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The whole Empire will to-day moarn at the news that General Mouds, whose name will for ever be associated with the rempturs of Kat and the taking of Bagdad, has fallen a victim to disease in Mesopotamis." We have beard a great deal of late about the ter ribly trying climatical conditions which have marked the sumo- mer campaign in that dreary theatre of war, sod it dosa not

DAY BY DAY.

EVERYTHING IS BIING CON- SERVED NOW EXCEPT LIFE.

Tomorrow's Apsiversary. To-morrow is the birthday of His Holiness Pope Benedict XV, who was born in 1861.

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The opening rate of the dollar

demand to-day require much imagination to 24. 10.5/88. The closing rate realise that the great work which will be found on Pago I. bad fallen on the deceased General maat have seriously andermined his health. Gen- Mr. Arthur E. Tham won the eral Maude bad huge Te doll and swing refled in aid of POSTING.ponsibilities resting upon him, the Bellabound Hospital, with And these, plan the physical hard-Ticket No. 211. ships which he was called upon

Raffle Result.

The Colony's Health.

MAN-POWER AND

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AMERICAN TELEGRAMS, 10-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

The following are from the Lecture by Professor Middleton Maxita Daily Bulletins

Smith.

Amerion is a last minute nation, usys the New York Buening Post Protest. From "China, The American sleeps until the Peking, November 4-The lat possible moment, droi Chinees Republio has protested six minutes, breakfasts in two and to the United States against the a half, bounds down the subway At the University last night,extension of Japanese control over aire, complains at the interval Professor Middleton Smith gave the Shangtung railroad.

between trains with "ninety seconds' headway, and is annoyed Publisher Indicted for Teason. most interesting lecture to members of the University Ex-

Trenton, November 4-Ben-il be musses a section of his revolv gineering Society on "M-Power diot Frieth, the pablither of ling office building door. Ateleo- and Machines in China,' chair was taken by Mr. Lee Boon for treason.

The the Freizeitung, has been indicted on time be waits until the let day to register. During Hock, and there. were many

the previona Liberty Loss, the Disloyal To America. visitors present, including the

American bung back while the Vice Chancellor of the University

Boston, November 5.-Con- Treasury Department and the (Sir Charles Elios, K. 0. M. G.). doctor Karl Muck, director of the headline writers were worried to In the cures of his lecture, Boston Symphony Orchestra, bag distraction. Then he turned in Professor Middleton Smith said signed under pressure brought his tabarription - at the last to bear upon him because of bis minute. To the eecond Liberty (the industrial; development of

Karl Muck was born in Darm-ons is watching him, shouting at filth of his subscriptions. Every

to bear in common with the men under his command, bare doubt- lesa proved more than he has communicable disesse notified in the substitution of machinery for been able to bear. A great the Colony last week. It was sn-power. The fuel of the

There was only one case of China would be brought about by refusal to play the national Loan he has turned in only one-

stem at a recent concert,

·Co. Ltd.oldier, General Mande had had nor-fatal recurrence of diphtbe- country would be used instead of stadt, Germany, en October 22, him, absking him. But bis

Worrespondents are requested to observe the rule inquires them to forward thele Dames and addresses

pobilization, but as an evidence of their bona fides.

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brilliance, and be resobed the

trace the successive stages in the of the orchestra of the Zarich height of his greatness by For "Heather Cay"Funds.

Machine Age, the laurer- asid Opers. From 1892 to 1912, he was director of the Berlin Imperial

What has become of that society the splendid strategy which he

There should be a inrge crowd the invention that the world is displayed in winning back

at the Club greand on Saturday, waiting for is the turbine driven Opera House. From 1808 to 1908 of serious minded persons whose Kat in February last, some nine when the Hongkong Football by ges or oil. They would then he was director of the Boston Bymo- object it was to meet que in so phony Orchestre, with leave from often at dinner for the purpose of which months

after General Town Clab meet the Navy in a League bare all of the advantages of the Berlin. He has been conductor of testing the food value of all sorts with ebend's surrender, sad biancosse encounter, the proceeds of which steam turbine but would use very the Boston Symphony since 1912 of strange dishes? Nothing munications. addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for fal operations against Bigdad in will go to the Heather Day" much less fuel to obtain power. He has served as guest cand actor sdible was indifferent to them..

In other words, they would con.

