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WAR TELEGRAMS

COMPULSORY SERVICE.

PROVISIONS OF THE BILL.

Janasry 7, 3.50 p.m. The Compulsary Service Bill provides that avery Britisher ordinarily resident in Great Britain, from the age of IS to 41, who is unmarried or a widower without children dependent upon hims, be deemed as from the appointed date* daly enlisted for general service and so be forth with transferred to the Reserve. Exceptions are men residing in Great Brissin for educational and other special purposes, men who are already in the Army or Navy. Territorials liable for foreign service, clergyman, and men holding stamption certificates granted by tribunals to be established under the Act.

THE HONGKONG TELE

WAR TELEGRAMS

FRENCH TREASURY BILLS.

SUNDAY, JANUARY

January 7, 10.00- The Bank of England invites applications for £10,000,000 French Treasury Bills as a fired discount of 53.

+

THE RUSSIANS.

CAPTURE OF TSARTORYSK.

Applications for sech certificates may be made on the ground

January 7, 11.35 pm that it is expedient for national interes's that the applicant be

Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd mys the Russians have engaged on other work, on the ground that the applicant haa a dependent who would be without suitable means of subsistence, on captured Taartorysk and also the heights two verats to the westward, the ground of ill-health or infirmity, or on the ground of a conscien- The enemy counter-attacks with a view to recapturing the town failed. North-east of Czarnowitz the Austrians stacked with gas tious objection to combatant service.

Certificate may also be granted by any Government depart and followed this up with an infantry attack, but they were driven ment after consultation with the Army Council to employees and back to the trenches. men employed on work of national importance within the sphere of

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that department.

PAVING THE WAY.

January 8, 325 am.

1916.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. River, or places on the coast of DISCOUNT

Kwong Tung withm 58 miles from the Colony of Hongkong.

New Hos

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The following arder was made by the Governor-in-Council under Beotions 3 and 4 of the Imports tion and Exportation Ordinance, 1915, (Ordinance No. 32 of 1915), Jon January 6, 1916:--- Importation.

(5) Nothing contained in this | Buls shall be construed as limit. mg the operation of my other Rula in this Order.

11-(1) No person shall er- Pors or attempt to export any article to Sis unless such article

German Marks Drop

Point Ever Quoted in 12S

New York, Dec. 2- depreciation in marke here to consigned to some person to the lowest rates ever quoted whose name appears on the list are renewed attention to the in the Second Schedula hereto. {anomoloas: scontato conditions, (2) Braty person who applies which are said to prevail within 1 Ne person shall import or for an export permit to export the German empire.

Demand bills on Berlin attempt to import any sticle any article to Siam to a person. without having previously obtain whose name does not appear in Hamburg, as well as ed either an import permit the list in the Second Schedule man center, fell to anthorising him to import the hereto shall endorse such appli- with cables at 785 said article or an import licence cation in large and legible letters against 30y and 80g sends a week ** Not on List and shall clearly ago, and 811 and 814 early in exempting him from the operation

draw the attention of the Superin November. of this Bale

2. Any import permit issued tendent of Imports and Exports On the basis of today's quota under the provisions of Rule Ito the fact that the name of the tions, marks, ordinarily wort may be issued subject to any com- proposed consignes is not on the 235 cants here, have fallen to 195

cents, which ditions, and if any person import said list.

(3.) I shall be lawful for the of over 20 per cent from the attempt to import any article

in breach of any such condition Colonial Scretary by notification normal rates of esube he shall be deemed to have im- in the Gazette to add soy name mbstance, it required alightly ported or as the case my be to in the list in the Second Schedule more than 5 marks to-day sightly article without a permit and from and to amend the said fiat dollar, whereas a little more than

in any other way whatsoever, and 4 marks formerly sufficed. have attempted to import the said and to remove any name there the valuation of an 10 moet

Dealers in exchange wern un

without a Ecence:

3. Any import licence issued the first as ao amended from time under the provisions of Rule 1 to time shall for all purposes be able to advance any definite sa- may be issued subject to any can- deemed to be the list in the Second son for the steady decline in the ditions, and if any person import Schedule here:a.

(4) Nothing contained in this or attempt to import any article

The holder of a certificate must notify any change in the cir enumstances under which the certificate was granted. The penalty % The Rasizas prepared for their principal attack on the heights for any omission to do this is £50, while the penalty for making to the northward of Czarnowite by a bombardment of fifty hours false statement to obtain a certificate is six months imprisonment from four hundred guns. There was a andden lall, when infantry within fourteen days of the passing of the Act The appointed present on this front.

