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† Among the the spectaten whe wilzomed." the accusing fof the Rhine by the British Army were mány 14 demobilished – German soldiers, who were still in uniform. These man, in the space of a few days, had seen two armiss cross the Rhine-cur a defested and the other victorious army. anniversary of the appointment Dear Alick, What must have been their of General Sir William Robertson thoughts as they contrasted the as Chief of the Imperial General two! It is reported that they Staf could not withhold their admira-

To-morrow's Anniversary. To-morrow is the third

"The Dollar.

The Health Retura.

Unpaid Rates.

The Wrong Term.

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soldier lad whan be gata. koms. It'll be alright so long as there is plenty of work to go round and wages are good, but it'll be su

Americanú ste sot notorion unseemly dog fight if the erse royalist in sentiment, bating fell out with each other, Mind George has "won through” their ye I'm a firm believer in giving a rooted prejudice: They Hongkong, 19th Dec., 1918, women a man's wage if she does him a “reg'lar feller ”—which *s man's work, but after this she it would seem, is one of their

one of the big tables covered

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you cans' jadges picture scoord-earnest and without the spur e' good sort. An Amer esu paper but as I told Macpherson enters the labour market in real ways of announcing that one in a ing to the Marquis of Queens. patriotiem and inflated wages to socounts enthusiastically of the berry's Rules, and so him and me egg her on. She of the gentle manner the King so buckwhet tion of the splendid condition The opening rate of the doller nearly fall out about it. But yon clinging hande and tremulous cakes, with the Qosed, at the of our men sad horse, for they on demand to-day was 34 Sketching Club got up a fine month, yielding and feminine, American canteen is London:- mast have been a striking con- 4. 3/180.

show all the same. I'd rather may pass away but I don't know., Georgs and Mary are ordinary trast to shows who crossed the

have enjoyed the pictures by We shall see. Of one thing visitors, come to disturb no one, Rhino a few days before. It was" Yesterday there was one fatal myself but of course Mac would though I'm firmaly convinced, and to mingle with all, to be friendly in fset a picture of victory and ease of diphtheria rotified, the have to go with me and I'm no' that is, that when the womenfolks) No distinction for them; and defeat. On the one hand we victim being a Chinesa. sayin', mind y, but what he'd are better paid, it'll be a better above all, no ceremony. They have the defeated German mausEN

perfect right if he felt that way world-for them. Before the war, want to eat an American disk, mullan and hopeless, rugged and

Six Chinese were anmmond for inclined. Bat to poes as an art, working girls found, to their cost, and sit down with the boys it half-starved, covered with aheme

smounts ranging from $27oritic just because he happens to that virtus had its own reward and ignominy, on the other we $100, for rates, by Mr. Les have a wheen oil painting himself usually about ten shillings see the magnificent spectacle Liginotto, on behalf of the that he got painted in Wyndham Weeken

is the best thing we have,”” maya of par victorious army Colonial Treasurer, in the Sam Street years ago, just fair riled proudly advancing into

Christmsä • will soon be here the host, a little flastered by the & mary Court, this morning.

You know the kind of again, lad, and Janet has been visit. And buck-bret cakes it. conquered country, with banda and figs flying. playing

pictures Macpherson has wondering ever since you've been was, with New England. Under the heading of tarpieces a la Pear's Christmas in hospital whether you'll get the maple-syrop. George and Mary Nothing could exemplify more softer kumiliation of Ger" Strength" in today's Police Annual with the technique of a haggia the esxt you, ale enough clear their plates with gusto, Reserve orders it is recorded that Hongkong bred artist "The I put my foot in it the other night rote the unfamiliar griddle cakes many and the overwhelming

P.C.-is in valided out. victory of the Allies. The passage

"Wesk Captain of the Team," "Cherry (no the baggis) when I remarked deliciour, and then go the round of the Rhins is in truth a strik pese" would have been a better Bine," "Saying the Gann at that we never did lose the things of kitobene and dormitoriss Colenso,", no to speak of Lord that didn't matter mach. It's the departing like people who had ing picture of conqueror and beading.

