TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from page 1...
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
Bester a Service za The “Telegraph.“).
Activity of French Artillery.
March 2, 195–1.11.
A Paris commazique says:-There has been no infantry action in the Verdun region. The enemy continued the bombardiment of the zone between Malancourt and Forged, west and east of the Meuse, particularly in the districts of Vaux and Damloop and our tranches at Freames in Woevre. Our artillery has been most active along the whols of the enemy front.
Against German Impert After the War.
March 2, 11.00 a 13.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, BATURDAY, MARCH
competency which they may have displayed in their nursing duties! with Our Army in the Field, or Our Naval and Military Hospitala.
in
"Fifthly." -The number of awards in the First Class of the Decoration shall not exceed two per cent of the total establinke ment of Nurses, and the number of awards in the Second Class of
DAIRY-FARM
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SAUSAGES.
We invite you to inspect the variety of Sausages we have
OXFORD SAUSAGES. TOMATO POLONY
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the Decoration shall not ALL READY FOR YOUR TABLE, five per cent of the total eeILD- lisment of Norses, the allotmemfa to be proportionate to the name hers of each Narsing Service provided nevertheless that it shall be competent for Us, Our Beira and Successore, to make such additiona 16, under exceptional circumstances, We may deem fitting.
Sixthly.-Recipients of the Second Class of the Dacoration
The Daily News mys that the inner circle of the Cabinet ia shall be eligible for advancement considering the incorporation in the Budget of an announcement of] to the First Class as Tacancies the prohibition of German imports after the war, and also provision may arise. for the encoungement of exports from the Dominions and the Allied countries by means of preferential duties. A decision, hitherta, has not been reached and the matter will be considered at * Conference of the Allies in Paris.
March 2, 12.20 p.m. Beater's correspondent at Paris say that the paychuk gy of There Paris, in the face of the momentous battle, is remarkable is no outward sign of the nearness of critical happeninga. The theatres are crowded as usual and on Varnishing Day (the first since the outbreak of war) the Salon was thronged with fashionable Prices continue to rise on M. Poincare also attended.
регьсия. the Bourse.
Present Position at Verdun.
March 2, 12.20 p.m.
CIVIL POPULATION EVACUATE TREBIZONO.
March 2,25 p.m. Beater's correspondent at Petrograd says that the Tarkish aivilian population has evacuated Tresibond.
Seventhly.-Recipients of the First Class of the Decoration shall be designated Members of the Royal Bed Cross, and shall be ertitled to the letters R. RC) following their names. Recipients of the Second Cisas of the Desora- tion shall be designated Associates of the Royal Red Cross, and shall be entitled to the letters A. & R. O. following their names.
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HONGKONG WINE DUTIES,
Eighthly-It shall be com petent for E, Our Heirs and Successors, to confer either Class (To the Editor of the Hongkong of the Decoration upon any ladies, #bether subjects or foreigu per-:
Telegraph)
Sir May I have the
of your columns to
per
TO-DAY'S
ADVERTISMENT
NOTICE.
In view of the refusal of Local Banks to accept Compradore Orders, the urderment.oned Lines reqrest passengers and shippers to pay all accounts for freight. passage money, etc. by cheque or cash on and after 1st March. 1916.
P. & O, S. N. Company. Messageries Maritimes Cie. Ocean S. S. Co., Ltd. China Mutual S. N. Co., Ltd. "Ellerman" Line.
Canadian Pacific Ocean Ser-
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Bank Line.
Toyo Kisen Kaisha. Nippon. Yusen/Kaisha. Osaka Shosen Kaisha.
Glen." Line.
**Ben Lin». *Shire" Line.
Dodwell & Co., Ltd.
Royal Mail Steamship Line, Java Pacific Lāja, Java China Japan Lijn. China Mail S. Š. Co.
East Asiatic Co. of Capenhagen, Brasian East Asiatic ́S. S. C- Swedish East Asiatic Co. of Co. American Asiatic S. S. Co., Ltd. American & Manchurian Lize. American & Oriental Line.
The present position in regard to Verdon is that the German sons, who may be recommended advance has been momentarily checked and that the French strongly to Our notice by Our Secretary of courtesy hold a chosen line of resistance between the Poirre and the Douan-Site for War or as having rolon-ubmit a proposition by which mont ridges. The French are most hopeful. Two thousand arily undertaken the duties of the Government can add in their
wine revents appreciably? The real establishing, conducting or assist- Brandenbarger have been surrounded at Docrumoni.
