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LEADING BVENTS IN THE GREAT WAR.
Extracts from the wear netes don- tained in the "Hongkong Telegraph" of Nocember 5,
1914.
on Serbia, the joint army left to
are going to occupy northern German Admission.
A despatch from the German conduct matters in
Rasais Handquarters admite that the in- and Galicia-particularly when undetions south of Nieuport pre.
Bad Days for the Enemy.
4
HONGKONG CRICKET
CLUB.
The Annual Meeting,
At the sonual meeting of the Hongkong Cricket Giab which was held last evening, Mr. R. Hancock presided over a moder- ate attendance.
Chairman said:
Speaking on the report" the
pointe
Are The Germans Weakening. "Notonly are Rigs and Dwiosk no longer in danger, but the posi tion of the Germans in this section ie more unfavourable and mare unstable than anywhere else,"
German Squadron Refuses to
Fight. Baya Colonel Shumaky, the Rus-
Submarine D5 was sunk in a said before, the Austro-German which was retreating in the North sian military expert. As we have akirmish with a German aquadron army, huge though it still may Sea. The presence of an enemy heen sent to all members and be, cannot provide an
The report and accounts have whelming force for operations by the ganboat Halcyon, various they speak for themselves, but I
over-aquadron having been reported in each part of the field. It aval movements took place. The would like to mention fow Germans are going to hold enemy's squadron retreated rapid- Belgium and seriously opposely and avoided nation. The rear- has not been one for the usual We all know that this last year the Allies in France, if Austrians most craiser dropped minee, ons are going to keep the Italians of which struck the submarine obvious from the first that all solivity in games, sud it was more or less at bay, and if Two officers and two men of her Austrisas and Germans together crew were saved.
aperting olubs would more or less suffer and have much difficulty in niutaining their financial posi. tion. The club could not look for much support from the Navy or To-morrow's Anniversary. To-morrow is the 1,211tt an-two, three or four divisiors, tion. It says the whole country meant a severe loss,
it comes to be cut up into clade all operations in that direc. the Military and this alone has niversary of the asanssination of can hardly look forward to very is destroyed and will not recover.
From the accounts it will be Caliph Omar I,
magnificent achievements. And for a long time.
scan that the recaipts for sub- this ia regarding the situation at
Turks Detain British Consul.
soriptions alone were over $1000 Thelt of Mirror.
ila beat-without taking the Tac British Coneul at Batarah less than in the previous year, and $30 from a store at No. 5. Chung tion.
The theft of a mirror valued at advancing winter into considera-(in Astasio Tarkey) and British it was only by great care in keep Lok, Yaumati which it is alleged like a north-Russian winter, bat the Tarka. A message by the that we have been able to show a We hope the Germans will merchants have been detained by ing down expenses to a minimum took place about 4 a.m, on the we have our doubts. 2nd inst, has been reported to the
Aga Khan, denouncing Tarkey balance on the right side. There police.
for making "an unprovoked war have been many things your Com- If "our side" is not coming off at the bidding of Germany," mittee would have liked to have scatheless it is as clear as over which is to be sent to the Moslems carried cus for the benefit of mem-
now, in Rueaia, they are asking Aga Sultan Mahamed Shah Aga embark upon beavy expenditure; that German losses are out of in India and the Dominions, was bere, but I think you will agres all proportion to our own. And iganed to-night. (The Aga Khan that this has not been the time to discontented, ill-clad men to sit Kben, G.J.I.E., G0.81., K. O, in fact your Committee would down through the winter in front I. E., was born in 1876. He has have bad to answer for a large
Friedrichstadt and thereabouts, many millions of religions follow definit had they done so. while in Belgium "the proved ers in East Africs, Central Asia The club's position is really vulnerability, of their first and and India, and is the head of the very satisfactory and all stock
Hence, by the way, some of the the first class Prussian Order of second lines of defence" in forcing Ismaili Mahomedans, Among and gear has been written down them to make ready a third lino. his numerous decorations he weara to the minimum.
