1918-01-02 — Page 4

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY

BY DAY

OVERSEAS CLUB.

$1918.

CORRESPONDENCE.

ANY

to-day

WINES AND SPIRITS the Allied

-ASSORTED CASES

Case No. 1–522.

·Bottles St. Petephe Claret.

Li-ht Dry Shery. Pirt, Full Bodied.

„Rope for Old Cogare,

Very Old Liqueur Footch'::

Whisky “E” Quality. Dewar's Scotch Whisky. -

Case No. 2.-$28; ***

1 Bottle St. Ma cesur Champagne.

1

Burgundy "Badane.”

St Etephe Claret.

hight They Sherry,

Sandeman's

:-1

Superior O'd L'qurar

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Front are

esamy ■formidable and tenscious sttack. The § rench)

TRINK ONE THING

VIELAMY HEART THE GATES AN

| stormed positions betwess Mon-

To-morrow's Anniverary Jeners and Maranzine, ore;cöKD-

To-morro inthe third anniver- ing Rubborn ~ resistance and of the Basisa destruction of

Torkish establishing themselves firmly Caucasus.

Army Corps in the Sach sa stack is most hopeful, and in the success that has the |attended it we may be permitted ta hope that similar attacks by the Italians with or without

The Dollar,

The opening rate of the dollar

demand

to-day

Whisky Cuality, the co-operation of their, Allies 31-1/82.

Very Old Liqueur Sentch

Dewar's Scotch Whisky, Giz Orange Curacao.

· Post, Superior Light Livalid.

Case No. 3.-$32:

Bettis St. Marceaux Champagne.

Old Brown Sherry "CE"

uality,

Superior Old Port D."

Quality.

Very Finest OLD BROWN

Kilty Liqueur,

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St. Julien Clarei.

Orange Cursos p

· Brandy "E" Quality. SPECIAL Cases put UP. TO ORDER.

A. S. WATSON. &

will meet with similar saOCHER.

Co., Ltd., setion, sa it is recorded that no

WINE & SPIRIT MEKCHANTS,

Tel. 616.

of Sydney.-N. SW,

DEATHS.

prisoner, and thst sixty machine

Wanted to Borrow,

A Chinese went to a friend of

Hongkong Members", Generosit

Mr. J. J. Bryan, Hon. Corres ponding Becretary of the local ranch of the Overseas Ginh, reads on copies of the following letters which have just been rečai

Royal Flying Cr Bryanston Eœpit

37, Bryanston Square, W.

October 5:b, 1917.

Dear Sir,

Again thanking you,

Yours,faithfully,

RUBBERIES-NEAR CANTON KOWLOON KAILWAYS

[To the Editor of t

Bir-Kindly allow me space

in your esteemed, rurnal to arain draw the attention of the high won officials at Carton to the daring sible"

robbarice which have been taking Harold Alfsen, place in Chin Kai Market town, crete a and at the Tong can be Railway ity

(aning

modd and

ition, End

Alamantation

| The unity that exists in Italy and particularly in the Italian Army

On bebelf of the Royal Flying Buation, some 20 odd miles of air rates Very O'd Liquenz Soutch angare well for the future, ss with hie, who is employed in a shop, Corps Horpital, I should like to beyond the border of the New vessel until

Whisky *E"-Quality.

alliky its continuanod together with the and wanted to borrow money. thank you and your friends for Territories. Afo" days after keel (uzranteed years splendid belp that was so swiftly The friend refused to socom- the generous sem of seventy my complaints through year vala: Shippi

cami by France and England, modate him and the quel was pounds which resched as today: his columns on the 17th Just one.

