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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1918,

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THE CHINA MAIL.

FAMOUS WAR HOAXES, protahie hoax was played upon-a German submarine off the coast of Ireland Director. Probably the greatest hoax of the way the captain of the steamship one which millions believed, kes time Suspecting that at any moment the Direc at Ionsi-was the story that from 100.000 in might be in the danger spone, he

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THEATRE

8.8. "HONGKONG."

THE UNDERSIGNED ber to notify

The proposed main by private Tender

of the Bull of the above-named Steamer sasha row lies stranded on the Esst Point of NAUCHAU ISLAND, about twenty-five miles from Kwan Chan

GENERAL CONDITIONS OF TENDER

I) The ressal is offered for sale as sho now lies, with her Engines, Boilers, Anchors and Chairs and such other equipment as may be on board, (but no Cargo is to be considered in the Tender).

HONGKONG.

ROYAL,

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CONCERT

THURSDAY, 7th Feb.,

at 9.15 p.m.

3) The vessel is now guarded by the A. MIROVITCH

French authorities

(3) All Tenders should reach the Office

of the Undersigned on or before Noon, SATURDAY, the 9th Febra- BY, IDIS.

(4) A Deposit must accompany cach Tender, the amount of which may be learned at this Office, said Deposit will be returned in case of non- Acceptance of Tender.

(5) The Vendors do not bind themselves

to accept the highest or any Tender. Further particulars regarding the condition of sale, and a list of fittings and fixturea to be sold with the ship, can be obtained on applica tion from the Undersigned.

Fer and on acecunt of the Concerned.

HUGHES & HOUGH Hongkong, Jan. 2; 1918.

FOR SALE

(PIANO.)

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SWISS PROTEST.

The "Aargauer Volksblatt," a Swiss Catholic orgas, has published a remark-

Secondary Marriages," The Swiss jour

a declares that several millions of copies

200,000 Russian troops had arrived in instructed the ship's carpenter to can able decision of the pamphlet an England ran Archangel. These troops,big spare spor into three pieces, which the early stories ran, were moved by the crow painted Back. These pieces of night across the United Kingdom in cars wood were then mounted as if they wore with the shades drawn down, and at any moment were likely to appear on the Western Front with the troops of Great Britain, France and Belgium.

OTHER HOAXES.

of the pamphlet have been distributed gratis to the German soldiers in the When a submarine approached, the trenches and to all classes of German skipper of the Director pointed the women at home, and that the pamphlet tako guns si the boat, which promptly has been in circulation for more than six The story, says the "Sex," was first decided to go down again without waiting months without a single German new printed in New York. It aprend through to fire a torpedo. The Director, with its paper making any protes. The pamphlet out America, "and was cabled abroad, and false guns, fed at top speed, and get is therefore described as a piece of official propaganda against which the whole doubtless sent by wizeloss to Berlin. The away safely.

civilized world must rise up in indigns: English censorship offered no scist

tion." Incidentally, the Aargauer denial or afirmation, of the story, but for On th March Test, in the dying hours Volksblatt which regania this scheme is time every steamihip from England

of Congress, & boar was played on the

farbreeding soldiers as a peculiar reacting New

York brought some

Hause by a personator of Miss Jennettenssit Catholicism, asserts that the individual who imagined he had seen the Rankin, of Montana, the first woman Prussian railitarists have done all they

rains Kitchener let the home run with member of Congress. Miss Rankin was out doing anything to stop it. Whether expected, and that added to the succERI it but any effect on the Germans it is of the hoax Airs. George W. Edmonds, hard to tell, but amateur strategists co-wife of Representative Edmonds, of ducting the war from office chairs saw Pennsylvania, played the part of Miss great possibilities in it to stop the grea) | Rankia. German drive on Paris.

can during the war to economize Profest. Rut troops and to expose Roman Catholia troops to the greatest casualties.

The Swiss journal criticises the German pamphlet from every point of view—as utterly inmors, utterly anti-Christian, a brutal insult to the dignity of women. It cantiques.

We assert that if the German nation,

The hoax was ranged By Representand It was the romantic Clarence Reginald tire Britten of limais.Word was passed Flodson, who as "Ernest, Schiller," pirate, to Representative Gallivan, of Massa seized the Matoppo, Britials freighterchusetts, that Miss Rankin was in the off Sandy Hook single-handed and scared Chamber, and from the top of a table lie and all Germino,women in particular; doj 56 men into submission, that secured the Gallivan mede the announcement and not repudiate with furious indignation this greatest laugh for his adventure. The asked Representstiva Britters to escort ber

the front. Tremendous applause! greeted the first woman: Congresinan."* Mr. Edmonds i acknowledging the greeting, said, "My friends, F preler to make my first speech in the next House, She bowed and sat down.

| 28-year-old son of an English father and a German mother, ho stole abroad the Siatoppo, and with the aid of a revolver held up the explain.

