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MORE GARMAN LIES,

Picturesque Storles for Chinese Consumption.

THE HONG KONG

making special preparations to attack London.

The Germans having been victorious, at the same time on four fields of battle, the London Timea is in terror at their bold. advance.

Below we give further tranels-let, tions of telegrams supplied from German sourced to the Fising-min Pao:-

More Captures. "" Shanghai, Sept. 10th. The French fortress at Maubeuge hu ‚ fallen; the Germans took 40,000 prisoners of war and 400 fold guni.

Wounded, But San Francisco,-Up to October the Germans have lost in killed and wounded 117,000, but many of the wounded are already sured and have entered the linked battalions for service. (The above is a telegram of the 7th from the Ostasiatischer Lloyd).

A Wonderful Success,"

TELEGRAPH.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1915,

VOLUNTEER ORDERS.

MERCHANTMEN AS TALES FROM

DECOYS.

THE TRENCHES.

Corps Orders issued to-day by Lieut-Col. A. Chapman, V.D., Notify. Karlsruhe of Approaching | How Our Soldiers Take to War,

alota :-

Prize,

Parades.-Parades for Satur day, 9th instant, nil. Parades for Monday, 11th instant, 5.00 p.m. rekery instruction Kwid How the Camanoruiser Kazlorabe

New York, November 19. Road Range for the following asteita trapa for vessels flying the Recruits :-No. 1 Section Artillery

Gunners Grieve,gs of nations at war with Ger- Schultz, Stone, Railtou and many was told to-day by passon. Youus: No. 2 Saotion Artillery-gore of the British merahanima

Some quaint and grim pictures

front. One officer thus epitomis private letters from men at the of the fighting may be read in

es the death in the trenches of his best friend in the Regiment. "His men were for putting his first feld dresing on, No, says he,

BANKRUPTCY COURT.

CHINESE FIRM'S FAILURE

Cases Dealt with this' Aftarnoon..

Rescinded.

His Lordship, the Chief Justice

Sapreme Court, this afternoon. bankraptoy jurisdiction at the (Sir William Roos Davies) sat in

in the pase of Kam Cheong Pan Mr. Ord og said that kee, an adjourned application for the rescission of a receiving order,

San Francisco.-Antwerp was Gunners Ainslie; Dormack, Fisk Vandyck, captured by the Karls ¦ * I am afraid I am past that, but, when the matter came before his

and Gerrard. Centre Section M. rube while on a voyage from for God's sake, slate the Co-Pres. Goe and Macdonald. Buenos Ayres to New York. Thase

+

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No Canton Premium Bonds for Hongkong.

In the Bankraptoy Court, this afternoon before Sir William

the Ming Shan Sheang Kee firm, Yuen-fai, maunging partner

(Chief Justice), Sin

38, Bonham-strand, came up for public examination.

Shanghai, Sept. 10th.-The boiling mast") of Belgium. Service rifles are to be carried. passengers arrived here to-day on They must not break our line." | Lordship on the last bank of the businese, along with one

A Candid Admission."

German army has forced the city of Ghent to pay a military con tribution of 400,000 marks.

Wanted to Go to Hongkong, The Shun t'ion Jih-pao states that, 300 French soldiers wishing to go to Hongkong by way of

known as the strongest fortress (literally, "the metal walls and

Yesterday it capitulated to the Germane. This is the most wonderful success that basattend- ed German arms, and London realises the immense significance of this event.

