THE HONG KONG
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
[The following telegrams, arrived too late tor insertion on page 1.) THE KING IN THE FIRING LINE. ·
FRENCH CHAMBER TO MEET IN PARIS SHORTLY.
[Rutaria Serviçë Ts "The Telegraph."]
King George in Firing Line.
Dec. 3, 6.40 p.m. It is underst od in the north of France that His Majesty the King has been with the men in the firing liao. Famous Aviator's Death.
The death is announced in the battlefield of the famous aviator
Pourpro.
Back to Paris,
Deo. 3, 7,20 p.m.
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EXTRA
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1914,
Graphic Story of the Fight,
THE "EMDEN" AT COCOS.ing aboard the cruiser. The cut The to ships then passed the enemy took away
was made about three hundred orizon and were lost to sight. yards from the jetty.
We afterwarde learnt that to Signal of Recall.
avoid Bioking ahe ran for the reef At about 8.45 am. the Em lenat N. rih Keeling, burning fari steamed in again and made franeously: "Captain Glossop told me sio endeavours to recall her boats, that at first the Emden's shooting using both her flags and syren.an the quality of her shell The launch appeared to be un- were both excellent bat rapidly willing to give up her cable and deteriorated. The Sydney was some delay was experienced in stoaming at 26 knots and the getting her in and the men
With the permission of the hathorities we are coablod, aya the Singapore Free Press, to give the following clear statement of what happened to the Fimden
at Cocos:-
Router's correspondent. et Paris reports that the Chamber of that there was a strange waraliip Deputies meats in Paris on the 22nd inet. The Ministers arrive next week.
.Latest News.
Dec. 4, 1.0a.co. A Paris evening official announgement states that the only ia: teresting news relates to yesterday's happenings on the right wing: "We occupied on the right bank of the Moselle," Lesmonil and Dexon. Our troops in the Vusge arried Faux, the sammit of which the Germans need for observation purposes south of the village of Bonhomme, commanding the frontier, ridge. We occupied, ia Alsace, the station of Barzhaupt and we are establishing ourselves along the line Anspach-Buruhaupt."
CRICKET
The following will represent K.0.0. against the Polios 0.0. on the Kowloon ground at 2.15 p.m. on Saturday: Mr. W. L. Wasser, Lt. Moberly, Lt. Muan, Messrs. J. H. Mead, F. J. de Rome, J. P. Robinson, K. MoLɔanan, A. R. F. Raven, B. D. Evans, E. J. Edwards and W. T. Elson.
ROBBING"
THE ADMIRALTY.
Fanling: November Competition.
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uboard.
Lient. von Muecks shook hands with me on leaving and apologia ed for having had to blow up our small engineer's store, owing to there being a roll of electris
At 550 a,. on the 9th I was informed that a warship with four funnels was steaming for the entrance between Horsborough and Direction Islande. Quickly investigating and finding that the fourth fannel was palpably osavas light cable there, and hoped the I foard Mr. La Nauzs and in-flames would not spread. All the structed him to proceed imme-men were locked over for loot and diately to the wireless has and to a few minutes later put out to
rejoin their ship. put out a general call to the effect
The office was left in a terrible state an i it was difficult to even in our vicinity, asking for assist effect an entranos. A great deal auce and signing our naval code.
of purely wanten and senseless At the same time I proceeded to damage was done, such as break the office 'ani sent services, as ing windows, tables, chairs, etc., previously instructed, to London, but I was agreeably pleased to Adelaide, Perth, and Singapore.
The Emden, for such she turned find that no attempt bad bean boxes out of their cabinets, and out to be, came in at a great made to draw the artificial line speed, nearly as far as our outer the greater part of the damage buoy, where she wheeled and disclosed an armoured launch to these appeared to be super and two heavily manged boats ficial and repairable.
About twenty boxea of Rodrigues under her counter. Taey were
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There is no question but that the Emden put up a very good fight. was informed that one of the Sydney's six-inch shells struck a Its whole crew. Captain Glossop gun and osrried it overboard with informed me that, although on the reef with only one gun left, she refused to haul down herool ours and he was regretfully com- pelled to continue firing. After the third shot or salvo, as the case might be, a man went aloft and struck her coloure.
