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TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1918
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
THE "BARALONG
STORY.
THE LIE 'DIRECT.""
EXPLOSION IN AMERICAN MUNITION WORKS.
PHILADELPINA, Jan. 10. A terrific expion has occurred in the Dupont munition works at Car Many persons were
Losnos, Jan. 10. Two Americans who were abandey's Point.
the British steamer Vicqslun as the time of the Baralong affair (wbon) the auxiliary cruiser rescued the Nicosian from being sunk by an enemy submarine) give the lie direct to the ailegation that the British
shot Germans, either, in the water or aboard the slip.
killed and injured. ́
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It is asserted that outside in- fluences are responsible.
Details gre lucking as the bele. graphs are interrupted.
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LATER.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
| NEW YEAR AT PEKING.
The following paragraphs are from the Paking papers
HOME NEWS ITEMS.
Over 500 women are being tralusil as munition workers in South Wales; •
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The Gregorian Jew Year was better observed this year: than hitherto,” Minay Women ATD `now employed as tramway Ave-ccionṛed duga wereldesa a-duttoring | eduduators and inspectors at Reading. - before shops and residences and many avergreen pallou were erected at the pul£8,000 by public asian for war abarition
Monmouthshire farmers have raised pror (of streets bearing the usual inseription 4. Happy New Year ute. While jo was noticed that many citted the words Fifth Year of the Min.... Kas "1] (May, 1848). in their 'nanouncements, not a few shops
The Office of Works has sapotioned the in Li Li Chung put up slips bearing the words Tien The Wan Sien" - Lougorection of the memorial to Nurse Cavell on the island site in St. Martin's-place, live the Son of Heaven."
Watminster.
To celebrate, tho-New Year according to the custom of former drasties other than the Teing basty, the space in front of the old Falace was thrown open to amusement,dally seen on public occasions, in festivals, in temples, obe The Central Park was thronged with a large number of holiday-thakers, and fire works were displayed in the evening.
£91 10. was paid at. Mears Glendiaing' Galleries for a latamp of Mauritius
On the ground that England wants all her healthy children, Lambeth Guardians declined to agree to the emigration of Poor Law boy to Canada..
Croydon Corporation has decided to empley womens brainway conductors at the same rate of pay per hour as men, but with an eight-bour day.
WAN
THE MAIDS OF THE PALACE
A SOME “REGULATIONS AND AN
ANCIENT· CUSTOM.
The Paling Gazette understands that tha State Departihent has been instructed to prepare a ach of regulationr governing the appointment of female officials in the Palson After several discussions it is reported that the fallowing points have been settled — There shall be three Classes of female ofiolis The First class shall be of the
Chien jen" clans or selected clean the dation of this class relate to interpreting work, entertainment of guneta, assisting in the foasts of the Palace, and recording the events of the Palace The Second Clive shall be of the «Pau.jou
class; the duties of this class are the arranging of the farts of the Palace and taking charge of the Palso Treasury and accounts. The Third Cha are to be of the "Esua pal" class, who attand, to the ordinary domestic dating of the angst abode. In each aud palace there shall be two. First Class, eight Second Class and twenty Third Clas
female cfficials.
AN ANCIENT PRACTICE NOT TO KE
·AZVIVED.
In this connexion, the Ta Hoang Ti bas)
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BOAT FOR MACAU,
THE 8.8, "OHUEN CHOW"
commerce" that durend the enaient mosbod of selecting Haids, of THE ONLY BOAT LEAVING AT 8 PM EVERY DAY.
Boncur for the Imperial Household:
The audience for the New Year-en-Chamber of Commerce that within the ancient method of selecting Haide of atulations to the Emperor took place few days the Russian Government placed orders for 8,000,000 yards of Army cloth. mostly in Yorkshire.
in the Hall of Ceremonies, and was
Six were killed in the explosion as attended by civi and military officials, the Dupont works..
foreign advisers the Living Bhudda from Urga, and Mongolian princes and The cause of the explosion is being ables. 3 the Cabinet Ministers were present, tad among the twegsara to
Sir Richard attendance were
Danu K.C.LE, DR. G. E. Morrison, Dr. W.
