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FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1918.

BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH. SECOND EDITION

(Router's Service to the China Mail.) Router's Service to thé China Mail.)

[COPTRIGHT.] THE WAR.

STILL FIGHTING.

Turkish Naval Success.

LONDON, Jun. 16. Reuter's correspondent at Athens wires that the Turkish cruiser Medjidich | escaped from the Darinnelles during the fog on Tuesday night, and passed through the lines of the Greek dea-

troyera guarding the entrance to the

Straita without being observed. She appeared at Syra at noon on Wednesday and bombarded the powder and coal atores and wrecked the electric power statine, two men being killed. The - town was thrown into darkness on

Wednesday night.

The commander of the Greek auxiliary cruiser Macedonia, which was i moored at the quay baving her rudder repaired, sank his ship to escape destruction. After landing a crew the

· Medjidich sailevi to Asia Minor.

NAVAL DEMONSTRATION DROPPED.

There are various indications that the Project of a naval demonstration has been dropped owing to the opposition of the Triple Alliance.

TIONS,

THE CHINA MAIL.

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THE HOME RULE BILL.

DEBATE CONTINUED.

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LONDON, Jan. 16. The Hon. Agar Robartes, Liberal M.P. for St. Austell on Wednesday: aight announced his intention of rating against the Bill and asked if the

.KWANGTUNG NEWS,'

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(From Our Chen. Ourospondent)

THE VALUE OF THE CENT.. We have often, reverted to the fluctus timi of the value of the cont in Canton (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) and the trouble this variation causes all egneered: it affects most severely wid elsely the very poor, who have to buy what they want in small quantities. A

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THE YOTING,

THE HOME RULE BILL, Esboet time ago a ten cent piese could be

exchanged for twelve or thirteen cents.. On the other hand, owing to the scarcity of these copper cuius, recently the same silver coin would purchase only nine Pente It seems that the cish bavo

Government intended to emulate Crom-jection of the Bill was negatived by

Losnos, Jan. 17. Mr. Baliour's motion for the re- well and make Drogheda,

second A8 votes to 258. When the figures were announced the Ministerialists

Belfast В

now takou the matter up. and have or- dored the mint to issue more of these

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Mr. W. O'Brien' said he accepted and Nationalists displayed indescrib-outs, and also urged those who may BILLIARD the Bill as a sincere and courageousable enthusiasm. message of ponce, though not a final solution of the national requirement owing to the financial clauses

Mr. J. H., Campbell. Conservative M.P. for Dublin University, mid-We have still the right to petition to the Crown not to assent to the measure. It the Crown through trickery and coercion is indused to nasent we shall supported by the whole force of be compelled to take care of curselves,

British Unionista.

The debate was adjourned.

(Wah Tes Yat Po's Service.)

CHINESE NEWS.

PIKING, Jan. 17. Wong See Lung and Wong Ho Ho by the Canton Government of plaan. Shiu, both of whom have been accused

ing a second revolution, have arrived

have stored up corts, with a view to what has really happened, to put into etrculation these cents, so that this hhnormal dearness may pass away. It is now possible to bay ten conts for a

RECOVERED

ten vant pirce, and so for the liour there AND REPAIRS

is an exact exchange between the tom eent piece and tou copper cents. How long this happy condition of affairs will last no one knows, for with the issue of their value, and those who understand more cents, it is likely that they will lose

things, and who cure more for their own

at Poking, and will be appointed interests than they do for the general military advisers to the Central being will one more corner the Government.

market, and the old confusion will be revived.

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The police are taking precautions to prevent a collision between Ulatermen and Nationalists in the streets on tho

Lin Yin Chiu, the Chinese minister occasion of the passage of the Bill ou at St. Petersburg, has telegraphed to his Thursday night.

Government that war between Austria and Russia is probable.

DEMONSTRATIONS.

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The Russian Foreign Department has agreed to allow the representatives

The police have forbidden Irial THE PEACE NEGOTIA-brass bandy and rejoicings in the of Mongolia to remain permanently at neighbourhood of the House of Com-St. Petersburg, but declines to extend mona to-night, though a demonstration to them the rights of the other may he allowed outside the National Legations in deference to the wishes of Jiberal Clat The Unionists will the Foreign representatives. "demonstrate" at the Constitutional

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STILL UNCERTAINTY.

Loxos, Jan. 16.

The date of the presentation of the Note from the Powers to the Porte

is still uncertain, as the German -Ambasador is awaiting instructions,

Club

ULSTER'S DETERMINATION.

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Mr. Bonar Law said that the

said

The Porte has ordered the Turkish Government knew that Uilter would Aslegates to remain in London till the rebel. Ulster, was bound to succeed, Nots is presented. The delegates of

the Allies decided on Wednesday to swait the departure of the Turks before leaving.

BULGARIA AND ROUMANIA.

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THE PÓKFULAM MURDER.

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Case for the Prosecution.

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on read charged with plus murder of the ex-Jamdar of Polier (Gulab) at Pok. Column.

