•· MONDAY, AUG:8, 1814,
BY ELEGRAPH.
(Reuter reice to the China Mait.)
GERM TROOPS ENTER
RUSSI/
FRANCE.
TROOPS INVADE GERMANY.
BRITISABINET CONSIDERING THE SITUATION.
Josnos, August &
FRANCAMES GERMANY.
LATER.
THE BRITISH CABINET
1 Hours Bitting.
a
Gemolation of Treats.
The gh Ambassador, in #tatorio Reuter, declared that the why'spensibility of the war rests Germany, which invaded Franc/hout a declamation of war. Derinin time that Austria and Ruadere approaching an agree. mery pointed out, Germany viol lage. maytrality of Luxemburg. gured By the treaty of London. Thanhasender also drew attention
fact that France even with- her trops from the frontier to an accidental collision. The should know these facts, he
TREMENDOUS ENTHUSIASM IN
FRANCE.
Italians Join With The French.
A Paris telegram states that the mabilisation of the French Armiyi
rane
tremendous enthusiasm tbronchut the country, and Italians) jeined in the Frencia demonatmtions,
Dermany And Luxemburg.
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The British Cabinet last night at for hours.
The Ministers left looking artimus,
Russian Foreign Ministät ·
Against War-
LONDON, Aug. 2 M. Sazone, the Russian Foreign Minister, says he is prepared to go to the last limit to prevent war.
Diplomatie Conversations
Continue.
A Pɔria message says that M. Viviani, the Premier, and the German Ambaga ador conferred at afternoon.
THE CHINA MAIL.
BY TELEGRAPH.
French Roservists to Jolu
Coloarn.
Placards have been issued in Parle
SCOTTISH LETTER.
(From Our Own Correspondèrit.)
EDivinam July
THE LATE LORD WENTALİA
NAVAL RESERVISTS CALLED UP.
PROCLAMATION BY THE
GOVER "OR
ར
With the dinth Earl of. Wamyss there A Proclamation. As issed by His commanding all Re-eviate to join themes from the stage of our anal and Excellency the Gorum this morning call. local life a well-geared actor who in hising op. all Naval Reservate for service. Colours within 24 hours, starting at tine played many parts, and played abora The clanation istuch is a "Goverduent In point of character, of mental Gazte Extenordinary," ronda as follows:- mid-night
capacity, of mound common sense, of highly practical patriotism, and of a phys
well.
Uniform Continental Bank Kate. ich grated him the privilege of wasriag
nut instead of rusting out be WIN Fach Continental centre has fixed the Even at thford Ruskin wrote of him that
man of whom Scotland was justly proud Bank rate at 6 per cent.
he was the per ideal Scotsman; the
Germany Deolares War On Russia.
grandest type of the European Circadian race." Fat of year Lord Wemyss was. member of one or other of the Houses of Parliament His talent would have titted hia for high office; bes be was of great Germany has declared war against independence, and could not brake the
France.
30.
PROCLAMATION. FRANCH HENRY MAY,
Govantor,
May, K.0.51.G., Governor and Commander
By His Excellency Sir Francis Heary
ica Depandane as and Vice Admiral of the in Chief of the Calony of Hongkong and
Royal Naval Reserve (Volunteer) Act, Whereas by the fourth section of tho 1839, 10 in enacted that it shall be lawful for the King on mich nocasiona 4. His first communicated to Majesty shall deem fit (the occasion being declared in. Chaquil and notidad Ly Parliament T
Proclamation if Parliament be aos sitting. oris
to order and being)
direct that the Volunteerd under that Act DF RO many or auch part of them as His Majesty actual service: may doom, necessary shall be called into
And whereas by the first section of the
chsina ut office," as he called them. Russia.
deed be was the fast example of what Lord Graville described as the cross German, Ambassadors Learn Russia and bench mind." Land Wemyss was never
enamourad of one side of polites that be was blind-to the merits of ebe other.
He gave himself the name of Liberal Cou LONDON, August 1.
