THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7TH, 1915.
TURKISH DEBACLE IN CAUCASUS.
ENTIRE ARMY CORPS SURRENDERS.
GERMANY AGREES TO EXCHANGE PRISONERS UNFIT FOR FURTHER SERVICE,
RUSSIAN FRONT
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
TURKS CRUSHED
IN
TRANS-CAUCASIA,
RUSSIANS CAPTURE AN ENTIRE
ARMY CORPS.
LORDON, January 5th. 5.55 p.
'A Petrograd communiqué enya:-- We have gained a decisive victory, over the Turks at Sarykamysh, capturing the entire Turkish Ninth Army Corps. The pursuit continues. Elsewhere the Turks are in full reut.
A further Petrograd says:-
▸ p.m.
communiqué
The victory over the Turks is complete. The General Commanding was captured, and also three Divisional Commanders.
We are vigorously pursuing another › Corps, which has scattered.
TURKISH FORCE'S TERRIBLE PREDICAMENT.
LONDON January Oth
3.15 m.
-A Petrograd communiqué saye :- Remnants of the Turkish forces in the
Caucasus are threatened with disaster in their disorderly flight. They are almost surrounded by the Russians, who hold the main road. The Turks are frantically striving to find an outlet, but are faced by snow-covered posses.
FAR-REACHING POLITICAL
RESULTS.
LONDON, January 6th
5. &..
The
papers emphasize the importance of the Russian victory, which, they say, is
[BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE CABLE.]
HOW TURKEY BECAME EMBROILED,
UNDERHAND AUSTRO-GERMAN
METHODS.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
COTTON INDUSTRIALISTS.
LONDO, December 11th. The Master Cotton Spinners' Federation and Cardroom Workers' Amalgamation at a meeting at Manchester agreed to a work ing arrangement to replace the St
the Brooklanda Agreement
STOCK THE NEW YORK
EXCHANGE OPENED,
LONDON, December 13th. The New York Stock Exchange has re-opened for cash trading in 200 approved stocks at minimum prices. Dealing in steels and other so-called Internationals is barred. The Exchange opened and closed strong. Many stocks showed con siderable advances.
THE HEALTH OF THE
KAISER.
WASHINGTON, January 2nd. A report received here from Amsterdam says that the Kaiser's condition is serious and that an early operation is impera tive.
THE WAR.
SAILING SHIP ABLAZE IN FRENCH UNIVERSITIES AND
HONGKONG HARBOUR.
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION IN THE CARGO.
been even
A LETTER TO NEUTRAL COUNTRIES.
The following eircular lotter has been addressed by the French Universities to the Universities in Neutral Countries:
Occasioned, it is believed, by spon taneous combustion, a fire broke out early yesterday in the forward hold of the British four-masted barque, Drumel
A protest has just been sent by the tan, which, but for the prompt action of the crow and the Fire Brigado must have German Universities against the com- plaints lodged against their country about more disastrous than it was. The vessel, which has been the way in which the prosent war is waged moored off Stonecutter'a Island since by t August last, was to have departed
The French Universities will only on her 100-days' voyage to New York or submit to following questions; Tuesday afternoon, but owing to certain circumstances the Master (Mr. S. Watt) was compelled to keep his vessel in the harbour overnight, intending to leave at daybreak yesterday, Had the vessel been at sen when the effect of the spontaneous combustion showed itself, the predicament of the crew can well be imaginod
As it was, the vessel, which was moored in Kowloon Bay, was quickly reached by
The Russian Orauge Book just issued TURKISH WOMEN AND THE the two powerful Fire floats, less than an
deals with events in Constantinople before the war. -It describes
WAR.
Austro-German methods dorhand RIOTING AND STONE-THROWING. from soveral hose. A large party
Turkey into the war.
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ALLIES PROGRESS IN BELGIUM.
forcing
LONDON, January 5th. 5.30 p.m To-day's Paris communiqué says: ---- In Belgium, despite the state of the ground, our infantry progressed along the dunes facing Nisuport.
Wo won, in the region of St. George', at different points, 200, 300, and 500| metres of ground, carrying houses and trench formations. The Belgian artillery in several places silpeed German batteries.
Who wanted this war 1
Who, during the too short interval al- lowed for Europe's deliberations, exerted efforts to find conciliatory terms! On the contrary, who refused all of those terms. which were successively proposed by England, Russia, France and Italy?
