STOP PRESS TELEGRAMS.
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS,
London, December 6,
NEWS FROM GERMAN PRISONERS
similar meanEZ.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER
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in
SHARE REPORT,
Mesara, Benjamin and Potts, in
FARCE OF PEACE.
their share report, dated Friday, Swiss German Exposes Junker 7th of December, 1917, atata:-
Plans to His People. The market opened very dall
The
With the
1917.
Fer it does not depend upon the fact that a bountry is in principle desirious of pesos (all fighting |men wish peace), hat upon the conditions under which they will conclude peace> >
The peace which the Allies wish has often enough been.
SOLDIERS' SONGS.
A Study in Psychology' for the Kaiser.
CANTON NEWS.
More Reports of Pirates" Activity.
According to Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd, the with a weakening tendency. The Bolsheviks claim they have up to the present obtained a majority large sum of money, said to be in the Constituent Assembly. They have decreed that re-elections thirty million dollars, which was Written by a German to influence men.
Washington, October 27-explained by their loading states- If the Kaiser secures & copy of Our Canton correspondent may be held where local diatriots think their representatives no temporarily looked up in con-
It is exsotly the peace of "Tommy's Tures."; a collection writes under date of the 6th Germane to longer represent their views. The Bourgeois Party strongly connection with the tenders for the Hoher sollers and establish that Germap people bleeding, really sing (Erskine Macdonald,
overthrow the the dreams of the German people, of the sange which our soldiers instant as follows: damas this action. Local Soviets have been empowered to collect Macao Opium Monopoly, un German republic, the following starving, not in the loset com 2s. 6d. net), hin bewilderment on between the Provincial Assembly Owing to the diagreement State taxed.
doubtedly affected our share article was sent into the father-mitted to murder and anuszation. the subject of British psychology members having become more basinses, but now that this mousy and from Switzerland. is released, a general improvement Committee on Public Information that at present it is quits im the Daily News
· Let`as assume—and we know will be greater than ever, saya pronounced, the Tuchan has sent: may be expected.
representatives to them in the has printed the article in English possible let us seeume that the Binks-Hongkong and Sheng and in German, in parallel Governments of the Entente says Lieut. F. T. Nettleingham, A big gang of robbers in the
"I am given to understand," bope of reaching a compromise, London; December 8. hai Banks have further depresiatonlumas, and sent copies to the should be willing to treat with B.F.C., anthor of this compila Shun Tak district, on hearing Beuter's correspondeat at the British Headquarters says:-Ger-ed and are offering at $605.
English and German newspapers the German Government upon tion, "that some dear old ancient that Government troops were man prisonern state that all leave on the Western Front has been Marine and Fire Insurances alike. It will be interesting to the peace suggestion-they must with a taste for biographise once being sent to attack them, have stopped and that there is extraordinary congestion on westward-Unions are easier with sellers at learn how many of the German first ask of themselves from whom exclaimed that if he knew built a strongly-fortified position bound treffe, every species of rolling stook being employed. The $740 and buyers st $730, respect with which the Tank is treated continues to display itself. Cantone are offering at $310.article. The text follows:
newspapers will publish the the suggestion actually proceeds, people's songs he could write and has forced sil the pawns One officer prisoner remarked that he would never have been made Small sales of North Chinas bare
that is to say they must first pro- their history. Now, in the brokers'-shops in the neighbour- Germany is making overtures pose the question: prisoner but for these fearsome structares. He gave himself up occurred at Tls. 115 and Yangtexes of peace. Or rather, it is taking
light of the following effusinus, hood to sarrender to them all to a Tank and considers it justifiable for any infantryman to set are wanted at Shanghai $190 the precaution to make carefully in Germany.
