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CORRESPONDENCE.

[The opinions expressed by the Correspondents are not necESS", arily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph "]

THE STATE OF PORTUGAL.

To the Editor of the Hongkong

Telegraph.]

Sir.In the leading artiole of your issue of the 21st instant you made several statements on the authority of the Rev. J. T. Roobe regarding the Tortuguere Be public.

I crave the hospitality of your columns to refute the statements made,

THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

WAR ITEMS.

German Ministers Censured.

New York, Sept. 8.

A Rome, despatch reports that the German Emperor consured German Chancellor, and Herr von Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg, the Jagow, the Foreign Minister, for their diplomatic blanders which caused Great Britain to declare war against Germany, and Italy 10 stand aloof from the discharge of treaty obligations, and thus | placed Germany in an isolated position."

As the rasult of this Imperial censure both Ministers hava tendered their resignations. Japan Chronicle. ·¡ .·

EXTRA

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1914.

OPIUM ON A SAMPAN.

Big Bribe Said to have Been

Offered,

PROGRESS OF THE WAR. LEGION OF

The Fighting In Bolgtum.

London, August 21. The Germans have cccupied Brussels)

The Press Bureau statos that

FRONTIERSMEN.

Many Offers of Service by Catfc.

OUR MERCANTILE

AUXILIARIES.

FRENCH CONVENT.

Sale of Work Next Month.

The orders for work are very if necessary, while there is a scarce at present and the Convent somewhat similar arrangement has still to maintain from 300 to with the White Star Company, 400 poor. The presence of kind although the terms are not stated. friends will be all the more ap

In considering the usefulness preciated just now, for while they

This afternoon, at the Police

It is no secret, says the Globe, Court, before Mr. J, R. Wood,

that the Admiralty have extensive "On" BoCount of the present Mr. R. O. Hutchison, Saper-

arrangements with certain ship-situation the Reverend Mother prosecuted Choung Fe-cho, for intendent of Imports sed Exports,

ping enterprises whereby mer Superior of the French Convent Remarkably enthusiastic tele chant vessels may be taken over has decided not to hold the being in possession of 880 taols the Belgian rotirement was tacti- grams offering service in the by the Government in the event annual bazaar at the City Hall of prepared opium and for offer- cally necessary, and had been country's cause have been received of war and used as transports or this year. large quantity of ing a bribe of $415 to two Chinese anticipated for some days, by Colonel Driscoll, D.S.O., the auxiliary cruisers. But the details useful and fancy work has been revenue oflicore.

Belgium has already admirably commanding officer of the Legion are only publicly known as regards made by the orphans and, in order Mr. Leo D'Almada o Castro de- performed her, duty of delaying of Frontiersmen, from all parts of the Canard Company. Under the to sell this, an exhibition and sale fended.

the German advance, thus enable the world. The legion is 10,000 agreement whoroby the Govern of work lasting one week, from A Chiness Revenue Officer said ing the allies to complete their strong, and ie the outcome of aent lent the Cunard Company the 19th to the 25th October, that on Saturday, while on duty, concentration.

Driscoll's Scouts, which did such enough money to build the will take place at the Convent, he received information that a In a cable message to the excellent service in the South Lusitanie

and Mauretania Wanchai. The Reverend Mother king in the first place the

sampan lying nea: off bamboo pier near the French . M. Donohue states: The have seen actual frontier fighting world-and in return for an been so kind as to patronize Daily Chronicle, from Ghent, Mr. African war. All its members which, by the way, are still the Superior bega to invite all those definition of the Revolution,

fastest merchant vessels in the in the Colony who have hitherto "The direct result of a monar-

Convent, had on board a quantity abandonment of Brussels was the Now once again they wish to A Place in the Sun. chical attempt to puvity official

cf opium. He went on board and result of a conference between rally together in the Empire's Banual subsidy beeizes, the Ad- the Annual Bazaar to help the life." Anybally who has clorely

