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General Memoranda.

WEDNESDAY. Féptember 18-

SATURDAY, September 19:--

Noon--flonkon: Bank Extraordinary

The Ghian Mail.

Pasarana, MONDAY, Sept. 14. 1914.

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THE WAR

i

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Some interesting War Now appoin on page: 3.

À completa short story entitled “au Old" Maid's Tengédy" will be found on

Lagu Y.

Part of the property stolen Chaine Eling Streut last work, has recovered by the Pudice.

from

been

A foki, who was extrusted by his unser at 65, Hollywoon Road, with 845 with which pay a bill, has abrendek,

Chu Saidrday night wome perso entered 87 Queen's Boud West and style

clothing valued at $28 and 2183 in money,

A fino of 825 was imposed upon r Chinese who had in his precessitiri (8) lottery tickets. Fle had jost come off the Caston wharf, when he was arresteritià Connaught Road.

A shopkeeper at fan Kwai Fey reports that im Saturday night some paris stole from his houss tea pioces of clathing, valued at $31.50 and five jade stone bu

toas.worth L.

THE WING SANG.

COLLISION

APPORTIONING THE BLAME,

Indo-China Boat Four-Fifths Wrong.

HONGKONG VOLUN-

TEER CORPS.

CORPS, ORDERS BY LIEUT.-COL. A. CHAPMAN, Y.D.

PARSDEN

In admiralty Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, this morning the Acting Chint. Paradea for to-morrow Tuesday 13th.

| Justice" (Me, Justice, Gomperta) delivered instans.

his reserved judgment in the action brought 60 m. Recruits Group 1 under Ser f by the

Nippine Yusan Kaisbageant Major. wners of the abip Jinson Maru against

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Remainder of Group I'sader D.C.L.I. } the ship Wing Sang and freight for the Instructors. - sum of $30,000, for damngan össioned by 50 p.m: Orups 2 and 3 Route March a collision which took place in the Tathong Dress Drill Order. Shirt-sleeves. Channel near Laretong island on Febrgary

DETAI 14. The plaintifs also claimed costs of the on there was a counter disim by the Indo-China Steam Navigation Compra owners of the . Wing Bang for damages

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gout of the man collistes.

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Un duty Tuesday 15th instant. Group 1. Officers on duty Tuesday 15th inst. Capt. Russell, Lt. Smith and Lt. Willson.

Orderly Ocor, Lieut. C. Smith. To fornish Guard to night, Right Section

Lership, with the concurrence of in Amor, Commander Back with R.N... G. Co. to morrow, Scouts Company. appor vet the blame four Sfthe upon the Wingmag, and one ifth upon the Japanese Raymond, to-morrow. Berat, diandocht.

Orderly Sergeant to night, Corp!. stesmer, with damag in like proportion, lang the yametin of costs to be dis

in

In his judgment his. Lordship said there wadidoren minatus in the time | ; isa i by the twoskiye, and is

was clear that their clock did not correspond. Ho corrected the Ten Maru's clock by wn

tes to bring them together. The Jinsen Maru saya dapanose itemship of 2,745 (een registar manned by a crew of 55. and was on a voyage from Japsa to Hong Ran, of 30 register, manned by a grow kong laden with general cargo, The Wing-

of 12 banda, wan on a parigs from Hong. ong to Serato currying passengers and

A woman working at the KontonFuns al cargo. Docks was killed on Sunday by`s pilis can timber fulling on her head. She was 12 yonni of agg The body was taken be the Public Mortuary,

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the

the

THE PLAINTIFFS" CASE. The plaintiff's ense was that the wind at the ime was ensterly and eary slight, that the weather had for some time

past buen foggy varying from a dense to a light fog. The prescribed Ingugaals were. regularly sounded, and the fog becoming very dense, the ergines of the Jins a Mažu, which had been moving slow shend wees stopped with the view to her anchor

Hongkong Volunteer Reserves.

APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTIONS.

The following appointments and pro

ions in N 3 Company will take effect [from ta day's date.

Pte. J. Johnson to bergant

Pts. W. McKay to ba Lapeu Corporul. All Signallots will attend the parades on Tuesday and Thursday the lüth and 17:h Septeraber,

HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.

BY

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1914.

TELEGRAPH.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

THE PROGRESS OF

THE WAR.

THE GERMANS BEING. ROUTED IN FRANCE.

