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SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1915
BY TELEGRAPH.
(Reuter's Service to the China Hall)
THE PROGRESS OF
THE WAR.
HONOURS FOR BRITISH AD.
MIRALS AND GENERALS:
SPORTING.
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIA. Tros.
A general meeting of this Association will be held at the Royal Artillery Bar racks on Monday next, at 30 pm when the following business will be macted-Revive the secouts of the rusen charity notch: notice of resigna tion of Hon. Secretary and to arrange for the appointment of a sicersMIT.
HONGKONG LEVOCK
SCOTTISH SPORT.
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1550CIATION LEAGUE.
WAR NEWS.
There are French and Hindustani Forsion of Tipperary and is German vorsion has at lut appeared in a Dutch paper.
Es ist sehr weit zu Tipperary,»
Er ist wobe weit zu gab'n
The big match in Scottish, Asociation football was between Hearts and Celtas sobr weit zu Tipperary.
Um den lieben Schätz zu seh¤; B'hua Gott Piccadilly. and their draw leaves the Ligue position changed. Hearts have 4 points, Calra 44, Greenock Morton EU, and Rangers 35. It was a stiff fight between the leaders, the Heart being the aleveror and, the Celts thend mein Herz ist, so schwer (oder "hahr') strenger: Quinu sppen for the Trishman
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Adiva Laicaster square.
ist sehr, sehr weit zu Tipperary.
and was eager but slow, and the Edinburgh GERMANY SHORT OF GRAIN.
Morton A meeting of the langue represents,men had their dalanes to thank for tho
wing of a point Greenock
Calcutta, February 3. tives will be held at the same places at detea ed Third Lanark with unexpected 'clock, preceding the Associations. Rangers, bat for lashes on the part of soma of the Hiberniane, wou'd have moeting
more difically in clearing their game Ayr United hare evidently out the Bloom of their early form, and gave Partick Thistle too anft a sacens
UNITED SERVICES LEAGEE.
After this H.K.F. Association meeting U.S. Lengue nesting will be held et the same place,
FLY-WEIGHT BOXING
CHAMPIONSHIP.
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LATEST COMMUNIQUES FROM Lee (Leith) mat at the National Sporting
FRANCE AND BELGIUM.
NEW BRITISH ADMIRALS.
LONDON, March 3.
Jimmy Wildo Tylorstown) and Tancy Club, Covent garden, in a 20-round contest for the Fly weight Championship of the British Isles, the Loondale Belt, and £500. Wild' Loe woo in the 17th round. seconds giving in for him.
The match was chiefly interesting by reason of the magnet is personality of Wikia, tigg boter who has taken the sporting world by storm. Upon this occasion he was giving Lee about 101b. advantage in weight. Leo weighed 7st. 13lb., Wildo, tally dressed, st. 1lb. Upon the 79
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Vice. Admiral Sir John Jellicoe and Vice-Admiral Sir Hedworth Meaxvious occasions Wilda had bared he was have been promoted Armirals. ►
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RUSSIA'S ENORMOUS CAPTURES OF MEN AND MUNITIONS.
T LONDON, March 6, 2.55 a.. Reuter's Petrograd correspondent telegrapha thist between February 11 and March 3 the Russians captured in the fighting near Stanislau 18,675 prisoners, five guns. Ba mitrailleuse, and numeroas trains
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A GERMAN SUBMARINE TWICE HIT.
LONDON, March. 6. 2.55 a.m."
It is officially announced jin Paris that a French destroyer shelled a German submarine of the U2 type in the Chancel on Thursday. Three whells
bitthe submarine, which dived, laaring no traces behind it.
SIR JOHN FRENCH'S LATEST BULLETIN.
LONDON, March 5, 7.35 p.m. Field Marshal French, in a bulletin issued to right, says that the results of the artillery exchanges have been consistently satisfactory. There have been daily minor enterprises undertaken on our initiative.
A British aeroplane Bying behind the German lizes twice attacked German machines and compelled them to descend.
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FRANCE HONOURS SIE JOHN FRENCH.-
Lisnos, Mur. 5, 5.15 p.tn. Renter's correspondent at British Hendquarters in France reports that an interesting erremony s taken place there. General Delacroix presonting Field Marshal Sir John French with the Medal Militaire. Generi French is the first Englishnan to receive the decoration.
