THE HONG KONG
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
[Beater's Service to the "Telegraph."]
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
garbian Army in the north FALLING BACK.
October 20, 12.50 p.m. According to Reuter's correspondeat at Paris the latest news from Nish whowa, that, despite the most gallant resistance, the Sorbians, owing to the enemy's superior artillery, are falling back in the north.
▲ communiqas says that the troops south of Semendris have been obliged to retire in conjunction with the army near Belgrade. Fighting continues in the Vlussian valley and on the Bulgarian frontier. Between Vranis and Riacovatz the enemy is in command of the railway. In the south, our troops occupy the ragion between
the Bregalnitza.
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EXTRA
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1915.
TELEGRAMS.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND APPOINTMENT.
(Reuter's Service To The "Telegraph')
Londoa. Received, October 19. The Ven. H. L. Wild, Archdencacon of Nottingham, has been appointed Bishop Newcastle,
bears of the American race would
A CAPTAIN SUMMONED. POLICE RESERVE ORDERS
Important Shipping case before
the Cout.
This morning at the Police Court, before Mr. R. E. Lindeall, Capt Evans of the Douglas, Esitan was summoned for allow. ing passengers on board his boat after the police examination had
of the vesgol commenced. The case was of unique importance, it being, we understand, the first ones of such a nature ander the ordinance.
Inspector J. J. Walt op. peared for the prosecution, and
Police Reserva Orders issued to-day by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, D.S.P. (Reserve).
Red Cross Fete is postponed to Wednesday next, October 27th.
Patrols,
1 Central:-October 23,-8,50
Sergeant Eustare (3) Hooper (3), Potter (5) Wright 15), Sergeant Chinchen (8) Gibeon (8). Ina. peator Lammert will visit.
SEQUEL TO A POLICE SEARCH.
Two Chinese Charged with Oplum Possession.
This afternoon in the Police
Court, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, two Chinese were obarged with having in their possession, at 51 Bonham Strand West, forty five
VICTORIA THEATRE,
Successful Red Cross Concert.
Last night, at the Victoria Theatre, a most successful concert in aid of the Red Cross Fund was given-those responsible for the programme being the members house was very tastefully be- of the Naval Concert Party. The Bagged, and a large audience ap.
-
full
abowed its preciation of A generously
balls of opium valued at $320. long programme. A festure Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by sketch: "The Braiser's Water- of the evening was an amusing
not have been too proud to fight Mr. H. W. Looker, of Mesare nolds (6), Batterfield (8) Cart Mr. Crew of Mosers Hastings and loo" in which all parts were well
for principle and right, and would not have been fobbed off with assurances about warning. They were not so proud perhaps as their present-day deacendante, but sturdier and grimmer. What they think on the continent about Amerios is aptly shown by as Italian cartoon. It shows Presid-
Denoon, Looker, Deacon, and Harston, defended,
The case for the police as out. lined by Inspector Walt, was that | on October 12 the Haiton Wha cleared by Detective Laing at 1 p.. The police had received a chit from the company's office to the effect that the ship was to
October 24.-5.50 Lindsay (3) Bryan (3), Martin (5) Boy-
wright (8): 8.50 Ormiston (3) Bowen-Rowlande (3), Arnold (5) Reaser (5), Williams (8) White (8),
Hastings, appeared for the first defendant and Mr. W. B. {Bind sustained. of Mr. G. E. Hall Bratton's office
for the second.
There was not one of the turns
that was not highly creditable; 2 Eastern: October 22,-5,50
The case alleged by the police among those which deserve H. Khan and Y. Mokamad; 8.50 was that they made a search of
special mention were those M. Sallen and A. Rahmen. In the premises and found a box given by Mr. Banks humor- pector Sirdar Khan visits. Containing the drug. The first monologue: "The Railway
October,
23.-5.50-Fatty defendant said that the box be impersonation of Sam Mayo; Mr. Porter;" Mr. F, 8imes—an
r
the Stratzine mountain eastward of Kamanovo and the left bank of pious indignation at his study had been cleared the detrotive Sheikh Hamid and M. Abbas. out, While the Police were there | Mr. Cook-a character sketch: ent Wileon in a great state of leave at 1 o'clock. After the ship Deen and 8. Juman; 8.50-longed to a men who had gone J. Bradley-a concerting solo;
DIPLOMATISTS LEAVE (NISH.
October 20, 12.50 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Athena naye that diplomatists are leaving Nish for Moustir with the national archives, the national bank of Serbia. The Serbian Government at present remains at Nish,
THE RUSSIANS.
