WAR ITEMS.
Montenegria Sutte-90s.
THE HONGKONG TELE÷RAPH,' FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER" -18,* 1919.
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Passengers as Porters.
destruction through a collision bouleversement of the Contiuent with the British cruisers or her own and wore heartily glad to be in consorts. The latter, recognising England again. Scores of Ameri that the attack had been defeated, can. globe-trotters were seeking steamed off. The cruisers knew the sanotuary of London, appail| that the damaged submarino wassed by the indifference of "the sightloss, and that it must come Continental hotelkoopor to their Peking, Sept. 9.
to the surface. When the con- paper wealth. A telegram from Cetinje, dated ning tower appeared the Birming September 5, atates that the Monham fired a second shot, and those tenegrins, cominanded by the
on board the cruiser had just tinto Minister of War, General Wako to ces the distinguishing number
The boat from the Hook of titoh, defeated the Austrians at of the submarine before the shot, Holland arrived at Harwich with Boliganitoh, Herzegovina, enptor-atriking the base of the conning 780 people on board, the normal ing all military supplies and tower, where it was awash, ripped Sunday number being about 100. atorea. Numerous Austrian dead the whole of the upper structure. The passengers had stirring tales were left on the battlefield.
with the result that the submarine to tell about their adventures. General Wurkotitoh also repuls sank like a stone,
At Oleovo, on the German- od the Austrians noir Tohayaitz,
Parie, August 12.-M. Netan, French frontier, while in the "after" which the Montenegrins who was French Consul General middle of dinner, passengers were entered the town, which they at Dusseldorf before the war ordered out of the train and told found partly burned and partly broke out, states that when he was to get across the frontier as best footed.
prasing through Cologne last they could. They collected their Bloody fighting is continuing. Friday on his way to Paris, the own baggage. They reported to A experior force of Austrians German authorition were circulat-the police. They got across to is endeavouring to occupy Grahoffing documents alleging that Liege Limeogen, in Holland, by tram
The Safety of Paris, hail been taken at the point of the way car, by cab, or by road. An officer on board the at bayonet that Brussels was in
At Winne, another frontier *Polynesien, whose wife and family flames, that Antwerp ha been station, the passengers
are in Paris, uabled to them to go blow up and that the Kaiser at compelled to get out and walk. to Marseilles, and last week re- the head of the invincible German Some trundled their baggage in ceived the following reply, "De army expected to reach Paris in a wheelbarrows, others left it pense inutile: securito." (Expense week's time, unnecessary; in 'safety)..
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A second private telegram, also received in Shanghai from the "well known father Shanghai resident ran: restous: securiteabsolue". (Are remaining absolute safety).
The Humane Kalsar. -
word
behind, hoping it will turn ap some other day. At another town Berlia, August 13.-The state-Passengers spent the best part of ment that the Germans lost 20,000 he night trudging from Germany has been officially denied, but the mer at the hombardment of Liege into Holland,
Mr. Ernest Rosenheim, areturn- exact number of losses is using holidaymaker, says: "Not given. It is also stated officially single boat loft Antwerp on Selections from Colombo
that the forts covering Liege were Saturday evening. Wo went on Contemporaries.
further left intact becation the Kaiser did from Antwerp to Brussels and The following are
found the city in a state of panic. telegrams selected from Colombo Dot wish to sacrifice life unnecess
arily, but that they would be Nobody wens to bed. We manag contemporaries:--
London, August 11-Two taken without the loss of a single fod to get away at eight o'clock hundred German toservis ein- when the siego guns arrived yesterday morning to Ostend. barking at Folkesto 30 were arrest-on the scene. The statement od on Sunday. Sixty more were concludes with the remark that
arrested yesterday. Troop trains the Belgians are numerically sup
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Hero all foreigners were being requested to love."
About 3,000 people arrived at Nowhaven from Dieppe in four
were fired on yesterday on both perior to the Gorman forces. boate.
Germany bus established à
sides of Crowbarst in Surrey.
