1914-12-10 — Page 8

NAVAL SECRETS,

Austrian Firm and Official

Plans.

THE

HONG KONG TELEGRAPH

BROKER'S ACTION.

Claim for Commission on a Mortgage.

This morning, in the Summary In the hands of an Austrian Court, before Mr. Justice Gom- firm with offices and a depot in periz, Lau sin-pak, a broker, of this country there are at the 60, Wellington Street, ened Can present time specifications for Lai-sang, of 22, Lee Yuon Street; certain valve material for the coal motebant, to recover the battleships of the now Royal sum of $450, alleged to be com- Sovereign olass, Bays

the mission due to him as broker in Globe. The material in respect to the defendant's pro- question (writes a Globe report posed mortgage on the s.a. Wing er) ia required in connection O. with the bydraulic gun machinery of the battleships, and the specifi- cations, which are officially sup- plied to the firm in question, consist of a list of details indicat ing the nature of the armament

EXTRA

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1914.

THE "VATERLAND."

Giant German Liner Attached

for Debt.

The big new transatlantic liner of the Hamburg-Amerika. Com-

pany,

WAR ITEMS.

The Ceylon Civilian Contingent. The Times of Ceylon, of Nov. ember 17, says: Ceylon's recond, Contingent, though it numbers bat 15; carries away with it the the outbreak of the war has re- original intention wse to send the Vaterland, which since heartiest of good wishes. The maiced, with many others of the 100 men, but although some 147 company's vessels, in the shelter-names or more were registered, od security of the neutral waters various obstacles aprang up in of New York, has just suffered the their way, such as physical unfit. indignity of attachment for debt. ness and inability to get away

Some time ago Messrs. Waring and Mr. P. B. Milward, who has and Gillow, who carried out the been the prime mover in the farnishing and decorations of the business; will take sway only 75 Vaterland, which won for the men. The most satisfactory part vessel the reputation of being one of the whole undertaking is that of the most magnificent of the those who were unable to provide The case for the plaintiff was

learned that the Hamborg have been generously helped with a small part of any such informa

for $30,000 tion would mean a heavy term of arranged on his ship the se. Amerika Company were negotiat gifts of uniform, blankets, polia, All the necessary funda ing, with a view to the sale of the etc. imprisonment for a spy even in Wing On, carrying interest at 1.3iner. Without delay Mesars. came in and there will be a small times of peace. Some idea of the per cent per month. Plaintiff Adler and Perowne, solicitors, of balance. There was a probability importance of scorsoy with regard agreed to introduce a man on con- Copthall-avenue, acting on in- to-day of one or two men not to these bat.leships may bedition that he was to receive a structions, commanicated with being able to accompany the gathered from the fact that the commission of $450, and later on

contingent; if they fail they will following is all the information gave the name of a banker who

embark later, by way of a sup about them in the latest issue of was willing to advance the money the Navy List :-

plementary Contingent. on the ship.

The Davis Cup and the War.

Mr. Dixon, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, appeared for the plain tif, and Mr. W.B. Hind, of Mr. G.K. Hall Brutton's office, for the defendant.

I. O. U. DISPUTE.

A Question for a Handwriting Expert.

of vessels, "An attempt to obtain | that the defendant wished to have great liners of the world; themselves with the necessary Kit Mr. Hodgson, Lord of the Manor, at a

Royal Sovereign (battleship), building at Portsmouth...

their New York agents, and an action in rem was commenced to secure the payment of a sum ap- proaching £4,000, a part of the

May last, and this sum represents the final instalment. Some doubt existed as to the attitude which the United States Courts would adopt, bat information has just been received that the vessel has been attaobed by order of the Court,

After signing the agreement,

hugesum involved in the contract. the partica met at the offices of The work was completed in Resolution (battleship), build- Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist and ing by Mesars, Palmer's Shipbuild-ollateral security was offered. ing Company, Jarrow,

Tas defoniant produced some Revenge (battleship), building Canton title-doods, which were by, Messrs. Vickers, Limited, refused. He then offered the 8.9. Barrow-in-Farness.

