1914-09-04 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph

(ESTABLISHED 1881.).

Copyright, 1914 by the Proprietor

WEATHER FORECAST

FAIR.

Barometer 29.70

September 4, 1914,

Temperature 6 am. 80, 2 p.m. 86 Humidity

2893

伍十月六年寅甲

87.

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS

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GERMANS DRIVEN BACK BY BRITISH TROOPS,

FRENCH GOVERNMENT TRANSferred to

BORDEAUX

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

Loyal Ireland."

London, Sept. 3, 2.20 a.m.

At a patriotic meeting held at Curk, attended by the prominens persons of all parties, even extremiste, a resolution was passed assuring the Government that Ireland would assist them to the utmost, Speakers urged every man to enlist.

British Force Drives Enemy Back.

Sept. 3, 220 s.m. The Official Press Bureau, confirming the report of the capture of ten German guns by the British, says that the British pushed back the enemy, and that fighting is progressing along almost the whole line.

Koenigsberg's Plight.

Sept: 3, 2:20 a.m.

The Rassings have invested Koonigsberg.

French Clovernment Removes from Paris.

Sept. 3, 10 60 a.m. President Poincare has left Paris for. Bordeaux.

NEW STEAM HOPPERS

hold caused her to roll somewhat,' but otherwise she behaved well.

FRIDAY,

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEW POPE.

CARDINAL DELLA CHIESA.

ELECTED..

(Reuter's Service To The Telegraph."

SEPTEMBER

1914.

Temperature, 6 am. 80 p...

70

September 4, 1913

Humidity

伍册·魏四月英港香

THE WAR AND TRADE, tightness of money. When there The Position of the Government.

is no healthy movement of goods,

How Shanghai Business is Affected.

1863.

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS $36 PER ANNUM.

TELEGRAMS

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED.

the local exchanges become dis-j Every day the decrease in the organized. At present the diCustoms revenue becomes more parity in the local exchanges of marked; and as trade is likely to the several ports is so vast as to be held up for some time to come preolude any possibility of basi the decrease in this revenue is oreating very serious problems. The revenue is hypothecated It was, of course, a foregone

The Russians have investøð moet Now business of any kind in to

all foreign loans conclusion that so long as the war continued in Europe, the local exports or importa has been out made before 1901 and the Boxer Koenigsberg. London. Resolved Sept. 4. situation must be affected to a of the question for the pust thico indemnity. During the past The French Government has

months, the

revenue been transferred to Bordeaux, Cardinal della Chiesa bas been greater or less degree; but during wooke. Without Banking facili sixteen

the woek, the developments in ties, foreign and native business increased so satisfactorily that

Fighting is said ta ba continu-- elected Pope of Rome. His title connection with Tsingtan have is impossible even if merchants the Boxer indemnity dues were ing along almost the whole line, will be Banediot the Fifteenth.

been responsible for bringing inclined to transact business met with great promptitude each [The name of Cardinal della about very nearly a complete it is not surprising therefore, that month, Now, it in, stated, the President Poincare has left for The oven the fece goods nuotione had revenue for July has fallen and Bordeaux, the now seat of French Chiesa, does not appear in the collapse of the markets. Catholic Directory for 1014. We operations roun-Teington would to be given up this week. Aport that for August is about one-third Government.

In capturing ten German gans gather that the new Pope is affect only a very small part of from the wild rumours consequent of the usual total. The situation, Monsignor della Chiesa, who has oven the province of Shantung. apon be situation in Telugtan therefore, is that aren the same the British forces pushed the for seven years been Archbishop Bat wild rumours have been the principal cause of the sup due on loans prior to 1901 san- enemy back,

Cardinal della Chiesa has been. not be met. The Customs revente is received by the foreign banks, who are responsible to the elected Pope of Home; his title bondholdere in Europe. Daring will be Benedict the Fifteenth,

A patriotic meeting hell at the revolution of 1911, and for some months later the banks Cork passed a resolution searing paid interest to bondholders the Government of Ireland's ute At that time they were most support

Comparative Distance.

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now.

Silver and Exchange.

The Share Market.

Cotton Anti-Adulteration Association.

he

NEWS,

Further war items from ex« changes appear to-day,

Interesting notes on the crisis appear on page 4.

The third of a series of

pen. pictures entitled "In the wake of War" appeare on page 4.

"Our Contemporaries" appeara

on page 2, log book on page 6 and commercial news on page 0.

