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BIRTH.

ANARCHY TRUMPHANT.

TELEGRAPH.

DAY BY

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1919.

A XIER IS A MAN WHO CARBIES HIS MONBE IN A PURSE THAT CLOSES MORE EASILY THAN IT OPENS.

The latest news from Germany reads hiked a description of sOMO of the warst fighting during the was, or one of the bloodiest days the Russian revolution. Civil war with all its horrors has some joersbro-spinal meningitia notified Lupon the German people, who are yesterday.

andering bitter retribution Lic

Annanky nd

everywhere

There was one fatal case of

The Royal Naval Quadrille

land, and it stene, sint Greed Club is holding its closing dance many is about to become another on the 25th instant,

Russia. It is true, indeed.

that the Government troops. AzA

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maintaining the upper hand, bas The Texas Oil Company of they are maintaining it at a US is to have an office in Can- | terrible post : LO the country-ton, in order to better promote There will be no need for the their business; at present they Allies to take revenge, for Ger

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many is being visited with a the only sell their products through more terrible punishment than agencies. The Company intend erect kerveene tanks "to the Allies could ever dream of to Both sides soom filled with a facilitate their business. lust for killing, and even the wO- men are participating in the orgy of blood bed and cruelty. Bad

excessive Cross ambulances are frequently demand for beats for "Pinkie and stopped, and the woundad thrown, the Fairies," it has been decided shot, or beaten to death. The to give two extra performance***** whole nation has gone mad writh the desire to kill and every, and a night performance a matinee on Thursday, the 27th where is murder, destruction and utter chace. We had thought on Saturday, the 20th inst. This that our hearts had been water will be the to all sentiments of pity by the formance" of the play. Booking infamous deeds of the Cheema for these two performances opens during the last four years, but we on Saturday at Montrie's. cannot look on at the terrible thing that Germany has become without a feeling of horror and regre: at the annihilation of a once great nation.

HOIST WITH HER OWN PETARD.

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SPORTS COSTUME OF - FIGURED SHANTUNG,

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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

The man's lungs were affected, and none of the doctors in the hospital of one of our cathedral” towns could discover smotly what was the cause of the malady. At last it occurred to them to ask the man what his trade was. Ho showed extreme reluctance to tell tham, declared that they would. never understand him even if he did, and finally stated that he was a wormer. Anked

what

00 earth that пад the man explained that the supply of old oak furniture in the city was insufficient to supp- ly the needs of the tourists who visited the shops, and that his part in the manufacture of.. antique chests and tables was the baring of warm-holes with an exceedingly fine wire.

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deceit had been justly poninhed. It was the fine, sawdust made in the process of worming that his affected the man's langs.

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Four out of the six French representatives at the Peace Con-- ference have been journalists. M. Clemenceau left the editorial chair of 'Homme. Lre to become Premier in 1917. M. Pichon in the last century worked with "The Tiger" on La Justice, and did not formke journalism for diplomacy until 1894. Indeed he returned to it afterwards and forsook the political editorship of the Petit Journal when. The joined Clemenceau's Government M. Andre Tardisz reversed the customary procedure and began his career as a diplo mst. But in 1902 he entered. journalism, and a foreign editor of Le Temps exested consider- able influence on French foreign policy. M. Klotz was also à journalist and in fact M. Duissta, the secretary to the French dele- gation at the Conference, is the only member who has devoted his whole life to diplomacy.

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Trade Inquiry List No. 104, issued by the American Consulate General, Hongkong, "shows that American concerns are seeking Hongkong connections as listed below:- Plumbing Materials; The Germans are indeed being General Representation; Anto- boist with their own petard, for mobile Tires, lice Machinery; Firs we read that in the bitter strugg-Brick, Fire Clays, Sewer Pipes, les which are drenching the Bottle Caps; Import and Export; streets of Berlin and other towns General Import and Export Con with blood, the combatants are nections; Wood Oil, Essential making use of many of those Oils, Bean Oil, Beans and Pear.

