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"SATURDAY, APRIL 10. 1915.
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE PROGRESS OF
THE WAR.
BRITISH FORCES REPULSE A NIGHT ATTACK.
FRESH SUCCESS FOR THE
ALLIES IN FRANCE.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
HONOURS FOR BRITISH NAVAL OFFICERS.
LONDON, April. 9.
The Press Rarena announces that the Order of Companion of the Bath has been awarded to Captain Kelly for chasing the "Goeben" and "Breslau' on the 6th and 7th August, The "Gooben" could have turned and aunt the "Glouenster" at any time, her was apparently deterred by the "Glow- cester's" baldness, which gave the impression that support was close at hand. This combination of audacity and restraint, along with unswerving attention to the principal military object of holding on to the Goeben," without tempting her too much, and in strict coaformity to orders constitutes a zaval episode which may be justly regarded as a modɛl,
THE CHINA MAIL.
BY TELEGRAPH.
CASUALTIES.
Lostos, April 8.
The latest casualties are as follow:- Killed.-E. Meyer, J. Nash (East Surrey Regiment)...... Wounded.-E. P. Causten, Lieut. F. A. Clifford (Royal Engineer?), D. M. Hall.
To-night's list gives the names of 1,039 officers and men, including 347 killed, The chief sufferers were the Devons, the Leicestors, the Irish Ritles, the Black Watch, the Highland Light Infantry, and the Leinsters.
LONDON INSURANCE. MARKET,
QUOTATION AGAINST GERMAN INVASION OF HOLLAND.
LONDON, April 0. Insurances have been offceted in Lendon at 40 guineus per cent. against a German invasion of Holland.
SERIOUS ELPIONAGE CASES IN ENGLAND.
Loxtos, April 9.
Three spio have been arrested and charged with communicating Naval and 3ilitary information by writing in invisible ink to various addresses on the "Continent. The cases are declured to be of gmre importarço, and wil be tried in the Civil Courts in camera, under the nnlended Defenco of the Realm Act, probably by the Lord Chief Justice.
GERMAN SHIPS INTERNED IN NETHERLANDS-INDIES.
LONDON, April 8:
An agreement, sanctioned by the Government."has been reachád between the London Chamber of Commeres and the owners of sixteen. vessels inmed-at Padang and Sabang whereby cargo belonging to British, Allied and Neutral moréhants will be released on the following conditicas of payment:---
75 per cont. of the freight, where it has not been previously paid, Plus the payment of i per cont. of the invoiced value of the cargo to over port and refuge expenses. Precautions are to be taken to prever payments before delivery of the cargoes.
Delivery is only to be refused if inaccessible and in order to obviata any conceivable difficulty in regard to inaccessibility, it is desirable that cargo owners should communicato with Messrs. Harrison and Cress field, who are the Eastern agents of the London Chamber, of Commerce.
In reference to vessels bound to or from Australin interned at Java ports, the Sydney Chamber of Commerce. Is conducting negotiations.
The Victoria Cross has been awarded to Naval Commander H. P.all Bitchie for most conspicuous bravery in commanding the searching demok
Although severely wounded. Com- tion operations as Dur-Fa-Salaani. mader Fitchie continued to do his inty, inspiring others by his example, until, with his eighth wound, he was rendered conscious.
ALLIES STILL PROGRESSING.
Lostos, April 9, 4.35 p.m., A Paris communique stutes: British forces repulsed a night attack. We made fresh progress between the Mouse and Moselle and in addition to gaining more ground at Les Eparges, re-modelled the Ger man trenches, which were choked with dead. We turned the parapets round, and repulsed two counterattacks.
We took six machine guns and two mortars at Bois Dailly; the enemy made to counter-attacks.
We maintained all our progress at Montuare wood, despite a most violent counter-attack, delivered in the night.
PORTUGUESE SAILING SHIP TORPEDOED.
Losnox, April 2.
The Portuguese sailing ship Douro" bas been torpedoed. She sank slowly. The crew took to the bouts and reached the Helwick lightabip.
GERMANY ON THE DEFENSIVE.
A NOTABLE GERMAN ADMISSION.
Lostos, April 0.
The semi-official Forth German Gazette publishes a wild article on the war which is supposed to emanate from a high military source and is avidently designed to allay the anxiety caused by the French advance in Argonne and the Vorges and the Russian advance in the Carpathians, It loudly proclaims that the Germans are prepared to meet the great offensive whenever it comes, and in our defensive we will deel a deadly blow to the aggressor, in cluding the British Empire, which is cracking in ali its joints."
This is noteworthy as the fire authoritative Gorman admission that Germany is on the defensive.
ITALY FREPARING TO ENTER THE WAR.
GERMANS ADVISED TO LEAVE.
IMPORTANT TACTICAL SUCCESS BY RUSSIANS..
Losnos, April 9.
