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AMERICAN TELEGRAMS:

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, BEE

Must Forget Differences. Naw York, Sept. 17- victory meeting for the nationalities of Austris-

Interesting Items Concernlag representafiyes of the

the War.

The following telegrams are from the Manila Bulletin:---

New Registrants to be Called

Soon.

RUSSIA FINDING FERSELF.

The Allies Opportunity.

EXCHANGE

SELLING.

3/8 3/16

3/8 5/16

3/8 7/16 3/8 9/16

Nom 158 16034

wrought intolerable confusion T/T San Francis- Nom.

-4 m/s. D/P 6 m/s LC

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TION,

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Sterling

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Silver $19,500,000

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$15.000.000 COURT OF DIRECTORS, New! Mr. P. X. Boire, Back Ya-Depoky Chakras

A Pier, Xeg.

Hon, Mr. D. Lawak. Bon. Mr. A. Sandfe E. V. D. Part. Lega

Bask, and Parr s Bánk - Lépeizaž

Ou Current Anongate at Ibe rate of 3 pue can

490

BUYING,

4 m/s Lo

For 3 Months 3% par ananm

For Months 4% per annum.

3/9

9/994

887

For 13 Months 47% per annum

· LOOK POON SHAN;

Chief Manager,

hanum do the duly belanIOR.

5.071 5121

~Coal Mining la Swalow, From Commers Beporta

peoples adopted÷resolu

[T/T. manding the dismemberi the

Demand Washington, is taken the follow-

Austro-Hungarisa Empire and a

30 die ing report by Mr. M. S. Myers,

60 d/s American Consul at Swasów :-*

pledge of the various oppressed nations of the Empire to put aside The mining of coal in the ragion

Buana is helping herself, in 4 m/s

T/T Shanghai about Kayingohow he received

political and religious differences: finding a way out of the labyrinth

TIT Singapore.. a much-needed-impetus in high

antil the cause of freedom is won. by very curious and wonderful T/T Japan Alsatians Message to Parshing ways of her own. Bolshevism in T/T Indis così prices and has made con- Washington, September 12.---.

New York, September 15.-The mood. That mood, having Demand, India iderable advancement during the Provost Marshal General Crowder General Association of Alsatians past year. Native dust cos is has announced that those from and Lorrainere in American has and disaster, is now passing, and o& New York now being placed on the market 19 to 20 and from 32 to 36 announced sending the following Rusis more reangnisable, more TIT Java.mini.in 1844 in increasing quantities: and is inclusive will be first called to cable to General Pershing intelligible to the Allies, is now T Marks Nem. beginning to supplant Hongsy the colours from the 13,000,000

T/T Francs. dast sa a reaalt of the high prios who registered for militaty While under your admirable beginning to take shape.

command, the glorious descend- Thors who have pleaded for Deind, Paris So far service on September 12, The mining has been confined to war enlarged army programme will and Gettysburg astound the argued that once a ralizing point ante of the heroes of 1776 military aid to Rosais bare siwaya face and shallow shaft workinge probably call out some of these world with their deede, in were given the active forces of the and is obit fly of dust coal. Conl in October. Youths of nineteen spired only by love, libertynation would begin to gather and is generally found away from the and twenty will be sent to and democracy, the Alestians and assert themselves. By s strangs

30 d/s Byday&Mel watercourses, which necessitates the students, training corpe as Lorrainers are deeply moved that fortuity that rallying point. ap-

bourno- expensive portarsge to the river. aniversities with a 'provision for the descendant of an Alestian peared from within, in the shape

30.d/San Francis- Navigation on the upper river is collage education up to the time should be chosen to destroy our of the Czecho-Slovak force. The 4 m/s. Marks

co&New York) closed during the low-water as they are called into active service. odious chaing, together with our Csecho-Slovaks are not Remians, 4 mie. Francs son. It has been these transport The Navy Department hea au- Generals Foob, Petain, and Haig, but a kindred people. The 6 mla Fraces ation difficulties more than any conced the opening of a wireless

