FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1915
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(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
RUSSIA AND AID TO PRI
SONERS IN SIBERIA,
SOUTH AFRICAN REBELS COMPLETELY VANQUISHED.
GERMAN NAVAL ORAFT SUNK,
ENEMY PRISONERS IN SIBERIA
LONDON, Feb. 4, 7.45 p.m. Fazein has informed the United States that the distribution of food, money and clothing to the Genuan and Austrian prisoners in Siberia will be permitted only, the Russian initary authorities declining to give the privilege to the Foreign Relief Expeditions and the American Expedition which had -started from Peking.
THE SITUATION IN INDIA.
Major-figueral Kolly' has recoil al the following telegram, dated 4th inst., frrin the Chief of the finera! Stuff at Delhi:---
Situation in India generally satisfactory. Tribestez, have paid 17 their fines
THE STRUGGLE IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM.
ENEMY AGAIN REPULSED.
Leswig, Fol 1. 1,10 u m. e Larks evening communique says then dan beror that worthy to report except the repulse of three tiertman attacks in Clan- pagne-west of Perthes, north of Mesnil-les-Hurles and worth of Missiges, A fresh German athek at Bagut-lie (Argonne) was repulsed on Tuesday night.
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E FIGHTING ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING.
LONDON, Feb. 4, 8.30 a.m.
THE CHINA MAIL.
BY TELEGRAPH.
MINISTERIAL CHANGES.
LONDON, Feb. 3. The Hon. E. S. Montagu (Financial Secretary to the Treasury) savereds Mr. C. F. G. Mastermuu as Chaccellor of the Duchy of Lan unster, Mr. Cecil Harnsworth has been appointed Unler. Secretary of the Flame they crive Mr. E. J. Grifitly, and Me Walter Roa and Mr. A. C. T. Hoch have been appointed Junior Lords of the Treasury. Mr. P. D. Arlanda Parliamentary Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs) has heen app intel Financial Secretary to the Treasury in succession to the Hon F. S. Mangu.
VICE-ADMIRAL STURDEE.
AUDIENCE OF THE KING.
Loxos, Feb. S. Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Stardes has lid a two hours' audience of the King at Buckingham Fulace.
GERMAN SUBMARINE'S ATTACK ON A HOSPITAL SHIP.
Losvos, Feb. 9.
In the House of Commons, De Muenamaro, M., Parliamentary as Financial Secretary to the Admiralty, stated that the Admiralty had received a message that a submarine, with its renning-tower, showing jahova the water, had fired a torpedo at the Asturias, although that vessel was painted white with a green hand and red crosses, which were illamin- ated at the time. She had been notified to the belligerents as a hospital ship, and, consequently, was protected from attack under The Hague Convention of 100%, the first signatory to which was the Kaiser.
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Dr. Macnamara abled that he was certain the civilised work riceded no representation of ours to enlarez its sense of horror at this bunton outrage. Com cheets.j
GERMAN NAVAL LOSSES.
A DESTROYER SENT TO THE BOTTOM.
LONDON, Feb. 3.
It is officially announced at Petrograd that a Hassian submarine sank a German destroyer off Cape Moen, Denmark.
AUXILIARY CRUISER SUNK.
LONDON, Feb. 4.
A message from Buenos Aires states that the cruiser Australia sanka Garman auxiliary craier, formerly a Woerranno liner, of Patagonis.
A later telegram states that the crew of the auxiliary cruiser were landed at the Falkland Islands, y
THE SARAJEVO TRAGEDY.
ACCUSED SENTENCED.
LONDON, Feb. 4.
A messige from Minsterdam states that three of the accomplices df hardere of Archonke Francis Ferdinand tuve been executed at
The actual murderer, the youth Princip, as been sentenced to twenty yours imprisonment, as he could not be executed on the grounds of his youths.
WAR NEWS.
BURIAL PLACE OF 1,000 SOLDIERS.
