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THE HONGKONG, “TELEGRAPH:

HOTEL LISTS

Hongkong Hotel

Corrected to Sad June, 1921.

C. W. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. A R. L. Albin

M. Baker

do Jacoba

S. J. Johnston

Mr. and Mrs. G. E. 1. Joseph

H. I. Banner- Hr. and Hits, G.

MAR

J. E do Beau-

champ

Klinglor and children

E. Labausat

Mrs. ER. Belilios Dr. M. C. Lasher Mr. and Mrs. CM. and Mrs. C.

.FL. Benson

Lauritsen

and Mrs Miss H. Lillia

Mr.

S. Binoy

Mrs. Blackburn Mr. and Mrs.

- E Bhakott R. G. Bovilla

R. B. Lockwood

A. Loosser

G. Lynott

J. F. Marisa P. Marks

Mr. and Mrs. G. Matzene

Bracken

Miss F. H. Mand

Dr. J. G. Lyon- Mrs F. Mooney

Brown

Miss Mooney

Miss F. L Brown S. F. Murphy

Mrs. G. E. Brown

J. F. Buckley

Miss M. Burger

R. A. Burroughs

Dr. and Mrs G.

G. Buller

A A. Claxton W. A. Cleland

C. M. Cottrell

J. R. Marrsy

Marray

Miss A. J. F.

Nally

Mr. and Mrs. P. Neeson

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1921.

Peak Hotel Corrected to 8th May, 1921. W. Andaraca Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. F. Koukoleraly

Miss Koukalovsky

Armstrong

Mr. and Mrs. A. J. H. Kring

E Anhion MB Laks KH. Aumpler H. P. Lamarche

Mr. and

Langridgn

E. C. Bell

8. B. Q. Fird

L. R Blacking Mrs. Dr. K. Blair

F. Bouliol

M. J. Brean

J. G. Bridgar

B. R. Bridger

Comdr. and Mr C. Cantlie LLC. H. Cara G. F. Cavills Mr. and

J. D. Lloyd R. ManGingar Mrs. Meainsh Mr. and Mrs

F. Miller

BRITAIN'S NEW EMPIRE

A Silent Revolution.

A

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to recognise the independence, "gal and that on the advies of Minister who, when he was in South Africa, was regarded as History will account the last bureaucratic and illiberal in his two years important not for the attitude towards the rights of things that bava provoked most nationality. What Liberalism in Mraviolent discussion, but for its heyday did not dream of the revolution that has been going on Coalition is now prepared to do. silently and almost unconscious-Could there be a clearer indica- ly. It is a suitable occasion on tion of how deeply the war has which to take stock of certain dyed the fabrio of thought on Im Jchanges that are taking place in parial questions? The reactionary our whole conception of the now is more liberal on those. British Empire and of what it matters than Gladstone dared stands for. "These changes have to be. excited little comment at home, and abroad have passed almost unnoticed. And yet a proper appreciation of what is happen-sweeping reforms of the Coalition ing would help to dissipate Secretary for India with the Rcertain prejudices that our timid proposals which were all enemies are propagating against that a great Liberal, Lord Morley, us writes" Scrutator in the Sun-ventured to make, and one gets doy Times,

Caph and Mrs

El. 8. Milla

A. H. Penn Mr. and Mrs. T.

L Perkins

and Mr Mr.

G.A. Chadwick Mr. and Mrs. W. Church Miss S. Clarke Mr. and Mrs &

Cockburn

Miss M. Cooper Mr. Cormack

Mr. Crawford

B. Crowley

D. F. Cuthill

WJ. D. Danby

Eng. Comdr. W.

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Mrs

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We are accused of using the the same impression of a side of A Findlay Smith war for the purposes of self- Liberal thought running more interests of its people they invant- ed a trust or mandatory theory, strongly in Imperial questions aggrandisement, and for extend-than ever before. But that is not which in its main principles is ing oor Imperial dominion. The

H. Spicer

A. T. Stubbs

J. F. Swindells

and ME

EL J. Syrett

F.D. D. Dryden Mr. Thompson

C. T. Nelson

Mr. and Mrs.

D. Sorthcombe

A H. Nyland

!

Miss F Cor.

borough

X. Croucher Miss F.A. Deakin

D. G. Donald

Miss Droop Mr. and Mrs.

