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THE DIARY.
MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW.
Desrtation Day (U.S.A. Trinity Funday.
General Memorunda.
TUESDAY, June 1-
2
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Furnitare etc. at
Men. Hughes and Honghĩa.
THURSDAY, June 3
King's Eirthday (1865).
Farat, Juas 4
BIRTH.
Linnistad -On May 25, at Tonsborg, * Norway, to the wile of C, R. Lisnestar, of Shanghai, a daughter. (By cable).
MARRIAGE.
· Davira Spania,~-On Map 25, at Shane- Ini, Antuna Kelay Davies, of Tientam, sevnd son of Mrs C.-E. Tharies, Stamford, #1), Temdom, te Andis Isabel, thiol | daughter of Me and Mrs P. A. C. Strings,
Ashcombu. Park, Weston-super-Mare.
DEATES.
Aurino. On May 5, at the General Hopital Shanghai, CALL ALBERTO D'Arise, sed 23 years.
Daysos.-46 Peking, on May 24. Dany,
THE CHINA MAIL.
TIMES.
The going this morning was still fairly heavy, but improved later after the sun hul hai tinos ko dry the rousse"`n "bit,
Ronson, Chief came out yey early and is reported to have dona 1.14 for a mile, but the gallop was not expected by
times Laken were bet
THE TENNIS OBAM- PIONSHIP.
GRIEN SPRAINS HIS KNEE.
་
A Replay Necessary.
After three postponements on account of the weather the lawn tennis match between
good.
The
Nisbet, and S. II. Green far tha. championship of the Hongkong Crickobi Glob was played last evening, but the bad- Inak which scame to have dogged the fixture from the start was quin evident, Green having to retire in the fourth sat owing to
85.
peninsula the French and British GYMKHANA TRAINING troops have been iällicting tremendous slaughter upon the Turks, and Constantinopla itself is now in danger, In the Dardanelles the progress made has likewise been satisfactory, but at asonlewhat severe cast to us. The torpedoing of seven! British and French vessels there has come as & Lour representative,
The tires weeded Below are not painful surprise, and it would seem that the Allies have an insufficient num-nd all last quarters were slow. ber of Destroyers on the scene. That Welch Chịst, Sedgwick. 1 rails. however, can soon be remedied, and [1.10. 1.44. 2.19.5; luas † 15.3.
Soldier, Boyd, 14, 15, 1.25). 1,53, 2,28,4, we nro sanguine that the splendid work of the Allied Fleet will continue. 34.1. The ships last enn be substituted by better ones, and the loss of the
Winning Hasard, boy (1) and Gwalior brave lives is all that need be de-Chief, by (4) mile, 364, 11 plored. From all points at which the 143, 3.17.4; last 1 30.1. grent conflict is raging the news of tate is such that it justies those fighting the Germans, Austrians, Turks and their barbario methods and intentions, continuing to holl the net hopeful views regarding complete and conclusive victory.
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Magvotie, Fortesque, 11.135. 1.11.3 189.1, 2.283; # | 3.
Tinker, Boyd, 11, 12, 1163, 1.50.2 224.4, 2.50; Tase 1 341.
Thurleston; boy (1) aul Lucky Gen. Ruell 12), 11, 48, 1.25, 2.30, 24, 303: but 13435
(Baby boy, 15, 45, 3,4% 1.38.2, 3. 3,66,25 Takt. 1 3.
Aldwych, dieng, } wile, 38, 1,30, 1.43:
Cooperation, Boyd, 1, 1, 1.06;
Tast
Dacrania Chief, Krull 1), 45, 1.2, NEWS OF THE DAY.. ate ae: but a 25.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Mr and Mr B. D. Harvey returned from Shanghai to lay by the "Chipo
¡ Maru,"
The total output of the Rain Mining Administration's mines for the week ending
1.57,
a
Kukri, Seth, 11, 2.48: 146 mile
2. 1.2.1.4; 1st & 2 Lorenzo, Forbes, 13. 30.2, $17.3, 1.5, 131, 1.04; last
Turaunt, .3 mile), 1.9. 1.55.4; Ilist 18.2.
