TO-DAY'S
THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.
[Renter's Service to the “ Telegraph."].
THE DARDANELLES.
settled the Tarka with the bayonet,
foot of Aohi Baba...
work and there is no scope,for tactica or atrajegy.
'DEAD BABIES IN A TRUNK.
TERRITORIAL FORCE ALLOWANCE FOR KIT.
EXTRA
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1915.
OUR LONDON LETTER.
(Continued from yesterday.)
HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY LIMITED;
Approximate Statement Traffic Receipts for Week ending July 24:1915.
week
Letters from the Front. One or two vivid letters, have come through from the Front this week. Here is one from a Canadian-
Aggregate Receipts for officer in France :-"The receipt
Receipts of letters is our one joy out here,
for 30 weeks but it is not often we get a chance This Year:... $12,891 $323,164 of answering them now, ns we Last Year: 13,221 351,033 are in close touch with, the Increase:... Germans, and have them on the Decrease... ran at this point. It is slow work.
They have strongly fortified lines
of trenches every hundred yarda
two men
330
27,869
THE KWANGTUNG FLOODS.
A Letter from Mr. Wood,
"The Tung Wah gentlemen TYPHOON IN SHANGHAI. hers are working nobly, Mr. Li] Yau-taun will write if he needa All Business Suspended.. more rice for Canton. I agree Word has been received in the with him that we can go slow. Colony that a typhoon is in pro As will be seen from the cor. now for that centre. The more greas in Shanghai. It is reported respondence and subscription list economy there, the more to spare to be an unusually bad one and subjoined, tireless efforts are still for the hard-pressed places." all business is raid
suspended.
being made, both officially and Result of the Chinese Theatrical
Performance, privately, to bring help within, the reach of the flood sufferers. Chinese Affairs has received the The Hon. The Secretary for Reporte from the various parts of following report as to the charity
the river show that most of the
"The first rash is over and
to be
DAY BY DAY, Coolie Koocked Down by Tramcar,
A coolie wan kcooked down by
a tramcar, în Connaught Road, near the Harbour Office thic morning, but sustained no serioge
Harbour Offences. Before Commander. O'W,"
Flood Relief Fund Concert, tertainment which was given on Last evening the excellent en- Monday evening at St. John's Hall, arranged by the students of the University, who have not gone on vacation, was repeated with some changes in the programme. ary Secretary and Mesare. Chan There was a good attendance, the Kei Ming. Tang Taz Ming, Li fonction proved as great a success Wing Kwong, and Ho Wing as 88 on the opening night, the Honorary Treasurers, has and we understand that a fair successively raised about $45,000, smoant will be banded to the for the benefit of the institutions West River Flood Relief Fund as
xve mentioned.
After the accounts have been
properly settled up, which will be
a result.
The social caste" of customers
flood water has entirely subsided, performances at the Tai Ping At high tide the water on Honam theatre.
Hongkong July 27, 1915. Island and in certain parts of
Sir, I am very glad to inform |some slum off Tabard Strest. That Canton city still reaches an or so. We have come through a man was doing two men's work, uncomfortable height, and you that the committee, which injary, Alden Stat Ave-day gruelling. We charged his own and that of the man who property owners in those die-inaugurated the theatrical per MR. ASHMEAD BARTLETT'S WORD PICTURE. three times and took three izen- stayed at home, the latter perhaps tricta are
formances for 4 days and 5. consequently by ches, and got very badly cut up in a model citizen in every other no means at the end of their nights at the Tai Ping Theatre Beckwith R. N. at the Marine with myself as the obairman, Mr. Court this morning, P.O. Edward July 27, 1.40 p.m.
the process. After the fire of battlə!
