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KEUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
ALLIES WATCHING GERMANY,
SURPRISE IN STORE FOR THE HUNS
Paris, February 17. The Peace Conference is following in the events at Weimar with the closest attention.
The French Government regards the speeches made by the. new German President and other leading politicians as ample confirmation of the aggressive German attitude. M. Pichon said they justify the necessity of taking precautions, making it clear
to the Germans that they are beaten,
Germany at present speculates on division-among the Allies, but the Germans will be surprised when the discussions of the Conference are known about the necessity of making the world "safe against German aggression.-Hares,
NEW U. S. AMBASSADOR TO PARÍS,
Paris, February 17.
The Associated Press circulates a wireless message from the liner George Washington conveying the announcement that President Wilson, has appointed Mr. Hugh Wallace. of Seattlė, American Ambassador at Paris.-Haras.
Telegraph.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1919.
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
(By Courtesy of the "South China Morning.
THE SIND JAPANESE INCIDENT.
CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S VOLTE FACE.
Shanghai, February 13,
ment saying that the Press reports concerning the Obata ingident are Tang Shao-yi bas received a telegram from the Paling Govern- mistaken, and asking him to notify the local bodies...
The message has caused a shock, and there is speculation whether in Peking the action has been forced, especially in view of Peking's acceptance of the balance of the twenty-million dollar War Participation Loan negotiated last year.
THE CHINESE PEACE CONFERENCE.
Shanghai, February 18. The Peace Conference is opening on Thursday.
STRAITS PROTESTS AT COMMANDEERING OF LINERS,
DAY BY DAY.
三拜禮:號九十月弍英港香
Rabbish should not be swept from the veradak of a house an to the street. ::Ona main who did this paid a penalty of $5, or, in the alternative, seven days' rigorous imprisonmant, Lindsell rebuked him: "You have to learn better than thai.”
APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE.
APPLICATION FOR
•RE-HEARING.
WEATHER FORECAST.
FAIR
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Temperature
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TO-DAY'S CHINESE
TELEGRAMS.
{Wah Tas Yat Pu Service J
Paking, Fek 18
Dr. Wallington 500
It will be recalled that last wook the owner of a junk was sentenced by Mr. J. R. Wood to telegraphed expressing President pay a fine of $5,000 for allowing Wilen's willingness to halp in his junk to be used for the
Shanghai, Feb. 18. Tong Shao-yoo and Chae Kai- make kim talked for three hours in yesterday
transport of opium. Together the revision of the Chinese The Chinese, who was reported with him were charged two tarp yesterday in this paper as having Chinese, one a resident of Macao, The total loans from Japan last picked the pocket of another for trying to import 200 lbs. of year were 250 million yen. It is mear the San Company, opium into the Colony, and they reported that the Military Party to the extent of one cent, was reware each sentenced to twelve is making another ten million warded with 4 weeks hard labour months' rigurous imprisonment yea loan from Japan for aeroplane as he could not bring any one to "This morning, in Mr. Wood's purchase. Most of the loan speak to his possessing a spotless Court, Mr. P.W. Goldring appear- agreements are unknown to the character.
ed for the convicted Macao Government, being kept secret by Chinese and made an application the military leaders. "The opium is not mine, but for a re-hearing of the case. Mr. it was found in the luggage," was Goldring said he had received what a
woman pleaded, when instructions from the accused's charged before Mr. J. R. Wood friends at Macao to with being is illicit possession of this application. The accused fo-yuen Garden 4 taels of opium on board a W18
a fairly respectable per-morning, and the Southern was employed at delegates held a meeting among steam launch plying between sou and Sanon and Hongkong. Mr. Leo Macao. He was coming to Rong themselves in the afternoon in The other the German Bank building. d'Almada pleaded not guilty and kong on a visit.
accused said to him:
then s remand was granted.
