August 5, 1914,
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The Hongkong Telegraph
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WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST
WEATHER FOREC AST
TAIR,
m. 83
四拾月 *寅甲
THE WAR,
GERMAN FLEET ENTERS NORTH SEA.
British Readiness,
Aug. 4 1053 p.m.
Avgust 5:1913
Temperature 5 s.m. 75 Huundity
maid that in my opinion if war was forced upon France na the quration of Morocco, which had just been the subj ot of agreement In the nurse of his speech, in the Hours of Cuir mugs, Sir between Britava and France, pablo opinion in Basin would have Elward Grey said:Mr Asquith and Mr. Quurchill have no doubt rallied to the support of France (Ubesta); whatever of the readiures and efficiency of the Forces. They were made no promise and used no threat, but expressed that never at a bigker mark thán nuw(Cheers). There never was
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a time when confidence wis mure justified in the power of the opinion, and the position was accepted by the French Government. Government to protect our commerce and shores. From the But they said at the time: "* If you think it posible that public suff ring and misery entailed from war no country in Europe en grinion in Great Britain might, when a sudden orisia sross, justily escape: no neutrality will save us. The amount of damnge which you in giving Franos your armed support, which you cannot pro- REPORTED ANGLO-GERMAN NAVAL ENGAGEMENT, could be done by an enemy's ships to our uade, is mainitesimal mise in advance, unless between Military and Naval experta nome has been heard of Flamborough
compared with the amount of harm which will be cone by reunomio conversations have taken place, you will not be able to give that conditions. We are now free to face the situation, the consequences support even if you wish, when the time comes. There was force Sir Edward Grey son m in that, and Fagreed to it, and aathorized those conversations to forces were never at a high of which have yel 10 be unfolded.
ake plave, har on the distinct understanding that nothing that mark then they nowate, German Ultimatum, Rejected.
pased between the experts should bind either Government,
Bail Kitchener Recalled; May b› Appointed Secretary for War
[Reater's Service To "The Telegraph."}
Germany's Uneless Threat.
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August 3. 85 pm. In the House of Cimmons, after tha saj urament, Sir Elward Gry recounted Germany's proposela to B lg ura, the former threat ening, in case of a refusal, to trest Belgium as an enemy (Murmura in the Ronse);
Belgium answered that she was firmly resolved to maintain her neutrality sol to repel aggression with all possible moana- (Lond cheers).
August 4, 250 p.m.
It is officially ananqnosil that Bilg'u a uss cej sõied Gerin ing'a altimatum, and that she will adopt all mothee to difend her neutrality.
Mr. Burns Sald to Have Resigned.
the Board of Trade, Las resionad
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“The Amadic orisis came, sad throughout that I took precisely is reported from Paris that the same line as in 1906 Sabe quently, in 1912, it was decided Franco-German diplomio rela that we ought to have a definite understanding in writing that the tions have been broken off. muversations were not binding on either Government, and on the The Daily T lograph states that Mr. Jund Baras, President of 22nd November I wrote a letter to tue French Ambassador and "It is reported from "Brasile received from him a teply. That letter will be shown to the public that Germany has invaded Duwch Mafeking Recalled.
new as a record that whatever took plaos berween the Military!
Limborg, The scenes in London lastevening rolled the Mafeking dead Naval experts, they were not binding engagements on the monstrations, except that the onte was one of joyous defiuos
Government. The situation in the present crisis is not precisely the Pincessions went through the cheering and singing the same as in the Ma question. The latter was primarily a dispate Earl Kitchener, after embarking "Malls," tugasio.es of Frulou and waving the brins which concerned Fco. It was a dispute which was fistened aron at U ver, was readied; it is said
France out of an agreement existing between us and France under he may he Secretary for War, and French cole ara,
Their Majcstion the King and Queen, with the Pines of Wales, which we engaged to give France diplomatic support, and there is:
The Belgian Cabinet bardorik appeared on the balcony at Buckingham Palaco and were given an no doubt that we were pledged in nothing bat diplomatic support,
The pre-ent ori-is originated diferently. It has not originated with ed udt to appeal at present fur oration.
