1914-10-30 — Page 8

THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1914,

THE SITUATION IN CANTON.

AN AUSTRIAN SUED.

WAR ITEMS,

Stories that Do not Tally:"

on foot and escзpod.

carrying

on

Mr. Crowther mith appeared. on behalf of Mr. Willson for the plaintiff and Mr. Preston, of Messre. Johnson, Stokes and

Mr. Lorris was

"

frontiere, and will rush all her available forces against Russia, which is threatening the almost undefended Austro-German fron- tior.

ATROCITIES IN WAR.

The Belgian Commission's

Finding.

the barrel of his revolver on his forebead. An ambulance bester, son of the Collector of Taxes, wearing the badge of the Red Croas, was killed in the Rue de 'Hopital during the night of the 19th by the Germans.

VOLUNTEER ORDERS.

Corp3 orders issued to-day by Lieut-Col. A. Chapman, V.D., atate :-

_to. Parades Parades for

morrow Saturday 31st instant,

Japanese Enter Tsinan. A squad of twenty Japanese

The Acting Conaul-General' for All the witnesses prove that Belgium (Mr. P. Verstraeten) in the civilian popalation of Aarschot soldiers under Capt. Nomura en tired Tainan on Wednesday and forms us that the Belgian Oficial have not in the least participated Nil.

Detail, Oa duty, Group 1 and sized the Shantung Railway Commission of Enquiry, appoint-ia the hostilities and that not a Sestion. The Peking Governmented in order to investigate the single shot has been fired by them Right Section M. G. Co. Officers telegraphically ordered Leat. atrocities committed in Belgium. All the witnesses agree in point on duty, Capt. Scott, Capt. Wolfe General Chin, the Military Comby the German troops, has sont ing out the improbability of the and Lieut. Smith. Orderly Officer, minder, to preserve China's in its three first reports on the German story, according to which Lieut. Smith. To furnish Guard neutrality by force, if necessary. violation of International Law in the son of the Burgomaster, a to-night No. 2 Section Artillery The Government explained that time of war. Ele sends us the child of fifteen and a half, of an Battery, to-morrow, Right Section the presence of Japanese troops first report, which is as followe: extremely retiring nature, shot a M. G. Co. Orderly Sergeant to there was, for the exclusive pur- the Commission of Inquiry upon superior German officer on the night, Corpl. Dunoan; to-morrow,

evening of the 19th August. More Corpl. Raymond.

"Route March,-The Guard on pose of guarding the Railway In consequence, Txinan has been

unlikely still is the story of the placed under martial law and all the city gates have been closed:

Manchuria Daily News. Belligerents' Steamers Detained.

The Violation of the Law of Nations and the Laws and Customs of War.

Monsieur le Ministrë,

state-

THE ZOROASTRIAN CLUB OF HONGKONG.

"Come on, Boys! into 'Em !'' Judgment Goes Against Him.

Archbishop Mathew, presiding A further stage was reached at a recruiting meeting in Hyde Widely different accounts are this afternoon, in the Summary Park, mentioned his nephew, a of the Munster given as to the bomb-throwing Court, before Mr. Justice Hazeljeutensut

"We believe he is Incident in Canton that bas boenland,

in Fusiliers. in the action the subject of local gossip daring which F. Lorris, an Austrian captured," said the Archbishop.

A wounded Annater mau in basi- the past couple of dage. That subject, bombs were thrown or dropped ass as the Hill Bergdahl Mineral Middlesex Hospital was asked if at a spot on the East Bund rear Water Co., was sued by Lo Sun- he saw anything of my nephew

of Sure, he answered, the last the theatre, soome to be a

recover the sum pang tu generally accepted fact; alas that $558,88, balance of the sum of saw of him he was waving his a certain number of persons $1,000 deposited with the de-sword, shouting "Come on, boga! were killed; but how many, and fondant under an agreement.

