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ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

HONGKONG LEAGUE-DIVISION 1.

HONGKONG *F.G. BEATEN BY THE 1.0.4.

Saturday's game between the Club and the I.C.A. was important. A reverse for the Artillery would have given their nearest rivals, the Club, a sporting ahance of pulling off the championship, while a win for the R.A. would practical-

WAR NEWS.

ASIATIC CHOLERA AMONG AUSTRIAN WOUNDED.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 11TH, 1915.

Asiatic cholera, which broke out during October among the Austrian troops in Galicia, is causing grave concern in infection was carried by sick and wound several parts of Austro-Hungary, to whica ed soldiers sent back from the front.

CONCENTRATION CAMP RIOT.

INDO-CHINA AND THE WAR

WHAT HAS BEEN DONE÷

DA FLOURISHING FINANCES. In the course of his inaugural address et the opening session of the State Council of Indo China, last month, the Governor General, M. Vollenhoven, according to the Straits Times translation, said that the for service at the front comprised. 60 military force despatched from the colony officers, 650 non-commissioned officers and 1,400 of the best troops, accompanied by 20 military doctors. They had also son: forward 51 guns of 76 mm, with 30,000 shells, Bu mitrailleuses, 12,000 rifles and muskets, 350 mules sufficient for a whole brigade.

and equipment

of thanks should be conveyed to that Government from the Chinese Gorera- freut. In reply we have received a telegram stating that the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the United States lins suggested that the balance should be kept in the States to defray the expenses of the students instead of remitting it to Peking thus saving a great deal of remittance fees and other inconveniences, be used for the expenses of the Tsing Hua and that the funds kept in Peking might College, ste. After a further exchange of telegrams it has been decided that in case the Teing Hus College, the above balance money is required for the expenditure of should be remitted to Peking, etc.

give it to them. Both teams were "representativo, the Artillery being con, kiderably strengthened by the inclusion of Green, the ex-Argyle and Devan County forward, recently down from the North

Despite the treacherous nature of the pitch and a nearly uncontrollable ball, play was very fast and vigorous in the declaration roused the fury of his fellow allies, and 200,000 tons of coal had been approached to set apart 100,000. Gold |

A Frenchman, who had been confined in suspicion of his being a German, received the Lancaster concentration camp, upon

The wonderful natural resources of the his discharge upon his proving his nation colony had enabled them to despatch since ality, He declared his intention of join the beginning of the war no less than ing the French Army, and this indiscreet 300,000 tons of rice to France and the Subsequently 1,000 highly excited pri 1915 they could supply a million tons of prisoners, who wounded him on the head.supplied for military purposes. During soners, arnd with bricks, stones, iron rice, 20,000 tons of maize, a simillar and wood, rushed towards the outer gates quantity of salt and 700,000 tons of coal

Orderlies, with fixed; bayonets charging at the double, drove the Thanks to the magnificent financial situa rioters into the barrack rooms. A few tion, they had been able to place a sum of of the rioters were wounded and several 20 millions at the disposal of the home of the ringlenders were placed in solitary been devoted to the purchase of provisions

Government. confinement.

One million had already required by the Minister of War. So long as the mastery of the ocean highways was not undisputed the Government of Indo- China would insure ships loading in the ports of the colony against all war risks free of charge. In so doing the colony accepted a risk which represented a sum of not less than 15 millions. A splendid of the colony, both natives and Europeans, response had been made by the inhabitants

the French National War Relief Fund; to the Government's appeal on behalf of the subscription list now totalled over three millions.

FORMER BRITISH CONSUL'S

PECULIAR BEHAVIOUR..

opening, and there seemed little to choose between the sides. The Artillery perhaps showed somewhat superior finesse, and of the camp, better idea of where their own men were, but combination, if overdone, obstructs the fulfilment of its primary object, and the soldiers' inside-men made the mistake of persistently passing and re-passing with bus little progress, instead of shoot- ing on sight-the tactics most likely to bear fruit in the conditions.

Swan was the only forward to get the ball goalward, but there was too much elevation in his attempts. Following a prolonged attack

Much comment has been made upon the by the Club, the Artillerymen aguin closed in on enemy territory, and a well-respect to his visits to Berlin nad pro- recent action of Sir Roger Cazement, in

placed centre from the right, enabled German statements there. In view of his public position as late British Consul- Swan to beat Whitmarsh from close in.

that his pension from the Foreign Office General in Brazil, many people demand shall be cancelled..

