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The Allies Hasle

On

DAY BY DAY.

Tomorrow's Anniversary,

[The Dollar,

The Poultry Nuisance.

For the Troops.

Obstruction.

Kailan Output.

1918

KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB. TO-DAY'S MISCRELANY

THE LATE MR. BIDEN

which is now taru

Military Funeral at Happy Valley.

Annual Meeting Held Last Evening.

whole nations in ita undoubtedly the worst outbreak experienced sides the remarkable

ceased'a

England and Walea during the influenzi evidemia of 1848.

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* The severity of the blows which the Allies are now delivering at the enemy may be gauged from other factors than that of capture DESERVE A MONTH'S REST EVERY SOME PEOPLE. IMAGINE THEY of territory, aven though this bo TIME THEY DO RIGHT. the decisive element. One of the overnight oables quotes some really_remarkable figures, abou. To-morrow is the third anni, There was a large attendance

The Kowloon Cricket Club epidemic of 1889-90, says the Allies have captured no fewer Bulgarian troops in the Serbian A. Biden which took place with last evening. There was a good which then erasped, and it be ing that since July 18 lest the versary of the appearance of at the funeral of the late, Me. F. beld its annual general mesting Day Chronicle. There was hard-

ily a country in the whole world & than 200.000 prisoners, 3,000 frontier.

fall military honours at Happy number of members prezent, and gung, 20,000 machine-guns and boge quantities of material.

Valley last evening. The offin in the unavoidable sence of came epidemic in places so far These figures do not cover the

was landed at Stone Piar at 5.30 Dr. Forsyth (President) and Mr.part as China, Abyssinia, South Palestine,

The opening rate of the dollar p., and was met by members B E. Lindsall (Vice President) Africs, Iceland, Australia, India, Macedonian or

demand to day, was

Osbads, and Central Africs. In 38. of the Defance Corps and personal Mr. O. W. Jeffries was <\DA- Mesopotamian campaigns, where 6. 15/16d.

fifteen month, beginning with there have recently been enormous

friends of the deceased. The animously elected obairman.

wes draped in a Union The Chairman, in his opening it traverted the entire globe. ite undoubted origin in Siberia, coffa hauls, but, taken by themselves,

Our comments on the poultry, Jack; and, on it were the. Da remarka, said that the year was Rugs was the ?-most badly they represent achievements of a

Accountrements, 1s one of many vicissitudes, they hit, addit is related that in truly astounding character. They depot nuisance are held over

gun carriage being drawn by having to replace no less than mean, so far as prisoners are until tomorrow."

Ona Government department men of the Defence Carpe. Hesded six members of the Committee. concerned, that пе bave roped in a number consider- We desire to acknowledge with by the band of the 18th Infantry, For the first time it would be in St. Petersburg, out of 226 the cortege slowly proceeded to noticed that the Club bad over officials, 220 were stricken dowa ably in scese of the original thanks a gift of tennis balle, shirts the Cemetery, being joined at the drawn its sccount with the Bank in one night. Portsmouth had British Expeditionary Foros to and shoes from Mr. F. Bevington, Monument by many mourners. This was due to the fact that they

the distinction of recording, the France, while if we endeavour to for the use of the troops. imagine the enemy losses in

Amongst those attending were borrowed money on the strength first case in this country, but, generally speaking, the outbreak dead, wounded, and missing we

Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse (repre of their securities to lay in a For chamag in obstruction, by ahall conceive some little ides of placing bis wares in the street so Governor, as A.D.O.), Hon. Mr. belief that prices would be very than in the south. Although renting His Excellency, the stock for the bar. In the firm as far more severe in the north- ern and north-eastern counties the sofust accomplishments of se to inconvenience passengere, B. Hallifax, Hon. Mr. A. G. M. high, it wee deemed expedient there was an enormous number the victorious Allied Armice. Mr. Wood fined a Chinese $5 at Fietshez, Mesara, J. R. Wood, that they should lay in a large of patients the rate of mortality These results have been attain the Police Court this morning. ed within the space of a few The Health Return,

