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Hongkong Telegraph.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

HINDENBURG ORGANISING BIG FORCE.

PRUSSIAN JUNKERS PLANNING BIG_COUP.

German Socialist's Warning to Allies.

Berne, February 10. Herr Haase, before leaving the Socialist Conference for Weimar, said that Hindenburg is organising a volunteer arms of 600,000 in Pomerania and East Prussia with a view to a reactionary coup d'etat. His Headquarters were Tolberg on the Baltic coast, which is the stronghold of the Prussian Junkers. Herr Haase advised the Powers to watch the movements of Hindenburg's army closely, and, if necessary, to insist on a limitation of its strength.

PLENIPOTENTIARIES REFUSE TO ATTEND CONFERENCE. HINDENBURG AT HEAD OF 18 DIVISIONS.

London, February 10.-

The Paris newspapers, explaining the decision to make the Armistice conditions more severe, declare that Marshal Foch was recently compelled to use threats to make the German plenipotenti- aries attend a sitting of the Armistice Commission.

The attitude of the German plenipotentiaries has changed during the last fortnight. They now declare that they will only accept peace without victors. Moreover, the French military authorities believe that the Germans have stopped demobilising, bat have concentrated eighteen divisions on the Eastern Front under Hinden- burg. Hence the Allies consider that-Germany must be brought to realise the impossibility of resetting the peace terms offered her.

The papers state that Marshal Foch told the Supreme War Council that the Germans are beginning to forget that they are making other difficulties.

Marshal Forch has advised the Allied occupation of Essen.

THE PORTUGUESE CRISIS.

REPUBLICANS CAPTURE TWO TOWNS.

London, February 9.

(ESTABLISHED 1881).

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1919.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE STRIKES AT HOME-

LONDON TUBES RESUME RUNNING.

The Underground Railways Company bave resumed, running reduced services. be full services on all lines by the 10th.

London, February 9. announces that the Tubes

It is expected there will

. Later. The Tube men are returning to work and it is hoped that servica on the Tubes and on the District Railway will be partially resumed this evening.

SCOTCH STRIKE LEADERS' RELEASE DEMANDED.

London, February 9.

At a mass meeting held at Glasgow, amalgamating a number of Unions, a resolution was passed condemning the action of the authorities, demanding a public inquiry, and the release of thearrested strike leaders.

The Glasgow Operative Bakers have decided not to strike, but to negotiate for shorter hours.

A CONFERENCE AT DOWNING STREET.

London, February 9.

The Premier, since early morning. has been conferring, at No. 10 Downing Street, with the Ministers, including Mr. Bonar Law, Sir Rober: Horne, Sir Albert Stanley and numerous other officials, and it is understood that besides dealing with the labour situation, the Premier also inquired into the recent trouble among soldiers.

RAILWAY MEN'S MEETINGS.

London, February 9. Mr. J. H. Thomas, MP, the Secretary of the Railwaymen's Union, conferred with his executive in London, this morning.

Mass meetings of railwaymen will be held in London, this afternoon, to discuss the national situation.

THE ROAD TO PEACE.

SCOPE OF THE ECONOMIC-COUNCIL.

Paris, February 9.

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KOWLOON BRITISH SCHOOL

ANNUAL PRIZE-GIVING.

There was a large gathering of the parents of the students of the Kowloon British School this morning, the peçasion being the prize distribution.

WEATHER FORECAST.

FAIR.

Barometer 30.16

Temperature 2 pm. 58

Humidity

2 pm. 15

JAPAN AND CHINA.

SINGLE COPY: 10 CENTS

$36 PER ANNUM.

OFFICIAL STATEMENT BY

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FOREIGN MINISTER.

[From the Canton Times.) Feking. Feb. 3.-The Peking Leader says that saveral repre-

TELEGRAMS.

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THE SILVER MARKET.

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The silver market is quiet.

THE SHANGHAI SENSATION,

The proceedings opened with a claver dance executed by the sentatives' of the People's little girls, and boys of the Diplomatic Society, together with School, and

with a representative of the Peking EX-GOVERNOR OF SHANSI DIES anded three cheers, &

being Leader, yesterday called upon Irving Chen Lu,

Acting Foreign Minister, in connection with the latest Japanese demands.

4.

THE REPORT.