that P. O. (R.) 250 found the men there need be no fear regarding fighting it, the street yesterday. Overseas in the Royal Flying I am glad jo state that the There are so many men from in respect of the above metter Italy's ability to repel the Mr. Dyer Ball: fined the men this Corpe, and we like to feel this Tung Koon Magistrate per- old-time sclroes invaders. Tais latest success of the French troops seems to have morning $3 each and bound their friends are helping us. sonally led's about 1,000 saldiere"lover" of to-day been a particularly brilliant them over to keep the peace for I can assure you, dre all sp- and proceeded by special night|She Pays she mus

six months,

preciate the wonderful generosity train to Toog-tau-ha. Bilway isg heart, the fower than 1.348 of the rank and

of British eubj.ots cross the Station, and then marched to anticipated ma file and 44 officers were taken

attack the robbers' village just at of the knights daybreak on the 21st instant. be walking c Unfortunately, the robbers some of the mandandane tion beforehand, and hed deserted alamation bow or soother gained informa by ms

· St. Dupeten's, ·

the village entirely. The robbers fish, and must have informera in the replaced. Sad the Regent's Park, N.W.L

chow to Magistrate'a yaman to learn the "Scissora," (Near Hanover Gate), news of the official ordere, other-stage loret

in foe, October 12 h, wise it would have been impos bald a wea One of the telegrams to baad that the bangle must bave dropped through the Overesas

Dear Sir, I have trosivad sible for them to escape. It is a defunct, i zad makes the interesting announce off the counter into his shor. His London W.O., the very generous strate discovered that the robbers mutant

Olab great pity that when the Magi casisat us ment the first of its kind, it is Worship sent the accused to contribution of eventy pounds had disappeared, he did not take and we slated, to appear in an important prison for two months with hard which the members of the the robbers den nor try bistbret to further stepe lo trace out the English newspaper-that the labour. Bolshevik Government is extreme-

kong B-anch have given for, the ly efficient and decisive. If each

GORDON-At Hongkong, on January 1st, Mrs. F. P. Gordon WATT-Died of Wounds in Palestine, October, 1917-Kenneth Murray Watt, 2nd Lt. 1/5th Bedfordshire Regt., late of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, London Staff.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

الا

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1918.

RUSSIA AND GERMANY.

gans, Beren esaron sad other

A Tall Story. A Chinese youth visited a gold-peas. smith's shop yesterday at 104, Queen's Road Central, and saw material were seised. It is like making gold bangles. One of some of the workmen engaged in wise extremely satisfactory to the bangles was later missed, and, ncle that in this brilliant and successful scios Anglo-Italian the visitor being searched it was discovered secreted in his batteries of airmen co-operated.

shoe. He was charged before Mr. Dyer Ball, at the Police Court this morning, and be made the excuse

Russia's Chaos.

A Buffalo Horn.

(86). H. C. HENDERSON.

are

fasta for anti- Sopfight make an | benefit of soldiers and sailors who effeof the release of the twelve of the swords of A Chine appeared before Mr. have made the great sacrifica of captives, but returned to his

quar In the sword of It is evident from the telegrama that the p-sce negotiations is the case there would appear to J. B. Wood, at the Police Court their sight in the exnes we all headquarters on the same day the existence? Of

inter between Basis and Germany are proceeding space and that already be no reason why this Gavere this morning charged with the have so deeply at heart. I have been informed that the Of Balyman the considerable progress has been made. 87 far, Russia's propossia ment should not be accepted as anlawful possession of a buffelo have not been published in extenso but, judging by certain "agres representative of Bassis. A little hore, reasonably suspected of this amount, and with it I hope near-by villages and if the

Iendloss an cficial receipt for robbers are simply hidden in the Where Napoleon'ı ments that are reported to have been arrived at, these have been doubt, however, crops op in being stolen from Des Voeux you will courey to your Commit Magistrate would leave about

