THE WAR.
THE PESSIMISM
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 121¤, 1815.
OF AUSTRIA.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.).
RUSSIA'S DAILY WAR
BILL
LONDON, February 11th A Petrograd telegram states that the Duma Council of Empire has voted the Budget.
In the course of the debate it was stated that the war was costing Russia £1,400,000
SEVERAL GERMAN REVERSES IN BELGIUM. sterling daily. It was also rated that
RUSSIANS BOMBARD TREBIZOND.
RUSSIAN FRONT.
TREACHERY OF MARITZ.
{THROUGH EBUTKE'S' AGENCY.]
FIGHTING IN GERMAN TERRITORY.
PROGRESS IN CARPATHIANS PASSES.
LONDON, February 11th..
1.30... A Petrograd communiqué says:— Fighting has been
continued at Lasdehnen, Roguperen, and Arsobiala, in East Prussia.
There was nothing important elsewhere, Eitheron-tho-right bank of the Vistula br on the left back.
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT, (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOV.).
GERMAN REVERSES.
LONDON, February 11th.
12.55 3.00:
The Paris evening communique says:-- We exploded three mines on Tuesday night at La Boiselle, and occupied the cavities caused by the explosion, despite counter-attack, which we repulsed with
the bayonet.
Russian trade is operating practically unchanged.
BRITISH ARMY ESTIMATES..
SUPERMAN AND THE WILL TO POWER."
CONCLUDING LECTURE BY
COMMANDER SUSMANN.
Commander Summann, R.N., gave the last of his series of three lectures on "The Evolution of Germany" in the BA Theatre last evening. The lecture dele with events from the German Revolution to the consummation of German Unity. ing the pissing of the Revolution, the Commander BUSMANN said that follow Bund resumed its old reactionary policy, A large amount of emigration took placo, chiefly to the United States, England, and the British Colonies, the emigrants com prising some of the most enlightened and liberal minded men of the country, and the ground was left clear for the reaction aries and the Militarists. The loss of so
THE SHANTUNG RAILWAY QUESTION.
we were just as desirous of the evolution of a high type of man as Germany was, but it was undoubtedly true that we showed little appreciation of the value of culture. Perhaps this war would do some-
SHAREHOLDERS RIGHTS. thing to draw attention to its real value, and then its propagation might be under to the Germans of the control over the fair play, and sympathy through moral
The loss of Kiacchow means also the loss. tason in the spirit of British tolerance, Shantung Railway. force the force of good example. He had and capture of Kinochow the receipts frour Owing to the siege described how Gerinary hecame a nation, the railway have fallen off very consider Could we regret it even now? He did ably, and the control of the line is in the not think we could, certainly not if we antis of the Japanese. world. There must be part for her to for their lusses is being discussed in the The question done of good. She had given much to the Railway Company can claim compensation. were of those who realised what she had whether the shareholders of the Shantung
play it not always as an enemy to Englending German financial review, publishes play still We must hope that she would German newspapers. The Bankarchiv, land, but we could not be friends whilst un article on the subject from a legal her creed took its present form.
orrespondent, a
H.E Major-General KELLY said he was thoroughly interested in the lectures. It certain that all, like himself, had been was listening
rather appropriate that there should te HO manyJadies
present remembered
then, when it
was that the birth of the
to
In this article it is contended that the England and Japan, as these are the company must claim compensation from countries which are responsible for the damage inflicted. The legal correspon dent declares that the section of the line. which is within the boundaries of the
LONDON, February 18th The House of Commons unanimously adopted the Army Estimates for 2,000, many citizens at this period through | Power of the Prussian, or rather German, district leased by Germany must be dealt
-meu,
THE NORTH SEA BATTLE,
The following additional news relating to the recent North Bea, naval engagement is taken from Rangoon exchanges:Tho loss of the Blucher is particularly felt in -Germany-beenuse she flew the flag of Prince Henry of Prussia at the beginning Princo hauled down his flag with winter: of the war. But it is believed that the Field-Marshal French for the army has telegraphed his admiration and warmest Beatty and Commodore Tyrwhitt and good wishes to Vico-Admiral Sir David
omigration called attention to the neces sity that Germany should become a nation and assert herself for the acquisition of and distinct line of thought-Germany world-position. There rose one very clear must be united by force. If she were to have her place in the sun? she must become a nation.
In Argonne there has been a cannonade.typical heading saying, When you are Wat in 1870, the lecturer said that in the
with bomb-dropping, on both sides, parti cularly in the region of Polanto and Bagatelle.
less attack on a Marie Therese work.