GERMANS CLAIM TO HAVE REACHED THE DWINA. October 20, 12.50 p.m. According to Router's correspondent at Amsterdam the Ger- mana claim to have stormed several positions and to have reached the river Dwine, to the south of Riga.
THE GERMAN ATROCITIES.
A REIGN OF THRROR IN BELGIUM
October 20, 1.30 p.m.
A telegram from Rotterdam saya there is a reign of terror in Belgium, as the execution of Miss Clavell is believed to be only one of many instances of frightfulness. A German proclamation shows that the court-martial on the 9th inst. condemned to death, besides Miss Carell, four others including a Beglain countess, a lady teacher and a leading Brussels chemist and a leading architect; it also sentenced twenty-two others to imprisonment from fifteen months to two years, including Princess Maria de Croy to ten years.
THE POPE INTERCEDES.
October 20, 1.30 p.m. Beater's correspondant at Rome says that the Pope, at the request of the British and Belgian legatious, has interceded with the Kaiser on behalf of the Countess, the teacher and seven other French and Belgians who have been condemned to be shot.
The Archbishop of Cologne has replied that the Emperor has suspended the execations peading farther investigations.
OUR LONDON LETTER.
(From Our Correspondent.) London, September 10.
(Continued from Yesterday.)
The Submarines.
table, and Vaole Jousthen se à batler. The President is saying to his butler: "What! Another lot of American passengers murdered! This is too much! Fetch me some more ink for my fountain pen!"
Tommy's Best Pal,
was told by a ship's officer that Sorgeant Razak visita.
the second prisoner came in, west oat again and returned at a later hour. The first defendant pro- daced the keys for two of the boxes which be said were his and 3 Water Police :-October, 21-sent for a locksmith to open the 23.-As already published. others.
October 24, 5.50-Sargeant Silva (S) Neves (9) J. R. Pereira
Joined.
the vessel would not leave until October, 24-5.50-Fatty Dad 2 p.m. The detective again and S. Bux. 8.50-0. Arcalli oleered the ship a number of and A. Santra, Sergeant K. passengers having come aboard Khau visits. between L and 2 p.m. In fact the ship did not leave until 2.30, the detective withdrew hie men after clearing the second time It may sound a bit quaer, bat and counted the number of (P). 8.50-Mahr Din (8) J. Khan ons hears that the British Army persons who went on board after (S) M. Akbar (P.) in Franos, whiob now holds a the second search. Forty-one aolid sixty mile front against boarded the vessel, and thirty-six the Busches, ia going in for left. There was a second sum- collecting live earwigs. Every mons with respect to the bagg- soldier has some in an old match age of these people. The police box. The earwig is the soldier's alleged that the captain permitt boat friend nowadays. The men ed the people to come on board 3 put them inside their shirts to and go cff. keep down the more objectionable. vermin, and nothing else auta no well. The earwig is a very valu able and cherished insect at the front. A to the character of Kitchener's new army, now thor.
oughly blooded to the open and
Mr. Looker-Even if that is so that is no offence.
Detective Sergt. Laing gave evidence bearing out the statement
Ka Rim Dia to No. 1 Company. Wo and Au Yeing Leung to No. Leung Cheung Mau, Woo Pak Company, Ambulance Čorpa.
of Inspector Walt and said that could be found guilty of par-
the men who went on board took mitting a contravention of the
The second defendant was ar roated at the Police Station when the first ropes ted his assertion that the box containing the opiam had been left in the shop by him. The case was adjourned.
The Quack Doctor"; and Mr. B. Nichol and Mr. Edmonds-for their songs" Maggie HcKenzie and "Charlie Brown."
"
Those responsible for the con- cert are deserving of all praise for having offered their patrons a ples- sent evening's amusement in e good cause.
VOLUNTEER ORDERS Focistion was held at which Com-
Corpe Orders issued to-day by Lieut Col. A. Chapman V. D.,
etate :-
Joined.
Pte. J. G. P. Foulds joined the
to
luggage with them. When witness ordinance, the presecation would Corps on 20th instant, allotted the sky in the fighting lize, and returned to his office after the have to establish that he knew he Corps No. 1821 and paste eagerly waiting for the "big pusb,"departure of the a.a. Haitan he was going on.
As regarded per Btrotoher Bearer Seation. much controversy has taken place received the second slip regarding mission, you could not permit a military matters. I prefer to quote 2. o'clock instead of 1 o'clock. among the civilian exports on the departure of the ship at thing unless you know it, and the impression of
there was no evidence offered by
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Not Downhearted Yet.
