EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 1) MINERS AND MILITARY SERVICE.
London, March fa The South Waleswminers have voted 48,490 for and 47,798 against the Government's proposal to comb out 20.000 minars in Britain for the army.
[A telegram since znosited, appeazing elsewhere, indicates that later figures reverse this decision.]
EGYPTIAN COTTON.
Cairo, March 17.
The Imperial and Egyptian Governments, acting in con- cart, have decided to acquire the cotton arop from Angust 1 on a basis of $49 per lantar, „for" fully-good-fair sakel- larides..
COMPENSATION FOR MARCONI COMPANY.
Loodon, March -18.-
In the Marconi case (cabled, on 14th inst) the Attorney General has announced that the disputed questions will be referred to arbitration for assessment of the amount of compensation,
THE CHINESE SITUATION.
"Peace" Terms of the
* Southerners,
The Canton Intelligence Bureau inues the following ----
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1918.
RAILLESS CARS IN SHANGHAI
shall be reinsisted, sesigning tramways were introduced in
THE GRESSON STREET AFFAIR.
The Thai Continued at the Sessions.
MILITARISM IN EXCELSIS,
What the German- High Com®.
mand Thinks.
RATIONING, IN SWITZERLAND,
An Expeditious and Simple System.
GEBMAN TEXT BOOKS.
MURDER CHARGE.
To be Banned in U, S, Schools,
Albany, February September, 1918, New York
Chinese Callously Done Death
The story of what seems to
The most interesting book on the war that has appeared in Ger».
Mr. J. C. Segras, special cor- many is Deductions from the respondent of the Daily News, The heating of the case in World War," by General Barca writes as follows:--
Berne, Dec. 19.If compulsory entirely purged of all text-books told by Inspector Sim, at the State public schools should be a calions murder for greed was which Ng Ling, alias Kwang von Freytag-Loringhoven, of the
food rationing becomes ne in ivice, economics, history, and Magistracy this morning, who Kwang, is charged with the mur-
Garman Imperial Staff.
As regards the military dedus in Great Britain, the Food Con literature" in which the following two men were chorged before Hir. dar of Inspector O'Sullivan at No. tions: it is as well to follow the troller, before adopting any words appear: Wilhelm, Goethe, J. R. Wood, with the murder at 6, Greeson Street, on January 28, author, and keep an open mind, system, might study with adrant Schiller, Germany, Reichstag: Lai Hao, a sugar nifter of the was continued at the Supreme but there are certain disclosures that which wond expedition Socialism, capitalism, and "for China Sugar Banery, he
methods which work so admirably the benefit of the people as lived at 43, Ewo Street, Wan Court this morning before that will be read with
in Switzerland. Batter, angar,whole." Senator George A chai. Both the defendants an the Chief Justice (Sir William the revelation of a lost oppor staffs, rice and macaroni among troduced a bill in the upper employed with the deqassed and
interest. One of thane is
four, among the principal food- Roos Davies.)
Slater, of Port Chester, in-engar siftere, one having been tunity on the Marne, where, the less essential, are now ration the General indiostes, a whole
intendent of the Government moment. Although the author
great ospture of Germans at a
immense
Bread About 3lb. per person
daily;
peace.
heard by the
HONGKONG WAR BOND DRAWING.
A Press Comment from Japan,
We take the following from the Japan Cheonio
The Bishop of Hongkong and
The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kamp, Attorney General, prosecuted and host of Germans might have been ed, and at the beginning of the branch of the Legislature this the other at the Taikoo workand
iwack to oreate a commission to Mr. Alabastar, instructed by Mr. enveloped had powerful forcee year lard certainly sade possibly sensor saboal books, issues that all the men lived together Inspector Sim told his Worship Agassïs, defended.
