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General Memorandą.

THE CHINA MAIL.

TODAY'S MEETING,

50 YEARS' SERVICE.

PRISENTATION TO ME...

J'AQUINO.

“'effeto" Russia sprawy LEGISLATIVE CÖUNCIL. i mazemes 5, to the resene of the smaller Slavi states with an alacrity that must have | astounded the Germans. France quickly came to Russia's assistance

HE, the Governor., Sir F. H. May | and then, the unkindest cuz of all,

K.C.340, this morning in the Council Chamber prosented Mr. E. 1, d'Aquiɲo not only Great Britain, but the entire

H. E, the General 118eer Commanding. S, O., of the Treasury Department, with British Empire quickly entered the arena. So much for German ünni-'te Troops, Major-General F. N. KL, marble clock and a cheque for $300 in [science; and egregions as was ther

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A meeting of the Legislative Conncil was' held this afternoon,. . . the GÜsverzor, Henry May, K.C.M.G., presiding, Taere site also prosent:

recognition of 50 years service with tho

BY

THURSDAY. MAY 18, 1915.

TELEGRAPH.

THE WAR

Calenial Secretary, Hon. Mr. CLAUT Govrsinent af Hongkong extending from ENGLAND'S ALIEN ENEMIES.

S. KAN.

Attorney General, Hon. Mt. J. E. Kexe

Colonial Treasurer, Hon. Mr. A. Co

1801 to 1914.

Those present at the interesting cere may, in addition to the Gavernar. M.weru H. E. Major-General Kelly: the Co

Uirector of Palic Works, Hon. Mr. CHATHAM, Č.M.G.

W.

Capt, buy, of Police, Hon. Mr. Mcl. Mrssen.

Hon. Mr. Wai Yex, C.M G. Hon. Mr. E. A. Hawart, C.M.G. Hn. Mr. E. SHELLIṀ.

Fon, Mr. DAVID LANDALE, Bp. Me. In Chu Pax.

Councils, )

FINANCE.

diplomatic policy, the requal to all their busting has been equally famous. The invincible" Germany army, even against the combined power of the Entente allies, gas to be in Paris in a fow weeks, Petrogin a little later and, ultimately-qat a date wisely left open)-in London.

Nearly ten mouths have presed since the modern Huns started prondly out to uccomplish their abject. They bad the assistuner at the vast, though not particularly able, Austro-Hungarian Army nut Navy and, later, of the entire re-

The following revelations for sources of the Turkish Empire. werd referred to the Finance | Practically from the beginning has it crumittee:$1,945 in aid of the been manifest that the Germanwing votos: Printing and binding

quinting?""et Boagkong, now elition, soldiers and their Prussian officers romeration to Mr. P. M. lind as greatly over-rated them gan for theic' preparation. 85m selves as they had under-rated their | 84.20 in aid on the vets Military Expen. FloseRosa, Taunay, May 1913. opponents. Time and again ther diam. Volunteer Reserve, uniforma

have been heavily defeated by nur 85 in aid of the site Miscellaneous Services, Bonus to Mr. E. 15. d'Aquino; bers less than at their disposal. Their in aid of the sute Fibis Work methods have been faulty and their own, als weneral weeks; 3500 in armament has not been all that aid of the "sute Charitables Services, pas.

to be, whileges and relief of delitetes. they believed that of their opponents has been much more efficient than they gave them credit for. In their dash on Furis," and their attemple on Calais and Warsaw the Germans have been defeated, and it is now only a matter uptime for complete victory w

"GERMANY'S DOWNFALI.

