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TELEGRAMS.

The

following telegrams appusrod as an Extra after we want to press yesterday:-

"SEXTUPLE LOAN. AN AGREEMENT REACHED.

(Our Own Correspondent).

Shanghai, January 21. The terms of the Sextuple Group Loan to China have been agreed to.

The Chinese Government hus informed the Group that fands must be supplied before February; otherwise, China will go else whero.

TURKS V. GREEKS.

GRECIAN NAVAL SUCCESS.

Router's

[Service to the." Tolograph."} London, January 20.

Greece.

A message from Athens says an official acconat states that the Turkish Squadron consisted of 18 units with 146 guns, while the Greak force comprised 12 units

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1913.

GENERAL NEWS.

The Hankow 'Strike.

The strike of Russian tea fac- tory employees at Hankow ended on the 10th instant. An increase' of twenty per cent, in their wages was granted.

Prepaid Advertisements

ONE CENT PER WORD

FOR EACH INSERTION."

TO LET.

U. S. Consular Change. News was recolved in Shanghai laat week by the U. S. Consulate General, that Mr. Clarence Ewald OFFICES TO LET.-Fint Class, Gross, who was U. S. Deputy-

centrul saxommodation, light and Consul General in Shanghai from airy, on First and Second Floor, 1007 to 1009, and has since been new building being erected for Mosse in the Department of State at LTD. Entrance from Des Voeux Road WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW & CO. Washington, has been appointed zlectric Lift to all Boors, Electrio Vico-Consul-General in Shangbai, Light throughout. to succeed Mr. W. R. Dorsey, who left Shanghai in the early part of November last to take up the duties of Consul for the United State at Jerez, Spain.

The plan can be seen and all partion- lars obtained at the Offeos of Mesars, PALMER & TURNER, Alexandra Duildings, 3rd Floor. |Hogkong, 30th Sept, 1912.

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East Point. Forfarther particulars apply TO LET LARGE subalt ntially built Godown. situated on water front, Property Office, Jardine, Matheson &

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Co., Ltd.

Horgkong, 18th Aug., 1912,

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One rooted Office. Apply Property (706 Offico, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.

Hongkong. 22nd May, 1912.

SERVICE MATTERS.

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LOST.

OST-On Sunday morning in Bowen Road or nighh urhord young fox-terrier bitch; brown mark-

anma of Jimmy. Still reward offered, "R. J." o "Ebngkong Telegraph." Horgkong, 21st Jan, 1913,

R. G. A. Appointments. The andermentioned officers of the Royal Garrison Artillery who have been undergoing the ordin- ance course are posted as follows

Opium in Szechuan. Chungking, Jun. 17-Accord" ing to trustworthy reports from foreigners, no opium in being TOLET-FLAT st. Pologround; Caus way Bay, two large airy grown in the Chungking, Yang-root, vasaarial, kitebon, bath room; It is undoubted that the Greeks and Kingpei districts. A few Rent moderate-Apply " M.T.4" cares ou hind quiters answers to the

chuan, Pishan, Suiting, Houdhow entrance on or befo 1st February obtained considerablo naval weeks ago several thousand acos of Hongkong Tulegraph. success in their engagement with of poppy wore growing in the the Turkish Fleet The Allies Linshui district, owing to the Longkong, 20th Jan., 1213. love warmly congratulated weakness of an official who was himself an opium smoker. This official has been replaced and his succcasor has ordered all the Captain Wilmot Nicholson, R. N. poppy to be rooted up. The price Capt. Wilmot 8. Nicholson, of opium hore at present at 3,000 lately commanding the battleship

ash per ounce. No opium is Exmouth, has assumed command from January 1:-Capt. W. S. being grown along the big of the battleship Dreadnought at Beamish, No. 11 Company, Gel- road between Chungking and Portsmouth on her joining the den Hill, Isle of Wight; Lieut. J. Chengtn.

Fourth Battle Squadron as flag- F. King. No. 47 Company, Tyno- ship of Vice Admiral C. J. Briggs, mouth; Licut. A. H. Allen, No. 33 lao lig was transferred to her Company, Golden Hill. Col. H. from the battleship Exmouth, O'B. Brion, who retired from the which was paid off on December Royal Artillery in February, 16 for a refit at Malta.

11905, will shortly vacato the com- Gazetted to H.M.S. Penguin. mand of the Royal Jersey Militia Captain 0. F. Henderson is Artillery on completing seven reported in this connection, saya gazotied to the" Penguin," which years in the appointment. It is the "Japan Chronicle," that the means charge of all the naval understood on excellent authority Government is now contemplat-establishments at Sydney. Gar that his successor will be Col. M. ing an increase of the rates and den Island, however, is not such I. Fegen, Into Royal "Garrison extent of the rebates allowed on "soft billot" as formerly. The Artillery, who retired in the early

exports, Flour, matchos, pulp, development of the local navy part of last year.

and 108 guns.

Japanese National Debt.

Fighting started when the squadrons were 7,500 yards apart and the Greeks eventually in- creased their speed and got

As one of the means of paying within 4.000 yards. Firing by the Japaneso National Debt the Turkish, uisers Modjidies the Katsura Ministry is reported and Messudlich ceased at Bar to be laying special stress on the barosi and Torgut, whon the Greek Squadron Blackened their national industrice. It is also importance of the development of firo.

