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The Hongkong Telegraph,

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1918,

To-morrow's Celebrations,

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It will be seen from our news [columns that to-morrow is, to be jobserved sa s General Holiday for the purpose of celebrating the | conclusion of the Armistios with Germany. That is a decision which will fall in with the general desire

DAY BY DAY.

OUR PEKING LETTER,

HE IS THE FREEMAN WHOM THE TRUTH, MAKES_FREE,"

To-morrow's Anniversary,.

To-morrow in the anniversary

of the public, for remembering of the death of Rossini (1868). the historio pature of the ccossion we should indeed be wanting in

The Dollar.

The opening rate of the dollar patriotic fervour did we not net apart a day for public thanks and on

demand to-day was 3 rejoicing. The day's activities 2, 11/163. are of a character which will sppeal to most people, and at night, for which no eet arrange mentsare made, each and all will be able to oberve the occasion to their own liking. In some quarters there may possibly exist a wish that there could have been a

character, but no doubt the idea of the authorities is to give every one, including the soldiers, a real holiday, and we think on refleo tion that that will be found a wise resolve...

| Exclusioa of the Germans.

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NO ISSUE. To-morning being a general holiday in celebration of the Armistice, there will be no issue of the "Hongkong Telegraph.”

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Traffic Proscutions."

Fell Down Ship's Hold. A Ohinese quartermaster of the Berwindmoor has been sent

28 feet...

A Fire

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presented. Naturally the Chinese would like to forestal it, a senti ment which may prove a power fal force in the direction of settlement.

Everybody who is snybody in the foreign community in Peking attended the reception given by President Haa Shih-chang last

"OUR DAY"

Is,

Sir.

Ksog Fa Troupe

To motor-car earnings To two donations of

$100 each To interest

By

hire of the Chak

Wa Nin Troupe By rent of the Tai

Ping Theatre

Saturday afternoon, within the historio precincts of the Forbid den City. As he emerged from the private apartments into By rent of the Ko the large reception hail accom

Shing Theatre

eaudry

ex-

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

compelled "him" to postpone the |ceremony. When quieter times asme, the Bishops of the State $13,100 00 | Church discovered that the

Coronation rite could not be 12,300.00 administered to a Roman Cath- olio, and Ferdinand put the crown 2,275,45 away for his son.

The frat sscension in a balloon 993 16 Alled with hydrogen was made in 1783 by M. Charles and M. Robert st Paris, Henry Cavendish, about 1,429 39 1768 discovered the great levity of

488.25 213 50

hydrogen gas, and the following: year Dr. Black, of Edinburgh, sanounced that thin bladder filled with this gue muet ascend into 200.00 air. Cavallo experimented along. 44.28 those lines and found that s bladder was top heavy, paper not 831,046.01 air-tight, but that soap bubbles filled with ass rose to the ceiling of the room. The first successful bal. $1,358.40 Loon was made by the Montgolfer brothers, in France, in 1782. It was a fire balloon, izfited with hot air from burning paper. The 220 00 Montgolfier success led M.Charles to experiment with hydrogen g53, 1,351.78 and with M. Robert he travelled "$27,435 88 | thirty-one miles in s hydrogen balloon fitted with a safety valve,

680.00

$31,046.01 In 1785 Blanchard, the first pro-

(From Cur Own Correspondant) | Result" of Chinese Theatricals.

When Ferdinand of Cobarg Peking, Nov. Sad,

socepted the rulership of Belgaria We bare received the following-of which death or revolution Allied advice may assist materi- for publication:***

now threatene to deprive him Birla continastion of my be did so with the ärm intention ally in bringing about peace, not

much because it is sound letter of the 31st October, I beg of one day wearing a royal crown, edvios, friendly and disinterested, to encloses chrque for the farther but a strange fatality has frus bat because it is almost paternal sum of $1,113 89 which, to-trated his attemce to realise that inducing anpleasant thoughts as gether with the amant already ambition. Sixteen years ago, on to what might happen if it be paid to you, makes a total of the twenty-fifth anniversary of disregarded. The note has not $27,435.88 as per accompanying Bolgarian freedom, he ordered a yet barn delivered, but it has statement of account.

magnificent

diadem from a been answered in the Presidential

Brussele jweller, but the Powers, mandate of this week, a cir- |*-

and especially Rassis, refused to cumstance which

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Yours faithfully. oment to his desire to tarn his (Sd) Ho Foot."Prince" into "King" and the ao little amused comment. The history of this advice is ver Hon: Mr. E. R. Halifax, O. B. E. crown remained unworn. In 1908 enlightening. When President Honorary Sörstary, War he did proclaim himself King, såd Wilson in telegraphing con-Charitise Committes.

