Page
THE WAR.
TE
IMPERIAL FAMILY NOT WANTED
IN GERMANY.
ALLIED FLEET IN THE BLACK SEA.
·RUSSIAN FLEẾT HANDED. OVER TO ALLIES.
HEROISM OF FLYING MEN.
." 17.
GERMAN FRONTIER CROSSED.
MARSHAL FOCH IN LONDON.
LATEST CABLES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ADMINISTRATIVE CONFUSION IN GERMANY.
INDEPENDENT SOCIALISTS'
CONSPIRACY.
AMSTERDAM, December 1st. A telegram from Berlin states that Herr Ebert" admits that the Independent Socialists are conspiring to overthrow the, Government.
The German Press says that utter administrative confusion reigns and accuses the Government of having squan dered 800,000,000 marks in three weeks.
THE SOCIALISATION OF INDUSTRY
STOCKHOLM, December 2nd. Strikes have broken out in Berlin in favour of the socialisation if industry. "ALLIED INTERVENTION INVITED,
The Jewish Socialist Labour Confedera tion has sent an appeal to the Socialists
ΤΟ
KAISER FORBIDDEN
RETURN TO GERMANY.
AMSTERDAM, December 1st. The German Goverment has forbidden the Kaiser and Kaiserin to return.
INHABITANTS OF OCCUPIED
TERRITORY WARNED.
"HOSTILE ACTS WILL BE PUNISHED.""
PARIS, December 1st. Marshal Foch has issued a proclamation to the inhabitants of the occupied terri tory in Rhenish Prussia, enjoining the strictest bediende, and warning, the people against hostile acts, the penalty for which would be trial, by court martial,
ALLIED FLEET IN
THE
BLACK SEA..
RUSSIAN FLEET HANDED OVER.
LONDON, November 30th. The Admiralty announces that the
and Labourites of the Entente and the Allied squadron in the Black Sea-anchor United States, to urge their Governmented off Sebastopol on November 26th. immediately to intervene militarily.
There are Pogroms in Poland and
'Galicia, SOVIETS CONGRESS TO BE HELD. LONDON, Decembes 2nd..
"The Executive of the Berlin Soviets has resolved to welcome the Russian Bolshevist Delegation to the Soviets Congress in Berlin to be held on Decem. ber 18th.
· POSSIBILITY OF A SOUTH-
GERMAN REPUBLIC..
AMSTERDAM, December and. Herr Scheidemana, in an article in "the Vorwaeris states that the danger of the disruption of the Empire is increas ing daily. He says that there has been conference with the French Command in Strassburg with a view to the crea tion of a South-German Republic
CREATION OF A NEW SLAV STATE.
The Russian ships in the hands of the Germans were surrendered to the Allied Naval representatives, also some German submarines.
MORE
SUBMARINES
SURRENDERED.
LONDON, December 2nd. Eight submarines were surrendered to Vice Admiral Tyrwhitt to-day.
THE EXPULSION OF THE GERMANS.
BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S
DETERMINATION..
HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5TH, 1918,
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE.
BRAVERY OF "HIGHEST POSSIBLE!
ORDER."
EARLIER CABLES.
HONGKONG CIVIL SERVICE SOME IMPORTANT CHANGES IMPENDING.
WHAT GERMANY. WANTED THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
Germank whine over the Armistice PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS
Read the following indications of whas the Huns would have done with victory :- IN LONDON.
We understand that several important
Holland, together with her Royal changes are about to be made in the her plonies, in South America, the Family, her European possessions, and "LONDON, December. Ist,"
PARIS, December 2nd.
Civil Service as a result of the retire-Indian Islands, and Australasia, must The London Gazette states that Victoria
A Havas message says: Crosses have been awarded to the follows
ment, and impending departure from the become the Ally of Germany." Marshal Foch and M. Clemenceau were Colony, of the Hon. Mr. A. M. Thom-economic exploitation and protection,
Germany
undet the guise of ing officers of the Royal Air Force, in given a wonderful reception in London son, Colonial Treasurer after a service will win back to
Kultur
the Asiatic recognition of bravery of the highest yesterday. They were welcomed it
extending over thirty-one years» ̧·
possessions of Turkey." possible order-
Ta Germany falts, in South-East Asia,
Another Charing Cross by H.RI. the Duke of ber of the Executive and Legislative
possession-namely, Captain William George Barker, D.S.D. Connaught and the Premist, a packed Connells, was born on September arth mass of people greeting them with volleys sea, at Turriff; Scotland. He had a On the morning of October 27th, Chpt The British Pres see in Marshal Foch taking his M. A. degree, with first-class
of cheers.
