NEUTRAL HOLLAND.
The Feelin of the Country..
BOXING MEN VOLUNTEER.
Amateurs and Professionals Allke
Respond.
"Let us keep our powder dry and our country wel." In this
If the great combat could have pregnant and witty sentence the President of the Dutch Second been settled by the arbitrament Chamber recently summed up of straight, quick lefta and solid
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUFSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1914.
WAR ITEMS.
Heroic Belgian Baker. Belfast, November 2.- Lord Annesley in a letter to Counter Annesley, at Castle Willan, op.. Down, says: "Troops from the all with beards, and oaked with Aisne have just passed through, wad. We have had two marines
killed and one wounded in
the polloy of the Government tight punches, our boy armoured cara. Marix, who des- and people of the Netherlands, the Morning Post, would be troyed the Zeppelin, had 14 The present is a time of great been in Berlin long ago. That ballet holes through his aeroplane anxiety for all Dutchmen, but is something like the way a they are facing the situation with member of the National Sporting Wings. A Belgian baker who had charioteristic calmness and good Club put it recently. Now that smashed his ovens, was found bound and strangled by Germana Bense. Everyone hopes that the it is wartime the gymnasia of
in revenge for refusing them Netherlands may be spared the London, where the evenings used
broad supplies."—Globe.. great ordeal of war. Their highest to be to well employed, are traest interest, is their virtually deserted by the more neutrality. Bat considerable matured folk; they are away at irritation is felt in mercantile the front or at sea or in comp Territoriale. ciroles in consequence of the with Regulars or operation of the provisions of Nearly all of them have found international law in respect of some way of "Joining the contraband of war. The Dutch Coloure.",
and
L
the Government bad, of course, to
how
correspondent of the Telegraaf at
Sluis. Bays:
Bombs Dropped on Bruges. Amsterdam, November 4 -The
The situation at Yesterday Bruges in seriova, morning a French aviator dripp ed two bombs on the town with the intention of destroying two petroleum reservoirs, but the
ter.
Why Earl Roberts Went to France.
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sheer fatigue. Many of the A Valuable Collection of motora used in the chase were Antique China & Curios from left stranded in the sand, where Sung to Ming Dynasties and they remain as mementoes of one Kanghi to Towkwang Periods
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White Sang-de-boeuf Vases, Goddess of Mercy."
Bronze Incense Burners and Vases (Ming).
Bottles, Agate and Porcelain.
are essentially traders, and what The men who fought in the a good many merchants oinnot Amateur Championships at the bombs landed about 50 yards fence are receiving a continuous understand is that they should Alexandra Palace last April from the tanks, killing two Ger-stream of telegrams congratalat- not be permitted to go on with volunteered virtually to a man, maps and wounding a woman ing the Government on the cap- their trading with "belligerous The imagination conjured up the and a child. At the same time ture of De Wes. The remarkable Powers simply because there is a lot that an opponent would have a British aviator was seen dring feature about the capture was the war in progress in which their with that handsome heavyweight, above the town. He came from tireless pursuit by the motor son- country is not involved."
Mr. E. V. Chandler, of the Stock the direction of the ses via tingent. It was the pursners' That the Dntoh Government is Exchange, if it came at the finish Knocke. The German sentinels, policy to wear down the foe and
A Valuable Collection of alive to the political dangers and to a caso of fiaticuffs. And Mr. under the impression that the compel his surrender without Antique China & Curlos. practical difficulties of the eitan- Chandler was the man of the hour machine was a German one, loss of life, and it thas happened (Just arrived from the North, tion is evident from the fact that on that last historia night at allowed it to pass unmolested, that frequently the pursuers were being the property of the well as far as breadstuffs are concern Alexandra Palace. All the Stock Later in the day the British within easy rifle range, but did known Dealers Messrs. Kwong ed it has practically given n Exchange boxers have gone all aviator proceeded in the direction not eboot, though many times the Yung & Co.) guarantee thub sach com-the young guard, anyhow. of Dixmude and Nieuport.eu robela might have been taken THE Undersigned has received modities shall not be supplied
with bloodshed. After ex dayi Ainstructions to sell by Public to combatants by itself becoming The Service play such a great
the rebels fell an easy prey. The Auction on
Tuesday & Wednesday, the purchaser of the breadstuffs part in the development of boxing
Dars got within two hundred yarde 22nd & 23rd December, 1914, arriving in the country. But the as a.national sport that their The London correspondent of of them, when the rebels dieplay commencing each day at 2.30 Government is self in a difficulty competition will be much missed the Echo de Paris, in an interview, ed the white flag. Some of them p.m. at No. 8 Queen's Road. Cen- when the Rhine Acts are invoked. during the winter months.
