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FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1818.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from. Page 1.)
FEDERAL WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE
FOR AMERICA...
Wasnisoros, Jan. 10. President, Wilson has advised the Bommittee of Congressmen to vote for federal woman's suffrage as-un act of right and justice...
FOOD. FOR THE U.S. SERVICES AND
FOR ALLIES.
The
:
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10.
Food Administration has agreed to take thirty per cent. of the output of all mills in the United States for the Army and Navy and
the Allies.
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, Jan. 9. -The Silver Market is quiet.
THE SITUATION IN CHINA
I" Chinese Mail". Servier.]
MILITARY OPERATIONS. ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
Li
PERINO, Jan. 10. A decisled Change of attitude on -the part of the President is mani- fested towards the political situation.
The President his telegraphed tox (20 provinces stating that for the pur- pose of upholding the reputation of the Northern troops and for the full control of the country, military operations are considered absolutely
necessary. In the event of non- compliance by the South-West with the former declaration a mandate will be issued shortly ordering thế, "fuftprintstary" force to secure, a settle-
ment
:
THE CHINA MATT
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE BRITISH MUSEUM TO REMKIN L MUSEUM:
THE WESTERN FRONT,
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.
LONDON, Jan. 9. Field Marshal Sir Douglas, Haig reporte:-\
Both artilleries were activa at a number of points southward of the Scarpe
There was some notivity by sheenemy artillery to the north-cestward of Ypres. THE ATTACK AT BULLECOURT.
LONDON, Jan. 9. The Government ha abandoned, its intention to commandeer, the British Museum
LORD, NORTHCLIFFE ON CO-OPERATION.
THE ONLY THING TO SAVE CIVILIZATION..
LONDON, Jan. 9.-2 Bastar has received the following LONDON, Jan. 9 message from Lord Northcliffe, Head of Reuters Correspondent at British the British War Mission to America :— Headquarters says
HUNGARIAN PRESS ATTICK ON AUSTRIA.
A DISEASED PIECE OF
THE EARTH
'AMSTERDAM Jan. 3.. The Budapest newspaper Avent publishes a violent article demanding. severance from Austria. Itugs: Wa will suffer no other solution with this diseased piece of the earth patahed up from the remnanta of other nations." THE KING AND THE EMPEROR OF
JAPAN
18..
linked to Britain by boods of alliance The Mikado says Japan is indissolubly and friendship:
PERSIAN M.P'S. GO TO BERLIN.
AMSTERDAM. Jan: 10: Three members of the Persian Parlia
HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA WAR SAVINGS "ASSOCIATION.
19TH LIST.
Member of the Hongkong and South China War Sarings, Associa tion whose official numbers are given belowe bare subcribed during the past month, the following amounta which hava all been invested in Straits Settlements War Loans at
per vent
All future subscriptions will, until further notice, be invested in War Lon Investment Trust of Mainya ak
per cent...
year, which we trust & the closing of the War, will be certainly most critical of all years, finan-
Members are reminded that this
the
cally, and it is hoped that the ra sponse to our appeal so splendidly given during the first year" of the Association's existence may be totally eclipsed during 1918,
10.000-No. 130.
MUTUAL FELICITATIONS. --
The linking up of all efforts and
LONDON, Jan. 10. Our essaalties in yesterday's German resources not only between Great Britain
King George and the Emperor of attack at Bullecourt were of the slight and her Allies but also between the Japan have exchanged telegrama mutual ent. The chief effect of the enemy's fame various Great Dominions and they conferring Field Marshalships. throwers was to melt the snow and Motherland, is essential to speedy of friendship characterising the Anglo- The King speaks of the warm spirit mark the men operating them as victory. Lord Reading's Mission Co-Japanese Alliance whether in war or targets for our snipers. A short and neem the two main Bagbah-speaking peace. harp, barrage of gas and other shells families and makes for closer war preceded the attack which was wonde hy aliciency. The Germans have the tbree parties, In some places, the advantage of contiguity and it is Germans scrambled over the slippery essential for the Allies and the outlying parapet and by dint of bombing parts of the british. Empire to get inore established themselves in length falsely together. Dependence on the trench. British counter-attacks in a mail and avea on the cables with their raging blizzard entirely restored the inevitable delays cannot be tolerated at position and took 20 prisoners.
this juncture It gives an advantage to the sumy and so postpones decisivement have accentpanied the Turkish,300 vintory, of which I am more confident Grand Vizier, Taluat Pasha, to Berlin then ever.
