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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1917.

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Britain and the Maximalists.

DAY BY DAY.

If we are to judge by the scanty sewe now coming through from Rusein, affairs in that distracted

PUBLIC EDUCATION TO BE GOOD country are still in a verv ́ un MUST BE EDUCATION OF THE settled condition. It is evident, WHOLE HAN AND NOT ENTIRELY however, that the Maximalists, THE FAISING OF A BOOKWORN.- whose one sim appears to be Mr. H. A. L. Fisher,

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at all coste, are in control

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1o-morrow's Anniversary,

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the hitastion perfectly clear by kong Theatre informe as that stating that since the fall of the thers will be no 9.15 p.m. per Provisional Government, noformance at Beather Day.", authority has been established

CORPORAL SCOTT, R. E.

POLICE RESERVE

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY,

ORDERS.

Former Hongkong Boxer a51 "White Hops.”

Jadging from romments made

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Mr. Asquith reminded "bir Orders issued by Mr. F. C. hearers at Leeds recently that Bismarck was 'opposed to the in Boxing, Corporal Sests, R. E, Fenkin, D.S.P. (B) state:

"Heather Day" Datles. he Heavyweight Champion of } `

annexatica by Pincia of Almos Men warned for daty from No. Hongkong, has already made s Tomorrow is Thanksgiving deep impression in boxing cir.1 Platoon and No. 2 Company Lorraine in 1871. Bismarck: of the pricipal cities, though Day in the United States cles at Home, where he is now will report to their own Lasprotors expressed his views on the point it is still nocertain where M.

openly spoken of as a "while at Headquarters Club. The lat without ambiguity in 1887 to Sir Kerensky, General Kilodia and

hope." The Dollar.

ter will report direct to Inspector Willing Richmond, who was General Korpiloft

and

| painting his portrait, “Iregarded· The opening rate of the dollar.

The issue of October 3 contsios Garrod. what they are doing. In theloo

demend to. Jay was the following:-"Kaiser Bill'a All Staff and Company Inapes the sanexation of Alssos-Lorraine. circumstances, peculiar

the 28. 10.7/83. The closing rate aerial visitors cotwithstanding, tors will report in uniform with with misgiving, mid the Chin- attitude of the Allies "towärde will be found on Page 1 the members who rallied as helmet to Inspector Garrod at cellar, "but Moltke insisted upon Russia is a matter of consuming

for the opening night of the Parade Ground at 10 a.m. on it, a necessity." At the same importavos. So far as Britain is

the N.8.0. Beason refused to Friday November 30. Exemption time Bismsrok expressed other concerned, Mr. Belfoar has made

The wangement of the Bong-be disturbed by the clamour they from his duty may be obtained opinions to Sir William Rich raised outside the four walls of from ASP. Hough or, the mond which are particularly in- teresting at the present juncture. the famous King Street establieb- DS PR.

Inspectors will not wear belts, "War," he said, "would solve mont, Carley sad Hulin's 101

many of Eagland's internal rds. wore pancigated thrcogboat Musketry Course 1917-18. with which we cansuter

All members of the Suf, difficulties. It would teach Eng by bombs and gune, and yet into relations. That mesor, The Legislative Council meets in ordinary periance; that we to-morrow afternoon, when the never a man lorged a bair. But Mounted Police, Maxim Ganners land sto must be one of the perhaps the chief interest of the abd Inspectore and Sergeants of strong military Powers, not, per- are not recognising the Maxim five new ordinantis recently in evening was provided by the No. 1 Platoon are Provisionally bape, so much as navel, and this alists. And there beed be no troduced "come up for second bears-st, novices competition, warned to attend to fire the above for the sake of the pesos of A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., wonder at that fact, for this reading.

which introduced us to a boxer couree on the morning of Sanday Earope, Tae natural alliance is 2, Forber England, Germany, and lusly; group of misguided pacifieke bas

whose performesos temps him next, December "Heather Day" Programme.