way, and yet, when those difficulties. At Wuchow the river Lo Cheung Shui as the first vice Wills, charged three boat-people has died down and you" bave Mr. E. Ashmead Bartlett gives a vivid word picture of time to look round a captured final adjustment of accounts 1 and Wushow itself, Tak Hing, Wa Hospital, Mr. Li Po Kwai as the Harbour during prohibited up to the has fallen to less than forty feet; chairman representing the Tang with unlawfully moving about fighting described by Sir Ian Hamilton on the 15th inst. He pays a tribute to the territorial's fighting, their great dash and intellig trench the sight is sickening. would rather not be the man who Doh Sing and other high-lying the second vice chairman repre- hours on the 27th inst. Defendanta ence. He further says that when the allies artillery preparation Corpses everywhere one's own stayed at home. We are so sick parta are quite clear of Roods. was at its height, it was an extraordinary aight to see masses of men and Germans mixed together, here of our reading the tram By the courtesy of the Hon. Genting the Public Dispensaries, were fined $10 eaok. earth, sand-bags, and great beams thrown to an immense height. the ground reeking with blood. way strike, the dry for money, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs Mr. Chan Kan Yay as the third vice chairman representing the It seemed impossible that the defenders could survive the fire, but Looking back the way we came the lack of ammunition, the short we are permitted to reproduce Alice Memorial Hospital, Mr. Li the enemy had a habit of withdrawing to numerous communication the ground is dotted with dark hours on Army work we who in the following, from a letter which trenches, and the majority of the allied casualties occur in holding patches of dead men; the same our little way know that it is only he has received from Mr. A. E. You Obuen as the fourth vice chairman representing the Kwong trenches which were captured with small loss. Then the enemy thing in front, where we are more work, more men, millions Wood, who has gone up river in Wa Hospital, Mr. 1p Lan Ohuen, caught the Germans running to of shells, the last ounce that the connection with the Tang Wab the second vice chairman of the counter-attack with bombs through apa.
On this occasion a brigade on the 12th, dashed forward to their next trench. The ground is nation can give in everything distribution of food. the network of trenches and a great redoubt, on the ground, under torn to pieces with gaping shell wanted, that is going to break "Rice sent to the Tang Wah Tang Wa Hospital as the Honor un intense artillery fire both sides, which resembled a gigantic holes. As soon as we capture through the defences of these Hospital representatives here is steaming cauldron into whose thick vapours the brigade poured a trench they turn their artillery Hell-begotten Germans. I am now stored in a godown at Fong without hesitation. All you could see were black dots, rushing about on it and blow us to pieces, writing this within a few yarde Ta'up. The nine hundred bags or jumping into trenches, bayonete flashing in the shrouded saa, having the exact range."
of them, and so you know that which game yesterday were the amid a continuous roar of musketry which showed that the Turks are all so very tired and weary. the bit of ground we are holding firet to be so stored. Previously were resisting valiantly, but when the smoke lifted our men were but it is surprising what three now has changed hands aine the rice was stored on janks. everywhere in possession of the trenches. Simultaneously the Scots daya in billets will do to set you times since the beginning of the Delivery from the gedown (or swarmed the escarpment of the redoubt, jamped over the top and up again. We have not had a war. It is surprising how the junk) is taken on production of a chance to fully recover from our men have changed towards the signed order from Mr. Li Yau- The fusilade did not cease throughout the night. The Turke 17 days at Ypres yet. We expect Germans. At first they spoke tsun or deputy, and sent out for in a few days, the net balance will is not commonly supposed to be on being re-inforced, bombed and bayonetied our wearied men, to be at it again in a couple of almost kindly of them, now they relief. Of Tang Wah bags die be daly handed over to the chair- regarded in quick-lunch restaur eventually driving them out of the two lines of trenches but not days. When will the war end, simply hate them with a terrific tributed to date, part of the man of the Tang Wa Hospital to ante, but a Philadelphia pspor from the radodbi. The Staff at dawn decided to give the enemy no you ask. God knows, but certain and devilish hatred." distribution has been done through be distributed in the following telle this story: A fastidiou
proportions:--
parson made his way into & Bles rest, so withdraw the brigade, which was exhausted with twenty-ly not while untold thousands of "Saturday Soldiers".
the Canton Relief Society, and 40 per cent, to the Tang Waing, fly-infested little restaurant. four hours continuous fighting, and moved up a Naval division, slackera play football and rave The following letter is well part by our own men personally. Hospital.
The young woman behind the The attack was made in the afternoon and was completely success and strike in England. I suppose worth giving as written by a fal, the troops sweeping everything in their front, re-capturing the ane has to be here in the midst of privato, a man formerly employ things are beginning to work 30 per cent. to the Kwong Wa counter placed a tumbler of water
Hospital.
before him with A thump. trenches and demoratising the Turks, who fled a long way to the is to realise the tremendoused at an office desk, in a typical more smoothly.
gravity of the situation. The Territorial battalion "Just a The Three Distributing Centres,/20 per cent, to the Alice Memorial] What's yours?" she asked enemy are magnificently trained few lines to tell you I am going
Hospital.
sharply. Coffee and rolls." "Canton. —I am of opinion, that Mr. Ashmead Bartlett esys that this warfare is bratal bludgeon and equipped and are splendid along all right, and am in the Canton and district will very per cent, to the Public. Dis. She set before him a muga quarter.
pensaries,
of an inch thick and as heavy as fighters, despite all reports to the best of health. No doubt you soon desse to need our help. The contrary, and if anyone thinks have heard about the successful city itself has made its usual
That auch a satisfactory result iron, filled with a brown flaid. they are short of ammunition let charge the 7th King's made, but marvellons recovery; no one pass has been attained is mainly due The man seemed dazed. He look- them some here for 24 hours and I am sorry to say we lost a lot of ing through the western suburba to the energetic efforts of Mr. Chan led under the mug and over it, be shelled. They will soon men. I was one of the first to get would'Imagine what the scene must/Kan Yae, who, assisted by Mesare. "But where is the sander? Whe "We don't give no change their minds. There is a into the firat captured trouch, as have been like. There is only the and Lam Sai Lai, went from dis-saucers here," replied the wait
Yao Wei Pan, Choi Chesng and asked. certain amount of excitement in I had to carry my lamp to signal high-water mars, eight feetup the triot to district to sell memoria! ress. "If we did some low-brow'd the actual fighting but it is awful back progress. I will According to a new Army
never walla, to show; otherwise they Ordor, every recruit enlisted into when in support you are shelled forgat how brave Major Hughes are carrying on exactly the same medals at $100 each in addition come pilin' in and drink out of his вацдог and we'd lose a lot of our the Territorial Force on and after continuously." Here is another lad 129; We were undera an ever The French vice-coneni to the admission tickets..
Messrs. Ho Fook, Chan Siu Ki,swellost trade."--Youh's Com A remarkable discovery has Jano 1 of this year will receive a from a British officer, a major in shower from machine guns tells me he has visited the mulber been made, at a house in West- complete kit of necessaries accord-famous fighting regiment: and shrapnel, but with the ry land between Canton, Tai Ho Kom Tong, Li Shun Fan, Mo panion. bourne Grove-terrace, which is ing to the approved scale free of buried one of my poor boys last ory, 'Don't forget the Lusitanis, Leung and Yang Kei and that Ying Piu, Choi Hing Ho Kwong, week; there was no pardon handy, we moved the Huns down. My not even the whole of one crop the proprietors of the Tai Ping Ho Iu, Sin Tak-ian together with occupied by female employees of all coat to himself.
The system under which the and as I lacked a Prayer Book I chum was shot dead by my out of the annual six or seven, Theatre and of the Watkin and scription book 100.70. the firm of Mesare. Whiteley. The housekeeper has discovered a payment of 10s. in cash has been read the chapter in Corinthians side. Major Hughes body was destroyed. It is clear that the trunk on the second floor, and on made to reoraits who bring with (you know. For this corruptible, picked up four days later; he was most pressing need lies up the the Connaught aerated waters factories also rendered very it being opened it was found to them on enlistment a complete to..) and the doctor said a prayer. lying upon four dead Germans, North and West Rivers.
valuable assistance. contain two mummified bodies of kit of necessaries in good order, Then we lowered him just in his so I think he met his death like children, which had been en- and a serviceable pair of boots, uniform and overcoat, with a soldier. I have stood the sneers closed in a wicker basket and is to be discontinued. Subject to waterproof sheet round him. of being a 'Saturday Soldier' for baried in lime. The police were certain provisos indicated, relat R.LP. He was only a little good number of years, but it informed, and an examination ing to the case of recruits enlisted Bermondsey guttersnipe, but he those people had seen the Satar
gave all he had, and God knows." was made of the trank and on and after June 1, and men
day Soldiers on this Saturday returning from service with the He continues: "Oh, I wish night, they would have had their of the premises. The
eyes opened."A amination of the bodies sug- Expeditionary Forces or from could come back to England and
Sportsmen Heroes, gests that they were twins. Both Egypt, a kit allowance, of 2d. tell the men who are doing noth
Capt. A. M. Hendricks, the it is considered probable that the ance, will be oredited to the the atolid endurance of the peas popular lawntennis player, is one were very much decomposed, and a day for the purpose of mainten ing of the tragedy of this land; of
Your most obedient servant. accounts of all Territorial Forceantry round bere, the old men of the men reported missing. He
('(84) LAU CHU.FAK. ...' It is understood that the bodies saldiera not serving with the and women, the young wives and was a prominent figure at Queen's must have been in the lime for Expeditionary Forces or in Egypt. little children, the rained homes, Olaband one of the best fellows that which attracts private relief and
Subscription List No. 11. soms two or three years. The rea- la consideration of the issue of the thousands of Englishmen of ever breathed, but dreadfully anx- where there is, therefore, over The Tang Wa Hospital begs t son why the trunke has been left kit allowance, the men will be all ranks and sorts and agea who ious about "improving his game lapping.
www acknowledge with thanks the Gue 83 on the landing for so long was ex- required to maintain their kits daily and nightly go up to the He was known as and Shin Hing. The centre for following donations to the plained by the fact that several complete, and in serviceable renolies not knowing if they will served through the South African the West River-Tong Yat-chan Kwangtung Flood Relief Fund.
ever come down the road again. war; concerning which his only sad leave this morning for Shiu T. T. from Kusla Lumpor, assistants keep their boxes on condition.
And then Lshould like to tell them complaint was that it nearly rain. Iling. We shall make it our $5,000.00 the landing, so that one might
of that little grave, marked by a et his tennis form. Among the business to see that the "inland" T. T. from the Chinese Bone- be left there for some time with-
wooden orces cut from a biscuit- killed in action is Lieutenant W. and remoter places are attended volent Society of Vancouver, tox by a comrade (who adly. Grenville Gray, a well known to.
$2,000.00, wanted that bit of wood to make a Wellington athlete. He played
"We had a meeting at the Chinese Y.M.C.A, $1,176.78. 3,000 feet, according to obser- fire to boil some water for bia rackets for bie schcol as partner Canton Relief Society headquar
Fork stalls of Western Market, vera on the steamer. The erup- tea) bearing simply his name with Mr. E. G. Bartlett, who was ters yesterday. Mr. Tam Hok $1,140.00 tion apparently occurred near the and number, regiment, and the known as the "parson. Char bang dealt with the situation at Pork stall of Sheungwan Mar- summit of the highest peak of the letters R.I.P. in indelible pesoil; terhouse beat them in the final, some length.
ket, $1,000.00, Old Volcano Resumes Activity, volcano, and still continued after and a tin wreath from the rained in which the sheer pluck of GreyMa Yong-pin tells me he is Pork stalls of Central Market,
A Kagoshimas despatch reports sunset, the crater thon emitting churchyard a stone's throw away won as much recognition as Bart going to Hongkong to-day. The $800.00 an eruption of Ontake, on Suwes fire and smoke rising to a height in perhaps three weeks his name lett's cleverness I The famous Stanley and No. 2 were sent to Takings of the Ohui Lok Kwan ojima, not the better-known peak of 500 feet, and covering the en- will appear in a list of casual- German lawn tennis player, Ho Han with 300 and 200 bags Ying Society at a Lion Show Per Mr. Chan Chin from cargo favoured by mountaineers. It tire adjoining ass with ashes, ties, which will not be read by Fraitzheim, who is interned at of rice on Sunday. They should $375.40.
by boate lying between Wilmer, St. appears that at about four o'clock
It may bonoted that Suwasejime the man in the street, and yet, Donnington Hall, has tried to get be back at Canton to-night or to Per Mosers Lum Hoi An & Lo and the West River Blenmer when the Okitara-mara was 180 miles off Kagoshima, and is good man he may rarely have fluence on the ground that his be sent back immediately to tween the old P. & O. wharf and The follow on Tuesday afternoon, (July 6) is one of the Seven Island Group, although he may not have been a released through American in morrow morning, and will both Lai from cargo bosts lying be- Wharf 26.60. gaubecribed 15.00) about 30 miles off the island, the three ri in circumference. The spoken without an obscenity visit to America to play in the Hongkong They are not needed the China Meretrant 8. N. Coy. Mrs. U. E. Watton, Dr. T. Yam volosno was seen to be enveloped volcano is called Ontake, and its (meaning nothing to him Davie Cup Competition is an for local Canton work, and rice $319.40. in dense clouds of smoke. Half summit is 1,760 feet above sos- although he was perhaps o poor official one, entilling him to a for Ho Han is eent direct from an hour later a tremendous level. No considerable eruption soldier, yet there are hearts safe conduct back to Germany, Hongkong. I am going up in a eruption followed, smoke and has occurred there for at least a very sore for him in some tene But the American Government is Chinese hours-boat: towed by a fames Frosching a height of contary-Japan Chrouiols, ment building in Tooley Street, in not having any.
gunbost
Tragic Discovery by A Housekeeper.
children were stilibora,
ont exciting any suspicion. The
box was an ordinary brow tin trunk.
ERUPTION OF ONTAKE.
"Shamshai. The centre for
and district.
tions of those interested in the
Of the many similar committees North and Bamboo Rivers.-A a quantity of relief has been sent of which I have had the honour to be the chairman, the present one to Tsing Yaa Other places higher up are in a bee achieved the greatest success, more doubtful case, being diffic. more than fulfilling the expecta alt of access. Some attention seems to have been paid to Sz Wai. welfare of the four institutions I shall know better when I get to
la question, s
I have the honour to be, Ho Han As was to be expected, Samehut and neighbourhood have done pretty well for them- selves; it is just the sort of place
New Territory 8257,70 Mesars Cheung Lea $225.00. Mesere, S. J. Davld and Co.
800,00.
Per 9.8. Paul Beau's sub-
The following subsoribed $150,00 Mesara, Shing Kee, Mesure, Man Sang Mesra, Foon "Yik.
Per Mr. Wong Mee from cargo bosta lying between the Douglas Wharf and the Star Ferry Wharf, $116.
Per Shaon Ngsi School's sub- scription book, $113.40
Mr. M. Y. Ban for takings at his dining saloon on the 25th inst., $100,06
The following subscribed, $100, Mesars.Tak Cheong Me-ars, Wing Sang Lee,
Per Mr. Li Kom from cargo boats lying between the Loung Wing wharf and the New Markes whort 66,35.
The following subscribed $70 Messrs. Fat Lee, Mosers, Tong Lee."
boats lying between the salt Figh Per Mr. Chan Pai from cargo St. wharf and Kwong Mow Tai's godown 67.40,0
Mr. Sinclair 65,00 Per Mr. Tong Ngan Kan from cargo boats lying between the Kiu Ring wharf and the Weat Biver Steamers wharf 62.05.
Mears. Hiraoka and Co. 30.00,
senki, Auponymons.... 410.00-AR ponymous, $5.00.
Already red Boknowled $271.4936