1918-01-16 — Page 4

We

have Just Received

A Consignment

of

LOWNEY'S CHOCOLATES

in fancy boxes.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1918,

Hoa, Mr. Pollock's Re-Election.

The public generally, we belleve, will welcome the fact |

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DAY BY DAY.

SOCIALISM” B THE TROJAN

To-morrow's Raniven ary. Tomorrow is the 47th birth.

The Dollar. The opening rate of the dollar

demand to day

7

34. 03/8d.

was

Last the Jastices of the Peace BORSE OF AUTOCRACY. have nominated the Hon., Mr. EL. E. Pollock to be their repre sentativa On the Legislative day of Admiral Sir David Beatly. Council for another term of years. Mr. Pollock has given ample "proof of bis ability to naiva as an anofficial member, and many are of opinion that it is regrettable that he is not in the "gilded"!

Prize Day. circle of Executive Council me MR- Mias Iris May is to distribute bera, where his liberal-minded the prizes at the Blilios Pablio views would possibly have more | School on February 1. scope of achievement, Still, as Police Reserve Inspection. m rely an unofficial member Mr. Bus Eolleny the Governor Pollock may be described es "the is to insprot the Police Reserve right man in the right place," Foc on the afternoon of Sunday,, for be never forgets that there is February 3. Arrangements are ecoh a body as the general public being made for this inspection to

Literary Lecture. Professor Wright will continue

to

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., e considered. Time and time take plans on the Polo Ground.

Hongkong Dispensary

Sorrespondents are

Jequires them to

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rale requested to observe the forward their games and addresses mmunications' addressed to the Editor, not necessarily bilention, but as an evidence of their bona fides.

again Mr. Pollock has brought forward quite an interesting little budget of queries for our local his lectures at the Helens My Government officials to inquire Institute on Friday, 18th inst., of into, and all for everybody's good. 5.30 pm. dealing with Worda Now and again, perhaps, Mr. worth and Cole idge. Attention is Pulicok might with advantage drawn to the change of hour. have osrried a little farther some These leotaree are open to mem of the inquiries heret afoot, for bars and their friends. which it is in the solution and not in the

with

query that the unlity of auch queries lie. So we sincerely hope that Mr. Pollock will continue to probe below the surface whenever he believes that each action is justi. fied; and not allow himself to be "patof"with half-answers. Be the way, what has become of the Can- stitutional Reform Asscoiation,

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RUSSELL-On December 5, 1917, at Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada, Samuel Marcus Russell, M. A, late of the Imperial College, Peking, and Maritime Customs, China; son of the late Rev. W. A. Russell, of Strabane, Col Tyrone, Ireland.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1918.

THE PATH OF DISHONOUR.

A War Blotter. The British Amerio n Tobacco Company has issued an attractive book bloiter, the cover bearing an exceptionally good portrait of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, while the leaves contain some striking war photographa in sepis. The book is an adornment to any deck.

The Choice of the J. P.'s- of which Mr. Pollock was one of the election of a Jastics of the To-day we the date fixed for the sponsors? That, of course, Pesos to serve on the Legislative has only an indirect bearing on Jonncil for a period of three

Council matters, but now that;

THE SOLDIER'S GRAVE. MUNICIPAL FRANCHISE. TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

Ip

An Imperial Care,

Yotes for Wives of Thirty.

What would the world bare lost if everyone had been of the opinion of Dr. Collie, of the The Imperial War Graves

Two important changes were Welfare Seation of the Hinistry of Commission, established under made on November 20, daring Munitions regarding the inadvia Royal charter and obarged with the resumed discussion of the ability of working before break- the duty of caring for the graves Representation of the Peoples fast? The great Bubens, for of cfficers and men of the military Bill. One had to do with married instanos, made it hia habit to rins and naval forces of the Empire women and the municipal Fran- every morning at 4 and get at who fall in the war, baa now been chises. The bill withheld this once to his earel, turning out constituted an follow-

even from those married women | before his first meal the beautiful His Royal Highness the Prince of 30 years of age who were to sketches which have some down of Waler, K. G. (President).

