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THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

TO-DAY'S

LATE WAR TELEGRAMS,

"EX-COL, MARITZ WOUNDED AND DEFEATED.

GERMAN REPORT ON THE FIGHTING

Admits that Enemy Obstinately Hold Positions.

[Roator's Service, To "The Telegraph."] Many Prisoners Taken,

Oct. 27, 1.50 am,

The Press Bureau announces that the situation continues satisfactory,"

The fighting is severe and continues eo, but ground is being gainor,

Many prisoners have been taken and one of our divisions baa oaptured two guns.

A Germán Report.

Oct. 26, 11.20 p.m. Router's correspondent at Amsterdam states that a Berlin com- munique saya-West of the Year Canal the positions between, Nieuport and Dixmude are still obstinately occupied by the enemy. The British Fleet co-operated but was forced back by beavy artillery. Three ships were hit.

Lille.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1914,

LOCAL WEDDING.

This morning, at 11 o'clock, Mr. Frederick A. Mackintosh, of Mackintosh and Oo., well-known

VOLUNTEER ORDERS.

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Lieut-Col. A. Chapman, V. D, Corps Order issued to-day by

alate :-

ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.

GERMANS IN BELGIUM.

Arrangements for Opening the Prussians & Bavarians Quarrel.

Salling Season,

posted

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BELGIAN REFUGEES.

Widespread Movement of Sympathy.

Great Britain, her Colonies, Musketry (Pt. 1 Trained men).

At a meeting of the Sailing

and the United States are 'all. in longkong, was married to The Scouts Company will fire Committee of the Royal Hong-

Amsterdam, September 15. Misa Mabel Osborne, who ar- the above course falling in at the kong Yacht Club, held last

rallying to the help of stricken rived in the Colony, from 600 yards Bring point Aing's evening, it was decided to open from its Ghent correspondent that now accepted responsibility for The Nieuws van den Dag learna Belgium, The Government has Home yesterday by the 8.8. Park Range at 2.30 p.m. on the sailing season on Saturday, the German garrison in Brussels the reception, maintenance, and Miyazaki Marn. The ceremony Saturday 31st inst, and 9.0 a.m. November 7. The following has been strengthened and now registration of refagaco arriving took place at St. John's Cathedral

on Sunday lat November. 0.0. events have been arranged :-

Mitrailleuses in London, and, with the object add

numbers 6,000. was performed by the

Scouts Co. will arrange the de

Cruiser Race, starting at 2 have been Rev. V. H. Copley Moyle. tailing of his men for the two p.m. Course A line drawn from Boulevard du Jardin Botanique throughout the country, the Pre- the of facilitating their distribution The bride was given away by days.

the Hongkong Club to a mark and in front of the north and sident of the Local Government Mr. 1. D. Bridger, and Mr.

Route March. All Units, boat in the stream; Channel H. E. Scriven acted as best man. Scouts Co., trained men excepted, Rocks (port), Kowloon Rocks Belgian provincial newspapers is all large boroughs (outside Lon south stations. The sale of Board has invited the mayors of A large number of friends will attend a route maroh and (port), Myer's East buoy (port); strictly prohibited, and it is re- don and not in a "prohibited witnessed the caremouy, includ-field operations on Sunday next, finishing line opposite the Royal ing Mrs. Eustace, Mr. and Mrs. the 186 November. Dress Hongkong Yacht Club west to posted that Belgians carrying area") and the chairmen of county Chapple, Mrs. Dick Bridger, Khaki, shorts and putties, shirt- east.

such papers are liable to be shot councils and large urban district Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crawford, sleeves. Haversacks and filled

at sight.

councils to form local sub-com- Visitors' Race. Open to boile, The epecial correspondent of mittees for the purpose of ascer Mre. Carmichael, Mr. and Mrs. water-bottles will be carried. of the Heyward Hays and Gael the New York Herald telegraph taining whether any persons in Dias, Mr. and Mrs. Paino and Mr. Two 10-rd. pouches will also be Class of the O.Y.C., starting ing from Antwerp on Monday, their district would be willing to Parade on Hongkong at 3 p.m. Starting line, Royal says the Germans are evacuating offer hospitality to Belgian Cricket Club Ground at 8.0 a.m. Hongkong Yacht Club; Lyeemun Brussels. He adds that he is refugees, There will be no evening parade Beacon (port), Kowloon Rooks informed that the proclamations

Those committees, when form on Friday, October 30th.

