The Hongkong Telegraph
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SATURDAY,
JANUARY 15.
1916.
WAR TELEGRAMS
January 15,1916,
3124日一十月二十年乙
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
PLOT TO EMBROIL ENGLAND AND AMERICA.
SCARCITY OF FOOD IN GERMANY.
Admissions by the Minister of Fina nce.
TH TSAR ON THE PEACE QUESTION.
[Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph.”]
CONDITIONS IN "GERMANY,
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SCARCITY OF FOODSTUFFS ADMITTED.
January 14, 155 p.m.
According to Reater's correspondent st Amsterdam, in the Prussian Diet, Dr. von Lecs, the Minister for Finance, in asking for the authorisation of an issue of £10,000,000 Sterling Exchequer Bonds, declared that it was false to say that Germany, was unable to bear the burden of the war any longer. He admitted the scarcity of foodstags and the higher prices of milk, batter and fat, but he Bid the highest point was already reached. He announced huge increases in individual and company income taxes,
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- GERMAN SOCIALISTS.
HERR LEIBNECHT EXPELLED
ENEMY TRADING.
NEW BILL PENDING.
January 14, 1155 p.m. A Bill dealing with enemy companies and firms trading with Great Britain will be introduced in the House of Commons next week.
MILE END ELECTION.
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LIGHTS UP THE CRY.
January 14, 155 p.m. The election cry at the Mile End bye-election is "lights up" on behalf of Mr. Pemberton Billing (the Independent candidate) who advocates an adequate seroplane gased for Indon.
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for lasertion on this
page they will be found on the Extra).
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
MILITARY HONOURS.
SERVICES TO COUNTRY REWARDED.
January 13, 2.40 pm:
A Gazette of 55 pages of military honours has been published. It includes all ranks of arms, also a number of nurses, sad many Australasians and Canadians, honoured with Companionships of the Bath, and St. Michael and St. George, Distinguished Service Orders, Military Crosses, and Distinguished Service medals.
Lient Generals E. A. H. Alderson, Charles L. Woolcombe, Major-Generals St Leger Barter, A. Wilson, Edward L. Hakin, John E. Gough.
The following are Commanders of the Bath
Cross of St. Michael and St. George-General Sir H. C. 0.
Pinmer.
The following are promoted Lieutenant-Generals:-John Lindessy Keir, Sir Henry S. Rawlinson, E. H. H. Allenby.
RUSSIAN AND JAPAN. -
GRAND DUKE'S CORDIAL WELCOME.
January 13, 320 p.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Tokyo, the Grand Duke Michaelovitch has arrived to convey the Ozar's congratulations to the Emperor on the occasion of his coronation. He was met at the station by the Emperor, Princes Fushimi and Kunin, and all the high officials. He received the diplomatic corps in the afternoon, and dinad with the Emperor at the Palace in the evening.
A BRILLIANT CEREMONIAL-
January 13, 9.40 pm.
$36 PER ANNUM ·
TELEGRAMS,
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED.
The death is announced, of Sir William W. Obalom."
Hage increases în îndividual «· and company income taxes in Germany spa anacunced.
Sir Cecil Spring Bios hum zevealed to Mr. Langing a plot to embroil Great Britain and the United States.
Sir Alexander McRobert hag giran to Aberdeen University an endowment of £750 yearly for a lectureship on pathology.
A Bill dealing with enemy companies and firms trading with Great Britain will be introduced in the House of Commons next week.
Two of the Intent accidenta owing to the darkened London streets, include a Judge and a The Grand Dake George Michaelovitch had an audience at the member of the House of Com- Palace and it was a' most brilliant ceremonial: Hs presented the NEČNĚ. Order of St. Andrew to the Emperor and the Order of St. Catherine
The German Socialist Party
to the Fipress. The Emperor thanked him moet cordially and de- corated the Grand Duke with the Order of the Chrysanthemum, has expelled" Herr Leibknecht, A banquet followed, with toasts, The Emperor emphasised the in-Owing to his continuous groes creasing respect and confidence between Japan and Enssis. The offensives against his duties as a
+ member." Grand Duke, in schmaledgment, said that Japan's immense sympathy and assistance to Russia during the war had evoked na- bounded gratitude and guaranteed a lasting friendship.
