BEUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Puge 1)
„REPATRIATION OF MERCHANT SEAMEN.
Amsterdam, Aug. * The Nord Deutsche Allgnema Zettung states that the Chanceler was informed the Hamburg Commites of Com- merce at Anglo German treaties have been concluded providing for the repatriation of mercanula sailors apoEN' 45 years of age and apprentices under 17. Negomations were - proceeding regarding, those of intermediate ages.
A ÚREEK DICTATORSHIP ?
Athens, Aug. V In the Chamber M. Yeutulos said he might have to recount to a dictatorship in order to combat hampering activilica.
GLASGOW MEETING PROHIBITED.
London, Aug. 10. The Press Bureau states that a Workers and Solders' Comal mesung to be held in Glasgow on Saturday nus beca promited under the Defence of the Bealm Act at the s- tance of the magistrates.
THE IRISH PROBLEM.
London, Aug, 10. The Press Bureau states that the Irish Convention has instructed the Secretariat to present the scheuse for the government of Ireland to the Standing Committee in. a form suitable for discussion. The Convention bas adjourned till the 91st inst. to enable preparation for distribution to the mem ber of bistorical, statistical and constitutional documenta revating to the schemes.
THE WESTERN FRONT
Enemy Defences Wrecked.
London, "Aug. 3.
Tie Marshal Su Dougies Bag reports: Laure has been an artery duet in the neighbourhood of Ypres. We aut vetemą tarded in the negileamood of Luus.
We des trojqu dugouts and, wrecked the detences. We brought dowü yesterday, two acropianes and drove dowi giờ, None of ours
swissing
Further French Progress.
Loudon, Aug. 10.
A French communique five Belgium says: We made further progress south of Langemarck and took twenty pris- obers. There is reciprocal artery activity at Patileon, Cue- nguy inge, the mountains, in the regiul neur“ Auberive and both bowks of the blouse. Our mur aquaurous bombarded thx avalión ¿round at Colmaṛ and- Hatsheim,
THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
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INDIAN REFORM.
Landon, Jap.
Lord İslington, securing at the Uniera Students Sum tersecting
muidugi pronouncement U the subject of indian Nelerw. Wlule he was cárétus to say that he was m speaking in is treat capacity Lor& Longten, vutamu A scheme toj decentralisation what he deserved as the most pressing reform required by lust to-day and one whim wond be, impossible to postpone without serious danger, Lord Islington detailed and chased the proposals by Luc elected auditiomt members the Viceroy's Council and objretion was "that" the proposed changes would increase the poners of the Baj's critics without giving them any real responsibility and that vete vugat to be used sparingly. Lord dalington proposed that powere be given to mumerpalities to deal with local matters, with limited suthority to impose local taxution As regards the Pre- sidency and l'rovincial Goventaents, Lord Islington said they must him, at transfernug definite "spheres of pubite Inters frui bureaucratic
Juure representa tive contol through the Mein vi elected resenta tives aroperating with the Government Lord Islington. waid he would be to see the Government consisting of the Governor and four executive councillors, two European and two Indian. Lord Islington dicated that consequential change would be required m the India Office and in its relations with the Government of India. What he contem plutes is a dia resembling the Commonwealth of Australia.
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MENTIONED" FOR WAR SERVICE.
London, Aug. 9. The "Gazette" contains the names of the following who bave been cuticued in despatches for valuable services in cupunction with the war.
Uganda Volunteer Reserve: Captains C: Riddick, F. A Flint, E. N. T. Laurence,
Gold Coast Volunteers: Major P. F. Barton. North Rodesin Rifies: Major C. H. Gibson
St. Helena: Captain W. V. Corbett Medical Corps: L
T. C. Manwaring,
Boyal Engineers, St. Lucia: Major A. E. Harris, Staff- Sergeant G. Patterson.
