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The German Naval Command.
Thungh Bino war broke out we have had no intimation as to who is in command of the German' High Seas Fleet it may be taken for granted that the occupant of| this important post is Vice- Admiral von Ingenohl, who was appointed to the command laat year. It is of interest to dê in. this part of the world that most of Vice-Admiral von Ingenobl's
DAY BY DAY.
NOTES ON THE CRISIS.
IN THE WAKE OF WAR,
The Weather. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp 84; dull.
ALLIES TAKE THE
OFFENSIVE..
At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp 75; dull.
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The Mails.
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een experience has been gained in Freach Mail-Oloses per the Far East. It was vouchsafed to him, while still a cader in his teons, to see war service in the school ship Vineta, which parti- oipated with other German vessela in the international naval de- monstration undertaken against the Chinese in 1876; to stamp out
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The D. C. L. 1. Display & Splendid Spirit.
1. THE PARTING."
[The following is the first of a series of pen-pictures dealing not with actual warfare, but with
DESPERATE Armed ROBBERY.
Men, Women and Children Held Up Foki Shot Dead,
Uliam Taan, a shopkeeper, ro. sidelights on war. They covor & siding as Sai-a-chan Laland, re- "And Ardennes waves above wide range and some of them have ports to the police that on the them her green leaves." So Byron a strong local flavour.-Editor 30th ult, while he and three wrote of British troops a century His mother woke him by other man were sitting in a boet. ago. And in the forest of Arden.topping at his door. It was like on the beach, close to his shop, 1nes to-day British troops are again the young, she thought, to be he heard sounds of firing, and operating. It is a difficult country able to sleep even though to day saw about fifteen men armed with especially for the attacking he was to leave the old farm on revolvers and rifles running up | party-and the Allies have chosen purpose to join his troop. And to them. Three of the robbers Yesterday the Telegraph pub-ja line of defence against which he was all she had now. He was got hold of him and the other piracy in Far Eastorn waters. |lished 33 columns of solid the enemy are likely to hurl all she had had for thirteen years. three men, and told them not to In 1895, while commanding the reading matter. Today there themselves again and again with. Her hand was at her heart, But ran, because if they did they ganbout Iltis, at close will be 34 published.
out making any real impression, she would not let him know how would shoot them, The rob They will have partial successes, she felt his goinghe must be bera then collected seran men, of course; so much, indeed, is sent off cheerful.
four women and some children admitted in the communique from "It's five o'clock," she said." and pat them together with the Paris which appears in to-day's "All right,"" be said: "Tll be shopkeeper and the other three paper, but they cannot forever in a minute."
men, on the beach. They searched keep dashing themselves against But he did not riso immediate-the captives and also robbed a strong position and, for the mostly. He lay there, hearing the about ten fishing boats which part, being thrust back broken borses champing at their bits in were lying on the foreshore, and more or less ragged. the stable. It did not seem They got olothing and jewellery natural that they should make valued $172. The band then that homely and familiar sound ransacked the shop of the man this morning. He felt that things who made the report and stole a should be entirely different on box containing $244, and cloth- this of all mornings.
ing valued at $24.
The Dollar,
of the Chino-Japanese War, it fell to von Ingenubl's lot to silence! the Obinese forts at Tamsui, The rate of the dollar on which, in consequence of un- demand to-day is 18. 9.1-jød. willinguens to acknowledge Japanere Sovereignty Formoss, had shelled a German steamer containing Chinese troops
(and State funds,
Rapid Promotion.
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In later life the Vice-Admiral oarro under the Kaiser's direct
To Consignees.
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Armed Robbers.
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A Fair Communique. One likes the fairness of the A married woman, of 171, Des! Vosur Road Central, reports that communique. It admits to partial some person entered her house on checka in its first sentence, the top floor and stole a box con- though it immediately reassures taining nineteen pieces of cloth-us by remarking that the Allies ing valued $51.
200 Sandbags Stolen.
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Bijou Scenic Theatre.
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He was dressing when he heard slap on the sleek side of a
"
Not being satisfied with what they had already done, the brig
borse. have now been able to take the
ands shot a foki dead and took offensive and that the enemy, on
"Staud still, will ye?" said a another foki, in mistake for the voico. Ho know then that old master, whom they held up for the right, is retreating.. In the centre there have been alternate Tam, who had grown old in the ransom. They left a letter, in successes and checks. Yet again, service of his mother and father which they asked for the sum of general action is taking place and grandfather, wie grooming $4.00 for the release of the mall. in the Rocroy district, but at his horse. He had meant to do The body of the dead fuki has present it is impossible to foresee the pride old Tam would feel in Hongkong.
that himself, but he appreciated been conveyed to the mortuary is the final result." This, at any baving done this little service. rate, has all the appearance of The old man was very proud of fairness. It is not pretended that him. Only the other night he
the Far East to command the The many admirers in Hong-we are being told all that is going had overheard some worda not German craiser squadron in these kong of the popular Gibson Girls on, for that would be bad business; intended for his ears."The waters. He is said to be known will be glad to bear that they are but, at least, there is apparent a
in the Fleet which he now com-due to arrive here on Saturday wish that the British and French young master, you know: off for
war: yeoman, Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which mands as a student and a thinker, next, and will probably open on publice shall not be deliberately and a fiyatan, you know: with and an officer of eminent talent Monday, for a abort season, at misinformed; and that is somehorse. I never had the logs for
be thankful for. the above theatre. Since their thing to
it myself, the more's the pity." as a strategist,
last visit to Hongkong, these Whenever the public is given Be smiled at the recollection. A Surprise.
