Page
BATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 3.)
LANCASHIRE COTTON-WEAVERS.
AN ADVANCE IN WAGES"
Loxpox, Jan. 5. "In accordance with an agreement ade a few months ago 200.000 Lancashire cotton.weavers, mostly women, are receiving a 5 par cant. adrance in wages, while the 3 per bent, advance previously granted as war bonus has been converted into regular advance.
THE SITUATION IN GREECE.
THE PINCHING PROCESS.
LONDON, Jaz. A
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE SHANGHAI FIRE.
THE CABLE, COMPANIES BUILDING.
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TheN.C. Daily News of the 1st inst. contains the following details of the fre reported a few days ago in a 'cable from our Shanghai correspondent ----
one of the towers came down, broka through the floor and carried the Are with it. This spread was, however, quickly checked. Again at the back in the paper store the are worked through the door. It was only as the result of four hours! hard work that the Bre
was
the top of the building, though, of course, all floors suffered considerable damage from water-
THE DAMAGE.
The blockada is pinching Greece and GREAT CONFLAGRATION AVENTED got under. It was confined mainly to fights are a daily occurence gutside the bakeries The stocks of grain and flour are barely, sufficient to last until the riddle of Januars Mutinous Reservists are terrorising Athens, reising to re cognise any authority. Military Party, which originally encour ged the Reservists, are now obliged to how to the dictates of what is really an armed mob.
The establishment of's Commune, ike that at Paris in,1978, is possiblė.
Even "the
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SCOTTISH LETTER.
(From Our Open Correspondent.)
November 29.
STANDARD SHIPS
In all the shipbilding centres in Scotland the increasing dearth of ship The Great Northern Telegraph Cobertes in the shipyards by the launch- ping tonnage and the froeing of many suffered the worst, their instrument room' being bally damaged. The Easterning of Admiralty work is bringing up Extension had time enough to
the possibility of starting a real scheme large quantity of apparatua to the Chinese Telegraph Administration, for tackling the shipping problem.
on the first floor, after removing their while the Commercial Pacific Cable Co. There is, of course, a good des! of talk instruments, were able to replace them about standardization, but so far the and under Mr O. Crewe Read the staff commitments of the yards have been worked so well that at 3.30 am, yoster. day he was able to report to Manils that great, and the prosure of necessity has not been great enough. I undan Was wall The brigade continued hard at work stand, however, that we may look through the early morning, and subse
One of the most serious fires in Shapy. hai-serious that it jeopardized Shang That's remmuncation with the rest of the world-cccurred on Monday evening at the building in which are situated the Great Northern, Eastern Extension, and Commercial Facifc cable companies. THE CAMPAIGN IN EAST AFRICA.
Thongh the full cveks of the fire are by no means as great se they were exquently the staff went to work and for a very big scheme as an early FURTHER BRITISH PROGRESS..
pected to be during fonday evening, damped down. It is impossible to state date. What is urgently wanted is the actual damage, but the most Valu- LONDON, Jan. 4. they have resulted in a considerable disable parts of the instruments were cargo vessels of the most economical ΣΟ Jay,' the moat An East Africa official communiqué location of telegraphic traffic, though the saved. The Great Northern. Telegraph type; that is
ateal and labour to staffs of the various concerns are to be Co. are covered by insurance, but it is economical use
understood that the caries belonging to
produce the greatest deadweight carry- We started on Monday strongly gratulated on the mucose in which Capt. Rahnson are not insured It is officially announced that the entrenched lines in the Meta Valley, they met so nafortunate an experience. Peen yesterday morning the upper ing capacity. A free exchange of taken place between Inde between Australia and Japan southward of Uluguru Hills, inflicting The fire bas driven the Great Northern floor was completely gutlet though eginions bas
shipbuilders, shipowners, and the Ad- For the first ten months of 1916 was causities and capturing several and the Eastern Extension to the Chinese the floors and walls appeared to have
guns and howitzers. We pursued the Telegraph Administration's offices, where stood the strain excellently."
miraly, and it is probable that a schema valued at £6,313,368, which is enemy to within eleven miles north-west they are working under considerable
will consolidate under which the of Kibambawe, towards the Rufiji Valley.iculties, while the Commercial Pacife record.
Meanwhile, a detached column made cube Company base not had to rethore.
Admimity itself will take over the a wide detour in a dificult, trackless
ordering and possession of the new country, and established itself astridle Causequently, though during the re
shipping, which will be an ideal type of
JAPANESE-AUSTRALIAN TRADE.
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SVESEY, Jun. S.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
GERMANY'S CHASTENED MOOD.
