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WAR TELEGRAMS,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1918,

SHARE MARKET

QUOTATIONS.

THE BARALONG CASK

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

HARBOUR OFFENCES.

CHINESE EDITOR

CHARGED.

FAVOURABLE CONDITION OF CANADIAN FINANCES

February 15, 8.10 pm Renter's correspondent at Ottawa, says that the Minister of Finance has presented a Budget showing the remarkably favourable condition of Canadian finances as a result of increased revances and economies. The largest aggregate trade in the history of the Dominium was recorded. The revence for the year ending March 31 would exceed the estimate by twenty million dollars. The loans raised in America and Canada have been most successful and £50,000,000 has been placed to the credit of the Imperial Treasury for munitions manufactured in Canada. Industry and thrift are expreme patriotic duties upon which national safety might ultimately depsud. Troope numbering 250,000 had been recruited and these were to be increased to half a million. equip and maintain this force.

Means must be devised to

FRUIT FROM THE DOMINIONS.

February 15, 8.25 pm.

It is officially announced that the restriction as to imports of fruit does not apply to the Dominions.

A SCARE IN DENMARK,

February 15, 8.25 pm

According to Beuter's correspondent at Copenhagen, three women have been sentenced to imprisonment at Flensburg for spreading a rumcur that British troops had landed in Schleswig,

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Up to the Minute.

Uniona

$9471. buyers. Yang kases-$950,sellars, China Fires.- $155,

hayera.

Douglases.—$125. Steamboats-$191

sellers.

Shells 96, buyers. Star Ferris &-$40,

buyers.

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China Sugar-$140,

buyers. Luzone-$40, buyers. Kowloon Docka-(Old)

$97), bayers. Kowloon Docks-(New)

$93, buyers. Humphreys Estates ---

$6.20, buyers. China Providents—$10.-

10, bayers. Langkats. Tx. 38,

buyers

LOCAL SPORT.

CRICKET,

H.K.C.C. v. Civil Service.

Sir Edward Grey's Reply.

The following is Sir Edward Grey's reply to the American Ambassador in London concern ing the charges made by Germany in the Baralong CABS ***

Foreign Office, December 14, 1915...

Your Excellency,

I have had the honour of re ceiving your communication of the 6th instant, covering a mem orandum of the German GovEED- mant in regard to incidents alleg ed to have attended the destacio- tion of a German sulamazine and its arew by HM, auciliary cruiser Baralong on August 19 last.

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The German Government bass these alleged incidents a demand that the commanding officer and other responsible parties on board H.M.S. Baralong shall be brought to trial for murder and duly punished.

Memra Wright and Homby advīns un that the Langkat outpat for the omtrent month follows

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Total to 16th inst. 2,884 -

Daily stage 180.25

Alleged Reflections on President Yuan and General Lung.

Conflict of Evidence.

Before Commandor CW. Bookwish, R3 at the Marine Court this morning, P. & Moore (Reserve) charged Wong Pak, Wang Han-teen, editor of the coxswain of the steam launch Tai Chinese paper In Chering Po Cheung, with unlawfully carry-was again oharged before Mr. J. ing 20 passengers on board bis R. Wood, this afternoon with Isanch in exces of the number pablishing matter likely to excite allowed by his licence on the disorder in China.

31st nitimno.

Mr. G. N. Orme appeared to Defendant pleaded not guilty.prosecute, and accused was de- P. CL Moore stated that he was fended by Mr. I. H. Gardiner, crossing to Hongkong from In opening the asse, Mr. Orme Yanmali by the ferry launch Tai said that it was a very simple Cheung, on January 31, when he case as fares the evidence was con- noticed that thers, were a large carned. The socised was chazzedi number of passengers on board with the publication of two the launch, which had a distinct paragraphs in his paper, which list. He called the coxswain and was started in Hongkong in De told him to count the pas-cember. It was in the issue of sengers with him. The coxwain January 11 that the paragraphs sa on duty, so he sent the appeared, que refecting on a shroff, and they found 155 per person named Lang, who was st sons all told. The launch's pas present Governor General of senger licence showed 138. The Canton and responsible for the

