1914-11-27 — Page 8

THE HONG KONG

OUR WAR LETTER,

INTERESTING CHATTER ON THE CRISIS.

(From our Special Correspondent.)

London, Oct. 23.

"The Mugwumps.

meane marea' nests.

TELEGRAPH.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1914,

opened fire on them just as they feat of strength. Ile was with a extended to the details of the were pressing to the attack against party of French Infantry who campaign of 1870. Even our the Allies. In one day the naval mero surprised by termans in a grim Peninsular veterans frater- gunners killed and wounded narrow street of a French town.uised with the French of Napo-

early two thousand German This Germans troops, put six batteries of Frenchimento surrender, but their waterbottles and kettles at oulled on the leon's day when they met to fill artillery absolutely hors de andre was not of that mind. Hetheams stream after the fighting combat and bagged, with led a charge against the Germans of the day was done. One of the one shot each,

a Koppelin which resulted in the escape of German bomb-dropping aviators and a Taube. Not a bad day's all the Frenchmen who remained his even scattered polit apologies sport by any means. How typical atending after the tuggle. Audro of the British Navy were the was, the last 10 shake good bis about the welfare of certain o the Parisians with intimations mesenges received by wireless set ont, which he did after laying French prisoners. when the captain of the cut a prodigious number of Cer Undaunted, tho who was to merly in the Amphion, ard, with which he sprinted, 58 war that the fiercest anger blazee

same officer mane and pturing their stand-

In fact it generally happens in caught sight of the four German he never sprinted on the loot in the breasts of the civilians and destroyerd. The first message ball field, back triumphantly to that the soldiers in the field ex- wse "Am parauing four German the French lines,

Our own

perience towards each other very

It

Sportsmen at the Front.

TO-DAY'S LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

[The following telegrams arrived too late for insertion on page 1.] GERMAN ATTEMPTS TO EXTRICATE THEMSELVES.

GREAT CAPTURE OF AUSTαIANS

Two Whole Regiments Taken

[Router's Service To "The Telegraph.”]

vantage. The efforts of the Germine are to facilitate the retren of

8,000 Austrians Captured.

their various corps, which, having penetrated in the direction of manique saya:-The battle at Lo iz continues to develop to our ad- Router's correspondent at Petrograd states that an officialcm-

Nov, 26, 9,5 pm,

Breziny, are retiring to the region of Strykow under conditas 8,000 prisonera yesterday, including two whole regiments with their commanders and officers.

We are meeting with succeed on the Austrian front: We took

very unfavourable to them.

Praise for the Allies.

Nov, 26, 9.20 p.m.

In the House of Commons, Earl Kitchener said that the delay in the fall of Antwerp just gave Sir John French time, by a hold forward movement, to prevent the Germans reaching the north coast of France.

they

He eulogised General Sir John Trench's Army, Fur & time defeated the Prussian Guards.

ware attacked by eleven German corps and afterwards

French troops.

He also paid a warm tribute to the fighting qualities of the

RELIEF FUND.

Work of the Committee Concluded.

agree that Mosers. Chau Sit-ki, long Yat chuo, Chan Yat-sing and A. E. Wood are much to be congratulated on the effective measures they took for granting immediate relief. There is, how- ever, one name not mentioned in-

gun emplacameats, it England destroyera."" The next, au tour sportsmen rejoiced to hear of much the same sentiments that at home is behaving admirably. Of course there have been a good / tho lot." It was the true "Nélson was promstad, I believ, to bad a "mill" with coats off to Generally speaking the civilian bad received no attention at all: the the succinct news, Sunk Andre's feat, for which be two schoolboys do after they hav The part he plays in a great war many false alarms and lots of

touch" again. like this is by no

the rank of lieutenant.

But inconsiderable. We cannot all go mains that the movements of our minds one that Trafalgar Day vanguard of a desperate French where the soldiers of the allies

Dat the fact re

Trafalgar Day.

