THE
WAR.
FORCING THE DARDANELLES.
FRENCH WARSHIPS BOMBARD BULAIR.
ALLIED
EXPEDITIONARY
ARRIVING.
FORCE
GOOD PROGRESS BY THE FRENCH IN CHAMPAGNE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NAVAL ACTIVITIE8.
· THE BOMBARDMENT OF THE DARDANELLES..
FIFTY-TWO WARSHIPS IN THE STRAITS.
LONDON, March 4th The Admiralty an ounce that H.M.S.'s Triumph, Ocean and Albion entered the Straits on Monday and attacked Fort No
ties
The enemy replied. Our casual were six wounded. Bimultaneously, four French battleships in the Gulf of Baros bombarded Bulair.
On Tuesday H.M.S.'s Canopur, Swift and Cornwallis engaged Forts 8 and
sure
D silencing the latter.
RUSSIAN FRONT.
[THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY. Į
ANOTHER 6,000 AUSTRIANS CAPTURED.
GERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED.
LONDON, March 3rd. Petrograd communiqué
Today's. states—
Between the Niemen and the Vistula the Germans delivered no attacks, except at Ossowiece where several attempts to approach the fortress were repulsed.
Our troops in the Grodno region and other sectors along the whole front con- tinue to progress. Wo stormed the village of Kerjen, capturing seven officers and between the Ondawa and the Ban rivers, and have repulsed, with entire success, furions attacks by the Austrian army.
oh masa The Germans have made equally barren attacks in the regions of Koziorka and Rojanka. We enveloped and annihilated, at Rojanka, two German companies.
We seriously defeated the Austrians defending the river Lomnitza.
The
COUNCIL
WAR AND FINANCE.
COLONY'S EXPENDITURE TO BE REDUCED THIS YEAR.
The COLONIAL SECRETART seconded. On Council resuming,
YHE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, MARCH 5ra, 1915. HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE private Bills These private Bills in- volve a certain amount of work, and some
HIS EXCELLENCY-1: am afraid you will times a considerable amount of work, and
not be able to do it excopt by telegram. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL reported that The authorised time is March 15th The it seems not unreasonable that the people the Bill had passed through Committee order is that it shall be put in forms on for whom these private Bills aró passed with slight amendment, and he moved March 15th, which is a little earlier than should contribute to the revenue, cape that it be read a third time, cially as in most cases they result in a
wo anticipated. The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and eaving of conveyancing fees, and other the Bill was then read a third time and expenditure. In the United Kingdom s passed, great number of foes aro payable in re- spect of private Bills; there are feos on the first reading, on the second reading, on the third reading, the Committee stage and so on, and the simplest possible Bill would produce a very much higher total in fees than what is proposed by this Bill, I beg to move the second reading.
A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was held yesterday at the Council Chamber.
The following were present:-- HIS EXCELLENCE THE GOVERNOR, SI2 FRANCIS HENRY MAY, K.C.M.G
Hon. Mr. CLAUD BEVELE (Colonial Secretary).
Hot. Mr. J. H. Kaker (Attorney General).
Hon. Mr. A. M. TROMSON (Colonial Treasurer)..
Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM, C.M.G. (Director of Public Works).
Hoo Mr. 8. B. C. Ross (Secretary) for Chinese Affairs),
would not apply to cargoes en route, Birt Hon. Mr. HEWETT Of course, it
We shall have to send off telegrama at ment of the documents of ships leaving onco giving directions for the arrange after this month,
IMPORT MANIFESIS. The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the second reading of the Bill intituled, "An Ordinance to provido for certificates of origin in respect of goods, wazee and mor-
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-It will not chandise sought to be imported from apply to shipments, before a certain certain places, and to provide for the date, of cargoes en route, and, in any furnishing of import manifests. In case, there is power which allows the Council then went into Committee to Bill is to prevent the importation into importer upon a bond or deposit being doing so he said—Sir, the objcot of this goods to be landed and delivered to tho consider the Bill clause by clause.
sivon, which will be returned when the On Conncil resuming,
casary particulars are given Inter, The COLONIAL SECRETARY Beconded. Council thou went into Committee to bonsider the Bill clause by clause.