receive the Parliamentary fran to us by the name of “Breakfast Nine official members, name chise. Now a married women of sketches. And one would make

30 will have the municipal frana long list of similar examples of The Secretary of State for War chise sa well, "if she is the wife owly rising achievement by which (Chairman)

of a man who is entitled to be the world benefits-to-day. The Secretary of State for the registered in respect of premises Colonies,

| in which they both reside.” This The Secretary of State for India. will mean an enormons increase The First Commissioner of in the municipal registers. We may elect lundable war No opposition of any sort was economy in the matter of clothes, and the following persons sp. offered to the extension-in fact, but the real slothing problema pointed by the Governments of it was warmly advocated by the will come alter the war, when Canada, Australia, Naw Zasland, OPPonents of the Parliamentary some millions of Ebrki-clad South Africs, and Newfoundland franchise for womez and the heroee will become "civies once Home Secretary left the matter to more, and require new coils. Bat old clothes will no doubt play The Hon. Sir George Farley, the free decision of the House.

Another free decision

their part as they have done. KOMG High Commiss

taken in respect of a mors before. It was a far-seeing mer ioner for Canada. The Right Hon. Andrew Fisher, generone "bestowal" of the frenchant who realised this during

P.O., High Commissioner for chise on persons engaged in war the South African War.

service. After considerable dis- made a corner in old trousers-

Works

reapcctirely:

Australia.

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The Hot. Sir Thomas Macken-cassion the House agreed without which he bought by the thongand sie, K.C.MG. High Com. division that any male naval or at sixpence per pair. He had missioner for New Zealand. military voter, who served in the them renovated, packed into The Right Hon. WP. Schre-War and attained the age of 19, beles, and then waited patiently iner, P.O., O.M.G., High and was otherwise qualified, until pesos was declared, when he over to Cape Ommissioner for the Union should be given the Parliamentary shipped, them

Colony and sold them at a sore reign a pair, thus making a fortune by foreseeing man's most the wa pressing want in the colony after

of South Africa.

Dr. E.F 8. Green, Newfound.

land.

vote.

Sevenofficial members appoint band without delay by a per- Sir William Garatin, G.C.M.G: Mr. Harry Gosling, C.E., J.P. Mr. Rudyard Kipling. Lient-General Sir C. F. N. Maoready, KO,B., K.O M.G. General Sir Herbert 0 0. Pamer, G.C.M.G., G.O.VO.. K.0.B.

Such considerations sa these found expression in a minute which the Prince of Wales ad dressed to the Prime Minister in

be is once more elected, we hope years, the Hon. Mr. H E Pollock's that Mr. Pollock will not let the term having expired, Mr. Pulled by Royal warrant, namely: manent Imperial organisation. question be entirely forgotten. and his name has now been far- cok was the only gas nominated We are not going to say what rewarded to the Government. hope or what we do not hope When the necessary formalities from such agitation, bu', sever have been completed, Mr. Pallock thelear, we would-as doubtless the geceral public would also- welcome a stirring up of the entre elated. Be bas already served ject. From small beginnings for six seara. mighty reforms are known to have been realised...

A Railway Necessity.

will

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doubt be declared

C. B. M. S,

Admiral Sir Edmund 2. Poe,

G.O.V.O., EC.B.

Brig-Geceral Fabian Ware,

C.L.G.

