TELEGRAMS.
{Continued from page 1.)
AN INDIAN ARMY QUESTION.
[Beuter'a Service to The "Telegraph."]
August 21, 7.15 p.m.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Chamberlain said that discretionary powers had been given the authorities at Bom- bay to act without reference to Simpla in urgent cases of officers invalided home. The Raj is arranging to re-start_the old commissariat in the garden of Sheik Hotman, and is investigating the question of the supply of ice to the troops at Aden:
THE NORTH SEA AEFAIR.
August 22, 5.30 8.0.
Naval experts commenting on the North Sea affair are of opinion that the retreat of the Gerouns after an abortive mid allords an irrefutable demonstration that the Germans re- cognise how securely the command of the sea rests with Admiral Jellicoe. The Germans' tacties were a futile effort to impres outsiders.
STROMG SCENES IN HANGARIAN PARLIAMENT,
August 22, 405, a.m. Latest estimates show that the German army on the Somme comprises 970 battalions.
The German General Staff is making desperate efforts to ward off a decisive engagement before the winter, in order to obtain breathing space to prepare for further campaign in the spring.
Meanwhile, Hungary is increasingly reative, and there have been stormy"scenes in Parliament, the repaties de- manding news of the Rursing advance and denouncing the Germans.
KWANGTUNG'S
NEW CIVIL GOVERNOR.
(Continued from page 4.) "Yes-with reservations. You must not thick, from what I have
CHINESE SOLDIER'S CONCUBINE.
Alleged Theft of Money and Jewellery.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1916.
THE CANTON SITUATION.
The Civil Governor.
We have no further nows to-day i sa to the doings either at Shek- flung or at Shumobun. The latest movements in and about Canton city are related below by our owD correspondent.
We gather that elaborate pre- parations are being made in Canton for the reception of the new Civil Governor, H.E. Oba Hing-lan, who is due to leave Hongkong to-day. He will pro ceed, we are informed, direot to the Civil Governor's Yamen. Yesterday Mr. Chu' was called on by HE the Governor, and was aubeequently entertained to tiffia st Government House,
From Our Own Correspondent.)
The Situation at the Moment:
Canton, Aug. 22.
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The greal and burning question there is no answer forthcoming is: When will it stop? Alse, and we simply remain in dize uncertainty from day to day.
been content to begin at the It appears that a captain in the to say. beginning. Many of the Chinese Croton Army sent this woman,. bare visited Western countries; his concubine, to Hongkong with have seen all that has been the articles and when be arrived complished by modern civilias. bere he found her keeping cot tion and education, and they pay with another man, and 're have said to themselves fusing to give back the property. foreigners can do this, so can we. He intormed the Police and the It is good that they should woman was arrested at Kowloon be inspired to thick euchat evening.
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A well-dressed Chinese stood in the dock before Mr. J. R. morning, on a charge of forgery Wood, at the Police Court this
The charge alleged that he bed drawn, made and chopped certain cheques on Banking Corporation for various the International sums of money, purporting that the shop was that of Lam Cho and Mr. Dennys defended. Hing. Mr. W. B. Hind prosecuted
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Station and a pork batcher's shop A few days ago the No. 4 Police
were raided by robbers. Thinge are rather bad when a police
the force of guards along the East Band has been increased.
