EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
¡Continued from saor 7.3*
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A NAVAL BRUSH ".
London, June 28. The Admiralty announces that four British destroyers patrolling off the Belgian coast on the evening of the 27th sighted eight enemy torpedo boats. The British destroyers full-speeded on an easterly course engaging the enemy in a long range action lasting for fifteen minutes. Three more torpedoers join the enemy whereupon the British fell back on their supports. The enemy did not follow and the action was broken off. The British vessels were not damaged.
AIR RAIDS ON GERMANY.
London, Juna 23.
The Air Ministry reports that aeroplanes on the after- noon of 25th Jane dropped three" tons of bombs on railway workshops, stations and sidings at Thionville. Observation was difficult but direct hita were observed on the works and railway line. Hostile seroplanes attacked our forms- tions sad severe fighting casued, in which three hostile aeroplanes were shot down and another was driven down Two of ourg have not returned, one being forced to land with engine trouble. We successfully attacked the zerodroms at Bolchen on the night of 27th June, Bombe were released from a low altitude and machine guns fired into the hangars. All returned. The enemy bombed one of our serodromes but there was no material damage.
London, June 30.
The Air Ministry states: The enemy aerodrome at Fres- caty was attacked on the evening of June 28. Barats were not observed owing to bad visibility. We'very successfully attacked the Badische Aline Sodafabrik at Mannheim on June 28, despite unfavourable weather and dropped many Six bursts were observed on the factory. heavy bomba Fire hostile machines attacked our formation over the objec- tive, but we drove down three, two of them being uncon- trolled All our machines returned,
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among the spokesmen vi the deputatava, mr. quamson, WhLe in lavour UL Cerviation Dibuti que mour, phony wun'a acquiesce in an attempt to establish a seueral tur of tis ernment being made the excuse for Langing up Hʊme Kulc for Ireland
He believed that unless we izinh withculty was settled quickly they should citer reaigu, treland or in 'the near future' bring other Lurces to sellement than the two, sections of the British people.
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Mr. Lloyd George replying said be hasi Bi- Ways been a strung federalist. Me realized impossibuaty of Parament deaung Babquately post WH problems if it WE simultaneously with local, amitsure, but at was impossible to carry, such a measure`during war without something liko generu; assent. There was no doubt about upmen" scctang and Wales, bat opinion in England was not clear and that really may- tered. is way really a question for the Engilsh con- Other special simculties included the question stituencies. of Ulster, whereon the deputation's view was not clear. He would not like to predict how far devolution would help to solve the irish question. The national conscience must be eased. Both Unionists and Home Rulers had an uneasy teeling that the best was being done for the country,
But if the scheme proposed giving equal treatment to Ireland, England, Scotland and Wates you can say to Irish- "We are giving you exactly what we are taking Danelves. What is good enough for us ought to be good snough for you” That Would satisfy the Dominions who are convinced that we are weaung Ireload clumsily and tactlessly by not giving her the freedom which is her duc. That certainly is the feeling an America He had received letters even during the last few days from prominent pro- English Americans who were most unhappy that the Irish
·question was Gasolved and therefore he was glad they were promoting a solution which would ultimately give some satisfaction as being fair, just and business-like.
BRITISH HEROES.
London, June 2
The Gazette announces the award of eleven now Victoria Crosses, all to men of-English county regiments except
one Canadian
The stories record as usual super-bravery mostly in attack: The following are examples: Second Lieat benefield, Lancasmire Fusiliers, with nine men, by great daring and clever dispositions captured 140 of the enemy. Sergeant Woodall, Rise Brigade, single-handed captured a machine- gua ana eight men and then collected ten of his own men and captured a farm and thirty more prisoners. But perhaps the most remarkable story is the dueds of Private Beesley of the Riffe Brigade. All the officers and non-coma were killed in an attack, whereupon Pie. Beesley took command of his company, led the assault and captured single-handed an enemy post, killed two of the enemy at a machine gun and then shot dead an officer who tried to take their place. As three more officers then rushed from a dugout Pie. Bees- ley shot one who attempted to destroy a map. Pte. Beesley then seized the map and prisonered the other two officers. Four more officers came out and these Pto. Becsley also disarmed and sent back as prisoners. A comrade brought up a Lewis gun which Pte. Beesley used with great effect against the retreating enemy. Pte. Beesley was now alone with a comrade, but they held on to the position for four hours under heavy fire. The enemy then advanced to coun ter-attack Pte, Beesley's companion wes wounded, never- theless Pte. Beesley with the Lewis gun kept back the enemy till long after the posts on his right and left had been wiped out, When darkness came Pte. Becsley moved back to the origin al line bringing in his wounded companion and gun. Ho then mounted the gun and kept it going at the enemy till things quietened down. The "Gazette" says his indomitable pluck, skilful shooting and good judgment in economising ammuni- tion stamp this incident as one of the most brilliant actions in recant operations.
