THURSDAY OCTOBER 1, 1914
BY TELEGRAPH.
(Reuter's Service to the China "Mail.)
THE PROGRESS OF
THE WAR
GERMANS DRIVEN BACK INTO TSINGTAU.
FIFTY GERMAN PRISONERS
FOUR MACHINE GUNS
CAPTURED,
THE JAPANESE OCCUPY LAOSHE HARBOUR.
FORCE LANDED NEAR TSINGTAU.
GERMANS SEVERELY REPULSED AT
THIRLEMONT.
ITALI N FISHING SMACKS BLOWN UP.
Italy Protests to Austria.
LONDON, Sept. 30, 7.45 pin
THE CHIN MATE.
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BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH.
THE SITUATION IN BELGIUM.
Laston, Sept. 1, 2.15/m. The fernans enatinned the beanbanhaont of the outer Anthrp forts postomly. It is believed that they are using heaty Austrian lory.
The ţi-rumis nisa ta mbanli Lorre, and the inhabitats 1. 15 is Amurst test Kipre lots bout' dostrayed.
Atato ay Cup & of Germans re-ogenid Mod), which they thaten tự destry unless the fugitive inhabitants retura. —“
SERVIANS RECAPTURE SEMLIN.
Loxoes, Sept. 9. 54a.m. Mis antomeet in Petrograd slat de Servians five faptured Semlian, atter a pers battle,
RUSSIANS HALF-WAY TO BUDAPEST,
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Loses, Sept. 1 1.30 alta.
A Balopest legmin mentions : thuutele on the h inst. around Mebiusze, Hutrary, Though it asserts that the Russias were repulsed to the Uszek Pass, it minds that thems inensiness pong the public owing to the entting of commankentions between the stricts of Muru- 15 Chekovenezo
It is wat in Petrograd that the Bassians futale passes if the Carpats pen exept it Uszek, where the enemy for driven frong. Maree successive Fortified positions, losing all their zuf and hundreds of men taken prisonets.......
It is belised that the Rossions Mbenge ting is hali-way to Budapest.
ing
DESPERATE FIGHTING BETWEEN RUSSIANS ND GERMANS.
Tasmus, Soj. 81, 54 aan.,
A belegman from Petrograd says that there has ten despenite light- to the Russians and the Germans of righweiz Droskéniki, ami Syi Adi attempt by the leans to enk the Sieman was frustrated.
The Russians rexempled Augustine after i great but for possession on the Northern outlets of the Augustvu fonets.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
SPECIAL POLICE RESERVE FORMED.
Two Pealian fabing spanks hare hemblown up by hating mines in the "Panishments for Trading With Enemy Adriatic Sea off the Italian-conat.
Bightnew members of the crews were killed.
italy has made serious representations to Austria, denum, fing negètres to pered 'recurrence of the incident.
THE FIGHTING AT TSINGTAU.
Germans Driven Towards, The Port.
Fifty Germans And Four Machine Guns Captured.
Juostos, Sept. 29. 3.10 p.10. Reater's Takgio corpsponder alege phs that the Japanese on the day and night of the 27th inst, e se ka ering towards Tsingtau. The ostalihs were 150). The theman losges are unknown, but 30 were
point. with four machine-guns,
Lasnos, Sept. 9). 2.15 min. "Anzione officid'amotanemedit, issued in Tokyo, sags: Im the 28th ist, to dupenese hombarded two of the Tsingtau forts. A British war- ship participated. One Tort reple, ineffectively.
THE LATEST FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.
DNDON, Supt. 30, 4.20 p.m. A Paris communique states! The action on our Left continues to Jerckup are upd, unre towards the north
Renter's corresponden reports that the enemy between the and the Aiste sigurously attadlad Thiriemont but were repulsed
seven Jussus.
VIOLENT FIGHTING IN THE WOEYRE REGION.
5.30 p.m.
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(Hauter's Servisa to the China Mafty
BRITISH TRADE.
Losmos Sept. 30, The revesuo for, the past quarter anots to £36,481,286, the decrease being £3,750,518,
The nine hunths' decrease anunta to £2,730, 731
MORATORIUM - PROCLAMATION.
