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THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

[Router'e Service to the "Telegraph."]

THE RUSSIANS.

BEROCITY OF THE CONFLICT IN GALICIA.

September 2, 2.05 p.m.

a double object of clearing the Russians out of Galicia sad pashing taken by a part of the Pflanzere and five army corps.

A force of the enemy, advancing from the upper stretches of the Zlota Lipa south of Złoczew, attempted to force a passage soro 38 the Stryps but was almost uniformly repulsed.

On the following day the Russians Besumed the aggressive. Ten miles further south, near Burkanoff, the enemy made nine attacks between night-fall on Sunday and ten o'clock on Monday morning, but here, too, efforts to cross the Stryps were unsuccessful.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1915.

IMPORTANT POINT.

A Question of A Moneylender's Paymont,

In the Summary Court this

Rees Davies (Chief Justice). Soraia Singh, registered money. lender, sued an European for the sum of $174 being money lent by the plaintiff to the defendant and 1914 at the rate of 2 per cent per $24 interest from December 24,

afternoon, before Sir William

month.

Mr. J.B. Gardiner appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Shenton, of Mesare, Deacon, Looker, Dancon and Haraton defended.

When the case was called on this morning, the defendant did

not

of

ALLEGED ARMED ROBBERY AT POKFULUM.

This afternoon at the Police Court, Mr. Wood again had be fore him the case in which three) Chinese were

charged with

to

A CITY MEETING.

Mr. Harold Cox on Wasteful Finance,

when private expenditure must POLICE RESERVE ORDERS. be curtailed, fuot merely to provide.

savings for a future Loan, but because so much of that expendi

ture

depended Од importe Police Reserve. Orders issued from abroad, froquently of to-day by Mr. F. O. Jonkin, D. articles which

WATC not 8. P. (Reserve) sinto :---

Parades

(Central Police Station 6 p.m.) In mafti, with rifles (except

ori

Monday, Sept., 6th-Indian Platcon under Chief Inspector. Indian Recraits under Sergeant Major.

of vast importance to our finances 'really necessary, and it was

totno unnecessary imports should be encouraged at a time when our exports were necessarily diminish. ment of the population in indu- Prime Minister of a committee to Company under Chief Inspector.

tries connected with the war. He welcomed the promise of the

Taeeday, Sept., 7th-Chinese deal with this matter, but be Chinese recruits ander Sergeant wished it had been a Cabinet Major.

Wednesday, Sept., 8th-British Committee presided over by the Prime Minister himself. (Cheers.) and Portuguese Companies onder

Chief Inspector,

Thursday, Sept., 9th-Bind Crown Sergeant O. M. S. Alves. Major.

Mr. Harold Cox's Figures Mr. Harold Cox, in the course

success of the War Loan was a financial elasticity of this country. Bat it was only a beginning. Loan would not carry

That meant

"

Police Reserve Orchestra. The Hop, the O. S. P. hsa Bang-

committing an armed robbery After listening to an interesting at Pokfulam, The allegation and informing address by Mr. by tho police is that foar Harold Cox on Economic En- men of whom the prisoners were durance" at Merchant Taylors with a length of iron piping, gathering of leading financiersed by the war and by the employ three, armed with knives and one Hall a large and representative forced an entry into a matshed at and business men unanimously 33 worth of clothing.. No one this national orisie expenditure Pokfulum and got away with declared its conviction that in

was injured.

both public and private, should A woman iamate of the be rigidly curtailed, and at the matahed gave evidence to same time now taxation should the effect that the first defend be forthwith imposed upon all ant used the iron bar while alasses of the people; in order that guarding the door against any when this war shall have been Every account emphasises the ferocity of the conflict in Galicia, not admit the debt, and the hear-sttempts to escape on the part brought toa triumphant conclusion The enemy's attack, delivered along practically the whole line hading was fixed for this afternoon, of the occupants, who were sub. the nation may enter the period of the address, said the marvellous and Portuguese details under Mr. Gardiner said he was sequently bound, some with rope of restoration with its financial them book from the frontier of Roumania, The advance was under- served about 11-30 or 12 o'clock and the others with wire, while power impaired to the least tremendous testimony to the Indian recruits under Sergeant

to-day with a notics of special the robbera raussoked the place. possible extent.

