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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

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THE ITALIAN SUCCESSES;

Further Progress and More Prisoners.

London, Aug. 30.

A wireless Italian official mehsage states: Having over- come the enemy rearguards on Beansizza Plateau we are Attacking a powerful line which the enemy, is defending des- perately. We made progress on the heights eastward of Gorizia and took prisoner yesterday a thousand. 246 aero- planas participated in the battle. A squadron of forty drop- ped, seven thousand kilogrammer of projectiles on the enemy's batterics at Pasovizes Wood,

Austrians Admit Italian Superiority.

London, Aug. 30. **A wireless Austrian official mossage states: A superior enemy forced us to evacuate the height near Soveja Austro Germans captured positions on the Dalrek taking prisoner 1,000. In the ten days' battle of Baiasizza our unbroken resistance proved us to be the victors despite the ltalian superiority.

INCREASED INSURANCE RATES FOR EASTERN CARGO.

London, Aug. 30.

In consequence of certain heavy losses the underwriters have substantially advanced insurance rates on cargo to the -East via the Cape

STANDARDISED SHIPBUILDING.

London, Aug. 30.

The first of the standardized ships designed to quickly replace ships submarined has been completed. iler final toets and trial, though carried out in rough weather, resulted in su unqualified success. The vessel, comprising her stan- dardized huil, machinery and engine, was constructed in five months. The programmic includes four classes ranging from 3,000 to 8,000 tons dead-weight carrying capacity. · All the principal shipbuilding establulents are busily engaged in the construction of" sundardized sups. Speed is being given special attention.:

THE WESTERN FRONT.

London, Aug. 30.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: The weather 18 stormy. We drove of a bombing attack eastward of Uost Taverné.

A French communique says: The artillery is reciprocally most active in the region of urtebise Monument and on both sides of the Meuse.

TILE PRICE OF BREAD..

London, Aug.. 30.

The Press Bureau auiources that the price of the quartern loaf will be sinepence after the 17th October.

AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY STRIKE ENDED.

Brisbane, Aug. 30...

-The railway strike has ended and the question of wages 1 being arbitrated. -.

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NO UNANIMITY AT LABOUR CONFERENCE.

London, Aug. 30.

The Luter Allied Conference has concluded. Nothing was accomplished owing to the absence of unanimity in regard to the reports, presented. It was decided to bold another Alhed Conference in preparation for the Stockholm Con- greas

THE ROLL OF HONOUR.

Major Macdonald's Son Killed,

CANTON NEWS.

Scheme for lateralng Enemy Subjects.

THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1917.

`LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held in the Council Chamber this afterobos, when those present were zem

CORRESPONDENCE.

EXCLUSION OF GERMANS.

Tibe opinions expressed cor His Excellency's Despatch on the

pondanta, are not necessarily those of the "Hongkong Telagze

Sqbject.

(Sir

THE SERVICE DOLLAR.

H. E. the Governor Francis Henry May, K.O.M.G.) H.E the General Officer. Com manding the Troops, (Major General E. Ventris.)

The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp

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Attorney General.

Messer.)

The Hon. Mr. Wei Yak, Q.M.G. The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock,

K.O.

The Hon. Mr.C EA The Hon. Mr. R. Shewan. The Hoa. Mr. Lan Ohn Pak The Horn afr. 8. H. Dodwell Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, (Clerk

of Councile)

Mr. A. B. Love was present

the public sosis,

Financial

The following Susocial mina. Lee, recommended by H. E. the Governor, were referred to the

Frnance Committee :--

& sum of $135000 in aid of the rate Pablic Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, Mis- cellaneous, dredging harbour.

a sum of $15,400 in aid of the vote Harbour Master's Depart ment, D.-atesm launches, other charges, repairs,

To the Editor of the “HongKong

Telegraph.")!

Proms tó warrant some other action

Authorities.

DOPING AND FORGED REJECTIONS.

General Geddes's Evidence at-

Inquiry.

Remarkable fnota about the Wär!

"At this afternoon'a meeting of Oo recruiting maabinery in

General Chamber of Commeros of Ast.

snoo.

