FARLIER TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from page
DARING ITALIAN NAVAL EXPLOIT.
London, June 18 -A Venice despatch says that the two Italian ships which torpedoed the Austrian battle-ships were motor-boats, the united crews of which were only thirty men. One was dom manded by Captain Ritto, a Bledian, who, a mercantilo officer before the war, has distinguished himself by innum- erable sets of daring during the war, including the torpedo- ing of the battle-ship Wien in Trieste. harbour. The other was commanded by a Midshipman Captain Rizzo in an tnterview said that he was cruising off the Dalmatian Izlandı when he was astonished when thirty miles south-east of Pola, to see a column of smoke. He changed course thither and saw the enemy squadron. There was no time to wonder why the enemy had come out, but, thinking he would never get such a chance again, he ordered the Midshipman to do she thought best while he made straight for the enemy. The enemy did not see or hear Captain Rizzo's boat which slipped in between the second and third escorting destroyers. As he passed, the former sighted him, blew alarm whistles and began firing. The shells passed overhead. Capt. Rizzo was already through the line and only 500 feet distant from the battle-ships. He discharged his torpedoes, one of which struck level with the funnels and the second further aft. · Both exploded. An Austrian destroyer tried to ram Capt. Bizzo thinking him weaponless. Capt. Rizzo dropped a depth charge which failed to explode, but a second depth charge was more effective and the destroyer was badly hit. It rose in the sea and rolled like a drunken man.
Capt Rizzo slipped away, dodging the third destroyer and escaped. The whole affair lasted twenty minutes. Meanwhile the Midshipman's boat attacked the rear of the convoy and fired two torpedoes at the battleship, one missed, but the other hit full in the stern. The Midshipman sped after his companion. Italian aircraft, sixteen hours later, saw masses of drifting wreckage. Aircraft which visited Fola report only one dreadnought there as compared with four pre- viously
INDUSTRIAL HARMONY AT HOME.
London, June 13.
It is understood that the War Cabinet is gratified at the industrial situation, which is better than at any time Buring the war. There is virtually not a single dispute in the country, the men working splendidly.
DESTRUCTION OF U-BOATS.
London, June 13.
Sir Eric Geddes interviewed by the "Petit Parisien❞ said: We bare undoubtedly sunk more submarines since January than the enemy has built We have attacked Garman süb- marinée on an average of seventy times weekly.
HONGKONG MOTORISTS. Jing trucks to keep to
THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1918.
HONGKONG TRADE.
The Chamber of Commerce Report.
The fortnightly prios current] jand market report, pablished by the Hongkong General Obumber of Commeres, dated June 14, Įstates :-).
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Cotton Piese Goods and Fancy Ootion Goda-Owing to filɔoda [in the interior and the unsutie- factory political situation business | is virtually at a mandstill.
Cotton Yarn. The flɔoda in
| the neighbouring districts hava affected car market and an (infinitisimal. business bas to be recorded is the lower counts at a mall reduction in prices. Higher counts are neglected and in Sympathy with Japanese spin- |ings" are quoted about 88 per bale lower. Qontations are:~* No. 10 at $180/210. No. 12 st $187/212. No. 18s at $212/220. No. 20) at $214/230. Arrivals | Nil Sales 1.000 balee. Ship. ments nil, Unsold stock 6,000 balea Bargains 9,000 bales,
Baw Cottons-Indian grades remain without business and are nominal $48/53. Chinese de- scriptions bave declined $3 per pical and quotations are now $47/55.
Woollens. Nothing to report. Canton Silk.-Mesere: Herbert Diet and Co. report under date of May 18 as follows:-Stock:--| 1,000 Bales (old erop). Market:...... Silk: With the opening of nEW season Lyons has shown but s little more animation since our |last ciroslar bat the American market has been much mors active purchases amounting to about 8,700 bales being reported. Exchange hae been very steady and advanced a little, at the close it is reparted very firm. Waate: the Some settlements are reported side of the road. (Applause). This sinos our last circular, but the will undoubtedly prove a boon to prices apparently have not im motorists, and will greatly improved since our last quotations. prove traffic conditions. As you Floor Market Report.Stock: fare ail well aware, it has, up to [now, been necessary for a motor About 160,000 sacks, Quotations: car or motor cycle to break the Japaness 2nd Patent, $3.54 per Regulations in order to pass a sack; Japanese 3rd Patent. $3.49 Many motorists attended at ruck. The draft of suggested per sack; Japanese Straight, Messrs. Jardine Matheson and Rules have been submitted to you, $3.00 per sack; Shanghai Flour, Co's office last evening in res and will be open for discussion. $3.35 per asok; Australian Nɔ, 1, ponse to the invitation to form an You will observe that the amount $3.65 perssok; Australian No. 2, Automobile Association for Hong-of entrance fee and subscription 3 62 per sack; Australian No. 3, kong, and the project was carried has not been inserted, nor the through with enthusiasm. Among number of the General Committee. $3.58 per sack..
