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"SCHARNHORST" AND

AT SAMOA.

A THRILLING INCIDENT.

LONDON, October 9th.

-12.10 p.m. -...

Thore has been a thrilling interlude at Samoa, which is running smoothly under the Union Jack. The German warships Scharnhorst and The garrison of New Zealanders manned. Gneisenau entered Apia. their guns, expecting a bombardment, but the warships departed.

́À German steamer appeared later, and was chagrined to find the Union Jack still flying.

THE WESTERN THEATRE OF

WAR.

RUSSIANS TAKE 10,000 GERMAN PRISONERS AND 40 GUNS.

LONDON, October 9th.

An Amsterdam telegram reports that a German communiqué states In the western that there are no facts of decisive importance to report. theatre of war the Russians, marching from Lomza, have reached Lyck. LONDON, October 10th.

4.40 a.m.

An official message from Petrograd states that the fighting on the East Prussian front has continued since the 8th inst. The Russians are pursuing the offensive and have occupied Lyck. Since the failure of the German invasion, the Russians have captured 10,000 prisoners and forty

guns.

9.45 p.m.

A Petrograd communiqué says:-Obstinate fighting is proceeding in East Prussia. The Germans retiring from Lyck blew up the bridges.

Artillery duels are in progress on the Vistula.. BRITISH AEROPLANES DESTROY A ZEPPELIN AT DUSSELDORF.

LONDON, October 9th.

The Admiralty announces through the Official Press Bureau that Commander Spencer Grey. reports that, as authorised, he carried out with Lieutenants Marix and Sippe a successful attack on the airship shed at Dusseldorf. Lieut. Marix's bombs, dropped from a height of 500 feet, pierced the shed and destroyed a Zeppelin. The flames were observed to be 500 feet high, this being the result of igniting the gas in the airship. The feat was & All three officers are safe, but the aeroplanes were lost. remarkable one. The distance flown was over a hundred miles and the. previous attack had put the cuemy on their guard and caused them to mount anti-aircraft guns.

An Amsterdam telegram says a German communiqué admits that a bomb from a hostile aeroplane yesterday pierced the cover of a Zeppelin in the Dusseldorf airship hal...........

GENERAL WAR ITEMS.

AUSTRALIA'S REPLY TO GERMAN SLANDERS.

LONDON, October 9th.

A telegram from Melbourne says that the Commonwealth has offered an additional Light Horse Brigade for service in Europe, and the offer has been accepted. It is emphasised that this is Australia's reply to German slanders against British rule.

ANOTHER GERMAN ISLAND CAPTURED.

LONDON, October 9th.

A message frumn Melbourne says it is reported that another German island has been captured.

EXCHANGE.

LONDON, October útb. The London Metal Exchange has resolved that all naturalised British subjects who are candidates for membership must give proof of exemption from citizenship of the country of origin. It has also decided that from the new year. authorised and unauthorised clerks must be British subjects.

PRECAUTIONS ON THE LONDON METAL

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LORD HALDANE ON THE TERROR OF MILITARISM.

LONDON, October 30th.

ó.00 p.m. Lord Haldane addressed two great rerruiting meetings at New- castle. In the course of his speeches he said that he wished to say emphatically that it was fortunate the war had come when wo were .bound with three Powers. We should have been in a difficult position if we had been attacked alone. The terms of peace must be that the Militarism which perverted every talent of the German nation should be crushed and broken, and future generations freed from such a terror.

ST. PETER'S CHURCH, WEST POINT.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 12m, 1814.

BRITISH CASUALTIES. OFFICERS, KILLED AND WOUNDED IN RECENT

FIGHTING.

WAR NEWS.

9,000,000 MEN UNDER ARMS.

LONDON, September 7th. ROME, August 281.

The British missing officers include 18 According to a message from Petrograd,

the Russian from the Gordon Highlanders, 12 from it is oficially stated

from the ans practically the Royal Regiment, five capital that Russia completed the mobilisation of 8,000,000 Middlesex Regiment, and four from the

Royal Scots.

The War Office has issued the names of the 10 officers killed, 28 wounded and 48 missing.

men.

This force is divided into four armies of 2,000,000 men cach and these will be put into the field ono after the other.

AUSTRIANS AND GERMANS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

CAPE TOWN (via London), Aug. 30th The process of rounding up Austrian and German resorvists from the different: parts of the Union of South Africa and holding them as prisoners of war has been proceeding for a fortnight. Some 8,000 are now detained in a special camp at Johannesburg.

