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which an enemy vessel, as such, is exposed.. And this Article of the Declaration goce on to say that there is an absolute presumption that a transler is void-(1) if the transfer has been made during a voyage or in a blockaded port; (2) if a right to repurchase or recover the vessel is reserved to the vendor; and (3) if the requirements of the municipal law governing the right to fly the flag under which the vessel is sailing have not been fulfilled. The new American law to facilitate the transfer of foreign ships to the American flag is manifestly in direct conflict with those provisions in so far as the ships of belligerent States aro concerned unless there is an absolute change of ownership. This seems to be what is contemplated by the new Act of Congress if we may judge from a cable sent by the State Department at Washing ton to the Governor-General of the Philippines giving certain instructions in regard to the subject. The cable mentioned that proof is required from AMMONIA, the foreign Consul whose flag the ship

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bore that he had been advised by the of the sale of the ship to owners Americans, and the local authority was requested to cable promptly, for the

information of the Department of Commerce, the name of each ship transferred in this manner, giving the name of former and new owners, and "for the violation of law involved in such vessels importing cargoes into the United States prior to obtaining full American registry in an American port" the owners were required to seek immunity from the Treasury Department. It is clear that if the Declaration of London is to be acknowledged as the international law on the subject the transfer can only be made

absolute sale without reservation of a right to repurchase or recover the vessel. To permit foreign ships to take American registry during the European crisis" only would be to openly disregard an international agreement which is scarcely five years old. And the fact that we have heard of no protest from say Power. or of a refusal by any Power to recognise such transfers, rather suggests that the telegrams have given to the Act a wider

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HONGIOKO SEPTEMBER 4Tя; 1914.

1r seems somewhat strange that so little has been heard either in praise or criticism of the act of the Government of

The attention of firms concerned in

of cargo

on board German and shipments Austrian steamers en route to or from Hongkong, and not hunathu vitrtisement. on page 4.

We note that a Special Police Force has been organized in Peking for the protec tion of the various Legations. It is an- nounced that the force is stationed at the Temple of Agriculture and as soon as R rest is received from the Legations it will be transferred to the legation | quarters.

We have been asked by the Colonial Secretary to state that any European desiring to leave the Colony should apply in writing for permission to do so to the Provost Marshal, Headquarters Offices, at least 48 hours before the intended hour of departure, giving name, age, sex, height, complexion and occupation of the appli cant and stating the name of the steamer or other vessel or the hour of the train. by which the applicant wishes to leave.

Discussing the Kumagala-maru, affair, the Calcutta Englishman says: The pro-. blem of Indian emigration will never be solved by the petty pinpricks on which. Gurdit Singh seems to delight in wasting hin money. It is a matter for settlement on broad imperial lines, and the sooner the Imperial Government appoints a Com mission representing all the self-governing colonies and the native races concerned to consider it and to try to arrive at some policy acceptable to all the better.

the United States in passing & Bill to enable ships belonging to the belligerent Powers to obtain American registry. In adopting this Act the United States Government is, of course, looking to the

The World Traveller de Luxe, published protection of its own trade, for but a very.

at San Francisco in the interests of small proportion of America's overseas commerce is carried in American bottoms, travel, contains a lengthy article by Mr. We have heard, howevr, of no great W. C. Banner on the Sun-ning Railway, rush on the part of the shipowners of which is described as the only strictly. Chinese railway in the world, financed. belligerent States to effect the change of

constructed, managed and operated flag, but the surprising thing is the silence entirely by natives of South China, many of the Powers on the subject, because this of them graduate engineers from Ameri an universities, and pronounced by the new legislation would seent to be inity the most efficient missionaries of complete disregard of the provisions of western civilisation that ever crossed the

Pacific. In the course of the article it: the Declaration of London on the subject,

is stated that the steainer Jerkin of the if we may base an opinion upon the Pacific Mail Best carried the first cargo wording to the news telegraphed on the and passenger list handled by the Bun ring Railway, and waybilled through subject. The telegram told that.

from Sun-wing City to San Francisco, President Wilsos and the leaders of thereby establishing a new and direct Cangress have agreed to a Bill permitting route from South China to the United foreign: ships to take American registry during the European crisis." Article 56 of the Declaration of London (which was signed by the United States as well as by Germany, Austro-Hungary, Great Britain and France) affirms that the transfer of an enemy vessel to a neutral Bag, effected after the outbreak of hostilities, is void unless it is proved that such transfer was not made in order to evade the consequences to

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THE HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LIMITED.

