THE WAR.
GERMANS DESPERATELY ATTACK
BRITISH LINES.
AND SUFFER SEVERE REVERSES.
OUTPOST ACTIVITY NEAR SUEZ.
SIGNIFICANT RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.
FRANCO BELGIAN FRONT.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]; BRITISH AGAIN REPULSE GERMANS.
OVER 200 DEAD COUNTED.
LONDON, January 20th.
9.10 pan.
The Official Press Burea says that Germans in some force attacked near Quineby, but were easily repulsed. Over 200 lead were counted in front of our trenches. The British casualties were amall
THREE GERMAN BATTALIONS HURLED BACK.
LONDON, January 30th. 5. p.m........
To-day's Paris communiqué sayN)--- Before Cuinchy, near La Bassoe, the British Army repulsed an attack by three Derman battalions. The enemy sustained heavy losses.
RUSSIAN FRONT S
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] SIGNIFICANT RUSSIAN-
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 156.
VICTORY. PROGRESS CONTINUED IN EAST PRUSSIA.
LONDON, January 29th, 8.05 p.m.
TURKS CRUSHED IN PERSIA.
London, Jarurry 30th,
11.30 am
The Paris Matin sage that the Turks suffered another crushing defeat in Peraia. Their right wing has been over-
to have entered Tabriz. The Turks are
flexing.
[Tabris is the capital of Azerbaijan, the north-west province of Persia It was recently reported to have been occupied by the Turks.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE NEED OF A BAND,
(TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS.
RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
appreciate and corroborato. However, it is to be hoped that the strong articles recently directed by the O Progresso on the
The harmony formerly prevailing education of Portuguese, youths in their amongst the different nationalities in the mother tongue will carry weight with the Treaty Ports has lately given place to officials concerned.
discord. In Shanghai the trouble arosa On the other hand, one can only surmise over the attempt of the German and to the Manila Band last week was reported that .X.B. has overlooked the fact Austrian Consular representatives, lo
SIE,-H. E. the Governor in his address
here. Ho voiced the sentiments of a very large number of the community. Now we are indebted in the Colony to His Excel lency for many things. Would it not be
thrown by the Russians, who are reported to have said that he would like to keep them that Portugal is striving in a new era, prevail upon their neutral colleagues to and the progress already made by her in depose Mr.. Siffert, the Belgian Consul- this direction (as can ho testified from any General, from the position of toyen of Portuguese Consulate) gives us sufficient the Consular Body in its Settlement that hope for better attention and super he has held with marked ability for some a happy addition to the list if we were intendence in the future. We must have years past. Popular indignation at this able to add that he had inaugurated come a little patience and, with our personal found eloquent expression when Mr. moans of giving the public of Hongkong, cooperation, we can undoubtedly attain Sillest returned from Europe a week or good music regularly? This could be the desired end. I remain, Sir, yours,
vwo ago, a pubite walcuno being, recorded done, as in come other places, by the clo
him the warnth of which there was no Colony engaging the Military bands here
martaking. The incident undoubtedly SWEDISH OFFICERS INVITED TO to play, in public places two or three times
exercised a powerful hifluence upon the Municipal elections a few days later, a noto of bitterness being introduced into the contest which has hitherto, happily, been absent. The result was the defeat of the German candidate, and the return of the seven British representatives, one
CHINA'S GENDARMERIE.
INSTRUCT.
LONDON, January 30th,
6.00 8.0.
Swedish officere in Persia, having been for a long time unpaid, have been ordered
week; or, as in others, by starting a Municipal band which would be largely self-supporting by being hired out when not playing for the public.
It has long been the reproach of this enterprising and progressive Colony that
this want has not been supplied, whereas in many smaller, poorer, less progressive places the life of the community is brightened and uplifted by good music available without other charge than is covered by the rates and taxes. If is Excellency inaugurates, this he will have secured something for the people which will not be one of the least of his claims mission, General Hjalmarson may make a
If the Swedish Government grants perto our gratitude and respect-Yours,
MUSIC LOVER journey to China..
