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TELEGRAMS.

[Beater's Service to The "Telegraph."}

(Continued from Page 1)

FOOD SCARCITY IN POLAND,

Zurich, June $

Three hundred and fifty thousand people are daily fed in the communal kitchens, The Warsaw Municipality has establish- ed an Evacuation Bureau to assist in the removal of persons dependent on the community. Eighty thousand people have left Lodz to escape starvation

ALLEGED SWISS INTRIGUE.

Paris, June 24. "

Ribot has communicated to the Committee of the" Chamber certain documents proving that the German lega- tios at Berue inspired the Hofmann-Grimun intrigue and was also instrumental in promoting the anarchist campaign in Russia.

AUSTRIAN CABINET CRISIS:

Amsterdam, June 24

A Vienna message received here states that it was the Czech's. passionate rejection of all offers that led to the failure to reconstruct the Cabinet. ·

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1917.

CHINESE CONVICTS DASH FOR LIBERTY.

SEVERELY WOUNDED.

FIRE IN TIENTSIN.

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Hongkong Man's Serious Injuries.

Messrs. Jardine's Godowns Ablaze.

AN EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE.

NEW BANK.

Interesting Reception This Afternoon.

GROWTH OF SHELL FIRE.

Never Been Exceeded la: British

Army...

There was quite s large attend anoe at the offices of the Industrial Some highly interesting stat and Commercial Bank, Lid., 6, istics relating to the expenditure The many friende is Bongkong Adisastrous fire broke out in Des Voeux Road, this afternoon, of ammunition in the first week Four Hundred Prisoners, Escape. of 2nd Lieut. Thos. Fuller, oth "B" Godown, belonging to a reception being held to mark | of the recent offensive as compar

Boyal West Kente, will be sorry Menare. Jardine, Matheson and the opening of the undertaking, ad with the expenditure at the to learn that he has been rather Co., in Tientsin on Friday ever-The new concern has been pro- Somme Battle were given by Mr. Writing from Yinobonfa caseriously wounded. Nevertheling, says the N.C. Daily News moted by a number of Chinese who K-ilsway in the House of Com Jane 9, the correspondent of the less, he writes cheerfully and says of June 19. The alarm was re-have studied & broad, and who have mona in moving the second read- N. C. Daily News contributed he hopes once again to get into ceived at about 735 pm, two come to the conclusion that Obina ing of the Manitions of War“ the following account of so the fring line. The following | hours after the godown had been needs more belp financially than Bili. extraordinary incident. A very letter from 2nd Lieut. Fuller was looked up, and all the Fire Bri-politically at the present time. The expenditure in the first serious state of affairs. he says, received recently by a member of gades were promptly despatched The prime object is to institute week of the recent offensive, he was made manifest in this large a legal firm here:-

to the corne of the outbreak, says sound banking system through-said, wae twice that to the first prefectural city in north-west- Dear Mr.I am sorry to bave the P. & T. Times. The fire cat the country, especially in the week of the Somme battle and the Anbai on Friday evening, Jane to report that I was temporarily rapidly developed, and the godown interior, where the absence of expenditure of the second week 1. From news which has reached put out of action in the battle of in which it originated, containing such facilities operates very mat- 634 times that of the second week us from other sources, it would Arrss on the 9th April. I had the cotton, hemp, etc. was soon a mass scially against the development of the Somme. The expenditure appear that several cities in this misfortune to stop a machine gao of flames, which rose in consider of the country. Practically all of gun ammunition of the British region bad similar experiences, bullet sa bour after we had gone able volume to a great height, the subsoribers and hareholders Army in that offensive had never at least in a measure, though not over the top of the ridge. The being visible from a wide radius. are Overseas Chinese, mainly been exceeded. It was 28 per fraught with such disastrous builst entered my left side, passed Godown "B" is situated in American, and the heads of the cent. heavier than during the results as bere.

