The Hongkong Telegraph
(ESTABLISHED. 1881.)
Copyright, 1914 by the Proprietor.
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Barometer 30.05
Desember 5 1914,
Temperature 6 Humidity
a.m. 70.
2 p.m. 92,
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TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
THE EMDEN'S MISSED OPPORTUNITY.
Within 100 Miles of the Emden When the Latter
Was Rounded Up..
WAR MAY LAST THREE YEARS.
[Rautor's Service To The Telegraph."]
German Liner Aground,...
Dec. 4, 3.5 p.m. Lloyd's Agent at Bergen, in Norway, announces that the Ger- man liner Friedrich Wilhelm is aground near Odee.
What the Emden Missed.
SATURDAY,
THE IRON MASTERS
O. ESSEN.
Works.
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DECEMBER
5.
1911.
Danish Craft attacked.
December 5, 1913
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Snow Battle of Warriors.
-On the same apecial' Canadian Pacific train which brought the Elliott Horse to Montreal was a car with a detachment of the
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Earl Kitchener says the drop- ping of bombs on cities is not warfare, but spectacular by-play.
It is "elated that the King's visit to Franos may be consider». ably extended beyond the limita originally intended.
When the last of the Krupp
Mexico, where he fought men died he gave the Krupp Copenhagen, October 20,--A under Geuoral Villa as captain. works to Bertha, his oldest foreign submarine which had of one of his cavalry regiments, daughter, now 28. She married, reached unobserved a point in Things seemed more interesting after a love affair at Rome, a non-territorial waters batween in Europe when the great war Some Particulars of the Krupp young Prussian diplomat attached Nakkehaved, on the northern broke out, and he concluded his to the legation there, Dr. Krupp cast of the province of Zeeland, Mexican service as soon as he von Bohlen and Halbrob. He is and Kullen, in Sweden, yesterday possibly could to return to a place In view of the report that a now managing director of the discharged two torpedoes at the where he could fight for the flag. homb has been dropped on the vast syetera of which she is sole Danish submarine Havmanden, Q.M Sgt. Adye, Ive of the Dake Kropp works at Essen, the follow-owner. He to longer is merely which was running on the surface of Edinburgh's First Wiltshire ing article from the Pittsburg B rtha Krupp's husband, how at a speed of five knows. Neither Regiment, has had ten years of The Russiane beyond the Card Despatch should be read with ever. He no longer is simply he torpedo struck ber. The Hav service fighting in wars, on the pathians have captured Bartfeld.
man who married the greatest manden was flying Danish colours Indian frontier. AUSTRALASIAN CONTINGENTS NARROW SQUEAK interest
"Great oaks from little scorns fortune in Germany. He has be at the tims. grow."
So with the house of come the master of E-sen in
The generosity of Mr. Elliott in A submarine, nationality un-cutfitting and equipping the Kropp, which had its inception reality. The 75,000 members of known, probably the same vessel, troop and paying their expenses Wilhelm is aground near Odes
The German liner Friedrich in a small forging plant near the Krupp staff, and the com- Essen that at one time did not monity of 300,000 souls dependent the lighthouse at Nakkehaved. talk among the men. The act was seen yesterday afternoon from to England is a matter of common have sufficient business to su upon Krupp employment, today This morning a torpe o was of Mrs. J R. Roper, of Victoris,
look up to Krupp von Boblen washed ashore near the lighthouse in presenting Mackinaw costs ion of Lowicz, where there are port it.
Fighting continues in the reg The founder of the line, with the same spirit of reverential and blew up. Friedrich, who was born at Essen, loyalty that inspired three genera
and hats to all the men was large German forces. These facts have been brought greatly appreciated. One of the endeavoured to make cast steel, the tions of werkmen to regard the to the uptice of the belligerent Canadians with the troop is Mr. secret of which was carefully Krapps as their liege lorde. Powere, with a request that greater A. Lailer, a son of Colonel Batler, guarded in England. And in 1810
In The Men About the oare should be taken in the evolu- of Montreal. he founded a small forging plant Kaiser," Frederick William Wile tons of their sabmarine craft in neer Essen for the production of paints about the couple a happy the future.-Reater. cost steel after a process be picture. The vast balk of their had evolved. Miat dies, stamps time, he writes, in devoted to their for buttons, etc., were manufac-home, their three children and tured, but so small was the their work people. demand, the works could not be The social work of the Krupps kept in operation. And, soon at their foundries and factories FINE BODY OF MEN Royal Canadian Rifles (permanent after 1820, Krapp was obliged among their work people, dates
ferae), raised in British Columbia At that time. to give up his house to occupy a back to 1891.
