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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 3914,

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THIS ENGLAND NEVER DID, NOR NEVER SHALL BE AT THE PROUD of FOOT OF A CONQUEROR,

Shakespeare.

The Weather.

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Lower level 8 a.m. Temp.86; sunshine.

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

The Bishop of New Guinon has been making some very shrewd and well-timed remarks on the subjot of the adoption European clothing by semi- eavages. "Olothes," he says, are often a source of ill-health among civilised people, who have learnt to endure them; and they must be injurious to natives un accustomed to unnecessary pro

ection in a tropical climate. It ie

The Malls... quite possibia to teach the natives French Mail-Arrived per s.a. Jthe higher-virtues without inter-

Polynesien to-day, fering with their harmloss Siberian Mail. Closed par as

.....If a ball of

Liangohow to-day at 2 p.m. whole Siberian Mail-Oloses per 9.8.

Polynesien to-day at 4 p.m.

customs.... twine would ololbe * village, they are probably health- ier in mind and body than many aivilised people." There spoke a wise man; one who realised that

Yesterday the Telegraph pub be civilising intentions of a liabed 33 colemoe of solid certain class of ultra-ap-to-date reading matter. To-day there

Conat the Columas..

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ALARMIST RUMOURS AT

HOME.

Present Situ tion Justifica only Optimism,'

From the faor that the London Daily Telegraph's correspondent! at Amicus is able to announce

DOW lice

that the:

POLICE REFUSED ADMISSION.

Chinese Restaurant-Keepër Fined.

A Chinese restaurateur was

HOW THE WAR AFFECTS NEW YORK.

Many Big Liners Held Up.

New York, Aug. 5 The Ham- of summoned this morning, before burg-America Lino stasmer Valor- the Allies is much stronger Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Police

lind,

the biggest steamship than any held before and that Carl, for rofusing to afrit aflat, apparently was making the disproportion in numbers has police officer to the Li On restau- ready to-night to put to see. been reduced, it might appear rant at 2 30 8 m.

that, after all, some enterprising P. O. Marphy said that at 2.30hortly before midnight smoke newspaper man had succeeded a m. on August 27 ho ane lights pouring from her atseks and

a tug was at her stern. in foroing his way through. But in the defendant's premises, and

With British, German and Amiens is some way from the electric fans going. He had reason French war vessels lurking along scene of fighting and, while it is to suppose that food and drink the transatlantic lanes plied by quite likely that a man there may were being supplied during pro-alesm-bipt, conditions on the secare more full and scourate bibited hours. When he knocked American Coast have taken on in at the door the lights were put fame of the aspects of a blockade. information than a man London, that does not necessarily out, and the inmates told him Foreign vessels which ventured follow. However that may be, the they could not open the front to leave this port to-day went gentleman is far enough away door because they had no key. He forth under risk of capture, others from the actual front to render kept an observation on the place incoming travelled for the most him comparatively harmless, from and later saw some persons come part at fall speed ahead, regardless. the point of view of the army out of it.

of danger of darkness sad fog, Mr. Mason said his instructions their wireless operators caught teaders.

1 No Need for Alarm.

were that the whole thing was fragments of conversations be Meantime Router tells us that mistake. The door keeper saw the tween craiser and oruiser and dne to the fact that they have

Earl Kitobener's statement has policeman" coming and went between oraiser and land, but never sought to interfere with any

The 9.8, Younsaug, which arriv.* completely disposed of the upstairs to inform his master, but were apable "to interpret growing crop of did not make it clear that his the text of what they overheard, will native custom or belief that was ed from Manila, to-day, reporta steadily

not opposed to religion and encountering squally weather, alarmist reports regarding visitor was a policeman.

as the passages were in code. morality; and now we have an with heavy rain. Anglican b.shop subscribing frankly to their ideas,

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Squally Weather,

Proposed Turbine Slation. On the land purchased by the |Hongkong Electrio Company, at the Crown land sale, yesterday, it is proposed to erect a large turbine station.