E. W. Hamilton, H. A. Taylor, stock. The bar, although not of happily was very low and in W. E. Boberts, G. P. Garry, J. to all expectations, bad held the striking contrast to the 7,983 weeks and it appears from the Dating the forty-eight hours Morris, E. Taylor, Mr. A. Gibson D. He proposed the adoption deaths which were recorded in present outlook that the record is ended yesterday, there were noti going to be well maintained. The fed three csses of spotted fever

(representing the Sanitary of the report and accounts.

Cept: Department),

Arm- This was stoonded by Mr. G. enemy cannot possibly stand auch (two fatal) and one fatal case of a drain as this on his man-power; enteric, all the sufferere being w. Fraser. A. Chapman. P.

atrons. Major Macdonald, Meera Blair and carried unanimously.

The eleption of officers for the it meane that he is being bled

Chinese.,

Heathcote, R. E. Lindsell, H. W. enesing year resulted as follows: Paris within three weeks of the The Germana were to be in white. “Add to this the continuona surrender of paints of the highest

Petlov, M. Maruk. The Chinese Dr. O. Forsyth was re-elected strategic value, and we can readily Mining Administration's mines D. were also present, the letter Vice-President, Mr. J. P. Ribin-enter in April of the prevent years. The total output of the Kailan and European staffs of the P. W. President, Mr. B. E Lindsell outbreak of war they were to believe that the Central Powers for the week ending September being composed of Messrs. Person Captain, Mr. E Abraham and now M. Briand talla me their will soon be too sick to continue the struggle. These are momen 14 amounted to 66 552 tone and kins, Goidemith. Wileon, Eld-H. Tresearer, sad Mr. L. G. hope is to get near enough to tous days for the Allies; the dawR

the eales during the period to ridge, Edward, Barrington and Blackburn Hon. Secretary. The bombard it piecemeal. It is to be of better times seems to have

Hollingsworth. Inspector Gordon following form the committee: hoped-and expected that the definitely eat in.

and Sim also attended. The Rev. Mesare. J. Hyde. D. Harvey, D. last threat will be as empty as ite" The Beggar Nuisance.

Two mendicants were fined Y. Copley Moyle officiated at Nicoll, D. J. MacKere, D. Niel. forerunners, but the mere con- days hard labour, by Mr. J. B.

son R. Overy, G. Stark, and E. templation of such a possibility this morning $5 each, or seven the graveside.

shows how wast a change has. - Wood, for begging at the Carlton oladed tribates from the follow-

The numerous wreathes in J. Edwarde.

The balloting committee com. come over the nature of warfare who make such a general Luise and Wyndham Botela. Inspector ing-Mr. P. P. Wodehouse, prize: Messrs. W. Kay, D. O since our narai gone, going to ance of themselves in this Colony, Browne, who prosecuted, said that members of the R A. M. C. and Nicoll, WJ. Osent, A. Horrison, Ladysmith, taught a lesson which It is bad enough to have these visitors and the folet people bed Officers Mess of the HK D.O., J. Jack, J. Ormiation, F.P. Shroff gainst the Busians, and the these men were pestering the H. K. D. C. Sergeante Mesa, G.Dansan, G. Blair, K. Macaskill, the Japanees improved upon gentry secoating all sad sandiy

Mr. G. Blair referred to the Germans carried. beyond sil in the streets; it is wores etill saked the police to arrest them. Fellow officers of the P. W. D. hotels and charches. In one of charged at the Police Court this H. K. D. C.. at:ff of the Water were in charge of the grounds,

and Chinese ste#, Left and Right good work pattin by Messrs. D. calcalation. when they peeter people roued Three Chinese women were half companies of the Artillery Harvey and J.P. Robineon, who

