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The followit g. from the N C Daily News amplifies var special cable if Wednesday last:-

There are a number of Britons

in the Far East who are willing And anxious to so ve their ning and country in the present wor How to get these mea bugether and make an acceptable offer to the Government has pored to be a

WAR ITEX

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16,

Our Merchantmen,pra

London, Aug. 7,

Mr. Lloyd George's arrange. meute for inearing the halls of vessels during the war period

INVADING GERMANY.

A FRENCH OFFICER'S

VIEWS.!

ding British Forces.

have been made with the existing Althoumerous books and Insurance associations, the three articles h been published principal of which represent showing the ability of on invasion of Eng by Germany, epial of $100,010,000,"

very few, if nay, been writ ten by Englishmen ribing a British invasion of GerAt least one French military ter

of

The Government is re-insuring up to 30 per cent, of the value the hulls, stipalating that it shall have the right to vary the premiums from time to time,

owovor, has not overlook As there are no asscomations possibility which диа slig specially with cargoriska, become a fact. The writer is. great difficulty. But it is the sie Iacarance Office aball and he says

the Government propres that Buff officer in the French Army, iamarmototable. Already, in re- sponse to the advertisemen do the work. One, oflice hat

already been opened in London! that appears on our front pige, Bixty-four men have volunteered to go to the front from Saaughs

and the outports and twenty hornes have already been pro mised.

A Ready Response.

Mr. Austen Chamberlain, M P., will go far to allay any possible has approved the scheme, which

aníc.

Though military and naval gagements will receive firet consideration, every effort will be de to reduce inconvenience

Imperial Guard Annihilated.

received from Geners! Pau, of

A Russian Spy Story,

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et frontier and advanced toward Lemberg with the object of de- felting the Anatrian protecting

twelve divisions of men, of attacking the flank and the enemy's main body.

By River and Fort,

was rendered on of the roads ted by tributarise aiester, and fact that at all had all Those

Zaleatsobiki,

The dificult by being intere of the river especially from bridges the enemy fortresses (tete de pont were placed at the points: Halich, and Mikolaieff, and fro these points the enemy menaced the Russian left wing and lines communication. Between August 17 and September 4 the Raesian loft wing covered 200 incessantly verats, fighting between August 20 a1 24. Tus Austrian main body entrenched in a strong posi tion at Kamenka-Halich, and here they were completely beaten after having offered stubborn resistance on August 31 and September 1

In the first place; it is under. stond that England would not alone on the Continent face ing the general idea of a conflict SEPTEMBER, mighty Germany. We are adopt-

between the Triple Alliance andi The Government is appointing the Triple Entente as basis of our A bagining has been made,

n expert committee, consisting inquiry, and the mixed oporn. and it now remains for the men the general managers of the ions, of which I am going to it tho to come forward so that H. Meading companies, to control the speak, would be in close combi a- big companies-Cad Consul Gneral in Shanghai can

railways,

on during certain phases of the White Star P. and O., elo be requested to make a definite

conflict with the exclusively Con were requisitioned. Altogether offer to the W.r. Ofice. The

tinental operations between the for a crossing of short duration,

Nor can we which this would be, 60,000 foot res soberce propo-ed is tentative only

belligerent armies. and those who are responsible for

be sure, for that matter, that the soldiers, with all impedimenta, such steps as hve been taken to the public.

mobile force brought to bear by would, be fairly easily accom have done so because, in laval

the British, General Staff will bodated on board fifty. linors limited to the 70,000 men of the of medium tonnage, But the circumstances, sume sach agrion

Landon, Sept. 7.expeditionary army.

cavalry and, artillery, and adxi- Was necessary if any offer at all

The Evening Nowe publishes,

liaries will necessitate fort to was to be ade to the Govern under reserve, a message from its

English Rarely Fight Alune. ment. When the men Oje

The English rarely go to war fifty more licere at the least, forthcoming a Committee will be special correspondent at Boulogne alone; rucoly, either, do their If we add to these the ordinary formed who will approach H. M. Stating that a telegram has been forces land, especially in Europe: cargo-boats, loaded with coal, oil Cuasal Gegerai with something

without a strong complement of materials, frosh water, reserve tangible for him to go upon. No which the correspondent has seen contingent allied trooper Thus ammunition for the fighting fleet, far it has been impossible to deal the original, who announces at the time of our great wars, tuga always so useful and even fully with finances, but quite at victore by the allied forces they associated themselves suc: indispensable when landing, large sum of money. bis beent Preap sur Oise.

