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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1918.

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In his latest reply to the Ger man overinres for an armistice, President Wilson elaborates the

DAY BY DAY.

THE HIRANO MARU OUTRAGE,

MANNERS MUST ADORN KNOW-

LEDGE AND SMOOTH ITS WAY

MODERN DRESS.

American Bvaögelists:

Denunciation:

Speaking on "The Ecosatrici

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

Lord Denbigh, who has been lecturing behind the firing line

Allied demands in language that THROUGH THE WORLD.--Chester Well-known Hongkong Resident ties of Women Fashions at on "Germany's War Aime," is

cannot well be misunderstood. He

To-morrow's. Anniversary, says that the conditions of any armistice must be left to the de-To-morrow is the third anni. oision of the Entente's military versary of Italy's declaration leaders, with the understanding of war on Bulgaria, that no arrangement will be come

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ceraation of boasilities will be con-13. 15/16d. sented to so long as the naval and military forcee of Germany

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Among the Missing; +

Church meating, an American very popular with the troops, who Evangelist, George Long, said the ck to hear him is large num country neede■ Carrie Nation, bere. He has been giving some Considerable regret was felt in not to smash asloons, but "armed interesting facts about Germany's Hongkong when it we learned with a regar and pair of scissora" intrigues, notably the attempt to that the name of Mr. Henry to rip and tear the gowns of seize Madeira in 1906. In zelat- Harron, no old resident of the every woman and girl who dresses ing some of his experienoss on the Colony. Sgared in the list of immodestly." Mr. Long declared Sinai Peninaals, he said. "No those who were loat se a result of that this vigorous spostle of drese wooder Moses and his followers the sinking by the Germans, reform would find plenty of work got eick of it, after 40 years shortly after she left Liverpool, of in Philadephia, notably in without leave. " the ill-fated Hirano Mara.

Chestnut street and, incidentally, It is only six short months ago in Fifty-second and Sixtieth Two new types of uniform are that Mr. Harron, who was a sugar streets in West Philadelphia. adding to the picturesque effect boiler on the staff of the Taikoo

“Many of the waisle worn by of qur streeta, saya a Home paper. Sugar RefineryCompany, Ltd., women hie summer are so Airmen in their new Frenck blan left Hongkong for six months' transparent that they might just uniforms are to be seen in in- leave of absence, and be was as well wear no waiate at all,"creasing numbers, which with relarning to the Colony when the the evangelist searted.

the deeper blas of the convales- fightere combine to

of the staff. He had made a con-

Short Skirts..

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These, in brief, are the conditiona The band performance arranged that the United States lay down to take place at the Peak Club on sa accesary preliminaries, and Saturday has been cancelled: we do not doubt that they at the

Stabbing Case. represent minimum A Chinese was charged at the ship on which he was travelling Mr. Lang eaid many women esat Game tide of the other Allied Police Deutt this morning, before was sunk. One of the main are going to such extremes in the symbolise in colour the countries Governments and peoples as well. Mr. J. E. Wood, with catting and reason why he had taken bia matter of gowns that "old Saint of our Southern Allies, France leave was in order to be at home Anthony would creep into a bole and Italy. And of our Eastern They are concisely expressed, in wounding another Chinese. In- a calm and dignified tone, they spector Browne prosecuted and for the marriage of bie two and hide his head" if he should frunts we are reminded by the

daughter.

meet them.

kbaki. shorts of our men on leave bear the stamp of obvious said that the man was now in the

Mr. Esrron, who wee bora in The V-brokend the C-fronts from the Far East. Their berE sincerity and they reflect a Government Civil Eospital 14 recognition of the momentona appears that the trouble started County Antrim, had for many appear to have reached the limit "knees are as brown as their "Butikajokera ard pattees, thanks to with, the complainant, who pro-year regarded Greenock se bis the evangelist continued. nature of the issues involved.

voked the defendent. The defend. home, and it was here bis wife 1 am not talking of ballroom the action of the tropical sun..

and family (three daughtera and gowns. I am thinking of our sat, being of small sisture and an

