1914-08-13 — Page 1

August 18; 1914,

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The Hongkong Telegraph --

Temperature 6

a.m. 79,2 p.m.

Humidity

90.

晚二拾二月六年资甲

THE WAR.

GERMAN ADVANCE GUARD FALLING BACK.

WEATHER FORECAST

FAIR.

Barometer 29,75

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Temperature 6 6.m. 78. p. m. 82

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THURSDAY, “AUGUST

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1914.

August 15, 1919

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WAR BETWEEN BRITAIN AND AUSTRIA,

PROCLAMATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

Submarines.

River Ganboats.-Kinaba,

Moorhan, Nightingale, Robin,

The following Hongkong Government Gazette Extraordi

AUSTRIA INSTITUTES BLOCKADE OF MONTENEGRO was issued to-day:

No. 13.

Heavy Cannonading Heard Near Liege.

[Renter's Service To "The Telegraph."]

Aug. 12, 6.40. p.m. The German ortisers Gooben and Breslan have entered Dardanelles and are searching foreign steamers,

Germans Faillag Back.

the

Aug. 12. 0.20 p.m. Belgium officially announces that the German advance gasrda have begun falling back on the main Army. There is no other news.

Montenegro Blockaded.

Austria has begun to blockade Montenegro, Montenegro, has given the German Minister his passports. Terrific Cannonading.

Aug, 12, 3.35 p.m. A telegram from Maastricht says terrific cannonading was heard during the forenoon from Tongres, which is situated 12 miles to the north-west of Liege and about 30 miles west of Aix-la-Chapelle.

Aug. 12, 1.40 p.m.

The German armies are marching from Liege into the heart of Belgium. The German cavalry is advancing all along the front of the allied armies and a hot bavalry engagement is proceeding.

The River Aisne, which was mentioned yesterday in a message by the Omoial Press Bureau," is a small Belgian stream and not the French river of that name.

Prench Cavalry Superior.

Aug. 12, 12.30 p.m. A Fronch official dispatch emphasises that every fort along the whole of the line from Liege to Belfort is intact. Only small groups of Germans entered the town of Liege under cover of the "darkness. Some small and unimportant engagements occurred between the French and the Germans. The French ozvalry in all the contacts showed superiority.

Landen Reoccupied.

Aug. 12, 6.15 a.10. The Belgians have reoccupied Landen, an important railway janetion in the province of Liege.

German Cruisers Take Refuge,

Aug. 12, 12.35 alm.

-The Official Press Bareau says there is strong reason for believ ing that the German cruisers Goeben and Breslan have taken refuge in the Dardanelles, where they will be dismantled and interned. The safety of trade is thus almost entirely secured.`.

For Service Abroad.

Aug. 11, 11.5 p.m._ The South Midland Mounted Brigade, consisting of three Yeo manry Regiments with artillery, etc., has volunteered for service abroad.

"Liege Forts Holding Out.

Aug. 11, 11.5 p.m.

The Official Press Bureau announces that there is reason to believe that the mass of German troops on the western frontier is distributed between Thionville and Liege, and that Lorraine held comparatively lightly.

It is believed that the forts at Liege are still untaken.

Austrian Troops In Alsace.

Alsace.

The Patriotic Spirit,

Aug. 11, 10.10 p.m..

is

Proclamations,

FRANCIS HENRY HAY,

Governor.

By His Excellency Sir Francis Honry May Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Baint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same. I, Sir Francis Heary May, K.O.M.G., Governor and Comman. der-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same being satizfled thereof by information received by me do hereby proclaim that war has broken out between His Majesty and Austro-Hungary...

Given under my hand and the Publio Seal of the Ualony at Victoria, Hongkong, this 13th day of August, 1914.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary.

CLAUD SEVERN,

God Save The King..

TELEGRAMS.

FIRE PANIC.

TERRIBLE AFFAIR IN

BELGIUM, !

Devonport. Third Flotills: Sandpiper, Baipe, Teal, Wood». Depes Ship, Forth, B3, B4, B5, cook, Woodlark, Widgson. 014, C15, U18.

Portamouth-Fourth Flotills: Philomel, Payche, Pyramas, New Zealand Division.-

Depot Bhipe, Arrogant, Hazard. Toroh 01, 018, 031, 032, 0183, 084,

Australian Fleet.

Australia (Flag), Encounter, Melbourne, Sydney.

IF Uhathamn. – Fifth Flotille: T

Depot Ship, Thomas.- 01, 02. 05, 04, 05, 06.

Chatham-Sixth Flotilla: Depot Shire Boustanture, Lebe. 07, OB, 08, 010, 012, C13.

