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EGE OF TSINGTAU.

ND KAISER FORTS DAMAGED.

LONDON, October 18th,

3.20 p.m.

fcially announced in Tokyo that warships destroyed a

Altis and Kaiser forts. Aeroplanes simultaneously throw asualties were:-One British killed and two wounded;

"[JAPANESE OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.]

8. Imai, Cobeul-General for Japan at Hongkong, forwards Ing official news received by him on Saturday morning:- The Commander-in-Chief of the Second Squadron reports on the

ber that one part of our Second Division, together with one British proceeding to the north of Ta Kong Island on the 14th October,

bombarded the Iltis and Hui Chian Chuc fortresses destroying part J. At the same time, one of our aeroplanes, flying over the Hui Chüsn fortress, throw bombs upon it, while observing the effect of our fring. his battle wo sustained no damage,”

THE GERMAN WAR CONSPIRACY.

ANOTHER INSTANCE OF PRE-ARRANGED

SCHEMES.

LONDON, October 18th.

6.45 p.m.

Owing to the discovery in France and elsewhere of concrete boda. in stories, apparently prepared for big guns, a raid was made on a Geran factory at Willesden, and concrete floors were found to exist there. Nytorous Germans are temporarily detained.

THE BUKHAREST OUTRAGE.

NESSRS. BUXTON OUT OF DANGER.

BUKHAREST, October 16th. Messrs. Noel and Charles Buxton, the two well-known English gentlemen who were shot at by a Young Tark as they were proceeding to the funeral of King Carlos, are now out of danger.

Suvia, October 16th.

The assassin stayed at the same hotel as the brothers Buxton here, and followed them as they left.

The Turk said that he was attached to the Constantinople newspaper Our Age. The antrage has caused profound sensation and indignation, as the brothers are highly esteemed.

CANADA'S MILITARYsemicurɣUNE

LONDON, October 17th. 11.45 p.m.

It is announced that the Bank of England will advance the money. ·

quired this year for Canada's military expenditure. A permanent War Loan will be floated later.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, 1914.

E FOOTBALL SEASON OPENED. quite good; the halves were inexhaustible, and the backs were always sure of their HONGKONG FIC. », POLICE.

kick. There was little in the game worthy of detailed description, but taken all through it surpassed a great many games seen on the Club ground even at the latter

en in Hongkong, where civilian foot

-especially the followers of the codo-havo. frequently been ched for an unworthy apathy, the n of the football season

proper" inariably in past years created some aut of excitement and enthusiasm, and na tle discussion between the votaries of heart as to prospects, new players, anoter little items that contribute to use utball small taik" interesting. There is been nothing of this latterly, hveve, and Beason 1914-15 was ushered in on be Hongkong Football Club's ground Saturday with an almost sacred quietnes It was entirely due to the initiativ of the Police that the game was arranged They have several reputedly valuable ootball recruits on the strength now, anckeenly desired to give them a chance to how their paces:

end of last season.

CRICKET.

MR. BRAWN'S XI. 7. MR. WHABEN'S'IL

WAR NEWS.

STRENGTH OF THE RUSSIAN FORCES.

A Russian force of 3,500,000 men is now in the field--1,000,000 in the neighbour. hood of the Niemen, 1,500,000 in Galicia, and 1,000,000 between. Warsaw and Bilesia. The armies are being reinforced at the rate of 60,000 daily.

CHINESE CONCEPTIONS OF

WARFARE

TELEGRAMS.

(THROUGH EXUTER'S AGENCY.]

DEATH OF ITALY'S FOREIGN MINISTER.

Rus, October 16th. The Marquis di San Guiliano, the

"THE BLUE BIRD."

Thanks to the splendid work of ladies who have kindly undertaken sule of advance tickets and the gone response of the public, all Dress G tickets issued for the Gala Perform were disposed of in one day, and, as a limited number of Stall advance tic are still available, those wishing to present that night are advised to se their tickets at ones. As the adv

solling very rapidly, it will be advis to obtain the same for this night with delay.

THE SIEGE OF TSINGTAU. had brought a large number of cattle Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs, is tickets for the second night are

According to a telegram from English war correspondeal, received by the British authorities in Peking (says an Araht dispatch), the Japanese have effectively set siege to Tsingtan city on the north-cast, north, and south. Tho plan of operations of the Japanese is to capture the city without destroying it The source at Li-san of the water supply in Tsingtau having been destroyed. wator famine is being experienced by the German forec...

MACHINESE IDEA OF BRITISH

INDIVIDUALITY.

