The Hongkong Telegraph
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Barometer 30.10.
December 31, 1914,
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2817 慶五十月一十年窗甲
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.
THE AMERICAN NOTE TO BRITAIN.
U. S. GOVERNMENT'S EMBARRASSMENT.
Shippers Who Use Dishonest Manifests.
FURTHER RUSSIAN SUCCESIES.
Latest French Report.
· (Official Telegrams from the French Government, via Peking.)
Circular No 116 states that on December 28, in Belgium, the Allies carried the village of St. Georges and established themselves on the spot.
Between the Lys and the Somme the Germans bombarded our position in the Echelle St. Aurain and Le Quesnoy regions and also north-west of Roya.
French troops gained a few acres of ground in Argonne, in the La Grurie Wood; Bolante and Cirts Chassee. Several Garmin counter-attacks were repulsed on the heights of the feuse.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31,
1914.
TO-DAY'S WAR TELEGRAMS,
Italian Regiment Lands at Valona,
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BRITISH LINER'S FINE taking an 8,000-ton steamer safely through that assage constitutes
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ESCAPE FROM GERMAN CRUISER.
a most notable fea of pluck and skilful eenmanship, ond it is re assuring to know that the old spirit of daring add of resource is still alivé in our mercantile marine.
I have no doubt that Captain Douglas Reid Kinneir's service will be fully appreciated, not only by the directors of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company for having thus saved the Ortega
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Farther Russian successos in Poland are reported,
New York papers comment in the
Router's correspondent at Rome states that a regiment of the A Captain with the Drake Touch, from capture by the enemy, but most moderate terma on
Beranglieri has landed at Valona, The regiment was received by the Italian admiral, the Italian consul and the local authorities, and marched through the town headed by the Italian and Albanian flage, amidst the cheers of the inhabitants.
One battalion was sent to Canins and another to Arto, both places in the vicinity, while one remains in Valons.
Qulet Day on the Western Front.
Deo. 30, 3.30 s.m.
also by the Franch Government American Note to Great Britain, for having saved from capture the 300 French reservists who bapthe chief British Moslems express A letter has been received from ing joy at the new regime in Egypt.
pened to be on board his vessel,
The Secretary of the Admiralty
O'SULLIVAN HEARE, communicates for publication the enclosed letters which have been The Rt. Hon. Sir E. Greg.
His Britania Majesty's Consul. received concerning the escape of the Pacifio Steam Navigation Company's steamship Ortega
The Paris evening official communique states that nothing im.(3,000 tons) from a German portant has occurred during the day.
Czar Orders Total Prohibition..
Deo. 30, 3.30 s.m.
Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd reports that an order has been issued prohibiting the sale of all alcoholic drinks, including
beer, even in the first class restauranta and clube,
The U. S. Noté.
*Dec. 30, 4 a.m. Note to Great Britain, President Wilson intimate that the Govern It ie reported from Washington that, referring to the American ment could deal confidentially with the master of contraband only if supported by absolutely honest manifests. Great emirrassment has been caused to the Goverument, because some shippers have concealed contraband in non-contraband cargose, for instance, cotton. So long as such cases occurred suspicion would be cast upon every shipment, and all cargoes would be liable to search.
American Press Comment.
The New York newspapers comment in the must moderate terms on the American Note.
The Evening Sun says Great Britain's enemies interpret the Note as an indication of hostility to Great Britain, but such an in terpretation is both foolish and vicious.
The Post Bays-There is no question of hectoring; it is simply question of the vigilant safeguarding of neutral right. We have no doubt of the reasonable and friendly judgment of Great Britain.
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British Press Comment.
Dec. 30, 650 a..
North-east of Noyon and Troyon the Germans, who had earri ed French trenches in the vicinity of Bis Librale (west of pending receipt of the fall text. They, however, express confidence The London papers comment guardedly on the American Note, Apremont), were routed. French troops have strictly invested that the Americans do not maan to deny the Allies fair play in an Steinbach, in Upper Alsace, and have already taken a castle north-anprecedented war, especially in view of Germany's novel ideas of west of this village.
maritime warfare, and they are convinced that two friendly and
ractical peoples will be able to devise a modus vivendi.
