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TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1916
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S
TELEGRAMS.
(Renter's Service to the China Mail)
JAPAN AND CHINA.
"INCONVENIENT" FOR JAPAN TO
RECEIVE CHINA'S ENYOY.
LONDON, Jan. 17.
THE FIGHTING ON THE
STRYPA
DIFFICULTIES OF THE AUSTRO- GERMAN WITHDRAWAL.
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The Times Correspondent at
PETROGRAD, Jun. 17. Peking telegraphs that the Japancoc
The Austro-Gerraan withdrawal Minister bas informed the Foreign Offer that circumstances have arisensus the Strypu (in Galicia) is of
the most precarious character.
which render it inconvenient for the
The Russians attacked violently. Emperor of Japan to receive China's Special Envoy At this juncate-One enemy, division was nearly a The Japanese Government naks whole day crossing nad lost half of the Government of China to postpone its effectives.
"the Envoy's departure.
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[The Special Flavoy was being sent for Tukyu to couvy to the Emperor of Japan the folicitations of the Chinese Govern
- ment-upon- His Majesty's Coronation and
is
it was intended to confer upon Majesty bag the highest Chiuse Bonours.]
CARDINAL MERCIER'S VISIT TO ROME.
LARGE DOSSIER LEFT WITH
THE POPE.
Bems, Jan.. 17.
The Italian Press' extends, a pathetic welcome to Cardinal Mor.
`cler (from Belgium).
The Cardinal had long audiences with the Pope pad Cardinal Gaspar,
the Vatican Secretary of State, respectively and lett a large dossier with the Pope.
HOW LORD MONTAGU WAS SAYED.
LONDON, Jan 17 Lord Montagu, one of the Persia His Lordship survivors, is in Paris is still suffering from lack of sleep and pain from his wounds, but progressing favourably.
THE OPERATIONS IN
"MESOPOTAMIA.
BRITISH-FORCE-SEARING-JUL-DE-
Toypos, Jan. 17. The British relieving tores con. tinues to draw nearer to Kut..
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE BERGEN. FIRE.
COXESPARTA, Jan. 17.
The damage done by the great fire at: Borgen, is now extcalated at 55 millions sterling.
"Four hundred valuable properties were deakryed,
CHINA'S NEUTRALITY.
SOME GERMAN COMPLAINTS AND THE ANSWERS
TO THI
BALSAMIC
COUGH LINCTUS
TER TACHT Maxɑko.” *VL--Thapa privite zacht, “Mekong" was armed and anchored in the Whangpor | river for many, days. She subsequently changed, bez anaharaga to. Warmong nưự the mouth" of the Yangue; add was placed" under the commander of a British Naval offer, huisting the British war fing. All-informed correspondent" umpi [it appe-re that the fate of this case the most valuable of its kind, in case of Cough, Asthus Bronchitis, Shortcom a plies to the Paking papers the following commualanced by the German Breathing or Difoulty of Expectoration; and while is removes the scoumalatias o
The mid and soothing Influence which this preparation ha claron ihan
Only one person perished, but some reply-to an article appearing in the Fuegatia", tu, the Wai Chiao Pa on Sept phe ga, from its Tonia and Astringent virtues in ̈praventa ita formation, ani zilag
were injured. Clothes, blankets and provisions are arriving for the refugees.
CHINESE TELEGRAM.
(Wah Ti Yat Po'a Service),"
THE CHINESE OF THE SOUTH SEAS.
PEXING, Jan. 17. The Government intends to depute State Councillor Cheang Chen Fin and the former Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Heung Sinkwan, to proceed to the South Seas to pacify the Chinose
residents there,"
Tageblat fur Nord-China, German Sth. On investigation being made by the paper published in Tientsin, in which the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs at Bhangir itation of the mam wass of the throat and chest, rondaring thong dalits perta
suscep ible of future irritation and disease. Chinese dareroment is charged with hay- † hai, it was found that the yacht had left. Ing failed to phaarve the Articles of Neu trality promulgated on August 9, 1914. The "Tageblati" enumerates a long line of thirty seas, in caoh of which it alleges that the Chinese Government has been guilty of a branch of neutrality. The writer of the reply who has and soon to authoritative sources of information," deals
with the cases mentioned by the
blats" eristim.