His Majesty's Government note THE SARDINIA'S CARGO. shroff and coxswain admitted an good Government of Kwanghing

with great satisfaction, though]

with some surprise, the anxiety now expressed by the German

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excess of passengers at the time. Provinos. The second paragraph Wong Pak, corxswain of the reflected on President Yuan Shih- steam launch Tai Cheung, stated kai, the raler of China B was Hong-that he was coxswain of the launch only necessary for him (Mr. on the 31st January. He did Ore) to show that there was not see P. C. Moors, nor did be sufficient evidence upon which a sak him to count the passengers. jury might convict. If his War- He had no passengers in excess ship would peruse the passages he Kwok Man, shroff of the steam would be able to form his own.

which careed immense excitement, many of the inhabitants fizeing The following will represent the incident which bas suddenly re-1,000 bales of canes, 24 cases of launch Tai Cheung, stated that opinion. The evidence he pro-

THE ARETHUSA CASUALTIES.

February 15, 10.15 p.m.

The Arethus casualties are elated to be eight wounded and twelve missing.

SUGAR SUPPLIES.

February 15, 10.15 pm

The Sugar Commission announces that, as a result of the limitation of imports, the supplies available in 1916 will probably be 20 to 25 per cent, below those of 1915.

RESIGNATION OF LORD MURRAY OF ELIBANK.

February 15, 10.15 p.m

Lord Murray of Elibank he resigned his post of honorary director-general of munitions and recruiting, owing to ill-health.

IMPORTATION PROHIBITIONS,

February 15, 11.10 p.m. A Proclamation prohibits the importation, except under licence, of paper, cardboard, pulp or other materials for paper-making and of periodicals exceeding sixteen pages (except when sent singly by port) tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, furniture woods, stores and daten, Another Proclamation prohibita British vesse's, except coasters, from starting on any voyage without the licence of the Board of Trade.

THE NEAR EAST,

February 18, 12.30 a.m. A Petrograd communique says: After an artillery preparation wo stormed another of the Erzeram forts and took over twenty guns, munitions, and a number of prisoners.

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February 16, 7.35 am: A Petrograd communique says: in the Canesaus seven more of the Exerum forts have been captured.

POOLING OF MUNITIONS.

February 16, 6.15 am.

Hongkong Cricket Club against the Civil Service C. C. on the Club ground

Saturday 19th February at 215 pm-Mesars, T E Pearce (Caps), P. R. Butler, A. L. Gace, M. Maas, E. J. R. Mitchell, Lt. Col. Morgan, H. E. Muriel, E B Reed, F. Syme- Thomson, E. B. Tayler and A. Whitmarsh

FOOTBALL

Islamics v. Ualversity XI-

only score.

goods.

Government that the principles The cargo shipped from of civilized warfare should be kong by the Sardinis on the lith vindicated, and that due punish-inst, is as follows: ment should be meted. London---32 bales of feathers, to those who deliberately dis- 400 cases of cassis, 12 cases of regard them. It is true that the bamboo ware, 4,698 rolls of mats, minded the German Government soapstone curios, and I case of he was on board the launch on posed calling was to prove the January 31 and did not cornt wassalatims and to prođu e în that such principles arist is one periodical cattings.

Gibraltar:-2_c3som of silk the passengers with P. C. Moore afidavit signed by the accused as in which the alleged criminals

on the passage to Hongkong, printer and publisher. Defendant were British and not German,

Lyons:-203 bales of isw silk there were no passengers in had omitted his guensms from the paper. He was streated on s Marseilles-1,365 chests of excess. Bat His Majesty's Government do not for a moment, suppose that it

His Worship adjourned the Deportation Warrant but the pre- is the intention to restrict unduly tea, 62 bales of human hair, 10

casa until to-morrow morning sent charge was subsequently When the scope of any judicial investi- bales of raw silk.