successful career at Aberdeen University, Barker shot down an enemy two-seate the conqueror of Germany, M. Clemen-nours in Mathematics, when he was Chinese rivers, the Hiangho, and the
(with bar) M.C. (with two bars).
ceau, the Press states, is a man full of
fidence of all the Allied nations. years and energy, and his won the con-
The
over Foret-de-Normal. Simultaneously, a Fokker biplane attacked him, and he was wounded on the right thigh but managed to shoot down the enemy machine which caught fire. He then found object of the visit is to arrange with himself in the midst of a large Signor Orlando and Baron Sonnino the formation of Fokkers, who attacked him preliminaries of the Pence Conference. from all directions. He was again severe-
ANGLOFRENCH ALLIANCE... ly wounded on the left thigh, but drove down two enemy machines. He then lost consciousness and his machine fell, un- controlled.
PARIS, December 2nd. A Havas messagą, says:—
।、
French cominent urges the prolonga tion of the pact made in London ia
the Peace Treaty. September, 1914, beyond the signature of
Mr. Thomson, who is'ez-afrin; a men-yet
the
islands of the Indian Oran, which, next British Indin, forms the most valuable
to
In order to maintain the balance of
of land in the basins of the two great under her sway the largest possible stretch power Germany will be compelled to bring
Central America we Germans have
Paul de Lagarde in
Schritten."
Deutsche.
only years of age..
For the next two
Yangtse-kiang years he was lecturer in Mathematics at t the Naina Tal College, North West Pro-
Culin the opportunity for obtaining. vinces, India, but in 1997 returned total Afrien, from the mouth of the Orango Germany natst luy bands upon Cen- Scotland and took up the appointment River to Lake Chad, from the Camersons of Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the must, seige Asia Minor, and the Malay Mountain to the mouth of the Rovuma; Aberdeen. In the same year he entered Islands in South East Asia, and lastly, the Hongkong Civil Service by the usual the southern half of South America
Tannenberg, im Gross Deutschland." competitive examination and, after spend. We most create a Central Europo ing 12 months in the Colonial Office, dur-which will guarantee the peace of the entire Continent from the moment when ing which period he wol the Baconic shall have driven the Russians from Scholarship at Gray's Jon, he came out the Black Sea and the Slavs from the to the Colony, in October, 1588. Having tracts to the East of our frontiers for South and shall have conquered largo On recovering he found himself again
attained, in the course of two years, the German colonisation." necessary proficiency in the Chinese langu being heavily attacked by a large forma
48 he was appointed chief clerk of tion. He singled out
Denmark, ns commanding the ap a machine and
the Secretariat in November, 1900. Since proches to the Baltic, is of great military deliberately charged and drove it down
| importance to us." then he has occupied the ustia! run of General, Voa Bernhardi in in flames. His left elbow was shattered The latter will consist of a preliminary of Clerk of Councils, Superintendent of Scandinavians."
administrative positions, including those and the Next War." in this fight and he again fainted. Reconversation among the Missions appoint Victoria Gaol, Assistant Colonial Secre
Pan-Germanisn covering, he found he was still being ed by the Associated Powers. There will täry, Registrar General, Postmaster-Can- attacked but, in spite of his severe afterwards be a more general conversation feral and Colonial Secretary. wounds, he dived down to the nearest machine and shot it down in flames. Greatly exhausted, he dived out of the fight to regain the British lines but met another formation which attempted to ent him off, and tfter a hard fight ho
The Press also urges the settling of the procedure to be followed at the fater Allied conference
among the Delegates.
The first phase will begin after Presi dent Wilson's arrival.
COMING REJOIGINGS IN PARIS.
