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THURSDAY, JULYAI, 1918.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 1.
AWARDS FOR VALOUR.
DECORATIONS FOR INDIAN ARMY
MEN..
STORIES OF CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY.
Losnox, July 11. The Bazette sites the follow- ing wands to rwnibers of the Indian
"BAN TO MISTINGISHED SERVICE
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Brat.Colous 6: A. Beatty. When she regiment, in which he wis-arthehet in support, was held, up in an attack, be led his minient
gallop muter ben inganal at mach and rifle fins al oceus piod jam important position, enabling the uter regiment to take the objetivo. His quick decision and kilful babelling of his, men résulted in an important success,
| Major Hoorge Knowles took con
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THE CHINA MAIL,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
STATE OF SIECE 1 MOSCOW.
BOLSHEVIKS IN POWER AGAIN.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
LONDONERS RAID NEAR ARR15.
Foxnos, July.. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
reports :-
..
The Londoners srocessfully faided astward of Arras, taking a few prisoners. The enemy's artillery is native against the positions recently captured" south ward of the Somme.
Base July 9.
A message from Berlin states that a state of siege was proclaimed in Moscow ba July 7.
The railwayman refused to strike s requested by the Socialists on the ave of the revolt.
THE MAGISTRACY.
A GAMBLING CASE
Nine Chinese, including four small boys, ware charged before Mr. J. B Wood this maming, with gambling,
THE WAR SAVINGS."
TEENTH LIST OF THE LOCAL
ASSOCIATION.
The following amountą; totalling Alukong said he and some other $90,430,00 have been received by the constables raided a house in Gough Hongkong and South China War Street where they caught the defendants Savings Association for the past month bling. The game played, was sam and invested in War Loans Investment is and they found 89 cents in a dishTrust of Malaya at 6 per cent. on the table.
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The station, telegraphs and post- office were recaptured from the Socialists by the Bolsheviks in the morning and the leaders were arrested, including M. Spiridorna, who confessed that Count
Defendants pleaded guilty and one of Mirbach was murdered by terrorist, mem- them said that one of the boys arrested CONFUSION, IN REAR OF ENEMY'S ber of the party in order to provoke was only there to deal the cards. A the anguiment of the Breatitoval Treaty.
for the dish, the winner of each game Rumours of a revolution in Petrograd | contributes a percentage of his winnings and Jaroslav are denied by the Govern- towards lighting expenses."
LINE.
NEW GERMAN RATIONING PRACTICE.
LONDON, July 9 Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing to-day, says
mont.
The
UKRANIAN GOVERNMENT
The apoll of dry weather was broken on the night of the sth in violett thunderstorms, ending in a terrife resigned. hailstorm. The only retaliation the themy has so far attempted for the Australian success at Villers Bretonneux has taken the form of heavy winen beyer" fre.
The prisoners captured in this sector pay a high tribute to the weight and accuracy of our shell fire in consequence of which they were without ratios for
sensibly lowered.
RESIGNS.
AMSTERDAM, July 9.- Cranian Goverment has
COUNT MIRBACH'S WORK IN QREECE.
WAS THE REAL PREMIER.
PARIS, July 8. The Petit Journal states that Count Mirbach when at the German Fegation
His Worship discharged three of the |-bays and the rest were fined $1 each.
SIX MONTHS FOR A SNATCHER A Chinese pleaded not guilty to tealing 886 from a woman in Des Veux Road, early this morning.
A money changer said the com plainant went to his shop änd gave him aome Chinese silver coins..for which. she wanted Hongkong bank-noses in exchange. Ele calculated the exchange at $16.70 which" be gave bar. While he was in the act of wrapping up the
inuut of his regimieht wheat the four days, whereby their moral was fat Athena was the real Premier of notes in a handkerchief, witness w
Intake bene acestuity and Pe maine din voetustal though wound et the unde așa skilful dispusi tiam lag to bis peition
Dost determine mammer, though purongued on all sides, nutil he was relier. He showed great ability
and ange
Prisquer iso reported considerable confusion is the rear of the line. So difficult was the rationing of the German post line in face of our fire, that the enemy was forced to use aeroplanes a supply lorries, a box of bully beef and hiscuties being dropped in mistake. from
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hostile low flying plane on one of our forward posta This is the first time" auch a practice has been followed on the Major A. M. MLS. Who Western Front. spaden in an attack,wis trend to p withdroga staat distance, owing to luvy ensindties, hy, reorganised antl led them forward with great skill "ang leleteralinition" and captured the "Oljeut ver.
MENTION
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NEW AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE.
JUDENDORFF ORDERS PREPARATION.
TURIN, July 8. General Ludendorf vently visited follow dig for valable services in the Trentino and ordered preparations
dieets with the war
PARA W, F. Tahuse, S. L «Chester. Sie k. Eres, and Liens
Colonel Sir S. B. Thomhill,
H.M. THE XING.
