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ALLIES DOING WELL.

WHO RUSH TO GLORY OR THE What of the Russian Naval Move?

GRAVE."

The Weather. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 71; fine."

We have before referad in complimentary terms to the im- rovement in the regulation of the traffic in that narrow part of Ice House Street which linke up Queen's Road with 'Des Voeux Road, and we are glad to observo that the reform is proving a last- ing one. For this let the authorities be praised. Thers is, however, one more maiter con- cerving that thoroughfare which neode attention this time st the hands of the sanitary officials. It needs only a osual stroll through the street, especially in the early Siberian Mail. part of the day,' to Irvo

At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 02; fino.

The Malls.

English Mail-Arrived to-day. American. Mail.-Due to arive Clcsed to-day,

to-morrow.

at 3. p.m.

THE PRIZE SHIP HANAMETAL.

CLAIMED BY AMERICAN

CITIZEN.

found it might be declared con traband and the ship esized.

What else did you do at Shang- hai P-Nothing.

Jost think; what about the cargo? We did not take a

any cargo.

༣་

Any coal ?-No. Will you swear it?—Yes. Is it not a fact you took it on

Interesting Story of How She hoard and disebarged it again?—

Evaded Warships.."

No.

that there is something ber-European Mail, via Taticorin enemy had succeeded in piercing matters in connection with the and then we went alongside s

iouely wrong with the drains

in this locality. The stench at times is quite unbearable. When

The wires to hand at the time of writing show, conclusively that the Germans are finding them- aelves up against a solid wall of opposition in their endeavours to

And then took on board certain break through the Allies' lines in

cargo and discharged that ?-No. the westera corner of Belgium. This morning, Mr. Justice

Did you stay at one anchorage- Thera was a ramoor corrent in Gompertz, sitting in Prize all the time ?No, I stayed at an the Colony yesterday that the Jurisdiation, had before him anchorage for four or Ave daya the British lines in three places, ship Hanametal, J. Hannig wharf to discharge the machine. but this raport, like many another master, which was captured at Did you take her anywhere which has been passed from ses by H.M.8. Triumph, and else ?-No, I left on my voyage meath to mouth here, since convoyed from Weihaiwel to to Teingiau.. the war broke out, is palpably Hongkong by the Duke de

You did not load coal and untrae. Every day we are getting Montpontier's yacht, the Mekong. unload or lod cargo sad un- detailed statements of the situs Two claims for the ship were load anything except the refri- tion, and these repo:ta have never made, one by the owner, William sought to hide the unpleasant- Ka's, who claimed to be n we have had the bad news, if Americaa citizen and that the ship was under the American Mr. and Mrs. H, P. Winslow By, as well as the good." arrived back from a trip to Aus-

Progressing Still. flag; and another by the Yangtze tralia by the Tango Mau to-day in the nature of a catastrophe of

So far, indeed, from anything Insurance Association as mori

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Count the Columns. Yesterday the

The Dollar.

The rate of the dollar on demand to-day is 18 8.0-168.

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Back Again...

Remanded.

First Magistrate.

ร

The Hon. Attorney General,

gern'tr?

Witcess Faid Mr. Katz told' him to go to Tsingtan for refugees. You don't know who he got his erisham, do you ?-No.

Or who was going to pay for this nse of the ship?-No.

Wita sanild from Shanghai

Telegraph the sanitary folk tappen to think published 36 columns of solid ti quier cecasionally sprinkle reading matter. To-day there chloride of lime around the drain will be 30 published. gratings, but this, at the best, is only a palliative measure; it does not get at the root of the trouble, That such a nuisance should make itself felt in the very centre of the city isa reflection on somebody. In Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which the intereats of public health the with matter ebould be investigated and

Two cases of alleged theft of this sort occurring, the latest requires them to forward their names and drag s communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for the nuisance abated at the earliest Government property at Yauma-telegram "apeake of the Allies Mr. J. H. Kemp, appeared on August 19 and on August 21

possible moment.

ti, were remanded, at the Police having made "marked progress" to the Crown, and Mr. Eldon h was stopped by HMS. publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides.

during the last two days all along Potter, instructed by Mr. Shenton, Triumph. Tue night he left the *Copyright In Rubbish."..

Court, this morning.

the line. Not only have the of Under the above heading we

Meaars. Desorn, Looker, Yangters he had been stopped by gave, in cur General News column Mr. F. A. Hazeland, who has Germans been driven completely Dascon and Harston, appeared ..S. Clio.

