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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE LABOUR CORPS.
Missionaries as Officers and Chaplains.
London, Febrasry 12. Hoping to encourage rectaiting for the Labour Corps, the Government has asked some of the Church Missionary Society's missionaries to raise doable Companies from among their Christiane and to accompany them as efficere and casplaica. Accordingly, three of the Society's missionaries are now in charge of Indians working behind the lines and four in charge of Chinese, while eight are serving with the Labour Corpe in Africa.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
LORD CURZON ON THE WAR SITUATION.
on
an
London, February 13.. in In the House of Lords,
the conreS of the
Curzon the
said
the.. Address, Lord Jebato
marked Conference
important Imperial War step in the constitutions development of the Empire. Geo- graphical conditions prevented frequent meetings, but the prosecution of the war, the supply of men, peace, and the after the war conditions were matters concerning which we should gain by deliberating with our overseas fellow sub- jects. He paid a tribute to the type of Dominion and Indian soldiers to be seen daily in the street. The suc cess of the Palestine expedition was regarded all over the world as the sacred symbol of coming victory. (Cheers).AÏÏ boped that Palestine would never be allowed to revert to the Turks The Arabs had assisted us to inflict heavy de- feats on the enemy.
"All must sympathise with Rumania Her position was not due to failure of the Western Allies but to ber geogra phical isolation since she had been deserted by Russia. In France our position was one of expectancy but the Allies had men to meet the onslaught, munitions equal to the enemy's and our moral was never higher. (Cheere). The Versailles Council justifed the most sanguine expections. It was inevitable that the military representatives at Ver- sailles should be invested with greater power as time went "on... They had to deal efficiently and promptly with a situa tion which did not always permit of reference to distant Governments. The suspicions levelled against the Council were without foundation. He expected as regards military dispositions its executive functions would not be modified,
THE WESTERN FRONT...
London, February 12.
A French communique reports reciprocal artillery activ- ity in Champagne, on the right bank of the Meuse and in the Vosges. French airmen brought down four German aero- planes and dropped 8,000 kilogrammes of bombs on the onemy's depots and railway stations, notably on the rail- way station of Metzsablons, where fire broke out.
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GERMAN FEARS ON BELGIAN COAST.
Larger North Sea Minefield.
Accsterdam, Nɔv, 16.-The Germana evidently are about to
extend their minefield in the
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A Terrible Visitation at Swatow.
Eastern Extension, Australasia & China Telegraph Co.
Accounts now to hand show that the darthquake shocks, of Wednesday and Thursday were far more seriously felt in Swatow then in Hongkong. The tremors were particularly violent, sad immense damage was done to ative ad foreign baildinge. Hundreds of bouses collapsed. while it is calcalated that from 600 to 1,000 Chinese lost their lives, many hundreds of others being injered. The ground was rent by big fissures in many places, while water sur steam ars said to have sushed forth from many of these crevices.
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stress of
Standard Oil Report. News received from the repre“ Fentative of the Standard Oil Company Roes to confirm that the shocks felt were terrible and have cased numerans deaths and untold damage. A letter, hurried ly written in the circumstances, says that s vary savers shcek was falt about 2.10 p.m. and lasted about aminate. Houses fell and there was a scene of confusion never equalled in the port. To make matters worse, there were several other ebooks which completed the damage already done. When the first sbock was felt, thousands of people left their houses and watched their homes ruined by a euccession of tremore.
Baker, YMUA, from Ran- goon Sub
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Clark Circus, from Hano Danica, from Saigon. Fruin Kremlin, from Tientsin. Gibson Engineer, from Sydney. Monsha Singh, from San Francisco.
Orsine, Hongkong Hotel, from Saigon.
Vacher, from Mandinh.
J. K. GIBSON,
. Superintendent, Hongkong, Feb. 7, 1918.
The Great Northern Telegraph Company, Ltd.
Itakura, Matsubara Hotel, from Kobe.
Bykors oo Moutries, from Yokohama
Calinet, ofo Banker Co., Woour Road, from Shanghai.
Kwonghingloong, from Yoko hama.
Kiankee, from Amoy. Kwongshanpo, from Kobe.
T. KRING. Act. Superintendent. Hongkong, Feb 15, 1918.
Absentee with Peace
Pamphlets-
Arthur Leslie Quilli,
bo
French Soldiers Furnished -with Outfits..
HISTORY MADE IN
· BERLIN.
