THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1914.
BY TELEGRAPH.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail, j <
THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
FIVE HOURS' CAVALRY ENGAGEMENT.
A BUSINESSLIKE MOVE BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.
TEARED RISING OF AUSTRIA'S SLAVONIC INHABITANTS.
ALL THE LIEGE FORTS INTAUT,
A FIVE HOURS' CAYALRY ENGAGEMENT.
Lesbos, Aug. in, 8.50 p.an. It is officially exported that Austrianenvalry divisions approached the Gordok-Kuzmin line. A cavalry engagement ensued which lasted five! hours. The Russians inflicted heavy "losses on the nons who retired pursued by the Bussinn cavalry.
STEADY ADYANCE OF BELGIAN AND FRENCH TROOPS. : "
Lispos, Aug. 1, 6.50 p.m.
Brussels despatches confirm the advanie of the Belgians and the French all along the line.
Two divisions of French cavalry have been covering 100 kilometres daily
THE SERVIAN VICTORY AT SHABATZ CONFIRMED.
Losbox. Aug. 19, 3.20 p.m.
It is officially fited in Paris that a despatch confirms the Servian Victory at Shabaz, where the Austrian troops numbered 80,000.
THE LIEGE FORTS STILL INTACT.
It is officially stated that all the
Loydon, Aug. 19, 4.20 p.m. Linge forts are intact.
THE SINKING OF AN
AUSTRIAN CRUISER.
LowDos; Aug. 19, 4.20 p.m. Te the sinking of the Austrian cruiser 201 perished and 101 were Barca.
[Presumably this refers to the sinking of the cruiser of the Asporn type by abo Freact in the Adriatic.-Ed.]
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AMERICAN REGISTRY OF FOREIGN SHIPS.
LONDON, Aug. 19, 3.20 p.m.
THE CHINA MAIL.
BY TELEGRAPH.
GERMANI RETIRE IN DISORDER IN ALBACE.
In Upper Alsare the French are reported to be going forward. The | Cheranna retired in disorder and wars holly pursued by the French who occupied the Vosges and seized much of the territory between Strass- burg and Festrange,
MORE GERMAN AFRICAN TERRITORY LOST.
In the Congo the French have taken from the Germans Zinga azā M'Buiki.
FRENCH TROOPS IN BELGIUM., :
The French in Belgium have not yet had any serious engagemant with the enemy, beyond a few cavalry skirmishes and artillery ducit,
LOCAL ITEMS.
DAYS OF GRACE..
Government
Gazette
The follos ng announcements appear in Extraordinary, published today:-
Colonial Secretary's Department.
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It is hereby notified that Austrah inerchant ships to which the Order-du-Council relating to the granting of days of gmce shall be applic shle, will, subject to the provisions of the said order, he allowed up til! midnight on Saturday, the 22nd August, 1914. for feading or unloading |their cargoes and for departing from this port.
ROADS CLOSED.
The following roads are closed, except to members of His Majesty's Naval or Military Forces in uniform and holders of passes from the Pro- vost Marshal and Chiness:-
By Day and Night.
1. Pokial Conduit west of Victoria Buttery,
2. Hatton Road.
3. Black's Link.
4: Wangueichung Gup Read south of junction with Bowen Road.
5. Rond from Wongaeichung. Gup to Little Hongkong.
6. Roud for Wongavichung Gap to Pumping Station, Tytam.
Bay
7. Road from Quarry Bay to Tytan Reservoir.
8. Roar from Shaukiwan to Tytum Bay.
9. Roid from Shaukiwan to Sheko and Cupe. D'Aguilar,
10. Any forestry paths south of a line drawn from Kennedy Town
Hospital.hrough Mountain Lodge, Matilda Hospital, Wan chei Cup, Quarry Bay Gap and Lyemun.
LEAVING THE COLONY.
Any European desiring to leave the Colony should upply in writing for perinission to do so to the Provost Marshal, Head Quarters Offices, at least 48 hours before the intended hour of departure, giving name, age, sex, height, complexion and accupation of the applicant and stating the name of the stemmer or other vessel.ar.the.bour of the train by which the applicans wishes to leave.
GLAND SEVERN,
Col Secretary.
BY TELEGRAPH. Weismann's
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THE POPE SERIOUSLY ILL
Losnos, Aug. 19, Flis Holiness the Pope, who had been indisposed for some days, has become much worse. He passed a bad night, and is is reported that be received communion.
THE ATTACK ON THE KOWLOON- CANTON TRAIN.
We
Details of the Atzoelty.
are that in the reent night st tank on the Kowloce-Cinton express, the robbers made a remarkablą kaul, secur,
o sam state con $50,000. The robbers, numbering close on 300, pulled up two length metal with the result that the engine left the truck and prashed down, the embankment pulling: Da spach over with it. A third of the gan boarded the train and searched, the passengers while the others surrounded | the train ou prevent escape. One pansen. gera Hongkong taerchant, who lift the | Colony on poemint" of the war scure refect. ing de stand, wa robbed of 9,000 sovereigns, which he had just drawn from the Bank. Nomer valuables aero mis seized, Duo Chinese guard was fkilled outright and the other shot. A
paster Wils nus abot.
