WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1915.
BY
TELEGRAPH.
(Bouter's Service to the China Mail)
THE PROGRESS OF
THE WAR.
RUSSIANS CAPTURE TWO TURKISH COMPANIES.
THE ALLIES GAIN MORE GROUND.
HAVA Telegram, Jan, 11, 6.45 am. We took after a fierce struggle a trench in Laboisella region. We repulsed attacks north east of Soissons, then counter-attacked carry. ing two lines of trenches on a front of about 500 metres.
We gained to the north of Perthes a ling of 200 metros of trenches, We repulsed two fierce counter-attacks North of Beausejour, inficting!
very heavy lossen on the Germans,
BY TELEGRAPH.
(Wah Taa Yul Po's. Service.)
ADVISORY COUNCIL.
THE CHINA MAIL.
PEKING, Jan. 12, The Advisory Council will assemble again for a period of two maaths,
ri
A REQUEST DISAPPROVED.
WRECK OF THE NILE:
STRUCK A ROCK.
A further cablegru regarding the wreck of the P. & O. intermediate steamor File to the Hongkong agunt, Bon, Me, E. Hawati, C.M.G, states that the ship struck a rock off Awashima Island.
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CANTON NOTE).
[ Frank Our Chinare. Correspundest.)
CANTON, Jan. It.
socters FOR PROTECTION OF EX-CONFICTS,
A society for the profection of ex convials will be formally inaugurated on Janussy 37 in this city under the pstrousgo of the Chiet At the time of the accident. 2.30 p.m. on Prostrator of the Province and ethor high Monday, in wax dark and mining. The otheisle of the judiciary. The offer of the Fakxju bíeru strund by and took off all the society will be in the School for the Train passengers and crew before the ve rel wanking of Prison Officials. but none of their affects or the cargo. was saved.
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not necessary acquince in opinion
prised by carregandenis--Ed.]
Long Kirn Cheung, the Civil Cover- nor of Kwai Chau province, hae re. quested the Contral Government to restore the prefecture, chow and district A NOTE OF PATRIOTISM FROM official system. The request, however,
NEW ZEALAND.
was not approved.
SZECHUAN.
(To the Edvor of the "Catwa, MaxL.")"
*Str,-I baxs just received the enclosed Choi Po. Sion has informed the lot.py, from New Zealand, of the Otago High School Magazine. I wondered why erament that he has examined the rived it until I reinembered that the Cilicials and the financial affairs of Sze youthful merchant skipper who safely chaen Province and found both to bonducted me for ten thousand miles, with lights out, through hostile and unsatisfactory.
felbadly cruisers mil through uncharted waters, was an Oki Chagonian. I do not expert ouryone to share my blind ad miration of the New Zealanders last it la possible that some of your readers would be interested in a reproduction of Page-186.
THE COAL CASE,
FURTHER EVIDENCE.
The London Times" reports the couplets failure of a projecter in jaz about 20 tons of coal.the property of vasion of England by 16 Germana neruplanes.
VIOLENT FIGHTING NORTH OF ARRAS.
(Official Telegram from French Gaernment via Peking:) On the 10th inst. the Allies' artillery got a Ene range, firing against the ezeray's trenches in Ypres region.
The French seized a German trench north of Arras after violent fighting The Germans delivered several attacks north of Suisscus during the night of the Dth inst and during the day on the linth with the object of retaking, it possible, the trenches lost by them on the 8th. They were repulsed and the French troops male progress.
The French gained a line of 200 metres of trenches North of Parthen The Germans attempted to rotske a small fort which they bad lost North of Bouncjour. Their attempts failed and they sustained very heavy leasca.
Snow is drifting in the Vosges,
The Germans attacked without success a Ereach outpost south east of
Wissemhach.
German aviators have down over Dunkirk region dropping bombs which
-killed or wounded fro civilians.
A German svintor was chased from Mala Los Caiues in Amiens where be fell down in the French lines, one pilot lliter was killed and the other wounded.
RUSSIANS CAPTURE TWO TURKISH COMPANIES.
LONDON, Jan. 12, 7.15 n.m.
A Petrograd communique anya:— The Russian Army in the Caucasus has achieved further accease8, capturing two Turkish Companies and two mountain guns.
PRESIDENT POINCARE
CONFIDENT.
