The Hongkong Telegraph
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August 1; 1914,
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THE WAR.
An American Appreciation.
MARTIAL LAW IN GERMANY.
British Bank Rate Now 8 Per Cent.
[Router's Service To "The Telegraph.")
London. Received July 31. The Imperator's sailing to the United States has been cancelled owing to the situation in Europe.
Later.
The Stock Exchange is closed until further notice.
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There are crowds of the Bank of England changing notes for gold.
AUGUST
1914.
Temperature 6
August 1, 1913/
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RUBBER IN HOLLAND,
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SINGLE COPY 10-CIENTE $36. PER ANNIMA
TELEGRAMS
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
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JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN. as it was, no one could dispute Evidently Moscow is to have with him. As we look back on the anxiety of harbouring the the mattor now, the whole party biggest Chinatown in Russia. It campaign looks like a huge is the European terminus of the
"and" 'Business in rubber made good mistake. Most Conservativos | trang-biberian Railroad, admit, in their franker moments, Bossian students of the Chinese progress in Holland in the year that their abandonment of free question sagribe the present 1913, notwithstanding the un- The following appreciation of trade, at Chamberlain, a imperiona formidable influx to the know- satisfactory state of the money the late Mr. Joseph Chamberlain behest, was a main cause of ledge which is cow widespread market, says a home paper report,
Queen Wilhelmina has ordered is from the New York Evening their exclusion: From power among Chinese of the details and With a total sale of 3,000,000 Post!
in 1905. But the final story comfort of the overland, voyage kilogrammes, Holland now dean argent general mobilisation.
cupies the fifth position amongst app) BM It was a long and pathatio might have been... differ, weet to Europe.
the European rubber dealing Canada has offered seal twilight of great powers upon ent if Chamberlain's crippling Untils within a few years there centres. The production of East to the Imperial Government. which the night has just fallen in malady had not emitten him were astonishingly few.distinctly Indian plantation rabber, com PATRIOTIC OFFERS FROM NEW ZEALAND AND CANADA. in the death of Joseph Chamber shortly after that defeat Had Asistios of the Chinese type to be pared with the year 1907, with The Bank of England rate of
Isin. His almost complete dis he been able to go on in fall seen in European Russia. Daring it production of 1,175 tous, discount is now 8 per cent. ablement, physically, during the strength, it is not impossible that all the centuries of land neigh then increased by about 40A ROME Fast fire or six years, and the he could have snatched victory bourahip the wandering China- times. It amounted to 48,000 The Bank of Germany rate of consequent relaxing of his menta! later. It is idle to speculate grasp, with rarer and rarer com- about this. Bat it is not all man was discouraged from turn tone, against 28,500 tons, 14,000 discount is 5 per cent. ing to public notice, wore rapidly idle to point out that, in spite of ing into Russia by the length tona and 8,800 tons, in the and-blackness of the road, by the three preceding years, respective,
The Stock Exchange is closed making the man, even while alive, all our writers on the philosophy stagnana life of rural Russia and ly. This year, 1914, the output until further notice. a tradition. If the dead go quick, of history, who incline more and by the rigid city administration is calculated at 75,000 tons. The so do men once prominent on the more to rule out the individual which offered an accommodation total sale of rubber in 1913 was It is reported from Berlin that, stage of great affairs, but con- it yet remains true that in the to foreign colonies. The war in about double that of the preceding the Kaiser has proolaimed demned to years of painful political world there is nothing fanabuns, the political dis- invalidism in retirement. So that so vibrant and compelling turbance in Rasis and in Chips, ed out that the increase is rande
year, and it is particularly point martial law. it is almost necessary to remind man. •*
and the building of the Amur entirely of plantation rubber. Crowds have gathered at the people to-day of the extraordinary "Apart from the fiscal con Railroad, the great new, north whilst the arrivals of natural Bank of England to change notes political force which long resided troversy just referred to. Joseph arm of the trans-Siberian running rubber have gone back by about for goldstido o prodea in the dynamic personality of Mr. Chamberlain's political career out to the Pacific, have one after 40 per cent. The Amsterdam Hote Chamberlain,
