WAR ITEMS.
Bombay Germans Récailed.
There are about a handred Germans in Bombay, fifteen of whom have not yet served in the Army, and have been recalled to Germany by cable.
the remainder fed, When the Bightless submarine reappeared, a second shot from the Birming ham ripped up her [structure and the submarine
sank like a stone.
The New Army.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1914.
WAR POINTERS:
upper
The Toll of Waterloo.
Lord Kitobener's new army
At the battle of Waterloo will consist of six divisions. Napoleon had 74,000 menand Wal- The Scottish aud Light Infantry lington 67,000. Blucher arrived Divisions will assemble at Alder- later in the day with 40,000 shot, the Eastern Division at Grouchy who might have reinforo- Special Constables at Singapore. Shorncliffe, the Western at ed Napoleon, did not arrive. Wel- In the event of special cons- Salisbury plain and the Irish at lington and Blucher between tables being called for service, the Curragh. The place of them lost about 20,000 men. they will as far as possible be assembly for the Northern
Broadside Weights.
posted for duty in the districts Division has not been decided out is interesting to note that the
where their houses or interests are. It might be as well for Special Constables, to provide themselves with haverasoks.
We understand that a gratify ing reault has followed the re- quest of the Chief Police Officer
South African Unity"
August 10.– As an instance of weight of a broadside of the, firat the patriotie determination of all and cecond British battle squad. South Africans to stand by the rope in 172,300lb. That of the flug there was a meeting yester Gormin High Seas Fleet is day at Aliwal North, which was a estimated as 125,594lb." rebel contro during the war, and
for special constables, the number a resolution proposed by an ex- of gentlemen who have sent in rebol was passed for transmission
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Franco-Prussian Indemnity, The indemnity paid by France
their names being sufficient to to the Imperial Government to Germany after the Franco-Prus form a very useful addition to the declaring that Aliwal North sian war of 1870 was five milliards forces of law and order." Afrikanders will defend the Un- of francs (3200,000,000)," By Si gapore Free Press .
ion Junk to the last cartridge. the terms of the Ticaty of Frank-
Australian Patriotism.
Care of Prisoners.
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fort, this was to be paid to Ger- ALLIANCES AND ARMIES. and two quick-firers. They only The locally interaeil Germans A leading warebuuse in Mel- many within three years, but waR have but little to complain of and bourne announces that it will actually paid in two years and a it is pleasing to note that the give its employees accompanying quarter, one ei bth of is in coin, anthorities are doing all possible the Australian expedition one the rest in bills and notes. The to make them comfortable at St. mnth'e fall pay, thereafter half money was obtained by three John's, says the Malaya Tribune, pay, and will keep their positions loans at five per cent., and French 'bedsteads, mosquito curtains, open for them.
Seizures.
well-cooked food and such com-
Several seizures of arms and fortas can possibly be given them
ammunition belonging to Ger- being theirs.
All of them are entisfied with the treatment moted mans in London and Dover have been made. Many reservists have We had the op- out, to them. portunity to speak with several been captured on ships and im
ussiar Great Britain,
oradit waan gond that the third loan, issued at 841 was covered twelve times over by subscriptions and ran up quickly to 90.
War Costs.
much, the two combatants woul belaunched upon an expenditure Prince of Wales's fund are the 000.00 a month. But France and Among the subscriptions to the of five millions a day, or $150,-
The Triple Alliance.
The Triple Alliance consists of Germany, Austria, and Italy, and was, formed in 1883. It has been renewed at intervals of four years, and pledges all the three Powers another in it to give one diplomatic and military support in certain contingencies.
any is enthusiasticall. support ing Aaatria bolding back
draw 4ft. of water and steam from -8 to 13 knots. The armour protecting their gana is from Sin, to 3in. thick. They carry searchlights. In addition to these there are six torpedo-boate for work on the Danube, steaming 19 knots and each carrying two torpedo tubes.
Other Balkan Armies. Two of the Balkan States, Greece and Rumania, have understand- Geringe with Servis, though whether they will support her is not certain. The most powerful of these is Rumania, which has an Army which on the peace strength numbers 120,000 men nad on the war fooling 700,000.
The Triple Entente. The Triple Eulenie cousists of Great Britain, France, and Russia. France and Russia are Powere give alliance concluded in 1899. bound to one another by a defen-
The late August B-b-l calcul of the Germans in Singapore on prisoned at Horsham and else- ated that every day of mabilisa parole, and the consensus of where. Captain Webber, who tin would cost Germany from opinion is satire satisfaction as served in South Afrios, le raising £2.250,000 to $2,500,000. As it the measures adopted by the a foreign legion in London to would cost France at least an authorities. The prisoners of war Prince of Wales's Fund at St. John's laid in a goodly stock of packs of playing cards and fishing, tackle and, with
4 wing: His Majesty the King Germany are not the only com- This pledgea either to help the jourasis sent them across, will most likely look back upon their 2500 Her Majesty the Quren batants. The cost of mobilisation other, in the event of attack by €1.050: Prince of Walex £300; only in Austria, Rassie, Great another Pomer. The object was period of interament somewüst in the nature of a weary pionie.
