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FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1919.
TELEGRAMS.
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IMPERIAL ORGANISATION
INDUSTRIAL AND ECONOMIC.
HARNEST ADVOCACY "BY AUSTRALIA'S PREMIER,
Lostos, July 10, Addissing à large and represent
tunst be produced. Some people still wanted to take the German
brother by the band after the war, although that: hand was spained by the blood of the innocents, Those
People spoke of Internationalkom and (still wanted the pin policy,
**So Eike the Gerants, but it is the open doors for Bernaty not the British Finpire, (Hear, har
Mr. Uughes, referred sarcastically to thuman who, after the Brestlitovak
THE CHINA MAIL
FRENCH CAPTURES IN A MONTH BRITISH SUBMARINE ATTACKED..
5,400 PRISONERS. §.
PARIS, July 10...
A semi-official report statów that since June 13 the French in local operations have captured 5,100 prisoners, including
30 officers,
· AERIAL ACTIVITIES.
LONDON, July 9. The Air Ministry announces that
Friats and all that had happened aeroplanes on July s auccessfully bombed since in Brystery-out-iz-horiran enemy aerkirome--Bombs were where seen in the interests of our observed to burst on sheds and hangars, tive meeting of the British Producers' i
jown self-preservation urges neces. On the night of July 8 the enemy'e serodromes were again attacked with Destin in London, the Ausay national and industrial a good results. Two hangars were to trafin Preuler, the Ka. Hon. W.
These tuzasures did not ported to be on fire. Trains and M.Hughes, aguiu dwelt, ut grent]
begim or end with tariff. Every in-search-lights were attached from a low
Altitude. length, upon the absolute necessity dustry must be dealt with is cireuar-
All the British machines returned of the British Empire seriously stances dondedi. it duty safely. organising both Industrially next
noresury, why not have it? Why ekonomiendly, if it wishes to nurin
at deal with this question nam Win its position sitot die war. T
rite}} །itNRE;":L, win the war, without being prepared National Imperial and non-Party to meet imediate post-war cons -1tions, would meain, that we would
spetopty huske. Political in- dependes amb toppings of gout- Hees would regain for a season, but
question. Aleve all, it was a busi
qution. The British Govern. mens hat abends the ulei of
plementary orgailisation s te
w brils were cerned, ***What is wonted for the vaserlinie."
without conòmic greatness, degen eney wood began low could this tion of these mules and arganisation nighty Empire blogether of industry generally is an indeliate, fatime, save by the minerous virile pegulations, aring mited by ths of plantion of the Government's
A FACULTY OF AVIATION.
LONDON, July
Sir Basil Zaharoff has been given £25,000 to establish a professorship of aviation at London University.
THE BOMBARDMENT OF PARIS.
"SIX MONTHS' CASUALTIES
PARIS, July 10
In the long-range and aerial bombard- ments of Pans from January 1st to
as weld is af Fame de policy, and the appoint-June 30th, 141 persons were killed ment of someone clothed with the and 432 injured, excluding 66 suffocated Hecessary authority to begin within a panic on March 17.
coumen idents, and how wild these
assured konditoris be
without "ensummate prosperity 2. Upon sofili
tions which guranteesi profitable investment for expitud, plentiful and regular employment for fabour "at" glad wages and on good en litious, up the development of the lanel and other pringey resources. On them, the greatness, nay the veg eSistemes of the Empire, anal every part of it absolutely rested (He)
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mit slyly to organise for peace,'
BELGIAN KING AND QUEEN.
TRAVEL TO LONDON EN SEAPLANES.
THE PREMIER'S CONFIDENCE,
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LONDON, July 10. Mr. Lloyd George, speaking in the House of Commons at a dinner given in honour of Dr. Jowett on bis retura from America. said" he confident to-day than he had ever been of the issue of the war, one reason being Tastes, July ruthe appearance of the American troops' The King and Queen of the he saw in France. Belgije, vising their Majesties on the orcasion of their Silver Wedding, crossed the Chaure in separate, seuplanes.
CATHOLIC CALL IN AMERICA.
FIGHT AND PRAY.”"
