WAR ITEMS.
Private Dewick, K.O.Y.L.I.
Says the Singapore Free Press, Private Dewick, formerly of the lat K.O.Y.L.I., who will be re- membered as the tall and elever
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1914.
THE
Aa Interesting Document.
war have seized two Norwegian atesmers, soomingly bound for GERMAN MORATORIUM. Gothenburg, which were each found to have on board 2,000 all kinda of general cargo, Far- tons of copper concealed amongst |
Since the outset of the war the her evidence that the Germane German newspapers have been are suffering from a shortage pointing out countless times with contre-half of the Koylis' football of copper is furnished by the great pride that whereas Eng eleven, has been fighting at the statements of Americans just re-land, France, and other countries front since the war began.
turned from Berlin who assert have found it necessary to was in the thick of the battle of the shortage of copper and lack thing exists in Germany, Daily with noteworthy omphasis that introduce a Moratorium, no such Mons, and came through that and the subsequent disheartening factor for Germany, which can papers between the lines, how- of gunpowder are two most serious perasal of the Germun news long retirement uuhared. De wick completed his seven your after June.
not possibly prolong the war ever, long ago" aroused in me! in the army last autumn, in
the suspicion that in reality Singapore, and proceeded Home,
Germany bae B Moratorium, He in a latherham man. As à
although sts does not call it reservist he was called cut imme-
He
by this name, and now I have my suspicions are justified, says before me the positive proof that the Swiss correspondent of the Morning Post. This interest-
General Barnardiston in Tokyo. diately on the outbreak of that General Boraardiston, who Tokyo, Dec. 2.-It is announced and joined the second battalion commanded the British forces at of bie regiment, which was in the Tingiau, will arrive in Tokyo on first expeditionary force, and met the 12th. with severe losses during the dranging a triumphal reception as I know, appeared in the Ger The authorities are ing document has never, so for early fighting.
in his honour, The Second Naval man Press, nor has it been allow- The Queen and Mr. Blatchford,
The Queen has sent a parcel of Squad on, ander Admiral Kato, ed to come to the knowledge of copies of Mr. Robert Blatchford's a returned to Yokosuks. The dwellers in neutral countries. book, "Germany and E-gland," apere commert at length on the Bankers, however, in these coun- for distribution in the Y.M.C.A.it of His Majesty King George tries-those, at any rate, in elore tents at the new Army training belief that his visit will greatly-know of its existence, and it is V to France, and express the business connection with Germany camps. "England and Germany' contains Mr. Blatchford's famous bearten, the Allies. articles in the Daily Mail which laid bare the German war plot.
Mr. Louis Noel Safe. It is the clearest explanation of
Mr. Louis Noel, the Hendon why the British Empira ia fight-Flying Corpe, after reading the airmas, serving in the French ing and of what is at stake:
Exchange Telegraph report of the A "Barbaric" Appearance. The Vossische Zeitung, arcastic Daily Mail of October 11, writing death of Lieutenant Noel in the ally describes the Britteh prisoners to that paper on October 22 saya: as not only obliged to work ifI am all all ri bt. We were they wish to eat, but troubled by three Noots in the beginning of the necessity, in the absence of the war. I am now left alone razors, of wearing long beards, and hope to avenge the death of which give them a barbario"
the others." ||
appearance,
Rollwaymico es Volunteers. ·
A revised list of the numbers
A Sporting Volunteer,
Somerset Men at the Front.
It is now known that Lieutenant
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by the courtesy of one of them that I am now in a position to oite the German Moratorium, which is not called a Moratorium various Government edicts, the The Daily Mail for enforcing This document is made up of
Oct. 24, The campaign inaugurated by earliest of which dates back to proper precautions against the August 18. The various clanees taken up with great earnestness August 4 and the latest to enemy in our midet has been
a
a
regard to the employment of alien enemies in car hotels; they must The country is of one mind in
go-the first preliminary to a clean sweep of all alien enemies "within the gates."
Sach, at all events, is the
This policy is strongly urged by many of our correspondents, Detention camps for all Germans and Austrians of military age and deportation the others.
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Police area are continued. The age, Germans and Austrians, residing in the Metropolitan average number of arrests is 100 a Olympis, which is the general day. The men were all taken to
to one of the concentration camps. clearing camp for London, and, will as soon as possible be sent
Wednesday at Manchester, Brigh
Arrests were also made on ton, Bradford, Reading, Newcastle and other places.
at
the Vienna Cafe in New Ox- ford-street, London.
