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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1918,
TELEGRAMS.
„(Continued from Paga 1.)
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LORD LANSDOWNE CONCURS WITH THE PREMIER'S STATEMENT.
LONDON, Feb. 1. Replying to a congratulatory ad- Adress from an influential deputation, introduced by Loni Lorebarn, Lord
Lansdowne declared that he and his sympathizers were determined on an bonougable and durable peace. He ank: It was unthinkable that we should be disloyal to our Allies.",
Lord, Lausdowne sail he concurred with the Premier's restatement of the war ains, on January 18, which was entenlated to carry the endorsement of moderate opinion all over the world.
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INTERNATIONAL STAFE...” IDEA FOR AFRICA..
PORTUGUESE NATION
ALARMED.
LONDON, Feb. 1.
Correspondence between the Royal Geographical Society and the Go-
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
HOSTILE ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.
LONDON, Jan. 31. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:—
Air patrola secured prisoners in the neighbourhood of Epeby. !
There was hostile artillery fring southward and northward of Laurind
·BRITISH HOSPITAL NEAR BAGHDAD BOMBNE.
THE CHINAWA
LONDON, Jan 31. A British despatch from Mesopotamia Hostile seroplane on the night of January 14-25, bombed our hospital near Baghdad, causing casualties.
Our airman, on the night of January Turkish Headquarters, units and sero accesfully attacked the
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`PATHOS AND FUH AT THE, TANK"
BATE
BONDS IN MEMORY OF 10 DEAD SWEETHEARTS.
ME ABOKOR HÖGET TAKI 24,000 IN 15 MINUTES.
COMMERCIAL
HONGKONG SHARE MAREST.
Messrs. Moxon and Tayler's Wookly Raport for the week ending February mys
A London nowapaper of December 3rd. fairly quiet and rather meagre i volume. Since our last Report business has been. concerning the War Lora Campaigns and at the close the market is Inactive. contains the following paragraph There has been no feature of any note, Bank opened on Saturday were tan The first customers when the Tank girls, each of whom had lost her sweetheart in the war.
the neighbourhood of Passchendaele. THE BRESTLITOVSE CONFERENCE to help other girls to get their sweet
FRENCH AERIAL ACTIVITY.
LONDON, Jan. 29,
A French communiqué states:→→ A German seroplane was brought down and three others foll damaged in their own lines.
silogrammes of explosives on the railway Our air quadrons dropped 6,000 station at Conflans, factories at St. Frivat and in the region of various
serodromes.
FRENCH AEROPLANE BOMES THIADCOURT STATION.
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· Loxbow, Jan. 30.2
A French communiqué states: A French aeroplane bombed, from a very low altitude, the station. at Thin- court, causing a great fire.
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
RESUMED,
BAYABIA TU BE SPECIALLY REPRESENTED.
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AMSTERDAM, Jan. 31.
as resumed.
The Peace Conferance at Brestlitarik
They had all saved up to buys Bond hearts back quickly." They intend their money to be a gift to the country, and are not going to redeem these Bands, which they will keep and frame In memory of their lost ones.
active, and although small business Shanghai hoa continued rather more has been reported rates have been well
maintained.
as a mark of respect to the memory of The Stock Exchange is closed to-day the late Mr. A. H. 0, Jackson. : as $625 with a small business done at BARZA-Hongkong Banks have buyers the rata.
aro
MAKING ISSURANCESCA bons wanted at $300. Unions have advanced to a buying rate of $783 and North Chins are unchanged from last week at The 115.
The queue at the Tank has revor bern larger than it was on Saturday, and the day's takings amounted to $48 200 bringing the total for the work ye. £39640 Ina lot of cases War Lour
FIRM INSURANCE-China Fires fol- post that morning, were used to buy quoted #1 buyers. Hongkong. Fires dividend warrants, received through the lowing the advance in Unions are now Fonds or War Savings Certificates gould pe placed at $310.
Mr. Gestga thekranian party of the er brought down perso—Deterred. Indos alter' vá-| stars," and the rious fluctuations are Nightly firmer on comedian, after himself investing, tried the week, business having bean done the role of bank shark with such success the close at $119 for cab with cur that in just over a quarter of an hour responding rates forward. Douglases he had taken a Zyll &
11 £4100. His merry have come to business at $78 and Steam- quips helped the money to floor boat at 17. ahsil tell Lord Lansdowne about you
Dr. Tou Kuehlmann announced that Bararis would be specially represented. M. Trotsky announced that two representatives of Republic"
were incorporated in the Rainier Delegation,
WHY BAVARIA IS ́~
REPRESENTED..
