THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.
A RECENT FIRE,
VOLUNTEER ORDERS,
Enquiry at the Police Court,
Lorps orders issued by Lient, Col. A. Chapman, V.D., under to day's date, are:-
EXTRA
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1914.
WAR ITEMS.
The Austrian Army.
The Times printed an interest Paredes for to morrow, ing und detailed article on the Thursday 10th instant. 60a.m. organization of the Austrian army Recruita Group 3 under Sergeant on August 23. It is said that Major. Remainder of Group 3 with her 16 divisions, Austria under D.C.L.I. instructors. 5.40 has composed six armies, and p.m. No. 1 Section Artillery four of these are arroyed against Battery will parade at Volunteer the Russians and the two others" trian army in the north is 800,000 in number, while the number of the Austrian soldiers in the south is about 400,000 in all.
Interesting Report. The Johannesburg Leader pub and Civil Service Co. as a Com-lishes a facsimile of the Austrian pany nader D.O.L.I. instructors. order calling reservists in South Right Section MG. Co. Machine Africa to the colours.
Victoris Gap for 15 pdr. Gun drill by 5.50 tram 5.45 p.m. Recruits Groups 1 and 2 under Sergeant Major
. No. 2 Artillery Battery, En* gineer Co., Left Section M.G. Co.
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was specially constructed to suit local trading requirements.
The Loss of the Amphlon, standard of fighting as re- Americans who are Reto and ba An Admiralty statement doa-gulars. The second will be in learning their balleular oir- The Trans-Siberian Route.
cribes the sinking of the cruiser continuously trained for home cumstances and denoncerning News is just to hand that the Amphion on August 5, It defence. The first new army will transportation, and so forth. The Paris authorities ofthe Cie. To appears that the Amphion pro-possibly be ready for the field in committee is obtaining the foots ternationale des Wagons Lits have ceeded with a flotilla of destroyers six months. A second army and relative to their nanola ochdition received permission from the ons certain prestranged plan of even a third may be required." and the means of departure from This afternoon, Mr. J. R. Wood,
Russian authorities to run their search. She wt informed by a The article significantly con- France." at the Police Court, held an en.
train-de-luxe as before, once a trawler that had seen a eludes: "So long as public spirit The committite asks that the quiry into the circumstances at.
wook from Moscow to Vladivostok suspicious ship throwing things in sound it is unnecessary to ques-Americana lont and calm, tending the fire at 19, Cross Street,
The express due on Friday is overboard. hortly afterwards tion the voluntary principle. the committeding the saeur. Wanchai, which took place on
expected to arrive on time. I the Koenigin Lair was sighted. What Lord Kitchener asks is that Bos of the Amer Agheascor, August 20, damage being done to
also learn that the fast trains, Four destroyers gave chase and all classes shall take up arms in Mt. Herrick, that will do every- the extent of: $13,000..
Mr. C. A. 8. Russ appeared for Headquarters and proceed to against the Servians. The Ana. opce weekly from St. Petersburg, in about an hour she was rounded | the national oause and aid to fight thing rea-onable in his power in and once weekly from Moscow, up and sunk. The Amphion through the war in a mannet promote and protect the intereste the Miteni Bagaan Kaisha, agenta
will contions to run as before as continued her search and was befitting the greatness of England of all Americans in Paris, which for. The Kioto Fire and Marine
far sa Irkutsk. The question as returning to the scene of the and the justice of her canse." attitude we have reason to think Co., and the Yaen On Insurance
to whether it will be connected Koenigin Luise's operations when
Au favaslon by Barbarians. is approved by the Government Co., insurers of the property for
with a fast train from Vladivostok | she was struck by a mine. A A communique issued in Paris at Washington. We believe there $6,000 and $5,000 respectively.
depends on General Howarth, sheat of flame instantly enveloped says "We are suffering from u is no cater for alarm.. Inspector McHardy said that on
who is overdus here, having been the bridge. The captain fell and veritable invasion of barbarians, The United States Ebay the date in question the alarm
delayed en routs,
WAB: momentarily insensible. It is impossible to show them that yesterday issued about 1,000 was raised at hig station at 3 a.m.
