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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1916.

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuter'a Service to the China Mail)

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NEW WAR LOANS FORESHADOWED.

IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA.

LONDON. Fab. 9. The Daily Telegraph says there will `be a fresh and almost unlimited War Loan early in April. It is hoped that this may be preceded by a substantial i victory in the field.

• Wall Street expects another large Allies' loan to be bated in America in the summer,

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THE AIR RAIDS."

EXTENSION OF LIURTING "RESTRICTIONS""

BÅRLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Router's Service to the China Mail.)

RECIPROCAL SHELLING ON

BRITISH FRONT.""

THE CHINA MAIL.

- MORE BRITISH CONSCRIPTS A

CALLED `UP.

LONDON, Feb. 8, A Proclamation calls up the British Conscripts to Groop 50 on the 17th

March.

'BRITISH SHIPPING PROBLEM.

Loxdos, Feb. 8... Genom) Sir Douglas Haig roports there has been mutual shelling RESTRICTED IMPORT OF SUGAR between Anera and the Somme, and north of "the LaBassee Cana?.

RECOMMENDED. There was also considerable artillery sativity about Hooge.

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INTENSE ARTILLERY DUEL IN ARTOIS.

PARIS. Feb. 0.

ཡ LONDON, Feb. 9.

"ON TO VICTORY."".

GENERAL JOFFRE'S MESSAGE.

Following is fill thalation of the New Year's Message addressed by General Jeffro, the French Commander-in-Chief, to his atesles in the fold - **Soldiers of the Repubile,

**Now that this year of war is drawing to a close, you can all look back upon your work with pride and estimate the gradour of what has already been socomplished.

own.

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· MR. BRYAN '"* ROASTED ** ́IT GRIDIRON DINNER.

Amid marry mix-up and song and burlesque on site important issues of the dayparedness, prohibition, suffrage, hyphens, sloture, Mr. William Jennings Bryan and 'almost everything else Iningin- able-President. Wilson and prastically the antics Cabinet ato and made merry one night hast month at the first of the sesson's Gridiron dinners in the Now Willard Hotel. They heard themselve ***joshed by the members of the far

tamed organization of Washington news.

touch served only to make the good- paper correspondents, but the persona aptured quips more appreciated.

In view of the President's recent, recommendations to Congress for greater

much to amuse them

"BALSAMIC

COUGH LINCTUS

The mild and scothing indueres which this preparation has, olaszos îl among the most valuable of it kind, in esseh of Cough, Asthma, Bronchitis, Shortness o Breathing or Dittonity of Expectoration and while in rimovas the accumulation qu pho gin, fom its Torde and Astringent virtusa i proventa ita formation, and alfayə imitation of the membranes of the throat and chour, reüdäcing those doliento prita less

optible of future irritation and discuss.

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$1.00 and $1.50 per bottle. QUEEN'S DISPENSARY.

TEL. 193.

The

In Arts, in Champagne, in Voivre The Sugar Commission recommends and in the Vosg you have indicted FRENCH BOMBARD' A TRAIN. the restriction of the importation of

sugar to assist in solving the problem of upon the enemy sharing biows and PARIS. Feb. 8.

shipping tonnage. The Commarion loss incomparably more hasry than our Today's communiqué "says?

arges the people to economise in sugar.

The German army still holds out, South of the Somme we bombartled Thus prices will not increase, while a train, while in the Argonze, we tonnage will be released to halp make but day by day is sese ita effectiven 42 preparedness, ho and other guests found)

foodstuffs cheaper. It would also have its rasources" dwindling

- elaborate exploded ur mines.

favourable influence on the rates of ex-Compelled to support a failing Auskitontitled "The Saccharina Soldier,"" change, as all sugar comes from abroad:tria, it must now looks lu secondary in which Mr. William J. Bryan, played thetres for theen ousy and temporary by one of the members of the Gridiron success of which it has lost all hope Club, Tas a leading character. THE "BARALONG " INCIDENT.

on the principal fronts,

Bryna song, which won many" "enegros. GERMAN PIRATES "KILLED BY All Garmony's colonies are" isoisted was to the music of Goodby, Girl,

· AMERICAN CATTLEMEN. or have fallen into our hands,

I'm Through." The lines TER "The Allies, on the coatiary, are

---All this kaflabate about a bigger navy, LONDON, Feb. 8. being continually rainforood.

