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TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1914
BY TELEGRAPH.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail,)
THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
INFLUX OF GOLD INTO BANK OF ENGLAND.
A RISE IN SILVER.
JAPANESE SQUADRONS PUT TO SEA.
AUSTRALIA'S LOYALTY.
RUPTURE BETWEEN FRANCE AND
AUSTRIA.
GERMAN SPIES IN ENGLAND.
SEVERAL IN CUSTODY.
Lognos, Aug. 10, 3.45 p.m. Tierg an ranzeraus qernizuts of the proceedings of German spies | In England attempting to poison the water supply, etc. Several Germans are in natoly elarged with attempting to blow up euliway bridges.
JAPANESE SQUADRONS PUT TO SEA
TSINGTAO MAY BE OCCUPIED.
Loxtos, Aug 10, 3,45 p/m. Renter's Tokyo correspaindens telegraphs that the First and Second Japanion Squadrons have put to sca" under the command of Admiral Dowa.
There is messon to believe that Jagan will adhere not only to the Jester but to the spirit of the Anglefapanese Alliance to the most ex- treme limit.
The whereabouts of the Gertain Squadron fare not disclosed, but it is reported to be raonicing British shirping. The protection of British interesta muy nécessitate a stop enabling Japan to occupy Tsingtua.
AUSTRALIA'S EXPEDITIONARY FORUE.
BRIGADIER GENERAL BRIDGES IN COMMAND.
LONDON, Aug. 10, 4.50 0..
A message from Melbourne says that Brigadier General Bridges will command the Commonwealth Expeditionary Force.
It has been decided to organise a sell mixed naval and tuilitary force to serve within be without Austnd. This will be distinct from the expeditionary forve' which will be saut to England.
The Hon. F. D. Millen, Minister of State for Defence, states that the mobilisation and concentration of thay citizen forces has been curried | out satisfetorily.
THE CHINA MAIL,
BY TELEGRAPH.
RUPTURE BETWEEN FRANCE AND AUSTRIA. A
Lasts, Aug. 10, 8.55
P.RI. A rupture bas gecurred in Franco-Austring relations, and it is of cially announced that the Ambassadors are leaving, their respectin capitals.
AUSTRIANS BOMBARD A MONTENEGRIN PORT.
· Tøspos, Aug. 10, 12:20 pm, Two Austrian cruisers have bombarded Antivari and the surrounding cuntains where the inhabitants sought refuge.
LOJAL ITEMS.
GERMIN CONSUL LEAVES,
Vader orders from the Government Dr., Voretzsen, the Imperial German Consul, and the whole of the German consular stuff left the Colony to day.
Mangafferman subjects are remaining in the Colony on parole.
GERMANS DETAINED.
The Pacific Mail liner Manchuria was held up by the naval autori ties in British waters yesterday and about thirty German pussengers, soms of whom were reservists, were landed and placed unter guarit.
It is stated that several who arrived by the Hiruno Maru are also debuined.
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GERMANS UNDER ARREST.
TYPHOON WARNING
The following telegram was received at the Amarian Consulate Gaper) from the Manila, Observatory 38 9.40 «.is, Souley :-
Cpoline or Typhoon, E. of northern Lowut, Texs tha¤ 300 miles distant, moving W.N.W.S
GERERAL SHIPPING NEWS.
The divernes of the Suez Canal: Company announce that, as from the commascemont
all vessels drawing up to 30 ft. of water. f 1913, the transit will be permissible to
This a great improvement, and has been arrived at hy houry axpenditure in enonacting with dredging and general deepening operations.
