MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1915.
BY TELEGRAPH.
TURKEY'S FUTILE ATTEMPT ON EGYPT.
LEADERS RETURN TO CONSTANTINOPLE.
LONDON, Feb. 29, 12,40 a.m. A message from Cairo says it is officially announced that reconnais- sances eastwards and also by aircraft establish that a small Turkish force is still at El Nakl. The rest of Djemel Pasha's Anny is at Elanja and Beersheba.
Djemol Pasha am! qury thermans have retanned, 15 Constantinople,
CAPTURE OF THE "DACIA.”
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**TEST "CASE **
SHIP,
Lixdes, Feb. 29. - A French cruiser has captured the steamer Dacia in the Channel -and is taking her to Brest.
THE CHINA MAIL.
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE DARDANELLES BOMBARDMENT, FORTS BEING DEMOLISHED.
LONDON, Feb. 28, 6.55 p.m. A Paris communique says that the bombardiment of the Dardanelles yesterday completely destroyed four forts, one of which was entirely manned by Gennzos,
Mine-sweeping has begun in the Stmits, under the protection of the
toxnos, Pub. 27, 10.10 pan. |éraisers mal gunists of the Allied fleet.
The Adiniralty announce that the reduction of the forts at the entmace to the Dandanelles, was elected by the Queen Elizabeth, Agumenon, frevsistible; Cinulos, Vengeance, Cornwallis, Satin Cher Ragne, Triumph, and Albien, älter which Sweeping opemtious, under cover of a division of battleships and destroyers, were immediately begun. A Turkish shall hit the Agamemnon, killing throw me and seriously wounding five men.
batteries erected on the Asiatic shore.
The Turkish reply was ineffective.
BY TELEGRAPH SCOTTISH_LETTER.
"Rexter's Service to the China Masl.)
KING GEORGE AND THE PANAMA CANAL.
LONDON, Feb. 26,
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Scottish pritoare lo Germany are not forgetting the Burns calebrations on the 95th." The President of the Burne Fedemtion has received a postomed bearing The the following lowing greeting,
Here's a buaith frse them that's awa: And wha winny wish guid luck to our cauze,` May ne'er guid luck to them là "-
The members of the Buhleben Burns
« The King, in hic message on the ac- casion of the opening of the Panama Clah (composed of Scottish sivil prisoners Exhibition, testified to the British | of war), at ita inauguration, send most Empire's appreciation of the linking of greetings to inter clubs the world e'er.
(Signed) To Cammittee."
the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific His Majesty remarked that Oceans.
SAŠO TĒLS POLITICAL TRICL.
His head to the sword hell h-given t` death-bed repentance he tau ne proud for,
And his blood be an altering th rise, fellow fremmets, and steach the right hand,
Aud wear to prevailing my dare attem
Land
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happy results are to be expected thera penod lately, as the Seetalah Liberal Asso- inits. Provash of a coltai.. hugh in
from,
AN INTERESTING, JUBILER.
Elow dead polities are in thes eventful day is shown ry a curious incident that hap ciatinna headquarters in Edinborgh. A lady called and asked for some literature about Seuttish Home Rule. The request was su unusual in these times that the secretary -ked what was the reason for her mission, She explained that it was to obtain material for a young relative who was to open a debate on the subject. On a quest for such literature, it seems, no one had come to the Liberal Offices for at least five months and the officials confessed that they had almost forgotten the ones famous
party cry in the North.
WAS FORMS OF THOMAS CAMPYELL,
Whatever may be that, if the we le of "Dar Ta" play Sir Jule- B.zio ean boast that he is the fire BA newspaper lender. He ga further preot his versatility by working a revoo for Gaby Deslys. Tub every pa does not look upon him as sa Inspirā File,, for instance, declares thum—“lan fale sick of beating all this take not Barrie and Carnegie and the lika. Da cu enough in London, suong all here subs to make a bik o'miller and get written about in the newepapers But its my aplica that its the man who stays at home. Filo and puts his hand abory his sha pogh. "Tha does something to talk about.”.