SPECTRE OF ECONOMIC,RUIN.
LONDON, Jan. 4.
The impression is growing that Ger many has so far climbed down that abe has communicated to President Wilson at least the outlines of peace, terms which she originally flatly refuserl.
states:-
"Our farcos further east established themselves astride of the tracks leading southward from Rufiji Delta, where there. wore considerable enemy forces.
WHERE THE FINE ORIGIŞATED.
The British forces eastwand of the Irings and Ubena line are driving a The building weespied by the cable strong detachment towards Mahenge.compables, No. 7 The Bund, is a detach ei block with wide alleyways at the sides and a late space separating it from the editice occupiest by the Municipal Public Works Department
CALLOUS GERMAN SUBMARINE
PIRATES.
DISREGARD FOR NON-COM-
BATANTS.
in the rear are two wings between which is an log fire escape running to the top, which except for the Union Bailding is one of the highest on The und. It was in the top stores that the Bre originated.
·
As about 8.20 p.m. the Central Fall
1.
The
A report was current last night that two or three persons had been arrested on a charge of incendiarism. But there is no truth in this.
THE TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE Mr W. Bullard, manager of the Eas- tem Extension Telegraph Co., was seen in the room placed at his disposal by the of the roads leading southward from the inder of the holidays no Bculty was Chinese Telegraph Administration, where an instrument fud been installed which found in keeping pace with the messages,s already dealing with massages. He cargo-carrier, specially suited" to the Rusiji Valley.
it is expected that the resumption explained that they hoped to be able to requirements of the present time and of business there will be a fair amount of return to their old quarters in a few the immediate future. One type, it
as the arch days, us
architects had assured them
hemmay be predicted, will not meet the congestion,
the walls were sound.
ine situation, but even if three standard working were at present
Le one way, but it was types were evolved it is contended that it would not be long before the economy would be enormous. they
"duplex. wern working
GLADSTONE STATUE IN EDINHCECH. machine they wore asing was connected with the old building, and messages
The much discussed Gladstone would be taken downstairs over the counter of the Chinese Telegraph Ad-memorial for Edinburgh is at last placed ministration be a delay in handling unveiled It stands in St. Andrew in position, although not yet formally There would time.
Square, at the east end of George Street, messages for
This at present was not noticeable as there was only holiday traffe to be dealt on the site formerly occupied by Sir with, bat is would be accentuated when Joho Steele's "Alexander and Bucep the commercial messages were again to halts" The memorial is designed and executed by Mr. Pitteadrigh Mac the dealt with.
gillivray, RSA and is an imposing and original piece of work. It stands 23it. high, is 28ft, broad, and 18ft. long: the bases are of red granite, and the main and subsidiary ägarea are of bronze. Mr. Gladstone is shown in Court dress, over which is the gowa of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. At a lower altitude are figures on a large scale representing Eloquence and History. From the front centre there juts forward a prowlike projection carrying Importers from Chizer and Japan uree boys: between them is placed a struizing to supply the demand in this the boys, is a great laurel wreath with Greek tripod on which, supported-by- country for a wide variety of staples and bande on either side inscribed with supplies, according to A. S. Kutzer, of quotations from Homer. Four upright San Francisce, an importer, who arrived female figures are placed round the in New York recently. Mr. Ketner said central structure representing Faith, that there was a ready sale for every type Fortitude, Vitality, and Measure. On of imported material that could be one of the panels is introduced a medal- lion portrait of Mrs. Gladstone. The obtained.
figure of Mr. Gladstone, which of course dominates the memorial, is striking sod impressive. The note is one of strong character with power in repose. The group of Greek youths with the tripod is the one touch of fancy which the sculptor has allowed himself, and it imparts an agreeable note of lightness into the design.
Meanwhile, the Luthorities at Wasb- ington maintain absolute scerary, but Americans are convinced that important developments are progressing under the surfaco. The chastened mood of the
LONDON, Jan. 4. Germans is attributed to the British
The Admiralty announces that be. blockade which is grinding slowly hot surely. The spectre of economic ruin, siries the cases of the Rappas Hanner with the inevitable consequences of and Westminder, a further instance of internal commotion, evidently the mallans disregard of lives of revealed ina frightening the German leaders of all non-combatants is parties, although some continue their German wireless message of November Sth which reported the torpedoing of threats of frightfulness.
the North Wales. Nothing since has been beard, beyond a piece of varnished wood marked North Wales which was found at Sennen Cove. Bodies strand ent on the Cornish conss-are-presumed to be those of the crew who took to the boats when gales were prevalent and were drowned.