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mattresses, pillows, cutlery, plate, and the greater part of our distilled water, and also one of the staff's dingye.. I hope to get a full list made out of everything com- mandeered at the earliest possible moment. Our stationery and slip cases were not touched and all are letters and letter booke intact.
H.M.S. Sydney: Returns.
On the 10th inst. at daylight Sydney anchored H.M.A.S.
off the island and sent two hosts towards the shore. The first had followed by au armed eatter a white flag in the bows and was They were under the impression that the landing party was still here. At the request of the officer in charge, Lieut. Finlayson, went off and reported fully to Captain Glossop. He explained to me that the Emden was a perfect shambles and asked for the loan of our doctor with any assistants, and any medical stores we could spare. .
Dootor Ollerhend being willing
frat, "atrange abip at entrance" and later "Emden here." The first was picked up, but I have beard no mention of the second. Lieut. von Mucoke, a tall, pless- aut, well-built man, allowed me to do almost everything that I saked him and I am pleased to say that at my request he sent no one to the Home Island. They were all thoroughly sick of the work they bad to do and up to their arrival here had not lost & man. He told me that the Em den had a complement of 300 men, of which forty were ashore, one of the survivors told him that bat later Dr. Ollerhead said that she had 352 on board at the com mencement of the fight. Whate sver the number was, he consider ed the absence of the landing party a very severe handicap.
He explained to me the Jem- chug incident and how they zied to lare the "Pistolet" to close qusters. He farther explained Action of the Landing Party,
landing The
party had
that it was the first time that he had been ashore for three m uths, meanwhile retarned and the
except for seven minuta - on flag was hoiated. German I was asked to get the men toge to go and Mr. Cardwell anxious" Another Island." "It was not that we were under German martial and proceeded to North Keeling. the 1st September but he su gest- ther and it was explained to them to assist, they joined the ship the Emden which passed lie on law and that any attempt to com- On their arrival they found the ed that it might have been the I asked bim whether in the bring about drastic punishment, and in a terrible state, it being municate with the enemy would wreck flying a huge white flag, Kanigsberg. All fire-arms had to be given up almost impossible to get about event of our cruiser returning he tangled ironwork. Many of the and he shrugged his shoulders ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF immediately slipped and speed-line we can mend ourasives, and and the staff were put under an her decks owing to the masses of intended to fight on the island,
CLUB.
When Lieut. von Mucoke came wounds were already septic and and said "I must." As the ship ed straight for the jetty. Through hope the larger part of the others armed guard. aglaes we managed to distinguish will be found to be in fairly good foar machine guns, two iu the order. The cabinets themselves up he explained that if the Em- in some cases were blown. She would have most certainly shell- and servants should laagch and one in the bows of are undamaged, some of the dem did not retura before even returned to Direction Island on ed I arranged, with him that the each boat. This information was doors are splintered but all can ing he would take the sohooner the morning of the 11th, leaving Staft
Ayesha on I leave the island. He two Germans with broken lega go to another island out of conveyed to the aforementioned be pat right here. Handicap of 10 or under:-
The engine room, accumulator required provisions which he who were on the far side of the the danger zone, and I told 82-1-81 stations and I personally told T. W. Hill, B. Johnson, 87-6-81 Singapore that it was the Emden. room, and wireless but were in said would be returned or paid island to be picked up as she the carpenter to tell the Chi- J. Hooper,
03-10-83 So quick had been their move-state of cumplete collapse. Tas for later, and asked for any old pussed out, and having landed nese men to make all preparation. On the 10th, as the continual boats and the probable shortages 89-5-84 mente, evidently with the hope of damage to the engines, however, clothes for his men. He allowed her passengers proceeded to sea to leave. On coɔunt of the fow M. A. Murray, Rev. Tichborne,
89-5-84 rushing our wireless, that the slip is not nearly so grest as it would ua full liberty and allowed me to N. L. Smith,
93-7-86 of the last mentioned services was have been had dynamite been look up my office, the stationery, cutting in by Batavis would of notice, I am afraid that not all used and all should be workable eto, It was only now, when the interfere with any attempt of could have got away, but I had no 17 "autba R. F. Hall,
86.997 passing through the
and servant had gone.. 24 Entries. when they entered the office. In again when the broken parts have officers were too busily engaged passing traffic, and noticing that intention of going until every have Handicap of 11 or over- the meantime Mr. La Nauze was been replaced. The only times in provisioning the schooner to the magnets of car White's re- man
that they had recourse to dyna properly look after their men, corder were still intact, I asked Direction island would F. H. Hales, '... 97-18-79 patting out the call.
