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Hongkong Telegraph.
(ESTABLISHED 1881).
MONDAY, MAY 26, 1919.
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SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE JAVA VOLCANIC ERUPTION.
MANY EUROPEANS, KILLED.
We are indebled in the Java China Japan Lija for the umlernoted telegram dated May 24-
A most terrible eruption of the Kloet volcano occurred on the night of May 20
The border of the crater lake gave way in several places. causing streams of hot mud and destroying part of the Residence of
Kediri.
Several villages and the town of Blitar were seriously damaged.
The extent of the damage to rubber, coffee, sugar estates, and rice fields cannot yet be estimated.
The number of deaths is reported to be over thirty thousand, including many Europeans."
ANXIETY AS TO FATE OF VISITORS, (From Our Own Correspondent)
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Singapore. May 26. The Java volcano disaster occurred in the centre of a favourite tourist resort and there is much anxiety as to the fate of the visitors.
Few details are to hand yet. The country 20 miles away is buried in mud and ashes, while the railway, telegraphs and tele- phones are cut Relief measures are being organised:
19 ITALIANS IN SIBERIA.
SA SPLENDID ADVANCE.
The Italian Consulate General in Hongkong communicates the following telegram received from the Italian Legation in Peking:-- The Italian Forces in Siberia, con aanded by Colonel Faraini Camossi, after eight days of very severe fighting against Bolshevik forces, have completely broken their resistance, advancing in two days a distance of over 70 versts (45.12 miles). pushing back vigorously the enemy, who was terrorised by the dash of the Italians. The enthusiasm and the endurance of the Italian troops are the object of constant admiration of the Allies, who have on all occasions repeatedly congratulated their Commander."
(From Our Own Correspondent) ACTION BY SIR PAUL CHATER"
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Singapore, May 24. The case has been concluded of Sir C. P. Chater. of Hongkong. against Guthrie and Company and of the latter against the Govern- ment in connection with land at Pulo Samboe Bay, the Singapore portions of which are now covered by the sea and others uncovered since the boundaries were fixed many years ago.
Judgment was reserved.
VOLCANO IN JAVA.
Singapore, May 21.
THE AFGHAN FIGHTING.
BIO SUCCESS" REPORTED,
Simla, May 19. victory was more complete than reported:
Reuter's special Peshawar correspondent states Saturday's We captured four guns and over 100 dead Afghans were counted in one small sector, A large enemy force attempted a night attack on Friday. We used star shells freely, with rapid fire, disclosing a picture of the enemy rushing aimlessly about with shadowy horsemen in the background. By dawn the Afghans had dragged their guns to the hill-tops and began bombarding our camp. Afghans at first resisting stoutly, but the hill-tope were taken after stuck to their posts and bayonet work ensued before the guns were our leading regiments had been reinforced. The Afghan gunners
captured. Our new mountain howitzers painfully surprised-the enemy. After the heights were reached the bulk of the Afghan, force was seen in the valley running hard. Our troops fired on them for ten minutes before they were out of range. Many of the enemy
fell.
The heights were stormed, the
LOOT FROM THE AFGHANS.
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An official report saya-Hundreds of stories are spreading along who has just attempted the Trans-Atlantic flight on a Sopwith the frontier of the enormous loot obtained by the Mohmards and Rolls Royce. biplane. An overnight telegram states that his Shinwaris from the Afghan camp after Dakka was bombarded machine came down forty miles from the Irish Coast and that the Afghan officers and men fled directly the serial attack began, fate of the aviator was not then known. A later message says there the tribesmen quickly looting rifles, ammunition, clothing, blankets, is no further news of Major Hawker. stores, etc. No doubt they secured a good haul. for the Afridis, inspired by their success, are now discussing the chance of raiding Basawah in order to lost the Afghan camp there and are speculating on the chances of their arrival coinciding with another air attack. at the prospect of loot from the Amir's troops, Chitral reports say that local Afghan tribesmen are greatly excited
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FURTHER DETAILS OF THE FIGHTING.
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ANOTHER ENEMY RUSE.
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Simla, May 22.
