REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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BRITISH HOSPITAL SHIP TORPEDOBD.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1918.
Another inexcusable German Crime.
London, January 9. The Admiralty announces that the British hospital ship Rows was torpedoed and wank in the Bristol Channel at midnight on January 4, whilst coming from Gibraltar. All the wounded were mred, but three Lascars belonging to the crew are missing. The Raws was displaying all-light and markings as required by the Engas Convention, and was not and had not been within the so- called barred some delimited by the Germans.
Lster.
The sinking of the Rews must be regarded as another inax- cusable crime. When the vessel was struck, everyone worked with a will. It was s difficult task transferring the wounded to the boata and patrol ships, which speedily arrived. The survivors were landed and everything possible was done to alleviate the sufferings of the wounded, who were quickly sent to hospital.
GERMAN BARREU ZONE EXTENDED.
SHORTAGE OF WHISKY, TO-DAY'S "MISGELLANY.
The Reason for the High Price,
In his characteristically. do lightfal address at the National, Liberal Club recently, Mr. Birzell The abortuses of the whisky described himself as "a long-ent One does not readily supply has caused a rapid advance fering and case hardened Lon in prices, "notwithstanding which doner." dealers in the spirit, wholesale and think of the author of "Obiter retail, complain of their inability Diota" in that role, partly, ons to meet the demands of onstomers, may suppose, because a great The wholesale firme some, at man of letters belongs to no one any rate-now make it a rule not time or place, partly because Mr. to supply single bottles except to Birrell's political asociations regular customers, and the regular have never been with a Lon- quite beyond customers have to be content with don constituency. The charm of a50 per cent, reduction in their his address is purchases as a compared with reproduction, but those who have those of last year. "
read Mr. Birrell can realise what
The head of a leading Men-a talk by him on books would be. chester firm recently told One aphorism at least deserves to London, Jandiary 9. representative of the Manchester be put on record. The man According to Beuter's correspondent at Amsterdam, & Berlin Guardian that there are many who has never read a serious official message andounces an extension of the German barred sone caussa of the increase in prioss, book for 30 years and (with a around the hostile points on Cape Verde Island and Dakar with "The panic prices paid," he benignant glare round the room) the adjoining costal region, also the barred zone around the Azores said, "at London auction sales I believe some here never have has been extended to Madairs. Neutral vessels in harbour in the bave accelerated mattera latterly, at the end of 30 years cannot tell song will not be attacked if they proceed to free ses by the shortest but I think that the main in a good book when he see it. route by January 18. A suthoient period of grace will be allowed fluence is that holders, for their to neutral ships entering the sone unknowingly.
foundation.
BRITISH DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS.-
London, January 9.
SIR DOUGLAS Haig's desPATCH.
London, January 9. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig's despatch is sympathetically commented upon as a strong defence of his record and as striking evidence of the spirit and tenacity of the troope and the necessity. for ample reinforcements.
own as especially, has been
The new Gladstone Library, safeguarding their future sup which Mr. Birrell was declaring plies as far as possible, for open-ar rather re-opened after you must remember that there is transfer from Whitehall place was very little whisky avoil-bas attractions beyond all The Times says it is understood that Lord Reading will remain able to the trade last year. This expectation. In some respects it Lord Chief Justice and Sir Francis Bertie will remain at the Embassy year there will be none. Again, is actually an improvement on in Faria, The Government has no immediate intention of appoint-stocks in the hands of brokers the library in the old olubhouse. ing a successor to Sir George Bachansa. The suggestion that Mr. and dealere are held up because There all the books were in u Chamberlain will be appointed to a diplomatic post is without of the excess profits tax. It does spacious room. Now the library not pay them to sell whisky and consists of a suite of foor adjacent hand over four-fifths of the profit rooms which, without complicat to the Government. There is
ing the arrangement of the also the requirement of three volames, offer increased facilities yeare maturity. If you bay whis-for quiet and seclusion which by to-day one year old you must is what anyone who uses a library keep it in bond for two years. seriously chiefly needs. Consequently when the liquor is relessed you must allow for the
Parliamentary presents seem interest on capital and for wast- age. In my opinion, if the trade to be going by the board very had been permitted to distil and generally, a thing not perhaps bond average quantities last year remarkable in view of the and this year there would have abandonment of the cardinal been no crisis. To attribute the principle of Cabinet government. orisis to outsidera cresting itself. Sir Eric Goddes would corner is nonsense, and shows have greatly shocked the House a complete want of knowledge." of Commone that we once knew Mr. by reading his speech. Speaker Peel in 1885 even de- preciated the reading of a letter Bill, on the ground that it
NEW GOVERNOR OF JERUSALEM,
London, January 9,
A message from Cairo states that Mr. Roland Storrs, C.M.G., has been appointed Governor of Jerusalem in succession to Borton Pasha, who is in all-health,
NEW ADMIRALTY APPOINTMENT.