The cry of the German sintez-

saw the defendant. Witness the commanders of the allies and hour of need, and the following miralty has acquired the right to Sisters in their good work. followed ovents in Portugal dar men has been for "a place in the asked him to take him out the civic authorities. It was messages which have been take over all this company's ships,

น san. ing the years preceding the Re-

What is meant hy this is into the harbour. Defendant said deemed the only method of received aptly illustrate their volution and after, will infotaa the an cutlet overseas for the surplus he would, but remained seated on saving the historic monuments in foolings: Editor of the Telegraph that the of Germany's population in the cover over the hold, which he the town from German savagery. Anxions, but broke. Say the statement can only be characteris-territories subject to Germany. would not leave. Witness, how- The decision was highly dieplens word, Waitemata troop will get ed as a gross libsl. The fact alone Germans individually had all the ever, eventually took off the covering to the aivic guarde manning there."-Auckland, New Zealand. of merchantmen for naval strategy; are participating in the relief of

room "in the son" they could and found a sack containing the entrenchment. that Portugues Loans, excluding desire. By hundreds of thcus the opium in tins of five armed, the majority of the civio Santa Rosa, California,

When dis- "Any chance of fight extraneous influences, bavo been auds they have emigrated to taele in recent years quoted in the the United S'stes. By tens of offered

each. The defendant guardamched out and entrained "Oan get 100 men in addition London stook market at uniformly thousands

him money to lot for Ghent in order to re-arm and to present members, Legion can higher rates than any reasonable to Canada. In farge numbers On the way to the Harbour Ofice, Brussels warned the townefolk to equip same if you can use

they have

come him go, but witness refused it. fight elsewhere. The Mayor of raise necessary funds in Canada period before the Revolution they have gone to Brazil. They witness asked for the licence for that the city was at the will go far to show that

mercy of

us."-Toronto, Ontario. bave been welcomed as colonists the boat and a woman, on the the enemy and urged them to give the definition reproduced by wherever they have gone, and defendant's

"Cable when necessary to leave.

thia. instructions, pro no ground for hostile action by If we are overlooked will be tre- vawarrantable and/ have made good settlers, German

the Germans. The townsfolk mendously hurt, and will came unfounded. Does not the feet capital has all the room it could

awaited the coming of the without waiting for call. Can't that the loans are quoted higher ask "in the sun," and it has

Frussians bravely, although they stay when England is needing import the element of confidence always been safe there. It seeks in the Republican administration? by preference couples beyond

had been witnessing the arrival men in Europe."-Suva, Java. Dealing with freedom of 10 888s which are not under German

of thousands of half rhad and "All the boys are practising ligious thought and of sprzsh,

homeless prassats, who fled shooting hard. Ready any time rule. Lack of opportunity for

before the Prussian bayonets. the people of Portugal never investment or employment for her

to hit Garman targets.

Will "When it was decided not to enjoyed greater liberty in these matters than since the Revolution. for seeking "a plars in the san." people is not Germany's reason

defend Brussels, the wounded Prior to the Revolution the Everywhere the energy, manli-

Citizens often 10 deep stood some days ago ga follows: "Any were entrained to place of safety, The local auit cabled home Government looked at the intro-

were carried out, and cheered the called? Land or Sea but we a considerable exodus of the far been received. departing trains. Later there was understand that no reply has 80 male population, from fear of necpanted for by the fact that This may be

refugees from the country are is now at the front with 1,500 Being made prisoners. The Col. Driscoll, the exscative head. now encamped in the public Frontiersmen and office work has squares. The roads from Logvain been

you

is

duced it and also $415, which he told her to give to another officer who was present.

alessageries Maritimos. ¿ We are informed by the Mes sageries Maritimes Company that their sis. Chili is due to arrive in steamer will proceed from here Longkong on October 4 The

start on resgipt of cable." Victoris, B. Columbia,

the most important factor is speed, the distressed in Europe, they au that vessels of more than will, by purchasing a few articles twenty knots are those to which at the sale, help the Convent to

mind that the average speed of ed to the Government will most likely rasintain its work of charity. turn, especially if it is borne in

Lady May has kindly consent

the open

sale Geiman oraisers is rather above Monday October the 19th.