The Germans made a violent and fruit-
Our outposts easily repulsed a German
The Russians are pressing the enemy in the districts of Duklin, Lupkow, and Dajok, in the Carpathians, and continuo to progress, They captured another $1,523 prisoners, several mitrallouses, and attack at Lorrains on the north side of
the Parroy Forest.
Eine mortar.
AUSTRIAN PESSIMISM. SIGNIFICANT OFFICIAL
ADMISSIONS.
LONDON, February 10th.
7.20 p.m.
A message from Amsterdam states that pessimistic Austrian communiqué says that deep snow in the Carpathians greatly Empedos marching and fighting.
A small affair at Manonviller ended in our Hussars pursuing the enemy,
An attack by the Germans at Fontenelle in the Vosges waé repulsed.
LONDON, February 10th.
4.45 p.m.
To-day's Paris communiqué saY5;~~. There have been only artillery engage- ments of some intensity and a small infantry affair to the north-east of Manon- viller. Our outposts drove back the enemy's posts from Romambois.
GENERAL.
GERMANY'S ACHIEVEMENTS
IN THE WAR.
public that the god of victory has already The following is the best the Frank furter Zeltuny can do to conviney the lavished bis favours upon the czubatiled Fatherland:
high man,
company the receipts from the working of compensate the company for the wear and this section of the line, and must also tear of the rolling-stock and of the per manent way.
female sex After the invasion of Prussia, govorning the occupation of enemy Army was due to the fascination of the with in accordance with the principles when Napoleon was quite propered to disintegrato her, he was prevailed uponclusion of the war, because it is private territory. That is to say, the railway must be restored to its owners at the con extremes. Through that lady he allowed pondent asserts, refund to the railway! Queen Louise not to carry his ideas to property. Japan must also, the corres by the very fascinating and youthful Prissin to have a small Army of some ten and when trained dismissed, and another or twelve thousand. These were trained, lot trained, with the result that when concluded: "It is very important for its Napoleon was retreating from Moscow ha
to know the characteristics of the people was met by a large Army. His Excellency we are fighting. It is a nation that will take a lot of beating, but we believe it is going to be beaten. We have set our teeth,
(Applause.) go through with what we have started." and started well, and I am sure we shall
Commander SuSMANN briefly replied,
ADMIRAL JERRAM K.C.B. INSIGNIA PRESENTED AT SINGAPORE.
The lecturer went on lucres of Otto von Bismarck in attain
to relate the ing this desideratum, and passed to the Danish War, and the restoration of the Duchies, the result giving Germany her icers and men of the Navy. The London first potentiality for sea-power, evening papers are most sarcastic regard lag the German naval communiqué, one and surrounding the Franco-German After dealing with incidents causing
muniqué is described as characteristic and 40 years since, that time Germany had beaten say you have won," The com worthy of a people who describe English sprung to be one of the greatest nationa villages as fortified towns. The papers remark: It is significant that Berlin on earth. In art, commerce, science, and cannot tell the German people the truth." philosophy she had taken the lead, and her The papers are most enthusiastic in their praise of the Admiralty's policy in build new philosophy was the direct heir of remarkably confirmed the wisdom of the product of the events which led up to that pore on the 3rd inst., to witness the ing battle-cruisers undeterred
those which achieved the consummation criticism. The battles hitherto have of her national ideal, as it was also the ing in the Council Chamber at Singa
by
There was a very distinguished gather Admiralty's constructive policy inspired graphed to Sir David Beatty the con- revised the philosophy of Schopenhauer insignia second class of the Order of by Lord Fisher: Mr. Redmond has tele consummation. Friedrich Nietzsche manding the China Squadron, of the presentation to Admiral Jerram, com- gratulations of his fellow Wexford men.hy proclaiming the thing in itself," that. Kuight Commander of the Bath. in Edinburgh churches on the Sunday the basic principle of all things was not having been afforded there were present Special prayers for the Navy were offered
Public intimation of the ceremony while the battle was in progress, at the the Will to Live, but the Will to Power. sides the officials a good many of the request of the Lord Provost, who tole For him, as with Schopenhauer, the fair sprinkling of private individuals graphed to some of the churches.:
heads of local businesses, many ladies and highest, manifestation of Will was man, His Excellency the Governor, Sir Arthur and man should be higher still when he Young and Lady Evelyn Young were had learnt to find himself. For this there supported by the Colonial Secretary and must be an entire reconsideration of moral Civil Service uniform, M. le Comte de the heads of Government departments in values. Altruism, sacrifice, love for others Bondy, Consul General for France, and all these principles had only succeeded other representatives of the Consular in producing medioere