92-12-80 I returned to the wireless hut mite were when blowing up the that a good deal of petty pilfer Mr. Cherry to hunt amongst the afforded snificient shelter and was This morning, in the Pulise A. B. Purvis,
102-18-34 where he informed me that the mast and breaking up No. 2 ing went on and more damage debris for a motor and any stray quite safe for a few and I did not
was done to the already destroyed pieces of a paper stage, as we ba i feel at all inclined to move,
hoth coils and batteries. With Another officer with the land- Court, bafore Mr. F.A. Hazeland, G. K. Chatham,
97-12-85 Emden and her collier the Burosk Store. This latter was quite a a Obinese was charged with the F. Bevington,
101-14-87 were endeavouring to interrupt small affair, bailt ap of cor office.
At 6 pm, they joined the the aid of screws, bits of wire ing party was Lient. Schmidt, theft of a pair of pliers, the pro-d. J. Jones,
Lt. P. V. Kilgour, 100-13-87 him. I instructed him to contin- rugated iron, aad was of no great
Ayesha towing their two boats and string we were able to soa of Admiral Schmidt of Kiel. How the Baden Was Sighted. perty of the Admiralty.
as the "call," as the fact of foro. value.
After the departure of the boats, and being towed by the launch. arrange matters and had another A. B. Draycott said a man-of-Lt Com. R. W. Wil-
108-12-90 ing the two ships to ass their war was lying in the basin at the
57 Entries. strong Telefunken notes could requested the staff to have The German flag was broken at instrument working early on the The Supervisors had been Naval Yard this morning, whea
only have been regarded as a mat- breakfast and then help in clea: the peak and after giving three 11th. It was difficult to adjust instructed to detach men at inter-
finding
cheers for the staff and the com- and we were not able to repotvala na lockoute from the office he saw the defondant, who wa3 on
ter for suspicion if picked up by ing up and HONGKONG CHINESE
exactly how we stood. The time pliment returned, they stood out that we could pass traffic unioter-roof and that is how the Emden the boat, pick up a pair of pliers
raptedly over the main line notil was discovered. The Germans awarship.
wai about 9.30 a.m. We had to sea in the dark. which were on the deck. He
AND THE WAR.
The Party Lands.
That same evening we got into afternoon. All the staff willingly allowed their men no alcohol, placed them in his balt, but, see
I stood at the corner of the hut acarcely reached our bouses when ing the witness,, dropped them
Many of the Chinese at Hong.
to assume responsibility for the report was brought in that a communication with Batavia who set to work to clean up things excepting what they tole, and back again on to the deck.
kong base offered to enlist for the
Excepting a very tiring, long The defendant, who denied that Empite another testimony to the nee of the wireless, until an officer large ship was approching from answered our second or third and were desirous of helping in none was taken away in the time it was notice that the bat probably our battery was too Dr. Ollerhead by going on the day in a hot sun with next to he stole the pliers, was sent to qualities of British government, and some balf dozen bluejackets the eastward, and at the same short call. We tried Rodrigues any way they possibly could. Ayesha.
