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HEROIC AFFAIR IN NYASSALAND.
GALLANT BRITISH FORCE DRIVES OFF A SUPERIOR FORCE AND CAPTURES FOUR GUNS.
September 19th.
9.16 p.m.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14′′, 1914.
Mr. Lewis Harcourt, Secretary of State for the Colonies, announces a heroic affair in Nyassaland.. The main British force advanced to drive the enemy, four hundred strong, across the frontier. The Germans, however, evaded them, and attacked Karonga at sunrise yesterday. This place was defended by one officer, hity African Bifles and eight civilians, who resisted for three hours until help arrived.
The British, who had to make repeated bayonet charges to dislodge the enemy, captured two field guns and two machine guns.
pursue.
The enemy fed to Bongwe, and the British were too exhausted to
The enemy's casualties were seven officers killed and two wounded, and those of the British four killed and seven wounded.
GENERAL WAR NEWS.
MR. CHURCHILL ADDRESSES GREAT RECRUITING MEETING.
LONDON, September 12th.
9.36 p.m. Churchill, addressing a The Right Hon. Mr. Winston
great recruiting meeting in London, said he confessed the situation was far better than had been expected in the early stages. (Choers.) If this battle had been as disastrous as, thank God, it appeared triumphant, he would still come before them with unabated confidence. (Cheers.) Whatever might happen, the war would finish in accordance with our interests and those of civilisation.
Mr. Churchill, amid great laughter, said that not a single Germ battleship could be found on the so-called German Ocean. The health of the Navy was better than it had evor beon. They could rely upon the Navy to maintain its supremacy. What they had to do now was to make grent Ariny. The only sure way of bringing the war to an end was to put and keep on the Continent an Army of at least one million men..
THE POWERS AND TURKEY.
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Losnos, September 12th.
The Official Press Bureau. states that the Ambassadors of all the Powers have protested at Constantinople against Turkey abolishing the Capitulations,
THE DERAILED TROOP TRAIN IN SOUTH AFRICA.
LONDON, September 11th. Eight wers killed and 86 were injured in the accident to the troop train at Hex River, South Africa.
THE COMMONWEALTH AND THE MOTHER COUNTRY.
LONDON. September 11th.
The new Prime Minister of Australia (Mr. Fisher) declares that in war the Commonwealth is with the Mother Country to the end, Labour's policy would be in accordance with that of the previous Labour Administration.
WAR NEWS.
THE HISTORIC DEFENCE
OF LIEGE.
THRILLING NARRATIVE.
LONDON, August 10th. Mr. M. H. Donobue, War Correspon dent for the Daily Chronicle, cabling from Brussels about the défence of Liege, states
believed themselves safe, utterly forgetful of the machine guns. The next moment
the book was swept by the guns and it raa with blood. The Belgians in the trenches, not satisfied with firing rifles. at fifty yards, demanded permission to charge with fixed bayonets. At sight of the steel many of the Prussians rau, and others held up their hands and surren dered. Others were courageous enough, but were beaten by bad leadership. The attack proved that the days of the automatic machine army are gone. The attack was continued unabated through- out Thurdsay. Thousands of broken bodies were massed in the fields, which "The Bonelles fort, on the extreme were ploughed by the terrific cannonade. south, bore the brant, as the ground here Aeroplanes were assisting in the attack, was more favourable for the attackers and it is reported that a Belgian airman The attack in the mass recalled the early lost his life destroying a Zeppelin with Shots destroyed several days of the siege of Purt Arthur, wheir an aeroplanın. General Nogi sacrified thousands of faeroplanes. Torrential rains felt on Japanese soldiers. The attack on Liege Thursday night adding to the suffering failed lamentably, thanks to theof the wounded. undaunted courage of a inere handful of Belgian defenders. The Germans finally ran short of rifle ammunition. Towards the end of the general attack the men, despite the threats and exhortations of officers refused to face the Belgian fire, and the Gorman wounded begged piteously for water. They were foodless for two days, because the army had rushed to the front without waiting for supplies.
