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CORRESPONDENCE,

The opinions expressed by the Correspondents are not necess- arily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph "..

(To the Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph.)

NITRATE AND EXPLOSIVES.

Sir, I see in your weekly edition a letter from a gestioma who signe himself "Neutral." He says that nitrate of lime has no connection," whatsoever with explosives, Will "Neutral" enlighten your rea tere on the following points :-

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WAR ITEMS:

Prince Decorated,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1914.

now amounts to $16,623. H. E.

the Governor and Lady Young DAIRY FARM NEWS.

have subsoribed $2,500, whereof $250 is for loonl distress.

Berlin, Sept. 30. PrinceThe German 42 centimetro

w German 42 cm. Guna. - William of Hohenzollern, whose guns weigh about 100 tons and doughter is the wife of Mangel,coat roughly $100,000 sterling former King of Portugal, has each. Each shot-weighs about a been decorated with the Order of ton and costa 22,000 sterling. the Iron Cross first and second They can only be fired approxi oi888..

mately 120 times, They have a Berlin, Sept. 30. According miles). Report has it that they range of 21 kilometres (bver 13 to the Lo al Anzeiger, Prince have guns of larger onlibre cap Franz, suu of the King of Bavaria, able of abooting 45 kilometres who has the rink of major-general, (roughly 28 miles). and is in command of the second Bavarian regiment, has been slightly wounded in the thigh.

Bavarian Prince Wounded.

Under Government Control.

Sisters of Mercy Killad. The Times correspondent re ports that Sisters of Meroy were Can the pitrogen in the calcium

killed in Rheime cathedral, Shells be converted into nitric acid, and Two oigarette factoring in Gor-killing three or four and wound Berlin, Sept. 30,Via London) fell upon the prisoners, he says, then into nitro-explosives, picric many, the Jasmatzi concern at ing others. Four Sisters of Mercy scid, etc., can the nitren in Dresden, and the Batechari factory also lay dead on the floor of the the calcium salt be converted into at Biden Baden, owned by the cathedral; their white faces set potassium salt, OF oan wood pulp be used for the maou have been placed under govern koooling women, their lips mov- the Anglo-American tobacco combine,with the sublimity of their faith, facture of gun-rolton explosiver?ment control, for the reason that

All around were the figures of I have not seen the Globs correspondent's letter, but I pre-in England.

mjrity of the capital is helding in fervent prayer. sume ho knows the business.

Yura etc..

CHANG KWOCK-HING, M.E. Canton, November 9, 1914.

CASE SETTLED.

Court Proceedings Terminate Abruptly.

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Kaiser's Stock Captured. London, Sept 30-A despatch to the Star from Petrograd says a machine gun battery No. 1 haz thet emong the remarkable war been equipped at a coat of con- trophins aravingar Smolensk is the adorably over $150,000, the er entire stock of Emperor William's Pense being borne by a few of famous pedigree cattle and stud the most prominent men in Cana bres, cattured by the Russians do, says an Ottawa message. The The effectiveness which the from the Emperor's estate ut Ro-equipment consists of 16 automa- torperio hae so for shown itself to minten, in Est. Pruscis. Toy firing 400 shots per minute,revival in a more acute form of feet within the outer shell of the lio machine guns, opable of possess has naturally led to a were taken to Moscow and pre- sented to the Russiau Agricul-mounted" on This morning, in the Origiral tural Institute for distribution to motor trucks, for motor ron tection of large ships against these sight armoured the discussion concerning the pro Court, the Chief Justice, Mr. agricultural breeding notatione abouts, 18 motor cycles, one re-projectiles, says the Globe. The Justice Gompertz, continued the Anti-British Feeling. pair ear, in which every conceiva beat defence is, of course, to keep onse in which the Chop See, Wo Venice, Sept. 30 (v: Paris).- ble kin of material for repair hostile torpedo-osalt cut of range firm, of R fps Qy, Singapore, News which has reached here work is installed, one tool car, by means of counter-oraft, bat sued the Test Tack Co., and Lim says that the anti-British feeling carrying trenching and every this is difficult or even impossible Sia-woo and Lim Woon-18, 24, in Austria is becoming more other kind of tools necessary for in the case of submarines. The Des Voeux Road, labour con pronounced than ever. The few modern warfare, and a comple-second line of defence lies in tractors, to recover the sum of remaining British residents atment of 120officers and men. With suspending a screen of some sort $5,798.27, being amount of a Trieste are finding their position the equipment will be carried four round the ship itself, so that the judgment obtained in Singapore intolerable. An English chap extra gans. The motor tracks will torpedo may be either entangled against the defendants, or, in the lain hus been arrested three curry tripods, ro that it will be in a net or exploded by coming alternative, a similar sam as times. On the last occasion be possible to take the guns off the into contact with something more balance for goods sold unl de- was called out of bed at 4 o'clock tracks and set them up wherever solid at a safe distance from the livered.

