THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY,
AUGUST 6, 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE.
GOVERNORS OF TWO KWANGS.
ABOLISHING GERMAN TITLES.
(Reuters Service to The "Telegraph.")
YESTERDAY'S
(Better's Service to The Telegraph."}
A Huge Parliamentary" Majority,
Reason for Their Transfer.
TELEGRAMS.
WAR ANNIVERSARY · MESSAGES.
London, Aug.
The Press Bureau announces that
the Emperor of Japan, the Kings of BM the King has telegraphed to italy, Serbia and Roumania, and the Presidents of France, American and Portugal as follows: On the third saniversary of the day on which my country entered into the great strug gle I desire to express the unwaver ing determination of my Empire to pursue the contest until our joint efforts are crowned with success and our common aims are attained. I am happy in the confidence, which I feel -assured in shared by you, that the untiring will of our peoples and the heroism of our forces will achieve
final victory, securing the possibility of the peaceful progress of human- ity.
the
The Press Bureau announces that
FINLAND AND RUSSIA.
Helsingfors, Aug. 4-
The Senate has decided to publish the Provisional Government's
of the Constituent Assembly on the future relations between Finland
and Russia.
AMERICA AND SHIPPING
CONTROL.
New York, Aug. 4
55
been known for some time that
the difference of
European War.
GERMANY'S COPPER SHORTAGE.
Iron Cases For Cartridge,
M
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PORT OF HONGKONG.
The Health Officer's Report.
emi-
Commenting on the announce ment by F.M., the King that these Prisons of his family who are his
Reporting on the past year, Dr. The Houes of Commons or manifesto dissolving the Diet, and June 19 had its first opportunity the Civil Governor of Kwang titles and henceforth adopt British from a confidential paper of the
The exchange of posts between and titles should relinquish these June 19.-The following extracts the Port, says:==
subjects and bear German names French Army Headquartere, G. P. Jordan, Health Officer of ordering elections. The decision on the Electoral Reform Bill of tang, Cha Hing-lan, and the Civil was communicated
During the year the work of
Governor-General told a meeting of broad principle, and the result Presidential Mandates. It has King's subjects. It will be re-military purposes in Germany. described under the three nenal which adjourned "sine die." The Suffrage. It was a vote on the un, has already been gasetted by says the announcement will be any doubt that may have existed by Dr. Jordan, Dr. Kayt, and Dr...
to the Diet, giving a direct vote on Women's Governor of Kwangai, Liu Chen sumames, the Daily Telegraph Prussian War Ministry remove this department was carried on revived with entisfaction by the as to the shortage of copper for Lindsay Woods. The work in Naval and Military Committees that W88- force would be used if the Diet refused to dissolve.
For Women's Suffrage... 385
General Chan Ping-kwan, the garded as a final severance of the The document, which is dated beadings:-(a.) Daily Inspection Against
ties that till Jure 19, still linked from the Ministry of War, April of ships arriving in port; (b) The manifesto points out that the
Military Governor, he failed to in mere appearance the dynastic 20, 1917, and is headed "Intro Medical examination of rights of the ex-Tsar a Grand Duke
see eye to eye with General Chu interests of this country with duction of rifle cartridges with grants; (o.) Quarantine duty. of Finland devolved on
Majority in favour... 330 Hing-lan, the Civil Gores sor, ever those of the German Empire and iron cases,” 8278 *--* the Pro- visional Government, which cannot on the broad principles amend his former office. The fighting and immediate appreciation of the the necessity of resorting as rapid boarded sad examined, and the
As has been said, the vote was since the latter was appointed to these will be in this country a foll
During the year 3,760 vessels recognise the right of Finland, mens moved by Sir Frederick now preceeding in Kangtang is King's purpose in than setting sly sa possible to the partial nse usual particulare of voyage and The want of copper imposes arrived in port and were duly which only enjoyed a domestic Banbury to omit two abestiens traceable to
led by Mr. Arned Ward, had first officials, autonomy, to prejudice the decision of Clanse 4. The anti-Sufragists, opicica between thees two high that four of the late holders of ges. Although the trials ordered prescribed forms and attested by 903) apon the divorce. The news of iron oases for infantry cartrid sickness, if any, recorded on the made an unsyiling effort to As a messure to effect a com- princely Germania titles in this by the circular of December 2, the master or surgeon of each induce the Chairman (Mr. Whit promise, Lia Oben-un is now country are to be honoured by the 1916, have not been concluded resgel. Of the above number of ley) to reconsider his raling out transfered to Oba Hing-lan's also be received with pleasure, western front show that there British flag and 1,902 under. grant of a British peerage will experimenta mada the Feesele 1858 were under the a proposal to obtain a verdict of place and it is expected that he The English people do not easily is the people on the subject by a will to able to co-operate with forget the services rendered to troduction of cartridges with steamers from Canton and Macao no objection to the in- various foreign fags River Referendum. Mr. Whitsly was General Chan Ping-kwse more the Allies st a moment of ex-iron sees. inflexible. He based bimself on a smocly than his predecessor, -HM the King has telegraphed to