"If you They
wired the are going to Hongkong you may President protesting against as well come with me. The man Tuna Chi-jui's arrangement Cricket Club tennis tournament
The entries for the Hongkong had no knowledge of, the opinm. to receive from Japan the War are not so good this year as in clear that he knew the opiam was $17,000,000,
Mr. Wood-Bat he made it Participation Loan balance of
which Taxa 1918, but are on about the same there. I have recorded no state intends to convert to Nations! level as the 1917 entries The ment.
Defence Army sea, in which Professional Pairs Competition Mr. Goldring: Will your connection another secret agree- Singapore, February 19. has been abandoned this year, Worship make a note that I have ment is believed to exist allowing Medical men in Malaya strongly support the Government's owing to so many people having made an application? His Macao Japan to keep control of the hestalitres, which is about 15 per cent. in excess of the previous protest regarding the commandeering of liners and have also wired left the Colony. As in past friends are willing to roach for Shantung Railway if Tsingtao
Sir William W. Cheyne, urging the asking of a question in Parlia-yeare, the two open events will his respectability. He says he is restored.
Singapore ladies have cabled Mr. Havelock Wilson on the be held, namely the Singles and did not know about the opiom
Doubles Championships.
natil the opium was seized. That is a material point.
Mr. Wood:-I do not think it is
ITALIAN ROYALTY IN PARIS.
Paris, February 17.
The Queen of Italy, accompanied by Princesses Yolanda and Mafalda, has arrived in Paris. The party is traveling in strict incognito-Haves.
THE FRENCH WINE HARVEST.
Paris, February 17.
The French wine harvest for 1918 is estimated at over 42,000,000
year's crop.-Haras.
THE NEW ARMISTICE.
ANOTHER GERMAN COMPLAINT.
Weimar, February 17.
While instructing Herr Erzberger to sign the Armistice condi- tions cabled on the 16th inst., the Government has issued a state- ment complaining of its terms, especially those involving the eyacuation of important places in favour of the Poles, against whose encroachments "we must be authorised to defend ourselves".
Regarding the carrying out of the terms hitherto unfulfilled, the statement assumes that Germany will be obliged to carry out conditions incompatible with Presiden: Wilson's Principles.
THE MINISTERING LEAGUE.
FUNDS RAISED BY THE LEAGUE.
(From Our Oven Correspondent.)
Singapore. Febranty 18. The Government has wired to the Secretary of State most urgently, pointing out that the proposed commandeering of the Nore and Navers accommodation to repatriate Germans le causing intense indignation in the Straits. The bookings were mostly those of women and childen with medical certificates. Further cables were despatched following a Council meeting.
ment.
subject.
FURTHER PROTESTS.
There are 90 invalid cases booked from the Straits...
THE WAR BOND DRAWING.
RESULT OF SALE OF TICKETS.
CORRESPONDENCE.
HOUSING SCHEMES.
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The Central Government, has wired to all Tachass, Governors ing them to consider Peking'a and high military officers order.
financil. difficulties and curtail
Yesterday evening everything was serene when a Chinese, necessary to go farther.
Mr. Goldring sea is is military expenses, | employed on board a Naval vessel.
1 guilty. was passing through the Naval ples
The Cabinet's policy regarding Yard gate. A naval policeman prove that he was a passenger on touched him lightly an
the Libe junk. I have co facilities for the National Defence Army shoulders and requested him to seeing him. He may be able to scheme is as follows:-The War halt. On a search of his person give me some explanations. Your Participation Army is not to being made, a hundred rounds Worship will record that be entirely disbanded, but of ammunition were found. The have
au application reduced only, and formed Sir, In reply to the letter Chinese admitted possession, but and adjourn it for a week as into St. Andrew's Society's War which appeared in your issue of said he brought them
a National Defence Bond Drawing is announced to last night signed by "Fairplay'
from long as I am in time. I mast Army, jointly with the South- take place at the City Hall on it appears to me that the object of held stop any
Vancouver. A fine of $150 apply within seven days, as this West for direct control under Friday at 5.30 p.m. A test of the the
the Ministry, while all other new more illicit ie the seventh day. During last year the sum of machine to be used will take
raising thosa.
waat Mr. Wood] ammunition coming from this
your Northern troops will be disband- $12,526.64 was raised in Hong-place on Thursday. It has been questions was more for a mis-
application made formally. Ied and the South-West will kongand the following institutions brought over from Macao for the chievous intention than a sincere
will make a note. You can re-restore the same conditions as helped :-
purpose and is, we believe, the wish to have the desired inform At Home: M. C. L. Cot at
first of its kind ever seen here.ation.