hotly, the acting Chief Justice, members of men. The the Admiral's staff and Naval Intelligence according to Neitszche, Departusent, the Military Staff and five months of war, even very much better influence of pain and stress, of toil and Garrison, the Bishop of Singapore and We shall win! We know to-day, after could only be produced under the Officers Commanding the various arms of the Regular Serviço and Volunteers in than on July 31st, what this terrible word tribulation, of discipline keeping him several of the Clergy, the Inspector. of fate War' means for us. We know continually on the alert, knowing that he the President of the Municipal Commis the sacrifices in invaluable blood which
General of Police, members of Council, this war has already demanded. We can would be overthrown if, for a moment, hesion and members of the Commission and guess at the sacrifices which it will still relaxed his vigilance. Thus it was that a number of private citizens. demand. But we know this, too-that we always found that long spells of peace. there is to-day nobody in the German lands ful civilization almost invariably brought who does not clearly and fully realise that this war involves our all in all; that not corruption to a nation or rendered them a only is our political but our national and xonomic existence at stake; that there is The natural laws of survival mitst be mass of meditere beings, like the Chinese, thing in order that we may win; that there allowed full sway, so that only the best no one who is not prepared to risk every- the inner-most recesses of his soul that the of great intellectual power, grasping is no one, finally, who is not convinced in could survive, and those best would be men final victory will be ours!
"And we know today, after five spirits, ready and able to seize and keep. The Duma unanimously passed a resolu- a good share of the victory. In the cast
months, that we have also already secured For the superman there was no such thing tion saluting the glorious exploits of the have overthrown the enormous Russian duty of the high man was declared to bo as good or evil-he was above both. The soldiers and sailers, sending the most hold in check the French, English, and superiority of strength. In the west we An official statement issued at Petrograd cordial grestings to the Allies, and declar- the North Sea to the southern edge of the be given for the development in the high to fight against all alteristic principles, Belgians with & wall which stretches from creeds, religions, in order that play might ing the inflexible determination of Russia Vosges. We have achieved the incalcal-men of the Will to Power. Trebizond (Asia Minor) and destroye imposed on the enemy assuring the peace portions of this territory as a secure pawn to carry on the war till conditions are
able in succeeding in conducting the war with all its devastation almost entirely in It was in the development of man's three bridge.
the enemy's territory. We hure large power of rising, of becoming a high man, of Europe and the restoration of right in our hands. That is the military result that the function of culture lay. Culture The Platara and Rize sank fifty sailing chips,
and justice.
of these five months; but equally great is meant the assiduous cultivation of man's our economic victory. We may now say highest parts. And superman must fight in all conservatism that the conversion of our peace-time economic structure into a for his culture, his creed, fight in real structure has been successfully physical fashion, otherwise all his widom carried out. Our enemies can bury for the would lear but to an enervating idealist. compelling us to conclude a premature Let it be understood that there was no indefinite future all their fond hopes of peace through the pressure of counomic such thing as the Individual-there was tinue to do what this test demands of us. weakness. Those hopes will remain in the only the Will to Power. grave for ever if we ourselves only can-
The statement admits that the Russians are strongly pressing against the Dukin Pass, and that the remainder of the Rus bian frant is so strongly fartified that the Austrian operations are rendered slow.
The communiqué concludes: Heavy fighting and bitter difficulties Experienced. We must be content to press the enemy back step by step and tepel his attempts to break through with- but weakening the remainder of our dront."
NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] RUSSIAN BOMBARDMENT OF TREBIZOND. FIFTY SAILING-SHIPS SUNK.
LONDON, February 11th.
are
states that Russian destroyers in the Black Sea bombarded three batteries at
[BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE CAFLE] THE TORPEDOING OF MERCHANT-SHIPS. BRITISH ADMIRALTY STATEMENT.
{
(THROUGH REETER'S AGENCY.]
OPTIMISTIC RUSSIA.
HOPES TO ACQUIRE THE DARDANELLES.
Lexpos, February 10th.
A telegram from Petrograd says the enthusiasm shown in the Dunia was in great contrast to the spirit prevailing in the Prussian Diet:
Speakers on behalf of the peasants said the peasants were willing to make any sacrifice to remove the German menace.