'milk will be added to the number, k been thrown on the right flank of Dr. Woodman, Assistant Super- the German army at the proper of every rack now in Switzerland containing seditions little ex- the house. It appeared that the Every man, romin, and child cerificate disapproving the ones in a cubicle on the fre: floor of ercises in translation back and men had been on nighiduty, and Civil Hospital, gave evidence may think that the Allies failed entitled to a fixed quantity forth from English into German after they had gone by and to the affect that he to recognise that possibility, it monthly of each of the foodatams and German into English, and a noise was
mentioned. These quantities may make it a misdemeanor for any principal tensat of the house, made an examination of may be proved later, when a Kwong Seng on January 22 French Staff officer writes with Blades to teacher or school officer to coun which sounded like the beating He had a bullet wound in the leg the freedom enjoyed by General English ideas, but they are tenance such disloyal school work of a bed. Soon afterwards
sufficient here, and no grumbling after September 1 next-when two defendants left the house, bat and one in the stomach. He died Freytag, that the eventuality of s is heard. They are: two days Inter. On the same day
little Jobany thinks the war will returned later. The discovery of prisoner was admitted to Hospital. particular jarcture of the Marne
be over, anyway, and he can do the crime was led up to by the The Case for the Tramway Co. He had a wound in the upper lip battle was not ignored,
bie Da bist wie eine blume" in people in the downstairs shop, Floor: About Los, monthly and one in the cheat. Later Wa had not to wait for the in the day witness visited the General's book to know that the
Rice, sugar, and macaroni : 41b,
noticing blood coming down from per person monthly.
The time certainly is coming the floor above, and the deceased's There is published, as an inset | Victoris Mortuary where In-German Staf was chafing under
Milk in certain distriota is al-soon at the present
rate of body was found on a bed by the to the Shanghai Municipal spector O'Sullivan's body was the slowness of trench warfare, as most unobtainable, and the allow excitement in New York State police, the head. being horribly General Tang Obi-yao, Military Gasstie, a statement in favour of identified to him. He had two it was an open secret months ago ance to adults, if the Government and over in Hoboken when the smashed by a chopper. It tran- Governor of Xannan and Grand the extension of railleen electric wounds through the left lang sand that the Germans were preparing eventually decides to assume its greatest teet of simon-pare spired that the first defendant,
traction by the Shanghai Electric one through the head, sideways, their people for resumption of the Marshal of the Military Go Construction Co., Ld. It is argued which had passed right through war of movement. It is clear distribution, will certainly not Americanism will be an alibi that after the warder, ment to the vernment, replying to the that the present length of route There was one through the right that the Aiene and Belgian lines axosed 1 pint per head. The suspected person either taught Chips Sugar Befiuery, and pre- pesce overtures of the North, ander electric traction is inade groin. A bullet had also entered were imposed on the enemy, who wise rationing system has been one year continuously in a native cented both his pay check and communiosted through former gaste and that extensions are the middle of the right lung at was compelled dig in defensively put into force without any public school-or-attended daily the deceased's, receiving payment needed to help relieve traffic con- the back and was discovered where he was able to make his increase in bureaucracy, any exestiona for one year without for both. When the man want Viceroy Teen - Chuan-haun, gestion. Disgrams are produced behind the left lower jaw.. first stop on the bolt from Paris. sensive use of paper for circulars, being caught red-handed with charged, they socused sech other ingisse that the National As showing that rickshas to carry By Mr. Alabaster:—The wounds Baron von Freytag's comments cards, etc., and with very little note books and text-books con of the arime. sembly shall be reconvened; the same number of passengers as were all amali, there being no on our new Army are well worth inconvenience to the population. sining nouns, verbs, adverbe, The case was remanded antil
Bread cards are issued towards and other parts of speech disloyal Friday next. that Fong Kuo-onang may be can be seated in a raillem dar expansion. The bullets were all reading. Acting President but his re- would occupy about sixteen times probably nickel-plated ballets "Lord Kitchener's creation of the end of each month, available to the United States.
for the following one, and angar What the Public Education slection must be in accordance the road space taken up by the such as the one which was found. a strong English Army duris carde are renewed every air Committees of the Senate, to with the Presidential Election latter.
