THE HONG KONG
OUR WAR LETTER.
TERESTING COMMENTS ON THE CRISIS,
From cur Special Correspondent)
Still Smilingi -
London, Nov, 27.
hopelessly against impregnable lines, while in the East the Russians seemed to be pulverising them in fins style.
Modern Warfare. Our greatest soldiers admit that the tendencies exbibited by this first real test of modern war fare liave taken them quite by surprise. A distinguished aldier
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1915.
men and the Germans are en reached within a few miles o each other, for the desperate buy- onct attacks and rifle fasillades to be varied by smoking concert, to which the performera contribut in torn from their respective trancba, by sporting rifle matches, each side in tura bolding np some target and impartially chaering the successful marksmen, and by other diversions of the sanni of fighting. Sometimes our men actually throw paoketa of tobacco to the Germans and the latter reply with obocolate and other delicacies. This amaz- ing situation shows the moral power of the military machine The men are friendly enough between whiles, but, when the order goes forth, drive home with the bayonet and the bullet, na fariously as ever.
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AGAIN ADJOURNED.
In the Summary Court, this morning, Ng Ching po good E. Ruttonjeo and Son for $1,237.08, being the balance due to the plaintiff ander an agreement dated March 25, 1913, made between defendant and plaintiff, and for monies paid by and for and at the request of the defend. ant. The plaintiff waived the sum of $237.68 to bring the ca^e withio Summary Jurisdiction.
Mr Davidson of Mosers. Hastings and Hastings, appeure! for the plaintif and Mr. D'Almada appeared for the defendants.
ONE EXPLANATION.
Can't be possible, Says the Magistrate.
At the Police Court:- Mr. Hazoland-He can't have a grandson; he is only twenty.
Witness (a woman)-No, a nephew, a obild, or the son of his elder brother."
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ALLEGED AIMED
LOBBERY.
Wanted to Buy a Woman for $300
Before Mr. Hazeland, at the Pelice Court, this afternoon, aix men were charged with armed robbery at 5, Shanghai Street,
Youmsti.
WAR
ITEMS.
Anxiety in Vienna. A Press Association War
ipecial message from Venise
atates that news of the action of
the military authorities at Cracow in forbidding any farther return of refugees has created a most Mr. P. W. Goldring appeared unfavourable impression in on behalf of three of the defend Vienna, where it is taken to indi- ante, and Mr. Preston, of Messracate the apprehension of the Johnson, Biokee and Mastor, re- Russian advance. Despite threate presented two of the prisonera. of the police and sovere Aa-Inspector Gerrard conducted the Bentances imposed by the. Taioase for the prosecution.
RIFLE SHOOTING. The results of the first round in the competition for Mrs. atrather's Cup, fired over the Hang range, are as follow
F. Wright.28 27.30-13 98 E. Windebank.24 24 21 2/ 96 J. Tooker, jun..29 31 23 891 L. G. Williams.22 23 15 30 90 F. McCarthy...25 23 20 20 88 F. Goodman...26 28 23 10 87
Mr, D'Almada explained that Mr. Heywood had the case in band and he was ill this morning and could not attend. He had only receives the telephone message to this effect at ten o'clock, and be could not acquaint the Court earlier, He asked for F. Williams the case to stand over, as he had. Hennessy...16 22 17 29.84 practically no knowledge of it. F. Elmonds...24 26 13 20 83 His Lordship fixed the hearing O. James 1.24 22 21 13 80. for Saturday..