MILITARY MATTERS.
Paris, Jime 20 The Ministerial Conference has decided to hold, a revient on 4th July in which American and Allied troops will perti- cipate,
In presentings colours to the Czecho-Slovak troops in France, M. Poincare, hoped they would soon be reinforced by the berole Crech legions which had cut their way thrờngh Siberia from Ukraine.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
JDAY NULY
1918)
FARLIER TELEGRAMS.
HOUSE OF LORDS REFORM.
CANTON NEWS.
AN AMAHPS DEATH.
An Elected Chamber Proposed.
correspondent
Sequel to a Strange Dream,
THB EX-TSAR SAFEL
Barla, June - 23.
· Newspapers state that the Court at Darmstadt has bena, in- formed by the Russian Ambassador in Berlin that the ex-Tsar ia zafe
RUMANIAN HARVEST FAILS.
Amsterdam, June 29.
In the Reichstag the Progressive Deputy, Herr Gotheim, stated fast the Rumanian harvest would be a complète failure owing to the war and bad weather,
BERLIN'S POTATO RATION."
Amsterdam, June 30.
Berlin officially announces that the potato ration is re- duced from seven to three pounds weekly. Four hundred grammes
of cereals are substituted.
FAMINE IN PALESTINE.
Amsterdam June 30. The Jewish Correspondence Bureau publishes a letter graphically describing the terrible famine in Northern Pale- stine. It says that owing to Turkish requisitions prices of food-stuffs are extortionate, all shops are closed and many die of hunger in the streets. The people sat the grass grow- ing on the graves and hundreds of orphans are wandering naked and famished.
GERMAN, FOREIGN MINISTER'S SPEECH.
London, June 29.
The "Times" correspondent at The Hague, says: Herr Kuehlmann's first speech in the Reichstag was drafted after consultation with Main Headquarters and the Kaiser, who spproved it, as did Count Hertling,
Amsterdam, June 22...
Gorman papers indicate that the resignation of Herr von Kuehlmann is at present unlikely, as it would suggest that Germany is ruled by militarista and that he repudiates nis desire for an understanding.
THE SILVER MARKET.
Silver is steady,
London, June 27..
Hessra. Montagu and Co. report that the price is still anchanged. The tone continues good, Shanghai excaange baa msen sharply to 44. 8fd, per fael
MINERS WAR BONUS.
London, June 22
Ala Conference of the Executive of the Miners' Federa tion the Premier, the President of the Board of Trade and the Coal Controller conceded the miner's advance of eigh- teen pence daily as a war bonus."
WOMEN WORKERS, AND THE QUEEN,
London, June 30. Three thousand women workers marched to Buckingham Palace to present an address of homage to Their Majesties the King and Queen as the womens present at the silver wedding. The hang replied warmly tributing womens' services during the war and adding "I trust the procession to-day will bring home to those who have not got realised it the country's need of their help.”
AMERICAN TROOPS IN ITALY,
Washington, June 30. General March announces that the first contingent of Amerkan troops has arrived in Italy,
Reviewing the entire "battle front General March says the" antuation is extremely favourable to the Allies.
AMERIVA AND TEG SLAVS.
Washington, June 29.
Mr. Lansing in a statement points out that German and Austrian oicials and sympathizers have sought to tats- represent the United States Government statement of June z a leguras the ilzerests of lae uzetno-SiRvaLu kuu jugo. Slays and toreidre ar. Lansing now, denies the position ui me tovernment to be that zu DIANCUES OI, ILO SAY CADE suvud be compistely treed trom German and Austriga rule.
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JAPAN AND CHINESE IRUN MINES,
London, July 1.
In the House of Commons, replying to a series of ques- tions by Sir Charles Hobhouse, the foreign Under Secretary. said 'the Grüyerment are aware of egodations proceeding Ior the acquisition by a Japanese oyndicate, of the Jung nuangshan frou mines, Düt use the 010cial information that we negotiations have been coneikalu, “ „ľne mutues krể, matuntud
zangise faver ares watu mis Majesty's Government pad always regarded as their special spoère of interest in China in the sense that British subjects possess a prior claím to favourable consideration by the Chinese authorities of applications they make for industrial concessions in that region, but they think that neither British nor any other foreign claim to spheres of interest in China should be press- ed inconsistently with the principle of the open door. Neither the British Ambassador nor the Foreign Office had bosa consalted in the master,
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(Continued on Faga 10.).
LEAGUE TENNIS.
Talkoo v. Civil Service.