now the fates have been unkind It will take a lot to obliterate the settle some bitter controversy. And talking about Nelson reto him and he has fallen in the ill-feeling in this war, however, into kbaki, and the civilian in Fleets and troops are being coa. mufti is bearing the brunt of the stantly given away to the enemy, week. Never has it been less somewhere in the Liile distrios of the rules of war by the Ger was a unique celebration this onslaught on the Germain lines have seen so much gross abuse economic side of the war. The that thousands of serviceable advertised and never were there Bat no aportimin eɔaid, desirą a gallant civilian who has been in Germans have been found in such bage arowd in the Square better and, and Andry absoredly wrung by the terrible sufferings the trenches on the Stock Ex-possession of a rifle and ammunt pay their tribute to the little has neither lived nor died ia v.in. inflicted on peaceful and innocent mans and have had their hearts change, and crouching for shelter tion, sad that quite a number of Admiral with the empty leave The list of our own sportsmen who civil communities. Our sailors behind the moratorium, would German works, located at admit who keeps watch and ward over have filled the eu diy reports is are particularly angry with the Been with Tommy Atkins in the in for thick concrete foundations bis famous column. The base of our brightest and best lads will fight, and second for the dirty probably much prefer to have able strategic points, have gone London from the mizzen top of now a formidable our. Sme of Germans, first for refusing to lines of the Aisne. The bursting of a character "wholly inexplic the column was decorated with ne ter se England again, or, if tricks they are playing under of a "Jack Johnson" is nothing to able for any industrial purpose, magnificent wreaths, and nival they do, will never again be fit neural gs and the Red Cross. soms of the bursts that seemed And when these sneaking Joes emblems, including models in for the sporting Bald. But they They are praying for "The possible in the City in those dark are caught, even red-handed, flowers of all the ships lost in this would be the la t to regr tor to and dreadful days at the very sending off pigeons, photograph war; and the immortal Nelson repent their sacrifices. Their beginning of the war, when the ing positions, and working wire

Day. " German inanciera, naturalised less, we let them dat on bail and igual, "England expects that efforts have helpe! to vindicate British subjects and otherwise, perhaps give them two months in duty," emblazoned in huge letters to justify the so ting, spirit of every man this day will do his the tradition of old Englin and were shelling Our markets the second division. Poor and on the plinth, seemed to have a her sons.

The Canadians at Work. Among the duties which the ignorant people who are not ce vitality. It was civilian is discharging at this superior poreons, but who have occasion, full of a thrill nea

The splendid Osnadi in con- moment are those of policing the fathers, brothers and sous away thusidam, and the Royal Fusiliers a great

tingents are now in full training streets, running the home, sub-at the wars, some of them in Battalion queued up to file past

Amenities of the Trenches.

on the basutiful downs of a well scribing to the funde, cheering unknown graves in France, and the erouching lione and look at to reveal amie queer phases of Military Censors are hoping to up the old ladies, and generally others beneath the North Sea, the decorations,

Letters from hoitoonine gland which our intelligent known locality in the south of refusing to be rattled. The latter think that these enemies should was a cheerful bluejacket, with of the battle lines the rancho Whether they are afraid of a Zip-WEST LIVER FLOOD is a very important duty, in these be court-martialled and slot, and, his arm still in a sling, who fought have

To the queas the fighting. At certain positions keep a dark and deadly secret. times. There are always some unless the authorities do some in the Heligoland battle on board together that our men cin plainly waiters in town may maroh an magwumps who are prepared to thing like this, not only may the the saucy Arothasa.

been pushed sooloso pelin raid, or that the German shake their heads and wring their national welfare be foolishly pressed to give his experiences. shelters. The Geirs have not pretend to know. Probably hauds on the lesst provocation, jeopardised, but aime innocentOh, great fua," he replied. "I looted chaire un gramophones the Canadiane would welcome tfe was hear the enemy talking in their masse against the camp, one does. and the German agents whom we foreigners may be made to suffer am rejning in a day or tu." are magnanimously entertaining unjustly by the mob. in our hearths and homes see to only neede

to make themselves comfortable either visitation and give the a few Zeppelina it that a regular supply of alarm-dropping bombs at random over Paris telle how he met two sport favourite German pustime of was a magnificent spectacle. was held in the Council Chamber services rendered by Mr. Hallifax, A journalist just back from the tedium between attieke in the landing at Plymouth and Bristol Committee of the above Fuad draw special attention. The

in the trenches and they beguile visitors a warm reception. Their ist lies is adroitly circulated. London to produce a miniature ing celebrities on the boulevards glee-singing. Qa quiet nights the The long lines of transporte a 12.30 p.m. toulay, the Hon. as Honorary Secretary of the A meeting of the General the report to which I wish to It is pleasant to know that there reign of terror for some of the Tod Sloan and Jack Johneja. Germans sing their songs while ware coavored by our feet Mr. Claud Severn (Chairman) Committee, has been more than one case quite inoffensive foreigners now The famous jockey is driving our lommies listen and applaud with recently in which some of these quaking in their boots in the motor care to and from the front them generausly. Sometimes nur and there was arousing welcome agents and their mugwamp East End. One most unfortunate for the French Red Cross. In men raise éries of "Lacore." I waiting Usnada's fighting on consider the report presented "bywork since the outbreak of war

beautiful victims have received the excel-result of the

precision, presiding.

