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The Austrian Motiny,

Though it has taken some three mentbe for the facts to laak ont, there can be no doubt about it)

DAY BY DAY.

WEALTH IN THE POWESSION

that the matiny in the Austrian OF THE YALUABLE BY THE Navy recently was a most serious; VALIANT Buskan.

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mind that the rising broke out simultaneously at two ports, that

To-morrow's Anniversary. Tomorrow is the 74th birthday the Red Flag was boisted on of Sir John Hare.

the several warships," that mutineers gave all orders ashore and flost by pamphlate signed by their own committee, and that after a week's parlaying the

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MAY 18, 1918,

PRUSSIAN HAND IN ALSACE-LORRAINE.

The Results of German Rule la French Provinses.

· LUK WING-TING.

TO-DAY'S

ISCELLANY.

Is He Dead or Alive.

Frinos has sent na many eminent . Ambesandorn, but

General Ke Tung-hein, however Mr. Edward Sitt, A. EE

correction was made in their next issue by all the papers except whose illness has terminated An Ya Pao, which insisted on fatally, was for a few months a declaring that the report of Gen-pupil of Carolas Duran, and the eral Lak's death was socurate, influence of French art was strong On account of this the paper was upon him. He loved the rural basuppressed and its editor arrested, landsospes of Southern England, The former Occupation Com and was happy in his Sumer Kochow and home at Amberley. His pictures missioner of

This comparative indifference of the Imperial House to its outly. ing provinces need not

The death of General Lak more cultured gentleman Shay M. Wing-ting has been reported and Paul Cambon, who cale confirmed, and then denied, but shortly the 20th anniversa In view of the present pro- from information which has his arrival at St. James & Out. minenon of Alasos-Lorraine in reached the Goverment from side his official duties, world-politios, carte in facts which reliable sources it is more than Cambon's chief interests are The opening rate of the dollar affect the problem are inse widely probable that the report of the art and literature. He is

keanoconoisseur, and the on demand today was 34 1fd

known than they deserve to be, Southern leader's desiki is trás. The Colony's Health.

Almos-Lorraine was not "torn According to information re Embassy is a treasure-house of were sonceded, to realise the fall For the twenty-four hours end-

from Germany in the time of peived from Wuchow, General paintings, sculptures, and tapes exat of the trouble. What is ed yesterday there were notified Louis XIV," sa ie often stated, Lok was at Washow when the tries, whilst his library, com

Baglish perhape most significant of all is six os-ee of spotted fever (four bus was willingly ceded in 1848 ewe reached him of the defeat of posed largely of the works of

Hapsburg Emperor the southern troops in Hanan. modern French and that the mutineers sent wireless deaths), fures of enteric fever by the

the 10099 He had a fit when he heard the writers, contains many autograph- messages to Vienna, demanding,į (two fatal), two istal noourrences who ruled over amongst other things, immediate of bubonic plague and one fatal confederation of states which news, and was removed to bised copies testifying to the astacus peace. That fact shows the depth case of diphtheris. All the suf- than represented Germany, at the home in Waming, where he died in which the Ambassador i b

peace of Westphalia. Before this, a few days later, after vomitting by men of letters. He nonsiders chess the game for diplomatistu, of the discontent felt by the men ferera were Chinese.

in 1617, the Emperor's rights in blood. of the Austrian Navy, who

The death of General Lok and is an excellent player. Alsace had already been coded certainly have not distinguished The Million Dollar Uplúm Case.

to Spain, which fact, socording Wing-ting was reported in the themselves in this war any more. At the conclusion of argoment to Meyer's Kovisations Lexikon, Kwangtung papers. By order of shan. Germany's meringa hve by counsel yesterday in the Po the leading Gorman enevolorce lis One cannot help contrasting these Ynen opiam esse, the Paisne shows how little the Imperial periodical outbursts in the Ger Judge, Mr. Justion Gompertz, Hones of Hapsburg was willing man and Austrian Navies with the formally entered judgment for to preserve the frontier land for magnificent fighting spirit which the defendants. The question of Germany." snimates our own naval men, and, costa was raised, but this will be ka's telegram to-day puts it, we argued by counsel to`morrow. may be sure that, as most of Aus tria's sailors belong to oppressed

At yesterday's meeting of the disputed. The truth is that these Sauwirs them .to forward their names and addresses with races, the ferment continues.

Sanitary Board, Mr. Bowley, on provinces had no very close er Bommunications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for Germany's Pre-War Intrigues.

a disation, but às an evidence of their bona fides.

