GENERAL NEWS.
Capt. W.-R. McBalc
aptain W. R. McBain, Royal ring, Corpe, the second son of Mr. MoBain, Cecile Court, has been awarded the Military Cross. Ho
has also been recommended for a French decoration and haa been several times mentioned in -despatchea. At present he is with the 47th Squadron R. E.C. with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in Balonika.
U.S. and China's Tarili. Mr. J. R. Bague, accompanied by his wife and daughter and Mr. Lorton accompanied by his wife, United States representatives to the Chinese Tari Commission, arrived in Shangbai on Saturday from Americs. These gentlemen, with Mr. Jalean Arnold, will compose the United States* representati pi
Pershing Says "Walt and See."
A prominent British politician who has just relarned from France and a visit to the American training asmp is very enthusiastic regarding the thoroughness and extent of the United States pre paration. Nó détailed information may yet be given of the number of American soldiers now o France, but, according to General
by Pershing himself spring there will be a formidable force ready to tsko the field. "General Pershing is highly
Dext
aransed at the efforts of Berlin to -perenade the German people that the military forces of America can nerar be made effective on the Western front "When we are ready," he is reported to bewe said, our weight will be sufficient to tarn the scale. The Allies will get through."
Hangchow's Bad Roads.
The Hangobow correspondent of be N.O. Daily News writes:- On Friday so insurance company's representative here on basies wae doing a sprint to catch the afternoon express for Shanghai
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MAN CONFESSES TO 23 MURDERS.
Many Crime, Mysteries (Cleared, Balph Daniells, known also sa Ralph the Barber," who was brought back to New York from Reno, Nevada, recently, having in which ex-King Constantine been indicted in Kings County sacrificed the interests of his for the murder of a boy in Navy people for the sake of his cherish Street, Brooklyn, has confessed ed connection with the Kaiser, according to Mr. Edward Swann, the whole series of secret tele- District Attorney, to having been grams exchanged between Athens implicated in twenty-three mur and Berlin before the dethronedere committed in Manhattan, ment. These telegrams number Brooklyn, Long Island City, 89 is all. The following. Yonkers, and Philadelphia. slightly abridged transistion of farther documents of the eeries that were communicated to me, was made before him and an Assistans District Attorney, of to-day
his staff, and Åssistant District
From Er-King Constantins to M. Theotokis [Minister Bt Berlin March 10, 1916 -
"Falkenhausen bas informed
The confession, Mr. Swoon
Attorney Warbare, of Kinge
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us of the intention of the Allied said, Danielle cleared op many troops to cccupy the Pass of unsolved murder mysteries and
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Demir Hierar, between Mounts gave as his reason for the murdere CEO. P. LAMMERT. Beleas and Tchengbel, as a de. the fact that the victims had fensiva messure in consequence gained the enmity of a Brooklyn of the sation of the Anglo-French, gang known as the "Neopolitans" To-day personalities still con- and has requested us to evscaste
and & gong in Manhattan known 18 "The Siciliana." tinue to deminats the country. that sector. I replied that we "It is necessty that America were awaiting from the Imperial get a true perspective of Rassia Government the declaration that because she is the only country has been demanded".
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"In regard to Prince Nicholsa's
Among the murders mentioned by Danielle, Mr. Swann ssid, wae the murder of Guisello
Gallucci, the Harlem "Gambling King," two years ago.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
By Order of the Mortgagee As the result of Danielle's Pacoiano, and Gratang started received instructions to sell by revelations, Detectives Di Martino, MR. GEO. P LAMMERT has out to round up the men mention Public Auction
Ciro
ON
THURSDAY,
PUBLIC AUCTION,
By Order of Mortgagees
AR. GEO. P. LAMMERT has received instructions to sell by Public Auction
ON
FRIDAY,
the 25th day of January, 1918. at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. at his Sa es Rooms, Duddell.
