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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1918.
rule which
Another Hua Outrage,
DAY BY DAY.
The torpedoing of the British hospital abip Bows by the Ger
THE TRAPPINGSOPAMONARCHY mane appears to be nothing more wOULD SET UP AN ORDINARY nor less than a diabolical outragè, | COMMONWEALTH-Dr. Johnson. an action of a ferocious and bir barous character, and one ibst could be committed only by
To-morrow's Anniversary. To crow is the. 60 birinday
people willowing in the sleagh of the Marquis .cl Crews.
of savagery. Accidents happen;
but this was no accident. It was
a deliberate and fiendish piece
The Dollar:
W18
The opening rate of the dollar of work that could have been on demand to day committed by the modern Bans 3s. only. The Raws, it is officially
stated, displayed all the lighte
tion and what not, besides
0.5/8d.
Stolen Gunny,Bags.
LAST NIGHT'S OUTBREAK,
Prompt Action of Firemen Prevents a Disaster,
ww
a
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY,
HONGKONG HOTEL FIRE, THE FREIGHT MARKET.
Messrs. Snowman and Company's Report:
What extolly is a pan? The Mesare, Snowman and Ca. re baze was started recently by Mr. pors se follows under date of Bobert Lind when he instanced. January 5 :--
s8s particularly good pan of Mr. Since we last reported on the Chesterton's the statement that 22ad ultimo business has been Q1000 Mary “set - herself” to- There were toones of great rether quiet, little time obartering barn out "No Popery and man excitement at the Hongkong having been arranged, mainly aged to burn it in.". Now I sube Hotel last night, when a fire of due to owners' ideas of raten, mit that that is no pun at all, but: considerable dimensions began bingo high. Although the mere quip, which may belong- in a small way on the first floor demand is strong the only to the arms genus, bat is not of and evenically spread to the very fixture reported is 1,400 tons the same species. A pun," here' Concealed Oplum.
oof of the building, which was all told rossel at $40,000 per the "Century" Dictionary, "i
play upon two senses of the same. add makings required by the An elderly woman, who WEB
DOB, at one point, well ablase month for nine months, Hague Convention, and was not searched at the Kwloon tailway It originated in the dining room. We last reported the Saigon/ word or sound, and its eff or is to and had not been within the soatation yesterday, was found to kitchen and sparks set fire to a Hongkong rate at $1.05 par pical szoite a sense of the Indiorona"
10 'Murray's” and the “Standard” called barred sine delimited by have a quantity of opium in her wooden wentilsting shaft which at which figure it remained for the Germans. For what reason pora ssion, this being concealed therefore wae rash a Tresel desmong her clothing Before Mes up to the filth flor, where te dare and a smail and substantially support this, visw troyed? Doubtless the least bad J. R. Wrot, at the Police Court the greatest damage was done. medium sized vessel were Bred, and we also have. Addie
Three rooms in the direct It then strengthened to $1.07 by suocinot definition à conceit of the vile German barbarisas this morning, she was seat-Doodline of the fire were more or leas the fixture of a small sized out- arising from the use of two words s may whine that they believed the to two monthe hard labour.
eriously effected, the attic at the sider. Offers were then made of that agree in the sound but ditare top was badly burned, and, worst $1.10 but the only farther basi in the sense. The only possible A. S. WATSON & Co, Ltd., veesel carried soldiers, acomoni
of all, thousands of feet of paw nese reported was the fixture of way by which Mr. Chesterton's - wounded soldiers. The cowardly Found walking in D. Vaux and expensive carpets on the mall sised Japanese steamer use of the word "barn" oan be oata have always some such Road West with several guy stairways and the corridors of the for 8 round trips at $1.30 per brought within the fold is to lay an exceedingly strong emphasis whine to make. But it will avail bags in his possession. Chinese five fixers were practically spoiled pisal. then nothing. The sinking of was arrested by a lakong on by water. The actual damage by Exports of Rine:-From Saigon on the differenss between the the Rews is like the sinking suspicion, and it later transpired fie was, sa evente tarded out, not from 19 January to 26th burning of the body and the of the Britannic and other bos that the huge had been stolen: Dital ehips; like the sicking aleu fom the Kwong Tick Wharf, very serious, but it was only by ember, 1917. smausted to branding of the mind which of the Lusitania, the Beever and Connaught Road West. Before Props preventive mesenres that 93,297 tons, as compared with the least makes a very bad, not many other ships on board of Mr. J. R. Wood this morning, the big disaster way obviated. As 310,781 tone for the same period 7ery good, pan. Bat, perhaps
Bagration from a distance it 2 white round affted rice, stands authority. which were women and children. thief was sent to prison for six was, to those who saw the con- last year. The quotation for No. Me. Lynd can produce his ow Long ago the Germans, by their weeks with hard labour.
