VITAFER
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1914,
*Carmen Sylva's" Loss."
Sympathy to-day goes out to "Carmen Sylva," the beloved con-
DAY BY DAY.
sort of King Charles of Roumanis, DO IT WITH ALL THY MIGHT.
THE CREATEST OF ALL TONIC FOODS. whose death is announced by
VITAFER
is the essence of finest BRITISH Milk, sterilized-concentrated and granulated-combined with the Olycerophosphates of Sodium Calcium, and Magnesjum.
VITAFER
is rich in body-building and nerve-restoring elements, the milk, constituents form fo:h and muscle, whilst the Glycerophosphatos revitalize the nerves and brain. This latter effect is due to Organi Phosphorus being present in the, food in the particular form. in ...“which it occurs in the human body.
VITAFER
is a genuino restorative, and not a more transitory stimulant. SOLE AGENTS:
WHAT THY HANDS FIND TO DO
The Weather. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 78; dall.
WAR ITEMS.
NOTES ON THE CRISIS. NEW CATHOLIC CHAPEL.
THE FALL OF ANTWERP.
Bishop Pozzoni at Shaukiwan Yesterday.
Breezy Impression of the Naval Action.
At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 69; How Does it Aflect the Main dall.
Situation?
The Malls, Siberian Mail-Due tomorrow. Canadian Mail.Closes to-
morrow at 2 p.m. Count the Columns.
42 columns of solid Saturday the Telegraph pub- reading matter. To-day there will be 7 published.
On
telegram. She is, of course, best known by reason of her literary and artistic attainments, which have given her a peculiar plade among the royalty of the world. The deceased Monarch came to the Throne, on the forced abdio tation of Prince Alexander, first Prince of Roumania, three years before his marriage to "Carmen Sylva," who has shared her bus lished band's fortunes in the making of modern Roumanian history. It is said that the romance interwoven with the little country over which The rate of the dollar on Prince Charles had been called to demand'to-day is ls. 03-16d. rule was largely instrumental in
Lottery Tickets. her acceptance of him as a bus For being in possession of 150 band; certain it is that she has lottery tickets with a view to their done much for the little land sale, a Chinese was fined $250 where she has become so much this morning at the Police Court. beloved of the people.
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd. "The Queen of Hearts."
CHEMISTS by appointment to H.E. The Governor.
Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which requires them to forward their names and addresses with communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides.
+1
The Dollar.
Land Sale.
中
Hia Lordship Bishop Pozzoni
ard a number of prieste attended Midshipman Hartley, of H.M.S. ol Saiwanbo, yesterday, to open Dion, First Batile-Cruiser Squa Antwerp has fallen and the and bless the new Catholic chapel dron, writing to his parent at famous city is now in full pos- dedicated to the Holy Cross, Burton-on-Trent on the recent session of the Gormans. That is which has just been completed, naval battle says:— the wires of the week and have crowded both mcrning and even of gunfire, but it was only a the most important news which The neat little stone chapel was
"At last we hate had a taste conveyed. The attack had been ing. There was first the custo- taste. We ran into three light going on for close on a fortnight, mary blessing of the chapel, High German oruisers. Two of them and the, naws of the past few Mass, and in the evening Benedic-were sunk and one managed to days has prepared us somewhat tion and a procession. Whilst make cff in a sinking condition for what has happened. The the procession was in progress, and Fadly on fire forward and circumstances which led to the the band of St. Lewia Orphanage, aft. Of course their 'quos bad evacuation of the fortresses are under the baton of the capable about the same effect on us as a described in detail by a telegram conductor, Mr. E. Vassallo, dia. Daisy air-rifle. which we publish to-day, the coursed suitable muse very facto being circulated by the meritoriously,
"The fanny thing which you should have scan was all the British Admiralty Incidentally Special tambara were run inatokers grubbing about after the At the PW.D. Offices to-morrow that mire reveals, for the first connection with the opening cere- notion looking for bits of sball... It is now well-known that while afternoon there is to be sold by time, the point that British mony and they were well filled. Prince Charles devoted himself to auction Inload Lot 2089, adjoin- Marine and Naval Brigades have
"The Germans fought awfully The chapel has roughly cost well and bravely, but the poor modernising and improving his ing I. L. 602, Ship Street: The had a share in the defence about $7,000, and the subscrip- beggars hadn't a dog's cheno country and to the formation of area is about 5,000 square feet of the city. Some weeks tion list now showe $1,087.50 as of living through it, The Mainz just laws, his consort rescued from and the upset price $750. ago we were told that a naval having been donated. decay the exquisito poetry and
Amah Assaulted.
