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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH; TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1914.

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Shamrock's Trip.

Elsewhere in our issus of to day it will be seen that Shamrock IV arrived at the Azores at the'

end of last month, having been

DAY BY DAY.

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

A REASSURING OFFICIAL

STATEMENT.

towed twice during the voyage THE HOUR,

NOW'S THE DAY, AND NOW'S from Falmouth. It may be noted. SEE THE FRONT OF BATTLE |that the understanding between, LOUR→Burns.

challenging and defending

| countries is to the effect that the ohallenger shall cross the Atlantic on her own bottom, but this does not mean that she has to make the entire voyage under her own sail. It is true that previous to 1899, when Sir Thomas Lipton's Sham- rook 1. was assisted at "intervals norosa the Atlantic, challengera made the entire voyage, no matter what the conditions, without any assistance whatever. On her run across, Shamrock L. was towed at least 2,000 miles, and the pre› cedent then established has been followed ever since.

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The Weather. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp 84;| sunshine.

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At the Peak 86,m. Temp 75; sunshine.

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Silk Delivery.

Hongkong Mortality.

THE WAR.

Financial Effects of the War.

at last drawn the sword to assist her friendly nations, Italy he declared neutrality, but the paper thinks that as the war progressen she will ultimately be compelled to take the side of Germany and

Foreign loans of this sort now amount to about Y100,000,000,

New York, Aug. 18. When a financial panic breaks been transferred to Antwerp, in- The Belgian Government has An Absurd Story, out and credit is shaken, it is asmuch as German cavalry has All the talk of a tremendous clear that loans of this nature reached a point twenty kilometres engagement in the North Sea should be recovered first, and the from Brussels. would appear to have been to decreased credit will result in the much nonsense. The only payment of gold in settlement of The right wing of the German

loss of the such loans.

Army is advancing towards When interest ad- Waterloo, which is twelve kilo reported. vances in Europe and foreign meters south of Brussels,

casualty is the Amphion, already

Writing to the Asahi on this Aualria-Hungary in conformity The Situation on Land and Soa. interesting question, Mr. Honda with the torme of the Triple Setaudo, a well-known Enancial Alliance. As for Japan, the The official summary of the authority, of Tokyo, remarks that should not under any circum naval and military situation in in the event of England taking stances follow the example set Europe, which has been received part in the war, the money by Italy, but stick to the pro by B. E. the Governor by way of market in England will be more visions of the Alliance with Peking and Canton, is distinctly cautions than at present, and two Great Britain and the Agree The Mails.

reassuring. The German flest is tacotora embarrassing to Japan ments with France and Rumis. Siberian Mail.-Das per 8.8. bottled up, us has been suspected may develop, One will be the Russia, says the paper, may Amazone to-morrow. for some little time, and British attempt to recover money advano- without the least fear withdraw European Mail. (Via Canada)-commerce is almost normal.ed to Japan by foreign capitaliste, all her troops from the Extreme Ulosed per se. Sado. Mara German seaborne commerce, on and the other the unloading of East and concentrate them on her at 2 p.m. to-day.

the other hand, is paralysed. In Japanese bonds held by for: western boundaries for the carry- French Mail-Oloses por 8.8. spite of the Press Bureau's re- eigners. Foreign money advancing on of the great war, "which Amazone to-morrow at 11minder that most of our wared on bills as the result of may be the final one in the

news comes from our own side, business transactions will be history of the nations. this official summary of the gradually recovered as the mon Count the Columns, situation may be taken as quite etary strain in Europe increaseB,

derman Reports. Yesterday the Telegraph pub-fair to both sides and as exagger

38 columns of solid ating nothing. stipulation imposed with reference reading matter. To-day there to towing; it is that towing in will be 34 published. prohibited except in the case of flat calms. As mentioned above, on

The Dollar. the voyage from Falmouth to the

The rate of the dollar on Azores, Shamrook IV. was twice demand to-day is 18, 9.8-162. occasions during thus apparent that Sir Thomas The silk shipped from Hong- Lapton is strictly following out kong by the B.M.S. Empress of Northern papere, some days ago, securities dealing in the market, The French have suffered hor the terms of the understanding India on July 22, reached Now had a circumstantial story of a foreignere may find it more pro- rible losses at Dinant.

number of Dreadnoughts having fitable to dispose of their Japan- referred to, which has quite York on August 20.

