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the British mercantile marine pany, we are prepared to accept rate of postage on letters from Hongkong Speaking of Poland, the journal after the war. It has now made risks at current rates.
"We have freed berite report, an interesting part of
dirt, from corruption,
and bich is abjoined :-
"When war was declared near- we did it, too, epidemice, and thoroughly, after the Germany one-half of the shipping of the manner. But with what resalt?" world belonged to the United The journal then turce to India, Kingdom, but even with the ton- sad proceeds as followe;-. Bage at their command British" A bigh Prussian (ficial wholehipowners have found it inpos bae travelled half over the world faible to satisfy the demands of some bumour the Empire and its allies. If the describes with thinga ba had seen in Benares. British mercantile marine had There manner of baxso been simply adequate to carry! beings bathe...together in the the whole of the overma trade hallowed water of the Ganges within the British Empire, it including lepere and sound would have represented from are Animais held spored are permitted filth to one-fourth of the tonnage 10 add their quots to the holy actually possessed at the outbreak waters of the river, which thous of war. And yet the whole ofį sada drink with fervour and the tonnage possessed was found
meet insufficient 10
the war devotion.
There you have the British. Idemands. It ia, the volume of is a matter of perfec: indifference the world's ocean trade that to him what so Indian doer, eo governs the number of merchant long as he has his own healthy ships, and it is the share of that quarters to live in, and his pure trade secured by British ship drinking and bathing water laid owners that determines the ship ping tonnage that can be main Now, if Benares were German, tained under the British flag.
"In the opinion of the com-| what shrald we do? First of all, we should forbid Indians to drink mitter, it is the paramount duty the contaminated waters of the of the Alliee to obtain from the Ganges. Secondly, we shcald enemy guarantees for the future! prohibit all bathing in it for sick peace of the world and redrees And then? A rising would fol for the lives and the national low of the indignant and optraged resources destroyed. The enfor cement of such a policy naturally Indian population.
We are acting, on, exactly the presupposes the victorious ter Any other Poland mination of the war, principle in
Poler alternative would spell disaster knows that they have revelled in for Briitsh shipping and British their dirt for centuries. It bsa trade. become #tradition with them.
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knows the
The Committee, therefore, But sa soon as we come along a insist that the destroyed ships of thousand probibitions bar their the Allies must be replaced with liberty, and instead of gratitude cut delay from the enemy's we meet with grumbling and resources. Of necessity this redrese will have to be provided discontent.
We build water systems that for in part by the transfer of the will last for centuries. The Pole enemy's ships, as they are a form be readily requite as with laughter at the of wealth that can pcor Germans. We organies a transferred. Moreover, this is school system, even an not merely a shipowners' ques iversity, to meet a "burning tion, and the policy of taking 'ton desire" for education on the for ton of the ships destroyed is part of the Poles. The Poles look really a policy of retribution for on with a grin, and when our orimee work is done rudely abow as the humanity."
doer. We build, yes, indeed
what do we not build? Always
oampitted
against
With the same good humoured this war that it is not our thoroughness, and reap in the basinees to impose changes no best cases only meer and in peoples which we may call im- provements, but which they do gratitude"
What an ungrateful people, root need, and which only make say, rot baying learnt even in jus ridiculous in their eyes.
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December 44. 12h. 17m-No returns frem Japan, Vladivostock, and Indo- China. The antlayoions has increased in Intensity, and alight to moderate In- creases of preasure have coourred at all stations reporting.
Strong moosoan will prevail along the China Coast, and over the N. China Sea." Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.00 asb. Total inca-January-1st 80,24 · Inches against an average of 82.65 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE H HOURS" ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District
Forecas
E. winda. strong
1. Hongkong to Gap Book Stofread ;
fair.
3. Formosa Chanel
N. winda, strong.
$ douth coast of "China be-) The sana tween H., and Lamecks) as No. 1.
4 South coast of China be-) The same
tween HK, and Hainan.... aa No. I.
China Coast Mateorological Register.
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Kochi
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Barometar,
Temperature.
Humidity.
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Foros,
Weather.
Whaled 6 3041 16 90 x 20 Harkow
Switow
30.49 34 70 2w "16 30.41 40 91 a
LON SIT Kinklang Changsha
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40
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30.18 52 90 ans 30.24 56 75"
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D. St. J.
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Dagupan Hanila Legaspi Tacloban
40
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ENTERTAINMENTS.
VICTORIA
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Tuesday, 4th Dec., 1917.
JACKIE SAUNDERS IN THE 7th & 8th Episodes of the
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"Pathe's British Gazette." "COAST. FISH OF THE ENGLISH" CHANNEL." -
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WIFFLES IN TROUBLE AGAIN.' CAUGHT AT HIS OWN GAME:”.
