WAR ITEMS
Special Constable Commended.
At Lancsuer on September 28, Alfred Wood, a draughtsman, was fined $5 and fall costs for Carrying a revolver without a
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MUNDAY. NOVEMBER 9, 1914,
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At about 7 a.m. the white flag was hoisted at the Astronomical
licence. Defendant approached Observatory, and at about 7.30 a.m. at the battery on the sea shore.
Was
the Vale Railway on his cycle,
Hongkong, 8th November, 1914. “ The following official report was received at 8 a.m. to-day and when challenged he drew & revolver and spoke offensively to by Mr. S. Imai, Consul General for Japan, which a special constable named Robert published last evening by the Army Department at Tokyo. Threlfail. The Mayor, in com- "Sending as a military envoy, the German Army at Teing- plimenting Threlfall, asid that if tau offeret rosurrendor at 9.20 this morning, as a result of which such an incident had occurred we both are now (1.o'clock on Saturday afternoon) negotiating at elsewhere defendant would pro- th
the Moltke barracks abort the conditions of surrender."
Earl Roberts Congratulates British and Indian Regiments. bably have been shot dead.
Nov. 6, 10.10 p.m.
Campaign Against British
Manufactures.
Earl Roberts bsa dent telegrame of congratulation to Field | Marshal Sir John French and Lieut. General Sir James Willcocks Au Amsterdam message says K.O.S.L. on the magnificent bravery of all ranks of the British and the trade journal of Germany Indian regiments. He welcomes the Indians who have come t? are joining in a campaign against England. The organ of the soap fight for the cause of liberty and truth, and the upholding of the manufacturers prints a suggestion great Empire.
that soap factories with British capital should not be allowed to
alarm.
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Majority of Turks Condema" Government's Action.
Nov. 6, 10.10 p.m. "Reuter's correspondent at Sofia states that the great majority work, and that the names of such of the Tarks are condemning the action of the Government. factories should be published in all newspapers. Another trade appears that the Gran i Vizier, who thrico threatened to resign, was journal, under the heading "Bay threatened with court martial by the military party.
The best Tarkish opinion views the situation with the utmost only. German Gonds," urges that no one should have business deslings with "the deadly enemy named England." "The war," it says, "may last for years, hat the interv, until pesce is concluded and the vanquished are at our feet, must not pana idly.' Kaiser's Son Reported Shot Dead by his Own Mea.
Paris, Sept. 30.
Enemy's Vigour Decreased; Slowly Pushed Back.
Nov. 7, 1.15 a.m.
The Press Jureau states that the vigour of the enemy's attack has decrease, ani the process of pushing them back in making so hat steady progress. Our advance bas been most marked south of Dizmu lean towards Gheluvell, but misty weather teaded to hamper the operations."
The Naval Action.
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The Admiralty announces that it has received trustworthy The northern newspapera re- port the death of Prince Adalbert, informatio regarding the action off the Obilian coast. the German Emperor's third son. H.M.S.'n Gol Hops, Monmouth, and Glasgow came up with "It is declared that Dr. Lepage, the German cruiser Scharnhorst and an action began, which lasted King Albert'a surgeon, conducted an hour,
the autopsy with two Garman Both Squadrons were steaming south in a strong wind and doctors, and found that the Prince considerable sea. The German Squadron declined, action until had been killed by a German sunset, when the light gave it an important advantage.
Early in the action the Good Hope and the Monmouth took fire, bullet, as had been previously proved in the case of several but fought until it was nearly dark, when an explosion occurred on the Good Hope, which foundered. German officers.-Router.
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man came and got me away, and in so doing was wounded in the shoulder."
Soldiers' Wives to Quit.: To make room for the vast number of recroits in training at Woolwich all the families in the married quarters at the barracks have been ordered to find new homes without delay. About 800 women are fected. The War Office authorities are allowing esol woman a farnishing allow
ice of £3, with an extra £2 for one child and 21 for every other child. la addition the separation allow ance of wives has been inoreased from 18. 1d. to is 5d. per day and for each child form 23.. to 3d. per day.
