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SHERWIN, WILLIAMS PAINTS

Brighten Up

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

8226 三拜禮號三廿月四英港香

ANDERSEN MEYER & CO. LTD.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE SITUATION IN GERMANY,

PREMIER TO BE ARRESTED.

Copenhagen, April 18. General Moerker, in a proclamation removing the late Govern- ment, hasannounced the impending arrest of the Premier and several of the People's Commissaries.

Herr Eichhorn, the ex-Police President of Berlin, tried to escape by an aeroplane, but was brought down and arrested by another aeroplane.

A proclamation has been issued announcing Herr Ebert's decision to declare Brunswick in a state of siege.

BRUNSWICK A CENTRE OF TROUBLE,

Copenhagen, April 17. A message from Magdeburg says General Moerker, commanding the Government troops, has refused the request of the Brunswick Government to keep back his troops. It says that he has been ordered to deposs the Government and to demand the disarming of the population and the disbandment of the National Guards.

ARMY OF OCCUPATION ON THE RHINE

GENERAL ROBERTSON TAKES COMMAND.

B London, April 18. General Robertson has left for Cologne to assume command of the Army of Occupation, Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig wished him farewell at the station.

TROOPS FOR INDIA.

DETACHMENTS VOLUNTEER TO REMAIN IN INDIA.

London, April 17. Reuter's Agency learns that the soldiers awaiting embarkation to the United Kingdom, including detachments from Mesopotamia, have volunteered to remain in India in view of the present situation there. As soon as circumstances permit and shipping is available. the men will be sent home.

THE ARMENIAN MASSACRES IN EGYPT.

INSPIRED BY TURKISH GOVERNMENT,

London, April 17. With regard to the anti-Armenian attacks in Egypt, it is pointed out that there has never been any anti-Armenian feeling on the part of the Egyptians.

It seems clear that the movement was inspired by the Turkish Committee of Union and Progress:

These is also reason to believe that the Bedouins who partici- pated in the recent outrages were paid by some organisation.

BOLSHEVIK AGREEMENT WITH ALLIES.

REGARDING CRIMEA AND SEVASTOPOL

Paris. April 15. The Mutia states that the Bolsheviks entirely hold Crimea, and have entered Sevastopol uniesistingly, by agreement with the Allies. Negotiations are progressing.

The Bolsheviks declare that they are only warring against the Russian volunteer forces. There has been no firing or bloodshed

so far.

The evacuation of Sevastopol is being carried out with all haste. The Allies unfortunately lack ships, most of them being in Salonika, being loaded with stores evacuated from Odessa,

question

CLAIMS OF DOMINIONS FOR REPARATION.

The other subjects of discussion will be the method of payment of pensions of soldiers and dependents, and a number of questions respecting Germany's ex-colonies, the value of which to the datory "States will be placed against the reparation claim.

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(ESTABLISHED 1881).

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE CAIRO DISTURBANCES.

TRIALS OF RINGLEADERS.

Cairo, April 18. Some of the chief leaders in the recent riots have been court-

martialled, and sentenced to between 15 months and three years' imprisonment.

Russian fleet

WHY TURKEY ENTERED THE WAR.

SOME STRIKING SIDELIGHTS.

THE TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT,

WEATHER STILL BAD.

1919.

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SINGLE COPY: 10 ¤rs.

BEE. 36 PER ANNUM,

HONGKONG TRAMWAY

COMPANY.

THE QUESTION OF A "

KOWLOON SERVICE

The night of i

G-B EDISON

dustrial progress**

ANDERSEN MEYER & CO., LTD, SOLE AGENTS.

on the 1st March, 1916, and 2nd July, 1918, and on each occasion we have been informed on that the Government are not pre- pared at present to consider such

a concession. We do not know

To-Day's Exchange.

The closing rate of the dollar demand to-day was 3e 4.7-16d.-

The Weather.

what the Government's inten- 2994, Temperature = p.m. -—-70. Forecast: rain. Barometer- tions in this matter are, but we Humidity 2pm-85.

wish to make it clear that it is not the fault of this company

sun.

LEST WE FORGET.

was removed.