If one happens to follow in the old man. ran away to a house inson) resided. they never having Philadelphia girls end women as The question now arises as to Lower. Laecar Boad. The com- been East. He first came to they appear on the street, Awake of an cfficer of exsited rank Hoogkong in 1899 and joined bathing suit is not only respect through a crowded thoroughfare- what the German Government plainant went in and dragged the will do in face of the very awk defendent out. The defendans the staff of the Taikoo, Sagarable bat Paritanical compared one can underetand why he pre- Refuery, where he had remained with 25 per cent of the gowns fers to get about in a car, even The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will ward position in which it is placed subsequently ran away and not ever since. He was one of the one sees on the streets nowadays," when he may not conscientiously

be as followe-Daily issue-$38 per annum. Weekly isane by reason of this candid and out being chased by the complain-oldest and most valued membara |

spoken declaration. To concede ant who caught him. Na

consume official petrol, says the the demande est forth would defendant, then drew outsiderable number of friends in women who wear

Mr. Long said that most of the Daily Chronicle. Between Wel- be equivalent to unconditional pocket kaifa and stabbed the man Hongkong who held him in great skirts appear ridiculous because about lunch time recently

very short lington-street and Charing-orous surrender (and we do not believe in the side. The case was 18 esteem and regard, and the news "nature never intended them to major general received and pano- that Germany is prepared as yet manded for a week

of his death has come is a grest appear in such a garment." tiliously returned 57 salutes from will only means confession of to go so far), while to spurn them By False Pretences.

shock to them.”

Unfortunately it is not only men and junior cfficers. The guilt in the acts of "inhumanity. Police Court this morning, before the "D" Company in the Hong these extreme styles," he continued sucsuntering the Navy and the

A Chinese was charged at "the

Mr. Harron was a member of the young and frivolous who wear only escapes he had were when and Mr. J. E. Wood, with obtaining kong Defence Corps and was a "Mammas, who ought to know Air Force. Being now an in spoliation and desolation at the same time increase the a gold neck-chain valued at $84 well-known bowls and billiards better, and even grandmammae, dependent arm, the BAF. determination of the Allies to from s continue to hammer the life out at No. 21, Lyndhurst Terrace on very seriously wounded in Galli think they can lop twenty years of sny outsiders in uniform.

silversmith's, shop player. His son was not long ago sport them. Some women seem to apparently ignore the existence of the enemy armies now Fainly, September 28 by mesne of false poli. The heartfelt sympathy of frorn their age by shortening their struggling to hold back our troops pretences. Inspector E. Browner. Harron's many frisade in the skirts three inches." in France and Flanders. What prosecuted, and in giving the Colony will go out to Mrs. Harron is particularly to be noted is facts of the case said that on and her children in their bereave President Wilson's reminder that September 28, the defendant ment the whole process of peace will went into the complainant's shop depend upon the definiteness and and asked to be shown some the satisfactory character of the neok-chaine, an his master wiebed guaranteee given. In other worde, to buy one. The defendant was the Germans are asked to declare evidently attracted by one of the their willingness to abandon their necklaces and bargained with the outrages on the field of battle, to shop-keeper. The price cease submarine werfare, and to dropped to #34 and the defendant American Red Cross Gifts. remove from power those who said he would take it to his were instrumental in bringing master and get the money, He about the war. In this latter asked that one of fakis should

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DEATH.

HARRON-Lost at sea, as a result of the torpedoing of s. s. Hirano Maru," Henry L. Harron, of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery

Staff.

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WAR COMFORTS.

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The evangelist told of seeing a United States Navy, who has been

Bear-Admiral Sims, of the. young woman of West Philadel elected vice-president of the phis who was immodestly dressed Simplified Spelling Society, will and expressing a wish to "have a find himself among distinguished' talk with her mother" in order to company. The Sovieti, sa it teams persaade the parent to give some itself, has a "President," needed advice to her daughter. Comiti," and a number of "Imagine my surprise," heVies Prezidente," among whom continued, "when, te. Lang told are "The Rist On. Lord Bryce" me that she knew the mother and and "the Vies Obounselor of the for immodest dressing she had Yanivarsiti ov Leeds." It will ber daughter besten a mile."

be not noticed that its activities. "It effecting the morale of the stop short of the phonetic spelling In connection with the special mes of our nation, part calarly of proper nameswhich, remem-

Hongkong Telegraph.connection, the President's refer accompany him so se to receive effort, made laat week by the the boys and young men," Mr. bering Beauchamp, Majari banks,

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1918.

