1914-08-28 — Page 3

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN.

ADVANCE ON EAST PRUSSIA AND, GALICIA.

LONDON, August 27th..

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The Russian troops in East Prussia have occupied Nordenburg, Sensburg and Bishofsburg. Their advance still continues.

RUSSIAN TROOPS CROSS THE DNEISTER.

The Russian columns invading Galicia have occupied Tarnopol and crossed the River Dnoister. Only three Austrian Army Corps are opposing them.

GENERAL INFORMATION.

TOGOLAND UNCONDITIONALLY SURRENDERED.

LONDON, August 28th.

The Rt. Hon. Lewis Harcourt, Secretary of State for the Colonies, announced in the House of Commons that the enemy at Togoland had offered to capitulate on terins. The British commander replied that they must surrender unconditionally, and added that "We always respect private property." The commander has occupied the crossing of the river Ami. The German answer is expecteit to-night. **

LATEIL

The Colonial Offies announces that Togoland has surrendered unconditionally. The Allies enter Kamina to-morrowt

GIFT FROM THE WOMEN OF CANADA.

LONDON, August 26th.

The women of Canada, through the Duchess of Connaught, hava offered to build, equip and ranintain a naval hospital. The Admiralty has gratefully accepted the gift, which will be known as the Canadian

Women's Hospital,

NO

COMPULSORY SERVICE IN GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, August 28th.

3.45 p.m.

In the House of Commons, Mr. A. H. G. Hamersley (U.) asked if in the present crisis some form of compulsory service should not be adopted. Mr. Asquith replied in the negative, and referred the hou, member

to Lord Kitchener's statement in the House of Lords on the previous day,

AN UNTRUE

REPORT.

LONDON, August 27th. LOND

11.35 2.0

A report stating that Lille, Roubaix, aad onther neighbouring places had been occupied is untrue.

ALLIES DRAWN BACK IN THE NORTH,

LONDON, August 27th.

11.35 a.m.

A French official communiqué announces that in the North the French and British troops have been slightly drawn back.

FRENCH CABINET RE-CONSTRUCTED.

LONDON, August 27th.

11.35 a.m.

The French Cabinet has resigned, and has been re-constructed as a Cabinet of Ntional Defence, with the addition of M. Millerand to -the portfolio of the War Office. M. Delcasse will be Foreign Minister, M. Briand Minister of Justice, M. Ribot Minister of Finance, and M. Viviani remains as Premier.

The Socialist M. Jules Gineade is without a portfolio, and M. Messimy, who was, until the resignation of the Cabinet, Minister · for War, is not included in the new combination, which embraces all parties.

THE LOSS OF THE STEAMER "GLENFARG.”

Through the courtesy of the Shanghai agent, Mr. H. M. Tibbey, the C. Daily Nera has been enabled to give the follow. ing further details with regard to the loss of the Glen Line str. Glenfarg, which strack an uncharted rock about one mile from Shirose Island on the morning of the 14th instant

RUSSIAN STEAMER ON FIRE.

VESSEL SUNK IN COLOMBO HARBOGN.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 28TH, 1914

WAR NEWS.

ANOTHER GERMAN STEAMER CAPTURED:

At about raidday yesterday, the Ham burg-Amerika Linio steamor. Perd Laeisz, gross tonnage 3,000, was brought into the Harbour flying the French lag and in charge of French sailors. She is the capture of the French cruiser Duplex. The craiser sighted the steamer on the horizon whilst lying alongside the Senegambia, which she bad just taken captive, of Tsingtau. The Duplex fired a shot which disabled the German vesæl's engines. Taking advantage of the gathering darkness, however, the C. Ferd. Laeisz cluded the Dupleis. The French cruiser received information from a British vessel later of the whereabouts of the steamer, which was eventually caught. The top of its funnel had been painted black, and the name, with the exception of the word "Ferd.,” obliterated on the hows, but intact at the stern. It was rolling about under canvas. Two German engineers were left on board, and the remainder of the German officers taken to the French cruiser, which put a prize

crew on board.``:

The C. Ford Laeisz was laden with goal and general cargo, which, it is stated, was consigned to New York. The vessel, which was constructed at Hamburg, and was fitted for liquid fuel, was apparently making her way out of Tsingtau owing to the bombardment, hoping to escape the attentions of foreign warships.