There was great enthusiasm in the music hills,
regard to Mori gio; it has pot originated as regarde smithing about guarantees from the Powers, Agalost the War. In the House of Com, Mr. P. E. Morrell which we have a mecial narvement with France, and it has not
briginated with anything primarily oncerning Franos. It origina (MP for Brinley) J. Walgwood (M.P for Newa l-under-Lomed in the dispute between Austria and Servia, kud no Government The German Embassy denies and country hol a lean desire to be involved in a war or dopate the report that there has been an with Austria than the Goverment and country of France (Loud, Anglu-German naval battle. chire). They hree involval becau-e of their obligaticu" and
That The neutrality of Belgium has honour (Cheer) under a definits alliance with Bu-sin
Ws-ard not not been violated; hence the stata {obligation caumt apply in the same way to us,
Sir Edward Grey said that the Government was gravely con larvey, J K ir Hartie (MP for Marthyr Ty iv), an AA. Pon sidering the matter.
sunby (MP_Ear Stirling) prote-ted against the war, HONDA,
Mr. Baltour&ppealed for the a'o-wof an impo'ent debite. Germany's Threat to Belglum.
Mr. Lloyd George said he propo ́nt to take steps to enable trade to be continued, whatever happened.
Aug. 4, 11.55 a.m,
· Renter's Agency states that Germany bas sent a reonad altimo úm ́to 'Belgium, Lonounelog that Germany is prepared to carry by force of arms the measures which she considers necessary.
Germans Invade Dutch Province,
Lindos, Aug. 4, 12 55 μm. ́ ́Rea'er's correspondent at Brusseld states that the Germana have invaded Dutch Lamburg,
[Limburgia a territory on the Mense; Iving briven the provins of Liege and Bubant. In 1839 it was Bustly red videl, the lands to the west of the Muse remaining with B Igium, whil-t ́n long, narrow strip on the east, ride was onstituted the Dijol province of Limburg. The capital of the Dutch province is Maes tricht]
LATER NEWS..
Aug. 4 5.30.a,m, Renter's chèrespondent at B usmle stated that the neutrality of Bilgin has not been violated; hence the state of wings at Autwerp has been rai-el,
The Cabinet bas depiled at present not to appeal for guarantees
Germany and Holland.
from the Powerd.
promised to respect the neutrality of Ibulinai,
Reported Anglo-German Batt'e,
A repert from South Shields states that beavy fi-ing was heard off Flamborough. It is believed that spaval battle is proceeding.
No Fear,
ed. in the House of Lorde, Bad Lau downe stated that, after Sirparties to the Franco-Russian alliance; we do not even know the of siege at Antwerp has been rais Edward Grey's speech, showing a sourage, we used have no four terms of the alliance. regarding the Government's me in...
* Invasion Denied.
Renter morrespon test at Ansari in raya' it is denied that Limburg his bin invade. The Gaiman Minister has promised to [respect the neutrality of Holland.
SIR EDWARD GREYS SPEECH.
F. LL TEXT OF HIS DECLARATION,
I
Now I come to what we think the situation requires. We have
Copenhagen telegrame : stało bad many years of long-sanding friendship with France (Ohrer);
remember well, when the agreement was made, the warm so that the whole Gorman Flest, has dia fe-ling resulting from the fact that these two nations had through the Kiel canal inte clea mi away their perpetual difference said beanne friend. At the North Sen, it has been friendship between two natising (Chear») ratifimi by the tistions. How far does that friendship ewail obligation? Let every man look into his own best and his own feelings and con- strue tus extent of the obligation to himself (Ukser),
Speaking for myself, I may say that the French Fleet, is now
To the Germsu proposale, Bel ginum has answered that the is firmly revolver w. repel egg as sion by all powible msana.
