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THE WAR.
ALLIES
UNOPPOSED ADVANCE IN FLANDERS: BRITISH OCCUPT ZEEBRUGGE, BRUGES, TOURCOING AND. DOUAL:
THE BRITISH LANDING AT
OSTEND:
FURTHER PEACE DISCUSSION EXPECTED.
Franco-Belgian bront,
{THROUGH ASUTER'S AGENCY.] BRITISH FRONT. THE BRITISH LANDING AT OSTEND
Lonnox, October 18th.
The Admiralty states:-
Generali
THE HONGKONG DAILI PREE – MONDAY, OCTOBER 31ST. 1918
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]. THE PROSPECTS OF PEACE FURTHER DISCUSSION LIKELY.
AMSTREDAM, October 18th. Articles inspired by comments in the German newspapers indicate that the German reply to President Wilson will invite further discussion,
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They declare that if President Wilson. refases to enlighten Germany regarding
| the wishes of the enemy, then an armistice moet be regarded as synonymous with
CHINESE TELEGRAMS AMERICAN BANKING ENTER-
[BY COURTIET OF THE
CHANGINGƠ1
RUMOURED FOREIGN
INTERVENTION..
PEKING, October 20th, It is reported that Great Britain and the United States of America are about to intervene in regard to the unrest in
China.
CHINA AND THE PEACE CONFERENCE,
OUR LONDON LETTER. NEGOTIATIONS FOR A LOAN FOR CHINA.
[PACK OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT,] "
SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENTS. THE TAXATION OF UNDEVELOPED LAND.
An adjourned meeting of the Singapòra Municipal Commissioners was held at the the presidency of Mr. W. Peel. Municipal offices on October 5th, under
PRISE IN THE FAR EAST, As special commissioners for the newly formed Asia Banking Corporation, Mr. William C. Lane, Vice-President of the Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Corporation, and Mr. Ralph Dawson, who is a Director of the Asia Banking recently elected Vice-President of the Corporation, lelt New York on Septem- again. ber 3rd for the Far East. They will be habit with him. joined later by Mr. Crawford M. Bishop, inte à mator-car in Whitehall and told ch and circulated and which was as import- foriner director of the Far Eastern Dist-lady chauffeur every liver and ofheid far the bar wit. wda quvonti Domestic Commerce of the U.S. Depart-lasses at his beck and call) to drive totion regarding the taxation of undevelop sion of the Bureau of Foreign and appears to bave one of these khaki-clad length the previous week. It was a quee ed Innd and was that Government bo
Annual Value Section 3 of the Municipal Ordinance by substitution of the
LONDON, August 26th.
politician of Cabinet rank who has flown Munitions, can claim to be the first Mr. Vinston Churchill, Minister of
from the battle zone to England and back was the adjourned one of the previous The President observed that the meeting It now seems likely to becorations which he (the President) had drdited week to consider one more of the resolu A few days ago be got
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It is stated that the Allies will request anconditional capitulation, which Gethe Peking Government to send a pleni- ment of Commerce. The commissioners Hendon, and to," go like smoke" as he asked to amend at once the last paragraph many's military position does not justify potentiary to attend the Peace Conference will study the financial and economic was off to France by air, and time pressed. of the definition of
aad Siberia, spending a brief period in pm, and reached Paris at 6:43 p..words two and ad eight for the
A TEREAT FROM GERMANY.
in Europe, which is expected shortly.
THE CIVIL WAR
WASHINGTON, October 18th. The Swiss legation has banded the Hsu Shib-chang, the new President, has Government a German Note protesting proposed a Peace Conference at Hankow, against the Americanisation of German and Hsu will select the representatives of property, and threatening reprisals,
the Northern provinces.
DANISH PRESS DEMANDS. Vice-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes reports
COPENHAGEN, October 19th. that the situation between Nieuport and In consequence of Germany's recogni Ostend on the morning of October 17thtion of President Wilson's fourteen was obscure.