::

The Russian army has been

Sergt. Major Colley, D. O. L. I, will attend. 5.15 p.m., N. 0. 04. drill on the Cricket Ground, Remainder, nil,

Detail-Orderly Officer, 2nd Lieutenant Cunningham. Order ly Sergeant, Corpl. Sheaton. Tu

Section M. G. Co.; to-morrow, Civil Service Co.; oa 10th inst. Right Section M. G. Co.

ruptoy day Mr. Goldring, Lots of the officers are evidently creditor, intimated that his who appeared for the petitioning thinking about the shooting sea client was prepared to put up son at home. "We have had on security with the Official Receiver the whole excellent aport," writes to prosecute cortaia notions under

of

managing

Chinese territory, the Kwangui défeated with great loss near the furnish Guard to-night, Centre and captured by the Karlsruhe on strong and well matured for the $2,200 and one of $2,000, and he had a private and parannal

suthorities have telegraphed to the Government for instructions, The Fall of Antwerp, Shanghai, October 12th.-The Belgian fortress of Antwerp fell on the 9th. The Belgian and British troops fled, and sought to link up with the Left Wing of the French Army, but the German forces in South Belgiam pursued the enemy. The line of retreat was totally out off by the German Army under General Poi-sa-li (?), and they are hemmed in on the

100 count.

The Germans are victorious in the Battle of the Aisne.

The Austrians fought an action with the Russians as the fortress, of Przemysl, in the province of Galicia. The Austrians wera victorious.

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frontier of Eastern Prussia,

80

Debtor said he was the owner tenteamship Sao Paulo from Pars,

in $30,000 as capital, Business other partner and they each put From Optain Elans Fritsch, a member of the German naval re-

was started thirteen or fourteen serve, commanding the steamer

years

ago, Ho Was the Asuncion, to which those aboard

partner. They a major of R.F.A.The bags the estate to recover monies dus were provision agents. His liz the Vandyck were transferred have been heavy and the birds after the Vandyck had been obased

to the estate,two-samı

hilities were now over $120,000. most part. In some of the did not know if the Official liability of $10,000 with a man The firm's liability was $110,000 October 26, the passengers

in Fritsch said that the Karls these there were a good many order be rescinded. obtained their information. Cap birda not

Coverte, however, we found the

Receiver had the security, but if forward. In

not, he asked that the receiving assets were $150,000, bad debts who was now in Court. The fri's rabe was constantly accompanied cheepers and old cocks. An of by four asptured marchsat vessels, ficer in the Leicesters writes the application to rescind was recoverable, were now not

The security not being put "Pviously considered as prob.bly and $60,000, which, though re- manned by priz crews. The "The shooting season is proving flotilla, when there was reason to excellent, game very pleatiful, fat believe a merchantman was near, and strong on the wing. Last

granted. The Japanese man-of-war Chin- small German oraleer, the E-spread out over a line about 150 year's birds are now beginning to Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and everything was in the Arm. Ho $10,000 only being probable. kang and H.M.S. Triumph conden, entered Penang harbour and miles long. When a vessel dying give to large broods of younger Master, said this was his petition had a shop in Bangkok called the "Re Ip Wo-hong, Mr. Lewis, of He had nothing beyond that ; ducted a combined bombardment sank the Russian cruiser Zam- the enemy's flag was sigula by birds not so well fed and easily for a receiving order. An interim Ming Shan, bat it was worth of the sea-front and the land, bat chug and a French torpedo boat. one of the ships, the wireless frightened." And he winds up by an receiving order was made un also without result. The Triumph Japanese Battleship Sunk. notified the cruiser ani the Karls.

nothing. It owed the firm $90,- was struck by a heavy shell. · Tsingta wish or pot of rea! oream." A West Locate at

partner's shop in Bangkok ka Tatang. A pistal courier from the, with her superior speed; agonising appeal for "just one December 14. He hoped his

prize. "

countryman for a dollar!.

Tsingtau Happenings. Tainan.Newsof October 14th from Tsingtan is to the effect. that H. H. J. M. S. Sama bombarded Hai-sa and Chiao- chia (?) with, 15 and 30 conti

metre guze,.but without success. Singapore, October 28th. A

Russians Defeated.

New York. A German sub marine struck the British armour- ed oruiser Hawke (7,820 toas, launched 1891), and 500 officers and men were lost.

The Russian scheme for attack ing Eastern Prussia has complete The Russians are in fall retreatly failed. The eight Russian in Poland.

army corps advancing along the The Zeppelins.