GREECE AND THE BALKANS.
FRENCH BLOW UP BRIDGES.
January 13, 3. 20 p.m.
Beater's correspondent at Salonica states that the French blew up the railway bridge at Demirhisast over the river Strams, as a precautionary measure.
In the Balkans the French blew up railway bridges at Demirbisear and Kilinder se a military necessity.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
MUCH ACTIVITY
January 13, 4.55 p.m.
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The election cry at the Mile End bye-election is."lights up on behalf of Mr. Pemberton Billing, who advocates an ade- quate aeroplane quard for London...
The German Minister of Fin- ance admite the scarcity of food stuffs and the higher prices of milk, butter and fat, but says the highest point is already reached.
The Tsar, in a message tɔ his troope, says Beroember cur halared Rusis cannot be assured of independence or develop her recources without gaining & de- cisive victory."
Sir Thomas Holland, is sa article published in the In23s- men, on the export of bones, points out the serious annual loss to India which is deficient in supplies of mineral phosphater.
The German Minister for Fin-
Companions of the Bath:-Major General Fire, Surgeon- General Ford, Colonels R. B. Fell, Wallerstein, G. M. Heath, W.K A Paris communique states that the Germans sustained two ance, in saking for the suthori MeClintock, L. A Stopford, Serase Dickens, C. H. James, P. L. minor defects in the regions of Somme and Champagne. It appears sation of an issue of £158,000,000 Banen, M. G. Wilkinson, J. E. Bash, R. Dawson, C. T. Shipley, E. that the German poison gas at Forges blew back on the enemy Sterling Exchequer Bonds, de- F. Brerton, R. S. Oxley, C. Ross, C. A. Fowler, W. B. Fasken, G. trenches owing to a change of wind. The French batteries at theclared that it was false to say
Nicholson, A. W. Cay, F. A. Macfarlane, N. M. Smyth, W. A. same time bombarded the Germans most violently. Liddell, Straubenzee, G. S. Cartwright, H. Bouse, W. H. Smith (Ordinance), Right Honourable J. E B. Seely, J. C. Chambers Army Service Corps) C. K. Badworth (Artillery), Sutton, Assistant Adjutant General the Hoscurable M. G. Talbot, and Medical Officers B. B. Grayfoot, J. Maher, M. J. Sexton, J. J. Russell, E. G. Browne, W. C. Beevor, H. M. Gray, Sir Bertrand Dawson, W. Russell,
There is a large number of Companions of St. Michael and St. George, including Colonel F. C. Maspratt, Lient-Colonels C. C. Leveson Gower, C. W. Tribe (41st Dagrae), J. A. Hamilton (Medicals), W. C. Anderson (1st Gorkbas), C. F. Templer, E. H Callen (34th Sith Pioneers), Majors H. M. Craddan, W. W. Jendwine (Medicals). A
Promoted Major-Generals:--Colonels C. W. Jacob, W. G. There is a number of promotions to Brevet rank, many
Walker.
January 14, 1.55 pm. The German Socialist Party has expelled Herr Leibknecht, owing to "his continuous grose offensives against his duties as D.S.O.'s, and military crosses.
member.
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RUSSIA'S DETERMINATION,
TSAR'S MESSAGE TO THE TROOPS.
January 14, 2.00a.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Petrograd, the Tear, in & Now Year address to the forces, pays a tribute to their glorious self-mcrifice in harrassing the enemy and checking his invasion. "Bemeraber our beloved Russia cannot be assured of independence or develop her resources without gaining a decisive victory." Consequently there can be no peace without victory which must be achieved at whatever pains.
BRITAIN AND AMERICA
A PLOT TO EMBROIL THE NATIONS.
