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STOP PRESS TELEGRAMS.

THE RAILWAY TROUBLE.

KAISER VISITS STAY-AT-HOME FLEET.

London, August 19.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1917.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

HONGKONG MAN'S BRAVERY.

CANTON NEWS,

LORD NORTHCLIFFE SPEAKS,

Beater's correspondent at Copenhagen quotes a German official message to the effect that the Kaiser has visited Wilhelmshaven and the North Sea and Heligoland Fleets.

GERMANY SEIZES SIAMESE PROPERTY.

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London, August 19. According to Beuter's correspondent at Amsterdam, the seizure of all property in Germany belonging to the Kingdom of Biam or to Siamese rubjects is officially announced in Berlio.

THE GREEK ARMY.

To be increased and Equipped Within. Four Months.

an outline of the proposed con- structive measares and the part

Anti-Draft Leaders go to Washington.

Washington, August 13,

which the United States would Many anti-draft agitators havË

A Fairly Herpy: Galendar.

iva iaid, one of robbery,

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Greece on e strong basis. He test against calling to the coloure maid:

the men whose names were drawn ing on Thursday week at 10.30.

Another Application.

Capt. Benbow Rowe Awarded Military Cross

Southern, Government to be Formed.

Submission of FormosaA

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Denies England Keeps Bulk of Army at Home.

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GERMAN PACIFIC FLEET

How It Was Re-victualled.

The story of the attempts to: victual the German feet in Pacifio in 1914 is told in outline in the indictment lodged in the Ameriosa Courts in connection

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manifests to bave the Collector of

week

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The Situation Unchanged.

London, August 17, Before Sir William Bees Davies Sir Albert Stanley met the Associated Society of Locomotive (Chief Justice) Engineers and Firemen to-day and repeated the pledge which he Criminal Bessions opened at the the August

Canton correspondent gave yesterday, that Government control of the railways would Supreme Court this morning, awards for distinguished conduct August 19:-

The list of honours and writes as follows under date of continue for a period after the war. Immediately hostilities had the calendar being a fairly heavy published in the Times of June

Declaring that German agents, ceased, the men's demands for a shorter day could be one. It contains several serious

Sun Yat-sen has decided to with the ides of creating friction advanced, and the Government would give them sympathetic charges, the chief of which is Awarded the Military Cross, in Canton and to organise aix to spread the report that England in the United States and known 17 contains the following: establish a Southern Government between the Allies, had attempted with what is now a notorious case consideration. After an interview, the Saaretary said the sit àation that in which three Indians are was onchanged. Mr. J. A, Thomas, M.P., the Secretary of the more indicted on s charge of the mur

Captain Orwald Stanhope Ben- principal Departments-War, was keeping the bulk of her army as the Sacramento neutrality important National Union of Railway ciep, is still confident that der of an Indian Sergeant of the Infantry. He took command of Military and Navy, with Shum Naribelife, at luncheon of the out the various cousin rapport

how Bowe, K.0. Shropshire Light Interior, Foreign, Finance, at home to repel invasion, Lord they will refuse to support the strikers,

0280. The indictment, ætting Kowloon Dockyard Police. There was also a case of throwing coITOS-

two companies and gallantly led Chan-huen as the Chief and Tong Over Sean Club, held at the Hotel of charge of "sen ing vessels of them to their objective, He set Kai-yiu, Tachan of Yunnan, se Biltmore, New York, last month, to various points a sex Indes asaletant. Lik Wing-ting is to be replied with the statement that with provisions for German war- kidaṇpping and thrm of disobey-

a splendid example of courage and initiative,"

Commander-in-Chief of the Army, England.now had an army of ing the banishment laws.