He was pansion
appointed Colonial Treasurer in July, 1808, and since then has shown great ability in financial matters, and has presided over the deliberations of two Commissions on the subsidiary coinage question. One of his most noteworthy compilations was the first edition of the Hongkong General
Gefrany
absorbs also the Ernest Hasse in Zwanzig Jahre
All deutscher Arbert." "The future territory of Germanın « ex- Dust stretch from the North Sea to the Baltic; from the Nether- land, down to the Islands of the Danube lands, taking in Luxemburg and Switzer and the Balkan Peninsula, and would include Asia Minor as far as the Persian. Gulf
Ernst Hasse in Weltpolitik." We will annex Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Livonia, Trieste, Venice and the North
it
broke up the formation and reached the SIX OFFICIAL VISITS EXPECTED. Orders, which is now in use. Since 1902 Bomme to the Loir, of France from the
British lines where he crashed down on landing.
Altogether Capt. Barker has destroyed 50 enemy machines.
Lieutenant A. W. Beauchamp Proctor. D:8.0, MC (with bar), D.F.C., has conquered 54 foes, destroying 35 enemy machines, 16 enemy kite-ballecos and driving down 16 enemy aircraft com pletely uncontrolled. His work, attacking enemy troops on the ground and in reconnaissance, is almost unsur- passed in brillianey.
in
LONDON, December 2nd. A Belgian communiqué states --- The Royal Family entered Liege at the head of the troops who defended the
town in 1914.
NATIONALISTS AND SINN
¿FEINERS.
PARIS, December 2nd.
A Havas message says:-
At least six official visits to Paris are expected to take place during December.
King Albert is arriving next Thursday while the other visitors will be President Wilson, the King of Italy, the Prince Régent of Serbia, the King of British Naval Deputation"
and
THE HEROES OF 1870. A PRISM OF NEW GLORY."
PARIS, December 2nd.
of the war of 1870-
he has acted as Colonial Secretary or several occasions. The best wishes of the
General Bronsart von Scheilendorf, former German Minister of War. Colony will follow him into his retire Brazilian Republics, and more or less all Decrepit States like the Argentine and those beggarly States of South Ameries wise, to listen to reason. would be induced, either by force or other-
ment
Mr. C. Mellvaine Messer, who succeeds Mr. Thomson as Colonial Treasurer: entered the Bervice is a Cadet in 1897 and
..
.
"
turb
Friedrich Lange, in **Reines Deutsch "Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy,
a year later was appointed Acting Assistbound together by economic interests ant Colonial Secretary and Clerk of which would be very happily rounded off in Central Europe, form a great domain Councils. After being employed for at by the adhesion of Switzerland, Belgiam few months on Land Registration in the and Holland in the West, and of Poland
and Lithuania in the East.' New Territories, he was appointed Magis Paul Dehn, in
in Deutschland, unter trate in the New Territories in December,
der Orient 1999. For one year from March, 1801 German cannon on the routes to Egypt All Morocco in the hands of Germany: A Havas message says:—
Mr. Messer gained his first experience and India, German troops on the Algerian President Poincare yesterday attended the permanent head. On May 14th, 1902,
in the Treasury, of which he now becomes frontier; this would be a goal worthy of BELGIAN ROYALTIES ENTER the annual gathering at Champigny in be vented the post, of Acting Colonial
grent sacrifices.'
Maximilian Harden, in 1 Zukunft," LIEGE.
honour of the French soldiers who fell Treasurer, and, after passing his final then we shall indeed have Central Africa.
July 29th, 1911. "If Central Europe comes to nothing, during the siege of 1870. The President examination, was appointed Acting Re- Central Europe, on the other hand, with said that in fature the dark days of 1870 gistrar-General in June, 1902
out Central A year plated for a moment."
Africa, cannot be content- would be viewed only through a prism of later he was again serving in the Land Dr. Paul Leutwein, in "Europaische new glory. The battle of the Marne, the Department, this time as Assistant. Land Staats- und Wirtschafts-Zeitung." defence of Verdun and the rout of the officer, and Police Magistrate in the New us the Belgian Congo, the French Congo,
A victoricus war
would give Territories. Mr. Messer was appointed und, if Portugal continues to translate Germans formed a magnificent epilogus Acting Postmaster-General in 1907, and her hostile intentions towards us into actions would also give us the Portuguese about a year later found himself Head Colonies on the East and West coasts. of of the Sanitary Department. Between African Between Egypt, which is 1909 and the end of 1912 he acted twice Africa would stretch the immense band stil! English and Anglo-Boer South POOR OLD JONES ↑
as Acting Colonial Treasurer. In 1913 of our Colonial possessions, extending COMEDY OF A PARACHUTE THAT be became Captain-Superintendent of Still English, we say advisedly of North- from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic. DID NOT OPEN.
