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THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.
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STARTLING NEWS,
GERMANS COMPLETELY REPULSED BY BELGIANS.
Also Fleeing before French Cavalry,
GERMAN MINË-LAYER SUNK.
Aug. 5. 9 p.m. Rouler's correspondent at Brussels, reporting at 5.30 o'clock, states that there has been heavy fighting near Florun.
The Germans were completely reputed, anti were unable to ropow the attack on Liege.
Aug. 6. 2.20 a.m.
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Reuters corrcepondent AL Brussala Blates it officially reported that counter-attacks have ropaleed all Assaults of the Germans in the vicinity of Liego.
The forts are practically unharmed. King Albort Los gone to the front in command of the Belgian
aud French troops.
Bis proclamation, which has been issued states that "Our haughty neighbour line torn up the treaty and attacked us because wo refused to forfeit our honour, I am confident our soldiers will triumph in the sacred cause."
leuter's correspondent at Borac roports that German cavalry, fleeing from the French cavalry, took refuge in Switzerland and have been interned,
The Austrians have madde no progress ut Belgradë. Somi-official reports froia Vienus state that the cannonade was resumed yesterday, and Sarvian oggressiveness has been evidoacod at Nish. tolegram states that volunteers crossed the River Save and planted tho Servian Lag on the Austrian bank
Heater's correspondent at the lingue reports that Queen Wilhelmina has declared a part of Holland to bo in a state of war. From Seattle, Router's correspondent states that Canada has purchased two submurines completed for Chile.
German Vessel Sunk.
August 0. 8.5 p.m.
The Admiralty announce that II.M.S. Amphion Bank the German mine-layer, Konigin Luise, at noon,
Dominion Offers.
Aug. 5 8.60 p.m. The House of Lords asked what course the Imperial Govern ment would ako regarding the offers from the Dominions.. Lord Emmott replied that, though there was no immediate necessity for acceptance of the offers, the Government would not hesitate to avail themselves of same whon necessary.
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Germany's Devious Policy,
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Aug. 6. 4.5 a.m. Bluebook Las boon published containing the correspondenco relative to the European crisis, and it devious diplomacy.
EXTRA
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1914,
THE WAR,
of His Majesty's fores or of those of any ally of his M.jeaty's:
Nor to enter into any new com FURTHER PROCLAMATIONS.|mercial, financial, or other contract
Loans and Commercial Intercourse.
The following proclamations wore issued yesterday:
BY THE KING., GEORGE. R. 1
or obligation with or for the benefit of any person resident, carrying on business, or being in the said Empire:
and its Dependencies and Vice Admiral of the same by and with the advice of the Executive Council of this Colony do by this Proclamation subject to the pro- visions of the said fourth section of the said Ordinance prohibit for a period of eix months from and including the 7th day of August 1914 to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong the following provisions and victuals
Aud Wo do hereby further warn all persons that whoever in contravention of the low shall commit, aid, or abet any of the aforesaid acts will be liable to namely: such penaltiesas the law provides:
A Proclamation notifying that British Subjects contributing to a Loan raised on behalf of the And Wo hereby declare that! German Emperor, or contracting any transactions to, with, or for with the German Government, the benefit of any person resident, will be guilty of High Tronson, carrying on business, or being in as adhering to the King's the said Empire which are not Enemies.
treasonable and are not for the Whereas a state of war exista time being expressly prohibited hetween Us and the Gorina by Us either by virtue of this Proclamation or otherwise, and Emperor.
which but for the existence of the atute of war aforesaid would be lawful, are hereby permitted.
And whoress it constitutes ad heronco to Our enemies for any of Oar subjects or persons ro sident or being in Our dominions And We hereby declare that during the continuance of the the expression "per-on" in this state of war to contribute to or Proclamation shall include any participate in or assist in body or persu porporate or the floating of any loan raised unincorporate, that where on behalf of the said Emperor, any person har hed an interest or to advance money to or enter in houses or be no ref business into any contract or dealings in some other suntry as well as whatsoever with the said Emperor in Our dominis. r in the said or his Coversment (eave upon Empire (as the ce may be), Our Command), or otherwise to this Proclamations all not apply nid, abet, or assist the said to the trading or commercial Emperor or Government: intercourse carried on by anob Now, therefore, We do hereby person solely from or by such warn all Our Subjects and all horses or branches of business in porsons resident or being in Oar auch other country: dominions who may be found. Given at Our Court at Buck.. treasonable acts as aforesaid that August, in the yes of Our Lord doing or attempting any of such ingham Palace.th fifth day of they will be liable to be appre1014 and in te fth year of Our honded and dealt with as traitors, reign. and will be proceeded against with the utmost rigour of the
law.
