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WAR TELEGRAMS,

WAR COUNCIL OF ALLIES.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1915.

October 8, 2.00 p.m. The Cabinet Council summoned for yesterday was postponed till to-day. Instead of the meeting of the Cabinet, there was a War Conn- oil at Downing Street, yesterday, which was attended by Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, Earl Kitohener, Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Balfour, Lord Lansdowne, Mr. Bonar Law, Mr. Winston Churchill and Sir J. Simon: The French Ambassader and representatives of the French Government and Army were also prosent.

FRENCH PREMIER AND MINISTER OF MARINE RETURN

FROM LONDON.

October 8, 8.15

p.m.

THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.

The Now Festival of August 4 How to Celebrate it.

were

1

VOLUNTEER RESERVE

ORDERS.

Prisoners of War Camp. and .dun Club Hill Picqust.

The H.K.V.O. relievęd

the

HONGKONG MAN KILLED,

Llout Nigal

Walke

We have received the follow- ing information from Mosary. Gilman and Company with re-

gard to Lieut. Nigel Walker office) who met his death at the (formerly in the arm's Hongkong

front:-

Lieut.-Col. D. MacCarthy Morrough, commanding the 8th Manchester Battalion, in a latter 'to the deceased's mother express-

THE DEVIL'S BIRTHDAY. opinion and judgment of a Lost chastity : atrangled or People possessed of the Devil" stabbed! That is one of the a dangerous, a terrible Devil; stories which William the Damn- and our task is to cast him out. ed has to lay before his Master Not for the sake of the vile body for his birthday i which he inhabits, but for the The Crushing of Belgium, H. K. V. R. Orders by Major anko of Manaye, for the sake of Here, too, his handiwork has Wakeman Commsuding H. K. God.

been good! He has taken pea- V. E., stato :— The Devil's Disciple, sants and butchered them by This day August 4th-is the

And can there be any doubt rifle-ball and bayonet for no Devil's anniversary. It is Devil' that the Kaises is and has been crime at all. "Give them to the Day: "The Day" to which the during these past twelve months, shambles," be bus cried," so that Germans used to drink the day the Davil's willing and docile we may hack a way to power of slaughter and rapine; the day disciple? We were rather in-though we wade knee-deep in the H.K.V.R. on Saturday, the 9th of blood and iron; the day of terested the other day in reading blood of innocence." Old men instant.. Might . Right-the day of the the report of an interview with who had never done an ill thing

Next for Duty. Dovil versus God. And in future

our old friend A. P. Sinnett, the in their simple lives were torn years we must have a Devil's Day famous Theosophist and the frora the loving arme of their

Prisoners of War Camp: Badge crossbones and akall, The French Premier and Minister of Marine, both of whom have earmounting an iron cross. We confirming the view wo have so bed-and when the poor women and 2 of à Co.

man who

Saturday 16th inst. Sections 1 acer things." After faithful wives and shot or stab. paid a flying visit to Loudon, returned to-day.

have our Holy Days, and Saints'

Bunday 17th inet. Sections Days and now we will have frequently expressed that "in ran with agonised, streaming Unholy Days and Imp Daye, with the present straggle the enemy eyes to the Officers for pity, they and 2 of B 05.

we are fighting on the physical were folled to the earth with felon Monday 18th inst. appropriate festivities. We will burn babies, in offigy; and mat- plane is fortified by super blows and kisked, with German 1 of 0 Oo.

Tuesday 19 h inst. October 9, 1,20 a.m. ilate women, in effigy; we will physical beings and forces re-boots, to death. Peaceful village

Wednesday 20th inet, Sectione A Paris communique slates that the Germans to-day, after erect dammy cathedrals and then presenting the principle of Evil, bomes were set on fire at night; and 4 of A Co. an intense bombardment, attempted a violent attack on Loos and its set them on fire; the boys shall ranged against beings and forces and when the little children ren

