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TELEGRAMS, HONGKONG

[THOUGH RECTER'S AGENOY.] GREAT BRITAIN'S REVENUE.

LONDON, September 30th.

10 p.m. The Revenue returns for Great Britain for the past quarter totalled £35,693,238. There is a decrease of £3,760,516. In nine mouths the decrease has been £2,730,731.

THE MORATORIUM

was

LONDON, September 20th. ineratoriam proclamation ised on the lines telegraphed on the 23rd September, except that hills already ex- Lended by previous proclamations will be extended for a further fortnight pending the establishment of machinery to deat with pre-moratorium bills.

WINTER GARMENTS FOR THE SOLDIERS.

Lady May called a representative meet- ingat Mountain Lodge yesterday amongst these present being Mrs. Kelly and Mrs. Autrather form a scheme for providing additional warm garments for our soldiers on active service, in view of the approaching winter.

Lady May has kindly consented to act as. President, Mrs. E. D. 4. Wolfe as Treasurer for Hongkong, Mrs. Kemp Treasurer for Kowloon, and Miss May as Secretary. Will all those wishing to help in any way kindly send their numes to the Hunt Secretary, Miss. May, Government House?

Subscriptions from 10 cents to 85 towards buying materials may be sent to Mrs. Wolfeeither at 134, Peak or c/o The Post Offias

Gifts in kind, such as flannel, türkish towelling and knitting wool of all kinds will be gratefully received and may be seat to Goverutaent House, as soon as passible.

His Excellency the Governr has already given a quantity of material..

Materials may be fethed from Govern- ment House every Wednesday morning from 11 to 12 o'clock commencing, next Wednesday, October 7.

Working parties will be organised, particulars of which will be published early next week.

Fortnightly, parcels will be despatched to Mr. Oden, Jackanapes Work Society -B, Burgess Park Mansions, West Ham

stead, London, who will distribute the gurments.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2ND, 1914.

LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

the

A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council

held yesterday at was Council Chamber,

The following were present:- HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, SI FRANCIS HENRY MAY, K.O.M.G.

H19 EXCELLENOY MAJOR-GUNERAL F. H. KELLY, C.B. (General Offer Command- ing Troops).

Hon. Mr. CUD SEFFER (Colonial Secretary).

suppose this detective was lurking abont so that he might have a good view without being observed himself. But this lynx eyed special detected him, and not being able to get a satisfactory answer out of him, took him, as all good policemen de when in doubt, to the police station. When it was discovered that he was the head Chinese detective he made sure excuses to him, and the head Chinese detective told him, I believe, Masker, you belong very good policeman. By and bye, alle sal my (Laughter.) Woll, gentlemen, to view the matter from u inore serious standpoint, I must say that I have been immensely pleased by the public-spirited manner in which these gentlemen, from all sections of the Community and of four different races, have come forward to bear the burden of the day. They have been most extremely Hon. Mr. JH KEMP (Attorney

useful. They have performed very fi General).

cient and very useful services, and it is Hon. Mr. E. . C. WeLm (Colonial my desire to give some permaneney to this force. They would have been more Treasurer):

efficient, and there would have been less trouble in organising them if they had been already in some degree trained, and already organised to take their pt under the Captain Superintendent of Police. And that is the object of this Bill: in order that we may build up a Police Special Reserve to form a reserve of men from which we can draw in case of necessity, special constables who, have no doubt, will be equally efficient and equally public-spirited as have the gentlemen who have served during the past month, and some of whom are still serving (Applause.)

Hon. Mr. A. . CHURCHILL (Director HOME. ER. HALLIAS (Secretary of Public Works).

for Chinese Affairs).

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

Hon. Mr. WEI YUR, C.M.Q. Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C. Hon. Mr. E. A. HEWETT, C.M.C. Hoa, Mr. D. LANDALE.

Hon. Mr. LAT CHU PAR Mr. M. J. BEEN (Clerk of Councils).

FINANCIAL MINUTES.

