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FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 1.)
THE IMPERIAL WAR
COUNCIL.
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IMPORTANT INTERVIEW WITH MR. LLOYD GEORGE.
Lesbos, Jan. 23. An important interview with Mr.
THE CHINA MAIL.
GERMAN COUP-DE-MAIN FAILS.
Paris, Jan. 25.
concert our efforts so that we exert our maxira strength at the critical momedy. Further, wo are nest
A coramuniqué States: anxious that during the last and most.
A German coup-de-main after a trying phase of the war the British
bunlardment, three hears
kilo Empire may present to the world metres south-east of Berry-uu-Buc. an absolutely united front. Up to failed.
The enemy left his dend. (the present the British Government
Two chemy aeroplanes Were bas shouldered the responsibility for brought down, inehuling Tieutenant the policy of, the war practically uyimes's twenty seventh machine
Pubre: it now wishes it known that as its measures for presenting the
warte a finish and in its negotiations for peace it would be carrying out
EARLIER " TELEGRAMS...
PRESIDENT WILSON'S
SPEECH.
THE SMALL-POX EPIDEMIC.
THE VACCINATION CAMPAIGN.
STATEMENT BY THE MEDICAL OFFICER
At a meeting of the Sanitary Board this afternoon Dr. Woodman, the
Medical Officer of Health, made tho following staement :-
MR. BONAR LAW'S COMMENTS.
LONTON, Jan, 24. Mr. Bonar Law, speaking at Bristol, replying to President Wilson's speech, declared The so-called peace offer of the Germans has received from the Allies the only possible reply. We had to stop vaccination on January Owing to the Chinese Now Year, wa believe the essence of this conflict is a 20th, but it is proposed to resume on Boxbox, Jan. 25, question which is as old as time, namely the 29th. During the five and a half Three Fleetwood rawlers have the difference between right and wrong.
TRAWLERS SUNK BY SUBMARINE.
Lload George on the subject of the star policy agreed upon by the reprehen sink by gunfire by a German We know that this is a war of naked weeks that we have been working wo
ting in plonary council together.
forthcoming Imperial War Council isentatives of the whole Empire "sit subinarine.
ported by the Tondon Correspon- dent of the Australian United Cabl Service.
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The crows landed after The Interviewer;' What about several hours into small, beats. after the war?
were scantity clad for the The Premier: If you mean by weather. that constitutional reconstruction, I
aggression that the crimes which have have vaccinated 118,195 people, whilst accompanied the war, and which have the Chinese Dispensaries and other being been unknown in the world for centuries, Hospitals have vaccinated about 35,000, They are small compared with, the initial more. During the last week our staff crime of plunging the world into war vaccinated 35,000 cases which, I thick, bister by coldblooded calculation--because
these responsible thought it would pay. shows that there must be plenty more Continuing, Mr. Bonat Law said our people who wish to be vaccinated." The effort to secure the present and future
can only say it is too soon to talk RUSSIAN SUBMARINE AND ENEMY air coincided with Prasideat Wilson's small-pox epidemic is neither increasing
SHIPPING.
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Mr. Floyd George split:--" 7 do apt wish to interfere in any way with the affairs of a great self-governing Teminion. but we took the step of about alter the waz, but I can say creently ingiting the Premiers of the Dominions to Bondon, despite the alter the war as they were before it. this: Things can never be the ste
Losnos, Jan. 25. fact that it might so much inconfive depecies from all parts of
A Russian official report states genlengo beally, boonuse we desired
one Empire cannot shot their bloed that a Russian submarine sank four Their advice and assistance in soming
schooners in the Bosphorus and drove and treasure with a hernist and
to derivings about the conduct of the disregard of the coss which has beenbore threw others,
the
war and the negotiations for peace, Ahseralia knows I am no Jingo, are beyond all praise without leaving reced contains no journaging into famberont imperialm: yet I m. end this Conoril s marking begimuffie ofja, nrw opoek in Mistery of the Empire. The war has chanical wa
Beaven knows it has taught us more than we got under stanile it has opened a now age for us and we want to go into that age together with our fellows Oarsoas, just as
we bay one thigh the darkness together, and shui óur hiced and treasure together,"
It was obvidus, however, that in Nr. Lloyd George's mind the first
LABOUR REPRESENTATION IN THE CABINET.
