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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. "{THHOUGH XEUTEX’A AGENCY.)

NAVY ESTIMATES. CAPITAL SHIPS NOT OBSOLETE..

Lowpox, March 1 16th In an explanatory memorandum to the Navy Estimates, Mr. Walter Long shows Hist, after deducting £19,000,000 non-re Murrent war liabilities and £40,000,000 Huurrent expenditure due to war condi- Mons such as increases in prices and ages, and pensions-thors remains the ormal expenditure on the basis of pre- war rates and prices totalling £37,600,000

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

FAR EASTERN CABLE Y.M.0.A.

NEWS.

[FROM OUR OWN CONEREFORDERT. ]. GERMAN OVERTURES TO CHINAL

PEKING, March 18th. Germany's unofficial representations for resumption of commercial relations which have been transmitted through Minister

Yen, now at Copenhagen, have been under consideration of the Chinese Government which has now replied that, pending final settlement between Chins, and Ger- many regarding the signature of the Peace Treaty, there is no possibility of renewing commercial relations in the in-

mediate future.

KING OF SIAM'S COMING VISIT TO PEKING.

It is

compared with £36,090,000 in 1914-1918

is announced that the King of The memorandum says that in view of the efforts made in wartime it is Bism, who will shortly be visiting Japan possible temporarily to suspend prodier state, will visit Peking on his return tion and reduce the feet to the minimum journey, Yuteh Hall at the Winter Falso requirements in both personnel and is being prepared for his reception. This is the first Royal visit since Obing became

Republic

materici.

A

The naval memorandum contends that,

BRIGANDAGE IN ANHUI, far from the capital ship being doomed

The removal of troops from Anhui has tither on account of submarines or air-

province to wholesale brait, the war has shown that the battle exposed the aquadron must still remain the chief unit brigandage. The condition of the people of a fleet, though advances in science will is deplorable. Enevitably necessitate eventual changes in The Provincial Assembly appeals to the kype. Thus, it is even possible that the Central Government to send an army to present battleship may change to a semi-rescue the sufferers from their acute din submersible type, or even a flying type, tress. but the immediate abandonment of the WEAKENING HOLD OF ANFUITES,

capital ship in favour of a visionary cheme of aircraft and submarines would

power and without the means of progree

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TIENTSIN

CONVENTION. OHEAR TRANSPORTATION PROMISED.

THURSDAY, MARCH

FAR FASTERN NEWS [ANLATEKI NEWS AGENCE] LAND MEASURING BUREAU IN "PEKING"

PEKING, March 5th.

PEKING NOTES. LIHOM OUR OWN OOKAMIONDENT.]

THE NEW YEAR.

FAKING, March 6th.

WHO REALLY WON THE WAR?

·BRITISH AND AMERICAN FIGURES.

THE LAST FIG PUSH. Who won the warl In view of the

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The celebration of the lunar new year ham't quite inished yet. Tonight It is not often in China that sight

During the continuation of the struggle crackers are being discharged and bombs report that General Pershing recently hundred or a thousand people from all over the country concentrate în one spot for politics! empremacy between the for only a few days, to hold a few meet diferent factions concerning the resigna-are being red with almost as great entha plained that America won the war

tion of the Prime Minister, which has steam as a fortnight ago. These nightly the following official figures illustrating ings and then scatter again to their renaw been brought to temporary close

another political movement which is China New Year has gripped, the popular Between August 4th, 1914, and November spective homes. This happens so, infre- through the resumption, of his duties by noises have been board for practically the efforts made by the British Empire

Chin quently that the transportation problem General Chin Yun-rong yesterday, mouth, and one gets the impression that and America are interesting. involved in a big convention euch se the worthy of being recorded is the sudden imagination much stronger in 1820 than 11th, 1918, more than six million men chieb Chu" or land measuring burou in at any other time since the calendar was passed through the ranks of the British Tientsin Y.M.0.A. affair promises to be re extablishment of the so-called

the capital. This bureau was ordered to changed. Not only was the Spring festi Army. This contribution places Britain be established by the late President Yaan is not any of solution.