Castellan, bay, 11, U72, 12, 1.47. 2.25, 2.56.4: Fasa 3.1.
Wild Cat. Farises, 11, 40, 1:15, 1.54, 2.50; 702.0: last 4 m2.
Marby, Knoll (1) and Shabrant Sett (9), 11, 42, 1.18, 1(3), 2.47, 2.59.1; May 15, smosated to Bi,801 tons and the .1. Shabrang, 0.81.1 Lash
the dently lored wife of Dr A. C. Brysones during the paziod, to 30,843 tons. and daughter of Mr and Mes Edney Page. of Shanghai,
BAR-April 20, at Stornoway, Lieur. BRAMY, H.N.R, of Canton and Was
chaw.
Tilney. --April 3, in Guerosny, C.L., F. WTIES, Bemerly of Yokohamas and Hongkong, aged 31.
-Howego-baruaraz,--bing-99, 1915,
SPLENDID PROGRESS OF THE ALLIES.
The xa. Zatiro, which has been per chased along with the as. Rabi from the Philippine, Steamship Company, let this afternoon for Singapore, where abo Exten in a general cargo for Liverpool,
Major Humphreys. R.E.. Wellingtoo Darroll, reports the Police that save person has stolen from the Sanatoriam Barracks on the Fask wire gauze used for mosquito protection to the value of 284.
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A spined knee. As is fairly well known Niebot, who by winning the championship
of the Colony in three muccessive yours of the Hon. Sir became the possessor
SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1915.
BY
TELEGRAPH.
THE
PROGRESS OF
THE WAR.
Paul Chator's cup fast sussen, did not play FRENCH AVIATORS'SPLENDID
through the tournament as he would have bad to do had he wished to again secure the title, but so many people expressed à' wish to see the champion and the ex- champion most that both Hayers
match consenting, the
WAS arranged for the double object of benefiting the Prince of Wales' Fand and deciding the championship of the Colony.
The special stands were crowded fant evening long before the game started, and the attendance mat hare numbered well over thousand. Ead there been more accomodation it would no doubt bare been taken advantage of, for the teen interest in the match on the part of everyone interested in tennis-and there aro law people in the Chlony who do not follow the game-did not seem to have been lossened in the slightest deprom by the necesary postponements.
Both players bave taken part in many tournaments this sexe, so the public had lind plenty of opportunity of judging their Last year Green's hackers were marita probably a small minority, but his forma has been a good this see that it was realised by most people that whoever won, the game was likely to be a very close one. The match was abandoned last avoning at a stage when, taking the score alone into- consideration, it was anybody's game, but on the run f, the" play, it can be said without in the bast disparaging Nisbet that but for his safortunato accident, Green certainly looked like winnlog.
Nishet seemed to have lost some of his old time style.
Elo did not play
at all confidently, and though he exhibit
occasional i wshes of brilliant tactical play did not approtch in
ed
RAID ON LUDWIGSHAFEN.
ENORMOUS DAMAGE BELIEV- ED TO HAVE BEEN DONE.
INTENSE” GERMAN ATTACKS HEAVILY
DEFEATED..
MOUNDS OF GERMAN DEAD SIX FRET DEEP.
(Reuter's Service to the China Hoil)
FUTILE ATTEMPTS BY THE GERMANS).
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THEIR DEAD IN: MOUNDS OF SIX FEET DEEP.
LONDON, May 9, 1.10 p.m. Despatches from the front state that intenso attacks have been made by the
Balin, Forbes. 2 mile, 38, 1.141.47 which his opponent more cortain, 200 | Germans, regardless of their losses, between Lens and Etsenstrata due to their
INTESTATES' ESTATES.
style, Green was much
Kowlonu layer seklom varied his long,
low drives, and hardly volleyed at all, their continued obsessien for the capture of Calais.
