1914-12-03 — Page 5

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1914.

BY

TELEGRAPH.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY

TELEGRAPH.

BY TELEGRAPH.

VICTORIA THEATR

TER

(Reuter's Service to the Ching Mail.).

THE

WAR.

LATEST NEWS FROM FRANCE

AND BELGIUM.

THE FIGHTING IN THE

EASTERN THEATRE.

:

THE KING AT THE BRITISH

HEADQUARTERS,

CONTINUED PROGRESS OF THE ALLIES.

.:

Losbos, 'Dec. 2, 5.5 p..

Havas Telegrini, Dec. 1, 5.45 p.m.

In Belgium cannonading was brisk enough, but there was no Gerzun fantry attacks.

The Russian Yersión.

TANDON, Dec. 2, 4.55'.m.

fis official statement issued at Patrograd says ¦— The enemy in the district of Lowicz on Monday directed attacks on, our Bielnyy-Sobota. front,

Our offensive 'north of Lowicz was successful, Action in the Lodz district was confined to ĉaznomading and recons naissances, !

Our Lelt Wing discovend a concentration of the enemy from

from the west.

Kalisoz towards Sieradz,, the result of reinforcements brought by train

(Bouler's Service to the China Alai, )

DEATH OF ADMIRAL MAHAN.

LONDON, Dec. 2.

TO NIGHT, 3rd DECEMBER

A

The death is announced of "Admiral Great Sensation at the "Victoria **

3fahan, of the United States Navy, the well-known writer on Naval subjects,

(Admiral Alfred Thayer Blahan retirmi From the US Navy in 1996 after 40 years servico. He was a most prolite writer and a recognised authority on natal affairs. Hia chief works were The Problem of Asin (1000) The Harvest Within (1909), The Interest of Americs in Internal Conditions (3910), Naval Strategy (2011) and Armaments and Arbitration (1919). "At the time of his Ideath Admiral Makan was sixty-one years 10-plus-Ed)

The buemy on Monday attacked from Siarudz and our vanguards wère ongugeil in a desperate battle all day in the region of Laska;s,

Wq took measures to meet the now situation, captured Szertsoft, and put a brigade of Prussian Guards and five batteries to fight.

We have captured at Flock (on the Vistula) five steamers and five barges laden with stores and inmunitions."

GREAT BRITAIN'S USE OF INDIAN TROOPS IN WAR.

The article reproduced lara is by Alfred Edward Woodley Mason. Mr. "Mason'a j book, The Broken Road,'

in the great problern. There is a third, however, not to be lost sight of how to roid offending the susceptibilities of Beutral and friendly nations.

'ROV.

THE NAVAL FIGHT OFF.:

VALPARAISO.

Detailed Account.

(Wah Ter Yat Po's Service.)

CHINA AND 'INCOME' TAK:

· PEKING, Dec. 2. Hen Sat Ying, the Civil Governor of Fukieq, has suggested an Income Tax scheme. The Government is in favour) of the tax and suggests that it should first be levied on officials..

ADVISORY COUNCIL

The Advisory Council chamber will be opened on December 21,

•

NAYY REFORM.

LINKING CHINA'S RAILWAYS.

nounced by Lord Curzon ta he one of the Leadon, Nov. 10. 13.10 sm.The re finest stories-ever written about India. Helport of E. M. S. Glasgow on the Chile is a former member of the House of Com- night is as follows: The Glasgow left mots and one of the most distinguished of Coronel at nine in the morning of Nov. living novelists. Hundreds of thousands to rejoin the Good Hope, Monmouth of popies of his works have been sold in the and Otranto 2 their rendezvous. The Coited States. Fle was born in 1865 and food Hope signalled as two in the was educated at Dulwich and at Trinity afternoon that apparently from wireless College, Oxford. In 1000 he was elected calis thers was an enemy ship to the to Parliament and set for Coventry for northward. The squadron was ordered A Paris communique" states: Southward of Ypres an attack upon a four years. in politics he is a Liberal. to spread to the north east by cast German trench, won by as during the day, was repulsed Dur artillery It is usually dangerous to lay down at speed äfteen knots. Suicko was seen damaged a group of three batteries of large calibre at Vennelles. Our give then a double edge. But here is oue enemy ships. Our ships concentrated on mens with reference to Navy Reform

general rules, since exceptions are apt to at 4.20 pr m. and provel to be that of three