In the case of a lead ballet, the the world war," he says, "W4 months. The Government has hom the bill has been referred, Law; that the appointment of "The six railless cars on the point of axit was generally larger anquestionably sa officials for the Yannan, Sechuan present mile of route, although than the point of entry. achievement. He built up twelve entrusted to the local authorities will have to consider is whether and Kweichow Provinces should coëupying only about one-half of By Mr. Kemp:Aleaden ballet divisions out of six regular divi. the distribution of tickets, of or not it is possible to expurgata the applications all the text-books in the schools be in accord with the feeling and one per cent, of the total road when passing through flesh nearly sions existing before the war, and controlling of condition of the Provincee con-space, yet carry the large number always expanded.
28 divisions out of 14 very immede, prosecating all before September 1.
abusers of the scheme. On The logical place for this tanSE cerned be himself, however, dealin of about 18,000 passengers per
By His Lordship-He could perfectly organised Territorial the last three days of each excitement about the low-down ing the proposed post of Inspector day. If the enormous growth of not say whether Inspector O'Sal divisions. This doubling of the month the distribution of cards text-cooks that raint the minds of General of those Provinces; that the business, industries and Yan survived soms time after hitherto exirsing English Army unkes place as, the municipal schools children would be over in the former stains of the officere population of the Settlement receiving the bullet wounds. was then supplemented by the and men of the Independent Navy which has taken place since the 92 he went to two brothels in Thus, though the great English/alphabetical order, and there is tion, particularly sa the Senate bill many other Christian Ministere
Ip Hong said that on December 30 so-called Kitchener divisions, buildings to the inhabitanta, in the State Department of Educa only naval officers to importans 1998 had come about without Zaamsti, the prisoner being at Army in the world's war is a new seldom more than a ten minutes Specifiege that the Commission of eens a protect to the Hongkong natal stations; that the Ventral the installation of tramways one of them with his brother and areation, it is anything but wait. Frand is rendered practically Censorship shall consist of the Government against the harshe Govezameni müall not interfere or other equivalent system of two other men. Prisoner, his loose and beaty improvisation." famille in the case of the Swiss two persons to be designated by Governor, Bir Henry MB,, has impossible by the "livret de Commissioner of Education and coming bond lottery, and the with the parohase of arms by the passenger "vehicles of large brother and a tall maa
"With this compliment to our were South-Wastern Provinces for capacity, some of the main together in a cubicle. organisation - the German Stan and the "permis de sejour" in the sha Seat Bosed of Regents. In replied shat he thinks that it is
a nice, dignified way the edaoa case where the end justifies the national defence; that the former thoroughfares would already have Kong U-mat said that last officer holds that the Kitchener case of the foreigner.
The holder of the card is not tion heada dispose of this Sens means. It is, of course, & very de ranks and positions of Generals become congested, to a degree year she was living with a man divisions were trained exclusively
"Ia France, German has for satisfactory to notice that in Li Tisa-taal and Shek Teing-chin which would have tendered them named Sui Sap. Kwang Kwang, for the simple taaks of trench restricted to she allowance daily, France, with "pish batable master, and it is certainly at Hupeh be restored, allowing will-nigh impassable. Recogni the prisoner, was also living in warfare, and declarea that on the but within the limits of the them to station at King-yang as tion of the growing congestions the same house. Other men were admission of English captured monthly total may vary it accord-Years been included in the onrricu- England they have, so an A large lam of every lycee and college," succesfully resisted the templ- nenal; and that all expenses in was no doobs one of the reasons also living there. A man named officers it is by no means at forsing to taste or need, connection with the armies for lor. inviting tenders for a tram Ng Ming did not live there but war of movement. He quotes month of course means shortage Outlook this week. "So far se bonds, and have been able to
consumption of bread early in the aid Dr. Finley, in an article ination to raise loans by premium national protection and in the way concession. Certainly the frequented the house.”“”.