Hul Sixty is still in the hands of the British, but it has heen so mined and while Nisbet frequently resorted to short
which always served to bring him nearrepentedly attacked and counterattacked that it is no longer a hill, but a The Gnette gives notice that less the net, where his remarkable ability to dreadful bbish heap full of boles. Yet the Germans persist in their attempts caimants appear within twelve months for volley and smash fast balls frequently left to capture it, though its possession would he valueless to thaw, the balances remaining from the states of his opponent quits besten. Ket stora the late Tone Mandas, Mira Careline Sparrysime Green gave fewer opportunities for Chung Tow Loy. Chan Tai and La Brins, the ex-champion to play his fave us thus 930, will be transferred to the revenue of or in difficult positions on the side lines
the funds, which are in each case under most of his returns being either to the
the Colony,
A Report from Tangtao states that the Japanese arg about to start a lottery there HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS. the profits from which will be real for
Corps Order by Lleut.-Col. A. local improvements, According to the report the first prize is to be valued at $70,000
The prolibition of the export from Tuoron the Allies have met with Hongkong of mammunition, military (some rather serious naval misfortunes and naval stores and materials and subi of late, there have undonktelly heenstances for making monitions of war is extended by proclamation for a year from
Sing 28,5*
Chapman, Y.D.
JOINED.
Private A. H. Compton joined the Corps on 28th instant, and was posted to Scouts Company.
ATTACHMENT."
A feature of the Kowloon man's play was the beautiful accuracy of his fist hack hund returns, which seldom missed the court His service too, was generally faster and
more affectivo tlun Niatel's,
This was evident in the first game, iu which Nisbet only picked up one point. Groen had three games to his credit before his opponent scored, after deuce had been called four times, and then Green again took a forty Siteeti game, Nishet's placing being faulty. By clever m-play Nishat con- tried to take the next two games, but (izoen. siter winning a remarkably tino rally in the final game, won the sut rather easily, 6-4. The sext net was played at a much Com-faster pace. Gruen put grester force into his exives, which Nisbet, several times failed to pick up clasaly, buy on the other hand Nisbet worked for and obtained
Serge H H. Wilson, Singapors R: E Vals, in attached to the Engineer pany. Il K.V.C.. 28th May,
ADDRESSES AND TELEPBOSE NUMBERS, Members of the Corps ir ramindal.c! the necessity of notifying any shanges in these to the . C. their Company of See tion framediately a change takes place.
PARADES.
any openings for strokes which would have besten anybody, and took the set by the same margin as his opponent's in the
first one."
It was in the third me of the fourth
A particularly intense attack near St. Eloi on Monday was preceded by discharge of three kinds of gases. Then the Germans advanced in mass, and were allowed to approach within a hundred yards of the British positiona before they suffered awful slaughter from the concentrated fie of maxim guns.
The dead lay in moanda six feet deep.
The British in this region are more or less on the defensive, but are attacking further south in the Labassee sector, where the German delence pos- itions are of the most ebborate nature, and are lighted by electricity.
FRENCH AVIATORS DESTROY GERMAN EXPLOSIVE FACTORIES..
LONDON, May 27. A Paris commenier states:-The Belgians in the region of Dixmude drove the Germans Lack by counter-attacks. A second attack was stopped by Belgian fire.
Last night southwest of Souchez we carried trenches, making prisoners. Oor artillery broke a German attack, east of Nenville.
Eighteen French aeroplanes, carrying beavy bombs attacked: Ludwigshafen, where the most importsat explosive factories in Germany are situated. The aeroplanes few over four bnadred kilometres. The attack proved most effective. Fires broke out in many places.
? ALL. BUT ONE RETURN SAFELY..
LATER.
that the airman sot it afire when he was brought down by a cannonade.
