MONDAY, JANUARY 21 1918.
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THE - ANDERSON:
THE WAR
THE CHINA MAIL.
(Continued from Page. 5.).
SUNDAYS TELEGRAMS.
(Router's Servics to the China Mall.)
GRAVE SITUATION IN PETROGRAD.
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RUSSO GERMAN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
GERMANY: REJTOTS 'RUSSIAK PROPOSILS.
LONDON, Jan. 16.
A wireless message states that the Contral Powers have rejected the Russian proposals cabled on January 15th, and have refused to withdraw their troops from the groupied terri- tories during the war.
The Central Powers agree to she FEARS OF SANGUINARY, FIGHTING.peoples in the territories concerned voting through elected bodies, but regard a referendum, se impraatio
PITBOGRAD, Jan. 19. The gravest apprehensions are entertained as regards the outcome af events to-morrow.
A considerable number of the garrison is certain support the MUSIC CO., LTD,Pro-Constituents, and it is feared
HIGH CLASS
PIANOS FOR
SALE OR
THE UNDERSIGNED ber to noter HIRE.
the proposed sale by private Tender
of the Hull of the above-named Steamer
she now lies stranded on the East CASH OR Point of NAUHAU ISLAND, about twenty-five miles from Kwan Chan War.
GENERAL CONDITIONS OF
TENDER. - (1) The vessel is offered for sale as she now lies, with her Engines, Boilers, Anchors and Chains and such other equipment as may be on board, (but, po Cargo is to be considered in the Tender) The vessel
pow guanied by the Franch authorities.
(3) All Tenders should reach the Office of the Undersigned c or before Noon, BATURDAY, the 6th Febru
1918.
(4) A Deposit must accompany each Tender, the amount of which my be learned at this Office, said Deposit will be returned in case of non- acceptance of Tender. acceptar.co
(5) The Vendors do not bind themselves to accept the highest or any Tender. Farther particulars regarding the
nditions of sale, and a list of Attings and fixtures to be sold with the ship, can be obtained on applica Lien from the Undersigned. Fer and on account of the Concerned.
HUGHES & HOUGH Hongkong, Jao, 9, 1915.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received in- by Buble Anchion (102 4000TXT OF THEˆ CONCERNED),
OF
TUESDAY,
the 22nd January, 1918, at £30 p.m., at their 'Balos Kooms, No. 8, Des Yeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street, : THREE WELL-MARKED FOX TERRIER PUPS, aga about ten weeks.
Terms -14 usual
/ HUGHES & BOUGE,
Auctioneer
Hongkong, Jan. 19, 1918.
PUBLIC AUCTION..
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THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ADDOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
on
TUESDAY,
+
the 22nd January, 1918, commencing at 1.20 p.m., at their Bales Booms, No. B
Des Vaux Bosid, Corner of
Ico House Stroct
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that any collision will be of the most Banguinary character.
The Commissioners are drafting in 3.000 sailors from Kronstadt and Helsingfors for the purpose of post ing them in the vicinity of the Tauride Palace, where the Consti tuent Assembly is holding a meeting. The few Ukraine delegates who are participating in the opening will read a declaration favouring the formation of a Federal Republic and then leave the Capital.
BOLSHEVIKS THREATEN RUTH- LESS SUPPRESSION OF
OPPOSITION. ..
PETROGRAD, Jan. 19. The Bolsheviks have issued proclamation that they will ruth lessly suppress any opposition from whatever quarter. The Pro-Con- stituent demonstrators are described na enemies of the people who are striving to bring about the downfall of the Soviets. Workmen and soi- diers are ordered to abstain from the demonstrations.
ablot
GERMANS ACCUSED BY RUSSIANS
OF MISREPRESENTATIONS.3;
THE CONTROL OF THE RICH TRADE.
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soul of von Tripitz, who replied "Never." He (the speaker) demanded reconsideration of the wrong of Alsace Lorraine Germany answered "Never." The programme had been acclaimed throughout the Allied countric, and criticism was hardly beard except from fow who wished he had made mora France, Italy and Great Britain had extreme demands. The Socialists: Of
fair.
