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We notice that, accoiding tɔ a pronouncement just m.de in Pek ing, officials or citizens who are decorated by the President of the Republic, will have to buy their medals, stara or ribbons, as the case may be. What is more, the higher the honour, the greater will be the price which they must pay. The proclamation wetting | forth this decision gives a detail-

ed list of the fees which have to sunshine. be paid, the highest figure being $85 for a badge of the First Order of Merit. While this is so, however, it has been decided that the certificates which accom. pany the decorations are to be regarded as public documenta and as such they are to be im- mane from taxation. On the other hand, various kinds of official scrolls and certificates is sued to officials proceeding to their posts must be paid for, as was the custom under the lato Ching Dynasty.

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Band Night.

It is interesting to note the reason for the decision that badges, Orders of Merit, medals, etc, have in future to be bought.

springa from the fact that, dar is to play at the Peak Club on The band of the 74th Panjabis ingthe Manchu regime, aderia the night of the 26th inst. buttons and pesucok feathers had

Prince of Wales' Fund.

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.”

ENEMY MAKES ANOTHER

STAND.

Germany's Amazing Attitude

Fully Exposed.

AT THE END OF A

MONTH.

THE SITUATION IN EUROPE.

VI: The Operations in East

Prussia and Galicia,

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THE SHAUKIWAN AFFAIR

Woman found with Knife

WEB Beat

in her Neck.

Yesterday we reported the meagre detaile then a band in connection with the alleged murder of a woman at Shaukiwan. When we come to discuss the We are now informed by the It is not easy to make much of fig ting in Galicia, East Prassis police thes her name was Wong the latest news, at the time of and Herzegovina the task of Eze, aged 34 years, and that the writing. The enemy has made following the trend of the opera body has been sent to the mort- 8.8. another stand and the battle so tions is que of extreme difficulty, ay

4 far is without definite result: The messages which have come

Considering how long it took the through have been so meagre Shaukiwan West, over a dispen- The tragedy cocarred at 04, Allies to establish their superior and disconnected that the task of ity in the last battle, this is considering what form of strategy found with a knife stuck in her sary, the unfortunate victim being pubnaly to be expected. Bat, as on has been employed is next to neck. The fact that her hands solid evidence of how nafortunately impossible. It was clear from and feet were tied proves that there brief are the official telegrams, the start, of course, that one whoever murdered her did so we quote the message from Paris. Russian army was operating determinedly. The husband of "We had not given way at any against the Germans in East the deceased left home at seven point at six o'clock this evening." Prussia and that another was busy o'clock in the morning for work The rate of the dollar on The average man will be tempted against the Austrians in Galicia. at Taikoo, and shortly after demand to-day is ls. 9.11-18.

to tak why, since the enemy are One message, which may now be his arrival be on the defensive, we should be discounted greatly, or even bek for The Tung Wa Hospital Flond expected to give way in any aside as quite wrong, stated some On returning, the husband was by another Obinees. Relief Fund now totals $115,circumstances. Obviously there time ago that a Russian force was confronted with the horrible is something here which has advancing on Posen. Nothing not been explained. A possible further has been heard of this spectacle of his wife literally explanation may be found in the advance, which, if it had been butchered. speaks of several counter-attacks Poland and was on the direct $170, and a ring valued $6, Press Bureau's statement which made, must have been through pairs of gold bangles valued It appears that there were three having been delivered by the line for Berlin. It would have missing from the person of the Germans, especially against the been good news had it been true. woman. Some money was found, to be bought by the recipients The Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifar First Corpe, and of these having Bat it is doubtful whether even however, lying about the floor and from shope. There is a modifica has kindly consented to sot sa been repulsed.

On the other the buge Russian army was strong in other places, which points to tion made in the new order, how-Secretary and Mr. A. G. Stephen hand, the Germans have given enough to face three considerable ever, for it is laid down that no as Treasurer of the Prince of way alightly before our troops in tasks at once without the risk of the probability that the murderer merchant may be permitted to Wales' Fand Sub-Committee. places. It is true that the Paris the line of communication of the

was frightened. D manufacture or sell such articles

message is dated after that of the central' army that said to be bonoured once have to make their steamers Mongolis and Benver- occasions this has happened be-

Consignees of cargo by the Press Bureau, but on numerous matching on Posen-being cut. EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE purchases from a Government lich are reminded that goods.refore and we have found, when