His friends suggest

The leaders sustained a severe pressure for several minutes after this success, but

McCubbin's defenco was brilliant, and

MYSTERIOUS VISITS TO BERLIN AROUSE COMMENT.

BOUND FINANCE.

that he is suffering from mental derange-as, to the colony was thoroughly sound.

ment

MEETING REBELLION IN IRELAND

Berlin newspapere continue to employ every expedient possible for the incite ment of rebellion in Ireland.

a further score was prevented. The spasmodic rushes of the Club front rank in vivid contrast to the short, sharp *passing of their contemporaries - harassed the opposing defence, but the attacks soon spent themselves. In the second half the Club were at times far Admiralty has forbidden Grimsby trawl

The Daily Telegraph states that the more dangerous than they were in the ers to employ aliens. Fifteen hundred opening half, but the gunners defence Danes, are affected by the order, Alicas men, chiefly Norwegians, Swedes, and was very strong and steady. It was among the crews of oil steamers attached greatly aided by much misdirection on to the Admiralty's mercantile fleet auxi the part of the Hongkong forwards in the liary have also been discharged. distribution of the ball: All recognisa that it is one of the first duties of a forward, when not in a position to use the ball himself to the best advantage,

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SMART WORK BY THE GURKHAS

In spite of the crisis, the economic pusi

The total value of exports, and imports during the first-four months of the war though less than the total for the corres amounted to 130 millions. This figure,

the corresponding totals of 1911 and 1913. ponding months of 1913, was higher than The failures and liquidations during the year 1914 to date were one-third less than finance the situation was marvellous, in the preceding years. As regards Since the beginning of the war the budget surpluses had amounted to no less that six million piastres. This figure had only once been exceeded, in 1913. It was three times as great as the biggest surplus that had been realised before

The Ministry is of opinion that the Museum for the preservation of the ancient things, which the Government is. going to erect, is one of the Educational Institutions, and as it is a very difficult thing to raise funds, we should suggest that the American Government lie.

tions be approved, we will telegraph to Dollars for this purpose. If the sugges the Chinese Minister nt Washington to consult with the Government there. With regard to the above balance, on the 20th of the 12th month the American Government handed over to our Minister there an amount of 200,000 Gold Dollars,

President's Reply: The petition is hereby noted and referred to the Education.Pekian Gazette. Ministries of Interior, Finance and

DISASTROUS FIRE AT

SHANGHAI.

INTIMATIONS

LANE,

CRAWFORD & Co.

JUST RECEIVED :

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CARPETS AND RUGS.

TWO WEARING SURFACES INSTEAD OF ONE

IN CHARMING COLOURINGS AND DESIGNS.

THEY ARE OF

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BOTH

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WE HAVE THEM IN

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SOFA,

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COLOURED LITHOS ON APPLICATION.

TWO EUROPEANS INJURED

at No. 2, Hankow Road, Shanghai. The On New Year's morning a fire broke out fire was first noticed by Mrs. MacIntosh,

after five o'clock she heard her cat, which who resided on the top storey. The VO Daily News report states that shortly was in the habit of entering her room AND every morning, pawing at the knob of her hedroom door and newing. She at once was full of smoke got out of bed, and found that the room Sho called Captain phona to call the Fire Brigade, and they MacIntosh, and then went to the tele. arrived shortly afterwards. In the mean- time, Captain MacIntosh searched his broken out. He entered the kitchen, at in order to see where the fire had which was aled full of smoks, and raw at first thought that this was the full ex- that part of the roof was burning. Ho tent of the fire, but on the firemen enter ing the premises and getting to work, it ing and the roof was practically n fur- nice. As to where the fire originated, it is impossible to say at present. No flames were seen at the bottom portion of shutters and part of the verandah are the kitchen, and the fact that the wooden

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The monetary position, a reliable index to the degree of confidence felt by the population, was no less reassuring. The 6,400,000 piastres, as against 4,500,000 cash reserve held by the Treasury, waI

