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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2ND, 1014.

lout for other kindit gangs. The Federals retired because they could resist no longer, and the Constitutionalists are glad of a rest because the plunder was getting Intest mighty scarce." Indeed, the papers from the United States contain intimal is that General VILLA is not on the brot of terms with. General CARBANZA regarding_the_important question of the Presidey of the Republic. Vnaa seems beni ujonėliminating Carnasza froi per-. manent power in the Mexican Administra

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wade in Washington that the erstwhile rivals are in complete record we have official reports from Mexico to the effect that CARRANZA has sent General UBRECON“ on a mission to endeavour $16 bring Vitas into complete harmony with the Caunanza Government. No wonder that it is being. sarcastically said that their only point of accard is that they agree to differ. It xcurs that Vita has been recalling to. General LARRASZA's recollection the fact thai Torn, when the first VILLA- Carnasza renk was adjusted, it was decided that a conference of military chiefs he called, and that this eonvention.

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be opposed to a military valer for Mexico, He believes that place requires a pénerful administra:or; and is said to favour EMILIANO MADERO, a brother of the late President. There would be an approach

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sone schrule whereby the land problem of Mexico can be solved in a way acceptable to all concerned, - However, the silence of

the cables on the Mexican “situation

suggests Cut peace is being maintained and that the rival factions are finding some incans of composing their differences. We can only hope that the settlement will be more stable than there is a diaposition on the Pacific slope of America to think i will be," mul that the energies of the prople any be diverted from the practices. of war the remit of penesful Feconomic airs.

Mr. J. W. White, having returned ty the Colony has resumed his position as Acting Organist of St. John's Cathedral.

To Treasurer of de Alier Memorial and. Aliated Hospitals begs to acknowledg with thanks a donation of from X.Y.. the finds of the hospitals.

The Great Northern Telegraph Co., Ltd, nanointed yesterday that deferred telegrams are again hercpted in all conatries formerly acepting this class of telegrains.

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A seaman named Donald Andrews, employed on the sailing ship Drumellon, was charged with assaulting a shipmate, William Spur. Complainant stated that there was a dispute about some work, and the defendant, losing his temper, struck hi in the stomach. A fine of $10, or 14 days' imprisonment, was imposed.

The sainpan man who was dismissed at the Magistracy on Wednesday on a charge of unlawful possession of a large quantity of prejured opium appeared læfore Mr. Melbourne yesterday to answer a charge of offering a bribe of $415 to two revenue alliers. Revenue Offer Wilden asked loay to withdraw the charge, and this was granted.

yesterday that the pot did not contain pium, or anything like it, The man was accordingly dischinged,

HONGKONG, OCTOBER 2, 1914.

Beroes the outbreak of the great war in Europe scarcely a day had passed. for

A Chinese employed on the Daijo Maru souse months without, mention bring

was observed to come ashore from his ship made in RELTEn's telegrams of the pro- gress of the revolutionary war in Mexico, carrying a pot, which, on examination, was found to contain a black, sticky sub- The stage had been reached 'al which General HCERTA, the Provisional Pre-Anne, similar to opium. The contents sident, had agreed to evacuate, and had | of tue pot were examined by the Govern- actually quitted the country, causing ment Analyst, who told the Magistrate Mr. Bayan, the United States Secretary f State, to exultingly announce that PRESIDENT, WILsox's policy of Watchful waiting" had won Scarcely a word has

Mr. H. S. Playfair, who has recently e over the cables about Mexico for the last two months, and we would fain hany appiented innaager of the newly. interpret this as indicating that with created Hongkong branch of the Liver- Governl CARRANZA established in Mexico pon, London and Globe Insurance Co.,· City, in place of Hurtra, peave luis iad, opeurd his office yesterday at Hotel. restored and that the conutry is at inst Mansions and was At Home" to many beginning to settle down once more to the cestomers and friends.. Mr. Playfair, as ordinary pursuits' of peace. Tahappily any of Dar eaders will be aware, has this is not a view for which we find long been identified with insurances busi- nss in the Rast, where he has spent 43 much support in the American Press. A

years of his life. He has been with the

San Francisco paper tells us that such Liverpool, London and Globe Co. for respite as there is in the revolutions of about ten years. Until the outbreak of Mexico is the result, not of "watchful, the War, Messrs. Meyerink & Co. had the waiting," but of the simple fact that the- ival forces have practically exhausted Agency, Mr. Playfair being attached to the agency as the company's inspector. He has now been appointed to establish

themselves, and it may be that what looks like peace is only a breathing space, and manage a branch office which will pause during which the people will be have control of all the Company's Eastern able to produce enough wealth to provide agencies south of Shanghai.

THE WAR.

【THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

THE SIEGE OF TSINGTAU,

JAPANESE FLEET LAND. A' FORCE.

GERMANS ABANDON FOUR FIELD GENS.

LONDON, September 30th.

1.35 p.m.

portion of the

An official announcement issued in "Tokyo says Japanese Fleet Jangled a force and oreupied Laoshe Harbour in the neighbourhood of Tsingtau. They took four field guns which the Germans had abandoned, and hold the place with a small force.

