TO-DAY'S
THE HONGkong telEGRAPH
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LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.
[Reater's Service to the "Telegraph."] .- TURKS CEDE RAILWAY TO BULGARIA.
TWO TORPEDO-BOATS SUNK.
Ensmy Submarine off East Coast.
July 26, 5.25 am, ·
of the British Navy, or hardly more than one a month on the average. One battleship, the For midable; three armoured cruisers, the Cressy, Hogue, and Aboukir three other oruisers, the Hawke, Hermes, and Pathfinder; one torpedo gunboat, the Niger; ons destroyer, the Recruit;
eraise of sea power..
Names of 31 Men Saved.
and
HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY, 26 1915.
KWANGTUNG RELIEF FUND.
J
COLONY'S HEALTH.
According to the returnshowing
REPRISALS ON BRITISH OFFICERS.
OUR LONDON LETTER.
the number of cases of communio Equality of Treatment Requested. able diseases which have been notified as occurring in the Colony
during the week ended July 24, The following Note, dated Jane there were two cases of plogue, 12, has been addressed to the outside Victoria both being American Ambassador by the Chinese and fatal. There was Secretary of State for Foreign one case of diptheria, Chiuses, Affairs:
TYPHOON WARNING.
Meears. Hing Kee Band $105. The following subscribed $100 Mr. Leung Chek-chuen, Pacific
The telegram quoted below was Mail 5.9. Co. Native Branch, received from the Manila Obser- Kaing Man Society of Kuing vatory at 12.15 pm. July 20, Chow, Mr. Kwong Chen-kwong. 1915. Typhoon west of Bailin Mesers Kwok Ying-koe, Mesara tang Channel, almost stationary. Chang Shun-wo, Mesara Car michael and Clarke.
The following cabacribed 60.00
Mesara.
414
How the Fighting Goes,
possibly have to choose at some time between exposing our essential naval supremaoy in capital ebipe to upjustifiable risks from German mines or torpedoes and leaving open the road of the invadera from Heligoland to our shores. For this reason it is vital-
West.
A War of Exhaustion..
A very eminent aoldier on
He had the
Subscription List No. 9. The Tang Wa Hospital boga to acknowledge" with thanks the following donations to the Kwang
(From Our Own Correspondent) that we should feel ourselves, and Friday, June 18. know curselves, able to deal Tung Flood Relief Fund.
The following subsoribed
Sir Robertson Nichol, the fam. effectually with any military land- $2000 TT. from Chinese Be
ous obsmpion of the Nonconfor- ing that Germany could possibly nevolent Society of Vancouver,
mist point of view and editor of accomplish. The newspaper and Union Iosarce, Spointy of Canton Estal, in Victoria Of anterio The Secretary of State for the British Weekly, has been their military oritice have fostered Ind.
fever there were three cases, two Foreign Affairs presente his com- subjected to a good deal of ill- another great popular misconcep Kwong Wa Hospital Collection fatal, all Chinese one only being plimente to the United States informed ariticien because of an tion of the strategy of this war. No. 9 (1210.03) 81210.03.
in Victoria. There were three Ambassador, and has the honour article he has published on the Everybody is expecting to hear Kwong Wa Hospital collection cases of puerperal fever, all fatal; to stats that his Majesty's Gov- war. Journalists who did not that the Germans have been No. 8 $355.11.11.
one Portuguese, two Chinese, ons erament, having decided to re- take the trouble to understand pushed bsok." If we could see The Times correspondent at Sofia reports that conventionMessrs. Cho Kwong Lau $300. in Victoria and the others outside. lease from naval custody those what Sir Robertson Nichol was into the brains of the French
The following Subscribed cading to Bulgaria, the Turkish portion of the Dedeagatch
naval prisoners of war who were writing about have accused him grand staff at this moment, it All territory $200. Chinese staff of the Railway, was signed at Constantinople on July 22,
saved from the submarines U. 8, of all sorts of silly things. As a might be found that their obief west of the Mantza River becomes Bulgarian. The convention im Hongkong Tramway Co. Ed.,
U 12, and U 14, and to transfer matter of fact the article was Doxiety is that the Germans may pliss no political engagement on either side.