for garrison duty in Bermuda, small one-storey labourer's cottage finding there were not in Essen suf-
where they will' rèlieve a "force near his plant. The bat is still ficient bruses for their employees,
of regular Imperial troops station preserved in the midst of the the Krupps began building
ed there. They will be kept at present gigantic establishment. dwellings. Now some 400 houses
Halifax until their training is Shortly before his death, how are provided, many being given Seasoned veterans of British considered sufficient to enable ever, the first of the present-day rent free to widows of former em-ware in all parts of the earth are them to take over garrison duty, to his son, ployees. A co-operative Booiety the maj r portion of the eighty- when the Bermada garrison will Krapps confided. Alfred, the secret of making cast divides profits according to the one members of the Elliott Horse
go to the front. steel, which the latter developed amounts purchased. A boarding-formed through the munificence
The men going to Bermuda successfally. Alfred, with the house for bachelors now accom of Mr. R. T. Ello, K.O,, of indomitable perseverance that modales 1,000. Bathh, ands are Vioris, B.0, which rived evidently expect that after an captivates the imagination, coa- provided, and employees receive yesterday morning in Montreal at experience at Bermuda they also tinued in the face of mountaincus free medical attention, Accident, the Windsor Pration at 10:35 will be relieved in the same way, difficulties his endeavours to im- and sickuose, insurance a'clock o its way to England to as they had signs on their car ou sroieties among the men are given be attached to some regiment of the way across the continent prove the manufacture of steel.
The It is announced that when the Then came the Krupp opport- 800,000 a year by the Grm for British cavalry, if possible, tha: reading "To Berlin" unity-the great exhibition at their support. There is a trust is leaving immediately for the Elliott Horse responded by tear- Sydney fought the Emden, trans London in 1851. The obscure fund of $250,000 for the benefit front, say the Montreal Gazette of ing up a sheet and making in porte with the Australasian con Rhenish steelmaker from Essen of the needy who are not qualified October 20. The soldiers, who fearful and wonderful characters tingente were within 100 miles electrified the military universe to receive pensions. There is also are of Englieb, Irish, Scotch, the legend, "To England, of the scene. with a six-pounder of flawless a fund for a building association. cast steel. Since then the Ger- And technical and manual train man army and navy have boughting schools are provided. 29,000 Krupp guns. And 30,000 "Altogether," sums up Mr. Krupp guns have been sold in Wile, "the Krapp von Bohlens the last half century to fifty-two are inspiring reminders that the natione throughout the world-age of luxury and splurge is still twenty-three in Europe, eighteen adorned by folk to whom great in Amerio, six in Aeia and five riches can nev.r be a curse." in Africa.
And it is in the hands of the Krupp von Bohlene that the fate of Germany may reat..
Reuter's correspondent at Melbourne states that Mr. Pearce Minister for Defence, epeaking in the Senate, anaoanced that when the Sydney fought the Enden, the Irinsports with the Australasian contingents on board were within one hun fred miles of the scene:
French Progress.
(Official Telegram from the French Government, via Peking.)
Circular No. 9 stato:-Ou the 2nd the cannonade was rather brisk against Nieuportand Lampernisse. On the Aisne it was a calm day, also in the region of Craonne and Rheims, the bombardment of the latter city having ceased.
French troops sustained strong attacks in Argonne. The Ger- mans have blown up the north-west spur of the Lagrurie forests.
Frane troops occupied Lesmenil, which is nearly three miles distant from Pont-a-Mousson in the north-west, and carried bril. liantly Tate-de-Faux in the Vorges.
In Alsatia we occupied Burnhaapt station and established our. selves on the Anspach-Burshaupt line, south-east of Thann.
(lavas Telegram.}
Paris, Dec. 3, 6 45 p.m. The Chamber of Deputies is convoked for the 224d inst, in Paris. The Midiaters will raturn next week.
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In Belgium cuunonaling is rather brisk against Nieuport, while Aix-Noulette, west of Lens, has been bombarded very violently. From the Somme to the Aisne and in the Champagne district calm pravailed.
In Argonne we repulsed vigorous stacks and progressed alightly in Wosyre. The German artillery has been moving more quickly, but has met with insignificant results.