ordered us to desist and leave. prison for a month with four which we all appreciate at such a armed guards zan to all build- Emden hed raised her anther small, and we failed to raise him, roof to inspect the Emden's fourth nothing to eat, we were not put to hours' stooks,
It was in China that the Kaiser'ings and the office was taken and was standing out to 888 After reporting "as much so we funnel gave me the chance of any great discomfort and any season, says the Pall Mall Gazette.
of being instrumental in catob- without any wasted time, VOLUNTEER ORDERS.
troops were instructed to compart possession of in force, the staff Gettingon to the barrier, a craiser necessary, as we were tired out
Lieutenant von was soon coming ap at a great and working with candlee in the pusting, out the wireless call worry was disconated by the joy Mr. G. H. K. La Nauze maining the notorions Emden. The party, was exceedingly agreeablo. ed in a cloud of black smoke. If closed down for the night, tell-tained the call under very trying pleasure certainly predominated Corpe orders issued to-day by Chinese, we dare say, who would Muecke, in charge of the landing rate, stoking heavily and envelop midst of a chaos of broken glasa, Lient-Col. A. Chapman, V. D., be able to give them a lesson in He informed me that he had was only an occasional glimpse ing Batavia to watch for us at conditione; Mr. Preshaw worked the pain. I am glad to have
daylight.
long hours erecting instraments been here and to have been able polite warfare nearer to their own landed three officers and forty now and then which showed her to be a four-fannel light cruiser,
Repairing Connections, Masketry. The Keeraite of all country. There are few races on men and his instructions were to
On the 10th we were early in and rewiring the cironite to do what we did, and I believe Sections (except Right Section the globe which would not help destroy the cable and wireless which we incorrectly assumed to
position to wire reports and ex. Mr. Griffin recovered the Perth this is cohoed by everyone. We M.G. Co.) who have not fired Part eagerly in chastising & nation stations. Further that this, he be the Newcastle. I of the Musketry Course will whose practices are a libal on
said, they would not go, and all The Battle Orens. Achange service with Singapore, onda and straightening out the have also received many kind Coming out of the entrance, the Discovering a mil-am-meter in cable enabled ne to make a short messages and congratulations. I
am sending one of their attend King's Park Range on one humanity.
private property would be re-
a fairly good state of preservation connection.
Mr. Cherry constructed another ment adjusters, in the shape of a of the undermentioned dates:
apectod. He instructed me to Emden fired immediately, and we were afterwards informe i that
we were able to roughly test the Bijou Theatre, Saturday 5th inalant 2.30 p.m.
Readers are reminded that the collect the staff and take them to Sunday 6th instant 9.30 a.m.
believe they speak very highly of Officers Commending Sections well-known comedy artist, Mias a place of safety as he was blow bolle landed in both of the other two cables, finding Rad- instrument out of very napromis big axe. I did not go aboard the We had a beautiful day for the Doctor Ollerhead's ability and the will detail sufficient N.O. 0.'s, to Flo Brooke, gives her first pering up the wireleza mast. Three Sydney's controle, breaking one of rigues in good order and Perth ing material collected from the Sydney when she returned, bai I
formance at the Bijou Theatre charges had to be fired before it their range finders. The reply was ent. We communicated with the Attached. Bombr. Izor is at this evening. To-morrow night fell. The mainmast was consid-instantaneous and a very pictures-former station and a boat with the tached to the Cadet Company as the new film:"Round the crably damaged, the topmast que battle started at a range of handy men under Mr. Griffin battle, cela and bright, and it assistance he gave to the hip.
World: on Twopence will be appears unhurt, and a short length about 3,700 yards and within a searched successfully for the Perth was very difficult to restrain one: The Emden flow no colours Instructor from this date.
is broken off the top-gallant mast. mile or so of the barrier. The ende. The ouble was somewhat solf and the Staff from cheering evidently hoped to find us Emden worked her ganesplendid pulled about and had to be the hits. The Sydney had boys asleep. As it was, they, turned Temporary Commissions. The screened.