AS

poor

The ordinary general meeting that Kowloon is without a tram of the Hongkong Tramway Com-way line to-day. We realise pany, Ltd., was held at the offices that it is unlikely that tram- of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and ways in Kowloon would pay to Company, Ltd., to-day st noon. commence with, but we have

The Hon. Mr. D. Landale sufficient confidence in the future spired, conceived a fiendish means Major Bach, as if suddenly in, Constantinople, April 15.

presided, and there were present to advocate the laying of a system of accentuating the agony of a Striking revelations in connection with Turkey's entry into the the Hon. Sir Paul Chater CM.G, in thas district to be regarded as prisoner condemend to panish- war transpired during the court-martial of the officials im- the Rev. Father Robert, the Hon. an extension o this Company's mant. The man would be tied to plicated in the Armenian atrocities. The accused, Yussuf Riza, Mr. Lau Chu Pak and Mr. A. lines and falling ander the axis the post about the middle of the admitted that Enver Pasha, prior to Turkey's entry, signed a con- Compton vention with Georgia for operations in the Caucasus for cutting of W. E. Roberts (Secretary) and this means we consider that beat fiercely to the post, and the (Directors), Mring Royalty conditions. By morning. The summer sun beat the Russian lines of retreat. Hence the extensive Turco-German Hestra G.C. Moxon, F. Matting-a tramway would be provided man's hat concessions in Georgia in the Brestlitovsk Treaty. Turkey always asserted that she did not intend to depart from her neutrality, buty, Ho Leung, G. Grimble, Sou more favourable terms to Consequently the the war imposed it owing to the unfortunate encounter with the Northcote, M. Manuk, Ho Kom the commanity than if laid wretch's head dropped forward on his chest, its crown became Tong, J. W. Stewart, T. M. by the Government

or by |Gregory and C.B. Buyers. a separate concorn and could be exposed to the fierce heat of the worked more economically under torture inflicted by the tightly Thus to the pain of the The Chairman said.-Geatle one Administration. While it is tied ropes (round wrists and men, the Report of the Directors the duty of the Government to ankles) And the strangling and the Statement of Accounts protect the Public in the matter senaation produced by the throat for the year 1918 having been in of charges by such Companies as pressing against the restraining your hands for some time, I will, this and see that efficient services rope was added the racking with your permission, take them are rendered, I think they would torment of intolerable heat play- as read. The profit for the year, do well to leave the rest to Private ing on a sensitive portion of the after providing "for deprecia-enterprise tion, royalty, and

When debenture doubt

very much human body.. whether

prisoner was in the height of his they have forment the eminent commandant interest, amounted to £52,235,-sufficient funds at their command would stroll up, and from a couple 15%, 8J. This is a considerable to satisfy the ever increasing of paces away would stand, legs increase on the previous year demands of the community for wide apart and hands clasped and is due to the higher rate of expansion of all Public utility behind his back, surveying the exchange at which the dollar a/cs Companies and s: the same time result of his devilry with the Lava been converted into sterling. do justice to the many and much greatest self-satisfaction. As the The year 1918 was an excep-needed Public Works of the prisoner groaned and moaned he tionally wet one, and it is there- place. Ід my opinion if would fling coarse joke, badinage, fore very satisfactory to find that private enterprise is

be and gibe at the helpless wretch, our traffic receipts increased by superceded and Public utility writhed in order to seek some and when the latter struggled and $23,552, particularly so as 'our Companies are 10 Valley suffered heavily in con-natural expansion of Hongkong anhappy man summer traffic to he Happy Government Departments the laugh aproariously, urge

become relief, though in vain, he would

to kick zo.aro catastrophe at the Race Course delayed as it has been in the with delight as his advice was. sequence of

deplorable will be greatly hindered and energetically, and then shriek The total number of passengers present case. carried during the year, exclus- I now beg to propose

St. John (Newfoundand) April 17. The weather is still totally unsuitable for a Trans-Atlantic flight. High winds and snow squalls continue. Sopwith and Martinsyde aeroplanes are ready to start as soon as the weather improves, but the delay is likely to last until to-morrow as reports indicate similar conditions in the mid-Atlantic.

NEWS BY

WIRELESS.

Service).

Daily Bulletin

FOOD RELIEF...

Paris. April 22.