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Mr. Hughes qeveried to argue thes 6 at Britain's pre-war ecop- dluke pasley we ons of negation' mal, qudged Fig results, hot pay, In th's" other of life and death when the King and Queen of Bela call to fight and pray," signed by
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Lord Curzon, speaking at today's Belgian concert at the Albert Hall
Bies.
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things we allowed to take their ginta, accompanied by their "Majes-
No other great unties acted He showed how Germany is the King and Queen" were present, said their Belgian Majestico shrine of the world's trade grewere the first King and Queen eve leaps and bounds. Por exniple! to descend on our costs from the Sný peus ago, at Britain pro- | duced, roughly, five times more iron) ape.. tur-and-a-quarter is more steal thin" Germany. In 1913 Ger- any produced twice as much iron sad two-and-a-half times us much! steel Great Britain. Moreover, many of the best rooms in the Emp's industrial mansions were
Ger-' occupied by the Germans. mady's peteful penetration had
ENEMY INTRIGUES IN SOUTH AFRICA.
MISCHIEF MONGERS.
ARRESTED.
to
JOHANNESBURG, July 10. Raring
General Botha's statemeu! or the 6th inst. as to
New York, July 10: The Catholic War Council has issued
the American Cardinals.
It declare that all'American Catholics
FIVE ENEMY SEAPLANES PROP
HOMES.
LONDON, July 2.
The Admiralty announces that a British submarine while patrolling off the East Coast was attacked on the afternoon of July by se enemy seaplanes with bombe ami machine-gun
Are
"The submarine suffered only slight damage and was towed back to harbour by another submarine.
An officer and five men were killed.
BRITISH POLICY IN INDIA. BOLD, BUT BALANCETY REFORM.
LONDON, July
Tho vereer saya s The policy of a bold but balanced reforin of the Indian Government now revealed is a great project of timely sud croitive statesmanship in trite
succession to one best spalavemente in harmonising the Empire and Liberty; its adoption in. iza main lines, would hear high witness that the moral genius amt constructive Bower of the British people are not ocly unabated,.. but emerging still greater from the war.
TEA REGULATIONS IN AUSTRALIA.
MELBOURNE July 11. The Minister of Customs Announces
that he allows importation of Java, sud China teas on a basis of 50 per cent. of the 1916 cargoes. Importation of Jaya and China tess was prohibited eighteen months ago in view of promoting the consumption of Indian tei.
GUAM SHEPT BY TYPHOON.
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LOSS OF LIFE SMALL.
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NEW YORK, July 10. The island of Guam was swept by a typhoon on July The loss of life! was small but much property was destroyed and crope, devastated.
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, July 11.
The Silver Market is steady
SHIP.
are chthusiastically working in the prosecution of the war. If the nation SINGAPORE'S FIRST CONCRETE, Americas will lead the nations to fight like heroes and pray like saints, victory. It calls upon Catholics to Bay the Angelus thrice daily for the guidance of the nation and the welfare of the berces:
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF
BIBERIA.
ESTABLISHED AT VLADIVO- STOCK.
LONDON, July 10. The Tintes Correspondent at Tokio, telegraphing on July 4th, says that the states that & new Provisional Govern ment of Siberia has been established at the Constituent Assembly,
Vladivostock, which intends to summon
bonry-erenbad Great Britain's indus-the existenenemy, intrigues in correspondent at Vladivostock trial life, so shut Great Britain South Africa, ang at stirring up truded not entirely for her own pd strife not only aning Europeurs but wpfige but also for (any's. After the interno which the world so among natives, three alleged is passing through, could it be muinternational Socialistes, of whom one is un ex-member of the Tragavau Council, has been arrested.
Its programme includes the liberation of Siberis from the Bolsheviks, the Bailaroidance of foreign intervention, aniversal suffrage, the establishment of has been refused The ermis bas Provincial Councils, Labour Barcaux, the distribution of land, and a continuance of the war with the Central Powers. A
THE GERMAN LEGATION AT
jubated.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
MOSCOW.
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A BOLSHEVIK 'HOSTAGE."'
MISHAP AT THE LAUNCHING.
STRANETA OF BOAT DEMONSTRATED;"
The reinforced concrete ferry-boat built by Messes. Bromad, Mopin & Co. was launched on Jane.28th at Tanjong Rboo..