Chine the average reserve held since the beginning of the war was 17,500,000 previous year. The amount of money in Piastres as against 16,500,000 piastres the circulation was not even double the

colleagues, and give it always to the man who is in the most favourable position. It is of little use to persistently feed on wing to the exclusion of the other." There has always been a tendency among the Club forwards precipitatoly to rid them their tronches. They had coven officers paid a waria tribute to the whole-hearted of the firemen was considerably hampered

selves of the leather, with a conscquent inaccuracy of aim, and most frequently a headlessness of the positions of the other forwards. A merely ordinary footballer who keeps his head is sometimes of vastly greater benefit to his side than a brilliant player who is in the habit of becoming neery and nerves lie at the root of the misdirected combination of the Club forwards,

The NC. Daily News is indebted to a extracts from a letter received from his brother who, at the time it was written; was with the British Army in France: The poor little 2nd Gurkhas got badly Everything is going on all right. shelled in their trenches.

Spies must have given the show away, as they were dropping howitzer shells straight into out of ten killed, but they got their own back the next day and under a heavy fire from our guns they (300 of them) stalked up and found the Germans packed so thick that they couldn't use their bayonets their kukri and then went in with the properly so they thinned them out will bayonet and killed every single man

I saw a lot of the little men coming. back wounded, mostly in the hand and

“Rumour has it that we fapped a wire- The Artillery failed to add to their less and located the German Emperor's solitary score, although there were several and fur of the of our aliators went out found the pince full of largo exciting tussles inside the Club's goal motors and dropped several bonths on

HUMOUR IN THE TRENCHES.

area, and the civilians did not succeed in them; there was fearful confusion.” their efforts to share the spoils. The Artillery just about deserved to win. The game was ably controlled by Mr. F. W. Enger!

POLICE. AND NAVY DRAW,

A goalless draw was the outcome of the meeting of the Police and the Navy in connection with the Hongkong League. In the first half the exchanges... ruled fairly even, but both sets of forwarde lacked the ability to push their mid-field efforts to a successful issue. The Navy were predominant in the second half, but the Police put up a good defence and prevented them from obtaining a decid ing point.

GERMANS JOIN IN BRITISH CHORUS.

The following extracts from a letter sent to his parents by a young infantry officer exhibit the German soldier in the field in a more attractive light than was shown during the early days of the campaign in Belgium:-

ys of

"Each company has 48 hours in the trenches at a time, which is quite long job, more especially at night, when the enough for me, as it's a fairly trying

mist comes up and the cold is too dread- ful, and of course, one has to keep a much sharper look-out. The other ratten part of it is that it's much too whify to be pleasant. You can imagine what it's like to have about 20 head of cattle in front of one about 200 yards off and less HONGKONG LEAGUE-DIVISION II than that, in some places 100 yards, that

| LAM LEONG DEFEAT THE DIOCERAN SCHOOL

Any intelligent habitue of the football paclosures at Happy Valley will aver

have been dead about a month, alio à dead Gring line of Germans that have been there just about the same time and were knocked out by our lads. can't help thinking that if we made sally forth at night we could push these

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sing it in the trenches, which I think

reserve.

In a glowing peroration, M, Vollenhoven and loyal support accorded to the Govern ment by all classes of the population during the trying Grat months of the wat, and expressed the conviction that on the final restoration of peace France would united than before in the whole course of he found stronger and more serenely

the country's history.

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military operations are to be undertaken the province of Samnus, where two Government officials were murdered by pirates a short time ago.

THE INDEMNITY LOAN.

THE AMERICAN SURPLUS.

The following petition has been sub- titted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the President, regarding the return of the surplus funds of the Boxer Indemnity Loan from the United States for the pay ment of scholarships of the Chinese Students studying in America:

property as possible, but the rapidity with which the flames spread left little time for As a consequenes, nuuch to be taken out. a considerable amount of property was destroyed, scarcely anybody rescuing their belongings. The fire raged forcely for three hours, by which time the upper por tion of the building was completely gutted.

The loss is estimated at something like Tis. 100,000. The insurance on the build- ings and contents amounts to about Tls. 200,0000, the building being insured. for Tls. 50,000,

lives of some of the inmates, was resened, The cat, which undoubtedly saved the the animal jumping on to the roof of a neighbouring godown.475.