Queen Alexandra, £50); Greaad Britain and Belgium would cost to counterbalance the Triple French Patriotism,
ier Guards 218,000; Mr George as much more. These war costs. Alliance. The Dual Alliance was A notable ance of French at 850,000; Lord A-tos, be it remembered. are dires completed by the Angle French
$25 000; Mesare totheobild, patiotiems just carred in Singapore. Fired with an ardent $10,000; Mr William Morrison, Payments nus of pocket. They Agreement in 1904 sad the do not include the indirect loss Angle-Ra-sing Agreement in desire to take part in the present £10.00; Lord Salisbury, Lord in the stoppage of trade and other 1907, by which Great Britain war ant without being called reagh, Lord Northcliffe, Sir consequences of war. According ranged herself with France and upon to join the colours (and he Ernest Cassel, Sir Arthur Lever to Colonel Boucher's book, "La Rassin, though without a definite could have been exempted from a Sir William Lever, each France Victorieuse dans la Guerre alliance,
£5:000 military marries if called upon
de Demain," France' would put 1,400,900 troops into the first line even), M. Durneria, tendered by telugram to he directors in Paris bia reaguation of the responsible and lucrative appointment as manager of the Singapore branch of the Bouque de l'Iado Chine
and left for Marseilles on Tuesday afternoon by the Japanese mail steamer Hirano Maru, to volunteer his services with the French army. M. Durnerin had been in Singapore for some time and his numerous friends here will watch with mach interest his movements with the army. His place has been taken by M Lions from the branch office from Sigon.
The Maloja sailed across the Indian Ocean with all lights out
at seventeen knote.
French Reservists.
The Duke of Westminster has given $15,000 to the Prince of
Wales's Fund.
Navy League Manifesto.
Loudou, Aug. i.
agains: Bulgaria in alliance with Greece in 1913 took the field
Servia. The Greek Army is being reorganised to consist of fire army corps, of which four may probably be regarded as now ready for the field. The peace strength is about 50,000 man; in the recent Balkan Wars a force of over 200,000 men. was placed in the field.
For West River Sufferers. A bazuar was held at Sandukan British North Borneo, on 25tb, and 27th July, by the Chinoso community in aid of the sufferers
"The Austrian Army, The Austrian Army is urgania of defence, opposing 20 army ed in sixteen army corps, each of corpe to the 23 German army which is about 40,000 strong corps which would orosa the when mobilised. Its peace streng-in the disastrous foods in the frontier ten days after the declarth has been recently raised to West River, Canton district. The a ation of war. Russia would, in about 500,000 men. On the war Bazuar was held, by kind per- army corps in five armies to the dispose of about 2,500.00 trained Coal Co., Ltd., in the newly er- twenty-five days, despatch 27 footing Austrian-Hungary can mission of the Onwie Harbour frontier, and in ten days later 13 men, with some 2,500 guns. ec ed coole lines on the east German soil. The war of 1870 is in the last two years to improve organizers of the Bzr are to Ituasian army corps would be on Strenuous efforts have been rande side of the Coal Wharf, The are child's play to the one which the mobilisation and organisation be congratulated on their achieve is now proceeding.
of the Army, but it has two mont in getting no less that serious defects (1) a large num- $2,300 towards the fund. ber of the soldiers are Slava and ¦-
The British Navy League, in The Ant in at the highest point manifesto to the nation, aye: of human skill and efficiency, and
is ready for anything. Immediately after the order for mobilization had been published
to
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The Case of Yin Chan-hong.
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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
PEAK CLUB..
THE Band performance an- 39 th instant, will not take place. nounced for Saturday next.
in Paris, there was a rush of foreigners for the station entrain for Brussels. Cabs were at famine prices, and portera could not be procured as they
It is reported from Os ka that thise with Servis; (2) in time of Maloja's Exciting Passage.
were joining their regiments. Penang, August 21, Foreigners desirous of leaving owing to the war, the importation peace the number of men with PsBsengers by the P and O. have been ordered to depart before of drugs from Europe has been the colours has until recent years Mail steamer Maloja who have the end of the first day of alopped, and their market price been too small to percait of a arrived by the Arcadia at Pensng mobilization.
has risen considerably in ccnee-thorough training of the reser- Indian Loyalty. state that the steamer had an
quenes, Ourbolic acid, glycerine vists. The rifle in uso is the exciting journey,
Simla, Aug. 3. and quinine have risen more than Mannlicher of 3 calibre; the At Messina on August 1st che In view of the present crisis, five times in price and carbonate field gun is a quick firer of 3in. met two German warships cleared Aurance obtained from the of soda bus risen more than four calibre. There is a flying corps for action. They followed the Viceroy has been cabled home, to times. Other drugs, the price of with three modium-size airships Maloja for a short distance.
the fact that the people of which usually shows little fluotna- and about sixty aeroplanes ready.