These Americans un Corporal-inventigsted- Corson and Driver Dempsey, Joth
of whom have joined the British GRAVE CONDITION OF ST PAUL'S Willoughby, J. Brands, K. Konovaloff,
Army qut of u spirit of adventna.
Both have been intergiewed ut Blackpool. Carson was ong of those
CATHEDRAL.'".
*SENILE PEGAY.”
Three directors and all those of military age. married and single, employed at Maners Caz's bankers, have been fit the-rest-Beland-Fard-Roer
Oficas, under Lord Derby's group system
visited the Allied lines of the Wastern A large party of Swedish journalists have Dr. Bussiere, M. Mazot," M. Lauru, Dy, Groot They were afterwards to be shown Gattrell, Mr. A. de B. Glolms, Mr. W.some of the war work which is being B. Cooper. Mr. P. Loureiro, Mr. A. G. performed in England. Wheler."_M_Pics vilastaleD RAY ME Sowerby, Mr. TOD Strauch General
Muntbe.
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The order of the proceedings, was 69 follows:
The offices of the various Government According to a statement made by Departerats were conducted by the Canon Alexander, the Church Tren-master of Ceremonies into the Main Hall sure who renew the appeal for fuids to consolidate the piers and buttresses.
Two years ago £70,000 was asked for, but the war interrupted the How of subscriptions and only Eali was obtained.
"who arkurly remmed-to-Helico
sion after the Barulong haul sank the
Losnoy, Jan. 10. aubrane, renmining aboard the St. Paul's Cathedral is suffering whole of the night. Therefore he from "serile decay," and the build- was in a position to know esnetlying is in a graver condition than ever, What becured there,
He says no such words as "Take 20, prisoners were over uttered by Captain MeBrides:
"I saw no shoot. ing of anyone. There were shots, big Thare the best of reasons for knowing what these werk; because I myself was shooting wounded simules,
his think, is how the story of Bhooting Germans arose, I neither Sawner, head of aus German shot in the water.''
Difer Dempsey confirms this statement and oils; "The story Thas the subfarine etptain was shei
The
THE G.O.M. OF BRITISH
JOURNALISM,"
LONDON, Jan. 10. newspapers pag warm tributes to the late. Lord Bunlara as the
of Ceremonies where the military and Civil officials were in attendance. The military officials stood on the west side of the "hell and the eisil officials at the east corner of the Hall.
(2) Music.
(3) Entranco. of the Emperor..
**According to the practice of former dynastion, girls were selected" from among the people to sarva in the Palace. Although an age limit was fixed for their marriage, it was not generally observed. In most me these maids were indefinitaly coudnod in the Inner Place, their stay Amounting almost to imprisonmsut. In the later period of the Ming Dynasty, when the
marry of their daughters This avi raanit time came round for the selection of smart girls." parents preferred hastily to should serve as a warning to us. The former system of aslecting maids for the Palace is hereby abolished forever. Than the bad system will be suppressed and the
Northamptonshire Edication Comcritte rights of parsons will be maintained...
has decided to appoint a teacher of Russian for a period of sis month & Northamp tan Town and County School between hand 70 boya, are anxious to learn the
language.
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The trustees of Uppingham School have appointed Mr R. HOwen, M.A., Fellow, Tutor and Dean of Worcester Collers, Oxford, to be headmaster, in succession to the Rev. HL W. McKensie, who is retiring owing to ill-health.
The first application at Birmingham to permit a person of military age to leave the country cama before the Stipendiary met All present bowed three times to month sad was granted. The applicant the Empers.
(3) Music.........
was a produce merchant of West Africa. ako before the war, auocally exported to The Emperor retires from the tra Germany for making margarine 2,000-tone The Emperor, who wore a suilitary of nuta, which now come to England. uniform, jooked remarkably wall.
It was noteworthy that theonly Eastern costumes word were by the Dalsi Lama and the Mongolian princes and
in the water is new to me. I can Grand Old Man of British Journal-nobles. swear that nothing of the part hap- |ismi."
message of sympathy to the family.
pened" He concluded by saying Their Majesties telegraphad that tud of the Americans who made the affidavits had a grudge against Edelish members of the Niensian's
Crew.