He was on his Way to Teingtan The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will yesterday, the devision and inoid-been sitting as Paisne Judge in from the left bank of the Year for the claimant.

entsl remarks of the Master of the the absence of Sr William Rees canal, but the French artillery Capt Hannig, cross-examined when he was stopped by the Rolls in an appeal care recently Davies, returned to his duties as was so effective that it had the on his affidavit, by the Attorney Triumph. Prior to capture, he Daily issue-$36 per annura.

brought before him. A squabble First Magistrate, at the Police result of stopping the works of General, said he took over the saw the Triumph and the Weekly issue-$18 per annum.

the enemy in attempting to check command of the Hanemetal on Mekong. The Triumph was flying had arisen between two music Court, this morning.

the inuadation along the canal. August 3. Be fixed the date British colours when he first saw publishing firms concerning that popular though not particularly Among the passengers who The floodinga, in fact, ara serious- from a private note book in which her.

You are prepared to swear lucid ditty. You made me love arrived from Home by the gly adding to the Germans he had made extracts from the

that; think again because it is you," and a second song, which, Oriental to-day were Sir Williamroubles, for already they have

Do you know what has become a serious matter. She was Bying it had been alleged, was in the Rees Davies, Mr. and Mrs. J. beep compelled to evaonate some nature of a plagiarism of it. Scott Harston, Ur. and Mrs. G. of the tranches which have been of the engineer's log book? As British coloprs. But when I saw that M. Harston, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. ranched by the water. We may, far as I know, it was taken from her first I could not say what regret," said the Master, such rubbish as is port of both Ede, and Mr. Donman Fuller, therefore, reat quite content with the ship when she was captured. colours they were.

the "general situation.. We are ..should be entitled

Charge Reduced. songs.

While one is The man arrested a few days more than holding our own. to protection." bound to sympathise with this ago in connection with the alleg- sentiment, one yet feels that, sinced attempted murder and robb: ry tastes vary, since one man's meat of a bontman who was thrown out is another's poison, and since all of a boat at Yaumati, was brought classes of the community have to before the Magistrate this morn be catered for in song oring, when the charge was reduced story or drama, it but to one of common assault. He jagt, after all, that the gifted be was sentenced to six months' im inge who contrive to put such frisonment with hard labour. eluff as "You made me love you" Coming Wedding, a

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AUSTRIA'S SHARE.

law.

is

Returned.

A Fact. Worth Noting.

J

in

log.

Did you look at them through a telescops ?—Y. a. "

And did they look like German the colours Something like them.

You did not see it taken ?-No.. Cin the chief officer's log be taken as accurate ? I think so..

That is the official record voyage?-Yes.

It was his duty to keep it and our duty to tee it is kept cor- rectly?-Yes,

You took over the ship on August 3 at Tsingtan?--Yes.

The fornier captain was a Capt. Lennox, a British subject? Yes,

as far as I know.

one

Did they not look like German colours ?-No, they did not.

„The Russlan Naval Story, If it be true, as is reported from Swedish sources, that the Russian Fleet bas left Helsingfors to give.

When he first saw the battle to the Germans, then the Great Monotony in the Baltic has

ship, said witness, they looked at length been broken. But there

like British or Japanese colours. would appear ground for accept

He was interested in the nation- ing the story with the proverbial!

ality of the warship, because grain of salt, for one cannot elo. on to the market should be. A marriage has been arranged, conceive of the Russiane, knowing

having been allowed to go by H.M.S. Clio, he thought he would entitled to the protection of the and will take place on December woll their inferiority, going to

And at the same time the chief not be stopped if the boats were 3 in Hongkong, between Alexan meet certain destraction. On the No Accounting for Tastes. der Hugh Skinner, M D., only son other hand, if the story should be officer, second officer, chief British. The warships were com Would you have all the birds of the late Mr. Alexander, Skin- true, there may be more in it engineer end third engineer were ing for his ship and he altered changed? Not the third engineer. his couras towards them. The of the forest sing one note ?"ner, M.A., of Auckland, N.Z., and than meets the eye; it may, Witness said the former chief Triumph was flying a signal at saks Thackeray. For one person Keith, N.B, and Mrs. Skinner, fact, be part and parcel of ascheme who considers tho bove-mention-and Winifred Mary, younger in which the British are directly ficer was an American; the new the mast, "Stop at once."Ten ed classic "rubbish" there are daughter of Mr. W. A. Beney, interested. In the absence of one was a German. The old minutes later a shot was fired and second officer was British; the witness stopped his engines. probably two who ask nothing J.P., and Mrs. Beney, of Becken definite information we can only new one German. The old chief There was then a distance of about better; and those two would most hem.

speculate and speculation may take us clean off the right track. engineer was British and the new a mile or a mile and a half be- "Alleged Blanket Theft.

