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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Pugs L RUSSIAN ELECTION RESULTS.

Petrograd, December 1. In the Constituent Assembly elections the Maximalists in Petrograd polled 2,000 votes, the Dadots 947,000, and the Social Revolutionaries 152,000. Messrs. Lenin, Trotzky, Miljukoff and Roditcheff have been elected. The ax-Ministers of the Provisional Government have been confined to the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul. on condition that a military guard polling station, but they refused. in, several provincial towns..

They were offered a vote- accompanied them to the The Cadets bead the pol

RUSSIA AND GERMANY.

Amsterdam, December 1.

In the Reichstag Dr. Von Kuehlmann said that the ramour that Ramania had offered to negotiate a separate peace was unconfirmed

Speaking in the Reichstag on the forthcoming Russo- German peace pourparlers, Dr.. Von Kaehlmann, the Foreign Minister, said that Germany's policy in that connection would be guided by firm but moderate statesmanship based He spoke somewhat vaguely about the on the facts. reorganisation of affairs in the East, fully taking inte account the rights of nations to determine their own desti nies, with the qualification that permanent and essential Russo-German interests must be safeguarded.

THREATENED STRIKE OF COTTON WORKERS.

London, December 1.

The Executive Committee of the Operative Cotton Spin- ners' Amalgamation have issued instructions to members

all districts to tender one week's notice to cease work All notices must be lodged in the course of the ensuing wook. The Federation of Master Cotton Spinners' Association has conferred with the Amalgamation of Card Room Workers and offered a further advance in wages additional to the immediate ten per cent, already offered, but the stars of the offer was not disclosed. The Conference adjourned for. consideration of the matter.

THE ITALIAN FRONT,

London, December 1.

A German oficial message states: Italian attacks against Monte Pettica failed."

An Italian official massage states: Intense artillery firing on the whole front continues.

A COOLIE'S DEATH.

Sequel to Chase of Gamblers.

BG

LAWN TENNIS.

Ladies' Singles Open

Championship.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 3. 1917.

Nisbet (LB.U.) won by Miss Mias Mitchell (Taikoo) v. Mrs.

Miss Wilkinson (LR.C.) won by Miss Robinson (U.S.R.O.) v.

Miss Wilkinson.

CHINESE LABOUR CORPS.

أيك

The Coolie Colony in France.

CORPORAL SCOTT.

Loses a Fight at Home.

SERIOUS FIRË.

The following is from Boxing Two Houses Absolutely Gutted. concerning Corporal Scott's ap pearance at the National Sporting Club on October *--

A rather serious fira look place Writing in the London Morning. Opl. Scott was locked upon salsat evening, four houses in Post, Miss Cicely Hamilton gives" stone moral" for the Novices' Queen's Road Central being in-

Ocmp., but Leading Seamen volved.

o an interesting glimpse of the life of the Chinese coolies in France, the BayS→→→`.`

by

Wilkinson's right-hand punch, An alarm was given just before

On

CORRESPONDENCE.

Tan opiniona axyrested by corres- pondenta are not neosamarily those of the Hongkong Telegraph."]

AN EDUCATION QUERY.

[To the Editor of the " Hongkong Telegraph."1

HONGKONG SOLDIERS

PAY,

Particulars of the New Adjustment.

Sir, I would like to know if which sprawled him twice in the six o'clock that fire bad broken the Director of Education has The town where we loaded up lat round, added to his (Scott's) out on the ground floor of 26 read the article on education in a telegram has been received from We are officially informed that with cinematograph apparatus weak defence, brought about his and 263, Queen's Road Central, the October number of the on the War Office to the effect that was the usual medley, half French, downfall. He did not recover occupied by the Wah Cheong temporary Review. I should like the pay of troops in the Chine half British; but once well out from this until half-way through Firm, carrying

business to know why classes in the Upper Command has been adjusted. into the country the landscape, the 2nd round, but then he se forsign goods dealers. The Grade at Queen's College are so reason of ita hedgelees punished the staker with left first floor of the building is used large. As a parent, I do not think