Chatham ---Seventh Flotilla':

Pepas Ships, Vuleso, Alecto. Uld, CA 021, 082, 023, 024, 025, 026, 027, 028, 028, 030.

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Portsmouth Eighth Flotilla: Depot Shipe, Maidstone, Adamant. D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D8, D7, 'D8, E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6, E7.

Devonport. Ninth Flotilla: Depot Ship, Pactolas. A10, All,

A12 and Bonettä.

Mediterranean Fleet.

81

98

SINGLE COPY 10 CENM 836 PER ANNUT.

TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED.

The farta at Liege are still taken.

Austria has begun a blockad

Destroyare-Parramatta, War of Montenegro.

sego,

Yarra. Submarines-AI, 22. Cape of Good Hope. Hyacinth (Flag), Pegasus, Astroa.

West Coast of Africa-Dwarf. 8. E. Coast of America.-Glas BOW.

West Coast of America.- Algerine, Shearwater.

Cadeta' Training Ships.-Corn- wall, Cumberland, Highfiyer._ Second Battle-Cruiser Squadron. and Abroad)--Daisy, Endeavour, Surveying Service (at Home --inflexible (Flag), Indefatigable, Esther, Fantome, Hearty, Merlin, Indomitable.

fence (Flag), Black Prince, Dake Commanders and their Positions. First Cruiser Squadron.-De-Mutine, Research, Sealark, Triton of Edinburgh, Warrior.

LightŎruisers. — Chatham, Dablin, Gloucester, Weymouth.

Attached Ships. Hussar, Imogene.

The Germans seized Lauden, west of Liage, but the place was later re-occupied by the Belgians.

In response to Earl Kitchener's pppeal, 4,700 men joined the Army in twelve hours on Monday.

The Austrians are evacuating Radziwiloff, close to the Galician frontier near Lemberg.

Brigade has volunteered for The South Midland Mounted service abroad. va qatna

Fourth Battle Equadron: Battleships Dreadnought, Bel- lerophon, Agamemnon, Lord

its superiority over the Germans The French cavalry has shown Nelson; light cruiser Blonde,

Cruisers. First Battle Craiser Squadron: Lion, Queen Mary:

action by the British navy, it is

In view of the possibility of at all points of contact. Princess Royal, New Zealand:

interesting to recall the names of "The German armies are march- Second Cruiser Squadron: Shan- noa, Achilles, Cochrane, Natal Fifth Destroyer Flotilla.-Depot Admiral of the Fleet is Bir Belgium.

the principal officers. The senior ing from Liege into the heart of Router's Service To "The Tolograph Third Cruiser Squadron: Antrim, Ship, Benheim, Basiliek, Beagle, Gerard H, U.. Nool. G.C.B., Argyll, Devonshire, Roxburgh Bulldog, Foxhound, Grampus, K.O.M.G., who is well-known in London, Received August 12. Fourth Cruiser Squadron: Suffolk, Grasshopper, Harpy, Mosquito, China, se he was Commander-in-yesterday forenoon from Tongres, Terrific cannonading was heard Fourteen women and girls have Berwick, Essex, Lancaster, Pinober, Racoon, Rattlesnake, Chief on this station from 1904 twelve miles N.W. of Liege. been killed and fifty injured in a Hermione. First Light Cruiser Board panic in a church at Louviere, Squadron: Southampton, Birm-

Savage, Scorpion, to 1908. Ho became Admiral Wolverine. Scourge,

of the Fleet in 1908. The other Belgium, caused by a slight outingham, Lowestoft, Nottingham,

Submarines. -B9, B10, BIL.

The German cruisers Goeben Botive Admirale of the Fleet are break of fire while Mass was Amphion. being celebrated.

The dotillas of the First Fleet Nos. 045, 044, 048, 063, 070.

Torpedo Boata (La reserve). Bir Arthur D, Fanshawe, G.O.B., and Breslau have entered the G.O.V.O., and Sir William H. Dardanelles and are searching total five oruisers Amethyst,

Kay, G.C.B., & G.0.V,O. ... The Fearless, Active, forward and.

former has been Second-in-Com- Swift-four depot ships and seventy-one destroyers beside

THE BRITISH NAVY.

THE DIFFERENT SQUADRONS

The Ships of the Fleets.

submarines eto, There are in addition eleven attached ships. There are therefore twenty-nine battleships in the First Fleet, and twenty-six cruisers including four battle-oruisers, ⠀⠀

The Second Fleet,

Gibraltar. Submarines.--B6, B7, B8,- Torpedo Boats,Nos, 83, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96.

