EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
(Continuad from. Page 1.)
ALLIED INTERVENTION IN SIBERIA.
London, Aug. 14 The "Times? correspondent at Vladivostok ports on August 9th that the French troops marched through the streets and were greeted by friendly crowds.
The Times" correspondent at Tokio reports on August 10th that a diplomatic mission will be attached to the Japan- ese expedition in Siberia headed by Mr. Matudaira,, ex- Consul at Tientsin. The British authorities have already takan similar measures. Mr. Beilby Alston, Counsellor, at the Legation in Peking, is already at Vladivostok.
Paris Aug. 13,
A Havas message states: The French contingent...d: I yesterday at Vladivostok. The troops were welcomed by Czecho-Slovak representatives, the French Consul and local authorities. They marched through the streets, receiving a rousing welcome from the people.
THE KING'S VISIT TO FRANCE."
London, Aug 14 Reuter's correspondent at British Headquarter reports on August 13th: The King arrived in France on August 5th and immediately inspected the methods 01 ang beavy matena! like tanks, big guns and feruiuuves. He inspected the base depots and mourod to 's casumity clearing station, chatting with the wounded fresh from the fighing. Their followed a strenuous tour of the front. The Aing, covering an average of a hundred miles daily in wet dreary weather, 'Once the road one everywhere cheered by truuju kui vivilians.
Visits to struction was shelled as His Majesty passed. camps, forestry schools and aerodromes were items in a long programme. The King lunched with 3. Poincare and Str A must interesung day, Douglas Bug un August teil August 101, was & acmuustration of inks of every type. American troops, labour buttaneis, a Poruguese GiviSIŲŽI, an australun aerodrome were among the units insproted. The King attended a special ter-denominational service o August 11th with the sound of the guns, aller which" he reviewed the troops, witnessing a march past wherein twenty Brush corps iau vistons and an American division were represented his majesty returned to augland vu algust 13.
L'aris, Aug. “LA
He King's tour included visits to Amus, Villers Brekonneja al also the Boye rau, where is Majesty warmly congratulated the French vops in the sector ad Jong the front of ths Brush attack.
AMERICA AND ALSALE-LURRA:NE.
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Paris, Aug. 14. A Maras report states: At a distribution of prizes, lut school cluturon at hann, in the reconquered part of Alsace, Air. John Weare, formerly of the United States Steel Pro- ducts Co., addressed, the assemby saying: "What we wish is the establishment of a reign of law based on the consent ut the governed and supponed by the organized opinion of unnisly." The restitution of Ace 1orinne is Becessary. a symbole To us Americans this restitution appears as resume of the "nutives which deaded the Caned Stalde zo øbler the war”.
M. M. LINERS SUNK.
Paris, Av 14. The Messageries Maritimes liner Dimnah, with mili tary passengers, while in an escorted convoy, was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean on the nighi ul July 14. There are 442 missing. The Messageries liner Australien was torpedoed, set on fire and Lounurred in the Mediterranea on July 19. Seventeen of the crew were killed, as passengers were saved and three are missing. Bugther ship in thự Aus- tralian's convey was torpedoed but not sukk.
SIR J. BRUNYATE HUNUURED.
London, Aug. 14.
The "Gazette" announces that Sir James Branyate has teen promoted commander of the Star of india in recognition of special war services, Sir James has just returned from the United States, where he was attached to Lord 'Beading's stuff az adviser un Indian currency and Eastern exchange questions..
"THE ITALIAN FRONT.
London, Aug 149
An Italian official message says: Under cfective concent trations of artillery fire in the Tonale region, we carried out Larusts and occupied Mountello, Punta-di-Sanmatigo and the ipur south-eastward of Cunazigülon, prisonering över buc- ured. Our batteries set on fire supply depots on the left bank of the Prive,
AN ENEMY CONFERENCE.
Amsterdam, Aug. 14
A message from Vienna says that the Emperor Karl ha proceeded to the German Maiz Headquarters, being accom- panied by the Foreign Minister and the Chief of the General
Staff
CANTON NEWS.
