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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1918.

KUSSIA'S NEED.:

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́DAY BY DAY.

OUR MANILA ́LETTER.

WHERE PEACE AND REST CAN (From Our Own Correspondent.) COMES.

DWELL. HOPE NEVER

To-morrow's Anniversary.

The Dollar.

The opening rate of the dollar on demand to-day was 34.

7/161.

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1893

HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

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anding December 28, 1893) The Dollar. Dacember 22. The rats of the dollar on demand, to day, is 2&3 5/81.

We see that in Manila, a în Hongkong, the pre-war port regulations have besu restored, but that there, as here, the NEVER Deneurship restrictions still exist. Some move has been made by the bariness man of Manila, however, }

Manils, P. I., Dec. 13-The the abolition To-morrow is the anniversary deportation case of Mr. R. McOnl(Compiled from the "Hangtong censorship of

on of the death of "George Eliot loeb Dok, editor of the Philip Telegraph" file for the foɔmuarcist telegrama. Bath (1880).

pine Free Preas, lending weekly delay and heavy expense aro

of this city, has occupied the caused by a perpetuation of the

centre of attention during the censorship, as business houses

paat week. Mr. Dick, who is a know td their coat In Manila,4

British sabjeos, was ordered to be deported early in the year representations have been made to the authorities by the

following the appearance in his periodical of an article ridiculing and criticising the Philippine National Guard which was then being organised. The order was issued by Governor Harrison following an investigation con- December 23:-The Obîns As in which the charge was made telegraphed to the Hongkong dasted by Officers of the Guard, sociation in Shanghai, baring that the article giving offinca branch, if the latter knew of any

The Health. Retura,

Merchants' Association, with Daring yesterday there were the result that the Acting notified one fatal case of small pox Governor has cabled to Wash and one non-fatal occurrence of ington saking that the restrictions enteric fever. Both were Chinese, be lifted. A similar move would be of benefit in Hongkong, and are sure that business people here would greatly welcome, if total abolition is imposible, as any este Government from bawkste. God

Hawkers.

raked in $18 between them up Mr. Wood and Mr. Melbourne

baziness!

The Kowloon Murder.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

The girl clerks in the Elata Daty Office, Dublin, have mimeographed monthly mig sine, which has a great wogus in " Civil Survica circles. It has the

very feminine title of Frou From. We believe it is the only journal of its kind în the Government service. The male off vale ovos- sionally help with the

copy." Ladies' Benevolent Society. bat the majority of the can The sonosi general meeting of|tributors are girl clarku. When- members and supporters of the ever a number is published there Hongkong Ladies' Benevolent is considerable trepidation

amongst the mile staff. Society was held to day.

It A British Dollar.

appears that on a few vocasions the girls bars written sketches in

thing but fictitious, which the characters were any-

obstruct enlistments. authority for Mr.Bydney Baxton's

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Greatest Man.”

a considerable modification of the regulations.

There are some rattling good" A legal content followed in the statement, în the House of Com. When the war WAS st itm beight there

Special Menus5.

Courts in which the Governor's mone, as published in one of stories in the newly published "Naval Intelligence," written by were good and sufficient resions As will be seen from our fight to deport was threshed out, Renter's telegrams (that Hong- for the continued enforcement of advertising

a padre in the B. N. One of the colamos, special the power being upheld by kong does not favour the coinsge the censorship, and we do not menus have been arranged by the decision of the Supreme Court of of a British dollar) the China beat concerns a certain amin- doubt that, many enemy designs Astor House Hotel for the the United States only short Association in Hongkong replied der who conceived the idea of have been frustrated by it. Bat Christmas season.

time ago. This left the original by wire that "they knew nothing.dering his midshipmen to pre- order of deportation, efi-olive, beyond Renter's 'publication." Lare's lecture on the conditions are different to-day,

"The World's and re certainly think the time

Need I Bay but it was generally supposed] They ought to know well enough The Kowloon Naval Yird has come when some of the murder trial has been adjourned Governor Harrison, before that the British dollar is very (writes the author) that the young the gentlemen did not at allappreciate restrictions might be removed to until January 6th, and jurors leaving for the United States last strongly advocated, the interests of everybody con- need not attend the, Criminal week, would cancel the order in Governor said at the opening of the solicitude for their moral and cerned.