France, while the third largest contribu Shih-kal in the spring of 1916 and the lateral, as it is called, more generally observ in the second place among Allies in rem General Trao Ac, who was chiefly cond, but the Lantern Festival, which pect of the contingents contributed for shaped in the third revolution started in ecneludes these celebrations, was made the military service. Pride of place goes to

upras in December that your for the overthrow of man's monarchy with occasion of a great display of illumination was made by the United States of Japan's amistance, was appointedite tioris throughout the city and su`almost Arana ia land-mensuring bureau at car director Yuan Shih-kai did not universal discharge of fireworks The that moment and his soie aim was to give country may be going to the dogs, or to oppose his monarchical movementing, is anything but pessimistic. Trio do a job in Peking so as to prevent worse, but Peking is not disheartened him from proceeding to the South-West Ite outlook, judged by present happen- To Ao was the first student of Liang Chi-taso who assisted him to get the sum co-EDUCATION.

The largest convention of doctors ever beld in China was recently held in Peking Many wooks before the opening date, February gist, careful pians were made by a transportation committee and the railroad öfficials. It was difficult for the committee of doctors to say to the railroad officials just how many doctors, lay, from Shanghai and vicinity would be able to get away from their work and actually take the trains for Peking. Whatever the

the initial expenses in connection with reason, it happened that eighteen doctors found themselves in Fukow without of one hundred thousand taels for meeting - This week five girl students have been accommodation and unable to get on any the organization of this Chin-chieb admitted to the Paking Government further. There was also some difficulty u and they both immediately escaped University. Though simply stated, this where they ncceeded in persuading to the foreign concessions of Tientsin and fact is of extraordinary significance.

anti-monarchical movement admit that

her sons to fight in this theatre. Amerien, who sent close on two million of

The table below shows the strength of the British Army in France under three heads.

Column A gives the ration strength of the Army-that is, the total number of

Army stocks in France. This figure in men (excluding coloured labour and pris- one of war) who were being led from cludes thousands of men whose duty was

Column B gives the combatant strength, not to fight, but to supph, quip, and in

in divisional or base depots-that is, "all" cavalry, machine gunners, garrison and including all Aghting troops, namely, cyclist battalions, together with the troops

place fighting,«- troops whose functions are in the first

RIPLE STRENGTH.

Column O gives the rifle strength-that battalions alone.

British Army in France, 1818.

A.-Eation B-Combat-Rite. strength ant strength strength

in the matter of getting the ticket-sellers all along the line to understand th, then vid French Indo-Chine to Yunnan. Kot merely is it an acknowledgement of other ways assist the fighting men. with which each doctor was armed from monarchical revolution against Yuan itself is a wonderful advance upon the significance of the six sheets of credentials General Tang Chi-yao to launch an anti-the principle of co-education, which in Peking to show that he was really entitled to the present day the leaders of this old-world notions of Chins, but it is a and moral Basistance offered. them by entitled to the same instructional privi- to the reduction Offered. However, two their success was more due to the financial recognition of the principle that girls are efforts because the then Premier of Japan, less to say, this epoch in the educational hundred and seventy-seven- doctors got pan, and the Japanese than their own leges ne are accorded their brothers. Need- Hitherto the girls have through and met at the Convention.

Close on the heels of this Medical Cou- Count Okuma was a bitter enemy of the history of China has been marked by con-

