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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1914.
THE SANITARY BOARD. would reach a certain stage when quotes a German report that the
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the matter must be seriously faced. Germans assert that they have cap- {In addition, there were the troughtured Pontins Fort, which is 44 Moloseta that. the Board miles north of Liege. There is A Question of Principle Involved wore erecting all over the no confirmation of this.
city. If they had the question French Reinforcements.
It is officially announced in A meeting of the Sanitary of harboar pollution arising in an Board was held yesterday after-aggravated form they might be Paris that a strong Franon force is noon, the Hon. Mr. Churchill faced with a question concerning entering Belgium at Charlemont, the main drainage. They ought and is proceeding to Charleroi presiding. Those present were: The Hoo. Mr. E. A. Hewalt, to know where they were. He and Gembloux. Central Nawa.
A Week's Fighting Round Oolonel Irwin, Mr. P. W. Gold would be glad to know that the
Maestricht. ring, The Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax. nain drainage was not affected
Aug. 15, Dr. Fitzwilliams, Dr. F. Clark.(M, by the number of conveniences
The "A telegram from the special O. H), Dr. Pearce (A MO. H.).they were making here. Ng Hoa Trz, Chan. Kai-ming and growing supervision that Mr. correspondent of the Central Hewett had spoken. so much News at Brussels, who witnessed Mr. EW. Hamilton (Secretary) ahut was quite obvious, and the fighting throughout the week
Toe Chairman said be regretted
and Eysden, to report that the President was the expense of that supervision at Macatricht ill and it was in consequence of must be added the loss of revenue estimates that 15,000 Germans that indisposition that he took they were faced with at the were killed. The Germans a the President's seat that day.nent. For these reasons he vancod on Vise, barning property and killing The minute by the President Opposed, the approval of these indiscriminately of the Sanitary Board relative to "pplications at that meeting, and civilians.
Their infantry and cavalry, appointing a Sub-Committe tooved no amendment that the deal with applications for Lpplications should be held over supported by artillery, endeavour dry and Bace-House Licences a sub-committee had been ed to cross the river Meuse. The
consider these Was deconded by Dr. Fitzwilliams Ppointed to and adopted...
general questions.
The amendment was seconded The Vice-President, referring
by Mr. Goldring. to an application for permission
The Hon. Mr. Hewett said he to erect twelve water closets and a trough closet in a block of thought the time had certainly buildinga on Kowloon Inland Lame when they should have No, 571, R. P. Hanot. Boad, asidimething definite to go on with The only thing they had to go on he proposed to withdraw it on so Count of the abesace of the President the present moment was that it was generally understood that dos. He was douling with the
water closets should be permitted matter personally and the speaker
on the lower levels of the town, /now proposed that the matter but there had been exceptions in stand over until the next meeting the cases of hospitals, the Univer
The Hon. Mr. F. R. Hallifax,
nity, hotels, and general offices, speaking with regard to and so on. That was, roughly, third item on the agendo: AP the line they had been going on, plication for permission to instal a water closet at Kowloon ock, been made. The other day they but a great many exceptions had asked in regard to that applicagreed that water closets should tion, if No. 2 item was to be held over, would it not bo ng wall to
hold over item. No 3 as they were
both on the one principle?
The Hon. Mr. Hewett said they were on the one principle.
The Vice-President said that with regard to No. 3, at pressut, where it was proposed to put the water closet there was a commode, and it was rather difficult to how the Board could prevent a commode being there.. So even if a water-closet were put there it would be certainly a leas evil than the existing arrangement." There was one point which arose on the papers and that was that
beatlowed in a big blook of buildings on the upper level. He thought that boin applicatione should be hold over antil the matter had been gone into thor- curbly
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Belgians, whose strength compar ed with that of the enemy was one to ten, inflicted frightful loss upon the Germans. Although inst by the P. and O. Syria were the bulk of the Germede were re the managers of Aferers. Pathe pulsed, the cavalry and artillery Freres branches at Hongkong, passed the Belgian lines.
One of the German Emperor's one is leading the fighting at Tirlemont and Hesbage. Central News.
On the Serbo-Austrian
... Frontier.
London, Aug. 17, The Serviane have repulsed the Gora and Bouyak. There is no Austrians and occupied Sousa, confirmation of the reported Aus- triat successes. Central News.
Russian Invasion of Prussia.