But delay spells dimater, to participate in the discussions. so I urge closer and more intimate co-ordination not only between the Allies bet between the Motherland, India, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Newfoundland and all the Four thousand unemployed-demon- other parts of the Empirear I am prostrated at the Parliament Buildings and foundly convinced that close and yat demanded food and fel till work is closer companionship between all that available. the Eritish Empire. means, and the United States of America, is the only thing that can aars civilisation."
SUCCESSFUL FRENCH RAID. LONDON, Jan. 9.
A French communiqué states:- Altogether we took 178 prisoners in yesterday's raid north of Seicheprer.
GERMAN REPORT
¿LONDON; Jan. 9., A German official message states:— The French attacked on a four-kilo metre front westward of Fliroy and penetrated our line at some points. Our counter-attacks restore the position.
PRESIDENT WILSON'S MESSAGE.
RUSSIAN APPRECIATION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. statement of appreciation as regards The Russian Embassy has iased a the referenca to the Russian people in President Wilson's address to Congress.
FRENCH PRESS COMMENT,
THE TORPEDOED HOSPITAL SHIP.
WONDERFUL ORDER
MAINTAINED.-
LONDON, Jan. 9. " The newspapers emphasise that the putrage also breaks the pledge
implied in the "German Governizenia statement of January 29th, 1917, that hospital ships from the west of France to the west of England would not he PARIS, Jan. 10,
attacked. It appears that the Germans The French Press comment on Fre-used the Red Cross on the Rezca RS A sident Wilor's speech is most cerditat
The Temp says the value of the target. The torpedo went through it.
· Many survivors landled naked. message is enhanced because it is ment
There were 550 people shoard, includ-
Military circles consider the situat the beginning of what will doubtlesing 250 wounded. The ship was tion in Fukien and Hupeh most be the decisive year.
'critical, but believe that Ting Chi LABOUR ORGANISATIONS VIEWS Kwong and d Yu Hon havay suficient control of the Canton situation...
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Unsatisfactory reporta conting to food Peking with regard to the situa ion to the south of Wuchung, Nana ing and Ichung.
Luk Wing Ting has telegraphed peating his former demands before mplying with the peace declari-
feberg has fallen. The where shuts of Wuk Worig Sin is not kan.
ONGKONG POLICE REBERTE.
Oss lawed by Mr. F. C. Jenka,
D.S.P. (R.),
MUSKETRY, PART 1.
LEAVE DLAKE PIPE & AM..
MANIFESTO.
LONDON, Jan. 10:
travelling at about four knots when the amidships, making a bole right through torpedo struck with a terrific crash right
the vessel The explosion extinguished the lights on the lower deck, where there was wild groping in the darkness for clothing to enable the men to go on A joint meeting representative of deck. Afterwards wonderful order was British Labour organizations has faedroaintained. All the boats, except two manifesto warmly approving Fresident which were apparently destroyed by the Wilson's declaration. It states that explosion, were successfully launched, President. Wilson's pronouncement has Mr. Lloyd George's speech followed by transformed the whole international situation.
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the women
nurses..
dows on su even keel. Thirty cat cases while the ship was rapidly settling were first placed in the boats, and then
The ship dis The manifesto particularly acclaims appea ed stern firat ten minutes after the stand taken against secret sliplom. the last boat was loaded. Rescuing acy, beartily welcomes the expression vessels speedily arrived in response to of sympathy with Russia's agonised the wireless calls. effort to achieve freedom, and concludes that the spirit of President Wilson's historic utterance is the spirit to which Democracy the world over can subscribe,,
THE KING AND PRESIDENT
WILSON..
INTERCHANGE OF MESSAGES.
LONDON, Jan. 10.
King George has sent a message to a) fire-Chief Inspector D'AI Presidert Wilson expressing the "sin- madans pectora Alves, Silva-Netto, cerest New Year's good wishes for your C.M.BAN, and Egueiredo, CSM welfare, America's prosperity and Silva, rown Sergts. Butterfield, Bar success in her great undertaking in retto, ta and Castro. Also whole of Section and part of Section to be support of the principles of liberty and detailety Section Commander, justice. The powerful exertions of the (b) Register-Keepers Staff In- great Republic are the rarest guarantee spectorlarke. Lanigan, Mackenzie, of the happy achievement of her bigh AcEwerFatt and Waldin.
LE BZAIK MIER 1.30 P.M.
