1914-12-28 — Page 8

THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

GERMAN AIRCRAFT ACTIVE.

LONDON AND OTHER SPOTS VISITED.

BRITISH SUBMARINE BLOCKS ENTRANCE TO THE

DARDANELLES.

(Havas Telegrams.)

Pariz, Deo 28, 6.50 a.m. We maintained energetically the conquered ground, checking the enemy's artillery and repulsing all siteoks and counter-attacks. We progressed appreciably in Upper Alsace, notably between Cernay.

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A Zeppelin flew over Nancy and dropped 14 bombs, two people being killed and one wounded,

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British Submarine Blocks Up the Dardanelles. German aeroplanes flew over London, but were chased, Five German neroplanes bombarded Sokt atchoff, killing sight Bed wounding hundreds of people.

Fierce fighting is in progress on the Pilics, while the battle eauth of the Vistula is favourable to the Russians."

The Italians have landed in Valona.

A new British submarine penetrated the Dardanelles, exploding mines and blocking the entrance. The submarine returned safely. (Official Telegram from the French Government through" Péking.)

Circular No. 113. states: The 25th inst. was a calm day be tween the aes and the Lv, slight progress by the Allios being recorded in the sandhills. Elsewhere there was slight cannonad ing. Between the Lys and ne Oise, French troopa rapulao I several cdunter-attacks.

At Noqlerts, near Lons, the French destroyed two armoured machine gage and north of Liboa tranches taken from the enemy

were lost and then re-.ken..

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At

At Vermenilles, the French took up a German trench between the Oise and the Aisne. At Nampoél a Gorman attack failed." Verseille, in the Aisne valloy, the Germans made strenuous efforts to retake lost trenches in the Perthes region, but failed, sustaining very heavy loss,

Appréciable prograss was made by the French in Upper Alsea, from whence it is reported that the French are holding the heights overlooking Carapach, thres kilometres west of Alskirch, and also the outskirts of Apach and the fringe of the woode „situated west of Sennemein-Croay.

WOMAN!

Disposes of Boudoir in Lover's

Absence.

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1914.

A

IS THE KAISER MAD?

war

NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA.

Managing Director as Austrian Captain.

LOCAL SPORT.

The Week End Activities.

wling.

Carvalho

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Oigiually intended to be com. Satherton match between the Horgkorg J.V. Brags... 7 monced on Obristmas Day, the McLennan, 0.0: end the United Services Cralgengower C.C. took place on Saturday, the Club J. M. Aaron, b Black bara putting up a core of 257. The W. H. Vivoaah, o Mend, Services replied with 88 and, in b Blackburn the follow on, 63 for five wickets.

Bon 81

The scores were as follow:- T. E Pearce, o Robertson, b

Hongkong Club.

-Sayer 8. S. Moore, e Robertson, b

Falton... R. Kennedy, beayer...

***. 86

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R. Southerton, b Blackhara... 0 R. Baes, o Macaskill, b

Blackbarn

J.

A. Carvalho, e Whyte,

V. Braga, a Robinson,

b Weaser b Wesser

J. A. England, b Weaser K. Klaras, b Wesger...

CORRESPONDENCE. [The opinions expressed by the correspondents are not necess arily those of the "Hongkong

Telegraph."

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K. McLennan, b Blackburn... 8 J.C. Finch, not out ! 0 Extras. 6

By Jean Finot, Editor of

"La Royue."

Melbourne, November 13.The (Continued from Saturday.)

High Court, under the new Trad ing With the Enemy Act, has "Pray, do not let us be unjust prointed a comptroller, manager to him: Tate strange generatias and receiver of the Continental ime, this Jack-of-ell trades, has Couchone Company to see that without doubt directed and no property passer to the enemy. countersigned the proceedings of

Remarkabis evidence

The collapse of the Servicos in was the first inninge was due to the which would disgust trought forward at the heating bowling of Anderson, who took R. paches or forgere. What would of the case. The managing di- five wickets for a little over seven have become of the Germany of rector of the company admitted runs apiece. For the Club the ald, the Germany we used to that he was the orlain of an top scorers were 1. E. Pearce 86, love and admire, if she had bron Austrian automobile corps. M. M. Mans 73 and R. N. Ander- submitted to another twenty years letter from be minaging director of the Hohenzollern disintegrat

his mother was produced, ingule ? The war of 1914 com.esating: "It is awful to live in pared with chat of 1870 showen enemy's country. Toat the clearly that Germany has made continuous throwing of dirt is to a disconcerting return to the bar be accepted without whimpering barity and savagery of the is our

punishment. German Teutonic knights of former days, goods will be unsaleable here in the use of dum-dum bullets-an For instance, what can be said of future,"

Farther raide wore fooled on action which has been severely firms in the city to-day-Central asndemned by all civilised Newe. countries? And, finally, what can The Commonwealth Govern- be said of the war loans whichment has prohibited the expert have heen imposed on French of graphite and rubber. Mr. R. N. Anderson, b Matthewa., and Belgina towns by the Hughes, the Attorney-General, R. P. Thursfield, o Matthews, Emperor William ? Do not forget states that additional important that the international Hague evidence has been obtained in E. B. Reed. b Sayer...

b Siyer... been approved of sad counter business premises. Conferences, whose findings have connection with the raids on BEO, Bird, e Mann, b the Emperor, have rigorously aigned by the repreagntatives of

Sayer

forbidden this kind of pillaga ventions of July 20th, 1897, and (see amongst others the Con- of October, 1907).

