THURSDAY-DECEMBER
TO-DAY'S
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·BRITISH CAVALRY, AT COLOGNE,
LONDON, December: 15th. Reuter's Correspondent with', the British Army, telegraphing on December 13th, from Cologne, describes the British
RUSSIA "AND POLAND.
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ANCEL PU
mesenge
Under then serpicos « of the floo
branch of the CT HEàspecial meat,
ing was held at St. Pauls College,
Fitt of Failon School read a paper on
Child Labour in Hongkong. ↑ Mini Pitt; instance, Ris self in to be congratulated on tackling such a countries is the was
diftenly subject, and one whick, en lands mover Spor
AMSTERDAM, December 18th,
received from Kick anys at counter-revolutionary troops
itself to controversy. It is interesting
Tà note this in the last time tatt, a lay
ha sodressed the CM. . or that it Governmen cobas ban thrown opes to Isdies Dr
·Cavalry crossing the Rhine as one of the operating with Germans Barle presided at the lecture. -
of
that town. The Hetman
the Cabines resigned To
and
*L
them, and
there
L'MECHANICAL EN GINEER, member of, Bothy Toe- titutions, with extensive Home and Endian experience, desires responsible. post with an Engineering 'drms, vene Conralting Engineen to Mercantile Aria Specialist in Bridgework
Chiris
most impressive egremanies of the war
Mi Pitt arranged har subject to trade Aguard the left side area was drawn upon
From Berlin it is reported that Poland broadly under fra beading child / ance in the of the Hohenzollern Bridge, and on the opposite side Generals Pinmer the ground that the Germans have been to the higher Tavala, child labour in has severed relations with Germany un labour employed to carry beavy burdage and Jacobs and their staffs took up a co-operating with the Bolsheviks and tsstories abild labour in the Somes, position under the branco equestrina
Anti-Poles statue of the Kaiser. For two hours,
otherwise domestia servitude; the
Maritim brigades of Lancers, Dragoon-guards, THE LISBON ASSASSINATION, T
fnsufficiency of schools and the need off by the and Humars, together with Artillery,
bringing pressure to bear upor paradis ruoured cara, and transport sectio flowed over the bridge at
"the
MURDERER NOT LYNCHED. ····
and guardians to send children to scheel point. A band played,
The lecturer only dealt. "briefly) with. and the Arst
LISBON, December 16th cavalry detachment swung past, the band I transpires that the President's the employment of children sa daily struck up Rule Britannia. The Usina sin was not lynched, but he was socurers, remarking that it was exceede Jack was hoisted by the side of the badly injured. Before being arrested by on the ground that it was necessary for
the police he fired a volley, killing the children to contribute their share to wort of thing this sit arm Life Douded Oures, and Stations of the CHINESE MARITIMER CUSTOMS GERMANS QUITE DOUILE.
three persons. His accomplice was a man meagre contents of the family coffers and it is very weld m done, became the for Kowloon wed: District WILL BE named Jose Costa a Democrat. On and on the ground that mothers when weaker country which needs it is rid of CLO8RD to Public Business being arrested. he declared that several going out to work, could not live adaithips forong foficiala for fear the the 3rd instant, being the others,
Winter Solstice, on Christmas Day, and on the in the streets or to run the risk)
statue,
Were
"PRESIDENT'S BROTHER
WOUNDED.
3 NOTICE.
Billy"But there are
barkh, wheĩa that”
tion. Large crowds assembled to wates implicateding high politiciana, węze their children to get into mischier fakrign officials should come with politicalTek 2nd and 3rd Fantasy next, being
of being kidnapped. With regard designs and inter-te: It is discosged the New Year Holidays, to the employment of children in became individent countries are cuah | factories Mini Pitt reminded those pre jealous of one another getting pagar in mat that there was till nd Factory some of the more backward" countries. legislation, no registration and through offels. But if you had your Hongkong, 18th December, 1913, inspection except by the Sanitary Board League of Nations what we dane
"It was a magniñcent spectacle, the men and horses being in perfect cond
the procession, but no demonstrations
inade.
