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“TUKOBAT, FEBRUÁRY: 5, 1918.

THE CHINA MAIL.

TELEGRAMS. IN A GERMAN REPRISAL BELGIAN CHILDREN IN HOLLARD.

(Continued from. Paga 1.)

CAMP...

BRUTAL · ILL-TREATMENT OF PRISONERS

AN EASTERN RESIDENTS ---

EXPERIENCES.

AN APPEALK

An appeal is published in our [ødvertisement columns to-day for funds to sustain the work which has beer in progress in Holland on behalf of the Belgian children who have taken refuge there.

THE WAR IN CHINA.

["' Chinese Mail“ Servies.}

PRING, Feb. 3. Pooki has fallen und Kavue is being surrounded.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

THE "PO ON" MURDER CHARGE

The hearing of the case in which Ho Hong is charged with the murder of Lam Yak Chan, the former, accountang of the Po On Marine InsuranceCompany, and with stealing notes to the value of $5,000, was resumed this morning before Sir. William Rees Davies K.C..

Chief Justice.

THE SUPREME WAR

The Prident has instructed. the COUNCIL.

Government troops to hold Hsiang M. Paul Kremer, Teatared to a large audience at the French Muncipal Hall at

The Committee of the Envre'de yang and has also ordered Ng Kwang COMPLETE AGREEMENT ON ALL Shanghai last week on the subject of la Santé de l'Enfance Belga in, Sun and other Commanders to di

QUESTIONS.

his experiences of 14 months' captivity Holland, moved by the alarming and potch troops to the front lines in order in German reprisals camps. The lecture ever increasing mortality among the was given under the auspices of the little children in Belgium, have since to strengthen the defence of Hsiang-Fo Ou Insurance Company, in reply Alliance Francaise, the French Consulsion of the German authorities or The President intends to issue a new the deceased. He slept in a room

August, 1918, and with the permis yang. Genéral, M. Wiklen, presiding.

M. Kremer in opening a most interest-pised the bringing of starved, co- mandate reproaching himself. in the building. He went in to the ing description of his experiences in sumptive, rickety and ailing little

The President has submitted to the 500m at 3 o'clock on Aug. 21 to call the deceased and get no reply. He looked

LONDON, Feb. 3.

The Press Bureau Banounces that the Supreme War Council; at Versailles arefully considered Count Hertling'. and Count Czernin's speeches, but were

names of which, for obvious reasons, are where they are cared for, homed,

Lo Yak a boy employed in the

to the Attorney General, and he

Lai Sam then went into the witness

anable to find an approximation to the three different camps in Germany, the ones from Belgium into Holland, Cabinet a proposal that he shout at the deceased and noticed his feet moderate conditions laid down by the Allies. This conviction was despened not disclosed, said he did so in order intensively fed, medically attended lead the Cloverument twogs, in per-wete tied His body was covered by a by the contrast between the idealistics that he might give to those present and clotled for a period averaging son, to subjugate the South and to blanket. He called the people outaide of the Central Powers at Fresthitovsk true conception of the evils which his six weeks, until they are restored to purish Foo Liang Two, Wong Yu Ein, and Lai Sam came.. ...and the plans of conquest and spoilation unfortunate comrades and himself had health. They are then returned to Fan Kwok Chang and Ng Kwong Sua

so openly disclosed. The Supreme suffered, and his description would am- War Council therefore decided that our phasize a truth already well known, but immediate task is s most vigorous pro unfortunately sometimes forgotten, that week.

in secution of the war, until a changé tence of terms not involving the possible to say, all the world was defend the enemy's temper justifies the hope of France, all the Allies and, it Abandonment of freedom and justice in ing itself against a redoubtable enemy the face of an aggressive and unregon-who knew neither justice, dignity not tant militariam. The Council secured principles. complata agreement on all questions, both of polier and the measures of execution thereof..