A New Buildlog.

Kitchener done in twelve colours same wi' dogs. Macpherson there had had a good time."" virguisbed. *

The Sun Company, Limited, enda varnish. Every time I see can keep a mongerel dog for The Shameen Germans.

There has been so sanch of an Universal Providers, are patting son's red curtains and pes green get a pup I've aye noticed thatin daced a greater number of die them together wi' Mr. Macpher youre notody marks it but if I Few towns of its us have pro irresponsible ebarsoter written up a building of vast proportions, and said in regard to the British n the river front, at Canton, carpet, fat trimmings so to speak, ratio to the length of ita pedigre tinguished men than Valenicennes treatment of the Germans on This hugs structure, when commina: must have that has got under our roof.

I have ays the same feelings that so is the length of time he's and few of its age are more dis Shameer that the frota which we plated, will consist of sevitelf tied up in a mixed salad, the same that Janet's heggia is at much to the birthplace of Froissart But I hope all appointing. Ons may forgive, published yesterday, from official' storeys and will dwarf some of souross, will possibly come as the surrounding buildings, some length o' sayin' that Mac's no that, but if it does go Betray I only even so one is forced to admit Bat all the same Til no' go the going the rr unds in France for sil and the brothers Watteau, but Pomewhat of a surprire to many of which are of no mein six

qualified to be a judge mind ye hɔ that it's no AM.C. chap the justice of Victor Hugo's pro who read our special secount of

Children's Party. what has actually transpired. The Hon. Mr. P. H. and Mrs. that T. zes me,

—no it's just his air of finslity thgate it-he'll be the most nouncement that it was "hardly In point of fant, the British Holyoak gave a Children's Party

likely to know bow to doctor bim sny better than Cambrai," whiob, Bathorities at Cantos have shown in the Hongkong Hotel yesterday picture of sanset that looked like

Says he, gizing hard at a self afterword.................

to him, was "a prodigy of bore a measure of tolerance

sad aftera:01. About 250 children a forbesrance towards the Hans and their friends were present, "There's technique for yon" says keep on telling her that Bente Valenciennes is, or at any rate ill-treated poached $88. me for a sconter this year but I ing to the imagination in Wat Jean's fair been worrying do." The thing mat stimulat there which they have never including B. E. the Officer be. "Well", saya I, "I don't know Olans is may be too old-fashioned was, an 18th-century poorhouse of deserved but have even abused Administering the Government much about that sort of thing to think about they new-fangled enormous propa wool. The cost while enjoying their freedom and R. Sasherland gave a Panch and the conclusion that technique's a very solemn the while, but I can temporary tax of a farthing on in other ways as well. If we try to Judy Show and there was also a thing that an artist strives all his pee by the glint in her e's that every pot of beez drank in that imagine what the situation would cinema performance. have bean were the Shameen &

life for and when he fusily gets Jean is going to get that scooter neighbouring district of Hsinant, ë For British Sailors in Canton it, nobody understands it.” German Concession, we shall get

The authorities of the British

in the long rang Jimmis, be wants whose inhabitants clearly had a de come/ides of the liberal and Concussion on Shameen have "Look bere," says be, "There's after a promise to Janet not to

Bat Hec he just neered, drum-and likely to get it too wondreas thirst for well doing. generous treatment which was very thoughtfully erected a Navs! no nee talking like that. Unless disturb Grandad. Jimmie's idea o' Rocorded theme song of the Father Canteen, for the use of British you're tried this sort of thing keeping that promiss will be to Indian hospital in France was an The Doctor in charge of an Land. For all too long were they sailare, on the Band. Although yourself, you're no' qeslified to hang it moet when I'm having Indian, and one day a grest given their freedom; and in view the Canteen is only a matehed criticies," We hail with the despest satisfaction the announcement connection with a nation which, fitted up with billiard table, same token I'm no qualified to lay stretcher wi' disastrous results After going round the General

of their own behaviour sad their erection, it has been very nicely "Maybe not," says 1, "by the sister's

asp. Last year he operated on his personage of the military medical a glove world osme to inspect the hospital, that the Dosetitational Reform Aarcciation ha decided