N. Milinkoff (Liberal) said he was con- vinced that in good time Russia would be The Admiralty has published reports of and Constantinople, both militarily and guaranteed the acquisition of the Straits Masters of the British ships Ikaria and diplomatically. (Prolonged cheers.) Toko Maru, which were torpedoed by German submarines.
The Ikaria was on a voyage from Brazil
30 feet from the ship.
THE TREACHERY OF MARITZ,
A JUDAS LEADER.
wor
We could see the justification for all that had happencil in the last months. Gennaný had seized on the idea that she was to ho the master nation, and her people seemed to hate convinced them- selves that that was su, and so they had made up their minds to assert their claims with all the enthusiastic devotion which was characteristic of them. They must
Lichtenent.
The insignia was carried by Fleet Pay- master Lynes in the absence of the Flag
Officer Commanding, as his supporter, and His Excellency Admiral Jerram entered the Council Chamber with His Excellency
saluted the Governor. Major-General Reade, C.B., the General
the
the Chinese Government, the Bankarchinʻz correspondent, continues, in respect of this No, responsibility whatever rests with
section of the line above referred to for Kianchow is regarded legally as German territory. England and Japan have the Shautang Railway between however, he asserts, violated the rights of frontier of Kinochew and Tsinaniu. China. he says, ought not to have por- nitted England and Japan to violate the. private rights of foreigners on her territory, and as China permitted this and did not defend her neutrality she is responsible for the consequences, Should Japan, therefore, not restore the Shan-
pany. There is a certain basis, he save, tung Railway to its rightful owners when-
the whole value of the railway to the com opinion of the writer of the article, pay peace is proclaimed, China must, in the
appears, for the rail way being taken over can be arrived at. Provision is made, it on which the amount of this compensation
times the average dividend of the previous sum to be paid for it being fixed at 25. by the Government in the year 1959, the
five years.
correspondent adds, also for the coal mines that have been opened up and worked by Compensation will have to be paid, the
the Germans in the province of Shantung. He suggests that the whole question of the mitted to Shantung Railway will have to be sub- Arbitration, for he apparently does not believe that the shareholders will be offered an. International Court of
what they consider to be adequate com pensation for the loss of their rights and of their property.
HELD FAST UNDER WATER. FRENCH SUBMARINE'S ESCAPE
FROM THE ENEMY
sabmarine has been forwarded to the A graphic story of the escape of a Franch Petite Gironde by one of the crew, who was. on-board at the time. He says:-
o'clock we were within two miles of one We left port on Saturday morning, and on the following morning, at, three
Secretary, then read his Majesty's hour, proceeded towards the entrance to Mr. Lee Warner, the Governor's private dived and, at the rate of three miles an of the enemy's ports. At six o'clock we
Jerram and subsequently the warrant to the dam protecting the harbour, wo warrant conferring the honour on Admiral the port. At 7.30 s.m., on drawing near deputing to His Excellency the Governor caught sight of several battleships, but we behalf of His Majesty. the duty of presenting the Insignia on could not think of torpedoing them, as the dam afforded thein protection, Tho
honour and privilege of handing to aim more accurate, we drew nearer to GOVERNOR made a short speech saying that destroyers passed within & short distance At the conclusion of the reading, THE est moment, however, these and several it was a great pleasure to him to have the of our craft, and, in order to make our Admiral Jerram the Insignia of the Order them which Mis Majesty the King had been caught. We could neither go forward nor But suddenly our submarine was pleased to confer upon him on the first of astern, as the rudder was hold tightly by the order round the Admiral's neck and torpedoes came speeding towards us and Jarnary ast year.
The Governor then placed the riband of almost to the surface; then the enemy's steel cables. We were drawn upwards pinned on his breast the insignia. Excellency most cordially for the pleasing disturbing the water, all around us. Wer seemed to shave our hall. It was a miraclo Admiral JERRAM in reply thaaked His that we were not struck. The shells were manner in which he had presented to him thought that we were done for, and we the honour conferred upon him by his patiently awaited the explosion which Sovereign. He wished also to thank the would deliver as from this cruel suspense. morning for attending, not only for their inexorably slow in coming to my com porsonal friendship to himself but for redes and myself Meanwhile we did not distinguished company present -that Death continued the writer, "seemed the honour they thereby showed to the give up all attempts to escape. Service to which he had the privilege to weighted on vessel and all pressel bolong.
the cable gave way and we dived at fall together on the steering wheel. Abruptly. sneed to a depth of eighteen yards then attempted to get away. Finally, two Wo hours later, we were completely free of our pursuers. We, however, only rose to the surface in the evening, after being submerged for twelve hours. Subse- quently we sighted another of the enemy's ships and had to dive again."-Errhange.
