STOP PRESS TELEGRAMS:
MOSCOW CONFERENCE SPEECHES,
PREPARING TO RETREAT ?
PROPERTY SALE,'
Forty Dollars a Foot Realised.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1917.
London, August 28,
CORRESPONDENCE.
[To the Editor of the HongsALLI
Telegraph."!
in
DIVIDED AGAINST
*ITSELF.
Feuds of the Austriao Nationalities.
A BIG "BLOW.
Typhoon Passes Over Shaagħni.
BRITISH CLOSING ON L'ENS.
GERMAN ANGEK AT MR, ENEMY SHIPS IN CHINA.
LLOYD GEORGE.
Prussian Grenadiers in a Tight "A Good Peace is Now Made
Corner.
War Correspondeuta”. Read-
Impossible."
and no
Ramours of a Cheap Sale.
| peace can never be secured unices the whole of the morning and behind rage and tatters of barbed the responsibility for the oon-agents to sell to them "all"
*WAY
ita Gld forces, from
of fire.
London, Augu-1 28. Beater's correspondent at Moscow states that M. Techeid no, President of the All-Russian Soldiers' and Workman' Delegates,
For the first time, it is believed,
"As a remlt of China's declara.... followed General Korniloff in a speech at the Conference Ho „Berne, June 23. The present the centre of a typhoon has passed
tion of war against Germany and chiefly demanded internal reforms. His reference to Army reform situation in Austria-Hungary is directly over Shanghai and that,
Austris, various kinds of enemy was vagus-be merely seked that the powers of Commanders and not, as many English people seem although the gradients were re quarters, June 23-The Cassdien Amsterdam, July 1-Kr. property agoh sa merchant vessels, Commistess should be defined, and urged that all nation litice to imagine, a cadden orisin, batamarkably steep, it had not de patrols are working forward on Lloyd George's Glasgow speech etc., has been confieosted by the Russis should decide their own destiny after agreement with the state of affaire sa old as Austris,veloped dangerous force is the southern side of Lens, and is given great prominence in Government in socordance with Constituent Assembly.
..and the cause in that the Empire fortunate gircumstance that has forcing back the enemy'e Saturday's German papers.
International Law. - à great deal has been established and main-aved the shipping in port and rearguards by sharp skirmishes tained on policy of violence the city itself from great devasta-preceded by heavy gun fire on Westfadische Zeitung, always therefore been taken over either of the confiscated property is of "The Krupp organ, the Reinisch
military importance and has exercised by the German-sponktion. Fortunately, the typhoon the German strong points and violent, declarea that the speech by the Winistry of War or the ing and Magyar population with landed considerably to the south, wired emplacements where their contains nothing new, but that it finistry of the Navy: Civilian According to Beuter's correspondent at Amsterdam, the regard to all other national at Hangchow, and its journey machine-guns are bidden.
is an indication once more that ities. The Poles. who overland robbed it of what force Two hours after midnight last England needa peace. Our property has so far not yet been Telegraaf announces that the Germans are everywhere fortifying hold the the northern frontier of Belgiam, near the bead of the Scheldt. It have seserted themselves to eno that, when it struck Shanghai, all the country-side with pale the best answer.
balance of power. it originally may have possessed night, when a half moon poded boats will," it says, give him tonobed, and to all intents and is estimated that there are fifty thousand reserves at Antwerp.
A Lloyd Purposes, it is not expected anexpected extent, demanding the squalls were not of sufficient light beneath which the shadows George known, it goes on to fiscate it, also. With regard to that the Government will can Polish independence and refusing intensity to do much damage. of baildings and trees were declare, our U bosts stick fast to support Clam Mariinits, whose Although the exact centre pass ink-black, a sadden dash was in England's throat,
the enemy ships that havÉ resignation was caused by the ed somewhere between Shanghai / made by our troops upon some boasting and statistics will get of the Navy, however, a startling been taken over by the Ministry. Polish party. It is not surprising and the Saddles, it was sufficiently curved trenches to the right of rid of the fact. England has that those who are well acquainted close for all the phenomena of the Lean vette village-jant a huddle passed be: military senish."