Mervative," and others have said he was Moderate Liberal Party leaders have The German Etubussy has left St.no vee for highride, and therefore it is that Petersburg..
during the greater pact of his political Reuter leurs that the French Em-erect he remained a free lance. Naval Reserve (Mobilisations Act, 1990, 15
He was | fussy in Laindon is informed that, the kaawa chiaffy as "trap" of the Liberty Gerina Ambassador at Paris bus in born opponens of all sure of social legi and Property Defence League and a scab timates that he proposes to leavelation tending to restrict the liberty of the Paris tonight. Nevertheless efforts abject, whether the liberty of the shop to continue the convorstions are proper to keep open shop as long as gressing.
he liked or the liberty of the employee tervers ns the occasion may requiro: serve as long as he or she chose. His name will always be linked with that of Herbert Spencer and Aubern Herbert sa the last of the true-blue Individualist.
King George Intervenes.
Loxos, August 4 King George las intervened with St. Petersburg: elsequently there is a miy of line.
It was chiefly an a Voigsteor, however, and as 3.ogel High-the name under which he proved is of the years of his long life-that he will to remembered. When haughty (!" was supposed to threaten invasion in 1839, Lord Echo, then you French President Appeals to the Nation, norber of the House of Camman throw Aimself into the Volunteer movement with
Ele impetuosity and enthusiaAZZI, one of the originator of the London Scottish Talunteers uson to command it, and he was primus called inter paros of the moving spirita of the Nations! Rifle Asociation. Re provided at the masting when
Texbox, August 2. President Poincare, in an appeal to the nation, issued of Saturday evening says that France has been compelled, like other countries, to
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5.30 yesterdaymobilise in order to safeguard har Aciation was boen, and he was the first
Conversations are continuing on all Rider despite mobilisation, particularly in Rosain, Austria, Germany
and France.
American Register for
Foreign Shipa.
Reuteria Washington correspondent telegrapha that President. Wilson and the Leaders of Congress have agreed to a Bill permitting foreign ships to take American registry during the European
Textos, August 3. criais. Alegram from Buxemburg states This announcement has been hailed that Wermany has promised to in- with relief; fernity the Duchy in any damage. Germany says that she merely de- Disorganization of Grain Export sires to protect Taxemburg,
A telegram from Washington states that it is estimated that 150 million bushels of wheat engaged for export during the past mouth is held back for lack of transportation.
The Colonies And The Motherland.
The Duke of Connaught. Governor Geneml of Canada, and Lord Liver sool, Governor-General of New Zea- innd, on behalf of their respective | America" to Protect Embassies. countries, are sent messages to
HM the King and the Imperial| Germany, Great Britaic, and France Parliament to the effect that they have asked the United States to take Ere prepared to help the Motherland charge of their Embassies in case of to, the utmost.
Mr. T. Harcourt, Secretary of State for the Colonies, replied thank-{ ing them most cordially.
German Troups Invade France.
Ranter para that an Ecial telegram received yesterday afternoon pintes that German troops have invaded. -France, crassing the frontier at Cirey.
Russian Troops Invade Germany,
...
A telegm from Berlin alates that a
strong Rassian column with gape and Comacks has invaded Germany near Bialla and that news has now censed.
Germans Marching on Langwy,
emergency.
Great Britain's Decision
Anxiously Awälted. ̈ ̈
A fall Cabinet is sitting. This is perhaps the most momentous mesting in the past century.
The Empire is anxiously waiting to hear what will be Great Britain's part
territory. Mobilisation, the President says, is not war: on the contrary in the present circumstances "it no. pears to be the best assurance of peace with honour. The French Government, protected by these necessary precautions, Pontiane dip.
nic forts, still hopeful of suc. less, and count upon the calm pat- riotism of a noble nation to help the Coverrunent,
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THE RUBSO-GERMAN WAR.
The First Shots Fired.
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is enacted that it shall be lawful for the
sad when given, trovoke or vary, such King, in case of any such order and direc
directions sa may seem necesary or proper tion, to sathorize the Admiralty to give,
fr calling out all or any of the raid Volun
to Parlament for has declare in Council) And whereas the King has communicated and notified by Proclamation that owing to the state of pubic him and the demanda upon his Naval Forces for the protection of the Empire, an occasion has arisen for ardating and directing as in the said frat wentioned is provided:
is hereby notified that the King has ordered and directed this the Rogal Nasal Reserves, or auch part of them the Trds Commissioners of the Admiralty may direct, be called into actual servico.. Seal of the Colony at Viernes, Hongkong, Given under my hand and the Public this 2nd day of August, 1914.