War at the present time rales perpetrations or even compost the ammunition they poss66E, (Exch: 73). China Firea, inframed overtores,
tions, as some would wish them The leader of the band of rob sympathy with Unions, have wholly theatrical setting of the there rule the junker big business, ly alone such a controversial eab Baangshan City has collected
This is the answer. In Germany to be called—I shall leave severe her which some time agoattacked weskened and shares have ohangcene, which in the Hohenzollern the Pan-Germanists, the Annex jest ed hands at $125. Hongkong empire is now a matter of estab-ationists-abort and sweet, the leaving it to my reviewers to af again attacking the place. The AR Tommy's character, thousand followers with ste object Fires have not been dealt in, lished castom, the world, to its war party. It rules a little short thresh out by process of elimins-Commander has been ordered to remaining at a nominal quotation astonishment, is informed that of absintiem, not tres of opposition! of $310.
take the necessary precautions. Shipping Indo-Chinsa "Devictory
the Central Powers, despite their tion, but it rules.
The magistrates of Tang Koon, and despite their
It is a peculiarity of British ferred after a further improve-invincibility," are not averse to which under pressure of these derogatory to its own dignity, to rabbers and pirates are sotive in And this very Government, bamour," he points ont, to be Kola and Fa Yoon, report that ment to $152, dropped back to treating stentually with their Junker and Pan-Germansits has wipe itself in the mud, to affect their districts and they requsat 8145, at which rata a fair business enemies for pesca. has been done for ossh and the accompanied with this simulanobained wholesale murder, self-salire to an alarming extent.] approaching Bettlement. A good neons threat,
expresses now its readiness to Tet woe betide any foreigner who demand also exists for forward If now the wicked enemy, who negotiate for pesoe. What this dares to opine we're not what we Shmeen haa notified the Tuchan shares, and considerable sales are universally known to have pesce is to be may readily be think we are. The spirit reall that a cargo-belonging to the having been made between $146 fallen iniquitously upon innocent on the purpose of the war of of their efftimes derogatory, pur-120 cases of oil stolen.
discerned from the bulkly articles evinced by these songs, in spite pirated on Shek Lang River and Standard Oil Company has been and: $149 for February. "Pre- Germany, do not conclade pesce the Schstfmschers and Revent port, is that of a lofty cynicism, ferred" shares are steady at 834, immediately, then are they wholly lowe. While some seek through a confirmed fatalism, but real with no shares offering. Douglass responsible for the further sheds more or less veiled annexation thick, anadalterated sarcasm are inclined to be weak with sellers ding of blood and thereupon to add the Poles, the Lithasainaa never!". at $80. Hongkong, Canton and the already rufficiently familiar Macao Steamboats have been done threats with the more bitter and the Serba to the Central at $181 and more shares can be prosecution of the war. All this Powers, the others have selected bad: bayere offer $18. "Star" in accordance with the well- the "linking up" in the west, and at the beer table as their pecialty Ferries remain as $281 without known guiding principle of for these Belgium is to be a Ger-
German diplomacy *--
(Continued from Page 1)
A SHAMEFUL AUSTRIAN LIE.
London, December 5.
A wireless Austrian official message saya that the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian and Rumanian troops be- tween the Driester and the Black Sea has initiated armistice negotiations.
The Press Bureau saya there is no truth whatever in the shameful Austrian official statement that the Commander- in-Chief of the Boumanian troops made overtures to the Austrian Commander-in-Chief for an armistice.
FURTHER WAR DECLARATIONS.
Washington, December 5..
The Joint Congress resolution has been introduced in the House of Representatives, declaring the existence of a state of war between the United States "and Anatria- Hungary since noon to-day.
AUSTRIA AND PEACE.
Amsterdam; December 5.
It is reported from Vienna that the Emperor Earl, addressing the Austro-Hungarian Delegation, after referring to the 'glorious victories of our armies and cur daring fleet" said Austria-Hungary-was ready for an honourable pesce, He hoped the Russian peace negotiations would be successful
GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT BLOWN.UP.
Amsterdam, December 5.
A German torpedo boat has been blown up near the island of Walcheren,
U-BOAT'S FATE.
ship It Torpedoed: --
repeated depth-charges along this
course,
C1998
radius.
say basinees,
Befinerjee.-China Sugars are enquired for at $88, bai sharea, continue acarce. There are Bellera at $89. Malabons have been dealt in at $34 and there are more wanted.
Ming-Langkate have buyers in Shanghai at Tle. 14. Kallans
Lande, Hotele and Buildings.—
Other-Cotting
And it is.
