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HOW RUSSIANS WERE TREATED ON THE OUTBREAK OF WAR. OFFICIAL RUSSIAN REPORT.

declaration of war :-

MEMBERS OF THE LEGATION ASSAULTED."

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH, 191.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 4th at 11.45 am. The anti-cyclone has passed into the Pacific, Another has formed over 8.E. Mongolia, and a depression over S. Japan, causing very top gradients between Japan and the Mainland. The de Premion over Indo-Chins is filling up.

Strong monsoon may be expected along the east coast of Chin

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The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows ;--

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tion of the cause of their arrest. All this Ministry of Ways of Communication, time the behaviour of the officials towards Mdmo Tugan Baranovski, who had but. Mr. Bellegarde was very insulting. It recently undergone a serious operation, may be mentioned as characteristic was attacked by a crowd who tore off the detail, that when he and his companions bandages that had been applied after the were imprisoned all their money in gold operation, and thrown into prison, where coins was taken from them, and on their sho was kept for three days. From the release returned to them in bank-notes. prison she was dragged through the Lown The following is a translation of an

Gazette Tho disgraceful behaviour of the Govern- together with many other Russians, to the article from the Official (Provitelstvenant Vestnik) in Petrograd mont authorities towards a person of high station of Odorbanhoff, and placed in (for which we are indebted to Mr Vectis position and head of the Russian coal waggons which had not been cleaned section of the Leipzig exhibition, of coal dust. At last, on the 5th of August, kong), containing the resalts of a careful although he was personally known all these miserable travellers were left 10, to-day, 0,00 inches,

Oettingen, the Russian Consul in Hong

to all the local authorities, can be to their fate not far from the Russian investigation by the Hussian Ministry for

the inhuman explained only by the desire of the frontier post Verouschow, whence they had Foreign Affairs into

Russian to walk Mme Tagen Baranovski died treatment by the Germtes of Russian e authorities to submit subjects who had the misfortune to find gentleman to all kinds of degradation, on the 13th of August at Petrograd, where themselves on German soil after the This, however, was not the end of Mr. she had arrived in a state of collapse. In

¡E, winds, fresh- Bellegarde's imprisonment, The Leipzig some stations where no food could be authorities sent him to Berlin to the Saxon obtained, such as Allenstein, etc., and Bongbong & Neighbourhood ening olondy, Lecoming colder. Minister in the capital, Baron von Salza where the trying conditions in which our In the first place, it must be noticed and Licthenau, in order that the latter compatriots found themselves could have that the authorities of Berlin were either might assist him to return to Russia. been excused by the exigencies of state of unwilling or unable to protect from the But, instead of rendoring the assistance war, the German officers, instead of trying insults and ferocities of the moh even the required, Baron Balza in a very rude to alleviate the position of the women and diplomatic officials, who were attached to manner informed him that he had no children, if only by a few kind words, various German Courta, as well as the intention of helping an enemy, and, for- brought them to the verge of despair by Bouth coast of China between (The time s members of the Russian Embassy at getting his high position, expressed him jeers and threats, assuring them for Berlin. In spite of the police being aware self insultingly about Russia and her example, that they would all go to Spandau, where the men would be shot, of the exact hour of departure from Berlin policy.

etc., and also with stories of the victories of the whole staff of the Embassy, as the hour for starting had been fixed by the Gorman Minister of Foreign Affairs, tho officials of the Russian Embassy, together with other Russian representatives from the different legations to the German States, were exposed not only to loud hostile demonstrations and abuse against Russia, but were assaulted by the brutal crowd whilst in their carriages en route to station. All those that were in open carriages received blows on their backs, heads and shoulders, more or loss severe. Amongst those who were thus insulted

the Minister at Karlsruhe, Count Brevern de la Gardic, and his wife, the wife of the Minister at Stuttgart, Mdme Lermontof (an elderly gentleman with long grey beard and golden spectacles broke his umbrella on Mdme Lormontef's back); two sistera in-law of the Minister Resident at Darmstadt Countess Lutke Rest Countess Totlchen; the Princess Belo selsky-Belozersky (an American lady); the secretaries of Legation, Messrs. Dmitrof and Koutepof; and many others. Some as, for example, the wife of the Naval Attaché at Berlin, Mrs. Borens; secretary of the Embassy, Mr. Jonoff--were struck in the face by mail stones thrown by the mob. The deacon of the Embasey, Mr. Lopatka, escaped a serious wound on the head, a blow delivered with a stick falling on the top of his hard hat and breaking it in. By mero accident all these blows inflicted only pain but not serious injury, However, a blow on the head of the former secretary of the Embassy, the Gentleman in-waiting, Mr. Chrapovitsky, was followed by a profuse loss of blood so that a dressing had to be applied in the railway carriage and medical treatment accorded to him at Copenhagen.

