1914-10-09 — Page 8

THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

GOOD NEWS FROM THE FRONT,

ENEMY FALLING BACK AT MANY POINTS.

Allies Re take Several Positions.

[Router's Service To "Tho Telegraph.")

Has Bombardment of Antwerp Commenced

Oct. 8, 3.30 a.m. It is unknown whether the bombardment of the City of Antwerp has begun. Dutch correspondents variously give the time fixed by the German ultimatum as 9.30, last night."

At three this morning, the Amsterdam Handelsblad states, the Germans forced a crossing over the rivor Nothe by means of heavy guns, having concentrated in an attack on the south east of the City, after the costly failure of attempts to cross the river Scheldt,

Ten thousand Antwerp fugitives have arrived at Rosendaal. Enemy Falls. Back,

Oct. 8, 5.15 p.m. A Paris communique stajos that on our Left Wing the enemy have progressed at no points while at certain points the enemy have fallen Lack, particularly in North Acras where the action is developing under good conditions for us.

Enemy's Violent Attacks Fail,

Oct. 8, 5.25 p.m. A commuuique states that on the heights of the House, between Verdun and St. Mihiel, the enemy have fallen back north of Hatton

Chatel.

The enemy still hold St, Mihiel and several positions north thereof on the right bank of the Mouse.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1914,

DO YOU UNDERSTAND"?

deliberate war of aggression, for which German ambition has been arming and preparing for more

This war did not spring up and denly because a Servian fanatic throw & bomb. Its soad was s0WA'

The Danger to Great Britain. than twenty years.

Mr. Robert Blatobford'ë famous pamphlet on "Germany and England," the publication of which in the Daily Mail aroused so inuch discussion nearly five years ago has been revised and the following extracts are from the new chapter which air. Blatch ford has just written.

The day" has come; Ger- many is "

making war with the ntmost violence," and the de- tinies of five Great Powers are in the melting pot. At last the British people are obliged to own that the German menace was real, and that the "war scare" they laughed at was a danger and mast now be met.

But do they yat underetand how great the danger is and what it will cost to moat it?

A few days ago I was at East- bourne and at Brighton, watch ing the holiday crowds in their innocent and placid enjoyment. Thousands of young men and

women were walking on the

thousands promenade,

were lounging on the beach; children were laughing and paddling and building sand castles; the band was playing, the son and sky were boautifully blue and serone, And this was more than a fortnight after our Government had declare od war with Germany.

Who could realize that these people were engaged in the greatest war of human history?

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Who could realize that a few

hours' journeyacroes that smooth

of four nations

were at death grips ?.

The enemy's violent attacks in Woovre and westward of Apre-band of sparkling water the troops mont have failed,

There is no change in Lorraine and the Voeges."

Extensive Cavalry Operations.''

Oct. 8, 5.15 p.m The communique continues: The operations of bodies of oavalry are developing almost to the North Sea,

The enemy are still in force in the region of Roye, but we have retaken she greater number of the positions which we were recently obliged to cede.

The density of the enemy's trop north of the Aisne appoare to be diminished. There is nothing to report between Rheims and the Mease.

Germans Bombard An

erp.

Oct. 8, 4.20 p.m, Router's correspondent at Amsterdam states that refugees who have just arrived at Resadaal report that the Germans have sam- menced bombarding Antwerp with heavy artillery.

Exchange of Prisoners.

Ust. 8, 0.30 p.m. Austria and Great Britain hava mutually agrood to allow the. return home of women, children and miles outside the military age, or who are medically unfit, as welt as doctors and clerygmen.

The African Sensation. - Reuter's correspondeat at Johanncabarg states that the judicial enquiry into the death of General Delarey bas returned a verdict of death by misadventure.

The Attack on Antwerp..

Oct. 8, 4.40 p.m Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam states that the first shells exploded in the southern part of Antwerp. The inhabitants fled precipitately. Meanwhile the Zeppelia craising above the fortifications threw bombs on the Hoboken oil tanks, which caught fire, but were immediately emptied, eaving a conflagration. The Germans then bombarded the north-eastern part of the town and the suburb of Bachem suffered hervily.

A Cara of German Prisoners. " The following from the French Muistor Plaipotontiary in Chins to the French Consul General, is sent us for publication":-

Peking, Sept. 14. The Department of Foreign Aira informs me that the Ameri. can Ambassador in Paris and the American Minister Pienipoten- tiary on special valssion at Bordeaur, visited the camps of Flere (Orne) and of Ble (Gironde) where German wounded and prisoners

of war are interned in respective groups

The two representatives of the United States of America de- clared that the organisation of the said camps is perfect and that the German wounded and prisoners are quite satisfied with the treatment they receive and the care bestowed upon them..

