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DESPERATE FIGHTING IN EAST
PRUSSIA.
GERMANS REPULSED WITH GREAT SLAUGHTER.
LONDON, October 9th.
1.55 a.m.
A Petrograd official announcement says: Fighting on the East Prussian front continued on the 7th inst. with undiminished desperation. The Germans were reinforced, but their attacks near Wirballen and Filippow were repulsed with great slaughter. `
TSAR THANKS OSSOWETZ DEFENDERS.
Losos, October 9th.
1:55 a.m.
A official announcement in Petrograd says that the Tsar visited the fortress of Ossowetz to thank the Garrison for their valiant defence.
JAPAN'S INTENTIONS IN THE PACIFIC.
PRESIDENT WILSON SATISFIED.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 101u, 1914, 77 e
Losmos, October 9th.
4.55 p.n.
told callers A Washington telegram says that President Wilson: that satisfactory assurances had been received from Japan regarding-her- intentions in the Pacific, and that nothing had accurred to cause concera' to the American Government.
SHANGHAI CONTINGENT FOR THE FRONT.
LONDON, October 9th. The War Office have accepted the offer of Shanghai of a British contingent of 110 men for service at the front. All the men have had military training and can ride as well as shoot. The British community are paying the passages of the men, who are sailing at the earliest possible'
opportunity.
AUSTRIA AND BRITAIN TO EXCHANGE NON-COMBATANTS.
LONDON, October 8th..
Austria and Great Britain have mutually agreed to allow the return home of women and children and males who are outside the military age or who are medically unfit, as well as inedical and clerical men.
THE SHOOTING OF GENERAL DELAREY.
LONDON, Cctober 8th.
A message from Johannesburg states that the Judicial Inquiry has "Hound that General Delarey at his death through misadventure.
THE CARE OF PRISONERS.
The following communication from the French Minister Plevipos tentiary in China to the Consul for France in Hongkong, is sent us for
publication
PERING, September 14th. The Department of Foreign Affairs informs me that the American Ambawador in Paris and the American Minister Plenipotentiary on special mission at Bordeaux, visited the camps of Flers (Orne) and of Blc (Gironde) where German wounded and prisoners of war are interked in groups.
The two representatives of the United States of America declared that the organisation of the said camps is perfect and that the German wounded and prisoners are quite satisfied with the treatment they receive and the care bestowed upon them.
The "Wolff Telegraph Agency pretended that the Bordeaux correspondent of the Corriere d'Italia had written that 2,000 wounded German soldiers who are at Bordeaux, were loft without sufficient care.
The correspondent of the said Italian newspaper declares openly that this assertion is a mere calumny, and that he never sent to his paper the correspondence which the German Telegraph Agency pretended he had ment.
On the other hand, information I have received about the way the Germans have been treating a certain, number of their war prisoners- especially English prisoners-previous to their being interned, gives proof of the inhuman ways of the Germans. For instance, on or about the middle of September, at the Verviers (Belgium) railway station, the attitude of the German, military authorities was so scandalous that ladies of the Red Cross protested in the most energetic manner, but without any success.
I wish you to give these denials the widest possible publicity.
Signed: A. R. Cosri.
SHOULD JAPANESE TROOPS GO. TO EUROPE?
A JAPANESE PAPER'S SUGGESTION.
TOKYO, September-26th.
In the reply to the question, "What to ato with Germany 1" the answer is simple enough, according to the Forodzu. This
• paper says:—
Bball Germany be allowed to keep up her militarism or not 1 is the question. If she is allowed the present war has no meaning. No; German militarisin must bo crushed by every means, even if Japan is to suffer hereafter. from the pressure which the European victors may bring to bear on Japan as a result of the removal of Germany's menace.
"The destruction of German militarism meaus at least partial destruction of the German sovereignty. To be plain, the nitimate object of the war should be to reduce the German Empire to the state' of a semi-independent nation, in which she should be placed under the super- vision of the Powers as regards her diplomatic and military affairs. Such a suggestion may seem too cruel, but there are precedents even of innocent nations
having been partitioned, as, for instance, Poland, in the disposal of which Prussia has played an important part.