EJECTMENT ORDER.
THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH
HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS.
Administrativa Orders isened to-day by Major B. Morgan, Administrative Com- mandant, state po
departure.
Strength,
FRIDAY,
Lancaster, Welle, Wilson and HM. Webb, Dress, Drill order with pouches, E
AUGUST 16, 1918,
0.0.R.A, IN IRELAND,
CORRESPONDENCE.
KIDNAPPING CASE,
Defendant. Who Could not Face a Woman.
& Chinese was charged at the Polios Court this afternoon with kidnapping child. Izspector J. J. Watt prosecuted.
དོ༔
Wednesday, 21st instant.-5.15
Is the Country - Privileged ?` The opinions expressed by coITES- p.m. No. 1 Platoon at King's
pondents are not necessarily those In the House of Lords on Jane of the Hongkong Telegraph.”] Park Races Annual Hasketry
PLENTY OF SOAPI ACourse, Part 1 Praotions 3 and 12, Lord Willoughby de Broke Dress Drill order with pouches, asked the Gowtament whether
(To the Editor of the "Hongkong In opening the case, Inspector
Telegraph."] 6.30 p.m. No. 4 Platood on Polo the Defence of the Realm Re
Watt said that he went to Macio Ground TET. Dress, Drill order. galstions have been applied
Sir, Should the report of on 9th and on the same day
inst Thursday, 22nd instant. impartially se between Great "No. 602 Sapper A. H. West
Pla-Britain and Ireland, particularly yesterday's Appeal case givscause the Macso authorities handed 615 p.00. No. 2 was enrolled on 8. 8. 18 and post-toon
Park in regard to foxhunting, horse alarm among your readers over to him the defendant. He At King's ed to Engineer Coy, No. 395 8p7. Range. Annual Musketry Course. racing, price of cattle, food that the interests of the British then had defendant arrested ou A. J. Coelho, Engineer Coy, is Part 2, Practices 5, 6, 7 and 12. control, price of railway fares, ap trade in South China would board the 8.a. Sai An by virlas
be wholly extinguished by the of a warrant and of onsumption permitted to resign, on leaving The following will attend and the the Colony, to date from day of Corp. Hackichan, L/Opl. Han-petrol He had, net with conscription of the representative
A Chinese woman gave erid- cook, Ptes. Abner, Falconer, Hay-standing all that had happened of Lever Bros. (China) Ltd., a ence that she was staying in No.
ably represented by their solicitor,
16, Shangbai Street in Taumsti ward, Hosie, Macfarlans, B. M. in Ireland been told by persons Webb, J. R. Wood, Laween, Brid- who had been there that it wasay we with all modesty assure and said that she had only one son, tare of British soap from the husband was selling jose sticks. Joy.. attached Engineer Coy, is ger, Donnelly, Earle, Franklin, the only at plass for a gentlemen our readers, sa the largest impor- seven years of age, and one son, transferred to the Mounted Be Griffin, Newall, Traimas, Young to live in. He withdrew his quee-United Kingdom into Hongkong The last time she raw her son wäS. sad Carpenter. Dress, Drill order tion about forhunting, because and South China, that any feare with pouches.
all "masters of foxhounds were Friday, 23rd instant-5.15.m. patriotic persoas, and those in of the shortage of soap for the No. 1 Platoon at King's Park Ireland were up exception to the South China we are prepared to Bange, Annual Musketry Course, rule. There was, however, too Part 2, Practices 5, 6, and 12. much horserating as compared Dress, Drill order with pouches. with what was allowed in Eng. 5.30 p.m. Nos. 3 and 4 Platoons Isad. In addition to horse-racing will parade as ordered by Platoon there were whippet-racing and cook-fighting going on merrily, and all kinds of junketing as if there was no war raging.
Transter. No. 455 Pte. H. J. Nairn,
tion, dated 15 8. 18.
Leave.