force had been landed at Ostend,
was the name of one of thos The altar and the rails of the sunk. Two of their destroyers legendary lore of the peasants and An amab, according to the bat up till now "o" further in-eanctuary have been taken from were also sunk." mountaineers. She has devoted police report, employed by Mr. formation bad come to hand as the Rosary Churob, Kowloon. by herself heart and soul to the Carvalho, 17, Robinson Road, bus to whither the
The Second Million. were bound or kind permission of the donor, Dr. Upon the completion of the The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will adopting the nations! costume from wounds to her chest and be:
country, learning the language, been sent to the hospital suffering what their dalies were to A. S. Gomes, who presented second million for the National
W6
now know that beautiful marble rails in their alief and doing everything that lay in shoulder alleged to have been up to a week ago the line along stead.
Fund congratulations her power to ameliorate the lot of inflicted by two men who have the Nothe River was successfully
poured into York House To this generous donor the September 2 from all quarters. with pride by the Roumanians the people. It is remembered cleared ott.
held by the Belgian Army and Church is thankful for the hard-and all classes. The first received that during the Russo-Turkish
Marine Brigade, but on the 5th wood window frames, and to the was the following telegram from Consigases' notice regarding inst, the Belgian forces on the several poor Ohinese families of the Prince of Wales uniform of the Red Cross Society Page 5 War of 1877 she dressed in the the Chiyo Mora is issued. Marines' right were compelled to Shankiwan who offered the Hearty congratulations on
give ground, with the result that Stations of the Cross.
the second million.-Edward. it was deemed advisable for the The chapel is dedicated to the The Prince repeated his con whole defence to withdraw to the Holy Cross in memory of the gratulations verbally when he' the enemy was able to plant Maxentius erd also to com noon. inner forte. Hence it was that victory of Constantine ovor visited, York House in the after- batteries and bombard the city. memorate the feast of the six-duties bis Royal Highness finds In spite of his military And what those batteries com- teenth centenary of the Peace of time to pay an almost daily visit prised is shown in the telegram the Church. which speaks of the Germans
to the scene of the collecting This makes the seventh activities. having had 200 guns before the Catholic edifice in the Hongkong The fund this afternoon resched city, some of which had a range.
a total of £2,083,000. of no less than 14 kilometres.
Wounded British Bluejacket's No wonder then, that the place
Philosophy.
be as follows:-
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
Daily issue-836 per annum. Weekly issue-$13 per annum.
The rates per quarter, and per mensen, proportional. Subscriptions
for any period less than ne month will be charged as for fall month..
per quarter.
to
The daily issue in delivered free when the address is accessible
messenger. Fisk subscribera can have their copies delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies sent by post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00 Single Copies, Daily, ten cents. Weekly, twenty-five cents (for
cash only). Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fixed
period will be continued until countermanded.
(Payable in Advance,) The "Hongkong Telegraph is now on sale at, and will be delivered
to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd., Shameen, Canton, who have been appointed our agents there.
By Urder,
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.”
The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve the truth and print the news without fear or favour,
Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.
Telephone: No. 1 A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1914.
