1914-11-12 — Page 5

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1914.

BY

TELEGRAPH.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.}

THE

PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY

TELEGRAPH.

A BOOK IN BRITISH RECRUITING.

Thousands Of Man Enlisting.

LONDON, Nov. 10, 5.533 a.m.,

Ti ho in recruiting has restarted. Twn thursand men were enlisted in London yesterday. Seven thedami lure he enlisted in Newcastle in three werks, Bernission to form a thinl Scottish battalion at Nowensile was only Favorúcil on Friday and the buttalion was cumpletul by Monday,

The Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, with the winction of the War Office, is asking householders for returns of raubers of households willing to enlist. -

"Mr. Tyd lecrge, speaking at a Free Church demonstration in Lonklon, said he would shortly present the War Bill. Ho was confident that the ruation, though appeled to, would not quake Weare, he said, youth to answer the country's call.

THE "EMDEN'S" CASUALTIES. butter able to afforil it than our fous. He appealed to all You-Conformist

200 KILLED: 30 WOUNDED.

LORD KITCHENER AND THE JAPANESE.

LATEST NEWS FROM FRANCE AND

BELGIUM.

THE EMDEN'S CASUALTIES.

200 Klad: 30 Wounded.

Losnos, Nov. 11. 4.10 p.

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Omdial Telegram From French Government Yia Peking.

Official telegran from French Govemment vin. Peking: Nov 9-Vigonus uction was fought between the sea and region of Armentieres. The day has been marked by German attacks in consider- uble forces South Bust Ypres and by sensible progress of Allies around Bischoote and between Yes, Armentières.

Germans sustained heavy losses on the British front. Enemy ener getically repulsed between La Bussee canal, Oise and Wouvre.

Germons

In the Vosges, heavy fog stoppel general operations. encountered a new check south St. Mario Pass, where they abandoned between 300ajal 800 killed.

All their attacks failed and where repulsed with heavy losses.

TURKEY'S WAR PARTY.

Military Despotism Respondble" For The War.

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Losnos; Nos. 10, 10:5 pm.

A White Papel issued to-night shows Great Britain's infinite patienco

The Admiralty announces that the captain of the Emulen (von in dealing with Turkey and makes is clear that Enver Pasha (leuder of Mueller) and Prince Franz Joseph of Hohenzollern are both prisoners the Young Turks Party) and the Germans are responsible for the war. and are not wounded.

the best classes in Turkey being helpless ju face of military despotism,

It is unofficially stated that the Eulene losses are, he hurdred ked and thirty wounded.

The Adiniralty annesinees that all the honours of war were given to the sunivers, and the captain aid officers were nor deprived of their swords.

MOSLEMS LOYAL TO BRITAIN.

LONDON, Nov. 10, 7.35 p.m.

Place Franz Joseph of Hohenadiern is an hour of the Gemian Navy, Mr. Harcourt, Secretary of State for the Colonies, expresses the and joined, the Emder on the Chinn Cost Station some twelve amoths ago. Fetievernom's gratification on receipt of loyal messages from the Sultan in a son of the bead of the non-wigning family of Hohenzollern and is a brother and uses of Zanzibar, also from His Majesty's subjects in Cyprus

the ex-fueen of Portugal. wife of Dom Manoel.

(just annexed) and their denunciation of the antion of Turkey,

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THE SITUATION AT BASRA.

Loxpox, Nov. 10, 7.35 p.m.

It is parted that the Emden Hauk 15 op toere British merchantmen, at total loss, including cargo, of well over £2,000,000. H.M.S. Sydney is a light ervisne of 5,000 tons and was launcheskin 1912, being cupletel jn, 1913. For LEP. i 25.000 and her speed 27 kants. She carries 2 six-inch QFs.. A three- pounder F., i machine guns und eng light qua. Shy hax two torpedo tubes.

