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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

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THE ITALIAN FRONT.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1917.

French Troops In Action.

London, December 10. Reater's correspondent with the French forces in Italy telegraphs: The first shot between Frenchmen commanded by General Duchesne and the Austrians has been exchanged on the motor which the French have taken over. It is one of the most exposed and most dangerous of the whole front, and a strong hold of it.in of the utmost importance. The defensive zme is being thoroughly organised on the same scale as in Fanos.

Anglo-French Positions Bombarded.

Landon, Deostaber 10.

Beutar's correspondent at the Italian Headquarters reports : The Austro-Garmans are continuously bombarding the positions occupied by the Anglo-French troops, especially in 'the Montello Hills, where the British ara encamped. No par ticular object apparently is being served.

GERMANS NOT WANƒED,

A New York Waterfront Order.

Mr. James M. Power, United States Marshal for the Eastern

SURRENDER OF JERUSALEM.

A Great Historical Event,

FROM THE PULPIT,

Strength and. Tenderness.

Matthew 12/20.

.

THE SPITTING HABIT.

BANKRUPTCY COURT.

the others, miles of them sround the lake, millions throughout the marab.Reeds, reeds, planty of ↑ A Bsakruptcy Court lacident. reeds, plentiful as men fand women and swarming children in

"The habit of expectoration

This Morning's List of Cases. Obins, in India, yes or the over-among the Chinese draw forth a

His Lordship Sir William Reen grown cities of Britain or strong rebuke hy the Chief America, Not much value in a Justice (Sir William Rees Davies, sat in Bankruptcy Court reed any way, and none whatever Davies) this morning in the this morning, when there were several interesting cases before in this one, bruised and bant and wilting. So it appears to the

anal passer-by, who breaks it it off without thought, except

Bankruptcy Court,

A SOLICITOR'S CONDUCT.

■ Disgraceful

[Chlef Justice on

Scandal "".

The Chief Justics (Sir William Bees Daries) made some vELY A Receiving Order Granted. strong comments in the Bank- Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, on behalf ruptcy Court this moming relat-

During the bearing of one of the Court. the cases, the Official Receiver (Mr. H, A. Nisbet) informed his

Notes of Bermon by the Bev. J. Kirk Haconachie at Union Church on Sunday evening ---

**A bruised reed shall Ha not break, and smoking 4x shall He not qusuoà, till He send forth. judgment anto victory" perhaps that he is making Lordship that a Chinese, sitting of the petitioning creditor, asked ing to the conduct of a former gaicker end of something which in the witness seats, had been for receiving order to be wellknown Hongkong colinitor, has had its day and now is bas spitting in Court, Mr. Nisbet made against the Tan Ft Mr. E. M. Towar. This is part of the fair picture

added "I have told him not to do firm Re-stated that the act The case in which the matter |à disfigurement in its corner. which the evangelist, in words taken from Isaiah, gives of Jesus But there passes one who is not it and he has just been and done of bankruptcy was a notice arose was the public examination

it again."

suspending payment. He called of an aged Chinees named Ma our Saviour. It shows us a win- just oseaal on his way through

Hia Lardship had the man

the creditor, who stated that he Pak-to, who in reply to questions some combination of strength and life, a poet, a thinker, who takes called forward and said to the was originally owed $3,000 of by the Official Receiver, (Mr. B. tenderness an extremely delights closer look at what he may interpreter Tell him that this which 32,500 had been paid off. 4. Nisbet) said that he was nOW ful coalescence wherever we chance on by the wayside, and Court is not a place to spit in. A notice exspending payment living at 31, Paking Boad, Kow

Wa #20 too see larger meaninge in little It is a beastly habis and I am not had been issued by the debtor loon. He was formerly compradors |much givẹn to associating things than most of us. And he strength with roughness, not to keeps back the basty band that going to allow it in my Couri. firm and it was because of the to Mr. E. Taser, and the for

balance of $500 that the order amount of lus indebtedeem was Bay bratality. The strong man, was about to break off the broken

was being asked for.

about $8,000. Between five and according to the Nietzschean reed. How come it to be broken? Was told not to do it again"?