The education of the British peolpe says a Chinese paper; the Ano Min Kung Pao, has laid great emphasis on the conduct of issued instructions to his soldiers who individual persons. When Lord Kichener were going to start for the Continent, ho pointed out that the fate of the Nation depends solely upon the individual actions of each soldier, and that they should not mar the honour of Englishmen in the enemy's territory. Since they came to Shantung we notice that his instruc- tions have been carefully followed. It is, not because the British soldiers have been captivated by the charm of the words con- tained in his instructions, but it is because they have been thus educated for a long time before receipt of such instruc

tions.

GERMAN AVIATOR S

EXPERIENCES.

Many wild and ridiculous rumours are affoas among the Chinese inhabitants in Shantung regarding the fighting which is now guing on between the Japanese and German troops. Most of the simple country folk appear to be destitute of any ides as to the manner in which modern warfare is conducted with the latest refinements of Western civilisation. One from among the many rumours current among them is that the Japanese from Korea and Formosa for the purpose dead."- the neighbourhood of Tsingtau, that they of ascertaining the existence of mines in let loose 1,000 of these cattle, which walked into the enemy's position hale and sound. The Germans, the tale went, were unexpected arrival of live cattle at a naturally very much delighted at this time when the food supplies of the garrison Chinese report says nothing as to whether were running short. The the Germans have formally acknowledged receipt of the Japanese present,

Another rumour circulated among the Chinese at Taimo is to the effect that the Japanese are going to try Kwagyu (fire- bull) tactics against the Germans. The trick referred to is to fasten lighted torches on to the horns of bulls, and drive the animals against the enemy. This Chinese strategist. Dentan, and was in method of offence was invented by a vogue among the warring Colestials 2,000 years ago, and was also tried by Japanese during the feudal era. That the Chinese of the present day should still believe the efficiency of such an ancient and obsolete method of warfare shows that the age of innocence has hardly passed away yet for them.

These cattle stories among the Chinose are supposed to have originated in the fact that the British troops in Shantung have provided themselves with a generous supply of beef on the hoof."Japan Chronicle.

GERMAN COMMENT ON BRITISH

MILITARY SUPPORT.

LONDON, October 17th...

A message from Rome states that the Premier is acting as Foreign Minister.

CORRESPONDENCE.

CONFUCIANISM AND REPUBLICANISM.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE “RÝNGKONG

DAILY PRESS."]A

SIR, It is always a pleasure to see oneself in print; but whether what we

matter. But I maintain that before any write is sense or otherwise, is another

one launches himself into a newspaper argument it is necessary for him to well study his subject and be a master of sarde.

Your correspondent, Ng Tai Chi, instead of showing why he did not agree. with me, when I said that the adoption of Confucianism as the State Religion of Chine was a suggestion by Yuan with a view to the Imperial Throne, simply went on to say that he did not believe it, qualifying his disbelief with some very strong phrases.

If Ng Tai Chi would read the The Berlin Tageblatt says, that owing Confucian Analects as commented on by A recent issue of the Brandenburger to England's rapid dispatch of reinforce either Chu Hai or Hung An Kwok, be Zeitung, a German newspaper contains menti, the German movements in France the following account of the experience have been seriously checked, and the effect will see that I was right in maintaining of one of the Kaiser's aviators. It was of the assistance given by England to | thạt Confucius was intolerant of any said to have been writeon by a German France has become more pronounced than thing but properly constituted Empires or aviator to his parents:-

ever, but the effect of this assistance will monarchies. not be permanent.

The basis of the Confucian teaching is the five relations (Wu Lun), The arst

DISTRESS IN GERMANY.

They can be had at Messrs. Mout well as from the ladies who undertaken to sell them

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TRADING WITH THE ENEMY The Gazette contains the follow announcoont:-

It is hereby notified that a proclam tion was issued by His Majesty the Kit on the 8th day of October, 1914, amendin in the following respects the Trading wit the Enemy Proclamation No. 2 issued o 9th day of September, 1914, which wa published in the Hongkong Governmen Gazette Extraordinary of the 8th day d October, 1924:

1-Heading (vi.) of paragraph No. is revoked and the following is substitute therefor:-

(vi)-Not to make or enter into any net marine, life, fire or other policy of contract of insurance (including re-insuranos) with or for the benoff of an enemy; not to accept, or give effect to any insurance of, any visi arising under any policy or contract of insurance (incluiting reinsurance made or entered into with or for the benefit of an enemy. ...

SECOND MATE'S ALLEGED

INDISCRETIONS..

INQUIRY AT THE MARINE COURT.

At the Marine Court on Saturday, George William Eedy, Master of the British steamer Anhui, preferred charges of misconduct against J. W. Scott, second mate of the ship.