report was recently published in the Osaka Mainichs, to the effect [The opinions expressed by corres with Austria-Hungary bould any passage of the centre to be felt, of ruin on the south side of the
The Cologne Volkszeitung eye: that the Chinese naval authorities pondents are rot necemarily those that Austria bae forfeited the The wind had been blowing Lene Canal, of the Hongkong Telegraph."] right to exist sud that Earpes steadily from the North-east for
-"Lloyd George know. Germany had received offers from certain In the middle of these trenches, is ready for peace, and, therefore, Japanese capitalists or official REX v. THORNLEY. she is abolished as a State. There was a large company at
The pitch which matters had the glace falling alarmingly until, sputtered out bullets in opas resta with England. Lloyd George be considered ridiculously cheap
early afternoon of the 20th with wire, an enemy
machine gun tinuation of this murderous war enemy vessels at a rate that would Mr. G.P. Lammert's suction room
reached before Clam Martinis at 4 pm, the squslie, which had of hate-I have heard these insleo knows that the Central even in pre-war days. According yesterday afternoon, when the
resigned is shown by the fact that been increasing in intensity, ternal machines tapping through Powers cannot accept the peace to the said paper, the rotsels, sale took place of the leasehold
Sir, I must protest against at the plenary sitting of the enddenly cessed and it fell dead quiet night in Lens like demon conditions he speaks of agless aggregating a gross tonage of property and land, known as No. the attitude adopted by Mr. Chamber of Deputies on Friday calm. The glass stopped falling and Canadian patrol had they wish to sign their own death 36,000 tons, are to be sold for a 269, Des Voeux Road Central. Faithfull in conducting the pro-week there were once only sixteen and presently showed signs of
undertakers nsiling down coffin The lease of 999 years dates from ascation against Mr. J. W. P members, present, and five rising catil, shortly before six to side-slip to get out of its field demands is peace which only a means that each ton is only worth sentences. What Lloyd George total sum of $9,000,000, which January, 1901, whilst the annual Crown rent payable is $20. The Dorziey, who was undefended, eposkers in succession could not 'p.m., the wind came
on a charge of obtaining the sum be found when their turn came again with ures of the land is 1,120 square of 10 by falas pretender, which to speak. On another occasion, lightly modified,
Their comrades amashed their complete victor can insist on. No $250, whereas the market prios fest, Mr. H.A. Lammert conduct charge the learned Magistrate when a member of the Right opposite quadrant, Sonth-west, and the right, bombing up to their loadly declaring to ila ana to day. Tos fallowing transistion he way into the trenches on the left airy at war with England can was over 8800 per ton reveral accept bis conditions without months ago and is still higher ed the Bale and bidding found to be unwarranted. started at $26,000. Bidding
1 do not know, nor do I hold | the Left departed, and vice verus. This caused serions alarm to the by a small body of Prussian people that it is defeated, and of the report referred to speaks
began to speak, every member of eventually changing to West. centre. The position was held W68, very brisk
sad any brief fer, the man Thornley, the price offered rose by $1,000 but it is not-fair, nor is it the comparatively few times, but fage ander the Footang shore of the dark ends of their dag-out amis and Armenis are taken from As yet Parliament has met small craft which had taken re- Grenadiers, some of whom fled to over her adversary. If Mesopot
that England has triumphed for itself bids up to $40,000. Oge han lanction
"Included amongst the German dred dollar bids were then 30-attorney, in a criminal charge, to racial dissensions in Austria ate selves on a lee shore, but after the was fear, not courage, which rains. Li German colonice are not since the declaration of rauent of the prosecuting often enough to prove that the the river and now found them and had to be bombed out. It Tarkey, it immediately falls into ed by the Chinese Government and Austrian property confiscate cepted, and eventually the high bally a defendant and ask ques even more deep-rooted than be- first burst of squalls, it began to made them resist of plure, the returned to us then our position 15 ships of various sizes aggre price of $44,500 was resched
tions that are entirely irrelevent fore the war. before the property was knocked down to the Shanghai Fire and to the issue, questions which do nauding newspaper articles the disturbance moved away with a glint of moonshine on England insists on the principle of 38.000 tons, Concerning these
All the high fake off and rapidly lessened as terror that comes in the night in the world is destroyed. If
galing a total Loonage of think that this must be a record Nor is it the function of the pro- Austrian nationalities went forthed position transformed into a ing harshly bits of French flag Austria-Hungary. Without Eng-to the following effect & fow Marine Insurance Company. We got and cannot sasiet is establishe bout the "aniversal patriotic toward the Yellow Sea. Ead it steel and hostila faces at dug-out self-government of nationalities, vessels so almost unbelievable ing the charge before the Court. self-sacrifice" with which all the been otherwise, with their shelter- entries and foreign voices shout that masus the downfail of price for land and property of aecuting attorney to make andible for the defence of the Habaharg moet exposed one, the small craft up by bursting hand grenades.
