August 14, 1914,
2874
The Hongkong Telegraph
Temperature 6. a.m. 80, 2 p.m."
90.
Humidity
襄叁拾二月六年資甲
THE WAR,
BELGIANS HOLDING THEIR OWN,
GERMAN CRUISERS CHASED IN THE ATLANTIC.
[Renter's Service To "The Telegraph."]
Aug. 13, 455 am.
A Belgian announcement says that, after rotreating on August 11, the Germans resumed their advance yesterday.
The Belgians fought "their first engagement in the open porth-west of Hasselt, successfully holding their own. Ten thousand men participated in the fight.
The Germans are construoting siege batteries north of Liege. [Baaselt is the chief town in Belgian Limburg, 18 miles N,W. of Maastricht.]
Montenegrins Bombard Cattaro.
London, Aug. 13, 4.55 a.m.
French Losses in Alsace Denied.
Aug. 13, 2.40 a.m.
Beater states that the reports of enormous (French) losses in Alsace are denied in Paris, where it is officially stated that the French bold Upper Alsace with considerable fross. It is officially declared
that Alsace is now cleared of the enemy. -
derman Cruisers Hunted in the Atlantic.
Aug. 13, 2.40 a.m. British, in addition to French, cruisers are in the Atlantic hurt ing five German oraisers.
Trade Routes: British Admiralty's Confidence.
Aug. 13, 240 a.m. The British Admiralty se confident of its ability to keep the world's trade routes open.
Liege Bombardment Resumed.
Aug. 13, 2.40 a.m.
It is stated in Brussels that the Germans have resumed the bombardment of the Liege forts, which are replying vigorously Garman attempte to omes the river Mouse have been considerably hampered by the fire of the forta.
Germans Repulsed by Russians.
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WEATHER
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AUGUST
1914.
五咩筋、敷四十月八英难受
AMERICAN NEWS.
DUTCH STEAMER HELD UP,
STOPPED BY GERMAN CRUISER.
An Apology Follows
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
Singapore, Aug. 13, 1.20 p.m. The German oruiser Geier held up the Dutch steamer Hout man in the Straits of Macassar.
Two officers from the cruiser boarded the boat and examined the ship's papers. They then apologised and withdrew This infor- mation is official.
courses.
MANCHESTER GOODS::
Warning of Flood.
Mossra, James F. Hutton and Co., Ltd., report (July 17) as) San Francisco, July 8-The follows:-Liverpool Cotton: Mid- entire Imperial valley in southern American Spot, 16th inst., 7.391., California in threatened by flod last week 7:36d. Ditto current waters of the Colorado River, month, 16th inst, 7141d, last socording to a statement made week 708d. F.0.F Egyptian, to-day by President William spot, 16th inst., 9'10d,, leat week Sproule, of the Southern soïfio 9103. New York Cotton: Spot, Comiany, who has recently re-
turned from the district.
"Conditions are more threaten-
PORECAS
SINGLE COPY 10 JENM 836 PERTANNUT.
TELEGRAMS.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED.
Montenegrin forces are bou 15th inst., c.18 25, last week barding Cattaro, Di 0.13.25. Cotton figures from Aug.
The Germans are const
31 last to 10th inst.-Liverpool
ing now, and will be more so if Stook (all kinds of cotton): 914,900 siege batteries to the north not attended to," he said. "If bales this year, 895,570 balea lant Liege. there is any temporizing with the year; visible eapply (all kinda of Reports of enormous French difficulty, an expenditure of cotton), 3.348,000 bales this year; losses in Alsace are denied in $1500,000 will have to be 2,851,000 bales last year. The Paris.
prices for Mid-American Car It is declared by the French made"
health
that Alsace is now cleared of the enemy.
British and French eruizers
The Germans have resumnsd
The British Government agreUR to guarantee the Bank of Eng land for any losses in discounting bills of exchange accepted prior to the 4th inst.
NEWS.
