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The Hongkong Telegraph

January 23, 1915,

Temperature Humidity

Am. 57. A 82,

2818日九月二十年寅甲

70-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

GERMAN SUBMARINE SINKS BRITISH SHIP.

THE CREW WELL TREATED;

Taken in Tow to a Lightship.

(Reuter's Service To The "Telegraph."]

British Steamer Sank.

Jan. 22, 11 am.

A message from Router's correspon lent at Amsterdam reports that the British steamer Durward has been sunk by a German sub- marine twenty miles north-west of the mouth of the Mauss,

[The Durward was a vessel of 802 net tonnage, built in 1895 at Glasgow and owned by G. Gibson and O., of Leith.]

Further Details...

Jan. 22, 5.20 p.m.

Germans from the submarine boarded the Dorward, crdered the crew to take to the boats and then sank the vessel.

They returned and towed the boats for six hours to a lightship, when the submarins made full speed away.

[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for Insertion on this "

page they will be found on the Extra.]

know.

an intention the introduction of troops by railway would not have been made impossible. That is elcar,

J

(ESTABLISHED.

D. 1881.)

Copyright, 1915 the Proprietor.

SATURDAY, JANUARY

SME CANDID OPINIONS. maj rity of them are men in

"Truth" on the Recruiting

Question...

F..

23,

1915.

THE "RASILAN.”

RE-NAMINU A PRIZE SHIP,

January 23,

WEATHER FORECAST--

FINE Barometer 20.10

Lemperaturo 6 a.m. 59 p.m. Humidity

** BES~^ICOR

a

ORGANISED THEFT BY

GEI MANY.

of unquestionable authority, shed little more light on the mysteries of the German occupation.

"War Prize Service."

.79

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS.

$36 PER ANN“JIM

TELEGRAMM.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN-

CONDENSED,

re-named the Basilan yesterday.

The prize ship Tannenfels was

10.

regular employment, for whom a football match on Saturday afternoon is the one recreation

Ex-German Vessel to be Used The System Worked by lavaders, the week offers and a very cheap as British Transport. und harmless recreation. There A strikingly rolcn function

Fáris, Deo. 11. are other recreations in full swing took place yesterday afternoon in which are still held in the in-. In the French Departments every week-end besides football.the Royal Naval Dockyard, when vader's grip the German military Why do they escape attention?' the prize abip Tannenfels was reauthorities, have organised, a Lord Kitchener is quite right"

named the Basilan. The Tannen system of methodical, unblushing to say that be wants more men Probably one of the worst hin- fole, formerly of the Hanaa pilluge, the fall extent of which

It le reported that the British And that he expects to get them, drances to recruit is the daily Line, was captured in the Basilan cannot,, for obvious reseons, be steamer Durward has been sank observes Truth (December 2). For announcement of brushing Ger- Channel by II. M. S. Chelmer, realised at this stage of the war.

by a German submarine north- every reason we went to put up man defeats in the contents bills brought to Dongkong and added, during the next few months the and headlines of the halfpenny to the little collection of captured reached the Temps from a source

The following facts, which have weat of the mouth of the Menes biggest military force possible. papers, and perhaps still more the craft that at present adorne Kow- But this really does not justify Sanday papers. The "masses" loon Bay. Proceedings in the lee

NEWS. the wild language that is being largely acquire their impressions al Prize Court resulted in the used on all sidea about the failure of contemporary events from these steamer's condemnation and she

Farther notes on the crisis of and the lack of patrictio spirit sources. After reading of nothing has now heen' t ken over by the the victims of the invasion found

An industrialist who is one of appear on page 4. among the young and able-bodied. but German defeats for three or Admiralty and, converted into a ways and means, a few days ago, As usual, we under-rate cur own four months they may be well ex-transport. performances. This is not a bad cused for supposing that no fur-

of despatching two men in his Laid up in the dry dock, the employ on whom he could raly to babit in a general way, but it ther assistance is required in Basilan looked a fine eraft after the town in which his works and may be overdone. Besides, in this wiping the enemy off the face of the attention of "His Majesty's residence are situated. They case the people who croak and the earth. Early in September, shipwrights. In place of the us were not long in obtaining in- rave and relieve their feelings by when von Kluck was retiring ual name painted on the side formation with regard to the fate "Oar Contemporaries" appears lettera to the press, and even from the Maroo, a working man there was a stretched canvas, the of their master's property: not & on page 2, share report advertisements in the Times, told me confidently that the war same colour as the vessel, on which pound of raw material was left in page 9 and log book on page 6. might remember that they are would be over in six weeks. That was painted in large white lettere the works; not a stick of furniture simply abusing others for not was the impression he had got Tanneufels." Beneath, painted in the house. doing what they are not doing from the accounts of the rout, directly on the side of the vesseİ themselves.

