WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1915.
BY TELEGRAPH.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
THE BRITISH RECAPTURE ST. LOI.
GERMANS CALCULATED TO HAVE LOST 17,000 IN RECENT ATTACKS.
RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CONTINUES SUCCESSFULLY,
GERMAN CRUISER "DRESDEN" CAUGHT AND SUNK.
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SAINT LOI RETAKEN BY THE BRITISH.
Losnox, Mar. 16, 4.50 pim. A Paris communique states that the Belgian Ariny has consolidated its gains. The Britisk troops, having retuken Saint Loi, niso captured trenches to the south-west of the vilage and compelled the enemy to evacuate other trenches to the south-east which were completely demo lished by the artillery,
THE CHINA MAIL.
BY TELEGRAPH.
STATEMENT BY LORD KITCHENER.
A GRATIFYING REVIEW OF THE OPERATIONS.
The Supply of Way Material.
Loxtos, Mar. 13, ..
In the House of Tennis. Lol Kitchener, in the course of a brie! statement, suid that many weeks of trench sighting had not affected the morale of ota' troops. The fighting at Neuvo Chapelle and Epinotte luised how successful we were able to take the offensire Hs paid u" tribute to the gallantry of the Indians, and quoted a congratulatory message which Field-Marshal Sir John French had asked him to trans- it to the Viceny. The health of the troops was remarkably good, which was a 'siking testimony to insulation and the skill of the medical stuff.
Land Kitchense pointed out the progress which had been nude by the French artics, especially in Champagne, and warmly eulogised the French sublier. He afirmed that the German attacks on the eastern front were either wall held or driven back, and the operations in the Dardanelles showed the great power of the allied Fleets. He could not say more at present, but the House might be assured that the inatter" was well as hand.
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Lord Kitchener then dwelt on tim question of the adequate supply f war material at the present time and for the next, two or three months, remarking, this is causing me serius anxiety, It was absolutely
essential. he added, that the arreurs in the delivery of supplies shoult be wiped out, because the output of every round laumunition N the utmost importance. He concluded by stating that the Government, wx considering an arrangement.whereby the armament firms would-conie under Goretament controf, and the employees would reap..some of the benents which the war automatically brought to the firms.
GERMAN CRUISER CAPTURED.
THE "DRESDEN SUNK IN FIVE MINUTES.
Toxox, lar. 15, 8.5 p.in... The Otheinl Press Bureau announces that at nine o'clock Festerday morning the Glasgow, Kent and Omma caught the German cruiser Dresden near the Juan Fernandez Islands (400 miles from Valpamiso), and that after a five minutes action the Dresden hauled down her colour
nd displayed the white dag...
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Mr. Shenton appeared on behalf of thể Losnos, March 15, 1 m.
prosecutor and Mr. Davidson represented the defendant, who pleaded notulity. In the House of Commons, the questiger, said Mr. Shenton, had been sold by
Uver 100 copies of the photograph of the O., tion was asked as to whether the Chin-defondwas at 40 couts each. He and the -nan railways for which Japan had asked concessions would be managed by Chins or whether they would be completely Forsign in all respects,
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
The Hon. Neil Primrose, Under
aaid that he was unable to forecast the outcome of the Chino-Japanese negotia tions and that he believed that the
Japanese demande anent the Yangtae would not condict with the Yangtes #greement.
THE WELSH CHURCH BILL.
EFFECT OF THE WAR..
Lowoon, Mar. 13, 8.35 p.m. In the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd George, aurvering Welsh criticisms on the postponement of the Welsh Church Bill emphasised that powerful op- (ponents of the Bift ware at the front, 30th, they could not attend the House and if the war ended on September
of Commons on October 1st, when important matters would arise, He
The Dresden was much damaged and was afire. The magazino after-aid that the words "conclusion of the warda exploded and the vessei sank. The crew were saved. Fifteen badly wounded Germans were latuled at Valparaiso,
sustained dahinge.