LONDON, Sept. 30.
The Morsterium Proclamation issued is as stated our ult, except that bills Faliady extended by previous proclama-
tions are extended for a farther fortnight) peading the establishment of machinery ta denk with pre-moratorium bills.
(Wah Tax Yat Pa's Service.}
IMPORTANT BILLS PASSED.
PEKING, Sept. 30. The State Council. yesterday passedi the third reading of the Accounting and Auditing Bills.
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THE PRESIDENT AND DOMESTIC BONDS.
Bresident Yuan has personally pur chased $300,000 worth of the Domestic Bunds.
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CHINESE IN SAMOA
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Chan Yu Yiu.. the Chinese Consul in Sauca has reported that the Island has been occupied by British troops and then all the Chinese are sale
HONGKONG GYMS HANA
CLUB.
ENTRIES FOR GYMKHANA ON OCT. BIR 10TH.
Tont Pegging.
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Slag of to enjt ungli qunting Imusk By 1 suhat need when Dị mt four well-down resilents who had exily finished their fir hours" dany
Ma, W, B. Khoes and 3r 11, C. Clarke. Dip, the und Capt. Hatimsley-Smith. and were comping mark of their va pari vers in thunters let the yarn
Last, vgliitosta and I seat. Pepe, Care 4, TE, Plava and Mr. J. K Swire. Now in wes very commealabi
net proches | Mar Saat Moband Alan and Je spirit they sted,
Jetro Duni.
The Logistive Conzelling day. HE the desert road a man whom Six F. 11. May, KA SEG., persidan.||buy own for a chef yes, wag. Landonand Me F. W. Thickness.
There was also presente
hal just intre pted a phy who was Ba
R. E. the General 1er Commanding traspassing. He ranight garry in | En su bog The Troup, Major General F. H. Katy.] conducted herewhout the winets with
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that Egins of manner which is really Him. Gosal Secretang, Mr. CLAUS | worthy of Salaziel. Yard! (laughtera |
Nobody could have how thester, ein sui Kwai
SK-KIN.
Hon. Attamey-Genersi Mr. J. H KENT..
Hon. Colonial Treasurer, Mr. E. D.
C. WOLFK.
Han. Director of Public Works, M. A. F. Cu
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Hon. Secretary for Chinese Ariz, F. R. HALLIFAN,
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Hon. Capt. Supt. of Police, Mr.
C.
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Hon. Mr. Wer Yrx, C.M.G. Hon. Mr. H. E. Pornocx, .C. Hon Mr. E A. Hzwar, C.M.G. Hon. Mr. DAVID LANDALE. ·
Hon. Mr Lac Chy Pas.
APETAL POLICE RESERVE..
KATYAA -PAKE
Videem
Jow Blighty
Mray-ish, biel
THEKE QUARTER SOLE RANDWAP"
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a memo, professional munter You all kuce Somerset the gentleman. who is conuered" with the Lorenzo Land Investraens Company Then there Matchlock
was another young man the legal pro-
fessinn upeo waons all my piacdishments
to
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b induce to join the Volunters have been. railing I her head soothing good in him, though he would not volun- Lobosang nominated teer, a he was the rat an whom Joy
ia by sworn
has sod ho con-table, poúsal gait distinguished himself. He seems thare found a sphere for which he has a spacial capacity. Mr. Mewer sent his Liebesang head Chinese detective up the Peak one Sai Kwai night to see how these special lobatables Remorset were getting on, and the detectie. I up Goode Hop posa, larking about so that he might have
Ficklo Bird
Muscotte
Buttercup
Moorish Chief
Fake
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Shanghai » Wincanton
Radium. Sailf
L DITA NOMINATION À MILE DISSANCE HANDICAP.
The Attorney-General intronevedoud view without being obwered him- Wincombe
a Bill to provide for the femination of sperind polier reserves.
