FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1914,
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE PROGRESS OF
THE WAR.
BRITISH FLEET TO PROCEED
AGAINST AUSTRIA.
GERMANS TREAT FRENGH
CONSULS BADLY.
FRENCH AND BELGIANS STILL FIGHTING
SUCCESSFULLY.
T
BRITISH FLEET TO COMMENCE HOSTILITIES.
(From Our Own Correspondent.
LONDON, Aug. 12, 11.40 p.m. The British Fleet has been ordered to commenca hostilities against Austri midnight.
of Reuters Service to the China Mail)
TERMINATING A FINANCIAL DEADLOCK..
Losos. Aug. 13, 2.40-a.m.
Me. Tayd. George has completed arrangements with the Bank of Fing which will terminute the deadlock in the money market. The Arvomment agrees to guarantee the Tank against any losses incurred in discontine Bill of Exchange accepted prior to August 4.
BRITISH AND FRENCH CRUISERE HUNTING, GERMAN CRUISERS,
LONDON. Aug. 18, 2.40 a.m. Thre are British in uidition to French cruisers in the Atlantic bunting five German, cruisers.
THE TRADE ROUTES OPEN.
Loxpo. Aug. 13, 2.40 a.m. The British Admiralty is confident of its ability to keep the trade
ouses open.
GERMANS DEFEATED IN ALSACE.
Loxtos. Aug. 18. 2.40 a.m. Reports of enormous French losses in Alsace are officially denied in Paris where it is officially stated that the French hold upper Alsace with considerable forces. It is officially declared that five words 'eleted here by consor! Alance is now cleared of the enemy.
RUSSIANS REPULSE GERMINS.
The Russians hare repulsed arinan attempt: Lydtkuhnen, a frontier station near Wirballen.
LONDON, Aug. 18.
to re-occupy
BELGIANS VIGOROUSLY DEFENDING LIEGE FORTE.
LONDON, Aug. 18, 2.40 a.m.
It is stated at Brussels that the Germans have resumed the bom bardment of the Liege forts which are replying vigorously.
Attempts of the Germans to rass the Meuse abovė Liege are son- siderably hampered by the fire of the facts.
GERMAN ADVANCE RESUMED IN BELGIUM.
LONDON, Aug. 18; 55 a.m.
THE CHINA MALL.
BY TELEGRAPH.
NEWS FROM BELGIUM...:
The latest news from Belgium is that the situation is quite good Sul that the Belgians have not sustained very much loss, "
ALSACE AND LORRAINE.
The situation in Alsace and Lorraine is also reported to be good.
FIGHTING AT MULHAUSEN.
Bonewed fighting has taken place at Mullauser small number of French troops holding their own against a mass of Germans.
THE LIEGE FORTIFICATIONS.
The fortifications at Liege nze still holding out.
LOCAL ITEMS.
OUN PRACTICE.
In order to obviate any, chance, si alarm or misunderstanding, we are asked by Major H. G. Surgeaunt, R.A., instructor in gunnery, to pub- lish the following iter of news.
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Gun practice will be carried out by the Royal Garrison Artillery from the following works and on the following dates:-
tion.
Mouns Davis. Tuesday, 18th August, at 8 a.m. in a S.W. direction.. Stonecutters, Wednesday, 10th August, ut &a.m. in a S.. direc-
Pakshawan, Saturday, 22nd August. at 10 a.m. in a N.E. direction, Should the weather, conditions be unfavoumble the practices will be postponed until the following days, Sunday excepted.
(Wah To Yät Po's Service.)
"
LEUNG SHI YI.
PERING, Aug. 13, Leung Shi Yi ime been appointed President of the Town for the
serior.
ADVANTAGES.
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TYPHOON WARNINGS.
The following telegram, we received at the Amurican Consulate General from the Manila observatory at 19.43 pm. Fester-, day
Cyclone or Typhoon, near or over Bashi Channel, moving W.N.W.