these three Powere, if placed upon shown an unmistakable inclins-

28 a real White, Hope. We details will be issued. Basein'e The offical conveni programare told to keep our eye on Cpl. Parade Central 5.30 p.m. tion to go back on solemn promise to stand by her me of “Heather Diy," will be in Scott, Hongkong, &

Thursday, November 29-No. heavy.wi. Allies to the end. As to the sale to-day of the pricipal hotels alleged novice-only in name, 2 Co. under own Commanders. Basian proposal for en immedi sad store. On Thoreday after-

manner in which be disposed of

The Hon. C.C. P. approves the Faquires them to forward their names and addresses with ste srmistice, that is entirely out cooo a number of boys and girl indging by the workmanlike Also all recruits,

of the question. The time for in costume will be offering the

hippocrat." Unfortunately, the pesce negotiations her not arrived book for asle at the lounge of the Corp at didn't cast any revere promotion cf Sargeant 545 Castro, Staff Equipment officer, to the yes. There is much more to be Hongkong Hotel,

Brains en our optio, for, with a

| rank of Grown Sergeant. All communicationsintended for publication should be addressed done ere that day arrives, and it}

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1917.

AN ECONOMIC PROBLEM.

for

is well that M. Leria and bis supporters should be made clearly to to understand that we cannot have any dealings with a Govern- ment which is prepared calmly ignore the promises contained in the Pact of London.

to

Council Meeting.

Tramcar Accidents.

A Chinese, living at 3. Bowring-right to the jaw, he stretched bis Boad, has been sent to the opponent out for a long count Government Civil Hospital of within belf a minute of the start. ing from injuries to the bead. He koew be bad turned the trick used through being knocked top, and, walking coolly to the tide down by a trambar on the Prays East, whilat he was emoteyed unloading esit from a cargo bost, A married women, of On Wai The Empire has certainly lost Lane, has been sent to the hospital a pisneer through the death of suffering from injuries to head, Sir Starr Jameson, who will capsed by being knocked down be better remembered as Dr. by a tramer in Der Voer Road Jameson, the leader of the Wast, abortive, rais against the Borre

A Son of Empire.

St. Andrew's, Fair Attraction.

A Warning.

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Promotion.

Bound Over.

Dafend-

a permanently strong footing, would ensure the peace of the world against France and Rumia.

In the event of war with France and Rumia we could. place three millions of men in the field; one million on the Russian frontier, one million on the French, and etill retain a million reserves. We can raise and clothe at short notice, all told, four millions of reserver, incinaive, and, indeed. I believe that, unless God himself

then."

It is interesting to observe the though Carphey and Co., may present competition, and be will find another and very formidable in any case have a thorough is different names which the same obstacle in their quest for the on Oct 29.h, when he is due to objects receive is vacions langa- meet Sergesat Harry Cargon, ages. National characteristics Bombardier's scsip."

Commenting, is its issue of DCM, at the R Middlesex sometimes show themselves in spects, Bozing says: "Yet when the benefit of the Hero Bxera Many of our men are mechanics the whole collection of aspiring Fapd. We may, we believe, and familiar with the solid and heavy-weights has been sorted out congratulate Bereery, Commit. lationery iron tank, to which they we easil not be at ali surprised to tee, and Fond on having secured find a kind of resemblance in the

30 attractive fad Opl. Vietor Scott occupying Fuch

top liner, maaaive, slowly moving war

Chist Inspector-Boylance, of commands the French forces in of the ring, reclined carelessly the Police Reserve, charged an ho next war, Germany will be against the ropes while the fatal elderly Chiness before Mr. Deer victorious.. In the next struggle seconds were being totted. Then Ball, at the Police Court this with France, which God forbid, he walked past his fallen for and morning, with begging at West we shall wait till her armise come looked at him regretfully se Point. The man was alleged to to us. The French have raised though he was sorry that a dread have been pestoring Chiness as such strong fortifications sines' 70 that our advance would be out of of being considered theatrical, they left a restaurant. alone prevented him from pick-sat produced a licence and board the question, and we could not ing ap the striekea man and and aid he was hawking. His enterisin the possibility of