Mr. Jamieson rightly says, piano, library and bar, and is an egg, bat by heck, I know a bad to himself..... now its campaign, suspended daring the war, for

places them in the category of greatly appreciated by the men one when I come across it."

ssked: "And how many native complete overhauling of Hongkong's electoral system.

As I've often said before, Alick, do you my you accommodate ?" January 9ib, & public meeting under the suspices of the Ispere, it says much for for whots use it is provided.

That put a stopper on him for what's the nee of being ignorant" Obj" British restraint that they

was the reply "the Association is to be held at the Thestre Royal for the purpose were so little interfered with: To-morrow's Pictorial

if you don't show it! Macpherson hospital for the natives in over of representing to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, through

But it was not a bad show for drew my attention to a screed there," pointing to a French What they merited. WID Our pictorial supplement to be all that. A re. Macpherson that appeared in the Police Gast's establishment, this, Sir, is for the medium of the local Government, the aspirations of residents of the Colony in this connection. Yesterday we gave the text of the broke out the eventual expulsion issue will be found of a most though Mrs. Ram had her beaten ignorant enough to mention my The Indian doctor knew the

prompt internment when war

given away with tomorrow's there had some fair tidy work, Magazine in which the writer was His Majesty's Indian soldiers. conceded that it rests, a very reseonsble, and, si the same time, Today many of them are still at pictares will include a sketch of re painting and drawing doerus sending me s proci lar correction, native. There is no opprobrium resolution which is to be proposed, and we think it will be generally erred on the side of leniency interesting character. The when it came to drawing. Mind name three times without first proper meaning of the word necessszy demand. Sammed up in a few words, it requests the large in Chinese territory near by. substitution of the electiys for the nominative principle, the aboli- If China had a grain of sense the the proposed new Repulse Bay always mean the same thing. It's He might have known that it's no stisched to it, for stergous is a

of the Official Mejerity and the extension of the suffrage so would see that they were speedily and Sixpenny Hill," Hongkong, in and plaster few broad washes days for to have suything printed

Hotel; a photograph of Seven easy to get a sheet of grey paper permissible in Hongkong nows native of somewhere or other. to include all who are either liable for jury service or, being eligible, placed under restraint. A or for special reasons exempt therefrom. There is nothing in the German is a dangerous customer arranged a competition, particul- said at the time, it's a blessing been first made public property, first to cross Africa from the West connection with which we have on it and call it a picture. As in the newspapers that hesus' Hermann von Wissmann the least degree revolutionary in these demands; they are extremely anywhere; he is especially

are of which will be given to that Hongkong's got so many hlils Besides, if you wan's no' oszefs' to East, and became the first mild in character when we think of the reformas which have recently Chins. been initiated at Home. But of all, they reflect a growing desire on Keep the Germans Out.

morrow; and a group of the they all up a picture fine and he'll be had op for libet, is evident that the Straits Allied Ministers at Peking taken if ye do them in indigo blue wi's was half inclined to write When be lart attented a Congress I Governor of Germen East Africs. the part of the public to have some share in the Colony's civic life.