"As regards the Kaiser being dethroned and transported from Germany the Kaiser himself would not object to it, seeing that he is a self-opinionated Napoleon the Second. All this would not prevent Germany being universally esteemed as
FATE OF LOUVAIN, WANTON SHOOTING AND BURNING.
HUDIES BURIED BY DRÜSKEN GERMAN TROOPERS.
[BY "THE TIMES" SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.)
GRENT, September 3rd. To day I have had long talks with eccle siastical students from the University of Louvain, now practically destroyed. Not one but a score vouch for the truth of what I am about to relate.
THE "EMDEN'S" WORK.
THE SHIPS SUNK IN THE BAY OF BENGAL
were
COMPANY MEETING.
WM. POWELL, LIMITED.
The thirteenth ordinary general meet
CALCUTTA, September 16th. With reference to the sinking of ner.ng of the above Company was held at the Company's premises at noon chant vessels in the Bay, the following details are reported:-The Indus and yesterday, Mr. H. J. Gedge (Chairman) Lavat
Government transport presiding. There were also present: steamers going empty to Bombay. The Mr. F. T. Chapple (Director), Messrs Killin was loaded with coal for Colombo and the Trabboth also was laden with coal WG7 Goggin, F.-W. Stapleten, J. A For some reason or other the Germans and was apparently coming to Calcutta. Tarrant, and E. Mauricio, with Mr. C. singled out the thickly-populien Rue de Bhe was due at Kidderpore Docks today. M. Soares (Acting-Secretary). Diest. At either end they placed quick-The Diplomat was going to England with
The Acting-Secretary having read the firers and with beavier guns bombarded a general cargo, including about 40,000 the housca. When the Germans marched cheats of ten. Yet another vessel was in- notice convening the meeting, ont of Louvain they left some Pomeranian terrupted by the Emden, namely a Rus- The CHAIRMAN said:-The report and troops to bury the dead. The Pomerau sian cultier, from which the German statement of accounts having been in
The Emden took no * ians, who are the lowest type in the cruiser re-coaled: German Army, went about their work coa! from the British merchant vessels our hands some days, with your after the manner of ghals. They got sunk by her. The fate of the Russian permission I will take them as read. The drunk on stolen beer and wing, and in vessel is unknown. this condition dragged the bodies of the victims to the square in front of the railway station. Here shallow trenchies were dag in the flower beds and the buckies thrown in. A few shovelfuls of earth were placed on top, and my informants swear that in different parts of the square hands and arms were to be seen protruding from the so-called
graver.
At Louvain the Germans shot a 2- year-old pricat in the presence of his colleagues. His offence had been the publication in the University magazin of a request to the invaders to spare the University, even as it had been spared in the bitter War of Religion.
"A REIGN OF TERROR." The Dutch Press is full of descriptions of the outrages of the Germans at Louvain. An inhabitant of the town, a Dutchman, who has managed to reach The Hague, has given a vivid picture of what
actually happened.
The reign of terror began," he says, The "Jong before the fateful night. citizens were su terrified that they dared hardly speak one with another in the
streets.
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The Koling is expected at Calcutta atar under review has been rather a 1 this afternoon. Two other merchant difficult one for us, due principally to the vessels, the Mashohra (B.L.) and the Udy mildness of last winter, when of cours of Rangoon (Ellerman), which were pre-the bulk of our business is done. How- weeding out to sea in the wase of the other ever, on the whole, we have no reason to vessels, received timely warning by wire- less message and returned to port. The complain, business in our Furnishing and Mazhabara was scarcely an hour behind the Ladies Departments having been exceed last of the vessels which were tapped by Lingly good. You will obairve we are the Endea.
Bunk,
WHERE THE SINKING HAPPENED. The sinking of the five ships, which took place opposite Puri, is said to have heen witnessed by the stranger Loreng, an Italian boat which arrived in Calcutta last evening.