fadian Murder Case,

Captain Rowe, who is a brother and Cheng Pik kwong will be 2,200,000 on the French front ship between August 1, 1914, of Mrs. W. G. Worcester, will be Chief Admiral. A telegram spart from her armies in Egypt, conspiring by means of false and January 1, 1916, and of Before the business of the remembered as a member of the announcing the decision has been Mesopotamia, Palestine, Court commenced, Mr. F. C. H.KV.O. and one of the staff of sent to the authorities in Yunnan, Salonica. During his address Custome make inaccurate and Jankin said he was appearing in Mesars, Shewan, Tomes & Co Kweichow, Hanan and Kwange. Lord Northcliffe outlined the antrue recorde and to allow the the Indian murder case, which He obtained leave to proceed A con as the approval of these accomplishments of Great Britain departare of the vessels details had become commonly known as Home, repaving his commission Provinces is received, the scheme since the beginning of the war. an exciting story and again the Dockyard murder case, in in Hongkong in December, 1914. will be carried out and an He which three Indians were charged

declared that the Bri- demonstrates the lengths to which with the murder of a sergeant in

expeditionary army will start for tish people would Bee the Chermans were prepared to go. the Dockyard Police. He had an

the war through to a finish. During a consultation with the

and the money' they were ready application to make, that the case

Parliamentary members, Sun Yat-

"When I speak of Britain," he to spend." be taken at the next Criminal

said, "I refer to the five sen replied to a question in regard united British nations---Great alleged, CD Banker and Co. AMERICAN TELEGRAMS. Sessions. The people moat.com-

On September 18, 1914, it is to the financial ailaation. He said Britain, Canada, Australia, New received Gold $46,500 from the cerned in the application were A Taihoko despatch dated that two persons have already Zealand, South Africa to New Imperial Grman Consulate st the men charged, and they were July 30th reads:The aborigines been despatched to the Straite foundland, the West Indies, and dan Francisco, Three days later willing to remain in Victoria Gaol at Shiksro, Shinchiku, Taiwan, Settlements and Manila to draw the other units of Empire upon the organisation of the Northern The following are from the for the period, if his Lordship noted for their ferociousness, who $6,000,000 subscribed by the which the sun never sets: There and Southern Steamship Co. was Mandla Daily Bulletin :----

RA willing to great the have long maintained an attitude merchants there. A Threatened Strike. application. New York, August 13,-Car-

of opposition to the Japanese

is no red spot, however tiny, on announced by Philip R. Thayer, Sun Yat-sen went to call on the the map of the British Empire B.H. Swayne and John G. Heys, Rome, July 11-The Greek penters in the employ of the ground do you make the applic-pressed their willingness to place but all were out except

The Chief Justice:-Oa what police forces, have recently ex-verione Consuls on the Bhameen which has not freely and gladly sl of whom are now charged. army is to be increased from lederal government in the erection ation? three to ten divisions, the reef cantonments and hangars

themselves under the role of the Japanese Conan, who received poured out its red blood in the On September 23, 0. D. Banker cruiting and complete equipment threaten to strike because of the that the men concerned desire my peditionary forces stationed near about one hour. The Japanese

Mr. Jenkin :-On the ground Japanese authorities. The ex-him and talked with him for liberty."

rally to the motherland and world-and Co. received Gold $100,000 of which are to be completed fact that non-anion men are em-services, and I cannot give them the district named have in con- Consul has several times been

from the war fund" of the within four months, according to ployed on the same jobs. Pre this Sessions.

Lord Northoliffe added :-

German Consulate, and on Qo plans outlined to-day by Charles sident Gompers of the American

sequence been disbanded. The invited by Dr. Sun to dine with

What Britain has done. Intober 2 the former paid $10,000 C. A. Joanart, Entente High Federation of Labour has protested siways willing to Braist counsel in make heavy sacrifices to obtain pos

The Chief Justice :-I am Japanese authorities have had to him in the Public Park at Wham-the first place, we bottled up to the newly-formed steamship Commissioner in Greecs. M. against any such unpatriotic step any way in my power, as you this happy result.

the German High Seas Fleet company by an intermediary, J. "Jonnart has reached Rome.on his on the part of organised labour,

It is reported that Luk Wing of German raidera, and prevented the San Francisco customs for

swept the trade routee" olear

L. Bley. The following day Bley, way to Paris, where he will lay Russia Needs no More Soldiers. not see my way.

know Mr. Jenkin, but in this I do

ting, after a five hours' "conver

Swayne and Thayer applied to before the representatives of the

The usual

sation with Ohan Ping-kwan, Great Britain and France being clearance of the air. Sacramento Washington, August 13.All practice is to fix a day for the Entente Powers at their forthcom-members of the American com-hearing.

