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THURSDAY, OUTOBER 4, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

THE JAPANESE MISSION: TO AMERICA.

COMMENT..

(Continued from Page 1)

DEMAND FOR REPRISALS INTENSIFIED

LONDON, Oct. 3. The moolight rails bare intensified

jury, gave a verdict to this effoot, vestor .day..

** TIMES

THE CHINA MAJI

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

ARTILLERY ACTIVITE IN

BELGIUM.

HEAVY GERMAN ATTACK IN MEUSE REGION.

LONDON, Oet "

GOLF LINKS IN MESPOT

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THE ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB

ANNUAL MEETINGS

The thirteenth annual general meat-

Fibing shooting and hunting ing of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club Golf links and tennis cuart. One Reing i rom. Open air bathing and alcoping, was held last evening, at the Club Hous All ordinary conveniences within rings. †, The Hon. Bir. Cisud Sever, CM.G, A French communiqué states ——Apply +1 200th Dugouts, 1%- There was fairly violent artillery An article storming arty of the above presided and amongst those present were activity in Belgium and on the Alsnasttractions could easily written, bus Commodore EL. G. G. Sandeman, R., I propose to deal with one unly, vix the Hon. Mr. H. E Pollock, R.C, Front

Golf Links. have their virtues, expounded to the

Most of the premier links seem to Captain T. Arthur and Messants, A.

The Germans heavily attacked after

the demand for reprisals. A Coroner's notably by the shower of German Fressing, on the right of the Meuse, between public, no, brief summary of the ber/Dainison, V. Findlay Smith, R. Suther

Mr. Lloyd George visiting the bombed district, yesterday morning, was greeted with a cry for reprisalton Cerman towns. The Premier is understood, to have replied “We aball do that":

the bombardment mentioned this morn Hill 344 and Samogneux, Thoy gained footing at a point north of the Hill, but were driven out from the greater part, after violent fighting.

GERMAN ANXIETY

POSITIONS UNTENABLE

hole golf links in Mesopotamia may land, and RK Bair (Acting Hun. not be out of place. The surf can hardSecretary and Trensarer),

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LONDON, Oct. 3 The Times, Taking the access of THE GERMAN AIR RAIDS.Viscount Ishi's Mission to America the {aubject of an editorial, dwells on the failure of the long standing German intrigues to set enmity between the United States and Japan. It refers to the obtuseness with which the Germans persisted in hugging this darling desigu, articles asking to prove that American and Japanese friendsrip was impossible and also by the recent invitation to

by being described as having that oft The CHAIRMAN and that the Club" green, velvety appearance so dear to the Japan to join Mexico against the United

heart of a golfer, ita colour is a light had back a very successful season, and it States. The Japanese have long ob

fist of brown interlaced with camel was the best financial year on record. thorn, and the briwns themselves are of The working account for the year served the German methods with patiant

the same colour with a mora og losa uven vigilanes and it is really stupid of the

tarface. In the centre of each how showed net profit of $268.78, after & milk tin is sank, while a stick with Germans to suppose that Americans

writing off for apreciation of Club kerosine tin attachment, indicates the LONDON, Oct. 3.

position of the hole.

House, Boats and Ohr $303.03, could be filled with suspicion of and enmity to the power which had seized Headquarters states that the Germans Reuter's Correspondent at French

which could be considered very satis Tagtaw. The paper warmly onlogists are very anxions regarding the situation

factory as compared with the previous Viscount Ishi particularly his ex- Bois-le-Chaume and on the right bank

year, when the net profit was 851.37, position of Japan's whole hearted of the Mouse, antl have ordered that the holes as low as the Duker This success was principally due to the the war and dominating points in the wood must be fairly straightforward The loc institution of bathing members, for

principal attitude towarda

recaptured at all costs, as their present hazard is the Regimental Football which suggestion Mr. Carpenter was OUR DAY his broad minded enunciation of

positions, without Croix-de-la-Your grounds, and a low drive is apt to be his views regarding the developement (which is a height on the eastern margin punished (sentence, dependent up Marker responsible. The thinks of members Dr. Addisura, Minister of Reconstruc-an protection of China. The latter of the wood, and is in the hands of the and atrack). Beyond the hole is a well were due to that gentleman and also to tigh, and General Sir Francis Lloyd, contrusted with the German policy, Fronch) are untenable; hence the third and the brown is bunkerod on the near Mr. Blair for successfully carrying out

determined counterattack; yesterday, etc. Bogey

aide by an artificial series of cart ruts, addressed a meeting in a district which whose Far Eastern zapirations and which failed, with heavy enemy losses.