THE COMPULSION BILL
MINERS' FEDERATION, OPPOSED.
January 13, 3.30 p.m.
FOUR AEROPLANES MISSING.
January 14, 1.10
General Hsig in a communique says the enemy exploded a mine near Givezeby, followed by a bombing attack, which was repulsed. To-day there was some hostile shelling at Givenchy, bat generally it was quieter. Four of our aeroplanes sent out yesterday have not returned.
Janusry 14, 1.20 am
A Paria communique announces a violent bombardment in the neighbourhood of Lille, where the German trenches and shelters
were destroyed. A German regiment entering Boye was caught by our fire. A German 4 inch, battery was silenced on the plates of Vanclere. There were minor operations in Champagne and Argoane.
SIR ALI IMAM.
RECEIVED BY THE KING.
January 13, 5.55 p.m.
Sir Ali Imam has been received by the King at Buckingham It is officially announced that the Miners' Federation had an overwhelming majority against the Bill, and it has been decided to Palace and has been made a temporary member of the Athenaeum call a further meeting to consider future action in the event of the Club.
January 13, 6.20 p.m. Bill passing.
"The miners' anti-compulsion vote was.com
Agrinat For-
853.190 38,100
Neutral-
25,240
FRENCH WAR LOAN.
A HUGE TOTAL.
January 13, 3.20 p.m.
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Beater's correspondent at Paris states that the complete returns of the French Lan show that the total is over, siz hundred millions sterling-
January 14, 3,15 a.m. The total subscriptions to the French loans are six hundred and five million sterling
January 14, 120 m.
January 14, 155 pm. According to Beatar'a correspondent at Washington, the British Ambassador, Bir Cecil Spring Rice, has revealed to Mr.
In the Paris Chamber, M. Briand said that forty millions sterling Lansing a plot to embroil Great Britain, and the United States. Hamerous letters from a fotitious address în Toronto, signed by an bad baon subscribed abroad, of which-twenty-four millions came Alleged British Colonel, have been mailed to the United States, from England, towards the French lomu urging Americans to enlist in the British Army.
GENERAL SMITH DORKIEN,
ARRIVES IN SOUTH AFRICA.
January 13, 5.55 p.m.
General Smith Durrien has arrived in Cape Town.
MESOPOTAMIA CAMPAIGN.
QUESTIONS "ASKED IN THE HOUSE.
January 13, 5.55 p.m.
that Germany was unable to bear the burden of the warsny longer....
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY. Bijon Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. TO-MORROW.
Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.
De Villiers Theatre, at Kowloon
Monday, January 17, Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. meeting; noon
Saturday, January 22. The Hay, Last, Lay for.
entries.
Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd.- Drawing of debentures at 11 am. Wednesday, January 28.6 Dinchean School and Orphan- age-Prizs distribution by the Hou Mr. P. H. Holyoak, at noon, Friday, January 28,
Belilios Public School Prisa distribution by Lady May, at
com
Saturday, January 29.
Ellis Kadoorie School-Prize distribution by Hon Mr. C. Severn, at 11 am
Monday, January 31 Queen's College. Prize distri bation by H. E. the Governor, at
nood.
City Ball-Piano Recital by Mr. Derman Fuller; 9.15 p.m. Hats Tuesday, February 1
West Point Building Co., Lad, -Meeting of shareholders, 11.30a.m.
Hongkong Central Estate, Lad. Meeting of shareholders, 11:45 am.
Hongkong Land "Investment To the House of Commons in reply to Bir John Rees, who and Agency Co., Ltd.-Meeting suggested that the connection between Ladis and Mesopotamis was of shareholders, at noon
HongKong Land Resismatica distant, and the connection between Egypt und Mesopotamia night.
shars become closer, Mr. Tennant said he did not think it likely that the Co Ltd Meeting arrangement whereby the Mesopotamia expedition was controlled holders et 1215 pm.
Starday February 5, by the Ray would be altered.
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