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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED

A FRESH CONSIGNMENT

OF

VIROL

Austria's Peace Move:

We have had· cooss

to comment on the enemy pasow offensive, and- to-day "wa" must revert to the subject in view of the strong bid which Austria has made for a verbal and non-binding disonmion between the belligerent Powers at'à mentral centre. Tha

DAY BY DAY.

BE FOUND THAT CONTINUIS A TRUSTY FRIEND IS RARELY TO PARTEFUL IN ALL THE DIS- TRESSES OF HIS FRIEND.

To-inorrow's Anniversary....... fact that the Austrian Note haa To-morrow in the second been addressed to all the nations anniversary of the Franco-Russian si war investa the more with #ospture of Florina. special significance, for it is the first occasion on which zuch ‘s

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Old Racquets Wanted.

A COMMONPLACE YOUNG young Dendes is a useful follow,

he had remarked to his adjutant doesn't seem to know what fear

time

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evidence, and often-co

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and a fifth : wicket bat

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So it happened that just at ago WOU And What He Did in the War. the time when he was becoming (not to

PORKY

Deedes of the attached to the men of his platoon Umpteenth Londons was a very

he was appointed Signalling mediocre young man of the

Oficer and Amistant-Adjutant.

It was blow at "first, but| English public school typa... He

sa mediocre in sppearance PET con discovered that his frankly face, frissy hair, watery Signallers were the most dalighs wine, champagan fade blue eyes and Greco-Hebraic fol fallows in the world to work belic, and navy. These nose that looked as if it had as with, and every one of them, like given alue, are less The Dollar.

other tried himself, was an enthusiast in names for fashionable colours decided, step has been taken. The opening rate of the dollar me Austria's Allies hava, in common on

demand to-day wat 35 anscessfully to stop a tram, signalling. At first he regarded than the magents and wolferino himself as their pupil rather than of the wistise, called after battles, nose, in fact, that explained at a with the Entente Powers, been 7.15/16d.

glance how be had come by his their commander, but he was glad One of the curious things abont xequsinted with the contents of

nickname of "Peggy”.

to be able to give them a few colours deriving their names the Note, though whether they approve of the overture does not We have been asked to make. He was mediocre in ability-ithinte picked up on bis signalling from natural objecta is that so appear clear at the moment. They an appeal for a number of old had taken him three months course at home, and he felt that many of them have, travelled a may or may not be at the back of tennis rsequets for the use of men intensive training with a private though they were well-seasoned long way from the tint of it, fox we can quite easily conceive of the 88th Joy. RGA Notator to master sufficient learning relerant, they did not entirely the thing they are called after. to pars (at the second attempt) despise him. His principal The typical mauve, for in- of Germany's making a tool of matter how ill-conditioned they the got very extating entrance preoccupationis the absolute the actual hoe de Austris to secure the peace which are, so long as they will serve to

Oxford University.

Be war Bications under all conditions though it is just the calour of the On the other hand, it may equally appreciated. We shall be happy mediocre at gamer-played for whatever. Life in those days faded and rolled-up blower of be the case that Austria, seeing to receive any sool gifts and for-his House at cricket, was seemed bounded by a couple of the malva plaut. Pace" literal the fatility of further resistance ward them to the proper quarter. field, third change bowler telephonse united by wire res-coloured another and realising that the Allies have

perverse instincs for colour name derived from the secured the upper hand, is seek The Colony's Health, who once, noored 32 in an getting itself ent. The entire French is not really, if it ever

During last week there were ing a separate peace before the

"maroon"—atil another name of full retribution of the freedom- notified three cases of enteric hour for the School second X, sotivities of bis admittedly was, the colour of the fes. Nor is Gerrespondents are requested to observe the rule which loving nations falle upon her. fever (two fatal) and one fatal and pushed his weight in the first mediocre mind centred them- requires, them forward their names and addresses with The Time to Strike,

occurrence each of diphtheria and, scrum. He swam a bit, boxed calves in this one sim of counter. French origin-now the colour of Bat

sommunications addressed to the Editor, not pecessarily for

#potted farer. "All were Chinese a bit, was ninth man for the Boting the vicious habits of that s Marron, or anestant, Bat; whatever be the root cana publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides..

save one English sufferer from Shooting eight at Bisley, and wire. The line must be so laid perhaps the strangest transforma- All communications intended for publication should be addressed of the new Austrian move, it is enteric. For the forty-eight hours destiny seemed to have marked to be impervious to shell fire, tion of all is an burn which olear that a great factor in the ended yesterday there were two him out to cecapy altimately his but if it did get broken it must originally meant whitinh (Low situation is, the growing con- fatal cases of enteric notified siber's chair in the safe county possible delay. Whatever dies light yellow, and now a reddish be manded with the slightest Latin alburnus, Latin nibus), shen sciousness among the enemy (both Chinese).

