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THE

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS;

GERMANS ROUTED BY RUSSIANS.

HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

FLEEING TOWARDS EAST PRUSSIA THE VICTORS IN PURSUIT.

French Capture German Trenches.

[Reuter's Service To "The Telegraph."]

Oot. 5, 1:30 am.

An official statement issued in Paris at 11 o'clock in the area ing says:

"On the Laft Wing, the battle is in full progress. In the Arras region no decision has yet been reached. The fighting has been less violent between the upper valley of the Ancro and the Somme and between the Somme and the Oiso.

We have progressed in the Soissons region, where the enemy's "trenches have been captured.

A full continuss along almost all the remainder of the front, We have made some progress in Woevre between Apremont and the Meuse and on Rupt-de-Mad.

Germans Fleeing Before Russians.

MISSING PIPING.

How the Gas Company Stands to Lose.

Oct. 5, 2.35 .m.

HARBOUR OFFENCES.

The master of the steam launch Taiching, was remanded on two charges; first failing to exhibit

EXTRA

HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1914,

KAISER STORIES.

Memories of an English

Governess.

THE BOXING.

Numerous Entries for the

Contests.

The entries for "the Amateur

CORRESPONDENCE.

[The opinions expressed by the Correspondents are not necess- srily those of the "Hongkong, Telegraph "1"

DAY BY DAY,

Souvenir Stamps. Attention ia aireoted to au advertisement on page 5 regard- ing the issue of souvenir stamps by the Mysore and Coorg Branch

Fund. The stamps, may be ob

ained on application to Mr. B..O. Reynolds, 7, Residency Road, Bangalore.

For The Troops. The Peak Club will be open

The Prussian Spirit The Prussian spirit peeps out everywhere if we look at Wilhelm IL, closely, despite the European (or English) gloss of gentleman licens. When Queen Alexandra and the German Empress were driving in Berlin the horses of Miss Anne Tophane was English their carriage were frightened by Boxing Tournament, in aid of the THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC of the Imperial Indian Relief governess to the Kaiser's daugh-a salute of guns. The Master of Prince of Wales' Fand, to be held." ter; and she has written an the Forse WAS presented at the City Hall, on Saturday interesting book of recollections subsequently by the Kaiser next, alosed on the evening of the to King Edward, who already 3rd inst., and though we are not called "Memories of the Kaiser's Court" (Mothaon, 10s. 6d. net). knew the official very well. at present able to give the names From the numerous stories and "Here's the man who made such insidents in the book in which His Majesty figures, it is possible to reconstruct a very graphio and by no means unattractive portrait of the ruler of Germany, alike in

a fearful bungle (hat sich bla- mirt) with his horses," said the Kaiser, in presenting his humble

Bervent.

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then

the

Ta moa:

(To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.)

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Sir, My attention has been of all those who have entered, we called to your leading article of are able to give a number who September 21, under the above on Friday the 9th inst., and every are ready to step into the ring heading, and I should like to following Tuesday from 10a.m. at the call. The heavy-weights make some comments, thereon. to 12 noon as a distributing centre include P.O. Campbell, E.R.A. From the very start I deeply de- for materials for making comforts The significance of instances Harrison and Stoker Rapley.

plore that the Hongkong Tele- for acldiers and sailors and their bis function of Monarch and hislike this cannot be exaggerated: In the middle-weight division graph, beings sensible newspaper, families. All wishing to make role of husband and parent.

they are of essential barbariem, E.R.A. Eave, Stoker Bright, should have accepted, as certain, use of this centre are invited to The "Paps" of the Princess is not of civilised Europe. That the Stoker Smita and Pie, Colquitt information given by an almost attend on Friday, very much the Kaiser of high Kaiser "means nothing" by them have declared their intention to anonymous Reverend (perhaps

Bijou Theatre. politica, alternately gushing and adds to their significance. The don the gloves.

unknown by many), replete with Readers are reminded that a ferocious, always cooksure, and school-boyish side of the Kaiser, The light-weights include Mr. insinuations and with no special performance, in aid of the continually doing indiscreet although it may at times embar Ward, Hongkong; Signalman authoritative proof of any of his Prince of Wales' Fand, will be» things. Everybody around him rass needlessly the solemn and Lamb; Seaman Philpot and assertions,

given at the Bijou Theatre to is kept ever on the move, or ready deserving person, one contemus E.R.A. Grogen.

The phrase alluding to. Pre- night. The sensational 5,000 ft. to be on the move next moment less severely.