10.30.

framed against him. gation which it is though: proper

P.C.Thomas Pereira (Reserve) charged, he replied "I have to institute.

charged Chan Kan, boatman, nothing to say. with unlawfully rowing a small Replying to Mr. Gardiner, Mr. bost in the Harbour doring Orme said that he was relying on prohibited hours, and with un- the whole of the paragraphe and lawfully failing to exhibit a white not upon "any particularly sour- fight visible all round atleast 3 rilous passage." feet above the gunwale at 8,15 A fine of

Port Said ---400 cases of can- ned goods, 1 case of silk grass cloth and curios, 1 case of Red Cross bandages

Sucs: One case of silk, and ons esse of silk grass cloth.

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crew of

VOLUNTEER-ORDERS.

Jolized.

Leave

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Evidence was then taken. The cake was adjourned until Thursday next at 12 o'clock.

VICTORIA THEATRE.

"The Melbournes

To-morrow.

to open

The current picture program

at the Victoria Theatre includes

Now it is evident that to single out the case of the Baralong for The Caiversity resterday sus particular examination would be tained another defes: at the hands the height of absurdity. Even of the Islamics, to the tune of two were the allegations on which goals to nil, but it must be said the German Government rely that the Islamics' victory was not accepted as they stand (and His sasily secured. The University, Majesty's Government do not so ashore, the destroyer opened firem, on the 18th fast. as usual, put up a really good accept them), the charge against upon them also with no spparent $1 for each offence was imposed. fight, and had luck against them, the commander and crew of the object but to destroy a helpless many good attempts failing nar Baralong is negligible compared enemy. There was here no erense rowly. The Islamics' combination with the crimes which seem to of hot blood; the was not as good as usual, and they have been deliberately committed the British submarine had done missed many good openings by German officers, both on land nothing to roose the fury of their through lack of co-operation. Still, and sea, sgsinst combatants and opponents. They had not just

Corpa Orders issued to-day by murdered forty-seven innocent German Frightfulness. non-combatants. They were not Lieut-Col. A. Chapman. V. D. they were andon btsaly the superior non-combatants.

Doubtless the German Govern- taking possession of a German state- team. They attacked most de- terminedly, and eventually a fine

Bo Private W. G. Goggin joined a good film representation of “As shot found the net, giving the ment will urge that the very abip, or committing any act in- gcale little or no chance of multitude of these allegations jurious to German interests, clearing. From the centre, the would so overload any tribunal far as His Majesty's Government the Corps on 16, 2, 16 alloted You Like It" and a splendid sew University cleverly broke away engaged in their examination as know the facts, the officers and Corps No. 1979 and posted to Wiffles" picture in colours.

Our readers are reminded that, and soon had the lesther before utterly to defeat the ends of jus- men of thie destroyer committed Scouts Company (No. 3 Section).

tice. If, for example, a whole army a crime against humanity and the!"

to-morrow night, the Melbourne the Islamics' goal, but were most unfortunately nipped in be charged with murder, arson, laws of war, which is at least as Pis. H. G. H. Grifith is granted Comedy Company, which has the bad" by the backs whose robbery, and outrage, it is plainly worthy of judicial inquiry af any leave of absence from 17. 2. 16 to arrived in the Colony after four- teen successful weeks in Shanghai, play was good; they tackled impossible to devote a separate other which has occurred during 46

Pto. HL. Danny's is granted will give its first perfoxoca beautifully and soon cleared. inquiry to all the individuals who the course of recent naval opera Play was then confined to mid- have taken a share in these crimes. tions.

