1914-10-26 — Page 8

THE HONG KONG

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

FRENCH REPORTS OF THE FIGHTING,

ALLIES TAKE 1,000 GERMAN PRISONERS.

TELEGRAPH.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1914,

"PRIZE COURTS.

Amendment of the Order- In-Council.-

A Government Gazette Extra ordinary issued this morning contains the following notifion tion:-

No. 406.-It is hereby notified that by an Order of His Majesty the King in Council bearing date the thirtieth day of September, 1914, the Rules made in parati. snce of the Prize Courts Act, 1894, on the 5th August, 1914, and proclaimed in this Colony in the Gasette of the 9th October, 1914, have been amended in the manoer hersinunder set out, that is to say:

(Havas Telegram.)

Oct. 24, 5.35 p.m. The battle continues on our Left Wing. On the whole we have advanced at certain points and given ground at others. We have repulsed attacks on our Right Wing, which has advanced slightly. The Germans are retreating south of Warsaw and west of Ivangorad. On the eastern front very hard fighting is still pro-ly ceeding.

(French Government Telegrams via Peking), ~

Oct. 25, 12,25 p.m.

On the 21th the battle continued on the Allies' Loft Wing The Germans advanced at certain points, especially around La Basses and north of Dixmade. On the other hand, the Allies progressed & good deal at other points, notably between Armentieres and Lille, at Langemarck and east of Nieuport. There were con.. siderable lossos on both sides, the Germans especially suffering."

Between the La Bassee cical and the North Sea the Allies took 1,000 prisoners.

repulsed at all points.

On the 23rd, the Gorman attacks, mide night and day, were In Woevre our advance has continued. The French troops have kept most of the ground they had conquered south of Thiancourt by an energetic forward move. The Germans asked for an armistice, but the French Commander-in-Chief refused to grant it and resumed

the attack, which resulted in a marked advance.

Oct. 26.11.50 a.m. ed three more German batteries, one of which was of large calibre, On the heights of the Meuse the French field artillery destroy

There are no changes at other poists,

FOR THE TRUOPS.

Another Parcel From Hongkong."

VOLUNTEER ORDERS. Corps Orders issued to-day by Lieut-Col. A. Chapman, V. D.,

In Order No. XXVIII. Rule 3 is omitted retrospective- as though it had never been inserted.

In Order No. XXIX.

The words" on motion" are words "form of the potios of omitted in Rules 1 and 3. The motion will be found in Appendix A number 54" are omitted in Rule 1. The words " by motion are omitted in Rule 4.

The following new Rules are added:-

WAR ITEMS

Germany and Italy.

Rome, Sept. 18. Germany continue to try to influence Italian public opinion with all kinds of public tions the latest being a pamphlet in, Italian, which is widely spread. It is called "The truth about the war."

Among the collaborators to the pamphlet are Frederick Naumann, a Deputy, Count Opperado: ff, & Deputy, Herr Erzberger, and Count Raveatlow.

The preface to the pamphlet thus: With German ends energy we are determined to win, and we invite Italiane to win with us."-Reater,

Rome, Sept. 17. The Italian Radical party will vote in favour of an Order of the Day requesting the Government itself with the Triple Entente. to abandon neutrality and to ally

The Anarchist party has de- against war.-Central clared

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News.

Madame Patti's Adventure. Paris, Sept. 18. Mme. Adelina Patti and her

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4A-Notwithstanding anything husband Baron de Cederstrom, contained in this Order, the Court who have arrived here, state they were made prisoners while at proper shall on the request of the p officer of the Orown accept in lion. Carlabad.

They were surrounded by a of payment into Court an under- taking in writing signed by the crowd of Austrians shouting **Down with the French!" proper officer of the Crown for payment into Court on behalf of "Down with the English!" The the ship, or of the amount fire thorough sonich and told them the Crown of appraised value of police subjected them under Rule 4 of this Order, as the they must not go out of the hotel. case may be, at such time or Soldiers afterwards ealered, sad timea.na the Court shall declare they were placed under a guard. by order that the same or any. They remained thus for several part thereof is required for the weeks, when they were released purpose of payment out of Court. under certain conditious, their 4B-Where in any case of re- male servants being kept as quisition under thie order it is bostages. made to appear to the judge on babalf of the Crown that the Lords of the Admiralty dosio to requi- sition the ship temporarily, the Court may, in lieu of an order of release, make an order for the temporary delivery of the ship to Paradea-Parades *for to the Lords of the Admiralty, sud morrow Tuesday 27th instant: subject as aforesaid the provisions 6.0 a.m.: No. 1 Section Artillery of this order shall apply to such ride and Musketry exercises and a requisition; provided always instruction under Sergt. Major that, in the event of the return of Murphy D.O.L.1. No. 2 Section the ship to the custody of the Artillery under Company Officers. Court, the Court may make sach Right Section M. G. Co. order as it thinks fit for the intimating that letters and under Sergt. Major Higby, return to the Urown 5.15 p.m. Oivil Service Company the

state :-

Dreva.Attention is called to Order No. 2 of 21. 8. 14, which Last week 507 garments made reads as follows: All Volun- by the women of Hongkong and Leere will wear uniform at all Macao were sent to the Hon. times," Any infringement of Secretary, "Queen Mary's Needle this order will be severely dealt work," Friary Court, St. James' with. - Palace, S. W., for the soldiere al the war and their wives and families at home."