Indeed, it is

There are quite a number of sident Arrisga (not Arrigo as film, "The Mystery of the Old everyone with whom he comes possible to be pleased by some of feathers," and this evening the misprinted) is, above all, Mill," will be screened, and Pro- into contact is expected to be as Miss Topham's storyettes of the list should be complete and ready must stupidly attributed as his fessor Lens and Company will interested in everything as he is mutual mischief of the Kaiser and for publication. Mr. Logan and own.

It rune as follows:-give a couple of interesting turne. himself. His son, the Crown his doughter. One day the Mr. Rodger, we are informed, "Statues should be erected to the The Orient String Band, under Prince, is not more typically the Princess ehocked her governess have received numerous entries devil

B rocognition Mr. Gonzales, will be in attend tactless, bustling grandiose yet by making the "pop" ofa for this class, and the programme of the Hot that he was ance, childlike, earnest but superficial champagne cork with her lips promises to be a very full one. the firat revolutionary *- this Interesting Wedding.

and cheeks, Hohenzollern than is the Kaiser. and

Misa Serena Bland and Mr. All things are plain to him, imitating the gurgle" of

The prizes, silver cups, medals is an old phrase written by au etc., are on view. at Messrs. Italian reactionary writer. Pres Charles Preusser, President of the not excepting the mysterious wine as it runs into a glass. Moutrie and Co's, where seats aan ident Arriaga would never have largest firm of jewellers in ways of Providence; all except Whoever taught you thote:

Manila, were to be married on An official statement issued in Petrograd etatos the battle the Suffragettes. He admits that unlady-like accomplishments?" be booked. By the way, the said each nonsense.

booking in going on apace, and Now, with regard to the pre- the afternoon of September 8, at of Augustovo ended on the 3rd. inst. in a complete defeat of the bo does not understand them. naked the governess."8-6-sh! there is quite a demand for the dominant command of the Car the home of Mrs. Francis Good Germans, who are fleeing towards the frontier of Eastern Prussia,Why, in Heaven's name, do It was papa!. came the gleelal better class seats.

bonurii over the Government, all Bland in Belvedere. The pursued by the Russians.

women want the vote? he aske; answer: "Le can do itsplendidly."

Harrison is something new to beg to inform the Hongkong Anchorage, as the Bland home is. and he threatened one charming. And she gurgled again in the Hongkong, and we are told that Telegraph that by the end of known, is one of the most lady suffragist whom he met at hops of developing by long we can look forward to a surprise February last the most ample picturesque places in Belvedere, Kiel, and who promised a suffra practica a talent equal to his. packet in this hefty boxer, and generous amnesty caused with a sloping garden, making gist invasion of Berlin, that if

A Tactless Monarch.

the gates of the prisons to lay open a beautiful setting for a summer the Pankhuret section went to That the Kaiser in the domestic

to all prisoners of various classes, wedding. Four of the bridesmaids, Germany, he would give them

with very few exceptione. With the Misses Anita Hertel, Jessie much worse than two days' de- circle habitually allades to other Imprisonment for being on a

reference to the atrocious censure | McCament, Grace Dickinson, and tention in Holloway with news great men, as idiots, fatheads,

from Ship without. Permission. papers to read and flowers to stupide, and the like is no matter never tired aftewards of mimick-on journalism," there is a strict Helen Dlokinson, come

for blame or surprise. He has rea- This afternoon, at the Police At the Marine Court, this decorate their cells.

"I will explain to your was Mias Mary Freer, and the What exactly the German 50, like the Brigadio:; and doubting his voice and gesture, from censorship over newspaper utter. Pasadena. The maid of honour

which it may be imagined that ances," Commander Court, before Mr. J. R. Wood, oraing, before Mak Kin, alias Ah Kin, a former Basil Taylor, B.N., two Chinese police would do with the Suffes- they all privately slander one the Kaiser's daughter is a most readers that there are three or Misses. Ida kiel and to employee of the Hongkong and waze charged with being on board gettes, Wilhelm II. did not raake another. At the Royal tables in irreverent lease. A little girl who four newspapers in Lisbon, mostly Masterson carried baskets of the forty palaces of the Kaiser,"

decidedly monarchical, and yet flowers. The other bridesmaids "take-off" en actor-mana- would China Gas Co., Ltd., was charged the 8.8. Haishing without permis clear: but perhaps this problem Miss Topnom assures

both found need not worry as very much things Englishs were held in ger must need careful watching, they are allowed to publish, and were the Misses Dorothy Deane, But then her father had boasted they publish matter which makes Frances Beveridge, Helen Goodal with the larceny, as bailes, of sion. They were

friendly regard, although the various lengths of piping, the guilty and were each sentenced to more.

o month's imprisonment with hard The invasion of England..

from Europe Kaiser has a vast contempt for already that she was "a chip of people sick, and yet no steps have and Minna Preusser, Miss Goodall only property of the Company.

