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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1918,

The Camp Question.

At the present moment, when

DAY BY DAY.

the business houses of the Colony ALL REASON AND NATURAL

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To-morrow's' Anniversary, To-morrow is the anniversary of the opening of the Suez Canal (1869).

are being run with greatly de-SEARCH OUGHT TO FOLLOW FAITH NOT TO GO BEFORE NOR OFPOSKIT, plated staffs, there is a very strong tealing provalent that the ides of holding of the annual camp of of instruction for members of the Defence Corpe, should be abän- THE PREMIER SCOTCH|doned. That is an attitude with

OF THE FAR EAST

FOR 25 YEARS.

POPULARITY MAINTAINED BY ITS EXCELLENT QUALITY: NOT BY EX- PENSIVE WORLD-WIDE ADVERTISING,

which we are in full agreement,

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The Dollar.

The Health. Return.

Football.

ROBBIE'S LETTERS: XI.

To His Nephew in France, (Maybe in Germany).

Hougtong, Nov. 14, 1918. Dear Alick,

CORRESPONDENCE.

The opinione` exprassed by oorres- pondents are not necermrily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph.");

THANKSGIVINⱭ.

[To the Editor of the "Hongkong. Inlegraph."]

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

Major E. F. Wilkinson, the Controller of the Union Jack Clab, will be sadly missed by the countless soldiers and usilors who benefited by his untiring efforts. For seven yesre he may be asid almost literally to have "apart- .......Old man Hollervollern)

his life" at the club. Relabour in very likely busy at the moment Sir.-The general impulse to ed unceasingly to make it the having 80 agreement with his prayer and thanksgiving can have real home of the millions of The opening rate of the dollar printer as to the best way to have been but partly satisfied by the service men passing to and from and we only truet that repre- on demand to-day "was 3. the fore-front of his name, that limited opportunities of last the various battle-fronts; and he septations will be made which 2. 11/168.

was, deleted, and plain "Herr" Wednesday morning (and at the was astonishingly successful. He will resple in business

pat in instead, without going to Cathedral on Thursday morting) was known to more sailors and interests being given first consid.

Daring yesterday there were the expense of a new card plate, necessarily arranged and a soldiers than any other man; he eration. A year ago, the war notified one fatal case each of He's got to economise there daje, nounced at short notice, Services made a habit of talking to all the was in full swing, and though plagas and enteric, bath victime for, let me tell you, it's no' likely on the ocming Sunday will doubt members; he was always "there most firms were working with a

being Chinege...

that his clothes will bring mach at lees he of a nature which will and always sccessible, sarly and redooed paranael, it was gener

snotior, for if all accounts are express what is in all our late. Major Wilkinson will long ally felt that no sacrifice could be

The Hongkong League match, there'll be a fair slump in minde and hearts, and the be held in grateful and siteo- too great and that no precaution

time to come. Man, it's my firm speak for other congregations million members of the great A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD., should be overlooked in view of between Hongkong Football Club amforms where he is for some undersigned feel sure they many tionate remembrance by Live

possibilities which lay ahead, and Royal Navy will take place The bolding of the comp in those a the Club ground instead of belief that to a sa of his tem- beside their own in inviting the institution for which he practic oircumstances was a duty which Navy ground as previously stated. perament a hard felt hat and a attendance of their fellow citizens ally escrificed his life.

tweed suit and elastic sided boots at the different places of worship wsa cheerfally diesbarged. To-

Traffic Offences.

would be worne on his neKTER -We are, Sir, Thirty-four rickshaw, pollera tan a short term lease on. St. day, however, the situation is

The new English Dictionary is altogether different. In the first and chair-bearers were summoned Helens. No, that would be too

behind hand with the part con- place, the Armistice is in oper- at the Police Court this morning gentle an exit for one that served

taining the words "atumer" and ation and we have been told that before Mr. JB. Wood with a Royal apprenticeship at sabre