By Command,
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colemist Secretary.. Go SATE THE Kisa.
TO THE COLOURS.
SHANGHAI BUSINESS MEN LEAVE.
cùnirman of its Council. The international match rifu contest, inagurated in 1862, was stereotyped by his gift of the famou Elcho Shield In his latter day he came thing far as it stood in the way of to see that Volunteering va a bad universal military service; had there been no Volanteurs, he thought the country might have seen thust it was unde so long
Several Hundred mess of Sunnghai wil the Militis ballot was not enforced, Lord Wemyss was an ardent golfer, and be suddenly removed from the business Kilapindie near his Haddingtonshire home.
familiar figure on the links atminuity if the cd now hovering Many years ago he was. frequent player Russia bursts into thunderbolts of over Servia, Austria, Germany, France at Wimbledon, but ho consed to go there when the Conservators issued their PNG that all golfers must,was red conts.. Ha had no objection to red conte.when worn in other circumstances, but he declined to be coarcod into wearing one on the golf course.. The order was regarded bim as an in fringement of the liberty of the subject, upon which point he held strong viewe
The remains of the late Earl were laid to
Lospos, August 2. A telegram from Berlin states that she first shots in the war were Ered vestertly afternoon, when a Russian rest in the quiet burial ground attached to patrol near Prostken, 100 yurda on distinguished company, among whom were frontier patrol fired at German Aberlady Church, East Lothian, in the presence of a widely representative and the German side of the frontier. The two ex-Premiers, Lord Rosebery and Mr Germans returned the fire. There A. J. Balfour. The King was represented were no casualties."
by Lord Luvat. 4 dotachment of the London Scottish Territorials, accompanied by their pipers, encored the coffin, and the rest of the corps attended a memoriai Bervice in St. Columba's Presbyterian Church, London.
Mobilization in Neutral Countries.
L
Switzirland has declared a general mobilisation..
Sweden has declared her nev- trality.
100,000 Germans Massing Along The French Frontier.
R. 2. M. MANUSCRIPTS. ",
war, and many, are 50 certain' their coun- tries will be involved that already they az arranging their affairs. Young Ser. viste patriots although few in number have booked their pussy, says the |* Chian Press,” and it is understood that 30 Austrians, including practically every
an liable to unitary nervice, have tentatively arranged to depart on the German muil steamer sailing Friday.
Efforts to get necurate figures se to the zumber of the men who will be called to the cclurs failed, as the residents of the various nationalities ar divided into many clams as regards military liability, some of them not being required to an "ewer-the-first-evil-white-others are past the age of service even in the reserves.. Few of the consulates require their untionals to register and inquiries in that directiva elicited only vague approxima
tions.
J
Mr. Lloyd Osborne is selling a large number of unpublished B. W. Stevenson manuscripts. In one of them, there. mentioned the originals of some of Stavan Bon's fiction characters Henley,
Out of the Austrisa colony, probably it appears, was John Silver in Tressum less than three score will be required to Island," Baxter was Miguel Finsbury in join their regiments. In the German Lesbos, August B.
"The Wrong Box," and generally his. colony probably 300 are liable for service. A telegram from Brussels states Bob, or R. A. M. Stovenaca, was to in00 will be required to set out for Teing- friends seem to come out rather second best. In case Germany becomes involved. the that 100,000. Germans are crossingPrince Otto," Sadierset in More Now
tau within 48 hours of receiving the Luxemburg and mussing along the Arabian Night" Willie Traquair was French frontier.
David Balfour in Kidnapped though now, while the other rationalities con Stevenson says that there was alro in thin cerned will have to journey to Europe to character a dab of Hugh Wilson from the join the regiments to which they are Cafe de la Bource. Boulevard St. Michael.
BILLS OF EXCHANGE.
Delay Legally Established.
LoxDox, August 3.
A large crowd watched the arrivat A special Gazette proclaims the
of the Cabinet Ministera prior to the partial moratorium of certain bills of Cabinet meeting.
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Prince Lichnowsky," the Germaú Ambasador, called on the Ministers.