A Petrograd communique, announces that the Russians in the Car- pathians have progressed in the Valley of the Ondawa, dislodging the Austrians.
The Austrians and Germans, considerably reinforced, attempted, to develop an offensive as Mozolaborcz, but were repulsed with heavy losses. The Russians scored an important tactical success not Uzsok, where they are crossing the principal ridge of the Carpathians.
ON THE WESTERN FRONT..
MARKED PROGRESS BY THE FRENCH.
LONDON, April 9,
A Faris evening compuenique states :- Despite persistent bad weather, there have been fresh soccesses between the Mense and the Moselle. A right attack at Eparges enabled us to make s fresh bound of advance. We maintained progress notwithstanding three violent counter-attacks.
Already we have counted over 1,000 German corpses.
Further south, near Merville, in a lively infantry action, we wiped out a German company.
In Bois d'Ailly and Bois-de-Montmarie we carried more treaches and re- pulsed two counter-attacks.
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"THE FIRE "LA TOURAINA"
Incendiary in Custody.
LONDON, April 8 Renter's Paris correspondeat tale- graphs that the span Swobodny who, in charged with esusing the fire on the French liner La Touraine has been. handed over to the Military Authorities. He is an Austrian,
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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. NOTICE
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THE HALF YEARLY MEETING of
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British imparta for last month show HOMOKONG CLEB ANNEXs, Chater Road,
an ingressa of £8,043,003 and exports a decrease of £14,345,395, The in- ports of food, drink and tobacco in Ferassed by £7,651,367; exports of con to manufactures deereneed £4,491,739.
OBITUARY.
LONDON, April 9. The death is sunounced of Bishop -Moorhouse.
The RL James Moushouse. D.D. who was born in 1826, was Bishop of Melbouras 1876-80 and Bishop of Manchester 1698-- 1909 Ed
A SCOUTS HALL
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central hall serve as the heat
All the Boy Scouts troops in Hongkong took a definite form last evening at a
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Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, April 10. 1815.
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meating held at the Hongkong Hotel. It was decided to invite subscriptions, jazd to proved with the erection of a building a site which the military thorities are willing lease for a
ninal rent. The Commationer, Com-] 57 I modora. Anstruther, B.N.,, presided and theta were also present Major Bowen, Capt. Evans, Livrit. Keunedy, 18th Light
| Infantry, Commander Hasil Taylour, R.Ñ., Mt. Balpbs. Mies Skinner, Mrs. Rayner, Mr. Ralphs, Scoutmaster Eduards, G.. E. Ruylance, J. M. Braga and E. Farrell, and four patrol leiders from the St. Josepha taveb,
Major Poen kaul that Lady May had asked him to any a few words upon the change that had recently taken place in the Scouts, They would be sorry to hear
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that Commenter Basil Taylor was shot. THE EASTERN ASBESTOS CO.
ly departing They were very atatul fa to him for the work he had one in con- nection with the Wolf Cubs at the Tenk. He took them over from Miss Skinner about eight months ago, and desib, that i time he had rendered very great assist- ance. He was sure they would all be glad to hear that the Conanander's place. wis Geing taken by Capt. Evant, who was doing the work very well index, and that his own place was being filled by Lieut. Kennedy, of the 18th Infantry. He felt that he was leaving it in excel-
Since April 4th, between the Mease and the Moselle, we have gained northet hands. It was a great pleasure to east and east of Verdun on a front of 20 kilometres from one to three kilometres and occupied the heights dominating the course of the Orme. We carried on the heights of Eparges almost the whole of the strong position held by the enemy on the plateau commanding Combres and retained the ground captured, despite numerous violent counter-attacks near St. Mibiel. We captured the entire south-western portion of Bois d'Ailly and between Bois-de Montmarie and Ecis-le-Pretre we won on a front of eight kilometres a distance of three kilome tres. The Germans suffered heavy losses.
MAGNIFICENT, WORK BY FRENCH AIRMEN.
LONDON, April &
The French Eye-witness says that amidst the more glorious and mora effective deads of the Army at large the activities of the airman tave been temporarily in the background, but the fine weather and longer daylight have permitted a recrudescence of serial operations, of which the French have taken the fallest advantage. This is best illustrated by the record of one day's operations, when 45 reconnaissances and. 20 range corrections, besides numerous splendid raida, in which matty bombe and thousande of arrows were dropped on railway stations and encampments over a wide front, both day and night, were carried out. In addition to these duties the airmen have engaged in numerous duels with German aviators, many of whom have ben brought to the ground. The supremacy of the French aviators over the
LONDON, April 8. Hester's-correspondent at Rome states that the Syndic of Rome pre- sided over a meeting, attended by all the principal notabilities, which established Citizen Committees to supervise all the resources of Italy in the event of mobilisation, especially in connection with finances, enemy is indisputably established." public services, and medical needs. The Committees will sit perman ently, and call for the co-operation of all citizens.