national tional circles. ambitions were regarded as to be held in Titntain in the first week danger to Japan, because it was feared not been able to go beyond the higher vention comes the Y.M.C.A. Conventionate Yuan Saih-kai whose monarchical siderable discussion in official and educa-is, the officers and men of the infantry Yuan Shih-kai would be able to unity and are enabled to take the highest courses. of April The attendance at this Con-that after his rise to the Chinese Throne, normal schools, but by this concession they The recalcitrant Antu Ministers at- tended the Cabinet meeting to-day-vention promises to be at least four times consolidate Chine, while, on the other If it be true that the degree of civilisation March 11th...1,824,098 -1,293,000 615,000 leave the British nation destitute of ses Several notable defections from the Anfu larger. If enough contentions are held Hand, in view of the low standard of the of a people is indicated by the education April 1st,687,701 1,131,124 328,617 ÷ Chines Republic cannot, and will not, China may be congratulated upon having Nov. 11th 1,731,578 1,154,790 461,738 Club are reported, consisting mainly of in China, by and by averybody will know hajority of the Chinese people, a nominal and liberty accorded its women folk, then Sept. 23rd 1,742,829 1,200,191 493,306 that the special Governmental credentials constitute any danger to her nearest taken a forward step which will in time The following are the comparable figures»

U.S. Army Strength in France, 1918.

A-Ration B-Combat C.-Rif Powers Now the sudden re-establishment The PREMIER'S ENTUEN.

strength ant strength strength med represent a Hongkong and Shanghai neighhour even with the moral support bring her into line with the more ad- for the United States drawn up from banknote unly in size, not in colour or and sympathy of democratic Western vanoed nations of the world.

Premier Chin Yung peng has been per

49,000 123,000 BON.

monetary value. We shall soon be getting the Chin-chich Chu" has been

April 1st 319,000 914,000, 51,000 LONDON, March 10th. The death is announced of Brigadier

Yuan Shih-kai's saventh son is to be the Convention habit in China just as has planned by certain leaders of the most

capital in the hope of enlisting financial Adullam and resume office. According to happened in other parts of the world and powerful political club or clique in the add to emerge from his cave of March 11th... 245,000 General Francis James Anderson, O.B.,

The captures of prisoners and gunes in married to-morrow.

even the ticket-sellers will know how to istance from, a certain Power for the vernacular reports, he is credited with Sept. 25th 1,641,000 1,195,000 541,000 purpose of carrying out the most arduous having declared that he will never resign Nov. 11th 1,924,000 1,160,000 322,000 Obairman, Army Sanitary Committes and

JAPAN'S SILENT. CRISIS,

proceed.

teak of the measurement of the farming again. That, however, may be regarded lands of the whole country. It as an exaggeration, or at any rate, not France during the victurions offensive attached General Staff, sometime Dolonial

Prisoners GuDS No news has been received here of the Engineer, Straits Settlement.

For this F.M.C.A Convention more palmated roughly, that the Central An exact rendering of what he did say

EN HALE SOUPS FORN, if China cele, to remain in chice at this time. The Anfu British Armies 200,000

lub members did not share this view French Armies

135,720 COUP D'ETAT IN GERMANY.reported disturbances in Japan, though

the American wireless station is endeavthan the agual liberal reductions have Government can get about, at leaks President, people and tuchuns all seemed against the German Army between July been granted. Word has just been Vickie prapto of hundred million taal income to have been agreed that it was his duty 18th and November 11th were as follows: in the National Office of the Y.M.C.A. in fairing a big loan from foreign - Thait sotion cannot by any means be in Americans Armies 43,200 ouring to pick up some intelligence.

that the Chinese Government has granted tries and reorganising the land-measuring

Customs administrations.

sive training,

OBITUARY.

BREAKDOWN OF KAPP REGIME.

LONDON, March 16th.

It is reported that the dramatic break- down of the Kapp regime bas unquestion- ably surprised and puzzled diplomatic circles, although one of the probable detat reasons is the fact that the conig

Chibli and Mukden members.”

MARRIAGE OF YUAN SHIH-KAT'S

ONE FÅRE FOR RETIZEN JOURNEY.

official sources:--

..

