THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6πr, 1915,
BAD WEATHER HINDERS ALLIES.
TURKS ROUTED BY RUSSIANS.
FRANCO-BELOTAN FRONT.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
RELAXATION IN ALLIES' OFFENSIVE.
INCESSANT RAINS MAKE OPERATIONS ALMOST
IMPOSSIBLE.
LONDON, January 3rd.
5.30 p.. To-day's Paris communiqué states:-We have maintained, northward of the Lys, all the positions recently won. The enemy bas only displayed activity in the Zonnebeke district, where there was n violent bombardment. There almost complete quiet from the Lys to Arras There was an artillery engagement in the Albert-Roye district, but our infantry progressedTM five hundred metres in
ong
There were sharp artillery
om the Oise to the Meuse,
but we progressed three hundred metres at Perthes-lea-Hurbius. There were infan- try engagements at Beau Sejour, where we Inflicted heavy losses.
The enemy showed great activity n Bois-de-la-Gruric, and made two C Dessful attacks. There was alsu artillery inctivity on the heights of the Meuse. We gained some ground north-eastward of Troyon and also at Bois-le-Pretine...
We occupied one of the enemy's trenches in the Vosges, near Celles-sur-Blain There were artillery engagements at Handesapt and in the Valley of Fave. Our gains in the Thaan district were main Lained. We bombarded a German train
THE TURKISH CAMPAIGN.
SANGUINARY FIGHTING,
LONDON, January 4th.
2,40 a.m.
A Turkish communiqué assorte that Ardahan has been captured after sanguinary battle,
(Ardahan is a fortified Russian town in Trans-Caucasia.]
TURKS ENORMOUS LOSSES, RUSSIANS TAKE THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS.
LONDON, January 4th
2.40 a.m.
A Petrograd cfficial communiqué states. that the battle around Barykamyah con- tinues with the greatest desperation. Turks have suffered enormous losses.
Bays:
CHINA'S CUSTOMS REVENUE.
THE RETURNS FOR 1914
DAILY PRESS EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAM.]
PERING, January 4th.
The Customs revenue for 1814 shows a decrease of Hk. Tis. 6,002,000..
The total collection amounted to Tls. 28,207,000.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
FROM SOUTHERN PAPERS]
BRITISH WAR EXPENDITURE.
APPROXIMATELY A THOUSAND
POUNDS A MINUTE
LONDON, December 23rd.. Mr. Lloyd George, interviewed, said that England was spending 48 million, monthly The collections for Tientsin and Ching-soldiers and sailors under arms and on the war. England has over two million wantao together amounted to 8,021,000, The soldiers were the pick of the nation, shortly would have twoand a half millions." which constitutes a record for these ports, rich and poor. Before the Spring, half the increase being TIs. 330,000
million of magnificently trained soldiers will join our valiant French Allies. This will continue until victory is achieved.
GERMAN FLYING MEN'S FELICITATIONS.
Harbin shows an increase of Tls 10,000; Hankow an increase of Tls. 81,000; Swatow a decrease of Tls 547,000; and Canton a doorcase of Tis, 490,000.
All the foreign obligations secured upon the Customs were fully met to December."
(THROUGH KELTER'S AGENCY.]
DEATH OF MR. PERCY
ILLINGWORTH, M.P.
CHIEF GOVERNMENT WHIP.
LONDON, January 4th. The death is announced of Mr. Percy Illingworth, M.P., Chief Government Whip. Death was due to typhoid
WISH FRENCH AVIATORS A
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!
LONDON, December 22nd. German aeroplanes at Dunkirk dropped messages asking that enquiries be made for. giving news of a captured French airman, the body of the son of a German General, and wishing the French airmen a happy Christmas. ZAVE
A German hydroplane dropped two borats on Calais on Sunday, but no damage was done.
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN
FRIGHTENED.
Thesented the Shipley Division of Yorks (West [Mr. Perey Holded Illingworth had repre-
LONDON, December 22nd. A Berne telegram says that since the raid Ruling), in the Liberal intereste since 1906, on Friedrichshafen not a single airship and was made Chief. Liberal Whip in 1912, He was also Parliamentary Secretary to the has emerged from the sheds, and the most Chief Secretary for Ireland (the Rt. Hon. Aagainst a fresh attack
careful precautions have been taken Birrell, M.P., and a Junior Lord of the
LONDON, January 4th. 19.20 p.m.
MOHAMMEDAN V. SIKH.
CURIOUS CASE AT THE SUMMARY COURT..
Mr. Goldring objected to this novel suggestion, and his Lordship said he thought that Mohammedans always objected to swearing on the Koran,
WESLEYAN FOREIGN MISSION ANNIVERSARY.
