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TEMPLE MONEYS,

Interesting Summary Court Case.

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This morning, in the Summary Court, before Mr. Justice Haze land, Puisuo Judge, an interest ing case

came

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

CORRESPONDENCË.

[The opinions expressed by the Correspondents are not necÁSS.. arily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph"]

FUND.

tho

[To the Editor of the Hongkong

Sir-May 1 through

Telegraph.] medinu of your columns, bo allowed to bring before the notice of the Hongkong Volunteers and longkong Volunteer Reserves, scheme for the donation of a hand- some sum from the Corps to the above fund.

concerning the disposition of qertain tomple moneys, The plaintiff, Chouk Pik, 40, Stoung Wan Street, Shamasaipo, a trustee of the Pak Tai Templo, Oheung Sha Wan, suer Chan Kang, a carpenter, of Shamsuipo, claim ing $31.50, which he said he paid to the defendant to be applied by him for a specific purpose. It was alea alleged that the defond- ant had received from various persone certain aums of money for the use of the plain to

sand dollars.

rather ac unusual case. The plaintiff was asked to becomo trustee of the Temple at Pak Tai, and, as he had not got any time to do the work, be arranged with the defendant that heshould act as

behalf..

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I believe the members are receive pay at the

source

Da

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at the moment how long the It is perhaps impossible to say Volunteor Corps will be under orms but I should think it not

EXTRA

HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1914.

WAR ITEMS.

onese siege at Port Arthur.

American Toan for France.

of

in revolt, following the exe cuion of their leader, Dr. Lieb- knecht, for rafusing military- servico.

India's Trade.

Bachanau,"

SERVIA'S "CHANCES AGAINST AUSTRIA.

An Analysis of the Military Question.

Bulgaria, Kragujevac is only some 90 miles from the frontier. It would appear, then, this will form the Austrian objective, and that the decisive battle-if there is a decisive battle-will be fought frontier. between Kragujevac and the

For her advanco onward from Belgrade, Austria will be confined

ty peace preparation, bat by all accounts the rank and file fought well. Austrian peace manoeuvres The Liega Forts.

of recent years have followel New York, Aug. 15.

closely the German model. The According to a Brussels tele correspondent of the Statesman Calcutta, Aug. 13.-The Simla

discipline and spirit of the troops on for trial PRINCE OF WALES' RELIEF gram the Germans are advancing telegraphe that the Government The correspondent whose arti- shows small signs of having ad- is of the best, but the training slowly but steadily. The 3,000 of fadia has been carefully watch- Belgians belding the Liege forts ing the situation created by the cle we print below which recently apted itself to the conditions of troops, but aro fighting with best of authority that every effort Quardian writes from the point on the other hand, has just emerg to three or, at most, four country are ouveloped by 250,000 German war and he understands on the appeared in

the Manchester modern war. The Servian army, andiminished determination: The will be made to keep trade going. of view of one who has seen the ed from two ancoessful campaigns, roads. And for her supplies she Germaus are enticaching them The difficulties of the jute milla Austrian troops in peace training A large proportion of the men are will have to rely upon the railway solves before the Liege forts in a wanner reminiscent of the Jap Government of India are fully studied Servia's military position trade by hard experience. The damage the Serviane may have are fully recognised here, and the and the Servians in war, and bas veterans who have learnt their after she has made good whatever alive to their importance. A on the spot.

Servians showed at the Battle of affected in their retreat. Oa pare To-day we see the Chancellories Kamsnova that their infantry strategical grounds, Servis most encouraging factor is the New York, Aug. 14. The French Government has idency Banks.-(0.0.)

haddaomie balance at the Pres of Europe aoting on the assump- could bear comparison, se regarde would have done well to destroy tion that, in the war between hardihood and the power to stand the bridge at Belgrade and to undertake the flotation of a asked Meaers. Morgan & Co. to

Hansa Liner Seized at Calcutta. Austria and Servis, Austria will lose the greatest of all assets withdraw all ruling took sunth