The Chinese who was secased new your application to-morrow prevailed in the third or filth,
Jear. Members of
again. Ottershaw, Trafalgar Orphan visited Macao the other day and, inst. I invited the public to con-in Queen's Road the day before In my letter to you dated 16th of going into a goldsmith's shop
Mr. Goldring-1 will let! Home, Merchant Service Guild after being fully satisfied as to its sider my housing scheme and yesterday and quietly rembring inspector Wildin know as soon Funds, Orphan Homes Scotland, working, made arrangements for " Fairplay would apper Iss w bangles from a case, was to-day possible what steps I intend The Victoria branch of the Royal Soldiers' Daughters the machine, a most intricats but unfair before the public if his sentenced by Mr. R. E. Lindsell take Hongkong Ministering League Home, St. Dunstan's Home highly efficient apparatus, to bel ∙is agam making a special effort, Hongkong: Children's brought to Hongkong. The draw letter was written after he had to six weeks' hard labour. As regards his elder brother, whom on behalf of the general funds of Ward,
Hospital, ing on Friday will be conducted seen me.
Nevertheless it is not too late, he promised to produce, to speak the League, similar to last year's French Convent, Italian Convent, by Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and endeavour, in the shape of a sale L. M. S. Training Home, Baxter Matthews, chartered accountants. I shall be glad to welcome Fair to his character, the thief is eleven Chinese went to a house of work and a concert, at the Mission, Village School Fund, winning one of the fifty-six prizes, with him my housing scheme and He is working somewhere else. and, apart from the prospect of play" at my office and consider "He is not working there now. Threatre Royal. Today, Diocesan Girls School, C. M. S. it should prove an attraction to a the profits thereon.
I cannot find him."? Mr. R. E three o'clock, the sale commenced Victoria Home.
"Yesterday and is being followed by a
Possibly I might be able to do Lindsell: A full report of this evening's The sale of tickets has fallen him a good turn, as is my prin- protested that you were concert st 5 p.m. The concert will appear in to-morrow's short of expectations, no doubt ciple to return good for evil, Batisfied with the evidence. I promenade at the back of the Telegraph.
tell you now that I am satisfied." Theatre auditorium, has been
VICTORIA BRANCH
ACTIVITIES.
st
In
Nethersole
the Committee
large body of the general public.
due to the numerous similar draw- ings elsewhere in the East and the sudden cessation of hostilities.
prettily decorated with fings and AN APPEAL TO HONGKONG. Nevertheless, a very handsome
ferns and the stalls contain many useful articles of clothing which have been made by the League,
Yours etc.
J.. M. ALVES, Hongkong, Feb. 19, 1919.
CHINESE RECREATION CLUB.
you aot
Peking proposes to renew the
as
Tobacco and Wins Lcan negotia
to
whose representative is now in
tions with a Chicago bank grong
Peking. The amount of the Loan will be several billiona, with security, which in estimated at 30. tobacon and wine taxation or millions annually.-
officials.)
