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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

[Renter's Service to the "Telegraph."]

ANOTHER ZEPPELIN RAID.

-all' civiliane.

ON EASTERN COUNTIES.

August, 18, 4.45 p.m.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1915,

DANGER FROM THE FLY.

Armios Threatened by « New Enemy.

A meeting was held at the Maasion House, London, to in augurate a national campaign to prevent the spread of epide

mics by insects in wartime.

More Deadly than Bullets. Bishop Boyd-Carpenter read s letter in which Sir Frederick Trevea raid he had acquired

aad Le

Was now

BELGIAN THANKS TO FOUR MONTHS' MARCH

ENGLAND.

TO REJOIN COLOURS.

OUR SPORTS LETTER.

Letter from Cardinal Mercier,

The following letter, written in English by Cardinal Mercier to 17, was received at Arohbishop's Cardinal Bourne, and dated March House, says The Tabla, July 1. Arohoveche de Malines, March 17, 1915.

I

INDIANS' AMAZING FEAT OF LOYALTY AND ENDURANCE.

ON FOOT FROM TURKEY TO CABUL,

VOLUNTEER ORDERS.

(From Our Own Correspondent) Lieut-Gol. A. Chapman V. D. Corps Orders issued to-day by

State:

Resignation:

Gr. A. D. Bailey is permitted to resign, on leaving the Colony, dated 12.8.15.

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Weekly Reports

The Turf.

London, July 2. Hopes of a rather more definite character than those entertained hitherto have recently been ex the Orderly Room not later than The weekly olate is required at pressed in racing and breading 5 p.m. to-morrow 20th instans. Reater's Agency has received circles that the war-time racing Dear Eminence. Er

information of an exploit on the may be extended beyond Now-

Parades. Circumstances have made it part of Indian troops that will market. My information, and I

Parades for Friday, 20th in- stant nil, The Press Bureau announces that Zeppeline visited the Eastern through "flies, he expected impossible for me to write sooner stand out as one of the most re-am inclined (our Racing Corree-

Detail. in dotion and it is believed that a Zeppelin was hit. The air patrols to do anything. He wished to Eminence has collected on behalf endurance and plack, but it that no such extension will take instant-Scout Company. Officer Counties last night and dropped bomba. Anti-air craft guns were complaint in Alexandria to express my gratitude for the markable incidents of the war. pondent "Centaur" writes, to

your Not only is it an example of great place absolute reliance on it, is daty matil morning of 25th Gan Club Hill, Kowloon. On unable munificent gifts which wore active, but, owing to the difficult atmospheric conditions, they stress on the importance of of the sorely-tried population of is also another proof of the place. Zeppelins were able to escape. Some houses and buildings, includ

Owners and breeders, on daty to-night Lieut. Marphy. ing & church were damaged, Seveu men, two women and one child the object of the meeting. In Belgiam, and I do not even know undeviating loyalty of the therefore, must reconcile them.

Details of the elves to the present position. duty to-night Scouts Company. Detention Camp, Kowloon. On were killed and 15 men, 18 women and three children were injured South Africa during the war there when this will reach its dee-Indian troopa,

affair have not yet come to hand It may well be in time to come Officer on duty Uapt. Stewart. On were more casualties due to fisstination.

"Allow me also to refer to the in fact news has only reached that they will look back on the duty to-morrow night No. 1 880. than to bullets. In France the presence of 30 many unburied magnificent charity displayed by this country through native days they are passing through now Arty. Batty, & the following men and marvel that there was any bers of Right Bec, M. G. Co.: Pros. dead made the fly question a very all the inhabitants of the United sources from Cabul. serious one. In Alexandria, owing Kingdom, both high and low, to

It appears that a force of a racing at all, even allowing for the Co deiro, D'Azevedo, H. Hynd- to the vast number of cavalry the refugees of our unfortunate hundred Pathar infantry of the industrial and commercial" in- horse lines near the town, the provinces.

Indian Army under a native officer terests involved. With moet and Wilnau, Officer on daty Lieut. man, Peroire, F. Murray, Ribeiro, trouble of the flies was becoming

Flosing perforce from their were captured the Germans in earnest exhortations being made Kennett. On duty 21st inst. Left really distreasing. It only wanted homes, thousands upon thousands | Flanders and sent to Constanti- to the nation to economice and Seo, M.G, Co. and the following There has been fierce fighting in the Caucasus, the battlo a definite source of infection to be of our men, women, and children, | nople in the hope that, being invest in the biggest war loan in members of Right Sec. M.G. Oo.:

August, 18 115 p.m.