FROM WOUNDS.

was

H. K. RIFLE LEAGUE.

"tiger given for Mr. E A.

Mr. E. J. Edwards, the Head-j master, read his Report for the

Ting Pao-Chien, the ex-Govez The representatives first ex- year ending 31st December, plained the object of their visit, or of Shansi, who, as we reported (1918-

saying that as diplomacy based Festerday,

attacked and Attendance.-School was open upon the will of the people pre following morning from

wounded in Shanghai, died the ed 172 times during the year. railed in every other country wounds. The assassins escaped. his Maximum enrolment 87 Novem-they deemed it the daty of the ber. 71 last year 71 in 1916. people to support the Government Minimum enrolment 67 July. 56 on all important diplomatic ques- last year, 51 in 1915. Average tions. The people, however, could daily attendance 66.

do very little unless they had a Mr. Clark joined the staff on comprehensive knowledge of what the 23th January and was placed was occurring. in charge of the Kindergarten Chen Lu said:"On Jan. 27 the Classes. Mrs. Fletcher was trans-Delegates of the five Great ferred to the Peak School on 1st. Fowers held a meeting to discuss June. Mrs. Thomson joined the certain questions, including the staff on the 7th September. Mrs. Kiaochow Railway. The Japan- Clark was granted three months' ase Delegates expressed the Taikoo Range last Saturday, the sick lears on 1st. October but fopinion that the definite result Navy team winning by 56 points. was able to resume her duties-on was reached. In the meantime, The scores were as follows 10th. Dec. Miss Robson preceed-Mr. Wellington Koo secured the

200 500 600 28 29 32 29.32 26

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The above was shot off at

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27 32 26 30 29 23 26 32 22 26 24 29 79

29 26 24 79

27 21 27 75

Total 222 225 209 656 Plus allowance of

15 4% for open sights} ******.

Total 671

M. Pichon the French Secretary for Foreign Affairs, wased on short leave on 7th. October, consent of the Powers to attend & interviewed by Reuter's Agency. Explaining the scope of the returned on 4th November and subsequent meeting, when the Mr. Murray beaten. They have been slow in handing over transport and are Supreme Economic Council, cabled yesterday, he said the Council resigned 9th. December. Miss Kisochow Railway question was Mr. Watering

was an important step, in transition, to peace conditions, and might Knight was appointed temporary discussed. Mr. Wellington Koo, Mr. Cobb possibly become permanent under the League of Nations. Anyhow pupil teacher on 10th. October. to the astonishment of the Japan Mr. Connor it would at present have a large share in reconstruction and help Mrs. Stark was transferred to the ese Delegates, appealed to the Mr. Crame Marshal Foch in an advisory capacity.

Peak School at the end of the Fowers concerning the Tsingtan Mr. Kelly M. Pichon was of the personal opinion that the Prinkipo year.

question, instead of the Kisochow Mr. Loach Conference would not meet unless further acceptances were. The attendance was seriously Railway, and said that, as Mr. Biggs received. He pointed out that the Bolsheviks' reply did not answer affected by an outbreak of measles Tsingtau was no longer German the Allied invitation, merely intimating that the Soviets were in January, which eventually leased territory, but as a result of ready to negotiate, whereas the Allies advised them that if all the necessitated the School being China's declaration of war had Bussian Governments ceased fighting and foregathered at Priskipo closed for three weeks. When automatically become Chinese we would meet them and help them to settle their grievances. the School re-opened on March territory again, it should be re-

UKRAINE ACCEPTS THE PROPOSAL.

11th. Cerebro Spinal Meningitis turned to China unconditionally. Paris, February 9. had made its appearance in the As the territory was recovered The Temps states that the Ukrainian Soviets have accepted the Colony and a large number of from the German baurls by a joint invitation to confer with the Allies, but they prefer Paris to children were kept away in Anglo-Japanese force, Prinkipo, and a later date than February 15.

consequence. Two cases of would give those powers due com- Mr. Simpson diphtheria

Depensation, for she has not the Lieut. Danby cember. The Governmet Medical slightest desire to eat the fruits of Mr. Eldridge Officer. Dr. Smalley, carried others labour. Mr. Wellington Mr. Wallace- carried out three inspections Koo presented China's case 80 Mr. Lyle 'during the year. There are still ably and he made such a good Mr. Smith

a few cases of defective teeth, impression upon the Allied De- Mr. Grimshaw but a very marked improvement legates that all nodded in ap- Mr. Goard is noticeable in this respect.

