PRIDAY, JULY 31, 1914
BY
TELEGRAPH.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mait.)
THE EUROPEAN CRISIS.
GREAT BRITAIN SINKS DOMESTIO DIFFERENCES
PRESENTING A UNITED FRONT.
BATTLE NEAR BELGRADE,
LONDON, July 30.
Mobiliation is proceeding in fifty two of the seventy-eight Governments of Rulin
Reserves and Territorial
Assisting."
Special Reserve sections nad Terri
The Emperor Francis Jusepp and there are asisting in the Beitish
Arehluke Charles. Louis, the Heir Pro. auppoive, are returning to Vienna,
Activity at. Malta.“
precautionary military movements.
Russian Preparations.
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The lights in the Gulf of Finland
It itted that a precautionary are being extinguished and night, atage of mobilsation has been ordered. (navigation is being prohibited.
There has been much activity in the dockyard, where work has been pro- seding all night. All leave has heen cancelled"
Discount Rate.
The Bank of England discount ratej new stands at 4 per cent."
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Loxios, July 31.....
Great Britain's Attitude. In the House of Common's yesterday the second reading of the Amending Bill was postponed,
"Mr. Asquith, ip explanation, exid: We meet today under conditions of eravity which are almost unparalleled in the experience of anyone of us,
The issuer of 'peace and war ar banging in the halanes with the risk of catastrophe of which it is impossible to measure the dimensions or the effects. Consequently, it is vital to the whole world that Great Britain, which has no interests of her own directly at
Price of Consoln.
Consoly clowed 6.
French Finances.
The French Baak rate of discount is now at 4 per cent.
Artillery Battle Near Belgrade.
states that an artillery battle is report- A telegram from St. Petersbarg ed to have begun near Suederavo to the south of Belgrade.
Germany and Husein.
it is reported in diplomatic circles that A telegram from Berlin states that
Germany has asked Russia for at explanation of her mobiliation and hai requested a reply at speedily as possible.
Situation Still Grave.
stake, should present united front- Reuter states that at 11 p.m. last '¿(Load Cheers) -ând be able to apenknight the view of the diplomats on the and wet with the authority of an un-situation was that it was still grave divided nation..
despite the powerful influences work.
If to-day we proceeded with the ing for peice. Amending Bill we should inevitably be
The news of besh military move-
involved in senta controversies con-ments are occasioning serious concern.
cerning domestic differences, and such mao of our time at such a moment may beto injurious effects, lastingly in- farious to the International situation. Mr. Four Law shares fully my viowa, We therefore propose to postpone the Amending Bill without prejudice to its future, hoping that the patriotism of l parties will contribute to achievo what lies in our power, if not to avert, at least to circumscribe the calamities threatening the whole world.
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No Dissent.
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Belgrade In Tlames..
A telegram from Belgende statos that it is officially stated that Belgrade is in flames.
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE CHINA MAID!!
(Reuter's Service to the Chino Mait.):
HOME RACING.
RESULT OF THE GOODWOOD CUP,
LONDON, July 30,
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KOWLOON BRITISH
SCHOOL
PRIZES PRESENTED BY HE, THE GOVERNOR.
THE SIBERIAN ROUTE.
Metary Thon, Cook and Son recolted cable, dispatched from London yesterday, to the effect that they had been advised that interruption in Siberia at present, through the European situation, is serious,
B.E. the Joremor, Six Heary Bay, K.C.M.Q., visited Kowloon British School this moroing and presented the years' prizos to the children. Dispite the wretch When he was a boy if he had not played The tee for the Goodwood Cupled weather there was a fairly numerous games x fellow school boys would have. (handicap. 24 miles) resulted us gathering of parents. His Excellency.pelled him to join in. If he could not follows:-
who was accompanied by his A.D., was all the boys to join the cadet corps grooted with a song by the whole school should see to it that the others quickly he would suggest that those who did belong
Sir A. Bailey's Son-in-Law
(F. Builock) 7st. lb. 1 he entered the room, and before the head-joined. Boys bed a way of bringing about
ME. Arthur James" At Last ...
(Lickaby) B.