The interpreter spoke to the

six thousand dollars of this philosophy, whose, though not be asks. It stood exposed, alone.

amount wse for office expenses of under that name, has been by no It had to take the first force and later informed his Lord means confined to Germany, is he of the wind, may be give up that the man denied that her. Hind, on behalf of a petition- borrowed from him from time to

had spat a second time. some other reed

The offender was then allowed

meet it.

Ask him if he understood that he

District of New York, bas inaned been received by the Offloor that may be in his way. That is behind it. I will not make so to resume his seat..

LONG.

the whole community in this

splendid and historical achieve ment in the successful campaign in Palestine."

No Infected Rats.

The order was granted..

A Legal Point.

A petition was made by Mr. W. Mr. Toser. That money Mr. Toser

should he return

to

The following telegram has who strides roughshed over all shelter to

ing preditor, for a receiving order time, and the debtor also paid the sgainst Chan Siu-sang. Mr.reat of the office premises. He was Find stated that he had been siso owed 27 months' wages, at an order closing the waterfronte Administering the Governments thoroughly neurotic conception, end of it, says the reflecting

informed by the Official Receiver the rate of $150 a month. There of Brooklyn and Staten Island to from the Secretary of State which finda natural vogue among traveller; who knows but it may "According to official nows moral degenerates like the yet recover and stand upright, Germana. The new order will

that the petition would be was also a sum of $840 which he During the week ended Novem opposed. The position was that had paid as a guarantee that the affect several thousand enemy of December 10th, Jerusalem | Pruegian Jonkers, but is utterly and any way why destroy whaiber 24, 2,129 rate were caught the debtor carried on business as rent of the 'office would be paid:

to General opposed not only to Ohristianity bit of life there is ? Any careless and examined in the Colony and aliens who are employed or reside was surrendered

dealer in old newspapers, bat His Lordship-Have you ever within the half-mile limit. The Allenby on December 9th, after bat to the better instincts of our band can break down, bat not all new order sapersedes all pre-successful operations by our army common kumsaity. The truly'/ the skill and science of this world daring the following week 2,18% the Government sometime ago applied to Mr. Toser for the not seldom the can remake even the restige of were caught, None were found passed a Regalstion restricting money since he lets the Colony ! vious rules, and revokse all per- in Palestine against enemy strong are

to be infeotad, in

the export of old newspapers from -I have no trace of him, and do mits granted to Germans permist positions, which encircled the remarkably kindly. Sure of vitality which subsists

Now that in s

the Colony and so the price of not know where he is. ing them to work or reside within Holy City. British Officers, so themselves, they are considerate broken reed.

the old newspapers had gone the half mile zone.

His Lordship-I think it in a While no companied by British, French, of others. You may often see wise way of thinking. It is not official statement has been made Italian and Indian Mahomedan some hage, rugged-looking man merely fanciful, for we see here given no light its smell is far down. Practically the only asset disgraceful scandal that a solicitor babe with шоге how it helped the deep thinking from pleasing. Now there are of the firm was some contracts practising in the Supreme Court Be to the reason for the issuance Guards, are on their way to safe handle a

natural prophet to his inspired souls among да not unlike for the sale and purchase of of this Colony should be guilty of of this order, it is believed that guard the city, and the Holy tenderness and mora

I don't know it is due to the recent waterfront Pisces. I am confident that this skill than many a trained nurse, deseription of even the chosen the dimly barning wick; there newspapers, and those contracts such conduct.

great historical event will be and that homely illustration servant of Ged, the Christ, are times indeed when any of us involved the expenditure of where he is now fires.

The Official Receiver-He is - Marabat Power has written to bailed with satisfaction through applies all round. It is not the the Saviour of mankind. And may think spiritual vitality is run- $130,000, whereas the value of

saintliest characters who are the how many of us human creatures ning low. Let your light shine, the papers would only be now in Singapore, I think. sach concern doing business with out the Empire.

most censorions, not those who who need Hie saving are like the you are exhorted, and you only $110,000, leaving a shortage of His Lordship-Then all I can in a half-mile of the Brooklyn or Staten Island waterfront, notify. The following reply is being make fewest mistakes who are braised reed? It stands in one's wish it could be so, but feel as if $26,000. Although there were say is that my words should be londest in condemning others, thoughts for those who have, so there were no shine left in yon, no sabatabtial assests at the pre- conveyed to him. I am very ing them that they wont alecharge sent :- all enemy aliens now in their Your telegram of December In the sickroom the best physi- to put it, been hard hit one way but only dying glimmer like sent time for distribution, there mach inclined to send the matter employ.