"The Straits on the 20th inst, were swept up four miles, whereupon
LONDON, Feb. 26. the Albion and Majestic, supported by the Vengeance, preceded to the
The London staff presented -Baron The Dacia, an internal tessel, was purchasid not the Hamburglinis of the swept area and attacked Hors Dardanus and also some tu
de Router on the cccasion of the
A FAMOUS MISSIONARY. Amerika Linie by Mr. Edward Brettung, of Marquette, Michigan, who placed her
Intimation has been received of the den on the American registry. It was cond-lered that the gth-stions arising frem.
of Miss Mary Smor, who for l The choing retired from the forts it the entrance alter being shelbed. jubiles of the Company, with an ad
yeira served as a missionary Per P the purchas of the vessel and her transfer vi dag were far more important than the decussion regarding Sir Edward tires'- wote, and that her uppeutunes Bohrdi
Having had occasion to refer to the United Presbyterian Church, nw the II. noon at Kunikhale and Seddelhale froin the Vengeance and frresistible:gard, along with a souvenir, in the British Prize Court would constitute the art vital case dieting mutral shifrun inside the Straits. Demolishing parties were little the after dress oxpressing their loyalty and re-
form of a Greek amphora in silver. poems of Thomas Campbell, perhaps the F. Church, in O'd Calabar, West Africa, bast known of Santtish war, posts, I was born in Dundee 8 years 5%, she worked ping since the war began. One British authority saw little, if Mr. Tieitung were
Many letters and telegramos of construck by his frequent enferences to places for a time in Baxter's Mil, probably at to win, to prevent Clermann-American citizens buying Teuton hips in New York All the forts were completely demolished, with the exception of that of
gratulation were received from Minis- which are made
The weaver. She won her spam as home zress poem, er Postou at bargain prins-transferring them to the American registry unter the Kumkale, which was partially demolished.
The enemy, were encountered at Kumakala and driver overthe
Fleasures of new, laws, and then taking them to Germany, where they can be transferred to
of Hope," there occurs the missionary, acting a class in on the Such a transaction web Mendere Bridge, which was partially destroyed. their fortuer owners or their allies on nominal turns.
The British unsualties yesterday were one killed and three muuuled. tors, Ambassadors, Dominion High present condies, la bisirs by the first as a half-timer, and aferratis 146 Commissioners, the Lord Mayor famous lines on Warraw, then being over rowdiens parry of Dundee, petit me in 1828"
that sheat to Wert Africa. L-bearing 80214 by Fuss lines which could tow others. greatly relieve the North German Tloyd, Hamburg-Amerika, ‘and other German
well
be applied to Belgian Arm, which are obliged under prosent circumstances to maintain skeleton crews
Warsaw's last champion from her height
survoyed, aboard the interneed shing, pad also pay heavy rentals for dock.
The Leia londed cotton at Galveston snd provended to Bremen dying the Americus ding,
It is believed in thai that behind the transfer of the Thacia was a fier man plot to facilitate the sale of more important German -hip, and incidentally, causa fica between the United States and Great Britain.
If the Dacia was seized on the high was, it was suid the fernan idea was to munch an indignant cry throughout the American press that no Americus- owned ship tying the American flag had been interfered with. The campaign would have behind it plenty of German meaeg. Every where would be
cause the United States Government to rent the left of the ship's owner. The United States Government would not prevent an American citizen Lor from purchasing the ship and actempting to trade, diret with Germany. the Cavernment could not be expected to nemsin diplomatically silent if she came to greet. Developments will be awaited with Interest.— Ed.j
The Operations are proceeding.
ENEMY SEAPLANE WRECKED.
Crex Picked Up In The North Sea.
LONDON, Feb. 27.
A trawler has landed at Lowestoft two German aviators who were picked
They clung to up in the North Sea on Tuesday morning clinging to the wreckage of a san.. broke down early on Monday, and descended well out to sea. plane. The men said that they left Ostend, on Sunday night. The machico the wreckage for thirty hours before they were sighted by the trawler, and, were terribly exhausted and nearly unconscions.
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BRITISH BRAVERY.
LONDON, Feb. 26. Field Marsal, French reports that during the last few days operations have been hindered by thick moist and rain. No infantry attacks hays been' THE STRUGGLE IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM, undertaken by either side, except intermittent fighting along the Tores Canal
STEADY PROGRESS OF THE ALLIES.
According to a Paris commui the Belgino, aroy bas retaken some trenches momentarily lost. The British repulsed an attack in Belgiom, and gained a hundred murrer on the Haree rooil
Our guns silenced the German batteries on the Aine.
We continued to progress in the Champagne district and gained ground in the woods to the north-west of Perthes, north of Mesnil-les-Rurfus.
Fighting continues in the valley of the Meuse.
We wrecked a number of the enemy's trenches, and runde fresh progress in Bois Brale.
The Germans were driven out of several communication trenches. Ther sustained serious lusses, and abandoned many shields and tools.
LONDON, Feb. 27, 1245
M.