A rumour is in circulation that
Central Government to cancel the to succeed him sad to appoint appointment of Luk Wing-ting
Chan Kwing-ming instead. It To the presence of a large is said that he is an educated you it W&5 Each gathering of ladies and gentle-gentleman with a good reputation gradual, imperceptible precere, men, the Rev. Owen Bulkeley and has had considerable ex- savagery upwards and recently declared open the new perience in, this office in former I am afraid that ecme of the medical and maternity hospital times. Ling is said to Chinese are a little slow to which Mra. Webb has established expressed bis
have anderstand this. I have told you at Cedarhurst, 1298 Fifty-first hand over the office to bim, but willingness to what my ideas are. If, presently. Avenue East, South Vancouver, we are told that the answer from you hear that this or that has not B. C. The ceremony was perform Peking wass refusal. been done, you meet not jump to jed during a garden party given the conclusion that I have forgot in the beautiful grounds surrounding in the north of the city, nearly In view of the continuous fight- ten what I undertook to do. I know, ing the building in aid of the St. all the ishabitants of the adjoin by past experience, how necessary Mary's Parish it ia-particularly in certain Webb, after a short speech, pre-lives, fearing that chance bullets Church Me.ing villages bare fed for their directions to proceed slowly. seated Mr. Balkeley with the key may strike them. On the 18th am prepared to have to begin with which he opened the doora a man living in Yiu Whs Breet, from the very bottom, as well as of the bospital, and entering led went to the top of bis hones for s to have to combat good the party through the one public little fresh air. He was stracking come to with the compradore deal of ignorance among the and two private wards with which and killed by a stray bullet. Ia that cheques could only be drawn illiterate clara But I am determ-it has at present been fitted up reporting this case the Chinese on the signature of the defendent solved ex 5:5. "CHIYO MARU ined that everything with which with. After dedicating the wards reporter remarked that it illustrat and the chop of the complainant. I have to do shall be carried out Mr. Balkeley seked Councillored the saying of Confucius; "Life The complainant later left for Ventilator-, Iron Plates, etc., etc. honestly and efficiently however Winram to address the gathering.and Death have their determined slowly. Kwangtung wante le referred to the grant of $5,000 appointments; Riches and Honour schools, it wants & well made yearly to the Vancouver depend upon the will of Heaven." trained army and scores of other General Hospital to take care of things, including the proper indigent poor from the municip- laking of a census; and all this ality, and said a local hospital was I will do my best to bring about,"| 4 badly required institution in
In conclusion, His Excellencs South Vancouver. He promised how, arrived from Fakion. He spoke with the utmost warmth of on behalf of the council its the cordial manner in which he bearliest support, and declared discussed the situation with Lang Chai-kwong and bis advisers and
A Delegate from Fukien.
On the 19th a delegate, Mr.
The story told by Mr. Hind was that the complainant and certain firm which we to be defendant were partners in a established but which nevar was put up by them both, and, came into being. Certain money after some had been spent, the re- mainder was put into the Interns
THE Undersigned has received
FRIDAY, the 26th August.
instructions to sell by Public Auction on
1916,
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Kisen Kaisha & Messre. H.Skott & Co. Kennedy Town,
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Canton, and when he returned he found that several cheques had been drawn without his chop, the defendant having forged one. Altogether, money amounting to $2,200 odd had been draw. November of last year, and the All that had happened einge
complainant had only discovered
181 Kegs wire nails.
85 Bige flour. 11 Bales Hemp On view from Thursday, the 25th inst.
Terms: Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer. LOST.
had been received in Hongkong, that the Provincial government he is reported to bave said that small one, and he always carried! OST- Bull Terrier Dog. All]
at any time.
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"I am very greatly taken with intendent, Mrs. Webb, is several regiments of soldiers were this Colony," he said. "I like graduate of the Royal Infirmary, to sid Lung. Some high military this was granted, bail being Gized
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I should like to say Ackers) was the first trained there was a fieres battle fought too, that I admire the Western nurse in Bengkong. She arrived for the possession of Nam Kong, pirit not only its immense cap here in 1881 and was appointed a village near the White Cloud acity for the quick transaction of in 1883 Matron to the Female Hills. The number of soldiers on business, but also its persistence. Modical In your perseverance and your the Government Civil Hospital, fought desperately. In the end Department of each side was small bat they unity lies your strength and remaining in the servins until the soldiers of Lung Chai-kwong this, I am hopefal, Chine is fast 1902 and retiring on her marriage were defeated and is in said Com coming to reslins."
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