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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

A LIVELY NAVAL BATTLE.

GERMANS MISTAKE THEIR OWN FOR ENEMY'S SHIPS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 1914.

LONDON, September 18th The Times Correspondent at Petrograd reports that, the rumours of a fight between the German and Russian Fleets in the Baltic Sea are intrue.

What happened was that a fairly numerous German destroyer Botilla, attended by cruisers engaged in hunting passenger steamers, mistook their own for the enemy's ships and engaged in a lively battle.

The number of vessels crippled is unknown, but several cruisers and destroyers entered Kiel in a badly mauled condition, and many wounded men have been landed..

GENERAL WAR NEWS.

LISTS OF PRISONERS TO BE EXCHANGED.

LONDON, September 17th.

9.55 p.m.

A message from Amsterdam says that the British, French, Russian and German authorities have agreed to au cexchange of the lists of prisoners

of war.

MILITARY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

LONDON, September 18th. A Capetown telegram reports that a patrol of the South African Mounted Rifles, pursuing a German patrol, encountered a German force.

SOUND FINANCIAL CONDITION..

LONDON, September 17th

8.35 p.m.

A Treasury statement shows that £45,000,000 have been obtained. in a month without any appreciable impression on the resources of the country, Notwithstanding large Government: borrowings, money

readily obtainable at 3.

[HAFAS THEGRAM)

GUNS IN

RUSSIANS CAPTURE FOUR

GALICIA.

PARIS, September 18th.

A telegram from Petrograd dated the 15th inst, says that tho operations of the Russian army in the region Lublin-Krohn completed. their former successes. The Russian rearguard aro already at Krasnik. The Austrians are demoralised and are retreating.

The total number of guns captured by the Russians in Galicia

is over 100, besides 20 “obusiers” (guns of larga calibre.).

FOOD PRICES IN HONGKONG.

GERMAN RETREAT “ ONLY FOR STRATEGIC REASONS:"

A cable received last Saturday by the German Consul in Manila, from Count

Ambassador Bernstorff, German Washington, said p

at

"The Right Wing of the German army has been withdrawn in order not to ht in outflanked from Paris. This movement caused some losses through the separation of small bodies on wooded ground.

A comparison of the maximum market prices as fixed by proclamation on Beptember 11th, and printed on page 7 of to-day's issue, with the market prices ruling just before the outbreaks of the War, shows that butcher's meat "Hongkong is actually cheaper now than it was then. Last week's proclamation lowered the maximum prices of many foodstufs quoted in the Market Price List.

"The Centre is situated between Sexanne and Mailly. The Left Wing near Vitry and casterly is making good

progress.

A "GUID CONCEIT."

Germany's aspirations were thus briefly summarised on August 3rd in the well-progressing. known and influential newspaper, the Lokalanzeiger-

TELEGRAMS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CHINA MEETS HER FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS.

PERING, September 18th. The Chinese Government will mest its obligations due at the end of August, including the Boxer indemnity instal

ment.

PRESIDENT YUAN SUPPRESSING

PRESENT GIVING

PERING, September 18th. The President has reprimanded the Governor of Kansu for sending him Birthday presents, which he had previous ly notified that he would not accept from any official, The President returned the presents,

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] BRITISH TRAINING SHIP FOUNDERS.

COMPANY REPORT.

THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED.

INTERESTS AND DUTY OF GREAT BRITAIN.

THE POSITION ANALYSED.

The Times of July 31st had the following

The report for presentation to the shareholders at the thirty-first ordinary general meeting, is as follows leading articlo

The general managers beg to submit to the shareholdera thoir report on the thirty-first year's working of the Company, ending June 30th, wi.. docking charges, premin of insurance, Aftor paying all running expenses, remuneration to the consulting committee and auditors feos, there remains a balance at credit of profit and less Lecount of 200,084,25, which, with the approval of shareholders, it is proposed to appropriate as follows:-

To pay, a dividend of 0 per cent, on the capital of the Company, absorbing $60,000 and to write off the balance of $30,684.25 from the value of the Company's proporties,

Ono question is to-day on all lips- What course shall England pursue should.