"The bombardment of the forts lasted 48 hours without relaxation. General Leiman prepared a field with mines to the north of Liege and sent detachment to the north of the field. The Germans immediately foll into the trap and attempted to cut off the small force. The current was switched, on and the whole of the German force was destroyed."
The
Similarly death captured two Uhlan patrols. This waa due to General Leiman's ruse in making the Uhlans believe they would capture him. Germans on Thursday evening found the the forts open, and a spaces between small party, including General von Emnich and his staff, catered the town. General ven Emnich informed the Burgo- master that unless the town's forta aur- rendered the Germans would raze the town completely. On the orders of the Belgian Government, the Governor left the town.
DESPERATE ENGAGEMENTS
RUSSIAN ADVANCE IN GALICIA.
AUSTRIA REQUESTS HASTY ASSISTANCE.
JAPANESE SEAPLANES OVER TSINGTAU.
BOMÉS DROPPED ON BARBACKS:
LONDON, August 10th. In a cable message from Brussels to the Daily Telegraph, Dr. Dillon, the way
HARBIN, September 6th.. correspondent, states that during Thurs
TORIO, Sptember 6th. day night the ontira German Bevantlı
The Petrograd Telegraphic Agency
The Japanese naval commander reports Army Corps made a tremendous assault telegraphs that the Russians on Septem upon Liege, but the Belgians manluily ber 4th began a general attack on the that two seaplanes on September 5th re connoitred over Tsingtau and dropped held their positions. The whole country river Vistula and river Bag front. bombs on the wireless station and bar around was illuminated with searchlights
The Russians have captured thirty racks. One seaplane received fifteen shots and the ground quaked like an arth locomotives and a large number of cars through its planes. Both machines re- quake. Daylight savealed hundreds of in Galicia, while Lemberg station turned safely-Reuter corpses strewn over tho battle field. As crowded with trains containing valuable the Germans advanced towards Barshon, goods, ammunition, dynamite, benzine the Belgians mixed brigade effected and other supplies. The Russians also daring counter attack from the heights of captured a train under steam containing Wandre.
fecing Austrians. Three motor-cars were also taken. irressistible as a tide.
No details are available, The Germans stood a few minutes. however, as to the full amount of the
booty. awaiting the onset, and then fled in a panic. The Seventh Army Corps was fugitives passed Maestricht in Holland, whore they were fed, and, curiously enough, sent on to Aix la Chapelle, in Austrian generals request hasty assist for some time and many believe that the Rheinish Prussia. If this is correct, itance from Germany. raises an international problem of some moment.
Their advance was as
An aeroplane was shot down at Zovien and the aviators captured.
Intercepted documents show that
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NO LACK OF AMMUNITION.
GREAT DAMAGE BY FLOODS IN SHANTUNG.
it.
TSINGTAU DEPENDERS HANDICAPPED,
KIAOCHOV, Soptember 6th. Floods cover the country for hundreds of . Over forty li of railway ombank ment near Chengyang have been washed away. The damage cannot be repaired Gormans will make no attempt to repair The opinion is also expressed that the tan, As the harvest, which promised excellently, is ruined and little provisions from the surrounding country will be re The present condition of our military|ceived in Tsingtau. The defenders, and naval stores in the United Kingdom therefore, will be forced to begin using ammunition for guns of all kinds, their stores which had been taken in be equipment, and all the minor necessities fore the blockade on the land side was of a campaign-is highly satisfactory. begun. For several months, writes a military correspondent of the Daily Telegraph on July 30th, the men in the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich have been busily engaged in replenishing the stores, and not for yours past has there been so vast a supply of ammunition and other stores in hand, ready for immediate issue. BRUSSELS, August 10th. The Germans detached the Third Army Corps, known as the Iron Corps, from the advance towards the river Meathe in France, and sent it to assist in the attack on Liage.