The following is a list of the garments:

29 Mufflera. 108 Pairs socks.

1: Cholera belt.

20 Balaclava helmets,

L Cap.

48 Paire cuffs.

1 Shawl.

21 Cheat protectore.

2 Paira bedroom slippers.

7 Paira pyjamas.

56 Shirts.

53 Bed jackets.

38 Flannel vests,

13 Pairs pants. /

When the Baron and Baroness were leaving they had to be pro tested by troops from the crowd, throw stones. at them. who Madame Patti is coming to London. Central News.

The Indian Troops. The Prees Bareau has issued a communication from the Military Secretary of the India Office expressing regret that no precise information can be given as to the pressat distribution of auits of the Indian establishment, but of parcela for officers or men will be money paid into forwarded for delivery "as oit

some or any cumstances permit" if they are sent to the India Office, White- hall, S.W., ani marked "Indian Expeditionary Force,"

fall in at Short Range, Kennedy Court, or Road for Masketry under Sergi, part thereof, or the release of Major Murphy D.O.LI Ons the undertaking given on behalf Section Scouts Company fall in of the Crown or the reduction of at Volunteer Headquarters for the amount undertaken to be paid. Maxim instruction under Staff thereby, as the case may be; Officer. 5.30 p.m.: Remainder and provided also that, where the ander Company Officers, ship so requisitioned is subject to Detail. On duty, Group I and the provisions of Order XXVIII, Right Section M. G. Co. Officers Rule 1, relating to detention, the on duty, Capt. Wolfe, Lt. Willson amount for which the Crown and 2ud Lt. Norrington. Orderly shall be considered liable in Officer; Lieut. Willson, To respect of such requisition shall furnish Guard to-night, No. 1 be the amount of the damage, if Section Artillery Battery; to-morany, which the ship bas enfered and row, No. 2 Section Artillery during such temporary delivery

Battery. Orderly Sergeant to as aforesaid. night, Sergt. Bradbury; to- morrow Sergt. Frith.

8 Women's flannel petticoats.

21 Women's blouses,

1 Woman'a skirt..

3 Women's dresses.

5 Women's night gowns.

11 Children's dresses.

2 Boys' khaki trousers

tonica.

2.Overalls.

10 Pairs knickera.

19 Children's petticoats."

11 Boys' shirts.

2 Babies' bonnets.

5'Infants' jacketa.

5. Children'e coste..

2 Children's bed jackets,

1 Child's nightgown.

1. Pair bed sooks.

Enthusiasm in Genova.

Geneva, cept. 14. The news of the battle of the Marne has been received here:

with great antisfaction, and a big demonstration Was organised yesterday in honour of the victory of the Allies, ...

In-Appendix A

Form No. 54 is omitted.

OLAUD SEVERN, Colonist Secretary.

26th October, 1914.

Alice Memorial Hospital." The Hon. Tre eurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks

Australia's Pride.

Melbourne, Sept. 16. Mr. Millen, Minister of Defence, states that immediately on the outbreak of war the Australian Fleet, co-operating with the Chins Squadron, searched for the enemy's cruisers and dismantled the enemy's wireless stations in the Pacifio. All the necessary measures were also taken to 83fe- guard trade routes.

From August 1 to September 12 the oraiser Melbourne covered 11,170 miles, mostly in the tropica, and the other ships of the fleet also travelled great distances The manner in which these ex tensive operations were carried out was due to the fine leading of and the enthusiasm of all under Rear-Admiral Sir George Patey

him.

in my life," was the tribute of THE INDIAN Sir Francis after the march-past.

Mr. Churchill, who was taking bis morning ride in the Park, watched the evolutions with evid eat interest, and then rode over to Sir Francis and expressed his appreciation of the force.

CONTINGENT.

Making of the Native Army.

GERMAN OUTRAGES.

Further Statements of Belgian Incidents.

Antwerp, Sept. 15, An inhabitant of Wavre has given the Metropole the following figures concerning the atrocities perpetrated by Germans round Lieger—

At Soumagne 270 men were

shot.