Commercial news appears on
"Our Contemporaries" appears Washington, July 6. When on page 2 and log book on page the Senate resumed consideration of anti-Trust legislation to-day,
6.
Mr. Sproule declared the South- rent Month during the week ern Pacific coald not afford to have been :-July 10, 708d."; spend any more money to control 11th, 7 12jd.; 13th, 722d. the Colorado River. He urged a 14th, 718d.; 15th, 7·20d.; and united appeal to the Government 18th, at noon, 7144d. Spot Mid- are reported to be in the Atlantic lor relict.
American being quoted-July hunting Are German cruisers, 10, 733d.; 11th, 70d.; Ieth, The Admiralty is confident" of Plague Rat Survey Enlarged. New Orleans, July 8-Dr. 7 478.; 14th, 7 60d.; 16th, 7 443. its ability to keep the trade or range between the two fleets, surface. Neither the submarine William O. Bucker, assistant and 16th, 70 In no direction routes open. moving on parallel or concontrio nor the ships attacked by the surgeon-general of the Pubic is there much change to report submarine can see each other con- Health Service,to-day opened head from the past few weeks. Ia The Montenegrins are bombarding Cattaro.
In all previous maritime war-tinuously. The seaplane can see quarters here preparatory to con- the piece goods section of the the bombardment of the Liege The Russians have repaleed [Cattaro is a strongly fortified Austrian port on the coast of fare, the opponents could only both, and were the means develop ducting an active campaign for market, business is about sa dall forts, which vigorously replied. Dalmatia, of 5,500 inhabitants.]"
vary their relative positions by ed, it might assist either side in the eradication of babonic plague. and unsatisfactory as it could bo, either drawing nearer to or going delivering or repelling an attack. An effort was being made to day The better outlook in China does the Germans in the latter's at- away from one another. The The possibilities of conjoint to trace the movements prior to not materialise, and not much tempt to recooupy Eydtkabnen.
It is officially announced that a new Third Dimensional agente warfare between Third Dimen July 2 of John Jackson, the nine- business is doing. Only low
stocks at the ports, and, further, and Austria from midnight of the a vary their positions by going sional craft against surface ships year-old negro boy who died from prices are being obtained for state of war exists between Britain above or below, each other in were recently discussed by Mr. plague on that day,
Al high bacteriologists said the rate of exchange now raling 12th inst. their own media and also going Jane in the " London Magazine."
The Belgians have fought their above or below sarface-fighting Were it possible to establish that Jeckeon's death was due to is handicapping matière as well.
authorities There are inquiries from China, first engagement in the open ships. In the past, warfare has direct communication between plague, always assumed the visible pre- the seaplane and submarine by declared today that the situation but not much is actually brought with the Germans at Essselt, sence in battle of any enemy to wireless methode the latter's was not alarming, and that they to book. It is satisfactory to note and have held their own. be attacked. The submarine has defect of vision might be remeli soon expected to thoroughly that the auctions to Shangbai pallified this assumption and its ed by the guiding information of stamp out the contagion. The have been resumed this week. invisibility confere the right of the serial craft. Perhaps it has rat sarvay will be enlarged so as invulnerability upon it. The already been accomplished, but to inclone all territory within the
"Mr. Carnegie was extremely seaplane is however visible, but such a combination of forces corporate limits.
East Liverpool, O., July 8 interested in the proposal," aid ita small size, mobility, and would radically change the whole rapidity of movement render the system of naval warfare. Even Dr. W. E. Obetz, of the Ohio Mr. Claxton, and asked just determination of its actual posi- at present, one can conceive the Board of Health, put in force how large a sum would be neces tion and future progress very possibility of aeroplanes acting as to-day plans for a State-wide aury to carry out the project,"
The library question came up difficult for the purpose of spotters" and range findere destruction of rate, because of the attacking it, so that it is, to a between fleets invisible to one bubonic plague situation at Now at a meeting of state Superinten certain extent, invulnerable. In another. The difficulty lies in the Orleans, By his direction Mayor dents, at which Mr. Olaxion
The Commissioner page,9 to-day. the past, surface-fighting ships disparity of speed Letween the Jacob Sohreiber set aside Friday presided.