PORTUGUESE
by Sweden to quit Persia by March 1st.
Meanwhile, General Hjalmarson has received a cable from the Chinese Govern ment inviting the Swedes to reorganise the Gendarmerie of China. Funds will be à Petrograd communiqué announces and sent to pay his journey to Peking to study important Russian victory in the Cathe conditions. pathians and a two days' battle from Dukla Pass to the south-east with import ant results.
The Russians forced the enemy to retreat
[FROM QUE OWN CORRESPONDENT, ]
at full speed, abandoning ammunition and CHINESE TELEGRAMS: trenching implements. Other successes included the capture of officers and men in the Carpathians, the numbers of which have not been estimated.
Everywhere the enemy failed.
The situation is unchanged in Bukovina The Russian progress continues in East
Elsewhere the day was mostly calm, Prussia, and fighting has been parti with occasional artillery duels.
Pilkallen and Gumbinnen. cularly fierce in the woods to the north of
The French heavy guns bombarded German batteries northward of Anraa, Bad blew up caissons of the enemy. At Flirey the enemy exploded a mire Intended to wreck our trenches, but only fucceeded in destroying their own.
GERMAN AIRCRAFT
WRECKED.
LONDON, January 29th. - 4.50p.m
Today's Paris communique states that there were only local actions yesterday, all of which were favourable to us.
Our infantry at Nienport gained a foot- g on the Great Dune, while our guns precked German aircraft at other parts If the front.
Artillery duels took place, and some Berman infantry attacks were all repulsed.
JAPAN AND CHINA,
JAPAN ASKED FOR NO TERRITORIAL CONCESSIONS.
PERING, January 31st, The situation which has arisen as
THE
48 LANGUAGE.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS,
Hongkong, 29th January,
A. RANOS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS.
Hongkong, 30th January SIB, I have read with much interest the leading article in your issue of the 28th Far East, and also the two letters of your fast. in regard to the Portuguese in the
in your issue of the 29th. correspondents Observer" and J.X.B.
Russian and one American who sought the suffrages of the electors.
It appears that you, as well as your correspondents, are agreed that only the character occurred at Canton. Here, it'
An incident of a somewhat similar. Portuguese Government is to be blamed sexms, a British cadet, proposed for for the absence of a Portuguese School in membership of the Club by the British Hongkong. But has the Portuguese com Consul, was blackballed by the Germans. munity in this Colony given any moral or The sequel was seen when the Committoo material support to the various projects came up for election a few days back, and which have been initiated from time to the British, aroused out of their usual time? Such support through the apathy easy-going attitude, gave the German of the community has not been giver. candidates their couge. Those who try to twist his tail will find that there's life in the old lion yet!
The school referred to by your corres pondent "Observer" has been in existence at Kowloon for over eight months, and the pupils number only about a dozen It is obvious that unless the number of pupils increase substantially, the school that more support has been given to by the residents of Hongkong............... school by the community at Macao. than
the
One wonders who has been telling tho German Government some Teutonic truths
SIR, I read carefully your leading must cluse its doors. Nobody can deny regarding the treatment meted out to the article of yesterday about the study of the Portuguese language in Macao and Hong kong, and I also read carefully the two letters published in your issue of to-day dealing with the same subject,
Contrary to your statement, the Port guese language is obligatory in all schools in Macao, and your further statement that the Portuguese learn to read and write
German prisoners in Kowloon. To judge by a part of the complaint, that they are compelled to work like coolies cleaning streets and gutters," it is evident that the person who, wrote, in this manner must be an aspirant for a post in the German official Fiction Bureau. It is apparent to
own language is clearly, wrong and incon- the camp-even at a distance that the ceivable in view of the fact that the interned Germans are having quite & good Portuguese at-Macao associate with their time, apart from the fact that their liberty continental nationals from their youth. has been limited, and what manual labour
At all points the Germans were repulsed consequence of the demands which Japan dents wrote, but I will, nevertheless, Say English with greater facility than their anyone who takes the trouble to examine
or gave ground,
Our troops, supported by sappers in the region of Borjimoff, mined and dislodged the Germans.
