1914-08-11 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph--

61

(ESTABLISHED: 1881.) Copyright, 1914 by the Proprietor.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11.

1914.

August 11, 1913

二羥圈 號一十月入英季

DIARY OF WAR.

Development of the Crisis Step by Step

-93

FORECAST

Temperature 6 a.m. 79. 2 p.m. 87

August 11; 1914, Humidity

2871

00,

拾二月六年甲

TO-DAY'S WAR NEWS,

FRENCH TROOPS ADVANCING METHODICALLY.

AMPLE FOOD AND AMMUNITION IN LIEGE FORTS.

Rupture in Franco-Austrian Relations.

(Reuter's Service To "The Telegraph."]

Aug. 10, 8.55 p.m.

A rupture in Franco-Austrian relations is officially announced" The Ambassadors are leaving the respective capitale.:

House of Commons Adjourns,

Aug. 10, 8.10 p.m..

The House of Commons has adjourned for a fortnight. Mr. Asquith said he traved that when they resumed they would be in a position to conclude the busines of the Session. He hoped to make proposale which would meet with general acquiescence,

Monetary Effects.

رحمن

TELEGRAMS.

BRITISH REVOLUTION CLAIRES.

A ROYAL BIRTH,

H

[Reuter's Servloe To "The Telegraph."

London. Received August 10. H.R.H. Princess

Tis, `28,000 Paid in July,

Russia, expiring

Temperature, 6 am. 78 pm. 83 Humidity

1000.

Italy declares neutrality. Evi- dences of Australian loyalty. Bank of England discount 10 per cent. Germany.declare war; First shots fired by `Bussian frontier patrol on Germans near, Prostken; no casualties,

August 2. British cabinet

SINGLE COPY 10 CENM. $36" PER ANNUTS

TELEGRAMS

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED.

Arthur "of A large portion of the British Ferdinand and Consort ""asssa--/ meets and adjourna till, evening-adjourned for a fortnight.

Connaught has given birth to a

*FOR.

Prince Arthur married the Duchess of Fife, second sister of H.M. the King, on Oct. 15, 1913,}

AMERICAN SCHOOLS,

Are They in the Hands of

the Women?

There has been a gold influx into the Bank of England to the ing of the National Association of

extent of two and a half millions, Silver has risen to 27.3-4.

Satisfactory News.

Ang. 10, 7 p.m.

Fear that the public schools of the country are in danger of feminization is being expressed conatantly. At the recent meet Corporation Echools, held in this city, saya a Philadelphia paper, Poveral speakere referred to the predominant feminine in-

A list of the glaims as paid

follows:

***

June 28.-Archduke Franz

The House of Commons haa sinated by a Servian student at Cossacka invade. Germany near

Bialla. Germans invade France Princem Arthur of Connaught claims for losses sustained during the Revolutions of 1911 was paid - Javo.

Cirey. Germans enter has given birth tos son, June 30.-Anti-Servian De-Taxemburg.. Germany promises on July 28 The sum paid over was Shanghai Tis. 27,882.30 monstrations in Vienne and indemnity to Luxemburg.

Two Austrian cruisers havo bombarded Antivari. bovering thirteen claims. All Travnik.

August 3.-French papers state olaims were paid in Shanghai July 1.-Martial law declared

Britain will intervene with The First and Second Japanese taels on the Shanghai branch of throughout Bosnia and Herze Expeditionary Force. German Squadrons have put to sea under the Hongkong Shanghai Bank,

govina.

cruiser reported to be bombard- Admiral Dewa. the cheques being sent to the

July 3-Servian tri-colouring Libsu. Severe fighting on claimants through the British

barned in the neighbourhood of River Drin between Servians and The German Asistio Squadron Consulate-general hero.

Austriana. Patriotic scenes is reported to be menacing. the Servian Legation in Vienna,

Palace. British shipping. July 3. The semi-official Pester outside Buckingham 5,205.27 Lloyd warns Belgrade of the Wales" 1,208.91 necessity of an immediate change mounted regiment for service The protection of British inter- abroad. France protests against este may necessitate a step ena). 225.87 of tone.