The British Consul at Basra, Turkish Arabia, has been released, but (submerged The Foun, we have mentioned before, was a protected cruiser the Turks lave detained right British merchants and numbers of Indians... af 3,541 tons,ispoed 25 knots. She curries £2-4.1 Q.Ps, and 2 inchine guns.-

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LORD KITCHENER AND THE JAPANESE.

LONDON, Nov. 11, 12,55 p.m.

Lord Kitchener, in the course of his speech at the Guildhall, said that of the Japanese sailor and soldiers who ad victoriously displayed their gallantry and fine military qualities, side by side with our men, I wish to testify to the admiration, respect'nrul gratitude of their comrades of

he British Army,

RUSSIA'S CONTINUED SUCCESS.

Germany Reported A Seeking Peace.

A Petrograil communique says:

to Lyck.

Postios, Nov. 10, 7.30 pm.

The Russians have driven back the fermans, who stubbornly fought, Our cavalry to the eastward of Neidenburg defeated the Germans defending the railway, captured a twin and destroyed two brigen.

The Russian cavalry have also compelled the German cavalry retreat toward Kalisz.

The Russians on the road to Crue, w have reached Miechow. have also occupied Rzeszow, Dynow and Disko.

GERMANY BECOMING ALARMED.,

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TURKS REPULSED BY RUSSIANS.

LONDON, Nov. 10, 7.85 p.m.

A communique from Petrograd reports as follows: A-fierce battle has taken place in the Kiprikey region. The Turks, evidently officered by Germans, endeavoured to envelop.. out lank, but were repulsed by night.

We maintained all the positions we had won.

WAR NEWS,

The War Ofice Council han arranged with Mr. C. J. Bisbenden to give oneerts of patriotic and other better class British Daric to cheer and interest the wounded!

the war hospitals.

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Impounded by the Court.

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BY TELEGRAPH. VICTORIA THEATRE

[{Beuter's Servïcs to the China Mail.) |

OBITUARY.

Death of a British Dramatist. TONIGHT, 12th

TO-NIGHT, 12th NOVEMBER

Lay DON, Nor, 10, 5.55 am. The death is announced of Mr. Cecil Haleigh, the well known dramatic; author.

(bir. Raleigh was a son på Dr. J. F. Bowlands of Monmouthshire, and savamed the name of Raleigh on joining the the stricat profession. în 1980. Ba xas the anthor of a number of highly melodrámatio plays, most of which were produced at Drury Lano Theatre.--Ed.)

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(Wah Tam Yat Po's. Service.).

HEAVY TAXATION.

PERING, Nov. 12

The Chief Committee of the Peking Charüber of Commerce has appealed to the Ping Ching Yuen Department against the heavy taxation which merchants have to moet. The Department has uppealed to the Presilent to give shumerchants: special exoraptions.

CHINESE, BANK GUTTED.

The premises of the Bank of Com- raunications were gutted by a dis- asterous fire which broke but in the capital yesterday.

PEARL RIYER IMPROVEMENT.

General Tung Chui Kong and the Civi! Governor of Kwangtung, Li Kwok Kirut, have jointly telegrupa- ed to the President requesting the appointment of a superintentlens for scheine to improve the north- western and eastern branches of the Pearl River.

HUGE SALT REVENUE.

The collection of salt revenue up to the end of last month amounted Ito the huge total of $13,000,000.

HOIHOW NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondient.)

TRACK.

Hothow, Nov. 6.

..

The trade of Hcihow is very dull for this time of the year. The merchants, however, sizin to ship off goods in different directions and pig, are sent to Hongkong.

