The Hongkong Telegraph
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Copyright 1914 by the Proprietor.
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September 5, 1914,
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LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.
GREAT RUSSIAN" VICTORIES.
40,000 PRISONERS CAPTURED IN A WEEK.
Germans Inactive in France.
[Renter's Service to "The Telegraph."
More Russian Successes.
London, Sept. 4,10,55 a.m.
A Petrograil message states that the Grand Duke Nicholas, in a despatch to the Czar says:-"With extreme joy and thanking God I announce that the Russian Army has captured Lamberg to-day
General Brassiloff has taken Haalicz, (Baalicz ie in Austrian Galicia, on the Daiestor, 69 miles SST. of Lamberg by rail, and has a population of 5,000,1
Occupation of Lemberg.
Sept. 4, 7.15 a.m.
The Russians occupied Lemberg on Thursday.
Russians Take 40,000 Prisoners, ·
Sept. 4, 6,5 a.m.
at
The Russians repulsed and pursued the Austrian army
Lublin, espturing a thousand prisoners and eight guns,
thousand prisonera.
Terrific Austrian Losses,
SATURDAY,
TELEGRAMS.
ALBANIAN AFFAIRS,
INSURGENTS TO ENTER
DURAZZO.
[Reutar's Service To "The Telegraph."]
London. Received Bept. 4. An International Commission ie arranging for the insurgents' entry into Darazzo. The Commis- sion assumes the government.
WAR ITEMS.
Russian Lady Shot.
The wife of the Commander of the Russian Gendarmerie on the German frontier was shot by the Germans, for her firm refusal to give information about the more ments of the Russian troops.
SEPTEMBER
5. 1914.
War Scenes."
Temperature 6 am. 83 p. m, 84
September 5, 1913
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TELEGRAMS.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED.
The British cruiser Libústó-day given by Japan to the United pa-
... the undersigned, brought, the German schooner States Government. These Elsie, from Rio Grande, into pera demanded that another declare under oath and on my Falmouth.
statement should be made by the personal honour to comply with The Laylandline steamer United States Government re the following conditions:-(1) Refrain from leaving the left or Caledonia, which was to have garding neutrality.
North bank of the Bangoon River sailed for New York on Saturday,
or to go East of Thompson Street cancelled her sailing."
London, Aug. 7. The Berlin or of a continuation thereof. (2) The American line steamer correspondent of the Daily Tele- Not to approach within 200 yarda Philadelphia sailed from Queens graph, who has reached Stook-of the River Bank, nor to go to borg on Thursday. town at 3.30 o'clock this after-holm, sends
the following any place from which I can obtain noon for New York.
despatch:
a view of the Jetties. (3) Not 280,000... A French mine ship to-day The вседе witnessed at to approach within 300 yde. In seven days' fighting the captured and towed into Cher Sassnitz, a famous watering place of any Military building, en Rassisus have captured 40,000 bourg a 5,000 tön Ger.nan on the east coast of the German closure. or alore. (4) Not to ren prisoners.
Taland of Ragen, in the Baltio der directly or indirectly any ser- Sea, baflled all defeription. Some vice to my own country, nor to
steamer.
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The Russians occupied Lem-
The new British recruits total
Kaiser's Appeal.
An International Commission Berlin, via London, Aug. 6, five thousand Russian refugees act in any manner inimical to the is arranging for the insurgents' 8.30 p.m.
-The Emperor has turned out on the quay, were loft interests of Great Britain: (5) I entry into Durazzo. iesued an order to the German to struggle for access to a steamer will report myself to the Com The Russians have repulsed army and Davy, in which he which was reached only by a missioner of Police in his and pursued the Austrian Army saya
single gangway.
office daily at 11 am and 4 at Lublin, capturing 1,000 pri After forty-three years of The vessel was obliged to sail, p.m. (6) I will remain indoors soners and eight guns. peace, I call upon all Germans learing 3,000 of them in despair, within the hours of 8 p.m. capable of bearing arme. We believing the last chance to and 6. a.m. 1 will not go armed have to defend our most sacred return to their country had gone. at any time and the Commissioner possessions in the Fatherland "One family had a letter of of Police or his European assist against the reckless sasaalta of credit of 20,000 roubles ante may visit my place of re- changes appear.to-day. enemies on all sides of us. That ($10,000), but were on the verge sidence at any time. (7) I will Interesting notes on the crisi means bard fighting.
surrender to the Commissioner of Police all arms and ammunition appear on page 4.