Instruments, engines, dynamos, .! Impending Case. following members of the H. K.
batteries etc. were all battered to ly and seemed to be firing con- straightened before making a board, I believe 30, who did ont quite a few men I This morning the Puiene V.O. are granted temporary com- missions in the New Service Bat- Jadge, Mr. Justice Gompertz, pieces with huge axes, one of lidueusly. Ber shells were plainly temporary connection. The ends splendidly and are the pride of smoke of the Sydney and she communication restored early in was killed and another wounded.
Died In Hospital, It was a remarkable incident that talions, for the period of the war, fixed Thursday next for the hear which I have and propose send visible, cutting through the black were lashed to a life boat and the stip. One poor little chap
The Emden was for a short appeared to be making vory good the afternoon. in the undermentioned ranks ing of the claim by Meesra ing it to you as a memento.
shooting. The Sydney, on the Our Chinese lighter was son of the first shots fired by the Em A Chinese woman who was dated 3rd. December, 1914: A. William Powell Ltd. against the F. Mills to be 2nd Lieutenant, A. Paris Toilet Co., for $376, alleged time circling over one abbother hand, having to pick ap her led by the Germans and I was den a shell fell in either of the knocked down by a motor tender
but evidently ... worried. by Langaton to be 2nd Lieutenant, to be due for cabinet baths sold
our wireless she almost im range by gun fire was at firat vary glad to receive from Captain Sydney's controls, almost simult and removed to the hospital, has, mediately stood out to the entrance somewhat handicapped, her shells Glossop the above-mentioned life aneously. She had ran in a little we are informed, died from her "A D. Openshaw to be 2nd and delivered, Lieutenant.
landing over or shirt of the other boat which had previously too close, but speedily rectified injuries. Parades. Perades for Satur day 5th and Sonday 6th instant,
The only question I was asked cruiser and apparently somewhat belonged to the Emden's collier, her error. It was hard to believe was the whereabouts of the cable astern. They had, no doubt, the Bureek, and which cos that she was the ship that made
under estimated her speed as she station should find extremely such a terrible mess of the Em- Komor and Komor a sample of wae travelling at a big rate, This, useful. The Germans were, by den, I believe she was hit six their special line in Japanese toys. Detail. On duty, Ecouts Com. which II. Williams is suing ends; the answor** in the pany Officers on duty, Lieus, AR. Ellis to recover the sum of appeared to satisfy them as I was however, was speedily, rectified requeat, good enough not to times, but with the exception of These toys are being sold at the and 2nd Licat. Swire. Orderly for the plaintiff, said that the age was being done ashore the and getting out of range of the interfere with our refrigerating a dent in her 2.5 inch bolt, not low rate of thirty cents each and Weall, 2nd Lieut. Canningham 3800. Mr. Buss, who appeared not pressed. Whilst all the dam
quently. The latter soon lost a lathe, unfortunately, was wanton hand, and the yellow streaks of they are cheap. Those who Officer, 2nd Lieut. Swife. O defendant had left the Colony and launch was searching the fore-Emden's gone she hit her fre- plant and condenser. Our large deeper than the palm of one's are as pretty and ingenious as P with Germany in the manufac derly Officer, Saturday and Sun as his client lived in Canton and ahore for cut cables, b
broken, but I will report more damage. day, Lt, Hutchison. To furnish only came down occasionally he Later they raised Perth which funnel and almost immediately a Guards, Scoute Company. Or would like to have the case they experienced very great diff-mast, followed by aautner funnel, by turned over and the gears the melinite fames, I saw no other doubt Japan'sability to hoo ho derly, Bergeant to-night, Cotpl. adjourned for a further week culty in cutting and which was and she was seen to be burning fally on this tool when we have I suppose we were putting out ture of toys should inspect Messi
one of the causes of their not get salern, with an escape of white had time to look round. The our call for a quarter of an hour, Komor à BROCE.
steam from her side, Shenton; to-morrow, Bergt, Hall. The application was granted,..
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assist the Instructor.
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Absent Defendant.
At the Summary Court, this morning, the case was mentioned. balore Mr. Justice Campariz, in
ordered out.
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The Staff and the Battle.
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Japanese Toys..
We have resa)ved from Mesara.