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How the Fallen Heroes Are Laid to Rest.
North-East France, Dec. 20.
MORE GERMAN PRISONERS FOR
HONGKONG.
To Be Transferred From Tsingtan.
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IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
Laspx, Feb. 4.
'In the House of Commons, Mr. 1 Harcourt, Secretary of State for the Colonies, announced that it was desirable to hold the usunt lmperial Conference this year.
ANOTHER MINISTER CHANGE.
OBITUARY.
SUGAR SHARES.
CLAIM IN SUMMARY COUNT.
To the Summary Court this afternoon the Paisno Judge hostil an action by Monsa a David Silus (by Charles David Sila, his attorney) a clerke in the Hongkong and, Whanipur Duck Co., Ltd., versus logo C. Ehrenfels, of the Hongkong H tel, the claim boing for 8173, the amount due on a transaction in Chian Sugar Rednery Co.
Ltd. share.
Me.. A. Haywood (of Mr. Leo D'Almada's office) *ppeared for plaintiť;, and Mr. P. W. Goldring (Goldring and' Phillips) for defend int.
Me Guldrings (to plaintifa niturpes) Sa yor bent or gets entidestock breke to brands tim over dificult desks -How? ̧ 7 mena besometimos gets outside brokers * to Asano blin 1 Yes.
Ar. Go'dig intimated that be e wanki not be calling witnesses unless it was des prove the prieties of the Hongkong Shook Exchange The Exchange appeared to bare a memorandum and articles of socia tion, but so far had passed no rules at all.
Mr. Bara aid he advareed the money and as he could not get it brick he
beogh tho shares, which he had been given security. He and the shares eventually for $71 loss brokariu
Mr. Goldring: You have a runing account with Mr. Filas, haren't you
But you lead him money when de wants
Na; when it's no This concluded plaintiff's cuso, e
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Mr. Goldring in opening, mid he would impugn the tranmation' throm, hout su one entared into by plaintif q attorney sa nu cute wide broker, setleg for Mr. Exts through. out
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Mr. Haywood said the transaction was arranged vot by the attorney but by plain. tifs chief clerk, another brother.
Losnos, Feb. 4. Hou. Nell Primrose, second son of Earl Rosebery, has been appointed Mr. Haywood said the plaintiff was i Under Secretary of State for Fereign stockbroker, and in April last year defen Affairs.
dant directed him to purchase 80 Chica Sugar Rafinery Co. Shares at 8804 yach. It was a forward tennmnation, and thé Me. Golding submitted that the local shares which were bought from Li Po Stock Exchange being an association to Leung, should have boon taken up on June which members were elected by merit a member could not, delegate his authority 25. Defendant was unable for some runson (1) any more than be or Mr. Haywood could to tako the shares an that dato-be | delegate their authority to a ricksha coola supposed he had not the money-so he to sign a shit for a cup of ten in the Fung borrowed 83,960, to take up the shares, kong Club,” which were handed back as security for the. His Lordship intimated that he attachod money. Upon this amount
an importanes to the point stock, or agreed that defondant should pay interest, change membership or praction.
LONDON; Feb. 4. The death is announced of Mise Braddon, the novelist, in her 79th your.
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CHINA AND THE JAPANESE
"DEMANDS.
MODES
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ab the rate of §1 a shara oach. astcling day, I At this stage Mr. Goldring, who had On July 31 defendant paid $50 on account of born requested by his Lordship at for interest and oc Sept. 5 another 150 From o'clock (the hour at which the court ually June 14 to October 1, 1914, 3158 33 be- rise
rises) ta open hia csas informed came dus for interest. Defendant wat | bis Lordship that ha was, afraid
still than
unable to pay off the purchase ho could nob cover all his points at PERING, Feb. 4.
and so he instructed plaintiff to sell, that sitting. Ho bad been up A conference was held at the Foreign the shares, which he did, st the price of drilling at Belchers, and was rory tired.