Napoleon approvingly: "It is
I could learn, the war has made find sufficient reason against it later; an ander-consumption The hearing this afternoon was possible to capture a strong posi- onse of "Constitutionalism shall history of large cities generally
during the month means the change. In the scheme of on the grounds of expediency be borne by Central Government, shows that the principle of ever mainly occupied by Inspector tion by means of a young army, withdrawal of unneed coupons by secondary studies decreed by alone. The Hongkang awing General Tang has directed the larger traffic units-first, larger Bum, who told the story all was but not to conduct is campaign to the authorities when the card national authorities the following is on a rather different fooring Bareau of Finance of Yunnan to street vehicles, then such vehicles published by us at the time of victorious conclusion.
is renewed. The ration for are among the texts assigned or though. the principle is much remit, at its earliest convenienos, coupled in pairs, and, finally, long the magisterial bearing.
General von Freytag is a children under 10 years of suggested: Goethe, Schiller, the same. funds for the expenses of the underground trains-bad to be Anked by His Lordship if such advocate of the intensified U-boat | National Assembly to be in regu- adopted to keep street congestion raids were of frequent occurrence, warfare as tending to hasten, the age is about 3tos, daily; a supple. Reine; extracts from Treitschke, practical objections to hig
within workabis bounds. Wisness said they were almost daily end of the conflict, and concindes mentary allowance of the same Front, Nath And Tinfer series is that not only are the
made to manual from what I have read that unsound economically and pro- With the Council's approval, affairs. The police did not usually that the world war affords incon workers of certain categories.
Shakespeare, Rodin, and Dante motive of the gambling spirit, the Company proposes to experigo armed on such taide, for they trovertible proof that Germany Each inhabitant, except hotel have not been interned in cer- but that the winner of ment with a few raillese electric had too much confidence in the for all time must maintain her and pension guests, has one of many.
not comes to a bad end through freight cars, with the object of public. It was more asual for claim to ses power. Indeed, he
"Certainly, we must intern the abuse of his sudden wealth. obtaining the necessary osts to men to go armed in the New is an absolutely irreconcileable these books, which are presented plan a complete reilless freight Territories, though there were no militarist, as witness this other by mistreee, or maid when the hose speech would poison The last objection is to
family shopping is done. Each aur children's minds; we must extent provided against, where The spirit of German milit. hotel guest has bread card, keep them from our soboola as we the prise itself is in ponds, to sell arisma, which has enabled us to staffs is done through the hotel from car docks. But we must gigantin spree most people would bat the rationing of other food-we would koop bomb-carriers which merely for the purpose of a stand the test of the world's war, epers. Foreigners-for exam-ot areas with disdain every man feel was a rather low-down thing we must preserve in the future,
who has ever had the German to do in war-time." Most people ple, the British delegates now because with it our position attending the Anglo-Turkish language in his throat. We must who invest will stands or falla. - Germany
andesvour to mwat for all time" maintain her Prisoners' Exchange Conference keep in our sæsociation those who combine the credis of having at Beneho enter Switserland have spoken for human freedom; given five dollars to war charities claim to world power.” · Before Mr. J. B. Wood, at the
From this to throwing down for a short stay are gives tem- for the beautifying and ennobling or other war funds, with the Police Court this afternoon, the hearing was resumed of the case absence of noise and email, no writes as followe-A certain is a natural step, and the man the frontier by strangers leaving of those who have in our day if they carefully strive to erad
Our Canton correspondent she idea of a League of ions porary breed carda. All bread of the human soul, even though chanos of winning a considerable
and sugar must be given up at they have spoken in the language quantity of other people a mone in which Albert Edwards, former danger of skidding, cheap farce, eradicate has applied to the General, who regards war as in- socantant at the Government suitability for astrow roads, Military Government for the herent in human nature, lays bare heavily fined then and there
Switzerland, defaulters beingang the Hymn of Hate.””
cate from their minds) the idea Civil Hospital, is charged with soonomy in the matter of paring privileges of starting Pak Kup the views of German militarists the Customs officials. The Slater bill is so loud and strong entering the lattery, the mor
The little hymn of hate in the that they deserve any oradit. the embezzlement of $500, the distribution of traffic, intererusing Pai gambling ("Pigeon Lottery") when he writes: property of the Government. with tramway ranice, no extra by paying a big eam annually.