Olcutts, Aug. 11-Effets are

have an easy task, and that the towards success in battle, even wards. But against this afande tiff, as such trustee, and he rate of la. Od. per day and it is Mr. Piorpant Morgan has neked business, shippers having offered her. In so far as concerne a who has seen. both the Austrian ia time of peace the main ronts had failed to furnish to the plaintiff felt by many that every

French loan of $100,000,000 being made in Unlantta to re open issue is an inevitable victory for with the Japanese. The writer, the argument that this line forme an account of the said moneys, should give the amount so due to whether be can do ao without while freights are to be increased ing men which the two States Servian-army in war, does nor of the bridge would be a most... which the plaintiff did not believe him towards the relief of the violating any principle of neatra by a war surtax of 25 per cent.

the United States Government to suspend or cancel contracts, comparison of the number of fight- army at its peace training and the for Servian trade The destruction. amounted to more than one thou-families of those of our men who lity. Should the loan be putsad upwards. The tea, market nothing to civil at in the deduc-man for the man the Servien well-being of the country, can put in the field there is hesitate to give the opinion that serious Landicap to the future The plaintiff claimed that an aclimbs in the Empire's case.

will have forfeited their lives and through, the money will be used is at an absolute standstill and tion. The mobilised strength of army is of greater fighting value Moreover, the effect of the des count should be taken and that the defendant should pay the amount in Hongkong are in receipt of

Most of those now under arms by orders for provisions, elc

for payments incurred in America will remain so till the banks the Austrian army is estimated than that of Austria.

truction of the bridge would at due after the taking of the account, salarios as in normal times and remembered that the late Mr. ing vessels which obtained port Austrias

In this connection it will be buyera can get financed.: Arriv be added 230,000 men of the tria with five army corps proceeds oircumstances be enabled to trans- resume normal businese and at 500,000 men, and to this may Geographical Conalderations. beat only be delay. Within a and also the costs of the action,

Les ca assume, then, that Aus- few weeks Austria will under any Mr. C. A. S. Russ, for Mr. upon the 1s. 9. a day as an extra the present head of the firm, float-

am sure have no wish to look John Pierpont Morgan, father of nearances yesterday were "Olan Hungarian Honved.

Landwehr and the Crowther Smith, appeared for

Againat o-seok decisive battle-for this is port across the river, either by a the plaintiff, and Mr. C. F. Mason, gladly band it over, doubtless the time of the Franco-Prussian Haiss, line nemich divisions of her proposed re-Servin, protected by the Drina. her to use the line of rails, for her of income, but woulded the Franch loans in London at Camberwell" and "Bengali." Dan place in the field the full ten Servian army. The frontier of sufficient rolling stock to enable "City of York," this, even assuming that Servia the aim of all ware with the semporary bridge or by steamer, of Messra. D'Almada and Mason, with auch personal donation as for defendant.

or the feared that it was may be within their means, in the War, and made much profit there arrived in Bombay on Friday was organised army, she will total the Save, and the Danube, pro-lores, Supplied by rail, she will

hope of alleviating the suffering opinion that if the firm, mekos detained.-(CO)

by. Some nuthorities are of gnized by the authorities and barely 200,000 men, with some rots in a sharp salient into Aus- as able to make fall use of the consequent upon the horrora of

ordinary loan, without any public

100,000 reserves to fall back on trian territory. On the west roads for her troops, and using war.

"India's Loyalty..

to replace the wastage of war. Bank of the salient lie the moun them to the utmost she should be neutrality.. flotation, there will be no violation

Calcatta, Aug. 10,

Eight hundred thousand toaine of Bosnia, with no connect able to deploy 21 to 23 corpa A communique says that in 300,000 is formidable odds. The ing railway lines and with an- for battle at or near Kragujevac. War in the Air.

