1917-01-10 — Page 8

TELEGRAMS.

[Reator's Service to The "Telegraph.”]

(Continued from Page 1).

AUSTRALIA AND IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

Melbourne, January 9."

1

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1917.

It is now certain that the Premier, Mr. Hughes, will not attend the Imperial Conference. The High Commis- sioner, Mr. Andrew Fisher, will probably be asked to re- present the Commonwealth.

It is reported that Mr. Hughes has communicated with the Imperial Government fully setting out the Australian

position regarding the conference.

1 is expected that the Federal elections will be held in April, with a view to coding the unsatisfactory political situation of Mr. Hughes.

GREECE AND the Allies.

London, January 9. "The Times" understands that a fresh Allied Noto was drafted in Rome and has since been despatched to Athens.

It is understood that it demands prompt compliance with all the previous demands within forty-eight hours.

ITALY'S AIMS.

What She Has Done aad What She Hopes For,

SHIPOWNERS'

Need of Providing New Tonnage.

THE SHARE MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Banks.

Up to the Minute.

Unions.

Douglases. Indos (Def.) Steamboats. Langkate

1.K. Wharves. S'hai Drs. China Light*. Cements.

b. $ 700 00.

b. 8900.00.

b. 8-116.00. PA. $ 132.00.

b. 8.20.00, bi . 8 b. T

63.

22.00.

SIMPLER MEALS.

Rules for Hotels and Clubs.

Bard of Trade announcement The following is, the text of the with referencs to the regulation of meals:-

NO SHELLS TO BE MADEZ LORD CURZON ON TRENCH ANARCHY AT ATHENS,

ON SUNDAY.

"Seven Days" Labour Gives Six Days' Output."

LITERATURE.

A Disclosure About Verdun.

!!

Lord Cursos prasided at a meeting" at the Royal Hospital, Chelses,

"Venezelists not intimidated by Royalist Outrages,

On November 7 the Anglo-

when Mr. Edmund Bellenic League received]from the "Except for quite short period The Relations of Franch and the following telegram, sent off Goose delivered an address on Greek Provisional Government The Board of Trade have to-day continuous work is a profound Eaglish Literature after the War." from Salonios on Wednesday made an Order ander the Defence mistake and does not pay-out The meeting was held ander the afternoon :-

This is

Order are se follows:-

will be

86 00 87.10. of the Realm Regulations regulat pat is not increased."

4.75ing meals in hotels, restaurants, the conclusion arrived at after auspices of the Press Contributors' 11.70.

and other place of public eating. exhaustive inquiries by the Health Emergency Fund, which was with Athens has been interrupted Telegraphic communication The operative provisions of the of Masition Workers Committee needs of journalists and writers The news we get now comes from

founded in 1914 to

meet the sinon the day of the riots: (a) Except with the express honrs, and more particularly of owing to the war. Over 430 ap who have taken refuge here.

into the question of working for the Press who have suffered the private information of people THE MAHATMA COMPANY. authority of the Board of Trade, Sunday labour.

no articles of food shall be served by or consumed in any inn, hotel, of Sunday labeur has been arrang readered in a variety of ways.

As a result the discontinuanos fand, and auxisianos has been of General Dinglis arrived hers, plications have been made to the "List night the family of Mysticism at the Bijou to-night boarding house, clab, mess, ca- and is the national projectile the war, Lord Curzon said he officers, and some French familles.

restaurant, refreshment bouse, ed in all nati-naj, shell factories To-niebt the pablic of Bong- teen, ball, or any other place of factories. In the latter factories believed that in this country alone They say that the personnel of Referring to the literature of of the paper. Fatris, several together with M. Vendris, director kong will have an opportunity of public esting is the form of or as exception wineering the performance given part of a meal consisting of more in the case of rectification of issued dealing with the war, and directors, and especially M. Kyros

made 2,000 or 3,000 books had been the by Dr. Rowe and Mystic Mors, than three courses if the meal be-shelle and the cleaning of shops. that in France the productivity Stamation and M. Ponlebenis, Venenelist papers, their Their turn is asid to be sugina between the hours of 6 p.m.)