The work of registering, main- sining, and caring for the graves

The detestable purchase system

Now that we are to have & National Board to fix standard wages for all seaman, and the Marob, 1917, suggesting that Army and Nary are to be more be established to take over the seem to come that the ways of permanent Commission should generously remunerated, it may work of the National Committee higher prices is responsible, says for the Care of 'Soldiers' Graves, the Daily Chronicle. But in a A dioper was held last evening

This minate was brought before mense we are only levelling up, to in the Honkong Hotel in con-

the Imperial War Conference in the rates attained, or hoped for, nection with the Cathedral B aach

April, and the Conference passed by older generations. An Mr. J. of the Church of England Men's

a resolution concurring in the W. Fortescue reminds us in his Society, when 60 members and

proposal, and praying bis M-jasty excellent little manual on Military friends Brembled. The Bishop of officers and men of the british to constitute by Royal Charter, a History, the military calling was In recording an accident which Victoria presided and there were and Dominion forces who fall in draft of which was approved by formerly a mercantile profession. occurred on the Cauto-Kowloon present Commander Myburgh, the war was, early in the year the Conference, an Imperial War Capitalists raised forces and Railway, in our fare of yesterday. Dr. Eile, Lte. Pearce, Brater, 1915, entrusted to a new branch Graves Commission for the parsought indemnity in plunder. To we stated that there were; on the Lovely, Gen. Marley, Attwell of the Army, the Directorate of poses stated by his Royal High them, as to the old privateersmen, express train concerned, to and Beard. Professora Hinton aud, Graves Registration and Inquiries, ness. At the same time the Coa the gain was considerable. Roseis appears to be bent on building up for herself & reputa- bandages or other equipment for Warren, Rave, Moyle, Stewart, and Graves Registration unitalference placed on record its very tion for being unprincipled. Already she has gone back on the the treating of cases of personal Griffith, Shann, Fetherstone were established in the different deep appreciation of the generous Pact of London (which definitely laid it down that no one Ally injury. In the particular instance and Upsdell. and Messe. Hogg, theatres of war. In December, action of the French Government would conclude a separate peace with the enemy) by agreeing to an under notice a woman had been Brittor, Paltender, Bowley, 1915, as the result of negotiations in allotting, in perpetuity, the armistice and by engaging in pour parlera aiming at an adjgarment knocked down by the train and North, Kaight, etc. Var ons toaste, with the Directorate, the French land in that country ses seide for which so long obtained in oar of the nation's differences with the Central Powers. Then some sustained a nasty wound, and she were submitted, including "The Government passed a law, under the burial of our men, and urged Army was simply a survival of the weeks back it was suggested that all Russia's obligations contr.cted was taken on board and the best Missionary Work of the Church" which the French nation under thar errangements should be old practice of baying shares in with other Powers prior to the Revolution would be repudiated, possible done for her. Happily, and The Church of England took the whole cost of the pro made, if posible in te terms cf military company. One of our Now comes the d.cision, by what is termed the Superior Council the case was not a very verioca Men's Society." Ma io and Vicion; in perpetuity, of land for of National Property, to asscal all National Loans issued by the one, but the thought that reenra other items were provided and the graves of Allied soldiers in peace, with a'l Governments armies, Mr. Fortescue recalls, Ally, enemy, or Dea'ral-far divided over a million and a Imperial and Bourgeois Govers ments and all domestic Losne the to us is that it would be well if all much appreciated.

French territory. In August, similar concessions in Gallipoli, quarter in plander a century and stock of which is held by foreignere,

trains on this line, and particularly

19 7, an agreement with the Mesopotamis, Africa, and all other quarter ago. It is startling, This assuredly las sweeping programme and one which shows the expresses, carried a frataid By kind permission of this Belgian Government was also theatres of war.

however, to remember that during. the low conception of hosoor which animates the extremists into outfit of some kiad. Such Excellency the Governor, a piano, concluded embodying conditions

the middle of the South African whose bands for the moment the destinies of Russia have fallen. <quipment would be of the recital, which will be open to the as to the provision of land in

Later in the year the resolution war a sum of £5 was awarded to As is well known, the Allied nations-Britain, America and Jarán atmpet value in esse of a serious public, will be given by Mr. Belgian territory similar to those of the Imperial War Conference every private, and to every non- in párticalsr-bave loaned large sums to Russia, to say nothing of railway accident, to say nothing Deaman Filler in the Ball Boom granted by the French Govern was carried into effect, and the commissioned officer and cffcer the enormous assistange which bas been given her in the supply of of its utility in isolated cases like at Goviroment House at 9.15 ment.