I cannot hold out much hope increased persecution of the the Royal Crown conferred upon that this next season will not be in the slaughter of their brethren, attended the Coronation in 1902, water as in the past season, as Belgiane, who object to helping him by the Kaiser in 1001. He as difficult to keep the club above Again, in the Souchez region, as the guest of the nation.)
conditions are not likely to alter the Germans admit that they Auglo-French Squadron
and I would ask members to have been obliged to evacuato
Bombards Dardanelles, bear this in mind, but on retara more ground. Yet again, they An Anglo-French Squadron to normal times we should be in The master of the French Mail own that the Serbians are still bombarded the Dardanelles at a position to show a good profit! "Polynesian," has reported the keeping their and up and that the long range, at daybrook on Tune- The club's gear has recently rescue of four fishermen whom he Bulgarians in the leave Valley day. The forts replied. No abip been entirely renewed through- found drifting helplessly at sea "have retreated before superior was hit. A large explosion, with out and the ground has never about 45 miles from Gap Rook foreas." And perhaps more volumes of smoke, occurred at been in better condition. about 0.30 on the 30 ultimo. The disappointing to them than all Bolles Fort. master of the junk stated that athass, is the now obvious fact that Turkish Miolster Resigns. gale carried away the most and the Allies are so closely united Djavid Boy, the Turkish Minis- The present Committee are rail and they bad been drifting that any possibility of a separate ter of Finance, has tendered bie those nemes set out in the report, up by the French Meil. many hours before being picked pence-making is quite out of the resignation.
except Mr. Hynes, who has gone question. How much of all Reported Staking of Russian
on leave. At this meeting the this, we wonder,' is filtering
Battleship.
Committee for this season must Local Journalistic Change,
through to the common people From Sofia it is reported that be elected and in addition to Mr. Mr. B. A. Hale, who has bean of Berlin, Hamborg, Manich, the Turks have suck the Russian Maitland, our President, playing Congrated with the Hongkong Leipzig and Frankfort, and to the battleship Sinop.
members and one non-playing
ten get as a mark of the esteem in sconer or later by the Potsdam Daily Preez for over nine year, bulk of the army-both of which Indian Troops in the Fighting member mut he chose,
Lias. has been presented with a silver classes have to be rackened with
The Chairman added: Men- Violent attacks were made on tion is made in the report of the
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MARRIAGE.
DAVISON-CALDWELL-At the Peak Church, on the 4th November 1915, by the Rev. Copley Moylo, A. O. Davison, son of Edward Davison, of Wailington, Sarrsy, to Eame Innoes Caldwell, -daughter of the late George Caldwell, of Hongkong.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1915.
HOW THE RECRUITING STANDS.
From the tone of the Home wires it seems tolerably clear that
women
sbould
Dedcoglou Brothers Sued.
to
wholesomely ourbed in other morning. Wilkinson and Griet Britain, where their power is still In the Summary Court, this directions, one would think it all sued Dedeoglou Brothers for the should be entranchised in a did not appear and the debt will the more undesirable that they sum of $110.20. The defendants country where, for some years be proved in Chambers to-morrow. past now, their influence has been eo mach and so disastrously to the fore. Altogether we feal like congratulating America on her electioneering.
CORRESPONDENCE.
[The opinions expressed by the correspondents are not. necess- arily those of the "Hongkong. Telegraph."]
OBSERVATION POSTS AT
PRISONERS OF WAR CAMP Telegraph.)
Fishermen Rescued by French Mall,
of
Our President has been on leave but returns next month..
the bogey of conscription is once more to be banished, and that the (To the Editor of the Hongkong which he was held by the staff of manino and his brother irresponsi/October 30 against our First Corps deaths of Messre, A. C. E. El-
whatever.
our morning contemporary. We bles? understand that Mr. Hale, on Lie return from a brief holiday in the North, will take over the editor ship of the China Mal.
and Cavalry, The enemy was borough and O. N. G. Walker, ovidenty largely reinforced. We both well known members of this
THE PERJURY CASE.
Prisoner Found Gulity but
Sentence Deferred.