The Paris cresing communique ways that thera have been cantonades along the whole front.
Our progress in Champagne has been continued as far as nerth of Mesnil,
without leading to a change in the poricion of the contending forces. The beroic coaduct of two Britishers who held a communication treach for a con- aiderable time unaided bas bean specially mentioned, and praias has been giren to the machine gun sections, who inficted heary loss on the enemy.
FRENCH SUCCESS AT AKABA.
LORDON, Feb. 26.
The cruiser Desalz made a demonstration at Akniza. A landing party, supported by the fire of the cruiser, dispersed a amsil force of Turks.
Ng La
A BLOCKADE OF GERMAN EAST AFRICA,
LONDON, Feb 20.
The London Gazette annonces that the Government has decided to declare
by the capture of two successive lines of trenches and also an important part of a blockade of the coast of German-East Afries from February 28th.
the enemy' lines farther west.
Theid is nothing neteworthy to report between Argonne and the Vosges.
LONDON, Feb. 28, 12.40 am.
The Paris evening communique says:—-- One of our patrole captured a German trench on the danes near Lombaer- tzyde, killing the occupants and capturing a machinegan.
We secured, after a brilliant hayonet attack, 500 metres of trenches north
of Mesnil-lee- Harius, capturing a hundred prisoners and two machine-gens.
We progressed west of Perthes and cord of Beau Sejour.
Today's Paris communique says:-
LONDON, Feb. 27, 5.20 p.m.
There is nothing new to report from the sea to Champagne. Our
artillery in the Argonne exploded an ammunition depot.
FRENCH DESTROYER SUNE
LONDON, Feb. 26.
A Paris official message says that the destroyer Dague, while escorting. sapply convoy to Hontenegro, struck an Austrian mine in the harbour of Antivari and Bank.
(Official Telegrams from the British Foreign Office.)
A CONTRADICTION.
LONDON, Feb. 26.
There is ro trath in the German statement that a British, transport bas
The Germane in a wood at Mulincours again sprayed our trenches with burning lignid, and the trench had to be abandoned, the occupants been suck. being seriously, burut A counter-attack immediately prevented the Gormans frim inflicting losses on the burnt men.
of prisoners.
We took a tuber
Our heavy artillery in the regions of Verdun and on the heights of the Meuse enveloped with fire German batteries, wrecking some guns, and exploding about 20 ammunition waggens, aunikilating a detachinient of Germans, and destroying the entir encampraent.
The struggle at Bois Brule is progressing to our advantage.
THE FIGHTING ON THE EASTERN FRONT.
IMPORTANT RUSSIAN VICTORIES.
LONDON, Feb. 27, 2.15 am.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER
CORPS:
Corpa Orders by Lieut.-Colonel A.
Chapman, Y.D.,
MYSLETEN (STANDARD TEST). Musketry (Truined men and Recruitý will, is carried out as follows
Saturday, 6th Instant at 2/3) pini, and Sunday, 7th inst. at 9.00 a.mt. Ezgineer Company. Members must attend punc tually at the times stated above. Any mau arriving fato will not be allowed to fire.
Sote-Daly members who have fir Part I can fire the Starlit Text.
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Officer on duty in the Butts, Saturday,
SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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WAR NEWS
PAINTING THE BATTLES.
( the Front
and
Wide o'er the fields a waste of ruin laid:
5. Haaren, he sried, my bleeding country save!
Is there no hand on high to shield the
brave? There is also his
in Duke Torn, her services berano of such value to the authorities that more than once they asked her to become a Govors. ment atficial In the ninetics S Claude Macdonald, the chen British Governor, appointed, bes, ha
bet British Oral fas the Oatyoug
An unboard woman to occupy, kiik:
petition for a
where our her native court: “Ma's law*
to civilial bar Oficial French Artists to go to Death Boat of Heligolking, poem, "The interesting scener were often witnessed m
brave Fleet may be sen ploughing the good and just. She redeemne? night
on Heligo's isle. In my soms of the fiercest and most savage tribes schoolboy days we were drilled in oxar-nud her latest crusading effort Wan nữ thậ
es,པའ cising our memories, and slap our patriotism formerly the site of the grea by leroing Campbell's imraortai battle markets in the region. Her de-th at this
time. with fighting going on The Battle of the Baltic." "To
The
Paris, Jan. 11.
in the
| Ministry of War has decided that a limited pieces, "The Battle of Homeroon, a heavy and seriona Iowa; fig
Petit Journal" states that the auber of paintors and black and white artists, nccepted by the Army Muscus, and accredited by the Henerals and Com manders of the armies, may be authorised to proced to the front
The sketches or pictures made will con stitute a series of documents of great in terest for illustrating the history of the The artissa have been instructed to be as precise as possible in matters of details and date
of England," and "The Soldier's Dream." The last named poem, however, in the present war is being literally realised, as our gallant soldiers are getting a release from their stern work in t'e Bghting line. and permitted to came home for a brist space to be welcomed by their wives and children, and are they not saying,→→ 'Stay, stay with us-rost, they art weary
and word,
the Germans she was de-crila the person the most feared, owing in her knowledge of the native costums they coule noter chest har.