From beginning to end, your recently. The Rev, William K. had made fun of a highly respect. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, of labour.

Although à genial man in his English politicians and especial: the old block," and the old blook been taken for their suppression. returned leisure, the Kaiser jokes with ly for War Ministers who cannot able German gentleman's bald leader has made me very end. Guthrie officiated. Mesara. Deacon, Looker, Deacon and Harston, appeared for the

difficulty. For instance, plenty ride. of us could have thought of a Daring the Boer War the head on his return from America, You begin as follows: Prob scalped by Rod Indians, and call-history has been received with upon an English governess who usual; but when Miss Tophaming all and sundry to witness his more dislavour by the people was seeing her German Priness first male his acquaintance, im- wonderful English wonderful than that of Portugal." I, having pupil parade for the first time in modiately subsequent to that English-all learnt in America!" been present at the revolution, can say that I never saw such a the uniform of the Death's Head war, although he

communicative friendship among Hassare than the statement: eulogistic of our military exploite

The Duke's Language, "She will ride at the head of the in South Africa, he admitted the

the people. Even the mot first regiment that invades Eng. difficulties of the situation and

The story told by the Kaiser sincere Monarchists confessed the Robert J. Ritchie, wanted in land!" The sniggering rudeness condemned the nasty references about the Duke of Cambridge's generosity of the revolution and Seattle on a charge of forgery, selessness of fighting and who was being brought here: of the remark was met by a very to England in the German Press, decision to put down swearing in the bright counter from Miss Topham The Kaiser has a quaint taste the Army is old probably, but it against it.

from Manila by Captain John (whom the Kaiser came to speak in presents. He selects and buys is neat. Calling together a body The end of the leader runs as Eughes on the steamship Siberis," of as "our English Dread-overy year for his wife a dozen of officers, the Duke delivered a follows: But we sometimes was not on board that vessti nought"); but it remains one of new hats; one Christmas he gave little address to them on the evils think that the Government of yesterday when the ship doozed. those things that might very his daughter a live pig: on of bad language, enforcing his Portugal, having had full oppor Ritchie, it was learned, made his well have been put differently, another occasion he loaded up his points with the most sulphurous tunity now in which to correct, escape in Yokohama harbour, and Most of the Kaiser's recorded suite on a visit to his own of oaths. He concluded thus: the alleged errors of the Moo Captain Hughes is still there outbursts of humour and some pottery works, with plaques, "I'm if I'll allow this habit archy, has as yet performed very searching for him, according to of his utterances as statesman busts, and statues of himself. His of swearing to go on! Who the little on which it can be 000. Purser Charman.

daughter, by the way, had her sver heard me swear? » are open to the same oriticism..

gratulated." No, no, it is not so. The local detective burean Let it not be assumed from this pig washed and sorubbed and Another Duke of Cambridge One cannot expect to reform a received a wire yesterday from that the Kaiser of Miss Topham's decorated with blue ribbon for a story told by the Kaiser narrates nation within a few years. Never Prosecuting Attorney John F. The Dartmouth (East Indies

book and our visualisation is an time. But as it grew up she how the Duke arranged to show theless, in four incomplete years Murphy of Seattle reading as squadron), 5,250 tons, did 25.9 altogether disagreeable person: fattoned it on food paid for by the German Emperor and the great improvements have taken follows: Ritchie arriving on knots on trials, and ie armed with far from it. Not least just now, her father, sold it to a batcher King of Greece on Woolwich place, both with regard to her Siberia under guard from Manila, | sight. 6-inch gans.

when we are fighting him for our and pocketed the money! She Common some improvements in finances and the relative numbers Will appreciate courtesy." The Yarmouth (Chins aquad-lives and for our conceptions of was quite annoyed that papa drill which he had just introdue of her interchanged commerce. Detective Henry Kalmbach was ros), is identical with the civilisation, would we overlook would not buy her another little ed. He forgos that it was Bank In Macio, the authorities are assigned to meet Captain Hughes Dartmouth in size and ornament, his many appreciations of aspects pig to bring up on the same lines. Holiday, and they found the preparing a practical and useful and his prisoner. When he went bat on trials she put 20 kacts of our English country and people.

