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No. 17,849. 四拜禮 號五十月正年十二百九千一页 HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY
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¡MERICANS IN STERRIA.
WASHINGTON, January 12. According to an official announcement American troops in Siberia will not be withdrawn until the Czecho-Slovak soldiers there have been repatriated: It will be several months before the Czechoslovak troops can leave via Vladivostok..
THE KEEPER OF THE GATE.
WHAT OF TURKEY.
PARIS January 9.
It is explained in British delegation circles that Mr. Lloyd George's statement as regards Turkey that there must be a new keeper of the gate, should be interpreted literally as referring only to guardianship and control of the gates of Turkey. The question as to what shall be done with the Turks and what power shall be asked to have the mandate is still in suspense..
WAR CRIMINALE
BRITISH DELEGATION IN PARIS.
PARIS, January 9.
Lord Birkenhead, the Lord Chancellor and the Attorney General had a conference with their French, Italian and Belgian colleagues for the purpose of framing a list of war criminals whose surrender will be demanded. The subject is difficult owing to the necessity of sifting conflicting evidence and delicate because no locphole must be given Germany to complain of injustice. The British delegation may remain in Paris a fortnight:
ALLIED' WARSHIPS AT ODESS 1.
PARIS, January 9.
Six Allied warships have arrived in Odessa and their presence has reassured the population. It is probable that the town will be defended if the Bolsheviks attack
GERMAN CHARGE D'AFFAIRES.
PARIS January, 9. It is understood in Hamburg that Senator Staher will be the first German charge d'affaires, in Lordon but formal application thereanent has not yet been made.
EXTRAORDINARY CASE,
Peel Street.
FIRE IN CONNAUGHT
BOAD
Before Mr. N. L. Smith this morn. ing; a Chinese was charged with the
A fire broise out this morning, theft of a quantity of jewellery shortly after 11 o'clock, on the top valued at $600, from a house in floor of No. 3 Connaught Road and resulted in the gutting of three foars. Sergt. Field said that the com- The Brigadi motors and the plainant was a well-to-do Chines living in Peel Street. The defendant float, were quizkiz on the scene and was the complainant's wife's sweet the operations were directed by heart and was in the habit of Chief Officer Lane and the Captain visiting ber during his (the
complainant's) absence from home. Superintendent of Police. The fire A few days ago, he visited had caught a good hold on the top the wetzan as usual, and whilst she floor and efforts were concentrated sat in the sitting room doing her upon confining the conflagration to hair, he was alleged to have gone to the one block. Later the second into her room alone. After a short and Erst floors became ignited and absence, he returned to the sitting were practically gutted. After about room and sat and talked with the an hour's work the blaze was go: woman and citimately took his leave under control. The cause of the and departed. After he was gone, outbreak is at present unknown. the woman discovered the loss of One of the floors is occupied as a her jewellery and laid information dwelling by the compradore of with the Police against her laver. Messrs. Hairy Wicking & Co., and The Police made enquiries and the other by the Kwang Sang firm succeeded in finding the defendant of ship chandlers. It is impossible at who gave them information which present to state the damage. led to the recovery of a diamond ring, which the defendant had pawned for fire broke out in No. 40. Queen's At four o'clock this morning a $270. The other pieces of jewellery Road East, a medicine shop. The have not yet been recovered. The fire started on the first floor and Sergeant went on to say that as soon spread to the second floor. The result of the theft, the complainant Fire Brigade arrived and were able to discovered his wife's unfaithfulness
to him and they had a quarrel, after confine the outbreak to these limits. which the woman left her husband's it is thought the damage will be house and went to Canton. It very slight.
is rumoured that she has since returned to Hongkong, and the ser- geant wanted a remand in order to try and find the woman, whose evidence was necessary, if a case was to be made out agains: the defend- ant.
His Worship granted a week's remand, fixing bail in the sum $500,
ATTEMPTED, SUICIDE.
of
PICKPOCKET CAUGHT.
A small. Chinese boy was this morning, charged before Mr. N. L. Mrs. Botelho of No. 6 Hart Avenue, Smith with picking the pocket of Kowloon, in Queen's Road Central yesterday afternoon and stealing a
Purse. j
Evidence was given to the effect that Mrs. Boteiro caught the bay putting his hand in her coat pocket She
A Chinese was this morning and extracting the purse. charged before Mr. J. R. Wood with turned round to grab him, but the attempting to commit suicide. He Young rogue ran away. A Mr. told his Worship that be had been a Silva, a friend of Mrs. Botelho, who member of the Chinese Labour Corps, happened to pass by at the time, and had served three years' in France, was appealed to and he gave chase Ile arrived here on Saturday and had and caught the toy and handed him squandered all his money in gambling over to the Police. The purse was He had had no food for four full days recovered
The Police proved a previous con
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
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HAYIS REVIEW.
Pasis, January Wik....
A. Havia message states:---- France resterday proceeded to elect 210 Senators to replace the two categories of members whose mandates have expired.
