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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1918,

W. D. & H. O. WILLS'

HIGH GRADE

"Embassy"

NO. 77

CIGARETTES.

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Embassy

H? 77

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WEATHER REPORT.

·June 13d. 19h. 10m.-No returns from Japan and Viedivostock. Premare bas decreased alightly over Indo-China, and increased alichtly to moderately else. where. & shallow densession covers we north western part of tia Chien Sea, and adjacent coast,

Hongkong Bainfall for the 24 hours) rading at 10, s.m. to-day, '1.16. inch Total since January 1st 21.98 incl es izgainst an average of 19.94 inches:

FORECAST FOR THE 2 HOURS SENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

Metrics

Forecast.

8.E

winda,

1 Bongtung to Cap Rook.moderate;

$ Formons Channel

aloudy, showery. The same

No, J. 3 douth coast of China be-¿ The___same

tween H.K. and Lamooks j No. 1: & Boath out if China be) The same ewan HK. and Hzinan...) as No. 1.

China Coast Meteorological Register.

Station

June 13, m

Winde

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Barometer.

Temperaturs

Humidity.

D'tion.

Foroa.

Weather.

Vostock Sa Komaro

5a

Fakodate

Tokio Fochi

Fagan

Engima

Oshim

Naba

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Loheng Kinking Changsha Shanghai Gutsla

29.91 59 100■

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29.87 64 1 0 ene

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29.87-72 93

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29.78 72 95 ne

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Talhoku 3% 29.80 75 28

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29.79 75

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20

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Tacoben Lolo

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29.76

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29.76 77

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29.38 77 89 'no

2980 77 94. n

2984 - 75° 94 « 2983 77 84 39.79 79.91 ́àw

C. W."JEFFRIES.-Chief Assistant. Hongkong Obervatory, June 13, 1918. 1 Barometer. reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the asa în in- chet, tenths and hundredths.

Temperature, in the abado, in degrees Fahrenheit.

3 Humidity, in percentage of saturatiɔa i the Humidity of air satursled with moiz- tura being 100.

4 Direction of Wind, to twa poista. 5 Foros of Wind, according to Beaufort Scale.

State of Weather, b blue sky, o de.. tached olend, d dristling rata, flog, & gloomy, h hail, 1 lightning, o overcast, p pazzing showers, q squally, z TRÊS, « anaw, £ thunder, v visibility, w dew wat.

METEOROLOGICAL.

Farometer temperature Humidity

Previous

Day On date on date

at e gem, at i som, at 9 pini

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T. F. CLAXTON, Dizester,

GEO. P. LAMMERT.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Cantinunt on prať 7). PART-TIME EDUCATION.

-Landon, June 197 -

In the House of Commons, Bir Henry Hibbert urged that the clause in the Education Bill establishing compulsory continuation of instruction either full time to the age of 16 or part time to the age of 18 would handicap the cotten trade in competition with Japan, China and India

Mr. Fisher dhnounced that he would move an amend ment providing for the exemption for seven years of persons of the ages from 16 to 18 from the obligation to attend continuation schools and also if the local education author ities desired the number of hours in which young persons would be required to attend continuation schools should be 290 instead of 320 annually during those seven years

MR. ASQUITH-DEFENDED.

London, June 10. Notable references "were made during the week-end to Mr. Asquith, who delivered the Romanes Lecture at Oxford University. Lord Curzon, presiding, pointedly alluded to the Billing trial, where Mr. Asquith's name was prominently mentioned, and said that every section of the public ro garded with abhorrence and disgust the gross and gratuitons defamation of character of public men. Lord Selborne, speaking at Darlington said the whole Unionist party

· repudiated as an abominable lie the suggestions that Mr. Asquith's life was not clean and noble or that he was not a loyal and devoted servant of his King and country.

PARLIAMENTARY MATTERS.

London, June 10.

In the House of Commons," Mr. Balfour promised to consider, in consultation with Mr. Bonar Law, à suggestion. that Mr. Balfour. might keep the House informed of the Government's foreign policy in secret sessions.

Mr. Herbert Samuel: When can Mr. Bonar Jaw inform the House about the Government's Irish policy!.

"Mr. Bonar Law replied: I am sorry I cannot name aay time or make any further statements.

Beplying to questions, Mr. Bonar Law, said the British- Delegates to The Hague have been instructed by the War Cabinet on the lines indicated in his reply of 28th May:

Replying to Mr. Whitehouse, Mr Bonar Law stated that the Government is considering the question of the posi- tion of women in respect to election to the House of Commons.

THE IMPERIAL WAR CONFERENCE.

"London, June 9. The Rt. Hon. Mr. Massey, Prime Minister of New Zea land, in an interview said that he brought from New Zealand- the promise of an inflexible resolve to do all in their power to carry the war to a successful end. New Zealand was convinced that the only satisfactory end was one which would render Germany incapable of resuming war or to continue to menace the peaceful progress of free nations. The Colonies in the Pacific ought not to be returned to Germany as she would use them for strategical purposes, naval bases, wireless stations and aerodromes, a peril which must be averted.

Sir Joseph Ward, Finance Minister of New Zealand in an interview after an absence from England of twelve months, stated that he was impressed by the appearance of the country from a productive point of view. He expresa- ed the opinion that the heaviness of the prospective British crops and the increased area cultivated proved that Ger- many's chance of starving Britain through submarinism was doomed to absolute failure. The war could only end in a pronounced and certain victory of the British Empire and her powerful Allies. New Zealand was resolved to do its part till victory. The sacrifice of men was great, but the goal was greater.