Latest Advertisements,
ingale in tending the sick and advertised for sale.-Page 5. and was a second Florence Night The sailing yacht Gwen is
the Roumanian people as the by auction on the 13th, inst., a the dying. She is known among Mr. G. P. Lammert is, selling
she justly merits. To-day she of Indian tan-Page 5. "Queen of Hearts," a title which large atcek of paper and 53 chests
hour of grief, by the loving must be much comforted, in her
This morning, at the Police sympathy of the people amongst Court, W. Monoka, a Finn, was whom her lot for so many years charged at the instance of Mr. W. Davies, manager of the Sea men's Institute, with behaving in
has been cast.
ENLISTMENTS.
To Ex-Soldiers and Others,
rank..
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
Remanded.
ig.
ruthless
to "an bombard.
The British Conception,
district.
CANTON KOWLOON RAILWAY.
HE LANGKAT OUTPUT.
advise us that the Langkat cutpat Messrs. Wright and Hornby up to the 6th inst. is as follows:
on
A young British seaman who had his lega badly injured in the action off Heligoland was pat ashore with others at Harwich, where it was found necessary to amputals the left limb just below the knee.
The man was not told of the
Admiral Sir Berkeley Milne in The conduct and disposition of regard to the Gaman vessels Goeben "and Breslaa haye been the subject of the careful ex- amination of the Board of Admiralty, with the result that measures taken by him in all their lordships have approved the
respects.
a disorderly manner at the was subjected, as the Admiralty Institute. The prisoner was announcement stales, remanded in police custody un-enduring, til to-morrow in order to secure ment." the services of a Russian inter- A Significant Observation. The proposal to build fortifica. prolór...
There is one remark in the Ad- tions at various points on the Wigwam Tennis Club. miralty announcement which has Canton-Kowloon Railway was The first of the monthly com much significance. It is that made last year. The recent dar A Routine Order issued by petitions started at the Wigwam the defence could have been ing robbery on the railway has operation about to be performed, Major General Kelly say: Lawn Terais Clab has concluded, maintained longer, but
The 0.0.0. will be glad to and the winner of the cap pre-long enough
not made it evident that the building and on recovering from the coneider applications from exsented by Mr. C. Humphreys is adeqante forces, bang sent for requiring urgent attention. A to him by the chaplain,
to allow of cf the fortifications ie a matter aesthetic the news was "broken" soldiers or others desirous of Mr. Lindstrom, whose total was relief without prejudicing the part of the Canton-Kowloon Rail. enlisting under recent Regulations 105 games, Mr. O. A. Haneen main strategic situation." What way posses through the desolate face at first, and then: "The left The youngster pulled a long for the augmentation of the Army, running him closely with 101 the "main strategic situation" country swarming with robbers leg is it, sir?" he said, "Ab, Terms of enlialment, 19 to 35 gamea. years includive; period for 3 years ition has now been started, and speculate, but it is self evident effectively unless there are fortion that foot."
A new team compet- is it is, of course, useless to end it is impossible to guard it well, I had a couple of cors or duration of the war; ex on the first afternoon's play, on that these at the head of affairs fications along that part, from soldiers age 30 to 45 for 1 year or Saturday, Mr. Hansen's team attach more importance to it than which troops can be sent out with
French Admirallssimo in Full A MODERN CHINESE CITY.
duration of war;
Command. ex-regular secured a lead of 18 games over Mr. they do to the fall of Antwerp. convenience to meet the robbers French fleet, Vies Admiral Boue W.O's. or N.C.O's. given former le Braton's side. Each member There may be some very fine who may appear at any ploca and de Lapeyrere, has asanmed com- The Admiralissimo of the The news was recently circulated that a most important agree. Da receipt of applications the sented, at the end of the month's cading Antwerp before the laat Governor of Kwangtung, en in French fleet in the Mediterranean,
of the winning team will be pre-points of strategy involved in at any time. By order of the ment had been concluded between the Chinese Government und the G.0.0. will communicate with games, with a spoon.
mand of the combined Anglo- London house of Messrs. M. Samuel and Co. for the development of the War Offico regarding passage
extremity had been reached; investigation has been made and is Hankow and the region thereabout. This agreement, which is con to England.