St Vincent Volunteers: Colonel S. H. Bonadie and the following belonging to the Zanzibar Forces: Captain C. Dentos, Lieutenants C. Mansell, R. Withycombe, Second Lieutenants B... Johnstone, & R. Smith, Bergeant J. L Gilbert, B. E. Wiggins and Jemadar Fereji Mire.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1917.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE ALTERNATIVĖ VOTE.-
London, Aug. 9..
The House of Commons has decided by 124 votes to 12. to retain the principle embodied in the Electoral Reform Bill of an alternative vote in cases where there are three cordered contests in single member waitituencies
MUZZLING GERMAN CRITICS..
London, Aug 9
A telegram from Lausanne states that the "Freie Zei tang learns that the German police mided Herr Haase's house and the military authorities threatened to conscript him civilly if he again addresses the Reidstag unpatriotically.
THE MILITARY OUTLOOK.
London, Aug. 9. General Maurice in explaining the recent operations says the delay of further fighting owing to bad weather is being exploited by the Germans as a failure of the offensive. Yesterday's German communique spoke of a British at- tack from Nieuport This was only a small raid." Speaking of the air service he said that on July 31 despite safavour- able conditions over a hundred engagements occurred between our airmen and the enemy on the graind. On the whole of the eighteen miles front there were less than twenty Sights in the air that day as the Germans refused to appear. There were eleven cases of oar men attacking actodromes" from fifty fees and firing into the hangers. In one case an airman chased a German Staff Officer's automobile for five miles and two oficers were hit.
HARMONY, OF ALLIES, LATE MR. W. H. STONE.
When to Entertain Peace Talk,
Dent.
Glowing Tribute by Overseas Britishers.
Vice
For the
ENTERTAINMENT AT MOUNT AUSTIN.
An, Enjoyable Function.
Washington..Jans 30.-Diplo
An excellent concert was given The Tokyo branch of the matio strategy may yet win the war for the Allies: may, indeed, Patriotic League of Britone over-on Monday evening for the benefit andermine ultimately the morale seas has passed the following of the men of "O" Company, who of the German armies and force resolation regarding the late Mr. have recently moved their quarters. an end of the confict. The most W. H. Stone, forsiga adviser top the Peak Singing and recit- significant step in this process, the Japanese Communications ing was of good quality; the which has for its object the Department, and brother of Mr. comedy was supplied by the aowing of the seeds of liberalism P. E. F. Stone, of Kowloon :- "Quaints." This last item con- in Germany, was Mr. Llord "The Committee places on
sists of the quartetts known here George's speech yesterday in record its sense of loss in the as the Comedy Four and Bande- Glasgow, which officials here look death of Mr. William Henry Stoneman Crane, well-known as the
of the Honorary
"Tramp at the Piano" The fire, pon eplendidly amplifying one President Wilson's declaration Presidents of this branch of these Night-cap Party, occupied the boards for three quarters of an LeagueTM That this is not a battle against Patriotic the German people, but against long period of 45 years Mr. hour and held the interest of the the militaristic, German Govern-Stops served
audiance the whole time. Crane the Imperal Japanse Government with an- as a big asest to the party, The addreas of the British Pre-remitting diligence, faithfulness they were a great help to him, mier contains the most positive and great ability. His character He particularly shone in bie declaration that has yet been and work so commended him that impersonations of the oock, hen, #and & Chinese Allies will be ready to discuss was honoured with the very services were also much in de made se to the time when the by two successive Emperors be chickens,
gramaphone record. Crabe's peace. It was the following highest decorations ever granted
mand as accompanist, st which he Passage which attracted the atten-10 British' subject in ordinary
is a past master. life. In private relations Mr.