Prejudice, passion, or ignorance of the a geroral European war break out↑

fundamental conditions of our national freedom inspire divergout auswers. It cold light of historical fact and of reason is therefore necessary, to consider in the the actual terms of the problem before making up our minds as to the courau to be pursued.

At moments of supreme poril nations, like individuala, aro beat guided by the impulse that is strongest in human beings the instinct of self-preservation. It is Cargo has been fairly

well that this should be so; for none but plentiful throughout the year and rates of freight interests instinctively recognised as vital on the coast have shown

can carry a people through a life-and- improvement

light death struggle.

a Fiest superior to that of Germany and of an Army proportionately strong. This burden would be ruinous

The instinct of self-preservation, which is the strongest factor in national life, therefore compela us-if the efforts of our Government to keep the peace should fail

to be ready to strike with all our force for our own safety and for that of our friends.

CHINESE TRADE IN HUMAN HAIR.

trade of Canton during 1913, just issued. In the British Consular Report on the

products, that 14,2050wt. of human hair. it is recorded, among the principal nativa were exported last year, as against 11,610cwt, in 1915. In the corresponding report for Tsingtan (from which 44 piculs of human hair were exported in 1913, as against 35 piculs in 1919), it is noted that dynasty and the consequent removal of since the downfall of the Manchu

the queue, a certain amount of hair has been on the market, although very small compared with larger centres, such as Shanghai and Tiontein. The quality is

trade from Canton." In the report for good, but the sorting to lengths cannot compare with that of the old-establishod Tientsin, the export of human hair for 1913 is given as 4,258. picula, the amount in 1912 having been 3,611 piculs. Horse- hair was also exported from Tientsin to the extent of 11,197 piculs in 1913, ahow- decreases on the 13,185 picula The British Consul thero remarks that prices were high throughout the year for horsehair,

the Company have been maintained in The first principle of all Britisis foreign

The stummers and other properties of mangers or ISOLATION. good order, but the oxpenditure for policy is recognition of the fact that A second magistrate has been shot for The amounts appearing as

repairs and upkeep has been heavy. England, though an island forms part freights of Europe. Forgetfulnes of this simple bribery.

que" and recounts receivable have fact has in the past had disastrous conso since been collected.

Quences. Without rovorting to the war Convulling Committee. Mr. R. G.cf 1870, when England, by abandoninging a Showan was invited to fill the vacancy France to her fate, allowed her to be exported in 1912, caused by the retirement of Mr. C. A dismembered, and has ever since paid the Touses. The Committee now consists of cost in the growing burden of inter- Mr. J W. C. Bonner, Hon. Mr. David rational armaments, it is necessary only shorts used for brush drafts-- Landale and Mr. R. G. Shewan, who to remember the position held by Great advancing beyond all previous records, retire in terms of the Articles of Associa Britain at the end of the South African He adds that the native dealers showed tion bat offer themselves for re-election. War. The policy of the late Lord their misapplied clovernces by adulterat

Auditors. The accounts for the first Salisbury had been one of "splendid ing those shorts with human hair to the half-year have been audited by Messrs. isolation." When disaster overtook us extent of from 25 to 75 per cent., in some A. R. Lows and C. Bernard Brown, and in South Africa we were without a friend | parecis, for the second half-year by Messrs. E. A on the Continent, and were only saved successful, but as soon as the shippors For a time the trick was M. Williams and C. Bernard Brown.from attack by a European coalition realized the adulteration, prices for the Mesars. Lowe and C. Bernard Brown now because the Emperor of Russia declined mixture depreciated to such an extent retire but offer themselves for re-election. to sanction such a policy and because the that it was the native dealers who wore

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO., question of Alsace Lorraine formed an losing money..

General Managers. insuperable obstacle to military and naval co-operation against us by Gerinany and Franco.

LONDON, September 18th. The Admiralty announces that the training ship Fisyard 11., late Frebus, while being towed up the channel foundered during a gale and twenty-one

were drowned.

The Fugard was an obsolete battleship and had a crew of 64 including Dockyard workmen. The survivors were landed at Portsmouth.

THE SOUTH AFRICAN SENSATION. To Amount written off for De-

GANG OF DESPERADOES COMMIT SUICIDE

IN A CAVE.

