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THE

WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH,

MILITARY SERVICE.

ASTOUNDING DISCLOSURES BY

BAVARTAN MINISTER:

GERMANY'S, RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WAR,

ALLIED WARSHIPS "ENTER

BLACK SEA.

THE

BRITISH SQUADRON LEAVES FOR KIEL

THE LAST VICTIM OF SUBMARINISM:

BRITISH TRANSPORT SUNK ON NOV. 11TH,

LATEST CABLES,

[THROUGH REUZEE'S AGENCY.]

THE ORIGIN OF THE WAR.

GERMANY'S PERFIDY.

COPENHAGEN, November 28th. Amazing revelations in regard to the origin of the war, contained in doen ments from the Bavarian Legation in Barlin, have been published officially at

Munich.

The Minister, in the middle of July, 1814, described Germany's calculated. efforts to prevent an agreement between the Entente. Meanwhile, Austria was to show a peaceful disposition, and it was arranged that Emperor William should go abroad, so that, when the crash came. Germany could express surprise.

Further communications contain damaging confirmation of Germany's cold-blooded determination to resist all

Count von Lerchenfeld .continues "with reference to the Katser travelling in a foreign country and the chief of the great General Staff sad the Prussian War Minister being on furlough, the Im

ALLIED WARSHIPS ENTER THE BLACK SEA.

Paris, November 25th,

The Allied warships have entered the 'Black Sea

Destroyers are proceeding to Salins and

Galatz

The British cruiser Liverpool and two British destroyers are going to Novo ́rossisk, Foti, and Batum.

The British cruiser Sentinel and, two destroyers are going to Trebitoad, Sam- sun and Sinope.

A VISIT, TO THE SURREN DERED SUBMARINES.

MORE EVIDENCE OF GERMAN INHUMANITY.

LONDON, November 25th.

"A correspondent who visited the "U-boat dered submarines are lying, states that Avenue," of Harwich, where the surren the Avenue is over a mile long. Sub marines were being towed on either side in batches of threes and fours. Officers,

1918.

"THE STUNTS.”

FURTHER BOUNTIES ANNOUNCED IN AID OF THE HEATHER DAY

FUND.

LONDON, November 28th The War Office announces that in view of providing men for overseas garrisons and necessary reserves at Home, soldiers many extend their periods of service for two, three, or four years, entitling them to bounties of £20, £40 and £60 respec tivaly. THE

AUSTRALIAN HARVEST.

MELBOURNE November

CHINESE APPEAL FOR FAIR PLAY:

THE USA. IMMIGRATION LAW.

cisco," operating under the friendly Immigration inspectors in San Fran

inspiration of certain members of the Bureau of Immigration," are charged with seeking to drive all Chinese from October 10th to President Wilson by the United States, in a telegram sent on Attorney John L McNab, as counsel for Association, the Chinese Six Companies the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent

The Chinese demand an investigation by an impartial committee of the President's own selection.

The re-appearance of "The Stunts," clever company of local amateur enter tainers, was much looked forward to, and last night, at the Theatre Royal, the Company once again delighted which was pleasing in every way. The large audience with an entertainment previous entertainment by this Company WHEAT ad revealed a good deal of musical and vocal talent, but few of those who attend

tinct ed the show yesterday expected such a Hr, W. A. Watt, Minister for Works Rosario, the producer, and the Company, improvement. Me. P. A. and Railways, has abled to Mr. W. M. deserve well of the general public for Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia, having provided such a high-class show,

Citing heroic acts by Chinese in the that in view of the fact that another and it is being hoped that The Stunts "

American forces in France, the commis Wheat harvest is due, requiring the pay will appear periodically. The personnel oficer, and the loyalty of Chinese busi sioning of Edward C. Chew as an Army ment to growers of at least £10,000,000, of, the Company has undergone some the Wheat Board thinks it desirable though smaller in numbers, being a ber telegram says:"We appeal to son for little change, the present Company, to sell 1,000,000 tons of wheat at ater balanced one than the last.

protection against the bureaucratie ho that Australia is permitted to compete minimum of 37d bushel. provided with the world's markets and the whole of the South African and the Eastern

ness men bere to the United States, the

prised a fare in one act, cutitled My who would drive aur fist-dwindling The arst part of the programune contility of a group of inspired inspectors Lord in Livery. There was a general numbers from a country we honour and improvement in the presentation of this revere."

perial Government will declare that it when asked the whereabouts of their flags, markets, The Board has reserved the sketch, which, as on the previous oeen- |

was as much surprised as other Powers by Austria's action.”