V
THEATRE ROYAL, TO-NIGHT: TO-NIGHT I TO-HIGHT EDGAR WARWICK
PRESENTB
THE
COURT CARDS
IN THEIR NEW FROGRAMME which was received on Saturday night with great enthusiasm by a largo
wand representative andienos. COMPLETE CHANGE OF
FROGRAMME TO-KORROW
LONDON, Jan. 19. The Times understands that scheme has been prepared for the control of the rice trade by which the Goverment will fix the prics payable by millers for paddy ant the price at which it will take milledly accepted the demands as very rico, leaving a margin between the Mr. Lloyd George emphasised that he two prices to enable the millers to would not have the var for a second on carn a profit. It is understood that his soul if he could stop it honourably. native cultivator will be assured a He urged those especially who thought very satisfactory price. The export we were responsible for perpetuating surplus is estimated at the horror of war, to consider the recep- able 2,850,000 tons. Only a portion will tion of our demands in Germany, where be required for the United Kingdom. the only comment had been: Behold The millers, will be empowered to how England is weakening. Go on and dispose of the remainder by Hoonce. they will come down again." When he anggested that Mesopotamia and Paleo- for India and Ceylon-ED.]
We presume that this is schepe tine should never be restored to the tyranny of the Turk Germany answered: We will go on until they are restored.”
The Premier amphasland that (not! |« ^singla sondition contained in thei Beitüb Trade Union var ging had LONDON, Jan. 19.
met with way suthoritative response In the House of Commons, Sir from Germany. It was very significant J. D. Rees asked whether a ship that there had been no Civilian answer ment of coffee from Mombassa bad | from Germany st sil. (Hear hear). His been permitted while coffee from ows and President Wilson's speeches Southern Indian ports had been beld had been thoroughly discussed in the up; also whether coffee and mer-Germiss papers, but no Civilian Minister chandise from the Malabar coasts had said a word. Field Marshal Hinden
The bright red colour of blood - isu bad been bekl up on the Coromandel barg and General von Ladendorff had TO Coast.
been very hurriedly summoned to ocnfer caused by the presence in it of milvens of tiny red corpuscies. It is the little Sir Chozza Money replied that at Berlin, but Herr Rachimson was not bodies that carry nourishment from this shipments were dependent upon the slowed to speak. That meant that blood to the tissues. They also cause the
Prussian military power was dominant glow of health in checks and lips. uncertain contingency of available Germany's answer to Civilisation would space. He feared it was impossible be given from the cannen's month. It to avoid such inequalities as had been would be, a mistake to harbour any mentioned, and there was no likeli delusions. hood of any improvement.
LONDON, Jan. 19.
A Bussion message by wireless states that "K" Tretzky, in a pro- clamation, aesuses the Germans of Brestlitovak misrepresenting the proceedings with the intention of misleading the German public.
RUSSIAN ULTIMATUM
RUMANIA.
RELATIONS REACHED A DANGEROUS PITCH.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 10. Relations between the Bolsheviks and Rumania have reached a danger- ous pitch.
The Revolutionary Committee of the XIth Russian Army has sent to Rumania a two-hours' ultimatum demanding the free passage of Russian troops through Jassy (the present capital of Rumania),
KING OF RUMANIA'S PERIL
PETROGRAD, Jan. 18. It is confirmed that the People's Or the other hand, nine Pro-Commissioners have ordered the Constituent processions are being arrest of the King of Rumania.. organised for March past the Tauride Palace. They have called on the workmen of Petrograd noti to permit assaults on the proces
Bions.
The Simeonofsky "Guards have declared in favour of the Constituonia and the Garrison of the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul in favour of the Bolsheviks..
THE RUMANIANS, AND THE
BOLSHEVIKS--
THE PLOT TO SEIZE. THE RUMANIAN ROYAL FAMILY.
LONDON, JOB. 18. The Rumanian authorities inform Reuter that the Bolsheviks ultima- tum refers to the ringleaders of a FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROBLEM IN Bolshevist plot to seize the Ruman-
-RUSSIA.
