WAR TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from page 1)
INDIAN OFFICERS AND THE INCOME TAX.
September, 80, 8,85 p.m.
· THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,, BATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1916)
THE BOY SCOUTS.
Gathering atthe Hongkong Hotel,
Lady May (President) attended a meeting of the Hongkong Boy Scouts Association, held at the Hongkong Hotel, laat evening, Rear Admiral Anstruther proaid- While the House of Commone was on the Income Taxing. There was a full agenda, resolution. Colonel G. Yate raised the question of the position of the Indian officer who has come over to participato in the war and is incurring heavy additional expenditure.
Mr. McKenna, said:-I hope to state later what relief in possible. The Government does not wish that auoh an officer. should be worse off than he would have been if he had stayed at home.
LARGE CAPTURE OF GERMAN GUNS.
October 1, 2.05 s.m.
The Paris communique says: Our heavy artillery in Belgium supported the British flost against the coast batteries.
It is now ascertained that one hundred and twenty-one Garman heavy and fold guas have been captured in Champagne alone since September 25,
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
FISH→
one of the important items being WE HAVE RECEIVED A NEW SHIPMENT
the re-naming of the organisation the "Hongkong Baden Powell Boy Scouts' Association."
Rear Admiral Ansirather re- ferred to the very good work done by the Scouts and read o letter from the Hon. Colonial Secretary in which it was stated that His Excellency, in forward- ing a report by the General Om. cer Commanding, to the Secre- tary of State, on the military operations in this Colony from the outbreak of the war up to the end of the year 1014, he was pleased to bring to the notice of the Beuretary of State for the Colonies, the public spirit exhibi-
There is no fighting of importance in Artois, bat we have con- tinued to gain ground in Champagne, north of Mesnil, and farther esat bosween Hill 199 and north of Massiges and the Ville-sur-ted by the Boy Scouts in placing Tourbe and Cernay road, taking more prisoners.
The Germans, by a counter-attack, regained a footing in the "works of the defeat," but a second most violent counter-attack in the same ecotor was completely repulsed with heavy loss.
A squadron of bur seroplanes dropped seventy-two bomba on Guignicourt station and returned anfely.
BRITISH SUCCESS IN MESOPOTAMIA,
(British Foreign Offico Telegram,)
September 29.
In the House of Commons tɔ-day Mr. Obamberlain read the following telegrams, from the General commanding the Forces in Mesopotamia, dated September 29:-
The operations of the 6th division along the Tigrie line on Tuesday, was completely successful. The oneray's position, even milos-cast of Kut al Amars, is a long one astride the Tigria on both banks, and extends from the left bank, siz miles.
A detached column and two brigades, after a demonstration on Monday, crossed from the right bank and gained, by means of a forced right march against the enemy's left northern extremity, which was carried by a gallant attack at ten o'clock in the morning, after much opposition. This portion of the position was osrried at two o'clock and by nightfall a force had advanced to the west of the position, which is strongly entrenched and wired.
their services at the disposal of
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the military authorities and ren-AMERICAN SHIP BURNED. dering much valuable assistance, and that Mr. Ha aurt bal desired His Excellency to convey to them his appreciation which was shered by the Army Council, of the a;- aistance rendered.
There were now seven troops,
NO DETAILS.
THE BATING ORDINANCE.
Due for Fourth Quarter.
continued the speaker, the move (Reuter's Servies To The Telegraph." | ance, 1901, (Ordinance No. 6 of
ment having originated in St. Joseph's College, and it was masin
London, Received October 2.
and Mrs. Rayner that the present been burned. The captain, the ly due to the officers of that troop The American ship Vincent has flourishing state of the organisa-second mate and carpenter have tion was brought about. They been injured. There are no further
ad now seven troops, but it was details. thought advisable to prepare for
an extension of the scopes of the movement and that w36 the organisation. reason for making one general
Mr. Braga argued that in that would lose ite warrant and ident- event St, Joseph'e troops or body The enemy was penned in it all day by another brigade. The St. Joseph's, after the re-forma- ity. He was anxious to know if troops biyoascked in their positions all day and armed motor-care tion, would have the power to and cavalry, guarding the outer fank engaged the Turkish draft their own bye laws? Cavalry. The Turkish losses in load Bre
very severe.
The trenches which they had held with the greatest tenacity are fulled out that they could, so long Rear Admiral Anstruther point- of corpses. Some guns and many rifles, several hundreds of pri-
as they conformed with the lawa
MILITARY STORES
EXPORTATION
ORDINANCE.
Further Ameadments.
Boners and a quantity of ammunition were captured-our casualties laid down by the general body-have been made to the Military
are reported at under five hundred.
The enemy's position in advance of Kut al Amara has been esptared with many prisonera and guns. The enemy is in full fight towards Bagdad our forces pushing & parsait. Details will follow."
A YEAR AGO TO-DAY.
French Government have, how- ever, one copy.
The following Amendments have different bodies, as it were, He did not think it advisable to Stores exportation Ordinance. of what was one movement, there fore he was of the opinion that they should all como under one general control.
The plans of the new Scout Hall were inspected and a nanimously approved, and a hearty Rosser, the architect, vote of thanks was nocorded Mr.
British Cruiser's Useful Haul, H. M. 8. Cumberland has cap LEADING EVENTS IN THE tured, off the Cameroon river, eight Woormann liners and one GREAT WAR.
It was agreed that the Kowloon Hamburg-Amerike liner, the total Scouts should be called upon to tonnage being 30,905 tona. The contribute to a ball on the other Cumberland also captured the side of the water, As to sub ganbeat Sedan. It is also expect-scribing to the Hongkong Hail, ed that a floating dock and the the malter was adjourned for
farther discussion. Herzegio Elisabeth, which are įaunk, can be raised.
Extracts from the war news com tained in the "Hongkong Telegraph" of October 2,
1914.
Telugtau Battle Continues: Two Japanese Ships Sunk, After the battle of the 28th September the enemy continued
following goods be prohibited to (1) That the exportation of the all destinations other than the United Kingdom and British Possessions and Protectorates, for period of one year from Septem- ber 17, 1915:-Caustic Sola; Bodium.
firing upon us from ships ingida and bombarded the Germane time there was some little atter than the United Kingdom and
It is notified in the Gazette for information of Owners and Ooon- piera of tenemente that, under the provisions of the Rating Ordio-
1801), Raten for the Fourth Quarter of 1915 era payable in October, 1915. If any person shall advance on or before the 30th fail to pay such Rates on or before the 30th November, 1915, pro- ceedings will be taken in the Supreme Court for their recovery without further notice. No refund of Rstes in respect of vacant tere ments will be granted unless such Rates have been paid during and within the month of October, nor unless application is made for euch refund within fifteen days from the expiration of the quarter.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS,
R.
G.
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE. Evening Classes in the follow- ing subjects will commence on Monday, the 4th of October:-
Engineering Section:-
Building Construction Field Surveying Applied Mechanics Steam
Machine Drawing Mathematics. Science Section :-
Chemistry Metallurgy Physics Electricity
Sanitation
First Aid, Commerce Section:-
English French Shorthand Book-keeping. Teachers' Class for:- Women (English & I
Vernacular) Men (English & Vernacular). Students should attend
(2.) That the exportation of the all foreign countries in Europe following goods be prohibited to and on the Mediterranean and Black 8989, other than France, Russia (except through Baltic porta), Italy, Spain and Portugal, for a period of one year from An Executive Committee September 17,1915: Acetic Acid; The Operations at Teingtau. appointed, it being suggested Antimony, compounds of, except The Japanceo troops began that there wes a necessity for snob the attack against the enemy's and that it would do away with sulphides and oxides of antimony line on the 27th Septembar, palling a general meeting every bibited to all destinations other (the exportation of which is pro
from land and sea. By noon of needing attention.
British Possessions and Proteo- Tsingtau Barbour and from many
It was unanimonely decided to forts on the left bank of the Hai of the 28th we cecupied the high Po Ho, including the Iltis Fort. position extending between Kaosak His Excellency the Governortorates); Copper, compounds of, except copper itrate, copper They never coneed firing day and shan and Fu Shan, repulsing the to be Chief Scout.
iodide, copper sulphate, and Scoutmaster Edwards called at-suboxide of copper (the exporta- Queen's College at 6 p.m. during night, and a balloon has been enemy. They retired in the direo- observed flying over their heads. tion of Teingtag, and are supposed tention to
the fact that theretion of which is prohibited to all the week commencing on Mon- On the 30th September one Gor-to have stopped near the left bank were now thirty boys over the destinations other than the Units day, 4th October for enrolment. man destroyer Bank off Tai Kan of the Hai Po Ho. The German age of sixteen and they were ed Kingdom and British Posses
for. shooting practics, cruiser Elisabeth, a gunboat and eager
destroyer fired fiercely on our He had approached Colonel ions and Protectorates); Sodium Hongkong, 1915, flank and rear in this battle. Tas Chapman and ho had consented
cyanido; Sodium sulphide. Japanese casualties numbered 150. to their using the raugo and following goods be prohibited to That the exportation of the the forenoon of the 30th Septem- The enemy's lose is not ascertain promised to do all he could to all destinations other than the ber, our steamer Wakamiya Maru, on special duty, and a minsoleared, but we made about 50 officers assist them. What they wanted United Kingdom, for a period of and men prisoners and seized were rifos-they would provide ing chip, No. 3 Nagato Mar: four machine guns. In this battle their own Morris lube amuan one year from September, 17 struck mechanical mines laid by
1915:- the enemy while working outside our Navy co-operated with the lion. Lao Shan Harbour. The former troops and gave powerful assistan
Island. The official report from
the Commander-in-Chief of the
Second Squadron states that in
a
Rear Admiral Anstruther sog- was damaged, with one killed and, firing upon the Ittis Fort. On gested that the members of the mix wounded, and the latter sank the morning of the 26th September Ladies' Rifle Club might be the with three killed and 18 wounded. the Japanese army, which advano- duced by a sense of the patriotic
ed to the high position which was to lend their rifles.
Not Dum-Dums,
Hessian cloth and bags.
Treasurer: Miss Skinner. Secretary: Mr. Preston. Chief Scout: H.E. the Gover-
Commissioner: Rear-Admiral Anstruther.
Chief Scout Master: Lieut.
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the enemy's situation the previous Lady May said she would be In its issus of September 10, day, continued to-advance and very pleased to lend her r.fl. the Tag, a Berlin newspaper, occupied a line between Li Tson Scontmaster Edwards thought pablished a photograph of Ho and Chin Chis Ling (north- it only needed an official com- nor. package of "dum-dam" oartrici- gee, alleged to have been fountlet of Fa Shan) by way of a high munication to Major Robertson at Longwy. From an ordinary position south of Li Taon, and and they would be provided.
confined the enemy to the line Mr. Preston, the Secretary, was examination of this picture it is about four miles outside Tsingtau then instructed to write to Major Kennedy. Clear that these are cartridges City. In this battle three German Robertson, and make the requieber 21, Red Crows Day, the Scouts ones, at consignees risk and without any power of penetration, ships fiercely bombarded our It was agreed that registration specially prepared for firing from
right flank from the ees, with the be fixed at $3.
.i
a stand on a miniature range, object of obstructing our action. The following officers were and that they could not possibly Our two aeroplanes answered, then elected
be used in warfare. This abeard throwing bombs on these ships, President: Lady May, mistake of the Tag was discover which in dismay fired their ma- Vice-Presidents: The Brother ed by the German authorities, chine-guns and other small guns Director of St. Joseph's College and that number of the paper in at random. In consequence, the and Mr. Dickson, of the Charter which the photograph was pub flying machine received several ed Bank. lished was withdrawn from cahota bat both man and machines Chairman: Rear Admiral Ang-
truther. were safe. gulation and destroyed.
The
Cargo impeding the discharge It was suggested that on Oolo- of the vessel will be landed at ebould hire themselves out to expense, business houses at a wage for the Cargo remaining on board day, the money earned to go to On the 4th instant, at Noon, the Red Cross Fund.
will be landed at consignees' This was adopted and commer-risk and expense,
No Fire Insurance has been cial houses are invited to seek the
effected. boga for employment on that day.
Bills of Lading will be counter- Votes of thanks to Miss Skinner, signed by the undersigned, Hon. Treasurer, and to Mr. A. M.
DAVID BASSOON & Co., Ltd, Preston, the Hon. Secretary,
-- Agents brought the meeting to a close, Hongkong, 2nd October, 1915.
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