anco satul advance se -we did carrying him to his corner. Fair Worship decided to bind the man in 1898. That is many years A generous donor has given a to look upon, six feet one in his over. ago now, but the messure of handsome silver cup, now being socks, and carrying 31st. 8 of excitement and interest which it exhibited in Messre. Tak Cheong's well-shaped bone and masale, evoked comes clowly back to indas, in Queen's Road, as u Cpl. -Scott cariainly look as memory: The Aination at that prize for the correct, or nearest time in Africa was anything but guess of the aggregate weight of satisfactory for British settlers, certain animals exhibited at the and it was because matters were at St. Andrew's Fair. This The question of the exclusion of Chinese residents from certain reaching the breaking point offer should greatly stimulate sreas has reently been raised on report to the effect that the that Dr. Jameson took things competition. Those who are October 10, on heavyweight pro- Masic Hall over 15 rounds for de flaite and etriking examples. Government intends to smend the Ordinance applying in this re- largely into his own banda, and, keeping animal for exhibition or spect to the Peak District. It is an old issue which is thus brought with s body of enthusiastic sale at the Zo are requested to forward, but it is at the same time one that has frequently recurred. Palauteers, decided to make have them on the Murray-Parad of any rate in ordinary conversation, during the past few years. raid on the Boere. It was an ill-Ground by 2 nm. on Friday, Unhappily, there is a tendency is certain quarters to look at what considered adventure from the is really a serious and intricate economic problem purely from a very first, and it bad long since The Uaion Insurance Sciety the first place in the public regard. Far Scort has bat' to win the engine. The name "lank" is brief, racial standpoint, and, so long as it is so viewed, we fear that it is been regarded soz mistaks. Bat of Cantou, Lid., Hon. Secreteries Itis of course still somewhat early N.SO. competition to become an striking, and humorous, a typical certain to lead to a measure of bitterness which could ossily be Dr. Jameson's motives were good, of the Hongkong. and South to feel assured that he possesses object of onasiderable interest, ly military jest" of a soldier. Bat avoided were there a willingness to look into it as a general and though he was eabeequently Chino War Savings Association, the oceassry ability. We have Enough will then have been seen the Germans go otherwise to work. question of public well-being involving an icean which certainly sentenced to imprisonment for write us as fallows :-We beg to only seen him in action for stout of him to satisfy ne all that be They name their "tanks"-at neede calui consideration. We are not at the moment concerned what was, in the cold light of call the attention of membera to thirty seconds, though we possess more then a chance with least in communiques-Graben with the particular point isised as to whether there is or is not a reason, a serious political offence, the danger of reading money in more and more satisfactory hints of any of the other sepirants, while schutzenvernichtigungsautomobile, osse made out for more definitely excluding Chinese residente from be rather increased his popularity bank notes, for investment in this real class in that brief period than we already possess the know which being translated meine, ." "Tas sord the Peak but the larger question, se to whether something cannot than otherwise because of his part Association, in sealed packagee many ambition heavies have ledge tha: he in a real sport "automobiles for the destruction

a dczen contests, man, who is cat for a noniest of trench protections." be done to prevent Europeans from being oased from the best in the flair. He was essentially by ordinary chit book. Wesome shown in

for the shekele ia lat a monthful, yet a residential areas in the Calon5, is one apon which we feel rather men of ection, and, despite times crceive very large amounts or, indeed, in the whole of their first and strongly and concerning which we have af late had occasion to eay the impetuousity shown in this by this mess, All money should career. Trae that he only gain-second. He has started his career thoroughly logical definition, by

particular incident, time a good deal.

has either be paid in personally by ed a beat in a so-called novices' in the way we should with all genus and differentia, of the thing Apart, then, from any one locality in particular, we would indicated many of the viewa hai the investor or by somebody competition, and that his oppon- sepirante to start, without fuss or in question.

