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The Hongkong Telegraph
January 27, 1915,
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2819 日鸣十月二十年寅甲
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
OUR NEW ARMY.
EARL KITCHENER ABUNDANTLY SATISFIED.
Transfer of Vessels to Neutral Flig; U. S.
Senator's Protest.
ARMED BRITISH MERCHANTMAN SUNK,
Good Work by the French.
(Oficial Telegrain from the French Government, via Peking).
On the 24th, on the Aisne front, the French batteries obtained
s very sccarate range...
To the Champagne region the French artillery destroyed several
German works and shelters.
In La Grurie wood a very lively rifle fire prevailed, the French fire stopping that of the Germinne. -
On the Meuse, the St. Mihiel bridges were destroyed by the French artillery, which also blew up an ammunition depot in A Bavarian colume was surprised at Embermenil, in Loraine, the French taking numerous prisoners.
Woovre. !
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.]
EARLIER TELEGRAMS, «
[Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
Uneventful Fighting,
Jan. 25, 10.35 p.m.
Armed Merchantman Sunk.
(ESTABLISHED- 1881.) Copyright, 1915 by the Proprie
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JANUARY
27, 1915.
January 27, 1914 °
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lowered in the last two years. Wages, provisions, and oral must be altogether a serious burden in the coming financial year. Ia comparing the working of the
Is this Saint Omer?" "Yes" "Is it far into France "It's in the north.”y
“Ah, that's a surpris for us!
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TELEGNAMEL.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED.
In the U.S Senate, Mr. Elihm Root (a former Minister of State) vigorously opposed the Ship Par-
and ordinary shares of the Britiba India Company, was confirmed at a special meeting of the pro- Effect of the War on Its Activities. Prietors on June 24.
This arrangement came into operation from Oct. I of this year company's business for the last We were taken from oaz doaks in and the accounts of the British two years it is, of course, impos the University where we were The report to Sept. 30 states India Compeny will hereafter run sible to avoid allusion to the students about sixty of
of my com that after providing for the normal pari pasau with the financial year state of public affaire, crrades and mysalf-they gave us depreciation, amounting to £450,- of this company. Under the to adopt A sanguine uniforms and rifles, and we set off. 030, and the insurance charges, agreement the directors of the attitude as to the immediate My mother was not even informed the balance amounts to £359,703, respective companies join each future. It must not, however, of my departure. What must che including £68,703 carried forward other's boards and form a com- be overlooked, that the financial think? I hadn't seen her for three to the next account. The dis- bised board as from Oct. 1. Lord year of 1912-13 was one of the weeks when I left tribution in dividend and bonus Roberts thus became a director most prosperous years in the ship- "A week after having been chase Bill. will be at the rate of 5 per cent. and attended a meeting of the ping world, and that the directors equipped we were put in the Seastor Root denounced the on the preferred stock and 10 per joint board on Oct. 21. On leav-then set aside sa appropriation of trenches. We didn't know how recent U.S. Note to Great Britain cont, on the deferred stock, with sing he mentioned to the chairman $200,000 to a contingent fund, to hold a rile. And then, one es being inspired by purely hopus of 8 per cent. on the latter. his intention to be present at the which smounts to £460,000, and fine day, just when our commander politics! motives,
Fleet. The report of last year next board and his pleasure in which, added to the ordinary had ordered the assembly, we
Mr. Hyland Adkins, M.P., saye mentioned that two more ships of making the acquaintance of bie reserve standing at £1,374,000 found ourselves surrounded by the "K" class had been contraet new colleagues. But his sense of (these funds being held in sacurt-French soldiers, who took us he is authorised by Earl Kitchener ed for with Miesare. Cammell, duty called him abroad with fatal ties or oxab), places the company prisoners. And now we are here, to say that he is abundantly astisfied with the remarkable pro- Laird and Co. One of these results, and a fitting tribute is in a strong position to meet any wo to whom they said when we vesels, the Karmals, is already | paid in the report.
adverse contingencies which may started that we were going into Brass of the recruits. at work, and the Kalyan is pro Summary Freights generally, arise from this unforeacen and France to guard Parisand the other gressing satisfactorily. Two but more particularly in the unparalleled war. It is in these largooities which had been taken," sister abips of the same type homeward.bound trade, began to circumstances the directors feel The young soldier, who spoke previously contraced for with fall away with only one exception, justified in recommending the French extremely well, was bare Mesera. Caird and Co., the Kash- namely, in the Cape-Australian same dividend and bonus as were ly sixteen and a half years old. mir and the Kasbgor, will be at line, where the introduction of paid last year. work very shortly. This com-new tonnage led to a considerable plates a list of six ships of this improvement in that service, particular olase, a superior inter- which basscted as a set of against mediate class, 900 tona register a large deficiency in other quart-
FRENCH SOURCES.
and 9,000 h.p. Two vessels for era. But with the declaration of WAR NEWS FROM the Cape-Australian service bave war, business came practically to been completed and entered on a standstill, and in eoms foreign service, the Berrima and Bords,ports cargo which had been actual- The board has recently contractedly loaded was redelivered to ship- with Mesara, Harland and Wolff pers, at their request, as they and Meesra, Csird to build sach a found
I Haiphong..