It seemed uncertain whether the emy hand withdrawn. No fires were arted either at Middelkerke or Ostend. Division of destroyers reconnoitered 'near the coast, our aircraft assisting We arrived at Ostend at 11 in the morning. Our acroplanes landed on the Beach where large crowds, of inhabitants bad asset- bled. I entered the harbout in the Whaler
and landed at 11.30, and met with a great reception. The enemy is not yet clear of the town, and a light battery at Lecoq "opened fire on our ships, two shells fall-
ing on the beach close to the crowd."
BELGIAN ROYALTIES SHORT VISIT.
The King and Queen of the Belgians
points the Danish Pres, both Ministerial and Opposition, are publishing articles claiming reunion with their Schleswig compatriots.
RUSSIAN
AFFAIRS.
MANY BRITONS NOT YET RELEASED.
LONDON, October 18th.
Reuter learns that the situation in
Russia is getting worse. Many Britons have not yet left the country. IRELAND AND CONSCRIPTION
VISCOUNT FRENCH'S RESIGNA-
Bai-On, the capital of Shensi, is of Shensi and his family are missing. occupied by Yunnan troops. The Tuchun
conditions of Northern China, Manchuria He left Hendon in an aeroplane at 4.43
and Peking. The trip will extend over Japan before proceeding to Shanghai several months.
The organization of the Asia Banking Corporation, with $2,000,000 capital and
Churchill has had in London recently have Evidently two motor accidents which Mr.
·ed as
Two and a half, per cent struck hig the amount of land which may be regard and by limiting as appartenant to a house or building. extremely low, and if they agreed gen- erally with the principle that they ought to tax undeveloped land more drastically A petition organised by a gentleman then he thought they ought to raise that figure. It had been suggested by several
ot affected his nerve.·· THE ROYAL ARMS.
Han Shih-chang has sent a secret to $500,000 surplus, all subscribed, is antim- / with the appropriate name of Mr. Faithful people that 10 per cent would be a fair gram to Shum Chan-huer urging him to portant step in the development of Beas, for presentation to the King, pray-gure to put on it. He proceed to Peking.
American financing and trade in the Faring his Majesty to alter the Royal Arms cent as a tentative measure.
Auggested 8 per increase its capital according to re East. The new corporation is prepared us had to be dropped. The idea was tosary in the first place to raise revenue It was
quirements Among its stock holders are The suggestion was that India should
they were to carry out the necessary include in the heraldic design emblems improvements of the town and there were. representing India and, the Dominions, rounds on which he would have felt
inclined to double the tax. the Guaranty Trust Company of New York, the Bankers Trust Company, the figure as an elephant, and the Dominions Mercantile Bank of the Americas, the splendour rising from the sea. The pro-largely out of the pockets of the tenants and Crown Colonies ALS the sun in The only difficulty was, of course, that and he most certainly did not wish to a direct increase of the rates would come
CANTON NEWS.
[BY COURTESY OF TESCHUNG NOOT"
BAN P."
CANTON, October
THE CIVIL GOVERNORSHIP.
20th
It is reported that the Civil Governor, Few-bon, in view of various warnings, tion yesterday. He is said to have gone issued a statement indicating his resigna
with some of his guards to live with "Li
Anglo and London, Paris National Bank meters of the petition, however, received of San Francisco, the First National Bank of Portland, Oregon, and the are the device and property of the Sever plain intimation that the Royal Arms National Bank of Commerce of Beattle.ign and therefore all parts of the Empire The total capital and surplus of these as Great Britain. Apart from that. the have as much right and interest in them hanks is 888,620,000, Mr. Charles H. Sabin, President of the Guaranty Trust include all parts of the Empire in the Dominions bear arms of their own; and
the new corporations
it would be practicably impossible to Company of New York, is at the head of present device.
'
ANOTHER PLACE OFFENSIVE.