"Science does everything bat the cases which came before the morning, before Mr. E D. C. worka Department, Bar- The Chairman then commented pay." said Huxley; and that Magistrato yesterday, & defendant Wolfe, with fighting in Wauchai geanta' Mess of the B. G. on the prospects for the coming the dictum holds good to day is exhibited one of his bands Two of the defendants failed to Hon. Mr. W. Chatham C.M.G., season. He said that he would show by the fact that one-third proof that he was not able-bodied, appear in Court and their bail of Garrison Sergeants' Mere; W.Oke members to bring along their of the latest Civil List grants go ook that he was merely soffers estreated. The other Staff Sergeanta and Sergeante, friends, who could play tennis to the widows of men who gave ing from a dislocated wrist and man was bound over in a parety 88th Co RG.A; members of on the new gronade. It was not their lives to scientific research. that these beggars eculd all run

of $50 to keep the peace for air the H.K.0.8.0.0. Perseverance desired that only tennis ehold Said Macauley of Sir Richard montha. pretty fat when they eighted a

Lodge Victoria Lodge; Meners be played, bat alan howie. He Owen, "The greatest natural. Feeling Lonely. 10. E. Warren and Co., Mr. T. L. said that, as farsa he knew, bowle philosopher may starve while hie The Hongkong Telegraph. poleman in noiform. That is

true of the majority of the barist ment, a Chinese appeared worth, Mr. and Mire. A. E. Wright, could smoke a pipe in comfort. discoveries, and while foreign On 8 charge of returning from Perkins, Mr. and Mrs. A. Hollings was the only game in which a man countrymen are bossting of his indivividuals whom We

at the Police Court this morning, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Parker Rees, He hoped that members would easdemies are begging for the begging in Hongkong, and we do before ME. D. C. Wolfe, Mr. sad Kre. H. F. Jackman, Mr. introduce more new members, honour of being allowed to add not doubt that if they were Defendant pleaded guilty and end Hrs, H. F. Campbell, and that the K.0.0. would be his name to their list," Science examined physically it would be said that he was feeling lonely, so Mr. E. G. Saith. Mr. . . able to field a good oricket eleven. is still our Cinderella. found that most of them are he came to Hongkong to see his Thompson, Mr. R. Kennedy, Dr. Under the able leadership of Mr. euffering from nothing

more uncle.

Defendant, who serious than an inherent objection banished, only last month, was Armstrong, Liegt R. E Lindsell, do well,

wae and Mrs. Smalley, Captain WJ. P. Robinson the team should to work in say form. We can only sentenced to hope that the rounding ap process labour and four hours' stocks.

one year's hard Mr. and Mrs. C. Bagcambe, Mr.! will continue with nabated vigour

A Peculiar Case. The German Colonies.

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1918.

THE BEGINNING OF THE END,

Throughout the progress of the war, no newe has been more enthusiastically received than-Bulgaris's request for an armistice, for it is the sign for which the world has been looking for over four years of Armageddon. It is the sign that the long-expected

Bulgarian territory.

We are gratified to sea that attention is now being paid by

the Police to those mendicsata

but the Inspector in charge pointed

veiwe,

53,800 tone.

More Beggars.

Women Fighters.

came

ALLEGED UNLAWFUL

SOCIETY.

Niacteen Chinese Charged To-day.

Nineteen men were charged on

.

had offered a tennis trophy last for 200,000 dollars in 1859, sod year, which was not competed for, banded over as a national passes- 60 they re-offered it for bowls. FICO. The conditions of the competition should be left to the discretion of i To antiquarias one of the maddest results of the war is that the Committee.