Mesare, Shing On.
them to the custody of the mili-obviously inspired, probably by push themselves back too soon, tary authorities to be coufired Mr. Lloyd George, and was of a long as active operations can under precisely the same condi- manly and sensible character very be maintained at intervals, fight tions as other prisoners of war, satisfactory in enob a quarter. ing in which the Germans enfer instructions have been given for Forone thing Sir Robertson Ni fosses at least equal to our own, the officers to be moved to Dyffryn ohol claims absolute freedom of it is better for the Allies that the Aled, Donington Hall, and Holy action, unfettered by prejudice or German should continue to hold port, and for the men to be in- precedent, for the new Minister a three hundred mile front in the terned in Shrewsbury, Frith Hill, for Munitions. He also seserte, and Dorchester detention camps. which is no small thing for the His Majesty's Government ex-British Weekly, that conscrip Messrs. Nam Hing Loong, Hessrs. Mr. Yeung King-ming, Messrs. pect that, in accordance with the rtion may be necessary in this German country for the national safety. It was officially announced the torpedo-boate reported re- Kwong Mes Chan, Messrs. Sun Chenng Tai, Messra. Yan Cheung, undertaking of the that his Majesty's. torpedo- present the total wastage canged Tak Loong, Messrs, Tak Lun Wo, Messra. Kwan Yik Tai, Maasra. Government, they will at once The theory set forth in the article the antive list put the situation
Fat, 'Mesare. boats Nos. 10 and 12, whilst by submarine attack, and only Staff of the Opium Revenao] Yue We Tai, Mervs. Him Sang send the 89 British officers now is that Germany, having lost her to me something like this, Be Kwong Pik ander barrack arrest back to the first opportunity in this way of said that Lord Kitchener, who at
Him San. The following subscribed 50.00 Loong, Mesara.
ordinary detention camps; and securing victory at the very out the very outset of the war operating off the East Coast, were the Recruit and the two torpedo Office Tai Po.
boats have been destroyed in the torpedoed by an enemy submarine last five months. Of the many Messrs. Hang Hing Tai, Messrs. Mesata Tang Sang Wo, Mr. Ip they will be glad to learn as soon set against opponents who were ccarstely foretold ite obaracter and sunk,
The survivors, 41 in number, auxiliary ships, moreover, the Lee Yaen Cheung, Messra. Pui, Messrs Banker & Co., Mr. as possible to which camps the unprepared, is absat. to test her #38 war ofexhaustion and prepared Loong, Mr. LiKwok Ip Sang, Mesere Yee Hop. officers in question have been sent fortunes on a second opportunity. at once, against some opposition, only oss lost by submarine Yue Wo have been landed.
attack has been the Bayano. Chun Ting, Mesars. Yee Loi, Mr. Chen Kang Yne's family, and which officers have been sent Sir Robertson Nichol fears that to raise armies not of hundreds of Rassia has been temporarity thousands but of millions, was The point is that the war of Mrs. Chan Leung-abi, Mr. Chan Mesers On Wing Chan, Cho to which camps.
The Secretary of State will be knocked out for all effectual right na unol. "Coastal Destroyers." attrition mast fluctuate, and a few Fung-toi, Mr. Sa Tat-fan, Messre. Yat Fook, Mr. Li's Family,
Mesers much obliged if Mr. Page will offensive purposes. She will re-advantage of being in the secret losses here and there are practic Wing Tung Hing, Mr. Fong Tai Mere Tai Chan, Our Naval Correspondentally inevitable so long as the chi, Mrs. Ohog Ho Shi, Mrs. Shing Fat, Mesera Fook Lee, communicate the foregoing to the cover, and again become formid of the highest French military Mok Messrs. Wo On Cheung, Mesure. United States Ambassador at able, but for the moment she is authorities. It would be a hope writes:****
Kum Yan Wo, Messrs. Shan Cheung, Berlin by telegram, and request taking the count. This will en lees task to attempt to overras These are the first vessels of British Navy keeps the seas and Choy Chan Shi, Mr.
maintains thereby the security of Kot-enog, this particular class which have these Islands, besides ensuring Bing Loong, Messrs. Fan Mesara. Mow Sang Tong, Messrs. Mr. Gerard to obtain a reply from able Germany, in Sir Robertson Germany until the German army Kid Cheong, Man Chuen Tong, Messrs. Kwong the German Governmentia regard Nichol's opinion, and there is has been weakened, to the verge been lost to the British Navy all those other numerous advant- Kee, Messrs.
