The Hongkong Telegraph
(ESTABLISHED 1881.) Copyright, 1914 by the Proprietor.
WEATHER FORECAST
FINE. Barometer 29 05
September 29, 1914, Humidity
Temperature 6 a.m. 75,
90,
2 p.m. 82 4.4.76
TUESDAY,
2918 晚十初月八年寅甲
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
THE LAND FIGHTING AROUND TSINGTAU JAPANESE CASUALTIES ONLY TWELVE,
JAPANESE HEM THE GERMANS IN AND ARE
BOMBARDED BY WARSHIPS.
"CAN GERMANY FEED
HERSELF?
Bread, Potatoes, and Sugar.
SEPTEMBER
September 29, 1913
Humidity
Temperature & a.m. 77. p.m. 83
93
72
29.
1914
二拜盛號九廿月九英鄰器
OBITUARY.
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TELEGRAMS.
Germany's agriculture has great possibilities of expansion. It seems by no means impossible that Ger- many will be able to increase very greatly the products of her fielda daring the war. Besides, ter deficiency in various directiona
Mr. J. B. O'Shea
Working Under Government
Control
may be made up by imports from It is with deep regret that we Austria-Hungary, Holland, and have to record the death-which During the last few days, says Denmark. While there, is no occurred at Peking yesterday The following notice is under- s correspondent to the Globe of reason to peot a serious short-morning-of Mr. John Barrett stood to have been sent to the August 20, it has frequently been age in the food consumed by the O'Shea, the editor of the Shanghai customers and constituents of the stated that blockaded Germany masses, there will be a serious Times, says the N, O, Daily News Deutsche and Dresdner Banks
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED,
It is reported that Mane is would be atarved into surrender shortage in such articles Lycheese, of the 25th inst. Mr. O'Shea, who and the Disconto Gesellschalf afire. in a few weeks or months, that eggs, butter, caviare, cream has been closely associated with Wo beg to inform you that
There is no change in the already food is extremely acaros cheese, &p.
journalism in North China for permission has been granted and dear in Berlin, and that food
nearly a quarter of a century, was to us by the British Government general situation at the front.
The Germans have made vio- riots have brck,n cut in that Of Germany's importe, 75 per born in Lablin on July 15, 1809, to carry on banking business in town. However, those who becent come by sea and 25 by land. and was educated at St. Patrick's the United Kingdom, subject to lent but unsuccessful efforts to lieve that Germany will be com- Of her exports. 60 per cent. College, Drumcobdrs, and after the following limitations, condi- break the Allies' lines. pelled to stop the war through go by sea and 40 by land. Of wards privately in Dublin. He tione, supervision, and require The Japanese bemmed the lack of food will soon Le undeceivher whole trade, 67.6 per cent. is was trained for the medical ment as to the deposit of money Germans within five miles of ed. The German Government's een trade. However, owing to the profession and for a short time and securities:
Tsingtau on Sunday. assertion that there is enough war, Germany loses temporarily acted as locum tenens in a 1. That the permission shall The morale of the allied troops, food in the country for a year is not only her sea trade, but also practice in Rochdale (Lanos).extend only to the completion of despite the fatigue caused by the undoubtedly correct,
that part of bar land trade which Foranking the practice of the transactions of a banking uninterrupted struggle, is excell- It is quite true that Germany is carried on across the Russian medicine, he studied journalism character entered into before the can no longer feed herself, that, and French frontiers. The only under his father, who was then 5th day of August, 1914, and that after Great Britain, Germany is part of her trade which she can editor of Freeman's Journal, no new transaction of any kind The capital of the German the largest consumer of imported carry on during the war is her Dublin, and is now editor of the save such as may be necessary or Cameroons has surrendered un- food. At the same time it must trade with Austria-Hongary, Catholic Standard and Times, desirable for the purpose of the conditionally to a British naval
force. not be forgotten that Germany Holland, and Denmark. Of Ger- Philadelphia. Mr. O'Shea firat completion of the Bret mentioned has a colossal and, most prosperous many's entire trade, abcus nine-arrived in Shanghai in February, transactions shall be entered into The Japanese casualties in the Capital of the Cameroons Surrenders Unconditionally. agriculture, and that she disposes tenths goes over ses and across 1800, to join the staff of the by or on behalf of British land fighting near Teingiau were of enormous food reserves. Since the French and Russian frontiers, Shangai Mercury and after his establishments of the bank. three killed and 12 wounded, not 1879, the year when she introduc-while only about one-tenth is agreement with that newspaper 2. That the business to be 312 as previously reported. ed Protection, Germany's produc carried on with Austria-Hungary expired, joined the staff of his transacted under this permission tion of vegetable and anim 1 food and for neutral neighbours. brother, Mr. Heary O'Shes, who shall be limited to such operations a sortie and drove back a strong Belgians from Antwerp made has considerably more than doub. That is a very serious matter had then established the China as may be necessary for making force of Germans after a sharp led in quantity. The number of for Germany. .While that Gazette as an evening newspaper the realisable assets of the bouk
A LULL AT THE FRONT, THOUGH ENEMY MAKES SO ME
FURTHER VIOLENT ATTACKS,
#3
[Router's Service To "The Telegraph,"1
London, Sept. 29, 12.45 p.m.
