Page
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1918.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 1.).
-CIVIL WAR IN RUSSIA.
THE CHINA MATE
ANGLO-FRENCH NIE TELE...
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
GREETINGS
PARIS, JR. I King George and M. Poincaré bave i exchanged New Year telegrams.
In his message, the King pays a tributes to France's magnificent cour age and assures the President of his unshakable confidence in a victorious end to the greas struggle.
M. Poincaré,"replying, said the -GENERAL KALEDIN FORMS Alonger the war lasts the firmer is CORPS OF 20,000 EX-OFFICERS. hie condence in the final success of
15 11
DON COSSACK POPULATION
MOBILISED,
Lopes, Jan. 2.
The Fetrograd Correspondent_of
the Allied arms.
SUBJECTS.
the Times states that the whole of ITALY INTERNING, ALL ENEMY the Cossack population of the Don Valley, including women, has mobil hed for civil war:
?
Thousands of yx-regular officers have joined General Kaledin who has formed a corps of 20,000 of them.
The Cossacks have occupied Alex audrovsk uni-Drenburg without
resistance.
The dispatch of coal to Northern Bassin, has ceased.
There are now 200 enemy dele gates in Petrograd,
A number of Austrian and German prisoners near Petrogrid were allow ed to secure arts and raided and plundered the houses in the district, M. Avkentieff, a former Minister, has been arrested.
Roxe, Jun. 2. The Geternment is interning all Austrists and Germans who have not, hitherto, been so dealt with...
BRITISH MUSEUM COM- MANDEERED
LONDON, Jan. 2. The President of the British Association, in a letter to the Times, states that the British Museum has beet commandeered, despite u strong and unanimous protest by the
Trustees.
LATER,
The Press is indignant at a report CONFLICT BETWEEN UKRANIANS that the British Museum has been cominandeered as offices for the Air Council,
AND MAXIMALISTS.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 2. Fighting centred between Ukmajan Lancer regiment and the Maximalists, between the stations pl Gjatak and Smolensk.
Two officers and a large number of men were killed.
-RUSSIAN-JAILOR BECOMES
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
A sailor pund Eremyeff has been. Appointed tempotury Commander-in-.
A KNIGHTHOOD 'DECLINED?
LONDON, Jan. 2.
It is announced that Mr. Jobu Galsworthy's name was erroneously included in the list of persons on |-whor-his-Majesty conferred the}
honour of Knighthood.
THE ATTACK NEIR LA VACQUERIE.
+1
NEW YEAR MESSAGES TO THE (THE WAR TIME ATTITUDE
· BRITISH ARMY.
IN HONGKONG
« Laxpow, Jan. 1.
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
25% VALUABLE FRENCH SUCCESS.
Fieki-Marshal Sir Douglas Hg A Hongkong letter in the C Daily has issued us an Order of the Day to the troops, manger from the Rs. | News includes the following. "LONDON, Jan. 1. Hon Mr. R. O., Ferguson, Governor During the past three and a half Beuter's Correspondent at British of Australia, returning thanks for years Hongkong, har shown that is in Headquarters, telegraphing to-day, good wishes and assuring them of not unmindful of those duties which states that the enemy a attack yester Australia's continued confidence in claim recognition from every man of day, to the north-east of La Vie Sir Dough Ealy and bia gallant British rod in the crisis through, which. querie, was carried out after a terce troops: from Genami Bothn, express the Empire is passing. It is given bombardment.
ing best wishes that their heroic freely of its men and its money to help half-mile frent at the waves ad-served victory and from the Cover-re fighting, but there are still so
"The attack was concentrate on a efforts will be crowned with a de forward the cause for which the Alia ranced under cover of flammenwei-nor of Newfoundland, wishing them mong us who belittle everything that Ver
the complete success essential to the and because a few play golf or indulge has been done, avery effort that is made, well being of the civilised world. «
in an occasional game of cricket they point an accusing finger and ask us ta compare our los with that of the inhabitants of Belgium and to weigh oar crifices against the terrible devastation wronght in that unhappy PARIS, Jan. 1.