Vistula have been defeated at New York, September 18th. Warsaw and near Ivangorod. Shao-huan (?), of the German The French army attacked the Army Staff, states that the German right wing near. A-erh- Zeppelins have fulfilled gen-pei (? Ypras) but were repulsed. eral expectations. They have

The Germans captared at Ant werp 5,000 of the enemy, 500 gans, 6,000 tons of grain, and many other military supplies.

made long and perilous journeys with great success in every case. The few airships that have been damaged have been repaired, and none has been lost.

Russians Defeated.

New York, September 18th,- The German Army in Rassion Poland has made further pro- grees.

The Gormans as Saviours.

furiously bombarded the Austrian cruiser Elisabeth on the 17th without doing any damage. The German destroyer 8. 90 attacked the blockading fleet on the nights of the 17th and 18th, and sank one Japanese battleship.

China's Anger.

Optain Fritsch said that the Krierung bileipure laeven teen ships in or near Eq toriil Alu itia waters.

Diniel Lads of New York told the following story of the capture of the Vandyck.

ese advisere to be employed in all left us.

Full Receiving Order.

[receiving order.

The Official Receiver-No objection, my Lord.

Granted.

Granted,

The application for an adjourn-

--

"Withdrawn."

which bad debt. His

the firm $57,000. His businean had been losing for the last two or three years. He had loaned $2,200 and $1,600 to the Gov. ernment of Canton, He had

no escurity for it.

fifty per cent. of the shops he The Official Receiver said that had through his books had sume of two thousand dollars advanced to the Canton Government. He had tried to recover the monies premium bonds, which, being in and he was offered in exchange the nature of gamble, 1 securities which were not allowed

in

the Uolony.ore not

His Lordship: It is really on interesting item. Dabtor said he had lost $8,000 speculating in

Canton notes.

The aramination was closed.

writes: The Garkhas are fun. Another Artillory offer ny little popla. Theo br night asked for someone to hold my hearing of petition, Mr. U.. I went to their headquarters and

Re Mesara, Jorge and Company, horse. One of the Gurkba Guard Mason, Mesars. D'Almads and was wakened up to do it. He did Mason, asked for the hearing of The Tokyo Cath chin Hain-pao

The Vandyok loft Blanes not know what his job was to be, the petition to be adjourned until of the 9th, prints an article on the ayres on December 15 with 198 but he came out prepared for any next bankraptoy day. This was subjection of China to the fate of passengers and a crew of 210. thing, with his kukri in his hands debtor's petition and he appear Koren, The main pointa are: (1) The British cruiser Bristol coa

and his eyes gleaming. He wased for the debtor. China's coalition government to voyed the ship between Rio de quite disappointed when he found Tas Official Receiver:-It ap- be destroyed and a constitutional Janeiro and Bahia. Just before he had to put his armoury away pears, my Lord, in this case there monarchy substituted; (2) Japan our arrival at Bahia the Bristol Gurkhas were very fanny coming the creditors, and it your Lord and only holi a horas." The will not be substantisi meseta for China's important posts and to "About 11 o'clock on the over in the host. After being two ship would be pleased to grant en The Germans are transporting

have control of all matters of morning of October 26, after we whole days at sea without seeing adjournment until next bank- new type of siege gun by the policy: (3) Japanese language left Bahia, two columns of smoke the captaia of this shot at suptoy day, I do not think any Antwerp Canal. (From the schools to be set up in all parts were seen over the horizon. In a Ostasiaticher Lloyd of October of China to unify the language; half hour more we saw a great together and decided that it was ment was granted.

captain of ship has lost injasuos would be done. his way. But they consulted 18th).

(4) a Treaty embodying all these war vessel coming in our direcall one anyway. And they were points to be put into effect. The tion at great speed. Soon we immensely pleased on noting the New York. The Germans have people (Chinese) are extraordinar found out that the warship was

Be the Kwong Shim Lung, New York, September 18th.- gained a great advantage in ily angry at reading this.

the Karlerde and that the Van long wake of water churned up application for adjudication, Mr. The German forces under Genera! Eastern Europe. The Polish Jews

dyok was a prize of war.

by the screws, "Without doubt Sayer, Assistant Ollicist Receiver, during the period of the war so Pi-lai-ken-tu-fu (?) have defeated and the people of Southern Poland

A Russian Revolt.