Thursday 21st inst. Scotions 2, approach north and south. They were completely repulsed with wear Kaiser masks, and the little representing the principle of from their beds they were tossed and 4 of B Co. heavy lossss. We made frost appreciable progress in Champagne, girls shall sell Iron Orosues (the Good "and that we may be con- on Frussian bayonets, or bashed Girls of tender yoars, "Supreme Divine Power will not (rifles. south-east of Tabure, and gained a footing in a work styled "The proceeds to go to the Festival dent of victory because the to pieces by the butts of German and 4 of & Co Trapeza." We captured several trenches and two forts included in Fund); and from all our public the salient held by the enemy in front of his second line. We buildings and private houses shall permit this world, with all the fleeing from the flames, were over- connected with it, to be wrecked ravished; wives were torn from captured over two hundred prisoners, a trench mortar and some lost the German flag. After all, complicated scheme of evolution taken, dragged to the fields, and every dog has his day; why not machine guns. There were artillery actions in western Argonne, avery Devil? Give the Devil his rophe as the evil powers are try their presence and that of their in any each etapendous catast-husbanda' arme and shamed in Pretre Wood and in the Vosges,

due. Yes, let him state his owing to bring about," Mr. Sinnett children-held back by William's oane; or, rather, propound his own gospel. Then we shall understand ya: The Kaiser is not fully Impe, who mocked at their mad. Well may the Devil be better the Demon with whom we guilty of the gigantio crimes he nose."

is outwardly responsible for. In proud of the birthday ! are grappling the Beast we

suitable physical medium.” have to slay. And we shall bat him the evil forces have found a ter know how appropriately to

That exactly expresses it. And ΣΟΥ Jet celebrato his birthday. So listen, please, to this.

how this suitable modium" baa performed his task. Verily, his master must be pleased with him!

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DRIVING THE WEDGE FURTHER IN.

GERMANS WITHOUT FOOD OR AMMUNITION,

October 9, 8,25 p.m. Realer's correspondent at Paris reports that men wounded in the capture of Tabure all have a strong impression that the French command the situation both from the viewpoint of artillery superiority and that of the courage and intrepidity of their infantry. They say that at the rate at which things are going now, the Germans will not be able to even think of a counter-offensive for some time to come. The French heavy artillery paralyses the concentration of for- man reinforcomenta aud the bringing ap of supplies to sach an extent that the last prisoners had not had food for two days andority of the Knieer and of calated were without ammunition.

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THE RUSSIANS.

BRITISH SUBMARINE SINKS GERMAN TRANSPORT.

IN DENMARK.

more

hold-

October 8, 2,00 a.m. Renier's correspondent at Copenhagen states that the officera and crew of the stranded British sabmarine E13 have been placed on parole. Commander Layton is the guest of Prince Axol. THIRTY MILLIONS EXPECTED FROM CANADIAN WAR LOAN.

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The Devil Speaks.

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The Kaiser's Presents.

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The Homicide of Louvain. At Louvain the Kaiser delibor- ately ordered the murder of men, women and children in order to 'terrorise" the inhabitants; and

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Other Devilish Devices.

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3

3

ing deepest sympathy of the officers, writes: "I have only Sections recently taken over the command of the Battalion, and I considered Sections your son one of its most promising offioera. It will, at least, be some consolation to you to know that he was buried by a party of our own men, and that a wooden orow, bearing his rank, asme and re- giment, mark the place where his Saturday 16th inst. Sections 3 body lies. Some barbed wire placed round it also ensures that the place will remain undisturb Sunday 17th inst.

Section

ed. and 4 of B Co.

The deceased was engaged to Monday 18th inst. Sections

be married to Moira, the only onild of Colonel MaArthur, K.Ö.8.B., Tuesday 19th inst.

and Mrs. Moarthur.

Gun Clab Hill:

and 4 of A Oo.

3

2, 3 and 4 of O Co.

Section

1 and 2 of A Oo,

Wednesday 20th inst. Sections 1 and 2 of B Co.

Thursday 21st inat. Section 101000.

Parades.

Bleaves.

Recruits,

Class of Instruction.

THE COLONY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

For July. The following is the financial statement for the month of July, 1915.