G. Luke.............23 10 17 30 80
Mr. Davidson applied for cost consequent on the aujournment but the request was refused,
....26 30 21 10 87
courts upon persons disseminat. According to the prosecution, the prisoners, early one evening, rust-10g pessimistic war news, most ed into the house. The manager of circalate throughout the city. alarming reports continue to the establishment was away, and The police are now employing an the accountant was bidding good- bye to a friend. The men gagged consequence hundreds of persons army of private spies, and in the accountant and his friend and
are being arrested, chiefly on two fokis, two escaping the gagg account of unguarded talk in ing. They were all bound and cafes and restaurants, where they the prisoners got away with are accused of spreading false money and clothing to the extent
news or of expressing friendly of about $110.
feelings towards the enemy. The military authorities are rushing the work of fortifications along the Istrian coast. No single oint of any importance between Poland and Trieste is left unprotected," and extensive entrenchments. are also being carried inland.
Mr. Goldring suggested that the fokis had gambled the money of their master and had brought the charge in order to save them
selves.
The racket of this war has been going on now for 118 days. At Baafo round estimate it has cost the players in mere out-of-pocket
The German Slump, expenses and not reckoning the
I had a conversation this week Vast incidental economic losses
with an Englishman of high poli- over £800,000,000 to date. And
tion who has recently returned it is quite certain that the united
from Germany and who had casualties number well over three whohasjust returned from France opportunity of accing the Kai er, million men. Little wonder that where he bad exceptional apporte states that the Emperor has
famous English judge emphati tunities for inspecting the aged perceptibly and that he
gave cally asserted the other day that battlefront, asserts that war has him the strong impression of one it would be monstrous to go on become stupid.
No longer who was endeavouring to put a hanging sordid murderers at the are Napoleonic battles possible. obeorful face on black adversity, Old Bailey if the real authors of When these huge modera The members of his personal the most stupendous crime in Armies meet they inevitably stall, I was assured, make no con human history were not sooner stretch out in opposing lines of cealment that they realise that or later to swing in heup. Of trenches and the fighting de Germany has played her carde Belgium volops into incessant scrapping wrong and that the game is as the sufferings and France, not to mention at intervals along the line. It is
good as lost. Their desperate
Telegraphing from the Northing shoot.. Poland, wo in this country, how a wicked and deadly business, hope now is to establish in the of France the
to
Daily ever honestly we may try, can bat it is not spectacular. The east, ns in the west, a military News, Mr. A. W. Lynch says:- have no conception whatever. It pomp and circumstance of glory sitestion of entrenched stalemate, For some days the German offen- cata one to the heart to see the of war has gone for ever. Men and to hang on by their teeth sive has been violent beyond any pitiable straits to which some of murder each other hideously in until possibly the economic ex thing previously experienced." the once prosperous refugees are back alleya and mud swamp, haustion and the drain of war Practicaly all that was left of now redused. For this reason it and the net result of all our produces an atmosphere favour the flower of the Kaise anny is just as well that Britishere at marvellous soientific mechanism able to a draw." But herein bn's been slaughtered in ruth- home and Ovarzens, "should not is to causs war to revert to condi- Berlin again grievously misinter-less attempt to break the Allieoon, before Mr. J. R. Wood, & west to press. overdo the noble, chivalrous, tions as primitive as the prehis-
of
Flower of Kaiser's Army Slaughtered.
V. Stannard 10 23 20 18 77 .C. Hennessy.17 11 18 30 76 'W. Drew ...28 20 14 4·75. F. Lockhart ...22 21 15 14 72 E, Wood 8.20 10.30.68
The scratch competitors will compete in the second eliminat
NO DEFENCE..
Lawyer who Had to Plead Quilty.
At the Police Court, this after
Uhinose partner in a firm was
A woman said that after the robbery she saw the sixth defend ant with a large sum of money and a number of bangles. The sixth defendant had neveral rolls of coin and paid her $40 in subsidiary coin. She did not know how
Kaiser Fires First Shot ___│⠀⠀│from Big Quas," Paris, Nov. 13. The Kaiser'a. constant movement from one point to another on the front is now much accounted for by the German he had left. He hada roll of notes tradition that the chief war lord bat she did not think they repre- shall fire the first shot from each Benled $300. That was the of the new heavy guns. When amount he had promised to buy ever a new 17-inch howitzer is hor for
mounted the Kaiser proces is to the spot and hur's the first shell at the enemy, by touching a button from a position well in the rear.