LONDON, Jan. 12. President Poincar, speaking at Hazebrouck after returning from the front, expressed the opinion shat we ought now to be more than ever conf. dent of the triumph of civilization over barbarian.
A HOUSEKEEPER'A CLAIM.
ΤΗΣ ACTION AGAINST A BANK MANAGER.
berames dur.
The charge against the dnprness chief, ficer of the « Komagata Mara of, stal Mestra. Jarline, Matheson & Co. was
Tro Chinese continued this morning. Yea Won Street, Wanchai, were charged with receiving.
Yours fruterally.
PRISON BEFORE,
Pilson reform has made some bondway in the Kwangchow Prison under a modern- educated_jailor. This prison, controlled [by Me. Klang K-oi Shing, a young law graduate, is now tasching a trade to a few who are willing to lunro, and souse of the products of thase inwatan ars now on sale The other ins shop near the pot and some!
of rattan chairs aud.
work, Mt. Kiang also gives lectures per. sally is the prisoners in order to promote their mon welfare. The problem now before his is where to get an appropriation for doing the work he started to do, as the la may not always tora out-profitably. Mr. Kinng has contributed not a little of his own salary to assist in this good work."
UNDEYƏMİNATIONAL CHRISTIANITY. The Kwangtung Christian Cornel, an organization representing all denominations having churches or mission worke within this province, will have.
its annuzi convention in the Second Presbytarian Church of this city from the 12th to the 14th inst. The object of this council is not so rauch to promote mutual interest to work toward Christian naion, with the hope of abolishing all denominational lines Ass As a atup toward thi * uning theological college has been founded with instructors from all the denomiantous Although the college has not yet been a year old, it has now fifty students and has bought land to the south of the city, expecting some day to have its two grounds and buildings, Wong Yack Shing is the The Rev. president of the council.
WAR NEWS.
Tux Earton or as VeLLow Draeux, Extraet There are id Boys in very regiswnt which has left New Zealand; thers will be Old Boys in every wanpaay that is still to go. Many wra The captain of the Kogata Maru said already at the front and we think if pro- the duties of the chief oficer incinded the bible that the number who have offrel superintending of the loading and discharge
Mr. Rudyard Kipling's son, Mr. John all the cargo was discharged. Ho had very for short of three hundil. A somed the British army assocond lieuten- of cargo and it was also his duty to see that from the age. Tigh School will not Full
Kipling of Wellington College, has outer under him the stevedores and ship's tally plets Bell Honour will ia que timeant in the Irish Guarda. man. The consignees also had tallymen be put up in the Schoot, but it is difficult, aboard, and it was their daty t go into
Four British shipbuilding yards have the hold to sea if all the cargo was discharged. They had also to give up any aerate list. We have Lieuten. eoncluded contracts with the Russing British Gorerminant, r the building of receipt to the chief nificar and had to ant-Colonels" ke auch and Fitoteranent with the appeal of the receive one in exchange. If there was we have Maje Mair. Orbeli, wal Mietwenty powerful submarines. decquey, it was the chief officer who had kenzie: we have captains and lieutenants to report to witness the shortags between
if not inposible, at this stage to draw
be door.
The German Consul at Leqads, Angola,
** L. and C. EL"
the amount on he bill of lading and they the dozen, non-rammissioned `oftierra
For those of has presented formal apology to the amount received. There was a shortage, and truquers by the score. but not shave the average,
as who remain behip cu account of age Portuguese Gorernac-General for the recent invasion of Fortnguard territory. Answering Bit. Shenton, witness said and family ties, there remains much to
I now appears that there have been cont the average abotage was 13 por
Robin. Strong, Nichol. Faltogether three coplists between the It was the duty of the consignees, con. tinged witses; to clean the boli and it was Sith. Palenner. Meara, Ritchie. Morris, Portagaese and Geraisns. The first was the chief officer's daty take the con Roberts, and many others any doing the eastern shore of Lake Nyaan, in sives's taligman down the bold and see excellent work in the Dominion's Terri Mozambique: the second was at Caangar, that all the cargo had been discharged. And torial tray. Others are helping on varian the Cunngo River; the third and thos
chief officer
important engagement oecarrod some time in swoop the hold. When the discovered 21, set cost in the bold benmittees in raising funds for the anat Naulis, feontier post on the should have told the stevedore, but perhaps home and womnied; keeping a stiff Gorman Portages (gul) woundary uo one know there was so much there. It upper lip "; trying to get into some ot was abauid to suggest that there were from of military shape by joining the National
That the German seater Holsatia, now half a ton to one ton of sweepings to Reserve; brushing up their drill, and
seeking refuge at Hondylu hat two ship's ion cargo; It should be more than when rifles are available learning to shoot boats while sewing in the capacity 4 400 10 ten tous.
