THE
WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
GERMAN NAVAL RAID FRUSTRATED:
AN ATTEMPT ON RAMSGATE.
SUCCESSFUL ALLIED AIR RAID.
BOUMANIANS HARD PRESSED. ENEMY GAINS FOOTING ON ROUMANIAN TERRITORY,
Franco-Belgian_Front.
LATEST CABLES.: (THROUGH MEUZER'S AGENCY.} BRITISH FRONT. SHELLING IN A STORM,
LONDON, November 28th.
General Sir Douglas Haig in a com- muniqué says:-Our heavy artillery has shelled various important points behind the enemy front.
The wonther has been stormy. THE FRENCH FRONT. MUTUAL ARTILLERY FIRE.
A communiqué states that there has been mutual actillery fire in the Vaux region and intermittent cannonade on the rest of the front.
EARLIER CABLES.
SUCCESSFUL ALLIED AIR
RAID.
IMPORTANT RESULTS ACHIEVED.
PARIS, November 25th.
Details are published of the great air Taid on November 22nd, the results of which were most important.
The object was to deprive the Germans of their line of communications fifty kilometres bobind their front, where in tense activity bad previously been noted by our reconnoitring rships.
The operation was entrusted to British squadron of 18 machines, escorted by 12 chasers, woven of which were French. The squadron carried four tons of bombs and wore favoured with splendid weather.
TROOP TRAIN BOMBED. They reached a certain railway-line full of trains and material which they bombed. Then they arrived at a big railway station where were two trains; one full of roops, the other full of material. Great excitement was observed. STATION BUILDING SET ON FIRE. Au enemy squadron immediately at tacked but were put to flight by tho Mean- chasers who arought down one. while the bombardere dropped so bombe
The Balkans.
EARLIER GABLES, (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE ROUMANIAN SITUATION, ENEMY OCCUPY DANUBE ISLANDS.
LONDON, November 25th.
A Bulgarian communiqué states: Near Ghighen, Grehove, Lom and Vidin, wo occupied islands in the Danube.
GERMANS CROSS THE DANUBE.
A Russian communiqué states :---
The enemy from Craiova compelled the Roumanians to retire behind the River
Oltent.
General
LATEST CABLES. [VENOVAN MAUTER'S LOUNGE.) ECONOMISING WHEAT. USE IN BEER MANUFACTURE PROHIBITED.
LONDON, November 25th..
The Board of Trade have prohibited the use of wheat in the manufacture of
beer.
BARLIER CABLËS.
PLUCKY BOY SCOUTS. -ON BOARD TORPEDOED HOSPITAL
ВНІР.
ATHENS, November 25th. The Braemer Castle was torpedoed sixty miles cast of where the Britanie. was torpedoed.
It is believed that there was only one Motim. Mine sweepers and destroyers transported the survivors to the island of Syra
Seventeen English Boy Scouts on the Britannic behaved most heroically. One waited calmly at the door of a cabin while an officer was collecting documents, Another helped to launch boats. A third voluntarily descended three decks to get water for an officer. When he returned he
took him off in their bont,'
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH, 1910,
THE GERMAN FOREIGN SECRETARY.
REGISTRATION OF SERVANTS.
PROPOSED LEGISLATION IN BRITISH MALAYA.
SIR JACOB SASSOON.
Born in 1844, Bir Jacob was a
Soon after the of David Sassoon in 1884 his son Elias, father of Sir Jacob, opened own firm under the style of É. D. Bassoon & Co. The late baronet was then us China, and he developed the business so successfully that the firm soon had branches in Hongkong and Shanghat, as well as in several of the Treaty Ports of China, In 1880 Sir Jacob returned to India, in which year his father died, leaving his extensive business to bis three sons.
A GREAT PHILANTHROPIST,
LONDON, November 25th.
In biographical sketch of Sir Jacob Sassoon, head of the firm, Messrs. Herr Zimmermann, who has succeeded In introducing the Domestic Servants. D. Sasson & Co., merchants and von Jagow as Secretary for Foreign Enactment into the Federal Council at bankers, of India, London, and China, who died in Bombay on October 23rd, Affairs in Germany, is credited in Kuala Lumpur, recently the Hon. Mr. The Daily Telegraph says Berlin with resolute Brantrekian quali- Kenion, according to the port in the ties, differing totally from von Jagow's Malay Mail, said the bill was to enable of the David Sassoon, of Bombay, who people to get some information as to the was the first member of the family to gain distinction, and who founded the calm diplomatic methods, and it is a antecedente, character and ability of house in India, the history of which is question how the fiery temperament of servants, and to put an end to the pre-closely bound up with the growth of Herr Zimmermann will suit Dr. Beth-sent haphazard way of engaging them. commercial Bombay for more than three- mann-Hollweg, the Chancellor,
He pointed out the difficulty of ascer-dealers of a century. [Telegrams received on Saturday and taining whether the servant presenting on Junday morning and published in an testimonials was the person named there- "Estra on Sunday, will be found on in, and on the question of the necessity page 6.]