Dr. Ernest Dresden's Florist.
Gordon Meadows gere a recitation.
The Headmaster's Report.
moro jm.
master, Mr. A. Hamilton, read his report theas results peculiar to themralves, and he left it to them to carry out after their own fashion. The girls might give a hand too. There was nothing hay more dis liked than to be ridiculed by girl; there was nothing a man so disliked to mada the Loghing stock of a portant thing than that English boys
pa There WLS should learn to defend chomsalves, their parents, their future wives and their taken place in the staff.
During the year many changes have country, and he hoped that next time b
Hr Main.isited the school he would, fad erecy who had been connected with this sooctangle British boy member of Cadet for nearly ten years, lefi in Dehaber had vary good charactar sa regards. Corps. He was very glad that the school!
The Hendmaster read the following ofport upon the work of khas school year
(Clark) b. 9lb. 8 Mr. Leopold de Rothschill's St. - thuthie (Cooper). 7st. Ab. Mr. P. Nelle's Chini Cock
(Donoghue) 9st. 3lb. The winner led throughout and won by five lengths. A head be tween second and third.
The time was fints. 44 2-sees. The betting on the gloed Lenser
to 4 agingt Sog in Law. Stp 1
As Int. 100 to 50
Ebarist
RECORD OVERSEA AEROPLANE FLIGHT.
Losos, July 8t.
A Norwegian wanted Larenant timn aeroplined from Cruden, in the North of Scotland to Stavarfer, a distance of 320 miles, in 250 minutes, This is the longest orgessen uvia tion tight ever recouplished.
(Wah Ts Fat Po's Service.)
IMPROVING THE DOLLAR, CURRENCY.
ening July 31st
nt
whatever
the
they
to take up to appointiam as healthiness, but he was told the children's inistras of the new formens School teeth did not altogether come up to what the Peak. One resuming after the mothers gave their childres, little might be aspectel. He aggrested that if Mist Violet Knight ramnu need her lime with their drinking water it might dation as a stolen by teacher. Mis Robbe
and added that Burvice, suit fr home on March Tech and
they did
shoqid Miss Neare on Aprikat. Miss Amy Pay attention the Advice of Dryer and Miss Bertha Robertson are
medical inspector. He wished the children neting for them. Another sistant mis and exprayed the hope that he would soo very happy holiday tres in expected from fuupe before them all again about a year hence and have '1 }3•17。
the worsal attewlines for the your 8.5 65, an invertase of 2 on last year childan kit during the year, while were initial. Of those wis left 11 wous to. Earlund, while 7 get situation in the Colony. In the upper school the attendane has been eflent, but in tlas awer seluie the younger skildres are nus su dar. For vikten made Lappulenten attendance.
the pleasure of presenting full attendance prizes to such one of them.
the
His Excellency, who while the gathering Three hearty cheers were then given for was dispersing was introduced so teachers by Mr. Hamilton, and afterwards aspected exhibits of the children's work on vier in the class rooms
THE PRIZE LIST.
The prize list was as follows—
James Johnstone, mathematics and In the examination just finished" the friene:
drawings; John Bass, general resulta aro satisfactory, and show a slightller: Lancelot, Purves. general Victor flamsay, general Improvement all round. I should like excellence: Godog *-* here to refer to the children, of other than seglence: Alan Tonttuge, attendance British nationality that attend this templete): William Gerrard, form school. These Ahildren, 18 in ali, are prize; uzzie Clark, fora prize; Tessio undebtedly a deadvantage whon Jack, geral improvement; Ulars Frost, PERING, July 31.
nishing with ikitish boys and girls in for prize: Male Kinross, drawing: a Britisdi school, but is is to their crais Paina Knight, hygiene; Dagmar Gose With the view to improving the currency the President has ordered they do so well. Mong the prize wish. history: Mile tiosewisch, general the closure of he Human and Kaingan Danes and one Tessian,
winners e have four Germans, two excellence: Maggio Ramsay, formi priza; mints and has directed" those in the
Zenis Lukmanhoff, French: Mary Hyde, other provinces to district the output. Martin, visited us in December and en, arithmetic Walter Blair, form The Inter of Schools. Mr. G. P. general improvement; Bertie Rasmus of still silver.
erminél táo varitas asses, chiefly in prizo; Katie Russell, drawing; Dina French and history. Hu made one or Gosewisch, general improvement; Step- two reommendations which have been enrried out.