“stant.” “Stumer,” in the sense which it is impossible for Germany to various brekobes of the Traffic ratding. What I say is, let him

of a cheque that is not met, baa been used in English slang for at with resume hostilities, even if she ever Recalations. Inspector Garrod have one more good rattle--as he

least 30 years, but its derivation for desires to. There is, therefore, no prosecuted and His Worship takes the nine foot drop. Han,

etch necessity as there was a imposed fues ranging from $2 it would be fine to read

is obscure. There is a word very admit I've a hasy recollection of

closely resembling it, namely, The prisoner after eating heartily the first part of the programme. "Starmer," the name of a Suffolk year ago for a continuation of to 84. rigorous military training, We

of a breakfast of ham and eggs and two cups of coffee was visited in the I distinctly mind, though, o's big village near Haverhill, whence realise, of course, that the time

condemned cell by his spiritual ad- bulking chap, with a gabled want out to Tasmania opttings of has not yet come for the disband-

viser at afterwards by a few friends, forshead and a face that might the Sturmer Pippin tree. About ing cf all military forces, bat in

Haldane and Ramsay Macdonald have been inwardly beautiful but 25 years ago & Oostermonger on? the interests of the commerce of

At a signal from the Sherif, the was not distressingly en cuide, Esher Common was selling some Chief the Colony it is essential that we 11 o'clock. The Service will be

the dogs of open his cell and announcing him by name accosting me and, smorget

his should as spy rate revert to one of Thanksgiving for Vistory

four windfall apples, wrapped up The rates per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscriptions normal conditions of life as

and the sure prospect of Peace. for any period less than one month will be charged as for aand se soon as possible.

The public are invited, full month.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.,,

HONGKONG.

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Thanksgiving Service. His Excellency the Officer Admnistering the Government will attend the Service at Union Obarch on Sunday morning t

prominent among whom were Lord

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the august prisoner had to be sup-

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·Yours eto,

J. KIRK MACONACHIE, Minister of the Union Church.

H. COPLEY MOYLE, Chaplain of St. John's Cathedral

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caled him forth. Despite his hither general greetings, calling me in paper. Heaning to imply that to calmress of demeanour, howeve", "Bab." Now, if there's were Tasmanian Starmers, he ported during the short passage to one thing I detest more than announced -them

**real* Japanese Congratulations.

another, even at a peace celebra etdmera". He told the truth. The daily issue is delivered free when the addressee is accessible to

The following telegram has Unless I read something like tion, it's that short title-though "grant" is a word that it as worn messenger. Pesk subscribers can have their copies delivered at

been received by a British con that some day I'll have serione come folks seem to like it and out as "camonflige." It was their residences without any extra charge. On copies sent by More than that, with the present carn in this Colony from of the thoughts of turning an atheist. have it introduced in their greatly in favour in baseball "poet an additional $1.80 : carter is charged for postage. shortage of men, it would be The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00 impossible to permit of falls Japanese companies in It will be a far, far better death speeches. Well, this chap wanted circles before the war. Probably Tokyo: Warmest oongratuls than ever he deserves the trouble to impress on me that if it hadas, the noun makne "s dodge for attendance at the camp, the value tions conclusion victorious armis hound That's been his chief been for his heart, he'd have been stopping the growth of anything," Single Copies, Daily, ten cents. Weekly, twenty-five cents (for of which would therefore be por- tics, towards which anceasing vacation in life, anyhow, when nearly half way to Kirkes by this and generally "any clever dodge

cash only).

siderably reduced. Then there British efforts so gloriously

you come to think of it. There time sad I could only suppose

{oz trick," dvertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fired is the question" of cost, which contributed.'

are trouble-hanters and trouble from the look of his general red, period will be continued antil countermanded.

would probably ran into at least

A Good Cause.

keepers-up and there are also any white sad bine decorations that, (Payable to Advance.)

