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STOP PRESS TELEGRAMS.

THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

How the Situation Now Stands, ..

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1918.

London, January 11. The position as regards the Brestlitorak negotiations now is that the Allies not having responded to the Central Powers' propos for a general pesce, the Central Powers now propose that pourparlers should be reamed for a separats peace. The meeting has been adjourned for a day in order to allow the Bussisa and Ukrainian Delegaten to prepare a reply. It is regarded as significant that Herr You Knelbmann and Count Csernin, threatened a resumption of hostilities in the event of no separate peace.

AMERICA AND. WOMEN'S 'SUFFRAGE,

London, January 11.

Reuter's correspondent at Washington states that by one vole over the necessary two-thirda majority, the House of Representatives has passed a resolution in favour of women's suffrage. If the Senate passes a similar resolution and three fourths of the States ratify it, it will become law..

THE WESTERN FRONT.

Enemy Astoplanes Brought Dowa.

London, January 11.

A French communique states that two enemy seroplanes have been brought dowo,

Violent Barlish Artillery Flee.

"London, January 11.

A German official wirelem massage states: an enemy surprise attack to the south-east of Ypres broke down. English artillery fire between Moeuvres and Marcoing was most violent at dawn.

THE BELGIAN - ARMY, [row, I counted 2,000 of them.

Visit to the Ysor Front.

Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Emile Cammaerts says;

There are, indeed, many more things happening than the official communiques allow us to dream

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I have just said that the tomb of Verhaeren is at Adinkerke, but his body is no longer there. I bad not seen the Belgian Owing to the frequent German front for three years. It was in air raida to which the village has December, 1914, on the morrow been subjected lately, the poet's of the battle of the Year, a vision friends have had the coffin trans- of mad and rain, and a thousand ported to a safer place, if any hardships cheerfully borne. The place can be called "safe" in work of re-equipment had soarce-independent Belgium. For there ly started, Many things were is not a town, not a village, in still wanting, and some units this region which has not received looked, in their medley of uni-soms Garman shell or borib.. forms, like irregular bands of Furnes itself, which used to be brigands. A few farms could be King Albert's headquarters, has een emerging from the floods, had to be abandoned, not only by like inlets from the sea, and the the soldiers, but even by the men had to wade knee deep to charitable British ladies who used reach their advance posts. Evary.to comfort and help the wounded thing was gray, misty, silens, and and the destitate civilians. The mysterionsa desert haunted by picturesque old market-place, Bo army of ghosts. The thou once a scene of grest animation, sands of dead whom we had just is now deserted, and the gram is lost made their presence felt, and growing between ita cobble- there was a pervading reek in the stones. A few of the old Spanish air.

gables stand crooked at a danger- To visit the Belgian treacherous angle, and one house only is as they are to-day, with the vivid still inhabited by an old lady and memories of what they need to her daughter, who keep a small be, is to step from dream into afe. The four or five soldiers reality, from the trial of sacrifice and civilians who are allowed to into hope of an early reward. The remain in the town gather there, bright weather which we enjoyed after their day's work, to drink's' atill increased the contrast, We glass of beer and play a game of moved in a world of colours cards, for the Belgian instinct of where the warm tones khaki and companionship is hard to kill. I of the screens of "camouflage "had the opportunity of talking blended in strange harmony with with the old lady who presides. the blue of the sky and the vivid over this peaceful assembly. She red of some freshly-wrooked told me that she had only just brick wall. The foods were come back from a "holiday" she coach lower, covered with rustling had been obliged to take in reeds, alive with water-hens and France after the last raid, and seagulls, Bound Dizmude, she confessed to ma that this war An argent request has been Ramscapelle, and Nieuport shells had been a great worry to her: received for a large number were bursting incessantly, Field-Oui, Monsieur, catte guerre, of knitted mufflers for guns were barking away close o'est bien ennuyeux" The day

