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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Beuter's Service to the China Mail.)

Continued from Pagi 8.3 THE GENERAL ELECTION.

COALITION PROGRAMME.

LONDON, December 10th The Coalition Headquarto states that the five points in the Premier's pro- gramme are:-Punish the Kaiser, make Geraiany pay, let the soldiera return homs as 100 as possible. fair treatment for ex-soldiers and ex-sailon, better hour- ing and better social conditions,

LABOUR PROSPECTS.

LONDON, December 14th. Mr. Lloyd George, in a statement on the love of the poll, said he wished to make it indisputably clear that be stood for aboli- tion of conscription in the Armies of all Janis, otherwise the Peace Conference

od be a failure and a sham.

Any British Delegate to the Conference

S taboo to secure that object; The Labourite are now more confident od curing more than the 180.seate which they originally estimated.

The

Coalitionists will cocoede to Labour a minimum of 80 seats.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mall.)

SCANDINAVIA AND RUSSIA.

BREAKING OFF RELATIONS.

CHRISTIANIA, December 12th, The Aften Pten states that the Norwe gian Legation left Petrograd for Norway. Probably the Bolikerit representatives will be ordered to leave Norway shortly.

It is also reported that Denmark is about to break off connections with Bol ahevist Russia

STOCKHOLM, December 12th

The Dagen Suyheder says that negotia tions are proceeding in Stockholm with a view to the establishment of a new Gov- ornment in Russin immediately the Bol- shoviks are overthrown. The ex-Russian

STOCKHOLM, December 12th. Promier, M. Trepalf, has arrived here

It appears that . Trepoff is negotiat view to forming a new Govern with ing with four other Russian moderates ment-

STOCKHOLM, December 12th. Who report of the formation of a new Russian Government, under M. Trepoff, in anthoritatively denied.

STOCKHOLM, December 12th.

A telegram from Petrograd states that, according to an oficial Ukrainian source, Generals Rusaki and Radkodmitroff were shot by order of the Soviet of the town of

The Coalition papers emphasise that the sol issue is whether the Government, which organised victory, will be returned to make peace and organise reconstrue; Piapiagorsk tion, to which the Opposition Press retorts Vote for a free parliament, free trade; no couscripticr

Mr. Lloyd George winds up hie vigorous <mpaign by speaking at Lambeth to-day.

Mrs. Lloyd George has been working very hard touring the remote hamlets of Wales, while Mr. Asquith, and Mr. Bonar Lisw were assisted by their daughter as speakers and canvassers.

Mr. Asquith, yesterday, travelled 100 miles to East Fife, addressing even met ings. He was severely hackled.

Colonel Lucas, the Unionist Candidate fe Kennington died after nomination. His widow stands in his place.

The polling at Kennington has been Postponed for December 20th.

NO EXCITEMENT.

LONDON, Doober 19th- The election, in which 1,000,000 voters will poll to-morrow, though described as the most nomentous in modern times, is characterised by a curious lack of excite- ment, almost amounting to apathy.

• This is notably BO in the case of the 8.000.000 now women voters. whose verdict no political prophet ventures to foracust

That the Coalition will be vietarious is a certainty.

The only question is the size of the Majority, estimates of which vary from 199 to 130 over all other Parties. It is asserted that the results of the canvass made many candidates nervous regarding what would be considered safe seats and at least 200 vents are doubtful, including blic seats of prominent people like Mr. R.. McKenna, Sir A. Henderson, and Minis- ters like Dr. T. J. Macnamara, Sir Eric Geddes, Lord Stanley, Mr. G. H. Roberts, !

FRANCE PROPOSES FRESH PENALTIES.

Paris, December 11th.

A Haves nessEKE states

The French Press state that the condi fons imposed on Germany may be made stricter owing to bad faith.

Other taurs might be occupied.

*

NO CONSCRIPTION.

EVEN IF CONTINENTALS CONTINUE.

LONDON, December 12th. The Evening Standard is authorised to state that Mr. Lloyd George will press forward the abolition of conscription in Great Britaik even if he is unsuccessful in inducing the Continental Powers al the Peace Conference to do so.

MEDAL FOR MERCHANT MARINE

LONDON, December 12th, The King has approved the grant of a silver medal to the Mercantile Marine for war cervices.

IRONWORKERS.

Lokook, December 12th. After conferring with the men at New- castle yesterday, the Iron and Steel Trades. Employers' representatives de- aided to recommend their Associations to

eight-hour day," concede an

WAR BONDS WITHDRAWN.

LONDON, December 12th.