At the very moment when the conflict seemed to be averted, who allowed the war to break out as if the favourable opportunity had been expected and looked
for?
hour after the alarm had been raised, and wator was poured into the burning hold
of bluejackets from British graft CALCUTTA, December 10th, A special cable to the Statesman says: in the Harbour went on board the The Timca Petrograd correspondent Drumeltan and rendered much assist, mere telegraphs that refugees at Tiflis from
to the Fire Brigade and Erzerum describe the local feeling as ance violently opposed to the war. On the crew, while a number of American sailors news of the outbreak the hostility of the held themselves in readiness to give fur-
Who violated Belgium's neutrality after having guaranteed, the same and, by the way, who declared that neutrality is a word, that Treaties are only scraps of paper" and in time of war one makes the best of it"!
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Who denies the International Conven-
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INFERIOR LIME MORTAR.
HONGKONG BUILDING CON- TRACTOR FINED.
At the Magistracy yesterday, Mr J. R. Wood gave his decisión in the casa- in which Lam Dore, a building contractor, was summoned for using inferior ima mortarWorship
at
His Worship-1. had convicted the de fondant in this case of using line mortar of an inferior quality on December 4th, building on Inland Lot No. 1877, contrary, In the construction of the walls of a new to section 100, of Ordinance of 1903. the summons, after the ustial test, broke The sample of lime mortar concerned in tension averaging nine and a half pounds. Lime mortar which breaks ab that tension is not good lime mortar. After convicting the defendant, I found A diffenity in deciding what pearly, to Evidence has been given that impose. lime mortar which breaks at any tension less than twonty-five pounds is not good mortar for substance work, but that the Building Authority does, in practice, condone (without taking legal proceed ings, though not always without judg ment) lime motar breaking at slightly over ten pounds. I have therefore to take into account the following-fants: (a) That the Building Authority is no cepting, under this Ordinance, lime mor far which is below the standard of good moter (viz., twenty-five pounds tension)** (b) That in considering whether to insti inte prosecutions in this case, the Build- ing Authority has, in practice, adopted an arbitrary standard which the Ordi nance itself does not authorise (viz, ton pounds); (c) That with the present case, though the prosecution has been in- stitarted, and the mortar obtained, the Building Authority is authorising the work done with this mortar to remain
demolished. A
populace manifested itself by attacks ther help if necessary. Much danger at tions by which the Signatory Powers and has not asked for an order to have it upon the houses of Turkish officials. An
It appears to me unsatisfactory that in active part was played by Turkish women tended an attempt to introduce a suction bound themeslves not to use, in conducting
penalty who joined in the rioting and they threw hose through the manhole amidships into the war, any manifestations of force lead these circumstances a heavy abones. When threatened with reprisals
should be imposed on the defendant. On by the guards they rent thoir garments the hold for the purpose of taking awaying to barbarity or treachery and to the other hand, the architects received a and paraded the streets, thus compelling some of the enormous amount of water respect historical public buildings, warning that the mortar in uso on these the soldiery to retire in obedience to which had been poured into it. Tac churches, hospitals, universities etc, works was unsatisfactory and the mortar Islamic law and custom. They then burnt juss-sticks, cassia, etc., which com except in case of the enemy misusing them has deteriorated in quality, instead of in turning them into military conven-improving, since the warning was given. I shall therefore impose a fine which will compelled him to telegraph to Constantin uple a vigorously-worded protest against
be a severe caution to the defendant in this unaffer. The fino is 850. the war.
marched to the residence of the salt and
PHILIPPINES INDEPENDENCE
QUESTION.
(FROM THE MANILA CABLENEWS."]
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Under what conditions was Louvain University destroyed-1.
Under what conditions was Rheims Cathedral burnt downl
Under what conditions were incendiary bomba dropped on Notre Dame of Paris. To such questions there is only one answer: Facts,
posed part of the cargo, created a puniences? gent and
and disagreeable odour, and one of the shape crew was overcome in his endeavour to get the suction hose to work, while a bluejacket who volunteered to perform the task was also rendered unconscious. However, the suction-hose was ultimately lowered, and about WASHINGTON, January 1st.
You may already examine thoroughly. a'clock Dean C. Worcester at the bearing of
the fire was controlled, the documents published by Chancelleries, views on the Jones Bill before the Senate and the vessel was towed to the Taikoo the results of inquiries made by neutral We entirely stopped the enemy's sap-Committee to-day urged the retention of the Dock wall, with the object of expediting countries, the evidence found in Germa ping in the region of Notre Dame de Philippines by the United States because the removal of the cargo a great part of pocket-books, and also the proofs result of their strategic value in the event of which had been damaged more by watering from the ruins in Belgium and in Orette, to the west of Lens, thanks to our a war with Japan, In order to protect than by fire. There was quite six feet of France
American shores, Mr. Worcester said the water in the bold, and must of the cargo This is our evidence. United States requires a naval base in at the bottom Was irretrievably mortars and grenades.