received here yesterday states ran to stop the engines, which now has been the rule between it, and the Consulate General
A telegram from St. Petersburg When be" recovered he obivalrous generosity which until certificates of American, nationa). » He turned out the brigade, and bimmelf arrived on the scene at Qua Drill on Murray Parade facsimile shows the order to have that the Grand Duke Michael were still working at twenty soldiers. Now we have before as handed out as many more. AB 3:15am. The flames on the ground Ground (Fall in at Volunteer been printed at the State printing Alexandrovitch has reached the knots. As all the fore part was unbridled savages. We owe day at the Embassy the crowd floor more very force, going over Headquarters for stores). works in Vienna, and the Leader capital travelling via Finland, on fire, it was impossible to reach them only the strict observation never numbered less than 1,300 the front varendsh into the first Appointments. Ptes. French alleges that the orders were sent It la evident, therefore, that it is the bridge or to flood the fore of the rules of humanity and the until dark. floor. There were three floors to and Smith, J., Centre Sao-
out from Vienna a month pre-
still possible to travel further magazine. The ship's back up- laws of war." The minister of The French authorities will the house. The fireman, under tion MG,Co., are appointel nn-viously, thus proving that Austria westwarda after reaching St. peared to be broken aus she was war has issued instructions re-recognise a simple certificate, Sergt. MoTulloch, were there paid Lance Corporals from to-
was then preparing for wor
Petersburg.
already settling at the bows. By garding the treatment of German signed and sealed, by the Amer-2 before him, and the fire was put day's date.
It will be remembered that the the time the destroyers had closed prisoners. "He says their life is ican Embassy or the consulate. An Astonishing Action. oat by 5 a.m., the ground floor
Detail. On duty, Group 2.
Grand Dake, who has damocratic in, it was clearly time to abandon to be assured to them, materially; general, and saying that the Tientsin, Ang. 31. being burnt out. The first Boor Officers on duly, Capt. Wood,
tendencies, was exiled from Russia the ship. Her man fell in with that in all we owe them. We were astonished to learn
bearer is an Ameriosu, în lieu el had twenty-three bales of tobacco Capt. Stewart and Lieut. Weall: that the Customs authorities have a few years back. Evidently, on
other papers of indentification, en leaf, of which two were burnt, the Orderly Officer Lieut. Weall. rest being only slightly damaged. To furnish Guard to-night, No. 1ordernd, the British members who account of the war, this order has marked their behaviour through- Direct cable communication that any American may either
for Settlement been rescinded.
His first action out; all was done without hurry with Germany was stopped to-day remain in France or leave without
Twenty minutes The staironse was badly burned, Section Artillery Battery to-defence to quit the Volunteers or on his arrival was to place wreathe or confusion.
the mine
from the military Bays the New York Evening Post hindrance had been but capable of use after the fire.morrow, No. 2 Section Artillery quit the Customs, says the China on the tomb of his father, Alex-after
of August 5. The German-authorities. The picked tobacco leaf on the Battery. Orderly Sergeant toes. Have similar orders been ander III, which lies in Petro-struck, the men, officera and Atlantic cable lines from New The French Line steamship- first floor was not burnt at all, night, Corpi. Manak, to-morrow issued to the Shanghai men?
pavlovsk Cathedral.
captain left the ship. Three being kept in cupboards. The Sergt. Erith,
York to Emden, via the Azores, Chicago is scheduled to sail from minutes after their transhipment Evidently the conditions of Russia's Determination. second foor
were cut about 1.30 a.m., at Havre on Saturday next. Col. was unoccupied. Hongkong Volunteer Reserves.
Newspapers from Moscow leave the Amphion was apparently some point east of the Azores, onrolment, which..are "purely for
Calvin Brown has a plan" to, také Tong Chang-ting, master of the Musketry The Peak Range
Havre in pleasure ateamore. Now
have enrolled
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the same composure which had German Cable Cut.