2nd Lieutenants W. Bows, Eng. Ooy., and E. Sutherland, "B" Coy, are granted one month's leave each, to date from day of departure. No. 224 Spr. G. 8. Rodger, Eog. Ooy.. is granted
leave for the duration of the war, from 13.8.18. Oorp!, A. A. Belton, M. Guo Coz., is granted 1 month's extension of leave, from 19.8.18. Pte. C. L. Sispiston. M; Gao Coy.. is granted 6 weeks' lear, on Medical Grounds, from 20.8 18. Gor: A. H. Compton, Arty, Coy., ie granted I month's extension of leave, from 19.18 Gar. A.W.P. Spiere, Arty Coy ie granted 3 months extension of leave, from 20. 8. 18.
Rifles.
All ranke will send their tifa to Headquarters for inspection by the Armourer before commencing the Annual Musketry Course.
Artillery Orders. - .. Ordere for Artillery Company by Captain J. H. W. Armstrong, V.D., state,
"
Commanders, T.E T.
waɑbed and unwashed millions of
arantee a suficiency to the full xtent of their buying power?
The proof of our statements if cesary can be verified by the Superintendent of Imports and Exports here in Hongkong.
Appeal Assessors from the
Yours etc.
W. G. HUMPHREYS & ♫..
Bola Agents for William Gossage & Sons Ltd.
Hongkong, Ang. 16, 1918,
GLENDINNING FUND.
on the 10th April at 1a.m. On the date is question her
as standing at the door, and the was informed by the fokis that defendant had: taken her som to have tes. She then reported the matter to the Tsumati Police, ss she could not find her roo
Defendant was last seen in Massa
by witness on the 5th Jane, and she asked him where he was going. Defendent replied "Ioan't 100 you,
" and eaid that he reeded 3160 in order to redeem her 100. Witness replied that abe bad not. $160 to give to bima. On the 4th Jane she had received a letter from the defendant asking her for $160. The ret day she proceeded to Macao to see
The csen is proceeding.
defendent.
"B" COMPANY. Tuesday, 20th instant.-5.15
As to food control, sugar was p.m. No. 6 Platoon at Cricket Olab.T.ET. Dress, Drill order with the only thing rationed. The pouches. All exempted men are to restrictions on the price of fat attend this parade. 5.30 p.m. No. cattle were, he was told, an Platoon at Headquarters, T. R. sbaainte faroe in Ireland, and no T. Drear, Drill order with pouches, one paid any attention to them. All exempted men are to attend With regard to patrol, unless one this parade, No: 7 Pistoon on happened to be a Sinn Feiner it Sir, I bave the honour to Polo Ground Hongkong residents we difficult to get any petrol at request you to give publicity to If one belonged to the the fact that, in connection with will parade at Cricket Clab at all. 5.10 p.m. and proceed by Tram disloyal forces petrol was immed the above and being raised by to Causeway Bay. T. E.T. Drese,iately forthcoming. These things the Superintendents and Inspec Drill order with pouches and 15 seemed to ahoy that Ireland had tore of Police Reserve for the been placed in a singularly privi widow and infant son of the ists round dummies.
leged position, and he hoped the Crown Berg Glendinning, liste Government would take steps have been for sometime with the Olub, more evenly to balance the dis following:Hongkong comforts of the two countries. He Club Lusitano, Ohinese Club, 200, before Mr. E.D.O. Wolfe, ought to add that one could get Kowloon Bowling Green Club, ating as Coroner, an enquiry alcoholic drinks at any hour of Taikoo Recreation Club, Oivil was held into the circumstances the day in Ireland.
Service Club, Kowloon Cricket Barrounding the death of two "The Earl of Crawford, replying Club, Phoenix diab and Kowloon West Point two weeks ago. - The Ohineee by a house collapse ai for the late Lord Rhondda and Dock Club.
jary was composed of the follow- Messrs. O. H. Ritter, E. V.
Thursday, 22nd instant.-5.30 p.m. No. 8 Platoon at Kowloon Docks. Instruction in T.E. T.
Friday, 23rd instant.-5.15 p.m. No. 5 Platoon at Cricket Olab. T. E. T. Dress, Drill order Parades at Belchers Battery with pouches. All exempted Tuesday, 20th instsat.-7.30 men are to attend this parade, a.m. Right Half Coy. New Layera" Claes only. 5.30 p.m. Left Half Coy. Full drill.
