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The
Hongkong Telegraph.
{ESTABLISHED2 1881).
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1919.
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS..
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
REPUBLICAN SPIRIT OF GERMAN TROOPS.
TROOPS ATTACKED IN IRELAND.
MITAU TO BE INDEPENDENT OF GERMANY:
Stockholm, September 2.
ANOTHER BRITISH DESTROYER MINED.
WHILST ON THE WAY TO CHURCH.
London, September 8,
The first volley killed a soldier and wounded three others, one dangerously. The other soldiers were badly injured by bludgeons The assailants secured most of the rifles and drove off towards Waterford.
日六十月七
A SINGLE DOPT: 10 (TS
$36 PERANN UM.-
OUR MANILA LETTER to present hoarding Advice has TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.
(From Our Own Correspondent)
Manila, Sept. 5.
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bien received that there is no rice available for shipment from India
Quick action toward starting construction on the new Govern
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The closing rate of the dollar on demand's day was 4%)-11-168.
THE WEATHER
Forecast — Fair. Baronstar Humidity 2 pm 29 77. Temperature pm:
MACAO COINAGE DIFFICULTY.
The rice situation in Manilament pier in Manila Bay, and A message from Helsingfors states that the German troops in
Seventeen Shropshires in charge of a Corporal were going to grow worse from day to
and the Philippines appears to toward improving the conditions Mitau, numbering 40,000, have decided to form a republic indepen-church at Fermoy yesterday morning, carrying rifles but no am-Within the last few days it has on the part of the insular
day.
on the present piers, is expected dent of Germany.
munition, when they were attacked near the church by a dozen men, bees difficult for residents of authorities as the result of in- It is believed that 60,000 troops on the East Prussian frontier jumping out of motor-cars and using revolvers and clubs.
Manila to secure-rice, even
structions said to have been will join them.
daily supply, while reports from received from the Bureau of In- the provinces indio te that dis-sular Affairs insisting upon the turbances have already occurred better handling of cargo in some districts. In Liloan, this port It is learned Leyte, a mob set fire to several that representatives of the U.S. Chinese rice stores
Shipping Board her have taken causing damage to the extent of 25,000 the initiative in presenting the pesos, according to advices re-shipping situation here up to ceived by the Chinese Consul Washington officials, when the General who has lodged a com-
Insular Government failed to take plaint with the Governor General: the steps to improve conditions
which the shipping men thought We hear that the Chinese absolutely necessary. The bankers at Macao became quite cargo is alarmed and decided to stop
Helsingfors, September 7. The British destroyer $19 struck a Russian mine near Heitskear. It is feared that 20 hands have been drowned.
London, September 7.
The Admiralty, reporting on the loss of a destroyer in the Baltic, says the Verulam and not the S19 was sunk by a pîne. Sixteen officers and members of the crew are missing.
THE FIGHTING IN RUSSIA.
London, September 8. Reuter's correspondent at Odessa, in an undated message. says the capture of Tamboff with only twenty casualties by General Kamontoff. the famous Cossack leader and master of Foxhounds, threatens to cut of the Bolshevik thrust at the junction of the Cossack and Volunteer Armies which have reached Valinki. The Bolshevik concentration against General Denikin is now driving back Wrangel along the Volga. General Kamintoff, organising a division from the Bolsheviks, captured Tamboff.
BRITISH GUIANA AND INDIAN EMIGRATION.
London, September 8. It is understood that a section of the British Guiana Colonisation Deputation will proceed to India in the Autumn to discuss the possibility of resumption of emigration on a free basis to British „Guiana
THE SILVER MARKET.
London, September 8.
The Police and Military, in armoured cars and motor-lorries, scoured the country all day long. The result is not known.
TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS..
THE TIBETAN QUESTION.
Peking, September 8. The Tibetan question has been repeatedly negotiated between Sir the Minister of Foreign Affairs, but so far no definite decision has Joha Jordon, Kung Sum-charm, the Prenier and Chan Lnk, the best arrived at. Sir John Jordon called on the President on the 4th and had a long conversation' on the matter. The President has declared that public opinion nowadays cannot be forcibly sup pressed; therefore, no result has accrued from the interview. It is reported that the British Minister will soon return Home, and the matter will probably be suspended for some time.
THE AUSTRIAN TREATY
Peking, September 8.- A telegram from the delegates in Paris states that they have strongly protested at the alteration of the Austrian Treaty, which has been sent back to Vienna.
THE CUSTOMS SURPLUS.