Asked if the chief officer could give straight, in spile of advancing years; celiise to Gerus creisers opers ing in the well has apparently became xway 21 ton of the argu,, witaess others. aggia, are milkior provision for Pacific, answered that he could not say,
the brave fellows who may return in established. Federal oficials who have capadiated, sending comforts to the men paid a visit of impection in this vessel and express the belief that the merchantmen have been employed in coaling in the open sea. Much of the upper 6ttings on the Boletis have been either damaged or carried away through contact with some object concerning which the officers are extremely reticent
her
Mr Shenton: He has been giving export witnessall along and now ho says he do at the front, providing liberally for rela. consort, the German (. J. D Ablers, not know (laughter
He is your witness," observed Mr Lewis.
Mr Shenton: From your office.
Me Lewis, witness said the Replying to ugo could be taken before breaking, in bulk, and paid for less 11 per cent which covered shortage. One to two per cent was generally the shortage through loading, discharging and sweeping. The shortage on the carga he carried based on the usust allowance of the 14 per cent would amount to about 50 to
& tong, matter of fact it only amounted to 325 tons."
By Mr Sbenton: The chief officer to ported he had taken the consign's tally: man into the hold and told this tallyman
το take the sweepings 17.
Evidenso he would call world prove that there was a contract belarues plaialil kull defectant to supply food to two persons for 840 a month each, Defendant, when the proposal was first! At this point the charge was proceeded tes, thought that plaintiff could not with against the two thincse accused of
receiving, enter for this sum, but plinti vald "* E The Captain, repeated his statement In the Summary Cours this afternoon sun do it if you pay me in notes becue adding that be did not know that there who beating was resumed of the action will pay the bills in sudsidiary in were 2 tons of sweepings until he was brought by Miss M. D'almeida, of and in that way 800 will be equal to informed by the Police. The ship's crow
generally cleaned the ship. Wanchai Bond, against Mr. J. D. F. $50, and it will be quite enough money. Mulder, manager of the Jank of Canton. That entract was agreed to and was car
ried into effect. For the last tight days | 1. Plaintif claimed $119.71, inade up of $83.74 money, paid for and on behalf May paintill was paid 8:0; in Juzu
$80, and in July $110.
of defendant hd at his request: $15 for
one month wages, und $15 ct month's wages in lieu, rø nolico,
1
Tha besting was adjourned until t
DIGITO.
that it there was a binding contract of us. All the money be paid to plain that description it did not affect defen-} 18, he added, was in notes. The drying
He sutsuitter lus solicitor's statement in the other de.
tires dependent up them during their absenon; everyone with a steadfast resolu. to keep the old Flag flying."
We cant do better than conclude this article by quoting Farule's poem. The Roll Call," written for the Jubiles last year. Many who were present at that Jubilee wa shall never see aguún. You'll ww them in the world of work,
on island-spangled musiu.
Amid the crash of "Polar seas, un far
Camelian plain;
GERMAN SPIES IN ENGLAND.
Communication by Codo Advertisements.
According to the Petremd Courier," the othorities in Great Britain hare now Whane'er New Zealand oeds therascertained the whereabouts of about 6,000
wheneer the Empira calls,
They rally round the time-worn flag,
the Hag that wever falls.
| Anil-sotae—a dew, sainte brad, have
heard the lust" rollcall
On Indian hill, in afrie veldt, where
shrieked the rite Bull, Where, „foremost in the stricken field,
they fought the Empire's fight
As gay as when they packed the acrum
for colours Blue-and-White.
water Ia tide, keep bright, andy.
The roll is called: may you where left
pimerve this golden rula
the honour of the School..