appeared, from the height to at $3.20 per pical fo.b. Saigon
Every day 5,000 man op leave diabolis ferocity, earned for
A Charge that Falled. which the flames leapt, that a big for November/December ship
ment;
from the front or the military themselves so everlasting detes A Chinese was charged before blazi was in progress
Bigon/Philippines :—We have | stations have to be provided br tation which nothing can ever Mr. J. R. Wool, at the Police The first signs of the fire were
at Manich. They are met at the mitigate. Today they are living Cart this morning with the un- detected by some of the hotel nothing to report.
to central railway station, and as- up to their reputation.
lawfal possession of tea, tale of boys" on the fifth for, who Saigon Java: Nothing
leave in for different periods, the opium dross. Inspector O'Sullin iced emote isaing forth from report.
Bangkok/Hongkong :--We ad- taak of handing to them the co7- The German Offensive.
Tan stated that the lakɔng wie Bm No. 575. Tain was some- It is now a certain es it is arrested the man alleged thas be where about 10 30 p.m. and soon rised the closing of this rate in rest number of the right kind of likely to be that the Germans are cffered money a briba, the whole hotel was astir, as the our last report at $1.60 per pioni food cards is not simple,
noticed by for inside the bar loading, but on seven days' leave, which in preparing for a big offensive on After hearing the evidence, his fis-e had been the Western Front. It was inevit Worship came to the conelosios residents occopying rooms in an indicated a weakening of this clades fire meat days, receives,
for 2,000+ able bat euch should take place that it was insufficient spd die adjoining wing of the building. figure, which duly came about, sa besides vouchers
Mr. White, a member of the hotel it now stands at $1.00/$0.90 per grammes of bread and four, the Boon, and two reason are doubtless charged the man.
eteff, was also among those who pical for insideutside the bar following cards; 10 mest, 14 responsible for the preparations
The police reportslist the body first observed signs of the out- loading respectively, with no potato, I fat, I. groceries, 7 milk,
7 sugar, 1 cheese, legg. being harried on. One of the
Coal:-The demand is not.. that the intercal of an noknown Chinese, aged break. A rapid investigation of fixtures reported. | reasons" 18 situation in Germany is now of about 30 years, fairly well dress the master disclosed the fact tha sach & serious character that led in semi-European clothee, has the fire had got quite a grip strong and the Japir/Hongkong woodwork of the rats is, nominally, Yen 14.00 per Little local business has peace for Germany "is prob- been found on the billside be of the
absolutely essential tween May Road and Conduit | ventilating shaft and we burn too.
been done and only the fixture of ably an
Read with need within
a wound in the ing rather fiercely at the top. iew Dext months. Hence, the Haus bope romsch. It is sappo ed to be The hotel staff at once got to medium sized ca eider et 89.75
Hongay/dongkong is reported. hard As they case of murder. By the manner in work with the fire appliance on If our enemies or the peatral natione were ever really in doubt by hitting as Ba to the objects for which the Allies are waging war, they will possibly can-(sad one of the which the deceased was dressed the premises and in a short space газу be is napped to have been of time had several lengths of from now henceforward have no excare for complaining of the telegrams aaya that we
hose connected up and were not actually touched by the fire.metant supervision. The cards- embiguity of the Entente's policy Laat week-end, Mr. Lloyd expect their maximum "effort) eboymas.