addition to loyal offers of assist god of war is proverbially on the stalled and rough traoke lead- With this main advance it is New York, Aug. 14. assistant trustes, or clark, et bis unlikely that three or four months ported from various places. Aur India for the defence of the battalions must be able to get at of Hungary, and midway in the rajevo via Uzice. But on this ance in troops and other resources side of the big bittalions, but ing to the frontier. On the north probable that Austria will com Encounters in the air are

re-made by all the important states (and it is a formidable but) the flank of the salient lie the plains bine a link advance from Sa- The defendant was to would not be overestimating the Paris telegram received to-day British Empiro, the Viceroy is one another, and their fighting salient is the capital, Belgrade, lius she will be dependent on a payments. The plaintiff had re-tion, and should this prove cor- over Larraine, a Froner acroplane of telegrams from the principal equal. make all the collections and the duration of the present mobilisa states that, while reconnoitring daily receiving a large number value must be approximately and the railway ibidge white wingle road, so that the strength quested the defendant to supply rect, about £5,000 could be. him with an account so that he contributed "from

forme the sole rail communion-will not exceed one corpa.. was pursued by two Gorman cities had communities of Indio, could hand it over to the incoming alone." -

thie source dirigibles, and that after an excit-assuring him of their loyalty and figures of the fighting force of lines of rails lead from the centre Ie we analyse the enormous tion between the States. Five

Other Factors..? trustee. The defendant did not do so, and, thongh Mr.. Orowther the idea their consideration and!

Asruming these calculations to May I ask your readers to give safely to its quarters.

ing chase the aeroplane returned eagerness to serve. Similar mea- Anetris we shall find that many of Eluugary down to the frontier be correct, it will be seen that Smith had written to him, nb

sures are also being received from important deductions have to be on the northern flank of the salient; Austria will still have retained süpport. ..

A German aerorplane, recon- Associations of every kind. all made. The proportion of the one line only, and that of narrow notice was taken of the com.

Jome measure of numerical super- noitring over the Belgian camp, over Indis, and from individuals diferent nationalities in the Au-gauge, leads to the western flank. iority at the final battle. Bat munication and the present

was pursued by two Belgian throughout the Empire without strian army is given by a German Within Servia itself, with the against this numerical superiority writ had to be issued.

aeroplanes, bat got back to quar- distinction of class or oreed.-authority as 30 per cent German, exception of a few and, from has to be weighed the advantage They had no statement of account until Saturday.

(0.0.)

50 per cent Slay astionalities military point of view, insignif that Servia will derive from her London, Aug. 10.

(Czecha, Soles, Slovenes, Slovake, cant branch lines, railway com: central position with reference to A Gorman airahip was per A St. Petersburg message to Serbo-Crustians, and Ruthenes), municationa consist of the main the hostile advance and from ceived crossing the frontier near the Asalt of August 15, reports and 20 per cent of Magyars, line from Belgrade through Nish superior knowledge of the country. Nancy whereupon a French aviat that a Cossack Commander haa Ramunions, and Italians. Of the to the Bulgarian frontier at or attached to the army flying received the First Class of the 50 per cant. of Slav nationalities Czaribrod and the line southward had to be taken into account the If these factors were all that corps then ascended in his maob- Order of St. George for killing probably at least one-half will from Nish to Vranis, Uekab, and deduction would be that Servian ine to a great height, and swoop eleven Germans. He was wounded not willingly fight against their eventually to Salonica. The net prospects were very far from ing downwards dropped a bomb in sixteen places, but is gradually Servian kinsmen.

work of metalled roads follows unfavourable. But there are other on to the airship, The latter recovering. immediately collapsed and fell to Seizure of Treasure Belonging

the same general line as the rails. and important factors regarding the earth a mass of raios.

Though metalled, no motor tran- which there is no information. to Germany.