The case way again remanded. A deputation was appointed to

Combined Parado. Some of the hardest fighting occurred on the Bug near defence to the effect that the other

lay this resolution, which refisota The

All ranks (except reoraits) will Baely Kamen some ten miles to the south-east of Buak. Here, the side would rase moh defence se

the opinion of the City, before the ua even to the end of the parade at the Central Police Stat- financial year, and if the warion in uniform with rifles on Fri- enemy, at six o'clock on Sunday morning, sent forward about a may be open to them ander regiment to storm the height, but the attack was foiled by artillery. Ordinsnes 16, 1911, which was, he says the whole transaction is void Prime Minister.

The meeting had been arranged went on for another year we day, September 10, at 5.60 p.m. A couple of houra Ister the attack was renewed, in conjunction with presumed a special defence, and assuming I prove what I hope

by the Olearing Committee of the should want another Lonn, and sharp, for route march through broad flanking movements north and south of Baaly Kamen, but under the Ordinangs he was prove.

Mr. Gardiner: Most transic London Banke. Lord St. Aldwyn, possibly more than one. He did central police district. Na again failed. Doring the night the enemy, re-inforced, entitled to twenty four hours' desperately tried to capture the eminence and by eleven o'clock in notice of euch special defence. tions are void if they are proved as chairman of the committee, not want it made to assume that amplions excapt under medical

this war would end without our certificate. presided. proper to be otherwise than stated, Q

Lord St. Aldwyn said that we baring to borrow something like the evening had delivered five separate assaults, all of which were Be had

Mr. Shenton-I do not think geeing repulsed with heavy losses. Undeterred by these checks, the enemy opportunity made three further attacks before five in the morning, but were my client with reference to this it is a special defence. There is were in a situation of great grav-82,000,000,000. What did that always repulsed with enormous losses. Simultaneously a fleaking defence-if my friend relies on reference to set off, illegality and ity. We had been engaged for mean as regarded future charges tioned the appointment of F. G

the defence-

the Statute of Limitations there. a year in the greatest war upon the Exchequer? Even if asles to be conductor of the Police movement 13 the south of Baoly Kamen was also repulsed.

war remarkable we continued borrowing at 41 per Reserve Orchestra. Hie Lordship: What defence? His Lordship-I do not think in history, &

account of the cent., the interest on £2,000,000,- Mr. Gardiner: Tust the money you are entitled to that. I think especially on weg not leat at his registered you seemed to have regarded it enormous number of combatanta 000 was £90,000,000 a year. Then address I believe that in the as auch (a special defence) by and its enormous coat. We meant there must be sainking fund of

I the defendant is sending notice.

to win that war. (Cheers, Via- at least 1 per cent. defence.

Mr. Shenton:- That is a pre-tory would fall to the side which £20,000,000. In addition, sass00 going to raise that I submit I am

showed most staying power.

as the war was over, we should year was 650,000 and the cost of entitled to twenty four hours oantion I always take, notice for this notice or defence

We might justly plume our have to face a tremendous charge, collection was 6675,000. It was a to be considered and an adjourn

selves on the manner in which whiob no one had yet ventured to great scandal to maintain this was- ment will have to take place for

all classes in the country had re- guese at, for the pensions to the toful expenditure and divert the sponded to the appeal of the Gov-wounded and the wives end labour of able bodied men to purely ernment for the Loan to conduct dependents of those who had useless work. Enormons waste the war. There never was a follen. They could not put that was going on in our overgrown Loan of anything near the same obargo at less than £20,000,000 Civil Service offices, and a huge amount of local expenditure wa magnitude, But provision had a year for the first few years. been made only for the cost of Thus we should start after the going an.. the war up to the end of the pre-war with a charge of something sent financial year, and no one like £130,000,000 a year in add- could tell how long the war ition to our peace expenditure.