The third incident occurred 7 3. 16.

leave of absence from 22. 2. 16 to Haoluded in the opening pro- gramme are some of the Com- field, and the half time whistle These practical considerations

Resignation.

parys greatest successet, found the Isla.sica leading by the cannot be ignored and His some forty-eight hours later. The Majesty's Government admit their steamer Bual was attacked by a

No. 1787 Pie. N. P. Thomson is Bachelor's Dream,” with Mr. Tom Os reseming, the University force. They would, therefore, be German submarine. The ship, permitted to resign (left the Melbourne as the Bachelor, Miss Eileen Melborns as the Girl from again pressed hard, and a goal prepared, for the present, to con- which had made no resistance, Colony), dated 172.16.

Engineer Company.

London and from Japan, Miss seemed inevitable, the gralie fine any judicial investigation to began to sink, the crew took to sided by the backs, succeded in charges made against German their boats, and while endeavour-

The following exact from Ada Edney as the Nurse and the Renter's correspondent at Paris gays that H. Thomas, Minister clearing after a very narrow and British officers as ses; and if ing to save themselves were fired Orders by Ohief Engineer China Girl from Spain, (all of whom the of Munitions, has returned and says he has reached a complate share at the goal's mouth. The even this restriction were thought| nyan both with shrapnel and ride Command, is "pablished for in Bachelor in his young days has understanding with the Italians, similar to that with Great Britain, Islamics now broke off beautifully insufficient, they would be content fire. One man was killed, eight formation a to the pooling of munitions. General Dallolio will henceforth and after tackling the backs, to call attention to three naval others (including the master): The undermentioned members that never fail to please. 16

Moosdin had the leather all on incidenta which occurred during were severely wounded.

of the Engineer Co., H.K.V.C. are Eileen Melbourne will sing participate in the periodical meetings with Mr. Lloyd George.

bis cwn, but was too excited the same forty-eight hours in the sworn testimony on which these raised to the Proficient rate Rubenstein's Melody in F. and

те the course of which the Baralong sank statements and failed to put

based shows of Eazinser pay with effect from Mise Ads Edney Blue Eyes." reason whatever which

11. 2. 16-Electrician: No. 1833 Several concerted cambers will “finishing touch,” the leather go the submarine and rescued the no

could justify this cold-blooded Bapper McKay, D. M. Engine also be given. ing wide. The Ialamice then Nicosian.

The first incident relates to a and cowardly outrage,

Driver: No. 1741 Sapper Kerr. W. played determinedly, and soon put |

A British Offer up another attack on the Univer- German submarine which fired a

It seems to His Majesty'a Gor- Parades for Friday, 18th inst 15.15 p.m. Nos. 3 & 4 Sub-seo- sily's goal, this time Jackson torpedo into the Arabic and sank boating the goalie with a clever her. No warning was given to crament that these three incidents, tions Arty, Batty. (as detailed in shot: Thence onward, play was the merchant vessel; no efforts almost simultaneous in point of erealy contested, and the final were made to save its unresisting time, and not differing greatly in Corpe. Orrier No. 4 dated 30.12. whistle found. the Islamice win-crew; forty-seven non-combatants point of character, might, with 15)-16-powder gun drill st Head- were ruthlessly sent to their death the case of the Baraloog, be quarter. Sergt. Bradley R.G.A.

will attend kow, twenty tarpaulins. The nera by two goals to mil

It is understood that this act of brought before some impartis!

5.15 p.m. Eight Section M.G. IN ORDER to meet the wishes third charge was that on or

barbariam, though in perfect har Court of investigation, say, for Co.Defaulters drill at Headquar- of our Customers who will be about the December 10, 1915, de This match, which was to be mony with the earlier policy of example, a tribunal composed of ters, under Co. Sergeant Major attending the BACK MEETING, fendants unlawfully paid to or Judgment was delivered in for the benefit of Mesra Arnhold played on the Club ground, did the German Government, was officers belonging to the United Witchell, O. C's, other Sections we are zerring hot and cold. not come off, owing to the failure contrary to orders recently issued States Navy, this wern agreed

