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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1918.
The Canton Parliament,
We observe that Da. Sun is not mesting with any very greNI
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DAY BY DAY.
Kallio Output.
BURNS' NIGHT.
Last Night's St. Andrew's Society Dinder.
brought bim home. Then the TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY, mother thought she would ostal
him, but, on making the attempt
be escapes under the bed, a big] The possibility, foreshadowed | measure of snooses in his efforts OF ALL SAD WORDS OF TONGUE
to revive the so-called- Special | OB PEN,
four-poster, and got away at the by Mr. Ballour, of a Janish Kar Parliament. Some few days book, HAVE BEEN"-Whiter.
*THE SADDEST_ARE: “IT MIGH
farthest sids, sad, when Jamie's of Jerusalem may oERIE SOMO father came home from his work heartburning among the naar [be addressed a meeting of the
the mother insisted that he should ons existing elsimanta to that Provincial Animbly on the
-To-morrow's Anniversary.
bring Jamie, from under the bed. title. In addition to the Sultan meceerity of establishing "a formid-- To morrow is the anniversary
A large number of Scottish Before he began his supper of Turkey, who is now out of the able Parliament not later than of the beginning of the Crimean sidents enthusiastically celebrate the father took off his boots and running, the Pope, the Emperor July, when the Previdentisi eleo War (1854).
add the anniversary of the birth cont, and, going down on his of Austris, the King of Spain, tion is due to take place., Ha admitted that the financial quee-
day of Robert Burns, their nation search. It being very dark, he all include "Kiss of Jerusalem” hande and knees, began the and or-King Manual of Portugal The Dollar. [tion was the most difficult of ́all,¡| The opening rate of the dollar al post, at a dinner in the Hong-hed to crawl along, stretching among their official dignities but expressed the hope that it คอ demand to day wan korg Hotel last evening, under bis hands out before him to seise Exchange. would soon be overcome so that 24. 11.5/8d. The closing rate will the auspices of the Hongkong St. the culprit when be caught him. KP.' might come to. Canton be found on Page 1. from all parts of the country and
Andrew's Society. The room was the same time, which came in is on satire service on the Wast Wee Jimis put out his hand st
Another iswa tennis champion eet up what he termed a legal
nicely decorated, a large portrait contract with his father's. ・ Said Parliamentary body. What The total nutpat of the Keilan of Robert Baras being hang at Jamie, "Is that you faither? Isern front. This is the brilliant justification be can plead for the Mining Administration's mines
American champion, R. N. Wil, ass of the adjective we do not for the week ending January 12 the back of the table at which the after you ise? Come in this
lisme, who made so many friende know, inasmuch se such a body, amounted to 71,199 tone and the the Committee ware sitting. Dar-uar, there's plenty room for us at Wimbledon when he came over
baith."
to fight for the Davis Cup. Be Conainding, Mr. Gordon said: lost his father on the Titanic. supplied by the Eptel orchestra.
-Once & Sootamaz, cornered with Vary youthful in appearance, Bo The Hon. C. E. Anton, Presid- the miracle called Shakespeare, N. Willisme has the endurance. hat how it is to be used as he appointed
His Excellency the Governor ent of the St. Andrew's Society, said "Shakespeare miobt hae of a strong man, and be will no never been disclosed. We sup Wodehouse, Deputy Superintend-presided, and he was supported by been an Englishmen. We hae doubt gire a good account of Do it would be shaorbed in ent of Police, to get sa bis Aide- Mr. A. G. Gordon (Past Preside evidence to the contrary; bat himself in war as he has in the MP salaries. The notoricas de-Camp, in addition to his other ent), Lt. Col. John Ward, M. P., he was clever and able enough peasefal battles on lawas. Li Lieb-kwan was very cocksure duties. labout the exse with which such a sam could be raised in such
with tung," but it is not without its
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if established, would be about sales daring the period to 52,874, ing dinner, ospital music wsz the most illegal creation on earth. tons.
It seems that a sum of $100,000 was mentioned at the meeting,
which a prosperous Province as Kwang
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The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1918.
“COMMERCIAL" SOCIALISTS' INTRIGUES.
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for significance, as recorded in our issus of yesterday, that sta special meeting of the Assembly held for the purpose of consider ing this aspect of the situation, there was not even a quorum of
members present, and the matter had therefore to be postponed. It looks as though Dr. Sun will bave to
try again."
"Cruel Charges."
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Of late there has been quite a
dest of foolish imaginings in con-
neation. with
New A. D. C
Mr. P. P. J.
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guest of The victorica
of General the evening Colonel Ward, Allenby in Palestine have given
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the guest of the evening, Major MacDonald (Past President), . Import Prohibition.
