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SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1918.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 1.)

H.A.L. OFFICIALS SENT TO PRISON.

FARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE WESTERN FRONT. GENERAL ACTIVITY.

LONDON, Jah. 10.

Field Marsha Sir Douglas Haig

reporta

NEW YORK, Jan. 1

The London and Rifle Regimanta successfully raided three points of the Kart Bunz and thave other Ham-tranches santh-eastward of Ypres, burg-American officials, have been

sentenced to from twelve to eighteen months imprisonment, for supply ing German cruisera carly in the

War.

a few_

acting any casualties and prisonering The hostile artillery was active in the Ballecourt, Lens and Ypres neighbour hooda

Our aeroplanes on Wednesday bombed enamy billets and hutments and machine-gunned troops in the trenehas froy's low altitude. We brought down four and drove down two machines Three of ours are missing, two of which WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. collided over the enemy's lines.

AMERICA AND WOMIN'S

SUFFRAGE.

By one vote over the necessary two-thirds majority, the House of Representatives has passed a resolu tion in favour of Women's Suffrage.

1 the Senate-passes a similar resolution and three-fourths of the States ratify it, the measure will become law.

THE GERMAN POLITICÄL SITUATION.

STRUGGLE AGAINST

REACTIONARIES.

LONDON, Jan. 11. The German political situation is till strained...

•

AMERICA'S WAR PREFARATIONS. 1,800,000 MEN IN TRAINING.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11!? has announced that there are now Mr. Baker, the Secretary of War, nearly one

N and a half millions of American troops in the felt or training at home and abroad. No such army in the history of the warkt had ever been raized, equipped and trained so quickly. The aviation: section on the lat January last consisted

THE OPERATIONS IN MESOPOTAMIA.

DESPATCH BY THE LATE GENERAL MAUDE"

THE CHINA MAIT

London, Jan 10

A despatch by the late General Maude, dated Catobar 15, appears in

the Gazette.

The Despatch deals with the opers tions in April ending with the driving back of ten enemy army corps into Jebal, Hamrican Tekrit

General Mande explains that it was the abnormal heat and dust storms that frustrated the capture of Ramadie in July. Ha describes the Boal capture of Ramadic, and says the heakh of the trope during the summer was uniformly satisfactory. Cholera, etoric and curvy were either non-existent negligible.

·or

THE AUSTRALIÄN CABINET."

MELBOURNA, Jan. 10. The new Hughes Cabinet has been swara in....

There are protically no changes. abo-conficere macion.

Mr. F. G. Todor has given notice

WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE

APPROVED BY HOUSE OF

"LORDS.

LONDON, Jan. 10.

of

EASTERN EXTENSION.

TIEFICTORY RESULT OF TRABA

WORKING.

The

-ting of

لعامة

COMMERCIAL

HONGKONG SHARE MARIT.

Mesars Mason" and Taylor's Weekly Share Report dated 11th January,

Basinees during the week dview has been almost

fined to the Indo market

can-

the

The 396d ordinary general mont the Easter Extension, Australalay in getting talegram home to Lan-

exclusively China Telegraph Company, Limited, was

Owing to held at Elnora House, Finsbury Par sometimes as much as throsc ment, EC. Si Wolfe Barry, B. C. do

days) (chairman of the company), presiding --was a période of unrest until such company's operations for the past year or The

Chairman said: Gentlemen, betie the quotation from London fore

entering upon the details of the could come out after the publication of I wish to express the board's restes m

contradition of the alpation the

te fell away from: £AL that, owing far circumstances bevond to 535, bet on the the Armed their e control, they were unable to hold "PES on a buying q

and the annual general meeting as usual to on the 9th there was a fother rise of £2, the month of May The circular for the closing note being £39, 6, Suivalent to warded to the shareholders, on aluly

the reason for the lass explained

Shanghai is undergoing one of its mely, that in consequence of the quiet poriods, and practically no busi the company was able to obtain the news has been doo with that port. A necoxmry data from other telegraphical Shanghai ar ko up cotton shares, administrations to enable them to

bat ja

farthe q otations have not plete the accounts for audit, and this caught

caught the infaction. delay continued until

BA-Hongkong quite recently. It Pelid not

Banks bave come however, prevent the distribut business at B:00. tion amongst the shareholder at the dark