Tang Ou, which was accepted. Royal Oak (battleship), build. The matter was left in the hands ing at Devonport.

of the aulioitors, who, however, found that both ships had a first mortgage on them. The matter, of course, fell through and the plaianff received no commission

Kamillies (battleship), build- ing by Movara. Boardmore and Companý, Dalmuir.

Now it may be said that naval experts freely discuss such ques- whatever. tions sa whether a certain type of battleship will have guns of this or that size, or poss auch and auch espabilities.

But on the face of it it is pre- posterous that an Austrian firm with Hermans in prominent posi. tions in that firm, should be officially informed at an early date of what size gane it is in- tended to mount in our latest battleships,

Cross examined by Mr. Hind, the plaintiff said he knew the Wing On was worth $100,000, She was only built six months ago. The defendant did not tell him that she oust $200,000 to build.

Judgmont was given for plain- tiff with costs,

THEFTS FROM LAWNS,

Chinese Boys Well Punished. Without saying more concera ing the Royal Sovereign olása, This morning, in the Police an example may be given of how Court, five small Chinese hoy. information is imparted to the were charged with being congera- firm in question by giving the ed to the theft of several aripios heading of the official detailed of European and Chinese clothing specifications also in their pos from lawns in the front of houses session of the material required is the vicinity of Carnarvon and for the gan machinery of the Cameron Koals, Kowloon. For latest completed class of battle-some time past complaints, had ships the Queen Elizabeth type.

It runs :-

CLUB.

IF THE GERMANS COME:

** Mr. H. G. Wells on the British

· Publis..

Mr. H. G. Wells, in a letter to

Mystery Tunnels." The military authorities, says the London Morning Post, are in- vestigating a mysterious series of tunnela jast discovered between Hitabin and Luton, at Noon Hill, the top of which commands a Court, before Mr. Justica Gom- This afternoon, in the Summary view of thirty to forty miles, in- pertz, J. V. Mendoza, employed the Times, describes what, in his oluding Ampthill, Badford, Luton, by Mesars Dizon and Co., Hong- opinion, the people generally will The entrance of the tunnels is employed by Messra. Dodwell landing a force in England. Dunstable, Shefford, and Hitchin, kong Hotel, and R. N. Mendoza, do if the Germans succeed in about 500 yards from the main and Co., were sued by Oyager In the first placo, however, he road leading to Hexton, and is in Singh to recover $500, being the dose not believe in the possibilities of a German raid. I cannot, in dell. About eight years ago amount due under an I. O. U. in Hitchin and employed, men to the plaintiff, and Mr. G. K. Hall (he says), see a properly equipped two Germans put up at an hotel "Mr. Q. A. §. Rass appeared for these days of wireless telegraphy German force, not even so trivinİ make excavations in the rock. Brutton defended. departed, but, before leaving, they evidence in support of his olaim, getting itself with guns, motora, Several months afterwards they The plaintiff having given a handful as 20,000 of them, timbered up the entrance and then covered the timber with sixteen years of age and borrow British soil. I ainnot even edo a J. V. Mendoza said he was only ammunition, and provisions upon rocks. Owing to recent rumoure, ad five dollars from the plaintiff mere landing of infantrymen. I rate of intereat of believe in that raid even less than net workmen to re-open the ex fifty cents per month. On this I do in the suggested raid of cavations, and recently, a main occasion he signed an I.O.U. for navigables (airships) that has tunnel fifty yards long, six feet $5. high, and four feet wide was He had also signad documents Still, as the trained mind does found. Ten yards from the en- for $80 and $10 and when the trance another tonnel was die plaintiff issued a writ, dependent covered, and further on yet an- asked him to withdraw the sum other, each leading to the left. mons and defendant agreed to do About half-way along the main do oa payment of $10.

Sab- those remote possibilities, anil as passage a third was discovered sequently execution was issued is is likely that these alarms may branching to the right.

and the $90 was paid, but during | even lead to the retention of trupa the whole of these tranaaptions in England when their point of

being lent. nothing was ever said about $500 maximum effectiveness in mani

festly in France, it becomes The I. O. U. wae put to the necessary to insist upon theability defendant, who denied that either of our civilian population, if only was in his handwriting, the body of it or his signature the authorities will permit the a small amount of organisation and

defendant suggested that the successfully with soy raid that In saswer to Mr. Russ, the preparation needed, to deal quite.

alleged signatures of his brother in an extremity of German and himself were forgeries. "boldness" may be attempted.

