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WAST

TELEGRAMS.

[Renter's Service to The "Telegraph."

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SERBIAN PRISONERS.

NIC THE HONGKONG THEEGRAPH, TUNNDAY, JANUARY U1017.

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December 31, 11:30 pm.

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Shamefully Treated in Germany.

December 31, 12.25 p.m.

Geperal, Sir Dongles Haig, in Renter's correspondent at Corfa mys that escaped Serbian bombarded the enemy, south-east of Le Translor blowing up an prisoners from Germany tell of shameful treatment. They were act ammunition-damp. 糖 only put to the hardest tasks and insufficiently fed and clad, but there is corroborative and trustworthy evidence that the Austrians Employing them-se combatante against the fussian. Many of these succeeded in warrandering, and thus escaping.

HUNGARIAN. CORONATION.

The enemy'a artillery is aptive si Maritiupaich.

To the east of Arres, our fire destroyed the bridge scross the Laice to the east of Le Tillajoy, and to the north of Neure Chapello!

THE SHARE MARKET.

B-QUOTATIONS.

TRZA WAR SERMON.

TRAALTENAS BATTERIMON

Rev. V. H. Copley Moyle on TADILAK TİADES JMooded Economies.

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MAYOR OF YPRES

DEATHS.

TURNBULL-J. A. C. C. TumballsrBuhilt,Emka V, R. Killed in action Nov. 15, late of Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation, London Staff,

GARDNER-L. 8. Gardner. Sub L. R. Në Divistahs Killed. in action, Inte of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporatics

CAPT, READER HARRIS.

Dink 15

Unions.

B. $ 923.00. FLK. Fires.

$375.00.x-

The Ray. V. H. Copley Moyle Indon (Def.)

136.00 was the preacher at St. John's Steamboatbus 20.00 Cathedral on Banday morning, London Staff, *Chinay Sugara. **$125.00. his text being 1-"Let us go on. Langkaia. b. T 22.25.40 perfection" --Hebrewa:6-1. - In We spocesefely blew up a mine north-east of Neuville Bt. Yasst. BT Wharves b jare

Serre, and southward of Le Transloy, we shelled, places of millitary China Lights."

85.50. the course of his sermon, the rev. We effectively bombarded positions in the neighbourhood of 10 cloon-Dacia 1327.00. gentleman referred to the strug b. 476. gles of the past year, in the great importance.

Cements.

11.00. war, and maid that while most of

our Allies had felt the harsh rule How He Won the Military: Cross. of the invader, or at least hid selepon him, gavaging, path?"of

Kheir legd, our mpire indihem

atpached, ware for invaders by an English newspaper with re- The following is extreated from air, who had often paid for their ference to Caplain M." Reader boldases with their lives. We Harris who, a short time ago, was bad become a nation in arm. awarded the Military "Ofoon, and The war had changed very large was afterwards belsosed to take ly the position of woman. She special course at Aldershot for WAS DOW fellow-worker with senior ofhours man. She had proved her ability to undertake and carry out sac another battalion under very

"He went to the- assistance

to the Loretto Chapel, where the King robed in a mantle and gird-by trench engines, the enemy twice attacked an advanced post west.

A French commanqine reporta-After a riolest bombardment. Rene Colaert, mayor of Ypres, hitherto been confined to men, the consolidation of the position. in the King's Beach last month fully many tasks which had heavy fire, and greatly assisted in ed the word of St. Stephen. He then proceeded to the High Altar, of Auberive, in Champagne, but completely failed before our machine the proprietors of the Manchester the position and work of women masa and those of the other unit receivee £1,300 and costs from and we might safely predict that Ele ret a fine example to his ow wberg he was enthroned amidst the Barons of the Empire. After gun fire and grenade-throwing. warde there was a celebration of High Mass.

Guardian and the Pall Mall would never again be what it waj Gaasite and others for a libelcon- before the war.

Tha Caremony at Budapest.

December 31, 12,55 a.m. The ocropation of the King and Queen of Hungary was accom- plished at Badepeat with ancient pomp and solemnities.

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A Picturesque Event.

December 31, 1.15 p.m. According to Realer's correspondent at Amsterdam, a Budapest Jelegram states that at the coronation their Majesties were trooived

at the Cathedral by the Cardioul, Primate and clergy, and coaducted

Count Tins crowned the King, who afterwarde took the oath in the great square in front of the cathedral in the presence of the people. He then proceeded to the coronation mound and waved the word of St. Stephen to the four qua: ters of the Empire, syn bolising his guardianabip thereof,

MUNITIONS FROM CANADA.

December 31, 4.50 p.m. Beuter's correspondent at Olas saya that Canadian bankers have furniebed a further credit of the ten millions sterling to par chase Canadien munitions for Britain, making a total of fifty millions thus provided.