for the bill said that the fact that 800 had written to support it was a remarkable BRITISH MALAYA AND THE expression of public opinion for these States, He urged that the bill was not WAR.
an experiment, pointing out that such a law had been in force 40 years in Ceylon WHAT THE COLONY AND and had been passed in the Colony. He PROTECTORATE HAVE DONE held there could no objection by servants In his annual address to the Federal Council the High Commissioner of the Federated Malay States said that the Federated Malay States war loan of fifteen million dollars at six per cent. interest, repayable in full on May 1st, 1921, was issued in April last and was a conspicuous succes, being considerably oversubscribed. A further Enactment was passed last month, the War Laon Investment Trust. This Trast, which had the full support of all communities in the States, gave those with small means the opportunity of investing money on a small scale in war loans.
His Excellency proceeded:-Malaya, by which term include the Colony and
to registration when every European in the country had to register himself for mili- tary service. Having explained in some detail the various provisions of the bill, the hon. member held that they must protect their wives and children against the presence in their houses of undesirable
persons.
The Acting Resident of Perak seconded the reading.
The Hon. Mr. Eu Tong Sen thought benefits to be derived the bill would not compensate for the trouble which regis tration would give. There was an old saying in Chinese that a good master will have a good servant.. No regis tration would forgo a servant to remain
As head of the firm he was the eldest surviving son his keen business aus now had full play, and it was not long before branches were opened in London, the Persian Gulf, Manchester, and Karachi: Bombay Arabia, Calcutta, remained the centre from which all the activities of the firm radiated. Directing Sir realising its vast potentialities, his attention to the textile industry, and Jacob bought his first mill in 1880, finis venture was quickly followed by others, and the E. D, Sassoon Mill, the E. D. Sassoon Dye Works, the Jacob Sassoon Mill the largest in India and the Rachel Sassoon Mill were opened in rapid succession. He thus became one of the largest millowners in Bombay, and one of the most important employers of labour,
But it was in the realm of philanthropy Here he fol that he was best known,
in men and money towards the prosecu- In the Alt-Valley the enemy energeti. I found that the boat had been ordered the Unfederated States, has given both with a bad master.
The Hon. Mr. Payne Gallwey also cally attacked and pressed back the Hop-off, but the last officers aboard the ship tion of the war; the European British opposed the bill, seeing great difficulties owed the noble traditions laid down by population is comparatively small, but manians towards the south of Kali CONFLICTING HUN STATEMENTS. the disposal of the War Office, and it is bill had been passed in the Colony and some 1,253 have placed their services at ahead. He said that the fact that such a manesht and Meldaroaht.
known that over 130 of these men have not brought into force proved to his been killed in action or died of wounds, mind that the authorities had found it As to Ceylon, conditions The Colony, in addition to their defence unworkable, contribution which came to £309,833 for were different there, the year 1918, is giving a sum of £200,000 a year for a certain five years and very probably ten years towards the prosecu tion of the war. Last week or Ordinance was passed in the Colony which provides for the issue of bonds guaranteed by the BY Imperial Government for three years at six per cent. to an unlimited amount, the Colony being responsible for one per cent. of the interest to a limit of thirty million dollars,
LONDON, November 25th. In contrast with the German statement that the Britannic was not torpedoed, the Kieler Leitung, a well-informed The Germans have crossed the Danubo Naral paper, says she was torpedoed near Zimnitza.
because she carried troops. COLONIAL PURCHASES
BRITAIN. WOOL-CLIP AND MEAT OUTPUT.
ROUMANIAN BATTALIONS CUT
OFF.
A German communiqué statos :- The Roumanian resistance is brokea on. the Lower Alt.
We crossed the river there. Roumanian battalions, cut off from the main army, are stabhornly resisting.
North-east of Turnuseverin the forces of the Central Powers, after crossing the Danube, gained a footing in Rou- manian territory.
THE GREEK CRISIS.
