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INTIMATIONS

MOUTRIE'S

SOLE AGENTS

FOR

THE ORCHESTRELLE CO'S.

PIANOS AND

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22ND, 1915,

WAH NEWS,

CASTLE TRAGEDY,

BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY

AND

LABOUR AND THE WAR.

£475,000. A WEEK IN BONUSES.

Bome very interesting. figures regard ing the effect of the war upon the labour The total of this Fund now amounts to market and wages are given in the

Board of Trude Labour Gazette.

ST. JOHN'S AMBULANCE FUND.

THE GIRL AND THE HUN.

GRIM STORY FROM A RUBBIÀN VILLAGE. Fugitives from Korno, says, the Con- trail Nows, give details of a semnational Occurrence. at Vilkomir. A German company, they state, took possession of it. The mon were commanded by a 810,700.76. young heutenant. Most of the inhus Since the last list was published, sub bitante fled on the arrival of the Gerscriptions have been received from the mons, but Elena Dovako, a girl of nine- It is known that a number of German teen, employed as a teacher at the village officers who were living in his oïstle emp-school, remained to nurse her sick mo

OFFICERS' ORGY AND A MURDER.

The Echo Belge states that a sensation has been caused in Ghent by the murder of Chevalier Henry Dudekem Dacoz. The corpse was found with two bullets in it in a forest near Ghent

ther.

PIANOLA-PIANOS to the wine cellars and then began to

cut trees in the park with the intention the licntenant, struck by the beauty of When the houses were being arched of selling them to their own profit. Dude the girl, stated that the houss in which kem protested to the neighbouring Kom the lived should be set apart for the mandant, and the officers wore punished.

A few weeks later a German military her mother to an adjoining cottage, be purposes of the staff. Having removed automobile was sent to fetch Dudekem, put a sentinel over the house and locked ostensibly to take him to the Kommandant the girl in a room, telling her that he at Thiel, but the Chevalier never return was her protector. ed.

The German authorities made every At five o'clock in the afternoon he effort to prevent his wife finding her hus-called and informed her that he would batd. It was only by pure chance that take possession of the premises at night. the corpse was found.

The girl, who had concealed short knife in her bodice, determined to fight for liberty, and when the lieutenant arrived she attacked him with the dagger, which she thrust into his throat. The main fell dead. The girl then dressed herself in his uniform and passed the sentinels in safety. At the next village she found some Cossacks, who returned and cap. tured the German raiders.

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Pumps Empty Dock in 2-8/4 hours.

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throughout the Shops ranging to 100 Tons.

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HOUSEBOATS and PLEASURE CRAFT OF EVERY DESCRIPTION MOTOE PUMPING and LIGHTING SETS, MOTOR VEHICLES, ETC. Dockyard Managers, can be seen between the hours of 11 a.m. and 12

at the Town Oilco,

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The military authorities at Ghent have forbidden the Belgian magistrates to in- quire into the murder until further notice. -Exchange,

FOOD RIOTS AND COTTON SHORTAGE IN BERLIN.

WOMEN ATTACK MERCHANTS.

Lack of cotton is keenly felt now in Ger many. Nearly all textile factories in West. phalia have limited their activities on m considerable scale,

It is also suggested that the hours of home workers in the textile industry should be limited.

Bitter complaints are made in Berlin and other German towns about the exorbitant increase in the price of milk.

Disturbances in connection with the high prices of food have taken place during the weekly markets at Hohensteinersthal and Zittau.. Order was restored by the police. Reuter's correspondent, describing the

REVENTLOW'S SUGGESTION.

CIVILIANS SHOULD EVACUATE LONDON! A quaint article on London and the Zep- pelin raids, written by Count Reventlow in the Deutsche Tageszeitung, is quoted by the Rotterdum correspondent of the Telegraph:-

It

The appointment of Sir Percy Scott to the charge of the gunnery defences of Lon does is proof (says the Count) of the tre mendons damage done by our attacks. is ridiculous to say that these attacks are ande in order to terrify the population. London is a fortress. The proper thing. food troubles, notes the Forwarts, which to do, and a military matter, of course, is says that riots took place at both places for the British Government to give Ad- named. Retail merchants charged formiral Scott the status of Fortress · Com- their goods prices in excess of the ordinary mander of London. They ought to have prices, which so enraged the female cus-done so a year ago. Then, Sir Percy Scott- tomers that they bombarded the merchants should order the whole of the civil popula with their own goods, such as cheese, eggs, tion to evacuate the fortress district of London. This, of course, would mean the exodus of sonie millions of Inhabit ants.

and butter.