973 to a Mr. Ezra. Brokeragu was Ofice to-day.
His Lordship explained that he had sag- The Japanese demand's have not yet the etio. Payment was put off from timer xt deal about the Court being consented,
charged, $25 on the purchase and 925 on gasted a larger sitting because he beard been dischased.
to time and it was at one period agreed, but whenever he tried to push thingy m The Japanese minister called, and was that the matter should go to arbitration. thing intervened. He adjourned the hear informed that the demands would rebut defendant delayed so much that plain- ing till to-day week.
quire to be studied befora negotiations could be entered upon.
The demands include a Canton-Fu- kien milway concession.
Fakien oficiale telegraph that the population is bolling meetings, protest ing against the demande.
The vificial class are maintaining « calm attitude.
SUMMARY COURT PROCEDURE.
Discovery on Osth Advocated.
questions relating to the procedure of the Suppene Court were discussed and suggestions for its amendment this after. neon by Mr. P. W. Goldring who was appening in a suit there.
Mr. Gakiring's first suggestion was that |The thurt should give a ruling that-in- Luture all discoveries of documents should be rude upon outh: There had been a great many fibenltics in the past about the discovery of documents, and Mr. Haywod (the only other solicitar in Court at the moment) agreed with him that sock an order as he suggested would do away with them.
Mr. Haywood said he agreed. Xox selicitors often had documents sprung The Mainichi states that the Bri.fapon them in Court which they had nover tish Government, having expressed it sep or herd of before,
Mr. Goldfinguled that his suggestion For have they not died for country and willingness to detain at Hongkong some in? This morring, wrote the specs of the German prisoners taken at Taing had no referees to the action in which Correspondent of the Daily Chronicle.") They were laid to
to reat brave fellow into, an offers and 25 men now at Tsing- he was presently appearing, but he misde
tiff a patience was exhausted and he issued
writ
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Plaintiff's attorney give evidence and the care of cross-examination by Mr. Goldring said that the money which he advanced to defendant for the purchase of the shares wan lant to him
A FORTY YEARS' TEST. CHAMBERLAIN'S Cough Remedy haw...“
by Mr. R. Ezra, 31r. Ehrenfels did not j know of this transaction at the ro salo pist forty years and has gained in Lopa to Mr. Fr. Mr. Fzes was not a member, larity story year. What better recom
For of the Stuck Exchange, but bia (witness) mendation is required brother was.
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A Petrograd communique states that engagement on the right bank of the Vistula is much more frequent.
We have carried the town of Skemps, ca the left of the Vistula. Fighting in the regions of Borjumoff, Goumine, and Belimoff continues. The Germans are strongly re-inforced with over fourteen regimente, and masses of artillery are firing day and night. The fighting was particularly severe sal's acre on the summit of the hill rising that will be forwarded shortly to Hone.it as a question of Fruetier. Hos Nom de Plaque-Cut out the adjoining piecu ard
Goumine, where we repelled attacks after the most sanguinary hand-to-hand Sghting. The enemy's loases were immense.
In the Carpathians the fighting is growing more intenso.
SOUTH AFRICAN REBELLION.
LARGE NUMBERS SURRENDERING.
LONDON, Feb. 4."
A telegram from Cape Town reports that Col. Kemp, one of the rebel Teaders, and his commando, have surrendered.
A later Pretoria telegram says this commando numbers 48 others and 486 burghers. There is reason to believe that a considerable number of the members of the Defence Force who rebelled will surrender at Uppington to-night.
LATER
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A further Pretoria telegrami atates that 4 officers and 100 burghers, part of Col. Maritz's rebel force, have surrendered at Kakumes, and more are expected to surrender in a few days. 300 surrendered with Kemp.
BRITISH DEFEAT THE TURKS.
A SUCCESFUL RUSE.
Losos, Feb. 4
kong.