A GRAVE SITUATION.
Aras, November 24th. It is expected that the Allies to-morrow will present an ultimatum demanding the delivery of the arms recently asked for by Admiral Fournet.
The Royalist section of the Army is determined to resist even if the King orders the surrender of the arms,
The Allice have accordingly taken appropriate measures,
ITALIAN ADVANCE,
LONDON, November 25th. A French communiqué states that the
MEIBOGENE, November 25th.
It is estimaetd that £30,000,000 sterl mg is involved in the purchase of Colonial wool-clip; while a scheme for the purchase of the meat output involves £40,000,000,
GOVERN
COMMONWEALTH MENT TO TAKE OVER MINES.
MELBOURNE, November 25th.
It is anticipated that the Common- wealth Government, under its wer powers, will take over on 27th inst, the work of the mines; granting the men's demands pending arbitration,
AMERICA AND GERMAN PLEDGES.
** SITUATION DELICATE."
WASHINGTON, November 25th. Officials state that while the situation is delicate nothing can be done concern- ing the resumption of ruthless sub- marine warfars by fermany until all the evidence is gathered; but a severance of diplomatic relations will follow any
on the station, and precincts. A series Thalians continue to advance weas of violation of German pledges.
of explosions was distinctly heard, while an immerse "short of flame arose above the central station building and smoke darkened the sky for a long time.
MUNITIONS TRAÎN ROMBED... Despite anti-aircraft guns the squad ron got away, but the work was unfinish- ed. Following the railway-line they arrived at an important supply station just when a unitions train was com ing in. Descending to 300 metres the aquadron drooped 50 hombs, completely destroying the train.
Monastir.
Naval Activities.
LATEST CABLES. (THEOUGE EEUTER'S AGENCY.]
PIRACY. SUBMARINE.
MORE STEAMERS SUNK.
LONDON, November 25th. The Norwegian steamers Oifjeld and Trym have been sunk.
RUSSIAN MINISTERIAL
CHANGES.
Was
.in
In addition to these munificent gifts he gave £8,800 to Lord Lamington to wards establishing a Central Nursing Association, to be associated with Lady Lamington's name.
his father and grandfather. Among his numerous benefactions was the splendid gift of ten lakhs of rupees (£86,000) for the establishment of a Central Institute of Science in Bombay, and two lakhs (213,200) for the hospital in Poons which bears his name, and which was built to The High Commissioner, Sir A. H. commemorate the visit to India, ns Young, G.C.M.G., protested against the Prince and Princess of Wales, of their Hon. Mr. Payne Gallvey's assumption Majesties the King and Queen. When, that because the ordinance in the Colony later, King George and Queen Mary has not been brought into force it had again visited India Sir Jacob contribut been found unworkable, and explained ed three lakhs of rupees (£19,800) to- that this was only so because owing towards the memorial erected to celebrate. the outbreak of war it had not been pos this historia occasion. sible to spare for the work the assistant superintendent of police who had been chosen to administer the ordinance. The Johore Government gave u The introducer of the bill of £34,400 for the purchase of aeroplanes, its favour because it would help the and the Redah Government £8,333. Here employer. He (the speaker) was in in the Federated Malay States we have favour of it because he believed it would released the Malay States Guides, which help the servant even more. If he got regiment is kept up at the expense of his surat in proper form and was a good these States, for service at the front. The servant he had nothing to fear No resolution moved by His Highness the argument had been given, in his opinion, ate Sultan of Perak on November 13th, against the bill. He continued by stating 1912, and unanimously agreed to by this that the bill would not be taken up Council, has placed at the disposal of His as a Government measure, and every Majesty's Government the Malaya, one official member could voto as he pleased. of the strongest battleships in his H.E. concluded by asking Mr. Kenion Majesty's Navy as we all know, she was not to ask them to go on with the bill one of the four vessels of her class which beyond the first reading, as they could rendered such valuable service in the not yet spare an officer for the purpose Naval Battle off Jutland on May 31st of carrying out the measure By the issue of the war loan of fifteen The Hon. Mr. Kenion agreed to this course, and the bill was read, the read- million dollars, a corresponding, Bum, £1,750,000 has been made available for ing being agreed to unanimously. the general expenses of the war; the total nett cost to this Governanent on account of this loan will be about £100,000 In addition to the contributions made by
been Government there bas
raised throughout Malaya to the end of September last by private subscriptions stun of $1,535,940. Of this amount, $466,976 was subscribed for aeroplanes. Thanks to the energy and perseverance of Mr. Alma Baker as many as 20 aero planes have been provided by this means for war purpö868.
