The Hongkong Telegraph
(ESTABLISHED 1881.)
Copyright, 1914 by the Proprietor.
WEATHER FORECAST
RAIN. Barometer 29.97
Temperature 6
8.03. 75,
90,
a
m. 84
September 22, 1914, Humidity
2011 驍三初月八年寅甲
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.
THE DESTRUCTION OF RHEIMS CATHEDRAL,
FRANCE PROTESTS TO THE POWERS.
Furious Fighting East of Paronne.
Rear-Admiral Patey, Promoted to Vice-Admiral.
[Renter's Service To "The Telegraph."]
London, Sept. 21, 2.20 a.m.
A report from Melbourne states that Rear-Admiral Sir George Edwin Patey, K.O.V.O., has been promoted to the rank of Vies Admiral.
France Protests Against Destruction of Rheims Cathedral.
Sept. 21, 2.20 a.m. France has protested to the Powers against the bombardment and destruction of the cathedral at Rhoima, "a unique jewel of architecture."
Stiff Battle Along the Aisne.
Sept. 21, 2.20 a.m.
French attacks made further progress in Argonne. The last rains have soaked the ground, rendering movements very difficult.
New German Boat Sunk.
Sept. 21, 5 a.m." The Carmania is a bost belonging to the Cunard line, while the Pegasus is practically obsolete.
TUESDAY,
THE MONEY AND THE MEN.
£100 000,000, and 367,000 Added to Personnel.
Westminster, August 7. On the appeal of the Prime Minister, the House has voted £100,000,000 for all purposes of the war, at home and abroad. The money provides for insurance of shipping, amelioration of distress, regulation of food prices, and ali matters of emergency.
Lord Kitchener asks for 500,000 men, and these also have been voted. Parliament has thus au- thorised the rapid enlistment now proceeding. In addition, Mr. Asquith referred to the Dominion
forces now to be raised and the
adian contribution of two divis
lionė..
The resolution also authorises an addition of 87,000 to the per- sonnel of the Navy.
SEPTEMBER
22. 1914.
September 22, 1913 -
Temperature 6 a.m. 78. p. m. 78
.90 Humidity
90
二拜蠱 號二拾廿月九英酸餐
COMMAND OF THE HOME MOBILISATION BY RAIL. plane more thoroughly than any
FLEETS.
Admiral Sir John Jellicoe's Appointment,
Home papers of August 4 had the following:
It is officially announced that the King has been pleased by Letters, Patent under the Great Seal, bearing date July 30, 1914, to appoint
The Right clonourable Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill;
Admiral Lis Serene Highness Feince Louia Alexander of Battenberg, G.C.B., G.O.V.O.,
K.C.M.G.;
Tower Hamilton, K.C.B., C.V.O.;
Rallways in War Tima.
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TELEGRAMS.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED.
The French continue to pro-
other country. There is in exist. enco a complete time-table for use in war time, ready, to come into force at a moment's notice, and giving details of the whole military service, which will It has been pointed out that altogether supplant the ordinary the general public by no means time-table. This schedule under realises the extent to which a goes constant revision, and is modern plan of campaign de- thus continually kept up to dare. pends on railway communication. Every goode waggon on That this lack of knowledge German railways has pointed on press along the right bank of the should prevail is intelligible on- ita side the number of men or of Dise ough, in view of the fact that the horses which it can accommodate, railway system of the world is and these vehicles should be of not yet a century old, while the the greatest ase, since the pro- two great campaigns that have portion of covered waggons is been waged since 1880 wore carvery high. ried on outside Europe in areas where the railway mileage is the reverse of dense.
Incidentally, it is worthy of satting on record that a high Gorman military official recently
The French troops have repuls- ed all the vigorous attacks of the enemy north of Rheims.
The French attackers made.
Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick If the reader will glance at any uttered a warning against the further progress in Argonne, but fairly large scale map of Central electrification proposals a bich are the last rains have soaked the Rear-Admiral Archibald Gordon Europe, he will observe that at present under consideration, on ground, rendering the movements Henry Wilson Moore; G.V.O. frontiere have to a large extent the ground that in time of war it very difficult.