8
THE NEW ADMIRALTY BOARD..
AN IDEAL NAVAL GENERAL
STAFF
LONDON, Jan. 10. It is authoritatively explained that. while the composition of the new Admiralty Board does not indicate any great change, a really great change has beeb effected; moreover seniority Bus not infliesced the selection of the new Directors...
UNEMPLOYMENT IN DENMARK.
850
3,000,--Not 844 2000-No. 2
50 No. 38.
1,705.No. 839,
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 9.
1,500-No. 843.
1,450-—No. 814.
PLAGUE IN SHANSI
SPREADING RAPIDLY.
PEKING, Jan. 6. Plague believed to be pneumoniis, bas broken out on the. Shansi-Mongolian border and is spreading rapidly,
Dr. WaLien-tab, the plague specialisty 1911, bax gone to Saiyan, in Stansi, who distinguished himself in Manchuria to investigate the outbreak.
FRANCE AND UKRAINE.
FARIF, Jan. 10. The Government has appointed Coumusicwer to Ukraine.
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, Jin. 10: The Silver Market is steady.
ARMS FOR INDIA..
-EX-GERMAN CONSUL FINED.
LONDON, Jan. 9:
Franciaco has been found guilty of The former German Consul at Han
arranging the voyages of the ships intended to convey arms from America Annie Larsen and Maverick, which were for a rebellion in India.
He was fined $11,000:
THE AUSTRALIAN GOYERIMENT. MR. HUGHES FORMING A NEW MINISTRY:
MELBOURNE, Jan. 9. It is officially stated that Mr. W. M. Hughes ia forming a new ministry.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND
CURRENCY A
A COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER THE PROBLEMS.
LONDON, JAN. 9. An official message from the Transdry reports that the Minister of Reconstruc- The First Lord has seized the apport- tion has appointed a committee of unity to form a practically ideal Naval thirteen to consider the problems in General Staff, the operations of which connection with currency and, forsign are divided into three Bureaux, namely, exchange during the period of recon Home Waters, Overseas, and Tradestriction and to report on the steps Protection. The First Soa Lord required to restore normal conditions. concerned solely with the large questions Lord Cunlife is chairman and Lord of naval policy, distribution and fighting Inchcape, Mr. Jeans (Bank of Austral efficiency of the Fleet and the general asia) and Sir Charles Addis (Hongkong direction of was operations and super and Shanghai Bank) are members intendence of the Naval Staff The Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff is solely and peace in the brotherhood of nations. concerned with operations in home
almos
President Wilson replied "This is (n) Tee-Remainder of Section 5, asclear hour, when the New Year whole of tion 7, sad part of Section looks upon a world red with ou poured to be datid by Section Commander. blood for the regeneration of the eternal (b) Aagister Keepers-Six Crown rights of peoples which forecasts the Serts, obryts of No. 3 Co. to be happy achievement of universal safety detailed by No 3 Company.
All murys of Sections 18 who are actingandamen will attend with their respete sections when firing this LETY DO. 87.. With refice to D.O. si the Chief Inspector (etry) is authorised, dur- ing the firing the 1917-4918 Course, to exercise theyers of the D.S P.R. and Adjutant bioting leave of absence from Muskelpractice.
..COUTBO
PARADISENTIAL 5.30 ..
Monday, Jry 14th All Recruita. Thursday, ary 17th-Farsda of all ranka under PR. at Central, as per Order of Jany 10/11
Sex arit Joined Pintoon, No tion, Ec. 101 Estatter.
By
T. I. Hover.
“THE WILLOW TREE"
GALATEA AT THE GLOBE.
Year message heartens, the American waters without infringing the respon- MISS RENEE KELLY AS JAPANESE people and strengthens their convictionibility of the Commander-in-Chief of in the righteousness of the great cause the Grand Fleet The Deputy First to which they bars consecrated their Sas Lord deals with overdess questions livce and national honour."
and the Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff is responsible, for auti submarine measurer, convoying of merchantmen and nine sweeping in home waters.
RUSSIA.
NEGOTIATIONS WITH PERSIA”
LONDON, Jan. 10.
A Russian message says M. Trotzky has initiated negotiations with the Persian Government relative to the Bec-withdrawal by Russia of her forces
(B.) And Aduan
from Persis on condition that similar
HEAWY FLOODS IN SIAM.
GREAT CROP LOSSES.
