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EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

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A GREEK COLONEL, MURDERED.

London, May 6. A German report recently announced the death from spoplary at Goerlits of Colonel Hazzopoulos, who surrendered Serres and Kavalla to the Bulgarians. It is now ascertained that Hazzopoulos was murdered by a Grock sergeant as a result of a conspiracy among the Greek officers interned at. Goerliz

U-BOAT LACKS FOOD.

Las Palmas, May 5. The Spanish vessel Achur with a cargo of rice from India has arrived. She was stopped fifty miles off the African coast by a submarins, the commander of which sent back on the Achari two of his crew who were severely injured during a fight with a British transport, which was sunk. The Captain and First Officer of the transport were prisoners aboard the submarine. The Germans demanded provisions ss they had none aboard. The Captain of the Acauri said his own provisions were exhausted owing to the length of the voyage and they wero living on the cargo. The Germans then asked for five sacks of rice, which the Captain gave them.

DESTRUCTION OF A SUBMARINE,

London, May B

An interesting account of the destruction or therman mine-laying submarine No. 39 has reached London. From a Dutch correspondent No. 5 wis commanded by Usto Ehrentraut, who is a close personal friend of Prince Henry Di Prussia and a trequent visitor at the Jatier's casilə at Atel and before Ehrentraat telt Kiel with No. 39 Frince Henry

No. My lett base at came to the pier to wish nim nou voyage. mkinight carrying several"torpedoes and a large quantity of gun komunition but no mines to the trip was in we nature of a shake-down for the crow who had all seen särgies i other submarines. After sinking-the Norwegian salp Hans Ainck and the British steamer tians Larsen Ao. 39 nighted apother Norwegian vessel, namely the Ida, at which, on Ehrentrant's orders she continued to tire despite the lacz that the steamer had stopped. The German gun layer, zaiter he had obtained several direct nits, asked Earenzraut if he could cease and Ehrentraut replied "Go on tiring." "When ne nnally ceased one at the Ida's bodia came alongside and Kaid two wounded men were lett aboard, but it was sub- sequently discovered they were killed while being lowered. into the boats. The Germans accelerated the sunking by uang bombs. No iter opened fire at what she thought was another steamer. She had to deal with starner staff than defenceless tramps this time for she was immediately answered by a salvo from a British destroyer, Shé dived a bit too late for a depth charge shook her causing a leak in ner conning towers, Water poured into the control The crew took panic, and No. 39 rose helplessly to the surface only to unmequately receive a volley of shells from the destroyer. Ehrentraut and six other members of the crew, were killed. The destroyer_saved seventeen others including ths captain and chief engineer of the Hans Larsen, who had been taken prisoner, uninjured.

GERMANY AND NEUTRAL, VESSELS,

Amsterdam, May 6

A new German regulation withdraws the protection of neutral flag as regards any ships (which heescorth will be treated as enemy, ships) belonging to a country which has concluded an agreement with the enemy respecting the- cession of tonnage if the greater part of the merchantme of the country concerned is scaling for the enemy.

NORWEGIAN SHIPPING LOSSES.

London, May 6

Up to April 30, 755 Norwegian vessels, amounting in tonnage to over a million, were lost owing to the war and 166 Norwegian sailors were drowned. Fifty-three ships with crews numbering over 700 are missing, two thirds of whom". are believed to be war losses.

AMERICAN HOSPITAL DESTROYED.

Faria, May 6. German airmen have deliberately destroyed: an American hospital near the front, but only two doctors were injured as the hospital was evacuated in the beginning of April

COTTON OPERATIVES' DEMAND..

London, May 5. At a meeting at Manchester yesterday of the Executives of all the Cotton Trade Unions, representing over 350,000 workers, it was decided to ask for an advance of thirty" per, cent in waged.

Hongkong.

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THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH WRDNESDAY MAY 8, 1918,

THE MURDER TRIAL.

The Chief Justice and Police Duty.

CANTON AFFAIRS.

FUTURE OF THE FAR EAST.

HOW 60 SEAMEN DIED MINISTERING

ON PATROL.

CHILDREN'S

··LEAGUE.

Sun Yat-sen Talks of Going

Orlent's Place" Int World Affairs

· Abroad.

