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NO FOOTBALL THIS SEASON.

ANOTHER UNHAPPY EFFECT OF THE WAK.

An unliappy effect of the war in Hong- kong, will be that we shall have no football this season. There were hopes at one time, but now that a portion of the regular --intres have been removed,” and “other changes have taken place, and also look ing at things generally, I shall be very much surprised if a single football match will be witnessed at Happy Valley this

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1914.

THE PRIZE COURT.

CONDEMNATION OF H. A. L. * FRISIA."

The Chief Justice (Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz) sat at the Supreme Court, In Prize, yesterday,-to-consider the case-of- the Hamburg-Amerika Linie steamship Frisia, which was captured a few weeks ago by H.M.S. Triumph,

Much interest was evinced in the some

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ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE SCOUTS.

OFFICIAL INAUGURATION.

main body.

STORIES FROM THE BATTLEFIELDS.

GORDON HIGHLANDERS

AMBUSHED.

DUMDUM BULLETS' USED BY GERMAN AFRICAN FORCE.

The following is a telegram from the Governor of the Gold Coast to the Secretary of State for the Colonies:-

From now onwards the 10 odd smart and soldier-live lads who constitute the St., Joseph's College Troop of Scouts may

Flu Adjutant of the Field Force look upon themscives as a responsiblo acc-

PRIVATE'S GRAPHIC STORY.

reports as follows re the soft-nosed bullet: Wounds inflicted by the soft- tion of that immense body of Scouts who

The Daily Mail of the 11th inst.

nosed bullet used by the Germans are range themselves under the name of one publishes a message from Boulogne from positively ghastly. I saw one case where of England's most famous Generals. Privato in the Gordon Highlanders, by a single-bullet. I have found up to the whole of a men's leg was blown off They are now recognized as Eaden Powell who describes how the GordonTM were Scouts and judging from their remark-surprised. After three days fighting and the present thres different forms of expanding bullets. The Senior · Medical ably good turn-out on the occasion of the thing & Mons from August. 22nd to Oficer is keeping a few samples of each 24th, they were marching during the and also of those extracted from official inauguration, which ceremony was night on a narrow road when fire opened, wounded. European Germans as well as performed in the College Square last Colonel Gordon went alone to the field natives are armed with these ballots and in several cases they have lied as to how evening by Major-General Kelly, they whence the fire came, shouting "Anglais,

thinking the Frenchanon were firing. they will be a most creditable addition to the The Germans surrounded the regiment munition and have endeavoured to came into possession of such which was standing helplessly in the dark, caureal sare, thereby showing that they was accompanied by Bishop Pozonni,

Upon the arrival of General Kelly, who and fired at a distance of three yards. were perfectly aware that such ammuni- When the light came we saw mounds of tion was illegal (Signed) Hornby, Major Bowen (Chief Scout), Colonel dead like you see at the pictures, Colonel Staff Dificu

Gordon was lying apart." The Private Dr. W. W. Claridge, Senior Medical other survivors.

inTogoland with the forces, reports as The Gordon Highlanders referred to follows:

Without exception all, the wounds would be the 1st Battalion (the 75th) which were stationed at Plymouth before the out- hitherto treated in the foren by the Gorden. V.C., served with the Chitral Hed bullets of large calibre. Relief Expedition in 1805, including the juries which these projectiles inflict art storming of the Malakand Pass (medal extensive damage to the tissue, leading severe, shattering bones and causing with clasp); with the Tizah Expeditionary in one case already to amputation having Force 1807-98 (clasp) and as adjutant of to be performed. They are in marked the 1st Battalion throughout the South contrast to the injuries which cur medical African Campaign, 1899-1902. He was staff have, treated amongst the enemy's dangerously wounded at Magersfontein, in mod res was mentioned in despatches and received the V.C. Ho was gazetted Lieutenant- Colonel in 1907.]

R.A.M.C., Major McHardy, and Brother Aimar, a general saluto) was given. The Scouts were then put through several

the General in patrols, and were officially inaugurated in the customary manner,

When the Scouts. had been reformed

expressed the General Kelly

great pleasure it afforded him to be present that day. He had, he said, taken an interest. in their Scout work for a long time, but that was the first occasion upon which he

The

recom; excepting those haphazard street what novel, aution by the members ties which are always being indulged in of the legal profession, many of whom by the Chinese youth, who follow the listened to the proceedings. -English-games-with-a-students-eye-and