ANOTHER "RUSSIAN SUCCESS IN PERSIA.
TWO GERMAN OFFICERS
CAPTURED.
TETERAN, Jan. 10", The Russians have achieved
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A "PATRIOTIC INDEPENDENT “ CANDIDATE FOR PARLIAMENT.
Losnos, Jan. 10, Mr. F. N. Charrington announces that he will stand for Mile End as Patriotic Independent" in favour
of the Cempulsion Bill.
[Mile End has been represented in Parliament by the Hon. E... W. Law. another important success by defensson (U, son of the late Lord Burnham.
ing a large rebel force at Assadabad.
The prisonors included two Ger... man officers,
The Shah received the General Commanding the Russian force most graciously,
GREAT BRITAIN AND. CONSCRIPTION.
Lassos, Jan. 10. "The Cabinet met this afternoon.
Mr., Henderson, Mr. McKenna and Mr. Bagaiman were present.
mes
who now succeeds to the Peerage. At the last election. Mr." Jawson was return ed by a majority of only two votes, his opponent being Mr. B. 5. Strauss.]
OBITUARY.
SIR SAMUEL WAY.
Lossos, Jan. 10. The death is announced of the Et. Eon. Sir Samuel Way, K.C., who had been Chief Justice of South: Australia since 1870.
FOREIGN MINISTERS IN AUDIENCE.
The Foreign Ministers were received in audience and offered congratulations.
The fat is as follows,-- British Minister, Sir Jolin Jordan. Netherlands Minister, Jonpheer arts Van Blockland.
horn.
Bee-
A deacent by parachute was made over London by Lieutenant-Colonel Maitland, of the Royal Naval Air Service. From a height of about 10,500ft. he descended in 15 miraces, landing in Surrey, parachute fall several hundred feet before it opened. Colonel Maitland's feat wit undertaken, it is understood, for an officis
purpose.
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Sir Francia Layland-Barratt,. Formerly: member for Torquay. has been returned unopposed sa Liberal member for the St.
CHINA'S CUSTOMS REVENUE..
للسمية
DECREASE-LAST YEAR,
The Maritime Customs revenue for 1915 shows a decrease of Halkuan Tis. 2,165,000, the total collection being in round numbers
Hafkaan. Tha, $8,742,000 which, at an average exchange of 2,74 equals £4,764,978 as compared with Haikuan Tis, 38,307,000 at an average exchange of 2,81 equale The following collections are from the
ports:
£8,500,18 in 1914.
Pig, Fakuan T. 1.124,000 being
Harbin,
an increase of Elk. Th. 84,000,
Dairen, Haikan The 1,740,000, being an increase of Ht. Th. 154,000.
Tientsin and Chinwangtao, Haikuan Tik. 4,730,000 being decrease of Hk. Tis. 291.000
Hanko, Haikuan Tis. 3.807,000 being An increase of Hk. Th. 177,000.
Shanghai, Haitaan TE. 21,410,000 being a decrease of H. Ts. 631.000.
Smarow, Haikuse Tis. 1,298,000 being a decrease of Hic: Th■ 187,000.
Canton, Baikaan Tha. 2,398,000 being a decrease of EL. Tis. 458,000,
All foreign obligations secured on the
Austrian Minister, Dr. A. TOO Foststell Division of Cornwall, in succossion Customs have beer fully met te Decamber
to the Hon. T. C. R. Agar-Robartes, who 31, 1915. . died from wounds in France. Mr Rigby | Swift, E.C., the new Ricosder of Wigan, has been re-elected without opposition as
Russian Minister, M. Krupinski. Dazish Minister, Count Ahlefeldt Laurvig.
French Minister, 1. Conty, Portuguese Minister, Senhor J. Batalha de Freitas..
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American Minister, Dr. Feinsch... Japanese Minister, Mr. Hioki. Gerinaa Minister, Admiral von Blixtze Mexican Charge de Affairs. Belgian Charge de Afairs, M. Evarts. Italian Charge de Affaire, Signor Vare,
THE HEROISM OF AN XIRMAN,
There must be many old fill-Hilliars in the Far East who will read with interans the following account of the gallant exploits of ore ed the many young men from their old school who have enlisted in their country's service:—"
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member for St. Helena.
