1918-01-02 — Page 9

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

COSTLY VOTE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1918

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HUNGKONG SHARE REPORT

American Street Cleaner a

"Polling "Arrangements.

-Gold Loan To Canada:-- The loan of $25 090,000 gold the Ossadjan * Government -must* ̈bể #röturned” “Whẫn* the stchange situation is reestablishe ed on tarme favourable to the Canadians probably after the elections in New York, the first of the year. At the betala mening Post, published the

Daring the recent Msyaralty

Besides

The sand bank is next to Mr

of this year New York Tundsin following story ** Montreal ware selling at fully as John McGovern is one of the high premium-qublution"white wings," being an employés a the present discount. Embargo of the city in its Street Cleaning imposed by the United Department. For many years he Stated on gold exports osme at an ass swept clean part of streets, in awkward kind for Canada. In the bailiwick of William M. the autumn heavy #sles of Calder, United States Senator, în Canadian grain bills take place in the section just south of Prospect America gainat Canadian ship Park and north of Greenwood ments to Europe, causing a Cemetery, Brooklyn. cumulation of Carsdisa fands at being a street-wesper, Mr. Ho that sentre Ordinarily, a moe Govern is employed by the derate flow of gold across the Greenwood Cemetery Association border would relieve the exchange a watchman of oss of its situation, but this year the de- sand banks, which make up dline in exchange went so far that much of the district. This day New York funds were selling takes up upon completing his st one time in Montreal around street cleaning work every even- $8 per $1,000 discount. This ing, sad, being in the district was a vital consideration with during the day, also keeps an eye Canadian creditore when they upon the sand bank to see that attempted to realise on their none of the sand, which the balances in New York. Pressing cemetery folk are for roads and demands in the Dominion for war foundation work on mausoleums, loans, etc., made it necessary to is carted off by building contreat call in some of these balatoes.ors and small boys of the neigh- Following the conference in bourhood. Wishington there Was a sub- stantial recovery in Canadisa ex- McGcvern's home, a two-story frame structure, at the corner of change.

17th Street and Eleventh Avenue. Saigon Rick Crop, Consular reports just received His house is easily moved, and, here (says the Manila Daily very ofter, ia moved, about the Bulletin) from Saigon indicate lot to permit the digging of flae that, due to a combination of and, which the cemetery needs. circumstances, the rice crop there In politics McGovern holds an will be much below the average unusual position. In the last this year, and warning is given reapportionment of districts, that the Philippines may find it Govern found himself isolated 'impossible to secure the usual and with no place from which to amount of that staple from 8aigon register cr vote. Be discovered importers before many months this when he attempted to regis are past. This information, which ter for the primary and went is now in the bands of the Secre from place to place in the tary of Agriculture and Naturat neighbourhood, only to find that Bescarcee, in regarded in ficial he could not register. A place circles

of the greatest was finally provided where he importance to the people of might perform his civio daty the inlande, as it is an in properly and efficially. A polling dication that the #ou:ce of place was provided in the base practically all imported rice may meat of the public school of

Avenue, fail during the coming year, in Eleventh

between which erent the islands will be Windsor Place and Sherman left dependent upon their own Street. The city had to supply rescurces to produce the enor a full complement of election

and mone amount of rice consumed clerke

inspectors: "for each year by their inhabitants. McGovern. Thus to register and Owing to the fact that the food ocant the lane McGovern vote prodaction campaign is being the city had to supply two poll rapidly organised, however, the clerks, two ballot clerks, and four - ontlook is not 88 discoar-inspectore at a total cost of $228 *ging - 89 it would be(gold) to the city. Moreover, the under aansl conditions, printer of ballots saw to it that and there ip reason to the Twenty-ninth Election Dis- believe that sufficient warning trist of the Twelfth Assembly has been given to allow the District, which is MoGovern's. authorities and agriculturists to district, was supplied as efficient cooperate in working out a planly as any other district and the which will greatly increase the McGovern polling place opened ielanda' rice crop and at the same at six o'clook this morning, with time will provide for the pro-some 600 ballots on hand from dnotion of other food-stuffs in which McGovern could make his sach quantities that the average aboice."

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The polling clerke and in- annual rice consumption of the ie- Isada can be materially reduced. spectors of this election district Is ie pointed out that it will be having but little to do would like practically impossible to any to have McGovern vete early, so where near approximate the pro- that they could close up their duation necessary to meet the books and announce the result, islands' consumption, bat on the but McGovern takes his time, no other hand it is not expected that matter how many accelerators importation will be entirely cat call at his home asking "Mac" off, as the consular report only to be a good fellow and go srcuad indicates that the Saigon crop and cast his i sllot. He caually will be short, an compared to does not vote until a few minutes former years. The consumption before the polls clore. Thus he of rice here can be reduced, keeps the "crew" of this place however, it is believed, by in on the job all day, whereas he creasing the production of cornmight make it a short day by vor and providing a more varied ing say at 6.01 a.m. Up to noon and, on the whole, more healthfal McGovern had not appeared at hie diet for the people through the polling place.