MARISE. INSURANCES.-Cantons are usual time of the seal dividend and wrist at 830- and Unions are bonus for 1918, as the board considered red at 8741 North Chinse could from the estimated figurta then before probably be placed at The J *5. paying per cent and the usual bonus of $12 and Hongkong Fires a 3310 are them that

they would be justified in

PREINSURANCES — O

Durina Fires af per cia free of income tax without unchanged from last week. waiting for the shareholders *pprov

Sara Deferred Trios, se and the sadited eccents now presented above have monopolised our n to the shareholders show that our views were correct. Theoing to the

com-.

agres

+

indicad

**rket.

a high as 8180 has been done for arch

accounts.which I think you- ifabed (and as Tow: na! 81sz" At the 'clocà ·the |

markut, following on the rise in Lond are very satisfactory, it will be seen that firmed to 8172 for cash and $175 the grom reapta for the year 1918 March Douglases are offering as 875 at mounted in round

Steamboats could he placed at $171,

of 3,900 officers and 82120 men com- In the House of Lords the Electoral gainst £950,000.arbers to £1,223,00 RIZIKERIES.—"China Sagara Bare fallen

pared with 65 oficers and 1,130 men Reform Eill with the principle of on 1st April last year. Independent women's suffrage was adopted by 134 to lines of communication and supply were f69 being constructed in France and great plans were being formulated for the production of new instruments of war.

A JEWISH TRIUMPH.

The

.of

1

increase of £77,000, which is due bato 30 and Walstone

for 1915 showing en

company's system, including theinted at Tis. 14 and Raubs at 21, the development

convince to offer tradic all over the $30

AN MINING-Langkata portant local traffic between India and wanted China, Japan, Straits Settlements eteras proving a keen buyer of the

working and other

catter, even at this adverse rate of Ex. expenses. tes, in round

thange Ba

for them. Tronabs are offering 2430,000, against showing an increase, of £14,000 which wanted at 38 Shells are quotid at 1935, at Sand Urals at 24Kailans are £386,000 ft is practically accounted for by the heavier cost during the past year of DOCK BARVE AND GODOWNR cable maintenance, staff salaries, war

Wharves are quated at: $97 payments, overtime, etc. #3 compared

redbuyers and Hongkong Docks $125. with the previous year. Included in Shanghai. Docks have

buyers at

at Tia 71 this debit is this company's proportion and sellers at Tis. 75,

the further contributions made by

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUthraes.--West It is aignificant that a meeting of the Thè question whether the situation'will time ago that Mr. Balfour had write I have no doubt will meet with the same. at 800 are sil: unchanged from last week Mention was made in a calle sʊme-liat funds during the past year, which Hongkong Hotels at 800, and Centrals the Associated Cable Companies to whe

Paints at 831, Hongkong Lands at 091.

The Forts declares that the over- whelming majority of the people would back Dr. Hertling (chanceller) and Dr. Koetimaon (Foreiga Secretary) against the militarists if the Government desires to conclude a lasting peace and says that possibly, a decisive struggle against the reactionary plankis imminent.

National Liberal members of the Reich atag unanimously voted in favour of Dr. Kuehlmann resigning if he cannot co.cperate with the Supreme Command.

V. C HEROES.

SOME STIRRING STORIES.

LONDON, Jan. 11.

F

The Carte publishes the details of the award of eighteen new Victoria Crosses, including awards to seven Canadians, New Zealander and an Indian.

Four of the recipients waro killed,

PALESTINE

Mr. Baker announced that the Government is planning for the despatch of an additional ninety million bushels NATIONAL HOME TO BE MADE IN of wheat to relieve the Allied food. be asked to economise in order to make shortage The American people will up the deficiency and legislation is being drafted to make wheatless days compulsory and prescribing war bread.)