Thursday, 22cd inst.-530 p.m. Left Half Coy. New D.B.F.
Olase only.
Friday, 23rd inst.-7.30 a.m. Right Half Coy. Fall drill. 5.30 p.m. Laft Half Coy, New Layers" clase only.
-Eaglaser Orders: Orders for Engineer Company by Captain W. Hussell state:
16th to 23rd instant :-
E. L. "Manning Nightly.- Parades aa per rosters posted at Headquartere, Engine Drivers
MACHINE GUN COMPANY.
Monday, 19th instant-4.30 p.m. Nos. 1 and 2 Gaus st Kennedy Road Range T.ET. Grouping. Dress, Deil order
without rifles.
Tuesday, 20th instant.-7.10 Wednesday, 21st instant.-4.30 p.m. Nos. 4 and 5 Guna sa above.
No. 3 Gan sa above.
8,02.
MOUNTED SECTION.
Monday, 19th instant.5.30 p.m. At Jockey Club Stables, Dress, Drill order.
Thursday, 22nd instant.-5.30
| RECENT HOUSE
COLLAPSE.
Enquiry at the Magistracy. At the Magistracy this after-
Barros and AbdulTM Carreem.
other Ministere, read a number of The subscriptions to date are official snewer which bad been estimated to have reached the supplied to him. He said it was total of about $4,500.
The lists will be withdrawn on The Coroner said that the jury the policy of the Government in applying the Defence of the Realm Wednesday next, August 21st,ese woman, Wong Lee Yau, and a had to determine whether a Chin- Begulations to have regard to the and will be daly published. varying conditions of different Intending sabearibers to whom Chinese roan, Mak Kat, met their localities. Conditions in Ireland the above Lists are not available deaths on August 4 at Nos. 44 46 Second Street by misadventure, madait inexpedient or undesirable may lodge their enbaariptions to apply precisely the same with Staff Inspector Arcaili, of neglect, that he might be or whether anyone was guilty regulations that might be suitable Police Reserve Headquarters to or desirable for other parts of Office, Princes Buildings.
charges ble with manslaughter. the kingdom.
Evidence was given by Dr. I have been informed that the MacFarlans to the effect that In regard to food control in Government will increase the that on August 6 he made Ireland, the Food Controller was Police Pension to 6104 per post-mortem examination of the p.m. At Jockey Club Stables, guided by the advice of a Com- annam, and pay certain passage body of a Chinese male adult Drees. Drill order without rifles.mittee which had intimate to Australia.
life. soquaintance with Inidh
great Tuesday, 20th instant-5-15 Generally speaking, a Officers next for duty.-Bel- p.m. Parade at Headquarters, majority of his orders applied Hongkong, August 16, 1918. obere, 2ad Lt. Marley., Lyeoman,. T. Dress, Drill Order equally to Ireland. The ration of 2ad Lieut. Templeton. Stone (Rife, belt, sidearms and mgar was the same. Ten wa cattere, Lieut. Stevenson,
ponches.) Note. There will be distributed on the same basis, Instractions for higher ratings a voluntary lamp reading cisce at The average sonsumption of meat The Marquis of Crewe said in wall of No. 46 from the first and N. C. Os and men of the 7 pm, every Friday antil further was very considerably less than spite of the careful reply on be floor up had fallen outwards into Infantry Battalion attached for notice. Mufti may be worn. in England. It was therefore half of a number of departments Centre Street, and the front wall daty,-Olsas 1, at Belobere at
unnecessary to apply the system he was certain that it would not had fallen outwards into Second 8.30 p.m. on Mondays and Thure- Monday, 19th and Friday, of card rationing in Ireland. The satisfy the House. (Cheers,) It Street. The partition wall and days for all who have not passed 23rd instant 5.30 p.m. Recruits provisions of the Public Meals was obviously a reply of a parsly the roof had also collspeed. siastical rate (16) 6 of all units except "D" Company Order applied throughout Ireland. oficial character, ply of a paraly
at 6 30 p.m. Electricians at 6.45 SIGNALLING SECTION,
p.m.
the "Pr.fcient"
fi
order.
