**UNSDAT SEPTEMBER 15, 1914,
BY TELEGRAPH.
(Beater's Service to the China Mail)
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THE PROGRESS OF
THE
THE WAR
FRENCH RE-OCCUPY
MANY TOWNS.
RUSSIANS RETREAT IN EAST PRUSSIA.
GERMANS BEING DRIVEN OUT OF FRANCE.
Losses, Sept. 13, 8.25 p.m.
A Paris communique issued this attemmon states:
in Aur Teit the Fretty containes to retreat. They have avucntated Andens, and are going eastwarË.
The Germans recruted to the worth of the river Veste, atdi did net -defend the Marn, south east of Bheins.
by the Centre of the lines the enong lost Revighy, and Brabant-le- Fol. The Germans on the Moarties are retiring beyond. Saint-Die and Luneville.
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We have ressonsngled Raen-l'Eupe, Baccumt nid Romerville, along with important radway prents at Saheng and Pous-a-dfonsson, rowurls
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A TEN DAYS' ́ATTACK AT NANCY.
Enormous German Losses,
Lestos, Sept: HL. 5.25 almu.
"The There correspo dabent at Tijon states that the Germans svarinued the Nunes region after à ten days' attack, carried out under the eves of the Engerar.
The German (lostes were 20,000 xà Nancy and 11,000 at Foneville,
GERMANS CLOSELY PURSUIT,
Laspor, Sept. 11, 3.25 aan, officially angoed test ml Left Wing at the Allies Nas grossed the time. The close pùraft of the flomguns continues
BERLIN BENUMBED BY NEWS OF DEFEAT.
Lospos, Sept. 14, 5.22 a;m. The correspondent of the Daily Chronicle at Geneva sintes thar. alumpito provnations, the news of the German defeat is leaking out în Genny Bertin is absolutely benumhed, and riots are fented at Munich,
THE FIGHTING IN EAST PRUSSIA.
LONDON, Sept. 14, 12.40 p.m. A Petrograd communiqus states that with a view to concentrating -Aufinient troops in Galicia, our forces in East Prussia were insufficient to pratings the invasion by a Zeep, overdowing movement against Ren- Tank umpl
The Loft Wing was revealed on Septerabór 10 and forced us to retreut...
Fighting ontinues at this front,
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FURTHER DETAILS OF THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE.
The following telegrami sont by the French Government to the French Minister at Peking has head courteously sent to us through the local French Consult --*
On the 12th inst. the general retreat of the German trip was most rapid. They were pursued with energy, especially at Montmarial. L'uman- tieres, Sermaize and Revigor at all of which places they abandoned ammunition and guns.
The German troops found themselves without ammunition, and their losses were saormous.
The Ninth Division, German Cavalry were without food and ammunition for four days.
The French left wing dmre" the ftermine back to the line of Soissons, Braamo-Pisnes and Reime.
In the Centre and the Left Wing, the Germans evacuated Vitry and the
course of the river Sanlx as for os Pargay.
In the Argonne district the Fifth German Corpa was driven northwards. The French tops are progressing slowly in Lorraine. The Seventh Geruun Army, has evacuated Saint Dis.
WAR NEWS.
FROPOSED SHANGHAI MOUNTED "CORPS.
Active Service Scheme Outlined.
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wel up for hoops" route to Judia. Marerer. if cloth can be got in Shanghai, tailors will alan be shipped, and it is hoped to have the fores in uniform by the time Calcutta le resched
TRAINING AT ĈALGUTIM,
At Calcutta, horses will be secured, and, it is hoped, equipment from the Indian Guverument. With regard to the latter
believed that the Government will follow THaze HUNDRED MEN WANTED
the precedent of Lamien' Horse for South Africa, namely, to set the failian There are a number of Pritons in the Government to equip the force and sub- Far Fast (ags The N. G. Daily Newsequently pay the bill for it. To equip the of the nth inst.) who are willing and anxious for will take three weeks nr a month. to marve their King and Country n the During this time the men would enguzo
war. How to get these inen regular and systomatic mounted drill sic
and an woon as the unit is passed by the
pre and make ́an xcceptable offer to
the Government
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has proved to be a military authorities as it to go to the front the ship will sail for Marseilles where the force will disambark
But it is not insurmonatable, in response to the advertisement that appears on our front pree, rixty-four men have volunteered to go to the front from Shanghai and the outports and twenty horses have already been promined,
Temains for the men to come forward so
A beginning has been made, and it now
that H. B. Consul General is Shanghai can be requested to make a deduite offer
in
FROM ALL THE BASE.
BY TELEGRAPH.
(Wah Tax Yat Po's Servies.)