Throughout the exceedingly clever and bum-sud 9.30 pm, or of more than Coast district a general order bas The literature was quite unlike prisoned; also 500 persons, among Northas had been almost equally grest. have been maltrested and im PROFITS, crous barle que and exposition two courses if the meal begins at already heen issued probibiting that of any previous war. He did them Zym brakakis, chief of the

of spiritualiatio seances and any other time. kindred mysteries. The prin- For the purpose of this provi-ary repairs or work of quite ex-been produced; that was more to the palice, General Korakes. Sanday labour except for necess-not say that any great classic had police, M. Marondas, belonging cipal items consist of the ion plain choose shall not be ceptional urgency. cabinet act which formed the regarded es s course, and hors mittee state that

The com.likely to come later on; but the Mezaruka, Director of the Min- subject of a challenge between Sir d'œuvre (ant containing any Hirsm Maxim and Mr. Maskelyne preservei ir freshly cooked fieb, be secured and maintained for character, and many of them and wounded is unknown.

"If the maximum output is to were of

books that had been produced istry of the Interior, and M. of Egyptian Hail fame, and is meat, poultry, or game), dessert any length of time weekly deserved & permanent place in

most remarkable Ractivan. The number of killed Rome, December 6-In the

spoken of by the press as re (consisting only of raw and dried period of rost must be allowed: literature. Why was this? It was papers, and especially La Nouvelle Chamber fo-day Signor Boselli,

Mr. Howard Houlder, presiding markatle and laughable perform-fruit), and soup prepared in the Oa economic and social grounds due to two cases.

"The cffices of the Vensselist the Premier; delivered eloquent speech in which he Lastitate of Shipbrokers, advised

at the accost meeting of the ance.

ordinary way which does not slike this weekly period of rest is place soldiers fighting in the shops and houses belonging to Myatic Mors, the clairvoyante contain any meat, poultry, or best provided on Sunday."

In the fire Grees, have been sacked. Sovaral dealt with the situation and the shipowners to look carefully to fortazeteller, gives a demonstragame in a solid form, shall each events which had occurred since the future.

Many firms reported that class and every type of education. Grande Breingas have also been Allied armies represented every Venezalista and the Hotel de la tion of thought-reading, answer- be computed as half a souIDE. the last Government declaration

"It seems to me,” he said, "that in the hands of the audience; travention of the above recited workers themselves were at first trenches men of letters side br

"Seven days' inbour only pro- The soldiers now were the people (sacked. Tas pursuit and arrest of ing questions written and held (b) Any person acting in osa duce six days' output." on foreign policy. The apecob

The and there were serving in the Yenexolieta continues. reasonable dividend -occupies 13 pages of print.

Borelli asid that she should be paid to stone who bare sleep producing tests are given sinus the Defence of the Realm was found that they soon began bloughial for coded with the great continue to take relage at the hypnotic feats, cotylepay and provision as applied by this Order attracted by the bigh rates of with men from the plough; both The inhabitants of Athens con- "Terrar reigns everywhere. Ministry, especially directed its their money in ships,

Rowe, including gsing

we soon elemental forces of human tragedy Pizmas. Ten thousand persons energies to the tatk of assuring euing, abould be done where

the Death Test, which con- Legulations. speady victory for Italy Bac by the bulk of the

mones sints of passing thousands of

to "lose time." civilisation. He pointed out that which is being made out of volt of electricity through ne

(c) (i) This order may be cited

and suffering. He believed the took refuge at Kersizini. the country regarded with pride shipping at the present time the body of one of his subjects Order, 1918.

the Regulation of Meala

The committee, which includes | literary productions of this war morget ite members represente would be

"However, the followers of one of its greatest | Vedezelos, without being intimi- tives of the Home Offios, Admir-monuments. (i) This Order aball apply to elty and Supply Departments of

dated by the events in Ashen, la speaking about the per-continue true to the national Britain and Ireland.

inte force until 18th day of recently made by the Home Office. He remembered last summer was profoundly shocked at the (ii) This Order shall not come Munitions of War General Order, opreme achievement at Verdun. to, whom I visited yesterday, approved the terms of the New difficult not to allude to their Salonica, Deo, 5.- M. Ventso- December, 1916.