The Treasury announces that the pre sent issue of War. Boads will be with- drawn early in January. Exchequer bor. rowing will continue, but later issues of bonds will not carry the present couver- sion. rights."

NO CHRISTMAS NEWSPAPERS.

LONDON, December 12th. The English newspapers will publish neither on Christmas Day nor on Boxing Day.

BOXING TOURNAMENT.

In the bastan-weight final Sergeant Instructor Jimmy Wilde Jest to Seaman Pal Moore of the United States Nary. Prolonged shouting followed the an nouncement of the devasion.

LONDON, December 12th. There was a great Army and Navy As partial reprisal for the French prisoners killed, the towns must pay in- Boxing Tournament at the Albert Hall. demnity to the families of the men who periabed.

In conformity with the Armistice forms the Germans have handed over to the Allies about £320,000,000 received from the Russians by virtue of the Breat Litovel Treaty. The money has reached Paris and has been deposited in the Bank of France for the joint account of the Allies.

HOLLAFU SUSPECTS BELGIUK.

THE HAGCE, December 14th. In the Second Chamber there was a lengthy deiate on the alleged Belgian designs on Dutch Limburg.

LONDON

The Premier said the Government was convinced of the Limburgers patriotism sad the determination of the Dutch people to maintain territorial integrity.

December 13th. In view of the recent passage of Ger- man troops and material through Lim- barg, Belgium is requesting Holland to grant facilities for the forwarding of war materials by way of the Scheldt to Antwerp.

BONAR LAW TO RESIGN.

LONDON, December 19th. Mr. Boner Law, spiaking at Glasgow, foreshadowed his early retirement from the Chancellorship.

LIFE IN RUSSLA UNBEARABLE.

MORE OFFICIALS THAN EVER.

CHRISTIANIA, December 10th.

belonging to Eighteen Norwegians, varions diisses, have just arrived from Bussis, where they lived throughout, the revolution

They diclare that life is absolutely un- bearable, even for the most favoured classés.

The Bolsheviks continue their policy of exterminating all opposition, including the intelectual classes, who are all

Democrats.

3

The productive forces of the country are dwindling owing to destruction and mismanagement.

The food situation is being shamefully Trishandled by

Here is a typical example:-The Nor- wegians had a tarp in connection, with a factory which they manned. The Bol- shevils commandeered the farir but left! the crops to rot.

The growth of

There are 10,000 food athmals in Petro- grad alone, and things are nearly as bad at Lioso", where milk, and oatmeal, cana, The, and cocon, are unobtainable.

The prices of neomaries continue ex- orbitant.

Railway communication bes eersed, except on the main lines

Ale Norwegians bink that the with rawal of Allied troops from Russia would be a fatal policy, encouraging the Bolchevils to further outrages

STOCKBond, December 10th,

A telegram from Ectrograd males that Cao, Bolshevista shos 20 Russian officers at Vologes. They were accused of andisting to allies agree, the Bolsheviks...

NEW SWISS PRESIDENT.

BERNE, December 12th. Doctor Gustave Ador, Honorary Pre- sident of the International Red Cross,

has been elected President of Switzerland for 1919.

INTERNED GREEKS ESCAPE.

PARIS, December 12th.

M. Gounaris, ex-Premier of Greece and Colonel Metaxas, who were interned at Ajaccio since June, 1917, have escaped. It was intended to take them to Athens for trial.

MEXICO PRO-ALLY.

MEXICO CITY, December 10, The events in Europe hava profoundly modifed Mexico's International Policy.

The Mexican Cabinet has been re-model led in a pro-ally sense.

MALAYA PRISED.

LONDON, December 10th The newspapers appreciatively record the Malay States' further contribution of £6,40% to the King's Fund for Bailors, making a total contribution of nearly £95,000

ENGLAND TO INDIA BY AIR

LONDOy, December 14th. An aeroplane with a crew of six left Ipswich yestarday for a flight to Karachi sad Delhi.

RESTORING BRITISH SHIPS.

AMSTERDAM, December 14th-

A telegram from Hamburg states that all internéd British merchantmen in Ger- man ports will be assembled at Kiel, where they will be manned by German

rows and proceed to British porta

RATTAN

The American Cosul General at Hongkong har received instructions from Washington to the effect put all import restrictious on "attar, in its various forms and reeds including sanes have been removed by the War Trade Board of the United States.

Instructions have also been removed frdienting that the sts of restricted im- porte No. 1 and 2 has been amended as to items 22, 77, and 195 so as Lp-| the licoring of iraports of cotton Ince and lace sitfejes, soft boshe, eggs, hei yan and balunetting originating in and Domine from China.

THE CHINA MAIL.