"We send you on the occasion Czechs are the Slav inhabitants Demand. Germany. thing else that has prevented station at Auns polie, the most of your birthday, our wishes for of Bobemis, and the Slovaks Demand, New York. 875% expansion in this industry, powerful, American station now baty with present high prices operating. It has a radius of great military successes in 1918, are men of the same stock, speak TIT Bombay these absrges can be readily 4,000 miles and was completed shortly, in the villa of the language, who inhabit the moun- T/T Calcutta .....................

and hope to celebrate with youing practically" theasme | Demond, Bombay Nom psid kid

profit still in ten months and at a cost of a

family of Pleaching, victory and tsinous, north-westery part of Demand, Calcutta... Nom. be made. No organised mining million and a balf dollars.

the realisation of the dreams of Hungary, just on the fringe of Demand. Manila enterpriss has as yet been under-

Credit to Liberia,

deliverance of an oppressed | Bohemin. For a century this On Haiphongere

Demand. Singapore, 158. taken. There is `ng doubt that Washington, September, 12. an important coal. field exists in The Treasury Department has

people.

people, which in brighter days On Saigon .... One Yard Launches 30th Ship gave to the world John Hase, bas On Bangkok the Kayingohow region, but its announced that the United Staten development is largely dependent has established a credit of 85,-

been struggling to free itself from Sovereign... apon cheaper transportation 000,000 for the republic of

Hungarian. Their great opport Bar Silver, per oz... the grip of the German, and the Gold leaf per oz... 43 facilities than are now available. Liberis, which has declared war

anity came in the present war.

4916 Heretofore this district bas against Germany. This makes

SUBSIDIARY COINS depended entirely upon imported the ninth Allied nation to which

The Czechs nad Slovaks." - coal to furnish, the fuel for its oredit has been extended by the

The Czech and Blovak soldiers

:DISCOUNT PER $100: varione ́industrien. The lime, United States.

of the Austrian army surrendered | H'kong 50 cts rub. War Trophies Exposition. in thousands to the Russians, not

50% prem Chicago, Sept. 17.--The Allied to save their lives, but to spend War Exposition, showing more them in fighting on the side of Canton than 2,000 trophies of the war, the Allies against the German

POSTBO

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china ware, and tile: Theatrical Stars to Entertain kilna bave been large consumere

Fighters.

of the imported dast. Washington, September 12.-- The coal import for the past two Theatrical enagers of the United

Years

this Year.

38th steamer from one shipyard Sastile, September 15-The has been launched, making the yard's total Isnochings this year 387,000 tons, comprising 27 steamers of 8,800 tons and 3 steamers of 10,000.

was follows-1918, Satee bave pledged $150,000 closed after an attendance of and Hungarisa oppressors, and

Improving.

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Subscribed Capital France $5,000,000. Paid up

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Interest, on Current Accounts and

Gold. Temos os application Exchange business traumacted

in

Every description of Banking and Special facilities for French exchange. M. ROUET DE JOURNAL, Manager. HONGKONG BRANCH,

..Queen's Bullad

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15.30

: 9.30

1190

NOTICES

Tel 2440.

TIME TABLE WEEK DAYS...

to 200

Every rain

foreign coal, 56:105 tone, valued for an American overeenatheatre 1900,000 persoas in 14 days, for the establishment of sa indetion, disesse and unemployment Fixed Deposits in Local Currency end 1 at G $328 204, Chinese coal, league to entertain the men of the Bamon Dnowski, President pendent Caroho Sicrsh Stata in made rapid headway in the towns, 19,349 tons, valced at $180,128; army and navy overeat. The of the Polish National Orm the heart of Europe. The Russian and obsctic and quarrelsome land- 1917, foreign cost, 42,560 tone, league will arge leading theatrical mittee at Paris, in a speech at Government formed them into grabbing was the rule of life in the valued at $519,947;Chinese coal, stare to diatribate two or three the close said: If there army corps, and there sturdy villages, a remarkable thing hap- 17.025 tone, valued at $138,924, montba sach year for peris to be freedom of the nations fighters distinguished themselves pened in Moscow. Count Mirbaob, Of the foreign import in 1917, formanoes at camos behind the Austria must die. Our viatory nobly in the last cffensive of the the 'Garman Ambasador," was 24,921 lope, over half of which American front. The plan in to will not be like those of ancient Bamian army.