After the War." Our Cantor correspondent Mr. James Maxon Vard, Miş

The Raid in Dover Straits F | Sals of Work-and Entertainme writes under date of May 7 sa sionary in Chins of the Methodist followe

Episcopal Board, writes in the

In the City Hall this afternoon The asee was resumed at the

At a meeting of the Special New York Bowing Post as

The German destroyer raid into the Victoris Branch of the Mine Criminal Sessions this morning in Parliament in regard to the follow

the English Channel on the night istering Children's League held which two Chinese, named Ip Hoi reorganisation of the Military "After the war the Orient will of February 1416 bad for its preliminary sale of work, WHO and Pau Lem, alias Tai Lo Ka, Government, on the 7th just., play a far larger part in world primary aim the destruction of was followed by an entertainment were charged with the murder of in the presence of 77 members, affaire than ever before." So the auxilisty patrol fores on

in the Theatre Royal, 200 Lai Man, at 43, Yoo Wo Street, & representative from the Milit speaks the leading English daily outpost daty. A large force was

There was one large stall at the on March 15th.

ary Government read a letter from of the Far East. And those who chosen for the enterprise, compris sale of work, this being presi The first prisoner, whose osas the Generalissimo resigning his understand world affairs have no ing ten at least of Germany's over by Mrs. Middleton W aesisted by Mrs. Holloway was taken first, pleaded not guilty, post and saying he will leave for slightest doubt that that is true, largest and fastest destroyera.

Mr. F. C. Jenkin, C. B. E, pro- broad. Some of Dr. Sun's The Far East is more wide awake Raiding tactics of German Fioroy, Mr. Nichols, Mrs. He seputed on behalf of the Attorney supporters. declared that the with the rest of each new sun, destroyers amount to thin: they. and Mrs. Stringar. Tea Wh General and the prisoners were second reading of the resols and business sees new set for sortie ons chosen night, a hand served. The entertainment a

due to commencé for defended by Mr. Taun Min Chaution

the rsorganisa tuubs to be 'made in those lands, clored round the fring key of Was (instructed by Mr. J. B. Gar- tion must be postponed antil It is time for the United Sister to every gun and torpedo-tube, five o'clock, comprised danci diner).

the confirmation of the other top talking of the yellow peril, Every face craft sighted is an sad songs by, children and also provinces has arrived, and that it is time to atop depiaing the enemy, and they fire at sight, the presentation of the trist seene- The following were empanelled the resignation of the Generalie Asiatic and to face the fact of the moving without lights at top from The Merabant of Venice on the jury-Meears. P.O. Potta, imo ust be refused for the time Pacific Basin in a fair and states speed. It must be admitted that by children of the Victoris British E Thorp, D. Bitchie, D. B. Levy: being, until the Union Military man-like way

they thus possess an initial School and Tennyson's Dream of V. F. D'Assvedo, J. A. Bauh, and Government is formed. This was What I shall say relates largely advantage of which they might Fair Women by number G. A. Carvalho.

strongly objected to by a majority to Chins, though the whole pro-reasonably be expected to make ladies. Inspector Bim was recalled, and of other members, 51 in number, blam is so complex that all the the most. Indeed the wonder is was questioned by his Lordship and after many heated arguments Far East must be included in the not so much that they were not ss to what he had said yesterday between the two parties, disorder conclusions.

intercepted in the inky darkness ST. GEORGE'S DAY FUND. with regard to defendant'e nose prevailed. Then the President, (1) Area. Think of Chips and of 1,000 square miles, but that baring had บ appearance followed by a number of membere, its vast extent, far larger than the they did not make more of their { al blood on it. His retired. The remaining 25 United States; then think of opportunity.

there Lordship said

On the night in question one of was members immediately elected a Japan, with Korea and Formosa, nothing of this statement in the Provisional President and decided and then add in the wonderland the drifter patrol had sighted a Magistrate's notes. It was that the Generalissimo'a resigns of Malaysia. In such wide areas submarine on the surface, stampt most important,

tion be rafased, the second raad- there is room for a much larger ing to bess through the vigilant Proceeds of Sweep, par Inspector Sim: When I gave ing of the resolution regarding population than has ever existed cordon of patrol craft. On weni Taikoo Rifle Club: $138.00 evidence at the Magistracy and the reorganisation being post-there.

the drifter in jubilant parquis, Mr. W. A, Nowers, Wa referred to prisoner pointing to poned sine die.