DESPERATE FIGHTING IN
GALICIA
RUSSIAN CAPTURES,
LONDON, January th 1.45 am,
A Petrograd communiqué announces that no important change has taken place, Eastern Prussia, nor on both banke of the Vistula.
Fighting continues in the forest region north of Pilkallen and Gumbinnen.
is reported to have made on China, is now
easier.
Mr. Hioki the Japanese Minister, declares that no territorial concessions
have been asked for by Japan, and that the alarmist reports which have been published are exaggerated
The Chinese Government has received elegrams from all parts of the country advising them not to yield the twenty one demands which Japan is reported to have
made.
CUSTOMS TARIFF REVISION.
PREING, January 31st.
The Chinese Government is arranging,
a
It will take too long to reply o everything you and your two correspon
a few words in opposition to some of your opinions
In your leader you say that English is taking the place of Portuguese among positively say that our young men there the younger generation of Macao." I can
generally study the Portuguese language for 6 or 7 years and the English Language for, at the most,
3 years.
You also say: The youth of Macao finds no outlet for its energies in its native city," Among many posts of importance that have been occupied, and may
be occupied again, by my countrymen in Macao, I may mention those of Colonial Secretary, Chief Justice, Attorney-General, Commander-in-Chief of the, Army, etc. There are many lawyers, doctors, teachers (of Portuguese), public
You further writes The Portuguese born in China, even in Macao, only in very rard cases learns to speak and write his own language with correctness and fluency
ency In Macao we have always, ut least, one newspaper, in which everybody will write
British Colonies, or such places as Shaag like form; and there are plenty of idlo As a rule the boys who are educated at they do in the course of the day is really Macao, only after years of residences in essential to the maintaining of anything hai, where British interests predominate,
are able to speak English with fluency hours in which they play football, Generally speaking, they know as much and numerous other healthy games. If of their mother tongue as an Englishman English prisoners on German soil are knows of his
E
All the Portuguese born in Macao love being treated in the same humano manner their home and are treated as equals by as the Germans in Kowloon then, they will their co-nationals from Europe, which is have no cause for complaint more than can be said of Hongkong-born 4 ply (The SABC 23 Englishmen. The term Colonial, as
used by the English, conveyed, until There may be a tiger or two on the Peak recently, a degree of inferiority
As regards the statement of "J.X.B." again soon, for the season" has been referring to the Government service in commenced by a Chinaman who claims to Macao, the disability which the Portu- have had a pony killed and partially old régime has been removed by the eaten by a tiger. And a European guese born in Macao laboured under the
The Germans renewed their attacks in the Borjimoff region, but were repulsed with heavy loss. By a counter attack we menting of the Diplomatic Body to conservants, etc., among the Macaistes enlightened Republican Government and constable, upon, proceeding to the scene Everywhere we consolidated our post dislodged the enemy from his trenches sider the proposed revision of the tions on the ground we had won
AEROPLANE ACTIVITY, BOMBS DROPPED ON GERMAN CAMPS,
LONDON, January 30th.