memories of commadwhip and neconi- pishment which will never die. Of this I am certain: the peoples of † he Empire will have and
war such as never existed in fore, a unity not only in history hut of purpose. What practical change in Imperial organisation that will ineun
will not venture to predics: that The annual conference of the will involve some change is cermin. Ember Party, held at Manchester, hole that all statesmen of the overwhelmingly endorsed the heting (old ceantry and the Dominions who of the Tadeur members, who havs
have specken about it are manimous joined the Cabinet. ̧
these
that point. The forthcoming War Council, however, cannot deal with date of the Council will be to con-
fundamental post-war pro- Lider the immediate task of winninges, but it may afford some insight
in the form they may take. "The Empire War Council will fan they may sake,
Losos, Jan. 5.
JAPANESE RELIEF FOR THE ALLIED SICH AND WOUNDED.
Tokyo, Jah., 27.
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d'enth now.
Of the
peace of the world. It was not right.decreasing, but I am afraid that we to regard President Wilson's effort to may get an increase in about ten days induce the Senate to take the necessary time, owing to the Chinese new year. stops, in regard to forming a League of There have been up to date 1,004 cases. Pease a altogether Utopian, but the sub in all now, with 798 deaths ject was not an abstract, question for the future, but a question of life and cases last year two-thirds ware dumped sad the proportion up to date this Proceeding, Mr. Bonar Law dwelt on year is the same. With regard THE PRINCE OF WALES.
the past eforte to render war impossible, to the effects of vaccination only or at least to mitigate its horrors, and 55 of the cases that occurred last year Losnos, Jan. 25. showed thanGermany bad, in a whole- H.R.H. Prince of Wales hassle manner, violated convention and were vaccinated, nearly all not since
pledges in this matter. No neutral childhood, and of these 16 died is. 24%; | a unity rekord to the front.
Power was able to stop that; no heutral of the remaining 646 unvaccinated cases Power-bad, indeed, protested: 50 526 had died up to the end of last year must take other means to secure the and there were still many under treat peace of the world.
In conclusion, Mr. Bor Law said: mont. This is equal to <1% of deatha. We rejected the German negotiations This means that if the unvaccinated offer because peace now would mean a people had been vaccitated probably leave her military machine unbroken only about 130 would have died, a pesce based on a German victory and with a halo of success surrounding it, saving of nearly 400 lives. The propor The controllers of that machine would tion of vaccinated cases to unvaccinated renew preparations for war, choosing is about the same this year as last, convenient time to begin. What Pre which shame that the recently vaccinated | sident Wilson is longing for we are fighting for, our men-folk are risking people are not catching small-pox and their lives for, and we mean to secure it also suggests that many more people (Cheers).
would have, caught smallpox if there An association for the relief of the
GERMAN COMMENTS.“
had been no vaccination done, and Allied sick and wounded has been
also that a lot more people require AMSTERDAM, Jan. 24 are established. A millionaire speaker The Colon Gazette says it cannot see
The vaccinating. deal with all genom! questions affnet-
arengo age ing the war. The Prime Ministers
bow the world would be brought nearer the vaccinated people who caught ́urged that at Bast two million peace by President Wilson's speech, smallpox was 26; of the unvaccinated. or their representatives will be temi
The Premier: It we see the war sterling should be subscribed nation-anlex America attempts to practise under 5 years. With regard to the párary members of the War Cabinet
You don't ally The Premier (Court Temuchi) what she preaches. and we propose to arrange that all through. E certainly um. Tatters of first-rate importance suppose the great combination of shall be considered at a series of peoples who made up the Empire special meetings. Nothing affecting an
stood steadfastly to the Dominions, the conduct of the gether with their Allies in order to discredit and overthrow the war or negotiations for peace will be
TOKYO. Jan. 25. most brutal and inhuman machine excluded from its purview.
The Japanese Budget, which has There
for the destruction will, of course, be domnestic questions
of human been introduced in the Diet, provides which each part of the Empire must liberties the world has ever seen and for the application of eight millions settle for itself-questions such as not have discovered new ground of to the foreign market from the sink recrpiting in the United Kingdom or friendship? We stand
thising fund the issue of nearly four Home legislation. Such domestic moment on the verge of the greatest teen millions of Domestic Lours, and matters will be our only reservation, liberation the world has seen since one and a half millions as a supple but we propose that everything else the French Revolution. Do you tell mentary Naval vote. should be, so to speak, on theme the peoples who have stood. table."