the necessary arrangementa As shown The second hole, or Bazaar is reached by the Balance Sheet, the value of the had been reverely bombed.

hy, a full mashie. The chief difficulties HEROIC STRUGGLE ON ITALIANs with are a small hazar of Arab Club House now stood at $11,570 and

FRONT

ladies with a melon establishment about Boats and Oare at $900, while there was 30 yarris short of the brown and a regat Bank a Fixed Deposit of $1,000, t mental cook-house shout 20 yards on tho

According to the Daily Mail, the Premier said We shall bomb. Ger- many, with compound interest",

It was on reaching the street where the bodies of four youths and a mother and five children had been dragged out of their humble dwellings, that Mr. thus blazed Lloyd George's "anger A forth.

Dr. Addison, said that our output of aeroplanes had increase gigantically. We had mastered submarinism and before long we woukl achiere equal supremacy in the air, both in England and in the enemy's country.

General Lloyd welt on the success of the barrages and said that if the meeting puased a resolution demanding reprisals, he would forward it to the proper quarter. The resolution was passed accordingly

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA..

PETROGRAD, Oct. 27. The Government has dissolved the Seamen's Committee of the Haltic Fleet, owing to the despatch of an ultimatum, and has ordered the election of a new contritter.

PROVISIONAL PARLIAMENT.

Petrograd, Oct. 1. Alter the Democratic Conference had pasted a resolution, or 765 votes to in favour of a Condition Government, - amendments were carried excluding the participation of bourgeois elements con sected with the Korniloft movement,

and also the Carlets.

ntections were entirely unaltruistic.

THE SUBMARINE PIRACY.

BRITISH SHIPPING REPORT.

LONDON, Oct. 3.

The Admiralty shipping returns for che week ending September 30, show:- Arrivals. Departures

5,680 2,742

11

16

Vessels sunk (over. 1,600 tons) Vessels sunk (under 1,500 tons).... Vesela successfully attacked.....

ITALIAN SHIPPING REPORT.

ROME, Oct. 8, The Italian shipping returns for the week ending September 30 show - Arrivals Departures Vessels sunk (sailing ships above

100 ton)

Vessels sunk (sailing ships below

- tons)

ALSACE-LORRAINE.

182

436

ITS POSITION WITHIN GERMANY

FURTHER ADVANCE BF

ITALIANS..

10 and 100

The lengths of the holes very between yards and the number of natural hazards depends on the position of Arab encampmants, etc.

far

UDINE, Oct. 3.

The

A good fore cuddle is here Current Account $456.99, and a Reserve ser.tial.

hogey 3. Third bule, or Parade Ground: No Account of $653.92 had been created. description is necessary.

Accidents The position of the Club, therefore, and difficulties are likely to be encount The Italians, at the extreme end of red. Underxual conditions might be as both satisfactory and sound i the Bamisizza plateau, between Podlaka called a "blind hole. Or not played Referring to

the Rebord of the and Maderie, made a small but sign-out Bozey 5.

Rowing Committee, which stated- ficant advance, capturing a valuable hill Fourth hole, or The Refuge, !

Bed elled

bad not been 2,300 feet high, after an beroic struggle, un account of a disused

kun near that this section The hill has changed hands frequently the brown whem Arabs are actus omed very active during the past year, during the recent fighting,

to withdraw when certain officers are the Chairman said, that it was Do playing. A res sporting hole. On the

—STUTTGART, BOMBED.T

TWO RAIDS IN ONE NIGHT,"

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 3. The Frankfurter Zeitung states that Stuttgart was twice raided by air on Sunday night.

Two people were killed and five injured.

LIGHTS TO BE "DARKENED IN WESTERN GERMANY.

right of the fairway is

Meet wide.

of hunkers & fiet deep useries doubt very dificult, in view of the with traverses and panides. In the exigencies of Military Service, to get front of the brown there is a similar members to trim. They hoped how- type of bunker with a parapet in addi-ever, to get together a crew. The

tion. Tos brown is nicely situated on 4

plateau and player is always pleased to V.R.C, would probably get two crews. struggle home with a boger 5.

in training, and if by lending one of the The fifth hole has had many names. daring. its short and checkered career. Club's boats to the military for training It is now popularly known as the “ Ach jutant's Fully." Probably the best short hole in Mesopotaria A good shie

a crew, they might be able to form the nucleus of a regatta

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The CHAIRMAN referred with regret FOR to the death of Mr. Woodhead who had

shot will drop the ball over the brick" kiln on to the brown. Any other shot will receive various degrees of

