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ARMISTICE DAY IN HONGKONG

(Continued from Pape 1.) the dawn of the eleventh day ofị Fourteen! the eleventh month. years

Council, who escorted them up the

teps to the Memorial.

As in the previous Cenotaph ceremony, the "Last Post" presod- ago to-day. And at the ed the two minutes silence, which eleventh hour, plenipotentiaries was followed by "Reveille." of the Allies and of Germany met

is Excellency the U.A.G. laid and the Armistice was algned, In wreath on the Monument, follow

The tumult and the shouting ed by The Commonder-in-Chief, the dies, and fourteen years later, at ... Troops, longkong Area, the eleventh hour of the eleventh and the Sentor Royal Air Force dny of the eleventh month, Ifong-, Officer. kong gathered before its monu- Chinese members of the Council ment to honour and revere those placed their wreath on the basu Fourteen years have of the monument, followed by who died.

ssed, but their memory liveth Chinese representatives on the forever.

Stirring Ceremony Hongkong has witnessed more stirring ceremony than the

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Sanitary Board, Senior Members of the District Watch Committee, the Chairman of the Tung Wah Hospital, the Chairman of the Po Leung Kuk, and the Chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Long belore the time set apart Wrentha were then uld by for the official ceremony, balconics of surrounding build-members of the general publie.

observance. Armistice Day.

morning,

of

the

ings were crowded, wallst mi

orderly formatius around

Cenotaph

were

gathered

the the

forcen, their khaki and white! uniforms blending with vestments

of the clergy and choir...

ed.

Commerce.

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CATHEDRAL SERVICE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1932.

WAR DEBTS

NO SPECIFIC SCHEME DECIDED ON

London, Nov. 10.

BRITAIN'S OFFER TO GERMANY

(Continued from Page 1.)

Reuter understands that Britain' framing a disarmament convention will shortly communicate with the which would fairly meet this United States regarding the next claim.. debi payment, but, there la a strong disposition in authoritative quar- tere to discount the report of specific schemes of debt settlement like that appearing in the Daily Herald. It is emphasised that Britain is unlikely to do anything savouring of default

Any hesitation which might arise in any quarter would not proceed in order to inflict upon Germany 22 permanent in- feriority of status. It would to the spring from anxiety na use which might be made of the new situation and from the fear which of restoring dangers might threaten the tranquillity of Europe.

In New York war debts are given prominence in the newspapers. The Herald Tribune anticipates that the question will be discussCIÍ at an

This anxiety might be ill- early meeting of Mr. Hoover and Mr. Roosevelt and points out that founded but the United Kingdom there is nothing on the Democratic Government would willingly urge nevertheless the platform to prevent Congress from that it was

highest wisdom to endeavour to aupporting Mr. Hoover's recom- mendation in December and reviv-, remove it, ing the war debt commission to re- examine the debtors' capacity to pay.-Reuter.

DR

EUROPEAN PACT.

gathered for the first time to pay peace.

teen years the nations of the cause he does not assume olceGerman claim to equality of rights

homage to the dent the lund and her Dominions.

The United Kingdom Govern- ment therefore, suggest that, side Possible Delays

by side with the meeting of Ger- Dean Swann Preaches on

London, Nov. 10. many's claim to equality of sta.us, International l'ence,

The payment of European war alt European parties should join in

British a solemn affirmation that they | Attended by Is Excellency the debts, particularly tho Nearby stood the representative Officer Administering the Govern- debt to America, all reference to would not, in any circumstances, bodu, whue, silent and somure, ment (Mr. W. T. Southorn, C.M.G.which has been zealously avoided attempt to resolve any present or them the dense turong, almost greater and Mrs. Southorn, who were ac durlar the past few weeks, will future differences between than any that has gathered at companied by Lieut. Richardson. now resume a prominent place in by resort to force. The world

ceremonies, A.D.C., a

com-international discussions.

would be satisfied by this specific Armistice previous

most impressive byernowed across the streets. memoration service was held in St. Britain's Installment due

The naval forces, augumented John's Cathedral. There were December 15, is nominally £10,- assurance.

