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the war.
Her army fought its way to Balonika a little before the Bulgariane, and although some dispute arose at the time as to which army bad the right to be seknow ledged as in occupation of Salonika, the Bulgarian Government admitted the claims
of Greece, doubtless cherishing the hope that there would be little difficulty in arrang- ing with Greece on the conclusion of the war to clear out of Salonika, which Bulgaria regarda as the chief port of Macedonia. The end of the war with Turkey, however, finds Greece hent upon ronising Bulonika, and this fact during the past mouth or six week has been the cause of cousidorable
fighting between the Bulgarian and Greek troops quastered to the North and North East of Suluiken. There has been,
A riesha coolie was sent to the Hospital TELEGRAMS.TELEGRAMS.
on Tuesday suffering from injuries caused through a collision between his richa and
licensed truck in Wing Lok Street. Two of the truck men were subsequently arrested for causing the injuries to the
coolic.
(THROUGH RAUTER'S JORNCY.] WAR IN THE BALKANS.
HEAVY FIGHTING BETWEEN SERVIANS AND BULGARIANS.
Mr. William Byaars Thonison, of Forfar, retired banker, Dantiarroch,
BULORADE, July 9nd.- formerly agent at Bombay for the Hong-
The Connnander-in-Chief estimates that kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, who died on March 27 last, aged 64 years. 100,000 Bulgarians participated in the left personal estate in the United King-fighting, which was of a serious character.
dom valued at £51,092.
Sergt. Murphy, whilst examining certain baggage in the first class baggago room of the Empress of Japan, discovered two new cabin trunks which, on being
The battlo ceased at six o'clock in the. morning.
THE MAGISTRACY.
A LANGEROUS PRACTICE
Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland yesterday, (THROUGH REUTER'S AGBNOY.].
a Chinese was charged with firing an air- THE "KING" OF ALBANIA. gun to the common danger of tho public at Causeway Bay. It was previously LONDON, July 2nd.
stated that a circus employee nuffored the Esend Pasha, the defender of Scutari loss of an eye through a shot alleged to against the Montenegrin attacks, and vho have been Gred from the air-gun.
Leo d'Almada appeared for the complain- ant, and Mr. Grist for the defendant. afterwards had himself proclaimed as King of Albania, has left Valona on Mr. d'Almada said he had received board an Italian destroyer proceeding to instructions to withdraw the charge, and
defendant was necordingly-discharged, v
Rome:
WELAH DISESTABLISHMENT BILL.
LONDON, June 2nd.
The House of Commons has adopted the
VITERING COUNTERFEIT 'COIN.
Mr.
nevertheless, a wearisomo reiteration of opened, revealed 1,440 taels of prepared trany. The Bulgarians were ropulsed Welsh Church Bill in Committee etage by Road, Kowloon, and tondered a bad 20
the negotiation opium, apparently intended for exporta the statement that between the two troverdiments have beention to Vancouver. proceeding more smoothly than might be inferred from these local incidents. Servia, too, has been insisting that the conditions that have now riser ar an very different from those contemplated by the Treaty she entered into with Bulgaris before the war, that it eau no longer be considered as binding, and she is asking that the whole division of the spoils should be discussed by the Allies together Bulgria device the force of the Servian contention and
Mrs. Cecilia Horley, stewardess of the Rachi, was fined P.1,000 in Manila for illegally importing into the Philippine Islands a packago of Macno lottery tickets, valued at about P.4,500. In con- sequence of a notification from a eccret agent in Hongkung, the stewardess was arrested on roaching Manila, and 350 tickets were found in her room on the ahip. On being searched another 100 tickets were discovered in her corset.
At the Marine Court yesterday, before
It is semi-officially announced in Bol- grade that fighting was continued yes.
along the whole ling, lost, six quick-fring guns, and 200 were taken prisoners. It | in admitted that the Servian losses were
heavy.
r
The Skupstina has accepted arbitration,
BULGARIANS AT SALONIKA
SURRENDER.
ATHENS, July 2úd. The Bulgarians at Salonika aurren- dored after the Greats had opened fire. Ordor in the town is undisturbed.
A Grock semi-official statement says the
309 to 204.
As discussion was impossible under the Premier's resolution of the 23rd ult, there were vigorous protests ou the part of this Opposition.