The application for adjudication was power of absorption. Of the regiments made by the Attorney-General (Hon. Mr. who last season provided us with so many J. II. Kemp) upon a monition signed by exciting games, only the R.G.A. remaia, the Assistant Marshal of the Prize Court, and am informed that the sun will be. J. Lee Jones (who was present in his so busily employed with their military duties that no time will be found froficial espacity). The owners of the Watson (74th Punjabis), Cofond Irwin, walked the whole way to Boulogne with Officer of the Gold Coast, who is serving,

-vessel were not représented. football. The same may be said of the The Attorney-General said the preceed Nary teams, and even if it were possible for Hongkong to run Rugby and Sorcerings were for condemnation of the German teams, leaving in mind that practically steamship Frisia which was captured by movements and subsequently confronted broak of war. Lieut.-Colonel Wm. Engleson/edical staff have en canerd by soft

H.M.S. Triumph on August 22nd. An all the Club members have their spare time fully occupied with their Volunteer-allidavit on the ship's papers had been ing duties, the position would has this, filed, standing interrogatories had been that they would have no-one to play taken, a monition served and service against.

endorsed in the case, which was therefore Of course, if the war cams to a sudden ripe for first hearing. The monition was conclusion, --which is obviously very served on September 2nd and expired improbable, Here would be some fupiball, | yesterday; no claim had been filed-în though the sting and variety of last season response to it. A first hearing, as his would be absent. But the signs of the Lordship knew, was heard entirely upon in the past he would continus to take in The interest which he had taken in them times say that all the football kit will have two sets of evidence the ship's papers. the future. As they were no doubt aware, to be bundled away with many regrets this and the star ding interrogatories, After Baden-Powell Scouts at Home were sensor, and we must console ourselves with thoughts of the may stirring referring his Lordship to certain sections doing good work at the present time, of the Rules for Colonial Prize Courts encounters with which we were favoured last season. Many of the players who overning this procedure, the Attorney

General said it would be quite clear to fook part in those exciting struggles are

Belonged to the enemy and should be con- which seePSS or failure is of infinitely more importanee Fren than the ups and demned at the first hearing. The ship's downs of a football match. Tothome so-en-established two things: first that the ship standing interrogatories Haped we express the hope that they may make a safe and sure return, and that who was sailing under the flag of the enemy bugle band, the whole performance being had his leg smashed hy a shell, but he not obtained for use on belligerent ships.

looked upon them as real Scouts

says:-

SOLDIER'S DESCRIPTION OF THE BATTLE OF MONS.

LONDON, August 26th. 60,000 of them being employed to carrying a. description of the fighting at Mons, A British soldier, in a letter home giv messages and so on. When the time camio he hoped, and knew, that the St. Joseph's They were furious, but their firing was The Germans are atrocious devils.

Each Scout was then presented with his their dend, but they came for us in thous official certificate, and the Troop marched sight. It was a magnificent but awful sight. Shrapnel made night hideous, but they marched with their recently forudberately, past and took the salute. Subsequently our chaps were calm and aimed deli- "Our Captain was a fine fellow, He

August 17th respectively.

The above are dated August 24th-and

(Signed) CLIFFORD.

MANILA AND THE EXPORT.

OF COAL

Tow engaged in a more grim contest, in him from the ship's papers that the ship College. Sevats would not be behind-hand. inaccurate. Ours was good. We piled up base, who is responsible?

yet another season cutes round we may

papers And

nation-and that alone he submitted was

so creditable that General Kelly pro knalt on one knee and kept cheerfully anounced it to be quite good. He was calling out My bonnie boys, make sure particularly interested in the big drum-of your aim." " mor who swung the sticks" with all the amazing rapidity of an old bandsman, introducing the usual surprising variety of methods of striking the drum.

The whole burn-cut was quite a success and reflected the utmost credit upon the Scout Masters,

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

all meet again, quite sound, and face sufficient proof-and that the ship was nachother in the same-happy spirit.

the property of persons in the enemy The missing of a manen perhaps hits territory. His Lordship had a translation the Hongkong Rugby Club larder than of the papers in German, mud copies of any of the others. Two seasons ago the the rest of them in English. The first senstitution of the Club and its playing paper was an official list of the German strength could never be described as steamship Frixin." On that appeared à sound. Just before the eanmenecment of list of the crew and the port of registry, Jast seasair Bous, and several others equally as keen as himself, but whos tans do not come go readily, made an

telegrams quoted below were admirable effort to putz their “house in

repeived by the American Consulate- forder.