"SKYTAIN AND TUBIETA

2,540 1,880

1,491

The head office he attended Cabinet, but only a sprinkling

In addition, there were 80,000 British THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

the rate of ons fare for the return journey. bureau after the method of the Salt dad terpreted as supporting him Yesterday Belgian Armies 14,500 PLAGUE CASES ON JAPANESE

In addition, there is this good news of the Chin-chieh Chn has been of ministers attended. To-day it was the BHIP.

to those living on the const. Dele established in the East City under the same, but the Premier, recognising that combatant troops in Italy who co-operated charge of an important official of the poli the Anfuites are trying to embarrass him, to the LONDON, March 10th

gates travelling in groups The Health Ministry announce that a Convention will be granted reduced ratestical club with the chiefs of the Revenue has decided to carry on without them effectively in the final defeat of the Aus-1 by four steamship companies: Department of the Ministry of Finance Consequently, sensational developments trian Army, capturing 30,000 prisoners was inopportunely forced to a head at case of plague was found on the Alpstered & wirelerine, meson and of the Land Department of the may be expected. The Anfa Club is mak-15 Palestine and Mesopotamia about

the China Merchants Steam Navigation directors There are seven or eight situation, mowing that its existence de An unpropitious moment for the revolu-Mare in the Port of London on February San Feh Steam Navigation Company and Ministry of the Interior as asistant ing a desperate effort to dominate the portation problem both by water and by tionaries by the discovery of the plot, and 19th followed by another which proved Company. The solution of the trans rail in this matter of rates will increase

A the prime movers decided that the time fatal last week.

The cargo for London was discharged the number of delegates was not ripo to disclose their hand, for,

on lighters and barges under necessary undoubtedly, Kapp and Lutowitz aza mere figure-heads. The agreement is in precautions. The ship was disinfected as the nature of a compromisa. Doubtless far as possible. The Alps Maru left this was inevitable owing to the general London on March 6th. apathy of tha partisans on both sides and

the growing fear of civil war. A. pumper FINDS OF GOLD IN SZECHUAN

STAKING OUT CLAIMS.

EX-PRESIDENT TO SPEAK.

Prime Minister instead of the Ministry

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China become more remote. reactionary forces will become stronger, pends upon its scccess and if it wins to and the prospect of internal peace in PARLIAMENT IN BEBBIÚN.

Parliament opened its regular session

absent

complete" defeat and destruction of the throughout 1918 were fighting, and the

Total of Troops from British and Demi- 400,000 British troops on an average

nions Employed in the War British Isles

5,704,410 Turkish Army was effected by the British alone, and a total of 85,000 prisoners

640,886 Canada m 'Australia ...--

taken.

New Zealand South Africa

India Other Colonies

Total

478,800

220,099

138;070

--Includes coloured troops rec

from Africa, West Indies, ete Total Casualties

Approximate Approximate killed, died missing

of wounds. and

diad. prisoners. Wounded. 682,083 140,312

chiefs, one, principal and one assistant, departments each of which is under two who are being assisted by hundreds of clerks, writers and secretaries:

In the same way as the newly established Wine and Tobacco Administration, this As the date for the opening of the Conland-measuring administration has been on Monday with a joint sitting of the vention draws near, the list of national activities grows longer. Further con- figures to participate in the Convention placed under the direct control of the two Houses. It was formal and cere firmatory, word has gone out from Tientsin of Finance. But the chief director and monial. However, neither House can do to all the large Y.M.C.A centres in his whole staff will receive no salary until much for some time as there is not a China that ex-President Li Tuan-hung loan can be raised from foreign sources present and as both Speakers are His Excellency Hu Wei-ti, ex-Minister at the opening of the Convention to speak receive thirty or twenty dollars, half THE FOREIGN MINISTER.

This word from General Lisilver and half paper money, not as salary arranged hus, work as to be present For instance; one clerk of secretary only

in person Kapp's terms, however, included an

should be re-assuring to those who suspect but merely for defraying their cart and to France, has been named for the agreement for, apparently, a Government

The of experts which means a Government of A correspondent of the V-C Daily that bis interest might go no further than horse" expenses every month. Bence Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Pre- a speech in such high Weali that no one bureau is anxiously waiting for the con persuade him to take up the office, but News, writing from Mionshow, Szechuan, to send a representative who would read every man in the employ of this new sident sent his representative South to bureaucrats, and the election of the sy

I learn from a reliable source that gold could understand it until one is go for clusion of a foreign loan either from Mr. Hu evaded the Presidential delegate

Source 24 1000 s possible and most inter situation now is that if he returns a British Inles

expected.

negative answer, as is expected, then Mr. Canada Chen La, the Vice-Minister, will be Australia has been discovered in the Lungan dietunate se to get a written copy General Japan alone or from an Anglo-Saxon by moving off to another place. President by a plebiscite. This is inter-

Tientsin will yield several other speak eating developments are

appointed, but the appointment will not New Zealand. Among them is the Hon.