ALLIES VICTORY “MORE AND MORE COMPLETE."

AUSTRIANS HEAVILY DEFEATED BY

THE RUSSIANS

ALLIES VICTORY MORE AND MORE COMPLETE

Lornos, Sept. 15, 7.10 p.m.. General Joffre to-day telegmphed to M. Millerund, the French The programme of the Fourth Oy-Minister for War:-" Our victory is more and more complete. Every

Combang lat go in duscars, and she proceed-khana Meeting to be held at Happy ed slowly through the water, healing about Valley on Saturday, 10th October, coat N. W. Shortly after the engines of the

The report of an interesting ensa hanrd recently in Shanghai, in which it is allegi that a detectograph had been installed" in the attice of the Langkat Company, is republished an pages 3 and 2.

An Indian, luzgule with unlawful

tha

the for sing about W. by

Jinsen Mare had been stopped shu heredag 3 p... na follows — of another steamship NT PEING IN Psius. Two nias.

GYMKASA STAXES.-Value $200. Dix apparently

Nay

tance--One sad twice subsequently at an interval

mile. For all China. minate another fog signal was ponies.. heard from about the same direction but lightly more westerly. An each occasion an answering bloat was sounded, and about a minato alter the third and la-ti

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MARKS EARNED TO DATE. Teman Chief.....

Vadeem...............

Rosario

Aldwych

Nigsian Chief Soi Kwai

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where the enemy is retreating leaving war material and prisoners. Our Army is flushed with success, and continuing the pursuit with all i

energy.

The morale and endurance of the Allies is admirable." The Government may well be proud of the Army."

CONTINUOUS RETIREMENT OF THE ENEMY.

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Loxoos, Sept. 12, 6.85 p.m.

The Official Press Bereau announces that the retirement of the enemy continued yesterday.

Between prisoners and wounded the British captured 1,500, besides several guns, Maxims, and quantities of transport.

The enemy is retreating rapidly to the East of Sobora in soma disorder.

captures were higher than reported."

A later telegram states: From further information yesterday's

Elent. James, of the DLL., ported to the Tulize that during (pas week genie purwn" has stoly DERIs the past few days, it wasser belonging to the becoming more and more evident pany. It was worth 3:07, that the Germans were weakening and that to all appearance they had exhausted themselves in their con centrated action to the north. The „sticcess that fell to them in the initial -stages was due solely to the fact that

they had concentrated themselves so | strongly that the Allies, fresh to the son of silk-ganda, was minitted signal and while the Jinsen Mare still had bail at 82: this horning and remand forward way a steamship which pror d encounter, had only been able to until Wednesday.

to be the Wingsang appested about 2 Mr. Gueliner wili points on her port bow apparently discrat check the advance and then fall back. ¦ prevute and Mr. Shrutom will defend. some two ship lengths away approachin The check given, however, seems to

through the icg and heading in the direc The handsome som of and engines of the Jinsen Mara were at ooce pat

tim of or a little abaft of her foremast. Tas | Inner Quauren MILE FLAT RACE. His to have been more effective than the gia was subscribed by the British residents tal speed stern and three short lasts Porn Post Seruey-Distaner als

car-For all Chins ponies. telegrams indicated at the time. Then Peking in ten ds for the Prince of blown, but the Wingmag CARS G. 13. real strength of the Allied forces Wales Relief Fund. There are

aparently a full speed, bending ander was evident as soon as the enemy

sariord helm, two short blasts being promises of subscription's blown on her whistle, and she struck the began to spread acroes a wide uren, | mouthly.

stem on the port sida of the Jiosca Maru ay since then they have been heavily

with her starboard side, abaft the foremast. A riekaNa driver, of 11. Hullywood and did bez considerable damage defeated at several points. Simeon has reported to the Pulics that

Thow on board the Wingang blamed Sept. 7 a life and death struggle has loving the sight of the Etly so per excessive speed with regard to the

the Jinson Man for going a been engaged in, the enemy realish g entered his haus hy honking sircomatances, and with neglecting to stop that, so far as they were concerned,hrough the fanligi tad stole clothing and anchor, or to raverse Eer engines so as I to the value of $20 and a watch worth 85. to take her way off when she heard the all their hopes of success in France