Montague Ede

Mr. and Mrs van Exter

A H. Fenton

H. M. O'Neill

Mr. and Mrs. X.

Van Oord:

L. Pansod

Miss D. E Pep

C. perell

S. S. Perry

L Redmayne

Mr. & Mrs. John T. B. Tilley

Dancan

Miss Fairley Rev. W. T. and

Mrs. Fea- therstone

F. W. Gibbins

Maj. Harding

British Empire is spoken of as all What is in progress is some indistinguishable from the normal Mthough it were a league for the thing more than an extension of practice of British Imperial ad- liberal reforms in the government ministration. That is perhaps repression of subject races, and of India We are deliberately the best answer of all to our for the denial of the principles of attempting to raise the status of traducers. political freedom for which we Indis from an Imperial depend- A-SOUND INVESTMEET. fought the war. It would be ency to that of a Dominion, Dangers ahead there are, and nearer the truth to say that the which ultimately will be a nation two of diverse and contrasting British Empire has ceased to like Canada or Australia, and character should be mentioned. exist, and has been replaced by a free and responsible like them. Commonwealth of Nations. At no

Mr. and

Quarles You Dfford

Mrs.

Mr. J. G. Faux

A Walter

Mr. Warrall ac

Mr. and Mrs. A. Ma. and

Mias Gibson" D. Hall

T. A Worswick

G. Wordenberg

H. H. Webster

B. R. F. Roxburgh

D. Hamphreys

R. Hutchison

Mr. and irs. X.

Mr. and Mrs. C

R Karaaja

P. 3. Score

Cap Sigveland

Eng. Capt. 5. P. W. V.D. Steen

Ferguson

J. C. Finch

K. Floyd-Juar

C. K. Ford

P. N. Forum

J. Fredony

J. S. Gardiner

IL Geffers

£. Suith Mr.

and Mrs. Staurengta

F. V. Stokely

E W. Tate

Sir Eric and Lady Stuart Taylor

J. N. G. Gibbons S. C. Taylor

our zeal for

One is that in time in the whole of our history astion has ever attempted before mere current expenditure and This is something that no economy we are apt to confuse has the progress towards freedom in similar conditions, and that so capital investment (which is been so rapid as in the last two big and generous an idea should really saving). Of all the forms years among the nations who be conceised and a beginning of political investment, the mak belong to this great new Comade in its execution not only ing of new nations is commonly refutes the current slanders about the most remunerative if its

Marshall Wood

monwealth M. H. Woutman

Carlton Hotel Corrected to 23th May, 1921. Miss F. C Me-J. Anderson Dr. and Mrs. R. Laughlin

E. Beddoe

Miss L Bomar

USED CARS FOR SALE! Mr. and Mrs. L. C. P. Templeton Mrs. F. E. Cam-

SPECIAL OFFERS,

$1.600 and $2,000.

A Goldsmith G. Grenier

Capt. 7. P. Hall J. Scott Harston E. G. Hart

R. J. Tobey

Mr. and Mrs. R.

J. Weir

Dr. J. D. White F. O. Wol!

C. A. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. 0. H. H. Hochschild Wyss

Miss A Hotz Miss G. Young

King Edward Hotes. Corrected to 25th May, 1991.

Mrs. R Almond M.. nad Mrs.

Ur. M. Anger

Manus

Miss Barker A. L. Marton

M. Basker

PG. Becke

J. W. Brown

W. Badge

IMPERIALISM "* DEMODE. the spirit of the British Common, execution is wise. Without such We shall hear a great deal wealib in its Imperial politics, an investment in the case of the about the Empire this summer but it also rebukes the ridiculous the great self-governing colonies, when the Imperial. Conference self-depreciation that is common meets. But how vastly different nowadays.

we should in all probability have lost the late war, yet there was the prevailing sentiment is now

Compared with this gigantic not one of them which was not Mrs. J. from the years when Mr. Joseph experiment, the Report of the for many years a financial loss to Mason & family Chamberlain used to address the Durham Commission on Canada, the British Exchequer. The bitter Miss B. Buttrick Miss J. M. Me Imperial Conference as Secreary which is regarded as the greatest things said about Mesoptamis