JOHANNESBURG, September 18th. The Jackson gang of desperadoes, whose pursuit led to the shooting of General Delarey, under circumstances reported yesterday, took refuge in a cave in East Raud. When the police summoned them to surrender, the gang offered to give their arms to Jackson's wife. The latter was summoned and when she entered the cave she was shot and the gang committed suicide.

· MARRIAGE OF SIR EDWARD CARSON.

LONDON, September 18th. Sir Edward Carson has been married to Ruby, daughter of Colonel Stephen Frowen, and neice of the former Indepen dent Nationalist member of the House of Commons.

IMPERIAL SHOOTING.

LONDON, September 17th.

PROFIT AND LOBB ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR”-

ENDINO 30TH JUNE, 1914.

The policy of “splendid isolation !? To Dividend paid for the year

became a military and political impor 1918 ...

§ 50,000.00 sibility, unless we were prepared 50 to strengthen our Army and our Navy us 20,949.02 to be able to defy any attacks or combing-

4,178.21

tion of attack by land and sea. King Edward recognised this fact, and with. $2,000.00

the advice of his Ministers sought to 600.00

dizainish the number of our potential enemics on the Continent. Contrary to 10,000,00

many interested or mistaken assertions, 90,584.25 neither he nor Lord Landowne ever conceived the policy of making friends $178,406 48 in Europe as a policy of aggression,

*

preciation for year 1913 ... To Exchange Account ......

To Consulting Committee To Auditors' Fees .. To General Managers Remunera-

tion for Office Exponses..... To: Balance

By Balance of Profit and Loss

Account, 80th June, 1913.

By Interest Interest on Mort

gages and Fixed Deposits.. By Profit on running the Com- pany's Steamers and Steam Launch during the year

9178,406.48

DALÁNOR SHERT, ON 30TH JUNE, 1014- SAVE LIABILITIES.

Capital Accounti

20,000 Shires at $50 Reserve and Depreciation Fund-

Company........... Underwriting Account of the

Unpaid Dividends —

Account June 1911.

1912 1913.

Sundry Accounts Payable Profit and Loss Account

ASSETS.

The final results of the Imperial Chul- - Value of Co.'s Steamers: lenge Shields wore as follows;

Senior, Bt. Anne's College, Nova Scotia, average Junior, Crediton Boy Scouts... 12

MURDER AT SHAUKIWAN

Maubenge, the south-west forts of

A Chinese workman named Lo Hong, Verdun and Fort Genicourt have fallen. recalled home hastily from his work at "The disengaged troops are advancing the Taikoo Dock, found his wife lying on for decisive Action.

"The attack of the Lorraine army is the floor of his fint with a knife buried in her neck. He left the house yesterday An unofficial telegram from Washing morning at Yaz, and between that hour ton, dated September 14th, says:- "Dispatches received here from Berlin and '9 a.m. she had been foully murdered announce that the armies itru resting. The fat is situated above the Chinese The inhabitants of the city are reported Public Dispensary at 64 Shaukiwan West to be sullen with a presentment of

mmm, and the occupiers say that they heard. defeat.""

nothing. The victim was 24 years of age. Jewellery including four bangles to the value of $176, wanan's wrists. Sums of money about the house which were left untouched, indicated that the murderer had been disturbed or had become frightened. The Police are conducting enquiries, but no. arrest has yet been made,

We begin to day the final fight which shall settle for ever our great position in the world, which we have never misused, and when the German sword again glides into its scabbard everything

A report published by the Ostasiatischer that we hope and wish will be consum- Lloyd says: The German official report maled. We shall stand before the world states that the German Right Wing with as its mightiest nation, which will then drew from Boissons to avoid being at last, be in a position, with its surrounded by Paris troops. It suffered moderation and forbearance, to give to some losses by the cutting off of several the world for ever those things for which detachments in the forests, but notwith it has never ceased to strive Peace, standing this about sixty guns belonging Enlightenment, and Prosperity,”

to the enemy were captured, and several thousand English were made prisoners.":{ 7) FOOTSORENESS IN SOLDIERS.

FRENCH AND GERMAN PREVENTIVES.

GERMAN SHIP LOADING COAL AT MANILA.