fander which the hours of labour General Joffre, when he was in tragedy of Atheas, and place the It is proposed stortly to make for women and girls have bien London in July, told him in co-entire The prices are as nensi and as farther Order probibiting, both reduced to a maximum total of Eidence-bich he was now in a Athens Government, which, by bamper house is expected..

in places of public eating sad in 60 per week, and the boars for position to reveal that he did not its own showing, quly represents

responsibility private houses, the consumption boys under 18 to a maximam think Verdan could hold oat more the royal will, on portain days of meat, poultry, total of 83 per week, except when than three weeks. Not only did above seams will be addressed by and game.

A protest in the. employed on the overtime system, they hold out, but they threw the Provisional Government to when a maximum of 65 is back the enemy of France. From the Eatente Powers.--Router. suctioned.

Already 120 of the Controlled right to osil bereelf immortal, this moment France gained the Establishments, which

hed for in six or seven months she CULTIVATION OF WASTE employed Sunday labour have became part of the spiritual intimated that they have dis- endowment of cultured mankind; continued it; and in one case- that of a munitions works in the Midlanda-it is reported that in

to reduction of outpat bee been the cessation of Sunday labour, e period of son weeks following

while

3

BOE.

Dr.

time which is coming after the programine has been arranged, the United Kingdom of Greathe Ministry of Mazitions, have formsnoes of France it was movement."-Renter.

ite glorieus army and its king.hould be retained in shipping who was always on the watch in Bud utilized on reserves for the the midst of his troops and was always ready to encoure gebismen. The country which did not wiab to engage in politics demended Le fulfilment of Italy's demands the restors

tion of International Law LOÒ the reconsecration of the prin- ciples of humanity which had been so barbarously violated. The Premier recalled the events of the operations on the Italian front, dwelling on the bravery of the Italien troope, and the energy of the chief command, which had added a memorable page to the classic art of war, and rendered Tain the Austrian attack in the

Trentino ofensive.

Signor Boselli next referred to the victory of Gorizia and the work of the Italian troops in the Balkans, where, marching from Vallona and Santi Quarabin, they went to safeguard the fluks of the allied Armies with whom they were fighting to deliver Serbia and support Rumania. He referred to the work of the indefatigable sud daring Italian navy, which was being increased by fresh units. The enemy, he said, did not dare to attack it in

00,

war, after which we may find tinut we shall be severely handicapped in relation to foreign shipping Otherwise we shall find that oa: shipping will be very much depleted."

In addition, a fires class picture. featuring for the first time here Mender," in which Malel Nor a dramatic picture called she

mand and Mars Pickford will be

eeen.

WAR COMFORTS,

Hongkong Association of

Mr. Houlder said it was almost impossible for any British chip- owner at the present time to ob- tain freights in the open market that would give the same results en neutral, and even Allied tonnage, such as Japan, was secaring. IL was perfectly clear that the result. Was that enormous some of money A the committee mesting off were being accumulated by non- British tonnage out of all pro- January 3, it was reported that the above Association, held on portion to any profits that are the different departments sent the Doingmada by British shipowners, following: and that that must of accessity

Women War Workers.

To Queen Mary's Needlework

FEARS AND ALARMS IN HOLLAND.

Discussions with Germany,

Amsterdam, Dec. 1-So far

place other nationalities in su Guild-14 prs, pyjamas, 35 bed from convincing the Dutch public exceptionally strong position allerjackets, 17 scrubbers, 30 waist- of German friendlinese, the caused by the restriction of boare. the war le over compared will coste, & pra. bed-boots, 97 milk impadent notes regarding the covers, 5 enrgical shirts, 28 pillow Blommer dyk and the Kooingia

the British mercantile marine.

Religious Lecturos.

J ▸

ONLY SURVIVORS.

A NEW BRITISH INDUSTRY.

Utilising Old Tia.

3.

LANDS.

on the

Power to Raise Crops or Village Greens.