India preted as favouring the election of a tricts a large, tract of custry to the Li promises to be there in person

be made until something is beard from South Africa -... Langan city is about five

Other Coloniest 3,649 popular military general or a dynast north of us.

and a half days' journey from here. The ors of note

THE STRAITS DOLLAR On the other hand, the most striking inno- General commanding the fifth Division of Yen Hafu who, several official generations Some months ago when DrGeorge the work Vincent, President of the Rockdeller

We bade farewell to Sir John Jordan commissioners to oversco

visited China he spent spie TO BE REDUCED IN FINENESS. BIL JOHN JORDAN. vation is the establishment inside the the Szechuan Troops has appointed four 450, was Minister of Education

To Reater's cable of March 1st which re on Monday morning. His Excelency, who Reichstag of a scoond Chamber of an Already between 30 and 40 claims have Foundation.

been staked out. The finder of gold may time in Tientsin. On his return to stake out his claim. The superstitions of America, be told an audience that it was almost exclusively sociomic and indus trial character in which Labour sits side fangabui are to be entirely disregarded in China that he met the most brilliant ported that in the House of Commons, at received a brilliant send-off, looked very In the second column the prisoners

If gold is found near graves the latter college president he has ever knowit Muestion time, Lient-Col Amery stated much affected Guards of honour wers patriated are not shown. Men now knowa

Dutch, French, Italian and Japanese Killed." must give way to prospecter Chap Po-ling, President of Nankai he proposed to reduce the fineness of the

troops and the President's band played t-Includes coloured troops from Bout

Africa, etc, but excludes 14,2835 by side with Capital.

sppends the following nota:-

African native followers that interests of the search for gold

Shanghai that he will attend the Conven-

fout ge Houses may be pulled down if it is in the College has just sent word down to Straits dollar, the Singapore Free Press supplied by American, British, Chinese to be filled are shown under heading

died and killed, 42,318; wounded The government undertakes to protection and give at least one address, The silver coin portion of the ear Auld Lang Syne" na the train moved

139; missing, 622. The deaths wer One of the guiding spirits of the educa

dre mainly to epidemics. the claim from outside interference, whe ther robbers or rival diggers. In return tional commission sent to America some rency note guarantee fund on September for this protection: the digger agrees to years ago was Mr. E. W. Kuo. He has with the latest return published in the sell all his findings to the government at also been sent on special missions by the Casette of February 27th-was $6,532,271. YEKING HUIZZ & price Tls an ounce below the market Government which took him into the If all this is in dollars in the Treasury A brilliant gathering attended the of modern educational progress. He is will again be legally entitled to demand Saturday night. Nearly 700 guests sat value. Thus if gold is selling at The. 22 Philippines where he made a close study Vaults, kept against the day when one opening of the Grand Hotel do Pekin on the commissioners buy it for Tis: 20.

Meanwhile, unrelaxed vigilance and military preparedness is the keynote of the Allied policy, an events have emphasis

ed the instability of any regime au pre

sent in Germany and the fact that their late enemics have not yet learned the lessons of their defeat.