The Manila Fablenews of the 13th inst.

was taken from the

RELIEF TO A JOURNALIST'S MONOTONY

Baitan, Haiyang," Hajching and Haimun as pers last Account ...$968,805.07. Les amount srit ten off as re solved at last General Meeting 18,808.07

Adilitions since

mado

$950,000.00

5.18.10

Vatue of Wharf, Buuys and Moor- ing at Hong- kong and Coast Ports and Furni ture at Hong- kong as per last nerount an§ 26,389.54 Lass amonat writ- "ten off ns Têm

solved at last

General Meeting 4,140.05

22,248.49

7,603.04

Steam Launch at Foochaw.

value of Hal-Share Lonne on Mortgage and Fixed

Deposit Hongkong and Shanghai Bank

(Current Account). Cash in hand

Additions sizce

made

Every year at the French military manicures, in spite of the fact that the says: At the order of the Japanese Wearily waiting for war telegrams that Freights due on 30th June, 1914 military boot is chosen a trifle large to Consul, Mr. Tsunezo Sugimura, the do not come, the pressman of Singapore Sundry Account Receivabto avoid injuring the feet, in. the first few Japanese collier Kosher, which (saya the Free Press) has the monotony. day marching a large number of Thursday was alongside the German relieved by frequent and regular buff from agencies, etc.

containing the Hongkong Tonnage Dues Unexpired soldiers suffer from blisters and chafing freight steamer Elmshorn, was forced to envelopes which compel them to go on the sick list, cast off and take up moorings in another Weather telegram. The weather scientists Coal Stock

up north are determined to show that and the same would doubtless be the case part of the bay. But 1,000 tons of conl in warfare. Dr. Arnould a military of the 5,000 to be taken on, had been nothing shall interfere with their humane medical officer, having noted the coinci transferred from the Japanese vessel to warnings to shipping that too seldom dence of these injurios with too great the German freighter, when the consular goes. mobility of the foot in the regulation command was given the Japanese Captain hoot, suggested, according to the Paris to quickly find other moorings. correspondent of the Lancet, the use of a kather thong, 75 cm. long by 5 in width which is bound round the boot outside being placed in the hollow of the foot brought over the instep, and crossed in a figure of night backwards round the tendon Achillis, thus immobilising the foot in the boot and obviating the chafing In all the regiments in which this method

The first step in this policy had little reference to Europe. It consisted in the 70,949.02 Anglo-Japanese Alliance of 1902. But it was the Anglo-Japanese Alliance that 12,272.00 led directly to the Anglo-French Entente of 1004. During 1003 England strove, as she is striving now, to prevent war, 95,180.16 by urging Russia to come to terms with Japan Francn also sought to restrain her ally, lest entanglement in the Far East should render Russia incapable of supporting France in Europe. Russian support was indispensabile to France, who had constantly been exposed to diplomatie $1,000,000.00, in 1875, only been saved from and military pressure by Germany, and

Germen attack through the intervention of the Emperor of Russia and especially 136,058.38 of Queen Victoria Queen Victoria then saw that the undisputed predominance of 127,50 Germany, in Europe, and the permanent 4.50 disablement of France, would create for 2.60 England a situation as dangerous as that 49,005.70 | which grew up when Napoleon established 90,694,25 his cupremacy on the Continent.

120,000.00

Anglo-French efforts failed to prevent $1,980,482.81 | the Russo-Japanese War in 1904. Germany, who was anxions to remove the pressure of the Russian Army from her eastern frontier, counteracted them. When the war broke out France and England were obliged quickly to decide whether they would join in the war and fight each other, or would agree to remain neutral and to counterbalance German (supremacy. They chose the latter course in February, 1904. A few weeks later the agreement with France, known as the Entente Cordiale, turned this negative agreement into a positive pact.

· Russie is now defending a vital interest Franc, who is bound to Russia by alliance, and still more by the neces 055,618.10 sities of her European situation and

29,852.43

2,000.00

political independence, is compelled to support Russia, England is bound by moral obligations to side with France and Russia, lost the balance of forces on the Continent be upset to her disadvantage Tund she be left alone to face il

predominant Germany..

BRITAIN'S VITAL” INTEREST.