Power is given to the Board of Agriculture, by a new Order ia

(1) Without any consent, the land is for the time being naoccupied or was urocospied

on November 29, 1915, or if the land is common land, and (2) In any other case, with the consent of the occupier and the person in receipt of the rent of the land.

esses, 47 veste, 34 dressing Regents have stirred public gowns, 9

pocket bocks, indignation afresh. The Press knitted cover, and magazines of all parties, whilst expressing

The Germans before the war Council, to take over unoccupied and carde; (kindly

created a profitable industry by land or common land, including Mra. Holyoak), 28

sent by satisfaction that one ship is

collecting and utilising stores of any town or village green, and well, released and the other to be paid A series of religious lectures is 5,046 being held in the Helens May many-tail bandages, 43 eye argumente addooed for the seizure

rolled

old tin each as are found in cultivate it in order to maintain bandages, 86 for, nevertheless describes the

almost every houssbold. A great the food supply of country. The Institute on Tuesday afternoons bandages, 33 stump bandages, and sinking se utterly unjustifi-markable an escape from the fate ported, and a good deal of it from James Boyle, who had so re- amount of this material w** im-

Order states :- open combat.

at 5.30 p.m. The Ber. J. Kirk 1,084 swabs, 17 body belte, 3 sble. In the case of the Koningin of all others aboard the ill-fated of course, now stopped, and with a view to maintaining the Continuing, the Premier de Maconachie in

When the Board of Agriculture this country. 10 speak olared that the industrial mobilie follows: February 6, "The ehirts.

This traffic has, and Fisheries are of opinion that, BB Eurgical caps, 8 sati-vermin Regentes the German complaint Connemara and Retriever, will ation compriced 2,200 factories. Bible View of the Creation;" Be then recalled that on Ra. February 13, "The Bible View was made by the Union Church

that she dared to get into touch take a place among the sole Large quantities of old tin are food supply of the country, it is (The knitted cover referred to by wireless with Datch warships, survivors of great tragedies. coma ating, in the United expedient that they should oɛ- mania's entry into the war he of God," The Rev. B. E. Ander Junior working party, equares guidance to English warships, General Obanzy went on the of this refese specia! machinery under this regulation as respects

and so might have given When the French mail steamer

Kingdom sent a warm greeting to her King son willlectare se follows:-March knitted from odd pieces of wool, regiza special indignation. The rocks, off north-weak Minores, if necessary, and it ie in order to any lend, the Board may enter on For the utilisation ercise the powers given to them and army. Tisie remark cuusrd 20, "The Prosent Times in the joined together, lined with crepe faasbode says that if that is six veste ago, one man, Marcel provide this, and at the same the land an outburst of cheering in the light of Prophecy"; March 27, and bound.) Chamber. His reference to Italy's "God's Inspired Word." These Nothing has been packed since

the German interpretation of an Bades, was the only survivor of time to prevent the trade from declaration of war against Ger- meetings are open to all women December 14, except bandages and annentral not every central is an 157 passengers and arow, and reverting to Germany, that the many was also the occasion of an and those interested are asked to hospital requisites, as work basenemy of Germany.

numerous other instances are on British De-Tinning Company, of enthusiastic demonstration.

keep these afternoons free from been concentrated on a special, "In the Italian and foreign other engagements. On alternate obj el.

Grave suspicions have, how-record of wrecked vessels from 6, New-street, Birmingham, has newspapere," Signer Boselli went Tuesday afternoons & Bible class

ever, been aroused that even these which a solitary survivor lived to been formed and has entered so-called German concessions are tell the tale. The Committee tske this op-coonected with Datch concessions

into negotiations with loorl "bere

Lave been wide differ is held at the same hour. ences of opinion concerning our

portunity of tendering their grate to Germany. The Nieuwe Van able cases of a single man escap

Possibly the two most remark-authorities who, by reason of fal than ka to the Quarry Bay ladies, Den Day refers to

their organisation for cart- future position on the Adriatic, These differences are partly due

and more especially the children, which have been current here for tor are those of Dr. Brydone, who large collectors of auch material. and onltivate the land, or arrange

rumours ing from an overwhelming dieasing away refom, are perforce -to the effects of an active propa-

for all the sefal and excellent work they have sent and continue

some time that ganda which derives its origin essential aim of the war. By the to send in.