It is notified for general in Mesare, B. M. Dyer, W. Nicholson, formation that by a proclamation J. Reid, A. O. Lang, A. Ritobie, might be canoodled into joining a new interest to what is called the Brotherhood after that admis-"British Israeliam." The late the importation of the following issued on the 18th January, 1918, W. L. Leask, and many others.
sion. Colonel Ward holde very Queen Victoria (who was a great A most characteristic feature of high rank in His Majesty's Foros admirer of Disraeli, one of the articles into the United Kingdom the dinner was the playing in of and is a man whom to know is to few son of Taral that ever be- was prohibited, except under the baggie by Mr. Neil Drum respect. If you talk to him he came Prime Minister of England) licence-Antimony, crade; en-mond as piper, while the dish would tell you in his modest way, was profoundly impressed by simony, ore; antimony, regains; was carried by, Mr. F. Souter, that be is but a lowly labourer in some of these ideas, and studied antimony, sulphide.
both of them being attired in the the vineyard, and agrees with the chart which set out to prove Recent Ordinances.
national garb. The toast of "The sentiment expressed by our post that we were the direct inheritors- Bie Majesty the King has not
King WAS enthusiastically Barna that, Rank is but the of the Taraelite tradition. She honoured after the dinner. been advised to exercise bis
guinea stamp. a man's a man for was particularly pleased that the power of disallowance with The toast of "Bobert Barns" was a that,' ม as I know he will show Prince of Wales had the name respect to the following Ordin- then submitted by the Chairmao. you later on in the evening. David given to him, because of endes:-Military Service, No 19 He regretted the absence of Hon. Lient Col. John Ward, M. Pits Scriptural associations. of 1917; Hongkong Police Hr. R. Shewan, who would have said be had enjoyed the ceremon- Rewerve, No. 20 of 1917; Jury made the speech of the evening.ies of the evening. They had Says the Pioneer of Allahabad'. the set-back Amendment, Na 21 of 1917. He could not hope to take his been celebrating the birthday and the newspaper, by the way, upon which the British Army sustained. Humphreys Estate Dividend.
place. Poete, he continued, were and anniversary of s al Cambrai some little time ago.
very whom staff Kipling was employed. Sabject to audit, the directors born not made. Robert Barne remarkable man; anniquesas reporter before he blossom In some quarters there has of Humphreys Estate and Finsuce was a born poet and an inspired Scotchman. He was not exscily ed forth sa ons of the world's apparently been a tendency to Company, Limited, bave decided one. Thomas Carlyle, although certain whether Barge was the most remarkably literary geni cast blame on Sir Douglas Baig to pay a dividend of 50 cente per he had pot much as for bin kind of character on whom he uses) recently printed the follow- for what happened. This is not share, transfer $2,643 65 to poetry, thenght that Baron was mould make an after dinner speech. ing, which we have very much to be wondered at, perhaps, for credit of Typhoon sed Flands capable of doing almoes any. Of course it was misfortune for plessure in reproducing The it seems to be the pet hobby of Insurance Fand, write cf Furni- thing. Barna was A student. Baros to be born in Scotland, assistance of the Freas in help some individuals and some new ture Account 8833 and carry He studied the marks of his but it was very fortunate for ing any case is so often accepted. papera tor; we regret to say, to forward $10,413.00 to initiate and perpetuste campaigns account.
new contemporaries," and he
had Scotchmen that he was born there as a matter of course. necessitating 8 very retentive memory.(Laughter). He said that no expression of thanks on any | against those in bigh places, bow-
An Unfounded Rumour.. Ha sung about birda sad even a seriously, because he thought that one's part that the Fourth Estate етег bismelens their record Late last nightabord ramare moues, but be wea sleo a great had Bazne been born in a greater may be excused perhaps for biz been. We can therefore were being circulated to the effect observar of human asture. He country than Scotland he would feeling gratified when its efforts welcome the very straightfor that there has been an armed was a master of entire and he (the have been a world's poet instead are recognised, as they have been ward statement jast made by Mr.robbery at the Chinese Chamber speaker) thought that had a great of B Scotch one. To-day by Lady Chelmsford in the case of Macpherson in the House of Com-of Commerce. The Police have deal to do with the reformation of Shakespenze WEB the poet "Our Day" activities, so promptly mone, wben, referring to the cruel received po report of any such social conditions in his time. In of the world. Barns was probably after the event. Her Excellency charges that have been made happening, and it would appear some of his poetry there was the most remarkable man that hae isken the oauensi course of. Two of the telegrama to band yesterday contained, it would be or implied on the British Com-that a number of scaremongers note of bitterness and he was literature had produced and yet addressing a special letter-of noted, news of a somewhat singular kind, showing among other mander-in-Chief, be stated that spreading the report had added rather down on lairds sad dukes. how even Scotchmen sometimes thanks to each newspaper, things, how truly unreliable is anything which has any connection Sir Douglas bad never lost the a little for the benefit of willing He certainly had an independent failed to understand the spirit of declaring that "the Press in In- with German political life. One of the telegrame referred to made confidence of the Arroy Council or listeners who had heard of sa view of life. Soms of his early the message he had left. He did dia has been more than generous a statement which originally appeared in a Danish, Conservative the War Office authorities, and armed robbery at West Point, works were destroyed and not think anyone could appreciate in helping the - Central and newspaper, and, as the story is told with an apparent wealth of that the Government were an- mentioned elsesbere.