Wing angs whistles. Again, when the depended on the issue. The tele-

fiosen Mauigaalid that she was going."pegs will be placed on outside edge Our success on the Left Wing is more marked. Our advance con- A Paris official communique' issued at 11 p.m. last night sistes:---- Arrested in charge of stealing a as ern whe neglected to revers with grams make it amply clear that tle jurkot, a Chinese was found by the Polier suficient

of course to mark the position of wichtinues North of the Marne, and in the direction of Solssons-Compiegne. promptness. Further she Allies have been completely auccess a banisher. For the theft he remanevrs of reversing was an improper

pony needing to the handicap in The Germans have abandoned great quantities of munitions and materia! evived two napaths' imprisonment, awione,

paris) conceded. ful, as not only have they compelled

und numemus prisoners and wounded. We captured arother Eng." for returning

banishinent

Competitors will stand dismounted froba the enemy to retreat, but they have muths hard labour and four hours

behind their respective pegs, and at 1.200 to 1.500 prisoners. The enemy in the Centre has given way over "The British Army captured 11 guns and much material, and took inflicted most serious losses upon stock

signal will ineunt and gullop to the the whole front between Sezanne and Bevigny. The Germans in Argonne them. The Germans we are told,

winning past sinna ordinary mee.have not yet fallen back. Our troons, notwithstanding their efforts Care must be taken while mounting during a five days' battle, still have the energy to pursue. There is to keep on outside edge of course lear-nothing new to report regarding the Right Wing in Lorraine and the ing the rails clear for thers who may Tanges. ONE AND A QEATER Mize Hace. HANDI.

bo gakoping past.

cis.-For all China ponies.

war.

over the

FRACTICALUT FULL, SPETO TOWARDS 1. YOU, Ha thought it was the clear duty of the

yarden poxt, back, roundj nother pest and in. Ferbena Sido trained Pale ponies arly played this season up to the date of this

meeting.

Mr Rack-Or other special event

LADIES NOMINATION, HALF MILE DIS

Jetails to be published later.

TAXCE HANDICAP-For all China ponies. Catch weights 120lbs. The half mile post will be scratch and

Considerable bodies of infantry aro being found hiding is "woods, having been left behind owing to the Germans rapid retirement. They surronder at sight. This and the riding of villages and evidences of drunkenness point to the demoralisation of the enemy, whose pumuit is being vigorously pressed.

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MANY GERMAN PRISONERS..

Loynoy, Sept. 18,-2,30

ENEMY'S RETREAT DEVELOPING INTO A ROUT.

LONDON, Sept. 13, 450. The French troops have occupied Soissons and huneville. The Germans have abandoned the vicinity of Nancy.

5.5 a.m

An official rnort nublished in Paris saga

With regard to the point of loa whethethor Article 15 of the ragulations applies to a vessel not herself in a fog but approaching fog in which she has reason to believe there is another real had to retreat with great rapidity: A blind woman, who was crossing the clear that the first part of this regulation approaching ber his Lordship thought it and so powerful was the Allies pured down by the 8-45 am. train between fog bus approaching it. Her duty in Kuch railway line at Sheung Wo Tse, was knock-does not apply to a ressel not horalf in a suit that the retreat of the enemy lus Tai Po and S. Tin. She was severely Case me under the general rales good been much more in the nature of injured and taken on board the train. She

senmanship. rout than an orderly movement succumbai to her injuries while on the way: 2.20 p.m.--Sale of Tak wood and

The Allies have completely to Taumati. Mr. Traiman President of Wingsang at 19.10 under Article 10 is the the Bengkong Sanitary Board, who wanamat place to hars abopped her engines. Blackwood Furniture.etc., at Messza, established supremacy

enemy, and it now, appears only a

panger, had the body remored to the i then to navigate with castin antil risk of Hughes and Flougha.

Mortanty.

a collision was over: Now the Wingsang matter of days when they will he

did not of course top: nor again does she found herself in immédiate danger f driven over the French frontier. Once Three months hard shour and four Lordship co tinned. She continued Mara take the proper measures for ard-around Suncy. The Anglo-French troops are pursuing vigorously and norm to me did she navigate with caution, colinos with the Wingsang, did the Jinsen The Gerruan L-ft began to retent yesterday abandoning the region. in their own territory, aided by re-hours stocks was the sentenen meted out practically at fall speed towards a fug banking that collision? inforcements, the Germans will pre-theft of bras ttings and expper from uw enarra which was likely to and which and his reply is as follows:

to à Chinese who was charged with tintaining an unascertained vessel on a

swer the retreat of the enemy is devaloning into a rout; for everywhere they I have put this question to with the are abandoning their guns. The French found an order of a Gezza bably put up a desperate resistance, the Gas Works. Laspector P. O'Sullie actually did bring her across the bows of resets in such clowa proximity it would Corps commander, dated September 7th, exhorting the rien to fight to but the splendid opposition they was grow-cuted, told Mr. Wording.

