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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

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RIGA GULF ACTIONS.

Considerable German Losses.

Helsingfors, Qutober 22.

The crews of two Bussian torpedo boala, aliar partici pating in the fight at Oesel, have arrived here and declare, that the fighting lasted practically without interruption from 19th to 17th, inst. the Germans losing ane dreadnought and ons cruiser sunk and another wrecked, four torpedo bosts sunk and three disabled.

The Situation Explained.

Landon, October 29. A Russian Naval communique states: The general satu- tion in the Baltic Isles on 19th inst. was as follows:-Tho Talands of Oesel and Moon are definitely in enemy hands. The operations at Dago were hampered by the marahes; alsD' because the small garrison was merely defending the coast batterics. The naval bass at Moon Sound, including the bulk of the warships, tuga, transports, etc., have been trans- "ferred in very orderly manner to a safer point at the mouth

of the Gulf of Finland despite enemy, opposition.

BRITISH ARTILLery demoraliSING THE ENEMY.

London, October 21. Router's correspondent at British Headquarters reports: Day and night the gunners are mercilessty pounding the Germans, and terrible effectiveness of winch is evalent from many sources. The artillery battle in forming the enemy to make constant relicts.owing to the demoralisation of the troops."

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A captured enemy officer's letter bitterly complained of the shelling from bis own artillery, resulung zu "a most un- tavourable effect on the men, who have been exposed for seven days to continuoka beavy artillery fire."

Another letter states that the English in' four days, amasked seven divisions. Yesterday two.companies of Infantry were buried." Another instances a company of 140, Kirong which paraded a tortnight later is strong, adding: "it was the same with the whole regiment.”

The bulk and tower of the Kaiser's Army is being ham► mered to the limits of humau endurance. General von ár- dorune wnies that he is profoundly concerned over the German Army incang the British, demoralisation of the apprehending that it is the British grim determination to gain the complete mastery of the Flanders ridge system.

A RUSSIAN PEACE SCHEME,

Petrograd, October 22,

The following are among the Russian peace demands which the Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegate Skobelek will propose when attending the Inter-Allied Conference in Para-Free and uninfluenced plebiscite regarding the future of Alsace Lorraine and the lisan irredenta, the restoration of Belgium, Serbia and Montenegro with compensation from an international fund, the restitution to Germany of all her colonies, the neutraluation of all Straits leading to inner scas, including the Suez and Panama Canals, disarmainent- on land and sex and the creation of a system of militia.

AN ENEMY CONFÉRENCE.

Amsterdam, October 21.

Herr Kuehlmann is meeting the Austro-Hungarian states. men in conference at Budapest and Vienna.

CORRESPONDENCE.

The opinions expressed by corres-

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BILLIARDS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1917.

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of the " Hongkong Telegraph."Ţ

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VOTES.

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B. E the Governor (Bir

Francis Henry May, KOM.G.)

H. E. the General Officer Com manding the Troops, (Major General F. Ventris.).

The Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, C.M.G., Director of Public Works, The Hon. Mr. E. B. Hallifax, Secretary for Chinese Affairs,

The Hon. Mr. ED. O. Wolfe, Colonial Treasurer.

The Hon. Mr. C. McI-Messer, Captain Buperintendent of Police. The Hon. Mr. Wsi Yuk, O.M.G. The Hon. Mr. H. E Pollook, KO.

The Hon. Mr. C. E. Anton. The Hon. Mr. Lan Chu Pak. The Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell.' Mr. A.G. M. Fletcher, (Clark) of Councils.)

which you have always shown towards me, and, on this the ere of my retiremert, I wish you one all access and prosperity.

New Member. Mr. Ho Fook took the usual oaths of allegiance on assuming his seat on the Council.

Financial,

think

CREMOS:

It will be seen from

SEVEN WEEKS IN LIFEBOAT.