"

MISSIONARIES, LONG

VOYAGE TO ARMENIA.

Pacific Ocean Roats Chosen -Again After 107 Years,

The old days when there was

This relief work covers not

the Legislative Council there was she first months of the war were 00 Sues Canal route to the Orient, laid on the table a batch of corgiven by Brigor General when there were na P. and 0. respondence relating to the comCampbell Geddes, Director of it eating up the miles from Sir,-The grievances of the mercisi and industrial policy to be Recruition, before the Select Tilbury dooks to the lands with- Service men have now been adopted throughout the Empire Committee appointed to investi out the Ten Commandments, and The Hon. Mr. Claud 8 vereafficiently well ventilated in the after the war. This included along gate the working of the Military when missionaries from Amerios Colonial Secretary.

being taken than what bat ready thy statement by the Hongkong Service (Review of Exceptions) to Chink went out in seiling ships around the Cape of Storma been done, se constant reiteration the policy is favoured under The chairman. Mr. Shorttu, sro recalled by the announcement The Hon. Mr. W. Chintham, C.M.G., Director of Public Works of these grisancon ie Bow everal headinge, and another K.,M.P., plaited that it had of the American. Bor of Com The Hon. Mr. B. B. Hailifax, practically useless, and the matter letter from the same body to Mr. been intended to hold the sitting missioners for Foreig Missions should be put forward on 0, 8. Rose, who represented the in private, but at the express wish that it has just sent eight of its Secretary for Chinese Affairs.

Chamber on the British Imperial of General Geddes it had been de representatives to Armenis by The Hong the Captain Superio-business-like basis.

Beyond the despatch of cable Council of Commerce, advising alared open to the public.

way of the Pacific Ocean. It i tendent of Police and acting

the Erst time in 107 years that Colonial Tressarer (Mr. C. Mol-grame from certain institutions him of the views of the Chamber. Brigadier-General Geddes was

and persons, no setion of an There was also included a des- the frat witness. In civilian life the Board has sent missionaries official character has been made patch from His Excellecoy the he is a professor at a Clanrdian by this route.

The party, fivs man and threa by the Hongkong Colonial Governor to the Secretary of State University. Beeaid the rearaiting

on the questions raised. From machine was supposed before the women, left San Francisco on the I would suggest that Oom this despatch we take the follow war to have a capacity for 50,000 Japanese steamship Nippon Marn mittes be formed of four of the

men a year. It was a machine for on July 18. The missionaries will leading businessmen in big-

The question of trade marke receiving men,

not Collecting 80 over the Trans-Siberian Rail- Colony. This Committee should belonging to enemy firms has them. At the outbreak of war the road and through Bassis to Tifin, present to . E the Governor been the subject of correspond machine was on the point of in the Russian Caucasus, where and the Legislative Council a Any change of policy breaking down.

they will join other missionaries clear and congine statement of which commends itself to His in the spring of 1915 the first of the Board that have been for the facts showing the hardships Majesty Government in the hange was made in the machine some time este ulished and admin- inflicted to Service men and matter will no doubt be com change which was Armenian refugees who to the istering relief work among their families by the increasing manicsted to me.

disastrous, and had esused

number of 250,000, have “fled " rate of the dollar, and put The Chamber refer next to disculties ever BLDCO. The forward a proposal that service the exclusion of enemy subjects, machine was asked to discriminate thither sorons the Turkish border. man be paid at a maximum rate the question with which, as between the men who were of 21-, the difference between this regards German subjects at least, to be taken. It ceased to be a only the distribution of funds sud rate and the rate as Ezed by the they appear to be principally mere receiving machine and rations but the instituting and Service Authorities being made concerned; and there is no doubt became a thinking machine, administering of relief industries, good from the Military contriba that their views on the sub- That work should never have the maintenance of orphanager tion of the Colony. The proposal ject have the strong support been put on the machine at any (a large percentage of thes

be retrospective for three of the large majority of time.