Prince Salm-Salm and several other officers have been given special quarters in Bloemfontein. Prince Salm-Balm is a Captain in the Prussian cavalry:

APPALLING SACRIFICE OF MEN. LONDON, September 4th. A lance-corporal of the Connaught Bangers, who was wounded in Belgium,

The and invalided home, states: disconcerting thing about the present fighting is that we seldom see the enemy. We lay for ten hours in the trenches last Saturday with the rifle bullets dropping around as like rain drops, but we saw only a line of white puffs of smoke on the horizon. We were fighting for three days before we set cyes on the Germans. Then we had plenty of hand-to-hand fighting.

in an

The Germans sacrifice men appalling fashion for the sake of making an impression. One British position, dominated by a German battery, clearly could not be held long, yet the German infantry attacked it in a long, never- ending stream, and our rifle gun fire tore hideous gaps in their ranks. The Red Cross men afterwards picked up, at that position alone, 1,600 German dead and wounded, whereas the British lost. only 20 men there. We are wondering how long the Germans can keep up this sort of thing."

WORST FEATURE OF THE WAR.

LONDON, September 4th.

A sergeant-major, in a letter from the front, states: The worst about this war is not the fear of losing life, hat the hellish nerve-racking noise The townsmen, accustomed to trafic, stand it much better than the countrymen, and those recruited from the big cities are far the fittest. A London lad told me the noise of the guns was no worse than the rear of the omnibuses."

GERMAN CAT-O NINE TAILS.

PETROGRAD, September 6th. When the Russians boarded the German cruiser Magdeburg, which was abandoned under fire when aground in the Gulf of Finland, they made curious discovery in respect to German discipline. In the cabin of every officer was found a formidable cat-o nine tails, which in every case-bore signs of hard usage.

THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA- HUNGARY.

LONDON, September 6th...

A diplomátist at Vienna states that the old Emperor, Francis Joseph, is still able to take short walks, but his condition is pathetic. It was not thought at Vienna that Germany would rashly jump at the chance afforded by the Austro-Servian trouble to force Austria into a greater war than she wished for, and then enter the long-wished-for task of smashing up Europe.

VILLAGERS ATTACK UHLANS.

BORDEAUX, September 7th.

A refuge atates that near Vonziers recently 30 youths and women, armed with rifles, ambushed a body of Chlans, and Next day a killed nearly all of them, big force of Uhlans appeared on the scene, burned the village and incinerated five

children.

GERMANS SHELL THE BRITISH LEADER'S HEADQUARTERS,

At

LONDON, September 7th. The Rouen correspondent of the Daily. Mail states: "Throughout the British retirement from Mons and Compiegne the Germans were uncannily acquainted with Sir John French's headquarters." Decantean and St. Quentin, they shelled the buildings occupied by the British Commander-in-Chief and his staff."

GERMAN GENERAL'S DEATH.

REMARKABLE REPORT.

KILLED.

The following are among the killed: Colonel Ansell, sth Dragoons. Major Cawley, 20th Hussars. Major Davy, Middlesex Regiment. Capt. Duncombe Shafto, Royal Scots. Capt. Knowles, Middlesex Regiment.. Capt. Lumsden, Gordon Highlanders, Capt. Mellor, Royal Irish Regiment.

WOUNDED.

Gorman triumphal advance on Paris tanst have been most exhausting and they were hampered the whole way, The German casualties are placed at between 209,000, and 300,000,

A further factor is that the situation in the East may be even more critical than is believed owing to the inability of the Austrian Army to hold the Russians and that the rumours of the transference of German troops from West to East are true.

A SECOND RORKE'S DRIET... An eye-witness of the Cambrai fight' likens the last stand of the British gunners to the Zululand fight at Rorke's Drift. Seven hundred British troopa : took up a position on high ground in the rear of Tournai, with 22 fold pieces and two Garrison Artillery guns on their right. Their infantry entrenched and the German shrapnel made good practico from the north-west of Tournai which the British effectively returned. meanwhile awaiting the arrival of a French Army Corps. The situation was critical when the Uhlans were reinforced and charged down the streets leading to the British position, and swept round their flanks The missing are Colonel Gordon and with desperate bravery, charging to the Colonel Neish, both of the Cordon High-very muzzles of the British guns. landers; Major Butler, Irish Guards; Major Duff, Gordons; Major Long, Medical Department; Major Panter Downes, Royal Irish; Major Simpson, Gordans, and Major St. Leger, Royal Irish.