CHINESE IN FRANCE SAFE,
PERING, Supt. 17. (The "hinese Government has re- Ferived a talonman from Paris to the offset that sil Chinese in France are quite sute
THE CHINA MAIL.
"OLAIM FOR ALLEGED WRONGFUL DIA-
MISSAL.
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HONGKONG VÖLUN.
STEER CORPS.
CORPS ORDERS BY LIEUT.COL. A. CHIPMAN, V.D.
Parades for tomorrow Wednesday 18th
DETAIL.
Offers on duty Wednesday 18th job. Do duty Wodoosday 16th inst. Orizpi 1. Capt. Rassell, Lisut. C. Smith, and Lieut. C. Wilson.
To furnist Guard to night Scouts Com-: pany, o-morm Scouts Company
Orderly Servant to-night Sorgt. Mur- doch, to-morrow Surgt, Hegarty. Orierly officer L. C. Smith,
Ja qution of meve tlun uskoa? interest was beard by the Puisto Julgo in the inte Sumary, Cours this altertwon.
Arthor Kendrick enables, wd Holavile, Wan- Fliai Rd, vul William C. Jack xl engineers, claiming $200 for wagt aliansiswal from the defendants egynt harbour enginger and working foran. The claim" further stated that planu wyal by defendnuts on June 0, 1014, ab a'monibly salary of $250, with an allowance of $10. By a letter dated August 31st and handel PERING, Sept. 14.
plaintiff on Septetuber Eat the defen- dants lisanised plaintiff from their en The Foreign Departments pro-plastrent without notice or payinent inf hibited trathc in the sale ware of materials, a list of which has been defined by the Department and sent to the Legations.
CHINA AND THE SALE OF WAR MATERIALS.
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Mr. Dwanys, of Moses. Dengs sal Bowley, reperanted plaintiff ; and Me e, A. S. Huss, of Mr. Gurditer's orig Latendiel,
31e. Bonnys vaši slie was a car whic
WAR NEWS.
THE SPY-HUNTING FRENZY IN
BERLIN.
Is with at in how to upchosend. Plan 30 per cent,
A CHING-AMERICAN ALLIANCE.
The Bagus. August 21. A Dutch official, who recently arrived Pesis, Sept. H.
from Berlin, states that wages thero bava He add that the tid was aa cuzier holding a Hest cassaghror of cattle is being restricted, the speeches strendy sinporting the of Trak certificate whics hex binobject being to obtain Dutch entle, and
A number of Attorienos lave mule
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CHINA'S COMMERCIAL
REGULATIONS.
Posisi, Sept. 14,
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had he ton genes. Longned by the lenduat company, lo
irunarve the Gurman stock for future con.
tinzencies
I took up his dotis on the same day, alin Berlin. The official said how several Spy hunting has become a popular froszy was entirely satisfetusy. On August called Rossi'us lynched, though they, fst he revived a letter which to 43r.ware apparently Geruans, who were too Fennysh did not think cinsi explan frightened to explain their identity. (zion; it was absoluety Taexplicable. Th
The commercial, laws and regula-nd: Wis boy called your attention tions affecting the otheils in the rips during he proant month Financial Pepartment pre to be publike withing to enrol as a Volunteer, to the dedimaility of pour reporting your lished by command of the President.
Reservist or Specin pastabos Yout Juso informed the writer that you have FRENCH INDEMNITY CANCELLED.
best abans wou het applied for & post in the Naval Yard. The quiry we find Pests, Sypt. 14.
tlue if arrepted you would have to fit The French Minister has intimated up your pistot cee us there are 10 to the Foreign Department that the east drills in lab wrvice. Fronols Governugnt will cancel the the conditions we cannot continuum ta deraand of the deity directly euphy in our company as harbor suffered by the French merchants engineer we have unudo arrangements to during the Revelitian.
jengage angengiler who is at present a
Volunteer. Your services will not moptimai after this dute as under the digi quastanes we entisider no notice 14 Lotizial.
Yours sincerely. Wa ...W. Jack, general minger.
THE LOAN TO CHINESE SILK MERCHANTS.
Spriser, Sept. 14.
It is stated that soene Anterienn
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*A HUGE MASS MEETING. »
*Secunderabad, August 90th.
At a toxes meeting at Hyderabad vester- day, attended by the Nizam' and British Subjects to the number of ten thound. two lakba and eighty sight thousand rupess mere subscribed. The Hon. Mr. Fenner, the Residont, presided.
The Nizam wrate regretting his absence 'Dibrand subscribing one lab in addition to the. Lone Ickh went to the Prince of Wales's fund,
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A MULHAUSEN INCIDENT.