country. It will be generally found, I A somi-official message states: The think, that these people, are the most Franch attack mentioned in yesterday's arrani. humbuge Modesty preventa Italian communique was launched after the from eaming into the open and thirty-six hours bombardment Monte telling us what they they themselves Tomba is 87 metres high and constitutes have done. They preach through the the list buttress of the mountain chain medium of unsigned letters in the which, defends case to the plain columns of the newspapers and becansa between the elbows of the Brents on it is perfectly true that we have scoped the west and the Piave on the east the horrors of war the words sometimes The Italians were recently forced to sting, and the ery is raised for guidance abandon, after desperate resistance, as to the manner in which mors can be valuable positions to the Austria,scomplished. At midnight groups of batteries leaving no natural obstacle between the But what the use of thres abouy- put over salvos of high-explosives enemy and Treviso, hence the import maus correspondents prating 'about in hursts of a dozen at a time, thus ace of restoring the position. The equality of sacrifice? They bare no intimating that it was twelve o'clock. French showed really magnificent dash, scheme or plan ready by which it can regaining the mastery of Monte Tombate brought about, and I expect they Then other gunners joined in pune-and capturing large booty, besides would be the first to protest if the tually with firing, indicating the prisoners. The French success, both Government stepped in and divested bouquet of gas-shells was sent speed- numerals of 1018, after which a tactically and morally, is valuable." ing, to bil" Fritz" a Happy New Year
Parties of the enemy swarmed into Fabort lengths of the tronches on the right, but elsewhere they were unable to push the parapet in the face of the heaty machinegun and rifle, firt. Whilst our supports were organising the counter-attack, our gunners put up a fierce barrage against the invad. ers, drising them into cover.. The result was that when we crossed the snow-clad ground, we took the whole of the trenches the Germans had grried and it was a very struggling rennent of the original storming companies which got back across "no man's luni...
The New Year was ushered in according to custoin.
Naturally this form of greeting
THE MIN-POWER QUESTION.
LONDON, Jan. 1,
was resented in some places, notably Sir Auckland Geddes to-morrow near Arleus and Fresnoy, where a begins negotiations with Trade Union regular quarrel between the heaviesists with a view to recruiting exempted blazeil uo.
The Scottish celebrations were more subdued than usual, possibly owing to the senreity of whisky.
YOUNG BRITISH AIRMAN'S ADVENTURES.
men.'
CONFIDENCE IN THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT,
ROME, Jan. 1.: -After a speech by the Premier, the confidence in the Government. Senate unanimously passed a vote of
BRITISH MINISTERS IN PARIS.
PARIS, Jan. 1.
The Corespondent states that he It is understood that Mr. Gals has just heard a wonderful story of PETROGRAD, Jan. 2.worthy declined the honour.
adventure of a young British airinun who, in thick weather, landed and asked the peasants bis where. abouts, when he behield a troop Mr. Bonar Low, Chancellor of the of German- Cavalry
galloping Exchequer, and Mr. Chamberlain have towards him. He immediately arrived.. opened his engine full out and akimming the ground, charged the advancing Germans. The leading
Chief at/Petrogrid.
REFERENDUM IN ODESSA,
PETROGRAD, Jan. 2.
A district referendum will be held At Odessa to decide whether Odessa aball belong to Ukraine or to White Russia.
RUSSIAN PROVISIONAL PLENI. POTENTIARIES ** IN LONDON.
Laspas, Jun. 2.
THE BILVER MARKET.
Loxpos, Dec. 31. "The Silver Market is steady.
The Market is to be closed on New Year's Day.
RUBBER LAND RESTRICTIONS. FM.S. UNOFFICIALE UNANIMOUSLY
OPPOSE PILL
,
numerous inen
THE PEACE POSITION.
WAR AIMS EXPECTED.
officer fired his automatic pistol and CLEAR STATEMENT OF ALLIED the airman opened fire with his Lewis gun and killed on officer and and horses. The
LONDON, Jan. 1. remainkler" bolted, but the airman. The Daily Chronicls Lobby Correspon intended leaving nothing to chance, dent says that Government circles so he flew a great distance to the recognise the Boestitorak proposals as west to ensure landing on the British indicating the new temper of the side, and when he next descended it Central Powers and they constitute a was needless to ask his whereabouts grave new fact of which official cogui for he recognised Pans a few kilo-ance must be taken. Already Great metres away.