A Russian communique speake of a certain amount of activity on the part of the Austrians in the East Carpathian passes; other wise events were unimportant. The Germans hsve taken Russian advanced trench, and the Rawians took a German trench with machine guns, and also des- trayed a German armoured motor.
The armed merchantman Vent-
Red Cross Stamps.
The sale (in Tonkin) of postage stamps for the Red Cross Fand produced for the month of November theeam of Fr. 1,949.71, which has been remitted to the aor (formerly the Viking) has been lost, owing to bad weather, president of the commission ap- pointed by the War Office on or by atriking a mine, off the August 8, 1914, to collect funds north of Ireland. All on board
were drowned: for, the relief of the wounded.
Jockey Prisoners.
themselves.unable to ["Hongkong Telegraph” large stammer of about 15,600 france their engagements. Even Transistion from the Courrier 1ons and sppropriate power for in the caes of shipments made the company's general mail ser previous to the war there are [viće, but theɛo vessels have not no now reveral thousand tons of far been named. A contrect cargo discharged from the com- was entered into some months ago pany's ships lying in London A case similar to the one which only mining." And this miss with Messrs. Charles Rennoldson which cannot be sent to the Con was tried at Sabang by the Datoh ing man has now been found. and Co., of South Shields, to tinent and and consignees here. Court, regarding the delivery of Hete a prisoner of war build a steamer of 1,000 tous ex. This gives but a fint idea of the
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The famous jockey Ale Carter, who was reported as having been killed in notion, was, fortunately,
clusively for the local trade in the bouleversement caused by the geoda loaded on ships belonging Hemmelburg, in Bavaria.
to belligerente which have taken
WaTat
NEWS.
Interesting wer items will be found elsewhere,
appear on page 4.
Further notes on the orisia
Hongkong Football League matters are dealt with in this
Yesterday's meeting of the
Malay Archipelago, and to act as great straggle in which the refuge in neutral ports, has been Moreover, he is not the only feeder to the company's main British Empire is now engaged.adjudicated on at Naples. It hero of the race course and of the line. She will enter on her work in the last few years there has concerned the German Vossol war at present confined in Sanitary Board is reported in this early next year, and appears in been a certain revival in exports Rhonania. The conclusions of Germany is comrade Joseph issue.
General news and an article
the fleet list as Mata Hari, which to India and Australia, but not to the Italian court were as follow: Shatwell and a whole crowd of This morning'e training limes. jockeys and trainers are in a camp at the Racecource are given else. means "The Eye of Day." Tue China and Japan, where the Wilcannia, Borneo, Palawan, San: demand is very alight indeed in (1) When a vessel belonging where they are taking things ss
in the neighbourhood of Berlin, where da and Sumatra have been sold comparison with that of ordinary. during the year at prices which times. Whether this demand is to belligerent nation seeks re- they come, with as much humour antitled Atrocitos. Rozoide
fuge in a neutral port, this fact show a satisfactory Earplus on in fulfilment of old contracts cr
as philosophy.
sppear on page 375 their book value, and arrange is evidence of new business it is brings about the breaking and
They have recently elected as "Our Contemporaries" appears. ments have also been made to difficult to say. The great trade at the saepension of the contract
with the shippers.
captain of the camp the jockey on page 2, commercial news on dispose of the Arcadia, tak. of Antwerp has been totally
George Wiltshire, who, to pre-page 9 and log book on page 6. The War.-The Admiralty had, destroyed (but it is to be hoped
serve their appleness, gravely previous to the outbreak of war, only for a time), and this trade
(2). In these cironmatano makes them out the most extra-
Important matters concerning chartered four of the company's has been for the paas. 30 years the freight must be paid, not on ordinary capers, to the great as-with at the meeting of subscribers 18t. John's Cathedral were dealt steamera for the Judian and a very important feature of the the whole voyage bat on the portonishment of the people of Colonial transport work for a company's work. As regards the tion actually accomplished.
and seat-holders held last evening. period of six months, namely, the general homeward bound trade, Dongola, Plassy, Somali, and it is at the moment impossible to
(3). The expenses of discharging Spadan. Immediately war was express any cleer view as to the (including those resulting from declared the Admiralty proceeded immediate fature. It is to be the shifting of other goode) must not to charter but to commandeer hoped that eventually a gcod deal be borne by the vessel, for the the services of nearly half the of the Eastern Continental car, feet of the voyage being interrupt company's fleet, or upwards of ing trade will fall to the Britished by force majeure obliges the 200,000 tons, some an armed cruiz-flag, but this will probably be neoptain to deliver the goods. ers, others as hospital ships, and slow process. The financial
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Berlin.
HOSTILE TRADING CONCERNS IN HONGKONG.