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and the mighbourhood, and transform them into Confucian temples. What is o il figured intre or less in this very

to be gained thereby is not quite evident. The defendant's name Prehaps, as faith in idols, which the was Mo Kwad. The only people who saw people have cherished in the past, is su the erino were two men who were there LONDON, Jan. 16, at the time that the deceased was marbully hit that it count recever, the There is great excitemeat over the deeds and sne of them was to a certain literary sution of the people think that Ambassadors in London strongly preliminary rating of senators and stent a participator, and possibly an they will be able to save the situation condemn the Balkan Note to Turkey deputies in Paris to choose the Re-the man had been murdered he assistest city to the worship of Confucius. If so, unwilling accessory in so far that after by transforming all the temples of the in the present circumstances, and publican candidate for the 'reaudency, the deperant ar anther man to then we should say that their "ininds are therefore it has been inpped at M. Fans with 283 votes murd M. Poin- move the dead lady of the Indian, túlub," least temporarily.

care with 272 headed as of seven

up to a hill where he was found later sunmewhat befraged. Anyway, this has UL. Chef the would teil the ben noted, and it would seem that the

ering was committed the defendant and people from following this hapulse. wother man had a conversation in which They have, however, issued some instrue- tay Jisessed the question of killing it, which must be abided by if the Gadab. and one of them was asked to

transformation is really to be attempted. tack is, not that the original authors of Hongkong Land Investment Company.ussist, but he declined. There was some he orders are that if the temples are the volata are in any way infringing bitterness between Gulab and the defan to be transferred to Confucius, then all The repert of the Diretors of the act and Ma Fuk, the difference being idols taust batreuured, for it is a disasserted that all the information about pon the rights of the Government; it Fanghong Lord Jevestneni azal Agency that Gulab their foremon had hour to the Sage to sunke idois to his lucky days and so forth is all nonsense, Company, 43mhed, to be sabunitt d to oversees of the work. He frequently honour and worship him as if he were and those who believe in such things are the harvlydders the twenty deans'; Lemupininel of their work and was of the ordinary heroes of old, whose being defuded, and their minds are being tinary metitig on the 29th Fuste is at very strict with them, which they memory has been enshrined in the com-kept in darkness. Therefore, as a pro- did not like. On the night of the muru ilots in the temples. It may be liminary step to more intellectual free- The net profits for the year 1912, in der, the deletidant and Mo Fuk came to possible to homeur confucius by giving dem, it has been ordered that all the eludby $11,758.3 brug forward from No. 10 shed and waited there. I was hit all the temples, it will be dishonour-ropies of the book that would continue Court to four years' penal servitude last sunt, after paying at charges entry for Golab to look round the ing him to make any images to his hon- lead people astray must be burnt, and kolactina 10 8400421.10. From this premises shortly after tem to see that our, und so non inust be mode. It when the use of the ignorance is umount an interim dividend of $8.50 everything was all right. He came on would sect, however, that the minds of destroyed it is hoped that the people will subsequently shadowed by detectives per share has ally been paid. It is this night at 10.25, and there were also the leaders of the people must be some gradually come to understand the true now proposed to any a hand dividend of there Li Wing, Mo Hung, and Mo Karni, what beclouded if they believe that by value of such information, and then dis- $8.50 per share, and after writing off Alter inspecting the place Gulab went the tranfernce of the dirty temples of card it nitogether, because they have directors and auditors' fens there re out, and as he stepped outside the shed, Canton to the Sage they can in any way come to understand how useless it is. muits a balance of 816,811.50 to be car-Mo Fuk strek hún a heavy blow on the honour him. It is quite certain that ried forward to the credit of a new profit head with a pole, and Mo Kwai immedi- sneh an net is nselogs, and will appear und loss account. Directors: Mesra utely struck him on the back of the head when the first onthusiasm has passed Shellin and G, Friesiand now retire with a how, and felled bir to the ground, away. There are other ways of honour. rotation bus offer themselves' for me. The deceased was repentedly, strook until ing Confucins, and perhaps. PEER MARRIES AN ACTRESS. Plotion. Auditors: Mr. 1. C. Edwardxan fe was beaten out of him. Mo Kwai gestel is the least of all likely to bring

having resigned upon leaving the Colony, und Mo, Puk reinoved the body, and Ma any credit to his name and fume.

3eases Polish walla and Kotwall, Cotton have been anuited by Tung was asked to assist, but he de- AN ATTEMPT TO BOOT OUT FERATION, and Tara Brokers, in their Report, dated Messrs. H. Percy With and A. C. clined. Whos they threatened him

The Chinese in the past have been

Lostos, Jaa. 17.

An ex-Warrant Officer of the Navy named George Parroit, mentioned in the newspapers of November 19th.. bas been sentenced at the Central Criminal

for disclosing naval secreta.

. Parrott was stopped at Dover, and

to Ostend, where he was stated in have been in communication with a German.

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LONDON, Jan. 177

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'OBITUARY.

ag. 27, state-Our last report was dated hil to the place where it was eventually of selecting lucky days, for almost every

During the past fortnight the market found. Not being satisfied with their undertaking under the sun. The recent near approach of the Chinese New Year bna been decidedly quiet. What with the West Point Ballding Company, Ind.

gruesome performance, they obtained a Government fostered this foolish notion, and the decline in American Cotton the chopper from the shed before they left, publishing a yearly abbaziach, and dealera do not feel disposed to commit Fac following report, upon the working and with this they fovered the head of this strange hook was sold by millions themselves to any large extent. Coa of this compon during the year ended the deceased sum, wrapped it in a hand throughout the empire. A man might seently, the total sales are quite mall. on December 1st, 1912, will be pre korchief, and threw it down the ravine. have money to buy rico er, not; it is of No. 19s for the Yunnan market Prices, beloz about 3,000 Balin, consisting inostly sented to the twenty-fourt orduury

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LONDON, Jan. 16.

A telegram from Lisbon states that the budget was introduced into the The revenue is estimated at 79.182 contos of zeis and the ex:

enditure of 82,018 contos.

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