Germany's Alternative.
The case was proceeding as we
BRITISH CONSUL'S DEATH.
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Hua, but that civilian non-com-safest positions of all the it seems to be to eradicate the ajan Guard take it-ando. Faithfull appeared for the We (N. China Daily Newal her intention to avoid italtogether,
stricken land.
The Warriors' Resources,
a
P Naval Activity..
defendunt.
sportsman attitude in this war.toric butcheries at the dawn of prets the spirit of the adversaries lines, In its main obi ctive the charged with embezzling the sum
ho has provoked. Europe is not attack has failed, but the losees of $08.08.
It may be the intention of Cer By this one does not mean that shock tactics with a batchet. In going to revert to the old bad on both sides are enormous. We Mr. O. F. Mason, of Messrs. Bighting, men in the field many places the opposing days of armed terrorism. It may are holding on to Ypres. The D'Almada and Mason, appeared Mr. B. Twyman Dies at Wuhu,
many to postpone the decisive should forget their race and tradi trenches are not more than thirty be as impossible to banish war as Kaiser ordered his famous Prae for the complainant and Mr. R.
event of a general engagement for tion and play the blackguard yards apart. And these
a certain time; it can hardly be
sy a or at any aghting spirit, but the stupendous the Prussian Gourd,
regret to record the death of Mr. batante at home should refrain rate the positions most envied by sacrifices of the present Armaged fighting unit, is no more. Nine from even appearing to look ou our own fighting men and their doa must ensure at least another hundred of these magnificent over, Mr. Faithfull said under Wuhu, who passed away on Dec. land, the war at sea would con On hearing the evidence read Bertie Twyman, H. M. Consul at By the London Morning Post. For if Germany were victorious on the tragedy of Europe as a sport French allies. Our men cheer-century of peace and rest for the picked men were left dead upon the circumstances he saw 26, in the hospital at Wuhu, ing event to be impartially ap-fally take their chance of bayonet bruised nations. The position of the field. We have taken 150 of it was absolutely fatile for any Following a severe attack of tinue for just so long as the British plauded like a football match,
work at close quarters, and revel stalemate can be maintained by them prisoners. Yesterday, and defence to be put forward in the typhoid fever, pneumonia set in
Fleet remained unconquered. It The French were a little puzzl-in the safe immanity from the the Germans only so long as their again to-day, our hospital trains case. He would advise his client and was the immediate cause of
would profit Germany but little ed and perhaps a little annoyed dreaded shrapnel. When the forces in the east and the west bave been taking the wounded to plead guilty. On the evidence his death. The news of his death to gain victories on land which by all the fuse that was made trenches are so close together as
would not enable her to open there could be no defence. and barial which took place on her porte, to receive supplies of about the Emden and her gallant this, the Artillery is necessarily are approximately equal to those warriors down to the coast,
of the Allisa.
Mr. Mason: Do you generally Sanday-was received in Shang food and raw material, and to re- skipper. The sporting point of out of action...
base your defense on the evidence hai with feelings of profound constitute her mercantile marine, view of the Britisher, necessarily
Strange Scenes."
