1914-11-03 — Page 5

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1914

BY

TELEGRAPH.

(Reuters Service to the "Ching Mail.)

THE PROGRESS OF

THE WAR.

THE BOMBARDMENT OF

TSINGTAU.

ALLIES STILL PROGRESSING.

TURKEY AND THE WAR

THE SIEGE OF TSINGTAU

Latest Japanese Oficial Statement.

Mr. Ina, Consul General De Sapan at Hongkong, Windly forwarded the following watanuication:---

An official report of the "Arng on the 1st November is us follows tie The Tsingtan Besieging Amy dialbeneed, on the 31st Utober (on the auspicions orrasion of H.MU's burthday) - voller tiring by the heavy sieg aus.

The result of the cubonade, on that day was excellent. At 7 a.. a configration froke and negr Tsingtan Naval Yorl, si at 8 a.m. the od tanks at the east end of Great Port “wele ablaze, sinuke spreading over the sity. Foreentration of the army's firing, together with that of the Poet, at is farts rude, very serious damage in the East Hvis and Slivo Chatte Slan forts by noon.

During the granormals the oneing's reply was not motive and car loss very slighs.

The amberof the ineing's Forts ar the left side of the Hai 16 E type about six, and their construction des exegedingly, solid, being sur-

* funded with deep iron neks.

The arts midway and to the rear wurder fray 20 to 30. Together with those whirk fare the mat." The tonal huncher of their guns is believed to be more than ong harlavci,

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MARITZ REBELS BADLY DEFEATED.

1?

Loxbox Noy, 2, 6:30 a.m.)

A telegrun from Capetown says that the relels in the Lichtenburg district wete defented, and lost 12 killed. 36 wounded, und 240 prisoners. Most of Maritz's chief supporters ary now accounted for.

NEW BRITISH FINANCIAL MEASURES.

LONDON. Nov. 2, 6,30 b..

BY TELEGRAPH.

(Wah Tu Yat Po'e Sersion.)

DR. SUN'S CRIME 7.

PERING, Nov. 3.

THE CHINA

WAR NEWS.

MAIL.

It Germany's doctrine of "a scrap of watu uphold. nu trader froz Fapar" Shanghai to Valparaiso would look at a German merchsul's sigintuza masin", said Mr. Lloyd Georga ah a recent Welsh meat ing in London.

PROVISIONING ESTATE

COOLIES.

BINGAPORE FIRM'S CLAIM'S.

الشمال

The Chop Sas Wodrm,, which, ongrios ca

VICTORIA THEATRE

bosinas à Rates Gray, Singapors WEDNESDAY 4th & THURSDAY 5th

brought an mation is the

(against the Trach Trick fem and Lam Sui

The President has ismed a long GERMAN SUBJECTS IN RANGOON.today before Mr. Justice Gamparts. mandate denouncing Sun Yar Sun's action in rating rebellion at a critical - perint) of China's history,

REBELS CAPTURED. «

Reports of the capture of rebels have reached Peking from Kwangtung, Kwangsi, Szechuan and Chekiang

PRACTISING ECONOMY.

The Central Government, declaring that the expenditure on military education should be in accordance with the strict principles of economy, hai cut down the allowance under this heading to $300,000..

ADMIRAL'S INSPECTION TOUR.

"Rangone, Sept. 14.

and Lam Woon Pan, of 24-Den Voux Road, labour contractors, to recover the Acting under warrants baued by the sum of 8,795 on being the smoans of a Local Government, the police c-dan judgment obtained in Singapore on Febru visited the premises of the Barma Rice and 27, or in the alternativn the same sour Trading Co., Led., and Dikeman Brothers for goods cold and delivered, and Co, Ltd, and notand all papers under the contrat of certain German subjects

(enanacted with those-firm, The content

of the documents seized ware not mada

known.

THE SERIOUS POSITION OF NORWAY.

Cbristiania,

(vii London,) Sep, 20. Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, formor Norwegian Minister to Cross Britain, used senzatien bere an Saturday night when he Adminllan Koos Hung will inspectorted before an assembly of leading the Chekiang water-police after hit members of the Cabinet and students of

Christiania University that inspection of the Shanghai quadron.