CHAIN SHOT

013

.

In any case, the Germans are not to blame for any results of the fact that the now frequently attacked fortress of Lon- don has not evacuated its civil population, On grounds of humanity, civilisation, and international law, this is a great neglect on the part of the Government of Britain.

PLOTS IN SWITZERLAND.

NEARLY 100 “SPY

3

ARRESTS.

association operating in Swiss territory.

large number of arrests, nearly 100, have

been made.

Smart young women-form the majority of the offenders, kaving allowed themselves to be talked over by German agents, oblivions of the fact that detection and capture may mean death for them in France or Russia.

In the old days chain-shot was employ ed for bringing down masts and rigging, thus crippling an enemy ship, and the same idea has now been applied by a. French inventor to anti-aircraft warfare The inventor hopos that by simultaneously firing from two guns shot joined together providingby & wire a projectile that would, in effect, be a huge knife capable of cutting CRANEE any airship in two, would be sent through the air. Assuming that the discharge could be contrived with the mathematical

The Federal authorities are much com. simultaneity necessary to prevent one of corned over the facts come to light in con the shots breaking away from compannection with the German espionage ion at the start, the project might be feasible. All the game, it must be pointed out that to be successful it requires far greater accuracy of shooting_thun shrap ped, which spreads out fan-se bursing, the shower of bullets thus covering a big area; it would be some Noothing like shooting with a rife wild duck on the wing; only a very small percentage of bits could be expected,

But how would the linked shot behave in the air? One does not quite figure the chain-shot of old careering straight for the mark, with chain stretched out at right angles to the line of flight, and the shot as far apart as possible. Prob ably, they did execution with a relatively BEER. velocity, one shot striking the target first, and the other spinning round on the chain after it and coiling before it cut The wired shot of the now invention might not do this, however. It would be interesting to know whether the resist ance of the air by the wire would be so great as to pull the shot in towards each other until they met, then proceeding in company with the chain stretching out behind. Even so, of course, they might be fairly effective; but, as already remarked, anti-aircraft gunner rather plans on a large number of projectiles eovering a large area of sky.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

JHONGKONG, CHINA, AND JAPAN, AGENTS. Telegraphic Address :“TAIKOO DOCK.”

R.

NOTION.

NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiabis or Indian desiring to leave the Colony should apply

in welling for permimion to da so to the Captain SUPERINTENDENT OF Poziom, at least 48 hours before the intended hour of departure, giving same, nationality, age, sex, height and occupation of the applicant, and stating the name of the steamer or other vaasal or the hour of the train by which the applicant wishes to loare Applicante should apply in person for their pass at the CENTRAL POLIOË STATION between the hours of 9 LH. to 1. P.M. and 2 F.M. 4. P.H.-daliy,

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(Chinees Daily. Press), DAIL PUBLIK WUD

In the oldest and still immesanzably the bém Advertising medium among the Nativo Community.

Established, for over FEPEK THARA Hiroulates largely throughout Southmen Olins Indo-China ate.

Termas for Advertising(Translation free) maa se obtained at the Offee, 104, Des Varsir Bond Central, Hongkong, 131; Flest Street, Londes or from the different Agon ■-

Documents tenuslated from er inte Classics) we Colloquial Chinese-

FRANCE'S NATIONAL WEALTH,

HOW OUR ALLIES' FINANCES STAND THE STRAIN,

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The Germa, tempters always procced in the same way. They advertise for travellers, both male and female, especial. ly those with 播 good knowledge of languages,

They also spread their net for gover. nesses and even nursemaids Likely candi dates are engaged forthwith at remunera tive rates and kept hanging about some time previous to being asked whether they would consent to go abroad.

them of what they are expected to do, Little by little, hints are conveyed to although they are usually got out of Switzerland and taken into the country that has been assigned to them before the veil is finally tora asunder, and they are bluntly ordered to act as spies.

