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The Hongkong Telegraph

November 6, 1914,

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2953 九十月九年甲

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

GERMAN CRUISER STRIKES MINES AND SINKS.

REPORTED NAVAL ACTION OFF VALPARAISO.

British Admiralty Doubts the Story.

FRESH EVIDENCES OF INDIAN LOYALTY

War Declared Between Britain and Turkey.

LOCAL ITEMS,

WAR DECLARED BETWEEN BRITAIN AND TURKEY,

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

FRIDAY,

NOVEMBER

TO-DAY'S

Proprietor

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.

War With Turkey.

1914.

Nov 5,1250 p.m. At a meeting of the Privy Council to-day U.M. the King signed the documents rendered necessary by theatate of war between Britain ard Turkey,

Wa9

Reported Naval Engagement in South American Waters

Nov. 5, 3.26 .. The Admiralty has received reports from Germ in sources that a naval engagement has taken place off Valparaiso. The Adhairalty has no official confirmation.

The Admiralty states that, according to the German raporte, the, Scharnhorst, Gaeisenau, Leipzig, Dresden and the Nurnberg concentrated zoor Valparaiso and fought a portion of Admiral Cradock's squadron on Sunday last and the Monmouth sank, while the Glasgow and the Oranto escaped.

The Admiralty cannot accept the German version as accurate, because the battleship Canopus, specially sent to strengthen Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock's squadron, is not mentioned and oaly three out of the five German ships have entered Valparaiso, It is therefore possible that full accounts of the action may considera- bly modify the German version. Effective measures bave been taken to deal with the situation in any event.

Austro-German Forces Fleeing Before Russians.

Nov. 6, 12, 30'a m. The Russian forces have been triumphant, obtaining decisive successes along the whole of the line.

The Germans are now retreating along the Fiat Prussian front. The Russians have captured, at Bakalar art large quanti ties of munitions, while the hurried retirement beyond the Vistula

continues.

The Austriane have been driven beyond Kielce, which, the Russians bave occupied,

Decisive successes have also been obtained over the Austrians The Austrians hurriedly retreated and the Russia took Sandomirz, an importint strategic centre.

A Government Gazette Extraordinary, issued this afternoon, on the Kielce-Sindomirz front. contains the following proclaination:-

FRANCIS HENRY MAY,

Governor

By His Excellency Sir Francis Heary My Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vios-Admiral of the sime."

1, Sir Francis Henry May K.C.M.G. Gover.or and Commander. in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dapendencies and Vice- Admiral of the same being satisfied thereof by information received by me do heraby proclaim that war has broken out between Hia Majesty and Tarkey.

Given nader my hand and the Public Sal of the Colony at Victoria, Hongkong, this 6th day of November, 1914.

By Command,

CLAUD SEVERN,

Colonial Secretary.

GOD SAVE THE KING,

India and Turkey's Action,

The following telegram from the Chief of the General Staff, Delhi, has been repeived by the General Officer Candanding, Hongkong, and kindly forwarded to us for publication →→

Nov. 5.

[In the event of Telegrams arriving too late for Insertion on this.

Page they will be found on the Extra.]

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

Germans Abandon,War Material.

Nov. 4, 7.40 p.m.

French Re-Capturing Lost Graund.

November 6, 1913

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NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED.

The King bas reviewed the

Farther decisive successes by

are

reported.

London, Oct. 5A Intis Io our issue of Spt. 12, saye despatch to the Daily Mail the Drapers Record, a corret-describes the exploit of a lone ponlent quoted the following Highlander who was one of a from a Germau paper:

pary of 150 deisiled to hold a bridge over the Aisne, which recalls the heroic dead of Horatius Canadian antiagent at Salisbury_ Herr Bergman, principal of and his companione. A German

