EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
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THE PEACE QUESTION.
Rumoured Stoppagu of subma, Jam.
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London, Oct, 20. % The rewspapers here state that Germany has informed Spain that the German Admiralty has ordered all submarines to retum to their bases immediately
The Keply to America.
Amsterdam;- Oct. 20.
It is reported that the German reply to President Wilson was handed to the Swiss Minister at Berlin last night. Germany therein declares her willingness to provisionally stop submarinism in order to advance peace.
A message from Berlin says the reply to President Wilson - was delayed owing to differences of opinion as the last moment. Forecasts of the reply published in Berlin declare that it will protest most strongly against the accusations of cruelty and will justify submarinism as a reprisal for the starvation of the blockade. It will indicate that Germany will not submit to a peace destructive of her future.
"A message from Berlin forecasts that the German reply to President Wilson will assert that President Wilson's Note takes account of Entente expectations of unhoceptable con- ditions for evacuation which are therefore not fit for diseta- sion Germany however is ready to find a basis for further discussion.
Hungary Desires tädependence. ^.
Amsterdam, OCL 20.
A message from Budapest states that in the Lower House Count Karolyi moved demanding the economic, miji tary, foreign and political disunion of Hungary frotu austria. After Count Tisza's speech and the Address of the King had been read in the Diet declaring that the "result of the war endangered the Throne, adding that Hungary must be Completely independent and Hungarian troups in view of the danger of invasion must be brought back and foreign troops in Hungary must be withdraw, Count Karolyi, speak- ing in session, said it was the funeral feast of the delegation. because the public demanded an independent Hungary sad said the Monarchy's foreign policy was responsable for the war by its ultimatuin to Serbia Herr Muchlon, an ex-director" of Krupps, told him that Austrian diplomats deliberated on the text of the ultimatum in the presence of the Kaiser who declared that he would show the world that he was not a- "puppet and would strike terror into the universe. The sita tion might have been saved in 1914 if Britain's proposal for a peaceable settlement had been accepted. Austria-Hungary might have concluded peace during the war times without number but preferred to follow Germany. There was a limit to loyalty to the alliance.
Hapsburg Tie Resented.
London, Oct. 20. Beuter learns that a meeting of the Southern Slay Com- mittee in London, representing seven millions of people in Austrix-Hungary, rejected Kang Karl's manifesto of the 16th inst and emphasised determination to sever every tic with the Hapsburgs."
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A BOLSHEVIK DEFEAT,
Shanghai, Oct 22
In the northern Urals eight thousand Bolsheviks advanc ing on Elatirinburg were severely defeated by Czecho- Slovak and Siberian forces. One thousand were killed and three armoured trains captured.
THE FUTURE OF SCHLESWIG,
Amsterdam, Oct. 90.
it appears that Depmark has sent a jote to Germany proposing that article live of the treaty of 1664 providing for a pleviscite in Sculeswig to discover whether the inhabi tauts proter allegiance to Jermany or Denmark should now`
be carried out
VISCOUNT FRENCH IN LONDON.
Loddon, Och 20..
Viscount Fronth has arrived in London. His visit in- mediately following the failure of the Government to enforce conscription in Ireland it is interpreted that he intends to resign unless a satisfactory arrangement is reached
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1918,
GERMANY'S FAULTY WAR FINANCE,
Enough to Inspire Terror Şays.
Lord Emmott. »
The Finance Bill was read a second time in the House of Lords recently, and Lord Emmott took the opportunity to draw an interesting comparison between
CORRESPONDENCE.
The opinions expressed by corrB #= pondents are not necessarily those of the Hongkong Telegraph."]
"THE HOUSING PROBLEM.
To the Editor of the "Hongkong Telegraph."1
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
fund Ca, and several other firma {hrys already large smounta în thair Provident Fund and the money so standing to their credit could be utilised as a margin to Sitting Resumed This Morning. defray the cost of the new houses, which would be erected to their:
own designs and according to The Criminal Sessions ware their requirements and wishes. resumed at the Supreme Court The houses would become the this morning. property of the employees after
September 18.