All the available Rugby talent It was published by Hamburg steamship General, Hongkong, from the Manila was hunted up, there were numerous trial owners. The Attorney-General-thew-re-Observatory at 11.20 am. yesterday:--- games, and as a result a really good forred his Lordship to the standing all-round team, with just a fes-stars who interrogatories, the first being that of the made themselves, objects of notice, was aster, H. Rohde. The ship was only The outcoure, and the succus of last completed-in-April this year it appeared, sens, where defeats had previously been this being her first voyage, and the expected, will be a feature in the Club's captain, when asked under what colours

Hamburg. Document 26 was "from the Hamburg-Amerika Linie to the captain of the 8.8. Pritiu" and in it was advice to captaip as to what to do in case of war.

The

The letter concludes that the Germans were more like mad Zulus than human beings."

PERCENTAGE OF BRITISH LOSSES.

LONDON, August 27th.

This is a

The Cablenews-American says:- If the Gorman ships which have left port German warships or a temporary naval with cargos of coal on board have reached

question which was asked many times Tuesday following the announcment that the Japanese Government may prohibit the exporting of epal to the Philippines, unless the authorities see that the coal is.

Both Insular Collector of Cristoms Herstein and Depaty Collector Stanley have stated to a P'ableneins-Amerísti representative that the customs authorities have no porter to stop the clearance of a vessel with coal cargo from age on a beiligerent vessel, thereby bringing coal under the head of contraband.

According to the latest States papers, the collectors of the ports of New York It is stated that the British losses atard San Francisco take no chaters in the battle of Mons amounted to three per granting clearances, if the actions of the cent. of the total number of troops vessel appear suspicious or if the applica engaged. With regard to this it is point- tion for clearances papers does not look ed out that the percentage is far lower regular. It has been stated in the San than that of the losses of the important Francisco papers that the collector of the battles of the South African Campaign where the lusses ranged from six to port will not let a vessel clear for another port for orders" with a cargo of cal twenty-four per con

This was done here in the case of the Philippine collier Rio Paniy

3300 SURVIVE ATTACK BY 5,000 GERMANS.

Cyclone or typhoon, E. of Southern Luzon, moving N.N.W.

Cyclone or typhoon, W. of Guan, moving W.N.W, or N.W.

LONDON, Angst 30th. A telegram sent from the Manila Five thousand German Cavalry attack- Observatory at 5.04 p.m. yesterday re-ed British Infantry with two guns, await- ported a cyclone or typhoon cast of the ing relief at Tournal. The Englishmen Luzon less then 300 miles distant, mov-kept them as bay for several hours, deal ing death wholesale. Finally some 200 survivors, the majority wounded, fell back in good order on Cambrai.

history. And another such senson, had

he sailed, replied. “ German.” Ho vasing N.N.W. bon looked forward to this fine, but also asked "What other colours bad she will bow have to be 'budded away with- the kit. Coming at this critical period on board?" and replied “Ordinary signal

in the Club's history this forced foregoing of a stason by no means pleases the Captain or Secretary. However, they gallantly how to Fale and keep their eye on the season which will follow the blank one, and during the interim all the old players will be kept on a sort of parole, By this means it is hoped that the quality of the team will not be impaired, and also that the membership shall not be allowed to weaken.

I have been informed, and see no reason to doubt the statement, that the Treasurer would not be at all annoyed if the members paid their season's subs. as usual Money is always useful to football club which has to eke out its cwn

existence.

SCRUM HALF."

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLA CLUB.

SEPTEMBER CAPTAIN'S OUT AND POUL.

Played over Happy Valley on the 3th, 6 and 7th inst

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CUP AND POOL.

Mr. A. H. Ferguss?....... 64-1 HÒ Dr. Lindsay Woods ......... 55-382 Mr. A. G. Jackson .... 94-12 82 Lieut. f. G. Bagnall 45-283

Mr. F. Bevington

Mr. F. Maitland

Mr. J. Hooper

act

-105-21 81 95-1 85

Qualities for Cup, Wins Pocl. 18 Euiries..

flags. The only national flag-was the He further said that the fierina.** owners were the Hamburg-Amerika Linie at the time the vessel was seized. The Chief Officer made similar statements regarding the ship's flag and owners, and on the latter question being carried a little farther the Chief Officer said the owners were German by birth, that they resided at Hamburg and were German subjects.

VOLUNTEER CORPS ORDERS.

BY LIMUZ.-COL. A. CHAPMAN V. D.

PAY SHEETS.

1-Pay lists of Engineer Co. and Scouts Co. and Reserves have not yet been return ect. O. Cs, are requested to return them as quickly possible.

MUSKETRY (PART 1).

2.--All trained mon of the undermentioned Sections will parade at the 600 yards firing point of King's Park Range at the times and dates mentioned below:

No. 2 Section Artillery Battery Satur

day 26th inst. at 2.30 p.m. No. 1 Section Artillery Battery Sunday

27th int, at 9.00 a.m. Both Infantry Instructors will attend.