even in some of his publish. Barna who did not himself Provincis! Committees in the detail, it may perhaps be accepted as likely to be trus-with this besitatingly eatisfied with him.
$1,000 Fice.
ed works there was great belong to the class from which work on which they have been reservation, that the Conservatives in Denmark are not likely to go Every Britisher, indeed, who is A Chinese was charged before deal which was rather inferior. Burns sprang. He was the poet engaged for many weeks past, out of their way to say pleasing things about Danish Socialists or worthy of the name, has a most Hr. J. B. Wood, at the Police After all that mattered none; be of the poor, the disinherited and and personally I - am" desply any other kind of Socialists. From this somewhat tainted source, intense admiration for the pre- Court this morning, with being left them some game. Barne said down-trodden. He gave life to grateful for the valuable sid your the fact is revealed that Herr Schiedemann, one of the most pro-seat Commander-in-Chief, who is in possession of 20 taels of pre- that his great misfortune was the poor in every part of the journal has given us all in our minent of the German Bocialist leaders, is not now to be regarded the beloved of all ranks of the pared opium. Berence Officer that he did not have a proper sim world. The ideas that he gener-efforts to try to raise funds for 16 a peace aportle." What he is to be regarded is merely se "za Aray and one of the greatest Wildin said he boarded a abip is in life. He thought Burne died sted had bearing on the condi- the Red Cross and the troops in agent of the German Government, who is engaged organising either Generale of which Britain has Harbour and having made a disappointed man but if he had tions of the times in which he Mesopotamis. I know well how his or the Government's propagands on a commercial footing" "and ever, boasted. There is some a search found the opium in de seen how his memory was revered lived. Within two years of his much of our success has been one, it is added, which is “most profitable to his employees." The suggestion in another telegram fendant's box. He admitted it he would have died satisfied. Al- death the great French Revolution due to the generosity-and as said employees including, the newspaper says, the Danish Socialist that the Times is engaged in an was his. This morning defendant though posibly they could not broke out. He lived in mediaeval sistance of the Prosa... Minister, the Danish Socialist leader and three Bussiens, whose intrigue" against both Sur denied that it was his, saying it overlook Barns' faults altogether, times and he was a living protest names are also given, and who doubtless are prominent public men, Douglas Haig and General Bir belonged to a friend who had run his faults were entirely abscured against the conditions of the times A proposal to send part of the perhaps also Secialists with an eye for a profitable commercial deal. William Robertson. If there is sway. A fine of $1,000 was by the brillianos of the legacy he in which he lived. He ventured American fset to Mediterranean. Haman nature being what it is, and Socialista being merely men, any ground for the assertion, we inflicted. sometimes, indeed-though they might perhaps be the last to admit can only say that the paper could it-very ordinary men, it is Dot surprising that they far more probably apend its eboald be mixed up in a little political intrigue, which energies. We have no use for no doubt was all the more acoeptable as it was associated with the newspaper which in these 8. commercial transaction which evidently was profitable. daye finde ita cocupation in des- The specifo charge against the individuals in question is that tractive work of that kind.” they arranged peace negotiations with M. Ioin in return for political comperestions," and that Berr Scheidemann proeured at s Sand and Gravel, low price an enormous quantity of coal for the aforementioned" (meaning apparently the Danish and Russian Socialists) who we are regard to the passage of sand and The Anglo-Datch dispute in informed "sell it at exorbitant prices." It is rather a queer affair, gravel into Belgium, for cee in this jumble of peace negotiations, politics and cost, and the only German fortifications, is again Feb. let, 650 s.m. 6.24 pm moned to give evidence against he was a Scotchman. English Admiralty, reports, that all the reasonable conclusion to come to is that the aforementioned " sold brought to notice by a telegram their votes for the said coal and for the sale of certain motor car which came to hand yesterday. looted in France, Belgiom and Bussin, for which purpose, it is Tast message contained evidence sisted, the notorious individuals mentioned "formed themselves that mach of the material for the into a syndicate." The affair is all the more mysterious when we German concrete works at Ypres call to mind that no definite pesce terms have me yet been agreed came from Germany, and it is s upon by either Germany or Bassia-end what, in the name of com- fairly safe presumption, therefore, monsense, the Danish Socialists have got to do with the matter seems that it reached its destination vis to a very strange affair. However, the unamed Conservative Holland. It is the duty of a Danish paper says that it is so, and it is just probable that it is. 8, neutral