tonched its high points in con- the other given Chinees a sales for the past few years have hection with the frish Home Hole familiarity with Rasmans and deals with rubber in the following Conversations have, been re, was often taunted with the fact war. As regards the former, it locast warm loverspreading the tons; 1910, 100 tons 1911 228 Petersburg, whole. During his lifetime he struggle and the South African Russia, and now, uninvited, the respectiva quantities 1909, 60 apmed between Visans, and that he began as an extreme is a mistake to think of Chemompire of the Caar. Radical, who even preached the berlain as a bitter enemy of Trish
1913, 1,039 tone, Of the The sailing of the Imperator- doctrine of "ransom" by the weal- local government. The Irish Although all this immigration 9,5 tons plantation rubber for America has been cancelled thy classes, and ended as a Con- Nationalists themselves, Parnell, ig flowing over the track of the
sold in Amsterdam in 1913, owing to the European situation, servative patled by dukes and the himself, long had high hopra of trans-Siberian, it is nearly a
93,500
Ficus, kilogrammes
Belgium has issued orders of political recrimination is best more drawn to him at one There is no particular gateway dropped when the time comes to time than 110 Mr. Gladstone that can be stopped, and the 23.500 kilogrammes Castillos and forbidding the export of foodstuffe sep a. public man in his habit as They felt that they could wanderers can drop off the train 5,500 kilogrammes Ceara. The and materials useful in the event he dived. He has a right to do business with the business before it comes to any big sales were characterised by a of war. * change. The change in Joseph man from Birmingham Burry terminos and walk the rest of the good tone, and were quite successful, says a consular report. Chamberlein, was hardig mora O'Brien's Liferof Farnell show journey.TOWN
On the announcement of Now striking than that in John Bright how near to getting down to They do no use any mail Some marke found a better Zealand's willingness
market in Amsterdam than else there were patriotia scones in the Neither is lightly to be accused business Chamberlain was and expressse, but they have got where. The condition of the Parliament at Walling of insincerity certainly not of the letters which were published, exactly the rolling, stock they rubber sold last year gave, great abandoning convictions in order we assume with the permission require in the returning plough satisfaction, and the East Indian to profit thereby. For English of Mr. Chamberlain, in the recent trains that have taken the state planters have shown themselves. Liberals to persist in calling Mr. Life of Henry Labouchers, prove aided peasant settlers east to the anxious to improve the condition Chamberlain & a renegade, who that it was for many weeks touch Siberian · grain Iande. The of the goods they have to put on arises, left them just for aribbon to stick and go whether Mr. Chamberlain Chinese manage to start with a the market, na they are desirous offer in his coat, would be to allige could be got to stay in the Liberal little money or do a bit of work of putting the plantation rubber to the Imperial Government, themselves in historio judgparty and work for some form of on the line and are given tiokete, in full competition with Parerah ment with the Conservatives frish Home Rule. Throughout The Governor-General of the ber. Last year many manufac who reproach Gladstone with the Boer War he endured the Amar Territory, Gondatti, who turers were quite content to put having forsaken his early stern early reverses with dourage and in now Bussina Viceroy of the plantation in place of Para, because the late Mr. Chamberlain appeara and unbending Toryism, purely firmness, and was able to help Far East, taken the Ualifornia of the lower price and almost equal out of lust for office. This sort England "flounder through" to attitude toward the yellow peo- quality. Respecting the best of personal twitting and retorta: success which we suppose that ples. He employs none of them methods of packing, no definite does not forward real knowledge he in common with Mr. Balfour, on the Amur Railroad and even views have yet been formed, The
The Bank of Germany's rate of discount is now five per cent:
Germany and Belgium have issued orders forbidding export of all foodstuffs and materials which would be. useful in the event of war.
Reuter learns that conversations have been resumed between Vienna and St. Petersburg.
German Proclamation.