The Correspondent asked:Will the discussions ipchide such matters
the war.
до
The Interviewer: Then you sanguine about the future of the Empire ?
have
a
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The Menich Westfalische Zeitung effect of recent vaccination, I have not said it was time Japan demonstrated saya: Peace without victory means seen or heard of any case of small-pow | hur sympathy practically.
THE JAPANESE BUDGET,
JAPANESE FOREIGN TRADE.
FORYO, Jan. 25. Last year's foreign tmule statistics constitute a record for Japan. The exports umounted to 112,000,000 and the inports to £75,000,000.”.
the
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 25, The Austrian Fress agrees with President Wilson's main contentions, especially in regard to the freedom of the seas, and points out that peace without victory is opposed to the Entente's
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LONDON, Jan. 25. An attempt has been made on the life of the Fremier, Senor Romanoces, while travelling from Seville to Madrid. The been placed on the rails Fortunately express rar over two sleepers which had
the train was not dertiled, "
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that the Central Powers will be deprived occurring in a person who had been successfully 1+ days of their gains. Access to the sea for vaccinated every great nation means that Germany previously the incubation period of must retain Belgium. What the smallpox is about 14 days--and there Dardanelles menna
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The great difficulty in dealing with the epidemic has been the 'concealment of the disease by the Chinese. I should think that, at least, four out of every five cases are never discovered at all, or demands.
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reasons for this failure to notify cases. are, finetly, the objection the Chinese have to disinfection, and, condly, that renoval is against the Chinese principles for the treatment of the disease. I am endeavouring to combat the first of these the reporters of the Chinese popers and by giving a demonstration shortly" to the Kaiphongs, both on how a house isbers of the Royal Asiatic Society at disinfected and how the disinfecter Shanghai last week part of the fruits of works, asking them to bring anything his twelve years stay in West China could be driven slowly from the district they like to test if the dialection does when he delivered a lecture on "The without depreciation in value of ar CONFLICTING CLAIMS OF ARMY any harm. I will notify the members Country of West China." Mr I Mason reasonable r
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presided over a large attendance. fixed. The second might be met, now
The lecturer was cordially thanked for PMr Edgar gave some interesting facts his address-Shanghai Mercury that so large a 'humber bare been vac-relative to the inhabitants of those parts einated, by the extension of the system of China which border on Tibet lying Lord Derby, Secretary of State for we are using in a liquited part of the City between the Minho and the Kin Sha War, and Mr. R. E. Prothero, President by treating of cases at home under chien and which is more commonly
known as the Szechuan Marches. of the Board of Agriculture, state that the same conditions, that every one in the urgent military situation requires the house is vaccinated, that a notice country be pointed out was weil quite native princes who the taking of men under 25 from even stating that there is smallpox in the paid tribute to China. Tais order of an industry to essential agriculture. house is put over the door, that the things had changed considerably under On the other hand agriculture asks to neighbours do not object and that the Republic bat even now there was retain all its skilled Labour. The con-dumping stops.
not really definite order.