Laughlin

of the Colonies. Then the country classic of liberal faith in our do not surpass in vehemence of Miss It. Puttegrew was drunk with the sense of power relations with the Colonies is a Disraeli's gibe against the

and racial pride. Now imperia timid and halting document Not colonies as Miss L. H. Cat. H. Pomerantz

Mr. and Mrs. Blism is a word that is offensive to only are we more freedom-loving round our necks."

wretched millstones pland

everyone, and increased responsi-than our forebears, but we are

迄 difference Trus, there is bilities are undertaken reluctant bolder and more courageous in between colonies of our own Is. and only out of a sense of the application of our ideas, and people and new countries peopled W. E. Greenway Miss V. C. Shaduty to those to whom we have our Imperial legislation bas & by others in the nature of the

pledged our word.

wider and ampler sweep.

return that may be expected, but Only a generation ago Liberals sentiment is after all, the most were insisting that if Indis powerful force In politics, put 3. Customs daty on and the gratinde of a Dow

eron

L. R. de Chesne F. L. Davison [N. Espiy.

Rowland

G. A. Rah

J. R. Ryom

Miss E. F. Hem- A. R. Short

Miss A. H. Shin-

ing

C. H. Hughes ner J. Hutchson

F. Sloat

R. Jose B. Suntay ., and family

Lt. and Mrs.

S. Jell

H. Keyserling

J. McDougall

L. Legarda

afra. Milne

F. IL Mody

Mr. agd Mrs. J. HL N. Mody

LJ. Calender

J. Carrion

Mr. Choi Shing

Master ChoiShins T. B. Culhane

Dodge, 5 sealers,

Elgin, 5 seaters,..

.SI,600 and $1,700.

Overland, Model 90. 5 seater,.

$1,700:

Willys Knight, 5 seater,

$2,000.

T. A Davey

Willys Knight, 7 sealer,

$3,000.

Hudson, 7 seater,

.$3,000,

Hudson, 7 seater,

$4,000.

$3,500.

Chandler, 7 seater,

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J. C. Mognaschi

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LESSONS OF HISTORY.

Then the worst reproach that you could bring against B politician was that he was a "Little Englander," now the parish pamp is again in fashion, and the coton imports she must put nation to its founder is in leaders of the Conservative Party countervailing Excise duty distinguishable, and does not cotton goods manufactor-depend on whether or no it talk like the old Radicals, of the led at home. Now this Coalition remains within the same politi mid-Victorian days in their de Government says boldly that cal orbit. punciation of any expenditure India must have fiscal freedom abroad. The change is in the because this is loseparable rights main very wholesome, but it has of nationhood.

The other danger is very differ- And it is done the country one great dis characteristic of the time and ill-taught in our schools as the ent in charcter. No subject is so, service abroad. It has obscured in justice it should be added of history of our Empire, and even Caps E. H. Pear Mr. and Mrs. & Mrs. T. B. Mudie moral basis on which the Empire the man who is now on his way there are comparatively few who

a complete transform tion in the

the present Government-that of well-educated Englishmen to superintend the development could explain why we lost our of India to fall nationhood and first Empire and how nearly we monwealth is not a soldier, nor a fost our first Empire in America come to losing our second. Wa member of the aristocracy, but

E. Molino

1. Munchery Mr.

Bad Mrs. Silva Netto

dred

Corrected to 25th May, 1921. Miss E. Best L. P. Kranse Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Macdonald' W. M. Bion Mrs. P. McCal-

lum

and child

Capell

Mr. and Mrs. T. Miss Capell

Pola

Mrs. W. C.

Master Capell

P. Nelson

A. N. Reid Mr. and Mrs. B

Rial

son and child

C. H. Cole

W. A. Eustace

2. Dijkstra

"Passmore

C. J. Endert

Miss Picas

A. Harper

Mrs.

Mr. and Mrs.

Richardsou

Mr. and Mrs. M.

Mrs. J. S. Smith

A. Harrington

J. Farrell

Mr. and

Gregory

Mr. Lod Mry.

EL Harrisca

Robinson

H. Harrop

Mr. and Mrs.

Hanker

T. W. Scarbor.

ough

W. Karvel

Mrs. C. Eliene

Mr. and Mrs.

Scott

A. K. Isban

Mr. ard Mrs. Mr. & Mrs. Fan

J. Johnston

Mrs. Eelman

J. Lery

Mrs. G. Mackay

T N. Mannera

B. Schele

Mr. and Mrs.

