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THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS:

AVIATORS REPORT WITHDRAWAL

GERMAN COLUMNS,

·OF

ALLIES HOLD BACK THE ENEMY.

"Fierce German "Attack Fails.

JAPANESE SEIZE GERMAN ISLAND.

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

Allies Make Further Progress.

Oct. 6, 4.55 p.m. A communique states: Around Arrae and the right bank of the Somme, the situation is appreciably maintained.

the Somme and the Oise. ·

There have been alternate advances and retirements between The enemy attacked heavily near Lassigay and failed. We, ex operating with the British, made a slight advance north of Satesons. We have made some progress in the Berryaubao district.

Elsewhere there is no change.

German Columns Withdrawing.

p.m.

Oct. 6, 6,50 A Petrograd communique states that reconnaissances of aviators have disclosed uninterrupted movement of German polumns and transport trains withdrawing acrum the frontier in"s westerly direction.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1914,

WAR ITEMS.

English Tourists Suffer.

London, Aug. 30. The Daily Telegraph states that Americans who have reached Rotterdam report that a number of English tourists who failed to ronoh Badon within the time allowed, have been captured by Germane, and lodged in cells,

It is declared that they are being meagrely fed, and given

straw to sleep on.

as

cent English have been shot

It is believed that many inno-

spies.

Dr. Mackintosh has been for- bidden lo continue his services in the Black Forest, the Germans threatening that if he does so his oburch will be destroyed.

Anglican services are still per- quitted at Baden-Baden, but ser- mons are forbidden.

Dr. Vorsandt has been appoint- ed by the Germans civil Governor of Belgium, at Liege.

X-Rays to the Front.

Melbourne, Ang 20. When the Australian Light Horse go to the front they will take with them, as part of their medical equipment, a contrivance which has never before bsen asen upou the field. It is called a field X-rays equipment, and it differs from the ordinary Army Medical Corps equipment in that it is intended to accompany the Light Horse, and could be, and if field dressing station in the rear necessary will be, used at the

of the firing line.

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THE CLOCK THIEF.

TRADING WITH AUS- TRIANS AND GERMANS.

Only Prohibited in Buemy Countries.

IMPORTANT NOTICE.

he writes. We captured a collier and searched het. A Gerinau · officer was found on board and was in the act of throwing

Any European desiring to despatches overboard when he The paragraph is last night'e

leave the Colony should apply in was arrested. The officer and the Telegraph relating to the theft of

writing for permission to do so captain of the collier were transa marble clock from the Hongs,

to the Pravost Marshal, Head ferred to our ship for inquiry,kong Club reminds us of a yarn

The following is from the before the intended hour of depar

Quarters Offices, at least 48 hours add the crew" from another war-many still hold to it that it isn' ship was placed on board the fact which, even if it be a Manchester Guardian of August ture, giving name, nationality. collier to navigate her to the chestnut, will bear re-telling. 22:-

The question whether British occupation of the applicant and age, sex, height, complexion and Australian coast. We are working Once upon a time, at one of the in three watches and keeping Sketch Club's periodical dinners, subjects may trade with Germans stating the name of the steamer guard behind the guns all night. Mr. John Hassall was acting as and Austrians in neutral terror other vessel or the hour of the The ship is in total darkness, and chairman. When the eating had story, about, which there has train by which the applicant anyone caught striking a match finished and the drinking had got been a good deal of uncertainty, wishes to leave, Applicants should Sud himself doing three days in Hardy naked leave to make a few from the Treasury, which was to the Provost Marshal at Hload- on the upper deck after dark will to the second stage, Mr. Dudley has been cleared up by a letter apply in person for their passes the cells. We received word remarks. The guests would have yesterday put before a meeting of quarters Office between the hours to-day, to say that Japan had noticed, he observed, that, on declared war against Germany, and our commander eaya that it is certain that some of the Japan ese oruisers will come to these waters. We have been travelling ever since we left Sydney, and anchored this morning for the first time."

J!

“WATCHING - MANILA.

of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

TYPHOON WARNING.