through my stomach and finally the centre of an important block bank have been eludents at first week. In spite of the terrifie Many prisonere are incarcerated came out at my right hip. of buildinge, and the fire spread American Universities and have bombardment of the first week, in the county gaol these days, They kept me at the Casualty with each ferocity that fears were been studying American bank the Army was in a position to and the trouble seems to bare Clearing Station for nine days, entertained for the safety of the ing methods. The President is Mr. increase it during the second arisen in these places of confine before it was deemed safe to pase adjoining constructions. The T. T. Cheng, formerly of the week, and it was in marked con- ment. The country is and alwaye me ou, and I'm now at the Bee Chinese Post Office and 008 or Hong On Insurance Co., at Singa- traet to the experience on the has been overran, to some extent, waiting until the time comes to other houses on the Victoria pore, the Vice-President being Somme, when the first week's by evilly-disposed men, as is when the doctors consider it will Road side of the block were Hr. Jan Ke-choy. The Treasurer bombardment was never again evidenced by the many secret be wise to move me to England. vacuated, the farcitare and is Mr. Wai Man-lau, the other reached. societies that are in existence, It will be some weeks before I office paraphernalis being re-directors being Mr. Lo Shiu-cheak Germany had formed deported Speaking for this centre, itam fit for service again, although moved to the pavements, and Dr. Chan Git-oho, of Shanghai. Į labour into her workshops and would seem that not a few of the I'm supposed to have made a It was quite obvious that it would The authorised capital of the un- factories, and we must not allow prisoners belonged to the society wonderful recovery to date: be useless to endeavour to control dertaking is one million dollare, ocrselves to be beaten in this called the "Tatso Heui" (a well As I bave only began to take he fames in the "B" Godown. Hongkong currency, but this will known and very prominent secret an interest in life again during and the firemen, displaying the be altered in the course of few society in the country during the the last few days, and am still atmoet energy and resource in days now to £500,000, made up if we did anything to diminish The Two Kwangs and the Peking | terrible Boxer year). These pri- very weak, I'll close for the pre very difficult vironmatsuces, of £1 shares.

our industrial ifficiency, or car Government.

aoners shut up as they have been sent, and will advise you how I devoted all their forts so con In addition to a large number productive power for war. with many others, and no drabt progres later,

fining the culbreak to its original of Chinese, a good few European The submarine mensoe limits. In this they were uo- business looking forward to nothing but

present, serious, and death wherever s death, warrant

saccesifal, so fierce were the

among those noticed being Mr. overcome it was essential that we fames, and the machinery goC.D. Wilkinson, Mr. Percy Smith, should be able to put into the might appear, conspired to escape

down and the whole block known Mr. G. P. Lammert, Mr. G. shipbuilding industry every skill se Victoria Building became in Tisdall, Mr. J. D. F. Mulder, Mr. ed man available. The same

with unabated destructiveness General),

THE MARQUESS OF CAMBRIDGE.

London, June 21.

It is understood that the Duke of Teck will become the Marquess of Cambridge.

THE SILVER MARKET.

London, June 24.

-Silver is very steady.

MACAO GOVERNMENT.

NEWS FROM CANTON.

Senhor Mala No Longer Governor.

It appears from the Maca Government Goaette ist His Ex.

cellency the Governor, (Senter (From our Own Correspondent.) 8. E. J.O. da Mais), who i op

Canton, Jane. 24. leave, has been relieved of office

With regard to the independ- by the Lisbon Goversment, anc that official matters will for the fence of Kwangiang, General from the clutches of the law, and

With kind regarda,

Yours very sincerely,

(Sd) TEOS. FULLER 2nd Lieat, Failer's brother it would seem-if reports are cities had also decided to effect ning of the war. their escape on the same day and

men ware

industri. war. We should be blind to all the lessons of the war

WAL

before it was

time being be administered by Inspector of the two Provinces, correct-that prisoners in other was badly wounded at the beginvolved. The fire was still blazing GE. Anderson, (American Consul applied to agricultural imple-

Lab Wing-ting, the Military the Conselho do Governo com- posed of the Acting Governor, the 80 far not revealed his opinion. Wong Tin-chang, the Defence Commissioner of Canton,

Judge and a high military <fficer.

POLICE RESERVIST CHARGED.

Alleged Theft from Cigaretta Stall.

menaces.

by Mr. Leo D'Almada

ter

and not their independence,

even at the same boar.