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To the list of steamship lines.

the situation in Franco." Why on earth there should have

Each day the number of ships been any alarm is more than we

daring to sail from New York for can understand. By this time the country ought to be able to trust

European points has grown smaller. To-day only three weat Earl Kitchener, and if the quiet

ont-the French steamer La optimism which has breathed Corpa orders issued by Lieut Lorraine, carrying 700 French through whatever he has said of Oal. A. Chapman, V. D., ander reservists and about 300 other Alice Memorial Hospital. late did not satisfy the public at date of yesterday, state:- The Hoa. Treasurer of the Home it was good enough for lived among the semi-civilised

Luties. In future an N.O.O. Lusitania, with 250 passengers passengers the Cunard liner will agree with us that the natives Alice Memorial and Affiliated British people abroad. But it of each Section or Company of for England, and the Greek liner who are in the greatest burry to Hospitala begs to acknowledge has often been shown, and there the Group coming on duty for Athinai, with 800 Grook, 200 assume European garb are also with thanks the following dona is nothing boastful in the claim, their 3 days' tour will be detailed Italian and a few Serbian re- those who are the least to be tion to the funds of the Hea that the people of the Colonies to attend at Volunteer Head-servists. The Lusitania was in trasted and who give the most pitala:-"XYZ 38. and Dominions take a much more quarters at 5.30 p.m. to take over faint wireless touch with the trouble to the European author-

sane view of happenings than do bedding for their Sections on the shore at 5 o'clock to-night. She ities. In other words, 28 noon as Macao Steamboat Co. notify that seem more sober; their outlook is night of duty.

• The Hongkong,

Canton & the folks at Home. Their minds afternoon previous to their first was sending code messages, pro you start, to supply the native there will be no steamer from more generous and sweeping;

sumably to British cruisers, with "moral pocket bandker

Parades. Parades for Septem-which are expected to convoy her ohere" you imply that he should Hongkong to Canton on Tuesday. they are less disr osed to panic. ber 1: 60 p.m. Reoraits 3roups to her destination. live up to a standard to which he let Deptember, at 5 p.m. and no We are frankly astonished to 2 & 3 under 3.geant Major. Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which is a stranger; in fact, you place a ateamer from Canton to Hong-learn that there has been shown Remainder of Groups 2 & 3 requires them to forward their names and "address s with stumbling block in front of him-kong on Wednesday, 2nd Sea disposition toward alarm. No under D.O.LL. Instructors, which have cancelled their communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for and then not infrequently punish tember at 5 p.m.

ae bat a born f ol expected that Detail-On duty Tuesday 1st, sailings from New York, four hita for falling over it, poor chap Distinguished Visitors. the Allies were to prance towards Group L. Officers on duty Tues were added to-day. They were Is it not better to leave well alone? C.M.., who, together with Lady the name.

Colonel the bon, J.S. Trefasie, Berlin without opposition worth day Sept. 1, Capt. Scott, Capt the French Line, with the ex The object of this poper is to publish entréci information, to serve the truth is sometimes said that the Mary Trefusis, has been a short knew from the start that this furnish Guard on Tuesday, N». 2 Touraine; the Fabre line, except Sobe-minded men Russell and Lt. Kennelt. To ception of the steamship La ativecan only be taught Christian principles by appeals to his vanity by the Tango Maru to-day. which the losses would be ter-ly Officer on Tuesday, Lieut. on

visit to the Colony, left for Japan was to be a tremendous fight in Beotion Artillery Battery, Order- the Santa Ana, which will Bail In that case be would be very Colonel Trafüsis in a D L. and J. Prible, and they are not dissatisfied Norrington. Orderly Sergeant on reservists in place of

Saturday with decidedly better off without for Dvon. For thirty years be with what has happened so far. Tuesday. Corp. Young

Frepub the Christianity, for the veiner he becomes the more dishonest he is as in the 4th Devon Regiment, On the contrary, they have every Hongkong Volunteer Reserves. flying the British Big gad con Ruchambeau: Uranium Line, and was decorated for services in reason for being quietly confident likely to grow like his European the South African war. He wse that things are goaz quite well. Tuesday, 1st September, No. 1 Railway Company; and, the For duty at Law Court trolled by the Canadian Northern brothers and sisters. It is quite formerly Gentleman Usher aut possible to teach him the best Clerk of the Ruben to Queen LYON.-At Government Quarters, Park Road, Hongkong, or that is in western morality with Victoris, Lady Mary Trefusia has been forgotten is that the business 2 Company Nos. 2, 3 and 4

Company Nos. 2, 3 and 4 Sections; Lamport, operating to Bazil and What would appear to have Wednesday, 2nd, September, No. Argentine ports. out encouraging him in silly beea Woman of the Bedcham- of the Allies so far has not been Beations; Thursday, 3rd Septem imitations which will sooner or ber to E.M. the Queen since to invade Germany, but to prevent ber, No: 1 Company Nos. 1, 3 and Campello, which left here on July One of the Uranium liners, the later lead him into trouble; and 1895 Her Ladyship is a daughter German invasion of France. 4 Sections; Friday, 4th ceptam-30, carries 250,000 bushels of this, to his credit, the Bishop of of the 6th Earl of Beauchamp, and That was the German objective, bar, No. 2 Uompany Nos. 1, 3 and wheat consigned to Germany. New Guinea recognisen.