saya that Earl Roberta told him fell out of their saddles from Under these Acta it is obliged to
that the primary reason for his let through to Germany by the Sport's Debt to the Services. visit to France was to see hie Rhine any consignments arriving
dear Indian troops, but also that either on a through bill of lading Boxing owes much to the officers be meant to speak to Field, or the order of a merchant declar- of the Services. In these last Marshal Sir John French about ing that they are in transit, or on few years they bare striven with the excessive secrecy kept by the proof by documents of the transit. unwavering zeal for the uprais military authorities and those at In theso, cases the Netherlands ing of boxing, believing in its home concerning the work of
Nieuport Line Abandoned, London, November 5-It is Government is absolutely forced, splendid character building en-British soldiers. A distinguished under the Rhine Acle, to let dowment. And now the com. officer in London, interviewed, now cerisin that the Germans sommodities through. In its pulsory stop-at-homes can only sail that he did not doubt that
have definitely abandoned their auxioty to preserve ita neutrality mentally re-live the rousing Earl Roberts went to the front a line. They are merely holding attacks on the Nienport-Dixmude
Fice Crystal Vases and Snuff hours that were passed at an example to his countrymen. declare that it would abide by the those great championships: to His influence was brought to one bridge over the river. Their
Snuff Bottles and Jade Orna has enabled retirement Rhine Aots, and this obliged the remember
Lieutenant dissuade him from going, but he froh to push cut from Nieuport col British Government to take Mortin H. Collier of his met the objections with the along the coast and reoccupy
5-coloured Porcelain Placqués. measures of its own. The com- Majesty's ship Dolphin, best answer:-"I cannot remain
N.B. The Undersigned will modities must be stopped by the Captain G. M. Ellison, of the quietly at home when my old Lombartzyde. We shall pro- give a 2-weeks guarantee as to British Government from enter- Lincolns, in the slashing bout of comrades ao fighting for our have reached Westende. How offered.
bably hear to-morrow that they the genuineness of the articles ing the Netherlands, otherwise, the Light Heavies; how
Lance existence." Jones, once they have been brought in, Cerperal
much longer will the enemy per- South Long War Expected by Germany. the Netherlands Government has Wales Borderer, beat Sergeant Amy erdam," October 28th, aist in these efforts? British in- "no power to arrest their further MacEnroy, of the Irish Guards, The German semi-oficial Press fantry cannot be driven from en- trenobed positions by such conveyance. Wha: the Dutch tra- after two extra rounds. These has now changed, its mind, and der does not apprehend in its full were fights. The spirit of the sport admite that the war may last methods. It is merely asking significance is that at the present is taken to the front. Bere is longer than it originally thought rain. On the army throughout
defent to persist. time the people who reap the ad- Bombardier Carton, of the R.F.A. The Norddeutsche Allgemeine these ten days must have been vantage of neutrality are, first, one of the champions-writing, Zeitung in a long article regard. tremendous. the Germans, who under the "It is pretty hot work out here. I ing the maximum prices of
According to SirTHE Undersigned has received Rhine Acts obtain something at am sending home my boxing provisions, 'eays':
instructions to sell by Public "We
Joba Frenob, the Germans are must least of what they want; and, medal for safe keeping." Admiral prepare for a war which will last extremely discouraged. No woa- Auction on
der. They must be extraordinary the 22nd December, 1914, com-
TUESDAY, secondly, the Dutch people, who Sir Hedworth Meax had an extra beyond the present barvest year. can still carry on A certain word of praise for Carton as be We must not reckon only for the troops who continually advance amount of trade and certainly went up for that precious medal time till the next harvest but after so many defeats. From the first the whole German scheme escape all the horrors of war. at Portsmonth.
