1918-10-17 — Page 5

REUTER'S' TELEGRAMS,

(Continued from Page 1).

THE PEACE QUESTION.

Prussian Poles' Demand,

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London. October 15. Owing to the Gerasa soceptance of President Wilson's fourteen points, the Prussian Poles ban ined a manifesto demanding a united and indepandens Poland with access to the ass, concerning which the Lokal Anzeiger cynically comments that the Government will know how to reply to this new-found courage.

Dual Monarchy Imperilled.

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Lenden, Cerober 15

A message from Buds Past says Count Tiz, in a speech, admitted the possibility of the breaking op of the Dual Monarchy.

Austrian Premier Resigns.

H Lozdon, October 15. According to Reuter's correspondent at Basle, a Vienna message says the Emperor has accepted the realgnation of the Austrian Premier. Prince Bussarek, and bee charged Count Tarcuks to form a Ministry.

The Turkish Overtures.

Londen, October 15 Renter's correspondent st Washington says the Turkish Peace Note ban been received.

"Turkey Wants da Immediate Armistice.

London, October 15.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1918.

THE FORGERY CASE.

Police Charge Withdrawn.

The Police Court was crowded were charged on remand with this afernoon when four Obinere committing a forgery at the Ta ternational Banking Corporation. Kr. G. E. Wakeman, Crown Sol- icitar who prosecuted, neked his Worship'a permission that the case be withdrawn, because on coccant of investigatione made, the Police found the defendantsinnocent, and as far as the Crown was concern fed, they had nothing against

them

Mr. Lo, in the course of a long statement, said that his clients were the victims of a frend per- pertrated by someone else,

Mr. J. B. Wood, in discharging the defendants, said that it was great plesen e to bim to hear the atatements of the Orown Solicitor: and the solicitor for the defence. The defendants were in possession of forged receipt and they were arrested by the Police for forgery. Sicce their erreet the Police bad made

A message from Washington gays the Tarkish Pasoe Note was received through the Spanish Ambassador. I asks President Wilson to undertake the re-establishment of pesce, notify the belligerents of this demend and invita them

to delegate plenipotentiaries to initiate negotiations.

I accepta as a basis of negotiations Pre-ident Wilson's programme cutlined in the speeches exquiries and found that the

defendants were the victims of a

of Januar: 8 and September 20 and requests an immediate armistice.frand. What happened in this

U.S. Contingents to Continue.

London, October 15. Beater's correspondent at Washington mys it is announced from the White House that the Government will continue to eend over 250,000 med with their supplies monthly. There will be no relazation of any kind.

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PARLIAMENT MEETS..

Some lateresting Statements.

*London, October 15.

The House of Commeca has resumed its sittings with a full attendance.

Lord Robert Cecil tsted that the Government was conulting the Allies regarding a Leegon of Nations

"Mr. Short stated that voluntary enlistments in Ireland so far totalled 9,629.***

Sir A. Stanley said 25,899 misere had been withdrawn from the Army, but the coal situation was still mericas.

TERRIBLE RAILWAY DISASTER:

Amsterdam, October 15. A message from Vienna 68rs the the Bukharest express fell into the river rear Pisgra, owing to heavy rains undermining the railg.. A bundred were killed en1 two hundred seriously injured.

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CRUELTY TO BRITISH PRISONERS.

A Fresh Record of German Inhumanity.

London, October 15.

Appalling stories of the sufferings of British taken prisoner in the last spring cffensive are recorded by a Committee presided over by Mr. Justice Younge.. They add yet another black and unfor. gettable chapter to the volume of Germsa war ishamanities.

The report shows that the prisoners were compelled to serve Germen gune on pain of summary execation. Prison campe were often located near the German front line; consequently the oscapents were frequently killed by British gooire.

Almost incredible, yet carefully sifted, accounts are published of how the prisoners were provided with most meagre quantities of bread and coffee as their ecle mesne of suelenarca. They were not provided with any form of shelter, heat, warmth or even water for washing. They were forced to work hard seven days a week and cruelly meltreated by sentrier. They were reduced to collecting netiles se food. Even the doctors violently seasalted their British patients.

Meeting.

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Court shall not adversely effect reputation, W88 .his Worship's concluding remarks as he discharged the defendants.

£250.000 for 10,000 Tons of Shipping.

More than £250 000 bag been osid by Messrs. Instone and Co., ! Limited, Cardiff and London, for part of the fret di Messrs. W. and C. T. Jones, Card The dead-weight involved in the purchase is about 10,000 tons.

20. Descendants in the War. Mr. Goldston, of Pittsburg, Stockton-on-Tees, claims to have U.S.A. and formerly a resident of

more decendante în the war then any other woman-ten grandsons and one great-grandson in the

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The Annual General Meeting.

The annual general meeting of]

| British Army and eight grandsons | the Police Recreation Club was and one great grandson in the was held to the Club Hoces, lest United States Army and Navy. fevering, M. W. Kent being in:

the chair.

the presence of two Europea Police constantly stationed there. Circamatanoes bad arisen and might again arise rendering the presence of two or more European Police at a station necessary..

(b). Enquiry was being made

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In proposing the adoption of the annual report and balance best, the Chairman remarked-on the satisfactory fusocial condition of the Club, mere especially as

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away fighting. The balance sheet LADY MAY'S ROSE FUND was adopted withent comment.