Colonel Cox, Royal Irish. Major Aboll, Middlesex Regiment." Major Allen, Gordons, Major Toogood, Lincolnakire Regiment,

MISSING.

LONDON, September 12th. The following additional casualties among the officers are announced:- Lieutenant R. H. Parker, R.F.A., Lieut. J. B. Gough, R.F.A., killed.

Captain Whish, East Surrey Regiment, died in hospital.

Wormald, 12th Lieutenant Colonel Lancers; Major C. J. Simpson, Gordon Highlanders, wounded.

Captain Fell and Captain Caldecott were killed in the fighting in Nyasaland.

LONDON, September 18th.. Among the killed are Lieut. C. Cogan, Northumberland

Fusiliers.

Captain A. Hewat, Royal Seuts. Captain Jemmett Browne, Royal Sussex Regiment.

Licut. A. Perrott, Berkshires.

Lieut. J. Sword, Fourth Hussars, and Lieut. Woodgate, Royal Lancasters.

Officers who have died from wounds are:--

Captain Dalgleish, Black Watch. Captain R. E. Drake, Lincolnshires. Lieut. Col. Guy C. Kaight, Loyal North Lancashires.

Lieut. E.J. Thompson, Welsh Fusiliers.

FRENCH CASUALTIES.

The French War Office is beginning to Publish a list of casualties of officers, Already one general has been killed, and among those whose deaths is announced to-day is Licut Colonel Patrick Mahon, killed while fighting in Alsace. He came of an old Irisli stock, and belonged to the same family as President MacMahon,

Deceased, who was a regular contributor to the Temps, published articks on military subjects, under the pseudonym "Art Ross, besides writing several books.

Philippe Millet, another writer, also figures in the casualty list, among those wounded. He was for several years the correspondent in London, and Temps

he has many friends where connections.

TELEGRAMS.

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DEATH OF CARDINAL FERRATA.

ROM, October 10th. Cardinal Ferrata, Pontifical Secretary of State, died this afternoon.

KING OF ROUMANIA DEAD:

LONDON, October 10th.

A telegram from Petrograd says that

the King of Roumania is dead.

King Charles of Roumania was born in April, 1839, and was thus 75 years of age. He was crowned King in May, 1881.]

CORRESPONDENCE."

GARMENTS FOR THE TROOPS.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS"]

Survivors state the Germans admitted they put quickfrers into Red Cross

SIR, Referring to Dr. Brangwin's wegona eo as to be able to get in clons. A gunner who was shut in both bgs, letter of the 6th instant, I beg to stato The that some persons in authority, namely, summed up the episode thus: Germans won't be so cocksure next time. the Defence Authorities at Home, have We gave them hell."

already given a list of useful things, viz: Handkerchiefs (neutral tints, not white), flannel shirts (any colour), cholera belts, Nightingales (made of nannel or warm stuff), woollen socks and vests, (large size), underpants

Cardigan jackets, ecarves sweaters, (wide enough to rear over the head and wrap round the acck).

AN ANGRY KAISER

"EXTERMINATE THE BRITISH:"

LONDON, October 2nd. The Times quotes from a trustworthy source the text of the Kaiser's order of September 19th: It is my royal and imperial command that you concentrate

This list was received from the British. your energies for the immediate present upon one single purpose: that is, you Consulate-General, Shanghai, and was address all your skill and all the valur cerimunicated to the British ladies at this of my soldiers to exterminate the port on Wednesday, September 30th.-1 treacherous English and walk over am, Sir, General army,"

French's contemptible

WORRIED. AUSTRIA.

little

OFFICIAL ASSURANCES DON'T ABSURE.

LONDON, October 2nd. Despite official assurances in Viene that there is no occasion for anxiety the news of the Russian invasion of Hungary exoiting the gravest apprehension throughout the monarchy and the work of constructing, fortifications round Vienna New cases of cholera are reported daily is being pushed ahead rapidly.

and various districts of in Vienna Hungary,

TREATMENT OF BRITISH MERCHANT SHIPS IN GERMAN PORTS.

Yours very truly,

G: D. PITZIPIOS

(Consul). H.M. Consulate. Swatow.

October 8th, 1914.

We have also heard the suggestion mnde in several quarters that mittens would be.

useful for the men on sentry duty.ED.]

AN OIL-FUEL SHIP.