A BAND OF BROTHERS,

LONDON, Feb. 3. The Observer's Military Correspondent learns that the British General Staff and Higher Command recoguise the value of the now machinery of the Versailles Council of military lenders, The London General Headquarters and Versailles are working together as band of brothers....: "

A 818 ATTACK...".

their parents in Belgium, having or to allow them to atone for them-box and in reply to the Attorney gained in weight son 2 to 4 lbs. per selves, by military achievement General aid he was a shop coolis in the Unfortunately it is not possible to It is reported that the Diplomatic Company. He went into deemed's room on August 31 at abous I am on being called by last witness. He saw deccused, A piece of cotton had begu stuffed into his mouth. The room was, in soma disorder..

do thore for lack of fumis, for there Corps will attempt to arrange for are at the present moment 23,000 or mediation between the North and the more children waiting in Belgium for their turn to go to Holland, and the. South. Bumber increases weekly and espèci- ` ally since the deportations.

The Committee trust the appeal for the funds made in China for the carrying an of this work and perhaps extending it, will not be made in

CONDITIONS IN BELGIUM,

M. Kremer traced his movements from the time he left Chinwangtao with the 18th Colonial Regiment op ptember 21, 1014. He arrived at Homellas on November 57, and on, December 15 he had left for the Front, where he was | vain. ander Captain Grillet, whom many in Shanghai bad met. In April 1915, M. Pilkens and Langemarck, in Flanders, medicul uthorities, of the weights of Kremer went into the trenches i

between

A statistical study, conducted by where for some days he was engaged in some 4,000 children in eleven public installing telephonie communication schools in Brussels, states that in with his artillery. An expected relist was not made, and on April 9 the enemy bom 1916, the average yearly gain in :: No official proposal has yet been put bardment indicated the imminence of an weight for all school agen showed a forward for the creation of General.infantry assault. Such had been decrease of no less than 30 per cent., pulsed many times already and they did and this in spite of the extra school issimo of the whole Western Front

not fear the result of this new efort HAPPIEST RESULTS ACHIEVED. They were far from supposing that they lunches and the meals for feeble were to be the first victims of the inchildren, which had been provided PARIS, Feb 3

famous procedure of attack by asphyria by the Commission for Relief during! ting gas.

the past year.

11. Clemencesu, interviewed after the nitting of the Allied War Council at Versaillea yesterday, said that the happiest reults had been achieved Saturday' atting was particularly satisfactory.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

GENERAL ACTIVITY.

The lecturer then gave a graphic account of the sufferings of himself and of the gas they became unconscious. He his companions, how under the influence awoke to find himself in the hands of his enemies, with a doctor attending him, while a short distance away were five or six other French soldiers, suffer ing similarly and waiting to be attended

AN ATTEMPT TO TRERIFY,

..

Owing to the Southern troops near, ing Waching, the foreign Consuls at Hankow demand that no fighting shall take place around that city.

still in favour of mediation. Then Já Shun, Tuchun of Nanking, is

Chun Huen has telegraphed to Li Shun still advocating peace."

that Li Lieh Kwan is marching on Chan Rong Yuen has telegraphed

Thiruling.

YUAN SHI KAI'S SUPPORTERS PARDONED.

PERING, Feb. 5. A Mandlate was issued last night pardoning Liang Shih Yi, Chin Kai Kim and Chow Tsz Chil

AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE.

PEKING, Feb. 8.. An important conference was held

INCREASING DEATH RATE. The mortality is increasing steadily throughout the whole ecuntry. Liege the number of deaths is 6 per cent. above the average, and the number of births per cent. lower.. Tuberculosis is also spreading among in the Presidential Palace to consider The prisoners were taken to Badea, 30 per cent. for the last year. The also to discuss military affairs in con- the poor. At Brussels the increase the best means of kelping Hupeh and there deprived of their personal belong. ings and for the night they slept in a health of the children is sy much church. At Roulers M. Kremer was affected by the lack of proper food placed before a wall, faced by what ap that it has been found necessary to peared to be a ring squad with rifles transport thousands of them by de charged, and his eyes bandaged, when suddenly he was unbandaged and led greps to Holland and the charitable before an officer to be interrogated. This committees have been unable to cope There has been hostile stillery are had been stranged solely with the increasing demarel through UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD.

LONDON, Feb. J. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

+-Teports :---

We repulsed a raid at Poolcappelle. Patrol encounters resulted to our

advantage southward of Lenz.

setivity at La Vacqueris and southward to terrify him into spanking freely, but lack of means. The proportion of

*of Lené.