The retards compiled by Lloyd's Re- annab vossal of 100 tone and spwards gristur of Skipping," which only taken into the matinetion of which bas actually begun, bow that, excluding warships, there were 477 vessels of 1.799.126 tona gross under tracking in the United Kingdom At the clore nt the quarter ended June 30, 34. The tonnage now ander constra tim in the United Kingdom is about hand at the ond of last quarter, and over 2:33,000, tons - Joan than that which was in 287,000 tons Tess than that building in
June
1913. The tables show that of them veumeln 'twn steamship, with a gross tonnage of 14,000- tms Are being built for Japan. The tonnage building abroad, viz. 140,788 tous, is within 12.000 tons of the highest ever recorded (March, 1914) and added to the amdant under construction in the United
Several Germans are said to be mailer arrest in the military deton.Kingdom shows grand total for the world lion barmeks.
VOLUNTEER NURSES.
Lady May asks us to state that she has received a large number of ames of Volunteer Nurses, and that as classes are now being formed at the various hospitals, the list will be closed on Thursday night, the 13th inst. Any wishing to pin should send in their names by that date.
Reuter's Service to the China Hall,
A ROYAL BIRTH.
LONDON, Aug. 10.
CHINESE CONSTABLE
CHARGED.
Ettore Mr. Wood, at the Magistracy H.R.H. Princess Arthur of Con.this afternoon, a Chinese constable from naught has given birth to a son,"
the West Point District was charged with frobbery, with violence.
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(Woh Tar Yat Po's Service.)
YU LUM.
Yu Lum bas recovered from hia lesa.
REWARDED FOR SUPPRESS-
ING WHITE WOLF.
of 3162,890 tons: these Baures Kra nearly 284,000 tons below the world's record renched in June, 1913. The following are (among the remely under" onnstruction abroad:-At Kobe and Oaks, 11 AGOST remale with a gross tonnags of e1,910; and I sailing vool, 40 tons: at Nagsak, 3. stram vermolu, 47,000 tona srnas; at other-
perts in Japan. I steam vessel, 2,200 tons.
SHIPPING DEVELOPMENTV ÎN TRE PACIFIC.
The following information in from the report by H. M. Chesarial Attache at Yokohama on the trade of Jaman in 1913. The most interesting festure of the year on the Pacific was the arrival of the two Rew Canadian Pacific Rail vernols.
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the Empress of Ravia and the Express at Axir.
These ships have shortened the by three days, and in view of this great user between Yokohama and Vancouver saving of time they have succeeded in a tracting a large proportion of cargo and passenger trafic. Several other lines have. appeared on the Pacide during the year, Mail Steun Packe Company, and the namely, the Hamburg-America, the Royal
Ird They have apparently commenced business on that ocean with x view to anti-
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NEW P. AND O LISERS,
Orders have been placed for two tenNLOGTA for the P and O'Combay's India, China, and Australia mail: and passenger services, Greenea, the other with Mosers. Harland one with Maurs. Ekird and Co., al
and Wolff, of Balfest. These romels will have a gross register of 163500 tona, and will be propelled by two sets of quadruple expansion reciprocating engines, developing 1.38,000 h.p.
"Mr. F. D. Mason (Mesirs,” TP*Almada and Mason) proseratie and Mr. Boss (cd Mr. Gardiner's office defended.
The fucts briefy, said Mr. Mason, were that the complainant. Tai Sun Tung.cipating the change conditions which will master of the On Res firm of Canton,The large shipments of wheat from America necar when the Panama Canal is opened." PETING Aug 10. human hair dealers, came to the Colony to Japan attracted a good, many tramp
for a short holiday on August 2nd. On steamers to the Pacific. August 6th, the complainant went "dony to the Happy Retreat and there met na old friend, whom he had knows from childhood in the country. The friend in rited him, to dinner. On the night fol lowing his friend, in, asked him to dinner, thila tano test-Paint. "On this occasion complainam friend brought two other friends whom the complainant did at know. Opposite, a certain reataiz rant complainant said he wanted to go presort building for outport.sorrice in the A steiner of 1,000 tons register in xt home, and waked his friends to go down company's Eastern tode. This vessel will with complainant to the restaurant. They have Singapore for her headquarters. She zot on a team going West and visited is to be named the Mata Hari.
godown to pick up another friend. "As they were walking down tho Praya, three mon vineluding defendant attacked the complainant and his two triends from behind. Defendant said to scmplainant "You have arms on you and I soul search you."