HONGKONG DEFENCE. CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.
CORPS.
Administrative Orders by Mix H 1. Morgan, administrativa Commandant.
ATRENSTE..
No. 071 Spr, A. E. Godfrey, Engineer Company, is permitted to resign, to join H H. Regular Forces, dated 5.7.18.
APPOINTMEST="
No. 509 Pte. G. C. Buchrau is ap pointed Lance Corporal, dated 12.7.19.
ULTRANSFERA.
No. 49 Corporal J. A. Lynn is trans- ferred from No. 7 to No. 3 Platoon, No.. 3 Section.
S.S.
TEF
"NANKING'
(AMERICAN REGISTRY 14,000, TONÝ)
WILL SAIL FROM
HONGKONG TO MANILA
on or about 30th July,'
RETURNING FROM
MANILA TO HONGKONG
on or about 5th August.
„No: 471 Sorgi? A. G. Graham, BPARE ONE WAY G325.00 APPROXIMATELY HE Company, is granted leave for the dura tion of the war, from 17.7.18. kita
No. 755 Pia. R. T. Barton and No. 770
Ft. J. A. Ridgway are granted leave
for the duration of the war. From 17.7.18 Fte. J. Car Clark: "B"Company, is granted 3 months leave on Medical grounds from 13,8.18
Pto. D. McHarray, "B" Company, is granted 14 months leave, on urgent business, from 19.7.18.;
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Orders for Artillery Company by Capt.
J. H. H. Armstrong, V.23,
PARADER
AT BELCEERS BATTERY..
MONDAY, 15th July
7.30 Right Half Coy. Now Layers' Class only. TUESDAY, 18th July:-
30p.m. Left Half Coy. Full drill: - THSESWAY, 18th July :—
30. Lefs Half Coy. New D.RF.
FRIDAY, 19th July –
p. Right Half Cay. Full drill.” Bpm. Left Half Cay. New Layers' Clues only.
Orders for Engineer Company by Captain W. Raisait.
.L. MANNING NIGHTLY, Parades as per rasters posted b Headquarters Engine Drivers at 6.45 p. Electricas at 7.00 pm.
12th to 19th July :—
OFFICERS KÉIT JOB DUTY.
Belchers, Captain. Russell. Lyeemun, Cuptain James. Stonecutters 2nd Lieut Brown.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR HIGHAN HATINGS AND K.C.05. AND MEN OF THE INFÂNTRY ¦
BATTALION ATTACHED FOR GETT. Class 1, at Belcheri st 8.30 p.m., On Mondays and Thursdays for all who have not passed the "Proficient" rate (1) examination.
Class 2, at Belchers "at 8.30 p.m. On Tuesdays and Fridays for all N.C.OS. and men of higher ratings, under Staff Herts. Uvendeu and Parsons, R.E. and Seret. Day. H.K.D.C.
Class 3, at Lyeemun st 6.30 pg. On Tuesdays and Fridays, under Staff Sergts. Barclay and White, RE and Sergt. Williams, H.K.D.C.
Detail of duties at Lyeemun. from 15th to 21st July, is posted at Headquarters for information of all concerned.
Ondas er Infantry Battalion by Major HA. Mongan.
TARADES.
A Company... MONDAY, 16th July
$30 pm. No. 2 Platoon on Murray Parade Ground. T. ET. Dress, drifl order with pouches. FRIDAY, 19th July:-
the
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5.30p.m. No. 3 Platoon at Cricket Club. Instractions in T. E. T. ress drill order with pouches.
All precations had been taken for a satisfactory launch and everything went on satisfactorily until the boss was re- leased on the launching ways Soon After it had started some part of the
5.3 p.m. Nos. 3 and 4 Platoons of Launching ways gave way under the weight of the beat, with the result Murray Paraile Ground. T. E. T. Drees, that the boat, dropped from one drill order with pouches.