He let anyone who came up
Leave.
Sapper W.G.Mooney is granted 24.1.16.
Engineer Company.
On and after October 25 1915
(Monday) the time for parade at Belchers will be as follows:- Engine
drivers 5.15
p.m.,
Electricians 5.30 p.m.
Parades. Parades for Friday, 22ad inst.
Nil.
Detall.
Gun Club Hill, Kowloon - On daty until to-morrow morning: H.K.V..
On duty 22nd to 29th instant: Civil Service Company.
Officer on duty: Lieut. Lindsell. P. of W. Uamp, Kowloon:- On day to-night: H. K. V. R. On duty to-morrow night: Scouts Company,
Officer on duly: Ospt, Bur obison.
Oa duty 23rd instant: Scante Company,
LEAGUE FOOTBALL. Large Entry for Second Division. Yesterday evening a meeting of the Rongkong Football A
mander F. Gibson B. N. and Captain Morris of the 4th Shrop shire Light Infantry were elected members of the Referees Board.
A meeting of the Hongkong Football League followed, and the admission to the second division secretary, Mr. W. V. Pennell, an- of the League had been received nounced that applications for
from the University, the Staff and Departments, Islamic Club, and the 83rd 87th and 88th com. panies of the R.G.A. thus making a toisi of foartsen teams which will compete in the second division.
UP TO THE MINUTE.
Closing Prices
Banks, 8827), bayers, Chins Fires.-$160, bayers. Douglas's $89), buyers. Indos $157), buyera Langkata, Tle. 39, bayers. Wharves,-$81, buyers. Docks.-$88, bayers, Olina Light Bnd Powers. $4.85, sales, and buyers, Cements, $10 85, buyers. Electrice-$45), cales. Ropes-$341, buyers.
LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.
but experienced officer who hastain take any steps between 2 and of it. Before you could convict
A young Inspector Watt: Did the cap. the prosecution that he did kaawave of absence from 24.10.15 to served with the new levies for 2. 30 to prevent these 41 paraons the captain for permitting people thing of their mettle, and he Bome weeks. He knows some-boarding the ship ?-No.
to go on board you must show The magistrate:Were there that he know the offence was be- writoa:
"Ae for the Tommies, I no watchman or quartermastera ing committed. He thought it was used to think the papers overrated on the gangway? There was a
common ground between his friend trom. It would be impossible to do quartermaster on the gangway, and himself that the captain had so. They aree trendinarily brave, There was only one gangway out, no knowledge that these men and their devotion to afficers her extraordinarily kind to each other, leading to the saloon deck.
were coming on board. In the to be seen to be appreciated. anybody 2-No.
Did he make any effort to stop present case it appeared that the If all the good qualities we call
constable who had authority to give permission was standing will win eventually in this war. I manliness count for anything we pass ?-Yes.
apon the wharf during the whole Witness gave no permissing time that these forty-one persons can quite understand the Kaiser to the forty-one passengers to were going on and taking their showering iron crosses about. I pass. There was nobody else there loggage with them. It was a could give away balf a dozen who could have given permission. mystery to hum that the constable bad denounced him most V. O's a day. Every scallywag feverishly before being most em- from S.-(naming the camp at was the case for the prosecution, against the ordinance. He PRO
Mr. Looker understood that that did not arrest them for offending phatic in their praises. What his home) is quite capable of risking with hia Worship's consent, he that unless they had permission the President done? He has got a his life three times a day to save reserved cross-examination of the to go on they were committing an vague Begurance, from
the another fellow, and that without witness while he submitted that offence under section 11, bat patentees of "the scrap of paper" even mentioning the fact to say there was no case for him to an- he atood there and lost all the policy and the inventors of gener-one." al frightfaloess, that no peaceful
swer under theordinance. Section Opportunities of getting these vessel will be aank without warn-
men, who were the men who 11 was one of the sections upon should be got at, and he submitt At last the British Admiraltying. What warning? And what which mark soldiers' journal are
The Lamour and high apirits ed;
which the charge was found. hes lifted the veil and told us about the world's ukess against the subject of an article by E. B. the Police or Examining Officer come off because he did not stop Section II (2) Except ed that he did in fact give them something about those German taking merchant ships at all? Osborn in the Morning Post.
permission of permission to go on board and abmarine pirates. Readers of this marians may be very proud of The Searchlight, a
no person after the examination them. In not stopping them the themselves over this busiocs, the doings and sayings of No. 2 letter will recognise the accurary
chronicle of hea began shall board ony
constabla had been guilty of clear of the assertions made herein and may explain the Hesperian Company London Electrical Eng section was confined to the person the once had not been proved many weeks ago. Assuming the and other cases by taying the U.ineers, is taken as a typical ex who boarded the ship. Then again his client.
ship."