planned a pompons coronation gratulations to President Hsu on parade or procession of a militery For Tomorrow's Celebrations. bis insugaration, advised the ditars of the series of Chinese of Serbian susceptibilities because- Statement of receipts & erpen-but this time Austria, considerate Those who intend celebrating Chiness to compose their diffriestrical performances in aid of of her own designs in Bussis, to-morrow by displays of fire-ences sad reunite the nation, it Our Day" Fand work will be interested to Tesra seemed to have a disturbing To subscripton from that Messrs. Lane, Crawford and effect. Not in Obins, Oh no. Co., have a big stock of rockets, Bat in Japan, Tokyo thought

the Chives Com-" mitise coloured flares, etc.

ita claim to the paramountcy of To sale of reserved the Far Eat WSO being baxse challenged. Japanese statesmen To aale of tickets at The owners of Beveral trucks then announced their desire to

the theatre If the desire expressed by the were eummoned at the Police lead is the matter of tendering. To receipts of the recent public. meeting that the Court this morning before Mr. J. advice to Obins and Americs and

Ying Germans be excluded from the B, Wood, with various breaches of Britain were invited to join Colony far a period of years after the Traffi: Begulatione. Inspector in the projected course

To receipts, of the the war is to be something more Garrod prosecuted. Bia Worship action. Probably they will bot Kwan Fang Im than as much sentiment, it would impored faes ranging from $2 to the Identic. Note has yet to be be wise if the machiners were set 85

To esle of tea and

Ying Troape in motion to escare adbersces to

cakes the view then expressed. It is Comething gained when a maes meeting registara ite opinion so conclusively se last Thursday's to the Government Civil Hcapital gathering did, but our readers having sustained injuries to bis will not require to be reminded side by accidentally falling down that it is possible for a body of down the hold to the bottom of people to be carried away by the height was about

the the enthusiasm of ment

then and

allow

The Colody's Health. malter to lag for want of Daring last week there were leadership. That must not be notified four cases of persbro. allowed to happen in regard to spinal fever (one British, on the attitude of Hongkong towards Portuguese and the rast Chinese). panied by Madame Hsa and their enemy subjrats. It will, though, of which two were fatal. There children, Hau Shib-abang prependiture. unless the members of the com- was also one fatal occurrence of senated a pleasing, dignified yet By balanes manity decide to make this enteric (Chinese). Yesterday a modest figure, and certainly sog. personal basiness and to vow for her fatal case of cerebro gested the ideal president of s that they will have nothing to do spinal meningitis was notified, the republic-the first among (qanis. with the Germans in any capacity victim being a Chinese,

Eeehook hands with hisnumerons whatever in the future. Wa

guests, chatted with a few of priat elsewhere to-day a letter A fire broke out at 11.a.m. those personally known- to him, from Mr. S. B O. Bas painting yesterday at No. 18, Qeen sad moved about the gramoda out that there exists at Home an Victoria Street, ground flr,with practically no escort. The organisation whoss objects are The place was used as a com- impression conrayed WAS BI identical with those expressed at pradora's shop, styled the Kwong cellent. Visitors enjoyed the Hongkong, 11th Nov, 1918. In his ereech at the Lord Mayor's basquet, Mr. Lloyd George last Thursday's meeting, and we Fook Cheong. The fire origine hospitality extended and stated that be bad always been a believer in a knock-out blow in commend that communication to ted in the cockloft and spread precisted the opportunity to this war. His desire has been gratified, for after doing everything those who really feel sound at through the shop. The firm was view the portraits of emperors of "I THINK THEM SPLENDID. in her power to secure a pesce by understanding, Germany has at heart about this question. insured, but the extent of the antiquity. As the gassta adjzaro- length been compelled to eae for an armistice and to accept the

insurance is at present unknown.ed the band played "God be with Allied terms thereof in their entirety. In other words, she has con- Act Now!