HOW A DANISH STEAMER WAS TORPEDOED.

A Year's Captures on the. Somme.

January 1; 8.15 p.m.

A Paris, communique says:-There is nothing important to report.

The French at Verdun and on the Somme during the year 1916 captured 78,500 Germana,

Failure of German Attacks.

Prisoners Taken.

Januray 1, 4.00 p.m.

Deesmber 31, 4.00 p.m. A French communique says :~The night was calm, We captured some prisoners by a coup de main south of Chilly.

Enemy Attempt Falla.

January 2, 12.30 am).

A Freceh communique states:-Oɑ the right bank of the Mense, a strong enemy coup de main to the east of Des Chambrettes completely failed.

"It was relatively quiet elsewhere,

German Trenches Eatered.

January 12, 12.80.m. General Sir Douglas Haig reporte:-Our pstrols entered enemy trenches in several places eastward of Armentieres.

An enemy patrol reached our lines southward of Pilken, bat was immediately driven out,

January 1, 5.20 8.m. Beater's correspondent at Copenhagen says that the survivors of the crew of the Danish steamer Broptatyr state that the boat was torpedoed by U18, tear "Eshant on December 22. They give her rowing detaile, and say that in a hasty eea the crew was ordered |Aucre. to leave the ship. The boats were lowered with difficulty and one

£1,300 Damages for Libel Two Years Ago,

Under s settlement announced

tained in a letter from the front. Continuing, the prescher said i

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Last Week. The number ofɑamali-pox-onset

This latter was published as Perhaps the greatest changed THE COLONY'S HEALTH, follows on December 4, 1914; ‹ of all have been in the direction town hall was found an enormous petted rights and has used powers Ninstyrtive Smail-pox› Cases

“In the vaults, underneath the of socialism. The State has as?

quantity of German stores and some of which bad long been smmunition, officient to fast dormant, and some of which had them a month and serve them as never before been claimed. And

depot for their attack on Calais. no-one has raised say objection notified during last week was 95- "If had been put there with to this growing power of the Of these 70 were from the city of the cunnivance of the mayor af State. All have seen that it is Victoria. The sufferers, were two the time the Germans were in necessary, and that probably still British and the rest Chizzo, Ons occupation. This explains their greater powers and rights will case being imported. In all, desperate efort to apture the be claimed by the State in the there were 68 deaths from the was shot," town again. The traitor mayor near future, and, if claimed, will dissues.

be gladly yielded by the in The other cogurzencse of com In the Pall Mall Gasette the Empire hanga in the balance, the enteric fever, one Japanese and When the fate of the municable diseases; were five of following addition appeared:- Germene shelled the place and portance. It is a change which has ended fatally; and one fatal, case "Immediately afterwards the rights of the individual lose im the rest Chiness, of which two

smashed

hardly touched as here, but one cf plague, a Chinese. The total I up the building and set which will have a lasting effect at number of cases of plague for the The defendants included Mr.Probably few people even at Home which, all but one terminated Home long after the war is over year was 30 (Mayen Impacted), of Waldorf Astor and Mr. J. L. have realised how far socialism]] fatally. Garvin, of the Pall Mall Gazette, in the best sense of the word, has and Mr. J. Bussell. Doast," of the become an accomplished fact. Manchester Guardian.

Enemy artillery is somewhat more active to the north of the There is a brisk reciprocal artillery doel in the Loos salientit on fire."' gat sipped between the sabmarine and the steamer. The Captain and in the neighbourhood of Faaquissart was crushed to death, his hond being severed from his body. An other man was killed.

The submarine took the rest of the crew abcard; and when a French destroyer rushed up, the submarine submerged and escaped | being abelled by inches. The submarine ultimately arrived at Z ebrugge.

BRITISH GROWING REVENUE,

December 31, 455 a.. The revenue for the quarter ended December 31 amounted to £120,17,712, as compared with £64,390,510 in 1915. This figure includes £48,443,000 received from the Exoses Profits Duty.

GERMANY'S GAOL-BIRD SOLDIERS.

December 31, 1.15 p.m. Germany has begun recruiting from the gaols, excluding only the babitual criminale.

THE EGYPTIAN SUCCESS.

FRENCH BATTLESHIP TORPEDOED.

Only Four Casualties.

December 31, 2.05 p.m. A Paris neval communique reporte:-The battleship Goalois was torpedoed by a enbmarine in the Mediterranean on December 27 She sank in half an hour. rapid arrival of patrol boats, only four of the crew were lost, two of Owing to the discipline and poolness of all on board, and the whom were killed by the explosion which was caused.

NEW YEAR, MESSAGES.

Allies Confident of Victory.

January 1,1,00,0 The King has sent the following Now Year message to President A Masterly Surprise Stroke.