addition of many varieties of rege- tables which have hitherto not been cultivated to any extent by

Eggs for the Wounded,

During the year ended May 14

farmers or in home gardens, "We have a better organisation to deal with the problem now than we have ever had," said one prom- last the National Egg Collection inent official yesterday, and if supplied 12,728,120 eggs to the there is to be a curtailment of wounded, making the total up imports from Saigon, it is better to that date 30,312,989. Large that it should come when we are as this Agure is, it represente less at least to some meswore prepared, than half of the egge nquired In reality, a shortage in the Bai- for wounded men, and the com- gon crop may prove a real bless. mittes appeal for further support. ing in disguise, for it will make About 75 per cent. of the egge greater rice production at home are sent to the hospitale in France.

sbsolutely essential, and onos

this production: receives the proper stimulus believe that

it will never again decrease of Agriculture are now working to a point where we will be on a plen to devote a considerable so largely dependent as at pres part of the government's energien ent upon the rice of another in the food production campaign country for our chief staple food to the subject of rice cultivation, apply. If f understood that the and more details in regard to the Retetary of Agriculture and matter will probably be announced Na ural Resources and the Director in the near future,

RUSSO GERMAN PEACE DISCUSSION.

Amsterdam, December 80 continuation of the message from Brestlitovak alates?" Germany then proposed that the first two articles of the preliminary treaty should be as follows:-Firstly, Russia and Germany should declare the state of war ended and that both nations were resolved to live together in the future in peace and friendship. On condition of complete reciprocity vis-a-via har Allies, Germany was ready as soon as pesco was concluded with Russia and the Russian armies were demoblished, to evacuate the present positions and occupied Russian territory so far as no different inferente may result from article two. Secondly, after the Bussian Government, in accordants with its principles, has proclaimed for all peoples of Russia the right of self-determination, in- cluding complete separation, it takes cognisance of the decisions expressing the will of the people demanding full state independance and separation From Russia for Poland, Lithuania, Courland, portions of Eithania and Livonia. The Ranian Government recognises that these manifestations must in the present circumstances be regarded as expressing, the will of the people and is ready to draw conclusions there- from. As in these districta to, which the foregoing stipula- tions apply the question of evacuation is not such as pro- vided in article one, a special, commission shall, in accordanes with the Russian idea, arrange for ramification by plebiscite on broad lines, without any military pressure

on the already existing separation proclamations.

Nothing is known in London regarding the proclamations. mentioned above.

The Russian Delegation then insisted on the necessity of a definite assurance that the plebiscite would be free and that foreign troops would be completely absent, but agreed to the appointment of a special commission to arrange the plebiscite and fix the time of evacuation.

Presiding at the third sitting on Dec, 28, the Russian Delegate M Doffe opened by saying that the negotiations were well begun and allowed for anticipation of a speedy end of the war. The Delegates afterwards went home sad the negotiations will be resumed on January 4

GERMAN ATTACK IN THE WEST.

London, December 30. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reporte: The two enemy made powerful local attacks at dawn on a mile front against Welsh Ridge, on the spur southward of Cambrai. We repulsed the centre, but the enemy effected a lodgment in small salients on the right northward of La Yacquerie and on the left southward of Marcoing. Counter- alfacks ejected the enemy from a portion of these positions yielding a number of prisoners. The fighting continues. We Oar repulsed raiders in the neighbourhood of Gonnelien. airmen yesterday dropped many bombs on Ingelounster serodrome, Staden and other billets. We brought "down three and drove down two enemy machines. None of ours are missing.

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A French communique states: There is active reciprocal artillerying on the right bank of the Meuse and in the sectors of Louvemont and Bezonranx; also in Upper Alsace.

A wireless German official message states: We captured the foremost trenches between Marcoing and La Vacquerie, prisonering a few hundred.

A French communique states: Three German aeroplanes have been brought down.

PROGRESS IN PALESTINE.

London, December 30.

A Palestine official message states: We further advanced over three miles along the Nablus Road, occupying Beeroth, also Hizmes, Jeba and Burkas to the east of the road, Ramallah Ridge and Khettiereh to the west of the road. The mounted troops in the centre reached Khurbeths, Iba, Harith and Deirelkuddis.

THE RAIDS ON PADUA...

London, December 30.

An Italian official message states:-The enemy again·· bombed Padua, killing three and wounding three. Two hospitals were damaged,

An Italian semi-official message states:In the last raid on Padus the capole of the Del Carmine Church was destroyed. The altar and paintings were saved. Another fre damaged the Church of St. Valentine.

GERMAN MUNITIONS WORKS EXPLOSION,

London. December 30.

A telegram from Mannheim reports a serious explosion

in a munitions work near Forbach, which set: fire to s benzine tank gutting extensive warehouses.

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THE AUSTRALIAN REFERENDUM..

Melbourne, December 30.

The latest Referendum Sgures are 945,000 for and 1,191,000 against, inclusive of the votes of the Australian forces hitherto announced, namely 51,000 for, 58,000 against.

HUNGARIAN LANDSTURMERS CALLED UP.

Zurich, December 30.

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