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JUNE 11TH. 1917

the Hon Mr. Claud "Severn. Selections WAR SAVINGS ASSOCIATION were discoursed during the evening by the Union Philharmonique Band, and the

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artistes was most enjoyable, Mr A. P. Hungay being the star of the evening. At the close three cheers were given for the

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VOLUNTEERS IN CAMP,

Last week I commented on the delicate situation on prevailing and suggested that anything might happen of a serious nature provided the unexpected did not occur. The unexpected" has undoubted The North China British Volunteers ly happened. Field Marshal Tuon Chi-RAZENA

camp during Whitsuntide at jui, Premier and Minister of War, who Huangtsun. Nearly a hundred men were was supposed to be the one strong manunder canvas, and they spent a strenuous.

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dismissed, and that, too, by a President kind of work or study from the revcillė

who is regarded as amiable but weak.

Guard mounting was n till 6 o'clock. Tuan Chi-ju was bent on fording the feature of this camp, and it must be President to dismiss him. He declined

conceded that it was carried out with a to resign when invited to do so, evidently pleasing precision and smartness. But preferring to throw the onus of respon the heat was great, and reddened necks sibility for consequences upon the Prend faces are source of discomfort to sident.

not a few.

MASONICA

The Scottish Rite Bodies of Peking held their first re union last week-end, Iliustrious R. on which occasion Hykes, Deputy and Legate for Chins, Bro. G. A. Derby, secretary, attend. and assisted in the conferring of degrees upon a class of eleven, five of whom were from Tientsin. Saturday was devoted to the Chapter of Rose Croix and the Council of Kadosh, the degrees in the atter being conferred at the picturesque Temple of Heaven, the use of which had been obtained for the afternoon. In the evening a hanquet was held in the Hotel

In less than six days Than Chi-yai had been dismissed and his successor had been approved by both Houses of Parliament Li Ching-hst an experienced official, has been selected for the high, office and his nomination endorsed by the Houses of Representatives and the Senate Yet both Houses turned him down" badly a few weeks ago when he was put forward se Minister of Finance in succession to Chen Chin-tao. The change cannot have taken place in Li Ching-het in thuc short period. It shows that Parliament is fickle. There seem to be doubts as to whether this gentleman will tekti up the Premiership He hos begged the Pre- in sident to fad a more worthy man order to save the nation, but the Pres

It is with regret that I record the death sident cannot induce either of the two Mr. J U H. Grave, who was the eligibles, Hau Shih-chang or Wang Shih-engineer for the Hankow. Improvement chen, to assume the onerous position.

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Scheme. He suffered a lingering illness.. The funeral took place on Sunday and was attended by many friends,

Mr. W P. Kerr, the former commer

Meanwhile there is the usual, or rather more than the usual, crop of rumours, current one day and officially denied the next. General Chang Hsun has blossom-ecial altrehe, has left to take up the ed into a pillar of Republicanism, and other transformations of a like senka- tional character have taken place or are alleged to have taken place. The very

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EUGENE CALEN

Unexpectedly Eugene Chen has been sentenced to four months' imprisonment Nothing is known of his trial, and the Becrecy surrounding it does not redound. to the credit of the Chinese Justiciary, especially as it had been announced that he would be given a fair trial, that he would be allowed legal assistance, and that the proceedings would be conducted in open court.

duties of Consul-General at Tientsin. MrB

Ir. Ker followed a few days later. She will be much missed in Peking, where she was foremost in good works.

Recent visitors from Hongkong to the capital include the Hon. Claud Bovern and Mr. P. W. Goldring

Mr W W Willoughby, the legal adviser to the Chinese Government, his

for home. He has no intention of returning. 1 beard the name of Pro Jesson McElroy mentioned as that of his probable successor,

GYMKHANA.

The Spring Gymkhana on Sunday prove very successiut, tacke being good entries for the various events, which were well contested and provided good sport. The heat was rather trying and did not make for the confort or visitors. No big dividends were paid in the pari-mutuel. The BUDGET.

The Budget for this financial year has not yet been completed, although the year will end in a few weeks time. Conse- quently, as one authority has pointed out, the Chinese Government is in an

which it has made, for the last eleven months being illegal. That is the con- stitutional aspect ur, but i do not sup- push it will seriously worry those con verned,

to the Hongkong and South China War Savings Association. The money has been invested in the Straits War Long at 6 per vent

given below, subscribed the following Telegraph reported on April ad amounts last month, totalling $82,125-I was an eyewitness of the attempted bombardment of Dover, followed by the fight between the British and German rapid and fairly heavy gunfire awoke most destroyers in the Channel. The sound of people within a radins of several miles about 12.30 ., and as there was no doubt

that its direction was seaward a considerable number soon made their way to the sea front. In the darkness of the night it was impossible to observe quite what was happening even when at rapid intervals Bights of star shells were sent mp by the warships in their efforts at locating their targets. These star shells were very brilliant, and as they burst in gloups they made quite