The telegram quoted below was received by the American Consulate General, Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory at 1.15 p.m. to-day, "

Cyclone or Typhoon-S. of Guam, direction unknown.

the Emergency Committee of the entering the dining room, he had Manchester Chamber of Com carried a somewhat bulky and merce, presided over by Mr. R. weighty parcel under his arm. Noton Barclay. A communica (Here he signed to a waiter who tion addressed to the secretary placed the parcel aforesaid in of the Chamber (Mr. Walter front of the speaker.) It had Speakman) was as follows:- long been the wish of the Club to Treasury Chambers, August 20, present the chairman of that "Sir,The Lords Commis evening with some token of their sioners of his Majesty's Treasury respect. In the name of the Club have had before them your letter he asked Mr. Hassall to accept of the 14th instant, addressed to this trifle. The parcel was handed the Secretary of State for Foreign up to the chairman who, with Affairs, relating to the refusal of embarrassed blushes, cat the certain banks to negotiate drafts

For the Soldiers. string. He was in the act of representing shipments made by The Himalaya Chases a Survey removing the covering of brown Great Britian before the war to The meeting on Friday morn paper when a terror-stricken ball- German firma abroad. In replying at the Peak, Olab in con- porter burst into the room to I am directed to inform you that nection with Lady May's Fand Believing that the U.S. coast inform the club secretary that in the opinion of this Board there for providing extras for soldiers and geodetic survey ship Path some thief had run off with the is nothing in the Royal Proclama- and their families, is open to say- finder was the German naval marble clock from the entrance tion on trading with the enemy one wishing to help, whether survey ship Planet, the British hall! In novelistic language we to prohibit payments by German members of the Peak Club or not. firms, wherever domiciled, in Those who cannot attend are scout cruiser Himalaya, now draw a veil," eto.

respect of transactions entered aaked to apply to Mrs. Baker dor, gave chase to the trim little patrolling the waters off Corregi-

inta before the war,

Brown, 61, the Peak,

American vessel and was only

Ship.

Sanitary Board.

Damaged in Collision. The mistress of cargo bost 1275 It is the invention of Dr.stopped from sending a shot into Argyle, and the financial arrange- her vitals by a timely radiogram reports that owing to having been ments for its construction have from the Corregidor station, saye inside the breakwater at Yaumati, with collision another cargo boat been carried out by a number of the Cablenews American of Sept. private subscribers. The diff 28. The case of mistaken identity, her boat sustained damage to the iealty at the outset was to devise which might have resulted fatally extent of $100.00 an X-rays equipment and hospital for the American vessel, occurred which should be portable and at at daybreak on Friday morning: Board was held yesterday, Mr. A meeting of the Sanitary the game time exceedingly Witnesses an Caribao island mobile,"

saw the incident through bino-N. Orme presiding. Six letters This difficulty has been cver-culars. Corregidor also saw the come by the construction of a fully equipped outfit, fixed in a motor car, the whole outfit being charge of the equipment will be Captain Nicholas, the late junior X-ray specialist at Melbourne Hospital.

The Russian offensive is maintained in the Suwalki district.

·Britain Prohibits Exportation of Raw Wool. Great Britain forthwith prohibits the export of raw wool and self-contained. The doctor in sheep-skins.

Austrian Clalm to Repulse of Russians."

Oct. 6, 4.25 p.m, An Austrian official messago states that the Battle of Cracow begun with force fighting along the river Vistala, The Austriansg claim that they have repulsed the Russians at Opatow and Klimontow.

Japanese Operations in the Marshall Islands. The Consal-General for Japan in Hongkong sends us the following official report which was issued at Tokyo on the 5th inst. and received by him this morning:-

EMBEZZLEMENT CASE.

HARBOUR OFFENCES.

Sentry Shot.

Montreal, Aug, 20.

Himalaya turn, crowd on speed and bond for the Pathfinder, which was leisurely heading for the entrance to the bay.

"I am to add that my Lords

The Chiyo Maru, are advised that for purposes of Although no wireless advices trade an alien enemy means only were received from the Japanese resident in or carrying on busi. August 28, the San Franssco a person, of whatever nationality, turbiner Chiyo Mara, up to neas in the enemy country, and officials of the T. K. K. expected that it is consequently permissible the big ship to reach there early to trade or to continue to trade: 90 August 31 Nothing was ie resident in British, allied or which left for the Orient. The with a German or Austrian who heard from the Shinyo Mara, turbiner took the great circle neutral countries.—I sm, etc.,

route, and is steaming direct for Japan, cutting out the usual stop at Honolul. Absence of wireless information is accounted for by cruiser that may be on the watch the desire to keep any German

for, her in ignorance as to her whereabouts.