The absolute docility of the Germans in the presence of authority wAS
Lisa December 18th. sarikingly demonstrated. Only a few military
Senhor Antonio Paes, the brother of police regulated the crowd, who the murdered President, was wounded by old to ke
keep on the
Nota sabre in the. ane stepped, off Many others, still It is believed the assin belonged to Commenting upon what had already | Chins, in the foya.of an Internată cilin ja
confusion after the assas sination.
· were.
were demobilised
pavectator
in uniform. They could not withhold their admiration of the splendid condi- tion of our men and horses, for in the space of a few days they had witnessed the passage of two armies across the victorious army. The contrast, must have Bline: one a defeated a ton of been amazing.
A FINE SIGHT:
LANDON, December 17th. French troops entered Wiesbaden en December 15th. A message from Cologne On December 13th says the British cross ed the Rhine in force, passing over four "bridges from nine in the morning till
in the afternoon. It was a most impres sive spectacle. A crossing was simul. taneously made at Bonn. Our cavalry has reached the limit of the zone of occupation around the bridge-heads.
THE GERMAN SITUATION.
LIEBKNECHT TASING.
lat
" LONDON, "December 15th. The political situation is quiet, but a movement favouring separation from Berlin grows. It seems irvitable that Rhonish Prussia will separate.
the
: !
the Young Republican League.
It is understood that Senhor Baghoas, Minister of the Interior, will tam The porarily succeed President Paes
There is a strict censorship of new Both Chambers have been summoned whele city continue agitated,
PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT.
LISBON, December 17th Admiral Canton Castro. Minister of Marine, has been elected Provisional President of Portugal..
possible
TURKEY.
for
been sccomplished by Christian infinence Customs Service to the benefit of China and by the Sanitary inspectors to
MOTOR CRAFT IN AMOY
HARBOUR.
In Amy, White Vice Conant Andrew 3. Brower all fusigners live on a small island known as Hulangsu, while the business is all done on las island of Amoy, the necessitating wowo men of croeng the harbour every day. Formerly four and ais and gigs were, and for this par these gigs, ssd most of the business houses pose; bata typhoon last year destroyed and the Marine Customs have replaced them with motor craft, of which there are perhaps 18.
COAST. DE MOOREHEAD.. Commisioner of Chinese Custome
York Buildings,
LIMITED.
WING to Alterations and Repaire At the Power Station, the SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY will be SHUT OFF SUNDAY, the Mad Decem ber, from 7.15 am, tổ 1 r.x_
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.
Agenta."
Hongkong, December 19th, 1918.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
HE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Publis Anction, froz
ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
SATURDAY,
the 21st Dec 1918, at 11 Noon as their Salon Booma, No 8, Dis Van Road, Corner of
Toe Bog REEMPI.." PAIRS WHITE, PLANKETA-
HUGHES & HOOGH,
prevent some of the evils that might and the whole world might be done with HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO. aring the lecturer spoke appreciatively other countries. What has prevented in of extablishments to receive and sot Staton have of canh other, and the fear of of the readiness of owners and managers being dons is the jealousy thad strong
upon the suggestions made for ingray-the weaker nation that it is going to admit While the hours were not long in all cases, dence. ing the welfare of their employees political infused and sacrifice its indepen from & Chinese point of view, nor the work particularly arduous in itself, nor dangerous, yet in some cases there. wsa great need for reform. Mim Pitt ac mitted that the question of domestic A STATE OF CHAOS. ·
sarvitude was a thorny-and much dis CONSTANTINOPLE, December 13th. prited one. She fully admitted that in Unprecedented distress prevails bere many instances the children in this state among the poor, owing to the extra ci domestic sarvitude wers better cared ordinarily high cost of living Trade, for than they would be in their own commerce, and finance are at a complete homes, bat at the same time she held standstill, the peasants refusing to accept the view that their position was by no paper money for their produce.