On clause 11,
The COLORLAL SECRETARY seconded.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL reported that the Bill had passed through Commitice without amendment, and moved that it be read third time.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and
the Colony of goods produced or menufae, tured in enemy territory. Its provisions are based on the Board of Trade regula- tions which are in force in the United Kingdom in respect of goods imported into the United Kingdom from foreign countries. These regulations arise from
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL I beg to move,
Hon. Mr. O. Mcl. Misses (Captain the Bill was read a third time and passed the fact that there is no general Customs Sir, the addition of the words "upon.
Superintendent of Police).
Hon. Mr. Wai Yu, C.H.G. Hon. Mr. E. POLLOCK, K.C. Hon. Mr. E. A. HEWITT, OM.G. Hon. Mr. D. LANDALE.
Hon. Mr. E. STILIE. Hon. Mr. Le CHU PIÊ Mr. M. J. BALES (Clerk of Councils).
MINUTES.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were confirmed,
FINANCIAL MINUTES.
The COLONIAL SCOREZARY, by commend Financial Minute No. 3, and moved that of. H.E. the Governor, laid on the table it bo referred to the Finance Committee.
the motion was agreed to.
The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and
SEDITIONS PUBLICATIONS.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL Moved the second reading of the Bill intituled, An Ordi- nance to amend the law relating to Seditious Publications." In doing so he is a Bill which is supple- the Seditions Publications
to
said--Sir, this mentary Ordinance which
was passed last
-year- tions, making it an offence to publish or That ordinance defined seditious publica- circulate them. It also gave power to
House organisation here similar to that conviction summarily, or on indictment, which is to be found in the United King after the word "liable," in the third line. dom. As a result, the Bill has had to That is a penalty provided in the Trad- be drafted in a somewhat different forming with the Enemies Ordinance and in from the Board of Trade regulations. the Enemy (Winding Up) Ordinance. In Those take the form of empowering and both these ordinances the penalty is re giving authority to the Customs House coverable if it is proved on indictment or authorities to refuse to deliver any goods on conviction summarily. not appearing in the certificate of origin
The COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded. This Bill, on the other hand, is in the form On cause 12, of a general prohibition against the im
search for the publications, and portation, into the Colony of any goods
the possession of such publications might manifests to the Superintendent of Im- the Colony, but it did not provide that to make this effective, it is provided, also sciza them on their entry into not provided in the certificate In order that shipowners must furnish import
It
be an offence, and that omission is now provided for in the present Bill. was thought better to give a fuker
a fuer and The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command more exactly defined power of search, and of H.E. the Governor, laid on the table as that is proposed to be given by the
PAPERS.
ports and Exports, and it also provides that such import manifests shall be evi- dence, prima facie evidence, that the goods described on them were imported by the
ship to which the manifest relates.
The
ATTORNEY-GENERAL I
move, Sir, the deletion and beg to
words 16th day of March" day of April," and the insertion of the
The COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded. On Council resuming,
the Bill had passed through Committee The ATTORNEY-GENERAL reported that with slight amendment, and he moved that it be read a third time
All three battleships were hit, but only hundreds of mon. We continue in battle the Jury Lists for 1915, and also the './Lourth clause of the present Bill, clause 3 the Bill take the form of prohibition the Bill was then read a third time and
one man was wounded.
FRENCH REPORT ON THE
OPERATIONS.
be adopted.