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finished as by, and the voices of many before I had met at Arras a quickly sa possible, Wool and heavies could now be heard on Franoh woman who had kept her needles can be obtained from the our side. From time to time little shop open throughout the beads of the Working Parties, some long distance shels bombardment. She was very and will also be given out at the whizzed overhead. Every detail neatly dressed, and, with a bright City Hall to all who apply on of the scene brought the same smile, explained that she had Our Canton correspondent Monday, 15th inst., at 10.30 a.m. message of life struggle, and been congratulated by the writes ander date of January 11,Workers are sked to leave their readiness, from the atardy" prefst." “Oal, m'aieu," she as follows:-

other war work and for the helmeted infantryman going to declared, "j'suis une martyrs next few days to concentrate on bis rest camp after a spell in the d'Arras." There you have the Yes," he answered, we have carda on their parapet close to will be fully recognised. As getting this through. Donations trenches, to the well-organised two types of Flemish Bud French worked a good deal, but there in the German lines. And if by long se his country is in bondage, for baying mufflers will also be defences in every village close to temperament in a nutshell. They something much more amazing chance they kill a rabbit or any the place for this soldier is among gratefully received by the heads the front, to the narrow foot-express themselves differently, then there physical improve other game they will not wait his soldiers; as long as his people ments; it is the fact that the until the evening to go and fotobare bleeding under the German m. Stabb at the Hongkong and posts in of the Working Parties, and by bridges leading to the adrance- but they set in the same way.

men, after so many months of it in full view of the unipers. yoke there can be no room in this the floods where Brave English “Missis.**. Shanghai Bank.

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patient waiting, have kept up There will be only one difficulty King's soul for any selfish or par From the top of the clock their spirits. When Londoner about an advance, it keep them soul feeling. His glory may each other every night in an house of Furnes, amid a otoad of see our soldiers coming on lease from rushing into their own shine for the world, but he amphibious war fall of surprises frightened, cawing orowe, you without their trench equipment barrage.

Bat of course, it ignoree it. He has refused to and thrilling incidente.

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Situation.

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the Defence Commissioner of Shia Hing and Yangkong, has declared martial law in the Yan

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could see the whole country and in freeb uniforms they do not cannot be helped. For even in the sector of the spread before you like a map in realise the hard life which they remain on Belgien soil around the in anguish before the joy of floods the front held by the the evening light. Nieuport was are leading in Flanders. If, King.

victory has ripened it.With the Belgian army has never ceased alouded with barsting shalle, and instead of enjoying this bright The King's Self-Denial.

humbleat of his soldiers be per- Washington, Oct. 19A to be lively. With the exception the straight line of the Belgian weather, you had experienced e I had passed, a few hours ear fere to wait patiently until the the North, Li Liek-wan and "financial blockade" of countries of the counter-attack of Steen. front could clearly be seen along shell of elush and rain, you would lier, before the simple house in day of deliverance crowns his Uhan King-ming, the Com. bordering on Germany is under atraete, during the second battle the Yeer floods as far sa Casekerke, have gathered a very different) which King Albert lives with the efforts. He is much too simple

consideration. The blockade is of Ypres, no operation on a large and farther on beyond Dismude impresion. You are, of acuree, Queen, surrounded by manders for attacking Fukien, looked upon as essential to com-scale has been made since 1914, and Loo, where the enemy line sware that it is nowhere possible sides-de-camp, and I had endear reserve and silence, but, with's a few and unaffected to make a TON of were invited to attend. Many plete the commercial ring being but the artillery duel has never atande so close to our own that in to dig oneself in, in this part oared to imagine the monotonous sure instinot, he has chosen the proposala were advocated by those forged abon: the Central Empires, atopped for more than a few daye, calm weather the faintest whisper of Flanders, so that everywhere round of his daily work: his visit best way of disarming criticism

all seemed to present, and

Confidential reports to Govern- and there is not one night can be heard on either side, and car trenches must be built up to headquarters, where, helped and preserving to the last his ihow an exineatness in carrying out the task of mainisining the meat officials from private sources when some bombing expedition is invariably followed by a hail with sandbags. That means, of by his Chief of Staf, General people's loyalty, his soldiers'

abroad received in the last three or some advance poet raid does of hand grenades. laws of the Rapublic.

days, make it apparent that the not take place. Those who would before as we could see Bame-ment upsets your defence works, measures dealing with the mainance..