In the mobilisation that Austria sport ean ply on them, so bad is We do not know what reserves of New York, Aug. 15.- London, August 1st. The Exandertook during the crisis of their surface and aligament. ammunition are available for French telegrams received here change Telegraph Company's 1913 she found herself faced with Apart from these few metalled Servis. Supplies from outside state that a Freach aviator who dispatch from Paris saya a track the same problem, and it was roads, there is nothing but must necessarily be precarious, bad crossed into Lorraine espied loaded with 20,000,000 france in commonly reported in Vienna as country tracks, suitable only for and war cannot be waged with two German aeroplanes over gold and 20,000,000 francs in the time that three of her 16 the rough carta of the country, bare bands and empty rifles. Chateau Salius, and by flying silver, belonging to a German army corps could not be fully and barely passable even by them above them and dropping bombs concara en route to Germany, relied on. told the cocupiers unless they on to them he destroyed them was seized outsido Paris to-day. allowance for all this, Austria

Still, making due after even moderate rains. paid him $5 he would report

The aim of all strategy is to them to the Sanitary Authority,

Refugees in Tientsin.

could still have a material numeri- bring the opposing forces to

Havas Wires. The Russian Army. '

L'Avenir de Tonkin complains. adding that whon.in the employ

Tientsin, Aug. 26.

cal superiority in mobilised decisive battle under conditions tant the few words sent East Sydney, Aug. 16, of the Department this was his

The CNS. Shengking has ar. effectives. But from these favourable to ousself Russia has mobilized an army rived here to-day with over 200 effectives still furtbor large de unfavourable to the

by Havas are not sufficient, hay "idgin."

of 5,000,000, which she bus placed German weinen and children, ductions have to be made.

So It is clear that the difficulties France. Rentes have fallen lower enemy. ing regard to the situation in Mr. Russ remarked that if they Friday on the suggestion of air. onormous forces, each consisting fagees had been transferred from uncertain she must retain at least with every mila that she has to

The case was remanded until along her different frontiers. Two refugees from Tsingtau. The re- long as the attitude of Bassin is of Austria will had rendered an account they Wood, in order that the charges of 2.000.000 men, are drawn up the str.

increase than they have done before for 40 should have answered the letter of Mr. Crowther Smith.

might be amended to demanding along the German and Austrian Maria Rickmers,

Faklat, formerly the the three corps (1st at Cracow, penetrate into Servis before each years, Haiphong is obliged to a decisive battle. For she leaves or five days old. It is suggested copy the Hongkong papers, four His Lordship suggested that money by menaces.

10th at Przemysl, and 11th st frontier respectively. Another It is reported that the German Lemburg) which protect her behind her the well-developed that the Indo-Chins Government the best thing to do would be to

army of 300,000 men in now str. Kuptkat conveying 260 re-frontier with Russis. The 15th network of communications and allow the French Consulats in while a fourtli army, of equal under the white flag, has been moved from Bosuis; probably at territory for the barren-country so as to transmit the latest news fronting the Roumanian boundary, fugees from Tsingtau to Tientsin corpa at Sarajevo cannot well be the ample supplies of her own Hongkong a few thousand dollars A sale of two lots of Crown Turkish Trans-Caucasian) was searched. $4,000,000 in syces annosed provinces and on her Austria must then be to seek

dimensions, is guarding the taken into Weihaiwel, where she least one other corps will be and scanty means of communica from Hongkong. land was conducted at the offices frontier?

relained, for service in the two on of, Servis. The aim of an account in March. It was land lot 2,080, area 5,000 square of the P, W.D. this afternoon. In-

was found on board.

The refugees wore taken on by Italian frontier, and two more decisive battle as near the frontier pearance of an opal and mauix paased by the committer and feet, annual roat $58, was sold to pasted up within the temple. We Mr. A. E. Griffin, for the the Austrian forces there are un- News,

It is reported from Bosni thated this morning.-N. G. Daily present uncertainty as regards on the contrary, to bring about the Strand offices of the Queens the air. Shongking which arriv must be held back with the as possible, and the aim of Servis, table-top, valued at $1,000, from are perfectly willing to render another account.

the prospect of a general war. It a decision as far as practicable and Government, Charles Swedial Trading Company, ruly and rebellious.

seems, then, improcable that within her own territory.

Carzon, 36, a boarding house Austria will use againat Servis A Decialve Factor, more than five corps, with a total But there are limitations to this. wark, was charged at Bow-street keoper, of West-square, South- war strength of 'some 300 000 of No State, however patriotic and with stealing and receiving. cau Evidence ut defendant's arrest in

Mr. Mason objected to the last statement, and said that it looked as though he had refused to give thom a statement. He had a statement in his hands for weeks past and he had never been askod for it.

