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"HEATHER DAY,”

Nuge Crowd Expected To-night,

number 300.

Scottish Women's Raffle win. ning numbers-

2564, 2620, 1735, 1831, 1607, 2701, 176, 1481, 1717, 2552, 505, 1439, 1709, 1183, 2524, 2286, 2958, 1802, 1910, 2880, 2524, -1822, 2196.

Winners will receive their prizes at Misa Antoo's stall

to-nigbl

.

Mr. Robertson informe.n that Ticket No. 202 won the "High.

„land Laddie” doll.

PIG IRON CASE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1917.

A Chief Officer's Denials,

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that

TRAPPING U-BOATS."

An American Expertis.

Suggestion.

coset to

territorial waters.

the

plight, - and, indeed, in some THE COLONY'S FINANCES. respects would be in a better than she is to-day.

+

Balance of Aersts

and Liabilities on

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1,307 509,96

4,777,474.04

NEW WAR WORK SCHEME.

For a Year Or to Ead of the War.

TREASON CHARGES “IN FRANCE.

An Ex-Minister's Denial.

A Renter telegram from Paris-- Farther developments of the eye that when the Chamber of 31st July, 1917 83,489,984.08 | National Service scheme formulat Deputies recantly concluded its Revenus frum 1st

ed by Sir Auckland Godden wete sitting. Y. Malvy, the ex Minister to 31st August,

disclosed to a Daily Chronicle of the Interior, draw the attention 1917...

representative recently by one of of the House to the serious fact his colleagues in the Labour sec-that Freeidert Poincare had received a letter from M. Dsadót, Expenditure from

The new robeme sweeps away Francaise, making

the chief editor of the Action Let to 31st Aug-

infamous ust, 1917 1,032,374.29 the vexatious delays and anxieties

experienced under the whole cations against him (M.

Malvy). Balance, $3,745,099.75 cheme of universal enrolment.

No man or woman will be asked that M. Maivy was sooored of M. Painleve, the Premier, said to volunteer for war work until a

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The closure having been

as regards the accusation against

Germany has been sinking her The case was heard again st There were high jinks at the

ships wholesale, and in other The Hongkong Treasury bas respects has been playing against issued the following fasocial Scottish Fair on the Murray Police Court this morning in

this little kingdom the part of atstement for the month af}. Parada ground leat night, when which Mr. J. Barros, aworn

international bully. If Norway August, 1917-- the real" Heather Day" epirit measurer of the Pacifio Mail 88. waar entered into by the huge Oo, obarged two Chinese with

The article given below is con came into the Eatents Alliance, crowd which thronged the gaily the larceny of 440 lbs. of pig iron,tributed to the New York Amer she would have the might of illuminated enclosure. There valued at $45, the property of the can by Mr. J. Bernard Walker, the allied feets for her de was great businces done, all the Pacific Mail Co., at Kowloon on editor of Scientific American. Mr. fense, and the food question immediste numerous attractions being most Thursday.

Walker, who is one of the best would receive an It will be remembered that informed men on naval matters in

solation. Seldom, lavishly patrouised, :indeed, has Hongkong witnessed defendants stated

they the country, is chairman of the Norway is very much worked such a scene of all-round jullity had bought the stuff from Navy Committee of the Nations! up over the question of our em and good-natured fun. And we the Chief Officer of the vessel.

Seogrity League. He has written bargo on food stuffs, as witnèrs The Chief Oficer depied that the following article on solving the presence of Nansen and his anticipate that it will all be re peated on an even wider scale he had sold any iron or anything the submarine problem for cir-committee in our midst. Would to-night, when the Fair re-opens else to these men, Cross-examined anlation in the league's great not this be s most opportune time at 7 o'clock. A bage Saturday by Mr. Lo, defending, witness campaign of patriotism through to settle the two garations? night crowd is anticipated, and said he knew it was customary education to arouse the people of What Norway needs just now is all who go may look forward to for hawkers to board ships to buy the country to a realiastion of the a bold and fearless attitude,

place is ready for him, one which having for the past three years royal time. Incidentally, so cid iron. They would buy almost true meanings of the war. based upon a determination at

delivered to Germany various he is willing to sacept, and one great was the rash for the various anything. He did not see the

It would seem that the most lesat to stand ap bravely for her

in which the employer is satisfied secrets and of having wished to goods sold yesterday that more defendants take away the iron. can be done with, and these He did not know a man who esll-logical and effective method of rights. Let her close ber ter-

U-boat ritorial waters to the German In making an estimate of the with his credentials and assured enter the War Committes in order to give the German Generai will have been that he will prove valuable. should be sent to Miss Anton's ed himself James Dollar. There meeting the German

When be is once enrolled the Chemin des Dames.