Sugar Refinery Theft. playing streams of water on the The three room which suffered removed ander military George catlined, in definite, concise and conviering language, the to obtain peace terms of 28 An employee of the China centre of the trouble. In a very moet were N. 375, 475 guard, azd remain so until the aims and motives inspiring the Allied nations in their determine satisfactory a kind as they can tion to fight out the issue until complete vindication of their ideals possibly expect. They are, it is Sagar Rinery was charged few minutes alb, a number of and 575, sitasted respectively on sctual distribution. The numbers is secured. Hard on his declaration comes the masterly and most reported, prepared to risk" before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the volunteer Fire Brigade members the third, fourth and fifth flora. returned are carefully obecked comprehensive re-statement of the same subject embodied in Pre-second Verdan and a disstrous Police Court this morning, with were on the spot, and it is gener- The ventilating shaft rage up the against those given out, and any by the ione expires, is pulped, vident Wilson's Message to Congress, which is well deeoribed as the peace" on this effort. The Hans' the largery of 63 lbs. of sugar ally conceded that the work they side of each of these, and it was surplus, when the period covered,
Héequires them to forward their names and addresses with mmunications- addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for All communicationslätended for publication should be addressed
publisation, but as an evidence of their bona fides.
the Editor.
Business correspond. nce should be sent to the Manager.
Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.
Telephone: No. I A.B.C., 5th edition.
Western Union" Office addrees: 11, Ios House St.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1918.
THE ALLIES
STAND.
the
Supposed Murder.
a
One problem throughout Ger- many has been to deal with the extensive forgery of food cards, and Manich olsima to have solved water it. The paper bears mark, and the sheets are number ed before being supplied to the printera, who work under
American President's greatest Stats 'paper. In that Message, the second reason for their offensive He was found leaving the worke did had a big effect in keeping necessary, in order to get to the still under the strictest supervia-; head of the American nation has laid down fourteen concrete con-jis doubiless the well-founded and i with the sugar in his pocket, and the oatbresk within limite daring Best of the fire, to tear apion. The paper which given these
all three
zoome,
Then
"Gone west," says a "corre spondent to a Home paper, in generally used by our boys in
France to mean "dead," and I
hsi-tion,
31
ditions which the Allies insist on having included in any peace growing anxiety they feel regard-some more sugar was later found its early stages. The worst effacta parte of the boring 89 well
card system is excellent-if only arrangement, and for the securing of which we are secured that the ing the weight and power and carefully concealed round his were felt in the attio between as to smash in the ventilator particulare adds sadly. The people of the United States are ready to devote their lives, their lasting strength behind the Allied waist. His Worship sentenced the ceiling of the top floor and itself in honour and everything they possess. That is the prime value of Forces blows when once the him to six weeke hard labour and the roof, which is used as a farn. Fortunately, all these roams were we could say the same of the food
iture store-room. This was soon vacant at the time. By stout supply." bao really four hours' skols the historio utterance, for never more can it be said that the Allies, United States
From Hongkong.
well alight and the dimes even 11,30 p.m. the fire was got well are continuing the war for vague and nebulong reasons. Here we entered the struggle. The
Night and Day, the organ of extended into the centre of the io hand, but later on it was have, in black and white, the Allies' charter. By it the free demo German Government may D. Barnardo'a Homes, acknow. room, where several beams were noticed that the ventilating shaft cracies of the world are prepared to stand or fall.
and probably do endeavour to
floor level. Hongkong. Thas writes the here that many of the panes of third Taken in the main, President Wilson's declaration is really an mislead the German nation as to ledges & remittance of £100 from charred. So fierce was the fire was again smouldering on the enlargement, in rather more detail, of the teree triple formals with what the entrance of America gender: I have much pleasure glase literally melted. There was practically the whole length have not yet seen an explanation which Mr. Lloyd George summed up his recent speech. The really means, but that they do in ones more sending you our no lack of willing helpers, for in of it passing through Room 375 for the adoption of this phrase difference between the two lies in the fact that the British Premier not intend to delude themselves contribution, the result of dona addition to the Fire Brigade, was pulled down in order to stay which is one of many that have come into use during this war. dealt chiefly with basic principles, whereas President Wilson has on the point is evident from the ions and work done daring Leat. which was quickly on the coane, fresh outbreak here.