THE CRYSTAL PALACE,
—————CANADIAN H.... DONATION.
LORDON, June 2nd.
Before Mr. Hazeland Bergt. Wills charged a Chinese with uttering counter- It appeared that the man felt coin. went to a jeweller's shop in Haiphong
cent piece. The assistant was dubious about the coin, and took it to his elder brother, who, after examining it, went into the shop and arrested the man. being searched at the Police Station another 20-cent piece was hund in his possession. He was sentenced to sho month's imprisonment and four hours' stocks.
On
WHOLESALE THEFT OF CLOTHING. A Chinese was arrested in Queen's Rond The Lord Mayor has received a letter
on Sunday whilst attempting to pawn a from a Canadian barrister with a dono-blanket. In his possession were found 38
tion of £1,000 for the Crystal Palace pawn tickets, all relating to clothes
Grant Smith. of
Immediately insists on the enactity of the Treaty. Now Commander Basil Taylor, R.N., Henry Grook divisions wore ordered to advance. Fund. The letter ran :--- We Canadians belonging to Mr.
we have Roumia again threatening to Plough, master of the Folumnia, charged and describes the action against the mot do better than follow the lead of Craigieburn, the Peak. The tickets were
allays the irritation. -
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take active measures if formal war breaks Pong. Chong, steward on his boat, with
Bulgarians. It says that the Greek out among the Palkan. States, And in disobedience and neglect of his duty on spite of the fact that the daily bostilities on the voyage from Kobe to Hongkong. General Staff, considering the Bulgarians the freatiers have now assumed the dimen. Captain Plough said that the defendant encamped at Salonika as enemies likely ins of war, and the Allies have begun to signed on at Barry. As soon as they put to disturb tranquillity and embarrass the to sea, the European deck handy com- exchange Notos of extraordinary violence.plained of the cooking and the service of General Staff's action, ordered them at we find the Power-as hopeful as ever of the food. Witness went into the matter 4.30 yesterday afternoon within an hour being able to arrange a settlement acceptable and found the complaints justified and to leave the town escorted by Greeks. to all parties. We can only impe that more told the defendant to do his dulica The-hour-having expired without com satisfactory evidence of this will speedily properly, but without result. Other in-
stances of disobedienes were also detailed, pliance, the order was given to the Greek bo forthcoming. Such evidence of the re lations of the Allies as the telegrams of the On the 20th June defendant went troops surrounding the Bulgarian camp Dofendant to take action. All measures were taken last few days afford do nothing to encourage ashore without permission.
for the improper to preserve tranquillity in the town in the the belief that the situation in the Balkans blamed the cook
the food, and declared event of Bulgarian resistance.
Strong has ceased to be a very real cause of anxiety cooking of
lais work wan finished when he
military detachments were posted round to Europe.
went ashore on the 30th June, Defendant was sentenced to three weeks' hard labour the Bulgarian camp for days so as to The prevent a single soldier escaping. and to forfeit 50 days' pay.
police had prohibited vehicular and pedestrian traffic and closed the shops with a view to preventing the Bulgarian inhabitants from rising.
On Tuesday motor-car No. 11 knocked down a Chinese shop coolic in Connaught Road West. The coolie received injuries which necessitated his removal to the
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A private telegram was received in the Five Siamese students who are being Colony last evening reporting that the
Swedish steamer Nippon, which
A later message states that fighting with sent to Europe to study with a view to
wrecked in a typhoon some weeks ago off Tuture employment-in-the-Ministry of
the coast of the Philippine Islands, harißes, maxime and artillery lasted all Finance are to receive an allowance cach
night, ending at 7 in the morning, whan heen got off the rocks. of £250 per annum.
the gas hoisted the white flag. Altogether 1,206 laid down their arms and were forthwith deported inland.
XI. . Cornes, as
kong and Shanghai Bank, at Singapore, had bis hicycle, which he values at 8119, stolen from the porch of the Collyer Quay entrance to the bank last week.
have seen him to be the most wonderful magician that ever visited the Orient, will give his last public performance to- night at St. Andrew's Hall at 8.30. The booking at Montric's has been large, we are informed, although many excellent seats still remain.
