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THE
WAR
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY.
NAVAL BATTLE AT DARDANELLES. "BRESLAU" SUNK AND “GOFBEN" BEACHED.
'THE RUSSO-GERMAN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
· DELIBERATIONS TEMPORARILY INTERRUPTED.
THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA.
CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY DISSOLVED.
AUSTRIAN LABOUR DEMANDS PEACE.
Branco-Belgian Bront.
LATEST CABLES.
【THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY ]
BRITISH FRONT.
GENERAL WARFARE.
LONDON, January 20tb, ¡Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig te We repulsed a raid south-east morts ward of Graincourt.
LATEST CABLES,
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
STIRRING EVENTS.
Pernogian, Jandary 19th.
It is considered probable that the Boviet and Maximalist members of the Constituent imbly
proclaim
themselves n National Convention,
Thora were citing tener during the dobało. One member day i revolver against the Soviet leader Theretell but
was disarmedas
There was a recurrence of shooting in
the Liteiny Prospekt in the afternoon when a procession of Constituent ad herents was attacked by a crowd, mainit of sailors Beveral were killed and wounded. The badges and banners of the processionists wore torn down and
BRITISH BATTERIES CAUSE BIG burned by the Hedguarde
FIRE
LONDON, January 20th. An Italian official message says the British batteries caused a big fire to the south of Bernaglia.
AVIATION.
Losnes, January 20th A British official report from sho Italian Front sexs-During the past week lying has been possible only on We raided, eastward of Hargicourt, two days. We destroyed alx aeroplanes taking, prisonera.
There was hostile artillery firing at Ypres, Neuve Chapelle and Lens.
Aerial observation enabled us to engage many hostile batteries.
Our aircraft dropped over 300 bombs on miscellaneous targets, including a large dump at Courtrai.
We fired a thousand rounds at enemy trenches
We brought down fire of the enemy's machines Land, drove down three uncon trollable.
Four of aux machines are missing.
LATER. Field Marshal, Hiz Douglas Haig saya there is nothing special to report.
EARLIER GADLEN,
AUSTRIAN TROOPS IN BELGIUM.
The Hogue, January 20th.
without loss to ourselves.
There has been active actiflery work and patrols daily. General.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH RELETER'S AGENCY.]
AUSTRIAN LABOUR DEMANDS PEACE.
MR LLOYD GEORGE AND PRE BIDENT WILSON MISINTER
PRETED.
AMSTERDAM, Lanuary 20th. Tho Vorzzerts states that five mans meetings held in Tirana unanimously passed a resolution that Labour demands with passionate resoluteness a general peace, and protesting against the system atic misinterpretation by the entire bourgeois Press of the recent speeches
One soldier, carrying a thig, remained in the middle of the road and shoated, "I bave been for Kill me if you wish
years at the front. T Redguards shot him dead.
The processionista
included many women, girls, officers, disabled soldiers, students, and employer of the Govern❘ ment and municipality, and the banks,
who are now on strike
BAUMER UABLES.
OPENING OF CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY
PETROGRADJanuary 19th The Constituent Assembly was opened at four in the afternoon by M. Sverdlof, President of the Central Committee of
all the Soviets.
Four hours previously
a body of Maximalista attacked the procession of the Society for Defence of the Constituent Assembly, tearing down the banners.
JANUARY 2ND
1918
DIPLOMATIC DISCOURTESY.
THE QUESTION OF A PEACE CONFERENCE.
HKOKLED,
PETROGRAD, January 20th The Allied and Neutral diplomats were PRIME MINISTER CONSIDERABLY not invited to the opening of the Con-
stituent Assembly and no Cadet member
appeared.
Lomnos, January 19k. The following is the introductory portion of a message published yester day
A KOWLOON GRIEVANCE,Į KOWLOON FERRY CO'S MONTHLY
TICKET RATES..
THE SECRETARY'S EXPLANATION. The Star Ferry Company, Ltd., bas announced that from February at the
THE HAILWAYMEN'S CONGRESS.
charges for monthly tickets will be in- arcased namely, from 85 to 88 for PETROGRAD, January 20th.
single tickets and from 80 to 811 for The All Bussian Railwaymen Com Mr. Lloyd George, after his appily tickets (3 persons). As this ad- gress passed a resolution, by 223 votes to to the Trade Union 201, in favour of the formation of invited and answered Government responsible to the Constitutions regarding the ent Assembly.
negotiating with the Gertears when the latter wore alleged to be whining and squealing for peace. He replied: The Germans are always ready for peace at their own price, which we are not pre- pared to pay. The moment the Germans show a disposition to negotiate on equit able torms thore will be no reluctance to negotiste.