Pants. Aug. 21. The Germans at Mulhausen, in Upper Alme, knowing that the French were -maring the Alastions as moch sa prwsible,
- On nuriphal that Pfter plaintif haleled thecalves in houss protected
| hy'tha Rad Cenna, from which they fired on to fentye. Holiat ly put the ust the French. The actor then directed a lukore are prepared to advancuar in the indeed his solicitors, who devastating infantry and artillery time on hsin for the silk merchants at the
wrede at enes hsking the meson for his the houses, all Garmins coming nds"being same security bus at a higher valus, dismissal. tion than that offered by the long in detalents et ne
-There was 20 reason shown killed. Twenty-four gas and 800 prison
his Lordship erènera exprutzel. kong and Shangled Bank.
would apniciate. To discharge users vant without olie it was possity ta prove wither that he had unlawfully al
THE HOME. MAIL.
The Erst Home mail 'since the war, net
curred, was delivered in Finigung this Most of it anpents to have come via the United States and Canada.
afternoon.
steal himself: that to had proved bitent and dismissal and also ierti.
the signatures on the letters read by Mr. Dennys,
el incompetent neglect or refusal to [obey lawful oniers; grows moral,
evalues or habitual negleep to perform.
Mr. Buss feross-examining): Under duties, sans day. Mr. Dennyson. Your arrement you were required to Bimmert, theng masivul the following let faster the company's interests as far as tor: I had to boksalg your favou may be in your power and generally make of even dute, fat cannes agitar with your yourself usein under the orders, of the statement, that the harms as stated in my general thanager?—Yes." leitt Mr. Verables uro incorrect. Un I think part of your work was to get
hday of mobilivation I suggested timisorders from ships --Yes.
Therefore it was very necessary that you hey shouldnt paper, and a Jabould be a popular man I think I was, offered to swear him in as I had already duna several others for the Hoservis. I aquin mentioned to him that I would be pleas to know tha: if he had volun- beenal usuld not like to any member of our staff curled un'a poliev A German netoniune Haw “ver: Pari-
Mr. Russ: I think it is a fact that the | ti-day and fire bomis were de poed. Ond
man, Ouly Just wrvik when I finally | fact that you would ant join the Valunteers fall at the corner of the Ris. Alhang and
nakes) Mr. Venables what he intender to has used some 1-fealing I did volun- the Rue Vins Gnirs before the shops of a do did for that he had appliceer in the Naval Yard, for active service
if necessary. baker and wina merchant. All the window to the Narul Yard for a position which
You would not join the Volunteers here? wore smashed and two women were wound.meant that land i bei sceptol y --I was already a volunteer in the Naval ed. Two hembe burst on the Quai Valny
WAR NEWS.
GERMAN AIRCRAFT OVER PARIS.
Lowmx, Aug. 31.
But it was important ?—You.
I do pob want to ask you anything on- pleasant, but I think the fact that you did not do anything in the way of Volunteering. It has nothing to do with this case.
Mr. Denys: rcogly object to that.
and one behind the St. Martin Hospital, any would have her left without Yard. which the airman was apparently aiming. harbour engineer and without notier.
They did ak yon to 1---Certainly. In
The other Lomba dropped did not explode. This negrunts for the steps I have taken,fact rack ordered me to dea
The aviator, who signed himself Lieutenant and I have discharged him without-Ha is the general manager. I believe.
Von Heidessen, threw down & manl'esto
which road "The German Army it at the ring the Steam bat gates of Paris; you can do unthing betapany without acties to join my com
urrender."
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PODY.
That letter, Mr. anys, continued. we' most inagurate. To start with the HUNGARY'S UNWILLING PART IN paragraph at the end was absolutely un-
THE WAR.
true. Of course Dennys and Bowley then asked what was the reason of the New York, Aug. 6th One hundred diamisad but their application to delen thousand Hungarian in America have dinnts' suicitors resulted in no answer pledged themselves to raise a fuad of at uib; they nfused to give any reason according to Louis Tareni, éditor whatever. The position was that they
810,000,000 £ Roance a revolution in
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And he is one of the general managers?
There was some toplessnŁOOM, WAN there not, about this volanteer hakiuess? Dida'k you have, kome vorleamastness at the Engineer. Institute No. T'have boen saked no several occ sions if I was discharged because I would not join the Volanteara.
fact that your not having volunteer To put in quite plainly is it not A has ade you unpopular "object to this questions I have volunteered havo letter from Engineer-Commsador Roome to prove, it..
The effect of your joining the Navy for active service is that you may be called out at moment's notice. No acre than the military are liable to be.