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And if thoat not my
brother be, Then I'll crack thy skull for
thee...
the
Here is a verse of a song with which thousands of soldiers have relived their feelings:
Always blooming weil grousing. Grousing, grousing, gronsing,
Roll on ill my time is ap. Then I shall grouse no more. Here is a song that had a con- eiderable vogue, probably account of the haunting quality of the first two lines:
He's an enemy of mine, Be's an enemy of mine; We haven't seen old Ginger For quite a long time, Just like a bee,
Always ou the bambis,
Up and down the line,
assistance,
The American Consul on the
Bankow Railway near Shiuchow The section of the Canton- has been partially torn up by robbere. A train in passing the spot became derailed and a num ber af armed bandita robbed the pesengers, the booty amounting to $20,000.
BLASTING INCIDENT.
Negligent Chinese Contractor Fined.
A Chines contradior
WAS
To see what be can ramble.ged afute Mr. A. Dyer Ball, We haven't seen old Gingerth tailing to take proper precau as,106 Pulice Cours toja motalng, For umpteen blooming years, ons before bissung operations. Royal Engineers.
For Ginger is a major in the
This elegy ia anng by the R.F.C. to the time of "The Dying Lancer" dying (Chorne: Lay dying),
A handsome young airman lay art ne (Mr. Waignt) zneW WIL
Duluings in lodder's Hill, And as on the war'drome he lay and children and other people ran
hat there was a big explosion- (he lay),
Mc. Wrigat, of the P.W.D4 atated that no precannons what ever had been taken by defendant
The
when he need an explosive on the
msn land er at least a vassal State out and out dependent upon Germany. Other again claim Calsis and the north coast of France (in order to be able to get What is the object aimed at in at England in the next war). thie whole threshing out of peace The iron barons are caited in phrases? It is not intended the demand that the iron mines produce any impression either of Briey shall be annexed; fu ure stilt on cffer at 40% There is some enquiry for Rubs and neutrals-no, for
upon the enemy, or upon the plain language, etolen. Doly buyers are offering $2.95.
ever recently the Manich Neuesten i Docke, Waarves and Godowne. humbug the German people.
somanyeth time it is intended to Nachrichten and there is good. -Hongkong and Whampos Docks are slightly lower and have people, the great mass of the in the same terms deasaded of Stop and think! The German authority to sacribe to it on- nection with the Foreign Office— changed bands at $124 for the German proletariat, with the ex-the French that they relinquish Settlement. Kowloon Wharves ception of the officers and gentle their claims to Briey for the par bave also weakened and there are men, of the war contractors and pose, stated openly and in cold sellers at $95. Shanghai Docks the war proff eers, the German blood, of getting a new one from have bayers at Tis, 72,
people starves and famishes. the sail of France for a new raid The weariness of war marebes of brigandage against France. Hongkong, Lauds have now come on into infinity-in order in in For the characteristic feature of into demand and can be placed at still patience into the people these peace plana ie that already In a considerable proportion of $88, Central Estates at $80 and something new has been invented, they are all looking forward to this proves effective, for West Points at $791. Sales of and that is the force of peace, the next war and wish to make Sunk by Wreckage from Steam- these depth-charges cause serioas Hongkong Hotels have been which now, in accordance with all ready for it
commotion over & considerable made at $90 and more shares are the rules of dramatic art; is to be
Bat the Pan-Germanists, the wanted. Humphreys Estates presented to starving women and- The Associated Press corres found buyers at $5.75.
obildren.
Pan-Germanists of the strictest Base of the American Flotilla pondent was told of three, onsse
"Cotton Milla.-Shanghai Oct-
The programme of the farce observance, the people of the in British Waters, October 18 uuring the past fortnight in sons have risen to Tla. 118 sales may now the sketched with Allensche Blatter has hailed Pan German Union, who in the Diaries taken from captured U-which, sabmarines were thus and business at Tia. 121 February light touch. boat commandera furnish docu-desuoyed. In many instances, has been done.