The following telegram was received at 17,45 p.m.. to-day,
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Cyclone or Ty honn, near or over the so-shhorn, part of Formons Channel, moving W.N.W
THE NY. K. COLLISION CASE.
In Admiralty Jurisdicting of tho Ruprecio Court this morning the acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Gomperta) with Commander Beatwith R. N. sitting an askƏRKOT, CON- tinned the hearing of the action by the Nippua Tusen Kaisha xaowners of the ship Jinson Haru against the ship Wing Sang and freight for the sum of $90,000 Ing dania occasioned by a callision which took place in the Tathong Channel, near Lantong Island on February 14 The plaintiff so claimed costs of the action. There was a counter claim by the Indo- Chira Pcem Navigation Company, owners of the .. Wing Sang, for damages arising out of the same collising.
Mr. Eldon Potter (instructed by Mr. E. J. Grist, of Wilkinson and Grist) re- presented the N. Y. E.; and Mr. E. H. Sharp K.C. (rustructed by Mr. Davidson of Hastings and Hastings) represented the Inte-China Staan Navigation Company.
Mr. Sharp, K.C., mid the only way of doeling with the case was by going through the,,
evidenco on
on both sitios seriatio. world he remembers that he opened the DULL TRADE AND ONE OF ITS hands, viz., before sighting and after cand a aguinat the Finsen Marn, ander two sighting, because on sighting a new situa ting arose together. Regarding the case efore Fighting. the primary point was the There can be no question slut the speed of the Jinsen Mard in the four, which dcrease in the volome of trade in extent because it put her in the position was the basis of the case to very large practically every industry.. Lloyd's Return of enddenly emerging from the fox. Thera In-hora dimination of 34 per cent. in the war conflich of evidence in the need at tanange of the merchant ship is course of which the Jinsen Mara left the fog and construction, now a compared with a year roaring her speed at the moment she ago, and, as there has been a great falling-track the Wing Surg. The ovidence of nft recently in the orders placed, the work the captain of the Jinson Mame did not in hand is in much more synced statadilar materially from that of the uther than was the case at the former date. so witness, when he said on fires sighting. that the tonnage, from the standpoint of than Maru was going about two knows. employment still available, is considerably
The evidence on the other side was that the less than the percentage of the decrease insen Maru emerged from the for at five shipwners are indisposed to pisca orders for the Wing Sung also said the ongines indicates. Moreover, freights are low, and six not an hour, and the witnesses
ความง MİTARİALUOUS
taceousf the Jineer Marn wera porezuil ne condition Many of the fron works ooty. n length away, which reduced Cbow Tsz Chi announces that thei
Are closing down part of their plant the speed to the extent of shout 143 they experiença Ministry has funda pay the in keeping their order-books sufficiently be about 4 note that was putting for
gree diffully ena knot
Tha
speed at the impact would troops..
full to justify reliance on the futura. word the lot calculation on the evidence. The Board of Trade Returns tell the M. Sharp KC. argued that the evidence same story, for the experts each month of Mr Miler. nne of the passengers, was show great decrease when comparison is fatal as to the position of the Wing Sing made wish the corresponding months of and her speed. Last your the decrease for June bring 8,0
Mr. Skrp. K. C.. said if the Wing Sang per cent, fathe textile industry was in the position then alleged, apart from gain.. here is a prospect of abort regulations, but as a matter of commonsense time being resorted to in rider that and prodance, she would have kept on. the plact may be run in full work-and it would have been nothing short of
rince the closing down suicide to do as she did in that can. The bearing was again adjourned.
CHINA AND THE EUROPEAN WAR.
PERING, Aug. 13. conferred with the American and Sun Pao Chi, the Premier, has
Japanese Ministers with reference to China's neutrality.
to
unless under
AMERICA'S TASK.
Text: Aug. 13. America, in reply to President Yuan's note, has declared that she sball do her best to prevent the, waring order, spreading to the Far East.
THE GERMAN WARSHIP AT
NANKING,
Ordered To Be Dismantled.