Memories of George Stephenson, and Pusing Billy "are recalled by the funers Liverpool of Matthew Jameson Coulthard, who died at the age of 100, Fative of Langholm, he spent his working dage in Maryport, where he was in bu ness as a painter. As boy he walked from Langholm to Carlisle and saw the first traiu enter from Newcastle, that llinc being the first opened in Camberland
FINED 100,000 FARTHINGS,
PSEUDO-PATRIOTIC WAR LOAN **
Post Office.
LOTTERY.
| A MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE,
The call to the Government to be in
time in conserving British trade instead of leaving it till after the war, which will be too late, is re-schoed on all hands. says the Globe." Mr. B. H. Morgan in an address to the Bristol branch of the Colonial Institute called for a tem porary Ministry of Foreign Trade, parallel to the Ministry of Munitions. The business of manufacturing exporters is in a chastic condition today, ́and orders have to stand aside notwithstand- ing the benefit they would be to rates of foreign exchange. Yet hundreds of firms are manufacturing goods for the home market which are not absolute necessities. The proposed Ministry wepid turn such firma upos munitions, and
direct all surplus power upon oversens wealth. The Ministry would also remedy production to the benefit of the zafioral
Two or three months ago we warned the FLINTON-ON-SEA, Dec. 1. The heroes of the serial exploits of the Hongkong public against an interesting and ingenious catchponny scheme discovered war, it is interesting to notice, have been locally through the stoppage and examina practically without exception, young and tion of letters to alien enemies interned [Sir Samuel Way administered the raw airmen fresh from the Byingthe Prisoners of War Camp. The letters the policy of the Government, which is It is understood that the chief Government of South Australia ters school...
invited subscriptions to the Empire War even now purchasing from foreign coun- topic was the Inbour position. times, besides frequent short periods of Fight Sub-Lieutenant Taunton Elliott Loan Club of Geners." We warned British tries many million pounds' worth of goods The re-opening of the "Groups""ctice during absences of the Governor, Viney, B.N.A.S., who has just been an readers who might receive the letters that it and materials which could as readily be
with has ready
He was the first Representative of Ane-pouneed as the aviator who bombed and illegal to conduct a lottery through the obtained within the Empire itself. Is gol-
tralian Colonies on the Judicial Com-nank the German subrasring off the Bél.
A fiue of 100,000 farthings was recently would foster the system of supply direct response, many attesting throughout me of the Privy Council; being, gian coast, is no exception to the general imposed by a London stipendiary for an frem, the manufacturer to the consumer the country.
offence in appointed to that position in 1807.]
conection with the same by which America and Germany have Chad Dune, printer, and out-stripped us in foreign markets. It Like the late gallant Lieut. Warneford, venture. wham facially he resembles to a remark. Samuel Hurd, compositor, of Roseberys is, time to be up and doing when & Now Avenue, EC., were summoned for publish- able degree, he is young, being only 24ing proposals for the eufe of tickets in York bank has formed a drist with a CHINESE TELEGRAMS. years of age. He had his first flying luttery called the Empire War Loan paki-up capital of ten millions arerllog
Jesachs during the war, and took bis By Club of Geneva," and, farther at the for enterprises in foreign countries.
instance of the Attorney General, for ing certicate only a few months ago.
25,000 copies of a prospectus, printing To-day the mother of Sub-Lieut. Viney 26,000 copies of a circular, and 100,000 who la living with her daughter. Ara Jamieson, the wife of a London stock broker, gave some details of her son's brief, hus promising earder.
THE ARRESTED ENEMY CONSULS.
A NEW DEVELOPMENT:
Tacids, Jan. 10. There has been a new development In connection with the enemy Con. Fuls arrested at Salonika. They have been transferred from a British ship to the auxiliary cruiser Savoie where they are interned."
THE ARRESTS AT MITYLENE.
GREECE PROTESTS.
ATHENS, Jan. 30. The Goverment has protested against the arroste at Mityleno which have elicited a freni profest from the Central Powers..