Given at Our Court at Buck-.
Linglin Palace this fifth day of Augast in the year of Our Lord 1014 and in the fifth year of Our reign.
GOD SAVE THE KING. BY THE KING.. A PROCLAMATION, GEORGE RI
Whorens a state of war exists between Ua and the German Emperor.
· GOD SAVE THE KINO.
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Exportation of Food Prohibited:
The following Hongkong Gov. was issued this morning:- ernment Gazete Extraordinary.
No. 11.
Proclamations
FRANCIS: HENDY MAY, Abovernor.
1862
Butter. Flour.
- Frozen Meat,
Live Cattle. Oatmeal. Potatoes. Bico. Sugar. Tapioca Tinned Milk,
Tinned provisions of all kinds. Provided that this proclamation shall not apply to ship's stores.
Given under my hand and the Pablic Seal of the Colony at Victoria, Hongkong, this 7th day of August, 1914.
By Command,
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felt in the case of Lord Randolph Churchill. We call it gouins; and perhaps all we know of its nature is that it is not got by any schooling and that it seems to be a capacity for doing things with out taking pains.
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A USEFUL WAR MAP.
We have received from the South China Morning Post à co y of their map of Central Europej A Comparison with Mr.`
which has been issued at a price. Lloyd George.
of one dollar, and which should The First Lord of the Admiral-prove of great use in following ty hardly gives the impression, as the naval and military moo- his father did, of this gift. Norments of the combatants as frem has he given people that idea that time to time reported. The mi p he possesses the fervent class which is very clearly lithographed sympathy with the masses, en in distinctive colours, is set to 1 grained and inborn, which drivee scale of one in 3,000,000 11 the Chancellor of the Exchequer the principal cities, towne, rive E, into excesses of speech which | etc., likely to be involved in The must make a Carnarvon haran- struggle are shown, while the gue exciting reading for the various frontiers are shar ly the Cabinet next defined. The map, which will morning. People may be all fold into a convenient size, sho id wrong; Mr. Churchill may be as find a ready sale. It is tarr id passionate
of oat in a manner which rodents the mosses in the sympathy. Lut ovary credit on the publishe there is that truth people cannot lithographic department. or will not 800 him quite in that light. Did not somewhat the same difficulty tell against that etrange figure of the Frenc Revolution, Philip Egalit? .
rest of
as any man
CLAUD SEVERN,
In extensive range and in intel
Meeting for Prayer. With reference to the state of Colonial Secretary, lectual grip of subject the First God Save The King.
Lord of the Admiralty is n wa now existing among the led Government Appointments.
excelled, if he is equilled, by aning ustions of Europe, a meet g His Excellency the Governor of his colleagues. Acton detested for confession and Prayer will be has been pleased to appoint the Macaulay as historien, and looked held in St. Paul's College, in following gentlemen to be Memon a great deal of his work on Monday next, August 10, 104, bera of a Committee to fix from infamous, but he ounfessed in one at 5.30 p.m. The meeting in o, én time to time the maximum price of his letters that Macaulay's to all In view of the occae L for which any article of food my grasp of history was great. A afforded for public announcem at be sold by retail in the Dolany: great many people, the whole on Sunday next, this notion of The Honourable Mr. Edward Unionist Party indeed, dislike meeting is commended to thek ad Corsoaden Wolfe, Mr. Churchill's politics, but he attention of the proper authori os Colonial Treasurer. Dulley
would be a blind man who was in the various churohes. The Honourable Mr. Edbert not impressed by Mr Churchill's Ansgar Hewett, U.M.G.
grasp and range. He seems to The Honourable Mr. Lau Chu some people to
surpass Lord Pak.
Randolph Churchill in this gift maxim for a of wide vision or survey. It is career through the vase of man eeeking, is notable that Mr. Churchill Commons, and it looks us if fr. showed this power quite soon Churchill had taken something after he had come to the fore in very much like is to heuri. «g fucked politics. It has been noticeable'
Mr. Stanley Hudson Dodwell. Mr. Alfred Holland Skelton. Mr. Alan Griffiths Coppin, 7th August, 1914
Mr. WINSTON
in speech after speech. He He may not actually retire thanks for injuries, but he may thinks in whole programmes though whether he thinks closely have pondered over the reba ces CHURCHILL TO-DAY.in all their items is a very of his opponents and put then to good account. The change in is
different matter.