Defendant searched him
Pzxro, Aug. 10!" A_Presidential mondate states that the Bonan Military Commissioner has been rewarded with the title of General for his merit in suppressing White Wolf and that $50,000 will be rewarded to the one who saw the notoricus brigaad..
CHINESE OFFICIALS TO VISIT BELLIGERENT COU· TRIES.
PERIYO, Aug, 10.. President Yuan intende sending Yia
Lady Murro Ferguson, wife of the Governor-General, has initiated Chong Chop Ngok, Chang Fen Wei,
YEW GLEN LINAR.
Mosera. R. and W. Hawthorn Lealie and Co. Ltd.. hard launched from the new hertha at the east end of their shipyard at somely modelled twin-scrow passenger and Habburn-on-Tyne the Glengyle, ■ band-
cargo steamer for the service of the Glen Line Mosers." HoGregor, Gow and Cay). The principal dimensions are:-Length
a successiul novenant for the formation of an Australian bmrch of the Yin BoLai, Ching Pik Kwong, and Lid took a watch and chain and su 518 6 is breadth, 02 thin, and
Red Cross Society.
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Sir J. Cook, Prime Minister, hus deprecated the countermanding of orders by importers, thus spreading distrust, and appeals to exporters and-importers to do their business as usual, manifesting thereby their confidence in the result of the "war.
GERMANS, ENTER LIEGE.
BELGIANS STILL HOLD THE FORTS.
NOTABLE RESIDENTS HELD AS HOSTAGES.
Lennox, Aug. 10, 4.50 p.m.
A message from Brussels states that there is some uncertainty re: garding the position at Liege. The Germans seem to have made their way into the town between the forts, and told the civic authorities that they will bombard the town unless the forts fire purrendered. They now kola a number of the most notable residents as hostages?
It is expected that the Belgians will not surrender, the forts, but ither blow them up.
HOUSE" OF COMMONS ADJOURNS.
man Luxpón, Aug. 10, 6.10 p.m. The House of Comraons bas adjourned for a fortnight, Mr. Asquith said he trusted that when they resemed they should
be in a position to conclude the business of the Session; and he hoped to
anke proposals which would meet with generi ucquiescence.
GOLD INFLUX INTO BANK OF ENGLAND.'
LoxDox, Aug. 10, 6.10 p.m.. The gold influx into the Bank of England amounts to 23 million sterling.
RIBE IN THE PRICE OF SILVER.
Silver rose to 272.
SITUATION AT LIEGE SATISFACTORY.
FRENCH ADYANCING METHODICALLY.
Wo to the belligerent, countries to witness the warfare,
Nentrality To Es Observed.
The President has ordered that nezirality be maintained in the Pro- vinces near Tsingtao, Vladivostock and Hongkong.
sa te CHINA AND THE WAR,
Prxis, Aug. 10 | Het Si Chang and Sun Po Chi will be prepared to receive Foreign Ming isters avery afternoon during the crisis,
MILITARY CONTROL OF
WIRELESS.
PEKING, Aug. 10. The Ministry of War has assumed charge of all wireless stations in China
Reviewing the War Policy.
of money, which he handed over to the depth 37 ft 6 in.,, with a deadweight two other men, sad told complainant he calcity of 13 400 tons. would take him to the Police Station. The vessel, which has been specially Defendant escorter complainant along designed to meet the requirements of the until they came to a dark passage, when and Inrecastle, with seven large bolde. Dos Even trade, has a long bridge, poop, then the defendant ran away. Complain of the holds and two of the tween, docks and his friends gave shoes, and caught are insulated for the exrriage of frozen or defendant, ultimately heading him over obilied cargo. Accommodation is provided
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to an English een tabl
Comulainent floor substant ting the opruing statement, The case wis adjourned.
THE VICEROY'S MESSAGE TO
INDIA.