According to the Treaty concluded in 1901, the Government of the United States was entitled to a share of the indemnity A TIENTSIN RECORD, to the amount of 91,440,778.81 American Gold Dollars, which was more than the The China Times of December 20th has that the best football to be seen in Hong Germans out of their trenches with our expenses.

real amount of money spent in military the following-We wonder if it has Therefore in the 34th Year of occurred to our readers to realise that on kong this season is that displayed by the bayonets, though we should probably lose. Kuangsu (1907) the Government of the this, the 29th, day of December, the river youthful 'foams in the junior division of a good many men in the attempt, especial- United States decided that the amount is open to shipping and that ships are the League. It is indubitably truely at their barbed wire entanglements, as should be reduced. It then decided to loading and discharging, whilst more are

of one thing I am quite certain, their receive an amount of 11,055,492 49 Gold likely to come along. A Those who have not witnessed the wonder artillery is good. But all the same my Dollars, the actual amount spent for This is undoubtedly a record in the his ful strides made by the Chinese youth in opinion is that the German soldier isn't military operations, with an additional tory of the port and is in no small meas the art of football would be very much one tries to belieys Night upon night would be held in reserve for the payment vancy's engineers who for the last few

the downhearted kind of man that every amount of 2,000,000 Gold Dollars, which ure due to the work of the Haiho Conser urprised at the excellence of the Chinese we hear them singing their patriotic of the claims of indemnity by the Ameri- years have been devoting their energies to tubs. Last week a Chinese combination Kaiser Bill kind of songs in their can citizens residing in China during the betterment of the Port.

lod Lam Leong beat the Queen's tronches, and they even join in the chorus the Boxer trouble. All the balance Little work, if any at all in fact, has Hege by two clear goale, and this of that Tipperary thing when our soldiers would be returned to China to be used in fallen to the ice-breakers this year, owing tory was followed up on Saturday by shows they are not as blut as people like the payment of scholarships for the to the extraordinary mild weather Chinese students studying in America. which has obtained, but it does not by Jecisive win over the Diocesan School to believe. They've also got a brass band In the 10th month of this year a any means follow that it will be maintain- five goals to nit. The Chinese boys, somewhere behind their trenches, which message was received from the Governed, and a stiff three days Nor-Wester may

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ment of the United States to the effect at any moment come along and cause a “The day before yesterday when one that with reference to the above amount rapid freezing over of the river, in which of our man fired at a German soldier who of 2,000,000 Gold Dollore, reserved for case ships alongside may find it fan frem trenches he held a spade up over the top enn residents in China; there is still At the same time, the sual force and accuracy, their backs of the trench, moring it in the same way balance of 1,180,000 Gold Dollars left believed to be equal to any normal emer Kked powerfully and intelligently, and as we move a bobbing disc on our ranges afgether the side gave a really excellent to signal the effect of a shot, nad exibition of how football should be signalled back a wash out, which shows

they have a sense of humour. pined. Their opponents were duly impressed in fact they seemed to have been overawed, and failed completely to Writing of the new armies now being play their ordinary good game. The raised in Britain the Tames military second division of the League has already correspondent says they are composed of proved a big suoceer, and has amply fine material trained by regular officers justified the efforts made by the Hon. without haste but without rest. A steady Secretary (Mr. E. W. Eager).

stream of reinforcements has poured out from home.

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fball Their forwards shot with was making himself too obvious in their the payment of indemnity to the Ameri- easy to escape are

after meeting the above mentioned obliga-gency, hence there is not undue risk in tions This balance will also be returned.tbringing ships up for the time being is China, but the payment should te British, Japanese and Chinese shipping 200,000 Dollars for every six months to companies have availed themselves of the meet the expenses of the Chinese students unusual conditions we are glad to note studying in America The Ministry and a good deal of cargo that would other immediately telegraphed to the Chinese wise have had to be diverted elsewhere. Minister at Washington to the effect that at enhanced rates, has been shipped.

a this shows the good intentions on the Tientsin, in short, bids fair to become part of the American Government in an open port all the year round, in which returning the balance to Ching for the case we see no reason why ite prosocrity payment of the expenses of the Chinese should not be fully maintained if not students in the United States, a message increased in the future.

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