We have, in the message from behalf of the members, delivered intimate connection with the mid- Laichow was a close friend of are "the harvest of a quiet are the Times correspondent at The brief speech of farewell to Mr. European Empire in which they Luk Wing-ting. At the funeral observed beautifully, and a 900- All communications intended for publication should be addressed Hague, farther clear and convino E. V. Derpmsel, President of the ware nominally included, but service held by his family after hie tinual joy to the beholder.

ing evidence of the for, long Board, and Mr. C.M.W. Reynolds, under which they retained a large death at Huachow, General Lak since cstablished, that Germany's the Secretary, who are shortly wears of sutonomy. Linis XIV, Wing-ting was not represented pre-war intrigues were of a very leaving for setive service. Mr. then, did not rob Germany of nor was anything went by him. omprehensive character. Captain Ng Hontes asociated himself Alsace-Lorraine, bat he did make In Chinese circle this is non- Vermeer, of the Datah East with the remarks, and Mr. Carp of the stipulations of the idared as good evidence that Lak & full programme of the inter Treaty of Westphalia by abolish Wing-ting maat have been dead; national sports which have been Another factor which is held in Romë, and to know what Indian Army, has been lentaring maal briefly replied.

ing tho purely nominal on the sal jct, though for what

independanca which had been left regarded as a conclusive proof of the Allies thought of it. Becaus purpose it might be somewhat difficult to fathom. According to Court this morning, fned a Chiu- inhabitants of the two provinces himself has sent out no telegrama drams we think of Italieza a to the Alsatian statelets. "The his death is that Luk Wing-ting they are enamoured of cpera and this authority, the Huna' intrigues 875, or six weekǝ' hard labour, to quote an expert authority,/contradicting the report of his taking all their recreations-in-

doors. Bat they ride; hunt, and "-- ia the Dutch East Indies appear for having in his possession nine "were happy to become French death-Peking Daly News.

shoot; they have a game in the to have been carried out with ssels of opium droes. Defendant man, and they became most loys!

Pallone which seems a combing- characteristic onscrupulonsus stated that he had been asked by and devoted subjects of France,

tion of baseball and rackets; they''; What Captain. Vermeer saya in

presamsbly been included as have in the Oslcio a "pastime va someone to take the dross to a because that country pursued most illaminssing, revealing, esteemer, but he did not know wise policy of justice and generous native Alsatians and Lorrainers which they say was the parent of it does, that the Germans had where the dros came from. He toleration towards them, which In fact the more closely the our football. It wasas dangerous long been engaged in mohad an ides, that it came from contrasts more favourably with figures are studied the more as our national game anciently peraicione attempt to undermine

some opium divane.

the rule of petty persecution sad evident does it become that there was, but is modernised into Germany has been a tremendous and un-innocuonanses. And they can oppression which initisted in 1870."

ceasing outflow of population rap, these sons of the South.

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like Editor.

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1918.

THE ENEMIES IDEA OF PEACE..

the good name of the British wherever they thought they had

For Active Service.

A Defendant's Ignorancë. Mr. J.B. Wood, at the Police

Fighting Women.

an opportunity of doing so. It Four Chinese women wore

It would be interesting to see

In the period between tha tresty which has been balanced by Dorando taught us that.

of Westphalis and the German influx from Germany and, to a occupation of the provinces (that small extent, from elsewhere. It

is stated that though there were charged with fighting in the Do English, Americans or Japan- street, before Mr. Dyer Ball, at ese and only one. Frenchman the Follos Court this morning. It is, for more than two centuries), is sometimes argued that it An extensiva sad pevalier in the Dutch Colonial Army, the appeared that the quarrel aroes the people of Alease Lorraine is almost entirely the young knowledge of London is displayed Germans encceeded in getting a out of the fact that one of the fought enthusiastically and deter men who have left Alsace-

Tea and Sugar Arrives.

other band have been distributed

H

above them on asab sleeve for the ̈

large number of their nationals women owed another some money, minedly for France. On the Ato Lorraine in order to escape service in the windows of the office in the Strand devoted to the enter into it. And that this was not done eventually all the four women de Triomphe in Paris there are no in the German amp. This is posteinment and guidance of bar without an ulterior motira theking part in the dispute. His less than twenty-eight names of burre out by the statistica, which For the Allies and the neutral nations of the world there is even (is ample evidence to prove. Even Worship fined them 83 each and Alsatian generals who served | show, that even more women than overseas soldiers.” “Little tours” Bome satisfaction to be found in the fact that the Central Powers though there were not, it need also bound them over in the sum France with distinotion in the men hava left the provinces, round the neighbourhood are hara forced peace apos Rureis and Bumenis, inasmuch sa we have not be doubted that such wa of $50 to be of good behaviour years immediately following the Clearly it is a sign that the see

a strong fasiura. *** Go "and in the reprotive Tresties quite a good indication of the kind of

Revolution, and, in addition, emigration has been by families Lincoln's Inn, with its Gase rule to which the world would be subj et if the Germans were but the reason for the entrance of for six months.