în' state: rooms amidships for first-class passengers, with a spacious and tastefully decurated saloon underneath. The t
bridge And poop 'tween decks have
ed on as to be raditve been construct-.;
kota. As the wavel left the ways be
-class passenger,
A wireless telegraph installation is being fitted. The propelling machinary by the We
Wallsend Bifpray and Engineering Company, Ltd., of two seta triple-expansion engines baringylinders
404 and 68 in. by 48 in struke, steam The following mastage from the Vice being supplied by ve single-ended main roy was issued at Simla for the peopic boilers working at a pressure of 200 Ibaij of India, on the occasion of the death of and capable of giving the romala som speed Lady Hardinge in this midst of thu
was named by bira, Edward Browne, wife surrow and beary burden of grief that it of Profes or Edward Browns, of Cambridge has pleased the Almighty in His infinite University, son of Big Benjamin 0. wisdom to place upon 100 and my family Browns, chairman of Bear, B. and W. in taking my dear, wife to her eternal absence of Mr. Allon McGregor, the
Hawthorn Lolie and Co rest. I wish to convey to the people of managing director of the company bas Ltd. In the
India y profound, gratitudo for the owners were represented by his. Mr. countless expressions of deep love and Cameron McGregor, and Mr. 5. A. Morris Sun Po Chi will review the policy of
true affection, for Lady Hardings that and Captais Willy There were also prosent Captain Webster, the commander: Chins regarding the war at the re-ve reached me from every class and of the vessel, and Mr. Boyd, the chief opening of the Trang Chen Yuan,
reed throughout Indin, and for the sya-engine.The London and pathy offered to me and my family in our Express of July 177 great aurrow. In ber, I have lost a truly devoted wife and most noble helpmate Acting upon instructions from and the people of India have lost D. VOLT Paking, Chang Wo, the Salt Gibelle loving friend. She loved India and the Commissioner, conferred with the people of India, the women and children, Chinese Chamber of Comm res the suffering and the poor. None can Shanghai regarding the present finan
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Salt to assist Tea and Silk.
realise how much. Though gene to her
WIRELESS STATIONS FOR CHINA.
Obins
cial crisis, and has recommended the eternul heano, her love for India will, I Statement by Mareonl Company. Govurament to appropriate Ave million know, masin, and hring its blessing
dollara from the salt revenue with which to assist the tes and silk mer. abants. Cheng Wa Joves for Fiking to-night.
China Merchant's Shares,
from above."
The Marconi Company yesterday isted the following statement Negotiations have been pending between the Chiness Government, and the Company for waras For the thin. time in six years Mr.
"time" pest for the erection of number uk, William C. Rhinelander, of New York, icales stations in Chins for internal and scios f one of the oldest Knickerbocker is the Chinese Government ent
external telegraph services. On April B An official telegram from Brussels suys that the situation this after- Yang Sz Ki is visiting Shanghai in families, had been disinherited by woulthy official letter agreeing authorize tha moon is satisfactory. The French are advancing methodically and the connection with the issuing of the relation because of his marriage, Bent to Marcoal Company to issue two million Forts at Liege ure amply supplied with food and ammunition.
China Merchants Steamship Comfamily servant and then treat sterling Five pre Ceat Chipers Bond in pany's new shared,
LONDON Aug. 10, 7 p.m..
MONTENEGRIN SUCCESSES.
Loxtos, Aug. 10, 7 p.m.
The Montenegrius have occupied Spizza on the Adriatje and two hbouring towns,
To Attaeir the Rebela
aitzen Miss Serena "Ehinolander, his payment of the proposed lations. This aunt whore will was filed mcently, ent document was led at the Betina Logation him off without the proverbial shiling, at Pekingand the formal contract be did his grandfather. His father, who died been sent forward for approval and eir your ago; left him £1,00 a year it be signature. Tas company has every can Government troops are concentratinged to his one have thus cast Mr. Will be signed and all matoskobligations remained out of New York. It is estimat-dence that in due course the agreement Riiseländer £1,000,000%))
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