German acts of war: Russian ling Japan to coupy Tsingtag, Fleet driven into Gulf of Finland

Brigadier General Bridges is to by Germans. British Mediterra

the Commonwealth nean Fleet cleare for action. command Martial law at Malts. Sir Expeditionary Force. Edward Grey's speech in Parlia- Aogast 4.-German ultima Anglo-German naval battle, Earl Kitchener sails, but is recalled. War declared between Britain and Germany.

Asiatic Petroleum Ob. British Cigarette Co. China Produce Co. Evans Pugh & Co... Eastern Trading Co. J. Findlay Hankow Light and

Power Co. Hankow Golf Club International Export Co,

decides. ' to raise

It is reported that German. 1-V spies in England are attempting k

An official telegram from Brussels states that the situation this flaence in the public school Jardine Matheson & Co. 1,738.88 grade. The same day the Temptame to Belgium. Reported to poison water supplies, etc. (Monday) afternoon is satisfactory, The French are advancing methodically, and the forts at Liege are amply supplied with food and ammunition.

The Montenegrin Advance.

The Montenegrine have occupied Spizza, on the Adriatic, as well as two neighbouring towns.

(Sperial Pacific Service to the Telegraph-Reuter.)

British Force In France.

Shanghai, Aug. 10, 9 55 p.m. A Poking message states that Router's. Agency is officially in- formed that the first portion of the British Expeditionary Foros has already landed in France.

Successes Under-estimated.

According to afficial telegrams, Reuter's raports of the fighting in Europe rather under-estimate Belgian and French successes.

[Renter's Service to the "Telegraph"]

Cerman Sples Active.

Aug. 10, 4.50 a.m. There are numerous accounts of the proceedings of German spiss in England, attempting to poison the water supply, etc. Beveral Germans are in custody charged with attempting to blow up railway bridgea,

The Australian Forces,

Aug. 10, 4.50 a.m, " A message from Melbourne says that Brigadier-General Bridges will command the Commonwealth Expeditionary Force.

It has been decided to organise a small mixed navaland military force to serve within or without Australia. This will be distinct from the expeditionary force which will be sent to England.

The Hon. Mr. D. Millen, Minister of Defence, states that the mobilisation and concentration of the citizen forces has been carried out satisfactorily.

Lady Munro Ferguson, wife of the Governor-General, has initiated a successful movement for the formation of an Australian branch of the Red Cross Society.

Appeal to Business Mon,

The Right Hon. Mr. J. Cook, Prime Minister, has deprecated the countermanding of orders by importers, thus spreading distrust, snd appeals to exporters and importers to do their business as usual, manifesting thereby their confidence in the result of the war. Germans Reported in Liege,

Ang. 10, 4.50 a.m. message from Brussels states that there is some uncertainty re- garding the position of Liege. The Germans seem to have made their way into the town between the forts, and bave told the oiviosathorities that they will bombard the town unless the forts are surrendered They now hold a number of the most influential residents as hostages.

system.

Women teachers of this city who have been making 1 strug- gle for years to get equal pay and equal opportunities with men are at a loss to understand how the public can be misled to the extent of believing the school+ are in their

hands, when for the most part they simply make up the great army of grade teachers and have nothing to do with the adminis tration or policy of the school system.

Westphal King and

Ramsay Wesleyan Methodist ·

Mission

A, S. Watson & C

Several Germans are in oustody. in England on charges of attempt ing to blow up railway bridgee,

An official telegram from Brus

wwwwwwwww..com.com

2,585.18 July 9.-The Lokal Anzeiger 3,682.91 (Berlin) says if responsibility for 254.03 the murders is brought home to. Servians, Austria will 1,604.02 have the support of the oivi 2,258 50 lised world, especially Germany, 2,651.91 in demanding justice from Belmont.

correspondent at Belgrade states 307.88. Austrian troops are concentrating

on frontier. 3,388.54

'. July 23-Austro-Hungarian 2,885.44

Note delivered to Servia demand-

August 5.-Germans invade Sh. Tla." 27,982.30 ing suppression of Pan-Servian The Jih-chih-pia publishes movement and punishment of Belgium. Japan to take measures rele states that the situation

in assassinatione, to discharge Treaty obligations satisfactory. a atatement showing the demands "accomplices which have been subuited by Answer required by 6 p.m. same to Britain. Germana violate Dutch

The Montenegrins have occupi territory at Tilboarg. Russian the Powers on account of alleged day.