The Act comes into operation on a date firable by proclamation charges were successfully made. It is announced that the Taw: wat | imparted or as the esse may be to Bule in this Order. date" will be the twenty-first day after the issue of the Froclamation

While it is not stated officially, it is apparent that the unmar- zied men are availing themselves of the fresh opportunity to attest under Lord Darby's scheme and thus benefit by the group system. Thome who do not attest become liable for immediate service.

ANOTHER CHANCE.

January 7, 6.25 p.m.

It is announced that the group system will be re-opened an Monday for married men sa well az single men. It is hoped that a large number of volunteers will come forward.

ead Belwod e m

edi ai zutabTM BRITISH TRADE DURING WAR.

-200

A YEAR'S RETURNS.

THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.

ENEMY ATTACK FAILS.

January 7, 1155 p.m.

in breach of any such condition Rule shall be construed as limit he shall be deemed to haveing the operation of any other 12. No person shall export or have attempted to import the said article without a permit and attempt to export any srcle to without a licence unless he shall the Netherlands unless such have obtained a permit for the article is consigned to the Nether importation of the said article Lands Overses Trast and shall have duly complied 13. Where a permit to export authorises the with all the conditions thereof. any. article

value of German cnctancy, takes ly because of their ability to obtain first-hand information from Germen sources. One was that Graumany's expoz

almost as a standstill, while imparts, particularly foodst are being obtained chiefly through Scandicaviae consuce

are mid to be offering Garmin bills in this market to at sams

in excess of demand.

Bankers with close German

4. An import licence shall not exportation thereof to a particular avail to protect any person not person or place or to a particular connections scout the idea that named or referred to in such person at a particular place usm the drop in exchange hay General Sir Douglas Haig reports that yesterday morning the licence and shall avail to protected in the permit, the name of the bearing upon Germany finxs= enemy carried out a bombing attack, supported by artillery, on the any person named or referred in person or place, or both, as the cal necessities, but regarded it Armentieres-Lille railway, but they were driven of. Our artillery in such licence only so far as case may be, shall be inserted in rather sa a reflection of that

all invoices, bills of lading, man country's financial isolation. to-day bombarded various points of the enemy's lines, damaging may be therein specified. their trenches considerably.

MORE BOMBARDMENTS.

January 3, 2.15 am. A Paris communique states-Wa asin bombarded Bois liaux an Mont sad the railway traffic was interupted. Twe Geras posts were destroyed at Chatesa Nourron. The artillery continued Saint Souples. A small German poet was blown up at Vaaquais. most active in Champagne. A Garman convoy was dispersed near An enemy column north at St. Basin was bombarded and scattered caused three explosions in the enemy works north of St. Miriel.

5. Bales 1 to 4, both inclusive, ifests and other documents relat- shall not apply to say article iming to the article, and if this parted by means of the post but requirement be not complied with the Postmaster General may in as respec's any document the article which he proposes

absoluta discretion refuse to person by whom or on whose be import or export. deliver any such article to the half the document is made cus addressee until such addressee shall be deemed to have exported produces a permis to import the the article without a permit.

said article.

6. No person shall import or

January 7, 5.20 p.m. The increase in importa during the past year smoented to £157, 121,166. The exports show a decrease of £46,074,021

During the month of December the increase in imports was with a long range gon which ust fire to the village. The batteries Biampi to import any unset dia

£3,621,496 and exports also showed an increase of £7,€68,591.

THE SUNKEN SUBMARINE.

January 7, 525 p.m.

It is officially stated that the Dutch cruiser Noord Brabant met the British submarine (since reported sunk) patside territorial waters

aking signals of distress.

HOME POLITICS.

PENDING BYE-ELECTIONS.

January 7, 6.25 pm.

The polling takes place on Monday in the West Newing on bye- election rendered necessary by the elevation of Captain C. W. Norton to the peerage. The Liberal candidate will be Mr. Gilbert, & County Conseiller, while the Trade Unionista are patting forward” Mr. Terrett, who opposes the restrictions on the sale of drink in London. Mr. Mackenzie-Bell will contest St. George's, Hanover Square,

in the Liberal interest.

SIR JOHN SIMON'S SUCCESSOR. "

Jazuary 7, 6.25 p.m. It is reported that Mr. Herbert Samuel will succeed Sir John Simion sa Secretary of State for Home Afisirs,

TRADE UNION AMALGAMATION.

January 7, 6.25 p.m.

à committee has been appointed to draft a scheme for the amalgamation of the Trade Unions of the iron and steel trades.

THE PIRATES.

AUSTRIA AND THE PERSIA,

Jannary 7, 900 p.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Washington, the American Ambassador în Vienna says that up to Tuesday night Austria was without information regaling the sinking of the Persia.

GERMANY'S FRESH PROMISE-

8,2.05

Bays Count. Herni

nted

THE ITALIANS.

A SURPRISE ATTACK.

