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TELEGRAMS.

[Reuter's Service to The " Telegraph."]

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HINDENBURG SLIGHTED.

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Amsterdam, June 6.

The Kaiser's telegrams boasting of victory in the West included one to General von Ludendorf. It is noteworthy that no telogram was sent to General von Hindenburg.

M.M. LINER TORPEDOED.

Paris, June 5.

The Messageries Maritimes steamer Yarra was torpedo- ed on the 29th May in the Eastern Mediterranean There were sixty-nine on board, of whom thirty-six Malagasy pamengers and eight Arab stokers are missing.

THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE."

British Make Slight Progress.

London, June 6

Sir Douglas Haig reports: We made slight progress south of the Souchez river and how bold the electria power station for which there has been feree fighting since Sunday. We took seventy-five prisoners to-day in a successful raid southward of Ypres.

There has been great aerial activity, bombing going on day and night with good results We brought down twelve German aeroplanes and drove down six others out of control. Five of our acroplanes are missing.

Artillery Actions

Lundea, June 5.

A French communique reports intermittent artillery actions on the greater partof the front these being especially lively in the Belgium-Hunebise sector and on the Vauclerc plateau.

THE AERIAL RAID.

Germans Lose Two Aeroplanes.

London, June 6. An official report states. Sixteen aeroplanes participated in to-night's raid.

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They crossed the Essex coast at 6.15, dropped bombs in country districts and small wwns of Essex and then the attack the naval establishment proceeded to Medway, where they dropped a copsiderable pumber-of bomba.

A certain amount of damage was. doue to house property, but the damage to naval and military establishments wus negligible.

Gunfire engaged and aircraft pursued the raiders, who, losing two machines, made off to sea.

The casualties were two killed and twenty nine wounded.

The Raid 'Described,

Later. Correspondents in an Essex town describe the air raid as most exciting. Ample warning of the enemy's approach was given to enable the British airmen to ascend before the raiders reached the coast. The weather favoured the enemy who, flying at the highest altitude, sought the cover of the clouds. But they were quickly spotted and engaged. Thus, they only penetrated a few miles inland and departed at their greatest speed after dropping bombs.

Their formation was quickly broken up by the guns and our airmen.

The town in question was crowded with women and children while hundreds of wounded were being entertained to trips in sailing craft.

The first intimation the people had of the raid was a heavy cannonade from the shore batteries, which they re- garded as practice, but the raiders suddenly appeared amid the bursting shells.

One of the raiders turned somersault and dropped into the rea Instantly motor launches darted to the spot but found no trace of the aviators.

Two dermani Captured.

Later,

A pilot and an observer of one of the German rading aeroplane who had fallen into the sea were captured.

THE BOMBARDMENT OF THE BELGIAN COAST.

Lendon, June V. There is general eatisfaction at the more vigorous nayal policy evidenced by the bombardiment of the Belgian coast, as, though the German occupation of Zeebrugge has fased to interrupt Channel communications, the enemy had made himself so objectionable that strong measures had become indispensable. The task is arduous and trying as Zeebrugge is now believed to be even stronger than the Dardanelles.

A telegram received from Amsterdam from & corrapon- dent on the frontier describes the latest British bombard- ment of Zeebrugge as the most formidable of the war. It lasted for an hour aml forty minutes, a large flest of cruisers participating. The German batteries replied vigorously but ineffectively owing to the morning fog bading the ships. The harbour was much damaged.

Experts emphasise that the coordination of the aerial attacks on the Belgian coast with the naval activity as giving evidence of the utilisation of the great development in aeronautics in operations for which troops would have been used before the war. It was obviously thus that the enemy destroyers were forced to leave their shelter and were promptly engaged by Commodore Tyrwhitt.

The German view, as expressed in twelve successive German communiques, is emphasised by violent artillery firing at Wytschaste bend. The latter is in the region between Messines and Hollebeke, south of Ypres, and the British raids in the same sector are assumed in a German communi- que to be for the purpose of ascertaining the effect of the artillery fire,

SUPER-FRIGHTFULNESS.

London, Jusa 6.

Beports have been received, which included two frem the north-east coast, on torpedoing..