July 24-Detaila of Note and German troops in contact on ed Spizza, on the Adriatic, as damages in consequence of the

German. Revolution, and which are still published and proved unexpected- frontier. Reported that French well us two neighbouring towns.

Semi-official Peater detachment captures pending before the Chinese severe.

Lloyd affirma that Germany will cruisera Goeben and Breslau and Foreign Office as follows-

suffer no third party to intervene sinks the Panther. Germans

reported to have violated neu between Austria and Servis.

July 25.-Russian Cabinet trality of Switzerland, Bombard- $9,780,000 meete; announced that mobilisa- ment of Liege began by Germans. Sir John French gazetted Inspec 9,774,800. tion proceeds forthwith. 7,100,000 July 26.-Russian request for extension of time on Servis's 2,170,000

behalf refused. Servis accepte 1,844,000 1,200,000 some Austrian demands and 689,000 rojects others. Martial law in Austria-Hungary. Bervian capital 400,000

transferred to Kragujevaos. 210,000

July 27, Servian troops 89,000

aboard Danube steamer fire on

Direct Dandages.

It is a notable fact that women are not admitted to the board of education, that they do not hold positions as superintendents or

Germany executives, and that they have to fight for principalsliipe of the Japan larger schoole. The struggle that France Russia Mise Katherine Pancheon wont through to gain the appointment, Great Britain as head of the Girls' High School America is an exemplification of the fact Belgium that women are not a dominating Denmark. force in the public school system. Holland

Italy garet Magnire, principal of the Austria-Hungary George Washington School, and Sweden one of the leading women edu Spain cators of the oity, Faid in an inter- view:

In this connection Miss Mar-

"The statement måde by one

Indirect Damages.

Specie

38,000 Austrian troops; engagement 30,000 ensues. Sir Edward Grey in

30,000

nounces his efforts to arrange conference of Ambassadors.

July 28.-Czar, addressing Council of Ministers, declares:--- We have stood this thing for seven and a half years. This is enough.mp

tor Craneral of British Foroes; Admiral Jellicoe becomes au- preme commander of the Fleet.

August 6-German troops re ported to have been repulsed by Belgians in fighting near Liege, Lord Kitchener's departure for Egypt again cancelled.

..

A Peking meenage says that -- Reuter is officially informed that a British Expeditionary Force has already landed in France,

It is stated that official tole-

grams show that Renter's reports rather under-estimate the Belgian and French successes,

:

The French are advancing ma thodically, and the forts at Liege are amply supplied with food and ammunition.

There has been a gold influx

NEWS.

Numerous German prizes brought to British ports. Earl Kitchener appointed Secretary into the Bank of England to for War. Bank of England rate talling £2,500,000; silver haa reduced to 6 per cent, Germans risen to 27.34. repulsed by Belgians, with 8,000 casualties. Servian volunteers oross the Save and plant flag on Austrian bank. Germany threat. eus Italy with war unlesa she supports allies. H.M.S. Amphion found on page 4. sinka German mine-layer Koenigin Luice and later strikes mins and sinks herself Uhlans enter tioulars of pirate activity in Liege hat Belgiana exterminate North China appear on page 3. 250,000 July 29-Austrians blockade them. House of Commona vote

$2,096,000

1,842,000 879,000

of the speakers at the reosat onn- Banque

Chine vention of corporation. schools concerning the danger of over- Yokohama

Bank feminizing the schoole noede a word of explanation and enlight Russo-Asiatic Bank.

Deutsch-Asiatische enment.

"Unthinking observation of Bank bgures would lead one to the International Barking

Corporation conclusion that the women are overwhelmingly in the majority Bank of Taiwan in the school problem. The Chenango Bank enlightening information that Bank of China must be possessed for a proper Hongkong and Shang-

poration interpretation of these figures that Banking Cor- usually not in the possession of the layman. He naturally fails to know that all executive offices of power in nearly every school community are held by men. It is the male mind, rather than the female mind; that has up.

