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68970 六拜禮 號八十月十英港香

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1919.

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

COERCIVE MEASURES AGAINST RUSSIA.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

BLOW FOR THE BOLSHEVIKS.

ALLIES ASK GERMAN CO-OPERATION...

Loudon, October 15. Rautor learns that the Allies, on behalf of the Peste Conference. have sent a Note to the German Government inviting co-operation in certain coercive theasures against Soviet Russia.

This undetailed statement partially elucidates what have been widely described 85 & mystery, reports from Berlin, announcing the receipt of the Allied Note inviting participation in the blockade of Soviet Russia which had hitherto been regarded as well-night incredible. The Times, before the above confirmation, emphasised that such an Allied Note would be a triumph for German policy beyond the dreams of the most presumptuous German statesmen and as giving to Germany, who has consistently fostered and exploited Bolshevism, an effective means of resping the immense political and economic advantages for which she ploited.

GERMANS CONSIDER THEIR REPLY.

Paris. October 15.

The Supreme Council seat on the 9th inst. a Note to Germany and certain Neutrals asking collaboration in ensuring the blockada of Soviet Russia, deciding not to publish the Note until replies have been received.

The Foreign Affairs Committee of the German National Assembly met on the 14th and considered the nature of its reply to the Entente.

The Secretariat of the Peace Conference was already received

replies from several Neutral Powers

THE RUSSIAN TANGLE.

GERMANS COMMIT OUTRAGES.

Landina, October 15,

Rauter learns that the Bolsheviks have mobilised the population for the defence of Tala.

The rapidity of General Denikin's operations has greatly alarmed the Soviet press, all the former landowners and civil officials of Petrograd and Moscow being registered and air raid precautions are being taken.

A plot has been discovered, implicating 800 officers, to seize the wireless at Moscow and announce the fall of the Soviet and organise an armed insurrection.

The troops of General Von de Goltz are realising that occupation

of Northern Lithuania is ending and are indulging in abominable outrages. Upon the refusal of the Lithuanians to surrender barracks at Chavli, the Germans invaded the gymnasiums and attacked with the utmost severity children and teachers with sabres and muskets throwing them down stairways and out of windows, severely injuring forty,

PRESIDENT POINCARE TO VISIT ENGLAND.

DETAILS OF ARRANGEMENTS.

London. October 15.

The visit of President Poincare to England, which was post poned owing to the railway strike, is now fixed for November 11. The President, accompanied by Madame, will be the guests of His Majesty and will stay at Buckingham Palace. The Foreign Minis- ter, M. Fichon, is included in the party. Their Majesties will meet President Poincare at Victoris and drive with him to the Palace. A state banquet and reception will be given in the evening. The Pro- sident lunches at the Guildhall on November 11 and will later- entertain His Majesty at a banquet at the French Embassy. He will proceed to Glasgow on November 12, where he will be installed as Lord Rector of the University. He will return to France on Novem- ber 14.

THE FIUME QUESTION.

A NEW BUFFER STATE SUGGESTED.

Rome, October 15. Signor Tittoni has forwarded to the Peace Conference a new proposal, suggesting the constitution of an Independent State of Fiume, comprising Idria and Adelberg to be under the protection of the League of Nations, but assigning to Italy the district of Volussa, thereby insuring the territorial continuity of Italy and Fiume, the latter forming a buffer state between Italy and Yugo-Slavia. It is asserted that the scheme is approved by the National Council of Fiume.

MARSEILLES STRIKE SETTLED.

Marseilles, October 15.

The strike of officers, engineers and tugboat compsajes has been settled. Work is being resumed immediately.

OBITUARY

London, October 15.

The death is announced of Lieut.-Commander Norman C. Craig, K.C., M.P., who was Unionist Member for the Isle of Thanet Division of Kent since 1910.

THE CHINESE CONFERENCE.

Shanghai, October 17.

Tang Shao-yi in an interview said he would refuse to decide the method of the publication of the secret treaties and loan agreements. He reiterates the demand made four months ago that the foreign offices in Peking and Tokio publish and cancel them.

to receive delegates "on important business." Tang Shac-yi is Wang I-tung has written to Tang Shao-yi requesting the latter ignoring the letter. very dubious.