The acknowledgment by the by large uetnements from ing also present members of the Ex- 750,000, but is swollen by the de Portuguese cruzer auumustor and 'ecutive and Legislative Councils, 'preciation of sterling to £27,500,- Powers of Germany's moral right to parity of treatment with the Liss. Mindanao and Fulton, 'representatives of the Consular 000.

No arrangement has been made other nations, entailed upon Ger- were more than usually represent, Body, the Girl Guides and Boy I

Scouts. A special form of service 'in the current Budget for the pay-many, along with the others, ac- Detachments from the Hong-was observed, the offertory being ment and Mr. Chamberlain has ceptance of this corresponding kong Volunteer Forces niso mood for Earl Halg'a Fund for disabled promised that no payment will be obligation.

Parlia ande without consulting

CONDITIONS. guard, their ranks augumentea oy ex-Service men.

The Very Rev. Dean Swann 'ment. Austinana and New zearanates,

Mr. Franklin Roosevelt's Ruc- "On the assumption that some members of the Anzac Corps, preached the sermon, in which he

British against ausurance is given, the this year, stressed the needs of internationalcean increases the odds which, formed only

He said in the past four-early fruitful negotiations, beGovernment consider that the! world had been making the most until March & next, and the out- should be fully met in the follow, strenuous and actually by far the going President is traditionally | ing manner- A few minutes before 11 a.m. most successful efforts towards prevented from binding his suc- His Excellency the

Firstly, limitations of Germany's Dicere permanent establishment of in-censor. Administering the Government ternational peace that the world For similar reasons the World armaments should be contained in

of. The League of Na- Eeonomic Conference is jeopar

the armamenta arrived, and took up a position had yet neen.

others,

Commander-m-Line, tlons

Any. Part Five of now included fifty-seven dised and its European promoters that is to *the China Station, and the Dilicer States, and an even larger number are faced with the alternative of Treaty of Versailles which at Commanding, Hongkong Ares, on had accepted a pact by which they an inconclusive conference now or present lim'ta Germany's arma- the southern side of the Cenotaph. had explicitly renounced war as

unt!! postponement A general

ments and armed forces would be One minute before the hour the an instrument of national policy. April-Our Own Correspondent,

superseiled and Germany's limita- buglers of

tions would be arrived at by the It was true that there existed massed Battalion, the Lincolnshire Re-far too much scepticism about

samo procedure and expressed in the some documents as those of giment, and the 1st Battalion, the these efforts for peace. The Lea-

all other countries; South Wales Borderers, sounded gue had been accepted and doubt- the "Lust Post".

jed, praised and blamed by turns. The sincerity of the Kellogy Pact had been pooh-pooled and there A silence spread over the throng had been occnsions when the new machinery had seemed helpless. -the hushed silence of awe and reverence, The bugles swelled But a new spirit was without into a crescendo of sound, and doubt abroad. Men were

planning and scheming for inter- slowly throbbed into silence.

national pence as they had before Barely had the

long planned and schemed for the sup sustained notes echoed out into oxed benefits of exclusive nation the harbour, when the boom of alism. They had been driven to it a gun on one of the warships by the bitter knowledge of what

war meant nowadays.

with.

The Silence

marked the hour.

the Int

last

Hushed and still, the assembly stood with bowed heads. Event the air seemed breathless as the seconda slowly licked by.