General news, and "an article on Japan and the war appear on page 3 to-day.

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

Bijou Theatre 8.16 p.m.

Victoria Theatre 0.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW.

!

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Bijou Theatre 0.15 p.m Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. Bale of dress materials-G. P. Lammert's Sales Rooms,-11 a.m.

of Bologas, and who was one of flying about among the Chinese; page of the auctions is the string It is likely the new list of Cardinals created and the very fact that Chinese envy of money. by His late Holiness Pius X, on territory and Chinese waters are however, that suctions may be May 25 of the present year.] going to be the scene of warfare resumed some time, soun, as the made the Chinese in all parts of cargo in the hands of the in- the country very nervous.

terior dealers is wid to be in There is certainly no reason for sufficient even for the urgent TO PARIS AND BERLIN. this nervousness; and it can reede of the market,

willing and able to do so. Now, Tho decision to transfer the ecarcely be doubted that the re-

of course, the case is different, French Government to Bordeaux. assurances of Japan and the

At the same time, China has no is based on purely military better consideration of the facts

other resources. Hence, the only reasons. of the case will bring about

This market has been closed for arrangement which, we under a saner appreciation of the situs- tion, and that very soon unnecessall practical purposes. Even for staad, has been arrived at, is that Watching the doings, as cabled sary panic will be a thing of the spot silver there has been no the Customs surplus should con- proper market in London. So tinne to be received by the foreign by Reuter, of Europe's three past.

long as there is no quotation for banks, who have to make the best grent armies the combined forces

The Monetary Situation. forward silver. Chin business is arrangement they can with the of Great Britain and France, the

impossible. The importer or ex-bondholdern. The same arrange- Germans, and the Russians- Sept. 3, 7.25 a.m.

be- But the monetary situation on porter has no basis to go upoo. ment has been made with regard aproulation has

of the whole is far from satisfactory. The banks also take unnecessary to the salt revenue, which is also come rife to which The French Governroent bus been transferred to Budoux,

It could Sept. 3, 7 25 a mo.

not be otherwise, risks if they transact business on considerably reduced. the great..

involved Jowus

The revenues of Poking and A Proclamation issued by the French Government explains may become the seat of operatione When money from Europe is not the basis of the present demand that the decision to transfer is based purely upon military reasons, first. No official news has been available, the foreign bunks are rate, which is purely arbitrary; the provinces have dwindled con- because Paris is becoming the pivot of operati ne. Though the given as to the numbers of men more or less handicapped; whon heroe they restrict the volume of siderably. But expenditure is esty may not necessarily be the immediate object of attack, and in the various contres but it is the foreign banks are cautious business as much as pasible. To not so pressing, as the people to anub attack on aplikely, the armies will be mat mavring round roughly estimated that on the as they are obliged to bo in many cases, even dogtrio's that whom the Government owes ot the extraordinary have been made before the pre-money have nu har alternative it. The Ouvernment therefore deemed the insfer pradent in order Franco-German frontier the an FIOW

bankent orials have to wait indefinite-but to wait. The proposed in native. to be free to exercise its authority' throughout the country.

omies for es are about evenly situation-the

|ternal loan is still bai ging fire. divided, with any advantage bave no reserve to draw upon. ly.

hore may be in this respect It is a well known fact that, dur- in favour of the Germans. On ing recent years, when foreign the other side the Russian Army, bunks refused to give chop loans if it duee not yet hold a very to the native banks, the latter

The oxabangos have been

-At a meeting held in May last trong superiority in point of still depended on the foreign numbers, certainly will do so bauke for capital to work with. closed for the past 25 days; FOR SYDNEY HARBOUR. ́S me of the crew wi fared from within a short time for the mobi. The native banks have to hus-and there is not much pro-l'he commitive of the Cotton | Association Beekness, and accoing to une lisation rders have now been in band their scanty resources aspect of native business for Anti-Adulteration of the fes the cook was a

not look up in shares of moisture acceptable at the Sagull, Swallow, and Curlew siatim, sth bi-cuits formet the force almost a month. Paris is carefully as possible, and have some time to come. If the bank decided to change the percentage of course, the ultimate object of to be even mare careful than they will are the wamef ture fas hopper stoplo aricle of diet util the the Gurman offensive movement; were just before the war. There as any security at all, bare Cotton Testing Hue from 12/15 barges, well equipped and fed up me uerf the gey found the direction of the Russian at is, however, some consolation in business is possible. Keeping per cent, to 11/14 per cent the with their own steam powri, re is a legs. Approaching back has not yet been announced the fact that the stock of silver the market open uu er prosent now arrangement to Be into rently acquired at angoon for Darwin the ship traversed the bat in the north it appears to be with the foreign banks continues conditions would only lead to force from september 1. At the

