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THE RED RIVER PIRACY.

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The Weather.

China and Conscription.

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Alleged Over-Charging.

Alice Memorial Hospital,

Pressure.

Full Details of the Experiences

of Two Standard Oll Men.

Sent to Gaol for Refusing Orders

At the Marine Court, this We have now received fall When we spoke yesterday of details of the recent piracy on the morning, before Commander Basil the Emden's having died fighting Red River, in which two members Taylor, RN.. fifty-two lascars of we had only before as the countiest of the Standard Oil Company'a the 88. Monmouthshire were charged with refusing to obey the details of the engagement with staff were injured. the Sydney. A late wire which the orning of October 18, iir. work, thereby delaying the de- It appears that at about 7.30, on orders of the master to return to came through in the aftercom

his deeds.

deserters.

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told how, though trapped beyond Tyson and Mr: W. L. Marshall, partore of the vessel.

F. G. P. Eccleston, maater, Count the Columns. tical methods whereby conscrip Yesterday the Telegraph pub. the possibility of escape, the Ger-who wore asleep on boards tosten

O solid can cruiser refused to give in, route from Ching Shui, where it said that, yesterday morning, tion can be immediately adopted." lished 37 columns The man who can do that will be reading matter. To-day there and the fight continued until she had been engaged, to the month the men refused to go to was piled up on the reef, her bull of the Hang Shei River at this in the ship. The crew a genius indeed, and will have will be 35 published.

burst out. The figures given of precies time about 70 li from came off and told him that they well earned the $1,000 if he should

the losses sustained-200 cat of Teien Kong-were awakened by would not go to son in the ship, succeed, Chini numbers her

a complement of 200-reveal the shots from the bank. It was adding that they were afraid. The male populatio in hundreds of

The rate of the dollar on extent of the great sacrifice made oloudy morning in sourcely first defendant said he was will- millions, and even from the finan-demand to-day is 1 8.0-10.

in the little cruiser's last tand, light, but, the occupants of the ing to go back.

With the exception of eleven of oial standpoint alone, China, in

DA Britishers, who boat really learned that there her presostatato, could not dream The public are reminded of the nad we' of raising a conscript army. The lecture on "High and Low Tem. can always admire a fight to were a number of men on the the defendants, all refused to go near discharged and the remainder appeal issued by the branch cor- peratures" which is to be given the finish, in spite of great odds bank with gans and that the boat back to the ship. Twelve were

against the defenders, can well had already been run so tains the observation that none by Professor Robertson at the Otty, afford to deli our caps in memory to the shore that in an instant it were sent to gaol for six weeks of the nations ond exist in

of brave foes who fought like the grounded and left them in an im- with hard labour and each order- ed to pay the gaol obarges out of Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which these days without resorting to

The two men on the beat were the wages they were due. officers and men of the Eaden possible position for defence. Editor, not necessarily for conscription. That is news in- deed. What about Britain? We

did. We have suficient seati seem to be doing very well to-day

ment, too, to feel a degree of exposed to file from a steep slop without it. The time may ome,

gladness that the Commander of ing bank, while the pirates were the craft is among those who Lave stationed about 50 yards away of couree, when Chine will have

escaped unhurt. He is a man and protected by boulders, behind was no money on the boat, for to think of a reorganisation of her

This morning at the Police among men, and long after the which they crouched and from after a few more shots at both Army along lines approximating to conscription. But that time is Conit, a charge was preferred war is ended his name will be re- which position they fired on the Mr. Marshall and Mr. Tyson as they could the two pirates mentioned rapid- without exposing themselves ly disappeared up the bank assuredly not yet. In the mean- againét So Ka-Shau of charging vered by all who have known of boat as feat

to any extent, There was in the direction of the rest. time she may well turn her more than the legally fixed prices, attention to more pressing ques- at his fruit stall, No. 36, in the Syltex the Bude to Coned to only available on the boat one Me Tyson then got aboard the Central Market The defendant That Emden escaped bera of small calibre that could boat and Mr. Marshall was picked tions than this.

was remanded in bail of $50 un pursuera for so long a period is, be used for this kind of work, as up as the boat passed him

as is well-known, largely due to the distance was great and the The Late Mr. Cecil Raleigh.

Router announces, this morn- til Saturday morning.