wers welcomed with open arms Mohammedans, they might be history and with the Govern-Ples R. Anderson, Archie, swaying for some days. The Turks claimed to have re-taken the introduced for an epidemio to run

to the homes of countiem Eug-induced to join the Tarks. In this ment's decision to register every Benjamin, Greaves, Machado and city of Van in Anatolia), an important strategic junction, but a rampant. Petrograd communique issued to-day announces an important vic-

A fly, he asserted, should be lishmen. And when the English respect they disappointed the man and woman between the ages Sethu. tory, in which the city was agais re-taken and the Turke routed. looked upon as nothing but a man's home was too small to Germans, for having by some of 15 and 85 one may well wonder Roos. Orderly Officer until 25th Officer on duty Licat The Russians are pursuing these, taking villages, prisoners and booty, spreader of disease. The remedy accommodate all those who had means at present unexplained not that racing ie not being ex-instant-Liont C. Smith. Order-

no shelter, palaces, hotels, houses eluded their captors, they set out were hired and furnished, so that from Constantinople with the none should be gainsaid." determination of returning over-

But all this was not enough, land to India.

face so suddenly, yet found time and England, notwithstand ng the many difficulties she had to and money to send help in many A

THE CAUCASUS BATTLE..

TURKS SURRENDERING WITHOUT RESISTANCE,

bayonet..

offensive further north. Those who managed to escape to the left bank of the Euphrates retreated in disorder. The total captures. made by the Russians are not yet ascertained, out they took many guns, machine-guna and rifles and maob war material. The prisoners include several commanders, many officers and a thousand soldiers. The whole district is fall of Turks who are surrendering without resistance. Tarkish shells and waggons litter the roada.

Maru.

people.

The Duty of Cleanliness.

been

for us.

is

Leaving to Rejoia. they succeeded in reaching Cabul. After a march of tar months letter received from the Afghan

tended-but that it is possible to ly Sergeant until 26th instant.- maintain it as it is to-day

Corpl. Young,

The four-day meeting which

course fixtures of the season. was one of the normal July took place at Newmarket this week

that respect, therefore, it differs

In

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SCOUNDRELS.

Chief Justice Orders the Cat. "We are determined in Hong

The Turkish right wing ales suffered a serious dolent. Toe was in the hands of the people, Russians, developing an encircling movement, captured the Kiytch but they needed to be educated Pres, thus seizing the Turkish line of communication on the and to have their eyes opened to right bank of the Euphrates. The Turks made violent endeavour the deadliness of this enemy in logo. They then endeavoured to force the joining pasa, but came to realise what ay could to recover the pass, these were fruitless, and the Tarks caffered great their midst. When once they were defeated by Russian re-inforcements which charged with the do and what it did do the remedy was easy. The very existence The Russian envelopment resulted in the complete defeat of of fly-borne disease was a dia. forms to those of us who were espital says that they are well from the War Derby, meeting of kong to put down the conduct of", the eleven Turkish divisions that had aseamed such an aadacions credit to the intelligence of the unable; through force of circum-and that a Evon sa they have two weeks ago. There are no sub-scoundrels of your class. You stance, to reach England, and rested they are leaving to rejoin stitate races in this week's pro were armed with knives, bath of were thus deprived of the their regiment in India,

gramme and the attendance is you and it was not your fault that The By, Bishop Boyd-Uarpen-sympathy which you all so lavish-

General Sir O'Moore Creagh, severely limited, this, of course, you did not do a great deal more fellow late Commander-in-Chief in India, being especially the osse in the harm than ter said, was a really great evil, ly bestowed on our

the people would exercise olsun- the failing, and our aprins with regard to the presentive Jockey Club suolosure. The of the Conxou did. The sentencs to atop the terrible spread of hospitality which has been and heard of this from two sources. Thuraby, and Mr. Arthur James years with hard labour and four- liness they would do something

unwearying the above: "I have Stewards Captain Greer, Sir. Johu you, be confined in prison for six disease. He instanced a case where being so kind-heartedly extended one being the lips of a Pathan were there, and I also noticed teen strokes of the oss," disease was caused by vermin into them.

bonvalescent. It is interesting Lord Lonedale and Sir Robert Bailors' old olothes. Great lines I cannot now do justice to this as yet another sign of German Jardine, but prominent members ship address Kem Sing and Tong In such language did his Lord- WAR AND CHRISTIANITY. LEFT FOR HOME.

of communication had wonderful outburst of charity, misjudgment. The feat accom- like Lord Derby, Lord Durham and Fat, at the Criminal Sessions, this Scathing Satire on the Church.

which in itself is a consolation plished is a great one, but not Mr. Leopold de Rothschild never morning, when they pleaded guilty stretched out to us, and ships Mr. F. Howell sails by Shidzuoka might carry means of infection. amidst our trials and suffer more than one who knows the come on a racecourse nowadays in attempted robbery, by nor German newspapers, says the