The case was adjourned for the attendance of handwriting expert,

All the members of the rival teams which took part in the

The Unfulfilled Hope, Anglo-Australasian Davis Cup to'e found on the body of a naval The following extract is from a match at Boston, says the Field,fficer connected with one of the have either joined the forces or German destroyers sunk in the are seeking..commissions. Wilding is now at the front. He was in the pcoket of a tunic, and, Mr. North Sea last month. The letter was a member of the naval landing force which went to the relief of Antwerp,

The captain of the The Vaterland, which is the English team has become List: largest ship in the world, male Parke, of the 8th Battalion Lain- her maiden voyage in May last. ter Regiment. Mr. Mavrogorda:ois She is 950ft. in overall length, in training with the Public School and her tonnage is slightly over Curps at Epsom. Mr. Kingscote 58,000. It is of interest to note an officer in the Royal Garrison less message was sent to the Kai- Gosport. Mr. Brookes expects to that on her first voyage a wire- Artillery, is drilling recruits at or congratulating "Your Majesty go to France shortly in charge of upon the fact that the greatest a motor ambulance, Mr. A. H. ship of the world has over Lawehssupplied for a commission.

peace seen has been designed and built This is an excellent record, one of in Germany during your Majesty's many of which the lawa tennis reign, and flies the German flag." community may naturally be

proud.

FOOTBALL.

The Inter-Club Match.

Mr. W. V. Pennell's team de feated, without the slightest doubt, Mr. J. Sislker's team, at Happy Valley, last evening. The

teams were :-

Fennell's XI-Cave, Vivensh, Hamilton, A Goldenberg, Crou cher, L. Goldenberg, Larkin, Fraser, Wilkie, Norris, Pennell.

Stalker's XI-Sainty, Me- Donald, Schultz,Stewart, Rigden; Brawer, Wood, Todd, Stalker, Young, Taylor.

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though jagged at edges, is" quite decipherable. It was evidently written by an educated German girl. The date is obliterated:-

Just let me wish you 'Good day.' How are you? I thank you very much for your very long letter, which I have duly re ceived, and I will now endeav our to answer.

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FOOTBALL.

darkened London.

insist upon treating all unenlisted. civilians as panic-stricken im beciles and upon frightening old ladies and influential people with

Mon-and Women. And, in the first place, let the expert have no illusions as to what we ordinary people are going to do if we find German The following is the team soldiers in England one mora- regret that you have to go which will represent the Hong-g. We are going to fight. If through so much.

kong F.O. against the Navy We cannot fight with rifles, we Whatever craft you may go in on the

shall fight with shot guns, and if Olab ground on is not without its danger. May Starday.-Jasper Clark; N. L. we cannot nght according to the

Railton, J. MoCabbin; O. Bond, W. B. Bigdon, &. F. Long; G. A. Robinson, J. Tod, J. Stalker, O. Mycook, W. V. Pennell,

God grant that this unholy war may Boon come to an end.

Antwerp has fallen, bat how many brave soldiers have lost their lives we do not know.

"It is enough to make one sad, but we will not despair, for as long as we have a drop of blood and a fiat and an arm to carry the rifle no stranger shall put foot in our land,

Kick-off 4 p.m.

VOLUNTEER ORDERS."

Corps Orders issued to-day by Lieat-Uol. A. Chapman, V. D., state :-

Rules of War apparently made by Germans for the restraint of Brian military experts, we will fight according to our inner light. Many men, and not a tew women, will turn out to shoɔt Germans. There will be no pre- venting them after the Belgian stories. If the experts sitempt any pedantic interference, we will shoot the experts,

Great Britain's Wireless Chain.