Experiments with are not included in the above "the King of the Belgians: On The Shipping Board has ranged Home Bule Bill, and it was not colleague of General Chan and it was he who took upon himself for rides and machine-gune will ease is reported or if shoes placen decision of the Sp: ter's on the Geners Lia Chen-in is an old treme emergency by Admirals view to the manufacture of figures as such vessels are only
Prince Louis of Battenberg-for cartridge iron cases suitable both boarded when an infectious dis third anniversary of the to commander all merchantmen for him, he said in effe, to the two have alway been on day on which my country threw with a view to operating the Anglo- admit so wide-teaching a prece intimse terms with each other. the responsibility of retaining at be conducted without intermis are declared infected by the in its forces against the rio American agreement for s joins con- dent. Sir Frederick Banbury General Liu wes formerly Direc-wat strength the crews of the sion by the Machine-gun Experi. Hongkong Government. lators of the neutrality of Belgium trol of shipping and freight. The took the field, with an antagonistor of the Kwang ung Arsens British Navy on the brink of the ment Commission I desire to express my unshakable ships will be operated under Govern- tic speech, very much on the old and most of the officera inanmindful of the fact that in our Munitions Department Blank we 118,949. Of this number with the Daring the year the total confidence in the ultimate restera weut charter, thus saring the ex-familiar.linea, reinforced by the come ad of the patrol forces in Imperial service Prince Christian Cartidgee in iron cases both for 1413 were rejected on medical Nor are they operation of the Arme and amber of emigrants examined
tion among the free countries of The chief aim is to get more ships of Commons, which ought to subordinates or old acquaintances Prince Beary of Battenberg, applied to the armies as well as y passed, as usual by far the argument that the present House, the provirca are either his former Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, rifles and machine guns may be grounds and 117,536 were actual Europe. The unfailing spirit of her into the "trans-Atlantic service, to have died two years ago, had it is believed by responsible and his son, Prince Haurice, to the military authorities at largest number of emigrante pro- poople, under grievous sufferings, where many, coasters on the Pacific neither mandate nor finesse to Government officials that they have all laid down their lives. home. will continue to inspire the joint and South American trades will be decide this momentous issue. will carry out his orders more For that reason they are the efforts of the Allies against the naiverted, neutral and Japanese ships Later on, Mr. Mackinder urged readily..
ceeded to Singapore and the tion which trampled her libertie replacing the latter
Straits Settlements, The document is eigned Dr. 83,641. The remeinder 33,895, namely, the same objection.
On the other band General Tan more pleased that from henceforth Stein. How the new cartridges being for other ports. under foot.
It was very noticeable that so-ming, Military Governor of the Germanic suggestion that will work will doubtless soon be their territorial appellations can-made clear on the battlefield. In
To the total number of amic interest in the debate. The ben-good terms with General Chn not but givs is to be done. away any case it is certain that unless of the crews of the variopa ships members displayed but languid Kwangai, is also said to be on
grants must be added the number ches before the dinner-hour were Bing-lan. "Therefore the transfer lines descended from or in in- War Office would never dream of mounting to 31,107 and we thus
with, and the principal male driven by bitter need the Prussian sparsely occupied, considering the of posts between the two Civil mediste connection with Queen tampering with the munitions of men examined during the year. importanes of the ocossion; the Governors may be regarded as
get the grand total of 150,056 H. M the King's telegram to the
The fear that the socialists would pablic gallery was not half full, a wise stop on the part of the Victoris are to be confirmed in the army in the midst of war. compet M. Thomas, the frezen and the peers' gallery was empty. Government. It is confidently of peerages of the United their British status by the grant Amg, of Suur suga: 1 desire,ter of Munitions, to leave the Got Even the ladies' gallery was far felt that the transfer will help to
Quarantine Daty.-This in- volves the apecial examinations express to your Majesty the approuent Las been dispelled by a re
from crowded. Perhaps it was clear the situation in the pro-
Kingdom.