The Master of the vessel was Captain Dehnick, All the officers have been removed to Stonecutter's ; q

ENGKONG AND THE WAR.

propes of the sensational rumours which we are sorry to see published on German authority in Shanghai and Manila papers,

the only comment that ve need make is that they contain no word of truth. There has been (1) no mutiny among the Indian troops; (2) no sea-fight with the Germans and conse- quently no wounded men in Hongkong from British men-of-war; (3) no attempt has been made on the life of the Governor (4) The Farmouth and the Hampshire have suffered no damage; and (5) Bows- papers come into the Colony from Shang -hai-now-as in times of peace.

We seo in the Ching Press (Shanghai) that the German news agency received from Swatow (1) a telegram confirming the alleged mutiny and attempt at assassination.

BELEAGUE

COOLIES REFUSING. WORK ON TRENCHES

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[“ OSTABIATISCHER LLOYD SERVICE, TO; MANILA.}

GERMANS NOT RESENTFUL AGAINST JAPAN.

SHANGHAI, August 21st. Tsingtan following the news that Japan. The frame of mind prevailing in had sent an Ultimatum to Germany was tot one of uneasiness but only bitter indignation and general surprise that the unitert British, Franch and Russian forces did not themselves dare attack Tsingtau It is also felt that Japan is doing a great honour to the German arms in mobilizing #three division squadron

to proceed against Taingtau

It is believed that the superior strength mustered by the four allied great rowers cannot change the military decision arrived at, but the intention of Japan to surprise Tsingtan in this manner is considered inconsistent with the world famous chivalry and military tact of the Japanese nation, since there is no reason for so amazing a breach of international etiquette, taking into consideration the commercial, and especially the cultural relations which Japan has entertained with has been accorded Japanese interests Germany and the careful treatment which.

during the course of the war.

The wrath of the Germans is not, directed so much against Japan, whe alleged to have been enticed by England's alleged political jobbery, as against the alleged unmilitary action of the Britons whose sailor courage thought it necessary to call in the assistangs of Dai Nippon against the small garrison at Tsingtau.

WIRELESS STORY DENIED.

NANKING, August it. The report that the two German river gunboats Otter and Faterland which but been dismantled here, are still keeping up wireless communication with Tsing tau, is a malicious fabrication. The instalments for wireless telegraphy were removed from both ships as soon as they arrived at Nanking, more fun a week ago.

THE PEACEFULNESS OF

SHANGHAI...

REVOLUTIONARY SCARES AND

PRECAUTIONS.

AN INTERVIEW WITH ADMIRAL TSENO... Many rumoure have been in circulation with reference to possible rebellious ont- breaks amongst the Chinese Alarmists bave been very busy in the South, and the Chinese newspapers of Shanghai hare not been lacking in circumstantial stories of plotting in and around the International Settlement. The irrepressible Chen Chi-mei and Sun Yat-sen, are sup posed to be re-organizing for a further demonstration in this quarter, the ea forced absence of foreign men-of-war and soldiers providing them with a favourable opportunity for causing trouble.

SPECIAL WATCH ON WHAR VEN

HONGKONG

LEGISLATIVI

COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Hongkong Legislativ: Council was held yesterday at the Council Chamber.

The following were present HIS EXCELLENOT THE GOVERNOR, SIR FRANCIS HENRY MAY, K.C.M.G.

HIS EXCELLENOY MAJOR-GENERAL F. H. KELLY, O.B. (General Officer Command ing Troops).

Hon. Mr. CLAUD SEVERN (Colonial Secretary),

Hon. Mr. J. H KEMP (Attorney General).

