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DAY BY DAY.

NOVEMBER 11, 1914,

NOTES ON THE CRISIS. THE EMDEN AT PENANG.

THE SWEETEST MUSIC IS NOT IN ORATORIOS, BUT IN THE HUMAN THE FATE OF THE EMDEN, VOICE WHEN IT SPEAKS FROM ITS INSTANT LIFE TONES OF TEN.

DERNESS, TRUTH, AND COURAGE-

Emerson.

Yesterday, wo notice, Mr. Melbourne inflicted a smart fine on a Chinese tallyman from ope of the Blus Funnel boate, who not only objected to having his cabin searched by a native revenue mar, but who emphasised the frot by assaulting the native in question. We are very glad to see that this oheeky individual has been fine. brought to book. The work of. the officials is quite arduous fine, enough дя it is where

The Weather. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 70;

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At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 00;

Our Sea Supremacy Becoming More Absolute.

HELL LET LOOSE.”

Full Account of Her Venture.

Ressian Sallor's Version. Describing what actually oc curred, & Russian sal r who was on the 'deak of the Zhemtohug told how the wrship, showing [four funnels, came into view alot 5.30 and when challenged Tao following account of the by the Zremtchug, replied, "Yar Emden's dramatic exploits, in month coming to anchor." The "Where is the Emden? No Penang Harkoar ca October 28 newcomer continued on her course, longer is there need to ask the is from the Pinang Gazette:- heading between the Russian question. Within three days of The Enider, which, apparent's, draiser and Penang, only about. the fall of Tainginu she has been had been lying outside. Pining two hundred yards away from the finally accounted for, and to-day on the night of Tuesday, Octo- Zhemtcbug. the twisted and buckled rezoning ber 27th, entered at about 5 Que of the guards on board the of bar bulk lia piled up on one of o'clock on Wednesday morning, Russian, keeping a close watch on the Cocos Islands. The bare fact when the light was still faint and the incoming vessel, observed the that the wily commerce-de- deceptive, and making for the foremost funnel snake, and be stroyer had ended her career men-of-war snckcrage, took up a immediately gave the alarm by Yesterday the Telegraph pub-

ዩን exclusively announced position. She was observed of shouting" Emden!" A shot was kong or Caaten Chinese would lished 38

colamme of solid in the Telegraph laat night. this there is no doubt by the almost at once fired by the Russian ever have created this particular reading matter. To-day there Then we were without any details Russian cruiser Zbemthog; but at the German ship, but it missed, kind of trouble. More often than will be 38 published. not the really cheeky Chinese is

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Talking of Chinese law-break- ere, an interesting case come before the Marine Court on Satur- day, when a

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The 'Dollar.

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Allco Memorial Hospital... The Hoh. Treasurer of the Alice

"At Home,"

A Fine Record.

The Death Roll.

of the circumstances under which the German three-funnelled rover and the Emden, now abreast of she had gone aground, tut epccial bai rigged up a dummy, and her opponent, fired four shells at be who has been to England, The rate of the dollar

telegrams to hand this morning passed for H,M.S. Yarmouth just the Rusian, two of which hit." America or Australia; and he, in demand to-day is 18 8,0-10d.

show that she was nicely trapped long enough to enable Eer Com A torpedo from the Emden then a general way, thinks himself Electric Fittings Stolen.""

while actually engaged in another mander to marmavre his ship struck the Zhemtehug aft, follow vastly superior to his own cour-' From an empty house in Caine of her exploit-an attempt to into a position which rendered a ed. by nathar which exploded in. trymen here! We should havo Road, electric fittings to the value destroy the telegraph apparatus sudden and effective attack on the fore part of the Russian, thought that if a native revenue of $31 have been stolen,

on the Cocos Islands. She had in the Zhemichug tay. Too Rus- causing the latter to heel over officer is good enough to be, ap-

Property Sale. pointed to examine the effecta. To-morrow at 3 p.m. Mr. G. P. point of fnot succeeded in account sian shig had hardly become and practically rendering her communications addressed to the Editor, mot aessarily for and cabin of a Chinese gentle- Lammert is felling at his sales ing for the wireless instruments aware of "the Emden's identity guns useless. The Emden went man from Canton, he is equally room leasehold property situate there, but that was to be her last when she was torpedoed, and on a abort distance, keeping up a bit of work. Caught red-bonded almost at that moment the Emden desultory fire, turned, firing a gcol enough for the same o the Praya East.

