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The Hongkong Telegraph-

August 19, 1914,

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THE WAR.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12. 1917

TELEGRAMS.

FRANCO-GERMAN ENGAGEMENT IN ALSACE.

NEW UNDER-SECRETARY,

GERMANS ADVANCE THROUGH LUXEMBOURG.

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Aug. 11. 4.35 p.m.

THE FUTUE OF NAVIES.

that the

August 12, 1913

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DELEGRAMS

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED.

There are 8,000 German

the Insitute of Naval Architects, introduction of submersible boats my opinion, be perfectly in order. Admiral Sir B. Custance could have led to the preset and, once it had been made, if arated that of 5 per cent of controversy. We are prevented any, British or neutral shipe dis: COLONIAL OFFICE

torpedo hits obtained in this war from oarrying out practical experi regarded it and attempted to run APPOINTMENT. 33 per cent, were scored upon ments with these boats because of the blockade, they could not be shipa at auctor or not in monon, the grave rieka to life which they held to be engaged in the peaceful A farther devotion must be would involve. This is unforta-avocations referred to by Lord and if they made for bits obtained in the nate, broauss some of the claims Sydenham,

sunk in the attempt, absence of due precautions, or set up for them-that of breaking were [Router's Service To The Telegraph upon ships previously rendered into a proteated harbour, for is could not be described "as a hors de combat by gan-fire. The example might otherwise be relapse into savagery or piracy London. Received Auguti nei results would show the way brought to an effective test. Dar la its blackest form. If Lord Lord I-lingun has been apfficacy of the rpedo to be true policy is perfectly plain. As Ordenham will look up the no-onere in Belgium.

wo did when the advent of the 10 pata of what usually happened pointed Under-Secretary of State distinctly disappointing.. for the Colonies,

Again, Bir Peroy Scott will not torpedo bont was regarded as a to the blockade runners Into [Lord Islington, G.O.M.G, admit

submarine serious menace, so now when the Charleston during the Civil War, The French loot 100 8.ved in South Africa with thecsetes in naval manœuvres submarine is extolled, we must in America, I think he will find the fighting at Altkirch, Austrians Advancing into Pussia Russians Marching Yeomany, where he won the must be "beavily discounter," an endeavour by all possible means that the blockading craiser- Distinguished Service Order. He claimed. From bis pint of to increase our powers of attack- seldom had any suruples abou on Lemberg.

"Wars" as firing into the vessels they were

- Lord Falington, han - bean-ap- sat an member of Parliament view he is right; brosuse, if these ing the newcomer. (Conservative) for the Obipien acceaxen cannot be trusted, the Lord Charles Beresford truly says, chasing or driving them ashore,

for the Colonies. ham Division of Wilts from 1892 oly foundation of his theory" were always won by situok and and even peppering them when pointed Under Secretary of State to 1910 and wa Governo of New most disappear. In manœuvres never by defence. It is the stranded, with grape and abell. Zealand from 1910 to 1912] the mort anzione care in exerted essential weakness of the aub The mine and the submarine's avoid injuring the submarine marine in its present form that it torpedo will be surer deterrenta.

It is announced that. H.M., In war the nimet eagerness -eeks to operate by evon, and Trade is timid. It will not need ruthlessly to destroy the sub- Bach methode whether osea or more than one or two ships sent Birmingham has sunk a German marine will be manifested land, have never obtained more to the bottom to hold up the food submarine. Surely it quires little imagins than local and partial successes. Bupply of the country. tion to understand the inevitable. The introduction of the sub- +ff-ot of this vital difference of marine entails a new risk upon Coalitions upon the sonon of the less as sea. The measure of submurine A touch from a ship's hat risk we have at pressut Atem will send her to the bottom. no means of determining with The entry of a single small shell coarady, but, judging from all

and the destroyer can fire 100 past experience, it will prove THE LATE MRS. The interesting correspondence such in a minute and may be much le-e "han the protagonista which ban been evoked by Ad-enabled to adil immensely to this of the submarine now imagine. miral Sir Percy Scuti's manifesto total-would render the submar As matters stand, I firmly believe illustrates the difficulty of dia inghelpless. The enbmarine, if she that any naval suministration cu-sing questions of auch wide in toa tmpt any ffeusive action; which acted upon the discredited ope and intricacy in the mat frqeatly is to the surface, dostriae now revived would

disaster, and · columes of a newspaper. Con may then be drenched with court siderations of space cause each small proj ciles and fore her any naval commander-in-chief contributor to deal only with peri-cope, and may, in addition, who locked up his battle fleet, in some few aspects of the matter, be liable to aeroplane attuok. No port could securely count upon On one point I agree

Vice Admiral Callaghan has

·O»N give defeat. A large German force from Luxembourg has now reached the drive him to express his views in naval mapauvres

dogmoro frebio, and exelade the faintest iles of the terrible with Sir P. Scott. "The addi-

The Cablene American of been appointed to special servios Belgian frontier.

