THE MINNESOTA.
Expected to Return Soon to"the
Trans-Pacific Trade,"
Plans are said to be under way for an early return of the Great Northern liner Minnesots to the Oriental trade. Agents of the Great Northern are of the opinion that the Minnesota will be back. in the trans-Pacifo trade in the asar fature, but until definite advices have been received from the headquarters of the company at St. Paul, the probable date of her ratora to the service can only
Colonist.
officials, the company
Northe intention of disposing of
the
he steamshily understood that when the Minnesots again sets
THE HONG KONG
"WAR ITEMS.
TELEGRAPH.
EXTRA
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1915.
Food Question in Germany. SJ tigui a nang are las trolinan authorities keeping on the people that the Specialist mass meetings which were to have been" held in Lazig to discuss the food ques tion, which has now become koute, were rigorously forbidden by the ; police.
A New Dreadnought. The Admiralty has renamed the new battleship Almirante Latoire, built for Chili bat acquired on completion by Brimin. "Sue will be obristened the C.nade. · Two Low boss built as leaders of des-
OUR WAR LETTER.
THE FALKLANDS VICTORY-THE TALK OF
.INVASION SPORTSMEN - WARRIORS:
(From our Special Correspondent.)
London, Deo. 11.
COAL FOR GERMAN RAIDERS.
· Seizure of an American Ship,
CONVICT'S DEATH.
Jaquest on Life-term Prisoner.
At Victoria Gaol, this afternoon, Mr. Hazeland held an enquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of than Sim, aged 55, ho was sentenced to imprisonment for life in 1904, for an indecent cffence, and who died in gaol.
ed slump in nervous affections, due to the fact that most people now have something else to think about besides their precious selves. Cases in which the war has become a nervone obsession are few and far between, The family doctor in also being | much consulted by man who're anxious to find out from a man
New York, Nov. 26. they know and scast whether they:
Indigestion over the insult to the are fit for service. Occasionally these consultants are really American flag in Germany's viola
Chief Warder Pierpoint said anxious to be assured that they tion of American neutrality, in are not fit. One auch young connection with the etr. Sacra- the deceased was a coolis and a gentleman was positively startled mento, for the moment finds a native of Chung Yuen. by the alacrity with which his counter irritant in the impudent Dr. McKenny said the deceased medioal father confessor, an old Tentonic demand for explanations was admitted to the hospital on army doctor, who sizes up bis as to America's intentions regard. the 11.6 inst., auffering from patients beautifully, pronounced ing the British boarding and pneumonia. Yesterday his con- dition became so bad that it wa hopeless, and he died at 3 p.m. the young gentleman wanted, but That request for information is A verdict of death from natural it was a shade too convincing.ocumpanied by threats of imits esases we retired. Nervously he asked what was tive reprisals, and it conjures up Heart," said the doctor. derisive miles and provokes What's the matter with it, doc- taunts. for?" was the startled question. The New York World, for. "It's in your boats, sir, in your instance, in its commenis, boots," said the cracular medico anggests that the sealawyers of Coming Matches and the State of Plain Tales from the Trenches. Germany will have to be a little A number of V.O's and DS.O's more explicit, and it points to the has been handed out for deeds of restraint on Germany's part in thê daring by our men in khaki at enforcement of old theories con
to everything that came and have "They have helped themselves bogated of it. The people of the United States have no duty in the
matter except to protect their own
LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
the Tables.
matches for Starday are:-
The Hongkong Football League.
Olub v. Police, Club Ground, Wright. 4.15 p.m.; refereo, Mr. F. W.
Confuciana. Lam Liong, force, Mr. F. W. Eager,
Lusitano v. Queen's College, Club Ground, 2 45 p.m.; referee,
Military Ground, 2.45 p.m.; re
Division L
Goals. Club. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pis,
great vessel realise that much for deciphering Roumanian tele Admiral Sardea is bo on the done would be trifling, the risks unnoticed. Take the case of ado has been peremptorily ordered / Clab.....41 2 1 3 3 3
THE GOLD CASE.