On the 7th November last,
in Tai Hon village, belonging a man named Chan Ming-chi, They were all armed. In A company called the Sam the house a family of eight or Hing has been formed for the ten were sitting round. The development of the Liso Sai coal robbers rushed in, and stole all mines under "Japanese manage the clothing and cash that they ment, the capital to be 30 could seize, and, what is more, millions. The principal-share carried SWAY sir of the holders are Two Yu-lim, Isl When the prosecutor tells the household. Three of these Chang-yu (both were former result has been achieved, enabl-
Court that the facts of a certain victims were taken to another Chinese Ministère in Tokyo), ing the organisers to allocate b In a recent letter to the City sum of no less than $71,750.00 to
cass are sad, they must certainly village and held to ranson. Kun Wau-pang, Kuk Tang-foong and purchasers will be sure of Hall Work Party, Miss Inness, War Charities, to benefit which
prove so. We all know that When the ransom was forthcom and Tin Man-lit (all high getting their money's worth. formerly Matron of the Matilda was the chief object of the draw-
Police prosecutions are sad framing the three were released Great credit is due to Mrs. Hospital in Hongkong, who has ing. The number of tickets
the defendant's point of view,One of these robbers were Middleton Warren, the acting recently been nursing in Siberia, printed was 40,000 of which
but when the Police tells the brought up this afternoon before Secretary, and her assistants for urgently appeals_for various 28,700
Bench the case they are prosecut Mr. J. R. Wood. The case is were sold, which the manner in which they have articles, including Benger's food, at 35 per ticket, amounts to A TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP. A Woman, who was living with &
ing is sad, it disarms all doubt proceeding. organised the function. At the Brand's essence, chocolate, starch, $143,500.00 After expenses le, Mrs. Gurner, the President for bandages), soda, borax, soap, amounting to $4,750, there is a
certain Chinese, decided of the League, will be present, cigarettes and tobacco, sweets, tribution as prize money.
to A youthful incorrigible, who condensed milk, jam, candles, sum of $67,000 available for dis
poison herself with opium be-saw a young Chinese girl near also Miss Garner and
Miss picture
As The Hongkong Chinese Re-cause her suitor proved faithless the Ko Sing Theatre, yesterday Ventris, and many other well gramophones, any portable music these ranging in value from a tennis championship which is to mediately, and the man, realising the gul avoided a collision, when mouth-organs, stated before, there are 56 prizes, creation Club have organised a She was removed to hospital im-1.45 p.m., ran into her, but known ladies of the Colony. Al instruments, playing cards, first prize of $17,610 to a modest be open to all Chinese, whether what
dominoes, draughts, jigsaws and sum of $50. For details of the members of the Club of Bot.
a criminal he has he tried to knock against her. Japanese puzzles.
allocation 500 advertisement
been, promised the girl in Although foiled in this way The address given for these is: which will appear to-morrow. – The following are the ladies-Matron-in-Chief, British
The motive prompang this hospital that he would the youth was undaunted. He who have charge of, and are Cross, c/o British Consul. Vladi- supporters of the St Andrew's that Mesa Peter Dawson, Lid, got all right, but the law had to and wrenched a bangla
It will be gratifying to all act on the part of the C.B.C. is forthwith marry her. The womanized hold of the Day effort to know that, with the the whisky distillery of Glas-punish those who desire to take He addition of the fifty per cent of gow, have pre the proceeds of the drawing, the then Hongko Society will be able to donate Ratto sum of over £21,000 to War Charities. A compare
TOR HELPERS,
assisting at, the various stails-rostock.
papers,
Red
Work Stall:-Mrs. Middleton Should anyone send donations Warren, Mrs. Haraton, Mrs. of any of the above articles to the Holloway, Mi Hazeland and City Hall, the City Hall Work Miss Wallace.
Party will gladly undertake the Sweet Stall-Mrs. Enstace, packing and despatching, Mrs. Diss, the Misses Hazeland
and Miss Weill al
The Tea Room Mrs. Franklin, Mrs. Henley, Mrs. Coleman, Mrs. Nicholl, Mrs. Pajus, and -Mrs.
WINCARNIS
previous years, handsome result
figures being.
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1917
1918
ugh their lives, was therefore, tenla," Mosers, brought up this mo
deland Ber to be MZRE1
MA Aris told the Court that
Shanghai has petitioned the w
A Cantonese rice merchant at thorities for further permimist to export rice for Canton for cheap sale.
STANDARD SHIP IN HONGKONG
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