An official statement issued in Tokyo states that the casualties in the land fighting on the outskirts of Tsingtau (previously re- ported as totalling 312) were three killed and twelve wounded. The previous figures were mutilated.
Germans Hemmed in..
Another British Success In Africa,
1.
(a) To refuse to permit any payment that may appear to him to be contrary to the interest of the nation;
(b) To permit any such new
eat.
NEWS.
Further war news from various curses is given to-day. -
Further notes on the crisis appear on page 4.
'"Our Contemporaries" appeara
transactions as are in his on page 2, commercial news on opinion necessary or desirable page and log book on page 8. for the purpose of the com General news and an article pletion of the transactions on the law of capture at sea first mentioned in paragraph | appear on page 3 to-day. (1);
A spacial article on how Hong- (c) To permit or refuse to kong ladies could help war-
permit the completion of any sufferers will be found on page. particular trazasution what 4,
soever.
cattle kept in Germany has in country will scarcely experience in Shanghai. After severing his available for meeting its liabil-fight, and occupied Alost. creased from 15,788,724 in 1883 a serious shortage of food, she connection with his brother's ities, and for discharging these The French commandors have to 20,200,000 in 1012, and the will undoubtedly suffer very newspaper, the deceased travelled liabilities as far as may be difficulty in restraining the men's number of pigs has increased greatly by having out off her for some time in Japan, Korea, practicable.
desire to come to grips with the from 9,200,000 to 21000,000 supply of imported iron ore, wool, Siberia and North China, acting 3. That all transactions carried enemy sheltered in defensive at the present. lime. The cotton, raw silk tobacco, coffee, aa & "free-lanca" journalist and out under this permission shall be positions. United Kingdom han only les, cocoa, & At the same time, for some time when in Korea, as subject to the supervision and about 12,000,000 caule. and it must be borne in mind that a schoolmaster. After having control of a person to be appoint. 4,000,000 pigs. Per inhabitant Germany has mobilised her entire again been a member of the staffed for the purpose by the Germag has 50 per cent. more able-bodied mala population up of the Shanghai Mercury and also Treasury, who shall have absolute catile and four times as many to the age of 45, that most of her for a short period on the discretion. pigs. As pork and bacon form factories aid workshops stand North China Daily News, he the balk of the meat eaten by the empty, and that, therefore, her took over the joint editorship with Poor, there will scarcely be a meat lack of raw materials will not be Mr. Swarthout of the Shanghai famine in Germany. At present felt so much as it would be if her Times, on the departure of the Germany imports scarcely any industries were in full swing. founder of the paper, Mc. T. mest,
Cowon, for Tientsin." Alter leav. With regard to grain, Ger The war oripples, of course, ing the Shanghai Times and many's position is less favourable. Germany's exports completely another spell of "freelaroe" jour- The Japanese hemmed the enemy within five miles of Tsing-On balance she imported in 1912 Austria-Hungary and the neutral nalism, Mr. O'Shea succeeded Mr. tau in the battle yesterday. German warships bombarded the 2,000,000 tons of whoat, but she States bordering upon Germany Collingwood as editor of the same Japanese Right Wing until aeroplanes created a diversion. exported on balance a surplus of take only a very small portion of paper in July, 1906, when the 600,000 tons of rye, There is, Germany's manufactures With late Mr. F., J. Maitland was pro- therefore, a deficieccy of 1 500,0.0] the closing of her foreign prietor; but a jour later, on the tons of bread corn. As Carmany markets, the Germin industriee death of Mr. Maitland, the paper produced in 1912 16,000,0.0 tons will undoubtedly lore much of passed into the bands of Mr. J. C.