the word "That, in each numbered count The Erst paragraph, commencing with *tates the **Tageblattu” allegation; and the next paragraph is the comment in reply. i
report
TEN TUO-BOAT VICTORIA." VII-THsTatug boat named "Victorix” from August 11, 1814, piled between belonging to a British. Sem, commencing Shanghal and the Biddle Telands, the achorage of British and French warships, and also took in provisions and other military supplies at the wharf of the Messagerie Maritimes in the Frensh
allora in neiform were on board the tag- Concession to the presstes of a Chinese Customs officer." "It was found that French
boat, their har band besting the inscriptions Daplats" and "Decides". The Chinese Authorities than withheld the licenca of THE CLIMÀTUM, AND THE “WAR-ZONA."
the tug boat; but this did not hinder ber I-TT on August 16, 1914, Japan—from making the usual voyage to and fro. izboring under the pressure of England She was also ordered by the Customs and under the pretext of preasing peace officers at Woosing to cosas her running to the Far Ea - p. septed an Ultimatum but the order was not obeyed.
Germany. Japan also forced Chins to
It appears that the "hinese authorities declare a war-anne within which tha Allied at Sh mahal conducted negotiations with Groups were from to attack the lossed the Foreign Authorities concerned, and erritory of Kisochow. The protest of the sixa exercised vigilance in order to maintain Chinese Government lodged with the China's neutrality. According to British and Japaseas Legations were of no from the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs at Shanghai to the Cantal. Gorerament, [Is la to be noted that after the enm-the said tog-boat, Vistoria," did not mencement of the European war, Germany after Oct. 28th. undertake the trips. made as of the Kisschow Harbour as her reported by the Tageblatt.] military and naval bass and captured several merchant ships of her onesies, thus inter fering with shipping business. At that time China was powerless to fores Gary to observe her dea rulity and to disarm the troops in Kinochow or German German warships in the harbour. Repeated written protests were lodged against the anti-Da-of- he British and the Japanone which China Cervatory was stablished prior to the was likewise unable to prevent. When the European war and has been used to rend British and Japanese troops landed at is still uncertain whether the Observatory on weather reports to merchant ships. It Labg Row, ady being to attack Tring-tao, Ching bad either to delimit war-zone or so did sand any cods-messages to British and re-let them by fores. China, in view of the French warsh pe. However, the Chiness a culise circumstances and in o dar to Government immediately spon receipt of restrict the evils of war to as small a sphere the protest of the German Legation on the 18 possible, decided to set in accordancs gacter, remonstrated with the French with the precedent, met in Manchuria Legation requesting that the Observatory daring he Russo-Japanese war, and socor. should be prohibited from making such ure dingly delimited the war-zons.]
of its wireless installation.]
EARLIER TELEGRAMS, G
(Reuter's Service to the China Mois.)
MESSAGE FROM KING GEORGE TO
KING PETER.
A CONFIDENT. VIEW OF THE POSITION.
*
LONDON, Jan. 17.
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Mr. Chamberlain in the House of Commous announced that the forceKing George is a telegram to King on the lath int. carried the Wad Pater saga-I am fully convinced that the Allies, together with the heroic position, to which the Turks hud Serbian Army, are in a position to win The enemy's rear-guard has now people. retired after being defeated at Drah. back completo independence, for your
taken up positions at Essian, aix miles eastward of Kut.. The weather continues bad.
AT SALONIKA.
GENERAL SARRAIL TAKES SUPREME COMMAND.
THE NEW VICEROY OF INDIA.“
ANOTHER TRIBUTE TO LORD
CHELMSFORD.
A BRORUITING BUREAU,
mexeures to put a stop thereto.]
__3WD BRIZINH_GUNBOATS.
A WIRELESS 'STATION. VIII-THAT the wireless station of the Slocaver Observatory at Shanghai-which is under French control,-in. August, 1914, French war-ships. exchanged soda-meargon with. British and
The wireices station of the Slosawai
ANOTOKA. "* WIRELESS" COMPLAINTA,
-That-on September 1974, the French in their concession at Shanghai are blished wireless telegraphic commu cation with Saigon and that at about the same time the Engli-h so made use of a merchantship in the Shanghai harbour to send off wireless messages.