We were favoured with two "No one wishes to dictate to the Stone was the scal of kindness German people the form of goven and generosity and was beloved baritones Lieat. Sayer whoeang "Friend O'Mine" and was twice ment under which they choose to by a wide circle of friends. In live. Bat it is right we should his day he was a Vice Presidentecored; and Private F. Latimer of the Tokyo Club. held the who gave "Roll on the deep and way that we will enter into nego-
dark blue ocean," and had a big tiations with a free govenment of highest Masonic offices Germany with
diffe took his full share in every reception; by way of encore be rent attitude of mind, movement for the public good in rendered "Asleep in the Deep," different temper and different Tokyo. During the war fr by special request. spirit and with less suspicion and Stone gave freely to all causes and more confidence than we should until failing health prevented him The weather returns" for the with a government whom we feel he was a regular attender at the an occasional accompaniment to past month issued by the Obser to day to be dominated by the League Committee meetings. His orbituary notices, be of ani vetory show that the average aggressive and arrogant spirit of fellow members on this Commit varsal application at this period mean temperature was 81.1, the Prussian militarism. All the tee now desire to pay this last of huge war expenditure and highest point reached being 90.8 Allied Governments will, in my small tribute to their warm heart- foeistent appeals for war fands? the B3th and the lowest 73.7 jadgment, be acting wisely fed colleague. They direct that The ides underlying the gift on the 24th. There were no they draw that distinction in their this minute be pat on their re- uf wreather is probably in origin and 1895 hours of sunshine. The cassion of peace terme."
fewer than 30.075 inches of rain general attitude toward the discorda and that a copy thereof be
eent to Mr. Stone's pagan, not Christian, but it can average humidity was 83.
through Mr. Hill." be given a spiritual significance. In the minds of many donors it
The rainfall for the month of
General Maurice emphasised that our air mastery was not necessarily permanent. We would probably havy further big battles before this was secured. A regards Russia, the retirement of the last few days has beri less than previous- ly. This may not be due to increased Russian resistance but to the fact that the Germans have advanced over ninety miles and have now reached a railway of different guage thus delaying supplies, reinforcements, etc..
NO FLOWERS BY
REQUEST.
A Suggested War Economy. Stould not the above apppeal,
the
ABNORMAL JULY WEATHER,
T
sion of officials here:
meeng
The above is by no an effort to sue for peace, but
and
relatives
(Std) VIVIAN & BOWDEN,
Chairman.
(gd) JOHN STRUTHERS,
Corresponding Secretary.
BRIGADE.
Les doabtless some such a signi- July at the Botanical Gardens it is shrewdly designed to sffect ficance. The gift is intended to was 3266 inches on 18 daye, at public opinion in Germany sad.
outcry Matilda Hospital, Mount Austria. The denote that the departed was in Kellett, it was 25.98 inches on Allied statesmanship is that the against life" lovely and pleasant", that 15,days, and at the Police Station, official utterances have failed to like a flower he or she, bas unfor Taipo, it was 25.17 inches on 20 gauge the exact effect upon the tunately withered away and wei
German people who, after all, ST. JOHN AMBULANCE days. berefore. sometimes place The rainfall at the Observatory, sustain the German Government. wiensbee of immortelles, in 130.075 inches, was the greatest on The Entente statesmen discovered stead of flowers on a gravet record for July, the previons re- rather late in the game that their denote the belief that the fragrance cord being 28 235 inches in 1886. slogan about "Crushing Germany" of the earthly flower is not lost It has been exceeded in other had been deed by the junkere to bat still lives on. But how often is it not otherwise. "I see that eo and so has died, we had better] send a wreath" or, "I pee that the funeral of eo and so will pass
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Orders leaned to-day by Mr. E. with the Balphe state :—
Y.M.C.A. Division. ·
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There were also two elocution- ets-Pte. A.0. Crane, who gave "The honour of the Paleface," an original composition of his own; and Bandsman A. Newman, who obliged with "My firet recitation."
Lce. Cpl. Anderson gave a trombone solo, "Let me like a eldier fall," and a euphonicm solo "Loch Lomond." As enc re he gave au obligato from "Eaust” (trombone) with cornet is the wings by Pte. T Morley. Pte. Tindley sang Winter Nights" and Sergeant Payne
"Croonie Melody."