Bijou Scenic Theatre. sidered likely to be of far-reaching value for British enterprise in
"Traitors to their King," the than a mere probability.
deed, we may take it further is found that for erecting the say the Press Bureau. As coloured historical drama now mattora of this kind we must of $28,000 will be needed. The has given over the command of
In necessary fortifications an amount the Yangtze Valley, providee for the issuing of a loan, in a series
consequenco Sir Berkeley Milne, Bart, who is senior to this officer, of bonds as required, to be expended in the development of Hankow
being shown at this theatre, is learn to take long viewe rather Governor is now discaseing with the Mediterranean deet and re- and the initiation of varicus enterpriaca required by that great in-
one of the best films seen in than to concentrate on the hap-the Director of the Railway on to dustrial city. It also contemplates the construction of a bridge or
Hongkong for some time. The peninga of the moment. To put it the supply of the money and the
turned home. tunzel connecting the north bank of the Yangtze with Wachang,
play, which is full of dramatic another way, we most, to use the method of proceeding with the & bridge or bridges connecting Bankew and Hanyang end a canal Any European desiring to Maison du Baigneur," generally see,"
episodes, is founded on "La Acquithian phrase, wait and work-Peking Daily News, between the Han and Yangleze Rivere. On the improvement of leave the Colony should apply in considered to be the chef d'oeuvre Hankow city alone it is estimated that a sum of no less than writing for permission to do so of the celebrated French author, £10,000,000 will be expended. One important fact about the agree to the Provost Marshal, Head Auguste Maquet (in collaboration incident, and that of special Cne other point on the Antwerp ment is that it provides for preference to British material, having Quarters Offices, at least 48 hours with Alexandre Dumas pere), and interest to Britishers. It is the due régard to quality and price. The loan, it may be noted, is to before the intended hour of depart deals with the assassination of recognition of the splendid be be floated after the restoration of general peace in Europe and the ure, giving name, nationality, Henri IV (May 14, 1610) by the baviour of the British naval men
age, sex, height, complexion and [fanatio Ravaillao-engineered by in trying circumstances. The conclusion of this agreement is of especial interest to occupation of the applicant and the King's erstwhile favourite, placed on record that not only Hongkong, inasmuch as the time will not be for distant, it is to be stating the name of the steamer the Comtesso de Verneuil, and during the hembydment was hoped, rhen the region concerned will be linked up by means of or other vessel or the hour of the two of his ministers, the Comte the behaviour of the railway communication with this Colony. Indeed, it is generally train by which the applicant de Siete Iglesina and the "Mar- force "highly praiseworthy," but British believed that on the completion of the Hankow-Szechuan wishes to leave. Applicants should quis de Concini-and the events on the decision to evacuate the and Henkow-Canton trunk railways, Hankow will the most important Treaty Port of the whole Yangtze Valley, to the Provost Marshal at Head-lowing the crime, including the ed to cover the retreat, and would become apply in person for their passes immediately preceding and fol- city the British commander offir- What it will
mean, therefore, to have direct commun. quarters Ufice between the houre tracking down by Pontis, the have done so had not the Belgian ication with such a centre may well be imagined, especially seeing of 10 8.m. and 4. p.m. that Kowloon will then be the southern terminus cf the line and
Captain of the King's Guard, of General desired that they should will provide a free outlet for merchandise from this district. Great!