Commission, duly appointed still larger sams, according to monitions and other war material. More than that, there are buod- that recorded yesterday.

Under the French law of under Royal Charter, is now their rank, se prize money in lien. At p.m. on Monday, February 4. The reds of thousands of private investors who have taken. pp Rassism Home, we believe, all express violinist will be Mr. W. McQuade, December, 1915, it was laid down ready to take up its work. It is of booty. The new scheme is s War Sock in the full expectation that the Government's pledges trains carry requisites of this who has not yet been beard in that the care and oxkeep cf the provided by the Charter with fall decided improvement on the old. would be bongured. Repadiation of these Losue, therefore, would kind, and we hope that the public bere. The piano pieces graves of Allied soldiers would be executive and administrative mesa rain for a great number of these individasle, while, so far sa Chinese and B itish administra will include two groups selected a charge on the French Govern power, which of course, osa be the international aspect is concerned, the action would inevitably tions will follow this mast bene from the most popular compost ment, but might be entrusted to exerciced only when military mean a situation of the almost seriouandes eventually. This ficial example, the possible result tions of Chapin and Liz: in "ass ciatious regularly constitute conditions permit. It is authoria Tonypandy, where General method of getting rid of debts by the simple expedient of ignoring of which might be the saving of addition to other items. Tickets ad" in France and in the Allied ed to acquire and hold land in Smuts recently addressed a them is as disbonoarable in national dealings as it is in private life in serioas osses of mishap, (price $3) may be obtained. at countries. The British Govern this country and abroad, to War Aima meeting, is one of the life. It takes oog's thoughts back to the Middle Ages, when rulers,

each of the music stores and the mont, in gratefully acknowledg-control, maintain, and adorn the most remarkable examples of entire proceeds will be given ing this generous effor, devided cemeteries, to erect permanent modern industrial development. intact to the Prisoners of War that this charge should be accept memoriale, to make strangements Sixty years ago it was a tiny vil- Fand and the funds of the Ladies ed by it as a national duty. In with regard to scattered gravce, lage in the heart of a wood. oase may be recalled of Richard Coeur de bon, who once sold certain | We hope it is the case, Be the Emergency Committee of the order, therefore, to form a body and to receive and administer To-day, ander the reign of King

sets of the Crows and subsequently took them back again, on the Daily Mail Lobby correspondent Navy League.

which could eat as an associa fande provided by the State and Cos!, it is the centre of the wealth ground that he had had no right to alienate them! It is also recorded pare, to the Cavernment is pre- The "Police Reserve Gazette" tion" under the Freroh law, and fe plebe quivia by regional lest urban district in the king- Taide that Frei ch debie were dishonoured no less than fifty-six pared to take severe measures The current number of this which also on the conclusion of or private individuals for special dam, with a population of 170,000, times between the time of Henry the Fourth and the Revolution. against anyone interfering with interesting publication is well op hostilities could take over from purposes. The Imperial War To a good many ita neme is What is described by Mr. Hartley Withers, in writing on pablo the outpot of "munitions, aero-to average standard." In it there the Directcrate the work of pain- Conference was unanimously of familiar chiefly on secount of the- debts, as the most impudent and wholesale repadiation of all, is that planes and ships. Bach interfer are many contributions that taining and caring for the graver, opinion that the maintenance of riots which were the outcome DË effected by Philip the Second of Spain, who, in 1596, revoked all the ence is intolerable and must be should appeal to the public in National Committee was ap- the barist-places of our soldiers the Combine strike of eight years assignments, mortgages and deeds by which his revenues and do met in such manner that the general, as well sa to the members pointed by the Prime Minister and sailors was a sacred obliga ago. Mr. Winston Churchill wan maine had been charged.

mieguided foola. ceasing the of the Reserve. Not the lasst in January, 1916, of which the tion resting on the whole Empire, then at Home Office, and the

fading their liabilities 100 pressing, and unable to meet them by Dealing With Labour. the ormparatively reapertable methods of debasing the currency or

foroad grants, were wont to salve the públam by rspudiation. The

Plano Recital.