The outlook for resumption of the Conference is the South is standing pat, reiterating its former demands.

Opinion here is that the North is camouflaging and

EXPORTING SUGAR.

An Indian inerchant in Penang dollars for attempting to export sugar.

Singapore, October 17. has been fined one thousand

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

RESIGNATION OF ADMIRAL WEMYSS.

London, Oct. 15,

The Admiralty announces that Admiral Wemyss is reign- ing neither for reasons of health for because he is taking by any other appointment. He accepted the First Sea Lordship solely because he was asked to undertake it in wartime. Now the Xary is returning to peace conditions he feels at liberty to resiga.

THE QUEEN OF HOLLAND.

London, Oct. 13. .. Further enquiries at Amsterdam show that the alleged official statement by the Queen of Hollands of her impending visit to the Dutch East-Indies is unauthorised as no definite statement has hitherto been obtainable.

SHIPBUILDING.

London, Oct. 15.

Lloyds Register states that 2,800,000 tons of merchant shipping were being constructed in the United Kingdom on Sept. 30 an increase of 203.000 tons compared with July 30. A feature is the increase in the number of bigger ships building. 5,250,000 tons are building abroad whereof 258,400 thousand are under Lloyds Register.

THE SUGAR RATION.

London, Oct. 15.

The weekly ration of sugar has been fixed at eight ounces The worlds supplies of sugar are so short that the strictest rationing is essential to prevent & further rise in price,

THE CESAREWICH.

Londen, Oct. 15.

The Cesarewich resulted as follows. 1, Ivanhoe (100/6); 1, Golden Melody (4/1); 3, Bridgend (20/1). Nineteen ran. Wen by a length and a half, a neck between second and third.

London, Oct 15. Severe fighting continues on both the Petrograd and Moscow fronts. Denikin's rapid advance in the neighbour- hood of Orel has caused a panic among the Bolsheviks at Moscow. The Letts are apparently still holding out at Riga delying Bermondt who now styles himself Prince Avaloff but the most sensational development is the break through in the direction of Petrograd of Yudenitch's North-west Russian Army. A Bolshevik communique reports him twenty-five miles west of Gatchina, otherwise only forty miles from Petrograd and according to a Helsingfors despatch Yudenitch expects to enter the capital within three weeks and overthrow the Bolshevik rule in the Autumn. Meanwhile the Estonians advancing from Narva bare reached Moloskovitshi. halfway between Fauburg and Gatchina. According to a despatch from Beral dated Oct. 13 Yadenitch's offensive opened with the capture of Yamburg last week. His advanceguard ander General Glasenapp took Volossova forty miles eastward on Oct. 12, reaching the most advanced point of the June offen- sire and captaring a thousand prisoners, an armoured train and the staff of an artillery brigade. Simultaneously Yadenitch striking successfully the Bolshevik main communications southwards is close at Luga and is reported to have recaptured Pskof, after advancing fifteen miles in twenty-four hears. The despatch says the offensive continues amil most patriotic enthusiasm on a front of a hundred miles. The Bolshevists are everywhere panicstricken. A British destroyer brought six German merchantmen to Reval in the last two days.

Denikin reports that in Tula direction on Oct. 13 after many days fierce fighting he captured Orel which is a great centre of the grain trade. The enemy have been flung back Northward. Several thousand prisoners, two batteries, and an enormous quantity of military booty have been captured.

THE PEACE TREATY.

Paris, Oct. 15 Although three Great Powers have ratified the Pear. Treaty the latter will not be operative until the representa- tive of the ratifying powers sign a proces verbal establishing that ratification has been deposited. This brief ceremony will take place at Quai Orsay soon and thereafter the League of Nations will become a fait accompli and the Reparations Com mission will be immediately constituted to determine German indemnities, dates payment etc.

VON DER GOLTZ RESIGNS.

Berlin, Oct. 15. The "Tages Zeitung" says Yon der Goltz has resigned from the army as a result of the latest Entente note. A Lottish communique dated 13 says German attacks on Riga continue. The enemy is using poisongas and trenchmortars. The situation is little changed. Quays on the river and harbour have been. damaged and there are many casualties among civilians.