THE BARTON
MYSTERY."
Booking for The Barton Mystery the ADC “Our: Day production, opened thir morning at Moutrie's This amasing "spoof play by Walter Hackett, author of the current Haymarket success," The Fres
exjoyed a
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British and German finance. He Sir,Whilst it is admitted on they had paid off the mortgage Robbery With Violence. suggested that it would be all sides that the housing problem in full, but they should not be Hang and Lai Kwai-shan were long run, two years ago, at the
Before the Paisas Judge, Lai dom of the Beas advantageons if the Government is a pressing question, no concrete permitted to dispose of the pro- indicted on a charge of robbery Savoy under the management would give the country some scheme has so far been presented party without their employera with violence, at Yaumati, on of Mr. H. B. "Irving. It is suthoritative information about for its solution. I therefore make consent while they remain. 80 German finance. It was obvious no excuse for submitting, through employed.
bzimful of thrilling Earprises. from the German Press-even the mediem of the Press, the
The following jury were em- and amazing situatione; with a The Government are providing Pan-German papers
praised following anggestions for the con- free quarters for their European pannelled:Mesara. B. Eustace, murder mystery carefully worked British finance that the Germans sideration of employers in particu- officera or giring allowances in Caer Clark. A. Ogilvie, N. L. out on crescendo lines. You do knew much about more our finance lar and of the public in general. lien thereof. One of the con- Bariton, suger, B. Dnot bee the murder committed than we did about theire.Th.. It is well-known that the pre-ditions of the latter scheme is Baptists, and O. F. Starkey.
that has taken place just before The Crown Solicitar, Mr. G. E. the curtain rises. From that Lord Emmott supported the font scarcity of residences is dus however, that if an officer cooupies contention that German finance to the large inflas of Chinese only part of a house or shares it Wakeman, prosecuted and said point the mystery goes on through was disbonest by the statement into the Colony, owing to the with any one else, or resides in the robbery and violence were the four sota. The question to that the German Government still disturbances in the neigh-hotel or s boarding house, he committed on an old man who be solved in: "Who did it” took credis for the pre-war bouring provinces of China. It forfeits the allowance. This con on: the day in question Only two performances can be revenue of £56,000,000 from ons is, however, to the interest dition obliges every Government went to the vegetable market given, so that early booking in toms duties, although very faw of the Colony that the Chinese officer to cocupy a house by him and had some ten, afterwards advisable and as the entire goods could now be imported. of the better class should be self, even though it may be too going-
Nanking proceeds of the production will be Street close to say factory, handed over to "Our Day" Fand Income was overestimated and encouraged to buy properties big for him thereby creating a expenditure under-estimated in here and thus help in develop the larger demand for houses. All when he was set on by three it will be an evening's amusement order to minimies the deficit. It Colony. The real solution of the allowances should be abolished as men who ill-treated him and took well spent. appeared from the available whole problem would be for the soon as possible and free quarters which was $30. He got up and from him a belt, in s pouch of figures that the Germans were European firms, both large and provided.
down
now raising in taxation less small, to follow the example of The Naval and Military gave chase and he would tell the than half the amount required the Japanese firms and provide Authorities are also housing some jury that he plainly recognised to meet the Budget of over residences for the members of of their officers in married quer afterwards arrested as he w
the first defendant who WAS #800,000,000, which would have their European staffs. It must, ters built for the purpose, hat
For Pakhol.
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A Murder Charge.
There was siso à
POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.
Orders issued to-day by Mr. J. W. Franks, A.S.P. (E.), siste:=
Parade, Central-5.30 p.m.” October 25,-No 2 Company ander Inspecter Alvsa Uniform, Helmets with spikes.