The Legislative Council as at present constituted is merely an Settlements and the Federated Armistice Day, as well as tousha' boot polish on your palette him

lawyer's letter in London he was sked by Mr. interesting relie of other days. It is utterly unsuited to the times Malay Etates are in daad earnest other illustrations of local and and then dab a wheed yellow myself and make him soologise|T. L. Gilmout, "How are you in which we live. On the one hand, it presents the appearance, on the question of the exclusion general interest.

spots, like marigolds, on them in the next issus of the Goats-getting on with your colonies and because of the Umficial members serving on it, of being a body of Germans. It will have been seen

you've got Hongkong by night but no, mind ye, before he'd sent colonisation?" He threw up his

The Hongkong Telegraph. by passing objectionable remarks and Major General Ventris. Me myself but I've long ago come to things, Janet koeps on Icoking of building it was met by a

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1918.

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through which the public the people who pay the taxes-on from our issue of on Wednesday In the second round of the off to a lea. Talk about the me a proof pall of his withdrawal hands in a way that was almost induence and control legislation. But because of the Official Vote, that the Federal Council at Kuala Palace Hotel Handicap last night, Light of London" it's no' in it beforehand, that being the areal more Latia than German, and 1 Unoficisis can always be forced into a position of atter impot Lumpar hee adopted & resolution a good game was witnessed he w' the "Lights o' Hongkong." If procedar I am informed in these said: "I have washed my handi ende, no matter how strongly the pablio may feel en sny question much on the same lines as that tween Capt. E. B. Green (owes

was giving any obesp advice days of s'free and enlightened of the whole business." Why?" Lat which the Government has set its face. Apart altogether passed by two successive public 260) and Mr. C. E. Vas (owas way it would be this: If you're Prees. But on second thoughts asked his amazed interlocutor, from the manner in which the Official Majority in used, the placing meetings in Hongkong and that 100). Capt. Green, who is one going to sketch, sketsh out o' I've made up my mind to treet Because we Germans do not of such a power in the hands of men who are, after all, the cervante the Straits Merchant Service of the beal men we have in the doors, psist what you ex and then bica wi silent contempt. The know for to colonise, and we are of the public, is wrong in principle and altogether out of tune Gaild has gone even further, Colony, had so far the best bresklere is alone. The result might more you stand on dis the broader to willing to learn." with modern representative ideale. Those who pay the piper have even to the extent of arging (51) but he could not get going act be very bonnis the first time it turns, so I think the best way every right to oall the tune, That, in s nàtshell, is the case for the that any person or firm any until the latter part of the gas would be more real than if you that I'm feared-by beck no. Bat or two, but even then the effect is to say no wore about it. No abolition of the iniquitable snachroniem known as the Oficial where Fast of Baes employing but Vas played a very consistent

**Pidgla." Kejority. Then we come to the method of appointment of the or having dealings with enemy game throughout. After Vas had took your sketch home and I'd like to inform him that. I'vs We are beginning to get our Unofficial members. At present, there are six of these, one being subjecte should be black-listed got to (130), Green ame away started to touch and work it up had some education myself we cables in pidgin Englisk chosen by the Chamber of Commerce, one by the Justices of the for s termo of years. Since then, with breaks of 30, 28, 24 (twice) by lamplight. Nature is hard to no leaving school till I was now. A wire to-day read - Peace and the remaining four, including two Chinese, appointed by public meeting at Singapore and 21. just pessing Vas and improve, mind, I'm telling ye. twelve years eld. But putting

"Silver vely quiet." the Government. The proposal to be made at the forthcoming has also expressed itself in favour winning by 12 poists. The Aye, demobilisation will be that to one side, I'm educated public meeting is that the number of Unofficials be increased to of exclusion. Now, undoubtedly scores were Green, 250; Vas, big undertaking. Before we got enough to know that no mater I never believed in the "Wha's eight, the two Chinese still to nominated, but the rest chosen by is the time for us to speak our 238. Vas had the highest break, on Jocks into your trouser how body speaks he has to like us sort of thing, for we all election two by the Chamber of Commerce, one by the Justices minds on this subject with no of 35. Tonight W.G. Gerrard again and the womenfolks back write in plain English-so that know that Bannockburn was as of the Peace and the other three (to include one British subject of ambiguity, at the same time meste E. Gomarias at 9 p.m.