Revenue and Expenditure, Balance of Assote

and Liabilities on the 30th July, 1915,... $2,573,013 51

Revenue from 1st

to 31st July, 1015, 1,038,916.94

Expenditure from Let to 31st July

3,612,630.45

870,107.67

Balance,... $2,742,422,78 `Assets and Liabilities on July 3, 1915. LIABILITIES,

A clasa of instruction will be hold on the Cricket ground at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday the 12th instant under Sgt. Major Bond. Dress: Drill Order Shirt Sleeves. Deposits not Avail

·

able, WA .$1,405,417.28 House Service Ae-

Total,....... $0,624,935,21

ASSETS,

Subsidiary Coins,... Advances, Sec-Imprent,

Crown Agent' Də-

posit, Railway Construc-

985,131.57

82,523.20

34,218.98

781,395.85

4,224,752.97

505,474.38

31,012.23 428.53

Here is an official German docu-

if the Devil does not remember A. B. and U. Companies will Louvain, he is indeed an ungrate-parade on the Cricket ground at meat, published ander the ant

fal Master; for his disciple spared 5.16 p.m. on Friday the 15th in Amongst the Han troops in the

He dreamt of nothing less nothing in hie mspiacal lustatant. Dress Drill Order Shirt Geld. It is entitled "Fire," which than world dominiou; he meant Then he turned his guns on the we are blandly reminded is 6 to make the whole earth subeer. Cathedral of Rheims, shattering thing many of as bave played viunt to his personal will-no the choicest architectural gero the

Reoraits will parade on with as children. Fire is first man on this planet was to have a ages had bequeathed to us- small flame, growing "iato a soul to call his own and for this beautiful in its majesty; the Cricket ground on Wednesday the October 9, 5.25 p.m.

devastating fary of heat. But he sold himself, body and masterpieco of the greatest age 13th instant and Thursday the Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd telographa that the there is also the fire of joy, of spirit, to the Devil. We all know that builders have known. Bat 14th instant at 5.15 p.m. under capture of 3,870 prisoners by the Russians in force fighting along sacred oathusiasm." Then the the story of Faust, and William beauty and purity offend the Sergt. Major Bond. Dress: Drill the whole front and the destruction of a German transport by a document proceeds: "This year of Germany stands to day the Devil's eye-for beauty in terms Order Shirt Sleeves. British submarine дозг the German coast on the

Baltio, fires of joy shall fare throughout living, moving example of that of stone is prayer petrified; and the main features of last night's

communique. the length and breadth of Ger- creation having mortgaged him- prayer is hateful to him. Thus The communique describes the fighting in the Dwinsk region many, for just one hundred years self to Hell the deeds being William brings this, too, as one

Both sides are capturing trenches and the eg incessant.

ago, our country's greatest son, formally signed and sealed on of hie choicest offerings. duela

of aro

the fiercest artillery

description. It Bismarck, was born. Let us cele Aogast 4th, 1914. This is no tlo Russians are also shows that while

than

When Willian threw bis troops brate the event in a manner deep fancy figure of speech, Bistory ing their own in the lake region east of Vilas, they have been far reaching and mighty." And teems with records of temptation into Poland his order was, "Give particularly successful in the southern theatre from near Dviosk to what form, think you, is the esle-to mortale to sell themselves to the men to the shambles, but Tarnopol in Galicia, storming several villages and fortified positions bration to tako?

the King of Evit. You remem- make the women and the girls

Signallers. with big hauls of

and prisoners

machine gune.

her that when Christ was rabam mekkoroma that we Germanian German and in his up on to

Signallers intending to qualify

count, ......UNEA 5,859.98 An Austrian communique adinita de Begins in

a high mountain and Poland." indubiou, are attacking heart a pillar of fire-a fire of joy, ahown the kingdoms of the world, obeyed him i

And his Huns have will parade at Volunteer Head-Portal Agencies,... 23,059.37 the whole of the East Galician- Volhynian front and bave penetrated of holiest enthusiasm. But let it the Devil said: "All this will But the Davil was not satisfied 12th instant sad Thursday 14th

quarters at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday Overdraft, Bank,..... 2,448,175.80 the Austrian trenches ut two pinta near Tarnopol.

be terrible, unfettered; let it I give thee if thou wilt fall down with all the old-time horrare. He instant.

Total Liabilities, 3,882,512.43 STRANDED BRITISH SUBMARINE CREW PAROLED Call it hats! Let no one come to Devil has made just such a bar-that he should train and equip carry horror and destruction! and worship me." And the had a special pact with William

Resignation.

Balance, 2,742,422,78 Corpl. C. W. Brett B. Co. Sec. you with Love thine enemy!" gain with William the Accursed, a band of scientific murderers to 4 is permitted to resign on leaving We commend that sentiment to who has accepted the awful bond. invent poisons to slaughter, hy the Colony. Dr. Lyttelton and the Union of He wanted absolute power, and suffocation, brave men in the field.