Tachon of Canton, bee returned blockaded by ses and strogled. ing conference the results of his mission to Petrograd, with the application, I am afraid that it banishment four times and he Tachua, Tam Ho-ming, on the in the early days of the war.

If I granted the

to Nanning to consult with the The British Navy saved democracy later Banker and Co. paid Gold

for Valparaiso, Chile. work in Greece, which includes the exception of the single excialist would be creating a precedent. could hardly imagine that his question of reinforcemente for abdication of King Constantine, on that body, oppose the sending Tae Attorney General may be mother's illness was the cause of Hanan, after which he will battressed the world's credit, goods were loaded on

In the second place, Britain Southern Steamship Co., while $54,000 to the Northern and and important reforms which be of American troope to the Russian ble help you. expects to carry out under the front, believing that what Russia

the offence on every occasion.proceed to inspect the borders Every one will remember the Sacramento to the farther valus new regime of Premier Venizelos. most needs is prganisation and Attorney General, and later said Lordship to send me to prison. I

Mr. Jenkin oonferred with the Prisoner It is no use for your along the Kwangsi Province. panic in the early days of August, of Gold $45,204 as per manifest, In an interview with the A-not troope. sociated Preer, M. Jonzert gave

that he could receive no help in think you had better let me go.

An important telegram has been 1914, when secarities of all kinda received from the Peking Govern- were

The Sacramento left San Fran- tambling to apparent nisoo, but while in port the goals that direction, and the only alter

A Well-Recognised Prisoner. native was to ask for a day to be

stating that echoala disaster.

"Britain stopped that on the rossoi'a wireless apparatus fired for the hearing.

How a returned banishes was

established by Germana may be panic, and began from the very were broken and messages sent liave in the reconstruction of arrived here to formalate a pro- the đểse should ome up för bear-him when the men had been in/local officials to see that these in- of over five thousand million October 14 and November 18, It was eventually decided that recognised: in the street by the permitted to continue their work, start of the war to advanos loans to the Dresden by Bonno Soots warder who had had charge of provided stepe are taken by the to it Allies to the extent, finally, and Grastare Tranb. Between gool before, was told when Lam stitutions are not connected with dollars.

1913, Klocke, who shipped as firing of a day for the hearing of banishment before the expiration is discovered, the employment sae Allies with vast quantities of and navigated the vessel to klase In the third place, Britain supercargo, assumed the position Mr. Alabaster asked for the Tsi, alias Wong Tao, was indiot-military affairs. On the other

ed on a charge of returning from hand, if any military connection provided the other members of of master of the Sacramento case in which a man was of his term.

agreements of the Germans must shipping, coal, material, and other fuera Island in the south Pacific obarged with kidnapping and for

Mr. Wakeman said that an

be cancelled. whom he was appearing. He had Indian warder, seeing the man in

vital necessities.

whers coal was discharged into About one hundred Parlis In the fourth plass, we raised the German craiser Scharnhorst only just been instructed in the

the street, recognised his as mentary members from the North huge popular loana for the con- and into the German steamship only just received a copy of the man who had formerly been is it was decided that an extraordin- Loan totalled to over six thousand.

Jac, and had, as a matter of fact,

held a meeting on Saturday, when duct of the war. The last Victory Baden. prison and been banished, Prison- pleadings....

er saw the warder had recognised ary mesting be held on the 20th million dollars. It was by far the that a San Diego lawyer chartered A day was fixed for the hearing him and ran away. The warder instant to consider the question of the army, amounting to three from the service during the month divisions, to ten divisions. M. of July just closed, socording to charge of rotarning from life

Kan Teak was indicted on. agoner had been banished for life.

visional Government:

January 19, 1915, and E, H. TOD Venizelos and our

military & annoncement made at the, baishment, to which he pleaded man to three years' imprisonment,

In the fifth place, the fire Shok and Bler purchased the str. advisers are confident that this office of the director of civil service

His Lordship, in sentencing the

anited British nations recruited averich from the Standard Oil inoresse and the complete equip- yesterday, most of them having guilty.

under the volunteer system

Ca. ment of the army can be carried been retired under the provisions ainted that the man was found in

Mr. Wakeman, Crown Solicitor, having been before him on one or wid that he recognised him as