been sunk off Sparn Bead. ese bonde and remit the money from the Hague, that the German It is again reported; this time recently received the sanction of

The flagship, they Baid, realised in gold for investment Crown Prince has been wounded. Wan amongst beadings, and with hardly s com- Japausse. In this case there will in Alsace; their cavalry was but

them. They in the bonds of their own countries, printed the news with big scare which can be had cheaper than the have achieved further successes The French assart that they ment which showed that they had be anexodus of gold. The amount twenty kilometres from Siras considered the news even for a of Japanese bonds now held by burg. The 7th French army moment. What the British feet foreigners residing in Japan and corps, however, has been nearly was doing off Spurn Head, how by foreign banks in Japan is annihilated; the rest have been the expeditionary force was safely unknown, but it was once estimat driven from southern Aleaos and landed in France, and why the ed at 50 or 60 million yer. There shelter feathe Bank's discount should have come is no knowing whether Japanese The Servions have defeated, the down so rapidly, they did not foreign bonds may be reimported. Austrians si Baba los que consider. The application of a These apprehensions cannot be that 15,000 men were killed. little.commonsense would have said to be without foundation. Ostasiaticha Lloyd, blown that precious bit of Such is not an uncommon pheno- Under the above heading we

The Rat Compaign.

nonsense into the sir, like a menon in European countries and

Japanese Ordered to Leave...... printed, in our Log Book columu

bubble. During the

America. It is for this reason that week yesterday, some remarks by the August 15, 1,501, rats were caught ending

Tsingta Straits Times which should not in Victoria, none being infected.

the financial panics in America Belgium's Great Work.

Peking, August 18. have spread to. Europe and that The Governor of Kiauchau has be altogether devoid of interest In Kowloon during the same by it is seen what a tremendous Continent. Telegrame announce Teingtau

More and more as the days ga English panics have spread to the ordered all the Japanese to leave. to Hongkong shipping firms. period there were 200 rats caught, service Belgium has done by the that the United States Govern- hours.

within forty-eight HUMPHREYS-On August 24, at 55. The Peak, to Mr. and Briefly, our contemporary points none being infected.

out that " with the German boats

stern defence she has set up to ment and bankers were consider. Mrs. W. Meyrick Humphreys, son.

out of the competition there are Naval Yard Worker Sentenced. permitted of the French army ontflow of gold. In the existing Lungchow harbour, which was the German advance. She has ing means for checking the neutral flag, are oruising of Japanese cruisers, still flying a The objesi aľ this paper is to publish correct information, in the truth an effort to capture all the trade The Chinese turner and fitter and of the British and French and England, Japan cannot re- coast at Shantung, west of Che

tempting opportunities to make

being mobilised without haste financial relations between Japan recently opened, on the north on the Borneo run............ There who was charged last week at the

reason why the German Police Court with stealing 4 lbs. armies joining hands. The moral main unmoved by developments foo. It is supposed that the shipa should ever come back to of brass from the Naval Yard, effect of the check upon Ger- in London, such as the sudden Japanese are also landing troope the trade, if those with the appeared on remand yesterday side and cheering to the other, is rate.

many's advance, depressing to one raising of the Bank of England there.. present opportunity make, the before Mr. J. R. Wood. He most of it.

bound to count for much in the Probably many of was sent to prison for three our readers are aware that, at months. One time, Mr. Alfred Holt's, small bosts were doing the business between Singapore

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1914.

THE OCCUPATION OF BRUSSELS.

tofore.

German Ships and Borneo,

ів по

afternoon was apent.

Reported Armed Robbery.

Japan Gets to Work...

The whole Chinese Press of subsequent operations. But for export, will undoubtedly aaffer Power like Germany will never Foreign trade, both import and Peking is convinced that a great that stubborn Belgian defence from the war. The present is a surrender Tsingtan to a rising the early successes might have good opportunity for Japanese Power liks Japan without strik- gone quite the other way and a merchants to extend their markete ing a blow. and the Bornean ports which in Li Hoi, a farmer, of 106, Ngan much harder tsak been set the in the Orient, but such a course late years fell into the bands of Tau Kok, hae reported to the Allies. The story of this Belgian will not give immediate relief to much whether Japan will ever The Asia Jinpao double very the N.D.L. Before the rabber police that at 6.30a.m. on Angust struggle against a much stronger the depression of trade in Japan, hand Tsingtau over to China boom-in other words, before 22, siz men entered his house, nation is one of the finest things which is now passing through a after the conclusion of the war, the rise and development of four armed with iron bara and in bistory.

