TO-DAY'S CABLES.
(Continut from Page
THE RUSSIAN CHAOS,
THE PERSIAN MINISTER →IMPRISONED,"
Stocriroic December 4th
As Petrograd the Bolshevist have in-
so the Persian. Minister; until the
it representatives in Turkestan Have
lated
COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN HSLSINFORS AND HEVAL INTERRUPTED."
HELSINGFORS, December 4th Bolshevist troops attempted to land of Viborg, but ware repulsed. Kolshevist ships control the Galf of aland, and communication between delsingfors and Revel is interruptede
WAR PRISONERS. RETURNING:
THE QUEEN'S GREETINGS.
LONDON, December 3rd.
Her Majesty the Queen greeted the war prisonen from the Frost,
at
the Cannon Street railway station, and
book hands with many of them.
They denounced the shameful ill-treat-
ment they had experienced.
A NEW FRENCH LOAN.
APPROXIMATELY, 20-BİLLIÓN
FRANCS.
PARIS; December tard.
In the Roar of Deputies, the Minister for Finance inyunced the subscription of a new ban, which is approximated at twenty billios franes.
BRITISH, DESTROYERS ARRIVE AT." LIBAU.
LONDON, December 3rd.
New British destroyers Libau-
hare arrived að
A REVOLUTIONARY BOCIALISTS
PROPOSAL.
"THE EX-HAISER'S CASE SHOULD BE DECIDERA"
TEE HAGUE, December 4th In the Second Chamber, & proposal made by the Revolutionary Socialist -N. Wrakor, that the question of the ex Eiser should be decided immediately. because it might endanger the importa tion of foodstuffs, was defeated by 50 votes, 10.4
HOLESALE ARRESTS OF TURKS
PARTS December 4th.
A message from Constantinople states: At the request of the Ottoman Govern ment the Berlin Government has ordered the arrest of Enver Pasha, Talant Pasha, Djemal Pesh, Narim Pasba, and Sbakri Bey, who took refuge in Germany.
The Ottoman Government bas arrested 400 Young Turks, including Fordri Bey who was proceding to Oden with half million pounds of Turkish money which he had missed at Aleppo in s month. THE UNION BETWEEN SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO DENIED,
PARIS, December 4th.”
It is seani-ocially announced that the Montenegrin Government has denied the Asatrian report that the Skupstina had decided to depose King Nicholas and Amite Montenegro with Serbit.
ALLIES CONSIDERING QUESTIÓN 'OF' INDEMNITIES.
STRONG EXPERT COMMITTEE APPOINTED."
LONDON, December 4th. Mr. Lloyd George states that all the Alica are now considering the question of indemnities and that the Government! had established a very strong expert every shade of option to
Committee !!
of
to pay
tho
1 Fronly was paying
to the question because attention to
thers on the towns;
the damago
ordinatily
-citien and sides had been estra The Government had requested the to refer the question Attorney-General
the responsibility for the invasion of Belg and the cond set of the war to Some of greatest British Jürists.N They have hally concluded that the Kaiser is guilty of an indictable offence be held responsible. and be paght (Cheers.)
THE GERMAN COLONIES
INCLUDED IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE
Loxana December th Walter Long, speaking at Bristol diacloned the fact he was a member of the Cammittee mentioned by the Premier on, Novcaber 9th to consider the terms that, should be demanded from Germany.
he could emphasise Therefore,
that tho Pampire asd not have any anxiety to there being any tenderness on the part
Grant Britain and ber
Although he did not
he British Empire he did
ernativa solution to the German Colonies than their
to eillarge
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8th Dec.
U.S.A. via Manila-FUSHIMI MARU
8th Dec
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„TUESDAY, Kth, December. Shanghai and North China Per SIN
GAN, 10th Dec, 11 THURSDAY, 19th December. Sandakan-Per MAUSANG, 12th Dec,
Hate of Native Internet Chinem Sub, Coin Bonzling Sub, Coin
HONGKONG TIDES.
The bide-tableren below has bee compiled at the National Almasasé Office
London from the result of the analysis of oberrations taken by means of s automatic tide-recording misshine in the Water Folios Begin at Tsim Sha Tsui during the years 1 100%-9
The sary of the table corresponda with" the zero of the song in the Admiralty Chark Which Bas been found to be feet 3 inches below mean sea-level cont
To obtain the depth of water in the kide ganga, at the Victoria Naval Yard add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gango at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet Shanghts and North China Per BUN-4 inches to the height given. In the table
NING, 19th Dec, 11 8.m. FRIDAY, 13th-December Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Fer HAI
HONG, Lth Dec, 1 pa Philippine Telande Per LOONGSANE, 13th Dec, 2 pmek SATURDAY, 14th December. Stata Bangkok Ceylon, Mauritius,
Fouth Africa and dia a viS UL
Dhanushkodi, Bombit Aren,
Port Torsk and uarie
Sues Per DUNERA,
Der Fegistration 9. Sim Letters 1080
The Farcal Mail will be close Gytton Friday: 13th Dec.
Shanghai and Nort
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Your Dream Has Come True At Last!
Were you avar a child f
Do you remember hos you used to sit by the fire on cold, stormy nights, at the feat of Someone mb read to von from a big, flat book?
told you all the marvels of the all the dreams that are too happy to be realized in, the world. And you Isten-
And when She would turn a page you would jump to your feet at once, and put your hand on Her arm, and ask in your child volpes
May I saa tha piatura: Then She could how you Wonderful of red and yellow and green and blua.
ontained ail, the fairies, of the , and the giants, and dragons and dvaris. And you would look at it lovingly, and whisper to Hare
Is vish thora was a picture of the whole story, don't you?** WALike the hero in the story to which you listened, your ziah bas now come true.
You CAN see a picture of the whole atory-a picture filled with all the elusive charm and mystery which pervaded the reading of the story on that cold, stormy night", The genius of a score of men has perfected the moving-picture process that you might see your favourite tale in life, and the master mind of William Fox has discovered that YOU varied to see this tale, and has transplanted It to the realm of sareenland. Jack, the Princess, the giant, even the titanio beans- talk are there before you, tangible things..
You can 88A Jack and the Beanstalk** in the being,
HONGKONG THEATRE PROGRAMME. SATURDAY 7th, to TUESDAY 10th, December, Showing 13th & 14th Episodes.
THE MYSTERY SHIP, "also" Gazette and Comice, C
MONDAY, ME Decrmbar, special mafires at 515 pm.
howing ROBINSON CRUSOE film story in 4 parts,
WEDNESDAY, 11th December;
See Blanche Sweet is SOWERS Faramount. Feature 8 pts.
BOXING!
BOXING!!
CITY HALL
SATURDAY, December 14th, 1918.
At 9 pm. Bharp.
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under the Distinguished Patronage of
His Excelupy the Hon. Mr. Claud Barern, dac
His Excellecu Major GerealF. Yatris, o.n.0”
His Rancur Sir William Fees Day'e kit. Chief Justice." Commodore Gurner, x. Captain Edwards, CB, AM..
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E. D... Wolfe, Esq; First Polica Magistrate
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