Furiber violent attacks by the the Bergmann Electrical Works, atack," says the correspondent, enemy in Francs nod Belgium W38 arrested on an Euglish boat was not expected at that point, have been repulsed.. from America. In the New not rather as guard then the Itussings along the whole line while on the homewird journey and the detachment was meant to Free Press

he relates the fores to defend the bridge. following:-

Suddenly, however, the Germans "The German passengers were opened fire from the wonde Applications for Treasury Bills placed into irane, Alf Germans nioand, and a strong force osme mounting to fifteen millions to were brought, 10 at the time, forward at a run toward the talled twoity-seven millions. with five women, from Southbridge. The Highlanders opened Fort Iltis at Tsingtau has bron under mitory escort. We were the enemy at bay; but the bamb rimont. ampton to Winchester in a train fire at once, and for a time beld almost red voad to atoms by the put into guol and confined in numbers of the Gerangs wera so The Turkish Ambassador in solitary cells. Tast day we had great that the stocking force Loudon has received his pass nothing to eat, and the next three crait constantly nearer, and porte. days the fara consisted of a little under cover of a heavy fira a ten and dry bread. We were dense column of troops was seen Devonshire of Major General The death has occurred in treated like babitual criminals." advancing along the road that

Kekewich. Through the mediation of the lied to the river. Then one of the American Canal the captives Highlanders jumped up from The King has signed the docu- were given their freedom, caver, The maxim gun belong. ments rendered necessary by the Bergmann and a few cthering to the little force had state of war between Britain and obtained permission to depart, ceased its fire, for the whole of Turkey. but the rest of the Germans were its crow had been killed, and the

The Japanese have opturad delained a prisoners of war.'. gun stood there on its tripod, 800 German prisoners before

"It will be remembered on silent amid a ring of dead bodies. Teingtau snl destroyed ading this report that French One lone Highlander ran forward six gune.

twenty- families who were unable to cross under a bullet storm, scized the the frontier have been sheltered maxim, swang it, tripod and bae sent a telegram of congratula

Field Marshal Sir John Fronch the beautifully situated Balen fall, on to his back and car ed it tion to the London Scottish for ataran aeross the exposed bridge their Irilliant charge at Messinas- to the far side. facing the Ger man attack. The felt of the ganed the Turkish frontier and re- The Russian troops have cross- was still cherged, and there, down in full view of the enemy sura. The Turks roretreating.. absolutely alone, the soldier est paleed the Turkish advance and opened a leil of bullets fo Our artillery continues to do

Buden."

And the Truth, The true facts are thege. They. are set forth in a letter to the Southampton magistrates from Mr. Albert W. Salm, the Amer cin Consul at Suthampt 10, published in the Southern Dad· Echo.

the advancing calumo. Under the prodigious slaughter, and the t-mpeat of fira the column waver-matesley of our unbroken od and then truke, fleeing friline has greatly discouraged the cover the folds on either side Germans,

10 ion of Admiral Úradook's

Admiralty debts the story

saak the Monmouth but the British

NEWS.

Farther notes on the crisis appear on page 4

Interesting war items sra

given to-day...

"I beg to assurs 30 that Mr. Drgmann who was one of of the ad, lesving the foxes of The Germancraiser Yorck Bank numerou persons taken off the dead that the maxim al mowed after s riking a chain of mines Oceanic on the evening of Augustart the Highln der fellation the ner.h coast of Ger down. Almost the moment after-becking the entrance to Jahde 8-spoke very differently at the prisen in my presence and that behind i gub, wir in the au A Pria communique says that the situation on the left is un-of my clerk, and also, in my open road he had checked the changed. The enemy on the right bank of the Yser has retired. presence, expressed t the go-inforcements came doubling up

advance apon the bridge, and Grman cruiser engaged

German raporte state that five We have re-captured Lombardzwdo. The Germans on the left bank erocr his warmest thanks for ali only hold one bridge head, Batween Dirmude and Nisap-rt the the courtesies extended to him to line the river bank in such enemy has abandoned large quantities of war material and gane and to thoo with him. The party numbers that the Germans socn equa rin of Valparaiso and which have been engulfed by the floods. The b.tile continues from was held from Batarday until retired, and gave up the attempt Dixmade to the Lys, with alternate advances and retiremente, but on Monday evening; on Sunday after gain the 1dge. The Bigh- the whole the Allies have made appreciable prograse.

noon, by kind leave of the gover in his body when he was picked lander had ti ty bullet wounds anr of the prison, Lexamined the party above 30-—I believe-in "P. Nov. 4, 7.45 p.m.

the Irasence of the governor, an The communique continues:-

I arrived at certain conclusione, Between Lys and Areas there has been scannenading sc- which were laid before the Chile!