-=
MOBS.
LONDON, Jan. 18.
ian Royal family and members of the Government and to assassinate
BAILWAYS IN THE POWER OF General Teherbatchef. The latter captured the ringleaders, whilst the Rumanian Army disarmed 15,000 Bolbevist, irregulars. The Runan- ians have carefully refrained from The People's Commissaries an- fighting the Bolsheviks, but will not nounce the stoppage of main line tolerate any action by foreign troops e Rumanian passenger trains on numerous mil-in Rumania against ways from January 20 to February Royal Family, the Government or 2, owing to the argency of transport the people. Rumanian divisions are ing food to the front and to Moscow now watching Russian deserters, and-Petrograd.
who are pillaging and burning villages A Russian menge received by in Rumania. The King of Rumania wireless states that the People's and his family are still at Josky, Commissaries of Food and Com- The Rumanians are most loyal to munications draw attention to the them and the Allies. disorders and excesses at railway stations committed by soldiers and others. They declare that the rail-
ways are in the power of mobs. This FOOD CONTROL IN GREAT state of anarchy has disorganized the transport service, preventing supplies being sent to the starving regions and to the Armies. They
ORDER on the Councils to take the
CURTAINE, CARPETS, FICTURES, CHERRY & 00.'
&c., AND LABOR ÅBORTMENT OF VSEFUL HOUSEHOLD GOODS,
As follows:-" Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and. Chesterfield Sofas, Card Tables, de, Bod- room Furniture, comprising Double and Single: Brass and Brass-mounted Bed stead, and Twin Bedsteads, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chaire, Ten and Occasional Tables, dic., Dinner Bervices, Crockery, Das Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, "Toilet Beta, #o, Bath Room Utensils, Hall-top Desks and Writing Tables, Bundry Electro-Plated WareON
Ketric Bending Lamps, Blackwood Tonkwood" Berean, Blackwood Farniture, including Large Fold Black- wood Screen with 6-Coloured Panéis, Side Tables, & Engravings, Pictures, te, Tennis Foles and Net, Iron Eade,
A few Lots Turkish Batla Sheets, Towels Singko and Double Bed Sliceta, Bad Quilts, &c
Also
Carpets, Brass Fenders, few lots Fire Brassen, dec.
Two FIANOS
And
esbras, Plated Cellarette,
itles and Une Large Tron
larn-from- Catalogus).
LOUGEL
FEDDER STREET, Opposite Blockcog. Hotal. Telephone No. 492.
Hongkong. March 20, 1914.
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most drastic measures to establish order.
THE WESTERN FRONT..
THE USUAL ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.
LONDON, Jan. 18.
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports the usual artillery activity in the neighbourhoods of Lens and Ypre
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
CAPTURES BY ITALIANS........
LONDON, Jan. 18. An Italian official inesnage states:
BRITAIN,"
COFFEE, SHIPMENTS.
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WAR FINANCE.
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PREMIUM BONDS NOT AT PRESENT ADVISED.
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Fire per sent. of the Gross Receipts of the Season are Donated to the RED CROSS FUND.
BOOK BEFORE YOU BLKEP.
OUR GIRLS NEED RED BLOOD.
When a girl's blood is doĉcient in these red corpuscles, she not only e come rale, but ber body is nider- Bourished, her weight is usually reduced, and as bet nerves share in the gener THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE. starvation. some form of parYDRZUTE
follows. When the blood is improved in "-Loc
talk quita fraely bere quality the times are better nourished amongst ourselves. "You might as wall and all the functions of the body are stop fighting unless you are going to do better performed.