Jeports:-

LATER

without succes

nection with Kwangtung s

rand Fukien.

COMPANY MEETING.

Ho Kai Hing said he was a clerk in the, Company?"", "He slept in a room.

st August. He went to bed at about behind deceased's room. Chan Waand Poug Tia occupied- the room with bir

11 pm, on August 20th. He woke up af about 2 am, and went to get adriuk

spoke to him, and afterwards' wont away' (of tea He saw deceased smoking. He

leaving deceased smoking. He had seldom seen deceased smoking so early. When he went back to bed Fong Tin | was not there.

· Chu. Ting Yat said he was. Managing Director of the Po On Insurance Co. He remembered the 20th August.“ He went to a club in the evening and returned to the Fo On Company some time after 3 am. The door was cloned but not lacked. After he had entered le closed the door and locked it.

The case is not concluded.

THE MAGISTRACY.

ILLICIT OPIUM.

A Chinese was charged before Mr." J. R. Wood this morning, with being in the unlawful possession of thirty twels of prepared opium other than Govera

were vaccinated and inoculated for small-cent. in 1914 is now 21 per cent.'"

Arrived at the first camp. the prisoners rickety children, which was per The thirteenth arcul genera menon. Be an

Defendant pleaded guilty. He said meeting of shareholders of the he bought the opium in Annam man doctors opportunities for pleasan little children of Belgium should held this morning at the offices of fine of $1,500, with the alternative of pox and typhoid, which afforded the Ger From the point of humanity the Union Waterboat Co., Ltd., wax.

Mr. Wood imposed on defendant a one before all in obtaining yesss. Dodwell it Co., Ltd. There four months hard labour, and ordered putliy and relief..

the opiam to be confiscated.

| tries at the expense of the unfortunates who came into their hands. Some of the stories that the lecturer told seemed almost incredible. The Germans, dis- covering that he spoke nga fare

Fichi Marshal Sir Douglas Haig We drove off raiders who suffered love eastward of Palygon wood."

Hostile artillery has been active

From the point of view of policy, were present:--Messrs. S. H. Dod south-east Arra, Cambrai road, bim control of squad of Canadians sent Belgium's future, and that this Lang, H. Skelton, J. Jonckheer south-eastward of Epeby, in the neigh

reinerber that these children repre- well (Chairman), R. Shewan, A. O southward of Armentieres and in the who were ordered to do the scavenging generation will have to build up" the '

Ipres sector.

NATAL AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY.

LONDON, Feb. 3. Admiralty aircraft bombel Vara: senaare aerodrome yesterday morning and ablained a direct bit and a fire

broke out.

We destroyed one enemy machine. All of ours returned.

OPERATIONS IN PALESTINE..

FURTHER

SMALL ADVANCE,

LONDON, Feb. 3.

A Palestine official massage says:—

We advanced slightly in the trinity

of Arnuties, northward of Jerusalem.

planes during January.

work on the camp. Finding, bis men

ALLEGED THEFT OF GOLD

- BANGLES.

were without implements the imple Belgium to come. How can it be (consulting committee), G. B. ments which overnight soil coolie has done with a race of children whose words, T. C. Nixon 31 5. A Chinese woman was charged in China-the lecturer diamissed his men. He was called before German most important years have been Northcote, E. Ezra, E. P. de V. Captain and after explanations believed passed in conditions of starvation Soares and G. Morton Smith: (Secre- that the necessary utensils would be and sickness?

granted, but in this he was deceived. All donations to be sent to the You have been given these English," Hon. Treasurer of the Working was the answer, and you say you have

tary)

1. The CHAIRMAN said: Gentlemen,-

no utensils. What better utensils could Men's Belgian Fund, 82, Grosvenor The report and accounts having been

before Mr. Wood this morning, with

the theft of a pair of tangles valued

at $50, the property of her mistress at

Wanchai on October last.

you have than an Englishman's hands Pince, London, S. WI (marked in your hands for some time, I probangles in order to induce her to become Two days later the secessary implements," Belgian Children's Fund "). were granted.