London War Council
14 1913
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"Germany is envions of cur
to give Fence to understand that England would not tolerate in Any Car War of aggression. against Germany with the object of regaining Alap and Lorraine. Bir Edward Grey replied that this was the garest ?way, thes The Hamburger Nachrickles arctigally to preserve peace: peso- Mirzoles of besling have played publishes, sad other papers toally the matter wor otherwise. prominently reproduce, a report England must in all ciromatandon as important a part in this was of an alleged. British Crown retrin s free hand. - as mirzola of heroism, and the Council concerning speedy war
~~Lord "Morley "Teplied "that" "Sir Edward Grey's argumenta það large percentage of recoveries against Germany. from wounds "show" that the This report, which the paper not convinced him.
An interval then took place and says that it has received from technique of the army surgeon thoroughly trustworthy sonroe, the sitting was resumed an hour. has progressed as rapidly sa his states that a searst meeting of a later.
Lard Kitchener again spoke, that of the artilleriat. Perhaya limited camber of Privy Council. the most important advance is in 100a took place in July. 1913, at ending with the words
the Downing-street residence of the prevention and killing of the Prime Minister, Mr. Arquilh rish inheritance. There is no infection in wounds. Soch Mort of those were invited only other way but to fight. It i rather complicated processes shortly before, and were informed never good to postpone the in- ow that devised by Drs. Carrel verbally. It was simultaneously evitable.
Replying to Lord Morley, Sir impressed on them that the sit- and Datin bare been used ex fir must remain secret, and thas, Edward Grey said that he hold ensively in army hospitals and nothing was to appear in the ence more that to make ellaris to bave been daly noticed. Press.
anvited Privy reach an understanding with Ger- Bat
soldier Coatcillors were to know nothing many concerning naval arms= lying in "No Man's Land or of it. King George attended the mold was deelen. Moreover, she s hidden in a shell-crater, may now sitting. About 40 to 45 persons First Lord of the Admiralty would keep his wound clean until the were present, including. Lord make some announcements fram" stretcher bearers find him. French Lansdowne and some others who which they would see that it was soldiers are being furnished stood very close personally to not always advisable still further to postpone s' war which must with antiseptic compound King Edward... which can be applied very easily. Lord Morley opened the sitting come some time. La Nature tells us. It is a mix-) with a few words, after which ture of powdered chloride of lime Mr. Asquith announced that the hour-long statement, declaring and powdered boric acid. Each King would personally attend, that it appeared to him better not soldier now carries a small fisk and that Lord Kitchener would to wait till naval warfare had of this mixture and a glass make a statement concerning the possibly undergone a complete inenfilter, or blower, to projset military relations of the Powers revolution. the powder upon the wound on the European Continent. After Lord Kitchener's flert asoptically. This can be done, Some time atterwards the King speech an incident conured, we are told, without causing appeared, soccmpanied by Lord significant in the light of Inter pain, even when the nerves Knollye, Lord Kitchener, and the events. When Lord Kitchener, io concluding his review, summ Esve been actually laid bare, latter's staff. the only sensation being one of
the
stricken
The
Mr. Churchill made a nearly
Lord Kitchener delivered aed up the German and Anehian Entopeans also fled into open was arrested by the Salford police best. Since the powder dissolves very carefully worked-out state- forces, Lord Lansdowne said that spaces and remained there afraid on the day of the North Salford very slowly, its satiseptic sotion ment calminsting in the seertion Lord Kitchener had not mentione to again enter their premises, the election and charged under the is prolonged for several hours, that, even if Italy did not ined Italy, although it was assumed majority of which if not already Defence of the Realm Aat with without the necessity of renewing terveze in the war on the side of that Tisly was silied to Germany rized to the ground showed very having in his possession large the dressing of the wound. If her Allies, Germany and her and Austrian clearly that they were unfit quantities of reses pamphlets desired, a little calcium chloride Allies would have each s prepon- Lord Kitchener did not reply,
most
:
Majesty's Government had ground
for further babitation. The which be intended to distribute to check bleeding can be added. derance over Russis and France bat Sir Edward Gray said that his shock which did the was yesterday at Silford charged This method is said to be cheaper that her victory would would be
with being a military absentee, and simpler than the iodine tress-indubitable. damage, bowever, was one which shock, the town and was banded over to an escortment which has been in use. shortly after four o'clock on Thurs The Home Office withdrew the day morning.This was exceptional-other charge.
Another Account.
doea pot
to assume that in case of confios Italy would remain neutral.
Lord Lansdowne again seked whether this assumption was a were supposition or bad tangible grounds.