I have a list of contributions, nade by all communities of Malaya to the end of September last towards the various war charities; they amount to $1,068,064. This does not include contributions in kind.
Notwithstanding what has been done, it is indeed a pleasure to record that all people throughout these States and the Colony except perhaps a few, and there will always be exceptions, consider that further grants should be made by the respective Governments; the only question is the nature of the taxation to be imposed to carry out the wishes of the
PETROGRAD, November 25th. M. Heratoff, Assistant Foreign Minis-public. ter, takes over the Ministry, replacing M. Staurnier, who combined this port
folio with the Premiership.
CRITICISM OF THE LATE PREMIER
The newspapers dwell on the failure of H. Steurmer's attempt to revive bureaucratism and any it is an open NAVAL RAID FRUSTRATED. moret that his relations with the Allied
EARLIER CABLES.
RAMSGATE ATTACKED.
TONDON, November 25th.
CONVOYS ATTACKED. The raiders then attacked with machine-gus and revolver-guns motor- car convoys which were on the point of leaving. The soldiers were thrown in a six German destroyers attempted to ap- panie and fled in all directions.
SAFE RETURN.
An Admiralty communiqué states that during the night of the 23rd-24th inst.
proach the north end of the Downs..
The enemy were seen by a patrol vessel, and teamed off after firing twelve
representatives left much to be desired.
A REFERENDUM,
COPENHAGEN, November 28th, The question of the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States is to be decided by a referendum on December 14th Danish people of both sexes will
∙INCOME TAX PROPOSAL, The chief business of interest was the
motion standing in the name of the Chief Secretary, which was moved by Mr. Broadrick in the absence of the former, approving the appointment of a com- mittee to consider the question of a war contribution from the T.M.8.
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PRINCELY GENEROSITY. As head of the Jewish community in Bombay, he acted with princely genero sity to his co-religionists. He set aside on one occasion two and a half lakhs of rupees (£16,500) as a fund for feeding the poor on Jewish holidays, and for He also affording relief to the poor. endowed with three and a half lakhs of rupees (£23,100) & free school in Bombay, which bears his name, and which im parts primary, secondary, and technical education to about three hundred Jewish boys and girls. This school, which has achieved a
farge measure of auccess, was Sir Jacob's special interest almost to the day of his death, one proof of that interest, being provided by a recent gift of a lakh of rupees (£6,600), to form & fund for providing the poor children with midday hot meals. Nor were the
ten, for he built and endowed synagogues. in Bombay, Poona, and Hongkong, and made liberal provision for the burial of the dead.
AMERICAN INTERVENTION. spiritusi needs of his brethren forgot
MUNSTERBERG'S EFFORTS.
Professor Münsterberg, of Harvard University, who succeeded Horr Dern burg as chief propagandist for the Kaisar in the United States, begins to find his position intolerable (says the New York Correspondent of the Daily Telegraph) This is largely due to the timely publi cation of a letter seized in transit by the British authorities, which was written to Herr von Jagow, Berlin, detailing his activity in trying to secure American intervention and incidentally mentioning that President Wilson would be "tickled to death" to play the role of world's mediator. The letter created a furore in Harvard University, where the Pro- fessor teaches psychology, and this was not abated when the writer declared that the meaning of his letter had been falsified by bad translation.
The Sazsoons are one of the oldest Jewish families, as well as one of the most distinguished. David. Sassoon, the founder of the firm, was born at Baghdad in 1792. His father was a wealthy Mesopo Lamian merchant, who was for many years State Treasurer to the Turkish Governor of Baghdad, and was known as In 1832 the Prince of the Captivity.# David Sassoon visited Bombay, where, in due course, he established the famous Branches house which bore his name. were established at alcutta Shanghai, Canton, and Hong ng, the business including a monopoly of the OPÁNO trade.