A police raid was carried out
The London police visited the
of this edict relate to the Govern- by the British public, ment being empowered to take certain economic measures and to prolong the term of payment for drafts and cheques in case of war (dated August 4); to the protec tion of persons unable to enforce their rights owing to a state of of railwaymen who have joined J. C. W. Neal Bryan, of the war (for instance, if one party to unit od opinion of thousand upon the colours, published by the Somerset L. I., the county prisoner of war); to Stook Ex drawn from every class of the legal action is mobilised or made thousand of our readers, citizens Railway News, shows that 24rricketer and Rugby footballer, change transactions; to the enforce community and from every town ployees of foreign nationality railways have contributed over
Tue waitera and other em- 54,000 men. Allowing for the Elba. He was wounded in the ed abroad; to the aversion of bank-kingdom. The completo absence were taken into custody and is a prisoner at Torgau, on the mentofolaims by porcona domicil-and city of importance in the were examined, and about a score figures of other companies not leg at Mone, but has so far ro- ruptcy proceeding in cases of of the hysterical note in the corre-were subsequently conveyed to yet published, the total must be covered that he can not only walk bankruptcy due to the war (dated epondence to hand is significant. Olympia, where their registration at least 56,000 for the United but run. Norman Coates, bis August 8); to the falling due of No symptom of app-iever, nojingo or naturalisation papers were Kingdom.
friends of last season's Edinburgh drafts drawn on foreign countries outburst, no overflow of pent-up examined. J. E. Raphael, the old Oxonian University XV, will be pleased to (dated August 10); and to various hatred or contempt. The nation is and Surrey Cricketer and Dark hear, was quite weil when his other points of law and fiuence, deadly serious. It has realized Blue Rugger
family heard from him a few all arising out of the present that the Germana and Austriane has left the H.A.0., and is now weeks ago. Ele was despatch-rid- lieutenant in the 9th Battalion ing se a motor-cyclist and is full special situation. The most im-in our midet, naturalised or
not portant of these prescriptions is the naturalisation form is just Duke of Wellington's Regiusent. Being at the advanced base, he ie August 10, which is as follows: national peril which must be dis corporal of the R. E. section. the one last referred to, dated a £5 scrap of paper-constitute a the Viceroy has received a letter experieLoos he would enjoy the Law of August 4, 1914, om-and seeing.
Delhi, November 11tu.-H. E. probably having the exciting
Acting upon Paragraph 3 of pallod without any more waiting from H. H. the Nizam of Hyder- After he left for the front he was abad in which His Highness says mersate,
fered a commission in the 4th powering the Government to take
Russians, Americans, Belgians, economic measuree, etc. (Imperial French have written to the Daily that, as a true Mabommedon who
ment has enacted the following owe it to our Allies, if not to his community at heart, and who takes a just pride in the glories
proviso:
ourselves; to rid the kingdom of the danger. "Gilbertian" is no of the Mahummedsa nation, bec
adjective for war time. But does not but view with profóand grief
it not suit these facts?→→ the unwise, short-sighted and
in control of municipalities on fatile course. adopted by the
Men of German origin remain Tarkish Governmen: in joining
the coast. Germany as one of her Allea in the war now raging in Europe.
intoraational,
The Nizam's Letters.
Roland
W.
G
premises of O, G. Roder, Ltd., (s Leipzig firm of music printers), at Victoria-road, Willesden June. tion.
concentration
"has the welfare and prosperity of Husbands, a capable Taunton Statutes page 327), the Govera- Mail all in the same key. We has served written notice on
1.
three quarter-back, has been given
a second lieutenancy in Kit- obener's infantry.
Italy and the War.
(1) The date on which all draft drawn on foreign countries before July 31, 1914, and payable Wa (NU. Daily News) ander shall be postponed for three in the German Empire are due Marco Polo has received orders to tend that the Italian cruiser months in case of the said dralie Massows, & fortified port in the leave Shanghai and proceed to July 31, 1914.
nct having already been due on His Highness adds that, true to the traditions of his House as Lied Soa and capital of the Italian
Naval Air Service.
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military age, were detained and As a result 20, Germans, all of will be interned in one of the. Olympia-as prisoners of war.
camps possibly
The Chief Constable of Brighton every German and Austrian sub- ject residing in the borough to quit the town within a few days. No exception whatever will be
out naturalisation certificates. made, The order, however, does not affect those who have taken
National Relief Fuad in Malaya.