ZÁGOK BAUHÄNGE
OPENING OF NEW PREMISES,
The Hongkong Stockbrokers' Association has taken a lease of one of the shops in
The Tiques correspondent at Salonika states that the Greeks placed two machine
ALLEGED MASSACHES BY BULGARIANS.
Lord Strathcona, who promised £10,000."
The Times first list of subscriptions to the Crystal Palace Fund amounts to £15,037, including £1,000 from the Duke of Westminster and a gift of £5,000 by an anonymous donor.
...
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
LONDON, July 2nd.
secured from nine different pawnshops. The man appeared before Mr. Melbourno yesterday, and the clothing produced occupied the whole of the table in front of the Magistrato. guilty to two charges of larceny, and was
Defendant pleaded
sentenced to two months' hard labour and four hours' stouka,
A COWARDLY ASSAULT.
Four Chinese wore charged with assault
The Prince of Wales left on Tuesdaying a compatriot at Hok Us, Hung Hom on his visit to Germany. ITALIAN ROYAL VISIT TO SWEDEN,
PISA, July 2rl. The King and Queen of Itály have left by train for Kiel en route to Stockholm. MR. LYTTELTON'S ILLNESS.
Acting-Inspector Grant told the Magis- trate (Mr. Hazeland) that the assault aruse out of some trouble with the complain- ant's wife, who alleged that the first defendant owed her some money for board
for and lodging: and
Jeut. Apparently the first man called the other men to his assistance, and badly assaulted ----Łoznas, Jun-2nd-
the complainant with bamboos-and-an The condition of Mr. A. Lyttelton, M.P..iron bar. His Worship thought it was & has slightly improved,
OBITUARY,
INTERNATIONAL JUMPING,
money
bad case and sentenced the first man to one month's imprisoumont without the option of a fine, and the others $10 or 14 days.
KOWLOON RIESIJA DOGLIES,
LONDON, July 2nd. The death is announced of M. Henri
Mr. R. D. Wilke, a shipping clerk, of Rocheport, a distinguished French jour nahist and politician. He was president No. 4. Cameron Terrace, monet & the Comuna TVE SUGITIVNORM-nemg | Kowloon riesha exolie for assault and Tors using abusive language. It appeared that the Siege of Paris.
the defendant was given the legal faro, and ieunediately commenced to make him- self objectionable and hit complainant with a block of wood. Defendant alleged that the complainant urged him to Ko faster, and that he declared he would not pay him unless he moved more quickly. Inspector Kerr: told Mr. Melbourne that the police were receiving many com- plants from residents on the other side of the water about these richa coolios, and particularly from ladies. He asked this Worship to make un example of him. Defendant was fined $10, or 14 days' bant Brad-labour in default.
LONDON, June 2nd. At the Horse Show the Daily Mail Cup for individual jumping resulted in a French officer, being placed first, and Russian
and
English officers being bracketted second,
ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET.
LONDON, June 2nd Northants beat Gloucestershire Bristol by an innings and 163 runs. Yorkshire defeated Somerset at ford by an innings and 25 runs.
The popular Malini, veted by all who Alexandra Buildings, fronting on Des Buns in the White Tower and bombarded Yeux Rond, and yesterday morning the the Bulgarians, who surrendered after new premises were formally opened in two hours', heavy bring. the usual mODUCT. In addition to many members of the Association, the managers of most of the local banks were present.
SALONIKA, July 2nd. and Mr. N. J. Stabb, Chief Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, gave Reports have reached here that the the toast of "Prosperity to the Stock Bulgarians had penetrated the village of brokers Association." Mr. F. Smyth, Chairman of the Association, acknow Bogdanza and proceeded to ledged the compliment in a. felícitous speech, in the course of which he expressed women and children. The Bulgarians the thanks of the members of the Associacaptured between Kilindir and Karasouli tion for the confidence reposed in them in the past and hoped that this confidence a Greek detachment consisting of a
The usual fortnightly meeting of the would continue to be merited by the members of the Association in an ever-
sergeant and fourteen soldiers and Sanitary Board was held yesterday after slaughtered them all, the sergeant alone noon. Mr. D. W. Tratman, President, increasing measure.
receiving ten bayonet wounds.
While making excavations in connection with the new premises of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Gracechurch-street, London, the workmen discovered the site of a well (presumably Noman). The stonework is in a good state of preservation. The well was found at a depth of about. 25 ft.