The French Sonate consista of 314 mem- bera, one-third of whom are renewable cowed, were those whoso every third year. The classes to be re- mandates normally expired in January 1915, but wore extended owing to the war, and those whose mandates expired in 1918 Then there were a few vacancies caused by the death of members. The Senators are not chosen by popular vote, but by electoral colleges. Each Department is composed of delegates chosen by the Muni cipal Commoil in each commune in pro- portion to the population, and of De pusios, Councillors-General and Distric Councillors
vote. The Bocialist Party prevented many No political change results from the candidates, but only two are elected
M. Clenencosa was not a candidate. Nomaly all bearers of well-known politi cal names have been returned, among ther St. Antonin Dubost, President of the Senato since 1906).
A somewhat peculiar position is created by the unanimous election of M. Poincare as Senator for the Meuse Department. for M. Poincara is still President of the Republic until February 17th.
M. Pisou, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has been re-elected by a large Pams, the Minister of the Interior, majority by the Jura Department, also and M. Jeanneney, the Under-Secretary of State.
The Ministers formerly not members of the Upper Chamber now slected are M. Claroille, the Minister of Transport M. Nolens, the Minister of Agricuïure, and M. Henri Roy, the Food Controller. Other notable elections are those of Canon Collin, the well-known Lorraine ecclesiastical dignitary and director of the newspaper Lorrain of Metz, General Hirschauer Jonpart, General Taualieb,
M
Ribot, M. Charles Dupuy (the two
last former Premiers), M. Paul Dupuy, a son of the formar Petit Parisien director, and M. de Serves, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs.
DESOLATE PETROGRAD.
LONDON, January 9th. Prolemor Zeidler, the President of the Russian Red Cross Society, investigated the condition of Petrograd. He declares thas, owing to the want of ful, the capital is becoming a desert. A terrific tamino reigns in the city. If the infor tunate population had not already acces tomed themselves to feed or what people habitants would, literally, be foodless. in normal circumstances rever eat the in- The water supply has stopped owing to the shortage of fuel, and the inhabitants draw water from the Neva or the canals. Epidemics are widespread, including spotted topbha and Spanish infcenzi with various complications. There are no medicines whatever. Only four hospitals are open.
The authorities are powerless to guard the public safety. Gangs of robbers pre- vail in the deserted quarters of the city,
The only hope of the wretched in- habitants," says the Professor, is that death may put an end to their sufferings. They no longer resist the violence of the Bolsheviks nor do they blame alber nations. for not saving them from the torments. They cherish no more hopes of being saved, put no more hope in what the Spring may bring, but wait only for death to deliver them."
LORD JELLICOE'S TOUR.
KEY WEST, January 9th. Admiral Lord Jellitoe and Sir Robert Borden have embarked on EL.M.S. New Zealand for Havanc
GREAT MEXICAN DISASTER.
to the
Maxico, Cr, January 9th. Fresh earthquakes occurred north-west of Vera Cruz. Eight villages were overwhelmed.
An immense lake is now atretching over the devastated ares. A new.crater has opened in the volcano Orizaba (pear the town, Orizaba, 17,350 feet high),
where
a hill has split opm, and sulphur, fre and lavs are being thrown a long dis- tance.
Panic reigns at Cordoba and Orizaba. Experts believe that the reactivity of the volcano Bammiguel, which was sup- posed to be extinct, explains the new earthquaks.
dovaslated, the dead are officially estimat In the State of Pueblo, which has been at 3,000, and ecores were injured, and perished, after the earthquake, from
starvation.
BRITISH ANTARCTIC AERIAL. EXPEDITION.
LONDON, January 3th. The Blackburn Kangaroo will be the aeroplane used in the projected British -which is Antarctic Aerial Expedition, whic leaving England in July:
The Betzal fight is to begin from Great Britain, across the great glacier and the known, but unnamed, mountains whose altitudo is 12,000 feet
The machine was one of the intet Tight-
and thought that it was better to end wiction against the ́acctised and being bombors, actually employed in Noyom- ||
all his misery by taking his own life.
Inspector Macdonald said that was sentenced to one month's hard whilst on duty in Park Road at about labour and 12 strokes with a
ber, 1816, in anti-submarine patrolling. Te measures 75 feet tip to tip, and is fitted with twin engines developing 550 horse-power. It is also fitted with, aicin instead of wheels.
It is proposed to take a crew of four, also a sledge, tent, cooking stove, and tea weeks provisions, of an approximate weight of 74 cwt.
7 o'clock this morning, a Chinese rattan. beard a rustle in the bushes, and going near to investigate, saw the defendant sitting on the bough of s
CURE THAT COUGH. ► tree with a piece of rape tied round his neck. He was just in the act of it does not mean that you hate WHEN you have a troublesome cough,
· EGYPTIAN - SITUATION EASIER. slipping from the bough Into space; consumption or that you are going to be when the constable came on the baverit, but it does atun that your
LONDON, January :Sth.": scent and persuaded him to climb lungs are threatened, and it is just as
Interviewed at Cairo, prior to his down from the tree.
well to be gartobuss, side and take departure for the Badia, Lord Allenby | Chanım berisinia Odigh Remody, before it i His Worship remanded the case is for and by all Oberta and said that the situation in Egypt was
zuru wack
kenzier. There was a good prospect of i
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