Into 'em, my bonny lads!" Then what the object of the killers was,

I got this bullet, and what hap no one yet seems able to tell.

rened to him I don't know.'"'

plot arranged by the Bargomaster. duty on Saturday and Sunday Report says that, on Tuesday

the Indian Expeditionary Force, London, October 2nd. A new evening, a man dressed like a

The Commission of Inquiry They further observed that if nights, 31st inst. and let prox, coolie tumbled some pumeloes Master, defended.

page in history was opened when out of a basket oo to the

Mr. Preston said that, since the to fleet of transports rounded the

upon the violation of the Law of a German officer were strook, in and the orderly sergeant on duty e The names of the belligerents' Nations and the Laws and Cus. the Pablio Square, (which they on Sunday night need not attend footway. The pumeloes co-last adjournment of the case, point and swung alongside, baar. tained bombs and,

in the another change with regarding the flower of the King Em steanera carrying goode destined toms of War, after an impartial deny) it could have been by a Route March.

soldiers were shooting at that time in the neighbouring streets ensaing explosion, three, fifteen to the alien enemy question had peror's Indian Army. The day to Japan, Manchuria, ato., now and careful search is able to stay bullet, se the German thirty and sixty (aa variously taken place, and he was not shre was gloriously fine and the rows detained at Oriental ports, as declare the following

to frighten the populace, The result of exact and con- stated) persons were killed. One what course he ought to ask of gleaming, smiling faces, aut investigated on September 29 ment

The Burgomaster, a most placid account says that the man with his Lordship to take, or what mounted by puggris flattering in last by the Foreign Ofios, Tokyo, oarring witnesses in all the region the baskot was in a ricksha and course his Lordship proposed to the breeze, presented an unfor are as follow:-Tsingtan: Africa, was killed, another that he was take with regard to the matter. gettable picture. The whole city O. J. D. Ahlers, Arabia, Christ, of Aereohot is that the Germans, had on several occasions

The annual general meeting of now in the was seething with excitement Prinz Eitel Friedrich, Ludwig have committed real atrocities. warned his fellow-citizens, both A large part of the population by posters and by circulars

The addressed to all the inhabitants, the members of the above Club have fled terrified. From one quarter it is stated prisonors' camp at Kowloon, and while the troops disembarked. Lloyd, and Markomannis (last defiled named since sank). Shanghai: that the outrage had no political Mr. Percy Smith had been sp- and when the Force

farma, houses and bay-stacks, abstain from every hostile aot. inst., on the Club premises, 10, significance, but was directed pointed for the winding-ap of through the city to the rest camp, erillinger, Emden, Deike Rick Germans on their route barnt that in case of invasion they must was held on Thursday, the 29th lod by the Sikhs, the inhabitants more, Silesia, and China. Hong-hot down inoffensive citizens The posters were still posted up Queen's Road Central, The against the person or persons who his affairs. have secured a gambling mono-i His Lordship intimated that were wild with delight and kong: Gettingen, Heligoland, whom they found on the roade, or at the time of the German entry, income and expenditure account

and wore shown to them. Hoorde, Goldenfels, Senegambia,

showed a slight loss on the work. poly in Cautou. The general be thought he ought to decide enthusiasm,

The German troops who passed belief, however, is that it was the the question as to what was ow-

and Frisia (captured by British who were working in the fields.

ing during the year under review. At Herselt, to the North of work of revolutionaries, adherents ing, and decide the cap upon its

warships) Manila: Andalusis, Aerschot, 32 houses have been through the places on this side As the Olub had now carried out of ex-Tutuh Chaq Kwing-ming, merits.

Austria, Bayern, Sichsen, Suavis,

ap to the 88me horrors. donor, Mr. M. J. Patell, about and that it aimed at the destruc-. Addressing his Lordship on

Tuebingen, Santa Fe and Wer barnt in the village, the miller of Aorschot gave themselves all the conditions imposed by the Tubingen, Jabu: Prinzess Alice, and his son and 21 other people They shot on those who were three years ago, the billiard table. tion of four of General Lung the defendant's case, Mr: Preston

who were fleeing, were killed,

fleeing, and set fire to and had become their property. Ohai-kwong's advisers.

said that whatever the plaintiff

Humdicta:

pillaged the houses, all that and 20 per cent. of its value bad hostile force in sight. Local Chinese papers state had ordered; the defendant had

Padang : Nordemark, Peter Riok- and that, when there was no mers, Preussen, and Norderney.

been taken to the depreciation that, in consequence of the bomb supplied and the plaintiff Guding

without provocation.