"FINEST FEAT OF THE AERIAL· ARK.**
more than compensated by the brilliant series of victories that huvts | warked the press of the French Regulations made by the Home Secre and British troops in France stary regarding the intralisation and status of alien's in the United Kingdom, under the North Belgium. It is madoubt British Nationality and status of Alfons
In the third at play fluctuated remark jel fnet, s authentic information Act, 1914, appeur in the current issue of
Farndes for 5.30 pm, Monday, 3 lat inasahly. Green took the first three games, No. 1 Section Art. Balty and Deft the third being a love game, and then gave nbundantly proves, that the Allies the Hongkong Goremment Gazette. " Section M. G. Co. 19 pdr. Gan drill Nisbet his first game from a similar score. have practically demoralised the Ger
at Iteadquarters, Sergt. McCubbin will He scored in the sext, bot Nisbet took it
A telegram from. Paris states that al-the-neopinu-Desalionts as rather easily. Eubsequently 4-2, 3-4. man offensive in France and as for
We have received copy of the attend.
Signalling Section-Jusketry Instrue were called, and Green winning two more Jalwigshafon have returned with the exception of one who landed near Religiño 2 Fitria" Belging the latest news goes to
(Portuguese tion at Headquarters. Corpl. Grimes, R. games in succession, with a 6-3 score was Iudwigshafen. The machine was seem to be burning and it is believed Magazine) which has just entored the E. will attend. Remalæder `ail.
one set to the good." show that the Germans offensive on ennd vent of its existence. We con. Hill Go and their rain effort to gratulate the Portuguese Community of progress in the direction of Calais has Ilongkong on having an organ of their own. resulted in nothing but a wholesale ¦ and wish the publícation every success.
Generous Donations. mowing down of Gemian troops. North of Arras, at Labusser, and
Notwithstanding the War, the University between Lens and Steenstrate the definitely decided to establish a ship continues to receive valuable donations of
ping bu a in one of the ports of the Gulf of equipment. The latest gift consists of fighting has been particularis violent, Maxien. Press reports state that the com-election of surgical instruments presented mt at all there places and at any pany is considering building extensive by Messrs James L. Hatrich & Co., Ld.,
St. John's St., Clerkenwell Road, Las players and ciah officials others it is conclusively shown that warehouses in Galveston for storing rettondon, as the re-ut of representations made pounced that there would be a re-play on Monday next. Ticket holders will be the Germans have received many for shipment, but it is also said that New by Mr E L. Aurten Labb. F.R.C.S.. | admitted without further payment, and
of Clinical Surgery, In response to an appeal from Professor should take the seats they occupied yester Hinton for donations
Arts vection the Libary the following gentlemen have subscribed or pecmised over 6000 and
The Miti Bamn Kaisha, it in stated,
Orleans is being considered.
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.
Profesant
more hard blows than they have been able to inflict It' now seems indeed certain that it is merely a matter of Lame theo, by continuance of the Mata Hari of 1.000 tour, recently und rhe Sudents and Staff have promised an
It is announced in the latest edition of the P. and O. Handbook that the stemmer construction for the P. and D. Company, methods by which they have will be completed on behalf of the British gradually wan kilometre after kilo India S. N. Company and will be eraployed metre of ground from the enemy, in that company's service between gorta in the Alles will- drive the the locality of Singapore.
Germans completely out of France. Some of the Gormon mines in te Much heavy fighting will have to take place and many brave lives be North Sea were recently washed ashore on
the coast of Builand, suys an Amsterdam
additional 8200:-
Han, Sir Paul, Chater, CM G., Bon. Mr. E. Sheilini. Messen, N. J. Scabb, Ellis Kadouri, Gubhay, T. Dickson, Chan
ast that Greon sustained his hert. Nis bet placed the ball vory awkwardly on the side line just under the referes's seat, and in his sasiety to pick it ap Green over-reached himself, twisting his kace. He did not fall, and though there was no parse in the game it was scen that be was limping. Ee won the game from 40-15, and took the next from 40.0.