Sir Edward Grey replied after some hesitation:-
**Tospoot answer this question.” The sitting then closed with anɛə Sir address from the King enjɔining
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY
Sir Edward Grey said that the A new and effective method of Tour pereocally was peace-loving, asing iodine in hospital or field but would be strongly influenced ly severe, and the earth shook to
treatment, of infected wounds from another side and would be euch an extent that buildings fell
was thus described by Argust compelled from dynastic con- like houses bails of cards. Even
Lumière at a recent meeting of siderations, probably sooner than éubstantial premises suffered,
the French Academy of was thought, to make war against many of them falling. There ia bo
Sciences:
Austris, whose influence in the doubt that many of the deaths
A letter received from Swatow "Iodid of starch, in which the Balkans was increasing, while were caused by this second big shock. Many people had over yesterday by Hr. F. C. Batober, content of iodine to responds to Basis's was declining. come their fears after the firet of Mesars. Bradley and Co., one in fifty thousand, soffices; Edward Gray spoke very fully upon those present strict silence; that the earth after twenty four hours of con- about France, declaring that her and adding that on the advice of shock and returned to their states houses, and it is to be feared that quake was the worst known for tot at a host of 37° C. (98.6° F), desire to regain the raviebed pro- the Cabinet only a limited num- vinces was completely justified.ber of Privy Councillors had been At the Polies Court this morn North Sea in order to prevent any of these poor unfortunates twenty or thirty years. From the to kill streptococcioand pyooyan To-day England could count on summoned to the pitting, in order
are numbered among the victims. letter we take these extracts: germs and the coil bacillas.
the belp of France and "Russia if biter to preserve the secret. The ing, Mr. J. R. Wood gave his British naval movements in eap. At the time this letter was "The first shock was awful The streptococcas decision in the case in which port of any attempted landing.
written, there were close on five baildings shuddered, and plaster resist liquide containing only Germany's ¿fforts to force as caitting lasted till 4 o'elcok in the Chipage was charged with being
The Vaderland learns that the hundred deaths; but in addition fell everywhere; we fed to the one-tenth as much of the active the seas became intolerable and afternoon.
compelled as to defend our Toisert of German imagina found on the premises of the Germans will shortly bring their it is stated that there were open and found people running element.
How might the tion appears to be sadamay attempt possessions. "Experimental infected wounde Pitustion be in 20 years? Dairy Farm Company. At a forbidden region nearer the
To counter the authentio disclo aumercus people injured and the belter-skelter and everything previous "bearing a number of Datab asast. When the raibless hospitals are full to pre: flowing. falling. The damage to pro-made on animals were trested
After some observations by Mr. Hurea that have been made in tha men were charged, and his Wor submarine war was announced The writer says that the Standard perty is great, but how great with iodid of starch, either in the Churchill, Lord Morley asked Timea with regard to the Potsdam ship raised the question as to last February the Germans said Oil coes at Bwatow, though we do not know as yet. There form of powder or in a gelatinous whether Sir Edward Grey's War Council in July, 1614. whether the Ordinance which they would allow the Dutch bosta makes it so rffence for a stranger to fish within 20 miles from the shey have not actually collapsed, a coneiderable loss of life, and paste: The wounds thus treated observations meant that Englend from stable, but casualties are very heary. On were very rapidly disinfected and bad the decision of war and to be foard in the servant coast. This distance is now to be ere for
the Kakoheoh side or the foreign wore tree of microbes in geners! other buildings have gone quarters of a bou could be reduced to four or seven miles. applied to the premises of a Agaiset this the small channel completely and there will be an settlement all the properties are at the third dressing. The iodid peace, and ought to decide for would like to continus ruling Company, each se in the pre- which in the north leads to the unprecedented demand for build- badly damaged. In some build-of starch can also be used in wer because the Romantf family best case; and auber quently so-called f-bing water and by ing contractors when things are the cracks appear to be very irrigations, the liquid containing, auieratically engine remo
Beriana. ....The earthquake in one litre of boiling water, 25 traightened out a little more. Mr W. E. L. Shenton appeared which Darah chipa go to Scandi-siness is totally suspended, and travelled from north to south. I grame of soluble starch and 50 rated to regain two provinces of whose inhabitants only a small and strongly contended that the pavia and America will ba
percentage were of French-9.15 p.m. Ordinace wea applicable to per-considerably enlarged. If this is the town is in suine. The work is do not know how long the first cubic centimeters of a 1 per cent Gone who were found on Company again for Dutch shipping and she going on of removing families serioue quake lasted. It is im- solution of iodaretted bydriadate, and gools from houses, and possible to guess, but it is put The cicatrization of war-wounde prozaisen. His Worship then fishing industry, the rednotion of dead bodies are being con down at 40 to 50 seconds, thus treated appeared to be dirmiered all the men, exceptons the free navigation along the weat
tinually discovered: Writing which is a long time. Many effected with peculiar rapidity. who admitted that he was there coset is a new and "great in-
the Standard foreigners clept on board the with regard to without permission and reserved convenience which Gahermen Oil
Company's installation steamers in the harbour last bie decision on this antil to-day, espraially will feel, not only be the writer says that the tanks night, and thousands of Chinese
His Worship now eaid he found aagse the fishing ground is again and pipes are badly strained bat camped out in the open-l that Limited Companies were restricted, but also because the are still intact Tiles from the sorte of escapes Bra reported. The entitled to use the Ordinance to dar ger is increased that thing roofs, and portions of the roof Custom House in wrecked and Leep strangers out of the quar vessels may airs beyond their itself have, however, been rended. evacuated,
and il tare provided for their employee
narrow free water into the forbid
and back collapsed. He fined the defendent $ L. len region, with fatal resulte The new superintendent's re. The roads everywhere are crack Police Reserve Gazette, 109, on
(should they encounter submarine
newa is promised as 2000 es poe-ed-badly. Nobody bere knona sele, is an extremely bright and spoke again, saying that the time captain.