Telegraphing to his Government, on July 31st, 1914, Count von Lerchenfeld expressed the opinion that Viscount (then Sir Edward) Grey's honest effort to preserve peace "would certainly not succeed in arresting the course of events."

In a later communication, on the same day, he said;. "The Prussian General Staff awaits war against France with full confidence, and reckons to overthrow her in four weeks, The moral of the French Army is not good. It has only very few howitzers and bad rifle Tele graphing on August 4th Count von

deu.

said that their flag was red.

One correspondent visited a submarine

stained cat-of-ning tailk which a British of the Deutschland type and saw a blood..

sailor had found under the Captain's bunk.

LAST VICTIM OF SUB- MARINISM.

REPORTED SINKING OF, A' TRANSPORT.

#

STOCKHOLM, November 25th.

Christiania steamer Ener.

The last victim of submarinism was the torpedoed on the evening of November which was

11th-after the beginning of the Armistice. said that a German submarine, on Novem. The crew, who were landed at Berger,

Attempts to preserve peace. It mentions Lerchenfeld stated that British that a member of the General Staff extrality would be too high a price to pay pected to finish France in four weeks.tor Germany's respecting Belgian neuber 11th, "destroyed a Belgian seutrality had to be violated trality because an attack on France even at the expense of involving Eng is only possible through Belgium,"

land.

EARLIFE JABLES.

SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURES

FROM BAVARIA

LONDON, November 25th,

LATEST CABLES...

BRITISH SQUADRON LEAVES FOR KIEL.

THE MINESWEEPING FLOTILLA

The disclosures; cabled this morning.

* LONDON, November 25th. To-day an advanced unit of the British regarding the "origin of the war, pubFleet set out for Kiel from the great lished by the Bavarian Government, are mine-sweeping and Q-Boat base at Gran contained in the reports from Counston, Edinburgh It consisted of a flotilla yon Lerchenfeld, the Bavarian Minister of Hunt Class," of mine-sweepers, com- in Berlin, to his Government, "datad July, 1914. Although for the most part they confirm what is already known, they are of great historic importance because the source is unimpeachable.

i

prising the flagship Muskerry, Cottah- more, Cotswold, Pytchley, Holderness, Tadworth, Garth, and Haythorp.

route to Archangel with 3,000 troops

British transport.

POST WAR PROBLEMS. BEITISH GOVERNMENTS ANNOUNCEMENT.,

LONDON, November 25th. The. Government provides frea passages to the Dominions for wives and families of Colonial and Dominion residents who have joined the Army, Navy and Air Forces

disposal of the balance.

THE NEW PARLIAMENTS

TO MEET ON JANUARY 21ST.

LONDON, November 28th. The King in a prodamation, provides for the new Parliament to meet on Jan ary 1st, 1919

AMERICAN ARMY TO BE

REDUCED. THIRTY DIVISIONS TO RETURN

TO THE STATES.

The War Secretary, Mr. Newton D..

WASHINGTON, November 23th.

Baker, announces that he intends to re- to 20 divisions or about half the present duce the American Expeditionary Force

strength. Further" redactions will be made if the situation warrants.

PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED.

AFTER AN EIGHT YEARS' SESSION.

LONDON, November 23ths H.. the King has signed a proclama tion dissolving Parliament.

was elected in December, 1910, and met [The Second Parliament of King George

on January 31st, 1911. The General Elec. conclusion of peace, after which practi- Liberais; 42. Labourites; 4 Nationalists) Passages will be available before the tion had returned 393 Ministerialists (279

cally all the available shipping will be and 271 Opposition (Conservatives and needed for the repatriation of the Domin Unionista.} ion forces.