Hung Hon-chi, the prisoner in
matches aud
The speaker then proposed the adoption of the report and ac
counts,*:
Mr. Jacka seconded the motion which was carried.
n-tion is, after all, content to rely on voluntary roruiting. Looking back over the numbers enlisted during the past few months-and more especially during the last week or two-one feels that the
Parliament and the War. nation is right and that voluntaryism can do for as all that is
In Lorde and Commons there inflicted a most heavy loss, and Clab. Mr. Elborough played necessary. In view of the increase in the number of men offering Sir,I feel that the older
is naturally a more of talk just the Commander of the Corps is many a fine innings for the club themselves since the Home Government grew more frank in its among us who do our "little
now, following on Mr. A quith's
confident that he will be able to in Interport confidences to the Empire, we hold more religiously than ever to best" to fill the places of those Davison-Caldwell Wedding.
speech. Lord Morley has been maintain the ground. The cavalry gave up a lot of his time the belief that the suppression of news was a most serious stumbling. who may be called to.or. needed blook to recruiting. Of bourse we are not out to defend the loafers at the front or elsewhere for our quietly yesterday morning of Mr. complaint against the censors, the whole Army. Indian troops man and s sincere friend. Mr. The wedding took place very backing up Lord Selborne's recent have fought, whether mounted or in the interests of the club. and the shirkere, but all of us must feel that there were, in the early Country, are justified in asking 4. O. Davison, son of Mr. Edward Bad Lord Charles Beresford, in were brought into the fighting line. Walker did not play much cricket in trenches, in the admiration of We eball miss a very fine sports- days of the war, many young fellows who were by no means shirkers, that better observation posts Mine E. L. Caldwell daughter of teristic fashion, been telling the even though they were not enrolled; that they were merely insuffio (Orow's nests or
Davison of Wallington, Surrey, to the Lower House, has, in oberao- iently informed as to the greatness of the Empire's need. To-day they
but took part in the tennis tourns- may be termed) the late Mr. G. A. Caldwell, civilians what he thinks of them no one can claim to be ignorant, and if there are still young men should be provided for us at the Secretary of the Hongking and for
mente and was a general favourite to be found who are medically fit and who have not "joined", we P.O.W. Camp. To say nothing Whampoa Dook Go. Owing to blockade, Lord Robert Cecil's intorfering with the
Jamong mombers of the Club. may take it either that they are the real shirkers, or else that some of the climb up those perilous the recent death of the father of reply is satisfactory-in part. opposition has been thrown in the way of their offering their services Ateps, or of the insecurity of the the bride the arrangements for gives 80m8 to the Empire.
useful bamboo straoture an a whole, the wedding which was to have statistics, to be sure, but it And talking of this question of opposition, has it not bean rather these posts are during the winter taken place on the 10 inet, had seems to us that what was in exaggerated by the street and bar gossips? We know that there months too much expored for the perforce to be cancelled. Mr, and Lord Charles Beresford's mind are firme selfish and dieloval enough to go as near as they dare to middle aged, at any rate, If our Mrs. Davison are making a short as the playing with the blockade the perjory case which was con- preventing a man who is useful to them from leaving to join the Government can afford to provide stay in Macao, before taking up colours; but they are few and far between. We also know that good quarters for the prisoners of their residence at Taipo. intending recruits have been told coldly, "We cannot guarantee war, they could surely spare a few you employment when you come back." Employers who say this bandreds of dollars to establish ebould unquestionably be handled forthwith with the utmost severity and maintain so adequate shelter by the law. We also hear stories of Governmental opposition, direct for the guards and the sentries, or indirect; but concerning this, again, there have been many mis- I do not mean this to be taken understandings. Invidions comparisons have been made between in the nature of a "gronca" as I the number of men sent to the Front by, respectively, think we all go to a very un- Hongkong and Sngapore. With the outbreak of war the pleasant job in a spirit of cheer- rabber or mpanies, mines etc. of the F.M.8, and district were obliged fulness which is to our orodit. to reduce their atos, in numerous instances. The men thaa thrown out of work were quite easily able to go to the Front and they did go. In Hongkong there has been next to no question of unemployment an account of the war, and there was and is every likelihood of the average white man's (we say the average white man!) heing of more use to the Empire here than he could, be by going Home.
