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The Hongkong Telegraph

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Copyright, 1914 by the Proprietor.

December 30, 1913

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LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

TO-DAY'S "WAR TELEGRAMS.

U.S. GOVERNMENT WARNS BRITAIN,

COMPLAINS OF ALLEGED INTERFERENCE WITH COMMERCE.

Seizures and Detentions by British Fleet. Resented.

REQUEST FOR DEFINITE INFORMATION AS TO

BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE.

[Router's Servios To The "Telegraph."]

American Protest to Britain,

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Progress in Belgium,

(Official Telegrams from the French Government, via Peking.)

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By swift ouvring the enemy's submarines were avoided, and the two Zeppelins were easily put to flight by the guns of H.M.B. Undaunted and H.M.S. Arethusa, :")

The enemy's seaplanes succeeded in dropping their bombs near

to our abips, though without hitting any.

The British ships remained for three hours off the enemy

TELEGRAMES

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED.

The Austrians are retreating pracipitately in the Carpathians

force the troops in the Carpath The enemy's attempt to rein

Circular No. 115 states:-In Belgiam the program of the Allies, west of Lambaertzyde, has taken us to the foot of the sand-coast without being molested by any surface vessel, and safely re-ians have been frustrated, bills, where the Germans have established their first and strongest

line of resistance.

German Trenches Yielded.

The Germans in the Lens region were obliged to yield, near Carency, 800 moires of trenches in the first line. "In Artois, after a fierce bombardment, they discharged numerous shells at La Boiselle and also delivered a counter-attack, but the French troops brilliantly repulsed it.

In the Aisne region there has been intermittent cannonading, and also in the Champagne region.

Slight progress was made along all the front west of Perthes and on the heights of the Mense.

The Germans bombarded St. Die station, wounding slightly four persons. The traffic is uninterrupted.

200 Germans Killed.

A German counterattack north-east of Steinbach, in Upper Alance, was repaleed with very heavy losses for the Germans, who abandoned part of their positions north-west of Cernay. They left on the battlefield at this town nearly 200 corpses, and also arms and ammunition.

[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for Insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.]

BARLIER TELEGRAMS,

Londoners Warned,

Dec, 29, 458 p.m. Reater's correspondent at Washington states that the Govern- ment has sent a long Note to Britain insisting on an early improve- ment in the treatment of American commerce by the British Fleet.

The Note waras Britain that much feeling, has been aroused

Dac, 29, 4.40 s.m, by unwarranted interference with legitimate trade, and the United

The naval and military authorities call the attention of persons States Government feels compelled to ask for defiaita information using the streets to the danger of fragments of shells and bullets of Britain's attitude in order to take measures to protect the rights from the guns used against hostile aircraft attempting a raid on

Numerous specific cases of detentions and seizures of cargoes of houses, on hearing the sound of firing.

Orvilians are warned to keep cover, preferably in the basements

of American citizena..

are cited.

The No'e declarea that the representations are made in a friend.

ly spirit, but the United States considers it best to speak in terms

London.

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American Consuls in Belgium.

Dac. 22, 4.40 a.m.

of frankness, lest eileace should be considered acquiescence in a policy which has infringed the righte,of American citizens.

The chief difficulty is the moral effect of the practice on Ameri Reater's representative in Washington states that Germany has can exporters, who are restrained from taking risks which should formally notified the State Department that Consale of the United not surround legitimate trade between the United States and other States in Belgium must be acceptable to the German military authorities and that it is desirable that some of the Consuls be The Note is practically intended for all the nations of the withdrawn temporarily. Triple Entente.

neutral countries.

The Question of Proof.

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Dec. 29, 6.15 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Washington reports that the Note! adde, with reference to the detention of American ships at sea, that' the Government cannot tolerate undue delays in examining or con- Toying to British porte for detailed examination, and argues that proof of the hostile destination of the cargo must be evidenced at the time of the search on the sea.

The presumption of guilt cannot rest with nontrat shippers, bat the burden of proof must be imposed on any bolligerent inter- fering therewith,

Another Village Seized by the Allies.

Dec, 29, 5.25 p.m. A Paris communique states:- In Belgium our troops carried the village of St. Georges and established themselves. The enemy somewhat violently bombarded our positions from the Lys to the Somme.