slaughter, and capture of the was the name "Basilan", this

Interesting nowa from our Can- Just let na look at a few figures. enemy in his favourite ba'portb. being obscured from view by the pillage. They found the com- day.

It was not a case of ordinary ton correspondent appears to At a moderate estimate, judging By this time he ought to be fairly canvas screen. Against the bows mune in the occupation of the from the latest returns, the num convinced that the war really is a bouquet rested in which was the War ber of men serving on the out-over, and that the Germans only bottle of champagne to be broken Service, which works in the rear Prize Service." This break of war in the Regular army continue to get themselves smash against the stem.

of the army of occupation, is in Ago appears under the heading. Hongkong Twenty-five Years (at home and in India), the Army od up for the fun of the thing. The ceremony of renaming charge of a retired officer, who Reserve, Special Reserve, and

the ship was undertaken by Lady has officially declared that his

'1890 ** Militia, must have been about Last week the daily press May, with whom was H. E. the mission is twofold: 440,000; in the Territorial Force, outdid all previous performances Governor. Prior to that a simple 205,000; and in the Navy and in this line. By about Thursday, but impressive form of service quered territory all the raw ma 1. To remove from the con

General news and an article on Naval Reserves, about 200,000; judging from the headlines, Russia was read by the Naval Chaplain. terial of which the Germats Army "The War Drunk Kaiser" This gives a total of over 900,000 hau gined a supendous victory,The familiar forty-sixth peal, and German industry have need, on page 3,

appear men, without counting 200,000 the German armies in Poland had the Lesser Litany, the Lord's especially copper, lead, leather in the National Reserve. It was been surrounded and were or the Prayer, vereicles and Collect soraps, wool, and grease: stated the other day in Parliament brink of annihilation; "the Kaiser" formed a fitting prelude for the that since the beginning of the had enstained his "aul debacle," prayers for the King, Navy and Government by any and every kong Government service

2. To procure money for his

Several changes in the Hong war 1,200,000 men had enlisted the Crown Prince was, of course, for the state of War, while a means. in the old and new armies, ex- once more "in light. What is special prayer for the ship, those The house of the industrialist gazetted. clusive of the Territorial Force. the use after this of Lord Kit that should travel in ber and in question had been reported to The Territorial Force was filled chener wanting another half have the management of her, con- bim sa contining a quantity of What on earth cluded a most impressica service. valuable furniture. This furni- "p to to its maximum catablish- million men?

The draw for the Royal HK. ment almost immediately after oзn họ want them for?..

Tue Chief Constructor, Mr. E. R. sure he had caused to be removed; Golf Club hole-and-hole" com- the war broke out, and a large

Bate, then handed Lady May publicly and in broad daylight, petition is given to-day. number of strong reserve bat

mallet with which she struck a Being in jovial mood, he bad talione have since been added. I

chisel and thus sovered a cord. deigned to explain his action have been told that 140,000 men

The bottle of wine was broken thua: bave joined, but let us call them

againat the ship and at the same

The subscriptions to the Prince 100,000. This brings up the total

"We are not pillagers. We of Wales Fund in Hongkong moment the canvas screen bear work for the State. This furai-now total $214,593.98. number of men in the military and naval service since the war

ing the legend Tanzenfels "ture will be forwarded to Berlin, dropped into the water, disclosing where it will be sold by, public Began to 2,200,000.

the ship'new name. At the same auction for tho benefit of the

And re-

་་¢

DRUG VICTIM.

craits, Lord Kitchener tells us. Romantic Life Story of Mahem-time the Union Jack was hoisted Public Treasury,

are still coming in at the rato of 30,000 a week.

medan Woman.