"The morale of the Seventh and Tenth BRITISH AND NAVAL ORDNANCE. Goods will handicap the defence of Tsing German Army Corps was seriously shaken by a withering Belgian fire, which mowed the men down like corn. Many German shells burst in the streets of
Liege, setting fire to buildings. A number of guns were captured When the shells fell in Liege thousands of inhabitants became panic-striken and fled to Brussels and Tongeren. The rest of the inhabi- tants took refuge in collars. The Burgomaster desired the Belgians to surrender, but General Leiman refused do 80.
A TERRIFYING SPECTACLE,
The six forts attacked on Thursday were the Barchon, the Evagnes, the Fleron, the Chand Foulain, the Embaurg, and the Boncelles, all cast of the River Mouse.
FIT FIL SCENES.
Renter's special correspondent, travell- ing in a sampan from Chengyang to Kiac- chou, was washed down by flood water to within five miles of Tsingtau. No Ger- man men-of-war were to be acer and the town
NAMUR PARTIALLY RUINED.
PEOPLE WITHOUT BREAD,
-bore д peaceful appearance. Renter's correspondent was thirty hours In the Royal Dockyard at Woolwich, in the sampan, unable to obtain food, and. during the journey saw many pitiful now used as a store for military equip scenes: submerged villages, people living ment other than guns and ammunition, in basts and on rafts, while others clung an abnormally plentiful supply of warto the roofs of houses." Kaoliang and like necessities is said to be available, other crops in large quantities were float- whilst the works and the stores at the ing out to scalienter. several out-stations of the Royal Ordnance Factories (Enfield, Waltham Abbey, etc.) are also in a thoroughly satisfactory state. The arming of the Territorial Artillery The principal attack was on the spaces with the 16-pounder guns which we used in between the forts. Forces numbering South Africa, converted to bring them 13,000 were hurled against one space, up to date and increase their efficiency, protected by barhed-wire trenches." A terrifying spectacle was provided by the is also a matter of satisfaction.
viously the Volunteer and Territorial creeping masses of men, advancing under Artillery possessed only obsolete guns, and the binding glare of the searchlights, should our defensive forces be called into those in front carrying snippers, to cut action possession of a gun which, though the wire entanglements. Meanwhile, the forts helehed shots, and the machine guns admittedly inferior to from the parapets fred incessantly on the weapons, is a really effective arm, will advancing forces. The Gormans got render the Territorial Artillery a far through between the Flaron and Evegnes more valuable fighting force than were forts, and shelled the city, but all the their predecessors. forts are still inact..
General Laiman, who is directing the defence of Liege, is a professor of mathe matics at the Belgian Military Academy, He is 62 years of age, but of untiring This is bis first work as a energy. practical soldier
A Gorman officer who was wounded at Liege states that the Belgian artillery was remarkably effective Pad created inde- scribable panic. He says: We observed the indecision of the German artillery men before taking positions. Whenever a projectile from the Belgian gune burst among them they retired.
Although the Belgians displayed heroic courage, they were too fatigued to with- stand the impetuous onset of overpower
Gorman numbers. ing
Many Belgian reservists who had been working in the trenches for two and a half days sustained serious losses.
THE GERMAN EMPEROR. –
HARBIN, September 8th. The Petrograd Telegraphic Agency telegraphs that the German Emperor and the Kings of Bavaria and. Wurtemburg left. Coblenz recently on their way to Strasburg.
THE UNEXPECTED PARALYSIS" OF AUSTRIA.
FATAL CONSEQUENCES OF CALCULATIONS GONE
WRONG.
LONDON, August 31st. Mr. Francis MacCullagh (the Osaka Mainichi's war correspondent) wires from St. Petersburg that Germany has to reckon with the unexpected paralysis of Austria in the East. The Germans calculated" that on the fifteenth day of the war 30,000 Austrian troops would be mobilized on the Galician frontier with over 1,000 guns. They believed this would check Russia and prevent the invasion of East the It is expected that Prussia. Austrian Army in Galicia is still non- existent, being scattered all over Bosnia. Slavonia, Bohemia and the Serviau and Italian frontiers, suppressing mutinies and rioting among the Slav population, which allowed Russia to seize
the
Trans-Vistulan Prussin und Galicia. With equal ease the Russian army in Galicia now extends over a front of 200 miles from the north-east to the south-east of Lemberg, which is surrounded on three sides. Galicia is as good as lost to Austria.