of a Chinese crew on river and ocean- going steamers: there are always cominga and goings while à ship is in port, and I think you will agree that it is absolute- ly impossible. Therefore, it comes to this: that the only real safeguard against piracy, the only real means of protecting the lives and property on the ship, en- trusted to those in command of it, is for the officers to defend the vessel against attacks by pirates who have embarked as passengers, and to enable the officera to put up an effective defence it is absolutely necessary, first of all, to segregate, as far as possible, behind grilles the bulk of the Chinese passengers. In the second place, it is absolutely necessary to prevent access to baggage by the passengers, and thirdly it is absolutely necessary to defend the hridge in such a way that a handful of men, say, two or three of the officers on duty assisted by two or three guards, can hold their own against a determined al- tack upon them.” That policy succeeded admirably, I may say, in the case of the attack on the Tai On, but unfortunately, the pirates set fire to the vessel. I think, nevertheless, one and all of us are heartily gind that those men did put up that fight (applause) and that the pirates got a lesson which they won't readily forget. Now, gentlemen, you will therefore see the reasons why we are unable to acept many of the suggestions made The search of passengers alone is not a suf- ficient safeguard. It is absolutely neces The minutes of the previous meeting sary to grille off a large number of were confirmed,

passengers, especially third-class passen-

Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wourg (Colonial Treasurer)

Hon. Mr. A. F. CHURCHILL (Director of Public Works),

Hon, Mr. E. R. HALLIFAX (Secretary for Chinese Affairs).

Hon Mr. C. Mcl. MESSER (Captain Superintendent of Police)

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Hon. Mr. WEL YUK, 0.31.G. Hon Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C. Hon. Mr. E. A. HETETT, C.M.G. Hon. Mr. D. LANDALE. Hon. Mr. Lau CHU PAK Mr. M. J. BREEN (Clerk of Councils), MINUTES,

·PAPERS, ̧·

FINANCIAL.,

Kers.

It is absolutely necessary that the The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command huggage of those passengers should be 'cause if they are in the grilled space it of His Excellency the Governor, laid either with them in the grilled space, br- the table the following paper: does not matter whether they have access Correspondence relating to the Piracy to their baggage or not, but the baggage not in the grilled-space must be partition. Prevention Bill and draft Regulations to

ed off and winde innocessibly to every passenger. be made thereunder.

And also it is absolutely necessary that the officers on whom we place the serious responsibility of defend The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by commandig hires and property and conducting the of his Excellenty the Governor, laid on ship shall, in their guard, really have a the table the feport of the Finance Com chance, and to have a chance they must he protected by grilles to prevent people. mitte (No. 11), and moved its adoption clambering on to the upper deck; and by I trust the The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and grilling off all passengers.

modifications we have made, will satisfy the motion was agreed to.

those who have criticised the regulations.

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FINANCIAL MINUTES

The COLONIAL SECRETARY. by command f his Excellency, the Governor. laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 43 anda 44, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee.

The COLONIAL TREASURER Seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

AMENDMENT OF BYELAWS. The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the table the amendment of byelaws made under section 16 of the Public Health und Buildings, Ordinance, 1908, for the prevention and mitigation of epidemic, contagious or infectious disease, and moved that they be approved by the Council

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of his Excellency, the Governor, laid on the table an amendment of the byelaws, made under section 10 of the Public Hmith and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, with regard to disinfection of infecter premises, and moved that it be approved.. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

INTIMATIONS

See what

A representative of the X-Deily er was informed by Admiral Teng Yu- cheng, Governor of Buanghai, that stories published in the Chinese press are more enterprising has accurate. Recognizing that the present is a time when scare

are likely to be abroad disturb- mongers TSINGTAU..

ing the people with false or exaggerated stories, Admiral Tsong has made special

PIRACY PREVENTION ORDINANCE. arrangements for getting on the track of these gentlemen, and also for finding out The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that Odol does the truth of rumours they are cir Council go into committee to consider calating. The useful precaution hus the Bill entitled “An Ordinance to amend been taken of keeping a strict watch the law relating to the observance of

for the possible precautions against Piracy," at all the ports arrival of konwn revolutionaries from Japan and the South. So far, Ad- miral Tyeng said, none of the leaders have Lo committee, I think it would be appeared in this neighbourhood, and it is useful if I made a few observations con- not anticipated that they will do so. The

CHOUTSUN, August 19th. Preparations are being mado at Tsing tati for a long siege. Two-weeks ago the authorities there had sufficient eatables to last for four months, but during the past ten days train-loads of provisions have been despatched daily from Tsinanfi to Tsingtau.

The attempt of the Germans to compel the coolies to dig trenches and do other work which they were unwilling to do was not entirely successful. They worked dar ing the day but at night many of them slipped across the Kiaochou Bay to Chinese territory in the junks of their friends.

whole

The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded. HIS EXCELLENCY-Before we · proceed.

