FRIDAY: JANUARY 16, 1915.
BY TELEGRAPH.
(Reuter's Service to the China Molly
THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE,
BELGIUM AND POLAND.
BRITISH HONOURS
FOR
RUSSIAN GENERALS,
THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM
THE ALLIES GRADUAL ADVANCE,
Losbos, Jan. 14, 15 a.m.
ther counterattacks to the north-east of Soissons caused us slightly to pngress between Cuties and Grouy, but we have been unable to Abanch from the litter.
We fell back slightly to the east of Grong, war Moneel, in con- spence of violent German attñelts.
We hold Saim Marguerite and Missy-sur-Aisnes.
*
HAYAS Telegram, Jan. 13, 6.45 p.m.
French Stock stands at 73. Bad weather impeded operations on nearly all the front. We bombarded very accurately the enemy's works at Nieuport Ypres region. There was a fierce struggle around the spur of 132 North West of Soissons. We maintained ourselves on the Western slopes but were obliged to yield ground in the East.
Violent Artillery duels from Rheims w Argonne. We are still belling the small fort at North Beansejour fur, and have established a trench 60 metres from the German trenches,
Intermittent cannonading from Argonne to Moselle.
(Official Telegram from French Government via Peking.)
Persistent bad weather impeded operations on the 12th.
Jan. 14.
A sand storm prevailed on the eandhilla near they North Coast. The Allies artillery in Nisaport-Ypres regions got a very accurate range against German works. The struggle taking place around spur 132 North of Soissons is very farce.
During all the day the Germans employed very strong masses.
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE CHINA MAIL.
WAR NEWS
Con
CORRESPONDENCE,
Among thee who hare just joined the ULOTHING FOR THE TROOPS. army at Turrit is Pipor Findlater, who was until recently farmer at Cairn (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) bill, Carpinustia. It will be remembered
EARTHQUAKË CATAS-
ROPHE IN ITALY.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
"KILLED.
LONDON, Jan. 14.
A message from Rome states that sharp earthquake shocks have occurred from Aacons to Naples, and in many pizees balf-a-dozen to a score of people have been killed.
Is is reported that Avezanno has boon destroyed sad that thousands of poɔplo bare perished.
The twenty foot statue of St. Paul, on the roof St. John Lateran, Roms, fell to the steps and wax smashed to
4,028.
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ENORMOUS 'CASUALTIES.
LATER. Another message from Rome states that as a resuls of the earthquake, 12,000 people are dead and 20,000 injured,
A small town ic the province of Aquile, with a population of about 1,000 people,
A TOWN WIPED OUT.
stroyed, and the surrounding country Avczaune, has been completely de
devastated. Only eight hundred people in the town were saved, and the majority of these are injured.
that Piper Findlater gained the V.O Dargai in Ulzsber, 1897, whan ha continued | playing **The Cock of "the North" altor
being wounded.
The remarkable composition of the British Imperial Arrey now holding uyat, where soldier citizens from the Antipodes join handla with theo from the Muther Country, adds proof on pro fto show that Germany has beurs blind to the moral mandings of the British Empire. She has than a year from the beginning of the yot to know its material atradgth. In less
struggle a the mechanical advantago ac- cantulated by Germany's thirty years uf preparation will be overtaken by Britsin.
A Kuala Lampar resident, in the course of a private letter fram home, writes:- "One hears a good many yarna which don't Kitchener constantly runs over to France get into the newspapers One is that Lord and consults with Joffre soil French. This understand. is regularly reported in the French papers."
The Germans have lately distributed leaflets from aeroplanes over the Indian tegope, written in Hindi (which is x chamc ter faw Mohammedars eno read), (with 4 grammationi miatixa in every line, some times two, saying that the Shaikh Islam han on the occasion of the Amild (x900 existent festival) at Mecos (when he has not been, and does not live) declared a to revolt. The British bars Issued a Holy War
on the Allies-and urging them counter appeal in good Urds, to the Indian troops, and
usage to the Germans opposite the allied van, by aeroplanerblast. in good Gre in the share of a
lines Lalling them, in the name of the Indian croups, that the Indians despire their naderhand overhead methods, and consider the Germans their foes,
GERMAN EXACTIONS.
London, Jan. 4.
