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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1918.

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1918.

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To-morrow's Anniversary, ` Tomorrow is the fourth anniversary of the German Occupation of Ghent,

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Betrothal. Tas engagement is sanounced of Mim Valeska Wabr and Mr. Otto 8 ats.

a sabaribera bars less than, a j fortnight in which to make the "mercary"......riea to the topmost mark. Dobappily, Lady May will not be here when the Day is observed, but that should be all the more reason for making the Faid as big as possible, as x'

Cathedral Services. tribute to her univeresi popular- "To-morrow the Rt. Rev. Bishop ity and a mark of the Colony's Banister will be the prescher at warm feelings towards her at this St. John's Cathedral at the morn time. It idea that service. Rev. J. 8, Har has been hit a pondo appeal to snag tot el preheat their Brisishers in other parts of South | unrice;

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"HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

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October 12-The rate of the dollar on demand to-day is 2/51.

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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

China has recently taken a [consun of her bandite, and sa

official report gives a total of 37,000. without including Mangolia, where the bandit. business is particularly flourish ing, and Honan. Shantung tops the list with 19,000 bandits, benai is a peer second with 7000, and Anhui follows with 5,000. Hunan and Fukien: tie for fourth place with 3 000 spisos. This makes no mention of the mortality rate among the census offiore, but doubtless it was con-

Tous tension.

the vast extent of the longes

Mr. P.M. Bodgeon presided at the annual meeting of the Hong-(Compiled from the "Hongkong kong Cricket Olab last evening. Telegraph" files for the week

anding October 19, 1893) ~~ those present including. Major Hammond, Messrs. C. B. Brown, E. P. Thorsfeld, E. Kennedy, M. Maas, F. H. Thomas, H. AT

Housing of Troops. Nisbet, J. A. Hooper, F. Jacks

October 15.-Vary serious commiderable. and D. E. Donnelly.

plaints have been made this The Chairman said :-Gentle summer as to the housing of the Some of the most excellent men, The Committee's Report trope in the outlying parts of sketches of modern warfare ava and the Statement of Accounts this Colony. The men who have those by Paul Nash, the artist, for the past season have been in been stationed at the new model who served in the trenches: all your hande for some time and (?) barracks at Lycemoon, to look last year. These skatches are with your permission I will take after the big gant, have to put how to be seen at the Leicester them as read. Your Committee up with miafit doore, rotten walls, Galleries. Compared with old consider, and I am sure you will bsdly designed and abominally Academy pictures of war, which agree, that the scoounts are high. constructed ventilatore. If this

no soldier, would recognise, the ly atisfactory, particularly in sort of thing is to become new school, to which both Mejor Obins, who asunot come to New, Council Member.

the War Office] view of a falling off of aubarip permanent, |Hongkong" on "Our Day,” to His Excellency the Officer

milies this Fond in order to swell Administering the Government very high coat of material. You requisitioned to serve out "Baston study of war charsetar. A most tions and satrance fees and the authorities in Pimlioc should be Orpan and Mr. Nash belongs, is a revelation in its impresionist. the day's total, and we feel sure has appointed provisionally and will observe that $2,000 swimming duses" and ass boots impressive sketch is one depicting that there will be a satisfactory subject to His Majesty's has been written of the As one Tommy facetiously to the end of an open trench at response from these quarters. In pleasure, Mr. Stanley Hudeca pavilion which "now stands marked, "If this is the new bar the meantime, it is up to Bong-Dodwell to be an Usoficial Mem-at $7,000. Certain repairs and racks, give me a blaɔming tantra night. The backs of the wstobers - kong residents to see that the bar of the Legislative Council renewals have been effected, bat To whom another retored a marvellously indicate their ser

shown against the Very lights barometer keeps steadily rising, during the steence from the owing to the heavy cost of build-all right to have a haopual bath,

Colony of the Honourable Mr. ing these are only temporary and but we don't want to live in it! Edward Shellim or until further it will shortly be necessary to At Kowloon it is equally bad, and Fire-prevention carcely It is only giving honour where notice, with effect from this date. effect farther renewals. I may there is urgent need of improve seems - a suitable subject to banoor is due when both Sir.