Enormous Damage Believed To Have Been Don
Lastos, May 28, 4.50 p.z..
but at all had to retire.
After a consultation between tho which for the purposes of the war lave been converted into an immense
asy.
it WAN. да-
THE "TRIUMPH" DISASTER.
Hongkong Engineer Safa.
His many friends in Hougkong and on Kai Ming, Ho Fook, Chan Kang Yo, the China Coast generally will be pleased Chau Siù Ki, Chiu Yo Tio. 1oo. Mr. to hear that Ecgineer F.: W. James, Lau Chu Pak, 5. W. Ta, Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, and Mr. Li A Ping.
An annunymous donor has presented 500 to the Engineering Society for special
Ictured
2
R.N. R., formerly superintendent sozincer
The French air paid on Ludwigshaien was the finest teat of the arial ama during the war. Eighteen aviators droppedi 17 bombs of 9 kilogrammes and two of 155 kilogrammes upon the great, chemical works, Furthermore, 36 bombs of 90 explosive factory with 20.000 worker. kilogmaranes" etch were dropped on the annex of the works at Oppau.
All hit their targets, and three enotnous fires with yellow vapour, at twigshafen while great masses of smoke anveloped Oppan. There is, every reson to suppose that Lukaigshafen was the chief factory "where poisonous gases were manufactored, and theso, the explosions released in vast volumes. The population probably suffered. severely.
A GALLANT YEOMANTRY OFFICER.
LANDON, MAY 28.
An Army Order just issued prises the continet and gallantry of of Messrs Batterfield and Swire, was Major R. A. Biclandson, of the Warwick Yeanuary: Of the officers and meh, when HMS. Wayfarer was torpedoed, only five lives" "wers lost among the sayed.
Meners Butterfield and wire exbled and all the 703 horses abound saved.
The Onlee also praises the bravery of the captain and crew of the sexterlay to the Admiralty, and this
Wayfater.
2.30 p.m. Auction of Teakword and sherifieed in the effort, but that it will message. They proved to be dummies~ A number of counterfeit Gre add ten-erning the welcome nowe was received
Blackwood Furniture etc., at Messrs. Hughes and Hough's.
SAZUERAT, Jano. 5-
Gymkhana at Race Course Happy
Valley.
Man than the former. Ta Metro- politan Polica are now on the trail of the
organs.
in the form of a reply to Mrs. Janies.
APPOINTMENTS GAZETTED!
d
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HONGKONG'S ABROPLANES
Lastes, Aloy 28.
Ma Hongkong lus cabled to the Overseas Club £1,300) sterling for the
|_ The following weal and Hume appointrouse of two reibplanes for the British Flying Corps.
mentre gazetted to-day
His Majesty the King has been pleased ment to the Right Honourable Andrew to entrust the sexle if the Colonial Depart Eonar Law, M.P., na one of the Principal Secretaries of State.
His Excellency the Governor has beet plansed to appoint
MAGNIFICENT WORK BY THE BRITISH
AFTILLERY.
LONDON, Muy 9904
be successfully recomplished By, the constructed a wood and unvas, thus Allies no one doubts-mt even the urgeeting that the Germans are short of zen notes are now in circulation in Tokio, Germans, who are now obviouslyxpes and that they are anleg bugies It appears that the latter are far more
I to frighten Datch shipping. fighting in desperation for their existence. In France, Belgiunt and In the Marie Court this morning. Me Galicia the enemy are adopting the Agassiz defended ve junk en charted by the Polics with making fast to the "Saigon
Singapore newspapers of March 10 most barbarous means to stem Maru" without permission. Police Seat and enwast catde to hand by today's the tile that is flowing
on towards Moody said that defendants went alrogside
the ship as she was taking for the Kowloon mail! The Kingapore Fras Fressex them with terrible results, but not wharf, and the whaifinger complain d.plaine the dely, in its wane of May withstanding their efforts many of The defendants said that they did not make which came by the same mail
fab until the ship was alongside and, bad Joioro subscribers are notified that
The Morning Post correspondent in the North of Francs says, that' them of the mist barburous character made fast. The can wandjourned at the delay in delivery of their papers of Mr P. M. Hodgson to be a Member of the British artillery are doing.magnificently. While high explosive challe late has been owing to their being detained the Committee for the Wong nel-chong they are being beaten-heavily and Monday for further evidenco.
