THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1915.
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE
PROGRESS OF THE WAR
SUCCESSFUL AIR RAID ON ENEMY NEAR ANTWERP.
BOMBS DROPPED ON NEWLY
CONSTRUCTED SUBMARINES.
RUSSIA'S GREAT SUCCESS AT PRZEMYSÜ.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mait)
ENEMY ATTACKED BY AIR SQUADRON NEAR ANTWERP,
BOMBS DROPPED ON NEW SUBMARINES.
LONDOS, Mar. 21, 6.10 p.m.
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TELEGRAPH.
ON THE EASTERN FRONT.
RUSSIANS RETIRE FROM MÈMEL.
LONDON, March 24, 450 am..
A Petrograd communiqua iaya :-- The Russian dotachment which reconnoitred towards Memel bas retired
to Russian territory.
THE FALL OF PRZEMYSĹ.
·RUSSIA'S ENORMOUS NUMBER OF PRISONERS.
Lospos, Mar. 23, 0.35 p.m.
A message from Petrograd says that the former Commander of the fortress of Przemysl reports that the total prisoners in the hands of the Russians are:----
Nine Generals.
89 Staff Officers.
2,500 offteurs. 117,000 men.
Many guns and other booty were taken by the Russians:
ITALY PROFOUNDLY IMPRESSED, TELESA
Loxbox, Mar. 28, 10.20 p.m.
A telegram from Home says that the surrender of Przemysl has caused a tremendous impression in Italy. It is estimated that this great suc- cess will liberate 150,000 Russian troops. Unless Berlin and Vienna immediately 'rush reinforcements to, the Galician front Austria's send plight will be rapidly aggravated.
ORIGINAL STRENGTH OF GARRISON.
LONDON, Mar. 23, 11.10 p.m. A Petrograd rackage pays that the Garrison was originally 170,000 strong, of whom 40,000 havo been killed. The prisoners included 20,000
wounded.
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.
LONDOX, Mat: 24, 4,80 a.m.
A Petrograd communique says that Przemysl surrendered uncordi-
The Admiralty has issued the report made by Bear-Commander Longmore of a successful attack made to-day by the Dunkirk Air Squa.. Aron on Hoboken, near Antwerp. Two aeroplanes were compelled to tionally. return by the thick weather and Flight Commander Moutes descended in Holland owing to engine trouble, but Squadron-Commander Courtney and Flight-Lieut. Rosher reached their objective, and planing down to a thousand feet, drepped fout bombs each on the submarines tader con- struction. It is beloved that they did considemble damage to the works and to two submarines. The works were observed to be on fire. Five submarines were on the slips.
WAR NEWS.
The New York World, in a leading article upon the Gorman xir zaid, says: What is the difference between killing a dafenceless woman with a revolver and
BY TELEGRAPH.
standing at the corner of the lane ca the To-day's Advertisements
look out for police so that her husband could put out the stall light if they exmo. By Inspector Brazil: I was rightaned
{(Reuter's Service to the China Mat) to make a complaint,, on the night of the incident, thas my husband hail been assaulted.
THE SITUATION AT
SINGAPORE.
NORMAL CONDITIONS
PREVAIL.
NOTICE.
PHONIK OLUB
THE ECHTH ANNUAL MEETING
of the Prens Caua wil ba bald ·
Mr. Bawley said there was an doubt that the man met his death when he was -running away from the constablo, and on the Club Premiere TOMORROW
ho
(0th instant) at 8 o'clock, P.1.
Hongkong, March. 25, 1915.
THE HONGKONG CLUB
would not have ran away had be not been, in terror. Mr. Bowley quoted a point of law to the effect that "any person who ran. away from woll-known apprehension of violence and, my, jumped into the water sand met his death tha an who threatened LONDON, March 23. him should be answerable for the eng. The Official Press Borean says that running, and the instinct to chase was sequences." The constable saw something all the mosanges received since the last argood in him. He was doing a THE TWENTY-NINTH YEARLY notification how that there is a reneszy not, and patting the deceased in atoration of normal conditions at Singa four. Whether he kicked the deceased or HONGKONG LUB, will be held in the pore. All except eleren rebels hare, the man's death was attributable to Club House, on TUESDAY, the 6th April, besa captured. Five of the riotars the unpocessary sol of the castable in 1915, at 5.50 9.31..
chasing hims
were cone martialled and shot, "and others wors sentenced to terza of imprisonment.