***Our Day,"
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Members detailed for duty on "Our Day attending paradea on the 21st, are exempted from 22nd sad 35th inate
Members on duty on "Our Day" way wear roses in their helmets.
No member may wear more fastened in the puggarree on the than one rose. The rose" will be
right hand side of the helmet.
There will be three details for duty on *Our Day" at 11.15 a.m. 1.80 p.m. and 7 pmm. -
Uniform for 1115 m. and Spikes, belt and trancheons, 1.30 p., detaile helmets with Inspectors to wear swords and roes belta. Uniform for 7 p.m. detail:-Cape with covers, belts. and truncheons. Inspectors to wear patrol uniform (no belts or sworda) with cap.
to be faced if the war ended by however, be borne in mind that they should be urged to erect leaving by a boat for Canton. March 31 next.
instead of purchasing present Government houses for all their This prisoner afterwards took the Taking the total amount of buildings, as the Japanese are, European employees specially for police to a house where be pointed taxation raised during the war, doing, new houses should be the civilians in their employ, as out the sooned defendant as be Lord Emmott elated that it was built upon new cites which should there are, oftener than not pering one of the men who had ̈£875,000,000 in Germany and be reserved, once and all, for the manent residents.
Assisted him in committing the £1,688,000,000 in the United Europeans only, as, otherwise,
before One of the principal and most robbery. When
the Kingdom. While we could not the situation would soon again important points to be first deals Magistrate both prisoners ad fail to regard with apprehension become aggravated.
with would be for the Colony's mitted they had taken part in the our own financial position after If the leading banka and mer-financiers to work in conjunction robbery. the war, it would inspire absolute cantile houses were to adopt such with the Government to raise
The first prisoner was sent to terror if it were the same as that soheme forthwith, a large the
gaol for seven years' hard labour, Desvasky money by B of Germany.
number of houses would be built Public Loan against the Bevenue and the second to five years. One difficulty in ending the in the nest fature, thereby con- of the Colony it necessary, so as
Each were ordered to received 10 wer was due to the fact that the siderably relieving the situation, to establish a Building Fand-to
■trokes of the " cat.” day of the Pan-Germane would It would also be possible for the be administered by a Committee be over if they failed to get the Government to advance, say, a of business men. The necessary
Yung Kit was indicted on indemnities on which all their million dollara out of the funds money for building purposes charge of murdering Choi hopes now depended. When the in their hands. at present at the could then be advanced to em- Ming on September 11 at German people at last realised rate of 6 par cent, and it is not ployers from the General Fund Wanchai. that no indemnilies would be too much to expect that then a margin of only 10 per cent second charge of assaulting obtainable, and that the longer advances would be made only to and a rate of interest not exceed-Choi Ming on the same data, the war lasted the heavier would the small firmë, as the banks and ing 6 per cent"
Prisoner pleaded not guilty to be their financial burden at the leading companies in this Colony
There would be some dificulty the first charge, bat guilty to the end of it, they would show more are quite capable of financing in the application of the scheme to charge of assault. inclination for реаса. Con their own outlays. In the Hong- all the European employers bat The following jury were em sequently an authoritative com- kong Bank alone, there are the obstacles encountered in a few pannelled-Meaara. A. Ritchie, parison by a British Minister, over forty European employees individual osses, should neither B. J. H. Moore, A. Dransfield, W. who would make clear the de- and about the same number prevent cor delay the adoption of Morley, B. E. Fielder, J. Moor mination of thie country to pay is employed by Messrs. Jardine a feasible and practical solation mack and P. W. Bobertson, ao "indemnities, might have a Matheson and Co. There is nothing of the housing problem, which is The Attorney General, "pro- very useful effect if it reached to prevent these two establish- becoming more soste day by day, seonting, said the case was a very Saturday 26th October. Germany at the right moment. ments adopting the "scheine There are a large number of simple ons. On the morning in
There will be one detail for straightaway. They and all other suitable sites above and below question, deceased, another boy daty at Race Coures at 1.30 p.m. CANTON NEWS.