Bore of the roads were the most ficting claims are only reconcilable if I should like to take this opportunity the soldier and the farmer each yields of expressing my thanks to Mr. Tuo who ardous in the world. On one there were no fewer than 12 passes of about aymething. Instead of the 60,000 has not only worked extremely hard offered by the military tribunals as not himself, but has been successful in trans-14,700 feet, while in the 400 miles it tra- versed 180 miles were over 13,000 feet, 120 The "Kreuz Zeitung," the organ of the essential, only 30,000 will be called up mitting to the Kniphene, and Tac-between 14,700 and 17,000, while of the Prussian military, circle, recently pub without the War Cabinet's sanction einators working in his-listrict some of remaining 89
80 miles
only shed a remarkable Advent" article. The military authorities have arranged his own interest in the work, and I am Trasportation had consequently article begins like a sermon, with a text tion of men skilled in the managemstat the Western District that has made the to horse and yakive expedition for the Message of Fence? The arbstitutes. These will include a proper sure that it is the special effort made in always been a problem and was confined from Zechariah, as follows: "Be of horses, also the return from the vaccination campaign in other parts of
Since a punitive greatly, O daughter of Zion
JAPANESE PARLIAMENT
DISSOLVED,
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together and staked literally every- thing in order to bring that liberation about are not going to find some way as the fate of the German Colanies? of perpetuating that unity afterwards Mr. Lloyd George replied That on an equal basis? I am certain is one obvious question, but there that they will. Further, there will be are many questions of equal moment. much for them to do. The peace "All difficult problems connected with terms will be only n beginning. the making of peace, as was stated After they are satisfactorily arranged 3 the invitation to the Goverments,
we shall have to set to work to will be thmshed out. The war policy buildup that ordered freedom and of the Empire will be clearly defined, fraternity which is the only security and of great importance is what I for hursan peace and progress, and may call the preparation for peace.
which militarism has destroyed: 'and That will involve not only demobi- is it not certain that the nations
The political crisis is purely due to lisation but Ruch
after-the-war which have bore the heat and domestic controversies. The defeat of questions as the migration of mar burden of the day in overthrowing the Government in the Diet and people to other parts of the Empire, that militarism will take a leading dissolution are expected. the, settlement of soldiers on land, share in building that new earth commerce and industry."
The Interviewer: You have not hesitated to depart from precedent.
The Prime Minister: We certainly hase not. but in these days we can not hesitate because we are breaking precedents.. The Empire has throw
which they have made possible by their sacrifice? No; if we endure to the end I hate small fears for the future and not the least important of the foundations for the work we shall have to do together in that fature will be this War Council of
itself heart and soul into the war the British peoples. and we would be failing in our duty
if we did not take every possible step
to see that its leaders get together
CALLING UP MINERS.
TOKYO, Jan. 25. The Emperor has dissolved the Parliament.
"Toxio, "Jan. 24.
"
GERMAN CONSERVATIVE ORGAN
PRAYS FOR PEACE.
BRITISH MAN-POWER......
"AND" AGRICULTURE.
LONDON, Jan. 24.
s
30 were blow
taken
behold thy King cometh, unto thee; be coles of non accustomed to the steam the City and Kowloon so successful; I putine of the
and cultivator. They will also send other must also give my thanks to those amban, no fewer that 20 centres of gov
ends
the
which will wezken or dishonour our
exile our
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of
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HONGKONG POLICE REBERYE,
XOS. 8 AND 4 COMPANIES. The attention of al recruite and al members who did not fire (or failed to pass) Fari II. at last year's Conze in drsys to Orders of January 25/20.
PARADES, DENTRAL STATION, 5,00 200 Monday, January 2-No. 1 Com pany. Maxima Gunnen, All Recruite Tuesday, January 30th-Nos. 5 and Companies, Ambulance Plstrom, Buglers and Drummer.
Wednesday, Jan Blat-All Becruits. Friday, Feb. 2nd-No. 1 Company. PATROL EQUIPMENT, CENTRAL DISTRIC
Warning officers will detall one" "Sens geant, or ons P.C. on each shift in Central
to
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morderers Tof an.
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ernment had been crested by the
the Chinese be shall speak peace unto the heathen men to assist in the ploughing and sow Chinese gentlemen who have provided and the consequent number of officials ring hardly LONDON, Jan. 23. and his dominion shall be from ses evening, thus auring a volume of labour vaccinators at their own expense to come and their retinues were bearing from time to time. You do not
It is stated that the collieries have to sea, and Lom the river even to the exceeding that available during the past and help; to the Police Rotorve Ambul- Jupona 190) 6 that conid not well support District to supervise the issue dad rokom
of earth." The most significant eight months.
