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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1917.

WATSON'S

DRY GINGER-ALE

FRAGRANT,

AROMATIC. DRY.

"Dryness "is a feature which has helped to give "this drink the popularily it so well deserves.

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Pints $1.20 Per Doz.

Splits 70 Cts.

The Great Victory.

We had, like most people. become so, very "mach scoustomed

of late to thinking of the British

DAY BY DAY.

MISCHENAY E SILY BE DONE

Ruskin.

SLOWLY.-

To-jow's Anniversary, To-miria the birthday of Bir li Larier, who was barn in 181.

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Misa laill is refine a dressed coleb de called "Highland Lassie" fothe." Heather Day" funds. 'Ti tickets are $1esch Wedding."

troops on the Western Front as QUICKL, PT GOOD WORK IS being engaged almost exclusively GENERAL DONE in the Flanders area that we must confess to a feeling of consider. Įable surprise, whe iwe mad that on the banks of the Scarpe and in the vicinity of St, Quentin our gallast troops bad just accom- plished one of their greatest victories for a long time pail, and ons which seems to have been effected with so much kill and secredy that the enemy, like every- body site "not in the know were taken completely by sur- prise. Io eloquent testimony of this in the fact that, so far, the number of prisoners seken total at least 8,000-truly a very betantial “bag." And,

The waling of Dr. Ozorio in striking contrast, is the equally important fact that our and Mis smilla Castro in to casualties are numerically insigni- take place the Cathedral of the ficant. In every respect, thate fore, Towards! Conception the latest British advance on be morrosions.

Odd Not Biscuits, As he w, ooming of a whar! ally since it is one, it should not be forgotten, that has been made yesterday, Chinese was found to dirotly upon the formidable be carryinjtwo tips of biscuits, Hindenburg Line, which the which, on ing examined by s ear my had borated had been made Eo secure that it could resist the armies of the World."

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1917.

OUR PART IN THE WAR.

no exception to the rule.

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WAR CHARITIES.

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CANTON "OUR DAY." | 10-DAY'S MISCELLANY,

-Over £1,400-Raised. Subscription Lurt No. 20..

The badges and the mottors As the result of "Our Day" in of the corps, regiments, sad {MONTALT SUBSCRIPTIONS GENERAL.};-

Chaton, $1,435 has been remitted departmental corps of our army. H. E. Sir F. H. May

950,00

to the British Red Oroes Society are a fascinating study, writes Mr. G. Thorne

50.00 in London.

"G. B." to a Homs paper. Each 20.00 Sir W. Becs Davies Staff-Messrs A. S. Watson

and Co., Ltd, “. Ojagar Singh...*** cooksteuerte Britishers Stad-Messrs Lane Craw-

Ford and Co.

Wong Sul Woon Chief Inspector Ken Inspector Gordon ...................... Sergeant Willis ............ LN, L.

Hon. Mr. Claud Severa,

C.M.G.

Ladies' Working Party of g

the Union Church

Observatory Mr. E. Irving .....

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kong, we found to contain four tins otrenxred opina Be fore Mr.J. Wood, at the Police Court this irning, the men, wo fined $300, four months' hard

Aood Heal.

Concerne with Two Cases.

Before MJ. B. Wood, at the Police Co this morning:

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D. W. Tratman

T. Sutherland

L. A Langley

J. C. Wildin

Vald Bjerre ..........

... Owen Carriepaon

T. Kning

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F. E. Worsoo ..... Mesars Pentreath and Co. ̈ Mr. C. B. Brooke

Mr. 0. H. Wakeman Hon. Mr. E. K, Sharp Mr. C. G. Alabaster

His Honour Mr. H. H.

Gompertz

Mr. E. Davidson Mr. E. L. Agassiz Anonymous

100.00

180.00

Fong's photogrphe Evening Concert (per

the O.AT.B.)