Bar-China Sugars are wanted
was his remark to an actor who promisedat 897 and Malabons at 8331,
a £1,000 cheque for War Bonds
LONDON, Jan 31. The representation of" Bavaria at
* ACTRENES' BIO CEZAURL Brestlitovsk possesses a certain signific sace by the fact that it. arise out crowd by reciting Alfred Noyes's "Song Bliss Mads Latheradze stirred the of the privileged position conceded to of England," and then set a patriotic ax Bavaria under the Treaty of Versailles ample by investing E1,001 in Bonda of 1871, entitling her to participate in Miss Rene Kelly and Mt. Joseph Co
Miss Lily Bragten, Miss Lilian Braith the Empire's peace negotiations
cach subscribed a similar amount, and representative, before going to Brest-site, Miss Lee White, and Miss Doris litovsk, went to Berlin to receive his £100 to £500
Keane invested amounts varying from Many more actresses instructions
bought Bonds, one of them giving fire THE POSITION OF UKRANIA.
sovreigns in
in payment.
graphical Society of Lisbon which FTALIAN THRUSTS CONTINUED. is worthy that the Bavarian
passed in November last has been published.
most
The Lisbon Society wrote saying the Portugis nation was alarmed by the Laturite proposal to found a kind of international State in Aftion, the chict reason for alarm
2
LONDON, Jan. 31. An Italian official report states:-- Our detachments continued their thrusts saathward of Asiago and improved the position north eastward of Cal-del-Rosso.
We brought down three enemy aem places.
The English airmen brought down an es-Cabinet Minister. but the four enemy machines.
"being that Mr. Arthur Fenderson was
Society contradicted the report that)
3r. Henderson was acting with the j
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AT PARIS
knowledge of the fovernment. The THE INTER-ALLIED CONFERENCE Society declared that the Anglo- Portuguese Alliance did not permit of the practicability of such an ilea and solicited the opinion of the Royal Geographical Society. 3
Colonel Sir Thomas Hollich re- plied that he was of the nainion that no serious opinion existed in Great
Britain in favour of such a proposal
to which any serious importance. should be attached.
COMPLETE ALLIED ACCORD.
PARIS, Jan. 31.
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The Inter-Allied Conference changed views in connection with the Czernin, and the expediency of replying. speeches of Count Hertling and Count
The proceedings showed the complete cord of the Allies, both militarily and politically.
M. Clemenceau, the French Premier, stated that he was very well antisfied The Lisbon Society replied thank-with the result of the deliberations.
ing Colonel Holdich for his message
which has had the best effect in eshning our minds, 'y
:
COTTON EXPORTS TO THE EAST.
LONDON, Jan. 31.
Replying to a deputation of the
LONDON'S AIR DEFENCES.
EVERYTHING POSSIBLE BEING DONE.
LONDON, Jan. 31.
In the House of Commons, replying
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 31...
At Brestlitovak, M: Trotzky stated that the Ukranian Council of Work the entire coal basin of Donetz, the mou's and Soldier Delegates controlled aining region of Ekaterinoslay and the
QH AND MIG-Langkata at Tis. 144 Banba at $3.60, Kalliana at 38 and 940tations whilst Tronohs at 30/- and hells at 118 could all be placed at
Urals at 23/ are on offer.
DOCKS WHARVES AND GODOWNS Kowloon Wharves are a quiet market at
ong $95 with 899 done for March. Hong- Docks are offering at
$13 Shanghai Decks are firmer at Tls. 50 for cash.
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-*- Centrals are quiet at 891 ex dividend, Hongkong Lands at 86 ex dividand and Hongkong Hotels at $20. Kowloon Lands at 430 and West Foints at 875) ex dividend are unchanged from last week. Humphreys could be placed at #6. ***
Accompanying Mr. "Havelock Wilson, who spoke from the tank, was a seaman who had lost both his legs as a result of host savagery. He was one of seven of a torpedoed ship's crew of 61 who bad
COTTON MILIA-Shanghai quotes the
sea, and been cast: t in an open boat in an ice following:-Ewo TK 170, hangbai
letter, Mr. demning Lord Lande ten days. Con. Cottons Tis 123, Kung Vika The 1439
Tangiszepoos Wilson said that he
had addressed
over not more than 60 had raised any objection 50,000 people in the last few weeks, and to the policy of carrying on the war.