the Far East in order to keep the enemy's damaged. ships of war at home. At the present time and under the existing conditions. Japanese troops, he said, could be landed at any point in the Philippines and could casily capture Manila. The island of aicge of
The Germans, in the neighbourhood of Lille, exploded one of our trenches and seized it, but an immediate counter-attack made us masters of the situation again,
The Fire Brigade, which was under the (Assistant-Superintendent in charge of
and of Commander Beckwith, R. hire Beats) and Station Officer Lane,
It is of no use to deny all this, as the representatives of the German Arts and Sciences do with only. an imperative word to say, like the Gorman Universities of honour as support. It is of no use You are acquainted with our methods
BRITISH AND CHINESE
· CORPORATION,
After writing down its investiments by £7,404,, the profits of the Corporation to: June 30th last amounted to £13,817. In- cluding £3,552 forward, the aggregate profit was £1,360, on which the Directors recommended a dividend of 5s, per share. tax free, leaving £11,119 to be carrie forward.
During the year the Corporation rega- tiated two Chinese Government love amounting to £525,000 and placed the bonds by private treaty: and in March last the Corporation signed an agreement of a leau of £8,000,000 for the construe with the Chireso Government for the issue tion of an important line of railway of
There was no infantry action from the Corregidor, he believed, could stand a deserve the utmost credit for their of education; they could not have formed about 600 miles; from Nanking to Nan-
Oise to the Vosges. There has been artillery fighting in the regions of Craoine and Rheims. Our batteries successfully bombarded the enemy's post tion in the Valley of Suippes, as well as in the region of Perthes and Beausejour
the heights of the Meuse.
Furthermore, he declared that and slavery are two of the existing evils in the Philippines.
chang and Pinghsiang. This line will
Wo know the value of such an education, connect with the existing Government but we also know that by breaking away railway of about 70 miles from Fing fróun e Leibnitz, Kant and Goethe tradi-hsiang to Chuchow, on the trunk line of tions German opinion assorts itself as railway in course of construction from a a slave of the Prussian militarism, and it aims at universal domination.
splendid work, which was well seconded" by the bluejackets and the crew of the a nation of vandals." peonage ship...
The cargo of the Drumeitun consisted of the following-Cassia, 15,500 packages; joss-sticks, 2,250; ginger, 1,780; soy, 100 straw cuffs, 250 matting, 5,173; palm lost came from Canton, and practically the fans, 2,100 split bamboo, 800. The cargo whole of it was on board three weeks ago. The total value of the carge is estimated
likely to have far-reaching political The same occurred in Argonne and opty, ho declared, it would result in an efforts are being made to discharge the fate of European culture is resting." The sumption by the Chinese Government of
results.
We captured in Alsace a village south- The latest Russian communiqué, fully
The east of Col du Bonhomme. The gains the Turkish debacle. worms
immense obtained on the Thann road have been Russians have captured an quantity of guns, mitrailleuses, ammuni maintained... tion, and supplies. The Turkish Josses in killed and wounded are storingus,
GENERAL JOFFRE'S
CONGRATULATIONS.
ALLIES NOW PREPARING FOR
FINAL VICTORY."
LONDON, January 6th.
2.25 0.10,
Our heavy artillery, two kilometres eastward of Upper Burnhaupt, silenced
the enemy,
PARIS,
[HAVAS SERVICE]
FRENCH BOMBS.
January 4th. An Amsterdam telegram states that French aviators
dropped bombs ព German drilling grounds at Etterbeek, The Grand Duke Nicholas (Commander Brussels, destroying part of a in-Chief of the Russian Army) and dirigible balloon shed, and killing several
soldiers General Joffre (Commander-in-Chief of the French Army) bare exchanged con gratulatory-telegrams on the occasion of the Russian victory. General Joffre added to his congratulations: The Allies in all theatres of war are now preparing for final victory. ve
COSSACKS FALL UPON AUSTRIANS.
GENERAL.
[THROUGH RESTER'S AGENCY.)
BRITISH AND GERMAN PRISONERS.
FOR FURTHER
UNFIT THOSE
SERVICE TO BE EXCHANGED.
LONDON January 6th.
2.95 a, m } LONDON, January 6th.
3.15 am.
The Official Press Bureau announces Russian cavalry attacked retreating that Germany has agreed to a proposal Austrians in the Uzok Pass, falling upon by Great Britain to exchange prisoners their flanks and rear, after negotiat incapacitated from further service, and ing mountain paths deep with snow, amid arrangements are being made accordingly,
a blizzard.