18-2.
"After more than six months'
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At the Magistracy this site
work and as a result of Early been sent to the. Ciril Gatemor noon, before Mr. E. D. C. Wolls eight sittings the Second Cham in regard to the system of borrow and a jury, an inquest was held ber Conference appointed by Mr. Llord George in August last year; Assembly,
ing house rent by the Provincial into the circumstances attending there is every the death of an amsh, named Lan
appearanos that the system will Yi; who was employed at 67, be carried out very soon.
Sham's Return.
Belcher's Street,
His Worship, in outlining the
bars issued their report
Viscount Bryce presided over the conference, composed of 16 representatives from each Cham ber. The recommandations were
On a report that Shum Chun- adopted by a large majority only hnen has left Shangbai for Canton facts, said that the decoseed, was three, Earl Lorsbarn, Lord Sy to take up the poet of Connoillar apparently trying to get out of denham and Mr. Scanlan, dissen- of the Administentive Chamber, the house by the roof when she ting from them.
the members of the two Houses, fall down on The following table shows the the Authority and Lak Wing-ting verandah and sustained injurise to a projecting proposed composition of the hare Second Chamber ---
which necessitated her going to
1. Elected by M.P‚à°
248
2. Elected by Joint Commit- H
tees of both Houses -
81
Bent representatives to Hongkong to theet him.
A Warning.
the Government Civil Hospital,
A report from Swatow atales She was going on all right, that the British Minister in Pehen something must have 327 king, on receiving an official happened to upset her, for she If representatives of Ireland report on the present situation jumped through the bars of the are included this would increase there, has ordered the British Teradab at the highest spot the total of members by about 27, Corsal to inform the local For posible. There was a drop of The 246 would be elected by eign Department that all allitary forty feet into the upset, panels of MP.'a distributed in cfficers who interfere with foreign and deceased was killed. An geographical groups, thus:— interests on the pretext
the of
hospital was apublia securing military expenses will place, it was necemary to hold an be held responsible for all inquest to ascertain whether say Loss suffered by foreign merch body was responsible for the ants, Another report saye that woman's death such as failing the soldiers have forced the to keep the bars in a proper slate coolies to carry military equip
of repair. ment without payment, and when it is asked for, the coolies are besten with the batts of rifles.
Police Superintendent's
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Movements.
Evidence was then given by the deceased's mistress, who said, in reply to a question as to why the woman wanted to leave the hones, that the deceased was frightensa because of a dream. She dreamt Ngai Poos-ping, the Baperin that she saw & woman dressed tendent of Police, has gone to in red, who called our to her, Shaki to investigate the com telling her that if she did not go plaints made by the inhabitants away she would be killed. Wit against the Sand Field Protecting nees told bar that it was all oldiers commended by Lam nonsense, but the deceased King War. (Ngai arrived in apparently worried about it and Hongkong on Friday last and tried to leave the house unseen, Biter conversing with a number and in doing so fell from The voting by M.P.'s shall be of members in the Heungshan balcony. by ballot and by Proportions! Commercial Club left for Maoso Representation by the method of the next morning and from the single transferable vote." I thence proceeded to Shaki). -hould be noted that six peers and Lord Hugh Cecil, were opposed to election by members of the Houss of Commons, evra acting in
month... Scotland...
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express
Government Civil Hospital, said Dr. Smalley, in charge of the
that the verandah from which decessed jumped was fully pro- tooted by thick wire and amall iron bars. Decessed must have died immediately after the fall.
Auamish, employed at the hospital, said that she deceased. went out of the ward on to the verandah and that, when slows,
by the Second Chamber and groups.
sccepted by the House of Com Tenure of seats in the Second mons, it is presented for the Royal Chamber will be for 12 yeste, Assent. one-third, whether elected by Lord Bryce, in a letter to the M.P.'s or the Joint Committee, to Prime Minister, gives an 8ooount retire every four years.
of the proceedings of the Confer- fell off the verandah. There wate In the first instance the persons ence and sets out the reasons two bars of the verandah missing, chosen by the Joint Committee which led to the recommendations. one having been off for over a JIRI, shall be selected from hereditary "It was generally agreed," he and the other nearly off for a peers and bishops, but afterwards writes, "that a Second Chamber long time. It was through choice is to be unrestricted pro would be of little use unless it this gap that the deceased vided that peere and bishops were strong enough to differ from went. Deceased seemed to be sitting on the nomination of the the House of Commons when a depressed sad st timen Committee are not less than 30. proper occasion aroseTMs proper muttered to herself, but witness. It is proposed that so long as occasion, being one in which there did not think she was inclined to the Second Chamber disebarges was reason to believe that some commit suicide, jadicial functions the Law Lorde decision of the Commons did Inspector Macdonald, stationed abail remain sa at present, and not
the full and at West Point, said he had that the Lord Chancellor shall be deliberate will of the "eople. But examined the mailing of the Speaker.