into their petticoats and taking English folks will have a chance outpost fair and a bit Hannish the Portuguese race) by the public. That, to our way of thinking, taking peiza to see that the vidwa

an interest in the possible width to understand what he's driving at that, and that we got our licke is a most admirable and well-thought-out scheme, and one which expressed reach those who will A wonderful change has Dome of skirt six months ahead, we'll at. Besides as I's asid before my properly at Floddan and that we feel certain will receive full support at the forthcoming public sit at the Pesos Conference table over the British Cerasusion, on not want for excitement. You're name's no' Bobbie and as for writ Soots folk subeist on Haggis Leeting. The nominative principle, like the Official M-jority, has It is to be noticed that the F.KS. Shameen, during the past twelve seen for yourself the changes this ing posity I hope I'l never be so porridge and that they gotos and outlived its day. There is only one way of dealing with it— Ossacil, officials and unofficials months, in connection

awin" war has made in women's intellectually bankrupt or have Kilts because their last are too big speedy abolition.

alike, were unstímous in passing beautifying the Band.

New work. They're important folks so much spare time on my hand to get into their trousers, We This is undoubtedly she appropriate moment in which to press the resolution. That is a good paths have been made sad the nowadays, aven 018 of our to descend to writing yon kind knew all that years ago and we try for the constitutional reforms outlined above. O'd institutions are lesd for Hongkong to follow. Public Gardens, tennis courts, Profesors here the other day left onesiens doggarel. Besides so bear up as beat we can to the going into the melting pot; a new and better order is arising. Here The public here has spoken with and other open spaces exhibit the of teaching the Colectial mind for "quan" disas rhyme wi for" diramrance but it's so nice to he Hongkong the people who are asking for the vote are not of the no uncertain voice on the inene: result of ssiduous and careful bit to write and read an say in Scotland anyway, The only reminded shout it in rahlio paint. ignorant, revolutionary type. They are, on the whole, of a better it is now time the Legislative attention for the welfare of the on this very subject. There was time a Sootman joonid makce I don't want to say drother and more enlightened class than the bulk of the electorate at Home. Council endoned the Colony's public. There are many beauti-do' many folk at the meeting but sound like that would be when about it, but if yon Englishmen & big proportion of them are men of commeros who have helped to opinion. We went matters so fal flowering plants and the that didns' matter much anyway had a bot posto in bid an apeak the English langua audio, and are still building up, British it flence and prealige in arranged that no Gaimana shell grassed areas are splendidly kaps to lang sa it, got three or four mouth. As I said befors, I'm better than the average Sectemen the East. They cannot justly be denied the privileges and the return to Hongkong, at least for and present an appearance which colome in he papershere's no mas guide to take aty notice of can, then he's the areas we reponsibilities which they now soek. When the meeting is held specified period and then only in extremely pleasing to the eye, soy telegrams noraday 023,6X. the mouilous article, but what 1 as it Him and b and the resolution passed, the community will expect the Govern- under conditions which enable We understand taut a good desi Aye, lad, the womenfolks at home object most to is the attempt beck if he's no carefu mint to transmit the demands without delay to the Imperial us to know what they are doing. of this improvement is due to the bare been splendid and yet that it is to cause bad feeling something in Gaelic that suthorities. The Colony is serions on this question. It knows Let the voice of Hongkong, antiring work of Mr. William wonder wonder. I'm old between two peoples that hats him paralysed and what it wants. It means to have it. The granting of popular official and otherwise, be heard, Firmer, as Head of the Pablic fashioned enough to think that always been the best of friends month, verses may be withheld for a time. Pablir sentiment must event- sed; let our motto - be* No Works Department, to whom all the Miss in overalls, in uniforms what they don't come in contari ually come by its own.

and in politics will come su Germans wanted here!”

praine is due.

With each other. As you know,

with

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