The Yield of Revenue. would last. The time might come before long when the country

What had we to meet that on would be again appealed to to ormous addition ? Our present provide further funds, and that estimate of revenue, based upon rigid, and unsparing exercice of November, gave us only an add could only be done by the most the new taxation imposed last public and private economy. itional $63,000,000 as compared (Cheera) He believed there was with the last peace estimates. was absolutly imperative. In the Lowe universal feeling that this Wenght now, in our time of pastori, yo not want in prosperity, to impose taxes auflici- ported goods, becise we had ant Mr. Shenton:-This morning,

ent to meet our annual charges the means to pay for them, be after the war, and to have cause the volume of our exporis Mr. Gardiner:-The.defendant

something consented and when he came into

in the reduction

give

away was constantly declining. It we Court he put forward this special,

of taxes. paid for importa by selling our Ia the last and the present foreign securities or by selling defence of which twenty four bours notice should be given.

Waste and Extravagance. fancial years the total contribu He would say nothing about ex- tion-out of revenue which we bad we should diminish our relative our own securities to foreigners, His Lordship :--Do you intend Mr. Shenton: If the transaction penditure on the war, which was made to the capital cost of the financial advantages, and if we to rely on that defence? Mr.is not void my friend will get always wasteful, especially, as in war-which was already put at sent gold abroad, we should csass Shenton:-I think it is quite costs in any event and if the tran dur cabe, when a country bad at a about $1,250,000,000-was oily to be the financial centre of the possible that it is not a special eaction is void I should not be moment's notice to organize a the odd 250,000,000. The rest world. The best way of com- dofence as if certain facts come to malcted in these costa. the knowledge of the Court the

Mr. Gardiner Certainly you campaign from

grest Army and conduct a long was provided out of credit. That pelling economy was to tax heavi a very small was a miserable contribution for a ly tobacco, tes, sugar, coffee, cocoa, Court is bound to take cognisance should-why not?

Army with no previous prepare great nation to make to the im- petrol, matches, &c. of them becsues they constitute

His Lordship: You should tion for war. Nevertheless it was mediate cost of war.: a criminal offence. I do rely on have raised your defence at the admitted now that there had been it my Lord.

proper time.

gross waste even in war expendi- His Lordabip:Your letter Mr. Shenton: --- amounts to a notice of a special could not—— defence.

VOLUNTEER ORDERS.

Corps Orders issued to-day by Lient-Col. A. Chapman V. D., State.

THE PEAK CLUB.

Programme of Classical Music,

The following is the programme of the Piano Recital in aid of the Parades for Baturday, 4th in- St. John Ambulance Association

...Nil.

stant........

Parades.

Detall.

War Fund for the Wounded by Mr. Denman Faller, at the Peak Olub, to-morrow night at 9.15. Vocalist: Mrs. G. E. Marley, Liszt

Gun Club Hill, Kowloon. -On daty until morning of 7th inst. No. 1 Bection Art. Batty.,.-Sonata in B minor. Left Ssation. M. G. Co. and Pie. 2.—(0.) Dɔwn Vauxhall way.

H. Oliver, Greaves of Right Seo. M. G. Co.

(b.) May Day at Islington. Officer on duty Capt. Arm-

H. Oliver. strong.

Mrs. G. E. Marley, 3.-(a.) A Dreamer's Tales (No. 1).

Detention Camp, Kowlcoa. On duty to-night No. 1 Section Art. Bally., Left Section M. G. Co. and following members of Right Section M. G. Co.-Ptee. R. Andertos, Benjamin, D'Azeve do, Pereira, isvares, F. Ellis, O. A. Goldenberg & Wilasu,

Officer on duty Capt. Wolle, On duty to-morrow night Centre Station M. G. Co.

Officer on daty Lieut. Wright. On duty 5th inst. Civil Service

Company.

Officer on duty Lieut. Lindsell. Orderly Officer until 7ch instant Lieut. Kennett,

Orderly Sergeant until 7th instant Bergt. Ballook.

Dress.

Norman Petorkin. (b.) Danze Negro. Cyril Scott. (c) Poupes Valeants.

E. Poldini, (d.) Rustle of Spring.

C. Sinding. 4.-(a.) Chanson de Florisa.

Godard, (b.) Dream'o' Day Jill.

E. German, Mrs. G. E. Marley:

5.-(a.) Scherzo in E. 1st

minor.