The details of the new arrange- felde, was a landscape purely hooks aud right uppercute in nas dwelling house and the top I am getting my money's worth which are paid in local currency, ments areLocal allowsnos, French, and the village we wsy which suggested that a ko. floor is a store. The fire was with my boy in a class of over are reached at the end of a ten-mile victory might some his wfound to have first broken out on thirty pupile. run was likewise a product of the However, the sailor was very the ground floor of No. 281, and soil. Once through its street we tough, and, keeping his feet to is said to bave been caused by s swang sharp to the right, and a the faith, though hard pressed, faki striking a match to examine blue-clad figare, stopping to gaze secured the referee'e casting the meter of a kerosene gas at us, showed a brown-yellow. wate. We were jastified in reservoir, when, owing it is oblong face, with heavy lidded tipping Scott as the ultimate thought to a leakage, an explosion eyes and an upstanding brash of winger of the comp-occurred. black hair. If I had ever travelled because of inside information we

the mcat

part

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ITALIAN CONVENT

BAZAAR.

Yours etc.

A“ CHINESE FATHER.

Hongkong, Deo, S, 1917.

been issued.

to be added together A02 converted

into sterling

at $10 to the ; which amount in - then added to the sterling pay. If the total amount exceeds : £300 per Bonum, & msximam amount of £300 may be convert- ed at 2/-, half of the balance at 2, and the remainder at the... current rate of the day. Any emoluments under the maximum - of £300 per annum are payable

Novem

to your

to

the

Pata. 3-One balf of excess of

Para. 4-Amount in Dollarn arrived at pars, 2 and para. 3 will be inclusive of local sllow- ances isanable in Dollars.

Para. 5-Balance will be co5= verted as current rate of ex. change.

an unwound clock, and the corh comes from the feeble action of The expression "ran-down"

in the East I suppose I should possess, and, in spite of this arrived, so quickly had the flames

By the time the Brigade had NEWS FROM CANION. have thought of Hongkong or set-back, we shall still continue spread that the top floor had Canton instead of the South Ken to pin our faith to the E.E. from become ignited, and, despite the sington Museam-whence sa Hongkong. In any CBEC, Scott forta of the firemen, the two

Our Centon correspondents to 75 per cent, at 2/, half the Eastern carving had come to life showed that be can sccepts bonsre were absolutely gutted. writes under date of December 2 balance at 2/ and the remainder to meet me in the bywaye of heavy punch without quitting, Nos. 259 and 265 also became in-

as follows:-

at the current rate of the day. France..

and be desires us to say that he volved and were considerably post has been decided by the the following War Oho tele-

Although the Civil Governor's

To-day's Boating orders contain Wich in another few minutes we would like to meet his conqueror were in the thick of the Chinese | again over 10 or 15 rounda. It aged before the fire was got Provincial Assembly in favour of gram

dated 30th under control, after about two wa Hon-man, who also has

ber:-With reference polony, and blue-oosted coollen Wilkinson desires to have a small hours' work. exchanging profusion of side stake, Scott will be only too The amount of damage and the shown bis inclination to accept telegram as

rate of incomprehensible vowels sounde, happy.

artent to which the premises and it, Lak Wing-ting and the exchange, scheme approved for were baaling out the C3888

goods were insured are at present are all in favour of Li Ia-hon except Wei-Hai-Wei sa from Nov. commanders of Kwangsi troops conversion in China: Command and the eylinder-in smiling anticipation of the bour empty cup before, swift and soft- unknown.

reauming office. Li, on thest as follow- of amusement ahead. For footed, he was there with an offer

persuasion of Lok and

Para. 1-For purposes of cal- the to refill it. After ten, while the

Tachun, returned to Canton on culation add together pay and all the colony and ita cfficers were housed in back to perspire at ber. duties, cinematograph operator went

the 1st inst. and agreed to resume allowances leaned locally, taking office. A notion to this effect has allowances for this purpose at 10 tent; more solid institutions

dollars per pound. For quartern in the shape of bute" were only the more fortunate members of found in the hospital quarter of the party were toured round the

On reciving a report that the and Leanes in kind regulated the settlement. Hence it was in camp and saw its sights-the

oruiser Kiung Tai had suddenly Lodging Allowance and loosl the hospitsi quarter of the settle-laundry, the cook-house, the

In oopnectica with the Italian left the Canton fiver on the lat value of rations should be taken. ment that the afternoon's per open-air patiente lying on under convent bazaar, Mme. Galluzzi, the Acting Tachan has deepatob