JAPANESE OFFICIAL REPORTS,

The following official reporis were received yesterday (1st October)

a: the Japaitese- Consulate-General : (

-- The Japanese troops began the attack against the enemy's line n the 27th September, and bombarded the Germans from land and sea. By noon of the 28th we had decupied the heights extending between Kao Shan and Fu Shan, repulsing the enemy. They retired in the direction of Tsingtau, and are supposed to have stopped near the left bank of IIai Pe Ho. The German cruiser, Elisabeth, a gunboat and a destroyer fired fiercely on our flank and rear in this battle. The Japanese casunlities numbered 150. The enemy's loss is not ascertained, but we made about 50 otheers and men prisoner and seized four inaehine guns. In this battle our Navy operated with the troops and gave powerful assistance, fring wpon the 1tis Fort.

Until the morning of the 20th September the Japanese army, who mulvaneed to the heights which the enemy's had recupied the previous day, continued its advance and occupied the line Li Tson Ho to Chin Chĩa Ling (northeast of Fu Shan) vid the beights south of Li Tson, and confined the enemy to a line about four miles outside Tsingtam City; In this battle three German ships fiercely bombarded ony right flank from the sen side with the object of obstructing our netion. Our two aeroplanes answered by throwing bombs on these ships which in dismay fired machine gups and other small guns at random. The flying machinés received several shuts but botif ma and machines are safe.

"On the 28th September the Japanese Navy attacked Laoshan port with gunboats and a torpedo flotilla, captured the port, and landeri a party of seamen. We reized 4 Krupp field guns, 4 limbers and a "quantity, of ammunition,"

H.M.S. CUMBERLAND" CAPTURES

SEVEN GERMAN LINERS.

Lusos, October 1st.

4.10 a..

The cruiser

The Admiralty announces that H.M.S. Cumberland captured off the Cameroon River (West Africa) eight Woermann liners and one Hamburg Amerika liner, their total tonnage bring 90,015.

The floating dork and the Herzogin also captured the gunboat Soden, Elisabeth, which were sunk, will be raised.

THE FLOATING MINE MENACE,

ITALIAN FISHING-SMACKS BLOWN UP.

LONDON. September 20th,

7.45 p.nl. Two Italian fishing-stacks were blown up by floating ruines in Eighteen of the two crews were the Adriatic Sea, off the Italian coast.

killed..

Italy has made serious representations to Austria, and has demanded that meastires "be zaken to prevent a recurrence of the incident,

THE RUSSIAN OPERATIONS.

FRONT OF OVER A HUNDRED MILES ON THE EAST PRUSSIAN FRONTIER.

Losnos, October 1st..

2.50 a.in,

ou the East A telegram from Petrograd reports that the fighting Prussian frontier extended over a front of a hundred miles. The general result was the repulse of the German attempts to cross the river Nicman.

5.15 .nt.

Au official nouncement made in Petrograd says that the Russians, after desperate fighting, captured on the 28th September the German positions at Augustovo and Kopizyovo, occupied on the 20th the Lake. passages near Symno, Serejo and Liepung, and repulted the enemy, at Bawalki in the district of Mariampol.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE GREAT BATTLE.

GENERAL SITUATION SATISFACTORY"--TO THE

ALLIES.

LONDON, September 30th.

5.25 p.m.

A Paris communiqué sage: -The action on our Left continues to develop, tore and more towards the North.

The enemy between the Oise and the Aisne vigorously attacked Tracy-le-Mont, but were repulsed with severe losses.

There was a lull in the Ceurre frein Rheims to the Meuse, but violent fighting took place in the Woevre region. We advanced several points, especially to the east of St. Mihiel.

There is no change in Lorraine and the Vosges.

LONDON. October 1st.

1.15 ..

A communiqué issued at Paris at 11 p.. states: The general situation is satisfactory. There has been no perceptible change at the front except in the southern district of Worre, where we occupied Solcheprey, and advanced to the slopes of Rupil-de-Mad.

GERMANS · AGAIN BOMBARD· ANTWERP FORTS.

GARRISON REPLY BY SORTIES, REPULSINO THE ENEMY

WITH HEAVY LOSS.

LONDON, September 30th,

2.35. p.17.

A message from Antwerp states that to-day the Germans résumed

The bombardment of the Antwerp outer forts. The garrison replied by sorties at various points, and the enemy was repulsed with heavy losses.

LONDON, October 1st.

-2:30 2.157.

A varmaniqué issued at Antwerp. last evening states: Thes

Germans bombarded the unter southern forts throughout the day, Little damage, however, was done. Simultaneously with the bombardment the Corman Infantry made a series of vigorous attacks between the Rivers Scheldt and Senne, but were repulsed with heavy loss.

VALUE OF THE SHANTUNG

RAILWAY."