Obopin. (b.) Velse Trista, J. Sibelius. (o,) Intermezzo in

octaves. T. Leschetitzky.

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Per Manchuria from San Francisco

me to consider it.

Hie Lordship: The plaintiff is B moneylender?-Yes.

Is he a registered moneylender?

YBB.

They put in a special plea ander sub-section 2-7-Sention B, I have not got the rub-section, What do they say?—I will just read the letter.

The letter stated that the defendant would raise such de fance as might be open to him.

His Lordship: Do you want an adjournment?

Mr. Gardiner-Yes, as I am entitled to. twenty four hours' notice.

Mr. Shenton:-I was only in structed this morning at eleven o'clock and I gave notice_im- mediately I was instracted. I do not think he will be embarrassed in any way now, but if he wante an adjournment.——

Reference Corps. Order No. 2

Mr. Shenton wrote the of 30, 8, 15, members of the Corps WRAugar, B Broadaky, Rev J M Argu- letter because I thought the point (including the Roserves) requirolles, Hoy & Mrs GD Byers, Master & D ing Army pattern boots or Army Bowers, Mr & Mrs LC Bulkley. Misses Kin any event if I had been Byars, Mra L 8 Burton, OC Black, CF might be raised that I bad not; Books must apply to the Orderly D&O Bullies, Ray J M Barreiro. Room in writing not later than oros, 6 p.m. on Wednesday, 8th just.

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His Lordship-I do not think it is for you to raise this now be cause you have sent a letter to

the effect.

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Mr. Shenton: I have written letter because if I had not writ- ten a letter I might have been stopped from raising this defence, His Lordship: You recognisa it in your letter as a special de- fence. I must grant an adjourn

mant.

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Mr. Gardiner must ask for coate of the adjournment.

Mr. Shenton :-I do not think should be called upon to pay the costs of the adjournment, my

Lord.

Mr. Gardiner:-Oh yes you should.

His Lordship: When was it returnable?

on, Mr & Mrs A Caldwell, instructed earlier I should have costs.

sent the letter. I only came into

& Mary Caldwell, Chang Tin, Master it at eleven o'clock this morning. Pan & Kee, 88 Chilcotto, YT Chang, K Cohen, Rev R H Carter, Mias O Coffee,

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was necessary. He wished it had existed before, and that there had not been at the beginning of the war ́any “nonendical talk about business as usual" and the capture of German trade.

to

Need for Immediate Taxation.

As to private eonomy, it was difficult for people to change their babits, and the poorer classes had suddenly become possessed of unexpected prosperity, and do with is. Immediate taxation they did not quite know what to upon all classes of the community

By increasing the postal rate A Comparison with Germany.

on postcards and circulars to one The group of countries would My Lord I ture, and he was happy to think win who could longest stand the Penny we might get £2,000,000 to that steps had been taken by the strain. As compared with Ger- the telegraph service had been a year, For more than 40 years His Lordship: -I am not blam- Government which might tend to many we had the advantage, if losing money. ing you but if your client had curtail the waste of money be it was an advantage, of trading net loss was $1,212,000. The Last year the raised it, no adjournment would fore long.

with the outside world. The net profit on the telephone being incurred, you must pay the expenditure. He was unable to 000,000 and our credit was still 000, which was £81,600 lets have been necessary and costs They were concerned with civil ontzide world owed as $4,000, service last year was only 6239,- understand except it was that good. We all thought we were, than the royalties formerly paid Mr. Gardiühr:-Your Lordship nobody realized the situation therefore, necessarily is a strong by the telephone company. They will certify for the coal.

why the Government, ́ ́and

er financial position than Ger should advocate a revision of the Mr. Gardiner: I have had no

Mr. Shenton: I ask your Lord-particularly the House of many. He was not sure that we telegraph and telephone rates, Chang Toby. Mr & Mr B 6 Cole, Mester opportunity of seeing my client. ship to reserve coste, although I Commens, G Cole, EB Davis Mr&Mrs B & Danabue, I only saw him in Court,

did * not take were now as convinced of that and these two departments should WA Dowley

have to pay them, until the some stepa 12, months ago to

as before. By closing the sens to be reconstructed on a commercial Chardila, Mira Poden, Mr JV de in