Stef the plan of attack on the stall. Though the Fair proper was 20-one in his department menace would be to attack them boste snd there will not be ships, which

at their scarce, by shutting them much difficulty in setting the built from the commencement of does not begin until evening, of that name.

the war to January 1, 1918, we man will stay on for the fall period

In reply to a unanimous regu

quest there are several attractions this Inspector Gordon here said put of the Seven Seas. This could question of food importa..

In the absence of any detailed must bear in mind that, although of the job, or for a year, or to the by the Char bor, M. Painleve read afternoon; including the golf that when the two defendsats be done by the construction of a competitions at 3 o'clock sad the were brought to the station they pet across the North Ses from the official statement of the facts, it in the earlier period of the war end of the war, according to this letter. M. Dandetin it staten

Soottish

is difficult to make a reliable there was a great falling off in category under which he enrole. Norway's

that the proofs of treason by M. I will be remembered that the Malvy and. by M. Leymerin, chief Baotion of the zoo exhibits assid that two other men had

estimate as to the total losses, or British merchant ship constructe hour later. Last evening the bought it.

the rate of losses of shipping, ion, the total having fallen in Director-General of National Ser- of the Sarete Generals, abounded, raffe results were made knowo, Mr. Lo produced a piece of

The principal obstacle to the due to German U-bost depreda one year to about 650,000 tons, vice, speaking at Edinburgh on and that M, Malvy ought at one these being as follows:- paper which bore the signature building of this net is tions. The people who do know Great Britain, having now October 3, said: "To meet the

to be handed over to military Yacht "Norman Court," win of James Dollar, being a pass for action, or rather the inaction, won't tell, and when official brought her fighting navy up to oase of the more cautions type of

justice. ning number 163.

pig iron. In reply to a question, of Norway hergelf. Norway statements are made by leading sufficient strength, is banding her workman, we are going to make

M., Malvy then rose and gave a Dall Fish Kate," winning witaces said he knew no-cas of like every other maritime con men, lay or military, they are so enormous shipbuilding capacity a limited offer of a year on a job long, explanation of his role in

that same. They had a bo'san on try, in bordered by a three mile contradictory sa to leave one in a to the turning out of or on a series of jobe."

the Almereyda affair and of his who bould write strip of water, which, by interstate of positive bewilderment maximam smount merchant board

It is proposed to obtain men sa relationa with the Bornst English, bat he (wit national agreement, is neutral. The first difficulty that con- tonnage; and it is probable they are required from les esse-Rouge He informed M. Brand

is recognise Norway does not own this strip fronts one the Bistement that by the end of this year the tial industries. As demands of his suspicions regarding that ness) could his writing.

of water: she is simply respon frequently made in Washington, will have set Boat during the arise, men of the type required paper, and the latter inetranted Mr. Barros stated that he sible for the maintenance of its and made by men in more or less war 3,500,000 tons of new ship and of the number actually want him to have the employees of the was on board when he heard s neutrality. When the builder official positions, that the British ping. Our own record during ed will be invited to enrol as Bonnet Rouge watched. "It Chinese stevedore eboating to of a North Sea net reach the outer are corcesling their losses. By the same period of war will be War Work Volunteers, Arrange known, the ex-Minister of the bim. He said that some one was line of this three-mile strip the this it is meant that not only about 2,250 000 tons, while mente are being made by which Interior added, that they were stealing pig iron from the wharf will have to stop operations, concealment involved in publish- France, Italy, Norway and Sweden the demand for labour in under watched, and it can sherefore where about fifty tone were lying, provided it is certain that Norway ng merely the number of ships will have met aflost about 1,500, takinge of national importance be said that, far from hesitating, will be scoarately and regularly he had ordered the severest mes- their 000 tona. being ebip's ballast. Witness is doing everything in her power

ascertained and registered, sosures to be taken.” The total amount of shipping, that lists of vacancies which have algo described the part he took went on to the wharf and saw the prevent any of the nations steak, without giving