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CHINESE BANKERS STOP BUSINESS.
The scarcity of rice in Manila, slowness in which as well as in the provinces, is moved at the piers is said business on seeing an official said to be due to the fact that to be a big canse for
com-notice. retail dealers are refusing to plaint, the condition being due to day, to the affect that any issued од Wednes- of prices fixed by the Government freight, to labour conditions, and to the lawful Portuguese banknotes, stock with rice since the schedule lack of facilities for handling person who refuses to accept profit. The Chinese wholesale for all ships tieing up at the piers. considered as a criminal offender, does not allow them a margin of Government regulations effective according to face value, will be dealers are ready to dispose of It is expected that the Insular and liable to a fine of nine times their stocks, but for several days authorities even the Government Bureau of measures to correct such con- accept. Police Supply was without rice with ditions as may be remedied at sequently went to explain to take prompt the amount he had refused to which to supply Government once, while the Bureau of Public them
officers sub-
market places.
Works will undoubtedly rush the only mean for general tradesmen that the notice was construction of Pier 7.
and was only in regard to Por Annent the rice situation
tuguese notes while other notes" charges are being made outside Patricio Coloma of Tacloban, they can discount according to of Government circles that large Leyte, a traveling deputy of the the market value, but they were native rice growers of Central Insular Treasury, is under arrest | required to report their Luzon are holding big stocks of for alleged pecculation of funds
business every month to palay, or unmilled rice, which amount to 50,000 pesos. Coloma the Police and also open the they refuse to sell to the govern-attempted to make his escape on current account books to author- ment at 7.50 pesos a cavan. Thus the ss. Venezula, but was frust-ised inspectors at any time for there is a scarity of palay at the rated by Customs authorities who inspection. The bankers are still mills. Another factor in the discovered & suit case full of cur- hesitating to continue business general situation has been the rency in bis possession, as well and intend to request the mem- interruption to transportation, as a revolver. The case
bers of Chamber of Commerce especially on the railroad, due to reported to the Secret Service to see the Governor about the the typhoons and floods. Every officials and Coloma's
arrest matter.
Many shopkeepers have been effort is being made to restore resulted. The facts are being producing sections where quan- ing an arraignment in Court.
ing to give 95 cents change when tity of stocks are stored. From
selling five cents worth. f goods, Iloilo and Samar in the Visayan
on presentation of a dollar note. islands come reports of serious
Col H B. McCoy will be When they have gone to request rice shortage as well as from Phililippine quota for G5-them
in charge of raising the permits from the Police to enable certain parts of Luzon.
to change subsidiary 000,000 which is being coins from. subscribed in the United States they have bad
was
Silver is quoted at 6034d. for forward and 5816d. for ready. The agreed to hand over the surplus of the Mantime Customs duty to/communication with the rice investigated by the Fiscal pend-threatened with arrest on refus
market is quiet.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN INDIA.""
EIGHTEEN LIVES LOST.
Simla. September 7.
A train was derailed by a landslide near Rawalpindi. Four Europeans and fourteen Indians were killed and three Europeans and 40 Indians were injured and admitted to hospital.
ALLIED TROUBLES WITH GERMANS IN THE BALTIC.
WHY VON DER GOLTZ WENT TO MITAU.
Berlin, Sepember 7. The Note to the Entente regrets that the evacuation of the: Baltic regions was stopped owing to the insubordination of the German troops in Courland.
It states that Von der Goltz was sent to Mitau solely ta persuade the troops to be reasonable.
AUSTRIAN TREATY TO BE SIGNED TO-MORROW.
Paris, September 7.
The Austrian treaty will be signed on the 10th inst. at St. Germain.
RUMANIA AND THE AUSTRIAN TREATY.
Paris. September 7.
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It is understood that the Rumanian Delegation is prepared Sign the Austrian Treaty, subject to certain reservations.
BATTLE OF MARNE ANNIVERSARY.
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Meaux, September 7.
The anniversary of the Battle of the Marne was celebrated with solemn services and processions at the exact spot where the German tide of invasion was stemmed. A representative of President Poincare delivered a speech paying a tribute to the splendid doggedness of the British, who, attacking, paralysed the German manoeuvre which was intended to overwhelm the French.
ALLIED WARSHIPS AT HAMBURG.
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Berlin, September 7,
Peking, September 8, Ata meeting in the British Legation, the Diplomatio Corp China and a notification has been sent to the Foreign Department to this effect.
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
From Our Own Correspondent.)