Delrado, Ror F del Olmo His Lordship: The rale of the termination of the action ? Figurt, Mr & Mre B B Summary Curt is to give twenty that is not the practice.

curtail our great civil expenditure, Germany we had compelled Ger basis. They should tax railway Jw

Mr. Gardiner: No, my Lord, and so save millions of pounds many to economize, with the tickets, omnibus fares, and Forrest, Mr & Mrs HB Graybill, Green, four hours notice.. Mre 8 de Gonzales, D. Green, Miss G Go

during the continuance of the remarkable result that Germany theatre and vinematograph MOVEMENT OF STEAMERS.

dart, OG Ghers, Mas R The R. M. 8... MONTEAGLE left G&M Gardir, O'Hewitt, Roy J Hewitt, ed on the back of the writ Gardiner. I have decided in your were beginning to realize that

B Gartez, Rev Mr. Gardiner: Yes, it is print Hie Lordship Sit down, Mr. war. It was only now that people was able to carry on this gigantic tickets, Shanghai on Thursday, the 2nd Sept. at 8 Rev J Harroza, Miss M Johnson, Miss A

war without any present sign of Finally, we should have to pam, due to arrive Hongkong on Sunday. Kong, Mr & Mrs Wm Kane, Misses I&A that notios must be given. I favour. The case is adjourned, there was any necessity for real exhaustion.

5th Sept. at he Seisen BENLEDI from Leith, Hare DER BLongfellow, Miss D Los- am ready to go and prove my the costs of the plaintiff to be paid economy in national), local govern What had the Government done.

submit to an increase of the in- the Mr&Mra0 Lawson, Lam Yoh Tony case, but if a special defence is by the defendant hod 1ment, and private expenditure in the way of economy? He would were willing to face that necessity. Middlesbro & London left Blagapore for Hiss MB Marshall, Mira if R

come-tax. If the middle clasă. de on the 2nd instant and may be A Montser, Miss M Moninger, Goms being raised I want time to the case now and then if it is grown socustomed to extravag-waste by publio expenditure was that the income-tax should affect Mr. Shenton Why not hear All classes in this country had take only two examples in which they had the right to demand expected to arrive here on or about 9th Moroni. A Maya, Miss EP Mochoshey, P festadt. KATENYOMARU which Oobet, Miss L M Owen, B W Orcutt W

Nelson, Rev L Nilte, Miss EOlson, Ronsider it.

Mr. ShentonIt is being necessary grant an adjournment noe in private expenditure, being continued solely for poli- every man in the community; from San Francisco on the 7th

Mrs & Philips, Mis& Master Draised. I will call you ordabili Lordship: It is possible pared with similar clarses in other members' salaries, which cost awards so that every working

for the defence ?

Even the poorer classes sa com tical purposes. The first was that it should be taken down-

duties imposed six years ago, maintenance of the war, (Cheers.) Then there were the fand value contribution to the cost and Their estimated yield in the current

alled

August is expected to arrive at this port

vin Henolulu, Japan Ports and Shanghai

on Saturday the th inst. af about 3p.m.

Melrose, W

Mrs H B Restarich, A Rowden, Mr

DHBitchie, B Bazon, Miss Geo atractions on the back of the

The P. M. ma.. MANCHURIA will be Peres, Bishop H BRerta attention to

section'18 of the in- I that the plaintiff, when bu hæst dazis of SurgOG W#Z8 EZTSSsgyz1) GIMIZƏK SƏ, 1 TARGA & TIAL IN SY M Dach

despatched from this port on Tuesday, the Uhldai). A Vourwinden. Mrs & Missful whether this point is a special go on. The bearing is fixed for not necessary to say much about Mies R Tong, N Thompson, 8V writ and I think it is very doubt heard the special defence will not as to the wealthier classes, it was 711 September at 1pm, for Hau Tracotace V Vorst, Mr & Mrs J Vallance, Rey H vie Blanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokkaichi, | Werlein,

defence because the ordinanca Monday at: 10.30 in the morning them. But the time had come Halmalku, Yvkylaws and Houutule