And talk of Continental- troops and A correspondent of the Duity

auch, Telegraph provides gory details of the daratong Tanidest. He relates how American cattlemen aboard the Vicorian convenged themselves on the crew of the subirarthe, who clambered aboard with bombs. A fierce struggle ensued. The infuriated cattlemen, armed with furnace bars, attacked the Germans, all of whom were killed. The slaughter culminate in the throwing overboard of the Captain. of the submarine with re-bars tied to his feet.

The evening communique'saya; There has been an intense artillery duckin Artois,-north east-and-sous- east of Neuville.

Our fire dispersed troops near Lassigny and north of Berry-au-Bac: We seriously dahinged German works north of Trzon.

LONDON, Fab. 9. The Home Office has ordered that the lighting restrictions shall be extended to central and north-western Enginad.

The Stratford municipality bha retinued in our favour. solved to abolish street fighting.

The Lord Mayor of Birmingham has convened a conference of representa- tive of towns in the Midlanda "to consider anti-Zeppelin_massures.

NATIONAL ECONOMY COMMITTEE.

LONDON, Feb. 9."

Mine fighting in the Argonne

HEXYY QUY FIRỪNG AT RHE

PETROGRAD, Feb. 9.

A communique rays that there has been heary gua-firing in the Riga district.

There have been skirmishes on the" Steppa.

CAMEROONS CAMPAIGN.

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A Traktury Committee on National Economy will shortly be appointed. ItBELGIAS TROOPS REACH JAÚNDE. will include representatives of the workers."

(Huvas Bervice)

PARIS ZEPPELIN VICTIMB.

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PARIS: Feb. 7. The furteral of the Zeppelin victims was celebrated in Faris this morning, the religious service being held at the Menilmontant Church. under the présidency of Mônsignor Amette, who delivered an address and pronounced the general aeolus

tion..

Addresses were also made by the Mayor of the Twentieth District of Paris, "and notably By M. Malvy in the name of the French Goverment Military bonours were accorded the

burial which took place at Pere Lachaise cemetery..

CHINESE AFFAIR.

(Wah Tha Yat Pole Service.)

THE YUNNAN, REVOLT.

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been!

-Pexise, Feb. 9. Lung Kon Kwong. Military Corn missioner Canton, hus appointed & Lamuno Getmi.

A Mandate directs him to go to.j Yunnan Investigation Comnis- sioner.

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Lung Yu Kwong, the General ́e brother, is appointed Commissioner of the Kangwaj Garrison.

INVENTIONS BY WOMEN..

Among the war investions is a combinë

tion glare and mitten. When the soldier. desires to use his fagers the glove cu be

HATAS, Feb. 9.

GERMAN CONSULS AND THEIR

FEES.

**Undisputed masters of the high sota, they can obtain food without difficulty, while the Central Empires, financialis and economically exhausted, can now build their hopes ou nothing but our discord er lasaibude.

though, the allies, who have sworn to fight to the bitter end, were likely to break their cathe just at the me when the hour of retribution for Gortosay in abcas to strike!

A though the soldiers who bare Tought through the fercent battles were not capable of holding firm despite the mud and cold!

Let us be proud of our strength and of our right?

"Let us think of the past only to REFUSING GERMAN PAPER MONEY arst reasons for confidence therefrom!

AND SILTER.

Ees fua think of our dead only to`swear to avenge thera

LONDON, Feb. S.

man Consular officials in Holland are Reuter's Agency learns that the Ger

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While our enemies tack of posce les

us think only of war and victory [

At the beginning of a year which,

It is officially announced that the Belgian troops reached Jarndis, in the Cameroons, on the 29th January, where refusing payment of their fees in Gersharks to you, will prove a glorious one the British, French, and Belgian Bagan paper or silver money insisting offer France. your commander-in-chief, Are now hoisted.

́ENEMY DESTROYERS ENCOUN

TERED IN ADRIATIC."

BRITISH CRUISER ESCAPES.

SUBMARINES TORPEDO

PARIS, Feb. 8

A

It is officially announced that British cruiser and a French destroyer, while covering the evacuation of the Serbian Army, encountered four enemy destroy ers in the Adriatic Sea on the evening of the 6th itat. The latter fled towards Galaro.

The enemy attacked the Allies of Darazzo on the 7th, and a submarine fired a torpedo at the cruiser, but missed.

payment either in gold or in Butch currency at the pre-war exchange.

CANADIAN PARLIAMENT -

EXTENDED.