(port), Myer's East Buoy (port). Parades.-Parades for

Motorboat Race. Open to all signed by Von der Goltz announced, will become the reangni ed comers, starting at 3 p.m. Course ing the impending evacuation authorities for the reception and of Brussels were posted on allocation of all refugees wiltin Sunday night in the streets their area, and will be askel tá of the Belgian capital.

communicate direct with the War Refugees Committee, General- buildinge, Aldwych, the body responsible for their distribution from London to the various loosl centres.

and Mrs. Nicholls.

LATEST SHIPPING

NEWS.

Arrived.

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to-

We progressed south-west of Ypres and west and south-west of Manchuria Am. 8.8.8.250. A. Dixon, 27th Right Seotian M. G. Co. Ollicera

During severe street fighting the English suffered great loss.

French Repulse Enemy.

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The French attacked desperately north of Arras and repulsed offensive...

our at Augustove we are progressing. The battle near Ivangorod

favourable, but no decision has been reached.

Marltz Flees, Defeated and Wounded.

Oct, 27, 2.50 s..

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inst.-San Francisco, Gon.-P. M. 8. §. Co,

Passengers Arrived,

Per 3.1. Manchuria from Ben Fansisen oto.Mrs C E Boavis, Mias Joan Beavis,

Rev Li Bebee. E Benzer, J. Baughan Mra LM do Bourbe, Rev N H Carman, K Chu, Mrs R Chu, Mr & Mrs H F

Clark P Condi, Judge A S Crossfold. Chen Tol, Mrs Chun Tai, Mies

Maritz has been completely defeated. Ho is wounded and has Duncan, Mra GH Dary Dick, GM

fled into German territory.

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Fulton, AC

morrow, Wednesday 28th instant, Detail-Ou daty, Group 1 and on duty, Capt. Wolfe, Lt. Willson and 2nd Lt. Norrington. Orderly Officer, Lt. Willeon. To furnish Guard to-night, No. 2 Section Artillery Batty: to-morrow, Right Section Morst. Frit Sergeant to-night,, Sergt. Frith;. to-morrow, Sergt. Schoepel.

A Ciraudier J & Hopfar Mr& Howe, MrEL Bay HONGKONG VOLUNTEER

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RESERVES.

Ordere issued yesterday by

liams for & Mrs.

Rer & Mrs Lei, WOgden. Major Wakeman, Officer "Com-

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL pass the Bill in all its stages.

There has not been deal of time for the couler. V Morone, Mrs leideration of the

Miss H Potts, Mr. & Mrs NT Proten, Mr

Ruppel, Miss L Russell, Rev M Revilla, Bat & Mr M B Palmer, Master M Palmór, O RW Rice, Tam Shui-skim

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measure

A meeting of the Legislative and it is possible that it will be Council was held in the Council necessary to amend it in certain Chamber to-day.

particulate when exporionca There were present:-. E. shows us that it is ineficient the Governor, Sir Henry Moy, lia any particular. But we K.U.M.G...

musi begin the liquidation" His Excellency Major-General of the businesses at once, and F. B. Kelly, Q.B.

The Hon. Colonial Secretary, Mr. O. Severn.

The Hor. Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Mr. E. R. Hallifax, '

The Hon. Attorney General, Mr. J. H. Kemp.

The Hon. Colonial Treasurer, Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe.