There were no British casualties, and none of the British "vessels
war" involved the occupation and the time for the settlement, How long oc Hamburg is 10. Her armament consisted of 12 4.1.in., à 2.1.in., anim,probably not be able to ratura from the
[The Dresden" was of 3544 tons displacement, built and completed as
cupation took depended on the extent; of the victory. These Churchmen would The French raade fresh progress north-east of Souain, and recaptured with a pelo tubes. She cost £254,000, had a complement of 348 and was the remainder of the trenches at Bois la Pretre. trench at Reichskerkopf, but the French re-took it and captured somebered, was the cruiser which cacaped from the Falkland's fight, when Jimiral- capable of developing a speed of knots. The Dresden," it will be remem-
front for as least six months after the prisoners.
Starded's Squadron completely defeated the "Scharnhorst."
Nurnbety" anl Leipzig."-Ed.]
Goeisnar,"
The Germans took a
BULLETIN FROM FIELD MARSHAL FRENCH.
GERMANS LOSE 17,000 IN RECENT ATTACKS.”",
WOUNDED PRISONERS OF WAR.
PROPOSALS TO INTERN THEM-IN-SWITZERLAND,
Losnos, Mar. 15, 5.20 5m..
——
Lospey, Mar. 16.5 p.m. Field Marshal Sir John French, in his briest bulletin, stutes that of State for Foreign Affairs, punounced that the Government was con- In the House of Commons, the Hou. Nuil Primrose, Under-Secretary thaline we captured to the east of Neuve Chapelle has been consoli-sidering the question of proposing that wounded prisoners of war should
ated and old-despite repeated counter-attacks; and that judging by be interned in Switzerland. the imber of dead Germans counted on the ground the enemy "loss" cannot be less than 17,000.
Negotiations for a similar atrangement were proceeding France and Germany.
FIGHTING IN SNOW WAIST-DEEP.
Russians Taks 2,000 Prisoners.
Losudy, Mur. 16, 11.80 p.m. A Petrograd communique states:--The Russians dislodged the Ger zaam at some advanced posts on the River Niemen. The Russian offensive continues successfully on both banks of the Orzic. A battle is, developing in Galicia east of the railway at Stanislan und Kolomyax; where the Russian infantry, advancing in snow to their waists, captured the enemy's positions and 2,000 prisoners,
KILLED ON THE BATTLEFIELD...
between
Second Lieutenant Cyril Austin, of the West Surrey Regiment, and
LONDON, MAR, 15 belonging to Bauter's editorial staff, was killed on the battlefiell on the 10th inst.
VIOLENT COUNTER-ATTACK REPULSED BY THE BRITISH, LONDON, Mar. 15, 4.25 pim. Io-day's Paris communique states: There is no change to report at
The Russians besieging Przemysl have occupied the heights com-Neuve Chapelle. The enemy made a third most violent counter-attack manding the inner forts,
in an attempt to re-take the lost tronches between Four-de-Paris and Belante, but wero repulsed as previously.
FURTHER ENEMY ATTACKS "REPULSED.
LONDON, Mar. 17, 12:25 am. The Xaris evening communique states than an attempt by the enemy to. -recapture trenches which they bad lost on the spar at Loretto was repulsed.
The French exploded a mine in the region of Perthes and held the cavity made. After a sharp fight, progress was made north of Beau Sejour. Counter- Vaaquois and Bois le Pretre were repulserl.
NAVAL OFFICER'S STORY OF THE Credible, and she was in her death agonies
NORTH SEA BATTLE.
now, so we began to close
A Glorious Fight."
her. and
found the as settling dowa, though still
on an even keel.
war was over,
OBITUARY.
LONDON, March 15, The death announced of Mr. Walter Crane, H., W. 8. painter, Socia- list-writer-and-fécturer, aged severity
years.
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prosecutor had actually bought some zive an dertaking that no further photo- Mr. Davidson said he was prepared to graphs would be sold until the case was de cided. Abthe same time the defence hold they were perfectly entitled to go on selling and the case was adjourned until to-morrow the photographs if they liked.
Mr. Shenton asked for an, sarly hearing HE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA ring.
