FLKS AND KEEP COOL
ANDERSEN MEYER & CO. LTD.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
(ESTABLISHED 1881).
8249 弍拜雞號十弍月五英港香. TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1919.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE AFGHAN SITUATION.
A SUCCESSFUL MINOR ACTION.
Simla, May 16," The Mirs of Hunza and Nagar, the Governors of Yasin, Panial, Ishkoma and the Ghiar Gilgit Agency have offered alt their services to the Viceroy and placed their resources absolutely at the disposal of the King.
The Mohmande report that a large number of corpses of horses, mules and elephants floated down the Kabul River on the 16th.
There is no news from Khyber or the Dakka aTCL,
A minor but very successful action is reported from Chitral. A party of Afghans established themselves a few miles above Arnawai on the river, and a detachment of Chitral Scouts, aided by the Methtar's body-guard, attacked and drove them back into Afghan limits, leaving several dead behind. We suffered no castialties.
At Kurram and Chaman all is quiet.
The tribal situation is continuing excellent,
In spite of their request for a cessation of hostilities, the Afghans are still making every effort to stir up the tribes by means of agents and propaganda.
AMERICAN COTTON EXPORTS...
A NEW CORPORATION BEING FORMED.
New Orleans, May 13...
conference of cotton interests is being held here with a view to the organisation of an American Cotton Exports and Financing Corporation. It has been decided that the Corporation's. capital be one hundred million dollars.
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
GERMANS BUSY WRITING NOTES.
Paris, May 12. Count Brockdorff Rantzau seat in a space of twenty-four hours four communications to the President of the Peace Confer- ence. French circles state that if Rantzau's epistolary efforts may be taken as a criterion of the state of mind of Germany, she is far from ready for admission to a league of civilised nations.- Hovas
AN ANGLO-PRENGH AGREEMENT.
Paris, May 12,
Britain and France have come to an agreement regarding the division of the Cameroons and Togoland. The mandatory system will not be applied to Togoland or the Cameroons,-Hacus.
GOOD FOR THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT./
Paris, May 12. Peace Conference circles recognise that the German Govern- ment will probably be glad to have M. Clemenceau's unconditional refusal to enter into negotiations about the peace torms, as an argument to use against the panic of despair which is reported from Germany-Haca.
CHINA'S ATTITUDE
Paris, May 12.
It is rumoured in Paris circles that the Chinese Delegation has heen instructed by the Chinese Government to refuse to sign the Peace Treaty on account of the Shantung solution. Hacus.
ITALY AND FRANCE.
HOPES OF AN ALLIANCE.
Paris, May 12. Concerning the now Triple Alliance between France, the United States and Great Britain, Italian papers hope that such a bond may be created between France and Italy, this being a matter for later diplomatic negotiations and not for the present Treaty.-H2qs.
M. CLEMENCEAU'S BUSY SUNDAY.
Paris, May 12,
M. Clamenceau passed a busy Sunday conferring with M. Pichor" M. Venizelos, Mr. Balfour. and M. Tardieu, also calling upon President Wilson, with whom he remained a considerable time- Havas
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
FOOD CONTROL IN THE STRAITS.
TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
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nese Commercial News
THE DEADLOCK IN CHINA,
Service)
MORE FOREIGN ADVICE EXPECTED.
Shanghai, May. 19. It is reported that owing to the break in the Shanghai Peace Conference, the Diplomatic Corps will give China further advice:
The Southero delegates met together at Tang Shao-yi's residence to discuss whethegor not they should accept the Canton Government's request not to resign. The result is unknown.
Peking telegraphs to Canton that if the South will appoint new Peace Delegation they will also do the same.
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Chu Shu-tsang asks Chu Kai-kim to return immediately and not to associate with rascals in Shanghai.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
SINGLE, COPT:410 CTS."
"BEHAR 136 PER ANNUM
LAUNCHING OF "WAR DRIVER.'
SOLE 'AGENTS ·
ANDERSEN MEYER &
•No & Queen's Rood, Central.