"At 8 o'clock the next morning

the captsin sahib follows the said this was an application for as to make these persons amen- the Russians under General Wei- have now heard of the Russian Rasais state that there are ding ware transferred to the

New York. Reports erh-la. (?)

from the passengera, baggage and bed path," they said.

adjudication and the appoint able to the provisions of the defeat in the north, and are

The Germans have already dis- ment of the Official Receiver as Aliens Restriction Act, 1914, and Another Taingtau Story. welcoming the Germans and Answards of 800,000 men around Asuncion. The Asuncion remain covered that when it comes to traster. On the creditor's petition the regulations made thereunder. The following definite parti-trians, looking on them as their Warsaw, but their medical suped at sea eix days to prevent news sniping the Indians are all there a meeting was daly held and the Mr. McKenna replied that ha culars of the state of hostilities saviours from affliction. The plies are grossly iandequate. of the capture of the Vandyck and a bit over. It was a British dobio was not present. The bad considered the proposal round Tsingtan on the 28th. German army has already occupi. Progress is being made in the from becoming known officer who hit on the expedient application was withdrawn. September were, according to aed the fortresses of Warsaw, Plock, forces are now under. Marshall Tainan telegram, obtained from a Ivangorod, Lowion, Chu-san-k'o reliable source, The Japanese (7), and the country round Kielos. Haing teng-p'a (?) and have

clearance papera from Santos on treach. The Germens promptly Davidson, of Messrs. Hastings and naturalisation certificates at the advanced massge of troops on the Almost the whole of Belgiam

great advantage.

August 8 with a full supply of ocal occupied it, and in the succinot Blastings, appeared for the discretion of the Secretary of State German lines, At one time has now fallen inte German bande.

A violent battle is now and provisions. She joined the language of the patentee, were petitioning creator and saked in the case of persons who were between 50 and 70 German. The Anglo-French forces at Ypres Belgium, between "Dunkirk and coast of South America. The cast had been most efficiently mined, the petitioning creditor's debt thought, apart from any objection being waged in Western Karlerube át a small istand off the blown to blazes." The trench leave to withdraw the petition; dangerous to the State. He soldiers were surrounded by are out off by the Germans. The the Japanese, driven into Prinz Heinrich Hill, and taken Sea, and occupied Ostend and Germane bave reached the North

and provisions were transferred to There is a good story of a

had been settled. the cruiser, which was badly in Highlander who was caught

The request was granted. prisoners after a violent action. Kerke.

need of them..se The German heavy artillery.

Bredbanded by an officer digging maxims,and auxiliary naval guns proved very effective. The Japan- ese lost 1,700 killed and 800 wounded; the German losser in killed and wounded were slight.

More Prisoners, pla

Shanghai, October 16th.The Germans defeated the Russiane at Lonitalo (?) in Poland, taking 11,000 prisoners and capturing 45 field gabe. The Germans took 5,000 French prisoners at Lille. Shaugliai, October 17th. A German submarine sank a British

cruiser of 7,320 tons,

Preparing to Attack London,

German progress on the other fields of battle although slow very substantial (Ostasiatischer Lloyd, October 17th.)

More Pretty Storles, Shanghai, October 21st.--A Gorman cruiser sank, a British submarine, No. 5.

which had been made very taken to withdraw the

the Asuncion steamed without scoot in feigned panic from one plication for sujudination, Mr. be battle of Warsaw. The German Captain Fritsch told us that of getting bis native troops to Re the Kwong Hing-lang, Bp widely, that powers should

Veurne.

trians are attacking in Galicia.

At the present moment the Ant

The people of the Caucasus are'] all in revolt, and Russia has sent troops from Bessarabia to sub- jugate them (Ostasiatischer Lloyd October 19th.)