bave been most lent tonio of a hearty British Peckenian policy in this respect the Avenue de l'Opera, but he humoar oa the part of the Garcaught sight of them. The cheers with the West River floode, and in connection

valuable, and in the midst of an Government's normal times he runs a saloog off may have been a quaint touch of when the huge crowd on shore the sub-committee in connection he has carried on his duties Tae meating was called to overwhelming amount of official booting, The operation has fia that an impression is getting says that nobody has inuch time maus that prompted them on necessarily been strictly private arouad, which may grow to a and confidential, but it has been dangerous extent, that there are a days. Jack Johnson is being by singing Tipperary." The taue crowded decks of the trauaporis.

or inclination for salooning now more than one (ccasion to obligeanswered lustily from ths khaki-action now to be taken, m

were tromsadous and

were their recommendation for the Flood Relief Fuad with great

with performed with a will.

the The German sympathisers in high chaffed over the fact that ourB.itish has an excellent lift to i.however, Southampton was named as the Goatlemen, It is now nearly tactful guidance that the work of knowledge that it may prove un-places in this country. healthy to go about spreading

The Chairman said :-

energy. I feat sure that It is Tummies have given his name to and the words just suit Tomay rigival port of arrival, but the five months since we niet in this the Sub-Committee has, in a time in great measure due to his panio rumours, in spite of the easy complacence of the authori in love with the British Navy. a compliment, though he is for cur soldiers in Bratcea:eeinging submarine periscopes had been of the distress caused by the I beg to move That the

Everybody is mare tusu overThe tremendous nigger takes it ally remark that the words which on

the biggest of the Germau shells. Atkins, though I may pitonthetic-chuge was made as a precaution room on the Bth of July in order of great diffianity, proceeded so ties, is a healthy check on a des- Now more than ever is it true that from being a pro-German. Ab," to the tune fra quite different sighed..

a rumour that some roving to organise a fand for the relief smoothly and efficiently. picable prootios, There are even signs that the authorities are at last The work the Navy has done the Prassian Guards into the ring composer. The favourite version All the nice girls love a sailor." he said, "You bat I'd like to asax from those aduped by the gifted

Floods in the West River Dia- Report of the Sub-Committee to

tom beginning to wake up to their re- since this war began has been and hand them out a black eye of our men in khaki is "It's the the camp to see the man from occurred to divert our thoughts Balance Sheet attached thereto be sponsibilities. The EastEndorowd magnificent

trist. Notwithstanding the fact the General Committes, dated the has been assorting itself. Poor They started by being instantly is attached to the Flying Corps, Mary

and stupendous. all round.". Georges Curpantier wrong, wrong

Crowds of visitors go down to that since that date much has 9th November, 1914, and the people who are suffering some pri- ready for action when the bell and I hear that he is one of the

way to tickle London and other towns, and in other directions, the Sub Com adopted, and that the Members of vation and great anxiety whiletheir rang. That prevented say Port intrepid airmen now patrulliog men folk of fighting age are at Arthur poups on which the the sky ntove Paris in regular Aisne the opposing dusts had a Canadians and tough little Bel result is the eminently practical of the Sub-Committee in arrang mittee which was appointed at the General Committee desire to a number of the troops were that meeting hue gone forward record their grateful appreciation the front are naturally riled when Germans may have been reoton- beats, like a policeman, on the litle sporting rifle practice one gian soldiers in the Strand. They report, which we have before us. ing for the administration of the In one of the trenches on the Itawa misal group of stalwart steadily with its work and the of the work done by the Members

up in London for Trafalgar Day. they see aliens who have prospering complacently. They have look-out ed on their hospitality and ous bottled up the German Deat"doves."

for the tom, and who have eaten their invincibly. They have success-

Gaiman mcruing, it arose out of the were talking French quite fiu nt. The large sum subscribed in the West River Flood Relief Fund."" salt and drunk their beer, doing fully convogod the, British Army in London, which means those homoric fashion of soldiers sinos Lave no fears about not being in getic work by the Committee of carried ananimously their best to help the enemy and to France and troops from the who are too old to be at the front, the world began. Our mes were time for the fighting. Every body by the Uniness members of this secretary) said he would like to The sportsmen who are left kuding at each other in the true ing the Catalans that they need lauata which both bi toe werely, and the Belgions were assur

Colony of Hongkong has been in being treated by the authorities ends of the earth. They have have heard with regret the names jorring at the bad markemanship is loud in admiration of the Committee under the Chairman add one suggestion to the repai

The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak a great measure due to very ener-seconded the motion, which was as though they were honest kept open the great highways of of many well-known Belgian and of the Germans and facetiously physique, spirit and bearing of citizens who had inadvertently the ocean for the indispensable Freach sportsmen who have fallen hoisted up on the end of a pile the Canadians, who are indeed ship of Mr. Lau Chu-pak, who The accounts now being offiointiy the Tong Wu Hospital and also The Hon. Mr. Hallifax (hon. broken a local by-law.