"TITEAT1" oguz, 1914, the Franch Tient-in established a recruiting bureau in the station of the 19th Colorial Infantry Regiment and also established a ranch recruiting bureau the Eat Arsenal which LONDON, Jia. 17. is situat din terri oy under Chinesa
jur'sdiction. The Morning Post, commenting apor
[With
respoći to this allegation it must Est is to be observed that the wireless the appointment of Lord Chelmsford as bo point out that the Chieu Govern station in the French concession dres not Viceroy of India. says a Governor whement immediately upon being informed by seem to be the only one in the Forsign SALOSIKA. Jan. 17.
bas been through a Constitutional crisis the German Legation at Peking, toukotriements in Shanghai, and the merchant Generul Sarrail to-day bas taken like that of which Lord Chelmsford har
ships of the different countries at the port are generally fitted with apparatas for over the supreme-wwand-of-the the pilotage in Queensland cannot be
called an untried man. Elia comiate IT-Txir the German river gunboatment have repeatedly negotiated with the wireless-elegraphy The Chinese Govern British and Frener forces.
trative experience is much beyond thatUtter" and "Vaterinn, were dias mol Foreign Legations to remove the apparatus „This unity of" command is wel of the Earl of Mayo, who bad barels Nanking on August 6th and 8th but they generally adoptada nun.com. comed in the British and French any, when Lord Beaconsfield beckoned reactively. Upon the application of the mittal attitude alleging that they world him to the Viceroyalty, but whe Castoma, who is a Britisher, the two shipships of certain Power had not removed British Consul and the Commissioner of not comply with the quest so long as the military circles alike. General Bar nevertheless, made one of the best were laterned while the British river their wireless apparatus. There are German rail is not only the senior General on Governors-General that Indiv basunboats, Tealand Widgeon." wore hips in Shanghai which are still equipped the spot but bas a remarkable record, koown. All Lord Chelmsford's country.ap to Angust 15th, still intact at Chung with apparatus for wireless telegraphy. inchiding the baffling of the Crown en wil wish him well when, after a king, 03 October 23rd, 1914, the offears to brief visit to England, he goes out and men of the "Tol" and "Widgeon." Prince who with infinitely stronger to take up the great responsibilities and boarded the steamship She bun for forces failed to break through the heavy laboura of his new office. Their Shanghai: The arrow and animu, ition of French lines at Verdun. The those who know him most intimately and Cat Changking
beat guarantee of his success is that the said gunboats were stored in the Tarehouse of the English firm, Mackenzie ho kept slipping off the wreckage to tions between General Sarrail and are most confident of his capacity to rise which he was clinging. Only the General Mabog (in command of the to its demande. waistcoat kept härm afloat.
British forces) ure niost cordial..
French war, correspondents «esti-
In an interview his Lordship said that during the last twenty-four hours at sea he thought all was over, He suffered grently from thirst. He owed his life to the fact that he was wearing an inflatable waistcoat, for
After his arrival at Malta Lord Montagu received a message froinmate the enemy forces in Macedonia the King congratulating libu upon his
at 250,000, anil say that the British escape.
recently have obtained more rein-
THE INIQUITY OF A DOUBLE. · INCOME TAX.
LONDON, Jan. 17. The Times say the iniquity of the double income-tax is not unlikely to lead to definite proposals by the Dominion Premiers when they meet in London in the near future. That
serious mischief is already being done is shown by the decision of the Bombay Tramways Company in favour of transferring its registered offices from London to Bombay.
The Times emphasises "that" the renoval from Londen in such cdsey
is regrottuble on political as well
08
KAISER AGAIN AT THE FRONT.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 17. An official communication from Berlin forcements. The French are receiy-states that the Kaiser returned to the
[root on Sunday. ing quickfirers and machine guns
ITALIANS CAPTURE MUCH BOOTY
...FROM AUSTRIANS.
mounted on armoured cars.
ri
ENEMY AEROPLÄNE FELLED AT 'SALONIKA.
"SALONIKÄ, Jun. 17.
British guns brought down a ̈ Ger- man aeroplane in the Allied zone. Two airinen in the machine were killed.
THE SITUATION AT CORFU.
