give the dires: exchange. Before the conference same point sleo applies in a wider sense to the whole future of the was given that China's integrity Avenue sodbe bad bad, war, for British chemists said at tion and amount of the earth's broke up the chief of the Ger war. But to admit that is not to deny the likelihood of our saccess, and sovereign rights would not be several of thean pots, stolen. A the beginning of the war that if magnetic forces had been made, mans rose and insisted upon Quite the reveres the mere recognition is proof that we are alive over-raled, and, so far, no doubt detective found defendent carry. they could keep cotton

Dr. Embeds prooseded "to thanking the English warinly for to the needs of the time. The Premier is optimistic about the Chins is satisfied that each a ing the pot and when he asked Germany that slone would bring describe the places of interest he the way in which their prisoners Inture. He believes we have learned a great lesson and that Alli-d stipalation should be made, Shs where he had got it from, defen the Central Powers to their kon had visited and spoke of the char- had been treated. He asid no victory will follow Allied valour. Bo the position is that we have goes, however, a step further indant admitted that he had stolen in one year. The cotton has been scleristics of the country and other country had behaved the men and the material and, best of all, we have the sill to win. the protest abe hae made, and, it. His Worship sent defendant kept out, but Germany manages people, giving what proved to be well. The English bowed their Prafting by the experiences of the past, we can now go forward, that she is fally justified in doing to prison for six weeks hard to get along somehow.Kamas one of the most instructive thanks." It was a pit strong in the assurance of our ability to attain those great aims for so, no one will deny.

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