State to see that no act on We are also informed in the same telegram that the Christiania ite part, whether overt or other- Becial Democrat says that Herr Sobeidemann un-uccessfully tried wise, shall assist & belligerent in in exactly the same manner to buy up the Norwegian Socialists, its war activities, and Mr Balloar with what effect is not stated--which seems a pity; for a little more did well to wazo the Dutch about coal and looted motor cars would probably be rather interesting. Guvernment of the risks it incara Tha second telegram is of quite a different type, bat it is in not taking due precaution in equally interesting in the revelation it makes. In it, it is stated a matter of this kind, the mora that the Busaian Government, whoever they may be, has sent a so since Holland is among those message to all the world" (which is at least all embercing) in nations which haagaaranteed the which it is declared that the Germans and the Austrians are the only perpétus neutrality of Bolgium. peoples in the world who are unaware of the "Bregzitcrak #fponare Wo see that the Nitheriance of the annexationist sime of the Austro-German Governmente,
Government is again to investie which this wonderful wirelem mesenge farther afirmon ther" dure as the matter, and with M not do. Well, and what has the Russian Government got to do Balfour we can only hope that it with the matter? Their concern ahould be, one would thick, how enquiries will be of a rather more best to knock some of the chaos out of their own country and some exhaustive" (oharacter: than has sense of justice into their own heads." It must be anid that the two hitherto been the car, telegrams in question are indeed rich in revelations.
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OFFICIAL NIGHTS.
had left in song and poem (ap- to suggest that Scotsmen did waters seems at last to be under plause). Thus he was great Robert Barns a great a serious consideration by the Allied navak man and he hoped and believed injury when they looked upon committée, says the New York that his memory would live him en snything but a great man, Evening Port: There can be no through fature agen. He asked a world's man." They could not doubt that Italy has suffered much- them to drink to the immortal appreciate Barnsunlem they from the U-boat pest, ⠀ There-- memory of Barak.
studied him. He did not see any fore, any augmentation of the
The following table shows the Mr. A. G. Gordon followed with reason why Englishmen, especial forces patrolling Mediterranesa standard time at which Official a selection of Scottish humourly those representing the views waters would greatly relieve her month of February, 1918- Night ende and begins during the which provoked a good deal of in the social sad political life be immediate necessities. On the
mirth. We give two of the gems:
had, should not bold a meeting other hand, there osa he no Date. Eads.
Begins-A small Scotch boy was sum orer that world-genins though question, in view of recent
his father, who was accused of men refused to allow Scotchmen American light cruisers and making a disturbanos in the to claim him as theirs and destroyers are needed in the street. Said the Bailie, Come, theirs only. They should not Atlantic to secure the approaches my wee mon, speak the truth and allow the respectable middle- to England and France, Divided, let us bear all ye ken about the class to interpret Barns to our navy would probably not be affair."
"Weel, sir," replied the them. Wherever there was effective in any one zone. And 0.27 lar, "d'ye ken Inverases Street?" passion; wherever there was se between the two
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"I do, laddie," replied his Wor wrong, wherever there were Mediterranean and Atlantic, if is. ship. Weel, ye gang alang it reaction, difficulties and obstacles absolutely vitel, ng for sale are 6.29 and turn into the square, and in the path of human progress, concerned, that the latter be
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3rd, 6.49
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4th, 6.49
5th, 6.49
6.25 11 6.26
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6th, 6.48
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12th, 6.45 13th, 644
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15
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14th, 643
6.30 6.31
15th, 6.43
6.31
-16th, 6.43
6.31.
17th, 6,42 6.82 18th, 642 19th, 6.41 2015, 6.40 21st, 6.39
22nd, 8.38
23rd, 6.38
6,32 6.33 6.34 6.36 6:20. 6.38
24th, 637
636
6.37
25th 838 261b:0.36 27th, 6.35 28th 6.34
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cross the equare."Yes, yes," Barns stood up for the people, kept open. As for the other Baid the Brilie encouragingly, whatever their colour and what argument that the American foot
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the square gettura the richt, and up in a High Englishman, he said that Robert Trine and Poln Street, and keep on up Highold inspire any man and so
Baros Wes A World-genina, H Street till ye come & long as Reglish and Scotch were “Quite right, my lad, proosed,”
said his Worship. "I know the spoken he would have a plans in old pump well." Well, said the the literature of the world. boy, with the most infantile (Applause) simplicity, ye may go
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