THE COAL CARGO CASE.
the ethesda-n white-sopulchred pinnacle in the contre zi a amphitheatre of rolling lulle, with a segment of sca ching away but the first time for. stretching
The sun shining many day-in a rad natly blue sky, lighted No gun-carriage una metsachoty scene.
Mr. Lewis, at the resumed hearing thi her, with Colon Jack o'erlaid, and the mesaared tre d of martial mourners follow afternoon of the charge against two Chinese ing the bier to the graveside. Just two of receiving 20 tons of stolen coal from the collins, side by side in a deep traneh await the 6.4. Komagata Maru, pus bis client, the ing the burial service, a small bunch of white flowers resting on one. One is & a cond defondant, in the witness bor. private of the Dublin Fusiliers, the other corpore) of the 2nd Essex. A Catholic chaplain comer, his rubes revealing he walks the khaki boneath. Follows “a firing party, who form up on each side of the treach, rifles reversed, bonde down.
Witness said that the coal they received an sweepings was usually sold at $5 a ton. They had only unloaded the coal from one jank before they were arrested. The first junk contained about two or three tons of Large conl
Quietly Mobbing. there in the corporal'a
Witness added that he held two share young widow, with her a motherly woms in the business. When he bought the who has lost a soldier son Behind stand coal he had no ides that it had been stolen. reverently the gravediggers, two or three
Mr. Lewis: In fact you at the coal French people, and
and the writer. Sonorously
from
in the clear sit rings out the priest'a appen! to the Almighty. He finishes, and the soldiers prevent arms. At once his place
Mr. Shenton: Be very careful, Mr. win. I bave given you a lot of latitude and I have not objected
examined
ie taken by a Church of England priest. Witness added that ho got the cost not the Chief Chaplin, Dr. Gayan, B'shop from defendant. He had purchased coal of Khaitur, for he has just left for the from bim on five previous occasions and it A Cuir telegram states that the Turks on Tuesday night attempted front.
contaicoi to cross the Suez Canal neur Tusin. They were allowed to bring their Never have the beautiful, simple worda
Crossge lumps.
by Mr. Shenton, mitoere bridging material without molestation to the bank of the Canal," Then of the burial service sounded more impre denied he had ever told Inspector Gordon the British attacked and the enemy led in disorder, leaving the whole. The Lord gave and the Lord hath on with the other defendant.
sively, Tuore poiguently is the writer's that he had never had a previous trazene- of the material. Severil of the enemy were, drowned,
taken away." Once more the poor widow- Another telegram from Cairo states that the Turks also delivered un was shaken with sobs, for these last rites attack on the Kantara front at daylight yesterday. They were repulsed wore for har beloved hasbard. and lost 10 killed and wounded and 40 prisoners. The British had three casualties.
AN ENGAGEMENT NEAR ISMALIA.
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LONDON, Feb. 8.
TIFK "L'AT POST."
A pause-and then the melancholy-swent caders of the Last Post trumpeting the triumph of thexo," "Eatten warriors gone tu their Valhalla, The men in khaki again present arms, about turn, and depart. No salvo. It is out of place here. An orderly
A Cairo telegram states that the British roet the enemy in the vicinity stiles the lugubrious bowling of "How of Inraalia, The enemy's ardour was checked by a sandstorm. Their one's little dog. The clergywen-gves to shooting, both artillery and infantry, was bad. The enemy, retreated.mfort the weeping women. The clods The British hud six wounded.
RUSSIAN AVIATORS BOMBARD ENEMY TRAINS.
fall.
quite sure that in many suits there had been instances in which in poction-had- been orders but all the documents hal not been praised at the time of inspete tion, but Ipal een kept back till the last moment.
His Lockship remarked that there was a simple remedy for that: he would order an adjournment in such cases with cost against the party produring the dou
meals when the case was in court.
Mr. Goldring said the practies in thei County Courts was for discovery to be made an oath, and the practies in this court of discovery tot being on outh waI only a recent one. It had sprzez up in the last two years and had been en- couragel by solicitors in the Colony giving mutual discovery. That had le to inspection and not discovery.