Stewart and

family

F. Taylor

Mrs. J. Acock

J. Berentson

Miss I Bax

Mr J. Sinclair

W. Smith

Wm. Thom

די

St. George's House. Corrected to 1st June, 1221.

H. M. Madden Mr. R. W. Me

Nelley Mr. and Mrs. B. Naes

Benton C. Byrd Miss Byrd

W. H. Petler Mrs. J. C. Pirle Miss Potter

rests.

THE NEW EGYPT.

membership of the British Com-

THE MIDDLE MANDATE The much-debried mandates

Three examples may be taken MEL. F. Rebia of Egypt, India, and the Middle East. This Coalition Government, whose inspiration is often alleged

the ex-Lord Chief Justice. What Bot by withholding political rights to be mainly Conservative, has

an immense distance our ideas

of self-government,bot by attempt- Mrs. and Miss P. Haverkamp Mr. and Mrs. A just agreed to annul the British have travelled from the Vicerosing to tax for Imperial purposes

Protectorate and to negotiste aalsy of Lord, Curzon to that of

without conceding representation the settlement with Egypt on

a sbare in the control of and Lord Reading! basis of the Milner Report, the

policy. We nearly lost our second main principle of which is that,

Empire by taxing ourselves on its behalf... subject only to the security of

The two risks are not negligible our communications across the in the Middle-East, and notably

our right of that in Mesopotamia, show the even now, unless we want the isthmus and to preventing foreign interference same principles actively at work. British people to throw away in the country, Egypt is to be an A great many things may be mandated countries as Disraeli

said with more or less justice of was at icdependent county.

one time disposed to Modern history has no such our policy in Mesopotamia-s throw away the colonies, we ourselves must develop self-government, example to show of free voluntary that it imposes on gift to the principle of nationality. greater financial burdens than which is the only condition on It was the Liberals under Glad we can bear, is extravagant, and which they can be asked to take stone who first occupied Egypt in certain directions incompetent the responsibilities of self- in the Eighties. I was a Liberal and in certain directions in defence. Forign Minister, Lord Rose-competent and illadvised. But Again, when we ask the Do- bery, who ten

years after the one thing that cannot be said minions to take a large abare in refused to discass projects of with any show of reason is that the burdens of Imperial defence evacuation. Since then we have it is selfish or governed by (as we propose to do this sum- mer), one thing must be kept in defended Egypt against Turkish motives of naworthy ambition..

The most magnificent complimind. We have no right to ask attacks; all the time we have worked bart for the restoration ment ever paid to the spirit ani- the Dominions to do anything of the country's finances and formating the modern British Empire except as a voluntary gift except the relief of the fellaheen from is that when the Powers in Con-in so far as we are willing to excessive taxation, and at no timeference had to devise a system of concede to them a corresponding Rhave we sough any private absolutely disinterested adminis-share in the control of foreign

advantage for ourselves.

tration of a foreign country in the policy.

H. Watling

Palace Hotel

Corrected to 19th May, 1921.

Mrs. D. Brush

Mr. and Mrs. M.

Costello and

child

Mr. and Mrs. C.

Lawry

dis & A. Liley L McRae

J. S. Cramp" Mrs. C Morris

Mrs. Robinson II. E. Olsen

Mr. and Mrs. T. Mr.

Fieldbrave

R. Geofrey

J. H. Gonliner

Miss E. Es

Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Storm

W. Ford

Mr. and Mrs.

Lossius

Mrs. J. R. Mac-

aulay

Miss Van Wal.

chera Miss Windust

Repulse Bay Hotel Corrected to 2nd June, 1021.

Mr. and

Major Casseil

and Mr E. W. Bird

J. H. Oxberry

B. Petheram

Mr. Causeca

Capk T.G. Parvia

Mr. and Mrs. H.

J. Sullivan

J. EU This

L. S. Holmes

8. Barley

J. W. Jenkin G. J. E. King

Mrs.

Harrington Miss Hastings Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Hastings

Montagus Ede G. L. Hastings Mr. and Mrs. 1.A. L. Gray

M. Molino B. Rootes

Mrs R. Hancock Mr. and Mrs.

Negro

E. W. Railton

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