Chair.Cooltés Observed the Parcel was Heavy,
Yesterday we published a story
in connection with a child and an
the alleged larceny of 208
Eton's Proud Record, There have been 1001 Old
action, seventeen bave died of
B
common
She
Division II
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
be surmised, says the Victoria troyer flotillas have been named The news of the British naval the invasion question. At the pre- him "Quite unfit." It was what search of American chips.
victory off the Falkland Islands sent moment there are more the Baths and the Tipperary. The is big nows indeer. I has been raised men under arms in the Withinthe past few weeke many Canada is u super-Dreadnought ramours have scattered broadcast of 28,000 tons dieplacemat, with with great satisfaction. But then is history. This fact is per received by the geneal public United Kingdom than ever before regarding the future movements a speed of 22 nuts. Her armour satisfaction with which the public feetly well known in Berlio, C-What of the big liner. At first it was belt is 11 inces thick and sue he received it is positively faint sequently, we may believe that reported that she was to he taken carries ton 1-in and 16 6-inch compared with the thrill of pas- there will be no invasion. And for over by the British Government 6 ans, Two more light oralser, sionate relief with which the the simple reason that it would a transport, then the Russians were the Cambria, and the Wallaroo, British Navy has received the have to be in much greater force seeking to buy her, and latterly have been added to the Navy list. news. The disaster that overtook than Germany could possibly she was supposed to has been
Espionage for Germany. that gallant and trusted esamBr, fford to withdraw from the ohartered to carry a shipment of
Loud, Dan. 8.-Bukarest Admiral Cradock, of the coast of European theatres of war for such recent statements made by Grear newspapers report that the Ron Chile, caused bitter anger ng wall an admittedly perilous adventure. the front. But the standard of corning capture and plunder. horses to Europe. In vinw of
maniau Logations in Visons and as prufuund grief in the British That reason being conclusive performance is so high that these Berlin recently discovered that Navy. But now be tatinio be there is no need to dilate on the coveted rewards are more difficult the confidenti I telegrama became men, and the reputation of the difficulty of transporting an in to get than ever. One recipient known in political circles. In- British Navy, have been synged vading army while os regarded of the V.C., a private in a kilted vectigation proved that the Seerat- by Admiral Surdes in very band-still in being. What is regarded regiment who was formerly an Bail for the Orient, she will touchy of the former ruler of Albania some style, Germany's Pacificas possible and even probable are Edinburgh newsboy, charged a rights and interest,"
had a copy of the Roumanian eqadron has praonically ceased coastal raids. The German Navy Germen maxim with only one at Victoria on the way out to ges
Any growth of sympathy with from Seattle. With this end in cipher code which the Roumaniau to exist. It has been wiped off might endeavour, while engaging. comrade to help him. His cham the Germans, weakening under Mr. J. L. MoPerson,
Admiral voo the attention of our Fleet, to land was killed, but the ex-newsboy repeated staggering blows of the view, soundings have been taken overament had given to the the high teas. at the Outer Docks, and submittedPrince of Wied for communicat- Spree's Agship, the crack gun-raiding parties for the purpose of hot the officer and six men in allied arma, is rapidly melting to the heads of the Great North-ing with the Rumanian Legations very ship of the German Navy, harrying our cosats and spread Joharge of the morim and captured before the violation of American RG.A....6 3 03:10 59 abroad, and that the Secretary and two other ernisere bave been ing & demoralising panis inland. it single handed. But deade centrality in the seizure of cargo. orn. The trans-Pacific trade was
was receiving Afke. 2,500 a month sent to Davy Jones' locker, Bud The actual damage that could be almost as good are bound to pass The American Consulat Valparai Navy 1 2 3 2 0 5 never better, and the owners of the
track of the two remaining fugit to the raiders would be great, lieutenant RFA., vouched for to investigate the circumstances. Police 4 0 1 3 3 4 3 profitable business is being lost grams for German diplomats.
ive German craisers. These are and the panic is problematical. with mos ancanonical enthusiasm The Sacramento, originally Confucians 4.2 1110 4 6 while the Minnesota'is laid up in
fast Laits. The Dealer is a No doubt science has mide by a Wesleyan person. This amburg-American boat, was Puget Sound."