BERLIN WEARY.

„SPANJARD'S IMPRESSION AFTER 20 DAYS'

VIBIT.

following:-

Mr. R. D. Thomas. Mr. J. D. Lloyd. Mr. F. H. Thomas. Mr. C Thorne. Mr. B. A. Halo. Mr. J. W. C. Bonuar.

Mrs. Evau Ormiston, Mr. E. Howard,

Mr. G. 8. Archbutt.

Collected by Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak:

Hon. Mr. Lau Cha Pak and Sons. Mr. Chan Kai Ming. Mr. Ho Fook. Mr. Ho Kom Tong. Mr. In Cheung Shiu. Mr. Li Shun Fan, Mr. Yung Tsz Ming Mr. Kwan Fook Ng Mr. Wong Siu Ham. Mr. Leung Hung Tsung. Mr. Chan Cheuk Hing. Mr. Ip Li Kong.

Per Mr. Ho Fook:-

Mr. Ho Wing.. Mr. Ho lu,

Po Hing Tui Firm. Mr. Li Po Kwai. Mr. Li Sui Kom.

Mi. Ip Lon Chuen, Mr. Mok To Chuen, Mr. Lo Kua Ting. Yuan Fat Firm. Mr. Lo Sui Hoi, Mr. Kok To Kai Kien Tai Loong Firm. Me. Fu Yik Pang, Mr. Chin Wai Shun, Mr. Wing Kwong. Mr. Chan Lok Chien, Siu Cheong Bank.

Compradore, Messrs, W. R. Loxley &

Co.

Mr. Wong Ping. Suen. Mr. To Chung Kee. Mr. Wu Hoi Chon. Mr. Mn Yak Sang. Mr. Chau Siu Ki,

Chun On Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. Man On Insurance Co., Ltd.

Hongkong and Kowloon Land and Loan

Co., Ltd.

Mr. Au Chak Man Air. Chu U Tin.

Mr. Un Kam Wa.

Messrs. Krong Mow Tai;

Messrs Chong Wo Chan.

Mr. Fang Ping Shan." Air. Chịu Của Sam.

Mr. S. W, THO,

Mr. Oban Yu Ting-

Mr. Lam Heung Tan. Mr. Tong Chi Ngong

Mr. Shum Pui Kee Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G. Lady Chater.

Mr. E. Irving.

Mr. H. M. H. Nemazce. Miss A. E. Gorham,

Meers, H. Skott & Co,

Mr. A. Melntyre, Mr. F. A. Coleman, Mr. J. W. Bolles. alt. Ewak Si Led

Compendore, Freach Bank. Mr. A. F. Areulli.

Mr. N. S. Mushall,

Mr. F. E. Pearce.

Part Proceeds of Performance, Victoría

Masers. Moxon & Taylor,

Mr. W. Ross,

"A Sympathiser."

Mrs. Kompthorne. "J. B."

Mrs. Anstruther.

N. J, STABB, Hon. Treasurer. Hongkong, 21st October, 1915,

THE SALVATION FUND.

SHANGHAI CONTRIBUTORS. DEMAND. REFUND.

The question regarding the Salvation Fund is at a deadlock, reports the Uhina Press. Threats are reported to have been sent to the Committee unless contributions are returned. Some of the contributors interviewed recently said that they have "I had," he said, "ordered from Gerbeen tricked and possibly legal action will many, before the war, electric plant Harbe taken.

A letter from a Spaniard who has just visited Germany is published in the Paris Temps-

ing no news from the German firm, I went According to them, several members of. myself to Berlin, where the firm said it. the Chamber of Commerce, who were pre- was in a position to fulfil my order at once,viously influenced by the Government, but on the essential condition that pay started the thing. They promised that, ment be mode in part in 5,000 kilos copper.unless $30,000,000 was raised the money in sheets, ingots, or even coin. I went to would be returned. The fund has not Holland, where I procured without diff- reached that figure and contributors want culty the quantity of copper demanded, their money back. but when I attempted to effect. transport- of the same to Germany I found the difficulties and surveillance insurmount |able.