WHAT WAS NECESSARY TO SHAKE OLD ENGLAND UP.
In connection with the naniversary of the Wesleyan Foreign Missionary Society, a public meeting was held at the
An interesting suggestion was made by Mr. J. H. Gardiner (solicitor for the plaintiff) in a Summary Court action before Mr. Justice Gompertz yesterday A Sikh named Khair Singh su Wesleyan Church, Wanchai, Inst evening, Mohammedan Sergeant-Major of the HE the Governor (Sir Henry May, $321, being 8155 value of a gold bang factory attendance. Hongkong Police, named Amir Shal, for KCMG) presiding over s vory satie- alleged to have been sold to defendant, and $15 for money lent. Mr. Gardiner said address, spoke appreciatively of bet HIS EXCELLENCY, in the course of are he thought the case would be dispored of work of the Wesleyan Mission, and of the very quickly if the parties attended atonernious amount of suffering that mia the Mosque and swore on their respective sionaries in general alleviated. Theres Holy Books-the Sikh on his Bible, and the was one point in the Christinu religion,. Mohammedan on the Koran.
he said, that characterised and dig tinguished it from other religions, and that was that it inculcated hope-hope of forgiveness of sins and a lilo hereafter. He had often thought, when looking ne the Chinese as a rave, that a despondent look characterised their features, and ho to their lack of that hope which thought that in a measure this was duo
became acquained with the Wesleyan Christians were taught to have. Ho Missions work in China in his first sun- mer in China, 31 years ago, and he had always been struck with the splendid. way in which mission work in Chian was car- ried on, in the face of much difficulty. The Chineso were a very shrewd. people, themselves, and missionaries had to be on and carefully reasoned things out for their guard against the man who would turn for some material benefit, but bo bad Wesleyan or any other Missionkios of never seen the slightest indication among material inducements to men to adopt Christianity. His Excellency/referred
The Indian interpreter to the Court said
or wrong, Mohammedans preferred not to that in some cases, whether they were right
swear on the Koran. If he were right, however, he would have no fear of swear on the Koran.
Mr. Gardiner said his client was pre pared to awear on the Sikh Bible He was not ondeavouring to establish a precedent, for this method of procedure had been adopted by his lordship on two occasions to his knowledge.
Mr. Goldring said his client wanted the case thrashed out in Court..
Mr. Gardiner then stated the plaintiff's caso. The defendant approached the
A Petrograd official announcement Treasury (unpaid). Among his other offices
was that of Chairman of the Yorkshire Liberal THE ENGLISH COAST RAID. plaintiff, whom he had known for about in the Westminster Dragoons, I.1. Deceased Federation, and he was formerly a Captain
as horn at Bradford on March 19th, 1950, appeared in the New Year's Honours List as and was in 46th year. apie
now to our
Fighting in the Sary' amysh district is our advantage. We have captured almost the whole of the 50th Infantry, including the Commander and fifteena Privy Councillor.] officers of high rank, six mountain-guna, and fourteen protected quick-firers. We also took 5,000 Turks, 40 officers and several surgeons.
We followed up our advantage, and seized some of the enemy's positions, and captured another three quick-firers and over prisoners. We found a Turkish forco elsewhere, and took four mountain
guns,
IRELAND'S
BOOK IN RECRUITING IN YORKSHIRE.
LONDON, December 22nd. The damage at Hartlepool is estimated at £150,000 About 160,000 men are re NEW LORD cruiting in the West Riding of Yorkshire,
where euroltaent is particularly active, LIEUTENANT.
CHRISTMAS AT KIEL. SAILORS DAILY FIVE-HOURS" GUN-DRILL.:
LONDON, January 4th. Lord Wimborne has been appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Lord Wimborne, who succeeds the Ear! of Aberdeen, was formerly the Right Hon.
Ivor Churchill Guest, Lord Ashby St Ledgers, succeeding his father to the title last year He was MP. for Plymouth from 1000 to 1900 in the Liberal interests and for the Cardiff'
LONDON, December 22nd.