The latest envoy. Sardar Abdul Rahaman Khan, has arrived at Dakka and has asked an interview with Lieut. General Barrett with a view to the cessation of hostilities. He has no credentials whatever, and the request is regarded as a further ruse to gain time. Simla. May 20, Reuter's 'special Peshawar correspondent. telegraphing today. It is officially stated that Abdur Rahman, formerly Afghan
Simla, May 23. says: Khyber having ceased to be for the present a danger point the situation has developed at Kurram. With the exception of a few to India, arrived at Dakka on the 21st, having sent a letter outlaws, the Turis and Wazir are firm in their resolve to permit no by the Amir to commence negotiations, and begged an interview to Lieut. General Barrett, in which he stated that he was deputed Afghans on their territory. Plans have already been made to secure with him, with regard to the cessation of hostilities." The Sirdar Kurram against the Afghan threat. Nothing has happened beyond is possessed of no credentials whatever, and there is nothing to show sniping by pickets at Parachicar. The stormy petrel, Mullah Mir that this is not a ruse to gain time. Sahib Jan Badshah, whom the troops call "Jimmy Bradshaw," has appealed to the Bajaur not to force him to leave. In 1915 he intcred message to the effect that the Amir must first prove his sincerity The Sirdar was conducted cross the frontier with a written a combined force of Mohmands and Swatis to try to overthrow by his actions. Meanwhile, there is no slackening in our military the Mohmands, but the latter were busy dividing the lost obtained Preparations. the Government, with "disastrous results. He recently visited from Dakks and dismissed him from the frontier. Experts agree that, except a few outlaws: the tribesmen do not welcome the passage of ill-disciplined Afghan troops through their territory. Only after many years' experience have they acquiesced in the presence of British troops. The tribal country does not trust the Afghans, as the latter bave no supplies and are forced to exist on the country when passing through The Amir's stay at Kabul has excited comment, the Army demanding his presence at Jallalabad.
An official message says:- No further operations are reported at Dakka. Yar Muhammad's band at Chora is believed to have
PATRIOTIC OFFERS.
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services of himself and his sons in connection with the wWAT.
Simla. May 23. Yakub Khan, the ex-Amir of Afghanistan, has offered the Government of India has conveyed its warm appreciation of the The sentiments which prompted the offer.
To-Day's Exchange.
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Forecast:-Rain. Barometa
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LESTAWE FORGET.
1. I was serving as Renne, near Liege, about the bor 10th September Thrace two of the Liege forts theres About 5 or 6 pm. I saw a motor car carrying
Red Cross flag approaching #00 or 500 yards on. It approsohack without interference. Almost at the same tims that I first saw it the car mined round th avoid a patrol There were in the car an officer and three soldiers
car was surrounded-and-no-re- sistance was offered I-know that one of our officers saw the The Germans in the
incident.
car were all taken prisoser. Two hours later I saw two more cars carrying the Red Cross. Ther were coming along just aractly the same road and came up to within 500 yards of our position. They came up past the first son- try. As they passed, a Gerinan on the platform of the cars fract at and killed the sentree other sentry called for reinforce ments and fired at the cars, which turned round, and escapedia each case the cars, bore a Będ of them.-Oficial deposition of a Cross flag spread out on the front Belgian V.C.O. befetion of a mittee on German Outrages..
SANITARY BJARD
THE CHILD LABOUR. QUESTION.
morrow's Sanitary Board meeting. The Orders of the Day for to- include the following:
Report of Sub-Committee an the limitation of the ages and
for service. Plains
The Nepal Government has offered a contingent of troops hours for employment of children
are being concluded for its the other will be attached to General Sir Charles Monro's Headquar Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, pursuant tion. Two Generals accompany the contingent. One cornmands anding in factories.
recep- and the prevention of overcrowd-
ters Staff. The Rajah of Ratlam has been appointed Aide-de-Campto notice, will move "That in Army in India.
Reports from Java state that a volcano near Semarang has dispersed and sniping has practically ceased at Khyber. The to Lieut. General Sir Arthur Barrett, Commanding the Northern the interests of the public health:
erupted and caused enormous damage. It is reported that there are fifty thousand dead.
TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
4 Chinese Commercial News Service CHINA AND THE PEACE TREATY.
A BETTER OUTLOOK REPORTED.
Shanghai, May 24.
Luk Tsing-cheong has telegraphed to Peking that on the 16th. besides the British Foreign Minister he had also obtained a guaran- tee from the French Foreign Minister that the Shantung Peninsula will be returned to China. With these guarantees. China's position regarding Tsingtau is better than the former proposal putting it under the Five Powers' control. He therefore advised the Govern "ment to instruct him sign the Treaty of Peace.
The Cabinet has replied to Luk that he must get an absolute assurance and not sign the Treaty until absolutely necessary.
Chang Su-ki passed Tungkwan on the 21st and was due to arrive at Peking last night.
Shea Chun-buan has telegraphed Peking that the South bas already retained Tang Shao-yi and ask if there is any possibility of continuing the Peace Conference.
Chu Kai-kim arrived at Peking yesterday afternoon. hundred Members of Parliament, including Liang Shi-yi and Wong Over & Yab-fong, went to the station to welcome him. It is reported that one of the following measures will be adopted for resuming the Peace ConferenceFirst, both sides to change their chief delegates; second. not to allow the chief delegates to resign but to let the associate delegates carry on negotiations, when both sides can come to terms, then to ask the chief delegates to resume daty, if they refuse, then to appoint new ones: third, to continue negotiations without the chief delegates.
Shanghai. May 26.
The Commander of Chekiang troops in Fukien. Tung Pao-hin, has died, The Commander of the Second Division of Chekiang
roops, Chang Joy-yang, will take his place.
Tang Shao-yi will remain in Shanghai for another week, and if no arrangements can be made he will return to Kwangtung.
situation at Kurram is obscure. The Afghans are piquetting on the Paiwar ridge, adopting an aggressive attitude. firing at our piquets at night. Conditions are onsettled at Khost, where General' Nadir Khan, commanding, is expected to arrive from Matun on the 28th, with a detachment of regulars and tribal Lashkars. Reports from other parts are satisfactory and the attitude of the tribes is good.
AERIAL STRAEFING OF THE ENEMY
Simla, May 21. Our troops on the 16th instant made a reconnaissance towards Basawal which disclosed large bodies of the enemy six miles west of Dakka. Adopting the usual tactics, the enemy followed opportunity, one squadron charging several times with great our withdrawal. Venturing too close, he afforded our cavalry an effect over favourable ground and one nearing Dakka. The Afghans took up a position in the hills 16 miles west of our camp after dusk, and attempted a small attack which was repulsed. The remainder of the night passed quietly.
Early on the morning of the 17th we commenced an attack the infantry, aeroplanes bombing the enemy. Our howitzers from against the ridge. Our cavalry and machine-guns co-operated with
had carried the heights. The enemy left about 300 dead. We Landikotal commenced action at 11.15, and by 4 o'clock our infantry
The complete success of the whole action is reported to have had captured five Krupp guns. Our howitzers fire was very accurate. a dispiriting effect on the Afghans on this front.
STOCKS OF TEA IN UNITED KINGDOM.
RELEASES BY FOOD MINISTRY."
London, May 29.
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of the Colony the Government be requested to amend Section 16 of the Public Health and Build- ings Ordinance so as to empower. the Sanitary Board to make By- laws (subject to the approval" of the Legislative Council) prohibiting the employment of chilldren under the age of 14.. In the House of Commons, Mr. McCurdy stated that the Food in any factory or workshop for Ministry was taking steps to prevent a rise in the wholesale price of more than 10 hours (excluding tea by releasing larger quantities to wholesale dealers. At least meal-times) in any one day, 30,000,000 lbs. will be auctioned in June. A further 25,000,000 lbs, except with the special "permis- would be ballotted for, if applications to that amount were received. sion of the Board, and prohibiting reducing the wholesale prices, except for the finest grades.
The announcement of the releases has already resulted in the employment of children and
FLYING FROM BRITAIN TO AUSTRALIA.