report has been circulated. It in this description in the Colony, saeide remarks, of offence and Empire are now seen to be a fairy would have suffered greatly and
He would be a brave man not for Lloyd George. If there is any Interior eent & confidential friend land's triumph there is to pesos days ago. the Minister of the it works out at $40 per foot.
prejudice, or express his own tale. It was against our will, the devastation would bave been to bleach at such a sudden uproar eing which steale the Garmen of his ia Koba to China to Consult opinion, entirely unsupported by exclaimed the Czech depaty Skriven greater than in the blow of tambling into one's ditch in the evidence, of the defendant's berny, "that war was declared. July, 1915, when so many were small hours, when vitality in lowcourage, makes Geimen hearts the Chinese Minister of Com.. character. I am not surprised that
ironhard, and rouses the strength munications, Mr. Tuso Jalin, It as the Prussiane and Magyare lost or damaged.
apprehensions of resistance to the highest degres, with the object of purchasing sad frightful the learned Magistrate's views together who forcibly drove the
jurk in the barlow world of night. then it is English peace con- the enemy vessels that have been were to use Mr. Faithfull's own non-Germana and non-Magyar 7 a.m. on the morning of the 20th More than 20 Prussians and one ditione. England is carrying on The typhoon gun was fired ́at word, "hostile" to those of Mr. peoples of Austria-Hangary to the and as shere appeared every of their officers etumbled back a war in order to anpinilste Ger-
confiscated by the Chinese. Provincial Assembly Elects New Faithfall, nor am I surprised battlefield, and
that the most improper ques- machine guns and fired rifles at anal severity was sweeping down Canadians have buried other granite, and the rest will be seen of the Chinese Government she
who pointed dication that a typhoon of a prieoners, and it is likely that the
Government. many. But England will bite
Owing to the Governor.
straightened financial condition on as the whether Thornley had them if they showed the slightest on Shanghai, every precaution for men up from the tanuelled room to by our U beats." been convicted was disallowed. sign of resistance. Thousands of safety was taken. The passage Avion is not likely to remain
The Cologns Gazette regarda very smoothly, and there is erary negotiations have been going on. Unless a prisoner has attacked Ossche, and Southern Slavs, we of the centre so close to the city. in German hands much longer, the speech we writes under date of August 28 such a question can never be centration camps and prisons as wind to the opposite quarter night is
Canton correspondent the witnesses for the prosecution now learn, were pent up in oon however, and the changing of the for this Canadian adrance last
prospect of the transaction being English decsit. Is declares that successfully pointed like an
concluded. Tho asked, and if Mr. Faithfull has. suspicions" or "doubtful," and would have rendered all these arrow
exhausted Europe is a-king by total price to be paid for the fifwen centre of After the Civil Governor's as he states, naked it many times here hundreds of them died precautions nagatory had the carved bow, which
the war goes on, and what Fog, stipe with a total tonusge of secret departane, the Tuchun, in when practising in London-and miserable death. Even now, while typhoon not lost most of ite force the shape of that suburb of Lens, als Faster Open, 36,000 tone is $9,000,000, which order to meet all emergencies, quite believe him-I am sure the the Austrian Reicherath is in ses in the journey overland. Add to 'eeping round in's crescent The English Premier openly ad- means that each ton is going to ordered all the guards and the question has never been allowed. sien, more than a dozen deputies, this the faes, that it came one day with the canal dividing it from its that England is conducting be told only for $250.5 16040 patrolling forces to fix bayonete Mr. Faithfull seems to have over- Slays and Italian-speaking, are after the highest high water of the the city itself. On the south side of robbery and conquest ships here to undergo certain and to arrest anyone soling eas looked the fact that he was not pining in dungeons, their hosts spring tides; and it will be seen Avion spreads our like an opened so that England may obtain a repairs before they can be put to pioicusly.