CANADIAN APPROVAL OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S SPEECH: ·

OTTAWA, Jan. 10.

GOVERNMENT APPROVAL.

Of

previous meetings.** warm approval of the shareholders as at

INCREASED RET KIVISUR

How are in demand at $5 and Land's are quiet at $31 COTTON MILIA-Shanghai quotes i ander: Ewas Tls, 17. 18 sellers, Yangtazerous Tls 7.6. sellers. Cottons Tls 120 sellers. Kufig Fiks Th

Shanghai

ELECTRIC COMPANIES

konk Tra

$1 and Hongkong

rama at 807 with MISCELLANEOUS Watsons.

the Rt. Hon. Walter Lang as followerstood theject it being clearly under the payment of interest on the four little or no business as have been!

[rights of existing or the rights and amounting to £245,000 for the dividends / Farms have advanced to a buying rata

affect the inter Allied agreement for the on behalf of the Government, the follow to Lord Rothschild letter conveying, left largely to the Allies transportation of American troops ising declaration of sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations approved by the Cabinet:

His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine earning the additional working expeneca. After deducting from the increased of national "home for the Jewish chare remains an increased net rovente | erica and wanted at Chin Lixtis prople. and will use their best for 1010-of-f

of egg,000 Out of the batrace endeavours to facilitate the achievement of £791,000 provision has been made The Duke of Devonshire has cabled to

of this

for that puting

shall be done which cent mortage debentare stock, amount- por My Ministers bare read with much it prejudice the civil and religious ing to 23,000 for Excess-profits duty in at 3 and Cements have sellers gratification the report of the speech manicies in

non-Jewish com- and income wherein Mr. Lloyd George recently political status enjoyed by Jews iz sny and bongs already paid, amounting to

at 7 after business at the rate. Dairy tax payable in

language the war aims of Great Britain defined in clear and unmistakeable other courtice welcoming the declara-tribution of 2500 to the general hosts at 812 are quiet with nothing nds of $30 with a small-business done at $31. £240,0 0 as well as an increased con-

Ropes are offering at 829 and Tees have and her Allies in the great conflict now tion

*In an

bad a sharp rise to $180 bayers, Water. Aewish Trisaph the reserve fund. The balance of £6300 pending. They are in cordial agrec

"Jewish 1 bronicle writes

has been carried forward to the current a

doing. With one step ment with the principles enunciated by

the Jewish cas

cause has year's account, against 298,000 for 1915 ponds latest

Rraars. The following are

are Sing quotations: Malaka dismal and tragic

all that is so dark and

the Prime Minister sa being those best rent bound forward Amit The shareholders will have seen from the Pindias $270, Malakoffs 84.5"), "New The following are amongst the most calculated to restore and maintain the throughout the world there has thusted report that the agreement en-Berendahs $4,70, Radelias $ 10, Ayer blessings of security of peace and re- arisen for the Jewish a great light. It with the company ap 1854 for provid-11.25, Sungel Bugan: 84.00,

tered into by the French affirm the determination to continue is the perceptible lifting of the cloud

Government Lieut.-Colonel, Philip Eric Bent, D.SO.. their whole-hearted support of the case couries the palpable sign that ing and maintaining,mder a subsidy currency

Jew-condemned

the arrangement, cable

striking stories:-

of Liberty and Democracy until the Purpose for which the Empire is fight ing shall have been accomplished.".

AERIAL LOSSES IN DECEMBER. GERMAN VERSION.

per

MARRIAGE OF EX-MINISTER'S.