These vessels will sweep the panage to

The Government realises that the re- Elsinore Sound and, for the bigger ships, establishment of normal conditions in the

ACHE'S EVENTFUL HISTORY,

POLITICAL

COMPLICATIONS.

Reporting on July 18th, 1614, Count in the Baltic to Kiel Bay. Meanwhile Dominions is one of the nation's first con- von Lerchenfeld records a conversation the inspection of the interned Germansiderations. with Count Zimmermann, the then armada is proceeding rapidly. German GROWING Imperial Under-Secretary of State, is destroyers to-day followed the battleships which the writer shows that the delivery to Scapa Flow. It is expected that by of the Note to Serbia was postponed to to-morrow the Forth will be nearly clear July 25th because by that time President of German ships. Poincare, and M. Viviani would have The German vessels are generally in a departed from Patrograd, a fact that poor state through neglect and lack of would make it difficult for the Entente paint. to arrive at an understanding regarding counter-measures."

Count on Lerchenfeld proceeds Until then, in Vienna, a show of peace- ful disposition is to be War Minister and the Chief of Staff are

to have furloughs."

and the

After informing his Government of the contents of the Austrian Note to Serbia, Count Lerchenfeld says: "It is obvious. that Berbia cannot accept sach condi tions Consequently, there must be war. It is absolutely agreed that Austris

should take advantage of this favour-

PLACED IN JALL

out process of law on June 15th and

placed him in jail, where he remained without being informed of the charge against him until June 19th when he was ejected from the jail as brutally as he was thrown in.

sion, kept the audience in good humour The appeal to the President was made from start to finish. Miss Elfridas a result of action taken at the celebra Osmund acted the pretty and wayward

tion of the seventh anniverary of the Lady Sybil Amberley to perfection. Her founding of the Chinese Republic,

Inspector Berhard-at Coalinga is the enunciation was clear, and she won the only official named in the telegram. It hearts of the audience with her clever is alleged that he seized Chin. You with portrayal of the part. Miss Dolly Hazavet and Miss Payllis d'inada as Laura and Rose, the friends of Lady Sybil,

consented who

to "the

act parte of ibe cock and the house maiti, with Lady Sybil us

the lady's maid, bad exacting rules to fill,

Indirect responsibility for the death of but did all that was, required of them in a manner that barokened much careful American soldier, is charged against "the Der Wong, the eleven year-old son of an preparation: Mr. Harry Ramsey, immigration officials. The boy it is Spiggott, the butler, had a part that alleged, was detained for more than called for the most difficult acting, but three months when bie right to land grumpy, old fashioned, family butler to and in sheer loneliness he succumbed" filled it exceedingly well, taking off the could have been determined in a week" Anicety. Both Mr. Dick d'Almudé as

to illness and died September 24th." Hopkins, the butler, and Mr. Alfred Ramsey, as Lord Thirlmere, who ex- changed places with Hopking over a bet on which the sketch was based, did well. Master Georgs Raravet again took the part of page.

"DELAYED MONTHS,

"A young boy who was witness to the nering of the child arrived May 23rd and was not inally landed for over four months, the Chinese charge.

METALS IN THE WAR.

The happy blending 0 Scottish songs claimed that the Chinese had undisput

Begarding the Chin. You case, it is and dances in the second part of the able evidence of his right to remain in programme was much appreciated by the this country." The immigration office is said to have confirmed this, "yet this audience, and the hour and t quarter

same inspector, whose ruthless insults to. which was taken over the musical medley unoffending merchants have been repeat- was frequently punctuated by well de-edly reported to the department, con

tinues to intimidate our people."

chorus, with the Bonay; bonny heather" served, applage and most of the items

Regarding the department, the com were insistently encored. The opening munication says: Nothing in what we have set forth is a criticism of the Secretary of Labour or Commissioner as the theme, was an excellent choice. White or his assistant, Wilkinson, at The rest of the programine was as good, San Francisco, whose personal and if not better, than the bright chorus public fairness we recognize."-Ex. which opened it. Where every member of the Company did so well, producing, has had a more eventful and stirring his good items, each more appreciated than Probably no other place in Palestine collectively, a succession of thoroughly