THE COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and this was agreed to
WAR AND FINANCE.
ing to search warrants.
passed. As The COLONIAL SECRETARY BOConded, and
port of the Finance Committee held on of the principal ordinance is amended by against importation, it was realised that the 28th February, and moved that they the omission in it of that portion relat shipowners might find themselves within provides that once it is proved by the pro-fault on their part. Of course, it is the This Bill also the penalty clause of the Bill without any
ALIEN ENEMIES (WINDING UP) ORDINANCE, LONDON, March 4th,
1914 It is officially announced at Paris that
socution that the defendant had seditious owners of the carge who have to provide pose to proceed with the Alien Enemies
HIS EXCELLENCE-WO publications in his possession knowingly, the certificates of origin, shipowners not (Winding Up) Ordinance committee stage do not pro French warships in the Gulf of Baros on
H1B EXCILENDY-Before proceeding the onus will lie on him to prove that he being in a position to do so, and the Bill to day. Tuesday bombarded the Bulair forts and
with the orders of the day, gentlemen, I had them with some lawful authority or accordingly provides that shipowners, bring forward. lines. They set fire to the barracks, and
We have twelve amendments to despatch from the Secretary of State ap-him of proving absence of knowledge that carriers, shall not be deemed to import shall have a meeting next Thursday if we should like to read a paragraph from a excuse, and the burden will also lie upon who are in respect of the goods, only ed sine die, but I might mention that we Council stands adjourn-” the garrisons evacuated the works. The
proving the estimates for the year. The the publication in question was seditious, the goods into the Colony unless they possibly can. I will not fix it now, but I bridge over the river Cavack was also Russians crossed the river fighting, and correspondence will be published in duo, if in fact it was seditious,
course, as even as I get the reply of the The COLONIAL SECRETARY BEConded.
allow their discharge from the ship, and war members that there may be orders Secretary of State, along with the despatch which I am now reading. The paragraph reads as follows:-
severely damagot,
A GREEK VIEW.
telogram from Athens states that the forts at Dardanus, Hamidie and Tsimor- Aik were silenced, and the wireless station at Bozikia destroyed in the bombardment on Tuesday.
Fifty-two warships are within the Btraits
ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE TO LAND.
An Athons telegram, dated March 1st, states that the first detachment of an Allied Expeditionary Force, including Bansdiens and Senegalese, commanded by General Demade, has arrived off the Dardanelles,
It is believed that there are 100,000 Turks in the Isthmus of Gallipoli, com manded by Essad Pasha
occupied Krasne, taking during the day 64 officers, 6,000 men, 4 guns, 7 quick firers and large qualities of regimental divisional transport.
FRANCO BELGIAN FRONT,
THROUGH REUTER'S AGKHOY.]
IMPORTANT FRENCH GAINS
IN CHAMPAGNE.
SIX KILOMETRES OF GERMAN TRENCHES TAKEN.
LONDON, March 3rd. 4.20 p.m.
A Paris communiqué states:—
We hold the whole first line of the Ger man trenches in Champagne, from the north-west of Perthes to the north of Bear Sejour, and at several points we have pro- gressed beyond this line.
LONDON, March 4th. 2.50 8.
It will be seen on reference to a map that Progress at various points reported the isthmus of Gallipoli is in the shape of
stocking, the toe being the entrance to yesterday is confirmed, and has been main- the Dardanelles Streita. Bulair, which the tained everywhere. French battleships have been bombarding, is situated at the neck of the Peninsula, at the other end of the Straite. At this point the isthmus appears to be about four miles wide. A strong hostile force landed here would therefore be in a strong position to loat with Essad Paska's army in the isthmus.
UNEMPLOYABLE GERMAN
SUBMARINES.
Three submarines were received by Turkey overland from Germany. They are still in sections, and are unemploy.
KING'S MESSAGE TO THE NAVY.
LONDON, March 4th His Majesty the King has sent the following message to Admiral Sir John Vellicce:-
It has given me great pleasure and satisfaction to visit a portion of the Grand Fleet. I have been on board representative ships of all classes, and have been much impressed by the state of efficiency, and the splendid spirit animating the officers and men.
"I have not the slightest doubt that my Navy will uphold its great tradi- tions."
U.S. SHIP PURCHASE BILL.
LONDON, March 4th.
A Washington telegram states that the Governmen: Ship Purchase Bill has been withdrawn from the Senate..
Tho
states:-
Paris evening
communiqué
I have pointed
The COLONIAL SECRETARY SOConded, and the Bill was then read a third time and passed.