Britain, France, the United States and Italy are exchanging views and a clear statement of the Allied aims may at the
British Government is preparing for a long war. FRENCH SOCIALISTS AND THE WEAKNESS OF ALLIED DIPLOMACY
At the Federal Council, at Kuala A Russian ressage, transmitted Lumpur on December 21, is the dis by wireless, stated that M. Trotzky the legal adviser, introducing it, said cussion on the Land Restrictions Bill, he appointed Citizen Titvinoff, pro- that the inconveniences foreshadowed visional plenipotentiary in London, by the local preas were in the main and has ordered the present me correct. He thought there might be THE ENEMY AIR RAID ON PADUA, very least be expected. Meanwhile the
bers of the Ernbrissy, the Military Mission and other Russia officials Dow in Great Britain, to hand over all documents und nionies to him
similarly appointed.
RUSSIANS DEMANDING A LOAN.
PETROGRAD, Jun, 2.
others.
LONDON, Jan. 31
#
** PARIS, Jan. 1.
them of their accumulated" wealth whereas, by their own reasoning," they should yield it gladly and be thankful that "their lives" wore spared. Is it essential to the winning of the war that we should be miserable all day long! Granted that we cannot go to the Front and that we have invested all our savings in War Loans and give:'a fair proportion of our income to wir chari ties, are wa traitors to the caus if we pursue our ordinary avocations with thankfulness that we have personally been spared any direct or sericys hard- Labipa
THE ELDERLY MAN
I have referred to this question becausé, apparently, there are still a good many people in the Far Eat who are never bappy unless they are pointing put the path of duty to others Just recently the leading hotel here an nounced that a band would play from tea-time until 7 o'clock in the eveninge had that visitors might dance if they cared to do so. Fancy", was the ery immediately raised in some quarters. "Hongkong goes dancing whist thon- and of our fallows are dying in France. Some verses on the subject were pu blished and these were followed up by a letter in which the writer asked
"Does it not follow that all dances card-games, unnecessary drinks and food, and the like are mère waste of the time, the energy and the money of the Empire? Are not all such amurements essentially selfisht Even it indulged in for the benefit of charity, would not the charities benefit to an equal extent if the time were spent in useful work, and the money sent direct to the charitable agencies 1. If the men have time for dances and the like, have they not time to go to the Front? If the women have time for bridge, etc, have they not time to relieve a man and send him to the Front, or at least to increase their war-work!"
The unofficial members all opposest the Bill, arging the shortness of the An Italian semi-official statement potice.
The Hon. Mr. W. F. Nutt aid that the enemy was deliberately seeking says that in the air raids on Padus considering what the country had done and Citizen Karpinsky who has been for the prosecution of the war it would to wreck the most precious treasures
Tu the Chamber, M. Ranaudel read a be unfortunate if the Bill were rushed of religious art. Last night's bombs through without further consideration. were dropped on the Cathedral declaration on behalf of the Socialists Hs foreshadowed that a loss of income Church of St. Authony, and the protesting against the weakness of Allied Bomb diplomacy as regards the war and es tax revenue would be brought about by Church of the Hermits. the fact that no European capital would splinters struck the Archbishop'specially towards Busin
M. Pichon replying, refused to enter A message states that the Russiana be put into rubber and inconvenience place and Monte-di-Pitas. In numfally into the question raised by the fan extract signed himself "Over-Age.”
caused to estates in their infancy. He bers of cases the explosions damaged Socialists and emphasised that France emphasised that land as security held old bronze doors, priceless, paintings was acting in accord with her Allies. by the banks would be generally and statues.. depreciated. In cases of bankruptcy In Capella St. George the cele
bruted Tizian frescoes were damaged and parts of the paintings were torn down by explosions.
are demanding u loan of two milliards
of franes from the Austrians and Germans.