Metals. A fair qusnsity of wire those present were Hon Mr With regard to the entrance fee, D. Landale, Hon. Mr P. Hand subscription thers will not at Baile have been done for forward Holyoak, Hon. Mr Lau Chu Pak, first be any great need for funds, delivery at various rates. Locally Commander Beckwith, Mr E. D. and I would suggest $5.00 en prices are firmer 1t to3" specifica C. Wolfe and many others. trance fee and $5.00 annual sub- Ition being enquired for at $18,00 On the suggestion of Hon. Mrscription. The Committee should per picul. Other lines are quiet Holyoak, Hon. Mr Landale was be a representative one, and I with no enquiry. voted to the chair, Mr W. "E. think should be composed of say | Roberts acting as Secretary. 10 members in addition to the!
The Chairman said:
President, Vice-president, Secre
Formation of an Automobile Association.
Gentlemen. This meeting has try and Treasurer, but both these
Sogar.-Market weak.
been called for the purpose of questions will be open to discus- original subscription of $5 should forming an Automobile Associa-sion. It is proposed to affiliate be agreed to, tion in Hongkong, and I think the with the Royal Automobile Club, The Chairman said that such, necessity for such an Association the annual fee for which is I un things as a rest house must be a will be apparent to you all. The derstand £5. 5. 0. The advantages separate charge apart from the Association will be the official re-of affiliation are that we are kept subscription; $5 certainly would presentative in the Colony of the in touch with motoring affairs at not cover it. interests of motorists, and will be Home, and that members of this The resolution was then put the means of voicing their opinAssociation proposing to tour at and carried, with four dissentt ions on matters sffecting their in Rome are privileged to obtain in- enta.
tereste. It should be a source of formation as to touring conditions, The Chairman-moved that, the information to its members, and routes, guide books etc., and, when committee be composed of tea! by combination, may possibly in the country may avail them. members in addition to the officers obtain facilities or benefits in selves of Ronorary Associateship of the Association: obtaining supplies, There are of the Club. Well, Gentlemen, I Beconded by Captain Buck and many subjects which be will now propose the resolution: carried.
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suggested for the consideration of That the Hongkong Automobile
The Chairman then moved that
the Association such as Traffic Association be and is hereby rules and constitution of the Regulations, construction of new formed," and will call upon Mr Association as submitted bead- roads and repairs to existing Holyoak to'second it... roads, regulations es to liceus-
ed drivers, etc., and I think
Hon. Mr Holyoak said he had much pleasure in seconding the a busy and useful life
can motion. He thought the Associa safely be forecasted. If I may tion would do extremely useful express my views as to the policy work, not necessarily in criticis- of the Association, I would saying the P. W. D. but in affording that its endeavour will always be assistance, There was much that to assist the Authorities in any could be effected. matters which it may be interested
opted.
Seconded by Mr Lauritsen and carried.
The election of officers was then proceeded with.
Hon. Mr Holyoak: I beg to pro- ent of the Association. It was he pose Mr Landale as first Presid
who first suggested this Associa- | tion and I think we ought to do
in, and to offer its advice or The motion was carried unani-him the honour of electing him opinion freely with that end in mously.
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DAIRY FARM NEWS.
JUNKET
Cannot be excelled with tinned
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COULOMMIER CHEESE. COTTAGE CHEESE. NOURISHING & IDEAL FOOD. DEVONSHIRE CREAM
CAN ALWAYS BE HAD.
WE SUPPLY JUNKET TABLET ON APPLICATION,
YOUR COUNTRY'S NEED, YOUR KING'S COMMAND.
MEN AND MONEY.
Do you realise and feel that the Flower of our Manhood is shedding its blood for YOU on the battle-fields of Europe ?
