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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

(ESTABLISHED ́ 1881).

69137 四拜禮 號十七月五與港香 THURSDAY MAT 20, 190.

LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAMS,

(From Our Chan Correspondent.]

TEN NEW BOATS FOR PACIFIC RUN.

VENEZUELA, COLOMBIA AND ECUADOR TO BE TAKEN OFF.

Shanghai, May 20.

Fire 14,000-ton passenger liners, having a speed of 1714 knots, have been allocated to the Admiral Line by the Shipping Board to

open a service to the Orient in October.

Five mere have been allocated to the Pasitic Mail Company Three will replace the Venezuela. Colombia and Ecuador, which

will be put on the Atlantic servize

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

TROOPS SENT TO IRELAND.

TWO THOUSAND FOR WEST CORK.

London, May 17. Two thousand troops have been landed at Bantry and distributed --throughout West-Cark,-where-they will be stationed Ave miles

apari.

USLIMITED USE OF ARMY,

· London, May 19.

Indicating that General Macrandy is to have unlimited call upon the Army for service in Ireland, Mr. Honar Law in the House of Commons declared that the Government would send any troops the Irish Executive requested.

Mesuwhile the state of Londonderry is electric. Hundreds of| troops with machine-guns and armoured cars are posted at certain} points.

The situation in Ulster appears to be developing according to the forecast of Sunday morning. It is feared the Covenanters may break out of all bounds if Sion Fein further spreads to the North- East Counties.

THE IRISH PARLIAMENTS.

SECOND CHAMBERS' APPROVED.

London, May 18.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

GERMANY'S INDEMNITY.

125 MILLIARD MARKS THE MINIMUM.

The Internationa! Conference at Brussels will probably be postponed until after the Conference at Spa.

BERT FGLE COPY: 10 CTS.

SEAPLANE HERE.

TRIAL FLIGHTS FROM MACAO.

836 PER ANNDM,

LOCAL WEDLING.

STRANGE--SCOTT.

VANCOUVER PORT.

RICH GIRL ELOPES WITH BLIND MAN.

HONGKONG OPINION.

At St. John's Cathedral yea- Sama t'me ago the Vancouver Considerabla interest sterday afternoon, a pretty wedd Board of Trade sent out a request aroused amongst the Chinese offing took place, the contrasting for some expression of opinion of the Colony yesterday and to-day parties boing Mr. Henry Edward Vancouver's port. Paris, May 17. when a seaplane made its appear. Strange, of the-Hanitary Depart- The Hongkong Chamber of Well-informed circles state that Mr. Lloyd George and M. ance over the city. This was the ment, a son of Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Commerce in replying quotes the “Almirante Facod'Arcos," be. Strange, of Kensington, London, Harbour Master of Hongkong ma Millerand laid down at Hythe the sum of 125 milliard marks as

longing to Captain GE.Wand Miss Mstikla Grace Scott, stating that, from enquiries, be kad being the minimum for the German Indemnity in order to aroid Ricous Company. which was daughter of the late (Captain A. gathered that excessive harbour dificulties by the fluctuation in rates of exchange. Mr. Lloyd undergoing preliminary fights Scott, of the Ca Service, and and pilotage dues and lack of George's refusal to recognise the priority of France to reparation preparatory to its being put into of Mrs. Sedih renock, facilities for rapid džoharge, of........ was especially dua to the objections of the British Dominions whɔ commercial service. Is made Scotland.

cargo assisted neighbouring are counting on the money due from Germany in order to assure the two appearances here yesterday, The coremony was performed American ports being preferred payment of soldiers' pensions. The French delegates proposed the Bring to this Color from Macan by the Rev. Mr. Shewall, Chaplain sa places of call payment of the indemnity in thirty-three annual instalments and

to the Forces) whilst Mr. Denman the raising of a large loan covered by Germany and the Allies with 11 am, and 8 pm

The position of the machine in Faller was at the organ. the indemnity as a security.

The bride, who was given aWBY its flight over the Colony evident ly indicated that the scruples bald by Mr. R. R. Wood, was attired: by the Government in regardția a dress of ivory satin, covered to the fortifications had been with shadow lace, with orange removed.

blossom, white heather and pearl The Almirante Paco d'Arcos" trimming, and a veil surmounted again returned to the Colony this with orange bloesCHDB. She morning, arriving here from carried a bouquet of pink. and Macao at about 12.15 p.m. It white roses with maidenhair society girl alighted on the harbour ntar foras, and was attended by the wealthy, with a poor blind man Kowloon Point and then came Missen G. Glendinning and Irene a deeply interested Phila- to a buoy near the Hongkong Jenkins, as bridesmaida and by delphia and Baltimore.

The lady is Miss Alice Prince. Star Ferry Wharf. Pa Master R. B. Wood, sa paga, sengers on the ferry boats had The bridesmaids wore dresses of sister of Captain John Prince, of In the House of Lords, hord Stanhope, moving the sscond reading good view of the machine, whilst pale blue charmeuse with Johns Hopkins University, who of the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Bill, said it largely hundreds of Chinese gathered shepherdess bonnets to match, killed while serving with rodined the Act of 1914 and subsequent measures.