. Mr. J. I. Gardiner appeared for thelust's Hability if plaintiff liked to spend lexa, was never locked, and the key" You may not win tho, prize you seveda pr
30 and our ent a month or $1,000 of the hamper in which plaintif's wear-
plaintif: and Mr. C. F. Mason for death: he was responible for either ng apparel was kept were always acces
Bendant.
as
Plaintiff's raw, as opened by Me. Gar--
jer lust Wednesday was that she acted mpsins to Mrs. Muller, and before
her jinistress lets for England in May it
ị thủ ong grit nor the 81,00. It was a sible to her.
ather of contract.
Hi Lordship: Clearly,
With regard to the clothes M Masun
Cass-examined by Mr. Gardiner Tilen. dant said he made a note of the payments plaintiff at the time he handed her the Amuebla He did not know that the food
was arranged that during her absence uh.. submitted that there was no detention. cost over $230 during the period. A sum
נט
AUDIO,
wear the victor's crown;
Gorman spies, and the evements of all are being glassly followed by a staff of man specially established to deal with espionage. Correspondence between them being under surveillance, they adopted an ingenious mesos of intercorse, that of aug the Calamus of the
the Landen daily advertisemest newspapers. The front appearanes of somewhat peculiarly wordeladzertise ments" led the authorities to make special investigations the result being the dis covery of n well-organized system of communication covering the whole of Grant. Britain.
ALLEGED SNATCHING ON THE **STAR" FERRY.
Before Mr. Hazelani at the Magis trney this afternoon a Chiness named
Tou may not. in the trampling charge, Feng Kai Ming, of Yuuati, was charged
the fogo Midling down:
by a vomia with suntching $10 while You may not, in the field of fame, thesho was travelling on a Star" ferry
anel wrath attain
in you can keep that flag alot, mm-
blernished, free (rom stain.
within the old School walls.**
DISHONEST HOUSEBOYS.
a passenger,
Insistor Kerr prosecuted and Mr. Kong Sing defended.
looking down saw the defendant dmwing www his hand. He passed a roll of 810 in quisidary-coin and a knife to someone in the crowd. A witness was called, who
should stay as housekeeper at a salary/ the day she být pluintig was. Iren to 580 was paid in June. There were So live your lives, so do your work, and.
The complainant while on the ferry: of $15 a month. Plaintif ordered pro all over the house and vollert her several visitors doring the mouth and some
wina theLast-Fost " calls,
was sitting next defendant. Shi sud.! viskum apě "enerally superintended the things to the serena Mr. Muider stayed all nighth
love you g TP a good many dinner Then, ferks, answer “Adam.sdenly felt her pocket become lighter und servants and catering until fuly 25 told plaintiff he would prefer that she -when she was dismissal. She received did not take them away until his wife paties in June, didn't you -We give
Į revmn't, as he was under the impression The 880 was to include friends?—II | in all cums atrounting to 82 By that dy belongs to him. There was thore was enough. Mo-t of them came up bill, but when he left there was
pot luck." amount of $83.74 using to a Chinese disusun Phontil was publ to to take
And if there was not cough the ner
Before Mr Hinzelind at the Poliću uit he saw the defendant rip away the manage the servants, and defendant told -compradore.
wouldn't she-She was to gst ) conta fué Mr. Gardiner put in a statement of her he would continue to occupy hrad housekeeper wou'd havo got an enlding, Cant this morning.tvn Chinese boussleys | pocket with a knife that the com wers charged with stealing three gold tie plainant and friend caught the defen- room in the servant'a «quarters but to guests. the household accounts which plaintiff draw her sutary of $15 month until Mrs. On eleven days in May you bad friends pins eslaod at 9201 from 2 Breezy Pith,dunt on the wharf.
were also charged with stealing a number The Magistrate, without culling on the claims to have paid on defendant's behalf, Mulder erred but that she was poi totiine, didn't you I do not remember the the property of. Mr Calloti. Defendants showing a balance of 883.62 dun to her.
days. interlero in the house nor go into it,
of silver forks and spinons belonging to M's defence discharged the defendant on tha Mr. Manoa continued
Was it not a fact that every night you had Jane, Li Chung, why resided in the same ground that the evidence for the prosecu examination of plaintiff who said sho! Plaintiff considered sho' was inaulted as one or more frienda? No, sometimes for house.
tion did not convince him.. seks we had nobody there." received from M. Muller $180 in potos who would lose face with the servants, and during the tire she did the housektep would go. She said she had spout $50 ing, this sin being equivalent to $200 more than the $80 a month and she
agreed, to accept thin sum, in full setija (not point to the fact bat she would expect | was being made for the former Krticles.