Flight Lieut. Collett. Flight-Lieutenant Colle', who The Monmouth hauled off at dark, making water badly. She The Berlin announcement that was accompanied by the Glasgow, which meauwhile had fought the is oredited with having destroyed
the Dasseldorf ebed, is one of the! the German war loans have met Leipzig ant the Dresden. with "splendid success" is not On the enemy approaching the wounded Monmouth, the Glas.beat of the naval airmen. He first borne out by the figures. The gow, which was also under fire from an armoured anisor, drew off, attracted attention by his fine Government sought to raise a! The enemy then attacked the Monmonth again, with what result Aying on the big biplane bought minimum eam of £50,000,000 by is not definitely kuo vo. The Glasgow is not extensively damaged by the Admiralty from the the issue of Treasury bills but and sustained few casualties. subscriptions were invited also
Neither the Canopus nor the Otranto were engaged.
for an Imperial loan of an un- The action appears to the Admiralty to have been gallantly limited amount. Up to the pre-contested, hatia the absence of the Canopue the enemy's prepon- sent it is declared thit £125,- derance was considerable. 000,000, of the Imperial loan and It is reported that a warship is ashore on the Chilian coast. £50,000,000 of the Treasury This may be the Monmouth.
bonds have been subscribed. Energetic measures are being taken to rescue the survivors. This sum of £175,000,000 will The craiser Good Hope, of 14,100 tons displacement, was built not go far, and if German inves-in 1902. Her main armament was two 9.2io, an I sixteen 6in guns, tora cannot do better than is in- Her speed is given as 24 knots.
The Monmouth, whose displacement is 9,800 tone; was built in dicated by these figures we may expect the question of finance to 1903. Her main armament was fourteen 6in. guns, and her speed bulk more largely in the fature 233 knots. course of the war than even our experts have expected. The Kai- ser's desperate dash towards Paris must have cost far more than this eam in its initial stages.
The Glasgow is a light cruiser of 4,800 tons displacement, and armed with two 6in. and ten 4in. guns.
Deutsche Flugzeug Werke, of Leipzig, last year. Before taking her over, this machine, flown by a German pilot, was stately when
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VOLUNTEER ORDERS.
Corps orders issued in-day by Lieut.-C. A. Chapman, V, D., state:
Parade. Parades for tomorrow Tuesday 10th instant: 6.15 a.m. Centre Seation M.G. Co. Bayonet Exercises etc. under Sergt. Majór Colley, D.O.LI Scouts Company under Company Officers. 5.15 p.m. Left Section M.G. Co. Civil Service Co. and Right Section M. G. Co. Bayonet exorcises etc. under S. M. Colley, D.C.L.L. Artillery Battery 10: pdr. drill ander Section Officers.
Posting-Lieut. J. D. Danby is posted to No. 2 Section Artil lery Battery. Until further orders Capt. A. F. Churchill will be in charge of the Right Scotion M.G. Co. in addition to his own Com- D:038.-Mess drese, blue, may pany. in future be worn, by officers not
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on duty, at all evening entertain- mauls.
Detail-On duty, Group 3. Officers on duty, Capt. Stewart, Lient. Wright & 2nd Lt. Murphy. Lieut. Orderly Officer, 2nd Murphy. To furnish Guard to- at Brooklands, but nothing more.night, Scout Company;tomorrow, In Lieutenant Collet's hands she Centre Section M.G: Ou. Orderly came suddenly to life, and was Sergeant to-night, Sergt. Hall; made to perform startling tricks, to-morrow, Sergt. Cooper. To see him descend for a thon-
and feet or so in a closely wound NORWAY AND SWEDEN. spiral, with the machine standing vertically on one wing tip, was ap education in the handling of big aeroplanea. Early this year he had this machine equipped with a huge petrol tank, in place of the passenger's seat, and staried from Plymouth on a non-
The battleship Canopus displaces 12,950 tons, and is armed with four 12-inch guns and twelve dio, gube.
The German armoured cruiser Scharnhorst, whose displace-stop flight to Joha o' Groats, but ment is 11,420 tone, has eight 8:2in., siz 5.9in., twenty 3.4in. and fourteen smaller guns.
The Dresden, Nurnberg and Leipzig ara third-class oruisers of about 3,500 tons. Their largest gans are 4.lin
Allies' Further Successes,
Nov. 7, 2:20 p.m... An official communique issued at Paris at 11 p.m. states :-* The battle in the North has been as violent "se ever. offensive continues eat and south of Ypres.
Our
French lafantry's Fent,
Paris, Oct. 4. The infantry of the French left are reported to have accomplished a fine feat on Tuesday. They stormed a village on a Lill where the German infantry were strong- ly entrenched with gane. At the firat essay the French were re- Several German attacks in the Arras district and between Arras pelled by mitrailleuses, firing and the Oise have been repulsed, and we recaptured the village of from concealed positions. Un Soupir, north-east of Vailly-sur-Aisue, this evening. dausted, they charged again, and There have been continued "violent but fruitless atticks in half-way up the bill secured Argonne and we carried some of the enemy's, trenches on the comparative shelter. The officers heights of the Meuse, East of Verdun. then made the discovery that the mitraillenges were situated in the tower of the village church
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Dr. Nansen's Plea for Military Co-operation.