Loss of Jawellery.

by the Australian cruiser Sydney, opened a terrific broadside, at no broadside while doing so, and performance where a Holt's

From the house of Mrs. Wil she was soon fighting for her life greeter range thau about 300 when again abreast of the Zhem- tallyman, who has been half an

kiason, Bowen Rond, jewellery to

and she lost it. Emboldened yards. The decks of the Russian tohug, now on the Province side, the value of $437, including a

by her previous successes, she warship were swept by the fire of fired another broadside, the Secret Compartments,

pair of diamond bracelets, of the had gone a step too far; but this her guns, and shells, were pamp-replies by the Rassion, in con- value of $400, has been stolen. much must be conceded-sheed into her The Russian gun-sequence of the heavy list, all

died fighting.

ners had no opportunity of suc- passing over the German. Now The rates per quarter and per mense, proportional. Subscriptions

Ofally defending the ship, bat in a sinking condition, with her for any period less than one month will be charged sa for

$50 for having in her junk Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals Now that the career of the they replied gamely. It was decks covered with dead and full month. daily istme is delivered free when the address is accessible to a secret compartment in which begs to acknowledge with thanks Emden has come to a dramatic fatile, for it could be seen through wounded men, a terrific explosion, messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies delivered at either goods or persons could be the following donation to the end, one's thoughts naturally fy the fames and smoke that the believed to be the magazine, their residences without any extra charge. On copies sent by concealed." This conviation will fande of the Bopifile:-H. Skott back to her past exploits. She Zhemtchug within a few minutes practically shattered the craig

bas certainly done fine work for bad listed so badly that it was When the huge mass of flame post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for

probably lead to a more thorough $100. postage...

Colony's Health.

her country-more than the rest impossible for them to strike and smoke cleared off, only the le postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00 overhauling of the native

Last week there were notified of the Garmen Navy put together. the Endon. Two other broadsides top of the Zhemtohug's mast was craft sailing in and out of per quarter. ingle Copies, Daily, ten cents. Weekly, twenty-five conte (for Hongkong; for the existence to cases of diphtheria (non- Of merchant vessels alone she has followed, and the noise of an to be seen, while scores of men

of such compartment?

fatal), iwo of enteric (cas fatal) sunk no fewer than fifteen, in explosion indicated only too were swimming about in the

one fatal occurrence of addition to which she has sent to plainly what had happened. It water. far too useful to the criminal and

"No forzet," said the sailor, fleeing from justice, to the return puerperal fever. All were Chinese the bottom one Russian and one is believed that the Zbemtchug ing deportee or to the smugglers save one of diphtheria, the French warehip. That is arcouri was torpeloed again. The shells with terri in his eyes, which hie of opiam and arms. The trick is sufferer in this instance being a which will take a lot of betting. had torn, great rents in the doon hand immediately overed, evid an old one, and, a hundred years Portuguese. There were no cases In her work of accounting for the ed warship, which was also taled ently an attempt to hide the merchant ships she secured the below the water line. When the terrible scener, and experiences of plague. ago (or less), was well known to

admiration of everybody, even huge cloud of black smoke hai through which he had just pass- the "Famishers"-as the Kent coast revenue officers were affect To-day, being the anniversary those who were most hit by disappeared there was no sign of ed. He believed the Zuemtobug

depredations. tionately styled by the local Emmanuel III of Italy, who was were

of the birthday of King Victor her

Britishers the Zhemtchug. From the open-fired in all about thirteen shots DO leas snuff-runners and gin-smugglers. born in 1889, Con.m. Volpicelli, in

grudging ing cannonade, until the end, but he thought that none of their recognition of only a quarter of an hour elapsed. them struck the Emden, in con- Many a channel and North Sea Consul-General, held a reception the commander's enterprise, skill Rarely, if ever, has there been a sequence of the list caused by the fishing boat contained"

at the Italian Consulate, this and dering than the most ardent naval

engagement at sherter torpedoes. hollow bulk-head between cabin sular body and leading residents page was that represented by the nature overtaken a warship with 255 couls on board, and of these biding-places; many even boasted morning. Members of the Con- German. The only blot on the range; or has a calamity of this It is understood that there were and hold, wheroin bales of silk of the Colony paid calls.

manner in which the little spit- Į such incredible swiftness. were closely packed.

Fell over Embankment. fire is said tohave gained entrance Eighty or ninity of the crow of officer and 88 'men lost their Rough on the Officials.