Mr. Hoover, Director-General of Relief, reviewed the measures carried out in March by the United States, Great Britain. France and Italy, and co-ordinated with the Economic Council. He an- nounced that supplies were distributed in March approximating $95,000,000, of which all but $2,500,000 were "furnished on the deferred payment system, the amount totalling 388,041 tons American Wireless.

**VICTORY ARMADA.”

LIBERTY VICTORY LOAN.

issue.-American Wireless,

ADDITIONAL CHINESE DELEGATE.

the

for 1

to

the

apparently taken to heart, only to "that accentuate the torture.-Extract ive of monthly ticket holders, the Report of the Directors and from "Sixteen Months in Four amounted to 12.283,979, an in- Statement of Accounts for the German Prisons,” by Mr. H. C. crease of 427,710 over the year ended 31st December 1918 Mahoney. previous year. Working ex-be and the same are hereby penses increased by $35,398, adopted,"

the

Mr. Ho Lenng proposed, and Mr. Ho Kom Tong seconded, the re-election to the ward of Directors of Sir Robert Ho Tung and the motion was corried.

NEW CHINESE PAPER

FOR HONGKONG.

DON'T FORGET.

New York. April 22. The Atlantic Fleet, comprising ships whose tonnage formed the this being due to the high The Hon. Sir Paul Chater greater part of the "Victory Armada," steamed into New York har prices paid for ccal and other seconded and the motion was bour on Monday morning to give 30,000 sailors and marines anmaterials. 1. am pleased carried. hour ashore.

With its arrival the greatest assemblage of ships ever sent to ad in the cost of coal for the the Hon. Sir Paul Chater second- to say that a eaving will be effect- The Chairman proposed, and one port was constituted, the total being 103 vessels on the road at anchor in the north river. "

present year, and it is to be led, that the fins! Dividend for

Hongkong is shortly to have its Admiral Henry Mayo. Commander of 13 super-dreadnoughts, hoped that with a retura of the year ended 31st December first evening Chinese newspaper, sent his fighting feet, which was preceded by 50 destroyers.ormal conditions the prices of 1918 at the rate of ten pence per for the Hongkong Chinese come American Wireless.

materials required for main-share (making 3 total of mercial News is to Come tenance will be reduced to some-out shilling And

fire into being next month. The thing approximating to

their pence per share for the new paper, we understand, former level. A large year) recommended by the Direc is backed by the local Chinese expenditure has to be incurred tors be and is hereby, sanctioned, Chamber of Commerce, and Washington, April 22. in the near future in renewing and that the same be paid to besides recording current The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Glass, in the Metropolitan the rails of TO BE SETTLED AT AN IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

happenings will specialise in Opera House, on Sunday, announced the terms of the Fifth Liberty between Whitty

tramway Shareholders on the Colonial commercial news and also the Paris, April 18.

Victory Loan."

Street and (Hongkong) Register at the Ex-latest cables from Peking and which The British Empire delegation have decided that Great Britain's

Mr. Glass said that although the other issues of Government } Causeway Bay,

are change rate of Three shillinga and Shanghai. It will be printed in reparation claim against Germany will include the claims of various securities for finance relating to the war were expended, they were

now worn out. The original four-peace farthing per Hongkong the vernacular. Dominions and of India. Immediately Germany signs the Peace not floating a popular campaign. The amount of the Fifth Loan cost of these rails will all have dolar, and the motion was carried. Mr. Luk Hing-nam, who for Treaty, a meeting of what will virtually be the Imperial Conference will be $4,500,000,000, and oversubscriptions will be rejected. Interest been written off in depreciation Mr. G. C. Maxna proposed, and over fifteen years has been will be held at London for the purpose of adjusting the claims of will be at the rate of 434 per cent, with maturity at four years, the by the end of this year, I referred Mr. M. Manuk seconded, the re editor of the Wah Taz Yat Po, Great Britain, the Dominions and India and for deciding the method Treasury reserving the privilege of redeeming the bouds in three at our last meeting to the heavy election to the Board of Directors will occupy the position of editor of payment. lump sum down from Great Britain, the Conference will discuss the which may also be converted subsequently into the 434 per cent. the track, and drew attention to Mr. A. H. Compton and the

If one or more of the Dominions prefer to accept a years. Three and three-quarter per cent. notes will be issued later, expenditure entailed in repairing of the Rev. Father Robert and and translator on the journal. We wish the venture every the excessive wear and tear caus-motion was carried.

