WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1918.
THE
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[COPYRIGHT.] THE PEACE CON- FERENCE.
OROTHODOX CHRIST MAS
BEING HELD. -
LONDON, Jan. 7. The delegates of the Allies are of pinion that an adjournmen; over the Orthodox Christmas will afford the Tarks time to consider al subunit mora acceptable proposala at the next meeting, which will be held on Friday, and possibly on Thursday. In the meantime it is possible for private Megotistiana to be resumed hetween the delegates on both sides.
THE AMBASSADORS AND THE " INDEFINITE POSTPONE-
MENT."
LATER.
Ambassadors met at the Foreign
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OIL STEAMER WRECKED.
33 PERSONS DROWNED.
Lovas, dan. 7.
à telegram from the Asterins states that the Oregon oil steamer, "Rosecrans" has been wrecked in a storm.
A
Thirty-three persons were drowned. Three were clinging to the topmost, which was projecting into the sea without bope of being rescued:
TO HELP CHINA.
ALTRUISTIC M. P's.
Loszos, Jan. 7.
The Parliamentary Group, formed on the 3rd. inst for the purpose of "furthering the interests of Ching" hais had a meeting at which Mr. J. C. Wedgwood, (Liberal M. F. for New-
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THE SIX NATIONS
LOAN.
MR CRISP'S LOAN TAKEN OVER."
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LONDON, Jan7" Mr Crisp states that the Six Nations Group have taken over the balance of bis loan, which will be issued as a part of the Six Nation' Loans..
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BANKERS TO MEET ON FRIDAY.
CHINA MAIL."
THE BOYCOT C."
Government Offers Big Rowards
The Government is offering big rewards for information which will lead to the con- viction of offenders against the new Royent Prevention Ordinance and the bile giving notice of them which have been posted all ore: the Colony are being read with consider able interest by the Chinese. They recite that "whereas a number of placards have been found in the Colony which are ecnducing wish to to intimidato persons who use the slectric tram ca's of the Hong
Co., Ltd.. of kong Electric Tretion Hongkong, and threatening letters have been received by individuals in connection with the said matter, the following rewards are offered for information which shall he the means of obtaining conviction" in cortalu cases which are specified.
The reward offered for information leading to a conviction of persons inciting to boyestt; and for posting up any such
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TION IN BLACK & BROWN Nation Loan will meet in London on referred to, is $100 for each conviction. For information leading to a conviction
CALF AND VICI KID. Friday to discuss detaile of the newf a person guilty of any other act of loan arrangement with Mr Crisp. China intimidation in conection with the use of has removed the bar to the fresh loan, the cars 8000 is offered for each conviction, of persons which it is expected will be issued soon while for each conviction after pence has been concluded in the printing or publishing any such placard op intimidating letter the Balkans. The amount will be discussed writing any
reward is $1,000. A similar amount is on Friday.
offered for proof to the satisfaction of
Ofer to consider the position aring castle-under-Lyme) presided. A re- GREAT BRITAIN AND the Captain Superintendent of Polica of
swing to the indefinite postponement of the peace negotiations.
THE POWERS AND ADRIANOPLE.
Beater's correspondent states that the Amlingsadors are awaiting in structions with a view of a eettlement between the belligerents by united action. It is believed that the Powers are not opposed to the cession of Adrianople to Bulgaria.
THE POWERS ON THE
QUI VIVE.
Sir
In the House of Commons Edward Grey announced that the action of the Powers in the event of the failure of the comference was receiving the attention of the Powers, but he was unable to make a statement?
solution was adopted to the effect that the group be extended so that later it would include men of letters, science. and other distinguished persons.
TIBET.
CHINA'S "MISCALCULATION."
회
Loses, Jan. 7. The Times, discussing the Chinese Tibet, says that President
The objects of the body are to keep ir touch with similar groups. elsewhere and with the leaders of thought in the
Tuan Shah Kui and his advisers think Chinese Parliament; also, te help the
not face new Republic by Parliamentary action,
Britain will that Great by infcencing public opinion, keeping
another
They Lhase expedition. a check upon mis-statements of the
make a miscalculation. Britain will Press, and in every way giving the
certainly not tolerate any further new Republic the best opportunity of violation of Treaty rights, and the best developing a China free and on in-way of terminating for ever Chinese dependient lines.
attempts to re-assert sovereignty over
any wciety having been formed or used or any meeting having been held for the purpose of encouraging any c
in relation to the use of the cars which
are pe would be an offence against the ordinance. The notice is signed by the Capta n Superintendent of Police,
LI A "SHAVIAN" PLAY,
** Candida."
Tonight at the Theatre Royal the Allan Wilkie Dramatic company will present" Mr. George Bernard Shaw's well. known fanciful consis entitled “* Cazudi- da."