German. The In the light of what has happened during the past three months likely be bored to teara by what

second tween them.. He did not discuss. This morning, at the Folice most of us have well nigh forgotten that, at least ostensibly, the more cultivated people would

While it is so that the Russians engineer, a Norwegian, was not the possibility of the warship curtain-raiser to the big tragedy that is being presented to the world term "music." It really comes Court, before Mr. F. A. Hazelaud,

changed, nor was the third being German, because it had was the murder of an Austrian Prince by Servian malcopten ts. to this; that the best function of a Chinese was charged with the cannot lay claim to anything engineer, wo WBB & Chiness, only two funnels.

Who did you receive your The Hanametal "was formerly True, there is abundant excuse for such forgetfulness; Germany-music, books, pictures or plays theft of a military blanket from approaching quality of naval in her self-exposure, and in her sзgeraese to seize on the firet event is to divert, to draw man aside, te Steam Laundry, Yaumati, in strength as against the Germans, of international importance as a pretext for attempting to dominate for a spell, from the contemple- September last. Inspector Ger: thera is one point which should instructions from to take over? on a coal ran, and latterly from the universe has supplied us with that. And so it becomes not tion of the harder and more rard prosecuted for the Police. not be lost sight of. Every des- Partly from Mr. Katz and his Tsingtan to Vladivostock with

cattle and general cargo. Has Mr. Katz an office in unthinkable that Austria's share in the general upheaval of 1914 serious facts of everyday life. If A Chinese pawnbroker charged cription of the Russian Fleet agents in Tsingtan.

Was she in the habit of going for appeared may find next to no place in the history texts of 2014, but may a man be so constituted that only with receiving the blanket, was which has so

Teingtau?-No..

ap and down the coast without rather be a side-subject of interest to historical students who have ragtime will distract his thoughts defended by Mr. W. E. Lbas assumed that the Rassings

Only agents? Yes.

cargo? Not before this time. a leasing towards merely minor research,

frem worldly werries, why should Shenton, of Messrs. Deacon, have no Dreadnoughts in aer-Witness said he first sailed The official log was then put to When the war is ended perhaps we shall know how it came he not have the said ragtime? JtLooker, Deacon and Hor too. The vice. As a matter of fact, from Tingtan the day after the the witness. The entry therein

according to the Navy, the about that a nation which most of us have regarded as strong both takes all sorts of people to make a two cases were adjourned."

change of officers. They left for was to the effect that on August in money and in military ability has given so poor an account of world. Readers of Zangwill's

Gangút and the Petropavlovsk Chefoo on August 4; they took 5, the day following the outbreak itself. At present we cannot do much more than speculate-and "Children of the Ghetts" will

were present at a review beld during Jane last when the French no cargo. On the following day of war, witness took over the ship regard the actual facta sa given in messages from Flome. Those remember that one of the most facts can be gathered at a glance from the War Diary published in pathetic as well as the most

President visited Russis. They day the dailed back to Trio next from Captain Lennox Various they sailed back Tsingtau. discrepancies in the witness' were then reported ready to Did you take any cargo on that dates were pointed out to him, and our columna. The story given there (omitting dates for the sake Convincing-touches in the whole

commission." The addition of of brevity) is something like this Austria peremptorily demanded of the book concerne a crippled

he said that the log was correct. the suppression of the Pan-Servian movement, the only practical Whitechapel seamstress, who bas

You arrived back at Taingtau The Attorney General said that The annual general meeting of these two powerful ships to the day ?-No, I did not, answer to which demand seems to have been that Servians fired on a store of "Family Herald'

if the witness had got his first on the seventh ?--Yes.. the Hongkong Cricket League Russion Fleet would, therefore, her troops, whereupon she declared war, set fire to Belgrade and novelettes, and whose sole re was held last evening, at the materially alter the balance of

Did you take any passengers date down wrong and had been a called out her Reserves. Fighting, apparently not much in her creation in life lies in reading Hongkong C. U. Pavilion, when power in the Baltic, and would on those voyages? Some Chinese day behind he could understand it,

to be reckoned favour, then begon on the River Drina, and, a fortnight later, three and re-reading these masterly MR. B. O. Birl presided in be a factor

but sometines he was correct and of her best ships were destroyed by the French; and, shortly after, studies of the doings of the the absence of Mr. H. R. B. Han with by the Germans if it came

to detaching any of theirships to beside the officers?-No.

Any other Europeaps on board, sometimes he was two days ahead. her troops on the Drina were badly roated by the Serviana. Next fashionable world.

dock, the President of the League. keep the Russians off. And that she found herself opposed to the Russians, who captured Lemberg.

The following were also present would have a corresponding Weihaiwei ?-Yea

On those voyages you passed Then another battle on the Drina, wherein the Sarvinne repulsed

-Masera, T. Sutton and W. L, her army of 90,000 men. For over a month following this defeat

Qaite cloze ?-Two or three Weaser, K.O.O., B. J. Kennedy effect on the German position

vis Great Britain... we hear nothing, but at last the nowe comes that the French craiser,

and T.E. Pearce, HK.C.C.; R.

miles off. Waldeck Rousseau, has sunk one of her submarines. Then a

A Mystery Still.