The people who daily fill the air with thoir lamentations over the apathy, selfishness, and luck

A strange story was told at the of patriotism among their neigh City Coroner's Court recently bours can hardly have observed when an inquest was held on these facts. One can only guess Mulka Gwellge, a Mabommedan roughly at the number of man woman, who died in a London who would be liable for service hotel. if it were made compulsory, but. it looks as if more than balf the man who would be liable have

far the most ureful half. I don't

on page 4.

ara

At the Sanitary Board election at the stem and the White Ensign "Oh!" he added, seeing the Mr. P. W. Goldring were the yesterday Dr. Fitzwilliams and at the alern, the guard of honour stupefaction of the bystanders, successful candidates. of sailors and murines standing we know what we are doing.

DON'T FORGET

'TO-DAY.

5 p.m.

Bijou Theatre-9.15" Victoria Theatre--9:15 p...

TO-MORROW.

Bijon Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.

Tuesday, January 26.

St. John's Cathedral Aunurl Meeting-5.30 p.m.

at the galate. Three hearty cheers Many Germany who have gers then given at the call of no money to subscribe to our Commodore Anstruther for His national loan will suddenly find Majesty's transport Basilan," and bank notes when articles of verta the ceremony concluded with are offered them cheap. A citron- the National Anthem sung by wood table, a rosewood escritoire, those present.

always und fanciers. It is all THE FATE OF LUXEM-

Among those invited, of whom prcft for the State-no interest BURG.

James Sidney Leo, of Redcar, the greater number were present, in the present, no redemption in already joined, and they are by engineer. He met the deceased May and the Misses May, Capt. Court-Martial Revelations.

enid that he was formerly a civil were:-BE. The Govertor, Lady the future." Germany's Baseless Allegation,

Up to the present, says the "I am convinced that false if there is any country in the in 1895 in Assam, and they had Hutchison, A.D.C., General, Mig. The rage for footing; or to put Daily Telegraph of December 11, reports have been deliberately world except ours where such different parts of the world. When Colonel Iles, Hon. Mr. Claude has made the name of German a lived together as man and wife in and Miss Kelly, Capt. Hesth, it mildly for pilfering, which the envelopment of Luxemburg spread abroad. For the moment numbers could be raised by ho first met the deceased she was Severn, Hon. Mr. and Mra Kemp, by word in France since 1870, is by the German forces has prevent have not the proofs. I learned voluntary enlistment. I am quite working in the mines. She was Boa. Mr. and Mrs. Chatham, curionely illustrated by a trial by od as from becoming acquainted from a reliable source the Ger- sure that in no other country in the babit of injecting morphia Elon, Sir Paul Chater, Hon. Mr. court-martial which has just con- with energetic declarations of the man authorities were informed could a million and a quarter be and cocaine. Ha thought that Hewett, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. cluded. A feld ambulance of the Premier, M. Eyschen, in the that, on Saturday craning, 650 raised in about three months she contracted the habit through Messer, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Pol- Second German Army Corps-Iwo Luxemburg Chamber on the re- eyelists of the French army had under the same conditions that ception of the terman ultimatam. entered the country and the ce- is to say, nut for the defence of seeing the druga administered to lock, Hon. Mr. and Mrs Landiale, doctors, pise mures (of whom Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Suellim, Hon. seven are deaconesses "), forty him daring an illness. But they alo. now becoming cupation has followed immediate their homes and country against ly. At once I telegraphed that an invader, but to go and fight

Mr. and Mrs. Wolfa, Commander non-commissioned officers and Basil Taylour, Commander and attendants were charged with Alberta Lee, of George-street, In telegrams to the German there was not a word of truth in across the sens. It makes me Redear, sister of the previous Mrs. Beckwith, Major and Mrs. robberies of various degrees, com- Imperial Öhancellor and to the the story.