The newspapers have long special articles and editorials welcoming the members of the Imperial Conférence. The "Daily Telegraph" says "To have them among us moving in cur midst and sharing the innermost councils of the British Cabinet is at once a stimales and an inspiration". The journal points out that the Conference will consist as last year of a special continuous series of meetings of the War Cabinet, though the War Cabinet can of course call in at any time any other Minister whose department is speci- ally interested. Its says that it is possible that something further will be done in the coming Conference to give e sharp- er definition to the principles laid down last year affecting the Dominions, though it is not likely that much time will be spent on theoretic problems, while the sole preoccupation of every delegate is how soonest to bring the war to a victorious end. Australia and New Zealand send their Pre- miers, who declare fearlessly the new Australasian Munroe 'doctrine "Hands off the Pacific." The discussion on that theme alone must be of first rate importance from the obvious bearing it has upon any possible terms of peace.

The Times" says that the second meeting of the Im- perial War Cabinet is in itself a proof that the Dominion members were very clear last year that the work done then was indispensable. The claims upon their time at home are sufficiently imperative and Sir Robert Borden, in saying that he and his colleagues are anxious to accomplish the -mission with the least possible delay, expresses the feeling of the representatives of the other Dominions. As the crisis of the war unfolds everything depends upon the power to use not merely men, but every form of national activity. at the place where it is most needed in the most effective way, Great Britain's instrument to this end is the Imperial. War Cabinet whose creation forms a most suggestive con- trast to the marked increase of German autocracy's author- ity over its Allies. So huge is the scope of war activites to be considered that Dominion members cannot wholly under- take them on the moment of their arrival and they most have time at least to acquire knowledge of the facts and become familiar with the war atmosphere of the Empire's capital - Assuredly Dominion members will eat no bread.. of idleness in London.

SOUTH AFRICA'S DUTY,

Estcourts, Natal, June 2 General Botha said that South Africa was unworthy of a free constitution if it did not recognise the call on behall of the Allied cause. "To-day the Allies are fighting against. odds, but I believe in God and He will never allow a righteous cause to fail. Even if Paris fell we would not cense because we would not surrender our faith, and “our, freedom." (Cheers). General Botha arged all fit men immediately to onlist and also dwelt apon the success of the scheme for obtaining recruits by pubstitutes.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

VICTORIA THEATRE.

66

JUNE, 14th, 15th, 16th & 17th 1918.

THE SEVEN PEARLS.”

Episode 3. "THE AIR PERIL.”

HARRIGAN

IN

Episode AMID THE CLOUDS."

CLOVER.”

BRITISH GAZETTE-NO. 448.

'FLORENCE ROSE FASHIONS," ETC., ETC.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

LABOUR QUESTIONS IN JOHANNESBURO, Capetown, Junela

Four thousand natives amployed in the Johannesburg municipality have demanded an increase in wages of six perico a day. The Town Connel in prolonged sittings: an considering the demands. It is hoped that the 'sanitary and other public services will be maintained.

The anxious condition of labour affairs in Johannesburg: is indicated by the South African Miners Union declining the suggestion of the Federation of Trades to await the formulation of demands by Hindred unions and insisting on their demands being immediately met. The. demands are principally an increase of 25 per cent in wages owing to the cost of living and irrespective of the present sliding scale of war bonuses.

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

London, June 9,

A telegram from Karlhoff says that the Germans have occupied the railway junction of Liskly near Voronesh to which the Soviets had fallen back.

A message from Moscow dated May 31 says that sa already done in Petrograd all the chief newspapers of Mos cow have been suppressed.

A Bolshevik manifesto calls the workmen and pessarts to arms or bread for their children, fathers and mothers." It urges armed resistance against the counter revolutionists and conspirators and also "death to the enemies of the people."

A DUTCH DEMAND.

London, June 10. The Handelsblad" says: There can be no further ques- tion of the transporting of wounded or prisoners. in Dutch ships or even over Dutch territory until the crime against the Konigen Regentes has been cleared up, and, if it is proved that a German submarine was responsible, until complete satisfaction is given by the public punishment of the guilty, compensation for all damage and the immediate replacement of the ship by one of at least equal value.

THE SILVER MARKET.

London, June é Messrs. Montagu report that the price of silver is unchanged. If the rise of one per cent. in insurance from New York to London, as foreshadowed from New York materialises quite possibly this will be reflected in the London price.

Reports from London, dated 6th and 7th, state that silver is steady.

THE EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN,

London, Jano 10.

A Portuguese East African communique reports that two enemy columna crossed Laria River on the 27th and 28th May. Three companies on the 29th attacked a post at Malema defended by a small detachment of Portuguese and British who were obliged to retire on the 1st inst, owing: to exhaustion of ammunition.

ALLIED SAILORS TO BOYCOTT GERMANY,

Paris, June 10.- The reply to the appeal of Mr. Havelock Wilson, the that Secretary of the French Sailors' Union pledges 200,000 of the personel of the French mercantile marins will follow the lead of their British colleagues in "boycotting- German, ships and trade after the war.

AUSTRALIAN COTTON OUTPUT.

Brisbane, June 10.

The cotton-growers up to 25th May had delivered to the Department of Agriculture nearly five times the amount of cotton comped with the corresponding period of last

year,

́LOYAL AUSTRALIA,

Melbourne, June 10, Enlistments in Victoris during May are the largest for: many-months. The recruits enlisted in New South Wales Last week exceeded the number required.

FORTHCOMING LABOUR CONFERENCE. The Swedish Socialist leader M. Branting has telegraphed to Mr. Arthur Henderson accepting an invitation to attend Labour Party conference in London from 28th to 28th June,

PRISONERS OF WAR COFFRENCE.

The Hague, June The Prisoners of War Conference has opened

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