This answers of the Second Officer were to the same effect. Thus two things were established: that the fing was German, and the ownership was German. To show that the flag alone was sufficient to attach enemy character to the ship the Attorney-General referred his Lordship to four cases. It was not clear, he added, what, if any, was the state of the eargo 3.00 of the ship. The manifest stated no cargo, the Chief Officer and the Second said there was no cargo, but the Captain said there was cargo. He understood that as 5.40 p.m.-No. 2 Section Artillery Battery

a matter of lași a large amount of coal

PARADES. 3.--Parades for Thursday 24th instant.

am-Recruits Group 2 under Ser-

geant Major. Remainder of Group. 2 Company Drill under D.C.LI. Instruc-

had been placed on the top of the hatches and this rendered it impossible to say at 5.45 present what cargo there was, so he pro- posed to ask his Lordship to make an 8. order condemning the ship and further order that the cargo, if any on board, be unladen, ́ inventoried and warehoused. His Lordship had power to do this under Section 34 of the Prize Act, 1804. This order was not a final one as regards the cargo and freight. Nobody appeared for the cargo. Certain inquiries had been made about it, but no claim had yet been received.

His Lordship-Nor for the freight? The Attorney-General-No,

ACT OF REMARKABLE BRAVERY.

A Japanese paper says An account of oi remarkable bravery of a Japanese sailor is to hand. The crew of ont of the Japanese scouting boats just outside the Kiaochon Bay" descried

mechanical mine which was exposed to view by reason of the ebb tide. One of them leaped overboard and swam to the

He further coolly caused it to classed by all the circumstances, the explode before the eyes of his admiring papers, flag and interrogatories, as an superiors and comrades. The brave enemy ship. It was his duty therefore to sailor returned to his boat unhurt. condemn her as a lawful prize co His Majesty. At the Attorney-General sugges- tion he would not now make any order as

me.

His Lorship agreed to make the order in the terms asked for, stating that it seemed to him that the ship was clearly

to her sale.

A Chinaman named Tang U, alias Tang Sui who obtained money from unsuspect--| ing Chinese by passing himself off as a The case in which fire Indian cooks Treasury oficial, was sentenced to four were charged with the theft of silk from months hard labour by Mr. Wood yester-various shops in Queen's Road, has beau day.

settled.

tor.

parade at Voluntour Head- quarters and proceed by 5.50 p.m. tram to Victoria Gap for p.m-Scouts Co. under D.C.L.L. In-

15 pdr. gun drill.

structors Centre Section nud No. I Section Artillery Battery under Section Officers.

DETAIL.

4.On duty: Group 2.

Officers on duty: Capt Armstrong. Lt.

Norrington and Lt. Lindsell. Orderly Officer: Lieut. Lindsell

To furnish Guard to-night: Scouts

Company.

Orderly. Sergeant to-night: Carpl.

Shenton.

(sd.) C. V. S. Scainoume, Capt.

Staff Officer H. K. V. C Hongkong, 23rd September, 1914.

HARRYING THE ALLIES..

LONDON, August 30th. The Germans relentlessly harried the retreating Allies with aircraft, cavalry and motor cars armed with quickârars, with which they are extraordinarily well supplied.

GERMAN SAVAGERY AT LOUVAIN.

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LONDON, August 31st Fugitives from Louvain give horrifying stories of the wholesale shooting of the inhabitants as they emerged from the blazing houses, which they feared to leave til the last moment. They declare that a hundred were thus burned alive. Several only verped by instantly falling in the streets and pretending to be dead. No |thing is known of the fate of hundreds of

women who were despatched to an un- known destination.

The following dispatch shows that the collector of the port of San Francisco is extremely careful in granting clearances.

SAN FRANCISCo, August 21st. Collector of the Port Davis has refused Mexic, tramp steamer Magaline, and has clearance papers to the German-owned forbidden the Tramp to leave port until she

as discharged the five hundred tons sacked coal Included in her cargo. the authorities having knowledge that this coal Intended to bo transferred at sea to the German ertiser Leipcig.

of

The Mazatlan, owned by the Jebsen Com pany; had asked for clearance papers for Mexican west cost ports..

John Rathchild, a wholesale con dealer, had admitted to Collector Davis that the coal aboard the Maritimu had been ordered by him from the Western Fist Company for } delivery aboard the Mozatlan for witimate

delivery at sen to the Leipzig,

He says that he was told to leak for payment to Simon Reiner, who styles himself the special agent of the German Consulate..