OPIUM..
hen Silford, reading Jaspar Cinaton, oral composition; Herbert Duncan, When the rules of the shionl debarred arithmetic: Audrey Stevens, generall in- baya dvor 12 years of age from attend-provement; Bertha Tarrant, writing; Fexiso, July 31.
ing the present building was quite Terry West, arithmedio; William Til The Department of the Interior quate, but now that is a limit lasery, writing; Winnie Nowa, be las dreiled. to entirely suppressen moved, it has been decided to haviour; Mora Newman, general im- poppy plantation this year and to make an extension which I understand protement: Luluh Hun, general know- sp all importation of opium by next will be started Avon, stranier.
The health of tjw school has been Blair, seripture; Donald Stephens, kin. ledge; Naomi Joseph, reading; Fessie exoptionally good. The have been dergarten; Karl Messer, general im cases of serious hoss, but the Medical provement; Eric Railton, general im Offer in his report wies to the bod condition of many of the children's teeth and tonsils. The parents of these child. I gio Ramsay and David · Harvey.
Attendance prizes: Clara Frost, Mag- ren were accordingly notified.
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MONGOLIAN LOYALTY.
PERING, July 31. Most of the Mongolian princes are severing themselves from the Huku to and professing loyalty to the Republic.
MILITARY DEPARTMENT AND THE PRESS.
PEKING, July 31.
provement,
Owing to the unsettled state of skirs in Europe the public are advised to send their correspondence for the present either by the Canadian or the Suez routes
Dr. Gilbert Reid, towards the establish
Very little ine, been done in the way of athletion. Towards, the End of the year we were granted the use of the football ground on Kings Park three times a week. This has been taken full advantage of by the boga, who are quite enthusiastic about both football and eric.. kot. I should like to encourage -sport A despatch states that consequent
The Chinese newspapers in Peking, upon a renewal of machine gun fire at The Minister for War bas autbor- the your we had a playground use be Shih-kai hau sanctioned a Government Among the girls. At the beginning of says Rentar, state that President Yoan Belgrade at midnight the Austrian is the Tai Tze Yao. Po ("Great hind the school, and next torm is is contribution of $35,900, to be banded to The magazina exploded at 1 s.m. Monitors replied bombarding the city. Liberal Press which was suspend my intention to introduce tennis and lication, and has notified military edu fow days ago, to resume pub-perhaps hockey for the giga officials that the Police Department are members of the Hongkong Volmer Most of the boys in the upper school can alone take proceedings against Cadet Corps, & movement in which they iar misdenteanour. publishers and editors of newspapers
are keenly intersted. At the sanal Among recently proved estate are the cump held from the 2nd to the 10th following-Sir Francis Laking, 223,000 ; | Juniary our boys were able to attend Reginald Foster, stock broker and all the time, as this date soincided with formerly cricketer, £6,318. Mrs. Jessop, the Xmas holidays.
Our thanks are due to the Rev. Mr.left state Talaod at £3,000,000, of which widow of a worchant prince of New York, Pope who still continues to take the
bequeathed to elder girls in Scripture once a week." I also take this opportunity of expressing
charities and other public
The Servians unsuccesfully tried to destroy the bridge and the Austrian artillery demolished the Customs House in reply to shots from that direction. Simultaneously, fires broke out different points in Belgrade,
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Rusala "To Stand To Her Guns."
There was not a marmur of dissent
It le rumoured that serious diatur. againas Mr. Asquith's statement and consequent upon the refusal of the non- bances have broken out in New Servia the Irish Party appeared to support Servisn, elements to enter the Army. -the Government as heartily as the - Conservatives.
British Precautionary Measures.
The prozantionary military and naval measures, which include protection of docks, etc., are being continued in the United Kingdom and throughout the "Dominion, and anti-aircraft guns are being mounted in the neighbourhood of the oil tanks,
Nearly the whole of the Mediter vanean fest is now concentrated at Malte.