DINES, WITH DOMINIONS"
REPRESENTATIVES, --
Loxtos, July 10, After a visit to the Western From of all the Thominions' representatives, vir Majesties the King and Queen lined with the following at Bucking- hark Palace to-night:-Sir Robert Borden Hon. W. F. Massey, Rt. Hon. Joseph "Cook, General: Smute, Fotr, A. Meichen, Hon, J. A. --L'uider, und, the Maharaja of Pasiala, the refaider dining with their Majesties on the 12th.
BRITISH COURTESY TOWARDS
HOLLAND,
RIGHT TO SEARCH CONVOY WÄIVED.
LONDON, July 9.
for a new Austrian offensiva to be hastened.
Large Austrian reinforcements have concentrated at Innsbruck and Trent.
The Swiss frontier is closed.
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U.S. INDEPENDENCE DAY IN PARIS.
FRENCH AND AMERICAN TROOPS IN PRESIDENT WILSON
AVENUE,
PARIS, July 5, Independence Day was marked by great enthusiaan.
of Franch and American troops, amid
The most stirring feature was a march term of cheers, down the Avenue du President Wilson, the naming of which eroked the most cordial pro-American speeches.
The American Chamber of Commerce gave a baisquer to the members of the Cabinet, Aller Ambassadors and French sad American prominent personsga
million tour.
Greece and, with the assistance of the notorious Herr Schenk, caused all the misfortunes of General Sarmail's army.
He was sent to Bussis to act similarly.
THE SPANISH ESPIONAGE LAW:
INITIAL APPLICATION OF:
THE MEASURË.
MADRID, July 9. As the first application of the Espion- age Law the Ministry has prohibited publication of news of the movements of merchantmen.
RECRUITING IN IRELAND.
COLONEL LYNCH WANTS ÷HELP.
LONDON, July 9. Colonel Lynch has written Colonel Roosevelt inviting him to Ireland to help in recruiting
Colonel Lynch also says he would like General Joffre and a contingent of French heroes to visit Ireland and help.
THE SILVER WEDDING.
CONGRATULATIONS WARMLY
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APPRECIATED.
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LONDON, July 9. Replying to an Address of Con- on the occasion of their Silver Wedding, gratulation from the Imperial Conference, testifying to the constant and increasing affection of the people at horse and overseas, their Majesties said that no congratulatione appreciated, and they pray that peace may soon be restored, bringing reunion and home life which is the basis of the well-being of the Empire.
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PIANO RECITAL:
the defendant snatch the money.“ Ho gave the alarm and went in pursuit of defendant, who was eventually arreated by a postman. The money, however, was not found on the defendant.
Complainant's little son also gave eridance to the effect that he also saw the defendant stealing his mother's money.
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Mr... E, Wood said there was no doubt that the defendant stole the money and sentenced him to six months” hard labour."
ALLEGED THEFT OF GOAL.
The mistress of-s coul junk w charged before Mr. E. DC. Wolfe this. morning, with, the theft of a ton of conti valued at $30.
Defendant pleaded not guilty and was defended by Mr. F. X. d'Almada. Inspector Gordon said the junk had been engaged by the Admiralty to discbarge coal. Yesterday when anil- ing past the Water Police Station, the police boarded the junk and found a tou of coal concealed in her bottoms.
His Worship remanded -the-case, fizing bail at #150.
HOOKED,
A Chinese was charged with being in unlawful possession of 320 cabin "hooks warmlybefore Mr. Wolfe this morning.
Is the course of his address the Chair. man stated that the American Naval ahipyards had to-day simultaneously
The following is the programme of launched 100 chips, aggregating half the Recital by Mr. Denman Faller which is being given by kind permission of the Council at the Helens May FOOD SITUATION IN DERMANY.Institute next Monday, at 4.45 p.m.
1.-Walts in A fat... Chopia.
Preludain Caharp
SENSATIONAL STATEMENT IN THE REICHST AG.
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AMSTERDAM, July 8. Matzinger called attention to the grave In the Reichstag, the Centrist, Harr food situation.
In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil stated that nothing which ourred in connection with the Dutch convog could be regarded The Socialist, Herr Wases, said that as an abandonment or modification certain circles, including the Kaiser, of the right to search, the vital in-had no idea of the misery of the masses.
portance of which the Government fully recognised. The Goverment agreed, as a special act of courtesy towards Hollal, to allow the conyor to puss, provided the passengers were confined to Netherlands Govern nient officials and their families and that no enemy goods and no mils were carried, conditions to which Holland agreed. We secured con-| "siderably more than was obtainable by right or search. Holland had been informed that this inst not be sregarded as a precedent.
AN INDISPENSABLE PRIVATE SECRETARY.
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If any Civil servant is to be reckozal Indispensablu it must surely be Mr. H.
4 per cent of whom earned under four markss day (Sensation). He finally declared that the shortening of the waz would be a greater economic gain than Socialist applause). the conquest of suy province-bond
The speeches of Herr Matzinger and Herr Weses were in reply to an announcement by the Food Dictator that the harvest would not fulfil anticipations and that meatless weeks would be necessary.