The "Wolff" telegraph agency pretended that the Bordeaux correspondent of the Corriere d'Italia had witten that 2,000 wounded German soldiers who are at Bordeaux, were left without sufficient care..

The correspondent of the said Italian newspaper declares open. ly that this assertion is a mere calumpy, and that he never sont to his paper the correspondence which the German telegraph agency pretended he had sent.

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We are at war. We are com mitted to a war that will be desperate and terrible in its action, and in its results appall ing. And here are young men flirting, laughing, riding, swimm. ing fleeting the hours away AS men did in the golden age,"

Every one of those merry, careless young man ought to have a rifle on his shoulder. Every one of those happy girls ought to be at work preparing for the hardest trial that ever cams upon

by the Prussian military writer Clausewitz, the master of Bis marok,

the Britiek nation. This is no time for play. This is a time of war!

Do the British people under- stand it? Do they realize yet why we are at war and what war

means to all of us?

..WATER RETURN.

PRINCE OF WALES FUND

Lovel and Storage of water in Mr. R: D. tiarvey has received. Reservoirs on the lat Oct., 1914.the following amounts which are

the proceeds of the October Bene fit Performances given by the undermentioned Theatres to the above fuad:-

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER

WORKS LEVEL

Tytam....... Tytan Tytam intet. mediate...

Pokfulanti

1916, {"aft zin. Abova aft Fin Abdra. iaverituw

Overdow ft. 4. Above it din Abore

Everflow

OverBow

af din bave aft in Abava

Viatoria Theatre (per Mr. J. J. Blake)

Bijou Scenic Theatre in, Abor (per Mr. Lau Sam-ng)

averẞuw

Overflow

aft, gf, Above 1ft 10in Xbo

averflow

everdow

everlow

Wong.at.: 15. min. Aboeuft

chanbami verdow STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS GALLONS.

Sinos Prussia adopted wa

of to politics and strategy Clausewitz this war has been coming. The Prussian attack on Denmark in 1884, upon Austria in 1866, and upon France in 1870 were stops towards this war; the building of the German feet, the fortification of Heligoland, the making of the Kiel Canal, the increase in the German Army,

Apathetic Millions, Some of them understand the origina of this world war, some of them realize that the cost will be dreadfal. Many perhaps have got so far as to suppose we Dre at war in fulfilment of the French entente or in defence of the neutrality of Belgium; but for macet of them the situation is expressed by the John Bull contents bill; To Hell with Servia."

To these puzzled, apathetic millions it cannot be ton soon made plain that we are not fight ing about Servia, We are not fighting for Servia, nor are we fighting solely or directly for Belgian neutrality, or for the

T

tam intermediate..... Woog-sa-chung..........

Tytain Hyewash Pokfulutustait

-2914

495.00

407.20

24.45

$10:10

310-40

7004

33.14

31'2

743-04

743:01

Consumption of water is the City and the imposition of the great Geriatrist in millions of gallows during the month of

Sept., 19:4 man wur tax of fifty millions, the construction of strategio railways to the Belgian border all these were reps towards this war.

honour and integrity of France.

No. This is a British war as much as it is a french war. We are fighting for our Impito and our Colonies, we are fighting for our independence and our trade, we are fighting for our honour, for our liberty, and for our bread

and butter.

We are not fighting because we want to fight, we are fighting .ba cause we must.

We could not keep out of this war because, had we been 80 cowardly as to desert the Belgians and the French, we should have had to fight Germany afterwards, and without allies.

Fighting Because We Muit. We are fighting, and so are the Froach, because we must fight; because Germany means to take our trade and Colonies and to reduce us to third-rate Powers under the heel of the German Emperorand his swash-bucklering generals.

What is the Prussian ideal, pat into plain words? Every able- bodied male atall be drilled aud armed, the army and navy of Germany shall always be ready for war. Any nation that is 1790k ΟΙ unready shall, he

attacked. Might it right. The and France are played out, and it rule is to the strong. Britsin

is the destiny" of Germany to trample on them with her iron heel after she has crushed them

with her mailed fist.

That is the German ideal, the German policy; that is the

And now Britain and her Allies must beat Germany.or Germany will beat them.

German menace.

It is too late now to talk of

what might or might not have been. Let us understand and realize what is. Let us look steadily at the fact and prepare

at once to face it,

Wo must look for triala and losses, for suffering and travail. We are engaged in a life or death struggle. We must fight for our Empire or lose it, we must fight for our trade or lose it, we must fight for our insahood or lose it, we must fight for our liberty or lose it. We must fight to a inish against a nation armed and desperate. We must know that victory will cost us dear, and we must understand that defes: will mean ruin and a shame as bitter as lavery.

Crussplit Estimates!

popu Alian

Conan per or

hend per day...