Governments of Charkow and Poltava. The Council's power is increasing, while steadily declining; thus peace with the the influence of the Kief Rada is Hada' delegation could, under the
TASK ON THE TELEPHONE. present circumstances, in no way be relater, said it was no use crying Peace!" The Bev. R. J. Campbell peating garded as peace with the Ukranian when there was no peace. Our enemies Republic.
at the moment were flushed with a new xoucess, and were in anything but the mood to let us off on easy terms. Unless the Allies prevailed; the whole word would become Prusianised, and England herself would be treated in the same way 3 Germany had treated the smaller catatrics
RUMANIAN TROOPS ENTER
KISHINEFF. 'S
JASSY, January 31. Romanian troops, on the invitation South-West, entered Kiakineff amid the of the Russian High Command in the cheers of the population.
THE BUSSO-GERMAK - TRUCË. ¦
AMERICAN CHARGE AGAINST GERMANY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. The War, Department formally charges Germany, with violating the
telephone direct to the Tank Bank for From to-day it will be possible to War Bonds...
LEND IT AGAIN.
£50,000,000 PAID OUT IN WAR LOAN
Jast
named dividend of Tha
The 8 the just declared
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per share. ELECTRIC COMPANIES-Hongkong Blee at $4. Hongkong Trams are offering at sel
market at 6. Cements have come to MISUELLANEOUS Watsons are a quiet business at $7.80. Dairy Farms continue on offer. at $304, and Bopee at 828) Ices are wanted at $100 and Waterboats have changed hands at 3121.
don is 9/11 and the T.T. selling rate on EXCHANGE-The demand rate on Lon- Shanghar is 58.
GERMAN TRADE AIMS.
STR A. STEEL-MAITLAND ON WORK
·THROUGH NEUTRALS.
Sir Arthar D. Steel-Maitland, MP4 Dannte Eras Director of the new Government Com Many of those who shared in the percial Intelligence Department, visited punctual distribution of over £51,000,000 Liverpool recently and addressed a interest in War Loan stock recently meeting of business men organized by received with their dividend warrants a
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TWO GRAND CONCERTS -TO-NIGHT, 2nd, & THURSDAY, 7th February, 1918,
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Manchester Chamber of Commerce A. MIROVITCH, &
to Mr. A. A. Lynch, Nationalist Kiem- terms of the Eussian trace by, transfer. Chancellor of the Exchequer" ho wrute, the Board of Trade in the new Depart
regarding the shortage of shipping said that the Cabinet is satisfied that the Western Frost
everything possible is being done to
in connection with cotton exports to maintain and improve the efficiency of India and the East. the Shipping the sir defences of London. He was of Controller said the Manchester opinion that everybody, except possibly. Mr. Lynch, was surprised at the success- of the defence.
Guardian had reported that the United States Government had stated that it would endeavour to make every practicable provision, but he: regretted it would be impossible to. promise any considerable alleviation at present.
70 BRITISH AIRMEN COMBAT RAIDERS.
LONDON, Jan. 29.
Pherson, Parliamentary Secretary to In the House of Commons, Mr. Mac- the War Office, stated that 70 airmen The Shipping Controller pointed went up laat, night to combat the out that owing to the reduction in raiders. tonnage and the necessity of giving
priority to food, it would probably be GERMANY'S REASON FOR BOMBING impossible to maintain the imports |
of cotton at the level of last year.
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, Jan. 31.
PARIS
LONDON, Jan. 31.
A German official raport states: As a reprisal for the bombing of German open towns, our aviatora, last aight, dropped. 14 tons of bombe oz Paris in a first systematic air attack on
- GERMAN AIRMEN DESERT.
The Silver Market is quiet. Messrs. Samuel, Montagu and that City." Company's Silver report states that the tone of the market is again. casier. The full in price is attribut- able to more free supplies as the
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 31."- .demand; though not active, has been
For the art time since the war two fairly good. The Shanghai Exchange, German airmen crossed the frontier at
Oldenzaal.
AMERICA AND FOOD ECONOMY.
LONDON, Jan. 31.
where some speculation has been. The airmen landed, destroyed their going on, has not moved sympathe machine and then deserted on bicycles. tically but has actually hardened. There is a continued shrinkage of the Indian Treasury silver bolding and the dificulty of silver supplies is In the House of Commons Mr. Clynes, expanding correspondingly to the Parliamentary Under Secretary to the abnormal demand for mintage as to Ministry of Food, stated that an appeal: by the American Food Controller to render the issue of rupes notes in America to economise in food in order India timely
to supply the Allies had met with e splendid response (Cheers.)