Geroan exactions in Belgium continue. The latest in the infliction, of a no of five; thousand sterling cold on Ghent cause
(To the Editor of the” China Math.")
Dear Sir,
Governmans House, Hongkong, 15th January, 1915.
in response to a parcel which was compatch
I have just recoived the suolased lottar el fron Hargkong, by the courtesy of tho shipping anus, on October 24th last Would you kindly insert is io y ut issue of to-day The parcel contained de garments.
Yours truly,
HELENI MAY.
Queen Mary's Needlework Guild.-
Friary Court
,
St. James' Findo S. W.
9th December 1914.
From Lady Las!JY, Hon. Sec..
Dear Madam
to you sad the Ladies of Hongkong and I am commanded by the Queen to conver Blucan the expression of Her Majesty's grateful appreciation of year most splendid contribution of Clothing to her Guild.
Har Majesty is very much the response with which har men on all sides, and by the genstous way in which the Women of Hongkong and Maco have come forward to help her.
The demand for warm clothing for our troops at the front, and for their wives and childrou at home, is unlimited, and the Guild Rads it impossible to supply all their needs; your contribution will be very welcome.
With very grateful thinks,
LADY MAY.
Yours truly, Assir LawleT,
Hon Sic.'
VOLUNTEER SUED,
Away at the Front.
An action which has been adjourned.
few hundred yards of telephone wires were several times owing to the absence of cut. A procismatinn has been issued xt pislatif, G. H. Williams, who is suing Courtrai forbidding inhabitants to approach
The King has visited the rains conveying wat pris ners, or in give IA. I. Ellis for $800, was again mention.
district
A grave disaster is feared to have taken place at Potenza, with which place communication is entirely laser- rupted.
town of importance in the Middle Ages. (Patenza is the ancient Intentior, and was
It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1973 | and also in 1837. The town has a popula tion of about 17.020.]
(Wah Tez. Yat: Pa's Service.)
KWANGTUNG "VERY GOOD."
PEKING, Jan. 14. The Provincial Political recorda on being examined by the Government were classified as "Excellent," "Very Good" and "Good" The recorde of
The French maintained themselves on top of the stope West of the Spur Kwarging were classified as being but were obliged to abandon the East slope,
A struggio is proceeding between Soissons and Barry au Rec. The French still hold the salient of the small fort North of Beausejour farm, in the Souair, region, where they erected a treach 60 metres from the German trenches.
THE OPERATIONS IN POLAND
Lospos, Jan. 14, 11.20 u..
A Petrograd com musique reccrás u' series of intermittent attempts by the Germans to resume the offensive along inest of the front, which have been easily repulsal. In one case the Rissions found the Germanis sheltering behind steel shields.
CARDINAL MERCIER'S ARREST,
King Albert Protests.
"Very Good."
RETURNED STUDENTS.
The examination of roturned students will take place on the 22nd prox.
PRESIDENT REFUSES APPOINT-
MENT FOR HIS SON.
presents to prisoners. Violations of the regulations are sererely ponished. Tha municipality has linen curtly informed that it is responsible for their observance.
RUSSIA'S 'ORANGE BOOK.
Loudon, Jan. 4.
ed in the Sommuny Court this morning,
Mr. Buss (cf Mr. Garliner's office) asked for a further adjournment of the date of
bearing.
His Lordship ingined why, these per- petual adjurment: nere hensUTY"?
Mr. Buss said his client was in Can. tan al did not apparently think it worth
His Lordship: I appre he knows he
A Bussian ora ga book forma another contribution to the mass of documentary while to come down and prove his claimi evidence proving Geraney's responsibility | as defendant had gone to the front. for the war. The book throws a clear light on the anderhand methods of Austro- Gar dip omacy to force Turkey into wat. despite the pacific efforts of the Entente
powers.
is petting to cots for all these adjourn
Mr. Buss: Oh. yes: T just come in here i with the papers and it does pet cost any. THE KING AND A CEYLON CHIEF. thing. (Laughter.)
The King received Sir Solomon Banda- Ceylon, at Buckingham Palace on Noven ranika C.M.G., the Mahs Medalivar of tur 2. At this meeting the Kingrenewed 1842, when be visited Ceylon as midship. a personal friendship which, originated in
man. The Mala Mudaligar, who with other Majesties on the occasion of their visit officials of the Colony also received their Duke and Daches of York during their tour of the world, was one of the official representatives of Ceylon at ava Victotia's Diamond Jubilee, and later at the Coronation of King Edward.