Fortunately, the little medicine her fine turn of spead; and it was actor-dramatist, Mr. Cecil Raleigh.,

The Hon. Treasurer of the a happy circumstance for us that necessity for good nin too im- clest on board was not taken by ing, the death of the well-known

portant due to the pirates the pirates and Mr. Marshall The postage on the weakly issue to any part of the world is $1.00/ Most of Mr. Kaleigh's plays were Alice Memorial and Affiliated the Sydney was available to rap position behind the rocks, for bandaged up Mr. Tyson's arm, "popular" Hospitals bege to acknowledge her to ground. This bost, the revolvers and a shot gun which was bleeding freely, and essentially of the per quarter. Single Copies, Daily, ten' cents. Weekly, twenty-five cents "(for order, owing, doubtless, to the with thanks the following dona-, which is a unit of the Australian on board to be of any use. made a tourniquet by means of Influenca of the melodrama-loving tions to the funds of the Hor- Navy proper, is a newer, and in cash only)..

shall endeavoured for a time to then bandaged up.. bis ORD Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fixed Mr. Sims, with whom much of his pitals: Ministering Children's many respects, a finer craft than however, Mr. Tyson and Mr. Mer- a rag and a piece of stick, and early work was done in collatora. Langue (for cot in Nethersole the Emden. She was launched aufend themselves, thinking that ankle. Despite the tourniquet, -period will be continued until countermanded.

tion. The Derby Winner," in Hospital,) $125; To Tsai (Lon. in 1912, and is of the Town type they might pick off one or two however, Me. Tyson's arm bled (Payable in Advance.) The "Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale át, and will be delivered which he collaborated with the don Mission Chinese) Church $65. of cruiser, though she exhibits and peruspe frighten the rest of continually and this caused them Woman Gagged. an increase in size and improve the pirates. They soon discovered both much worry, as they knew late Sir Augustus Harris, was to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd., Shameen, rather a panorams than a play; aj

This morning two men forced ment in design over the preced that it would be simply suicide it would take at least three days commercial speculation, in fact, open the door of a house in Mon ing vessels of this cla:s Her to keep this up longer, as the to reach Wuchow. The boatmen, foto which Drury Lane agreed to Kok village One was aimed tonnage is 5,250 and her design-bullets were coming through the now having no fear of either, on put a fabulous amount of capital. with a sword and on a women ed speed is 20 knots, while her boat from all sides, several account of the condition the As such it served its purpose, crying out for help, they threaten armament consists of eight 6-inch,

for it certainly ed her. One man bound sad foar 3.poander and four machine arcely missing the heads of the latter were in, t:ok their time The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve no doubt;

Mr. Tyson's arm.

periods instead of rowing and The

"drew" London. When he worked gagged her. They ranehoked the gans. The Emden was three mon on board, while one grazed and eat and smoked for long the truth and print the news without fear or favour.

independently, however, Mr. horse and absconded with a pair years older than the vessel which

The pirates possessed good reaching Taien Kong as Raleigh showed that he was cap of bangles, several articles of sealed her fate, while her tonnage German rifles, cartridge belts and as possible. They also notified was considerably less-3.544. uniforme, and this, together with that they would only go as able of something better than pro- clothing and $10 in money.

Naaklo's Cargo.

Her armament comprised twelve the fact that they could shoot far as Taien Kong, since there ductions of the "once on boardi

The cargo shipped from Hong- 3-inoh and eight smaller guns, the lugger" school; and, in his "Sins of Society," atruck a dis kong by the ss. Nankin recently while, like the Sydney, she had fairly well, tended to show that was no money left with which to tinctly good note. Indeed, in the included 4,467 half chests of tes, two submerged torpedo tubes. they were soldiers, or at least pay them. After three or four hours, Teien Kong was reached opinion of some of the better-1,000 bales of hemp, 3,182.bales She was of the same designed About this time one of the and the Chinese lecturer on board known critics at Home, the play of canes, 3,183 rolls of mats and speed as the latter, her best known ballets came through the sent a telegram in Chinese to 823 cases of case pins for London; record being 25.1 knots. It will boat and hit Mr. Marshall on the Wachow for a doctor. After came quite near to being great, and was only marred by its 310 bales of wests silk for Man- thus be seen that the boats were ankle, and, seeing that further much delay, a local official andency to write chester; 305 rolls of mats for fairly well matched, what advan resistance would only lead to their furnished the wounded men with down" to contemporary popular Amsterdam; and 807 balf-chests tage there was being in favour of being killed, the occupants of the $20 and twelve soldiers for use

of tea for Havre. feeling.

the Sydney.