PIRACIES. We hear of more than the usual number of piracies. A few days ago a junk parry- iry oil for the Anglo-Asiatic Oil Co. from bere to Lam-ko, was pirated just outside of the harbour, near Ching-mi Point. Several Chinese on the junk were killed,

An action for the recovery of money said and of those wounded one was in the have been lent on noter which the employ of the agent of the oil company. Ele is now under tastmont in the French defendants declared were not chopped by Hcapital, and his condition threatens s The purebate agents of, ite Grand Trank Pacifo Railways bare been ordered; the firm came before the acting Puienfe. The pirates ware men from the main to buy no more railroad supplies from Ger- Judge, Mr. Justice Hazeland, this land, and they took the oil and everything The plainti Loong Lai Sing, of valme from the junk even to the clothes many, but to secure them from Canada and morning.

of the passengers. Groat Britain. These rai'ways use onor partner in a firm of contractors mous

of quantides

spend steal for faunati, sued Boay. Weon Tang, 83 high torres of car wheels and Luber. German Bouhaos Strand, Bray For GAM 174 The last steamer from Bangkok brought

firma had captured most of this business Bonham Strand East, and Wong Sai back some wealthy passengers. We from British concerns. All other orders

Ying, s 55 Pontam Strand East, to recover they started home from Heibow they were with German fires have been cancelled.

1000, being balance of a sum of 81,200 followed by thieves, who overtook them deposited with the Kwong Cheong Young some distance fra Hoihow, and robbed frm of which defendants were at that time most of them of all they had with them. partners,

Losnos, Nov. 10, 5,555 a.m. The Morning Test publishes a message from its Rome correspondent to the offret that Germany, becoming alarmed at the Russia successes, bas uude preliminary offers of peace to Russia, who rejected them...

MORE ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED.

In the House of Comment, Sir William Byles asked whether it was true that

Mr. Crowther Emith appested for plain English wires were not allowed to see their German hustands interned in London tiffs and Mr. Agassis, of Harding and The answer received Tell Approval of Azansiz, wan.for the dolenes. the House. The privilege of receiving

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KOLBERY.

TIGERY.

When

.. One of the missionaries" has recently returned from a trip to the neighbouring.

here killed over a dan pouple during the

last three years. Five of the tigers were killed last year, sad sold in the city of Luichow,

There are no tigers in Hainan, kod

killed or davon out.

Laichow would like to have their ligers all

Mr. Crowther Smith said the firm ceased penipsots of Larichow. Be reports that communicating with their to carry on business in the last Chinese there are a number of tigers in the junglo wives had been temporarily surpended and year and defondants were ed as partners on the east of that district and that they would continue suapanded util the German of the firm at the time the cause of action

grant sitoilar pri-arONE.. Government is fit to

to British prisoners in Germany. vileges

to his Lordship Mr. Agassiz the question of partnership only arose The German version of the Goeben in egard to Bay Woon Tong; the other affair is not bad. Having chased and two admitted partnership. His main defence put to tight & superior British squadron, was that the notes which were produced as Havas, Nov. 10, 6 p.m.

the Gocbon and Brestau went into tho recority were not made by the Kwong Fighting is being continued with the same intensity, between the Here, unfortunately, the Turks were so

Dardanelles to replenish their bankers. Cheung Yues firm at all.

His dahip You nean they are soa and Armentieres, and with very violent shock, the opposite forces slow in supplying in the necessary cral to forgeries?

Mr. Aguaiz mid he did not kaar bor acting un both sides offensively. German attacks in considerable forces take them back to the nearest German south of Ypres have failed. We have made sensible progress around limit huid lapsel. Amidst the tears of not bear the firm's chapa.

harbour that the twenty fast hours time the notes came into existence. They did Bixchoate hotween Ypres and Armentières, and in the region of Loivre oftests and men, the German g they had between Khouns and Berry Au Bac. The Allics fleet are destroyed ss nobly fought under was hauled down," Sedibakr and Koukala Forts.

At the Guildhall banquet the row Lord Mayor, the British Ministers and the Allies Ambassadors, all asserted their unshakable faith in victory,

THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM:

LONDON, Nov. 10, 6.50 p.m.

A Paris communique states that the troops have consolidated their results of the last few days on the grunter part of the front of La Basses to the Wouvre. It is noteworthy moreover that we have progressed in she region of the Loira between Rheims and Berry Au Bad.