Pare. 2-75 per cent, of total' formance tock place. The tem- paper umbrelles, and a hapless mother of the Acting Consuled the Intercourse Secretary, of thas arrived at in sterling up to porary theatre was already crowd individual undergoing panish-General of Italy, who was his office, with an official letter, maximum of £300 per annu ed when we entered, and one of ment after the manner of his race, received by Bishop Pozzoni to see the British Consul on the be converted into Dollars at 2/- to

ber the first things I noticed about with his head thrust through an

arrival, declared Shameen, reëquesting him to sak the Dollar. bazaar opened. the audience was how maob square collar of wood, whereon the

She the Hongkong Government to then accompanied more quietly it sat, how much was written for his countrymen to was Mr. J. R. Wood "hald

on slop the cruiser Kion Tei andata over £300 per annum may The first round of the above more seldom it talked, than read the crime that had brought a round for, the inspection of the the gunboat Kwong Le. The leo be converted at 2/ to the enquiry this afternoon into the circumstance arising out the bayreaulted as follows:- similar crowd of ourselves. There his to this pass. Oce learned unmerous stalls, laid out in the latter has also been missing since Dollar. death of a Chinese orolie who Mrs. Sandeman (U.S.R.C.). was very little speech or fidget without surprise that the first act ball of the new building. Then 29th alt, when the commander met bis death by falling into a Mrs. Kent (L.R.C.), won by Mrs.ing during the somewhat long of the sinner on being released is quite a stream of visitors followed was on shore,

usually to scratch his recently accompanied by a large number perparations before the start. pallah, bis ekall having been Kent.

An official notice has beea inaccessible pose. fractured, after he had

of children for whom the stalls distributed to all districta by been Mrs. Lindsell (U.S.R.O.) v. Mrs. The ranged spectators watched chased,

There are no women in the were made attractive by a display Tang lo (a former Detective In- for Bill (Taikoo). others,

won by Mrs. with interest while the operator among

Lindsell.

girl worker of the Y.M.CA-camp. The hospital dressers" of toys and confectionery. The spector in Hongkong) stating that gambling.

Mra. Bell (L.B.C.) Y. Mrs. got her apparatus ander way, and, are Chinese orderlies who have Lucky Well provided during the be has received official appoint The Coroner said deceased was Draper (U.S.B.C.) won by Mrs. on-the whole, the performance acquired some skill in English; forenoon quite a lot of fun. went and a seal from the Gen- one of a group of coolies who were Bell.

In the afternoon, HE Mr. Claud eralemimo to be the head of the playing some game inside the

went quietly, laughter and ex- not that this would seem to be a gate way of the military ground

then they are with a Western in the East and mastered the bis private Secretary (Hr. R. Icoal officials should render him ARE YOU RUN DOWN? clamation being far less frequent necessity for the poet, as many of Severn, the officer Administering Recruits Enlisting Bares of the medical officers have worked the Government, accompanied by Kwangtang and therefore the in Queen's Road Eset, near Mitchell.

andience. There was, as I bare, "Arsenal Street. Inside tbe gate way, a short distance off,

and there flutter of a paper fan. ssid, little movent-only here language of their patients. One Ponsonby Fane) did the Convent their assistance. It is interesting of these medical officers, after the honour of paying a sisit to to note that the Boting Tachun was a polish. The coolies were

the fashion of the Briton all the the boxsar.. His Excellency also has at the same time ordered the -playing inside the entrance, on

The selection of films for a world over employs his leisure patronised the fair by making the edge of the fallab. Circum Beckwith (U.8,B.O.,) w.o, for anxious thought on the part of a So far there are elementary, noon Miss May, daughter of H.E. Wa Chin-ahui, have called on Dr. Mre. Scott (Taikoo) v. Mrs. Chinese audience must need in teaching the Chinaman games. few purchasea. Later in the after-

recruits to be disbanded.

Dr. Wa Ting-fang and his son, stances which occurred resalted

Mrs. Beckwith. in decessed falling into the

conscientious abowman. Miss MoNeill (Taikoo) v. Mra. explanatory note, written in the messure of succese he has to visit the Bazaar; she was also matters for two hours.