Hing Lenng tobacco shop, was will be available from 2 to 4 pm. Settlement Defence, have been no reason to doubt that Rassis is struck by a second mine. Another possibly by British warships, pasengora "down the Seine to
on Saturday the 12th and from 9 grossly misrepresented to Peking, making every preparation for a explosion enveloped and blew up The Commercial Cable Company; York Evening Post,
We energetically protest against life and death struggle, sad that the fore part of the ship. The which operates the American oud ed in the ground floor sad was Attendance will be optional but it this very high-handed action is mobilization is being carried out debris falling from a great height of this line, made the announce fire-place let into the left hand have not passed the standard test/ China's neutrality in men learn-Troopa atationed as far east as destroyers and, one of the Am-refused to accept messages for The Illinois Central Hailroad to-
there is absolutely no breach of in a very thorough manner. atrock the
reache honia" and
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one German from the
Germany. It was denied that the lines had been out by British warships on this side of the ing, according to announcement,
the occupier.
In his opinion, the fire originat-B.. on Sunday the 13th. practically confined there. A is hoped that all members who wall was completely burned out, will attend, names to be given to ing to defend their hearths and The ground floor consisted of the Section Commanders after the homes.
We trust that strong repre- shop, a room at the back and a parade on Thursday the 10th inst. kitchen in the main building. Nothing but oharred wood was recruits will parade at 6.30 p.m. proper quarters and that this left on the ground floor.
on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednes-order will be rescinded. Some of the tobacco "on, the days and Fridays commencing on first floor was alight and he could Friday the 11th Sept, until far- not account for this. It consisted ther notice. of the two bales before mentioned, which were separate from the
Recruits-All newly joined sentations will be made to the huge sabscription lists to the Koenigis Laise. The steru Atlantic. The cable was work-
Parades. Members who have litherto been exempted from drill
fifteen
ment of the catting to-day, and Irkutsk are being sent westward phion's shells burst on the fleck by train. Every important town of a destroyer, killing two men in Russia is sending forward and
shows that there is plenty of Amphioa isappeared government for distribution, which began to settle down and the money in the country. The official minutes later. The captain pays a **The Innocents Abroad." The British troops were most statements of the, Chief of the high tribute to the behaviour of enthusiastically received in Bel-Russian Staff concerning recent his officers and men throughout.
engagements of the Russian troops gium.
Women and children lined the on both the Russo-German and
satisfactory.
Situation at Trieste.
The Morning Post publishes a telegram from Rome saying that
as far as the Azores,
The cutting of the German cable between Emden and the Azores virtually completes the isolation of Germany from communication with the outside world, except ia
German Shipments Refused
In the States, p Memphis, Tenn., August 3, day instruoted the Memphis office to receive no export freight for shipment in Hamburg-American raads entering Memphis has eteamships. None of the other
received similar instructions,
test. It was possible that they are required to attend all parades way waving English and Belgian Russo-Austrian frontiers is very the Governor of Trirate has so far as messages, may lie atsigamenta are tied up at Now
might have been reached by in future unless engaged, on
bb flames up the staircase, special duties.
TYPHOON WARNING.
flags.
It is reported that the American Ambassador has left Berlin for Ameterd: m, owing to his being unable to communicate with his Government.
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changed by wireless."
The last direct Berlin message received by the Associated Press
was between twelve and one o'clock this morning.
According tô a:local insurance agency, A large number · of consignments of lumber and oot- tonseed products from this point are on vesela st son. Other con-
Orleans, it was said here.
Germany's- Food Supply. The German harvest is good and it is stated that Germany has a year'a food supply..
A group of prominent coal owners and coal dealers will place at the disposal of Governtosat 350,000 tons of coal for a
Hr. H. A. Laminert, auctioneer and Valuer, deposed to inspecting the promises between August 20 and August 25, at the request of the insurance companies. He found that the fire must have been fierce while it lasted. The front part of the ground floor sulate General, Hongkong, from American Ambassador has ap- Grand Dako Karl Stefan King of transmission, renda: A Times Mexican or West ladion waters, and winter and at ordinkty sum-
was badly burnt. There was a partition dividing the floor and behind that practically nothing was hurt by fire.
He was unable to assess the amount of the damage at the present moment.
