STOP PRESS TELEGRAMS.
[Banter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
UNREST IN RUSSIA.
General Killed.
London, May 2
ITALIAN MISSION TO AMERICA.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1917.
London, May 2.. Beater's correspondent at Rome says that an Italian Mixion is going to the United States, beaded by the Prince of Udine, the son of the Duke of Gencs, including the Marquis Borsarelli the Under Secretary, Signor Marconi and two ex-Ministers,
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UNHAPPY GERMANY.
́Rumours of a Crisis in High Quarters.
(Continued from Page... L.)
FOOD SCARCITY AT HOME.
An Appeal to the People.
London, April 30.
His Majesty the King has issued a Proclamation arging the greatest economy in the use of all kinds of grain. It states that householders should reduce their consumption of bread by at least a quarter of the quantity ordinarily consumed and should not use flour except for bread. The Proclamation alec enjoins the most The Frociumation will be read from the palpite on four auceessive Sandays.
His Majesty is not asking the people to do what he is not doing himself, as the Royal Household bas been strictly rationed since
economical use of corn for borses.
THE TRAITOR'S HAND.
Treason Can Undo All That
Valour Achieves.
Mr. A. G. Hales writas in! John Ball (March 17) :---
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in our midst. There are `some-
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DETECTIVE FATALLY
SHOT.
Tragic Incident in the New Territory.
Last evening, shortly after six
Up to the time of writing, no arrests have been made.
is
A DIALOGUE.
The Kaiser Can't Sleep. Hindenburg"
"What is it, William ?* "I can't go to sleep.” “ "There's a pile of proofs from the Overseas News Agency. Read them."
**I have"
"You don't take stock in that
"I'm from Masuria, William;
WAR COMFORTS.
A PARTNERSHIP ISSUELDO
Our Little Bit Society's Efforts. Involved Dealings in a Building
Contract.
and materiale supplied in erectioNET
work
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The time has come for the Bri- o'clock, s Chinese détɛotivá
Mr. B. E. Green informs us tish nation to tear the gloves off stationed at San Tin was on his
that the shore Society bas Before the Chief Justice (Sh forwarded the following_to-day, William Bees Davies), in the in regard to the enemy within.
through - Masare. Shewan, Summary Court this morning, an Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd says that on May 1, the our gates. The day is far spent way back to the station from
"Try-old -Bethmann's latest Tomes & Co., for Queen Mary's issue was tried as to whether a Excentive Council of the Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates for fencing socording to the rales point duty when he saw a boat
Needlework Guild, 2. Caven-certain man was a partner in the placarded the following proclamation: Several regrettable in- of the schools; we want the but filled with seven men coming
"I have. It's no use."
dish Square, London, Wim he was alleged to be. A oon- cidents occurred yesterday. An unknown youth killed General tons off the foils, and, as far as I are the Sam Chan river. He peech." Kashtalinski. Shots were fired at political demonstrators in the am concerned, they are coming waited until the men landed on
British territory, and then went "Try counting up to 500.”
199 roll bandages, 45 suite pris tractor named Chan Kwai, red- off now. Nothing worth having is Vanilliostrov quarter and a number of individuale claiming to be
up to search them. One of them "I have been counting all mas, 29 pairèsurgical stockings, 6 members of the Executive Conneil were arrested, A landowner,
ever gained by mealy-mouthed
Street, sought an order to be and others also not identified, tore of the spanlettes of officers. Only pleading and beseeching the allowed him to commence, bat night, Hindenburg, and my quilts, 6 pillows, 6 pairs stretchering as Kwong Lee, of 97, Irving when he was half way through, head's on fire. I've counted as boots, 6 pairs kase caps, Smufflers, made that Ma Kwong-kat is a part- madmen or the enemies of nations! freedom could have committed rugged truth pays, and only the man palled out a revolver and far as 4,237,235 and that's only 15 caps, 50 milk covers, 41 eye per in the Cheong Shing firm, of auch rayalting ao's. The Executive appeals to the citizens to
the truth in regard to Germans shot him through the head, up to February 23 last, and not bandages, 2 pairs mittens, 2 20, Keswick Street. The plaintiff Death was instantaneous. The including naval "and colonial belmete, 3 floor gloths, & many has secured a judgment against the prevent a recuITSEOS,”
thing like twenty-five thousand men, who, it is presumed, were losses. Is it anywhere near tail bandages, 6 handkerchiefs, frm for $578.65, for work done
8 ties. enemy subjecte at large at this on their way to British territory morning?"