General Delaenix spoke of the sitare upprciation of the French bation of the rangnificent work the Field Marshal is doing, of the great! courage and endurarice of the army, and the resolure confidence of the French people that victory is assurol.
General French said that the British Army is fully alive to the glorious heroism of the French troops. He shared their confidence in a complete virtory."
General Decroix subsequently presented to Gener Willcocks, Allenby und Pintery the Grand Cruss of the Legion of Honour, and apoka in very complimentary terms of each of the recipients.
NUMEROUS ENEMY, PRISONERS TAKEN.
"A COMPANY OF GUARDS CAPTURED.
TANDON, Mar. 6, 2.35 ..
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never beaten.
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*COTTISH LEAGUE-FIRST DIVISION. Celtic, 1: Hearta, 1. Hibernians, 1; Rangers, 2. - Falkirk, Airdrieonians 3, Joan's Park, 1: Haith Rovers, 3.. Motherwell, I: Dundee, 1.
Be Blirren, 3; Clyde, 1. Partick Thistle, 9: Ayr Coited, 0. Dumbarton, 3; Aberdson, 2 Kilmarnock, 1:Hamilton Academicnin, D. Greenock Marton, 4; Third Lans;k, 2.
BECOND DIVISION,
St. Bernard, 6; Arthurlic, 0. Cowdenbeath, 0; Leith, 1. Lochgelly United, 1; Clydebank, 3. St. Johnstone, 3: East Stirlingshire, Johnstone, 4; Abercorn, 1.
BURY BOOL CHAMPIONSHIP. Watson's, 94; Merchiston Castle, D.
SUBMARINE.
A Statesman cablegram mys that a Rus aian statistion who made a special study of the movements of grain, and is especially well-informed on German economics, statos that the tigaras on which the German Government have based their estimates fut supply, are mariously exaggerated. The Frankfurter Zeitung recently admitted that thors would be critimi months before the harvest of 1915, and indicated that the
critical period might begin as early as the middle at May. Russian experts now declare that the German stocks canast last beyond the and of April.
LIFE-SAVING..BRACES.
WANTED IN
SINGAPORE.
Under the Fugitive Offenders' Act, Detective Saigeană Morphy applied to Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy this morning for the handing over in the Singapore | Authorities of Loo Way Hing, alisa Lo Wsi Ting, on a charge of criminal breach of the `trust af 89134, the moneys of tho Voe Nam
Sang firm at Sixmpore.
The officer arrested defendant yesterday at a bearding house in Hongkong, where it į | was alleged, he had been spending plenty
of money.
A week's remand was granted.
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F.C.1.S., Secretary.
The fecal committee of the Chinese Young HEAD-MAST R, or to 1908, J. FOUNG, Men's Christian Association one received
cable suthorising it to proceed with the erection of the new howdyisitors buikling in Bridges Strost. The International Com-
Hongkong," Marah &. IT
mittee advanced sum of 375,000 (gold) OVERLAND CHINA DELL'
towards the cost of the building conditional; 15 apon the speciation raising an additional 850,000 (lez) by its own atosta, and by stronuous work this large, Budy was selected and cleared, just below the pro Limost immediately, collected. A site was
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After the milers' collar and the officer Giane waistcoat there cucion another device -the Purrin arm brace-which, it is claims which temporarily house the associa ed, is more successful still in supporting ment of bailding operations. The new but the war delayed the commence tion, inen in a rough se
Premises will be beilt to an artistic design, which has already been approved, and will provide accomodatina fet avucy branch of
he society's activities. At a time Thon FRICE 20 sta. (Cash) per Gopy. the building trade is suffering trous de
It is a collapsible bag which is slung over and under the shoulders, and tanks before indation very much like a pair of inverted braces, which swell out into two large on velopes on such side of the chest. secret of its access, however," said Mr.pression the decision to proceed with the Mark Auliff, the sole agent for Great erection of such a big building this will.
ba very
welcome. Britain, is that it is inhaled from a tube
The
Mr. Adliftonched a valve and immediately there was a bis, and he became almost twice the size as the air rushed into the mir waistcoat.
A FATAL ASSAULT.