by the Censor. Those subscribers who and Queen's Recreation Grounds, as are required in an over increasing number, the situation regarding this hopelessly beaten. There is no doubt an armed robbery by two nas, one of hayo cancelled their enbicriptions boragse presentative of the Hengkang Football intter has hoen altogether exaggerated. In certain quarters we are THE EDWARD DISPENSARY about that, and the sporadic successes, whom carried a chopper, is reported to have fault was wol on ours de nor could we 2nd Lieutenanta L. N. Murphy and R. dynamising out way through Germate concrated steel phited trengles
of late delivery will now realise that the Ulak, vice the Hon. Me 1. Tallifer that have scensionally fallen to them, necurred in the Wang Chau village, in the toform them of the reason for the doing Linisell to be Lieutenants in the Hongkong pidly and wolle
Ping Shao district, the 2ith inst. The
As we were not ourselves notified. The Volunteer Corps, with eftes from the chicily in consequence of the use of rabbers attacked an old woman to kill monatory loss from the Censore schs falla May. Mi lington to be a Second Chaẩ
children in the night. threatening to kill Dominus na lave not been at more them they raired the alarm. Aftarzan un ourselves and is. borne with the hopeful
Sanitary Inspector, with effect from the 1st
THE MUNITIONS DEPARTMENT STARTS WORK than temporary value to them. In sacking the house the men decamped with resignatico with which people leurs to
alothing to the value of $15 and 8b in regard all the Connor'e nata. Possibly also Jane, 1915%2
in time the papers may again be allowed M Stewart Buckle Carne
LONDON, May 25. GREAT REDUCTIONE IN Calin the enemy, by means of
to be sent to the faithful band of subscribers Sacretary for Chinese Affairs, to be g marred tiers of batteries" broke the PRICES.
in Fongkong, your
member of the Compensation Board M. Floyd George his started work at the Munitions Department. Russian centre, and it says much for
established by Prechnenating No. of the und has presided over a meeting which included Lord Kitchener, Lond A GOOD RULE FOR THE the Russian skill, their courage:
5th Augant, 1914, vice HOME
Mr. E. ft. Hallathe Hozourable Curzon, and Sir Paul Girouard NOW IS THE TIMEL AKE rule of your home to always
Sergeant Major (Honerary End Liecten. determination, that in this circum-cepan and a bottle of Chamber Othon matiam you will find nothing ant) Richard John Stevenson, Hongkong stances they were able to rally and fain's Colic, Cholers and Diarrhoea Remedy attor thau Chamberlain's Fair Volunteer Reserve, to be 2nd Lieutensat,
as a anfeguard agarnet bowel complaints, Balm. Now is the time to get rid of it." with effect from May 20 more than held their own in the always curas promptly and no household Try this liniment and ses how quickly it
Mr. P. 3. Taylor to be
Kurroyor of subsequent fighting. On the Gallipoli in safe without it Fortale by all Chemists will relleva the pain and sorecess. For boilers of unlicensed steamships under
und Storakesport.
With affect from the May sale by all Chemists and Storekeepers;
G. KAMMING & Co.,
Chemists and Puggish.
·PRESCRIPTION ACCURATELY
DISPENSE
Para Drags, Patent Medicines, &e! 21 OCERY'S Near. Hox Wingkong 1 6 37 1973.
and
money.
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The Germans bayonetted British soldiers when they were helpless frony the offects of mas♪
THE HEBRASKAN
LONDON, May 27 Nebraskan (the American steamer recently torpedoed non subroarine in the North Seals been docked at Liverpool.