Enveloped in steam,the Turkish line, in great disorder; made full speed for the Dardanelles Straits, their funnels erüitting Hamca.

Rentor's correspondent at Port

Said states that the Turkish cruiser liamidieb has entered the Suez Canal, bound for the Red Sea..

MARCONI CONTRACT.

COMPANY WISHES TO BE RELEASED.

4

Optum of 1913.

The Government of India pro- poses to offer during 1913, 3,380 chesis of Patna and 11,440 chests

0

Engineer, Captain Hughes'

Pension.

A Noted Pedestrian,

group

and wax are believed to be likely

has made a considerable differ- Sir Percy Scott's System. to be favoured with tho new rates,

once in that respect. It is to bạ The artillery tournament bei but as any such increase will hoped that the conditions of tween the Orion and the Thun affect the national revenue, the affairs in the Sydney dockyard redderer is known to have resulted pr-ject is first receiving the care Torch" will engage the early ship, although all data are, very vealed by the breakdown of the in a decisive victory for the latter ful consideration of 1le Finance

ttention of Captain Henderson. properly, suppressed. In other Department.

-Exeliango.

words, says “Truth” the triumph The Ogilvy Medal. ha lain with Sir Percy Scott's A medal has been instituted in new director system. It does not London, January 20.

memory of the late Capt. Fred need to be a gunnery expert to At the Committo of Inquiry

rick. U. Ashley Ogilvy, R.N.,understand that the tremendous into the Marcini contract for the of Behar opium The sales will who died on 18th December, ringe of modern naval artillery Imperial Wireless Stations, a be held on the first Tuesday in 1900, while in command of H. necessitates some more precisa letter was road from the Marconiovery month, save Optober and 3. Natal. The funds to provide system of picking up a target Company to the Posturister November when the third and dis model have been given by than juiging distance by eye- General stating that the "Com-second Tuesdays will be the days.officers of the Navy and also cer- sighting: The principle of pany had accumulated material 15 chosts of latos and 55 cheststain-friends and relatives of thode-firing by centralised control was and 2 staff who may for of Bahar certified opium will be coased officer: The medal will introduced into the Navy thirty months by idle, and asking to be offered monthly until October, he known as the Ogilvy Medal, years ago, but abandoned becau30 released from their contract, when the last sale. of certified and will be awarded annually at the metho la were unsatisfactory. owing to the great expense en-onium will be held consisting of the discretion of the Admiralty to Sir Percy Scott has done invalu tailed by the prolonged delay 105 chests Patna and 25 of Bahar. the officer who takes first place in able work as the fruits of his and the prospect of a further de-190 chests of Patna and 910 of examination to qualify for torpedo diligent study of this subject. lay owing to the appointment of Behar uncertified opium will be lieutenant. a technical committee.

Fred at each monthly sale, but The letter stated that the Coin-Covernment reserves the right to pany would be prepared, when alter any of these quantities on One of the only two good ser- A noted pedestrians, say the investigations were e included, three months' notice.

vice pensions available for those Home paper, has passed away in to devote its whole energy and

Chinese-American Absconder.ollicers having been rendered va- the person of George Littlewood. experience to the construction of

Wu Tai Ching, a naturalised ant by the promotion of En- Twenty-five years ago he was the Imperial stations upon terins American, employed as a clerk gineer Rear Admiral Turner, prominently before the public as to be agreed upon..

at the Honolulu Bank, who abs- has been conferred upon En-a. long distance walker, but of his conted with about 740,000, han gineer-Captain T. E. C. Hughes, many notable performances the been confined in Kobe prison, The amount is £150 per annum. greatest was unquestionably his awaiting extradition. Mr. Macts- Curiously enough, the other good success in the six days' "go-as- race at Madison- vish, the chief detective of the service pension has also just be you please" Hawaiian police, who coins over come vacant in consequence of square Garden, New York,.in to Japan some time ago, to recei-the promotion of Engineer-Cup-1888, when he covered a distance ve the necused, has beon waiting tain S W. Rawling, through the of 623 miles, 1,320 yarde. Energotic efforts are being at Yokohama for the arrival of the voluntary retirement of Engineer- made to pash the Union which is statement of affairs in conformity Rear-Admiral F. T. W. Curtis, designed for promotion of friend- with the extradition regulations, who only got his step some six | For Best Meals just try the ship between China, Great Britain The temporary warrant for arrest, weeks ago.." and the United States. The promo- which was issued from the Public! tor of the scheme is a Mr. Ghen Procurator's Office of the Kobe Kuo ch'aon, with whom are asso-District Court, would, it has been cinted Dr. WaTing-fang Mr. Wang said, loso its effect by the 14th Ch'ung-Inti and a number of for instant, and accordingly Wa Tai eigners, among them Dr. Timothy Ching would be set free if no fur- Richard. Mr. Chen Kuo-ch'uanther steps were taken by the OUR has devoted much attention to prosecution within that term, the translation into Chinose Dinner Thieves' Ruse.

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