The Objects and Reasons of the Bill'are to create & Special Palice Reserve Force, the members of which could be called out as emergency or oral disorder. Sperial Constables in times of national

The COLONIAL Secmerax, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 51 t

The necessity for a large body of Specint and moved that they be referred to

Constables in times of Emergency has been the Finance Committee.

demonstrated recently, aru the usefulness of The COLONIAL TRɛasturi seonded, and such a body could be considerably increased by preliminary training, while the enrolment the motion was agreed ty

of a large body of Special Police at short notice would he mach facilitated by the existeure of a Reserve consisting of men who had declared their willingness to serve as Special Constables.

· FINANCIAL

The COLONIAL SETARY. by command of His Excelleney the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Com- (mittee (No. 13) and moved its adoption.

The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and dis motion was agreed to.

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The Governor also recommended the Connoil to vote a sum of 8000 in aid of the vote Sanitary Department, Other Charges, Sanitary Staff, Purchase and Mainten ance of Bullocks.

The CuAMAN-The reason for not mongh money being provided under this head was the unfavourable condition of the cattle-nike-in 1013, which made it undesirable to bring the stock of the Sanitary Board bullocks up to the full working strength. It was therefore held over until this year, when i hullocks were purchased for $650. In addition to that, there was a fall in exchange which affects the cost of the purchase of cattle from India, a rise in the price of straw to 73 cents a picul. and additional feeding required in consequence of the new even- ing scavenging service. These Inst items make up the halance of $909.

COOLJE BIRK.

The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sun of one hundred dollars ($100) in ald of the vote Miscellaneous Services, Government Launches, Gear, etc. The CHAMAN-This is in payment of incidentals, including railway freight and coalie hire for conveying coal to depét. The increase is mainly due to coolie bire, as the railway company have shifted the place for, loading tricks from where it was before...

STORIES FROM THE BATTLEFIELD.

GERMAN METHODS.

WOMEN AND CHILDREN, SHORTAG

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WHY GERMANY MADE WAR.

EMPEROR'S ATTITUDE,

*NECESSITY KNOWS NO ŁAW.

THE "RELEASE OF THE NAVY.

[FROM THE TIMES" BERLAN CORRESPONDENT. }

Every day that passes obscures still further the origins of the adventure which has brought Germany into armed conflict with the rest of Europe and left her nu friend in the civilized world, Austri, incleod, is her ally, but an ally whom German soldiers despise, and whose weight in the scales must ultimately be more than counterbalanced by her Slav responsibilities, on the one hand, and by her position ric-a-ris Italy on the other. Holland is neatral, but anti-German at heart. Denmark is central-but Denmark remembers,,D Sweden, whom Germany have as yet heard nothing. About the rest has courted so long and so carefully, wo of the world everybody knows.

Germen incapacity for understanding other people's point of view is notoriui. That is no reason why we should not try te understand theirs--so far, at least, as it is within the limits of non-Prussian I believe that up to a comprehension.

certain point the German diplomatic gotiators really believed that they had a good as well as a clear case," and one must not even now forget that the Germany which is shut off from the outside world still conceives that it has a good cas-good, at least, up to the point when even the Imperial Chancellor threw political morality is the winds, and, to buy off Belgium or England or both, having failed in his lave desperate effort declared in so nang words that Germany wits in a necessity that knew no law,'

back from the abyss," Germany tumbled. into it.

A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION..

The only justification, if it is a justi- fication, that can bo offered of the Emperor's attitude is that he was deeply moved by the Serajevo murders, and believed that their iniquity would unite Western Europe even at the cost of the obligations and interests of the Western Powers-other than Germany. He could- as a matter of fact, have achieved very different resulte by almost any, other

that than

which he actually

Cours

in 1900 to humiliate tussia, and let followed, a course which led straight to a repetition at theeffort made successfully sraight to an unnecessary and immoral war with France and England. Against France, Cioranny has no shadow of a case, and has merely asked her con teniplauous covetousness.

Did Gerinany want war in the west ? of Beading The German newspapers Wednesday and Thursday last, one might that England's action released." well think . There was a sigh of relief Germany's Navy, but I do not believe that Admiral von Tirpitz, who sat together in the Prussian Minister of War and Grandl the Reightag on Tuesday, gesticulating and comparing notes, were really con grasulating one another. In view of Li

pror's attitude mil of the present strength of the German Navy, it would have been merely impossible for Grand Admiral vos Tirpitz at the Potsdam War Concil to say, as he did in the Morocco crisis of 1911, that Germany was not ready

AY MNR.