twenty or thirty thousand dollars

The collections at St. Andrew's, number of folks in this world even if his heart did miss ona A large bequest just left for money which could be put to far

Kowloon, on Sunday next, Nov. that would go a mile out of their beat in three, he was on the endowment of resident canone at better parpose in these times. 17 will be on behalf of the Miss road to look for a scrap and winning side onyway and as good the Anglican pro-cathedral of St. Neither on grounds of utility nor

Jerusalem as the present time. Another ceived will be used to start an it. Bat it's the trouble-starter From the professional way eslis a grotesque episode of the expense can the camp be justified ions to Sanmen; the money re- wouldn't be happy till they found patriot as the best of them. George in

that disposed of the froth in his war. When the Tarks entered point that has to be remembered Endowment Fand for the local I never liked, the

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1918.

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is that during the war the branch of the Missions to Seamen throws in the switch and remains tumbler, I reckon he must have the war their authorition at members of the Defence Corps whish has no Endowment Fund an intereated spectator while the glass blower to trade before Jerusalem were told that there And no Reserve Funde. The rest are mashing each others he took to broadening bis wère canona in St George's have been through courses of fuse service at 11 am. (Morning beads off and not knowing why. mind out Eset, but, to make Cathedral, and, mistaking "great ining which have made them more efficient than ever before, and Prayer, Holy Communion and Whether the foregoing will ever long story abort. before he was

they tore the cathedral pare-“. there is thus every resson for Sermon) will be taken by the Rev. come off remains to be seen, but through I felt like feeding him of the Church for artillery, W. T. Featherstone, and the it's a God's blessing that there's on some nice fresh arsenic, and ment, and excavated the entire feeling that the деп are quite fitted for any emergency Maju Walmsley,

evening service at 6 p.m. by more than the British to see kept hoping that someone would edifios in a futile search for hid

(jautica dode...............

come along and assist the stranger de ordnaco. The sounds like which may arise

the in future. The victory Cutting and Wounding. If Ps Wilhelm had taken a trip to a farther clime.

bad joke, but the truth of the near

Man, strategy's a fine thing story is vouched for by the Bishop won by the Allies is complete and A Chinese was charged at the to Great Yarmouth, for instance, thorough. Militarism has been Police Court this morning, before instead of "Datoh Limburg (it when alle said sad done. Given a (Dr. Molanes) and is corroborated We consider that no one fully realised the atter humiliation of crushed, and no-one wants to see Mr. B.D.O. Wolfe, with satting sounds like a cheess, but it's more fine polished mahogany counter by photographs. Germany until they had read the armistice terme which ehe has it revived. There is at any rate and wounding another Chinese. than he deserves, snyhow) I know and a brass rail for your foot, been forced to accept. We were of course certain that the terms no immediste prospect of more Inspector B. MacDonald proseout what would happen despite all the when it's tired, and a cuspidor..

can get through "At the outbreak "of war. would be terribly eweeping, bat eurely the nation who must sccept fighting; the tendencies are all ined and Mr. E. J. Grist appeared solemn pronuncies that have been handy, ye

the Germany," mys Donald Hasleod, them is absolutely lost. We could hardly have believed it possible the other direction. On these and for the defence. The facts of the uttered. He would be fired a lot of strategy with that a people could have been ro fearfully humiliated, so lost to all the other grounds quoted no case, sa told by Inspector Mac 20 for breach of the posse and aid of a moist index finger and s in a letter to the Times, "owned sense of national pride and personal self-esteem, and it must be urgency existe calling for wide. Donald, were that ar about 8 p.m. to fad security for another £100, few whisky slope. “Ya, see the about 5,000,090 gross tons of remembered that these conditions are only the preliminaries: what spread interruption of civil life.the complainant was walking in case he breaks out within the matchbox here's Paris and that shipping, ranking second t

ia the English Great Britain in point of tonnage. must be the real terms on which peace will be granted to them? The ordinary training appears along Queen's Road Dear Belcher's next six months, and a castle to mark here The spectacle of any other country in the world except Germany fully adequate for presant needs. Strest, at Kennedy Town, when live in, wi free cost and gas Chandel. Now if Toch had taken The volume of imports into Gar- the defendant came up to him. thrown in, and a cart o' coals and the line of this mark here, and many by sea in 1913 was not being so brought to the dust would indeed be pitiful, bat we can