The generosity of the Services Entertainment Fand in pro- viding refreshments and cigar- eltea was very much enjoyed and appreciated. Contributed.
TRANSHIPMENT
OF GOODS.
The Hongkong Government Gazette contains the following despatch from the Secretary of State:-
Seiyingpun Division. Tuesday, August 14th-4 p.m. Sqasd and Stretcher Drill.
I have the bonour to fuform Friday, August 17th: 4 p.m.90 tost He Mojeaty's Guvern. Squad and Stretcher Drill.
meut bave decided that goods brought to the United Kingdom overssss should be subject to the for transhipment to destiustiode
asual probibitions of importation into and exportation from this
• Queen's College Division. Mooday, August 13th 4 p..
"Thur-day, August 16th:-3 p.m. Badaging Practice; 4 Squid and Stretcher Drill.
p.m.
country.
A general licence has, however, been issued ander which no im ps licence will be required in the awe of goods brought to the United Kingdom in neutral vessels for transhipment
Belgian and to go on record as against indemnities and Des one, something that the German but which, in fact, has never Department has given notice that Socialiste have been arguing for, The Director of the War Trade
Imperial Government. Advices, situation, it is not coneilered. had the open support of the in view of the existing shipping
that the action of the United the United Kingdom should bring both official and unofficial, show desirable that vessel coming to Sites 13 refusing psseports to carga for transhipment to foreign those who wanted to attend the countries, and that it may be
the issue of export-licence, Socialist conference at Stockholm necessary to restrict considerably firmed the impression of spurious- The Director of the War Trade Dess with which it was regarded Department has also given notice outside of Germany.
that application for permission to The peace
discussion. thue tranship goods should be made on to the views may be obtained on personal
fell in May, 1889, 34.375 inches argument that England sought months, however-48.84 inches rally the
June, 1892, and 30.595 inches the extermination of the Ger- in September, 1906.
Dan nationality. Then the f
Toesday, August 14th- 8 Important Government Decisión. the Monument at 5 o'c, I cannot 2.385 inches, between 1h 30m. of Britain and France referred Thursday, August 16:h-8
The greatest hourly fall was speeches from the Cabinet officera P.. Squad and Stretcher Drill. get there but 1 will send a wreath." "Boy, talkee Flower and 2h 30m. a.m. on the 15th. only to the crushing of militariem. P.. Squad and Stretcher Drill. This has been exceeded on two President Wilson went s step Street my want one wreath, $3 can do." Or, catch one good piece casions in July, 1888, 1.48 further and drew a distinction $10 can do bat see b'long' very
inches, and 1910, 2.55 inches. between the German people sad The heaviest rainfall on record their Government, which had rou good** And so it comes to pass occurred in May, 1889. From 29d amuck. Some of the well-inform- that in dae time a coolie, or it often is more than one coolie, is 3. a.m. to 301 55: p.m., 33.11 ed newspaper correspondenta re- ween swinging along, Queen'e chea tell, of which more than turning from Berlin with Am- road and pass Morrison 16 inches fall in the 7 hours bassador Gerard have repeatedly Squad and Stretcher ill
ар
pointed out that the Entente must all bearing on his carrying ending 6.30 a.m. on the 30th.
give moral saristsace to the pole wreaths sent by friends
Libers! movement in Germany and acquaintances to awell the
and cot solagonize it by in- funeral procession. What possible This appeal for economy and perialistic utterances that are food good to the departed or to bis sobriety and for a lacing of facts for the militaristic propagandist. friends can this do. What real is made primanly as a war sug Premier Lloyd George's speech comfort to the bereaved can this geation and appeal. The writer was well timed. It coincides with correy. And nought but a false has no wish to woand the friends the return of Bert Saheidemann satisfaation can be begotten in of tho who use died by to Berlin from the socialist con- the donor's heart.. We too easily appearing to belittle the gifts of ference at Stockholm, With forget that kindness by word and awers nor to deprive them of Lloyd George saying the Allie deed should be shown during life any gutification that and no post mortem gifts can manifestation of sympathy se tions with a new government in
public will willingly enter into negotia atone for their omission.