No alterations have been made

The Republicans have captured the towns of Lamego and Vizeu. The Royalist leader Senhor Paiva Couceiro has been wounded.

DUSSELDORF STRIKE OVER.

Cologne, February 7

The Dusseldorf strike of the middle classes has been officially declared over, the Spartacists conceding the chief demand of the bourgeoisie strikers."

VISCOUNT GREY BLIND.

London, February 10. According to the Daily Mail Viscount Gray is becoming blind and is learning Braille reading and writing.

BOLSHEVISTS EVACUATE VILNA.

Bale, February 8. A message from Kovno states that owing to the successes of the Lithuanian troops and the advance of the Finnish and Esthonian troops, the Bolshevists have evacuated Viloa.

BRITISH TRADE RETURNS FOR JANUARY.

BIG INCREASES IN EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.

London, February 9.

"The British trade returns for January show increases in importe of 35,522,282 and in exports of 5,677,008, compared with January,

1918.

FIGHTING IN BERLIN STREETS.

SERIOUS SPARTACIST OUTBREAK.

Paris, February 10.

A message from Zurich states that a serious Spartacist out- break occurred in Berlin on the evening of the 2nd. Soldiers and sailors, commanded by Herr Eichhorn, occupied an important thoroughfare. The Government troops fired, killing eight, and wounding forty. A strict censorship is being enforced..

THE NEW GERMAN CABINET.

DISTRIBUTION AMONG PARTIES.

THE ARMENIAN MASSACRES,

INSTIGATORS PROSECUTED IN TURKEY.

Copenhagen, February £. A Court Martial has begun of the first party accused of instigating the Armenian messacres. The party includes Kemal Bey the ex-Governor of Boghaziay, and Kew Fit, ex-Commander of the Gendarmerie at Yozghad, and Fenaz Ali, an official of Yozghad..

The Public Prosecutor emphasised the necessity of punishing the instigators of the crimes, which had horrified the whole of humanity.

An Armenien lawyer gave evidence to the effect that the victims numbered 3,700, which include women and children.

THE ELECTION OF GERMANY'S PRESIDENT.

GERMAN EMPIRE'S CONSTITUTION BILL DISCUSSED..

Copenhagen, February 9.. A message from Berlin, dated the 8th. says the National Assembly will discuss the Bill regarding the German Empire's constitution on the 10th, and will finish the three readings on the 11th, so that the election of the President of Germany can be made A Cabinet will be formed immediately after this, so that a legal Government shall exist on the 12th, when negotiations regarding the prolongation of the Armistice will commence.

on the 12th.

RENEWAL OF THE ARMISTICE.

CONDITIONS TO BE MORE SEVERE.

occurred

in

in the School Baildings. With the increased number of pupils now in attendance "the school is in need of at least two more large class-rooms.

China

preciation and shook hands with him when he had finished his speech."

"On Jan. 30, the Government

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received a telgram from Liu Tseng-hsiang, giving a detailed report of the matter, and on the respecting his visit to the Wai- UNIVERSITY LOCAL EXAMS. following day (Chinese New Year chiaopu, the Japanese Minister One girl took the Hongkong eve,) Mr. Obata communicated to telephoned to me and said that Junior Local Examination in the Waichiaopu his wish to see as no outsiders were present Jaly and passed. Classes I and me on some urgent business. His when he talked to me about the II were presented as candidates request at first was refused, on matter, I and not, he should be for the Hongkong University account of the New Year holi-held responsible for giving Local Examinations in December.days, but Mr. Obata insisted upon publicity to what had taken place One boy and one girl took the seeing me.. He came to the during the interview. I then sent Senior Examination-both passed. Waichiaopa on Saturday (Chinese a member of the Ministry to see Three boys and one girl took the New Year day), accompanied by Mr. Obata and to explain that L... Junior Examination-two of the Mr. Nishida. Secretary of the like himself, would not be re- boys passed. During the year Japanese Legation, and they were sponsible for whatever reports five candidates were successful received by myself and Sze Lu-might have appeared in the pa out of a total of seven presented. peng, Councillor of the Ministry, pers regarding the interview, The changes in staff already Mr. Obata first showed me Moreover, what had been referred to necessitated no less three telegrams he had received published by the local papers was than three re-organisations of the from Tokio, stating that the by no means an accurate account School during the year. In spite Chinese Delegates at Paris were of the interview, so that, in my of the difficulties thus caused the adopting an unfriendly attitude opinion, such reports did not mat Paris, February 8, It appears that the Supreme War Council, this afternoon, shows that on the whole good to strongly. The Chinese Dele-