in the morning, and the police desired. The trucks carry am-ship's side. The third form is Mr. Petter, instructed by Mr.insisted on remaining in his bed-munition and gun crews, thus to modify the structure of the relative naval strength of the GRAND ASSORDAANE OF BINOCULARS, Otto Kong-aing, appeared for the room while he dressed. An En-enabling them to be removed ship so as to localise the effect of opposing nations is illustrated in plaintiffs, and Mr. F. C. Jenkio,glish woman, 78 years old, in the rapidly from one place to another the explosion. instructed by Mr. E. M. Tozer, ame city, has been compelled to with their ammunition.

a manner which at once explaine appeared for the second defend-report in person to the police motors are about sixty horse

postpone the auxiety of our enemies to

the day

as long as station every other day.

power each, and are capable of

possible in the hope of being able travelling forty miles an hour.

in the meantime to reduce our se- Washington, Sept. 30-Pre- The gentlemen who have made this

periority by anch guerilla sallies as sident Wilson approved to-day a gift to the Dominion Government naturally increased. Torpedo that which robbed us of the Mr. Potter regretted that bis legislative programme for con- are: The Hon. Clifford Sifton, nets, which have been fitted to Hogne, Cressy, and Abookir. friend had to make that announce greas which includes postpone Thomas Ahearn, Warren Your battleships for many years ment, because be was told now, that ment of consideration of the Ships Soper, J. R. Both, Sir Heury K. past, are now in diafavout. This fleete of the Triple Entente is tonnage of the his friend's clients had consented Purchase Bill until November 15, Egan, Ottawa; Sir to judgment for the amount in the following the fall elections. The Shaughnessy, H. S. Holt, Mor- fact that several foreigd navies Dual (late Triple) Alliance fleets Thomas is very curions, in view of the given as 3,117,551, and of the hands of Mr. Needham $8,000, plan, as outlined by officials to day, timer A. Davis, Hugh Paton, R. are just beginning to adopt the 1,173,289. Even these figures, and also for $1,000 for costs. He includes recess by the house. Brutinel, Bentley Drummond, torpedo-net, the French and Ger. Lowever, do not convey the truest in chambers in connection with November 15. The senate is to pipeg; C. W. McLean, W. A. battleships of the pre-Dread the opposing forces at ses, which bad. also an application to make within the next ten daye, until Monreal; T. A. Burrows, Win-man among them. No German idea of the relative atrangth of the matter.

finish consideration of the Clapton Downey, Brockville; and Sir nought era were fitted with net le given more accurately in a Judgment was entered ac-Trust Bill, and the War Revenue Donald Mann, Toronto. Most of defence, and most of the Dread-diagram compering their main cordingly,

Bill, and then also recess, Infor the men are chauffeurs and me-noughts were built without them; gube. Of these there are 1,206 matien reaching the White House chanics. is that there will be no filibuster German Women and Children at taken in hand and fitted cut with those of the Alliance.

but all the latter have now been in the Entente fleets and 414 in against the war revende bill in

Singapore. the Senate.

A "crinoline."

A Query.

aut.

When the court sat, Mr. Jenkin informed his Lordship that he was no longer instructed.

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SAFETY OF ROUTES.

Bengal Chamber's Statement.

Calcutta, October 15.

the Emden

Was

U.S. War Revenue Bill.

The

having largely reduced the value The coming of the submarine of counter torpedo-craft, the re- lative importance of the second and third lines of defence has

The total

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It is remarked, and with perfect When all the German male The objection to net defence is truth, that the war has come "two residents in Singapore were that it can only be usefully or three years too soon for the Washington, Sept. 30-Secre- gathered in and rent to St. John's employed when a ship is at Ruian Navy, which, so far as its In the course of the statementary Bryan, in a resolution paseed Island for internment, it was anchor, an a vessel with neta out first fighting line is concerned, is giving the Bengal Chamber's by the Senate to-day, was asked understood, views on the positions in trade it to report, if notincompatible with Times, that some stops would be than five knots. As a general present, however, Germany has Eays the Straits cannot proceed at a greater speed still in the making." Up to the is said the situation caused by publicinterest, whether the British taken by the authorities later to rule the booms from which the not been able to make any im throughout Government is interfering with deal with the women and children.net hange when in use cover presaton on Russian strength in closely considered by the com- shipments of American copper in Now those measures have been about three quarters of the length the Baltic, Mr. Churchill has mittee and they have been in neutral ships to Rotterdam, announced. We understand that of the ship, the ends being left dwelt it length upon the rein- correspondence with the Govern-Senator Smoot received a tele- all the German ladies resident anprotected; and the experience forcements which will join the ment of India and the Govern- gram yesterday from American here are to be removed from of last Tuesday week shows that British Fleet within the next ment of Bengal regarding the shippers declaring that neutral Singapore. They are being given the explosion of a torpedo is not twelve months in comparison measures which could be taken to copper, not regarded 'as oon. the choice of going to any place necessarily fatal unless it strikes with those which Germany on protect adequately the important