The captain said that in tat-hĩa bayonet into a fat ing the Vandyck the Germans sheep. The strict orders are that believed they had sealed their no animal! must be touched except late. They felt that the British in self defence. The Highlander navy would make extraordinary immediately sang cat, stabbing efforts to destroy the Karlsruhe the sheep again and again,Ye after the Vandyok's capture be divvle, would ye bite me!! came known.

News Indeed! New York-One of the French October 23rd. The Germans Papera admits that in the pre- gained a victory in the North-sent struggle, to take financial re- west of France, near the coast, ed herself superior to France, the aged a British cruiser and sank sources alone, Germany has prov. and captured 2,000 British.

October 24th. The German

famona "banker of the world." two torpedo hosts on the Belgian raiser Karlsruhe has sunk in The Italian volunteers who on-coat

outbreak of the war are now A German submarine has sunk listed in the French army at the

More Imagination. returning to their homes.

the Atlantio 18 British steamers, totalling 60,000 tons.” “

October 25th.The Austrians

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Naturalised Allens and the

New Act

to the proposal in principle, as a matter of practice, any cironm stances of danger to the Stuto which would justify the use of suoh powers would also afford suf- ficient grounds for action against the individual în question under the

veryw wide powers conferred by the present law, in particular, under the Defence of the Resim Act

A wounded sergeant now con- valesoing in London tells a fine

Mr. Batoher-Is it not deair- the VC. He oarried a badly November 24, Mr. Batober aak nader the Aliens Restriction Act? grim story, as realistic as it

able in the case referred to to pat was modest, of how he won In the House of Commons on into force the regulations made wounded officer over a mile soroased whether the Home Secretary, Mr. McKenna-As I under

that the sergesut feared he was no application to naturalised uiscretion country on his back under fire in view of the fact that the Aliens stand from the question of the and was hit three times. The Restriction Aos 1914, and the bon, member, he wishes to leave officer was so still and heavy regulations made thereander had to the

Home Secretary suspend the Avory so much

San Francisco-la the Europ- gained a victory over the BussiansA British torpedo destroyer has H. M. S. Venerable (15,200 ton) dead, but kept trudging an with Germans and Austrians, and that certificate.

the Germans have the at Tien-i-weng-ko-lu P in Poland, advantage everywhere. The capturing 1,000 Russians and

› Left Whg of the French army a standard.

aground on the Scotch coast. off the Belgisa coast. New York. The German army

bun over ploughed fields and in some cases such persons were Shanghai, November 1st. through hodges. Feeling that his at least as dangerous to the ought ever to be exercised und

doubt whether that di is advancing in France. Several German cruisers defeated British buried was slipping down, he State as non-naturalised Germans there are circumstances is completely hemmed in by October 25th-The number of silenced by the Germande,

of the forts at Verdun have been craisere off the coast of Chili in gave him a firm upward shift on and Austrians, would at once picion. If there are circu the Germand Antwerp is on the enemy prisonera sent to Germany German estimates of the oas-oruiser Monmouth (9,950 tone) weak voice marmured, Don't the Secretary of Stato in all pected

South America. The British is shoulders, Whereupon a introduos legislation empowering of suspio point of Alling; the combined now exceeds 350,000, including nalties of the Allied armies show was stuk, it is uncertain wheth

then the German and Austrian forces 15,000 British, have attacked the Russian im- The unrest of the rovola total of 760,000 killed, wounded, or not the oraiser Good Hope The officer was quite grateful not merely in cases of

whether jolt me, you ・・・ fool,

proper asses at his discretion, and under the law. ial troops in Galicia and gained tionaries in South Africa, Egypt,

and prisonera.

(14300 tons) was sunk. The afterwards. The real thing is misrepresentation, to

and or Shanghai, October 31st.The light cruiser Glasgow fled towards different from the penny no certificates of natura great success; Germany is now and India inorenses daily,

German field artillery has dam, the coast of south Chili,

veleites

suoti persons or to suspend them

perial