RECRUITS.
Cadet Orders,
Yours etc.
F. O. JENKIN.
HKDO Class 3, at Lyceum at Ordem "for Cadet Company by turna, making allowance for the honded that what was resented by
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identified by two relatives asthat of Mab Kat. Death was due to fracture of the ekullimi
"Mr. A. E. Wright, of the P. W. D., said, in the course of srid- ence, that the whole of the fank
The enquiry is proceeding.
HIS MONEY AND HIS LIFE.
Loyal Clerk;
Lard George Hamilton told a
at 8.30 p.m. on Tuesdays and on Murray Parade Ground, ander In regard to bsoon, the intention contained a certain number of Fridays for all N. O. O., and Sergia Edmonde (Monday) and of the Ministry was to make Ire admirable sentimenta, he wished men of higher rating, ander Ozberry (Friday). Drosa, Dill land self-supporting. With regard it had had more of the indepea
to butter and margarine, so far se dent judgment of the noble Earl, Lard G. Hamilton's Story of a Staff Sergir. Ovendene and
could be estimated from the rewho did not seem to have appre- Parsons, E., and Serge Day,
6.30 pm
on Tuesdays and 2nd Lieut. J.E.W, Beard Blate:onsumption of home producers, a great many people in this Fridays, under Staff Sergte. Strength-Bergt. Jack the consumption did not exceed country, was not the fact that Ire-story of an employce's loyalty in eix ounces per head per week land was more fortunately situst his address to the shareholders of Barclay and White, BE. and joined H. M. Regular Forces. Sergt. Williams, H.K D.O. Parades. Saturday, 24th inst.de against this the consumption ed, but that there seemed to be the Phoenix Assurance Company
of other fate was much less thas causeless and unexplained in recently. Detail of duties at Lycomun ant, 1.30 p.m. No. 3 and 4
equality in some matters between One of their young man who from 17th to 31st August inclusive Sections fall in at Headquarters the English allowance.
With regard to the price of theconditionsof the two countries. enlisted early in the war had, ia is posted, at Headquarters for in- to proceed to Sai Wai,-
cattle, in making orders the The Earl of Balborna asserted common with others, zsosivad formation of all concerned.
Notice Annual Swimming special diremstances of Ireland that political considerations were $0 allowance equal,*** with Competition.This will be held producing sad exporting out the foundation of the whole notion bis Army pay to his old salary. Orders for Lafantry Battalion at the V.R.C. Bath on Saturday try had been taken into socount of the Government in regard to After he had been some time st Monday, 19th Lastant.-4.30 2.30 p.m. Members wishing to meat were the same in Ireland as Crewe as to the inadequate that he thought he could not appinet Pan Hing. Mr. B. C. p.m. No. 2. Platoon at King's compels will batud in their names in Great Britain. The prices of character of the defence put up honourably/ountinus so receive Park Bange, Annual Musketry to their Section Commanders live cattle in Ireland had been by the Government spokesman. this allowance, as he docked upon from the house-rent borrowing faithful appested for the plaintif Course. Part 1, Practices 1 and before Wednesday, 21st instant, above thoes ruling in Crest Lord. Crawford said the consump it as a retaining toe and the charm scheme is about $8,000 while
and defendant was not present, The following will attend who will give them all particulars. Britain, but those prica had fallen tien of certain articles in Ireland of outdoor life and work hid so over 40 officers were appointed for
Pies. Abney, Bridger, Earle and this purpose, and after their seither was he represented.
Mr. Beiton stated that he was Newall, 6.15 p.m. Practices 3 mlarion are paid, there is only the lessor of the ground and first and 4. The following will left a balanes of about $50. floors of a house in Yaumsti, and
attend Corp! Mackioben, L.
OFF
Canion correspondent
writes as follows :--
A Poor Schottie.
Before His Honour Mr. Justice Gomperte, in the Summary Court
Infantry Parades.