On the first floor, which he reached by the staircase, intact but badly charred, he found tobacco loaf in bales spread over the floor He saw what appeared to be a
second fire. At the back of the floor he found
bale of 盛
The telegram quoted below was received by the American Con-
the Manila Observatory at 10.30 a.m. to-day-
Oyclone or Typhoon -E.S.E. of Naha, moving N.N.W.
It is estimated that there are 40,000 Americans who are unable to get money owing to the state of war that exists and that the
pealed to Washington for assist.
ance.
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Germans Expelled from
Manchuria,
reserves..
tion in London during tatumn
mer pricea.
ordered the bank deposite to be Proclamations' by Acroplane.
removed to Vienna, fearing a The question who are to be
British attack. The regiment meters of Poland will take a stationed at Trieste, which is considerable time to settle, not- withstanding the promises of the composed of Italiana, has been
German Ships off St. Pierre. Czar, who promises Home Rule to Bent to Galicia and the surrender
of the city is contemplated.
Sydney, N.S., August 3.-Two that unfortunate country. The
German cruisers wore sighted Emperor of Austria has already A Statesman, special cable, dated yesterday off St. Pierre, Miquelon. gone one better by proclaiming London, August 15, delayed in It is believed that they are from Poland, whilst the German article on Lord Kitchener's plan The object of their presence in Emperor, not to be left in the is obviously inspired. It says, there waters could not be learned.
"German Officers' War." "We are fighting a nation in One explanation was that they cold, has caused proclamations to
August 18th.All meenager be sown broadcast throughout arms of seventy million people were in quest of coal for a trane from the Franco-Belgian frontier Harbin, Aug. 26. Russian Poland by means of who have no object except to atlantic voyage.
are full of stories tending to show The Japanese have issued. a aeroplanes, in which he urges the cruel us. France has thrown Capt. Poatin, in charge of the that the morale of the Germana is Delayed by Typhoon." notification in the leased territory Peles not to take up arms against her whole manhood into the war gouard at the cable statiba nt Lloyd bad and that there hearts are nok The s.8. Chiyuen arrived from of Liaotung, as well as in all the Germany, but to remain calm and is unable to do more.
Rus Cove, was notified by cable from in the war. However much the Shanghai to-day. She reporte Japanese railway
Settlements and quiet, until his troops reach sin has an immense capacity for Newfoundland of the presence of should be discounted on the prin having anchored for 40 hours in along the South Manchurian Rail them, when he promises to make defence but untried offensive the German warships, and re- ciple of the wish being father in Huangwha Sound owing to a way, which include Liaoyang, them contented for the rant of powers. We may beat the Ger-quested that shipping be notified the thought, the persistent tales typhoon
Makden, Tiebling, Kungobuling, their lives.
man attack, but behind the of the fact. Seat to Hospital.
German first line are immense The French cruiser Frians is they do not know why they went of German prisoners saying that * German and Austrian Changchun, that all Germans sa Yesterday a Chinese was sent well as Austrian subjects must
Merchandise.
Germany will fight said to be near St. Pierre, and it to war, that this is not the people's tobacco leaf stema reduced to to the hospital suffering from leave Japanese territory before.
The Chairman of the Vladivos to the last breath. If peace was not considered improbable war but the officers war, that ssb.That might have been bruises alleged to have been in- Aug. 28. The many German and tok and Harborovsk Chamber of finds a weakened France, a com- bere that the German cruisers are nobody wanted was, etc., seem to started by alpark but it was an acted by a man charged and re- Austrian subjects from Harbin Commerce has sent a petition to manding Bussia, & negligible watching that vessel. That the indicate that there a certain urush independent fire, the rest of the manded at the Police Court, this and Vladivostok, who took up the Russian Government asking England, we shall have a voice cruisers were under orders to in the reports, tobacco being practically intact, morning.