AFFAIRS AT VLADIVOSTOCK
PETROGRAD, January 20th. It is reported that both British and Japanese cruisers have arrived at Vladi vostock.
The Japanese Embassy at Petrograd denies that Japanese troops have been landed at Vladivostock and declares that Japan does not entertain the least inten tion of intervening in the internal «fairs
of Russia.
THE RUSSO-GERMAN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. WORDY DUEL INTERRUPTED.
LONDON, January 18th. The wordy duel at Brestlitovsk long Recounts of which have been issued by both sides, has been temporarily inter rupted, and the Russian Delegates have returned to Petrograd
CHIEF POINT OF DISPUTE -The Russian version of the Brestlitavak negotiations confirm that so far the chief point of dispute is how the occupied territories shall self-determine their futuro.
The enemy continues to maintain that the present constituted authorities in the territories are fully entitled to
The first command to fire in the air was
ezorerse the right of self-determination,
The Hussians, rofase to budge from the followed by machine gun and rifle fire, and a number were killed, including M opposite standpoint, and demand evacun- løgvinoff, member of the Executive Com tina by foreign troops, the return of mittee of the Peasants' Deputies Many deported inhabitants, and then popular were wounded, including several women. | elections on the question of destiny.
THE WORKERS RIGHTS. --
PETROORAD, January 20th
M. Bverdalod read a declaration of the
The newspaper Les Nouvelles states of Mr. Lloy George and President | workers' rights, proclaiming Russia a Be. that the Belgian province of Limburg | Wilson.
is filled with Austrian troops who arrived Last week.
BRITISH HIGH COMMAND MAKES DRASTIC CHANGES
LONION, January 18th. The Times states that Field Marshal Sir Douglas Baig is making drastic changes, including the appointment of Sir Herbert Lawrence as his Chief of Staff
NOTHING INTERESTING.
LONDON, January 19th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas. Haig re ports there is nothing interesting.
Naval Activities,
LATEST CABLES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S QUINCY.)
NATAL BATTLE AT THE DARDANELLES.
-"BRESLAU ” SUNK AND
COEBEN" BEACHED,
LONDON, JABUary 20th, The Admiralty announce: The Kroclien and Breslau and destroyers were in action with the British Forces at the entrance to the Dardanelles on Sunday morning.
The Breslas was sunk and the Goaben escaped, but was beached, badly damaged, at Nagara Point in the Narrows
The Gochen it now being attacked by
Naval aircraft.
Our losses were the monitor Raglan and
a small monitor.
Italian Front.
FARLIER CABLES,
(DIROUGH MEUTRE'S AGENCY.)
ITALIAN FRONT.
ENEMY ATTACK ABRESTED.
LONDON, January 19th,
An Italian - official report states :---
Our artillery arrested an attack on a
pahtis of the Soviets or Councils of The Forkaerts adds that the debates Workmen's, Soldiers and Peasants Dele.
in the. Lower House indicate that the resolution is supported not only by Labour, but also by the mass of the bourgeois.
•
gatea; sbolishing private ownership; making work compulsory; the aruling of the workers; the disarming of the leisur ed classes; organising a Socialist Army; and repudiating Leade
The declaration concluded as follows:--
to the Power belongs exclusively workers and Soviets and their represents
An article in the F'renulemblatt, com menting upon the Austrian sympathy with Baron Kushimann and the anta goniam to von Buelow, has occasioned in acrid comment among a section of the German Press owing to the semi-official tives.” character of the Fremdenblatt, whose article is described as an arrogant and impertinent interference.
The Deutsche Tageszeitung
vance of the rates is regarded by Kowloon rous ques residents as an uncalled-for hardship dvisability of upon them, & representative of the Hong Long Daily Press has interviewed Mr. W S. Brown, Becretary of the Ferry Company, on the subject.
Asked whether or not the best way of ascertaining the opinion of the German people was to allow the British represen tatives to meet the representatives of other Powers at Stockholm or elsewhere, Mr. Lloyd George replied by pointing out that the German representatives would be chosen by their Government,
A Delegato interjected Not песек. sarily.