next as ratadvocated the system of central directed their attack against aero-craft and the anbmarines, aud Batarday
Ho is The collision case was resumed each other rather in a horizontal To remain sloft, the flying bost extermination days. Dr, Obeta county libraries with several manner.
muat maintain a speed about four also suggested that the authorities branches from each.
gift from Mr. in the Supreme Court to-day. Vertical methods are needed to times that of the submarine-cun take steps to proveut down-river confident such a deal with the new conditions of the naval hare and tortoise run bosta from tying up at the wharf, Carnegie would enable the carry-
and that all merchandise received ing out of the plan.. neval air-craft, Howitzer and together ia harness ?
Difficulties of Democratic Leaders As Mr. Jane has pointed out, by water be inspected, mortar fire have been used in the
Mobile, Ala., Jaly 8-Dr. W. in Effort for Action on Trust Bills. past, of course, but principally the big dirigible can however against land defences. Since the adjust its speed down to that of H. Bowman, chief sanitary in conclusion of the Russo-Japanese the submarine and is therefore spector of Mississippi, pase War, Russian warships have had more fitted for joint operations through here to-day on his way the apper portions of the barhette with sub-aqueous craft, since it to, const towns where he will Democratic leadere prepared to
General news and an article porte composed of large armoured does not depend on a relatively conduct a campaign against rate.make a determined effort to main-
Spanish War Veterans Meet. tain a quorum to do business, on the British Fleet will be hinged flops which, together with high speed for sustenance in one
Schenectady, N., July 6 The Trade Commission bill is the found on page 3. special elevating gear, permit of medium. But the dirigible is high-angle fire by big gune. Bat creation designed for one medium Aboai 2,000 delegates sad visitors anfinished business before the this need not be regarded as a alone and no dirigible yet con are here to attend the eleventh Senate. Considerable difficulty
An interesting article on flying direct resultant of aerial attack structed can survive the loss of its annual encampment of the has been experienced by Senator since, in 1908, Mesars, Vickers lifting power without destruction. Department of New York Opanish Lewis, the Democratic "whip," in incorporated these methods in the It cannot revert to the surface and War Veterans and the Women's keeping a quorum in the chamber, in relation to naval warfare Russian orniser Rarik. It is become a two dimensional vessel Auxiliary. The opening session despite the fact that the Butiqn of appears to day. rather the outcome of the high like the seaplane. Its mobility is was held to-day at the State the Democratio conference lost Mayor Schoolcraft week bound the majority of Sena angle bombardment over Liao-ti-poor and its construction readers armory. shan of the impotent Russian it a vast and most vulnerable delivered an address of welcome. tore to stay in Washington until the A translation of an artiole by The encampment will close on Administration's anti-Trust pro- Lieut Col. Rousset, the great Fleet immured within Port Arthur either dirigible, seaplane nor Wednesday.
target.