Kiel Harbour. He says the Gornians have An American correspondent has cabled to New York a description of day in great faith in their new super submarine. The crews of the two battle-squadrons in
16 years, and with whom he was perfectly friendly, although they were of different religions. Just prior to his departure to India on leave on January 5th, 1912, he asked plaintiff, or a loan, and also for gold bangle, which plaintiff possessed, with a view to presenting it to his wife, which was the custom for a husband returning from another country, or from prolonged absence. Plaintiff, having known the defendant so long, consented to the defen dant's request. No interest was charged, and it was understood that the gold
alternative, that the value should be paid bangle should be returned, or, in the
Defendant returned some months later in
diers and sailors in Hongkong and went to the Rev. C. Bono's work among the sol- on to say At this time one is led, in- evitably, whenever one speaks, or holda any conversation, to mention the terrible ordeal through which we are new passing. Curiously enough, about a year ago, Mr... Bone and I were talking about the social the opinion that nothing less than war Condition of our country; and I expressed
said she had become too rich, too luxuri- was Tcessary to shake old England up. I
earnest lives our forefathers led, and that ous, that the men were not leading the it would lead to disaster if something did not happen to teach us a lesson." Henry quoted a passage from the famous specch of Mr. Lloyd George-a speech which His Excellency described as the finest speech ever made by a man who was
emphasise the absoluta necessity for noted as the finest orator in England at the present time--and, in conclusion, scrupulous honour, the necessity for doing
and
the same year, and announced that his 9ne's duty, for: path for
sacrifice.
Sir
The troops are fighting in exceptional district from 1906 to 1910. Lord Wimborne harbour have five hours' gun-drill daily wife had ran away and left him, taking at Altkirch and also the railway station conditions, the ground being covered with and also, presided, as Chairman, over the day and night in the dockyard finishing the gold bangle and other articles of interesting glimpse of the work of the
lina
between Darspach and
and caused some destruction to the rail
way Dierspach.
Speaking generally, an appreciable rolaxation Was noticeable in our offensive, which must be attributed to The incessant rains soaking the aoil every- where, rendering the carrying out of operations almost impossible.
deep snow.
THE STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION OF FRANCE.
LEADING BANKS NO LONGER
NEED THE MORATORIUM..
The following official telegram from the French Government was received yester day through Peking by the French Consul The Paris evening official communiqué | General in Hongkong:- states that there is no change in the situa
LONDON, January 4th.
9.40 .m.R
tion. The weather continues bad.
RUSSIAN FRONT.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
DESPERATE FIGHTING IN
POLAND.
LONDON, January 4th.
-6.75, 8.01.
The leading French banking establish
ments
have, of their own accord, given up, from the 1st of January, the benefit of the Moratorium and will henceforth pay on demand the whole of the deposits and
current accounts.
This measure enables considerable sum
GERMAN ATTEMPTS TO ADVANCE circulation and proves clearly that
UNSUCCESSFUL.
although the war has already lasted five months and the country's forces are, in close co-operation, France's economical situation, so far from being endangered, is, on the contrary, on a most healthy basis,
A Petrograd communiqué says:-- There has been a severe artillery engage ment along the whole front on the left bank of the Vierula
German attempts to advance at various points of the Bzura were unsuccessful. The enemy were discovered crossing the Bzura carly on Saturday morning. They were attacked by the bayonet. The few
survivors surrendered. "
ships which are due to be ready in three months. Nevertheless, the Germans are not over-elated.
vas Payminster-General from 1910 to 1912, and eleven thousand men are working Royal Commission on Const Erasion and Affurestation. Tormerly he was a Captain in the Dorsetshire Imperial Yeomanry, and server in South Africa in 1900, securing the Queen's Medal and three class. The new Lord Lieutenant was created a Privy Councillor in 1910, and is Lord-in-Waiting to His Majesty-]
FATAL LANDSLIDE. NEAR
KENNEDY ROAD.
TWO CHINESE BURIED ALIVE. Two Chinese were killed by a landslide which took place near Kennedy Road yesterday morning, where excavations for building operations are in progress,
It appears that the workmen had dug a trench about twelve feet deep and cut downward some 30 feet from the billside.
The soil was sandy and consisted chiefly of decomposed granite. A large boulder,
his away with her.
ALLIES ENDANGERING able to pay...
GELMAN COMMUNICATIONS.
LONDON, December 2nd, A telegram from Amsterdam states that the correspondent of Tyd says that the Allies have occupied Lombardzyde, 8t. George's, Westende, Bizschoote, Lange marck, Paschicasle and Moralede..
The Germans are concentrating as many troops as possible to regain the lost. territory, A
the line Bixschoote to near the railway The Allies are steadily advancing along to Roulers and Menin and Lille, thus seriously endangering the German lines of communication.
DEATH OF MR. B. TWYMAN
H. M. CONSUL AT WOHU.
Buid
Plaintiff he was quite willing to allow the matter. to stand over until the defendant was Amir Shah promised repeatedly, but failed to keep his promises, and the case was brought into Court.
Plaintiff went into the witness box, and supported his solicitor's opening. He offered to swear on the Sikh Bible, but one could not be obtained in the Court, and he was declared in the ordinary way.