THE REAL PEACE DICTATOR,

ence is umistakably directed to the money. The complainant went American Bad Orose to secure Long said in conclusion. the Kaiser, for be describes the to Mr. Beroon's cfice at 10, Ice supplies for service in Siberis, has not changed much

Man Dalziel, &., one would have power which bee bitherto con House Street. When they reached that organisation reports that as a prehistoric timer, sad when of spelling simplifications.

since thought smong the most pressing trolled the German nation as of there the defendant told the com- resalt of the generosity of Hong woman exposes herself she is the kind which disturbs the peace plainant to sit down and wait, and kong people it was able to forward making an appeal to man's lower of the world, adding that it is he would show it to his master eighteen cases of supplies to astare.

Baku, to which British troops within the choice of the German and get the money. Defendant Vladivostock this week. These in

recently made a wonderful march, "The immodest girls and has from first to last been se nation to alter it. The exercise went away and he passed along the claded two cases of men's complete women of to day are owing the ociated with turbulence, for the of that choice ecastitates, be saya, corridors on to Messrs. David enite; one naee of men's overwind which may develop into a very name is derived from deg. A conditica precedent to peace. Sassoon and Co. where he got coate and enite; one case of men's whirlwind of disaster and sorrow tructive winds that prevail there Sach are the requirements of the one of the building on to Des underwear; and one case of for themselves and their daught in winter. In 1905 engainery At best, the German peace move at this stage was forlorn hope, Allies-and the minimam re- Vox Road and disappeared. miscellaneras garments for menere," he said.. and events bave only gone to prove how utterly fatile it has been.quirements at that. If they are The complainant waited for an also one case of women's suits and

onflicts took place between the The Allies are apspimcus in their demands; Germany must not fally conceded, then by force hour and the defendant did not costs and one case of miscellaneous

Tertera and Armenians-who recognise that she is abeolately defeated and accept the riotora of arms they will eventually be tara ap. He got auspicious and garments for women. There was

have now combined against the ..., terme in toto, or the wax must go on. In any case the end will be imposed upon the nation whick reported the matter to the Polios. also one care of infants" clothes;

Tarks and vast, damage waE the same.

Political under-handedness and specicas promises are saw fit to bring about a terrible Yesterday the defendant was met one case of ewestsis; one case

done to the oil industry. The usalear, for the great fact remains that it jaforce of arms, not worde, world calamity.

by the complainant and arreated of men's shoes; one case of

larid glare of the petroleum gas, on which a world peace depends. Marshal Foch is the man of

visible for miles by night, excited him. After farther evidence His women's shoes; one C326 Worship sentenced the defendant of miscellaneous

the wonder of the superstitions. - garments; to four moaths' uard labour.

However two casa of blankatɛ; one case of

we may admire East, sad led to fire worship garments made in the America often bodily health has much to Pereinne. From the

courage, it is certain that very becoming the religion of the earliest Bad Cross work rooms; two cases do with it. A man whose nerves Zoroastrian period the worship- of hospital garments made in the

are chattered by illness or the pars of fire resorted to Bakn to American Red Cross work room; impoverishment of his blood pay their devotions to the petro- and one case of hospital comforte not be blamed if he does not lex dames springing naturally and supplies recrived from Qeen show the same bravery as one from the oil. Mary's Needle Work Guild to be brimming over with full-blooded forwarded with the supplies health. above noted.

the boar, it is he and his armies who can give us the peace we want,{"Our Day.' und he has been demonstrating that fact for months on the battle-

CANTON NEWS.

"correspondent

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CRICKET.

WHAT HANLINESS MEANS.

Study the Condition of the

Nerves..

falde of France and Belgium. Every day there is a new German If any simalas were needed retreat and the line beld for four years is orambling away. locally regarding "Our Day," the It is interesting to note the manner in which the ordinary man message received yesterday from "regards the recent overwhelming victories in France, Belgium, His Majesty the King should Balgeris, and Palestine. A few months ago we would have been prove more than suficient. King stirred by even one of them, but now they are so frequent and un-George speaks from personal cessing that they enem like everyday episodes, as, in truth, they are, experience of the splendid work Oar Canton A year ago, Lion, which the French have captured, esemed the final which the Red Cross is doingrites as follows:- goal of all our efforts, but yesterday we accepted this important both in the United Kingdom sad

He deserves sympathy, The Royal Irish Constabulary, victory as a matter of course, for now we have come to look for on the battlefront, and be appeale

Gone to Hongkong.

not blame. His sufferinge are who are in danger of losing their nothing less. In the midst of all this pesca talk and in the face of to bie people to continue giving Commissioner of Kochow and Chong Kam-fong, the Defencs

greater than bis fault.