refugees are orphaned children or European residents, and per-

Men who were eager to go into widows with their fatherless little The delay at Houe in desling haps of some of the Chinese the Army were essentis incivilian ones), and the beginnings of a The very strong life for the benefit of the ecuntry, repatriation of these exiles in the community. to insufficient information and koowledge of the situation, and feeling which undoubtedly exists Badges were therefore issued, but villages and upon the farms from on the subject is due partly to the they were abused, and a lot of which they were driven. It in as the money involved is a large abhorrence of German methode men who ought to have gone into yolves the purchase and die Junks; (ii) Other vessels or boste which were damaged as or off sum, until it is taken up officially of warfare and partly to obje- the Army had been protected by tribution of cattle, and of farm Cheung Chan (Damb-bell Island) by the Hongkong Authorities, it tion to German methods of trad-them. The badges were offered implemente, the making of in the recent typhoon of the 13th is doubtful if any speedy actioning. Concerning the latter point, ia balk to employers and dis- garments, the knitting of socks, will be taken by the Imperial the opinion of the representative tributed by them. The employers the establishment of weaving and August, and what does the pecuniary loss represented by Treasury Authorities, to whom all of the Chamber as expressed in were entirely uncontrolled. spinning industrior, the employ- each damage come to approxi-sach matters would probably be the Legislative Council, voicing In August 1915 came the Re-ment at wages that will barely se it does that. of the Britieb gistration Act, which formed the sustain life of thousands of women, Commercial gommunity, will basis of the military register. He and the feeding, clothing and Do doubt receive

your did not know and he could get bosing of other thousands of careful

helpless children. most

consideration; nobody to explain to him what it and,

Forthermore, it involves & any. practicable idea was in the heade of the men means can be devised for insistingho ordered the compiling of the ministry of consolation, of aym on the local import crade being military register. Men as they pathy, ocurage and hope, to fear conducted on a cash basis, this atteeted were marked off the driven and destitute people, who Government is ready and willing register and known to have joined are on the point of giving up ia. to adopt it. But I cannot sag the Army. Bat it had proved despair. The issue at stake in gest any such means except by exceedingly difficult to keep the the Russian Caucasus as in parte combination on the part of

of Tarkey, Perein, Syria and rezister up to date. importere not to trade on the The scheme -ciated with Egypt, is the saring of the credit system. A subject not Lord Derby's use increased she remnant of a virile and service... touched upon in moving the

trested, but is, get capable of resolation in the Legislative

able race, which has been tosily

1. Four licensed fishing jaoks

Cousoil, but referred to at some

making real contribution to the verseas, Soma attested in air were wrecked or damaged to the have the Colony, and before the length at the meeting of the extent of $2,630. Nine licensed theft was discovered, was told to

Chamber of Commerce and at

o: seven diferent places, and the public meeting, was the harbour boats under 100 pionie Mr. Dyer Bell at the Magistracy financing of exports from Europe a one London sub-area there got 2. 91. fur est attestation, capacity were reported wrecked this morning.

Cheung Chau and Typhoonse The Bon. Mr. Pollock asked

1. What was the number of (i)

mstely?

2. What are the present means adopted for communicating to the Police at Cheung Chan the fact that certain typhoon signals have been hoisted in Hongkong? Is it not practicable to improve auch mesus of communication?

3. Are the Police at Cheang Chau provided with typhoon" siguala and, if not, will the Government consider the advis- ability of such provision being made?

The Hon. Colonial "Secretary replied as follows:-

months,

with the matter is no doubt due

referred to.

The whole affair could be dealt with within a week here and the result reported to the Imperial Authorities as to the action taken,

Yours etc. ZEDEX,

Eorgkong, Ang. 31, 1917.

THIEF CAPTURED.

Arrested before 'Lase was Reported.

The story of how the police exptured a thief as he about to

said that at

in London and registered again culty. A lot of men attested as far away in Aberdeen and In

world's life.