Hodson, after capturing the ship, was more interested in getting something to cat than in anything else, for he had gone without food for three days. As a resalt s cake intended to be eaten in celebration of British victories was ent. at once for his consumption. Sleep Snally led to Hodson's capture, but the episode amused Amories, and doubtless Germany,

What amounted to a practical joke was played on the Germans by the Belgians in Brussels The Germans announced a

to

woman;

*: State filthy propaganda on the part which is utterly materialized and has fallen away altogether from every kind of Christian civilization, they are assum-- ing a disgrace that can never be wiped put. We note with satisfaction that the circulation of the pamphlet *** In Austria, immediately forbidden although, Austria is hardly w garden of lilies, and has lost far more men in this war than Germany has lost.

Then followed a great reception: Every body wanted to greet the "first Congressman and wish her luck. Soca there were a cany representatives and

It is deeply regrettable that a nation! their wives crowded about that a line bad to be formed in front of the Speaker's should think of having recourse to such stand so that every one might have an methods in order to force its domination opportunity to shake hands with spoo Europe dedicating children: yet anbora to A foture massacre of the Rankki."

peoples. This theory proves better than anything else that those people must be freed from Prussian begemony by a deci

Broadway, the mad. glad, glorious grand cancer of German music at the Broadway, which likes to be buncoed; dis. Opera House.

A syndicate of Belgian covered an Alaskan Queen last winter, bankers and brokers bought all the and in a night Miss Louise Sachen, late sive defeat, and must be cut off from the She possibility of bringing yet again, such, i seats except ons and the royal bot. of Kansas City became famous. General Baron von Dissing was delighted would be a celebrity even pow if "Fa terrible blood-bath upon mankind. Fain. at this evidence that the Belgians were hadn't split the beans. She had, in a ful though it may be, auch grave abera not averse is tires of foreign occupation briet week on Broadway, Invitations to tions of an utterly Godless doctrine of

to listen to a German concert. But a lecture to learned folk on Alaska. topówec, parading under a mask of piety,

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the night of the concert not a single attend teas and theatrical performace, compel one to draw bard and inflinching CHERRY & 00, Belgian used his ticket. When Von to meet famous men and women. Life conclusions; for above the welfare of a Dissing arrived at the Opera House it was was one continuous round of pleasure for nation stands, after all, the welfare of

ANDERSON empty, save one solitary soldier auditor, her, with bell-hops carrying letters so her human society-bove all, the

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German Landsturm soldier." Some American youths of Moniatowa, N.Y., had fun early in the war with the Canadians: At the time all sorts of

Misa Sachen had been in Alaska, and rutnours were being circulated of German invasions of Canada. Morristown is en when she got home the Kansas City the American side of the International line papers had printed pieces about her. opposite Brockville. When three fire When she arrived in New York the single halloons went up one, evening the mayor word "Alaska" after her name on the of "Brockville reported to Premier. Pordan hotel register gave the hotel press agent that "three airplanes" had crossed the his opportunity, and for days New York

The United States aviation engine, border from the United States, that the read amusing epigrams from the young has prased ita final testa. They wers

are from them illuminated the streets of

Brockville," and that after a searchlight

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THE STANDARDISED AIR ENGINE.

The American Secretary of War has made the following stazement -

drous eyed, unspoiled queen of the seccessful and ratifying. The gew Alaskan wilde," and was told about the motor designated by the Signal Service as the liberty motor, is now the main had been played upon the city the air-daughter of the far frozen north gasping in awe at her first sight of man in a planes proceeded in the direction of

highly civilised state." It was fine while reliance of the United States in the raptă Ottawa, The Premier immediately

the going was"good" the lovely child of production in large numbers of high- notified the military authorities, the tower

In power, speed, serviceability. Light and the lights around the Parliament nature" hoaxed the wise men of Broad power battle plases for services in the and the minimum weight the new engine building were extinguished, and with way, and when the exposure came New

York laughed the more, heartily. windows darkened the Canadian Parlia

invites comparison with the bait that the meat me!.

European war has produced,

Berlin, particularly the west end, hoaxed itself over rumour that Serbin

had surrendered, and that its antire army The rumour had laid down its arme.

was started by the ringing of church bells

PORTUGUESE INDIA.

NEW, GOVERNOR-GENERAL.

USOMN, AMBITIOUS - PROJECTS.

for the meeting of the General Synod. Bombay, 11th January-Fubile, atsen Some Individuals not knowing the reason, tion in Portuguese India, says a corre concluded that what they had been hop-pondent, le focussed or she adzainistration

WOT.

I regard the invention and rapid development of this engine as one of the really big accomplishments of the United States since its entry, in the war. Thes engine was brought about

ut through the co-operation of more then a score of engineers who pooled their skill and tradk secrets in the war emergency, working

ing had come to pass, and that the bells of its new Governor-General, S. Freitas with the encouragement of the Airersit were rung to announce a Teuton victory. Ribeiro. With the object of exchanging Production Board, the War Department, Everywhere appeared German, Austrian, views with representatives of the Press and the Bureau of Standarde.” Bulgar and Turkish fags. The sumcur regarding some of the projects which he

lasted until the afternoon when the news papers came out with a statement that the situation of our troops in Serbia la spicndid, but the enemy has not reached the mid of his naistance)

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