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PEXING, Aug. 14. The Chinese Officials have asked the Gertoan Consul tordismantle the German warship anchored at Nan king.
of part of the producing machinery involves dimination in the efficiency of the power plant. The future in therefore, on the face it somewhat disheartening, particularly As in no period of decline of activity bas thera heen such keen cutting of prices. This is due in large measure to the fact that foreign countries are able to day not only to meet a larger proportion of their own Jequirements, but are themselves entering into markets which hitherto have been enterprise. Indeed, in some cases Con regarded as exclusively the field of British tinental firms are underbidding British producers even in this country.
Such condition is not altogether with oat some advantage, because it overies with it a lesson which ought to be enforced on
POLICE STATION TRAGEDY.
Inquiry Into Death of A European:
Constable.",
Mr. Wood, sitting as coroner,,,this Afternoon conducted an Inquiry into the eircumstances attending the death of Ralph Millar, an European constable. who died on the 4th inst. under tragic circumstances froza a revolver shot at
TROUBLE FEARED IN MANCHURIA very Available occasion, and that lesson the Central Police Station..
"American" "Cqusui's Warning.
PEKING, Aug. 14. The American Consul at Mukden has ordered all American citizens there to loke precautions and wait until they receive further orders to huyo Mukden wum 12 hours.
JAPAN AND THE WAR.
Neutrality Not. Declared.
PERINO, Aug. IK Japan has not yet declare neu- trality. Reuter reports that Japan) Has forwarded an ultimatum to der many
A. Belgian adhouncement on the 11th inst. says the Germans resumed their advance yesterday. The Belgians fought their firat en gagement in the open. North-West of Husselt, successfully holding their CHINA AND FOREIGN BANK NOTES. own Ten thousand troops participated in the fight. The Germans are coustracting seige batteries North of Liege
MONTENEGRINS BOMBARDING AN AUSTRIAN PORT.
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LONDON, Aug. 18.
The Montenegrins are bombarding Catters, a fortified Austrian sea- port, in the province of Dalmatia.
THE AMERICAN FLEET.
LONDON, Aug. 18. The American Fleet will return North from Vers Cruz on the let September.
ENGLAND AND AUSTRIA-HUNGARY AT WAR
LONDON, Aug. 12, 11.30 p.m.
It is officially announced that a state of war exists between Great Britain and Austria-Hungary from midnight.
-GERMANS TREAT FRENCH CONSULS BADLY.
We learn that the French Consuls in Germany report that they received very bad treatment from the Germans before leaving their posta.
No news has been received from the French Consuls at Danzig and Nuronburg
BELGIANS IN CHINA,
We learn that the Belgian authorities have intimated that Belgians resident in China need not return to Pelgium at present, but that they are af liberty to yolunteer for service.
PEKING, Aug. 14.
was very happily exprored by Sir William Beardmore on the occasion of the launch of the light armoured cruiser Inconstant some day go. He stated that the nation which does not continuou ly search for: struggle for anpremacy." In this maltar improvementa ma-t fall behind in the it is not slots the capitalist who za gaires tu assimilata the tasching of the experience of decadent trade. The work
at the
Deputy Captain Superintendent King conducted the case..
Dr. Bell, Superintendent devased on admission, to the hospital Government Civil Hospital, said thë
was moribund and died apparently from internal hemorrhage. He had a bullet. wound on the left side and another one, the word of it, on the right side of the spine! He died, shortly, after ad."
men, and. the lexdans, of, the work bestinas, must analyse the situation. because on the lessons which ca gathered from it dopend in uns small mission. measure the encouragement to evoire improvement, 64 well as to adopt better Central Police, id be mined the Armoury Sergeant G. W. Avery, of the methods and appliances, anally, when trade is brisk, when orders arrive in stia Weldy Scott automatic pistol a week factory volume, and when it distibute pres a wide area of production tire: The hunter would fall down
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A WAR-NEWS PAPER IN PEKING,
PERINO, Aug 14.2. Apaper specially published for Lannouncing war news is being issued
by an American in Peking,
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SIBERIAN DEVELOPMENT.
Big Ballway Scheme,
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