The Servian Army, The British flag flies at both England can count on every mon tion, have also risen between four
The Sarvian Army on the eve ends of the Suez Canal, instead of and every gun of the army in and five times,
of war was in process of ro- India, whether British or Indian, the Egyptian.
organisation and was to have! if need arises, and that England
The Uhief of the High Military been composed of twelve divi- may remain confident in the Court, Fu Liang-tso and others sions (two divisions form anarmy loyalty of the people of India to report that they have conducted a corps) so that it would be about cope with any emergency that
preliminary trial of the case of aix army corpa strong. The may arise. Penang August 21.
Yin Obang-hong, strategical Com-peace strength i- about 50,000; Thousands of Picked Men. The second party of French Reservista passed through by the
Clonel Driscoll, Commander of missioner of the Frontier of Sze-in the Balkan War Servia put Driscil's Scouts in the Boer War, chuan, bave discovered evidence 300,000 men into the field. The Hiruno Maru yesterday evening. has flered the Government 1,000 of falsifying expenditure accounts rifle is the Mauser of 27 calibre The Volunteers and Sikh Police turned, out under Major Arteme picked men for immediate service. and emitting to make entry of the field gua a French Ureusot and cheers were given for the Colonel Driscoll is recruiting a
He urges Colonials to receipts &o. It is reammeaded quick-firer of pattern similar to
joio.
that he be deprived of his military that employed in the French DIOCESAN SCHOOL, and rank, Order of Merit and Decora- Army and 3in. calibre Five School Duties will be resumed Reservists who marched past to the strains of the Marseilaise. Legion of Frontieremen, for a
Hundred. picked corps.
tion and brought to book. While hundred guns were bored in the Singapore Free Eress
on Tuesday September 1st. For joining daily. Two thousand in Szechuan the said Commis- Balkan War. The Bervian Army terms for Boarders and Day- sioner was repeatedly given has proved itself an excellent scholars apply to the Headmaster.
of importance. poats
fighting force. It met the Hongkong, 27th August, 1914. Bulgarians on even terms after it' had easily disposed of the Turks. CANTON KOWLOON
AustHan Danube Flotilla.
HAILWAY. Austria maintains a small but The Carmania, with two and a Danube which can co-operate with powerful flotill of gunboatanthe
NOTICE half millions of specie aboard, has the Austrian Army. Six of these
NIGHT TRAIN SERVICE. arrived at Fishguard.
VBBolu are complete. They are THE Fublic is hereby notified Mr. Keir Hardie and the all monitors, that is to say they that the trains timed to Labourite, M. Richmond, were carry their guns in armoured leave Canton for Kowloon at 5.15 mobbed at a Labourite anti-war turrete, The first pair, the Temp. and to leave Kowloon for meeting at Aberdare. They were and Bodrig, are of 440 ions, and Canton at 12.15 a.m. are hereby not allowed to speak,
* Late Home Items.
Bre
men have joined the force of South African Veterans which Mr. Norton Griffiths is raising.
North east Lancashire Cutton. spinners and Manufacturera As- Bociation and the Textile Trades Federation have given notice that awing to the war they are unable ing by thousands as war nurses. million in gold nad s
to keep the mills open.
23: Destruction of German
Submarine.
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Woman in Paris are volunteer-
The Scath Wales miners have food-atoff. agreed to work as extra hour in the Admiralty pits.
A regiment of 1,200 Welsh Horse has been enrolled.
A correspondent of the Scots. man describing the destruction of the German submarine says The Kaiser's Latest. the enemy's flotilla approached
Berlin, August 5. with only their periscopes show- The Kuiser has issued an Order ing. The craiser aquadron con- calling on Germans to repel the tinued steaming as if unaware of reckless assaults of their enemies the approach of German submar on all sidea. The Order con- ines. When the nearest submar clades:-"God help us!" ine was within the danger zone
Cargo of
each carries three 4.7in. guns
A number of Indian students, besides two small quick-firere baving deepstched a memage of The second pair, the Szamos and loyalty to His Majesty the King, Koros, are of 450 tons and carry The liner Infanta, from South proceeded to the headquarters of each two 4.7in guns and two H.Moraiser Birmingham, which, America, has been brought into the Cambridge University officers quick-firers. The third pair, the was going fall speed, fired, chat- Plymouth with many German Training Corps and Offered to Marcs and Leitha, are of 310 tons, tering the submarine's periscope; reserviste on board; also half a serve in any capacity. reland each carries one 4.7in. gun
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