The Admiral then shook hands with His Excellency and with the General Officer Commanding and others present and the ceremony ended-Free Press:
NO CONTRABAND FROM ITALY.
CONSCRIPTION.
We
PRINCE OF WALES. to Hayro and Loudon when, on January
AN AMUSING INCIDENT. 31st., at a point to the north-west of
The Prince of Wales is a very keen and Havre, the ship was struck by a torpedu
skilful motorist, and more often than not LONDON, February 10th.
ho drives himself the long torpedo bodid and began to sink. The only warning Tho
car which he uses at the front. But the admit that a cread that could product officer, and Commendatore Fiore, Pretoria News, which has roads are jolty and greasy, and accidents such devoted disciples was worthy of some was the sight of the torpedo trail when announced that the Germans have shot Cri de Paris, the Prinesis car, owing to pct. We were sure that Germany was
Ciao Castrignano, a retired Customs will happen. A day or two ago, saya the however, towed into Havre The ship was, the rebel loader Maritz for treachery, now an unfortunate side-slip, came at would take us all our time. Even if she Customs oficials to obtain a permit to ing et Paddington, recently, said the war
doctor, were recently arrested, saNo5 The Toko Maru was on a voyage from adds that Maritz had asked officers of the had naturally the worse of the encounter.
into Wrong, and we had got to prove it, and it the Messagern, for attempted bribery of New Zealand to Havre, and was also Union force whether his life would be lorry, a Parisian with a fine flow of the great, the exceptional, the remark arrested in the act of handing £6000 to said, we are relying on conscriptionist
were crushed, she would say that it was export, corn
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, M.P., speak struck by a torpedo near Havre, entirely spared if he surrendered. He was told language, from telling the young man at able, the noble, by the combined forces of officers, in exchange for an exportation France.
That did not prevent the driver of the but another example of the suppression of Castrignano, states the journal, was
to belligerent countries. provided unanswerable without warning.
arguments in The Master sighted a
favour of conscription. Today," ba periscope, thus establishing the cause of that no conditions could be granted, did not guess, exactly what he thought of inspired by altruistic creeds, have ever!
the wheel, whose identity, of course, he the weak and medioere-forces which, permit. disaster. Tho abip sank immediately. Maritz left on the understanding that him.
We could not enter into any The crew were saved by a French mine besides surrendering himself he would try given him
Alliance again and tell our Allies to wait The Prino, whose stay in Paris has superman. Germany could not be alto
stood in the way of the attainment of Sweepor.
six months before our troops could support The British ship Oriole has been miss-
and bring in the German artillery colloquial French, doubled
them in the trenches, Our Allies would complete mastery of gether wrong. We must all hope for a
not allow us to do so."" up with world of higher men some day, but history ing since January 30th. She was bound to
The Pretoria Ners gives a new version of epithet. When the joke had gone on the betterment of man were not best spread amusement beneath the lorry driver's low seemed to show that principles evolved for Havre. There is greve reason to fear that of the fight at Kakamas.
long enough the Prince's orderly told the by physical force. It says that eloquent lorry driver who the young man
way of Germany's material aims; was To England seemed truly to be the des sovereign
there nut also complete incompatibility was not merely that England stood in the
in the spiritual ideal We believed that
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BUDDAH AND BACCHUS.
much too frequently and diligently at the by reason of the fact that he worships Buddah is a local Indian watchman who,
etening that his power of propulsion had shrine of Bacchus, has become quite a well- known police court character. He was so intoxicated at a late hour the previous vanished.
RAUB GOLD MINE RETURNS. The following are the results of crush- ing operations at Raub for the four weeks average per ton 2,855 dwts. ending 20th ult:-Bukit Koman: stone
Bukit Malacca stone crushed 3,781 tons, gold obtained 370 ozs.; average per fun 1957 data-
she was also sunk by a German submarine Maritz was leading the Germans. there was, and his Royal Highness presented a tiny of upholding the opposite creed. It before the court again yesterday, being crushed 6,275 tons, gold obtained 898 oZS.,
with the loss of all hands, as life-buoys when his treachery was discovered. The marked Oriole have been washed up at German artillery was only extricated with Rye, Sussex.
the greatest difficulty,
to
age done, for there was none to the
but for five minutes' hearty laughter. Thus the amusing incident was closed to the satisfaction of all parties.
him in returnat for dam-i
Buddah had to pay $5,