In the east the Russiane uve that cannot be ruled out, and I or on the facts ?(Laughter.) Some amazing situations have already demonstrated very clear have been stored positively,
regret, especially by his late sol- emphasised in this war when a German actually plays the game, developed from this constant pro-ly that they are in a position to though I cannot vouch for it on anfortunately yielded to tempte- amongst whom he was very great can isolate the enemy by shutting Mr. Faithfull said the man had leagues at the British Consulate This is the supreme office of a powerful maritime nation; that it not easily appreciated by pinquity of ferocious foes. These force decisive regalis. Unless all any absolute information, that the tion. He had a wife and ly esteemed, and the atmost the seas. And assuming the al- Frenchmen and Belgians whore are not soldiers' tales but incidente the reports of the present fighting Japanese are already operating & concubine and he gave himself syrapathy will go from many here tornative, that Germany was homes have been outraged and officially vouched for. In the in the region are grossly in with their old enemies the Russians up from Canton when he knew to Mrs. Twyman and the two beaten on land, she might still rathlessly destroyed. The most Argonne, where the French are accurate, the Germans have suffer to the extent of furnishing heavy there was a warrant out againat childrensed damnable thing the Germans teaching the Germans something ed severe disaster and a Russian Howitzers with Japanese gun him. He asked for him to be
The deceased, who was forty hope to win the command of the have done yet and surely one of about âghting in woods that the invasion over the frontier will craw
dealt with summarily two years of age, was appointed lenging a Fleet notion. To de sea by a fortunate stroke, in obal- the blackest episodes in bumsn eurvivors will be unable to forget swiftly ensue. In the woel buge
Mr. Mison said that originally Student Interpreter in China isoline action would be to court a annals, was the torpedoing in the even in their dreams, the men of fresh armies are swiftly preparing Things have not been so quiet his friends had offered to repay September, 1895, and three years bumiliation which no great nation Dhamaal of a ship crowded the opposing armies meet to draw to take the field. The Russians in the North Sea ae might be the money on the anderstanding later took the position of Acting would contemplate. It follows wretched refugees flea water at the same streams. There can muster eight million fighting supposed by those who go by the that the charge would be with Consul at Chinking. Id the that sooner or later the German ing to England from their is little intercourse, and mostly men without resorting to any of newspapers. Oar Navy basmade drawn, bat his Worship would following year he was promoted Fleet will put to sea. Meanwhile,
There is no only scowls are exchanged, but the desperate courses the German rich haul of German submarines, not grant leave to have the charge to be a second clare assistant, and longer any doubt about this. sometimes the soldiers chaff each recrniting has already been. The bombardment of Zeebrugge withdrawn. No money had been in 1901 he went to Canton as the wearing-down process by At the first our people refaeed to other and exchange some rather driven to. The French and destroyed at least six German paid over.
Vice-Consul. In 1802 he was will continue to be attempted believe it. Such a thing seemed grim badinage. Occasionally thia British between them will even submarines of the latest pattern The case was then remanded promoted to be a first class 88- and the results must be accepted too, utterly utter. The idea that leads to a ecrimmage with fists, tually have between five and six that were to have been fitted to for magisterial consideration. Bistant, and during that and the Germane, after devastating and the officers in charge have to million men in the field. Ger-gether for use against our Chan-
with composure. And in the the following year fulfilled a little neatral state in violation seperate farious knots of gearlet mang snnot possibly enlt nel lines of communication. Bat
the duties of Acting Coneul meantime every means whereby of their bond, should deliberately and grey trousers. The trace is out more than eight million apart from this nice little coup,
the war may be brought to a at Swatow. In 1904 Bink the vessel in which some purely tacit, but is generally men, of whom already at in iteolf an eloquent commentary
conclusion must be employed. Mr. Twyman came to Shanghai thousands of the poor wretches observed. There was a case near least a million and a half are gone, on the official German legend
Ceylon Men as London S, C's. whose homes they had destroyed Ypres where our own men and never to fight again in this war about oor Fleet cowering in its to the great success of "Snow service as Assessor in the Mixed forming special constable duties
By special request, and owing and for two years did excellent
Several Ceylon men are now pur- were escaping, in the hope of the Germans came to a similar Consequently it is obvious that porte, & unmber of the enemy's white," it has been decided to give Court, his ability and unfailing in the City of London and also in finding sanctuary, was too utterly arrangement. Tommy abominable. But & fragment of wanted hot water for his tea and forces will place Germany in a in potion. There is good reason Saturday, 9th inst., at 9.15 p.m.