The Launch Case,

millions of men before they were out so as to place, s fall foros of of the Oamens act. During the Robinson Read and was charged the last cocasion he informed him the two launches Taikoo Shem themselves for the fight. I am no The hearing of the case in obliged to resort to 0011- men in the the Greek divisions in same period five American off with larceny, for which offence he that if he was brought up in O and Perfection (the latter be advocate of the volunteer system, the German armies.

two ocossions previously. On which the cozawaine and crew of scription. Millions of men offered cial and employes were granted Concerning recruiting there leave of absence with permission 26 sent to prison for three Court again before him, he would longing to Mesara. Gande, Price because of its manifest injustices slow in organising ourselves to can be no doubt. This will re- to visit the United States.

noathe hard labour. He was at be more severely dealt with. The and Company) are respectively and its inefficiency for the waging the full recessities of the war. msin wholly with M. Venizelos

present undergoing that term. Be Police had decided that they were charged with stealing and re of a war of the present character. and the Greeks. In the matter of

had been banished twice: He gave not going to have him.,

But though we are alow, I think monitions, heavy artillery and

no resson or «Iouss for his return.

ceiving a quLutity of coal, was But I think there is cause for I may claim that we are thorough. other supplies and equipment the at the Assistant District Officer's to deal with me leniently in this An interesting sale took place Prisoner:wish your Lordship

Corrosive Fluid, continued before Mr. J. B. Wood, pride in realising that millions of When the bulldog oatches hold, Co-operation of France and Great Office, Pcat Office Buildings, this matter.

Chang Sing was indicted on at the Police Court this afternoon. Britons from all over the world it keeps hold. We shall hang on. Britain will be required. Our morning, whon 57 old iron can

charge of throwing corrosive Mr. Grist and Mfr. Agassis are offered themselves voluntarily for We shall see this thing through military advisers who accompany non, lying near the Police Station, pleaded guilty to returning from Ching and causing bodily harm, Evidence for the defence was over 4,000,000 man. me have stack details in regard Tang Chang, Lantno Laland, were biniahment, and the laws of this on August 3, at Mong Kok

The Chief Justice: You have flaid on a little girl named Leung appearing for the defendants, war, Great Britain alone raising to finish.

Lord Northoliffe then sold of to just what this equipment must disposed of by auction.

| called, alleging that the Perfect- The following jurymen were ion launch had run short of coal maintain over 2,200,000 men on which is composed of about 160, At the present moment we the work of the Over-Sana Club; be in order to make the new cannon were old Chinese weapon offence. You will go to prison for empanelled Mesers. E. E. Sedg. while at North Point and the the French front, apart from our

The Colony have made it a serious Greek divisions thoroughly and were worth only their metal three years.

000 members of both sexes and effective, and I am confident this value, The apeet price of the lot

wick, J. Bodrigues, N.U. Taikoo Shum O had merely other large armies in Egypt, of all ages. About 12,000 of ite branch of the reconstructive work was $1,000, but this eventual pur. of returning from banishment b Laflent, L, E. Remedios, and back home..

Bo Un was indicted on a charge Botelho, J. A. Bullen, E. B. Y. A. loaned them some to see them several other parts of Africa, members have joined the armies will be carried out rapidly. The chaaer paid over $2,900 for them, fore the expiration of his site.

Mesopotamia, Palestine, and at in Europe, he said. It has raised army is being reorganised on a

E. W. White.

Salonics. The word "maintain" more than $2,000,000 for pat- Prisoner pleaded not guilty on

A Chinese constable saw a rizz means that we keep that buge fand of the Club has raised and riotio purposes. The tobacco both counts.

carrying a bandle st Hanghommass of men up to fighting dissension for the last two years, ap," he said. "The Omelitation time he gave as his reason the prosecuted. Outlining the facte six paire of blacksmith's tonge terrific drain of killed, wounded, This fund has the direct sanction Mr. Wakeman, Crown Solicitor, on Saturday, which proved to be strength, constantly replacing the administered over $1,200,000 Gresce finds her financial re- will settle the question concerning fact that his mother was seriously of the case he said that during and one. hammer head, valued and sick. Bourdes sadly depleted, and she the abdication of the former King ill and was expected to die,

and approval of the War Office, needs and expects friendly co and his eldest son, sad the aneces-