Lady Mary Catherine, daughter and it seems as far off socomplish 4 Sections; Saturday, 5th Septem Officials of the line are anxious to of 5th Esri Stanhope. In 1905 she ment as ever. We are not so ber. No. 1 Oompany Nos. 1, 2 and have her recalled. The Princi married Lieut-Colonel Hon. H. sure that it is pot a deal farther

off than it was at firet. It should ber, No. 2 Company Nos. 1, 2 and and the Uranium to-day, will Sections; Sunday, 6th Septem- pello, which arrived on caturday, be a matter for profound gratifica- 4 Sections.

remain here for the presont. tion that, after so many weeks' fighting, French territory is still order will, unless otherwise order- Dress. In futuro dross in drill

Of the steamships arriving largely intact while, in the east, od, be belt with bayonet and right today one was the missing North the Russians are sweeping into band pouch only and for those Wilhelm II, from Bremen with German Lloyd liner, Kaiser Germany. The easy road into with web equipment the right 250 cabin passengers, mails and France has turned out to be one brace.

and print the maws without fear or favour.

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1914.

LOYAL INDIA.

In quarters where no love for Britain exists it has been fre" quently predicted that, in the event of a big European war, trouble of a serious order would break out in India. People who have held

War Rumours.

Holding on Grimly.

W Hepburn-Stuart Forbes-Tre fasie, 4th Batt. D.O.L.I., and late Hongkong is not the only place Soote Gaarde. She has recently in the Far East where fantastic been taking a keen interest in the rumours are circulated regarding revival of choral work (par the war. Wild stories have been ticularly folk songs) in Cornwall: bruited about in Peking, and, in Government there has seen fit to view of China's neutrality the

CORRESPONDENCE. this view have been misled into believing that the attitude of alisane a pointed warning to the The opinions expressed by the fare unable to make an inch now, minded that when sick leave is the belief that she did not u handful of scheming agitators in our Indian Empire is typical of pablio. I is observed that while the feeling of the Indians as a whole and, starting out on these the people may rest assured that false and mistaken premises, they have proceeded to argue that harm can come to them in

consequence of the great war, iti when the time came in which Britain would "have ber hands fall" is not unlikely that there may be elsewhere, the opportunity would be seized by the Indians to create certain "bad characters," who, an internal upheaval which would prove disastrous to British rule, taking advantage of this critical PRINCE OF WALES' FUND, How far these knowing critica have been at sea in their calculations time, are circulating rumoure with has now been demonstrated by what is officially described as "the Won lerful wave of enthusiasm and loyalty", which has manifested Soldiers and police have, there itself from one end of our Indian possessions to the other.

Correspondents are not necess- arily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph"]

there by plotting disturbances. a view to creating a panic and (To the Editor, Hongkang

fore, been ordered to exercise tha utmoet surveillance over these

In the present terrible conflict between the Great Powers of the individuale. world, Indian loyalty to the King Emperor and the Empire has not been confised to mere wordy expressions and assurances. It bas taken on a concrete' and tangible form in the eager desire of the The Warning. rank and file of our native troopa in India to bear a due share of

of such difficulty that the Germans Bok Leave.Members are re-! if we read the situation aright, grouted it includes the day on All that the Allies have to do which the leave is first granted. meantime, so far s8,n layman can Sigcalling. Signallere

will judge the matter, is to hold their parade at Murray Battery at 5.30 wa na tepaciously as may be. p.m. on Tuesday the 1st Septem When the Germans are exhupeted ber for instruction. by their efforts to advance they should go backward. This is

what is wanted, bat it will not AN UNWELCOME VISITOR. come along in a day or even in two days.

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No Prophet,

a valuable cargo. She confirmed

for fear of defining her position to wireles, as usual, to Cape Race Bristab abips. The President Lincoln arrived from Hamburg and has i ined the idled fleet in with 863 passengers and `maile

refuge bure.

SALE OF THE storstad.

Toronto, July 7.