Etuins on active service in Eater ship of the Emden, and she us immensely more self-conscious youngster was on signal duty for transferred to the American re
has incidentally been guilty of ht than our for f uncestors were his battery, and stack to his gistry under the new law.
St. Joseph's Trance, Belgium, Airion, and with least two flagrant abuses of inter-when raids were
College 2 200 the Naval forcas during the war.
national law.
post on a church tower all day left San Francisco for Valparaiso Lam Liong... 210754 Of these 133 have been killed in bounds of justice are on her track. taken are convincing, and the down at night the shattered rem quantities of provisione. She
The steel-clad occurrence, but the precautions ander shell fire. When he climbed with 8.000 tons of cool and Victoria B. 3 1 1 1 423 wounds, 170 are wounder, thirty these two Germa, boats, the two ing boom that Lord Kitabener. he walked back he got a bulles cain Jacobson reporting that aue University 2020.04.0 We may await further news of net result would be such a recruit nants of his tower collapsed. As arrived at Valparaiso empty, Uap Diocesana...3111253
Queen's
Ouilege...3 1.1 145 3 are wounded and prisoners, and last ot any effective force that still would probably raise the height through his neck. But he made had been seized by German en Lusitano.....2 0.2 0.08 | twenty-six are mi-sing.
funt the Black Eagle on the bigh standard to 6 ft. 2 in.
his report before remarking" of-war, taken to a Chilian island, Splendid Churka Exploit. Baw, with tranquitiny and coufi-
A Contrast.
think I'd baiter find a field am and her cargo had been confiscat General Sir Afred Tuner, ence. It is inadmissible to dis- It might be said that the war has speaking at the Esto e Miles coss the composition of the British put everything into italics. It ha balance. The beggare have drilled od in neutral waters.
a hole in me that wants plagging." The Übilian Government Normal Physical School, Chandos squadron that fought this success-emphasised the contraste of life
Signor Diego Angeli, a famous officially declares it is proved amah, charged in connection with treet, said he had been told that ful action. But the foot that so by turning on the limelight. Bowalian translator of Shakespeare, that German steamships violated morrow's meeting of the Legisla. one of the great fights with the formi table au enemy's squadron weary, Lt, stale and to profitable has given some wonderful impres the neutrality of Juan Fernandez sovereigna. This morning, at the Prussian Quärda was carried on has been stashed up with r.fing in times like these appears the sions of the British army at the Robinson Craso8 Island, by by a bat alion of the Ghurkas, losses to ourselves is prof posuve hum-drum civilian existence. front. He says that the British manded until Saturday morning sheir Ive, bad at the earl only 87 under the white ensign this time. noble and self-sacrificing, but it compete with the Turcos apturing neutral vessels in AgOrdinance to amend the Simp
who, shough they unto ly defeated that some beavy metal fought may be necessary, possibly even Sergeant McKelvie told the storyfficere and meo left alive and This victory may be regarded as is dreadfully tame Lord Roscourage, with the Belgians in of the affair as we published ́16,
Lisa uuwounded. adding that the woman
the first fruits of Lora Fisher's re-bery said the true word when he marksmanship and with the Ger turn as First Sa Lord of the Bri- told his countrymen they might "They live with dignity and mans in resource and tenacity, admitted having A hundred dollars out of the affair. A money"
tish Admualty. "That he was put be missing a great opportunity, Paris, Dao. 9.-The German recalled Looper to the post for one that would never recar in all they die with heroism," be esyo, afterwards promoted to the rank of Receivers and as by the validity changer was prepared to say thai he changed ninetysovereigns