Parliamentary foles in conse the stupendous, operations in France, we are apt to ignore in some the Society its financial support. Limehow, who has been ordered

Steady, well-toned nerves are a quence of an unrepesled Act of messure the importance of the individual captures, and their far-Ia referring to war charities in to Shiu Hisz to confer with Li

matter of beslth, and to have William IV., have falsified all the Teaching-consequences. Lson was the strongest defensive position general yesterday, we remarked

nerves in this state saves great dire forebodings of those who which the enemy beld, and wae in fact the keynote of German that the need for assistance would a-hon in regard to the transferr

auffering-f mind as well as opposed the institution of the fores defence in France. And now we find the French not only capturing not end with the coming of peace.has gone to Hongkong.

ing of the Civil Governor's post,

body. The man who is startled ainety years ago. It was Thomas the town with ease, but conticaing their advance far beyond, sad His Majesty emphasises the same

H.K.C.C, v. Cralgengower C.C. by any sudden noise, is irritable Drammond, one of the ablest of making themselvre masters of the great natural obstacles which for point when be says "it must be

The Milltary Tax.

in temper, seily alarmed, often Irish Under Secretaries, who hit years the enemy deemed impregnable. The capture of Leon is a remembered that peace, even Provincial Assembly who were The representatives of the

tormented by headsche and on the ides of enlisting a police terrible menace to the ever retreating German armies, and must when declared. will not bring a sent to see the Tachon in regard the lab on their ground on that will feed his blood. Dr. Irish peasantry to take the place of The following will represent neuralgis, Prquizes a nerve-tonis force drawn from the ranks of the desi a shattering blow to the fragments of defensive organisation creation of the work of the to the abolition of Chen King Saturday 19th inst, st 2.15 pm. Williams' pink pilla for pale people troops as guardians of the peace in Marshal Fech is taking a terrible revenge for hie country's on the resources of the Red Cross intendent in the East, reported R. M. Austin, D. E. Dannelly, wrecks to calm, salwart manhood, caused suprebection as to the hospitals, and indeed the demands ming's title as "Military Baper--Messrs. T. & Pearce (Captain), have often restored there nervous Ireland, and though the scheme homiliation et Saden. There is no respite for the harassed Hon, must inevitably continue for some to the Assembly yesterday that F. W. S. Evans, E, W, Hamilton, if your perves are not all they possibility of treason, the British and his armies are being beaten back without crasies, their spirits time after hostilities have ended." the Tachun has refused to deal P. Jacks. R. Kennedy, F. Sutton, should be, if you find yourself ill Government has never had broken and their hopes abattered. It mars be pstent to the Ger- These words are worth pondering with the question but has allowed . B. Thomas and R. P. There with anxiety, unable to sleep more faithful body of servante mans that there is but one path to press and that is upconditional over when thinking of the forth Ohan to continue levying extra field. surrender. President Wilson, in bis renly to the German peace coming celebrations in Hongkong. taxes on the inhabitants for effer, Lares it to the discretion of the military advisere lo art down There must be no stinting in military expenses. the initial terms, and Marshal Fook will be in the best position to giving becanes the war outlook as A Serious Step. decide what military conditions must be imposed, and without doubt appears most promising. Rather, The Military Government has

• Chinese Vica-Pesakdanc will permit no subterfages whereby the enemy can renew the contest, indeed, should that fact serve ordered the Saperintendent of Therefore, whatever onenes from the negotiatione," one thing is more freely to unloosen the parse Customs and the Foreign Inter

A Peking telegram received certain: if Germany cannot accept our demande, we can be quite strings. The depth of our joy conres Commissioner that hence fo-day states that owing to dis curtain that Marshal Foch, sa leader of all the Allied forces, is in a should be the measure of our forth all reports in regard to the agreement amon

the political position to enforce them. If nothing socrues from this peace corres- generosity, for the Red Croes Government and all communion parties no de pondanes, it has at least shown the German estion our undying deserves all the ampport that it tions with the Peking Governme

yesterday regarding resolution, and in any case, peace is not far of; for we can bring it can obtain.

of s Vice President must be stuolutely stron

which remains to them. “

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