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_____THE_HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 1914.

THROUGH BRUTHIS AGENOTI DIPLOMATIO CORRESPONDENCE PUBLISHED.

GENERAL INFORMATION.

LORD KITCHENER BECOMES SECRETARY FOR WAR.

LONDON, August 5th.

11.40 p.m.

Lord Kitchoner succeeds Mr. Asquith as Secretary of State for War

LATER.

Earl Kitchener'a appointment as Secretary of State for War is an emergency appointment. His post in Egypt will be kept open.

BRITISH WAR CREDIT OF £100,000,000.

LONDON, August 6th.

(4.15 p.m.

Mr. Asquith will move in the House of Commons to-morrow for a war credit of a hundred million pounds sterling.

LITER. The House of Commons has vanimously passed the increase in the Army Grant to £100,000,000.

BRITISH ARMY TO BE INCREASED BY 500,000.

LONDON, August 6th. In the House of Commons Mr. Asquith, on behalf of Lord Kitchener asked for power to increase the Army by half a million men.. The Prime Minister said the Parliamentary papers showed how strenuous He denounced Sir Edward Grey's efforts towards peace had been. Germany's proposals and emphasised the pathetic appeal of the Belgians, who, he said, were fighting and were losing lives, (Cheers.) We should cover the country by ourselves with dishonour if we betrayed the interests of "accepting Germany's infamous proposal (Cheers.) The Government is fully conscious of the terrible consequences of war, but the country might be well assured that the Government is confident that it is unsheathing. the sword in a just cause. We are fighting, firstly, to fulfil an interna- tional obligation, and secondly, to vindicate the principle that small nations must not be crushed in defiance of international good faith at Great Britain the arbitrary will of a strong overmastering Power.

is striking in defence and for

and for the maintenance of the vital

civilisation

the world. Now let us make sure that all the resources of the Empire are thrown into the scale. He explained that Lord Kitchener's appointment was non-political Lord Kitchener had responded to a great public call in a great emergency and he would have the confidence of all partien. He was encouraged to ask for power to enable Lord Kitchener to have half a million more men, not only on account of the gravity of the circumstances, but because of the knowledge that India was prepared to send two Divisions, while the Dominions were spontane ously offering the utmost help. Thus the Mothercountry must set the oxample while responding with gratitude and affection to these filial overtures.

GENERAL MORATORIUM IN BRITAIN FOR A MONTH,

Mr. Lloyd George has announced a general Moratorium for & month, except as regards wages and Government payments.

BRITISH LABOUR PARTY AND THE WAR.

Mr. Hamsay Macdonald has resigned the Chairmanship of the Labour Party. It is believed that a large section of the Party disapprove hin anti-war attitude.

ENTHUSIASM IN THE BRITISH COLONIES.

LONDON, August 7th.

8.50 a.m. A question was asked in the House of Lords as to what course the Imperial Government intend to take regarding the offers of the Dominions.

Lord Einmott, Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, has replied that there is no immediate necessity for the acceptance of such offers, but that the Government will not hesitate to avail itself of them,

when necessary.

LATER

The patriotic enthusinsin in the Dominions as well as in the The Indian Princes have made warm- ameller colonies is magnificent. bearted offers of assistance.

A telegram from Ottown says that the Militia and Naval Depart- ments are extremely active and orders for mobilisation are being hurriedly

dispatched.

BRITISH AMBASSADOR LEAVES BERLIN.

LONDON, August 6th

8.23 p.m.

A Berlin message says the British Ambassador hus left Berlin, The Kaiser seat an Aide-de-Camp to Sir William Goschen to convey his re greta for excoases committed against the Embassy.

AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA ASKS FOR PASSPORTS.

The Austrian Ambassador at St. Petersburg has asked for pass- ports as Austria regards herself in a state of war with Russia.

PART OF HOLLAND IN A STATE OF WAR

LONDON, August 6th:

A message from The Hague says that Queen Wilhelmina has doclared part of Holland to be in a state of war.

LONDON, August 7th.

5 m.