The Liberal leaders have done charming artistes: bave been in faked news from the front its army Breakfast was waiting for him | so well during the orisis that one the North, and have been scoring is more than likely to be in a bad
and his mother chatted-only that it is impossible to foresee the chatted is not the word, for they The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve "the truth is frankly astonished to find them great successes wherever they way. When it is told frankly when he went downstairs. He
again wishful to raise the Home have shown.
final result there is not so very only exchanged words at long Rale question. In the name of
Clothing Stolen.
much to worry over after all." commonsense, what does the
intervals when the silence became Yn Ying, a married woman, The 140 members of the D. O. Home Rule Bill matter to anyone residing in a matshed at Tong L. 1. who have served as marines would be all right. She had too heavy-about the farm. It at a moment of this kind? it Po, near Deep Water Bay, has re- during the past few weeks were managed it faely after the death ought to be pat right away out ported that about ane. o'clook on thanked for their services yeater-
and print the news without fear or favour.
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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1914.
WAR AND COMMERCE.
Volunteer Recruiting la Hongkong.
"I'll see to the horso," he said
AUGUST RAINFALL
The rainfall reported during the month of August, at the Botanic Gardens, was as follows*-*-**
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thing," she told herself. It did not ocear to her that he was thinking the same of her.
of sight until ibs, war is over and the morning of the 1st inst., day in a routine order issued by of his father, and she would the air entirely clear again. Then while she and her husband were Major-General F. H. Kelly, C. B. knew that. They spoke, at inter- manage now. Both of them we doubt whether it would come asleep, ihres robbers entered by It is stated that they carried ont days. The country has no time Ber husband got up, but he was the three weeks they served. Thas presently, and she nodded. Her to the front again for many long the door, which was unlocked. their duties excellently daring vale, for the sake of speaking: to be troubled with such a "ques immediately, knoozed down by is most satisfactory, but it seems hand went to her heart again tion meantime, and the term one of the men, and his head was to us that the most pleasing feat when he left the kitchen. "country" include Ireland. If hurt. The robbers ransacked are of the whole thing is the fact the Irishmen now fighting at the the place and stole a clock and that when a call was made for this front could be asked what Home some clothing valued at $23: limited number of volunteers the Rule matters to them at the
whole regiment volunteered ! moment they would probably
British troops at the moment are reply in sentences that would cat
prepared to go anywhere and do as keen'y as knives. They are Recruiting for the Hongkong anything which is wanted to be above and beyond thinking of it at Volunteers and Hongkong Volun done. And if they have not done present. Is will be a lasting teer Reserves is now resumed. that certain thing before, they disgrace to Britain if the question Any one who wishes to join will learn how to do it in the is not put on the shelf now, and either Corps should send in his shortest possible space of time. we trust Mr. Asquith's good sansa name and addreea, etating age They have brains and gritto And previous service, if ang, in tremendously useful qualities in His Majesty's Forces or in any a time of stress., Volanteer or Territorial Unit, to the Staff Officer, "olunteer Head- quarters, for candidates for the Hongkong Volunteers, and to Major Wakeman, Supreme Court, for candidates for the Volunteer
Bather a remarkable article appears in a northern contemporary on the effects of war on commerce. It finds, in a word, that the right to destroy private commerce during war is a bad right and that international law on the subject is unsatisfactory. But the right to destroy private shipping during war has existed for long enough to see that it in. and it is perfectly satisfactory in the respect that it operates similarly for all nations and that it is perfectly understood by all. Formerly the privateer was regarded as an auxiliary to regular warfare at sea, and his calling was counted a perfectly honourable one. By the Declaration of Paris in 1850 the privateer was abolished and letters of marque are no longer issued,
In place of the privateer has come the craiser which is fitted ́out in order to pray upon commerce. It may be true that "the difference between the captain of an old-fashioned privateer and the captain of a warship. built and commissioned to proy upon merchant Yossels is a difference for the casuiat rather than for the moralist or the economist," but what if it be true? It is true also that, with cruisers on the look-out for merchant vessels, legitimate business
VICTORIA THEATRE.
Next Tuesday's Free Matinee.
On Friday next a very remark is to be screened at the Victoria able film-The King's Service"
Theatre.
Reserves.
TYPHOON WARNINGS
He went on into the courtyard slowly up and down the cobbles. and found Tam walking his horse The old man nodded and cooked his eye aky word.