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D and C. Companies with the exception of the members detailed for Muskotry will parado on her Cricket Ground at 8:30 am. on Sunday, March 21st, for a half dog's, field training. Thi parade will only be compulsory for mern bers who have not loon Seld-firing either 7th inst. Dress marching order bus during the Stutters Camp or on the without waterbottles or haversacks, Re it drills will be held on the Cricket
for the Sections on duty as ordered by T. Sous to Sell by Public Auebler, Ground at 315 pan: to-day, to-morrow | and on Monday, March Mad Parades the 0.Cs. Guards,
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Decretary. Hongkong, March 17, 150w
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PAKING, March 16,4 Cho. Hok, the Mizister of the Financial Department, has asked thas the superintendents of the branches of the Bank of China in the Provinces beWhen using blank ammunition single "Hongkong. March 17, 1915. changed...
COMMERCIAL REFORM.
The Government has decided to in atitats & commercial reform with re- ference to certain taxes; hy a fand levy- ing. tex, reducing the export tax and lao to reform the tax on mangfactured Particles,' made
PRESIDENTIAL MANDATES.
Mandatea appoint Fang, Kwak Fan superintendent of the Kamling customs
Chui Kwong and no Tse Tsoi for effec and Kang Ning as a diplomatic officer, confirms the rank of Colonel on Yuen tirely suppressing the bandits In Kwonglung: promulgates an official system of Citizen's Assembly Affairs Department; and delegates Chu Sai Cheung to attend the worship of Con-
attacks by the Germans on Monday night,, between. Four de Paris, Bolante,hich sustained some damn g+ in its recone/ with the very last round the ever fired, she facius.
"THE STRUGGLE IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM THE ALLIES MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.
Loxnox, March 16. 3.00 a.m. The Paris evening communiqué states: There have been numerous actions in our favour to-day. Our artillery in the vicinity of Lombuertzyde effectively bombarded the enemy's works.
The British south of Ypres, whom a German attack yesterday compelled to rotire beyond St. Lai, bare recaptured that village and almost all the adjoining trenches, despite several counter-attacks.
By a brilliant attack our infantry, north of Arras, captured simultaneously three lines of treaches on the spar of Notre Dame Lorette, and reached the edge of the plateau. We took a hundred prisoners,
Further south, in the region of Roslincourt, near the Lille rad, we explex.
ed several frenches.
The Germnas mined an occupied trench at Carney, in the region of Albert, but were driven out.
We made fresh progress in the Champagne woods, north-east of Sousin, and north-west of Perthes. We also repulsed two counter-attacks north-east of Mésoil.
There was great activity in Argonne. Two German counter-attacks in the region of Ungatelle were repulsed, and a German block-house was demolished. Two enemy coauter-attacks between Four-de-Paris and Bolant failed. Our infantry captured the western part of the village of Vanquois, taking The Germans mined and destroyed four advanced trenches at Bois-le-Fretre, north west of Pontomoasson, but we recaptured two and a half of the trenches,
zumerans prisoners.
ON THE EASTERN FRONT. GERMAN COUNTER-ATTACKS EVERYWHERE RÉPULSED.
LONDON, March 15, 0.04. pn. A Petrograd' communique states: On the whole front in the region of Prameny, from the Mlaws railway to the Uraye Rise: and the left bank of the latter, we have progressed fighting all the way. The German counter-attacks were overywhere vennlaod,
Our guns at Ossowiece wrecked overal sings Letters of n heavy calibre inalalled within mge of the fortress
...!
In the Carpathians, the Austrian attacks at Baligrob, and a German attack
on hill 019. near Kozinku, were repaleed,
Te deleted the enemy in the region northward of Cherts There has been an artillery doel at Przemysl.
of
SPECIAL POLICE.
General Order (No. 3).
The following appointments are made:--- from int inst.) from 11th inst.)
H. A. Lammert to be Sergeant (to date F. C. Mow. Fung to be Sergeant (to-date
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
Corps Orders by Lieni.-Col A.
Chapman, Y.D.