The proposals of the Naval Depart troops in a brilliant attack took the Chateau Vermelles, its park, which is undeniable. In the conduct of the Good Hops which was store have been sunotioned by the Govern kouses in the village and some trengles. There has been a lively congrent war, a war of life and death, as this in the afternoon. The aquadron" forty monade at Fag, und Vendresse, Crionne has been violently bombarded; in on which we are engaged, combsants seven minuten stor formed line shend, ment. our artillery successfully replied, destroying a battery. Wo repulsed amuat wage it with two paramount considera- The enemy who turned south were is German attack on Fontaine Madamtid in the Argonne district we also and the solidarity of their own people or Scharnhorst and Gneissman lending. At

tions in their thoughts the law of natio

law of nations single as ahead twelve miles off, the mada sonic progress, taking a trench and a small cirthwork. There is empire. How to fight so that at the end 6.13 p.m. speed was ordered to anventenn nothing to report from the heights of the Meuse, the Wierre and the when peace is declared we shall emergo krots and the Good Hope signalled to the The directors of the Peking-Mukden, Moseer.

with the respect of the empire more une than it is wrld and put Canopus "I am going to attack the enemy Tientsin.Fukow, Peking-Hankos, d Feking Kalgan Railways intind hold. The enemy was now Biteen thousanding a meeting in Shanghai next month yards away and maintained this range at for the parpose of considering how best the same time jambing wireless signals {') The Sun WAY How setting immediately to connect the various railways, behind as and while it remained above the horizon we had advantage in the fight but With regard to the law of palions, the the range was too great. The un ot employment of our Indian troops is about 635 p.m., shd the visibility order and has many precedents. The good

conditions altered,

Owing to a report that a number of mur ships being French used their Ture in 1870, and are silhouetted against the afterglow whilst the robela are on their way to China from Agnia using them in 1914. The United filing light made it dificult to see the Japan, the Government has ordered the States used their negro troops in Cuba, enemy who opened fire at 7.3 p.m. as authorities throughout the Yangtse and would as doubt use them again were twelve thatsand yards followed in quick Valley to be on the qui rice. the United States to come into conflict succession by the Good Hoper Monmouth with any other country; and for precisely and Glasgow. The two squadrons were the same reason which makes us uss the now converging and each ship engaged the Indian troops. They are citizens of the apposite number in the line. The growing enantry. Readers of son Bernhardt's book. cation, in estimating the armies which can and Monmouth. The enemy, firing

Germany and the Next War, will re darkness and a beary spray from a bend collect that he, without a word of condamise mads firing dealt particularly for the main deck guns of the Good Hope templates the use of negro Tunisian and third mira caosed fire to break bs brought into lisa on both sides, con- rees, quickly get the muga sad their Moroccan soldiers by the French, and of the Indian army by ourselves,

Moreover, the enger attempts of Ger many

to secure Turkey as its ally are clear avidence of how they regard the maltor and it is to he remembered that the Asistic troops of Turkey cannot for one moment compare in enlightenment eduction or litege with the troops from India, who fring at the flashes parentage as ourselves.

The enemy continues to show greater activity North of Arras and Aisne region.

Intermittent cannonuuling prevailed on the whole front.

In Argange fighting is proveding and the situation is unchanged.

In the Woevre and Vosgos distriels nothing is reported. The King of England is visiting the actual front.