THE SINNERS.
expressed their wish to visit Ostend by states that Viscount French will soon couraged to assume office, and issued 4tions are being made to open branches in has made a speech without warning the they realised that property carried with
sea or air.
Owing to the difficulty of landing and the uncertainty of the situation they proceeded in the British destroyer "Termagent, flying the Belgian fag, to the vicinity of Ostend. They were received on landing with indescribable enthusiasm and returned to Dunkirk at ten o'clock at night. The British naval forces have hot been damaged and have sustained no
casualties.
LITTLE OPPOSITION IN FLANDERS.
LONDON, October 18th. Reuter's correspondent at
British Headquarters, telegraphing to-day.
#tales:-
The Allies are advancing in Flanders. against very little opposition.
Lille.
Yesterday's attack by the Fourth Army
TION EXPECTED.
LONDON, October 19th The Times correspondent at Dublin
resign, if he has not already done so. AMERICA HELPS THE BELGIAN CIVILIANS..
WARRINGTON, October 19th The House of Representatives has passed, unanimously, an appropriation vate of six billion dollars to maintain an army of 5,000,000. It. however, an nounces that the Belgian Relief Commis sion has arranged with the British Quartermaster General that emergency
1.
Chak Wong, who has been appointed by the Military Government, has been en statement accordingly yesterday. MILITARY MOVEMENT).
Since the Tuchun has seat over 2000 troops
from Capton to Samahui, the
(Hear, hear). He wanted to get at the add to the burdens that already existed. as far as the tenant- owner. The taxation of undeveloped land was concerned.
did not suppose that it would bring in a was a means of getting as the owner. He
holding up lands suitable for building on ever, was to get at those people who were very large sunt. The great object, how-
Fook-lam in Honam. From a reliable poses to engage in international and epistles in the Press has done more than into effect speedily. It was one of the and thereby obstructing the development of the The Asia Banking Corporation par Lansdowne by his preposterous peace Chairman said, of being able to be put Without in the least intending it, Lord resolution, said it had the merit, as the Lowther Kemp, in seconding tho source, however, we learn that Li Yaw-hon foreign banking in China, in the depen- anything else could have done to put us things that need not wait until the Govern is still in Hongkong, and has hot disdencies and insular possessions of the kita. There is unmistakable evidence that ment Trust or any other body to carry it closed his intentions in regard to the United States, and in Siberis. The head an extraordinary effort is about to be out.
on our guard against the next Han peacement came to a decision as to the Improve- | Civil Governorship.
City, and an agency will probably be and also in the neutral countries. But that they were alive to what was un- office is at 66 Liberty Street, New York made by our chief enemy to work up a follow their recommendation as a lem- If the Government were willing to established in San Francisco. Prepara-since the last letter from the noble Mar- doubtedly a crying evil in Singapore, and peace agitation in, England and France. porazy measure it would show everyone quis appeared, no responsible public man it would serve to emphasise the fact that country against the danger of attaching it obligations as well as privileges especi standing importance to such crafty phrases as ally applying to the ownership of land peace by negotiation," peace by under which was wanted for the benefit of the
and the like. which delivered Russia bound hand and and led up to the treaty of Brest-Litovak..
These similar catch words enmeshed the Russians Sommunity as a whole..
ASUTHER VIEW." foot,
Mr. R. Braddell said that he quito as it were, into the hands of the agreed with the main principle of what Germans. The only peace that will the Chairman had said. He would prefer satisfy Allied public opinion is that which that they pass a resolution something like can be dictated to a Germany beaten in the the following, and it might be put in as feld. It is a peace which Mr. Lloyd George an amendment. contemplates after what he called the the
That kacck-out blow has been administered should
in the opinion of Commissioners undeveloped land to the Huns.
be taxed and that such taxation should be devoted solely to the Proceeds of TYPICALLY GERMAN.