The train windows wore broken, rosa bureau at Amsterdam for Brussels who arrived at Charing
the circulation of war intelligence The police are now searching for motor cars which were seen in the favourable to her own nation.
Mr. W. E. Evens, a visitor to
Crous, said:
"Among those in the boat was Capture of Shipping. vicinity of theeo outrages. Gar-
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tren, who London, August 14-Fair mans in several parts of the
Play, a well-known suipping was stopped at Frankfort-on-the- country have been arrested or disturbed when apparently tam journal, staton that the enemy's Maine. He was motoring and they refused to sell him any more ships have been captured as follows pering with British Railway "bridges. Many Germane in theBy Great Britain. 14 German petrol, so he decided to retura to north of England have been ateamore, 18 German sailers, and London. arrested and interned in York 3 Austrian steamers; by France: Castle. The police have discover ed several wireless apparatus in houses belonging to Germane in
4 German steamera and two Anštrian stoamers; by Belgium: 31 Germit stoomers, two Gorman sailers and two Austrian steamers, Russia claims to have captured The police yesterday seized 73 German, steamers and 19 Croydon Hull (near Dubster, in Austriou vessels. Somersetshire), which had been.
the London suburbs..
escaped from the British cruiɛera'
"A man in my carriage on the way to Charing Cross told me that he had climbed a six-foot railing at the Gare du Nord in Paris, and bribing right and "left with five franc notes (4s.) mansgod i make one” of a party of fifteen in a carriago for six. Ho came with no luggage.
The
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A few days ago, it was an- occupied by Count Lochberg.nounced that a British cruisertrain loft two hours late and there member of the Pless family, of hnd captured the Gorman liner was a fight for seats. Germany, and which contains Kronprinz Wilhelm: Later on "It is almost impossible to property, including many net treasures, valuod at £100,000..some doubt was cast upon this 'obtain cash in Brussels, Mesere. and not a cott was to be had by: announcement and it was stated, Cook's officials could give me no When Germany declared war that the vessel was the Gorman change and said they would have the time the programme oponed against Great Britain, Count Bochberg told his servante that tank steamer Leda and that, to owe it to me till after the war. A large number of officers wors
she had been taken to Bermuda, man with a hundred pounds in present. they might never see him again. The latter statement way con his pocket had to borrow a penny The Daren performed for the and he disappeared.
Word had been received that Grmed yesterday by the officers to me for bis tramway fare to first time in Hongkong, and gave
the station." of a steamer that arrived at New
a particularly clever and pretty 120 Germans, presumably re- York from Bermuda.
The Finnish steamship Titania, balancing act. They are on tour servists, have arrived at Porta-
A report received from lilifax, which arrived at Hall with seven from Australia to the States and, mouth and have been imprisoned in Nova Sentin, atates that in the British tourists on board, if all the shows they give are as Sixty moro have been detained at Swansea, and a woman, believed Atlantic last night the Kronprinz passed the Russian warships in good as last night's; they will
Wilhelm and her consort, the the Baltic, and on the cost of have a successful time. to be a German spy, has beeu German pruiser Karlerabo,onmark met the German Fleet. arrested in a mill house attached
American visitors basiesed the La Belle Cora and Williams to gunpowder works at Junoon, Bristol (25 knots), Berwick (24 telegraph offices in London trying performed for the last time; and, Argyllabire.
Some German reservists have knots), and Suffolk (24 knots, to get cablegrams sent to their from the prolonged applause and The Bristol, it is reportei, fought friends in the United States, and vociferous encores they received, been found working on H.M.S.
wero only a long range "battle with the these Zealandia of the Third Battle Karlsruhe, but in the heavy on
accepted it was evident that Hongkong)
Have you any Bills you can't subject to many hours' delay, was sorry to lose them. Williams' Squadron, now being prepared the Karlsruhe escaped.
I'd give a thousand dollars to jodelling was as popular as ever, collect? Write us for full parti- for sea.