SUCCESS. ed by the coolie trucks. The Government are now enforcing the tre regalation requiring slow going vehicles to keep to the side of the road, so that when the track has been relaid the main-

Mr. J. W. Steward proposed, tenance charges will be very and Mr. M. 8. Northeute seconderi, much reduced. Arrangements the re-election of Messrs Lowe, have been made to redeem the Bingham and Matthews as auli-Victoris Theatre 9.15 pm outstanding Debentures of the tors for the ensuing year, at a Company, which Bmount

to remuneration of $1,000 and the $129,900, and the Hongkong and motion was carried. Shanghai Banking Corporation, The Chairman announced that Hoogkong, are temporarily ad-dividend wariants were ready vancing the sum required for this and the meeting terminated. purpose. Your Directors decided that it would be a sound policy to pay off these Debatures while the rate of exchange was high, Germany under the Peace Treaty must pay five billion dollarsity therefor. At the rate of

and to substitute a dollar liabil cash or its equivalent in commodities before May 1, 1921.

-DOMESTICS' £5 A YEAR RISE. Germany must also issue immediately to the Allied and exchange of 3.7d. which has Associated Governments 20 billion interest-bearing bands, the rate beep secured, the cost of the under the LC.Card to be increas. The wages of domestic servants of interest on the bonds until, 1926 to be either two or three per sterling amount is $725,023. cent and after that date five per cent., according to the present

ed by £5 a year. At the residen-Meeting--12.30 p.m. plans.

I think it is only right the hislargiring colleges maids (under Aladdin at the Royal shareholders and the public the new scale) will get £31 year, Theatre.-9.15 p.m. The bonds are to be repayable in instalments within a period of should know that we have on cooks £50, and assistant cooks 15 years. Probably thers will be such, control by a Centralveral occasions applied to the £32. Children boarded out by the Commission of the Allied and Associated Governments so that thet The following figures show the tremendous work of drawing bonds cannot be marketed in quantities sufficient to break the price Government for permission to spent upon their clothes in a year up the Peace Treaty. There are between 800 and 1,000 clases, Germany must pay other amounts for damage done approximate inaugurate a Tramway Service instead of £4: The funeral allowing 4

spent upon theirclothes in faturs The complete text will fill 350 pages. The clauses referring to the to her means, to be determined as the maximum by the Commission in Kowloon. Before the War we ance for dead firemen has been disarmament of Germany alone number s hundred and the clauses on Beparation of the Allied Governments and of Germany, which regarding the Barre basin also a hundred.

1st October, 1913, Finsated by the LCC. from 5 shall report before May 1, 1921. American Wireless

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TROOP TRAINS COLLIDE IN FRANCE.

FRENCH AND AMERICAN CASUALTIES.

Pariz, April 13. Two troop trains respectively carrying French and Americans have collided. Twenty were killed and 45 injured.

GERMANY'S WORLD TREATIES.

HER RIGHTS TO BE. LIQUIDATED.

Paris, April 17. The draft Treaty with Germany is assuming more and more the form of a complete treaty. For example, it will include provisions for the future regime of Kiaoghau and Spitzbergen. Indeed, it is desired to liquidate the rights secured by Germany everywhere in the world by treaties concluded by her in the past.

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PONDEROUS CLAUSES IN PEACE TREATY.

A MONUMENT OF LABOUR.

Paris, April 18.

Chicago, April 22, Wang Chang-wei, en route to the Paris Peace Conference, arrived at Chicago on Sunday.-American Wireless.

COUNCIL OF FOUR.

Paris, April 22. There was a sitting of the Council of Four on Sunday evening, presided over by President Wilson, as the result of Mr. Lloyd George's determination to return to London on Monday.-American Wireless.

GERMANY'S FINANCIAL RETRIBUTION.

Paris, April 22.

TO-DAY.

Coronet Theatre-5,15 and 9,15

D.05.

TO-MORROW.

Victoria Theatre 9.15 p. Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9,15

FRIDAY, APRIL 25,

Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd.-Extraordinary.Gen- eral Meeting. Nưốn. Ltd.-Extraordinary General British Traders Insurance Co

SATURDAY,

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