THE NEW SPRING MATERIALS. These rings enclose tiny flowers; weapons of frightfulness of which

Colour is exceedingly pro-and on another white ground they were the original inventors, and with which they caused Mise Marjorie Stewart will winent in the new materials seen work are tossed great balls of

at the manufacturers agents-deftly mingled colours, that see so much misery and death. enact the part of Pinkie" on We read that both sides are using Friday night and Miss Georgia materials of all sorts, cottons, irridescent, they are so lightly

placed. gas and tear shells which are

woollen and silks.

Mr. Bridgeman, one of the Mooser 001

While all colours are shown in members of the new Administra Saturday night. causing infinite havoc throughout!

Among the silks, I am sssured Berlin. No punishment could Owing to the length of the have been more fitting than this, production, the curtain must rise that taffetas will lead the list.these designs for summer wear,tion, once achieved the feat, worst methods of war in the his just before midnight. Everyone will make splendid street cost yellow, and a bright but pale that the instigators of one of the at 9 p.m. sharp, so as to conclude These are thick soft taffetas that those oftenest seen tory of the world, should thus is therefore requested to be umes, either in tailored two-piece green, and all are accented by in record time. The occasion W38 a debate on which any puncinally to make costames, or dress costs. Apline of black that strongly hinu HARRIS-On 18th March to Lieut. and Mrs. P. H. Harris, use it open themselves. But our seated

hamaneness and pity permit us the andisturbed acquaintance of elegant street costume made after as black accessories in the final subject may be raised, and Mfr. Churchill had seized the opport H.K. S. (R.G. A.,) a son.

to gain little satisfaction in

Pinkie and her little friend the old model of the Directoire completion of the dress.

In all the Rodier designs the unity to deliver a slashing attack. such a punishment, however

discovered redingote is particularly attract fitting.

on Admiral Bridgeman, Mr. for it is a terribleTommy, who are

In size it ranges Bridgeman's uncle, which was picture which we have now to playing in their garden immed-ive in dark blue taffetas striped the ball ides, large and small, is look on.

The same fact applies iately on the rise of the enrtain. wide distances with double-conspicuous. in regard to the air-raids which The entire proceeds of this threaded lines of bright green from a ball the size of a five france considered worthy of a four- enclosing a one thread line of piece, to one the size of a pea. column report in the papers of threaten to lay low the whole of performance, without any

In fact, one of the most striking those days. Mr. Churchill sat Berlin. We had often wished that deductions whatever, will be white, set rather close together.

The revers, collar, and cuffs novelties bears the name of down, Mr. Bridgeman Berlin would come to know in full allocated to the Hongkong War: are faced with white silk. The rangee pe pois!" The tiny and members waited expect the horror and destruction that Memorial Fund.

chemise dress will undoubtedly black dots are arranged inside

what the House air-raids bring, and there is no

remain in favour in spite of the pink lines a charming summer (and everyone else) dalights in- doubt that the Allies would have taken revenge in this respect if the Mr. R. E. Lindsell, to the drawback that it is so easily combination of black, pink and a discussion involving personali- ties Mr. Churchill's speech had war had not ended when it did. father of a Chinese boy who was copied by home dressmakers. To white.

Of quite unusual interest, and invited a piquant reply SUMMER-TIME BUSINESS HOURS.

But now no town knows better caught by a forest guard damag-render it conspicuously personal, what air-raids mean, for corres- pondents at Berlin describe Saburing some trees:-"Do you know the big dressmakers will use, for immensely smart, are coarsely Bridgeman begged to call atten- Yesterday we gave some opinions by heads of local businesses day's air bombing by the Sparts that your son has been caught this model of simple lines, only woven ecru linens with coloured tion to the bad state of certain regarding the feasibility of revising office hours in Hongkong during cists as worse than any of the stealing 12 catties of wood the richest of materials, and borders, and coloured designs high roads in Shropshire, snd the hot season of the year. From these it will have been noticed London or Paris-air-mids,