*• (Official Telegram from French tioremment rie Peking,)"

On the 30th November in Belgium there was very brisk cannariading But without a single infantry attack.

A cangonade was directed against Arrus and the surrounding district. In Belgium an intermittent canusiude prevailed,

GERMANY APOLOGISES TO PÓRTUGAL.

LowDos, Dec. 2, 7.10 pm. Reuter understands that Germany has apologised to Portugal for invasion of Angola

HING GEORGE'S VISIT TO THE BRITISH HEADQUARTERS.

:

the

OTHER INSTANCES.

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cut of

the forepart of bosh ships (Moumouth

REBELS FROM JAPANI

SPORTING.

Cricket.

H.E.C.G. v. C.S.C.C.

the

and Good Hope) which were conatuzikly The following will represent on fire till 7.18 An impose Hongkong Cricket Club versus the Civil ships of the Good Hope and flames explosion occurred x 7.50 p. amid Service Cricket Club on the Hongkong stot up two hundred feet high. Total Ground on Saturday, 5th December destruction must bars followed. It was-Play commencing at 2. p.m.-R. Bao- a quite dark and both sides cuntinted cock (Capt.), D. E. Donnelly, C. A.

of the

are after all of Aryan stock and the. sADIO The Monmouth we hadis down by the ooper, P. Jacka, R. Kennedy, P. S.

opposing guns. WLA and turned astern to sea signal.

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CIVILIZATION OF A HIGH ORDER.

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LONDON, Dee. 2, 4.40 p.m."

pravails in worthern France. His Majesty King George and President Poincare visited the British forces and notored thither amidst the joyous

heers of the populace.

Reuters correspondent in Paris telegraphs that intense, enthusiasm Gern name may consider that the formy's stupe were going

were soch an excitement needed.

Leith Bornett,

ENTERTAINING THE

·SOLDIERS AND SAILORS, I

W. Manning, M. BI. I to the Glasgow to this effect. At 8.30 Maus, S. S. Moure, T. E. Pearce and R. ling the While those who are afraid that theThe enemy is following " bet received

p.m.

the Glasgow signalled the Monmouth. Stokes. Allies movements will be marked by the no reply. Under the

the onkrazės sad devestation which stained the permission now given to ladis to serve the Monmouth proceeded at full ard na the Glam yaat coable to assist alongside with the British troops in ighting speed for the empirsa permisson often sought.m. Ahe last aight of the enemy speed to avoid rection. As 8.50 Afterwards His Majesty gave a dinner at the British Ecadquarters. intense enthusiasm from the hills in the fire which no doubts the final attack before in in and now hailed with a hut half an hour later observed 75. Hashes It was an historie gathering and includel President Poincare, Premier north to the seawould in itself bo

By the kindly thoughtfulness of HE. Viviadi, Generalissimo Jofre, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, Field Marcompelling incitement to correct behaviour tha fonmouth. Nothing could be more the Governor, Sir Francia Mey, K.C.M.G., abal Siz Jolm French and Gerieral Dupurgo of the Belgian army.

admirable

then the conduct of officers and the rank and file of the South Wales When His Majesty and President Poincare met they had a long and ligh order. The Indians are British great volume of fire without a chance of Triumph, all of whom served at the Siege But it is not. The civilization of India men though it was inest trying to receive a Bondaress and the sailors of H.MLS. most cordial conversation and minutely inspected the tacans of supplying eitizana, not a subject race. The work now cool and there was no wild Sting. Distancing concert in

returning it adequately. All kept perfectly

night entertained provisions to the army,

being done is the Philippines by

by the United

smoking the City Hall. States in the way cf throw ng open public

The following was the programme. office to the natives has been going on fog and when the target ceased to be visible

on for the gunlayers spontaneously ceased fireless Army. M. W. J. Kagland: Song, Baud. The Rosary Song The Death- many decades in India. Judges of the S. F. P. High Court way and do come from the same people who are fighting in the ranks of the Bengal Lancers in France. The nativa Judges risa like other en hy work, ability. etc., and try Englishmen who bave offended

compotent to try us for legal offences, but civilization," would be ridiculous.