On the face of it 'Britain seema

exceedingly well provided, and but the greater number of these within certain limits this is 80,

Channel ferry service and mail fast .ships aro engaged on

Picket service in the British Isles. Thus 38. belong to railway com- panise, the largest holders being

Then there are numerone small the London, Brighton and South Eastern and Chatham Railways.

LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. The T.E. K. &.&. SHINYO MARU will

leave Nagasaki for San Francisco on the 3rd October and not on the 6th October at previously advised.

Arrived.

duction of any religion other neя, enterprise and thrift of the as usual vin Shanghai and Kobe, barohended while the wounded possibility Maritime Legion being vessels not controlled by, railway Javary. Br... 782, W. H. Blellook, 23rd

the Roman Catholic with disfavour. Missionaries of any denomination are now free to come and go and are established in Portugal. An example which perhaps might be better appte oisted by Enatern residents may be taken of the native Indian troope stationed at Macau who under the old regime were compelled to attend Mass on Sundays and fol low the various forms of the per- vice as if they were Roman Catholics, I need hardly add that this is not now carried on ia the neighbouring Colony..

a

German people has been wel- comed. Why then should the world be sat in flame by ferman four German Zeppelio airships ambition? The only conceivable were reconnoitring yesterday three to dominate the world.-Daily guns, while the fourth fell into anawer is a desire by the Emperor of them were destroyed, by French Colonist.

forest and was wrecked. The spirit of the French soldiers has, he Faya, bean greatly strengthened by the confidence of the men in soldiere and fugitives in carts, their artillery, which is superior many of which as drawn by to Germany's.

Defence of Liege.

London, Angast 19th.The French Embassy erstes that the Liege forts are still holding out against the Germans and that not

one of them has brea

captured..

English officers who were re cently in Brussels interviewed some of the defendera of Liego. One Belgian officer in describing

Precautions in Paris.

. Paris, Aug, 19th. The police have forbidden the drinking of absinthe, and they are searching even privato cellars in Paris in order to impound as much of the

are still packed with retreating Exchange.

Bomb what neglected.

doge. The majority of the fugitivas lost their money and clothes and their horses and cattle were saved only by great efforts. The Germans are pitilessly firing farms, yillages, and orope.

mainly to the Isle of Man and to companies, and which are run Leland, so that when these boats

from 11,000 to 51,000 tone gross. are excluded there remain the overseas linera, varying in size This narrows the numbers down considerably, as the following tablo shows:- 3

Ships of more Nationality. than 11,000 tons, Great Britain......... Beven. Frame............ Seven. Germany.......Six.

:

inst-Port Said, 23adult, Gen. & Case cll-8.0. Co.

Daisi Maru, 893, 8. Sokushigo, 24th just

Titias, Dut s. 3,850, F. E. C. Bohem Shabocce, Bras. 323014: J. Rood. 24th

Swatow, 23rd inst, Gon-0.8. K

Inst-San Francisco, OII--Order.

bech, 24th last Milke, 19th (* Indt, Goa-J. C, J. L.

Forsa. Tjilatjap from Kobo etc.-Mr de Eerens.