Rings formed by proteges of the late an ideal one. Many of the con Government still possess large stocks of this soures and the conditions led to a cabines in the Colony were drawn from provisions, and unless the Government tequisitions these, or unless, fresh sup-considerable amount of kidnapping
arrive soon, no amelioration seems Although the buying and selling of children was against the law of the Colony as part of the British Empire it
The Amat motor host, in Anomalous. was carried on. The "alave girl * was ong result of the extreme poverty of the guasting rule of • 14 or 18 brune neighbouring province. Christianity was Those bosts, are found more at afactory
power angine installed in anutivo-mempaa 50 acting on Chinese public opinion andths for crossing the harbour in rough weather time was ripe for definite sction. The and for approtching Jetties at low tide, speaker did not advocate the immediate when very shallow draft is required. release of all the "inves" and suggested The engines used are principally of Ameri that those who had undertaken the report through Hongkong And Blunghi. can menafacture, being brought labo tafs sponsibilities involved should be made there are to facilities for the direct to carry there out. Respecting, the importation of American engines. lack of school, Miss Pitt pointed out
It in difficult to say what sonditions here that the present school accommdation after the war will be. There are one or was not runcient for a quarter of the the present time, and if the Chinese.der the chidren of school age. Nor, at present top decided fondne for motor boala a two mobat sampane owned by Chinme st
The schools had to he opened by the are many Chitras wealthy mough to par were parents able to pay school feet, good market may be established, for there Minions by the Confucian Society and chase them. If forei mas continue to be by the Tung. Wah Hospital but there the principal as it is probable the there were not enough. The opening of more will be demand for a fas engines overy black net, Genadine," Voile and schools and compulsory attendance were year, but as the foreigners are few, in
number this demand can never become Muslin aces, Insertions, de, đó the only remedies and industrial and technical training should be givana današn
Very great, eg Poverty was in a large messure due
HUGHES & BOUGH, to high rents and in many ways the problem of child labour was associated with overcrowding To deal with the question thoroughly in ita varied aspects the lecturer suggested (1) the appointment of a woman inspec factory laws, (3) compulsory education, tor of factorias(2), the framing of
Travellers from the interior state that The Austro-German and Bulgarian Kreat fear of Bolshevism prevails, there diplomatic, missions, with other promin dore Herr Ebert and Herr Schiedemann et Austro-Germans, have departed in Ere strongly supported werywhere, and acordance with the terms of the armis the Liebknecht party is rapidly losing tice. The General, opinion is that owing ground except in centres where unem-to the chaos prevailing it is doubtful loyed and demobilised. soldiers are whether the Turks will be capable of gathering.
carrying out the reorganisation of the country unaided,
SOVIETS MEET.
AMSTERDAM, December 17th.
A Berlin message states that the Im perial Congress of Soviets opened in the Prussian Dies building. The tribune was. draped and wreathed in red. Herr Ebert and other members of the Government
YACHTING..
ANOTHER LIPTON CHALLENGE
in Lonzo, December 13th. "The Royal Ulster Yacht Club has cabled on behalf of Sir Thomas Lapton were present..
Herr Ebert appealed for unity, and New York Yacht Club. The Sharazock challenge for the America Cup to the declared the Government must be regulat
the Soviets until the National I was laid up during wartime in a Assembly had met.
specially constructed shed at New York The Soviet a large majority decided. It is believed to be in perfect condition. to xxclude Herr Luxenburg Herr Liebknecht's, followers. angrils demonstrated outside the build- ing, and threatened to averthrow the
Liebknecht and Rosa
National Assemblypos, December 17th.
A message from Budapest states that the Government has interned -General Backensen. General · Mackeneed was re- cently reported to be in Berlin, so he apparently returned to Hungary, man
A NEW GERMAN ARMY.
AMSTERDAM; December 17th..:
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS:
CIVILIAN-AIR TRAFFIC.
SERVICE TO INDIA PROMISED. LONDON, December 13th. Handley Page, in an interview, Hert Ebert in a speech at Berlin said stated that as 500D so the embargo inoluding "industrial and technical
civilian flying was removed ho would the economic and political situation, we start a flying service to India and the moat serions. He protested against the East for pazengers and freights very high Allied demands He also a nounced the establishment of a new national defence army, which would pro- tect the National Assembly,
INTERVIEW WITH HERRI
HASSE.
for half of the day, (4) the establishment
of more free schools and the provision
TO-DAY'S
WE ADVERTISEMENT.
