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The news coming through: the main theatre of war is still of a most cheming character. Apart from the actual achievements of both the British and the Frezoh Armies, there is promise of evan better and larger developments of the Right Hon. Mr. Andrew Miss Smith, Tsinaulu still. Our troops are giving the enemy a moet worrying time, and the German anxiety must be increased rather than dĩ minished on by the fear of heavier blows 6.7/16d. where he least expects them, Experts are of opinion that the "real cffensive" of the Allies is yet to come, and there is some resson for thinking thus, for we cannot regard the present opera

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WAR CHARITIES

TO-DAY'S ELECTION;

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY

Deadly” nightabad now being onltivated ing in enfilaient This evening the election of a reported, to supply the Justice of the Peace to fill the market with stropineon PROSDCY on the - Legislative drugs for which we Council caused by the temporary dependent hitherto upon Ger- absence from the Colony of the many bears a botanical name, Hon. Mr. Pollock is taking place, Atropa beladonna, curiously ap- the two candidates being Mr. Apropriate to ita qualities, evil and B. Lowa and Mr. H W. Bird.good, combining the name of the A deal of interest is being most dreaded of the Fate manifested in the event, and Mr. Atropos, whose function was to Lowe has set a new fashion out the thread of human-life*** locally by issuing some very with the Italian for a beautiful pointed electionsering appeals, wemin One of the most This morning postern warn to be curious facts concerning the seen about the tows and on poison of the nightshade motor-cars, asking the J.P.'s to is ite much more potant effect "Vote for Lowe, the Man you upon human beings than on Know; He Known his Own saimals, for though deaths from Mind, while another bill bore esting the berriss are fairly com the words:"Vote for Lowe, the mon among children, the birds eat and theirs on them, and the

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Bendee the above, Mr. Lowe leaves, almost.equally dangerous hes circulated a large lithographed to man, seem innocuous to horses, cartoon, in which certain "rested sheep, pigs, rabbits, and other interesta” are represented by a snimais, which browse upon them Huge octopus, with tentacles freely. The frequent occurrenam stretching out in all directions of nightshade in the neighbour snd bearing words, relating to hood of rained abbeys andTM various local activities. This also monastia houses makes it reason- bse a representation of "H.K. No. able to believe that many of the 7," the seroplane which Mr. Lowe | wild plants are survivors - from presented to the Imperial Govern- monkish herb gardena.

"ment, while sit elec” bears" the words: Vote for Lowe or Bird but Lowe for choice, as be pro- tects your investments-why not, then, your wish for good govern ment?"

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That little Biver Scarpe now. mentioned so frequently in news. from the western front, bearu a (usme which is an obeolate French word meaning "steep," and pro bably derived from the blaff banks of the stream'e apper reiches in Pas de Calain. We still retain the word in our military term

scarp " for the sheer ride of a ditch nearest to the fort, and in Tennyson's scarped #olif The Scarpe in some parts is not: unlike cur. Irwell in obaracteristics, notably in being 20.85 canalised. The canal from Arrsa Society-like most British canale, but to the Scheldt is not neglected,

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gramme will be presented, while Gerrespondents are requested to observe the rule which that victory towards which all there will be some changes in the

names and addresses with our efforts are being directed. In Personnel of the little party. sommunications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for this regard we must not forget

that the Americans, though at the A Chinees was charged on moment not prominently in the remand, before Mr. J. B. Woodly sub) picture, are engaged on important this morning, with being in strategic taske, and we can well unlawful possession of a quantity believe, as one of the messages of lottery tickets. Mr. Hall, of expresees it, that the enemy is Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, sorely troubled by the fact that appeared for the defence. Au Mr. Booner or later, somewhere or Indian gaard of the ss, Chan other, he will have to face the half Chan stated that on the 24th. B. O. Jensen

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side the wharf. Defendant B.B. (Monthly sab.) was on board the ship and on a Mr. G. E. Wakeman Dark Days.

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(Monthly sub.) packets containing the lottery Chief Inspector Kerr The present is nesuredly a dark tickets. He therefore charged moment for the Germans. They defendant and brought him to the Inspector Gordon

Cross- are giving up points of the Central Police Station. grestest possible raine on the examined by Mr. Hall, witness Sergeant Willie battlefield, and they can no longer said that the crew on board was hide anpalatable facts from the in the ba bit of indulging in lottery Hon. Mr. Cland people. When a semi-official ticket and opiem deals and only

Severa Judging from the recent enemy declarations in regard to future German paper admits that we recently a Chinese was charged

eab.) the Police Ladica Working colonisation, the Germans must either be the biggest hypocrites or are fighting for our liver," when and convicted st

Court for smuggling opium the most hopeless fools on earth. We incline to the former view. military commanders CAD

steamer. Some little time ago, Herr von Kuehlmann sanounced to the world longer trust the Alsations, when on the same that the Germans desire to have overses possessions" corresponding the War Minister mentions rum-Defendant, a coolie, stated that cure of German commander on the day in question before the to their greatners, wealth and proved colonial abilities.' came the recent statement by Dr. Salf that Germany desires a fighting duele or committing vessel loft Macso he was given settlement of the colonial question corresponding to the merits suicide during the retreat and the two parcels, purporting to be which European nations have shown in the protection of coloured at the same time talks of cloth samples, to be delivered in reces entrusted to their care, and the same atsteeman'a declaration frezchery and desertions, there is Hongkong. On the arrival of the that Germany has a moral right to be a Colonis! Power because carcely need to emphasise the steamer in Hongkong s of her respect for the hamenity of the coloured races. Dr. Solf also point that things are looking handed him an envelope for the pretty black for the enemy. All delivery of the two parcels. He asserted that Germany could colonise just as well as Britain.