Sessions before that date.

view of the fact that hostilities | the Council. are ended, that the Guard has Further Restriction Removed.

been organised rascessfully, and Talking of the commercial The American Consal General is recognition of Mr. Dick's able dance was given by the

December 27:-A very esjny censorship brings us to the Press has received information from

to the Central Police Station - uzquationed loyalty censorship. A few days ago, the Washington to the fo: that the cause of the United States and mates" on Christmas night, and Manchester Guardian, in the import restrictions on shelled Allies in all other matters. and was largely attended. course of a very same p'sa that walnuts entering the United Governor Harriton, or the evening Scissors and Pasta. the light of public opinion abould Statre have been removed.

(of bia departare, asked Mr. Dick December 27-It is remark- be allowed to have fall play

Press Censorship.

will learn

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Patriotism.

Too Much Drink.

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A Police Dance.

Black Diamonds.

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while the

intellectual well-being? Bai, af

coures, they complied with the order, and in due time delivered their lectures. And whem do- World's Greatest Man?" The you think they picked as their

first midshipmen chose Nietzsche; - the second, Treitschke and third "the Kainer."* That put a stop

An American paper has been publishing qaile en interesting court of a visit from Troisky by the Bv. 4. J. Cheobills, of

day in February 1917. He was the Russian Orthodox Church in New Jersey. It was on a Thurs

emsoisted and pervoar, we are

liks.

American view of

HILL".

to write a letter of spalogy for able how the Daily Press and the to the lectures. regarding certain Peace quest- A Obtiness paazenger from the article which gave of ince and Chino Mail prove themselves iane, stated that the first need Australia, on the Nikko Maru, if such was forthcoming the utterly unable to get the news was the abolition of the censor was very patriotic. He wanted to deportation order would be on when then cannot get the ship. To that we say "Amen." fight in the war, so that he would culled. Mr. Dick considered Telegraph There was a fire on The general public can have very have a suitable answer when his this request unfair little idea of the extent to which progeny put the fatal quesarjast and understood

and Sunday night, or rather in the that "Wee sma" hour," but as the the censorship on newspaperation" What dil hse been operated during the in the great War, daddy?" He the Governor wanted. He relas- Telegraph was not published you do it was a personal apology that Dext day was Christmas Day the past four years. Later on they bought an antiquated rifs ended to write such A letter Our heathen contemporaries, of the some ammunition, als of ancient and when Governor Harrison ignorant of egy such thing as facts. To say that the Press origin, to go and fight the Eun left the Philippines the deports Christmas holidays, have crawled told, sed still wore his summer has been hampered, oft-times on his own." But now the war son order stood, and Mr. ont just the same bat neither evil, open at the neck, with on moet needlessly, is to put it is over he sold the rifle but Dick

-made ready to Monday's D.P. or Tuesday's C..ndeniably dirty shirt, but red mildly. It is, we think, shout brought the amainaition

to leave on the next bost for Hong- had the news.

tie "He had a triangular, lyoz time that its liberty were restored, Hongkong. His "patriotiem kong. Friends intervened and

Cricket Fixtures.

like face" (lyor's face is round, Bare in Hongkong, the news coet him $100.

placed the OAB before Vice- December 28:-With reference not triangular.-Ed.), "black papers of the Oolony are still

Govarnor Yeater who noceeds to the proposed visit of a cricket sche, and a tiny goatee." subjot to the local Begala- Jonathan Baker,

formerly Mr. Harrison in the executive team from Shanghai (and Japan, You know," said he, "we have tions, though, so far a second mate of the sailing ship office. Jastices of the Supreme shoald an eleven come from phased the Tear out of Bumis, the Admiralty at Home is con-Patrie, ebaented himself from the Court, Americane and Filipinos, there) early in February, Mr. EA sad all properly now belongs to Our of the strangest facta in this war is thst on the only front cerned, absolute freedom is given House of Detention result, and the very Goard officers who Ram, Hon. Sec., of the Hongkong the people. That means not only on which fighting continues, the force of the Allies are fighting to the papers in the United a vieit to Mr. Melbourne, this fret preferred charges against Cricket Club, has written to land, but ohurches," Trolaky sgainst a nation which was one of our strongest friends and helpers Kingdom to deal with naval morning. Jonathan said there was Mr. Dick signed petitions sating Shanghai en follows:-"I need thereupon demanded the keys of in the first years of the war. The Allied campaign in Russia and matters. We koor of no special too much drink firing around the that olemercy be shown the Fres not say what a pleasure it will the building, with those of the Siberia in very complicated, and it is difficult to understand fully local dangers which dictate the Colony and he wanted to get Press editor. While the tum of be for us to see you here as car bank on the ground floor and the bow matters stand. This campaign has been overshadowed by the need of a different policy hare home. We don't know how affairs placed Governor Teater in guests, and we abould hope to be combination of the safe. When terrible reign of terror and bloodshed which has made the name of that followed at Home, and Jonathan got the money with an embarrassing situation, halock able to give you some good throws into the street he picked

himself up, Russia a by word amongst the nations of the world. It is scarcely certainly general war which to make as free with liquor most diplomatic so ion after he cricket."