Mr. C. Mellvaine Messor.

The Hca. Mr. E. A. Hewett, O.M.G.

The Hon. Mr. D. Landale. The Hon. Mr. B. E, Pollock, K. 0.

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therefore, it is, necessary that we should be armed with the neces sary powers to do so.

The standing orders of the Council were suspended to allow of the Bill passing through all ite

atages.

Housebreaking la Mercer Street. Chan Chuk-ling, managing Partner of a business carried on at 12 Merce: Street, notifies the police that, at some time between The 25th and 26th of this

month, some person entered the first floor of his premises by the verandah and stole a box contain ing 23 pieces of clothing, valued at $89.

manding the Volunteer Reserves,

"Musketry Instruction" will be carried out at Parades ordered for Tuesday the 27th and Thurs day the 29th inst. Men will fall in by groups, as posted on, the Notice Board at the Courts of Justice, at all "Musketry Parades.

to be fixed later.

When Thieves Fall Out.

Ladies' Race. Open to boala of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club Handicap Class and one Design Class, starting at 4

Course: p.m.

- Cust Rocks The correspondent further (star.), Kowloon Rocks (star.), heard that at Etterbeeck, near Myer's East buoy (port). will close at noon on Monday,

Brussels, a fight occurred between The entries for these events Prussian and Bavarian soldiers November 2, and it is hoped that the Club will he strongly supe ported.

ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE ALLIED TROOPS.

A Cautious Reply to

German Emperor. The text of President Wilson's reply to the German Emperor's personal message to the President accusing the French and British troops of using dumdum bullats in the fighting in France was. published by the New York Times of September 17.

Washington, Sept. 16. The text of President Wilson's reply to the recent communication from the German Emperor follows:

and that 30 men were killed, but to these, however, many educated to destitute persons. In addition This arrangement applies only

he could not verify the story. If persons of good families, who true, however, it would indicate have lost their homes and their nothing more then a revival of employment through the war, are the old antagonism between seeking refuge in this country. Prussions and Bavarians. Offers of homes are invited where Trafic between Brussela and these persons will be received as Ghent is still interrupted.― guests until they may return to Ranter.

their own country.

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The quarrel between the Ba varians and Prussians is explained in the following telegram-

A correspondent writing to the Melbourne Age enggests that if men folk should accompany Amsterdam, September 18.

Belgian women to Australia they Regarding the incident which could be settled in yillage com occurred at Brussels between manities where, with private and Bavarian and Prussian soldiers, Governmental aid, they might the following details have been rapidly become self supporting

and prosperous.

received here ::-

The Bavarians showed sym-.' pathy for Queen Elizabeth, who is a Bavarian. The Prussiana become enraged, and a conflict took place in the Grenadiers

The attention of all ranks is called to H.K.V.O. Ordere dated October 24 re the Alarm." In case of the" Alarm" being given I received your Imperial barracks between Bavarians and between 11 pm and 8 a.m, the Majesty's important communica. Prussians. Twelve Bavariana were B.K.V.R. will assemble at the tion of the 7th and have killed. The others are confined to

Gap, ond following points:-Men living at read it with the gravest interest barracks at Etterboook the Peak, at the Victoria and concern. I am honoured of Lugard Road; that you should have turned men living in Victoria, on the to me for an impartial judg Road opposite the Parade Ground went as the representative of Men a people truly disinterested as at H.K.V. Headquartera. living at Kowloon and Quarry respects the present war and truly Bay will be notified where they desircus of knowing and accept sre.to assemble, later.

ing the truth.

White Flag Scandal. At Haecht the Germans threw down their arms and displayed a white fing. When the Belgians approached hidden mitrailleuses opened fire upon them.

Cardinal Mercier has arrived at Antwerp,

The Premier of Nova Scotia, Hon. G. H. Murray, has issued a stirring appeal to Nova Scotians on behalf of the people of Belgium.