CIVIL WAR IN AUSTRIA.
LONDON, August 28th. A message from Rome says that reports from Trieste confirm the news that insur- rectionary movements are taking place all over Austria.
Executions en maste
continue, and al fortresses are full of Austrian prisoners. The Bohemian regiment, which refused to fight against Servis, was surrounded by six German Hungarian regiments and annihilated.
Mr. Donohue proceeded:-"The best estimates show that the Germans lost 15,000 ut Liege. Accounts of the fighting state that the Germans were gloomy and bewildered. This sullen army met the Belgians, animated with
passionate Incredible as it seems, the patriotism. Germans were marched to their death almost shoulder to shoulder, a mighty fusillade was opened upon the men, who were being driven forward by the officers,
On Friday night seventeen terror dividing itself between discipline and death. Fresh detachments rushed aptables headed by the Bishop and several upon the trenches, but recolled, and Deputies and Senators, hegged General
and von Emuich not to bombard the town. shattered yet again, like sheep driven ruthlessly to slaughter, according to The whole deputation was detained as time-table, and without the slightest hostages. The Germans admit that two allowance for changed circumstances. A panies occurred amongst their ranks at wounded Belgian lancer stated that it was Linge, and that German soldiers Ared on tragic to see the Germans driven up to a comrade in mistake.
massed the Belgian guns. They came in
The report of the surrender of seven an German regiments Las not been formation, but vory reluctantly evidently under compulsion. They were confirmed, but the German cavalry was The only five paces apart, with fifteen paces severely handled and lost heavily." between the ranks-a solid mass which enterprise of the German scouts was even a woman could hit. The Belgian | amazing. Cac prisoner. rode guns cut long avenues in their ranks. kilometres. The method was to ride in Port Arthur was nothing to it. Our small parties to a rendezvous where the men charged repeatedly. They saw red. men would be joined by other parties Nothing sermed to stop them, and every The German object was the seizing of the time they charged the Germans turned passage of the Meuse, but none of the and ran and were struck to the back-attempts succeeded. killed Mike cattle. Then the cavalry A German pontoon bridge over the charged them.
Meuse was shot away and the 10th and Another account states that the 25th regiments supporting the bridge Germans gained a footing on a sloping builders were mown down with quick. bank, under Bome great guns, and firing guns.
LONDON September 5th. A message from Austerdam says that Pre- the Namur correspondent of the drawa A terrible Berlin Tageblatt picture of the havoc which has bean wrought there.
more modor
BRITISH AND GERMAN SHIPPING.
In a cable transmitted by the Foreign Office, London, to H.B.M.'s Logations abroad dated London, August 22nd, the German mercantile marine occurs: Following interesting reference to the
"Already about seven per cent of the total German tonnage is in British bands, another 20 per cent. is sheltering in neutral harbours and remainder is either in German harbours (or) unable to find security British shipping with the exception of less than one per cent, which was in German harbours on the outbreak of war, is actively pursuing its business on all the great commercial routes.
"Great numbers of the seafaring population of the United Kingdom are offering themselves for service in the fleet.
GERMAN ALLEGATIONS REFUTED,
NO DUMDUN BULLETS SUPPLIED TO ALLIED
TROOPS,
H.M. Consul-General at Shanghai, hy direction of H.M. Minister, sends the NO Daily News the following telegram from the Foreign Office for publica
tion:-
"The following has been received from the Foreign Office, September 5th-
devastated and that the Grand Place, He says that many squares have been with its splendid Town Hall, exists no more.
The hotel opposite the railway station has been transformed into military
campa
Th city is without bread, and the German troops are being fed by big supplies taken from the captured fortresses.
There is great want also at Gembloux.
