THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1012.
THE BATTLE OF MINDEN. hie rogimont at Fontenay with ANOTHER BURGLARY.
The Conduct of the British
Commander,
[Special Artiolo.]
great intrepidity, and it is on record that the stern Duke of Jumberland, under whom Sack- ville had served, rogardod him us
Officer's Wife Robbed of Jowellery,
a man of courago, as well as a Another burglary is reported, man of marked ability: The more and this time it comes from Kow- probable explanation of his beloon, the sufferers being Major The year of victories-1769-haviour,, carrying with it less and Mrs. Kirke of Lyeomua Villas. witnessed the triumph of Pitt's condemnation then the generally It appears that at about four plans for the conquest of America.nccepted verliat of history, is to'clock on Friday morning Mr. Lu Germany Mundon heralded that be found in the circumstance that Kirko awoko and noticed a jose- triumph It was an indecisive the battle developed in a most stick burning c battle. It would have been leg unexpected and unusual way, and one of the windows of her bed. on the threshold of sive but for the unau unt blo that Lord George Sackville, with room, loading on to her verandah innction of the Comman ter-in-the rigid notions of the proprietio- On making a tour of inspection chief of the English force. Hat of warfare characteristic of theound the apartment, she found Lord George Seokvilio led his Army offivors of the age, could things in a generally disordered cavalry to the attock, when call not row just his ideas to the state, drawers boing pulled out Bd upon doso, undoubtedly the necessities of the raso. Frosch retreat would have hoon
and ransacked, while hor jewel : conversed into in rout. · On this
on had boon taken out of the
paint all historians aro Why ho did not, is witty one of the mysteries of history But Monden was, nevertheless, 11 great and important battle, and the fame of the English infantry's valour obliterator, at the time, and has ever since obscared, the di grace of the cavalry's failu The 'nowa of the victory sout Lain- dou mad with joy. For months the four of invasion and the ap- parent inaction of the troops we hat sont to help the Prussians lopressed the national spirit. Writing on the very day of the battle, Horace Walpole commented that "both sides seem in all parta weary of the war; at least, are grown KO cautious that n battle will be лв
A Personal Expianali n. His own explanation, written room, completely emptied of the next day in a lotter to Colonel articles of gold, and thrown aside Fitzr the A. D. U. so Prince the verandah. In all jewellery Ferdinand, who conveyed the and money, estimated to be worth latter's original orders to Lord about $500, wore stolen. Georgo, is na follows:-
It is thought that tho thief, "When you brought me gained accoss by climbing a wa orders to advance with the ter pipe and it is alour that he British cavalry, I was near must have born in the room for the village of finlen, I think some considerable time, judging it is called; I mean that place from the state of disordor that which the Saxons burnt. I prevailed. It is quite possible was there advanced by M. that the burning joss-stick may Malhorte's order, and
ccount for the leisurely manner further, when your came to in which the burglar was able to me. Ligonier followed almost Xecute his work. instantly he said, the whole cavalry was to advanco, 1
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The polico have received a complaint from the wifo of Major
During their stay in the Colony the house of Major and Mrs was puzzled what to do, and Kirke has been burgled three begged the favour of you to
timos. carry me to the Dako, that I groat
might ask an axplanation of his orders. But that no Kirko that a burglar entored her time must be lost, I cant house the night before last and Smith with or ora to bring got away with about four handre! on the British cavalry, as they lollars worth of jewellery which could advance, as you direct was lying in different boxes in ed; and I reckoned, by theor room. It is reported that time I had seen his Sorone he burglar gained cutraneo by Highness, I should find them ons of the window to which he forming beyond the wool, ecured access by the aid of a This proceeding of mine water spout. might possibly be wrong; but I am sure the service
could not suffer, as no delay was devasioned by it. The Duko then ordered me to leave some squadrons, upon
of
A Police Official's Hint A police official in the course "Tolograph" stated that most conversation with a reporter of
these robberies are the out-
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At the Marino Court, morning, Comman-ler Ó. W. |Beckwith, R.N., fined' a coolic
To celebrate the completion of boat master $10 for carrying 22 the summer term, the students passengers in excess of the nuin- of the Ellis Kadoorie Hongkong bor allowed by his licence. College went on a most delight- A bostwoman for carrying five ful picnic to Lamma Island yoster-passengers in excess was fined
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THE TYPHOON.