T. L. HEATH.

A question which has been submitted by the Chamber to the Attorney General (Sir John by a telegram to the same effect Simon) was yesterday answered

as the last clause in the fore

were laid on the table, including the reply of the Government to. the letter conveying the motion of Mr. P. W. Goldring adopted at the last meeting that special facilities bo granted the employes A hastily dispatched rediogram of the Sanitary Dapartment who from Corregidor to the Himalaya telling that the vessel in the offing serves. The reply stated the

are Volunteers or Volantes: Regoing letter from the Treasury, was the Pathfinder, caused the

duties of the Voluntosca and and again come back to the posi-

At

A

Further Official Explanation.

Reservists on the Siberli, An official announcement issued Bringing a large list of through last night in London says:-Some passengers and a capacity calzo doubts having arisen as to the of Oriental merchandise, the meaning and application of the Pacific Mail liner Siberia, Captain proclamation against trading with Adrian Zeeder, arrived at San the enemy, the Government au Trucisco on August 28, com- thorise the following explanation pleting an uneventful voyage|| to be published:-

from China and Japan, via Hono lalu. On board the liner were 171 cabin, 68 second-class and 158 Asiatic steerage passengers, The liner's cargo measured 1,283 tons, and there were 340 bags of mail.

1. For the purpose of deciding what transactions with foreign traders are permitted, an import ant thing is to consider where the foreign trader resides and carries on business, and not the nationality of the foreign trader.

British scout cruiser to slow up acknowledged the letter. There A sentry, who was guarding tion of “watchful waiting.' was no business of public interest. the canal, close to Soulanges, the time, that the Himalaya first bear Quebec, was shot by a set out, to meet the Pathfinder sniper, who had managed to the coast survey boat was coming had no information in regard to conceal himself.

head on and it was impossible for the vessel. Several previous attempts had those on the Himalaya to make. In accordance with the custom3 One division of our fleet which has been instructed to ang been made on the lives of High-out her flag at the stern.

regulations, the Elmshorn could ihilate the Germen squadron in southern waters, arrived at Jaluitlanders who have been engaged There is quite a similarity bave sailed at any time up till 7 Island in the Marshall group, which was believed to bo one of the in guarding the canal.

between the Planet and Path-p.m. last night, 48 hours after the enemy's bases, and landed a force there. We destroyed vations Mob Wrecks a Newspaper Office. finder although the former is now time set for sailing in the original military establishments. We seized arms and ammunition and

London, Aug, 27. painted a war colour, while the clearance, had she so desired. As other stores in the island, and accepted the offer of the local A mob of militarists attacked Pathfinder sports the federal she was still in the barbour after

The majority of the Siberia's authority to surrender. In this action we met with no resistance, the office of the Socialist daily government coloure, white bull 7 p.m. last night, the expiration 2. Consequently, there isasa rule passengers were reservists who and saved one Japanese confined on the Island, and also released newspaper Forwaerts, in Berlin and buff atack., The Planet is well- of the 48 hour limit, it will be no objection to British firms trad-expect to join the British, Ger

and wrecked it. one British merchant ship detained by the Germans there.

remembered here as she spent necessary for the vessel to get hering with German or Anatrian firmanan, French and Austrian lor es The paper had published nearly three months in the bay clearance papers re-dated if she established in neutral or British in Europe. They incly ded articles asserting that the Kaiser at the early part of the year, wishes to attempt to leave port territory. What is prohibited is seventy-eight Germans, Efteen was responsible for events which undergoing repairs..

again. If any part of the cargo is trade with any firm established British, nina Frenchmen and five had resulted disastrously for the: "Damaged Machinery," changed or if the port of destins in hostile territory.

Italians. unity of Germany.

"Damaged machinery" was the tion is changed, entirely new 3. If a firm with headquarters

Chief Steward V. X. Decaro Mine Tangled in Nets. reason given by Captain Kiel to clearance papers will have to be in hostile territory has a branch in had the forethought to arrange

London, Aug. 27, the bureau of custome for the re-applied for and filed.

neutral or British territory, trado the tables in the dining saloon 30 It is stated that the Danish turn of the German vessel Elm- On the protest of the military with the branch is (apart from pro- that the subjects of the countries Mr. J. B. Wood, at the Police A Chinese boatman was fiued mine noir Grimsby, met disaster Saturday afternoon and sailing at Elmshorn

trawler, which was sunk by a shorn to the harbour after clearing authorities at Corregidor, that the hibitions in special cases per which are at war did not have to was anchored, "in - missible as long as the trade in stare one another in the face, and Court, this afternoon, continued $16, by Commander Basil Taylor, through endeavouring to save 3 o'clock Sunday morning, says Limboni's cove, west of Carubao bonafide with the branch and to the voyage passed amicably. the hearing of the case in which R.N., at the Marine Court this other boste from the mine.