4.00 RM8 6.00 Sweet Stall .... 3.00B80 Pie

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The total amoral collented wax | badge or devise hai a story of its @10,022.53, mande up as follows:➡ OWN. It is regimental history 49.00 Total donations ac.... $2,856.83 in "tabloid" form. The army 10.00 Nett proceds of Ah

badges may be classified andar the following beadings:-Boys! badges, deoriptive badges, 300 territorial badgee, family and 2,222 93 olan badges, Indian sad Medi

385.47 terranean badges, and foreign 219.50 | badges. We have representations of the elephant and the horse, the 40 f`ger and the Hon, the antelope, 189.70 stag, and eagle, the cat, the ser 850 80 pent, and the Paschal lamb; · 141.45 Fabulous monstars are represent-- 48.27 by the Sphinx and the dragon. 171,50 The gun, grenade, fuuil, lazoo, 169.10 carbine, and rifle are badges 1129.20 which clearly indicate the branch

188 40 of the nerviose entitled to wear -

3.00 Auction of Oses of 50.00 Stoat

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80.00 Parrei delivery elő.... 10.00 Sundzion

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10.00 Man in the Tub

30.00 Gift Stall

194

5.00 Gate Money... 5.00 Bar (including ade of

erplan stock).

8,00

10.00 Red Oro Norse

10.00 Coooanut Shies

10.00 Chinese Cocjurers

5.00 Sale of Flags 100.00 Shooting Gallery

26.00

25.00

30.00

10.00 Less loss on small

coine

20.00 Less Sundry chita out- standing (to bepsid

them. The trampet, the bugis, 187 40 and the French horn decate other 10105 units of the service, and flowers, 319.50 leave, and crosses have their

80.50 special significance: 840 40 140 00

20.00

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300.00

Staff Messre. Dodwell and

Co., Ltd. 3. G.

(Cel/Doc) Armchair Hongkong

Club

Gymkhana

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The eagle is a foreign badgy, sad is one of the earliest stand- $10,078.00 | arde of war. It was first used by the Persiane. It is said to have been carried at the Battle of 9.86 Ouuaxs, B.C. 401, but it is most femone in history as the standard of Imperial Rome. Charlemagne, after hie coronation at Rome, A.D. 800, adopted the spread eagle, by this badge denosing that in his hands were the 55.48 | government of both the Roman

Bad

German empires." " In 1.00 Grand - Total for

the arms of the Remittance $10,022 53 German Empire the eagla in 340.00 Bemitted to London

single-headed, and sustains on its 13.00 £1,400, at 2/10 =

breast the arms of Prasais (the 89774.54 £35 at

original Imperial segle of Charl- 2/11.3=$237.45... 10,011.99 emagne), with the Hohenzollern Od de mate and a } arme, Austria maintains the double-headed eagle, and Rewis,

-*------ OTHER DONATIONE GENERAL,

11.00

13.00

10.00 Balance to General 5.00 War Charities A/c

*3.00

3.00

Golf Tadpole Ah Chee......... The Edward Dispensary Leung Ping Fai ............ Fung Shi Hon. Lo Kam Chak Lau Tez Ping Chan Pai ..... Ng Mui Cheun

Subscribers under 83 ....... Mezars John D. Hutchison

and Co. Collected from the boxes.

at Peak Tram Station, Star Ferry Pier and Blake Pier

"Penknife" Mr. W. Murray Scott...... Proceeds Lottery Mrs. A

H. Skelton's pictures...

R. L. H.

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Chen, Pin

Lee

Tang Hoi Kee

present

~ 10.64 | under Ivan IIL, assumed it în 1472. In 1804 the Roman sagla

A personal acknowledgment was adopted by Napolean as the “ 5.00 has been sent to the many who so Imperial symbol of Tracee. It 3.00 kindly assisted with gifts in was set aside at his fall, restored 83.20 mcrey or kind, but it Com in 1852 by Napoleon IIL; and mittee take this opportunity of abolished in 1870, under the re- 600.00 thanking them all collectively, as publican regime. The King of also those who laboured at the Foland also had an eagle, and stalle and side shows at the Fele. the magla has been adopted by Thanks are also due to the follow the United States of Americs, 2.36 ing firms for gifts or other 3.00 valuable assistance:---