Norway sitation was a procarinas as that of Belgium.

KANSER FOUND OUT.

Dr. Nansen's proposal for one year's compulsory servicu in the army was received oldly by the recibars of the tiverament but with cheers from the rest of the azdients. He used the fate of Belgiumjas an argument for mora suple preparation by Norway.

If Belgium had been prepared." he

NOVEMBER.

THE ALL POWERFUL DRAMA.

in 2 parts

"Fascination of the Dance"

Mr. Eldon Putler, instructed by Mr. and 3 Janki instrasted by Mr. Tozar. Otto Kong Sing, apponted for plaintif, represented the second defondant.

Mr. Putter said ba Lordship would re|16| mamber that this was the action in which a partsamhip issue was set down for trial on September 13, on which issue defendant consented to judgmens declaring him to be partner of the plaintit dem Plaintif intended to proceed only with the altar- pative plaim for goods sold and delivered and this would greatly simplify the action. The plaintiff Wo would prove that in May '1913`he was introduced to defendant Lan

Sui Wa in the offices of the defendant company in Des Vert Road. and it was then and there arranged that he should matrace to supply provisions to coclias sant by defendant firm to rubber estates in Singapore. As the result plaintiff went to Singapore, apenad firm there, and upplied provisions to the coolies on tab estates which defendants adequacfel to supply and maintain,vel Qui coo estate were 130 to 200 coclics and these were provisioned disvet by plaintif, The other estate, a smaller sno, was provisioned by other firms authorised by defendants. Provisions were supplied to the larger estate from June 13 to January

American Public Opinion Favours England.

American sympathy for us deserves closer attention than it had been possible to give it telegraphically, wrote the Washingtorid. Gormaoy never would hare violated 14, and at the end of each cath the correspondent of The Times on September the murmality and possibly the whole was account was sent and checked by defend. 1. Thors han sidom been more remark would have been avucted. Our position isnta, who chopped the book to cartify ita nb Gemonatation. An acquaintance who ad serious as Bolina's. We are bewaon erectusse. At the beginning of January As has just been to see me cold me that in the two acsans where big naval battles of the there was over 2500) owing plaintiff asked - cuise of several days of cukant travelling was probably will be fought. Belgium for a payment on account, failing which he had not heard a single nofriendly voice proved that neutrality without military he refused to supply further provisions. The press, 341 bas. already been recorded, is preparation was not sufficient protection." Thanary 10 defcant refused to virtually enacimops. That this should be Dr. Nansen's speech soustel to a direct is rather remarkable. It upsets certain criticism of the present Government, the chop that portion of the month's account pre-conceived notions.

them bors of which he referred to a naive, and plaintiff thereupon refused to supply anything shờ, There were two defences, Few Americans would. I think, deny self-admiring political lenders. that 70 years ago American feeling would If among wolres you need your teeth."one being an absolgte denial that plain- have been against us in any European war.

was the text, of his address. Dr Nanson is d or delivered goods to the defa Tet the United States was more Anglo- said that the longer Norway waited the

dant Him; and the other that the supply. Saxon thea, than it is today. The mora serious her position would become. hyphenated American hardly existed. Now He urged her to be worthy of her sister of provisions, to scalies sent to planta- there wro, in a total white population of astion, Sweden, which already had a one ons was not part of the business the about $3,000,000, 13,345,000 Alions and any compulsory service. C. Daily defendant Arm and was not authorised other 17,000,000 people; who do not qualify' Setes.

|by defondant4. He thought his Lord. to be counted as white stock of native

ship would be satisfed, however, that parentage." Of the foreign blood about 25

the supply was authorised by defendants per cent...is German and about 8 per cent. Austrian, During the last few years

Evidence for plaintiffs was taken during popular opinion has not been very favour

the day and the case was adjourned at able to us. The Panama Casal tolls con-

imur o'zivek. troversy, our failure to promise to exhibis officially at the Passura Exhibition, the Ulster question, and even or sufragi troubles bare åll, caused expressions of prejudice and scorn. It is only a few months hice Congress without overt pro- test refused to vote money to celebrate the centenary of Ghent

PIMIUST WITH GERMAN METHOD".