Do you realise that your country NEEDS YOU ? Do you realise that you country needs YOUR MONEY? What have you done to economise since war waS"
declared?
Have you curtalled your pleasures and your desires? Have you reduced your expenses to your immediate
needs?
Do you still give riotous dinner parties, picnics, dances
while your brothers shed their blood for YOUT Are you fit to fight?
Have you tried to give your life in the cause of
FREEDOM?
If you have not lived as you should have lived since war was declared you have helped your enemies in their crimes,
Every penny saved daily by you means one step towards
victory.
Every penny squandered in satisfying your lust for pleasure means one step towards defeat, oppression and subjugation to a TYRANT'S power.
Pause and commune with your soul, search your hearts, and, to-day, remedy your faults where you fall short of your duty to your country, and add one step on the march towards VICTORY.
VISITING
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STOCKED AND SOLD BY A baba. WINE & SPIRIT. MERCHANTS, HOTELS & CLUBS,
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CORRESPONDENCE.
{The opinions expressed by corr88+ pondents are not necessarily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph."] "THE SANCTITY OF THE PSEUDON YM."
[To the Editor of the" Hongkong
Telegraphi
Siz,-I think Mr. Cartwright is quite right. History will justify him if he wishsa to call bimself B. Bandom, or Dagoset ar Janine
the Association to get the traffic)sion to the Association be $5 and ¦ The President, thanking the of Nokes or Stokes or Thomson,
President (Applause). view. With regard to trafic The Chairman moved that the Seconded by Commander Beck questions it should b's the aim of entrance fee payable on admis- with and carried. of Hongkong regulated as it is in the annual subscription 85. members, said it would give him other cities, to lessen road con- Mr A Denison seconded. great pleasure to do what he could gestion as far as possible, while Mr Komor thought $5 would to start this Association and to always giving every considera-not go far, and suggested a higher keep it going. He was sure it tion to the public safety, com-subscription. The Club might would be of use to all of them. He fort and convenience. In Shang want a bathing hut at Deep Water thought the future of motoring in hai they have a very auc Bay or Repulse Bay, and there Hongkong and South China was cessful Club, which has on were other comforta for which very bright, several occasions been asked by the proposed subscription would Hon. Mr Holyoak was appoint the Municipal Authorities for its not be sufficient.
ed Vice President and Mr W.K “"vlows and advios an subjects na Mr G. Lauritaan" agreed, "sug- Roberts Hon. Sporeśnia sai: Prose
the tax on motors, speed limit, gesting $10.
surer. The following committes horns; › bendlights as, and the Mr E-D.-C. Wolle-mid was appointed to act with the advies has been given, and fre-that numbers of," mwabers would officers: quently acted upon. I hope that find it somewhat difficult to join, Comm. CW-Beckwith, Mess the Association we are now form-if the subscription were made too A. 8. D. Cousland, &. Denison, Ing will be of equal assistance high and he understood the object J. W. Graham, Hon. Mr. Lau here. You will, I am sure, be was to obtain as many members Chu Pak, Messrs. C. Lauritsen, J. plessed to hear that the Govera-as possible (Applause). There McCubbin, E. Ormiston, D. Tollan, ¿ment have ~ now. decided to wis no immediate need for a lot and G. H. Wilson,
enforce the Regulation requir of money and he thought the This concluded the business.
as long so he serves the intereste of the Pubila.
He is doing a public service by his superb reticence.
ORGAN RECITAL.
The following in the programme of the organ recita) on Monday next in St John's Cathedral at 6 p.:
1. Prelude, Rheinberger. 2 "Ere hath not reen," Gial..
Me, Hill,
3 Prelude, Rachmaninoff. 4. Interm/ zao, Mascagni.
5 Andante, Sohnbört.
6. Era we bave tired," Fors
ter, Mrs, Hill
7. Recessional, Denman Faller. The collection is on behalf of the Organ Fund.
The total output of the Kail
Just think of the awkwardness that would enne if he revealed
Kallan Output. the indentity of “ Materfamilias," who wrote yesterday of "he week ending Jour 1 Mining Administration's mines children and their fathers."
smounted to 48,502 tons and the Yoga alo.
POLYABORA
aslen during the period to 59 166
Hongkong, June 15, 1918
Too Much Kérosines
A Yaumati shopker per, who
2. The Health at the Cokmy.
Dursun the tesity four hours
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