In the good old days, Vinho battle is on the height of the Meuse, which rise rapidly from the ing in hospitals for the treatment river east of Verdan Euragements in Woevre are only of secondary of sick and wounded soldiers and into and Vinho Branco (Pervices importance, since the ground there is impracticable, owing to the sailors 01 Our Army and Navy, or toguese table winee) were im- Woerre is of Oar Indian Military Forces or ported from Portugal and Macso mud, which is unequalled elsewhere on the front. absolutely commanded by the Meuse heights and any advance of of the Naval and Military Forces into the Colour in considerable the Germans on Woevre would only bring them more effectively of Our Self-gererning Dominions quantities by members of the Por- under the French guns.
beyond the Seas, or as being tuguese community. Owing to their comparative" cheapness— performed valuable services with
30 cents and 35 cents the Bed Cross og kindred societies at home or abroad, or as having combined with their refreshing, quart boule, respectively- otherwise rendered eminent sex-
the care of sick and invigorating and health produc vices in wounded soldiers and sailors of qualines, the 200 odd Oar Army and Navy; and it bare urtaguase families resident bere, indulged freely in these bever by ordained that all persons appointed under this Clause shall
Upon the enactment of the be regarded as Honorary Members or Associates, and their appoint Liquor Ordinance, which fixed. ments shall be additional to the the duty ou still winse at 25 cents The First Class shall consist of establishment ordered in the per quart bottle, prices of these Cross, ensmelled red, edged Fifth Clanse of this Our Royal Wines went up a 100 per cent, to 70 cent" and 80 cents per bottle, with gold, having on the sime Warrant thereof the words, Faith, Hope, Ninthly-The names of those respectively. To the underpsid Portuguese the use of their The Hongkong Government Charity, with the date of the upon whom We may be pleased to Gazette contains a despatch from intitation of the Decoration: the confer the Decoration shall bessions! wines became an ex- the Secretary of State enclosing centre having thereon in relief published in the London Gazette, pensive luxury and the upehot of it was a heavy falling of in con- copy of the following wariant re- the Royal and Imperis! Egy and a registry thereof kept in the sumption, bordering on voking the rales and ordinances On the reverse thereof the Royal office of Our Secretary of State total elimination. The re
for the and Imperial Cipher and Crown hitherto in force government of the Decoration shall be shown, in relief on the Enown as "The Royal Red Crow,” and substituting new rules and ordinances in lieu thereof;-
War Office, 16th November, 1915. The Royal Red Cross Warrant,
THE ROYAL RED CROSS.
New Rules Concerning the Decoration.
GEORGE RL,
a
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Firstly. The Decoration shall be styled and designated "The Royal Red Cross," and shall be
divided into two Classes.
centre.
for War.
፡
this
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PUBLIC LECTURE, on the Hongkong Currency Problem.
Mr. J. M: Xavier has kindly
consented to deliver a Laure to be followed by a discussions on the above subject at the City Hall, on FRIDAY, the 10th March. st.505 pm-
Ladies and Members of the Public are invited
E. E POLLOCK,
Hoa Secretary,
honourable distinction, it is ord-Homes, which can indulge in the Hongkong. Oda Volumes Society.
it occurs to me that the
FOR SALE
plete set Charts: Rangoon,
Tenthly-in order to make cent increase of the daty from 25 cents to 33 cents tende. sach additional provision as shall The Second Class shall consist effectually preserve pare
to aggravate the situatios and faw indeed will be the Portuguese: of a Cross which shall be of the sime form and size as in the sized that if any person on whom
cap that cheers. First Class, but shall be of frosted such distinction s all be conferr
Now, silver and shell have super-ed shall by her conduct become Government (sa afford the Por- imposed thereon a Maltese Cross unworthy of it, her name shall be George the Fifth by the enamelled red not exceeding half erased, by an order under the gusse community relief, aasist Grace of God of the United its dimensions, the centre haring Royal Sign Manual, from the creasing their wine revenge at the
in the revival of this trade, in- CHARTS FOR SALE -1 Com Kingdom of Great Britain and thereon in relief the Boyal and gister of the upom whom the Ireland, and of the British Dom Imperial Effigy. The reverse said Decoration, shall have been same time, by reviving the duty Colombo Port Said and Liverpool inions beyond the Seas King, shall have inscribed on the arms conferred. And
to a more reasonable level. As and back via Calcutta; also ît is bereby
Pilót Guide for same 1915. Seer- Defender of the Faith, Emperor thereof the words Faith, Hope, declared that We, Our Heirs and matters stand, the Government are Captain W McGhie and/or Room
To all whom these Charity and the date of institution Successors, shall be the le judge revenue, are depriving & poor and
not lapping a potential cource of 574 H. E. Hotel Presents shall come Greeting of the original Decoration, and of the conduct which may require hard working community of their Whereas Heriste Majests Our shall bear in the centre in relief the erasure from the Register of national beverages, which are Beloved Grandmother Queen the Royal and Imperial Cipher the name of the offending person, more beneficial than harmful to Victoris by a Warrant dated she and Crown and that it shall at all times be health 23rd day of April, 1883, did Secondly. The Cross in either competent for Ua, Our Heirs and
of India.