the improvement of the town. There of Shiu-Hing, arrived on the 17th inst, great interest which her advent has the indemnities they meant eventually to that before they could put on their tax When the Germans seemed to be win suitable for building oa, but when they might be a piece of land which appeared. and commenced fighting with the Shin-aroused among those who are interested impose upon their foce-after they had on that bit of land they would have to
peace. On the contrary, they bousted of in reality it
Was not. Therefore it meant Hing troope the same night... KURMARINE LOUS.”
in the Trans-Pacific passenger trade, the of Russia, and following the heavy defeat land at present built ou, had been re- crumpled up Boumarin, after the collapse decide whether it was suitable land. Much A Peking telegram has been received by the vessel for a general public reception brutal arrogance. But now that the Ger for foundations. According to the Chair-
management has decided to throw open of Italy last year.
Then we saw the claimed from swamp and that could only Hun in all his native truculence and have been done at "considerable expense the local authorities ordering them to on Tuesday afternoon hetween the hours man armies are reeling under the hammer man's resolution the only lend that is investigate and report to the Peking of four and six d'clock. A special launch blows of Marshal Foch on the blood-soaked deemed to be undeveloped is land not nis zote. He sees the figure of Victor been built on. They had to get the land- built ou, but there was far more land in
have been concentrating in the Ching Yunnanese troops on the north borders Yuen districi (both places are adjacent to Ship-Hing). In view of these movements the troops in Shin-King have sent strong forces to guard both the exit from and entrance to Shiy-Hing. The situation in is feared. Another message states that the this area has become grave, and a collision
China, and, as a preliminary step, a cen ha. The present plans contemplate also tral branch will be established in Shang-
Harbin and Vladivostock branches in Hankow, Peking, Tientsin, the establishment in the future of
RECEPTION ON BOARD S.S. **NANKING."
displacement, arrived in Hongkong from The China Mail Steamship Co.'s new passenger liner Nanking, of 15,000 tons
rations to the value of $90,000,000 bo Canton forces who were sent to the borders America yesterday, and, owing to the Ang we heard nothing from them about went into the matter they would and that
taken from the stores of the British Army in Belgium for the rescued Belgian ciri lians. The Commission is paying.
AMERICAN OFFER TO HOLLAND.
THE HAGUE, October 18th.
(Continued on page 8.)
Hence his
has swung the line forward through A MID-EUROPEAN FEDERA-The price and exportation of zinc ores, to every individual, but the Company Lord Lansdowne and other.. pacists, on their last legs not suited to the site an
strongly defended positions in a
direc-
tion athwart the main German retreat.
FRENCH FRONT. SUCCESSFUL ATTACKS AT VARIOUS POINTS.-.
LONDON, October 18th.
Beuter's correspondent
noon, states :--
TION.
HISTORIAL CONFERENCE IN
AMERICA
GERMAN CROWN PRINCE. FEAR OF THE DENTIST. The Crown Prince of Germany is 80
The
THE BUS STRIKE..
that emerges.
The British Second Army is moving on offered immediately to furnish Holland loss caused by German" sahmariniam between Blake Pier and the steamer for which seemed a few months ago, to be lords to pull down dirty little tumble The United States Government has Government, whether there has been any service will be provided every ten minutes plains of Picardy 'the Hun has changed the town which was unsuitable that had the line running nearly, north and south with at least 100,000 tons of coal monthly, since the nation declared war on Germany, the conveyance of those who desire to almost within his grasp, vanishing, from down shanties and replace them with from Coutrai, while on the south the for a year, or until the war ends, provid- WOLFRAM EXFORTATION.
ed Holland stops the exports of food- Fifth Army continues to push on cast. of stuffs to Germany.
We are informed that recently the
inspect the ship and enjoy ber hospitality. sight, and in its place. there of Belens suitable buildings.