(2.) The soil of China is mar-tignalling to her consorts to join his nose, I also added that the Teog Sing-to, Commander of vellously rich. The Chinese farm the hunt, and the remainder prisoner's left nostril appeared to Yunnan troops in Chuichow, has or averages two crops a year on joined her like a pack of bassett have been bleeding.

returned to Canton and has pro- every field, and on the great hounds on the trail of an otter, posed to the Tochan that the plan fertile Cheng-ta plain in western The enemy destroyers, casting for attacking Fakien be by both China they raise four crops a year, about in the darkness, sighted Army and Navy. Admiral Lum Newer methods and other varie- Po-yah has agreed to despatch ties of foodstuffs will yield yet the craisers Hoi Sum and Tang larger returna. On to Swatow.

Bis Lordship:-It is a most important point and. I cannot think the Magistrate could have heard it or he would have certainly

recorded it.

Inspector Bim-I am certain Baid it.

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The Hon. Treasurer of George's Day Fand begs to acknowledge, -- with thanks, receipt af undernoted :: dona-

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·FOOD FIGURES FROM OTHER LANDS.

the "Tally-ho!" rocket and swept The following figures from down upon the driftars, intentothes lands may be given for the upon their own business, from at purpose of comparison (3.) There are no richer mines lasat four quarters simultaneously. Paris. The level of retail food. One of the important masters of coal and iron anywhere. A

The Germans appear to have prices in April: (the latest avail- Asked by his Lordship if he discussed during a meeting in well-known mining expert saye worked in pairs. The leading able figures) was 47 per poat had anything to esy, Kr. Jenkin the Tuchan'a Yamen on the 8th that there is enough coal in the bost of each couple switched on above that of July, 1914. said that neither the Crown, who lines. W68 that the Tochan one province of Shansi to last the blinding searchlight for the few Holland. The increase in the had had charge of the case, nor proposed to borrow two whole world thousands of years. seconde necessary to get an cost of "food between 1914 and" himself had any knowledge months' rent taxes from the There is a good supply in fifteen accurate range, and then the 1917 for a raral working clas of this fact, nor had the landlords to meet the Govern of China's eighteen provinces. forced slowed down to carry out family of 10 is 107 per cent, and Crown Solicitor's department ment's urgent necessities. Some The region around Bankow is the deliberate work of destruction. for s family of six, 118 per cent. any recollection whatever that proposed to borrow from the rapidly becoming one of the great In the words of one of the such a statement had been made. fansan gambling monopolist, iron centres of the world. Where survivors. "It was awful-just If it had it would have been while others proposed to colles; there are large quantities of coal slaughter." unlikely that it would have been the house tax one year in advance, and iron a great industrial future The enemy closed in nearly all forgotten.

but no decision was arrived at. ia Basured.

cases to writhin 50 yards of thair Hie Lordship:-I think you A telegram from, Sam Chun- (4.) Men. There are four han victims, poured two aaltos of have exercised

very proper hemen to various important persons dred million Chinese, and one high explosive shell into sach, descretion you are дой pre in the South statee that there in hundred years from now there and passed on. They had no

for pared to say the Inspector did no ha for peace and they had will be a far larger number. Bail-time not make the statement.

better prepare for war.

roads and now steamship lines and there will make migration possible, and the unoccupied regions of Man- misjudged bar distance, and came arease of 74.9 per cans. in com ant that he could not see how be THE FRAWLEY COMPANY charia, Mongolis Biberis, and so close to her victim that she parison with July, 1914.

Vienna,--The general level af

Mr. Jenkin Mr. Longinotto says that this point is so import-

could have missed it, and the same appears to apply to the Magistrate.

Eis Lordsbip:-I must socepti

Alteration of Opening

Performance.

Denmark.➡The -sratags in- crasse in prices of neccession in July, 1917, a compared with prices in July, 1914, was 152 per cent, (bread, 281 per cent, butter, milk, beef and musson, 180; bacon and pork, 146,).