town firm of Will, Parchment and happened communications must brows. The real came for this The rates of Subscription to the Hongkong Telegraph" will Powers that a continuance of the

Desdes, solicitors and commis be as follows:-Daily issue-$36 per annum. Weekly issue struggle cannot secure immunity

sioners for astha,

not be interrupted. "The life and development must surely have $13 per annum.

from certain defeat. No nation A Chinese was charged at the

But on the fifth of July, nime education of Richard Pontifex been a kindly suphemism. Eren which has the least prospects of Police Court this morning, before teen hundred and fourteen, it redes would have been all to now the owners of "carroty polis

would prefer thair treases to be victory in sight would make such Mr. J. B. Wood, with stealing a had been decided otherwise. Not purpose if he failed in

golden," esloulated proposal in the midst pound and a quarter of old iron, Faggy himself nor his father had simple matter like that. It would called"

be wores than dropping The daily issue is delivered free when the addressee is accessible war as the Austro-Hungarian the property of the Kowloon Dock had any voice in the matter. Be simple catch at

An instructive and practically Doverpoint. messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies delivered Government has now done. Thus Co. Defendant pleaded not guilty was at the time pursuing the quiet That was the simple gospel useful account of how third of their residencee without any extra charge. On copies sent by the demarche must be regarded and said he had brought the tour of his way in the Lowes of Puggy Deedse at this period an acre of pasture land two miles post an additional $1,80 391 1uarter in charged for postage. 28 $2 open confession of things from the Docks for his own Remove, and had given up hops| of his commonplace

from the centre of Leeds wa The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00 weakness and of the fact 188. A Chinese watohman at the for that year of playing for the:

On's day in Jane the Brobes made to provide food sufficient per quarter.

that Austria is nearing the Dooks deposed to having arrested School 2nd XL. The decision that Bingle Copies, Daily, Len cente. Weekly, twenty-five cents (for end of her resources. With the the defendant. As there was not was to alter the whole course of selected the Umpteenth Londons fally to maintain three men for a

cash only).

facts thus, spart from any of the sufficient evidence, his Worship Paggy's career was taken at the object of their special at year is published by the Board Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fixed subtle arguments which the discharged the defendant,

tentions and the target of their of Agriculture from the pen of Potedsm by one William Hohen- most exalanive hate. They shell-t. A. G. Baston, of the Univer period will be continued until countermanded.

Austrians bring forward, it would

zallern, who on the date named, ed them with enough staff, asity of Leeds. The land bad been [(Payable in Advance.)

at a secret meeting with some Signaller Charley Bange put it, under grass for at least álty years! The" Hoogkong Telegraph'' is now on sale at, and will be delivered

Several Chinese were am and Vienna, resolved definitely on Canal" In the course of excarst plote and planted with potatoes to blow Berlin into the Kiel when last year it was divided into Watt, of the Post Office, at the Europe in the War that he had Police Court this morning, before

Within a month hostilities were

Lo the Editor.

to

Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.

rates per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscriptions for any period less than one month will be abarged as for full month.

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to

of

at

be criminal folly on the part of the Allies to fall into the trap

Insufficient Evidence.

Postal Prosecutions.

fellow conspirators from Berlin

Crest.

to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd., Shameen, which the enemy has prepared-ed at the instance, of Inspector the move, that was to involve allļing several hundred tons of good | by Mr. Bedford, ex lord mayor of

Canton, who have bean appointed our`agents there.

By Order, "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH."

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1918.

THE VICTORY AT ST. MIHIEL.

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to

The ordinary reader has become so accustomed nowadays, the perasal in the newspaper of the latest advances of the Allies on

That is the note which-is strack by the British Press in their

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the city, and some of his friends.

somment on the matter, while Mr. JB. Wood, with various been preparing for so long French oil, the German guaners

succeeded in destroying good The crop aggregated 3 tons 16 the American attitude that "now breeches of the Siamp Ordinang”, „opened, hat it was more than two/Many yards of Puggy'a well and fert, which is at the rate of 11.4 is the time to strike our hardest, such as having a two-pent stamp years before "Puggy" after two Paggy was more hurt than the 6.7 tons per sore whics of surely reflects the viewpoint of instead of ́s five cant stamp on terme at Oxford, found himself

truly laid telephone cable. Į kona per acre, as compared with the rest of the Allies also.reosipts and not" cancelling the old enough to be gasetted as 2 angered. "Bis sasidious~ work the average for the farm crops of

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To sheaths the sword sfler

stamp în à proper manner. Do all the sacrifices

which fendants pleaded guilty and we have made, at ï"

moment blamed their fokis for the errors when we know that the enemy is His Worship imposed fines of tottering, would be to betray the $10... gallant deed. The portente for the Allies were never brighter than they are now. So'mast's deaf ear be turned to these superficially attractive overtures, and the grim business of war be settled down to until the enemy is compelled to throw up the sponge."

the Western Front, and the long and sometimes tedious explanaticrë and comments on the war situation, that he is very liable to lose A German Insult. eight of the great significance of the recent Franco-American

A Contractor In Trouble. A Chinees contractor WA

Not Proved.