It is reported that from the let the morning, Mr. A. K, Beiton by Major H. A. Morgan state":- the 31st August, commencing at Maximum priose fixed for dead Ireland. He agreed with Lord the front he prate to the company
of last month the money collected applied for sa ejectment order
Summary Court Cases.
In regard to whipper racing and was not greater per head than sterased him that when the war cockfighting Ireland had always in Great Britain. That was not was over he did not propose ta acoupied a privileged position, the point. A very large pro- return to the Phoenix.
and it continued now in spite of portion of the Irish population A few days after the receipt of the war. As to horse-racing the never ate these things in this letter, added Lord George,
On hearing that a certain for be rented a part of it to Corpl. Hancock, Free. Abney, eign bank has kept in stock over defendant on the monthly rent of Falconer, Hayward, Hoais, facfar The following casca were among same regalations were spplied to normal times. The question this young fellow was killed in $2,000,000 of Canton subsidiary coins," and is now negotiating to $10.70. On the 20th Jane he
Lawson, Bridger, Donnelly, Earle, Court this morning-Gato So position in Ireland, however, was his chosen friends had been liv shortly before his death ho drew man, Young and Carpenter. $178; Leo d'Almada T. Joss O. tions on railway travelling were perfect exas, while noble lords in he requested that all the money His Lordship wwarded plaintif Dress, Drill order with pouches, de Obaldia, 8884,66; F. E. Hall not so necessary there as in Great England were being strictly be had received: from the Phenix, Tuesday, 20th instant-5.15. O L. Howell, #88.70; F. L. Britsin. Bolling stock had not been rationed. He believed that to be as an allowance whilst moving pm. No. 2 Pistoon st King's Park Hall v. J. E. Hamilton, 880; withdrawn from Irish railways for literally the case. Ireland was a should be returned to them
ises holes, the local bankers are notice, to the defendant tollane, B.M. Wabb, J.B. Wood, those mantioned at the Summary Ireland ma to Great Britain. The was whether Mr. Da Vaters" and the trenches, and’it appears that have jointly made a protest to the quit the premises, but the Franklin, Griffin, Newwall, Trat bery and Co. v. Mr. A. 8. Iles, rather different because restris-ling without any, restrictons in up a will-in the trenchsa by which
Authority on the ground that the defendant did not do it.
silver of the province will be $10.70 for rant, and costs.
gradually's bsorbed by foreigners.
An Explanation Wanted. -
"Tas Provincial Assembly has
Range, Annual Musketry Coures, Wm. Powell, Ltd, v. J.E. Hamil use oversees as it had from British pampered and privileged country. When, the young man'a en be demanded" an explanation from/10n with 20 men forming a body- Part 2, Practices 5, 6, 7 and 12, ton, $68; 5. E. Greenfield v. railways. Beps, were being taken The Earl of Crawford said the told the company of his wil they' rédemption of the Bank of Ching number of pirates when his Sergt. Humphreye, Oorpl. Edg-Crawford and Co. v. J. E. Hamnil regard to railway daron an applied Ireland should be rationed in the socept the sum shus lefs them, the Government, sa to why the guard was robbed by a superiorThe following will attend :— J. E. Hamilton, $21:10; Lars to apply the same conditions, in general" question of whether directors naturally, declined to
Hagistrate Roof Bin Saan
Robled by Pirates. digicios while on his way to Can-
notes Nas not vommenced.
of it ta
bost passed Wong Po Kong. All cumbe, Opla. Perry and ton, 828.17Mr. Goldring asked to England. The restrictions on same way as Great Britain was a and asked the pezentata minks the the valuables were stolen and the Brown, Ptos Dyer Ball, Stubbe, that the claims against Mr. the use of petrol applied equally matter of high policy on which bent une they conk magistrate got shore in cervin Sutherland, Williamas, A. E. Ramilion be taken in Chambers, to Great Belain and Ireland and be could expesos no definite perpetuate the memory of their
Wood, Chapman, Digby, Kant, andi abit was
infused by the poll
the nigra loyal and high-minded son.
dress.