(Telegrams from the British Foreign Office.)

SPLENDID TRIBUTE TO THE BRITISH ARMY.

‚VIT TO EULE AND STE TO FRITT,

In his recent Despatch Sir John French said the courage and tenacitygainst the laws. To say. You are af the British troops in unparalelled circumstances was beyond all praise. not it to fight beside us la defence of your Their dogged defence of Ypres in face of tremendous odds would remain sa one of the greatest military achievements of modern times. The Territorial regimanta angagad had shown qualities which justified the highest hopes of the Territorial forces as a whole. The Indian troops had shown a marvellous adeptability and resource and by clever ruses had often held at bay superior enemy forces. The co-operation between the Fritish and French testified to the mutual goodwill and appreciation existing between the two armies.

PRINCE OF WALES' FUND.

Four Million Sterling Subscribed.

LONDON, Dec. 3, 5.40 p.m. The Prince of Wales Fund for the relief of suffering caused by the war has reached four million pounds sterling,

SERBIA'S CRITICAL SITUATION.

ciplina was the same as at Kattle practice

The

I love Lassie," Carpt. Mino, 8.W.E." The Highland Fling." Sword Dance, dis · M

English as she is spoke"

Song.

Sutherland Mule Quartette "Scots who hae, Measta. Allan, Gray Brown aud Smith: Song, happy married Man.

Mr. W. A. Hansionl, Band, Wilkie Bard's sopps; Song: "Solseted" Mr. H. J Jonce Dnet Larboard Wateb," Holmes - ant ** The

LESSON OF BIG GUNS.

Fortresses Not Impregnable. All France to day salutes the latest bit of Belgian heroism and self sacrifice in a Kellerman, 11.M.S. Triumph: Song, I use the word civilization advisedly, for care which the larger nations have made Admiral's Broom, Mr. C. F. F no one can look at the constitution of the their ow. The Free is vossimous in SodÅ MER, A Seven: SongMister

Waltz me around again German colonies and believe that the same promising King Albert and bis

WHI people that Hen, opportunities of eminence and life which their losses aba

ball be repaid And their Coles,

"Pte. Harlow, S.W.B.; Dance, the Indians anjoy now would he continuadelute courage for ever remembered. The Strathspey and Boel, 86. Aniraw's Rest

them if they fell under German rele: military lesson generally drawn, from the Indians serve upon. the Council of the fall of Antwerp is the sinell value of fixed. Dancers.

Mr. Gen. Grimble pla ed most of the India Office at home and upon the Council fortifications to face of the terrific power of ertillery. For the moment by the forts

accompaniments.

Aten interval, His Excellency, who we

of the Zioutenant Governors. The school modern delsy obtained by accompanied by Major General Kelly, a B...

them."

will

the invaluable the appointments, the professorships, magistracies, are open to them. You of Liege is forgotten. cannot any to the people, "You are fit for It is the active military force, the And Commodoro Anstruther. OMG.. mid all the detles of citizenship, but we dony army of operations itself." says List Hongkong is proud of the triumphs of the he would like them all to know that they in you the supreme prerogative of defending Colonel Housset, which constitutes the the ghuth Waltz Borseteta, for the way safeguard at a Ratio", As to permanent which they had fought for the old fisg The feeling of Tells is to be taken into fortification, so costly and useless, wo mide (loud considemtion. It is not uerely the Bajreplace it by field works, rapidly and easily little more fighting (applauss) and you

dreide to get rid of it altogether, and to be going westward, where yı'n

You are now Deky enough applatse

got a and what one may call the fighting a mãe, wherever they are wanted, in which will take with you a few recruits and that are enthusiastic. The Indian National Chagrees, a body which works for the not being met by the material huge officers from this little Far Eastern Colany establishment of an Indian Parliament and projectiles do only insignificant damage.