Useful Work. Nothing more has been heard

The case ras mentioned, this ing adopted by those responsible morrow will be subject to rent. bad got later information than ing on Posen, and, if it ever before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, for the new order is a little quaint

morning, at the Police Court, it is that it is unworthy of the The Honorary Treasurer begs

Helena May Institute Fund, Paris every time.

existed, there must have been a dignity of an official to accept an to acknowledge with thanks the

change in the Russian pleas charged with the embezzlement of honour free, gratia and for noth following donations to the above

in which Tong Nam stands which resulted in the central ing: By the same token, we fund: Madame de Magalleaas

forces joining one or other, or both, the Fu Yuen Bank. The prisoner seven bundred sovereigns from Nothing more interesting has of the outside armies. “It is much also has summoned five members ppose, it would be right and Correa, 20; a friend, J. P.

appeared in these columns for a more likely that it never existed, of the bank for sesants fitting to invite a guest to a lavish $50. banquet and then, when he has

Bank Meeting.

long time than the text of the

and that the advance on Pocon been royally fed, expect him to

Mr Heywood, of Mr. Leo Attention is called to the fact personal messages between the as an expression of bape by Hoot the bill,

that the extraordinary general King and the Ozar which were some amateur, strategist who did ed for the bank, and Mr. Davidzor, D'Almadas Castro'nt ffice, appear esting of the Hongkong and published in the Home papers of events. The advance in East of Messrs. Hastings and Hastings,

not accurately forecast the trend Shanghai Banking Corporation imediately after war between Prussia was more easily followed for the prisoner. takes place at the City Hall at Britain and Germany had been There, apparently, the Russian noon to-morrow.

The case was fixed fox Wednes- declared. Two facts emerge very Drunk.

clearly from the documents. The army aimed either at defeating day next. This morning in the Police first is that Britain up to the last the German force or at forcing is Court, before Mr. J. R. Wood, a possible moment hoped for, and to retire into Konigsberg. IL

8.000 UNDESIRABLES. European named Fraser was strove for peace, and the second was not long in effecting the charged with being drunk and is that Russia in no way. helped, incapable on the Praya East to precipitate the general con- been stated, and seems perfectly

second of these purposes and Return to China from the Straits, though it is true that it has since Be was fined 85.

fgration. Russia, indeed, held

The 8.8. Kamehow, from Singa Hanging from a Tree. aloof as long as was consistent true in the light of later events, pore, had a most eventful voyage The body of a Chinese male, with dignity and with safety that the Russian force in East on the trip up. She had on board aged 30 years, found hanging which is a deal more important advance further, it is doing quite who were being returned to their Prusais is not strong enough to three thouanud undesirable solies And then there was mounting near No. 5 bridge, yesterday, has mobilisation of the Russian troops German force securely bottled up Settlements. It would be difficult, from a tree on Pokfulam Road, Germany's protest against the excellent work in keeping the native country from the Straits been sent to the mortuary. It is is about the most specicus that empposed to be a use of suicide could be imagined, for she her about as useful to Geraien as miserable collection ul bumau in Konigsberg. That force is we are informed, to find a more self was sil the while making Attention is drawn to the off secret military preparations,

though it did not exist.

beings. On the way up fourteen cial market prices, which will be feecure in the knowledge that she

In Galicia.

died and were buried at sea, their found on page 8 of this.issna. could mobiliee

as etare, medals ar ribbon-the

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##*#*#*#*GRÅERIUDAR*

Then and Now.

"Hundreds of automobiles left Brussels, the capital of Belgium, during the night to pick up the wounded. The prisoner of war brought in was a German captain, named Forstner, who was wound ed." So says a message dated August 6. What would Byron have made of motor cars running to and fro during wartime in this fashion? One remembers hie

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·HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1914.

THE AUSTRIAN DEBACLE,

failure as has fillon to the lot of Austria at this time.

In battle after battle tho Austrians.buvo been hapally routed by the Ras-ins, with the inevitable result that the (Form in firco in Ei

in hot haste; the steed,

The mustoring squadron, and

the clattering car Went pouring forward with

impetuous speed.

And swiftly forming in the

ranks of war

And the deep thunder peal on

poal afar;

Food Prices.

"

Germany to Blame.

