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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1914,

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DAY BY DAY.

TO KNOW, TO ESTEEM, TO LOVE

WARS.

WARS AND HUMOURS OF continually being asked, “Why arrived at as that the crisis may don't you give us more news?" be tidedores without any What need, with all thosa local | hitch," "Artofer nows iactories in full working may Chamber is anx order? How can a poor, benighted work hand in hand-

MAKES UP LIFE'S TALE TO MANY Hongkong Stories of the European pressman hope to stand up against Chamber to lessen sa AND THEN TO PART

A FEELING HEART,

... Coleridge.

The Weather. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp.83; sunshine.

At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp 78; Bunebine.

"The Malls. English Mail-Arrived per s...

Himalaya yesterday. Canadian Mail.Arrived per a.s. Empress of Japan yesterday. Dae per s.s. Siberian Mail.

Chiynen to-morrow.

Count the Columns.

unnecessary. fact that gold is flowing into the Bank of England, that the Bank rate has been steadily reduced," and that the North Sea is free to shipping, and it will be realised that all must be well at the beart of the Empire. To us, in this extreme ontpost, these are com Yesterday the Telegraph solid forting foots. And in such published 20 colamas of circumstances we can wait with reading matter. To-day there patience for nows of a British will be 30 'pablished.

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Another reassuring factor is The Hongkong, Canton and the ready response which has Macao Steamboat Company's in been made to Earl Kitchener's terim dividend is payable to appeal for Volunteers. One tele-morrow." gram speaks of no fewer than 4,700 mén coming forward during twelve hours on Monday. The rate of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will Indeed, the movement is so well to the cover of our weekly edition advanced that already the Seore on Saturday will be a reproduc- tion of the Morning Post's special tary of State for War has been able!

war map of Europe, to lay the framework of his scheme for the new Atty. Then there

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Crisis.

(SPECIAL ARTICLE)

The wars are bad enough, but the rumoum are worse. Rumour the Ancients personified it just

such competition? Rumour has possible the generat it all its own way and has no Should your Chamber i censorship to contend with,

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my Chamber, my committee are prepared to appoint delegates to Even now it is necessary to confer with your representat as we do evil when we call add a short post scriptum. The This communication was: desit it Satan-is and always has been Carmane in Canton are said to with by a special committee of busy, even amongst the most have been raising Cain and the Singapore Chamber of Com enlightened and well-posted making a night of it, for they have merce yesterday afternoon and 6 people; and judging from some discovered that, in a German sub meeting with the delegates from of the wires received in this marine attack, seven British the Chinese Chamber was agreed Colony lact week, it (no, she) is super dreadnoughts have been upon. hustling through Europe pretty sunk, at the expense of ons mach just now, with tales of sac- German cruiser! Who'd have cess or defeat, of glory or of thought it? Who would have shame, in the North Sea, the thought it Baltic and elsewhere.

news,

WAR NEWS FROM THE SOUTH

Interesting items from

Singapore.

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Singapore Volunteers.

The Singapore Volunteer, or

any rate some of them, will ta have by this time realised perhaps better than any, that, this is actually a time of war and some- what different from the uneventfal And if the old dame can find ready listenere in countries where

times of peace. Yesterdayja newspapers are getting at least

quard was mounted at the the gist of what is going on, and

Drill Hall and '' maintained where the people are not easily

throughout the night, the on- hoaxed, how much more readily

tries taking spells of two hoursnt a time. The men are on duty to- will she and a welcome in Hong kong and Canton, where there is.

day, it being the intention to but little authentic

wa and

maintain the guard there. Then, where there are people ready to attribute the success of Lang

The following items are from this morning, a contingent of forte. Under the command of Col. Chai-kwong's men laat year to Singapore papers of the 6th. Valunteers left for duty at the the fact that those heroes were

The last contingent of local Derrick they marched from the the possessors of taila ?.......