Straight course, that the least bombard-Bacquey, he examines all the section, and his friends' condd- In view of the advance of Lang stopping of gold shipments to go to the Belgian front with the aspelle, which we had not been and obliges the men to repair administration sad direction of Lesson of the Yser. Ohai-kwong's troops, Chak Wong, northern European neatrals will preconceived idea that nothing able to visit owing to a heavy them constantly. A spell of rain the Belgian army; then some in- There is a great lesson to be beve an immediate crippling happens in that quarter might be bombardment, Perryse, after dry weather is nearly se spection either in the rear or to-learnt on the Teer, whether you effect on Germany,

sorely disillusioned. They might, where we had called on two bad, and you can see your par-wards the front lines, where to speak to the men in their dag Germany's influence in Swe-for instance, undergo the same English ladies who established spet malting and slipping away many soldiers have met him more auta, to the civilians in the den, Denmark and other northern experience as the Italian side-de there a first-aid station in 1914, before your eyes. Then there is than once in dangerone cornere wrecked house, or to the General neutrale, it was stated, is due camp who, while sccompanying and have remained faithfully as they camouflage," those sureens of and bad weather, by day and at Headquarters. The soldier largely to the fact that Germany King Victor Emmanuel and King their post. Some change also reeds which you find sc pictures night. Once a week King Albert will tell you" that he is longing Lak Wing-ting telegraphed to has maintained an ample banking Albert in their recent sour of had occurred there. The miss," que. Do you realise that these prezides over a council of Minis to go forward, since he is tired of Dr. Sau Yat-sen yesterday etating credit in these countries. On the inspection, found himself anexas they are called, have had to reeds must be out at night in the tars, taking his large share of remaining where he is and there that as the peace negotiations basis of this credit German papar pectedly half-buried by a shell, leave their old home owing to the floods and carried in bundles to responsibilitise in the work of snowhere else to go in Belgium;" between the North and South money is circulating in Sweden it would be a great mistake to visitation of a German shell, and the roade? When they are dried reconstrtnotion which is already the civilian admits that the war have not reached a settlement, and Denmark at about par, judge the work of the Belgian to take up new quarters at the they are strung together and confronting his Government. He is a paisance, but that there is and as he was living in retirement despise the enormous inflation army, or, for the matter of that, end of the village, on the ground fized by wires to poles ten feet keeps himself, informed not only no place like home," even if the at Nanning, and dared not control of German purrezdy,

of any army, from the extremely floor of a red-tiled cottage. The high. And there are miles and of the least incident happening shells are dropping close to it military affaire from a loog: It was stated the German conoise and guarded atterances first floor has disappeared, but miles of roads to be soreened, in the army, but of all the news and the General will explain it distance, he hopes that De Sonoredite in Sweden and Denmark of the official communiquer.” the roof, has been skilfully You must never forget that there which might reach him from to you that the most difficult part and others will cooperate 10 are based entirely on gold ship A Contrast in Types, repaired and lowered so that the is no division of work in the occupied Belgium. And this of his work is not so much giving mantaining the present situation.

meate originating in the Western There is a small cemetery close house looks more or lem like a Belgian army, no shook troops, incessant work and worry is only the right orders as "oiling the Chan King-ming, the Com Hemisphers, particularly in South to the church of Adinkerke, near little boy who has tried on his no fatigue parties. We cannot relieved, from time to time, by smschine in order to see them controlled Farnes, where the peasants and father's hat. If I did not fear to afford that. The same man filla short visit to the British or French properly carried out." In this mander-in-Chief of the expedition America. German agsiust Fakien, intends to hold a business, commercial and financial schermen who lived in that vill be indiscreet, I should also sandbags one day and joins in a fronts in France. With the last strip of free Belgium, where farewell ceremony at Tang houses in South America are con-age used to find s pesoeful rest mention that one of these ladies raid the next, sfter a three-mile exception of a few days spent cabbages grow against the Kan at 11 am, on the 12th instantly abipping supplies of gold after a long and busy life. Here, who, needless to say remains walk. I once weighed one of my with her children abroad, Queen trenches, close to the dowered On hearing that many janke toScandinavian countries through among the civilians, close to the "misa" for the soldiers has men's greatest after such a Elisabeth has remained at the tombs of three years ago, commen