In one case two German torpedo boate, after receiving the name of a British ship, darted one on each side of ber, shelled her without waming and mude off without offering to help the crew. The ship sank. Eleven of the crew were killed by shell fire and ten escaped in the boats.

In another case the crew of a ship torpedoed without · warning were rowing to a rescue ship when the enemy tor- podo boat fired a torpedo which went, clean through the small boat containing the captain's crew and sank her, the captain and crow being drowned. The ship which attempted to rescue them waa aino sunk.

THE - HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1917.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

A Supplementary Vote. The Hon. Colonial Secretary mored the second reading of the Bill intitaled An Ordinance to authorise the Appropriation of

areas of snob Lota? Do not such | section 10 of the Special Police Lote practically surround such Reservs Ordinanes, 1914. now site on three sides thereof?

The Hon. Colonial Secretary re- plied as follows:

1. Yes, a certain area was marked on a plan showing the propped development of the district, and enquirers were in formed that this ares was reserved with a view to the erection of market thareon. The sits wa so

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reserved because there was no 1916.

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FOR THE FRONT,

Presentation at Civil Service Club.

At the Civil Service Club last

evening, a presentation was made

THE LATE DE. ATKINSON.

A meeting of the Legislative

Tribate by H.B. the Governor. Council was held in the Council Chamber this afternoon when

At this afternoon's meeting of those present were far

H. E. the Governor (Sir

Supplementary Sam of Two Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Taoshi, on the Legislative Council, His Ex-

the occssion of their leaving the celleney the Governor moved; hundred and ninety-one thousand Francis Henry May, K.C.M.G.)

two hundred and seventy-three Colony, the former for sative"The Legislative Council of H. E. the General Officer Com

Dollare and ninety-seven Cents to

[service in Europe.

Hongkong desires to record its manding the Troope, (Major

defray the Charges of the year man of the General Committee, services rendered to the Colony Mr. E. W. Hamilton, as Chair-appreciation of the valcable General F. Ventris.)

The Hon. Mr. A. G. M. Fletober,

handed a silver tea service to Mr. of Hoogkong by the late Dr. Johr more suitable area of Crown Isad He went into a great number aoting Colonial Secretary."

The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp,at the time.

available in the immediate vicinity of figures and explained that the Tacobi, and, in felicitous terms, Mitford Atkinson and to convey No guarantee was Bill was more in the nature of anpoke of the cervices rendered to to his widow and soon its deep Attorney Genéral.

the Clab by both of those depart-sympathy with them in their given that a market would in adjustment than & supplementing. Be wished them safe bereavement." The Hon. Mr. W. Obatham, fact be erected thereon. The Hoo. Colonial Treasurer' C.M.G., Director of Public Works. In September last the Govern-seconded, and the Bill was read earney and speedy return. His Excellency said that the The Hon. Mr. L D 0. Wolfe, ment were approsabed regarding a second time and referred to the he regretted temporarily leaving years a member of that Council Mr. Tacobi, in response, said late Dr. Atkinson was for many Colonial Treasurer.

the provision of an alternative Finance Committee. site, apon land in private owner- In Committer, several questions the Colony. If the Civil Service pal Civil Medical Officer, Dating one of the most popular clube in and occupied the post of Princi- ship, being 210 yards from the asked by Mr. Pollock were lost at any game, they went down the years centre of the original site to awered by the Hon. Colonial with a good heart, and if it should with be was associated the centre of the new site nearer Secretary, and later the Bill we be his fats to have to go down, and sanitary science made great the Colony, medical the existing village of Sam Shai read a third time and passed.

he hoped he would go under strides, and it was owing to the Be late doctor'a energy that the

The Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, Secretary for Chinese Affairs.

The Hon. the Captain Superio tendent of Police (Mr., G. Mcl Kewser.)

The Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, C.MG

The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock KO.

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The Hon. Mr. C. E. Anton. The Hon. Mr. R. Shewan. The Hon. Mr. Lan Cho Par The Hon. Mr. S. H. Dod well Mr. E. Ballock (Clerk of Conacile.)