A German expert has been compiling tory than Acre Its old Biblical name the last, it would be invidious to single some statistics of the use of metals in the war. He says that if the iron and steel as Acho; its Greek or New Testament out anyone for special mention. Miss used by Germany alone in forty-five name was Ptolemais, to the modern Arabs Elfrida Cazaund, who is one of the best months of war were forged into a ring which went round the Equator, elch metre it is Akka; to the Englishman it is Acre; known of the younger generation of local would weigh 30cwt. If the mass of ANTIPATHY AGAINST BERLIN

and the French Imow it as St. Jean singers and pianists, sang. Jane from were made into o wall along all the battle d'Acre At one period it was regarded Maiden Lane" in her best style. The a yard thick, each yard would weigh fronts or 2,500 miles yard high and AUTHORITY,

as the key of Palestine," since it afford-rendering of this item could not have 200cwt. Germany sends to the front every ed the easiest entrance into the country been improved upon. The audience was whole of COPENHAGEN, November 28th.

week more- guns than were used in the from the north. Acre is mentioned in

the Franco-Prussian war, The Berlin papers emphasis the the Old Testament as being allotted to the not satisfied till she had responded to the

tribe of Asher, and as one of the places encore. Her dit with Mr. Dick d'Almada, The moral he draws is that such things. consume mora enty-four hours now. growing political complications through from which the Israelites did not drive entitled "Do You Love Me" was another were only possible because Germany had did the whole of the earlier war.

out Germany.

Jews it was not included within the enjoyable number, her strong soprano been wise enough before the war to con Separatist movements, aimed at the few, it he could help it, would die there. voice being easily heard in every corner enemies.

boundaries of the Holy Land, and no

quer the world markets and oust her throwing off of Berlin authority, are be- The Greeks changed its name to of the Theatre. There were two other coming more pronounced in South GerPtolemais, and in the New Testament it duets

is

that 8t

on the Foul recorded

stayed a day many, North-West Germany, and in the there on his way to Jerusalem.

Phyllis d'Almada and Mr. Alfred One must not fail to mention the In the course of its history. Acre has Castro sang Wont you make a fuss of perhaps, there was not a single member Rhine Provinces.

quartette by the young ladies, Though, been exposed to no fewer than seventeen me" while Mis Dolly Razavet and Mr of the audience who had not heard South-German representatives bare de

Kiegos Simon Macabaus tried in vain to take it;

t; but Cleopatra succeeded The Dick d'Almads sang the "Dandy Fox many places before, the perfect harmony Annie Laurie" in many times and in To inspecting British Officers the Ger-clared their bastility to the Spartacus town gured

tha, Crusades.

prominently in the history

Baldwin I, after an Trot

In both these items the young with which this familiar tune was invest- man Lieutenants attempted to be affable. policy. Negotiations are stated to be unsuccessful effort in 1009, captured Acre ladies appeared to better advantage than The audience

ed by the quartette had a special charm. One smart fellow, who keenly falt the proceeding between the various, non- From the hands of Saladin, who possessed

in 1703 with the help of a Genoese fleet did the gentlemen,

deservedly cheered thie

itern to the echo. The other quartette on the position, said:"This deplorable sur Prussian Governments, in which Ger himself of the town in 1197, was Miss Gertrude Bazavet sang an old contrast to "Annie Laurie," and a better programme "", Italiano did not shine. in wrested 10 1191 by der will ruin the German Navy for all man-Austria is participating.