Opium for the Stralts. tion in detail. We have advanced between Arras and the Oiss Constable, and by him com-

At the r que t of the Govern- In India the situation ramaine satisfactory. There has so far eastward of Quesnoy and as far as the height of Parilliers. The munic.tad to the Home Office, ment of the Str its Sttlemente, been no excitement caused by the outbreak of hostilities with enemy's attack on the centre in the region of Vailly was not con- and the greater portion, if not all the Gov riment of India havo Tarkey. In many places there have been meetings of influential tinued and we have re-captured part of the lost ground. The Ger.of the Oceanio party were released, rr nged that with effect from on page 2, commercial news on Mahommedans to declare their steadfast loyalty to the British mane made a violent cannonade and vigorous attacks on the heights Mr. Bergmin i was very anxious Janu rý let nest, the quantity of Page 9 and log bok on page 6.

Gear news and the final to do all iz compl a ice with my spium z. qurd for consumpti n request-and that was to get back to the Colony shall be sold dr ct mean (es between Villa anl

Carzazi appear en page 3. to New York as soon as possible, to the Co'o.ial Gromen', and be left Southampton with that subject to certain sub idiary on- A further special article on Nov. 4, 3.20 p.m. expressed intention. It is only ditions. The agreement will Friedrich Nietzsche appairs as It is reported from Tokyo that a vigorous awaalt has begun on the truth to say that there is no one remain in force for five years, and page 4. Fert Iltis, one of the strongest fortifications at Tsingtan and a way in that a ty or in any other a fixed price will be paid by the for the infantry is being prepared by a not terrific bombardment, arrested under the operation of Colonial Coverament. The num- which has almost reduced the fort to atoms.

the aliens law but that has re-bur of chests of uncertified Bengal ceived the kindest treatment and opium to-day notified as to be German Cruiser Sink.

moat hamuno consideration at the offered for sale by public auction Nov. 5, 6.20 a.m.

A message from Tokyo states that the Japanese have saptured hands of the Chief Constable and during 1015 (viz. ten thousand Renter's correspondent at Amsterdim states

eight hundred prisoners balore Tsingtan and, destroyed twenty-six his mer, and any charge against ant eight) is accordingly that 80 guns. official Berlin telegram says the Garman cruiser. Torok strack a chain of mines blocking the entrance to Jahda Bay, on the north coast of Germany. The craiser sank.

Government and to deplore Turkey's action,"

Indian Troops la France.

Reports received show the excellent bearing of Ladian troope in contact with the enemy in France. Recruits are coming in most 'eatisfactorily.

[Renter's Service to "The Telegraph"]

So for 382. men, more than half of the crew, have been saved.

The Yorck was an armoured cruiser of 9,350 tone, with a

of Chemin-des-Dames and around Rheims, but they were repulsed. There is nothing of importance frinspiring from Rheims to the Mouse, in the Woevra region or in Lorraine.

Fort Iltis Blown to Pieces.

Further Japanese Success at Tsingtau.

Nor. 4, 10.10 p.m.

Brilliant Charge of the London Scottish.

"Our Contemporaries" appears

DON'T FORGET-

TO-DAY: Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoris Theatre-3.15 p.m.

TO-MORROWE Bijou Theatre 9.15 pm Victoria Theatre 9.16 m Sale of Carios etc.-G.P. Lam mart's Sales Rooms 2.30 p.m.

Winchester prison and its gover- exclusive of the quantity required Field Marshal Sir John French has sent a telegram of congratula other lines involving "dit, during that year, namely, thre not, and staff, on these or any by the Colonial Government tion to the London Scottish on their brilliant charge at Messince. damp," is without foundation; in

oin thousand one hundred nu1twenty barmans Discouraged. R

fact, that prison is a model one; obests. It will be noticed that designed speed of 21 knots. Her armament consisted of four8.2 inch, repalced the enemy everywhers with most heavy loss. Our artillery prison, kopt on the highest and announced in this week's Gezatte Hongkong A.D.O. B

Oar troops on November 1 were attacked all along the line, ba of course, it is not a Ritz bat a the number of opium Cheets ten 5.8 inch, aisteon 3.4 inch on 1 fourteen smaller guns. She was continues to do prodigious slaughter. The maintenance of an best lines of such as to be sold by public auction Gala night, Theatre Royal- launched in 1904 and completed in the following year,

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