Po. In January last, the question

Enemy Trading.

ceremony. ·

of the site was referred to the j The Hon. Attorney General with a good heart also. Beid of the Sanitary Department, moved the second reading of thanked the members of the Club, well-equipped Government Civil who reported that the original the Bill intituled An Ordinance on behalf of his wife and bimeelf, Hospital, as well as the Victoris site was too far from the village to amend the law relating to for the kindly sentiments express Hospital in Barker Road, werd founded. Both bad been an in- of Sam Shui Po, and that the trading with the enemy and the ed

Three bearty cheers and aestimable boon to the Colony, the alternative sits was too small. export of prohibited goods. The matter was considered by the

"tiger" for Mr. and Mrs. Tacchi latter to the poorer sections of In doing so, he said that the Sanitary Board of the 19th Jana-Ordinance provided penalties for concluded a very pleasant little the community. His Excellency wont- оп to refer to tha New Member.

ary and they unanimosely adopt making false statements in con

faot that the decessed weat The Hon Mr. 8. H. 'Dɔdwell, ad the following resolution:—nection with the expert of goods

Home Lo take

private who has been chosen by the "That the plan se isid on the and also for the mutilation or

practise and said that since the Chamber of Commerce to sit on liable be approved by the Board | destruction of forms used in con.

Mr. O. Hellberg-Miss E. K.

war he had taken charge of a the Council during the absence except that the questica of the nection therewith

Clark. of the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, site be left

large military hospital, the hard ofar until the The Hon. Colonial Secretary

The wedding took place at St. work of which had andoubtedly of attended for the first time to-day, { decision

the Govern seconded and the Bill was read John's Cathedral this morning contribaled towards his untimely and took the oath.

ment regarding the offer of second time.

of Mr. Oscar Hellberg, eon end. an alternative site be known.” The remaining etages were of Mr. John Hellberg, of

Cemetery Bye-Laws,

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LOCAL WEDDING.

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On the mosion of the Hon. The Government being anxious gone through, and the Bill Stockholm, and Miss Elizabeth ed on behalf of the unofficial

Colonial Secretary, the Sanitary Board's recent amendment of the Cemetery Bye-laws was approved

Financial.

A sum of $577.74 in sid of the following votes:-Education, A. -Department of Director of Education, other charges, in- cidental expenses, $500; trace port, $77.74.

to remove the site of the proposed passed. market from a position fronting on what will at some fatere per

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Kathleen Clark, daughter of James Clark, the late Mr. of the Chinens Maritime Castams, Shanghai. The Rov. H. Q. Griffitha w68 the offioisting clergymas.

The bride, who was given sway

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The Hon. Mr. Pollock second-

members, asociating himself with all His Excellency had said. The resolution was unanimous- ly passed.

His Excellency and its

Attractions.

North Borneo. The Hon. Attorney General 10d be the main road to Team Wan, moved. the second reading of Castle Pesk and beyond, especially the Bill intituled An Ordinancë The following financial minutes, recommended by B.E. the Gov.in view of the increase of motor to repeal the North Barue

further Extradition Ordinance, 1896. traffic, parsoed ernor, were referred to the Finance

degotiations regarding BD He pointed out that as recent Committee:

alternative site and eventually Imperial legislation and brought by Mr. W. C. Jack, was attired FANLING Golf Course.

of white satin, gown with 11000 cceeded in getting sa offer of the State of North Borned within

the Fugitive with pearle,

panele. trimmed She carried B the site, cross-hatched in blue on the

Bod bouquet of white roses sister of the bride was the brides-lative Council this afternoon, His maidenhair fern, Miss Mary Clark,

"As the opening of the Legim raid, her dress being of white Excalianey referred to the vote of embroidered orgkady, over pale $8,550 for improvements in and pink. She wore a black picture adjning the hat and carried a boogas. of pink Couree.

Fanling Golt He states that the roses. Mr. Sinclair, of the

coarse was in rather a carious revenge ernieer Kaipan, was the position. as part of the laad beet man. A reception was sub-adivning was property of the sequently held at Musa Russell'e, Crown.

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the plan laid herewith. The centre Offenders Act the North Borneo of this site is 127 yards from the Extradition Ordinance was centre of the original site. The longer required, and this Bill was Government then referred the to repeal that Ordinance.

to the Sanitary The reading was seconded Ly matter again Board, who or the 19th April the Hon. Colonial Secretary, and

A eam of $2,650 in aid of the rote Public Works Extraordinary Bongkong, Miscellaneous, Mie-

aaaaimonely adopted the farther agreed to. The Bill was also read cellaneous Works, Apparatusolation: That the site a third time and passed. for Government Quarry.

bloe cross-hatched

on the A sem of 81,000 in aid of the following votes:-Pablic Works, attached plan for the Sana Shai

Pa Market be approved." Recorrent, 31-Electric Light- ing, Kowloon, $500; Public Worke, Recutreat, 45-Electric Lighting, Shamshaipo, $500.