WAR ITEMS.

A labourer, who fired three stacks of hay at Newcastle, said he did it to t Germans. locked up to be out of the way of the

If the war does, as is suggested in some quarters, prove the Krupp gan inferior. to the Cressot, there will be consternation in many

Thirty thousand quarters. Krupp guns have been sold in prent ears to over fifty diferent Clovermnents, - including twenty thus States in Europe. tighten in America, six in Asia, and five in Afrien.

-THE CHANCILLOW'S SPEECH. As I find that the Chanceller's Reichstag speech of August 4th has not bei published in England, I will give here the After dealing with the vital passage. diplomatic and military issues, the Imperial Chancellor said:--

Gentlemen, we are now in a state of

Sir Robert Baden-Powell Eas issued the necessity, nal necessity knows no law! Dar troops have occupied. Luxemburg, and perhaps (as a matter of fact the following notion: -- Boys of Britain, -- because there is war. Any en da spraker knew that Belgium had been Don't go about waving flags and shouting invaded that morning) are alrendy on

that. And don't stay idle doing nothing- Algian sit-Gentlemen, that is contrary. That is almost worse. Come and do some to the dietates of international law. It is thing for your country; she needs your Frue that the French Government has help. The Boy Scouts are now a servic declared at Brussels that France is willing in all parts of the Kingdom. Cone and to respect the ventrality of Belgium as join the nearest troop in your --wit-

district, and do duty like a man.—Itelevi Baden-Powell, Chief Scout.

A Press Bareur communiqué issued on the 18th September contained the talion

headquarter statement kong: The ing, which was not cabled to Hung adds, It is declared on what appears to be good authority that a poacher shot two Germans as the enemy entered Sealis. The German Commander assembled Mayur and five leading citizens, forced them to kneel before the graves which they TRADING WITH THE ENEMY.

had already dug and shot them, after HIS EXCELLENCY-With regard to the various supplies had been requisitioned. second item on the Orders of the Day, Twenty-fone others, including women and I am not in a position to proceed with children, were also shot and the town SPECIAL POLIFE RSLİVE GODINANCE it to-day as I am still expecting a further villaged and fired in several places. and on the Creil was also pillaged and burned. The The ArrosNEY GENERAL moved the first ecmmunication from

special enemy took Riime on the 3rd and it was fas I am recaptured on the 13th. The British found reading of a Bill entitled, An. Ordi-subject. I prose

meeting of the Council annes to provide for the formation of a

reads, and therefore prop to adjourn a copy of a German proclamation which the Council sine dig and I Trust you will had been posted thighout Rheims. This said: With a view to securing the Special Police Reserse."

The Cous: 4 SECRETARY Seconded, and excuse me if I have to summon yon at

adequate safety of the troops and to instil shart noties. Perhaps it may

cale into the population cigaly-one of the the Bill was read a first time.

to-morrow or Saturday.

principal inhabitants, whose names were given, have been seized by the Commander as her opponent respects it. in-Chief. They would be banged at the knew, however, that France slood ready

There are not many British families slightest disorder, also the town would for the invasion. France could wait, but

upon sue flank upon the lower Rhine who are unrepresented at the front, fu bo fatally burned and the inhabitants we could not wait. A French movement

should think the Archdeacon of Junged.

might have oren disastrous. So we were w compelled te override the just protest of Birmingham (ge Var. Mansfield Owen) the Lasenburg and Belgian Governments. can claim a record, says the Chirch -The wongul speak openly-that we are FanBy Kriesieper, for he has two sons, incompitting we will endeavour to make Two nephews, two brothers-in-law.......... and good as soon as our military goal has been two cousins, who are now, or whe sed reached. Anybody who is threatened, as will be, in the danger one and in The we are threatened, and is fighting for his lighting line,

to huck his way highest possessions en have only one thought how he is

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the Finance Comunittes was then held, The COLONIAL SECRETARY-

The following wides were pasand :

SOSCELLANEOUS.