ATHENS, Jan. 17. 'It is semi-officially announced that
on commercial and industrial the Austrian Consul at Corfu, who grounds. Experience has shown is the agent of the Austrian Lloyd.
that the inainterance of the English hag. been arrested.'
status tends to orders for equipment
and maintenance being placed with British rather than with alien indus- Both directly and
trial concerns.
indirectly the Treasury is subjecting itself to loss by short-sighted insist ence upon the inequitable assessment of Indian shareholders.
ANOTHER SPANISH STEAMER SUNK
LoxDos, Jan. 17. The Spanish steamer Belgien hän been sunk Twenty-three of the crow have been picked up
LABOUR AND COMPULSION.
The Prefect at Corfu reports that
ROM, Jan. 17...
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[To be Continued] »
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVES.
It is to be pointed out that the Chines
MEDICAL VIEMPTION Government had to carry out a protracted negotiation with the representatives of the Exemption from duty will be permitted British Government with regard to these only on the Certificate of Surgeon Super- two gunboats. Finally on Sept. 17th, intendent Jordan, who will examine 1914, the British Consulat Chungking. in Police Reservists at his Consulting Room association with the Superintendent of Customs there, removed three breech locks from 2 p.m. to 5 pm. daily except on from the principal of the ganhosts Suturdaga and Sundays, "Tent" and " "Widgeon" of
and 1,294 shel
Men requiring certificates must obtain
which we then placed in the safe keeping Forms Irony Inspectors Latamest, Sirdar of the Garrison Commissioner i at the post
Oct 8th, the two ganba wars father Khan, Alves, or J. M. Wczy. In their disarmed of their machine-guns, rifles, sence Forms may be obtained from pistola ad bayonets, which were stored the M.L, or D.S.P., to whom also the with the English fim Mackenzie members of the Staff should apply. & Co... and the ammuni on thereof
All current certificates will be regardeś | was, on the 13th of eme
ammunition arms and
Tho
month
wero
:
N. C. BYTICIS.
All N.C.O are required to meet at
MAXIM.CUM.
A communique stares that there was is deposited with the same company. as cancelled after January 10th.. an intense cannonade on the 14tb fuathandel to the British firm in the presence on the beiglits to the north west of of a deputy of the Garrison Communioner. Gorizia, followed by a night attack by The German paper, in taking exception to the Magistracy on Thursday, January the enemy in large force." They were the sims and ammunition being stored with 20th, at 5.00 p.m. sharp. repulsed tur, being reinforced, they the British firm has overlooked the fact succeeded in entering the Italiab trenches that the Chinese Government are at liberty near Oslavin. A sigurons Italian counter attack on the morning of the 15th drove the enemy beyond Oslavia, the Italiana reoccupying the trenches and capturing much booty.
THE GREAT FIRE AT BERGEN.
...
GOVERNMENT MEASURES
CHRISTIANIA, Jad. 17. Details of the fire at Bergen are lack
With reference to Orders of December
to make any arrangements they chose for 2nd to 23rd, members having experience the safe koeping of war-lika musterials. I is farther to be pointed out that, with of Maxim gun working are requested to regard to the paper's statement that the communicate with this offer. officers and men of the gunboats bear eð theShu,hun" for Shangbai, the Chinesa Government bare treated foreign military men who ste zo in uniform, carry no arms and are aut organised in army units, just
PARADES.
Wednesday, January 10th-No. 2 Company and all Recruits thereof....
Thursday, January 20th Parade of
as any ordinizy foreigners. The military No. 1 Company cancelled. 'men of German and "Austrian nationality have also hoen socorded the same treatment]
DECATING A REMITTANCE,
Friday, January 21xNo. 3 and 4 Companies.
"
KUSHETRY PART IL.
the entry and depucture of ships in ing owing to the breakdown of the Shanghai-Manking and Pukow-Houthow, passed Part I. will stand the Razgo
IV.THAT the Chinese railway lines, Sunday, January 23rd-All FC who the harbour is prohibited without telegraphs. The warship Edswold bus which are o der Ergish control, withbald, Nos. 3 and 4 Platoons will leave Blake permission being obtained from the left for Bergen with provisions and daring August 1914, the transportation of Pier at 9 a.m., and Nos. 1 and 2 t French military authorities. Tele-bee for the destitate, the Government specs to Teings. For in Lance, ro
providing sugar and corn. Engineers mittance of $200,000 from the Bank of
Bank of p. Uniform, with either caps, or Chica at Shanghai to its branch at Tainanfu belinets. * withheld by
the British Chief-engineer st. Hauchow où August 8th. The bag age d Сотложе
sus travelling to Tsingtan was also of British nationality. under the surveillance of the railway officars
phone communication has been re-have left to build sheds. King Haakon established. All telegrains are co- and the Minister for War, have also left sored and newspaper telegrama: pro- to visit the scene of the conflagration. Libited.