institute, constitute and create a Class shall be attached to a dark Successore, to restore the name day rates are pronouncedly ine
On an ad valorem baris the Decoration designated The blue riband edged red, of one inch each restoration should be justi-quitable as may be seen from the Royal Bed Cross to be awarded in width, tied in a bow and worn fied by the circumstances of the following figures :- in recognition of special services on the left shoulder.
case.
Cost Doty Per-
$2,50 $1,00
centage
43
2.00 68 23 30 33 110
STE TICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP
·COMPANY, LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO LTD
Consignees per Co.'s Steamer
“MACHAON “
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie Trusting that abler pens than at Consigrees risk. The Cargo
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Yours, etc.,
A PINTO DEENTER.
rendered in pursing the sick and Thirdly. The decoration may Lastly. We reserve to Ourself, wounded of Our Army and Navy be worn by the Queen Reguant, Our Heirs and Successors, full Brandy did make, ordain and the Queen Consort, or the Queen power of annulling, altering, Whisky and establish certain
rules and Dowager of the United Kingdom abrogating, sugmenting, inter-Tinto ordinances for the government of of Great Britain and Ireland; and preting with these Regulations, the same, which rules and ordin- it shall be competent for Us Our or say, part thereof, by a noti mine will follow up this question, smoes were subsequently smeaded Hairs and Successors, to confer fication under the Royal Sign by Royal Warrante dated the 11th the Decoration upon any of the Manual. day of December, 1897, the 24th Princesses of the Royal Family of Given at Our Court at 8. day of July, 1902, and 8th day Great Britain and Ireland; also James's, this Tenth day of Novem- Hongkong, 3rd March, 1918. of September, 1909:
upon the Queens or Princesses of ber, 1915, is the Sixth year of And wheress it is Our Royal Foreign Countries who may have Our Reign Will and Pleasure that further specially exerted themselves in provision shall be made for the providing for the nursing of the recognition of such special ser sick and wounded of Foreign Ties rendered in nursing the sick Amies and Navisa, and wounded of Our Army and
Navy:
Fourthly.-It shall be com petent for Us, Our Heirs and Sue-
By Bia Majesty's Command.
ASQUITE,
The Bulgar Strength, According to information from
Adjourned. Sergeant Murphy charged two Chinese before Mr. J. B. Wood this morning with stealing va ous articles from 1, Schooner Street, valued at $50 One of
will be ready for delivery from
Godown on and after 6th March.. Optional cargo will be landed, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival.
All broken, chafed, and damag ed goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be akamined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45
in and noon. for CBS A
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the
rent.
Now therefore We do hereby cesso:e, to confer either Class of declare that the rules and ordin- this Decoration upon any mem-a good source in Athens, the Bal- the defendants was also charged ances heretofore in force for the bere of the Nursing Services with-garian forces may be estimated with returning from banishment |1th March will be subject to government of the said Decoration cat restriction as to rank, or upon ed, 120,000 killed, wounded, absence of the prosecutor, the men must be presented to the under All Claims against the Steamer as follows: 480,000 men mobilis It was stated that during the ahall be abrogated, cancelled and other persons engaged in nursing captured, or missing samulled, and We are pleased to duties wisether subjects or foreign tones can be to a certain extent shadowed to boarding house, March or they will not be recog
Their took those things, but were signed on or before the 25th make, ordain and establish the
ho may be recommend- persons, following rules, and ordinances mer notice by Our Secretary replaced by 60,000 young men where they were arrested resternised
No Fire Insurance will be in substitution for the same, which of ble for War or by the First This shows that the Bulgarians day morning. All the goods shall from henceforth be inviol- Lord of the Admiralty, as the case can put in the field 440,000 men, mentioned in the charge were effected. ably observed and kept ---
may be, for special devotion and 380,000 only of whom could go to found in their possesion, The BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agents. the front-Bachange.
CR was adjourned.
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