The thoughts of those present were many, many years away.

message

NOBEL PRIZE

JOHN GALSWORTHY GAINS LITERATURE AWARD

Stockholm, Nov. 10. now The Nobel prize for literature has been awarded to John Gals- worthy.-Reuter.

which

other

secondly, the newly expressed limitations in favour of Germany would lust for the same period and be subject to the same methods of revision an those of all countries;

thirdly, Germany has declared that she has no intention of re- John Galsworthy has been one arming and that she merely desires of England's

prominent that the principle should be authors for some years and has acknowledged that the kinds of

of plays. been a prolific writer

stories and novels. Born arms permitted to other countries

not to the world are In 1867, he was educated at Harprohibited to herself.. row and. Oxford

GERMANY MUST REJOIN. writing since 1898.

short

a "Escape."

most

and has been

of

means

be

be

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BORDERERS WIN

POLO

Fear a Bad Motive. - This was in itself an immense

Among his most popular worka jwain, but it was a gain which could

If equality of status is to not permanently depend for its are "Tatterdemalion." "Caravan." security on experience of war and "The Forsyte Sage," "The White conceded, this principle must be The big gun boomed out its inclination for its sufferings. Monkey" and "Swan Song." His acknowledged, and the United clare their willingness, in Co- again, and the world These must inevitably fade away most popular plays include "The Kingdom Government hereby de- And, Skin Game,' "Old English," and operation with other members of Bprang to fe. Once more the with the passage of time. buglers placed instruments to lips, in any case, fear was always

the disarmament conference, to see and the strains of the "Reveille" thoroughly bail motive on

it embodied in the convention. flooded the air with sound. to depend for anything positively |

By what

and by what enn be Sprightly, it announced the dawn

good. The positive pursuit of Choir being led by the Rev. Fr.

stages this principle applied must be the subject of de- of a new day-of a new era. pence for its own sake must take Granelli.

Cauldren from the the place of mere shrinking from

different talled discussion at Geneva, in The Service

Catholic Schools and institutions which it is essential Germany

were amongst the should join. The bugles lapsed into silence, "We have got to believe in the of the Colony

Tree South Wales Borderers The United Kingdom Govern- proved far too strong for the and the choir commenced their possiblity of peace," said the Dean, large congregation present.

"It is rubbish to

In the course of a stirring ad- hymn.

say it is unt-

to emphasize two Lincolns when the regimental Gradually at first, but with ever- tainable. Every sensible person dress, Fr. O'Brien dealt with the ment wish Increasing volume, the assembly

rumutang the power of, circumstances of the late War which points, namely, that the object of joined in, until, sincerely and thought, and right thinking has an called for unprecedented sacrifices the disarmament conference is eloquently, the soul-inspiringuence far outside the mind of by the individual and by the na- to bring about the maximum of strains of "O God Our Help in the person who does it. Millions of tion. He continued:-The realiva positive disarmament that can be Ages Past" was sung.

people the world over doubting tion of wini men have done for an generally agreed not to authoris

increase of armed strength and A abort prayer and the Benedic-r poch-poohing the possibility of ideal in the war years, should in the name of equality an in- tion, followed by the National effectively prevent its ma-spire us with courage and con-

practice of the principle of Is in Anthem, and the ceremony was terialising. Once minke the people fidence to face the trials of the secondly, that the full realisation

it will present and future. Sacrifice believe in peace, and realised."

still called for in the struggle of equality cannot be achieved all at

over.

war.

A Regenerate Patriotism.

life.

once.

LINCOLNS LOSE IN Y.M.C.A. BATH

teams met in a water polo match at

The Borderers won 7-0, Ple. the YMCA, yesterday.

swimmer and Campbell, crack so, bringing is total up to ten .M.C.A player, netting four

Sutherland, Flaherty and Ful. in two matches. lager scored the remaining points,

and five of the seven goals were obtained before the change over. BY DEGREES.

Although continually atriving Confidence in the further ap-hard, the Lincolns could nover plication of the principle will break down the powerful Borderera grow as it is seen that the peace defenre. of the world has been made more secure by taking the first step.