PUBLICATION OF DY-LAWS, ETO The ATTORNEY - GENERAL
In the Ordi
of the Gazette. That was the first time as the goods exempted from the Board of
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
followed, the COLONIAL SECRETARY presid- A meeting of the Finance Committee
ing.
JUDICIAL AND LEGAL. The Governor recommended the Council
JUDICIAL AND LSGAL DEPARTMENTS. B-Magistracy, Personal Emoluments, 2 Chinese
constables Other
Constables
-$200 Charges, Uniform for
Council then went into Committee to power will as also be given to the sent out on Tuesday. consider the Bill clause by clause.
Superintendent of Imports and Exports On Council resuming,
to allow shipowners to land the goods into note that, on the assump- tion that revenue wil
The ATTORNEY GENERAL reported that held subject to his directions. That seems approved godowns, where they will be will fulfil your the Bill had passed through Committee to sufficiently safeguard the position of expectations, no less a sum than without amendment, and he moved that shipowners in this matter. The First $1,078,189 would bo
required to it be read a third time. balance revenue and expenditure. It
places in respect of imports from which Schedule of the Bill gives a list of the should be remembered that during the con-
certificates of origin will be required: tinuance of wor it will not be possible for the Crown Agents for the Colonics either.
every place in Norway, Sweden, Der- to vote a sum of three hundred and to issue a loan on behalf of the Colony,
moved the mark, Holland, Switzerland and Italy.eventy-eight dollars (8378) in aid of tho or to make advances to your Government second reading of the Bill intituled, "That, Sir, is the same as the list which following votes from the surplus assete of other Colonies, Ordinance to authorise the publication of appears in the Board of Trade regula and the surplus balances of the Colony an edition of the regulations, rules and tions in force in the United Kingdom, itself must, at present, be regarded as beby-laws in force in the Colony on the 31st The form of the certificate appears in the ing to a large extent non-liquid. In these December, 1914. In doing so he said. Second Schedule. That form is exactly circumstances, it seems to me necessary Sir, an edition of the regulations, rulas the same as the form required for imports that expenditure should be reduced as far and by laws in force in this Colony was into the United Kingdom. as possible, and, so far as I can see, redue prepared by Mr. Bowley in 1900 and 1910, ance, when passed, an Ouder-In-Counci! tion must be made in the programme of and that volume contained regulations in is proposed to be made which will exempt impossible to spare two constables per
Total
$378 The CHAIRMAN-It has been found Public Works Extraordinary accord force up to, I think, March 1910. Before from the influence of the Ordinance cermanently from the force Two will be re- modified, so as to bring expenditure with number of annual volumes, and volumes goods to be exempted shall be the same and the other will be on duty in the ham ingly request that the programame may he that time they were scattered over a great tain goods, and it is proposed that the quired at the new buildings; one to tako charge of the dock in the second court, in the estimated revenue, or as nearly as
ment disposing of prisoners before and may be."
an edition had been prepared.
d. That di Trade regulations in the United King but a report will be chlained later on in after trial. No money has been provided, that it tion, however, has now become out-of-date dom. The whole procedure, therefore, the year, in time for next years eat mate, will be impossible to make this largo by the lapse of time, and the inconven- in respect to exports to Hongkong, will be as to whether this vote can be put in next. economy of over a million dollars from lence which existed before the publication the same as the proceedure for exports to year Public Works Extraordinary, and I bave of the edition is now felt again. A the United Kingdom, so no confusion can
The vote was agreed to. indicated a sum, which is just short of great number of regulations and rules result in consequence. It is hoped, also, $500,000, which I think might be saved, have been passed sino, and it is that if any changes are made in the pro-CHINESE TELEGRAMS. Between the sea and the Aisne there has the expenditure of 2250,000 on the acquisiber of large volumes
and in these circumstances I propose that necessary to refer to a great cum-cedure with regard to exports to the been cannonado of varying intensity.
to ascertain United Kingdom from those countries in ton of private moorings in the Colony posed to authorise a new edition to con- and suitable to this Colony, asilar the law in force. It is now pro- the First Schedule, when it is possible year. That, you will note, only makes an tain all the regulations in force in the changes will be made in res economy of $780,000 against the million Colony up to December 31st last year. It proceedure in regard to the imports of which the Secretary of State says might is also proposed to make the edition an Hongkong.
made my proposals are approved, are in force, and to provide that any regula- be made. It is obvious, however, that, authoritative edition of the regulations reading.