The Vaderland supposes that ible as to the extent of the damage enough to say whether a building exappy number. There is a deal was past when England could done and the total number of is safe to occupy or not. Each of malter relating to the R cer, allow herself to stand saide and the new. German measure is A case of gambling at the Pask connected with the possibility of death, so far as is ascertainable, an earthquake 36 Experienced including stories and some tipe," let the Continental Powers fight though it will, of course, yesterday has not been known by while the competition taken the out their battles alone. It would was before Mr, J. R. Wood at the the British Fleet co-operating in bome considerable time before old Ah Pan, during his stay here form of spotting" the winning be suicide if we did not parti Police Court this morning. the Flanders cffensive.
order can encue from the chaos in of over forty yeare. It is still stables in five events which are sipate in a European war at the
beginning, thirteen men being charged with
rumbling. The B sad 8. are specified. Aant Dorothy's' We cab, indeed, assume (says which the town has been thrown-keeping the Shaatien here to effusion and a very clever akit on Lord Morley asked if it would meeting; noon; playing ngau pai in the servants' the journal) that our Government From this lettera and othera quarters of the house in the co bas protested against this new which have been received in the night for foreigners to sleep on rerisi cinema films, entitled" Boy not be better to make is perfectly emptation of Captain James. It restriction of the freedom of the Colony it will be seen that Swaton board, as many house are not Jim are most amusing features. clear on the one hand to Germany Race Meeting. Let Day. was stated that at about 4 p.mses, sa it did against the previous has suffered indescribable daar babitable on the Kilit aide. The Gozelts has now completely that England would in all cir- yesterday the Police made a raid restrictions, from German or age and is is feared that the Farther reports of damage changed in style of maske-up and constances stand by France's Race Meeting. 2ad Day and found all the men gambling. British, but it will be obliged, es death-roll will be much heavier done will be given infer itaas presents a far more attraolive side in the event of an attack Trades, and on the other hand A fine of $3 Bech was it flicted. before, to submit,
appebrance then ayer before, don' than was at first supposed.
Peak Gambleri.
to-day.
front
nationality.
Vistoria Theatre; 9.15 pm: Bijon Theatre-9.15 p.m. New Hongkong Cinematograj
TO-MORROW. Victoria Regatta. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. Bijou Theatre 9.15 pm. New Hongkong Cimsenste graph.-9.15 pm.
Thereupon Sir Edward Grey, very embarrassed and angry, replied that Lord Morley had completely misunderstood him, If England drew the sword, it | wank only be to protect her own Monday, February 18, interest; but it was a dangerona Bt. Georgs'a Sojiety: -5 -oisl policy to Light Rending.
leave Germany's general masating at City Hall; adversaries alone in the hour of 530 p.m.
Constitutional Reform Associs« The February issue of the danger and to wait.
Lord Kitchener hereupon immunusi general meeting
now
at
Oily Hall; 5.45 p.m.
Thursday, February 21. Hongkong & Kowloon Whart
& Godown Co-Shareholder meeting; noo
Hongkoration. Annuai”.
Saturday, February 23.
Banking
& Shanghai
Monday, Feb. 25.
Tuesday, Feb. 26, Wednesday, Feb: 27pa Race Meeting.—3rd Day