*EXCHANGED WAR PRISONERS.
miner............Rachmaninoff. Poupes Taluate E. Poldini. Melody in F... Rubenstein, Mazurka (No. 9) - Godard,
2-Prelude... Cyril Scott.
Lullaby Denman Faller, Oh, to be in Eng
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Sergt. Murphy said the defendant told him that he bought the hooks from jeak and withea „gova him every opportunity to find the man. Defen dant, however, could not find him.
Defendant said the man who sold him the hooks told him that they were
wept up from among sweepings.
His Worship sentedced the defendaat to one month's hard labour."
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17th
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Total amount feceived to date $1,550,655
In addition to the xbore, the follow- ing amounts have been received, all of which have been inverted in War Loans AUSTRIA ABSORBED BY GERMAN Investmont Trust of Malaya at
ARMY
American administration officials, we are told in a New York paper, consider. that, the procesa of the absorption of Austria-Buogary by the German war “machino. making the 'dual empire. virtually a vassal State, has been com. plated by the treaty signed by the kaiser and the Emperor Karl,
Straits Currency, ...$ 12,397.40 Previously acknowledged, 203,439.26.
Total Str. Currency.) $215,837,36
Sterling, 602 38. 4 d. Previously ack
nowledged,£6,505 128, 3d.
Totals,£6,157 156. 74d.
UNION INSURANCE BOGIETY
*OF CANTON, LTD.
Hoc. Treasurera and Secretaries. Hongkong, 11th July, 1518,
The terms of the treaty also make. clear the reason for the announcement made by Mrụ Lansing, Secretary of Stato, that the United States govern- maat views with sympathy the national- istic aspirations of the Juge Slave, and other oppressed nations within the The attitude taken Austrian Empire. by the administration indicates that Austria, in"view of its agreement with Germany, is no longer regarded as en independent State and that the op pressed nationalities are bound no longer to submit to Garman military domina it expedient to bow to the German yoka. tion because Emperor Karl has fored of War Fund.
From military point of view the Extract from a letter recently treaty is interpreted as providing for raceived by Mr. Denmau Fuller from the catire absorption of Austria's war; an poped Priioner of War:-"If It making roscarcen which will be used was not for these parcels many of our under the direction of German officers have this week despatched to the Matcon, boys would never see old England and according to a policy dictated Lrcm 36th General Hospital EE F, the
war German officers base occupied desks following goods and hospital supplies in the Austrian War Ufice and the Aus 59 suits of pyjamas, 13 shirts, 23. trian Army has been entirely under helpless case shirts, 12 shrouds, 68 German military tutelage. Hereafter
This Recital is open to all at the conclusions Collection will be made which will go intact to the Prisoners
NOT TO BE REEMPLOYED.
AMSTERDAM, 'July £.. In the Reichstag, the War Minister, General ron Stein, said that Germany accepted the conditions. whereby ex-aguin," changed British and French and German was priešners would not be re-employed.
THE ALIEN QUESTION IN GREAT BRITAIN.
Creedy, B., whom Lord Milner basins appointed his private secretary at the DRASTIC STEPS RECOMMENDED. War Ulice, saya's Flome puper. Colonel Seely, when Segretary of State for War, "discovered " Mr. Creedy, among the young men of the War Office staff and
J
MAN-POWER, IN MALAYA,"
Potsdam.: Bince the beginning of the
CANTON LOCAL-HED. CROSS WORKERS.
The Canton Local Red Cross Workers
the distinction of nationality will be pillow slips 65 draw sheets, 38 dysentery obliterated and the Teutonic war pads, limb pads, 13 pairs of socks, 7 machine will act as an integral organizme ion drawing upon sbe resources of both pairs of bed slippers, 9 mop heads, 27 dusters, 59 serviettes, 41 tray clothi, 16 knitted washing (wabs, 72 milk jug
empires.
At a meeting of the Planters Associs tion of Malays, the flow Mr. R. O. H. like to mention the question of men. Kindersley (chairman), asid be should power, because there was ramour about LONDON, July 8
that ccrcription was calling. They had The Premiers hava haan învestigating required and he was of opinion that for the year); after paying the excess handkerchiefs, 1 ved jacket, 20 surgical unde him his private secretary and so the alien question and recommend the more men would be spared from here profita duty, amounted to 21,634,000
been officially told lan, men were The profite of the White Star line covers (assorted sizes), 156 khaki
weil-bas he fulfilled-the-dation of that
caps, 12 Jorgeons caps, 120 rgical arduous office that five successive War immediate internment of all male enemy and he thought great deal more could dividend of 20 per cent, was declared
swabs in bag, 330 rolled bandages. Ministers have been at pains to retain aliens over sighteen years of age, uplass be dons, than had already been done, by him in the same capacity
there is medical or other definite causa cotated pooling their European Isbour,
(assorted sizes), 84 fannélokte many-tailed said; by largo estates taking over the
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CAUSES AND CURE FOR DIARRHOEA
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Omperature up fexity and close of, epochy bas
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