diplomatie alone reached safety of: 3,189 We understand that an agreement for its cultivation by any person discussions от from intelligible enemy mancar dispatch of an Italian contingent

many sub- soldiers sad 12,000 camp-follow-on-the subject has already been either under a contract of tenancy res, but for us and our Allise this to Salonics we acted in ac

Appeal for old Cotton Shirts the Dutch and the German from Cabul in 1842, and of who will before long be in pos- the arrangement is determined

Jeots are in progress betweeners who set out on the retreat entered into with, Among others, or otherwise. and Trousera.

the Southwark Borough Council, question is no longer ander discordance with the programme

It is further provided that if Governmenta, Donations of old drill er pique victory will agreed upon in complete anity of sbirte, thick cotton dresses, drill the argent hope that the Dutch under-ground cell as 50,000 in De-Tinning Company at a cost son who has cultivated the land enasion. Final

expresses negro prisoner, confined in an asears for as the command of sotion with our Allies. We were trousers, etc., are

lent drooled by the before January 1, 1918, any por- the Adriatic, which signifies thus able to lend Raminis our Threp are used for making bed of Belgiana will not be included habitants survived the destruction of 23,000. The works, when will receive such compensation.

acked for silence regarding the deportation who alone out of the 40,000 in for Italy the accuring of her assistanos, and give confirma- envelopes, ie. large bags of a in the discussion as Datch honour of the city by the eruption of finished, will be handed over to as the Board may consider Jast legitimate and necessary means tion of our decision always to regulation pattern for hanging it here at stake, and must on no Mont Pelee in April 1902. the Council, of defence which, without orer- participate in the development on to Hospital bede to bold the oceant be made the subject of

the considera- and reasonable, or as may have There is a rather unusual to receive 50 per cent.

tion being that the company been agreed." looking the fost demande of the and the solution of Balkan and belongings, papers, etc., of the action in concessione,

parallel between the circam of the profit. A conference of by the Board to any person in Slavonic development will also Mediterranean problems, from occupants.

The range of subjects which stances connected with the ship: representatives of local authori jariously afooted by any deterio

Compensation will also be paid | sesare for us our incontestable which our vital political and. rights on the opposite shore, economic interests depend.

[are abo asked for; these will have gion is very wide, and there have those surrounding the wreck of held on Nov. 27th and two exorcise of the Board's poweru. ^

Gentlemen's old evening shirts are rumoured to be ander discus-ping disaster mentioned and

tine and municipal engineers ration of the land caused by the ་་ hope that in the "Side by aide with the military the stiff fronts and ouffs replaced recently been alarms regarding the Cambris on October 19, 1870. following daya in London, and future Wo aball HOS again events in these regione, the Modi- by folt over, and will then be he tone taken by Germany in Both took plaes off the Northern from the numerous acceptances local authority to exercise the an active conddent and cordial terranean interests of Italy have gratefully received by the Bos- these di-cussions. Not nonstar Leish coast, in heary gains while

The Board may authorise any collaboration between Italy, always been the abjeas of our pitale for patienta' use.

rally there are foura that the Datoh in so instance it the gathering may be anticipated. Tas Order applies to Scotland, Serbia, and

already received, a representative Montenegro

Let us not elif frouts, and cuffs are used by Government may not have disĮhousemaa who first saw the signs The soheme is a most attraolíva | tie Board of Agriculture for Boot- political and economic sock anpremaoy, but only the the QMN.G. to make Isbels for played all the strength desired, of, disaater. There was only one one, and if the provone, can be land being substituted, in tho;

in vigilant attention.

powers ander these regulations. spheres. The restoration of these balance of power, which is a stretchers and parcels. Aty dons and the contianed official silence antrivor in sach case, both being demonstrated to be sound fanan-regulations of the Bokrár ali valiant nations, and of Belgium, necessary condition of peace and 'tions will be reosived at the Oît, ia la sons quarters considered mombers of the orew, and both oially. It should · bava a great) Agriosiimce and Finhacies, 449,196 joo, constitutes a noble and prosperity" (loud shears).

the

Hali addressed to Mrs. Aitken,

ominous, -—-—-Times,

and

ware aavad by a small bost,

session of

future before it, *

"