Richard Coeur de Lion favourite "When you come home." Her arrangeroved of more which the Crusaders are said to have strong mezzo-soprano voice was heard to here, wed of more appreciation of the

* siege lasting two years, during

programme Would It had no sea traditions to live up In the meantime sympathisers of the lost no fewer than 60,000 men. Then the good effect in this song, which was one apart, was not at all badly rendered

allowed item, town was placed under the control ef

Individually, the men

played a mall part in the programme Harry Ramsey

Years of rust bave disfigured their sides and fannels, while their masts and bridges are blackened with soot

The German sailors presented an unsea manlike appearance, their clothes being dirty and nondescript

The only ship in decent.trim was the Derflinger.

time

of further complications. Any line of will want to serve in the disgraced sor- action Austria takes will be agreed to vico. here, even at the risk of war with Russia"

G

out the Canaanite inhabitants. By the

of

1281

to

programme.

Misa

to like the British Fleet. Now we have old order of things do not conceal their the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, of the hits of the evening, and she was in able wonent, even at the risk and dange only a dishonourable record and no man sentiments. The Forwderts says that and it was finally lost to the Turks in forced to respond The young ladies were the Jester, rang

the well-known General von Arnim for two months in 1780, but the Tuzks, Osmundy D. Recovet and

"F·K-K-Katy Napoleon Bonaparte fald siege Acre responsible for two dances. Misses inimitable style, providing one

of the few comic items on the programme. chief of the Fourth Army at Aachen, has with the assistance of Bir Bidney Smith declared that be will create divisions and a force of British sailors

·D'Almadan G, Dick d'Almada and nssisted by Mesɛra: repulsed executed a picritte dance, and were join and A in the Eoviets ranks and re-establish the in 1831, and anally in 1840, it was bom-expected, the Heel proved immensely enjoyable programme me to an end him. Ibrahim Pasha captured the place ed by Miss G. Bazavet in the Reel. As The item was well received The very A. Castro, ang Bachelor Days."

barded and reduced to fuins by the com

Austris

The internal state of the battleships was on a par with the external. They smelt mouldy owing to the lack of ventilation.

EARLIER CABLES.

Another passage in the same report shows that as early as this, Germany had given Austria permission to negotiate TO SUPERINTEND DISARMAMEN with Bolgaris with regard to the latter.

LONDON, November 25th joining the Triple Alliance. Germany was rather anxions over the necessary Forth this morning to clear a passage A Botilla of minesweepers, left the delay in handing the Ultimatum 40 for the British aquadron which is pro- Serbia, fearing that Berbia would thus ceeding to Kiel and Wilhelmshaven to be given time, under pressure from superintend the disarmament of German France, to offer izat

warmhips

bined fleets of England,

old regimo.

Turkey

and popular, the young ladies going through with another chorus that smacked of Scot Bimilar views are publicly and secretly

it with as much grace as could be ex-

land. We all go Hame the same Way, voiced in other Rhine towns.

With auch a calamitoss history u

this

The Company was asiated by the it is not surprising that this town, in pected so far away from the Land of the Orchestra of the Sociedade Philhar CENSORSHIP

spite of its antiquity possesses few Hesther.

monies which provided some bright archeological remains It had at one Mr. J. McGregor of Focchow, supplied young ladies kindly helped in the selling Mr R G McEwen and music during the interval. The following time some commercial importance, but its trade has now passed over to Haifa, the bagpipe music for this item. Mise Bouen Olga Denee Violet Rstavel, Abe

of the programme-Misses Maria de situated on the south side of the Bay of Dolly Hazavet's song, The Army of Tolina Rosario, and Acre, which has a safer herbou and is day was greally enjoyed. She wore an thanks also to Mr. DG Nicoll, Meera

Ellaline Ormand the regular calling-place for steamers

The producer wishes to acknowledge his

ON FOREIGN TELEGRAMS phon UNTIL PEACE IS CONCLUDED. LONDON, November 15th. The Censorship on foreign ceblograms continues until pesos is concluded:

CoMrs. M: J. Osmaneaderson Munic

Aare sends on a low promontory at the officer's cap, and made a very pretty Komor & Komor north-west from Jerusalem and twenty foot of Mount Carmel, and is eighty miles sgure when rendering this catchy song,

five south of Tyre

(Confiased at foot of next column.)

who, designe

the dresses, and Mr. H. H. Remedios, helped in the somery and stage og by-pr