to commit an armed robbery, im- “143, and I have to be up at The following acknowledgment
s house at Tang Lo Wan, and he hour among us, close upon six mediately rushed back into the five sharp."
has been received:- thousand of whom are men of
now sought to establish that Ma Dear Hadam-I beg to acknow- Kwong-kai is a partner in the firm. "What's a man, to do?" military age, and it is safe to the river, seised the boatman and boat and, getting half way across
"Whatever you do, William, ledge receipt of your consignment Mr. F. X. D'Almada appeared assume that nine-tenths of those threw him overboard, be having don't go in for that particular for which I enclose official receipt. for the judgment creditor, and young men, ате disciplined
Will you please. accept our Mr. A. M. Piston for Ma Kwong soldiers, trained to arms in the to swim to the shore. On the kind of arithmetic. It's bad for
most grateful thanks for other side they drew up the boat the nerves. Good night."
kat. Fatherland. They are by virtue and than made off.
"Hindenburg-**
this valuable gift? The kind of their blood and breeding,
The facts, as outlined by Mr. "Ach, Gott in Himmel."
interest which you take in our D'Almada, are that a man named enemies of ours-why are they at
I've been thinking about that work is much appreciated by us Wong Tin-po owned certain prop liberty? Who is responsible for
poor devil-Nicholas"
here in England." The demands their freedom now, when we have
erty in Shankiwan Road, and Poor devil nothing. That im-made on our resources now are other buildings were put up there, beenat war for nearly three years? London, May 2.
Every day our food supply becile at Petrograd had it oaming extremely beary and in the come to build which's man named Chen Reater'e correspondent at Amsterdam says that the German There is there must be some
man, some coteria of men, belong. decreasing. Are spies at work to him. When a man starta pat- ing advance we are likely to be Kan-luk was employed. This man. papers chronicle rumours of a crisis in high Government quarters.ing to our country who love the "wirelessing" news of our mer- ting in his days with lanatio still more heavily requisitioned failed to carry out the work, and
enemy more than they love their oantile shipping to the foe? We monks and table tippers and Please convey to your workers the Cheong Shing firm took over · awn people; otherwise that horde may be sure that some of those ghost-breakers, it's the finish. our cordial expression of thanks. the job, a contract being signed Whom the gods would destroy,
Yours faithfally, between the OWAB End Ma of potential spies would not hare free Germans in our midst are
(88) MTRA M. GIBSON, Kwong-kat sa partner of the the free range of our shores. Let shipping experts, and know where as old Bethmann might say.”
for General Manager for Cheong Shing firm. Ohan Kwai, as not mince phrases-there must to look for news of food vessels be traitors in this realm who are that may be making their way sort of thing?"
Princess Henry of Battenberg the plaintiff, did some President and bead of Dapot. (and, when it was finished, ha willing that our country should to our porte. Are we to sit still
to risks until each time sa our foodstuffs you've got to show me. Good The St. Marylebone War Hospital went get payment run the gravest
the work be bad done. that unlimited espionage can ran short, and so leave the doornight,
Supply Depot, Hindenburg-- produce, and those traitors must wide open for those devilish
The above acknowledgment saw Ma Kwong-kat, the defen- "Donnerwetter nock einmal! has reference to a parcel contain-dant, who promised to pay later be men of influence and power-creatures in our midst who are
What is it now, William?”
Several applications were no ordinary men,
ing 3,821 articles, including o». mere ready to meet the Han half-way
"That was a remarkable thing bandages, awabe, garments and made, and plaintiff was referred hangers-on of great men, could by stirring up an agitation for an
woollens.
from one man to another, each shield this army of potential apies, inconclusive peace? That is what you said just now. It's true.