it was also agreed thas the Second hospital verandah, and found two So that the Chamber may be Chamber ought not to be so bare missing, one being freshly constituted one-third would be strongly entrenched se to dispose broken. The space, made was elected by groups of the mem-at to engage in frequent contents just over fifteen inches wide nat bera at the present House of with the House of Commons, so ovGE
shirteen inches high. Commons, and retire in as to embarrass the Executive The went maet hava four years; one-third would be and alog the wheels of legislation. forced herself through the elested by the members of the It thus became necessary to stear gap, for it
was imposible next House and retire in eight a middle course between these for a person to have fallen years; the remaining third would extremes, asigning to the Second through, be elected by the Joint Standing Chamber auch powers only as the
This concluded the evidence Committee and retire in 12 years. interests of the nation seem to and the jury returned a verdict Clergymen of the Church of require sad Snding expedients of “Suicide whilst temporarily. England, of the Riman Catholic by which differences between the Church, of the Ohurch of Scot Houses might be adjusted with laad; and of the Protestant the minimum of friction and Episcopal Church in Ireland now delay, avoiding conflicts by eligible for the House of Con methods of conciliation. mone shall be eligible for the One of the things that most Second Chamber.
struck me in- presiding over the Peers who are not members of long and animated discussions of the Second Chamber shall be Conference was that every mom.
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***POLICE RESERVE
ORDERS.
'Pólica School.
Heath and Millard lost to eligible for the House of Comber was not only sorúpulously A. Orders issued by Map Sutherland and McConnell 6.6, mons. If members of the Second careful to avoid recrimination Jenkin, Ú,B,E, atate :— lost to Maoanley and Parker 6-6 Chamber are to be paid, it is re- over pest controversise, but also beas Henderson-Smith, and Wahl commended tist the salary should recognised, aboys and beyond all be the same as that of the House difference of opinion, the fairness
and good will of his colleagues, All Macgregor and Cruickshank of Commons.
members of No. 3 Co. It is laid down that the Second and gave to each and all of them (except thoes on duty) best Batherland and McConnell
who did These teams met on Saturday, 7 best Macauley and Parker Chamber shall not have power to the credit of honestly and sincere not attend for examination Taikou winning comfortably by 3-2, beat Henderson-Smith and amend or reject a Financist Bill; ly seeking what was beat for the Juns 21 or 24 will altend on | 65 games to 34. Scores **** Wahl 2.
what constitutes such a Bill being country without thought of the Thursday next, Jaly 4. Platoon.
special interest of his own clans or Inspectors will attend. Scott and Gray beat Bradbury Oharters and Townsend beat carefully defined. and Witchell 6-5, beat Wood and Sutherland and McConnell 9-2,
As for the adjustment of differ party. Whatever judgment may Partner 10-1, lost to Woodman best scanley and Farker 7.4, ences between the two Houses, be passed on our laboure we hope and Wolfe 5-6,S
aither Chamber may demand the that the Conference will be falt beat Henderson-Smith and Wahl
reference of a rejected Bill to a to have addressed itself with a HoCubbin and Grimshaw beat 8-3.
Free Conference, consisting of 20 single and an earnest mind to the those attached or transferred from Wood and Partnne 83, - best |
members of each House appointed duty that was assigned to it the H. E. Defence. Coz par will presca Woodman and, Wolfe 7-4 lost to
at the beginning of each Farlin- daty of trying to reconstrues under the Sergeant Major në Cene Brad bury and Witchell 5-6.
and ten members of each upon liner fitted to the conditions tral Station at 5.50 p.an. on Man. House added by the Committee of of our time an important part of days and Fridays -until- püspöd Section for the special Bill under that ancient and famous constituoas. Uniform and balmesa
Stimm: The Free Confer. tion which many, pations have first parads will take place? Consideration;
to bring About agree- taken as s modal and which has Friday, July 6, 2
Seath and Aitchison best Wood- man and Wolfe 92, beat Wood and Partner 11-8, lost to Brad- bury and Wilehall 4-7.
............... R. E, v. U. 8. R. C.
This manich was won by the Royal Engineers by 68 games to
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Poor Law Romance.
The new chairman The Nottingham Guardians, Mr. John Thompson," was an orphan boy and received out-relief from the very Bosed or which he will now prends
ment
Esoraits of all fails, othez thán
fails the Bill" will far more than seven censuring pegadásaink bezt Session, when, safeguarded the libertion and mferanos. again advanosd the greatness of the
and itin rejected British
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