A Blue Book has been published containing correspondence on the European crisis. The correspondence shows Sir Edward Groy's struggle to preserve peace, and Germany's devious diplomacy. There are some interest- ing dispatches from the British Ambassador at Berlin to Sir Edward Bethmann- Grey on July 30th recording a conversation with Herr von Hollveg. The latter, fearing a European confiagration, offered to The British respect French territory in

in return for British neutrality: Ambassador asked about the "French colonies, and Herr Bethmann- Hollweg replied that he was unable to give an undertaking, whereupon: Sir Edward Grey sent a dispatch to the British Ambassador on July 30th stating that such a bargain at the expense of France would be a disgrace from which the good name of England would never recover.

On the same day the British Ambassador at Vienna sent a dispatch to Sir Edward Grey stating that he had been privately informed that the German Ambassador had tolegraphed to the Kaiser the text of the Austrian ultimatum to Servia hefore it had been dispatched.

On the 4th inst, Sir Edward Grey demanded the release of the British ships which were detained at the German ports in contravention of International law,

IMPORT OF ARMS INTO IRELAND.

5.40 u

A notification appears in the London Gazette that the prohibition of the import of arms into Ireland has been revoked.

AMERICA AND GERMANY..

A message from Washington states that representations have iren made to Germany for the immediato release of the Americans who were interned by the recent mobilisation.

DEPARTURE OF THE GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO LONDON: LONDON, August. li.

8.55.a.m.

The German Ambassador loli tais morning for Germany, THE BANK RATE REDUCED.

LONDON, August th. Mr. Lloyd George has announced that the Bank rate will be

reduced to 6 per cent.

LATER

The Bank of England discount rate bas been reduced to € per cent.

MEASURES TO ECONOMISE GOLD.

LONDON, August 7th

5. p.m.

In the House of Commons, Me. Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced that he did not propose to suspend specie payments, but with a view to economising gold and maintaining the integrity: of the gold standard, he proposed to issue pound and ten shilling notes, convertible at the Hank of England. He emphasized the fact that anyone hoarding gold assisted the enemy and did not benefit himself.

SUSPECTED SPIES ARRESTED.

The Right Hon. R. McKenna, Home Secretary, has introduced a He mentioned that Bill to restrain the movements of undesirable aliens. there had been twenty-one arrests on suspicion of espionage.

ANGLO FRENCH CO OPERATION,

The Naval and Military co-operation between the British and the French is of the most cordial character. The French Embassy is receiving. most satisfactory telegrams concerning the heroic defence put up by the Belgians.

RESIGNATIONS OF BRITISH CABINET MINISTERS

Mr. Asquith announced to the House of Commons that Lord Mor ley and Mr. John Burns had resigned, and that Mr. Beanchamp and Mr. Runciman had been appointed to replace them. Mr. Traveyan had also resigned and bia resignation had been accepted.

LATER

Lord Lucas succeeds Mr. Hunginan as President of the Board of Agriculture; and Lord Emmott, succi Earl Beauchamp as First Coms missioner of Works,

PRESIDENT WILSON OFFERS MEDIATION.

LONDON, August 5th.

9.30 p.m.

It is reported from Washington that President Wilson is making an offer of mediation to the Europeni Powers now engaged in war

P. & O BOAT TRAINS CEASE.

LONDON, August 5th.

The Peninsular and Oriental Steara Navigation Company's bont trains to Marseilles and Brindisi have crased.

THE CENSORSHIP

LONDON, August 7th.

3.5 p.m.

The Censorship eliminates all the movements of troops and war- ships, and local forces. Therefore, it will be useless to attempt to tele- graph them

distress,

AUSTRIA DECLARES WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

LONDON, August 7th.

3.40 m

Austria bas declaro war against Russia

SPAIN PROCLAIMS NEUTRALITY Spain has proclaimed her neutrality.

TO RELIEVE DISTRESS.

The Prince Wales has issued a National Appeal for the relief of

CORRESPONDENCE.

PROPOSED WOMEN'S VOLUNTEER NURSING CORPS:

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKON{! DAILY FOR I

The University,

August 7th 1914. Sin, I am authorised to state that Lady May will be pleased to receive the names of uny women in the Colony who are willing to serve as nurses in cases of necd

Nanies should be sent to Mountain Lodge, with full information as to pre- vious Hospital experience (if any), or of the possession of the nursing certificate of the St. Johu Ambulance Association," or of the Red Cross Society.

I understand that there is no hamediate need of assistance in this direction, but that list will be compiled of those willing to help should the necessity arise.