This reveals an undercurrent:

The American Consul General,

&

great

MORE SHIPS,

Can Japan Help the Allies?

The following telegram is from

New York, June 9. The New

Faithfal that the charges should!ment has been by the Military the city at the time, in some other and the fire extended until it gained such a hold by the time ing in Chinese trade for thirteen number of ships for war purposes

by permission of the Court, the orders.

defendant being bound over.

こ

2. Henceforth

Mr. Bo Kwong, Mr. menta. That was the osaa, for and fary when our representative Look Poo Shan, Mr. M. K. Lo, the Bill, and he hoped the Houss left, but it was hoped that the and others.

would agree to the proposal for Chartered Bsak, on one side and A speech in Chinese having the extension of the principle of vho had been sent to вее which runs far and deep. There buildings were soon all ablaze the laternational Bank on the been made by the President, who dilation. him on important matters, has

At the explained the coming into ex- One of the principal clauses of returned to Clanton and reported were 400 prisonere within the and very few of them escaped de other would be saved. to the Civil Governor, Chu Hing prison walls, and for some time straction. If the are had been moment of writing no definite in- istence of the concern, the Vice- the measure, Afr. nellaway far. fisu, that General Luk has issued several of them had bren haying confined to these official quarters formation had been obtained as President dealt with the great ther explained, was to seODIE orders to have his headquarters small quantities of paraffin oil it would have been serious to the cause of the outbreak, the need for good banking facilities in that awards made by arbitration the Chinese Apectacular nature of which China, and said that it was hoped bodies in regard to wages abould immediately completed. Hence things are easily obtainable by enough, bai as

convicts in Chinese prisons thatched houses soon catch fire, attracted large numbers of people to bring the interior into closer be applied generally, and not fortb,.important military matters The hearing was continued a

Millet etalks used ae mattresses and as very little could be done to the scene..

commercial touch with the large merely to individual disputes. the two Provinces the Folice Conr. this afteroon affecting

had also been, bound together, to prevent it spreading, it was All the foreign Brigades, in- ports and foreign countries, a fact On a division the second read- will be oonducted there. of the case in which a Porto-

At a meeting in the Military and when the dey and hour of realised that tremendous damage cluding the Japanese, osme to the that would make for the greater ing was carried by 100 votes

their deliverance had arrived, would be done. The houses on assistance of the British firemen, development of the country. As ten. gures Police Reservist, osmed

Governor yamen, held on the Joe Heary Belbran, stande

viz., Friday at 7 p.m., these several strepte were destroyed, bat an bour or two after the alarm soon as the bank got thoroughly with stealing.

forenoon of the 24th inat, at charged

The people did not expect that it became known that a serious ander way, branches would be cente from a cigarette etal which all the political parties bundles were saturated with the and alea with obtaining from the and military commanders were oil, placed in one of the rooms the fire would travel so quickly outbreak had occurred in Mesure opened in the interior same man в packet of cigarettes by represented, Chan Ping-kwan ccupied by the prisoners, and and so far and they had no Takeuchi's godown, is the J-pan-

the whole set abirze. The keeper opportunity to save anything. Ifee Concession and the Japsosse in the course of a brief speech, (the Tukwan) stated that Kwang. Mr. B. C. Faithful proseeated Lung and Kwangsi Provinces had of the prison was attacked by the there had been some definite plsa Brigade had to withdraw at once said of

prisoners and beaten with shack of procedure in case of fire the to cope with this conflagration. interest in that new bank, for and the defence was representely declared their autonomy, lee snapped from one of the pri- extent of the conflagration could The fire in the British Conces one or two reasons. The first