When the blood lacks red corpuscles it all. Unless you are going to do it with all your might it is real murder of it is a scientific fact that course of the gallant fellows who have stood there will cause them to increase This can treatment with Dr. Williams' pink pills LONDON, Jan. 18..
for three years. (Cheers). Unless we be demonstrated by a microscopie The Committee on Premium Bonds are going to do it well, let us stop it examination and anyone can prove it reports that it does not advise the isaus There is so alternative. You have by looking in a mirror, for an increase of premium bonds until further efforts either got to put your whole strength in red blood shows quickly in the checks are made to render the present issue into it or just do what is done in the and lips and especially in the lining attractive to investors. The committee Russian Army and tell those brave tel membranes of the eyelids.
Plain Talks is a booklet, fall af admits that a considerable untapped lows they can go home whenever they useful information for ever mother act source of investment might be secured like. If there are men who may they very growing girl. It will be sent free 57 premium bonds, but doubts whether won't go into the trenches, the men in if you address a post card asking for a the total thus obtainable would justify the trenches will have the right to my: copy to the Dr. Williams Medicine Con the undesirable controversial legislation. Neither will wo remain bero. 38 Szechuen Food, Shanghai
You will do well to begin Dr. Williams (Cheers). That would and the war; THE SILVER MARKET. bat what sort of end! When the ua pink pills to-day, getting a supply Fron sian soldiers ceased fighting and frater, ar dealer, or post free, one bottle for nised, and simply talked of great ideals, six for 38 from the above address. and principles to the German Army, the Germans did not retreat, but took Riga and the falands. Fraternisation did not prevent the Germans from marching forward, and if Petrograd were nearer they would have had that too. Unles s are prepared to stand up to the whole might of the powers now dominating Germany, you will find Democracy in Europe at the mercy of the cruellest military autocracy the world has ever seco. 1f you sent Hindenbargs peace dalegetion ba would just mock at your request that he abould evacuate Belgium Eo would say in his beart
You cannot turn me out of Belgium with Trade Union .raselutions. The answer you can give him la" "We can and will turn you cut of Belgium with ↑ Trade Union guns, with Trade Unionista SPEECH BY PREMIER TO TRADE behind them (Cheers). They bare Rooms, No. 8, Dee Vaux Road, Corner
UNIONISTS..
SAN FRANCISco, Jan. 19. The November exports of silver amounted to 3,391,000 ounces. The estimate for the year in 50,000,000 ounces.
LONDON, Jan. 19. Silver is 44 Thero is more offering and the market is quiet.
Mesra. Montagu & Co.'s report says the market is easier and supplies more plentiful. The keenness of the New Year trade demand reems momentarily hated, and the Shanghai exchange bas eased lightly.
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THE MAN-POWER QUESTION:
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE.
USCULUM, Barker Road, 155,
Peak.
Apply DUNCAN ULARE,
LANE, CHAwroan & Co. Hongkong, Jan. 2, 1518.
FOR SALE..
TIHE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell at their. Bales
already broken this line. But let us of Ice House Street, barbour.no delusions No Democracy.
MOTOE TAOHT. Built 1018, had very little usage avar long survived the failure of its adherents to be ready to die for it. Hall
Teakwood My appeal to you is: Last night the Length, water-line 29.97; over all 55′′
Beamt House of Commons carried this memezre [1
trade, one
THE CASE FOR GOING ON." LONDON, Jan. 18. Mr. Lloyd George addressing -re- presentatives of the Trade Unions without dissent Democracy, in plain affected by the Man Power BiH, paid terms, is government by the majority tributa to the way in which they. bad of the people. It fundamental met the Government. A spirit of travesty of the principles of Democracy complete frankocas had characterised if one profeamoa, one both rides, resulting in clearing is section, one class of the community understandings The Premier reiterated claims immunity from the obligations that theonly alternatives to the proposals imposed upon the rest.--(Cheers). That were the raising of the age limit, as in setting up a new aristocracy. You Austria, where it is 18, or the sending in the past, fought against privilege I back of wounded men. It would be folly Pope we are fighting on the same side We are fighting now against to withdraw men from industry an hour LONDON, Jan. 18. sooner than neceamry; but it would be the military caste privilege. Democracy
and rights privileges Lord Rhondda, the Food Control-treason to the country, to Democracy, eans that everyone must merge, his ler speaking at the Aldwych Club, and to the cause of Freedom, if when need arose we did not make the said the great difficulty was due to
A voice: And wealth 1. Zamand(Cheer). falling imports and the necessity of
The Premier Certainly. If any
CAUSE. FOR, ANXIETY: BỰT NOT ALARM
The Premier continued: "I assume
stock
in a common
feeding the Army from these. We that, in your hearts, you believe the standing in my place can, End an had reached the stage where the war sim declared by the great Labour honorable and equitable way out of Germans were two years ago. He Conference to represent the minimum this conflict without fighting it through, was endeavouring to secure equality of justice which could possible befor Heaven's sake, let him tall me. My of sacrifice. The meat consumption acsepted; but if we are unable to defeat own conviction is that the people must
DISABLED HEN.