At Rotselaer, about 15 houses account, and, owing to this, the Karachi: Brasilia, Baelow, Brana incident, Governor General Lung that, instead of making a profis, has placed a strong military he had made a loss, was now

hela (captural by British war-

officer, addressing himself to a showed a small loss. During the. guard on that part of the Band, trring to get out of the agreement: the people on the pavement press ship. Sabara. Sithonia, Spezia,

have been burnt. A German working account for the year year electric ceiling fans were and that,

and Goeben. Alexandria: Sad. on Wednesday

Smith Mr.

criticised

resident whose house was burn- night, he called a meeting of

emark (captured by British war

ing, wished to make him certify, installed and these were greatly which agreement,

abip). Port Said: Berlin and officials at his yomon to con ed

threatening him with his revolver, appreciated by the members. sider the best means of pre-should supply the plaintiff with The excitement reached its Borkum. Goa: Yorck, Vorwaerte,

that the burning had been done The thanks of the Club were six inhabitants, whom they forced by the Belgians. And as this voted to Mr. F. P. Shroff, who serving peace within the city. as many bottles of mineral waters culmination when the Baluchis Wurttemberg. The deliberations have not yet as he could, and pointed out passed, playing "La Marseillaise." General Joffre's Narrow Escape to go out of their houses. In the person protested, remarking that resigned the Presidency of the been made public, but it is un- that if the agreement was to The pleasure of the troops at A correspondent of the Daily evening, pretending that a Ger the Belgians had left the locality Club about two months ago, for derstood that the conference eat stand, it would be reduced to an heir splendid weloams was re-Mail telegraphed on September man officer of high rank had been since the evening before, this the great interest he had taken in absurdity. The plaintiff might flected in their delighted smiles 16:From a Frenchman, who killed in the Public Square by the officer remarked that if the Ger- its welfare from its initiation Meanwhile it is stated that, on order: 100 dozens and the Underlying the purely friendly volunteered his motor car and is son of the Burgomaster, or, accord- mane had set fire to the place it years ago; to Mr. B. C. Uarigur, Wednesday night, a further defendant might be only welcome was intense, admiration

now driving it for officers of bomb attempt was made at the able

against the German Commandant inhabitants having probably shoting zeal and devotion; and to Mr. to supply

bottle for the Indians' bairing, efficiency ersal Staff, I boce that ing to another version, that a plot could only be on account of the the Hon. Secretary, for his uta old Admiralty Yamen,

General Joffre bad the and still the agreement would and equipment.

very had been planned by the Burgoat them, which again is con- NJ. Karanjia, for his useful gift It was literally an Expedition narrow escape present residence of Mr. Tsai, stand. He submitted that it was

There also the German troope He was being driven by Germans seized all the man they

mater and his family, the tradited by all the witnesses.

The new Committee appointed Chief of the Water Police, worse to supply the plaintiff with ary Force, complete from Male

#go Since then, the neighbourhood bottles that he could not sell Bitterion to the last pick and Boillet, the French racing driver, could find in Aerschot, of whom plundered all they could on their was as under-Mesars, K. D. has been watched night and day than not to supply him with any

and the Germans seem to have they led 50 some distance from way. The Commission has not Mistry (President), by armed police, and no boats bottles at all. if he supplied the

laid an artillery ambush fy him the town, and, after grouping up to now been able to collect Umrigur (Hon. Secy.), Dady M. are allowed to come near the Ti plaintiff with unsaleable battles he diplomatist in Vienas, says along the road by which they them in lots of four and making the evidence of the inh bitants of Langrana and N. J. Karanjis.

Diest and Tirlemont, towns

A vote of thanks to the Pro Chi Wharf after sun down. Far rendered it impossible for him to London paper of September 4, knew he would have to travel. As them successively run before

which were cccupied on the

sident terminated the proceedings. ther, the bungalow to the right of continue his business and there states that the Emperor Francis econ as the car reached a portion them, they then shot and after- the yamen has been destroyed by fore made the contract impossible Joseph is still able to take short of the road on which the German wards bayonetted them. More than 18th and 19th August, 1914, aud the police as a precaution against to perform. He thereby commit-walks, but his condition is pathet guns were trained a group of 40 havner og morared with which communications have been cut. But or inhabitant..of

German Socialists ted a breach of the agreement, It was not thought in Vienna shells fell all around it.