contraband hy The in the F.M.S. provided they er its viotim in the vital parts expect; and we should not forget trade routes converging on Cafgue convention, was being not within ten miles of the sea or amidships. The Cressy would that the forces of the Allies will eatta. In order that trade might

held up

of a navigable river; or of going in all probability have survived be strengthened by four Russian be resumed without the likelihood Panama Exposition to be Held.to a neutral country. Already the firat torpedo, which seems to chips and by three super-Dread- of damage or farther interruption,

Washington, Sept. 24-Formal several ladies have left Singapore have struck her forward, but the noughts completing afloat for the Light, Palatable and Wholesome. it was a matter of general relief Secretary Bryan to-day that there seems not unlikely that Java will engine-room, and was fatal.

made by and gone to Bangkok, and it second caught her abreast of the French Navy, and satisfaction that early in would be no postponement of the receive some of them. October íntimation was received

Francisca, and that no foreign Dance, since ye're dancing, Panama-Pacific Exposition at San

Eminently suited for this Climate. considered to be reasonably safe: and it need not be said that the

nation had given formal" notice

The Governor-General of Fu Won the Highest awards at all committee voice the hope of the whole country that there will be no occasion for another similar war. compulsory stoppage of trade.

that the Bay of Bengal was

ditional

Announcement WAR

of ita withdrawal from participa-

A New Scotch Reel.

William, Dance up and doon.

tion on account of the European Set to your partners, William,

Patriotic Winnipeg.

We'll play the tune!

Winnipeg, Man,, Sept. 29.0, make a bow to Paris,

Here's Antwerp-tron; to the Gulf of Riga,

Back to Verdun-

Ye'll nee your shoon! Dance, since ye're dancing,

William,

As regards the detention of Winnipeg's patriotic fand has vessels by the Government it ial stated, apart from the loss of hire now passed the half million mark O that these vessele might have and last night resobed the sum of earned had they been set free $528,375.85, all of which is to Ay, but I'm thinking, laddie, earlier for trading purposes, the paid within one year. Collec compulsory detention of them tions are still coming freely and and their cargoes at Colombo for this figure will be largely ang

mented.

Dance up and doon, over two months has been the Russian Revolutionary Arrested. Bet to your partners, William,

London, Sept, 20-A despatch We'll play the tune! and loss to Calcutta consignees to the Evening Star from Petro What! Wad ye atop the pipers? and shippers. It is unnecessary grad says the famous Russian to refer in detail to the lengthy revolutionary leader, Vladimir Dance, since ye're dancing, Wil correspondence which the com- Bourtzeff, who returned to Russia mittee had had regarding these to fight for the land from which believed that the authorities con he escaped while a prisoner, Las

cause of serious inconvenience

cerned have now decided to allow them to proceed to Oslautta to dinoberge,

been arrested.

Prince of Wales' Fund. Singapore, October 26, The Gingapore Prince of Wales' Fund

Nay, 'tia ower-soon!

liam,

dry

Dauce, yo puir loon! Dance till yo're dizzy, William,

Dance till ye swoon 1 Dance till ye're dead, my laddiet

We play the tunel

The Times

structural, and much interest The most favoured form of defence againat torpedo attack is

therefore attaches to the sug gestions put forward at the Royal United Service Institution in 1911 by Baron Roenue. He proposed the provision of a triple shell for the underwater parts of a ship, the innermost to be thinly armoured. lle claimed that as far as underwater attack was concerned. the value of armour was enormously increased if the main shock of the explosion was borna by a thinner plating out alde. At a distance of 59 inches from the outer envelope, he said,

an armour plate will afford the sante protection to the ship against an explosive charge weighing 100 kilogrammes as a plate forty times as thick bearing

The Russian The Rasaian Baron suggested the fitting of the three shells at a distance of about three feet apart, and claimed that a vessel so con

Fukion Finance.

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