M. Malvy 1300sge, but that these very second defendant removing a war from using this three-mile numbers as given week by week then, built in all countries during to be filled can be compiled and In connection with the celebra piece of iron from the pile. for belligerent purposes.

in the great May eriko, and Now it is a notorious fact that are understatements of the trath the three and a half years of the

Personally, I do not believe for war ending January 1, 1918, published from day to day is concluded by saying he had falls tions, a special "Heather Day" There was & Datoh ship on dinner was served in the Grill the

esch locality. other side of the ever since Germany started on a moment that the British are these figures are correct, will

There will be three categories with his task in the ranks of his done his duty, and would proceed Room at the Hongkong Hotel last wharf. Witness stopped him and to commit murder and piracy on deliberately lying about their be about 7,250,000 tons. of War Work Volauteers, friends. night, every table being occapied, seked him for a pass. He said he the high seas, her instruments of logger. It is not their way. In If we add to this total the in- designated respectively W,W.V. The Hotel Orchestra rendered ap

had no pses, but another man slaughter, in the shape of the fact, the recent publication of terned German and Austrian (T.), W.W.V. (G.), and W.W.V. propriate selections, while Pipers had. Later the etevedore brought boats, have been violating the scathing reporte of military ships, estimated at 1,750,000 tons, (S.). The first of these will be applied, M. Painlevs stated that Mokwen and Medregor played M. M. Malvy and Dandet, it the haggie. Mr. Sutherland, the also another man who was not`inritorial waters by neing them as they lean too far toward a brutal become available for the carryIDR composed of employers and work would be inquired into by the convener of the "Heather Day" custody. The stevedore gaid that a channel of communication be self-exposure.

trada; we resob a total of 9,000,000 men, and the men so obtained Committes made a brief speech, there were some others bat they tween her U-boat bases and her We may take it, then, that the tone, with which to offset the lotal

| examining msgistrate, and justice and the company ined in the bad all ran away. The three fruitfal field of operations in the weekly statement of British losses loss to that date of 13,500,000 will be placed by the committees would take ite course.

The British patrol is correct so far as it goes. That tans. This would leave a net loss from liste sa plied to them. The Coaference being held at Berne,

in vacancies selected by them. singing of Auld Lang Syne. Dar-men were being taken to the end Atlantic.

Referring to the Trade Unions ing the evening, Mr. Sutherland of the pier, when they all ran across the North Sea is so watch it does not give the total tonnage to the sllied and nectral powere committees will utilise the the Premier said that the mere and Mrs. Davidson, in costume, away. Chase was given and he ful and the boate so numerous & loss is to be regretted; bat this of 4,500,000 tons.

ployment Exchanges for tränafer- made a collection for the Fande

to make it basardous for the fact does not invalidate the Now in August, 1914, the total |

ring the men-8.g., for obtaining the conference would have looked pressnoe of French Socialiste at: and exsceeded in getting together

U-boats to run through the line truthfulness of the figures show-world's shipping amounted to railway warrants. except on dark nights or in foggy ing the total number of ships 49,000,000 tons. Deducting the The other two classes will be Socialist organisations, and co- like a disavowal of the Allies' weather.

Lonasge of the Central Powrere, obtained and dealt with by the Norway has known, just as well as Great Britain and the losses from the opening of the a total of 42,400,000 tons for the w.w.v. (G.) clasa will consist of

Now, the record of British which was 6,600,000 tone, we get Employment Exchanges. The equently he could not promiss to United Sistée have known, that ruthless campaign to date shows Entente (including ourselves) those who volunteer for a year, 350 votes against three the fol

grant passporia for Berne.

The Chamber then adopted by The Annual Bazaar.

the Germans were rendering that the U-boats have sank on an and the neutral powers. Dadact and the W.W.V. (S.) class of those lowing Order of the Day by M. useless the North Sea patrol by average twenty ships per week of ing from this the total net lose of who volunteer for a specifis job. Bokanowsky: The annual bazaar on behalf of the orphans and invalids of

neaking through the neatral over 1,800 tons. If we assume 4,500,000 tons, as found above, Norwegian waters into which that the average size of these she tonnage remaining available receive, on transfer, the rate of allow itself to be diverted from

War Work Volunteers will the Itslisa Convent was opened

"The Chamber, resolved not to Great Britain has forbidden her ships was 5,000 tons (4,500 tons for service on January 1, 1918, wagen they were receiving before the sacred task of national de at the Convent, Caine Road, this In addition to the

patrol boate to enter. morning,

Great would probably be nearer the will be 87,900,000 tons.