It is intended to send a steam-

ahip, loaded with provisions and clothing direct to Belgium, as a token of the appreciation of the Nova Scotians of the Belgians' freedom. gallant battle in the cause of

American Help

The Hon. Attorney-General, in

Theit at the Cotton Mills. The Hon, Director of Public that certain enemy subjects had costan milla, reparts to the police

moving the second reading, gaid

Mr. Harrop, manager of the Works, Mr. A. F. Charshill. been ordered to leave the Colony.

The Hon. Capt. Supt. of Police, Ohe 8 would be detained, and that, between 7 p.ra. on the 25th, otho: who were absent from the and, 5.30 8.m. on the 26th, come Colony would not be able to parson entered the machine room at the mill and stole five leather return. It was therefore necessary bands which are valued at $250. that some provisions should be

Some of the workmen employed made for the winding up of their businesses and

on the premises are suspected. the personal

Classes for Officers and N. C. The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak. ffairs of : such persons,

O.'s. on Wednesday 28th and

The Antwerp Medical Corp: The Hon. Mr. Wei Yak, and the Bill provided &

Friday 30th inst., sa 'ordered.

has drawn up an official report O.M.G.

soheme for each winding up. nefit and at the same

To-day's Order's,

be over. The day of accounting respecting cases of Belgian Mr. M. J. Breen, Clerk of After outlining the effect of the they would

not be

Orders issued to-day by Major will then come, when I take it for soldiers who died in hospital Ocuncile.

provisions of the Bill, the speaker to put a stop to it, He Wakeman, Officer Commanding granted the nations of Europe from wounds inflicted by dum-relief of the families of British Affairs of Allen Enemies.

said that there was the tonal gathered with respect to clangs 0, the Volunteer Reserves, state will assemble to determine a dum bullets-Central News. The Hoo. Attorney General penalty clause. The rights sub-section 1, that it was under- All ranks, Noa. 1 & 2 Ooys., and settlement. Where wrongs have moved the first reading of a Bill of persone against the alien stood that any British firm who all available men from No. 3 Coy. been committed, their entitled An Ordinance to provide enemy were not to be affect could capture the trade of the will go into Camp at Stonecattere sequences and the relative re-

been drafted at short notice. under the terms of the section.. those who can attend on aarersed..

of certain aliën enemies.

time able

each man.

You will, I am sure, not expect me to say more. Presently, I pray God very acon, this war will

con.

Bridge Blown Up.

Ostend, Sept. 15. The railway bridge with three

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New York, Sept. 18. At a meeting of British subjects held yesterday evening at the British Imperial Club, plans were formulated for conducting campaign for the collection of a relief fund which will be partly added to the Prince of Wales Fuad and partly used for the

subjects in this country.

The ohairman of the meeting, Mr. John Kenna Lawson, stated that auxiliary funds would be started in other American

entertainm*nta.

destroyed by the Belgian held to awell the recoipis. engineers last Saturday in an Arrangements would also be made attempt to cut the communicato co-operate with the Belgian, tions between Antwerp and Rasito, and French relief funds Brassels, was entirely demolished in the United States for the by the Belgians yesterday. purpose of forming an allied

The operation was carried out federation. Reater. without previous notice baing given, so as to prevent inter- ference by the enemy. The houses in the neighbourhood wore severely damaged.

To Relieve Distress in Wales.

for the winding up of the affairs ed by the Bill, which had alien enemy would not come East on Saturday 31st inst. For aponsibility involved will be racks over the River Dandie at cities, and..

