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them with an Army not unworthy of the power and the responsibilities of our Empire. For many years past we have had publicists lamenting that Great Britain, in face of the growing peril from the growth of armies on the Continent, has not abandoned her faith in voluntary service and made military service compulsory but now that the hour of danger has come, it 18 made abundantly clear that Great Britain bas little or nothing to regret on that account. Perhaps the one feature of the speech which has opened the eyes not only of the British people, but of all men, are the references it contains to the pos-. sible duration of the war. Lord Krone
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SHIPS COLLIDE IN A FOG.
AMERICAN STEAMER SINKS SEVENTEEN.
PEOPLE DROWNED.
LONDON, August 27th. The British steamer Princess Victoria collided with the American steamer Admiral Sampson in a dense log in Puget Sound. The Admiral Sarpon sank and seventeen peole were drowned.
[The Admiral Sampson is a vessel of 2.262 tous gross (1,432 u^r), hifi at Philade'phin, Pa. in 1998, and ouued by the Alaska Pacific Princess Pietaria in the Mereuntil Navy S.S. Co. There are reveral vessels named List, including one owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. This is a vessel of 1,943 Tons gross, (428 net), built at Wallsend-in- Tyne]
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DAILY PRESS.
SUPREME COURT.
Thursday, 27th August..
IN BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE THE CAies Justice (MR. H. H.
GOMPERTZ).
A BIG INDIAN FLEX'S FALLURE. An application was made for a receiv ing order in respect to the estate of A M. Essabhoy.
Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton, appearing for the petitioning creditor, said he thought that the Court should be acquainted with it was the desire of the Official Receiver the position as to the assets and liabili ties, and after that to adjourn the matter.
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unsseured liabilities amounted to $255,000, and the assets secured amounted to $222,000 The estate by reason of the failure of the firm in in Hongkong was practically solvent, but Bombay, Calcutta, and other places the petition for a receiving order had had to be filed here. He understood that Mr. Lewis. had-iooked into the matter and it was desired that the local assets should be distributed among, local creditors.
Tho Oficial Receiver (Mr. A. E Carpmael) said it would be a long time before he would be in a position to know
and the other branches of the arm. The firm in Bombay had a different name, that of M. M. Essabhoy. The branches at HONGKONG, August 27th.
Calcutta, Madras, Rangoon, Penang, Singapore, Shanghai, and Kete, and, by DEAR SIR,-I wish to warn the public believed, Yokohama, were under the name against placing too much reliance in the A. M. Essabhoy. The official assignee at timetables published by the K.C.Calcutta had already telegraphed to the person managing the firm in this Colony Railway. Last night I crossed by the to hold the assets bere on his behalf. He did not think that that could be done without the permission of the Court; in fact he was sure it could not be done. He did not know whether ultimately hie Lordship would think it it to make a order combining those parts of the "state
10 British Colonies which were possessions.
His Lordship-I do not think I have that power.
The micial Receiver said it would
thought the difficulties in the way would entail communication with the other Courts individually, seven in all. be very great indesd.
post "for the duration of the war, or for THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY anything of the position at Singapore three years,” adding that if the war lasted longer, others would then be able to take their places and see the matter through. He spoke also of the arale of the field Army now being raised attaining ia the course of the next six months a total of thirty divisious, which would be continually maintained in the field, but "if the war were protracted and fortunes varied or were adverse, th n he was confident that further exertions and sacrifices for the Empire would not be denied." There are writers who have tried to persuade the World that the outbreak of a general war in Europe was impossible for financial and economie TERBODS, and
p.m. Ferry, but found that the 8 p.m. train which it is shown to catch had gone. The printed, time-tables at Kow loon Station, at the Ferry Pier and at many other places show night trains leaving Canton at 6.15 p.m. and Kowloon at 12.45, but it is uncertain whether or
these trains are running now. At the Ferry Pier there is a notice to that, if by some unhappy chance, it does not appear to have occurred to say their times have been altered, though war did break out, it could scarcely anyone to correct the time-table on the last a month. The first illusion has been adjoining board, and at Kowloon Station shartered, sad very soon the second will have another notice indicates that they have been disproved also. When we bear in mind ceased running, though there again no how a little poverty-stricken country like one appears to have had sense enough to Servia has managed to exist and to main-correct the time-table. It seems to be tain herself at war for so many months expected that intending during the past two jeure, we must should read through all the various A. S. WATSON & CO.. begin to doubt whether the accepted notices daily to see if they contain any estimates are correct regarding the capacity of the greater nations to engage in war for protracted periods. Of this thers can be no doubt the end of the war can only come when Germany renounces her ambi tions and sues for peace, and we cannot believe that the World will have to wait three years for tuát event.