London, January 9.
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Tue Admiralty announces that Mr. Arthur Francia Pease has MR. BIRRELL ON BOOKS. from Mr. Gladstone on a certain been appointed Becond Civil Lord of the Admiralty. The new appointment le to deal with increased administrative work,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
Enemy's Short-lived Success."
London, January 3.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: An enemy local attack, supported by Hammenwerter, gained a footing in the trenches eastward of Bullecourt, but a counter-attack restor- ed the line. Eighteen Gerinans were taken prisoner. aeroplaces last evening bombed Boulers and rail-stations,
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The Griesheim Explosion.
London, January 9, Reuter's correspondent at the British Headquarters says: The whole western front is in the grip of wintry wea ther and blizzard is now raging. A letter found on a dead German relates that the great explosion at Griesham recently was followed by a huge fire, which spread rapidly, causing an explosives aned to be blown skyhigh. Numbers were killed and the disaster caused many" inhabitants of Griesheim to flee to Frankfort
RUSSIAN VIEW OF MR. LLOYD aborde's speecH.
Loudon, January 9. The "Times" correspondent at l'etrograd states toat both the Bolshevik and the Soviet official newspapers re gard Mr. Lloyd George's speech as a "plan" to make Russia pay for a peace which would be advantageous to Allied imperialists, by enabling the latter to strike a bargain at the expense of Lithuania, Courland and Poland.
The "Westminster Gazette" in commenting on this points out that the Bolsheviks, having dismantled the army and entered into peace negotiations in the teeth of the pact of London, cannot expect the Allies to sustain their cause by methods namely, fighting-which the Bolsheviks re- padiate
CANTON NEWS.
follows:-
Reopenlag of the Gladstone Library.
BOM
an attempt to carry on
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FOOTBALL.
Staff & Depts. v. Middlesex Res.
This Second Division match
was played at the Happy Valley yesterday and resulted in win
for the Staff and Depts by goals to love, Play was of a very Mr. Philip Alexize Laszlo de even character," the Middlesex
A street traffic problem of great Mr. Birrell had a subject after was promptly called to the rule: interest will soon demand solution, Lombos, the well-known Court patting up quite a good game. painter, has been interued under The latter now occupy the bottom his own heart when he declared and Mr. Ginnell, of course, has zays a Home paper.
The London Commissioner of an order signed by the Homs position of the League table. - the Gladstone Library again been repeatedly in hot water for open for use after its removal breaking this smong other rules. Police has intimated to Kensing Secretary.
A call at his boues at Palaon
The Royal Engineers meet the from the old Nations! Liberal The rule itself is quits simple: a ton Borough Council that the Club quarters
at Whitehall member may refresh his memory question as to the supply to motorGate, Kensington, elicited the in-Hongkong Football Club 12 to the Westminster Palace Hotel: by referring to nates, bas may vehicles on the road of fuel, water, formation that he and his family League match on Saturday,
It was a chat about libraries not read his speech.. "Any other and power from mechanical fit had been taking their customKick-off 4pm. rather than a speech, and con, rule," says May, "would be attinge on the public highway holiday in the country since Jals. Engineers will be represented by: politics-s8 when Mr. Birrell to the theory of debate."" In the saya that it is likely to demand Nothing was known at the house |_Clarke, Blamfield and Lucas,
tained only
distant echo of once inconvenient and repugnant engaging his attention, and he
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The Royal
about his internment.
