EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
(Continued From page 1.)
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
Bolshevik Complaint.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1918.
London, February 26, A wireles Russian official message says that AL Lenin and M. Trotsky are complaining of the continuance of hostilities. They have inquired whether Germany intends to reply to Kussia's expressed consent to sign the proposed conditions of peace and General Krylenko's inquiry whether the armistice does not automatically follow the acceptance of such condition.
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A telegram from Petrograd states that the Americas, Japancao, Chinese, Sismese and Brazilian diplomats have departed to the interior of Bussis. They will probably go Toe Britiab and. to Vologna and await devolopments. French Embassies will remain till the laat moment. ~/.
The Enemy's Successes.
London, February 26,
A wireless German official message says: Four days after crossing Moon Sound our troops, marching on Beval, captur ed the fortress after a battle. Flags were bung out in many towns in Livonis when we entered. Many of the "inhabitants who were arrested by the Russians were liberated. A violent
·battle was the prelude to the capture of l'akoff. General Linungen stormed and carried Koelnkowitz and the railway station. He covered upwards of 300 kilometres in a few days afoot and by motor-car despite great strain and hardship. Co-operating with the Ukrainians we cleared a great part of the country of looting gangs. We have recently prisonered on the eastern front three divisional staff officers, 180 officers and 3,878 men,
In consequence of the German entry at Fakoff, otherwise known as Pleska, the Bolsheviks issited at mid-night
call to the people to secure implements to dig trenches for the defence of the capital. The greatest activity prevails.
Bulgarian Pesca Delegates,
Amsterdam, February 26. "
A telegram from Bukharest says the Bulgarian pesce representatives have arrived and the Turks are expected- immediately.
A telegram from Constantinople states that speaking in the Chamber the Foreign Minister said that peace negotia tions were impending with the Caucasus Republic.
Kaiser's Damned Minions.
Petrograd, February 26. ** The Government has issued a proclamation, declaring that despite tao acceptance of the German terms "the im- perialist assassins continue their monstrous advance into the interior of Russia, The damned minions of William and the Gorman. Kaledins, together with the White Guarda, are abooting the Soviets and reconstituting the power of the Landlords and capitalista, you workers, soldiers and peasants wish to retain power you must fight the hordes seeking to devour you :-
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
Lundun, February 25.
A correspondent at Italian Headquarters, says the Aus- trikes have been actively organizing their forces. During the past two months they have been broadening roads and installing asrial cable transports with unusually large cars in view of reinforcing threatened points without the delay of climbing. There is also much movement in the direction of Lake Garda, suggesting that Garda will bulk more largely than hitherto in any prospective offensive. Their aircraft are most active in disseminating leadeis inciting Italian to imitate the Busaison.
MR, BONAK LAW'S_OPTIMISM.
No Ground for Faint-Heartedness.
-......-Landon, February 26. Mr. Benar Law, in a speech at the Aldwych Ülub, said the National War Bords were an assured sucoisa, Not in- aluding the money given drrect by bankers the War Bonds had already raised more than the total of the new money, secured by the 4 per cent, kuan. He appealed to the great financial institutions to convert Treasury Bills into War- Bonds and appealed to everyone to save and lend the savings to the state. We had a rigged pain and if there was any danger it was at home but he did not think there was any real danger. There was no ground for discouragement of faintheartedness.
THE LOSS OF THE FLORIZEL.
Hopes of Saving Life.
St. John, February 25.
Lloyd's representative states that people are still on board the Florizal, but only the forecastle as above water, A rocket line was got on board after dark bat there was no response. The sea is moderating, and it is exposted in render help soon.
'The Casualties.
bt. John, February 26.
Of 18 aboard the Florizel 44 were rescued, including the Captain, Mate, twenty-five of the crew and seventeen pas- sengers. The manager of the line, his child and nurse pre ished. Only two out of fourteen women kurvived.
MORE GERMAN INTRIGUE.
"Captain Honko's Correspondence.
Washington, February 26.
WAKE UP, WOMEN.
Usproductive Labour in the Home
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THE LATE SIR HENRY BLAKE.
THE RACE COURSE CALAMITY.
The
OF SYMPATHY.