The letter reads as 10, reporting the surrender of cian is one who knows what or another by the happenings of to go spark out. You cannot per- would very possibly be some at a Home to the Incorporated Law

hape tell how it is, but so it is. fature time, especially if the Society of England. follows:**

Jerusalem, has been received illness is, yet has not been un-life.

Bo in spiritasl The readiest illustration at the From one cause or another the Government removed the present The Official Receiver: Por- You will please take notice with the greatest satisfaction by nerved by it.

haps your Lordship would like me that on and and after November

things the best helper is one who moment is of coures the man who current seems slow and feeble, restriction. understands our temptations and has suffered disablement in the and you are unable to receive it. A good deal of argument took to communicate with the Official 1, 1917, no German Bliene will be Colony. Through their repro doubte but has won his own way course of duty through this And I suppose we are all place as to whether an order could Assignes in Singapore P-Yes, I allowed to work or visit the sentatives in the Executive and

And I will send the Waterfront in the Eastern District Legislative Councils, they desire through them. The Saviour we derasting war. Braised and bent apt to be impatient of the be made on each a chance of would.

have in Christ is "a man tempted he is, and so through life may smoking fias, particularly under future assets, his Lordship saying matter Home to the In- of New York. This rule affects all to convey to His Majesty's

the influence of some of the ten- he felt very much inclined to corporated Law Society German alien permite or not. Government and to General in all points like as we are, yet have to remain.

But could we conceive of any dencies of the time. We are refuse it. The Court must be that A representative of this office Allenby and his Army their without sin," of whom it can be and agents of the Department of warmest congratulations on this said that in tenderness. He does so wicked and so brutal sa to getting used to electric lighting, satisfied that there was a reason- practice in England they will have an opportunity of dealing Justice will visit the docks from

noes not break the bruised reed wish the maimed life out of the which is either fall on or not at able possibility of assets.

Kr. Hind said it was simply with him. To get an unfortunate time to time after the date, and

nor quench the smoking far, way? On the contrary, if we as a all, and that is how we like. whilst in strength it belongs to nation should fail to look after that thinge. But it Beckma the question of tonnage, and it olark to pay wages, to be a guar all enemy aliens found will be

Him to "send forth judgment man for the rest of his days we Lord has the patience which was only because old newspapers antes for him, and to pay his immediately apprehended and removed to a place of interament.

unto victory."

He is indeed a had the better finally stop calling we have not-does not put out were each balky things that they rent, and then to go away and conqueror, but not of the kind ourselves Christian, if we should a hasty hand to quench the dimly had been discriminated against leave the man in a state of bank- I mend this notice to you that

correspondent who drive on with violence to fail to do fer him the beat that burning wick, raiber would guard for more important artioles." raptcy is most disgraceful. you may have time to make such

writes under date of December their ends; "He shall not strive can be done, help him to and cherish, and real its The Official Receiver thought it Beplying to the Official. Re- arrangementa sa are necessary in the discharging of German aliens 10 as follows ****

nor ory sloud, neither His voice help himself, make the "moet of reservoir of oil in ways of His might be equally well argued that ceiver, the debtor said that he When the ax. Kwong Lee was be heard in the strests," it is whatever capacition are left own which we would not think of. the debtor had a chance of winn- deposited $500 with Mr. Tozer in your employ."

Many of the firms which will commandeered by the Govern written here. Bat His gentleness him, cherish whatever remains Be not hasty, with yourself or any ing the Champion Sweep at the sea guarantee, but Mr. Teser had

without be affected by the new order are ment,

the China is not from any lack of strength, to him, and preserve it in com- other. Pray and persevere. Make next Races and that there was, spent that. It we first of all being rather it is the outflow of "His fort as long as possible. Well, in the most of whatever remains, and therefore, a possibilty of assets. agreed that he should pay $2,000 Company engaged in shipbuilding and ship Merobanta