Mr. P. W. Goldring proposed a many old houses and buildings vote of thanks to the Chairman are dropping to pieces beosuse for the able way in which he had nobody has time or money, to presided over the meeting repair them. This is notably the Carried

essa in: Merton, the suburb that Morrie loved and that Nelson and Sheridan lived in. There the beautiful old wall of Marton Abbey,ons of the finest of medie sal monasteries, and parent of Merton College, is crambling in deasy on the bank of the Wandle, and the quaint old house where lived one of our greatest comje dramatistaia standing with broken

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A vote of thanks" was voted to the outgoing Committee, and thie concluded the meeting.

Mount Vernon, where President Wilson made his Independence Mr. Blair remarked that the Day speech, is naturally one of D. E. Donnelly, Mr. W. G. Clab was s ladies' se well se at the moet eacred spots in the Fi zGibbon, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. gentlemen's Club, and he wished States for all patriotic Americans, At the Police Cours this morn B. Kenneth, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. that the Clab would do a little Fince it was Washington's home It is interesting to note the ing, before Mr. J. B. Wood, swe E. Bullock, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. more in ita contribution to War from early manhood until death.

held in Bathoritative. Chinese one a fireman's boy and Goldsmith, Mesere. Leeman and Charities.

Beautifolly situtated un the bank. break-op of the enemy combination is at hand. It may be, of course, quarters, regarding the qucation the other the second engineer of wa Clark, Messrs. F. E. Beth and It was later sancunced that an of the Patomao, shout 15 miles as the Serbian Premier enggeats, a clumsy rose to gain time and the German Golobien after the the 8,8. Sauning, were charged H. Peroy Smith, Mr. and Mrs. P. 800ymous donar and Mr. Blair 'below" Washington, the fine old reinforcements, but that, we consider, is highly improbable in the the war. One thing is certain: with obstracting two watchmen D. Wilson, Mr. and Mra. SH. had kindly offered prize for mansion we arquired, with some face of Bulgaria's recent military sunibilation. Balgeris wants Germany can on no account be in the performance of their duties, Datton, Mr. E. W. Hamilton, Mr. bowls. The Chins Overseas Tradizores of the grounds, by the peaca because her armies are at whatever Berlin may say to the slowed to retain her overeens Bargt. Shannon prosecuted and P. W. Goldring, Mr. David, ing Co., per Mr. J. M. Jones, Ladies' Monat Vernon Association in carrying on a useless struggle.

dominions. There are masny Mr. W. E. L. Shenton defended. and Inspector Sim. - contrary, it has been shown that the request is backed up by the whole Balgar nation, from the King downwards. More significant reason for this decision, but the Mr. W. 1. Chapman, Chief than the request itself is the reply of the Allies. It confirms General est important is found in the Officer, eaid that he wse on board. September Deeperey's refusal to easpend operations temporarily and makes naval spot of the question, for the Sanning on it quite clear to the Sofia Government that peace will only be con- that if Germany's Colonies are Two guards

there can be to shadow of doubt 19, ́at about 8.304.m. up to sidered after a complete rupture by the Bulgarian Government with Germany, Austria Hungary and Tarkey, and the evacuation of non-returned, she will age them sa him and asked for a revolver, submarine bases, which would s they wished to search merace the commerce of the the ship. Witness refused to let The Entente reply is significant for it show that the Allies

whole world. We know their power and that there will be no hall measures in discuss experienced her efforts in this di that he would report the matter have them have the revolver and ́ssid ing peece: in a word, we have the whip hand; Let us see what rection in the Atlantic Ocean and to the Captain: The Captain also this raptars would mean. Primarily it would sound the death- the Mediterranean, and we are refused. Witnese then went with kucil of Germany's hopes in the East; the Germany-in-Asis mensca would be gone for ever, and the Allies would be free to carry out regards the present contention of ante sitting down quietly. There taking no more obarcza. As the guarde sad found the defend- their Balkan policy. As far as the East is concerned, the war would Germane, that they must have was no obstruction as far as he remand at the Police Court this be over. The whole Salonics Army would be freed, as also, in all Colonies to procure their raw was concerned. In the absence morning, before Mr. E D.O. Wolfe, probability, the forces in Mesopotamia and Palestine, for Turkey materiale, we need only state that of the two gaarde, the defendants with unlawfully assembling at is aleo virtually defeated, and would find it impossible the value of the total exports from were discharged.