they were transferred, or the time fence, relies upon the Government inetitation here, the Convent has From a Belgian official source Britain is as anxious to respect truth, but 1 wish to be over rather

Now, if it be seramed that the rate of the district to which they to put an end to discord in the branches doing most neelal work Reuter's Agency learns that the the neutrality of small powers as then under the true figure), and U-boat sinking will be maintain-are transferred, whichever is the country, and to deliver up to at Wanchai and West Point, a Germans have lesuada new Germany is brutally oyaies! in if we assume an average of 1,200 hospital and a home for small degree, dated Brussels, Sept. 30, violating it,

tone for the ships of under 1,600ed daring 1918 at the rate which higher.

If volunteere are transferred to, children being carried on. At the and signed van Hohler, requisi- The question arises, then, as to socs we find that by January they are accomplishing in 1917,

British 1918. the present time the authorities of tioning all brass instruments and whether a neutral power which 1,

will namely 9,500,000 tons let us see work away from their homes they the Convent are finding it domestic fittings down to the deliberately permite the violation have lost during the intensive U. how far that may be offset by will receive railway fares as well a (under certain conditions) hard to ran things on the smallest detail.

of ita nental waters to the great boat war 5,720,000, tans over and constraction during 1918. scale they would like, owing to By its provisions householdere advantage of one belligerent and shove that lost in 1917 before the Lloyd George has recently subsistence allowance, at a. rste the difficulty of getting supplies are obliged to deliver every the equally grest disadvantage campaign started.

stated that Great Britain would not exceeding 28. 64. per day for out from Europe. Thas a particle of copper, brass, or and bart of the other, has pot Sach statistice as have been eet aflat 4,000,000 tome, and if seven days a week. Yo'anteera special appeal is being made bronze inside and outside berself become, by acquiescence, pablished of the French and we assume that the United States enrolling for a year's service will, this year for extensive help, and their dwellings or any other's violator of neutrality of the Italian losses, worked out on the will build 3,000,000 tons and the ander certain conditions, receive

Shall we have Labour Peers ? daring to-day, to mortow and buildinge. If these things are waters affected.

same basis, indicate a loes for other Powere 1,000,000 tons, we out of work pay, or a guarantee Monday it is hoped the not delivered the owasrs will If Norway claims ehe is a these countries of 1,145,000 tons reach a total of new construction of employment for six months.

Lord Barnham has consented Arrangemente will be made for to fill the place of the Earl of bazaar will be largely patronised, be seized forcibly, and for this able to protect herself against If we some that the losses of of 8,000,000 tons for the year, The whole of the articles purpose house-to-house visits will German violations, it becomes the the neutral countries are proport which would leave a net loss for communicating regularly lials of Donoughmore, who has resigned, for disposal have been made by be made. The edict mentions 28 duty, aarsly, of the nations whose ional to the total amount of the year, supposing the Germans suitable vacancies to the Trades at the Second Chamber Confere the Sistera and children, and kinds of objects that will be interente are most affected to step neatral toonage, sa compared continue to sink ships at the pre- Committees, in order that they ence, Mr. Walter Hudson, Labour in and to do that which Norway with the total amount of British sent rate, of 1,500,000 tone. may earol" and tranefer member for Newesetle, has socept- there is a really splendid array.seized, these include:- In addition to a aale of work,

the trades they led nomination among the Com Fenders, fireplace frames, rests cannot do, and, in this case, tonnage, was find that the neatrala From these figures it is evident there is the "main stall where for fireirons."

prohibit the passage of German have lost to date 2,250,000 1008. that unless the Germana makes represent, and lists of vadsncies Doors of stoves, fireplaces and warships through these neutral

Somming up, then, we reach great spart in their U-boat com and instructions where to apply Pensions dinner Lord Burnham every purchaser of a ticket is

and specific jobs in each locality, and the conference is now complete. At the Ministry of waters for warlike purposes. The the conclusion that, if the rate of paign the new reconstruction will be obtainable at the Em-suggested that in the reformed entitled to an article, some useful, ovens. some fancy. A Lucky Well is "Paga and other aloak-room most effective way to do this sinking which has obtained will nearly equal the losses.

would be to extend the North Bes daring the first half of this year,

ployment Exchanges. If this estimate is approxim Any man suitable for the work Labour ought to have a place, House of Lords representatives of which the bazaar is being held Umbrella-stands, ourtain- net across Norway'a three-mile be continued throughout the rest staly correct; it must be admitted for which men are required will Aaked to express his view of this have been nicely decorated with hooks, handles for curtain aarde, sans right up to the Norwegian of the year, the allies and neutrale that the prospects of Germany's be eligible to enrol and W.W.V. flage and the boys' band of Bt. curtain rods and rings, bannister cost.

together will have lost between succeeding in her U-boat asm- This will not limit in any way "I would es willingly be a saint

proposal, Mr. Ben Tillett said Joseph's, Wanchai, discourses orasinents.