They have pillaged the town, Shaffen, a neighbouring villaga that Germany would rashly jump

and the War. stolen from the houses all they of Diest, has declared that the A thorough search of restaur- and the plaintif was entitled to

struck the bonnet, but neither the could carry away, breaking the

Socialist posters declaring "We ants and boarding-honses is the return of his money. It was at the chance afforded by the fragment" as large as a teacup being made for suspicious, also impossible for the defendant Austro-Sorvian trouble to force General nor the driver was in- furniture, and strong boxes. The same abominatione have been want peace! Dowa with the characters; eleven of these have to carry on the agreement by Austria into a greater war than jured. Boilles dashed on at full next day they took all the other committed in that locality and Kaiser!" have appeared on the been arrested and sent to the reason of circumstances over the long-wished-for task of amash-speed and was out of the danger oivilians they had arrested the in the neighbouring communes walls of Berlin.

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for six hours.

fire,

that

the

It was a moving sight to see the Sikhs, Gurkhas, Punjabis, Baluchis, and the Princes with bejewelled turbane pass along through the dense mlases cheering spectatore, every win. dow, balcony and roof being thronged.

As the troops proceeded they were pelted with flowers, while the ed forward to grasp their hands prozid and pin flowers and tri-colours defendant ou their tanics."

ope

Tutuh'e yamen for trial. One of which he had no control.

shovel.

a

The Emperor Francis Joseph,

she wished for, and then enter on

Transfer of Registry Refused. A San Francisco" telegram "to

these, whose name is Kui, His Lordship:-as he beening up Europe, appears to hail from Wei Chan, interned? Oban Kwing-ming's native place."

Priaz Waldemar.

A

", some daya

One

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The German troops entered Aerschot, town, of 8,000 No inhabitants, in the morning of Wednesday, August 19. Belgians were any longer, there From their entrance the Germans set on fire several houses, and in Rue du Marteau, shot five or

previous evening, placed them in region has been completely

of Lummen and Holenstede. The

German troopa an

of the fans,

9.0.

The witness declared that he

zone before, the Germans could fire again,

rows of three, and from each row

ravaged. Chinese Spies in German Employ took one man. These they lad, Mr. Preston-He has, and his the Japanese Foreign Office states from Chino, Chinese spies in M. Tielemans, his son, aged 15 1/2 commenced their work of destruc- had himself helped at the dif

According to a visitor to Chefoo with the Bargemaster of Aereohot, hour's distance from Diest bad This morning a story was being affairs are in the liquidator's that an application for the regio German service continue harass years, and his brother, to about / tion, the length of the highway interment of the two last mention- firing baving been heard in the His Lordship-Well, I do not tration of the German steamer ing the Japanese operations. As 100 metre from the town and from Diest to Beeringen. Going ed, who were afterwarde buried in

Alexandria having been refus.

towards Diest they set fire to all the parochial cemetery.ja result of a rigorous search for.

shot them, They afterwards station and of Shek Lùng, but no will proceed to manufacture papers for Valparais. She has is elicited from these captives Aereohot to dig graven, where houses, baystacks. Arrived at Turnhout, has been the scene of neighbourhood of Tai Sha Tan suppose that Mr. Percy Smithed, she has applied for clearance them the Japanese caught ten forced the other inhabitants of they passed on the way-farme, The village of Bethy, near

handed round the Colony as to hands.

mineral waters.

His Lordship found for the plaintiff with costs.

Chinese Agents in German Employ

4,000 tons of coal on board..