night, Mr. T. H King. A. 8 P., to carry on the struggle. Conerquently the surrender of Bulgaris the whole of ber African Colonies would mean the surrender of Turkey. Perhaps the most important before

prosecnted and Mr. R. O. Faithfull result would be the proditions effect on Austria-Hungary. We only to sboat five millions Police Court this morning, before Me King said he asked to add

A Chinese was charged at the defended. have seen her atterly war weary and deconsolate, feeling for peace, sterling per sanom. In this Mr. J. B. Wood, with having. ten another charge which was a Franke, A. 8. P. (R), state ----- and we can guess her feelinge in the knowledge of these later connection, Britain has been pounds of tobacco in his possessabeldiary one, namely that on developmente. In any case she would be vulnerable on a new front, charged with a glattonous desire gion without paying duty. September 25, defendente unlaw which it would be impossible to defend.

Assistant curgeon Soper We want to emphasise the great potentialities of the silastion only point out that we have O. No. 61 said that he was on the unlawful cociety called the Tong been granted three months leave Commons recently, Sir & Beel for Imperialism, but we need Inspector Browne proscated. R. fully attended-s merring of an intendent Lindsay Woods has Replying to Major Peel in the Il Balgaria accepts peace at our terms, these far-reaching results are already rest no longer possibilities, but become accomplished facts. It is no colonies and require no more to come in. He was in uniform co to say that the second charge His daties will be performed by 1120 British conealar officers, Of self-governing wharf waiting for the Hoi Bang Web Beeisty. M. King went of sheeres from the 2nd October. Maitland asid in 1913 there were wonder, then, that we find the German Prees, which, after all, ie In any case, if Britain ever tried at the time, and there were a lot was liable to a heavier penalty Dr. C. Forsyth, who his kindly there 311 wers in the salaried more or less the mouthpiece of the nation, exhorting the people to to snatch the German Colonies, of passengere. The defendant than the first. He wished for somsented to undertake them. be calm in this fateful hour. Heavy German reinforcemente are our Allies would of course have came along and he was carrying farther remand so that he might

arvice, and were, therefore being rushed up to try and stem the Allied tiĉe, bot this must

British subjecte. Of the rem meso a certain withdrawal from the Western Front, where already We do not at the obliquered distendent to put down the baskets documents

objections: two baskets. Witness naked the be able to go through the The Band, will pay at Heading 809. unsalaried the Allies are victoriously breaking up the Hindenburg Line. We dominions, hat. we

quarters Club on Tuesday the 8 h score British subje consider this attempt of the Germans in Bulgaris a forlorn hops. Becurity for ourselves, our Allies, dant allowed him to do so, and on Saturday he appeared for the Cap. with cover.

do want and allow him to inspect. Defen Mr. Faithiell remarked that October at 6 pm Uniform foreign nationality Reports are also arriving that the Germen forces in Ramanis have and all the world. The present he found the tobacco and a lot of feath defendant, sad be wEE DOW

mats and 13 A Baud Practice. began to retreat, that the German civil authorities in Bakhsreat necropulous warfare by sub clothes on the top. Dalendart instructed to appear for the other Friday 4th October at 8 pm. are hastily removing the archives, and tha: a big general rising of marmes is bad enough. We said he did not know the laws of eighteen defendante. He had the population has begun. While it is inadviesble to be too sanguine, mean to take every precaution to Hongkong.

18h we cannot help regarding Bulgaria's request BB the beginning of that it cannot occur later on the defendant 310 and orders 1 The case was adjourned until and 23rd

gkong:His Worship fine:|| no objɛction to a remand. the end of the war. If the Allies' demanda are acceded to, all is

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