[saying that some other man wAS I could not do it it I would you the "Hidden Hand "has been When a man gets near the end
the responsible partner of the could not do it if you had the pulling strings for so long; that of his rops, and he needn't know
firm. As Ma Kwong-kat had seen desire only persons who know is why, in press and on platform, is, something drives him to can- the secret levers of the machine the "Hidden Hand" bas so many salt a witch or a palmist or three months you begin to wonder to all the transactions, and as of State could bring about such friends. We've got to win this war something of the sort. You re-whether he does care. And it is witnesses could be called to say that it was he who paid the work. deplorable, such a ecandalous right out-win it so decisively member your Bible, don't you, hard to wait in the dark." state of affairs.
are afraid of himman their wages and measured that every stom of German power you old heathen? King Saul
up the work done, this action had We have had splendid ships of passes into the melting pot of and the witch of Endor just be- Willism?"
"Not quite that—”
been brought to get an order war sunk at their moorings close retribalionor we fight Germany fore he met the enemy at Gil-
"You are afraid. You can always declaring him a partner from to our coasts. How did the again single-handed and alone to bos? Don't you feel a draught?"
"No."
bay a soothsayer or a witch-doo-whom plaintiff could recover the' enemy know to a mathematical dead finish-Within ten years.
"And in France balore the-tor to tell you what you would like money owing to him. certainty just where those men-o-We will never win whilet spies
After hearing the case for the war were lying? Did spies have the freedom of our land; we before the you remember how to hear, but you can't wheedle
defence bis Lordship decided that amongst the horde of Germans are spiking our own gune when they all went in for animal him. Isn't that the idea?"
"No, bat you hate to be the defendant was partner, and roaming our country obtain that we close our eyes to this peril. macnetism and Cagliostro?"
"That's old Alexandre Damas, bothering all the time. You know, made the order asked for, information sad send the news The man who says it is not a real by means of wireless telegraph peril is & congenital idiot or a bless him; one thing we can't do I overheard some of the men. apparatus, secretly installed in friend of the foe. I do not want in this country, William, is write talking the other day about an American woman down in Char- England? I know this: that the to throw stones a: Mr. Asquith-books like that.” greatest of living wireless experte let the past rest in peace as far as "And Wotan, before the crash lottenburg. She does amazing "CALLING UP THE DEAD.” has given it as his well-digest-we can-but this mast be laid at in Walballa. He went to con- things with a crystal globe---
"William !" ed opinion that not one but his door: he should have interned sult Erds in her cavern.'
"You have me there, William." "Oh, I was just talking. Hin“. many wireless planta might easily the German element in our midat
"In the Gootterdammerung, denbarg suppose just suppose be hidden in Britain by spies who within three months of had freedom to come and go at declaration of war. Had he done in Richard Wagner; I'm sarin Berlin-like Petrograd-
"Our good Germans will never rebel." will. By what channel of reason so, innocent men now under the prised at you." can the authorities explain why ban of suspicion would have we should have been exposed to been saved many months of erael any such risk, even in the early and unnecessary forment. Mr. days of the war; why should we Asquith was weak, and weakness regularly." run any such risk now? Oar in war-time is a curse that has
It was aboard in him of Grand Fleet, our craiser squadron no limits. The weak leader course. I can see that, Hinden- The Senate adopted the Army Bill with its conscription provi- and our destroyers must often be breeds the extremist; and the burg." sions, and it now goes to a conference of the House of Beclose to our coasts. What is to extremist hits every head he "Who is it now? presentatives.
prevent a spy, having wireless sees and very often in his "I am thinking of Nicholas. apparatas hidden away, from Mad Mullah frenzy "barte men And yet I can understand how sending news of our ships more who have been of priceless he felt about it. There are times ments to the enemy ?.
value to the State. I ask for when the heart grows sad in you, I have often stood upon our nothing of thes kind from the the dark settles down all about sasahore and watched warships present Premier; he has imagins one, you feel yourself caught- patrolling; if I had been a spy, I tion, and be haa genius and and you want to know, ob, could have worked incalculable courage. Let him be trae to heavens, how you want to know. mischief who in to say with himself and to the nation; let him What day of the month is it?"