evidened by the number of Germany, and with Herr Scheide Said a prominent local resident wreath sent may afford. Noran saying he was able to diesi- -speaking of largely attended dous hemith to camp any feelings pate the notion at Stockholm that public fanersle at which many of kindly thought which prompt there might be a revolation indiecredited that meeting and con- lens of wreathe to the value of the dosers of wreathe. Neither Gerasa daring the war, .bat some hundred and more-dollars does he wish to inangarate any that one might come may be constantly seen why controversy as to the significance war does not the Red Cross or Wer attaching to flowers at fanersle, graat of democratic righte Savinga
Committee tap this That they cost money cannot be were not previously made, Faste to gain. Instead of allow reap large profits is equally true for their autocratic regime must ing Flower Street to resp large Taat the departed are benefited sooner or later be visibly diminish-
of the United States that application st Блу "Oostom profits, let a simple device few will maintain, Let the living ed. It must be remembered that the ending of the war will House. This form, duly filled form of bannerette be then rest satisfied by the pre- Emperor Charles of Austria has come when the world is made safe ap. is to be presented to the be thought on: and struck off and sentation of a nest and suitable just assured Deputy Hanser, when the German people, realis of arrival, together with the asual for democracy, and that will be Collector of Customs at the port sold for a moderais sum. Is wooden or metal design, which Christian Socialist, that he desiring themselves the errors of their transhipment entries, and when not the suggestion worthy of can be placed on the grave and ed pesos se soon as possible; practical application? Funds for which will outlast any flowers, which, wogether with the debate own Government, will demand a an application is to tranehip prisoners or for woanded would be Let them derive a double comfort in the Austrian lower house, give charge in personnel and an ex-goods to Deatral countries in benefited by profits from sales and from each a gift; one, satisfaction a hint of the strength of the peace they obtain this by peaceful or certificates, or undertakings re- tension of their rights. Whether Europe, the aruel guarantees, friends of the decased would at having shown sympathy with movement in the dual monarchy violent revolation is immaterial. quired for the exportation of
satisfaction from the the mourners and regret in their Officials of the United States thought that, while marking their loss; the other, gratification by Government are watching the The Allies, however, working in similar goods from the United appreciation of the decesse 1 and the thought that lands for the exchange of speech
c'ose harmony with the United Kingdom shoald as Emong i showing sympathy with the sick and wounded will be ap- European chancelleries with the thrusts at the paychological mo- It is recognised that this last
States, have begun to uae mors! attached to the form. mournera they were at the same preciably benefited.
deepest satisfaction. The report time helping the living. What is Chinese residents for s long for several daya has been that ment to make the frerman people procedare may not be practicable more depressing than to one & time put have been adopting this Chancellor
Bethmann anderstand just how the wat oan where guarantees, etc.. appro newly filled in grave covered with custom and send wreathe to the Hollweg would auswer Premier be brought to an end by them, priate to direct shipments from mases of decoying or rotted funerals of foreign friends, as well Ribot. Premier Lloyd George's The game of diplomacy from overesas have already been obtain- wreathe not even plaged there as to those of their own people. remarks in Glasgow yesterday with the renewed determination and in such cases it will be now on will work hand in handed by the ultimate consignees, by loving and reverent bauds Their purchases, if they would were a challenge se any German of the new armies, including autoient for the present if the What waste of money. How fall in with the suggestion now statesmen to say in the open that those of the United States, to push reference number of such de false as an emblem of the real made, would amount to no in- it was Germany's intention to state of the departed spirit. "significat sum
cumente is quoted.
after the was Over, if
source of wealth and seek to turn denied. That the dower dealers the affection of the German people bas conformed
far means that Great Britain a special form, copies of which
some
derive
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restore the independence of forward to victory.
a rule be