The Espionage Danger,

food and industrial supplies of in the fighting. The champion bull's ere lantera, with an in- magnificout troops, This otiose behaviour by the the roving German buccaneera Among those who have caught a ojent German trench to Have country is not likely to be long, of visiting. I am sure that we to the scheme laid down, being this country, and our losses by crclista bave suffered severely. vitation shouted Loros to the for the light, Taoir stay in this bazaar, which I had the pleasure iture of this money according. Home Office authorities is really have been trifling compared with German bullet are the Belgians a go at that." The Germana but their officers are anxious are deeply grateful to them for approved by the Committee, it

and spoiling

organised a most successful closed, and the principal expend--” the one blot on the Government's what happened in Nelson's day. Thye and the brothers Buyesi, luzed away of the bull's eye to get as mooh preliminary their unselfish labours and great would seem unnecessary to call otherwise admirable record of In every square stand-up fight The fiat-named wou the four de lantern amid roure of laughter on training a possible. energy and efficiency in this war. they have beaten the Germans to France competition only this both sides and loud chers from wait to do ourselves credit in the forers from the foods. Sir Paul meetings to deal with the balance It is probably due to political frazzle. In the Heligoland year. Among the French cyclits the British when tons sharp field," they say mo leatly. There ful persuasion, has been able to might be authorised once for all considerations. Wealthy Germans battle, in all the sea duels that who will ride to more ure Poution shooter

generosity on behalf of the suf-any more general committee in this country have unfortunately have yet taken place, and in the and Garigan. The swimmers tbus allied themselves and their purses fight with the destroyers, our Estrade, winner of the swim bull's

Obater also, with his usual faut- of the money. The sab-committee Emashed to politionl organizations in a way Navy has evinced its old supacios

glass, is not much doubt about that raise a large sam from the to continue the same scheme Ecoring

very novel Like our British soldiers in that has brought them consider

París, and

ere. able influence in the counsela of monitor vessels intended

remasy. And now, with special sona hre aleo among the dead, in kind, putting up a lantern for not so badly with the nursemaids. & Co., for supplying the necessary The Chairman: I think tho

be Franco, the Canadians are getting to him and to Messrs. Noronua hand.

European community. Both to the balance of the money Ln. ap the nation. And there is a type Brazil, but purchased by the wounded. Perhaps the saddest of cur mon to practice on, with the One gigantic Canadian Highland-stationery and executing the proposal made by Mr. Hallifax, 10

for and Lavagarde has been severely who affecte to believe that all the war, the Navy is taking a hand splendid young giant who was onernies who the pri moment What Canada's first contingent thanks to the Chief Manager of The Chairman:-Geatlemen of of ruperior person in this country Admiralty at the beginning of the all is the fate of Andre, the same results. This sort of thing or has been seen, and photo. printing work free of charge, the on the same practical lines as the talk about German spies is ignor in the land fighting round Ostend. France's high jumper and most will be blazing away at each other meanato England and the Empire the Hongkong And Shanghai the General Committee, I beg lo may seem inexplicable between graphed, pushing a perambulator. thanks of the community are due, report, and I suggest we adoptic. ant twaddle. But the authorities These new vessels are of very brilliant Bagby three-quarter. Le and making desperate sorties with and incidentally to Germany and know better. It would indeed light draft for river purposes, but seldom failed to score a try in the the sole objcot of outing noh the Kaiser, may be inferred from Banking Corporation and his thank you all for your help and

I would like also to express our have been ál unique cir

anggestion was agreed to. "cumstance, with Belgium, France Carry six-inoh gans. The Get Internationala. Early in the other's throits, But old soldiers the fact that their numbers just Blaff for their work as Honorary your generous support of the fund

mans had the surprise of their Andre distinguished himself by will understand it and so will about make good the British and Russia y "over-ran with spies and dotted with skilful lives the morning these ebips a magnificent act of gallantry and those civilians whose reading has ossualties up to date,

Treasurers of the Fund

We can consider; liks I described the report as a prao-things in Hongkong, tidal one and I am sure you will wound up.

The British Navy.

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