1.45 Br
with the bayonet, and captured several mitrailleuses. Our progress in Galicia, on the front formed by Dukla and the
Customs Tariff,
Vyschkoff passes, has been maintained, not- BRITISH MILITARY FUNERAL
IN PEKING.
withstanding the desperate resistance of the Austrians, except in the region of the Beskid pass, where, in consequence of an
PERING, January 31st. offensive movement by superior, enemy
Major Ireland, the Commandant of the The Paris evening communiqué states: - forces, our advance guards fell back on a
Legation Guarde, was buried this morn- East of Soissons the Germans twice previously prepared position, attempted to cross the Aisne, but were
We have captured on this front during ing in the British Cemetery. The Guards the last three days 2,460 prisoners, three of the allied and neutral nations attended repulsed.
guns and ten mitrailleuses.
the ceremony, which was very impressivo. Several aeroplanes bombarded Dunkirk on the night of the 28th inst, killing and wounding some persons, and doing damage to property, which was insigni ificant in extent..
Two French aeroplanes early this morn ing dropped numerous bombs on the enemy's camps in the region of Laon, Lt Fere and Saissons, and a German acro planu was brought down east of Gerbevillier to-day, and the aviators were captured.
GENERAL.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
AUSTRIA'S FOOD SUPPLY.
SIGNIFICANT ACTION BY THE GOVERNMENT.
LONDON, January 28th.
8.40 p.m. A message from Venice states that the Austrian Government has decided t organise a grain monopoly similar to that
shortage of fodder
There is nothing important to report in Bukovina. THE NEAR EASTM
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY
OUTPOST FIGHTING EAST OF SUEZ.
KAISER'S BAD INVESTMENT
A correspondent writes in a contem-
porary
Your correspondent "Observer" seems to think that Portugal is obliged to main tain a Portuguese School in Hongkong and throws the blame on the Portuguese Government. I think the Government of the Portuguese Republic will help, if only those malignant voices against the Reput lio will keep silent.
the present conditions at Macao are much of the feast, declares that he found pugs more favourable than those which obtain in Hongkong in respect of employment in the of a tiger size. Something seems to Hongkong Government of persons born in tell me that this will not be the last we this Colony.
shall hear of the tiger, for ones the season. Referring paragraph
in our le to the concluding paragrah opens Chinese tigers scem to do heaps of attacks made against the Portuguese weird things in their endeavour to resch Government by your two correspondents, that side of the Peak where the deer go Jet me assure you that Portugal, under the Republican regime, is so universally zoaming I shall not be at all surprised ackans ciged to be one of the most liberal when the report comes out that a tiger nations, that it requires no persen in this has been seen on the Peak, but I shall be
Yours truly, part of the world to defend her good namo astonished if anyone really and honestly
V.G.
[Other letters on this subject have been re ceived, but they make no point which is
covered by the letters we have selected for insertion-ED
SMALLPOX IN SHANGHAI.
THE NEED OF VACCINATION. The opinion prevalent in the settlement, that an unusually serious epidemia of smallpox has broken out, is wrong in one sense, right in another, says the MG. Daily News,
looks upon the bright-fulvous body of a genuine tiger. Imaginations will be set to work now that one story has found its
way into print; and it is remarkable what the combination of shadows of night and an imagination centred upon a tiger can produce. One has only to remember tha peculiarities of last season's tigar, who, apparently, merely came to Hongkong on Blook see expedition, to realise what can be done in this way.
A rather an
A rather amusing incident occurred at
According to your correspondent J.X.B."" to an outsider it looks as if it is a great calamity that the average Portuguese youth in Hongkong should be It is not generally known that the unable to speak and even to understand capture of certain of the ships of the his own uncorrupted language. But he Voermana Line, recently announced, was thinks "we cannot blame parents who A TRAGIC MISTAKE BY PATROLS.
a direct blow at the pocket of the send their children to an English school Emperor William. Until a few years to acquire a sound knowledge of this As a matter of fact, there are exception. LONDON, January 30th. ago the Woermann Line was a private
5,25 a.10.