"G. 1. S., as is well-known, is
M. Hainjaukia, who was instrumental Tibet is to send a British representa. pvisely like most non, and his
in forming a similar group in France, in addressing the meating, stated that the French group would be supported! by Messieurs Painleve. Jaures, Anatcle France, au Pressense..
of their decisions until it could PORTUGUESE POLITICAL Made by common consent.
INDIA AND OPIUM.
'PROTEST FROM FRANCE.
LONDON, Jan. 7.
CRISIS.
WHY THE CABINET RESIGNED.
LONDON, "Jan. 7.
A message from Lisbon says that At question time in the House of Senhor Duarte Leite, the retiring Pre Commons, Mr. Acland, Under Secremier, says the Cabinet resigned because the the situation which called it into being, tary for Foreign Afaire,' said Government did not intend to termi- viz., the fear of disturbances arising Mate the Opium Agreement of 1511. from the Royalist invasion, had now
disappeared. The Government of India had taken stepa to suspond the aules of certified opium.
A message from Calcutta says it is understood that the French overa- ment on behalf of Indo China and the
Siamato Government are protesting against the Indiar flarernment's policy of restricting opium exports on the ground that they will bese heavily on Puatome duty.
THE HOME RULE BILL.
REJECTION BY THE HOUSE
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OF LORDS.
LUSHUN, Jan. 7.
SENHOR ALMEIDA RELINQUI- SHES THE PREMIERSHIP.
LATEL.
Reuter's correspondent at Lisbon states that Senhor Almeida as relin quished the Premiership owing to lack of Parliamentary support.
SENHOR AFFONSO COSTA ACCEPTS THE POSITION.
A later telegrass from Reuter' errespondent at Lisbon rates that Senhor Alfonso Cesta has accepted the Premiership
The Daily Telegraph says that it THE BUDGET STATE-
believed that the Dake of Devonshire will move the rejection of the Hote Pule Bill in the House of Lords,
IMPORTANT AMENDMENT
ACCEPTED.
Mambera to the Irish House of Commons raw
MENT.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS DECREASES.
Loxeos, Jan. 7.
in
plays, in con-pence doubtless, are not tive to Lhasa, Great Britain is in a
precisely like her plays. They are a false position when stress is laid on fascinating combination, 1 think, t our right to maintain independently which is the chief quality relations with Tibet while all com-oil the plays whether Eleasant" or "Co- munications go to Lhasa via Peking pleasant, as Mr. Shaw Bus labelled soc
The) and anti-the former bring
FRENCH NAVAL DISASTER.
EIGHT MEN KILLED.
LONDON, Jan. 7.
A message from Toulon says that eight men were killed by the explosion of a steam pipe in the engine room of the French battleship Massena
OBITUARY.
LONDON, Jac,, 7. The death is announced of Zobebr Pisha, the famous share trader, who was with General afterwards coadjutor Gordou in the Son tau.
SIR SIDNEY OLIVER'S APPOINTMENT.
LONDON, Jan. 7.
of a delightful character and the Inter eing very much to the point and dwell. ing keenly apoll many strange anomalies le our varied and examplex Seality.
As to the incidents of the play itself I may quote the following:-
Candita" is a play of temperament rather than of action, and it is the gr dal lifting the well that coal the varying mentalities of the characters not only from one another but from them. elves that provides the progress and
dimax necessary to drumh,
The Bev. James Morell, a par-un of -peialist invictions, strong and enaßdent | in his own opinions and beliefs, of which not the least strong is belief in himself introduces into his family eircle a youth. Eugene Marelbaks, the son of a peer, whe, alarmed at his 's deviation from type, is striving to starve him into bis
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Marebian, who scheme of life and thought differs not only from that of his own wailien but equally so from that Morel is pet with all a woman's intoitiveness, with all a pet's instinctive GREAT REDUCTIONS IN divination of the truth, a compound of Physical evardier and intellectual cour uge a strange, shy, slight effeminate
Sir Sidney Oliver, the Governor of youth-in short the direct antithesis of Jamaica, whose name was mentioned. Candida. Merell's wife, a woman
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as the new Governor of Ceylon, has led with argente, a mid 52A, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG, been appointed Permanent Secretarys uncunsciously the storm centre
to the Board of Agriculture.
ENGLISH MINERS' WAGES ADVANCED.
Loxios, Jan. 7,
Owing to the increased price in the output of coal, the Conciliation Board for the English area have granted the miners an advance of five per cent, bringing up the wages to the 1908 point, which is the biglost on record.
BRITISH TARIFF
REFORM.
"A SIGH OF RELIEF!?"
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dignity of character. beinced by bati,
Hongkong, July 20, 1212.
DISTINGUISHED" FORMER QUEEN'S COLLEGE BOYS.
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f their temperamental antipathies, and in the roadiet the essential weakness of | Morell's strength, the strength of March. n's weakness, are brought into evi- dence. It is that real weaknes that Candida divining allows to decide ber choice; and Marchbanke, quit of the de sire for happiness leaves them to theirs, with the realisation that life in mehr Wan Chung-i() than happiness.”