NOTICES

MENTHOLATUM

ENTHOLA

PALUCATION FOR SELE

THE GREAT REMEDY.

OBTAINABLE FROM

ALL CHEMISTS.

THE RED WING ENGINE HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED FOR THE PAST 17 YEARS, IT IS THEREFORE NOT A NEW AND UNTRIED PRODUCT. IT HAS STOOD UP DAY IN AND DAY OUT

JHE MOTOR WITH POWER

Red Wing Cherals

OSPARE

IN THE SEVEREST SERVICE, WHICH THE MANY THOUSANDS IN USE WILL TESTIFY.

THE RED WING MOTOR.

WE SHALL BE PLEASED AT ALL TIMES TO SUPPLY ANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE RED WING MOTOR OR TO GIVE A PRACTICAL DEMONS- OF WHAT TIR MOTOR OAK DO

SILE AGENTS ——

Red Uling Chroband

THE MOTOR WITH POWER TO SPARE

TRATION

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ST. GEORGES BUILDING.

HONGKONG

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT,

WEATHER REPORT,

December 10d. 12h. -No roarns, from Japa, Vladivostock, Indo-China and Manila Fressum has decreased alightly to moderately at the majority of reporting stations, the anticyclone having moved eastward. The mosODO will continue to blow freshly over the Formosa Channel and the N. China Foa

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours anding at 10 am, today, 6.00 'bish ́ Total sine January 8, 101.567 inches agafrist suaverage of 1254 inches,

Forecast for the 24 hours ending a noon on the 17th December:-

-Hongkong to Gap Bock: N.E winds, freak cloudy, pozasional min.

2-Formosa Channali The same as No. 1.

2-South coast of Chins between

Nakhong and Lamooks: The same as

-South coast of China between Hongkong, and Hainn: The ssure. AS Fo. L.

ROYAL GRSEYKTORY HOEGIONG, DANY WEATHER BEFORT.

DECEMBER 10, 1916-

Station:

Memure

5

Vidicstock#B+[

Hakodate Tokio

Kochi *** Nagasaki... Kagoshima

Oshima 30

·Nahakama (15

Ishi'ji..

Bonin Ibad

Wind

Barometer

at Son Level,

Temperature.

Humidity.

Direction

Weather.

Force.

Welhaivel. 630.5)

Hankow...

Ichangi

Kinking y Uhangsha

Shanghai

Butzlall.....

Sharp Pk..

Amoy

Swatow

30.1

30.2

30.00

· 19

Taihoku... 58.30.14

Taicha! ap

Tained ***

Koshu

Pascadores.

20.02

29.30 79 30.1 66

₤30.04. 04.

Canton Ba 30.08 62 100

Hongkong

Clay Rock.

Macao

130.01 64.02

MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1918,

ENTERTAINMENTE.

MAKE A REAL XMAS OF IT!

TAKE THE CHILDREN

"JACK THE

TO THE PANTOMIME ↑

BEANSTALK"

WITH A REAL GIANT

EIGHT AND A HALF FEET HIGH!

Бать

68 ins. round the chest, 73 ins. round the waist, 26 ins. round the neck and 45 ing. round the head are some of his other dimensions. When he had a tooth extracted recently it weighed 49 ozs!

HONGKONG THEATRE.

SATURDAY, 14th to TUESDAY, 17th December. Showing 15th & 16th Episodes

THE MYSTERY SHIP

also Gazette and

Comics.

TUESDAY 17th, matizee at 5.15 P.M.

Showing"THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM”

WEDNESDAY 18th, Desember,

See Blanche Sweet in

POST OFFICE.

RADIO RATES. Telegrams will be accepted at the Fost Office for transmission to Kuong Tebes Wan and French Indo China vis Cage

rátes.

V'Aguilar Fadio Station at the following

Wao

Each word

10 words

Each word

Bwords

19

30,06.84 94

Krong Tebeo

Sc808.

50

500 20 1.60

Indo-

China (Corbin

Wuchow.9a. Pakhi S Haiborn Phulien7 8.

Toursao »*~)

C. St. James Aparri Dagupan Menill Legapi

Tacleton... Iloilo, t Surigao+sins!

Gugull || 4.20

Labuin 99.76

O. W. JEFFS, Chief Assistant,

Hongkong Obervatory, Dec 16, 1919.

French

China, Cambo: 30,00 dia Aprac

spd

Tonkin

Laos).

324

260

Telegraphic Communication with Waghu Lighthouse is interropted since 7.55 pm, Nov. 26.