Charters, Smith (Oapt.) and spoke of himself as "a wounded Lorde breach of it is more com argent attention after the war,
Mr. Laszlo de Lombae was White; Strange, Townsend, Gor Lord Kitchener always when motor traffic, especially the spirit" who, baring determined mon.
heavy variety, will incresse in born at Budapest in 1869. In den, Hortop, and Pascali. Lever to stand for Parliament read his speeches.
volume:
1900 he married the sixth daugh- | again, might be spered the daty.
He points out that advertiseter of the late Mr. HL Guinness, of public oratory; and when he The announcement that the
OUR GIRLS NEED RED BLOOD. pointed to the removal of the Cabinet have decided definitely ments are appearing of install-Burton Hall, Stillorgan, 00, library from the banks of the to adopt the Whitley Report asstions for the supply of petrol by Dublin, and has five sons,
In addition to his house at
The bright red colour of blood on the foot-way, and that power Palace Gate he has a studio at is caused by the presence in it of Thames as proof that evictions the basis for their programms of a flexible hose from a standpipe occur at Westminster as well as industrial reconstruction may perfor electric vehicles can be sup West House, Campden Hill Road, millions of tiny red corpuscles.
haps have the effect of emphasis-
in Ireland."
"Never," Mr. Birrell arged, ing the fact that Mr. Halcolmplied in the same way, and that sud, has been a well-known figure. It is these little bodise that carry
the tissues. They also cause the glow of health in cheeks and line. When a girl's blood is deficiant
in sheee red corpusclán, the nof
what you will. That will enable Wormwood Scrubs than to set the running of petrol engines and Pape Leo XIII. These, together becomes pale, but her body
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"cut yourself adrift from a library, Sparkes, the prime author of the doubtless attempts will be made in London society. In 1899 be I think everybody should dedicate Waitley scheme, etill remains im-to scoure permission from local was awarded the gold medal at nourishment from the blood ta
authorities tocharge rebicles from the Paris Salon for a portrait of some small part of each day to a prisoned ass conscientious objec plugs by the roadside. Similar Prince Hohenlohe, and the follow good book-Gibbon's 'Decline for. It is thought to be more to and Fall, Tristram Shandy, or the country's good to keep him in facilities are likely to be asked for ing year one for a portrait of with his paintings of King Ed- you to judge for yourself when him to the reconstruction work ordinary coal gas.
The Commissioner mentions ward VIL, Queen Alexandra, the undernourished, her weight is you take up a new book whether on which his abilites have. al- that whatever may be the merits King of Portugal, the Kaiser, and anally reduced, and an her necrea it is good, bad, or indifferent. You ready been expended to such pur- of such a system, there may be a ex-President Roosevelt
share in the general etärration, some form of nervousness follows.. Oso only do this by keeping the poss. According to "Sardonyx.
When the blood is improved in taete going. If you don't read & in the New Statesman, Mr. Lloyd great objection to it, even if an amongst his best known works.
quality the tissuen are better am afraid that may be the posi-1Cabinet to other treatment of men congregation of vehicles at any led upon him. He was made" a nourished and all the functions of good book for 30 years and L George is the one obstacle in the inevitable result were not the Military Government had decided tim of some of you at the end like Mr. Sparkes and Mr. Hab-partondan goed after the places member of the Victorian Order in the body are better performin
have been selected after the most 1910, and was ennobled by When the blood lacks red nor to despatch an expeditionary of the 30 years you will not be house.
careful consideration. Supplies the Emperor of Austria two pusoles it in s soientife fact that Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Defence. army so that the burden could able to tell a good book from a
of energy demand to have installa- years later. He is a Chevalier of course of treatment with Dr. Party tion in main roads where there is the Legion of Housut, and Williams pink pille will cause Our Usaton correspondent be redaced, and the power of bad one."