Mr Lloyd George You can only muke peace with a Government. If the Government does not represent the people of Germany let them change it. And if this Government does not represent the people of this country, they carl change it
A Delegato interjected Give us the opportunity.
gh,
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Mr. Brown, in explaining the causee which had compelled the Directors to raise their rates on the monthly ticket- holders, said:-----
In 1914 our rate for coal 1 was 87 a ton ex-ship; to-day, it is 828 a ton, which is an increase of three hundred per cent, The total coal consumption of the ferries average 250 tons a month, or, roughly, 3,000 tons a year. There has, therefore. been an increase of 21 per ton in coal alone, which represents 863,000 inorcase per year in the cost of this commodity alone If is, in other words, 60 per cent. of the Company's net earnings for Inst year. There has also been an appreciable increase in the upkeep, cost of repairs, stores, lighting,
Romething had to be done to make up this enormous loss, and, as the fares of the season ticket holders had remained stationary ever since the inception of the Company, we thought that it was only fair that they should bear a portion of
this increase. În expenses, re
In December, for instance, the total number of $5 season-tickets issued was 348 and of 80 family tickets 132. Wa have increased the tickets to $8, which $1,026, and the 80 tickets to $11, which will bring in an additional revenue of will auguent cur revenue by $254, thus making a total increase in our earnings of $1,200 a month, against an increase of $5,000 in eoul alone, granted, of course, that the same number of people travel as in Decetuber.”
Mr. Lloyd George-We have given you the best opportunity in the Franchise Bill Are you aware that this increase le considered to be a great hardship on the by adding 8,000,000 to the electorate. You ticket holders 1 asked our representa-
tive, p can have the opportunity at any time you People who live at Kowloon have to like. The Government do not shrink from it
A voice--On the new register1
Mr. Lloyd George--The now register is not ready. Do you want an election on
the old 1
com
objec
ANOTHER SCRAP OF PAPER
The Delegatos chorussed "No." LONDON,- Jentary 20th.
Mr. Lloyd George-Vory well. Reator's Agency learns from statements
The Prima Minister of German deserters regarding the
siderably beckled regarding movements of German troops from the tions to an International Work Bast to the West that it is clear that
ers Conference apart from Govern ments and he reiterated that all the Allies and America were agreed that negotiations could only be conducted by the representatives of the Governments and not by sections of the people.
TRADE COMMISSIONER TO INDIA
both the 31st and 2nd Divisions were
transferred from the East. after the
ayolistice man signed,
GREAT BRITAIN AND SWITZERLAND.
LONDON, January 20th. Featura Agency learns that Groat Britain has informed Switserland that "the Government desires to readfirm the
LONDON, January 20th.
Bir Albert Stanley has appointed My T. M. Ainscough Senior Trade Commis sioner to India, with headquarters at
travel at the very least four times a day, and taking four trips a day as the most conservative estimate, it is 120 trips a month, which works out at only 4 conta per trip on a 86 ticket. We purposely refrained from increasing the price of tickets of those with large families, and while, of course, it must affect people living in Kowloon it must not be for- gotten that it is a direct outcome of the
Don't you think that the increase is too high?” enquired our representative, I admit that tho increase does appear high, but you have to consider : how enormously our expenses have gone up,
and that the old rate was, an extremely low one for travellers and was based on an extremely low rate of expanzen. ***
“The public complain that you are not justified in making this increase an the Ferry Company is earning, & good dividend for the shareholders
"That would have been so had cal not gone up. Coal is the chief itera If it were not for coal we would have tried- to go on at the old rate. It is obvious that something had to be done. It is not a question of whether the Company in making so much money. The Co.'s profite up to the end of December were very considerably behind the previous year.
force in January a very serious problem and as the new coal contract came into confronted the Directora
Treaties and Declarations of 1815 and to assure the Swiss Clovernment that, in conjunction with the United States and Calcutta, whither he is proceedings Naturally, people will complain,
maintained
Mr. Ainscough was Special Commis
in 1914. Latterly he has been Secretary of the Board of Trade Textile Committee. end the Empire Cotton-Growing Com
Sailors armed with rifles sad bayonets wore stationed at the gangways and two held guns were posted at the entrance.
The Constituent Assembly decided by France, they will respect the integrity almost immediately "Hands off, no matter to whom the hands 73 votes to 1:30 to defer consideration of and neutrality of Switzerland for sosioner for the Board of Trade to China
the belong."
the declaration. Thereupon the Bolsheng as they are vike and the Left, Social Revolutionaries Federal Government and respected by the walked out The remaining Social Renemies of Great Britain." volutionaries of the tight, despite the menace of armed szilora, þurriadly passed their land measure and a proposal to send delegates to the belligerenta, with a view to a world peace.
BARLIER CABLES,
LABOUR UNREST IN AUSTRIA
Zuzica, January 20th. Telograms state that the munition workers in Vienna and in many pro vincial towns in Austria havo struck, ostensibly owing to the reduction of the Austrian flour ration, but the movement is also said to have a pro-peace and anti-
German
character
AFFAIRS IN AUSTRALIA.
NEW POST FOR MR HUGHES.
MELBOURNE, January 20th. The Age states that Mr. Hughes may become High “Cómmistioter
in London and that Mr. Fisher is pos
ASSEMBLY DISSOLVED.