murdered in Moscow.and the mur- was dust, was from Hengay, while send 50 entertainers a month for

In a marvellously short time derers were not so-called "counter- wars. Our victory will be s the remainder came from Japan the overseas programme.

victory of freedom and which will the Caseho Slovaks, who were revolutionaries," but men who and Formoss. Chizers coal Army Health Conditions bring freedom even to the defeat- quickly reinforced by all until really were the closest comes from Cihli Province,

Weebington, September 15-ed. We do not want to fight to larking and scattered Russian allies of the Bolsheviks. The New Hydro-Electric Company. The Surgeon General health destroy the German nation but to satagoniata of the Bolsheviks, Jew Blamkin and the Rusisa A few years ago Mr. Tsubots report for the week ending Sep- put an end to those who want secured control of several towns Alexandrovich who killed Count Juro, of Kobe, and other busi tember 6showed general improve Germany to be master of other on the Volga and the Urals and Mirbach wars Left Social Revolü PEAK TRAMWAY CO. LTD. ness-men applied to the Governor ment in the health conditions at

of nearly the whole of the tionsries, members, that is, of nations." of Nars Prefecture for permission the training camps and canton-

Modern Woodman to buy

Siberian railway. The Bolshevik the extreme faction who split eff to utilise the Totingawa river in ments. There was a marked

$1,000,000 of New Loan. commander-in-chief, placky from the main Kerensky Oberacff Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture, decrease in the ossed of preams The Executive Council of the finding it impossible to suppress aries, and joined heart and sout 200

Book Island, DL, Sept. 18.--

adventurer called Muravie, section of the Social Revolation- for the purpose of sterting the nia and measles, and so forth. Modern Woodmen of America, a the Czecho-Slovek movement, in the Bolshevik campaign. Taisho Bydro-electrio Company. There were bai 35 desthe se At the same time the Wakayama compared with 177 during the

fraternal organization, has thought the moment opportune Amid all these strange and Hydro-electric Comsay addressed previous week.

parabas of to turn on his masters. "But bis

heterogeneous movemente Russia 12.45 pan. lo 135 $1,000,000 of the Fourth United Red Army would not follow him, is trying to find herself. In amimilar application to the

Antipodes to the Front.

Saimnisys only authorities. Both partise wanted Melbourne,

States Liberty loan. bonda. The and he shot himself. August 1.-

Kharbio an engineer, General

10 4.00 Baturdays only to secure the right of utilis Australis Las contributed ten per organisation has purchased a Dutoff, the Ural Cossack leader. Khorvat, has formed a Provision ing the Twer mentioned, and cent of her population for the million dollars of the previous and apparently General Alexieff Government for Eastern Siber

and bis force have linked "opis, including a Socialist, two no decision on either applica lied firing line With a popula tion has so far been reached. It tion of barely 5,000,000, more Red Cross Work in Switzerland, with the Cabo Slovaks, and Cadet members of the Damn, 8.50 p.m. 5.30 pm, 10 pr. 11.00 pm. will be remembered that about than 426 000 bave enlisted. Of More than $2,000,000 for relief Revolutionaries with the com: A sort of Government seems to Washington, September 17. the main body of the Social sud, a big fuspoler, Patika two months ago the Kobe baai- these 48,780 have been killed and work in Switzerland has been mittee of the Constituent As have been formed in Omak. With

8 movement more than 133,000 wounded. The through the Chamber of Com total cost to Australis in money has appropriated by the Americansambly ste in the movement. Visdivostok occupied by the merce and the Business Society to been more than a billion dollars.