Draft...
Motor "Scripps, Heavy duty 14 H. P.
Complete with Lavatory, Refrigerator Fuit of Sails, and all Accessories Price and full particulars may had from the Undersigned.
Terms: Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, Jan. 9-1915.
TO LET
TO LET
8. MOUNTAIN VIEW-8 TOES, unfurnished.
DENNYS & BOWLEY.
in the next few months must be the German forces, if we are unable to either go on or ge under(Applause) Hongkong, Jan. 16, 1918 considerably reduced. There was po resist the military power of Prussis,
REGISTRATION OF BOYS AND
TO LET prospect of a meat famine, there is there a man here possessed of intelli
TURNISHED HOUSE at Mount being only 5 per cent. less cattle in gence, who believes that one of your
Davis, Pokfulam, Road, for Febru the country compared with the terms, even the least of them, will be
LONDON, Jan. 18, dry, March and April Hent moderate. figures for June last year. There enforced-(Cheats) I am not talking
Mga Apply was cause for anxiety but not alarm demands of extreme war men who the second, reading of the National of the demands of Imperialista, the
In the House of Commons, moving
RE. GOLDSMITH, W.D. As regards bread supplies, the bread want to sonst the earth and all the Registration Amendment Bill, Mr.
Bingkong, Jan, 1918 would be darker in future. When heavenly frmament; I am talking of Hayer Fisher explained that it provided We captured on 14th, 16th, and 18th our rationing came in the the moderate demands of the most for the registration of 750,000 Inds fast: 491 prisoners, as well as 18 more than the Germanent moist soul in ris asembly. Go to between 15 and 17 years of age, who
Hindenburgith them, try to cash that machine guns and two bomb thrower Lord Rhondda deprecated setting cheque at the Hindenburg Bank: it are at present unregistered and who are those useful industrially. It also class against class, but respecting be returned dishonoured. Whatever proposed to register spilots and soldiers the complaints of extravagance in the terms submitted by any pacifist in that thousands of disabled men. the West End he was of the opinion these lands, you won't got the cashed might be utilised to the fullest extent thủt the rich and the middle classes by Ludendorf or the Exiser, or any of industrially. The Food Controller could had reduced consumption more than these magnates not con of them, ale obtain much information from the the wage earner.
unless you have got the power to enforce now register, which would also apply themCheer.)
to many vital statistica:
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Only a Cough" but you stop. while it'1⁄2 ONLY a cough,"
WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND
The fidest
consumer would 50
THE TEA SUPPLIES.”
LONDON, Jan. 10.
HOW GERMANY HAS RECEIVED
THE ALLIES DEMANDS He (the speaker) and Fresident Wil son, without previous consultation, had
Over 1,000,000 lbs. of ten? were laid down what was obstantially the HALE-TONE AND
ballotted for to-day
same programme of demands for the It is understood that next week'e terminations of the There had ballot will include some Government been NO FESTOUTS ITOM any man of any fes acquired in India and Ceylon | position in Germany indicating that the under the new purchase scheme.
CHINA FRAN
The Food Ministry Catates that
is only a quarter of win!
sre being a ker
rulers of Germany desired
the problem in a spirit of demanded the restoration of
they of his hearer make
Belgium, and reparation for
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Hongkong, August, 2, 1917,
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