On
their customary generosity has law relating to coroner's en- soma forward and provided no quiries. Under the existing lace than 470 cofios, while slaw a jury at a death enquiry. number
have been supplied mast be drawn from the Common by the Sanitary Board Jurors List and it seemed clearly
many
At the special meeting of the GOVERNMENTS' RESOLUTION and rarions individuale. Mr. desirable that in the anquiry that r
Ho Kom Tong has made the magistrate proposed to hold Legislative and Executive
generous donation of $1,000 to the in this case he should be sanisted": Council held this afternoon to
Tang Wah Hospital to meet the by as strong a jury as pos Sir Auckland Goddes's demand deal specially with the recent
expense of coffins and baris! exible. That Bill, therefore, 'A for mors and yet more female disaster which is reported else
panees. Another difficulty to be gave the magistrate power in Ishour to get on with the war whers, His Excellency the Gore: The Fullest Enquiry to be Hold.
dealt with was the hire of coolies special csasa to requisition a will give many housewives cause nor said that he also wished to
in connection with the bariala, special jury for the parpoon of to think how by the reduction of take that opportunity of proposing domesticity and the consequent resolution of condolence and There remains little to sad to bat Kr. Ho Kom Tong and ever the death enquiry. He (Mr,2 relesse of female labour, they sympathy with the widow and what we have already pablished al other well-known Chinese Kemp) proposed to move the in their power to sase the | family of the late Sir relative to the sad catastrophe gentlemen have done splendid suspension of Standing Orders to enable the Bid to be passed labour market and solve a war Henry Blake, one time Gover-which overwhelmed. Hongkong work in this connection.
through all its stages for it was Thanksgiving Service. problem that is going to become nor of this Colony.
Tuesday afternoon. On
Last evening a large congrega-clearly desirable that the ang even more urgent after the next services he had rendered to the enquiry at the Central Police comb-out, when more women will Colony were comparatively recent 8:stion this morning represent- tion gathered at the Roman should be held as early as possible. The first, and second readings be called upon to fill the post and he would not refer to them atives of the Press were given the Catholic Cathedral for the par- vacated by men.
particularly, but he would like to following brief official report of pose of returning thanks to God were agreed to without comment,
for having spared" so
The Hon. Mr. Holyoak asked Already economists are asking say that he knew that the late the Polica
lives. His Lordship Bishop if that Ordinanes would in soy-- why so much unproductive labour Sir Henry's name was held in
"Between 2.56 and 3.00 p.m. PozsoDi
present and sense interfere with the holding is allowed when it merely adds to grateful remembrance by the to the ease of living of a large Chinese, for the close co-operation on the 26th., just as the fifth rectales Mr. E. V. M. B. de Songs, of the fallest enquiry into all the
he succeeded in catablishing was about to to start, the reel the Conent for Portugal. The circumstances. number of the community.
His Excellency replied that the It is time women woke up, between the Government, Eur. portion of the matshed booths service was of a very impressive particularly the rich and self-in-opean, and Chinese communities. per the race couras swayed and nature and opened with the sole objest of the legislation just singing of the hymn "O being passed was to facilitate the The Bless holding of an enquiry which, he dalgeat who refusing to relen-His Excellency then proposed :- quish their domestic comfort sad "That the members of the Legis minutes afterwards the eastern Salutaris Hostis."
matshad
ed Sacrament W88 exposed hoped, would satisfy the entire their household luxuried, still Istive and Executive Councils of portion of
fell down also. Sometime during the intonation of community. flood the advertisement columns Hongkong desire to record their afterwards fire broke out in the the Te Deam" by the priests. The Bill then passed through with appeals for night or ten deep sympathy with the widow kitchen department of the hooths and the choir. The Tantum ita final stages. servants to wait on one or two in and family of the late Sir Henry Police, military and naval memergo" was followed by the prayers family, refusing to inconvenience Blake, formerly Governor of
bere, and civilians rendered every and Benediction. The Rev. Fr. We are informed by Bishop. themselves or alter the ordering of Hongkong."
The Hon. Mr. Lan Chu Pakistance to rescue the people. Banchio officiated, with their households to war conditions.