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WHO'S WHO IN THE CASUALTIES. Aniong them reported killed ar Lietk Richard Graham, Cameron an son of Petet Graham, R.A., West Andrews, Captain Alfred E. Pirker, Watch (previously reported ming
late.
The number of painters who have off And fain was their war-broken a ldier to wounded), Foungest, son of tha! their worriees exceeds anticipation.
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WELL-KNOWN COMEDIAN- KILLED AT THE FRONT.
News was received recently at the E- pire Theatre London, that Mr., Lionel Mackinder, a favourite comedian with Gaiety Theatre and Empire audiences, bad been killed at tas war,
stay:
But sorre returned with the drawing of
mora,
And their voice in my parting eat melted
AWAY. What better recruiting cry can we have - than Campbell's fines On the
Threatened Invasion, 1304"-
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T. Tarker, of Faitlis. Ayrshire and Beechwood, faverpool nephew of the Right Hon. Charles Stunt Parker, for many years M.P. for Perthshire sud 18g.,
·City of Portl
Captain Jame
mod Stowart 31ruen, 2-15 Decesin Horse, believed to be kil d, wis the eldest son of the late Fla, Exit J.
'Even, R.S., and Captain Superin'e dest of Police, Sharghati. He was hozu in and educated Felsted, and obtainl Scottish Nire in 1897. He became Lieut first commission from Sanubart in the ansat in 18, and in 1901 transferred to the Indian Army, in which he was prɔ- the muted Captain in 1005. Be saw active
merrics with the Tochi and Tirah T
Our bosoms we'll have for the glorious
And our anth is recorded on high
life. prevail in the cause that in dearer than Or crushed in its ruins to die! Then riso, fellow freemen and stretch
right hand,
Ad swear to prevail is your dear naitve reditimary Forces on the North Wast
Land!
sbide,
Dr. Maskinder, a representative of The Daily
Chronicle
was informed, wont to the front only few weeks ago. It is not known for cartain what registent he was is. The actor, a noted exponent of what was nace called extravaganza, bus what is how known as revus, appeared with success in тапу
of the most succesefo of the Gaiety productions, under the management of Mr. Le a Briton's sweek home shall Georgs Edwardes, but his more recent Appearances to London were at the Empire Theatre in the revure. "Ey George 1" where he made a great hit in a travesty of the bedroom scene in "The Chocolate Soldier.
All the Winners," and "Nute And Wine"
Mr. Mackinder was the husband of the wall-knowa musical comedy ac ress, Miss Gracie Leigh, who was seen recently at tho Prince of Wales's Thestra in her original part of the young Dutch lady with many petvicos in a revival of Miss Hook of Holland."
AMERICA'S FUTURE.
Mr. Choate Says It Will Be Mistress of the Beas.
I non not without hope that out of this terrible torrent of evil and mutual massacre good will come in the end, and in a way to Justify the hopes of the pacifists, of whom I am proud to be one. If we can maintain var neutrality and
keep out of this wat and ourselves friendly to at the same tim
ail the nativos
in
shall and its I think wei
the wise and prudent conduct of President Wilson-the United States will I believe, notonly be called into consulation by the warring nations, when they are no longer able to keep up the figat, but will prac- tically be 1 able to
to dictate the terms of between them, one of which must, il poss Writing" from a hospital di Franco tosible, be an effectual guarantes against any fatore outbreak of the horrible spirit of
WINNING THE V.C.
A Petrograd communique states:-Our successos in the Prasmysz region on the 24th and 25th, and also on the night of the 26th, were 6th inst., Lieut. Danby.
An Officer of the Engineer Company his wife at "Lowden-on-Tyne, Private militarism which has caused the present most important. Russian troops shattered the enetny's resistance with rifle fire and inyonet, and advanced vigorously, the ensay retiring along will be present cach day to take charge Jolm McDermott, Amy Service Corpe, War,
of the fring-point and sufficient N.0.0.s describes how Private George Wilson, of the whole front, ubandoning guns and mitouilleuses.