Scandinavian houses,

iron paling, is the simple tomb of married a Belgian officer, and is night march through the clay, side of her husband, and thanks eense has become heroic and had been engaged by certain

An absolate bar against each our great national poet, Emile now Madame la Baronne de mud, and the rain. It weighed to her influence and active work, heroism has become matter of persons of Maoso with the inten tion of conveying earth with gold shipments would result in Verhaeren. The cemetery has T There is not a corner over fifty pounds.

the Belgian feld ambulances and fact, Inspiration does not alight which to fill up the river near at least a partial collapse of Ger- been enlarged to make room for of

Belgian front "Quite apart from the fact hospitable are now among the on man's brows like a bird sent Chin Shan, the regimental com man credit in Northern Europe, the boys whom Belgium has lost at Furnea, La Panne, Adinkerke, that the soldiers are cut off from best on the Western front. Some from heaven, it crowns their beads mander sent soldiers to the river, it is believed. German internal since the battle of the Eser. Only or Ferry where Belgian their people, and that a few only people have regretted that King like the solid steel helmets worn finances would not allow the with those who died of wounds in the heroism has not been comforted by hear from them from time to Albert should never leave the by the soldiers, and protecta and found several janke were working there. They siezed the drawal of sotaal gold from neighbouring hospitals are barist English kindness, and where the

the tedious sone of danger; others have them againat bullets sent from junks, together with the seven virculation in Germany to supply here, and similar cemeteries can smile of some Englishwoman has time, there is

monotony of parasing the same wondered why, if not for himself, hell, workmen, who admitted that they the needed credit basis, in Scan be found closer to the front and not alleviated the suffering of work amid the same difficulties, at least for the sake of his people

in the rear as far as Calais. I some Belgian soldier.. were employed by the Portuguese.

In every other army some shift he never consent to gather, in The Passing of a Great Liverpool Under the Exports Embargo have walked through these row! The Commander then telegraph.

On my way back on the boat, ing of troopa is possible. We are Paris, London, or New York, the ed to the Authority in Osnim dot and the Trading with the of gravee, standing close together, as luck would have it, I met a still marking time on the same fruits of his world-wide popular. The partnership lately subsista

On Enemy Act, the United States hse and read there many familiar Belgian officer on leave, to whom asking for instructions, receipt of pots from the the power to halt these ship-names on many simple crosses, I expressed my admiration for pot. Many men would gladly ity; others still have felt hart on ing between Mr. James Arthur

risk their lives for a change of 2000unt of the extreme reserve of Smith, Mr. Robert Lamley Portaguree Consal at Oantonments. By control of banker Rich men, poor man, students and the transformation which had surroundings. As it is, the only his attitude towards the koneet Mr. William Odell Himpson requesting the janks and work-coal it can absolutely prevent any labourers, some who fought since occurred during these last years, trouble we have with them is in friends of Belgium in search of Mr. Andrew Angue Ti men to be dealt with leniently, American gold going to any Liege, others who had come from and how happy I felt to see the

Cat Coffo ing to avoid selene losses. an interview but when the history cotton brokers, the Acting Toobun, it is stated, destination from which it is likely the occupied provinces. Every Belgian army re-equip and

Only & few days ago Plost two of this war is written the, was change buildings, Liv replied to the commander order to find its way into Germany, tomb bears number, and before stronger in men and

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men who, in and of striot orders, zobility of King Albert's attitude, boen disolved b ing him to release them.

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