To-Day, after nearly ten months of the "most desperate effort, the Germans are as far off an "ever they were from achieving what they, in their arro- graner and ignorance, imagined they could accomplish in less than ten weeks. For forty years,Prussianised Germans hugged to their deluded

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THE SUPPLEMENTARY VOTE.

lonial Socratary, the Hon. Mr. Claud Barern; the Attorney General, the Hos. Mr. J. B. Kemp the Director of Public Works, the Hon. Bir, W. Chatham, C.M.G.: the Colonial Treasurer, the Hon. Mr. A. M. Thompson: the Crown Solicitor, Mr. P. M. Hodgson; Sir Paul Chater, 0.31.G.; Colonel Chapman, V.D.; the Hus. Mr. E A. Hewalt, C. G., and numerous Gill- cora and servants of the Civil Service.

In making the presentation the Governor said that Mr. d'Aquino eutered the public

Mr. A. Q. M. Fistenta (Clerk of survigo in fletaber, 1864, when he joined the Post Olies Department. Not long afterwards he was transferred to the Treasury and had been working in that department eren since. At one finge (the Governor) was in charge of that de- d'Aquino'services. In 1911hinserviceamere fol.partment and he could testify to Mr. brought to the notice of the Secretary of Stata for the Colonies, and Mr d'aquino was given the distinction of being tatto member of the Imperial Service Urder, with which he was at the memont decorated. In Octuber last M'Aquino completed 50 years' service, which was the longest period the Colony. "With the approval of the coupleted by any member in the servica of the Col Secretary of State, the unanimous approval the *pproval of the whole community, the of the Civil Service and, ha thought, with Hongkong Government would like to recognise his 50th anniversary of public service by giving him a small docation of 8300 and asking him to accept a marble The Colonial Secretary moved the second clock as a slight mameots of the occasion. reading of the Bill entitled "An Ordinance His Excellency concluded by hoping that to authorize the Appropriation of a Sup the clock would strike many more hours plementary Sum of Saven hundred and during

the dung more years eighty-so thoustud two hundred and would be a member of the Hongkong to defray the Charges at the year 1914." Mr. J'Aquino was still going strong," and two Dollars and twenty-six Cents to Services. In spite of 50 years service He said the bulk of the expenditure to be looked almost as young as when he tre cared under this Bill arose from three ear him (applause). Causs, ürst the change of policy as regards demonetising the subsidiary coinage, which nearly $470,000; Secundly, the cutbreak of would always treasure the clock.

accounted forextra expendi- the was which acco miscellanetats expenses, 895,000 odd for the Prince of Wales' Fand, and an increase under the heads telegrams, printing, and Volunteers amounting to about 823 during the year Thirdly, a sum of $50,000 voted to the West River Relief Fund. The only har sums in excess not provided in the estimates were Police, $19,000 for passages

Mr Esehi Honorato d'Aquino w12 And bubnses in lieu of parsages, 70.000 bors on 13th Dec., 1946, and joined the for the Secret Service and $18,000 for a new Government service as ath clerk in the Palica Iaunch. Sanitary Boat & $7.1 Post Office in October, 1804. In August, for a new towing barge, to

ture of $20,000, of which $76,000 as

Mr. d'Aquino returned thanks in a brief speech, sincerely thanking His Excellency

The Govoraut said he would like to add that it gave him special pleasure to speak

minds the fatuons idea, that they fail to the Allies. It has taken mayed in an increase on the monot voted of for the presentation, and adding that he would ultimately become the dictatura luar blows to cause the Germans to of Europe and per Laps of the entire realise that in the end they will world. Such a gigantic conception hopelessly beaten, but the savagery was "none to big to be cherished by many of their recent actions points Germanic conceit which was always something colossal. For years the Prussian leaders of Germany drilled the minds and bodies of the entire nation solely with the view to

| realising the object they had set their

their realisation of the fact.

HONGKONG MEN IN

TRAINING.

hearts upon, Not only the leaders TRAINING OFFICERS IN ENGLAND.

hamed

MORE COMPREHENSIVE MEASURES

BEING DEVISED

THE UNITED STATES AND

GERMANY.

4.000 GERMAN PRISONERS TAKEN. -、

(Renter's Service to the China Mail.j

THE UNITED STATES AND GERMANY.