Macao's New Governor. Fay that your Committes have ment. These complaints are add to the already overcrowded Douglas Esig sad Mr. Lloyd His Excellency Senhor and long had in view the necessity of proved genuine by the fact that the carricalam, bat in America the George make special mention of Madame Arthur Tagminiai de increasing the socommodation in hospital rats is going up rapidly. need of instruction on this topic the fact that the newest succesess Barboase

and party left the pavilion by adding a Servants Registry.

is felt to be so argent that a in France bave been won by men Hongkong for Macso to day (by farther story, adding a fully

October 17.--As will be seen ninety-one-page text-book entitled who bore the brunt of the the Portuguese gunboat Patria) equipped bath room and generally by a notice in our advertising "sfeguarding the Home Against main German forces in the where His Excellener will assume making the pavilion more attract-column on laudabit at Furs" has been prepared for use enemy's epring offensive. The the Governorship of Macao. We ive and comfortable, but the lack tempt is being made to establish in the schools. It consists of Commander-in-Chief speaks in anderstand that elaborate pres of money has been the difficulty.

Bervants' Registry Office in this eighteen illustrated lessons, the the moet glowing terme of parstions have been made in Your Committee have felt it their Colony. The desirability of hav first of which is designed to what the caen under his comMacso to receive Elis Excellency daty to the debenture holders tong such a useful institution hsa mand have done, describing them and that he takes the formal oath gas off debentures whenever long been recognied but, whether impene apon the juvenile mind as having proved themesires of office on Monday. Mr. P. P. J. opportunity arose, as for fifteen owing to the opposition of Chinese suffered every year in the United **soldiers of the highest order." Wodehouse, A.D.C. to H.E. the years only elev ebentures servants, the capiceness of em States through fire. For instances The Premier touches on the same Officer administering the Govern-ware paid off. Now I am glad ployers, en soms other reason, the Stand in front of a clock and point and rightly states that what ment, as the new Governor cif to say over half of the 300 fact remains that so far thefts watch

the long hand greep our troops have accomplished to-day.

ieenan have been redeemed. When of the promoters bave failed steadily from abute to minate. may be regarded as the greatest

the War is over and out member. However the adsstages offered Every time it passes a minute ehapter in oar military history. A boiler cleaner was sentenced ship increases we should within this latest enterprise are so merk esy to yourself, Another For we who are so far removed by Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe this more careful macacement soon sitain manifestly to the advantage offre has broken out perhaps from the scene of fighting it is ing to one month's hard labour & position of financial strength should command, sait certainly is being destroyed, or some child both employer and servant that it Bomebody's dearly-beloved home. hard to realise what the winning of, for stealing a piece of zinc plate, soch es to enable me to carry out deserves, the support of the com- is being terribly burned. Then these triumpbainvolves in the way valued at $5, from a Japanere our "pavilion scheme and at the Three years ago today the people in the whole of the civilised of courage, tensoity and heroism, steamer belonging to the Nippon same time cffer greater facilities munity.

add. It could have ten pre- world-which, of course, excludes Germans were horrified to learn but we can imagine something of, Yusen Kaisha. Defendant's plas sed comfort to members. Our

Tented." that a British Red Cross nurse, Edith Cavell, had been cruelly it when we ponder over the fact was that the plate was found President, M. Maitland is now Andrew's ball, Scotland may be

October 18-In, regard to B done to death by some of the Kaiser'e satellites, on a tramped-up that the Hane, in attempting to amongst a heap of discarded re-on bis way back to the Colony. all right, and Hongkong may do

Of the coins which find their charge of being a spy. That there abould be savages in Europe say the Allied duraeb, have been fuse on board the staamer: The You will have an opportunity its best, but Manila "take the way Beroes a Y.M.C.A. counter in who would stoop to shoot woman on the fi maist of evidence and fighting with a deereration never chief engineer identified the com- of electing a President for

Francs the with no chance to prove her innocence was hardly to be believed, before displayed. Bat zo odda pany's property. He used to the season shortly and although Espanole, the Municipal Co-English money, which is the name is legion. cake." According to the Fox Besides the current French and and there is no wonder that when the truth was fully realised, have been 100 great for our collect these metal articles and Mr. Maitland hss expressed a people the world over were up in arms against the perpetration gallant troops, who have shown send them to the Yokoha na office.desire to retire in favour of scent ball for the 30th Nov., Lo

poration is getting up a megol-recognised legal tender, we of such disbolical murder. Three years have peered since then, and, the world that when it comes to An Indian watchman asid the younger member I do not think

receive continually (writsa a but cariçusly enough, on the third anniversary of the murder of Edith fighting for great causes the zine plate was broken in halves, that as long as Mr. Maitland is solemnise (1) the feast of St. worker) the coins of Belgium,

Andrew, Patron Saint of Magils.” Cavell, the Germans, ic spite of all the tarage methods British soldier is not to be ex- being concealed under his available we desire to look for

Italy, Portugal, ¦ Switzerland, Home Rule Debate.. ol warfare and disregard of international laws, now find them called the world over,

another President. Our thanks

Greece, Australis, Cansds, and the October 19. The Ola selves in the position of a beaten foe. The end of Germany is the end

Coolie Summons Coolle... are due to Mr. Maitland for Volumes" will open their secondly those of Spain, Luxembourg, United States, and not infrequent- to which all those come who deliberately and in cold blood stoop to A. Filthy Habit.