Government to sodner give us priority for the necessary steel to enable us to get to work on these vessels. The first material FIRST STANDARD VESSEL Keel of the War Driver was laid resalied us in October and the AT TAIKOO.
at the end of that month. We have launched her to-day, her The launching of the War be put into place and we engines and boilers are ready to Driver, the first standard vessel Engineering Co. Ltd. took place and share her part in the world's built by the Taikoo Dook and confidently expect on July 10 she will be ready to take her place crowd of interested spectators Commerce. (Applause) I think this morning. There was a large Amongst those present were no better record of a vessel of under the circumstances there is His Excellency the Hon. Mr that size being completely built by
C.M.G., the
with
has a
Chu Kai-kim and Ng Ting-chong left Shanghai for Hangchow Gland Severn, on the 17th. Other Northern delegates have already gone to Nanking Hon Mr. W. Chatham, the Chinese labour. The War Driver there to await Chu Kai-kim until the 21st, when they will all proceed Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Com to Peking.
fis one of the well-known A certain party has demanded that Tien Ying-wong be appointed Thomson, Mr. J. Reid (dockyard classed at Lloyd's 100A1. It is Minister of Education, as a condition for maintaining the Chien manager). S. H. Dodwell, A413 feet in length, 52 feet 2 modore Gurner, Messrs. Ross standard design steamers and is Nung-fun Cabinet, which demand the Central Government is willing Shelton Hooper, K. Kremer, Winches in beam, and 11 feet 2 to accept. Tien Ying-wong hus proposed that after appointment he L Pattenden, D. Young, C. E. H. ches in depth and will remove the principals in all the schools and all the staff in Beavis, J.W. Graham, J. Lambert, capacity of 8,100 tons deadweight. the Ministry. This arouses strong opposition. All the schools will Flag-Captain Fisher, be suspended to-day.
Captain The shipbuilding industry of this The Central Government will issue a Mandate saying that Smith and Mr. Ponsonby-Fane. certain disadvantages in being so Carrington, D.S.D., Col. Clementi Colony, however, suffers from although the Shanghai Peace Conference has broken up, the Government will continue trying to arrange peace and there will ceremony of severing the cord supply of materials necessary for -
Lady Tudor performed the far removed from the source of not be any more fighting
The War Driver took to the water disadvantages are set off by cer- it but, in my opinion, these gracefulness, apparently She glided to the accompaniment I think, will insure the future conscious of her importance.tain advantages we enjoy which,
of the firing of crackers.
prosperity of the industry in this After the launching the guests Colony. The recent events have adjourned for the speech-making brought His Majesty's Navy and the mechantmen of the Empire MR. ROSS THOMSON'S into closer touch and contact than
SPEECH.
perhaps they have ever been Mr. Ross
before, and I consider it a happy Thomson saidomen for the future of this vessel Your Excellency, Lady Tudor, that we have been fortunate ladies and gentlemen-On behalf enough in succeeding in pursuad- of the Taikoo Dock and Engineer-ing Lady Tudor, the wife of the ing Company I wish to thank Commander of the fleet out here, von all most heartily for having to so gracefully perform that part come here today to assist us in of the work for us that removed the launching of the War Driver, the War Driver from the cradle an event which marks a further of her infancy to take her place atep forward in the shipbuilding on the bosom of the *arezz pf this Company which will be her future home. and also a further step I wish to thank you, Lady n the shipbuilding development Tudor, most deeply for your kind- nd industry the Colour of ly interest in this vessel, and I Hongkong vessel, although x ask you to accept this small not the biggest that has been ouvenir of the occasion. I st aunched by this Company, the rou to rise and drink with me to ccasion is yet unique in that he success, long life and prosper- his is the first standard vessel,ity of the War Driver,coupling the shich we have had the privilegoast with the name of Lady of constructing to the order of Tudor, whom I have His Majesty's Government an
great pleasure in asking to accept this
RECONSTRUCTION TASK BEGUN.
London, May 14.
The report of the Advisory Council on local reconstrue tion states that active reconstraction is being carried on by local associations in Birmingham, Bristol, Devon, Cornwall, Liverpool, North and South Wales and Ireland and other associations are forming. It mentions as an example of the work the establishment in Wales of a committee in gap nection with agricnre, social life in the villages, power and rural indies. The Council recommends the formation of fedeon of reconstruction associations.. each of which shouldbe free from Government control
THE SILVER MARKET.
London May 13. Silver is quoted 551d. to 50d. American selling orders. The tone is uncertain.
CORONET THEATRE.
A SPLENDID FILM.