The of the follow-my-leader order, but the Governor, was good enough Sun and conaulted on important nullab And the base of

Digby (LBO) won by Mrs. English, conveys nothing to the attained with his pupils makes an interested patroness. his skull being.

to health, it means a condition in fractured.

Digby.

In reply to a query made by which all the bodily functions are Corporal Arthur Gillard, R.E.,

Chinese intelligence, and the him hopeful of a fature when the Mrs. Goodban (L.B.C.) 7. Misa average cinematograph story, coolie will really know how to the basaar was visited by quite a bomb was thrown at him, the digestion is impaired, the nerves During the rest of the afternoon Dr. Wa Ting-feng as to why the enleebled. Appetite fails, the and manager of the Soldiere' and Ablong (C.B.C.) won by Miss even at its simplest, presupposes play. Sailors' Club, went into the box, Ablong.

large number of friends of the acting Tachan said laughingly are impoverished, the complexion and the Coroner, addressing|

6 certain acquaintance with the There are artists in the colony, Convent, including Lady Chater "May be the follow wants to take becomes pale, there is no anim background against which it is both musical and plastic. Little and the wives of the leading my post. bim, said he had seen a statement made by witness and he would like

set. Evidently, however, a certain temples are favourite work of the Chinese gentlemen in Hongkong.

stion, but rather

worry" and him to understand that be need noi.

messure of bewilderment does not latter; miniature temples fashion- The band of the St. Joseph's

mental depression. Fatigue is a give evidence or answer any

constant symptom. The winning number in Hise the shadow theatre," as he callasid of ao tool but a nail. I brought Vassallo, provided quite sa in hamper the coolie's enjoyment ofed from the solticcal chalk with the Congregation, ander Bandmaster questions unless he so wished. Fairall's raffe for the it. Ae often as the Bed Triangle

Witnessssid be was passing the " Highland Lassie" is 281.

one away with me, its price a teresting programms of music cinema and car can be spared to packet of tobacco; very cunningly while the bazaar was in progresa, gateway

the day in

travel to the osmp the "shadow question when he saw about 20

contrived and elaborate, with door- theatre" will collect a brimming steps, a platform, and glazed Chinese coolies gambling. The

saw drops of blood. I did not audience. There were two shows windows. As for the musicians, men were squatting on the parb on the edge of the nalish. The report the matter to the Police or one after another, on the day from what I heard I should judge made my visit, and it was them to be divided into the classes the Military Authorities. men were playing with money.

The Coroner addressing the jury, sight to see the long queue line of drummer and fiddler. "The He did not see them playing said the asure of death seemed to up for the moment of admittance soft, anaccompanied beat of the with anything else. Witness be the sction taken by the witness, to the second. passed quite close to them. When He did not report the matter, bat

dram was pleasantly frequent in he got up to them, he stopped, some time afterwarde Mr. Brad-aroused the greatest amount of attractive was the rarer plaint of

All the same the incidenta that the compound; and infinitely F. and stooping over them, he bury came along and, seeing what audible appreciation were those the two-stringed Chinese fiddle. pushed them away. The mes happened, took action.

Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Section (No, 1 Morning. mcattered and he want on.

that explain themselves to the We stood to listen outside a tent Company) BIA provisionally Inspector Bim-Had you any human being all the world over whence came the alien little warned.to attend the Bonge on⠀⠀ Services At Homes," pink pills. Obtainable from He did not see anyone fall in the wallah. He did sot know Authorities to deal with gamblers? passing along s'atreer, a pool of arresting because the fiddler

instructions from the Military-a regiment of Indian cavalry melody, which was all the more Sunday, December 9. whether she had a stick.

The Coroner:-What you say decessed been one of the men of characters were submerged at himself, without an audience.mera and Ambulance desirous of themselves of the kind invitation Exechuen Road, Shanghai,

-No. I am positive that had water in which various comic played unseen very sweetly, to Orchestra, Bugters and Dracs Soldiers Home, 748 men availed Dr. Williams Medicine Co., 96 now does not quite agree with the circle I cleared I should have repeated intervale, and a bicycle

Free-Send a post card for s of the Services' Entertainment "what you say in your statement.