VIGOROUS PROTEST BY PRESIDENT WILSON.

Lowroy, May 12.

The United States will demand an explanation from Germany of cirtajo incidents since the establishment of the war ouu, vi, the death of Mr.

Cushing" and "Gult Light," and, finally, regarding the "Lusitania." Thrasher on board the de. Falabs," the attacks on the American assis It is afirmed that President Wson's document is firm and unmistakably voices the intenre feeling of the country.

It insists that Germany shall adhere to the established rules of maritima Warfare and emphasises that the advertised warning in no way justified the President Wilson'à frionda'stats that the President is not unprepared for lawful act.

UNITED STATES HOLDING GERMANY unfavourable reply, and will take vigorous action if necesary.

TO STRICT ACCOUNT.

B

LATER.

A Washington telegram states that the United States Note, cabled Berlin to-night, holds Germany to strict edits for the lose at the

The Note plainly intimates that the United States is prepared for American lives and for violations of America: tips, and demands that

evgatualities in the event of non-compliance.

for na he had done concerning a member of the rio repetition of such rents take place.

Portuguese community. That community had in the ranks of the service many lazy able sarvants, and they in Hongkong did not forget they owed a grea: deal to the loyalty of the members of the Portuguese

bunk in the vale take the place of De TOTEN, recurrent.: $17,90 in con

There were Maving sen

community.

Often word has remata bero over sizes,

1890, he was transferred to the Stamp being elevated to higher grade cleric in August 1207. Hy was decorated with the Imperial Service Order in 1911, being one of six persons now living who have been un decorated for service in this colony.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL..

2

On account of the soft state of the

- baš "bean.

4000 GERMAN PRISONERS SINCE SUNDAY.

LONDON, May 13, 1:50 ani.

The Paris evening commanique states: Fighting north of Artas continued with extreme violence, The say, reinforced, delivered several counter-attacks on Tuesday night which were repulsed will heavy loss,

the

Our progress on Wednesday afternoon threatens the closest and les 10 remaining communication cf the enemy's Carency position,

Since Sunday we have taken 4000- prisoners,

ALIEN ENEMIES IN ENGLAND.

MORE COMPREHENSIVE SEGREGATION BEING DEVISED

LONDON, May 19, 5.20 p.m.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith said that, in view it recent. evous and the feeling they lnd arottled, the Government were considering" more comprehensive segregation and internment of alien enemies. He boperk to make a more defaite statement to-morrow.

139 AMERICANS DROWNED IN THE LUBITANIA.

LONDON, Slay 12, 5.45 p.m.

The United States Embassy announces that 130 Americans were

THE "LUSITANIA

SURVIVORS.

but the entire nation of Teutons- An int moving lurus se been reveivanection with the maintenance of building, by ate of his colleagues in Mers. Led by a great increase in the contrast believed in their ability to accomplish

prizes compared with the previous year, the task 11 they not overcomed and to,'%mes from Mr. H. matter which ent'd not be foreseen by the timater, 940,051 in the maintenance of within a comparatively short space of F. d. Orefund who bus obtainer] time. the Danes, the Austrians and mission in the "warmy alter pawing oda and bridges in the city. This latter increase was due to the charge policy the French, and had they not at through a strenuous period of training with regard to the was of improved sur. last realised what appeared to be an with the Inns of Court O.T.Cat Ferk faci & materiais. There was she so in- An extra sum of crease in contract prices. enduring consolidation of the many

After mentioning that Mr. Cero, of $15,959 was expended on the purchase of little Kingdoms, Grand Duchics Mrs. Lane, Crawford and Co. and he cost at the outbreak of war, and that would raluce the expenditure fuel later ca.