The Courrier d'Haiphong states that prospectors have found in the district of Battambong valuable deposits of phos. phates, and that a strong company has been formed to exploit the discovery. The company has asked the permission of the Government to build a railway for the transport of the phosphates extracted.
After this little ceremony the members held their first business meeting in the new premises.
CORRESPONDENCE.
A STREET NUISANCE,
¡TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG MILY PRESS."]
Hongkong, 2nd July, 1918, Sin-1 am a visitor to Hongkong, and yesterday after leaving the Hongkong Hotel to gu sight-seeing my chair was arrounded by a gang of Chinese urchins who kept up a continual demand of cam-shaw and screeching out snatches
from Bill Bailey."
massacre
At Gumenja the Greek troops repelled Bulgarian attack, inflicting heavy loss. Twelve hundred Greek refugees from Ghovgeli have arrived at Salonika, fleeing from the massacre by Bulgarians.
A STRONG NOTE FROM GREECE. LONDON, July 2nd., Graece last night presented to Bulgaria & Note couched in language of extra- ordinary violence, denouncing Bulgaria for repeated acts of fraud and bad faith during and after the war, and accusing the Bulgarian troops of the worst kinds
SANITARY BOARD.
A DRUNKEN CHINESE ON THE PRÁK THAM.
A Chinese employed at Craigieburn, The Peak, was charged with being drunk
and disorderly on the Poak Tramway. Court that defendant attempted to board Acting-Inspector Garrod informed the the Peak tram at the bottom station, but as presided, and there were also present: he was, drunk the conductor refused to Hon. Mr. E. R. Halifax, Hon. Mr. E. A. allow him on the ser. The man, however, clambered into the tram as it was proceed Hewett, Colonel Younan, Dr. Fitzing out of the station, and took a seat in williams, Mr. F. B. I Bowley, Mr. Ng the first-class compartment. Hon Tez, Mr. Chan Kai Ming, Dr. F. menced to eing, and vomited all over the Clark (Medical Officer of Health), Dr. W. Pearse (Assistant Medical Officer), and Mr. V. Rowen-Rowlands.
Mr. Bowley asked the following ques tions standing in his name:-
(1)With reference to the letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary to the Secretary of Sanitary Board of the 30th May ( 90/13) as the Governor-in Council aware of the unanitnon tefusal of the Buard to grant the application of the owner of Inland Lot 1356 andor Section 162 of the Public Health and Building Ordinanco, 1903 to 1911?
(.)If yos, will the Head of the Sanitary Department ask the Clerk of Councils
THE expected has happened in the Balkans. Having in combination vanquished Turkey the common enemy of them all, the Allies are now actually fighting over the division of the spoils. It is no mere affair of ont- posts. Servians are fighting Bulgarians over
The Rajah of Sarawak, Sir Churles a front of thirty miles. A hundred thou Johnson Brooke, has entered his eighty- sand Bulgarians are engaged, aceealing to fifth year. Entering the Navy at a very an estimate made by the Servinn Commaearly age, he resigned after 11 years' dor-in-Chief, and presumably this servavics in order to serve under his uncle force is equally as strong. The Greeks, in Sarawak, where he did good work in too, are fighting the Bulgaremus along a putting down head-hunting and piracy front of 140 miles. This fighting has and restoring the country to the order he broken out without any previous declara-
has subsequently maintained.
of violence and outrage upon the Greeks. ; At first I took no notice, but as this tion of war, and one side is blaming
BULGARIANS CLAIM VICTORY. In the list of the King's birthday nuisance was maintained until I reached the other for it. Feeling has reached honours telegraphed by Reuter it was the Grand Hotel, I called an Indian
The Bulgarians claim to have routed such a pitch among the troops over the mentioned that a Mr. Pollock of the policeman to turn these beggars away the Greek and Servian aggressors in thei disputes which have followed upon the cor- Peking Legation had received a C.M.G.
He could not speak English and I was recent fighting, and to have seized and clusion of peace with Turkey, that the forces We were unable at the time to ascertain compelled to take a jinrickaha to get occupied the positions from which the
Grecks and Servians were' ousted. of the Allies seem to have become intolerant that the Legation staff included a Mr.
away from them. Pollock. We now see by the mail papers of control by their respective Governments. that the name Pollock was an error-itut stop to this practice of annoying Might I suggest that your Authoritice
ORDERS TO THE TROOPS, aud it becomes very questionablo whether should have been Ker-Mr. William visitors?