His EXCELLENCY-Gentlemen, I would like to say a few words on this Bill in order to avail myself of this opportunity to express the great appreciation, of the Government of the gentlemen who have rendered very valuable assistance as special constables. There have-been-presiding. altogether arolla as aporial constables, 210 Europeutus, 67 Portuguese, 44 Indians and 25 Chinese. For some days past now the larger anaher of these, special- von- stables have been practically disbanded, hat there are 5 will doing duty in the Peak, district in order to replag a

towing barge to replace one which was number of constables who are still placed wrecked in the seeing typhoon of last at the disposal of the Military Authori-year, September 18th. No provision wa

The Governor recaraided the Council to vote a sum of $7,200 in aid of the vote Sanitary Department. Other Charges, Laurie Stram. Barge and Lighters Towing Barge.

AND THE SENLIS SACKED

MAGISTRATES SHOT.

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We

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SEQUEL TO THEFTS FROM Tties for various sorvies. The large force made in this year's estimates for a new near. The streets are littered with broken | sure, indeed, that to treat Germany's [windows and substituting English viands.

HOSPITAL QUARTERS.

3 London Daily Yours correspondent a communication published on September 15th says it was a shock to enter the his toric town of Sentis, which has been laid

All the foreign poovisida shops in the West End hav Angheived their appear waste and is in ruins. The Germans held the town for ten days and then destroyed it The Mayor, and two other Burgesses through (ijer sich durchban) | The CHAI CHAN-This eam is for a new

This is not the speech of a Bismarck, anca by, removing the Westphalian hans, wete plared in front of a hotel and shot.

"delikatessera from their I am quited other They were not allowed to speak to their bat of a political Faust, struggling to Erwick liver surges, sauerkraut. wives and children, who were standing explain the sale of his soul.

a wicked but well-considered Most of thein also by Union Jacks of hug Zonaves arrived in hundreds by taxicabs scter is to do too much credit to German proportions, and the German shop at champagne bottles, lootea from cellars, action as

English, has infringed the law by flying In my fumbled and blundered again.

White Ensign of our Royal Navy. at night, and shot or captured the mis diplomes, which has blundered and est, in its axisly to be thoroughly errants.

conversations with German statesmen during the past fortnight I have come up

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGÉ AND against the most astounding contradic

RUBBER SHARES. One need only read, in the Parliamentary White Paper Sir M. De Buasen's exposures of the German Ambassador in Vienns, in order

26 AGAINST 3,503.

Await the of polier consisting of 150 men who had one until it was known what was to be

done, and that had trá Chi the 3rd August jewellery and been lent to the Military Authorities being Governor's return. After some discussion it was decided that the best thing would ng to the value of 800, and a number

no longer required. have returned to

tender was accepted at 87,200 from the of cliques vere stolen from the Sisters' police duty, and it is for that reason that he to build a new lowing barge, and this

How twenty-six British Fusiliers rout- tions and obscurities. Civil the majority of special cumulables, were Kwong Hip Loong Company, which was Chinters at the Guverament

very much the lowest of any tender Hospital. The losses of the cheques was also relieved of further service. reported to the Bank, and on the morning | duties of these special custables were sent in of the 29th August a Chinese woman, it principally carried out at night, and the

The

PUBLIC WORK 9.

is alleged, presented one of the stolen | Captain Superintendent of Police reports to vote a sum of $900 in aid of the vote looking the village of Quaregnon. They to see how badly Geraany has been served.

'cheques, which was for $35.98. She was abstained and placed in custody. Subs quently Bergeant Murphy and other polies visited a certain hönse in which were found some documents, which were Taken pussession of by the police. Later that day an Eurasian named Josephi William Pomeroy was arrested, and this arrested to the arrest of an offic coolic employed by Mr. Harold Seth. In The possession of the latter, it is stated, was a quantity of the stolen "jewellery Logether with another of the stolen chiques.

AUDIT DEPARTMENT:

The Governor recommended the Council to vole a sum of $100 in aid of the vote Audit Department, Other Charges, Trans- port and Travelling.

GALLANTRY OF THE BLACK WATCH.