Atkins the necessity of dividing her submarines have been destroyed another evening performance on courtesy earning for him the the West End, where some are the German torpedo that blow up the Germans for their coffee coaolnsive inferiority in both to believe that Germany possessed
esteem and appreciation of all
employed in patrolling the pre- the hip has been found embedded The only, placas whers this old theatres of war before many building at the beginning of the formance, for which booking position of Acting Vice-Coneul
The proceeds of this per-
his colleagues,
oinots of Buckingham Palace. the ship he of one of her boats, be procured by the troops in the months have passed. It is the building at the at fatte already commenced at Moutiers at Shanghai, and during his of the Prussian Guard, was smaz-
In 1908 and 1907 He held the
Tribute to British Valour. and the photograph is now being neighbouring trenches were half firm belief that Germany will war. She has lost at least a are again to be devoted to the officially circulated. It ought to rained houses lying jast behind make almoss any sacrifices for dozen, and probably a score of relief of Belgian Refugees. period of residence here he ed at the valour of the British be enshrined in the main street each position. It gradually came peace once the war invades her them. There is a very pretty matinee commences at made innumerable friends. Ia of Berlin after the war ne an to be a recognised thing that prosperous industrial terri ory on story about the failure of the Ger-4.30p.m. to-morrow (Wednesday) the latter part of 1807, he tok of the coolness and the accuracy eternal memorial to German when some of our men or some of the east and west, and competent man raid on Yarmonth. They and children will be admitted at the post of Acting Consul at of aim, and the tenacity with Chivalry and "kultur." the Germans left the trenches with judges are willing to wager freely intended to bombard the place half price. Special terms can be Kiungohow and Pakhoi, and in which the British positions were
The Allies in the East and their kettles to boil water at their that the war will be over belte and were beautiful yearly every arrange for large parties.
september of the following year held. To-day, writen & Pall Mall West have at this moment ever respective rendezvous nobody the stricken woodlands are their spies about nearly every-
he was promoted to be one of H. solid reason for keeping their fired a them. This went on for mellowing again to their autumn thing. But they were too clever.
correspondent, I met a French" M: Vice-Consule in Olims, pro- captain fresh from the scenes of hearts up and smiling grimly weeke but then some German sints.ee A simple artifice that must not be
ceeding to Chengta as Acting carnage. He took off his hat first The Germans reckoned that the shot one of our Tommies through
Will the Japanese Come P made public yet completely
We have received from Mr. B. Consul General and remaining in to the British at Ypres and then war would have been nearly over the shoulder. This gross brezob There has been a good deal of deceived them as to their range, Elwords, 19, Caine Road, the sum that position until February, 1009. to the brave Prussian Guardamen be this time. Fronce was to of the otiquette of the trenches talk about the possibility of the and they were too much rattled of $165 collected by him on be. Later he was mated to bo Con- who perished without flinching. have been crushed and Russin was fiercely resented and the only Japanese taking a hand in the by the fear of looming British half of the Prince of Wales' Fandeul for the Opitlar Dia The march to death of theas beaten to her knees. The present reaalt has been that our Tommies European campaign. The French battleships to work it out for them-We have banded over this amount of Kingohow and Pakhai, and Guarda has made a deep and position is that the Germans in the have had to go without their tea and are very keen on the idea and I selves. The result was that they to
the Hon. Treasurer, who West are securely besieged in the German without their coffee. hear that the Japanese are quite severely bombarded the confront will acknowledge this, with other during the last two or do your abiding imprezaion. And
was in charge at Chiakiang Belgium, and merely waste lives. It is a regular thing, where our eager to come. This a possibility about a mile out beyond low water! subscriptions, in the next list.
and latterly at Wuhu,
FAIRY BALLET TO BE
REPEATED.
Prince of Wales Fund.
he
means of mine and of submarine
One of the wounded, & explain
troops. He was full of admiration
lemen have again
covered themselves with glory