brat notified that they would asfar sa Lai Pin-90 li distant- The New Lord Mayor. Another "Literary" Death.

cease firing if they did the same: where there was another district. The New Lord Mayor, Sir Char-

the Another literary man whose

We referred yesterday to the About six of them, with guns, then official, Hera

injured death has occurred recently, and les Johnston, represents the Ward fine work the Russians are doing came from the rock shelters and men were obliged to stop all whose will was published in yes of Aldersgate, and has been a terday's Telegraph, is Dr. William member of the Corporation for against the Austriane. The latest ordered Mr. Marshall and Mr. night, and the local official wires to hand show that they are Tyson ashore, covering them with furnished them with 20 soldiers to Mr. Asquith's worst enemies conrot accuse him, of having Aldia Wright, formerly Vice-ast fourteen years. He served meeting with equal success in their their guns all the time. Two of escort them to the mouth of the minced matters in his big speech at the Mansion Houss on Monday Master of Trinity, Cambridge. the office of Sheriff in the Corona-, operations against the troops of the them ent red the boat and carried river —especially as regards Turkey. The Young Turk, of whom many As he was engaged on really imtion year of King George, and Kaizer, both in Est Prussia and of what they desired and emptied people hoped so much, he sums up in a single pithy line, to the portant literary work for over fifty received the honour of knighthood along the frontier of Peland. So that for which they had no use they reached the mouth of the effect that "he has reproduced the vices without the vigour.or the years, and contributed enormously in commemoration of that event.serious is the pressure becoming either into the boat bottom or into river, where the motor boat Bos- to the world's general stock of Moreover, he was honoured with a that there is a definite statement the river. To aid them in their ton was awaiting them, and that vereatility of the old regime." This gives us the position in the knowledge on the subjects of special invitation to witness the from Rome that Germany has al-search they forced a Chinese night they reached Mosyuen, Elizabetban and solomoity at the Abbey, and in ready made peace overtures to the lecturer on board with Mesare, where they stopped until next proverbial nutshell. New Turkey has proved every bit as corrupt, mediseval, as untrustworthy and as tyranncus as the Turkey of our fathers' biblical literature, he could other ways was brought inte in- Russian, who, very naturally, Warshall and Tyson to also enter morning. The Wing Nas motor boat passed them about 10 o'clook days, and is no leas ready to persecute its weaker neighbours cr ite scarcely expect to be so well timate association with the Crown bave promptly turned them down. the boat and open up things

known as a Drury Lane play. during his twelve months of This is no time for peace, save it Having taken all they desired next morning and, to make non-Mussalman subjects than of old. But the old Turkey mingled, wright. La fect Reuter did not affice,

be for Germeny to admit defeat and being unable to find the bitter speed, they had her to tow and throw herself on the mercy $3,000 or $4,000 which they them to Konghow, where they to no little degree, strength and firmness of purpose with worse even trouble to wire the fact of There was a good attendance at

of her antagonist. It is at this claimed they had heard na being arrived at sbout 1.30 and met Mr. qualities; whereas the new country has consistently exhibited his death to the Far East. To the Bijon Theatre last night, when precise moment, in fact, that the carried on the boat, the two pirates Gallagher and the two doctors, weakness. In addition, it has shown a decided tendency to die-has been a household word for a new programme was entered seminating revolt among the peaceable Mohammedan subjects of close upon balf a century. Apait uroa. The list of filme included anyone on the found in of returned to the shore and after who had made all haste from cance to the Allies. Every day small boy companions proceed proceeding further. Since noi- other countrice; for there can be no doubt that Tarkey shares with from cccasional articles in the Fathe's Animated Cartoons and frame importance and signif- turning over their hosty to some Wuchow and were on the point of reviews he unfood himself al American Gazette, and a beauti- the Czar's ferves progress does ed to take shots at Mr. Marshall ther of the sufferers had any fever Germany the honour of having tried to set India' by the sara.

ful-and instructive series illas-

hád most entirely. to the editing of

seriousness, for it is a certainty demanding to know where the stopped bleeding by this time, will be welcomed throughout the British Empire, which, as he points and criticisms thereon show him three excellent comica: "Jim's that the invasion of Germany money was and threatening to the waited, until Wuohow was In view of this last fact, Mr. Asquith's plain worde about India. English plassics; bat his notes trative of water-bird life; also the plight of Germany grow in and Mr. Tyson, all the time and Mr. Tyson's arm out, contsine millions of Mohammedan subjects. England, be along to have been original na well as Dusky Sweetheirt," which kept from the east mest eventually shoot them if they did not tell reached, on the 21st, when Mr. leave alone with those under her own rule,, Nor, to judge by accounts, it was nothing but his laugh; "A Four-handed Game, from Belgium and France to obeck and then finally with the real bullet taken from Mr. Marshall's Beuter's wire of a coupleof days ago, Lave the Torks, asa people, any intense modesty that prompted 471,10w and decidedly criginal the oncoming Rassiane. Then it thing. In the meantime the ankle