BUllárds,

you till we meet again"! "fassed to the world that she has been utterly beaten and that all she

The return billiard mateb can do is to throw beresell on the mercy of her adversaries, That'

It will be seen from the letter between Mr. J."Parkea and Mr. J; Oace again the Chinese Gor is the meaning of the message which resched the Colony yesterday mentioned that a membership of Gibson was played at the Palace ernment has replied to an identic and which produced each a wave of jubilating and patriotic fervour five million is aimed at by the Hotel on Sunday night and again Note from the Allies before it was as bas seldom, if ever, been experienced in Hongkong. To morrow British Empire Union, and if we bad rather s sensational ending. presented. This happened in the Colony will celebrate the historie happening on a larger and each and all of us set about this Mr. Parken was over 80 in front respect of representations regard. or growing child Baby's On was in in 1912 awarded the Royal more general scale, bat meantime the whole community cannot question sa we ought. Hongkong in the last hundred, when Mr. ing China's failure to do what Tablets, the Canadisa children's Aero Club Challenge Cap, given help being filled with a deep and overwhelming joy and thankful- should be able to contribute quite Gibson got going and ran cat was expected of her as an ally. The medicins, are a blessing. They by Mr. John Danville for the ness that the terrible war which bee for so long brought death and respectable proportion of that winner by 6 points. The chief note referred to the laxity which are guaranted entirely free from longest aggregate distanes covar- devsatation to the world has at last reached the stage when fighting number, in proportion, to its sizi biaskı were 38,30,27,25, by oharacterised Chinese action opiates and absolutely harmless, ed by balloon in three con- is at an end and when it only remains to arrive at the final settle in the Empire. The aim of the Gibson; and 25,24 21, by Parkes, in respect of dealing with enemy and are a remedy for teething sscative years Osher well known ment which shall enenze the fature peace of the world.

Uion is to destroy German in The closing for the Handicap firms, interning enemy subjects, troubles, constipation, diarrhoes, women balloonists are re At the time of writing, the details of the Armistice terms are finence in all its ramifications, at the above Hotel has heen post permitting tradal relations with colic, ladigestion, simple. fever Griffith Brewer, who was the first not to hand, but that they are adequate to the case, and, indeed, of and let it not be lost sight poned antil Sunday 17th, inst, Bolsheviks and Germans in the and worms They promote calm woman to cross the English- the moet drastic character, may be galbered from one or two cir- of that that influence will need when a meeting will take piace parth etc., to which the Chinese masazal sleep, good appetite, Channel; Miss Gertrade Bacon enmetences. It was revealed in yesterday's massage, for example, combating, even though peace at the Hotel at 11 a.m. All who Government replied by citing scatural development and teething the Princera de Tenno, Mr. that the conditions included the surrender of the German be soon declared. The Germans have entered are asked attend. | series of alleged sexistances to the without teara

Moors-Brabazon (doner of the means of transport and the continuance of the blockade, while we have lost this war militarily and

allied canse, concluding by Ooncerning them Mes. Arthur Krabbe Cup), and Mr. Iltid Nicol may gather that no possible loophole is being given the navally, but they have prepared,

Organ Recital. There was a very large con telling the people to bay French Shealy, of Adanae, Saskatchewan, (who, as Mim Vers Batler, was beaten fos from the fact that the German Government has made a s we all know, for another gregation at St. John's Cathedral |

Wer Bonda; The Allied Canada, writew" I have tried one of the founders of the Aero whining appeal to President Wileca to endeavour to secure & miti-and perhaps greater war. They last evening, when Mr. Denmen pote WAN presented three Baby's Own Tablets and think Club). gation of thoas terrible conditions." That very faat shows the will be handicapped, admittedly, Faller FATC most enjoyable days ago, but before that the them splendid for children of all plight in which the Germans find themselves, though what possible but they will leave no stone organ recital. The programme half a million france to the French

President had himself inbegribed ages. hope they can have of ecouting any modification of the terms byfantureed to gain their ends, and included everal quite new nam

Bold by medicine dealers, also. approaching the President of the United States we cannot conceive, they will need to be most closely bers of marked merit and sharm, Victory Loan! By that time too, post free. 60 cents the vial, from sseing that America, in common with the rest of the Allies, has watched. Nowhere will they and the organist throughout the internment of enemy sabi ots the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., decided to leave the formulation of Armistice terms to the military require to be kept under stricter played with a deep understanding had been quickened. A batch of 96, Exxhaen Rad, Shanghai, advicers of the Allied Powers. The pathetic appeal, of course, is observation than in the Far East, of the various themes. Lemen's twenty was sent yesterday to join only a squeal for mercy, but we may reckon upon it that full justice for it is common knowledge that "The Storm was magnificently internment camp in the Western their fourteen compatriots in the will be mated out to the defilere of civilisation. Mr. Lloyd George, through all the four years of war handled and demonstrated to the ill and orders have been given they fail to take ordinary who, when he spoke at the Lord Mayor'e banquet, must have known they have kept alive connections full the powers of the re-built the nature of the Armistice terms, says Germany must expect a stern so as to be ready for the great organ. At the clone, the congre- Hanneken, whose freedom to premonis supervanes and they for the incarceration of Here von precaution with the result that reckoning, and that while we shall do no wrong we shall abandon commercial war., Even in Hong-gation, which included HE the no right. Jastice, sa he asys, must be satisfied, and there can be kong we do not doubt that they Offer Administering the Govern- putene his pro German activities are carried cfl Sweral foreign no possible shadow of doubt that the terms which we are forcing on bare maintained contact with ment, stood while the organist angered British, American, and chidren have nocumbed this to the Germans are those which can only end in her complete people who may be of airtunes played the National Anthem and French. Herr, Codes, manager week. Dr. A. B. 8mith, the sept-