Japanese Sallors Terrible

Privatiods.,

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL are strong and deep enough in people enght to be restrained under consideration. The link- FOR "OUR DAY" FUNDS their meaning to express my by legislation from digging in ing up of Nathan Road and feelings of gratituds and thank the foetid mud on the foreshore of Cogonation Road, at Kowloon, fulness for the kind words which Praya East for ahali-Esh or other was now in progress, but would A meeting of the Legislative His Excellency has just used in things. 3.-Next, we would only be, s temporary road until Special Performance by the Connoil was bold in Council aUading to my past services sa suggest that there is still room the whole of the hillside had been Chamber this afternoon, when representative of the Chinese of for improvement in the methods eroavated for the parpass_cl" thons present Ware 2--

this Colony. Indeed, His Ex-adopted in searching Chinese helping a reclamation scheme. cellency has been more than a passengers entering or leaving the Nallah training had progressed friend to me during the many Colony, and more particularly in to an advanced stage and he advertisement elsewhere that the years I have earred on this Coan-regard to attempts by searches to was not aware of any argent popular "Cameos" are to give a cil, and I do not know bow equeɛse money out of each pass works in that connection. The pecial performance at the to thank His Excellency engers. 4-Pasing on to the sub-question of the class room accom-Victoris Theatre on Monday, the The Hon. Mr. Oland Severn for the great

confidence joot of education, we would again modation at Saiyingpun School 29th instant; under the patronage O.M.G., Colonial Secretary. which be bas always been pleased emphssies the necessity for the bet-scarcely came within his purview of H. E the Governor, H. E The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, to place in ms. Owing to advan ber teaching of English to Chinese Having briefly referred to the the General Officer Commanding the Commodore." The Attorney General.

cing age, I now feel that I am boys, and would urge that mere police station at Yaumati, the and not equal to my younger days in attention be paid to English and Hon. Mr. Chatham referred to whole of the net proosede the performance of my public less to a multitude of other sub-the Imports and Exports Offissare to be given to the "Our Day" dutics, and, consequently, I have jects, and that, if possible, two and atsted that in his opinion the Fund. It is hoped, and with good been obliged to retire and to sever sides to a school be established, site was central enough and resson; to get a bumper house, for my connection with this Honour one side a commercial side, and remarked that that was the only not only are the "Camson" clever able Council. To you, Honour the other University side, far piece of Orowo land available in and merry entertainers, but the able Members of this Gonnell, I we

that there. is the Central district of the City.cause is a good one. The whole awe my heart-felt, thanks for the too

great tendency to The Hon. Mr. Pollook asked if of the pit hae, we understand, gress kindness and couriery educate Chinese boys as if their the building of a new pier in been reserved by a few gentlemen altimate educational destiny mast place of the existing Statue Pier for soldiers and sailors. Booking necessarily be the University. 5. was a project that would be opens at Messrs. Moutris's - to-

Before passing away from the carried out in a reasonable apaos morrow morning, subjects dealt with in last year's of time. Badget, we would once more

The Hon. Director of Pablis arge the Hongkong Government Works replied that it had been upon the Chinese before the Government for several to prese Authorities the necessity for fal- filling their agreement to link up officiently argent nisiter

years, but was "not considered s to Mr. Wel Yok'r Departure,

the Kowloon-Canton Railway with justify the provision of funds just His Excellency, in referring to

the Railway, under construction, now. The Government thought| the departure of Mr. Wei. Yük,

from Canton to Haukow. Turn that the new piar should be a |asid ---At the last meeting of the [... The following financial minutes, ing now to the Budget for 1918, abetantial one sad of greater Council I regretted that I over-recommended by H. E. the car main criticisms are not dimensions. Owing to the great A lifeboat containing Capt. looked the fact that it was the Governor, were referred to the unnaturally directed to the im- depth of water there, a heavy ex-Haruhiko Shioga and sixteen of last meeting at which the Finance Committee and sub-portant Department of Public penditure would be involved. Hon. Mr. Wei Yak would equently approved

the crew of the wrecked Japanese Works, and we should like to The Hon. Mr. Pollock said that steamer Kotohira recently arrived ait. In 1913 the Secretary of State- A sum of $450 in sid of the know:-1-Why no provision with regard to the Sairingpan at Ikeda Bay, Queen Charlotte laid down that no Unofficial vote Botanical and Forestry has been made for the erection School a report on the School a Islands. member of the Council, except Department, other charges, brash of a вствел wall those nominated by the Chamber wood clearing.