This gives the tariff outlined in than Russia; and the Emperor much the more important of the general debility.

more quickly The campaign in Galicia is deaths being due, apparentis, to

the Proclamation of the 11th inst.. had the saleun assurances of the two, and it is clear that the Rus-

On arrival in Hongkong, two

And near, the heat of the al-and shows reductions in prices of Czar that Russian troops would sinns have concentrated the die in the pc launch while

arming drum

Roused up the soldiers ore the

morning star

While thronged the citizens-

with terror dumb,

Of

The

whispering, with white lips-The foel

various foodstuff

not aero so long as mediation greater part of their forces on being transferie from the ship A. Stiff Sentence.. proposals were being considered this part... The speed with which to the Water Police bain, to Three months' img risonment, The fact that, in the face of such they approached Lemberg and await transbipment to their homes, four hours' stock und twelve a promise, Germany suddenly the comparative ease with which while nine others the police bad strokes of the birch was the declared war proves that Ger- they took that place showed that to remove to the Tang Wa sentence imposed by Mr. Melbour-raany merely aparre-1 for a little this part of their campaign was Hospital for treatment, ne to-day on a Chinese charged time on purpose, if possible, to boing carried out as foresfully as with snatching a neck chain from catch Russia napping.

Proot Positive.

could be. Once. Austria is orushi.

COOK-BOY SENT TO

GAOL.

Tho poor showing made by Austria in this war was torched on discursively in our Ntos on the Crisis yesterday, but there are points of the muter which were there left unnoticed. It need hardly be doub ed that Germany anticipated. receiving much more holp from Aniathan has proved the vise. Oo English newspaper

They rome, they come.". correspon teat in Austria bas stated that the Garman military authorities anticipated dist, by the middle of August, Austrit would Three Choirs Festival. a woman in Lower Lascar Row.

od the advance où Berlia may "have concentrated 1100,000 men with 1,000 guns on the Russian front-

The Bishop of Worcestor is to British Ships at Hamburg,

begin; and it will end sooner if ier, and pro-umably it was expected that they, in co-iparation with gratulated on his protest Among the Bish ships in

Germany's ally is quickly mis. A cook-hoy employed at 3, the German army in East Prussis, would effectually have protected gains is behaviour of the Hamburg, in the usual course of German territory until the German army in the west had swept musical festivals in the An- ment of the war were the 8.8. message this morning which Even then it is dioul to follow J. It, Wood, with the larceny of

average person who attends the their voyages, at the commence-

This is made even clearer by a been tackled

tered than if barb purposes lind Asbleigh Ronf, Kowloon, waa eultaneously charged this morning; before Mr. through Blgium in aero Franos to Piri. The second part of glicin cubedrals Home. A Glencarn of the Glen Line, and summarisee a White Paper con- the line of operation which is $12 by Inspector Gordon, the programine has failed, but only after a severe and blondy strug glo; the first part han novar cams near to even a gombling of euce stated in our General Nave these Taihian of the Mogultaining the despatch of the British being paraned, for while the Between 5 and 6 o'clček, last 99. History flola few examples of such complete and miserable yesterday, the Bishop has Tine, according to the London Ambassador to Viens relative to Russians are active at P. zmysl, evening the prisoner was alleged

dec'ion to act as President of the China Exprena

the rapture with Austria. This som sixty odd miles west of to have stolen a box belonging to Thee Choirs Festival,na the score

Found Dead.

proves, ont of the mouth of Lembarg they have also accapied the amah, who reported the of the lack of reverinconmong the

The police at West Point have Germany's own ally, that the Czarnowitz which fes 16 miles matter to the polie.A Uhinese Prussia found itself wholly unable to step the Rossin aivance and is audience is past years D). Yeat. sent to the public mortuary the whole responsibility for the war south-east of Lemberg. Evident detective, who took the mattor now cooped apin Konigsberg, which is invested. Too Serviunt, too.

man-Biggs goes on to observe body of a Malay male, aged 60 rests upon Germany alone. "Even ly the occupation of Galicia is in baod, fund the box, broken have been able to trounce the Austrings in several bitdes, the last of that, when sets are sold at vari-years, having the appearance of up to Augnat 1 conversations to be marle as complete ne tussis open, on the roof, an, this morn which appears to have been of considerable magnitu le and the results prices at alms the whole being that of a fireman. The hetween St. Petersburg and knows how, but, iu the absence of ing, discovered the missing. of which was all the rare severe a blow to Austria Even Montenegro ubarity but to the performera, le noite 64, Copasught Rd West. friendliest term, Austria had moved from the scual scene of on a veraud b.