Police, which position be has occupied East and South Africa The man who tells you that all the till the present time. Mr. Messer, who tell what may happen when the words of For who can adventure is to be found in an aeroplane is 44 years of age, was a Wrangler, at maniem will be the salvation of the
the
poet are realised: squadron is either very young or for Cambridges better qualification for his
One day Ger A Nationalist and Sinn Fein Conant of the existence of a balloon section.
An observation balloon of thirty or new position than for that which he ference has decided to divide six Ulster forty thousand cubic feet and tethered by cable little thicker than the average The advanced troops of the Second electorates equally. Army, commanded by General Plumer, The question of the Candidature in The Delegates of all South Slav terri- crossed the German frontier, between three others has been submitted tories which have hitherto been ruled by Boho and Eupen. They advanced on the arbitration.
Neustad and Rhine and reached a general ling, Bar- Austro-Hungary met at proclaimed union with Serbia and Mon- grenland-Bullingen-Montjoie tenegro. THE DISORDERS AT LEMBERG JEWS AND CHRISTIANS KILLED-
BERNE, December 2nd.
UNION WITH SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO,
LONDON, December 2nd.
A Belgrade telegram announces the treation of a new, Bouth-Slar State..
The Polish Press Bureau admits that so Jews and 12 Christians were killed in the
LONDON, December 2ad. The Attorney-General, Sir F. E. Smith, speaking at Bournemonth, slated that the Government was detedmined to expel every German from Great Britain.
GERMAN FRONTIER CROSSED
ADVANCE ON THE RHINE.
LONDON, December End. Sir Douglas Haig, reporting yesterday, states:-
AMERICANS ON THE MARCH.
LONDON, December 2nd:
ARRANGEMENT REGARDING -ULSTER CONSTITUENCIES."
LONDON, December 2nd.
to
MARSHAL FOOH IN LONDON
AN ENTHUSIASTIO RECEPTION.
B
...
vacates.
Be
world?"
recent disorders at Lemberg. It says that BELGIAN CAVALRY IN ALX Unparalleled enthusiasm was displayed fal leap he will have an even chance of Assistant Registrar-General: In 1909 departments in the Service since he enter
the perpetrators were hundreds of releas
red criminals, who were assisted by de serters. It adds that 50 of these bandits
Kreuzeitung des Osthecres (official publication issued by the German Commander at Lodz on the occasion clothes line, can behave as provokingly as Mr. E D. C. Wolle, who has been
of the German Emperor's birthday, male in the transport Down below appointed Captain-Superintendent of
January 27th, 1915). the Red Sea; the observers signal that Police, was born in 1876. He was trans- agricultural basis of our nation the calmness may recall the deadness of
The necessity of strengthening the they wish to go higher Up another ferred to the Colony from the F.M.5., requires a considerable extension of the hundred feet, and bang! into an air cur- where he had spent two years as a cadet Imperial and Prussian frontiers in the she goes. The breaking strain of the and soon after his arrival in 1001, passed as by annexation of at least parts of eable, may be umpteen sons, but a jerke is his final examination and was appointed the Baltic Provinces and of st of diferent from a steady pull Snap Registrar, Lane Court, New Territories, torias which lie to the south of it? Away, she goes! and she swings with the In the same he acted as Secretary From the Manifesto of Six German wind toward the enemy lines. The to the Commissions
Industrial Associations, May, 1815- An American communiqué states:-
the Public observers make ready to jump, trusting to Medien) Department and into the the parachute. One tug at the
Works Department, and in October, 1902, ripping The Third American Army crossed the
cord and over they got
became Acting Second Police Magistrate very conscientious manner in which he LONDON, December 1st. It seems to take years to come down in The next few months found Mr. Wolfe has discharged his duties has been readily German Frontier and reached a general. In spite of the discouraging weather parachute if Jerry happens to be in being moved about from one Department adtitted even by those who like ourselve
spiteful The Alerte Winterscheid Mnelbechinprecedented crowds welcomed Marshal to have at the old resorted to the hangenisse, 104, when the af, not always greed whos his decisions
a little target, Bran
Magistracy. In March Mr Melbourne, 1900, he was seconded for service sa Trans Court, who succeede M- Wood as Second Treves-Saarburg.