"

July 28-Austria declares war on Bervia. Germany considers Sir Edward Grey's suggested 800,000 conference has no prospect of

230,000 229,000

BUCCSES,

"Totlings by the Way" will be

;"

General rews and some

additional war credit of $100,000, "Our Contemporaries" appeare oil Antivari. Panic in New York

British Con-000. Nineteen Gerican warships on page 2, log book on page 6 stock market. 78,000 gols drop to

Mr. reported sank or captured in and commercial news on page 9. 691

Sea Two German Bunounces that North Asquith the situation is one of "extreme cruisers reported sunk gravity. "Servians destroy bridge Atlantic. at Semlin. Austrians bombard

20,000

towards Wirballen,

in A sermon delivered in the Union Church on Sunday by the

August 7-German Cavalry

It is expected that the Belgians will not surrender the forts, department store is in any danger cutive side they are administered jery duel between Servians and fight: Bank of England rate

Servian positions, compelling division routed by Belgians in Rev. George B. Thomson, F.R.G. evacuation. Two Servian steamere Luxemburg. Germeny asks for, will be found elsewhere. ..... 1: captured: German troops move armistice; admits 25,000 men

Farther sporting comments August 8.-German Cavalry appear in our Home sporting in response to Russian advance are hore de combat,

July 30.-British First Fleet Division crosses Mouse, but in letter, which will be found on ao.

Annihilated by extra. leaves Portland under sealed practically ordera. Belgrade in flames. Artil. Belgians. Italy firmly refuses to Austrians five miles down river reduced to 5 per cent. British from Belgrade. Home Rule Am-size South Togoland from Ger ending Bill postponed Britain mans and French enter North presenta a "naited front." Bassian Togoland British Government

Lorraine. mobilisation in 52 Governments, accepts Australia's offer of 20,000 4,000,000 men placed on wor men. French troops enter Alsace- footing.

but will rather blow them up.

Antivarl Bombarded.

Aug. 10, 12.20 p.m. Two Austrian oruisers have bombarded Antivari (Montenegro) and the surrounding mountains, where the inhabitants are taking

refuge.

Germans Marching on France,

Aug. 10, 12.20 p.m. - A Bruwels dispatch says the Germans are marching towards France, chiefly through Esobsuralzette The forward movement st Qartha has ceased and the Germana are entranching.

sell Japanese Squadrons Go To Bea

has very little opportunity for to the present time controlled expressing ita side in educating the educational policy of the the youth of America.

The courses of study are publio Boboole of America.

We do not consider that a designed by men. On the exe of the weekening influence of the by men. They are administered feminine mind because the large by the women only as grade mejority of the salespeople tesobers, who take their inspira appen to be young woman tion, and instruction from the Neither has the pablic school yet executive control of the school. bad the expression of the feminins "Attendance at any session of

Bre women?ANA

*

mind, because the large majority the national or alate associations July 31-Germany, asks August 9. Germane evacuate of those working in the grades of superintendents will soon to Russia for explanation of her Luxemburg owing to French

lieve the mind of any fear that

German submarine British The standardization of this the feminine element is in danger mobilisation. Attack on Bel- advance, Japan, imanes ultimatum warship. work is and has been made by of putting its touch upon the grado continues. Martial law to Germany

olosed:

Bank of Reported that Japan has issust. 1 A Tokya momago say the First and Second Japanese men, and no school gratom youth of the Tame. It might be in Germany. London Stock sunk by

who well if our communities Would Exchange

8 per cent. ultimatum against Cermany. Squadrons have put to ses under the command of Admiral Dewa. greater than the exe

look to the real expression of the England rate

Rasalans enter There is reason to believe that Japan will adhere not only to the meta the ideal. School

100,000 man woman's mind la the problem of Bank Act spended. Rasians Earl Kitchener appeals for but to the spirit of the Anglo-Japaniss Alliance, to the most in nearly all communities

Austrian territory near the men. School superint

education, because we are mak destroy railway bridge in Austris between Sacra cows and Granitus, stne limit.

uniformly men.

ing a mintake when we believe New Zealand and Canads offer valley of Styr. "distrias superinten moh officials

Japan May Occupy Talogtau."

bouts of the German". Bquadron is not disolowed, resorted to be mensoing British shipping. The prote

community

that the trade tasch

the daily is ́ sre the people who set

Angunt 10 Austrian cruisers mbard Antavari. Ruptafe in nico-Austrian relations offici.

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY

Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m.

**TO-MORROW.

Bijon Theatre 9.16 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m.

Baturday August

HK and Shanghai-Banking Corporation, Shareholders” Mont-

#Uig! Hall:+noon,

GEDAKAM