have up to the present respected which Providence seems specially their lives. Most men of spirit and narrates that one day a about that time for a woman, but the historical monaments on the to have designed him in this crisis and imagination would rather regiment greeted their comrades lieutenant. He went to France of the acts of persons appointed he could not identify the woman, battlefield of Waterloo, says the is a reflection on several people. have carried a musket or even in some distant trenches with the about five week ago and has seen to be Deputy Oficial Receivers or Havre correspondent of the Petit The victory may have very im- "dooley" in this war than have ed?" There was a pause. Then tas not played in the Golf Cham- or attached to the othve of the old slogan, “Are we down-heart service in the trenches. Maxwell to ot as Deputy Oficial Receivers When the owner of the money
Marisien The wreath arrived with it, the chair coolies
which portant cousequences the ongineered the war loan. On a blood-stained specure raised pionship for two or three seasons, Official Receiver before the com who carried him obstrva, in the paced on June 18 Jerary situation as well as on has only to watch how the city himself from a trench, shouted though retaining all his old skill, mencement of this Ordinance. being of the amal and the elebrated nagle with a Broken our high seas commerce. Some man in broadcloth looks at his "No-o" with his last breath, and When his friende have tried to First reading of a Bill intituled child, that the parcel was a Wing" is still there. On the naval officers are wondering business friend in khaki to under- fell back dead. Signor Angeli perenade him to emerge from his Au Ordinance to amend the heavy one. The amah found out her hand, the historical collec. whether it may tempt the Cherman stand that. Coming into town this declares that this fccident, which all too soon retirement, he has Military Stores (Exportation)
always refused on the ground that Ordinances, 1862 an 1914. cel contained sovereigns. She also Jean, where Victor Hugo lodged, Admiral Jelicos in the belief ing little incident brought home.
of the British valour... Admiral Sturdee hus these reflectioner. It was a typical Besartained from the child that has disappe ded, and all he mus- that
big to afford any pleasure by An Ordinance to smend the Alien Sportsman in Khakl; 22 the money was kept in complain-kete, bayonets, exords, buttons, Dreadnoughts with him and that early morning business train
Sport in siliis phases continues taking part in it. It is always basmies (Winding up) Ordin ant's wardrobe and she obtained and cannon-balls of the Napoleon now is the time to strike. But it The compertinents were tro
to give of its best men to the ser-
said that Maxwell's display aacs, lvl4. a key to that receptacle and, it ic epoch, as well be several in prurably too good to be rus. with office men and office girle vice of the country. Jim Driscoll, against Captain O. K. Hutchison
of was alleged, abstracted the sover piotures representing episodes of The Germans know full well that all stamped with the impress eigns. Nune of the money had the baitie, have been taken away, the North Sea yawns for them weary routine, all rodding about one of the finest featherweights was the finest that has ever basu
seen in an amateur final, wib facerent jaws if ever they the war in their morning papers. the Welsh Horge, and it is reported boxing has ever known, has joined
Left by the Manchurie, Concealed Wireless Plant..
Spurtemen continue to dis venture out upon it with a real Suddenly there came an exultant that Jack Rose, the professional Malta, Dec. 4.—A person who determination to fight.
tinguish
Among the passengera who left themselves at the by the 0.8, Manchuria yesterday baret of excited cheering as golfer attached to Park Langley, ed by Sir John Frenchin srecent
front. Amongst those mention was Dr. F. Grone,-*-* was present on one of the ships
Invasion Scares. engaged in blotting out the Ger London hen a periodical rum- the down line. Everybody looked another long train shot past on
London Club, has been given B
Returned Astatics. man Colonies in the Pacific Bays oors of East Coast invasion acures. up. It was a troop train, the
despatch were Lient-Col, T. T Meanwhile Boss's commission.