Why, then, this sudden and tremendous

THE SINKING OF BRITISH CRUISERS.

A Wireless Operator's Story..

Loudon, Sept 23.

The Times," mallishes the narrative of the wireless operator of the cruiser Cressy? He says:-

I was just sending out a message that the Aboukir and the Hogue had been

ly convincing change? There are some struck when a 9.2-inch gua was fired. The obvious rearers, Germany's treatment of stock of it made me think we halbes Belgian her successful exploitation of

we."

WAR NEWS.

ROYALTY AND THE WAR.

It is interesting, showing how deeply concerned in the present war the Royal

regiments. Prince à

te Arthur of Cronaught and

French trust in the sanctity of treatiesuck, and I added to my message and so Family is, to recall thar at the present time nearly a dozen British princes are serving have disgusted, and her apparent brutality Immediately afterward we were tar in some capacity or another. The in the field is beginning to disgust, a cation peiced. The Cressy must have fixed & Prince of Wales is with the Germadier that likes fair play and clean fighting, dozen shots or more she want down Guards at Warley in Essex; Prince Albert, Inversely, refugees from Eumpe are flood-slowly, and as things began to fall down the second son of the King and Queen, is ing the country with eloquent testimony of the deck, which was turned upward, Lis on board the battleship Collingwood the admirable way in which Brussels, Paris, threw off my clothes, climbed the deck, with the First Battis Squadron;

bile te and London faced hostilities as contrasted and wont down over the teel

three sons of Princess Hanry ot was in Berlin. There was target fastened to the Battenberg are with their respective with the hysteria that there ordinary ship, and some men were using it as a raft, the The result has been an revulsion of

feeling about Germany. but they could not eati locer, and as the the Dake of Teck have each applied for lang |

as Germany kupt the peace the Kaiser ship want down they were swept away and stad appointments with cur army in the In order to avoid forced realisations, the Government has urrunged rather appealed to Araericans. Flis brethe target somehow beaune free, I get feld, and it is understood that thase with the Bank of England to make advances tortuin danses of lenders ang amused, Thore was Momething on it and was rescued by the trawler spplications will be granted in due course;

exotic about his military pomp. Numbers Coriander of Lowe toit of people really believed that he was only The skipper of that trawler and his aila Prince Alexander of Teck ban applied armed to kept the peace. These delusions men are Britons all throagh. I have read to bave hin departars for Chanda post- have been swept away. Prussian militariem about shipwrecks and how aen kept theironed for a while, in order, that he may continue to serve with his regiment, the standa revealed in all its sinistur saliskers heads, but I cannot say I ever imagined Second Life Guan. Prince Albert of German sabitions in all their inept ruth things could be so calm and disciplined as Sableswig-Holstein has daring the last

they were in helping the victims.

few days applied to the War Office But dislike of Germany, or rather of One splendid act was done. A serman, to be given a commission in the those responsible for German policy--the s powerful swimmer, I av Sighting the British Army, and it is uzdemtood distinction is well understood is by no

waves with a midabiprato go his back. means the only factor. Nor is it the most When they were brought aboard the that he has been accepted, and will ro on active service almost immediately. algnificant. Unless competent judges are trawler the midshipman tried to find the This is decidedly interesting since, until a mistaken, the war will prove to hare given sailor, but the latter did not show up. He few years ago, Prines Albert was £2 cfficer the American people a clearer sense of was saved, though, we know that"

in the German Army, so that his fate, if nabonal responsibility in regs to. extra.

The Timan says it has now sufficient captured on German soll, is not likely to

in the Stock Exclunge to rumble them to rentine, loans till the end of the war.

TURKEY AND THE WAR.

LONDON, Nov. 2, 6,30 s.m.

A message from Constantinople says thut on Saturing the British Embassy arranged to leave te-night, and the French atid Kussion Embas mes Gill follow. Many British subjects have left.

12.40 p.m.

A telegram frota Austerdam says that a Berlin despatch states dat the Tiritish and French Ambassadors left Constantinople yesterday -owning.

DEPARTURE OF THE TURKISH AMBASSADOR AT LONDON.

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Toston, Nov. 2, 2.15 p.m.