The following are the Company's figures- for the week ending August 29th :—-

$9,752 Receipts. Decrease compared with cor

responding week last year $4,166 Aggregate, to date:-

No. of weeks Total

Increase to date

THE

WAR.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

JAPANESE OPERATIONS AT KIAOCHAU.

SEVEN ISLANDS OCCUPIED AND 1,000 MINES REMOVED.

LONDON, September 2nd.

12 p.m. The Japanese have occupied seven islands at Kinochan, and have already removed a thousand submarine mines.

THE GREAT BATTLE.

FRENCH GOVERNMENT TRANSFERS TO BORDEAUX.

PARIS BECOMING THE PIVOT OF OPERATIONS."

LONDON, September 3rd. 4.35 .m.

The French Government has transferred to Bordeaux.

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A Proclamation issued by the French Government explains that the decision to transfer is based purely upon military reasons, because Paris is becoming the pivot of operations. Though the city may necessarily be the immediate object of attack, and such attack seems unlikely, The Government therefore the armies will be manoeuvring round it. deemed the transfer prudent in order to be free to exercise its authority throughout the country.

LONDON, September 3rd. 10.50 a.m.

President Poincaré has left Paris for Bordeaux.

BRITISH TROOPS CAPTURE TEN GUNS.

LONDON, September 2nd.

7.10 p.m.

An official communiqué issued at Paris yesterday states that a German Cavalry Corps marched on the Forest of Compiegne and were engaged by the British who captured ten guns. Another German Cavalry- Corps advanced on the line Soissons-Anizy-le-Chotean. shown no activity at Rethel nor in the Meuse district.

The enemy

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[Compeigue lies about fifty miles to the North of Paris. The forest is £38.000 mores, surrounding the palace. Soissons is situated about twenty miles east of Compeigne, and Anity-le-Chateau is about twenty miles to the X.E. of Scirkomu

FIGHTING PROGRESSING ALONG THE WHOLE LINE.

LONDON, September 3rd. 2.20 ...

The Official Press Bureau, confirming the report of the capture of ten German guns by the British, says that the British pushed back the enemy, and that fighting is progressing along almost the whole line.

CROWN PRINCE'S ARMY BEATEN.

LONDON, September 2ud.

5.50 p.in.

Monday's official communiqués issued at París are coming through, but the only fresh nows so far is that "We beat the Crown Prince's Army in the regions of Spincourt and Longuyen."

THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE.

A RUSSIAN REVERSE IN EAST PRUSSIA,

LONDON, September 2nd.

2.20 p.m.

It

The Russian Staff announces that the Germans in East Prussia were suddenly reinforced, and inflicted a reverse on the Russians. was, however, purely a local engagement, in which the Russians were outnumbered, and was due to the arrival of the German lege-gune. Russian reinforcements have arrived.

FURTHER DETAILS OF THE DEFEAT OF THE 15TH AUSTRIAN DIVISION.

LONDON, Sertember 2nd. 6.10 p.

A further communiqué issued at Petrograd says the Russians have defeated the Fifteenth Austrian Division at Zloczow, cast of Lemberg, capturing 100 officers, 4,000 men and 20 guns, and the standard of the Sixty-fifth Austrian Regiment. The Austrian Commander was killed.

GREAT RUSSIAN VICTORY NEAR LEMBERG.

LONDON, September 3rd.

Au otheial announcement issued at Petrograd states that the battle ten miles from Lemberg concluded yesterday, The Russians defeated three Austrian Army Corps, captured 150 guns, and inflicted enormous losses on the enemy.

KOENIGSBERG SURROUNDED BY RUSSIANS,

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LONDON, September 3rd.. -20 a.m.