Yonra ela.; PHILIP W. GOLDRING.
(Private .KV.I.)
LANGKAT OUTPUT. Messra. Wright and Hornby
Another complaint that one hears sometimes is that men work 1dviss us that the Langkat out ing in Chinese territory-stoma men etc. would willingly bave gone Home but could not raise the fare, and could get no help from pat for the current month is sa
the local British Consul. This, however, is a difficulty that can bo easily settled by the loyal Britisher of Hongkong and the Treaty Ports. If there were one man left in China who would be of real usa at the Front, and who was prevented from going by lack of means, it would be a disgrace to the Britishers of the Far Eat. If there be each a men we aball hope to hear from him, and we will waste no time in making his case public, for we refuse to believe that Hongkong would knowingly allow a Britisher to be kept out of the fight for the Wake of a few hundreds of dollars.
follows:--
Nov. 1
Tons 165
064
***
162
31
41
178
291
168
Total to 4th inst.
Daily average 167.78
671
Flection of Officers, Mr. M. M. Mons proposed and
Germany except by emaggling." day to permit of legal argument. CIGARS
GERMAN
FROM: MANILA.
:
law by giving waak and silly cluded at the Criminal Bessions, Major Robertson esconded that concessions to neutral nations, yesterday, was found guilty on Mr. F. Maitland be elected Pre- "Sinos the first of May," aaye Lord the first three counts only, but sident. Robert, "no cotton has gone to sentence was deferred until Tues-
Committee. The following Committee was Doubtless; bat doos that tell us The jurors were discharged for elected: Messrs. R. Hancock, very much? It is this very a period of five years.
Hon. Claud Severn, T. E. Pearce, smuggling that the navy men are Mr. Eldon Potter, intructed by B. P. Thursfeld, Major Robert up against, and they know well Mr. Shenton of Messrs. Denoon, ton, M. M. Maes, Nisbet, R. euugh (though the Foreign Office Looker, Deason and Hareton, Kennedy, F. H. Thomas. does not seem to know it) that it appeared for the Crown and the
Secretary, will never be stopped il the Hon. Mr. B. E. Pollock K. O., and Mr. P. M. Lodgson was re- Government is going to allow Mr. F. O. Jenkio, instructed by elected Secretary. itself to be influenced by the Mr. F. X. D'Almada, of Mespre. In a Government Gazsite Ex-bluff of the neutral people who D'Almada sad Mason, appeared traordinary pablished in Singare making a very fat thing out for the defence. apore recently, the following of supplying our enemies with
to know what oigar factories in of traders and others who desire list is published for information the means of prolonging the war.
Manila are regarded by Govern-
FOR INFORMATION OF TRADERS,
ment (1 a British or (2) as under German control, manage- mant or influetOS:--
British Factories:-"La Min ërva" "La Giralda'
Frotorica in clasa (2)
HOCKEY.
R.B. v. Navy.
IS IT MATERIAL.
Treasurer.
To the poor of Treasurer Mr. B. Brown was re-elɛoted.
Mesurs, Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co, La. To the summary Court, this Owing to the de b. of Sir morning, Mr. Shenton mentioned Robert Laidlaw, Chairman of for the Paisne judge's guidance Mears. Whitesway Laidlew and,
A match between the Royal in firing asses, that the point in Company, which took place on Engineers and the Navy was play- the perjury case was as to whether Wednesday, wo are requested to La ed on the Happy Valley ground the perjury was material to thay that the Hongkong branch Perla del Orienta". "Albambra", yesterday afternoon, resulting in issue or not, and be did not will be closed to-morrow, the day
La flor de Intal ”.
"Helion "A win for the former by 3 goals anticipate that counsel would be of the funeral... "Tebana" and "La Prasba".
oconpied more than a morning,