THE STRIKES IN GERMANY.
MANY SOCIALIST LEADERS
ARRESTED.
LONDON, Jan. 31. From unofficial reports it is estimated that there are 700,000 strikers in Berlin. have been arrested.
It is stated that many Socialist leaders
Hamburg, Altona and Wandsbeck.
Martial-law has been proclaimed at
The Minister. Herr Wallraf, and
Ton Stein, the Prussian War Minister,
have conferred.
It appears that the suspension of the Tageblait and other newspapers is dus to their transgressing the censorship
The Cologne Gazelle of January 29th stated that at least 20,000 shipyard workers at Hamburg are striking for immediate pesce and more food.
The Koelnische Volkszeitung urges the Government to resist the suikers? audacious demands.
The Nordeutsche, which so far has sfected not to take the morement seriously, now gravely, lectures the strike
“NO DISTURBANCES ANYWHERE
AMSTERDAM, Jan, 31.
A telegram, apparently sem-official, from Berlin, dated January 30, states thers are only 120,000 strikers.--
The newspapers, with few exceptions, have again appeared on the streets-and the traffic is normal. ""
in the Empire.
There are no disturbances anywhere
AUTOCRACY OR DEMOCRICT.
SIE E CARSON'S VIEW,
with a view to rendering all the assistance in your power towards providing for the financial needs of the country, you will invest in National War Bonds as large s portion of the enclosed dividend you can
possibly arrange to set aside for the purpose.
"As Governor of the Bank of England I take the liberty of impressing upon you the importances of an immediate and satisfactory response to this appeal.
THE HAR BONDS CAMPAIGN.
Among the mores received by the National War, Savings Committee re- cently were the following
BLIHOP OF LONDON, -
Department alone to deal with some questions which might arise would be unsatisfactory, but for the two offices to work together was the most ressonable and business-like way of treating the whole matter."-
The new Department, he said, was to bes permanent one, and it would have to deal with the whole of the Consular and Commercial Attaché Bervice, which should be completely revised and re modelled with object of making it as helpful to the commercial community as
could be The main Department E
problem we had to face in our overses trade was the one set as by our competitors abroad, and most seri- cualy by Germany. Before the war German industry and commerce were very closely organized; German BERECE It is a critical moment of the war, and and banking were a very closely united every citizen in my opinion abould be entity, and there was a greater con- Pepared to stake his all in the cause of nexion between the two in Germany freedom. I only wish I had to invest in War Bonds my more money than in any other country. The Ger they could manage to re-estab mene. if the lish their control of trade after the war, I have pat every pound I can scrape meant to do so. He had evidence reach- together into War, Bonds, and Taming him from time to time that they sure such sa opportunity of a gilt-edged were quite definitely trying to do it at investment will not often occur in our the present time under the cover of lifetime.
BEACONAN DOYLE,
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MOTHERS" PENSIONS.
MR. HODGE WANTS A BETTER CHANCE FOR THE CHILDREN,
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Mr. John Heden regards himself is foster father to the million people now
neutrals. We need not slavishly imitate the German method in every detail. war, was to dominate entirely the coun The Frassian idea. in commerce, as îTA tries with which they were in relation. many countries after the war were not going to let themselves he dominated by Germany, and it we set out with the programme of domination those cour- would resist us quite rightly just sa much as they would the Germans.
THE PROTECTION OF- YLADIYOSTOCE.
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TOKIO, Jan. 19. Green, and said that miljons of leaflets
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allowance se would permit molbers to Str. A. Rothschild was a son of the the Government had agreed to the Autocracy disciplined for waz show Tate Baron Lionel Rothschild, and was conversion of Edinburgh Castle into a greater endurance and courage than a for some yes on the directorate of the National War Museum to commemorate league of Democracies trained for peacer Bank of England. He was a member of Bootland's part in the war
DEATH OF MR. ALFRED ROTHSCHILD.
LONDON, Jan. 81. The death is announced of Mr. Alfred Rothschild.
the Legion d'honneur of France.]:
EDINBURGH CASTLE TO BECOME A WAR MUSEUM.
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· FIVE-SHILLAING NOTES,
LONDON, Jan. 31.
The real issue was, Could Democracy when, attacked defond itself. We all
wanted peace, but the recent speeches of
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