that Shanghai also escaped by a fan with straight streets as its ribs. Couple of Fign countries, the een, but whatever the expenses Most of the officisle in the Civil
Complainanta may; of course, "Not enough have been strang carrow margin a serious flooding. Every house in every street is but world must untians to bleed. connected with the repaire, she Governor's office have tendered employ their own solicitors to
Neutrale most satinas to hunger price up. screamed the "German- The firet indication given was an empty shell cracked by gun
nsmed most be this resignation bat the Techun prosecute, basa Magistrate will Bohemain depaty Heine in the of a depression Esst of the fire, but it is crawling with and nations be consumed in sidered exceptionally obeng, ever, a number left for Hongkungua du out remember that when Austrian Parliament the other moving N.W. On the 18th it was berles in a dirty London bee of Elen and the well-governed for 8800 per top, which was the requests them to remain. How have to exeroles Chation if solicti- faces of the Czech deputies in the Philippines, on August 15, machine gane sa thick se block revolution and bastile, so that because
England may possess the Garden merchantmen cannot be bought at present.ordiasry to-day, along with thir families. they get into Court they are day, and in this very same Parlia N.E. of Luzon, travelling in the ment, to judge on dos German colonise. Now we know. price rating some months ago. In view of the difference of representing the Crown and meat his fellow-depaty, the notor-sume direction and on the follow-have covered with black dots to Tims he made us hard, and as Now there such a dearth of steel opinion between the Tuchon and should conduct their case accord-ious German-Nationalist Wolf, ing day was passing through the show their positions. the Civil Governor, wao, before agis; otherwise all such case called the Czechs "traitors to the Ballingtan Channel. After thief Perhaps by this time some of our army bas accomplished the sad iron, on account of the ban them have gone back into Lens unbelievable, so will our people on their export placed on them by The Clerical anti-Semites are, Northerly course, for at 8.45 a.m.
it seems to have paraned a more itself, on the safe side of the mine eadare anffering and need a little the United States Government of course, sgain infuriated with on August 19 is was reported deeraters, which have been blown longer rather then agree to a since the declaration of war, that the Jews, and reging against being in the centre of the Far- in the roadways to check pursais. Pastare Doce to adransage shipbuilders will not soseps orders them. The Jews meanwhile are mosa Channel. On the 20th re- Last night. before the moon Lloyd George."
CANTON AFFAIRS.
Oar
Be follows.
I
in a civil Court in this case.
empty.
hie departure, banded over the will have to be conducted by the King and country." command of 20 battalions of Crown Solicitor, the Assistant
King Waitroops to Chan King Crown Solicitar or the Police, who ming (a member of Dr. San's at any rate know their duty and
Youre etc. PAUL HODGSON,
Hongrong. Aug. 28, 1917.
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Jovo ation of '
Twa "Ladies" in the Piece.
There was a little beauty in eilk
000-
no matter whatever price" is offor- ed to them. It will therefore be a great commercial triumph if the present negotiations can, prova
Wing-ting. A great many mem./to really eradioste German in-better. Count Tisss, with his more to the North we reported, And the "talect" itself has been and the sunniest of golden hair will be considered valid. It was
party) the excitement of the in-bare at least fair. habitants has turned into
andergoing cruel persecution, parts followed each other rapidly, ap, I saw another kind of alarm, and not only the people
especially in Galicia. Italian- At 9 a.m. it was reported 8.E. of play, and it wa αιτιολ more bat many officials have removed
speaking. Austrians and Southern Wenchow, moving N.N.W., at masing. It was not far from the their familias away from the city.
Slave complain that they have soon it was East of the Hisshame scope of war-near enough for use of stopping & German bullet by successial, because apart from The Provincial Assembly has
been persecuted beyond belief or and at 5 pm. N.E. of the 12-inch shelle to pound the the body of a man who plays the the monetary profit the trans- protested against the Taohan'e
THE LATE GERMAN BANK. description. la short, the Hieshans, still moving N.N.W. players to piecce and make a fi Idie like an Archangel he used action will bring to Japanese official communication which says
Bir,-I nolios in your issue of Austrian Parliament has been
The osaire was of an oblong as in the audience if fate had to lead the orobestra in Drary merchants, the ships will help to that the appointment of a new
vent for the grievances shape with its main axis lying in been unkind. The laughter that Ling or making a sandbag of a enlarge Japan's merosatile marine Civil Governor should be decid-last night, that you say the Ger ed by the Acting President whom men cost-of-arms has entirely of Austrian subjects speaking in a North-easterly direction so that, fore in gusts from 800 officers fellow whose whimsical and smile and increase her oreracie trade." Regarding the above report, Kwangiang has already recognis disappeared from the above pre-eight different languages and all while one end of the centre was and men made such an interrupt contains all the irony of life, so
tyranny of the at Hangehow, the other was nearly ion seem impossible, though the that soldiers laugh when they go the Chiness, Government has .ed, its "independence" being only mised. This, I am sorry to say, against the against the Cabinet, and has is not the asso-at least two German-Austrians and the Mag-at the Biddles and Shanghai was gly thought was expressed slond wat to fight at the thought of his notified the foreign Ministers to elected Wa, Hon-man (a former of these emblems of
the effect that unless with the "high yare. This is Austria te-day under therefore able to experiense the to me by an officer at my eidé, head shake in" Bow Bella."