employera could make it a point May, Bowen, and Kennedy Bonds and prisoner, all coal colies Uniform-helmets with spikes, that all their employees receive for the European community and living in the same house in Mo-belts and truncheons. Inspectora
Street, no more increases for the next sites are also available in Kowloon Gregor "Our Canton
were play-will wear sword and cross belt. correspondent three or four years on the dis-which are within easy reach of ing carde. writes as follows:-
Apparently the tinet understanding that free the new Ferries to Shamshaipo. quarrel first started when prisoner permanent quartera "would be Owing to Wong Mad, the newly-provided for them in the mean- once be convened and a Com Decessed refused to give them A public meeting should at asked deceased for four cente.
THE WISE MOTHER appointed Foreign Intercourse time, in lieu of the usual increases, mittee appointed more or less as up and the quarrel started, saa Commissioner and Saperinten-Should such a bourse be adopted, followe
And Baby's Own Tablets. dent of Custome at Kingohow, in five years' time the majority of
result of which prisoner started Mr. N. J. Stabb or his nomines best the deceased. Es being unable, to assume office in Europeans in the Colony would be to represent the Hongkong and slapped him and
The ills of children · come hit him swiftly, and too often before a Hoihow, which is still within the provided, for all time, with good Shanghai Banking Corporation, in the abdomen with his fat. doctor can be called in or medicine scope of, Lang's influence, Wa residences, rent free. In the case to advise on the financial aspeci Decessed got frightened and was obtained the little one is beyond Ting Fang, the Foreign Minister of small firms who cannot afford of the scheme, ordered him to establish his office borrow the money in their names of the Colony. of the Military Department, has such an expenditare, they could
going to the top of the stapa aid. Ons of the leading architects when prisoner caught him by the The wise mother will always in Pakhoi and to notify the and lend it to their employees at Mr. L. N. Leefe and Mr. She him down the stairs. Deceased ing Baby's Own Tablets, the neck and, it was alleged, threw safeguard her little one by keep foreign Consula accordingly.
A lower rate of interest, the differ- wan 64 representatives of Lever got up again. He had a Canadian children's remedy, in 4. The sota of her army com
employers and the commercial fractured skull and a raptared the home. This medicine alwaya. The magistrate of Yun Ping eace being paid by the firma. manders and statesmen The New York Staats Zesting brought the German name into notorious bandit, Chu Tang Hoi, already pointed out that the Accountant.
have district has reported that the ministering the Government has
His Excellency the Officer Ad-community in general.
aplean.
doen good-it cannot de harm as it Mr. A. B. Lowe as a Chartered whion before, and even after diarepate in America. For more with a few thousand followers, Government would be only too
His Lordship sent prisoner to contains no opistes or other harme America's
gaol for 12 months' hard labourful druge and it is confidently entrance into the war was a virulent supporter of
than 200 years German-Ameri-after plundering many villages, pleased to help, but it is out of the representing vested interests in guilty" being returned on the teething troubles, constipation, Mr. A. Shelton Hooper as for the assault, & verdict of "Not recommended as a remedy for everything that smacked of Paned to build here a new, happy city and its fall is expected if What the Government could do Mr. J. P. Brags to represent
cans have eaccesatally endeavour are marching towarda the
indictment for murder. Germaniam, gublanes a long home for themselves and their assistance is not immediately would be to develop new sites the Portuguese community who
question to rely entirely on them. the Colony, and
diarrhong, colic, indigestion, article ennsted "Germany's Debis
simple fever and worms. and Credit," reflecting the chang their name should be respected
descendants, and took care that forthcoming,
Mis. Napoleon Lambert, of and offer them for sale at a are the greatest aufferers in this od fequage of German-Americans
The Government's Powers/
put the matter on a business "Baby's Own Tablets are an
St. Ignics, Quebec, writes low price, one of the conditions connection. towards the German Imperial Verywhere. Their industry and
sense of daty became proverbial, issued by the Military Govern of sale being that houses must be 1 An the Unofficial Members of shorthand reporter should be ailments and I am well pleased
A circular telegram has been
footing, a paid secretary and a excellent medicine for childhood Government.