hard economic ordeal. The market and foresees that, whatever tho Jesselton

R port-there one with a sheath knife, whilst

in Japan, however, seems to be decision of the conflict in Europe, Apart from the victories which have fallen to France, Russia encouragement to any line of him and tied himself and his to-day, are bombarding Kiauchan, irreparable difficulties even be possession of Taingtau.

appeared to be little promise of two others carried torobes. They

seized him by the throat, gagged The Japanese, says a message nervousnese

excessively nervous, and such most bitter fighting will take

may and Servis, the most important war news of the past week has been steamers on thie can.

precipitate place over the question of the the German occupation of Brussels, the Belgian capital. Ever Where does the Britisher come in? behind their backs. They ran- getting to work. This bears out make their appearance.

wife to the bed with their hands so that they have lost no time in fore the real effects of the war since the hostilities actually began, the German troops have been endeavouring to force their way through Belgium, and they hare were sold to the Germans, and ing valued $19, jewellery value yesterday to the effect that while The Holt boats withdrew or sacked the house and stole cloth what was said in a note here

'Fighting on Galician Frontier. found the taak a far more difficult one than they ever imagined. forthwith the Norddeutscher line $6.50, and $10.30 in money.

Farewell to British Reservist.

Harbin, Ang, 19. Karatsu, August 12tb.

The Staff Commander-in-Chief Originally, of course, the blow was not directed at Belgium: France monopolised the run. The Borneo

there was a hope that fighting An enthusiastic sand off on a on the Russian south-western was the objective of the movements, and it was hoped that an easy west coast railway began to bring

might not be necessary, Japan small scale was given to Lieuten front states that on Friday and passage through Belgian territory would be possible. In fact, at the jungle produce stc. to the new

was quite ready if the worst ant C. D. Simmons, late Chief, Saturday oavalry beginning of the war Germany appranded Belgium for the grant-port (Jesselton) and the opening

fighting ing of facilities to this end, and a promise was made that any dam-up of the rubber estates at the residence of Major Stewart, ed from the north tells us that station to day at four o'clock. cavalry, supported by infantry An Indian orderly on guard at tions failed. One who has return. Brodmount, at Nishi-Karatan Galicia. Reconnoitring Austrian came to the worst and negotia Officer of the Blue Star Line B.. occurred on the frontier of age effected as a consequence would be atoned for after the war was once called for frequent ship. Austin Road, Kowloon, observed troops were being mobilized in Mr Simmons is proceeding to and artillery, crossed the Russian

ment of thousands of necessaries & Chinese coming from the house. It is carréat history that Belgium not only refused the permis- from Singapore; and to as it le caught the man, and found Nagasaki last Wednesday and Nagasaki in accordance with in- frontier into Petrokovek ** and sion sought, but resisted by force of arms the German enoroach were all in a momenta non him to be in possession of a pair

that the enthusiasm was great.. stractions received from the Con- Keletz provinces and occupied ment. And how stubborn that resistance has been is now common paying proposition became a of European boots, and a pair of

eul there to repert himself for Tohestohov, Andreieff and knowledge. Germany evidently thought that, even if it came decidedly paying one. At the ladies' slippers. These, it was

service with the loyal Navy. to insisting on the demand as it has-her troops would experience outbreak of the present war, the stated, were found to have been time, Charleroi is likely to see officers, engineers, and appren

Sandomir. Captain Martin and all the On Saturday the advance guard no difficulty in forcing their way through the country. She has been German Company bad four ships stolen. At the Police Station it

of the Austrians reached the line resisted every attack; what is more, the invaders have suffered addition to the 8.a. Borneo from been banished only a year ago dowas in its time. It has been in station, also the entire British short distance. On Sunday bitterly disillusioned, for not only have the forte at Liege stently on the run from Singapore, in was discovered that the man bad fighting. This old Belgian town tices of the Brodmount who were of Zanihost and Tarnagrod and has seen some queer ups and not actually on duty were at the penetrated Russian territory for extremely heavy losses both in men and in implements of warfare. Hongkong. Meanwhile not a fór larceny of a similar nature. The Belgians have put up a most heroic defence. They have done single British boat was ruaplus he was sentenood to six months' even Austrian. France and Spain, display of banting, chiefly Union an Austrian attempt to attack At the Magistracy yesterday turn French and Spanish and community. There was a large night the Russians retreated, and

14

over,

Banishee's Affairs.