Mr. Hassland That occurs every day io'a gambling raid. 'The constable is entitled to chase, if he reasonably suspects an offence.
During the riot 17 German prisoners escaped, of whom six have been re-
Mir Bowley remarked that there were no captured. The conduct of the rodence in several men maatting in a lane.
evidences of gambling. There was no mainder of the prisoners was exemplary. Mr Hazoland said the point that the jury had to decide was' ➡ketker the constable kicked the deceased or noti
(Wah Tar Yat Po's Service.)
THE JAPANESE DEMANDS.
FERING, Mar. 25. The Chinese Government cannot agree to the proposal of Japun that the discussion of the Japanese de mands shall take place in the Japaneso Legation. The negotiations are kept strictly secret, and the police disperse groups et people who gather to discuss them in the stops. PROPOSED BANK AMALGAMATION.
Mr Boulay pointed out that as regards toah point there was a direct conflict of evidence,
was kicked.
NOTICE.
·GENERAL MERTING of the
By Order,
E. DES YEUX,
Secretary. Hongkong, 2nd March. 1915,
THE HONGKONG CLUB,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that AD EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the HONGKONG CLUB
ba
The jury, through the foreman, intimated Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on wilbe held at the Club House, Connaught that they were satisfied that there was not FURSDAY, the 6th day of April 1916 enough evidence to prove that the deceased. st.3.15 o'clock in the afternoon, when the
subjoined resolution will As regards the point r woll-known an Extraordinary Resolution apprehension of violence," the Magistrate said that he would fix date so that the Crown Solicitor could argue the point.
Me. Eawley: If your Worship thinking that is necessary.
Jr. Bazeland: I think that the constable was quite justified in giving chase. It is a thing that happens every day.
Isepoctor Brasil abserved that the with Departmental regulations and, further, constable was acting in strict accordanco if the man did not stop when called upon. he was fishio to ba shot. :
The Minister of Finance, Chow Hok Hu, proposes thas the Bank of China and the Bank of Communica.nything in your point. Mr Bowley. tions, be aruilgamated.
M. Hazeland I do not think there is
The Inquiry concluded, the verdict being that the deceased died as the result of s fractured skull through falling down some
MACKO BOUNDARY QUESTION. steps.
The German rearves were not incr haustible. Even if the youngest clanson ard the men between twenty and forty to London, has been appointed tal Liu Tu Lin the former Minister, who have hitherto been exempt from
The airthen had considerable 'difficulty in finding their war in the killing her with a bomb? It may he was called to the rolours, Germany assist in the Magia delimitation con-
FIELD MARSHAL FRENCH INTERVIEWED.
not seem to have at her disposal mots ference. 2,000,000 more meu.
to
Baid If mist, and were subjected to a heavy gunfire while delivering their attack. that the German airmen did not b-ked it the wok to croste more unite she will the detriment of existing Azits. deliberate aim at the woman killed in the Every hour incresses the wasting of the East Coast raid, but they rained bombs on German Army. The more she forms now helpless non-combatants and on anlattifed
units the more she diminishes the generali towns. It was nothing to them whether value of her army, and the nearer comes the bomba killed men, women or sleeping the moment when she will be at the end of babies. The paper goes on to kay that the
her resources. military mind may be able to detect a difference in shooting woman with n revolver and a actual bomb nieace, but, the difference is not apparent to the A message from Paris says that Field-Marshal Sir John French, interview-civilian mind, and, certainly, no jury in, a d, emphasised that he did not believe in a protracted war. Sir John spoke in murder case trial would drawn such a favourable termos of the whole situation, emphasising the great importance of distinction in favour of the bomb thrower:" continual large supplies of munitions. He concluded:-"I am convinced that at the end of these hurd months of war definito victory awaita us.”
"DEFINITE VICTORY AWAITS US."
LONDON, March 23.
BELGIANS MAKE PROGRESS ON THE YSER.
The French Capture More Trenches,
LONDON, March 24, 4.40 p.m.
A Paris communique states that a Belgian Division made progress on the right bank of the Yser yesterday and another Division captured a trench on the left bank of the river.