Foch, M. Clemenceau and other French umbrella as it is falling
Registrar and Appraiser of the Supreme An observer, before necending, insists, vaal Emigration Agent at Cheloo. Delegates.
for should insist, on seeing his parachute turning in 1907, Mr. Wolfe became Acting Magistrate, is a barrister-at-law, and has
rolled up, so that when he takes the fate-Inspector of Schools, and, in addition,
been connected with
the various legal getting away with it." A faulty roll, a
a was appointed Head of the Sanitary ed it in 1900 as First Clerk of the Police men, naval officers and military officers/ twisted rope, and well, he takes no fur Department, and for four months in 1911. Police Magistrate for the first time in Magistrate's Office. He acted as Second ther interest in the war. It requires in addition, Acting Director of Educa awaited the visitors at Charing Cross great courage to take the leap, and it is tion. He returned from half-pay leave 105. Three years later he was appointed where a Guard of Honour was present. not uncommon for one observer to have to find himed Postmaster General For Acting Deputy Registrar, in which est
throw another overboard when that six months in 1918, he
Hos confirmed of September 21st, 1900. was Acting Except. The Band of the Grenadiers played the The O2 of 2 caining depot once naked appointed First Polica Magistrate in and 1013, when he again neted as Second
other is suffering from stage fright Colonial Treasurer Mr. Wolts was
& period of 3 months in 1911 Marseillaise. The guests were visibly im- Redgling (call him Jones) to go up to February,
Police Magistrate," pressed with the warmth of the welcome. Joner declined, with subtletyor BWood, who has sat on the Bench he vacancy in the Registry is being,
4,000 feet and make an experimental
was only to be expected that Mr. discharged his duties in the Suprema
Court, ology that saved him a reprimand for to many years, should be promoted filled by Mr. B. E. Lindsell, Third Amist sack was weighted and christened Jones First Magistrate in the place vacated by by the contemptuous ones gathered around Mr Wolle Mr. Wood is an MA an: Secretary for Chinese Affairs. Mr.
C.O.The adek, attached to a para (Cantab Bad entered the Civil Service in
Lindell has held the chute, was dropped from a height of 4,000 1899 Lake many other Cadets His frst cond: Assistant Registrar-General, acting appointments feet, and it came down, plank The few years were spent in different appoint and Police Magistrate, Asistant Post
There was horrible silence for 1908: Except for a low months in 1911 chute had failed to open garments to the second Magistrate in the Becretary for Chinese Affairast mester-General and Chief Asistant to breath Jones stopped slowly forward to und, 1918, when he act as Director of Hongkong and Shanghai Bank a few second, and the C.0, was holding his
appointed Acting in Mr. Walter Schofield, MA (Liv. and the sack as it lay on the ground gravely education Wood has always been month go from the Secretariat for Oxon), who was bocn seconded to the he saluted, then turned away. Poor old connected with the Magistracy, and the Chinese Amair, will now reverts 10 (Continued at foot of next whank}
LA-CHAPELLE
LONDON, December 2nd. were shot, 1,500 imprisoned, of whom less A Belgian Cavalry Brigade entered than half wero Poles.
Aix-la-Chapelle at the request of the
THE EX-KAISER'S FATE. OBJECT OF ALLIED PREMIERS' VISIT TO LONDON.
German authorities.
KING GEORGE IN FRANCE
ARRIVES AT ARRAS,
LONDON, December 2nd.
Lonzos, December 2nd.. The Manchester Guardian states that it
Beuter's Correspondent at the British Front stakes that HM the King and the generally understood that the primary object of the visit of M. Clemenceau and Princes arrived at Arrag on November
and the most prominent English states-
OBITUARY.
LONDON, November 20th." The death is nanounced of Mr. T. H. Bignor Orlando to London is in regard 30th and proceeded to Douai sad Valen-Lyons, formerly Commercial Attache at
Dakwa to the question of dealing with the er ciennes. They slept overnight at Cairo and Secand Secretary, at the British Kaiser.
boul
Legation at Peking.
*
Jones 19 he said.
Melbourne has