their own defaulters, if any, to on MONDAY TUESDAY and WEDNESDAYA SPECIAL EM Provincial Court at Han-Karberg and Co. of Hankow, on the part of the Chinese to pat This, however, if true, orly în-to, Elis Majesty's Governmen: and Companies should instruct | Tiffing at the Cafe, from 11 am. kow on the 5th inst., by Mr. E. J. Fums of money aggregating Han-in a teem. 3 ne

creases the responsibility of the would do all in their power to

attend this parade. Brett, Vice-Consul. Additional kow Tla 101.59, being the price H. K. F. C. v. KSLL submarine commander; and His further the inquiry, sud to do their 515 p.m. No. 3 Section Scouts MENU $100 per head or a la Judge, in the case in which the of certain electrical appliances. The Hongkong team for this Majesty's Government have re-part in taking such further steps

tion at Headgazziera. firm of E. Arnhold was charged On the first charge, defendante match, to be played on Saturday, ceived no information indicating as justice and the findings of the Co. (all members) M. G. instruc- Hongkong, 17th February, 1916,

5.30 p.m. Engineer Co. Squad

TOMLETS on three counts with trading with were fined £20, on the second, 65 is. Bodge F. W. Black, that the authorities bare pursued Court might seem to require.

His Majesty's Government do drill and Musketry exercises on the enemy.

(the Jadge holding that Mr. A. G. McCubbin; ML. Railton, J. in his case the course they recom- The first charge was that Marker, manager of defendants Stewart, T. R. Chassis; G. Amend in the case of the row of notis tokitation that the Kowloon Cricket Club ground, TO LELA sple

Office Rooms on Mesira. EL E. Arnhold, on or export department, honestly Robinson, WA Vivesah, J. the Baralong, by trying him for reply to the suggestion that the

British Navy has been guilty of and Sergt. Major Higby:

On daty until morning of 18th floor of No 10, Des shoe't December 7, 1915, un thought that defendants were Walker, H. E. MeTavish and J.murder.

Central (above the Linst HKV.R lawfully obtained from Messrs, entitled to deliver the tarpaulins); Stalker.

The second incident occurred inhumanity. According to the & Co. and, on the third charge, 420.

on the same day. A German latest figures available, the num Arbold, Karberg

On daty 18th inst. Centre Seo. Piano Co.) compris and two ametu roo of Hankow, an enemy, 9,905 The Judge, in conclusion, said...

destroyer found a British subber of Gemmän, silock: rosenedi

tion M.G. Co

bonses and serva gunay bags, contrary to the Tro- I feel is my duty to mark that between Meer H. E. Arabold marine stranded on the Danish from drowning, often in circa On duly 19th inst. Civil Ber-The Premiste visions of Regulation II of the the facts disclosed in the course and Arubold Karberg and Co., ofast. The submarine had tot stances of great difficulty and

vice Company.

ly repaired ande Orderly Officer from 18th inst. trally located in Trading with the Enemy (Amend-of these proceedings, including Haukos, are of a more intimate been purged there by the desperil, amounts to 1,150,

Beat Freston.

the banks, suc ment) Regulations, 1915. The certsia evidence which had and friendly nature than one has troyer, she was in neutral waters, German Navy can show no anch

record perhaps through wEDI

Rent moder sound charge was that defend-only an indirect bearing on a right to expect in the case of s

For defence. The destrova opasturity: 2e inton Dr.about December 12, the case before the Coast (the British and a German firm under:

ENEMY FORCES AT MONASTIR.

February 16, 7:35.

Beater's correspondent at Salonics asys that according to zeliable information from Monastir, the enemy forces in that region do not exceed ten thousand, of whom three thousand are Germans and the rest Balgarisms.

ENEMY TRADING.

Judge's Strictures - on Hankow Firm.

anlawinly supplies to or not influenced my decisions) have

ase of Messrs. Arnhold conveyed to my mind the irresist ege and Cat Hm-ible impression thas the

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