The commissariat armoured motors rendered splendid service in the pursuit of the enemy, their machine-guns devastating the Germans, who were sometimes only a score of yurds distant,
The enemy's losses were of the heaviest.
Wo captured, on the 24th and 25th, 2,630 prisoners, seven gun, eleven mitrailleuses, enormous equipment and commissariat.
Ling them.
RESIGNATION
Gorman siege guns opened a bombardment on the fortress of Ossowiacs resign, datei 3th February, 1916. on the 25th.
The Germans who crossed the Niemen have been driven back to the loft banks.
Fighting continues on an extensive front north of Grodno.
with enormous loss.
A fierce German attack between Bobr and Edvabno was repulsed A German attack in the district of Bonnell, on the left of the Vistula, was repulsed.
There is nothing important to report in the Carpathians, but repeated Austrian attacks in Western and Eastern Galicia were repulsed.
ANOTHER ZEPPELIN DISASTER.
Crow Drowned In Adriatic Sex..
LONDON, Feb. 27.
A telegram from Paris says thar mesenges from Roms announce that one of the two Zeppelins that have been feinz over Pola was carried away in a violon storm, and the crew were drowned in the Adriatic,
FRENCH GENERAL AT BUCHAREST.
PARIS, Feb. 25,
PARADEM Parades for Tuesday, 2nd instant:-
And I am encouraged in this belief by of the Fugiover Company will attend to the Highland Light Jutantry, won the reading the recent Message of President Field glass Victoria Cross. While in the trenches,Wilson and the Annual Reports of the is the Instructor."
Wilson located a machine gun placed in Secretaries of War and of the Navy, which. should be carried by every minti porness. J
taken together, appese to show's steadfas advares of the Gornian lines. Wison determination on the art of war Federal crawfed-forward with grinte towards the Government to bava na prepared always for Pie. . F Garcia inferfittid to fun, but the mate was hot. Wilson; éffee' mal salf defence, which is necessary
however; inntinued, and commenced condition of our patioal existence.
EFENCE ZANURIN. NECESSARY. fring autil eight.men with the gun were shot.
Certainly it most be done if we would ba nation will have at any time just as much 5.15 p.No 1 Section Artillery Then be drea, amar, and a wounded safe from attack. For any other great Battery and Left Section M.G.. Co.-10 German officer emptied his revolver at use for attacking us as Germany bad for pr. del af Headquarters, No. 2 Sec-him. Each shot missed; and a bayonet attacking Belgium. If we thus stand in Lion Artillery Battery Bayonet fighting disposed of the officer Wilson, turned the position of a mighty nation, always n the Cricket Ground. Sorgt. Bullock the run upon the Germans, firing until ready to defend itself and never willing to bespeak with authority when the long will attend. One Machine Gun Suction the munition 2016, 21% Peturning to attack any other nation, we shall be able course, the end of this war will aco us of the Scouts Company, M.C. drill at the trench..he tainted, but on recovery postponed day of possible pesce shall como Tenquarters. Remainder, Aiming Drill, he went out and brought the gun in.. and Juskatry Exercises on the Cricket A third time he inft the trench, and by far the most powerful cation in the
Becretary Daniels is pur
is pursued, we shall per Grund under Company Connantlers. this time returned: with his mate, world; and if the policy pointed out by Shrapnel was falling is rain all the hape in the fallness of time become nur- timel
Recruits under an Instructor:
DETALL
Orderly Officer 2nd Lieut. Cunning
Orderly: Sergeant: Sergt. Schnepel To farmish Guard tonight and to-mor raw, Seguin Company:
SPECIAL POLICE RESERVE.""
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When the King decorated Wilson in France, his Majesty retuarked: "You are little, but there is a berible lot about Jou'
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It relieve the langs, on the secretions, icine Chamberlain's Pain
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and Storekeeper; the ease in and place on Tutslag, fectly sula 'a take. For all by relief quicker. For sale by all Chemists March 2 and Tharaday, March 4:
General Pay, on his way to Bussis, stopped at Bucharest, where ha cos with no ovation from an enthusiastic crow bearing French inga and singing on Frolky, March 3. the Marseillais 31 Filipone late Minister for War, oficially welcomed Geteral Pan, delivering a peach expressing Franco-phile sympathies and feelings in favour of intervention in the war.
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The lat of wounded includes the paceea of Ieut Col. P. W. H. Ronaldson, st Highland Light Tafantry, who base yants, service with the regiment.
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