Loadon, Aug. 17.
that the Russians have occupied A telegram from Paris statee Marggrabowa, and are advancing Germans before them.-Central in North-east Prussia, driving the
News,
Marggrabowa is in Eset Prussia, of Gumbianen,
Batavia and Canton.
A steam launch belonging to one of the German steamship companies has been taken and held as a prize at Sungei Pinang.
Two Germsns who arrived at Penang by the Tong Chap Un custody by the police. from Kedah were taken into
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telegraph oflice in Penang has a The press consor at the
rival in Ipoh, A visiting agent tendered a telegram at the office THE Company's Steamship
ordered to alter Batu dua to having arrived from the above there. "Elave arranged visit Batu das Saturday" and was
"MISHIMA MARU," "Two Stones." Having done this ports, Consignees of Cargo are to the satisfaction of the gentle-hereby informed that their Goods man in charge of the situation ho are being landed and placed af addressed another. telegram to a their risk in the Hongkong_and" friend at "Maddy Mouth" and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Com-
The Bon. Mr. Hallifax said the forty-four miles south south east was ordered not to play the fool, pany's Godowns at Kowloon,
iter gland over till the next meet-
a flash of salt water would he adopted.
ased, and that being so hel thought it would be better that salt water should not be used, and it should come from the tap, 69 | 'salt water had an injurious effect į
on the pipes.
The Hon. Mr. Hullifas said it seemed to him that the water
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WAR ITEMS.
Tonkin Germans in Hongkong.
Serious. Allegations Against Germans,
Aug. 14,
5th
as Kuala Lumpur by constant nee had become a plain English word Straits Echo.
Vive L'Entente.
Penang, Aug. 17. To the Editor, Singapore Free
French Reservists on board the
where each consignment will be very can be obtained as soon as
sorted out markby mark und deli-
the Goods are landed.
Optional Goods will be carried on unless "instructions are wiven
to the contrary before noon, to-
day.
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Goods not cleared by the lat September, will be subject to rent. Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for oxamination. by the Consignoe's and the Co.'s representatives at an appointed hour. All claims must be pre- sented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be re- cognized. No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
application regarding the Kow- loon Duck covered the principle of the first, and they could be merged into one as the next meeting.. He had no
It is officially announced that jection to altering his amend in a battle on the river Othsin to the effect that "the mat which lasted two days, the French
were successful. They annihilat-Press. of the woard for discussioned a regiment of German dragoons The altered amendment was and captured one battery of artil-Syria will never forget the lory, three quickfiring guns, nine splendid send-off given them officers and 1,000 men.
The in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Germans put Alsatian children Port Swettenham by their British friends. They leave full of con- in front of their marching troops. Gidence and happy to be joining Reconnoitring with Aeroplanes hands with Britain to fight for
Harbin, Aug. 16. --
the good cause. Vive l'Entente The Russian Chief of Staff a Cordiale. nounces that Russian cavalry
Fauconnier. Austrian We learn from Le Courrier dialooged the
The Reservists at Penang.. Carrier system was the only one d'Haiphong that Mr. Pierre, under Uhlags, 3rd Hussars and part of
There was a large muster of· which was entirely eatiefactory, brigadier, with four policemen, the 15th Dragoons and 55th Volunteers on Sonday evening on yet they had instances cited to who escorted to Hongkong the Infantry from a fortiñed position the Padang in honour of the Hongkong, 25th August, 1914. the effect that it was unsatisfno-Germans expelled from Toukin, at Sokal. The Russians
are French and Belgian Reservists on tury, but there was no reason for has arrived in Haiphong by the pursuing the Austrians, who lost board the Syria. this if the system was efficient. 8. Hue. The Germans remained heavily. At the present moment when on board three days, the English
Telegrams from Vilaa state and the Reservists lined up
Major Adams was in command SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO.
OF CANADA. thea was water-closet uthorities refusing, at first, to that the Germans are attempting fronting the Olub, with the allowed it was a matter of take charge of them.
to reconnoitro with aeroplanes, French and Belgian flags, and where the water came from.