Forty-one persons were sent to Still, quite apart from the seconded and the resolution was the Government Civil Hospital/88sistance of the Rev. Fr. Caralt Marob 4, at 9 8.m., solemn Requiem Mass will be sung and a seminarist. eleven to the Tang Wah Hospital
in the Oatholic Cathedral for several to the Naval 'His Excellency's Sympathy. and
The following copy of a letter the repose of the souls of Hospital, with the ocagent of received by Mr. E. V. M. B. de those who so dismally lost Surgeon Dreaper. First aid
CANTON NEWS.
palpably anpatriatio, there is passed in silence, all standing. plenty of scope for improvement, even in small householde where one servant will have to be sub- stituted for two, and two for four and the housewife will find her task easier if, early in the days of the coming domestic revole tion, she resolves to eliminsta a number of deepseated and long- rooted habits.
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A Communication.
was rendered by Mr. Staff Souss, the Coneal for Portugal, their lives in the sad catastrophe All Canton correspondent Mrs. Stabb), Mrs. Dyer and expressing BLE. the Governor's at the Happy Valley. writes under date of Febuary 27 some other ladice unknown. Dr. sympathy with the Portuguese Catholics are earnestly exhorted McKenny was present. In con- community at Tuesday's disaster to Basist at this service, not only follows: Ching Pik Kwong died at 9.30 nection with the rescue work, has been posted in the Club in order to succour the souls of pression of sympathy towards p.m. on the 18th at Datch Folly Lieut. Bitchie, of the United Lusitano, and the Club de Becreio, the deceased, but also as an ex
their State Army Staff, the manager
and Sir, I am directed to inform their relatives in For instance, bow many house from the bullet wounds. The Ta- wivee availing themselves of chan presented $5,000 for funeral of the local Bank Line, Mr.
The Generalisso Harvey; Mr. Adame, the manager you that His Excellency the bereavement. modern labour-eaving appliances expenses,
of the Royal Naval Canteen, Staff Governor has learnt with deep use the came without effecting & offered $10,000. for the capture of the Hongkong and Shanghai regret that several members of In connection with our report
All the police reduction of the work such im. of the assaKSİD.
the alert and Banking Corporation, and your community lost their lives yesterday we have recsired the
sud suffered severe injuries in following communication:- plements are meant to lessen. To: force are on
number of military men gave the disaster which occurred Sir, I noticed in your yester- day in hundreds of households a telegram has
the Hongkong police every assistance, where expensive vacuum cleaners to
The deaths were 570, those yesterday st the Happy Valley.-day's issue the name of Mr. F. Sato as one of the victims of the are installed, the weekly turning department to render assistance
recent catastrope. out of rooms with all the old in case the assassins (believed 3 remored to hospital 52 and those Fartber
It was the brother of Ignatios "broom, tes-leaf and dust-sheet in number) would come to Hong-reported missing 34. methods" still prevails, though kong. So far three suspicicas per- enquiries are still coming in" The Colonial Secretary also Sato who fell ander the matshed the whole reason of the vacuum cons have been arrested. The This report was dated yesterday called at the Conenlate and ex-with Peter Gandall, bie friend.
pressed sympathy.
The deceased left Holi's Wharf which exts up all the dirt from Tuchun and the Generalissmo morning.
The prem representatives were
two months ago and at the time- carpets, furniture, and walls alike, have recommended Lum Po Yick was devised to do away with the commander of the craiser also informed that up to yesterday The Government's Sympathy.of his untimely and sad death he Hoi Chi to act'sa Admiral. afternoon 51 bodies had been This afternoon a epecial com was one of the clerks of Messrs: turning out of rooms that occupy
Early in the morning of the identified and that during the bined meeting of the Legislative Goddard and Douglas. Probably two or more maids for an entire morning instead of the work being 27th a Boavenger in Ya Lan last two days there had been and Executive Councils was held he was wearing some of his done by one inside an hour or Moon Street come in contact with reports of 178 missing, this of in the Council Chamber over brother's clothes at the time of
B bomb which exploded, was course accounting for only a few
even by the mistress herself.
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About seven o'clock last night,
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which Elis
CLAUD SEVERN, Colonial Secretary.
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Excellency the indentification. Mr. F. Beto is in Who also doesn't know of kit seriously, wounded and two pse of the bodies that could not be Governor, (Sir Henry May) pre- the firm of Mesara. Claxton and chens equipped with the latest sera by were injured. It is be identified by relatives.