Christinis, Sept. 21.
Dr. Frithjof Nansen, the céle bised Poler explorer, speaking at meeting here, expressed himsel! as strongly in favour of com was brought down by engine pulsory service for Ner.say and trouble at Grimsby-a flight close military operation with which was, and is, the British Sweden as being essential to the "record" for distance across maintecanos of the independence country, and would satisfy most of the Scandinavian kingdoms people as a day's trip. Lieutenant and their retention of control Collet is a Royal Marine Artillery over their own destinies. officer,
The Norwegian papers, in articles supporting this view, German Prisoners at Singapore, declare that telegrams lately It has apparently been decided received in Christiania from by Government that the system various sources, reprring unjust of perules for the enemy's sub-criticisms of Norway's attitude, jects resident in Singap re shall after a'riking proof of the conee from to-day says the Straits critical position of the Northern Times of October 24. Intimation countries. Europe inust know wea conveyed by the police last that if her neutrality or her rights night to all German en Austrian are violated Norway will defend males that they must present them, and that the same may be themaelves at the F. and said without doubt of Sweden. Wharf at 2 o'clock this afternoon, Reuter. the intention being, it is under- Blood, to intern them all on St. John's Island. In the course of next week, however, some or all murdered two native policemen, it till every man was killed or of the prisoners now in hand are
The natives of the islands hith-wounded. No man could have erto under German sway have done more, few would have done to be confined at Taaglin, where bailed the capture of Germany's simach, With deepest sympathy, the area of their interament is at present being defined by formid-' able barbed wire entanglements,
Home Trade.
Nov. 7, 3.50 p.m
The decreases in importe amount to $20,170,887, and in and in a mill, and these were exporta to £18,020,884. The only increases in imports are in "then blown to pieces by the meat and foodstuffs. The decreases in imports of raw ctton French artillery.
and wool amount respectively to £7,000,000 and £837,013. The decreases in expirts of coal total £2.198,273, in manufacturers cotton £5,284,533 and in woollens 21,284,856.
The French completed their charge to the top of the hill, and drove out the e' mans with heavy lon.
During the fight the Germans] captured some Fretch doctora and five ambulances while pick- ing up wounded.
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Pacifio possessions with unbound-yours sincerely H. ALLENBY. German prisoners declared that ed enthusiasm, and they hope the ambulances and doctors that the German flag has been Sept. 4, 1014. were needed for the German for ever lowered.-Reuter, wounded, who were without
medical aid,,
A Hero's Death.
Lieutenant C. N: Champion de Crespigny married Rose Gordon, a grand-nicos of General Gordon of
Mohammedan Prayers for Lady Chapmpion de Crespigny Khartum,
hea roosived the following letter How Sir A. Hickman Feil.
the Enemy,
"Show Respect to German
•Officers 1"
In the order issued by Major Dickmann to the commans of Grivegnee, near Liege, occurs the following. I require that all
A despatch to the Evening from Major General E. H. Allenby A letter received by his family civilians moving about in my Standard from Parie says it is with reference to the death of learned that the Vienna papera her son, Lieutenant Claude Nor-indicates that Liesten nt Sir Alfred sphere of command, and espec. have received a telegram from man Champion do Crespigny, Hickman, Bart, 4th (Royal Irish) ally those of Bayne, Hensay, Bois Dragoon Guards, who whon de Groux, and Grivegase, shall Constantinople atating that pray-Queen's Bays- ers for the success of the Austro- Dear Lady de Crespigoy-Iwounded at Mons was left in the show respect to German officers German armies have been ordered and the whole of the Cavalry hands of the enemy and has not by taking off their hats and in all the Turkish mosques. Divison sympathise with you, since been heard of, received bringing their bands to their Paruans Enthusiasm over end of and we feel deeply for Norman's injuries while gallantly trying to heade in military calute. In lobe. But I must tell you that he resone Sergeant Warlock, ease of doubt whether an officer Sydney, September 28.-The died a hero's death. The brigado The letter, witten by the is in question any German Germans have always treated the was hotly engaged, and on the sergeant, states: I was wound- soldier should be ealuted. Any natives of New Quiasa with a Bays fell the brant of the fighting ed in the foot, my horse was killed, one failing in this, must expect heavy hand, and German severity on September 1. Norman, with I was knocked onconscious at five German soldier to exact respect is not confined solely to Europe few men, was holding an im- o'clock on the evening of the from him by any method. A fortnight ago, it is stated, they portant tactical point, and he held 24th [Angua] Sir Alfred Hick-
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