A Chinese who apparently fell to Penang barbour. Tant was by the Zhemtohur weat down with lives. The wounded number 3 down a railway embankment was disguising berself as the British the vessel. Of her complement officers and 120 men. Those who walk sarily in bunting for these found lying injured at Hang cruiser Yarmonth-by the erec-of 355 min; the majority were escaped unhurt numbered 10 socrat places. For a trick com Hom yesterday by Mr. C. 1)tion of a faked fourth fannel rescued, but a large proportion officere, and 133 men. Three of monly played on the more un Lambert, Loco. Sapt. of the Kow- and the flying of the white werd shockingly popular among them (for that loon-Canton Railway. He was ensign.

wounded, the injured have since died in That she wag dis Several French torpedo-boats the General Hospital. A number matter, we never heard of a taken to the hospital, where it guised is now made doubly were in harbour, and were silent of those taken to Hospital were Famisher who was not unpopular)

was found that he was suffering clear from the fact that when and powerless witnesses of the found to be merely suffering from was to send him an anonymous from compound fracture of the caught at the Cocos Islands the hell that had been let loose. They shock and have since joined their letter, to the affect that the smack left leg. His body was also badly still had her fourth funnel-a were lying close in and, like the comrades, who escaped roathless, Bluebell or Mary Jane had a bruised.. hollow bulkhead. Keen on a.

Further Bodies Recovered, sunken warebip, had no steam up. St. Vincent de Paul Fete,

Fifteen bodies of Russian sai- After dealing her deadly blow, lers were recovered ficating in the capture, a greenhorn officer would" The Council General of the

Apart from these somewhat the Enden moved slowly round harbour on Friday, the 30th ult. board the smack in question, Society of St. Vincent de Paul despicable ruses, we can still and opened fire apparently in the and brought ashore for burial. accompanied by a couple of inform us that they wish to make find a warm corner in our hearts direction of the oil tanks, carpenters whɔ would back over a certain proportion of the for the gallant commander of the ncns of which were hit.

The Straying Shells, and bra and perhape do net proceeds of the Al Fresco Fete, now silent Emden, who, if among transport with coal on beard re-billets elsewhere.. Oue was found Several of the shelle found sevetal -pounda' worth of which has been postponed till the saved, deserves all the bonoar ceived one shell, which ploughed at the Golf Course, one in the damage to the boat, only to rext Sanday, November 15, to the that can be bestowed on him. No right through her not many feet Waterfall Gardens, one at Prai, find that the bulkheads were Prince of Wales' Fund. It is words of praise can be too high above the water line, and wounded and several at Bukit Mertajam. cound and solid and innocent of hoped that this fact will be a for the part which a unit of our an officer badly. concealment. Bat perhaps the still further inducement to the Australian Fleet has played in then steamed away by the north only damage they did was to The Eden It is entisfactory to know that the these daye. Of leto the President of the Chinese Republic has not entiahmen's cleverest dodge was people of Hongkong to patronise bringing atout the doom of the channel, the way she came, and slightly injure two coolies at been sparing in denouncing him as a tailor to his country, and the oil-cake trick. A harmless the fete. The tickets which were disturber of commerce. Australia saw the Merbau, a coasting steam Balat Mortajad now we find him openly dubbed in a Presidential Mandate as "rebel locking barge would arrive at sold for the Sih instant will, of may well be proud of the fae: that er, now acting as s. patrol, San Won." He is accused of stirring up strife up and down the (ay) Whitstable dr. Sandwich cr course, hold good for next to her hoe fallen the honour of Evidently under the impression had a British naval energ It is stated that the Zbemtchug land at a time when the situation is one of extreme delicacy, in con- Folkestone, loaded up with oil- Sunday's event.

puiting the Emden out of action that he had to deal with a des board. sequence of the European war, and there appear to be good grounds, cake brought from Holland. Of

once and for all. By a happy troyer, the Emden's commander An Eye-Witness's Story. in the incidents cited, to support the President in making the course there was no difficulty in

coincidence the story of the Em- opened fire, and abelle shrieked An eye-witness states: The charge. We are not at the moment concerned with this aspect of getting the revenas people to pase

den'a'tate is followed up by the their way to their billet. Several Emden came in at 430, atopped the Mandate, however; rather would we emphasise the observations such a harmless cargo, and it was

news of the bottling-up of the missed, but the Merbau's funnel five minutes outside the Penang of Yuan Shil-Eai on the causes which led him (Yuan) t take up they bad been rather baily had,”

years before they discovered that

Koenigsberg, Brother of Germ-was struck and she was hit els Club, and then went into the the post of President of the Republic.

any'srovere. With these two beats where. Discovering his blunder, Harbour; stopped four minutes Hitherto partisans of Sun Yat-sen have often made a point of and that one. oil-cake in every

out of the way, there are only the Commander ceased fire, and in front of the Fort, broadside on, the so-called self-sacrifice of their leader in giving up the post of

Eeven of the enemy's cruisers at the Emden continued to Muka and then steamed past a Russian. Provisional President to make way for Yuan Shib-kai. But what

large, and of these we know that Head..

cruiser, went round her does the latter say on this point? He avers that the Provisional

fire are in the vicinity of Val The French torpedo boat was and pat two shots and a Government was established by Sun Yat-aan with the support of a

A Chinese Fampan woman was, paraiso. Our supremacy at sea not a good mark and she sustain torpedo into her. The Russian soore of peraone of his private party, and that while in office he

at the Police Court this morning, is the every day becoming more ed a long cantonade from the managed to fire three shots which demonstrated his complete incapacity for the work, To use the

charged with stealing a quantity absolute.