marling he пав supposed had carefully gone

& vidious cat. His teeth "credible that euch a great nation could have descended to auch situation at present does not sines

depths of infamy. It is fally a year now since Russia threw off the app to

necesitate a per to be destitute, but it records. He ordered the con inu-

of December 28-There appesra gleamed in the light so-called absokles of autocracy year of spareby and self-destruct petuation of the restrictions. isa pi'y he was not here to be sace of the deports in order to be no limit, in this realm of street lamp. "I will be the ruler iou, a year of "glorious freedom" to run amok and kill and destroy Alepps. "

produced, together with his until Ja'y 1. next, or auch date the eltes, either to the jabilations of Russia soon," he said, " and I at will.

That in what the revolution has done to the Russian The State entry of General

torical" bag of chita," some time Governor Harriton may return of native coal marchants or the can wait for my revenge. It is Empire, At first we thought that all would be well, and that, after Allenby into Aleppo adda another back, as a horrible example of to the Philippines to resume the value they place on their blook instructive as illustrating the a few days or weeks of bloodshed, order would come out of chaos. interesting historical chapter to

the dangers of the chit system.

Governorship. The order will diamonds. The other day, ordin- populat Billards. Bat it bas gone on without veasing ever since, and the world has British liberation in Eastern

then be up to Mr. Harrison for ty Japanese lamp coal was Trotzky, looked on dized and borrer-strack. Our feeling of solicitude hae landa This Syrian city was for billiarde was given in the Palace enforce it.

Last nights fine exbibition of al execution if he chooses to selling like hot oikes at $6 and given place to one almost of apathy, and latterly most, people con- merly a great tradecentre between Hotel Handicap by Mr. E held that Governor Harrison $750 is being seked for the "SEVEN AND SIXPENNY

Governor Yester $6.26 per ton and now 87 to sidered that Russis should be left to work out her destiny alone and Earope and Aait, but the die Guimarine. The game was be onld not have been acquainted same quantity of this indispaa unsided.

We have often beard the question asked:-Why should the damaged its trade while it 130) and Mr. Guimarias (owes and High Court officials on the scarcity of tonnage renders the

Cover of the Cape route to India tween Mr. W. G. Garrard (was with the attitude of Guard cfficers able commodity, Allies wants men and material on each s nation? Is is answered by captars by the Tarka in 1671, 180). Guimarine went away from case and that had he remain possibility of a drop in quotations Lord Milner in the statement published in our issue of yesterday, the arthquake of The Allied forose, of which the British are only small part, were the plague of 1827 1822, the start, and, playing with greated a few days longer he would about se remote se Doomeday, went to Bauia in the first plaes to defeat the aime of the Germans, the cholers of 1812 added to its 24, 26 and 28 and drew ahead arently. In any event it is doubt more expedition handling of

and confidence, compiled breaks of undoubtedly have acted diff- whose friends, the Bolsheviks, were in a position to help them ruin. Nevertheless, it has since with a good lead. Towards the fal if Mr. Harrison will return as cargo; 30,000,000 pesos could materially. And they succeeded to a certain extent, for Bolshevism recovered somewhat released hundreds of thousands of German troops for the western misfortunes and is still a great besatifal break of 56, breaking order may be regarded as non- purpose,

from its latter part of the game he put on Governor, and unless he does the well be spent for this front, and it caused Rumenis to fall into German hands:

In car pictorial supplement to- Under the down at a rather difficult shot. existent. ibe Boleherika who handed over the Black Sea Fleet to our Turks, however, ita inhabitants This is the highest break in the Yester's notion, Mr. Diok wrote & the Collector of Customs, ban Headquarters in Hongkong. Thin WHE pointed day will be found an illustration Following Governor out. The Government, through of the hill leading to the Military ememies, a fact, which was undoubtedly of the greatest importance have suffered much, and we can handicap as yet. Gerrard could voluntary latter thanking him for already recommended the in the war st it stood then. It was therefore vitally necessary for wall anderstand the joy of the not get going and was left far his interest the Allies to send considerable forous to Ramis if they were to papaises at its liberation by the babind. Guimering eventually ran expressing regret for the article ing of the harbour, and the Seven and Sixpenny Hill," and in the case and struction of a ner pier, the deep-among incoemire garrisons ar caninoline has been popularly known destroy this menace, which for a time threatened to ocunterbalance British. Gneral Allenby, we out a winner by 250 ta Gerrard's which stirred resentment. the great strides towards victory which our armies were making on are told, was gira a magnificent 82