near the few months ago made mention that The vessel was wrecked on July eouthern "entrance: to the of Commerce and the Jastices of A sam of $100 in aid of the Harbour

theclase-room socommodation 27 in Alssken waters, and during of Refuge, at the Peace, should be re-appointed | rote Import and Exports Depart-Yanmati?. In this connection it

was deficient,

all the intervening weeks the His Excellency the Governor, lifeboat was at ses making for того than one term. ment, other charges, alteraton will be remembered that, in the dealing with the questions raised this cost. On ..the expiration a to New Tai Po Branch Office.

typhoon of August of this year, aeriatim, said that the Govern The bost was well provisioned, Mr. Wei Yat's third term A sum of $6,000 in aid of the considerable damage was done to ment admitted that the Lunatic but the last stages of the trip left ae a member of the Council in rote Pablic Works, Extraordin-boats and piers inside that Her Asylum was 1911, it was, on my urgent repre-

boar of Reluge, by reason of should be, but they did not condition of privation. The entire not all that it the Japanese sailors in a terrible. sentation, that the Secretary of

waves rolling in through that en- keep Europesa lanatica here per party will reach-Vancouver next Stata mede an exception in his

trance. 2 Why no provision has manently. The policy for some week to take a steamer back to favour. But the hon. member

been made for the erection of a years past had been to repatriate Japan. was not willing to serve for the

serviceable and sightly roof to the them and only Chinese fanatica whole period of six years, owing

Wireless reports at the time the A sum of $7,000 in aid of the Queen's Status Wharf? 3.-Why were kept permanently, and for Kotohirs Mara was, wrecked said to his advancing age and to vote Pablic Works, Extraordia- there is no clock on the station sach he thought the place was the crew had left the steamer in the very laudable desire ary, New Territories, Pablic tower at Kowloon? 4.What quite good. It would be an lifeboat, and from that time until

10 stand in the Health and Baildings Ordinance, utepe are being taken, and when expensive business to provide a their arrival on the const no-word- way of a younger man. He was 1903, (51) compensation and they are likely to be completed, new asylum and he would sak, had been heard of them. There therefore re-appointed for three resumptions.

for linking up Nathan Road,

matter had DOW the

been was no loss of life in the wreck. years and his term of office ex-

A sam of $5,000 in aid of the Kowloon, with Coronation Road ? considered, for it to stand over pired on the 21st. He has the vote Pablic Works, Extraordin 5-Why the programme for train for the present. With regard served on this Gouuoil for 21 ary, New Territories, Communiosing nullahs, a step which is to the Prays East. foreshore, he years, but his public services tions, (45) Roads: () Taipo so valuable, for the diminution of was not sure that they could began long before his appoint Road,-Widening to 16 feet and maleris, is so much smaller for interfere with the draining of the

There appears to be a very ment to this Council. He is one improving beade, etc., between 1918 than for 1917? 6. military and naval establishments heavy delay in the transportation of those public-spirited. Chinens 5th and 9th milestones. Whether it would not be practic- there, for they had rested inter and Tientsin, saya the P. & T.

of American-mails between Japan “ who instituted in its present form A sum of $550 in aid of the able to provide better olmas-room esta Digging in the mud Tins. Frequently we receive the Tang Wah Hospital and the vote Pablic Works, Extraordin-accommodation for the boys at certainly a nuisance, bar mot su Po Leang Kak and particularly ary, Hongkong, drainage, (10) Baiyingpan school ? 7. Whether insanitary and dangerous ani- Japanese papere containing ex he has always identified himself training nallaha: (b) Mount it would not be possible too. The smell was not injur tracts from American newspapers, with law and order. He has ever Kellet: been a member of the District Watchmen's Commistes and the real value of his services will pro-

for

-not

ary, miscellaneous, (23) miscel laneous works.

A sum of $194 in aid of the vote Imports and Exports Depart ment, personal emoluments.

The Budget.

accessible for

American Mallys

Yokohama ?

To the Editor of the † Hongkong

provide for more effective ious to health and the whole several days before the American Telegraph."]

