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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

KING AND PEOPLE,

RDAY, JANUARY 18. 1919.

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In the absence of the Prime The American, British, French in order to make room for the Ministar, afering from chill, and Japanese Legations, and the coming building of broadways CIGAR STORE Mr. Bonar Law moved in the Ministries of the Interior, Foreign The large and the amall North House of Commons recently that Affairs and Finance barn, it is Gale are--the only ones to bo an address be presented to the reported, established a commis, worked upon the next two weeks, King congratulating him on the sion for dealing with 6 conan in The expense for tear $1,000,"EL PALACIO ELEVATORS Clusion of the armistice, and tarents in China. The commise the gates has been only $21,000, and the prospect of a victoriansion at present is composed! sa the Kian On Company, con-, Tof Dr. 0. D. Tannsy, tractora, have been willing to He said the world had been-Chinese Secretary of the Ameri take very little for the job on and was now-passing through a jean Legation; Mr. P. E. Blanches, condition it takes the materials terrible ordeal. The signing of Consal and First Interpreter of taken off the gates. the armistice was the mark of the French Legation; Mr. S

ON THE JONES TRAIL. In one of the branches of the crowning mercy to the British Barton, C.M.G., Chinese Secretary Empire, to our Allies, and to of the British Legation; and Army Ordnance Department humanity. We had won a great Tatsuichiro Fubatan, First Class there is a thick badges of victory, but at a price. We could Secretary of the Japanese Lega-memoranda and correspondence look to the future with hope, with tion, together with one delegate relating to two enamel plates and courage, and with confidence. each of the three boards mention-the cover of a mess-tin. They

We had confidence because our Jea

were lost by Private Jones in the constitutions were based on the have been suspended because of pondence still continues in a Sessions of the Commission early part of 1915. The corres strongest of all foundations-the consent of the nation. Of these the New Year holidays, but are decided whoshall

stsccato way, as it has not been

the 11d pay institutions nane was stronger, or about to be renewed. The Com- rested on a more secure founda-mission is for the purpose of Jones was sent on a course at at which they are valued. Private tion, than the throne (Cheers.)

investigating German and other But the throne as an institution enemy interests in China under short notice, and asked a friend would have been much less Chinese control, and will advise quartermaster. The friend was to lodge his belongings with the strong but for the character of the Chinese Government as to taken ill and failed to do so.. its ocen pant (Cheers.) No the expropriation of such in-There are five thick books at the man had devoted himself more terasts. The Commission con-headquarters of the regiment, all wholeheartedly or more unselfish-cerns itself not only with interests containing the names of Private ly to the great task in which the nominally German, but with Joneses. It look four months to nation had been engaged- (cheers) and in that work here believed to be interested, and

undertakings in which enemies settle which one he was. The had been nobly helped by his in the suppression of enemy is now an officer, and in Saloniks. original quartermaster-sergeant Royal consort. They had entered into the joys and sorrows and

His successor denies respon- sacrifices of their people, and

sibility. Private Jones is in at this time, when Kings,

had always felt, and shown by Scotland, and fragments of the

reach shadowy

their example in private and correspondence phantoms, were disappearing from the stage, public, that they are here not to periodically. The friend is grow

moto be ministered

bat and disappearing so quickly that

toing tired of being questioned. we could hardly remember their minister. The lines of one of But the problem of finding out names, our sovereign passes daily four old poets summed up and who owes the money is still without an escort through the expressed the feelings of many unsolved pending the return of streets of the centre of the of us to-day- Empire, and is everywhere met with tributes of respect, of devotion, and affection, (Cheers.)

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These phantom Kings had fallen because they based their claims on an imaginary divine right. Our King rests secure because the foundation of his throne is the will of his people. (Cheers.)

Mr. Asquith, who secanted, said the old world had been laid waste. Principalities and powers which appeared inviolable and invincible, which seemed to dominate a large part of the destinies of mankind, lay in the dust.

All things had become new. In this great cleansing and parging it had been the privilege

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The glories of our blood and

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Death fays bis icy hands on

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"At the end of those fine lines, he added, "are what we in these limes have seen and proved is the secret and safeguard of Monarchy:-

Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom

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the enemy. Up to the present the only articles to have been released are those rendered unfis for warfare," the Secretary of the in Department told a Daily Chron- "Great qu- icle representative. The resolution was carried un-antities of guns have been con-

animously.

verted and used against our enemies."

"The War Trophies

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When history told the tale of tinguish between them of the possible, the curators of museams the last four years it would re- Central Empires, had toppled (should try to obtain trophies esp count a story the like of which with a crash to the ground.. tured by men, of local units was not to be found in any epic Rarely in history had there Erary museum should have a in any literature. It was and been a fall from a pinnacle so "pecimen of a minerwerfer, a would remain by itself a record high to a pit of such irretrievable murderous weapon which was of everything that humanity disaster. The military power used by the Germans in trench [could bear or endure. There of the enemy was broken. The warfare contrary to the Geneva would be extremes of all possiblejarmistice was not only the pre

Convention Towns which suff- heroism, and they must add, of cursor, but the sure guarantee of ered from Zeppelin raids should possible baseness; but above and peace. Peace was in no danger apply for relics of some of the beyond all, slow-moving but whatever. Armies had already machines and bomba." sare in the end, the irresistible won peace; it would remain for

ENTOMBED IF SUBMARINE. power of a great ideal.

statesmen to tee that it was

One of the most thrilling stor- In the crash of thrones, the honourable and lasting.

ies of naval heroism during the throne of this country stood un-

war relates to the rescue of 42 The Marquis of Crewe said, we shaken, "broad-based upon the were right in entering on the war naval contractions and men from men out of the. 73 (including people's will," and it had been when we did and right to per the yard where she was built) on reinforced to a degree that it was severe so long. Nothing but impossible to measure by the military defeat such

ashad British-submarine which went living example of our sovereign occurred could have smashed the down in Gareloch, near the Clyde, and his gracious consort, who idol of military domination.

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