The Austrians have marched into Belgrade.
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.]
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,"
Russians Capture Bartfeld.
Dec. 4, 8 a.m.
A Petrograd official repost atates that lighting continues in the region of Lowicz;
Large German forces, principally from Germany and the Western front, took the offensive yesterday in the regions of Linto- merak and Sczarow respectively, west and south of Lodz.
The Rassisne beyond the Carpathians have captured Bartfeld. [Bartfeld, or Bartfe, is a town of Hungary, on the river Topla, near the borders of Galicia, with hot baths and a p^palation of 7,000.0
Military Promotions.
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But the Kruppe have never manufactured munitions of war for France.
Alfred Krupp's breech-loading rifle and caution, adopted by the Prussian army in 1881, proved
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Seasoned Veterans of Battles Arrive in Montreal,
According to the American writer, Mr. Irwin Cobb, the Ger mans say the English are the hardest fighters they have met.
Major General Herman Landon has been gazetted a Division. Commander ond-Viscount Crich ton, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Horse Guards.
Welsh, Australian, New Zealand not to Bermuda." The rivalry and. Canadian extraction, are of the two found good-humoured. mainly men who have seen active vent during the last days in a According to an interview with service and who have taken to snow fight during a stop an American writer, Earl Kit- fighting hs others do to eating of the train in which the chener has expressed the opinion detachment, com-that the war will last not less There are also men who have had Bermuda extensive experience as frontiers. 1osed of young fellows most than three years. mea as well: Ten membera of ly, seemed to have the better of the Legion of Frontiersmen ac-it, their throwing arms being in company them. All are of ex fine fettle. The others are dead ceptionally fine physique.
shots, but they have not had Otsin G. Smith, who is in practice in throwing snowballs command, has gone to England for years.
head of the troop to arrange. The one hundred men in the with the War Office to attach rifles were under the command of them to some ovalry regiment. Captain McManus, of the 8th
their superiority in the Franco-BRITISH STEAMERS SUNK. Captain W. A. C. Underwood hus D. C. O. F., Vancouver. The cara
Prussian war. From then on the factory became world-famous for its manufacture of heavy ordnanoe and armour plate.
Red Ensigo Trampled on by German Officer.
been acting officer in command coutaining these men were separ in his stead, bringing the trooplated from the train at Montreal from Victoria, where the soldiers West and sent eist to Halifax, had an enthusiastic send-off, to while the Elliott Horse came on Montreal. Captain Underwood into the city.
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Interesting was items Aro given to-day..
Further notes on the origia- appear on pago 4.
Interesting var articles appear on an extra to-day.
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The latest donations to the
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Under the next Krapp the out- put of the gun factory was in-
gave hearty praise last night to The troop, now in Montreal, is Prince of Wales' Fund are given
in this issue. oreased and diversified by the
the assistance given him by in command of Capt." Under incorporation of other enterprises. The Admiralty report that the Colonel Stewart and Major Long wood and with him are Lients Hongkong Twenty-five Years And now the Krupp von Bohlens British steamer Ultra, bound in securing the old High School Solan, Algate and Roberts. Capt Ago appears under the heading not only have the immense plant at from Grangemouth for Stavanger, on Peel Street as barracks for his Smith is now in England making:"1880 on page 4 to-day. Essen, which comprises an area has been sunk by the Germans men for the few days they expect preparations for the reception of "Our Contemporaries" appeare" Dro. 4, 0.55 a.m. of 1,200 acres, 235 of them under in the North Sea.
to be in Montreal.
the men. The troopers arrived on page 2, the share report on Major General Herman Landon, C.B, has been gazetted Divi- one roof, but many other plants "The following details are sup- Captain G. Smith, who is in from Victoria at 11 o'clock to-day page 9 and log book on page 6.** sion Commander in, suspassion to Major-General Samuel Holt as well. At Essen, and at the plied by the Copenhagen corres-command, was a lieutenant in the and temporarily, are quartered in The death has taken place at Lomax, who had been in command of the let Division since 1910. three neighbouring fifteen-mile pondent of the Central News: Mounted Infantry in South Africa, the immigration rcoms at Wind the Government Civil Hospital
Major Viscount Crichton, M.V.O., D.S.O., who is a prisoner loug gan ranges of Meppen, A telegram from Stavanger, Captain Underwood, now acting son Street station. in Germany, has been gazetted Brevet Lieut.-Colonel of the Royal | 39,000 men are employed.
of Inspector MoHardy, of tha Norway, says that Captain B. E commander, belongs to the re-
The men are attired in the use- Hongkong Police. Horse Guards.