House and Dangoon," able to win the war. The nature of Germany's treatment of helpless setion. It cannot be doubted the Germans into this sphere of

thirty four Alsatian generals rather then by individuals, a most

one placard. Bat where is Russis hea long since been known: we have seen in that distressed that the subsequent appearance We are informed by Mesere. this record there is simot nothing

served under Napoleon. Agsinat significant circumstance.

the Dungeon?· Many sturdy Another interesting fact reveal- land the Hans conception of the attitude of the conqueror to the of the portraits of the Kaiser and Lane, Crawford and Company to show on the side of Germany, ed by the Statistical Year Book in vain. They have been shown Absica and others have inquiroë conquered. And now that the details of the Rumanian Peace Treaty the Sultan of Turkey was but a thes all the parcels of tea and Even in that straggle of mixed is that the Prassism is by far the the Gate House and the court have been disclosed we diecers the same process, in an aggravated logical corollary to German agar despatched by them to interests there was hardly an strongest German element where Jarndyce Jarndyos form, being put into sative operation elsewhere. What is equally to entrance into the Dutch Colonial England, is Suez, early in Alsatian fiser who fought on the Alsace Loraine, nearly two thirde dragged its weary length, and the point also is the fact that Austris comes into the limelight an Army and that it bad, ne indeed January have safely reached their German side. There is no doubt of the Garmen immigrant quite as harsh a taskmaster an Germany. With the one country sa Captain Vermeer does not hesitats destinations. The many letters of at all that in heart the inhabitants population being classified as Dickens, bat they crave for the many other spots immortalised by with the other, the "Hailed Fist" policy the policy of kicking an to say, its obief purpose in an soknowledgment which have been of Aleset-Lorraine were as French citizens of Frais. Moreover Dangeon, which is like the opparent when he is down-alons animates thoes who have had effort to aronse sympathy with received are proof that the con- anything to do with drawing up the terms of peace.

as those of any other province of Germany has been so distrustful mythical Mrs. Harris, for there We have board a deal in this war about no indemnities and no the British among the Mabome- sppreciated by the recipients,

the Germans at the expense of texts of the parcels were greatly France. They were free citisene of the native feeling that ever was no such place. annexations. The Germssa have even paid lip service to the dans in the Date Colonial Army. Lecture on Cerebro-Splazi Fever, history they knew little or noth almost exculaively garrisoned of a free country, and in all their the two provinces have been formula. But the manner in which Germany has established b. r. It is aled self in Bussis and the designs which she now has on Rumanis note what the lecturer has to ferer by First Lieut. Peter K. brought forcibly and onwillingly chiefly Prassian. The majority are becoming quite faturistic in

interesting to The lecture on cerebrospinal ing of bandage until they were by German troops, these being

Some of our soldiers' elseves clearly show that she intends to be restricted by no such conditions say of the German refugees in Olitsky, U. 8. Army; will be ander the joke of Germany in of the Alaatian recruite on the in sither of these countries. We will look for the moment at the Java after the war had begun, delivered to the No. 1 (Ladine) 1870.

appearance, rays the Daily case of Bamania in particular. What do we find that the Perce though we in this part of the T.A.D. at the Helena, May Io- Their fate under that tyranny/all over Germany. In 1910 the Chronicle. Recently we noticed · Treaty implies? Apart from the loss of much territory, it shows world were well aware of the stitute on Monday, the 27th inst., can be best judged, without non- garrison of Alessa Lorraine was four chevrons, one red and three one warrior'e taale which bore the imposition of conditions which, if they are enforced for any foot that machinations were being at 5:30 p.m, and not as previously sidering its sentimental sapect, by composed of 75,498 Germans blue for service in France; twe length of time, mean nothing else than making Ramsais vasse! conducted there and elsewhere announced. In response to re-studying the German statistical and only 6,778 natives of the gold stripes for two wounds; State of Germany. Not only are Germane who have acfered by those of the Han brood who quest, members of the Detach report on the provinces, pablished country. damage in Ramaris to be compensated, but the unhappy country had found Hongkong, Singapore, ment may invite their frisada to in 1913, and by making the hse also to indemnify neatrale in Romania who have epffered and other places in the East more attend, as the esbitat is of great reasonable and obvious dedac-acting. Ons is that the German rank of Company Quartermaster Two other points are worth three more chevrons with a orOWD damage from the German-invaders! Among the other stipulations desirous of their room than their general interest. is one that the Germans in the Ramanian Service before

tions. A trustworthy index to the civilian inhabitants are distribut the war to be restored to fall rank and salary The Lichnowsky Memorandum.