of all vessels arriving from an premtim deit by me and Dy JAY solution, adopted
infected port, as well ee of all JARO SUL da pubic resolution late yesterday evening by 56 votes to y. said on either side, and all that
felt that there was little new to be vince.-Peking Dady Nwes. meeting
vessels having any suspicion of instructing the Politiez Committee mattered was the result of the
the policy of separation that the Coant Pierre de Polignac, says an infections dieesse on board and to apply the decurions of the party' division. Ministers and members
antagonism of this war has a Reuter telegram, who belongs whether from an infected port or gives d2 Jac ler wu.ca sve štvu National Council, aird, in.agreemen; Alike were free to vote just as they
rendered necessary. The British to the historical and illustrious Lot. Such vessels are examined on with Thomas, to define a policy
peerages, bonoura of knighthood, family of Paligaacs and is a mem- entering the quarantine in accordance with the interests of potb side lacked most of the lead-one recently, said that he knew by our enemies have been with left France to take up his new vessels were detained in quaran Dr. Wu Ting-fang, when queet-end the rights of saccession held ber of Parisian society, has just chorage. During the year 5 bunge dicouregiment to the prop Thomas w Catinue in the in- part of the sitting, few Ministers ing the General Ting case to Mr. niggardly apiris. Tae right of Legation in Peking.
perunting ing igures. During the earlier nothing of any memorial regard drawn, bat with-drawn in no post as attache to the French time as ander-Small-por, Was de modo Jung Jae bistry. The resolution was adopted were present, though Lord Robert Lloyd George. He emphasised Le stoolation, after speech by M. Thomas, ex- Cecil helped to make an audience that be, Dr. Wa, was not a mem-
phasising the necessity of the Soci- for his brother, and listened to ber of the Kuomintang. alisi, collaborating with the Go-several speeches. So, too, did
Mr. Asquith and Mr. Samuel. crament, and also a speech by
tion of Belgian to her rightful posi-peuse of taking over the hulls.
H.3. the King has telegraphed to The King of Siam expressing his ap preciation of Siam's noble rusolution to associate in the righteous cause for which the Allies are fighting.
London, Aug 1.
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FRENCH SOCIALISTS'
POSITION.
Paris, August 4.
national defence, and
ments.
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French and Brush soldiers have CURRENCY INFLATION. fought in brotherly union, side by side, in more than one desperate battle, and by our common suffer-
Probable Effect on Prices.
liked, but the Front Denches on
Dr. Wu Ting-fang.
In this Royal decision there is to be read only a falfilment of
of British descent to serve his
a German Grand Dake or Prines
chosen and sworn allegiance hae
some 08668 their
New French Attache.
and
vergels; cholers, 2 vessels. Ia addition to the above the river stesmer On Lee reported a case of small-pox while in port and alongside the wharf. This W&d not detained in
never been called in question; but who is now his Royal Highness veese! The appearance of the Attorney-
his capacity for further inter- Prince Arthur of Connaught. His quarantine but was attended_to M. Garade, pointing out that the
ference in our own affairs has eldest son is now by descent at the wharf where she was din resignation of M. Thomas would be General at the table roused a
been rightly prevented. That is the Marquis of Macdoff, hie infected and all hande vaccinated. wuchs of compele success Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates known that he was no
misinterpreted, since the Council officker of interest, for it
was limitations imposed on women by the suitude of this country mother being the Daches of Fife The e.. Telemachas arrived on
24 convert had invited the Socialists not to col.like Mr. Asquith and Mr. Long (the vote should be given to women Queen Victoria who find themmarqais satTives his father and Bay near Saigon with a esivage rature. As for the argument that warde those descendants of in her own right. If the young the 10th August from Kung Koo laborate with Imperialist Govern-and it remained to be seen as a reward for the bravery and delve-in
what effect the recent defeat of capacity during the war, Sir German servitude must be bitter come the Duke of Connaught, men died during the voyage while
grandfather he will finally be- Proportional Represenation to Charles observed that the atmost indeed to them in arms againes her but not "Royal Highness" or nine others were sent into hospital CIOW on board. Four of these which he is strongly attached fortitude bad always been die grandson, the King. They made Highness," and will be merged having A FIRM HAND IN RUSSIA.