3. The new site was obtained from Mr. Li Ping, who accepted the original site in exchange for she new ous. The areas dealt with

The War Loan.

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added revenue, and in this Colony the Government -- that He went on to wás one.

the tax-payers - bad. give instances be person- been benefited to no small

know ally

of, where

one degree by the course. In the first

The Hon. Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill intituled Ao Ordinance to 13 Macdonnell Road. There were

The course was amend further the War Loan very many presente. Later, in the future would be a still source of great attraction and Ordinance, 1916.

and Mrs. Hellberg left for Macao, greater attraction. He stated that it had been the bride's going-away

At Home, A eam of $2,300 in aid of the

railway companies laid out golf vote Public Works Recurrent, 49, for purposes of exchange were pointed out to the Crown Agents being of pale pink Georgètie courses bocanes they brought in Naw Territories, water works, sally equal, premium and ad- that the origins! Ordinance made crepe, wit's hat to match.

ditional Crown rent being charg-interest on the bonde cease from maintenance of Lai Chi Kök.

A bom of $2,550 in aid of the ed in respect of an excess in the the time of drawing and thie vote Botanical and Forestry Deares of the original site over that Ordinance provided that notice partment, Forestry (New Terri- the new site. Mr. Li-Ping of drawing would bare

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of be given fifteen days before. tories), other charger, mainten- 14 lote in the vicinity The Hon. Colonial Storetary third of a man's income was year the coures wzs opened, 1913, ance of gardene and grounde, improvemente in and adjoining of the market, two of which seconded, and the Bill was read a swallowed up in rent, and added the traffic receipte from people to the course, face the new market site. The second and third time and passed, that rents in the Colony were proceeding the Fanling Golf Course.

notoriously and even outrageously amounted $10,000, and facing the new market site are: The Hon. Attorney General high. He was pot attacking the although times bad been very New Kowloon Inland Lot 43, moved the second-reading of the landlords, bus thought that many bad sizes, the receipt Isat area 19,840 square feet; New Bill intituled An Ordinanca to of them ware simply reaping the year showed an Kowloon Inland Lo: 158, area provide for a temporary incresse benefit. of their far-sighted fore- amounted to $12,800. Ho had 8,775 square feet. The new in the rates for the special pur fathers who were shrewd enough to taken a great deal of interest the public with bathing facilities market site is surrounded on all pose of increasing the contribu- see that reats would considerably in the course, for it was in an at North Point and West Point four sides by public roads. The tions of the Colony to His appreciate in value. A rate of extremely beautiful spot and in ss in previous year. ?

lots on the opposite side of two Majesty's Government towards twenty-five per cent, or even fifty years to come would doubtless The Hon. Colonial Secretary of auch roads belong to Mr. Li the expenses of the present war.

per cent, would not be more than attract visitors from the Straits replied as follows-The gegal Ping, whilst those on the opposite He explained that the Bill the Colony should do, but be Settlements, the Malay States and facilities are being provided at side of the two remaining roads would impose a special War Este appealed on behalf of the poorer even Ceylon, Borneo end the Kennedy Town, as in recent belong to other parties. of seven per cent, to be collected classes that they should be made Philippines who did not enjoy YABIS. Facilities at North Point,

daring the war, so as to provide exempt from any further increase. aacha besatifal winter

Bathing Facilities-

In eccordance with notice the

Hon. Mr. Pollock, aaked-Ie

he Government taking any and, if so, what steps to provide

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numbers and aress of the two lots

The Palice Reserve.

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Increased Rates.