PRIZE OF £10,000 OFFERED.
London, May 20.
A message from Melbourne says the official conditions of the Good reports have been received of aeroplane raids on Jalalabad. of £10,000 by the Federal Government to the first pilot of Australian competition for a flight from Britain to Australia provide for a prize
tacked. Troops in close formation on parade were bombed with hours on an all-British machine. All the buildings of military importance were systematically at-pationality arriving from Britain by December 31, 1920, within 720 good effect. After these were scattered the barracks in which they. took shelter were also bombed.
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seven miles west of Dakka. Its pilot, who returned to camp with a One machine returning from the raid was forced to land about foraging party, reports that the Mohmands state that Afghan troops and tribesmen have entered their country, and news from other parts of the frontier mention a movement of enemy troops in Khost and west of the Waziristan border.
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Simla, May 22,
THE TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT.
The Air Ministry and the Admiralty reported at 11.30
London, May 20. to-day that there was no further news of Hawker.
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HOME CRICKET,
Reuter's special correspondent at Peshawar says All is country made two marches from Shabkadr, under Mir Jan Badshah quiet on the Dakka front. Gathering tribesmen of the Mohmand and a few Afghans are blowing their bugles and making martial noises on the Peiwar Kotal and Karram side, but no importance is
London, May 20. The Australian Imperial Forces team now touring England attached to this. The situation has altered in the direction of beat Essex by an innings and 114 runs. Wano; where we are fully prepared.
The Yik Sui Fo was closed by the police on the 23rd and the editor arrested for pablishing certain news about the Shantung troops. The paper was registered at the American Legation; there fore the American Minister made a protest, but without result yet. The Peking Students have published a newspaper called the "Floe Seven", meaning May 7th. Although its articles WATE written in a peaceful way and its object was the promotion of Home frontier warfare. The Afghans attempted the same tactics as when The cavalry charge at Dakka was unique in the annals of industries the police have interfered and stopped its sale in the the 21st Lancers charged at Shabkadr. Some ran when our horse- Public Gardenskr
men descended on them, but large numbers stood on the ground,
Af a meeting held at the Presidential Palace, Chu Kai-kim kneeling to fire, others firing standing. The shooting, however, was reported on the negotiations at the Peace Conference. He said wild and erratic. The Afgh us formed no kind, of a line or mass to] although the Reorganisation Loan question could be settled, the withstand the charge, but stood in small groups or alone. The re question of Parliament was impossible of solution. Chu Sai-chong sult was that our men got in amongst them and did great execution. expressed, the opinion that the most the North could concede was to A festore of the Afghans fighting is, contrary to the customs of the dissolve both Parliaments simultaneously. Chu Sai chong declared Border tribes, that the enemy does not attempt to remove the bodies
at he would still entrust Chu Kai-kim and would not change the of the dead with the result that it is far easier to "
estimate of the casualties
AMERICAN POLITIES.
REPUBLICANS CONTROL BOTH HOUSES.
s has opened The Republicans control
young persons under the age of 13 in any occupation likely to be injurious to his or her life, limb. or health, regard being had to his or her physical condition." h
Mr. F.B. L. Bowley, pursuant to notice, will move:That the following additional By-law be made under Sub-section 13 of Section 16 of the Public Health: and Buildings Ordinance, 1903--
OVERCROWDING OF PREMISES.. shall be deemed to be ad oYET i. A factory or a workshop crowded as to be dangerous or injurious to the bealth of the persons employed therein, if the number of cubic feet of space in the factory or workshop, or in any room or sub-division of the fast- ory or workshop, hears to the num fime in such 1 ory or worksho> ber of personer mployed at ons or in such room or sub-division respectively, proportionless than 250 cubic feet, or during any period of overtime aftarTM 6 p.m. 400 cubic feet of space to every personaje
The Board shall cause to bɔ. workshop a notice in English and affixed in every factory and
Chinese specifying the number of persons who may be employed in each room or sub-division of the st factory of workshop by virtue of the preceding by
MF.B. L. Bowley, to notica
Head of the Bani obt
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