would have upon hie attitude. played by women in the wars of their choice; we have no more to in the ordinary peerage. He spoke of the defeat of "P. B." the past, and so far from" reward-daith them. On the other
symptoma somewhat Pétrograd, August 4 as a serious upset of the compro-ing the women who have done hand are the loyal kinsmen and
simulating cholera bat basterio- Henceforward this great world-logical examination gave the M. Kerensky, in an order, forbids mise. But since it can still be most during this war, the bill servanta of the Crown in England, democracy will preserve a de diagnosis of malignant malaria. assemblies of military delegates or retrieved, when it is brought up proposes to give them nothing, who have done yeoman service on morale monarchy, and there committees of soldiers. The men of again, Sir Frederick declared for only women of 30 will pro- our behalf. To them the loss of will be no tendency for the styles port by Hongkong on the 14 Maoso was declared an infected wo in a f resove mutinous regiments are ordered to that he would not merely not pably get the vote,
their Germanic titles will be a aud titles, which absolute rulers August for cholera but no case wear a black band round their arms vate against Women's Suffrage, sackú pribapies justice and troedem, for mummunity, until they have regained their but would
Lord Hugh Cecil ridiculed the sincere relief, and their incorpora like the German Emperor make was detected among the arrivals 6V80 support it argument that voting entailed any tion in the ranks of the nobility a sport, to become rooted in from that Colony. The restrict For Wisse "we pylly, and by God's honour on the batticfeld. The on this occasion, reserving his mental strain. He suggested that of this country a fairly earned British soil. The Royal line will ions were removed on the 2nd
pourparlers between the Govern-right to oppose it later, if "P.R." it was a purely mechanical opers recognition of good and loyal. bop we mean to trumpiù”
have DO ramifications, with September. Paris, August 2
ment and the Cadets, with a view were fasily rejected. That sation, which women could do just work, consistently rendered from varying distinguishing titles, as in On the third "annersary of the to the latter joining the Coalition nouncement seemed to give much as well as men, though voting in the beginning of this war to this Germany, but the sons and daughed infected with cholers from All Japanese ports were declar. „War, Mr. Lloyd George has tele-Cabinet, have been broken of gratification to Sir John Simon Parin Ment, apparently, he puts moment. The King's action will ters of the Savereign and their September 10th to December 9th. graphed to the French Government
and other out-and-cat Women's on quite a different footing. The be recognised, and will receive children will alone be entitled to The epidemic was rather a sharp Saffragiats, who rejoiced to find beat part of his speech was that the full sasent of Great Britain. be addressed as "Royal Highness," one as the figures in Table V show. that the Attorney-General and is which he made fun of the His Majesty's ruling is of a The change will be cordially wel- Manila slso was declared in- those who ebare his views bad absurd extremist views of those radical character. Germany is med, not only in these islands, fected with cholers on the ad determined not to go into opposi-people on both sides who think the land of "Royal Highnesses, but throughout the Empire, where September and has continued so tion out of pique at the rejection that by giving the rote to women "Serene Highness" and "High-for many months pret keer at the end of the year 1916. tugs we have not only attained a lectaring at the Royal Statistical At any rate, Sir Frederick haa change. In a sprightly passsgeed to work the divorce between severance of all bonds binding the Professor J. Shield Nicholson, of Proportional Representation, the fondamentale of life will be nesses." His Majesty has decid- desire has existed to complete the mure thoroughly mutual understand. Society's Booms, in London, asid played the game, and, having which much amused the House, British and Germsa institutions British Empire to Germany, even remarkable determined to accept the scheme he pictured a romance written by reserving, as is justified by though it be only a matter of a decrease in cheques during the of the Speaker's Conference, he by a Saff:ago enthusiast, entitled, precedent, the style of "Royal name or style of address. It may