Chinese accountant stands morning, for moving his boat

the Cablenews of Sept. 28. The island, under the enelter of the transaction with the head office is Décaro, who speaks many langu- charged with the embezzlement about the Harbour in prohibited hauled in, the mine was found oaptain of a veszel which puts ities vinted the German vonsel Inte4 Commercial contract entered water, took good care that his

When her note were being customs regulations require the fortificatione, the custome author involved.

ages and is a diplomat of the Arst of £700 from the Fa Yoon Bank. hours.

Mr. F. O. Jonkin, instructed by

entangled in them. The note back into part to swear to a state- Sunday afternoon and informed into before the war broke out with charges did not get into antagon A Chinese man and women Mr. Leo D'Almada e Castro, more each fined $10, for casting and the crew of the trawler proceeding to the port of destina- have to proceed on the way to history cannot be performed during

were let back into the water again, ment giving his reasons for not Captain Kiel that he would either firms established in hostile terri-istic positions.

The Biberia's cargo, included V- prosecnted, and Mr. Davidson, of nets in the Harbour, contrary to bravely remained in their vessel tion. Mocars. Hastings and Hastings, regulations,

In the case of the Elm- port of destination or else would the war, and paymentsunder them 2,349 bales of raw silk, 9,800 mate at the spot in order to defended.

by Captain Kieler Captain Kiel decided to come firme during the war. Where, obeats of tea, 1,541 bales of hemp, Half an hour later the mine Officials at the bureau of ous, back, for the Elmshorn anchored however, nothing remains to be 746 bales of hemp, 740 bales of Yesterday afternoon, Mr. J.B. exploded. A second explosion tome were non-communicative in inside the breakwater at 7 am. done save to pay for goods already juta, 787 bales of gunnies, 150 ant who is alleged to have taken Wood held an enquiry into the followed, and this sank the regard to the actions of the Elm- Monday.

delivered or for services already cases of oil, 4,163 cases of pine ehorn. Outside of the filing of the the money is said to have stated circumstances attending the death British Warships in the Pacific. official protest giving " damaged to Manila bay lay the British making the payment. Whether liquors and 374 packages of Directly outside of the entrancs rendered, there is no objection to apples, 632 cases of wine and that he lent it to a clansman to of John Foster, aged 40 years, One of the crew of the British machinery" as the cause of the scout cruiser Himalaya waiting controls entered into before the curios meet pressing private affairs. storekeeper in the employ of the warships now in the Pacific has Elmahora's return, but little for the Elmshorn to stick war are suspended or terminated

The case was continuing us wo Naval Ordinance Department, written to hie parents, stating would be said. No one at the her bows over the 3 mile neutral is a question of law which may certainty in British commercial

and residing at Perceval Street, that he was lucky to get his custora house seemed to be willing zone. The sight of the Himalaya depend on the circumstances, and who was found hanging in the letter posted. I

to sled any light on the extent of at daylight on Sanday morning in cases of doubt British firms understood that in case of seed

transactions lavatory of his residence on Sep

but it must be "There are three German the damaged machinery evidently made Captain Kiel must consult their own legal the Government will still be foo tember 21. A verdict of death oruisers banging around in the Mesara, Behn, Meyer and change his mind, for it was then advisers. to from asphyxiation, due to haug vicinity. The British warships Company, the agents for the that he sought shelter behind

ling, was returned.

are now doing a bit of scouting," Elmshorn, also stated that they Caribag island.

The case concerns the disap- pearance of £700 out of £700 taken in two days. The account-

went to press

Sent to Pound. Two dogs have been sent the pound by the police.

Death Inquiry.

boats of the danger,arn other shorn this was done on Monday have to return to Manila harbour.] ought not to be made to such of rice, 8000 bags of sugar 14,140

Tessel,

to impose strict regulations or axplanation is issued in

special prohibition in the national order to promote confidence and

interest.