Ance who tarried out on Sunday, Dee them. It was
S&STATO suppose that we think that the over-been notified of the calling up of page in the article is the from depe sess nations can mise, and place in certain classes of miners for military
24th, and vaccinated 1,025 cases; to such large numbers of de not desire peace from despair the field armies containing aervice, including those who have thing that has happened we have no and weakness. Notwithstanding every
the St. John Ambulance Brigade sons on the s'readed China had not geant ca P.C. so detailed is to be indicated' (Y.M.C.A. Division) who started eran found a sound, working hypothesis, on the Patrol List. ezormous proportion of their best entered the mies since the begin-reason to dosd. We do not wish a peace
Visiting Inspectors will make it gart
·THE "ADVENTURES OF V 60.2 ing vaccination at their HeadquarThe Chinese did marvellous manbood and not want to haveaning of the war, some surface workers Fatherland. But we believe in peace:
ters on January 5th and later started colonizers below the cereal limit but of their duty to report any want of proper
above it.
it. The YMUIDEN, J&D. 24.
several more stations oastide, vaccinat failed in a large say, and a real say, in determining and officials, also eligible men who we long for poace; we battle for peace
ing in all 3,569 cases; to the St. John trouble here was that the Chinese did supervision in this mater, or any irre The survivors of 780 may that a the use to which they are to be pat.
we pray for the poach which God, in his are babitual time losers,,
good time, will give
flotilla of 11 vessels left a German port Ambalance Brigade Victoria Division not readily tura nomad and if he did, he guiarity in entering up the Equipment
become anti- Chinese That seems, to us an impossible and
God's hour has not some yet. Not a Monday afternoon and at 3 o'clock who started
stationnen would probular col. beef, undemocratie proposition. That "is
because our enemies have not yet given yesterday morning discovered the Causeway Bay on January 8th and have doubtedly eh in
rich in hides why one of the first acts of the new
up their plan to cut Germany in
British abeim A long rauge they maintained it at their expense, muttom, Lour, milk and butter, but the and enslave her, and but because the opened fire. The British markarounahin vaccinating 3,113 persona, and have also Chinese di little use for such com Government was to ask the Overseas
As Napoleon was ditions, for peace Was most accurate, and V-60 was soon provided me with a vevinstor for house-medities, while the cost of transportation ), No. 2. Corripany-E J. F.: Gorans. Divine preliminary Premiera to come over, not to a The following steamers have been have not yet been given. Among our hit. She escaped marvellously, for to house work to the St John Am even to India would soon make them
Must the bulanco Brigale Saying pun Division luxuries...
region therefore formal Imperial Conference, but to sunk: Tremeadow (British), Rei- people the majority are still relying on she was faced by two British squadrons who gave up
remain an expenkita- their own power. Heavy God's hand of four to six big ships cach Thore of their holiday to assist, and the grasses were improved and the the 1st week is opinion was that it would not in the executive cabines of the unga (Norwegian), Klampenborg is laid on as, our people continue to must have been treachery, because every nccinated 3,902 cases, to Empire. That is why we arranged (Danish).
para his proffered grace.”
those stocle rearing was regulated properly, precaution had been taken to avoid as Chitiese medical students and members the prosperity of the land would be for a representative of India, which
encounter. As the steering and compass of the A.M.C. who saisted us, and greatly increased, and if factories were In a racy segah of pamintasemega of the has rendered invaluable service to
were destroyed the vessel was steered by the itas and the screws. They were lastly to our own. Sanitary Inspectors, erected in ritablo: places the rious hospital life, Lied Kantafamed when han our common cause, to be present)
heen elected to the shimanehin of bla making for the mouth of the Easier, both those who have vaccinated and also
but sighted four British destroyers when given up their colidays to do so, and
SOMETHING TO REMEMBER Poplar Hospital for the eth time, tom also the others who had extra work
how he once asked. Plyno“ Eli hale off Ymuiden so rande for that part thrown on their shoulders-through so
to tall her experson. “Nh, won't do baying cough medicine for child that she remind I want want to The main action was fought 30 miles off Zeebrugge
ren bear in mind that Chamberlain V69 cacapod owing to her fany being taken off regular laty
remember being the rearguard of the flotilla. They hope you have Cough Remyly is the beet for colds, croup old woman toll f we start vaccination again next weeknd harmful drug For sale by all Obem The Hantidess 25 but they must have audered badly.
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possibilities ort
The Interviewer! This implies thai the Conferenos should meet as soon
BHIPS BUNK.
LONDON, Jan. 25.
A boat filled with members of the crew of the Tremeadow is missing.
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Ho says You chaps shall go scot free,
You'll Endly do the same by me.