of the recip's givan, ust to body was found in the street op- Vienon were proceeding on the farther detaile, u one so fr re-mensy eiesalad in afwer pot has been able to record a victory over Austria. A telegram 473 days shrink from the iden of bling T e body has not been identified. aver assented to mediation on the the fighting can pretend to know age told us of the success of these hardy mountainners, whh ragted their opponents and optured all their stores, besides occupying riga-minded people will

Mr. Wood sent the ran to such festival in a catheilṛal.

point of her ultimatum that what plan of campaign is being prison for one month with four Gianitza, N troops in the world can continue to fight is good spirit think with him. A cathedral is arrived from Chingwangtao yes independence." At this point

The 8.8. Dagittarius which were incompatible with Servia's followed out.

hours' stocks... in face of such a series of disasters.

Serlous Mistakes. But, after all, need any great surprise he felt at these resulte a theatre, thingh many ported reportabayingenonatered, Germany cut in with ultimatums It seems to us that a phrase in one of the telegrøm + rosterday" —the one seem to think it in. Wo strong gale between Ching-to Paris andi St. Peterburg Germany, instead of Hoing bolpad [no¬ist 'alika tér, troop in Francs What is clear, however, is that forces in Dlgiam in order to populace is overjoyed"-explains mnoh. The population of Austria Westminster converted into mwe Promonins, with mountainous Consider, again, the tone of the up a stronger defence might love dissetrous results in th cases. have seen bith Canterbury and wetso and the Shantung Germanpy dil not want peace, hy Austria, which, had she put and her Adrien Allies, with Hungary is made up of the Maygar, the arm in and the Stav, with the last-barood out-anmbering the other two by a cou, iterable copet hl's when such and such as During the storm the veasel oorrespondence with Belgiom. given valuable assistance to borThe real lesson of "the war margin. The war, 50 fax as it affects Raqui, Servia and Austria, is an oratoris was being performst hote 10. Then on wurde fins Briefly, the Garman attitude was ally and have greatly prosected at while advertisein.snt essentially a war between races, rather than batween cruntries. Even at the ordinary morning or weather was experienced on the this

You are a neutral nation, the war, he proved a hindrance in a war of diar against Tout, and this former is fighting for tres-cathedrals, penp'o come ned go

evening prayer at many of the run down."-

therefore you will not allow to the other. Partly this is dusiva vulgaris-mag ba nesful

bocating," to employ an express dom from dictating by the other. The man who is fighting for as they plesse er i turou,zh

Swearing-in Parade. Frozen, in enter your territory, to the weakness of Austria o busines, it is a failure when freedom is always a better fighter than his who ja huttling marely the entire Hervice. Wan't Secretary of the St. Joseph's us to make re of your country must greatly have overestimated, mau army has been extensively,

We are informed by the Hon. but we shall expect you to allow fighting qualities, which Germany nj plied to an meny. The Ger for power, and with many blava, in the Austrian army, with the Newman who, on entering the leg Association that His Ex- otherwise!"flermany, in fact:nd partly to the strength of the advertised for youin an 'e finest Larger part of the population favorable to this cane for which Abbey, and going down on his Callenoy Maj. General F. Kel insisted that Belgium was, and Ravian furces and the skull of on earth. All the arvestisement Borvia and Russia are fighting, is it any wonder that Austria has knees to say, his prayers, was ly. C.B, has kindly consented to should remain, a neutral nation. Russian commanders which Credit aut qui oecule its present done so badly up till now? The respondent to whom we referred | before speake of imatinies and riots, and he is probably not making

uuhed on the about-ler by a wear-in the Seni Troop of Biden And she proposed to preserva that mak soy overstatement, for these are only what right he exproted in the u masin't do that sort of to held at the Oilege Square she think that the rest of Europe today for both faults. Already man aring itself into ver-security. veruer, who remarked warningly Powell Boy Scouts at the parade neutrality by violating 111 Did many muas greatly inde un ler foes in'n lieving that was al

ostimated. She in plying dearly of i';'fra it did per nude the Ger rizoumstanoss. The ose of Austris is evan, worse than that, of Goera ny,

thing bare, Sir ?".

on Wolnesday, the 23 d instant, were as blind an owls Palm at 5:30 p.m.

she has materially weakened her and that has proved fuful to-day

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