In memory of the occasion Mr candidates at the next General the greatest volume of traffic and Commander of the Royal Spanish them to increase. This ca writes under date of January 9 as the Military Government daily
developed. In conclusion, he said Birrell was asked by Mir, Faher Dr. Sua Yat-sen invited ibe that the Tachan had now reoog Dawîn; a member of the LibElection there are likely to be where the greatest demand my Order" of Isabella Is Catholics, demonstrated by a microscopia
ten or a dozen medios! men be antisipated,
In most and of the Orders of Jesus Christ examination and anyone can provS there londers of every party and every nised the Military Government, Committee, to accept the original pledged to support a programme districts where
is of Portugal, the Hohenzollern it by looking in a mirror, for loaders for tea party in the hoping that the whole inhabit of a cartoon by Sir F. Carruthers of State Medical Service: The appreciable pedestrian traffic House, and the Royal Crack increces in red blood Generalissimo's building on the ants of Kwangtung would follow Goold (who is chairman of the afternoon of the 9th inst. Dr. Squ, auit, then the Constitution might cominittee) which was published watter has not been definitely the pavements are already too Saviour, s Knight of the Anafro, quickly in the cheeki and
Some when Gladstone opened the Bled, but active negotiations narrow to meet the prement de- Hungarian. Order of the Iron
are Proceeding between a body mand. Public service requirements Cross, Chevalier of the Order brand of the eyelids, after thanking the guesta for be protected.
referred to the bombard-apseches by Wa Ting Fang and library in May, 1888. The li of doctors, several hundred strong, involve a portion of those compet. of Pius IX., and belongs to the "Plain T41 coming; the sight of the 3rd inst, Ohing Pik-kwong, it was daaided which now consists of 25,000 who hold advanced political views od paving being afilised in Order of the Prussian Crown of useful information lat ofer He said that the patience of the to convene a general meeting to booka sad over 30,000 pamphlets, number of them being various directions for lamp poste, (second:Zolass).Both Prince mother and every · growing girl. Mud before the firing was or-scheme, and also consider, met lactorily in & Ane-room facing and the Labour Party excentive, be is of opinion stay Grand Dako of Blouse hate con- a post card caking for & cops to Military Government was ex-support the expeditionary army has been rohonand most members of the Fabian Socisty pillar boxes, sign-posts, doo, and Ferdinand of Balgaria and the It will be sent free 18 &
The ides is, of course, intimately further encroachment on ferred upon him the Order of the Dr. Williams Medic dered. It was not done to affect sarera for protecting the peace of Westminster Abbey.
connected with the establishment their limited space for what Art and Science. At Barcelona 96 Escohuen Road, Shanghai. the Tachen, but for justice. Kwangtung in future,affittiA Admiral Ching, owing to strong
of a Ministry of Health, upon are private the hold in, 1911 he received the golden You will de He personally had not any bad
the necessity for which everybody canes useful, purposes should be medal at the International feelings against the Tachus, who persuasions made by many im was now coming to his senses and portant persons, has allowed the
seems to be agreed, and medical jealously regarded. Es cumdere
úbition and its diploma ofling K would do everything in future as commanders of the gunboats The Emperor of Japan has man employed in the new State that the question should be honour the following years autording to the pubis will. The which fired gune on the city not donated $10,000 to a Japanese service wald aim at being what considered in all its bearings se armine in Kwangtung were at to be shot. He will convene LLC. A chort which is to be the Berwand Damion called the 2000 as possible, in ord present too many and weres bur-court martial to deal with the made amongst the soldiers at the other dabaalin parian of the deanita policy may den to the gentry,Tuecefore the osse.
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