A telego from Poking has been re- ceived to the effect that Dr Chan Kam-to
formerly Junior Amian at Lbasa, and De
Ou their last (which, it seems strange Wong Chung'wai, (E) formerly to say, was a their first visit to Minister for Jantica, all three old Queen's Company performed this whimsical play the new Ka-wo order conferred upon them Hongkong, the Allan Wilkie Dramatic College boys, have had the 2nd Grade of
d; as I was present. I am preparul
"A BAD CHARACTER."
Candid Admission.
The only decreases in the annual In the House of Commons on the imports are in duriable food and driak
to say that the high appreciation which by President Fund Shil-kai. I believe Mr. Wa. Areler, the eminent report stage of the Home Rule for Irend in ship-building to the amount of
aritie of the Drama, bestowed upon the isad Bill, the Government has accepted 23,492 against £30,830 last year.
Company when he saw them perform an amendment by Sir A. Me nd (L) M
this play at Colombo, was in every way P. for Swansea Town, providing for The principal increases were in grain
well-merited. "Every member of the cast proportional representation in any con- and our 123 millions, other food 4
play his or her respective pert with
A man who was charged before Mr more millions, tobacco one million. The atituency returning three or
marked ability, and though I am seme- materials amounted to 274
Hazeland to-day with being in poenassio LONDON, Jan. 7. what reluctant here to single out any one It is intended to extend over a period taillions, of which nine millions were
The Times says that the rank and file for special mention, I must say that Mr. of half a razor blads, which it is supposed of three years, and applies to Dublin cotton, half-n million wool, and 19 Dublin County, Cork and Belfast.
from Canton the day before yesterday, and. millions manufactures. The increases of the Unionists at Westminster are Weir's presentation of the Shelleylian-be used for felonious purposes, said to the in exports were in iron and steel realising with a sigh of relief that they like individnui, Eugene Morthbanks, im- Magistrate "I am a bad character. I case Mr Hazeland said it was very candid of qualities and still remains with me as a manufacturce. Machinery, ships; etc., are now almost solid against the food pewed me very much by its excellent I brought it with me
the man to admit that he was bad TRUSTS AND "CORNERS." ten millions of coal, four millions tax. It is understood that the pre very pleasant recollection.
until after the Chinese New Year. Ha |textiles, two willions manufactures, 24 ponderating view was communicated to I sincerely hope that the Allen Willie character.. He would have to be put away millions of cotton, and half-a-million Mr. Bonar Law yesterday, Naturally | Company will meet with much success would be sentenced to six wenk's hard
some of the leaders feel that they are a fer vning "exiles "to see the plays labour.
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FRESH LEGISLATION IN UNITED STATES.
LONDON, Jan. 7. A correspondent at Washington tele- gropha that the Supreme Court has pow deliveret judgment in connection with the cotton cornering case the effect of which is to make cornering on 'chango illegal. It is regarded as being the most far-reaching application of the Trust Low op to the present.
nool.
BRITISH TRADE RETURNS.
INTERESTING "RECORD "
FIGURIS.
LONDON, Jan. 7,
The British trade for the month of
THE BANK NOTE "CASE.
a rather difficult position. There is, remarkable-a man as Mr. George however, every sympathy with the food Bernard Shaw. I may as well remind tax stalwarta, who will be given every the reader that the Company intend to produer "Mr. Warren's Profession" on
At the Magistracy this afternoon possible accommodation,
Friday evening. This is, as is well before Mr. Melbourne, the eight Japanese known, another of the misela-džiuotissex)..
THE TANJONG PAGAR CASE.
SETTLEMENT, REPORTED.
LONDON, Jan. 7,
Shavian plays, and, needless to say, will who are charged in connection with the be ably presented by the Company 1 posetion of Jorged bank-notes, were
again brought upå slutet hope that Mr. Allan Wilkia's enterprise Inspector Murison was recalled, and will meet with at front adequate support, | deposed to searching a portmanteau
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·belonging to the first defendant on tou 22nd December in the detective: room.
A two-rxmed entingo, or "palato," In it was found 800 notes in four paik The Hos. Mr. Wickersham, the At December shows increases in imports of
"The Times Announces that a settle-as it is described by the aborigines, in ages. There was also a Landkarehist darney-General, thinks that it will solve 29,130,811, and in exports of £2,597,
being built by ordan of the Now South containing 4m $5. Capton noter. Other the problem of the high cost of living as 159. The increases taako u record year ment has buon arrived at betwenu Sir Wales Government for the old black notes were found on his person
Tank is Queen' the Government are empowered to break in imports of $81,728,987, and in ex-John Aird and the Tanjong Pagar warrior, King Bonay, and
Dock Board; pany. corner in food stuffs,
poria of £33,314,701,
Caroline, et Graftos, New South Wale
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