NOT MORE THAN HALF WAY

THROUGH THE WAR."

OTTAWA, Feb. 9.

In the House of Commode, the Prod wier (Sir Robert L. Berdoo) moved

reolution that the House petitide the Imperial Government to so amend the constitution as to extend Parliament to the 7th October, 1917. The Premier said he was of opinion that we were not more than half way through the war,

Sir Wilfrid Laurier, groeing to au extension of a year, admitted that the people were disinclined to an election, considering that their energies should be concentrated on the war, Canadır PETROGRAD, Feb. 8.

daty was to make every effort to assist Russian warships in the Black Sea England in fighting an bebali of Europe successfully bombardel Türkish possad humanity. tions 'no the Anatolian coast." They were fruitlessly attacked by a Turkish submarine flotilla

RUSSIAN WARSHIPS BOMBARD TURKISH POSITIONS.

Russian hydroplanes attacked a vesse lying at Zonguldak.

AUSTRALIA'S GREAT ARMY,

MELBOURNE, Feb. 8.1 The Hon. Mr. Pearce mys, it is possible that Mr. Fisher's anticipation of 350,000 troops will be surpassed.

NO BRITISH REPRISALS FOR ZEPPELIN ATTACKS.

LONDON, Feb. 8. The Standard states that the Govern ment has no intention to take reprisals for the Zeppelin attacks.

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DIRECTION OF AVIATION IN GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, Feb. 9.

pulled back to form the mitten. Another The Standard says that the Govern

& collapsible bedstead, which ea to meat intends to appoint a Minister of carried in soldier's knapsack, For the Aviation to direct and co-ordinate the wounded there are adjustable crutches, Army and Navy nit services.

which fit persone of any height. Other inventions include a telephone through which ones speak without being over. heard, and paper clothing, for which is claimed that it is warmer than wool and easts one-tähtis of the price. All these hareE been patented by women.

BIX RIVALRY. ·

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Some me are saying and thinking (sys writer in the Arening Standard") that" All this feminine industrial development

will militato Iginst the Internats of the

FRENCH REINFORCEMENTE

AT BALONIKA..

SALONIKA, "Feb. 8. French reinforcements, and artillery have landed here."

GERMANY AND THE APPAM.**.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9; Count Bernstorff, the German Ambis- ador, has requested-permission to allow

other ax, sad that after the war the men the Appam to remain in América

will find the naves custed from their job indefinitely

by their womankind. What is

probably

nearer the fruth is that after lhe war there will be mors, work to do tha wo 'kers to do it. We have also to lace the fact that many men will need the assistation of their womsokind, and be-unit-be-permanent occupation of any kind themselves. Do the other hand; he also a fact that women of whatever satiosity "do not work for love of worky thisy wớric when and becausé

· they must; and thus the different forcee

CONSPIRACIES IN AMERICA.

GERMAN CONSULAR OFFICIALS ARRESTED.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. s

geged Will Holve this doustic problam The German Consul-General, Herr when it presents itself.

Copp and the Vice-Consul, Harr von Shack, of San Francisco, bave been indicted for conspiracy, including plot ting to blow up tunnels and railroads in Canuds, and to hamper the ship. mente of wheat to the seaboard and to England.

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BRITISH STEAMER AFIRE.

LONDON, Feb. 8. The Brits steamer Timer, bound from New Orleans to Christiania, is on fire She carries a cargo of cotton.

THE KING'S HEALTH.

LONDON, Feb. 8. It is announced that His Majesty the King was quite prepared to open Parlia meat in person, but be yielded to his medical advisers, who drged that be should not undertake the ceremony in his present state of convalescence.

FRENCH AVIATION' SECRETARY RESIGNS.

PARIS, Feb. '9. M. Benard, the Secretary of Aviation, has 'resigned.

OBITUARY

Ficz, Feb. 6. The death has occurred of Commander George Jephson.

BECAUSE WE LOTED YOU.

Because we loved you! That's the thought

that. bosts

speaking from the bottom of his heart, sends you his warmest grostings.

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(Signed)“ 3. JOFFRE." - Goners! Headquarters of the French

Artusa. December 29, 1915."

WAR GIFTS FROM HONGKONG,

I shocking to my sense of righs; I'd rather talk a lot than fight... This programme nauseates me very

much.