It was soon apparent that the Sects. man's pronounced advantage in weight would tall benvily in his favour. adopted the tactica that might have been expected; he forced the fighting at once, THRILLING ADVENTURE OF A of compressed air fixed in the bag and and used all his skill to get to clase quar tock Up to the end of the 10th round thero was junt a chance for Wilde, but
A graphic story of the hairbreadth afterwards it was fairly evident that he w
The salt on a Chinese at Stanley, who **You can never get your mouth awaab He took escape of a French submarine has been vaty
"on his some tremendou
but in spite forwarded to the "Petite Gironde "by one with this arm brace," he explained, he was alleged to have been stored by three of this be
cause the air chambers in front of the boatmen, has terminated fatally, the cau in the 13th of the crew. He says rallied round. This was the last time the Weish
"We left port on a Saturday morning, chest are so buoyant. If you have the mas showed with a winning chance. He and on the following morning at three prosence of mind you can inflate it when succumbing to morious injuries at the gradually!
ecame obviously distressed, bat eelock we were within two miles of one of under the water, and come rushing to the Government Civil Hospital. From on with splendid urit he stood up to be hit the enemy's ports. At six o'clock we surface. The ordinary collars depend enquiries made by the Police, it appears that In the 17th, round his seconds threw a dived, and, at the rate of three miles an the wearer having sufficient breath to blow the deceased and the boatmen had an towel into the ring, and Tancy Lee was By-hour proceeded towards the entrance to into them,"
The Admiralty Air Service hare bean altercation which developed into throwing weight champion.
the port. At 7.30 am, on drawing rear to the dam protecting the harbour, wosing the arm braces for 18 months, and stones. The deceased was knocked down caught sight of several battleships, but we have about 300 whils a number of well. and as he lay on the ground, one of the
fights. could not think of sorpádoing then, as the known aviators wear them on overesen heaved at hini a huge stans weighing Mr. Aclid tried to get a Board of Trade about 14 lbs, striking him on the side dam afforded them protection.
certificate for use on marchant ships, but of the head and inflicting a ghastly wound. while the Board gave him a splendid re-On arrival at the Hospital the man's commendation they will not sanction any condition was precations. thing puncturable.
of assault against the men has been amanded to one of manslaughter.
A tulegrant from New York states that the box contest between Jack Johnson and Jess Willard will take place at Juarez, Mexico, Johnson has been guaranteed £6,000 wis, lose, or draw, and Willard has been assured a minimum of £3,000,
SPECIAL POLICE RESERVE.
General Order (No. 2).
The flowing appointments are made from the 1st instant
Eklen Potter to be Musketry Inspector. H. T. Evans to be Sergeant. W. J. Wilkinson to be Sergeant. G. S. Roylaore to be Sergeant. (S.) C. MCI. MESSER, Captain Superintendent of Police. 5th March, 1915.
HONGKONG YOLUNTEER CORPS.
Corps Orders by Lieut.-Col. A. Chapman, Y.D.
TRANSFER
Mhe. S. Hainer from Civil Service Com pany to Engineer Co., dated 5th March.
RESIGNATION.
P. J. K. Maughan is permitted to resign, date 5th March, 1915.
The Paris evening communique states:---Twelve attacks, were made 1916. by the Gunnans on the trench we captured on the Belgian Dunes. Our counter-atiueks north of Arras were most successful. captured a Misrilleuse company on Thursday evening and drove back the attacking Germans to-day. We recaptured the advanced lines, which had been in the enemy's possession for two days, taking numerous prisoners.
Rheims was bombarded all day.
Trebn
PLADE.4.
Sergeant Bullock,
He was, however, negotiating before war broke out with steamship companies to have them on hire for the passengers.
MR. EDISON TALKS ABOUT
The sext moment, however, these ad Baveral destroyers passed within short distance of our craft, and in order to make our aim mora sccurate we draw nower to them but suddenly sur submarine was caught. We could neither go forward for astern, as the rudder was held tightly by stasi cibles.
We were drawn upward almost to the surface. Then the enemy's torpedoes came and seemed to share peeding towards us, our bull. Is was a miracle that we were. not atruck. The shells were disturbing tha We realised that we water all around $15. wero dece for, and we patiently awaited the explosion which would deliters from this cruel pense."
**Death," continued the writer, homed alow in coming to my comrades Bell Meinwhile, a did not give lis-now bu up all attempts to escape. We weightened our vessel, and pruned together on the steering wheel abruptly, the cable gara way, and we dived at fall speed to a depth of sixteen metres. We then
and
SUBMARINES.