A Mean Trick, It has been found, in conse- quence of police investigation, that the report made by a woman

Russian Grand Dukes Mobilize, It will be seen, therefore, that

The Novoys Vremyc states that so far de vessels of more than 20 the following residing at 582, Queen's Road knots speed are concerned there the Russian Imperial family are members of

A party of Uhlans oconpied West, thas jewellery to the value is little difference between the taking part in the war as officers Brussels yesterday afternoon, the of; $290 had been stolen,

The Belgians Retreat. ·

The occupation of Brussels fallegod, been pat there for the pur drops the speed, limit to 171 Grand Daks Dmitri Paviovion;

A front of 30

As regards liberty of speech, and the press, if the Editor will the German attack, stated:- liquor as possible. They have consult the files of Portuguese "Ae line after line of German also closed several cafea. The streete being deserted and the is false. The jewellery was principal maritime countries, or subalterne: the Grand Dukes papera of all shades of political infantry advanced we simply police have prohibited the use of Belgian flag being draped with found packed away under the although the number is prapon Cyrille and Boris, cousins of the opinion he can come to the ons mowed them down. They automatic gambling machinos,crepe. conclusion, that the press in made no attempt at deploying, and they have sharply consored

woman's bed, laving, the police the "Eatente." "Moreover, if one with the army in Mancharis; the deratingly to the advantage of Emperor, both of whom were Portugal is as free as in England, but came on line after line all public entertainments, in- As to education, I admit there almost eboulder to shoulder until cluding cinematograph shows. remains much to do but great the fallen men were heaped

pose of getting another Obine in knots, although thero is a large the Grand Duke Peter Ni- was due to the Germans throwing trouble. Dutch Precautions. progress has been made since the in an awful barrioade, the dead

addition to the German merchant colsievich; the Grand Dukes two army corpa against Louvain, Rotterdam, Aug. 18th.-The which was the weak point

fleet, there at once enters into the Ivan, Gabrielle, Olegg and Igor, inception of the Republic, as say and wounded threatening to mask Datch army, in great strength, is along the Fine. The German

British total the fleets of the P. Bone one may verify for himself by our guns. The barricade became holding the frontier. Numerous force had.

of the Grand Duke consulting the latest statistics on

go high that we did not know

of artillery) and the Grand Duke and O., Orient, Union-Castle, Constantine; the Grand Duke Canadian Pacific, and Royal Mail Sergius Michailovitsh(chief officer illiteracy.

whether to fire through it or to Certain derogatory references go out and clear openings with

accession involving in the case of Nicolas Michailovitch, a Doctor of were also made to President Ar- our hands. In the meanwhile

the P. and O. and Orient lines Berlin University and a member riaga. To these I need not reply some of the wounded were trying

several historical works. almost their entire fleet, beyond atating that the prestige to release themeslves.

of the Institute of France, author enjoyed, at home and abroad, by

"This wall of dead and dying the gentlemen presiding over actually enabled the wonderful the destiny of the Portuguese Germans to creep gloss in and to nation places him above the charge up the glacis whence our criticism of persons such as the maxima awept them. Rev. J. T. Boohe.

Thanking you for publishing, this letter, and enclosing my card.

I remain,

Yours faithfully,

A, B, C.

MARINE COURT.

Blx Boat people Fined.

We had losses, but they were slight compared with the carnage in the ranks of the enemy."

I

Barbarous Germans.

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Brussels, Aug. 19th--The

French and Belgian cavalry, in their sweeping movement passed

of

barbed wire entanglements and miles, and was covered by latter made this resistance Steam Packet companies, this

of the Germans arrived. The barricades have been placed across great cavalry screen, with which all the roads, and arrangements the French and Belgians hotly pretext for burning a number of are ready for flooding the whole engaged on Tuesday. The French uses. The Belgians found an country in the event of combatants dragoons repeatedly crept up to the high wooded country between It must not be assumed, how

excellent defensive position in in irresistible numbers cross-the.cavsley screen but, when they Louvain and Brussels, where the ever, that the smaller vessels are A Russian soldier is credited ing the frontier. Many ronde penetrated beyond the advanced Gorman cavalry opened out of not much account. On the with the following observation have been cut through and have posts they discovered a large fan shape and advanced rapidly. contrary; they can be extremely upon this distinguished list of can rendered impassable for force of infantry and retired in When the Germans ran against useful. Normally they have by volunteers: "It must be a very troops and gons. All houses in good order with practically no the Belgian position the Belgian virtue of their service a small important war, when even the the line of the fire from the forte loss. On Wednesday the German Artillery punished them severely, cruising radius, but with the Grand Dukes are mobilized.” have been evacuated and prepara army.corpa advanced steadily forcing them to seek cover. tions have been made to blow The first shock was en-

elimination of cargo it would ba | them up with dynamite. Serious countered at Diest, where the old