Odol does! more than cleanse and bonutify the teeth; it preserves them from decay; it purifics and refreshes the whole mouth, keeps the gums healthy and free from tenderness, and delightfully per- fumes the breath.

And by a remarkable property peculiar this Bill to Odol alone, it permeates the mucous country between Shaghai and Cheering the criticisms upon kiang is well under control, and Admiral received from the Chamber of Commerce, membrane of the entire oral cavity with Teeng is confident that order can be main Their letter has been considered and its antiseptic elements, leaving the mouth tained without any great display of force. Printed and the conclusions we have proof for hours afterwards against the Special caro is being taken to guard arrived at thereon are also printed. Now, against trouble at Cheklang, towards a great point was made in the letter of dangerous bacteria and fermentation the Chamber of Commerce about our processes which, if not guarded against, which numbers of "auspicions characters"

inability to carry out those regulations inevitably destroy the teeth. appear to be drifting.

on board coasting steamers, and I would just like to say here publicly don't know if it has been made public before that there is very urgent necessity to take every precaution against piracy on ocean-going steamers trading out of this

PREPARING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.

Admiral Tseng is co-operating with the Chinese merchants with a view to making provision for the working people who may possibly be thrown out of employ

Arrangements have been made to

CALDBECK,

(ESTABLISHED 1884).

The knowledge that the Germans have as much as they can do to protect their own interests at Tsingtan has given rise to a great deal of lawlessness and robbery in various districts in Shantung. Condiment. tions are especially bad in the neighbour keep the silk latures going for at least part. You will remember the Childar. hood of the Hung. Shan mines, but in six months, and every effort will be made which steamer was pirated shortly after MACGREGOR&Co. other places there have been pitched to continue work in the various factories leaving here. We know the object of thos battles between the robbers and local solas long as possible. In the event of en- The Perm of the Russian Volunteer diers in which the latter were far from forced stoppage of work, Admiral Tseng Pirates was one of the Douglas ateamers, Fleet, which arrived at Colombo from being victorious. Soldiers from Tsinanfu hopes to be able to start public relief but they did not carry out their object have been sent to various places to sup- works, such as road making, etc., to koop because the pirate leader, who was Odessa on the 8th inst., was on fire on the

press the robbers but with no good result, the people us fully occupied until the entrusted with funds in order to buy a number of passage tickets for the steamer, night of August 7th. The fire occurred in No. hatch in the forepart, which con- As soon as they get news of the approach normal condition of things is restored. tained sugar and bales of paper. At of the Tsinanfo soldiers the robbers tom- As for any orgaized outbreak on any either mislaid or squandered the money about 6.30 p.m. the vessel sounded the fire porarily suspend business, which is re-large scale, or any scale at all, the Ad before the time had come to buy the alarm, when the harbour tug Samson sumed as vigorously as ever when the miral is confident that such an event is tickets, and not having money to pay for. with the fire-extinguishing apparatus on troops have, departed. The methods of the impossible. Industrial trouble is possible, them be took a cheaper line in the. soldiers would be laughable if the results and he is doing his best to meet any Childar, and that is the sole reason why We also board went alongside and commenced to.

As the Sire were not so serious. punup water into the hatch.

A company of emergency of this sort.-.-. Daily the Douglas steamier escaped

know that the gang, who had their haunts was spreading quickly the other harbour soldiers was sent recently to Tsowping to Yes

in Bias bay, which is the bay next ta suppress the robber bands that were bung. tug Goliath went on the port side and

Later the Master to the north of the city. Their way of started pumping presentatives went alongside. The Fire city for a time and then retura to Tai-. Attendant. Lloyd's and local Agente re-suppressing the robbers was to stay in the PRESIDENT WILSON'S APPEAL TO Mira bay were so disappointed at the Brigade also went on board and set to ventu.-N.-C. Daily News. work. The whole hatch was flooded with water, but even after that it was smoking..