I am confident that the ancient warlike spirit still lives in the German people that powerful, warlike spirit that attacks the enemy wherever it finds him, regardless of cost, and which in the past has been the dread and terror of our enemies,
of starving. Some of the refugees were half mad with hanger, thirst and lack of sleep.'
NEWS.
Further war items from SI-
The fourth of a series of"
pen
in my possession, (8) I will abide rowing stories have been told by Commissioner of Police. (0) I will War" appears on page 4.
The correspondent saya har by any orders given me by the pictures entitled "In the wake of refugess at Stockholm. Many of not change my present residence "Our Contemporaries" appears them were moved about in the without the written permission of on page 2, and log book on paga Kaiser's Extraordinary Act.
train, for four or five days, without the Commissioner of Police. [6. "Nover again will I disgrace
any idea as to what was being done Breach of Parole by any one of | myself by wearing a British
"I have confidence in you, for them. Foreigners taking the the reservists will render them all Ago appears under the heading Hongkong Twenty-five Years uniform," was Kaiser Wilhelm's German soldiers in each and all care at Wiesbaden and Kissingen liable to arrest and detention. last message to Britain (according of you. Au ardent, indomitable were glad to crowd the fourth
1889" on page 4 to-day. Notes (0) Any reservist who to a telegram to Vancouver will for victory is living in each class care in their desire to get refuses to sign his parole and
General news, some comments papers). Just before the British and all of you. I know, if needed. away."
accept the conditions is to be im- on a sensational Hongkong war Ambassador left Berlin, after that each and all of you will die "They were like poultry in mediately placed in detention and story, and Australian news receiving his passport, he was like heroes.
erates," the correspondent adds, the foot reported to Government. appear on page 3 to-day. handed a letter from the Kaiser
without food or drink, and (b) The Commissioner of Police resigning all of his British
almost without air for fifteen will have the right to impose military commissions. The letter
hure at a time. Daring the more severe restrictions at his ended with the above quotation.
nights when they were not in the discretion. A copy of it has been wired by
train they were turned into cow- the British Ambassador who is
sheds at the slaughterhouses. on neutral soil. King George
Everywhere they were subjected has sent in his resignation as Honorary Colonel of the First Dragoons.
"Remember our great glorious past and that you Germane. God bless you.
and are
(Signed) "Wilhelm." Russia's Determination. London, Aug. 7th.-The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Tines eays:
To Try and Smash British Commerce.
London, Aug. Uth.-The Pall
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Bijon Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m.
TO-MORROW.
Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.10 p.m. Saturday, September 12. Half yearly meeting of share- holders, Hongkong Hotel Co.-
доод.
to a contiduous fire of insults from Mall Gazette to-day makes public "Details published to-day show the troops, especially the officers. reports current in the city to the that Russia is determined to fight Women of delicate breeding were effect that heavy selling ordere China Sea and Japan Sen Open
to the better end, Practically openly threatened with violence from Germany during the past for Navigation.
week or two were really à délib. Some people may suppose that the whole of her population cap- before the declaration of war,
"Among the victims was M. erate attempt to smash the London the rupture of the international able of bearing arms has now relations between Germany and been called to the coloure. When Kasso, former Minister of Ednos market and cause a scare in the Fierce fighting continues along the whole front,
Japan spella danger to Japanese the present mobilization is com- tion. Twice he was placed under financial and commercial world, The Russians, in seven days' fighting, have captured forty shipping in the China Sea. Such pleted, Russia will bare consider-arrest, in spite of the knowledge so as to keep Great Britain out of supposition is refused by a wire-ably more than six million men of his identity, and packed into a the war. The newspaper says it fourth class carriago. Councillor bears the sum of £2,000,000 was lees telephone message from the under arms. Dairen-Shanghai regular mail "Depoties arriving from all of State Schreiber and his wilo expended or had been arranged
Extraordinary general meeting, steamer Kobe Maru which reach-points to attend the opening were assaulted by officers to whom to be expended for this object
me that they ventured to complain. Wives with the cognizance of the Gar-H, K. Hotel Co.-12.15 p.m. ed Dairen on the 21st inst. of the Duma tell She was
then on her out-mobilization is proceeding every-were separated from husbande man Government.