The Looking will be that we can strike the rest of the pirates, with the The gentlemen pirated believe Barrel with England. So far from that, they have preferred to dis-him to stick to the examination of Glass Man," in which the heroic decisive blow which may bring exception of the one who stcol that the boat people were in

the works of others instead of

M. Prince acts as bis own double, the Kaiser to his senses. It pays by fingering the shot gan from league with the pirates at the launching out independently.

For the Wounded of the us to allow matters to develop on the boat, which was Ice led, had month of the Hung Shin River, For Turkey-or for Germany-to attempt to stir up strife Historic ikon With Army.

Allied Forces, "». Macao, has not been backward present lines; that, indeed, is the disappeared. One shot hit Mr. and they advised the soldiera to among King George's Mussulman subjects is evidently going to London, Saplember 15. —A be waste labour. Experience has taught most of us that men despatch to Reuter's Telegram in contributing ita mita twarde only wise policy for us to pursue. Tyson in the arm and another raport them to the official on or races are not necessarily gullible because they happen to profess Company from Petrograd says helping the sick and wounded. And talk of peace at this juncture passed between Mr. Marshall's their return, which they promis a different faith from our own. True, there are ignorant people of the most crable On Tuesday night, the proprittura is nothing more than so much arm and body, ed to do. The pirates know and fanatica in every religious body, bat their number becomes ikona in Russie, representing a of the " Apima ografo Maoan," smaller every year, and even they are willing to listen to renton vision of the Virgin to the Rus- Messrs. Chan and Silva, gave a when the wiser men of their own way of thought speak. This has sien saint Sergius Radonejeky at benefit picture show, on behalf of been proved many times in India, where one word from a sober the time of the overthrowing of the hercos of the Allied forces minded Mohammedan han undone a sccre of foolish utterances from the Tarlar yoke, has arrived from now fighting in Europe for the A man charged at Newport, into the river, choosing rather to from Ching Shiu and at night religions enthusiasts who had allowed their tongues and imagina- Mosnow at the headquarters of general good of the world's Monmouthshire, with being on take his chance with the rapids proceeded ahead of them to the tions to run away with them. The whole world is pretty well con- the Ghond Dake Nicholas Nich sivilisation. The entertainment unregistered alien enemy, raised below than to stand and be shot point in the river where the vinced, by this time, that the British Government stands for olasvitch at the fron It was was under distinguished patron- the defence that he was a British at, swimming under water until he attack took place. religious liberty, and that the conscientious beliefs of its people will received by the Grand Dake and age and the Municipal Council subject, born in Heligoland before calculated that the boat was be The articles lost in the piracy "always receive, a proper a amount of respect and; that being the his staff and a procession of lent its band. The empatriots that is al was hade over to tween him and the point on shore included 30 pieces of clothing, a case, we may regard it as a safe prophecy that no attempt on the clergy. This ikon has acoom of the Allies in Hongkong will Germany. Themagistratesplaced where the pirates were standing rifle, a shot gun, four revolvers,

ilitary authorities the One of them rashod to the bank watch and chain, osmera and part of Turkey or her highly broad-minded and meroy-loving ally panied the Russian armies since arsu edly appreciate this graceful on the to unsettle the loyalty of Mussulman British subjects will meet with the time of Alexis, father of Peter act on the part of their Por- onus of solving the problem in to fire but the pirates must by $150 in money, all of the total

this time have realised that there value of $888. ranch success.

tuguese neighbours.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1914.

THE PRIME MINISTER AND ISLAM.

sociate themselves from the action of their absurd Government.

author's

book-lovere, however, his name

the Great!

Bijou Theatre,

Wiffles story,

The Peace. Talk.

foolish waste of breath.

A Problem,

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At about 12 a.m. on the 19th..

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Grasping the chance when the who Mr. Marshall and two pirates were reloading Mr. Mr. Tyson were and what they Marshall, who was olode, to the possessed, and it is the latter's water, made a dash and dived belief that they followed them