A vital British interest is therefore at stake. This interest takes two forms- the general interest of European equilibrium, which has been explained,

A London telegram says: Strict pacifists are obliged to admit that every extra million spent on the British fleet is to-day worth ten millions.

INTIMATIONS

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And occasional use of Cuti- cura Ointment will clear the scalp of dandruff, allay itching and irritation, and promote hair-growing conditions.

Samples Free hy Post Cullera Buap and Cloveens sold everywhere. Eample of ench with 54-p, book free from thenres: „depots Newbory, 27, Charterhouse Bq., London, It. Crowns & Co., Sydney. N.#W.: Lanson, Ltd., Cape "Town; Muller, Mscienn & Co., Calcutta and Bonskoj" Potter Drug & Chers; Corji,sole props, Boston USA:

CALDBECK,

and the more direct interest of preserving MACGREGOR&C..

the independence of Holland, and particularly y Belgium, The Franco- German frontier along the Vosges has been so formidably fortified on both sides. that a German or a French advance across The point of it seems improbable. contact between the German and French armies would probably lie in or near

214,000.00 Belgium. But. 0 German advance

through Belgium into the north of France 55,435.69 might enable Germany to acquire pusɛes- 1,453.59 gion of Antwerp, Flushing, and even of 74,417.44 Dunkirk and Calais, which might then become German naval bases against

(ESTABLISHED 1864),

SOLE AGENTS FOR

62,204.86 England. This is a contingency which FALCON LAGER

1,000.00 no Englishman can look upon with 3,100.80 indifference

$1,389, 482.81

why

BEER

BOTTLED BY

But if it be merely a contingency, abould England not wait until it is. realised before acting or preparing to These wires are all carefully J. W. C. Boxsan Members of Consulting decisions and swifter action, it would be act Because, in these days of swift scrutinised by the Censor and have his R. G. SALWAN Committee.

too late for England to act with any chop put on them.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

chance of success after France had boon General Managers.

defeated in the north This is why the We report having examined, the above shots fired by the Austro-Hungarian guns Messas, VAN VOLLENHOVEN balance sheet with the books, voushore and at Belgrade reverberate across the securities of the Company and certify that in our opinion such balance sheet is properly narrow seas is a vital, the most vite!, English Channel. The safety of the drawn up so as to exhibit a true and correct British national and Imperial interest. view of the state of the Company's affairs at It is an axiom of British self-preserva- 30th June, 1914, according to the best of our tion, France does not threaten our information apvesplanations given us and security, A German victory over France M. G. Y sends from Richmond the as shown by the books of the Company. We would threaten it irremediably. Even

Our correspondents, eays The Globe, are grappling nobly with the problem, Why did the pillow slip!" Auggestion that reached the paper was Because it saw the night shift" H.B.B.A." endeavours to solve the problem with the assertion. "Because it felt the bed spread

In a later issue our contemporary says: Brequise German vessels have left Manila with their holds filled with Japanese coal, the Japanese Government will probably prohibit the exportation of coal from Japan to the Philippines and also the transportation of coal from other sources to the Islands in Japanese bottoms. No official advices have as yat has been adopted the number of footsore been received from Japan, hut rumour soldiers after early marches has been has it that the Japanese Government 14 iluminating suggestion, "Because it was have attained all the information and should the Gerinan Navy remain inactive, reduced to an insignificant proportion. I highly incensed over the Kothu-Maru The analogous German "Fusschoner

Elmhóra incident of last week, when the contains steel bands, which render the Japanese collier lay alongside the apparatus both more complicated and Cerman freighter and proceeded to fill more costly.

her holds with coal

in a hurry to help Ida down." A pro-explanations we have required. vincial correspondent slips in with Because it heard the mattress tieking, but disclaims all responsibility.

Auditors.

E. A. M. WILLIAMS, 4.9.AA, C. BERNARD BROWN, A.C.A. Hongkong, 10th September, 1014.

& Co., AMSTERDAM.

The ONLY GENUINE CHEAT

the occupation of Belgium and Northern LAGER BEER on the Market, France by German troops would strike.

a crushing blow at British security. We should then be obliged, alone and without allies, to bear the burden of keeping up