PETROGRAD, January 20th. The Constituent Assembly was dissolved by sailors at four o'clock in the morning.
LATER
The Constituent Assembly has been
dissolved.
BOLSHEVIKS ARRAIGNED.
THE WAR ON HOSPITAL SHIPS GERMAN ALLEGATION DENIED.
Madein, January, Elth.
mitten.
THE SILVER MARKET
LONDON January 90th, The silver market is quiety?
NO MORE MIDDLEMEN?.
* £1,000,000,000 -- SCHEME TO
ELIMINATE PROFITS,
The "K.RF.H. Organising Cyndi
"Have people complained to you about the exorbitant increase
hut what is to be done ▼”. The Company has received no direct complaint, but I hear from the man in the street that Kowloon residents are indignant."
"Has the Company any intention of, Taising the ordinary fares? VANGUARD
No. I think they are high enough.” *What assurance do you give that this is only a war measure and that the Com pany will revert to its old tariff after the war 1
** The Directors of the Ferry Company, I feel sure, will readjust the rates sa soon as the company's expenses come down. As it is, it is not likely that the prices of coal, etc, will resume thair normal level until some time after the
The following is the circular letter that the Star Ferry Co issued to its monthly-ticket patrons
A semi-official statement denies the Degation made by the Cologne Gazette, that the Spanish officers serving en Bri tich hepital ships in the Mediterranean Sea Hara stated that these resuela transcates plan for the formation of a Bri- tish syndicate with a capital of ported healthy troops.
£1,000,000,000 to supply manufacturers
HONGKONG, 1st January 1918. direct with raw and other materials in order to eliminate brokers, * profits, and To the SEASON TICKET HOLDERS, profiteering was explained as Cardif meeting recently, by Mr. A. Bennison,
member of the syndicate,
addAll the format the Spanish Government justifies it affirming that no British hospita Ship with Spanish officers on otection or troops or war material of
The Bolshevik decreo dissolving the board Constituent Assembly followed a stormy transpo
sibly going to Washington as the Com- sitting, at which M. Theretelli, probably any sort."
monwealth's first representative there.
STOCK RAISING. WHEAT PRO DUCTION.
Syczny, January 20th. The State Cabinet has decided to hold & conference on Tuesday, to consider substituting stock raising for wheat pro- duction
OSTEND BOMBARDED,
LONDON, January 10th.
A German oficial report by wireless
the most popular Social Revolutionary leader, arraigned the Bolshevik usurpa- tion, insisting that the supreme rights of the Russian people devolved on the Constituent Assembly.
M Theretelli was most enthusiastics. choored by the Social Revolutions
General while the Maximalists, including Krylenko, whistled and hooted, abouting “traitor *** scoundrel get out.
When M. Teharnoff threatened measures
ptere, General Kry “against the inter
MIDLAND RAILWAY
DISASTER.
expres train wllided with
fifteen miles from
isshed and three people were kille and 21 injured
AMERICA AND THE WAR
PROPOSED WAR COUNCIL.
STAR
Fray Co, Ian,
Dear S131-The enormous and con- We would be materially increased by the plas, he claimed, and every worker binuous increase in the price of all our would participate in the probte of his working expenses, more especially that of coal--the cost of which has increased own businca,
Mr. James O'Grady, M.Pas more than 300 per cent, on pro-war prion, Socialist, supported the scheme,
cod
|re|and which is our main item of expendi- fared to the stupidity of trying to ture pecessitater a revision of the charges analys physical and economic questions for rosson tickets a from the pre-war point of
We must get rid of pre-war ideas re
From Trade and Tariff Reform, sure The old stupid Mancheste 2000 of economien has brought and sorrow into the homes
than any gospel ever preache
Business and financial scheme us of the id
Sand pend on it that the whole will be brought
A Bill creating a War Conncil of three Johnson, managing dårector
front at the bridgehead of states that Ostend has been bombarded lenko exclaimed: "Try it Your day in civilians will be introduced in the Senate DEL DONE CO wide Caposile
from the sea.
- The 85 and 1 tickets have remained stationary for the last 20 years, and my directors feel that a small proportion of the increase in our working expenses mould be borne by such, ticket holdera, I therefore beg to advise you that from Tt February, 1918, the price of season. tickets will be as follows:—
Monthly tickets Bingloa......................
UPDO Family, 3-persons 11 The prices of other family tickets will
not be altered at present
We hope that an early, cessation of hostilities will tend to reduce the price. of commodities to a more normal level, And enable the Ferry Co, to readjust the
Yours faithfully,
WE BROW
(Secretary)