I beg to move the second
strictest economy must be exercised, and tions not in that edition shall be deemed General, Sir, has very carefully explain- Hon. Mr. HEWETT-The Attorney I have already instructed the heads of to have been repealed, and any differences ed the meaning of this Bill, but there departments that these inconvenient little between that volume and the regulations should be no possible dispute. If itens embodied in the Enancial minutes, originally made will be deemed to have I understand his remarks, then any which are termed "Supplementary the effect of repealing the previous regu. ship arriving here has got to make a Votes," will be ruthlessly barred unless lations in so far as differences appear complete manifest of every vestige of there is absoluta necessity for them. It The Bill also provides, Sir, that this new cargo brought into this port, no matter is also necessary to remind hon. members edition, properly authenticated, and with where it comes from local cargo or Home because they sometimes have recom, the seal of the Colony impressed on each cargo-but certificates of origin are mendations involving expend
expenditure to volume, tinder your order shall be ovi- only required from the goods shipped THE KIACHTA CONFERENCE. make-that the strictest economy in every dence of the regulations which may, there from the six countries mentioned in the direction must be excrcised. I need fore, be proved by mere production of the Firat Schedule That is the idea, I tako
PEKING, March 4th. A telegram from Athens states that at a the work which I recommended might be quired to be proved by the production of
hardly add that my despatch, indicating copy of this edition instead of being re it!
The Kiachta conference is continuing, Cabinet meeting, at which the Greek suspended, will be published in due the Gazette. I beg to move, Sir, the
The ATTORNEY GENERAL That is so, with little remit, Hon, Mr. Hewer-It is necessary that second reading.
ample notice should be given: that is the The COLONIAL SECRETARY ECOnded.
Messrs. Thomas Cook & Son have issued chief thing. Of course, no possible objec an illustrated journal devoted to travel Council then went into Committes to tion can be raised,
under the name of the Far Eastern Traveller's Gazette. In addition to giving HIS EXCELLENCY-You mentioned some much useful information regarding Ou clause 5,
thing about ample notice.
various places of interest in the Far East, communicate with the people et Home, know about steamer and railway tinte Hon. Mr. HeWET-We shall have to information that the traveller wants to the Gazette contains many pages of
tables, fares, ető.
The Germans bombarded Rheins, saing
incendiary shella
In Champagne, on a front from the north of Sounin to Mesnil and Bean Bejour, our progress has continued. We hold German trenches over a length of six kilometres and to the depth of a kilometre. Several German counter-attacks were repulsed, and a regiment of their Guards lost enormously. GENERAL.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
GREECE AND THE WAR,
LONDON, March 3rd.
Minisler at Paris was present, the King decided to hold a Grand Council, includ
course.
PRIVATE BILLS. The ATTORNEY GENERAL Moved the
ing live former Premiers, to discuss the second reading of the Bill intituled, An consider the Bill clause by clause.
Greek attitude towards present events.
The Chamber will meet after the
Council
Ordinance to prov
for the payment of feen respect of Private Bills." In doing so he said-Sir, the object of this Bill is to provide for a feo to be paid for
The ATTORNEY-GENERALI beg to move, Sir, the addition of the marginal note,
Mode of Proof,”
Bir
respect to the
["DAILY PRESS EXCLUSIVE BERVICE.]
LEASES.
PEKING, March 4th China has agreed to the extension of the leases of Dalny and Fort Arthur
KWANGTUNG FINANCE.
PERING, March 4th.
totalling $833,333, has reached Teking.
Kwangtung's remittancs for January,
STATE COUNCIL.
PERING March 4th The State Council meets on Friday,