Yours faithfully,

GERTRUDE CLARK:

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THE BANK CONSPIRACY CASE. At the Mugistracy yesterday the hear ing was continued of the case in which, Antonio Filomeno Remedios is charged with conspiracy to deftand the Hongkong- and Shanghai Bank of divere large sums of money

R. O. Gutierrez continued his evidence; and told the Magistrate that the Portu- guese word “Folhu mentioned in tho typewritten letter meant leaf," and referred to Mr Leefe, of the China Association, The phraen "the past affair was supposed to refer to the forgery by Ribeiro of Mr. Leefe's signa

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first Sunday after Easter, witness had a conversation with Remedios outside the Vietoria Theatre about this supposed forgery Remedios asked him if he had been splitting to his friends about Ribeiro's affair, and witness replied in

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if he knew that Ribeiro had passed a forged cheque for $200. The defendant said he did not know of this. After further conversation, both went into. the Theatre, where the defredact usked witness if he could manage to steal cheque-book on the Singapore branch of the Hongkong and Shanghai' Banki Remedios said he wanted to send it to Singapore to Ribeiro, and that he could

tho do some business with elaquo-book, Witness mid it was too risky to steal a SURVEYING AND NAUTICAL chaque book. Witness then brought up the matter of the letter of credit, and explained to the defendant how it could. be done. Defendant necepted his pro- put posals, and said that they should "

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the business through." Afterwards they ZEISS PRISM BINOCULARS. went to tho Carlton Hotel, and Remedios invited witness to dinner. There they had a further conversation concerning the letter of credit. A week later Reme- dios showed witnem letter which he bad written to Ribeiro explaining about the letter of credit, and asking him if

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of credit made up. Witness was also shown a list of code words which were enclosed in the letter. The code words included "bunting, meaning cheque hook rod semple, menning chequ and postcard, meaning letter of credit. There were others which he could not remember. A week later witness met the

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defendant again at about 10 o'clock on MAPPIN & WEBB.

the way to the Carlton Hotel. He asked witness to go to his room at the Hotel to write a letter for him. Witness explained that the defendant could not write quickly with a pen, only with a typewriter Witness wrote a letter, of which the photographed letter produced in Court was a copy. Witness wrote all through, including the *** aignature "Lionel After this had been written, Remedios showed him another letter, which had been typewritten, The para- graph in that letter starting Re postcard reinted wint witness and the defendant had agreed to do Tacy had. agreed to defraud the Bank by means of The Jettora a forged letter of credit, were written in pursuance of this scheme. After those letters were written witness saw the defendant often. Defendant showed him a letter parporting to come from "Richardson. This was an answer to the first let er, and in it Richardson agreed to do his part." Richardson said that he would send for Anderson," which was so assured came for a man named Collaço. He did not know the nationality of this man, but he was supposed to be Portuguese.

At the conclusion of Gutierrez evidence, Mr. Wood infinted that he purposed committing Bemedios for trial at the next Criminal Sessions,

Mr. Crew reserved his defence, and the defendant was accordingly committed.

TUNG WA HOSPITAL RELIEF FUND.

The Tung Wa Hospital begs to acknow- ledge with thanks the following donations

to the Flood Relief Tünd

Already acknowledged Collected by Mr Shum Hok Nin

at Shaukiwan

LTD..

LONDON.

ALEXANDRA

BUI DINGS,

CHATER ROAD.

CALDEECK,

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(Established 1864)

SOLE AGENTS FOR

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8133,027.32 GOLD

91,25

The members of the Water Police

Station at Kowloon Kong Tung Association, Tong

Shiu Tong, Foochow Collected by str. Kinshaw (14th

instalment).

53:00

14.00.

Collected by str. Kinshan (15th-

instalment)

7.73

Mr. A. Gorgon

5,00

Mr. G, Jackson

6.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

2.00

$133,228.00

MACAO AND THE WAR.

An official order has been issed at Macao prohibiting the export, of foodstuffs from that Colony until further notice. The notification also directs that the notes of the British banks at Hongkong as well as the notes of the Banco Ultramarino shall continue to be accepted in Macao.

Mr. W Pincutt

Mr. V. 0, Caygill Mr. Wong Shing Fan Mr. Cha Tun Yuen

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