A Paris correspondent of London paper writes:-

Calculations as to the ability of this country not only to support the cost of the war, but to recover quickly from the enormous outlay it involves, estimate that even if the way lasts another year yet, France will not have become indebted abroad for more than some five milliards of franes; but even if the foreign debt reached double that amount it could be wiped out within a very few years.-

During the first year, the experse abroad worked out at 200 millions per "Eventually, through the Spanish Em- month, which shows that out of the total Inssy, I obtained delivery of my order at

of 1,800 millions which the war costs France every month, no less then 1,600. millions are being spent at home.

France has some fifty milliards invested in foreign fonts, forty-five milliards of which are listed on the Paris Bourse Fifteen milliards of these have been lept to Russia, End no anxiety whatever is felt concerning them. Altogether, there fore, France draws some two miliards of francs annually from abroad in the shape of interest on investments, while fully another milliard is derived from profit secrning from foreign tourists in France. With regard to capital, there are still some four and a half milliards or gold in the Barque de France, and picbably four milliards more among the public. The country is therefore not without resources, especially as all that has been borrowed on special war account up to the present does rot exceed six milliards.

Admitting that one way or another the

Amsterdam.

Taxi-

the fund was launched the officials came They also declare that immediately after

in to dominate it by means of levying a sum for their salaries. Public opinion here demands that the contributions be re-

turned.

CHILD VICTIMS.

SCENES AT FCNERAL OF AIR RAID HAKSYRS.

It is stated that the demand in August for made labour, both of men and boys, continued to be greater than the supply, especially in those trades engaged in manufacturing war requirements, with the result that there' Was very little unemployment,

Wat bonuses and increases in rates of wages taking effect in August amounted to nearly £65,000 per week, and affected 439,000 workpeople. One of the most. important changes affected coal miners in South Wales and Monmouthshire.

Over two and a half million work- people have had bonuses or increases in rates of wages since the outbreak of war, amounting to nearly £475,000 per week or about as. 6d. per head of thoss affected

These figure, are exclusive of incressed which have been granted to agricultural labourers, seamen, sorvants, police, and Government employees.

They

wiso exclude increased earnings due to over- time.

109,800 WORKING DAYS LOST. According to the Labour Gazette, the total number of trade disputes beginning in August was forty-nine, and the total number of workpeople involved in all disputes in progress was 28,870, as com- pared with 209,261 in the previous month, and 49,804 in August, 1914.

The estimated total aggregate duration of all-disputes during the month was 100.000 working days, as compared with 1,385,000 in the previous month, and 526,900 in August, 1914.

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HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVES..!

·CORPS ORDERS BY 1JEUZ.-COL A. CHAPMAN, V.D. JOINED.

1.—Pte. J. G. P. Foulds joined the Corps.

on 20th instant, allotted Corps No. 1,921 and posted to Stretcher Bearer Section.

LEAVE.

2-Sapper W. G. Muoney is granted leave of absence from 24th October, 1915, to 24th January, 1918.

ENGINEER COMPANY,

3-On and after 25th October, 1915- (Monday) the time for parade at Belchers will be as follows:-

Engine drivers: 5.15 p.m. Electricans: 8.30 p.m.

PARADES.

4--Parades for Friday, 22nd inst. Nile

DETAIL.

5.--Gun Club Hill, Kowloon.

On duty 22nd to 29th inst.: Civil

Service Company.

Officer on duty; Lieut, Lindsell.

P. of W. Caiap, Kowloon,

On duty to-night: Scouts Campany. Officer on duty :- Copt. Hutchison. On duty 23rd inst.: Scouts Company.. Officer on duty: Lient. Weall. Orderly Sergeant 2nd to 29th inst.21

Corp. Lowiek,

G. E. STEWART, Capt..

Adjutant, H.K.V.C..

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

PATROLS.

1. ORNTHAL,

Saturday, October. Brd: —

8.50

p.m.--Sergeant

Eustace

(3),

Hooper (3), Potter (5), Wright (5), Sergeant Chinchon (8), Gibson (8). Inspector Lammert will visit.

Sunday, October 24th: --

6.30 p.m.-Lindsay (3), Bryno (3),

Martin (5), Reynolds (5), ButterfieldTM (8), Cartwright (8).

8,50 p.m.-Ormiston (3). Howen-Row- lands (8), Arnold (5), Rosser (5), Wil liams (9) White (8).