They were willing to try anything All communicationsintended for publication should be addressed the following month. At the fonde.

time of these victorious schiere-

Alice Memorial Hospital. veri much more of the best of most of the largest opera ments he won world-wide praise The Bon. Treasurer of the the fuel into useful work. houses in Europe. He bear shende. With the present food pro-

** title Koniglich preussicher blem on his hende, it would ap for his fine generalehip, and he Alice Memorial and Affiliated Dealing with Chins, the lecturer General-muick-director,” Con: pear, says an American contem. The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" "will fully deserved all that was writ Hospitals begs to acknowledge said the position seemed to be ferred upon him by the Emperor Porary, that Mr. Hoover ought

be a follows:-Daily iseae-$30 per annum. Weekly issue-ton and asid of him.

with thanke the following dona-this-There are vast quantities $13 per annum.

tion to the Funds of the Hospital: of mineral wealth and other of Germany in 1908. The Boston to give this society an official Symphony Orchestra is the most status, se Tester of New Foods St. Andrew's Church, Kowloop, stores of energy in the country famous orchestra in the United for the Administration. Shark The rates per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Sabecriptions Of Permanent Value.

for any period laws than one month will be charged så for a

$102 50.

At present the mineral wealth is

squid, wameir, eon-weed, decayed full mouth.

Attempted Suicide, ant developed, there are a few States.]

hirds' neste, crayfish, The capture of Bagdad war, in

osage.. The daily issue is delivered free when the addressse ia accessible to particular, an event of permanent A cook boy who was formerly robbers and bandits who have Railroad Employees Wages.

oranges, cactus shoots (using the Chicago, November 4thorns as toothpicks after the mewenger. Peak subscribere pan have their copies delivered at meaning in the Near Est, for it employed at No. 4, Bius Building, every ecope for their bad deeds,

exists ample meal), all these would be their residences without any extra charge. On copies eent by restored British prestige, mat-was charged before Mr. J. B. bat the balk of the population nationwide agitation post an additional $1.80 per quarter in charged for postage.

erially contributed to the wrecking Wood to-day, with sttempting to are pescefal and ingenious. among the railroad uniona for fair subjects of inquiry by only sary to higher wages. The brother booda practiced and hardened experts The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00 the German Mitteleuropa scheme commit suicide, by drawing & It is

scientific ideas meet to-morrow to plan their sach as the members of the said per quarter.

and wae an important step in the carving knife sorces his throat, introduce

into the action.

society. What bitberto bad been liberation of Arabia from Osmanli A friend of the man appeared and and organisation

su undertaking to look country. On the one hand it is Chinese Crews to Man Americans mere hobby might develop into upremary, General Maulo had gre seen much service before taking after the man. Defendant was essential to have mashinery to

patriotic function. part in the present war. He discharged.

develop the natural resources of Washington, November 9.-The high cost of living might the country, but on the other hand The Supreme Court of the United be reduced radically by the dis fought in the Soudan and the

An Indian, very impudent in scientific organisation is also States has handed down a deci.covery of an edible tomato can, Hongkong Telegraph” is now on sale at, and will be delivered South African War (in which he to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company. Ltd., Shameed, won the coveted D.S O.), while in demeanour, was charged before necessary.

The great sign in which it declares legal for instance. Naturally, come Kaston, who have been appointed our agents there.

the early days of the present Mr. A. Dyer Ball, at the Police problem in China is the organie the importation of Chinees for carasitics might be expected By Order,

struggle he was frequently men- Court this morning, with being a ation of industry. If the mistakes service on American ships: tioned in despatches and was vagrant. Defendant said he had made in Europe and Americ ́s can Ohlo Goes Dry."

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1917.

PROGRESS OF THE WAR,

among the members of this harcio commission in the exercise of their. - - patriotic duties, But what of of the country

Retarne from Ohio show that that?

A monument, may, the divided small majority of 1.500 votes. Laining octopus a la Newburgh, Dat into stess for, let us asy, the Soffrage there was defeated by might easily console their co- aupply of destricity in a uniform considerable majurity.

lativer, with a liberal penzion A mea appeared before Mr. fashion, instead of going on as el

payable in meal-tickets.

Chins

a soldier of whom the bad house property. Someone had rescurces prond, and though he has not been get work. His Worship sent him if spared to witness the final triumph to the House of Detention. of the Allies, it can be said that the victories which he was in-

strumental in attaining have had

A Bit of a Tiff".

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J. R. Wood, at the Polics Court present with a number of small New York, November 4-The this morning, charged with isolated plants, millions of pounde Hon. Sir George Houstoun Reid, a permanent and lasting cffect on

A South African infantry sesaclting another men with of money would be cared. There high commissioner for Australis, soldier who had been fighting in the general issue of the war.

rice bowl. Inspector Gordon are therefore three problems be stated that from what he could fore those students of the Univer. in a speech bere made the state East Africa as well as in German The Italians Doing Well.

ment that Lord Sali-bary prevent- South-west Afrios had never gather the two men had had eity who wish to develop the ed a hostile demonetration on the beard of the Battle of the Harne, tiff over a jacket, natural resources of their own part of the European feets here When informed that a distin-

Alding Italy.