the of me rasoning which is strain which will be browa upin tional expence" involved in August 8 has the following on the War Staff at the Admiralty. German patrols are reported as having been seen at Marobe, essenti Io son conclusions, the person of the submarine in translating his theory into Hra. Woodrow Wilson, the wife

Speaking briefly, it may be Godinne and Arlon.

war, and this strain clone must proctice will be enormous." of the President of the United .id that the balance of opinion tell hervily upon her theoretical Elad this been made clear at States, died at the White House The Government has counter- expressed in your culumas turas fficia

starting, support to his views yesterday of Bright's disease.manded deapsich by heavily against the theory of Sie

might not have been forthcoming Mrs. Wilson had been ill but Territorials were to Percy Sett, and that the naval Sir Percy Scott does not refer some quarters.

very short time and for 24 hours Regulars in Ireland. contributors are practically un-

to the amazing strategy which

before her death her life had been saimeus in this sense formed part of his original thesis,

despaired of. At her bedside Aruolo White, on the strength but he reasserts his belief in the

when she died were the President, of a story of manœuvres,

Their Majesties the King and Queen visited Aldershot and received an ovation from the troops.

Fighting in Alsace.

The Germans attacked Malhansen in force. A smaller French fores retired brilliantly to a strong position, where they stemmed the German attack.

The French remsic masters of Upper Alsace."

German Movements la Belgium.

The official Press Bureau say, three German Army Corps are still opprite Liege and two Cavalry Divians are at Tngres, Other German troops are entrenching along the line of the River

Aime.

Germans Advance from Luxembourg into Belġlum.

Austrians in Russia,"

The Austrians have advanced from Cracow towards Kislce.

Russians March on Austrian City.

The Russians are moving from Rovno on Lemberg.

Germans Again Repulsed.

The

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Aug. 11, 12.25 p.m. Germans desperately attacked Foft Seraing, at Liege, on Sunday night, bat were repulsed. It is estimated that 860 ware killed..

The Territorials.

Aug. 11, 4 a.m. The Government has contarminded the despatch of territor- ials to Ireland to replace the Regular troops.

Mr. Asquith has informed Mr. Redmond that Lord Kitchener will do everything to equip and organise the Volunteers.

Strikers and Suffragists Released.

Aug. 11, 4 am.

The atrikers and suffragists who have been in prison have been granted no amnesty.

French Losses at Altkirch.

Aug. 11, 4 a.m. {It is announced in Paris that the French lost one hundred men at Altkirch.

German Prisoners.

Aug. 11, 4 a.m. It is stated that there are now eight thousand German prisoners in Belgium.

Australian Navy..

Aug. 11 48.m. Reuter's correspondent at Melbourne states that the Common wealth Navy has been formsily transferred to the Admiralty till the conclusion of the war.

The Sunken Submarine:

Lord Sydenham's Reply to

Sir Percy Scott..

Lord Sydenham writes to the Times as follows

The Ethics of War.

that

Sir Percy Scott's Rejoinder. Lord Sydenham is not a seaman expected to appreciate the ter

WOODROW WILSON

President's Wife's death due to Bright's Disease.

An ambesty has been granted".

to imprisoned strikers and ragists at Home..

Earl Kitchener is to do every thing to equip and organise the Irish Volunteers.

The Germana, desperately at tucked Fort Seraing, at Liege, on Sunday night, bat were repulsed.

The Commonwealth Navy has

Admiralty till the conclusion

| disposed of effectively by RN employment of submarines to but a soldier, and he cannot be and Mrs. Wilson's three daughter been formally transferred to the

Bacon stigmatizes as "barbarous," nical points in my argument. attack commerce, which Admiral

bogs the whole question by sking, What is the use of a ship that cannot remio ia burbour ad cannot come out of harbour?" Bat Mr. John Leyland, who bus

Aubs's dangerous mistake and

i apture of veasola at ee With reference, however, to the

Margaret and Eleanor.

stadied history, recalledmiral pasceful avocations, has never Capture of vessels at sea is an grave and that it was believed

NEWS.

Interesting war items from the North appear in this issue.

Mrs. Wilson was taken sick of the war. is an old right of war. The question of the attack of our several dayangaand her condition right to kill aureciating ermmerce by submarines he grew rapidly worse. A bulletin non-combatants, engaged in says:

tating that her condition was wirely decides that we must been recognized. The submarine old right of war. The right to that she would not recover was

cannot capture and must destroy kill unresisting non-combatante, isined on Wednesday, banten slowly. I think it may I do not believe that the sentiment engaged in peaceful avocations, be said with confidence that the of the world in the 20th century has never been recognized. The

President and Mrs. Wilson were yang bevel ficers who are would tolerate for a moment pro submarine cannot capture, and married Jane 24, 1885. Mre. The Hongkong and Shanghai Borusiomed to handle our sub ceedings which have hitherto marines do not follow Sir P. Scott, been associated only with piracy the sentiment of the world in Axson, the daughter of a Presby will be found in this issue.

must destroy. I do not believe Wilson was Miss Helen Lonise BankingOrporation's although they, Daturally and

in is blackest form. Considers the 20 h century would tolerate

terian minister of Savannah, rightly, believe in the efficacy of

tions of humanity apart, there are for a moment proceedings which Georgia The marriage was the due неврол

strong reasons for believing that have hitherto been associated only outcome of a childhood acquaint this relapse into eavagery would with piracy in its blackest form. ance. Two weeks after, they met

'their

limitation P

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The Region of Conjecture.