The Turkish Ambassador hud à Yrewell interview to-day with Sir Elward Grey, the Secretary of State for Foreign Mairs,

The sine arrangements were made us in the departure of the Gertogm and Austrian Ambassador-.

BEDOUINS PENETRATE (EGYPTIAN TERRITORY.

Loxtos, Nov. 2, 6.30 am.

A telegram from Constantinople says it is reported that 2,000 artned, Bedouins have penetrated into Egyptian territory.

BUOYANT BRITISH TRADE. -

A

Japeticedented Activity at the Londoa Docka

is

of cheena.

Jesu 699.

American

regarri

that the German officials

did, for all the direct call reapinsbury of the sibilities that it brought. If one analyses marine is entirely wrong. From the

than ever the Spanish war evidenco Pack boing mado by one who be a very envinile ons. His brother, the

late Prince Victor, it may be remembered

enlist himself in the German Army, where young men Prices Albert prefered to

the reasons for our recent unpopularity accounts of survivara it seems tolerably died in the South African War, bat as a one hads that they are all sprung from certain that one submarine, if not more, sectioni or racial prejudico and not from was sent to the bottom. national instinct. Oor stand against It is well known," says "The Times," preferential tolls system in the Farama "that German submarines have been work Caca! was resented, not by the countrying in dotillas of six. If it be true that an a whole, bat by isolated and interested only one, as is said, returned to harbour.

It was a

Politics, not of foreigns of domestic than we may conclude that the other five

policy. There were vero accounted for." She coastwise shipping people who wanted the free use of the exael; the antirailway radicals who wanted to puts spoke in, the

TRZ ANULOHAZON HAVE."

Effective Alds to Artillery.

Landon, Sept. 25.

he then thought he might gain a better mlitary training than he could have done in Britain.

11.

M.P.'S AT THE FRONT.

A large number of British members of

Parliament are taking na active part in the

was officers of the Regular Army, Ter

ritorials, other volunteers and the Navy.

They inclado, on the Unionist side,

Major Axcher Shee, Mr. J. L. Major

Bara, Mr. Bathurst, Sir E. Baker,

Lord

Mr.

wheel of the transcontinental railways by SEARCHLIGHTS SWEEP ARMIES cheap water competition. The Panama Exhibition affair, a unfortunately as it might have turned out in different circumstances, was really a local question, just as the

Hicks Beach, Lord N. Bentinck. Mr. American Home Rule agitation was the

Campion,, Lord Castlereagh, Chrich

Croft, Lord work of hyphosated Americaon. Now, os the

Enso of national

In the course of a long despatch the Pazinton Stuart, Bir. Pagu contrary, it is

Eyred Dalrymple, Mr. Du Pra, sentiment. The solid mass of opinion, correspondent of the Daily Chronicle" Monsell.. MY V Fleming, Col. Gibbs, the opinion of the quiet America, the describes the use of marblights by the Capt Gilmour, Mr. D. S. Geldman, Lack-bons of the nation, has crushed the Germans.

Mr.F Goldsmith, Mr. Raymond Greene, activities of German Amoricans arid -A 2000 us darkness falis," he says, Mr. W. Guinness, Mr. Rupert Gwynne. German apologists by her weight of the Germans light their lampa and play . Glazebrook, Mr. Herbert, To Irodstulls there is what might be common sense.

them upon our position. Those long, Lord Helmsley, Captain Kright, Colonel called a second line of defence behind carn in the shape el certain feeds which we do!

American sympathy in with us, not onlpering fingers of light creep along the Kyin-Taylor, Mr. Lane Fox, Lord Lewis-