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increase and

with the exception of's temporary The Hon. Attorney General an additional contribution__to Hie Eroallency, replying, said Hongkong - did, sad who had oier from which diving could moved the first reading His Majesty's Government. This that Mr. Pollock's alteration in no such course to play on

at performed

certain of

Bill

intituled new rate would be subject to the the Bill would be accepted, but as the Fanling one. Therefore be states of the tide, have An Ordinance to amend the usual. provisions of assessment he did not think that the engges thought it would be in the nature hitherto been

tion of making the matters now of an investment. About $1,000 by Special Police Reserve Ordinance, and appeal..

provided

Samshulpo Market.

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The vote was enbeequently approved by the Finance Córa- misten

he Hongkong Tramway Com 1914, and to remove double es to The Hon. Calonial Secretary dealt with in Council more public of the sum to be voted was for

could be seriously considered, turfing some adjoining land and ' pany: The Company have found the effect of proclamations made seconded. that the facilities were utilised to ander section 10 of the said The Hop. Mr. Pollock ex- owing to the necessity for keeping making it more beautiful, whilst sa 40 small an extent that they have Ordinance.

pressed regret that the voluntary certain matters secret. With regarde the other $1,500 ibat was decided not to make any such

The Hon. Colonial Secretary contribution of the Chinese of regard to Mr. Shewan's suggestion, to treat parts of the course with a provision this year. In the light seconded, and the Bill was read million dollars bad dropped, and he was sorry to say that it was top dressing, a thing abeclately of the Tramway Company's ex-a first time."

hoped that at some future date not practicable of application, and necessary. He hoped in future perience, it is proposed to take to The objects of this Bill are as the difficaltice referred to by His be could only suggest that rich years to include a emall am in

should follow farther action towards providing follow

the the Budget to help pay for work Excellency at the last meeting landlords bathing facilities in this locality.(a.) To alter the technical title would be overcame. He suggested example of Sir Robert Ho Tang, there, and be thought that would

of the Special Police Reserve force that the words in the Bill who had written him saying that be fully justified. The Hon. Mr. Pollock put the to the title which is in general "Governor-in-Conncil" should be he was personally going to bear following questions:-

ase, ie, the Hongkong Police taken

the words the seven per cent, tax and not pat and 1. Did the Government from Reserve.

sub-allow his occupiers to pay Legislative Connoil" the year 1914 till the beginning (b.) To provide for the panish atitated, and went on to say that (Heat, Hear). That was of the year 1917, or daring soms ment of minor brasches of dis- many important and far-reach- extremely generous offer, and he other and, if so, what period, cipline by members of the Hong-ling regalations ware launched hoped that other landlords would reserve a certain site at Sam kong Police Reserve in a way upon the public by simple notice follow suit if they could. abuipo as the site of the Sam which will not involve the publi-in the Government Goals Be In the committee stage of the treel of the death at the General city of proceedings before a realised that certain ordera had Bill, the Hon. Mr. Shewan'rag Hospital there of the Rev. Mr. 2. Has the Government recent-magistrate and which will be to be discussed in secret, but he gested that the rate be made ton WB: Price, until quite recently to Holy Trinity fy, and, if so, when, changed the more in accordance with the pro- also thought that a good many per cent, and that all rents under subidean site of such Market to a new site? cedure in the case of other police of the orders at present made in $90 per month be made exempt. Cathedral, Shanghai Mr. Price After some little conversation was on hia way to serve, for the 3. From what person did the and military organisations, Council could be brought before Mr. Shewan said he would not second time, sa chaplain at the Government obtain such new site (c) To give Captain Superiat the legislative body,

Froat. Previously, he served on and was sneh new site obtained by endent of Police powers with the

The Hop, Mr. Shewan, in the press his suggestion. the Government giving the former approval of the Governor in conres of a lengthy speech, raid time, after it had been amended board when she was mined. His The Bill was read a second H.M.8. Triumph ande wanston ate of the Market in exchange to Council to make regulations for that the new rate would prese considerably by the Attorney death which resulted from an such person? Is such person the the government and discipline of very heavily upon the poorer General in the Committee usage, operation to the mall bladder, hug cyrder of several, sad, if, so, how the force."

olsesss; to whom at present the mapy Lota facing such new site? (d) To ramers doubt as to

and pesmi.

Shanghai, What are the Lot Numbere and be affect of profitatione code gestion of rent was a burden and who read a third time been received with doop regrette

shaipo Market?

Death of Rev. W. H. Price. Telegraphic news has been received in Shanghai- from Mon-