No.1 Platoon will parade during the! of its supports a considerable height,
How week for TE. F. as ordered by Platoon sustaining some local dantage.
water and Hoated. Sergeant Company, It was thought exfar to ground the ever it reached the boat on the beach for the night, and a TUESDAY, 16th July:-- the following morning it was towed into dock at Keppel Harbour, where it is now ring dry. From a close inspection, it
5.30 pably No. 6 Platoon st Head- appears that the damage is only local, and it is only a matter of few weeks quarters. Instruction in T. E. L. Dress, before this is put right again and the drill order with ponches. boat put into service. That the strain g
1 on 8.30 No. 7 Platoon on Polé Cround. the hull was very savere is shown or Hongkong residents will parade at one of the launchways, 14-in. square, being Cricket Club at 3.10 p.m. and proceed broken clean through at a point between by tram to Causeway Bay Instruction two supporte about four fees apart, AllTET Dress, Drill order with ponches the technical men who witnessed the and 16 rounds dummies. launching and afterwards inspected, the boat are ananimous in praising the qualities shown by this concrete boat.
This unfortunate accident in the launching will causes slight delay. But it has proved beyond doubt the qualities and great possibilities of reinforced concrete for boat construction, and has given confidence to the people who had doubts with regard to the behaviour of concrete boats when subjected to shocks
tinel, even by those who before the war thought Great Britain's econ otnie policy was the best polies, thit that policy wild "wait, the post- war conditions? **In" the' ww economic enviroment alter the war. if we are not adequately equipped we will surely perisli," (Hear, hear.} Ar.., Hughes pointed out that few walised what would be the positions alter the war. Great Britain's wur indebtedness had already reached £8,000,000,000, Add to the in- this stupendous sum many terest on millions annually for jensions, huge
There is nothing to repërt. suns for repatriation, avocational
Seven German coachines were destroy-; education for disabled soldives anded and six driven down out of uncontrol. GERMAN AMBASSADOR AT KIEFF F.38. Bailway across the Johore Straits.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
QUIET ON BRITISH FRONT.
LONDON, July 9. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:
Four British machines are missing,
We dropped 19 tons of "bomb. principally ba rail-connections at Roulers, Tournai and Wavrin and on, dumps at Warneton, and Bac St. Maur.:
Practically no flying was possible on the night of July 8."
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AMSTERDAM, July 10. The Berliner Tageblatt reports that a member of the Bolshevik Gorerament bas taken up quarters in the Gorman Legation at Moscow with a view to easuring the safety of the personnel of Embargy.
sador at Kieft
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RECALLED:
AMSTERDAM, July 10.
many other financial responsibilities, and it will be realised that we are in for a pretty bad time, for renien ber that bices are all new burdens and must be led to pur pre-wur burdens and they will have to be pet out of the wealth produced after the w Hence it was obvious that we inust produce auore per unit of labour and per pound of capital invested timu ever before. Neither would the eloquence of resolutions solve this problem. Oconee, you can die or quit, which umenta able activity from Villars-Bretonneux toed machine guns at all the windows and
BRITISH REPULSE RAIDERS.
LONDON, July 10. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:
We repulsed local attacks eastward, of Fillers Bretonneux.
The enemy's guns developed consider
ibe Ancre
to the same thing, but, if you want. We drove off raiders southward of
to live, you must get promptly. The Burquey and alightly advanced the line more you look at the terrific pro-in the neighbourhood of Merrin, the blem the more appalling it appears, SUCCESSFUL FRENCH COUPA You want to forget it and believe somehow that you will muddle through, but at the buck of your mind you know it cannot be stepped "aside
"Mr. Hughes, continuing, again en- phasised that the only way to deal with the problem was to organise
· LONDON, July 10 A French communiqué reports: north of Montdidier and south of the There is reciprocal artillery activity Alane to the region of Chavigny Farm. We carried out several coups de main in Champagne and took prisoners. ***
Germanasroplanes.were → Beyen brought down and two captive, balloons
or beavy strain.
6.30 p.m. No. 8 Platoon at Kowloon Docks. Instruction in T.E.T... THURSDAY, 18th July:-- 5.30 p.m. N.C.Us of No. detailed-by-Platoon Headquarters for Commander at
Platoon (as
MACHINE GUN COMPANY. MONDAY, 16th July
6.10 p.m. Drill at Kowloon Docks, us. I and Guas only, Hongkong residents proceed by isanch from States Pier at 4.30 pui Dress, Drill erder The new vessel is to be ace as a ferry with rifes, two small pouches and 1 bent to convey the goods wagons of the roazas dummy cartridges.