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is such it is evidence of the facsmall token as a souvenir of the hat the fame and reputation ccasion.
the toast was heartily
of this yard and of the infuse some of the characteristics Colony of Hongkong as a ship-Lady Toder a diamond brooch, Mr. Ross Thomson then handed of her former surroundings into building "centre had become and the staid home she shares with extended. going wider afield and honoured. · her prima spinster aunt. Tharning the confidence of the latter's old-fashioned ideas and greatest shipping authorities of THE COMMODORE'S SPECH. conventional outlook were the world. We would have Commodore Gurner, replying blame for the auccessiv liked to have completed this for Lady Tudor: said :--- shocks she endured with every vessel and her sisters. of which A delightful film, "The Girl attempt
Mr. Ross Thompson, ladies at innovation from Bohemia", is now being her niece.
by ou may have noticed three and, gentlemen,Lady Tudor The picture also alongside in various stages of has asked me to thank you for shown at the Coronet. It isves a humorous insight into construction, · before Armis-the honour you have done her in finely-acted photo-play with Mrs. the life led by the denizens of the tice
was declared, Irene Castle in the star role as Quartier de Beaux Aris, and thetwas not the Company's fault Driver." It is a fine achieve but inviting her to launch the War Alice Paige, a girl of modern film can b most favourably that we had none of these vessels ment to build such ideas who seeks to escape the compared to others in which Mrs in commission before tha: time, Hongkong
a ship in shackles of convention byentering Castle appears. The Girl from and the time of the greatest is
und I hope she into the gay life of the Bohemian Bohemia" deserved well of the pressure on the tonnage of the many more and even larger only a forerunner of quarter of New York. Returning crowded houses which attended Empire had passed. This was ships to be built in the days to home an heiress, she attempts to yesterday's shows.
solely due to the inability of the come. I understand that both
To-Day's Exchange,
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29.63%
Humidity
TELEGRAMS.
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THE SILVER MARKET,"
London, May 14
Silver is quoted at 543 to 533 d. The market is steady.
'LEST WE FORGET.
About 4th August, I am not sure to a day or so, near Vottem we were pursuing some Uhlans I saw a man woman, and a girl about 9, who had been killed: They were ou the threshold of a house, one on the top of the other as if they had been shot down. one after the other, as they tried to escape. The same day, or the The members day after, I was on patrol duty. of the patrol were not of my class, and I do not know their names. Rear Vottem we found an old man of about 70 hanging from a tree. The Uhlans had just passed. The same day we found another man, a civilian, lying dead in the road. He had been ebot.. After the battle of Liege I saw the Gers mans bayaneting the Belgian wounded as they the Germans advanced I was about 300 yards off. I saw seven or eight so killed Official deposition of s a Belgian soldier before the Com mittee on German outrages.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.15
TO-MORROW.
p.m.
Victoria Theatre -9.15 p.m. Coronet Theatre 5,15 and 9.15
p.m.
iron and coal haye been dis- covered in the vicinity of Hong- kong. Some day no doubt, these the supply of cheap labour which will be workable. Add to them is always at hand, you have "all you require, and ought to be able to compete with any other" yard in the world. Messrs. But terfield & Swire are agents for the finest cargo ships afloat, aüd when they start to design and build for themselves, will have a grand opportunity of trying to improve on these ships: and when I say improve,I mean in every reg- pect. Accomodation, cargo capa- city, facilties for dealing quickly with cargo, and also speed. This last is a thing I can speak of with feeling as I have escorted Convoys across the Atlantic from their original inception until the end of 1917. It was my ill- fortune never to have a cargo convoy with a speed greater than 8 knots on paper, which in practice seldom if ever ceeded 72, even in fine weather Now it seems to me cont the cost of coal expended £T getting extra speed auto certain point, is more than counter-balanced by the number of hips a ship could do in a year. In this connection I would like to tell you some of the difficulties one had to contend with in the class of convoy I mentioned, which was over 30 ships. We cruised in 4 columns, until we to the danger zone and Lae) wore organised the into 8, with 4 ships in eac column the
Singapore, May 17.
Photo: Tientsin Prena.
MAMMOTH BRITISH ATE
It is understood that as the result of a meeting between the Government and the Chambers of Commerce the Government will Irish Channel to Deblin, over the city and over Dublin, Bay, over the
Yesterday we gave an account of & continuous flight of about 201 take over control of all rice, wheat and flour, and also possibly England to Selby, up the East Coast to Newcastle on Tyne and back. A bring in the ration system.
photograph, and which is the rival for the honour of the first flight Tere
Hyde L Ship R34-
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