On the back. paga of this isane will Duchies, Principalities and other were both in the sacre corps, ned wer Under Public Words Extraordinary hers little bits of territory that were known hilletted gether at the address in was the award by the arbitrator of the be found some interesting news items. as Germany and formed them into which he wron, Mr. Orchard udda “Con architect's fo for the new Liw Con y

Mrs. . W. Bishop and Miss Bishop, of in the buildings, 31,933. Had it at been for go Ji's convenison Teen yerek

the charge of policy in demonetizing sub- a German Empire? Having done Spoil hears, of other, and is now

the mount to be provided under the holiday is England. and Infinitely magnified then the Earth erse at West Humidiary cuin, and the outbreak of the war. Victoria British School, leave today for a achievement-they deliberately set. We have had a sors, very hurt Bit would have been small compared about to continue what other nations but a very happy can too, My previous years,

ther funds amcuntig to nearly 25,480, -much inore eitilized-wera en Tarp watted this whiarias establishment, Import and Export Green-Nisbet Tennis Makes

pegs na hava isen cunt, to the War (including $11,000 on the Colonial Secre. ground;caused by the recent heavy mías the drongü in the "ositariu." deavouring to abulish, namely, the the Royal Tish Rifat Blackpool. The Office $3.126, 3:91,203 under the heading postponed till Wednesday next, 19th inst. barbarity known as war. All this is ning we had had hy of Public Works extraordinars, Post Ufice Two extas stands are being erected to We post it from 750 in the 36,074, and Public Debt R33,000,

satisfy the great demand for sents. The Colonial Treasurer seconded ans- well-known but it should not be

mming-night operations zwice a week bion for the reference of the Ell to the The steam, launches Hoi Nam and Leenanes of the prorniment people who have been saved have all been cabled. forgotten that the Germana at the unill only inilaght, ictures per Finance Committed.

Hon. JLr Howett verely criticised the Yuen collided yesterday in the harbour. The others must now be regarded as drowned, failing announcementa to beginning of the war, while posing na laga buforicand dine after disaur, Bell. a nation of superior mentality, were option when a wok, dunrg which we heavy excess of expenditure under the head The cosassin of the former states that the the contrary.

Public Works, recurrent, and said surely

boats were going in the same direction and in reality little better than educated ch sheap twenty mills in the the Departaient should be able to draw up

6 Les Yuen cams ap behind and struck swages. Morality to them was and is what and the is glorios, and its entibute more closely. Business men

ders make confi. Ef a hundred had to fore you the rise of prices, and upon his boat on the port side doing damage to unknown and to-day, os at all times best than I did in Hongkong te k 1 with which they did it depended the extent of 8150 times, night is right and the blood of enume, we we worked a great del whether they wader profit or finished in

the Bankruptcy Court.

A Chinese zeroans officer yesterday The Director of Public Works replied, and iron policy the, best means harder tran the men in the New Amay,

having so much in beern, We take la luferring to the items in detail, and enid stopped a coolie carrying a box on the of persuasion. The Germans were to piso kucares to each other, in that the extra anunt spent on superior Praya and found that it contained 2,500 at Barbados, Colurib," "Miura and Chirit, were attacked on Challenge Tonn's into Gawaiting what to them should be the cluding one offers, un Aubers surfacing for the ads had had the rounds of ammunition which, on inquiry.

Nesbit

most propitions hour to start upon meskityy, nag maling and field keep feed tessel's the expenditure rendered The I was referred to the Finance Balay, My

2.29 pa-bustion of Teaked and their task. Their first object was to lay outpost, farled sanitaccents by drager by rain storms,

ten, um of the pritatis eompass. | Coumit ce to report upuu, overcome the French, which they beating, infantry defence stai countera -

TRADING WITH TAR ESEMX. Blackwood Farey but

The Attorney General moved the lieved they could oazify accomplish;¦uttack, and a dozen different subjects iseennd reading of the Bill intitled An Hughes and Hoagie

Hesto absorb Belgium nud Holland, which we knew nothing presisiy, aloinace to mad the Trading with the after which, having betime the pos- in which as have had an made ourselves Being Ordinance, 1911, and for purposes Wednesday nest, the 10th inst, will | the Reserve! stesor of the colonies of the three ficient. Councisions are out givené mesti therewith.