been obliterated by international would be easier to paralyse an 0.B.;
Captain Cecil Foley Lambert, railway connections. Except for electric than a steam railway,
Mr. John Redmond, reviewing The Right Honourable George Rusain, all the European main because the demolition of a few
lines are built on the same stand- power houses would suspend the Volunteers at Wicklow, de- Lambert; and
The Right Honourable Sirard gauge of 1.435 metres, which working. This is a strategic con-clared that the war was under- Empire Proclamation. Francis John Stephena Hopwood, is within a fraction of an inch the sideration which deserves more taken in defence of the highest same as our standard of 4ft. 8 in. attention than it has always principles of morality and right. The Prime Minister's speech G.C.M.G., KOB
strategie received. was a historic proclamation to the to be Commissioners for execut Rassia, for purely
Our own facilities for mobilisa
The French troops north of the Empire. The vigour and passioning the office of Lord High reasons, has a wider gauge, whica
are usually of it evoked repeated and pro- Admiral of the United Kingdom will prevent German troop trains
of Aiene, below Soissons, gave soma longed demonstrations. The of Gent Britain and Ireland, etc. from entering the Empire, but lion by railway climax was in two words. Refer- The new Patent of the Board of will at the same time make it im- complete. "The existence ting to Germany's offer that we Admiralty coutains only one possible for her own forcas to competitive routes between most ground before a violent attack should stand side while Belgium change, and that is in accordancs enter Germany by train save by cepiros of importance, and the delivered by superior forces, but was invaded and France lost her with the announcement which was transshipping at frontier stations largo proportion of lines laid out immediately re-conquered the oversea territories, Mr. Asquith-made officially on Thursday morn and capturing locomotives and in double track or more, render positions.
ing of last week, says the Daily rolling stock. With this excep as lose dependent upon any white with anger-cried :
Franco has protested, to the It was an infamous pioposal Telegraph of August 4. The an-tion, all the Powera involved can individual route than is the case nouncement then issued was to dispatch troup trains and military in many parts of the Continent.
mauitions through to the railways Another strategic feature of the Powers against the bombardment the following effect:-
Vice Admiral Sir John Rota combatant country, and all greatest importance is the exist and destruction by the Germans Jellione to be Commander-in-will at the same time bo liable to ence of so many connecting lines of the Cathedral at Rheims round London, which cuable unique jewel of arobites- Chief, Home Fleets, in succes-attook. by railway.
traffic to be transmitted from stare." sion to Admiral Sir George Callaghan, who will completo
for the hetrayal of our friende and. dishonour of our people. No one who heard the emphasis on the words "infamous propos. al" will ever forget the thrilling
Rect which they produced.
Mr. Binor Law was as resolute- ly indignant. "In the streets of Liege," said he, citizens are at this moment fighting for their Hves against trained soldiers. It is a Napoleonic war-without Napoleon!"
Mr. Pontonby and his friends accepted the vote, their reserva- tions as to policy being heard with great impatience.
At Mr. Steel Maitland's sug- gestion & Bill was passed to secure the votos of men called to aervice.
Dr. Macnamara stated that pilotage certificates granted to aliens were under careful con- sideration, and had been cancelled for the approaches to Rosyth.
Britons Abroad.
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Mobilisation by rail is rendered North to South or East to West bis tenure of the command at easier on the Continent by the without the necessity of passing fact that most of the main lines through the ever-congested sp-
Iriahmon, Mr. Redmond says, the end of the year.
will be for evor disgraced if they are owned and worked by the proaches to the capital itself.
this connection it may abrink from proving on the State. This is not the caan in 10 Frrace, but there the relationship be mentionari that Paris poss battlefield that gallantry which between the railway companies 988
Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick T. Hamilton & be Second Sea
Lord of the Admiralty, in suc- cassion to Sir John Jellicce, who will vacate his office on September 1, prior to taking up the command of the Home Floote.
"It will be Bean that even as recently as sight inys ago there was no intention on the part of the Government to make a change in the composition of the Board of Admiralty until the end of the summer...
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NEWS.
and the Government is exceed Ceintere lines, and Berlin is bas distinguished the ingly intimate, since owing to the Ring Railway, both of which on throughout history.
frora provision for the eventual returnable through traffic to be trans-
one system of all the lines to the State on the ferred
cr another, but it is doubtful whether expiry of their concessions" charters, the details of working the lines in these two capitala aro are in normal periode under the so useful as our owĽ. close control of the Ministry of Pablic Works,
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The Prize Court will sit to- inorrow.
A meating of the Sanitary Board was held this afternoon.
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On the crisis
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
This country has, bappily, never known a war within its It was Bismarck who first borders since the coming of rail- It is probable that the later realised fally the oxtraordinary ways. But on decision, announced in the "Lon-strategic value of railways. Private casions our railway companies don Gazette, points to Bir ownership. was originally the have demonstrated their ability John Jellicoe taking up the system adopted in Germany, but to deal with military traffic. Further notes A Paris official communication published at eleven in the With regard to British subjects command afloat at an earlier date after the Franco-Prussian war Both daring the South African appear on page 4. evening states that the French, north of the Aisne and below on the Continent, Mr. Acland than had been anticipated, if, the Iron Chancellor carried out War, and on repeated occasions
General news and an article on Soissons, gave some ground before a violent attack by superior stated that special inquiries as to indeed, this distinguished officer his programme of nat onalising when troops have been carried in
in China forces, but immediately reconquered the positions. The French individuals could not be under does not immediately hoist his all the main lines. In fact, save connection with manouvres and
flag.