Charleroi

Not by any means for the first

more. They have held back the enemy a sufficient length of from Singapore, and, only one time to permit of the concentration of the Allied Forces (Messrs. Jardine Matheson a hard labour and four hours indeed, exchanged it half a dozen Jacka. Captain Martin made a Keletz was unsuccessful. and, even if the forts at Liege and Namur were now Hinasng) from Hongkong! stocke.

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Chinese Gunboats.

and

to fall, they have performed an invaluable service in this Obviously now is the time for the

times, and it was assigned to felicitous speech, wishing, the Russian cavalry have penetrat Austria by the peace of Aix-la- kero of the occasion"Good ed Galicia in the vicinity of respect. The occupation of Brussels, though it will doubtless be. Britisher to get a look in again.

Chapelle in 1748. But stirring as Lusk," and the assembly joined Tomashov sad occupied the regarded as a great achievement in Germany, is no material advan-

has been its past history, all that in singing national songs con- districte of Tomashov tage to the invaders. Indeed, the circumstances under which it

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. insignificance before she tremen as the

it has ever seen will dwarf into cluding with "Auld Lang Syne" Pabaruuska, a distance of twelve was taken seem to point to the probability that the German troops

train drew out of the versts into Austrian territory. were purposely, for good strategical reasons, permitted to have a

dous battle which, even now, may station. Nagasaki Fres Prese Austrian cavalry have suffered walk-over." They have evidently come through between Liege During the last few days, saya

be taking place within sight of Tsingtau and the War. considerable losses: at the village and Namur, as a day before the occupation was announced it was the Peking Gazette, a number of

ite huge ironworks,

The Niroku says, the question of Narel, Russian cavalry exter- reported that large forces were crossing the Mense at a point be- telegraphic messages have been engage the attention of the The following business will

as to whether the German naval minated a squadron of the 11t tween these two places.

exchanged between the Ministry Legislative Council at its meeting

base at Tsingtan is to be bom- Austrian dragoons. The rest of The fact that the Belgian capital was taked without any of Navy and the Headquarters of on Thursday NRED

barded and destroyed by the allied the front is unchanged fighting is significant, and supports the contention which we have the Commander-in-Chief of the Amendment of the Prevention

foroes of Great Britain and Japan British Admiralty's Rights.i already pointed to. General belief in that the Germans have been Navy and Army discussing the and Mitigation of Epidemio, Shanghai on August 14 from Germany's action towards the recently asked the First Lord of The P. M. s.s. Chins arrived at will have to be decided by In reply to Mr. King, who, lured into Brussels, and that, with Belgian forces to the north-west, part which the Chinese gunboats: Endemic, Contagions or In Hongkong and proceeded on allice. In case the German the Admiralty over how many at Antwerp, as well as to the south-east at Liege and Namur, and should play in doing patrolling fections Disease By-laws her voyage to Japan and Bar Squadron at Tsingtan should merchant vessels there was, a with the Allied Forces along the Franco-Belgian frontier, they will work in the abssace of the foreign Amendment of the Disinfection Francisco the following oraning attack and destroy the British right of preemption or hire on eventually be hemmed in. Such a view is supported by the state warships. It is reported that the of Infected Premises By-laws. The voyage of the China from and Japanese merchantmed the armed cruisers or transporte; and ment that the Belgian retirement had been anticipated for some athorities will distribute the Committee on the Bill entitled Hongkong to Shanghai was the lied Powers should days and was necessitated by the strategical situation. If these gunboats to the various strate- An Ordinance to amend the law out my unusual incident, and to dual measures and bomi conclusions prove to be borne out by subsequent happenings, then gical places along the Tangleze relating to the observance of panonors etate that they sa that Germany will live to regret the day on which she took possession river and the seacoast, to do patrol precautions against Piracy

that strong-hold ling duties,

nothing of any disabled men-of- apparently at the

of the ospital of Belgium,

The s.s. China.

3.

*While Great Britsi

for what number of years; the amount of 6150,000 for this service in Navy Vote Si wouldɔba, repeated if existing scontracta were carried out