Quite a large number of wealthy Chi shave vacated the Colony and taken advantage of the night train to Cantor taking with them all their belongings. Attack ** of Hong. fit one quarters the kong is regarded as an astute move on, the part of the "rubbers to get wealthy prople to leave the Colony with their per sessions and thus provide better facili. ties for disperadoes to rob thema.
tione regulations. The questions of a guard set out in the letter from the Chamber was another point. The shipping companies gould not possibly afford to have an expensive gased on a section of the voyage of occan going steamers for it was only on a section that it was really needed. It would probably eat up the whole of the profits. He asked the Council to limit the aperation of the Bill exempting ocean-going steamers, and that consideration should be given to suggestions of, the Chambor regarding river steamers..
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His Excellency, pointing out that the latter was only dated the 15th August, aaid it had not yet roesired considers tion, so thors had been no time. The Government was prepared to consider it and it would come before com mittes of the whole Council at the Dext meeting. At the same time he it to be noted that the letter would said. "The result of this legislation if pass- ed without the above siterations would be to divert the native passenger trade from the river steamers in the railway instead of making the steamers more secure against, piracy. That seemed to have weighed good deal with the member when they wrote it but they probably were now In was defective in three main respects. It was that the Canton night train was did not suply to all ships and launches, ou held up faw nights ago ry 300 voyages to which it was desirable it should robbers, one person was killed, several apply Though it applied to ocean going injured, and $50,000 taken from the train steamora going westward along the coast is He did not think the Chamber of Com
merce members who were interested in did not apply to learners going is X mesting of the Legislative Council Lather direction; and though it applied to shipping need have the last feat that was held this farnoon, II.E. the steamers going into the interior of Kwang- trafic would be diverted to the railway. Governor, Sir Henry May, K.C.31.G., tung is dil pot apply to steamers going to It was very desirable that preventive presiding. There were also present Coast ports of the province. The present measures should be taken, sad they would widar scope, and appeared have to be taken within resson, but the H. E. the General Offer Commanding to cover all voyages on which piratical Government was prepared to omsider the the Troops, Major-General F. II. EztLX, I attacks were able to occur. The power the proposals that had been made.
ander the old law was confined to massa His Excellency, in adjourning the Hen. Colonial Secretary, Mr. CLADE which piracy actually had occurred Council for a wook, remarked. * We must SZYLRY.
This was not desirable when toe in wax
gat on, with this pracy, preventing business. Ben. Attorney General. Mr. J. aimed at the prevention of piracy There before another pirncy overtakes na.”
was at present no provision for the giving f notice to the owners to entrent the bond and no opportunity was given for owner to show cause against it. In order to make,
President. Wilson has signed the Bill admisting forago ships to Ameri- LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. ean registry.
TO-DAY'S MEETING.
GERMAN BUSINESS FOR BRITISH FIRMS.
—
Lospos, Aug. 18, 8.5 p.. The Right Hon. Lewis Harcourt, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has been making inquiries regarding German and Austrian trade with the Colonies, in order to alleviate the loss of business and to secure auch business for Great Britain and the Colonies. The. Trade Commis-C.B aioners have already secured samples of goods, in which British manufac turers might compete.
Sir Edward Gray is obtaining similar information from British Cos- suls in neutral countries.
Me. Harcourt intends the samples, etc.. to be exhibited in Londco 0. WOLFE. -as soon as possible.
CANADA'S SPLENDID PATRIOTISM,
Lospöny Aug.10, 4.35 a.m.
H.R.E. the Duke of Connaught, in the Speech from the Throne con- eening the Canadian Parliament, emphasised the splendid response to the call to duty from every province.
The same spirit, he said, inspired the whole Empire, and this united action to repel a common danger would not fail to strengthen the tien binding the Dominions.
GREEK AND TURKISH STATESMEN TO DISCUSS SITUATION.
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the
MIZIN OF BALZ.
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Hon. Colonial Treasurer, Mr. E.
D.
Hon: Director of Public Works, Mr. CHURCHILL
A.-F.
Hon. Secretary for Chinese Affairs,
Mr.
the protection more real the Bill provided
The Bill entitled An Ordinanca to exempt
for the misdemeanours: 14 For. any abip certain securities on imported goods from
E R. HALIFAX.
Hon. Caps Supt. of Police, Mr. Mcl. MirsazR..
C.
Hon. Mr. We Yrx, C.M G. v.
Hon. Mr. H: E. POLLOCK, E.U. Hoa. Mr. DAVID LANDALE, Hou. Mr La CHU PAR. Hon. Mr. E. A. HEWITT, C.M.G.
DEPORTATION ORDIVÁNCE AMENDSĻENT. ⠀ Hon. Attorney-General : moved the sexxt reuling of a Bill to amend the 4yortation Ordinances. 1912 and 1913, the objects and reasons of which are strowdy trca published.
or launch going to san. witbeat having bean the operation of the Bill of Sale Ordinance provided with a bond; and 3 for the 1886 was passed.
giving or holding out of any induce- |
ment to any person to fail to observe any
·to.