After further discussion, bis as a guarantee as compradore, repairing. Several hundred Gar notified, for purpose conscious strength, as Hia for the same spirit would the Lord do not forget that the patience of mans are employed in these ship of carrying troops to Nwasow, givences is the outflow of His deal with whoever is hard hit in Christ is not that of weakness but Lordship adjourned the matter but only $500 was paid ca

He is the yards. A considerable amount the captain strongly protested, parity,

strong any way. The man, for instance, of conscious conquering strength, until the next Bankruptcy Court account. As Mr. Toxer was not able to defray 'his expenses he. of-Government work is being asying that he was under the Shepherd who gathers the lambe for whom temptation has been which has hope for things frail to consider the points.

as in his arma and carried them in too niach. He has fallen to the and ready to perish, because it ~A~Bankrupt's-Discharge." neked him (debtor) to finance him- done at the yards, and only orders of his Company

The Official Esceiver, in the from time to time. passen. His bosom, sword in hand to the blow and is braised in spirit. He has the will and the power to recently a man believed to be the captain

case of an Indian, named Juman The Offion! Receiver :-If you German was discovered on a ger boat and he could not foe in front but all protecting cars despises himself, and the devil remake and restore,

A recent book by Mr. Hilaire Khan, applied for the discharge obtained payment of this money Government vessel under suspic-herefore allow the ship to be to the little ones and the anarm has a second snare always waiting ious circumstances,

used by soldiers and to passed women who followed in the for the man he has brought to the Belloo is a series of imaginative of the bankrapt. He stated that would you be solvent ? Certain "There are many reasons why through dangerous sone, pilgrimage. In the narrative point of despining himself, that sketches attempting to convey the debtor had paid forty perly. I should have plenty of

to despair of Government before us it is told that Jesus had in Thareupon

himself, scenes from past history as they cent. of his liabilities and was money if I were able to get that action relative to allowing Ger- ordered him either to lesra, the been followed into retirement by What hope, he thinks, can there might have appeared to eyewit soon going to pay a further back.

His Lordship: What are you ship or to remain under the screwd of needy folk. He healed be for a good-for-nothing like meses. One of there is entitled twenty per cent. The bank. ployment along the waterfront,"

Government's protection until them all, but charged them to say hi? He feels he cannot stand "The Christian," and is laid in roptoy was attributed to mis doing now? At the present time

consequent I am a broker. said Marshal Power, when quest another captain arrived. The nothing about it. They gathered upright, cannot hold his own. He the days of the early martyrs. fortunepenses

The Offical Receiver said that "They have kept this office and comply with the Government's fragmenta of human kind, for The very men who have led him that of the traditional rejoicing, had been paid, and the debtor's misfortune he did not propose to tioned about the new regulations. captain, however, still refuses to around Him, these poor crushed feels that others despise him too. The character portrayed is not upon the death of the debtor's

mother. Regular instalments as this was clearly a case of Government service busy of late order and saya

mast whom life appeared to hold both wrong look down on him. That, triumphant saint, fearing no- from his ing, in whom its flame was truly, is a bit of the devil's own thing, and endaring to the end conduct was very satisfactory. ask any further questions. Ha running down all sorts of rumours, Walt instruction

the examination We have found it necessary to Company.

Bathorities burning low.

spirit to coax and "rag" and all in high spiritual exaltation. It is He naked for an immediate dis would like

closed. All His life the "strong Son of bat force men with wills hone too a shrinking, timid, poor-spirited charge. intern a number of these waler- are now threatening him, and he

His Lordship granted the Hie Lordship ordered the ex front workers, also, and after due has asked the British Consai for God" was magnetic to weakness strong into wrong ways, and man, who knows but little

and sorrow. The lame, the blind, then tara round and langh at of Christian teaching" and application.

emination closed and, addressing consideration I have decided that advies.

the debtor, said :-- am very the best way to handle the situat The 34th Battalion has left the impotent, they came in them. However, there is One at cannot give much reason for such

Brry for you and wish I could ion is to clear them away from the Canton by the Canson-Kowloon numbers, and none were turned least who does not despise the faith as is in him. In the arens

help you. waterfrons entirely.