MORE SURVIVORS OF THE CLAN
The Serbian Crown Prince, with a number of Staff Offcors, has arrived from Scutari.
KING PETER OF SERBIA.
ATHENS, Jan. 17. King Peter has arrived at Edipsos fron Salonika on board a French
PROTEST AGAINST THE ACTION OF torpedo-bout destruyer.
LABOUR EXECUTIVE."
SERBIAN GOVERNMENT" IN ITALY.
ROME, Jan 17.
It is stated that the Serbian when Government will instal itself for
tome time at Brindisi,
LONDON, Jas. 17." At Hartlepool the Amalgamated Engineers have passed a rosolationTM protesting against the Executive with out mandate voting against the Compulsion Bill, expecially thousands of our members are defend- ing the country on land and on sea."
FRENCH GUNS ACTIYE.
PARIS, Jan. 17.
A communique states that French guns are active between the Somme
BY ELECTION...
LONDON, Jan. 17. Mr S. Finney, a Labourite, has been returned unopposed for North
weet Staffords
U
"MACFARLANE.".
LONDON, Jan. 17. The Captain and five of the crew of the Clan Macfarlane have been picked up and brought to Marseilles..
PEACE ADVOCATES MOBBED IN LONDON.
LONDON, Jan. 17.
EA
BAND.
Friday, January 21st-Practice 6 p.m.
ABMLETE.
Members are reminded that they have
[The Alleged holding back of the remis Police authority whether in uniform pr tance of $200,000 by the Tientai Pakow mufti, sad that they must exercise song Rafway arose cut of a misunderstanding on the occasion of any Fires Accident, It appears that the Lá tang Transposta los or other serious occurrence. But when Co., which andertook the remitance fo the Enok of Chinx, did not give the 24 in mufti they will necessarily be treated. hours notice to the Railway authorities as as civilinna at free, accidents, etc, by was necessary in the shipment of large Police on duty unless they wear armlete. sums of money. The Railway was hard fresh issue of timlets will shortly be pressed for rolling took, and consequently the said sum of $200,000 was held over made to new embets until soffialsüb sonommodation..could be
JOINED.- arged for the carriage of the
LELTY
D. J. Mackenzie, - SA APPOINTMENT.
bozer of silver enine.. There was a delay of 24 hours the consignment being delivered Tamente on the 11th. As to the allegod
The Hoc. C.S.P. bas ordered the incrimination agaice the baggage of Ger appointment of P.C. D. J. Mackenzie, man passer gars enquiry has failed to find with 24 years regular Felice and Volus out anything to bear out the allegation of teer service, to the rank of Stoff the Tageblatt,
Inspector.
CONVOY STEAMÉRA
Mr. Anderson, a member of the House of Commous, attempted to make an anti-conscription speech at Shrfeld, but an uproar, which lasted an hour and half, prevented him from speaking. / A number of preifats attempted to hold a meeting at the Brotherhood Tear the con-oy steamers, ELAD Chorob, Kingsland, London, with a log and Ohang of the Hongking view to urging Great Britain's with Government, wise lying Shanghai from drawal from the war, Fireworks ware Harbour regulations of that port,
August 11th in the 19th in deßanfe of the
thrown from thứ gallery -- and the So far can be certained, t the steamers audience rushed the platform, pelling bowing add Stanly sad late the pacifists with red ochre. The moet Woung ont-ils of the Fed Boor con lag ended with the singing of Rule August 20th and left on the 23rd 10 do Britannia, the police escorting the not seem that these two did anything in defiance of the Harbour Hegalations of the port.1
pacifists to safety.
PC., JENKIN
DS.P. (Reserves.):
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