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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

MORE V. C.. HEROES.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1918,

Detalls of Some Usilant Exploits.

London, February 12. Another series of heroic ants is gazetted in a list of twelve recipients of the Victoria Oroca, of whom seven sacrificed their lives in the exploits. They include the following:-

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THE SWATÓW

ALLEGED COAL

EARTHQUAKE,

Additional News of the Disaster, Though much news is going round the Colony of the demage

PROFITEERING: Colllery Company Charged at Liverpool.

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“Instruction of our Soldiers.

RURAL EDUCATION.

Mr. Fisher on the Needs of

"the Countrysida,

Mr, H. AL Fisher, Preziden

PRISONERS IN SWITZER-s sore paint with the Swis that

LAND.

there are bread öarde here: while there are move in England or France, and to hear Englishmen complain of Swiss bread will be An important prosecution-the done in Swatow and the number first of its kind ander the Frice-

hard for the Swiss to bear. It of deaths which have occurred in of Coal (Limitation) Act, 1915,

will not make them feel more consequence of the earthquake was opened at Liverpool before

kindly towards the blockade, with experienced in the port, only the Mr. Stuart Deacon, the stipendi the Timer writes:When the minds, in so intimately con A Red Cross corresonadens of which the bread ourde, in their The Late Lieut. Col. Neville Elliott Cooper, of the Boyal racet disjointed scrape of informa-sry magistrate, when Mr. H. 8. Prees of the belligerent countries Booted, Yet it may serve as of the Board of Education Fusiliers, who, learning that the enemy had broke through an out- tion are yet to be picked up. Higginbottom and the New Moss writes of the profit which meat powerful, because unpremeditat addressed a meeting of members post line and was advancing across the open, rushed out from his Letters have been received here Colliery Company were sammon-rals are making out of the war ed, demonstration of the extremely and friends of the General dug-out, mounted the parapet and dashed forward, calling on and there, but all have been ed for selling coal at pris the Swiss shrug their shoulders favourable copnomre position in Association of Church School reserve Company and details of the Battalion at Headquarters to written

under great stres, exceeding by more than the and point to their hotels. Cer which the Entente finds itself as Managers and Teachers recently follow. Absolately ausrmed, he made a beeline for the enemy and, whils they give a standard amount per son the tainly when one walks out of the compared, with the Central in Church House, Westminster. and, leading our men, forced back the enemy six hundred yarda certain amount of information of" corresponding prices Es was severely wounded when forty yards ahead.

an authentic nature, they do not the statute. There were in all bridge the row of geant, shutter But the instructors were too association, was in the chair,

ander station at Lucerne and crosses the Powers,

Lord Paracos, chairman of the The late Captain Walter Stone, Royal Fasiliers, though order describe fully all that has hap 15 sqmmonses. ad to withdraw his company and leave the reargaard, owing to an pened. The writers are mostly

Mr. Greaves Lord, who pro

ad piles is a melancholy spectrale. busy with their work to trouble expected attack, remained when he realised the anexpected rapid ocncerned to let their Hongkong sected for the Director of Fublis Some of the largest hotels in La- themselves deeply over the soon- tional system, depended on the Mr. Fisher said that our educa- ity of the onslaught. He proceeded to telephone most valuable Arms know how they have fared, Prosecutions, said that Mr. Big- the war, and were hardly opened is to go round the British camps in composition and various in

cerns were built only just before mio situation. Their first taak 'information under a tremendous bombardment and Was seed but, reading between the lines, ginbottom was the controlling before they found their business and these are at present scat-their outlock from the Board co-operation of agencies differing ighting to the inst when the rearguard was earrounded and cat one can plainly realise that the shareholder sad director of thest standstill. to pieces.

happenings have been most New Moen Colliery. The Act whether they will ever open pick their men. The men selected and watchful ratepayer. Our One wonders tered all over Switzerland and of Edgestion to the stern Lieutenant Samuel Wallace, of the Field Artillery, when the terrible and the damage will onder which the informations again, and tries to take comfort will be nesembled at two centres personnel of the battery was reduced to five sud surrounded, compare with the worst ty were laid was passed to pre in the steamere, which are still Seeburg for the carpentering, experiments and nice adjustment maintained fire by swinging trails bound close together, enabling phoons that have been experieno vent profiteering in coal and plying on the lake. On the lake electrical, and watch-making to the needs of

system made for variety of his men to serve the gans, thereby rendering most valuable.supported in Chins. Though we write the charging of outrageous of Geneva they have stopped sourses, and Meiringen for tailor- though it might be sooo panita to other troops. He was in action for eight hours.