Installation of improved mechezi. it is now "fficially degusted other fronts. The imporisnos of the operations in Baasis was welcome, r ficting - the people's

cal devicon for handling ergo, thus, as the paisted sign been, on #gozerally resliced, and we have seen the far-reaching results, affection for him and his troops,

Acting Governor Teater has and the Legislaurs is expected to the photograph will show f The intervention of the Allies undoubtedly was the means of So it has been everywhere when British Oaxa, on Shameen, cabled Washington with regard provide the funds. Opinion seeds There must be an origin for the aving the movement of the ( zacho-Bleaks, which ultimately was British tropa have raised the has been bright inte line with to the lifting of censorship to be divided on the matter of a name. We have beszál." several one of the greatest factors in the surrender of Austria. The Allies, Turkish yoke. A great minion the improved etsts of the Con regulations, in the Philippines free port Mr. B. B. McCoy explanations, some with SD too, prevented the Germans from becoming the misters of the huge has been accomplished in Pale- cession generally. There are especially with relation to mess-former Collector of Customs, de obvious smattering of fact and resources of Elberis and Booth Esator Rumin, and, more import stine snd the adjoining regions. now 48 bedroome, excellently ages sent by the local business glared that a free port for Manila come quite otherwise. We are ant still, kept the emsay from occupying the Northern parts of And the fature of these landa furnished and all comfortN koutes. A committee of the in unaccessary, since there is at anxious to knew what local Russin, which would of caures have become important bases for will co doubt be one of great provided, with foyers and sitting placed the water before him and the United States and since matter and here

Manila Merchants' Association present free trade between Manlis humourists think about the their submarine warfare. There can be no doubt that these brightness under better and fairer rooms and all modern eanitary with the claim that congestion of it would only be American con decided to offer a pris of two Aberstore operations contributed materially to the final defeat of Germany. rale. But now that Germany has given up the straggle, there has been a'

rooms are light and airy and ouble lines with consequent de-cerns who would avail themselron St. Andrew War Bond tickets fealing that Bussis" should be left to her fate. This of course is A Time Honoured Excuse. there is a lift for the use of the lays and expense was due to the of the use of this port as a die- to the competitor sending in what absurd, fors great and resourceful country like Roenia cannot be The good old (xouse Bams guests. Above the dining room vensorship rules which prevent tribating centre for the Far East. is adjudged the meat humorous left out. It must be remembered also that the Bolshevik in pot the body gave it to ma continues to is a dancing ball which will the use of private onder

The only reason for a free port, definition of the name. No trus type of Russian. Now more than ever Rusia "needs the help be frotted

out by opium sccommodate a large number of

it, was elated," was the fact that entrance fee is charged, neither of the Allies, and if she can be end of this terrible manis of smugglers and likewise the good people. The entrance hall has Manila merchants at a meeting in the event of Philippine indep in any entrance form required. terrorism and death, there is a great fature before her, politically. old fue and conficstica follow also been well planned and is a few days ago look up a dis-endente being granted, American The Competition will remain It is a huge dɔunity of vast resources, and it behores the Allies to The sofortunate part about is is decorated with a number of W. cussion of shipping conditions, business would be has fisted by open until the end of the yeit. give all the help they can, not only for the uske of the country thats Chinese, balore Me, Wood, Farmer a paintings, all of which after-war trade problems and the free port facilities bor

Competitors may Hoelf, but for their own, for'it must baremembered that Rusis owes this morning, will not find søy. Į go to make the Hotel as comfort of - ■ free pork for the Alliae vast sums of money which, in its present condition, it is body

Fire on the morning of Dacts om de plume. Entries It was pointed out anable to pay back. Bolshevism is the root of all the evil, and all 3200 and $150 for having posibly be desired. We cons that the first step that ber 11, destroyed a large part of the addressed to car efforts must be concipizated to destroy it, absolutely sad atopian and opian drose so he gratulate Mr. Farmer the pro Manila - must take to prepare the business section of Dagupan Hongkong Te ence. As Lard Milner has said: "It would be an abominable betray-will have to girs three months pristar on his foresight and for the increased ommerce after province of Pangasinan, causing envelope markid al to lose them to the tender mercies of their and our enemies, and it wooks of him services to thoughtfulnew on behalf of his the war is the improvement of a property low of about 5,000,000 | Comptition becsave our own immediate purposse here been servod.” 4

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