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The Weather.
Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 85; slight fog,.
At the Peak 8 a m. Temp. 80; sunshine.
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Other War Charities.
And while speaking of war Joharities we may add that there! (are others which people are likely to forget unless their elbows are jogged from time to time. The Prince of Wales Fund,forinstance, can always do with a few extra dollars, and it is such places
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NOTES ON THE CRISIS.
GERMANY'S POSITION.
Local Rumours.
A YEAR AGO TO-DAY.
LEADING EVENTS IN THE
QRBAT. WAR.
Extracts from the war news on tamed in the "Hongkong Telegraph" of August 26,
1914.
POLICE RESERVE ORDERS,
Police Reserve orders, leaned to-day by Mr. F. O. Jankin D 8. | P. (Ronorve) al616:—
Parades,
(Central Polios Station 6 p.m.) Friday, August 27th, 1st and 2nd Chinese Platoons, under own. Commanders. Also all Recruitm of Chinese Co.,, under Sargeant- | Major.- Band Recruite under Crown-Sargeant O. M.B. Alea.
Monday, August 30th lat British Pistoon and let and 2nd Portuguese Platoons, under own Commander.
Tuesday, August 31st-Indian Pistoon under Chief Inspector, Indian Recruits under Bergeant. Major,
Wednesday, September: Ist--- 3rd and 4th Chinese Platoons Beaten by Algerians, under own Commanders All The German Guard Corps was Recruits of Chinese Co., under roughly handled in a hand to Chief Inspector. hand fight with Algerian troops and lost heavily.
stranded and dry docked the that his position in the Govern-
Thursday, September 2nd-3rd & 4th Portuguese Pistoons under
Portuguese Co., under Crown- Sergeant 0. M. S. Alves.
Ambulance Platoca.
The following, having joined to for that purpose, are posted to the
We notice that many people in Hongkong still oling very obatiz ately to that rumour which wsB
French Smash up Germans. being circulated on Tuesday An official Paris despatch morning as to the fall of the states that the Frenchmen made Dardanelles. At least ten man four counter-attacks from Nancy bave had it on the beat military and wrought havoo among the and naval authority." Was is, by Germans any chance the same authority The British Casualties.; that published the glad tidings of
In the House of Commons, Mr. a North Sea battle last year which Asquith announced that the never took place, which discovered British casualties during the that Fleet Street had been blown fighting on Sunday wore,2,000. somewhere else by - Zeppelin bomba and that the Queen, Elizabeth and the King Edward VII (with shangaa rung on the King George V) had been sunk? To our certain knowledge Hong Earl Kitchener's Statement on Commanders. Details from kong has sunk the Queen Elisa- Earl Kitchener in the House of beth as least thirty-seven times Lords made his fret speech sa and has blown up, resurrected, Secretary for War. He emphasised
ally as the New York papers, neither party. Like those now so above Platoon Audacious almos: as enthusiastic ment involved adherence which, by the way, published an willingly joining the colours, his Edward Ho Tang, Chos Man eye-witness" story of the sinking term of office was for the duration Chan, Chau Yim Shang, Chan Pak from a man who afterwards of the war, or for three years if Hong, Wei Yuen Tet, Li Wing, denied that he had ever set eyes the war lasted longer. Other Tin Tak On, and Lansg Tong. on the ship. Of course there is would then be able to take their
Jalned,! no apparent reason why the places and to see the matter Straits should not have "been through. Serious conflicts were forced by this time—we have had | ahead and considerable sacrifices every right to expect the good would be entailed. These would news any time this last month be willingly borne for our honour but the common-sense view seeme and our position in the world. to be that, if this be the case, the They would willingly, be shared Government would have no pur- by the Dominions who were send- China Sugars.$127.