The second picture show over, firing the 1917-18 Husketry In this you say:-"I rushed t seen him fall, and I should chsee by the same oomia obar- the apparatas was hoisted aboard, Course will send in their names and on the four Sundays in moet zeefal Health Guide to the crowd and waved my stick naturally have atsyed to pick acters, accompanied by diverse and we made our way back immediately to their 0.0's. Class65) of the month, there was a record

November. On the last Sunday above address, him up.. Witness, in reply, said what coolies attracted my attention.

None of the other misfortunes. The rhythm of whence we had come. One of instruction will be arranged actually happened was that he

cavalry is a mystery to no man, moment we were running past for these Units.

attendance of 242, s fair pro- A Police Reserve constable and the wetting, the tumble, the groups of blue figures who stood. pashed them away with his hands.named Solly said he was passing bodily mishap, is s jest from Lima to look after us with slanting 2nd December, Highest score amongst the naval men in Forty-four men fired on Sunday, portion of these being from He pushed them, but did not the nullah and wise following be- to Labrador as well as from China black eyes; who had olive-brown obtained, 110. Average per manport. The Services “At Home"

hind the last witness, who disto Pero. The Garoner-Why did you persed a crowd of gamblers, who

faces, who squatted on their 80.2. Eight qualified as Larks A piotare-show necessitating heels, who were Asis incarnate, men and 17 as First Class Shots interfere with them? -Because rushed BWAY, one of them darkness, we sat with closed win- and next we were back in a they ware gambling. Groups falling into a nullah. The last dows and doors; so the air was village street, which was France of men are frequently there witness did not take any notice, good after the sliding best of the and nothing bus France. What for the same purpose. He did not Witness locked into the nullah hat, and tea was good in the I saw that afternoon is one of Hotel-Keeper's Heavy Loss want them gambling on military and saw deceased bleeding pro- officers meee-tent, with a round: the minor consequences of A Japanese hotel-keeper, of 86, with the provision of a good, laxatives which land. He heard of the men having Insely. Sergeant Mariott of the faced boy with blacking brash Armageddon; which has accom- Praya East, has reported to the hearty tea. Subcribers to the regularity vure biliqueness, torpid besa injured the following day. Naval Yard Polios arrived, and head as the deftest and asstest of plished many things more import Polipe that during yesterday a Fund are cordially invited to look liver sink headaches, foul- The Corozer: What stepa did deceased was attended to. The waiters. The Savoy at its best aut, but low more freskish and serving boy broke open a locked in at the Home on any Sunday amelling breath. Of all chewise, you take? None. When I heard corporal did not strike any of could Dot of the man's scoident I went with the coolica,

surpassed incongruous than the gathering drawer and stole $1,104.607in afternoon from 4 to 5.30 p.m. or from Dr. Williams bim for attentiveness; you of an audience of Chinamen to bank notes and e/quantity of and judge of the reales for Co., 96 Buechnen Rosd,

themetiver.

60 cents the phial, post" free" Ihad burdly put down az gazo at a cinema în Picardy jewellery valued at $248,-

strike themi

Raffle Result.

Mr. Bradbury to the spot, where The enquiry is proceeding

doll

have

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parison is a good one. Applied

No particular organ being effected, you must look for relief A Dry Mouth;

to the blood, sa it circulates According to the Botanic.

everywhere. Improvement in the Garden retorne, the only day blood is quickly felt thrỏngboat on which any rain fell last month the entire system, and Dr. was the lat, when only 12-inch Williama' pink pills for pale was registered.

people are the best and moBC Oplum Possession.

convenient blood builders. As For the unlawful possession of your blood becomes rich and red, Orders issued to-day by Mr.fire taels of prepared opium, a the various organa regain their C. Jenkin, D.S.P. (B), state biness was fined $500, or three tone and the body recovers ita monthe hard labour by Mr. J. R. vigour. If you have any or all- Wood, at the Police Court this of the shore symptoms try the tonic treatment with Dr. Williams'

POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.

Musketry Course 1917-18,-

Members of the Band;

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At the Sunday afternoon "At Uhemists everywhere, also $1,50 Homes in the Sailors and per bottle, $8 for 6, "from" the

DEFEND YOURSELF

against the ills of Constipation continues to provides very happy the occasional use of social hour and the kindness of the subcribera of the 8. E. F. is fully and freely recognised. Er penses are kept down to the

PINKETTES

lowest possible limit compatible the dainty little gentle-as-nature

sœurs --daily-