These recollections of the past, however, are merely of interest trouble will be taught a lesson entertaining item is the repro Prince of Wales was graciously and that accordingly the cost of intervention of soldiers and historically, and it has to be remembered, in connection with them, that they will never again attempt daction of several of the humor pleased to accept the presidency. the work to be andertaken by the Metropolitan police led 19 that the monarchical system in those days made the debts of the each action as is rightly feared cus advertisements for which In coure of time, however, as Commission should be met out of ugly happeninge." mediaeval Kinga largely a personal matter. These were personal and deplored. No one denies the prizes were swarded last month, the scale of the war extended, fands provided by the British debte of absolate Monarchs and not national debta acknowledged by importance of the wage esrning Leat. Millington in this namber and in view especially of the in- and Domininion Parliaments, sad popular representatives and a liability of the nation as a whole. section of the community, bat begins a series of cartoons entitled, crease in the Dominion forces on that no appeal should be made D.ferent standards of morality marked those days, also. But here, their importanos is not, even "The Exploits of P. O. Padden the various fronts there was felt for anbecriptions for the erection The Rev. William Temple, who in the case of New Russia, we have the Bolshevike, who consider day, the sole factor. Nor in head," which gives promise of to be need of a body more formally of permanent memoriale. The has resigned the rectory of B. themselves far ahead of the peoples of soy present-day Mon- Egland, we trust, will it ever be good things to come, end which, constituted, wider and more Im Conference, therefore, resolved James's, Piccadilly, is running archical country, setting out with a declaration that they scoot be of such a character that it will be we hope, flects in no way upon perial in scope, and poste eed of that one of the first duties of the pretty swiftly through the gemut bound by the obligations contrasted by a Government with which virtually a despotism. Labour, to be any member of the Corp! E. fall powera to undertake this Commission should be to pre- of experience," Mr, Temple is they may have nothing in common, but which was elected on a far re pected mast respect the rights W. H." versifies cleverly on a work on behalf of the Govern- pars an estimate of the probable only 30, yet he be already been more democratic basis than any of its predecessors, And gre of others. The Government must subject which he eptiles Sap menta of the Empire. Moreover, cost of carrying out the cork President of the Oxford Unior do not hesitate to say that these Loans bad, sa før as that was bring all its power to bear on posed Confessions, Markee," it was recognised that, though entrusted it, and to stibut she declined bishopric, been editor possible, the endorsement of the Roman natiqn generally. Esp those who wrongfully ir-fuence A. M." and "C. M, W, lao military exigenoies had forbidden ame to the Governments of the of a weekly newspaper, pily, the Bolsheviks are not the only force in Russieu all sirs, and we the wage earner; and if that fails, court the Moses ith more or lese, the erection of permenent mem- United Kingdom and Overseas to the King can well believe that their day of power will come to an end. We thra, for both leaders and the auocess, though not in sericus veia, orials during the war, the work Dominions, with a romme can only hope that eventually a stable regime will establish itself moet recalcitrant of these "down. The prose contributions are, of preparing and studying stions to the proportion that in this now distracted country-s regime which will be bazon able tool idiots, let the punishment as coal, wall werth reading; and cohemen for the laying out and should be borne by each. enough to admit ite dehte and show a roodiness to discharge them. fit the enormity of their crime. on the whole, the Gaulle in soch adorament of cemstents and for It is understood that the first himse Without such a turn of Affairs, there must be heavy tromb's lying That, it is to be hoped, will bring tast in recommend our the profiEOBLO be necessary meeting of the Commission

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