He contended on Blake Pier and slong to and they carried baskets of pink the Maryland troops.

Sargeant McKechni

For two years sho bas devoted that foreigners ought not to be admitted while ex-Service men were waterfront to get a glimpse of the s

novel craft.

KAM.C., performed the duties of her time and spurgy to helping, walking the streets unemployed.

at the Evergreen Red Cross In- stitute for the Blind, near At the conclusion of the cere Baltimore, American soldiers who mony the couple adjourned to the out their sight in the war. The King Edward Hotel, where institution is similar to St. Dun reception was given to a large stan's in Londoo.

ALIENS BILL.

DISAPPROVED BY HOUSE OF LORDS.

London, May 18,

The Lord Chancellor declared that the proposals were wholly unworkable. The Bill could not be amended and inter ulio would involve a revolution of the whole system existing as a result of repeated conferences between the Home and Dominions Governments. It would involve a breach of understanding with the latter and con. stitute an attemp: to legislate for the Dominions within their own territories which they would undoubtedly most deeply resent and to (which it would be wholly impossible to give effect. The Bill was dropped without a division.

THE TURKISH TREATY.

DISPLEASES INDIAN MOSLEMI.

Bombay, May. 17.

The English papers, commenting on the Turkish Peace Treaty. Consider that Turkey go: off more lightly owing to the Mosler agitation in India. The Indian papers severely condamn the Treaty. They consider that Moslem claims have been completely ignored.

Lord Chelmsford has issued to the Moslems a massage of en- couragement and sympathy in connection with the Turkish Treaty, which, although in accordance with the high principles applied to other peace settlements, includes terms which Lord Chelmsford fears will be painful to all Maslens. He eulogises the war services

MORE SALARY.

LAND OFFICE FIGURES.

"best man."

ROMANCE OF AMERICAN ST. DUNSTAN'S.

The elopement of a well-known

beautiful

number of their friends. The The lucky bridegroom is Mr. toass to the bride and groom, pro-Walter. Boker, an instructor in posed by Mr. McKechnie, was re-

carpentry

and Entomobile sponded to by the bridegroom in mechanics, whose home is in suitable tarms. The honeymoon New York. The following increases in telis being spent at Macao and İsalaries of the Land Officer acd Canton..

Baker, who is 33 years old, has the Assistant Land Officerare an-

[been blind ́since he was 12 Hə The bridegroom's present to basremarkable talent, and studio2 nounced

the bride was a diamond and at Columbia University, where Land Officer from £900 to sapphire brooch, and those to the he graduated with bonours. When £1:100 by £25 annually, against bridesmaids were gold bunglés,, the war started he was earning“ £650 to £780 previously.

He received a diamond ring from a modest living by winding tape Assistant Land Officer from the bride.

round electric coils at a motor }£600 to £300 by £25 annually,

factory in New Jersey. Lagainst £420 to £510.

DAY BY DAY.

We are informed by Bishop:

W2.5

SUGAR CRISIS.

|

Mr. George A. Kessler, founder. and president of the Permanent Blind Relief War Band - for Soldiers snd Sailors of the Allies, a New York institution which has raised nearly 1,700,000 dols for the blind soldiers of Great Britain, France, Belgium, Italy, Serbia, Rumania and Po. ¡land, read, of Baker's ability, and 9.-Ur.engaged him as an instructor in the funi's institution at Neuilly, near Paris.

DUE TO BAD BUSINESS' POLICY.

Washington, May

C. Hoover's

Sug-

In the House of Commons during a discussion on the Home of the Indians, who contributed much to the Allied ideals of justica Pozzoni that the Rer. Father Rule Bill. Colonel Sir S. J. G. floare moved an amendment establish- and humanity. He believes the pro-war friendship with Turses John Mulligan died at Manila on ing a Second Chamber for both. Southern and Northern Ireland.

will quickly revive and a regenerate Turkey again stand as the Sunday evening. Father Mulliga: Herbert

one of the Redemptoris gestions for a solution of the Mr. Walter Long said the Government desired to make their pillar of the Islamic faith.

Soon after the United States Fathers who conducted a very sugar situation were made in a proposals part of a federal plan in which Great Britain and Ireland

Buccessful Mission here to telegram to Senator Capper (Rap) entered the conflict, and American would participate, and the central Parliament of which

months ago and was very musi. of Kansas in response to an blinded soldiers began to stream would be in London. The Government believed that in the fede-

bark to those ports of broken men, liked and esteemed by all the inquiry from the senator. ral system the best security for the minority would be found in a

the base hospitals. Baker wan Catholics. He was an PI- central Parliament. The Government proposed definitely to accept

Hoover said the present sugar sent to the front to assist them. captionally good orator and his position simply was due to bad From there he was eventually the principle of a Second Chamber for each of the two Irish Parlis-

sermons were most convincing business administration last Sep-1ransferred by the army author- ments. He emphasised that the Second Chamber must be no cana-

administration is to Evergreen: Timuĵed as to provide a real protection for the minority.”

train bad traversed twenty miles of outlying homesteads and villages children and the congregation of sugar crop for six and a half with Miss Prince's eyes, and it

The Prince of Wales was warmly welcomed after the royal and impressive. The deceased ember. The

was especially popular with the could have bought, the Calan There was nothing the matter each blazing with bonfires, while the inhabitants assembled in the St. Francis Church in Wanchaicente a pound and it would have would not be fair to say that they giare to cheer the royal passenger.