"Later, artillery reinforcemente an easy matter to find banker room distress existe among the lighter- forts and water most proved but arrived, but were unable to make for an extensive cruise without men at Rotterdam, owing to the small protection against the heavy any impression on the Belgians, returning to port for fuel. They that the guns would only be fired stoppage of trade. Fifty thousand shell-fire of the Germans. The whose front was protected by are all well found and practically on a pursuing belligerent. Ex- families in the port are destitate, garrison retreated, and the Germans were compelled to and available at any moment. If the Admiralty are has never been marely ground. Finally, the every one is in full commission actly what the instructions from snd, in consequence, relief fands Germans advanced cautiously, retreat to the further side of is not the purpose of the writer to made public, and, indeed, only have been opened.

fearing a surprise. The Belgian Louvou. The Belgian force indicate the use to which they are last week in the House of Com- Cermany's Meat Supplies. cavalry, which was covering the holding Wavre, retired late in the likely to be put, even if it were mons Mr. Charohill declined to London, Aug. 18th-The retreat as a rearguard, had sever afternoon, to prevent the por desirable, which it is not. Suffice discuss the question, in the public Copenhagen correspondent of tho al brushes with the enemy, pibility of being outflanked. The it to say that they are there and interest. These boats are not Daily Chronicle telegraphs that repeatedly sought to out of the Belgiaus: Sre now accupying His ready.

necessarily fast ones. In fact,

a series of ruined villages, which the Germans had sprinkled with patrol, and had then Est on fire. The allies, particularly the Belgians, are maddened by these Before Commander Basil outrages, and they vow that they Taylor, R.N., six Chinese boat will exeet a fall measure of Germany ja drawing all food cavalrymen. The latter's in field of Waterloo. The want of There is another category, and many of them are 16-knot ships. Maine Court, this morning, with nicknamed the Prussians The The export of live cattle to Ger- enemy, and they incurred benvy Belgians' left. The French were chantmen. These are linora of bearing in mind that the Ad- people were charged, at the retribution. The Belgians have supplies posible from tomar petuosity let them to charge in the German atgnek fell on the it is that known as armed mer. Taking these two classes, and unlawfully disobeying the orders Red Indiana of Europe, owing to many through Jutland is so great losses. of the Harbour-master by moving their farm-burning propensities that the travelling route je unable The Germans then attacked left practically untouched, but which there are more than fifty miralty also have the right of German Aerial Disaster. to carty the traffio. The railway Louvain, whence the Belgian dispositions, in order to preserve between South America and this on Post Office mail contracts, our- were compelled to alteri their engaged mainly in the tande requiring most vessels employed: Paris, Ang: 10th-Senator Paul ferg hetween Gjedeer, in the headquarters moved on Wednes Doumer, who was at one time a island of Laalando, and Varno day. A strates the continuity of the allied lines. country, but also recruited from mercantile auxiliary feet is no candidate for the Presidency of monde, has been opened. The This sleepy medieval town Malines (13 miles south west of two 4.7 guns on the stern. The remarkably efficient, for a goodly The Germans are now threatening the Australian trade. They carry small one. It is, moreover, the French Republic has just Go man and anime restrictions roads of infantry and cavalry, who Antwerp), where the Uhlans are guns are manned by Naval proportion of the ships were built returned from the fighting line and the quarantine force in Belgium. He states that while are not enformed.

Reserve men, and it is assumed within the last few years,

about the Harbour in their craft, between the hours of enneet and

suurise without a permit. Two the defendents were fined 97,50 each, and the others, having been provionaly cautioned, were Ined $15 each

retreated when the main body