AMERICA AND CERMAN MERCHANT SHIPS.
LONDON, August 22nd. A New York syndicate proposes to purchase eighteen of the largest North- German Lloyd and Hamburg-America vessels now held in New York and run them under the American flag.
COMPANY MEETING,
HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the above was held at the Hotel premises on Saturday, at noon. Mr. F. Maitland 'presided, and those also present were:-
Messrs. J. W. C. Bonnar, E, Kadoorie, J. H. Taggart, manager and acting secretary, G. T. Lloyd, Lai Chan, E. M. Raymond, L. Gibbs, She Po Sham, Fung Fat Hang, P. C. Potts, J. E. Raymond, and W. Logan.
The Acting Secretary read the notice convening the meeting, after which
basis, but I would warn shareholders that it might be necessary to reduce same, for the policy of writing down assets, and paying for repairs and apparent, non- productive improvements out of revenue must be continued. To the pursuance of this policy for many years past the Cow- pany in a large measure owes its present strong financial position.
Debentures. It was the intention of the directors to repay to the extent of $125,000 after giving the necessary six months notice, but owing to the prevail. ing financial uncertainty they thought it better to hold the matter over for the present. Before moving the adoption of and accounts, I shall be pleased to answer any questions to the best of my ability.
There were no questions, whereupon The CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption of the report and accounts as presented.
Mr. L. GIBBS seconded, and this was unanimously agreed to
Mr. G. T. LLOYD proposed the confirma- tion of the appointment of Mr. Ellis Kadoorie as a director of the Board to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Scott Harston, and also the re-election of Mr. J. W. C. Bonner aa director.
Mr. P. Ports seconded, and this was unanimously carried.
Mr. E. M. RAYMOND proposed the re- election of Messrs., O'D. Gourdin and
E. A. M. Williams as auditors for, the coming half year at a remineration of $200 each,
Mr. FUNG TAT HANG seconded, and this was agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN then announced that dividend warrant were now ready and could be obtained on application at the Secretary's office.
An extraordinary general meeting was thien held, the same gentlemen being present, representing capital of $159,000. The Acting Secretary read the notice convening the meeting, after which
The CHAIRMAN said: Gentlemen, It has been thought desirable that the Company's articles should be brought more into consonance with modern forms and conditions than they are at present. Since they were adopted the new Com panies Ordinance has been enacted here, thus bringing the Company Law in the Colony into line with that of England. Modern articles provide for various con- tingencies which the older forms did not take into account. The evolution of Company business, and the consequent tion therewith, have shown it is advisable succession of judicial decisions in connec to provide for thess. Your directors have Accordingly caused new articles to be prepared, a more satisfactory method than that of making a large number of alterations in the
present articles. These new articles have been most care- fully considered by your directors and, as now submitted to you, have their Approval. They have been open for inspection since the meeting was first. advertised. Before proposing the neces sary resolution adopting them, I shall be glad to answer to the best of my ability any questions concerning them which shareholders may wish to ask.
There were no questions, whereupon The CHAIRMAN proposed the following resolution:
That the regulations contained in the th+ printed document submitted to meeting, and for the purpose of identi fication subscribed by the Chairman thereof, by and the same. are hereby approved, and that such regulations be and they are hereby adoptod as the articles of the Company, in substitution for, and to the exclusion of, all the existing Articles thereof.
This was seconded by Mr. E. Kadonrie and unanimously carried.
The CHAIRMAN announced that that was all the business, and that a confirmatory meeting would be held at an early date of which shareholders would be notified.
APPOINTMENTS.
The Gazette contains the following Appointments:-
The Hon. Mr. E. R. Halifax to act as Private Secretary to H E. the Governor. Lieut. Bagnall to act as A.D.C, to HE
The CHAIRMAN said:-Gentlemen, The H.M. Government declare publicly report and accounts have been in your and officially that the statement made by hands for some time and I will with your the German General Staff to the effect permission adopt the usual course and that dumdan bullets have been found on take them as rend. The profit on working French and English prisoners is entirely account for the six months under review
Neither the British nor the shows a roduction as compared with the the Governor. French Army has in its possession or has corresponding period of last year, caused issued any fut the approved patterns of chiefly by the falling off of tourist traffic riffe and revolver ammunition which do at the latter end of the winter season. not infringe in any respect the provisions" The transient trade, as you are no doubt of The Hague Convention.
untrue.