The Leipager Neusste Nach- richten draws a lurid picture of the British Marconi stations send- realms of space to all the nations ing forth nightly through the vast upon earth news as to the defest of the German Army and the most

Musketry (Standard Test).- horrible, atrocities committed by

The enemy may think they are The undermentioned Sections

I know that in this matter I going to have it all their own will fire Part II of the Musketry speak for eo suficient & number of Germans, and describing Ger way. They will find they are Osuree as follows: No. 1 Section people that it will be quite useipsa. many as a poor, starving, de- up againata wall. I will say, Artillery Battery 2 p.m. Saturday and hopelessly dangerous and off the face of the earth. "Every moralised people, soon to be swept "Take courage, and go right 12th inst. No. 2 Saotion Artillery foolish for any expert-instracted on." I am certain that you are Battery 9 a.m. Sunday 13th inst minority to remain **teme." They German wireless telegraphio a real and true German sailor. The. andermentioned members will be burnt according to the atation, had to read thislying news You are a good lad, and it need not attend to fire on Satur-established German rules and thing: We are still powerless." every night, and we can do no- would be a sad thing if any-day 12th inst as they will fire the methods on our soconat so they thing were to happen to you. regular course later in the season: may jaar as well torn out in the The article concludes as follows: Up to half time the team cap. "Is not this English wireless tele-

Every one would regret it, and Sergt. Bradbury, Corp!, Manak fret place, and get some shoot- tained by Pennell led tothe extent graphic station & symbol of the

would not I? Hoping you soon and Bombr. Farrell: 0.0.8. Beong as a consolation in advance of three goals to nil. The opposing terrestrial omnipotence of Eng-

may return again. Good-night, tions will see that sufficient N.O. for their inevitables. -till we meet again."

0.8. attend to aasiat the Instruc... side, though working hard, did not land, to which an end must be pat

The London Scottish. tor in marking sto. Officer in in Paris describes toms of the Lient. J. D. Danby; Sunday, equipped as they will certainly show themselves capable of get- before peace can be concluded?

A correspondent of the Times charge of Butts, Saturday, 12th, either half. In the second por- rest, and never be able to take dunes carried on by the London 13th. Lieat, H. W. Kennett be, and against odds, are so badly tion of the game the same state of pleasure in our peaceful laboure. Scottieb. Among them is the

Officers Training. The Course advisod na to try torror-striking: affairs existed practically and the Rome waged thres Panic wars provision of a patrol which night of Instruction for officers will take aprisals on the Belgian pattern, leading side added another couple against Carthage. We mean to be ly makes the round of the prin-place in the Officers Moss on wo irregulars will, of course, of goals to their score before the content with waging one against oipal streets of the French capital. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8.15 masasore every German straggler whistle sounded. Pennell, with

were the scorera, Stalker'a team

go through." drawing a blank.

"Raiders will be Lynched," And if the raiders, out off by

the sea from their supports, ill-

The following" will represent three," and Wilkie, with two England, but with that one must "Every British soldier found p.m. commencing on Thursday. Such procedure may

we can put a gun t3. Natursilý,

sanguinary,

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arisen of petty thefts of this nature; and at last a useful capture of Hydraulic gan machinery for culprits has been affected by the pair of 1õia. B.L. guns, H.M. police. ship Queen Elizabeth, class It was alleged against the boys 1912-13 battleships.

that they were generally employ The fact that the Queened on tennis courts and the elder Elizabeth class has 15in. guns of the lads would look after tounia is, of course, now well known, balls and send the others off to and the whole of the arms steal from lawas near-by, ment of the class is given

Mr. Hazeland ordered three of in Jane's "Fighting Ships." the boys, the older ones, to receive But it is obviously undesirable nine strokes of the rattan and the that an Austrian" firm should younger ones four each. have in its possession, the long list of measurements of every

HONGKONG CRICKET part of the machinery in connection' with the gan which is given in these specifica tions. Moreover, the question the Hongkong Cricket Club

* Kill the Cunning English. arises as to whether the Admir against Craigengower Cricket alty, should they intend to spring Olab, on the Hongkong Cricket

The Crown Prince Hapert of a naval surprise on Germany on Club ground, on Saturday, Decem

Bavaria (brother of the Queen of the same hues as the latter's bar 12, play to commence at ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF the Belgidney, who commands the little military secret of the 17in. 2.15. p.m.-Messra. B. Hancock

6th German Army Corps, has howitzer, would kindly oblige the (Captain), R. N. Anderson, C. A.

issued the following Army Or- firm in question in the manner Hooper, R. Kennedy, P. 8. Leigh

der December Captain's Cup

War is war, and reprisals and indicated above? Imagine the Bennett, M. M. Mass, E. J. R.