If they could only teach people ings. I trust, some day, a com. Fathan might expect. We know, This, of course, also applies to the more by an article in the Christliche | Maru this afternoon Mr. Frederick and cleanliness led to health they be written of all you have done mendous distances, and that have had his way, would have called attention to the smartness Chronicle, are greatly exercised There left by the Shidzuoka that dirt was the parent of disease, plete and detailed account may of course, that they travel tre Duke of Portland, who if he could

The Hon. Attorney General Welt the leading religious Howell retired firat hailiff, who would have done a great work.

expeditions for guas have gone stopped all racing for the dura-of the two Chinese constables who journal of the empire. The writer has found it necessary for medical Water, earth, and fire were to be your Eminence, and all. those, Pathan thinks nothing of walk. members, however, are absent

But what I can do is to tell from Afghanistan to Perain. A tion of the war. Most of the other effected the arrests, advocates what he calls a "Morreasons to proceed homeward. cited as three methods of proteo- atorium for Christianity."

He la. 1880 he came out East and tion. If people put their hearts bishops, priests, and laymen, who ing through to Aleppo to buy through having undertaken some other case he wished to direct the His Lordship said that as in the insists that in a war of this char- joined the Police force and, four into this work there would be have helped to organise relief

rifles." acter, where ruthlessness of an yours later,

Bort of military service. This attention of the police officials to apppointed hopes of success hopes not less and contributed to alleviate our

Great Loyalty. unparalleled type is displayed, second bailiff

applies to Lord Sefton, Mr. the conduct of the officers. "The incident attesta the great Leonard Brassey, Sir William the than the hopes of defeating the sufferings, how deaply gratefal of Christianity are ignored, it he held until April 14, 1890 when countrymen were fighting over live on amongst us for years, for maroh they would probably follow great quszcities on Monday even. [ and where the very rudiments Supreme Court, which position great enemy which our fellow-am, and to assure you that the loyalty of these men, and also Bass and others.

memory of British generosity will

shows how happy they were in

JUDGE AND CONSTABLE: Rain was most anxiously await- their regiment. In their long ed at Newmarket, and it fall in generations to come,

Highly Commended for Conduct Let me end by telling you that, Musalman country rather than the raceconfse from a hard track trial at the Criminal Sessions, the northern route through Sunni ing. The effect was to transform flies in the wars of the past had stint, outing Bolders the on- take the road through Southern into the perfection of going. Two- Sir Willie Rees Davies, son, At the conclusion of the murder He finds grave fault with the at-service.

been far more deadly than the straint, our hearts cherish the un- Persia, which is Shia country. My year-old rooing figured prominent mended to the notice of the titude of leading German Church- Mr. Howell will however, be weapons of the enemy, but the daunted hope that, to apply Bog informs at told me that his informly in the first day's programme,

this morning, the Justice, men. They have made themeel-remembered rather by his work advance of science had made a land's proud motto, strengthened war, and especially thie war, than in his official position. daye. The present war was more the justice of our canse, the refugees had been very well treat Stakes-Mr. exercises e purifying and on- He proved himself a master hand fearful than any war in the past day will dawn when our united ed in Afghanistan, another evid. nobling influence on the nation, in this respect acting repeatedly in casualties. Weapons were far armies will restore peace and ence of what I was certain of cleansing it from selfishness, as judge for the Horticultural more deadly, and the difficulties liberty to our land, and then with the loyalty of the Amir." from the love of laxury, from all Society, of which institution he of giving help to the wounded out restraint we will be able to that enervates and destroye the eventually became secretary. It were greater, but na regards roclaim our heartfelt gratitude, manhood of the nation... was due to his efforts that the disease he hoped that the change and the world that even se gropada of the Civil Service Club would be as remarkable as they Belgium of mutilation and They have gone further, and presented so fine an appearance expected.

endless suffering to the lef declared that the war as conduct-year after year, and by bia depar-

Dr. F. J. Allan, medical honour so also she will ever re- ed by Germany is not at variance tare, Hongkong loses a man who officer of health for the city of member her debt to England. with the higher Christian ethic, did much to improve one of the Westminster, emphasised the im-

Believe me, dear Eminence, and that if certain precepts quieter sides of life in the colony. portance of complete daily collect yours very cordially in Obrist. uttered in the Sermon on the

D. J. CARD. MERCIER, Mount "are not in harmony with

Archbishop of Malines, the war, so much the worse for the Sermon on the Mount.