JAPANESE FLAGSHIP LEAVES SINGAPORE,
Singapore, September &." The Japanese flagship Iwate, under the command "of Vice- Admiral Chyiro Chisaka, has left Singapore for the East.
SHIPPING ITEMS.
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THE MACAO COUNCIL.
TWO CHINESE APPOINTED.
The Jason, a British vessel, arrived yesterday from New York The new Governor of Macao with no cargo on board. Her holds the view that no Govern- agents are Messrs. Butterfield] ment monopolists or persons and Swire.
ignorant of the Portuguese The Yuensang from Manila language should be appointed as delivered yesterday 1,170 tons of members of the Council. sugar.
In accordance with this policy On her voyage to. Kwang Chau of the community, Mr. Pedro under the strong recommendation Wan, the s.s. Hok Canton passed, Leung Hing-ku and his brother, between Tien Pak and Kwang Mr. Agostinho Leung Hing-ku. Chau Wal, two dead Chinese have been appointed members of bodies and several batches of the Council. Should the former, junk wreckage. ·
(a merchant in Hongkong) be The Wa Sun brought in yester absent from Macao, the latter day afternoon 90 tons of general will take his place. Both of these. cargo from Kwang Chau Wan.
gentlemen are quite popular both
From Holbow, the ss. Chuen in Macad and in Hongkong. On, & Chinese vessel, discharged here 200 pigs and 21 bullocks together with 1,395 packages,
From Weilawei, the s.s. Tong Lee came in with 1,700 tons of cargo. ⠀
Over a thousand tons of coal were consigned to this port by the Kairin Maru.
The s. s. Hokuto Maru from Samarang brought here 3,339 cons
FERRY FARES.
NO CHANGE GIVEN.
The following notice is posted. the Star Ferry Company, Ltd:-- adjacent to the booking offices of "The Star Ferry Company,
of sugar. Her agents are Messrs. Ltd., does not undertake to give Dodwell and Co.
A money changer's office is adjacent to this office and
change.
The Burma Maru from Yoko- hama had on board 587 tons of through cargo and 955 tons of prospective passengers can obtain
change there at current rates."
The British cruiser Coventry, the destroyer Somme und an cotton goods, etc. for Hongkong American cruiser have arrived at Hamburg.
GERMAN NEWSPAPER SUSPENDED.
Bologna, September 7.
Herr Noske has suspended the Deutsche Zeitung on account of its publishing an article saying the Government had betrayed the
She met with a typhoon near Kyushu, Japan. She brought 19
bags of mails. She is an OS,K. TYPHOON WARNING.
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for the erection of a memorial to a long time and have been sub- the late Theodore Roosevelt. jected to many questions before
permits to change a few dollars. could be secured. It is feared that business of Macao will go from bad to worse if such pro- cedure is persisted in
The whole question of the food situation is being placed before Governor General Harrison who has just returned to the Philip- Mr. Julean Arnol, Commercial pines from an 8-months' vacat Attache to the American Embassy ion, for his careful study, and at Peking, is a Manila visitor and confidence is expressed that he has addressed the Rotary Club will be able to draft a remedy to and the Manila Merchants" secure at least the proper distri Association on business conditions bution of the available stocks, and in China.
boat.
The s. 8. Hoton Meru from Keelung delivered here yesterday received by the American Con- From
The telegram quoted below was 1,100 tons of coal.
The Aratoon Apoar is leaving the Manila Observatory, at 6.10 milate General, Hongkong, from to-morrow with a large number. yesterday: Typhoon BW of Indian troops for Calcutta. of fiuam, moving W or WN.W.
AT THE FANCY DRESS BALL.
Fragments
the clouded brow, oft gon?
baki ten gninies for this costums of Ha
Most of the vegetable hawkers from the villages outside" of Macso have been prevented by the guards at the gate between Масзо and Chinshan from bringing back their money, even in Chinese subsidiary coins; therefore they dare not continue business, and vegetables bava became very dear.
MR. LONG FAVOURS PARTY SYSTEM.
Speaking at Trowbridge-recent- ly, Mr. Walter Long said some people advised that the party system was dead and ought not to... be revived.
He thought that was mere non- ense. Without a party there would be no organisation and no enthusiasm, and he believed that politics, instead of being interest- ing and engrossing, would become exactly the reverse. He had had the privilege of serving and r the Prime Minister, and he could say that the Empire and the ARies owned an immense debt of gratitude to Mr. Lloyd George. He believed that the solution. of the present legislative system was the adoption of a federal system
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Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m.
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