rather sick to see people sitting Foreign Minister it was alleged "That is what has happened. in their armchairs and writing to witness, said she knew the decans Wakeman, His Honour Sir Wil-mitted just before and during the that Luxemburg was a source of Let us await what is to come. the papers about the pusillanimity Witness bad heard her threaten Honour Mr. Gompertz, Mr. and lasted three days. Dr. Rollin nd was a victim of the drug babit. liam and Lady Hees Davies, His battle of the Marne. The trial danger, and in a proclamation The occupation of Luxemburg of their fellow-countrymen printed at Coblenz the German has been decreed and will con- auch circumstances, mote especi- to take her life when the brother Mrs, P. M. Hodgson, Mr. G. K. and Wohlfahrt have been gentenc General asserted that France had tinue. Two facts, however, are ally when all their vorends can be went away on business, and did Nuts, Mr. and Mrs. Craddock, ed to one year's imprisonment, the season, Theatre Royal.-9.16 p.m. taken bostile steps against Ger- established-that on the part of read by the enemy, who does not pot come back at the time he was Mr. Lowder, the Rt. Rev. Bishop pine putees to periods of one to expected. They were very fond of Vistoria and Miss Lander, Mr. three months, and 29 non-com- many through Luxemburg, and the German authorities it has know the facte, that 850 French cyclists had bean declared there was no inten-Look at all this outcry about of each other and never quarrell and Mrs. Leiris, Mr. J. G. Gon-missioned oficera and attendante

Harden Tate, H.K. University invaded the Grand Duchy. tion of resorting to acts of war football. Truth was the first ed. Witness's jrcther had made zelez de Burnedo, M.sni Malles, to periods of one month to three

Distribution of Prizes, Diocesan In explicit terms the Premier and that the cccupation is only paper to take this subject up, and his money in India, China, and Liebert, Mr. Imai, Mr. Oettingen, years. replied to this. "There is not.s to be a passing one.

Watches, lorgnettes, kodaks School-11,30 a.m. We have what deserved to be said about it Sumatra, and came home with Mr. and Mre. Blanob, Mr. and single French soldier on Luxom the more hope of this that the two has been said as strongly in theas the intention of living on his ra. Dodwell, Mr. and Mrs. were among the objects fancied

Bonner, Mr. and Mrs. Holyoak, by the prisoners, one of whom had Tuesday, February 2. barg territory nor any sign of grounds on which it was justified columns as anywhere else. But earnings.

Mr. and Mrs. Stabb, Mr. and Mrs. even packed up & bale of goode The H.K. Land Investment threatened breaking of neutrality are falee, especially that of the what sense is therein making foot-

The medical evidence showed Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland, (fancy under-liuen and the like) and Agency Oo., Ltd., Hongkong on the part of France. On the 650 cyclists, I have insisted that ball one of the barring questions that probably the deceased bar Major and Mrs. Stewart, Col., which he was sending off to his Central Estate and West Point contrary, on the evening of these things should be made of the day? There are said to be

Building Co., Ltd., meetings of Saturday, August 1 the known, and I made the declara about 5,000 professional football. taken an overdose. Death was Mrs, and Miss Baker Brown, Lt, wife for the Fatherland." railway line Mont-Saint-Martin tion to the country and to re-almost exactly the number dae to heart failure accelerated by Col. and Mrs. O'Hare, Lt Col that Lord Kitchener has lately

the drug habit.

Gordon Dal, L-Col. and Mrs Mrs. Knox, Opt, and Mra, Hough, shareholders-11.30 a.m. to noon. (Longwy) was destroyed, which Earps."

Chapman Lt. Col. Watson and Lt. Col. and Mrs. Walton, Heade shows that it was not the Tous it is formally established been enrolling every day. The

On the suggestion of several of Officers 74th Poojtbie, L-Col of Dockyard Depts, and wivos, intention to use the railway that for the invasion of Lazem-spectators who watch their per the jurymen the police undertook Hill and Officers 40ti, Pathians, Naval Officers and wives, Major to Luxemburg for transport purburg algo the Germans invented formances come in for a great posen. II there had been saol (disgraceful protexis.

deal of contempt and abuse hat to make enquiries in regard to the Lt. Col. and Mrs Reyner, the Rt. and Mrs, Lawder, Mr. and Mre, de Steamboat Co. meeting of ahamas

Rev. Bishop Pozzoni, Lt-Col. Reus, Admiral Teachigg and one As a matter of fact the vast purchase of the drug.

Sullivan 36th Sikhs, Major and officer, and Commander Peppa.

Thursday, January 28,

Opening of "The Grotesques"

Saturday, January 30.

Tuesday, February 9.

The HK Canton and Maoso

holders noon;