The objects and ressona atate: The subject matter was novel and The Hon. Attorney General Salurday morning a launch will The nations of the world have Alost, which was only partially and benefits would b3 The object of this Bill is to the usual assistance received said that if a merchant were leave Blake Pier at 9 am fortunately by agreement made a provide for the winding up of the from previous legislation had doubtful about any such matter The remainder will parade on plan for such a reckoning and affairs of such alien enemies se been absent. It was, therefore, he could always sak the permis-Blake Pier at 1.15 p.m. Dress-settlement, What such a plan may be ordered to quit the Colony not unreasonable to suppose sion of the Government. Marching order, no ammunition, cannot compass the opinion of or may be detained or may be that the Bill would require The Hon. Mr. Landale Baked 2. A waterproof sheet and three mankind, the final arbiter in all absent from the Colony,

some amendment, It might how the Ordinance applied to blankets will be provided for such matters, will supply. It His Excellency anid-Since require supplementary amend leaser:

would be unwise, it would be our last meating it has Leon mont bat the emergency was such H. E. the Governor 'replied 3. Times at which daily service premature, for a single govern considered necessary, for reasons that provision must be at once that that question had only been of launches will run will be eu- ment, however fortunately se which I am not at liberty to made.

raised this morning and they nounced later.

parated from the present struggle, state, that the German The Hon. Mr. Hewett had not bad time to considor 4. Musketry parades for Tues- it would even be inconsistent and Austrian communities remarked that he had only it. He would remind them that day 27th and 29th inst, as ordered, with the neutral position of any shall leave the Colony or bo and his copy of the Bill there were a great number

aatión which,-like-thie, has no interned. The result naturally this morning and had had no of persons affected by

part in the contest, to form or ex is that their trading in the opportunity of consulting with the bill

they were Mesare. Mocatta & Guldsmid's press a final judgment. Colony must coane and that his colleagues on the matter. now prisonore of war. Whether weekly circular dated London, I speak thus frankly because I the businesses of the various Speaking for hitself, and on the prisoners of war were com- September 18, states that "there know that you will expect and authorities to state a Belgian firms who have been trading bia OWD responsibility, he pulsorily expelled from theColony has haen very little business wish me to do so as one friend infantry soldier died to-day in here under licence have to be would say that they all recog-or not, these questions during the past week, and owing speaks to another, and because I the Bolaire Hospital at Antwerp wound up. This Bill is intended bised the urgency of the Bill would have to be carefully to the arrival of several American feel sure that such a reservation as a result of a wound which to give powers to begin that It must become law to-day. He considered and when they had steamers, and the absence of of judgment until the end of the would have been alight had it not Shanghal Sumatra Tobacco Co. winding up and carry it through pointed out that there had been come to a conclusion on the point Continental demand, the price war, when all its events and been caused by a German dum. The general agent of the

dum ballot.

Shanghai Sumatra Tobacco Com and you will understand that as the wide loophole by which an it might be necessary to mend has fallen away sharply to circumstances can be seen in the communities in question have alien enemy might sell his bag the Bill to make the law clear on 23.13/16d., which we quote to their entirety and in their true behalf of the Belgian Government ing telegraphic advies from the

The oase has been recorded on Lid, has received the follow to cease business in a very few iness and get money which would the subject.

day. There is still a complete relations, will commend itself to days it is necessary with the be of service to him The Bill was then read a third abseuro of any fresh business ou you as a true expression of sincere by doctors and several English Deli Maatschappij, Amsterdam: utmost despatch to provide for the and there was a large oppertunity time and passed Council was Indian account, though the Mon neutrality, t

Red Cross nurses, Exohauge Bold remaining 1,405 bales taking over of the businesses for the alien enemy to have his adjourned until Thursday week. soon reports continuo good,”

tobacco at Guildora 0.351.?. Special. Therefore I will ask you to-day to business carried on for his bo-

and

Bullion.

WOODROW WILSON,

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Dum-Dum Bullets.

Esschen, September 15.

I am authorised by the Belgian

New York, September 17. The Pittsburg St. David's Society has issued an appeal to every member of the Welsh com munity in the United States on behalf of a fand to relieve distress in Wales caused by the war. The committee will remit the-don- ations to Mr. Lloyd George for allocation-Central News.