It is simply"

WAR

I

to

would be wise, if Christianity is he was appointed first bailiff. the little channel.

to be maintained, that it conse to This post be held until 1912, when

be preached or taught during the he retired on a well-earned pen- continuance of the war.

sion after nearly thirty-two years

The Fly In Past Wars. Dr. Louis Sambon said that

authorities the Chinese constable

ves responsible for the idea that for. horticulture in the Colony wonderful changs since those by God's help, and confiding instion was to the effect that the and in the winner of the Jaly who made the arrest in the case,

The Word With the Devil,

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to bless. It is opposed to every essoptial of Obristianity, and the sooner. a moratorium for Chr-

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ing of dust and refuse from dwellings, where no facilities The keeping of house refuse, &o., existed foxite sanitary destruction. in open bins and small buckets was a state of affairs that should

AN APPEAL FROM THE ***FRONT.

L. Neumann's

An Undesirable.

Up to the Minute, The following closing prices. were received by us too late for correction on page 4.

Douglases -$70, sales and

sellere

Figaro we saw what was surely saying that though the prisoner one of the best young horses of a discharged the constable's the season. The July Stakes has Promptness in the affair was a long and interesting history, worthy of notice. being in its way quite a classio race for two-year-olds. Last year it was won by Roseland, who could At the Oriminal sessions, this sould not be trained for the Dar-morning, Mr. Justice Hageland by this year. Three of the sentenced a man to eightson. Letter from a D, C. L. I.A. winners in the last ten years or months imprisonment for indecent The Telegraph has received the 80 turned bad roarers, and the assault. following from Lance Corporal last horse to win that afterwarde Javes, No. 0444, O. Company, won the Derby was Cicero in lat D. C. L. I. 14th Brigade, 5th 1904. Winnere of the Jaly Division

Stakes, therefore, for some July 15, 1915. years past have been distinctly. Dear Sir,-Would you kindly unfortunate in their subsequent inform the readers of the Hong- careers. So far as one could judge kong Telegraph, that if they wish now Figaro looks like making into and Christiane can do and say sense about ita ennobling and menace to the country. That the

to help two N. 0.0.'s at the Front, horse of high-class. He is bred nothing. in the trenches, says the writer, of thousands of men at the front, as efficiently and cheaply per- poder, tonnis court and garden. it is very useful when posting Handicap in the course of In The fighting purifying effects. For hundreds daily collecting service could be large dining room, immediate kong, they could do so by sending Sundridge, from s mare named Road, seven rooms, very tallion, D. O. L.L, when at Hong adocessful eire in recent years, is of such a character that every men who once believed in the formed as a weekly one was ovi- Apply TEROY SMITH, SETH sentries, or listening patrola or interesting racing career. Md feeling of religion, every set of Faith, the moratorium is already deat by what had been done by & FLEMING.

possession, house in excellents watch to the above address; as Sirenia, who won the Jabilee devotion, every inclination to prayer ceasen. The only paychic certain, says the writer, that when alone, of all the London boroughs, in being, and it is absolutely the Westminster Connoil, which reaction is in too many cases they retura from the blood-soaked bad adopted the system, and TO LET Norman Cottage.

guarde; you will understand Neumann bred the colt, and TO LET. mooking, hellish laughter.

what a difficulty it is to be with altogether the latest July Stakes A Different Christianity.

battlefront their Christianity will whose ficial statistics showed

winner is one of much promise, War, in the opinion of the be of a different order, and that that the city of Weelminaler's rooms, immediate possession. inconvenience. We remain, joure Polydamon, a chestnut son of

No. 2 Peak Road, 4 good.

Trusting this will put you to no The failure of the raco was writer, is a phenomenon which they will insist on the Church system was the cheapest.. the Church should not be able adopting a different Christianity.

Apply PERCY SMITH, SETH very ainoaraly, Lance Corporal the champion sire Polymelus, due to arrivo, at Hongkong on MARU & FLEMING, MA

Javen and Lance Corporal Hill, (To be Continued,)

monstrous

when thesa Churchmen doolate istianity is declared the better. be tolerated in no civilised com- that God has now the word. It There must be no more Oliurob manity at any time, and it was

TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS TO LET.

is the Devil who has the word,lorification of war, no more non-at this critical period a graveO LET-Harperville, Garden who were serving in the 2nd Bat the right way, being by the most

China Sugars. $125, sales

closing $126 buyers. Shanghai Dooke-861, buyers, Watsons- 86, buyers. Raubs. $3.90, buyers.

LATEST SHIPPNIG

NEWS.

MOVEMENT OF STEAMERS. from Yokohama on Friday August 20, vin The P. MANCHURIA will mall: Manila for Hongkong.

The mails have been transferred to the Nippon Yosen Kaisha's as. AKI Augurt,