A calm prevails in the distriot north-west of Roye. In Argonne we gained some ground, at Bois de la Grarie, Bois Bolanté and Boja Courte Chauggee.

German counter-attacks on the heights of the Mouse were repulsed,

We re-captored trenches west of Apremont after three success- ive counter-attacks,"

Steinbach Invested,

In Upper Aleace we are closely investing Steinbach, following a violent action. We have also seized the ruins of a chateau north west of the village.

Storm Interrupts Operations.

Hurricane la England.

Deo, 29, 2:15 a.m..

A hurricane han interrupted telegrams between England and

the Continent.

Later.

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very fierce gale and snowfall,

The wettest December on record culminated last night in Three houses were wrecked in Clapham, one cocugant being killed and three injured. is a terrible sea in the Channel.

Many casualties are reported throughout the country and there

Austrians in Precipitate Retreat.

Deo, 29, 2,15 a.m.

A Petrograd communique says: Germi attacks in Central Poland have been everywhere repulsed with ueavy loss.

The enemy is retreating precipitataly in the Carpathians and 5,000 prisoners were captured on December 25. The Russiana took 15,000 prisoners in a week's fighting south of the Upper Vistula.

The enemy's attempt to reinforce the troops in the Carpathians was frustrated.

The British Scoplace Raid.

(Official Telegrams from the British Forsign Office.).

The Admiralty announces that on the 24th instant the German warships lying in Schilling Roads, off Cuxhavon, were attacked by

even British naval scaplanes,

The attack was delivered at daylight, starting from a point in the vicinity of Heligoland.

The seaplanes were escorted by a light craiser and destroyer force, together with submarines.

As soon as these ships were seen by the Germans from Heligo land, two Zeppelins, three or four hostile seaplanes and several hostile submarinea attsoked them; Deo. 20, 1 p.m.16 was necessary for the British ships to remain in the neigh bourhood in order to pick up returning airmen, and a novel combat enened between most modern craisers on the one hand and the enemy's aircraft and submarines on the other, i

The official evening statement issued in Paris states that on the 28th a violest storm prevented operations on most of the front, but we made some progress in Argonne.

embarked three out of the seven airman with their machines.

Three other pilots who returned later were picked up, scoording to strangement, by British enbmarines which were standing by, their machines being runk,

-"- Six out of the seven pilots therefore returned safely.

Flight Commander Francis ET. Hewlett is, however, missing. Hie machine was been in a wrecked condition about eight miles from Heligoland, and the fate of this daring and skilful pilot is st present unknown.

The extent of the damage caused by the British airmen's bomba cannot be estimated, but all were discharged on points of military significance.

Bombs Dropped on Airship Shed at Brussels.

On Thursday last, Squadron-Commander Davies, of the Naval Air Service, visited Brassels in a biplane, for the purpose of drop- ping twelve bombe on so airship shed which was reported to con- tain a German Parceval. :

Eight of these bombs, of which air are believed to have hit, were discharged at the first attack, and the remaining four on the return flight.

Owing to the olonda of smoke which arose from the shed, the effect of the attack could not be distinguished.

CHINA AND AMERICA.

Late U. S. Minister's Views.

Mr. Roothill, who was Au:bassa- dor to Tarkey during the recont Turco-Balkan war, made the following statement concerning the present war in Europe:

German attacks in central Poland have everywhere been re- pulsed with heavy loss.

Heavy snowfall and a very fieros gale are reported from Home.

A hurricane has interrupted tween England and the Continent. telegraphic communication be

A British Foreign Office tale gram gives details of the engage- {ment off Coxhavon.

The Russians "have taken 15,000 prisoners, in a week's fighting southward of the Upper Vistula.

After the fighting at Cernay, the Germans left 200 dead on the field, as well as arma and ammuni- tion.

The latest communique showe that the Allies have made further progress in Belgium, France and Upper Alsace.

Germany has notified the United States that U. S. Conguis in Belgium must be acceptabla to the German military authori- ties.