"DEVIL'S MARSE

11. Kremer then spoke of the second camp in which he was confined. Here the prisoners were sent to the disinfect

and ing station, completely shared from head to footby Russians and passed through waters and finally under a shower bath. They were then sent sway to dry

batis of blue

blucroy or greenish

themselves in the cold, where they reid

kept waiting for three-quarters of

pose with

Defendant pleaded not guilty. She said her mistzéké had given her the your permission to take a prostitute. Not liking the ides of read. The profit on trading procuring a livelihood by that means, for the year amounts to $34.192.95, she escaped to Macso. seme $2,000 less than last year, Inspector Sim said that the defendant which, in view of the comparatively was employed as an amal to a Chinees large withdrawal of British Shipping woman at Praya Esat Last October. Renter's Agency last.

from the Chin Coast, and enhanced complainant fell sick and defendant, esived a complete copy of the official cont of cool, must I think be con- profiting by her illness, stole the

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SEND your Cheque now and help to save a suffering little life. A Belgium Committee in Holland, L'Euvre de la Santé de l'Enfance Belge" (under the Presidency of H. S. H. Princes à de Ligne) receives from Belgium

STARVED, CONSUMPTIVE, BROKEN CHILDREN.

Feeds, Houses, and Clothes them. They are then returned to Belgium (for funds do not permit more),

We destroyed twelve enamy areo-hour before their sterilized clothing was proclamation issued to the inhabitants of sidered a satisfactory. During the bangles and dimppeared from the house. HELP THESE LITTLE ONES!

returned to them. This disinfection; the conquered territory in Italy. Placed year the reduction of: Capital sug: A compa of the complainant, on a visit had barmed the lecturer, for two days side by side with General Allenby's progested at our last annual meeting has ferdant. He informed the Macorities Act, 1916), 32 Grusvenor Place, London, B.W.L, earmarked for the to Macao, chanced to locate the de Remittances to Hon Treasurer," Working Men's Belgian Fund (Regd. Wor later his legs had swollen to such ini extent that he was no longer able to clamation to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, been carried out, and $8 per share bend them. He went before the doctors, which provided for the carrying on of ¦

MIDDLESEX REGIMENT.

ANNIVERSARY.

SPECIAL SERVICE AT THE CATHEDAL. TO-MORROW.

[seeing him.

who merely shouted with laughter si business as usual and the safeguarding has been returned to shareholders. police and the defendant was arrested.

Mr. J. B. Wood remanded the case Before he had fully re of all old buildings and the protection of In order to make this return the sale cavered from this he was awakened and inhabitants of all creeds, the German of some of your investments has

until next Friday. morning at 2.30 o'clock to xe to documents afford fresh proof of the been accessory and covequently place called "Devil's Marsh where he and tas companions were told they different manner in which Britain and dividends from investments are were in a raprisals camp. They were, Germany wage war." The folowing is the

THE BEGGING NUISANCE, Mo

Ar old Chinese pleaded guilty before

Belging Children's Fund."

THE HONGKONG & KOWLOOK.

WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.

part of the Firestors for the

The

873344.63

1207

Messi S. H Dodwell and GS Gubbay retira according to the Articles

of Association and being eligible offer themselves for re-election 201

Auditora.—Mesare. F. Maitland, and

secounts now presented and offer them- working was selves for re-election. compared with

DAVID LANDALE

told by the officer in charge, have to text of the German proclamation: A smaller than last year which year, Mr. Dyer Ball this morning to the Tomorrow boing the first. aoniver-inform you that you are in a reprital house-to-house search will be made for all you

camp. You are prisoners of war and

will remember, also benefitted sary of the eventful occasion when the you know that German military law ebucealed weapons, arms and ammunition, by the profit of the sale of two of

charge of begginge Tyndareus, which brought the Middle cannot be trifled with war you to All victusis remaining in the house must the old bois the miouart there. It was stated that the defendant was ear ended 31st December, 1917 H Party Swith, C. bare milited the ser Regiment to the East, struck a be absolutely obedient for the slightest be delivered up. Every citizen munt fort available for distribution is seen begging for alme from European

infraction of discipline will cost you mine, imperilling the lives of all on dear. You are here because France has your labour regulations. All work $50,405.75 as against $69,875.86 in ladies in the vicinity of the Hongkong board, a special service is being held in committed some ignoble sets which are men, women, and children over fifteen 1916, and I trust, you will approve of Hota), nad was a comanyal annoyance not worthy of a civilized country. She years of age must work in the fields every the allocation recommended the St. John's Cathedral.