At Labroal 81 out of a total of 82. -")

At Sproutin all the men were killed.

All the men on parade were in civilian dress. Although they have been drilling only a week, their movements were executed almost with the precision of s battalion of the Guarda. The high state of efficiency they have

The Globe's Military Corres- attained in the course of a week's pondent writes :-- training is explained by the fact | The present is not by any that at least 75 per cent. have means the firat occasion apon belonged to the Officers Training which the native troops of India Corps

have been utilised for service in other countries. Thus, in 1801 we find a fores from India co- operating in the operations against the French in Egypt and Aud at Andenne 400. accompanying the army in its The Germans announced that memorable match agross the men who presented themselves desert from Kosseir to the Nile; voluntarily would be spared, but while others took part in the exit is declared that they shot all poditions to the Mauritius and to who did so. Java in 1810 and 1811. Troops At Lince, in the commune of from Bangal and Madras formed Sprimont, a particularly horrible. part of Lord Gough's army in outrage occurred. A German the first. Chins war of 1840-42, officer accused M. Nandrin of generally known as the "opium communicating with the Belgian war." In 1856-57 the Persian army, and shot him. M. Nandrin's expedition, and in 1860 the force son immediately avenged his sent to China to co-operate with father's death and was himself the French army, were largely shot. The Germans then forced Indian; and there have been other Mme. Nandrin and her two instances, notably the Abyssinian daughters, aged 32 and 30, to expedition in 1887, the Perak in drink the officer's blood. An 1872, the despatch of Indian eye-witness who told the story to regiments to Malta in 1878, and the informant of the Metropole to Egypt in 1882. In 1885 became ill when repeating it. there were sent to Suakin from Central Newa. India a native cavalry regiment, two companies of Madras sap.

The General announced that he intends to apply to have the foroe converted at once into a Brigade, with a Brigadier and a Brigade Staff ready to take the field at the shortest possible notice.

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Red Cross 'Duchess.

Amsterdam, Sept. 18. Millicent Duchess of Bather land and eight English nurses are returning to England to-day via Fluebing, their retura having been facilitated by the kindness of the American Legation in Brussels.

They had a thrilling experience in Namur, where German shells fell right into the courtyard of their hospital. Reater."

Hamburg Threatened with Famine.

Rome, Sept b

Decrease in Crime."

pera, and three battalions of Mr. Justice Wallace, at the native infantry. In the same London Quarter Sessions, remark- year, to Egypt, & fully organiseded that since the beginning of the The dearth of food in Germany transport corps of 2,000 camelo war crims in London had shown the extremest gravity, Famine and to South Africa in 1901:02 he said, was due to the spirit of is rapidly assuming a position of in four divicious of 500 each; a decrease of 40 per cent. This, prevails in llamburg. The situa certain non-combatant detaile. self-restraint which had spread tion there is merely an example The foros now being sent from even to the old offenders. of the conditions prevailing all fadis to reinforce the army in over Germany.

Frauce comprises two divisions, a Sepoya wore red coats on the field The immense store houses in cavalry division, and other troops, was at the battle of Gondore, Hamburg have been taken over and no higher compliment could After that their uniform was by the General Staff and their be paid to the Indian soldier. gradually assimilated to that of contents sent to the front. There As far back as 250 years ago the English soldier. The kamar is neither milk nor prepared food there already existed in Bengal band was abolished, the "short for babies, and long and process the germ of the splendid army breeches and sandals were re- ions of mothers are reparted that now garrisona India from placed by trousers and boots; a outside the Town Hall-Reuter. Peshawar to Cape Comorin. It shako succeeded to the turban, originated in three separate but minus the leather peak in We are Lost,"

nuclei, separated by many miles front, as the Sepoy objected to The newe of the German defeat of road and sea and hostile ter wearing anything leathern in his in the great battle of the Marne ritory. These three contres head-dress. After a hundred has passed through Switzerland originated in, firat, "an ensign years of endeavour, the Anglo- northwarde, says the Standard and thirty man," reinforced by Indian military authorities had correspondent at Geneva, despite "a gunner and his crew," atation just finally succeeded in making the fact that every precaution had ed io Bengal towards the end of the Sepoy externally a faithful been taken by the German censors the seventeenth century; second, imitation of the outward garb to prevent any reports of the mis a detachment sent to garrison and appearance of his Europesa fortune filtering through. It is Bombay, the dower of Catherine comrade, when in 1857 he went no exaggeration to say that this of Braganza, Charles the Second's sad mutinied, and caused all their news has caused a feeling akin to bride; and, third, the forming of thought and labour to be thrown dismay in Germany.