The Czar, in
manitosto, siy
in the Mediterranean and that the northern and western costs of Below we give "he full text of Sir Elward Chev's speech, B France are absolutely undefeated. With the Fench Fleet con- condensation of which we published yesterday morüt g:--
e trated in the Mediterranent the situation is very different from be in confident that Russia wil Sir Edward Grey, who was loudlychee 1, -aid :- what it u-ed to be before the friendship which grew between the rim like one man to repulso the Last week I stated" we were working for pean; not only we o antrisk gave item a sense of security. My own feeling is insolent attack of Germany,
NEWS: far Crest Bita but to prosive she pose of Europe, that if a foreign fet, engageil" in a war which France had not to-day ma s rapidly that it is exedingly nghs and in which she was not the aggressor, came down the Eveni difficult to state the notasl position of firs. It isolear that the Eglish Channel and bombarded and bauered the undefended
Commercial news will be found peace of Europe cannot be preserved. Russia and Germany havent of France, se could not stand aside (Loud and prolonged declared war upon each other, a
cheers) with the thing ging on practically within sight of our eyes, on page 9 of this issue. *Before giving the p wirion of the Gwernment; I would like to with our arms folded, looking on dispssionately and doing nothing. clear the ground, so that the House may reali exly under what And I believe that to be the feeling f this country (Cheer). There" Jothings by the Way" appear Renter's correspondent at the flagus states that Germany has obligat n she Government, or House, is in owing to a decision are times when one a own individual feeling makes one feel that if on page 4 t-ing,
le me Buy, very shortly, that we have persistently worked the circumcrually did arise it would be a feeling which would with all the earoratness in our power to preserve pespread with irresistible force to others in face of the thing which is
"Our "Contemporarios "sp- (heerd." The House my he sat find on that pant. Through happening. But I want to look at the thing also withou sentiment the Blisters-is a worked for peace; comprasion of the great-from the point of view of British interese It is on this that I pears un page 2 aud log book, on- Ford was succesful then. I is true that some of the am going to base and justify what I am presently go ng in say to the page 6. Powers had great difficulty in adjoving their points of Tae; If we my muhing it the m ment what i- Fauce to do
General news and an articlą view and it took mash suns, libme aud di oussina before they with her for in the Mediterranean ? be leaves it there with no
But perawan, secure Becie statement from 04 B8 to what we shall do. She see her not thern on financial qua-tious to Unins. could settle their differen peace was there m in object, they are willing to give their time and western coasts absolutely undefended and at the mergy of the pear on page 3. and trouble rather than watun'e their difference
German Fleet coming down the Chsanel, to do'an it pleases in a In the present ers, nohappily, it has it bien pible to war which is a war' f life and death 10 ber. We say nothing, it Mr. K. H. Chen, a delegata to-- secure tub prside of Europe, his there bw been little time and
We are in the presence of a European conflagration. Can anybody ference, isin Hongkong at present. because there bui been a disposition in say quite to force my be, and the Frenal fler is withdrawn from the Mediterranean, the International Railway Come things rapidly to an iwas, to the greatʻri k dl peso; and the ast the limits to the conquences which may arise out of it? Just result is that we now know that the policy of pason, so far
(awume it- fag that we stand aside in an suited of arutality
An interesting iester protesting* Great Britain and the Powers generally at concerned, bas failer waving,Negan get help either party in this mouflot I do not desire to dwell thereon or to say where the blame me 10 and let ou soppas fast the French feet in withdrawn from the galant sitempts at inflisting the Lee, because I would like the Honas to appeash the crisis from the Mediterrato Let na name that our of that come consequences prices of foodstuffs appears else
M point of view of Buish interea, and British bouour(on anf re-con which make it here, at a su idea moment, that in whira. cheers) and British obligations (renowel
free from defence of vi al Bestish intareste we should go to war, and lera all passisi.(Uhoer). As to why, it has not been pre- asanme, what is quite faible, that It ly, which is now neutral and Bome interesting faoi ooreers serveil, we shati pablish papers as soon as we can regarding what legiumately consulting her own interests, may depart from her ing attempt to raise price of tok place last week, when we were working towards pesce, auf when artende of neutrality at a time when we are forced to fight ouranive food ta Hongkong will be found the papers have been published I have no doubt that they will What would be the gumition in the Mediterranean the? It might on page. 5. make it clear how strengens, genuine and whole-heated our own be that the croqueroes would he foresd upon us at some aristok
The German Eleet.