We captured the second line of trenches at Hartmannweiler, our troops -organising themselves on the further side of the second line of defences within a very short distance of the summit. We captured a number of prisoners, including some officers.
(Official Telegram from French Government via Peking.)
ALLIES HOLD NEARLY ALL THE TRENCHES NORTH OF ARRAS.
PARIS, Mar. 24: We hold, north of Arcas, all the trenches which have been contested for several days with the exception of only ten metres which the Ger- mans still hold.
The enemy bombarded Albert Hospital, killing five aged people. A Zeppelin bombarded Villers Catterotz deing no damage. Slight progress has been experienced in Champagne and also Argonne where two German counter-attacks "were totally repulsed. Eparges, five German counter-attacks also failed.
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At
French airmen replying to the Zeppelin's raid bombarded, on the 1st and 22nd, about twenty stations or military positions belonging to the enemy, notably at Roye, Cernay and Fribourg
FI ENCH AVIATOR'S FEAT.
London March 3 A Paris mensage reports ar attack on Bothwell powder works, cos of the mest, important in Germany. A French aviator desconded to 5,000 feet above the same in order to take better kim, and dropped four bombs. The first fell in the acid tanke. hiater saw a thin wreath of smoke proceed from them, and than an intceras fame, followed by dense columns of thick smoke which attained to the height of the seroplane. Three other bombe set fire to other parts of the worka. MEMBER OF WELL-KNOWN FAMILY KILLED AT THE FRONT.
London, March 11. Mr. Gerald Du Maurier, the well known actor manager, has been informes this his brother. Lt. Col. Guy L. B. Du Maurier, the author of An Englishman's Home,"
has been killed at the front.
La Col. G. L. B. Da Maurier, son of the well known painter and author of "Trilby, WAS connected with the Royal Fusiliers. He was born in 1803, and won the D. S.. 20th M. I. His patriotic play "English in South Africa, where he commanded the man's Home" had a great yogue in 1001, and has been revived recently.]
CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY.
FINE DISPLAYS OF FRENCH YALOUR.
Indon, March 11.
sending any troops or
FORMER KIANGSU GOVERNOR
SENTENCED.
Ying Tak Kwong, former civil govenier of Kiangsu, has been sen- tenced to four yours imprisonment for embezzling official funds during his term of office.
A POST ABOLISHED
TO EDUCATE PRISONERS..
DEATH OF MR. JOSHUA
ROWNTREE.
M.P. and Philanthropist.
The death occurred at Wron Head, Sealby, neve Scarborough, recently of Mr. Joshua Howatree, who was Libern? mamber of Parliament for Scarborough from 1986 to 1802.
Mr. Rowntree, who was born at Sear. borough in 1844, took a prominent part in public life. He was a leading mem- r of the Society of Friends, and the author of soresul books, including ** Im-
Paris, Oficial: The French Eyawitnesa | The Financial Minister proposes to perial Drug Trade." He visited China to inan important d'espatch on the great battle abolish the office of superintendent of study the plum question, and South in Champagne, says the violent pressure the provincial bank and to plaftica during the war. apun the enemy's lines compelled him to employ large furcos from his reserves in them in charge of the treasurers. other sectors and make him, expend great quantities of ammunition. There Was in. cat fighting in which the best German units were decimated. This prevented the Germans from munitions to the eastern theatre. Among the most brilliant achievements wasme at a redoubt at Beatrejour. Here the colonial prisonment. infantry gave another proof of their ardour add showed a spirit et sacrifice worthy of their glorious traditions. The redoubt in sitantad
ou an important ridge between two ravines and is a veritable maze of trenches.
A battalion of Colonial infantry attacked the refonbt and stormed the first line of trenches. After artillery preparation, the Germans made six counter-attacks and showered gresades.. Threo attacks were most violent, but the Germans were forced to retire with very heavy leases. The Ger mans thea launched at midnight's messed attack, but in few moments our fire anihilated the equivalent of a battalion, We still held the trenches at daybrask, and prepared for a further advance when the and throwing granades. enemy delivered a furious attack, shouting
Mr. Rowntree was Mayer of Scar- nough in 1886, and paid a £50 fine on relinquishing the Mayormity to contest the Parliamentary sent. He was also a The Minister for Justice has given justice of the peace, and formerly chair- orders that all prisoners are to be of the Serborough Harbour Com clucated during the term of their immissionare.