January 8, 3.15 am. A Rome communique states that the Italians surprised sed captured a position at San Gioranai on the southern slopes of Hout Esperone. The enemy fruitlessly attacked several pointe at Col di Lana. There were artillery duels along the entire front and the enemy need saphyxiating shells. Austrian air-craft sided the valleys of Fells and Isonzo, but did no damage.

JOHORE'S FINE GIFT.

Janusty 8.3 25 am.

The Army Council has gratefully accepted the Government of Johore's gift of $25,000, and purpose devoting it to the provision of reconnaissance aeroplanes for the Flying Corps

MR. CHURCHILL.

TO COMMAND A BATTALION.

January 8,3.25 2. Renter's special correspondent at the Headquarters in France has obtained information, unofficial but reliable, that Mr. Winston Churchill has been appointed to Fasliers.

General.

23. Every permit and every

by means of say fraud or mis- representation Or inaccurate information shall be void.

licence obtained wholly or partly

24. Any permit înued wader 14. The person entrusted with these rules may be expressed to monde.

the duty of issuing all permits be valid also se s permit under Exportation.

and licences shall be the Superin the Order of His Majesty-in- 7. No person shall export or tendent of Imports and Exports. Council made on the 26th day of attempt to export any article with 15. Every application for an October, 1896, and oder – the outį having previously obtained import permit shall be made in Military Stree (Exportation) either an export permit authori- the form in the Third Schedule Ordinances, 1889-1915, - the sing him to export the said article hereto and shall contain all the Certificates of Origin Ordinance, or an export licence.

particulars therein specified, pro- 1915, and the Declarations of

8. Any export permit issued rided that the Superintendent of Ultimate Destination Ordinanc under the provisions of Rule 7 Imports and Exports may dis-1915, or under any of the 1 may be issued subject to szy pense with any of the said enactments, and thereupon conditions, and if any person ex- particulars and may require any permit shall be deemed to be no port of attempt to export any additional particulars to be valid accordingly.

-25: Every permit and every article in breach of any such con- furnished.

16. An import permit may be licence may be revoked at any dition he shall be deemed to have exported or as the case may be to in the form in the Third Schedule time by the Saperintendent of have attempted to export the said hereto with such alterations or Imports and Exports. article without a permit and with- additions as may be necessary.” 26. The owners chartazers and out a licence.

17. An import licence may be agents of every ship which

9. Any export licence issued in the form in the Third Schedule in the waters of the Caloe under the provisions of Bals 7 hereto with such alterations or within 24 hours siter soch. may be issued mxbject to any com-additions as may be necessary. furnish to the Superinte ditions, and if any person export 18. Every application for an Imports and Experts in or attempt to export say article export permit shall be made in mn the Third Schedule kat in breach of any such condition the form in the Third Schedule accurate and complete. he shall be deemed to have ex- hereto and shall contain all the of all articles imported

therein specified, snip, provided that if ported or as the case may be to have particulara sttempted to export the said provided that the Superintendent statement, cannot with artinie witbent a permit and with of Imports and Exports may die diligence be furnished wit out a licence unless he shall have pense with any of the said part-zbove mentioned time obtained a permit for the excelare and may require suy the office of the Superint portation of the said article and additional particulars to be Imports and Exports bei shall have duly complied with all furnished.

it shall be furnished conditions thereof.

19. An expert permit may be upon the next opening. 10-(1). No person shall ex- in the form in the Third Schedule office. part or attempt to export any hereto with such alterations or 27. The owners al article to Chins unless each arti- additions as may be necessary. agents of every

20. An export licence may be the waters of dle is consigned to some person whose name appears on the list in the form in the Third Schedule within 48 hours

hereto, with such alterations or leaves the wa (2.) Every person who applies sûditions as may be necessary furnish to for an export permit to export any 21. Where any application for Imports an article to Chins to a person whoses permit is made, or any state in the Thi xame does not appear in the listment is furnished, in the name of true accurate in the First Schedule hereto shall body corporate or firm or any endorse such application in large other sociation of persons or and legible letters * Not On List organisation such applies and shall clearly draw the atten- shall be ned

anthomand * Battalion of Scots in the First Schedala hereto.

GERMAN AEROPLANES BROUGHT DOWN.

Jannary 8, 3.25 am Reuter's correspondent at Salonica says two German serop have been brought down in the Anglo-French lines.

BRITISH SUBMARINE'S EXPLOIT.

TURKISH ARSENAL DAMAI

sion of the Baperintendent of

Imports and Exports to the fact or

that the name of the proposed such

consignes is not on the said list.

(3.) It shall be Irwfol for the

add

mem

rporate or firm

the Ta

Colonial Secretary by notification body corporate or firm in the Gaste to add any name

to the list in the First Schedule) dusi so

and to

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