His Lordship observed that he had been in the court over two years, and he knew what the practice had been for the past six years. He end not take any step in this matter without consulting
the profession.
Mr. Goldring mentioned that he was not seting upon his own initiative, ung asked his Lordship to recollect that th The coal that came from the Japanese first time he sat us Puisne Judge he gave boat was weighed in witoes's shop, be discovery by summons. Unless discovery harin bought the cost from the first on oath was made pompulsory by a ruling defend int.
by his Lordship it was cakes. The difficulty was that in the Hongkong. Court there were ne Rules It had been sug gested that the Law Society should drutt Bules for the Hongkong Courts. All agreed as to the difficulty regarding garnishes They and interlocutory proceedings. wrre-denis-with wo informally that they
Mr. Shenton suggested that the whole action of sale was bogus,
Mr. Lewis: That is what you suggest, you have to prove it.
The bearing wat again adjourned.
Two Chinese firms wore prosecuted almost invariably ended in delay; which Day by day has this sad scene been before Mr Hazeland at the Magistracy the small courts were designed to pre- spacted, sometimes 20 burials at a time. this morning with an infringement ander vent. Ho thought there should be Eules Over a thousand British soldiers brought The Trade Marks Ordinance, in connection in regard to interlocutory proceedings back from the field to die in the base hospitals are interred here. Ous day a tall with Staringlets "Butterfly" socks, here.
mes for which Mesara W. B. Loxley & Co... are ohellak will be exacted giving Losnos, Feb. 4, 8.80 a.m.
of these victims. Twenty-seven officers agents, hare their graves bezo, including a colorel
A Petrograd communique states that it is announced that Russian Aviators successfully bombarded master of German reserves' trains at Rava, Rzecice and Bogucice on the 2nd inst.,
PARLIAMENT IN SESSION.
ONLY WAR MEASURES TO BE INTRODUCED.
LONDON, Fab. 3.
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His Lordship said it was laid dowa
by Ordinance that solicitors could come
Mr Bowley, of Mesire Donnyed Bawley, into chambers at any time on any day of the 1st Biiddlesex. There are just a
amali Wooden crosses with numbers as an indics who appeared on behalf of the plalotifs, and make an applications that met the tion at present. Crada bemporary crosses, said it had been seged that the whole of come
with dance, have been put up in memory the goods should be hidded over to the
1. Goldring sail hustill thought there
of two captaise and a lieutenant, Here plaintiffy. In another similar charge he should be rules: They should also have
and there are a few wreaths immortelles,
In the officers' section lies a nurse of the Red Cross, nimed Ethel Fearney. Sho, also, was given the soldiers funeral des cribed abore.
Fifty yards away may be seen 'n small forest of little wooden crosses only amal
asked that the case might be adjourned a general summons for directions. sine die.
The Magistrate made the necessary order and adjourood the second summas as sequested.
DON'T FISE PNEUMONIA.
His Lordship said that was a different mattor. He had always been in favorit, of that..
The extra cost of discovery on oath sa mentioned by the Judge, and Me Geldging said it would not cost more than $10.
His Lorddap expressed the opinion that there were many esses in which
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the will only introduce measures necessary for the prosecution of the war. Hestenent: who passed away yesterday pulmonary trouble, and posamoin my Ho thank Mr. Goldring and Mr. Hay- Mr. Bonar Taw, Leader of the Opposition, greed that in the special betera, his mother e eld one him. He develop in a few hours. Tike Chamberlain's wood for bringing the suggestions for circumstances the proposals were resonable, and he would not oppose died as a soldier would. Was it not Carlyle Cough Remedy. It is a simple thing toward, and said he would do nothing Tel. No. 135 them, as the Government intended to not as the Frenols and Camdian who asked. What better could mun do do, but the effect is marvellous For sale reading theus until Bo had consulted
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