It cannot be said that the sentence is a harsh one if he were found guilty of the charges preferred against him, but, as one highly placed Chinese observed, the manner in which he has been dealt with does not look good." Of course, the great interest in this case is in the fact the Eugene Chen was always re garded as a British subject. It may be that he is a British subject, for he was born in British Possession, was educat.extraordinary position, all the payments ed in England, practised as a solicitor in London, and travelled to China with a Brith passport. It was never stated that he had become a Chinese citizen, although rather more than a year ago he averted in the Press that he was a Chines subject. It is questionable, there fore, if he has renounced his British nationality. However, the British Lega tion, by declining to take action on his sons Fontics Maas was Cathedra: of the lomaculate Conception, beball, is evidently of the opinion that held at 8 o'clock in the morning in the omeleting. he is not a British subject, and the Lordship Disapp Pozzoni presumption must therefore be that the Legation has definite information on which it is acting. At the moment of writing, I hear that he is to be liberated shortly, but I am not in a position to confirm the report, though it is very probable, as it is tolerably certain that pressure from high places will be exer cised in his favour. BMPIRY DAY.

Empire Day was observed by the British community in Peking, and the

CORPUS CHRSIT AT THE RC LAINEDKAL

The feast of Corpus Christi, which was to nave Brun Celebrated on cuorsuny läss was postponed to yesterary (Sunday)

In the

The church was tastefully decorated with drapery, lowers and lounge. The main ter s the Sanctuary, where the Biensed Sacrament was exposa the whole any for surrounded by candles and a profusion public adoration, was richly dressed, and of lower evening prior to the grand procession, coleman Vespers were sung by the Sanctuary Choir and responded to by St. Joseph's ful; choir.- Ibe Pange Lingua was magnificently intoned and anng by the Church pody. The solemn started shortly after 5:30 p.m.- procession A special guard-of-honour composed of No. 2 company of the Police Eeserves under the command of Chief Inspector Almade and Inspectors Silva-Netto and

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224, 630, 4141, 440, 461, 387 (@), 397 (L), 184, 619, 415 477.

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would be followed by rapid firing, the

Lahes of the

viciously stabbing through the surrounding darkness

As the light from the star shells rapidly died out. I watched the direction of the he very frequent effects of the raiders to illuminate some object. I gained the impression that the raiding tessels were not at all certain of their position. The shelling only lasted a few minntes when it was very evident that something else was happening seaward. This was the advent on the scene of destroyers of the Dover Patrol, and 626, 281, 439, 470, 230, 650ngagement was soon in progress. The Aashes of the gunfire and explosion of the hells were the only evidences of the pres sence of the warships, and soon even these

038, 494, 555, 387, 505, 656 firing, and the

17, 505, 17, 562.

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wore out of view and hearing for a time.

Then towards two o'clock heavy Bombt.

was ngain heard, and there was no that the vessels engaged in the combat were going eastward through the Downs

423, 628, 68 641, 459, 500, and towards the Belgian const. It was some hours before information of what had actually occurred in the sen fight. came to hand, and it was then learned that two of the British destroyers hud engaged the German Hotilla of five destroyers and severely defeated them, the 204, 74, 137, 333, 40, 548, Germans having two ships sunk as a

whilst in all prob 634, 49, 473, 118, 195, ability a "third"

tho The number of prisoner's secured from 274, 74, 93, 175, 259, sunken German ships is 118, and the num 281, 430, 460, 584, 178, her of bodies recovered floating in the 206. 279, 316, 405, 25 Channel would practically necount for the

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328, 502 603, 422, en matter of contains #sred the Bane fath

179, 397, 620, 846, 648, 537, 600, 2, 31, 166 934, 391 447, 42, 15 348.

51, 115, 86. 116, 122, 144, 102, 103, 230, 318, 478.

total crews of two destroyers, and prov abilities, therefore, uppear to be that three were lost. The two British des-. troyers were undoubtedly handled magni- ficently to have achieved so signal a These 104 Viatory over five enemy craft.

German destroyers are very fast vessels, as has been proved on several of their raiding expeditions, when, after brief bombardments they have been able, by their speed, to avoid being brought to an engagement. It was only by clever tactics that they were compelled to fight on this occasion One of the British destroyers is believed to have accounted for two enemy In addition to the darkness of the

denl night there was a good of haze, which made it difficult to keep in close touch

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330, 209, 647 419, 64, 17, 432, 481. 23, 46, 205, 945, 257,

302, 306, 206, 117, 119, 129, 136, 137, 277, 141, 146, 74, 471, 472, 106 108, 112, 229, 288, 319 327, 650, 642, 167, 32 15, 68, 347, 572, 33 09. 168, 218, 502, 556,

46,1285, 453, 464, the German vesselu racing at full

683, 300, 124,

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639, 78,

180

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270, 586, 240, 376

110, 233, 468,

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for their Belgian part, and for that renson, there is some uncertainty of co the full results achieved in the fight. Delay was also caused by the humanity of the British commanders. în picking up numerous seamen from the sunken Ger- man shija who would otherwise have been 127, 539, 551, 428, 62, 033, drowned 1 lain that in speaking of

these rescues a high naval

paid 120, 270, 130, 133, 13a great tribute to the who 138, 142 145, 270, he stated risked their own lives to save 107, 106, 111, 115, the enemy seamen during the battle.