REMARKABLE STATEMENT BY THE KAISER."
LasDos, April 9.
The Gennan Consul at Naples, interviewed, said that, the Consuls of the chief cities in Italy were advising Germans to leave Italy, These instructions, ho declared, did not come from the German Government
The Kaiser has expressed his gratitude to the Reichabank for so op- direct, hat was a measure of precaution, as it would be difficult for German families to return to the Fatherland in the event of a declar-portanely preparing for the eventuality of war. tion of war by Italy.
BIRTHDAY OF KING OF THE BELGIANS.
Losnos, April 0. President Wilson has bubled to the King of the Belgians greetings and un expression of his friendship and goodwill on the occasion of His Majesty's birthday.
GERMANY'S. SO-CALLED BLOCKADE,
LONDON, April 0. The Admiralty statement of the. British merchant vessels sunk by submarines during the week shows that the week has been for the Ger "mans the least successful except que since the commencement of the so-called blockade. Only five small vessels were sunk, these buying a total tonuage of 7,901. This is exclusive of five small fishing vessels with a total tonnuge of 914.
Despite the Easter holidays, the total arrivals and doputtures of over sons steamers was 1,221.
GERMANS ATROCIOUS WARFARE.
Pumping Blazing Oil And Pitch,
This is in startling contrast with the argument of the Germans that "the was was forced upon them,
· İTALY'S · POLICY IN THE BALKANS.
LONDON, April 8.
Reuter's correspondent at Rome states that a semi-official Note statġa that the Conversations between Italy and Servis are reaching an agreement regarding the Adriatic. Italian diplomacy in the Balkans conforge at all points with that of the Entente Powers, with which it is in close agreement.
(Habas Service)
French stock now stands at 72.75.
ORGAN BECITAL
The pregame to be anbmitted by Mr. Binmen Fuller, 72.0.0., L.BAO HU
PARIS, April 8.
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him that this matter, which waz of Loch
Trovanent, great importance to the should be considered at the last meeting at which he would take part in the Coleny. It was necessary for every 2009 to have an asserably hall; and now that so many troops were coming into exist ence in Hongkong, the matter was one" of even greater urgency. Steps were taken a short time ago to render ini, question, adil a son of about $1,600 was collected. Some of the money, however, was given on conditions which prevented it being applied to this purpose. He had considered the advisability of raising a Joen to cover the cost of a ball, the in- terest to be covered by the Scouta' sub- scriptions, arul, the principal by concerts, etc. but this project had to be abarkion: ed, as the salesetiptions were screwhat | Irregular. With the cordial awistance of Major McHardy he approached the “inili. tury authorities, and was offered by Col. Duker Brown E., a piece of gravad w the back of the detention barracki, að the nominal rent of $3 per annum, sub- ject to the stipulation that if judy BIAY time the ground was ueaded for military purposes the Scouts would have to give it up. This, however, was annalill contingency, and they had already held camp there. Major Pyne drew a rough plan of a building, about 50 fret by 20 feet, but owing to the lack of fomis, the lease was never drawn up, A Chis hes ecntractor bal given a rough; exti. sta 4 $1000 for the building, and be thought 32,000 would be sufficient to
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meet all expenses. It was ill the more necessary that they should have a ball in that some of the senior scouts were Gut earning their own living, and a club, house would help to keep them together. The plan provided for a couple of store- rooms, and for the thirsty boy a humble. arr. Mr. Förrell, had approached Sir
| Paul Chater on the matter, gy he had given the project great sympathy.He had promised a subscription, but it was' iler certain stipulations. One was that the scheme should be under the patron.
his Recitalin, St John's Cathedral on Monday at 5.3, kahe ka sam Fantasia and Fugue in G minor Bach, the Governor has been pleased to go of Lady May and another wag that In the Spring 8. Esipoff ake the following appointments for the A. Stabb should be the Treasurer of the Recit and AirThus with the Lord period of the absence on fare of Hi fund. He suggested that Committes
Handel Honour Mr Heary Hessy Johnatga Goms should be appointed and an Batiste parle, or until further notice, with effectpeted at the Tugkong and Shanghai
Bank with Mr. Stabb as treasurer. from the 7th April, 1916: —-
Major Evans agreed to superintend
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Mr F. A. Hazeland to act as Patane Julge the arrangements in connection with the Mr J. B. Wond to act a First Police building and the Scoutmasters, werd Magistrate and Coroner.
authorised to collect money for the Lill Pandand, an
Mr B. E. Lindsell to act as Second Police Magistrate.
Lospos, April 0. Eye-Witness, in a message dated April 6th, says that the Germans The Storm on several cocosions pumped "blazing oil and pitch into the French trenchies in Argonne, According to prisoners, they are preparing BOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHILDREN. evou more novel reception for us if we advance, proposing to asphyxiate
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