The Court was composed of Commander

"Lost Sulurday night, while our com- pany still lay in our garrison, I received orders to start on flight into the French country at daybreak on the following morning. The assignment was as follows: from our garrison, over the French fortress into France, thence westward to Maus to spy out the land for the French lines of communication, and to fly back. struggling to buy cheap, inferior meats, we are told, when sent for by his Prince, Mr. G. W. Cockman, Master of H.M.3, The entire distance was 300 kilometres.

while the poor remain in the streets over would not wait for his carriage; and we Malta; Mr. G. T. Tough, Master of the By way of preparation maps of the night awaiting the opening of butchers must never forget that he refused to str. Inensong; and Mr. A. H. Stewart, whole region were minately studied until shops to get the scraps from the previous lend it to be used as a hearse for the Master of the str. Haimun. midnight. The next morning at cook day. The Vuruerta (which seems still coffin of his beloved disciple Yen Yuan, crow our Gotha Taube rolled across the to exist, despite its reported suppression) alleging that it would be indecorous for Mr. D. Lewis (Mesars, Johnson, Stokes

remarks that unless the Government takes him to walk. city square, then roso and headed

& Master) represented the complainant, westerly. In half an hour we had measures to relieve the distress of the un-

Tho description given us by his and Mr. P. W. Goldring appeared for. reached an attitude of 1:200 metres above employed there can be little hope of suc disciples, about his behaviour

when defendant. the town. Then we headed for the French ss in the war.

having an audience with his Prince or border and immediately my observer,

employed by the latter in some offics.curs assemble to inquire into the follow- The President read a Jattan-ju semua ka Firat Lieutenant 4 called attention

A Hague telegram states that the Dutch Toyalty to the Prince" must be above overying charges:-That on

Detober te Unter we were being fired at by hostile fear that the Kaiser will violate Dutch other conteration. Morever non defondant was under the influence of

through artillery,

out the Analects and the We do neutrality.

Dutch officer says (Spring and

Autumn Records) he liquor while on duty; that he was under not wish to fight with ndemns in the strongest terms all the the influence of liquor on the 8th inst. any country. but should

we be officials who should revolt against the while on duty; neglect of duty on the same. compelled to fight, I know what country tyranny of their Princes.

day and altering the course without We have it is we shall have to fight.

When the people are told that this is orders, thereby colliding with a fairway forts, guns and dykes for protecting our the Saintliest Sage, from whose teachings buoy and endangering the ship. neutrality, and we have thousands of

no one should depart, when the people Mr. Goldring asked for a remand on the troops at The Hague and on the frontier."

are told that these teachings must be ground that the charges were not served. disregarding them has disregarded the had an opportunity of preparing his regarded as Bible truths, and anyone on defendant, and therefore he had not Religion of his country and is fit only to defence.

A London message dated October 6th of these is said by Confucius to be that says that the unemployed in Germany are between the King and his officials Basil Taylor, R.N., Lieut. Commander fast increasing, and the situation is grow-subjects; this is even above the relation M. R. J. Maxwell Scott, H.M.S. Tumar; 10g very grave. In Berlin people are between parents and children. Confucius,

so we climbed to 2,000 metres. Next wo noticed that three of the Allies' aeroplanes were pursuing us, but soon we outdistanced and lost sight of them. Later we beard that two of the enemy's machines had been brought down by our artillery, Both hands of one of the pilots were said to have been blown away by a shot,

I

WAR ITEMS.

A

order

With a threefold harrah wo now flow Referring to the physical training of over the border toward a battlefield of the the new recruits, a corrcepondent in the war of 1870-71, which we reached without Manchester Guardian Eny's it is very any further untoward incidents. Here

mouth-breathing; so, partly by way of we noticed long columns of troops march-difficult to cure some men of the habit of ing from the south toward north-east. peneity, partly by way of precaution, the

We were now continually fired upon. saw among other things how a battalion mental doctors have obtained a supply of babies' dummies, and if a man is of infantry stopped in the street and aim-caught disobeying the

Bilently and quietly we sat in breathing he is made to pop one into his our Taube and wondered what would mouth and keep it there. happen next. Suddenly I noticed a fault quivering throughout the whole aeroplane. “That was all, as I saw later that one of the planes had four holes made by rifle bullets.

But without changing our Course,

on we flew until our duty was

ed at us.

Played on Saturday at Kowloon done." Scores:-

A. A. Claxton, b Else

MI ILAWN'S XI.