R. Hancock, a Robertson, b P.S. Leigh-Bennett, Orcmie,

Scargill

b Bayer...

M. M. Mana, e Matthews, b

Wace

Romet, captured by an Austrian

The German official yacht D. E. Donnelly, not out expedition of New Guinea, has Navy, and has been renamed Una. bean added to the Australian

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Tutal Bowling.

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Total

HISTORICAL ACCURACY.

(To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.)

Sir, I should be much obliged you would reproduce the on- closed euiting in your valuable paper.

Yours sto... AMEX-YEOMAN.

Hongkong, Dec. 28, 1914,

(Enclosure),

Northumberland Yeomanry at

the Front. " The Times on Saturday publish. 54ed the following letter from Lord

Kidlay

Bowling.

0.9 M. R. W.

24 4 23 6

10

Wenger ..8 24 Blackburn ..81

Overy

6

73

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1 FOOTBALL

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Army and Navy v, the Rest. Army and the Navy met the Rest Oa Saturday afternoon, the of the League at the Happy Val 19 ley. The game was disappoint 2 ing, as neither side ever appeared to get settled down, the chief offencers in this respect being the 4 Longkong team. This fault 22 however noticeable it was, was ohiefly due to the fact that the ...257 men had not played together before. From the commencement there was only one team in the picture. The Service men got golog and though they kept up a ceaseless bombardment of tis

R. W.

113 31 1 ...13 2 48 1 ...23 1 90: 6 ...14

St.kes....

3 330civilians' goal they failed to notel Matthews

5 1 22 1 az initial point, because Wace ***

30 15 1 of the good display given by United Services,""

Swan, who brought off many

Matthews 1.b.w., b Anderson G. R. Siyer, not out........

... 37 splendid saves and was primarily

Mann, 'Donnelly, b Anderson 5 particular he saved three hot shota Wace, b Bird...

... 7 responsible for the failure of the Ronpell, b Anderson... 11 Services to secure the honours of

Robertson, & Pearce, b Ander while laying full length upon the Cromie, b Anderson...

the game. On one occasion in 0 in succession, palling up the lastTM 18 ground. This one instance was O indicative of his gamethroughout, 1The civilians pulled themselves 1 together later on in the game and Extras... 8 what they lacked in science they made up for in enthusiasm, Total... 88 though the goalies had not a great deal of work to do on account of the good defence

600

Stokes, b Donnelly Frenob, run out

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Extre8.

dir,In your columns on November 3, and again to-day, the publio will read with a thrill the accounts of good work done by the first Territorial Infantry to go to the front, the London Sect ish

will not forget that the first Territorial regiment to be in the I hope, however, that the public

firing line was the Northumber and Yeomanry, who were in action with the 7th Division as early as October 12, a fortnight before the London Scottish. had the honour this regiment till recently, and it of commanding is in justice to them, and in the that I venture to point this out. interests of historical accuracy,

VOLUNTEER ORDERS.

Lient-Col. A. Csapman,

Corps Orders issued to-day state:-

dated 24. 12. 14. Young is permitted to resign Resignation. Gunner Ø. F.

geant is to see that a list of the Guardaibe Orderly Ser names of the N.C.O, and men on duty is placed in the Orderly Room each day.

instant:

Parades. For Taesday 29th Instruction on Kennedy mod 5.00 p.m., Hange for the following Re cruite:Scouts Company-ties. N. J. Austin, D.O. Doddel, A.,

21 possessed by both sides. Dennys, O. Digcumbe, J. Gibb,

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The goalless draw in which the 1 encounter resulted was a fair 7indication of the Laura of the game which was well attended.

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B. Kennedy (No. 1569), R. T. Barton, A. Keith and U.. Woad- head. Sgt. Major Colley, D.U.LL, will altead. 5.15 p.m., Nus. 1 and 2 Sections Artillery and. Left Section M.G. Oo, 10 pår, drill st Headquarters. He mainder, Musketry and Bayonet Exercises under Co. Officers.

Mr. Massey, the Prime Minis In his downfall, which will be, ter, thinks that if required to do we hope, rapid and complo o, the Now Zalone, uiread 50,000 Fulion...