The German Embassy denies the report that there has been an Ang). -German naval battle.
Telegrams from openhagen state that the whole German Fleet passed through the Kiel Canal and epired the North Sea
The German Ambassador demanded his passports and left
Paris last eventug.
French, Cabinet Changes.
The following changes in the French Cabinet are announced:
- M. Angagneur replaces M. Gauthier, who has resigned.
M. D'unergie becomes Foreign Minister,
M Viviani, retains the Premiership.
M. Sarrat becomes Minister of instruction,
Earl Kitchener Recalled.
bera),
Farl Kitchener embarked at 11 ver yesterday for Evpt, hntris for peace were, -(Cnvore). And they will guable the people moment when the trade water of the Mediterranean might be vital wan recalled by telegram. He has landed and is on the way to London.
The Daily Telegraph xy" it is probable that Earl Kitchener will be appointed societary of State for War.
The Czaris Confidence.
The Cear, in a manifestu, saya ke 14 confident that Russia will rise like one man to repules the insulent attack of Germany.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BROKEN
I:OFF.
London. Ang. 4. 725 am. Peuter's correspondent at Paris states that Ano-German d'¿lomatic relations have been broken off.
(Correction).
ent at Paria
German
Anglo-Geime
w furin their own judgment as to the foros operating against peace to this ountry. (Cheers.) Nobody own way that, in the course of I come to the queting of Britishe obligations. I have the next few weeks, ih re in muy particular trave route, the opering ssured this House, and the Pins Minister han sasured the tiene, of which might not be vi al to the o ustry. What se mur position that if any crisis are we would come before the Commons and he then ? We have mos kept in the Maiterranean a flet which i able to say that it was free to beite what the ritish stride quil to daai alone with a combination of other fem there, bat should be (bear, hear)—that we would hays no secret engagement, would be the very moment when we o uld not detach more chips
(Cheer).
for the Mediterranesh and we might hava exporevd this country. There had been in Barops two diplomatic groans, the Triple through our negative anitude at the present moment, to a mist Alliados and the Triple Entente. The latter won pot an alliance.mppalling rink. (Cheers) Isay that from the point of view of was a diplomusno group. The House will remember thst in 19 8. Bitish interents. Well, we felt strongly that France was entitled there was a crikik meginsting in eognection with the annexation of to know at once (Loud Cheet») whether or not to the event Bosnia and Herzegovinu. The Russian Minister happened to e me of an attack upon her unprotected northern and western casts she to London, and I told him definitely that, it being a Bilken off it, would depend upon Bitish support, Uniter thee compelliar I did not consider that public opinion would justify us in promising circumstances, yesterday afternou, give the French Ambassador anything. More was never sykel, more was never given, and the following statement: more was never promised, and up till yesterday we had given un promise of more than diplomatic support, b
I muat make this question of obligation clear in the Hou, and I must go back to the Meroou criminof 1906. The time of the algeciras
* Gon Confere co was a very difficult time for the G vetement, eral Election was in progress. I won orked whether, if that orinis developed into war between France and Germany, WB " ould give Imid Kould promine nou ing to any foreign Power armed support. unlend I was kuhu quently to receive the whole hautant rapport of public opinion here when the ocáskem azovem (Minister
I am suthorised to give the sœuraros that if the Ger man Fleat comes into the Ubanuel, or through the North ben, to
i, to undertake hosule operatione against the French Quanta and shipping, the British Fleet will give all the protection in its power. (Laud cheem) Thin amtur.bc8|
•In eu? jook to the support of Pyrli meor, and minst not be taseu a binding upon the G verement until the cuntin- gonoy of aution by the Germans Fent takes place.
(Continued on page b.)”.
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