Rush Home From Abroad. be safe out of this," was the re- while La Belle Cora's marvellous culars; we will collect. London, August 12.-Two ex-
The outbreak of war found mark of one America heard at a trapeze work gripped the spec-1 plosions, the cause of which is holiday-makers scattered over the West Earl, telegraph office, and tators, from start to finish. not explained, occurred yesterday various countries concerned in the another romarked, "I'll raise you at a German bakery shop at East trouble, and there line been a 500 on that." Ham. Seven men were severely great scramble for hom, says the The German steamer Titania injared, including the firemen Daily Mail. The am'usion was sailed from St. Katharine's Dock A sentry at Ited railway intensified by the efforts of to- amid memorable scenes. Fler station was yesterday fired at by servists of various nationalities to German passengers, Reserviste the most satisfactory to the audi
man in ambush, who'escapad. The German yacht Germouia newer the call of their Govern, and private families, sang therence. The winners were Privates TIONS of the lotting, by Public National Authom." Then a fair Wilkinson and Wright, D.CL.I. Auction Sale, to be held on Mon- been seized at Southampton. The Five loug and crowded trains haired German boy leant over for their song and patter turn;day, the 28th day of Sept., 1914, at arew had previously gone back to filled with travellers to the Con- the rails and, waving his hat, Mr. Miller, for clog dancing: 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Germany. Numerous arreste of tinent were despatched from cried "Three cheers for Great Bombardier McArdle for his very Works Department, by Order of suspected Germana have been Charing Cross Station in the Britain." The cry was taken up neat rendering-in Harry Lauder His Excellency the Governor, made, and many suspects have course of a half-hour on the with great fervour. Six Itsserviete son of a Seals-Chiness song of One Lot of Crown Land been discharged, including a man Saturday afternoon, and for come rushed up as the vasol was about of his own composition" The at Tai Hang Villago, in the who was supposed to have time before their departure the to leave and had to scramble over Bielan' King of China;" and to of 75 years, with the option of Colony of Hongkong, for a term poisoned transport horses. station was seething with people the rails. Four Russian Iteservists Bagler Wall, D., G. L. I. The renewal at a Crown Rant to be British-German Fight, and made almost impassable by were ordered off the ship jast be-last-named deserves special men- fixed by the Surveyor of His In connection with the sinking the piles of luggago.
fore she left; they were informed tion for his really wonderful in- Majesty the King, for one further of the German submarine U15 A large number of the travellers that they could not possibly get peronation of the Great Duncan, term of 75 years, by the British light craiser
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Frenchmen, over the frontier into Russia, the mesmerist, who performed PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. Birmingham, it is now announced
Ose German family drove up. We have never seen
here a couple of months ago. that on Sunday last a British Belgians, aud Swiss, flying home. They protested, but in vain,
wards in the hour of grave crisis. orniser squadron sighted a Ger- Commercial men were hurrying, with their luggage in a motor-our, amateur turn of its kind. man submarine fotilla with only back to Berlin and Paris, whole which was run on to the deck. periscopes showing. The cruisers
families whose holiday in Eugland, They brought pillows, intending. coolly pretended they did not eae had been interrupted were racing to sleep in the motor car. the enemy, and thus deceived the back, and young Roservists were Germone, who steamed within bastening to obey the summons range. The Birmingham then
saw an opportunity, and steaming
rents to rejoin the colours,
were
Germane,
to the colours.
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amateurs. Four silver cops were resented by the maungement to Those performers whose turua wote
a better
the police. Exception is made in Foreigners in France. "the case of Austrings and Goi- No foreigner is now permitted who will be taken to con
mans,
to leave France without a pass-centration camps in the west of
at full speed, fired at a perisoops. On the Batarday and Sunday port signed by a prefect. Eng- France, where food and lodgings and shattered it. The submarine, the station sarged with the lieb, Americans, and other for-will be supplied and work pro- blinded, rashed on under the arrival of passengers who had eigners may remain in Paris by vided if possible. water in imminent danger of self-experienced the turmoil and obtaining a special permit from
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