Scargill hollowness of this theatrical extra men to the front.Reuter. S.Ter world. He will fall as he hsical constitu ien which preoured istence will be exposed to the and instead' fa keeper, z funtse- lived in the intoxication of his for him all the rights and Bone caprices and his crimes. Ile who of the responsibilities: Las let loose the most most terri- earth instead of astonishing the vility of his contemporaries, be ble war that has ever stained the of the universe, owing to the so- Having become almost arbiler world by the acts of a demigod, burst forth into wilder and wilder evidence itself. He public over-excited his poor will. A new amuses himself by lying against claims. Impunity and stery world with false news. false manifestoes and finds the Caligula, he would doubtless have hergic conscience stops him from Bat ander the conditious of our

Hia let

demanded the head of humanity self and for his people and tlie Feeing the pit he has dug for him- modern life this descendant of the mountsing of hatred and coned himself to wishing to decapitate tempt which are rearing them France and Russia and mete out

great line of morbid Care limit Fulton, b Reed

selves against him in all quarters, the eame treatment, to all those And yet history will be lenient peoples, such as the Belgians and to him. She will not forget the the British, who dared raiĉe up | *****

2ad Ionings. debut of the young man's life, obstacles in the pay of the Wace, a and b Pearce

Matthewe, o Anderson b sobbed Chan, her tears failing to corrupted by the influence of the realisations of Lis desires. For Roupell, b' Reed

Pearce soften the injured lover, and call-courtiers and politicians who little by little his sickly ambition, Manu, c Hancock b Bird ing for a mild rebuke from the surrounded him. An incurable Beach. The principal tenant of malady bad taken from him consior of Europe, allowed his con- nished by the condescen the house then went into the box trol of his person and his notions; science to grow weaker. Between

Saver, e Anderson b Read and corroborated the reflections on his impulsiveness upset all cal himself and humanity all the links

Robertson, not cut

A Second Division Game, the character of the erring lady.culations, including his own, Tac

8 uker, not oat

A fine rushing game took place "They have conspired against exercise of an almost depotic him as if he inhabited a distant are broken, She is as strange to At the Police Court, this after me, I beg your Worship to decide power could only weaken bis placet. The sense of realities

between St. Joseph's College team and the Lam Liong Wan noon, a Chinese domestic dram for me," pleaded Chav, but his limited conscience and his in-

Total (for 5 wkte.) 63 King Club for Second Division was unfolded. It was alleged in Worship remained anmoved. tellect, deprived of the guidance nothing, and no drabt will never escape him, unst be understands the evidence of a properen Complainant's wife came and of a prong, temperate and re- understand anything of this union

Bowling.

honours. St. Joseph'a proved OM. B. W themselves much the better side Danby, Orderly Sergeant, Corp. Detail Orderly Officer, Lieut, looking Chinese, that a woman, used a bambo broom on me.

Bective character.

Bird upon whom he had showered part had no money for food and 1

15 7 26 1 and a good game resulted in their E, 8. Heed. To furnish Goard to- The last act of his reign does of his reiga

of peoples which of bis, plethoric affection, had been had to pawn clothes for food. He not astonish me in the least. Bet

Anderson16 4 36- 6· marks the end.

win by four goals to nil, the bail night, beauta Donnelly

71 travelling from one end of the farmish guard to-morrow, No. 2 so ungrateful as to convert to be ill-treated me and turned me away. liat perplexes me is the extreme. Their power no longer belongs to Read

Company, To Wce to unbalanced denpola!

Reed

5 0 ORD UEG $240 in money and I had not even a coton jacket; long time which has elapsedur time. They have not even Pearce

field to the other with rare Section Arullery. 12 2 fornitura worth $230, during co, not even a

Iouinge.

rapidity. The scorere were A hia absence.

of broken between the first Ecenes of this the hope of figuring after death

740 Da, his return "ooks," she oried, the crowd tragi-emedy and its denouerint, in the conetele im. of herord and he became eo san yed that enjoying the candour it is in the same way that for demi goda. A day to dawning Kowloon v. Cralgengower.

50 20.2 40 14 1

LAWN TENNIS. Ins, cotor O'Sullivan was then if ho was so cruel ?" asked the We even find them very intellig people will raise their beads and ware at home to the Craigengower strom (owe 40) met Messrs in the 05889 of the others

Why did you stay with him

The first of the finals in the 2050 years we mingle with abnormala. when the Lumiliated, hypnotist d On 3.inrdag Kowloon CO. ment took place on En urday, Public Works De

Wigwam Tennis Club Tourna were put up for known at the ent until the moment when their win back their clear intellect and breaks, cut into a violent and Thus it is that the redoubtable ing of Blackburn, who took fire in the Gentlemen's Double following are particulara of the latest and reasoned madnes unmark and punieh imrostate rans, thanks chiefly to the bowl. Humphreys and Hicks (owe 30-4) there were no bids. Tus when Meaars, le Breton and Lind were sold, one withdrawn and aons Fone C.C., winning handsomely by 58 Orisis. Foer Germany! Kaifer is Bothing but a 109r wiokete for 23 and Weaser, who Handicap. of the meat dangerous of fanatics. Think of the fall of the most 29, T.R. Robinson 24, and J.H. responded by securing the next realised $3,100; Ma Lau Kok This is her punishment for having invalid whose trilliant exterior took four for 24 The top scorers The first set vent to the former 6, of about 8.44 acres, annual for son any years had as master one doped Germany end the world.