Transfer. ceed: "We have but one enemy a price that makes the brain reel fumes Democratie Control. But to pro- for power unlimited he was to pay And he poured their poison- Private J. Johnson was transg-

into the Russian ferred to H.K.V.D. Engineer -Bugland

Leave to her and the heart sick. But this much ranks and did them to death tion on May 14, 1915.

thousanda the apostles of peace, the No- must be said for William: so far in

by murder War' disciples. Our cousins that as in him lay, he has fulfilled his most, foal, just as he had mur-

Joined, were! God punish England! May part of the contract to the letter. dered gallant French and British Pte. H, Cheetham having join- He panish ber! This is the great- Never since Hell first spawned soldiers by the same infamous ed is allotted Corps No. 538 and ing that now passes when Ger- devils has a human being walked means. In Africa, when battling posted to Company B., Section 1. us meet. The fire of this the earth so leprons with orimes, against the noble Boere, be Pte. W. Sinclair having joined righteous hots is all aglow! no foul with dishonour, so black poisoned tho wells from which the is allotted Corpa No. 537 and Feed the flame that barne in your with unmitigated baseness. Well people drank. souls. We have but one war-cry, may this be called the Devil's Hits Work Upon the Deep. QUEEN MARY'S APPEAL FOR COMFORTS FOR FORCES.thie to one another in the trenches, year the Father of all Evil was manned it with assassine. He God punish England' His Birthday. On August 4th last Thea he built a great navy and in the charge; biss it as it word born again in the Kaiser. Let eank the Lusitania and sent wo the sound of licking flames." us look at what he has to show men and children of a neutral That is the message to the Ger-hie Satanio Master.

nation to the depths of the ss8, man troops but there are others. Ravished and Murdered Nuns, and gloried in the deed. He has "You German people at home, When William's hordes of pre- butchered and destroyed on all

The Russian Legation at The feed this fire of hate! You mothers, paid Besassins swept across poor the highways of the watera

Esgue makes the following an- Amsterdam; August 28,-Aonouncement:- engrave this in the heart of the little Belgiam into France, the always fghting like a craven cur cording to the Nieuwe Rotter babeat your broaat! You thousands order had gone forth that beneath and never upon

The newspaper the Tyd oon- the damsche Courant, the Prussian tains a letter from its correspond, of teacherg, to whom millions of all things pare should

be waves. He has reduced ea war casualty lists, Nos. 302 to 309, ent at Cologne, republished by German ohildren look up with defiled. There were Conventa fare-once the pride of every give the names of 40,245 killed, other newspapers, in which the October 8, 8.15 p.m.

eyes sad hearts, teach bate! nn which held women who had re- martial race to the level of wounded, and missing. Appealing for comforts for Indian soldiere at a meeting held quenchable hate! You homes of nounced the world-giving their piracy, plander, and murder.

probabilities of a Russo-German in Kensington, Lady Sydenham said that in view of the increase in German learning

The total number of Prussian peace, followed by negotiations toll lives up to holizess. They had That, too, is a feather in his oaploazes published to August 24 with the other Powers of the the war theatres the needs of the troops were greater than ever, and the nation that this hate is not foresworn all the joys of earth, Commercial Chaos. the chief requirements wore knitted articles as the Government is un-German-You guardians of No hasband's strong protecting

amounts to 1,740,836 killed, Entente, will be discussed. The Then, too, William-the-Un-wounded, and missing. now supplied with clothes and under-clothes in abundance. the truth, feed this saorod hate arm was to be their protection in thinkable has been busy in the

writer sums up the reasons which Indian ladies had worked for the soldiers as they had

To this must be added 24 make this peace desirable for done before and the common

Germany, Germany above timo of trouble; never theirs to world of commerce-disorganis Bayarian, 184 Saxon, 347 War Rusala and for Germany and sp cause must draw Indians and all! Let it be incalcated in your taste the joy of Love. No baby ing Trade and Industry, and tomburgian, and 44 naval lists, Europeans together with a lasting link. The common intereet and children, and it will grow from Gagers would ever play amid spreading rain in the land. AlL

pear to him not improbable, the sympathy, and eorrows caused by the war could do much to generation to generation. You their heart strings. They had of which will assuredly count to to official Italian estimates, the Legation, ao far as these reasons Rome, August 28.-According In the opinion of the Rumian promote mutual understanding between the different races of India, fathers, proclaim it aloud. given themselves as living saori him for trae "righteousness" Italian losses since the commence affect Russie, no better anewer while, with the growth of knowledgo, great possibilities for good, the toiling persant birds ficos pare and anspotted from the Devil'e points of view ment of the war are less than can be given than to direct atten open to British women in India, would be more and more realised. of the forest.