companies and soldiers from away, and their long-cherished Serious disorders are reported factory door keepers and watch and conservative ideals to give from various towns where mobs men in Madras. These curiously way to entirely new and revolu- formed and paraded the streets, haphazard beginnings were the ionary oner, despite the police, shouting anmeditated foundation of three In 1798 the three Presidency "Give us news! Tell us the immense armies of horas, foot, armies were reorganised and in- truth!" So grave was the and artillery. There was no lack preased in numbers. At the out- position in Manich when the of recruits for the early Sepoy break of the Sepny Matiny in now became known that the leviss of the French and English 1857, though the shadow of the offices of the newspapers were in India, for the state of the whole Russian advance had not yət hastily close and barricaded as country was one of perpetual fallen on our north-western a precaution against rioting. war, and the trade of the soldier frontier, the strength of the was almost the only one praoti Indian Native Army was doable cable and profitable. It was to what it is to-day. The fidelity a Frenchman that the idea first of the Frontier; or, as it was then occurred of training the natives called, Irregular Foros of thy of India in the ways of European Panjab, the alsocity of the warfare

Punjabi and the frontiersman to serve, sdded to the steady loyalty of the Bombay and Madras corps, to other enabled us to reconquer

Berlin's Belated News.

A correspondent has stated to the Nieuwe Rotterdamiche Cour, ant that co carly Thursday, n. feeling of anxiety was beginning

to oreep over Berlin. Everyone M. Dupleix, the able and am in the Prussian ospital know that bitious Governor of Pondicherry, many severe battles had taken employed French officers to form place, says the Telegraph, and them into companies of fixed India. They remain with us as the sudden restriction of official strength and with a regalar some of the elite of the Native news created uneasiness, which organisation, uniformly clothed Army of to-day. The old distinc Austrians called the strategio and accoutred. This new armies and the four army corps was increased by what the and paid and equipped tion between the three separate surrender of Lemberg force was diguified with the name has now gone, and their the following donation to the The accomplishment of so The correspondent adds of Sepabis, or Sepoys, and the differences have been merged in funds of the Hospitals-St.fe was matter for congratalu not despondent or despairing, that it was soon imitated by the and, indeed, when the bulk of much at such amall sacrifice of that the Germans were system proved such a success one homogeneous Indian Army. Stephen's College, 8100.00

but the mystery of the extent of English authorities at Fort St. all three Armies is composed of their losses was praying on their George, and the number of our Punjabis, and recruited from the minds. No one could tell how Sopoys was numerically increased single province of the Punjab, many men fell in even the earl until they awelled into battalions, there was no object gained by the lists as are supplied are much be The first raised troops were The Punjabi, whether Pathan, test battles, as such casualty brigades, and, finally, armies. retention of the old olassification.

From Bucharest it in reported jackets and short breeches, with Dogra, is the bost soldier that we hind handledare meno uniformly dressed in white Panjabi Musaulaan Sikh, or

Interesting Wedding,

tion.-Beuter.

Largo arowda marched through the streets raising enthusiastic Bijou Scenic Theatre,

cheers for the Allied Nations, **** Another good drama, entitled Reuter.

An interesting wedding took Old Boys and Universities Hand "The Midnight Sun," is being German Newspaper Suppressed. place at St. John's Cathedral

in Hand. Med as screened just now at the Bijou.

Ameterdam, Sept. 15. to-day, when Me. Nicol William Major-General Sir Francie The film is in five parts, is 8,000 The German newspaper, son, merchant, of Manila, was district, reviewed the two London Lloyd, commanding the London foot long, and comprises a num. Koelnische Volkszeitung ber of exciting incidents, in suspended on September 11 and London, who arrived in the School and University Mea's Force was married to Miss Edith Jeffries, of battalions of the Old Public cluding a very realistic repre- 12 by the German consor for Colony yesterday. The ceremony sentation of a fire in a coal mine. having criticised in an article the was performed by the Rev. V. Ein Hyde Park last month. The that a panic occurred in Vienna the lega hare and the feet shod can find in our Indian Empire. In addition, a beautiful sosaic accusation by the German Em Copley Moyle in the presence of combined battalions were 1,800 on the receipt of the news of the with sandals The head-dress He is not superior to the Gurkha, film, "The Tjords and Mountains peror that Belgian priests had a small congregation of friends, of the men was the subject of Four hundred thousand unem-frame, and with a brass boas on service are not our own subjects,

strong and the splendid physique capture of Somlin by the Serviana, was a cloth turban måde

de up on a but most of the Gurkhas in our of Norway, is being shown. committed cruelties to injured Mr. J. W. White was at the Both of these will be staged for German soldiers and Red Oroen organ and rendered appropriate general comment. I never saw ployed are parading the streets the crown.

but foreign merosnaries from the last time to-morrow evening. nurses-Contral News.

wedding music.

a more magnificent body of men of the capital.

The first time the English Nopal