At Krapp collieries in Rhine Johnston, of the British steamer serve of officers, and had two yeira ful and comfortable service [Viscount Crichton succeeds to the earldom of Erne, the land-Westphalia and Silesia, Glitra, who has arrived with his and a half active service in South cavalry uniform of the Canadian death of his father, the 4th Earl of Erne, being announced yes- 10,000 miners dig coal for Krupp crew, reports that the Glitra, on Africa in the Imperial Yeomanry service, with the short service terday. Major Viscount Crichton was reported "Missing" on branch works at Annen and the way from Grangemouth to and the Mounted Infantry. overcoast of khaki-coloured ma- November 15tb. He has been Extra Equerry to King George Grason, where armour plate is Savanger with coal, was stopped Another officer is Lieutenant terial. They were the broad V, since 1910.]"
made, and for Arupp blast 12 miles west of the Norwegian Holgate, late of the Grenadier brim Stetson bat ured by. Lord The War to Last till Germany is Defeated,
farnoces at Rhein' anaon, Druis-coast by the German submarine Guards, and another, Lieutenant Strathcona's Horse. They certain Deo. 4, 6 a.m. borg. Neuwied and Engers, U17. A German officer, with a Roberts, of the Imperial Lightly added a picturesque touch to According to an Interview with Lord Kitchener, which the which, between them, keep revolver in his hand, compelled Horse, who saw action in Lady St. Catherine Street to-day when American writer Mr. Irwin Cobb has published in New York, Lord another 15,000 pairs of hands the captain to take the British with and elsewhere in South mingling with the early day Kitchener said the war will last not less than three years and busy.
flag down, and subsequently the Africa. Lieutenant Sioso, late throng of fominine shoppers. the end will only come when Germany is thoroughly defeated, as AsKiel 6 100 shipwrights build flicer tore it, and trampled upon of the Scots Greys, had between These men have come from all she will certainly be.
battle-ships, torpedo boats and it
two and three years' service in over the shop. There are Eng Lord Kitchener asked how the Germans regarded the British submarines in Kropp's fifty-five- The officer gave the captain Routh Africa as well.
lishmen, Irishmen, 8.o ohmen, soldiers and Mr. Cobb replied: "Tuey say the English are the acre Germania dockyard, ten minutes to clear the lifeboats,
ITew Zealandere, Australiens, hardest fighters they have met. They particularly praised the In Germany and far away and ordered the crew in the boats,
Canadiane and what not. They Scola”.
Spain 5,000 miners are disem-The Glitra was then sunk The
have been selected for physique, Lord Kitchener said the German campaign in the West was a bowelling ore from Krupp iron captain and crew of the Glitre S.S.M. W.O. Miller, late ser- horsemanship and ability to look failure. When an army of invasion ceases to invade, bides itself mines, which, in the case of that were rescued later by a Norwegeant-major of the ML in South after themselves. There are Aus- in tronches and fights at long range it is only wasting itself. Drop mined in Spain, is shipped in gian torpedo-boat. Central Africa, hus spent most of the misjor tralian bushmen, Canadian woods- ping bombs on cities is not warfare but spectacular by-play. Krupp steamers that unload their News.
portion of his existence since he men, indeed it is an outfit of Paris might be capturad and England invaded," said Lord burden at Krupp decks of Rot A Reater's message atates that reached manhood travelling over chape who have wandered far Kitchener," but the war will go until Germany is defeated. terdam, there to be transshipped the Germans sank the Glitra by the planet trying to find a war in from home and are well vareed
King's Visit to France May be Extended.
down the Rhine,
opening her bottom valves, which he can, engage. He is in the weye of getting back safe. For all those employed the The Glitra is a steamer of 886 wearing three medals, two gained ly. They are a trim lot, quiet in Krupp pay-roll totals $20,000,000 tons, bail at Newcastle, and in South Africa, one in the Tibet demeanour and fit to strike a swift
of and he has just come hard blow
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It is stated that the King's visit to France may be considerably extended beyond the limits originally contemplated.
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Wednesday, Dec. 10.- 8le of Work and Concert Unim Church. Sale of Work 3 p.m., Concert 9 p.m.