The Prussian, Austrian, sud

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Mesere. Wang Hing, the French eagles have been adopted Colonial Storee, Sing Fat, Lee a badges in the British army. 100.00 Spg Wob, Peboomall Broe, The Prussian eagle, as a badge, is 350.00 Nels and AngleSwiss Milk Co., worn by a regiment of buseLIT. 400 W.O. Humphreys & Co., Wise-It was granted in 1788 in honour 47.60 man Lid., (Hongkong), Hongkong of the Duchess of York (Princess

5.00 25,00

20.00

A ebop bolie, employed at of searcy seems to have prevailed while the preparations were being money-chenr'e shop in Rene made. "Not a whisper reached the hom, hasrested to the Police that correspondents, who were con- be was walag over the railway stantly up and down the lines," bridge Cham Road, when twr admits Mr. Philip Gibbs, one of men camep behind bim and the most alert of the journalists snatched of his hand a band at the Front, nor did the enemy kerchief, inrbich was $500 in dream of each a blow," adds" the notes. Then ran away and correspondent. And early in the have not be caught. morning, in misty weather, the British dashed forward on a sixty kilometre front. As "* variation on prevican tactics Chinese wi charged with the and ore which succeeded ad- unlawful perion of two tone

of coal at lamati, Mr. J. H mirably—the offensive "wma un--

Gardiner peared to defend. heralded by the customary bombardment. Thos Fritz, Laspector Goon stated that the man was witness in another trench and dug-out, imagined himself safe coal case, ch was due to be from stick se though be. had heard this fternoon. The case been on the banks of the Spree. was adjouni, bail being fined at If there is one thing that can be said of the British people in Suddenly, British tanks, no $100.

doubt looking.

Attrated Suicide. the present war more then another, it is that they have never been

The in which a Chinese given to load bragging concerning the nation's really wonderful correspondents say, "awe-in- achievements daring the past three years. That is characteristic of spiring" as they emerged out charg with attempting to launch wh near Kowloon City the race whatever we take in hand, whether in war or pesce, we of the mist, moved forward in commit side by jumping (If a set ourselves grimly to the taak, preferring rather to work than talk, large numbers and awept all

was egzistfore Mr. J. E. Wood. and our past history shows that we generally succeed in seeing the obstacles before them.

at the Poli Court this morning. So far, this war, despite the tremend Cavalry and infantry followed on, His Worp inquired whether business through to the end. ous calls that it be made upon the whole of our resources, has been the former, owing to the favour the man willing to retara to We entered it, not in any moment of able nature of the ground, having his homew that & men lad jingoistic excitement, but calmly and deliberately, well appreciating such sa opportunity that has

come ford and promised to "Submarine" the seriousness of the Blep, because honour and daly called us, and rarely presented itself, and, by look after him, but the man we bave continued, so we shall to the end, with steady and patient their joint actions, assisted ably replied thele oculd not go, as Hon, Mr. P. E. Holyoak 250.00 Dairy Farm, the fincere Co., Ltd., Royal of Prawie), when the determination, willingly shouldering the evergrowing burdens, by the stillery, the Germans were he owed son money and wented beatuse we know that, if we faint nor, victory is bound to be cure. completely routed. Thousands of to pay that'est. The Chinese We bare tande willakes-it is by three that we gain experience prisoners, as stated, were taken, who said he said look after the and at times we hire appeared to be just maddling through. But, and an adrazne made, of fully defendant pmised to pay the Pink ... taking a broad survey of what we have accomplished, we can feel five miles. Its truly a magnis debts and thisse was adjourned as Kong wo justifiably proud of our part in the war and of the fact that the cent victory and one in which until Mondalo fee if the Las present finds a snimated by a growing resolve to persevere till we utmost pride. It is likewise a consider disorging the man.

every Briton cannot bat feel the

been done wh his Worship will Chu Chung Hee have achieved that which we eet out to perform,

Chung. Kee It is well that we should pure cccasionally and contemplate riumph of new tactice, and one Was į Spying?