Plaintif was then Cross examined
to
of the Hungarian Daily Bore. Taresi saye lui a man discharged whom they kney the sush zavolation now is regarded was in the cumploy of the defendants and as inevitable by many Hungarians, who are hittely required oan nonth's notice. determined to eliminate the bor dynasty, but he does not believe it will He got no totico at all, by defendants' incident on August 28, when, it was Alleged. be refused to go out to a own nimission but an rouwon was given. Rasian warship in Harbor. He said ha take place u til the 810,000,000 is raised,
44 The war- started by Áustria will no It was for the defendant to go into the was asked to go by Jack, but painted impoverish the Fungarians that they will box to justify his tection: the bus out that he could not speak Itu-sian. Br. have no alternative azcept revolt," bo nay. prof. le submitted, and been shifted Jack said oma of the officers spoke I'm to defendants. Ho thought bis Land English and French. He was unable to go
to the ship that morning se ko had im ship would agree.
portant work to finish on a Jardine boat, and at tiffin time while he was in the shop three Russian officers called in. They were unable to speak English or French, hat he managed to understand from their gestures they they needed some fans. Then he heard that Mr. Jack was going to the He did not refuse to go on the ship. ship in the afternova, so he did not go. By Mr. Dennys He had authority to run his department himself and was guided by circumstances.
BRILLIANT BRITISH
great
in suggested that the gorpe be officered an execution.
to th section loaders by mon selected from
ARTILLERY.
His Forship: No; I don't agree, Mr. Dennys: I have never heard it
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The British forces have been engaged suggested I should prove a negative ber The men will be drawn from Shanghai,fighting to the South, of Mona bore the fore. That is what, your Lordship Bug oatports in China, Japan and the Federated The German fire was badly directed and
battle was largely an artillery engagement. gesta I should do.
His Lordship asked Mr. Dennys to put Malay States. A mounted corps is pro- the English gunners, whose batteries were posed as it is believed that thre will be posted on the heights near the city, fired the plaintiff in the box. be most acceptable to the War Office. I with
ACCURACY, doing great Mr. Dennys Why should I put the to the War Ofice. The scheme proposed those volunteering. An application will be skill and steadiness of the British treep out of the defendants solicitor?
An eye-witness pay warm tribute to the plaintiff in the box? For the ante. tentative only, and those who are made for two regular officers and four Splendid musketry practice repulsed kix responsible for such steps as have been N.0.0.8 to be attached to the corps. The furious attacks magnificantly, mring proved those letters.
His-Lordship: No. You have not taken have done so because, in local cirregular officers would command the two bodies so heaped that they hampered the umstances, some such action was necessary compairs and one of them will be asked the bayonet charges of the Algerisus, but if any ofee at all was to be made to the to take the adjutancy. The N.C.'S will two Ervish line regiments and one crack Bovernment. When the men are forth consist of a Regt Bergeant Major. Qass onvalry corps are eaid to have been hard -coming a Committee will be formed who termastor Sergeant, Farrier Sergeant, and hit. Prior to the withdrawal of the Allie
will approach B. M. Consul-Genral with Signaller-Serpant somnibing tangible for him to hapo. За The cost of currying out this saheme is an.-Router via Bombay."
the British seemed more than holding their far it has baan impossible to deal folly with estimated at about Tis. 10,000. Part of Guantes, but quite largo sums of money this sum has been pomined if the men are
has been promisul to meet the expenses forthcoming, and the Chartered Bank,
mecomary to land the role in France.
A-READY RESPONSE,
Of the sixty four men who hire sponded to the invitation to se d in their mame twenty-five"
Leactive
hara
Shangbai, will open a subscription list while two local doctors have undertaken to examine candidates free of charge.
A FOLDIESS'S LIFE. It must be distinctly understood that volunteers who go to the front enlist in hs army and are subject to partial law.
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Mr. Dennys: I will put the defendant
Mr. Hass put the question "I suppora that holding a Best olsas certificate you can get a job easily and plaintif replied that
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Mr. Ross called no evidence, submitting that plaintiff andonbedly refused to obey that this constituted sufficient ground for an order to go on the Bousin warship and disziiental.
Mr. Buss: He is not in the Court, My friend can have a adjournment if
pays the costs of the day.
the Lordship put several questions to Mr. Dennys: He has kept his clint pls at concerning the boat farident.
Mr Donnya, in summing up, mid whether aut of the box beesise he is afraid to defendant was influenced by incapacity to into it. It is quite dear it is for pay plaintiffs wages or by perty apie he to defondant to justify the disinisest. · did know, but he never heard at a enco in which an employe dismissed a capable Hi Lordship: Plaintiff can go into the servanton the stofa min hend would give box and cry hole a monthly servant and no reason for the disminl. Only sme com was dismissed for us reason. Kredito plaint had been nada mexinst - plaintiff Mr. Dennys Why should I lay him and that could not be twisted into
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