for the parrow gauge light rail-camps, it has been found possible continue to make progress along the right bank of the Oise. The taken, since they would be "
There is reason to believe that it ways, whose aggregate mileage is, to convey any required number German interests
and appear on page 3 to-day. French troops also repulsed all the vigorous attacks of the enemy injustice to the general body se necessarily follow that howover, considerable, there is, we af men, with artillery north of Rheims.
of applicants." letters and telegrams must not be because Sir John Jellicoe is coas believe, only one small private munitions, even during the height
"Our Contemporaries" appeara taken to mean that friends are in ing to be a member of the Board concern in Prussia. Bismarck's of the holiday season, without difficulties. Means of communica-of Admiralty, Admiral Sir George policy was dictated by three con-interrupting ordinary traffic to tion are very seriously inter- Callaghan will relinquish bis siderations: the importance of the any appreciable extent. The or-on page 2, Log Book on page 6, railway system from the revenue-ganisation which has made this and Commercial News on page 9.. rupted. Such persona should appointment.
Under the presont critical con-earning standpoint, the facility possible has been aided by the stay quietly where they were until arrangements could be made for ditions, the supreme command of with which a State-owned railway existence of the War Railway their safe return. On Monday the Home Fleets involves immense system can erect a further tariff Council, of which some of the members, and on which both the discriminating Embassies, Legations, etc., were responsibilities, and it is possible wall by the imposition of railway principal railway managers are instructed to ask foreign Govern- that the view has been taken that | freight
country, and the enormous milit represented.-Globe, ments to authorise payments these should not rest upon one against the products of any War Office and the Admiralty are from the State banks of moderate officer only.
ary advantage of a unified State- The owned railway network. sums calculated to suffice for the relief of atranded British sub-
last was the dominating factor. It Bismarck had had his way 8s.jects, and the reduction of the Suez Canal owing to the fact that
Bank rate had been announced, the head office of the company is all the railways within the Ger
Bijou Theatre 9p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. with the continuance of gold situated in Paris. Mr. Acland
man Empire would have been
Swearing-in Parade at St. payments in this country. It indicated that the matter is under welded together into one whole. would not be difficult to cash the immediate attention of the Bat this project has always come
Joseph's College-5.30 p.m.
Saturday, September 26. cheques, bank notes, and oircular Foreign Office. The suggestion to nothing owing to well-founded is that the London office will be distrust of Prussia on the part of
As the result of the exodus of Donglas Steamship Co-Ordin The American Embassy is placed in control.
the other States, since it has been looking after British subjects in Mr. Herbert Samuel made a realised that the railways of the foreign reservists from London ary general meeting noon.
Band Night, Peak Olab-9.15 Germany, and "the absence of strong appeal to all employers to
Empire would be controlled from vacancies for the following classes
of workers were being reported p.m. news from them need not be a retain their workpeople as far as Berlin and that the Prussian lines
to Labour Exchanges and Em- Monday, September 28. canso of anxiety."
possible, and in any case to im would set the tune to the reat.
ployment Agencies in greater Sale of Crown Land, P.W.D.- Mr. Trevelyan asked that pose short time rather than dis- Hence the only Imperial railwaye numbers:--Olerks, waiters, obefe, 3 pm.
Saturday, October 3, Parliament should not be pro-missal. The sea routes being are those in Alsace-Lorraine, shop assistants, bakers, valets, rogued for more than six weeks, open, there would be "in the which include the lines captured
interpreters, music teachers, Hongkong Hotel Co. Ltd., ex- and should be immediately near future a great stimulus of from France in 1870-71. The summoned "for any curtailment trade in Asia, Africa, and America Hessian Railwaye are, however, musicians, wine buyers, money traordinary General Meeting
ohangers, florists, periame noon. or suspension of civil liberty," through the cessation of foreign now included in the Prussian makers, malo typists, ton tasters,
Saturday, October 10. Mr. Asqaith promised a general competition:"
sausage makers, oigar makera, Amateur Boxing Tournament He repeated the programme of statement on the subject.
Germany has probably worked confectioners, commercial travel-at City Hall. alleviation now associated with the name of the Prince of Wales. out her railty mobilisation tere and tailors.
Reuter's correspondent says that the Carmania sank the Cape Trafalgar, which is a new aineteen thousand toa liner.
Mr. Redmond's Exhortation.
Mr. J. Redmond, reviewing the volunteers at Wicklow, declared that the war had been undertaken in the defence of the highest principles of morality and right.
Irishmen would be for over disgraced if they shrank from proving that gellantry which had distinguished the race throughout bistory.
Fighting at Peronno.
The Daily Mail correspondent at Amiens reports that furions fighting is taking place oust of Peronne, indicating a possible attempt to turn the German flank,
notes.
& Clifford Cory stated that shipping is being held up in the
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network.
The Exodus of Workers.
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Bijou Theatre 9 p.m.; Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. TO-MORROW.