A coolis in charge of a dust generously presenting the Olub session on Friday, October 27th, Bamanis, India, Argentine, perpetrate crimes awful for their savagery. Germany's plight is the contents of evil-smelling dast E 1.0. Wolfe this morning by debentures. The War, which I am the Hongkong Hotel; the subject I have even taken the Papal coa Osses of Ohinese picking over cart was summoned before Mr. before he went away with his five with s debate in the usual room at Tunis, Indo-Chins, and Mexico. indeed anenviable. She has reached the end of her tether, and ebe bis in the street, in the hope of a risksha coolte, on two counts, glad to say looks within resson is to be Bome Bale, and the hon.of Pias IX, and once a halfpenny realiste now as she has never done before that her arms have Do Ending a cigarette tin, a bottle or for sessulting him and damaging able distance of coming to an end secretary notifies that the debate of William and Mary dated 1694 hope of success and that, in spite of all she has done to win the war,mething of equsly smail value, his ricksha. Compleissat stated with complete victory for the will be conducted as much as found its way into the till. Oo her name will stink in the nostrils of all decent men for generations have always been very common that the dust cart was proceeding Allies, bas, I am sorry to say possible on Parliamentary lines, casionally france pieces of Napol to come. Could any nation have sank lower?TMTM

The death knell of Germany has struck. The arch criminals in Hongkong, and at present towards his rickebs in Tin Lot claimed more of our members of Europs who for long years have studied the most terrifying there does not seem any pro Line and he prepared to avoid it and we bare to deeply regret them that a few lively stand up fight oor L. are handed over the counter, mesne of warfare, have had the knowledgs thrust upon them that the practica. There is, however his cart and Aseanlted him. M. J. E. Gresson, Mr. H. L.Jones, Please bring you own brickbata.

may be expected. Stretchers will and I particularly fressure two spect of patting & to when the defendant alighted from loss of Mr. C. F. Cunningham. be provided by the Society.which bear the legand Republi the crimes for which Germany is guilty are not to be allowed to go aupunished. It has probably come as a surprise to her to learn another cffence of a similar nature, The car collided with his ricksha and Mr. H. Arthur, all members

qas : Franosis--Napoleon En- The Odd Volumiss." that the Allies are exceedingly backward in grasping the olive only worse, which calls forstrong and broke the shafie. Defendant of this club, Mr. Arthur was

“Emperor of the October 19-The Odd pereur. "branch which she has offered, With all the self nesurance and measures that is the abominable pleaded guilty. Mr. Wolfe order probably the finest wicket-keeps Volumes" are coming to the front Mr. Bodley, sums up in a phrase French Republic, socording to arrogance of the Hun be no doubt thought Britain and her Allies Practice, all 100 prevalent, of ed the defendans to pag a fire of who ever performed on

this with energy this winter. Ex the kind of government would fall over themselves to come to peace terme. One thing deliberately throwing rubbish on the first charge, and $1 ground. Mr. H. I. Jones will be cellent chambers have been

which is certain he never anticipated for one moment that we should in the street. That this kind compensation, as well as the cost remembered for the great assist secured in Bank Buildings, where

France needs aathority L sad: reject his terme of peace with the scorn that they deserve and make of thing should go in the Chinese of making good the damage. anoe he give us in the many con members may look in at any time,

liberty combined. certain conditions with which he would have to comply before any quarters of the city is bad Aa Ingenious Explanation, carts held on this ground. and where a library and reading armistice or peace negotiations were commenced. Had he not been enough, but that Chinese Two Chinese were charged this. With reference to the coming room have been prepared, with

The joint action brought filled with his own self-importance he would long ago have realised should go so far as to damp aachor valand at $10, from sjunk has been stranged and although of good faith, though meetings/road Company by the French and

office boys

and coolies morning with the theft of an assson an attractive fixture list notice-board and other gustantees against the Lehigh Valley Rail that he had conducted the wer in such a way as to make his uncon-zabbish is the heart of the city, lying at the Boarington Canal the Club may be able to put in there still held in the large meeting munitions caused by an explosion ditional surrender the only basis of peace. It was just like the Han