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HONGBONG. AUGUST 28TH, 1914,
The British Empire is exceptionally fortn nate in having at the War Office in the
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present crisis a man of Lord KrTCHENER'S soldierly qualities, great military experience The and capacity for organisation. Empire reposes in him the most have implicit confidence, and, as sea, is ready to respond to every call he may deem it necessary to make upon their The statement his LoabsHIP patriotism made in the House of Lords on Wednesday stamps him for what he is---a man of iron will, calm resolution and inflexible determi- vation that the end in view shall be caled, cost what it may. There is no note of alarm over the fact that the Allied Forces in the field have had to retire to their original position before superior forces of the enemy. As an experienced soldier he is able to appreciate the strategical reasons for this, and the general tenour of his speech infects every British subject with his own confidence in ultimate victory. He prepares the Empire for the consider. uble sacrifices-which the war will entail confident that they will be willingly borne for the sake of the honour and position of the Empire in the World. His LonDSHIP's references to the gallant Belgian Army and "our resolution to make sure that none of the sacrifices made by Belgium will have been unavailing" are especially inspiring. No less so are his announcements regarding the splendid response already made
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THE RECENT CHINESE BAZAAR.
Mr. Young Hoe, the Hon. Secretary of the recent Chinese Bazaar, writes:—
I am directed by the Committee of the Flood Relief Bazair to request you to be good enough to make known to the public through the medium of your Mr. Heki, the new Japanese Minister, valuable coluinos that, at the Bazaar has arrived in Peking.
The Waichiaopu has forwarded a Note to the Legations, suggesting a postpone- inent of the Boxer indemnity payments.
The Great Northern Telegraph Co., Ltd., announced yesterday that cable communication with Japan is again normal.
The petition was adjourned.
A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF
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On the application for a receiving order in regard to the estate of Li Kin Tong, the Official Receiver said the petition had been adjourned three times already. The petition was filed before 26th May, more than three months ago. He asked his Lordship to consider the question of costs in this case. There had been considerable adjournment, and on two occasions the petitioning creditor. had not been represented when the matter was called on for hearing. Mr. R. C. Faithfull, for the petitioning creditor, said it was a mistake on his part on the last occasion.“ On the other occasion be was engaged in the Magistracy, and the matter had been mentioned. arrived at the Court ten minutes after
The receiving order was made, his Lordship making no special order regard. ing costs.
-THE RWAN-YICK AND THE KWAN-MOW;
Mr. E L Agassiz, for the petitioning creditor, applied for an adjournment in the application for a receiving order in regard to the estate of the Kwan Yick. He also made a similar application in regard to the estates of the Kwan Mow The two firms were practically of the same constitution. The reason for his asking for an adjournment was that he was instructed that there was a scheme of negotiations had been very considerably composition being put forward, that advanced, and that there was a prospect of a substantial composition being i to the creditors.