the war as the long-desired holy Act 1. The Central Powers hour, demand, in addition to are have eased cf slightly from the make pesos proposals based apon mentary evidence that
doubt, the 40 destroyer is the most effective of catioged without any visible highest point reached. we are and inscceptable by reason of the linking up in the east, present weapons ageinet the adiostion above water of their offering at Tie. 1724 after sales st territorial enlargement, annex inat about half of France, includ- submarines, "Avoided destroy-load. Bull others
are badly Tie. 173, Kungyik at Tla 15.60 ation both open and disguised, sing the fortresses of Toul; Verdun, " is the oft-repeated entry. To crippled, as in the case of the and Yangtesepoos, after ad colossal strengthening of Ger- Epinal and Belfort. fact, these logs show conclusively damaged Garman U-boat whica vancing to Tle. 6.65, are now many as a military power. This is the peace, the rotten that the submarines are having a was recently interned in Spain. offering at Tia. 6.50,
Act 2. The Allies, who will peson, to which the Entente hard time of it.
Another submarine which will Miscellaneous. Considerable fight to secure a true and lasting Powers are invited. The result of the activity of never return to Germany was transections have again taken
This peace signifies nothing peace based on matus? under- destroyers duriäg the last four sauk under peculiar arcam place in Green Island Cemente standing and putting an end to but an endless period of everlast weeks has been not only
Sixnces a short time ago. Tale at slightly easier rates from $1.75 military states, reject these pesce ing ware, a beriod of renewed decrease in casualties of merchant was torpedoed a ship bound to $7.50. Chins Providents con- proposals-pactly as the German competition in armaments, that ships, but also & still more satie trom the United States, Gring its tinde in demand and there are Government foreseee,
will destroy the less remnant of factory increase in the number of torpedo at a range of only about cow buyere at $7:60. Hongkong
Act 3 and curtain. The Ger the spiritual and moral foros of bmarines sunk.
hundred yards.” It is extremely Electrice are wanted at $48 sad man people is informed through Europe, The conveying of merchantmen unwise and unsate vo fire a torpedo Chins Lights as $3.60. Dairy the belligerent (field gray) press has now reached a stage of, con at such close range, but the Farma have advanised to $20 that the wicked enemy will:have many has the Garinan people to right over the two grasshoppereansing wick" headaches, bilious) siderable perfection, after many U-boats must take their targets Ropes have changed hands beolutely nothing to do with dresd auch: pesos. For the months' work in training both the as they ges them these days. The $20 and Hongkong Toes have pesce, that they naist upon the German people it would be the sincere of merchant ships and the torpedoed ship was loaded with a improved to #150, Low Level complete.anathilation of the Ger- last rescuionary stroke, the wretch- personnel of the patrol flotillas. cargo of beary war material, and Tramways have been dealt in at man people; that therefore naught ed autocracy of the junker and While systematic convoying was the explosion was so forcible that $7.60 and $7.50, and there have is left bas to endure through the warmaker, undertaken primarily sea defen-it blew a large piece of heavy been small sales in Watecas at ererything, to starve to the very The Allies have no choice. To sive measure, it has now developed material through the deck of the $5.50,
end, to shed, their blood to the last s pesce proposal" of such", "s Forward Settlement Days, drop until janker and captain Government as this they can historia interest, because their liver, restore regularity, chaerfal This collection of songs has an dispel-constipation, regulate the that convoying is at the same skip sad dropped is on the sub-
December Settlement Day is on of industry have attained the casks no other answer than to popularity has been spontaneous, nees and bealth. the 21at instant.
object of their war, which is the continue åghting, Exchange. The opening T. T.rabbars of other peoples, the
and not made from outside. "It Of all chemists, or post free, 60 The warmskere will use this rate on London to-day is 2/115, enlargement of their power both tarpe of pesce to tan the is a great pity," says the author, cents the phial from Dr. Williams' and on Singapore 128. Bar Silver abroad and at home.
M righteous wrath of the Germen wittiest albeit of a coarse kind hanghai.
that a large number of the Medicine Co., 96 Baschnen Boad, is quoted at 421d, The Bank'
When the matter is artfully pat people against other peoples the gayeat as regarde tune-and 3 dla baying rate on Shanghai is open the stage instigators of war they wish to exploit for their own 704.