CASES OF BRUTALITY 300 NUMEROUS

TO MENTIONN

It would be impossible to mention all the cases of harsh treatment and cruelty which Russian tonmists, irrespective of rank or social position, age or sox, had to undergo in Germany. Therefore, but few cases shall be described. According to the statements of our numerous country men-statements which have been carefully verified. They underwent the following treatment:

They were removed in cattle-trucks which had not even been cleaned; in the towns where they had to halt they were placed, in stables, pig-sties curato houses for cattle, slaughter house (as, for example, at Stettin) surrounded by The Russians, chiefy women soldiers. and children, often sics, were made to walk at such spoed through the streets, sometimes with hands up (Königsberg), that they often fell from exhaustion (in Non-Strelitz, Stettin, Rostock, Bres Struggling or looking back was forbiddon nader fear of being shot. A policeman struck a blow with his fist at an old man's head because he had thrown asice a parcel which burdened him. The policeman a dog, which was near, threw itself at the old man, knocked him down and bit his face till it bled. (Witnessed by the

querry Prince Ouroussoft)

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REGISTER.

4TH FEBRUARY, 1915, A.M,

KILL THE RUSSIAN DOG!** Men, too, were barbarously treated. Thus the member of the State Council, M. Shebeko, was arrested on the night of the 7th August, according to orders wired from Berlin, and placed in one of the rooms at the station, where he had to sit on a sofa facing two soldiers, who stood by turns pointing their rifles at him. The doors also guarded by soldiers. From the te freshment room and through the open Vladmtook windows, in spite of the lateness of the Namuro hour, the crowd was to be heard shouting Hakodata...

when will you shoot that Russian spy Tokio Kill the Russian dog! In this manner Kohl M. Shebeko was kept from 4 am till Naganal

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Waibalweis CASES OF BUDDEN MENTAL DERANGEMENT.

Hankow Other Russian subjects wore suspected, Lehang without any reason, of being, spies and Kiskinng

solitary confinement at Changala ne were put in Stettin, where they wore kept up to seven Shanghal days and submitted to strict prison regula tions and fare. Thus Baron Kroneberg. M. Sharp Peak At all the stations (Allenstein, Restock, Mihaleky, and M. Sidoroff were at Brat Amor

Saatow etc.) soldiers pushed the women and imprisoned at Posen, and later on for abomin children into the railway carriages, rais seven days at Stettin, from the 3rd until Talaba ing their fists and the butts of their rifles, the 12th of August. In general, the Tainan while families were separated and many treatment of the Russians was that of Koshan children lost. For days and days food convicts; they ware even made to clean Precadores could not be obtained, the authorities the cells of the excrement of former Canton refusing the people even water. One prisoners (statement of Mr. Hirschman, Hongkong... transport consisting of about 60 travellers Engineer of Ways of Communication; Gap Rock LADIES SPAT UPON.

(23 women) on the line Allenstein, Danzig: Breslau prison, cell No. 413, August 4th). Besides all this, many ladies were spat Stettin, were not allowed for 70 hours to The result of such treatment proved fatal Princess Beloselsky-loave the carriages more than once, end to many of our coual rynien. on the way upon, including Belozersky, Mdme, Raeveky, the Countesses all this time they were refused any water, home (Bassnitz), a Russian physician who Lütke and Totleben, Countess Brevern All this was attended by mockery of the happened to be among the travellers re and others. The children escaped blows, victims and continual threats to shoot corded in every transport several cases of as they had been hidden by their parents them. It so acted on the nerves of the sudden mental derangement. Many ladies women and children that many swooned had swollen fest covered with wounds. at the bottom of the carriages.

The representatives of the Russian Conaway and developed Lysteries. It must The children suffered from gastric dis, sulates were subjected to the same treat be inentinned that all the men whose cases and dysentery, ment. Thus the Consul at Stettin, appearance indicated an age of from 18 Councillor of State Zeidler, on his way to 50 were arrested as prisoners of war from Stettin to Sweden, was arrested with They were not allowed to hand money to all his family at Rostock, notwithstanding their wives, mothers or sisters; nor to that he had a passport, and kept under bid cach other good-bye. All the heavy arrest more than 24 hours, undergoing luggage of these unfortunate people was very harsh treatment. The Consul at lost at different stations in Germany, and Königsberg, the Councillor of State their light luggage was often thrown out cruel or bad treatment on the part of Polianowsky, as well as all the staff of of the windows by the railway porters Russian offcials, no jeer or anything the Imperial Consulate of this city, dis and soldiers. (Witnessed by the Russian which could be compared to what the Russians had to undergo in Germany. appeared from the very beginning of the Minister in Stuttgart.)

Only against certain categories of Gorman, BOLDIERS ENCOURAGED BY SUPERIORS. war, and subsequently the Ministry was

subjects were measures taken, required by informed by the Ambassador of the US.

The German authorities and officers, reasons to State, but these were never in of America that Mr. Polianowsky was alive and kept a prisoner by the German instead of moderating the soldiers, any way cruel or malicious. Only on the authorities. The same fate befell the encouraged them in their cruel treatment day when rumours reached Petrograil of olead, d drissling rain, 1. fog, g gloomy, ha bal, General Consul at Danzig, Actual Conn-of the innocent travellers, who about the atrocities of the Germans, and parti- liking, OVENS, PRIRO ANGWERT cillor of State. Ostrowsky, who on the any ceremony, were searched and stripped culars of the departure of the Russia: air, a know, theźder, Twinbdity, 'w.dew (wet), 30th of August had already reacher of their clothes. In some instances women Embassy from Borlin, was publie resent-

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A CONTRAST.