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HONGKONG YOLUNTEER CORPS.
Corps Orders by Lieut. Col. A. Chapman, Y.D.
JOINED.
|
Fris Lordship' perusteil a further adjourn ment and said it plaintiff did act attend
strike it out." he would adjourn the bction sine 'die or
WAR NEWS,
FLIGHT-COMMANDER: HEWLETT
PICKED UP.
Fles Over German Fiest.
London, Jan. 2. Flight Connvinder Hewlett, interviewed by Reater at Yamuiden, nid he commanded. A squadron of size neroplanes, aboard thres warships. Only eight ascended, ue having developed defects. Howlett leading entered thick fog, and found himself near the Schleswig cost When the mist cleared, the simman perceived he had lost direction and descending at certain point ronscended. and.des over the Gerin a fleet and trawlers Company to Centre Section M.G.Ce datadroidable fire was directed at him but he was
Pt. D. C. McDonald from Civil Service under steam behind Heligoland.
not inactive. He
dropped several bambe | and believes he hit ons warship, bessasa soon afterwards dense smoke arout.
President Yuan Shib Kai has refused | the recommendation of the Vice-Pre- Pte. M. M. Mass joined on the 14th sident that Yuan Hak Ting, the "Pro-t. Alotted Corps No. 1730 and posted to
Scouts Company. sident's eco, should be appointed Com. mander-in-Chief of the newly formed
troops.
ANOTHER LOAN FOR CHINA.
ندینگ
Commerce will discosa with cerisin The Ministry of Agriculture and American capitalists proposals for the
The King of the Belgians has addressed a telegram to the Popa protesting against the arrest of a Prince of the Chuuren, and expressing his admiration for the conduct of Cardinal Mercier, whe, following the example of famous Prelates in the past, was not afraid to proclaim truth and affirm the incontestable right of a just cause before the conscience of advancement of a loan of $10,000,000 the world.
RESIGNATION OF COUNT BERCHTOLD.
Losnos, Jan. 14.
A message from Amsterdam states that an official despatch from Vienna announces that Count Berchtold, the Premier, has resigned for personal reasons, and that the Emperor has accepted the resignation. Couet Berchtold will be succeeded by the Hungarian Minister, Burou' Burian.
BRITISH HONOURS FOR RUSSIAN GENERALS.
LONDON, Jan. 14. -
On the occasion of the Russian New Year, His Majesty the King has conferred the following bonours:
The Grand Duke Nichols.
C.B.
C.M.G.
General Tarouchkovitch, Chief of General Staff. General Daniloff, Director of Operations." General Russki, commanding the northern armies. General Ivanoff, commanding the southern armies.""
JAPAN IN LONDON.
for the purpose of establishing an ex- tensive factory in Chios for the mano- facture of colton yarn.
RIVER CONSERVANCY.
The Government has ordered the variova provinces to-establish a River Conservancy Bureau.
FOOTBALL AND THE WAR.
Matchen to Continue.
THE LEAGUE'S DECISION..
Lesque football is to be continued. That was the decision arrived at by the come mittee of the League st a fully-attended meeting held in Manchester yesterday afternoon (Nov. 10) Mr. J. McKenns presiding. It was decided that notification should be sant to the Football Association to that atfeet. The club were so in formed that a professional player's tenors of
far as his beseft was concerned, would
ned, hald not be affected by his joining the colours.
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TRANIER.
ANKARA PARADEM, A Parade for Saturday, 16th Tast. Nit.
DETAIL
Orderly Officer 2/Lieut. Murphy. "Orderly Serg nat, Fergeant Frită,
To furnish Guard to-night No. Section Artillery and Left Section M. G. Cs Section M.G. Cu.
To farish Gaurd to morrow Centro
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER
RESERVE.
Hewlett tried to find the British feet but the motor roning hot he was forced to descend when he was picket up by a Datch trawler."
The King bus telegraphed to Commander Hewlett!"I am delighted and greatly relieved to hear you are wife and heartily congratulate you."
Fight-Commander Howlst: it will be remembered, took part in the seaplane
Orders by Major Wakeman, O.C.H.K.V.B.raid on Cuxhaven and was thought to have
PARADER.
Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Companies will parade on Tuesday January, 19th and Friday 2nd at 5.15 pm. on the Cricket grund. Dress, Drill Order,
NGAKATLY.
All siembers who have not yet fred Part I of the Recruit'a or. Trained mea's Mas. kerry Couras must attend at the King's Park Hanga on either Saturday afternoon Jan. 23rd or Sunday morning" Jan. 24th. The men concerned will be sized by their Section Commanders and timca of attogdance will be notified Itter.
HIS OWN CLIENT
Mr. R. O. Faithfull, appearing for the plaintiff in a action betwese A. S. Ellis and another against J. E. Chunnett, for the recovery of 8330, said he was instructed by his client to oppose the case going over into next Friday's list withoat & date for the hearing being fixed.
Cheba were recommended not to Krant
Mr. Kong ding (for defendant) I think way, and a lady raises her head from her any honents during the present season, you are the client yourself, are you not?
to diminished gata receipts. Clapton Owing
Mr. Faithfull admitted that, he was the oshin work to show how daintify she is Orient are to be asked for an oxplanation second plaintiff and said the other plaintiff Visitors to the Bon Marche (Ltd.), creating figures out of pieces of silic. of their playing D, Steel when be was on to whom the money claimed really Brixton, find themselves transported to Windbells, tinkle over the booth of the order to start their matches at an earlier
properly registered, and Everton, were belonged, was now in Canada.
There being no vacant dato in his a corner in Japan when they go to the economia glosswerker, while the wood hour. It was announced that urales bad Lordship's list the case was put forward a Accond floor, for here a group of eight-carver and the percclain painter are removed the nanos of all their players week to be mentioned next Friday, Japanese artianus are bugily making equally interesting and their Yuletide from the transfer list.
CURE THAT COUGH.
does not mean that you have
been lost, his wrecked machine baring been observed Bear Heligoland.
FORMIDABLE'S SURVIVORS.
Sensational Rescues 'in a Storm.
London, Jan, 2. Seventy of the officers and men of H,M.S. Formidable here beun sad by a trawler. They had been in an open cutter for twelve hours when rescued. The trawler was running beloga a gale and had to heave to owing to the force "of the wind, Just previously she was struck by beavy. seur and use of the crow noticed an open bort driving befoin mountainous udག་ with 10
Ou hoisted flying a sailor's scarf. The boat was frequently hidden by foam and the trawler, by super human effects, repfed her mainsail, set the storm jih and then gybud. After foor attempts she succeeded in throwing a rope to the cutter which was brought alongside. The transhipmont was most dificult, the ses being thirty feet high. The rope was bat as the cutter na fal of water, a hole in her hall, being stuffed by a sailor's pants Bowe of the rescued mom were without trousers and all were safering One mag remarked when fruta exposure. rescued." Haro wa aro again! Undress uniform: swimming costume
STRAIGHT AT TIN THERE is not our heating around the tab We might as well out
Christmas presents of the most uncom presents of similar charn. A largo stock
A Chinese, entenced by the Mariss mon nature. Their little booths have of Japanese goods, including china, teak:
Court to six wooks' imprisonment for being been' érreted just an they are in this wood furniture, antimony pieces, Inge
aboard a ship without permission, was own country, and the workers entry on, and small, have been infd cut for selec
recognised, in jail as a deported, crunimi their skilled industries, exactly as they tion. Much of the china ja recedingly WHEN you have troublesome cough was leaving the jail gate yesterday on the Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the next from Singapore and Hongong When he with, it first as thet. We want you to try. do at home. Dumasker-maldog is an rare and fine, and such pieces of fuzal old art, and as the delicate inlay of Luce sa nu inlaid cabinet or an antique consumption or that you are going to havemplation of his stance he was arra bed time you hare s cough or cold? There is inetals proceeds under skilled fingers alonzo tempo hell will assuredly attenet threatdard, wd it is font, a wall to be on igapore and afterwards team Hongkong repaarkable cures has gained a world wide it, but it does mean that your lungs BTD originally doportet: 16, erimin time remun ser far as we can see why you
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