Tho Russians captured ten officers, including the commander of the Austrian detachment, and 450 men.
NO CHANGE IN POLAND: AND GALICIA,
LONDON, January 6th,
3.15 a.m.
A Petrograd communiqué says:- Artillery and rifle fire continued on the left bank of the Vistula, and there bare been isolated encounters near Bolimoff.
There is no material change in Galicia.
[HAVAS SERVICE.]
FRENCH RENTES.
Panis, January 4th. French Renies are standing at 72.50.
SERBIANS DESTROY AUS- TRIAN AEROPLANE.
TARIE, January 4th." A Nish dispatel states that Serbian artillery destroyed an enemy aeroplane flying in the direction of Pozarevce. The aeroplane fell on the Austrian side of the Danube.
Mr. Worcester said that the recent revolt or outbreak in the islands was a
structed. The financial conditions which sample of what might be expected it
integral part of the railway to be co- have prevailed since the agreement was Of this there is abundant evidence. independence was granted by the United States. Further, he said that elections
Only yesterday & Professor of the Liep- signed have hitherto prevented the issue
of the, lonn. would be a farce, and bloodshed and a
zig University wrote as follows: It
The agreement also provides for the re- state of anarchy would follow. Ultimate at considerably over $100,000 Stremions is on our shoulders that the forthcoming
the Anbui-Provincial Railway Company's anti-foreign aggression.
cargo as speedily as possible, and while French Universities are still thinking that works and property in the neighbourhood the cnssia and joss-sticks have been abso-civilisation is not only the deed of one of Wuhu and for a connection to be made MANILA BUSINESS-MEN AND THE Jutely destroyed, it is hoped that some people but of all peoples. The intellectual between Wuhu and the new line to be can- The Corporation has made an INSURRECTIONARY PLOT of the other goods will still be marketable.
The Drumcltan was built at Greenock and moral wealth of mankind is established Governor General Harrison of the in 1983; and is more or less familiar to by natural variety and the necessary advance to the Chinees Government on a
count of the loan of about £273,000 to se freedom of the genius of all nations. Philippine Islands last week received a Hongkong residents. She flies
O their side, like the Allied Armies, cure the resumption of the above-mention cablegram, from Brigadier General British flag, has a registered tonnage of
whole world.
Pianghsiang-Chuchow railway, and it is McIntyre, Chief of the Bureau of 1,909 and is owned by the Anglo-American they are fighting for the liberty of theed property and the acquisition of the
Her crow numbers Insular Affairs, denying that either Oil Company, Ltd.
The circular is signed by the Universities making monthly advances of limited Resident Commissioners Manuel Earn 27, the majority being Asiatica
of Paris, Aix-Marseille, Alger, Besancon, amounts for the purpose of surveying the shaw or Manuel Quezon had issued news-
Bordeaux, Caon,
Clermont, Dijn; | route for the new line. papar interviews charging the business
Grenoble, Lyon, Montpellier, Nancy. aten of Manila with fomenting disorders
Poitiers, Rennes, and Toulouse. The Lile in the islands in order to defeat the
University could not be approached. passage of the Jones Bill.
FOREIGN TOURISTS IN CHINA.
...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has lately delivered the following Note to the Ministry of Interior regarding the strict enferment of treaty provisions in the case of foreign tourists in the various
inland cities:
PLASTIC NATIONS.
the
INTERESTING ADDRESS AT THE
A CITY HALLA
now
DIET.
AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
CURRENCY NOTES IN THE PROVINCES.
Encouraged by the success of the can THE DISSOLUTION OF THE paiga for redeeming the Kwangtung. Mr. E. T. Williams was the speaker at
currency notes, the Chinese Goverumer has determined to adopt effective measur last night's meeting in connection with the
in redeeming the notes in the various pro. vinces, and as a result of a thorough i Evangelical Alliance. His subject was Nations and their Rulers," in the course
The following telegram was received by vestigation made by the Government the of which he emphasised that the present the Japanese Consulate General in Shang latter has been able to make its policy Lately the number of foreign tourists time was one in which they all ought to hai from the Japanese Legation at Peking according to the following programm:-
(1) In provinces such as Hunan, Hupe, to the interior regions of this country has
Siechna and the Three Eastern Pro In the 35th session of the Imperial Diet, become greater and greater, and along alis their duty to their leaders. Never relative to the dissolution of the Diet
no adequate them there are not a few who behave them had any Monarch more required their the Saiyukwai tried to reject the expendi vinces, where there are
sources of revenue from which funds cate selves so improperly that they ignore any prayers than hail King George. tures proposed by the Government for the be derived for the redemption of the notes
he restrictions imposed upon thera by the
his short reign During
had increase of two army divisions in the in the respective provinces, foreign loans treaty provisions. If the local officials
three e
crises, General Army for the 4th fiscal year of will be raised for this purpose with are not conversant with the treaties their had to deal
the Reign of Taisho. The question was (2) For the redemption of currency dealings with such foreigners often result the Parliamentary crisis, Home Rule, made by the Party one of no confidence in
notes in Shangtung, Kiangai and Shansi In and
the in unpleasant diplomatic disputes.