The 8.8. Cyclops arrived from Pitman, they found wireless installations A merohant of high standing in the most isolated and out-of.4ow these sensational stories windows packed with weather going duties are being carrierested something of a record chinese passengers on board,
who, at Sandhurst, British Cuiquobis u-day with 66. out by Sanderson, the profession the athletio match against From Sikh Soldiers. in Beyrout and Smyrna" who ar-the-way places. In some casa originate nobody can find out, bronzed men in khaki, who were alto the Wimereux Olab, Woolwion by winning four events rived in Paris on December 10 they had to penetrate fully fifty less news sets great store by them war like schoolboya on holiday. French coat is Le Touquet where hundred yards in 10.4/5 he ledges $40 from the Sikhs of the said that famine was already be miles into the interior, where the and it is possible that the tuing is The last of the quintessent the Open French Golf Champion-seconds, half in 2 minutes 4.3/5th allocated to the Dicoesan Girls But obviously the German wire waving and che ring, off to the Boulogne. A little further up the
The Bishop of Vilor a acknow- ginning to show itself in vast wireless apparatus was hidden
seconde, quarter in 52.2/5ths 25th Punjabie, 8. donation areas of Syria and Palestine among trees. The same inform being engineered to some extent. coaches flashed German soldiers who acquired ant states that the wireless who are certainly not in league A few moments later the
was decided a few weeks ship There are some people, however, died away in the distanc before war was declared. The
seconds and mile in 4 minutes School and Orphanage. the blood and loot lust habit in message sent by the operatore on with the enemy, who honestly faced business crash was stream Harzy Vardon is now in the hands he was one of the 11th Hussare 48 seconds. A fine polo player, Belgian, commanded the Torka Cocos Keeling Island, reporting believe that a German invasion ing down the familiar City plat of the military marching towards Egypt, and he the presence of a hostile ship of this country is seriously form to the monotonous.ory of House, which has accommodation mental cap in 1009 Other polo and the club team which won the inter-regi stated that the bulk of the army was received by the Australian contemplated, not only in Ger All tickets had broken into marauding banda warskipa Melbourne and Sydney, many, but by our own uuthorities. planks ! " ";
Poontracts for 200 or more beds, is a hos playore to be mentioned were that swept the country like a which happened to be only about In poof of this these nervous Oh! Good Apothecary! tornado and did not leave a fifty miles away. The Sydunyolcall attention to the The family doctor has been Amateur Golf Champion of 1903 chicken, goat, pig, or any kind | started at full speed; and in less of foodstuff in their wake, hou-b80 an hour and a half the Mek elaborate precautions that are having a busy time in some way home suffering from frost bittan 181: Lord Hólm-Pusrick, well low for one or wo yours from 1st
Police Cour, the case was re
Germans Remove Napoleonic Collections.
on
Chilian waters.
The orders of the day for to-
tive council are:-
First reading of a Bill intituled Ordinance, 1901.
First reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to remove doubts as to the power of the Governor. appviat Deputy Official
期
from the child later that the par-tion in the hotel on Mont Saint North Sea to try a fall with morning by an early train, a thrillis authentic, sums up the quality the Uhampionship has become too First reading of a Bill intituled
been recovered.
Famine in Syria.
browded
The cheers
ander
pale-
course which was laid out by
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT
pital. Robert Maxwell, the
Major 0. F. Hunter, the back of
TO LET the 7th Dragoon Guarde team who won the 19tL inter regimen TO LET TOR CREST." No. manda framtida 7, the Peak furnished bunga- Known in Irjen rouroles and April, moderate rent
Apply Calonel AD Miller who used to PM HODGSO Courte play for the Boots Grove,
Justice
* praditionera
and 1900, has been invalided
foot. On the outbreak
8th Royal Scots, but we
Well there being taken. It is as well.
since the wor upset everything, were violins of Barvation the Sydney: "Have Ongaged liitude in this country on lassers that there has been a mark Maxwell joined
fore, to slate what is the real Eminent London
sands of the poorest of poor peas-
bourne received a message from
** the Emden and finished her.