Sing Fat On Wo, Mesare. Wing On Cheong, to the matter at his early con- already news to that effect, to of military collapse. Our policy during the war, although about s
Mr Ya Yau, Mesers Hung Tak, Mesara, Yue Wo Fat, Fook Hing venience.
transfer heavy reinforcements on the land is not dissimilar in hundred torpedo-boats of varione ages which acerus from the ex. Mesara. Kwong
Wing Sang, Ui Loong, Cheong Glass Factory, Shing. Lee Sit It will be seen says the Times from East to West. He is con- some respects from policy on the kinds have been in use. Nos. 10and 12 were built in 1906-7 by Messra, The Secretary of the Admiralty Kee, Mr Kwan Chun Shan, Kon Fish Lan, Monara. Kai Tii Yuen, that in the Foreign Office Note vinced that Germany will stick at sea, but it has been much more Thuraycroft and Yarrow reaper announces that the following Petty Tin Hing Compradore la Mesere Yner Cheong Lee, Mr. the crews of three submarines are nothing, and leave no conceivable succes-fally carried out. Just as tively, and had a displacement of Officers and men belonging to the Siemesen & Co. Mr Cheong Ip Cho, Mesere. Sun Yuan mentioned-U. 8, which was effort unmade, not to throw away the Germans have striven from 215 tons, a speed of 28 knots, two boats are reported to hare Yan Chi, Anonymous, Lee Shing, Mr. Tong King Yee, anak in the Channel on March 4, ber second opportunity of success, the first by all the means in their Loong Co. Mr Mast, Chan Chik Messrs. Sun Man Wo, Mr. Chow the 29 officers and men of which He expresses the view that an power to waste away the British and an armament of two 12-been saved: pounder guns. The complement Adame, H. E., P.O. 1st Cl., Man, Messrs Yau- Lon flin, Kai Ki, Mr. Tin Hi Tong, Mr. Lau were the first to receive differ- attempt to invade our shores i Fleet until their fleet can meet included some 35 officers and 164378 (Ch.); Andrews, W. E., Luen On Preserved Fruits shop King Shan, Mesars. Cheugential treatment; U 12, which almost certain. And in this be it on more than equal terme, so men, so that between 20 and 30 S.P.O., 299505 (Ch.); Baldwin, Mr. Obau Ngan Ting, Mr. Luk Kroog Yuen, Hessrs. Wing On was rammed and sunk by the merely shares the opinion held General Joffre bas been nibbling lives have apparently been lost. B., PO., 209390 (Ch.); Ball, Fang Shen, Compradore to the Tai, Meaare Bon Sai Fat, Mesers Ariel on March 10, the 10 surviv- by Lord Kitchener from the very away at the German army with Con- the same object in view. It has When designed in 1905-6 this w. G., E.B.A. 6th Cl., M-2222 Netherlande Trading Society, Wing Chun Wing, Mesere Fooning members of her crew being beginning of the war. class was known as "coastal des (Po.); Barrow, J., Sig. R.N.V.R, Mr. Tam Pak Shia, Mr. Mok Wo Cheung, Messrs Kang Foon similarly treated; and U 14 sequently we may look forward been like fiting down an iron bar. troyers," and the first group of 12 Tyneside 3/137; Boden, F., S.P.O., Sau Nam, Compradore to Car Chan, Mr. Cheong B. Kei, This is the first mention of U 14, to some very desperate fighting, If a business man wished to were named after insects, the two 311703 (Ch.); Braggs, W., A.B., lowize & Co., Mr. Mok Wing Tas Messrs Fook Cheung Hing, and we may assume that it is the and perhaps to some dark hours, accomplish the ruin of a rival he Bing Long, boat whose sinking was announced during the next few weeks.. This would encourage him to launch which have been sunk being the R.F.R., Brown, A. L., Ldg.Sun., Mr. Pow Kai Shan, Compradore Meera Nam Greenfly and the Mylly. Their 234659 (Ch.); Bryant, W., A.B., to Arnhold Karberg & Co., Mr. Mesara Wing On Loong, Messrs by Mr. Balfour in the House of is not only quite a common-out on wasteful expenditure, to sense and shrewd estimate of the exhaust his capital, and would construction was inaugurated by 3.981 (Ch.); Barr, J. W., Ldg. U HiTong, Mr. Wong Kem Ws, Hop Hing Loong, Meaars Kwong Commons last week.
situation. I is practipally the certainly not be in too much of a Compradore to Bank of Taiwan, Hip Loong, Messrs Kwong Lord Fisher at the same time as Smo. (C.G.), 193841 (Ch.).
inside view of the Cabinet,
burry" to serve an ejsolment the better known "Tribal" class, Cooper, G. H., Act, Ldg. Sto., Compradore to Netherlands India Cheung Hing, Mesers Wing Tai
notice upon him to force him which wore termed "ocean-going K.14036 (Ch.); Dodge, E. G., Commercial Bank, Messrs. Tai Loong, Messrs Kut Chenug,
to remove into smaller and more economical promises. destroyers," but after 36 had been .P.O., 307937 (Ch.); Floyd, E. Hing Wo, Mr. Yong Lok, Mesare. Mesars Tai Yau Fang, Mesars
As things are going Germany built the type was discontinued. S., Sto. lat Cl., K.9730 (Uh.); Fang Tang. Kee, Compradore to Kang Les Hing, Mosare Wang.