Owing to the large number of friends the sinister and mocking figure of Defeat undeveloped land should be taxed as scom exportation and price of wolfram has and patrons of the China Mail line who peace offensive. It is well, as I have land is suitable for building on
He maintained that preparations for vigorous declined very much, and those interested have expressed a desire to visit the vessel, pointed out, that thebody will be deceived was wanted in the town was rebuilding-
possible, but they should see that in the business are faced with great losses, it has beer impossible to send invitations for this, and that nobody will be deceived There were many houses more or lesing. thanks to some extent to the ineffable their last legs, and many others not quite also, are reported to have dropped con- hopes that all who are interested will con siderably.
"In vain is the net sprend in the sight which they stood. Their aim and object sider themselves cordially invited on board of any bird' at the above mentioned hours...
was to keep taxation as low as possible, Representatives of Mid-European States
because the man who paid the rates was The China Mail Steamship Co., Ltd., at a meeting held at Washington on
The strike of women bus-conductors not the landlord but the tenant. October 4th created a federation known
is an American Shipping Corporation ductorettes) capbed indescribable inconthe Chairman ruled it out of order, and (also known by the hatelul word "con-
Mr. Elina seconded the amendment, bot organized under the Laws of the State ofvenience and lose to London's millions for carried by four votes to three: That in க.. the Democratic Mid-European Stales" for the promotion of the com- mon interests of their States. They pro- great a physical coward that Dr. Davin regular freight and passenger service by ised But this after all, is really the proceeds of such
the resolution, amended as follows, was California, and is now operating a nearly a week.
The street traffic of the the opinion of the Commissionere un at French Pose a union to create a Federation of found it almost impossible to work on the American-eleamers China and Nan- least serious side. The thing that mat devoted to the improvement of the town, Metropolis was dislocated and disorgan developed land should be taxed and the Headquarters, telegraphing this after Baltic to the Black and Adriatic Seas New York World article, that when the cisco, via Manila, Shanghai, Japan Ports ous Labour struggle later, on an issue temporary measure to amend at once the
States spreading across Europe from the his teeth. The dentist declares, in his king between Hongkong and San Fran- ters is that the strike pertends a tremend and that the Government be asked and thus forever so bar Germany from heir to the German Throne visited him is and Honolulu. The Company was or embittered by the introduction of the Annual Valne in Section 3 of the Muni- taxation should be the Far East The French, re-attacked at dawn be The nationalities represented at the it was plain to see that he was mach gudized by Chinese American citizens in question of sex. This is the central fact cipal Ordinance by substitution of the
his Berlin office he trembled violently, and
that must inevitably be complicated and last paragraph of the definition of tween Andigny Forest and the forest of Slavs,
meeting included Roumanians, Juge afraid of pain, I am afraid.
Pole,
Lithuanians, St. Gobain, and have taken Mennoert, Blovaks, Ukrainians, Irridentists and brave at all times," remarked the Prince: afloat on the Pacific between America stepped into the places of men called to which may be regarded as appurtenant to
Czecho
future ruler of Germany, ought to be an Francison to keep the American flag All the world knows that women have half and by limiting the amount of land which is a third of the way across the dent of the Czecho-Slovak National Coon- dentist hate to have to go to the and this Orient three years ago, at the time markably well But women have their
Finns. Professor B. G. Masaryk, Presi- but I
word eight for the words two and Andigny Forest. Thref hundred pri- cil, was elected president of the feders The Kaiser's first-born delighted in when the adverse legislation of the La limitations. To mention, me point only,
the Colours, and that they have done re- & house or building. tion. Professor H. O. Miller was dele jewellery, and long before the war Follette Seamen's act had driven every they have not the physical stamina neces-TYPHOON koners were taken here,
gated by the American Government to habitually wore a lady's wrist-watch other American Steamship line off the with men. For this reason, among others, The following telegram has been assist in the organization. Professor The Frince's ideas on the international