FRIDAY,
DECEMBER, 1917..
THE BIG MYSTERY SERIÁL: '
MYSTERY OF THE DOUBLE CROSS."
Booking at ANDERSON'S.
TOWN HUNGER.
A Trench Malady.
of the subalterns, it was decided, must stay bebind, the reat could, go. There were immediately two cheery volunteers to remain. The fatherr, leas; spontaneously made the same cffer; I was one of the more laggard, I revolle at one of Writing in the Daily Chronicl's, less satisfying memories. But we decided to tom for it, and "a Subaltern "says:-
Before the war I delighted in the spin of the frano decreed that the country and perhape after the the self-sacrificing pair who had war I shall come to feel its charm spoken frst should not go out to again. But after three years ofdine.. The rest of us went into Boldiering rural places weary me. Amiens to est zoyally at the For the present I love towns-all Godbert.
The craving for a sight of shops" towns, so they be peopled with living men and women.
and thronged pavemente must be Energetic training at home in very common among ear troops, the first days of the war soarosly I think, the more so because they afforded enough time for one tolesnot always gratify it even feel keenly the separation from when near such fascinating things. the variety of normal life. At There was a small onit that bals- that time it needed 's definite ed for one night alone by the town' purpose to take me far from camp, of N. They were returning though a walk of four or five from a spell of intimate contact Hindenburg line, miles for a bath or an appetising with
meal was always worth while. where stark desolation seemed But afterwards, in France, I came absolate. Their billets had been to feel and understand that hung-gellars, made it for occupation
Kany
er for a sight of a busy town... by removal of the wreckage which In England there is no paralled had been dumped into them by to the blesk, detached life one the demolition of the houses that may have to lead over the water. had once stood above. You may go for six weeks without men wished to look round N--- the sight of a woman, as I did on that evening, but the number the Somme. On the day we who could be allowed to ga was marched clear sway from that restricted. The sapirants wrote
district detestable
came out passes, setting forth among Fabresbelt on the level of the sea is in gradually into civilised, inhabited other things their reasons for regions again, and it cheered us wanting to visit the town; and peasant women the passes were submitted to the
C. W. JEFFRIES,-Chief Assistant.
Hongkong Observatory, Deď, 4, 1917.
1 Barometer, reduced to 31 degrees chos, tenths and handredths.
Temperature, in the shade, in degress Fahrenheit,
the Humidity of air saturated, with maiz- turs being 100.
* Direction of Wind, to two pounta
to
Bee the
не
now
Humidity, in percentage of saturation working in the fields, Then commanding officer. The reasons a little later in the day came were many and ingenious. an experience that seemed as To get a glass for tonishing. Marching on 2008 [my watcb,” wrote one. behind the company, I could see want to be photographed to. nothing ahead but the back and gether"-that was an arouse that packs of marching men. But as did economical service to a group
5 Fores of Wind, socording to Beaufort
State of Weather, b blue sky, o da-
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& thunder, y visiounty, w dew Wol
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An astonishing zamber we entered some small town, of five. across the ever-shifting yard or possessed brothers whom regi. two of roadway which unrolledments were stationed in N--- itself on my left as we marched, brothers they had not seen for there passed two English girls-years--and it is hoped they had norses in their outdoor uniform the happiness of meeting them I remember still the sudden again that evening. Out of all emotion of the instant before they the applicante one only disdained bad passed out of my narrow subterfuge, and wrote: "To see: range of sight. There was time the town. Aleat honesty was for but one quick stare at them his undoing; his application was Day on date on date. I never noticed their faces, but turned down..
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ara still spots of cheer and
APPLICATION has been made comfort in a world st war. Thers to the Directors of this are towns too, nearer the line, to Company to issue to ADELINA.... enter which is refreshment for DE GUTTIERREZ of Hong soul and body after ezistence in on a duplicate certificate of one share in this Company or lees kindly places. I recall the other Certificate or Certificates delightful surprise of seeing in in lieu thereof upon the states Armentieres-this was in 1915 ment that the original certificate
shop window set out with for one share No. 7217 dated 26th- filmy, trailing, feminine gowns, October 1896 bas been lost or quite a Begent street sort of destroyed. AND NOTICE S window. Perhaps Armentierse HEREBY GIVEN that if within se no such surprises nowadays 30 days from the date hereof no claim or representation in respost Dar march took us a day or
or such original certificate is two later into the outskiria of made to the Directors they will Amiens, where we were billated proceed to deal with such ap 1941 for a night. There arose the plication for certificate.
M. MANUK; question how many fficers, and
Secretary.
which, could be spared frem duty
to have dinner in the city. Two Dated 1st day of December, 1917,
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