The Governments at Sofia and Belgrade auy diplomatic settlemout of the various Potlock Ker, the Commercial Attaché. Yesterday afternoon one of my fellow owned on Tuesday that the troops. disputer is lely to result in the restoration
A Chinese sent a foki to a certain place passengers (an elderly lady) was followed have been ordered to remain on
and howled at along Queen's Road | defensive...! - on Tuesday with 3420 to pay a debt. He Central by this same gang, and they even time. Grecco's chief dispute with Bulgar returned shortly afterwards with all the went so far as to pull at her dress. This is is with regard to the possession of Salonika.
very annoying, Mr. Editor, and T should Though a state of war is declared to Before the war Servia and Bulgaria con- his master that the money had beenth a view to desisting the nuisance.
assurance he could muster and informed thank you to give my letter publication, exist, it is pointed out in Belgrade that Council acted, but not the grounds. cluded & Treaty which, auong other things, snatched from him by someone in the
A local resident informed me that this defined the limits of Macedonia in case it
street. The foki apparently became gang is run by the woman who sella should be created an autonomous province, alarmed at the obvious scepticism of his papers at the corner of this Hotel. Hero'a
a. cue for the Police.-Yours truly, and made a rough division of the Bulaster, and soon made himself scarce.
A. E. WILLIAMS, garian and Borvian ephores ́should there 1 The mustor is now anxious to receive
Hongkong Hotel. a participation.
Grocco had no such information of the whereabouts of the17, Prince Edward Street, arrangement with either of the Allier before missing foki.
Perth, Australia
of peace for any considerable period of
DIPLOMATISTS OPTIMISTIC,
the
diplomatic relations are not interrupted. Tplomatists in London and the Con- tinent are still confident that war will be
sverted and that the acceptance of
arbitration by the Skupatina will mark the beginning of a peaceful solution through the mediation of Russia.
He com-
Mr.
place. A Chinese detective happened to be in the car and kept him quiet for a while, but as the ear was reaching the top he renewed bis annoying behaviour. He Station tried to cudle him. (Those who was taken into custody, and at the Polion
are familiar with the by no means slight form of the officer will no doubt see thes humour of the situation.) The Inspector added that he understood from the man's employer that be had never been seen drunk before during the course of many years' service. He was given Tuesday off as a holiday, and dined out." Melbourne imposed a fine of 89,
EUROPEAN SUMMONED BY CHAIR COOLIN Before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, A. Ogilvie, under het authority and on what grounds of No. 2, Mountain View, The Peak, was the Governor-in-Council, ignoring the summoned for unlawfully refɩ ling to pay unanimous decision of the Board, and with legal hire to a chair coolie. Defendant out further reference to the Board, púr- ported to grant a permission under section id he had the chair for three hours and The 162, whick appears in the absence of the three-quarters, and paid 70 cents.
that defendant vacurrence of the Board to be illegal and complainant stated roid?"
engaged his chair at 3.45 p.m. on Sunday. Defendant was taken to the sea-shore at The answers were read by the President Pokfulam, where ho indulged in a dip, as follows:-
and it was 8.20 when they got back. 1.-Yes.
Defendant paid 70 cents, whereas he 2-Under section 265 of the Public should have paid $1. Complainant went Health and Buildings Ordinance.
to Acting-Inspector Garrod about the Mr. BowLEY-That only answers part matter, and the officer telephoned to. of the second question. It gives the Ogilvie and asked him to pay the 30 cents, authority under which the Governor-in Lut defendant refused. Complainant wa
given a note by the Luspector to take to when the latter The PRESIDENT-As I said at the last the defendant, but
ting, the grounds secried to me to be received the note be drove witness out of indicated in the letter communicating the house. Witnost proceeded again to I have no She Police Station, and, on the advice of that decision to the Board. information as to the grounds on which the Inspector, issued a commons. the Council decided to grant the applicatacss declared that defendant "always inderpaid chair coolies, and had been- tion, and I am afraid I cannot answer
ummoned before." His Worship suggest- that part of the question.
that the matter should be settled out of Court; and this was acted upon,
This concluded the public business a confidenial meeting following.
The