45,

95, 255, 361, which had distinguished themselves 80

188, 402, 420, 80, 483; 13, 66, 50, 123, 143, 17, 72, 76, 78, 270, 211 14, 150, 221, 413, 38, 392, 401, 398, 20, 10 171 296.

brilliantly in this highly

creditabis engagement they were given a great wel come by the other vessels of the Fleet. Quarters were manned on the ships; and as the destroyers passed along to their buoys, they were cheered to the echo, whilst 40H), 570, 351, 327, 139, the syrens of the other warships ripped 154, 155, 114, 88, 24thout in joyous salutes. It was not until 463, 173

the evening that the German prisoners 424, 547, 018, 535, 353, 00,

but in the meantime about. were landed, 979, 629, 484, 486, 085, thirty bodies of the German seamen who 037, 262, 64, 673, 121, had been picked up in the Channel near 474, 129, 130, 151, the scene of the action by patrol vessels 8-13, 289, 364, 158, were brought into Dover. The marching 497, 421, 424, 389, 450, down to the Naval Pier of a strong guard

54, 56, 70, 165, 172,

of soldiers with fixed bayonets was the 194, 379, 412, 90, 62, arst indiention to the town's people that 55, 91, 186, 193 359, the prisoners were to be landed, and a 318,805, 27, 501, very large number of spectators

gathered in the vicinity of the pier and 576, 617, 619, 308, 307,

the sca front. Two officers, appaz-- 602, 584, 599, 601, 195, ently senior officers of ships, were first 485, 633,⠀⠀⠀ 5, 60, 61, marched off, and a little later the main 483, 984 285, 126, 127, body of well over a hundred officers and 148, 159 166, 157, 11, men came along under a strong guard. 158, 161, 162, 169, 164, The men were in all kinds of dread, the 217, 216, 331, 498, 312 majority appearing to be in rough work 543, 189, 83, 301, 516, ing clothes, and only a small proportion 120, 408, 409, 18, 69, in the German naval uniform. Aa 324, 50%

whole they looked dejected but when there was a slight outburst of hooting. from some of the onlookers several of the German prisoners simply smiled The prisoners were marched to barracks prior to

to an internment campy Souvenir-hunters were busy on Satur day and to-day searching in the fields in the district where the shells fell during the bombardment, and a good many were successful io unearthing preces, the largest shells fired were evidently from guns

of about 4in. calibre, and had they falsen on property they would un- doubtedly have done a good deal of damage. As it was the Germans probably would not bave done less harm if they had definitely tried to fro the same nam ber of chells into the district without hitting anything. A gentleman who lives in the vicinity of where & number of shells fell informed me that he could hear

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SHIPPING NEWS. THE KAPSING LIGHT. The Harbour Master of Hongkong

the

screaming noise as the missiles

Patriotic League's "At Home" in the Alves, attended with theit band. All the notifies that on and after the 9th instated through the air, and, being an Brith Legation brought out Britons diferent. confraternities and Congrega Kap Sing Island Light will be altered dead artilleryman, be quickly recognized,

from all the outlying parts of the capital

tions with their beautifully embroidered follows

and-To show a flashing light banners marched before the clergy scattering flowers before the l'allium, line N. 29 degroes

On this occasion there was on absence in the centre were a number of little boys Green Island and Chu Magnetic to Brentleman

the sound, but he could not realize whence between Hue Island from they were coming for some time. Some of the shells foll on ground belonging to this

Many Dorer____

residenta pople

of formality and stiffness, and everybody when the Blessed Sacrament was borne line N. 65 degree W. Magnetic thought the firing was in connection with

be

shown

obscured between Chung Hue the

Eslept through the whole of the commotion. present seemed to feel the ties of race by the Bishop, attended by a Deacon and

Desk Ayo re Sub-deacon. On the return to the Church Island and. Afa Wan Island from. Nan air raid, whilst in some CAFER

The attempted very reminiscen

raid on DEFE and nationality and empire more than the Rev Fr Agostini Piaseck, Military degree W Magnetic to 5. 40

light in Kap Sai in

that of the mad dog immortalized by the they have hitherto. The Legation grounds Chaplain and Rector of St. Joseph'n Magnetic

Church, delivered an eloquent sermon on

etic and Lantau. No. 54 degreen 4To be obscured to the sword single resident injured, there are bing between Lantan N4 degrees E. Magnetic in mute rows in the old market hall of the German ships and here fought their last fight to Green Leland N. 39 degree Mag the port many of the reamen who wanted

grated hilst Dover stands intact, without B

were blaze with flags, and the scene was the Holy Eucharist. This was followed Mun Pass between 80 degrees E. mappet. (The dog it was that died for very pretty indeed. Sir Robert Bredon, by the solemn Benediction of the Blessed

Sacrament, during which the Tantum notice the president of the local branch of the Ergo was sung by Mr. E G d'Aquino, Fauriotic League of Britons Overseas, accompanied by the full Church choir acted as host, and made every one Leel A reception took place afterwards in the Mission Hall, where refreshments were weleme Among the visitors I noticed served.

netic

All bearing given from seaward.