the guilty parties and their even-leave before the last division of soners were captured. hopes are entertained for the future of Hankow itself, and we see
tual panishment. The piece the Belgian Army. Another progress is reported from other the Police Court this morning, one of the Peking papers polating out the possibility that, by reason
is splendidly produced and the fact shows most eloquently the points, and the general situation bafors Mr. J. R. Wood. The case of its favoured position on tho Yangleze and Han Rivers and ita
oting first class. The manage British conception of the laws of is satisfactorily summed up in the against the prisoner was that the admirable railway facilities, it will in course of time dispute the
ment of the Bijou is to be con-neutrality, The bulk of the French communique which states inmate of a room in Yaumati claim of Shanghai to be regarded as the commercial capital of China.
gratulated on having secured this first Naval Brigade, being an- that everywhere we have main heard a noise in the room above, As to the reconstruction of the city, we observe from the same
film for its patrons, who showed fortunately cut off by a German tained our position." These must the ccenpant of which, he knew, source that an almost totally new city is to be built, and that, what Armed Robbery in Deep Water and yesterday by turning up in Datch territory, and, with a fine
their appreciation on Saturday attack, were compelled to enter be heart-breaking days for the had gone out. Going upstairs is more, it will be unique in the world, for it will be a modern, Chinese city. There is to be a happy combination of Eastern and
large numbers.
determination to "play the game,
he found the feet of a man Western features, for while the city will be plauned în accordance with Western ideas, in so far as the provision of good reade; wide police that batween eight and Lieutenant Colonel Robert Hamil with what is recognised, not ment has utterly failed, and we bundle of clothes he intended somo 2,000 officers and men laid the Germans are having a taste of projecting from boneath the bed. The death is announced of down their arms, in accordance defeat, too. Their invading move that he had already packed a It has been reported to the
Ho healed him out and found De characteristion. It will, in fact, phow Chinese arobilecture the 11th just about eighteen in 1841 and entered the Rifle Coming to the operations on is experiencing blow after blow, streeta, tramways, wharves, etc, is concerned, it will still possess nine o'clock on the evening of ton Lloyd-Anstruther, of liatles with all nations, we are afraid-
are told that since it crumpled up to take away with him. He w ham Hall, Saffolk. He was born 88 international usage... 10,000 prisoners and 40 guns arrested and at the Police Station Bach are the lines along which the development of Hankow men, armed with rifles and re- Brigade in 1858. He served French soil, it is apparent that the latest at the hands of the and the fact was disclosed that the
Other Developments. have been taken. Poor Austria admilled the heft will proceed, and it is confidently hoped that within the course of a| volvers, boarded the junk Tee: few years it will become the largest city in the new Republic and Wo Hing while in Deep Watersion of the Fenian Raid in Canada the enemy is by degrees being sturdy Montenegrins, who have
the Indian Mutiny.inthesuppres
This morning he was charged," the greatest trade centre of the country. Hankow suffered much at
Bay. Two Chiness are said, to the time of the R.volution in consequence of the terrible bombard, have been killed and the master and in the Suskin Expedition of forced back over the frontiere, inflisted easualties totalling 2,000 ment in disobedience of an order made some scheme of reconstruction imperative. Now that such a
1885, retiring from oro hard fighting in the same year. As representa taken place in the Roye much booty. sleo comprehensive plan his been decided upon, it is being realised that got away with money, clothing of Suffolk he sat in the Heuse of shown by the fact that in two days many and Austris, who may well
nay, clothing live of the Woodbridge Division region, and how it bra resulted issy for Other new ale second charge he was sent to ance again out of evil comes much good.
Commons from 1880 to 1802. no fewer than 1,800 German pri- he satisfied at the trend of evente.
Far East.
st its best.
ALLEGED DOUBLE MURDER.
Bay.
taken for ransom.
and ammunition."
Death of Mutiny Veteran.
Tons. 238
A THIEF CAUGHT.
It is
Outober. ·1
2
17
225
11
3
#7
280
J
320
278
280
Total to Oct, 6
.1,028.
Turns out to be Returned
Banisher.
Distinct
enemy.
In the western theatre of war
An admitted charge of theft brought a returned banishes to
man had returned from banish-
prison for six months with four hours stocke,