More Atrocities.

have been massmored. The

away.

the defeat which they

confirmation is to hand. The

that as soon as the German spies they have buried their victime. fire to it, masssoring the few man horsemen, who went through the village of Schaffen, they set hevoe and shooting by 17 Ger- rumour may have arisen out of another, to the effect that an

Mr. Stead states that in the discover the locations of important During three days they have con- officer and three soldiers were

Belgian Atrocities Commission will signal their discoveries to the

bodies or their movements, they tinued to pillage and burn: About people they still found in the the village on the morning of houses or on the roads. The August 22nd. A young girl of killed by a bomb near Shek Lang

inquiry three witnesses vouched Garrison by waving flags of 150 inhabitants of Asrecht muse witness told us the names and 15 has been shot the other day.

Facta more frightfal still, if it addresses of 18 persons whom Another rumour still, says that |

that they saw a Uhlan officer different colours or by drawing greatest part of the town is totally he knew had been massacred. be possible, have been committed revolutionaries have seized two Chinese agents in Gorman shook his fist at intruding Ger-coloured stripes across the face of destroyed, the Germans have five small steamers between Hong employ are still at active work. mans. The latter then looks conspicuous rooka, etc., or by times attempted to get on fire the Amongst them are the follow by the German troops following

ing: building fires at night. The large church, the interior of kong and Swatow, and are using They appear in the neighbour wife, aged 78, aaked where the surprise firing upon the exposed ch has born plandered and all The wife of Francis, Luyckx, have suffered at the hands of them to tow a number of junka hooda of the Japanese camps and which are laden with arme and resort to all conceivable tricks to money, was, and in order to force flanks of the Japanese bodies by the archives have been taken

a reply elit her forearms between the enemy's warships is believed ammunition; but none of these obstruct the Japanese operations. the tendons.

They fixed the stories can be anbatantiated.

The Germans in Brussels.

The members of the Red Cross clandestine signals. The London correspondent of womon against a wall, and two to have been guided by those

Ambulande, wearing the badge bayoneto wore thrust into the the Civil and Military- Gazettó,

of the Red Cross, have not been wounds..

A Daily Express correspondent respected. One of them reports cabled on the 6th inat.-A cor German Warships In Kiauchau raspondent of the Daily News in

in Faria reported on Copteraber that the German soldiers shot at Bo Bo Bay, Out of the enemy's four war-

Belgium says The Germans in

The prevailing impression in 11-1 learn from the front that him whilst he was picking up the ships, besides the Austrisa cruiser Brussels are committing provoca diplomatic circles, says a Rome in the attack on the Germans on wounded and that the shooting A certain Reynders, Joseph, Kaiserin Elisabeth, which had tive note, and there is reason to message dated September 18, ie Wednesday afternoon the British

his badge. Moreover, during all nephew aged 10; been bottled up in Kianchan fear that they are preparing that Germany has realised the force punished the Prassign Continued in spite of his showing god 40, killed with bis little Bay, a gunboat, presumably the prelude to an outrage even worse impossibility of extensive opera Guard in the severeat possible the day of the 19th, whilst he was Certain people named Lodis, Tus, was bit by four bells and than that of Louvain. From tions in France, and will probably manner. The entire Jager re-on duty at the hospital, he was Gustave, aged 40, and Joan other sources it is reported that a evacuate Belgium shortly, con giment, the rifles of the guard, a threatened and treated brutally. Marken, ale 40 years of age, out of the range of Japanese Are Hotel de Ville. wee towed by one of her consorte mine is already laid under the centrating her second line of crack corps of nearly 3,000 men, A German officer in particular who were in all probability bui but eventually foundered.

troops along the Belgian French was completely wiped out.

tok him by the head and pressed ied alive.

Will the Germans Evacuate

Belgium ? nig

Jagers Wiped Out.

aged 45, with her daughter of the Belgian Army before Malines. twelve, who were found in a drain The town of Louvain, with ite artistic and soientific treasures, and shot,

The daughter of a certain Jean has not been spared. New reporte Ceyen, aged nine, who was shot will reach you in a short time.

Le President: A certain Andro Willem, agod

((84) COOREMAN. 23, a sacristan, who was tied to a

Les Secretaires →→ (81) CHEV, ERNST DE BUNG tree and burnt alive

HOW WYCKET

Les Membres :- (86) OTE GOBLET D'ALVIELLA - RYCKMANS, 1STRAUES, VAN

CUTBEM.DACH

A monsient le Ministre, de Justice, Anvers.