The complainant did not know a hem at Christmastime. Bal, Haig bed"book and forward much less than the volume of find in our hearts not one feeling of sympathy for the beast of Unity. Needed.

the defendant. There was a row thank the Lord, the French have the battle reged for nearly four imports into the United Kingdom Europe. For over four years Garmany has brought death and misery and devastation to the world and she is only receiving her

Good Britons the world over between the complainant and the a long memory and a very literal hours and Macpherson beside usis, 51,000,000, -is against just dussao, not just, for if she were being punished according to will read with satisfaction that defendant and be wanted his conception of what an "eye for his Union Jack under his 55,000,000 tons. By their shows of her crimes, she would be for ever swept off the face of Europe, there is every probability of the revenge. His Worship remanded eye and a tooth for a tooth" arm and looking as if the only the system of control stations, the function of his head was for Central Powers had acquired, and unfair advantage over the great What's olimax to all her hopes of conquest and world power: Coalition form of Government the case till next week. change from a once great and proad Empire!

being maintained at Home during

Aye, but I'm no telling you keeping his colla on..... A rather queer" defence was about the fine time we had when Bat the recollection of yon British lines in the transatlantic. "Der Tag" has come, but it is a day of defeat and festfal the period of reconstruction. A reckoning, and never again cec Germany raise her head among the meeting of Liberals pledging its made by Leung Wing at the the news reached bere. I met night makes me feel ill even emigrant traffic, and, taking the proud nations of the world, for the yoke of the Allies is indeed a support to Mr. Lloyd George and Police Court this morning, before Macpherson just outside the now. All I've got to ssy, and I'm figures al 1913 as a hwns for for the car may be now saying the last word comparison, the two grest German hears one. It we look at the terms of the armistice in detail, we a gathering of Unionista express- Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, when charged Club making will find that there is left no loophole of escape. Nothing could be ing its confidence in Mr. Banar with the theft of a piece of rope wi' a bundle ander his arm. I'll ever say about this awfu' war, lines, the North-German Lloyed more feree, more explicit or more embracing. Germany's usual Law bave indicated their approval from the launch Jeannetts of the What's that you've got in the is that if Fooh had as sore a head and the Hamburg American Trine, aptitude for word-play and eplitting hairs would not avail of the continuation of the Coali-P. and 0.8.N. Co., Inspector parcei?" says I, after I had get ss 1 had the next day, it's a sheer were the largest carriers, socrunt- ber, all

ake could do was to accept and say nothing. tion, and we think it will be gen-, O'Sullivan prosecuted. Defend him persuaded to come along to wonder the war was ever finishing together for 41 per cent. of the In the west the directiona· ́are clear. The enemy must erally conceded that that is sant said that a man fell into the the hotel, just to christen the led this side of the Spring of total traffis.. Avacuate Belgium, France, Alsace Lorraine and Luxembarg within sensible resolve. Everyone knows Harbour, eo he took the rope to saspicions pocasion. Ob, jast 1925. Janet says the horrors of fourteen days, and the Allies will keep pace with their retreating that there are grest and pressing throw it to the man and he was woe flag to celebrate a bit," of war's no sya confined to the