Breden.The cost of maintain- fancy shooting, ing the standard pre war budget wern few misses. of a typical household in food, In one case a German destroyeruel, and light represents an in-

Malaysia will be filled with people. was unable to depress her guns

With anch measureless re-sufficiently to bring them to bear prices was about 212 per cent sources and with the greatest on the little target, She fired as above that recorded for July, Owing to the delay occasioned apply of labour on the face of she rolled instead, and the drifter 1914, the heaviest ingresses being your statement. I have frequently in the sailing date of the steamer the earth, a great future for Chine Chore bank turned on the inland lard (657 per cent) beton (600), lies just ahead; What part is into a splintered shambles, buried margarine (500), and batter unfortunate habit police officers by which the Frawley Company America to take in this New in clade of steem and rocketing (482). have of keeping back evidence are due to arrive in Hongkong Day on the Pacific? China and sparks.

"Only one man survived the first measured by the weekly expend Uanada. The cost of food, which is most important to the the opening performance of the Japan are both friendly to the

had occasion to refer to the

isare of ahogy expend

is necessary to characterise the day evening as original bronse statue of John Hay to be He blondéred-forward to the gun crease of 58.6 per cent sa pompat«

action of a responsible police

evidence before the Court.

Anazzain=The average retail

offoer for not bringing forward on Tuesday. There has been no erected in Peking by vote of the through the flames and fumes, of ed with July, 1914.

announced. It will probably be alteration in the repertoire, ex- Chinese Parliament, the recent bursting shall, and finding it Inspector Sim-I told the capt. that the play arranged for treaty with Japan, and the whole loaded, returned the fire at point price of food in the 30 phióf Friday, May 17, "Tiger Rose" attitude of the recent Japangzeblank range, single-handed, halfe sowna'ahows so increase of 26,5′′ will not now be presented, the Commission to the United States, blinded, stupefied by amoke and per cent s8-09mp3

Magistrate about it.

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other plays fitting into the altered dates.

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July,

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1914 must sccept your story.

ing opportunity to help solve the It was brave work, but all Mr. Oban gara a short address

The opening production will be questions that relate to the China- round him in the darkness Brid in defence of prisoner, after which. evidence was given by prisoner

"The House of Gisas", this to Japanese aituation. We must go the flames of guns and blasing

Ito Asia, not to exploit, but to ships and all the savagery of that leave yo," and presently they serve; not to enrich ourselves, onslaught the drifter patrol was brought their wounded back on DIED AT HONOLULU, golfing section of which he himself, who said he saw decessed followed on subsequent eveninge

but so enrich her mentally, taking its grust not a whit less board and took them below was a keen and capable player, being struck but was forced by "Cheating, Jheaters,

materially, and spiritually. gallantly. The survivare launch. again. The mate sa laid ou bis Deceased was an old member of to say nothing. There had been Boomerang", "The Bainbow", "It

The Government needs to fully ed their splintered dinghies bunk, and Ewing fakewed chie the Volunteer Reserves, in which a quarrel over a women which Faye to Advertise", etc.

Booking is now open at Mosere. Death of Mr. A, B. Bryson, of he was a Company Sergeant, and, both decessed and the second Montris and Company, at the and adequately understand the barrying their wounded with shirts from bir bag and faces theca

at the time of the creation of the prisoner wanted,

sitastion in the Orient. There, the, and paddled claws of the up into bandages.. usual prices. Hongkong Defence Corps, he was After a lengthy cross-examina-

ought to be a Secretary of State blasing vreckathai & low minutes un An, then his ožrate shirt for the Far East. A man of vision: Fhefore had been ship and home, - murmured Robina attached to "B" Company with tion, Mr. Jenkin, addressed the It is with the deepest regret the same rank sa hitherto, jury, saying there were only two TENNIS TOURNAMENT. and experience: could do this The two ebgidemen of the They took tarn and turn about that we have to record the death Prior to becoming associated persons who could have committed

country land, humanity: an in- Violet May, Engineman Bwing to tend the wounded; st Honolulu, while on the way to with Messre. Banker and Co., with the murder and they were Tai Lan Evening's Pizy.