42

N. L. Railtou, e Robertson, b Black-

burn

0

F. J. R. Munn, b de Rome

28

K. McLennan, e Weaser, b de Rome... '10

W. Kay, Edwards, b. do Rome

0

H. 8. Rouse, b de Rome

0

N. T. Elson, & Else, b de Rome

B

A. O. Brawn, & Shroff, b de Romo .....

0

A

H. E. Hollands, b Robertson

5

B. Overy, e and b de Rome

0

Capt. Wheeler, b Robertson

0

4

8

..118.

The cilians got together quite representaive team for the beginning of the season and a couple of "strangers" in the intermediate line gave promise of good thing. The Police had had some practice before Saturday, whereas the Club men for the most part had not even Eeep football since the leather was stored away at then and of April last. In the circumstances, surprisingly good displays were given by both sides, and the com- bination of the Club Tarticular, was wings, ly gratifying, the twg

and Stalker on the left, and and Gace on the right, playing with a tympathetic understanding that ope scarcely expected to see. Of course there was a deal of hard and somewhat occasionally ill-judged kicking on both sides, but that was more or less looked for. The result a win for the Police by a goal to nil, about represented the progress of play The Club had their chances, one or two of them indeed were gifts. but Bomeho Swan was not seriously troubled. Ho wated the ball a trifle more keenly when Stalk was in possession in the danger zone, but the inside man didn't get the opportunity he worked for so tire- lessly, Reid, one the newcomers to the Police, scored the only point in the game. He took a low spare centre from Grimmett, found plenty of room between the backs to push his great bulk through, and beat Cope at close qbtors. From him one saw the old Scotch tactics of keeping tight on the defence, breventing them from a definite clearance and making them feel generally uncomfortable. It takes a great deal of this, however, to demoralise such old stagers as Hamilten and McCubbin, The Police defence was

A. W. Davidson, not out

P. R. Wolff, e and b de Rome

Extras

Total

Bowling Averages.

0.

B.

W

Blackborg

0 30. 1

Wensör

D 10 0

9

0

8

J

1.

13 1

De Rome......! Else

Robertson

0 19 2 MR. WEABER'S XI.

B. J. Edwards, e Hollands, b Claxton 24. A. R. F. Raren, retired ..........

Major Robertson, retired

F. J. de Rome, b Kay

J. H. Mes ran out

S. O. Else, & Hunn, b Kay....

WI. Weaser, did not bat

A. E. Silkstore, not out ...

1. J. Blackburn, c. Rouse, b. Wolff

A. G. Pile, not out......

F. P. Shroff, did not bat

50

51

27

:0

13

t

12

0

8

0

8

.193

M. R. V.

Extras

Total

Bowling Averages.

0.

1

422

$

10.28 0

8

0

46 1

0

22

0

·Maunuou McLennan

8

Kay Brawn Claxton Overy

H. S. Rouse......

Davidson

tarone, A

great

7th

The President-You have bad twenty- four hours.

Mr. Goldring replied that that was not enough. In a civil case at least four days

notice was given.

The President pointed out that this was not a Civil Court, and that two of the members were leaving port; one to-day and one to-morrow.

Confucianism will help. the

an outcast, can well see how opportunist, Yuan, to the Imperial What claims, I ask, has Confucianism to be regarded as a Religion? about

Aualects that when Chi Lu asked about We are told in Chapter XI. of the serving the spirits of the dead, While you are not able to serve man, how can you serve.

Mr. Goldring submitted that he was the spirits!!! Confucius was a moralist entitled to a remend. The summons had and a materialist; it would be fine if we not been properly served; it was sent to are to adopt materialism as a Religion him instead of to defendant. He would It will not do to adopt the teachings of not press this point, however, as it would Confucius as the State Religion because be merely a quibble. He would be ready the teacher was a good scholar; then to answer the charges on Monday, but this England must adopt Shakespearianism, day being inconvenient to the and Greece Socratiam, etc.

plainant, the case was remanded till Tuesday, at 10.30 a.m.

In view of the misconception which Confucius replied: appears to exist respecting the effect of the mobilisation of the British Army upon the number of horses available for carrying on the farming operations of the country, the Board of Agriculture state that returns obtained last June show that THE BLACKEST ANNALS IN THE the estimated number of horses used for agriculture is 783,430. The number of HISTORY OF BARBARISM.

heavy draught horses obtained recently

Ng Tai Chi says that had I been living The following is a more detailed report by the military authorities from agricul of the remarkable speech delivered by Mr.tural holdings is estimated at 9,000, or at the time of Confucius probably I

would have been as ardent an Imperialist Asquith at

recruiting only slightly over one per cent.