In the ment adjutant completely thres Mr. Woodhead had been much liked in

Many Starsly sh

the AMSTERDAM, Octtian An Essen newspaper publishes mili tary order which states that all lights must be darkened in the district of The question of the government of Dusseldorf, a large part of Westphalia Ahance-Lorraine, which has been taxing aud at other places in Western Germany, the attention of the German Governs a precaution against possible air at ment ever since the Zabern affair, keeps tacks: very much to the Front in the German

public mind in spite of the war, and from time to time there appear reports to the affect that the German Govern- The coalition resolution was sub-ment is about to deal with the probleme zéquently rescinded, by 813 votes to 180.in some drastic and satisfactory fashion.

It was said The Norge Fremyn states that: the

lately with great. assurance by some Berlin newspapere, Government is willing to accept the but the "Frankfurter. Zeitung denies -Conference's suggestion of immediately it most categorically. Perhaps the pammoning Provisional. Pärliament, most important move in the dis- -representative of all classes and to which cussion of the question is an article in the "Deutsche Revue by the the Government will be responsible, well-known Strasburg Professor of pending the formation of the Co-Civil Law, Dr. Laband, who has lived stituent Askombly.

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loat his life owing to a terrible accident. From September 26th to October 16th

the outwill wine by guilty the Club and was deservedly popular. He bis chance of winni on a hole therein, we paying he was sure they all felt his loas very deeply. from his tee shot, and fix, efforts were The Chairman said that the thanks of the required before the wall was partially members of the Club were due to Mr. removed. Court assitial of golf arlerly Lowe and Mr. Bair for auditing the and alteration of local rules followel. the accounts to Mr. Loughlin for his The sixth hole, or Happy Valley, is services us Hon. Secretary and to Mr. similar to its predecessor, hit a little Blair as Yachting Secretary longer. The brick-kiln has again to be surmounted and a staught drive is

The CHAIRMAN then moved the necessary. The bole is picturesquely

adoption of the Report and Accounts. Arranged between some raised monzes Mr. DENISON seconded, and the from where a delightful view of the links motion was carried. M is obtained. Baker STOCKHOLM, Oct 3.

Mr. DENISON proposed, and Coma- The King has immoned the leaders The Sportsman's Paradise." The tee is Hon. Mr. Clard Severn be re-elected The seventh pole justifies its name as modors Sandeman secoruled, that the of the three parties, including M on well-raised ground with a good Keld Branting, with a view to forming a of view and few vaporected Commodore of the Club and the motion coalition Government,

BRITISH ROYAL GUARDS WEAR.

THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN SWEDEN.

STEEL HELMETS.

LONDON, Oct. 3. The Guards at Marlborough House

years. He proceeds to discuss the only and St. James Palace were wearing GERMAN DENIAL OF A RUSSIAN possible three solutions-frat, union steel helmets yesterday.

with Prussia; secondly, partition among the neighbouring States; and thirdly, for helmets.

The Special Constables are agitating

Dr.

REPORT.

AMSTERDAM, Oet, 3. A message from Berlin states that Keehlmann, the Imperial Foreign' Secretary, defies the Rus Rian report that Germany he pro- posed, a separate prace, either with France or with Great Britain.

THE SWEDISH POLITICAL CRISIS.

THE AIR MINISTRY..

the elavation of "Alsace-Lorraine to the dignity of a Federal State. It is obvious that in Professor Laband's eyes the practical arguments are in favour of Alsace-Lormine being taken over body and soul by Prussia, who would be abls to bear and cope with, all the financial and administrative difficulties of the War Cabinet has practically decided situation, but all sentiment is against upon the creation of an Air Ministry

such a solution.

In the event of the partition of the provinces, Alsace would go to Bavaria (perhaps a portion to Baden) and Lor raine to Prussia; but he points out that it might have been easy to have done this in 1871, but today Alsace, and Lorraine are so bound together by numerons intimate ties that it would be STOCKHOLM, Oct. 3. dangerous to tear them asunder. There

"KING ADDRESSES PARTY LEADERS.

LONDON, Oct. 3. The Lui Chronicle states that the

Ewith a separata war service.

·HINDENBURG'S BIRTHDAY

MESSAGE.

GERMANY'S WATCHWORD.