Poincare:-"I am as confident as ever of violatioda ise to the alinaglo. I pray that the noble Fransa nation, howe some have December 31, 11.30 p.m. esrikingly and freshly prored the will to victory, may, by the triumph Renter's special correspondent in Egypt says that the of the Allies, re-enter the path of peansful, progrome, secured against Maghdabah victory, mentioned on December 25, was due to aggromion." masterly surprise stroke by the mounted camel corps. The artillery

President Poincare, replying to the King of Italy, days victory covered twenty miles of difficult ground in four hours, in s most is secured in the New Year, rapid trot across the sands. A portion of the El Arish garrison had fallen back into a strong position at Maghdabah, consisting of meveral well-sitasted redoubts. The sction began at day-break the artillery epsedily demolishing one redoubt. Others were in a more difficult position and resisted longer. The enemy hoisted the white flag at three o'clock in the afternoon. Our casualties are compara tively insignifiotot.

The present position menaces the enemy's railway communica tions and the remaining enemy garrisons on the Sinai Peninsuls therefore they are rapidly withdrawing.

PROMOTIONS AND DECORATIONS,

Sir Douglas Halg Made Field Marshal,

December 31, 3.00 a.m.

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HONGKONG TRADE.

Features of the Past Fortnight.

Woollens.-Tailoring goods have recently been ordered, but practically nothing is doing in staple woollens.

Metala. Prices remain practi- cally unchanged. Dealers are not baying and share is little im-

a

dividual.

A Cook Sentenced.

After,dealing with the Mission Sir Edward Carson said that of. Repentance and Hope, the was invested M. Golgert, and his solve that the New Year would before him sok, formerly in as mayor of Ypres when the city preacher asked his hearers to reing, Mr. C. D. Melbourne bad At the Magistracy this morn. Bos were taken prisoners, and find them more unselfish than the the employ of Professor Digby, 70th year, had been for 32 years not easy for us, who live in box of the total valus of oper ties. M. Coleert was now in his country needed our help. He quantity of jewellery and a caal were subjected to many indigni- Old. Now, more than ever, our who was charged with stealing a member of the Belgian Parlia- pesce and security 10,000 miles 8400 Sentence of-three months ment, and had been closed-to be from the stricken and blood hard labour was passed: mayor of Ypres till 1919, after stained fields of France and having held every highmanicips! Belgium, to give the war iss

́Cargo Theft. office available in the city.

Four men were charged before right pos in our lives. - Bat me Me: Home › Williams, KO mast endeavour to do so, : Zeta Mr. J. B. Wood, at the Palles |M.P., explained that the tibel realise that the war is not won,

Court this morning, with was part of a long letter sent thy (and sojom we win it, our indivi-

[6-the©sfdried fah, 15 pain an officer to his father in Bary. dual prosperity will be wiped his shoe, and quality of Bath journal expressed their out by the crash of our Empire. Cheeseazagy, the part of the deep regret that, they should in. This in no time to depend on the gargo of a Blue Fannel plasmar the harty and slegist of two years oflops of others. Esch must take Sergeant Wills maid hp go to pablish news to allay gubbis or her own part in self-denial to make the arrest lic anxiety in this country, here and work for the common cause.

men who was among past a alar on this distingaished This is no time for luxury. The and His Worship and patriotic citizen af their Ally needs of our country cry aload adjournment for a week.

At the request pî the jury their - for ne, to put down, our expendi- fone, 12 guiness, were handed ture on Taxarise, and to over to the Belgian Belief Fund, count, as luzuries many things two will be provision for those which we have been accustomed dependent upon us, and personal to regard, an DeVossaries. There expose SRCE ŠIKAN are many people who would do It is, continued the preacher, well to make drastir changes in in the matter of personal expenses. their expenditure in the New that wo1 can

'can find scope for the Year, for what is justifiable, or continuous application of the According to the Botanical even laudable, in times of pesce privilege of self-denial, in these the becomes feprehensible and almost | days, wo pught toʻlima on sa little

A Dry Month.

The Fortnightly Prisa Current provement le report. Priced at Gardens rainfall return, and Market Report issued by the home and in America continue total fall for the mouth of Decem- criminal when our country is in as Hongkong General Obamber of firm, with lightadvance to report bar was 08-inch, which was the phross of such a struggle an ong Commense contains the followin most lines. Mills are becoming registered on the 23rd.

ing:

more and more engaged with Cotton-pisoo goods and fancy domestic needs and are now cotton has declined to 10.09d. ing satisfactory deliveries."

tton goods. During the interval difficult to negotiate with regard Flour Market Report,--Amați-

The Gazette gives a list of promotions for distinguished services in the field, including Sir Douglas Haig, to be Field Marabel; Lieut. Whether this is only a temporary General Rawlinson, General; Major Generala H. Horne, G. Milne, the Earl of Cavan, Sir L Kiggeil nad Sir 8. Gough, Lieutenant Generals; General Smuts, Bon. Lieutenant General."

