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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY DESEMBER 24, 1917.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

INTRIGUE IN AMERICA.

Correspondance for Germany.

London, December 22.

Heavy Sentences.

··LOCAL - WEDDING.

Cocks-Blake.

At St. Joseph's Church, Garden Road, this morning, the wedding

Router's correspondent at New York says that an extensive traffic in correspondenos to Germany and Austria, smuggled by crews of mainly Swedish ships, has been discovered. Arrests are was celebrated of Lieutenant Robert Cooks, Royal Garrison Artillery, Hongkong, second son of Mr. James Cooks, Plymouth, England, and Mise Mary The five defendants, who have been convicted at Detroit for Margaret Blake, elder daugh conducting military conspiracies in the United States against Can-ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Blake, sals here been sentenced to two years' and four years' imprison- Hoogkong. meat in addition to fines of from $10,000 to $20,000.

London, Decembar 22.

A Former German Consal Fined.

London, December 22.

Rester's correspondent at San Francisco says that George Rodick; an ex-German coneul at Honolulu has been fined $10,000 for fomenting a revolution in India.

THE TCHECO-SLOVAK ARMY IN FRANCE.

London, December 22, Beater learns that the Tobsco-Slovak army in France consista of at least 120,000 men, who are chiefs Czech soldiers, who volun tarily surrendered to the Russians and Serbians.

THE FOOD SUPPLY QUESTION.

London, December 22.

By order of the Food Controller, the Food Officers in the various boroughs yesterday made an inventory of the margarine stocks in the multiple shops and had the surpluses distributed to amall shopkeepers. Thus the queques in many instances dis appeared. The Food Controller has now ordered the extension of the ional Committees* powers to all essential articles.

Lord Rhondda has proposed to shipowners of avery ship going to England to utilise every inch of space for storing food for

Britain.

THE LATEST AIR RAID.

The ceremony was witnessed by a large number of the friends of the bride and bridegroom, the military element being con spicuous.

The Revd. Father Augustine officiated.

Attending the bride, who look- ed extremely pretty in satin and Georgette, trimmed with lace, were little Kathleen Simmons and Gladys Johnson, two tiny little ladies dressed in white satin, trim- med with for. The bride, who carr ied a bouquet of white roses, woraa diamond pendant, the gift of the bridegroom. The bridesmaids' brooches which were also gifts of the bridegroom.

Second Lieutenant Mann, B.G.A., was best-man."

The bride entered the church

accompanied by her father, who gave her away, while suitable music was played by the church. organist.

The register having been sign- ed, Mr. and Mrs. Cocks passed

from the church door under an aroh-way of the swords of Lieut. Cocks' brother officers of "the

Photographic groupa were

Garrison. London, December 23.

The Press Barsau announces that last night's air raid was not taken at the church, after which

attended by any assualties, neither was any damage done.

THE FIRE AT KRUPPS".

London, December 23..

According to a message from Amsterdam the Telegraf says that

the bridal party and friends were received at the Wyndham Hotel by Mr. and Mrs. Blake.

Several toasts were proposed and beartily responded to, after

Macao to spend the honeymoon, which the happy couple left for

the fire at Kruppe was due to a short circuit in the Power Station, the bride being dressed in a fawn

which was seriously damaged.

'FRENCH POLITICAL INDICTMENTS.

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The bride received numerous presenta.

WEATHER REPORT.

London, December 23. Beuter's correspondant at Paris says that the Chamber was crowded when the report of the Committee indicting M. M. Caillaux and Lomatalot was read. Both men most indignantly proteated against the charges, M. Caillaux maintaining that he had alwaye served France and had never attempted to make overtures with the enemy.The Chamber voted the withdrawal of Parliamentary immunity ananimously against M. Loustalot and by 41. votes to two against M. from Indo-China, Japan and continental Caillsax.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

London, December 23.

December 24d 11h 40m-No returns

stations north of Shanghai. Slight in croakes of pressure have occurred at the majority of stations reporting: the anticyclone remains central ever the Yangtze Valley.

Fresh to strong monsoon will prevail

China Sea.

along the China Coast, and over the N.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-Under cover of a heavy barrage yesterday afternoon the enemy locally attacked, near the Ypres Staden railway sad drove in our advanced posts for a

A seven hundred yard front. There is hostile Total since January 1st 81.48 inches

short distance on

arullary firing at Ghaluvsit and Poelcapelle.

London, December 23.

A German wireless official message stateAn enterprise upon the Bossinghe-Staden railway resulted in our waking thirty Taglish prisoners,

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours anding at 10 am to-day, 0.00 inch. against an average of 82.86 incker.

FORECAST FOR THE 14 HODES UNDING AT NOON TO-MORBOW.

District.

Forecast

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London, December 23.

An Italian official massage states:-There were local encounters

on the whole mountain front. We repulsed heavy strong enemy Formoss Channel' parties at Posins, south of Asiago, in the Frenzela Valley and on the southern slopes of Bassoroz30.

A German Message.

London, December 23.

A German wireless official message states:-An Italian' thrust

on the heights to the west of Monte Asolone failed.

FOOD FOR GERMANY FROM RUSSIA.

London, December 23...

Banter's correspondent at Amsterdam saye that the President of the Austrian Food Board states that Austro-Germany has been cocupied with the question of transporting food stuffs from Bassis, bat, so the Danube is already freesing, large supplies cannot be ex- pected by this route before March,

AUSTRALIA AGAINST CONSCRIPTION,

London, December 23.

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QW.JEFFRIES,--Chief Assistant. Hongkong Observatory, Dec. 22, 1917. METEOROLOGICAL.

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Beater's correspondent at Melbourne stated that the totala of Bain). 0.00 the referendum are 938,000 against and 764,000 for conscription.

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London, December 22.

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Alice Memorial Hospital.

the House of Speaking George emphasised that what would happen to Mesopotamis

one thing The Hon. Traseurer of the Alice must be left to the Peaos Conference, bat which should never happen is the restoration of it to the Tarkaz. Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals He declared that the same observation applied to Armenis, a land begs to soknowledge with thanks which had suffered blood; and massacre. The Peace Conference the following donations to the must settle its destiny bat only on the principle of respecting the Fands of the Hospitals :-Sin Ben Che, $109.92 :- WMS. desires of the peoples themselves, whether Europeana or Arabs.

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