According to the narratives of wounded men of the Black Wateb, the Regiment travelled 245 miles in five-days-and-a-half before meeting the Germans. A Mong the enemy were

IMPORTANT STEV

The following spreial cable aprears in On the very eve of the crash a German the Pinang Gasetle of September 16th:--

LONDON, September 10th. to me afresh expounded

An important slop has been taken b

Prezes have stateman Germany's attitude towards the Austro- Servian business her inability to hold the Exchange Committee.. Austria hack, her avoidance of direct en 6xed for gilt-edged stock belo participation in Austria's dealings with which bargains the prohibited, and deal- Servia, and her impartial approval of the ings are cash only.

The belief is hel

greate

This would man expedition happened to fail, and he sofirmation.

have asked what he would do if the punitive against loss on exchange, but his facks

The Allies' replied in so many words, "What business, resumption on normal lined in Heaven's name, is it of mine if Austria smashes her skull !" I do honestly improved the situation. believe that the German Foreign Office- within the limits of its instructions, and even after the military had taken possez- sion of Berlin and created such a state of things that even the Foreign Office could not get my dispatches containing official statements through to London-" did it! best."

INTIMATIONS

3,500 Germans is described in a letter written by a Belgian soldier. He says that after the evacuation of Mons, -the- The Governor recommended the Council Fusiliers were entrenched in a farm over that they die extremely efficient service Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, placed machine gaus behind holes in the Buildings, Addition to Printing Office, faria deor, and one shouted: "We are He reports to me res follows:-

going to cinematograph the grey devils." The special constables performed Victoria Gaol. their duties in a very efficient, and

The CASERMAN--The extension of the When the Gerinana appeared, the Fuat Mr. F. conscientious manner.

C. printing effice in the gaol is finished. irs started turning the handles of the Jenkin was in charge of the Peak con. The total cost was $3,889, of which 81,794 guns and the Germans dropped like tin tingent and arranged their duties and

was expended last year, leaving $1,095 to soldiers. When the survivors rushed up drilled them there.

The mer on the be defrayed out of this year's vote. The to the farm they found that the defenders" panitivo" expedition to Belgrade. That the State will guarantee te Bunks Kewloon site had a good deal of hard amount voted this year was 8000 and there had disappeared, leaving the maching and important work. All the men is a deficit of $200 for which this supple-gers out of order. showed very good altention to drill, thementary vote is required. Indians were very keen and the inspe tors spoke highly of the compion sense of those Chinese who were on patrol when called upon for action." As you all know," one of the first requisites in. n' policeman is common At the Magistracy yesterday Poneros, sense, and congratulate the member the Chinese woman," and the coolie ap- who represent The Cliarse community peared before Mr. C. 12 Melbouray, and that in this respect the Chinese special were formally remanded for a week. Mr. dunstables were by no means-facking Now. I myself have had some of this: Crowther Swith defended

"Sperials" under observation. morning I left the Peak at a very early HONGKONG GYMKRANA CLUB.

hour, before six o'clock. I thought to Appended to

satisfactory go off and enjoy myself shooting, and 1 very alvanes list of entries received for the must say I felt somewhat ashamed when Gymkhana meeting on Saturday the 10th | I ́met four well-known residents who had evidenly finished their four hours' turn inst. is the following note:-

of duty, and were no doubt comparing It is a very notes of their experience during the eariy | Light:-- hours of tunt morning. commendable spirit that they exhibited. I met another very well-known resident, a man whom I have known here for a number of years, and he just had to intereps a lady who was trespassing on Ile approached the Albany filter beds.

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the It has been enged that Gymkhana be held for the benefit of the Prince of Wales' Fund. The gain on one meeting, however, would in all likelihood be very small, and the result might even be a loss.

The Gymkhana Club feel therefore that it will be better to make a substantial donation from the Funds of the Club, and the amount of this will be announced after the last Gymkbuna, when the financial position at the end of the reason is known.

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB,

FAN LING. *

SEPTEMBER, 1914.

RUENING POOL.

One

his gaurry with that tact, and conducted her beyond the proscribed area with that firmness of manner which is really worthy No one could hav of Seatland Yard.

manner.

The CHAUMAN-A certain amount of extra especdifura hus been incurred which was unforeseen this year, due to extra travelling of the clerical staff of the Audit Office between Kowloon Branch Branch Office and Hongkong and the Opium Monopoly Offices..