Defendant pleaded not guilty. charge for season ticket holdama, It is reported that Sun Yat-sen, imagine that it is possible to rid
British public as well as the shat it wants so throw out of the drawbacks of the "záira may "We misconstrue reality if wController might learn something which have any matter of
schools not only the text books minimised. His Worship asked Mr. advantageous to the Council from owing to the financial situation, the world of war by means of good here is less abundant and statements seditious in character "
Mfrom the example of Switserland, Longinotte, prosecuting on is revenus point of view, eta, « behalf of the Crown, how long he thought the case would lust, and
lar mesion in Canton in April,
The Military Governor of Kwei-
the National Assembly,
chow in also remitting fands to
EUROPEAN ACCOUNTANT
CHARGED.
A Lengthy Hearing Probable.
•
service."
It is argued that an adequate service af railless freight cars would be of advantage to mer ohants and lemon traffic conges tion.
"The advantages of raillan extensions are not out as: the avoidance of opening roads for rail laying and repairs, safety,
BRIGADE
different regulations.
The case was adjourned.
CANTON NEWS.
passage from his book:
amount is
One of the MONI
ia willing to grant the permis-mutual agreement... The ides much dearer than in England, but all those favourable to the On the contrary, he seek sion, sad the annual payment is of a universal league for the pre- and the economic difficulties gen- which she United States is now (la) might to pres the only question to be discussed, servation of pesos remains erally are infinitely gremiar ; yot
cause of any foreign country with Lak Wing-ting with ten Utopia, and would be felt as there is little serious complaining the little text book called ***
at war.". For instance, take up horrors of a war
German people! battalions of trained soldiers, hae intolerable tutelage by any great i
Writ arrived at Kwai Hain, and and proud-spirited nation. The mo leivolous grumbling, established his headquarters fact that it was prooicaly the Pro- sident of the United Staten who
thers.
Mr. Longinatta replied that pe BT, JOHN AMBULANCE the defendant had pleaded not guilty the case would require considerable preparation. With regard to the question as to how long it would take, that
Orders issued by Mr. E.
LA Lat-ohonn has requested that advocated such a brotherhood of timentality. Ifour enemies, make was another matter. If it had to Ralphs, District Superintendent, the draiser Hai Obi be despatched nations must in any case arouse professions of this nature, that in be gone into item by item, then it statem
to cruise in Hoi Nats channel in our wonderment. America's be for us sufficient evidence of the would take a considerable time sa All Detachments will parade order to out off reinforcements baviour in the war had shown byprocrisy
underlies there were no less than 36 on the Cricket Ground on Banday for Lang's army. that pacifism, as represented in them.” employed at the Hospital who the 24th inst, at 9 as for statement has been made to Americs, is only basinses paais "In the future, as in the past. Bad made payments, so there Company and Stretcher Drill, the Military Government by the fiamm, and so as the bottom nothing terminates this most distinguish- would be 30 witnesses. He should, and inspection of equipment, newly appointed. Superintendent more than nesse materiale ed of Prussia's soldier writers think there would be about Dreen-Helmess, shorts, partees, of the Canton / and Shamahai
havezancka (fitted), Waterbottles Railway, showing the cat. (Elled). Ambalances and strat collectica, in about $220,000 ahora required,
syd tha expenses about # 150,000. !
witnessen altogether.
"The osse was adjourned until Třiday morning;
(well the German people wil should mek ira colovina is it ffor all army and inʼite bal
ing and Speaking German," by Pech from the sht Prof Paul Buell Ropes of in one foreign
25, 1888, the Emp Gornall University', 'and' turn page 11832
mined, to keep
Thare may bac abere certainly in a American chi with hamcey ** Tha, eina
The class will rise and tran-tema soribe at sight into German the following exercise “Prinos Wilhelm was very
and learned ossily
the formsa rough and
sha ferry
Miere
ali
the