Tofie
Magpie
Cromarty Joy
Radium Amourer
Hazari
L'nity
elf, one of these lyns-ayed reperial con- Corban stables detected him and not being able Shanghai. to get a atisfactory answer out of him Fluko took him, as good plicoman pught to Danin do, to the police station. When it was ONS AND QUARTER MIER HANDICAP.
detective he made sordo ex une so bien, and Lorenzo discovered that it was the head Chinese Brown Bug the Head Chined detective, I believe, sold Vadeem him Maskee, you b'long, Tery good picoman. By and by all same ny"
The objects and avasinas daue ex plained the newsUTE
follows-The Oisnot this Bill is to create a Special with Police Reserve Fons, the onbers of which coull be failed out as Special Constables in times of national emergency for heal disorder. The necessity for a laughter) Well gaatlemen. treating the
matter from a little more series stand-
ther
Mascotto Bir Galahad
Sevington Moorish Chief Fickle Bird
large bly of Special Constables in sims point, may I way that I have to be held for the benefit of the Prince of It has been suggested that the Gymkhana of amorgoney bus eu demonstrated
immensely plented' by perthe public Wales Fund. The gain an one pieting,
which maar in recently, and the usefulness of such spirited
nit sections of the however, would in all likelihood be very Anodiser communique states that the Centre from "Rheins to the xly would be considerably increased by gentlemen from
The Gymkhana Club feel therefore, that ities have come forward to bear their Meus engaged in violent fighting in the Woevre region. We (theliminary training, will the enrolment commanity and of four different maliqual small, and the result mi,bt even be a loss. of a bang berly of Special Folie at short burdes of the day. They have been most donation from the Funds of the Clay, and it will be better to make, substantial From) advanced several points "bebeeindly enst of Saint Mihiel.
Reuter reports thesß, there is na shunges in Loraine and the Vosges,
**'fucilitudel, by the extzerhely useful. They have performed 2artic6w.t!,] lr esistens of d Recree sting of not efficient and very faithful service, and it is the amount of this will be annoncel after the last Gymkhana when the financial who had declared their willingness to my desire to give some permanency position at the end of the season is kutwa, this force. They would have been more servo na Spezia! Constables,
efficient, and there would have been can
JAPANESE FORCE LANDED NEAR TSINGTAU.
Germans Abandon Field Guns.
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An official despatel; issued at Tokyo states that a portion of the Japanese Fleet landed a fores and ried Laoshe Harbour, in the - ceighbourhood of Tsingtan.
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1 Rellency the Governor said: trouble in organising them if they had been
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HELF FROM THE WOMEN OF
HONGKONG."...
might way for words on this Bill in ready organised to take their places under order to avail myself of this opportunity the Captain Superintendent of Folice, Thin of expressing the great appreciation of the Bill has been brought in, therefore, in
rese ve if not from whom we can draw to va us of a murting convened by Lady Government to these gentlemen who have order that there may be permanent Tins folowing count has béoz sunt renbond very valuable arsintatzen ce of necessity special constables who
May The Japanese took four held guns whiell the Germans abandoned, prial stubbs. Thers has hom altill be I have no doubt, equally efficient gelber enrolled 236 Europeans, 67 Portu and puble spirited as the gentlemen who and held the place with a roull force..
The Japanese Consulate-General has urtenisly set as the following dians, and 25-thinose. For have served in the last two months and a
anny days.pust now the greater number number of whom are still reving. zoport: --
the evil onstables" have been Commander-in-Chief Kuto, of the Second Squidros; states in sy danziel, but there are að still
1.3. de Governor repromended the official report that on the 28th September the Japanese Nasy attacked duty in the Pouk district in a following financial votes which were Lposhan port with gunboats and destroyers and, landing party to place a number of consubles whe
ferred the Finn Committer, for acumen frun the shipe, captured, the said port, and also seize 4 Kippur stil girl, at the dispoul of the sideration,20) in aid of the rate. field gems and limbers and some, emoun, of ammunition whigh were military motheritions for varias servis Monitory Department, Other Charges, as President, Mes. Walks + Trearer loft by the enemy."
THE CANADIAN MINISTER FOR DEFENCE.
Losbox, Sept. 30, 4.50a.m. The Canadian Minister for Defence (Colonel the Hon. Sam Hughes) ontradicts the newspaper statement that he is going to the front.
MYSTERIOUS MOVEMENTS OF GERMAN WARSHIPS IN THE
BALTIC SEA.
LONDON, Sept. 30, 2:20 am, mosage from L'utrograd any that 29 German warships, including rine battleships and seven transports, appeared off, Windau (cear the Gulf
FINANCIAL MINUTES.
Lady May qulled "a representative
day, October 1st, amongst those" present
sting at Mourtsin Indye on Thurs
being Mrs. Kelly and Mrs. Anstruther, to form a schrine for providing additional warm genuents for our sedliers on active servico in view of the wing winter.
Lady May has kinly wasented to set
for which a form of 150 police we letting urges $20) and of this site fre, Heigkong. Mrs. Hemp Treusilber, for to them, but the majority of whom a Public Works, estradinary, for addition Kowloon, and Maa May n Soerotary, not now required. For this is far to printing office, Victoria Carl; $100 in All these wishing us help in any way majority of the special constables were id 4 the roto Audit Department, trace should kindly and their zame to the Frieved of their duties. The duties of pert and travelling: $1,410 in aid of the Hon. Secretary. Mine May, Goyerament the sperial constables were principally following votes Sanitary Department, House. carted cut at ght, and the Captain Other Charge, Senitory Staff: Disinfex Subscriptions from Jets up to 85 Superfutuudens of Police has ported flant tox 800. Head Slc 80, Light: towards buying materials may be sent to
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FRIDAY, 2nd OCTOBER, 1914
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they rendered extremely euient service. Pray East Market. 9, Western Markot, Mrs. Wolle, rither at 134, Feels or the No 12 writes tu me as allows: The special orth and south blocks, 400. Veterinary Post Office, Subscriptions, from these in police performed the duties in a very Staff Animal depots and slaughter.Kowloon to bo went to Mrs. Kemp, 3. effeint um vocaricatious manner. Mr. houses, light, BB00; 8000 in uid of the Gonies Villas, Kowloon. Gifta in kind, Jenkin was in charge of the Peak con vote Sunitary Department, for garchs much as "Gounel, turkish towelling and tingent, arranged the duties god drilled and mustenance of; bullocks.
the men Thinra on the Keslonu į
sida hud a good deal of his and import
cat work and showed very great attente THE THEFT AT GOVERNMENT
Tho Inspector spoke highly of the com
of Riga) on the 24th inst., and sibsequently disappeared southwards. to drill, and the Indians were very keen.
Eighteen destroyers and a cruiser approached the count off Windau on the 28th inst. They lowered boats to make soundings, and disappeared when fired upon
THE STRUGGLE IN FRANCE.
Loxoox, Sept. 29, 11:55 p.m.
The Official Press Buronu states thus there is pratically no change are well holding their own.
case of those Chinees who were un
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knitting wead of all kinds will be grate fully received and may be sent to Govern ment lousa s soon as possible.
His Excellency the Governor bas, afrenly given a quantity of material.
Menrials may be fetched from Govern. 'ment House every Wednesday morning firm 11 to 12 o'clock, beginning next Wednesday, October 7th
foro Mr. Malharp's the Daziney patrol when called upon for action. As thi ishon Jon William Powolny you all know, J Excellency continued. asian, Chiese, and a Chinsman, formaTly played by Mc one of the first requisites in a police an Airdd Sth) wen chacred Wals heng Working parties will be organised, of La commousope. I engratulate the concem the then plane and which particulars will be published early member who presented the Chinese other articles Faim the Sisters Quarter at my week.
C Civil Lapalon August 23rd. Fortnightly parcels will be despatched. Community that in this respect the Chi
Truta eta frike her swement te th to 12. Edon, Jackanapon Work Belety speciul constables wero by nu mean heking I myelt took sons of the probitiinid A cu lai cheilus the 15, Burgess Park Mangiona, West Hamp
› is the situation. The Allied Left Wing had very heavy fighting, but they special, constables - undur
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