Cabling from New York, the Daily Teletaph's correspondent saga:
In discussing submarice attacks, Mr. Edison, the inventer, said t You take it for granted that the ships Eaglay
will be protected against
sabmarine torpedoes. To save a ship from destruction you must greatly reduce the effect of primary explosion, This done in various ways, and it will be
can be
The charge
LIBERAL CANDIDATE FOR SHIPLEY.
Mr. Masterman Rejected..
SANITARY BOARD.
The following in the business for...? day's mosting -
Minute by the President of the
Board re erecting a temporary latcian on the reclamation near the Resta Minute by the President of the Shuitar Street Market in Ysomati. Board e authorising certain Senary Inspectors to enter promises ami, mizo unwhclesome food under Section of the Public Health and Buildings Undicano Arrangement of duties for "Bitary Inspectos during the first half of 1915.
$1000.
Bapers from the Government nyać of February, 1916, on the public water supplies for the manka Limewashing return for the. Serkaight: ending 3rd February, 1915.
Mortality return for Hanshow abo wrecks ending 7th, 14th and 21st February
1915.
Mortality return for Biscaɑ for bom ending 14th and 21st February, 1913, Rat return for the works aSEK and 27th February, 1975.
FRENCH CONTRABAND.
The **Gazette" notifies that the At a meeting of the executive of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affaire is Shipley Division Liberal Association, Mr.informed by His Majesty's Ambassador af Cewall Partington, formerly member for Paris that the French Ministry of Foreig the High Peus Division of Derbyshire was Adairs, has issued a notification of the of absolute and conditional adopted as Liberal candidate for the seat adoption by the French Goverment of vacated by the death of Mr. Percy Illing lists weath. A contest is not probable. The contraband identical with those contained name of Bir klasterman was put forward, it the Royal Procianation of the 23rd but did not prore acceptable.
ultimo, which was published as. 2° 400- get away. Finally, two heated to Engisud's task to apply, the best. In my
Mr. Partington was dafested at High plement to the "London Gazette of the Later, we opinion, the scienfic means of killing were completely free of our parauers. Women now omplayed render a very long Peak in December, 1910. He is brother and altimo and was reprinted in the
Hongkong Government Gazatie!! however, only tone to the surface in the war practically impossible, but while the in-law of Lord Murray and was formerly
February 12, 1915. evening, after being submerged for twelve war cannot last ten yene it might last Junior Liberal Whip. hours. Sabioquently we eighted another three. of the enemy's ships, and have to dire ngain.
A BROKEN IDOL.
The Times" in an editorial points out that, to the Germana "Kultur longer conveys the idea of entarer European nations anderstand the word. but rather the notion of utilitarian progres
It involves the unitereal rule of the
In Champagne wo made marked progress, and in the region of Perthes Thursday" evening we surrounded ani captured a company of Guards; carried a trench to the north-west of Perthes to-day, and Jaty as above) drill at Headquartersanization and system. Biankind are to captured 600 yards of trenchesa 200 yards deep north-east of Mesnil. We also took several trenches in Ravines to the north-east of Beause-nil. jour and made important progress in Argonne, in the western part of the village of Vurquois. We repulser an uttürk at Bois lo Petre, north- west of Pont-n-Mousson. We captured a trench at Hartmannsveiler- kopf; Absuçu..
THE DARDANELLES BOMBARDMENT.
FORTY GUNS DEMOLISHED.
The Admiralty announce that the attack ca the Dardanelles was continued on Wednesday, but that the Admiral bas not yet reported the results obtained within the Sita.
HALS. Dublin, outside the Straits, demolished the bservation Station of the Gallipoli Peninsula, and HMS. Sapphire bombarded guns and troops at various points of the Gulf of Adramyti. Six modern Geld-gons near Fort D were destroyed. making a total of 40 guna demolisbed.
The French battleships bombarded Bulair fort and wrecked the Kavack bridge.
[H.M.S. Dublin, which is one of the latest of the Town class of light Bruisers, is of 5,400 tons displacement, carries eight 6-inch guns, and has a speed of 261 knots. She was completed in 1913.
H.M.S. Sapphire, a light cruiser of 9,000 tons duplacement, was completar In 1905. She carries twelva ̈d-inch guns, and has a speed of 224 knols.-Ed.]
ADVANCE OF THE ALLIES IN FRANCE AND
BELGIUM.