In this relief work the American

sociated with the American Bourd missionaries are "olbeely Consul and with Bussion officials,""

The names of the night who aile1 on tue Nippon Maro and the citiem to which they hope ultimately toretero, are as follows: Walter H. Jemen, Marsovan; Mies

or damaged to the extent of $578. Orown Sergeant Blackman on sooount of German merchants were 53 Willan Smithe, and in

Several other small harbour

four o'clock bere by London Acceptance another 53 Abraham Cohens, and boats were swamped or otherwise yesterday morning the defen-Houses. This matter has been all had changed their addresses

the subject of correspondence and sinos attesting. slightly damaged," but such" was dant climbed & waler spout

At the passing of the second It is with extreme regret that

Our Canton correspondent nos reported to the police,

2. There is no telephone oom and succeeded in getting on to before a verdict can be pronounc Military Service Act there were Susan W. Orvis, Comares; Ber.

by the side of No. 30, Prays East it has been pointed out that wo samounos the’death of Captain,

munication with Cheung Chau:

approximately 1,000,000 errore Alexander Lindsay Macdonald, M.writes ander date of August 30

&e followe:- "O., youngest son of Major Donald

In reply to the Tachuo's On the afternoon of the 12th the verandah of No. 32. Beed upon the infraction by mec Macdonald, V.D., Commandant official notice to abolish the | August, No. 1 Police Launch call, entered the house and stole a chants of the conditions of the let in the military reguler, and there Theodore A. Einder, Marsovani of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, Commander-in-Chiefship. of the ed and reported red signala gold' watch" and chain, togetherters of lien, it is essential to learn was no plan to get it right. The Mr. and Mrs. Carl 0 Compton, with gold-mousted bangles and whether or not the Financial act had been founded on the Mateovan; Rev. Ernest O.

Heary H. White, V. oftras killed in action on the bodyguards of the Civil Governor, linisted in Hongkong. The same money, of the total sine of uses in Bagland were cogais- erroneous assumption that the Partridge, Sivas; Mr. and Mrs, 26th inglans, the new buring Chan King-ming has, stated that information was given by the $249.20. Later in the morning,ant, of the irregularity. It has military register was complete. been: resolved in the Colony to.the 20 battalions of these troope ferry launüb at 5 pm. The Chin be wea" about to board the 88.1

The deceased, who was have been changed into naval one bost population knew a WP. Heungehan for Canton, but a Banka in the Colony were so assumed that men would flock to only 19 years of age, was born in infantry in compliance with the boon was about and were prepared lakang searched him first. Berg.ogaisant, and I have so remark the colours, not week to escape, this year, certainly not much "in 1904 in order to be educated Chu Bing-lan, Obeng Pik-kwong voared round later in the day and sut Fallon was called, and the that I know of no remedy for the and no precautions were taken sooner, that it is complete." Tha

Hongkong, and he left the Colony suggestions of San

Yat-sen, to a certain extent, but the gala

map

been secertained that two British

-At the outbreak of war it w63

Sandhurst early in 1915, wasting that the South and West signala. Unless it is certain that them and said thas `nothing would be under licence, in similaration cards were forged oa & unfitted for the work to which they

Fallon when to the Police irregularity if the principale is against trickery. Thus men who, medical boards, be added, would London and the Banke through knowing themselves naft, remain under the administration

papera barked of the Director-General. at Home, going to Bedford Coll-fand Commander Lum, and that blew directly into the barbour, Station..

Soon afterwards, a report was whom their letters of lien are obtained

11 were able to nell anchore. There was no loss of received from Wanchal that the negotiated do not take the trouble" Rejected,"

They bad inspectors who want ego. He would have been twenty the name of bodyguards no causing the bossa to drag their

them to mon at an average round to see that Ármy regulations years of age if he had lived longer existe.

The de. Chu Hing-lan, on the day of his life reported.

theft had been made and the to protect themselves. 3. The police have no typhoon

*The suggestion that ensur

prios of £15.