8
a
submarinea
time the best offensive measure marine as the intter was submerg- yet devised against the U-bost, ing. The hall of the submarine The offensive side of conroying was orneked kikďan eggshell, and may best be shown by en illustra-aha senk with all on board, tion. When a submarine tries to torpedo a convoyed ship -ge submarinse are now compelled to
do, owing to the infrequency
Moulders" Modest Claim
46
Far more than the foes of Ger.
To the mechanics who roander and thither. The place him came sighing (came sighing) auge boulder landed in the mid- was in's great commotion and a These last dying words he did
die of Ice House direct. Anyons- Bay (he did way): kidneys (of his kidneys),
might easily have been killed Taka the cylinder out of my some of these Uninase conirao kors: were very negligent in blasting, The connecting rod out of my taking very low any precautions brain (of his brain),
The cam box from under my of persona,
for the safeguarding of the lives backbone (his backbone), And assemble the engine again
(again)." There are a number of version of the "Ragtime Army" idea, and John Brown's Body" has been liberally paródied. example :
For
One grasshopper jumped right over another grasshopper's bROL,
And another grasshopper jumped right over the other grasshop per's back.
1;
la naing the contractor $180, Mr. Dynr Ball stated that he
in have to sako auto Bare. It Woo #softwÜs ufeuve, sad he igni lavo Deon kante un a onarge of maüslaugas.
CONSTIPATION IS DANGEROUS
A third grasshopper jumped because it poisons the system,
backs.
+
Whilst & fourth grasshopper ordered digestion.
888, torpid livar, bad complexion, jumped over all the other grasshoppers' baoke,
We were only playing leapfrog,
etc.
1.
of unconvoyed shipping-there
Babbers. The following are original fashion to fan now the of the German people and its are so antranalaisble as to render can hope after this novel and purposes of war, the war-weariness most frequently sung creations is always a destroyer on The Scottish irosmoulders to day's cabled quotations from righteous wrath" of the starving, longing for peace. But what the unprintable for general the scene, and the chances strike has been settled, and at a the Straits:-Malakoffe $4.50, war-weary German people against shell happen when the people. consumption."
PINKETTES
Alice Memorial Hospital The Hon. Trosaurer of sha Alios Memorial and Affinated Hospitals) bags to acknowledge with thankɛ. the following donations to the might remember the word, fret written Fands of the Hoo then dimot itself against the very by a Frussian poet, Heinrich von Draggists Guild,$10 ones who have misdeed its most Kleist, and which reader Kwan Tat Ng, 850; Mr. Choy ezored feelinge and played Kill them off; the Judgment Kit Sui, $25; ME OME battledare and shuttlecock with
Day
Unnen, #10;The Inne ita gafferings. Then will the
Questions not your right to Sri, 10, Mr. Kingsh people, the always tricked, the
||MrYang Wond starving the mourning people,
GERMAN Yong La, Chinat
of her “getting" that particular mass meeting of the men it was Kempaa 88,85, Ayez Pause the enemy, to exhibit its inevit always wicked, see though the submarine are correspondingly decided to resume work. The $11.06, Kedahs 84, Alor Gajaba able fate of being bled white, purpose of the ruling power t Looreene). The wake of a torfedo men were infuented in this $4,60, Badellas $12,76,-Tapaha | Is is impossible to present more The righteous wrath is generally seen by the des docision by the fact that their 322.50, Changkat Serdangs plearly and more appreciatively troyer's lookouts, and it gives a claim could be revised by the 8.26, Ayer Moluks 82.80, Now than in the foregoing words the good line on the direction where Committee on Production three berendahs $4.50, Pajams $16 object of the whole farce, the submarine is lying. The weeks later. In view of this fact and Sandycrofta $4.60, all Thas this resne of arriving at destroyer immediately store they agreed to pus in a fresh claim Straits Currency. Plantation a peace is assuming that the pro course full-speed in the linsshown for an increase in wages equal to rubber is quoted at 2/61—2/04, poeal was meant to be in earnest by the torpedo's wake, and drops 100 per cent, cu pre-war zaton. market dull,
trial with neelcam mONNE,
Blay.