Demonstration in West End of
London.
There was one excitement in the Wert End of London on the declare
exchange.
When he was 23 years of
23 years of 170, Steven- assigned.
son. gave
The Desiderata of Tussian roservists in Shanghai number Life" 1. Good health; 2. two to three less than 10. while of Italians there ar hundred a year (he bad probably read his said to be about 25, so far as those re- Diarsali); and 3 0. dn Lieber Gott
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friends. Every Scot le imbued with the
idea of religious duty, and we find Stoven
quized for war duty are concerned. No trustworthy figures regarding the number
son writing to his mother from Taros, of French were obtained but the estimate when he was 30, the germ of his Christof 100 is not believed excessive. mai Bermons""I wonder if you've my father over thought of the obscurities that
Many of th me Hable. for duty bold
ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET.
lie upon haman duty from the negative high positions in the various bongs and LONDON, Aug 2
form which the Ten Commandments are their departure would seriously handicap Somerset bent Derbyshire' at Taunton example. Thou shalt not in the law of But this, se one of them remarked, "will stated. Thou shalt not is bat ante.businemes in which they ars engaged. God. by six wickets.
To love one's neighboor Boneself is much harder, bas it states life matter so much, as we will not have
declared.”
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It is officially Stated that a Cermention of war being bade known. The Suancx at Brighton, Surrey and Kent at force is marching ou Longwy,-a fortified town of 10,000 inhabitants ie
· Menzthe-il-Monelle, France.
Germans Enter Luxemburg.
The German troops have entered the Frenchportion of Luxemburg-al grand duchy bordering on Belgium, Prussia and France.
police dispersed demonstrating Ger-Blackheath, and Essex and. Hants at
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Important Meeting of Parlament:
THE CHINESE BAZAAR.
A Wonderfcul Exhibition,
that you can see some pleasurea in these hard choices and bitter necemities, where is there any good news to men ?"
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Those who are under obligation to Mr. Illingworth, Chief Ministerialist If the authority on China who recently $14.000 realised by theatrical perform Whip, enjoins the attendance of the asserted that the Chinese ro na unsymances at the Tai Ping Theatre, who have serve will be only notified when they are members of the Party at the House of which opened at the Ting Ting Hotel,
palbie rous could have visited the bazaar continued for four nights and three days quired.
Among the exhibita is a water colour Those not in a position, in the first 3.10 p.m. Commons on Monday for the transac-West Point, this afternoon in aid of the painting depicting an aged Chinese per.instance, to pay their own transportation
foed sufferers be would have beri fereed 18 the range of charity before a Chinese charges, will, upon presentation of the Martell's One Star Liqueur The papers believe that it relates to to change his opinion. A more striking woman in view of a Borded landscape. oficial constar notification, be provided
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· Meetings of the British Cabinet.
tion of now and important business.
The meeting of, the British Cabinet is adjourned, but will meet at 6.30 pm,
7.30 p.m.
a vote of credit for war preparations,
Germany's Ulțimatams.":
Others who are in possesion of the neccssary funds and who proceed to Ave. tris of their own charges, will have the money refunded to then in due course."
At the time of intue of the mobilizatiou order, poticn was also given that apar. | dem will be granted to deserters, and all others under obligation to serve, if they owent thequrolytes without delay before the proper entisition --
ing countrymen in the Delta it would be plutire la by Ken Wa Nung, Hong. impossible to imagine.
lerng painter of fome celebrity.
Patriotic Enthusiasm in London.
Despite the fact that the time for a Though the whole of the organisation The buzoar which is close to the reply to the German ultimatums has, with the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak sores a
bas boss undertaken by Hongkong Car Whilty Street tram terminus,ios The first outward sign of patriotic expired, the conversations between at their head as president of the com sathusiasm was manifested by crowds Vienos aud St Petersburg are committee, the European hongs have respond-
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It limate Admire Kuan khu mgab, meters It is officially announced that Italy ich varied nature us te buffle descrip and dangerous cases are epsack)ý odpad Org
Mr. Churchill, First, Lord of the Admiralty, received a special ovation?.
There were shouts of "Good old Epglard and Brave Winston.".
LONDON, Aug.
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There was a full attendance of the
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