It would be entirely reasonable January 1, 1917, and January 1,paign are very remote. To the existing arrangements for the Kroba of bedelsada, stair roda, for the United States Government 1818, about 9,600,000 tons. succeed, two thingamast happen: enrolment of W.W.V. e. :

na slord, although I have no as The sale was officially opened linoleam, protectors,

to represent to Norway that, by Lord Beresford, who has Germany must greatly increase The enrolment of--National pirations to po either,” at ten o'clock this morning by. All plates under doors and permitting German U-boate to consistently urged that the public her rate of sinkings, and the Service Volunteers will cease, and Mrs. Galluzzi, those also attending counters or round calamne, and use her territorial waters, she is should be rasde fully acquainted allies must break down in their those who have already been being Bishop Pezzoni, Father pilasters.

exposing our communication with with the extent of the U-bost sitempt to build shipping at tue enrolled, and have not been trans under the terms and conditions Demaria, Pro-Vicar Apostolio,| Pumpe and piping.

France to attack and subjecting as predations, stated recently in rate which their public men have ferred as such to work of national under which they were transferred Mr. Gonella and many others. Piano bandles ard piano our troops to an exceedingly the House of Lords that from predicted,

importance, will be released from until the expiration of the jobs on candlesticks, detachable lighting grave risk. Furthermore, it August, 1914, to January, 19ĻT,

If the allies will only build the their obligations but when which they were engaged, when apparatus, and chandeliers, would be entirely in agreement the British, allied and neutral

Plating of tanks, rails, and with the laws of neutrality to tell losses were 4,000,000 tona. Ad- North Sea net from the Scottish definite vacancies occur for which they will, if vacancies for which Rallway Company Scores."

0088 Norway that if she could not ding this total to the total estimat.

to Norway's territoral they possede the necessary quali- they are suitable, are available, Compelled to pay his fare handles of baths... because he had left B8B8On" at Factory entrance discs and close the three-mile U-boat ed losses for the present year we waters, and if Norway will pro- ficatione; it is hoped that they be invited to Enrol nader the new home, a. G.E.R. passenger Lolosk-room tickets.”

ohannel herself, we should bare fad that by January 1, 1918, the the neutrality of those will offer their services as W. W scheme. sought,

Germans will have sank about me section of the net, that

waters by building her three's under the new scheme, Professional men (other than in the City of London Court, to Window and door fasteninge to do it ourselves.

It is probable that if Norway 13,500,000 tons of Shipping.

National Servios Volunteer medioal men) will not be invited. recover the amount, but the and knobs, bell-pulls, pipes and

8,500,000 tons of prospective who have been transferred to to enrol as W.W.V.'s, but oflam Registrer held that the railway conduits for sanitary apparatne, clcsed the territorial waters by Ae an offset to this loss we loses next year would vanish work of national importance will of work from them will be dealt

Lightning conductors, Inclad-net, Germany would declare war have the construction of new ship- company was entitled to charge under the conditions of the season ing the under ground part, dames, upon har; bat even if he did, ping and the placing in service from before the eyes of the slowly be classed and described as with by the existing protutional

German people awakening

W.W.N.'e (8) but will continue and business Bagister?? | Norway would be in no worse of the interned German vonols. ticket

roofs and guttera,Benter,

the dice little sum of $250,

ITALIAN CONVENT.

caught the first defendant, and the stevedore arrested, the sound defendant. The men were hand- ad over to the Police.

The case was adjourned.

GERMAN STRAITS.

Seizure Of House Fittings in

Belgium..

also a feature, The rooms in fittings

magic.

loaf.

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men from

justice any criminal guilty of com municating with the enemy or ot

the resistance of the nation."

propaganda which might weaken The Order of the Day having been accepted by the Government, the Chamber rose.