London, Received August 1, Reuter's Berlin correspondent says the Kaiser has proclaimed martial law.
cent.
The Baak Rate.
The Bank of England rate of discount is now 8 per
Holland Mobilising.
Konter's correspondent at the Hague states that Queen Wilhelmina has ordered an urgent general mobilisa-
The Loyal Colonies.
Reuter's correspondent at Wellington, New Zealand, states that in Parliament the Premier announced that, if the occasion arose, New Zealand would offer an Expedi- tionary Force to the Imperial Government.
The Premier announced that Canada had also offered assistance, and exclaimed: "Well done, Canadą!!
The Leader of the Opposition heartily concurred in the Premier's suggestion, and all the members present rose from their seats and joined in singing the National Anthem.
Bank Act It is expected that the Bank Aot will be suspended.
Russia and Germany.
Before the adjournment of the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith said he had just heard through Germany that Russia had proclaimed a general mobilisation of the Army and the Fleet, in consequence whereof martial law had been proclaimed in Germany and mobilisation would follow if Russian mobilisation was general and proceeded«
· Russia Takes the Aggressive. Renter's correspondent at Berlin reports that an official statement has been published to the effect that the Russian have destroyed a railway bridge in Austria between Szczakowa and Granitzs.
German Activity at Talogtau. (Special Pacific Service to the Telegraph-Reuter.)
Peking. Received July 31. Reports from Taingtau, received here on July 27, say that three German oruisers there have been docked and are being repaired.
China and the Crisis
The Chinese Government, realising that in addition to destroying the possibility of a loan, the European embroglio opens fresh dangers, China has decided to communicate with the Diplomatic Corps with a view to preventing the possibility of, conflicts on Chinese territory and also defining China's position as a strictly neutral Power. Toingtan apparently afforda grounds for concern in the event of a general conflict, and evidently hold- ing this in view, the members of ibe Triple Alliance are
entrating ships and men there,
His career has to be taken as a
tona; 1912, 434 tons; and
landed squirarchy. But this kind Mr. Chamberlain. They were physical impossibility to check it. 872,500 kilogrammes was Hoves,
The Premiero nounces that
expeditionary
NEWS
An American appreciation of
elsewhere,
"Our Contemporaries' will be
of a public man'e development, would have said was frittered ezoludes them from the marketa position at Rotterdam; too, has found on page 2 and log book or What we have to do is to study away by that great constructive and townships of the railroad improved. The arrivals at this page 6. P dispassionately the
phasee unt of British statesmanship, the building population. In this he port rose from 1,138 tons in 1910 through which he passed, and to formation of the South African had to fight both Kokovtsoff, the to 2,101 tuns in 1913, mostly form our opinion of him by the Union..
late Finance Minister and African, natural Congo, Mozam- qualities which clung to him through them all.
General news and an articla.on(
As a speaker, Joseph Cham Premier, and Sazonoff, the Czar'e bique and Sadao, then African the latest development of serial berlain, was modern of the Foreign Minister. The former plantation, after which a little warfare appear on page 3. Seeking in this spirit to shape mederns. All rhetorical ornament wished to employ. Chinese for from East India,
India, Borneo and 13.5 an estimate of Joseph Chamber and mere furishes be religiously the sake of cheapness, and South America. As to balata, Our weekly shore report and lain, we find ourselves compelled eschewed, and used a clear direct-Sizonci sought to avoid treaty the value of Surinam has fallen list of comparative quotations to recognize the tremendousness and incisiveness which seem trouble with. Japan and China. gradually back, and reached its will be found on page 9,1 to an energy of the man. From young ed the very incarnation of the Bat Gondatti won; and there is lowest level in the month of manhood - on, he made himself business mind devoting itasif to
CHINESE IN RUSSIA,
Moscow invaded.
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The first instalment of a short story, as well as a short sermon, will be found on an extra.