(Applause). has great influence, sent a deputation to He added that the Belgian

army having His Excellency then narrated some England, to sasure, us that India was con- been shle to disengage Half The situation in Serbia is critical. It is reported that Belgrade has been vincel that its futurs welfare is bound up that was not invested, the Germans amusing stories, which his audience greatly

with the welfare of the British people; not profit long by their evacuated and that commanication between Belgrade and Nish is interrupted, while in Bombay and ither cities similar] The Journal regards tho wiray]E OF 10 various items of the programme An official report from Nish states that sanguinary fighting na occurred sesarsaces of unswerving fealty bave been Antwerp an an attempt to counterbalance were also a source of much pleasure: parti- at Sonvodor. The enemy, in great force, succeeded in occupping two important given. And, naturally, once more is in the eyes of the German people the Hyde, the slurer Wea Scotch Lasale," positions. Or the same day, however, the Serbians bad brilliant success at German historians speak to the point with coming esscantion of French territory. Lazarevatz and have now taken over two thousand prisoners there.

Belgrade Evacuated.

LONDON, Dec. 2, 5,40 pîm.

THE FIGHTING IN POLAND.

The Garman Yersion:

LONDON, D. 2, 2.35 4.m. The fist admission that the Germans in Feland had been cut off is outrined in a Berlin communique, isuci last evening,

It says that a portion of the German Army east of Lodz while attacking the right flank and rear of the Russians was seriously threatened on its own rear by surung Pussian reinforcements from the East and South

Con

The Germans retreated up in fierce bustle. Jasting three days, broke through the Russian ring, capturing 12,000 prisonen und 25 En without themselves loga aingle gun

The German losers, a communique adds were naturally not light, ut they were not colossal,

a force they had not foreseen.

AUTOLLA 190LA EN NAGER.

One of the causes of Treitschke'u opri. tempt for the English race was that we had canted no religion to impose apơn the Indian recos. The English belief in liberty in such flatters, and it is not astonishing that the whole of India, including men tren who have been deported for Forola. mary offeners, have joined in the noble cry expressed in the telegram of the Misha

victory.

D

Appreciated.

enlarly the danring of little Miss Mary

His Excellency, whó

B

to

was presented It is a sterile victory, and in detaining shook hands with her, bestowing upon her large German army it has helped the paterual kias and presenting her, amidst Allies to advance to the inevitable end minu

great applauss, with a big box of choonistes. After the singing of "Tipperary," Colonel Casson said they, had all bee delighted by a most splendid prozaSAN KIL OF and he would like to thank His Excelleney, and, through him, the whole of the Colony,

the for kindness and hospitality that bad. been shown Ibward them, repecially that night. The Borderers Ead played football grond licklog, web they didn't and hockey in Hongkong and goba folly

CHARGE OF THE NAKED!

Surprised Bathers Fut Ullans to Flight

zajah of Rewa to this Kiog: What crders, had previously replied A Gannas, at A number of British cavalry men who

W

for me and my troops?

Voice and win. He did not shown to

in Lidia, and this step take of rotting aidewater put in the Qiue, but as the errant think their appreciation could be

We have a difficult problem to solve tack wezenjoying a peaceful, gazus: they were now going to play shoth by aide with as these men of ancient line were in the wiinity thair homes are more effective way than by three good age, sind courage and high civilization will harnessed at the banks. Suddenly old Englah endowe Thus, looked upon from the three points a paterd of German Ublece was signale jener and, after the sinking of the s

Cheers were then risen for His Excal of view enumerated the action of the and the Britishers, who had no time to Anthem, for the Kids) after which the British Government in nang Indian dress, jump on their homer paked, and sudiease dispersed to the martial straina ol troops in the Karopean war is justifies

charged the criamy,Tho fed: --Exchange. "It's a long, long war?, eta,

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