More Vistoria Cross Awards,

drop resalting from peace rumours can Market: Wheat has had a set losing rates of the previous fort remains to be seen: Small sal or buck on the recent posoo salk, bat night for about five days when it

Fat the beginningof theNow.. this...s struggle which, we are far tamriem carefully the thingu repeatedly told, may be decided which we regard as apopagation so by the possession of the longest sure that they are: pół rozlly luxuries which through pustom, wO Evary Christian, mid the rev. haya,ogne to regard an neomary: gentleman, ought to have a card would anggees, then, fully proportioned piss of his to say whose expenditure is not

puras.

of staples have been effected from this has not so far reacted on coss began to advance and close with penditure. Such a plan will guided by rule, that they should stock and prices are maintained, of flour. Australia: There is rise of 8%. Silk has declined fuolude at least these four-divi- make,■„rule, for the New loss, Home prices for Fancy Good practically no surplus available in about the same ratio, Baying stone ipe), contributions to end to those who already, follow a December $1, 4.00 p.m..

particularly are very firm sud in ler esport, which is as present for France has been but fair public needs. Under this heading rule would suggeststhat, shay. The Gazelle mentions that the Victoris Gross has been conferred many cases have advanced. N. próhibited. Locally: Blocks are though steady. A small business a large sum will now be con- examine i anew to see ilik anado on Captain William Bloomfield, Scouts Corps, South African fresh basinses is anticipated be about 200,000 asekat p1-711 has passed for America and the

tributed to the needs of our whose proportiopa, care vanal::n Mounted Brigada; and on Lieutenant Eugene Bennett, of the fore the end of the year, grades, A good portion of which price (ar 1446, Art.) Exical Extránky, and at all tirses it will these days demand from a vagons Worcesterabire Regt,

Cotton Yarn:-The continuous is old crop cargo. Demand is sz. A Biar Ghope čas advanced some ináläde, contributions to Home who loves his country... 10 ft in Mr. Benbelt, when she first line wavpred, owing to the glents and heavy decline in American coodingly dall, and clearances 350 per pical. Targspelements and Worsign Missione, as they true that God in Ceing this was outgashas resmiled kan, buginese small. Quotations :- Ataarion for Amarion sro said to have been 150: 100mmonly called. Second- to draw all op to s higher giancarl second wave and, by his personal example, valoar and resolution, renched his objective, with only sixty men. Although isolated he limite, as dealers are holding fair 55.40; American Btraight,

have not been gaade public. The wriptions, to various deserving and laxarions person is hindering immediately pomaalidated his forge under a beavy saking dread bargaing and deliveries are not $3.35; Shangbai Flour,

stopka puuiefterskés tacallandalen af de impossible to lay the purpose of food and no sin though wounded, be continued to direct, and control, and to botanikly to the pavory free scale $3,00/3:06, 13/09251

Glatures, poem 19-

down any bird and fast rule ka toj delaying the coming Al axample of obeerfulness and realation. There in litila doubt that, SA 10 $5 par bals. Quotations since our last repart, but tampere small ipis, conomians can be Awo fiivisions, - The Town of old time, and concluded by #zhos

Working Lat present. Brises have declined

Mlowly. Exide windy, bat erhobe

the proportion of pur incoms The may, canileman - Coal.Prices have advanced dealers are agion) to malise which should be given to these refer to the proper usefu 2011 arep Ng. 10141,105/127. No ao sales to record.

[123 at $115/120, No. 76 a Sugar Market dall and work, the Yokohama Mezja busy van, acs phy a Christian phould give the spirit af „ralorm, now souteni

obtained. It is waid to-day that siteall, and it is not cay to all ja face the New WKEY -PROHIBITION IN NEWFOUNDLANDI: PM $132/147. No, 201 at $135/163

Cantón Buk-Monica Harberted to Yens 13/70 for 18/18, but Arrivals 10,000 balón, Salon 2,000 Dont and. Do, in their roular this is peghey only son, the tail we decide on leit be first claim

Klas. "Botiqkatavar tile proportion with what they havs «nicam January 1 3.40′p.m. los Shipments 2,000 bales, dated December 28, state 7949 Absolute Probibition is being enforced in Newfoundland from prold lock 18,000 balee pik00 baletakket down somewhat as change he alo def to the expenditure under better than they

Probange: 2 Master He wong ito ang lagome, wat do not let it be Cho to-day.

Bargilás 20,000 bálós.

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olite commander and to heavy, losses, advanced at the head of 104] beingsenknodwithin very narrow Patent, $4.00; American. Cut off, mpile a Hookar só ago but detailu 17. private-gilts - Anduinenhof life, then every idia and polish

but for his personal cograge, the attack would have been checked at the outset.

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