Complainantstated that defend uoping that this would not be oper's bound feet, and in a few very well have been reduced. Thesion was still blazing furiously was that the capital was largely the Japan Chronicle:-** ani had been to big stall on two interpreted. He said the proper minates there was a regular houses are built so closely togeth-at I am. to-day (June 18), but¦subsoribed by American and other or three occasions and once he meaning of autonomy was non-stream of fugitives rusbing for er, with very few interesections, it was then believed that unless overseas Chinese, and another was sook a ten-cent piece and another recognition of the illegal Cabinet their lives. They went in all except, by small narrow passages, the wind changed, the danger of because it was a native bank, York Times will print to-morrow onca **fire breaks out ite spreading was over. The Most of the men promoting the dispatch from Washington correction of its actions directions along the principal that time he threatened that if he dio land a

check the damage done is very considerable, institation had been trained in Bating that it is understood the not give him some cigarettes, he, he would therefore be responsible street and down the quieter side it is difficult to that use seized from his and the people should not be well. As soon as these men got been demolished around the out machinery being a particularly time or another studied American a larger supply of her ships for as a Police Sergeant, would see for the order of the two Provinces, streets, as as well as on to the city mes. If several houses had the loss of Messrs. Jardine's foreign countries, and bad at one Allies will soon ask Japan to give

transport purposes. banking methods, one of them alarmed. He then ordered that into the street everyone closed and skirts of the fire before the fames heavy blow. pitob.

The fire presented a magnific having made a thorough study of

Now that ships constitute the After a lengthy cross-examina- the following articles should be barred their shops and honees, had extended so far, the destrao

and there was pandemonium. traction would have been very ent spectacle from nearly every it for the last two or three years. He greatest need of the Allies, and inasmuch as Japan possesses tion by Mr. D'Almada, it was published:-

The official was absent from much less, but no one did this part of the Concession. It had was firmly convinced, after work- 1. The dissolving of "Parlia

sufficient to epare a considerable arranged between him and Mr.

the President part of the province, and many reached the open spaces, near the the alarm was given that it was a or fourteen years, that the first

and still have enough for her own be withdrawn, and this was done, and not by

soldiers had been drafted off to city wall,

long time before the streame pat great need of China wa & needs, it is considered certain the east that day, so that it seem- The Governor of the province, on by the various brigades adequate baukiog system, that the Tokyo Government will cognise the President but not the ed to be a most favourable time whose home is in this city, was made any impression upon the properly supervised

for the venture. However, the eo acquainted with the affair Games, which leapt high into responsible Government. very few soldiers there were in and telegraphed instructions to the air, lighting up the sky long as it was practically tion. the yamen opened fire on the last pat all prisoners and yamen for miles sround. There was impossible to remit money from bat little wind, place to place in China except of the ecosping men who were runners to death, but a farther fortunately

C8118 the then just emerging out on to the telegram.

Bame and what there was blowing at rates varying from five to fifty ordering the re- towarda Victoria Road, or the per cent., there would be some An electrician employed at the street, and shot 10 of them before evening

capture of the prisonera, D damage would bave been very thing wrong with Chinese com Bunghom Dooke, was charged they had time to escape.

The city was scoured and many inquiry into the whole occurrence, much greater than was actually meros. He did not believe that before Mr. Dyer Ball, at the Police of the men were shot on sight and the infliction of the death the oste. As it war, all the any other country in the world Court this morning, with stealing residences and businesses in the could bear up against that a quantity of electric wire from and in one place, on the elopes of penalty where necesary.

This stair happened just as vicinity appeared to be in danger grest burden represented by the Dock, valued at $35, The the city wall, 70 of the convicts

OB its commerce. man was seen walking past were decapitated; their escape had everyone was busy reaping the for some time, and the Chartered, that tar been eat off by the wall and they splendid harvest, and suppose and International Banks, and China must have an adequate Hunghom Police Station with a were all huddled together. One many people whose houses were other institutions, had their books banking system and also a stable bag, and a constable, being of the Water Police, that on

or two tried to get free by jumping destroyed were absent from the and even some of their farniture currency. Perhaps currency suspicious of its contenta, search- 6. A Military Expeness Depart over the high wall, but this, too, city. To try sad combat the fire removed, or collected for removal. should come first, but both were fed it and found the wire. His Saturday afternoon be beardment will be established, in the brought them to speedy end. hand-backets were used by the A detachment of 18th Infantry necessary. In the present insti- Worship passed sentence of two police whistles being sounded hope that all classes will volan Meny got

of the city hundred, but what are these im-kept the public back from the tution they saw some young men, months bard labour and four from the ship, and, proceed tarily scbscribe thereto.

waving plements, against such a fira? fire-lines. The French engine well trained, undertaking a great hours' stooks. to hide among the to the epot, learned that some coal janke, moored will act in conformity with the darkness set in, but soldiers enter-drawn from wells or ditches-in Victoria Boad. The British ledge of the responsibility, and 7. In case any double arise, we corn, hoping to get away when Moreover the water had to be was working from a hydrant enterprise with the fall know-

Alleged Conspiracy to Defraud. alongside the vessel, bad Kwangei Province.