scensed of stealing it. In reply said be. For a while I held my battlefield, and mind ye for geographical advantage armies, occupying the country as they leave it. To make sure that problema to be faced in the in-, Germen treachery can have no scope, the enemy has to earrender mediate fature, and if political to his Worship, defendant said tongue, but going along the rond once I'm no miadoubting her securing the new and growing emigrant treffis from Russia and 5,000 gone, 30,000 machine-gune, 2000 seroplanes and so on, But ranks can be closed up and the be was riding a rickshs at the I came to the conclusion that it But Lord, no matter how good a that is not all. All the Rhineland has also to be evsonated and the party spirit eliminated as it has time and that he threw the rope was a sheer waste of money on women is, there are times when Austris Huntary and to the main towne, roads, railways, and lines of communication to be been during the war, it will be from the rickahs & distance of a his part, for onyene coming she just naturally rej siose to rub exploitation of this geographical cocupied by the Allies, who are even confiscating a large part of O rauch easier to cope with the few feet. Inspector O'Sullivan withic fifteen yards o' Mac's it into a man if she knows his advantage and their control stations is due the great expense their vehicles of transport. A clause that will give great satisfaction tremendous isanes. If, on the said that about 6 a.m. this morn breath would have got a sore spot.

* aye, I never saw of German shipping in the North is No. 10 which demands the immediate repatriation of all Allied other hand, the nation is to reverting the defendant was seen palling unsolicited testimonial as

Atlantic during the Last prisoners of war,

to petty political squsbbling, the rope from the Jeannette. The the strength of his patriotiem each a meeting and when one and

It is As regards the Eastern frontiers of Germany and East Africa, we may well fear for what people on the launch as this and without anything more occulir, all stood up to sing "God Save thirty years, the terms are practically the same, and can be summed up in three the eventual apshot may be. when defendant had pulled up the as to speak Bit mind yo, I'm the King "I had to stop at the therefore, that onlees thi

question of control statione worde get out quickly, Nor have Belgium's rights been forgotten, There is very widespread un rope one of the launch foris came no doubting but what Msopher third line and was right glad I for Germany is ordered to return at onos all the great spoil which easiness in Europe to day, and out and defendant ran away. The son's done his bit. If everybody had my glasses on at the time, settled as a condition of peace, she has stolen. We consider that the navel conditions are the most the situation only requires to be fokis chased him and eventually gets bis dus Mac should at this Janst never mentioned it though; never will be settled at al drastic and far reaching, for they do away once and for all with exploited by the extremists to he was arrested. Defendant, when minute have at least four blue her own handerobief was working Can these things ever be agal Germany's hopes of becoming the great naval power in the world. All throw the whole Continent into charged at the Station this morn-chevrons on his coat sleeve overtime, even if she did pretend the submarines and a large part of her surface fleet have to be enr-even waren chaos than has ever ing, denied the theft of the As I was saying, everybody got it was bot and made man try to rendered to the Alliee, all minefields have to be indicated, and the been known before. With Mz, rupt, but did not say that be took right merry at the news I'm beers she was just fanning are endearing freedom of the seas is once more sasured. The whole spirit of the Lloyd George, we have condide the rope for the purpose of life worry now to admit that I did herself, Note is best seen if we count the number of timea that the "all" occurs in the emnity of the British people maring. The two fokis of the quite a by ordinary lot of arsting Nothing is omitted or forgotten, and the drawing up of the terms in at this moment. Bat the future launch in giving evidence or myself, which in a whisky and here, again. itself is a masterpicos, for their is no mincing of worde, no promises will only be made bright and the zaborated Inspector O'Sullivan's smoke laden atmosphere was no a fur coat

Worship the best thing in the world for morning. on the part of the Alliem, no talk of meeting half way. The necessary reforme carried through statements. Hie armistios terms are the words of a conqueror to the var quished, by all parties uniting in the task sentsored defendant to two my threst, and tofocuss ku ok-

months; hard labour.

ing about. Looking back, I must Everything is demanded and nothing giran in exch

gested which lies ahead.

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and winter is almost

Janet says she for the first time this

Yenis truly

BOBI KOWEIBTER.

"These lines had a clear

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