TUESDAY, 16th July:
FRIDAY, 19th July :-
SIGNALLING SECTION.
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The boat is 150 ft long, 27 ft. beam, and 7.10 No. 3 Gerat Headquarters.
ft, moulded depth. The gross dispiace Dress, as above. ment is 500 tona. The deadweight WEDNESDAY, 17th July - capacity is about 20 tons only5.10 p.m. Nos. 4 and 3 Guns at Head- A Berlin message says the Govern-120-tons will be required by the quarters." Dress 83, above.
carry. It is built.completely of rein ment has recalled the German Ambari wagons the boat is designed to
forced concrete with the exception of 7.10 20. Beginners Class at Head. a part of the deck," which is of tenk
quarters.
MOUNTED SECTION.
· BITTER STREET FIGHTING IN wood. In addition to the rails for the
Monday, 15th July 5.30 pm. At wazone, the desk carries all the fittings Jocker Lab Stables. Dress, Drill order. MOSCOW.
required for their handing such aa steam and docmy capstans, also the Thursday 18th July, 5.30 p.m. At steering gear, bollarde, anchors devita Jockey Club Stables, Dress, Drill order etc. As the bust is not self propelled, without rifles, it will have to be towed by a steam
Tuesday, 16th July. 5.30 p.m. For Koneh.
oncrete hull was deade at Headquarters Dress, Clean The reinforced courate
MARCINTAIS. signed and built by Mesers Brossard, fatigue.
Barrière, local agent) for the Fedented MONDAY, July 10th:4 Mopia and Co. of Singspice (Mr. P. B. Malay States Railways Mr. W 5.30 p.m. Al recruits who have not Hiem, the engineer in charge of special yet fired, at Kennedy Road Range. services, being in direct charge of the Grouping. Dress Drill order without constraction with Mr. J. B. Bell. The rides. Bergta. Edmonds and Meade will. AMSTERDAM, July 10. woodwork and fittings and machinery attend
were supplied by the Singapore Harboar The German newspapers report an
Board, and fired by the Singapore She FRIDAY, July 10th --
5.30 p.m. All units except "D" Com- outbreak of ebolers in southern Ukrainey and Engineering Co., Ltd.-Free pany or Mariay Parade Uround, under ya Borgia: Uzberry and Mazda Press, drill
order ad northern Basarabia, which is p spreading to Hungary.
AMSTERDAM, July 10.. The Possische Zeitung mye thas street fghting with the greatest bitterness is continuing at Moscow. Revolutionaries barricaded the Imperial Theatre, mount- fired on the Bolshevi troops.
CHOLERA IN UKRAINE.' }
JEWS IN FINLAND,
INTERESTING SNAKE BELIEF.
every industry? so that each would were sat on a fire on carding to the Jewish Press Bureau dead" reptile. A snake, it is basoved,
be fitted into the other, like the dogs.
According to pa Indian contemporary TO BE EXPELLED BEFORE.
there is an interesting belief drongst SEPTEMBER 30.
the ordinary people of Bengal that the photograph of the person who kills a STOCKHOLY, July 10,nake is engravel on the retine of the aces with only one eye at a time,” and it the Flaniah Government has ordered in the eye which happens to be in uso se A French communiqad states:- of a machine, and form part of a
South of the Aisne an enemy counter-the expulsion of the Jews before Septem- the time, which is strained while the great national organisation. The boattack against the positions we carried bor 30 and instrued the communities saske is attempting to retaliate, that Coporation of rganised labour was in the region of Chavigny Farm, failed to refuse thera food theresiter. rocires the impressions This picture o
The faida We took 530 prisoners in this morning's The only exceptions will be a few the snake sisyer is transmitted from the
approached, and the mental fact, was that more wealaftack west of Antheuil, and captured who fought in the ranks of the Wbita dawi reptile to any other scake that
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“way low; ita compaction
Orders for Cadet Company by 21 Xdent.
PARADES.
WEDNESDAY, July 17th
5.00 powinning Fad in at Blake
TURDAY, July 20th- 130 p.m. Net 3 and 4 Sections Fall in klésdquarters to proceed to Siwa GE STEWART, Captai
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