$408,795

·834,306

The Russia s heve invested Koenigsberg-

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENUE}

IRELAND'S ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT.

LONDON, Boptember 3rd. 2.90 1.ml

At e patriotic meeting hold at Cork, attended by the prominent persons of all parties, even extremists, a resolution was passed assuring the Speakers urgeil. Government that Ireland would assist them to the utmost every man to enlist.

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE SEIZURE OF TOGOLAND.

LONDON, September 2nd: 8.30 p.m.

The Colonial Secretary (the Right Hon. Lewis Harcourt) bas telegraphed the Government's congratulations on the operations on the occasion of the seizure of German Togoland, and his high appreciation of the excellent conduct, skill, and dash of the Allied Forces.

The

A HEAVY BLOW.

The expected typhoon fortunately did not develop into anything more serious than a beavy blow and a downpour of rain which lasted more or less throughout yesterday. The storm, however, proved a hindrance to many, more especially Kow- loon residents, for owing to its sorority and the general feeling that anything might happen, harbour traffic, including the ferry, was held up for several hours. The Star Ferry boats stopped running soon after 8 am, thus preventing a large number of business people, military and other from proceeding to Hongkong. ferry resunied about 9.30 p.m. No serious damage in reported in consequence of the storm. Big waves breaking over the Praya in the West Point and Kennedy Town districts caused the suspension of the electric tram service in this part of the town for some hours in the morning. The new Star Ferry wharf at Kowloon felt the full force of the storm, but was not damaged. The waves which broke over the sea wall, however, washed out a portion of the roadway in front of the ferry station, and a bamboo jetty situated between the old Star Ferry wharf and the Kowloop Godown Com pany's wharf was swept away. The waves also swept the old Star Ferry wharf, but no timber was dislodged.

The finding of the Court was follows

That the vessel must have struck a submerged obstacle, about one mile N. by W. of Shirose Lighthouse.

That the Master was steering the usual course and appears to have navigated his vessel in a seamanlike and proper manner. He is accordingly exonerated from blame.. That the officers and crew appear to have conducted themselves properly and given every assistance,

That the attention of the proper authoris ties should be drawn to the position of the submerged danger to navigation,

That the expenses of the Court, fixed at £6 6 Od., shall be paid by the Master, on whose application the court was held.

Dated at Nagasaki this Nineteenth day of August, 1814.

Signed-

G. P. PATON,

Acting Consul.

W. DAVISON.

Master, Empress of Russia. W. J. DAVIS,

Master, Satanta.

THE PRICE OF JAVA BUGAR.

A Sourabaya correspondent wrote to the Straits Times on August 20th as follows:

Widespread stagnation prevails in the. local markets in all products but sugar, this product alone now fetching ready buyers at daily advancing prices. The sugar market is exceptionally lively and Prices have risen in the last few days to abnormal heights. Commencing at a level of f. 9.25 for Nos. 18 and 20, and On the new. 10.25 for superior quality, the prices

There were a few adventurous Chinese who braved the elemeu" "b" brake but apart from the temporary thrill to spectators-and doubtless to those aboard, -no accidents occurred.

Star Ferry wharf there was only one in for both qualities have, at the time of cident to record. The gangway for Asiatics writing, leapt between 30 to 40 per cent. higher, with purchasers still active. The which was supported from the water by a cause of this speedy rise in prices has to pulley-block, suddenly dropped owing to be laid at the doors of a firm who, acting the snapping of the cranks. This occurred for their European principals, com menced laying in an enormous stock, the at 10.30 am, when the storm was at its extent of which can be gauged by the fact that up to the present they have succeeded in buying in over a million picule. This firm is not, however, alone in the purchas-

Gold

Bu much for the Europeari A Chinese firm have just made buyers.

the their appearance on behalf of Japanese

market and have so far bought in ready sugars" to the total of 220,000 picule. The Japanese steamers Itsuku shima Maru and Banri Maru are being Icaded with as much sugar as they can carry for Japanese ports. Chinese holders of sugar have hauled in enormous profits recently, whilst one Chinese sugar merchant in a well-known mid-Java port ie reported to have made a profit running very close on nine figures between sunrise and noon.