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“Statement By Sir Edward Grey, Addressing the House of Commons yesterday, Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of Stats for Foreign Affairs, regretted that the situation was not Hens grave then on the previous day. Austria had begun war against Servis, while Russia was partially mobilised. This, so far,
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His Excellency mid it was with great
A telegram from St. Petersburg states that the sailing of the fleet from Portland created an immense impres sion, and this coupled with Japan's Wednesday afternoon on a charge of con-pleasure that he came out of the wet and report that when the ship was outside the earance has confirmed Rassin's despiring to defraad the Hongkong and clominess of the sky, to that roomfulng port at Manila a military biplane trim the termination to stand to her guna, Shanghai Bank,"
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the morning. of children there, I he might use a sport A.. Ribeiro alina Richardson, aliasing term, be would say they were "z nier, baval purposes.
Roberts, alias Maurice Husy alina Endingo clean goof-Ireking lot The Eampeans the monopoly of pilgrims bound for Jed Martell's V.S.O.P. Liqueur Elvars was charged with attaring two and Americans of the Colony took partidak, bat of late other steamship lines have forged cheques purporting to be from Mr. cular interest in this school, for it was there Lawrence Noal Losle, secretary of the that the children of the Enga, European stepped in to compete, among them being A telegram from Delgrade states 82,000.
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bail being refused, on an school had expressed their appreciation of and the steamers of the South Manchuria Alozitor's guns on Semlin posi grade with heavy cantonade from the defending
nothing so valuable in a school. He con tions. til 2 a.m. Some buildings know yet whether bo would contact this result, a good deal of which he had no in the 22nd inst. with more than 1,200 ing, said he did not gratulated the headmaster and ata upor toer steamer Ekaterinoslave also left on wore dannged.
Mr. Lewis, prosecuting,
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doubt, was due to the careful thapharding
Tlie Servian guns seldom replied.. Mr. Wood: Do you think for all it the school had had to the past from Madis, bet is is understood, that she was
afternoon? to remand the defondant antil Wednesday practical purposes is might he convenient
þad nos led to corresponding steps by damaged and the Austrian attempt The Austrian gunboat was severely other powers rad great Britain conto cross the river was repulsed with dinned to strive for European peace. rifles.
He was glad to say that so far theyMachine guns and rifle fare con- had had no difficulty in keeping in tinued till 4 a.m. touch with other Powers, though it
There were no Servian losses,
Had not been possible for the Powerspected at noon,
The renewal of the attack is ex-
Mr. Lewin replied in the affermative Mr. Gardiner agreed.
care. His sellency also scknowledged purpose. Main, who had devoted san yere to its chartered by Mansfeld and Co., for the
the good work of the Raw N. Pope, and then spoke to the pupils on the im portance of regular attendance, expressing
Mysterious despatches to London from
the haps that next year every one of them Lisbon and Oporto show that serious, die would earn a prize for complete attendance; turbancos, evidently of a political nature, That brought him to another matter, be though the censorship is suppressing the CAN YOU AFFUED) THEJRISK. 7
contioned, shout which he was always facta, have occurred to Portugal. There speaking, and which he supposed would be to join in the diplomalle action lo Attempts of the Austrians to cross without a bottle of Chamberlain' tolice coming to addreA shoot more of wounded The ceum of the WEBE you ever seized with a severe hobbies. He faily expected that he of shooting and ambers
gradually looked upon as of his pet has apparantly boon s'onsiderable amount attack of cramp colio or dianhoes proposed on blonday. *
the Save and the Danube were every* Cholers, And Diarrhoea Remedy in the Volunteer Cadet Corps, but he was, sorry now electoral bili which where repulsed
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house Don't take each raksi dose or to find that this was not an Hefstroduced into Parliament Se sent previous to the Austrian official poibly be called, and it never falls even in Lootball. Bruky, and other ont des to In the House of Commons the La-telegram concludes with the state bour Party passed resolution of ment that the Austriane intond to confidence in Sir Edward Ure
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