VICTORY MEDAL

this

TUR EX-ENTZEÖZ

56,110 306 149,733

58,480 104

.33 6,998 16,132

47,748

40,7

11,444

871

68,128

366

851,117, 142,067 2,067,442

yi bas promised the Program Committen hand, has gone Bome one, or some owing to lack of accommodation. It 18 LATE DE. GATRELILIN

Neve having reached Peking of t

A beginning has also been made in the now President of Teachers College, Nanchah against notes its reduction in fine down to dinner and, roughly, 1,000 people working for coal and iron; but there are ling. Since the Y.M.C.A has for some nees will give a handsome profit. The took part in the dancing which followed. Page Company for a working arre no great developments yet. As is well-years engaged in educational work in Straits dollar was recoined in 1909, to a These figures indicate the spaciousness of ment in China The Hongkong age

The youthful Himan Tang. known, Sichuan is rich in minerals; the Chinn, the addresses to be given by Presi-weight of 319 grains and 900 fineness the accommodation and the popularity of of the latter will come to Peking short province is also amply supplied with man dent Kuo will help to formulate the future. According to Anthonisz, the total number the new hotel. Tonight there will be to disense matters

Only three of the six Hundley-Fage his birthday on Wednesday, when ma power. All that is necessary, is initiative policy of the Association. By to received of new dollars and fifty cents another large gathering.

General Lü There is much talk in China, these days Dieces was of the value of $19,006.87 AVIATION The Secretary of the War-office an- and capable leadership. nounces that a design of the Victory seems inclined to supply the initiative, about the China-for-Christ movement, which gave then a surplus of 41 millions Medal has been selected by a committee but so far as I know he has no skilled Many of the delegates From the border over the amount sent for reminting. One

learning that the General Secretary of the 18 millions, over the amount now in flown. The others cannot be unpacked at the Palace and offered cratalati consisting of representatives of the Royal leaders (as we should understand the provinces will be especially interested in can only conjecture where the balance of aeroplanes have been assembled and old and new officials presented themsel Academy, the Royal Society of British term) to whom he can entrust the task.

is movement, the Reverend Chang Ching-

Povernment, has made a decent profit over expected that when the weather, becomes Sculptors, the British Museum, the

of the Convention that he would be pre them. It is apparently now, up to the warmer the first three will be removed death in California of Dr.TA National Gallery, the Victoria and Albert

Avra was tested this week and showed Massam, and the Royal Mint The ap

*Other special speakers who have already government to make an additional profit to the Mongolian border, thus leaving proved dosiga was submitted by Mr. William MoMillan, of Chelsea, who was

At Bradenham-associated with Isaac given their promise to help in the Con- nyer this second-reminting Nobody room for the others at Naayaan. An also the successful artist in the competi-Disraeli, the author of The Curiosities vention are Mr. J. E. Baker, Adviserercept & few cranks of hoarders, bas any Peking what could be done in the air tion for the design of the British War of Literature the Rev. E. W. Badger, to the Ministry of Railways; Mr. CFC silver money now-a-days. It is all In This type of machine will be used for Medal On the obverse of the medal there the rector, has reintroduced morality Nieh, Shanghai: Mr. Hin Wong, Editor the hands of the Treasury. The curious is a winged figure of victory, full length plays, the first since the war, and, both of the Canton Times PE N. Chang, may like to work out the actual weight training purposes and I understood a have been opened between the Curtis ad full face, on day International Lodge "paid

(Continued at foot of next column.) medal is to be struck in bronze, and all the vicar (the Bev HD. Neison) has Legation, Peking; Dr. O. D. Tenney, grains of 300 foeneem quite true, I am told, that conversations The Great War for Civilization. Then the neighbouring village of Woobarn son, Charge de Altairs of the British Government millim coins of 319 the instruction of Chinese pilots. It is

from March 8th for three months. men who are entitled to wear the silver formed a strong dramatic society, and Charge de Affairs of the American Lega A proclamation in the Straits Gazette British war, modal are also qualised to plays along with his well-trained troupe tion, Tebing; and Dr. Lag Tang-shan of defers the encashment of currency notes representatives and those of the Handley possess this decoration

VILLAGE MORALITY PLAYS.

of villagers.

sent.

Canton,

latterly of the Siems Carey Company. Gatrell, formerly of the Salt Gabella offices of sorrow were conducted on needay by the Chung Te consistor

PEING, AZ LAST. propriate tribute to his memory.

which he was fire master On the

The long winter is now eded. the crown are beginning to build.

brought the first breath of Spring