DAUGHTER.

unparalled wrong is at last coming to China and Tonguin has expired and the don is 3-4 and the T.T. selling rate on

(Plantation) is quoted at 2/51) for 2,000 years to tween the Free, crummunication

It presessions of Cochin his rights

EXCHANGE-The demand rate on La The prospect-bag at last cable has been sold and definitely opencil of a rectification of the transferred to the French Government. Shanghai 19, 83.

farroally Jew's anomalous position among the After crediting capital expenditure with nations of the earth. He is in begiver the cost of that cable (£131,454); which the opportunity and the means whereby

debited to that account originally the transaction in place of being a hyphenation, he can the become a nation

the loss

to £66,163, has been debited PROUD AND ERECT.

to the general reserve

fund, as shown. "Instead of a Jow, filling a place at pages of the printed accounts. You best equivocal and doubtful, ever to will also have seen from the report that after the receptions at the President's cringing inseparable from bis, position, Governments of the Australian Commer-wedding took place at 12 o'clock noon at himself and always with an apologetic onder arrangements marle with the Place on New Year's Day, a fashionable

wealth and New

the company the residence of Mr. Tang Hun-long, and erect

cable

stations at La Perouse (near

"I

The Peking Leader" says. An hour

HARPER'S BALSAMIC

COUGH LINCTUS.

The mild, and soothing infiustice which this preparation has, olasume it. "among the most valuable of the kind. In. cases of Cough, Asthma, Bronchitis Shortzaks of Breathing, or Disiculty of Expectoration; and while it raNATOR the secumulation of phalem, from its Tomo and Astringent virtues të prevents. its formakian and allays irritation of the membranes of the throat and chest, rendering those delicate parts Teas Costoscaptfäle of future irritation-and

„dicasas.

FRICES: $1.00 and $1.50 PER BOTTLE.-

Queen's Dispensary

Tel. 492.

31, Queen's Road Central,

OTHERS LOOK THE SAME

MALTHOID"

IS THE SAME

EVERYDAY!

EVERYWHERE

Mineral Roofing: Laid by our expe Guaranteed riga

Free particulara, trum

BRADLEY CO.

WARD OFF THE COUGH

WITH

CRUICKSHANK'S COUGH BALSAM.

It soothes the inflamed lungs and bronchial tubes; cures the

gives strength against future.attacks,

$1.00 per bottle.

PREPARED ONLY BY THE

VICTORIA DISPENSARY

Second-Liegt, acting as temporary of the Leicesters, when, daring a heary Hostile attack, the right of his command and the battalion on his right were forced back and the situation was critical owing to the confusion caused by the stack and the intense artillery firing, Lieut Bent collected a reserve platocu of men from other Companies and various

LONDON, Jan. 10 A German.official menage states;— régimental details, organised them and led them to the counter-attack which December were nine balloons and 119 The enemy's airraft losses for was successful. Lient. Bent's coolness aeroplanes of which 47 fall in cur hire be can- Jew-stand prin place

We lost 82 seroplanes and two

is to be & Home for very clime, there havn und Wakapunica (near Nelson)-nister of the Interior, in Shih Pan him in ancient. bave been closed, and its cables Fang, Test City. The contracting parties land. The day of his exile is to be ended. between Australia and New Zealand were the ex-Minister's eldest daughter

The determination at which the Gor extender!

mgton, where.

her und Mr. Bu Chibians, son of Mr. Hu THE REVISION OF CHINA'S Brutoent has arrived. ́in result of Political

with Ard ender greatly improved Juilla, ex-Ciyil Governor of Fukien which conditions The have shaped themselves by

The cost of the extensions The ceremony was a pronounced success, what has probably been one of ite

and partial renewals of these cables will and despite the coldness of the weather ite chief considerations in the coarse it has adopt be debited to the general reserve fund the happy function was witnessed by no ed is the necessity for making of Fales in the accounts for 1837. tn former less than 600 guests.

fully into

and magnificent example resulted in adcuring an essentially important portion of the line.

He was killed while leading a charge, calling "Come on, the Tigers."

MR. BALFOUR ON WAR AIMS.