The steam trials took place on Saturday of the Asiatic Petroleum Company's re- constructed vessel, the $.8. Unio. The ship was formerly the Tiingone, which, as a result of fire, was almost demolished in Juno last when travelling, in Indian, waters. The wreck was towed to Hong- kong, and as a result of several months' work upon her in the Taikoo Dockyard emerged quite new again. on Saturday, And also under the new name of Unio. Of The Gazette contains information in the purely oil-carrying type of vessel respect to the treatment of British mer- -the Unio is an ocean-going. ship- shant ships and their cargoes in German the propelling power is supplied by perts, taken from the Loudon Gauctie of oil-fuel and the furnaces have been so constructed that in a ense of necessity.

The trisis August 8th.

On the night of August 4th, the coal may also be used.

satisfactory. Being Secretary of State received the following were entirely notien from the German Ambassador: suilt to do a speed" of wine knots, the The hoperial Government will keep ye.sel registered a mean speed, without merchant vessels flying the British flag forcing of 10.04 up and down the two- interned in German harbours, hat willzaile course, this with a light draught. liberate thom if the Imperial Government receive a counter undertaking from the British

within forty-eight Government hours."!

GERMANS SMOKED OUT.

PARIR, September 7th. The British success in the Compiegne Forest campaign was of considerable magnitude, and it involved the employ mont of a large force of artillery. Great

On August 5th a copy of the Order in numbers of Germans were concealed..in Council issued on August 4th as to the the forest, and British artillerien treatment of enemy merchant vessels in assumed positions around the outshirts of part of the forest, while fires were brition ports at the date of the outbreak started among the trees and undergrowth. of hostilities was communicated to the The Germans were driven out by the Ambassador of the United States in flames, and were exposed to a terribly London, who was then in charge of effective fire from the British guns; their German interests in this country, with a request that he would be so good as to losses were extremely heavy.

cause enquiry to be made of the German Government as to whether the terms of Articles III to VII of the Order in Council constituted an undertaking of the nature the German Governraent required, and under which they would liberate merchant vessels flying the British flag interned in German harbours.

BRITISH FORCE TRAPPED.

BOULOGNE, September 7th. Lieut. Drake, of the 11th Hussars, with a corporal has arrived at Boulogne. He states that their squadron was routed, at Mons, but, entrenching themselves, fired the German cavalry, and then

On August 7th a communication was on gradually fell back, hoping the enemy received from the United States Embassy would pass a wood where some French that the United States Minister at Stock- troops were supposed to be posted. For holma had sent the following telegram some reason, the maneuvre failed, but the signed by the United States Ambassador squadron fought a rearguard actio; at Berlin: They dismounted at intervals, and held They the Germans back by rifle fire.

the suffered heavily from.

German artillery and on reaching Honcourt, near Cambrai, bad only half the squadron left. a railway The squadron followed cutting to a crossing, where the German

The United States Embassy added that. infantry opened fire on them, shosting many men and horses. Forty of them rode they did not believe that this telegram into a neighbouring street, and were was a reply to the message which had been which

Please state if England has issued Pro. clamation that she gives permission to enemy

ships to leave Britith posts until midnight. August 14th. If this is so, Germany will issua corresponding orders. Reply through German Legation, Stockholm."

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

OCTOBER CAPTAIN'S CUP AND POOL.

Played over Happy Valley 3rd, 41) and' th October, with the following result; —

CUP

*Mr. C. C. Clarks

Captain W. D. Lindsay Mr. E. V. I, Part. Dr. Lindsay Woods Mr. S. H. Dodwell Mr. Stanley Cooke Captain Riley

89-13 75

00- 8 82

01-9 12

8-3 83

00- € 84

23-14 8% 105-20-85

* Qualifica for Cup.

Poul,.

Mr. A. H. Ferguson *MF. C. C. Clarke.

Captain W. D. Lindsay Mr. E. V. D. Parr Dr. Lindsay Woods Mr. S. I. Dodwell Mr. Stanley Cooke Captain Riley......

Divide Pool.

30 entries.

75 79-4 £8-13 75 90- 8. 62

21-9 $2 86 3 83 10-6 84 82-14,84 .103-20 85-

INTIMATIONS

CALDBECK,

again trapped at right angle, we were transmitted to Berlin. On enquiry at the MACGREGOR&C.

were at and were Embassy shortly before barricaded. Some Germans from midnight it was ascertained that na adjacent houses opened a devastating further communication had been received fire, and when the remnant reached the from Berlin, wood they split into two nortions, some of the men gradually reaching the coast. FIRST BRITISH REGIMENT ENGAGED.