a curiosity in a campaign ns in the midst of penvo.” A wo k Inter ho writes than ovory house inf Loudon is illuminated, evory stroet has two bonfires, every bonfire has tw› hun fred squibs, and the poor charining momm yourlor, that never looked ng well in hat life, is 'not at alļ mindori, but seems only staring out of a garrot window at the frantic doings all over the town!" Ac curate news was not forthcoming at Girst and the next day Walpole in his facetious way, says "All wo know in that not one Englishman is killed, not one Frenchiman loft. alive." The streets," he says, again "worn erowie i with officers and people of fashion talking of the news'. Prople of fasliion: in those days dressed in stylo,| they carried themselves with a great air. A crowd of such folk elated by good nows must invo. mado a lively scone. Sull livelior were the doings of the mob "Everyuth in tlio town gut drunk, and rinted about the streets till morning " Clourly the night of the nows of the relief of Mafeking was not the first time in English history that the po- pulace of Lm lon “let them-elvon
gularly as could, 'till w Sackville was burno in oligy. His so in lin comunun 1, the
fantry and ur hitterion. Wo On the police suggestion this, Marquis of Granby, was voted a horo. The genorulship of frince
both halted together, and plan was adopted by a man at Fortinand of Bunswick, who was
afterwards received no or-ler West Point some years ago who hill that which was brough unfortunately was a frequen: in command of the allied forco», was quite forgotton.
by Colonel Woband the Duke sufferer from night visits, and he of Richmond, to oxtond in one found that afterwards he was free ling to the morass. It was from the attentions of the night accordingly oxecuted; and visitors. then, instead of finding the onemy's cavalry to churge,
como of the people leaving their enabled four large steam launches Strikes tho Coast near Swatow
the right, which I did, and windows open at nights. By to be chartered and at 2.15 p.m.
go.
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The Misun 'erstanding As a matter of fact, though his strategy had been good, the de- velopment of the notion owel. 1ttle to his tactics. Tho a Ivanda of the British infantry was made, not in obolieuco to his orlors, bat in consequence of a misun derstanding concerning them. Ho tried to arrest the advanco. Failing in this, he gavo ardors for the cavalry, order Lord George Sackville, to advanco' to protect the right Hank of the infantry. The British Commander ques tioned the orders which his recoiy- 'ed, and although they were sub. pequently repeated several times, the British cavalry did not move up. While Lord, George was try- ing to satisfy himself as to what he was actually required to do, the infantry and artillery. Be ceeded in breaking up and driv ing back the French cavalry. This development, in conjunction with tho brilliant charges of the German cavalry on the left, practically settled the issue of the day. When the battle was practically over, Lord George Sackville rode up to Prince Fordinand and enquired of him if he really did mean him to charge. to which the Prince replied My Lord, the oppor tunity is now past."
Was it Cowardice? The inaction of the British Commander-in-Chief in this battle has been usually attributed to cowardica, but this roady theory of accounting for the facts is difficult to accept in view of¦ of Lard Georgo Suokville's pro- vinus record and his subsequent He bail previously led
tu advance the rest to sup moans of a water spout at the nearly four hundred students The typhoon which yesterday port the infantry. This front of the verandah the Chinese assembled on Blake Pior. caused some little anxiety in declare.I did, as fast as I iman vory easily climb to the ver
The launches in charge of Hongkong, because of its close agined it was right in cavandah, He stated that they were Mesir, Baumont, Campbell, proximity to the Colony, has alry to murals in line, I once agile as cats and it was mithand Williams loft the Pierat struck the coast near Swatow alto by Lord Granby toy simple matter for them to 2.30 pm. while the He muster and is reported to be filling up. comploto any forming the climb the pipra. It was hard on (Mr. W. D. Braidwood) and a The signals were lowered at
the people, he recognised, at this whole. Upon his advancing. the left boture thoright again season of the year to sleep with party of friends followed in nn-7.30 o'clock this morning. sent to him to stop:-he their windows closed, but if they sail, as the princa had order not wish to lose the typhoon ed us to advance, he thought shutters the only thing left for we should move forward. I them to do was to cement and fix thon at him proceed at the with glass a fow font halfway up rate he likel, and kept my the rain water pipos and thus de- right up with him as retroy any grip for climbing that ho would be intruders migh havo.
got t the rear of the in
The official went on to state
·hat it would take a regiment of ns I expected, the battle was special police to look after some declared to be gained, and of the people who did not take we were told to dismount to common precautions to look
after themselves.
ur men.