Emden's guns, The torpedo hit the Emden, but in five minutes President's own words, "besides being unable to administer the gov-

of steel obain and a steel wire Austria Crampling Up. boat could do little in the way of after the first shot the Russian ernment of the country, he lacked the capability of governing the

rope from the 8.9. Atreur, and Space does not permit of much an effective reply, and the unfor sank. The Emden steamed out, Army. He even misinterpreted the Republica form of goviroment. Inspite of the counter-attraction also with being in anlawful pos mention being made of the land tunate crew were trapped as met the patrol coming in to tell He violated the established law and the principles of social relation, offered by the "Blue Bird" per- session of a canvas anning, on operations, but a word may be surely as the poor fellows on the us it was the Emden, and fired on the ples of equality." That is a strong indictment, to be sureformance at the Theatre Royal November 7:

penned regarding the continued Zhemiohug. The Mousquet sank ton shots at her without sinking and it leads up to the reason why, in President Yuan's opinion, last night, a large number of The goods were identified by humiliation of Austria by the with many on board her, but the her. She afterwards met the Sun Yat-sen gare up office. This reason is that Sun became people attended at the Victoria Mr. J. R. Galland, assistant Russians. Nothing in the present Emden stopped to receive those Glentorat, stopped her (we could aware that he had leat the confidence of the people, and realising to witness the new war pictures; manager on Holt's Wharf, whe campaign has been more remark who were discovered above the see it), asked if she were carrying that bie downfall was imminent he sought to give up offies and thus and these, to judge by the fre- caid the goods belonged to the able than the demoralisation of waves. When the Emden en ammunition and when they said conceal his shortcomings. Then it was that Yuan Shih-ksi, to use queat and prolonged applause, Atrene, which was alongside the the Austrian forces. Every countered her victim the hour "No" lowered her bosts. But his own phrase, "could not help assuming the responsible and fully appreciated the stirring wharf for a day and a half, and student of international politics was about 7 o'clock, and the dis-catching sight of a French torpedo difficult dat es." representation of the facts of the case. Sun Yat-sen as an agitator and French, Russians and Bel- that she was only carrying the collection of nationalit

Back and actually had the cheek told his Worship weakness inevitable to such from the town.

to send a mesenge by the Las no equal-he knows all the tricks of the trade; and he is shrewd gians, men and ships appeared goode for someone else," She was 166 and governments as make up

Penang had not awakened when Glenturret: her compliments to man snough to see when the tide is going against him. But of and re-appeared, telling, in a a widow with a young child and the Daal Monarchy, but few ex- the intimation of the Emden's Penang and apologies for firing administrative ability be has not the least shadow of knowledge, nor fascinating manner, of the early had to take any job she could peated that an army numbered in arcival came. The astonished on the patrol. We watched the ever will. That of itself is sufficient to unfit him for high office, stages of the outbreak of war. get. She was only to receive millions and to formidable on residents hastily dressed, and Glenturret come in L for Leather, apart altogether from the dangers of having an obvious schemer and Two of the meat populer acolions forty conts for carrying these paper would crample up so rushed off in the direction of the while the Emden sailed off upportacist at the head of a nation's affairs. Happily since Presid of the long three-part film were goods.

quickly. There are many reasons firing, which was patent to every pursued by the torpedo boat. By at Yaan has been in office a sharp watch has been kept on the the march past of the London The case was remanded for the for this, but the spiritual element body. The roar of the guns was Blau Ferringi, she met another tarbare of the country's peace, and it is reassuring at this time Scottish, and the Hongkong Boy production of a father police je assuredly one of the biggest deafening, and almost ceaseless torpedo boat and rank her. And to know that that policy is being steadfastly pursued.

for nearly a quarter of an hour, cleared Heaven knows where.

· The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1914.

A SCHEMER EXPOSED.

The notorious individual Sun Yat-sen is coming by his own

THE OLD STORY.

half dozen was made of compress "Carrying It for Somebody Else."

ed snuff.

VICTORIA THEATRE.

scenes that were shown, Ter- which departed on

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Canvas one-api

The Gallant Commander .-

This statement of the President's we believe to be a true ritorials and regulare, Loglish The defendanday. Wan, of course, aware of the charge of the shells could be heard going for her she called the bosts:

Sooubs at work:

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factors.

The First Intimation.