The unil Secretary.sante.1. away. a tela you, and you base to

SATURDAY, May 15-

2.--Auction of Anque Chinese Cezionat Mccare. Hugiter and Floughs, MONDAY, MAY 17:--

King of Spain's bártirlay (1688), 5.30 p.m.-Dry Recital at St. John's

Cathed

TUESDAY, Ang 18-

· Eimperor of Rasmin's Birth-bug #tean), -Webernay, May 17:

SATURUCT. Slay 23rd

at Funct.

No, H.K. Slectric C, Meeting.

SUNDAY, MAY 27-

Whit Sunday.

Maxpay, May 24:"

to

"

The all the phject and provisions of countries, they would be in a position atisfy puss empuxabor and then which were fully referrná to last week, was

state br Bussin and then wet pour Coleani Jaders you may for Lakes through its final stages and paired

tercida with the Cobart of the m

EXEMPTING THE HOSTELS,

Whit Monday. Kingin Day, Rabiis about their supremeta-k, amely, the Thenwort of all, comats the in- A bill amending the rating ordinance so

Holi ly. Annistry of the hath of 410

--Victoria (13.01

Wronuose May 20

Queen Mary" ieth-1-5 (157

Friday, May 25:-

Ul. Stock Pasta me Sutle

GAT, May 21- Decoration Day (USA), Trine-sandey..

THE EDWARD DISPENSARY

he

Loxtos, May 12, 1.10 p.m. The list of survivors of the "Lusitania" is very incomplete. The*

SMALL NAVAL ENGAGEMENT.

THO GERMAN DESTROYERS AND ONE BRITISH AUXILIARY BUNH.

Lisans, May 18, 1.50 p.m.

The Admiralty armonices that His Majesty's auxiliary mali gruit.

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was found te be part of a parong ex leg-May 1 by two German torpedo boats. After an engagement of filter gage. So far, there has been no claimant minutes the enemy led.

The direction of their retreat was communiented to British Des for the box. The passenger travelled from America on banta the Blue Funnel steamer tropes, which followed and destroyed them. "Titan."

The Columbia was sunk with sixtrin officers and men, only one

The entertainment to be given in the dock-hand being suvei.

Thi Chirsital "Miura" were commündel by Lieutenants of Victoris, Theatra to the Shropshire Infantry

*

tike place under the patronage of H. E. Major General Belly. The first part offer

GERMANS' THREE COSTLY, FAILURES IN ONE DAY. programme will include various "theatrical

----, items, interspersed with wax pictures, while

Lostix, May 12, 10:20 p.m.. will Rund hal

be devotet the

Noma of

P-Maishal French, in a bulletin, states: which entiraly pictures,

life is vitidly pray the soldiers

To the cast of Yores yesterday night wa mpuzand another attack usope. The band of the 71 Punjabi by kind permission of Col. Watson, with of the Menin-real. Trans

This was the Gernus third costly failure here yesterday. give their servirs gratuitously, per cent of the proceeds will be handed over to the Entertainment Fund for the ALLIES GAINS NEARLY ALL MAINTAINED; Shropshires.

Losyos, May 12, 4.25 p.m. A Paris communique states that northand of Anas we maintainbed gains except at the front of Loon,"whero a night attack enabled to manna to retake part of the ground emptured during the day.

ANNUAL DEPOETS,

- Elsewhere there were artillery actions.

•

CASUALTI JS.

Taxnos, May 12.

verthrow of the British Empire. Then you with tops. The last give The Casernor in Council per To exempt from rating, partly or wholly, Gertuane, with. fene Germanic Jeghe that is all joy r for louca fated 1 mut conerit believed that they suiting at the War 185 only the Universiy bestela, más pisačil,

THE ALBOURNNEST. has done with, ani (17 ne prettý "unhil wat find no real difficulty, for theyldier row.