sary to compete in the industrial arena and the Serre is evidently to forestalltional representatives of the eight na said:
"Never before
situation, as expressed to Dr. Davis, were Pacific. The China Mall Steamship Ca women workers are not paid so much as received by the American Consulate tionalities here represented been gathered short of man-power, but we have two Asricans in the Far East at this time wages with men. In present circum-
The Allies think we shall run General Gouraud also re-attacked be together in the unanimous purpose of million-youths growing up, and we shall as being the only Company, with sufficient stances the claim bad to be conceded A Cyclone or typhoon W. of Luzon, more
this principle, the demand being for equai Observatory anjuran tween. Youziers and Grandpre, whilë, | 65,000,000 people living in a tersitory But, really, I wish it were all over. This ship Bervice with steamers under the have been as great a disaster as the loss Cyclone or typhoon S.W. of Guam, working out a constructive programme to soon be able to put them into the war. courage to organize an American Steam general strike of all transport workers than 100 miles distant, direction un
8 pm, Oct 18th, further north, the Germans are fighting/extending from the Arctic Ocean to the war is a lot of damned nonsense, you American flag at a time when other vessels of a battle But the name claim will he
which was seriously threatened, would known. Black and Adriatic Bens. It gives birth know.' us crossing the to the federation of States without which The whole situation appeared to the drawn from the run
there can be no peace. For many cen- Prince very muchs in the light of a joke,
fying the American flag were being with made for and on behalf of women in other moving N.W. turies problems for the solution of which says Dr. Davis, and his behaviour at head founders of the Company has been amply hitherto unknown in industry. this organization is organized have been quarters caused much criticism from bis demonstrated by the success which ha
The soundness of the judgment of the classes of labour; and hence it is easy to dealt with by methods in which justice more sober staff officers, more particularly attended the venture. The new steamer, MONEY FOR CHINA,
foresto the beginning of trouble' of a kind
Typhoon in longitude 13, latitude 16
LATER
MERCANTILE MARINE PENSIONS. has been the deliberate purpose of Aused him. Once the Prince told Dr. Davis of Hongkong for the first time on Tuesday of £91,000,000 to China on the part: of for Chinese dockyarda. Meanwhile, the
played go part and in recent years it regarding the number of women who visit which is being thrown open to the public
moving north-west." The question of instituting a national artificial means to stimulate dissension era Front, where his men were up toward since the Company began its opera the French and British Governments. It American Government is reported to have
tria and Germany every possible that he had just returned from the West afternoon, marks the first definite atop for schel of pensions for the mercantile among them, To-day union has been this knees in mud and water." It is a timna The management believes this is understood that the money is for the placed contracts for four cargo vessels of marine has been under consideration, says begun and the strength generated by these great lark," said his Highness, we have veel to the finest American passenger improvement and extension of China's 10,000 tons, each at Shanghai, and bas Dr.Macnamara, and the Board, of Ad-centuries of oppression is turning with been having lots of fun pumping the water steamer on the Pacific, as regards: alze, the interest is to be paid in the form of other 80,000 tons. The entire programme miralty is in sympathy with the appeal, full force in its own defense of our trenches into the French speed and appointments She has accom which is primarily one for the decision of based on the democratic principles pro- trenches, while the French, of course-modation, for 123 passengers first-class, 100 supplies of timber and iron. Moreover, runs into an expenditure of 20,000,000
dockyards and for shipbuilding Part of taken options on the construction of pre the Board of Trade.
claimed by. President Wilson.
pump it back again.”
WARNINGS.
The German retreat between the Oise Miller said history have the na-not of much moment. On one occasion he is thus a concern of special interest to males. The bus strike was a challenge of General, Hongkong, from the Manila
torning movement.
desperately to Aisne Canal
provent
second-class, and 620 third-class.
Negotiations are proceeding for a loan Japan should apply modern machinery it is also said that Great Britain and
(Continued at foot of next Column)H.B.