1013

1914

*71.00

107.75 m. galkans

"

255:012

201

358.619

all

21.6

Sept, in both years 1951 and 1954.

Constant supply has all districts during the nu

$301.80

01.00

Total,

$392.80

IN PERIL.'

Army Captain · Prosecutes

Launch Masters..

GERMANY'S ATTITUDE.

Dellance of American's ).

Neutrality.

American Customs authorities at a meeting of the Consular representatives of the belligerente, announced that the United States". - would rigidly enforce

the noutrality proclamation, eays the Now York correspondent of the Daily Graphic. The Collector of the port, Mr. Dudley Malone, said he hoped all Coneule would co-operate in the work of pro serving the neutrality of the port of New York, and special safe. guarde applied there would be general on the American coast.

At the Marine Court, this morn-

It has been arranged that a ing, before Commander Basil special force of the youngest and Taylor, R.N., Captain A. C. P. most efficient inspectors, avail- Cochrane, 40th. Fathans, pro-able for daty day or night, shall secated the masters of the steam be detailed to sxercise constant launches Yew Shing and the supervision over all ships, and "K6 for failing to observe in any case of complaint or the rule of the road on the suspicion a search will be minute, STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMAIS 4th, inst. From the evidence and punishment, if guilt is

KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVEL.

Kowloon Gra) aft vin vitation Re. Alsove MOTOR........ narrat !

·GALLONS,

1914

Levels with Qvat ow

35250

1213 Kowkar Gra

vitation

374,40 Reservoir Contamplon of water in Kowloon in millionto

1914

34:34

calloni during the month of Sep., 1914. Consumption Estimated populn Censur

per

193 3401

93+350 93,750

11,1

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of the complainant it approved, will be certain. No pears that he was in a patter

"manifesta of cargo skeleton on the morning of the date in will be allowed, but full details question and about 10.30, the must he written of all goods gallons first instance took place. The loaded. A Castoms officer will complainsat said he had to rua be on the gangway of each ship ton, up into the wind to avoid a collis during landing, and all com- The Government Analyers reparas' show that she ion. In the second case there plaints of the violation of neutrality, such as is brought against the Kronprinz Wilhelm, which left New York recently to coal a German cruiser at sea, will be carefully investigated..

head per day

water is of excellent quality.

Public Works Department.

17.0

A. F. CHURCHILL, Water Authority,

FRENCH STRATEGY.

British officer has to say on the We quote what a well-kuowa

event of a German invasion: subject of French strategy in the

"It is not easy to see how a German success up to that point (Senas and Voaziers) can be prevented, and it is to be hoped that France, in a vain attempt to hinder what is practically inavit magnificent cavalry, which if pre- able, may not squander her served intact, might in the seconi phase of the struggle turn the scale in her favour. To obtain her

were about eight, yards between the outter and the offending launch at the critical period.

Both defendants were found | guilty and were each fined $20.

BATTLE NEWS

troubles.

D.S.O. Wounded.

Fulke

the Boxer

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It was pointed out that New York Harbour is very large, and the entrance some miles from the atasmere quays. To meet this case the Customs officer will remain on every ship until she leaves the quarantine station,

Among the wounded at Netley Walwyn, D.8.0., of the Royal naval officer representing the Hospital Tie Captain

where she will be met by a Welsh Fasiliors. Walwyn, who is well-known in who will not allow the vessel

Captain

Admiralty Mat Washington, hunting circles and at hunt to proceed to sea until he is point-to-point meetings, received convinced there has been Tientsin, daring his D.8.0. after the relief of no violation of the law. To further safeguard neutrality, the American cruiser Florida will' remain on duty in the harbour until the war is over. tives in New York expressed British shipping represanta- satisfaction with the stringent it is believed, will prevent a re rules, the enforcement of which,

petition of complaints of infringe mat by German owners of acting with the connivanos of American coal merchants, who have wought With the supply of coal and to coal German cruisera at Bes.

Officers Killed' la Action. News has been recaved that Major J. S. Cawley, son of Sir Frederick Cawley, M.P., has been killed in notion.

Major Cawley,

primary objectives Germany is prepared to waste a large num ber of man. The cost of men will not prevent her straining who was in his 35th your, had every effort to attain her ends been attractor at the Cavalry If the French pour over iato Bal School at Nothoravon, and was gium to meet her half way, they for two years at the War Office.

will be playing her game and The Earl of Darhom has equalizing the chances of Icas. An received news of the death of obstinate defence without risking Lieut. Geoffrey Lambton, of the too much on the Rheims-Lion Goldstream Guards, he nephew. La Fere line is clearly the best Lieut. G.. Lambibusway in his. French atrategy. It will not be sixth year with the Coldstream provisions from American porta a bad thing for final chances of Guards. He became adjutant on sotive career of several German cut off, it is predicted that the

France's victory if the first great battle of the war can be deferred until the Germans are in the Aisne Valley. The only way to balls the German plan of cam- paign is to leave the development nation in this war will have the and distance. It will no doubt i hope those responsible to the of its inherent dificulties to time

great courage to tell the British be disagreeable to French sen- people the truth. The safety of timest to see the first battles of the Empire depends upon the the war occur on French soil, bat immediate and unconditional re-victories there would be better.

ponse of the whole of the people than defeats further north." of the Empire.