Street,
THE
VALUABLE. VERY LEASEHOLD PROPERTY situ ate at Victoria aforesaid and registered in the Land Office
maining
ed in the confession, and later
Morelli, bis brother, Vincent, sad the 24th day of January, 1918, 25 Setortion of Marius in General
irm's Little Italy and nephews of Nicholas Arra, residents of Har Lapo, the Wolf," now serving forty years in Atlanta for counter- feiting. These men were held in
at 3 p.m. at his Sales Room, Duddell Stroet, Victoria, Hongkong. The following Valuable Hongkong, viz
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Lot No. 183 and Section and The Remaining Portion of Marine Lot. No. 189 together with the messuages thereon Lease-known as NOS, 1. 2., 3, 4 and 5,
414, 415, 418, 420, 492 and 424 DES VEUX ROAD, WEST.
IN FIVE LOTS. 1-Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Hill Road. Area about 7216 square feet.
ALL THAT piece or parcel of
said and known
ground situate at Viatangared
in the Land Office as Section 0 Lot of Northern Portion of the Praya Reclamation to Marine Lot No.
Οι
Lot
The
Area about 7142 aquara, feet.
3.-Nos. 40, 412 and 414-
Des Voix Road West, Area about 3759 square feet.
great force aginst the station gate fractured his right arm' in sever- sl places, dislocated his left elbow, and cat his head. He was
bst can help her. The Russian From M. Theotokie to the King, taken to the 0. M. S Hospital
pesasnt at heart has a distrust for Jane 6, 1916:-- where his injuries wers attended
Paris. "If America would an England, a dislike bordering on "The Chancellor sent for me to witboat delay. Os Thursday, derstand that Raseia is no more fi batred for Japan, and at present, and requested me to express to Mrs. Taylor, of the C. I. M., wae for self-government than Mexico believe, certain undefaed your Majesty hie concern re the thrown out of her ridebs and and that the men now directing it hesitancy in regard to France. Dor Begration at Tatoi and his joy broke her arm and was badly destinies are not as well-versed in America he considers the cradle at your Majesty'a and bruised. The streets are so rough statecraft as the men composing of democracy and feels that the family's epospe. In my cfficial arraigoed before Jadge Nott the Carranza government they United States is a sincere friend, dispatch 1989 your Majesty will
and anxious to help him. eager
find an account of the official "Accordingly. governmental unit that will be Americe that can bring Russia dispatch will, therefore, confius it is only of our conversation. My present helpful to the allies."
10 5 realisation of the part it itself to the confidential talk of A French diplomat, who had should yet play in the war against the Chancellor." been attached to the French Germany. To day there is no At a meeting of the Association embassy is Petrograd and had denying the fact that the country journey To Bussis, I deemed it $15,000 bail each by Judge Notthold Property situate at Victoria HILL ROAD and NOS. 410, 412,
describing to a small group of and less loss to know just exactly this mission. I explained?] to any attempt to bail the men would recently returned to Paris, wat hee pot ite heart in the straggle right to explain the character of and Mr. Swann announced that at Burlington House, Piccadilly, Americans conditions se, they why it is fighting. The Ear. bins the the visits at Prince result in their being arraigned on Mr. O.J. Stewart (Public Tros existed in Hassia,
opean belligerente may well be Nicholas and Prince Andrew to charges of murder." tee), the chairman and treasurer,
"You should remember," he aspected by her of having selfiah Petrograd and London respective |-- announced that the council very continued, "that the Kassion is and alterior
Amerios ly have no political, but solely that I may communicate them to regret'ally naked the members to accept their resignation. The Goverment to him is a matter of York Evening Post.
more oriental than Europesa sana shove anspicion."-New dynastic, objects. The princes the Prince on his arrival hers, 1200. Together with the messuage Lot 2-Nos. 4 and 5 Hill Road.
erected thereon known as No. are instructed to explain your may add that all necessary pre 102 Connaught Road West Vic. Essociation was formed to appeal personality rather than principle.