The report of the master of the ship (Capt. E E. Williams), is that at 7 a.m. on August 14th,, in fine, clear weather, the Glenfarg struck an outlying rock, with Shirose lighthouse bearing S. 11 E. heavy blow on the port bilge, Nos. 1 and (true), one mile distant. She received a 2 holds. The hold immediately filled and the steamer at once settled by the head. Capt William was on the bridge at the time and had the engines put full speed aster. He endeavoured, to beach the steamer in order to save her from sinking. and at 8 a.p. succeeded in placing our if the fire spread. The officers and how on a rock. About 8.40 2.0 apparent ly the No. 2 bulkhead gare way and the buat listed heavily to starboard and began

The forepart was en settle. The boats were by this time taking in water and gradually going

The Captain, down. standing by alongside. officers and crew immediately entered the It is said that hatch No. 4 contained boats and pulled away to a safe distance. some guapowder and if the flames were The Gleafarg continued to turn steadily to get there, there would have been an to starboard and at 9.52 a.m. disappeared. explosion accompanied by a big conflagra- The Japanese str, Faunta Jaru had by tino. To avoid this the vessel was par this time conte along and hove to. The tially sunk, and it will be refloated after Genfurg's crew thereupon pulled towards some days, her and were taken on board and landed

at Nagasaki,

The following morning it was thought not advisable to continue like this as it Would be a danger to shipping in the ha the erew left the ship and came ashor". The vessel was sunk in the harbour to prevent the spread of flames and fe ex- tinguish the flames.

The Archduke Francis Ferdinand's A telegram, dated Nagasaki, August desire, expressed in his will, that 10th, states that a Court of Inquiry into member of the Imperial Family should the loss of the Glenfarg was held there be present at his obsequies, was not on that date. The master was exonerated unnatural, but rather a logical cons from blame, and the foreign crew were quence of the fact that no member of the to leave for Hongkong that evening by Imperial Family had thought it worth the R.ALS. Empress of Rusia.

while to be present at his wedding.

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ISINOTAU WAR AREA.

PERING, August 21st, Japanese reports state that the Tsing tau authorities and the Chinese Govern ment have agreed that the war are shall comprise all territory within one hundred i around Tsingtau. The Japanese, how- ever, do not agree to this proposal and demand that the war zone shall consist of all territory to the east of the Yellow

River.

JAPAN'S ACTION DEFINED.

WASHINGTON. August 20th. The British Government announces in London that the operations of Japan will be confued to the China Sea and the mainland of China. Copy of this official souncement, was handed the Secretary of State by the British Charge d'Affaires Washington. Special cable to the Governor-General of the Philippines.

AMERICANS.

WASHINGTON, August 20th. The President yesterday issued an appeal to the American people, in part as follows:-

My fellow countrymen: I suppose that every thoughtful man in America has asked himself during these last troubled weeks what influence the Euro- pean war may exert upon the United The effect of the war upon States... the United States will depend upon what American citizens say and do. The spirit of the nation in this critical matter will be determined largely by what individuals and society and those gathered in public meetings do and say; upon what newspapers and magazines contain: upon what ministers utter in their pulpits and men proclaim as their opinions on the street. It will be easy to excite passion and dificult to allay it. Those responsible for exciting it will assume a heavy responsibility, The United States must be neutral in fact as well as in name during these Official cable to the Governor-General days that are to try men's souls. the Philippines.

·SOLE AGENTS FOR

BROOKE'S

small tooly obtained from the Childar that they determined to try for still higher game, and pirate one of Mesars. Butterfield & Swire's large ocean steamers running between Hongkong and Shang- hai, and I have no doubt they would have. attempted to do so if the vigilance of thi Hongkong police had not discovered their whereabouts, had not enlisted the aid of the Chinese Authorities, and had not, with their assistance, assisted in bringing to book a number of the ring-leaders of this conspiracy. I would also like to emphasise one other point. The police foubt, that in all these recent piracier have established, beyond any manne THE FINEST LEMON SQUASH which have given us so much trouble, and in the last one, or attempt, on the Tai On, which led to such a deplorable loss of life. each one had been carried out with

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connivance of members of the Chinese crew on board the ship. In the Tai On case the arms were conveyed on board by a Chinese member of the engine room staff, a greaser, who got revolvers and other arms on board in half-filled. which the Hongkong polin fake bars of four. Therefore, the precautions. ofsarching passengers are nullified becaus

you cannot shadow every single member

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