Telegraph). Sir-The suggestion contained

In the early hours of this in your letter from J. R. in your issue of yesterday evening that, only a few weeks ago, on ons of a party of five thieves, was It is interesting to recall now morning a Chinese, believed to be Beems to be an excellent one and the occas.on of the British naval found on the premises at Mr. H no doubt the majority of visit to Kiel, correspondents were | Lammert's residence, Merion, 5, Volunteers and Reserves will only busily engaged in proving that The Feak. The man was die which rammed the Empress, of be too glad to fell in with same. the bonds of friendship between covered by Mr. Lammert, who Ireland in the early morning of I might point out, however, that Britain and Germany were being handed him over to the polien. May 29 at the month of the St. Law duet normal "oat of pocket ex- it would only be fair to firet de-

One quotation The presence of the men in the rence, was sold in the Admiralty

drawn closer.

The Norwegian collier Storstad,

this magnificent spirit on the part of our Iadian soldiere m-rely read that if, after the publication penses incurred individually by may be given, and a reading of house was known some little time Court at Montreal this morning

their

which it is believed was acting for $175,000 (65,000) to the Prudentis!

Trust Company, for the former ownaca, the Mari- tirae Steamship Company of Norway,

The Storstad will be released as

the fighting into which circumstances have driven us. We are told Bat the notification dood not by Lord Crewe, Secretary of State for India, that end in generalities; it is explain- flects the desire of the people of India that their own kith and kia of the notice, anyone should com- I may say, if not refunded, will "The Anglo-German rapproche belong to the party made good it brings rather a wry smile to before the arrest, and an alarm a great many of them, and which, should stand side by side with

the lips. The writer said was given, but four others said to comrades of the ment, in tea-houses, taverna, come very hard indeed on some of British Army. What is more, it is put on record that "it would hotels and other public places, on the younger members of the Corps./ment is progressing moat rapidly. their escape.. be a disappointment to India if Indians had been debarred from the political affire of the Chinese like myself, who have a very the Kiel Canal this afternoon and I saw the Kaiser officially open participating in this war,"

and foreign Governments, and little left in the way of packet Loyalty such as this deserves an opening for a translation of whore gossip should so distort the money after paying for hoard and then add the seal of his approval The Wrong Accent, the desire into actual deed, and we are sure it will be regarded as a qual aspect of the events as to lodging. For example I have of the real and deeper spirit of was responsible for the detention the purebase money has been paid

to the outward and visible sign

Lack of the American twang wire and gratifying step that the authorities controlling our Imperial mislead the public, they will be had to buy two pairs of strong cordiality in which British and of a German subject in Singapore into Cut and will go into dry Forces have seen fit to reinforce the British troops in France by two arrested and severely dealt with marching boots Divisions and a Uavalry Division from latin. The during and the Then the notification winds un in practically useless afterward German minds are now, juicing. during the week-ad. He boarded dock as Quebo for repairs. pluck of the Indian forces are known to the whole world. Their typical Chinees fashion: The and a fair som on travelling, was a happy omen for the an oil ship in the harbour saying wonderful fighting qualities have won them renown in numerous pobl o should tremble and obey." Peak tramway fares, etc., while fu ure relationships of these two that he was an Amarican requir barder engagements, in the Persian Gail, in British Eat Afties Whether they will or not, remains on outpost duty has also been nations that the exchange al ing passage to this States. It s (Limited) in 1910, and was pl and in Chins aleo. For the first time in history, we believe, they 10 bo-seen; bat it is at any rate apart

courtosies at Kiol should be tak-apparent that he knew more are to face highly-trained European soldiers, and we are confident satisfactory to see that the Chinese

With this reservation I beartily place benen h unclouded about the Raine than the Swanee for in-urance at the time of the that in the fighting which lies ahead they will, if called upon, emerge aathorities are alive to the danger concur with the proposed raheme. by now be wishing thus he had removed under scort and for the (227,000). She was managed by

akies.

That gentlemen musi liver. He and his grip were collision at 1300.000 LOO from the test with honour to themselves and to the Emperor whom which might arise from the whole-

You?" faithfully they so loyally serED.

not let hims If loose quite so pissent his view of the harbour well-known Norwegian Arms.

of K.Ulaveness and Co. will be practically unrestricted. much on the subject.

aló oiroulation of foolish and. untrue war ramours at this time. Hongkong, at Sopustber

The Storstad was built by Armstrong, Whitworth, and Co.