-Hok Un, Quarry Lot No. violent ard sudden anaroby criminal of all the Cars, One Mead 20; and for the lecers R. set at 6.4. Le Breton and Quarry Lot No. 7, 6.70 dorés,

for the winners were Blackburn pair at 7-5, and their opponents upset Crown might perhaps have ruined her day it me declared herrelf against Basa 20. The scores were

Bent $1,900, for ever, unless a deery of him and the final curtaiu falls. Kowloon C. custe ma and an access of military The Nero of to-day, stripped of W. L. Weaser, b Carvalho... itself into a keen struggle. Le Quarry Los No. 8, 4.60 acres up- Lindstrom then took the next at annual upset Crown Rent 8690, say?gery, a lowering of the con- his purple, has once again be Dr. Forsyth, o Carvalho, b

64. The fourth set resolved realised $1,10; Ms. Tau Kok scientiousness of her life and come the most unfortunate of men Southerion morals, had not made her inevitab-Thus it is thet, civiltted humanity L, J. Blackburn, tuo out

Breton and Lindstrom led off by set annual Crown Kent, ly the prey of an unparalleled having abandoned the Kaiser, we WT: Elson, b Carvalho

$1,420, Cegeneraty. this innocent" and of the band But can one bear ill-will to the Brage

Europe, by ridding Germany of degenerate criminal, J. R. Robinson, o Vivcash, b

see him in his true light as a poor, B. Overy, b Carvalho of vultures who surround him, patchwork idol that one has creatK R. Macaskill, b. McLennan will thus have saved her in spite ed? Europe will only be exenced LM. Whyte, b Carvalho and the latter was callous enough The only cases of communicablemony and her morbid dynasty for by the energy she shows in re- H. Mead, b Carvalho of herself from the Prussion hege by posterity for her singular error AG. Pile, b McLennan to appear among the crowd in disease notified last week were

the future of a better humanity, dreming her freedom by ridding A. E. Silkstone, not out

To this unbalanced comedianus for Iver if the Imperial Nature bra given 26 8 singe the matoid void of claregler and in- there of the world and society nocent of all Lonen

be sought legal redres.

given a small part in the play and lawyer he canard the lady to face the Magistrate on the charge of theft a better man, came the prompt "Because I was waiting to fad Mr. Dizon, of Maasra Wilkinson reply, and Grist, revealed the ebrew- like tendencies of the fair de caused his Worship a threaten to

Further laughter in

ia Our fendant, and a large gathering clear the Court on a rec irrence. of Chiness awaited defendant's His Worship four d that she had earnest plea for liberty

a hazy idea of her rights and Complaicent looked unconsolab. discharged ler, making an order ly injured as he described to his for the return of the property. Worship the waywardness of the

woman and unblushingly admit.

ted having furnished a special fi

for hor. Ho had gone so far to

ratain her respect as to pay not only

President's Birthday.

current rent, but rent in advance, To-day is the birthday of The clothing he had urchuted President Woodrow Wilson, who for her was alone worth two was born in 1850.

handred dollara. The money, she had given to another man,

Colony's Health.

two occarrenors of diphtheria "He reated me

be besi (Chinese) and one of enterio me and brought his wife to me,

"(British, imported); all were fatal.

decisive

Bird

Hras

Second

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Total:

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Hamid, (2); Goldenberg and SALE OF QUARRY LOTS, L. Xavier,

This afternoon ten quarry lots:

22 other sido retaliated to such good Quarry Lut No. 2, 12.02 acres, effect that they succeeded in annual upset Crown Rent $770, king the first three games. The realised $1,420; Teat Tes Mui o making the score 0-4 in their realised $920

favour and they required only a

19 sate all They were, however, 24 point to make the spore two hu 11 unable to get the desired point 2 and le Breton and Lindstrom 20 secured the set at 86.and with it the game. The victory wan secured by three sets to one and 25 games to 19, the match lasting two houre

Another Gorman Trick.

In a letter recived by the Morn ng Post from a naval officer he says: The latest of the Germans ia to put a thing olosely resembl nga periscope on a mine in the hope that cur people will rom it, but we have found out the dodg