Mr. Rowatzen took a deep interest in the work of the Peace Society, and be wow posident of the Scarborough Adult School since its foundation in 1867, Ee ia survived by Mrs. Rowntree and a son.
BRAVING THE AVALANCHE,
A HAWKER'S DEATH.
Resumed Inquiry
Ms. Fizeland, Comper; mukadd the inquiry this afterion, into the rem stances attending the death of a Chinese hawker who met his lenta as the lock of somus stops in Hollywood Road.
Yesterday allegations were má'e-b the widow that P.C. Swan kicked or bur bind, and he fell down the steps t
P.C, Wm. Beynolds who was with P.C. Swan at the time of the orcužiypce cimd His The, Frenchmen braved the avalanche.borated the latter's evidence. Lieut. Raynal mounted the parapet, and statant was to the effect that he saw led a magaißcent charge. Ha was soon defendant and a number af en squatting wounded in the eye and abdomen, but by a stail up a sido lane. When the man esatinned to lead the men till he fell ex-aw the officers they run away and the The London Gazette announces that ten hausted. Liant. Cazan followed this light on the stall was put out. Tho Distinguished Service Orders and fifizer example and made a great effort, but fell.eenstube divided, witness hunning is Military Crosacs for officers who displayed | The German masens came on ustil only A conspicuous gallantry and gallantry and sergeans and 2 officers was alive in the another direction with the object of in- marked ability have been conferred; also trenches and held the enemy at hay, killing tercepting the mén. Aa he came ouú at the large number of Distinguished Conduct large numbers, firing, bayoneting and foot of the steps ho saw something lal Medals to the raak and Sie and the Indian clubbing the sergeant werking his machine from the steps on to Hollywood Bond. Order of Merit fer, gallantry, and devotion gap, though wounded, LONDON, March 23.
while serving in Indian corps.
TRIBUTE TO BRITISH AIRMEN.
GERMAN AVIATORS AFRAID OF PURSUIT.
Field Marshal Sir John French, in his bi-weekly Bulletin, ezya -—-—----- All is quiet, except for occasional German artillery fire, the damage by which is not commensurate with the ammunition expended.
The enemy's airmen have shown unwonted activity in the favourable -weather, but they only succeeded ip killing three women and four civilians. They few at such a great height that they were anable to take zim. This procedure on the part of the enemy airmen is a great tribute to the British sit- men, as it was adopted in order to increase, the chances of the German airmen excaping puranit,
London, March 11.
LEGION OF HONOUR,
Lieut. Lelong, although wounded. Boeing Witsess found it was a man; he was ban the posillon was lost. houted This is lying on his side and binding from the how French officer dies and hurled back of the head. He was unconscious bim elf on the enemy killing several before P.C. Stran arrived a few seconds later he died, riddled with bullets, Two London, March 11. battalions of the Colonial Infantry next coming down the steps. The widow. Grenadier Guards, las boes awarded the a tranch and the other crossed beyond it Read, but she did zet descend the steps Capt. Percy Arthur Clive, P., of the day re-attacked. One battalion captured came from the direction of Hollywood Legion of Hongar for bravery in the and stormed the second line of trenches. After, the man's head was bothol he was trenches. Ila was anonymously mentioned it reached the third line, but suffered taken to the Central Police Station in_acerat Eyssitness report as crawling heavy lossen. with another British cfficer into a Garman communication trench and returning with
ENEMY AGAIN DEFEATED NEAR SUEZ CANAL formation he was sent to obtain.
LONDON, Match 23,
The Official Press Burese states that at dawn yesterday patrols discovered party of the enemy near El Kubri, opposite Suez. Shots were exchanged. Aeroplanes estimated the numbers of the enemy at 1,000 infantry and artillery and a few cavalry. The guns at El Kubri opened fire, and the enemy retired and encamped eight miles to the east of the Canal. M
Early to-day a fores, under General Sir G. Younghusband attacked and ronted the enemy, who is now in full retrent.
A prisoner says that the force marched for twelve days direct from Biralsabu, and that it included. General von Traumer and three other German
officers
ON THE WESTERN FRONT.