German subjects in Russia met with no

were searched by officers and soldier ment shown in the regrettable damaging Berlin, and the Consul at Mannheim, State Councillor Brossé. The Consul One lady being taken for a man, was of the German Embassy. This was so General at Bresian, Baron Shilling, was severely beaten by thres policemen. The

of popular indignation that the authori- arrested on the 2nd of August between mistake was discovered when she was taken unexpected and unanimous an explosion and 6 p.m. at his flat, carefully searched, asido and searched. (Witnessed by the ties found it impossible lo stop the crowd and put into prison. His treatment there Senator Count Pahlen.) No exceptions fin time. But this was the only adverse were made. Thus, iu the night of theth form in which the indignation of the ingly refused the simplest requests by the of August at Neuinuuster an elderly lady people was shown. After this, measures the wife of H. 1. Ms. Lord Lieutenant prison authorities. Next day at 1 pin the Caucasuse, Countess Worentzow were immediately taken to prevent any explanation on the part of the local Dachkow, was pushed out of the railway informed by the city authorities that any administration. At the same time our carriage by means of a rifle-butt, rudely attempt on the lives or property of Ger man subjects would be severely punished. Since that day there have been no acts of violence against German or Austra Hungarian subjects,

Baron Shilling was released without any

ANOTHER GERMAN GUARANTEE IGNORED.

searched and pulled by the hair,

SUFFERINGS JEERED AT

such disorders, and the population was

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Consul had to give a promise to leave at once for Königsberg, where the military authorities had to arrange that he should

Being removed on their way home in proceed to Russia. From Königsberg goods trains in large groups, women and Baron Shilling and family were sent to men were generally locked in together.

THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT INSTIGATORS. Insterburg, accompanied all the time by The officers and railway officials, woul

Finally, it is impossible to disregard the an officer or soldier. At Insterburg Baron hear no remonstrances, would listen to no Shilling and his family were again search-prayers from the miserable people. No fact to which the majority of Russian one was let out at stations to satisfy the subjects appeal, namely, that peacefully ed and even stripped of their clothes.

calls of nature, Dr. Percahivkin, disposed inhabitants were incited and set assistant to the surgical clinic of the against Russians chiefly at the instigation The German authorities behaved in a Army Medical Academy, who was present of the German Government, which from still more revolting manner towards the in one of the transports, testifies that the very beginning of the political crisis General Commissary of the International among the travellers were some suffering took measures to arouse suspicion against Exhibition of Printing in Leipzig, the from diseases of the kidney and bladder, Russia and Russians.

The Gerinen official organs in inciting Steward of the Imperial Court, Senator who had to suspend their cute at Wildun Bellegarde. Foreseeing the possibility of gen. On the 3rd of August these unhappy their readers against Russia informed an impending rupture of diplomatic people on their way from Allenstein to them that Germany was full of Russian relations, Mr. Bellegarde had stated at a Marienborg were not allowed to leave spics against whom every kind of measures meeting of Commissaries on the 1st of the train during 14 hours; they were shut should be taken. Angust his intention to cluso the Russian in together, men and women, more than parilion, and only at the request of the 40 in number, and endured great pain Exhibition Committee

Om begging to be allowed to leave the isitor promise that the safety of the train and explaining the reasons, they met oxhibits would be guaranteed and that with jeers on the part of afficers and provides in the they would be stored in the City Museum soldiers. When at last they were permite His departure, as well as that of his ed to leave the carriage the men and assistants, was also guaranteed. Of these wonten, irrespective of age and sex, had eircumstances a report was duly made to remain close to the carriages under the Novertheless, on the 3rd of August at charge of soldiers. Cases of a similar p.m. Mr. Bellegarde and the members of character are certified by many victims. the Russian commissariat were arrested in the Russian pavilion, croes-questioned in a very rough manner by a sergeant-major, and set free toward the evening after a close search of their things had been made in the hotel. But the very next day, they wore arrested again, once more closely searched, and stripped naked. After this a few hours. Even those who were serious that the conscience of the whole world will Thurs. 11m 848 40m 163

At stigmatize the conduct of Germany, which they were sent to the prison for criminals y ill endured cruel treatment.

Breslan, for example, the wife of the recalls the darkest times of the middle

where they spent the night, and were released next day without any explana

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The convention of The Hague concerning laws and rules of Continental warfare (concluded on the 18th October, 1907) — which, by-the-way, was eigned by Germany 4th article of the regulations for the human treatment of captives (Ils doivent être traités nec humanite). More especially should Fri human treatment be extended hy every belligerent country to people who have not datur, been taken captive, but happened by chance to be within its territories at the Bun time of the declaration of war

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At Sassnitz large transports of people, with very few exceptions, were rudely refused permission to leave the beach, where they were exposed to the heat of the sun, and go to the searest hotel even for Russian subjects. We are quite certain

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