"The 23rd.*** certainty that spies are not doing hold the balance level, yielding it? How has it happened that each nothing to mere popular clamour, "Nine hundred and sixty-six time the Germans have tried a withholding nothing from justice. daye--and Moltke thought it would raid on our coasts they have There has been too much shaffl be over in four weeks and alipped in where no ships of war of the political pack in the past; 4,287,235 up to February last, of ours were on guard to give them the nation demandes fair deal, not including naval and coloniai Hoops. And you try to understand s warm welcome? These things and no cards from the bottom. have happened too often to be the The day of big actions in the or to get away from it all and work of mere chance; I consider open cannot now be far off, and you tam here and you turn it almost
BA anywhere for a certainty that we want no spies creeping into thers
February.
Possible Compulsory Rationing.
Londo:), May 2.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Bathurst unucunced that the War Cabinet is considering compulsory rationing. If approved, the local authorsies will be empowered to establish the necessary machinery.
Canada's Surplus.
London, May 2. Beuter's correspondent at Ottawa says it is officially stated that there is a surprlus of a million bastels of potatoes beyond domestic requiremente.
FRENCH MISSION TO AMERICA.
Enthusiastic Scene in the Senate.
London, May 2, Reuter'a correspondent at Washington says that M. Viviant and Marshal Joffre appeared in the Senate, which had adjourned the debate on the Army Bill to receive them.
H. Viviani gave a stirring address, and Marshal Joffre, in response to repesied calls, mounted the rostrum and said:"Vive Amerique !"
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
THE GREAT OFFENSIVE.
Huge British Captures.
London, May 1. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports; We have cap- tured 19,343 prisoners, including 333 officers. We have also taken 257 guns and howitzers of which 6 are beavy guns, 27 trench mortars sud: 470 machine guns. Our artillery destroyed many other guus. During the air fighting on Monday and last night our acroplanes brought down "eight and drove dowo nine in an uncontrollable condition. Our gunfire shot down another. Nine of ours are missing.
[The message does not give the period of time during which the captures were made.-EL “HK.T.”]
French Capture Six Miles of Front.
London, May 1. Bouter's correspondent at French Headquarters, writing on the ruth uit, (30th"), says: The result of to-day's French attack in Champagne is that six miles of the German front line have been captured. The enemy offered a desperate resistance, managing to bring up fresh troops who bad not suffered from the bombardment. This was possible owing to the haze mitigating against the artillery. Nevertheless, in an hour our chief objectives were achieved although every yard of the ground was sown with perils and the enemy was clinging to every vantage point with the courage of despair. Then came furious counter-attacks in which the Germans suffered heavily, but the French clung on to their gains greatly assisted by the ruse of sending ap clouds of dense smoke to obscure the organisation of the new line.
EMPIRE CO-ORDINATION.
London, May 2-
In the House of Commons, in reply to Bir E. H. Lamb, Mr. Walter Long, Secretary for the Colonies, said it was' most unlikely that action would be possible during the war. respecting the Dominions Commission's recommendations in regard to co-ordination of Empire harbours."
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Oh, him! Give me Trovatore every time. Ach, that heavenly Anvil Chorus; it makes me weep
of
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Another Deplorable Exampla of Recruiting Methods,
A few weeks ago sayë John Bull, we commented on B C880 at Deyabary, where the Recruiting Then I will march apon them officer not only insisted on calling. at the head of my Esst Prussians."
"And if the army-I know it is the police to fetch him, and several up s dead man, but on sending abanrd-but it is so hard to go to similar outrages. elsewhere had sleep suppose the army-like previously been exposed in our Petrograd-how about you?"
There would still be the oath of another, bed and bangle in the colamus. Now we are informed to my Emperor."