have been useless for the Jinsen Matuhe last breath, as everything depended on the issue of the pending This being a matter of technical ses- to attempt to keep her course and spond. huve met with is not likely to be that the defendant was one of a hatchmarhip his Lordship said he had put am of opinion that she did right to go

battle. relaxed. On a hands the enemy is flies who were seen at the Works. quastion to his Assessor, in reply to full spoed saten, but she should. I think. The stolen articles were being werdhich he said he was of opinion that at have done more than this. The belas being beaten-in East Prussia, an !

from a window by ments of a rope and 1-10 m. when the master of the Wing-should have been put hard a port when in Cialicia, as well as in France. tivo en tres in the road so receives now on he starboard bow and clowing head to starboard, and away from the ther sang ascertained that the steamer whistle the engines wand astern an to cant ber

LONDON, Sept. 13, 12.20 a.m. Legoland, is no longer German, and them. One of the men was the defen-be should not hp pat his telesph ship. Then the master should have let go

The Official Press Bureau gives the following summary of the the news is now to land that in Newdapt. The others got away.

"stand by** a was done, but the engines of bis starboard anchor pas to soub her head operations during the last four-daya ;--2 Guinen the Australians have inflicted

the Wingsang should bare back stopped and round to starboard. Had this boon done-- The whole German Right Wing since the 10th inat. has been filling be should the bate proceeded with a sodas no roam why it should not bareback in considerable disorder, the British and French troops following tianortherly-cou as towards Wagia, attended for letting go the blow would them closely. Six thousand prisoners and fifteen guns were captured on

boed dune, na bath anchors were ready have been at most a glancing blow and the the 19th and 11th inst. The guns, captured by the Third French Army on damage negligable. To port and long the the 12th inst, totalled 160. The enemy is retreating along the whole line. cle 18 was committed at, 12.13 pm-circumstances an ordinary manœuvre of a atboard anchor would have been in the wher scoond: whistle was beard seamanship of my Amesmor, his Lordship

GENERAL RETREAT OF THE GERMAN LEFT WING. from the fog bank, on the Wing-The anawor Frivolity Freeat left for Home on did not stop, but rung her engines to continued, amounts them to this: The Saturday.

low: The assessor was of opinion that master of the Jinsen Mars in now is default

Mis

Suguay, September 20:—

B.I.—Excersivu to Strowm

· Blosnar.. - September 20:-

Jewish Year 5073 begios,

a defeat, while in far away Nyassa-

Sarrusy, September 26:—

and the British flag has also been triumphant. We are fighting in Non.-Douglas Steaméhip Co. Ordinary righteous case, putting forth our

General Meeting.

TURDAY, September 29-

Michaelmas Day.

WEDEHLY, September 30:

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BOCIAL AND FERSONAL

whole resources if necessary, and the success that is attending our efforts is gut right and just, and but a forerun- ner of the complete overthrow of Pan-Germanic oppression.

which was clear.

“A SECOND BURACIL,

A second definite breach f forti.

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And

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SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS.

6 p.m.

The

at 12.13 the engines should have been put to very minos deurre and only at Germans have begun a general retreat between the Oise and the Mame, A Paris communique issued this altemoon says On our Left thờ fall spood astern and the way taken time ben collision bid, through Miss A. 4. G. Holmes arrived from off the whip as it was by this time the mistakes of the other ahir, becue Their front yesterday extended from Soissons to Braisme, Fismes and Bome by the Falvetre on Baturday and has obvious that she was approaching directly most inevitable, and through no make bfheima ridge. The German cavalry seems to be exhausted. been appointed to Victoria British school, towards the vossal in the fog. The his own. I have had some little diffenty Franco-British Army pursued them and found only a feeble resistance,

me opinion applied to the period in dkiding whether this failure on his of 12.15, when at last the Wingsang's part was saliciently serious to addle the Several loc residents returned from angines were stopped. In this opinion his Jasen Maru with any liability, but on the

REPORTED DEATH OF MARE GERMIN - PRINCES." RESCUED FROM 200 CHINESE. Japan and Shanghai yesterday by the P. Lordihid concurred.

whole I am bound to do so. "M. 6. S. Co.'s. Mongolia." The list

THE JASEN'S FAULT.