British Governments for loss of: to underestimate the power and strength of will of his adversaries, right in the vicinity of European Sergeant MoWalter sixted that at field good representative team room of the Hongkong Hotel Bat he knows now and the knowledge is plainly causing him much offices, is a disgrace which should midnight on the 10th inst. the your Committee considered that circulating library has been in on one of the Company's whstrAS bitter thought. Ar- yet be has merely thrown oat peace feelers.t for a moment be tolerated. defendants sailed a small bost it would not be in the interests of stituted, at the nominal charge recalls another case of a nation's bat the unprecedented drive of the Allies on the western front the Palice will torn a watchful to the complainant's junk and the playing members to enter for of fifty cents per month, which going to low to obtain financial. and in other theatres of war is beving, such a demoralising eye towarde Ice House Street, stole the anchor from the the Cricket League this yest. The should rapidly attracts large compensation. Early in the effeot npon him that frenzied appeals for peace at any prios is only not a couple of yards from bow. The removal of the Tennis Tournament was a great membership and develop the past century the Spanish s matter of a few months. The Germans have lost, much ground Messrs. Hughes and Hough'e, the iron shackle awoke the complain. success last season and Wer native roheroe into a great and Government sued a Clyde firm of of iste, and are still on the ran, that even if they so far chances are they will observe sat, who shouted out. The Charities benenfisd therefrom permanent success, The pro shipbuilders, and obtained jadg- recover as to stem the Allied advance they have not sufficiente Ohinese saunter across the boat capa sed and the defendants to the extent of $2,000. It is gramme drawn up for this seasonment for 607,600 and costs reserve strength to throw back the Alliee, who can afford today with a dust-bin and, were thrown overboard together hoped to stars the Tournament is, we beliers, an excellent one, ordered four 30 knot destroyers, Spain's case was that, having wait knowing that success will eventually be theirs. This under the very poses of European with the anchor. The defendants this sesson very much earlier though it has not yet been being the mare Germany ie not by any means looking forward to the pedestrians, tip the contents into were picked up sad kept in cas- After the report and accounts published, winter and the inevitable forward advance of the Allies nezi spring. If this had been doze ones there o'clock in the morning, when they officers were appointed:Freeid- this (for him) convenient corner, tody by the complainant until four had been adopted, the following Germany is bottled up and she may as well now accept the pon-would not be much to say, but it were handed over to a detective, eat, Me. Faitland: Hon. ditions, which the Allies are determined shall be imposed upon her.

"There is splendid strength in the decision which has been in a nightly recurrence and those. The first defendant stated that Secretary, Mr. P. M. Boigton; Ex-Soldiers in Pig-Sties, quickly resched by the Franch and Belgian Governments that emptying rubbish there have his boat was proceeding, with Hon. Tresenter Mr. O. B Bow; Twɔ ɑsses of discharged Onban insurrection: broke out, reparation for the pillaging and murdere, barning and destruction Pparently come to the conclusion the second defendant on board, Committee, Bon. Mr. Oland soldiers and their families living and for lack of the de on the part of Germany shall be exseted in full whether the German that they are doing no wrong, for to look for a junk and owing to Severn, O. H. G., Mors. T. in disused wooden pig sties on Spanish fleet proved unable Government of the day be repectant or unrepentant. These two of they make no secret shout it, the strong current was cast adrift Pearce, H. A. Nisbet Major vacant land were reported by an ornak the inse eur Allies are not going to mince matters, and knowing what we do While this goes on the Indian and came into contact with the Robertson, Messrs. R. P. Thure inspector to the Sheffield Cord enough to pre of the towns in France and Belgium which breve been wantonly of Queen's Bond and Ice Home awake the complainset and they D. R. Dionelle and Y. EL.Tamar Corporation Declara

constable ou daty at the jaastion complainant a jock. The impact Gold, M. M. Ham, F. Kennedy, Doration. The Committes of the destroyed by German hordes we can only spoiand any decision Street gassly bolde an animated were scoused of the theft. D E. Donnelly takes the e When will make Germany pay for the wrong she has done. Cermany versation with various watch previous conviction was register-plan of MR. H. B. Hencons bad better understand now that the Allies are determined there shall be reprisale. She will bare to deliver up her own towns for men who foregather, possibly to ed against both defendants and Tas Chairman observed that those she hai destroyed. This is the only way to teach her what talk over the situation on the bis Worship senismoed the first the re-election for three-years real dafant means. Give her i Laste of the pintar el periren battle front. That is very to three months' hard labour and the seam Committen hoved bara falem, to the lot of those homeless people in France and

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she would have been able, possessing these vessels in time, to have relained her oveIFULS dominions. The boats were seri onely Iste in completion; the