Annual December Examination and opposing Japanese interests ter much." reached an agreement regarding the necessity, in view of Germany's progress has been made. Very gates had also declared to the Government dealt with the Asked the manner in which the attitude, of making the conditions of the renewal of the Armistice creditable work was done in foreign correspondents in Paris Japanese demands, Chen Lu said production factories which were previously engaged in war work. ment in handwriting has been close at any moment secret agree as a past affair. more severe by instituting control of demobilisation and of the Classes 7 and 8. The improve-that they were prepared to dis-the matter might be considered Only ways and and means of securing the execution of these maintained, but there are still raents between China and Japan. conditions remain to be settled and it is thought's sitting on February individual cases which require The Japanese Minister pointed Chen Ln said the President ani In reply to further questions, 10 will suffice for this.

special attention of the out that, as these agreements Premier had not expressed their ALLIED MISSION TO POLAND.

teachers concerned.

were concluded between the two opinions on the question, and that Owing to the war no fresh countries according to the ordin- the matter was left entirely in Kindergarten materials have been sry diplomatic usage, mutual the hands of the Waichisapa obtainable, and the Classes have consent must be obtained be-Lu Tseng-hsiang was head of the limited supplies in stock. Very ed. therefore been dependent on the fore they could be disclos Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and good work has been done is this two things from the Chinese attitude and opinions-Pacifi

So Mr. Obata demanded everything rested upo: his department, the school being very Government. Firstly, that the Service. fortunate in having the services Sino-Japanese secret agreements of a home-trained Kindergarten must not be made public without

AAN JAPANESE OPINION. Mistress.

the approval of the Japanese - Tokyo, Feb. 8. The concensus The Director of Education Delegates. Secondly, the Govern- of opinion here, in the Press and visited the School in April and as ment should immediately teleotherwise, regarding the attitude a result of his visit a change of graph to the Chinese Delegates of the Chinese Delegates al Ve Chinese Masters was made with at Faris, instructing them to sailles is that it expects them very beneficial results, and the modify their attitude. Mr. Obata to follow diplomatic usages. Thus classes are now making good added that if these demands were it is felt that, while they are.j progress in this dificult subject. not accepted, Japan would take. fectly free to express their views. Mr. Law, Inspector of Vernacular what steps she deemed necessary if diplomatic usage is ignored. Schools, inspected the classes in to preserve her national interests, would only tend to invit grilll take place or what December, and reported:(na‡ ME Obstă” then left the Wai- of the thinking, publie will

from: The under – Senior Claw -- This chiaopu, leaving these demands

FRUSTRATING GERMANY'S AMBITIONS... Sir Esme Howard, and Brigadier-General Carton de Wiart, the

Paris, Februry 9. British delegates to Poland, left to-night. The Allies attach the greatest importance to the Mission to Poland, regarding the establish- ment of a strong independent state in Poland as one of the chief means of circumventing Germany's ambitions and designs of yet to become mistress of the whole of Eastern Europe.

KIRKEE DRAFT.

Service Act, and sent to Kirkee, the Military Authorities authorise us to state that they will be de mobilised soon, but that there is as yet no definite information as

NO DEFINITE

INFORMATION

to

With regard to the demobilis

London, February 9, The Copenhagen newspaper Vassischezeitung states the new German Cabinet will be composed of sixteen members, of which the Social Democrats shall have the President, and the Ministries of Defence: Labour will have those of Economy, Nutrition, and bilisation, the Democrats will have the Vice President, the Ministries of the Interior and Finance, and the Centre the Ministries

Justice and the Treasury and Posts, while the Democrats and tion of those

Sal Denfocrats will have each one minister without a portfolio

The Foreign Ministry will be neutralised.

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port in the North China Star,