has bad our brave German soldiers caten day. Sunday included, from four o'clock report. You will have noticed the to them by his persistence in soliciting. by negroes. Our brave German soldiers in the morning to eight in the evening somewhat large amount of $7,000 to aims are still being martyred in Morocco and These disobediens will be prinished to the be written off investments, to bring Defendant said he was too old and guarded by blacks and monkeys your compatriots. You have got to pay for following manner-Lazy workmen will them down to the market value on fechle to do any that, and you will be able to into ever be accompanied to their work and 31st December. I would explain Mr. Dyez Ball fined the defendant fees, slid paring for repairs amounts te day to your familia, and to intential watched by Gerium and after the harvest that your investmunta ars in first-15, with the alternative of foartean persons, hons you know, that here each day you suffer a little more. The trap they will be imprisoned for six months class local public companies, but as days hard labour,

The men of the regiment will leave

Victoria Barracks at 9.40 sm and

march to the Cathedral, the service

taking place at 10 o'clock. The Bishop of Vectoria will take the service.

SHAN CHIEFS, LOYALTY.

GIFT TO KING-EMPEROR.

"OVER "A LAKE FOR AKROPLANES. Delhi, 13th January: The Sawbuc of Helper, Tanglong and South Hostw

A CAPTIVER DEGELUNDER

any kind of work.

HONGKONG TRAMWAY DO..

The approx

fement of tra

8706,744.55.în 1916.

The balance at credit of Profit and Hongkong, 31st January, 1918. Ebanobonus, including 225,043.17 brought forward from last year, and after dedacting Directors and Auditors $1,011,708.62, which it is proposed to sppropriate as follows:

To pay a dend of $6 A per shar

$360,000.00 To my a bouns of ** perosisNION

23 $2403000200 there

was easily seen but, unfortunately, many and every third day-be given nothing but the market price hua boer affected fall into ita

brand and water. Lazy women will be by the present abnormally high rate obliged to work after the harvest and will of Exchange, it is necessary to make M. Kremer said the reprisals were receive six months' imprisonment. Lazy this provisión. Your property has rigorous but were aullife by the children will be punished by beating as usual, been well kept up out of receipt for the rock ending 1 Sad To write of Idcucer 25,000.00 camaraderie which axisted between the The Commandant, rearves the right to current revenge With those few February, prisoneza, whose friendship for each other grow in proportion to their auter-pimish, lazy workmen with twenty fishes reiparks, Gentlemen; 1. beg to pro-

logs. For two, mouths and might the lectures commised in the Devils

dally

and the Board of officials administering Marsh during which time every day North Henwi in the Northern Shag brought new troubles to bear on the Statée, have offered, no a proof of their prisoners, and wish & thousand pretexta

DON'T CONGHE loyalty and gratitude to His Majesty the ought to inflict collective punishment King Emperor, a joint gift of Rs. 109,000 upon the unfortunate men, maa

IT is absurd to allow a for the purchase of aeroplanes for use in M, Kremer, whose lecture contained on, and sagt vorr the war. The gift has been gratefully numerous vivid examples of the lengtis | Chamberlain's Cough Remed ecospted. The Maharajs olukozabil has to high the Germans went to bally and you. You don't know where

sllow your throat and lam those who had fallen, andesskada big diseased when. It is such bespers to prove to the enemy by ovary step into # chemist's meena 15 their disposal that war www.fbattle of Chamberlain knd the enemy it the ene

also generosaly offered to mabscribe Es. degrade their countives, concluded with "Gough will and you. Yond 500 a month during the commuundon of | stirring peroration in which he bonoured, the war The offer has been grate

of gens the Ne

adoption of the Report and

Abou

port and

Receipfa

Aggregate Receipts Ser

To write of Laghid To write

West Point

1,000.00

SATAN'S CHIEF OF STAFF,

LORD HONDDA'S FRIVARE ACCOUNTI

We had long been helping Frazion Italy with money, "and", munitions bet

kisa had to help them with food id Lord Rhondda et Edinburgh; on

30,000,000

(49,04532

ovember 15th

That was partly the

pration

during the Ins

Uling,

that