The election of officers resulted follows:-President, Hon. Mr

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the necessary telephonic material,r. Me L. Messer, O. B. E; Vice. The Tenth Subscription List. the material can be got from house and Mr. T. B. King; Chair. It has since been ascertained that Presidente. Mr. P. P. J. Wede- Japan, sad the work of linking man, Mr. W. Kent; Secretary, Already acknowledged $3,138.50 "p the jeland stations with the Mr. W. Hollande; Treasurer, Mr. Hines Jry & Daro by mainland is now in hand.

A. J. C. Taylor: Groundaman, (o). I was cor copsidered Mr. Mc Walter: Commitee, necessary to provide at any of the Mesere. Angus, Grant, Gordon. four island stations steem or Calliford, Floyd. Parder, Peet, motor pinnance, so the exponer Dorling, end Field. usefulness of the craft. Four Terratt, seconded by Mr. Wait, s would be out of all proportion to On the proposition of Me Police Isaaches were employed bearly vote of thanks was accord-Holler, $100 should have Trg in the patrol of the waters of the ed the outgoing fficers for the "Mr. and Mrs. Moller, $100.”- Colony beyond the limits of the able manner in which they had harbour.

sarrried on the workpf the Olab during the past year.

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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

FOR SAIGON.

PUBLIC MATTERS. The next matter. W87

The island stations were visited organisation of the Fire Brigade by patrol launches some fifteen or both ав regarde personnel sixteen times a month, Details and equipment. The efficiency of visite of inspection by Police Interesting Speech at the Council of the volunteer portion of the Officers were supplied.

brigade has been increased by Honourable Unofâcial Mem- relieving the men of certsio bere, in reply, recorded their other daties, which they had sanimona opinion that Cheung Mr. Stephen Hobhouse, the been performing Additions Chau - Was · of sufficient coordientious objector who was At this afternoon's meeting of beva been made to the equip importance to render it advies ble sent to prison for discbedience the Legislative Council, H. Eent including two powerini that a second European Police to military ozdera," writes bis the Officer Administering the motor pumping engines that have Officer should be stationed there, experience of twelve months' pri Government said:

been ordered from America. Is The Government hae not found 205 life in the Quarterly Review, THE Steamship It will be convenient, I think, that the present site of the to their wisher,

bae for a long time been recogniɛ itself in a position to give.cl nöder the title. An English to mede & short atatement at this Fire Bration in Victoris is too

Prison from Withic." The

MANCHE," meeting of the Legislative

In Joly Mr. Lea Cha-pak characteristics of the prison sys will have prompt despatch. Council regarding certain matters red and that a station is requested that provision might tem, he says, group themselves that have been the subject of required at Kowloon. A suitable be made for the, application of round three main besde-discom-

For Passage and Freight. discussion between the Governe in Victoria is already in the Grant Code system to the fort for the body and starvation

Apply to:- ment and Honourable Unofficial pression of the Government, vernacular schools subsidised and for the soul, the attempt to crash Members during this year can be found on Crown Land in Society, se

and it is probable that a good site managed by the Confucian out the sense of individuality and In JARDALY Jast informe-

the taboola were the instiret to serve others, and tion was requested regard

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supplying 2 distinct want. entire abeence of trust and ing the organisation and pay.of After the murder of Sergeant Arrangements have accordingly government by feer. the Police Force, the Fire Brigade Glendinning at Tai O Honourable been made for the giving of a As to the eff d' of the system and the preventive ate of the Unofficial Members endorsed the grant to the 18 Confacian Schools in destroying a man's genes of Department of Imports sad the recommendations made by and to the 11 Tang Wa Schools, his own personality, Mr. Hob Exports, and at a later date jory at the Coroner's enquiry, and I ebould like to take this bonee, after remarking that many Honourable Uscoist Members asked certain questions 28 to the opportunity of thanking these men are suffering seriously from submitted to the Government patrolling of the waters of the Chiceee gentlemen who bava-sounderfeeding, gives an instance list of recommendations which Colony and the visite of inspection generonely contributed to the of a man being reported for was discussed at a meeting held wade to out-statione, The Govern-enpport of these schools. baring handed a piece of bread on the 23rd of May. The question ment replied as follows:---

A number of other questions to another prisoner," who, no be

MESSAGERIES MARIT, MES Co, 3, Queen's Building. Hongkong, 17th October, 1918.

THE PEAK

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of the rates of pay in the Police (5). The practice of having two have also been under discussion doubtless supposed, neede! ii, Force has been nettled temporari European Officere at Tai O was in the course of the year between more that himself." For this all THE BAND performance ly by the grant of a ten per cent interrupted owing to the war. Is the Government and the Un- bis "privileges" were raspended, 19th October, at the Fear Club allowance, while the question of war proposed to resume it at once. cfinial Members, sa for instance his term of imprisonment wer has been cancelled. the rate at which pensions ehould It was got considered that the the housing roheme for Civil prolonged by a day or two, anŮ be granted is still under con- Cheung Chan Station or any of Servants and the choice of k site; he was awarded thien daya solit mideration, and I hope will bort the Police Stations on the main for the European Young Men's ery confinementon a dist of bread By be droided.

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