It is stated by the Stolesman that the declaring the game dirigend as last year, Kabinga was already lying along-side the which is a fraction, over 7 per cent. I Burles when the other vessa hove in trust this will be approved by you. sight. When they had been stopped by. the Enden the crews were at one; tran-Turning to the balance-sheet, it will be shipped to the Kubinge, after which the noticed that stock on hand is at a high fire vessels with their entire cargoes were figure compared with last year, but it must be remembered that we now have
Ат departments which fully extra equipped with comprehensive stucks Your Managing Director has personally, with the heads of the various depart ments, gone thoroughly through the stock, it has been properly valued, and, is clean and up to date. Business generally under the present trying conditions is still keeping up, but in the exceptional times we must not be too optimistic. However, shareholders can rest assured that their interests are being well care fur. There is nothing further that I feel
AN OFFICER'S' ACCOUNT.
I can usefully add, but it uny share- holder would like to ask any questions
will do my best to answer them.
There being no questions, the CHAIRMAN formally proposed the adoption' of the report and accounts.
Mr. TARRANT seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously...
The officers and crews of the vessels sunk arrived in Calcutta this afternoon They speak highly of the courtesy of the Gerinan officers. George Read, secund On the night when the city of Louvain Officer of the fade, states that this vessel was doomed to be blotted out of the map was hailed by the Emden at 9 a.m. on the I was sitting at table with my family 10th. The crew was transferred at 1.13 when the sound of rife-firing brought usp.m. The Andes was accompanied by the all to our feet: Bidding my wife and Hamburg-America Liner Murkoannis children seek shelter in the cellar. I went as collier, Coming up the Bay it had ontside to son what was happening intercepted all wireless messages announc Everywhere German soldiers were shooting Port departures and therefore knew ing haphazard, and a couple of machine the position of all the vesseis in the Bay. guns hombarding some hoses further At in the afternoon the cruiser Gred ten down the street. Then Best from one shots at the Tadus, which sank eighty house, then from another the flames shot minutes later. The markmanship was poor. The following day at 3 p.m. the Loral was sighted and prisoners were transferred at 5p.m. to the Jarkomannia. The vessel was bombarded and sank at 6.30. On the 12th the Kabinge was captured at On the proposition of Mr. GOGGIS, 11 pm and an armed crew placed aboard, Two hours later the Aillin was captured seconded by M. STAPLETOS. MY, H. J. and an armed grew placed aboard Gedge was re-elected a Director. which was removed at 8 a.. when the The CHAIRMAN then said-Under the first shot was fired. An hour later the new Companies Ordinance the work of the rossel sank. At midday the Germans hoarded the Diplomat, placing the crew auditors to the company has considerably on the Kabing The Italian steamer increased, and seeing they have to include detail work Loredano was then chased and taken over in their audit, much more It was later released and reached Calcutta last night. A mine was under the port than formerly it necessarily involves the bow of the Diplomat at 4:30 p.ut and expending of a great deal more labour. atter five shots the ship went down bow I therefore think it only right that their first. Heavy rain came on during the
fee should be increased accordingly. I night, the Enden apparently losing bear- ings, for at aine next morning the pago, will now ask Mr. Chapple to move the das at Puri wore sighted.. The vessel re-election of Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth. shifted its course into deeper water, A & Fleming as auditors to the Company. at a fee of $450 per annum instead of $300.
Down the street, as the flanies spread, came a party of German soldiers. With the butt ents of their rifles they battered in the front doors of the houses, and as the frightened inhabitants rushed out the shot the down-men, women, and children. All this happened in a few minutes; what took place afterwards did aut ser The whole of that awful nigist I spent in the cellar with my wife and children, while the business of killing the hapless Belgians went on over our hearts.
“The next morning I ventured out and at one found myself confronted by two soldiers, who instantly levelled their rifles at me. I shouted in German that I was a Dutchman-and my own troubles were aver, for the Germans are making a point Accum. of behaving well to Dutchmen. panied by my family I was taken to the station, whence I was told I could get a train for Aix-la-Chapelle. The walk through the city was awful. On every side of us were ruined houses and the ashes of once stately public buildings, and among these ruins lay the dead bodies of the citizens. The last thing. I heard as I left the ruins behind was a German soldier boasting that be had shot People dead.
SAVED BY A SUBMARINE.
DRAMATIC EPISODE OF NORTH BEA FIGHT.