Common full of a London crowd. reform movement for a pure Por on board he learned they were THE SIXTH CONVICTION, behind her per hour,

More than once he has paid The Kaiser's pot plays are The Duke told the military to clear tuguese education for the Porta- still in Japan, The Newcastle (Chine squad- tribute to the beauty and attraction mostly tiresome in the extreme to off the mob, but mob refused to guess. St. Joseph's College bas While the Siberia was in the of the English countryside; be other people. When King Edward be cleared. So, the Duke proceed to-day a very good school with harbour of Yokohama en route has a poem of Kipling framed and was in Berlin the Kaiser took himed to "damn their bodies and highly qualified teachers. To here, Hughes and Ritchie were hung in his room; his favourite to see a spectacular piece called souls with the greatest in this the Government did nothing, sitting together on an after hatol. book as a boy was Frank Fair- "Sardanapalus. In the last act partiality. At last he stopped, and it was through the energy of Ritchie seked permission to get logh" he likes Dickens; he buys there is a very realistic fire. King simply for want of wind. his horses in England or Ireland; Edward went to sleep, and awoke dead silence fell for a moment on left there on the retirement of The request was granted. Is he sends to London for his tea; just as the fire scene was in full the crowd, who were expected to the Jesuits that what has been walked to the stern of the abip he worshipa Reynolds and Gains working order. For moment he melt sadly and completely away. done has been accomplished. and suddenly jumped overbosro. borough and Nelson. In fact, was afraid that the theatre was Bat suddenly a British workman With regard to finances, The alarm was given immediate one could fill a column of this ablaze, and the Empresa had some standing near (equal, sa British superavit has been attained with ly, but Bitchie managed to climb of plague in Hongkong. There journal with his numerous difficulty in convicting him that workmen generally are, to the in a period of two years, aboard a sampan and get satore. were three cases of anterio, two of English preferences. That we this was not so. It was decided occasion) took of his cap, and, Now, with reference to the Hughes followed, and, with the p. O'Sullivan, in diphtheria and one each of are at war with so vory English a that "Richard IL" was the most waving it in the air cried out: prosperity of Portuguese com. assistance of the Japanese police, cholera and puerperal fever. One foreigner is one of life's larger suitable item in Sir Herbert Tree's The obvers for 'is! By merce, statistics of imports from combed the city for the fugitive, of the occurrences of diphtheria ironies; yet we are at war with repertory for the Princess to see 'Ighness the Dook o' Cambridge!" 1908 to 1913 should be consulted. but without resul

The Siberia was delayed for was fatal, as was the chdera case. him (and he with us) more bitterly in Berlin. She was immensely. Which three cheers were im-

several hours, but fually sailed All were asistics and two cases and tragically perhaps than we taken by Sir Herbert's death mediately given with the greatest

agonies in the dungeon, and she

without hims yet fully realise. were imported."

prosecution, and Mr. G. R. Hey the regulation lights, and second-more diplomatic jape to drop Kaiser was loss English than suggesting that he had been ably no revolution in the world's

wood, of Mr. Lo D'Almada e

ly failing to stop when called Castro's office, defended.

Mr. Shonton told his Worship upon to do so by the police.

Chan Kan, the master of that the prosecutors employed a number of fitters, and when trading juak, was fined $25 for orders were obtained, Mr. Borth-alloning his craft to move about wick handed the fitter a chit in prohibited bours.

The mastor of the steam launch stating the job to be done, and the name, and address where it Tung Fat was fined $15, for was to be carried out. The name failing to stop when called upon of the fitter was also placed on by the police. the chit, and he was to obtain- from the

storekeeper the length of piping required. Surplus piping, after the job was done, had to be returned to the store. Since the arrest of the defendant various jobs had been measured up, and it was concern- ing the shortage returned to stores that the present charges were brought. Some of the pip- ing recovered by the police was identical with that issued from

the store,

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The case was proceeding as we went to press.

Too Young for Banishment ?

A Chinese youth who was charged with being unlawfully in possession of a quantity of Chinese medicing before Mr. Wood, this morning, at the Police Court, wan proved to have five previous con- viotions against him.

Mt. Wood:-Why was he not

banished ?

Inspector P.

charge of the case I don't

know; too young, I suppose....

The defendant was sent to prison for fourteen days and recommended for banishment.

- LIGHT CRUISERS

COMPARED.

A comparison of light cruisers in Esetern waters is of interest at the moment, thus :-

The Emden, 3,592 tons, did 24.1 knots on trials, and is armed with ten 41 inch gans.

guns.

ron), 4,820 tons, accomplished 26 knots on trials, and has an arma ment of two 6-inch and ten 4-inch Each of the British ships of the same class is therefore superior in speed and armament to the Emden.

Colony's Health. Last wook there were no 08809

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Dramatic Memories.."

MISSING PRISONER.

Escapes From the Siberia at Yokohama.

The following is from a recent San Francisco newspaper:

A the Reverend Fathers who were some cigars from his stateroom.

Yours, eto,,VLO

REPUBLICAN.. of spontaneity and good-will, Canton, October 3, 1914.