The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has therefore no information as to the treatment accorded to British merchant ships and their cargoes in German ports," and has accordingly addressed.NZ notification to the Lords. Commissioners of the Treasury and the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.

D

This notification mentioned that no

(ESTABLISHED 1864.

SOLE AGENTS FOR

LONDON. September 12th. A Private in the West Kent Regiment says that a Company of the Regiment, being on outpost duty, was the first to meet the enemy at Mons on 23rd August.

The Company lost all its Ohors except information had been received that the BL

showed Bell, who Lieutenant bravery in fetching in the wounded.

GENERAL REVIEW OF THE AMAZING CHANGE.

great

OSTEND, September 7th.. Details of the death of General von Bulow, one of the German leaders in Belgium, have just been published. These show that a Belgian lad, named Hailes, Until then, the Bishop stated, ho had asked his domestic Chaplain, the Rev. W 19 years of age, upon noticing, from a T. Featherstone, to be responsible for the distance of 900 yards, a German officer On the invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Sunday morning service, and the pastoral studying a map, crawled among the He reminded corpses of his comrades until he came to He thea Piercy a gathering of namerous members care of the congregation. of St. Peter's congregation took place at them that Mr. Featherstone had many within 400 yards of the officer. "Earnsfoot," Robinson Road, on Satur- other duties, and though he was intensely took careful aim and fired, the officer After tea, the Bishop of willing it would not be right to expect falling dead. The lad, upon rushing up, day afternoon. Victoria addressing the company said that anything like the services of a whole found that his victim was General von He removed the officer's boots, St. Peter's Church was passing through a time Chaplan from him. He urged the Bülow.

LONDON, September 13th. risis. For many years it had had the members of the congregation to give him donned his uniform, and then traversed

No adequate explanation has yet been fostering care of the Chaplain of the their hearty and prayerful co-operation the German lines. When near the Belgian Mission to Seamen. He recalled Mr. and to do all in their power, not only for troops he discarded the general's belmet received of the amazing change in the situation in France. The tide began to France's devotion and the crowded St. Peter's Church, but for the whole and put his own cap on his head.

King Albert has knighted the lad for turn with a sudden and inexplicable church of a few stars ago. Then many Church of God in the widest sense seamen lored to attend. Conditions were The Rev. W. T. Featherstone also spoke, his action, and has presented him with von change in the direction of the German right wing when practically at the gater now changed. It was no longer the centre and expressed his readiness to serve Bülow's horse and pocket-book. of sailors haunts, and as the present to the full extent of the limited share of German bank-notes to the value of of Paris, giving the Allies an unexpected!

He spoke of his 135.000 francs (about £5,400) found in the opening of which they immediately to

advantage. Military experts point out Chaplain of the Mision to Seamen his time available. argently desired to be released from the special interest in young men and his vest pockets of the uniform of General vont after all the German General Staff dastoral charge of the Church, the desire to be helpful to them in Hongkong. Bülow have been handed by King Albert had no experience of war and hir

Mr. Featherstone is a B. A. of Wadham to the Bed Cross Society. A secret pocket mistaken the Allien rotirement Bishop had felt it right to allow him to

tho General's jacket contained abandonment of fortressca for a resign the Chaplainer of the Church with-College, Oxford, and after bolding some

∙Allies' movement was out preiudicing the case when there is a important scholastic appointments was memoranda giving interesting details of whereas the change is the Mission to Sramen Chap-ordained to the Curacy of St. James, the battlefield and of the enemy's skilfully conducted and the Army, wan Jaincy, which takes place next, April. Carlisle, two years ago."

intentions.

nowhere beaten. On the other hand, the

and

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treatment accorded to British merchant ships and their cargoes, was not less favourable thau that accorded to enemy. merchant ships by the Order-in-Council Articles III to issned on August 4th. VIII of that Order would therefore come into force.

APPOINTMENTS.

The Gazette announces the following appointments:--

Election of Professor W. J. Hinton and re-election of Dr. C. Marriott to he Members of the Council of the University of Hongkong.

Capt. H. R. Walker, 25th Panjabis, to be Inspecting Officer of the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve.

Capt. L. G. Rird, Hongkong Volunteer Reserve, to be Honourary Adjutant.

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