The offence under that argligence and he submitted that German submarine fleet at the boats have not all got their ample. The LEE, who seem to be Section 11 (3) "Except with the beginning of the war to have new instructions yet, but it might a fine all-round lot of sportsmen, permission of the ice or ons was upon the defendant. His Worship:-Thought the numbered, about 60, which was do them some good to understand keen about all kinds of diversione. Examining Officer no thing shall The captain was on board and it about the available figaro, more
the general feeling about them from racing to rat-catching are be put on board" That offence was natural' to presume that he Queen's College Recreation Club Hawken, JE Hamilton. G Mather, than half of it has gone. The this country and in France. It chiefly concerned with the war in German losses bave grown greater
ia not an excited or enthusiastic the air. A telephone call means. But it was, be presumed, the words
was confined to the "thing" know what was going on. and more rapid as our naval feeling, bat, to bo
quite much more to them than, say, the of section 16 ander which the thing as presumption in peual/Club Pavilion will be opened L W Lorbang Raw 6 Gilmen, Ng authorities have perfected their honest, just E means of coping with them. aud balf-tolerant
frigid point of etiquette whigh vered the prosecation maintained that the ordinance. The onge is upon the to-morrow at 6 p.m.
soul of a telephonist of the Corn- It was very characteristic of the contempt. "Decadence" is the wall R.G.A. When rung up from captain had committed an cffence. prosecution in all these cases to
word most commonly applied Essex, he replied:
Notice to Consignees, Bat the only offence which approve their case. They must Consignees are reminded that avon in epaik to 'o, or 'e spaik to Oi? " peare that he can have committed bring this home to the captain. all goods ex as. St. Bede, remain- promise not to sink auy more quite educated and cultured the slow words coming throughingly being a party to a contraven was rather a different matter will be subject lo reat. merchant ships without warning, ouales in Europe. And one im like a spoonful of Cornish aream,tion of the ordinance. It seemed from the licencing cases quoted American Tennis Tournament, was either permitting, or know. Bis Worship Thought this ing undelivered after to-morrow just when their sabmarine ad-gines that in this respoot the which differs from the Devon- that there was contravention of as authorities by Mr. Looker. In! venture was nearing its tether. German opinion hardly differs shire variety. Here are the re-oction il, or at any rate he those cases it was a question Recreation Olub en American And it was rather like the from the French and British. fections of an electrical sapper would admit there was for the rather of municipal management Tennis mixed Doubles Tourna Io connection with the Ladies' and his when the tang of a telephone call purpose of his argument; though but this was one of Empire im- ment has been arranged to be LET-Offices and rooms fo
he doubted whether there was, himself. But before the explain
Germans to make their "mag- nanimous" offer to Amerios, and
American press to go into
to
America
President Wilson
amused
Costacies over President Wilson's Press admirers may stand for tingles in his ear great moral triumph, those who righteousnes Bod the Now Amerios. But the far-off fore“.
"Do Oi
(To be Continued, I
with the
Offloor on duty: Liont, Weall. Orderly Sergesut 22nd to 29th instant: Oorpl. Lowick.
DAY BY DAY.
The
MOVEMENT OF BITAMERS. . JAPAN left Calcutts on
The
20th fast and may be expected here on
or about the 5th November.
The F.&O. 8. NELLORE left Singa- pore for this Port on the 20th Instan afternoon with the outward English Mails, and is due bere on the 25th instant at about 6 p.
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
DOJ•
Per Lu, Malta for Europe-Mr & MrW Miss EM Leo, Miss FEReynolds, Capt Our readers are reminded that MmJArdoino & R Porxencor,LS Amato Mr. Looker: There is no such the Queen's College Recreation HC Torey, LW Fordham, Mins M Dowa VEBarulkar, MrsAh Wes, Rev and Slag-lan, Mra Ho6!, Mr Mo Si, Mr Bam 8, Miss Ping. Wong Hal-sow, Les Pit Kesa. Li Kam, Li For, Mrs Loung Ling, Mrs Wong Hee, Kwan Tin-Fook, Mr and Mrs Taze Sin-yu.Tae Kwok, GS Thorne,
portance. He adjourned the case played off on Saturday, October until November 1,
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