a Locality, more or less in the dark as to the prices. It provided that coal raaning for lack of coal, bat on ing and leather work. It is then Sergeant Cyril Gourley, of the Field Artillery, though closely true state of affairs, it is perfectly at the pit's mouth ebould not the lake of Lucerne they are that the difficulties of the instrac- beset, fired a gun at abort range in fall enemy view all day long obvions that it will be many a te sold or offered for sale at a necessity, and will doubtless con- tore will begin. The difficulty national, while it admitted the by great differences in standard of efficiency." It was and kept the enemy in check.

long day before the town is able price exceeding by more than the tinue as long as Switserland has of raw materials is not so continued existence The late Private Walter Hils of the Manchestere, despite the to resume its normal life. It is standard amount per ton the price any coal to spare for transport. fot that he was badiy gassed, continued to bombs strong enemy in absolate ruins, bodies are of coal of the same description,

great, for there is still timber, nominational religious teaching. of de- patrol single-handed antil the arrival of reinforcements. The continually being discovered sold in similar quantities, snd Lucerne except the German an- and the instructors in tailoring voluntary schools was the exist There is nothing gay about at any rate, in Switserland. One of the consequences of the enemy was surely defeated owing to his exertions and the line ander the debris, injured auder similar conditions affecting iforms. They are of all colours and leather-work have brought ence of s very large number of retained intact. Mille died from gae-poisoning.

persons are being dog out, the sale, at the same mine on the and cute and look admirably new, out with them supplies of leather small schools, and the difficulty and the bospitals are fall to over corresponding date in the 12 suspect that an economical and cloth. The greater difficulty of obtaining good teachers, and foxing with patients, hundreds months ended June 30, 1914. Government is using up material is that of tools and technique, for since in small schools individual of them being terribly angled. It was further enacted that the that dates from before the war, carpentering tools and electrical induence was greater than it was Neme has come through to the standard amount should be 4s. These blues and reds that give a fittings are not made on the same in large schools s special re- effect that several are minus srmet was important that it should touch of colour to the city would pattern on the Continent sa in London, February 13: and legs. It is one of the saddest be known to everyone in the mean death in the trendbes; England or America, and if the possibility for the selection of According to Renter's correspondent at Paris, the Frenob Esppenings that has ever taken trade that the Government took they Prese, commenting on the Ukraine peace, emphasises tha: Germany pisce

teachers rested on the managers, China. From the view that the Aot should be Lucerne, and it is a rare thing timental methods he will be at provided opportunities for further at learner is instructed only in Con. For these teachere there should be displayed courted trouble with Poland by allocating three Polish Provinces all that cad to the Ukrainians and consequently the Pulish Army would still play no Europeane are among the He was bound to say that, if the is one of the chief centres of the after the war

be gathered, enforced with the utmost rigour. there to see field-grey. Lucerne loss when he returns to Eagland intellectual and social develop- a part in the straggle.

According to Benter's correspondent at Amsterdam, a message how that say have even been see which should be regarded itenite them. They hear their own Bat the instructors are men of

victims and there is nothing to facts were proved, it was German interned, sad palpably exercise his newly acquired crafting religions instruction sad for and wishes to ment. The capacity for imparte from Vienna asys that the Austrian Polish Party has broken off injured, though European, like as calling for the utmost penalties. language spoken around them; experience, and are taking these making Biblical lessons interest- relations with the Vienna Government because the Ukraine peace the thoussuds of Chicese, dwell- At the beginning of the year they are near their own frontier; problems in band. assigned the Cholm Government to Ukraina..