All the men bere had been in
consent of the Central Govern Tatah of Canton) aa Civil Gover-civilisation" were still on the top the rule of the young Emperor, tras cyclonic wind circalation of
the fighting line a little while be
ment no árisogements, whether nor by rotes 55 against 8. This verandah of the building, east about whom nothing definite the centre.
seems to be known.
After passing it moved away the show of the "Bow Bells," by fore they booked thir tickets for
already made or about to be made rezalt was immediately communi- and west sides, this morning, cated to the Tacban and Luk It is wonderful how hard it is In Hangery matters are no up the Yellow Boa and, recurving the talent of a London division, stockings with the neatest sukle Austrian ships in Chinese waters, regarding the sale of German or autosratic strength, has gone, baton August 21; to be moving to bers left the fall before the flasuce once it has got a hold..
Belarring to your suggestion the antocratic Magyar spirit reward the Gulf of Peobili through Hell fre-it is just a on this stage behind the lines, stated in the notification thes Toting took place.
The weather outside was year since Gommiscours before Looking at this figure in a dainty there are at present 12 enemy It is reported that the Provins to selling these iron momentoes mains, persistent and self-aaperlive
"Our Day
the as ever, and is pearooly teeme as extremely bad and vessels arriy being cherished: sa s precious hock with a white petticoat, the ships in China, cial Assembly has sent an official by auction on letter to Wa Han-man, requesting only as a parahseer could pos- if the Premiership of Graf Moritz ing shortly before the typhoon thing, not to run the risk of tender heart of man-less tender him to accept the Civil Governor's sibly make of them would be as Esterhazy, with all bis Oxford passed, reported very heavy bullets and to be kept well brok when he goes out with a bayonet post without awaiting the de a boot-scraper at one's front door. education and the vigour of bis Easterly winds at the month of with the ammunition wagons could not see a more charming thirty-six years, will be able to the Tungtee with mountaicons when Londoners go over the bags little bit of Dreaded china thas oision of the Tachan and Lak
Dublin Ünemployed. braise the serpent's heel. Wing-ting.
seas-Shipping and Engineering, again,
is young soldier boy of The Lord Mayor of Dabliz has Because it would be a horrid London Regiment, who druses consulted the Chief Secretary for loes to the spirit of all this Lon- in high-heeled shoes Like Ireland with regard to the nano. The challengs og given by should sadden the sunny smile of
don crowd if spy sccident of war Cinderella of the fairy tale. of the unemployed labourers who' For the unlawful possession of Sir Ed Smith, J.P., L.0.0, to
There was another "lady" in to the number of 600 paraded Dover Corporation is arranging The monthly lecture and drill 100 lbs. of pig iron, valued at the London Fire Brigade for the Bigger Mark, the King of Doon, the piece, who played the part of the city and mistched to with residente in main streets to will take place at the Military 88, & Chinese was fined $10, or, smartest torn-out, had been won coal dancing to their ragtime tragedy queen so perfectly, that Mansion House The labe
of Dixie est one's whose songs, show conspicuous notices that Hospital, Bowen Road, mext in default of payment, was order by Euston, that station's normal the public may enter their Friday, 31st. inst. st 10.15 ..ed to serve 14 days in geol, by time, after dednating the bandi rhythm and whose foot are alight one laughed fill one's eyes were eat they are willing to go to say. premises in case of day-light air W. Wilkinson, Acting Adjutant Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Magiairsoy cap allowance (4 sco), being 9.734 gossamer on a summer day in Philip proposters mimiary. Place in the three kingdoms, bat Gibb in she, Dany that the labour whange will to-day?
Alabama. And what would be the
DOE men of miliony
Refuge During Air Raids,
raids,
Yours etc. BON BOIR
Hongkong Aug. 20, 1317.
Na, 1, Hongkong V.A.D.
and Hon. Soc.
Pig Iron.
100.
Smartest Fire Station.