It is curious to contrast the style, his whole attitude, dur ag early part of Mr. Lloyd George's the last session or so is one of he career in polition with Mr. most interesting things in Churchill's. The first for years or make the period of charge. personal side of party polita. dared not, or eared not, to enter
the
The most interesting despatches are those of Bir W Goschen to Sir Edward Grey, on July 20, recording a conversation with Herr von Bethmann-Hollwog. The latter, fearing a European conflagration, offered to respect French territory -in retaru for British neutrality. Sir W. Goschen asked about the French colonies and Berr von Bethmann-Hollwog replied that lie was deas, or being in Our dominions ecutive Council by proolamation | is not the less certain and abso-entertaining suggestion in Maides by an air and soon af
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unable to give any undertaking thereanent.
Sir Edward Groy, in reply to Sir W. Goachen, stated on July 30, that such a bargain at the expense of France would be a dis-
rooover,
grace from which the good name of Great Britain would never The Rt. Hon. Sir M. de Bunsen, in a despatch to Sir Edward Grey on July 30, privately informed him that the German Ambis endor had telographed to the Kaiser the text of the Austrian ultimatum to Servia before it was despatched,
Bir Edward Grey, on August 4, domanded the release of British ships detained in German ports in contravention of International
Law.
vernment:
inheriting, all in the natural At the Admiralty. order of things, bis large estates waiting for bim-quite the ing process
This growth and the broaden younger Pitt style indeed.
are particula ly marked in Imperial matters... The Chancellor of the Ex-Ohurchill not long ago appear d chequer served something like for a while as a kind of gloris d ten years of apprenticeship: Little Englander. There 18 the First Lord of the Admiralty nothing of that nature about i le any and aot to have served First Lord of the Admiralty, 19 the advantage? At first glance, ships rather fine. His maxime any apprenticeship. Which had
may run the margin of safety it seems as if there could not be of safety may be at best der of course, who gut into the first the large, clear vision of s a moment's doubt why the man, minimum, But at least there rank straight away! But it may power, a thing impossible in i be a far more difficult question Little Englander or a little Na y than it seems at £t sight
By His Exellency Sir Francia Henry May, Koight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Govornoz and. Commander-in- A Non-Party Portrait. And whereas it is contrary to Chief of the Colony of Hongkong law for any person resident, car.and its Dependencies and Vice-
All Governments, Liberal and Conservative quite aliko in this, at all into any of the great public longer and recall the politic an rying on business, or being in Admiral of the same. Qur dominions to trade or have Whereas by the coad section are wisely made in two parts matters of the day. It was always who came down to the House had ahowa Sir Edward Groy's struggle to save, peace, and Germany's any commerial intercourse with of the Military Str8 (Exporta- One, the inner-the secret drawer Little Wales and Little Bethel gos off against Mr.: Balfour, 1'ão...
any person resident, carrying on tioa) Ordinance
48 in the Cabinotholds the few with him-it was ten years ere was leading, a series of cle or Military men who are there through great business, or being in the German amended by tha Empire without Our permission: Stores (Exportation) Ordinance acknowledged ability. No doubt be got so far as Little England. und daring gibes, obviously: 1 e- And whereas it is thereforo ex 1914 it is enacted that it shall they are there, too-with rare of greater politics and performed heart. It is hard to real se The other entered into the field parod overnight and learat y pedient and necessary to warn all be lawful for the Governor by exceptions-thanks more or less there with zest and assertiveness that this is the same man who is persons resident, carrying on bus ad with the advice of the Ex- to name or family, but the ability from With start. There is an to-day impressing people on be th of their duties and obligations to to prohibit for such period as lately necessary.