Washington of a comprehensive obaracter. We read that substantial agreement the fact that the Constituent and yesterday. Es desied the tes and members an expression of 200 soldiere there for about astion here is an ya? As a starter for has been reached regarding the permanent basis of Russo-German Assembly bas not yet been offence. He said that be picked most cordial thanks on behalf of fortnight or so, I think they would put that Balbos's economic relations and that with regard to occupied territories the able to aaremble. It may be the horn up on board a ship the gallast men in whom they be able to effect the arrest at some nong the prised relics enemy proposed that Boesian troope ebould be withdrawn from true, aa the Bolshevik leader where he had been working. It have own Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Persis. Though it is not definitely states, that the real reason for was lying abrat nadlaimed red and truly practical as intereat, sequence, the whereabouts of the to have been formerly of the robbers, and in co-ed States Marine Corps. so sympathetic stated, it may be taken for granted that the economic relations of the delay is simply that the Wie apparently not wanted. After We are alloesting this sam to persona kidnapped will be disteam at Leon, Nicergus, Bessis and Germany will be much the same as they were previous elections have not yet been com- evidence had been given, bis our After Care Fund, of which closed. The robbers willsgiave been taken thanos by to the war and that nothing in the nature of preferential treatment pleted. The figures mentiorei Worship imposed a fia of $5, or particulars are enclosed. This ought to be destroyed witboyantionary der daring will be granted to Germany. It was, of course, but to be expected

M. Trotzky

show seven days" hard labour. that on both sides it would be recognised that troops would be that less than half of the future A Would-be Burglar.

scheme, for which the National meroy. The soldiers have resprising of 191... At that Institute for the Blind has made few of the robbers ja auothit is said, the steel was in removed from enemy, territory, and it is satisfactory to nate in this members of the Asembly have so A Chinese detective was walk itself responsible, forms essentis village, therefore, I hope good gondition after four Connection that Poland, Lithuania, Courland-and-other-regions far been elected. In such a wasting in Nathan Road on Newly the most important part of the Magistrate will be able to aries of use and could be bent in Russia" are likely, an consequence, to arrive at a separate exie country as Russia, sepecially at Year's Eve when he saw a fellow work of St. Dunstan's, where by fall information about the bio without breaking. tenoe: at any rate, they are to be given the earliest opportunity present, in its disorganised con- countryman walking from the we enan:e that the training given her's den and the cap'ives. of deciding, freely and entirely, the question of their apion with ilion, each delay seemsicsvitable, direction of Yaumati and turning will not be wasted, but that our cfficials were to despatch Thaadherence of men of one or other Empire or their formation into independent States " but, on the other hand, it is not into Kimberley Road, The men will receive that future 200 soldiers under a estelleernal gífugo i Thie recognition of one of the main principles for which the improbable, and it is to be hoped detective was suspicious of the supervision and assistance so Commander to be static the spirit life, which Entente Allies are contending is extremely satisfactory. It is, we not accharitable, to say that the map, and, when near Torres suppose, the putting into practice of what it has now become the Bolsheviks may be more interest Buildinge, arrested him. On worker.

necessary in the case of the blind Tong-tan-ba market to Conan Doyle expennds, custom to refer to as the principle of the "self-determination" of

ed in the Lan-election than being assrobed, the suspected

Obin Ksi market town foglines backward. peoples whereby they themselves shall be, so far as possible, in the election of the members man was found to have concealed ted to know that the training and I should way the inh mong its votares, astrology w

You will, I am sure, be interes half a year to protect if coated many noble intellecte arbitrators of their destiny. It seems to be nothing more nor less of the Constituent Assembly, in bis boots a pair of pliers, a re-education of these men is these two distriots wcale for ages unquestioned by think- than the principle of the referendam marquerading in snother name. all the more so se certain im chisel, two pickers and a pick-key. prceseding in a manner that glad to support the solading men; to deny that the earth It must be said, however, that it is unquestionably the com portant bodies, notable the Exeo When the man was charged be surpasses the most sanguine distance between Chinly it and the centre of the mon-sense manner of dealing with each questions, and should live of the Peasants Congress, fore Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Police expectations I had formed when Tong-tau-bigmarket trob universe was heresy punishable anhesitatingly be applied ie all cases where doubt exists in regard the Central Committee of the Court this morning, with the St. Dunstan's was started, and about font tiles. Early with torture and to questions of euch national importance.