His sons acted as his agents, and connections were quickly formed in this manner with Yokohama, Nagasaki, and other cities in Japan. The plan, it will be seen, was very similar to that followed by the early Rothschilds, and which as in that case was attended by equally Now there is movement originating fortunate results. The traditions for in Boston to ask Harvard University to philanthropy were formed quite early in dismiss the man whose chief prestige here the family's history, and soon the Bas- as Germany's Press agent is derived
soons were regarded as the benefactors from his official connection with Amer of all Jews in Turkey, China, Japan, ca's greatest university. Munsterberg's India, and Persia, In Bombay and Poona Istest efforts here have been to prove to splendid synagogus were built and en- Americans that the Tear is seeking dowed, the sailors' homes at Bombay and separate peace with Germany, and that Hongkong were generously supported, this will be secured next spring, siter lamine funds found in the firm amoil- which there will be an alliance between cent contributors, sad numerous imtitu- Germany, Austria, Russia, and finally tions owed their existence to the founder of the firm, among them being the Mechanics Institute at Bombay and the Japan-an alliance gravely detrimental to America's well-being."
Reformatory and Industrial Institution for juvenile offenders.
de:
Sir Jacob was created, a baronet in 1909, with special remainder to his brother, Mr. Edward Eljas Bassoon, of ceeds to the baronetcy. He was born in 45, Grosvenor-place, W., who now 1859, and married Leontine, danghter of Mr. Abraham Levy. They have two sons lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer and two daughters. The older son is a Reserve, and the younger is a captain in the Army Service Corps
It was unanimously supported by the unofficials, who all deprecated an income- tax as unworkable, while several favoured additional taxes on rubber and tin, though Mr. Payne Gallway pointed out that the speculative nature of tin con pared with rubber should be considered.
Mr. Hampshire suggested the proceeds
Münsterberg's Machiavellian object, be applied to payment for a warship or in which he has persisted, despite autho- THE DANISH WEST INDIES. warships nearing completion at home as ritative denials, is to arouse America to
likely to appeal to a native population.
the dangers of the situation," and The Sultan of Perak outlined a scheme which he said had the unanimous support further to induce America to bead a of Malays of Perak for giving one day's league of neutral nations to secure
peace before it is too late," of rubber holdings and estates.
Many Americans are not well-informed The High Coumissioner after emphasis ing that he spoke not as a member of regarding world affairs, and do not re Government but as a private member, coguise as you do the rank absurdity of strongly favoured an income-tax, which Münsterberg's propaganda, which finds The Hon. Mr. Eu Teng Sen said that contributed gratuitously to the Press. be suggested only the rich were opposing, expression here through political articles
· HOLLAND AND U-BOATS. he should like to make a suggestion which Münsterberg's amazing effrontery and he hoped would be acceptable to Govern- impudence have been largely inspired
It is announeed that ment. To win in this war they must have by the patronage he enjoyed from the money men and munitions. He would Kaiser in previous years, and by the Government, replying to the suggest that the Government should rewards he hopes to receive at the end of regarding submarines, Ast recruit Chinese artisans such as fitters the war. The recent attempt to convince that in consequence of an uno and blacksmiths and send them to Eng Americane that England, after the war regarded as eacle. Las
regarding their status: land to make munitions. To show that would be in alliance with Germany has Government, owner, points out that he was not behind others in loyalty heiguelly failed, and for that reason be The Germans claim that in the Chan-Zeppelin was complainly wrecked in a would undertake to pay the passage money has lately been developing new lines of belligerent warships are not allowed to A French communiqué states that
storm on the let inst, while on its to England of 200 men as an experimen attack on the Allies. Munsterberg
to see whether they were useful in mani aims to get his information direct from 99 well-defined conditions. maiden voyage from Friederichaven to tion factories. He hoped the Government British Naval aircraft dropped a ton of nel raid they saok a patrol vessel and bombs on blast furnaces at Dillingen with bombarded the fortified place Ramsgate Wilhelmshaven. It fell in a wood. would cable home to see whether his suggestion was approved The High good effect; and brought down an enemy They "aw nothing of the British Fleet.
There was only one survivor out of a
Commissioner promised to send the offer and withdrew safely to their home base, meroplano
Enemy s`r-quadrous attacked and an exciting battle ensued. Our squadron put out of action two hostile machines and arrived at our base intact.
EXPLOITS AT DILLINGEN."
LONDON, November 25th.
rounds.
There are no naualties, but a drifter was slightly damaged,
The open town of Ramsgate was un- touched.
GERMAN VERSION,
vote.
A NEW ZEPPELIN WRECKED. ALL THE CREW BUT ONE KILLED
AMSTERDAM, November 25th. Travellers from Munich report that
crew of 28.
a
home.
the Ferman Government, which lately reported to him that “the peace move ment in England is much stronger than that in Germany,
enter or remain in Dutch waters; except
In regard to merchant submarines, the Dutch Government says it will not intern such ships, on the ground that no principle of international low would justify such a course