CONDITION OF GERMANY,
FACED WITH FAMINE, COMMERCIAL REIN, AND REVOLUTION.
LONDON, Septeraber 5th.
aware, pays the Hotel much better than the monthly boarders.
· Improvements.-The extension to the Grill Room, has been completed, and has added considerably to the revenue of the Hotel; the cost (24,543.81) has been placed to property account. All other improve- ments, including the glass dome at the
INTIMATIONS
CALDBECK,
(ESTABLISHED 1864).
A correspondent of the Standard, who entrance to the ladies dining room have MACGREGOR&C has been in Berlin and other big German] been met out of repairs and renewals The upkeep of the Hotel will cities, telegraphed to the Central News account. Agency from Copenhagen a remarkable always be a large item and we shall be compelled to spend a deal of money on story about the situation in Germany.
carpets and furniture in the near future. Including the sum of $38,258.72, brought from 1913, Ww have in all forward
deal with, and your $149,081.03 to directors recommend the following apportionment:-
The country, he says, is faced with famine, commercial ruin, and revolution
Thousands of business firms are already ruined, and thousands of shops are closed.
Nearly every woman is in mourning, The correspondent says that Germany has already lost 100,000 men killed, and that when the facts are known the Socialists may be expected to organize a
revolution.
OPERATIONS IN EAST PRUSSIA..
A SORTIE FROM KONGSBERG.
To pay a dividend of $34 per
share on 20,000 shares... 870,000.00 To transfer to Repairs and
Ronerals Account
15,000.00
20,000.00
1,695.50
To write off. Furniture and
Fixtures Acconst
To write off Steam Launch
Account
To carry forward to new Ac-
count
42,985.53
$149,081.03
SOLE AGENTS FOR
FALCON LAGER
BEER
POTTLED BY
HARDIN, September 6th. GERMANY'S DEVIOUS WAYS.
The inhabitants of Rastenburg and PEMARKABLE REVELATIONS IN WHITE HABER Ressel, in East Prussia, fired on the
Small contributions and they hope that this distribution will. Russian troops. LONDON, September 4th: A White Paper has been published have been imposed on the inhabitants of meet with the approval of shareholders. MESSES. VAN VOLLENHOVEN containing telegrams from Sir William these localities.
as good as Gaschon. British Ambassador at Berlin, The Russians are pursuing part of the Owing to the war the prospects for the
second half-year are not to Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State Konigsberg garrison which made a sortie formerly, and for this reason we carry
& Co., AMSTERDAM. The Russian for Foreign Affairs, sent prior to the war, to the south of the sity,
forward a larger amount than usual. For reporting the establishment, under the captured a quantity of ammunition and several years to the end of 1912 it cost us control of the German Government, of a number of prisoners. a powerful secret association of manufac It is reported that Russian cavalry are $96,000 per annum to pay our dividend, turers and shipowners for the purpose of reconnaitring in the vicinity of Allens but on the present basis no less tha influencing the foreign Press, particularly tein, which is now occupied by th$140,000 would be required owing to th ia South America and the Far East, in Germans, who have destroyed the Sapia increase in rate of dividend, and to the
fet that we have to pay on $200,000 LAGER BEER on the Market. the interest of German export trade and bridge. to spread German influence generally The prisoners taken in East Prussirditional capital called up last February The Ambassador.described the move belong to the 3rd Bavarian Army Corps is hoped that we shall rec some improve ment as the reparation for a vast system They say they were transferred fromment non. for your directors decirle
maintain a steady dividend on present. Bheine, Westphalia. of international lackmail.-Reuter
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