THE GERMAN ARTERY IN SÄANTUNG,

The Osaka Maizicki discusses the value of the Shantung railway to Germany News from all sources states, says the - Osaka journal, that Germany is making the greatest efforts, privately, in America and China, to prevent Japan' deriving any advantage in the disposal of the railway,

•questions concerning which are certain in arise after the difference of opinion between Japan and Germany has been settled. One report has it that the railway

will be transferred to America and that the line will be guarded by American instead of German troops. This news is an indication of German anti-Japanese machinations. But Japan came to an agreement with both China and America before the ultimatum

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purchase the whole line and appurtenances at the end of sixty years at a price to be named by a committed of appraisement.

The lines already constructed comprise 261 miles between Kinoshan and Teinau- fu, and 27 miles between Chang-tieu-278 tiles in all. A fine from Kao-mi to Fi- chau was shortly to be constructed. The German Government has obtained a concession for the construction of a line from Tsinan-fu to Shun-to-fu, Chilli Province, and another from Tsinan-In Chang-te-fu, Honan province. The fate of these two lines depends upon the disposal of the Shantung Railway Dupuy Chromiele,

THE LAW AND AN ALIEN ENEMY.

Authe Summary Court yesterday, before. the Paisne Judge, Mr. F. A. Hazeland, an interesting point ja connection with the suing of an alien enemy was raised. The action was one. in which a Chineso merchant named La Sua Pang, of Jervois Street, sued Felix Lorria, who carries out business as a mineral water manufacturer At Wanchai under the style of Hill, Berghal & Co. The clann

was for ade by plaintiff under an agreement i

4-15, balance due on a deposit of $1,000,

writing, less the sum of $435.45.

having refused to treat with Germany in the matter, all the German plans have failed, and Japan will devise a scheme for the disposal of the railway, and will, in case of need, take the measures necessary It for military operations thereanent, is quite time Japan made some definite consideration of the methods necessary for settling the affairs of the railway together

Mr. Preston, who defended, contended with theme of the leased territory.

that as his client was an Austrian, and As Kianchan Bay is the basis of Germauif en August 19th, the date when war was operations for enforcing her interests in eclared, the agreement was in force, it Shantaug, so is the Shantung Railway must remain in force until the conclusion. the artery for her designs on Shantung of the war, and could not be terminated The present prosperity of Tsingtau bas by the plaintiff wil that time. If His ben brought about by the nourishing tardship found that under the agreement wer of this artery, to which is primarily the money was really due to defendant, due the growth of German influence in lead to means of recovering it ander Shantung to such a pitch that it threatens the existing law, as applied to an alien to overran Chibli and Tenen as well.nemy. He meant that judgment could Kanchan will eventually be retraceded 10 at be forced by an alien enemy. China, as promised by the Japanese Mr. Willson, who represented plaintiff, Government, but circumstances may arise marked that it would be as well for 10. hinder Japan in carrying out this Mr. Preston to explain his clients status; undertaking. The Shantung railway, no whither he had a licence, to carry on fri less than the Kiaochau territory, must

unter the special Proclamation. pass into other than German hands,defemlant, had no such licence there was Shantung is the eastern gate of Asia and her no reason why he should not be su 11 Shantung railway is the main arteryke anybody else. of the province. Situated right opposite

Mr. Preston replied that he did not and almost in hearing of Port Arthur, think his client had an actual licence at eselosing with that fortress the Gulf of the moment, and he asked to be allowed Pechib, Tsingtau stands at the head of a leave the matter open so that he could railway system the disposal of which is adoitely ascertain his clients position. matter of supreme importance to Japan.

GERMAN RIGHTS OVER THE MILWAY... By the Kiaochau lease of 1807, Germany obtained a concession to construct. twó railway lines, one from Kiaochau to Trinan-fu by way of Po-shan, and the other between the same terinini riú Yichau and Lai-shui-ching; she also obtained a concession to work nines on both sides of the railway within a limit of twenty-five miles. On the strength of this Treaty mining companies were immediately Shizuoka, at the end of August, and formed. The construction of the railway while ploughing her way in a typhoon, between Kiaochan and Tsinan-fu was sightert a Japanese motor fishing boat, in The boat was water-logged. egun in September 1890, and completed distress.

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The case was subsequently adjourned.

RESCUES IN A TYPHOON.

BRITISH STEAMER'S GOOD WORK.

The British steamer inverclyde (Capt. Mansfeld) when some twenty miles off

in June, 1904, at a cost of $2,500,000 marks. | Duly, three youths remained aboard, the Noninally the company is managed as a remainder of a crew of forty having been German and Chinese joint-stock affair; drowned. The seas were running so. high but in reality it is entirely under the that it was impossible to lower a boat, control of the German Government. TheLut Captain Mansfeld decided to run his right of supervision of construction, and vessel as close alongside the derelict av of management of the line lie in the hands possible, and by the use of lines manag

On of the Tsingtau Colonial Government, to get the three youths on board. which reserves the right not only to issue arrival at Yokohama they were handed During the orders to the company in regard to the over to the Water Police currying out of its work and the disposal typhoon the vessel lost her standard of its property but also has the right to compass, which was swept clean over-

board.