enter
the проп
seems to have lacked all real Those who have practically no In the call to arms the
next harvest year. advantage from the neutrality are fessionals have not lagged behind similar
with
It has been in the methods. atcoks +85
large of this
nature of a series of forlorn hopes year, or at least a good proportion of 86 those There is a most active prothem have not. We hear of those As Germany produces a surplne by isolated corps working in- paganda now in progrese in the
of rye, the question to be consid-dependently. Thus attacks were clean fightera, Bandsman Rice Netherlands to win over Datch
and Bandaman Blake, with the red is that of ensuring the first directed against our right, opinion and sympathy to the side colours, na well as that smashing wheat reserve. Our wheat must be then against our centre, after of Germany. It is engineered by boxer, Private Basham (what a made to last longer, The Nord. which the battle shifted to the loft wing, and after failure, drift- stone unturned to attain their name for a boxer!), who rejoined deutsche concludes that Germany ed once again to the right, then PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP
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to increase the irritation of the the ring. Were he to do this soon "Go for the Germans." not yet mentioned in the official go are hereby notified to send in Dutch are very noticeable. The he might be in time when Ghent The following cablegram has communications, that it was the their bills of lading for counter- Dutchman, however, is a shrewd is retaken to have at least & been sent to General Botha by Lord failure of the German Crown signature and take immediate and level-bended man.
His friendly apar with Georges Cer Kitchener, aaye South Africa: Prince to hold his position in the delivery of cargo from alongside. principal croupation is trade, and pentier, who was long ago in the Woolls-Sampson has asked me centre which compelled a retreat Cargo impeding discharge will business is the topic he most thick of it at the front. It is all what he can do to help the cause along the whole line. While be landed immediately at con- affecte in conversation. One might out-fighting where he is now. He and the Empire, end, how South General von Hindenburg, on the signees risk and expense o
Cargo remaining on board imagine, from superficial obser- will have to wait for more of his Africana can do most. I said that loft, and the Austrians, on the Thursday, Dec. 17th, 1914, at noon vation, that it was his one and lightning right and left short in
my view
man right, were both maintaining their will be subject to landing that only interest. Such an impress-arm work.
in the Union ought to positione, the Crown Prince's army charges and if undelivered on ion would be entirely erroneous. The National Sporting Club go at once for the Ger was flesing back to the Fatherland. Monday, Dec. 21st, 1914, at 5 p.m. Deep down in the Datchman's has worked hard in the reoruiting mans in South-West Africa, It appeara that six German will be subject to both landing and heart is a spring of patriotism business. Many of the members and see that matter through pro- princes were killed in this battle, storage charges. and of pride in the history of his are away on service. To borrow perly. After this is completed 1 ihres of the Lippe family and one No Fire Insurance whatever in Body, Flavour, Quality and country; this only needs the right from a recent phrase of Lieutenant will see that those who have each of the Houses of Hesse, Wal- will be effected.
Strength, occasion to well up and overflow General Sir Robert Baden-Po fought there-Afrikander and deck and Reuse. The Russians
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in splendid loyalty and self-well, our heroes of the "ring" can Briton-shall be represented here poured in between the wings left aged cargo will be examined at sacrifice. The Dutch have never do their boxing when they have if the war is still in progress, and in danger and attacked them, on Saturday, Dec: 19th, 1914, at PRICE PER CASE 4 DOZEN QUARTS, DUTY PAID, $20.00 forgotten their glorious history, done with the war.
I hope that all will serve the Em- each on two sides, forcing them 10 am
No claims will be entertained pire loyally. If you care to pab-to ecramble back to the frontiera lish this expression of my opinion and losing terribly all the way, unless accompanied by short the House of Orange and to the
as being likely in any way to The excuse made in Germany delivery note or list of exceptions Datch Colonies would afford the proof, Speak to a Datohman of in the latter he sees the one means help you-and that is its only of bad roads is ridiculed here, taken at the time of delivery to his ruling House or of the Dutch of rogaining for Holland her object please do so. On my since, in spite of bad, roads, the consignees and signed for and on All claims must be filed on or Indies, and immediately a light former proud position in the advice, Woolle-Sampson is going asians accomplished marvels behalf of the Pacific Mail 8.8. Co.
in marching The Ruesions, un-
before January 15th, 1915, other- comes into his eye which revealscomity of nations. It is the book to South Africa at once. ie the Germans, do not depend wise they will not be recognized.
upon the resources of the country.
R. C. MORTON. London, Deo. 6.--At Pretoria they are traversing, but bring
Agent, NY Hongkong, 15th December, 1914. the Premier and Minister of De ample provisions with hem."
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the depth of his attachment to realisation of this Colonial factor Kitchener, both. The former represents the which weighs most poterly with pontinuity of his national history: patriotic Datchmen.
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