This competition was continued

Police supervision at Taumati thing should be left until the newspapers arrive. Is it possible Bir-Pursuant to my ander as the Soldiers' Club last night,

and in the neighbourhood? reolamation of the foreshore was the American mail for Tientsin taking to pay over to War the 83rd Co, H.G.A. opening the Charities all refunds of the easton with 100 points in aand bably only be known to the five The Hon. Attorney General 8-Whether in view of the undertaker, which he hoped would sent to Shanghai' to be sorted Special War Tax made by my in their match with sue Middlesex. Registrar Generale whom he has moved the second reading of the considerable eam of money to soon be taken in hand. The instead of being sent direct from tements, pinase be so kind as to this they increased to 241, there seciated and to me, to whom, as Bill intituled, "An Ordinance to be expended on the new Importa searching of Chinese passengeta sowird, me space in your columns by securing passage to the Captain Superintendent of apply & eam not exceeding Eight and Exporte Ofice it would not was raised on the last Budget 1x soknowledgment of the follow semi-final. The highest break of Police, he rendered valuable ser- million, three hundred and sixty-be practicable to have that office and improvements were effected.

central He would see what further could matter with the Han, C.S.P. Ha ing in respect of the Third the evening, was 23 by Gr. Lord, vices which I shall never forget sight thousand, nine hundred and erected in a mere Quarter of 1917:-

and for which I shall always be ten dollars to the Public Service position than the proposed site? be done in the matter. The did not think that the site of the

As a large sum of money is to teaching of English had been Importe and Exports 06. Fung Tang Kee Firm...$ 30,45

grateful. He has always been s of the year 1918.

The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock be expanded on this building, dealt with by training Chinees could be moved: It was nece 194 man of sction who liked to see. 200 things done rather than spoken asid Sir, I have been saked by that the site selected should be sa University.

it appears to be moes desirable teachers

in English at the ary that it should « be golose

It would take 200 about at this Council. On the my unofficial collesguse on the

particularly well" situated to outbreak of war, his services Council to speak on their behalf convenient as possible and easily some time before they could to the Harbour Office and it was 200 were invaluable in forming the on the subject of this Bill. In the mercantile and shipping firms. only alternative was to engage and it was not far remored the principal judge of the results, but the deal with the large jank traffic 123 Chinees contingent of the Police first place, we desire to son Before odpoluding, we should likes larger number of English from the principal European 139 Beserve and it is largely due to gratulate Your Excellency and the to add that, in rainy weather, teachers, and if they found the shipping arms. With regard to

bia initiative that the Chinese Colony upon the favourable have shown so much enthusiasm nature of the revenue figuree residents frequently experience fands, they certainly could not the chair coolics in wet weather, considerable inconvenience and obtain the men. It was s question he thought that was a difficult in that connection. His valuable which you have been able to lay 10.50) AMERICA'S HUGE WAR vices to this Government and before us and to express ont annoyance from the fact that to which the Government was problem. Even in London before

the pablic chair-coolies fully alive, and it would not be the war, the Police authorities Colony have been recognised by satisfaction with the fact that the,

at, homa instead of His Majesty the King in the Government is turning

ita top

Lost sight of. They were also found it practically impossible $146.36

to the compilation turning out and attending to the exceedingly alive to the linking to keep drivers on the oals Official ad riose received by the bestowal of the C. M.G., and attention I would like to add that American Consulate General although we now take leave of him of trade statistics. Before daal requirements of the public. This ap of the railway with the Canton stands in worg wet weather.

is a matter which we commend to Hankow line and nothing that One

remedy would ba ia cheque for the above total amonni indicate that sincs the Congress I rejoice to know shat his help ing with items in this year the notice of the Police in the could be dona would be left increase chair coolie shelters. It of $146.36 has been forwarded to of the United States convened in and assistanos will still be con- Budget, I propose to occupy the hope that some remedy may be done in that connection: was a matter on which he would the Honourable Mr. E.R. Hallifax, extraordinary posios list, gril, tinned on the District Watchmen's attention of the Council for a low found. We preems that the The expense of building meals with the Box. 0.8.P. Bon. Becretary of the War Clinrition Fand, for disposal, as Germany and the United States, committees which tend to keep in are certain matters, referred to by bond to the Government, and we considerable and he thought that the Hon, Mr. Pollock on his insid

upon the outbreak of war between Committee and on other Chinese minutes by pointing out that there

responsible parties are under now Status Wharf would be in conclusion he congratulated. the War Charities Committee may it has placed at the disposal olose touch the Government with Unofficial Members, in their Bud-

of the American Government the Chinese community. The get speeches, a year ago, which suggest that the terms of that hon. members might let the and clear statement of oritibiato. Yours etc.