Bourse

ling,

of three.

tireless days and the country last year.

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Lieut. Richard Pontifex Dasdes three months he bemoaned the of the Umpteenth Londons. For nights had been undone in results demonstrated thas- al- the fate that kept him in training dis, to Headquarters, and Head- not as economics as to of few minutes. All the com- though very heavy msnuring panies in quick succession were produces the biggest crops it is in one of the Home counties.

quarters at the same time became applications with the addition of Then he despaired of ever reach-

dis" to Brigade, For all the artificial fertiliuers. The plot ing any front before the war wa

practical ass they

were the which was manored at the rate semmoned at the Police Court of, but submisted himself Colonel, Major, Adjutant and of 7 tons per acre, and had the this morning, before Mr. J. R philosophically to couree sfter their staff might just as well be beneft of the turf as well, only Wood, with building a shed and in bombing, signal in Kamesharks or Kew Gardens produced at the rats of 11 tons using lime-mortar instead of inde festes se si Battalion HQ, so long as of potatoes to the scre, as com

Lewis Gunnery cement-mortar, an ordered by the

the lines remained cas. Paggy cared with 9 tons on the plot P. W. D. Mr. J. Eldridge, of the Balls resigned himself to per sent his linesmen and as many rested with 15 tons of manure Caincident with this Austrian P. W. D, appeared to prosecute. manent home service, he received signallers se could be spared in to the sers and artificiale victory at St. MiNial. It is indubitably one of the most brilliant proposal comes another piece of Defendant pleaded guilty, but he from that moment he was stricken and repair the breaks, and of his orders to proceed overseas, variona directions to search for fests of arms in the history of the war, but it is more than that: it nows which shows that Germany said he thought that lime-mortar with terror. Es was not afraidTM*\course want out himself. It was "ppearing in a regent isens of the Here is ap advertisement is a proof of the tremendous power of the new factor in the war-the is begining to seems to her would be better, so he ensuited at a distance of death or wounds, bailing shella at the time, but International Sheriff, a publica American Army. What is better still, it must have a shattering eignal ahead. She seema to have with his architect and asked bita such a thought never occurred to they might have been confettition devoted to the interests of victories of the Allies. Let us try and understand the greatness of ing this distressed little country Eldridge said that at present when he was put in charge of as just went on quietly with his detective instincts and makes na- the event. In a single blow, the Americane and French have political and economic indepen the work was stopped. EG. wrested from the enemy ground which he has held and prepared dence after the war if she will bot Worship imposed a fine of $60. fighters he would appear afraid. work, and when he had on the heels. Listen: Reward for section or platoon of veteran had mended want to lay this sturdy ruffin by for four yeare, ground which the Germans considered of the utmost take on the garb of neatrality for 1/

the remainder of the war and nee

He had met men of whom it was importance, and must have wished to hold at all costs.

This brilliant" coup" has given to the Allies 150 square miles her good cffions to secure the Police Court this morning, before came within sound of the gun returned to B.Q. and found the him for hooking two cows twios A Chinese was charged at the told that as soon as ever they pany in the front trench, thas re- Bab Torner, alias C. F. Martin, establishing communication, be alias most soything else, I want Mr. J. B. Wood, for conducting they got the wind up" or line to Brigade still out: of 15,000 prisoners, hundreds of guns of all calibres, and a vast/and the proposal is à transparent a gaming house at N 70 Stanley that the sight of blood made them he went again and spent half an,

So out and breaking jail ones. Roman all -pigungeyta; amount of material. The bald statement of the communiqus is effort

Street. Inspector Great proes faint or set them trembling hon: amid exploding "heavies" they are just in the rong sufficient to itself to demonstrate the completeness of the victory, rapidly decaying military sitas Goted, and said that he raided the How on earth were the sights and and shrapnel restoring touch with animal. He becke jail and left