Majesty's policy to the Sovereigns cautions can be taken that the to the patriotism of the individual
toria aforesaid. Froportion sil You
Merion,
of Rassit and Great Britain and proposed interviews remain and to promote a truer ander-
Annual Crown rent $27.12.-rea to impress on them that the policy secret."
about 1352 square feet. standing of the national effort and I was with our legation in Mexico City for two years. The
followed by their Govaromenta
from M. Theotokis to the King, property is subject to a Lease Mexican peon is a Villista, s An sotion bas been called in Greece only tenda to June 13, 1916;--
for 5 Chinese years from 29th Carranzists, a Z patists, always before Lord Sande in the Edin undermine, the Throne without a follower of some men He is burgh Court of Session in which practical advantage. I laid created a great impression here. of $240.
"Recent events in Greece bave August, 1916, at a monthly rent Lot 4-Nos. 415.418 and 470 Des Devez fighting for anything Margaret Brown Johnstone, of stress on the fact that the It is generally admitted that we politically concrete, but follow Linthouse, Govan, and other objects of their Highnesses' could not do otherwise than yield, bie tesder to whichever side he seek to have the heritors of the mission were strictly defined, although it is remarked that we
West Parish Church, Greenook, having no referente to drift,
your might have yielded, conditionally: The Russian monjk is interdicted from selling the old Majesty's political orientation, upon the evacuation of our own conoterpart of the Mexican peop, barying ground of the parish, and are particularly to revive the territory by the Entente troops, politically. He has for centurice which contains the grave of sympathies existing between the seeing that now. the Parliament- looked upon the Czar as the "Higland Mary," the early love Boyal Family and the Courts of ary elections will be held under little father," a tangible per- of Robert Barns. The "paranere Petrograd and London, which had the pressure and infiserce of sonslity whom he mere or less claim to bava a patrimonial asteris much cooled. Leaded by Anglo-French-bayonets deified, rather than the mere head interest in the ground, and there expressing the hope that the "But this is a mere academic of a form of goverament. lfore object to the sale.
Emperor and the Imperial Go expression of opinion. vernment would nuderstand the bere gaite realise your Moj sty's necessity of these stepe.
difficulties, and do not desire to "Bollweg replied that he crosse them by advice or Fag- understood perfectly the necessi
gestione There is reason to ties which diotated this course, believe that the people here will and expressed the bope that is accommodate themselves to the THE HONGKONG & SOUTH would be successful. He thanked new situation of Effaire. though CHINA WAR SAVINGS me for the trank and loyal stats they seriously fear that the prea
ASSOCIATION. menta I had proffered and begged are of the Entente, with the me to call on Jagow and repent connivanos of Venizelos, will my statements to him in order continue, in order, by provoking that he might communicate with internal troubles, to sobieve their A Membership of the above the Emperor. By the number of well-known aime. What greatly Association may be obtained questions the Chancellor asked in preoccupies the German official from all the Banks or from the 1 connection with Prince Nicholas's mind, is the ides that Veniz slog, undersigned.
required for the successful pro seon ion of the war. The special Committee appointed to consider the position of the scciety report
ed that as War Savings work and Food Economy has been taken up by the Government, there was me object that, as a corporate body, they could undertake now For that reason the council asked the members to accept their resignation. The Countess Fer rera, who seconded the motion, said that the work of the society had been accomplished. The motion, waaagreed to.
may
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journey and the possibility of his backed by the Entento, may THE UNION INSURANCE visiting Berlin, I inferred that he triumph at the elections, an event SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD., would like to meet his Royal which would here undesirable Highness on his return from Pet. consequences. They have a lively rograd. If our Majesty seerno ob- regret for the departare of 8c jection to such a visit I venture to ↑rmans," who hai won their dots la beg for your Majesty's commands Brands and sateens
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Area about 8748 square.
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Lot 5. Nod 422 and 424 Dea
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