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"Arm Every Man." - It is the duty of the Govern- ment to call a bad to aamery

It

mau capable of bearing is the duty of the people, women as well as mes, to submit cheer fully to any acorifice. Should the struggle prove a long ass and the supply of goods run short, it the duty of the Government to commandeer all food supplies and put the nation upon ratione as would the commandant of a fort besieged.

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united for a common cause and in a common danger. It is our ernment; and it is the duty of the daly to trust and help the Gov- Government to trust us.

There ought not, in a month's time, to be in these islands a single sound man or boy between the ages of sixten and sixty without arms and some skill to use them.

April 30, 1913. Lieut. Lambton was born in 1887.

Peer's Son Wounded.

Intelligence has been received at Cardiff that the Hon. Archer Windsor Clive, second son of the ant of the Coldstream Guards, Earl of Plymouth and a lienten

has been seriously wounded in the fighting at Mons.

craises which have been trying

30 far unsuccessfully to mensce British and French shipping on the Transadanus route, will be. come lucreasingly difficult, and, very shortly, impossible.

TYPHOON WARNING.

Duke of Westmluster's

The telegram quoted below Heroic Act,

was received by the American Authoritative news has reached Consulate General, Hongkong, Oheater of an act of great bravery from the Manila Observatory at performed by the Duke of West 7.35 p.m. yesterday: minster on the battlefeld. Cyclone of Typhoon-Near or

Capt. Grenfell and Lieut. Poroy: rinna Lelande, moving N.W. The Duke was in the company over the Southern Ladrone or Ma-

Grosvenor, in a hot engagement, Wyndham, son of the Countess

the Duke of Westminster, at Capt. Grenfell was wounded, ond

great personal risk, carried the captain into safety under heavy

of

Coldstreams Cut Off

A military correspondent of the Daily Telegraph writes

The casualties in the Cold-

received at 11.15 a.m. to-day.

The following telegram Wae

Southern Ladrone or

Cyclone or Typhoon W. of the Mariana Telande, moving W.N.W. or N.W.

Broke Harbour Regulation. For theatrical patriotism, fag.

At the Marine Court, this waving, and the singing of foolish

lor, B.N., fined the master of the morning, Commander Basil Toy- Bongs we have no ове. Bat unless we are the cowardly de-stream Guards were largely due steam launch Thikoo Choy 825, cadente the Germans think us, surrounded at night by Germans. Harbour in prohibited hours.

to a company finding themselves for moving his launch about the be it more well we should unite in Their position was only revealed

Germany will fight, hard, and the victory over her must be decisive and final. This site the armed bully must

under; more than that, we must the German mense for ever of old France: To arms, citi revolver and challenging

This time Europe must put an end

win or go under. A

Hongkong Stock Exchange

I say we must fight. It is not en the other hand, information I have received about the only the professional soldiers and way the Germans have beon treating a certain number of their war sailors who must fight; we must dissrmed. This war magst end the great shout of the patriote by a German officer, firing his : With reference to the opening | prisonerspecially English prisoners-previous to their being all fight. We must fight or go interned, vos proof of the inhumat ways of the Germans, For instance, nor about the middle of September, at the Verviers, Belgium, railway station the attitude of the German Military authorities was so scandalous that ladies of the Red Cross protested in the most energetic manner, but without any success.

I wish you to give these denials the widest possible publicity.

Signed: A. B. Conty.

gene, to arme,

For the foreign service army

This war die not originate into the hope of kings or kaisers to the murder of the Austrian Grand of robber bullies the domination we may trust ford Kitcheners Dake. It arose out of the Ger of bullies domination but for any service which a sane man desire to dominate the world. of the world,

and manly Briton may be called | It is not a basual war, caused by There are no classes now, no, upon to do, the Government may some offence of yesterday; it is a parties; we gro all Britons, trant the people,

Immediately the Maxim gun of the force was slowed round and turned on the Germans, who were mowed down in great nam bers, but before the company could retire it suller ueavily both in officers and men,

of the Stock Exchange hero O understand that a cable has been, received from Shanghai stating that it has been decided not to. open the Stock Exchange here. The committee of the Hongkong Stock Exchange have consequent ly decided not to open,