their abode in Changchun when if it is not possible to have the in the terms equal only to the watch this port and the entrance
Germany's Supply of Petrol. It might have been started deliber-
forced to leave Rassian territory, cargo, destined for the above weight of our swords. Therefore of the St. Lawrence River also ately or by a spark; it did not
August 17th. While military are already leaving the Japanese porte and chipped in German and we must neglect temporarily the was advanced as a reason for experts utter warnings against come through the floor because There was quite a commotion settlement for Chinese towns Austring, steamers, which have arts of peace and apply ourselves their presence. New York Ensi- the malesitating acceptance of that was tiled. Assuming the
at the corner of Ice House Street
atories regarding insufficient ground floor to have been last evening when a Chinese was open ports). The Mukden Consul been seized by the Allies whilst sternly to the business of war and ing Post fully stocked
Germon fool supplies, they point alleged to have rabbed Mr. has left for Peking. The total on sheir way to the East, sent on defence in a righteous cause. numberof Germanaand Austrians to Vladivostok, where freight and The base of Lord Kitchener's
Paris, August 4.-The scurcity out that the supplies are distribat on the ground flour would be Davidson of $25, which he is said in Japanese territory, South Man-ull charges will be paid by the plans lies in the need for pre-of provisions in Paris, and the ad to the troops by mechanical 8400 to 3500, and on the first to have taken from undera pillow ohuria, including refugees from consignees. It is pointed out that paration for a long war so that withholding of money by the transport, for which an unfailing
Chase was given to the thief, but Russian territory, exceeds 200.
as no cargo can now come forward when other powers are exhausted French banks to-day increased supply of petrol is necessary. He made away without success.
German Steamer Seized. to the above mentioned ports, and England will still be capable of the seriousness of the situation Now that the Germans' oceso up the hill at the back of the
The military authorities have as there is very little cargo in continuing. There will be up in so far as it affected Americana. transport has been interrupted house.
The police have the seized a German steamer on the stook, merchants will be mach question of peace except upon Henry W. Diederich, the American their supply of petrol oensse, and matter in hand.
Ussuri River and confiscated it. inconvenienced. It is also stated our own terms, Even if the Consal-General in Paris, to-day moreover there is reason to believe It appears that the said stormer that should the cargo be sold by Allies are defeated, we must be sent a cable dispatch to Washing that the German stock is already The occupier of the shop was alarm was raised and on coming was brought out in pieces austion at the port to which the prepared to continue, as we are ton, asking the State Department running short. sway in Canton and accordingly down found a drying case full of from Germany and
pat esptured ship was taken, the fighting for our liberties and to send a relief ship to relieve the The Morning Post's military was not balled
tobacco on fire. He immediately together on the Ussuri by freight will be lost and fall value even our oxistence in Europe. disizes of American citizens. ran out into the street and raised men sent from Germany by the for the cargo will not be received. Lord Kitchener therefore proposes
Albert M. Gary and . B. tions
expert says there are indics.
that the Germans. builders. She was already put It may be interesing to many to divide the Territorials into two Harjes, chairman and secretary, are determined in #dopt together, but her machinery had to know that most of the non-categories, those ready to serve respectively, of the committee the defensive on the east side of not been completely installed and Russiar cargo Arriving
st abroad and those precluded by formed to aid Americans in the House while making a decisive she had not been handed over by Vladivostok from Borope is from cocupation. He has no idea of Paris, have issued a circular which effort to crush the allied armies the German builders to the Hamburg or Trieste and is of flinging half-baked troops into reada in part as follows:
in Belgium. But ilia main objec Russian buyers when war broke Gaman or Austrian origin: N. the war The first ostegory The secretary has received tion to this policy is the delay out. The steamer in question|0. Dady News.
will be trained to the the names of many hundreds of entailed
floor $1,000.
tho
damage
Mr. Rasa said that the claims patin were for $10,000.
Mr. Lammert, in answer to His Worship, said he estimated the damage at $1,500.
The Missing Thief.
the alarm. His opinion was that
Lai Sun-sing, accountant to the tobacco shop, usid his master was at Canton now. He had left the fire originated through the for Canton a few days previous fierceness of the charcoal fire used to the fire, leaving a general ia connection with the drying assistant and shopkeeper, frame. and himself in charge. He
The enquiry was adjourned was upstairs sleep when the until Monday morning.
Plight of Americans in Paris.