great war. It was the Government. Subsequently, however,
the money shall be raised by selling the view of this fact this Ministry has now their duty to support him in every pos- the Seiyakwai changed its tactics and Government properties in the respective extracted all the clauses in the treaties
provinces. They should pray for him maintained the view that all the new army
(3) In Chihli, Anhui, Honan and regarding the foreign tourists and mersible way. chants in interior regions and has com- and thank God that His Majesty had such and navy echomes should be postponed till
the next fiscal year, and that the defence Kiangsu, the currency notes can be re- piled them into a book, which, this
a good help meet as Queen Mary, who was schemes of the State should be planned deemed by appropriating the proceeds of Ministry thinks, will be serviceable to the
(4) In Kanan and Sinchiang the notes local officials for reference, wherever they an inspiration to womanhood. Again, after the end of the European war. The the local taxes. have any diplomatic question to deal with, they ought to thank God that their Kokuminto, so far as the army expansion With the exception of Shantung, where Cabinet Ministers bad had the courage question was concerned, had, taken almost will be redeemed by appropriating the copies of this back have already been and the clear-sightedness not to shirk the the same stand as the Seiyukwai. Thus surplus funds of the salt gabelle in thes this Ministry requests you to inform the made the war, when they were forced to mittee hold on the 24th December the distributed to the various local officials, war for they, without in any way haring at the general meeting of the Budget Com provinces. various provincial officials of the compila- it did not neglect their duty. The expenditure for the increase of two army tion of this book and distribute copies of speaker describd August 5th 1914, 28 divisions, the expenditure for building
the greatest crisis is our history. it among them."-Peking Gazette.
viously the Couti atal nations, and the more warships as well as the expenditure nations generally, had characterised them for important new schemes proposed by as degenerated said that they had lost the Government were all rejected. On the their position arog the nations of the 25th December at the full house meeting The petition of a certain Cor for the world. Had thy neglected to do their of the House of Representatives, after resuscitation of the ceremony of "kow duty at that momentous time it would debating the budget, the expenditures for towing has been disapproved by the he contended on the beginning of the increase of two army divisions and They other important items of the budget wore President. The Censor said in the peti- the fall of the British Empire. tion that the ceremony of "Kowtowing bad to thank feet their Cabinet acted rejected. The Government, however, con- was still observed in the abdicated Manchu as it did, and believed that, as a considered that while the act of the majority Court and also among the Mongolian, sequence, the Empire would have of the members of the House of Represents
her mission new stori
in tives made it impossible to carry out the at the rate of four sphere a day.
The remedy has been tricen more than Tibetan and Manchu princes, so that it a
the world. V. re now living in times national defence scheme, the consolidation would not be upholding the dignity of of exceptional eres and exceptional of the national ficance and other import-10,000 mersons in 280 diffe of localities.. Dr. Foux, of the Pasteu Institute, has the Chief Executive of the reigning Re-
responsibilit
ations were plastic ant administrative schemes of the State, publican Government if this ceremony was in the heat t which they were pass the rejection did not represent the views adopted the treatment, and thousands of No reaction However, the President con
ing, and the
that from this seeth of the nation, and the Government there doses have been despatched to the armies abolished.
would be moulded fore asked the Threne for leave to dissolve at the rate of 30,000 a work:
is posible. Each man, after a simple ing plastic sidered the "kowtowing" to be inconsistent
the House of Representatives, and the absorption of the remedy, is immune Hence he dis-into the im with democratic ideas.
The Rey. QUAN approved the petition Peking Daily
iet presided over the dissolution was effected on the pth against typhoid for at least three years. News,
meeting.
Experiments do not go further than this
KOWTOWING.”
Pre-
December.
A NEW VACCINE,
MICROBES TAKEN, IN THE FIRING LINE. The Matin mentions a chemist of Lyons who claims to have discovered an entero vaccine against typhoid, which consists in a treatment easily followed even in tha firing line.
The dose of vaccine per man is made up of twenty-eight erberules, each containing ten thousand million microbes, which have
to be absorbed into the system in a week