The U.S. rpedo-boat I'rable was to clay ordered by the navy department, after conference with customs officials, to station herself alongside Mazatlan to see that the latter does not the German steamer violate neutrality by leaving port with coal for the German cruiser Leipzig,

THE ANONYMOUS ANTI-BRITISH

PAMPHLETS.

The following letter appears in a Tien-

SAVING THE GUNS.

After a charge by General De Lisle's Brigade at Thulin, Belgium, when they entered a death-trap of barbed wire and machino gune, Captain Grenfell, thoughtsin paper: twice wounded, called for volunteers and saved the guas accompanying the cavalry. SIR CLAUDE DE CRESPIGNY'S SON

KILLED..

General Allenby has telegraphed. Sir Claudo De Crespigny that his son was killed at Compiegne, while defending a strategical point with a few men, who stuck to their posts until all were killed or wounded.

AERIAL ADVENTURES.

PARIS, August. 21st. On Wednesday a French airman (at a place unnamed) encouratered a division of German cavalry and dropped several bombs. He did great damage to hostile airmen and was then hit by a rifle ballet and compelled to descend in Geiman territory. He hid in a wood until night

airmen and their, machines were safely fall, when he found another French avia- tor, who had been shot in the legs. The brought to the French lines.

alias Wong Kam was charged by Chan At the magistracy yesterday Wong Ki Heung Chun with stealing on the 9th May, 1911, $1,060 in twenty-cent picocs and $500

A British ruilitary aeroplane fell yester- in Canton notes. Evidence was given to day, with the result that Pilot Guard as the effzet that the defendant had negotiat- ed with a bank for the purchase of money killed and Licut. Robert Smith-Earty was on behalf of the complainant's firm.

injured. That was a common practise and there was nothing extraordinary about the. transaction which formed the subject of the defendant had in this instance taken the charge. It was alleged, however, that the money. The case was adjourned until next Wednesday.

TODAY'S GREAT THOUGHT

"Really, it looks as if we have heen sending missionaries to the wrong places."Washington Herald.

Si-With reference to the a

anony- mous pamphlet commented upon in your to-day's issue, we wish to state that the anonymous publications in general and the contents of this particular one, as well. as the former one published some time 23, are severely condemned by those re- presented by us.

We take this oportunity of mention- the present circumstances the press of ing that it is our sincera wish that under either party should conduct itself in such a manner as to avoid all unnecessary friction in our international community,

THE PRINCE OF WALES'. FUND.

Kdaj

Following is the text of the Appeal issued by the Prince of Wales as treasurer of the National Relief Fund:-

BUCKINGHAM PALACE. All must realise that the present time of deep anxiety will be followed by ône. of considerable distress among tho people of this country least able to bear it.

Wo niost earnestly pray that their sufferings may be neither long nor bitter. But we cannot wait until the need presses heavily upon us. The means of relief must be ready in our hands. To allay anxiety will go 80me way to stay distress.

A national fund has been founded, and I am proud to act as its treasurer: My first duty is to ask for generous and ready support, and I know that I shall not ask in vain. "At such a moment we all stand by ose

another, and it is to the heart of the. British people that I confidently mako this most earnest appeal.

Eowand P."

THE QUEEN'S APPEAL The Queen makes the following appeal :-

BUCKINGHAM PALACE. A National Fund has been inaugurated by, my dear son for the relief of the inevitable distress which must be bravely dealt with in the coming days. "To this end I appeal to the women of

our country, who aro. ever ready to help those in need, to give wir services, and assist in the local administration of the fund.

MARY R."

INTERIM DIVIDENDS OF RUBBER COMPANIES.

A London telegram of the 11th instant ANNOR(V3 the following interim dividends:- Consolidated. Malag Sungei Suluk Kampong Kuanlat

193 per cent. 10

INTIMATIONS

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CALDBECK,

MACGREGOR&C

(ESTABLISHED 1804),

SOLE AGENTS FOR

and we trust that the endeavours to the FALCON LAGER

and will be mutual-We are, Dear Sir, Yours faithfully,

DEUTSCHE VEREINIGUNG,

Der Forstand. C. LACROESCIT.

stellvertr. Vorsitzender. R. FRIES,

Schriftfüler.

** MILKMAID" EMPLOYEES FOR THE FRONT.

TWO HUNDRED ON FULL PAY.-

BEER

BOTTLED BY

MESSES. VAN VOLLENHOVEN

& Co., AMSTERDAM.

In reference to the paragraph which appeared in one of our recent issues, it should be stated that the Milkmaid Milk Company is paying full salaries (during LAGER BEER ou the Market. their absence on Military Duties) to the two hundred members of their London stall who have offered their services to go to the front.

The ONLY GENUINE CHEAP

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