The father:-"I do not know, I generally, it will be made in that are done in the fine thread members fairly tumbled over one Mr. tunic shape; the rich staffs will motif mentioned above. On the another in their eagerness to that views are rather divided on the subject. Shanghai, which bas

was away from home." experimented with the issue for some years past, is now, however,

Lindsell"It is your daty to be confined to the tunic, while coarse heavy surface this fairy-escape the recital. coming round to the opinion that the interests of both employer and MEMATE HELP WANTED.

know what your son was doing" the not too scant and not toc like stitchery is extremely fetch-yet been able to make up my mind which was the worse scored employed are better served during summer-time by work commenc

The father -"I leave the short underskirt will be made ofing

This special weave of linen is the House or Mr. Churchill. ing and finishing an hour earlier than has been customary with. It is with a strange mixture of matter with your

Worship." plain soft satin. most firms-that is to say, from 8 to 4 instead of from 9 to 5 o'clock. satisfaction and pity with which Mr. Lindsell:- "If Fou Through the winter the linings intended for tailor costumes. In and woollen! Between the two periods, a tiffin interval of two hours is proposed, we regard the present situation like I will order eight strokes of of capes and cloaks have matched cotton linie

We are rather apt to treat which, we believe, is the rale generally followed in the Northern in Germany, but the common- the birch to be inflicted on him the colour of the far used to trim material, stripes and checks are Settlement. Hongkong business people, however, work longer hours sense view point must be the

in your presence." In due them. With fur trimmings dis extremely prom meat. The coat-revolutions as though they began than are observed in Shanghai, and even if any alteration in the one by which the Allies mus course the father witnessed the carded, the linings will be of bination of cream and blackis for the first time in 1789. As.a present system were made locally, it is not suggested that the tackle the matter. As we said in tiffin-hour should be extended. The idea put forward is simply that our editorial yesterday, Germany spectacle of his son receiving garest colours and odd designs. shown a good deal in all mater. matter of fact, a recently de- work should begin at 8 o'clock instead of 9, and end at 4 o'clock must be given assistance to corporal punishment, be being For afternoon dresses plain and ials, sad cream and black are

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instead of 5, as at present.

save her from herself. As relieved of this paternal duty by This scheme is not, it should be understood, in. the nature of a Mr. Lansing, the Ameri- the Police, who had provided a day-light saving proposal. Daylight-saving is good for the winter, can Secretary of State said birch for that purpose. when the evenings come in earlier and give little chatce for outdoor the other day "Sentiments recreation of any kind. The underlying idea is that in summer a of hatred and vengeance must; man can do better work in the mornings than he can in the after- not be allowed to stand in the

fro at tiffin-time, many of our employees are found to be quite tired must be lost if the world is to be

act for

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I have never

ciphered papyrus shows a pretty fancy taffetas either striped or woven together into fine checks, revolutionary spirit among the figured-will be used in com Cream coloured Berges are par- Egyptians in the year 2000 before nearly four bination, And quantities of ticularly desirable for tailored Christ-that is

thousand years before the French foulard silks are prepared for costumes and sporting coats. summer wear. As is usual with. Regarding millinery there is thought of an upheaval. The period noons. As the head of one of the large Shanghai insurance com-way of checking the advance of nection with the new Ordinance foundation colour, but the designs will be used on the early hats.kingdom, and an Egyptina esge The first summonses in con- foulard silks, blae prevails in the evidence that a lot of bead work is between the old and the middle Proit par it, the morning is cooler, and after the journey to and terrorism in Germany. No time which holds the tenants of a of single and double rings, balls Jet and steel are already seen. plaintively invites the king to save out in the really hot weather, and unfit for a long session in the saved from despotism and an-house responsible for the rubbish big and little,. conventional Directoire pokes are listed and his people in telling him of the afternoon." This gentleman says that after giving the scheme archy." It may be necessary to which is dumped in the 'street Bowers, und strange emblems, are there are some very attractive conditions of the country. He two years trial, tells him that "that is past which yesterday could be seen. The more satisfactorily done under the new arrangement than under the bring Germany to her senses, Lindsall this morning when and every shade of colour, but French chapeaux. old. Employees get to the office before the heat of the morning but, as we have said before, the 31 Chinese,