Katiway for Shek Lung, on route sway. Everything was done for braised reed, nor despair of his lot is drawn against a skilled them, but always quietly and it. And, hard though the gladiator against whom he can "If these men are the good to Onin Ohow.

may be, there sze make no sort of struggle for kin mechanics that they profess to be, A report from Tin Pak states without parade. The mightiest world they will not find a difficult to shat the notorious bandit, Chai forces are often the least obtrusive. in it not a few with something of poor life, so he perishes in ridicule get other employment. It is also ung-hoi, has collected a force of Tempest-blown breakers burst the spirit of the Master, willing and contempt. Not heroio!

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There was a crowded sitend- Bath. Waters for Disabled Mea The Bath City Tribunal, hoard

my opinion last we will be better,000 strong and wishin a space ing on the cliff create a stir and to hope and help if they are given figure, far indeed from it. Not noe at the Helena Hay Institute off generally if the work of recon of ten days bas footed scores of compel attention, but every 12 the chance. The churob has not the typical figure either, but still last evening, when Mr. Denman an application by the military for stracting German ships into villages.

hours of our lives occurs a. far forgotten its mission though it a type of not a few, of whom in Faller gave the second of his a reriaw of the conditional ex- vaster manifestation of power in seems to be the fashion to do their place the Christian gospel series of pianoforte recitals in aid emption granted to Mr. John the great quiet tides which heave nothing but find fault with it, has no need to be ashamed. For of the Prisoners of War Fand, Hatton (85) B1, director of the Americans solely. We can feel

into every creek and harbour the It has its faults, but its door has though the ill-taught, shrink which should materially benefit baths. MG. T. Cooke, obsit- The Colony's Dosth Rato. world around-

never yet been olosed upon the ing, unheroic soul "could not from the collection taken. The man of the Baths Committee, sure shout one thing, and that is

The returns of the death zale that no alien enemies will have in the Colony show that during

"Such a tide as moving penitent, and to this day the endure with the lustre of programme submitted was of surged that Mr. Hatton was doing

valuable national work at! anything to do with the work on the week ended November 18 the

esema asleep,

preached gospel. is held truly exalting trimapb, he did endure varied character, though most more.

of the the baths than he could do also these transports hereafter."

forth in Christ's great name to somehow, and may be there is of the pieces WUTO "Too fall for sound or fosm." Frats was 22,2. par thodiand par Already theregulations govern annum, as against 22.9 for the Such was the "ast unfathomable very soul in whose heart it is, to most of heroism after all in the lighter order, calling for delicate where. It was better that he arise and go unto the Father, feeble confession of one who has, and expressive treatment. Each should be engaged advising and ing the activities of enemy alieza corresponding week of Last year, ees" of our Saviour's love and The Amoking for He shall se it were, bat touched the hem and all of the items were played curing soldiers, who were thi along the waterfront of Manhat and that for the week ended mercy, too full for sound or foam, not quench, Strictly it is the of the garment. And anyway the with deep understanding and ap- able to return to the fighting La are as stringent as they on November 25 the rate was 22.3 great enough simply to be and to dimly burning wick, the strip of Lard Himself is not sahamed of preciation of the theme in hand, sone, than doing any other work.

against a rate imst year of 25.4.

be made, according to Mr. Thom aa D. McCarthy, Marshat of the Southern District of New York, No enemy aliens can be employed in any capacity along the water necessary by their employment, front, he said, and none can The entre Manhattan waterfront travel on ferryboats or other crate is now patrolled by agents of the exospt under conditions made Government,

do, strong and eare enough in linen rag in the earthern oil lamp, the weak who hang upon Him, especially "Romance," Arensky' In addition to the officera d truth and grace to conquer in the not a brilliant illumination at the the helpless who have Him and "Arabesque" Bach's "Prelude." men who had hitherto been trace quietness, and still moving on best, and when it was dim none other for their support and Moskowski's "Unprice Espanole" ed free of cost, the Government inexhaustibly in the strength sufficient only to render darkness succour. For of Him it was and was very cleverly executed, were asking them to treat dimpled which shows itself by healing and visible. The flame has all hat it inthe blessed characteristic fast During the evening Mr. Faller saldiers and were proposing to comfort rather than angry destruct died down and only's charred end the braised reed He does not break, announced that January 14 he house the men in Bith for that ion. The braised reed," See it remains. The natural impulss is the smoking dax He will never intended giving some popular purpose. The

milisery splicss there by the water's edge amongst so anul it right out, for while it quepon,

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