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"his, I protest, is all I know of the matter, I куль never
aur prised, as when I board the prince was dissatisfied that the cavalry did not move saouer up to the in- fantry. It is not my business to ask, what the disposition originally wae or to find fault with anything, All I
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LAW LIST.
Supreme Court. |Original Jurisdiction, -
The happy students first steam- for Abordeon, where sampans were taken in tow to be used later in transferring the party to the each. From Aberdeen the launches should have gone direct the Picnic Bay, but through an error on the part of the coxswain of the leading launch, Deep BayWa was reached. On the mistake baing discovered the course was
Hung Kwai Ching tored for the proper destination. No one objected to the extra added to the interest of the trip. urnos, however, which only
Arrived at Lamma Island most of the students indulged in dip; ▲ football had been brought for
Before the Chief Justice.
Wedneslay, Aug. 7. Chun. Tang Chung Chak v. Tung
Tuesday, Aug. 13.
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Tuesday, Aug 6. wator-polo, and those were other Steamb at Co., Ld. haf yearly Hongkong, Canton, and Mnono quatio pastimes which were
meeting.
Auction Crown Land below greatly enjoyed. The launches were well supplied with eatables and drinkubles to which the Kennedy Road, at P. W. D. boys did ample
p.m. justice while the European musters were entertained totos on the Head Master's launch. With the exception of a short, sharp show- er at the commencement" of the
trip the weather was all that could be desired, and, at 7 p.m. the party disembarked at Blako Sir,--Considering the many Pier very tired but supremely barglaries committed lately in happy and wishing that such insist upon is, that I obeyed Hongkong, and especially in the events were of more frequent oc- the orders. I received, as vicinity of Conduit Road, I think currence. punctually as I was able; it worth while to report that last.
and if it was to do over night at 8.30 I found three Indian
the
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To Promote the Health of Tokyo.
Mr. Kusakabe, a member of
aguio, I do not think I would policemen standing at the gate A woman aged 28. yeara has Irave executed them ton of the house known as "Bird- been found dead in Yaumati, and minutes sooner than I did, age," gossiping. This was not the circumstances point to death the Tokyo Municipal Assembly, now I know the ground, and the first time I have noticed that from opium poisoning. It can-has introduced a representation what was expected; but, the place mentioned seems to be not be said at the moment whe-calling upon the Municipal indeed, we were above an a favourite meeting place for ther the poison was self adminis-authorities to appoint a committee hour too late, if it was Indian policemen. The reason. tered or not.
duke's intentior to appears to be that the owner of
to study living conditions in the have made
A Matter of Revange the cavalry "Birdcage" keeps an Indian
city, and to, devison method for The recent alleged robbery at physical culture, in order to pro- pass before our infantry watchman who is, apparently, the matshed on the Penk Road,mote the health of Tokyo citizens and artillery, and oharge the a very interesting entertainer. has boon found to be mare a mat and increase the prosperity of the enemy's line. I cannot think The number of policemen on ter of revenge than the act of city. that was his meaning, as all Conduit Road shows a soricus robbers. The Police have come the orders ran to sustain our intention to protect, as far as pos- to this conclusion after going into infantry and it appears, sible, the residents against further the matter carefully. that both Lord Granby and night visits, but I am sorry to 500
I understood we were at our that, at least on Conduit Road. posts, by our halting, when Indian policemen do not fulfil
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A Light, Palatable, Nourishing Stout. It is a Brain, Body and Norvo Revitaliser. A True Food Tonio, increasing the energy and giving fresh vigour to body and mind.
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Substance for analysis:-Stout
Dr. Mackenzie's Burton on Treat
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Results of Analysis.
100 fluid parts of the sample contains:-
Solid matter
Ash
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Free acid as acetio
Percentage of alcohol...
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.20.
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..8,05
Specific gravity at 15.5° 0........equal to 1.011
Arsenic...
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