essively in 1799 with the ttus-lighters, pants, sheerhulks, and f "The Germans were forced to promise: to meat the expenses De- retiro, deseary to land the men in France. fored to surrender, but were

The Imperial Guardiane, in order to make a descent landing platoons, we shall roach n Holland; in 1808 with the and, even exceed the figure of Veapolitans or Siciliane in order 120 units, not counting the fifty Of the sixty-four men whenihilated. It is reported that to land in the kingdom of Valea or sixty of the eroort.

The Protecting Warships. have responded the invitation he Germia Crown Prince was cia. It was with the assistance

Admitting it to be necessary to send in their names, tweaty a toéir midst.

of the Portuguese that in 1807, for the attacking Reet to possess five have seen active military

when they had hardly landed,

deci fed superiority, whether as service and the majority of the

they repulsed Junot at Vimeiro, ut, Pater-barg, Aug. 28: reminder have had volunteer

and it is a well-known fact that the result of a decisive naval training. The scheme, subja

Many reports are current con to any modifications that many be cerning the espionage system from 1803 to 1814 they seldom battle, or of the close blockading condition has certainly been deemed necessary, is to assemble played by the belligerante. A moved without the Spanish and of the enemy's roadsteads, this a canted force of about 300/ Russian employee in the German the Portuguese. In May, 1815 fulfilled hitherto by the British

the troops of the new kingdom of meu in Shanghai wad ship thom basag in St. Petersburg dhe Low Countries were there at to Caloutts. If a steamer withered, it is stated, accommodation for horses cant locuments disalnang a remark tend, and as Antwerp to receive able instance of Garmin methods shem. In 1800 their first appear be obtained, it is proposed to take on board a quantity of It is stated that even the Imperiance in the Scheldt ended in lumber and a number of carpen Court was greatly shocked at the failure, although their expedition ters, who will fit the vessel up cewe that the Countess Kleinmit was very strong and had been woll organised about 45,000 for horses en route to India chwill, popular Soioty banuty. Moreover, if clark on be got is had been convicted of papionage, men, and ample plant for the Shanghai, tailore will also be This lady was well-known in St. lege, for tweing found the meeting, the result of which could

not having on among the

hardly be in doubt? Assuredly shipped; and it is hoped to have Peteraburg, even the force la uniform by the time children, and wis regarded as "pot the support they were the not. I can botter picture the * Calcutta is reɔphed.

Hort of social queen. She main-pecting, and the fevera of the

mouth of the Elbe, under the tained a large salon at her low-lying swamps mited their German Navy posted at the Training at Calcutta.

to which theaghting strength in a few days.

guns of Cuxhaven and Heliga A Reasonable Supposition. At Calvatia horse will be geour- residence, ed, and, it is hopel, equipment Ressian nobles considered it

It is reasonable to suppose that land, lying in wait and watching from the Indian Government. an honour to be invited. A sho With regard to the latter it is bus such an extensive acquaint the next time, in 19, the British for the moment when the immense believed that the Government willance, she was induced by thxpeditionary force would b. British convoy saila past for the supp ried at may rate hy a French Skagerack. Theo, rushing head. follow the precedent of Lumsden German and Austrian

and perhaps also by a long upon the blockaders, however Horea for South Africa, namely, mente to gather whatever secret Ruerin anis, especially if the numerous, the German Admiral to ask the Indian Government to ialomtion she could sad trans-

altic ware the nostre of war. would certainty, by sacrificing equip she force and subs quently uit it to them, for which servic: Nw 100,000 or 110,000 man are the bulk of his naval force, pay the bill for it. To qup the they paid her an annual salary of forca will take three week or a

sooth never a negligible succeed in getting me of his ten million roubles. Oa phim 15 month. During this time the lisovery being made, he was quantity, and if this imposing most rapid units past, and these men would engage in reguar and immediately arrested and execut-mass were to land without hind would promptly make for the rance at the right moment and at open sea and attack the trans systematic mounted drill etc., and ed. It is said that she had some 60 soon as the unit is passed byw bandrad accomplices, to judiciously selected spot on the ports,

German coast, there is no the military an horities as fitt whom the police are eagerly oubt that the face of affairs. go to the front the ship will seeking. Suspiciona bave falle for Marseilles where the forca will on the Mayor of St. Peterehurgo'd be considerably altered THE LEMBERG DEBACLE town, giving commuuidation with

who has been dismissed from The pit is, we must not forget

disembark.