The Hongkong Fire Brigade Mr. O'Shea 4. That any assets of the bank of wheat and rye there is; there the export business which they Ferguson, and fore a deficiency of ten per cent. have done hitherto to Great relinquished
the editorship, which may remain undistributed gave an admirable demonstration
with its fire-float last evening. he Jane, 1911, in bread corn, a deficiency which, Britain and to the United States, In
ac-after its liabilities have, so fr as after all, is very small.
and the German manufactures quired. the proprietorship possible in the circumstances, While Germany has a small may never be able to recover of the Shanghai Times from Mr. been discharged, shall be de-
are Ferguson.
posited with the Bank of England deficiency in bread coro, she has the ground which they
coloss surplus in potatoes and losing in the course of this war. Ia 1012 he underwent a very to the order of the Treasury. that Germany produces one-third been serious food riots and a hai Nanking Railway Hospital above. Sir William Plender, of 5, sugar. It is not generally known It may be true that there have serious operation at the Shang In pursuance of clause (3) of the potatoos raised in the whole serioue shortage of food in Berlin and afterwarde had to take a trip London Wall Buildings, London, world. Her potato harvest of 1912 and elsewhere, but that is easily to Japan to recuperate. In the E.C., ohartered accountant, has exceeded 50,000,000 tome. As a explicable. The German railways first week of July of this year, he been cfficially appointed by the ralo Germany's potato harvest is devote at present their entire visited Peking, partly on business Treasury as the controller, and, from oight to teu times a large carrying capecity to the transport and partly for pleasure, but un in exercise of powers conferred is the British potato harvest. of troops and of war materials, fortunately was taken ill again upon him, he has nominated Mr. The quantity of seed potates need and to the supply of food for the and had to be sent to hospital. Lionel Malthy, of 5, London in Germany is equal to the troops. Undoubtedly the food A little lees than a month ago it Wall Buildings, E... chartered entire potato crop of the United supply of Berlin and of the other was thought that he was well on tocountant, sa official supervisor, Kingdom. An enormous quan- principal towns has for the moment the road to recovery and his wife to act in bis name and on his tity of Germany's potatoes are at become completely disorganised. returned to Shanghai, but on Sun- behalf in the performance, of the present converted into spirits Besides, it cannot be doubled that day last she received a telegram above-mentioned duties conferred By prohibiting the production of a great deal of food storing has recalling her to Peking, and she upon him. All communications spirits in the distilleries, over taken place. Every German left for the capital on Monday. which the German Gvernment house and every Germany has full control, Germany in cottage possesses lotta aud easily more than make up for her cellara euitable for storing food. shortage of bread corn.
In Germany it is illegal to bailt
Sept. 28, 5.35 p.m. The Press Bureau announces that our naval forces in West Africa have secured the unconditional surrender of Daala (? Buen), the capital of the Camercone, and Bonabari has surrendered to an Anglo-French Force.
(The Cameroons, a forritory on the Bight of Biafra, West Africa, were annexed by Germany in 1884. It has an aros of 191,130 square miles, with a coast-line of 200 miles. Inland the territory is a bounded by Nigeria on the north-west and by the French Congo on the south and west.]
A "Loll.
Sept. 28, 5.45 p.m. A Paris communiqus states that there is no change in the general sitnation. There is a comparative calm along part of the front; nevertheless, at certain pointe, notably between the Aisne and Argonne, the enemy made violent attacks, which have been repaleed.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
Unsuccessful German attacks.
Sept. 28, 240 a.m.
a
should, as heretofore, be address- ed to the bank.