A Chinese detective went inside affect him? He didn't know the limped calmly hons with some

hare July 31, 1917. I had him inlend erecasting the St. Hihiel salient, as they did not carry out has already had enough of their usual practice of removing the able-bodied population and German "promises" nct to be defendant's cubicle and found all, but he had misgivinge. Er destroying the town. The attack was so swift and overwhelming that fooled into entering into any different tickets relating to the bad tead of men who didn't plinters of shell in his right the man and they tarned him

in communication with every ons 19, 1 not red hot or nailed down."-- St. Mihiel was captured intact, and the brave attackers were reward- agreement with the Kaiser, while o Pai Lottery. On a search know what fear meant." He envied thigh. By this time they were loose. He will steal spything that John L Moon, Sheriff, Lee ed by seeing the enthusiastic inhabitants run out to welcome them, we can hardly conceive of the being made, a bundle was found them, though he hardly believed Perhaps even more important than the victory itself is the fact that Belgians, after their own ex- the cock loft sad in the in their existence; certainly be opt "O" Company.

kitohen, a obstly was found, and know be was hat of their sumber,

“Damn!" He said when they County, Als. What we are in- the important towns of Verdan, Toal, Commercy and Nancy are no perience of German oppression,

inside the chatty was another far, though not given to intros told him this, "I hope the C. Oterested in is the nature of this longer menaced. As the Allies' line stood before, an attack on these sisting towarde placing subject

felon's crime. How can a man places was always probable, but by the capture of the alient and the races under the heel of the Hune batch of tickets. Hia Worship" pestive examination, he was fully won't think we've been slacking book two cows twice ? How, couerquent command of the enemy's positions which we now hold, The whole thing is a clamsy and discharged the defendent, holding canesions that he did not belong Then he fainted of from loss

deed, do you book a cow ? Ws hostile advice is almost impossible. Altogether, as far as the amateurich effort to escape the that the oase had not been proved. to the race of heroes. One thing.

always thought cows hooked Victoria Theatre. at least, he was determined on Tue 0. 0, evidently didn't, for, operations have gone, the Americans and French have achieved a disaster which lies ahead. It signal and far-reaching victory, which is due not only to the bravery must be treated with the same There was a large house" at se a matter of courss: anless he some weeks later in hospital at people. There is mystery here, and dash of the attackers but also to the brilliant leadership of the contempt as that which the the Victoria Theatre last night, completely lost control of his Oxford; he read to his smsssment and we wish we might be the one to solve it--Cleveland -Plain generals, which ensured the smooth working of the vast war Austrian pesos manœuvre merite. when the beautiful film Ambit physical self, he certainly would under the heading of Military Dealer

ion" WEB screened. The chief not let any one know that he was Cross Awarde' in a Daily Dows character is Miss Roth Roland, afraid.1 su

more of France, and the possession of the whole salient to points return of the German Colacier. twelve miles north east of St. Mibial. If bas resulted in captures This is adding insult to injury,

to: bolster

up.

the

A point worth considering is the fact that the Germans did not tion. In the first place, Belgium house in question this morning, sounds of the battlefield going to Brigade. When he had finished,ght once, but he denied being

machine.

blood.

paper

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After not seeing each other for some time two Englishper wet again. Hallow

for quite

The gigas of a breakdown in Germany have not been wanting for some time, but these steady and systematic advances of the Food Control After the War. "Red Oizcle. The story is quite s in Francs just in time to assist Bag During a severe enemy who scored such a sacras in the Puggy resched his battalion Sie. Lt. EP. Deedee, Lond. Allies must bring home to the German people the utter foolishnes of the Kaiser's recent speech at Essen, which a famous journalist at paper representatives who paid a interest was the appearance of the first Boche fansive of Marob geestest fearlessons and initis Haven't seen

Addressing the Canadian news touching one. Another item of in-receiving the initial shook of bombardment he displayed the aid one of them, Home has called the "death rattle of despotism and a confession that visit to the Ministry of Food, Mr. Morango." who is an able dan 21st. He had been with them alive, repairing telephone wire Germany is bestan". The capture of St. Mihiel, coupled with all Clynes stated that, while the cer, and who performed no fewer month before it anddenly cconrred and successfully re establisling the recent advances of the Allies on the Western Front, is not only submarine had been powerless to then six different national dances, to him that he had been much communication. He showed #victory: it is a sign which the German leaders and people cannot prevent food supplies ranching Arabian, Italian, Spanish, too bary to have time to be magnificent courage a fail to read. It is, of course, a mistake to be too sanguins as events per sborer, there was still need Japanese, Polish and Tankomas, streid. Life had been fairly mination under the mont before this have moved, but we cannot help believing and for conomy in food consumption. The American Gessile was also reming and extraordi hoping that a vital How has been strook at the nerve centre of the in all Allied countries. It was mont German front. The evidence of prisoners confirms the belief that a probable that even if the war ended general retirement to the Hindenburg Lane is contemplated. The ended in the immediate future com rast system of railways so necessary for the manoeuvring of the food controllers would continue German arizien le being broken into by the Americam

swary long alter hostill- sequently his lines of defence

forward to me

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