unva difficulties the 8.dury Harbour Trust. The northern route to Australia

Konigsberg or Danzig as the to be large. The Chinese deposit large and nunecessary deprecia last moment, it was found that Purchase any he put he another severe gale was encounter-

later Berlin. It is telegraph- getting panicky and attempting enough money to apare to specube got over before this regula discimet, says the Sy. Evening e, ne rriod on for three days, preliminary vantage grounds and ors have been very wise in not tion in values. People have not certain

made to apply News, but the trio pr baby cus, During this period, one of the ad that 300,000 Germane are at to withdraw their deposits for late in shares, especially when tion can

Franco whatever may happen in Europe trade is at a standstill and pr. Gita o cotton that is exported from in round figures, £80,000 to run bu yanoy tanks ontaining fresh

The only cut Shangbai. Hence, it has been off the stocks in Scotland. They water sprung a 'k, and thirty B-lgian Frontier and this there are no safer places to keep are almost n were built for special work at tope of water was spoiled. This

of their main one's money in than the foreign standing question with regard to decided, for the present, that Rango, and the jb being necessitated a call at Thursday forces for the Belgian Army banks of Shanghai. In. view of the share market has bern, how export colten will go under the

Half yearly meeting of share finished in that partied the world, Iland to replenish the supply of

The Stock Exchange

ASHociation will sull remain the aydany Harbour Trusted water, otherwise the Seagulat Antwerp has to be taken into their large stocks, the banke have to arrange the settlement theold rule, while members of the secure the three at a price and would have been able to adhere consideration by Germans for fear been able to lend money to the month.

from September 1. Although noon. to be about a third of the original to the original intention of mak. of flanking movements. Mons has native banks to continue work in and the Share brokere Associa-band by the new regulation, de boldere, Hongkong Hotel Co.-

As the bits are ha five ing Town-side the first port of also been reported as a centre the local, silk filatures, and thus tion have each solved it in..

From the keep several thousands of people different way. The Stock Ex-here is a slight opposition to the yesraelit, the Commissioners have quif. Cepain To le regards the of heavy fighting.

lowed in London and Hongkong, section of dealers, the fact that. K. Hotel Co.-12.15 p.m. struck as good a bargin sa was je forman of the hopper outskirts of the Freach Capital to from being thrown out of employ-change's method is the one fol-new rate on the part of a certain Extraordinary general meeting,

and the advantage of it is the large quantities of cotton "have,

Saturday, September 19. effected when the re-ige Du ker, exentially fe, and Chief Charleroi is a distance of 135 ment,

opportunity it gives the buyers already been bought on the basis the Triton. pur- Offior Beechmore len pruised wiles: to Mons about ten miles

and sellers of shares by del. of the new rule shows. there will

H.K. and Shanghai Bank. oha-ed from the Hurban Bid, craft as plented sabost less, while to Nancy directly weat

Extraordinary general meeting Table B, Suth Afries

Clearances of import goods ing settlement for a mouth; it is beatle difficulty in baforcing it. The The run to Sydaryo Teof Paris the distance is 165 miles. Lusterburg, which is now in

of shareholders--Uity Hall hopper will be ready well in vote was obed under advance of the Heroulos, which is be wital weather onditions, and the bands of the Russians, is only continue to a certain extent only hoped, of course, that there may-NC Daily News. be ng built at Cuskato land, the veel mide 10 knots at times about sixty miles from Konigsberg in certain well known chops in be a proper market before the end This intter vesel, it is anderstood, The expull overed the fall while on 10 Danzig it is about the piece goods, and in other com of September. But the disadva Was Degun abius two years dit ce, 5 388 miles, in 608 house number of miles from modities, only just so much as is tages certainly outweigh the ar