At the Police Court thie after- been raided by some men in

ing the gate were acquainted with slow and tedious undertaking. and German engines pumped he thought that on behalf

the case was heard in which noon, sampons. The men in the sam-attached

Several hand cylinders were straight from the river. When of the foreign the matter and they made escape:

banke, as two men were charged with con to Lang Chal-kwong impossible for many and they also used to eject water on the the pane had olambered on to the last year) he demanded, in

fire really got

28 of the traders spiring against the Wing On were shot down. Many, however, burning buildings, but as the jet of Victoria Buildings it pre- generally, he could wish them Company to defraud the Comp junks and stolen the coal, making strong terms, that an Army should made good their escape, and not of water is small and cannot be sented a really amssing spectacle. good luck in what they were any of 8117-60 Mr. F. B. L. Bow thrown far, not much could be Flames poured out of every win- about to commence. (Applause.) lay appeared for the Company, All this in itself is no small expected from these appliances. dow, and every few minutes there Other speeches in Chinese were Mr. Griet snd. Mr. Mattingly for affair, but the consequences of est-

The fire attacked the city at its were terrifying orsehea se interior made, and afterwarde tea was the defendunta. It was stated by

the sccountant ting the prison on fire have been narrowest part, and the flames wall or ceilings gave way. A conserved.

of: the he boarded. Es found the de To save paper, the Wesleyan very disastrous. As the night was were fanned by a north-east wind stent stream of sparks poured

Company that the darkening there were prospects of against the city wall. If the wind westward across, the road, and it fendant hidden in the hold, but Methodist Missionary Society tremendous confisgration, se a had been blowing from any other was a marvel that fresh free ware

defendant walked into his office the other three had made good largely reduced its annual report strong north-eastly wind sprang op direction probably, this large õity not started in this direction. probability that the fire would with a Chinese bill and requested – their escapa. The coal belonged by Issring ont individual sub- to the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. scriptions, which the treasurer quickly, and fanned the flames would have been totally destroy Victoria Baildings had been com barn itself out in this blook. The payment for goods supplied to A remand was asked for, and described as a heavenly step into a gigantic fire. The weather, od. Semaral hundred homes have pletely gutted by the time we went firemen from both sides were the Company. The bill bore ther thie was granted until Saturday forced on them by the exigencies too, was exoedingly dry, and been demolished; and many of the so Press but, unless the sparks making frantic efforts to prevent signature of Shing Hing. Furthe therefore grase roofs besame inhabitants are now homeless and start other from outward of the flames spreading northward evidence was taken and the one morning.

wre adjourned, igaited very samily. The yaman perhaps, not a laws

"Victoris" Bood there wormed every or southward.

we only re

Cabinet nor the illegal Constita- tional Assembly.

•

ALLEGED COAL THEFT.

3. "No Parliament” is equal Sampao's Visits to a Steamer. to."No Government; therefore s will carry out both civil and The story of a bold theit was military affairs with absolute told at the Police Court. this power, but wili regularly make s morning, when a Chinese wae charged with being concerned in report to the President.

4. The Takwan will be respons-, stealing half-e-ton of coal from able for the tranquility of the steamer lying off Wanebai. Mr.whole Province. Mattingley appeared for de- 5. All the troops in the Pro fendant, who denies the charge. vince will be controlled by the

It was atated by Sergeant Bond Takwao.

ing

.

Lien Li-kwan

(who

او

Red

out

of on seeing the arrival of the be despatched to the North with a few are still at large. Police. Eschased a sampan which out delay.

four men were rowing, and in

which he could see some coal, and

mw it go alongside a jank, which

A "Heavenly Step,"

of the times.

hald well.

by

So

be requested to contribute to the

needs of the Allies in this direo-

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Dock. Theft: