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WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 80, 1916.
THE
LATEST
WAR.
TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
FUMANIA'S ENTRY INTO THE WAR.
A FINAL VERDICT ON THE
WAR
LONDON, Aug, 29. Rumania's intervention is regarded by the papers as the greatest ball" point for the Allies since the beginning of the war. Apart from its military consequences, which will probably mean the shortening of the war by many
THE CHINA MAIL.
CORRESPONDENCE."
THE WORSHIP OF WEALTH.
(To the Editor of the Cmya Man")
Sin,I read with pleasure your article in to-night's paper on the Worship of Wealth and entirely agree with the views therein ex- pressed.
I would also like to draw attention'
GERMAN HATRED OF THE THE POSITION OF GREECE.onths, the moral effect will be tre to another point of view.
BRITISH.
GERMAN ORDER TO TAKE NO BRITISH PRISONERS.
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Loxtos, Aug. 29. The Correspondent of the Times
THREE MEMBERS OF DENERAL
STAFF RESIGN.
at the Headquarters in France states. pr-German. that a prisoner's letter reveals that
Rumania's intervention has
The Bishop stated that If he had fallan on Europe with the force of a finali verdtes on the war. The fact that Ger-10 sons he would rather see thems many is beaten was probably long since dead in the battlefield thun living known to the German higher command,
SHANGHAI WAR SAVINGS ASSOCIATION.
**Wae Saving Association ", has been formed at Shangbai, and many in Hongkong will no dogbt, be interested in the appende particulars.-
Provisional Committea Sir E. D. H. Fraser, K.OM.G. (Chairman).
Messrs. C. M. Bain. R: S. Ivy, E. 0. Pearce. E. G. Simms and A. S. P white-Cooper.
Honorary Secretary, and Treasurer — Mt. E. F. Goodala, A.Ç.A.
Honorary Actuary Mr. S. EL Naill, FI.A., F.SS,
Honorary Auditors-Messrs. H. and N.. Thomas, Chartered Accountants.
BULLY.
1-The name of the association- shall be the Shanghai War Savings Association. 3.-The Funda cf the Association shall
but the opinion of the most astute and and boarding up Wealth. ATHENS, Aug. 20. most interestel neutral that Germiang's May I ask what his Lordship. conte administered by Committee of not Three tombers of the General doom is sealed now reveals the fact to siders Wealth, or what ha con less than 5 or more than 9 monbers whose
the German nation. A striking military Staff have resigned.
fact is that a large force of fresh siders is a wealthy man? Probably decision on all matters consected with Apparently their sympathies are enthusiastic and thoroughly trained and to the majority, the great majority, the interpretation, of the Rules shall be
fräl. The Committee shall have power | equipped troops is thrown into the of his hearers, the Bishop is a wealtby, struggle at a time when and at a strate-
fo all say vacancy in ite number fram gical point where it will be most helpful man. I don't mean to strike the the general boily of members, and to make to the Allies.
personal rote this, but I wish such by-laws as may be necessary for the emphatically to point out that the convenient transaction of the business of man who gets from £1,000-say, to the Association. €1,200. per year, is a very wealthyers shall be 85, or any multiple et $5. B. The monthly subscriptions of mem- man to the majority of his fellow- and may be increased or decreased to hen.
COPENHAGES, Aug. 29.
the tomans Lave been ordered to A Berlin telegram says the changes take n British prisoners, but to in the Greek communds are regarded despatch them all with pho hapönet as an indication of Greece's inten-
tion to join the Entente. THE WESTERN FRONT.
UNFAVOURABLE WEATHER-
Losnos. Aug. 29. General Sir Douglas. Baig in A communiqué sage:
The weather is favoumble and operations have been confined to mindir entreprises and deal bombing Attacks.
THE BALKAN FRONT.
Lesbos, Aug. 29. The British commander Salonika reports no developinants on the Struts and Boiran froups. PARIS, Aug 29,
RITMANIA'S IMMEDIATE
OBJECTIVE
TO
A
An Austrian report of the bghting shows that Hungarian Transylvania is Rumania's immediate objective. The Rumanians are here confronted with the
The greater proportion of us have Carpathians, a barrier a hundred miles
go through life struggling and broad. Its conquest may not be rapid, but the operations wi wamediately often without hope for what he would improve the strategic situation, as the Passin Left is now linked up with the probably consider necessaries. Rumanian Right, while the Teutonic house at the Peak, Summer holidays Right Flank is now completely in the away, and many other such things
It hitherto rested on the Rumanian frontier, near the south-west corner of probably right, enough in themselves An aviation park was destroyed the Bukoving, and must now he prolongare only for the rich, only for the el four hundred miles along the Car 20 per cent, of our population that pathinus to the Danube, at Verciorova
& imzayad states
By these means, the communique near Doiran. Adds, we are gradually establishing!
17.
suit the zon renience of "members.
4-All subscriptions whail he paid in to the Honorary Treasurer of the Associa tion not later than the tenth day of each the aggregata monthly month, and subscription fless the expenses of the Association shall be invested by the Committee in 3 per cent. Exchequer and repayable on 3th Optaber, 1910, or in other securities issued by the Allied Governments for the purpose of financing
the War.
The interest earned or the invest
It has been reported that a large can afford them not for the 80 per ments of the Asociation shall be invested Ratssian force is concentrating on the cent. like myself or those Danube close to the Romanian frontier, and the Iron Gates may again be the scene of a struggle as in the time of the at the Romans.
It is pointed cut in referetive to à hold an blue ground between Buldurinn, claims of successes, that -wastoma nutskirts of Guillement and the enemy only occupied undefended Greck territory or suffered heavy losses in fruitless ärtneke hands of the Serbinus.
Ginely
honsile
barricade We captured between Delville, Wood and Flight
We further progressed vast of Thiepval
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We bombarded selected points af the ny's line between Neuve Chapelle and waith, of Arinentieres.
THE FIGHTING IN THE MEUSE REGION.
A ensomuniqué states:--
We recaptured gromal south-east of Thinumont Work.
"Enemy attacks at Fleury and near the road leading to Vanx. Fort were repulsed with heavy losses.
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THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
PETROGRAD, Aug. 20.
A communiqud states:-
An enemy attacle in the Toboly district, west of the Stolchoil, was
repulsed.
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PRO-RUSSIAN MOVEMENTS IN
EASTERN ROUMELIA..
GERMAN DIVISION CALLEJ OUT TO SUPPRESS THEM.
LONDON, Aug. 30
The Thure Correspondent as" Buke rest reports that a German disision
retreat.
poorer.
this.
of
even by the Committee in the same manner Bs provided under Rule 4, and shall be credited to the individual accounts members on May 31 and November 30. of each year in the proportion that their subscriptions have assisted to earn the income of the Associatios, but this rule
I am not, however, grumbling at I do not wish to see the stan- dard of living brought down to my own-1 wish to see it brought up.
19176
6.On October 5, 1019, or Mă. HOUL
It remains to be agen which Front the Central Empires will denude or whether the German General Staff 'will' decide to shorten their Frouts by a would like to see everyone rich shalt not come into force until May 31. Erich enough, to afford the comforta Apart from the prospect of n whole that I see my more fortunate sale iuvusion of Hungary, the Russians are now able to march on Bulgaria brethren can dbtain-I only ask for through, Rumania, employing important honesty for the former to gee our railways and utilising their base at selves as others see uses the great jority see us before we dograntise
Odeyn
In this connection the interesting statement comes from Petrograd that Russia as armed and trained very considerable forces of former Austro Hungarian subjects for use in
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in these matters.
Wealth properly acquired and pro- the perly used benefits not only ourselves
thereafter us may he practicable, the funds of the Association shall be divided i among the members in the proportion" ap
sterling amount at credit of their accounte
bears to the am available for distribution. All repayments shall be made, in sterling.
to
who wishe Any member shall be entitled upon payment of terminate his membership of the Amiccio
fee of $10 to a Certificate from the
account.
the credit of hi
was exiled out to suppress paikas, officere partly by her own add but those around us. The Merchant Committee stating the total amount in Russian movements at Philippopolis, partly by Serbian officers. These have and the greet Captains of Industry sterling standing to Yambole and Stamızapora. The taken the ath of allegiance to the alio throw their bread upon the population attacked the soldiers, who T fired killing and wounding many.
The position of the Radoslavo Cabinet is critical.
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OUR NATIONAL INSTINCT.
LIVE AND LET LIVE
ut!!
L.
waters, and, sometimes not always get it back after many days-these are the men who benefit their country and their fellow-men. Why should they not reap their reward?
8. In the event of the death of a member: a similar Certificate shall, upon payment of fee of $2, be issued to his legal personal representative.
D.-Certificates,shali bu trázsfclable by Lendorsement ̄in ́writing signed both by transferter and transferes but no transfor shall be recognized by the Association
RUMANIANS IN ACTION.
LONDON, Aug. 29. The Rumanian troops have already been in action.
An Austrisa comuniqué mentions that there has been an action at the Red I have as little use for those who Tower Puss, south-west and south of obtain their wealth from unproducuntil the same has been noted La ita Erasso, and says:"On the south tive labours as anyone. These books, for which a lev of $1 shall be eastern and eastern Hungarian frontier
bencft no one but themselves, but, charged. ramparts, our new Remanian enemy exchanged in a treacherous surprise like the poor, I presume we must first shots with our frontier posts." ~
THUNDERBOLT FOR BERLIN
We advanced verywhere on the
ON very pretty commentary
always have this class with us. front from Kyghi to west of Lake national inginer to live and let live Van, burling back the enemy to near appears in the very small part this
Wealth is the tangible prize of suc cena; it is the prize for our labours, Ognot, to the west of which place aunty has played, in its initiation of
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 29. formidable engines of war. Nearly all Turkish attack was repulsed with the arunderous machinery of moders Rumania's declaration of war came like has been attained unjustly is that a A telegram from Berlin states that If because in some cases the prize beavy loss.
battle has germinated from seeds sown thunderbolt. There was indescribable reason for doing away with incentive by foreignes. The reation Our cousteraation and icdignation, as the artillery service was actually the work Teuto-Rumatian Commercial Agree to all affort? of a Danish soldier, Alert Borgard, wherents, signed only few days Shall we civilise up to the Chinese had seen service in both the Danish and previously, had lulled everyone into the Prussian rules. He entered the English belief that the storm had blown over standard where to attain wealth is service in 162, already a velers of 66, and great quantities of ammunition only to lay oneself out to be robbed and died at the ripe old age of 92, leaving which the Germans had delivered in of it? bis taark indelibly stumped on English Romania to be exchanged for grain will now be hurled back on their own heads. artillery.
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"GREEK STEAMER SUNK.
Lospex, Aug. 20. The Greck stearner Leandros has
been suck.
"KITCHENER COLLEGE.”* -
AN APPEAL
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Woolwich Arsenal exes its existence to a Swiss zamed Sühalch. Whilst Bergard was attending an experiment in recasting | LONDON, Aug. 29.
Bome brass guns in 1718, on explosiun Prince Alexander of Teck has occurred, 17 bystanders being killed. issued ar appeal on behalf of the Schalch bad foretold the accident, and Imperial Service College at Windsor was then invited by the Board of for the sons or other descendants of Ordnance to select a good site in. London British Officers and Civil Servanta for casting the guns required.
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Shail we do away with all ambition and emulate the Trade Unions in wishing to pay, every man penny,"
10-Any member shall be entitled to a Pass Book upon payment of a fee of $2, 11-Any surplus of fees or similar receipts after payment of the expenses of management shall be infested by the
vided under Füle 1. Committee in the same mauser na pro-
"12-Each member shall be given a
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"HONGKONG,
THE LATE CAPTAIN GEORGE ALISON,
ESTAKLENDED 1:00
"A brother officer the MF. Low allščad to in the above letter-wete as follows *Your son was killed in a big action on
A SPLENDID EXAMPLE ON THE July 1st, and he died as all who persed
2. BATTLEFIELD,"
A
antinctive number which shall be need
with him knew he would, a soldier and by the Honorary Treasuror when
gentleman the pit. The two öjdare. acknowledging the ruccipt of subscriptions.
A very in ressive Memorial Service lies who were with him say that bis cool4. was held at St. Peter's Church, Budleighat they had never seen so brave a ma
ness and bravery were wonderful; and through the Press.
18.The accounts of the Association Salterton for Captain George Alisch, Ho fell, I think, between the front lines shall be compiled su, on October 5 et each forth Highlanders (late A.D.C. to and the Germans. All be officers who year, except thas no account shall be Henry May), and the following message prepared for the period September 1 to was received by his father, Sir Archibald have been with him in this Company since October 6, 1916. The cauata shall brAlison, from Backingham Palace -
it was formed know well his bravery and certified by the Honorary Auditors - and
**The King and Queen deeply regret soldierly qualition The high state of published in the press for the information
the loss you and the army bave saciency of the company before the battle tuined by the death of your son in the than anything I can say. I hope Lat is, perhaps, in itself greater testing. service of isis country. Their Majesties you will believe that I and all the othe truly sympathies with you in your fecra-here feel the deepest-regret and extend to you car sincero sympathy in this loss
Ka
GREECE CHANGING.
of membera No, rather let us pray for more FEARLESS SPEECH BY M.
14.A general meeting of the members wealth, but for a better distribution shall be held as a date to be hereafter VENEZELOS.
of it and for the power to make bet-advertised, but not later than November 30, 1916, for the purpose of confirming LONDON, Aug. 39, ter use of it. Why should we be Signs are multiplying of a profound full of contrition and repentance? these Rules and of electing u permanent change of opinion in Greece in favour of Even probably the Church of Eng- chose Woolwich, but would not have con- the Allies.
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It is intended to raise £400,000 insiderd so exposed a spot had he not been M. Venezeies, in a speech, boldly and may need it, but with four memory of Lord Kitchener, and to limited to a radius of 12 milca round condemned the Constantine policy. He millions of our men prepared for the change the name of the College to London. For 60 years Schaleh was declared the King to be a victim of ill- Kitchener College.
Superintendent of Foundries, and not a informed military authorities, also of supreme sacrifice, may we rather not single nocident occurred during tub time. his own almiration for Germany, pray that, "Thou who madest, us
through whose victory he hoped to mighty, make us mightier still "'? weaken the constitution and concentrate
Tours faithfully. the power of the monarchy.
PAWN.
THE P. & O. COMPANY.
PROPOSED INCREASE OF CAPITAL
LONDON, Aug. 25. An extraordinary meeting of stock- holders in the P. & O. S. N. Co. has bem called for the 7th proz. to consider
Daily Chronicle!"
HEROIC CADETS OF FRANCE.
INTO BATTLE WEARING FULL UNIFORM AND PROMES.
Thousands cheered the speech.
ILLNESS OF THE KING OF GREECE.
~ATIENS," Aug 29. His Majesty King Constantine is suffering from inflammation of a wound.,
A small operation was performed
a resolution confirming the conditional French writer, spoke of how the yesterday, 41.
agreement between the New Zealand Shipping Co. and the P. & O. Co., and providing for the incress of the P. & O Co's capital of £5,744,853 by the ormation of £906,720 additional deferred stock
BRITISH CONGRATULATIONS TO ITALY AND HUMANIA.
LONDON, Aug. 29. Congratulations have been tele, gmpbed by Viscount Grey to the Italian Foreign Minister on Italy's latest step (ber declantion of against Germany) and Mr. Asquith
ge to the Premier innessage
Rumunia, mys thet Humanig's dos sion rocalls à long-standing mutual
frien
M. Maurica Barrès, the distinguished at the British Academy recently cadete of St. Cyr Military School vowed that they would go into battle wearing
His Majesty, consequently, was a deputation of their full uniform and plumes, and how unable to receive
Liberali
they kept their vow; and he gave MADY other instances of chivalrous courage on the part of the French troops in the field to show that the spirit of France was the spirit of Old France
décadant, but rejuvenated over fight!
The French soldier his best for merely
BRITISH LONG-RANGE GUNE“.
LONDON, Aug 20..
`GERMAN' OFFICER'S WHIF,
LANCE CORPORAL'S CURIO FROM
THE BATTLEFIELD..
Committee.
K.C.16 23 DAYS' SPEECH.
KEPT GOING WITH DRUGS, HE GIVES UP FROM EXHAUSTION.
sorrow."
The G.0.C. of the Brigade. Cap. Alison was in wrote to Sir Archibald
Alison:"Your son was one of those
Another, brother officer writes
was always such a cheerful campania, daring, cool ines who are invaluable and is is hard to realize he has gene His example was always splendid; He was such a fine soldier too, and the courage magnificent; in fact he was
men. would have followed bimony almost too courageous. Our division was
where!!A
·ordared to attack the Corman liges un Saturday morning July 1st. At.20 a. the Brigade fed; the support-
Another vrites What splendid fallow he was, doing great things fa Br. Upjoha, K., who for 20 days hoding them. The Seaforthes were on the actly simple, massuming was 12. been addressing Mr. Justies Eve in the lefty and the Dubling on the right suppose that in the highest, initute that heraisun were jant in the day's cock 1 Chancery Division in the famous gold Alison's machine gun in centrs just in can be paid to a brave man, that he made case, had to give up through shoer rear of these two Hattalions. At abcnt wonderful things seem ordinsty exhaustion, remarking that he had been 9.15 the Machinegun Coy, were just kapt going with drugs by his doctos fer between the German and English lines,
In a heavy fire, and one of the sections lay down in extended order.· ́ Aliaco trolled over to them with one hand in his pocket an attitude he was used to and told them to move on. Fuckwurth
twice previously, and was mentioned in Captain George Alison was wounded
Sir John (now Lord) French'e despatches
January 1 of the present year.
KEEP IT HANDY
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a. fortnight, D
He was now ordered complete rest by the doctor. The judge, who had had the A wounded lance corporal of a south case before hisa for 124 days, decided on country regiment is very proud of as adjournment till August 21 cario be has brought back from the The Amalgamated Properties of commanded that spation Eudy,MMEDIATE relief is necessary in battlefield.
Bhodesia (1910), Limited, is suing the think you had better get on,” was whet attacks of diarrhoei. Chamberlain's" After he was wounded be captured a Globe and Phoenix Gold Mining Com-held. He then rejoined Ins orderly, Colic, Cholers and Diarrhoen Remely German captain, who had carried two pany, Limited, for a half share of a man by the name of Gould. The next should always be on hand, For sale by weapons, a pistol, which he aimed at the 2400,000 worth of gold found by deleathing was Allson was shot a rifle bullet af Chemists and Storskeepers. lance-corporal, and a whip, which the dants in rett in Southern Rhodesis through, I think, the bears, for he merely iance-corporal now proudly carries, The Mr. Upjohn had 100 guiness on his said to Gould, I'm hit, go and tell . To-day's Advertisements whip has a short haft and two thongs,
no doubt thacal reasons, range: guns successfully fired on the cach with a strand of wire twisted in the brief, and bie refresher was 100 Low to take command, but before Goold although no doubt hesuaded he was a mug and Miraumont,
weighed with troop triko at different places between
fighting for a cause which would end in making the world happior and better.
In that he saw the real beauty of war.
A communiqué states-Our long
guineas por day. The total costs prob- Left hid he was dead. Gould says he end of itably run lato £1,000 a day.
The pistol mikeed fire, and the arm that wielded it was pinned right through
by the lance-corporal's bayonet. The
was quite sure his captals could ant-bava suffered, as he was perfectly quiet and oool, and died siment at once. Your on
Netherlands.
NOTIOE!!
I IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that m
account of the War the CONSUE lance corporal, himself bleeding from his AREY OU GOING ON A JOURNEY? was one of the most remarkably picks GENERAL for the NETHERLANDS ML Barris also spoke of the pathetic SUEPLIED BY ALL CHEMISTS wound, carried the whip, and marchedHAMBERLAIN'S Co Choliu and men. I ever met I was very fond of will NOT be "AT HOME" the 41st bravery of the women of France, who little story which deply impressed lind lost dear ones in the struggle One DHYSICIANS prescribed Chamber bis prisoner back to one of our dressing Diarrhea Remedy should be packed him and offen wired bit advice on mat August, the stinfversary of the birthday the lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea stations, where they were both bandaged; in your hand luggage when going on a ters Concerning the employment of his of Her Majesty the Queen of the audience was that of a peasant woman Remedy because it relieves crampe in and the German officer led away to the journey Change of water gun. I only wish I had bird with me who received the news of her husband's
trouble and this medicine cannot be still We recovered bfs body at night death while nursing her child. Lifting the stomach and intestinal pains quicker rear temp mature all tend to prodące, bowel thidh any preparation they cum "But I reckon ie whip wat meant
sscared on board the train or steamy and buried him alongside about a hundred the infant in her arms, he exclama pound. It can be bought from azy for us. That's their notions of leading is may have much suffering and incos, Healpril Haulanders. I am
Vive la France Yos are the offspring chemist bottle keep for years
For sale would Sureler, loĝiba, menr of thirty geritions of sildiers martyrs and home or their men Ink, and the lance unlanes If you have it handy and they will live aged in you!
akis by all Chemist and Storekeepers.
by all Chemists and Blorok
Foogkong, Aug. 30,