gramme is disposed of. Repeated French military authority, on the during low tides,
The points of dissimilarity be submarine represent a perfect Exempted by President's Order, roll calls have been necessary. possibilities of a general Earo-
Washington, July 0. By ex-Warm weather and approaching pean conflict, appears on page tween aerial and sub-aqueous fighting-machine, nor perhaps
ever will. Like all warshipa, ecutive order, President Wilson primaries are believed to be res craft are however more irongly they must adjust their elementa ta to-day exempted from civil service ponsible for the small attendance. marked. The seaplane is capable certain selected objectives. In examinations the fourteen · com- In order to expedire action on ships, acting against each other of a speed seven or eight times the past war craft have always mercial attaches authorized by Trust and other pending legis. cu.a two-dimensional basis, are that of a submerged host. The rated 8 expplementary to each the new Legislative, Executive, lation, the leader of the majority. ounterpoies between two medis increase of serial velocity 18 sad other in a hierarchy of ses power. and Judicial Appropriation bill. Senator Kern, is expected to ask -one medium being the sen and to give the seaplane greater The same may apply to the Third they are to be attached to 'em that night sersions be held daring the other the air. They depend stability no real advantage is Dimensional types. Even in their bassies and legations in 8uth the week. Belief is entertained Sea warfare, ever since its for this counterpoise on the two gained by any incresce in the present immature state, they have America and Europe for investi- that this would result in reaching inception, has been conducted on opposing forces of gravity and sub-surface speed of a submarine exerted a considerable influence gation and acceleration of Ameri a vote on the Trade Commission
The fastest deatrorer cannot keep a basis of two dimensions. The buoyancy Destroy that counter-
great the change will be in the a long fight put them under the Unsuccessful efforts already antagonists opposed each other poise and the ship descends and pace with a seaplane and the on land and ses warfare how can trade abroad. Congress after bill before the close of the week. an a common surface embodying becomes completely enveloped in submarine below the surface fature osanot be forecasted. By civil service rales, against the bave been made to fix a time for cour some of the leaders cling the two dimensions of length and the lower mediamin other oldest warships,pped by our retrospection across d' decade, one recommendations of the Adminis vote. If no unexpected bitches
the total sum of tratton, breadth in relation to their move words, she inks. We therefore The submarine's radius of the gradual differences effected by
will appreciate
$100,000,000 For Libraries.to the hope that the adj urement mepia, Neither side could obtain have two dimensions and two
St. Pauliduly 6,Andrew Car may be taken before September 1 any advantages by occupying a media as constant factors in naval vision, even when on the surface, the introduction of a new dimen
is of a circumscribed nature on sosion into maritime hostilities negie may contribuir $100,000,000 Indications to-day are that thin position of higher altitude as in warlsro. P
to build libraried in country die- adjarament may be delayed by land warfare; all combatants Naval warfare, as regarde count of ite low command of visible (The Navy ),
triots according to an intimation of Republican opponition to the were compelled to fight on the actual fighting between ships, horizon. When submerged at a
In the Village.
Mr. Philander P. Claxton, United River and Harbour bill led by same level. The importance of has recently shown a tendency small depth, it is obtained secondī certain parts of the surface in towards one dimension. The hand and in an indifferent manner"How do you like your new States Commisioner of Education, Senators Birch, Burton, and friend asked a man today at the convention of the Kenyon. They promise to make relation to land (as in the case of adoption of the centre-line dia by a periecope. At greater home?"
the who had recently moved into the National Education Association. a determined effort to prevent its various suits) cannot be rebled, position of guns in battleships depths, vision is
village.
Mr. Claxton said that he had.
They ob bat ibe arrangements of land and implies, to a certain extent,
Pretty well
talked the matter over, with Mr. bill because ses are peculiar to each series of broadside fgztigamy his bio
Have you called on your neigh Carnegie, and although to $10,000,000 mo atile operations. In the present a njanation with modern systems
boura
the authorit samumed that" moys- of range-anding and fire-control
donate the sum desire surface ( indicates that the opening, stag
Aug. 13, 2.40 am, The Russians have repulsed a German attempt to reoccupy Eydikubuen.
[Eydtkunnen is a railway town on the East Prussian border and a big centre for the transportation of Russian goods.]
Deadlock on Money Market Relieved.
Aug. 13, 2.40 a.m.
Mr. Lloyd George bag completed arrangements with the Bank of England for terminating the deadlock on the money market. The Government agrees to guarantee the Biak any losses it may have eustained through discounting Bills of Exchange accepted prior to Angust 4.
Reuter's Announcement of War with Austria.
Aug. 12, 11.35 p.m.
It is officially announced that a state of war exists between Great Britain and Austria from midnight.
FLYING.
Third Dimension in: Naval
Warfare.
the fighting
themselves creations moving in
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maintenance of s constant langi
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