land turns like a potter's wheel. Small hats with elongated or mostly females, blue, the blue of France, is the sets in, and they have a longer.evening in the open air. It has been settling of the economic question were each fined $5 for prevailing colour in silks, and in square brims will have immediate The noble cry out and the poor said that the conditions in Hongkong are different from those which might go

attention. They may be of rough are fall of joy. Each town says, а long. obtain in Shanghai, but we know of no such contrast so far as this towards a solution of the problem. Street.

way damping rabbish in Bridges the new wools. It was stated by the particular question goes. It is common knowledge that a man can That is why General

An amazing amount of em-straw combined with Milan or 'Let as drive the strong from 5pm during the dog days of summer. And as it is the case that War Council urging the in was getting very aggravating but particularly, in the decoration good deal of worstel embroidery wore clothes are now in rags. So far better work between 8 and 9 a.m. than he can between 4 and telegraphed the other day Plumer Sanitary Dept, that the practice broidery is used on all materials Leghorn. Later we shall see a without our midet! Those who or applique straw. motifs in Noble women trail through the we work longer hours here than they do in Shanghai, surely there mediate sending of supplies to aud accounted for. the of the new Rodier cottons,

and housewives say, is all the greater need for a readjustment of the clock in the the population of Germany greater part for the dirty con- In these, this season, they have flowor effects. Flowers them-land,

The poor possess make possible, means that employees would be kept in a better staid to prevent the spread of disorder la the present case, the rubbish of Chinese pagodas set among the hats that the fashionable est

More recreation, which the suggested scheme would suffering under his eyes in order dition of the streets of the Colony, surpassed themselves! A design selves are to bloom gorgeously on 'Had we only something to of health than by being cooped up in office at the tail-end of the day, and also on humanitarian grounds consisted of such insanitary green trees is wonderfully done woman pats on long before bordly things, and those who re-adjustment of hours extremely awkward, if not totally impracti- ing Germany, as the fact that the offence was aggravated by peculiar to this house.

djusts are of course, certain businesses which would find any It is not so much a matter of help matter as kitchen refuse, and in the fine thread embroidery the arrival of Easter which buy themselves not sudals now Always has long ceased to be the day on have treasure. The people cable. The Banks. are for the ordinary commercial houses we

ciarably in this position. But the dread germ of Bolshevism the people on the second floor of fascinating, it is never more to which the old is discarded for the have dethroned the king and

cannot s00 what anarchy, must be destroyed at all reasoned objection can be taken to

the scheme, especially costs. The Council one house throwing down broken than in this special design, which new, The impatience of the persecuted his officers." That the Hem were followed on a fairly uniform scale. At any rate, Shanghai necessity, and ncil realises this chinaware into the street, narrow-is carried out in colour on a white modern wonta and the entice revolution was accem srecas firms can work according to this new plan, and what Shanghai can continue at once the arrange missing & Sanitary Board ground. And strange flowers, ment of new hats combine to the hardly to have been this case, for do' is surely possible the the papyrus goes on to say that Winter fashions in favour of the augther has gone : misery is in climate out East, and they cannot be expected to work hard through-resume at Brussels the shipping away the refuse. An instance of are immensely attractive. dut a protracted afternoon session. To avoid this is the main object. Regotiations broken off at Spa. this was afforded some time back On a ground of filmy, white alluring confection of straw, the land; big and small may, 'If of the suggested scheme; and on that ground alone it is worthy of It is to be hoped that good results when a coolie tiesived a heavy cotton voile are bisck or coloured satin or chiffon with its message only I were dead." But, then, the consideration by the Chamber of Commerce and busines firms in will sccrue from this step at an object on the head and had to be rings so heavily embroidered they of the coming of Spring, sunshine recorder was a professor, and

liked quist, perhaps.

summer.

general,

learly date.

removed to Hospital.

are raised high above the surface, and out-door life:

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