THE FINNISH REPUBLIC.
PETROGRAD, Jun. 2. The Bolshevik News Agency states that the Peoples' Commissioners bare informed the Finnish Govern ment of their willingness to recognise the political independence of the Finnish Republic.
THE RUSSO GERMAN PEACE. MAKERS AND WAR
PRISONERS.
PETHOGRAD, Jan. 2. At a meeting of the Austrian, Gerinan" and Russian Delegations, for the purpose of ameliorating the condition of war prisoners, a Russian
an estate would be valueless, as no one would bid.
The Hon. Mr. A. N. Kenion em phasised the difficulties on the score of. nationality and urged that all people under the British flag should be con-
sidered as
the same nationality. The official view, was that, the Bill was only putting British subjects here on the same footing as British subjects at home.
A BRITISH CRACK AIRMAN.
PARIS, Jan 1
A Correspondent at the British Front describes the exploite of an
SURPRISING MARRIAGE.
WIDOW WHO LEFT HER HUSBAND ÁT REGISTRY OFFICE,
If ever there was a case which should be investigated," said MrJustice Astbury recently fu granting an injunction, this
ES ONE.
We copied the idea of the tes dances from Shanghai, where I believe they are extremely popular, so probably you have had these sort of questions asked by members of your own community. The writer of the letter of which I have Chadband or Pecksniff would have been more suitable pseudonym. I have yet to meet the man who has cut down his expenditure to the extreme limit în order that he may give to the war charities everything but the amount required for bare existance, who he given up all games in order that he, may devota more time to knitting socks or other essential war work Even if there was such, a man he would not have the right to preach as this parti cular newspaper correspondent ise done
into the common stock. Why should
unnamed British crack airinan who The chief figures in it were Hissless he had also thrown his rings The High Commissioner agreed, one day last week, brought down four Rubs Miller, the well-known scurt he keep back suficient to ensursa com-
INGRAMIS
"Eclipse
RUBBER
HOT WATER BOTTLES
BRITISH MADE BY BRITISH LABOUR
FITTED WITH STOPPER GUARANTEED NOT TO SLIP OR LEAK.
Queen's Dispensary
Tel. 492.
$1, Queen's Road Central!
TO THE ARCHITECT AND TO THE BIGILLFE-
'An ounce of demonstraties -le worth a pound of thsary.”
W. DEMONSTRATE: with
“MALTHOID"
and we invite the Profession and others interested not only to witness our demonstra tions, but to bear witness that the panics justify the claims made both as to material. and methods of roof gonstruction?'*
SEAP!
GEANT CO" HALTHOID":
-WATERPROOF:-
Aprils, "BRADLEY & Co., Ltdə
WARD OFF THE COUGH
WYER.
15. CRUICKSHANK'S COUGH BALSAM, It soothes the inflamed Inngs and bronchial tuber, cures the cough
gives strength against fature attacks,
$1.00 per bottle.
PREPARED ONLY BY THE
VICTORIA DISPENSARY
1
32, Quem's Road Central, Hongkong.
Ride:
RALEIGH
THE ALL-STEEL BICYCLE which, with Dunlop tyres and Sturmey-Archer: 3-spond gest, provides the implear and m delightful form of locomotion. Made in 13 modula”. to suit every taste it embodies throughout the saTIVEL high quality, and its unique features and abrazonă. construction (no malleable from eatings na in other bicycles) render it the strongest and refcat bicycla Yon the road. Guaranteed fortverslavertheworld. Veu · Band a postcard for " The Book of the Raleigh,
RALLIGH CYOLE CO., LTD.
NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND.
however, to communicate with the enemy machines and on the following" who in private 150
"Life is Mrs. Famson"; her Secretary of State the points raised by day three more. He has already 37 family and other members of the fortable old aged whilst laying down CHARGES AGAINST ENEMY LAS PO attempted to creat accused
tha tmofficial members.