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"Our Uontemporaries"

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General news, and artjoles on the draining of the Zuyler Zoo and the Cowie Harbour Coal Co.. vers will be found on page des !

not serve the purpose of the Nax Considerations of humanity apart, later in life they became engaged, on page 2 and log book, op It is impresible, within the which so far degraded itself, and there are strong reasons for and two years later were married. limits of a letter, to deal with ell 1 doubt whether Sir F. Scott believing that this relapse into

It is impossible to point to suy the statemente in Sir Percy Scott's his thought

Testerday's meeting of the second manifesto, many of which of his programme.

I do not avagery would not serve the require lengthy treatment in gather that he claims that purpose of the Navy which so far one distinguishing characteristic order to bring their apuarucy to the subroutine on exterminate degraded itself, had I doubt of Mrs. Wilson. She was not a Sanitary Board is reported in this

whether Sir Percy Scott has woman of singular accomplish issue. the test of the knowledge and the submarine, and it must thought out this part of his mens, not a specialist, but rather swoman who had broad grasp of experience which we have at our follow, on his theory, that our

programme.

all things and a gift for getting disposal at the present time. The food supply is already defenceless whole of Section IV., headed. "The and must remain defenceless This I consider a dangerous at the essence of them necessity for having battleships," agwinst the attack of any Power and most misleading doctrine, {****

When Mra Wilson met Presid is based upon the initial assump waich possesses a fleat of sub- because it is calculated to make

the British publio believe that eat Wilson and soon af er their tion that be submarios bus mersible craft.

engagement to marry Was driven the battleship from the The general conclusions which their food supply will be safe in sea." Accepting the theory, we fam prepared to defend at length time of war, In order to make announced, Woodrow Wilson was must agree with Nir Percy scott's but which I am compelled to its fallacy manifest, I will quote raking a postgraduate course in estimate of what must necessarily are in a dogmatic form that the following extract from a letter Johns Hopkins University, lo follow. The theory, however, greatly regret, are the following: written by foreign naval the two years that intervened before they were married ebe remains in the region of pure con- There ja at fearnt no valid officer jeture, unsupported by war reason to poppin that the surface If we went to war with an went to New York to study art experience, or by reasonable shippeof ly the battleship is insular country, depending for and became an active member of a probability. Sir Percy Sost doomed to di-appear, and it would its food on supplies from overses, the Art Students' Leagas and was takes me to task for saying that be rost dangerous to set upon it would be our business to stop one of its presidents. Ara, Wolann in the Russo-Japanese war the the theories of Bir Peroy Scott, that supply, On the declaration was of an artistic mind and she performance of the torpedo "fell Ouly a very foolish person would of war we should notify the prided herself on a large number far short of reasonable expecta attempt to eet limite to future enemy that she should ware of landscapes which she painted tions," and he refers to the developments whether of aircraft three of her merchant ships and which now decorate the walls damage effected on the "firator of wabmarines. While con- orming home not to approach the of the White House. O evening. He omits to recall the finuing to maintain our navel island, as we were establishing & for that the Russian Fleet un strength in its present form, we blockade of mines and sub Mrs. Wilson was a woman of this occasion en pably neglected must go on steadily improving matines. Similarly we should distinctly domestic tendencise the precautions available and the new weapons. The war notify all neutrals that such and the building up of the home Admiral Sir George Astley Callaghan, K.C.B., G.U.V.0., offered in courtinence. The suora of surface torpedo blockade had been established, was ever har first consideration. commanded the Naval Brigade in China for the relief of the Lega unprepared opponent may give craft have fallen far short of the and that if any of their vessels She was widely travelled and wan

Aug. 11, 4.a.m. Mr. Churchill announces that B.M.S. Birmingham sank German submarine on the 10th inst.

(H.M.8. Birmingham is a second-class cruiser of 5,440 tons.]

Now Naval Aide-de-Camp.

Aug. 11, 48.m. Admiral Sir George Astley Callaghan, K.O.B., GCV.O., hâs been appointed Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp and for specist

on the war staff of the Admiralty.

Sking during the Boxer troubles of 1900. He has the torpedo aral

ald numerous important naval appointments, and in 1811" was bür the Dommander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet. He is a Grand Officer of eftes

Grown of Italy and of the Legion of Honour. He is 50 years of danger of appr

the int

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·TO-MORROW.

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

Baturday August 28,

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dent expectations which were approached the inland they would charming woman to meet, and the once prevalent. It would not be be liable to destruction either by her vivid personality impressed

Cor the

cible now to create a poure mines or sabinarines, and therefore itself on the minds of all who had on the ntiality the 'would do so at their own risk, và the plasaure of being entertained

the Bach a proclamation, would, in at the White House.