Man of German origin, as jury. these drafts in accordance with
Any obligation to restamp in our courts of law.
men, continue to try Englishmen
Amongst recently announced a faithful Ally of the British colony of Eritres.
Paragraph 3 section 2 of the Law tinues in the employ of at least Relief Fund are the following:- A man of German origin con- subscriptions to the National Government, he regards it not :
regarding the stamping of drafts one Cabinet Minister, only as a duty but as a privilege
is abolished by this postponement
Consolidated Malay Rubber to place all the influence at his of taking officers into the Royal
The Admiralty being desirous of the due date for their payment. thirty hotel servants sleep over Co.'s London Staff, £45 78. 8d."; German colonies of twenty and Estates, Ltd., 105; P. and O. command towards assisting the Naval Air cervice for the period force on the day on which it is British Government, and he has of hostilities, only, an Order-in-
(2) This ordinance comes into the main London railway termini. A. M. Thompson (Treasury, every hope that his co-religionists Council has been made agnotion- made known...
A German manager controls at Hongkong), B20; Residents of in India will not be misled into
I am informed that this virtual
least three leading hotels on the the Federated Malay States, whether as commissioned or war the end of October, Germany may tional Anthem as many times ing the sutry of such officera, Moratorium is to be renewed at
east coast,
$4,000; Members of the Perak or covert, aguines a Governmen rant officers, as from August 1, think she is fooling the man in nightly as our patriotism should
Alien enemies play as the Na-Ulub, Taiping, F.M.S., £105. which all thinking men recognise with the pay, allowances, and the street with her assertion, re-require. to be the friend and protector of Talans.
widows' pensions granted to officers on permanent service, but iterated ad nauseam, that she has
any seditions action, whether open
British Deposits in German Banks,
without tuition fee or bounty on fool bankers or commercial men. favour of German.
no Moratorium, but she does not ally reject British labour in German managers systematic- The London Gazette announces discharge.
She has also been proclaiming. that according to information "Naval Engagement" Scare.
Germans are waiting on Belgian aloud that she is meeting all bills, refugees in many West End hotels, New York, Oetober 27.The but according to my information and, incidentally, sneering and received by the United States Ambassador from the United morning and early evening nowe the only bills which she meets States Embassy at Berlin, and papers here made a feature of an are for things of which the hajeering at them.
German botels and boarding-
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notice,
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British officers are being billet Saturday's Fixture.
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Strategic points such as East- place. Subsequently the United tournament promoted by Mr. Harwich, the mouth of the We call attention to the boxing bourne (Beachy Head), Exmouth, States destroyer Paulding ran F. E. Hall, which takes place at Thames, and Folkestone swarm Canada's War Expenditure, ashore in Lynnhaven inlet, and is the City Hall, on Saturday even with alien enemies. A Renter's message from Utta still aground, but no serious ing. During the week the men wo states that the Canadian danger to the vessel exists.
In Brussels and Paris it has. Government has announced that
have been giving training exhibi- been proved that Germanieed" an arrangement has been made Darker London-Fatal West-end Club, and those who follow box Are we to suppose that London tione at the Victoria Recreation botels wore hotbeds of espionage. with the Bank of England to aganos all the money required
Two fatal street nouidente, due ing were presented with an has been overlooked? The idea is advance this year for Canada's military to London's subdued lights, were opportunity to form their own ladicrons. and naval expenditure. Later on enquired into by the Westminster opinion on what the men are Many of the well-known hotels a permanent war loan will be Coloner last month. One of the likely to do. Laat night at the in London and the great provincial Boated the amount voted so viotime was a military gymnastic bab, sowel and stockwell were cities have dismissed the German TO LET-Nice Flats fan is fifty million dollars, but instructor, who was knocked bay, as well as Vaus and Turner. and Austrian members of their ROOMS, in Kowloon suit- probably a much larger amount down in Belgrave-square by a The entertainment provided by staffe since the Daily Mail cam able for Europeaus, Airy, in good will be necessary.
motor-car going at 12 miles an the men was good, all doing the paiga began. Among the London locality, Electric Light, Water, Seizure of Norwegian Ships. hour. The other was an old lady best of work. From what it has hotels that state that no Austrians Bathroom, Kitchen. Moderate. special Rauter telegram to who was killed by a taxi-oab in been our privilege to see we are or Germans are included in their rent, varying from $20 to $40.
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