The Paris evening communiqué atates :----
Another German trench has been occupied on the Belgian dance.
Our progress in Champagne continues.
DETALL.
Ho cosidered that Germany made two tremendous errors first in conceiving the ides that the other nations were not just keen upon patriotism as the Teutons, and secondly in holding the view that Great Britain and France were decadent nations,
The Germans," continued Mr. Edison.
**ATE A
trially, agriculturally, but they have been a great people commercially, indus- brought up in a atmosphere of egoism.. Everything in the country has been ab ordinated to military casto, sed I think the sooner this system is ended the better -Parades for Monday, 8th Instant ;- Unit on uty at Headquarters and drill sergeant in every department of social for the German, people,
The investor recently lost his great Mount Austin Barracks, unde Officers on life and the extinction of individual manufacturing and experimenting works freedom. The ideal is an ordered, regular, duty.
6.15 p.m.-N.CO. if units not on prosperous, and comfortable life for every by fire."Are you worrying?" asked the "Not a scrap,” replied Mr. reporter. all round, to be secured by or Episoo, pulling a cigar contentedly, body
look from the ruins of my works across the Pemainder, be blue-booked and tabulated and inspect. Atinatic, and I see the Kaiser on the de
into
happiness, whether they like it fensive on both fronts of the immense or act. To the Professorentum and the battlefields. When you realize that the
intellectuala Kultur" has a far wider Kaiser has been living for years in significance. On their minds it implies a atmosphere of his impregnable General Weltanschauung, a complete theory, not merely of the world of sense, but of the Staf, when you know he has been trained upirorze. It ranges from the conception on the idea that a quick, smashing blow at to Brazia of the absolute to the leset facts of daily France would enable him to rosh life. It covers the whole field of thought and quell the Tsar, when you realize what the Germans themselves must shortly ned of conduct as related by thought realize that final victory cannot be theirs includes metaphysics, theology, ethics,
why it is enough to make the gods, letalone politics, and aesthetics, as well as the entire circle the exact pciences. It is as all. mortals, weep. Here is my New York's schoolmen, sad it is elaborated and affirmed realize that you are a lucky dog," 7 pm inst, to 7 aan. 8th inst., with dogmatic assurance.
Modern Germany, the
the "Tiracs "dec Reouts Company.
has lares 7.x.m. to 7p.ro. 8th inst., Scouts the pioneers of knowlege, of the men
few of produced comparatively
who Company,
As are creative and whose insight in prophetic. Thera is nothing in what she
Orderly Officer, Lieut. Woul. Orderly Sergeant, Corp). Lewick. To Jurrish Guard:-
As Volunteer Headquarters:-
7 th to 7 pm today, No. 1 Section Artillery and Lelt Section. St.G. Ca. p.. to lay to 7 a.m. 7th inst.. Semut Company.
1a.m. to 7 pan. 7th inst., Scouts embracing as the systems of the medieval recipe for warry, “Think of the Kaiser and
Company.
....
At Mount Austin Bartacks:--
7 pan. today to 7 a.m. 7th just, and
7 p.m. 7th fast, to 7 nm. Hth inst So. 1 Section Artillery Baltery and Left Section, M.G. Co..
TO OUR FALLEN.
has done or is doing to justify her pre Te sleepers, whe will sing you i
We can but give anr tests- tansion to so intellectual superiority over
but who remambors
other peoples. Still loss is there anything Ye dead men, who shall bring you
Fame in the coming years d in her moral theories, or in the mistapby- sical theories on which these depend, to Brave soul. Induce other froe nations to adopt them, in The fame that fired your ombers! place of the traditional doctrines they have Doop, deep the sleep that holds you inherited or have medined from a commoni Who bue time had po peers. heritance themselves. Abjazingtheidanl of Yat may be Fane's but sooming. ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, the the Germans of to-day would forced price you'd set aside,
German Kultur" and German "Kaltor The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice alone, upon the rest of the world, forgetful Content to go on dreaming, Yes, happy to have died. Memorial and Alisted Hospitals begs to that every free poople have their off all things you prayed for
Sittlichkeit, their Acknowlougo with thanks the following do. character, their own pations to the lands of the Hospitals
views of the highest-tenths-in-this All things your valour paid for diversity in unity that both true pro world and the next. It is upon this One prayer is ut forgottens One purchase not denied.
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