It is thought that the number Bided. There were also present Co. Thanking you for insertion of
His Excellency the General Officer this letter, Yours &o., patent" drying rack, for drain. lieved that the bomb was left by ing dishes and plates, where each Ching's assassins who in case the of people burned beyond all trade Commanding. (Major General
Hongkong, February 28, 1918. piece of crockery is still carefully pistol should mise fire would must be exceedingly few and that Ventrie), Sir Paul Chater, O.H.G.,
resort to the bomb.
the figureof 676 which we gave ye Mr. E. H. Sharp, K. O., Mr. H. E.
To Colfers. wiped before placing therein ?
An important telegram, desterday is approximately correct. Pollock, O., Mr. Claud Severn,
Mr. J. Bentley, the Hon. So it is upstairs and downstairs alike. Even in these days, when patched by Chan King-ming. With regard to what has been Mr. J. H. Kemp. Mr. E. R. Halli Secretary of the Royal Hongkong practically every house or flat states that Fookien troops have said in some quatrers as to the fex, Mr. J. E. Thompson, Mr. E. Golf Club sends us the follow- boasts a bathroom with a fitted entered Kwangiang territory and moval of articles from the bodies Shellim, Mr. W. Chatham, Mr.
ing: before identification, we are given Lan Cha Pak, Mr. O. Mol. Messer, The Bags and Olabe had to hot and cold water wash-atand, requests reinforcemente,
Dr. Sun Yat Sen has requested to understand that in every case Hr. P. H. Holyoak, and Mr. Ho be removed hurriedly and sa ́s there is the old fetish of maids
Fook.
consequence some of the placing cane of hot water, morn- the Special Parliament to elect where anything was found that
&D Admiral,
would in any way help in the
fall out of the ing, noon, sad night, in
baga and WETO bedroom. Eliminate washatanda It is reported that some part recognition it was placed with the His Excellency said that the Clube
replaced you'll of Yungkong district haa bean body and left there antil asmin-meeting had been called for the proper from bedrooms and,
In feer this was the only purpose of adopting the following in
indiscriminately. Mambera sre eliminate a great deal of un-lost to Lung Chai-kwong's troops ed.
and Yangchan distriot is in olue to identification in many resolution:**
"The Erecative and Legislative therefore requested to kindly necessary work.
instances. Indeed, the whole business of danger.
Council of Hongkong desire exercise every care in claiming The work of barial was pro- housemaids and chambermaids
to record their heartfelt their property. As regards the Escaped Through a Window,
ceeded with all · day yesterday, could to a great extent be done'
sympathy with the relatives Clabs sent from Fauling on and friends of all those who Taeadsy afternoon by cart these away with if every woman only thief entered the house of air, and many times during the day kept her own bedroom clean and P. K. Kwok at No. 7, Arbuthnot could be seen. The body of the and evening Bad processions
perished, or suffered injury, have been returned to the Fanling tidy; and, after all, it is no great Road. At the time the inmates late Mr. Aureliano G. Jorge, the
in the catastrophe occasioned Club House." hardship to make one's own bed, were diving, but a dog backing Macao solicitor, was taken to
by the collapse and burning dust one's own room, and roll's sailed their attention and a ser
of the mefeheds at the Happy Macao to-day for internment after carpet sweeper or
Valley on the 26th instant.” vacuum want who was passing through
Boman Bervice in the
· Kälsor's Mengre "Banquet" olesser over the floor-yet this the bedroom was in time to see Catholic cemetery, where the
He suggested that they should
Vegetable soup, padding, and would immediately set free hun-
a man escape from under the bed
cheese formed the menn ofấn G |** banquet” to which the Kaiser dreds of female servants in hotels, and make his way through the body had been resting. There all stand in silence.. hoarding houses, and private window. Unfortunately he made an unfortunate incident last svening in connection with
recently entertained his Chan- honees all over the land.
the funeral of the late Mr. Ah An ordinary meeting of the cellor, Hindenburg, and Laden- Even the fetish of the eternal
the arrangements Legislative Council followed a dorf. 83 says the Deutsche Wee, all front-step cleaning could be ren-
had been made for the faneral which the Hoa, Attorney General Nachrichten, which appeals to dered less laborious if red oahre
to take place at Happy Valley moved the first reading of a Bill German housewives to follow the used so much on the Continent,
Only to touch upon a hundredth at 6 p.m., but after a large num- intituled an Ordinance to amend Imperial example of economy and giving Datch and Flemish houses especially such a cosy and invit part of the non-essentials that ber of friends and reistives, bad the Coroner'e Abolition Ordin- plain living. ing look were more generally avery house might dispense with, assembled at the Monament and suce, 1888.