K2 Wells, in his new novel. surrender. An armistice does not and a state of war, but when it is to them. Their efforts must be Land of Hope and Glory.

of the Peking Branch of the uagenarian sinologue is lying The Education of Joan and of the character which we know this one must be, it can be counted nipped in the bad. Now is the Po No-Ears

German Bank is still at large, in hospital seriously ill and grava Peter at present appearing en a certainty that the actual fighting is st no end, for the enemy will time to sot, and we do not see why "He's got no ears" was the He is said to enjoy bad health. fears are entertained regarding feuilleton in the New Republic, he rendered impotent to resume hostilities.

What all this glorious news means we cannot yet fully com branob of the British Empire Basil

there should not be formed a local description given by Inspector May be! se the Japanese dip his repovery Mr. E. P. Allen, takes the opportunity of introdas

to Chinese when lomata way in reply to awkward another distinguished American ing some entertaining opinions on prehend. For over four years we have lived in a world that bas Union.

fe also very ill, but he ie aspected himself and his brother zovalistsi been drenched in blood and shsten to its very foundations by the

ebarged at the Police Court questions. this morning, before Mr. J. R. dia of universal warfare.. Now we have suddenly been brought book to peace and quietude. Hostilities ceased at eleven o'clock TRAMWAY RETURNS. yesterday morning; we are getting over the cables the last of the bale communiques; and to-day the whole world rejɔions that the

THE KNOCK-OUT BLOW,"

terrible campaigne are at an end. To those who have had no sctive The following is the врргоді.. part in the fighting a new world seems to have dawned; that must mate statement of the Hong all meso to our brave and gallant fighters? We cannot conceive kong Tramway Company's tra

of the changed outlook which has poms ovan their liven, i'r even to recerpts, Lor kis

the bravest and most courageous soldier wet is a ghastly basiners 9h November, 19

To this hour of our triumph wa all lay our tributen at the fest of the

unoozquerable soldiery and esilors of the Estente Powere. We

think also in Tavarenos End gratitude of the mighty desd. Thom This Year:~

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and mensolog terror Pace has poose to the

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Wood, with stealing a bolt from Over $4,000 was raised An old 9.2 gun in the dismantled voluntary subscriptions to East Fort at Hanghom. Inspector British Red Crow fand in " Brsal aid that defendant was Day" effnt in Peking, wh

coming from behind the very creditable indeed, Cement Works with the bolt in that Ameriosas of the cap

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(64) HO FOOK." Chairman."

(SL) CHAN KAI MING (Sα) LI PO KWAI, Honorary Tregencers,

FOR CHILDREN."

A Mother's Praise of Baby's Own Tablets.

For the sickly new-born babe

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fessional seronaut, with D. Jobn Jeffries, of Bonton, crossed the English Obaroel Military balloons were used at the battle of Solferino in 1851 and by the Federal army during the Civil War near Washington in 1881.- Indianapolis News.

Lady Capper's recent balloon ascent was hailed by one evening journal as an initial exploit on the part of an Englishwoman: Bat the first English lady who made an incent ins balloon WAS a Mrs. Sage, and was from London on June 29, 1782. Then the Hon. Mrs. Aschaton-Harbor

The obalked news-placard of 10-day at Home gives ample scope for individual talent. The following szample, was observed

the other day:

Tram Strikes. 'Bus Strikes.

Train Strikes,

Coal Strikes,

Haig Strikes.

All the latest Strikov.

by

to recover. Mr. Mammurray, the * Âu Town and Peter grew gp American Charge d' Antire has they

rated out and brought to

the

had a narrow ssospe. Fortunately, their guardian he lay up in time.

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