ADMIRAL TUKE DIES FROM WOUNDS.
TONDON, Jan. 10. The death from wounds of Rear
Admiral Tuko is announced."
· FOOTBALL PLAYER HILLED IN ACTION
Losboy Jan. 10.1 Second-Lient Cpril Bussey, of the South Staffordshire Regiment, the well-known football player, has been lilled in action..
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(Wah Te# Yat Pa's Service.)
THE, ENTHRONEMENT.
PERING, Jan. 11. Prince Pu Lan (great-grandson of the Emperor Tao Kuang) has advised the Emperor to ascend the Throne without delay. ̈*
The Prince has been appointed to Lake charge of the Seals as the cerernong of the enthronement.
KWANGTUNG MAGISTRATES
PUNISHED.
PESING, Jan. 11.
A mandate dogrades Kot Ming Yan, magistrate of the Tam district of Kwartung, and Chung Tso-sik, magistrate of Hothong, for allowing prisonera to escape.
rule.
tickets without the printer's name and According to H. K. V. R. Order of to-- address appended.
Mr Muskett said Dunn received about day's date the dreng for Paraden £70 for the printing. The actual promotor to-morrow at 5 15 p.m. will be drill order. My son, who is just 24 years old, of the lottery was not likely to come within C Co will Farade on the Cricket
the jurisdiction of British courts. The said Mrs. Viney, was bra at Saffron circular complained of bore pictures of the Ground and "D" Co. at Volunteer Head- Walden. He lived with us for seven or Eing, mombora of the Cabinet, Sir J. quarters under Sergeant Major Cooks. aight vests in South Africa, and was French, and Br J Jelliceal while prizes Recruits on the Cricket around under educated at Kingswood College, inable in War Loan Stock,"
of £100,000, £50,000, and £25,000, pay. Sergeant Major Bond. Signalling Section
warg mentioned.. Grahamstown; sad when we came to In respect of the tickets alone the printer at Volunteer Headquarters. Uniform to England he went to Mill Hill School was liable to Enes totaling over 2500,000. be worn.
At the outbreak of the war. Ho to Mr Bros fined each defendant £25 or Lurned to the Cape and joined Prince three moethe' Imprisonment for the first
Alfred & Guards, and served six months for each of the 100,000 sickets from which To-day's Advertisement
with the Union forces in South Africa. his name was omitted, the amount in this Then, in March of this year he got scan being 2104 38. 10. commission in the Armoured Car Squa dron of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserver
To June he obtained a transfer to the air service, and on July 1 got his flying certificate
FOREIGN TRADE OF JAPAN IN 1915.
NOTICE
TINGLISH LADY wishing to return to Eugland would be glad to take charga of Children in retern for passage.
Apply
c/o Cure Mix Office. Hongkong, Jan. 14. 1918.
And thus is "all thero is to be told The foreign trade of Japan in 1916 about him," Mrs. Wizey concluded, ex shows exports of over Ten 700,000,000 cept that we are all very glad and proud. and importa over Yea 350,000,000 and that of Chogen (Korea) Yeu 42,000,000 From Paris Bouter's corespondent in Imports and Ten $3,000,000 in exports,
OURE THAT COUGH. transmitea report on British official Thus the total of imports and exports authority, that Bul-Lion Vines and the fo over Yen 1,023,000,000 and the c
We does not mean that you bare JEIEN you have a troublesome cough. TN buying a cough medicine for children, Corato de Sincay, when they destroyed of exporta sve importa is over Yen
comption or that you are going to bave bear in mind that Chamberlain's Congh-German-auhmarme of Middelkerke on-175,000,000.
The Imports, compared with 1914 versi bat doos mesp that year langs are Remedy to the best for colds, croup and Sunday, descended to willun 1.000. Ges whooping cough, and this. It contains ng that the times the height of St Paul's reduced to the extent of Tem 10,000,000threatened and is just as well to be on the of ide ang lake Chamberinin's Cough harmful drug. Wor-ale by all heists Cathedral of the vessel beldie raeling the exporta exceed 1914 by over, Bamady before it is too late. For mis by
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