Japan and Austria. ward passage to Shanghai. where with remarkable rapidity, and parents from their children;
Tokyo, Aug. 27th. The message implied that navi. The first batch of ploughmen no consideration was shown either
The report that Austria- gation in both the Japan Sea and reservists was seen in B. Peters- for age, sex or infirmity. Many the China Sea was perfectly safe burg yesterday evening, marching persons are now in ignorance of Hungary has declared war on thanks to the vigilance of the gaily, some of them wearing the the whereabouts of those dearest Japan is confirmed,
Between 10 and 11 a.m. to-day Royal Aerated Waters Man- Japaneeo Navy. This means that birch bark aboes and rough attire to them."
of the remote
The Standard's Berlin corre the Austrian Embassy in Tokyo afactory Co. Ltd., General Mest-
ing-noon. the Dairen-Kobe route, too, re-characteristic
spondent says all persons at home received a telegram from home maira as safens.in ordinary times. provinces,
"The wave of patriotism has or abroad who previously had to the above effect, and ordering! Russo-Japanese Lantern Procession.
brought in so many volunteers been rejected by the army as the Ambassador to withdraw that the General Staff was com- unfit for service have been sum-immediately. pelled to fasue special ralee moned to the colours.-News restricting the admittance of many Advertiser-Vancouver. schoolboys who are eager to enter the service."
Sept. 3, 5.30 p.m. Many thousands of Austrians have boca killed at Lemberg and an enormous number of prisoners has been taken.
British Recruits.
Sept. 4, 6.5 a.m.
The recruits now total 200,000,
Enemy Inactive.
Sopi. 4, 6.5 8.m.
A Parie communique despatched at eleven in the evening states that the Allied Forces had not been in contact with the enemy in the Compiegne and Senlis region since yesterday (Sept. 2),
in 1812 having been 3,311 picule Horsehair was also exported from Tientsin to the extent of 11,197
Black Sea..
no understanding
New York Teutons Uphold
Baron Ladislaue Muller del Szentgyorgy, Austrian Ambassa dor in Tokyo, called on Baron Kato, Minister of Foreign Affaire, shortly before noon, and informed him that the Vienna Government had declared war upon Japan.
A Naval Venture.
Saturday, September 19. H.K. and Shanghai Bank, Extraordinary general meeting of shareholdera--City Hall-
noon.
Japan and Russia.
The Yorodsa is responsible for. the statement that about the 20th instant the Russian Government made an important proposal to the
Government. Japaness
The
A grand fantern procession wes given by the Japanese residents at Harbin on the 19th. inat. with the object of farther cementing
Kalser, but Deplore War. the fraternal sentiments between the Russians and Japanese.
Japan and the United States.
When word of the declaration New York, Aug. 25. The procession stopped at the
of war by Germany on Itussia was
paper is unable to give details of residences of Gen. Horwath, the A great sensation was caused received at the German Club, 112,
the proposal, as they are kept Director of the Chinese Eastern yesterday by President Wilson Central Park South, New York,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Aug. strictly secret, but it is believed Railway, and the Commander of making an announcement that many well, known Germans of the the Frontier Garrison Corpa, and there was
the health of the Kaiser and the Wireless)The British craiser present proposal by a desire to CHINESE TRADE IN
established trade from Canton," the Consulates of Russia, Great between the United States and city gathered and drank toasts to 14-(Asscoiated Press by Federal that Russia was prompted to the HUMAN HAIR. In the Report for Tientsin, the
Britain, Belgium and Japan." Japan regarding the area in the success of the German Lorce, Bristol, second class, of 4,800 radically eattle all relations The procession was attended. Far East to which Japan's warlike | Little or no sathusiasm was die tons, and carrying 370 men, the between the two countries. In export of human hair for 1913 is also by thousands of Russians and activities were to be confined. given as 4,258 picals, the amount about 100 Koreaza,
In allaying the alarm caused played, one member remarking smallest vessel of the Britian view of the serious nature of the that war was the last thing wished Equadron in the North Atlantic, proposal, and of the likelihood of its having an important tearing Steamship Service in the among those who are nervous for by the German Americans. last night fought a long range In the British Consular Report
regarding Japan's position, the The same person also said that it duel off this coast with the Ger- upon the solution of Chinese Harbin, Aug. 21.