The feeling of fear has been increased by the shortage of the harvest of potatoes, Germany's mainstay, which is but 20,000,000 tons, compared with $1,000,000 ton is 1915,
PREMIER'S MESSAGE TO THE DOMINIONS.
LONDON, Jan. 3.
· SHIPS SUNK.
LONDON, Jan. 3, The Colonial Office has published a "The steamers Bay Craig (British), and message from Mr. Lloyd George, on his | Britannic and Allik (Norwegian) have abumption of the Premiership to the been sunk. Premiers of the Dominions. follows:
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Tower reported seeing strange smoke sing in the vicinity of the Bund and Prochow Roads and as it seemed that areign, property was involved, the whole. of the Fire Brigade was 'tured out, Com- | › panies Nos. 1, and 7 being the st to arrive. They had no idea where the Ere actually was, and it was only after a slight delay that they weat round to the back of the cable offices where they hotel smoke tusuing from the-mof, more particularly from the south-west earner, but also from the other wing There was also slight farte under the vige of the me. I would thus appear that if the fire, the case of which is at prosent unknown, did not originate in two places, it at least had some hold ta both wings at the time of the arrival of
Rafroud facilities to transport in the brigade. The central portion of the top was arooking, but there was fre
purts from the Pacific coast to the East THE WHOLE EGIGADE AT WOLK. is our greatest prohiem." he said last Lines of hose were immediately run "I send you, on behalf of the people. af the old country, a message to our
up to the top foer to supplement the appliances installed, the pressure from brothers beyond the seas, that it is our
which was insuficient for such werk. unfaltering determination that the sacri-
Entry to the foor was obtained up the
The imperts from the Far East, be fces weand you have made, and have stil to make, shall not be in vain, and the
iron fire escape and on breaking the ceil-added, embrace every sort of luxury and fight which we are waging together for
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reing, the space above that and below the staple necessity and conscience. Maza humanity and civilisation shall be fought to triumphant issue. We realise that ports: We successfully raided trenches roof was found to be well alight. Fofactured materials of all kinds which were Edinburgh and Glasgow, are deeply with football quite as flagrant. The we shall need every man who can be north-east of Arras. Twice we entered were got to work and it was found thaa | shipped to this country from Chins and interested in the scheme for the situation is, indeed, a serious one. If
the neighbourhood of the conflagration was spreading to the put in the field, every pound which positions in
in treble the quantity now. The demand Scotland, the principal object of whieb, Football League will require to bestir rigid public economy can provide, and Wytachacte and drove off a party front and had aiready, assumed serions before the war are being shipped establishment of a Russian Institute in the aport is to continue, the Scottish HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT. every effort which a united people can endeavouring to approach us cast of proportions. At the same time all the for materiale of every kind and the lick as I have already written you, is to itself and insist on the observance of available assistance was called for the of supply, he said, bave tended to advance bring Scottish traders into direct teach the special rules which, it passed for the put forth to help our soldiers and sailors Arraentieres.
Sre float was summoned and the Hong
with Russian traders. A large share of period of the war. In these rules the kew Company, which had been standing
How long this deroand will last fr.the Baltic trade has always been done regular employment of players-on by, was called upon to attend. The Kutner does not know, nor can be eat with the East Coast ports of Scotland; work other than football--is demanded floor first involved was used for storage
HOOD it will be before the and the opening of the new ice free and it is expredly laid down purposes and enntained a large quantity apply is cut off or greatly diminished. port of Alexandrovorks in Janurry on under penalty that no club shall the Mourman Peninsula in the north of allow ita interests to interfere with A communiqué anys: There has been of paper, and curio. Immediately be The Far East, as well as this country Russia will most certainly increase this the work of players engaged on a fairly violent artillery duel west of neath was the office of the Eastern Ex. the Souins-Sommepys Hond, ia the tension, which came in for most damage. regions of Donaumons and Pepper Hill. There was a fair breeze blowing and An enemy aeroplane dropped two bomba there seemed every prospect of the on Compiegne, a woman being injured. Brigade having a hard job to get the There was no damage.
fames under control,
in their heavy task. The splendid contributions to the common cause already made by the Dominions give us sure confidence that their determination is no less high than ours, and, however long the path to final victory, we shall tread it alongside."
Replica echoing Mr. Lloyd George's sentiments have been published from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africs and Newfoundland.
THE STRUGGLE IN THE DOBRUDJA.
RUSSIANS FORCED TO GIVE WAY.
LONNDO, Jan. 5.
,
THE WESTERN FRONT.
BRITISH RAID TRENCHES.
LONDON, Jan. 4. «
VIOLENT ARTILLERY DUEL.