VITAL STATISTICS.

BRITAIN'S HECORD HIKTH KATE..

London. Mar 18.

THE PRINCES TOUR.

Dunedin, May 17.

EVACUATION OF GERMAN TOWNS.

Mayenco, May 17.

The evacuation of towns on the right bank of the Rhine was carried out this morning. The po¬ulation was warned by a laconic The quarterly return of marriages, births and deaths in England proclamation issued by General Degoutte, saying "The French will and Wales shows that there were 271,082 births, which is a record keep their word". The deaths numbered 137,637, which of 4,037 were due to influenza. Infant mortality was 88 per thousand, which is 32 per thousand below the average of the ten preceding first quarters. There were (280,760 births and 147,022 deaths registered during the three months ending December 31 in the United Kingdom, and the increase in population was therefore. 133.738. The marriages for the same quarter numbered "239,460.

BRITISH AID FOR EUROPE.

London, May 18,

It is officially announced that the Treasury has spent £452.320 | Since Jone last in grants to voluntary societies for the relief of famine-stricken areas in Europe in connection with the scheme whereby the Treasury pays a pound for every pound voluntarily raised.

London, May 17.-

HOME CRICKET.

Kent best Warwick by five wickets.

korkabire beat Derbyshire by an innings and 223 runs.

best Leicestershire by an innings and 154 runs.

ITALIAN POLITICS.

Rome, May 17.

EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

and he liked Hongkong so much given sugar to the consumer at were made blind by love, for that he intended to come here twelve cents a pound, be declared. Bakar is good-looking, clever. again as often as he could. Bishop Pozzoni is issuing a 79- “As a result of the failure of higbly, educated (as has been quest to all the Catholic con- the administration to act," said shown), and of a genial disposi- kregations in Hongkong to offer Mr. Hoover, we are subjected to special prayers for the repose of unparalleled speculation sud pro- the soul of the late Father Steering which is increasing the Malligeo.

price, imposing an additional tax on the people of about fifty dollars per family yearly.

He moves about and aels with

all the freedom and confidence of seeing person, and a stranger at first glance would not realise that be was blind at all.

A coil of steel rope, valued at "Profiteering is international. $332, is the subject of investiga-The situation cannot be remedied

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE. tions by the Police, following the by Attorney General Palmer's arrest of a Chinese boatwoman conception that forces of this The closing rate of the dollar, on and her grand daughter on whose character can be handled by putt-demand, to-day was 45./344). bost the rope was discovered ing people in jail. carefuly hidden. The Venezuela,

"Something could be done to

THE WEATHER.

from which vessel the rope was remedy matters if the govern Forecast:-Fair. Barometer:-

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY. Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9:15

Hongkong Theatre -5.15, 7.15

Signor Bonomi has rejected the task of forming a Cabinet, believed to have been taken.

ino 29.75. Temperature 2 p.m. -82 Towing-to-the-popular party declining to participate

has-been-mizeleased to but so farment, even now entered

| Dego:fations with the Targe Humidity & pann":-85; ino reply has been received con-

firming the suspicions of the European nations to stop bidding Police who were thus compelled against each other and secure onr fair share of the available supply. to ask a remand for the prisone ta st the Police Court this morning. "The second thing which could The women were charged with be done to break this gigantic being in unlawful possession hubble of speculation would be to of the rope by Inspector reduce consumption by the imme- Caygill, who stated that on diste rationing of Donessentia the 18th instant, following the consumers. More than one third receipt of certain informatiqn of the sugar used by candy, sweet and 9.15 p.m. a Chinese detective boarded the drinks and other manufactures is prisoners' boat which was then nonessential. lying in Yaumati Bay, and in a

"Doring the war these trades small, hold, which was carefully screened, he found the rope Patriotically cooperated with the neatly coiled up. The weight of public interests in such reduction the rope was such that it took sad themselves found substitule right men to carry it to the and other sweetening materials and 9.15 p.m. Police Station and must have for maintaining their trade.. taken many hours in the process They untoubtedly would on- of its removal from the steamer

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

STRAITS, RICE CONTROL LOSSES.

Singapore, May 19. The Government Gazette in raising the consumers' price of rice from $1 to $1.26 per gantang, says the total loss to the Government up to date in subsidising rice is $21,000,000. If it continued it would be $3,000,000 per month.

(Other Telegrams on Page 8.)

operate again,!-

TO-MORROW,

Company Meetings,- Union Insurance, Chins Fire and British Traders; from noon to 12.45. ́*

Coronet Theatre-5,25 and 9.15

Hongkong Theatre-5.15, 7.15

SATURDAY, MAY 22.

·Electrie · Co.—– Shareholders,” Keeting 11.30 sim