In cross-examination by Mr. Gold-ing,
as a money-lender until soon after this plaintiff agreed that he did not register
transaction took place.
Mr. Goldring-Then you are five days too late The Ordinance requiring you to register came in on the lat of January,
1.012.
His Lordship I do not call this business We regret to record the death of Mr.money-lending. I call this a friendly
loan.
no
Ho
those whom he knew and trusted. declared before God that he did not take this action out of spite beccuse an
of money to be put again inte general several tons in weight, had been dug Bertie Twyman, H. M. Consul at Wahn,
around on the billside and stood up who passed away recently in the hos Answering further questions from Mr. twenty feet above the bottom of the pital at Wuhu. Following a severe attack Goldring, plaintiff said ho, had trench. Without the slightest warning the of typhoid fever, pneumonia set in and boulder crashed down into the trenches of his death and burial--which took money to many persons without keeping was the immediate cause of his death. The record of this transaction. He had lent
bringing with it several tons of earth, two place on the 27th ult, was received in women and a man who were working in Shanghai with feelings of profound regret,
any memorandum, trusting solely to his the trench being buried beneath the debris.cally by his late colleagues at the memory. This applied only, of course, to British Consulate amongst whom he was The alerm was given and firemen turned very greatly esteemned, and the utmost out with the tender and commenced the sympathy will go from many here to Mrs. Moreover, this measure shows in arduous task of extricating the interred Twyman and the two children, striking mancer France's financial pros cool as discovered. Near at coolies. After about an hour, the dead perity. The country, although tem-hand another woman was found alive porarily deprived of nearly all its She was two feet under the soil and in au resources, has, nevertheless, without hay ing had recourse to the publicity usually attending, public subscriptions, covered the National Treasury Bonds for a sum exceeding Two Milliards of Franes (£80,000,000 sterling).
There was also desperato all-night fight ing on Friday to the north-east of Nawa, ending in the dislodgment of the enerry front a portion of the trenches they had THE DESTRUCTION OF THE captured.
A German Brigade on Saturday after attacked our position north-east of nooh
Bolimoff. They were repulsed with heavy
loss.
**EMDEN..
REPORT BY THE CRUISER'S COMMANDER.
Advices from Berlin, reaching the out side world via Amsterdam on November
upright position with a basket over her bend. Two hours after the catastrophe, the He was in a running position, and had dead body of the male Chinese was found. apparently raced down the trench in the hope of escaping the earth and soil which Dr. McKenny was present and rendered all necessary assistance.
suddenly baried bim
ACTION FOR LIBEL.
DAMAGES GIVEN TO HONGKONG CHARITIES.
The deceased, who was forty-two
Plaintiff admitted that he asked Lance-Sergeant named Mohammed Amin to give evidence, that he offered him
of tre, was appointed Student Interpreteranos of his had been arrested by in China in September, 1885, and three defendant and canished. years later took the position of Acting Consul at Chinking. In the following year he was promoted to be a second class as Vice-Consul. In 1802 he was promoted Assistant, and in 1901 he went to Canton to be a first class Assistant, and during that and the following year fulfilled the duties of Acting Consul at Swatow, In 1904, Mr. Twyman came to Shanghai and for two years did excellent servido, as Assessor in the Mixed Court, his ability and unfailing courtesy earning for him the esteem and appreciation of all his colleagues..
In 1908 and 1907 he held the position of Acting Vice Consul at Shanghai, and during his period of residence there he
part of 1907, he took the rest of Acting
so to do, and that the man refused. Ho denied offering Indian P.S. 43 $25 to give evidence. If the latter swore it on the
ran, however, he would believe it, Defendant went into the witness-box, was sworn in the ordinary way, and gave a total denial of any liability.