Leo Fook..... the mature and the extent of the work which Britain bas done, not which speaks well for the in-. A respects-dressed Chinese

Mon Yeuk Lim' ...... from a sense of bosstfulness, hat so as to cffset the rroakings of those genuity of the plans just as much was charged before Mr. J. R.

Chan Yau Kee who, in every war we have entered upon, have taken a delight in a for the glorious manner in Wood, at t Megietrary this pointing the finger of criticism at what they ecrider our sins of which our troops carried them morning, witbeing on thestaire

Kwong Ring Cheang Lee Ching omission and of commission. Many such have stisen during the out to complete victory,

of 8, Yok Mg Street for an

Fung Yuen present struggle, and they bare appeared to glory in their self- The Begging Nuisance, "

unlawful purse, and ales with appointed task, raiber than to feel ashamed at the depresion The police are to be com having a heat pair of pliere in they bave crested in

quartete. Lord Northcliffe mended for taking steps to rid his possession be used to bresk would almost appear to be one of this band of gramblers, the Colony of professional beg down the wa of the cubicl jodging by some of his 'obeervations when refaeing the gare. Two of these were before there. Inspect O'Sullivanslated ofer made him to take charge of the Air Ministry. In the Court yesterday, and soh is that noises habeen heard ca the effect, he stated that he could not accept the poet bectase, row doing a month's berd labour staire on seval occasiors and on coming back from the United States, where everything we by way of a change. These men, late last nighthey were heard bastle and burry, be found Britain dallying with argent questions who neither toil nor spin, employ again. The capante rashed and content to allow useless officials to remain to power. It did little children to go out sad beg down and foonhe defendant who not apparently occur to him that, as he was the man who could see for them while they themselves do threw the pls down. There what was wrong, it was bis duty to take a hand in the remedial nothing beyond gathering in the was co intent (commit a felony work. Possibly be extreme modesty had something to do wish the takings. In one of the case it for apparentlybe object was to refusal. Be that as it may, it did not sound well, coming from a was shown that a little girl had epy into the opoles. The Rev Britisher who had just concluded a Government mission to the been sent out with a baby strapp Mr. Shaan apresent in Court States, to hear that, unless we rapidly changed our methode, America ed to her beek, end, on the mother on behalf of thecoused, and his would soon take entire charge of an important part of the war, being sent for, the latter ssid she Worebic adjoped the case, We are the first to sdmit the thoongh-going and systematic manner had no money, as her husband ing bail $10 in which Americais going into the struggle; nothing"could" be was at ses and had not bees heard

A Lad Excuse. finer. But the Americans themselves would never dream of suggest of for months. Investigationa, Belare Mr. rer Bal, at the ing that they were going to take the control of the war out of our however, led to the discovery of Magistrao is morning, a hande, They know and realise what Lord Northliffe seems to have the father of the child lying in Chinese macred with assault. shut his eyes to that, though our methods are different to theire; bed smoking opium. In the other ing a bostran. The complainant we are in no sense less effective in our work than are they: Estider, instazos, it was shown that the stated the thalefendant incited wbiah, Americs comes into the struggle profiting by the experiences child employed had a placard dis- acme boyato her up some rice we have been through.