enterprise of the Woermann family, but, language," as "these are bread-and-butter | ally fow cases, so far as the actual figures Ainessage from Cairo states that the on the death of the head of the firm, the days and those fighting for a living can show, but what must be enrphasized is the popular rendez-vous in Hongkong a few Turks occupy Katin, which is twenty-five to a limited liability company. Still scarcely stop to think of sentiments. I small population of foreigners as com- the close of his repast, one of the habitués,
business was turned, for family reasons,
number of cases among the comparatively nights ago. Consulting the menu towards miles north-east of Kantara, with outposts Inter a controlling interest was acquired hope the majority of the Portuguese will pared with the Chinese at Birelduerdar, twolve miles nearer by the Hamburg American Company and disagree with him, and, wherever the During the week ended on Sunday dissatisfied with the selection of fruis
the Kainer himself, the sum paid being There is another Turkish post at Moya-vory huge one, the Emperor invesung may be, will always try to teach their (January 24th) five cases among the placed at the disposal of diners, asked the foreign population of 14,600 were notified, boy who was waiting upon him to bring harab, twenty-five miles cast of the Bitter a large portion of his savings in this children the Portuguese language first, while among e population of half a
the suggestion-book Lakes, and there is a third at Birmabelak, very prosperous concern. Ho has now then the English-I am, Sir, yours faith million Chinese only four deaths were
Anxious to | lost that proportion of his money which ten miles east of Suez. The Turks also is represented in the captured vessels and
reported." Elly,
by avoid any complaint, the European The percentage reveals the great need steward hastened to the table to ask what have a small post at Tor, in the Red Ses. aleo, it is to ho hoped, the exclusive
that exists for vaccination amongst the grievance was. Oh," replied the On Thursday morning, a Turkish re with what have been German colonies in Erivileges which this line had for trading.
foreigners, particularly among those of connaissance came into contact with a Africa British post east of Kantars, and were driven off, leaving four dend They
Admiral Jellicoe in a letter to a relative
we need them. Our enemy is bold and
MACAISTA
[TO THE EDITOL OF THE HONGEONG
DAILY PRESS."M
Canton, 20th January
ably decreased.
we already hava
the poorer classes and those who are in diner, as we always have the same kind daily contact with the Chinese. The effect of fruit, I was going to suggest that, by of the vaccination crusade by the Health way of a change, we might occasionally Office with the Chinese is just making it Sin-Your leading article of the 28th self felt, and it is highly satisfactory to have some li-chees." "Well, you see, sir, * in the people's thoughts and prayers, for at a considerable amount of interest ago the number of cases has very consider four or five kinds of cheese on the merk, skilful, and with the new method of war amongst Portuguese readers of your Our contemporary understands that a and we could not add another without fare, mines and submarines, it requires journal, as clearly evinced by the subse large proportion of the foreign cases removing one of those and they have all great care and vigilance to retain our superiority in the battleship class of quent correspondence on the subject by notified are among comparatively new been asked for by different gentlemen.
arrivals in Shanghai, and this would The steward might have gone one beiter vessel, which will be the ultimate arbiter
'An Observer” and “J.X.B.” OVE
noint to the necessity of impressing upon of the command of the sex. We need help
The reason put forward by J.I.B. fresh men the advisability of getting by explaining that German specialities from above, for without it we are power sound ons, no doubt, and one which vaccinated. The remark also applies to were no longer encouraged | less, and I feel we shall obtain it, for ourvery Portuguese born in Macao vill full these older hands who have not recently
of the Germans. The Minister of Agricul Carried off a wounded Indian officer, one Ceylon says: Glad to know we are anent the above top:e has, no doubt, rakel know that as compared with a few years was the explanation," ture says that the army grain supply will Indian was killed, and five Gurkhas Fast till August, but that there is a serious wounded.
The enemy attacked a post at Kubri, near Suez, but they were casily defeated.
A French pilot and a British observer, who had met with an accident to their hydroplane, were returning afoot when A Havus message states that French they were shot dead by patrols who mis
FRENCH IGOVERNMENT
STOCKS.
Government Stock now stands at 73.30.
took them for the enemy.
'cause is good."":
been vaccinated,
RUDERICK RANDOM.