WAR RESPONSIBILITY.

London, Oct 15. Telegrams from Berlin says that a German Parliamentary Commission, presided over by Doctor Binsheimer is sitting to inquire who are those responsible for the war. It expected that Ludendorff, Bernstorff and Hollweg will be called. "Vorwaerts" says the guilty made history pitilessly for millions. Now history will pass sentence pitilessly for in dividuals.

AMERICAN STRIKES.

New York, Oct 15. The backbone of the harbour strike is broken. Long- shoremen have voted in favour of resumption of work sad other strikers have accepted terms.

Washington, Oct. 15. The Senate Commerce Committee has recommenced legislation penalising the railway strikez.

MORE LABOUR TROUBLES.

Londen, Oct. 1ầu:

The Iron Founders Societies have recommended that members reject the terms of settlement,

FROM ELECTRICAL-DEALERS

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

The closing rate of the dollar, on demand, to-day was 4s 13 15 16

WAR SERVICES.

"MENTIONS" FOR

HONGKONG MEN.

To-day's Gorerament Gazette contains the following notifica- tion:

On the conclusion of Peace the names of the following members of the Hongkong Defence Corps and the Hongkong Police RoseITE, are by direction of His Excellency the Governor published in addi- tion to those included in Gazette Notification No. 320 of the 13th July, 1917, for valuable services rendered in connection with the

War:-

HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS. Major John Henry William Armstrong, V.D.

Captain George Edward Stewart.

Captain Frederick William James.

Captain Arthur Edgar Wright. Sergeant Major Charles Bond. Company Quartermaster Ser geant Harold Wallace Petley.

Sergeant Robert John Everest. Sergeant Ernest Vernon Mitchelmore.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

Francis Charles Jenkin, Esq., C.B.E., Deputy Superintendent."

John William Franks, Esq., Assistant Superintendent,

Chief Inspector (Musketry) Sydney John Chinchen.

Chief Inspector George Edward Roylance.

Chief Inspector Leonardo d'Almada e Castro.

tia.

Chief Inspector Wong Kwong-

Chief Inspector Sirdar Khan.

LOCAL WEDDING.

AUSTIN-GORDON.

One of the most interesting weddings that have taken place in the Colony for some time was that which was solemnised this morning at St. Joseph's Church, the contracting parties being Mr. Reginald Mein Austin, of Mears. Jardine, Matheson and Co. Ltd., eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Mein Austin, of Black Clachrie, Barrbill, Ayrshire, and Miss Margaret Grant Gordon, fourth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Gordon, of Hongkong. Both bride and bridegroom are extreme- ly well-known in the Colony, and. the large congregation that assembled at the church was a compliment to their popularity.

A unique feature of the wedding was that the whole of the bridal party was conveyed to and from the church by the motor engines of the Hongkong Fire Brigade, the bridegroom being a prominent member of the Volunteer Brigade. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father Augustine. The bride, who was given away by her father, one of the Colony's oldest residents, was attired in a dress of white charmeuse and silver with a train of white satin lined with white Georgette and trimmed with large silver lovers". knots. She carried a shower bouquet of white camation gardena and asparagus fern.

The bridesmaids, Miss Alix Gordon and Miss Jean Gordon, sisters of the bride, were dresses of white French crepe, tunice trimmed with skunk, and mole panne, and velvet hats trimmed with skunk. They carried bouquets of pink carnation gardena, with maidenhair forn. Little Miss Betty Kennett acted as train-bearer. The bride's mother was attired in a dress of violet French crepe and a velvet hat trimmed with ospreys,

Mr. R. Kennedy,

of the Mercantile Bank, carried out the duties of "beat man."

At the conclusion of the care- mang," a raception was held at the Hongkong Hotel; the newly-married pair ister leav

ng for Fanling, were the honeymoon will be spent, Mr. T. F. Hough having loaned his bungalow. Mrs. Austin's going- away dress was of white Franch crepe trimmed with skunk and she wore a black hat trimrned. with ostrich feathers