bodace or any demands for high repeat what we have previously said, that, as a resalt of the gradual beld. Putting aside the famous deputed by him, or eant to be by eat would scarcely be classed as a abeorption of desirable house property by Chinese and Japanese raid, he did great servion for the crossed cheque. We regret we champion. Yet the fact remsina reward. With a record which too, the bousing question is every year becoming more and more Empire, as a statesman and cannot in future accept any seal that he knocked his opponent out compares favourably with that of

Mr. Napier Hamy, the well- acute for Europeans, especially those whose means are comparative industriai commercial ed packages which have the io a couple of punches, and that he any of the other big fellows, be ly limited. That is a fact which all who are not wilfally blind to pioneer, sed his name will be appearance of containing back clearly knew exactly what he was refrained from parading it, but known marine painter, whose recent developments will at once admi. This being the case, it is seBociated with a big band of notes or coin.

doing and bed intended it from was content to show his paces. death bas just occurred, bad the glat. He looks the part of a As he told as himself when we when a young man, a remarkable only right and natural that we should seek to find remedy for what we may term shirt-aleets | this growingly serious problem. As we have blote pointed imperialista who preferred to not!

champion of whom any country first met him, I would like you to bat rather grassome experience oat, in nume at least there is already 8

European rather then to talk,

might be proud, and he bas ese me fight before you write when engaged in painting a picture of the river scenery brought back a record with him anything about ne.'

"Well, we have Been a little, described by Dickens in "Our more thickly popaisted by siber races, And se time goe Lard Robert Cecil, the Minister room. The man went cut again spectable,

from Hongkong which is re-

to say the least, and all that we hare deed i Matal Friend." The story is on, the somber of houses occupied by European families in

Nor good.

do we recorded (writes a correspondent this area is decreasing rather than otherwise. That is as because of of Blockade, in his admirable quickly and the boy followed and There is an imposing list of two circumstances. The first is that riob Chinese (and Japanese) speech at Norwich which is clacht the man, who was then ..'s, and we may add that we imagine that anyone will ever be to a Home paper) by Mr. Blath- are willing to pay higher rentals than many Europease feel disposed reported in oor telegraphic mens wearing a felt hat which was bare also seen a newspaper report able to accuse him of lacking wayt ia bis "Life and Round the One day when in to do, and landlords naturally seek the highest return. for their to-day, touches on many pointe fond to be the property of Mr.of & victory he won over one either confidence or level-beaded World.."

which still... mones. The worst of it is that many of these wealthy individuale bearing upon the war that are NS. Bertram, traseport oficer, Ganaer Craig, of the Americas ness. Could one name any other the old house are not Boogkong: born at all and therefore are not entitled" to soy truly says that in Germany we have man was charged before Mr. Dyer positive giant, and ́ie credited anything from £50 to £100 as bie which Mr. Hemy worked, the well worth considering. He very who was staring at the Holal. The Navr, who is described as a big fellow who, having received overhange the Thames, and in special consideration, The other factor is that Europeane have found themselves getting more and more isolated from their com & country" that no law of morality Ball, at the Police Qourt, with the with a victory over Gabost regalar end of the parse in Bong. artist bed just asked his host, patriots and, being unable to settle down amid habits of life "which or religion can prevent from larceny of the list, Eridente wee Smith in the preliminary report, kong, with such a list of victories Was old Bogus Riderhood a resi Are distasteful to them, heve had no option but to remove elsewhere,mitting any cripe, no matter given by Mr. Biriram, who stated Craig may have quite possibly to his credit, would yet open out character?" when he received the how hideous, provided that it that he bought the hat in Genoa, achieved this feat, since Gonboat his London career in anovice startling reply, "Yog lift your If all the Chinese who live in thees areng were of the batter diss", believes it to be in the interests and could easily identify it was once in the U. S. Nery, competition for the patorally eyes and look straight in front of with a more or less Westerniped outlook on life, the cause for com of Germany.” That is unquestion. Defendant was sentenced to six though it is only fair to state; znodest reward'ofered, and would you, and you will see the tary plaint would be removed. But the fact remains that many of them,

That Craig's usm does not then proceed to engage in a man doing exactly what Dickens though rich in the possession of this world's goods, hara no regard ably the case, and as Lord Robert weeks' bard labour.