{were carried out.. In the last few till November ɓ next.

owner of the articles identified

subjects, when re admitted,

** We now know that classifies ( monthe recruits had been found cessed officer passed through departure, wired to Lak Wing

missing

great scale,” said the witness, were allotted. The adfasferror in later given the rank of Lawtenant Provinces must enite, that his information can always be obtain-

It was proved that the defend-menner to British merchants in in the Black Watch and was later pressace in Canton has noted of orders for the boisting of appointed to the Royal Flying remedied the situation, and that|typhoon signals, it is best not tout had previous conviction | Ramis, will no doubt also receive |" and that false classification alsacification by the medical boards for larceny in 1911, after which your consideration. I have no cards were actually printed he believed to be rather under 0,5 knowledge of the Russian system, regular industry. On taking per cent. There was a good deal Corps. He had been engaged in De was leaving in the hope that bolt them at all.

but as at present advised I have charge at the War Office I found of "doping." For instance, they pret

The Hon. Attorney General he was banished.

His Worship passed sentence

little faith in effective control by a small half branch of a depart-would have men with oil running fying in France for the eighteen months and in the early military affairs,

The Provincial Authority has moved the second reading of the

x system of licensing.

ment dealing with the question, out of their ears, part of the present year he wou

received instractions from the Bill intituled An Ordinance to of six months' hard labour. the Military Cros

Great sympathy will be felt for Ministry of War that an interamens make provision with respect to Major and Mrs. Macdonald, the camp for enemy subjects at present military service and to provide for letter of whom is at present in the coast ports is intended to be the establishment, maintenance London, in the deep bereavement established in Baakow, and there. Bad control of a local defence they hate safiered, Their sident frealist of the names and full dis- corps, BOD, H. O. Macdoasid, is options of the enemy's subjects

Lak would immediately control

Military Service Bill.

The Council was debating the

INTERESTING CASE, Alleged Trespass by Landlords. An interesting case was men

Clerks were scattered about in A man would go before the.. all parts of the building, and thers Medical Board and be classified. kong, while in the occupation of was no change of controlling He would receive his calling ap notices, and then another hope the plaintiff as tenant of the de- things at all. ""

On August 21 last they had a lessly unft man would report at fendante, and/or in the alternative for nuisance caused by the de- plan on which to work. The the recraiting office in his feed

Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, wangtung Province should Bill as we went to prest. A ·rtioned in the Summary Court this fendants during the said tondnor, only way they could get at the The War Odoo had several definita while their daughter is married be made and sent to the Ministry part of the discussion will appear morning, before Mr. Justice Gromeland for in the alternative for root of things was to send every instances of thin: "One osSO WAS

to Commander Pope, 1. N., who

was at one time engaged in the submarine service in dongkong.

so that it may be decided who in a later adition.

ball be interned there.

On the refusal of Wa Hon-man

to scoept the Civil Governor's

post, the Tanhun seked Li Lu-hon,

Field Glass Fund.

pertz, in which Percy Tester is breach of an implied covenant for body on the books a calling-up that of a men with two wooden claiming from V. O. Belilios and quiet enjoyment during the said notice and get the men to tell legs reporting himself, others the sum of $1,000, tenancy, and/or in the alternative the authorities all about them-examination had become

There we no other pedemary, Mr. O. Balmer Johnson for derogation of the defendants | selves,

Que mass of the people. Of the million men to he' appeared for plaintiffs and do as landlords from their grant of MAX. the Defence Commissioner of One pair of binoculars from fendants were represented by Mr. the lenings of the said promises they had never been able to touch examined about 120,000 din

roughly, one million men who before the boar to the plaintiff. Bai Hing and Yang Kong, to sot Mr. S. L. Hidden, of Whitesway Mattingley..

Replying The plaintif's claim "in "for The defendants and hold rejection forian. Civil Governor. La reineed at Laidlaw and Co., Ld., Hongkong, first, but after the assurance of is now to be added to the list of $1,000, being damage for trasfeed of the state of Exmanuel place at North Point to-morrow. San Terson that there would be glasses received for forwarding reps by the defendants upon Raphael Balilion, deceased. The Folios Reserve Band is no objection by the Kuomintang to the Manager of the Lady the premise of No. 53, Monat: The 'quse was adjourned for al

party, he socepted the post, Roberta Field Glam Fund, Kellot Road, The_Posk” Bongi! week. providing the music,

Promenade Concert.

The public is reminded of the promenade concert which takes

“The recruiting mind ine, 18.

process of atta Ging maid General Crödding" and to be able to any he