Red Cross.

The last news is that the Choc cho-Boreks, the call on the Gen. March Reveals Enemy Slovaks have seized the old Alies is a urgent and clear, and secure the coveted rights, and it To Pool Tie Supply, is now reported that the

Propaganda.

Tartar city of Kean, the key to the opportunity unquestionable, Washington, September 12.- ruoters of the two concerns have The War Industries Board has General March, Chief of Staff, seeds, and once the strong spell of aid to these brave wanderere Washington, September 16the Lower Voigs. Success as to provide supplies and +11,forme arrived at an agreement whereby announced that 8pooling referring to the recent German of Bolshevik power is broken who have fought their way to the each company is to atilise arrangement bee been made in sepsiste sections of the river. Landon between representatives propaganda that Americans are general defection

belenda of the world to secure their 8.60 The proposed Kobe company will of the United

not going through with the war anticipated. Sistes, Grest despite the military programme,

independence, and are justifying have a capital of Y.15,000,000, Britain, France and Italy,aid that it seemed incredible

Murder of Coast Mirbach. their claim to "national existence which will all be raised by public providing that the United States that such propagands could gain

Now while this movement was by belping their big Blav brother subscription. It is expected that will receive two-thirds of the pig attention when the War Depart growing in the East, while sterva." to rise again.

best-men started

pro-

it will be about a year before tin sapply of the world.

sotual operations are started."-

-Naval Demand for Oil,

Pleased with Showing of American Navy. Washington, September 12,- pany concluded a contract with Eight Congressman, members of

The Hoden Petroleum Com.

authorised the

ment had just secured the inaressed age limite for man- power and was about to ask for an additional $7,000,000 for ment during the present year. llustrating what had been se complished, Gen, March read & cable received from the debarks- tion part in France showing that

the Naval Department for the the Lower House Naval Affairs of the military enablish asle of 20,000 tons of crude oil in Commities, have returned from -1916. "At that time only a

Europe sathusiastic over the work portion was delivered to meet the of the American Navy in the war convenience of the Navel Bathor, ODEJOVEN

ities, and it is now reported that Admiral Beatty's Message.

the balance will be delivered in Washingtop. September 12-37,000 United States troops were September. The price is said to The Lafayette Day national com- Landed in one morning and 11,000 be Y14.50 per koka. It is farther milee has received the following more were ready to be put ashore reporsed that the Naval Depart delayed telegram from Admiral the same day. Fifteen shipe ment bas contracted to buy from Sir David Bosity of the British entered the port the same mor-

Grand Float

**ning of which 12 were to be Brother

company a certain

"The Grand Flost, desires you uploaded ready for return within quantity of crude oil at the same pries.

to express its pride and matixisc-24 hours. Gen. March raid that tion in being so closely associated ships are being unloaded, and According to an official report, with the American Fleet whose started on the return trip in lees the total yield of coal in Japan efficere and men are bound to as than one day se s usual thing. for the first belf of the year was by the ties of the slowest comrade 12,117,938 tons and in compari chip. They typify the spirit in Bon with the corresponding period which the American nation Talli of last year it was only a email od to the ostes of fight and Аостание, of 51 per cent whereas, justice. Our union is a happy ans

for the peice of the world.” the consumption in Japan is

Certificates Oversubscribed.

Japan's Coal Ontput,

The Kiangkwan Inquiry. The National Newe repacts that the Captain and

ficer of the gunbons

incressing at the rate of 20 per Washington, 8ptember 13-luch cank the. Kisnakw cent, a fesz. Tog increase of output has been particularly The Treasury Department baslattired in Shanghai

smidt in recent monthrward ane a 3500,600.000 dressury our falloited $50 000 for the

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