You may recall that I' req, ongS

statesman

And sat beside the leader of this great

-ïand,

But when my chief asumed a firm

position

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I quit the job and joined the peaceful

band;

And so I said without a sigh

As we looked each other in thə sya :—

CHORUS.

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Good-by, Chief. I'm through;

I pray you don't forget

I said good-by to you

With more or less regreb;

I go to sare the nation

With lectern and oration,

So I bid you load adiau. Good-by, Chief, God bless you, I'm through.

JAPAN AND THE SUEZ CANAL.

A correspondent of the Sunday Times: replies to some remarks of Mr. Sidney Low respecting a possible menace to the Suez Canal by the talked of Parco-German move on Egypt. He says the answer is found

in the one word, Japso. He does not believa

Lady May informs us that this week seriously in the megace, but if we gran! the following articles have been sent that a move on the Canal may be seriously home (through the courtesy of Messrs.fatended, the idea of Japan forces itsalt cu Shewan, Tomes and Co) by Our Little the mind. He says

If the Suez Canal is our highway to the Bit Workers" Society, Kowloon," and others, to Mrs. Eden. Jackanapes Work East it is also Japan's highway to the West. If the Csoal were unfortunately to be Society, 31, Marlborough Mansions, West destroyed by the enemy, or to be seized Hampstead, for the men at the front and hold in enemy hande Japan would l 53 pairs mittens, 1 chest protector, 2 seriously cut off from the West. The helmets, 1 woollen waistcoat 20 mufflers, Patama Canal in blocked at the momout 1 esp conforter, 18 pairs socks, 12 suit babilities of being blooked again. the

by land lids, and far maoy pyjamas, and 6 tina dry ginger route round the Cape is coitly in time and Tro parcels containing clothes for in money. With the Suez Canal iz enemy wemen and children have been want to hands Japan would be very seriously handi Miss Vivian, The Marica Hostel, 52, capped in her proat trade with repor Horbert Street, Hoxton Ntherefors Japan has every motive for g us to save the Canal, and to keep helpi Tiro parcels to Miss Macdonnie, Bel Germany from getting astride of the trada gian Clothing Department, The French route. Moreover Japan has just had, en Chapel, Carten Street, off Baker Street, object lesson in the sinking of two Japanese

steamers in the Mediterranean. I

qoitu agree that it has boun better,

and better, for at to carry ons European wat without invoking the ald of Napa But the taking of Egypt would carry the war into As, as Germany and her Allies would have to march through a portion of Asia, and Asia is Japan's aptere where Europe is not. In these streamstances it seems to that we need not be too proud to ask. Japan to help us in the defense of the Canal. The damage to Japan would be almost unthinkable if Germany wore able to Jodiet any damage either to Egypt or to the Canal, and I think, the Japanse be not merely willing, Eat axes Man-To-day we have received akaon, to co-operate with as in this matter. large packing case containing clothing for The Japanese fought side by side with u seldlers, which, I believe, has been sent in expelling the Germans Leon China.

There is no reason why they should not: through the kindness of your Ladyship protect their own Interests by doing the by the Women of Hongkong.

samo in Egypt.

Lotdon W.

Two parcels containing men's clothing to Bias Tucker, Soldiers and Sailors Halp Society, The Institute, Mansfeld Street. Haggerston 'N.E..

The following letter has just bean received by Lady May from the latter

The Institube,

Maraffald Street,

Haggerston NE

7th January.

May I ack you all to accept, most sin- cere and grateful thanks? We deeply appreciats this kindness, and I am sure

HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL.

BOULETY.

the soldiers will be thankful. I bare To-day's Advertisements to-day given two shirts and two pairs of socks to a man who badly needed them, and I told him he had to thank all the i kind friends in Hongkong who sant such useful things. Agdia expressing deep! appreciation. I beg to remain, Hades,

Yours faithfully.

ADAH TUCKER, "Hon. Bee..

Across our hearts, when through the Lon- CHINAMAN EXECUTED IN LONDON.

don straste

The call runs glamorous, for men, more

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SEAMAN WHO MURDERED A

WOMAN IN LIMEHOUSE:

ANNUAL-SHOW.

TEE FLOWER and VEGETABLE SHOW will be held on the 3rd and 4th March, in the BOTANIC GARDENS.

lateading Exhibitors should send their entry forms to the Hon. Secretary not later than 25th February

Copies of Rules and Schedules may be obtained from the Hon. Secretary.

A. NICOL,

Quarry Boy.

Hongkong, Feb. 10, 1916,

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