With dozens of fire-hoses Browsing last night in my Chin gone a step further by applying those principles specifioslly to the preparations they are making to It is the first time we have reach and the hotel staff, several re-, several coborste questions which are bound to form the subject avoid the blow. The Angload three figures." Earlier amounts sidents lant a band in the task of brought into play, it was only see dictionary,which, being matter of any peace deliberations, either now or in the future. French Armies are ready to meet from the same souros in Hong-suppressing the outbreak. Mr. natural that the premises ebould published in 1811, cannot be That is a happy circumstance, for in matters of this kind, involving the Germans onslaught and are issues of life and death to millions of mankind, it is an essential sanguins that they will cope with kong have bean £20, £35, £33 and J. B. Taggart (manager) and Mr. be floded, especially as it was on consed of adoption, I find the £50. Now comes the splendid H. N. Beaurepaire (assistant the top floor that the greater phrase hai-hsi (pronounced haey- "requirement that no room is left for confusion of thought. What it successfully.
|lasp to £100.
manager) were also soon on the volume of the water was seed, sha), which literally is returned will strike the open-minded reader of the Meassige most of all, next
Armed Robbery. scene and did good work in As a consequence, streams of want, translated as “to die to its self-evident sincerity and manifest consistency, is its trals A Little "Plan."
A case of armed robbery bas superintending the ate. water flowed down the stairwaye (Buddhist term)," Can it be shaw RODE West is. cousin, toʻ democratic ring. Not once, but many times, President Wilson Of the many comments made bean reported by the police from When the fire first broke out into the corridors and percolated makes it plain that America has no time for Imperialian or militar on Mr. Lloyd George's recent Taumati,
Blighty," which we know to be fore. A married womso, many of the hotel residents had through the various ism in any shape or form, and that what she, in common with the speech, in which he pointed out living at 17, Battery Street re-retired for the night, and, awaken. There wae, in fact, a regular indoo? To carry the meaning other Allies, is aiming to secure is a confederation of nationalities with mach bogency, care and ports that early yesterday morned from their alambers by the torrent wing even
on the farther, who may, by ridding the world of the curse of military power, be able candour what are the views of the ing she was, with another woman general commotion created, some ground for and earging through heaven, is the paradise of the BO that hui-hai, to live on equal terme of liberty and safety one with another. And British and their Allies, surely and some children, eitting in a at first imagined that a serious the main entrance. Carpets and Buddhists,
"returned west, would really to show that the Allies have no other aim then that, President Wilson, none is so extraordinary as that room at the above addrear, when confisgration bad broken cat. In faroitars were literally soaked, in one of the most, pregnant passages of his utterance, frankly attributed to the Bolsheviks, who, a knock was heard at the door. On consequence, many gathered to even the new appointments in mean "gone to heaven." declares that Germany can be admitted to that circle, provided she ss Everybody knows, still reign the door being opened for men gether what personal belongings the ladies' drawing room on the
Sir Alfred Robbins, who is the is willing to aescolate herself with the peace-loving nations of the supreme in Bassis. In the Prime armed with revolvere, entered. they could and, attired in sleep first floor auff ring badly. Top World in covenante of justice, law and fair dealing. Bat the ean Minister's speech the Bolshevik They bound and gagged all the ing garb, congregated in little damage thus effacted must doyen of Parliamentary journalista only come in on a level of equality with others.