GERMANS ALIEN SENSE OF

HONOUR

LONDON, Jan. 11.

endowed with.

of

rums there

дот

the

I have OCCASIOICE

associated cable

entered so

the war on the work of

up by uncut wire entanglements and ajat a meeting in Edinburgt, nuraservedly be. & prosperous contindependent the effects companies that I need report minately on the bride's Lavish

machine gun

overcome

•tbo

Egyptian

A many o

programme is as follows:

2. Guests enter.

32, Queen's Road Central Hongkong

CUSTOMS TARIFF

Ögk, and

the Consular Body, and the various Delegates have shown great kindness sad interest. I trust that the Delegatos will give us their undivided support so „CHINESE DELEGATE'S ADDRESS.

that we may complete the work within a short period. It will undoubtedly Tariff Bevision Commission was held on of the commercial interesta

The first meeting of the Customs Republic, but also add to the progress prove, not only advantageous to the

Saturday afternoon January 5, at the According to Treaty, the revision of Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Shisay the tarif hall take place every tem haz, when Mr. Tseng Tai-shi, of the years Consequently, 1912 should have

Private James Robertson, of the Cacadians, when his platoon was held

Mr.. Balfour, speaking on. war aima was causing many onlogised President Wilson's declaration.

rigorous, and that by teach of

In An European wedding it is usual to asualties, Private Robinson dashed to The United States, he said, had but ligations to Egypt and its not now recapitulate them. It is suffi- dresses and fores. In this case, how. an opening and rushed the machine the political community of the Western

recently taken their rightfal place in Canni.

responsibility, in respect to

Suez cient to say that the work has been well ever, the details of the felicitons event gun and after a desperate atruggle nations, and for the first time in their to-day. The setting opir Palestine of danced by the entisfactory financial of the gradual changes now coming over Shuiwuchu, Peking, delivered an address] been the year of revision, but because

Bot this ides is hy po means of and sur cesally" carried out as is evi-wili perhaps be more interesting: in view killed four of the crew. He then turned history bad entered fully into the National Jewish Home was favoumbly suits now placed before yon. In the early Chinese marriage customs. The wedding to the assembled delegates in which he of the Revolution at that time, and, the gun on the remainder who, struggle against barbarisme Despite raul, Lord Cromer, as well as by that far military service, ss could be safely Berceniess of pentsa Neutral and Entente invitations, seeing Imperialia, Joseph Chamberlain, spared, but most of the technical mea

Pro Conses of ithe war the the by

of the Ply parted eligible for bis" anzanılt, ran towards their own refrained from declaring their war aime, the conclusion that s Jewish Palestine

the Central Fowers had yatematically Nor has the Government hastily come to had lines. He then led the platoon to the although their recent half-hearted hope would be helpful to the best interests of tensive system

d to be retained to enable us to excellent position and get the gun into evidence of some improvement in their may be traced, for the beginnings of the Many of the young men wawal efficient action, firing at the retreating enemy

moral tone.

policy which animates it, to the days

would naturally have preferred active who were дот

when Referring to Belgium, Mr. Balfour Zionist movement, Dr. Herzl, negotiated with a very few exceptions, they loyally

the great founder of the modern service with the quite demoralised. ssid if the Germans left to-morrow they with the British Government, in respect remained at their posts, and the largely fighting forces but, Later, when two of our snipers were would leave a derelict starving pope to proposed settlements, Brest in risk increased trafic has hoon carried on badly wounded, before our trench, hertion and would consider it contrary to and then in East Africa andes the diffical conditions crested by went out and carried in one of them their honour to repair or better their ENDING OF BRUTAL SUPPRESSION

the war, with the greatest credit to all snder most

most severe fre, and he was killed wrongan d

I now concerned. I'm

beg to move: That We have called the Goverment the report and was returning with the second.

Mr. Balfour mid the Germans had a declaration & Jewish Triumph. It is in now

port and accounts of the directors, wholly alien sense of honour. Before truth much more: It is a triomph for adopted."

received and all the world they had actually an civilisation and for humanity. For it alrede

Egal objective, where he selected an for the avoidance of fature wars gave the Empire. The declaration now made system king of OST EX-

bg

THE SILVER-MARKET,

LONDON, Jan 10,

The Silver Market is steady."