When we take asseverations of this type and look at Ger- the time, too, the Allies are as sabeequently arrested by the many's colonial record and ambitions, we may well marvel at the gathering up their strength and Indian watchman. After further Mr. H. B. L. Dowbig- effrontery of the Istest German demands. We know very well what in the operations which they are evidence we called, his Worship the German conception of colonisation is the exploitation of a carrying through they are adopt-imposed a fine of $200 on country's wealth salsly for the purpose of benefiting Germans, and ing tactics which, while achieving the imposing of slavery on subject races with that end in view. The the objective, are bringing as Kriser once declared that Germany would conquer Indis, and, he victories at a minimum of cost. All these facta taken in conjune- added, "the vast revenues that the British allow to be taken by Indian Princee will flow in a golden stream into the Fatherland." ion gives cause for fresh That is the real, unadultered German" idea of colonising. If we confidence. We have the Gar-

for Women (Jonth- pass from intentions to actualities, we shall find that the beaten. Time will bring

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ly sub.) Germans with their "proved colonial ability" have treated their as the complete triumph.

been received by the American colonies as they have treated Belgium and Northern France. In

(Monthly #ab.) Consulate General, Hongkong,Open Scb." every case they bare forced the inhabitants to labour at the despoil..

from the Manila Observatory H. G. Morton, Smith ing and exploitation of their own country. They forced the unfor

It was on May 7, 1915, that the 5 p.m. Aug. 27.-Typhoon in tanais natives of Togoland and the Cameroons to harvest the wealth

(Monthly sub.) of those lands for the benefit of the Germans. It was slavery in all magnificent Cunard liner, the shoot 140 degrees Lang. E and Mr. E. G. Smith but asme. The natives were torn from their homes and felde, Lusitanis, was sack by a German 19 degrees Lat. N., moving W.

(Monthly sub.) N. W herded together in barracks, and forced to work for the white man submarine, with the consequent

Mr. J. H. O. Goodban 945 am. Aug. 28-Ovclone

(Monthly sub.). (on roads and railways, at docks and in plantations. They had no awful death-roll of 1,100, and

choice in the matter. They were obliged to put in so many days since that time various investig- or phoon S. of the B.nin Mr. H. B. Gomperts

(Monthly sub), forced labour for very small pay or be figged. The usual resultations have been conducted into Islands, inclining northward, happened: between hardship and diseass the population began to this feal orime of Germany's. dwindle, the survivors fled to the most remote and inaccessible The weak excuse offered. by refugee, and the Germans once more found from experience that Germany for the sinking of this forced labour, though apparently cheap, is in reality most unprofit-rensel was that she was armed able. The wealth of the Cameroons has nos.se yet "frwed in a sad carried explosives, but the golden stream to the Fatherland." Forced labour was aggravated searching enquiries made int? writes as follows:- by cruelty, not the occasional cruelty of an ignorant settler saflaring this charge bare

all proved

lilegal Impost. Sixty · ́picatë, of .... wolfram from momentary irritation, bat cruelty as part of thorough-going conclusively that this was a foul Tentonic policy. The pious Germsa beat the nativo because he was lie invented to provide an excuse exported by a certain European Mr. D. W. Tratman a native, and he also flogged the native chiefs for the shortcomings for the outrage. Now we learn firm in Swator in a steam launch of their villages, a proceeding that shows the German's sheer ignor that the American Federal were seized by the Commissioner Mr. L. A. Langley, ance of how to manage the native. The African negro has no high five enquiry, has decided that the the ground that the cailitary tex Admiralty Court, after an exhaus of the Military Superintendent on moral or humanitarian viave on the subject of corporal punishment -no more than the average schoolboy, and, like the schoolboy, he Lusitania was never armed and had not been paid. The firm has will infl ́ot beatings much more sevate than those, his masters are that ́ sho Daver conveyed made a protest through their allowed to inflict by low; but the German use of dogging was beyond explosives. This is one of the Consal that no scoh, right is zil- bounds. The most fendish ingenuity was expanded on it, many crimee for which Germany contained in the Treation... The German Colonise were known to the natives of zeighbouring has to answer and which we hope | Centoo-Haokow Railway. and happier territorias se the thirty-ninere,"

,” from the official will be taken into consideration] "Owing to the Board of Directors number of strokes; but if the officer in charge thought that they when peace negotiations com- of the Canton-Hankow Railway were not laid on with enfficient severity, the full count was "offen mence. One might well sak whet Oo, having remsined too long in G.B. Dala began over again. There were sees of bestinge that exceed any. the punishment will be of the fuse, the Authority hse ordered thing reported from any other quarter of the globe.

German submarine commander, the Company to immediately call The prevent war has brought a fresh outbreak of killings, captured a few days ago, who a general meeting, and have anaw British troops in German South West Africs found astiren- kanged admitted he was commanding the Boszd elected according to the în batches, and some gusally photographs have been made, public, submarine which ssak the Articles of Association of the A British naval officer whose ship was at the Cameroons early in Lusitania. Though he wa Company which contains # olause the war writes ===***. The ship's doctors were kept busy patching up soting under the instructions of that directors can only serve fx these wretched victims of German Kultur, and let us disabuse our his enperiors who engineered the three years. minde of the potion that the medieval practice of infl

duke deima, he was the one that eroout. The Attack on Fokien.

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