A Burmese paddy tonkin (junk)|

Nalve Admissions. The first of the bargain hu oh, 41 males, at an average speed Konigsberg. Berlin is about 350 absolutely necessary for the daily vantages. First, it is very im miles from Insterburg and over needs of the people. The indica- probable that a proper market for the Sengail, arrived at Sydney of 7.71 knots per hour. The 200 from Thorn around which a tions are toward reduced clear-shares could be had before cop was seen by the military pat ols from Rangoon on Aug 1 under mer is a veusel 203ft, long 33. Russian Force is concentrated. ances. There is little doubt that ember, in view of the turn of in the Rangoon River coming up There are some delightfully. there is demand in the country, events both in Europe and China. from the direction of Thongwa.naive admissions in a report that command of Cujțiu F.J. Toole, 151a beam, wi15h in depth, and

and ander ordinary conditione a Secondly, the interest of 10 per She was or ered to stop but paid bas just been issued on the work onu her passage opstream to the was built by Simons and Renfrew,

fairly large volume of trade would osnt. charged for postponing nu attention to the warning.ing of the Barms Government Trust' Goal Ilang Depot, crosted Sotland, in 1909. She'can curry

1,600 Anglers' One Catch.

be possible. But at present the transactione is much too high; in continuing on her way. Two Medical School, Rangoon, rive considerable interem. A draft of 100 tone of sil, and for the last

A tiny minnow hardly an inch Chinese have no means with Hongkong.it is only 8 per cent. warning shots were then fired at newly-admitted scholars skroond her king had not been seen in three years has been engaged with this part of the world before, her sisters. Swallow and long, and weighing the twentieth which to buy goods. Except for Thirdly, it preolades those who her when the opposite Silva ed from the hostel as soon as they Sydneyites are only acquainted Callew carrying huge stones up part of an ounce, has brought an some small shipments of silk and are willing to settle and be point from the syrians battery, had joined. One rejoned it a with mud barges that bave to be the Rangon River, in connection angler at Armentieres (in the other produce to America, there finished" with all the pother, but even these warunga had no few days later, but the others never came back. At first, it waa towed about. The hall is by ng with the bu iding of a breakwater north of France) a prize of $12, is little movement in exports from doing so. Lastly, as most effect towards making the boat

are only stop. A solid ebot was then went thought that they objected to mosna an unprese table model. For the trip to Sydney & fales and earned him the hearty dis partly on account of the war and of the transactions bat the gear ami ships cause de bottom was put in ever the hopper like of his fellow anglers in partly on account of the fact that speculative and for differences. into her hull. The tonkin was disciplinary measures. But no, longshoreman to gaz and ext doors, set to enable the ship to Belgium and the north of France. the banks have been unable to postponement of the settlement is loaded with paddy from Thong Their absence was explained be

She Fifty-seven societies, comprising give the usual facilities to the no help to genuine holders of wa firm for a Hangoon mill. She the fact that they had surprise at re-ele of the kind surry 800 tons of coal.

to take up medicine at all, and being capable of m king on arrived in a good order that 1810 anglera, met at Armentieres export trade. Like every other ehares. The Sharobrokere' Associa- began to settle in the water at tripe. The veel had traversed when the false batom has been the other day to compete for a country in the world, Chins can tion takes the mean price as the unce, and the military annotes and were only induced to do so 5,386 miles, having left Region removed, he vessel in practically number of valuable prizes. After bay or olear goods bought, only basis of settlement; it is certainly put off and saved the crew of by their relatives or friends."

The native an hour's bebing it was found if she is able to sell her own arbitrary, but, in the aircam- Barmana and Tadians, and sal for sydney Jave 24. To ready for service.

quite unable to follow the first week was ur les crew numbers. 27, while the that only one fish had been caught. produce which she is unable to stances, seems to us to be equitable. vaged part of the Qurgu by beane of them, moreover was exciting, as exo-ptionally bel officers are Mer G. The prond angler brought his do at the moment. The dwind What the public is going to do ohing the tonkin pour D'silva lectures, and was ander the router was no interest, Levy Berchmore (me). O'Neil (gau- misnow to the scale, and the ling in the volume of the import will only be known on the Settle point The matter was referred impression that he would draw Bean and fiores aquall fully tested her), 1. Wright (chief e ginger), organising committee, in the trade is a natural corollary of the ment day, as there is no com- to the Port Police for inquiry as his scholarship money, but not be palsion on its part to follow one to who the stippera and obliged to do much in the shape. the vessel's egong queues, W. M. Morris (of New Zealand, absence of any other catol, were stoppage of exports but she came the gh wind reoond engineer), and J. M'Kellar obliged to Ward him the first But the cessation of trade has or the other of the proposed signees were and who composed of work in return."

prise.

also been responsible for the methods.

the orew(B. (4.) style. The top bamper over the (third engineer).

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Movement of Trade,

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Saturday, September 12,

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no desiry