pose to serve in withholding the ing contingents and giving Shanghai Dooks 8014, buyers.atory. One of the newer London every assistance to the mother Special Service should apply in wires, timed 455 yesterday country. Our troops have writing to the D. S. P. Applicants morning, certainly goes a step already been for thirty-six should bare some practical know further in preparing us for the hours in contact with superior ledge of either or any of the fol happy event, for it describes the forces. They have maintained lowing and kindred master Tarka as being in dire extremities, the best traditions of the British Sketching, Photography. Lan- and a German official as having soldier and behaved with the at- guages, Shorthand, First Aid. said that if the present state of meat gallantry. The movements Plan-making, Elementary Elec things continued he would not be they were called upon to execute tricity and Chemistry, Motor-Car surprised to see the Allies in Con- demanded the greatest steadiness and Motor-Bat driving, Jiu Jitsu, | stantinople `quite soon,
and soldierly skill in the com- eto, etc. manders. Lord Kitchener said Patrol Instruction.
The following are warned to re- The Germans out of Luck, that while other countries have, Nor is it only in the Near under their compulsory service, Fort at the Charge Room, Central Esat that the enemy's position brought their full resources into Police Station, ea under. Uniform, is an unenviable one. On every the field, we have still a vast with Caps. (Balts, Truncheon” front in Germany itself things reserve to draw from in the reet, will be issued at the Charge- could hardly look less promising sources of the mother country Men wirned for Patrol are re-
Boom.) for the Kaiser." Even the one and the dominions. The responss
"Up to the Minute-Share Market News.
no anxiety, no danger. These Closing prices: considerations should surely give
more thought for those who are really serious sufferers by the war, Again, there is the question of the Belgian Refugees. Winter is coming on at Home, will be coming almost before we can look round; and the refugees-men, women and children--are in sore need of clothing. Those who have no money to give can at least give old clothes.
Japan and Britain."
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Banks $825, Bellera. Douglas's. $65, buyers.
(Combined 147 8. Indos. Preferred 56 s. Deferred: 81 8.
Kung Yika-Tls, 15.60, buyer Langkate.-- Tis. 873, buyers Watsons. 86 90, bayers, Hongkong Cottons. 38,
...” bayers. H. K. Ropes.-828, Bales - Shanghai Cottons in Sbai
TI, 1023, búysis.
The Dollar.
The rate of the dollar on demand to-day in 1 9 3/81.
In another column we publish a telegram in which it is stated that the new Japanese - Foreign Minister has expressed himself as anxious to see the tion between Japan and the Entente countries drawn closer than ever. "After this terrible war, "he says," the felations between Japan and the Entente Powers must be stength.. ened, not only for their re To-day is the 500th anniversary spective interests but for the of the Battle of Cresy. peace of the world." It is interest- that this wire should arrive in Hongkong on the
ing
To-day's Anniversary.
No Licence for Arms.
Dismissed.
If we return to this subject once more it is because it is one 57th anniversary of the signing of that increases in interest the more the events of the war unfold the first treaty-that of Tedo- A Chinese who had a revolver themselves and the nearer we get to being faced with compulsory between the British and the without a licence, was fined $100, service. We notice from Home papera that the number of shirkere grows happily less every week, and also that the feeling against all Japanese. Until as recently as by Mr. Lindsell at the Police such is increasing in bitterness. That we can well understand. Of the year 1853 all foreigners were Court, this morning. course we have no right to assume that, because a man is not rigidly excluded from this little dressed in khaki, he is doing nothing for his country. There are country and one reads in the hundreds of men, too old or too ill to undertake military duties, nineteenthcenturies of the terrible history of eighteenth. and "early who are helping with money and with many aola, little or big, of adventures which befel Russian The charge of assault by personal servica, Again, there is an able-bodied margin that is and other explorers who ventured Chinese on Mrs. Pilos Latorens, debarred from volunteering for aotive service by a variety of con-
iderations which even the keenest pro-volunteer would admit to be her chores. That within was dismissed at the Police Court, valid. With the men constituting that margin, as well as with those mere sixty years, Japan should this morning.
baye passed from this sort of who are working at munitions or are in some branch of Government thing-this blind hatred and employment wherein they are doing more for the Empire than they horror of outsiders to becoming could do in the field, we are not concerned.
Seven Revolvers and 4850 Rounds.
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The following have joined Chan Kwai, Mok Sin Po, Chan Tak Shii, Lam Kwok Taoi, and Mahomed Noor Amat
Uniform Regulations, Paak Caps may now be worn by all ranke
Spedal Service Staff. Members willing to train for
solitary success which his men of the dominions had alreadyponsible for forthwith getting have scored the withdrawal of shown that we had at looked to belt hooks fixed to their jackets, the Russians from Ossowie z them in vain. India, Canada, Same may be procured from
seems to be
B
ing, brass and cound- Australia and New Zealand were Noordin
tinkling sending powerful contingents Monday, August 30th 5.50 p.m. oymbal, for the retiring forces and the Territoriale in Britain Sergeant Lammert, R. D. Wilks, were kind enough to blow up the had loyally responded to the F Hobbs, Goodwin, and Ramsay, fortifications of the town: another stern call to
Monday, August 80th 8.50 p.m.
duty.
minor illustration of Russia's old Earl Kitchener said that over Ireson, Robertson, Fothergill, determination not to be finally seventy battalions of Territorials, Packham and Hooper. Ina.ruction defeated on her own soil. There with fine patrictism, had already in Water Eolice Patrole will be have been further French sero- volunteered for service abroad, arranged later. plane raids, as a result of which Also, the hundred thousand rẻ-
LANGKAT OUTPUT.
several fires are reported. Again, cruits already asked for had been the French artillery has silenced practically secured. Behind that the German batteries near Mont-we have the reserves. Earl Kit- didier and the Italians are chener affirms that he desired, to adding to Austria's troubles down have in the field constantly on in the South. Further, there is army not unworthy of the power Messrs. Wright and Hornby reston to believe that Servia, and responsibilities of the Em adviss us that the Langkat outpat Bulgaris and Greece are gradually pire Earl Kitchener could not, for the current month is se Jose of the most advanced nations
enterice upon an understanding at this stage, say the limit of the follows:- Bat when we role off all these, there still evidently remains on of the world is certainly one of
that bodas no good to Germany's force required. The scale of the
August 1 ancomfortably large number of men, between twenty and forty the wonders of theege. Moreover at
field army now being raised might years of age, who not only have rafmined from volunteering first it did not by any means look being allowed in $1,500, at the There is considerable enlighten-nix months, to a total of thirty
A remand was granted, bail prospects,
Numbers.
attain, in the course of the next but who have not done one single thing towards helping as though the treaty was going Police Court, this morning, in a ment, too, in the wire as to divisions, which would be con their country in the struggle. These seem to be subdivisible to be kept. Until the case in which a Chinese boatman Germany's resources in men. Pro- tinually maintained in the field; into two groups: those who have, or think they have, conscientious late
sixties there were was charged with being in unlaw. objections either to war in the abstract or to this war in constant squabbles and bicker ful possession of seven revolvere bably the actual igures given but, if the war were protracted particular and those whose loyalty is confined to talk. Withings, and the foreigner was re- and 4,850 rounds of ammunition, it is conceivable, for instance, adverse that he was confident may leave something to be desired; and fortunes varied or were the first group it is possible to sympathise to come small extent, garded with as much suspicion He said a fireman on the B. that Germany had rather that farther exertions and saori- Of course one feels that the people composing it are wrong as he could have met with in China gave him parcels to carry more than 1,400,000 men on fices for the Empire would not be hopelessly, almost criminally, wrong; but this is a world in China itself. To-day such animo aahore and he did not know they the Eastern front at the end of denied. (Lound Cheers). which it is one's duty at least to try to see things from sity is no longer possible at any contained arme. one's neighboar's point of view as well as from one's own, and rate towards the British or however orazy another man's conscientions opinions may be, he has French. Towards Germany.
a right to them so long as they do not affect the community adverse it is another matter. For
Rules of Civilised Warfare
Violated.
July; and that, in actual killed, abe has lost more than 400,000. Bat that is neither høre
ker army is neither so large nor
so effective as she tried to lead the world to believe, and that, even
HARBOUR OFFENCES.
ly to any serious extent. For the second group, disgust is the only years Germany had tried in all AUSTRIANS CALLOUS ACT: nor there. The main point is that feeling possible. One likes to think that the group is anything manner of ways to flatter the bat numerically strong; certainly if we may take Hongkong Japanese for the sake of a com as a fair criterion it is small indeed. But that it should exist at mercial foothold in their territory;
Before Commander C. W. Book sil is a galling reflection to a people that comes of a fighting stock and this they could have kept had
in numbers alone, she cannot with R. N., at the Marine Court If it were not that personal knowledge tells many of our readers they chosen to not like rational
stand up against either of the this morning, P. O Bagg charged that there are folk so debased that they can shout for the King, beings. As it is, it looks as though Rome, July 18An official three graster Allied Powers. But three boat-people with unlawfully drink to the King but not fight for the King,and who oven object the European trade of Japan in communication issued to-day states let her have patience; she will moving about the harbour during to patling their hands into their pockets for the benefit of the the years to come would not be of that while come Italian prieste,
prohibited hours, and with on- various fonds connected with the war-they would probably refuse the German variety.
lawfully failing to stop their boats when called upon to do so by the police. The first and second de feadents were fined $5 each while the other was fined 810 for
offence a fine. of 85 each wAL STARS imposed.
to believe in the existence of the class at all..
How will these good roule comport themselves as the war draws nearer to its close, and when the and comes? From what ons remembers of the Boer war, one feels that they will be conspicuous in the bars when victory is declared, and that they will never grow
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properl attired in their religious vestments and accompanied by doctors and stretcher bearers under protection of the Red Cros Bag, were engaged near Mosial- cone yesterday in burying the
soon be put out of her misery now,
tired of shouting "We did it!" Of codile they will be courtingThe other day in the House of bodice of 30 of the enemy who had Order of St. John, whose head the first offence, For the second
some sharp snubs, bat as a rule it is impossible to, snub a person who is dead to sense of shame. In small communities, where Lorde Lord Danedia remarked boon killed there, they were sad. denly fired upon by the Austriane. from which the enemy fired, it is
them the only punishment they would feel which is ostracism, frequently inaccurate that he
Red Cross Work in France. Tas Joint Committee of the British Red Cross Society and the
it to be known that their work on quarters are at 83, Fall-mell, wish
carried on through the Anglo- French Committee and through
this arrangement has the sanction and approval of the French Ambassador in London.
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ng with United States in 1910 an steam launch Kong Hong, 1 charged Paug Kad, master of the The blind pop unlawfully carrying 38 passengers 57,272. Blindness in licence. Defendant was other countrice 200 the alternative of blind persons in the roughlyestimated 11:293 of two months hard labou
every men's business is known, it should be possible to meze out to that shorthand writers were 80 Two of the short distance the Continent for the French Police Bergesat George Jackson in 2,000,000 Biled People. But is the large towns at Home only their immediate friends will sound it desirable to revise.trane, plain that the attack was callously the French Red Cross, and ibat in excess of the number allowed men in America ban know of their shame; for the coward it generally a liar se well, cripts of nota. To-day his lord deliberate. Our men were obliged and in strange company we shall probably find this delectable ship observed that Scottish short- a boasting of the great things is did and suffered while the hand writer are remarkably Empire was at war. Once more, let us thank Heaven that the class accurate. Lord Dunedin is him. is not a large one and is scarcely represented in Hongkong at all wolf a Scoleman, .
to discontinue their work of mero
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