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A long letter from a naval lieutenant describing the action off Heligoland is published in the London Horning Post Most picturesque in remarkably interesting narrative is the following episode, which is truly, as the writer aays, the most romantic, dramatic, and piquant that modern show:-
wir can
The Defender, having sunk an enemy, lowered a whaler to pick up her swim- ming survivors before the "whaler got back an enemy's cruiser came up and chased the Defender, and thus abandoned her whaler
Ble
Imagine their feelings; alone in an open boat without food, twenty-five miles from the nearest land, and that land the enemy's fortress, with nothing but fog and foes around them.
Suddenly a swirl alongside, and up, a great nation. For Germany would only if you please, pops His Britannic £4, opens his have had to love the prestige of being a Majesty's submarine great military nation. In the realms of conning tower, takes them all on board, science and commerce she will be as great shute up again, dives, and brings the as, nay, even greater than before, home 250 miles!
"Is not that magnificent? No novel Germany then would play in the interwould dare face the critics with an national drama of the world the distin- episode like that in it, except, perhaps guishing role of instructor of science, Jules Verne; and all true! engineering and all civilised arts to the rest of the world." Then the Furodzu goes on to make the suggestion that should the allied forces of the three Powers be unable to deal a strong enough blow, so as to bring about the aforesaid state of affairs, Japan should be permitted to despatch her trops to Europe to assist the allies. It is no difficult matter for Japan to send 200,000 troops to Europe vid Siberia, the paper concludes.
AMERICAN CRUISER BARRED FROM DARDANELLES.
5 p.m. all captured crews on the Markomannia were transferred to the Kabinga. An hour later the Trabbock was captured and the crew transferred.
Mr. Chirets accordingly moved, and At 10 p.m. the vessel was blown up. The Mr. MAURICIO seconded, that the auditors. vessel sank immediately, mine was extremely powerful and the
The German be re-elected at the increased fee. This guard then left the Kabinge, ordering to was agreed to. It proceed to Calcutta and accompanied it within seventy-five miles of the Sand- beads. Last seen, the Emden and Marko- mannia were motionless. The German officers believed that Paris had capituated, and that the English dreadnoughts in the North Sea had been destroyed. They treated the prisoners generously, giving up cabins to them and providing thei
There were very cordial with food. farewells. The Germans apparently have little hope of escape from the Bay.
"I'M IT”.
The CHARMAN-That is all the business, gentlemen. I thank you for your attend. ance. Dividend warrants will be ready
to-morrow,
JAPAN AND THE SHANTUNG RAILWAY.
PEKING, October 3rd, The Japanese military authorities aro taking over the Shantung Railway to day between Tsinanfu and Weihsien,
LATE TELEGRAMS,
(FROM MANILA FAPERS.} BATTLE PENDING IN. MEXICO.
WASHINGTON, October 3rd. No news has been received of the peace conference at Tarreon between Pancho Villa and the representatives of General Carranza.
Meanwhile it is evident that a battle is impending at Nac
THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL
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WASHINGTON, October 5th.. President Wilson and Colonel Harvey have buried the hatchet." An important meeting between the two has been held in which matters pertaining to the next Presidential campaign- were discussed. THE PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE
BILL.
WASHINGTON, October 3rd.. The incmbers of the House of Representa tives have completed discussion of the first three pages of the Jonas Bill. The amend monts of the Bill have been debated but the Bill remains unchanged. expected when the members rasumed the consideration of the Bill to-day that it would be passed before adjournment.
It was
At the Marine Courb yesterday the master of the launch Taikoo Choy was fined $25 for moving his launch about th larbour in prohibited hours.
Any European desiring to leave the Colony should apply in writing, for per mission to do so to the Provost Marshal. Head Quarters. Offices, at least 48 hours Lefore the intended hour of departure, giving name, nationality, age, sex, height, complexion and occupation of the appli cant, and stating the name of the steamer or other vessel or the hour of the train by which the applicant wishes to leave. Applicants should apply in person for their passes to the Provost Marshal n Head Quarters Office between the hours of team. and 4 pm.