original Soviet and the Union of unlawful parsession This, however, is somewhat apart from the question Defence of the Constituent Act him to six months imprisonment is their lives near, with con there be some guy day, Stuart days; many strange Lord of these that those who have left us are, beries are taking hould During that miraculous flowering. Articles, his Worship sentenced with soarcely an exception, taking every day at presof the of English intellect in Tador, and of Rosso-German negotiation, though it bas, of course, a very oldee connection. with it. In fact, the 10 favour faire being in the with hard labour. recognition of this principle of cation Moelf-determination is so

hands of a Constituent Assembly, Trouble by Japanese

fidence and ability that seemed peace patrolling ales be in bad high sanction, sad s Lord Two Japanese were arrested¦

quite impossible to them in the the district would/radually Chief Justice was among those important that it seems to be that, were it bat generally applied, than in theas of the Balshevik.

pesce and bustion.ho sentenced, women to death as the many vexed questions in that congeries of political ferment Time will tell to what extent this last night for disorderly conduct early days of their bandicap,

With renewed most cordial resame its norm29th inst. witches. the Balkans--would be very speedily settled Even in regard to body, which has now received the Wanchai, and one of them was

favourable consideration of s Alsace Lorraine and the Trentino would we unbesitatingly

fouad to bave in bis possession a

thanks, Yours faithfally, On the 231ok place (Ed.) ARTHUR PEARSON, other robberie near the arge the adoption of this principle. Like all things great London newspaper, really dagger without a permit from the human, it is not perfect and no doubt unless mach Gare representa Russia as a whole, and Captain Superintendent of Police, Chairman-Blinded Soldiers villay Station. 19 exercised it might easily be abused, but, when that to what extent it is a constractive Mr. J. B. Wood, at the Police Both men were charged before is said, this principle of a people's right to "determine their own'

or a destructive force. political existence-o fir.as that can be determined is most "Red" Revolution.

Court this morning, with dis emphatically the best method that could be adopted. It is Meantime, civil war and even each. The man with the dagger POLICE RESERVE ORDERS. the near hot live in peace of the description. The will of

orderly conduct and fined $10 likewise a angad democratic, doctrine, worthy of the age in which we worse prevails in certain parts of was also purged with unlawful, Live By all means let it be applied in all cases where there is Rassis. The fighting at Irkutak, possession, but pleaded that be dispate as to which of two nations shall own certain territory with the capital of Siberia, lusted, it is did not know the lawe of the & mixed population, or where in such a vast and unwieldy country said, for a week and a consider. Colony. He was discharged for Orriers leaned today by Mr. New Y Due State, though having little else in common, as in the case of the devastated. Doubtless this was ordered the confiscation Ukrainiana, the Caucasians and other Russian entities, rightly part of the proceedings by which dagger. bring them into the category of separate nationalities.

Siboris sought to gain what abe

J

memory carries

the stake.

The term pair of looms," says a correspondent, to a Man- and Sailors' Care Committee. Tong-tau-hs inssched and chostor paper, was used in the Everything away as well. sixteenth century, and has become animale were on Magistrate

ries them back to Lhope the best to effect so obsolete. that men whose will again e marauders in hand-loom days, liks your corres

otherwise the pondent, have no knowledge communiaring the Chinese Robert Townend, of Northowram, ur be doubt the robberies dated 1571, mentions "five psire

more serious.

arrest

Be Bassia the difference between certain peoples existing under the able portion of the town was this offence, but his Worship F. C. Jenkio, D.8.P. (B.), state wil bet you for the public.fol Walker shears and one pair of

the

A Youthful Pickpocket.

Musketry-Part 1.

The firing ordered for Sunday,

The Peace Delegates also appear to have strived at a basis of bas spnounced is her desire, A Chinese Police Reservist was January, is postponed to San- srrangement regarding the reciprocal liberation of war prisoners namely, her independence. Atis in plain clothes in Pollinger day, January 13, when men detail.

tion of

abora."

Yours etc. LF. W.

loome." - Edward Esmeden, of Barkieland in 1E67, left to his brother Thomas one pair of looms, which were value at #10. I have

and interned civilians and "a complete agreement" as to the re somewhat difficult to reconcile Street yesterday when he'saw two ed in Orders of December 28/29 Hon 8, 31st December, 1917: cotic.d this" par Iooms" BÓCZ B

...