The United States Government. has sent a long Note to Britain insisting on an early improvement of the treatment of American" "The allies must and will {continue to fight until Germany

commerce by the British. Float. Mr. William Woodville Rook is overcome and until German

The naval and military authori hill, formerly American Minister militarism is crushed. I believe ties at Home have called to the to China and American Am- that a state of war will pontiane attention of persons using the bissador at St Petersburg and for a very long time, but streets the danger from fragments at Constantinople,

of actual hostilities cannot continue of shells and bullets used against America's most distinguished for a very long period because bostile aircraft, diplomats, arrived in San Fran- the cost of life and material is too cisco recently on his way to great. To me there is no doubt china. He was going to Peking to about the final issue. become one of the confidential advisere of President Yuan Shib kai of the Chinese republic, but died en route at Honolulu.

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NEWS. Further notes on the origi appear on page 4.

Interesting war items appear to-day,

The Sanitary Bard meeting: geeterday dealt with business largely of a routine character.

The Ellis Kadoorie School held" their annust sports yesterday afternoon.

Guneral news and an account of a French sergeant's strategy appear on page 3...

"Regardless of what the Ger- mans may say about their state of preparedness, France, Russis and England are in a much better Mr. Rockhill, who had been condition financially. associated with Oriental affairs "The interest of civilisation during nearly all of the last demands that Turkey be not thirty-two years, freely discussed permitted to increase her influence the present condition and outlook in South-eastern Europe. of the Chiues Government with think it is inevitable that Greece, the San Francisco Examiner be- Italy, Bulgaris and Roumania fore his departure.

will be drawn into the struggle on the side of the allies. "China's most argent problem," "What can you say about the

"Our Contemporaries" appeara he said, “ia a financial one. German defence that the Russian,

on page 2, our share report on Vast agricultural and industrial Slavonic pazil necessitated resources are lacking in capital militaristic policy?" Mr. Rock-Page 9 and log book on page for their development and with bill was asked.

"There is also a 'yellow peril," the added difficulties arising from the war, this development and various other kinds of perils President Yuan Shih-kai he replied, and 1 do not believe necessarily must be slow. I believe which Lave been made much of,,' bas good advisers and that the the ec-called 'Sav peril came Chinese Government is pursuing into this situation any more than a wino policy in not attempting the others. I do not believe that to impose upon an Asistio people, the Kassions threatened the inexperienced in democracy, the civilization of Europe." elaborato frame-work which it | has taken us centuries to evolvo.

Will Bring Changes,

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"I do not see a basis for the

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre -9.16 p.m.

TO-MORROW,

Bijou Theatre-.15 p.m.~ Victoria Theatre-9.15 om Legislative Council-2.30 p.m.

Friday, January 1. H.K. C.O. v. Rest of League,

Saturday, January 2. H.K. C.C. v. Best of League. A.D.O. presents "Snowwhite and the Frog Prince Theatre Royal.-9.15 p.m.

The people are absolutely unpre pared for the utopian paper con- stitution which certain idealiste opinion that the war means the tried to prepare for them.

end of monarchical government "China recently raised a do in Europe. For some people I mestic loan of $10,000,000 gold, believe this is the best form of

government. this being the first instance of a

Wednesday, January 6. A.D.O. Matines, Theatra Royal domestic loan of any kind in the "I believe that the war will country.Thisiseignificantinshow. prove a great stimulus to the "Snowwhite and the Frog Prince" ing that the financial strength among all the countries of the

philosophic and economic thought-1.30 p.ba. of the country is growing.

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Saturday, January 30. Garden Fato, H.K. University,

world, that the result will hs to "One great problem for the establish many now fundamentals 3-7 p.m. Chinese people is getting back of thought and the fusing and their ancial autonomy. readjustment of opinions now at Through obligations to extreme variance. We have felt

The Trouble in Mexico, foreign governments the and are now feeling this stimulas Washington, December 22. country has been virtually an in the United States.

Three Mexicans who were former open door to the trade of the world. At a dinner which I attended ly generals on the staff of Huerte While China has been allowed to in New York city a few days ago and fourteen Huerta sympathis levy only a 5 per cent, ad valorem a prominant man expressed the ore have been executed in Chi- duty on importe, other countries opinion that the American people hushns by rebels. Chaos again have been able to levy 10 to 15 had done more thinking in the reigns throughout Mexico. Pre- per cent. The Chinese must ad- last three months than they had sident Wilson has ordered the dress themselves to overcoming done during the last generation battleship Delaware to Mexican this disadvantago."

theretofore.

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