́án subsidiary, coin.
bis
C2013.
His Lordship caked if the accounts ment, including wages, and gave a to were part in subsidiary coin, and plain.ceipt to this effect. The receipt which plaintiff now disputed was signed by her tiff replied think they were not.
Mr. Gardiner put in a letter from the in defendant's presence with his pen.
Defendant, who lives at 11, Conduit rompradore to plaintiff to the effect that
Inspector P. O'Sullivan said he had nut If she was to supply two healthy, gorebrocorored the lie pinn. The spoons and forks had been discovered' while saweb ing gentlemen for 840 a month each does it
something extra for guests --She was to receive 50 cents for each guest when there was more than one.
Once or twice some guests stayed to brak'ast Bome of them went without having any breakfast..
Ham Lund eggs is included in pot luck, is
she hnd not paid their bills in small wind, said the plaintiff was first employed it-It was op to her to nax for more if she
but in notes.
Mra Li Chung sail who missed silver-
A SUDDEN TEMPTATION.
At the Magistracy this morning, Inspec warn on Christinas Day. Both defontor Terrett charged Wong Fek, a Chines dants were toploved by Mr Galloti, who hoy moloved by the Ror. T. Feare 100 The Peak, with the theft of a numbe copied the tp floor. Ta Grit defondes mid har bought the of articles including silver p'ató, ham. silver from the second del rident, he said Bogaeren, butter, knifs polian, bisscand he inghethem in Upper Iron road. other busehold wandries, of the total relas
The scond defendant bed the Magic B by his wife as sempetress when they lived wanted it
Dafendant arrested by a Chinese on And
you may nho did not make during rate that it was at the first defendant's in the Hongkong Hotel. It was at her
request he took the firks and spoons and stable when the articles were about to be Jana No. M. Mason, opening the defence;
(he was to receive 30 cunts for his pains. dalive of at a arrain compradore's shop. ": own suggestion and for her own. conveni- as being, an
On your version the arrangement would
Bir Hazard sentenced the rst do described plaintiff's case
Ace ed a limited the theft. enco that sho went to Eve in the ser not he been a very profitable one for the fendant to six weeks'imprimant and fats
Tho
Bev, T. & Pense asked for leniency erection of falsehoods built ou elaboration on truth. Is consisted, he vaula quarters. Delendnot corroborated na stiff - I have no knowledge why.tehong stocks and nedret the adend dae the grand that he had brought op de would have been profitable or not. fondaur, who is under sixt year, to fendant since he was a lible boy and
Defendant further aid he want round
fouled to sudden tempts- thoughst hu had yielded to s the use with plaintiff befors a loft and testerstrokes of the birch.
Awing Mr.
Mr. Wood, the Rev. 1. C. SOMETHING. TO REMEMBER he collected various things which she wid
DO YOU, COUGH?
Parceld he was willing to son hond your throat 15 trying to dislodge the food dont when called upon for hten. Ohumberli og Remedy Defconut was and wer and warned il secomplish this for you, and curs that that if he appeared seal on any ether cold that As casing it. For Hale by all charge he wuld be liable to be processed Chemists und akceper,
agslust on the charge in question
suidh; of a series of half-truths, a kind of story which was most difficult to refute
And robut, Plaintiff had said that sho
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By Mr Mann (ro-examining) "the
was employed as a housekeeper from the TN baging a chuch medicine for children, beiningu Kay and paid the bills Shobear in mind that, Chamberlain's Cough (arrangement was that what was enough for | Torentin the key mombrane of in the mau of Bul for d-fendant to come up
xas housekeeper and did pay the bills. Remedy the best for cold, and twould be enough for three. They did
lip out to dinner, et
1lls clients worn running accounts with whoping cough and that it contains not always dine at home but wore frequent carious tradespeople, and plaintiff was bemfal drug. For male by all Chamista Live the rary to pay the bill as they aid Storekeepers.
The hating was furt or adjouracd.
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