The adjournment was granted.
which was-held-at-West Point recently, Mesers. A. S. Watson & Co., in addition to their gift of free supply of aerated waters, offered to present two gold and two silver medals to those gentlemen who paid the highest prices for a bottle of the Company's aerated : waters, The gold medals were won by Messrs. Wong Shau Shan and Lau Yu Fong, who paid $220 We have been requested to state that and $210 respectively, and the silver medals were awarded to Mesars Lau Yik the Peak Police will parade for drill at the Central Police Station at 5.30 sharpCheak and Ho Kam Tong, who paid The medals, respectively $100 and $50. this afternoon. §.
which are very handsomely made, have On "good authority it was stated in been received by the Committee and hand- Shanghai last week that Dr. Sun Yat-sened over to the gentlemen above-named: and Chen Chi-inei were again within the The Committee beg to tender Messrs. A.that the petition for a receiving order jurisdiction of the Settlement authorities, S. Watson & Co. their sincerest thanks On for the Company's very generous gift of having recently come from Japan. equally "good authority" the statement acrated waters and medals. has been denied.
The Tibetan Government has issued at notification declaring that Chinese coin is no longer legal tender. They are being called in at twenty per cent. discount and several Lhasa merchants with large stocks will lose heavily.
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The French Convent School reopens on Tuesday next, 1st September. A new
course of studies meeting the require- ments of the Code and the Hongkong University has been drawn up. Private lessons are also given in French, English, Music, and Stenography.
THE CUSTODY, OF A REVOLVER.
Before Mr. Melbourne at the Magistracy yesterday F. Nicol, of the Imperial Hotel, was charged with being in unlaw ful possession of a revolver and six rounds of acımunition, having no licence from the Captain-Superintendent of Police.
The defendant told the Court that the revolver and ammunition belonged to a ship's officer, named McCallum, who had left it in his charge,
Mr. McCallum gave
corroborative evidence, and said he intended to take out a licence.
A PETITION TO BE WITHDRAWN. The Official Receiver told his Lordship
in regard to the estate of Chan Mak Heung was a debtor's petition, and he understood that the debtor was going to Ask to withdraw the petition. Debtor was one of the partners in the firm of Hop Hing, which had failed, and judgment was obtained against him for the balance of the firm's debts. He had no private property, and he therefore filed his petition in bankruptcy, alleging private debts. If the creditors of the that his assets were insufficient to pay his Hop Hing firm would accept a composi tion of that, as far as debtor was con- cerned he understood that be would not wish his affairs to be brought to bank- rupley, and he would withdraw the the arrangement was only made and the bankruptcy. Mr. Carpmate added that creditors only finally agreed at 10 o'cloc
His Lordship-That is rather rushing. that morning.
mintters.
The petition
adjourzed Chambers.
was
to
At the Magistracy yesterday Acting-
AN APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE, Inspector Kent, prosecuting a Chinese for Detective-Sergt. Wills pointed out tô
A. M. Costa appeared in person to hawking fresh fish in Staunton Street, his Worship that the proper course for support his application for discharge told the Magistrate that a lot of this had McCallum to have adopted when he left from bankruptcy.
The Official Receiver told his Lordship been going on in Staunton Street, and his ship was to have left the weapon in that the receiving order was made on the there had been many complaints. His the custody of the Captain-Superintendent debtor's petition on June 1st, 1912, and
Excellency the Governor had given special orders that attention should be given to This matter.
FOOD PRICES IN HONGKONG. We have pleasure in drawing the attention of the public to a useful notice
of Police until he got another ship-
The Magistrate ordered the forfeiture of the revolver and ammunition, an advised McCallum to apply for a licence, when he would reconsider his decision regarding the forfeiture,
by the Food Commitee which will be HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, now sufficient in his Carpmael's)
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....34 $399,043
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debtor was adjudged bankrupt in August The liabilities were of the same year. $1,000, there being no assets. Bankruptcy was due to debtor guaranteeing loans to his friends. About mine-tenths of the debts were represented by promissory notes on money lent. Very substantial payments had already been made before the receiving order. One dividend of 25 per cent, had been paid, and there was own hands to pay a further dividend of 15 per cent. The debtor's payments had been regular, and his conduct satis factory. There was no power under the Ordinance to grant debtor's discharge owing to the fact that 50 per cent. had not been paid of the approved debt.!