I think fair order for the apportioa.

LONDON, Sept. 1. Lively Affair Outsido the of passengers will be found on page 8.

iment of the low would be that the It is reported at. Ostand that Prince Adalbert of Prussia, Prince. After going fully into the other incidents Wings ng mast Nayal Yard.

of the collision his Lordship auld the sugar 1/5th of the one and the insen Frederic William of Prussia, and Prince Carl of Wurtemberg have died the damage The Amer in hospital at Brussels. "H.E. the Governor of the Straits Settle.estion had been made that that there was concurs in this distribution of the blamu. unt asonable delay in gridg astern tha The No. 1 Chinaman to the Chief faments, Sir Arthur Young, seturned from part of the Jinson Haro His Lordship Mr. Eden Potter (instructed by Mr. E The Counsel engaged in the motion ware. THE EDWARD DISPENSARY,structor's Department at the Nargl Yard England in the eth inst. tis Excellency had considered this part of the case. Grist, of Wilkinson and Grist) repre

11 a.m.Drawing of Debentures

Hongkong Clab.

O. KAMMING & Co., LD, Chemists and Druggista.

GREAT REDUCTIONS IN PRICES.

PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY

DISPENSED,

are Drugs, Patent medicines, &c.

eng July 2, 1912.

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they were of opinion that la, the cir- K.O. (Instructed by lz Davidan, of very cardially with his Assessor, and eating the N.Y.K.; and Mr. B. H. Sharp constances, when it was a matter of Hastings and Hastings) representing the seconds, the order to go astams we given Indo-China Steam Narigation Commay. and obeyed with reasonable promptitude Hon. Mr. EH. Pollock K.C, appeareil and that there was no negligence under to-day for Hir, Sharp, ho ha guss Home this head. Then the question use when on holiday,

bad a rough time on Saturday'ns be left had only recently gone Home on leave, the yard. About 20 Chinese ret about but on the outbreak of war he returned him and bruised him no "voveraly that ha❘ without delay to the Colony, had to be removed to the Government Civil Hospital It is supposed that the Chinese were enraged at his rezens pro motion coupled by the fact that he was not a daneman. It would have gone very hard with him had Inspector McKnight and P. Sergt. Hall, not rendered, assistanco. The Boop absolutely quigt for a few days, LL5Fim Palm for rheumatism? If set TREATMENT FOR DYSENTERY.

RE you subject to stacks of diarrhoea? HAVE you ever tried. Chamberlain rest in bed if possible be careful of your you are wasting time as the longer thi HAMBERLAINS Colle Choleen and diet and take Chamberlain's Clio Cholers soon on the barder it is to "eurs.

Diarrhoea Comedy fallowed by

result was that six Chinese ware ofarge

bafore Mr. Wood this morning with assault.

CHEONIC DIARRHOEA.

RHEUMATIS

BRITISH TROOPS IN RAPID FURSUIT OF THE ENEMY.

Loxoos, Sept, 12, 2.40 p.m.

A Press Bureau mesango stulce, that our troops have crossed the Ourcq and are moving to-day in rapid pursuit of the enemy.

Two hundred more prisaders have been captured.

NEMY RETREATING VERY RAPIDLY.

LONDON, Sept, 12, 2,45 p.ta.

The Allied Cavalry were between Bousong and Fismes laat nigni,

24, ROSEN & ROAD, HONGENG. The case was remanded antil Thursday to has rod cases of bude diner estat measg to the flicted, parta and you without stubbhir ses of dysentery) It is The third French Army has captured all corps (7) and the tiller

and Diarrhues Benedy. This medisine Gata bottle fo-day, apply it with a vigorous dose of cantor off will actually care the the enemy retreating to the north at Vitry allow of the attendance of the injured physicians have led on and it will are, le serpry d and delighted at the relief bepedially good for summer diarrhoea in of one corps.

sing For at brail: Chemists and Stors, obtained. For sale byhall Chemists and andarce, For anle by alf Chemist and feed Our heroplanes report that the enemy's retres very expid.

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