So far as the possibility of an Presumably, as the torpedo-boats Greham, H., E.R.A.; 4th Ol, W. G. Humphreys and Co, Mesers. Yuen, Messrs Tax Hing Tai, Messre
invasion of our shores goes, it may must before very long exhaust have not a large radius of action 272315 (Oh.); Bomersham, A., King Wo Hong, Mesers. Wing San Wang Hing, Messre Tang
be noted tast the disposition of at any rate her resources of not very good sea-keeping oppo-Ord. Teleg., J.27121 (Oh.); John- Shing Chan, Messrs. Yik Tai, Cheong Wing, Mesurs Yue Chao,
our great military training camps men. The time will inevitably son, B. J., S.P.O., 307898 (Ch.); Messrs. Kwong Wad Cheung, Meears. Kung Yik Loong, Mesars, city, they are being employed
has been made mainly with an eye me when her troops will be quite upon duties which are sufficiently King, A. E., Sto. Ist Ul.,. SS. Mesere. Li Ping Kee, Messrs. Ha Sai Chi Cheung, Messrs. Sam indicated by their original desig-108458 (Ch.); Lesingham, H. V Chan Hing, Kwong Hang Co, Mr. Yik, Messrs. Man Tung On Kes,
Mr. Hilaire Belloc, speaking on to this contingency. The trained adequate to holding any longer six hundred miles of battle front Metera. On Fat, ed great Allied advance in the always sent away to complete their units is to be expected, the matter TW, A.B.; Miller, H., A.B., Messrs. Fook Tang Chan of Amoy, Eling,
187157 (Ch.),
Mr. Wong Yik Chang, Messrs. Messrs. Cheung Wo Messra. West at a Queen's College leotare military education at centres ad ing thirty miles of front the fox surprise being that others Phillips, G. A., Ch. E.B.A., Ya Shing Lang, Messrs. Yue Wo Fat, Mesars,
on Jane 8 said: "Until the mirably selected, not only for that British army has lost at least have not occurred during the 2nd Cl., 269429 (Ch.); Reynolde, Hing Leong Shing Kee, Mr. Ip Hong, Mesare. Nam Lee Loong. Estern line is broken there is purpose, but for rapid strategic 200,000 men in Flanders. At the wear-and-tear campaign. The
H., Sto. Let CI., K.832L (Ch.); Bia Pac, Lee Man Hing Kwok Messrs. Kung Shan Loong, Nothing doing' for the Germans, concentration against any boatile same cost, the German casualtion destruction of torpedo craft by Seager, F., A.B., R.F.R.; Sima, Knitting Co., Yuen Hi Lam, Mrs. Messrs. Yan Cheong, Messrs. If they did do it it would be forces landed on our East and would now total up to about sabmarines is not confined to our A., Bio, 1st Cl, K.11025 (Ch.); Ka Yuen Shi, Messrs. Li Tai Hing. Shing Tak Ching Kee, Messrs. serious. The Russian retirement even on our West Coasts. The 4,000,000. But the fighting has Navy, moreover, for as far back Smith, O., Act. E.R.A., 4th Cl.; Mosers. Po Ynen Kung Chen, Yue Tak, Mesere. On Yao, Mesere from Przemysl was of no great task of invading this country, with not been so revere at every point a October last a German boat; Towell, S. H., E.R.A. 2nd Ol., Mr. Chan Yee Hi, Masers. Kung Yne Hop, Mesure. Yuen Saug, strategic advantage to the enemy car fleets apon the sea and so as it has been against the British many men at erme filling our lines, though, on the other hand S. 126, was torpedoed by E. 27/1239 (Ch.); Travis, F., A.B., Sing Wo, Mesere. Kwong Cheong, Mr. Chan Chan (Pong, Mesare. at all.
The French will not be rushed, English dells and villages, is ad the Germans bave been making hoge encrifices at special points under Commander MaxK. Horton, 180363 (Ch.); Wakeham, N. J., Mesars Chun Loong Bang, Wing Hong, Mr. Choy. Wai You, sad if others have not shared Sig., J.5873 (Ch); Welfare, H. Mesars Kwong Hung Tai, Mesote Messrs. Kwong Wing Cheong I had a bet with a friend that the mittedly a most formidable one. a similar fats it is because they E., Ord. Smu., J.11779 (Oh.); Tai Fang, Messrs Kwong Yee Messrs. Kang Yan Yuen, Meeers, great offensive would begin before Bat the price is t emendous. The in the West and in the Exai. A hardly ever venture from behind Williama, T., A.B., 229898 (Oh.); Ting, Messra Kwong Les Fang. Bau Bing, Meaars. Kwong Fung June 1, but at that time I had feeling is that Germany may be conservative estimate puts their the shelter of their defended porta. Wiseman, A. J., Off. Sid. 2nd Messrs Kwangdang, Compradore Loong, Messrs. Kwong Yat not met General Joffre..lared by the hope of delivering a total casualties at somewhere
Messra, Sang Lee, When they have done so, they CL, L6411.
to Blackhead & Co. Mr. Cheng Loong,
Joffre and our Field-Marahal knock-out blow into even each a about three and a half millione, have almost invariably suffered. Injured. Slightly injured. Siu Po, Messrs. Hang Sing, Mr. Mesare, Hong Cheong, Mesars. know a great deal more about rash adventure as attempting in of whom two and a half millions Four boats were sunk by a de-The Times.
Kwong Yuen King Mr. Shum Sam Wing Hing, Mesars. Wing war than Harmsworth. If they the twentieth century to repent at least will never shoulder a rifle stroyer division under Captain O.
Chung Hing, The Edward Dia Mow Sang, Messrs. Wing Cheong, are waiting they are waiting to the history of the eleventh. So again. This amounts to inore H. Fox, in the Undaunted, on
pensary, Meessa. Ki Sun Sang Mesare. Obecng Yao, Messrs. play a highly skilled game, and we are keeping our powder dry, than half of the whole of Gar October 17, and two by a des
Kee, Siu Obeong Bank, King Sau Tong, Mesare. King know exactly what they are wait and our eyes on the horizon Bat many's first line troops on a war troyer division May 1. The
Mr. Cheng Kwok Yan, Mr. Cheng We, Mr. Ip Wai Pak Mr. ing for. The duty of the before this comes to pass Germany footing. The position to-day is Heligoland battle of August 28
Kwok Oo, Lok Ngs Club, Ya Shin Man Cheong, Mesers. civilian publis not under arms is mast succeed either in alluring that all the elaborate German also took its toll of German
Chung Sau Tong, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Shing Tai, Mesara Man Fook to sit tight. All they have to do our main fleetaway or in crippling plote over sea bave failed. That At the Police Court, this after Yeung Cheuk din, Mr. Wong Tang, Mesera Wing Cheong is to hold their tongues, tell the it. The military view on invasion the German fet has been source torpedo oraft, and several are anderstood to have been lost in noon, when the Macao extradition Sham Kan, Messte. Fook On Loong, Mr. Lau Hi Shing, Mesers truth, and not spread panic is that we must not leave out of ly bottled up and that her sub
case was mentioned, the Crown Loong, Meats. Kwong Wing Wing Hing Cheung Mesers among the people
our calculation the possibility of marines are doing no more than the Baltic,
Cheong, Mr. Sit Shing Kwong Sang Wing Messrs Mee "Things are written and order-some German naval stroke which pinprick us. That she be out Energetic sa the German aub Solicitor, Mr. P.M. Hodgeon, in- marine commanders have recently timated that the case could not be Min, Mesera, Wo Lun. Cheong Loong, Messra Han Saied to be written in the Daily would temporarily deprive us of all her o er-sene trade and com shown themselves to be in their proceeded with an one of the wit Mesare. Kwong Fat Wing, Messrs. Hing, Ya Pak Ban Tong Mail and The Times by people the command, not perhaps of the munications and at least three to operations against undefended nesses as well as Inspector Wall, Shing Fit, Mesure. Kwan Keo, Already pasoknowledged who know nothing about war seas at large, but of the sea-way one of her land forces as compar or the difference between two between Germany and our Fasted with the Allies in the West.
(To be Continusdi) merchant ships, it is well to re was held up beyond Canton Mesura. Ching Kee Shing, Cheong $242,831,52 €
distinct field pieces used in war." Coast. Sir John Jellicoe might meta ber that they have only sus owing to the floods. The case Loong Mat Shop, Mr. Wong Total $264,361.66
Hon-kwong, Hours, Kwan Lee, ceeded in destroying 11 warships Wae remanded.
nation.
A HIGHLY-SKILLED GAME.
Why the Generals, on the Western Front are Walling.
A Popular Misconception.
In any case, the loss of certain A.B., J.1536 (Ch.); MacDonald, Wong Mow Lum, Mr. Lu Po Sang, Messrs. Si Taat Hing, Messrs. Tai the shell question and the expeot-divisions of Kitchener's Army are in the East and in the West. Hold
Witness and Police Inspector
Hold up,
Kin Yoen
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