Some Chinese Fairy Tales. Germans liable for service, some Drill Hall to Johnson's Pier, the The Chinese, as the Telegraph forty in number, were to leave band at their head. There were observed on Tuesday, have a Singapore last evening as pas two officers and forty men of the S. are any number of men willing A Chinese, of 33, McGregor wonderful faculty for spreading sengers on board the Datch V. A., one officer and forty men of to offer themselves for service Street, was sent to the Govern-far-fetched reports, and an even steamer Rumphius. They go to the engineers and two officers and to abroad; so much so, that it is ment Civil Hospital yesterday, more wonderful one for believing Batavia, whence they hope to fifty men of the Chinese company

anticipated that whole Brigades, and even Divisions, will probably having fallen down a flight of them. In the present instance, secure passages to Shanghai, and There was also a contingent of

stairs and fractured his right mar, one could fill several columns thence to Tsingtau, come forward. And the point

with "the cook and ball stories that must not be overlooked is that all our men, whether Re- gulars or auxiliary forces, are volunteers they take to service with the colours of their own' free will. That is a factor which and 30 bales of human hair for week, with the utmost gravity, was impossible to obtain' confe. the Straits Times of the 7th inet:

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Fell Downstairs,

Syria's Cargo.

from here on the 8th inst., had The se, Syria, which sailed on board three cases of feather, and 11 cases of curios for London,

should mean much when the time Hall, comes for the final blow to be atrack. Censorship of News.

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a

Japanese Fleet.

the Ambulance Corpe, the total. strength being about 200. Na, which have been circulated Enquiries were made again turally, it is not known how long but it may be sufficient to quote that there is a Japanese fleet of recently by our talkative friends; this morning into the statement the men will be detained on this

duty. only two or three:

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In Canton it was stated isst

some twelve or fourteen vonals.

in neighbouring waters, but it

Johore's Forces,

The following items are from that Singapore and Hongkong had mation or contradiction of the We are informed that His Clothing Stolen.

both been taken by the Germans; story, and nuder the circum. Highness the Sultan of Johore has this morning expressed to A Chinese merchant, of 22, and the good people of that fair stances it is perhaps as well. Feel Street, complaids to the city were wondering what was

His Excelledoy the Officer Ad- Germans Leaving. Hongkong people who are polios that the look has been going to happen to their brethren We believe that the Germans ministering the Government his grambling at the paucity of news wrenched off his door, and sad their business interests here, now remaining in Singapore, desire to plaas himself and the received in the Colony as to the clothing to the value of $41 Meanwhile, throughout Hong about twenty in all, are endeav- Johore Military Forces at the dis war, may like to know that they stolen.

kong went the story that Germans oaring to leave the Colony for poeal of the General Officer The abject of this paper is to publiek cirrect information, to see the truth are no worse off than those in Alleged Thiet.

Singapore, where telegrams are

wore waiting to pour into the New Shanghai on Saturday: next by Commanding the Troops His

Excellency gratefully acce

accepted At the Folios Court, this morn Territory and boss that, together the E and O. mail steamer just as few and far between, and ing, a Chinese was remanded on with Kowloon and Hongkong, Bimalaya, hat it is not at all this offer and so informed dis just as much censored as here. In charge of stealing a watch, chain and that (here one seems to detent certain that they will be in a Highness, who, we understand, Penang, newspaper-readers were and an appendage; valued $220, the work of non-Chinese master position to get away by that after leaving Government House in a worse plight still, last week, from Chan San-ya, 104, Des ming the Chinese would he vessel.

went to Fort Canning to see for we see from the Straits Echo Voeur Road.

the General Officer Commanding. infinitely bester. cff under th The Frenchmen in Singapore Great satisfaction will be felt Germans than under the British!

Canton Newspapers: Busy, are still in a condition of under-et the announcement of the Bul- Then came the story that any tainty. Although prepared to tan's offer. It is a most graceful |warded till the arrival of the asks us to state that all member one German craiser was a malah answer their country's call at a proof of his loyal goodwill, and

Censor." "How long that function of the Peak special police are ary took to put in an appearance is required to report themselves for for any three British useful moment's notice they have as yet his finely trained troops which piece of information in ita way. received as summons either from excited the keenest admiration not made evident, but until that drill at the Police Station to The present writer montioned this Saigon or Paris. Some sort of during the march past at the last happy event, the local papere had morrow, Friday, August 14, at fight of fancy to a well-known assurance has been received from King's Birthday parade, will be the felicity of knowing that the 5.15 p.m. sharp. wires which everybody wan|

Chinese professional man here, the former place that their services most valuable addition to the hungry to see" were

who replied,Oh, but that's may not be required for a little resources at the disposal of reposing at the Post Office. A fire occurred this morning nothing. One of the Canton while, at all events. But any General Rende.