The British Fieet is often further interval (during which we bear that five of the Servian

Basa, Craigangower; U. Sara and assassin's are sentenced to death) followed by the retreat of the Austro-

before German

the Russiane. That was ca army October 29, and our Diary bas chronicled but one episode since To be Re-opened on Monday. and that a fortnight ago: "Austrians ratresting" along whole front, before llussians.

We have been informed by Mr. Sach is Austria's record from July 23 to November 10. Fuller Raymond, the secretary of the details will naturally reach us in course of time, but it is improbable loval Sonkbrokers' Association, that these will be of a flattering nature where she is concerned. From that the Hongkong Stock Er the facts quoted we can only arrive at one of two conclusion: change will re-open on Monday either Austria was shockingly ill-prepared for war and her army next for transactions in Local merely a paper one, or else, she has fought hall-heartedly and has and Loadon stocked

The Exchange has been closed oven deliberately avoided the enemy, through want of confidence in the justice or strength of her cause. A short while after war broke ince August 1.

B out, it transpired that the Austrian Government had been ready, at the moment of the declaration, to reconsider the whole position, but, in the end, was urged on by Germany to take up an unsom- promiting altitude. This being the case, it is hardly to be wonder

HONGKONG STOCK. EXCHANGE.

A Bright Iden: Long-Suffering Philanthropist,

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CRICKET LEAGUE.

Annual Meeting Held Last

Eventog.

Hon. Sccratary.

vis

the Admiralty regarding the en-

does not take us much further.

Coolios.

Witness said he had given his dates from memory,

The Attorney General-It in not true that you loaded cargo at Shanghai ?-No.

Did you not alter your course

That is not true?-I

W. Hill, Civil Service U.0. The The latest statement issued by there ?-I did not see anything towards the Triumph because sho spector Withers, Police R.C.;

You left Taingtau again, on Capt. Matthews, R.G.A: Un Hewgagement off the Ohilian coast of Ife was flying the German flag ?No. fan, Chinese R.C.; Wai Wong- lok, and Uban Yat-kwong, HK. There is still a good deal that in August 9,7-Yes, for Shanghai. my course because I knew altered The Attorney General said that University; and Mr. H. H. Tayler, mysterious that wants clearing Did you take any passengers a foreign warship.

up. The report rays that, on the or cargo ?—No. enemy being nighted, the GoodThe captain explained that he he also wished to file an affidavit The Chairman proposed the Hope signalled to the Canopus that did not get to Shanghai until which had been sworn that morn adeption of the annual report and she was going to attack with the August 12, because the ship was ing by the captain of the B.M.S. accounts, and this being seconded Monmouth, the Glasgow and the not very fast. He left Shanghai Triumph. Counsel pointed out by Inspector Withers, was carried Otranto. That makes it clear that again about seven or eight days that the ship had made Toyages unanimously the Canopus was quite in com later, but took no cargo back to past Weihaiwel without either The following officers · weza with the other British singtag, or passengers nor cargo of passengers on board to elected-President, Mr. H.R.B. boats, yet she appears to have Europeans, save clicera. On that justify her trips, and he urged Hancock; vice-president, the Hon. Mr. Claud Bevera; Hen, Sio, and taken no part in the fight. Hnd voyage he was captured that it was highly important for What were you doing at Sheng- the German Government to know Treasurer, Mr. B. H. Tayler, she done so, the preponderanobai? I was waiting orders. All I what ships were lying at that

A question was raised as to the of strength would have been did was to discharge a refrigerat station.

our side and not on that of the

pany

imagine, the feeling of the civilised world towards Austria at the got you completely dogion it was decided that in view fight. With these foots unexplain Why

present moment; pity for a great nation that has allowed itself to Mangles "True,

ed at that its subjects have undertaken their part in the war without "Look here, you're 's hopeless prospects of rurning the League Germans. It seems also that the ing machine which had been on The Chief Justice: Does it confidence and without hentt. Pity rather than contempt is, we case; Mangles. The drink has this year, and after some disens- Otranto did not participate in the the ship for some months appear that the ship was instruct-

was it discharged?-To ed by the German Government? true of the present conditions it would become a tool and a stalking-horse to serve the wildly ambitions But you ain't tried a pick-me-up ba desirable to drop Learned, we are no further advanced in avoid any risk of the ship being The Atorney General replied: that it did not. He suggested clearing up what from beginning fixtures and to arrange friendly

to end has been a mysterious Katz thought if the machine was What was the danger?-M. metohea

H

ends of the bully of Europe. A catepaw's wage is notorionaly a on me yet, sir.'

scanty one; at present it looks so though Austria stands to get scarcely a better reward than Turkey, when settling day comes.

laken.

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