Mr. Goldring produced a circular letter which he said had been sent to the defen- dant in which very abusive and threaten
An action for libel has been brought in | made innumerable friends. In the lattering language, he said, was used,
the Court of First Instancs at Hanoi
The Rev. TW SCHOLES presented on
Missions in the country-side of South China, and said that although the year had been one of disorder, progress had to ba reported. In a reference to the difficulties of missionary effort, he said instances were not infrequent of organised opposition of villagers to the work. Nevertheless they found that their hold on influence was being more and more felt, the population was growing, and, their while the converts themselves were getting. a greater sense of their responsibility as Christians at an
The Rew C. Bose indulged in a few reminiscences of his early days in China 34 years ago and spoke humorously of
to let their premises to missionaries, and the manifold dificulties that had at that time torbe encountered. Chinese rofused-
he himself was only able to ontain a house which was reputed by the Chinese to be haunted by devils. The owner had to choose between a devil who could not be seen, and who paid no rent, and a foreign devil who could be seen, and did pay lent," he observed Mr. Bone Chimself an excellent Chinese scholar) touchent upon the development in Chinese literature during the past thirty years. At that time there were only the dry old Classics, and the Chinese thought that as long as they grew long nails, pat su big moustaches, the world went very well. At spectacles, and curlod their scanty
tho present time there were in circulation among the Chinese tens of thousands of new books which had been translated, which would probably change, the whole |tenour of their lives. At the back of this how movement for a new literature was the Christian Church, and Christian mis sions. Mr. Bour emphasised the growing
spirit af self-reliance and independence
of the Chinese Christians, anit pointed to Fatahan not a farthing of which, either the splendid Church and hospital at for the upkeep or construction, had come from any pocket but that of the Chinese
During the evening Mrs. Goodman and Mr. F. E. Hamer sang solos, and Mr. organ. The collection, which was for the Garrett obligod with an interlude on the
Foreign Missions, realised $350, including a generous contribution from the Chair
DELIC
AT THE MAGISTRACY. RUSSIAN SAILOR AND INDIAN
· POLICEMAN.
His lordship said there was nothing Russian ship Drel was charged at the A Russian bluejacket off the Imperial
The enemy's attacks near Volwine, south 27th, report that Captain von Muller (no (Tonkin) by Mr. PO. Peuster, manager of Consul at Kiungchow and Pakhoi, and to show whether it came from a Sikh or Magistracy with being drunk and dis
of the Vistula, were repulsed.
His report states:-"Our marksman 17th and 18th. The Court found that the Later be was promoted to be Consul for defendant said he was prepared to go the extent of $4. The case was withdrawn
on the
in September of the following year he a prisener), formerly commander of the the Peak Hotel, Hongkong, against the was promoted to be one of BM Vic cognisance of it. It might be a Christmas assaulting an Indien policeman ande
a Mohammedan, and he could not take
orderly on the Praya East, with German cruiser Luer, has cabled to publishers of the Courrier d'Haiphong,
Consuls in China, procceding to Chingtu Germany his official account of the destruc-in respect of certain statements concerning in that position until February 1909. In crose-examination by Mr. Gardiner, committing damage to a public riceha to
as Acting Consul General and remaining card for all he knew AUSTRIANS AGAIN IN FLIGHT. tion of the Eniden
damaging his whistle, and, thor, with him published in that paper on August
in the sum of 50 piastres, fined the pro- years he was in charge at Chinking and Koran that what he had said was true. plaintiff had been libelled, and awarded Pakhot, and during the last two or three down to the Mosque and swear
the Consular District of Kiungchow and
on the defendant undertaking to pay 25 prietor of the journal 25 francs, and latterly at Wuhu. ordered the judgment of the Court to be
He undertook to swear on the Koran in
compensation. published in the next issue of the service extremely valuable, and by his the witness-box, but the book could net His wide experiences rendered his Courrier d' Haiphong
death the Consular Service loses an be secured, exceedingly able official. From the time A copy of the Koran was later produced, he went to Wibu, about the middle of November, Mr. Twyman did not enjoy and defendant having sworn to the truth the best of health, but there were good of his statements, Mr. Gardiner withdrew hopes of his recovery, and consequently the
MEN AND MATERIAL ABANDONED IN THE CARPATHIANS.
LONDON, January 4th:
-5.15 8.03.
A Petrograd communiqué says We are advancing successfully in the Uszok and Rostoky Passes in the Car pathians, the fecing Austrians abandon ing prisoners and mitrailleuses.
Sydney's heavy guns gained the upper ship was at first good, but soon the hand, inflicting heavy loss. We were short of ammunition and obliged to crase firing Though our steering gear was dumaged, we tried to get within torpedo range of the Sydney, but failed. Our funnels were destroyed; this greatly influenced our speed, and therefore we ran at full speed for a reef. Six officers, 4 warrant officers, and $3 man were killed. One non-com-
seriously wounded."
An action in respect of similar state ments in another Eastern newspaper was settled out of Court by the payment of $225 (Hongkong currency)....
The damages obtained in each case have
AN AMERICAN MARINE'S NON-
APPEARANCE,
Joseph E. Brown, an American Marine, failed to appear in answer to charges of being drunk and disorderly in Lyndhurst
missione officer and seven men were been given by Mr. Peuster to local news of his death has come with painful and judgment was given for defendant Terrace and of assaulting P. C. Ellis, and
charities.
suddenness,
with coats
the bail of 800 was accordingly estreated