PARIS, Jan. 5.
TRAIN COLLISION IN SCOTLAND.
MANY CASUALTIES. @
LONDON, Jan. 5. Eleven persons were killed and 13 injured as the result of a collision With the capture of Macia, the between a train containing holiday dafence of the Dobradja is virtually makers and alight engine, between Over The Russians, baving evacuated Edinburgh and Glasgow last evening. the rest of that territory had to fall back on the Macin bridgo-head in order to protect, Braila on the flank. It has now whittled down, under pressure of reiterated attacks, until all that remains to the Russians is the narrow belt of land between the marabes, which carries the Danube the highway between
and Braila, but the advance úpon Braila
has been so effectually retarded that it
FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA,
IMMENSE DAMAGE
BRISBANE, Jan. 5. The Istest reports show that the
Chief Officer Pett took over the direc tion of the men in the building, while the staffs of the companies took in band the removal of their instraments to infer quarters. Firemen with ladders got to work above the celling under protecting streams of water and succeeded in bold- ing the fire in one or two places, bot hot before it had spread to the front. Hers' the two towers, under which were stored the paper, drew the fire in their direction and added considerably to the general blaze. The men inside the build- ing were alded on the outside by the
uight. There are bottoms enough to bring the imports trom the Far East, but because of the erermons freight move ments shipping facilities from the coast are hard to get."
prices.
route how
THE PROPOSED RUSSIAN INSTITUTE.
Dundee and Aberdeen, as well as
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE
BATTINGFUN. DIVISION..
Wednesday, January 10th, 2.30 p.m. Company drill.
Saturday, January 19th, 10.30 - Parade at Saiyizspan Headquarters. Dress: Dell order.
PROMOTION.
William Walkinshaw Fox, Divisional
and the rest of the world, depends for traffic. Our ports are favourably Government work For disregard of Secretary to be Divisional Secretary and many of its basic materials on Eumpe situated in a geographical sense, and this and other rules there is no limit to Sergart
or the countries at war, and these sup- they expect to trap a great deal the punishment, the League being given VICTORIA DIVISION plies are cut off or are so reduced as to of the tonnage that at present "full powers to impose penalty or fine, Monday, January 8, 5:15 pm- be negligibi New York Herald.", finds its way through Hamburg or make order for suspension or dis Company drill. Queen's College Quad-
Several leading firms already missal Permission to carry on the range. atudying the problems raised, and League competition was granted mainly Tuesday, January Uth, 6.15 pan-First- making arrangements for a trade cam on nesount of such rules safeguarding Aid Locture, Queen's College. paign which will be in working order the interests of the nation. If they are Friday, January 12th, 6.15 px-Firet even before the close of the war, Notnot. to be observed, then the League
AMERICAN CABLES.
only are the great firms looking ahead, becomes a manzco to national interests, Aid Lecture, Kuerp's College. but it is interesting to note that the as indeed some of its opponents are not Aid Lecture, Queen's follege.” - youngsters who contemplats a commer low to state that it already is. Inte past THE PROHIBITION QUESTION IN cial career are already making the football bodies have taken up very com
AMERICA.
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OPPOSITION TO THE NEW PROPOSAL."
Washington, December 16-Congress turntable fire" escape, which, placed at is being deluged with petitions against
the north-west corner, directed streams to cover the men working at the head of the rasin staircase.
FRENCË BRIGADE, AMERICAN BLUKJACKETS AND WATER POLICZ. The assistance was then asked for of
may safely be assumed that the contents floods are extending over the whole of the French Fire Brigade, which attend-
BRITISH ARMOURED CARS.
communiqué sponka of British armoured cars tearing along the Braila Vizir road, heavily punishing the
the
the prohibition amendment to Constitution of the United States..
This amendment, proposes te mako prohibition a federal matter instead of 6 question to be decided by the indivi- deal states forming the confederation
PROGRESSIVE PARTY TO BE BROUGHT TO LIFE AGAIN.
Russian language a favourite study. In plaisant attitude towards the breaches of my hearing the other day a leading varions regulations. Matters are now dif merchant said to the head of a large ferent, and a vigorous policy is required secondary school, "You are making a if the masses are to be at liberty any spart; see that you keep it up." The longer to enjoy the weekly exhibitions reply of the schoolmaster was, "It wont of their favourite passtime. Thero is be a spurt if you merchants give us the no middle course. If professional, proper encouragement; it all depends football leads to slacking no profas
upon you"
QOMMERCIALISED SPORT.