There is no change in Lorraine.

THE FOLLY" OF:Ã0A KHAN.

Just a question, Uncle William: Have

you heard of Aga Khan? Ho's as prond o prines as you are: he's

the boss. Mohamedan.

He was under your prolection" just

before the war began, Nicht wahr, Uncle Bill, nicht wahr?)

Mr. Crowther Smith' said, there wore three chops which they said were the firm's

Mr. Agnasiz: 'I say they are not: I shall all the people who were sole managers of the firm at the time and they will say they sover made these antusi

His Lordship having bend evidenco cl both sides, found for defendant with costs and ordered one of the nets to be in pounded.

GIRMAJO.

Our German friends who wish to leave Holbow bare not been able to do so on account of difficulty of passing through Hongkong

BRITISH JEIPBUILDING.

B ECOVERING.

The British shipbuilding industry, far from coming to standstill through the war, is steadily recovering from the first

MADDALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, in mercantilo onders envery, more

Ho's a peaceful chap in India, cot at all

a warlike cusa

The enemy's attacks on the heights southward of Col de Saints But ho thinks he'd like to take a hard The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice

Mario and south cast of Thann have all been repulsed.

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THE BATTLE IN THE NORTH

LONDON, Nov. 11, 15, p.ra.

A Pans communique issued this evening says:

in this colossal fussia

And he isn't going to fight for you--he

means to fight for US. Oder jo Unela Bül, oder ja!

And he doesn't want a billet such

fite his high degree.

Official The battle in the north continues with great violence. There the chief of a battalion or a corps of nothing noteworthy to record from the rest of the front..

HING GEORGE CONFIDENT OF THE RESULT,

Losporov. 10, 10.0 p.m.

Inevitable shock which the outbreak of hostilities gave to its anys the Byres and Shipping.How far the recovery will go la not way to say, but there is unquestion- ably a recovery" which i+ expressing itself ovor, which a little sympathy on the part of the providers of material might accelerate. In naval shipbuilding, marine engineering and or inner engineering work Momeriai" and Affiliated Hospitain begs to is still proceeding at high pressure, and acknowledge with thinks the following the mors or less feverish haste to get on donations to the funds of the Hospitals with it is likely to continue for me time. This is a side of the business about, which we are not permitted by the daral esssor 8125 to say very much, but we should not be surprised if we was told that the whole of the vessels, belonging to the 1914-15 Programme were now on order. The dif ference that would malo to the aggregato of the work on hand would not be very grote but if this business were go about Indition-ly grad u might be mele of the minimise unemployment pportunity to by placing the contrecte where there was

- Minis'erlug. Children's Logue for

cot in Nethersole Hospital

To Tai Church (Lados Mission,

Chines)

But he comes a simple privato, just like!

Thomas A. and me, Ag.

Amono stiles reaching home on Septem. Wunderbar Uncle Ball, wunderbarl, ber2 from Hatolarg was Mis, Jessop, wife of as dont on the ilang liner York

When the pmudest prints of India lays The grew ont trouble of hadntained, she less preacure. Une or two releuls for tamil wow the fatal lack of reliable now, merpatile counting, tradey Laie boen aside his prep and might, Torre lired to hear of nothing but ardarode

H.M. the King his telegraphed to Field-Marshal Sir John French as Dalls his rank and sheds his titlen just to Burman kiero ser dine informant told

old us in the fight

them in high glos that Parks had fall.n. Before Me Wood at the Hagistracy be out while a normaper cartorais forsed and the moralne Carros Antoniod is Remedios.

Chint of King Goerge, surveying his fallen

The splend pluck spirit and endurance of the troops who are You can bet your final twenty marks or their notice d'arted a latided with the win charged with ebaying a disorderly engaged in desperate fighting against vastly superior forces fills me with advacation. I am confident of the final result of their noble efforts under your able command.

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