SANITARY DEPARTMENT.

as thick a heather

and forced the Scots back by yber weight; but nobody inched, in spite of odds of 25 to 1, They kept plugging away at th

crankie. German, Singing The Lassof. Killie-

The Governor recommended the Council SCOTTISH TOMMIES'

PLUCK.

A Frenchinan attached to a Scottish to vote eum of $1,410 in aid of the

regiment, describing the British pluck following votes:--

and copiness, says no danger deters, then Sanitary Department, Other Charges, on their allegiance to razor and teapot, Sanitary Staf

AUSTRIANS -FORSAKE GERMANS.

Disinfectors Head Stones

Praya East Market ........ Western Markel, North and South Blocks .......... Veterinary Staff : ~--

Animal Depot and Slaughter

houses, Light

$300

350

00

400

---300

$1,410

The CHAIRMAN These sums are due some extent to the plague epidemic this year; $300 for disinfectors and $350 The item for light, $co, is for lighting a matshed opposite No. 2 This is a new installa

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE EMPEROR: But what were the instructions? They

were those of the Emperor, and there is

CALDBECK,

MACGREGOR&C___

(ESTABLISHED 1864),

SOLE AGENTS FOR

longer any doubt that, from a very early dats after the news of the Sarajevo murder reached the Emperor at Kiel, his Majesty had determined to see the thing through to see it through against. Russia. In his speech from the Throne to the Reichstag the Emperor says that tho Serajevo murders opened up an abyss." At any rate they caused his Majesty to He hastenet back to A Petrograd message which reached lose his head. London on September 16th stated that Berlin-only to involve himself in a when the Russians broke the Austrian quarrel with Vienna about the State front in the battle of Kraznil, the Aus-funerals, which after all, for imaginary trians abandoned their whole position, reasons of ill-health, he did not attend. which was 62 miles long, disregarding the Ilis Majesty, then went on his ore FALCON Germans, who retired fighting bravely, craigs, but returned to Berlin suddenly akhough they lost thirty-two guns. German officer said in an interview: "The Austrians asked for our help and then deserted us. The German army will never forgive such an act of dishonour,"

RUSSIA'S NEW TACTICS..

A on July 28th, to the open regret of the Foreign Office, as the British Chargé Affaires, Sir Horace Rumbald, tele- graphed to London.

It is stated in Petrograd that at the

done it better or in a more professional You all know the gentleman. He is connected with the Land Investment for headstones. Company. There was another young may of the legal profession upon whom all my Police Station. binndishinte to induce him to join the tion and its requirements were under outset of the campaign, General Ronnen- Volunteers have for the last year or estimated. For the light in the Western kampf ordered an advance on Prussia re- been attained, Russia will now proces so been utterly unavailing. I knew he Market, north and south blocks, a vote gardless of luss in order to relieve the had some good in him although he would of 8400 extra is required. The monthly pressure on France. This object having not volunteer, so he was the first man I cost for lighting the new south block was

the Austrian has simplified. nominated to be sworn in as a special under estimated, and the vote is chiefly on a strategie scheme, which the defeat of Constable. He has quite distinguished for that block The animal depot and 91-10 84 himself, and ecens to have found a sphere slaughter-honse rate of $300 asked for is for which he has special capacity. Mr. for lighting the swine slaughter-house. Mester, who is here, sent his head Chinese which has recently been made. That sort detective to the Peak one night to see

of work takes place very early in the how the specials were getting on.

morning.

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GERMAN GENERAL CAPTURED.

The German General Friese tried to commit suicide when he was ordered to retreat in France, and was captured.

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As soon as the crisis became acute made some inquiries about the Emperor's earlier frame of mind, and was told on excellent authority that for the first time he had abandoned the part of "keeper MESSES. VAN VOLLENHOVEN of the prace." There was in fact to be no more German newspaper articles in the

crisis. Morocco

under the heading Guillaume le Poltron." I do not mean that the Emperor was determined upon Press such as appeared during the

war, but he had removed his restraining" hand, and Germany drifted slowly but surely through the cross currents to the LAGER BEER on the Markɔt. Russian altimatum and to war. The more. futile they were. Instead of drawing sincere the efforts made for peace the more

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