The Bill was read the first time and Council adjourned sine die
Following upon the Federal Conseil meeting, the following cable was drawn
and an injunction was asked for different law for others If "Over Age
SUBJECTS.
but could not do so without the, assist ance of another Chiness and a Sikh TP. On the way to the station one of the Chinese P.CE who had fallen down
the
in snuggling with accused, was kicked in the
freely as
mited be
The court a
victories to his credit ten less than against a firm of solicitors and others to can establish his claim to bee of these Bishop, the British super-cracks. He restrain, them from parting with or in super-patriots will apologize. If SINNECKER. AND KREMLA AGAIN. is a fair-huired alight, delicate my way dealing with the shares or he cannot he has no right to complain interest of the plaintills until the trial youngster, aged 22, and was formerly of the action. The matter in dispute if he is called humbug. The amount the cases of two snemy subjects were Bow freely by him, caring, blood to up by the anofficial members and mechanic in the Flying Corps but relates to certain reversionscy' interests of cant for which the arm-chair tritis of before the Mixed Const at Shanghai Kronia, in, answer
forty-five years and a half has been raion December 94th The Keremy zo Pas De The Assesserit t in the estate of the late George) despatched to the Colonial Ofice: "The to-day he commands a unit.
William Miller, who left £95,000 proposed amending enactment reduces e
In en Afidavit Jus Weiss, Mrs Sam the value of incumbrances registered PRIME MINISTER'S MESSAGE TO Son's mother paid bt about a fortnight after the death of her bosbarid (Mr. gainst rubber land. It is mosolutely
Miller) last Jung Woodthorpe imperative to protect holders of incum delegate protested at the imprison brances registered on or before Decem
Browne told her that co bez remarriage the estate would be divisible among her “mert'in Germany of German, Polish {ber 21. It is proposed, therefore, that
children. He introduced, ker to t and Lettish pacifists, and said he such bolders be authorised to buy at
Waist, and they were married at the hoped the Austrian and Germanic hold to realise security; also
Briston Registry Office on June 18 They bath signed 4-paper- that they would not malest each other in any way sad she had not even her husband
Delegates were now appreciating the Bussin revolutionary epirit and would protest to their Governmente. BREAD STUFFS FROM RUSSIA FOR
GERMANY"
ZURICH, Jan. 2. The Frankfurter Zeitung states that the Government is taking up a hall interest Berlin syndicate which is being organised for the pur 1000s of importing bread staffs from
Government le natumi
THE NATION.
AN APPEAL TO LEND AND
TO SAVE
An amidarit by Min, cần
résidents of seven years standing whe
LONDON, Dec. 81% intend to continue to reside in the The Prime Minister, in a message F.M.S3 of whatever nationality. Sales to the nation, appeals to all to do from individuals to corporations with their utmost in these later and trying there was a intenential baile 95 per cent of capital held by the same days, for the cause for which the Mr Browne, whan bad sabionality as the owner shall be allowed, Democracies of the world are now to her to half, thị
leagued togather
dependent c
POOR THE BEST, SIVERS.:
To celebrate the centenary of truste savings banks as Lord Mayor of at the Mansion House don and Lady Mayorest gave z recepti
bot sech
other
In recal Racrif
theprivationS | End
of the Armes, the Premier
| says that no sacrifices thoes at home
are
led upon to tha cankintas
&pp
at in hourly
denied
sponsible since the commencement of says,
Gees Binnecker,
German subject re-of youn the war has been wonderful
fiding in Range Road summoned this daphrable for that be, being the holder of a German registration permit card, did between shify, and inst the 9th and 15th inst- unlawfully fail to Broadway, present himself at the Hongke Police took him to
here, there Station to hawo, the said permit card checked, contrary to condition of the said permit
THE NORTHCLIFFE VANHER.
BEBOUND:
The following amusing mataposition of twa Nerthalitisms will be appre
ANTED IN THI
Delandand did not appear.
Mr. EE Newmast, he appeared for the palien aid the accused had written to the Court Registrar stating, "I #letter have been. Aling and not been able to leave my house for, the late thron Wocke sball think you to inform the court (bat Iam quable to attend on Monday, The Aurator (Mr. Grant Jones) thy call would be adjourned for week medical certicate to bo duced it default of apponentión
about