NIPPON TUSEN KAISHA
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
From EUBOPE -STRAITS,
of play-grounds where possible, (5) lawa against re-selling children and for the E Company's Steam-ship, www.registration of servanta and (6) restrict
TAMBA MARU”
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ed immigration dire
Mr.FB. L. Bowley supported several having arrived from the above ports, the of the points made by the lecturer and Consignees of Cargo are hereby ins contrasted the law for child welfare in formed that their Goods are being England with those in force in Hong- landed and placed at their risk in the kong, which be declared were a long Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and
HOW CHANNEL WAS BLOCKED
ANTI-SUBMARINE SECRETS
A REVEALED, AND
LONDON, December 13th. Vice-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes, com The statement by Herr Hesse, cabled mauding the Dover Patrol in a speech, yesterday, having reference to a secret revealed a number of secrets by which Crows Council at. Potsdam, was made in the greatest successes against submarines way behind the timet Godon Company's Codewasa. Kowe the course of an interview with the had been achieved f Danish newspaper Politiken. The inter He explained viewer asked: Do the documents throwed of two
LONDON, December 16th,
Jines
Hongkong, Dec. 19, 1918.
(For Account of the Concerned),
23rd December, 1918, at 18.30 am,
MONDAY,
st their Safe Rocas No. Des Vox Road, Corner of Ice House Street,
A number of lots of embroidered
生
PUBLIC AUCTION.
1918
THE Undersigned have meerved in-
Soms to sell by Public Auction
-& WEDNESDAY,
8th Jannany, 19gEnt Osy at HOME NAVAL the Kowroom DEPOT
OLD AND SURPLUS
purely
Haval and Victualling Stere
on the mysterious Crown Het foot aally built by congratulated the Men's Socisty on can be outsized as soon as the Good OLD AND SULYLOF KAVAL STORKI
of Fotedan? Heir Hasse ro
any light Counc
bified, that the whole
whole question wis
The Bishop of Tistoris, in maring a loon, where each consignment will be the barrage by
Tots of thanks to Miss Pitt, heartily sorted out mark by mark and delivery: anchor throughout the tackling auch problems as those which are landed IKDI gale and
One Bléim Cutter 23 feet (Ball only), and provided with the mont
One line ran had been so ably dealt with by the Opsional Goods will be driedum Various Ships and Boat Fittings Fan searchlight Foto Gri Herr HERE went on to declare that second
Across the
and
The vote of thanks was ananimously contrary before NOON, TODAY Goru Hoses, Coir Ha
unless zastractions are, given to the Engines Fishing Netz, Bamboo Polony
Papper the present
Government would not seven miles westward The scores of passed
Goods, not cleared by the 35th stuff, Uanvas age, Old Iɛsa Ba cognise the Reichstag. The German drifters and small craft which
patrolled workers wanted a Socialist republic, but the intervening interval of darkness were
December, 1918, will be subject to res Old Festberg Bosta that could not be established immediate so thick that it
thick that it was impossible for any.
Damaged sancaged minat be left in Beg Blanketa the Godowas for
Cable Old Steel Consignees and
Hawson Ola your child has whooping and Frid tives AS D careful to keep the
National Assembly would were masses
17. Whatever its composition, the new tag to paves on the surface. T
not be dissolved
"anti-submit!
The duty of the
pit www.jng」
en down to
WHOOPING COUGE.
their power would grow of below and so drop dent tough loos and expectorationy
the economic position
position becama
Fin's Cough Remedy This remedy vill maeus and make has been demics
other. perfectlysts.
Begarding the Spartacus party, Here Attack and present aubmarin
"on the
the surface to drive them
by giving Chain measures were so successful may be require Speaking of the results of the war.
that
by Septemb
1018, the submarines also liquify the tonal Herr Fisso declared ths: Germany was gave up the Channel pasange. There was it endler (to expectorale now wholly impotent and in complete definite enemy proof to this effecs used suc dependence upon the intende
Between January 1st and Sepleraber affGH have no strength to renew the war oven 1819, the Flanders Submarine Flotilli inferio a non-Socialist Government would not lost 20 U-boats of which 17 were entertain that idea?****
COAL STRIKE IN PRUSSTAT
COPERHADERA. December 17th
A strike is spending the Ruhr rooLF. fields, and 76,000 miners are now out. A teriong ocal hortage is threatened,
fied under the lighted barrage were many others- ·which had not located definitely keve
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