= Torpedo. Craft and Submarise

Flotillas at Home Ports,

In Active Commission:** Sheerness, Chatham: Teaders

steamers.

mand of the Channel Squadron, It is officially announced Commander-in-Chief on" the Belgium that the German að váncs Australian Station and Command- guards are falling back on the er-in-Chief at Portsmouth, while main Army,

the letter was formerly Director

The Admirals.

July 20, when the vessels steamed Vengeance; light cruiser Topaze, Boobuck.

Desperate, ** Nubian,⠀⠀⠀⠀ Surly, being the Hon. Sir Hedworth

The Government has decided to remove the Imperial troops from South Africa, and an ade quate force will be organised to

NEWS.

of Naval Ordnance and Torpe- The Germana are reported to does, Second Sea Lord of the Ad- have evacuated Swakopmund and miralty, Commander-in-Chief of Luderitzbucht, in German West to Acteon. Torpedo Boat Des-the Atlantic Feet, Commander- Africa. The Second Fleet consists of troyers: Brazen Coquette, Cygnet, in-Chief of the Home Fleet (1909- The British fleets in home the following:

Elantra Cynthia,

Fervent, 1911), and Commander-in-Chief, waters assembled off Portsmouth

Fifth Battle Squadron: Battle Kestrel, Lightning, Porcupine, Plymouth 1941 to 1913, on July 16 for review by the ships Queen, Prince of Wales,

Recruit, Valture, Zephyr. King. On that date 493 men-of-Bulwark, Formidable, Implac. 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 072, Torpedo Boats Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9, war of all classes were mobilized, able, Irresistible, London, Vener- 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 117. each vessel being fully manned. able: light cruiser Diamond:

The senior Admiral in Sirtake their place. Airship and seaplane flights were

Portsmouth,Tenders to Ver- Edmund Poo, G.C.V.O,, KCB., Sixth Battle Squadrons Battle-on. Torpedo. Bost Destroyers: First and Principal Aide-de-Camp There is every indication that Austrian troops have entered a great feature of the inspection. ships Russell, Cornwallia Albe- Conflict, Spiteful, Veloz, Angler, to the King, the next in order

The King led the feet to sea on marle, Duncan, Exmouth,

Interesting war items from past in line. Owing to the political It is officially announced that besides the Territorial anite which situation the First Home Fleet dron: Carnarvon, Falmouth Viotory: Nos. 025 084, 042, 80, Commander-in-Chief at the Cruisers. Fifth Cruiser SquaTorpedo Boats Tendera to Portsmouth; Sir Richard Poore,

Meux, Commander-in-Chief at Singapore appear elsewhers. for some time past have accepted liability to serve overseas, further was ordered not to disperse and Bristol, Liverpool. Sixth Cruiser 81, 82, 85, 86, 87, 101, 116. Volunteers are now being asked to follow their example.. A great the Second Fleet to remain in Squadron: Drake, Good Hope,

Nore; Sir Archibald Berkeley response is anticipated. "It is probable that whole Brigades, and home ports. So-called balance King Alfred, Sutlej. Minelever Torrado Boat Destroyers: Bittern, Mediterraneen; EL. S. EL. Prinesing gun practice is published in

Devonport Tenders to Vivid. Milne, Commander-in-Chief in the even Divisions, may come forward.

crews of the fleets were ordered Squadron: cruisers Andromache; to remain in their ships, the Apollo, Intrepid, Iphigenia, La possum, Sunfish, and torpedo Louis of Battonberg, First Sea refitting of the battleship Bel-

Queenstown. Tenders to Col- Commander-in-Chief at Ply was recalled from Gibraltar to cruisers. lerophon was postponed and she tona, Naiad, Thetie. Total four-boat No. 087, 99, 107, 105, 104. Lord; Sir GeorgeLo Clero Egerton,

teen battleships and seventeen

Leen. Torpedo boats 050, 052, mouth; Sir Frederic W. Fisher,

"Our Contemporaries" appeara England.

055, 058.

President of the Royal Naval on page 2 and log book on pag Pembroke.Tenders to Vivid. College, Greenwich; Sir George 6. Torpedo boats 033, 041, 045, 049. A. Callaghan, Sir Frederick

Submarines.

Inglefield; ir A. W. Paget, bir Depot Chip, Dolphin, Submarines: the Coast of Scotland; and Sir H. the Boys bean trade and the Bank PortsmouthSecond Flotilla: Robert Lowry, Senior Officer on General news and articles an Noe. A6, A6, A18, B1.