GERMANS SPRAY BURNING LIQUID...
LosDon March 24, 1.60 m,
The Paris evening communiqué states
& German tranch, was demolished and the ground coplared at Gerencs
northwest of Aprae.
Our artillery checked an attempt to bombard Soissons.
GERMAN STATEMENT.
DREAUTOL CARNANE.
meti
xminined by Mr. Benley, whe appeared on behalf of the widow, witacăs he had a shorter distancy to go thas the dentises
Mr. Bowley The deceased naturally arrived thora frat but unfortunately he landed on his head Yus
How did he fall That was his quick,
Witness added that he was about ton
Heaps of dead Curziana, Dowever, showed how bittor the fighting had been. Fost German counter aztacks were repulsed by the aid of our artillery, and the front of their trenches was so covered with German London, March 11. At the opening of the Reichstag, the Pre-per that the enemy scored reinetant to
the Beld of dead. sident declared as follows In the
Wast
Ufficers and non-coma. could be seen by the Fast and the South our and our Ally the light of star-shells striking the a way down probably armies are standing like walls of steel. We and threatening them with revolvers, replied to Britain's threat of starvation Another Francis company ben attacked jerde frons the foot of the stops when the with submarines which have already given and were joined by the marines, who had my proofs of hexoia benvery. Our beer working in the trenches. These decased fell. The body landed about bloodshed of the battlefields a lasting tion therewith. The essay ralized, giring it befors P.C. Swan. It was impossible sacrisces are gigantic, but from the chargid, with pickaxe doing great execa. three feet from the steps. Ho reached up their attempts to storm the redouby, for the woman to have been on the spot which they proceeded to bombard the whole fest. When she arrived she commenced day long with frightful intensity with to ergo a beavy calibre shells. Those claimed many
The Chinose irbo,pretor-at-the police Tintime, but avery, Frenchmen sowed to die
peace will atiss."
ENEMY'S THINNING RANES,
2,000,000 German Zoses to December.
ather Chan retire. The bombardmente atation catifed that on the thi cando at nightfall, and the French retained when Servt. Or was on duty in the Pari-The Buttelin des Arinzes grow the redoubt. The troops of the line were charge mora the deceased's widow visited
fets regarding the Germs. Iowa.relioved by colonials. Most of the wriginal regimeoja, kive had tory
renew completely their fifvotives, and alo
now formationt have malfered,
Wa German kases froin August 2 to the
TROUBLE AVERTED
the static She said she did not sce the ductlens, os she was in her own.
The widow free re-celled the in |slands of Mr. Bowley, and stated that
The enemy, sprayed barning liquid on trench at Vauquois, cadait then, and piece then, there has been hooked at it agter 20. Bwan hal shouted at lier also
lligan, by chocked at pace or it may defendera to withdraw a space of fifteen yards.
Two Berman aturka at Eparges were repulsed
The French layo Captured a line of trenches and u bicck-house
Hartmann Weilerkopf
the Gghting in Poland. Allowing for a develop into something ware. Take a low went away, but she actergardé returned;
as rotura, of 60,00 wounded men to the demos of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and Sho persisted that she followed her bus- colours, the German lostus would be your troubles will soon vanilk For sale bars down the steps. There was (7,800,000 man,
Antall Cheatzte And Stasekeeperz
gambling going on at the stall,
Bho wi
proposed as
Association be cancelled and the follow. "The Article 2 of the Articles of
Article substituted therefor
2. (a) The subscription for an Absent.
Member shall be Soren daLars "pranum payablo in advance "un the 1st Januszy in sɔch year. (b) An Ahsent Member shall, in addition, pay at the rate of **Seven dollar per month for every month or part of a month "ho is prosent in Hongkong
provided
be makes dise of the Club for more than one week lo Many mouth
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Any member shall be entitled on payment of brenty freza dollara to be relieved from all further liability at all times thereafter for the payment of the subscriptions otherwise dan from him as an Absent Member ra as provided by sub-clause *+b)"
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Should the resolution be passed by the required majority it will be submitted for confirmation as a special resolution to a Second Extraordinary Meetinį which will be subsequently convened.
E. 'DES VŒUX.
1- Secretary,
Dated the 22nd March, 1915.
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