(sd.) E. BALFIE,
Officer in Charge of Distri
HONGKONG POLICE RESER
POLICE RZEZAVE GAZETTE Section Cominanders who dare not sent in their lists stating the number of copies required, se per personal letter
from the undersigned, should do so with- out delay, and in any event not later, than January 12th
The Gazette Committee will meet st
the D.S.P. & office, no 6.30 pm on Mon day, January 8th.
CYCLIST PATROLS.
A zumber of new machine having been presented to the Folies Reserve a Cralist Fatrol Section is to be formed for duty on the Kowloon perinata. Members may subrait their names for salection to, this office.
„„APADQUARTERS"
sional football can be allowed.
MEMORIAL TO LORD LOCHEL. The case at a Glasgow Munitions A tablet has been placed, with the Trihanal, in which a
prominent consent of the President and Fellows, professional football player belonging to in the cloisters of Corpus Christi College à Glasgow club was feed the maximum Oxford, to the memory of the late Lord penalty for "slacking," will not tend to Lochee, who was & Fellow of the decrease the agitation for the suppression College for upwards of 40 years. As of the great granaries have already been the interior of Qurenaland. Immense ed under Fient. Dantin, and of the river damage has been done. Numerous police, as it was feared adjacent build- reuneyed out of the enemy's rough
of all forms of commercialised sport Mr. Edmund Bobertson, Lord Loches the ings might be involved, and that the bridges hare heet destroyed;
main building itself might be ton se vorg
during the continuance of the war. The represented Dandes from 1886 datil he railwaye are interrupted, and there are a task for the Brigade to deal with from
facts of the case may be put shortly was raised to the Peerage in 1908. the outside, where the men were under
New York, December 16 The rein Patrick Gallacher, a carpenter engaged heavy losses of live stock
the control of the senior foreman. Mean caraation of the Progressive party has an munitions, absented himself from his
which VALE while the paper, etc, Arst to ignite, was blazing furiously, heen decided upon in a meeting of the work ca several occasions: he is 1
chist leaders from several states
Celtic player, and on three of the THE SINKING, OF THE "TVERNIA "almost at Eurnace heat, but it was the párty has a foothold." ;
soon apparent that the fire It has been decided to re-organize now. occasions complained of he had been of sailors "DD." (discharged dead) often be confined to the upper doors
it would be no for the purpose of opening the way to playing in Association League matches become an auction for the benefit of the open to Indies. Lonnor, Jan 6
the return of Theadors Roosevelt to the for his club. Flacher did not appear bereaved ones For instance, on a well- small task. Further help also arrived in
at the Tribal bat sent a letter stating known depot ship a kit of a man The Admiralty, in a further report, the shape of a detachment of man from Presidency at the elections of 1920.
that his kase injured, and that this loft a widow and young children, and gives details of the sinking of the the U.S.S.S. Galveston and Helens, who
prevented his working His acerse was worth at the outsides, rosliget 2408 wook or two aan, says the Teernia and states that the men missing offered their services and with the staff
was not entertained, as it was proved
Chronicle” AN
pocket-knife in number 120 and the seamen missing of the brigado gave valuable assistance
DO YOU COUGH!
that he had never missed playing naval parlance "Pussor's dirke which in opening up floors and keeping the water from the rooms below. Moreover,
for the Coltir since the seat begin when no ono be bought from the ship's.
C5, after bein the the US Galves on and
Laverstinin the fine acabenne, Ty represalating of the Ministry of steshed for 10d. want for
sold over and orse Again Ant-in- of your throat id trying to dislodze assisted by keeping their rentchlights
phlozm Chinberlain's Cough Munitions dried the case as one Fortunately there were where the fire broke through into and cis the cold, that is caring sit the Tribunal. But if our information other things giren back by the finsk buyers, and sent to the widowith the lower stars and then were on For sale by all Chemists and Store is corrist, Gallacher is not the only be Ein, a splendid token of sympathy
amner, there are many other connected Poin the man's former comrades the corner facing the Club, where keepers
enamy.
THE SALONIKA FRONT.
SUCCESSFUL BRITISH RAID.
LONDON, Jan 4 A Brief audiat rupore, stave. : successfully raided the village of
33.
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Copard Company. She was built in 1900,
WAS
-Sales before the mast of the effects,
who
Keuprijaficting casualties and taking har gross tonnago, when 34,270, and her on the building only two places Bengly, will svaunlich this for you, of the oratioved brouglofrire of it was packed up along with all the
Thy Navy bombarded positions at Samaltos and÷linkotikitų“
dimions-Length, 883 few brendah, 60 feet; depth, 07 feet Ear speed 16 nobe
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warn a long time to the con- with Mr Willing last night,
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efore you