B. Jackson, Chief of the War Act will be found on page 3. Devonport. First Flotilla: Staff. Depot Ship, Onyx. Submarines:

South African Troops.

Aug: 11; 4,5 am. Government, acting on the suggestion of the Union Government, It is officially announced in Capetown that the Imperial since the outbreak of the war decided to remove the Imperial troops. The Government has undertaken the defence of the Union and will organise and equip an adequate force for replacing the Imperial

troops.

Big Battle Pendlag.

Aug. 11, 3 p.m.

On July 27 twenty-nine battle- ships, four battle-cruisers and

nino ertisers were at Portland,

The Third, ¿Fleet,.

The Third Fleet consists of:- Seventh Battle. Squadron:

where they conled all night and Battleships Caesar, Hannibal. embarked stores and provisions Ilustrious, Magnificent, Mark The Germans are methodically recouncilring the district of for several weeks. It was rumour-Mare, Prince George, Vinkkiqua; Hastay, west of Liege. Cavalry patrols, followed by infantry, are ed that these vessels were ordered light cruiser Doris. pushing forward in the direction of Namur, over which aeroplanes to a point in the North Sea. The Eighth Battle Squadron: Bat Noa. AB, A9. are flying.

There have been cavalry skirmishes near Tirlmont, and 6,000 First Fleet left Portland the same tleships Albion, Canopus, Glory, Germans with guns have deized the railway station of Landen, 24 day under sealed orders. A few Goliath, Ocean, Jupiter; light Admiral Commsuding Coast

days previously Vico-Admiral orniser Proserpine

miles west of Liege.

These movements are evidently preliminaries to a big battle.

Our New Army.

Aug. 11, 3 p.m.

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The Board of Admiralty,

An official notification regard-

issue,

DON'T FORGE

special article Ships under the orders of the

Under the reorganization ramours will be found Sir John Jellicoe was appointed to Cruisers. Seventh Cruiser President Ringdove, Seagull, bera of the Board of Admiralty Guard and Reserves. Haloyon, scheme of 1912, the various mem- the command of the Home fleets. Squadron: Aboukir, Bacchante,

The First Fleet.

Spanker Speedy.

responsible for special Cressy, Earýalas, Hogue. Ninth It is officially announced that during twelve hours on Monday of the following ships: Iron Argonaut, Challenger Europa,

Cosel Guard Cruisers. Argus, business as follows: First Lord The First Home Fleet consista Cruiser Squadron: Amphitrite, Jalis, Thruab Watchfal, (Rt. Hon. Mr. Winston Uburchill) 4,700 men joined the British Army. The prompt response which is Duke (battleship) Commander-in-Highflyer, Vindiative Tenth

Squirre

general direction of all busi- being made to Lord Kitchener's appeal for Volunteers has enabled Chief's flag.

neas; First Sea Lord (Admiral) him to decide the framework of the new Army.

Cruiser Squadron Cros First Battle Squadron: Battle-cent, Edgar,

FB. H. Prince Louis of Batten- Gibraltar, ships Collingwood, St. Vincent, Grafton,

harg) organization for war and Hawke Royal Colossus, Hercules, Neptune, Arthur.“ Eleventh

distribution of the Fleet; Second Vanguard, Superb, Temeraire Squadron: Terrible, Rudymios, sure (Flag), Dartmouth, Fox, Bos Lord Vice Admiral Light cruiser Bellons; repair Thessne, Juno, Vents Twelfth Pelorus, Alert, Espiegle, Odin, Hamilton) personnel Third Bea ahip Cyclops.

Evacuation.

Aug. 11, 8 p.m. the Germans have evacuated Swakopmund and Luderitzbucht (the A coasting steamet, which has arrived at Capetown, zoporte that principal harbours of the German South-West Africa Protetorate).

Russian Successes.

Aug. 11.3 p.

It is officially announced at 8t. Petersburg that, in conseque of the Russian successes in miner engagements, the Austrians

vacuating Radziwiloff, close to the Galician frontier near Lemberg,

All 'Calm at Home, De

Aug. 11, 8, 20 p.m.

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light

Bramble, Britomars, Cadmus, Civil Lord (Bt. Hon. G. Lambert) Monarch Thunderer,

Olio, Thistle, cruiser Boadicos; repair tip

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Destroyer, Assistance.

Colne, dockyard business; while the on Forten

and Fame, Jed;

Ribble, Parliamentry Secretary (B. Hon.

calm throughout Britain and the Government's Third Battle Squadron:

mum prices to be charged for foodstuffs, ships King Edward VII,

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TO-MORROW.

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