German William the Accursed sent hie on this bloody anniversary. 30,000. alife.

send it reverberarmed raffans to their snorod Shells have takon the place of The Austrian losses at the end effort to which expression has tion to the general onthusisstio ating like the clanging of belle home; the doors were battered plongha-apears of spades of July are estimated at 18,000 been given in Russia in the from tower to tower throughout down, and ribald soldiery tore swords of scythes. The peaceful killed, a similar number prisoners, legislative, administrative, milit the country side. Hate, hate, from their affrighted, helpless avocations of mankind have been and 54,000 wounded. Jaring ary, and industrial domain, and and there is more of it. Masters and in the presence of their Holy may be concentrated upon muni prisoners have been taken, and the whole land-to utilize in the the accursed English, hate!" guardians, virgin novicios, too, interrupted that all its energies this month 2,000 Austrian in private social life throughout

and hammer and toilers at the turning upon these dear women Devil say, workshops; toilers with the ars them then, in the bestiality," Woll done, William," will the estimated at 10,000. plough are to repeat it-dwell on themselves betere the eyes of girls

October 8, 2,00a.m. Ranter'a correspondout at Toronto reports that a new Canadian was los de annuunced. The amount is not stated, but it is rumoured "Cast it will be thirty millions sterling bearing interest at the rate of

five per cent.

women

October 8, 2.00 p.m. Her Majesty the Queen in a letter addressed to the of the Empire appeale ones more to their loyalty and love to con- tinue their splendid and generous support to the Needlework Guild in the providing of comforts for our sailors and soldiers.

KNITTED CLOTHING FOR INDIAN SOLDIERS.

LADY SYDENHAM'S APPEAL.

"LUGUBRIOUS PROPHECIES" REGARDING COTTON UNFULFILLED.

October 8, 8.15 p.m.

naver

Mr. Rancimas, President of the Board of Trade, speaking at Liverpool, said the lugubrious prophecies regarding the declaration

posted to Company. B Section 2,

RUSSIAN CASUAILTY LISTS.

allocated Stores, (P.W.D), Crown Agents' Car rent Account, Exchange,

Total,

$6,624,035,21

RUSSIA AND PEACE TALK.

of cotton as contraband had turned out to be incorrect. He wouldre to earry the word to their Mothers dishonoured and violated tions of torture and death. And their dead and wounded ́Bref way most suited to the attainment

be glad to see the experts of cotton cloth kapt up to the highest level, as this would support us and our Allies not only in a military, but in a financial sense.

A MAGNIFICENT OFFER OF FOOD FROM CANADA.

Let Us Pray,

of the object all sources of assist-" ance necessary for the prosecution of the war and for ultimate victory.

it-live on it." And the final who had just taken the veil!" No And now we, whose hands are passage, printed in large capital one-to placa-wan sapred. Nans oloau, and whose consciences are curse. We shall not be there letters, is "God punish Eng. who fled shrieking to God's clear, will to-day-August 4th, ourselves, for we prefer to pray land 1"

Altar, claiming sanctuary, were 1015-repair to London's grand in private. And our prayer will Now, if that is not the voice of torn down and shamed within the cathedral and pray to the God of be for the Devil and his Disciple. of Agriculture has offered; tho-War Office tinned meats, covering the Devil, then the Devil never precincts of the Holy of Holien Battles-to the God of Right-They will need all God's mercy11, Ice House Street in the City

spoke. It is the considered And those who fought for their to deliver the world from this John Bull.

October 9, 8.25 p.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Ottawa, the Minister

the entire posible output of Canade for six months.

Printed and Published for the Proprietor, Dr. J. W, Noble by George William Cade Burnett at

of Victoria Hongkong.