II. BASTERN,

Friday, October 22nd:-

5.30 p.m.--H. Khan and Y. Mohamad. 8.60 p.m.-M. Salleh and A. Raman

Inspector Sirdar Khan visits, Saturday, October 23rd :—

5.50 p.m.-Fatty Deon and 8, Jumina. 8.50 p.m.-Sheikh Hamid And· M,

Abbas Sergeant Razak visits. Sunday, October 24th:

5.50 p.m.-Fatty Dad and S. Bux. 8.50 p.m.-Q. Arculli and A. Santra,

Sergeant K. Khan visits.

III. WATER POLICE.

October 21st-23rd.-As already published, Sunday, October 24th:

6.50 p.m.-Sergeant Silve (8). Nevos

(S), J. R. Pereira (P), 8.50 p.n.Mehr Din (8), J. Khan. (5),

M.Akbar (P).

JOINED.

Ka Bim Din. to No. 1 Company. Loung Cheung Mox, Woo Pak Wa and An

Yeung Loung to No. 3 Company..... Anibalance Corps.

F. O, JENEIN,

D. S. P. (Reserve).

HEROIC SMACKSMAN. SAVING A BOY FROM PIRATES' QUICKFIRER. The wife of a naval lieutenant sends the following extract of a letter from her husband giving an account of an attack by two German submarines on a fishing smack.

"It was my duty to bring ash re the 'submarined crew of a sailing swack, five men, one seriously wounded in two Two British school children, murdered places, and a little round-faced, blue-eyed in their sleep by order of the Kaiser, boy whose indignation at the loss or kis. were buried yesterday remarks a recent clothes overclouded all other sentiments London paper. Because it is war and was distinctly humorous. time their names may not be known, nor the place of their quiet graves.

"I noticed in Berlin hardly any men between eighteer and forty-five about. Living expenses are very high, and many necessaries scarce or even lacking. cabs are allowed within the boundaries of the capital only, and all run on solid tyres, and burn potato spirit, instead of petrol. The population is certainly tired of the war, yet accepts all sacrifices with incred- ible abnegation, and seems hypnotised by its trust in the Kaiser and the generals.

"Two German submarines suddenly "The news of the taking of Warsaw

appeared, bore down on them, and with- They did not, however, go tỏ arrived during my stay. Some housea put

their out any warning tired at the smack. They out flags, but nowhere I saw signs of the graves forlorn and forgotten. The church then ordered the crew into their boat and explosion of enthusiasm mentioned in the where they attended Sunday by Sunday bombed the smack. This done, they papers. It was even corsïdered, that the

was crowded to its doors (saya the E turned a quick-firer on the helpless men mere capture of Warsaw was a military lined with those come to pay a last in the open boat, wounding one man and press), and the streets surrounding were. check, for it was hoped to take a great gilent tribute to the dead. From every riddling the boat so that it had to be partion of the Russian Army in the town. window faces looked out in pity, and baled out to prevent sucking. German officers are seriously coccerned, as

One of the brave smacksmen pushed the streets were thickly edged with girls winter campaign in Russia is now felt and women, irresistibly drawn to the

the boy under a thwart and lay on top to be inevitable,

of him to protect the little chap, and wor finishes by costing the Republic some "I saw troops leaving for the front with- It was silent, reverent crowd, almost probably both their lives were saved by thirty milliards, the national wealth of the out a single demonstration of enthusiasm, entirely of quite pour people women this prompt action, as a shot passed country will be but little affected seeing Not s hradkerchief was wared, not a hand, and girls for the most part. The strong through the side of the boat just where that it is estimated to amount to 170 mil as the trains left. Everywhere are sad cordon of police in attendant were they had been sitting. This was many liards in negotiable investments alone, ness and weariness, in spite of the official hardly needed, save as at informa! miles out in the North Sea, and the without taking into secount the milliards: mot d'ordre,' “eatfidence in the fian vic-guard of honour, supplementing the lit de castaways were luckily picked up some locked up in house property and Innded tory? That is my impression from a stay body of naval cadets who, with reversed | hours afterwards and well cared for interests.

of twenty days in Berlin."

arms, escorted the flower-laden hearses.

serne.

ashore."