You're getting a nice morning "It's to be a fine day," said he, for your trip,"
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Wages of Estate Coolles, Kuala Lumpur, August 23.-—
I was like the old man to employ a kindly suphemism like that. The younger man merely Scarcely Right.
nodded and patted the horse. "Apropos a note which appeared "Thanke for seeing to him," here yesterday, a friend directs he said, and Tam waved a hand attention to a somewhatsimilar partly in acknowledgment, partly case. While the Kiel festivities in disclaimer of having done any were in progress a number of thing at all. He looked at his Berlin merchanté and mann- watob. facturore who were in London "It's wearin' on," he said. wers entertained to luncheon. The other smiled at that and his A meeting of the lanters' As- Speeches of the most friendly band went out, "It'll be good-sociation of Malaya was hold to- nature were made on both sides, day then," said Tam. "We'll be day, the Hon. E. Macfadyen whereupon a leader-writer on the hearing all about it when you presiding over a largely attended The telegram quoted below was Standard let himself go. Ap come back. And good luck to meeting. It was decided to pay In many respects it should received by the American Con-parently he has not lived long ye." That came almost as though July wages on September 5, is dislocated, adding to the many other inconveniences resulting exhibited in Hongkong, for it the Manila Observatory at 455 a luncheon are never a very anfe men like these leave a lot to be and September wages as usual, on prove the most popular picture eninta General. Hongkong, from enough to know that spee hes at it were an after-thought. Strong August wages on September: 28 from war; but these things cannot be helped. Shipping gives all the thousand and one p.m. yesterday: people, merchants, and the buying public are to be details that make up the every-day
guide. Obviously, they are never taken for granted in their speech a date in October. The meeting commiserated with, but even that does not persuade us life on board a British war ship. Aparri, less than 300 miles, dis- plimentary
Oyalone or Typhoon.-E. of anything but agreeable and com- when they are moved. The in coming to this decision was He wrote in this other said all that he had to influenced by the consideration into believing that some agreement should be reached whereby mer-Cuming, as it does, at a time when tant, moving W. or W.N.W. strain :- England and Ger say in an added pressure of that, as long as estaten owed their shant vessels of an enemy other than those carrying contraband of Majesty's Service are (side by side
the ships and the men of His The Observatory, notifies that many can work side by side and the hand. Then he went into the coolies money, they were unable war should be exempt from capture in time of war. If a country is with the doinge of the army) the the typhoon entered the coast to pack has something torpen house
tot fleet economies, reduce wages invaded private property ashore is not immune from seisure and we one topic of conversation, this the south of Swatow Innt evening, the ethor, and each has something
Each to learn from "It's time I was off,” he said, or dismiss blies--Straits Times,
His mother came to him and can find no valid reason why it should be immune because it film should attraot many hundreds and is probably filling up, but
to teach." That looks like saying pat ber bands on his shoulders. happens to be afloat,
of spectators during the for precautions are still necessary.
the same thing twice. But here Her eyes were shining with an- nights on which it will be on
is where he has his most serious shed tears.. fall Uommercial rivalry is "I'm sorry for you," he oried consistent with private and sharply. "But I had to do it.
:
On the other hand, there is the best of all ressone for capturing show, A military band will be merobant vessels, War never can be conducted with kid gloves in attendance.
The management of the theatre
Deprived of His Post.
he turned and waved, and she returned the wave. Then he went from her eight. For a long time bend of. the road, Then she saw "As if I didn't understand," that Tam was also a watcher.
"It would St you better if you
and to cripple both the enemy's naval and merchant fleets is one of have generously promised to give High Commissioner for the Panish. no reason to quarrel with Ger-when I was needed."
On the recommendation of the national friendship; and we have I could not stay at home when she stood there, her eyes on the the parent and swiftent ways of having it over and done with. It a free matinee to the obildren of ment of Civil Oficials, the former many because she is imitating, is all very unfortunate, of course, but even though we recognise that the French and Italian Convente; Chief of the Branch National Tax perhaps bettering, the example she said proudly. She took him Great Britain, which bas by far the largest amount of merchant and to the wives and children of Preparation Department of Kuel set by Britisk energy and enter in her arma and kissed him. "The had some breakfast," he told shipping of any nation, is always in danger of being hardest hit, soldiers stationed in the Colony, ani and also Chief of the Tax- price, and taking her place in the God of your fathers go with you, him. She went in and shut the we should be sorry to see withdrawn the right to destroy the on Tuesday, September 8, to collecting Station at Salpeh, a great world-movemente in which my boy, the whispered. Then door. Tam shambled away, shaks commerce of our rivals or to have our own destroyed. The harder enable them to witness this really wai-toh, who was accused of me have shown the way." And she led him to the door. ing his head nurtured at the blows the sponer, the fight is over, and it would serve no good magnificent picture, together with everting the law and sering inside of five weeks: Germany She stood in the doorway and purpose to refase Warships the right to groy updo marahant vessels, a few other interesting and ap his own enda, is deprived, of his had provided sa fins a reason for watched him ride up the farm deed," said he "Bha sitaking it "She's taking it very bad in As well acrap the navy and have done with it, almost.
mad. When he came to the bend very much to heart.”.
propriate films.
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