Recruiting Offices at Tattenham, "And if there is no Em-A man named Halden or Holder, peror"
aged 30, died on November 27th "We'll oroes that bridge when last from tuberculosis. For a year we come to it, William."
"But if there is no Emperor, confined in a sanstorium ia previous to his death he was Hindenburg?"
the outskirts of London, While "There will always be the there he received 8 call State, and there will be orders. I to the Coloure ́· This will obey.".
[returned to the Becruiting Office Even if they come from by the Medical Superintendent, Liebknecht ?TM"
who explained the man's siste of Orders is orders, Willism. health. Nevertheless, on January You wouldn's have me act other 25, the Recruiting Officer sent a wise?”
form inquiring whether the man, "No."
was badged. A brother than per "That's all right then. And sonally took back the form and some of the Germans now at our secret departments finding answer, Hindenburg. That now, please, won't you try and told them that the poor fellow was liberty here "wirelessed the cut thinge of value to the enemy is how Nicholas must have felt." go to sleep? There won't be any dead and baried. The soldier- needful information to German-we do not want to lose another "What concern is it of ours insurrections and there won't be clerk in the office, to whom all naval bases like Zeebrugge. What Commander-in-Chief by treachery how this imperial defective felt, any Liebknechts. It's 2 am the facts were explained, ad- right has anyone to take obances and unless my instincta are William? For us good Germans and first thing to-morrow I've mitted a had mistake bad of this kind? The lives of our wrong it was treachery that cost us there is only one way with the got to tackle a whole pile of been mede, and that it would sailors are not countera in's gam-car frat great warrior. God gave evil. spints, and that is old Tribunes and Evening Posts to be put right. Notwithstanding bler's kit, to be thrown away, as Kitchener in our hour of need, Lather's way. Up with the ink- find out whether I am to stop at this seenraace, another notice was We want the spies and the poten- and a Judas sent him to his doom. stand and slam it into the face of St. Questio or keep on to the shortly afterwards sent to his tial spien under restraint, and we Do not argue that those things the swing."
home address, calling him to the want the greater offenders, the 'can't be; in the grim lexicon of "Yes, bat what is to be the end "I am sick of it all.
Ocloure on March End, If the "William, don't talk like that! Beoraiting Offics are under any British men who for nearly three war there is no such word as of it all?"
shielded have
can't.” Get rid of the traitora them, years
"How can I tell, William? We What will all your professore obligation to know what they are haled forth into the light. of and sweep up the Germans now can stand it as long sa they can." say?"
doing, will they kindly accept this, day. I firmly believe that Mr. at large; it may be hard on some "They are probably saying the
"Damn the protestors, Hinden-(the only) intimation from us that Lloyd George only wants sa who are decent man, but war is a same thing."
barg,"
Halden is no longer on earth? emphatic expression of public hard game, and we must play it! "Which shows they are wise.
"What's that?"
They will never get him for the opinion upon this point to prompt up to the hilt and win right out. Besides, there is your Divine Ally. "Damn all the professors, Army, however much tim him to take drastic steps. Why No other country in the world lets Why not turn to him for en ordinary, extraordinary, and sub trouble, stationery, and poeta not a gaint public meeting under enemy subjects run loose by the lightenment?"
normal. They are just as bid so they waste on him so it is no Nelson's monument, and a march thousand. We owe it to our Yes, but--"-
Nicholas's table-tapping gang.
use their sending policeman, maste to the Premier, to let him fighters to protect them from on haven't lost faith, “Very well, William. Will Leat them therefore, mark their see and feel that the nation will traitora and from spies; it we William ?"
you go to sleep 3
book accordingly at onde, and put stand behind him in any action will not do this for them, are we "No, but somehow he doesn't "I will. I feel much better a decent erd to their sentterin be may take, no matter how far worthy of the saori how they have veem to care as much as I believed. already-Simeon Stransky (in fooling reaching such sation may be ? made and are making for? He taker his time, After thirty the dew York Howing Pool),
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