and in bitterness of heart they ment that henceforth the months and that at no time in many calls on their time, it would be no dificulty whatever in zais
built on the sites within 24 the Legislative Council have too engaged. There would probably wish them. After admitting the truth of had to see them regarded with pointment and dismissing of both Prince Lichnowsky's revelations} distrust. However, through their military and civil officials in the feturs will it be possible for the be well for them not to being the necessary funds from our desiers, also post free, 80 cents
Obtainable from medi af German' responsibility for the unshakable loyalty to the United Southern Provinces will be present purchasers, or their appointed as they could very leading residents, who are cer- the vial, from the Dr. Williams War, and setting forin's list of States they have succeeded in ordered by the Government.
sesignees, to let the houses built well express their opinions tainly public-spirited enough to Medicine Co., 98 Saschnen Road, "schisyaments of Germany retaining the ecofidence and good
on auch sites for more than a through the other members with contribute towards such a worthy Shanghai Civil Governor's Bodyguards. under the whip of the Military will of their fellow-citizens--thia Li Ju-hop, the former Civil certain fixed rent, which must whom they are in constant Party," the Staats Zeitung sum-in spite of the doings of the Governor, has removed the not exosed, say, 8 per cent. on touch marises the ́ other, made of the German Military Party.
The above are the broad out- All meetings of the Committee lines of the scheme and it is, of ledger as follows
5. Millions of people in Gerber, back to the West River. The chase of the land and the cost of should be held in public and it course, recognised that it is far Hidden Names on Passport
guarde, three battalions in num the capital diabarsed for the pur
Hower of her armsbearing youth. if they dars not speak of it openly, to secure Kwanget troops se his should förm part of the Grown address the Committee or to send have to be consideraEly modified applied to the passport
photograp Lease, because it is said that in them suggestions in writing after dne disccasion. The need Brilliantstone, a Bus on the field of bastle, been crippl- autocratic Government would be
the case of a large and well-known Meetings should be advertised at for immediate sation is, however, names were found benesth edy or taken prisoners Looses a blessing to them and their]
terrace in Hongkong, which is at least one week ahead and the groaning and it would be well loz, written in Cermin characte which cannot be made good by posterity. They have at last seen
present simost entirely in the Director of Public Works should meeting to be convened without witneen from the War Office, the greatest vistóries."
through the motives of their pride to their sons and graudenne occupation of Portuguese familie, be present to faraish what farther, dalay by the Frese, gave this Bue has lost har colonies in rules, whose purposes are selfish fighting for them under the original intention of the owner ever Information Alia and elsewhere, and has and sim at the suppression of the Star Spangled Banner, and was that the rent for those houses required, on
representing the public. All that places a burden of debt upon idens of liberty and forcing their they will fight on until every should never exceed. 335 per standing that he
required is to arrange bef nd for Day net people under which they will asted Government upon the whole danger is removed and the world month hat it is to day more than be committin have to groan for decades to come, world
is relieved of the burden which double and is being paid by those in any
to lice upon it like an incubus, for who esa ill afford it
series of thres it is only through the
The clerks in the employ of the
HEROIC CHAPLAIN'S DEATH.
London, Oct 20, Chaplain Hardy, V.C., has died of wounds.
A SCATHING INDICTMENT. inste period. For the last four years her merchant flag has not been seen upon the seas of the world.
German-Americags and Germany..
Bandits on the Trill.
Millions of her sone have fallen that the defeat of the present bodyguarde.
#3: She has completely demor- For a long time Americans worn
alised her domestic commerce, muable to me the meril,
nos
Cause.
Oution
menk
present Garmen hat the repet