The Kaiser has resumed a truculent tone a result of the though, of course, not quite to Casl Mizes Department visited wives and children-on Sunday a manageable size. There are be provided. He had been struck ing was not with the young lings have sufered more or less two members of the staff of the they can easily send for their

teacher. It came later in life, and "For the moment their task is of Ukraine pesce. He has telegraphed to Count Berling that the the esme extent, as in most Liverpool, and as a result of their one es them taking their fami- only 700 British interned in by the absence in large towns of opportunities for training should cordon of Germany's enemies Lawat length been broken by the cases victorious German armies. He he also telegraphed the Managing atantially built. However, their were issued. An arrangement be gay, but it is gayer than a same number were repatriated to ment

they are mora sub-inquiries the present informations lies to church; Lucerne may not Switzerland now, for about the Director of the Norddeutsche Lloyd that the German sword bar artcture was prt nearly strong ba bees come to between him camp earrounded by barbed wire, England a few weeks ago, and no small rural schools, was, the opportunities for this develop opened a door which most lead to a general pesce,

Another drawback in enough to withstand the severe al and Mr. Glover, who appear and they are content to step into farther batches from Germany difficulty of finding instructors The Rheinisch Westfadische Zeŵung, in A remarkable shocks which strained them. <d for the defendants, that, after the tourists' shoes and promenade have yet arrived. The French, in band work, in article, says that Germany's gains from Koesia are too modeet. Apparently there has been con- coztain docoments on which they by the lakeside in front of the with their 12,000 interaed, have gardening, &c., and here the Bill Germany must have all Poland and Waite Rassin. Moreover siderable Rassis conceals enormous explosive forces which are bound to affect northern, Forte, Amoy suffering put in, the stipendiary should dead hotele. Not that they been able to do things on a larger that he had introduced offered

other (the prosecution) relied had been damage at the German masses and endanger Monarchiee. Therefore a reckon-slightly, but it would appear that refer the question of prices to the land of their captivity. They school at Vavau, large workshops on local authorities where they look back with resentment upon scale. They have a commercial some help. It imposed a duty- ing with Great Britain, remains inevitable. Without the sea a the first reportarrceived of Amoy the Board of Trade. The first showed that they did not by the in the Eboue Valley, and 's thou had hitherto been empowered

being razed to the ground were information concerned the offer way they saluted the British Band incorrect, the news now received ing for sale in September of 5,000 officer in whose, company I was universities they

stadente in the Swiss and as only 400 had adopted the pointing to the fact that the dem-ton of scresed gas coal to Messrs. It is the rale in Switserland that supplied some Temporary pro room for improvement third

bave svon special instruction “ there":"w sze done, is only comparatively Bennick, Wilton, and Co., of soldiers of all armies salute fessors to Geneva and Neuchatel, drbeck was the amount of elight. A wire has been received Torquay. The contract price on officers of all armies, and German The prisoners, of course, Breeducational in the teaching in

THE UKRAINE PEACE.

cultured people cannot prosper."

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ITALY'S DETERMINATION.

siderations of national amour propre.

London, February 13,-

NORWEGIAN SHIPPING LOSSES.

London, February 13.

in

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There

are

defines

Cooking,

in Hongkong, in reply to which that charge was based discipline is well known. But not under French or British email schools. This might be Chamber of Deputies, Signor Orlanda emphasised Italy's inflexible slight damage has been done at The corresponding price was they did not appear to be per over them is vested in the Swiss Of course there should. Dat ho Beater's correspondent at Rome states that, speaking in the mange sent from here, that he or sponding to pls from the manner of their salutation control. The direct command avoided by a system of grouping: determination to coatings the war from motives of eelf-preservation Taipeh, in Formosa, but here not more than 14s 6d, so forming an odious teak. and the attainment of national ideals. The deliberations at gain the meme is of the moet that the price ought not to have

military authorities, and the interference with denominat Versailles had inspired the fullest confidence.

was humoar in the French and British bureaux which meagre description and we shall been greater thap 18. 6d. In the situation. The British officer are established for their benefit As far, 83

intersete, Small schools, had could be humanly seen, there was one factor alone which must information to filter through alleged to have beed 7e. sbove British interned prisoners in the courtesy of the Swiss. The and more contrabus influence, have to wait some days for other second case the contract was one of those in charge of the at Berne hold their position by Teachers could exercise deeper comperesting an advantaged. greatly improve, the situation, and that was growing American Resistance: The Versailles Conference had emphasised the necessity before any authentic information the legal price, while in other Switzerland was a conspicuous discretion given to the Swiss Thers ensue infec of eloss Allied cohesion on the Western Frog concurrently with

can be given.