played containing B whole baga that rerion the deck of bir We do not suggest that there has not been a great deal of catalogue of lies. In there oases, junk and lair the defendant svoidable muddling in our conduct of the war. Had there not bran, it happened to be that the Chinese] demanded $0 in mones from we should have been more than merely human. But we do want public were the sufferers through him, sa7g be would do bim Britishers to feel, and the world to know, that our contribution has being coed, but Europeans bodily hap, the money were been a thousand times greater then our sheer obligations to our often encounter the same oises of not paid. Telerday the defend. Allies As Mr. Aiquith well polated out a couple of days ago, wa professional beggare. Indeed, set and ties ither men attacked Have kept the sens free, expanded our Army in seventy Divisions one women with a child (whose him. Dehidať's story was thus and placed our armenala and credit at” the dincoul of the Allies, case may or may not be one of he acideall stepped on the We have sent soldiers to the sexistance of all the Allied proples and genuine distress) is to be seen man's foot Ee was set upon by now we may possibly ration our own people'en as to provide, sap-regularly in Battery Path every the complast and other med plies for Italy and France. These are hard fɛow which now than evening soliciting alms. These until he q' tesound by s 000- offset the jeremiade of the profesional grousers. And we can ponder people are a nuisance to every-stable. Worship did not over them, not with overweening pride and foolish glee, but in a body, and we hope that in course believe the fendant's story and spirit of thankfulness that we have had the power and the will to of time they will all be cleared passed sen pa of cas month's Ho those things,

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Lam Woo... Ku ing

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Cheong Kam Po Lee Yau Chuen Fung Yiu Ming Ho Sing Chan Prisoners of War Fund: Some members of the

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5.00 Kwangtung Electric Supply Co., regiment was known se the 5.00 Lid, the Sharmeen Store, Nan Duchess of York's Own Light 6.00 Yang Bros. Tobacco Co., Parses Dragoons. The Austrian sagle is Trading Co., A. S. Watson and is badge of the King's Dragoon Oo., Ltd., Deacon and Co., Ltd., Guards, whose band is now so the Hongkong Cigar Store, 8. stationed in Harshester, Per- Mostrie and Co., Ltd., (Hong-mission was granted to that 8.00 kong), W. Farmer and Co., regiment to wear the double 1.00 Ballerfield and Swire, Manners headed es. le of Austria in the 20.00 and B.ckhouse, W. A, Hannibal form of a collar badge “as a mark 3.00 and Co., Bernandes Noronha and of respect" for H.LM. the Emperor 03, British-American Tobacco Francis Joseph, who in March, 100 Co., Ltd., Lever Bros. (Ohine) 1896, was gazetted colonel-in- Ltd, K. A. J. Chotirmall, chief of the regiment. Shortly after Porsumall and Co., Kthe outbreak of the, present WAT Disidan and Son, W. Boolchand, this distinction was withdrawn.' D. Chellaram, W. Powell, Ltd., The French eagle in worn by a (Hongkong), P. D. Melvani & Co., regiment of dragoons, the Rojal Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd., Scote Greys, the Esser Regiment, |T. E. Griffith LH., Herbert Dent and the Royal Irish Fasiliens to & Co., the Asistio Petroleum Oo.commemorate the capture of (South Chine) Ltd., Mitani Bar-eagles in campaigns of long ago. Baz'Kaisha, Shessa Tomes & Co.. Holland Chins Trading Co., Anderson Music Co., Ltd., (Hong Long), Lattle, Adime & Wood.

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Auction held at Phoenix

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The great diamond found in the Da Toite Pau mice will not bear comparison with the Cullinan gam which weighed in ita azcat atata sight tiger sa much. But it makes other historical diamonds look emall, including that for which ite owner, a Bornesa Bajab, refused £80,000 and two war brige fally armed and equipped. Relatively unimportant, too, was that great diamond given to George III just se the Warren Hastings trial was coming on, the donor being saepected-to be the accused kim- self, although this was so big 10.00 that a popular scurrilous belled

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Balance in hand § 27,816.48 at an old English fair at Northe N. J. STABB, ampton recently for the Ed

Kon. Treasurer. Gross. The promoters aimed as Hongkong, 22nd Nov, 1917, raising £5,000.