Amsterdam, Oct. A. Germany is celebrating Field-Marsha von Hindenburg's birthday.

was carried.

shot will escape all danger, but an in- different drive will be introduced, to A

The General Committee was then plot of cultivation where good shooting elected si follows: Commodore B.G.G. can he obtained. Many balls and ten Sandeman, R. N., Lient. J. S. McCant, pers here lost. Boxes &

The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K. C, and The eighth hole, or Mongrel, combines Messrs EW. Carpenter, 3. Denison, the advantages and disadvantages of T. & Laughlin, V. Findlay Smith and holes and 3. Boguy 4

or Drink Hola, is the R. Sutherland

The ninth hole by player hole in

The CHAIRMAN then collecting the curse. The brown overlooks the suggestions of names for the Yachting runal and bar, and players are inclined Committee and it was proposed to re-

elect last year's members.

in their

to overrun

or the other approach shots into one

Such is a brief description of one of The Hon. Mr. TorLock said that as the best known golf-courses in Meapots, be bad forsaken racing for cruising he and it may prove one of the chief sources did not propose to stand for the Yachting. of attraction for summer visitors.-Ex-Committée again. He thought that all CHAMPION in "Statesman."

members of that Committee should be yacht owners and he was, in the circum stances, not prepared to serve. His Yacht, the Colleen, was up for sale and he hoped that some gentleman would buy her and that he would see her racing in the barbour under his-flag but under another name. He would therefore venture to propose that Mr. Lowe be elected to the Yachting Com mittee to fill the vacancy

THE TRADE OF THE STRAITS

SETTLEMENTS.

PIG INCREASES REPORTED.

BY THE JUNE QUARTER, The official return of imports and ex- The proposal was onanimously agreed parts of the Straits: Fettlements for the to and the following Yachting Com quarter ended June 30th, has been issued mitice was elected Commodore and shows appremable advances in the Sandeman, N., Captain T. Arthur,

compared with the sigrar records of AR Love and Mr. R. Sutherland. the first three months of 1016, are as The CHAIRMAN then mid that as Do follows:- Tors of 1910, 69, new names had been proposed for the DEPORTS, Rowing Cummitted the old members 1. qr 1917 ist. gr. 1916 would be re-elected. There were, how 8120,045,302 $100,187,556 ever, two vacancies, one caused by the (34,021,567-31,802.019 death of Mr. Woodtend and the other

·KLIGHTIA. 6,600,278 by Lieut. J. S. McCahu leaving the

137,488,963 Colony

The King addressing the Party I would also be many obstacles in the] Replying to congratulations, General imports and exports of the three Settle Mr. D. K. Blair #Mr. A. Denison, Mr. "leaders said:"Since the beginning of way of Bavaria adopting Alsace, for the von Hindenburg, in a telegram, saidments. The figures, for the quarter, i

latter's milways, posts, and telegraphs that the watchword of the German the war, my policy has always been belong to the Empire, and Bavaria has people must be no more pease tall aimed at keeping, Sweden out of the her own institutions of thie kiud until the bloody work was done and conduct and to follow a strictly impartial Further, he does not think that victory theirs. -neutrality. Our difficulties are incress Bavaria could very easily support the extremely costly burden of Strasburg

CONFERENCE:

ing daily at the greatest prudence i University. Besides, the Bavarians THE RUSSIAN DEMOCRATIC necesary so that we may maintain the and the Alatians are so very different. position we have adopted, once and for in character and speech, and Bavaria all. I am firmly convinced that the would gain very little by the trans setion. Würzamberg and Bucien best was to solve the question would be would naturally object to such a solu to form a coalition Cabinet which would. tion, because it would completely sur show, by its composition, for Sweden round them with Bavarian territory,

Professor Laband also condemns the

DELEGATES ADEMAND IMMEDIATE PEACE.

PETROGRAD Oat. 3

At the Democratic Conference, the and abroad, with what unanimity the third possibility-the elevation of majority of the Council of Workmen's Swedish people areepted the policy of Alsace-Lorraine to an independent and Soldier Delegates protested against noutrality which I have pursued Federal State. He mys that it has coalition with the bourgeois

never had any pretensions to inde deputation of 200 Delegates, declar beg you carefully to consider the propendence, although he is careful to ing that they represented balf a million poul and then inform me of the result insist that

German stock worker, accompanied by soldiers at-1 of your deliberations.

Moreover, the form of Constitution tempted to force their way into the would present difficulties, as it would Conference to protest against a coalition only be possible to create a monarchy, and to demand an immediate peace Then, after discussing the thres Six members of the poiste Laband comes to the reluctant admitted.

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