Hongkong Twenty-five Yeara Ago, under the heading "1880, "
4. Ppeare on page 4
felt as a power in whatever circle affairs of state. He was now the curious spectacle of the October. The arrivals at Rotter Chinese being barred out of dam during the year amounted to he touched. He had not the fas excellent House of Commons Rais a Far East beyond Irkutak, about 830,000 kilogrammes cinating talent, but was sur-man, in being able to think on and of their turning, west in charged with the driving quality. his lege, Formidable in attack, thousands into European Russia. His lagid intellect was backed by he was terrifio in tej under. Yet It is characteristic that the a resolute will; and be had that he was
in the dark daya
There is always a considerable ineffable thing which we call of the Boer War, to rise to a fios Russian Department of the In- personal; dominance. The net dignity of manly alterance. Iterior has nothing against them; epidemio of smallpox in Russia, result was an application of pure will be long before England looks if they were Fians or Pules or and the Chinese are blamed for gik det er den individual force to political life upon his like again..
any community having political bringing more of it. If they have Particulars of the drowning of:: intelligence they would soon be dangerous infection it in certain Sir Denis Anson, and articles on - in Eugland such as was almost
harried into such discomfort as that, they are spreading it, for in Chinese, in Russis and muting "in" without a parallel in his life
would make them sorry that any evening a tour of the cheap Anhui appear to dag, time. Mr. Chamberlain was the living refutation of those thenriste
they had mode, the experiment, ten houses of the Moscow quarter But they are potential yellow near the Siberian station will show who would reduce all political
labour, althoughso far they appear that bord is not one but has someras 247 tons; the total for Joly The Langkat output yesterday movements to the interaction of
‘o be only loafers. Their presence Ohinese in it, pret blind and impersonal forcen.
is 8,423, a daily average of 271.70 There are, indeed, times when
is used to recall the experiment
It is cut of the question to topK the individual appears to wither; Enstily, as a matter of urgent. of Chinese labour in the Trapersal but there are also timen when ranitary necessity. Moscow, bay gold mines.The capiraliste of refose them admission, and the there seems to be nothing in presented in ita Chinese, papula ome great enterprises in Russia Russian shows no open animosity night but some one cutstanding on a burial ground, says a recent who have trouble with their work to people who keep quiet. With personality, whose stark vigoar Moscow dispatch to the New people speak of them as, a cheap the apickoned, circulation, of monids and subdues everything. York Worlden
reserve. They are thus destined money that has followed the state- The great illustration of this in The Information has aroused to be very unpopular, but as sided purobases of the permant Mr. Chamberlain's care was, of discussion of a phenomenon that there is no public opinion or communes for freehold course, his remarkable feat of threstens grave trouble to the possibility of overt manifestation there is springing upsneconomic inducing the Conservative partyocial conditions of the humbler of sentiment in Rassis they come situation in which there is a —at least, its leaders and voting masses in Russia. From all along by the trainload without living for a population of peddlers police and there is no visible means of strength to throw over its pro- points of the compass, up to 8t any Government or
keeping the Chinese out of it, if fessions for two generaticus and Petersburg, Kief and the western opposition. take up with protestirniet doesities, come narratives of a was found necessary to give the Government takes no action. trine. Of this astonishing per-migratory flow of Chinese men them a barisal gound in Morcow Russia is now for the first time formance, Mr. Chamberlain could (comparatively few women) who only when several ones had been at, close, grips with the yellow have truthiolly said, "Alone I are mostly beggars; soine calling published of dead Chinese problem in its full shape, with did it,"
Oshers aided bins, paper tops, or feiing to do wrapped in cloth being found in the added bandicap that the two 3 pm. after he bad dragged them juggling tricks the most pro the waste land round the city countries have some thousands of Saturday August 22, unwilling in his train, but the perous calling at the buck They proyed to hage died natural miles of continuous land frontier H.K. and Shanghai Binking idea was his own, the fight was staircases from housa: to hunad, deathe, and it was the only
he ovly burial whichi muskes-locking out im Corporation, Shareholders' Moet- his own, and the triumph, such offering to sell Chinese silk their friends could give them. possible
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