ouses the prices alleged to have figure: nearer seven than six feet authorities is in fact very great. of knowledge in the man who freedom of responsibility for esob Allied Command. Such autonom-

From Satow there is ample been charged were 6a, 78. 58, high, I should judge, and wear. The convention between the pus commend was due to reasons of general utility and not the con- the visitation there. By far the

nowe to show the seriousness of and 38. 3d. above the legal price. ing the full uniform of a British belligerenta

came from Bootland into the Mr. Glover said that the point Staff officer, since he was engaged categories of prisoners which are the books they read in the cerisin Army-thie was noticeable from most interesting letter on the sub which would have to be decided on an ofheial tour of inspection entitled to internment in neutral ject is that received by the was what was the corresponding to the internment spa. "Is he territory. Switzerland decides olase from England, and he hospitals than among a similar Asiatio Petroleum Company, plice, and that gaestion would a German?" civilans whispered how many she will take, and then attributed this to instructiongiren which states that the main have to be submitted to the Board to each other as we walked to our gends for her doctors to examine in schools by teachers who wäree shock was felt at 2.10 of Trade. He was instructed that hotel. I do not know whether the prisoners in each country su imbued with the univers) Spirit. Up to January 31, 714 Norwegian merchantmen, whose total p.m. on the 13th, but that all the prices charged by his the German soldiers thought he decide whether they belong to Until we had men and women of tonnage is over a million tone, have been lost owing to the war there were many lesser tremors clients had been justified, and Eight hundred and eighty-three seamen have been drowned and leit afterwards, the next biggest they were most desirous that the was a German or not, but then these categories or no. The final this type, regarding elementary,

shock being felt at 4.20 a.m. on opinion of the Board on them were acutely conscious of his decision of this question lies with the 14th. The letter eaye that should be obtained.

presence, and he was somewhat them, and when the paliodes bug spebje tvomida, was the earthquake was very severe

should not obtain the results embarrassed by the shower of they have assigned to The stipendiary adjourned the

these obtained in Boutland," & second- and it caused extensive damage case sins die, the question of the salute. But he could not be categories are transferred to great advantage in still adools Bad Ices of life. The houses on the corresponding price so be refarr-were too frequent and came too again which among them have could get close knowledge, at

embarrassed for long; the salutes Switzerland," the Swies" aettle, was that managers and ɛteachers" Kakcheio aide do not appear to ed to the Board of Trade. have suffered so very much, most

much as a matter of course; and the right to be repatriated to their the children and could direct them damage being done to houses on

An Appeal.

soon he was acknowledging them respective homes. The diɛoration toward greets for which aptitade Mr. A. P. Stokes saka as to a mechanically as if he had been on this point, however, is limited fitted them. The excellence of the aave the letter, is in ruine. Mr. to advertise, and who desire to the other side. The entire place, notify those who have goods walking through some London by a clause in The Hague Con best secondary school fa1Ebgland Griffin says that he had just benefit the Mercantile Marine in

vention, which provides that if Winchester was partly due to got outside the building when he England and the Naval Friscuous empty since the beginning of the claim repatriation on either side that the headmaster could know Seeburg, like Lucerne, has been the number of prisoners that can its being comparatively small, eo saw the whole front of the Cus-of War, that advertisemente to war. It is the property of Major differs by a margin of more than all the boys. The atmosphere toms House cave in, People were running hither and thither in a sppear in the programme of the Mitchell, and he had made it into per "dent, the arrangement around rursi schools was

entertainment to take place at the one of the centres of the Poly-does not, bold; and complicated always favourable to educational etste of panic, and there was Theatre Royal on Saturday_next, indescribable confusion. At the will be very welcome. Thost London. With the war the flower this point. Fortunately, it country were not all converted to