Secretary of State explained. that on the trade of Canton during
was the opinion of the entire man craiser Karlsruhe, the fastest probleme after the present war, 1913, just issued, it is recorded, picula in 1913, showing a de- The steamship service in the the President had made a mistake. membership of the German Club and largest oraleer of the German the Japanese Government had not among the
principal native crease on the 13,185 piculs ex- Black Sea has been suspended.
Japan had officially informed tho that war would hurt the German flest. The Bristol made port as yet entered upon any negɔtia- In connection with the above, products that 14,205 owt, of hu- ported in 1912. The British Rumoured Destruction of Russian Washington Government that the Empire and tend to destroy the safely, after exchanging shots tions of the sub-ot
with the enemy for half an hour. commercial interests. "It was
tae paper quotes" a certain lead- man hair were exported last year, Consul there remarks that prices
German Embassy Staff Sail. Rumours are abroad to the A. Washington telegram resch- as against 11,610 owt in 1912. were. high throughout the year.
remarked by some of the members shorts"-used effect that the Russian Embassy ing here Teaterday, afternoon that the war would be a short As already announced, diplo- ing member of the Doshikai" as In the corresponding Report for for horsehair, Tsingtan (from which 94 pioula for brush drafte-advancing be- and the Russian Cathedral at stated that Birou Chinda, the
one, as all the countries involve matig relations between Germany stating that though there is of human hair were exported in yond all previoue records. He Berlin were destroyed by the
Ambagasdor, ha od were equipped with the latest and Japan have been broken off nothing to confirm a zamone that Germana. 1918, as against 35 piouls in adds that "the native dealera
declared that if Great Britain military machinery, which would and the Foreign Office has handed public opinion in favour of the 1912), it is noted that "since the showed their misapplied olover-
should ask, Jupes for assistance make the horrors of war ten times passports to Count Rex, the conclusion of a Russo-Japanese- German Ambassader at Tokyo, Alliance insteadily gaining ground downfall
at any place other than in the Far of the Manchu ness by adulterating these short. and the consequent with bucean hair to the extent of brought into ralmuth to-day by the request. As soon as this ment at the club was to uphold Ambassy have decided to leave strongly advocating the solines The termin steamer Elbe was East, Japan Light comply with greater than any preceding con- for himself and his Stoff. The in Russis, if he were a Russian dynasty
The consensus of senti- Ambassador and Staff of the he would have no besitation in removal of the queue, a certain from 20 to 75 per cent, in some
th British cruisor. She w.Brumour cot abroad some of the the honour of the Empire. amount of hair has been parçele. For a lime the trick was on the market, although very successful, but as soon as the captured by the third destroyer sensational journals which are
division early to-day..
The Harburg-American line always on the look-out for some-
small compared with larger can shippers realized the adulteration,
Embassy.
Big Vessels Selzed.
London, Aug, 0.
bostile area
Japanese
would be confined.
with which to make trouble th-g
testa.
Japan for the United States by In the event of such an Alliance Rangoon Germans' Parole. the Minnesota, Mr. George N. being conoloded, Russia would Germans in Rangoon have West, the United States Conenl be enabled to concentrate a large tres such as Shanghai and Tien- prices for the mixture depreciulete mere Kron Prinzesin Cecilie between Japan and the United been put on parole. Between at this port took over from Dr. force of troops, now employed in isia. The quality is good, bat ed to such an extent that it was the sorting to lengths cannot the native dealers who were lus-nd Prinz Adelbert, lying at the staten declared that the Ambas thirty and forty have signed the Ohrt this afternoon, and until the Far East, on the German
formd which rang port of Falracuth, have been ador's statement was contrary to parole,
as further notice will be in obarge frontier, thus making sure of her compare with that of the old- ing money.
of the German interests in Kobe, victory over Germany.. seized by the Government.
the assurance which had been follows:
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