The Object and Reasona used, for this need only be brush-le; mistresses do their own house waited for some time it was dia. ed over once a week,
work, and among superkaities covered that the body had by stated: The object of this Bill Again why occupy superduous that will soon disappear will be mistake been taken away with is to amend the Coroner's Aboli roome? The essi rations are al-silver ornaments and eilver table others and been buried behindtion Ordinance, 1888, so as to ready teaching many how to merge appointmente, brass fenders and the French Convent at Causeway enable jurice for the purposes of the smokeroom, the library, the nicknacks, linen tray clothe, Bay. Not a little comment has that Ordinance to be drawn
OLUB. bondoir and drawing-room into d'oyleys and Duchess sets been made on this, but when from the Special Juror's Last in ROYAL HONGKONG GOLFJS
which to A dealing with so many nofius, it exceptional cases on Bewoor the parlour-dining-room-are coal fres
The Hon. Attorney General extent will give is not surprising that a mistake volution that reduces labour so great
been made. first apologised to flon, members THROUGH the courtesy of the
Btewards of the Jockey.. enormously that the studio style place to gas-while a vogue will should have of building houses with one large spring up for firepoof china-in Not a little trouble was osused for the fact that a copy of the Bil living room will doubtless pre- which food can be cooked and due to the fact that considerable had only just been laid before Club, Members can claim their dominate in the immediate served providing not only a difficulty was experienced ip pro them but he hoped he would be Golf Clubs TO-MORROW (FRI- Club Rooms on the Race Course The resa The following players have
fature, while the popularity of practical solution, of the goal-kill-viding sufficient coffins for the excused in view of the urgency DAY) afternoon in the Jockey
kindly lont for the purpose, bean pinked to represent the It is reported 1,406 barristers, Ast life shows how unnecessary ing business of washing up that victims of the Race Course of the matter,
The Bags and Clubs will be Hongkong Defence Corps in their have joined the colours, of whom are basements, cellars, back- lies at the root of so many disaster. All the undertakers the introduction of the Bill was,
hatred of domestic shops in Hongkong were on of course, the sad catastrophe transferred during the morning happened on Tues- and will be ready for Members game with the R.G.A., on 162 have been killed or have died, kitobens, soullerice, and, box- women's Baturday next, which is to take 32 have received the Military roomas alike—all requiring to be service, bat which will enable working a full presenre hat which
KUALIZE JOHN BENTERY place on the Club ground:- Crom, and 19 the Distinguished kept clean and esting up labour, food to be served hotter and in a in spite of this the namber srail day afternoon. The Billway Kier 2 PM, G. Bodge, Irvine and Cave, Service Order, whilst 28 have clossing materials, light and more psistable and nourishing able was inadequate. The Tang cenderad mosa
besting to no pUZDORS. leton, Chewart sad Mo Cubbin, been mentioned in dispatcher,
With reference to the punishment of Captain Henke of the United States Army, private papers seized revealed that he had been corresponding with Count Bernstorf, had con- tributed to Germán, Austrian and Turkish funds and was an sotíva propagandist.
F
Trouble at Costa Rica.
New York, February 26. Revolutionary outbreaks at Costs. Bicz, engineered by pro-German, have been promptly suppressed
LABOUR PARTY EXTENDING.
London, February 25.
A Conference of the Labour Party met under the dhair-. manship of Mr. Purdy with the object of broadening the basis of the English Labour Party and to arrange for the admission of individuals as distinct from organised labour parties.
FOOTBALL.
H.K.D.C. 7. R.G.A.
Railton, Pasco, Stalker, McTavish and J. Rodger. Reserves Morrison and Wood.
Sword and Gown.
good his escape. No property is reported to have been stolen.
for pos
The assembly then stood;
A Proposed Enquiry.
Lesson for
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT,