THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1915.
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RED CROSS DAY.
Special Committee Appointed to
Make Arrangements,
The following have been elect- ed a special committee in connec- tion with the British Red Cross
Day which it is proposed to hold on October 21-H. E. Si F.. May, the Hon. Mr. Cloud Severn. the Hon, W. Obatham, Mr. F. Graham, Mr. Tucker, the Hon. Mr. Mo.I. Messer, the Hon.
Cha-pak, Mr. Chen Siu-ki and
GERMAN REPLY TO SIR EDWARD GREY.
Prince Lichnowsky's Statements,"
Amsterdam, Aug. 27.-The Gazelle makes a long raply to Sir Edward Grey's letter tafuting Herr von Bitumen Hollwege as-
semi-ufficial North German
sertions.
To Sir Edward Grey's statement
16 BOYS DROWNED.
| Training Ship Cutter Run Down.
A boating accident occurred in the Thames off Parfleet on August ing ship Cornwall and the petty 30 by which 18 boys of the train officer in charge of them, named Lane, lost teir lives.
It would appear that the Alert,
a cutter belonging to the Corn- wall, lying on Farfiset, pat off
from the vessel with Lane and 28
GERMAN PRIZE COURT DECISIONS.
Commercial Ports or Supply Bases.
The Foreign Office issues the
livered by the German Prize following for publication :--
Judgments have recently been Court at Hamburg in the cases of the steamships Maria and
Batavier V.
The Maris, a Datoh vessel, was carrying a cargo of wheat, shipp ed at Portland (Oregon) to Belfast
|THROUGH GERMAN EYES.
Ras-
Excuses for the Arabic Crime. Writing of the fall of Breat Litowak. the military correspond- ent of the Frankfurter Zeitung declares that the campaign in
armies in order to avoid their Russia is "definitely won." sis's plan of withdrawing her annihilation, he says, has not been as successful as she could have wished, for the losses in prisoners and guns are equivalent to a crashing defeat. "The ques- tion now is: What will happen
SCOTTISH WOMEN'S HOSPITALS FOR FOREIGN SERVICE,
Fund for Hongkone Scottish Women's Beds.
Third Subscription List.
C. B. Ross, the Hon. Mr. Lay that in 1913 he told the Belgian boys for instruction in eailing and Dablin. She was captured next on our side? Our higher McIntyre. Mr. Un Kom-ws, Mr. Stabb of the Minister eophatically that Great and rowing. There was a fair and sunk by the German warship command ie in no doubt, for every!
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank has been appointed trosearer and will be pleased to receive the
clear.
and thou
W&8
пр
Too late for the Race £15. Mr. James D.. Forrest $100, $50:-Mra. W. Dickson Miss
Mra. Carmichael 2ad subscrip- tion, $25-Mre Landale $25.
$20:-Mrs. J. R. Kinghorn, $10Mrs. A. Gray, Mrs. Jack, Mr. F. Melatyre, Mre. U. H. Leitoh, Mra, W. F. Dowen, Mrs.
HUNS AND FETTERS,
Officers Who Escaped Hurt. in their Dignity.
At a military contt at Chester Cantle on August 27 three Gar man officers who escaped from an internment osmpin Denbighshire...a on the 14th inak and were 18+ captured at Llandudno four days later, were tried for ercaping. They were Capt.-Lient, Berman Tholens, Lieut. von Halldorff, and Capt.-Lieut. Heidrich Julias George von Havning,. The men escaped from the camp by filing the bara of the windows of the rooms in which they were confined playing in an adjoining room by other prisoners,
anbeoriptions which the com- er, the journal can only reply by again. On the retara journey for London, was captured in the the offensive in the East, or an Mrs. A. Ritchie (2nd subscription.) while a gramophone was kept
mittee are appealing for.
Lord Lansdowne that so all of It was on the suggestion of pire effort should be made on this date. It is proposed to hold a concert in the Botanical Gardena, particulars of which will be an
nounced later.
It might again be mentioned employment on this day, their earalage to go to the fund.
H. Tзomon, A Friend "Lustan,"
B. I. F. $5.50.
10
A Friend (2nd Subscription), $5-re Douglas Wilson Mrs. Hyde, Anne Boes, Kate Ddrymple, Montrose, Mre,
Capt. Tholons, who was ficat tried, pleaded guilty," and after evidence of the escape and re arrest bad been read over, by the president of the court, prisoner made a statement that they were handcuffed on being taken back
Britain would not send troops in'e wind and the weather
The Alert sailed down Karleraba in the Arisatio on conceivable oase that can now the river Belgium so long as her neutrality
21 September
laat. The Batavier V.,
happen, be it a continuation of a Dutch vessel bound soot violated by any other Pow hrowing a doubt on the British when off Garrison Pier, the look.
North Sea on March 18 last, and operation against Petersburg, or a speedy transference in some it awaits with interest Sir Elward tag owing up the river at full taken to Zeebrugge on suspicion other direction, has all been Minister's veracity. It anys that out boy in the oatter reported &
alreadyconsidered and prepared." Grey'e disclosures concerning the speed about 100 yards from the of carrying contraband.
cultor. Petty Officer Lane, who The sinking of the Maria was negotiations in 1912 which are to
The Kaiser's "Mighty Stride." was in charge, hailed the captain justified by the German Prize
The Ksiesr visited Nowo provost Gray required of the tag to lowes his speed or Court on the ground that having Georgiewek on Augnet 20. The Rogerdat hy nie gedgland. alter his course. For some reason, regard to the place of capture, correspondent of the Lokal- Regarding the alleged it is alleged, this was not done the commander of the Karierabe versation of Sir Edward Grey with
anasiger describes how, "with that the Boy Scouts are open for Priuos Lichcowsky, the semi-quickly enough, and the tug was unable to take the veszel into gigantic, mighty strides, he MaoRichan, Mre, J. J. Blake, to camp, and that they were kept a German port or the port of
advanced official organ gives the follow-orked into the cutter amidships,
parade Mre. Morrison, Mrs. Middleton, waiting at the entranos for fifteen apoa the an allied Power, sinking her almost immediately.
and ing from Prinos Lichnowsky's It is believed that all those who
ground, with a thick stick in his Mrs. MoNellis, Mrs. Molatos, minutes in view of their fellow acted pursuant to hand. The Kaiser comen close in Mrs. McArthur, Mrs. Simp- officers and the soldiers of the "That," he said, "I were drowned became entangled Article 113 of the Germasu Naval front of me. He looks at me sharp son, Mrs. MeKay; Mre. Prouse, guard,
Prize Regulations. This was said ly. I know the look. To-day there Mrs. A. Hill, Miss A. Campbell, regard as a degrading indignity Statement by the Commander of not to require sag farther explan-is something immensely joyous, Mrs. A. Niool; Mra. P. F. Farrel, to an offer who has been made ation, and payment of indemnity almost humorous, in the keen A. Friend, Mra. W. J. Olark, prisoner when fighting in the war." to the owner was refused.
Capt. Henning wae next tried, чуев, Oh, you stupid Quadroaple Miss L. Prentice, Miss K. Pren Eatentiste! If you only had an tice, Mrs. J. G. Muir H. R. S. and pleaded
After guilty," idea..." His Majesty went with the same powerful strides
to him the prisoner made a state- having the evidence interpro ed from battalion to battalion, 15 in
ment to the effect that he earren. and receiving their greetings.
thinking that by so doing he all, wishing them good morning,
dered to the officere at Llandudno, He was accompanied by Prince Joachim of Prussis, the Minister of War, Marshal von Hindenburg, and a large saite. Ia bis ous tomary short, sharp tones he
VOLUNTEER ORDERS
Corps Orders issued to-day by Lient-Ool. A. Chapman V. D.,
utate.
Leave.
LoOpl., H. 8. Bennett is grant ed leave of absence from 15.10.15
to 25.11.15.
report;-
Sir Edward Grey let me know that he would like to speak to 19 once again before my departure to bid me adieu, and also that he bad confidential communication to make which perhaps would be of value for the future. Sir Edward Grey was obviouely moved when he received me, and said the decision which he must take was fr him the most painful which he ever had to take.
ber of these anite, except mea because specially excused, mass attend this parade,
Detail.
Gun Club Hill, Kowloon:
On duty until to-morrow morn- ing H.K.V.R.
On duty from to-morrow to 16th inst.-Centre Section M. G. Co. Officer on duty Lieut. Wright.
Detention Camp, Kowloon. On duty to-night, H,K,V.R. On duty to-morrow night, Boouts Company."
Offer on duty, Lieut. Murphy. On duty 10th inst., Scouts Company.
Officer on duty, Ospt. Stewart, Orderly Sergeant from 9th to 18th instant-Bergt. Schnepal.
as
abo could
in the sails,
the Cornwall.
(RN., retired), commander of the Captain-Superintendent Steele Cornwall mode the following statement to a representative of The Tames:-
pur.
al.
that the
Ferguson, Mra. Hansen, Mrs. $3:-Miss W. B, Mrs. J. Wallace, Mra. J. Mitobell, Mrs. Cubbin, A. Friend, Mrs. J. Perrie, R. A. Ferguson, Mire, J. Me Mrs. David Smith.
would receive better treatment. He complained, however, that he uyed back to camp from Llan- was handcuffed when being con- dudno. This treatment, accord ing to the prisoner's idea,
Mra. D. L. Lyle $2.50. Drummond, Mre, J. Sloan, Mrs. O. Miss Edith McLeod $2:-Ming Sett, Mra, Goard, re, Diskens, Mrs. A. W. Hard wieby, Mrs. D. Young, Mrs, Y. Grimshaw, Mrs. WAS Miurhead, Mrs, Belice, Miss Gratt J.Johnson, Misa A. Carrie, Mrs. I. Mrs. Garrard, Mrs. Connelty,
$1-Sooltie Mrs. Eldridge, Mrs. Polly, Mrs. Entensure.
Yotas 815 Sterling and $644. Already acknowledged £30 Sterling and $1137. $1781.
Grand total-45 Sterling and
Miss Bloss and Miss Lawronce
bal
quite unnecessary. He sioned officer and three men with earrendad voluntarily and there being a no-commis Szed bayonets in charge of him
that was enough pressation against eecape. This treatment, said the prisoner, touched his senti nients of honour, the more as in
After the
The judgments show that in considering the question of the destination of conditional con- traband the German Prize Court loft the ship at 10 clock this a communication of the Chief The catter, containing 26 boye, held that it is to be guided by morning for instructional
of the General Staff of the Inspection of Arms etc.
poses in sailing and rowing. Navy addressed to the Court on No. 1 Section Artillery Battery
They were under the charge of August 17, 1914, concerning the and Laft Suction M. Q. Oo. (ia.
A decisive factor in the matter Mr. Lane, who was the officer who porta to be regarded as fortified olading N. O. Oa. and men in (he said) was the consideration always went away with them. places, or as bases of operatione Belchers Section)-Inspection of that the injury which Great They were cruising alose to the and supply for British armed thanked his troops in the name of arme, ammunition and equipment Britain would suffer from the ship ander sail in fresh breeze. forces in Great Britain issued" by all Germany, making special on Tuesday, 12th inst. Prade at war would not be much greater, Headquarters at 5.30 pm. in light if she participated than if she 500 yerda from shore, a Govern. has in other caees held that such bis Landwehr and Landstorm. When ahead of the ship, about supreme command." As the Court mention of the mighty deeds of marching order,i.e.lunic, shorts held aloof, and that Great Britain ment tug was sighted about 100 places as Ipswich, Poole, Borrows and distributed numerous Iron and patties, helmet, rifle, bandolier. as a participating Power would yarde off, coming up very quickly. toness, and Grangemouth are Urosses. waterbottle, baversack, belt and be still more in a position to Mr. Lane shouted to the tag to bases or fortified places, it may be The "Armed" Arabic. sidearms, 4 poaches and 150 throw her word into the scale stop or alter his course, bat ap- inferred that these also are in- rounde ammunition. Every mem-than if she remained neatral,parently the tag did not do ea, cluded in the list referred to.
The Press is reduced to great extremities in ita desire to suggest at any The catter was streck amidahips, In order to rebut the preamp some plausible justification for moment threaten 10 retire from bringing down the most and sail tion thus set up that conditional the sinking of the Arabic, and an the fi ht. He laid stress chiefly in the middle of the outter. In contraband destined for such official telegram from Berlin to
Germany only the lowest oriminal would be transported like tha on the Belgian question, as in bis accorde nos with instructions when places is intended for military and the Frankfurter Zeitung, after The sum of £200 sufficient to the navy. He was quite con and not an officer of the army oc speech, without adding, as he did sailing the boys were sitting in the not civil use, the Court held that observing that it is at present endow four beds, two in France, viosed that, according to the in the House of Commons, that bottom of the boat and some of them the counterproof must satisfy the unknown whether and how and two in Serbia, has been sent rules of the English Army, this Great Britain could not look on must bare become entangled in the most rigorous conditions, and a submarine was at our attempt to bring into 4 rail when it came down. The that it would only be possible to in the affair, says that possibilities drews Square, Edinburgh.
concerned to the Hon. Tonenrer, 2, St. An-band-cuffing was not correct. state of dependence not only outter was hardly moving at the furnish it in rare cases. With of the most various kinds are atill
Lieut. Helldorff, age 27, of the France but also Belgium and time, the sheets having been 1st regard to the cargo of wheat on conceivable, even, Holland through our procedure, down owing to a puff of wind on board the Maria, they held there ready mentioned,
beg to thank all those who have Imperial Guards in the German The Minister said further that the quarter. A boy named Potter, was no means of ascertaining armed" Arabio played the part eum, ani also all those who have
BO generonely contributed to this Army, was next charged, and he wished to make me the follow who was next to Mr. Lane at the with the least certainty what use of a warabip. She is alleged also go kindly helped to collect the evidence had been interproted to
ploaded"
'guilty." ing confidential communication wheel, was told by Mr. Lane to the wheat would have bean pat to have resembled a warship in her money, among others, they speci- of a German officer, if there wAS which might, perhaps, be of im wait for orders, and he was told to at the arrival of the vessel at external appearance. "Various ally wish to thank Mee, Milroy,
bim prisoner said it was the duty portsuco for the future. Should to dive overboard just as the boat Belfast, and whether the British papers" hint at the Arabic shaving Mrs. Little, Mrs. Mair, Mrs. King any possibility, to escape. He events not take a course such went down, Mr. Lane was last Government would not have come possessed s so-called shooting horn and Mrs. Dancap;
meant to return to his home. At car military party seems een standing at the wheel. Aapon the acane as purchaser,
Llandudno, after Erowing that it to hope, or should we, se ha boy on the ship reported the acoi
olab, basing their assertion on The effect of these decisions story in the New York Tribune
was impossible to escape from Binoorely desired, at A
hotdent, boats were quickly sent, and appears to be to abolish in prac of July 24. According to this
England, be too distant time, wish to make these, with tags and other craft tice the distinction between abso
made up his mind to surrender. They speedy ond from other
near at hand, resoned 10 boys. late and conditional contraband ship was a day out from Liver- Elizabeth Hall, who was buried | were instructed that
if reasons to a war so fatafɑl for Captain Steele further stated of war.
Winchcombe, Europe, he would always be that Mr. Lane, before leaving the
pool, the passengers were startled at
Gloucester, they could return to their home ready in the event of his being Cornwall, asked all the boys in
by hearing abota fired in the bad been in Winchcombe they must do so. Hence it was his still in office to undertake media the cutter if there were any, who
direction of the stern, On pro- Workhouse for nearly eighty duty to attempt to escape. On the coading thither they found half a years. Her nge was 88, and abs morning after his surrender the
to crush Germany.
Kuala Lumpur, September 22. dozen stewarda behind a borri was admitted to the workhouse colonel osme into his room, and He was remote from every idea well provided with lifebuoys ani-At the Berger Chamber of aade of sandbags, firing at a black on May 6, 1888. She was of weak in tracted the officer in charge of wished was the restoration of from Plymouth, leaves a widow Mr. Clodd, who presided, said a pole as a perico pe, which was titution since her sutty.
All that he breakere. Mr. Lane, who aime Commerce half-yearly mosting, rafs resembling a submarine, with intellect, and had never left the the escort to put them in hand- tter cuff. Prisoner told the officer in peace as 2000 as possible under and four young children. He was there had been a fall in the valas towed about 700 yards astera. maintenance post the ratepayers charge of the escort to tell the
conditions acceptable
an old-Navy mon.
colonel that he would make to the limitation, as far as
of imports, but a substantial in- The stewards, it is said, aimed considerably over $1,000, pos. The Victims and the Saved. sible, of the unalterable nie-
crease in the value of exports, very carefully, and fired at the
attempt to escape, but the fier The list of drowned is as The country was benefitting by raft with all the enthusiasm
came back and said he was entire civiliasd world. On my fortune that had fallon on the follows:-
the flourishing export trade which which they would have shown if
obliged to put him in handcuffs W. Rowland (Ramsgate). O. was more than double the import their mark had been really a sab
by command of the colonel observing that the role of arbit Barsby (Twickenham), C. Gipp trade. The bazaar was in a marine. On the following day a
The escort consisted of one rator would come to him much (Leyton), T. Leader (East Mole healthy condition Business was large kite was flown from the
The Germsa Government, in officer, a non-commissioned officer, souner in the event of neutrality, sey), W. J. Smith (Leyton), O. small but on a satisfactory basis, stern, and each of the crew fired reply to a protest by the Dutch und three men carrying arms, so the Minister replied that he Clews (Coventry), W. Evans and oredits were ressonable half-a-dozen rounds at the imagi- Government against the lying that escape would have been believed, on the contrary, that (Leyton). B. Millard (Talington), Straits Times.
nary aeroplane which followed of a German airship over Dutch impossible. This guard was in a Great Britain's participation H. Lee (Lepton), W. Townsend
the ship. The stewards, and even territory on August 18, has ex- motor oer. When they arrived at would rather shorten the duration (Strateord), C. Maun (Colobesler),
the captain, represented this elab plained that this "regrettable Dyffyduled they had to wait hand- F. Barniston (Sheffield), A. Young
onffed in view of the soldiers and as intended simply for recreation, inoid nt" was the result of $11.20, buyers. Concerning Germany's rejec (Haslemere), J. Charch (South) A boy who saw the accident
A Zeppelin Greeting. special atmospheric conditions oivilians. Several English officera Star Ferries. $37, buyeration of the proposal for a con- Ealing), H. Jessop (Deptford), from the ship said that when the. On the occasion of the name which led the pilot stray in Llandudno expressed their
ference, the Gazette argues that W. Hillyer (Monor Park).
boat was struck there was no day of King Ludwig of Bavaria, The German Government dissatisfaction at seeing German, while the negotiations lasted The names of the boys saved paste. Adother eye-witness enld Zeppelin, ateered by Count added that since the begin officers in fetters. Prisoners felt Russia would have gathered her are as follows:-
that a squall struck the boat, Zeppelin himself, flow from Frie- aing of hostilities aircraft pilote more dissatisfaction because only troops on the Germen enes frontier. W. Potter (Obiswick), B. Allen which seemed to become an drichshafen to Manich, to the have received the strictest orders the lowest clases of criminals in Itaya that Sir Edward Grey 'woon- (Leicester), Gardiner (Dover). manageable, and then the tug joyful surprise of the population, ever to fly over the territory of Germany were put in handentie At the Police Court, this morn- cluding words are hardly worthy Hayes (Southend), Goddard (Dept: crashed into her. The boat seem and made several diven by way of neutral countries.
He wished to make the complaint ing, P. O. Brotherton asked for, of reply, and that the German ford), Evans (Coventry), Hardon ed to be cat in two and ssak at greeting in front of the Royal
If this be so, the pilots are led in regard to this treatment. and was granted, confiscation of arm is not for predominance in (Epsom), Penn (Leytonstone); once. The water was very rough, residence, while it communicated astray with great frequency, as This concluded the trials sud 400 odd pounds of raw opium Europe but to free Europe from Scott (East Dalwich), Wordnam and the boy who were waved to the King by wireless the residents in the northern parts of the result will be promulgeeed in found on board the se. Kintuok. Great Britain's bratal domination: (Tottenham)
per must have had a seven struggle:: Count's congratulations
Denmark can testify.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
Music for Sunday Next.
0
The music for the 8 o'clock Celebration of Holy Communion tion to help us. at St. John's Cathedral on Sunday the 10th October will be as Introit-Pealm OXXII (Grego-
follows :-
rian),
Offertory Hymn 323. Communion-Hymn 313. Ablations-Hymn 558 (Tune Recessional-Hymn 651. Service-Merbeoke.
108).
Up to the Minute.
Closing Prices:
Indoa
$157, buyers cost,
Hongkong Daoke. $86,
buyera, Coments.-
caab. Baubs-$3.50, buyers. Providents.$10.10, buyers. Langkats--Tls, 30, buyers.
Oplun Confiscated.
of the war.
and
could not swim. The outter was
.1
Trade in the F.MS....
story, on one occasion, when the
in
80 Years in a Workhouse