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While there can be no doubt that the progress being made at Following up their splendid bit of the various front is, from the Entente's point of view, as fort by which they completely complaintat getting the better of country. One is the acquisition during the Spanish-American war. guished officer ander whom he Fatisfactory 68. recent happeninge justify 718 in expecting, broke up four attacks of extreme it. It appeared that defendant of the scientific knowledge which He says that Lord Salisbury we had served had been wounded at it meat be said, particularly now that the year is fast drawing to s violence in the direction of Zimo, then picked up a rice bowl and will enable them to intelligently approached and made the state the Battle of the Marae, he re- close, that it is not exactly what was saticipated at the begining of the east of Gallio and re-struck complainant on the side of use machinery. The other is the meat that "such an attempt will marked: "We chape in the the year. Then, the 1917 campaign was drawn up without any captured advanced elements in the face. His Worship adjparned discovery of new knowledge which find the British fleet facing you." ranke call that battle Mons. Of doubt being entertained c1 Buguia's ability to do her part in press the direction of Oasera Maletta-the case, fixing bail at 220. will enable them to improve ex

[course that may not be the right ing the enemy back and in keeping large bodies of enemy troops Davanti, the Italians, accord-Alleged Theft of Electric Bulbs. isting machinery. The third is engaged while the British and French troops marched on to victorying to the latest telegrams to

way to pronounce it." He must At the Police Court this mora included in the two words co

Washington, November 4. be one of a largish number. What which the situation then seemed to promise with certainty. Russia's hand, continue to make a most ing, before Mr. J. R. Wood, two operation and organisation. The The United States is diverting do men in Flanders know of the collapse was disastroce to the campaign's complete success, noces resolate resistance to the enemy's Chinese were charged with steal-jofject of any. University is to her supply shine from the Anglo- Battle of Ctesiphon? That ritating, se it did, vast modifications at a most inopportune time. onslaught. At certain pointa ing four electric bulbs from cultivate the imagination. For French to the Italians in view of particular soldiers Notwithstanding this, however, the Allies have still continued to they have counter-attacked suc- Varphy stated that the men went which we tfr, the most wonderful munition and war supplies.

bouse at Yaumeti. Sergent wonderial as are the machines their extraordinary need of am-

years old, bailing progress, with the resalt that to-day they are superior to the enemy cesfully and taken prisonera.

Newcastle on-Tyne, a pogilist by.. on land, ses and air. Germany's ruthless submarine campaigo, These are the first fruits of the three houses at Yaumali and work of the Creator is the human The Price of Sugar. profession, settled at Johannes- which the enemy predicted would starve England into submission arrival of re-inforcements, whose id they had come to inspect the machine. It is only when men New York, November-3.— Tüs

burg, with a Newcastle wife and by the end of July, it so far from its goal that we find British ship presence appears has pat nesid that the occupants were fasi, from means! drodgery that to fix a fair price for sugar, has rounds against Gourge Dizon in lights. They did 80 and then are relieved, by etes, iron and international board, sammoned two children. He had fought 25- yards ac lannabing more tonnage than the U-boats are sinking, life into the Italians and has This taken in concoction with increasingly effective methods of narred them on to renewed effort, using 50 candle power lights they can cultivate their intelleo agreed on 38.90 & handred Tencouver many years ago, and fighting the under en menace, and with the immense speeding up with the farther arrival of the when they should only be using, taal natures, and produce some pounds, landed in New York, he thought his interlocutor was of shipbuilding in Ameries and elsewhere, would seem lo mark the Allied troops, who are now in 32. The men took away four of thing origins!

duty paid.

shockingly ignorant. "What turning of the side of the U bent campaign and the collapse of Ger-faly in large numbers, the the bulbs. Enquiries were made Additional interest was lent to

weight do you think Billy Plim- many'à main hope of victory.

Italians should be in a position to into the matter, and defendante, to the lecture by a number of Washington, November 7-A mes fought at? You may Tet. Quito recently, Ferr George Gotbien, a Prc- engage even more successfully one of whom was employed by demonstrations, and at the close fficial dispatch received from the 121b! He did nothing of the gressivo member of the Reichsteg, was quoted in

Power Professor Middleton Smith was Italian front states that it is the kind! then at present with the Austrothe China Light and Berlin de patch as saying that there was no hope

He fought at 8. db of Germans. That the enemy aleo Company, were arrested. The warmly thanked.

consenens of opinion throughout give or take 2lb→ther is to say, crashing Germany's enemies on land," and, notwithstanding her intends to make a still more ose was adjourned.