Oscil added, "that is the spirit to the comfort or peace of their neighbours. And that is a very big

Returned Banishee's Theft. figure in Mr. E. Eckblade charity boat se his firat sub- describes him doing in 'Our His factor in the situation. Incidentally, we admit that the authorities which we have to fight."

A Chinese, who wan charged record. Be that as it may, Bequent performance? Who oan Matosl Friend." Mr. Homy are to blame to a degree in not more strictly regulating the habite lordship did not state in precise on remead before Mr. Dyer Ball, it in expressly stated that Craig Bay that he is not gifted with looked up, and there was old wiadom Nasty Diok," we always of those who think they can be a law unto themselves, no maiter terms what methode we should of the Police Court this morning, westhe beat man is the American foresight and real whore peace of mind suffera in consequence of their modes of living, adopt other than those which we with attempting to steal rain Squadron which visited Hang sincs he has thos assured himself called him, pulling his boat

The situation therefore comes to thie that somewhere, doubt he meant that are should 'antiefel

are at present adopting, but no cost from a shop, and with the kong, and also if one may jalge of large and appreciative into the old inn, so wunder- somehow, a distinct area should be set aside for Earopean residence,

possession ola from the report of the contest a attendance at his serious debat?" fally described by Dickene.under The same issue contains the the name of "The Bix Jolly and in such a locality that it is not made impcesible, on grounds of fight with the weapon which the dangerous weapon, was found distinctly formidable opponent. expenes, for Europesre of the middle class to live therein. That it my in being, no matter what guilty on both obergen and was The straggle only went three following:- Cpl. Victor Boot Fellowship Porters," and I called a olsim to which, we think, no reasonable objection can be taken, they may be. There is every sentenced to three months bard rounds, hat wie clearly some wishes on to sets that, mis or oat to old Dick, "Have you got a It is an economic nestesity. But while we strongly advocate each justifiosion that such a course labourou see charge, the FPD- fight. Orzig waded in for all be lure the Novice competition at stiff an ?" and sate enough he should be adapted, whether in tences to run coreprrently De was worth in the first round, and the N.S., he can find backing was lowing a dead body he had a step, we would make it quite desë that this attitude does not real the form of reprivals or in any fendant wae alio obarged with had the bat of the argement, up to £100 za bot any of the pro- | found, just an Dickone had de- on any basis of racial feeling. No sensible European objects to the Chinese & each; indeed, many of us count among them friends other ways We should strike returning from banishment, when but was esat down for 9 in the post crop of White Elopss. A scribed him in his book—a body whom it is an honour to have. We realis, too, that some of the bard, ruthlessly and at any and it was provmi that he had been secand, and eix times in the third shrewd fellow is Victor, as in for which he would receive fire most generchi and patriotic subj-ole of the King are to be found every enemy, spot, and let the banished for 10 years in 1915, before braing counted out.. Could proved by the splendid pablisity shilling; so be war pulling among the members of the Onisere community. Bat, on purely enemy be under ao delusions that, and, having returned, wal Hout anyone sak for better credentials be has revived already by his into the inn to get a drink on the eavily won vjetory over his strength of that fire shillings, the economic grounds, the problem calls for some such solution, and a matter what he does or at away for file in November of last from a newcomer ?

*It looks like a very sala bat follow movies at headquarters on while the poor body lay numbing unless something definite is done in the near future, we feel that the temple to do, he can and will be year. His Worship committed

to and fro in the tide. beaten at his own game. question will become more and more aggravated as time goes on. -l

the man for trisl on this charge, to name him se the wiener of the Monday week; lust."

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reservation in Hongkong, bat in reality it is at present Adopting the Enemy's Game.

A Stolen Hat.

A boy, employed at the Palace Hotel, Kowloon, sarunge man enter the hall of the hotel yesterday and go into the dining

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