Lieut. V. J. Holland (formasiy are determined to follow the beacon had increased by ten million That is more than can be said of of Lawless Love," and a corres grandchildren (in the male line, view to take of a change which in been seconded with the Royal war, but Bank of England note has loyally atood by his decision. Saved by the Vote; or, A Tale Highness" to the children and That, however, is hardly the right left the Field Artillery, and has DOSTI to some a small matter of Shanghai) writes that he hea of the heroic example of France, pounde and Bootch. notes by six some of those who attacked pending romance written by an of course) of the Sovereign.imately affects car excial life. The Flying Corpa. He says that he is without, looking back BCTOES the teen millions. In 1916 wages rose" P.K.." which was part of the sati-Saffragist, "How long dark night, to a certain day: £595,000 a week, and the total ananimous findings of the Con- Voted; or, The Rained Home." nes" and "Serene Highness" nation will congratulate such fortunately attached to the wing
Mother Consequently the titles "High- bak in which the free peoples of increase in two years of war was ference. the world will together celebrate nearly doable the total increuse the final triumph of the rights of for the previous nineteen years, speeches against Women's Saf-when you bring people of opposite princesa in the families upon and Prince Alexander of Teck
One of the best reasoned is Lord Hugh Gecil's philosophy, as well as the rank of prince and public life as Frines Louis of
Sex only begins to be important, will disappear from English life, popular figures in Court and that covers his old Division,
nations."
Battenberg, the Dake of Took, The rise in family earninge had frage came from Sir Charles Hob sexes together, and so they don't which, se announced this morn- Sic. Edward Carson
Leic-been
HOT WEATHER greater than in graphed: "We have entered to rates of ages.
The rise side won in the division there was in more serious vein he argued red peerage. In due course the reform, which accords to them A frequent cause of summer the house. He held that whichever vote together, sex doesn't count. ing, his Majesty has confer-name only the most prominent HEADACHES. gether .a.
the de-in
of those parsonages affected-o prices in the United an irresistible case for a Referen-that women had a right to the the only princes and princesses feneo of our liberty and our Kingdom was greatly das so the dam, by the result of which he vote, not on the score of their will be the children and grand the standing in these islande headaches is torpid liver. To rights. We will carry on until our relaxation of the normal restraints was prepared to abide. He drew sex, but of their occupation, and children (in the male line) of the which their long service in con stimulate the liver, dispel Cen- combined efforts un land and sca on the issues of carrency. The attention to the national danger that its bestowel will be sa act of Sovereign. That change will innection with the Navy, the Army, stipation, siok headsches, bilions.
bis Government might pay its con of encouraging the growing disin-justice and a measure of true itself mark the complete severance or the philanthropic world have nees, nee
tractors by cheque, they, again, clination of women to bear chit-conservatism. Sir John Simon of morarchical role, as it obtains earned for them.. might pay their sub-contractora dren by offering them the attractook much the same line. Women in Germany, and as it is per- and all the business people they tion of public life; and held that had done equal servios with men potasted here, where the Throne whose elder brother, Prince Al
Prince Leopold of Battenberg,
PINKETTES! clude one from General Botha who employed by cheques, but in the the mental and physical strain in carrying on the war, and, when is based on the will and affection exander, becomes a marquis, will, the dainty little lazatives, which..
end somebody had to pay all the of public life and "At the close of the third year of wages bill in cash. If the infla would
politics pesce osme it would be impossible of the people.
it is understood, take the title of not as gently sa naturé Of be harmful this terrible world war I can only tion of the currency continue, them during many years of their social State unless provision were working of the now arrangement this being the name which it is the vi
to to recreate the industrial “and An interesting example of the Lord Leopold of Mosathatten, charaiste, or post, free. 60 conse reiterate what I said last year the rise of prices would alwɔ lives. In a word, be emphasised made for reconciling their labour Let us press on to complte vistory." continus.
the sex distinctions and the interests with those of man.
ing and affection, but have created there had been a a better world for our successors.
Lord Milner telegraphed:-"We
for War
bring the commun enemy to K1206.
London, August 3.
The war anniversary messages in
Bays
is afforded by the cause of the proposed the family should
| Duke of Connaught's eldest son,
Lieut, V. J. Holland,