Italy that "America's best aid to anything from 8st. 2lb. to 84, losses is the submarine warfare, no disposition towards peace ou vigorous effort is evident from the

Tisly would be a declaration of 81b." The man be spoke to felt the part of England is discernible." On our side, on the other hand, fact that bein receiving reinforce

war against Austria."

bambled, even in the preseppe Of we are now witnessing for the first time a thorough and effective usements both of man and artillery.

It is confidently expected that one who had never heard of the of the weapon that Germany is said to fear most, namely, a drastic Events, in fact, seem to be shaping embergo to keep food and other suplies from neutral countries con- for a decisive action north of the

Mysterious Lights in Yokohams when Congress meets on the first Battle of the Marne.

Monday in December next in figans to the Central Powers. In this respect the Allies have made River Piavi, and to all appearance

regalar somina the question of a A note in the Manchester very great progres since the entry of Americe into the conflict, for the Italians are concentrsting

An unusual sight was reosatly declaration of war-sgainst Austria Quardian about a more reued it was spon Americi that the neutral nations were relying for all with that object in view. The Borte of commodities which, owing to a slackness that ought never stout resi-taues which the Italians lion issued by Major Morgan, It was raining rather heavily, Laken up.

Orders for the Infantry Bat reported in Yokoheus herbar, as an ally of Germany, will be 0 ohm dropping the use of the :: word "bras" as meaning money to bars existed and to methods that have, happily, since been are at prevent maintaining bide

and a thick veil of mist hung over

War And Politics.

reminds another correspondent of e-otirely stopped, ware aliimately fading their way into the hands us hope that, is on the banke of of the enemy. America'a embargo and a more rigorous application the Marne, the enemy is fart

the barbour. About 8 o'clock a Wew York, November 9-senatch of conversation overheard of the British blockade has of late led in the best of respite,

Members of the Uorpa are bere phosphorescent light began to While the balloting ja emarntion at Blackpool between a holiday- "Germany has casde her saprema milit-re effort," anya a

rushing to his doom,

by reminded that 8 (4 for men sppear on the water in the bar with the elections in New York maker and his wife, ho if they well-informed authority on the subject, and "now for the first time

between 45 and 50 years of age) boor. It was followed by several was going on among the New had not come from Olahim wore since the beginning of the war a clear decrease in the total strength of

days' training in Camp is com- similar lights, which gradually Yorkers in the trenches on the characteristic of the plica. It the German forces on record. And it is perio, cotwithstanding

palsery, unless exemption has grew in intensity and by about French front, & number of plause was Monday morning, and one Roasis's collapse and Italy's temporary re-beck, that the ascend hai, will shortly publish a new

The Commercial Prose, Shang- been obtained."

6.30 presented a very striking were seen approaching the line gathered the couple had only been It is hoped that: members will spectacle. The lights then from the German positions. They in Blackpool since the Saturday. danoy in the West has definitely pared to the Allies, who are no monthly format to be called fally avail themselves of the commenced to grow din were at one engaged by British They were standing engagui în a policy of wearing down the enemy by strition until

completely disappeared planes mod in a few minutes an obersbeno about to start for the the forms of American arms can make itself felt in the field. And China and the War. It will be a special arrangements which have and America with her gigantic resources of mep sod munitione, will review of all the international besen made to facilitate their half an hour later. Mr. Askare, sir battle begen that put a stop Lakes, and the good womta, was Chief of the Yokohama Observs to the voting until the German pressing her "mon" to tko ber ourtainlý make a very vast difference towards the speeding up of the vente taking place in Chine and attendance. progress that is being maintained. In the Balkans, sa in Mesopo biose affira either directly or of bandoliers will take them to lights may have been caused by Europs that have a baring on

[on the trip. Ria reply was final. NO.O. and roes in possession tory, is of opinion that the strange planes were driven cur

The battle created so much "I mak now,” ha maad degged tamis, and more particularly in the Palestine ares, the progress of the Allies haw of Ints been extremely satisfactory, and of such a nature indirectly. We are told that the Camp. All ball ammunition is swarms of ductilnos, or may be excitement among the hoops that to spendin

tophosphamoenos of it was impossible to continue the asos, and then? #DES firat number of the journal will to be taken to Camp and handed due au to sugar well for the near fatare, when the Allied War Coupe make it appearance on 1st izio store on arzival there. Dum- patrefying matter washed out to balloting Awhich was renam will be able, more effectually than before, to strike with united

January, 1918,

A New Monthly.

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