Some Bombay Comments,
the rest as transporte. No rates difficulties in the way of acquit(). The freight is not due before of charter money have been fixed ing foreign trade may be imagin- the delivery of the goods, but pro for these vessels, and small pay-ad, but a formidable obstacle to portionately as they are delivered, ments on account have so far only all maritime traffic is the price which permits the shippers to ex- been received. The eventual which bas to be paid for war srcise control over the freight, in settlement of rates will boa mutter insurance, and which must involve ones there should be any damage a letter to the Bombay for arbitration, unless the Ad-increased outlay to whatever ex-obargeable to the owners of the Chamber of Commerce the Secret- miralty and the company can ent shippers might hope to do vessel."
Ary to the Bombay Government
"
The Schoolboy Soldiers,
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Bijon Theatre 9.15 p.m. Vistoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.
TO-MORROW.""
Bijan Theatre-9,15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 pm. Opening of "The Grotesques* reason, Theatre Royal.-9.16 p.m. agrae beforehand in regard to the business. The working account (5). The proportional part, in says: It has come to the notice Sale of farnitare, 13, Hum- A Russian communique states that a cortain amount of activity same. In view of nearly half the shows that to the end of Sapter-case of general average, that is to of Government that in Singapore phreys Avenue, Kowloon.-G.P. is being shown by the Austrians on the passes of the East company's ships being engaged bor, that is to say, in less than sy during thetime that the vessel and Hongkong, where liquidation Lammert-11 am. Na
Sale of household furniture, 61- Carpathians, but otherwise there are no important events to record in Government work, it is need- eight weeks, the company has remains in port, ceases as soon as of the affairs of hostile trading
The Germans took one of the Russian advanced trenches and less to state that the mail service had to pay £31,000 for war risk on thecaptain requests that the goods concerns was undertaken, local The Peak, G. P. Lammert 2.30 the Baseians took one of the German trenches, with machine guns, has been carried on with great its ships, or at the rate of £180,000 be discharged.
British firme gave great assistance. p.m. It would appear that each hostile | and also destroyed a German armoured motor."
diffienity, but every mail per annum. Altogether a new t
firm was handed over to one steamer has been duly des charge! As regards passenger
Saturday, January 30. particular British firm which patched from her terminal business, the year deal with in The Copenhagen correspondent thereafter proceeded to wind up
Sale of furniture, P. Lam- port of departure, and if the re-this report has not been brilliant, of the Tempe telegraphs that there its fairs, collect outstandings, mert's Sales Boom-10.30 am.. Jan. 25, 10.30 p.m.
gular days of arrival outwards or bat, considering the opposition
Sale of suit-lengths, etc.-G. P. The Press Bureau Bunounces that the British ormed merchant-homewards have not been practic in almost every direction, there now 60,000 recruits of 10 dispose of stocks, and so
if membern Lammert's Sales Room 11 am, man Ventnor has been lost, either on account of bad weather or by able, this is entirely owing to the receipts have been so far satis years of age being trained in the forth. He asked
· Uarton Foto, H.K, University, contact with a mine, off the north coast of Ireland.
great war in which the nation is factory, as they have been in excess German depots. Their officers of the Bombay Chamber would All on board have been drowned and a quantity of wreckage Ongaged, and which has made it of those of the previous year by are university professors sad help in somewhat the same Distribution of Prizes, Dicasan
necessary for the Admiralty to few thousand pounds. With school teachers who are still way. In circulating the letter to School 11:30 am has been found.'".
interfere, and, so to speak, direct regard to expenditure, the excess
members of the Chamber the liable for service. The as. Ventnor was formerly known as the Viking,
the morements of all steamers on over that of the previous Furthermore, a convoy of Gersecretary to the Chamber of Com the high seas, in order, as far as year has been considerable, but man prisoners which passed merce says: My committee are possible to avoid the risk of would have been much larger if a through Saint Omer has enabled of opinion that this is a matter in The H.K. Land Investment capture. The directors believe similer number of voyagen had it to be ascertained that the Ger which members might be willing and Agency Co., Ltd., Hongkong that the company has been doing taken place. Having regard to man recruiting officials are enroll to give assistance to Government, Central Estate and West Point Reuter's correspondent at Washington telegraphe that, in the a great public service in carrying discouraging freights, fewer ing whoever they can. The army the moresas most office establisk Building Co., Ltd., meetings of to fully shareholders-11.30 am to noom: Sonate, ex-minister Eliba Root, opposing the Ship Purchase Bill, on this important mail work, after reading the instructions to German naval commanders at the The B.I. Company The agres this year. It must, however,
voyages were actually undertaken devours young and old, and they ments are probab
mploy are practically taking children outbreak of war, said it was plain that no great Power would permit ment made between this company pointed ont that since the
from their desks at school.
Tussday, February 93 dismy citizens to rub it by the transfer to a neutral flag of ships it and the British India Co
An editor of } Independant du as entified to capture on the high eses. Mr. Root also denounced dated May 2744
Pas de Calais had a conversatión the ment Note to Great Britsin as having besă laspired by p
with one of these young prisoners “molives.
bean who spoke French
Recent U. S. Note Criticised.
Jan. 28, 4.50 am.
pany,
boste of ru by the have former company, by an exchange with the colo exception of stook, seguired the prefer.
imes.
Tuesday, February 2.
The H.K. Canton and Mana