'A LARGE VOTE.
of the preview of the ordinance or
A recommendation to the Council to votë bby ho made under it. In sum of $99,50 for public works w the ulations under Bill it referred to the Fin-nes Committen, who at
the the was proposed that owners steamers meeting subsequent to Council passed it. Hon Me. Hewett called attention to and launches shall be liable to pay the Ca Jonial Treasurer ums respect to the 828.189 for the cost of improvemente to goards and watchmen on the steamera,~
roads in Las
s'in the eastern and western distilots. besupplied by the Captam Superintendent included in the ente and remarked that he Felice to each steamar as required. observed that while certain types of garface. Hon. Mr Bowett desired, especially on dressing stond very well the heavy traffle behall of the Chamber of Commerce, to athars bad cat up badly, sprobally the make a Es remarks on the Bill. It had been order of Caster Lind. considered by the Chamber very carefulis. The Director of Public Works observed and after the Bi had been read a sondata committee meeting at which all the that the loade passing over the roads were
owners or susola of river steamers weED LEFT ·HEAVY..
Tin Hon. Colonial Secretary seconded,
Lonnay, Aug, 19, 12.10 p.m. Grock and Turkish statesznen are proceeding to Bucharest for a time it was talon through committee. general discussion on the situation.
-UNREST IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA,
LONDON, Aug. 19, 12.10 p.m.. Telegrams, from Rome says that the unrest in Bosnia and Herze govina is assuring the character of a formidable rising.
THE THIR AT MOSCOW.
Losnos, Aug. 18, 6.45 p.m.”
Upon Clae 2, Hon. Mr. Pollock represented. The Ending of the committeen. Mr. Pullnek said that rained the doubted whether it is desirable to exas put before His Excellency in a letter question of the loads of the trucks
dated the 15th August, and he was hoping The Cast Supt. of. Police stated this tend the immunity to naturalise British His Excellency observed that the letter notions were now being served op truck subjecta.
was dated the 18th August.
Meowners relative to excessive loads, The Hon. Member, contlouing, said the 1. Mr. Pollock also voiced the com Hon. Attorney-General aid it whe possible at the prowat time to port a gentlemen he was representing were paints of Queen's Road shopkeepers" at perfectly in accord with the Government's the axoonite amount of dust pat upon the British subjret, not bringing to long-view that steps shuald be taken to prevent tarred surface. hoog, but even under the present law piratioal attacks, but the objections of the LATE was ca power to depes naturalised nor and sgents of atanmers to the Bill The increase in the east of nullah main. subjects,
in its prevent form were very tally set out was also mentioned by Hon. Mr. The clause was allowed to stand, and in the letter to which he had referred. Hewett, who was informed that in conse
year the cost of maintenance abowed. that the provisions j were absolutely! portionate increase. The amount for OWEIR the bells of the city. The Imperial carriage passed slowly through the
The arrival of the Tsar at Moscow was heralded by the ringing of the Bill was passed without siteration. The main point they wished to stake wasqance of the ozin length trained each In moving the second reuling of s impracticable so far as ocean going staamers and anti ha wa Bi4,00), all of which wAA thronged streets, and the clergy of every church came out carrying onions Ordinance 1949, the Attorney Gen-nos apply to the coasting type vessel. Secretary's Department las medica
in arend the Widows and Orphans pen were concerned. That being an. If this stared to be required for maintenssce.
Bill were put into operation at all it should vote of $15 In aid of the vote Colonial eral said the main provisicos had the There word also one de kwobjatinet attendance co anpassed dots at Cantop full support of all the officem affer the regulations affecting river Hemg taferred from Council, was pissed.
The Bill was read a second tirne, taken such as the separation of Chinese fra thegh Committee, read a third time, their luggage and barbed wire entangle
- BILL”- DEALING WIEK VIRACY. PRZYZETION and passed meats, which could be ¿beit with in com mitten. He thought it was realised that there was little profs in the coolle carrying Enterence was tendo to Special Hon. Attorney Glue moyed the buses, which must be carried on in the Mfecting of the Committee, held on the second, mading of the Bill to stend Lüe i interes's of the Colony and other Colonie 12th init, to consider the Draft Bilk and law coaling the cheervance of pre- and if setuels was elied up to hear a cautions gylnut pimey Hold: the very heavy expense they would, amply go Draft Regulations for the purpose of the present la is contained in two ordinancon out of the trade, Sifat as he Canton better prevention, of piracy of SERİS of 1900 1913 and it provided for the taxmera were copo-rard, the trail wifesding from the Colony giving of a bond by the owors, charterers: he diverted to the males The object, ILM
and banners. The public enthusiasm is immense.
THREE AUSTRIAN REGIMENTS ANNIHILATED.
In the fighting between the Servians and Austrians at Loslities and Shabatz, three Austrian regiments were annihilated and a number of guns and was material taken.
THE DARDANELLES, NEUTRALITY,
is reported that Turkey has expressed regrets about the quen
the Dardanelles and has removed her assurance of absolute
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