Services Entertainment Fund. enticfention or dissatisfaction of a ed almost wholly between the Sergeant On the left of his proviso which in itself indicates Germany's intention to Lord B'yes's analysis of the shove Fand have been handed from the figures of the birthrate remunerative pesta supplied by

Tae duties of Treasurer of the carquered people own be obtained larger towce. They coopy the D.C., two South Afrors War control the destinies of the country. One other condition is that Lichnowsky Memorandam i; vary over by the Er, U. L. Cooper- and the evidence as to emigration the flourishing industries of the medals, and the Mons Star the Germen, Reichsbank is to retsin for five years the balsaces of welcome, as is critteinly is a Host, O. P. to the B. T. Between 1871 and 1910 the provided, and

wag suggested a most of miny the Romanian National Bank as security for observance of the

in the vast conditions.

colours earned under difficult Treats another proof of the iron grip which the Kaiser seeks to indication of Rahmon,oze morire and okrem patarsily increased. It has grown mining industry which

most emplete vindication 2, Morrison Hill, who population of Alssee Laraine has ly engaged fasten on to the Rumanians. There are similar obligations imposed the articularly with refer ledve all sub-criptions. The doring that period by little discover made of

iron-ore on the nation by the Austrisne also, which only goen to show that ence to her entrance into it retiring Treasurer desires to think more than 20 per cent,, vz, from deposits has made of such value? all the Central Powers are tarred with the seme brush and are all Lord Bryce takes it clear beyond it those bo have in their 1,549, 738 to 1,874,014: Bat it so Germany. The native popolar

The Scottish character is s animated by the same greed and lust for power as the Germans themselves.

were in genermusapport to the Fand sien we take the excess of birth over tion in onsequence, is confined compound of vices and virtues in |which “brawoness" (Anglice This is the type of peace which our enemies make; them are no way infenced be soi- its insors ation in March, 1917 deatbe, and add to this official more and more to the country "obe inacy") and modeste the intolerable burdeos which they would place on the shoulders of mosity of sny kind towerde G-r- A Stiff Sentence.

fzures which show the inflor dietricia. all the Allies if they but had their way. Even some Garmane 0 and our understanding ing, before Mr. J. B. Word, a st once read the striking and that the exodus of the site bye to one of his men who had many, fost our alliance with At the Pors O art this morn, from Germany and elsewhere, we Lastly, it is abundantly clear trongly represented. The other day an officer was bidding good- admit the extreme harshness of treatment of this kind, for one with Bassis bad behind them no nine was charged with being indiepatable conclusion that, if it population has been in the main been awarded the DG., and 8-cialist journal, the Leipzig Volkeitung describes the Ramsdien other purpose than a sincere is unlawful passion of 135 ials had not been for emigration, the as exodus to France, and to to Tasty as containing open annexations and concealed-war-indem feeling on our part to effect as far of opium at Shenkiwan. The papalation of Alasce Loraine in ir ding extent an emigration to granted ten daya' leave, ties in the shape of economic promises sa wordensome as money as we possibly conld a general faste of the esas were that def nd 1910 should have been not a any other country indemnities. Unhappily, Ramanis has been forced into the position-desirafor peace in Europe. Prince] ant was found carrying a basket, liule over 1X millions bat ap: The above -facts-speak-for Corporal,” said the officer, of submitting to the repscious terms imposed by an unscrupulous Lichnowsky, residing in London, by as fadian songsale, who he proximately 23 millions. The themselves. They are earely se prond mother that"!! that they will be completely reversed at the Pesce Conference, or oid not hesitate to ray beaket, although the defendant fon deducible from the sial oident and provide mode enemy, but we can well believe that, sa one paper put it, she bapen koew this perfectly well, and, to cams suanicious andinearched the actual figure of lors by omiera significant say, the most this time Wha That is a suntter which can be left to the Allies. They are Agbling. It is not improbable that the heeled sant it only contained statistice is no low that. 602,580 damning evidence of the with a passed exp prand for ? quer AG for the recognition of principles which are fundamentally infringed Kaiser and his War Lords are some ten cent pisces, The drug persone, or just 40 per son, of Prussian rule in Alsace Lorrains. | by Treaties of the order under notice, and we ainnot conceive that

be your medal, of course, when victory irattained they will be prepared to stand by and see but that it does not suit their par excuse of having been given the But it is probable that this constructive in its op interest: newer. "Bat I don't

quite cognisant of the fact too, was then discovered. The uraal the original papaiation of 1871. The Prussian band, way

We now know what the German idea of pesco. is. "And we have to B yoo establishes the purity of by "the defendsof, but his Wor- under the truth, for many being of a conquered people it fal corporalzsef What! either Rumis or Rúmanis drained of their life'a hlood in this way pose to say so, Át any rate, Lord basket to carry was put forward' gigantic figura is appreciably but of freedom and the trus well."/knows I've got it? Igbton until the spirit animating suob terme is; ab olutely and the British motives beyond all ship sentenced the man to twelve of the children of immigrant destructive in the last degree: told her ? We

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