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telephone: No. 1 A.B.C., 5th edition.

Western Union

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1914.

degree of abuse.

VOLUNTARY. INSURANCE.

dan

that à circular was issued by the local Postmaster General, stating that "no telegrama can be for

The Peak Special Constables,

The Captain Superintendent

Small Outbreak of Fire. calmly

ANSWER.

France is laughing over the

French Residents. -

The Devanha Sale,

dosen't bear thinking of his The Tand a mail steamer gleaned in shipping circles this

at about 3.30, in the first floor of papers announced that Germany instruction from the Saigon At 12.30 am. to-day the milit 250, Queen's Road Central; it was bad won six battles against Great authorities may be upset by the ary alarm was sounded at Johore extinguished by the inmates of Britain, a week before war was anthorities at the French Capital and half an hour later over 500 of A CHALLENGE AND THE the house and the police: The declared!" Now what do you at any moment. An attempt has the Johore forces and volunteers property was not insured but know about that?" Next, the been made by the French Conmal had mustered at the fort where the damage is said to be trifling. tale went round that the Governor to obtain definite instructions, they were addressed by the Chromnt turn-ont Educational.

had, issued a decree, ordaining Comte de Bondy having cabled Sultan, who expressed him gråt- That much-vanated measure of Mr. Lloyd George's, the

As will be seen from an ad that no Chinese was to be out of to France. A reply is being ification with the prompt National Insurance Act, has now been in operation for a enfficient reply of a young diplomat to a vertisement elsewhere. St. doors after six in the evening seriously awaited by Frenchmen and asked the men to be ready, Slangth of time to permit s tras assessment of its value. It cannot challenge given by an ex-governor Joseph's College, Maozo, offers The, ides opens up a dismal here. Only two or three French day and night, to give their

be denied that the Act has proved beneficial in numbers of cases, Lorraine. The two were weigh-excellant advantages for boarder por got riokshs and chair coolies went by the Atlantique on Tube Statstips

of the annexed provinces, Alsace prospect. Where are we going subjects bave, as yet, left. They services for the benefit of she

German Shilps Dismantled. but those who have taken the trouble to make a careful analysis of bours at an offoil banquet clades a complete English com- at night time? Where but it day. The De

There was very little to be the matter, and who are only anxious to get at the bare truth, have recently, and the young French-mercial course. Theyshool opsus

The other day: the Manchuris long since become convinced of two points-that the work it has man was talking of the skill of on September 1.

Rifle Possession

arrived from Manile, with over Devanha, in from Hongkong this morning, beyond the fact that the done and is doing could be equally well performed by the Friendly the French workman,

"However ugly & thing may be,

A lukong noticed a Chinese forty German passengers.::. But morning, had nothing to report Ranee, in dry dock, and the Societies, and that the scheme lays itself open to no inconsiderable he seems able to turn it into a ostrying a parcel in Mercer that wasn't-ds good? #2 enough in the way of stoppages or, in Quarts, the only two forma pretty object," he said. The old Stress, and he became onribus is for the postio Oriental fact, any inconveniences. Her vessels in port, had been taken Prussian, with an impatient to the contents. The lakong imagination. The fartycoon wireless system picked up several over by the authorities - and The underlying idea of the Act-namely, that all men should gesture, pulled a grey hair from went after the man, and, on beceron four hundred and these, messages in cipher, but that, of dismantled. It was also suited a make provision for "the rainy day," is a good one. But by his beard.