This shows how ignorant Ng Tai Chi is meeting:→→→

Speaking at a meeting of the committee of Chinese History. Is he acquainted The Prime Minister, referring to the of the Indian volunteers in London, with the teachings of Mencius, who lived way in which the Overseas Dominions, the Aga Khan, the leader of the Indian at a time not far distant from that of Crown Colonies, and India had come forward, said that never in history had Mohammedang, stated that he wished to Confucius, and was politically the same, so vast and eo diverse a community shown follow the field ambulance corps, which yet was the most glowing republican?

was to be sent to the front by the Indian

Your correspondent, sir, must not In the forget that many Chinese do not look volunteers as an interpreter. present crisis all Indians, irrespective of with favour at the adoption of

A

Cardiff

a spirit so unanimous and so resolute in response to a common appeal. In enter

;

ing upon this war, he said, we have no religion, creed, and race, were united. Confucianism as the State Religion, and

Hongkong, 17th 1914.

INTIMATIONS

CALDBECK,

J. Z. B.

(ESTABLISHED. 1864.

CHINESE STRIKE ON COASTING

STEAMERS.

There was a semblance of a strike on

SOLE AGENTS FOR

BEER.

com-

ill-will to gratify, no wrongs of our own to the event of the British national test think will prefer throw MACGREGOR&C. to avenge. We had no quarrel with Germany.

In 1912 we informed the power waning, it would mean that Indian in their lot with the "Anti-Yuans" than Britain hopes would be permanently destroyed. have Confucius as their God or Prophet. Gorman Government that declares that she will neither make nor This fact, was realised by the Indian Yours, etc., join in unprovoked attack upon Ger people early in the struggle. many." Aggression against Germany is There are new calls in these days on

"Ed not provided for in any agreement to Hampstead Heath

Brant!" which Great Britain is a party, but "Conservez la ligne!" and the like, Germany demanded of us in addition, at. They are rapped smartly out by a dapper a time when she was making enormous French non-commissioned officer in khaki, additions to her forces, especially upon with a little cane that is never still. He the sea, that we should go further end addresses about half a company of the pledge our neutrality if German should Foreign Legion in London that is engage in war. Though we have con- training to fight for England. He board the coasting steamers of the Indo- sistently worked for peace, to avoid the marches them up the hill and down the orchants Companies at Shanghai last FALCON LAGER eatastrophe of war, yet, we could not give bill, and all about the Heath through the Germany a free hand whenever she chose hot summer afternoons. The General week when the Chinese stewards, cooks, to select her opportunity to dominate the Staff sits with its lady friends on the boys and pantrymen refused to continuo European world, and we refused to make turf, and looks on apurovingly.

their duties. It appears, says the N- Daily News, that some months ago the any such agreement Four weeks-ago," continued Mr. Asquith, "I asked my

The Brussels correspondent of the Finen, concerned made application for an countrymen how we could have stood aloof Morning Post says:-"My examination increase in pay Their request was not and watched the wanton invasion of of the northern position led to an incident granted, and recently an ultimatum was France and Belgium by hordes who leave which illustrates the close watch for spies went to the companies threatening that Chinese tehind them a dismal trail of savagery. I entered an eataminet near Orsmael and unless the terms of devastation, and desceration, worthy of asked for coffee. The proprietor sent a employees were agreed to there would be the blackest annals in the history of little boy to acquaint the guard that a strike. As is usual with the Chinese AT HOME AND ABROAD FOR barbarism. Since then, we have seen. German-apy had come, because I spoke so when organizing matters of this kind, the still more clearly written, in letters of strangely, his speech being Flemish patois.appointed for a reply Last Monday bubble burst prematurely--before the dato' carnage and spoliation, the real nit of While drinking my calice I was inter- this long-prepared scheme against the liberties of Europe. We still believe in rupted by finding a pistol on each side of morning there was a general refusal of treaties, in the rights of the weak and my head. I was confronted with eight duty by the Chinese employees on the were arrested by the police in the French the dutics of the strong, and we look eager young Belgians panting for an coasting steamers, but two ring-leaders: forward, at the end of the war, to a Europe execution. Rather foolishly I reached for Concession. They were released later in which these great and simple truths my papers instead of putting my hands in the day upon promising to use their will be a safeguard against the up, almost with fatal consequences, efforts to arrange a settlement of the forth dispute, and also on account of the fre recrudescence of the era of Blood and Ultimately explanations were Iron."

coming, followed by apologies and that the shipping companies concerned protestations of friendship.

did not desire to prosecute.

the

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PURITY.

EXCELLENCE.

CHEAPNESS.