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fico. The Russian papers ar The men will be drawn from lent regarding this remarkablished in a position, oro

ry. All stops are taken by, Navy se compared with the the Admiralty to ensure that the ret-class fighting units of the German feet shall be able to be net at once by a number, ap. proximately double, of British warships.

A.Terrible Roút.

The Austrian line at Gaila and in this engagement alone the Lipa was broken and over-ran, Austrians lost 20,000 killed and Lomborg de. wounded. The retreat of the Austriane near veloped into a stampede, and the Russians captured 200 guns nambers of transport wagons, Will the staff in Berlin risk and an enormous number of

Wo

Graphic Account of the Russian Onslaught.

That English troops, ORCA

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Sba: gui, ourports in Chins,tory Japan and the Feiterated Malay

Poet and Solder.

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Togolar officers and far N. C. Operations to be Watched,

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prisoners. They were counted in tops of thousands. The rest of the second Austrian Army tem value. porarily lost its effective fighting

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The forte at Halich were held', by the Austrians until the 2nd instant, when they were captured. Lemberg fell on the same day a 11 s.m. obtained great quantities of war supplies, munitions, guns, etc. It was discovered that all the houses in Lemberg were filled with wounded soldiers abandoned by the retreating army.

A Vital Capture.. The capture of Lemberg, poll- tical and administrative centre of Galicis, is of special impor- tance, because of important roads and railways converging on the

the rivera San and Daiester. The main roads lead to the rear of the Austrian army which bis been repulsed and driven back on a line between Opolie, Zamos". tie, and Belz. The taking of Lemberg has opened the way for more energetic advance by the Russian troops.

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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

The Consul General for Russis will be most acceptable to the volunteered for military service.Orona, or Vimeiro. It was in Shanghai courteously sends Marshal Bngersad who coqzidered the following official telegram to War Office It is suggested that an article written by him any the corps be office ed us to the that it is the duty of every the English soldier the best in the 1 cal papers for publication: The main army of the Austrians aborion leaders by men selecten intelligant man to fight against Europe, who said, Fortunately

deplyed along the following with those volunteering. An Germany in the cause of civiliz.there are only a few of them."

The Landing of the Troops. front: Z1016hvost, Yanoff, application will be mide fur tention..

It is generally held that to Belgorai, Tomashoff, and Belz, undertake lapding operations on for the purpose of attacking the 0.a to be attached the corpa. It is reported at Peking that any considerable sole with Rasian front extending from The regular officers woul: com- the Ministers of the neutralny prospect of success, it is Lublin to Holm. To cover. maid the two companies and one Pawers. viz. America, Italy well to ensure beforehand the thi operation from the of them would be asked to take the Portugal and Holland, are abou!

Supremacy of the sea. But Kieff district in the region adja ancy. The N. O, O's will to senil a military officer each, to how many ships-approximately eastward of Lomborg, the second THE Company's Steamship Donsist of a Regt. Sergeant Major, the neighb urhood of Telog,would be required to bring Aust-ian Army, composed of the "KUMSANG" Quarts! master-Sergeant, Farrier to watch the Japanese operat this great enterprise to a success-3rd, 11th and 12th Army Corps, having arrived from the above Sergeant, and Signaller Surgunt for the reduction and capture of ful conclusion. A large number, and five divisions of cavalry, ports, consignees of cargo by her

The cost of carrying out this that place.

it is evident. That would not was concentrated. The concen- are hereby informed that their bifle a Power which possesses tration of this protecting force goods will be delivered from more than 10,000 steam vessels, had not been completed alongside.

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