and the Soviet newspapers see a inmates and stole from boxes knots away from the locality of be very considerable, but is, of and was lately knighted, is almu se To sum up, we require of Germany the definite renageiation of plan to make Russia pay for iwellery valued at $954, and the fire. Kack baggage and course, covered by insurance. Its Freemason and President of the territorial aggrandisement and military domination; the evacuation pesos which will be advantageous clothing valued at $95, together clothing were removed from the extent is not at the moment known. United Grand Lodge of England. of all territory which she has occupied during the war; the handing to the Allied Imperialists, by ea- with $120 in money, $1,050.20 rooms near to the source of As to the cause of the onbreek, Recently at the Freemasons Hall back of Alsace-Lorraine; full and general recognition of the right abling the latter to strike bar- altogether. The men, made good the cutbreak and stacked in it is conjectured that some work the Lodge presented him with s of all nationalities to decide their own destiny, without outside gain at the expense of Lithasaia, their eacspe.
the corridors and in the men who had been engaged in gold watch in recognition of his interference of any kind; the restoration (as distinct from the Courland, and Foland.” “ Allied
lean. downstairs. The smoke the kitchen had left s lighted services to Freemasonry and of evacuation) of Balgium; and a willingness to join in a general and Imperialists" is decidedly good Bricks were fang and fists quickly, penetrated several rooms, candle there in a Chinese lantern, the honour of knighthood recently World-wide reduction of armaments as well as in an abandonment almost rich, in fact, in its engges-were used in a fight between the areating the impression that the which probably caught he conferred upon him by the King- of searst diplomacy and in the formation of a League of Nations for tiveness of how the Bolshevik crews of two cargo boats, which affair was more serious than it the sparks arcending the ventila At the same time the Lodge, pre- the mutual protection of all. These are the main terms of which Socialist mind regarde that of took place on the Prays, Kennedy really was, and some of the ladies ting haft, setting it ablesented a gold wrist watch so Lady the Allies will require recognition before they can think of laying; those who are not so they them- Town, yesterday. It appears that and children became rather panio.
Palice report states that the Robbins. Among those who took. down their arme, Whether he is speaking for the Allies as a whole selves. Everyone knows that the the fight started as the result of stricken until secured that there fre
apnoead to have been part in the ceremony were the or for America în particular we do not know, bat President Wilson Allies are fighting for the 'collision between the brate, and was no imminent danger.
from a range Grand Wardens, Lord Rhondda goes one step further when he formulates the idea of equality of rights of small nations and even by the time an Indian Bergsint gentleman who was seen wonder,
shaft, but we are and General Sir Francis Lloyd. trade conditions among all the nation within the new.confederation of those who were, like Poland, had got the men under control ing abomain, his dressing 201
kurkom kitchen
Boom! But, even with that assurance, we, do not think it probable that legitimately endeavouring to two of them needed to be sent to and pyjamas, and ghoa room Germms, will yet prescribe to the conditions, stipulated. The stia ustionality. Lithuania, the Government Civil Hospital was in very close proximity to man nok acceptance of such a programme would mean the ustez surrender of Courland and Poland my there for their head wounds to be the fire, aronted his wife from There was Pan-Germanism, which is still all too strongly entrenched to give, fore fest eury, as i; la absurd to dressed. They looked a repeat sleep on seeing the reflection of promoin is without & struggle. The prospects, therefore, are all in favour say that at their expense a "plan" aut orowd before MdB Wood the dimes and conveyed her gade torne of a longer war still, and, having clarified their position, the Allies is being heiched whereby they, at the Magistracy this morning, downstairs, contenting himself work, ibs valdeh must now turn from talk to further notion fill they are in a position through Bussis, will be called when five of them were fined $5 with anatching up his watch Volunteer firemen to dictate terms. As we read the signs of the times, only a revolt upon to pay the piper while the ench and the other round over to before leaving. An matters torn, Brigads actually ! arri in Germany can shorten the war. For the respective official policies, others enjoy the danos.”-
be of good Esharit
mya especially appreciated.. of the Allies and their foos are so wide seunder sa the poles,
A Battle Royal,
ed out, however
last evening. geoħral" praise at the
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