His Lordship-Bas the ac count not been satisfactory?

Mr. Buss: The plaintiff has looked at it and he has disputed several items..

Mr. Mason urged that the sccount could not be gone into at that bearing.

His Lordship:Are you pre. pared to consent to an account?

Mr. Mason:-We have deliver ed the account and it has been passed by the committee of the whole mom bors. They are taking out a writ to compel us to do what we liavo already done.

let the account go to the Registrar

and the matter could come before him afterwarde, when the question of costs could be gone into.

Mr. Mason:-We delivered

Elis Lordship not agreeing that

Mr, Mason's client was entitled to

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J. R

Yours faithfully. Hongkong, August 31, 1914.

"ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES.

The Mosquito Collector.

A Chinese formerly omployed by the Sanitary Department was charged this morning on three counts of obtaining money by false pretences.

Inspector MoHardy said that the man went to houses and said that he had been sent to collect mosquitoes, and carried with him. three small glass bottles. Ha

IMPORTANT LAND SALES.

ters.

both.

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Trouble in Austrian Army.

· Rome, Aug, 14.

at the upset price of $1,. The Italian Government has

An Intrepid Cossack.

i

Correspondence. Member."-We regret that

Deductions from Austria's Strength.

we cannot insert your letter, as all tanks. And of the force, as however self-supporting, 500. Tiland lot 321, called home the Ambassadors at

five witnesses to prove that the kong Electric Company at the account which ho find submitted had been passed by the com- mitteo.

After ligating evidence, his Lordship orderet an account.

upsok price of $67,500,

Prince of Wales' Fund.

The H.A.L. Fleet.

comes,

and

£1,000 Table-Top Broken. In connection with the disap

area 125,000 square feet, annual Paris, St. Petersburg, London, costs, Mr. Mason asked to Croma rent $1,202, was sold to and Berlin in order to take part you have not complied with the we shall see later, she will not be afford to see her own territory Warwick-street, Regent-street, proceed with the case, as ho had the same purobaser for the Hong- in a conference on the war. rulo which requires correspond-able to bring into battle for overrun by an onemy without was given by a detective, who enta to suolcee their name and decisive issue more than two-suffering in morale and in re- said Carzon produced three address, not necessarily for thirds.

sources. An even more definite broken pieces of the table-top pub ication.

The numerical disparity be limit is placed on Servie by the from his pooket. He said he A meeting of the Banks and With the question of numbers at Kragujevac. Servia can with and was waiting to see if a reward

Important Meeting,

then, very much less. location of her principal arsenal picked up a bagful in the street, all parties interested in shipments falls to be considered the relative equanimity see Austria occupy her would be offered. A bag contain- by German and Austrian steamers fighting efficiency of the two cupital, for Belgrade is in no ing other pieces was found at his interned or overdao je to be held armies. That of Austria can at best sense the nerve-centre of the house. A remand was ordered, Rome state that fugitives arriving rooms on Wednesday afternoon army has not fought for close on falls she is dependent for her stated that they had not Despatchos received here from in the Chamber of Commerce only be conjectured. The Austrian State. But the moment Kragujevao bail being allowed. The polios there from Berlin declare that the to devise sorus menzie of protect half a century. It failed then munitions of war on what she discovered how the theft wan Socialists in Germany are rising ing the odrgoen,

through bad leadership and faul. can obtain from Greece or through effected.

New York, Aug. 15. The Hamburg-Amerika Line has announced that it is consider We would again draw attention ite steamships new in American ing an offer to purchase some of Back Again.

to the movement for a contributers, va ped at $20,000,000, Police Inspector Kerr, who has Prince of Wales' Fund for widows tion from Hongkong towards the been on nine months' leave home and orphans of soldiers killed at

The Death of Dr. Liebknecht * London, Ang. 18. (Australia) returned to the Colony the war. Collection books can be this morning. Inspector Kors obtained from Mr. R. D. Harvey, was-formerly in charge of the Bank Buildings. Wator Polico.

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