All the mon, however, were which the Russians are successful marched past to the strains of the He thought they had now putken off and have been placed ly destroying. An aeroplane was Marseillaise salt in their joints to prevent ou Stonecutter's Island where they brought down at law Lake, four The Band playel the British tools of trees destroying the sve hoen accommodated, with Gorman ollicers being killed, Grenadiers as the Volunteers sewere; they had architecte ente; with the exception of M. while another was damaged passed through the files of the making connections from the Bezold and another who had not Kalwarga, four officers
Reservist". bouses to the drains, which ne done military service. These two wounded. likely as not run through some men have given their word not body else's back garden-almost undertake service and have certainly in the vicinity of cook-been granted their liberty ander honses. There was no necessity surveillance,
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to put salt in, and as far as he The women are at a hospital could see no necessity for extra and they have permission to soe supervision. Then they had the their husbands twice a week. Chinese plumber erecting a closet,
Swan Song?
Circles? Rear-Admiral Uhisaks. Chief
At the conclusion there were scenes of much enthusiasm,
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MOGUL LINE OF STEAMERS. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. From GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL
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Business Activity in Russia Restored. The successful operations on the frontier have restored business activity in Russia. The banks have resumed diecounting bills and paying cheques, The Com- mander-in-Chief of the Army has and be was notoriously bad in Le Courrier d'Haiphong in a istued ordere forbidding the this work, in which he could not message from a special correspon-refusal of paper money and the equal Europeans. Out of all these dent enys that the address of the lowering of its value. The banks applications they wanted their Kaiser to his people which had are prohibited from charging position re-considered, and some been received from that journal's a fee for exchanging paper money. more or less precise lines laid down correspondent in Honkong, had for coin. Offenders against theso for, the Board to follow. The line caused the English Prose to ask orders will be fined Rs. 3,000.0 that they followed at the moment if it was "the swan song."
imprisoned for three months. Interesting Straits Items. seemed to him to bo hopelessly Activity in Japanese Naval out of date. The approval or
The Hult liner Taithybius, says cink into the hazardous and/or CONSIGNEES of Cargo are refusal of any particular applica
bereby informed that all the Straits Times Penang corres extra hazardous Godowns of the tions seemed to turn more or less of the Staff of the Sasebo Naval pondent, which arrived thereon the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf Goods are being landed at their risk on the general impression of Station, is credited by the Asahi, 15th inst. reported that there were and Godown Co., Ltd., whence into the Godowns of Holt's that Board as to whether the in reference to the movement of four or five German liners anchor and/or from the wharves delivery Wharf at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves facilities would or would not be Japan's Navy, with the statement ed outside Sabang, hon the may be obtained.
No claims will be admitted delivery may be obtained... 65, the esse might be properly although no definite orders have passed. Two of them were ships after the Goods have left the
No Claims will be admitted modo nue of, and this general yet been given, the gravity of the of the Hansa line.
(todowns, and all Goods remain after the Goods have left the Go- impression had orystallised itself situation necessitated the stoppage
His friends are wondering ing undelivered after the 2nd downs, and all Goods remaining into this old phrase "subject to of all leave and all hands had whether Colonel A. B. Enbback September will be subject to rent. undelivered after the 1st prox. an adequate and independent been recalled to their ships. The will be offered a commission in All claims against the steamer will be subject to rent. water supply. He would like to warships will at once tako on the Regular Army or the Torri- must be presented to the Under- All claims against the Steamer a comparatively large torials. He is certain to be taking signed on or before the 9th Sept., must be presented to the Under BEO tho phrase much more clear board
signed on or before the 15th' proz, for his own guidance in consider quantity of provisions in order to some active part in the prosont or they will not be recognized.
or they will not be recognized, ing these applications. There was meet any argent order, inte
All broken, chafed and damaged atill anothor point that was always
Goods are to be left in the Go- downs, where they will be ex- amined on the let prox, at 11
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in the background when these ap plications were considered, and that was the question of harbour pollation. This question had
Allbroken, chanfed, and damaged crisis, says the Malay Mail, The Fighting in Belgium.
Goods are to be left in the Go- Mr. J. Chaffaajon, who recently downs, where they will be ex- London, Aug 14.
managed an estate in the neigh amined on the 2nd September, Telegrams from Brussels state boaring Dutch islands, is now at 11 am. that three German aviators, who fighting with the 79th Infantry in No Fire Insurance has been were circling over Diest, were the country around Nancy. His affected. viewed by the Belgian artillery. mother and sisters are in Singa always been shelved with a vague Two of them were deshed to death
Bills of Lading will be counter signed by pore, Bort of idea that these applicationB were limited. Sq. they were, but and the third was injured.
Among the French reservists GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., A telegram from Amsterdam who left for Europe on the 15th
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