The United Kingdom Govern-

- KOWLOON'S BIG TEST

Is needed is a practical pro- (Continued from Pago 8.)

of stages, euch Bub-

His Excellency the Olliceri Administering the Government, followed by the Commander-in-

No Remedy in Sight- Chief and the General Officer Com- Patriotism in the past had been

Whole nations, nay the whole manding the British Troops slowly too closely identified with the walked up to the base of the enemies of peace. National self world, in sick at the present time, Cenotaph and laid their wreaths. aggrandisement was no more ad and statesmen seem to search in

the personal sort, vain for a remedy. But nation They were followed by the Senior mirable than Air Force Officer, a representative and any form of decelifulness forjare composed of individuals and selfish advantage was just na tho cure must start with the indi- of the Royal Merchant Navy, only in nations an in individuale. Ividual. One hears on all sides ment therefore conceive that what reprenentative of the Chinese com- Patriotism must be kept by all, from politicians and prophets ex- munity, foreign navies, Royal mons, but it must be a regenerate hortations to think nationally or gramme Navy, Military and Air Forces, natriatism conforming to the law imperially, to pull together for the sesjuent step being justified and proved themselves capable of ex- British Legion, Old Comrades of service instead of that of good of the country, to carry out prepared for by the proved con-tending and beating the best. On of what hua Hone the other hand the Athletic enjoy an imposing record and at the Association and all civilian bodies. selfishness. The Christian Gospel in some way or other Christ's com- sequence

As the troops silently dispersed was

present are playing football worthy for nations mand to love our neighbour as before." the general public began its as for Individuals,

ourselves. And one sees nations Similar principles, he added; to win for them the championship pilgrimage to the Shrine, and soon After the service, a wreath from, as well as individuals each walt- should be applied and similar The Chinese should win, although the base of the monument was lost the Cathedral Berly was placed on ing for the other to start: oach methods adopted for arriving at if the Gosane brothers and Leonard the Cathedral War Memorial by imbued with the all-importance of and expressing the limtations get going there is every promise of Dr. G.A.C. Herklots and Mr. B.E. his own claims and rights: each which will apply to the armaments, soma areworks around the Athletic

too intent on the realiantion of his of Austrin. Hungary and Bulgaria. | goal. Maughan,

own ambitions to care very much

-British Wireless. what happens to his neighbour in the struggle.

behind the mass of wreaths.

ANOTHER CEREMONY

necessary ns

CATHOLIC SERVICE.

Love of God.

At the Chinese Memorial Arch.

None the leas Inspiring and

and the highest motive and almost the only compelling one behind sincere was the coromony shortly! Stirring Address by Fr. O'Brien. afterwards nt the Chinese

No: to be able to carry out God's that self-denial and self sacrifice A service for Ruman Catholics Memorial Arch.

in commemoration of the Day was command to love his neighbour as must be the love of God and the His Excellency the Officer Ad-hold at St. Joseph's Church, Gar- himself: to fulfil St. Paul's coun- service of Him through our neigh- ministering the Government, the den Road, this morning. Mass was sel to boar one another's burdens bour. Service of our neighbour Commander-in-Chief, the G.0.C. celebrated by the Rev. Fr. J. J. 40 as to fulfil the law of Christ for his sake alone or for the even- Troops, and the Senior Royal Air O'Brien, Chaplain to the Forcea, requires in each of us as much tual good of the country will never Force Officer were met at the foot who also delivered the Armistica self-sacrifice and courage as ant sustain a man in the long drawn of the Botanic Garden steps by Day Adilross. Special music ac- mated those war heroes whose out fight against his own selfish

Chinese Mombers of the companied the service, the Church memory wo commemorate to-day: interests.

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FORECAST.

First Division. Wins:-Arti llery, Chinese, South Chins. Drawa:-Club and Navy, Kow loon and Borderers,

Second Division. Wins:-- Borderers, Ewo, Chinese Athle- tic. Lincolns. Draws:-Navy and South China, Eastern and R.A;

Third Division. Winn:-- South

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