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The Englishman writes. If all or any stories that are now being told of the Emden's commander are true, be will
China's reply to the firet Japanese Note surely go down to posterity as one of the few Germans who found a joke with the enemy. He appears to have taken a good refused the request made by Japan and natured rise out of every ship he met with, contended that there was no connection or heard of by wireless, and by all between the Tsingtau fortress and the accounts he had a good laugh at the railway cutside German leased territory. expense of the authorities in Calcutta. The Japanese point unt that, from a It certainly was not his fault that the strategical point of view, they could not authorities and shipmasters, though they say not, sent wireless message to the Pilat allow the Germans to continue to hold Brig by the International code as arrang and operate the railway in their rear ed, giving the latest information about the during the siege of Tsingtau
The Japanese reply to the last Chinese ships going in and out of the Hooghly, nee reply This, of course, cannot be true though the The Shantung Railway concession is Emden's Commander says it is. The odds based upon a concession granted to the are that he is right. For instance when German Government in the treaty signed he was taking leave of the prisoners he between China and Germany in 1895. told the Captain of the Kabings, not to is purely a German company and is in be a bit surprised if when he got to Band-the nature of a public property directly heads he found the pilot vessel missing, controlled by the German Government. The first impression got from this was that In reality it is part of the leased territory the Emden had sunk her, but the Com-of Kiaochau, being an extension thereof, mander assured him that if ho had while, according to the company's rules of wanted to do so, it was then too late as association and the charter granteil hy a hasty the German Government under which it the Pilot vessel had made departure for the river. Because," be a worked, it is a German company. added, "she knew I was here." He The abore facts are indisputable and, seemed very pleased at having effected the in view of the manner in which the railway coup, and he thanked the authorities for is worked, it is impossible to dividovit up. The fact that a section of the line to the The Grand Vizier has informed the letting him hear all their wireless com American Government that the waters of munications. He is said to have sent westward of Weihsien is within neutral the original the Dardanelles have been mined and that messages to this effect to the authorities territory cannot alter it would be unsafe for a vessel as large at Calcutta, with my best compliments." German status of the Railway.
"The Japanese Government, having in as the North Carolina, to go through the That he knew of the movements of most The following official telegram has straits. He declared also that it might of the vessels in the Bay seems to be
view the complet: demolition of the reached Macao:-
establish a precedent for the passage of
WAC gainet "The British Government having taken other foreign warshins and suggested that equally true for he is said to have enemy's base at Tsingiau, in pursuance cognisance of resolutions passed by the
the American naval yacht Scorpion, on expressed the intention of having a good of its declaration of
timo. He had. One story told by Germany, is quite justified in taking MESSES. VAN VOLLENHOVEN Chambers (Dopatics and Senate) and by duty constantly in Turkish waters along
& Co, Portugues Government, ranging with other light vessels that serve foreign contemporary goes that he wirelessed possession of and controlling the railway the leased territory of Tsingtau, Japan itself on the side of Great Britain in all missions, be sent to sea to meet the North heard of a German cruiser in the Bay is entitled to do so without referring the messages to ask if approaching vessels had As it constitutes an indivisible part of that relates to the war, has sent a cruiser Carolina.
The replies were of course all in the matter to the Chinese Government, but, expressly to Lisbon to convey the thanks
The Harbour Master yesterday find the negative and the feelings of the crews can in order to avoid a misunderstanding and of the Government and to salute the Portuguese flag. The Portuguese people masters of two steam launches-Tew Shing better be imagined than described when the danger of a conflict with the local have received the British sailors with the and A. in the sum of 820 each for fail- the Emden got up to them and signalled, authorities, Japan has acquainted China LAGER BEE 3 on the Market:
"I'm it." We do not vouch for the of her intentions, requesting China to greatest enthusiasm, thus showing that ing to obeurre the rule of the road on the
Captain A. C. P. Cochrane, accuracy of this story, but it is a good make such arrangements as will allow thi Portugal is on the side of England what- 4th inst.
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WASHINGTON, September 3rd. Turkey has declined to grant the request of the United States for permis- sion to send the cruiser Forth Caroling through the Dardanelles to Constantin- ople to deliver 8150,000 in gold deposited here for the relief of Americans in the Ottoman empire.
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