meseurable service in such and Fagiseman Noble, succeed shot holes, and quench position. In the New World ordered in launching, their bost and smouldering embelece Amerios, of Mr. Andrew Birrell whom he had been for the part Lo Ka and prisoner, both or one Brgeon, a partner in the local firm five years, he was connected with of them. When the two mem The War Charition. Court on that will emerge after the war, if lowered into it the mate, mortally reverently.

ging of Mestre, Banker and Company. Messrs. A. B. Moulder and Co. were accused of the murder the the Hongkong Cricket Ground this country deals with the whole wounded, and a 'wounded deak from off Death was due to meningitis from He married some years ago a prisoner stood mute when he had was well patronised Isat evening world situation worthily, there hand. The remainded of the crew the dying mate in the intestinal infection.

daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. every opportunity to say some when M. and M. W. La met ought to be at least two eminently lay inextricably entangled in the tender, scopata ofshe The deceased, who was 34 years 0. Lesbirel, and with the widow thing.

and defeated N. E. Kent and F. able men in our State Depart- blazing wreckage, daad. The

Tis nas guid,” said the mala of age left Hongkong just and four children the utmost As the concienion of His Lord-A Redmond in the Doubles mentons to deal with affairs in survivors paddled clear, waited at last." Dinas: fawn, aboot three weeks ago by the Tenyo sympathy will be felt in their ship's summing up, the jury Championship event. The match Europe and ons to deal with till the enemy had passed on, and las. All gangs Mara, intending to make a sudden and paintal bereavement, retired but were only absent for was ons full of interesting play, questions in the Far East. then closed their little ship again patrol and so did business trip to the United States.

five minutes, returning with a but the brothers Lo played the America's destiny is on the The fire had hold of her forwardi saved their little ship, and the line On artival

verdies of “Guilty."

more accurately and with a fand Pacific. God" forbid that we steam was pouring from het in a corner of the basin at her His Lordship, in passing man of initiative; and resource, they should miss our opportunity there treaked engine-room, and the base, a masqal bedsted metal and

■ cable received here on Saturday

tence of death, said that the full deserved their victory, The (for lack of suitalas, leadership. ammunition was explod atated that his condition we

prisoner had been found guilty of scores in their favour were: There must be a man in charge ones shoui har docka. A deliberate esse of falsifled a very brutal murder, almost as 6-1, 6-4, 7-5,

of Far Eastern questions, who dangerons. A later message in- dosted that the illness had calon was heard before Mr. Dyer brutal sa it was possible to con. Other reaal te wero

understands the difficulties, ap

Ering, mously, reached a critical stage, and yes Ball, at the Police Court this ceive. The jury, by their verdict, Handicap Bingles "A" B. precistes the opportunities, and said nothing. terday came the and news that he morning, when a hawker was had found, and he did not think Irvine (receives 4/6) beat Bev. O in sympathetic toward the man

charged with having a pair of that there was much doubt about L. Cooper Hunt (owas 3/6) 46, from Asia.. died on the previous night.

The late Mr. Bryson had a host ocales eleven per cent, against the it, that the prisoner was present, 10-8, 6-3.

In government, in commerce, proceeded to climb of friends in the Colony, amongst purchaser. Inspector Terrett aiding and taking part in the Handicap Doublea Band in Missions, - we; must:IOS: ing fallowed, whom, by reason of his invariable stated that the coales were deli- murder of the unfortunate man. Hallifer and A. G. M. Flétaler things in the large and mount them they fought geniality and manliness of charso berately pat out by the addition Sentence of death was then (reo, 15/1) best 7. Stalker and realise our messureless oppure the fire. tae, he was intensely popular of cash, all the way round the dish. passed in the nazal way. E. Abraham (ver.), 1-6, 86, 84 tunity for friendship and loader. |**** Dhan His was a khen sporteman, being His Worship ordered the scales to

Handicap Singles "B"-P. E. ship in the best thin prominent member of the be confinasted and fined defendant

Cobb (reas 15) beat B. Wakion liig inngh for Kowloon Cricket Club, in the $18.

Weyler (reox, 15) 1·4, 6-1 such momentoni days?

Honolulu was taken ill, and

A Cheating Hawker.

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