With regard to the above no- tice, the Daily Telegraph's City
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Bijou Theatre 9 pr
Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.r. Organ Recital at St. John'a
Cathedral 9.15 p.m..
TO-MORROW.
Bijou Theatre 9p.m.. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. H.K. St. Andrew's Society, Editor writes: It is understood Annual General Meeting 5.30 that the three German banks are p.m.
Sale of s.a. Hoi To, Hoi Kong, applying to be placed on the
China's Neutrality.
Peking, Sept, 23. While Germany need act fear house unprovided with cellars, The German Legation has con shortage in human food if she and it cannot be doubted that tinued to despatch Notes to the should have to rely entirely of carst osutions German house. Waichiaopa concerning China's A Paris communique, issued by the Ministry of War at eleyen her domestic production, she will wives have filled their cellars neutrality until to-day when the me terms as other banks in and Hoi Hong, G.P. Laromert
moratorium. This, of course, is noon. o'clock last evening says, that from the night of Sept. 28 until the experience a considerable short with tons of potatoes-German sixth was presented, informing London in the matter of the at Mongkoktani Typhoon Refuge night of the following day, the whole front of the Germans age in animal fodder. While in housewives buy as a tule potatoes Obins that the German Charge only reasonable, since they cannot
Thursday, October 1. incessantly attacked with extraordinary violence day and night, 1912 she imported on balance either by the hundred-weight or d'affaires was forwarding the evidently trying to break the lines of the Allies, with a uniformity only 1,500,000 tons of bread enro, the ton-and that they have filled whole correspondence to Berlin. possibly realize their assets while Opening branch office Liverpool denating instructions from the High Commander to find a solution she imported on balance 3,000,000 their lofts with barrels of four, Chines made mention is clear, are able to decline to
Contrary to expectation the the banks, through which they and London and Globs Insurance o pay Co, Ltd.-At Home: Hotel Man- to the battle. Not only did they not succeed, but we took a flag, tons of barley, 300,000 tons of &2,
their reply to the filth note of the under the terms of the second sions, 11 s.. to 1 pm.
proclamation. some cannon and numerous prisoners. The morale of the troops, cats, 1,100,000 tons of maize,
Opening of Hongkong Turkish Bath and Toilet Jompany's despite the fatigue of an uninterrupted struggle, is excellent. The 400,000 tons of peas and beans,
The war will undoubtedly fact that the Germans at Tsingtan have been sowing mine¬ broad- commanders even have difficulty in restraining the desire of the 300,000 tons of linseed. 100,000 serionely inconvenience many
Turkish bathe. cast on the China Sea.
Saturday, October 3. men to come to grips with an enemy which is sheltered in defensive tons of fodder, &. There will people. They may have to forego undoubtedly be a considerable their coffee, tes, spirits, and
Hongkong Hotel Co. Ltd., ex positions.
shortage of food for her animals, tobacco. Eggs and butter will and the German peasants will become very expensive, but there of this part is used for food and Amongst the French racehorses traordinary General Meeting probably have to slaughter will be plenty of bread, veget part for producing beer. If the beat known in other countries Saturday, October 10.000 large part of their atcok. This ubles, potatoes, and sugar for all, war lasts a long time the Govern- which have been commandeered Amateur Boxing Tournament means that for a time meat will and plenty of meat, however long ment may greatly restrict the by the Government for military at City Hall. ESFER be cheap and plentiful, but six the war lasts, and however strict production of beer. That is a purposes is the grey Trianon III., Meeting of Bhareholders of the months hence there may be a the blockades of Germany's coasta possibility which many patriotic which fluished third for the last
Dairy Farm Co. Lid-12.16 scarcity of meet. At the same may be. Germany importe on patriotic Germans will no doubt Grand National. The price paid time it must by remembered that balance 3,000,000 tons of barley. contemplate with serious concern: for him was 202..
Belgians Reoccupy Alost.
Bapt. 28, 2.45 a.m The Belgiana made a sortie out of Antwerp on Saturday in the direction of Erpe, drove back a strong force of Germans after abarp fight and occupied lost.
It is reported that Mons is on fire.
Racehorse Takɛn. A
noon.
p.m.