technic Touring Association of negotiations bare already arisen

progress. The fatkidie* Ufour. people were camping out in the asked to send form of advertise. England, the war has begun to settled, ima of writing, thousands of who wish to advertise are kindly of tourists cessed, but here, as in appears that the question will be the benefits of betation; but ho as it is in the interest of had been struck by the fact that ope: afraid to enter their houses ment to Mr. A. P. Stokes, King Seebargunder the auspices of use and certainly "thia repatria, devoted men, sud.,women could Fortunately the weather

fil the gaps it has made itself, both sides to settle it, in a liberal

a small number of enlightened of the situation had bad weather obeque for $25 or as much more is at work in London is to be suffering of the war, brilliant, Ons trembles to this flere, not later than Tuesday Mrs. Mitobell, for Major. Mitchell tion is one of those rare-touches exercise "ehörindás "inänenos on

63 Norwegian ships, with crews totalling over 700, are posted as missing. About two-thirds of the latter are war losses.

THE RUSSO-GERMAN SITUATION.

London, February 13. Berlin indicates that the population's joyful reception M. Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam says that news from Trotsky's anomalous Russo Quadruplica peace declaration is not shared by the press, which dwells on Germany's difficulties in future dealings with. Rassis

PIANO RECITAL.

Programme for Monday

Night,

By kind permission of His Excellency the Governor, Mr.j Denman Fuller will give a piaco recital, which ja pen to the public, at Government House on Monday, at 9.15 p.m. The entire proceeds will be given intact to the Fund for Prisoners of War and the Ladies Emergency Com- mitine of the Navy League. Mr. W. McQuade will be the violinist and Mr. Black the accompanist. following in the pro

-Polonaise)

Prelude

Prelude

Chopin.

Nocturne

Ballade

2.-Allegro

(Sonsta 2)...Sjoegram. Mr. W. McQuade and Mrs. Bleck. 3.-De Prolandis...B. Gardiner.

Honting Song...E. Issacs. Rela Arabesque

Capriccio

Automne Sphinx West Wind Caprice

...Doborey. ...Arensky. ...Brahms. "...Ohaminade.

...C. Scott,

karjson.

4-Swing Song E. Barnes.

E-pagnole... Moszkowski, Canzonetta...Ambrosio, Mr. W. Hojaade..

Dream of Love Liezt La Campanells

5-Study

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evening, accompanied by B

been p:evailing. The position sa the advertisers feel disposed and discomfort would have been to give.

for more aggravated had rain descended. Mr. Griffin goes on to

street.

come a centre for the technical

of humanity which relieve” the !

edupation in s o pary, Ged/kiti C was an edocuisgiig lesture. The instruction of British prisoners of

canses for leaving the willeger TO war, and when I visited it, on

were low wages, bad housing, There has been enormous dam- October 24, I found that the Buildiar Materials Committee insuficient social amusement, and ay, that the Southern troops in age to property in Swatow itself instructors sent out by the British the port have been carrying one and a great loss of lile ataong the Bed Grass had just rived.

The Minister of Becotistraction want of opening for career. It fine work. Besides helping con- Chinese, but so far as Mr. Griffin To talk with them one would Broad and Mr. W. J. Jones to be would become more celestino. has appointede Mr. Olement B. must be realised that agriqulinre eiderably to relieve the suffering was aware at the time he wrote have imagined that that they had members of the Building Materie and that machinery and technosi of the poor homeless people, they the letter, there is nothing known come from some peaceful country ala Supply Committee Mr. proceed Coqli abyalbpå ir Wize have made themselves responsible of any foreigner being killed or untouched by the war, into the Broad wda's member of the firm were to be any, ajtom of small for the maintaining of some injured, semblance of order. From this let Persistent news states that a perturbed were they by the con- Batterica, and is a past president

very one of devastation, so of Dankhon and Co. (Limited)

And 163 ter it appears that Chao Chow Fa tidal wave at Amoy has done ditions of life which prevail in of the Clayworkers! lurgste was also affected, the railway line considerable damage but as yet, Switserland to-day, I hardly Mr. WJ. Jones is in charge between Chao Chow Faand se in the case of many other know now their impressions Will the Brick Section of the Iran Swatow being broken, the reports, there has been zio opport strike any Swim to whom they Steel Production Déjürimä kraine only going part of the way unity of verifying the rumour impart them. It i

the Ministry of Mundspon

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