[in the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.]
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
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Great Russian Successes.
(Official Telegrams from the British Foreign Office.)
The German Defensive Organisation.
Dés, 28,
An official pote from Paris states that, on the capture of German trenches in the region of Perthes, the spoils included two quick- firing gana, several siege and other guns and one bomb-thrower, which shows the nature of the German defensive organisation,
Invasion of Angola.
A Government communique published in Lisbon says that the Portuguese province of Angola has been invaded in the direction of Naulila by a force of 2,000 Germans..
The Portuguese troops retired, pending the arrival of reinforce
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Another Splendid Gift from India.
His Highaces the Maharajah of Gwalior has offered a convales. cent home, with complete staff and equipment, for six Indian officers and fifty sepoys in the British East Africa Protectorate, and His Majesty's Government has accepted the offer.
The German Idea of Warfare.
As showing the spirit with which Germany wages war, the following statement by Count Reventlow is instructive Dao. 29, 11.5 p.m.
The successful issue of the war for Germany dopenda on her A Petrograd communique announces various small successes carrying it on without mercy and being unmoved by any humsai against the German forces in Poland, with the capture of machine tarian considerations."
Great ancossa has been achieved against the Austrians, the Russian troopa orossing the river Nida, storming two strongly forti Bed villages and capturing forty officers and 1,700 men. The pro- gress was general.
In the first half of December (old style, i.e. to 29th new style) the Russians captured 50,000 Austrians.
Further Proof of Loyalty of Egyptian Moslems,
A letter has been received from the Chief of the British Mos Egypt and giving an assurance of the complete co-operation and lems, expressing joy at the establishment of the new regime in loyalty of British Mosleme against all the enemies of His Majesty.
oruiser:
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British Consulate-General, Rio de Janeiro. Oct. 3.
sians during the first half of It is announced that the Bus December (old style) captured 50,000 Austriana.
Admiralty, Nov. 7,
London newspapers are guard- To the Secr tory,
Pacific Steam Navigation Comed in their comments on the pany, Limited,
American Note, pending the re- Siram commanded by my ceipt of the full text. Lords Commissioners of the Ad
Crossing the River Nida, the miralty to request that you will Russians stormed two strongly Present to the directors of the fortified villages and captured 40
the Foreign Office a copy of a Petrograd prohibiting the sale of that they have received through Pacific Steam NavigationCompany officers and 1,700 men.
despatch from his Majesty's Con-all alcoholic drinks, even in first- An order has been issued in
garding the escape of the R.M.S. Bal-General at Rio de Janeiro re-class restaurants and slabs.
Sir,-The Pacific Steam Navi- gation Company's steamebip Ortega arrived at Rio de Janeira Douglas Reid Kinnoir, in reply October 1. The master, to my inquiry as to whether he had anything in particular to report with respect to his voyage from Valparaiss, modestly gave C.tega during a recent voyage President Wilson says the Gov- me the following facta:-
The Ortega Bailed from Val- from Valparaiso to Rio de Janeiro erament could deal confidentially
had arrived close to the western paraies with some 330 French from pursuit by a German cruiser. with the matter of contraband My Lords desire to place on only if supported by honest mani- reservists on board. When she entrance of the Straits of Magellan Captain Douglas R. Kinneir, in the U. S Government is embar-
record their appreciation of the fests. courageous conduct of the m peter, According to resident Wilson, Dresden class suddenly appeared throwing off his pursuer by raasad because some slippers and gave chase. Be it remarked successfully navigating the unconceal contraband in non-con- that the normal speed of the charted and dangerous passage of traband cargoes. Ortega is only some 14. knots,
It is announced that Angola whereas the speed of the German
has been invaded by a force of Oruiser was at least 21 krots.