WASHINGTON, Jan. The American Legation at Bangkok reports heavy floods is Sism. The
Playgoers will be interested in the fol lowing new play with an Easter setting which is now running in Londes
An extremely y pretty I little fantasy of Japia called "The Willow Tree, by Bearino and Harrison Rhe
Rhodes, made wbelly prosperous a
Globe At Theatre. Keep PaIt is a medley of old fairy-tale and modern comedy, is though Madamo Butterfly were to be grafted to Mr Benrimo's all-remembered Chinese takes 95 play "The back to
af old legend of the Frincess of the Willo
young Englishman who had gone to roughs by Japan to forget baving been led by an English girl-cores. Ex
the life, and play is really a kind of Japane ́o mson and Galaten charmingly written and staged, with all sorts of picturesque Japanese devices, sliding a nordens justend
arrangements are made with the Turks | water has risen to the house roofs, Trage of the Princess –
in accordance with the Bretlitevsk Treaty of 15th December.
LABOUR AND THE HAR KIMS.
Old Farmer soldier son just ro- THE STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE
turned from that)" Well, Dick,
what be their like that there's
so much talk abou
Was tre just wobbling
TEXT fly what-you-may-:
AGAIN, PIE CREA
LONDON, Jan. 10
Mr. Bansar Macdonald, speaking at call era and blaze away like Dumbarton, warmly approved Mr. billvo 1
Old Farmer: I beard they was Lloyd George's restatement of war wonderful things I anver could get aims, the spirit of which, he said, onld
details for
undoubtedly dead to a paste which would · remove causes of war. Ine statement "shonlch have the admirable effect of largely removin the suspicions entertained by Ger
SOMETHING EMEMBER.
ring med medicies for The next step was an international.con-
tear ind that
no tul diag
ference. Labour
tholm Conference Aud
whereas the peasants are living
There are great crop Jouer.-27.
· ARABS, SUCCESSFUL ENTER-
PAIRES
Sish girl from N7 Overi Nang lá the
LONDON, Jan. 2.
of scortain, and temple bells toanpounes An official massage from Palasting the beginning of the metacard so tu reports renewed Arab activity on the Thereas some dehghtful acting from Hedjaz Railway northward of MaanMiss Renée Kelly, whi doubled the parts The Arabe have carried out successfus of the legendary Princere, and the Enge enterprises against important, railway
Young En
gfabrian who comes svare to bridges, southward of Maan
England in 30 end at the call of duty. and the war; from Mr. A. K. Matthews A BRITISH OIL COMPANYMO
Lict blend as his matter o
adt. George Jarbariese, who carved GOVERD
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rean" states that the
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300,-Now. 733, 44607.
070.-No.:767.
800.-No. 847.
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350.-No. 15.
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FAMOUS TONGUE-
THE SEA CEASETH AND IT
SUFFICETE US
The old tongue twister beginning Peter Piper Picked Peck of Eickied Pepper is long but it is easy. Try your next-door neighbour, when he wants to borrow your garden roller with The Leith Police Dismisseth Us" and he will forget what he came for and go marmuring The Leaf Poleith
to bud thus Uth, and get up in the
Ditmi taying, The Lease Folent Dismusset hi Morring
When
the m
taxes" set him trying to ejaculate or
for the King masticate The Sea Ceaseth' and it Salicetit Us and watch his month as he says The Thes Theatheth and Thamtheth Uth and if you laugh at the right moment he will be so mad that be will let you alone for another Beren. Days
You can get one on the man: WHA makes himself a bore in your railway Carriage by wheedling him into luping the poetical Going Green He won hapur Growing Glen till be sayrit, and while he is trying he isn't telling you shout the smart things he has said and done
Now and then a bit of real life g ode verbal shock. Quite recently respectable citizen, in view of the abort ́age of bread, asked for, en attempted se sak for," Box of Mixed Birenita Mass Pleas and before he got through with
if the girl was not quite sure Wanted "Migof Boxed inst that polica o
The other day & mo conscious on the roadsido that a friend in the last
ed had set him saying, “hir sticks three times to the second, and the attempt nearly cost him
Frevious
edged 30,743.08
Total
1480.0
2177:199
Total
Ind 3rd Lint Ath Birt
80,875
39,100
10,380
6275
$10,315
"Stly List- 6th List
123,081
Tota
#89,125
7th Lat
8th Li
Sth List
10th Lint
19th List
Total
40845
Odd 378.30
49,525
Gold #1,11274
8,835
In add
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