THE LOSS OF THE "GLENFARG."'-

NAVAL COURT OF ENQUIRY..

A Naval Court of Enquiry was held at the British Consulate at Nagasaki on the 17th ult., reports the Nagasaki Press, to which investigate the circumstances attended the wreck and total loss of the British ss. Glenfarg. Mr. G. P. Paton, Acting Consul, was President of the Court and the members were Mr. W. Davison, Master of the s.s. Empress of Bussia, and Mr. W. J. Davis, Master of the 8.3. Satants.

The Glenfarg, which was a steel vessel of 3,647 tons gross register, of the Port of Glasgow, sailed from Moji on the 13th of August, at 6.30 p.m., for Woosung, with a cargo of sleepers. At 7 am the next morning the ship struck a submerged rock near the Goto Islands, and sank at 8.52

Evidence was given before the Court by the Master (Mr. E. E, Williams), the Chief and Third Officers, the Chief and Second Engineers, and two Quarter masters of the Glenfary.

TRADE IN THE HIGHWAYS OF THE AIR,

Students of aircraft, says the British Trade Remien, have from the first taken their profession (for it has become an in- portant profession) very seriously. Not withstanding accident, wreckage, and piteous deaths, the struggle with the elements still goes on Aviators have wonderfully improved the means of acral aeroplane engines are progress, and already of atilful mechanism with the promise of balance and control in the Girmament. The arrangements for the race from Loidon to Manchester were suf- Eciently careful to prove that the com petition was something more than a mere Jant Huge white arrows pointing the gigantic water-tower of the way unto the Westinghouse Engineering Works in Traf- ford Park acted as one of the landmarks, It was stated that the weather was fine. The machines. were supplied with official and there was a smooth sea. At 6 am on figures, so that the spectators should be the 14th, Shirose Light was observed able to ascertain by whom they were bearing S. 56W., and the Master, being on piloted, and altogether there was some deck, altered the course to S. cow, and earnest purpose about the meeting. But again at 6.15 am. to 6. 57W. At 6.30 .m. it did not indicate the latest steps that the course was altered to 8. row, with have been taken to show that aviation is the object of passing one mile distant no mere pastime. By the tribunal of the from Shirose Light and striking a point Seine it has been decided that the owner five miles north of North Saddle Light of the land near the hippodrome is en- At 7 a.m., with Shirose bearing South by titled to damages from any flight the East; distant one mile, the ship struck a pupils may make to his detriment, but submerged rock. The engines were put that the owner may no longer claim full speed astern and the Master, finding possession of the infinite height of air that the ship was filling quickly, made above his land, that his right for the purpose of damages shall only extend to several attempts to beach the vessel but the highest building or trees. · Ahove without success. He then turned the vessel

that height the air is to be considered towards Shirose with a view to besching free for aeroplanes, but not without a her there, but could find no place to do so, whimsical penalty. Much opposition, so he placed her against the rocks at

on the introduction of English railways, Shirose, hoping that she would rest on

had to be faced because many people were something before being totally submerged. convinced that the shrieking bowling The vessel was now going down rapidly by fiends called locomotives would the bend and soon became unmanageable, frighten the cattle in the fields that they the propeller being out of the water. At would refuse to give milk! In the new about a quarter to eight the vessel listed law regulating the traffic of the aerial heavily to starboard and it was decided highways the frightening of hares and to abandon her. The boats pulled off and partridges off the land by the roaring stood by. At 8.02 the steamer turned of aeroplanes will be considered a just gradually to starboard and disappeared. cause of action. Practically it is enacted The Japanese steamer Fanta Baru, that the private owner has no right to the air above him, though responsible for which was passing at the time, took the crew on board and landed them at any damage done in it, that the State wns the height of free air and can Nagasaki.

dictate for foreign aircraft. There may The evidence showed that bearings had be unheard of possibilities of traffic for been taken to verify the position of the pleasure and trade in the highways of vessel Just before she struck and it was the air, and the time may come when the clear to the Court that the veel was about sky is gridironed with routes like an one mile distant from Shirose, Light. Ordnance map

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