No one could question Mr. blood just come of age and
Churchill's debut of a young weighty statesmanship. warda Ue, Our Crown, and Go- may be therein mentioned either
to be exported from the Colony Churchill's right through sheer Now, therefore, Wo have of Hongkong or to be carried ability--through intellectual gift thought fit, by and with the advice eosaline within the said Colony and force of character to be as of Our Privy Council, to issue arms ammunition and gunpow-sertive in that exclusive inner ring this Our Royal Proclamation, and der military and naval stores and which wields all power. He is we do hereby worn all persons any articles which the Governor there, of course, by his birth and resident, carrying on business, or may judge capable of being con- name, but he is there by intellect verted into or made useful in and will-in other words, through being in Our dominions: the aid Empire any goods, wares, or nuval stores provisions or any that word which we like to be Not to supply to or obtain from increasing the quantity of military his "personality," for this is what or merchandise, or to supply to or sort of viotaal which may be used vague about really means in obtain the same from any persons ford by man or any or either public life. resident, carrying on business, or of such arms ammunition gun- Mr, Churchill ran for such a reing therein, nor to supply to or powder stores goods or articles considerable time in double har- obtain from any person any goods, respectively a
nees with the Chancellor of the And whereas by the fourth Exchequer that everybody ca- wares or merchandise for or by way of transmission to or from section of the Military Stores turally, and quite politely, the said Empire, or to or from (Exportation) Ordinance 1852 as compares them. All agree tha any person resident, carrying on renumbered by the Military Stores they are alike in both being very business, or being therein, nor to (Exportation) O din nice 1914 it vivid politiciaus. The Prime trade in or carry any goods, wares, is enacted that the Gvernor may Minister himself has taken theme of a man who suceeded in was fortunate in discovering a or merchandise destined for, or whilst any such preclamation i togather and described thrin by public life by turning thanks himself at just, the right time. coming from the said Empire, or in force permit to be exported or one term, saying he was happy in for injuries. It is not the usual Radical. And how fortunas In the recent mobilisation a torpedo boat, believed to be Ger- for or from any person resident, to be carried coastwie or to be having two colleagues with way of party leaders; they was not to play any leading pat mar, saak, of Gjoder, Denmark, through an explosion. 30 carrying on business, or being water-borne to he's exported or such a power of variegated
the whole prefer the in carrying the Insurance Act, t line of the Chancellor of measure whose principlet portons were drowned,
carried any particulas articles or language." But when we have Nor to permit any British ship class of article the export of said they are both vivid in the Exchequer, who told his public dislikes and whose practis Reuter's correspondent at Bruseele says it is officially stated to leave for, enter, or communicate which is prohibiter by anou personality and are both variegat audience the other day that whon
it is helplessly confused ove that 25,000 Belgian troops at Liege took the field with a moat with any port or place in the said proclamation to ab persons and ed in speech we about reach the he is struck he means to hit back. But the boat torn of fortungsbau extensive front an Angust 5. They showed extraordinary endurance Empire:
on such terms and u ject to such end of the striking likeness But whether he returns his be that which took him to th repelling the repeated vigorous attacks of 40,000 Germans Nor to make or enter into any conditions and regal ions if any between them. The Chancellor enemies' blows with interest on Admiralty. No office could hav of the Seventh Corps. The Belgians then counter-attacked how marine, life, fire, or other as to the Governor may seem of the Exchequer is often des not there is nothing more porten suited half so well the change and were completely successful, the Germans retreating, policy or contract of insurance and may at any time revoko or scribed as the evil genius of the than that a man can turn them late in his whole style and atsited with or for the benefit of any per- vary the terms of any such Cabinet. He certainly appeare Emerson said he hated being public Department is an Educ portion of them entering Holland.
to good account. in politics. No doubt ever son rosident, carrying on business, permission:
defended, “As long se all that is alion Office for a man who i or being in the said Empire, nor Now, therefore, 1, Sir Francis an impatient, dangerous, ander any existing policy or Henry May, Knight Commander original something that is said is said against me, I feel a going in for statesmanship, be contract of insurance to make any of the Most Distinguished Order olearly apart altogether from certain assurance of success. the Admiralty must always be th The papers state that a shot fired from a Belgian fort ut Liege payment to or for the benefit of of Saint Michael and faint George political habit and training and When I am praieed 1 feel as one first and best of schools whil any such person in respect of any Governor and Commander-in- from hard work. The touch that lies auprotected before his England is a World PowerG loss due to the belligerent action Chief of the Colony of Hongkong | good deal more of it, though was
enemies. "It would makosdiscreet A,B,D," in the Daily Mail,
Germany threatens Italy.
Aug. 6, 4.30 a.m. The Paris papers report that Germany has sent an ultimatum to Italy, threatening war, anloss she supports the allies,
America's Demands,
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Heutor's correspondent at Washington reports that represents tione have been made to Germany for the immediato release of Americane dwelling there.
Torpedo Boat Sinks..
Germans Retreating Before Belgians.
The Belgians picked up 600 wounded.
An attack by the Tonth Corpa is expected to-night,
Befglans Bring down Zeppelin,
on Tuesday brought down a Zeppelin.
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A Changed Style.
mind. In his "wise speeches Camden fortunate man of his side.
Mr. Churchill is surely t
sometimes