Mr. Pollook said it was thought seventeen billions of dollars, or hon. member is peculiarly are still acremedied, namely: bond ought to be made wide matter stand where it did for the ROBERT HO TUNG.

over seventeen times the national fitted by his six years' education L-The improvement of the sough to impose some penalty for present. The clock at Kowloon undesirable that not only should the inconveniense complained of was a small matter, but if hon. the mad be dug on the Praya Hongkong, Oct. 23, 1917.

debt of the United Staton. It has at Home for enah duty. His lunatic asylum, which wa repsat,||

The Hon. Director of Peblis members pressed, the Govern East but shat people should est authorised contracts for two and Western education has not had is highly discreditable to the CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

a half billions more. Most of the the effect souften found of warping | Colony. 2 The malodarons Works replied to the.points raised. ment was willing to ypte funds the shell fish found there.

His Excellency :-Soms money appropriated was for war his instinats as a true Chinese state of the foreshore on Praya by Mr. Pollock that affected his next year, and they could no purposes pure and simple, inclad-gentleman. It has but broaden Esat, which tends rapidly to get Department, saying that the son- doubt get a clook for about them seem to thrive on it---

The report од the (Laughter), ing seven billions for loans to ed his outlook. On behalf of worse. In connection with this straction of the socoon wall at the $450.

we would submit harbour of tefage had not been Baiyingpan School, which had After further converastion bé- those sasociated with the United this Colony, Mr. Wei Yak, I beg foreshore State in the war.

to tender you our profoundest re- two suggestions:-First, that undertaken because they had not been referred to, did condemn teen His Excelency and Mr. spect and may add an expression the power,

of the

naval and sufficient experience to see if the site as it was gramped Pollock on this question, His of my own personal and afection-and military authorities saything of that nature was requir. and crowded. The real remedy Excalisney said that enquiries |ste regard.--(Høer Rear)." to drain into the harbour, uned. The refage had been found to was to remove the school, but that would be made abous" the a sanitary : point Hongkong by means of menaces,| Distinguished American Visitor, The Hon. Mr. Pollock also paid checked spparently by any bea Tay adaptive ways prplection, was an expansive and difficult master from

The Hon. Attorney General (Mr. Mr. Augustin William Ferrin, 40 eloquent tribute to the work of municipal legislation (see section bat would never be a wind, pro problem. It was a matter that of view to see if medical; re-

could show ” that "theờ JH. Kemp) fondnoted the osse Trade Commissioner for the Mr. Wel Tak, paying that he had 4 of the Pallia Health Ordinanos tection, and vessels taking refuge would bams one up of these days, corda for the Crown and the Hon, Mr. Barsan of Foreign and Domestic Always been a most helpful and 1903) ought to be taken away, would anws to nos that they ware but in the meantime it would not eating of the shell fish was s HE. Follook, K. C., represented Commerce, Washington, in in Persefal collesgas..

and, second that, not only in the reasonably secured. With regard be remedied. He was not aware fudion to public health

Without furthst, discdesion the defendsat.

king ladying fusncial con- The Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk replied interests of thous living in and to the) Beatos Wharf, it would that any increase of trime had The whole of the morning was dinone, se he is spending some as follows Your Eggelloney passing, along the Prays East be inexpedient to construct taken place at Taumatilately, but Bill was rand, soond now the need for greater police pro passedthrop rh, flir Com somat by counsel argning a point done in the Orient making and Honourable Members of the but also in the interests of now of natif of law zamed, duzing

memoral survey of the financial, Legislative Copsoil. Gentlemen, the health of the boat and improved pier had been taction there had been singed more wage.

into shaizand a third a Sud banking mination,

vonamos land words that people themselyos," those boste erected." That matter had boom than quse, He would

determine.

17

The Criminal Sessiona serenon..

tinned to-day before the Paisne

Judge (Mr. Justice Gomperts)

the case occupying the attention of the Const being that in which a man is charged with obtaining money from a Chines doctor in

of