Council journed for a night... I have not met Storrie r

VINANCE COMMITEE. easily convinced theinelves that "ut Briggs yet. The former is a Sergt. in

When the Supplein ntary Vote me up the present juncture Britain could not the 5th Middlesey, at Chatham, expert for consideration in the Binance Committee

The Colonial Secretary laid upon that possibly take part in a European lag his commission. The ip her is 1. Mr Flowett renewed. his complaint

rough, and I hear that some of the fein regarding the drafting of the catitantes of table the reports of the Capt. Supt. of ware German spies lind-seen- Great

lows raw Chisa uro "fel up," but still the Pablie Works Departinent and what he Palice,. Director of the Royal Obervatory. rigin on the verge of civil war over add set back until the thing isid, the usual practice of the Depart aud. Mange of the British section Kaw-

ment to repair the roads in the was sen

leon Canton Railway 1914, the Irish Question and Cerpun through. Dalgarno, the jockey find. This resulted in great whate.

DENTISTRY, ONLINASCE AŬMENDMENT. The Attorney General moved the Boxs *Commonsense." indicated that in Shanghai, is at Watford in King Edward's as he did not wish to oppose the Bill,

eral Administration would never lose, and Cope tells me that Inst time be wished to take the opportunity.realng of a slinance to amend the

which came, infrequently, of criticising the

The object and reasuna clause stated war merely because this went to kon hint bo kilks was fed great wrate of public money by the P.W.D. Dentistry (hdinance, 1914

"with sleeping in a shaped on the in this Clany. Apparently it was quite relations existing between England, and he had to turn out on Sunday impossible, to press it home to the Hon. Though it is probable that the words which this Bill proposes to repeal were insertad France had been of late of ip allow the purvies to be held : We have Gentleman opposite (the Director of in the Principal firdins acayith the object Lof restricting the administration of it to the notice of the Government. a very cordial nature. The British capital Lille here. The people are Pablic Works but he wished to bring Empire, the Germans argued, was tonline, and did they can to make us

Hon. Director of Public Works in raplyasthetics by unqualified persone, yet the comly." I hear the Fisk is on the said roads could not be rapsirul three of fear has been expressed that they might be interpreted by some registered dental INly constructed to hold together if way home with Morris. I wonder whe four months before boy mooded resur

invitation to administer generalare betics and Italy." the netherland was engaged in ather I -hall hump aguise them and Skid. facing. It was the practice, of the Depart surgeons or exempted parsons ara definite Sivaus Estradra, the Premier, and accorded a prolonged ovation. "To Salandit

And that they might afford an undesirable. European war. The wish was father Have had some great inck with my daily ment to carry if repairs when reqsired,

Kegarding one of the recommendations end; up

to the present have had two for votes referred from Council, that for defence in case of an untoward result anentietie by a dentist with no training in France, they argued that it was fler, and one pair mittons knittaid that since the war it had been severely this important branch af medical scienc

Laxed Various people were sent bere, The afest of the proposed amendment will infikely. Ad-matters-turned-for e

and impoeble-to-let Wometry in font, Tasia it was that had tij rereirů Inclusion. Mr. Orchard says that the Colony. They had to be sent in be lo assimilat tires of the Colony to the law at present in force in the United flanzeraty fire, de, to Vermangala expecting to leave very on lor England is to other suitable places.

The recommendations were all approved. Kinge on this point.

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the front.

Killed: „Colonel E. P. Smith,

AN OVATION TO THE ITALIAN PREMIER.

LONDON, May 12,

A telegram from Rome states that great crowds pitched to the residence af

RUSH OF RECRUITING IN AUSTRALIA,

LONDON, May 13. Roter's, correspondent at Melbourne states that the next Australian agent will facule the Carrison Artillery:

Thers is rush of recruiting in Australia and New Zeland consequent af the sinking of the Lusitanin.