examining the parcel, found that according to one seliool of course, may mean nothing at all similar fate had befallen the making insuranos compulsory on all and sandry, the man who paysLet him make something it contained a rifle of a new pat thought, were the pioneers of an They have so far made a quiet Sandakan, over as Labuan... his contribution in good faith and who, incidentally, would, pretty out of that," hoaaid, gruffly, tern." At the Police Court, this invasion according to another, voyage and sighted nothing out Removell of Wireless, without the existence of the Insurance Act, make some provision handing it to his companion. The morning, a fine of $50 was imprisoners to the bow and apear of the ordinary. It has been All ships with wireless entering learnt, however, that the author port are at once divested of their for the future--has to help in keeping the scheme going for the Frenchman smiled and carefully posed on the Chinese who had the of Great Britain, iron

ities in Hongkong have taken wireless gear, the wireless hare benefit of a large body of malingerers, whose une aim is to do placed the hair in his pocket-book rifle in his possession

/ British Ramour-mongers. as little work as possible and to secure, at the same time, the A week later the German Preferred Hartpur to Gaol. But the Chinese are not the over the Empress of Asia and it being under complete control of maximum of benefits under the scheme. Such a state of affairs received a small box. In it wis

Inspector Gerrard has sent to only sinners. A hundred differ is said that she may be armed, the authorities, Vessela eo would be impossible were the scheme worked on a purely a gold tispin, the head represent the Government Civil Hospital a patriishore tell a hundred The Empress of Asia is one of the divested and leaving port have voluntary basis, and it is interesting to note that only ing the Prussian Eagle on a rook. Chinese who was pulled out of different tales as to the doings, now fast boats on the Pacific ran their apparatus returned to them last month a Bill to attain this end was introduced into the House The eagle held in its claws the the harbour yesterday afternoon, coatation and "location" of (e.g.) and was in Singapore a few just prior to sailing a of Commons. Its sponsor is Sir Richard Gooper, M. P. for Wal- grey hair; to each end of which'a in an unconscious condition. The the Scharnhorst. Now she is in months back on her maiden trip Utilising Motor Cars, Ball, and the object of the measure is, to repeal the existing com-small gold ball was fixed, and on man had been seen, by soon-Langtau, now at Manila, now to the Orient. She is of 16,850 Owners of cars in Renang are pulsory National Insurance Act, and to substitute therefor a State, one ball was the word "Alsace," stable currying a box or small driving away Britishere from tons gross and can make 21 Knote, asked to lend them for the pur- alded voluntary scheme. The Bill makes insurance on the part of on the other "Lorraine." And ongboard and, and on his being Germen New Guinen, now a To Prevent Distress the workers entirely voluntary, restores self-government and insoribed in tiny lettere on the told to stop and give an account prisoner off the rock bound cpast The following communication, any part of Penang Island. responsibility to the friendly souilies and trade unions, holds out rook was the legend, "You only of himself, he dropped his burden of Lai Chi Kok, now being towed signed by in anddogments to the workers to become insured by offering subsidies hold them by a hair."-Tit Bits, and jumped into the water. derived from taxation, provides special relief for low-paid work- ere; and abolishes the stamps, cards, and deductions from wages,

Due to Hobble Skli The failure of Mr. James It will be observed that the new scheme is of a thoroughly

Wilson and would comprehensive character, and we should imagine that it w

and his wife, for scourse far larger measure of public support than the existing costumiers of Sloann-street, arrangements do. The one great feature of Sir Richard Cooper was attributed at the

Bankruptcy Court to the plan which commends it to public sympathy is that it only gives And The Bill were to become law it would be, oase of the flate the hobble akifte ladies benefits to those who themselves take a thought for the fare of the hobble skirt about

The Offioral Receiver: helping those who were prepared to help themselves. Conversely, three ho make no neovision for the days aheed can "expect" no pese SRZI help from the Sisteronave it be from wurely would bTII by woul

aane 1

killed my finding

TYPHOON WARNING,

through Lyemun Pass with secretary engines disabled and two or three Chinese hundred onses of tz

fever merce, on board. And the bean of it arery single one of the parroyors of those varying. of intelli Got

upted below wKE FO Americadon

broth

of the

pose of conveying Volunteers to

sing, noting quiber of Europeans in Penang lave offered to place their cars at

Chamber

day recei

Com the disposal of the authorities

Fahould they be requ the War Preparations