The parcel post servise to Caba suspended

It is notified that all restrictions so to the use of winless Telegraphy by Merchant

1. BAROMETER, reduced to it degrees Vesse's on the China Station have been Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in abolished. inches, tenths and bundredths

TEMPERATOR, in the shade, in de

DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points,

ROW OF Wam, acording to Beadford Scale.

No unofficial letter addressed to Aladan, Ahwas or chammotah in the Persian Gulf they excoed eight ounsể, u weight,

་་་་

The Services to Germy, Austria, Bul 3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of saturs.garia and the Oltown Empire ste No. 8. 537-It is hereby notified that sealed tendersons Fahrenheit in duplicate, which shonld le cearly rarked Tender for tion, the humidity of air satented with suspended. Quarries", will be received at this Office until Noon, on Wed-moisture being 100, uesday, the 18th day of Lecember, 1918, for the letting of the undermentioned Granite Quarries at Hongkong Kowloon, and the New Territories, for ore year from the fet January, 1919, * Each tender must be accompanied by a receipt to the effect that the tenderer has deposited in the Colonial Treasury a eum as stated in the schedule hereunder opposite to each quarry, as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which sam shall be forfated to the Crown, ifthe tenderer refuses to carry out of his tender and comply with the conditions hereinafter contained, should the tender be accepted,

The Government does not bind itself to accept the high-

est or any tender.

6. STATE OF WEATHER, by blue sky, detached cloud, & drizzling rain, f fog,

1 Ppassing showers, equal, r rain, BOW, gloomy, hail, I lightning, overcast, thunder, y viability der, wat 7. Raam in Indhed tenths and hun

dratas

HONGKONG REGISTER.

Barometer *** Forms of tender can be obtained from the Director of Temperaturo

Fluidity Public Works.

Direction of

Естов Weather Bai

PARTICULARS OF THE QUAREIES,

-Quarry Lot No.

Do No. 8

Approximate Area in Acres.

Deposit required with tender,

6:20

Wind

On calà só Ön date st

9 pm.

30.40

30:04

66

30.01

84

69

92

7G

B

0.00 0.00 0.00

Hpbeh ogen au Temperature as the 35-6 Girent open als Temperature in the 1

T. F. CLAXTON, Director, Hongkong, Ubservatory Dec 10, 1918

HONGKONG TIDES.

The tide-table ven below has bee compiled at the National Almansie Office

in London From the remit of the scalyzin

Test Taz Mai No. 2

12.02

250.

Shaukiman Nos. 3 and 4

73.90

900

Hok Un No. 6

8:44

700

Ma Tau Kok No. 7

200

4,60

500

Jordan Road No. 10

465

200

Yaumati No. 11.

2:98

130

Ngau Tau Kok No. 6

2.00

300

Do. Nos 1-5, 7, 8, 10, 19, 20 & 25.

10.12.

350

Do Nos. 9, 11-14, 21 & 24

53.90

100

Cha Kwo Liang Nos. 130

24.56

BOA

racing the year 1803-9.

16.53

140

26.44

600

2.10

4:20

2.35

Sai Teo Wan Nos. 1-16..... Lyemun Nos. 1-25

Do No. 26

Fult Taun Heung No. 12. Toing No. 1:

YOU POSSIBLY READ PERIODICALS. YOU PROBABLY READ BOOKS.

YOU CERTAINLY USE STATIONERY.

It is to satisfy your requirements that we pay renty rates, taxes

and other Incidentale

WILL YOUR NEUT GRANT US THE PRIVILEGE OF

YOUR CUSTOM I §.

BREWER & CO

18, Queen's Road Central:

The insured fetter and insured parcs sevices between Egypt (or in tsrait through Egypt) and Cyprus are tempor. arily suspended.

Uninsured parcels for the United King. dom wit future be forwarded from Borgkong in bags and the Fablis are therefore advised to pack such parcel very carefally.

Unfit further police pancels for citi addresses in the provinces of Uniue, Vicenza, Trovise Padua, Venice and Bel- luze in Italy will not be accepted for transmission auless preted under the British War Office Permit.

The Paral Post Bervices to British East Africa and Egypt (exopt for members of the Expeditionary Fortes), and to Abyn siis, Baglad, Erithra, French Somali Coast, Tudan Somaliland, Portugues East Africa, Zanzitar and Busais have been spa pended.

Registered and Parcel Mails. dose. 15

of observations taken by mosts of suminates earlier than the time given below Autorgatas tide-rocording machine in the unless otherwise atod.

Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui

The zero of the table corresponds with

In the case of Mails doing before 9 s.in.

the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Registration closes at 5 c'elock on the Chart, which has been, tonid to be feet

3 inches below mean saa-leval as providuserening.