the morning of July 3, the small at $20. The man failed to give

Lord Northolife said he took operation and assistance of thoession of Alexander, by making it there was any trash in his state-playing with her sister close to he was arrested. It was dis between the Allies, have tried to other of his past activities. The His Lordship asked prisoner if child that had been injured was a satisfactory explanation and the idea of creating friction the Over-Sean Club than in any German propagandiste, with more pride in having organised great Powers which wish to see clear and specific that this abdica- ment that his mother was expected her house on some stope near covered later that the articles ware spread the legend that Britain work of the Olab was by no. the smaller natione placed on a tion and succession were effective to die and if that was why he factory, where the prisoner was stolen from the yard of Moara, keep the bulk of her army in mesas finished, he said, bat firm and enduring foundation. and permanent." Great Britain and France may be The Entente

cook Els complained of W. B. Bailey and Company. England to repel invasion. That would go on to the end of the commissioner Prisoner, who entered the dook pertain action on their part and Before Mr. J. B. Wood, at the is characteristically antrue. The w depended on for the army re-spoke with satisfaction of the armed with a handkerchief, and seen by a hawker to approach Magistracy this morning, the man military forces in

RO organisation, and in the same way dramatic series of events which who wept copiously throughout behind them with a bottle and was charged with the theft, but consist of troops in course of way,

The Club's American we shall hope to have the power-recently were brought about eo the proceedings, said that that was emply the contents on the small said he was doing work for the training; of uniw of oldish

England hasdquarters are at 949 Broad fal sesistance of the United States quickly ander his direction the the trash. He was sorry that he child. Her face, back and clothes firm outside the works and was of little military value; and of the calles on every British subject in in the civil branch. in realising abdication of Constantine, the could not prove it and he did not were badly burnt by what the using the tools in question. Mr. last reserve line, which we still the United States, and especially Шоп In conclusion Lord Northolife effective reorganisation. Ameri-sucosasion of Alexander, ca's co-operation will be a most retirement of the reactionary help in the matter. He osme her mother, who went to the he did not think he would require of these latter are over the military There are 400 branches of the the think the Police would be able to Government Analyst said was Bailey gave evidence, beying the call by the name of "volunteers," the numbers of the Club, to sid pradiona factor."

salphoric acid. The ohild told man was working on a ship, bat Ministry, the summoning of into Hongkong for money from H. Joanart next outlined im- Venizelos, the creation of a new some clansmen so that he could factory and Locused prisoner, who the tools, bus, of contes, he might.

or, better, boms defence men. All in the prosecution of the war, portaat constitutional and Parlia- regime with M. Venizelos at the bay medicine to heal his mother denied the offence.

satary reforma which it is pro- bead, and, fually, the sweeping who was in the country.

Defenitans stated that he did, and

age of forty-ons.

Club on this side of the Atinatió, posed. to carry out.

We Britons are slow. It is the and Lord, Northolife said be After evidence had been called, that he wae only taking the tools temperament of the rsos. We wanted to see the living, driving, into exile of the dangerous ele *The constitutional reforma ments which had provoked dis prisoner to three years hard sentenced to twelve months hard hard labour and four hours' stocks were low in realising the reality forme of these branches working His Lordship, in sentencing prisoner was found guilty and back. "Bentenge of six weeks' have now been actually drawn card for two yours,

labour, said he had returned from labour.

of the German, mensor, We were with all their might towards Ab slow in estimating

winning of the war,

"Now that the transition from for military service last month. the old regime is accomplished. The number includes Professor we shall proceed st once to the Broughton of the University of important work of reconstruction. California. One of the first measures in that direction will be complete re

organisation of the Greek army, More Officials Leave Philippines. so ne to make it worthy of the Thirty-two more American of country and a real factor in the ficials and employee of the insular rituation."

proposed government, says the Manila

It is

To the same and it is alleged.

to increase the present strength Daily Bulletin, were separated Returned Banishees Sentenced. I gave ožame and caught him. Pri of the establishment of a Pro-iggest loan ever raised by any the sohooner Annia Làrsen da

the next four months.

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mo-t effigient haeie,

"After being torn by internal

Sale of Old Cannon,

Mr. Wakeman said that he had returned from banishment several times. For returning the last

Game back

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A Case of Suspicious.

nation.

We were