Now as our chance. We Approached her, sizolina around, but even then she An officer on the Mateor, the destroyer not dead, for at mecisely 125 p.m. North Bes battle, supplies a wonderfully 50s 8.2in abell into ne, which killed vivid account of the great fight. The nar.four men and wounded another. But what from the Bincher declared that the second dously violent shock. She beeled com | rative appears in the Liverpool Daily Post, sweet ceveharged our torpedo. It hit in which the nicer states that prisoners
was to come! Two minutes later wo her nearly amidship. There was a tramon- salve from the Lion carried away their pletaly over and sank in eight and bait bridge, killing three officers. Continuing, miau es, hundrede f man clambering res he rays:-
The battle was raging with terrible fierce.her side, and standing there, just as if it lucky shot hit the Lion the part side for plunge. But there was no plunge. Slowly new now, and shortly after ten o'clock a were the upper ward, for the whole Gorman equadron had slowly, sak, sad as she went some ck, waiting for the fast
with just an occasional saivn for the Tigez. and anning lines. A few seconds more consistently concentrated their fire on her, were sliding into the sea, "others taking 1 40a.m. the Matcor was ordered to her there was not a sign of her left, except the Admiral, and this placod as directly in
close" the Lion and cover her. So we her dead and living clustered in the water.
the centre of the two lines, the salves irom again increased speed and drew larel with together, and the agonised cries
biercy were horrible to hear.
What's terrible time we experienced them. both and runs continually passing over US.
We were about 300 yards away, and impossible to say. It was simply
Hell:"No rther word watched her go down, and I was parti will describe it, and how we survived it is cularly struck with the esso and Minwax shells whistling over and all around us, and bow have slightly out of the water, and with which che sark. Not fill the waves now again an enemy's broadside are beats were rescuing the survivors
We were absolutely in the line of are, had almost entirely closed over her dit the
destroyer, ateaming thirty knots, with The Taube dropped about thres hombs, one of absence as follows:-
she disappeared stora first. While the directly at ds. Try and imagine a frail
polin and Taube battle craters
put
Zep in"40"
This uniler-mentioned are granted leavo either side bekching forth
appearance.
tear the very air into ribbons, 12in shalls I appose the idea of our rescuing an enemy flame and smoke confusally, the screech of of which fell amongst the droping wet, the projectiles flying overhead seeming to and literally blew four of them to pieces 1918, to 17th May, 1916. columns of water 100ft into the air a few cultured pilot of that machine. But, of: 1015 to 1st December, 1915 hà đô dropping perilously near and raising was hayond the understand ng of the Supper W. G. Clark from Lat April, garde away, the spray washing our dock it must live boot & Jude awakening to sini and dremeting all bands. Picture the awful when he returned to find that it was one ensabing noise, the explosions and, fashca
AEROPLATE DROPS CONES,
JOINED.
The unde-mentioned haring joined the Corps are posted as follows:-
Pto, A. David to Soonte Company, Pie. T. O. Wilkin to Left Bection MG.
company.
Ito. E. EL Whittall from 17th March,
WEEKLY EXPORTO," O.Ca are reminded that the weekly
of their own shica he a sinking, and his state is required at the Orderly Room as shots took effect, the massive tongues of own countrymen he had killed. Gro shooting up, and the Cense clouds of
It was a glorious fight. yellow and black smoke which obliterated their very utmost to get away, and, al
A RAGING "PURNACES
They tried not later than 5 p.m. to-morrow.
PANADER.
SignallingScation - Musketry Instruction on Kennedy Hond Range
whole ship from view as the thelle burst though their destroyers weeded, and Parades for Thursday, 1911 izutani --- on striking. And this, if you can imagine are took any part in the action, superior it, will give you antio ides of the Moteor's action compelled their battle cruisers to Position in zorious action. Its terrible an eagigemente I think I can safely imposing grandour made one forget that the Seydlitz Dertlinger, and Von Corp. Grimon, RE, will attend personal danger.
Moltke will not maske another appearance 5.15 puNo. 2 Soction Artillery- for sumo considomble time; if indeed, 10 pre drill at Headquarters. Right they are not almost beyond repair, for at We had already been hit couple of leasttwoof them were heavily opare. Never Section 31.D. Co., Centre Seclun M.0. damage, and half of us missed death by it in intensity. A battle which taged for dell and Muskotry Exercise, andor Com times, but without doing a tasterial before has there bean a naval battle to qual Co. and Civil Serton CompanyAiming charmed life, she (the Blachery fall out size and destructive calities, reining at inches but it
it znamed that we possessed a forir hours between slips of euer enormous pany Commanders, on Cricket Ground. of the lines taging furnace Amidship, thirty knuts the whole time, and with air- hipio, unable to steam and her sister craft and submarines taking part is, most ships left her to her fate. The batte ing certainly without parallel in the history she had undergone was something in of the world.
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