Debtor's discharge was granted subject to his consenting to judgment being entered against him in the name of the Official Receiver to pay a further dividend of 25 per cent., making 50 per cent. in all,
THE
WAR.
LEROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
THE POSITION AT TSINGTAU.
JAPANESE FLEET AND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE SIGHTED.
PEKING, August 27th.
An neroplane reconnoîtring at Tsingtau te-day sighted the Japanese Fleet and Expeditionary Force.
The departure of non-combatants and the removal of the soldiers to barracks has left the city empty. The chimneys of buildings have been taken down,
The Austrian cruiser Kaiserin Elizabeth has been dismantled and
her orow has arrived at Tientsin,
Only three foreigners remain, viz.: the American Consul and his assistant, and the representative of the Associated Press of America.
Reports of a secret agreement between China and Japan in regard to Tsingtau are officially denied.
The point at which the Japanese force will land has not been
disclosed.
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THE GREAT BATTLE IN
BELGIUM.
A GERMAN PRINCE KILLED AT NAMUR
LONDON, August 28th.
A telegram from Copenhagen, says that a German official telegram
states that Prince Friedrich of Saxo Meiningen was killed by a shell at Namur on the 23rd inst. :.
BRITISH SYMPATHY WITH BELGIUM.
LONDON, August 20th.
4.20 p.m.
Mr. Asquith announced in the House of Commons that he will move to-morrow a humble address to His Majesty the King, praying him to convey to the King of the Belgians the sympathy and admiration of the House and country for the Belgians in their heroic resistance, and the assurance of Great Britain's determination to support Belgium in every way to vindicate her independence and the public law of Europe.
The announcement was greeted with cheers.
GERMANS REPULSED ON THE SOUTHERN FRONTIER.
LONDON, August 201h.
The Press Bureau annonnees that it is officially stated that, the Germans yesterday attacked in for the French on the Southern frontier. The attack was repulsed and the enemy retired all along the line.
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PRUSSIAN GUARDS SUFFER: HEAVILY
It is confirmed that the Army Corps of the Prussian Guards. suffered heavily, losing many men in the hand-to-hand fight with tho Algerian troops,
FRENCH COMMANDER'S SUCCESSFUL MOVEMENTS.
Since the 24th the Germans have not succeeded in preventing the methodical movements of the French Commander-in-Chief.
FRANCE DETERMINED."
A in France are determined to fight to the bitter end.
MALINES RE-CAPTURED.
On the 28th the Belgian troops advancing from Antwerp took the offensive with energy. They recaptured Malines and drove out all the Germans.
RUSSIAN VICTORY.
The Russians, pushing their forward niarch, hare routed the Austrian. Cavalry Division.
AUSTRIANS AGAIN DEFEATED BY SERVIANS." The Bervians have wiped out the Austrians from Chabatz and the whole of the Servian territory.
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FRENCH COMMANDER'S STRATEGICAL MOVE.
The French Commander-in-Chief has ordered the progressive evacuation of Alsace, so as to the reinforce his lines on the Northern frontier.
A BIG BATTLE RAGING.
A big battle is raging just now between Mauberge and Donon.
KING ALBERT'S NEW HEADQUARTERS, The King of the Belgians has moved down to Malines, where he has established his headquarters.
A ZEPPELIN CAPTURED BY BELGIANS.
A Zeppelin airship-bombarded Antwerp and killed fifteen people, but was captured by the Belgians.
RUSSIANS MENACING POSEN.
The Russians are pushing forward quickly on their whole line and are marching on Posen, which is the capital of Prussian Foland,
KIAOCHOW BLOCKADED.
The Japanese are, blockading Kinochow.