the batteries of the hillsides, touching

ham, Mr Lyttelton, Major McCalmont, [not_at" present Dee to the fsh. Bence it because Germany has disgusted people, sleeping battalions with white mainance. Mr. Mild may. Mr. Mills, Me: Ormany. of interest to acts that the last monthly but because it is felt that we are Aguting They feel their way along the fringe of Gore. Major Fant, Sir C. Quiller, Major returns show su increased import over last for ideals which are also American ideals, automn woods, so that, in a moment, where Ratali. Mr. L. de Rothschild, Major year of 100,000 cwb. of rice and 20,000 wt. in the broadest sense, for right againer there had been black blocks of darkness Rode Mr. Bandon, Col Sandys. Sir P might for the wosk against the strong. For one sens the shimmer of leaves Basadon, Siz 8. Scott Mr. F. H. Smith, The work which is being done by our In certain industries the war, as wa Comoersay against militariam. It is Doted silver branches and tres, trunks ka ir M. Bykes, M. A. J. Sykes, Lord Nazy says The Times," may be learnt know, has been responsible for an enoz how the dominions are hurrying to uphold wlane of burnished mets. They are Thyeue. Lord Talibardine, Mr. Arnold froas two source. The Admiralty from time mously incensed activity, and it is good to our hands. It is realised suddenly that the extraordinary inquisitive, these feelers of Ward, Capt. Weigail Major White, Major te lite issues an official statement ulling of know that is these trades there is still Anglo-Saxon race, inespective of flag, light, and range from earth to have, and Willoughby Ton Winterton, Lord Wal some action at sea, tut a continuous record no difficulty in obtaining from other stands, orory here for the same sort point anddenly and arrestingly as moringer, Mr. B. Wood, Bir Gilbert Wills, Capt. of the Navy's nativity is given in overy line countries the raw material of the trade. of institutions, for personal freedoms, objects which halt as the first touch of that N Wilmon, and Mr. H. F. Wright; on the which chrootches the arrival at a British At Northampton and Kettering the makers for representative Government, for honest perllocs illumination. port of any pasanger ship or merchant of heavy boots are working at the utmost diplomacy, and aa on, The bockaf A friend of mine who has been driving Torsal, Those who would appreciate to the pressures Saddlers and others who 80

War, has moreover, ahown people that staff officere about the front tells me that fall the Lattle which the Navy is silently losther in large quantities are equally bars the days of self-centred national isolation low days ago lie was driving rapidly toward winning every day, should visit the London & ccording ono who has expert are over. It is fealised as never has wireless signal station when his car Docks.

And intimate knowledge of the leather been before that if the United States into plaked out by one of these travelling rays. While thore is scarcity of food industry the increased demand in become the country who has every right to In a moment ho and the officers who wers Berlin, and while German shipping is Amories for hide is being res, without aspire to be she must launch out into the with him were flooded in the white bail- gradually doing driven of the meas, the difficulty, and the shipments, for this rough and turable of world trade, and in liance of it, that bay were dazzled anÚ business in the docks of London is exceed month may constitute a racord." The that "case Americans would prefer world startled. It had an extraordinary (wych ing all recorded figures. It is particularly leather industry is also overcoming a al docent ideals and practices.

logical effect upon my friend, who is a mun notable that the argoce which have recent difficulty which the war crested. The Generalisation of this kind is, of course, of steady nerve. ly been unloaded and others which are on extracts used for tanning aru chielly derir ofan dangerous; but I do not believe that He felt like a man stripped naked and

icfedi vant quantities of grain. ed from France, Austria," and Turkey, and the above is an unfair picture of the mass put gagalost white vsil for execution: ralist, but effect a prompt and perszent The feeling in the corn trade, id osnjof] a deficiency in the supply was threatened, of avēraga opinion. 11 it is not unfair. Eo roomed to know that at the end of the cure, remedy that is pleasant to take.

remedy that contalas dething injurious, quimiam. Expert is, unturally, forbidden Other sources are, however, being more then the blackest of clouds has onder more groat while beat wearing by Chamberlain's Goggh Tomply monta Fem Rassia, but there is confidence, based fully usada para as an eye its silver lining, and righteously under watching his slightest movement on the these requirements. It acts on nature on export knowledge, that the United States, The fact that industries which are taken war will, barring accidents, bare to kill him before he crept Ir yond Canada, and Australis will fulfil oar require saddenly faced with an increased demand done far more to bring England cless to light into the darkness is thoughts, plan, solieres the lungs, vide expectoration, opens the secretions and restores the systain ments: Ta Augast the imports of com into for TAW material are Guding to dificulty in the United States that any amount of were hardly fantastis for the ancient after healtby ourditing This remedy has England, were practically aqui in quantity getting their supplies from across the centennial glabrations, exhibitions and lie car had been revinled, a shell came

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