He followed Nos 3 and 4 Pistoons will

of times in Balife and Bradford wills, bat never

lcom specified. So 1 came to the conclusion that a pair of looms, like a pair of abeste, refers to one

starting of commercial intercouree. Thus it is evident that sub thie Sighting with the B5). men following another in s-sas- will attend. stantial progress is being made towards's pesce settlement between sheviks declaration that the picións macner. Russia and Germany. In this matter, however, it should be borne principle of salf-determin. them and when the ist man attend in mafti at Headquarters in mind that the negotistica, es far as Bassis is concerned, are ation should decide a people's stopped to look at some photo Club on the following dates being conducted by a faction; snd therefore a most important and: eres a vital point is raised as to how far the right exists for the destiny. Even worse news, then graphis in a shop window, the Morday, January 7-No. 3 ed Robbery in the Harbour implement, and I anggest that in

the civil atrife is that in which two ollowers went, one on each Platoon:

3

Bolaberike armgating to themselves the right to speak and act on is recorded the apparently bratal side of him one of themaucoeed Friday, January 11,-No, 14 An armed robbery on hoard an opening and shuting of Warp

behalf of the fussion nation, The fact that civil war is at present murder by soldiers of several ing in picking a purse from the Platoon, raging in several parts of Russis is proof positive that the cathority Generale and civilian pereon-neuspecting man's pocket. The of the Bolsheviks is not generally recognised in Baia, However, in the chaotic sa:6 in which Russia is as present and has been for ages, the latter loginding M. Reservist went up to the group many months past, it is clear that nothing definite can be deler wife and son-in-law. Soch The other man got sway. Inspect the ex-Premier, bie and arrested the chief red-handed. mined until some political power is strong enough to force its will outrages at euch & time or Brown told Mr. Deer Ball, st cruite.

Guremyking,

Parades. Central 5.30 p.m.

Friday, January 4-All

akin the hei bour has been re- ried to the Polica as boring aken place last night. The mas ter of cargo bost No. 2669 enYA that his host wee anchored cf Kellett's Island when he wan door Op opening the door, fer

on the people.as a whole and be a guised be the rice of thead under each conditions are the Police Court this morning, test Monday, Janasey 7.—All - swakened by a noise at his cabin

nation and its month piece in international aire. Such, of course, but to be expected, but the voice this sort of crime was becoming croite.

and wolt as she shuttle flies soros we may find the derivation of

The Colon

During ust notified three.

jia the very antithesis of democratic principles, but is would seem to of humanity will ory out that the very prevalent, especially among Tuesday, January 8-17 2 men, four of whom were armed be the case that before the smoke, the din, the debris, so the 000 Russian soldiers and the Russian young lady. The defendant was Plafond. Alan No. 2 Beotil (at with knives, rushed in thresten fusion exused by a conflict between the uprooting of Abaulatim and people generally, now in the hoor only 18 years of age and had a Water Police Station)ine kill him if he made a noise. there must be measures adopted that evan look very duch lite thee to the mere spirit of revenge and Eis, Worship, decided to deal 3 Company and Amblance over him, the other four ransack British Two austion's right and power to determine its existence are cleared away of their triumph, will rise ea perior previous connection for larceny Wednesday, January No. Whilst one of them stood guard-loyer. (one Chinese and eteated thing sough to be destroyed. It is the parifying process do nothing to darken what gives severely with the accused who Platoon, under Sergeant Major led the cabin and succeeded in diphtheria (bola Obi ( people 'are 'at present, then it is for the ontaíder merely to watch and hopeful day for Bassian demas hard labour; and four hours' Thursday, January 10, No. 1 zad clothing to the value of $101. case each of dipblaeri

in operation. If this, as seems to be the case, is where the Bassian promise

o await developments, and to hope that in the process the real wishes and supirations of the nation may be expresand:**

of being the dawn of a was sentenced to three menthe Roylange.

stooke.

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making off with money,jwellery case of small pog No Arrents have been made.

terminated fa

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