To obtain the depth of water on the

tide gange at the Victors Naval Yard

edd 3 feet 4 inches, sal on the gange

*

INWARD HAIES.

st Lamoat Dock, Aferden, add 13 feet Europe vis Negapatam-Ver TAMBA

Inates to the height given in the table.

December 17th to 3rd, 1918.

Maru, 16th Dec.

OUTWARD MAILS.

TUESDAY, 1b December Straite, Bangkok, Ceylon Mauritius,

South Africa, India vis Du

todt. Erat and Prope Broz-Per STENTOR

我

Registration & po 16h Dec

Letters In wh

The Pars Mail will be closed

to day m.

Printed and Published Sm

"THE CLUE."

Java and Fort Moresby via Batavia, Straits, Bangkok, Durban, Cape Town, Santos, Rio de Janeiro, and Buenos Aires--Per SEAT- TLE MARU. 17th Dec., 11 a.M.- Shanghai and North China-Per SINKIANG, 17th Dec, 11a.m., Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Per

RAITAN, 17th Dec, 1pm. Saigon-Per BOURBON, 17th Dec,

$p.m.

Straits, Bangkok and India via Calcatta -Per KWAISANG, 17th Dece ap.m.

Haiphong-Per TAKSANG, 17th Dec.,.

3.p.m WEDNESDAY, 18th December

Siraits and Bangkok-Per LUOHOW.

18th Dec, &am

and Shanghai

North Chins Per POLYPHEMUS, 18th Dec., Dam

Shanghai,

North China, Japan vis fobe Por KAMAKURA MARU 18th Dec, 9am,

Straits, Bangkole, Burmah and Indis vin Caloutta-Per NIZAM, 18th Dec. 10 a.m.

Shangh

North China, Japan via Nagasaki, Canada, United States, Central and Soutie America, and Europe is Canada FUSHIMI MARU, 18th Dec, Registration 845 a.m. Lettere 3.30a.m.

N Swatow, Amony and Formosa vis Takac Per-SOSHUMARU, 18th 6pm. THURSDAY, 19th December

WeihaiwelardChefco Per HUTCHOW.

19th Dec. 10 am. Shanghai, North China, Japan via Kobe

Per TAMBA MARU, 19th Deon Shanghai and North China-Per BUE

TANG, 19th Dec, 1.m

Shanghai. North China, Japan

Nagasaki, Honoluto, Canada. United States, Central and Fouth America, and EUROPE via San Francisco Per BHINYO MART, 19th DC. Registration 9.45 am. Letters 10.5) am. FRIDAY, 10th December Shanghai and North Ching-Por KAI- FUNG, 20th Dec, 2 m. Philippine Islands Per YUENSANG.

20th Deo, & p TUESDAY, 24ta December

Shanghai and North Chine-Per SIN- GAN. 24th Dec., 10 a m... Shanghai, North China, Japan via Moji,

Canada United States, Central' ard South America, and Europe vis Vinoonver Per MONTEA- GLE, 24th Dec, BegistratioTE 9.450.m. Letters 118 a..

Swater, Amoy and Foochou-Per HAI- HONG, 24th Dec, 1pm

ARRIVALS OF STEAMERS.

December 14th Kwong Ting. Uni 417, Wilson Wachow 3.50 p., Sai Kong Hong & Co,

December 15th,

Sui An, Brit 750, Eiras, Macao,

P

Beam, Brit. 61, Bell Smith, Canton, 11.45 p. S. B. Co.

Stun Shing, Chi. 297, E. Place, Macae, 8.30 pm Pom & Ca

Heitan, Frit. 1183, A. Hodging Swarow, 8.81 8.3... Douglas Lapnak

Nam Wo Chis10, A. Kalin, Baiphong, 6.40a.m., Koong King.

Cert, Chi Wong Chu, Wiekow, 6 p.m., On Yick,

Sungang Brit 1504, J. Gibbs, Amor, 5.30p.m., B. & ENT

Bestan, Brit 718, Hephong, 7.0 am Mon Chan 8.5.0.

Yarappaki, Jap 214, fataka, Singa pore, 10. NEK

Heichow, Brit. 1822, Share, Trouka, W. Eedy.

Skieng, Brit. 1816, Cantos, 7.10 am B&S

Loji Maru Jap. 6:2, Kumagai,

7. 00, 4. sto i bo

Kocking Chi. 35. Teng Woof Wcchow 7.30 am, Sai Hong & On

Fortis M To Japy 3612-JohitswI, Moj 52.10, Q.3.K.

Desember INCI

Ahren Chow Brit 207 Upper Maso

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