2,000 Germans; the Portuguesa have retired pending the arrival of reinforcementa,
1 German ornicer of the
Under those circumstances the mister of the Ortega took an heroic resolve. He called for Volunteers to assist in stoking his vessel. That appeal met with hoalty response; firemen, engin- eers, and volunteers, stripped to the waist, set to work with a will, and the master assured me that they actually succeeded in whack- ing the old ship (she was built in 1906) up to a good 18 knots.
to follow her.
Dash in Uncharted Strait.
Nelson's Strait.
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GERMAN TRADE IN CHANGSHA..
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The Maharajth of Gwalior has supplied. a Convalescent Home, with complete staff and equip ment, for sepoya in the East. Africa Protectorate.
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Farther notes on the orisis appear on page 4.
Interesting war items appear
Changsha, Dec. 10.to-day.
appears on page 5. So far, no British merchant Our trade review for the year
done in connection with the West An official account of the work River floods is given to-day.
The master headed his ship. straight for the entrance of, a passage known as Nolson's Strait; speed, botly pursued by the Ger- has come to take over the export and be made for the strait at full
him with two heavy bow guns. though it is quite true that many tas cruiser, which kept firing at business of German firme. Al- Luckily none of the shots took of the young Germane who left effect, and the Ortega succeeded Changsha for Tsingtau in August in entering Nelson's Strait, where were not getting what a young
"Our Contemporaries" appears the German cruiser did not dare Englishman would have called a 00 page 2, our share report on
"living wage," still a great deal page 9 and log book on page 6. of business was being done, and An interesting denial of ill- if British merchants were to come treatment of German prisoners in here they could captaro much Hongkong is published elsewhere. In order to realise. the hardie of it. That there is very littlej General news and articles on hood of this sotion on the part of interoourse between the British the Enemy Trading Bill and on the master of the Orlege, it must and the few non missionary Ger- unrest in the Philippines appear be remembered that Nelson's man residents left in the port is on page 3. Strait is entirely uncharted and chiefly the re alt of the actions of that the parrow, tortuous passage the latter in the earlier days of in question constitutes a veritable the war, when they were more nightmare for navigatora; brist-sure of winning than, they are, ling, as it does, with reefs and perchance, to-day.. currents and tido-rips, and with Hsiang-min, has just paid a pinnacle-rock, swept by heroe The military goverror, Tang the cliffs on either side sheer-to, visit to Tochow. Extraordinary speak fr.m personal experience safety. He left secretly and without any anchorage. I can precautions were taken for his
as to the terrifying nature of the before there was any expect navigation of Nelson's Strait, ation of his going. Before his having once passed through it return, the traffic was diverted many years ago in a small sealing from the streets that he had to echooner.
traverse between the river and However, the master of the the old Governor's yamen, which Orlega managed to get his vessel be still occupies. The gate by safely through this dangerous which he entered was closed for passage, employing the device of a considerable time before his ar sending boats ahead to sound rival. The fear in official circles every yard of the passage. Even-is evidently based on the proba tually, by a miracle of luck and bilities of some relative or com- good seamanship, be worked his panion of those who have suffered way into Smyth's Channel with-death for alleged treason attempt out having sustained even a ing the life of the general in re- Beratch to his plates; and finally venge.
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brought his vessel to this port. The civil governor, Liu Hsia- When it is remembered that, yaan, goes about the city quite
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m,
TO-MORROW.
Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatra-9.15 p.m. H.K, C.O. v. Rest of League.
Saturday, January 2. H.K. C.0.7. Rest of League. A.D.O. presents "Snowwhite and the Frog Prince" Theatre Royal.-9.15 p.m.
Wednesday, January 0. A.D.O. Matinee, Theatre Royal
as already stated, Nelson's Strait freely and even dispenses with "Snowwhite and the Frog Prince"
nevel before had a vessel of any hoase. He has had nothing to is absolutely uncharted and that his guard before entering any-4.30 p.m." passage, it will, I think, be ad any rebels.-N. Chifo Daily largen Fete, B.K. University size attempted that most perilous do with the trial or execution of Saturday, January 30,
mitted that the captain's action in News.