INTERNMENT OF GERMANS IN AUSTRALIA,

eater 3. The go-betweens (match-makers) 4.The heads there families enter. 3-The bride and ridegroom eater,

properly accompli

is of the modern reformed type, so the outlined the work to be done by the because of the European War bee body assembled and asked for the quently, the revision has been postponed 1-Music discoursed,

hearty co-opertion of all concerned, for six years. Since the tadi was

Mr. D. Siffert, Consul General for made, theunty has become inalle Belgium, responded on behalf of the cause of the great idcrease of the variet for satisfactory results to be obtained the different commoditice The 6 per Consular Body who expressed his boped as well as the great rise in the value of by the work of the commissionent ad relorem duty has for several the bride and Bridegroom exchange Consul General was present guest Chinese Government, there

The Hon. Thomas Sammone, U. 8. years become merely nominał. The tekene and festimonials.

Mr Tseng-id Gentlemen. The to secure the enforcemen 7-The bride and bridegroom face north occasion to-day marks the formal open D per cent ad ward and thank the go-between 1g of the Conference for the Beriton rennon A de Two bows,

if the Custom Tarif of the emblic the prices of The bride and foom Lank the 14 and desiring to co-ope

of China Appreciating the import undertaker-sad-

interestes efficer 9The bride and bridegroom thanks the govermenta bare gracious,

revision of the tariff

the dearred.

The bride and bridegrooto face north-law others are not able to female guesta, Ona bow

the honourable delegates gat wird and honour the ancestors They burn incense, offer wind, knee make three prostration, and then

Dounced that German dignity would be points the way to not alone at ending of seconded the sender KOMG, role guests. One bów

certainly

which was

10.

on recens for mankirtan, directors and stalag

outraged if they were, maked to give the brutal suppression of our people from sa ried unanimously reparation. By their refusal to consider last 2,000 years, but from which civilis having been rapported the meeting which directly they have suffered the The retiring directors, and auditors our tomme the whole world had learned tion, albeit indirectly, has suffered in terminate directo test thanks, so the for what Germany was carrying of war.

Mr. Ballour showed how intimately It will mean our war concerned the hearths and a great spiritual force, the soul of our homes of Great Britain and the Dominerte boon because of the world posi cramped and bound as it has inne. When a power liks Germany; son till now assigned to the Jew. The with her methods, ambitions and Sydney, November 20.—In response to morality, was running anck, shattering Jew, will be this, without let as hind- time cau Last be descried when the the popular demand for the more drastic the fabrication of civilization to its rance, to supervision of enemy aliens, the Prime foundations, the present sacrifices called mission of Judaism, that mission which petty officer in the Royal Navy Air der

perforar for the world his Alexander Boyd, an Minister in consultation on Sunday for were nothing compared with the aime is the justification for his ocistiace p with Brigadier-General Lee, drew up vila that wanld befall qunchildren and so a Jew, and the sense of his respons; betchao Betik

THE SENSITIVE HUNI

for

・rise.

11The bride, and

respect to their

degrooia afer

sizeady received":

ale this scesion

The problem will be s here, cated one, but shall

au early date & working consideration of the member apd

We are highly honoured to the presence of the members Consular Body who take much intercal in the work of this Conférence.

The Customs, revenue is one chief sources of a constry Some countries adapt the trade others, that stall other, that of

systems sdopted?

authority to

all be able to

spoedy and

resent

own large commercial interests in the

List of local Germann who they considered should be interned. Bome of them are grandchildren if the war ended in a to endore the untailable offering to wealthy and influential Germans who German pace,

bility for which has alone enabled him

for

the

hich our people have been subjectad

tion of the

dity The order for.

for execution of the

Kanday Edmond Reach, head of the

Roach Brewing Co., was interned. T

dilitary guard escorted him from his

decision was immediately issued, and on NEW ZEALAND'S REVENUE.

private residence direct to the concentralThe Finance Minister has annon Hon camp at Holde

that he used the did not intend to

CHOUP

WELLINGTON, Jan./10.

that the revenue for the

med