and Pool,

"Soldiers of the Sixth Army,

Detail. On duty, No. 2 German authorities supplying an Mitchell, T. E. Pearce, E. B. Reed,

we are fortunato in having op

Section Artillery, Left Section striking terror are games that two English house in Berlin with R. A. Stokes and R. P. Thursfield,

Played over Happy Valley on posed to us English troops, troops

and Centre Ssotion M. G. Co. can play at. This is the latent details of the machinery in con

www.December 5, 8, and 7. Result of that people whose envy has They will have many tales to Offoers on duty, Captain Scott, por of the British cuntry”. neotion with their big guns! almost shut down since the wor

side, and the sooner the authorities been at work for years to surround tell, these fine lads, when they Lient. Rees and Lieut. Wright, take it in hand and regularise it Cup and Pool, All the valve material supplied broke out. The staff at the City Mr W. Turner 01-18-73 us with enemies in order to atran- come back to London Town, not Orderly Officer, Lieut. Bees. To to the Admiralty by this firm for offices of the firm is almost wholly Mr C. H. Soper... 93-15-78 gle us, and to whom we owe the only of police work in Paris, but furnish Guard to-night, Leithe botter will be the outlook in use in connection with gun composed of Germane

or Mr A. Ritchie ............ 88-5-78 present bloody war. Now that of the other and more arduous Section M. G. Co.: to-morrow, machinery is made or has been Austrians. The London manager Mr J. Hooper... 80-10-79 we meet them, take reprisala for duties assigned to the London No. 2 Section Artillery Batty. madein Austria. Here it is of the factory is a Teuton who Captain Milner-Jones 88-8-80 the oanding of the enemy and for Scottish since the regiment land- Orderly Sergeant to-night, Corp. 98-1680 all our sacrifices, Show themed in France on September 16- Lowick; to-morrow, Corp. Young. simply stamped with the firm's has only been here twelve months, Mr J. W. Stewart trade mark, and cut to the Naturally we make no imputa Mr Balmer Johnson

87-6-81 that it is not so easy to wipe out duties, which have included the the Olsborate measurements They are doubtless, honourable Capt. H. O.E. Boucker 88 584 face with the enemy who is the firing line, searching the woods that two persons were drowned requisito size in accordance with tion against the firm concerned. Mr W. J. Morrison... 08-16-82 Germans, now that we are face to supply of burial parties near the Fishing Boat Mishap.

The Snau-ta-kok police report thoughtfully provided by the snd trustworthy contractors but Mr W. B. Rigden 102-18-84 greatest obstacle to peace, for Uhlans, escorting prisoners to

It may be recalled that the the coast, loading ammunition in a squall. The police boat went. owing to a fishing-bost capsizing authorities. This work is done they are of a nationality which, Engineer Commander by a few hands at a small depot in our opinion, should at no time G. W. Boome... 110.18-92 Kaiser said, I shoull like the trains, repacking blankets, escort out and righted the upturned in North London which only have been enpplied with such Qualifies for Cup & wins Pool. English to meet the Bavarians ing stragglers, guarding railway boat and accorded in rescuing opened a year ago, and has been information.

stations, and many other odd joba, kami

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to be without a proper pass or 17th December, when the lecture permit is either taken back to his will be on Musketry Regulations unit (if in the neighbourhood of Part 1. The subject of each just the commonsense of Paris) or brought into head- lecture will be notified in Orders the situation. We shall hang te officers and shoot the men. A quarters for enquiry and report, some days previously.

German raid to England will, in This work has been so thoroughly Parades. Parades for Friday and systematically done that 11th, Saturday 12th and Sunday fact, not be fought it will be

Lynched. stragglers are now extremely 13th inst,, Nil. sonroe in Paris, and no trouble of any kind has been incurred by the Franch authorities."

seven persons,

sical said getting home to us.

remote event of that hypothe

Levity is a national charac Under enficient provovation the teristic, but submissiveness is not.

English are capable of very expertis dreaming who thinks of dangerous bad temper, and the

mant expeuition" moving an spathetic Essex, for , resisted only, by the fces trained and 24